Banana Culture Entertainment (바나나컬쳐 엔터테인먼트) or simply Banana Culture, was a South Korean entertainment company. It was a division of the Chinese company Banana Culture Music. On March 25, 2020, it was reported that Banana Culture would be closing.

History

The company was founded in 1984 under the name Yedang Planning by Byun Dae-yun (real name Byun Doo-seop). On October 28, 1992, the company became corporation under name Yedang Sound. In May 2000, the company was renamed to Yedang Entertainment. In March 2010, the company was renamed again to Yedang Company. In March 2014, Yedang Company was acquired by Wellmade StarM and start using new name Wellmade Yedang . In June 2014, girl group

EXID EXID (; ; short for "Exceed in Dreaming") is a South Korean girl group formed in 2012. The group currently consists of five members: Solji, Elly, Hani, Hyelin and Jeonghwa. EXID debuted in February 2012, with the single "Whoz That Girl". Tho ...

signed with Yedang when their original label AB Entertainment was acquired by Wellmade Yedang. The head of the label and their producer,

Shinsadong Tiger Lee Ho-yang (born June 3, 1983), known professionally as Shinsadong Tiger, is a South Korean music producer and songwriter. Even after debuting in 2001 at the age of 18, he has worked many odd jobs to fund his music career. He has become a promi ...

, also joined Wellmade Yedang. It was confirmed that Shinsadong Tiger would remain as the producer of EXID. In December 2015, Wellmade Yedang officially separate and Yedang became an independent company. In 2016, Yedang officially changed their name after signing a merger agreement with Banana Culture Music and announced that the brand of Yedang would returning to the family of former Yedang Company Chairman Byun Doo-seop. On March 25, 2020, it was reported that Banana Culture would be closing, with employees and executives stepping down and the departure of EXID. However, the label CEO denied this statement, saying that the label still has many Chinese shares and they would continue to manage TREI and other female trainees. Despite this, their website was deleted after TREI's disbandment.

Artists

Korea

Soloists

* Shin Zisu *Lee Youjin

Actors/Actress

* Lee Jung Hyun (2017–present) * Ha Seung Ri (2017–2020)

Former artists

Korea

Former recording artists

Seo Taiji and Boys () was a South Korean music group active from 1992 to 1996. The three members of the boy band, Seo Taiji, Yang Hyun-suk and Lee Juno, experimented with many different genres of popular Western music. Seo Taiji and Boys was highly successful ...

(1992–1996) * Deux (1993–1995) * Tim (2005–2006) *

C-Clown C-Clown ( ko, 씨클라운; short for Crown Clown) was a South Korean boy band under Yedang Entertainment. It had six members: Rome, Siwoo, Ray, Kang Jun, T.K, and Maru. They disbanded on October 5, 2015 after being together for three years. Hi ...

(2012–2015) *

(2014–2020) *Sung Eun (2015–2020) *TREI (2019–2020)

Former actors/actresses

Lim Ju-hwan Lim Ju-hwan (; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas '' Tamra, the Island'' (2009), '' Ugly Alert'' (2013), ''Uncontrollably Fond'' (2016) and ''The Bride of Habaek'' (2017). ...

(2004–2011)"Lim Ju-hwan profile"
. ''Yedang Entertainment''. Retrieved 2013-06-22.

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References

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