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CNK International ( ko, CNK 인터내셔널) company located in
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
that is primarily involved in the metals and mining industry. The company engages in the development of mineral resources projects with a focus on gold and diamond in
Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
,
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. The company also imports, processes, and sells gold and diamond in South Korea. CNK International was established as Koko Entertainment ( ko, 코코 엔터테인먼트), an animation studio founded by Myong Ok Jeon on March 2, 1990. The company's most recognized branding as a former animation studio was Koko Enterprises Ltd. ( ko, 기업 코코). The company originated in the
Seocho District Seocho District () is one of the 25 ''Administrative divisions of South Korea#Gu (District), gu'' (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Gangnam (Seoul), Greater Gan ...
in
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. The company is currently headquartered in the
North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...
in South Korea. In January 1994, the company went public, and in November 1994, Koko Entertainment merged with Pacific Rim Technologies with Koko Entertainment as the surviving company. In July 1995, the company's name was changed to Koko Enterprises Co, Ltd., and in February 2000, the company registered in the
KOSDAQ KOSDAQ (acronym of Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, Korean: 코스닥) is a trading board of Korea Exchange (KRX) in South Korea established in 1996. Initially set up by Korea Financial Investment Association as an independent stoc ...
securities market. In July 2001, Koko Enterprises acquired all the shares of Ani Content as a transfer of goodwill, and in July 2005, Koko Enterprises acquired Dongham Biotech Co., Ltd. In December 2007, they relocated their head offices to the
Gangnam District Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the (Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . A ...
in Seoul, and in December 2009, their offices were relocated to the
Jongno District Bosingak bell pavilion Jongno District () is a district () in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Road". Characteristics Jongno District has been the center of the city for 600 yea ...
in Seoul. In February 2011, the company re-branded itself as CNK International Co, Ltd., and in April 2011, the company abandoned the animation industry and entered into the mining industry, specifically non-ferrous metal mining. In November 2011, the company sold off all of its shares of its subsidiary Koko-best as part of a corporate re-structuring. In September 2014, the company ventured into further businesses including tests and research projects on agricultural land improvements, services for testing, research, surveying, design supervision, and extension for farming and fishing village maintenance projects and entering the food industry with restaurants. In November 2014, the company merged with Land Improvement Co., Ltd. with CNK International Co., Ltd. being the surviving company.


Filmography

Koko has animated and provided ink and paint for the following series and movies: * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) * ''
Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, unti ...
'' (1993–1998) * '' Gargoyles'' (1994–1997) * ''
Freakazoid! ''Freakazoid!'' is an American superhero comedy animated television series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and developed by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title characte ...
'' (1995–1997) * '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000) * ''Soul Frame Lazenca'' (1997–1998, co-produced with Seoul Movie) * ''
The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Bro ...
'' (1997–1999) * '' Men In Black: The Series'' (1997–2001) * '' Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus'' (1998) * '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'' (1998, co-produced with
Dong Yang Animation Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD is a South Korean animation studio that was founded in 1981 and contributed animation production services to many famous American animated shows since the late 1980s throughout the 1990s and the 2000s. It supplied it ...
) * ''
Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...
'' (1999–2001) * ''
Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an American animated series by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, intended as a loose sequel series to the previous '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', which ran from 199 ...
'' (1999–2001) * ''
Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, which aired from ...
'' (1999–2001) * ''
Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
'' (2001–2004) * '' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' (2001, co-produced with Seoul Movie; uncredited) * ''
Totally Spies ''Totally Spies!'' is an animated spy-fi series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel mainly produced by French animation company Marathon Media and French broadcaster TF1, with seasons 3 to 5 being co-produced with Canadian comp ...
'' (2002) * ''
Secret of Cerulean Sand is a 26-episode anime television series. The main character is a 15-year-old English girl named Jane Buxton, who dreams of building a flying machine due to the influence of her brother. The series documents her journey through the Near East t ...
'' (2002) * ''Chae Chapong Kimchi Pong'' (2002, co-produced with
Dong Woo Animation DongWoo Animation Co. Ltd (also known as DongWoo A&E Co. Ltd; ko, 동우에이엔이) is an animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea. It has produced many animated series and films created and produced in the United States, Canada, South K ...
) * '' Crayon Shin-chan'' (2003–2007) * ''
The Marshmallow Times is a manga and a seven cell manga by Lun Lun Yamamoto. They were first published from 2004 to 2006 in the magazines ''Asahi Shōgakusei Shimbun'' and ''Asahi Chūgakusei Weekly'' (Asahi Shimbun group), and subsequently adapted into anime seri ...
'' (2004–2005, co-produced with Seoul Movie)


References


External links


Koko Enterprises' Homepage
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