C9 Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment agency founded in 2012 by Kim Dae-soon. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company and event management. The company was a subsidiary of Claire's Korea, parent company of Cloud9, Guerisson, and Lensnine (until 2018). The company is home to artists including

Younha Go Youn-ha (Hangul: 고윤하, Hanja: 高潤荷; born April 29, 1988), known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for h ...

, Doko, CIX,

Cignature Cignature (; commonly stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group composed of Chaesol, Jeewon, Seline, Chloe, Belle, Semi and Dohee. Formed by C9 Entertainment and managed under their exclusive girl group sub-label J9 Entertainment, ...

(under the sub-label J9 Entertainment), and

Epex Epex ( ko, 이펙스, Ipekseu, stylized as EPEX, short for Eight Apex) is an eight-member South Korean boy band formed by C9 Entertainment in 2021, consisting of Wish, Keum, Mu, A-Min, Baekseung, Ayden, Yewang and Jeff. The group debuted on Jun ...

History

In 2012, C9 was previously founded as a one-man agency of singer Younha named Wealive and later the one-man agency signed a partnership with hip-hop label Alive. In July 2015, Wealive-Alive merged with indie label Realive and then officially launched their company, C9 Entertainment. In 2016, C9 Entertainment merged with GG Entertainment which manages Eugene, Lee See Eun, and Jung Ui Chul. They also signed partnership with Benq Korea on their gaming brand, Zowie. In the same year, soloist

Juniel Choi Seo-ah (Korean: 최서아; born Choi Jun-hee on 3 September 1993), better known by her stage name Juniel, (Hangul: 주니엘, often stylized as JUNIEL) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She began her career in Japan before eventually ...

signed C9 Entertainment. In March 2017, C9 moved their office from Gangnam to a new building in Mapo. In August 2017, C9 Entertainment debuted their first girl group Good Day. All the members (except Chaesol) was previously introduced to media during 2016 C9's trainees showcase. On November 2, 2018,

CI Entertainment CI Entertainment is a South Korean record label created by Lee Jae-young in 2014. In March 2015, CI merged with actress management company "Secret society entertainment" which was managing actress Jeon So-min at the time. In June 2015, the company ...

's CEO had acquired 100 percent stake in C9. But, they still operate separately and CI Ent moved their office as same building as C9 Entertainment. In January 2019, SG Wannabe member Lee Seok-hoon signed with C9. On July 23, 2019, C9 debuted their five-member boy group CIX. In November 2019, C9 began promoting their upcoming girl group C9 Girlz and announced its first member, Jeewon (formerly Jiwon), originally part of Good Day. Former Good Day members Chaesol, Sunn (formerly Viva), Belle (formerly Lucky), YeAh (formerly Haeun) and trainee Seline, Semi were also introduced as members of the group. On January 14, 2020, the 7-member C9 Girlz's official group name was revealed to be

and will be managed by C9 Entertainment's new music label, J9 Entertainment. On February 4, 2020, Cignature made their debut with the single "Nun Nu Nan Na". In March 2021, C9 began introducing the members for their upcoming eight-member boy group C9 Rookies, later renamed as

. On June 8, 2021, Epex made their debut with the EP ''Bipolar Pt.1: Prelude of Anxiety''.

Artists

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Soloists *

Lee Seok-hoon Lee Seok-hoon (born January 6, 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee began his directorial debut with the high school comedy '' See You After School'' (2006), followed by romantic comedy '' Two Faces of My Girlfriend'' ...

Bae Jin-young Bae Jin-young (born May 10, 2000) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of South Korean boy group CIX, and a former member of boy group Wanna One, after finishing tenth in the final rankings of ''Produce 101'' season 2. Followin ...

* Doko Groups * CIX *

Duos * Poetic Narrator

Former artists

Recording artists *

Jung Joon-young Jung Joon-young (born February 21, 1989) is a South Korean former singer-songwriter, radio DJ, host, actor, television personality and convicted serial rapist. Jung first gained recognition in the 2012 season of the musical reality competitio ...

(2016–2018) *

Olltii Jung Woo-sung (Hangul: 정우성, born January 2, 1996), better known by his stage name Olltii (Hangul: 올티), is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on ''Show Me the Money 3 The third season of Show Me the Money (SMTM3), which ai ...

* Drug Restaurant (2016–2018) * Pia * GroovyRoom * JJK * Lugoh * ByeBye Badman * Cho Duckhwan * Good Day (2017–2019) * Jacoby Planet *

Cheetah The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...

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** Ye Ah (2020–2021) ** Sunn (2020–2021) *

(2016–2021) Actors/actresses * Eugene (2016–2018) * Han Eunseo (2016–2018) * Kim Chae-yoon * Son Narae * Yi So-jung * Lee See-eun *

Choi Byung-mo Choi Byung-mo (born January 14, 1972) is a South Korean actor. Personal life On June 19, 2017, Choi got married with popera singer Kiriel Lee Gyu-in (birth name Lee Gyu-in) after one year and a half of dating, the wedding ceremony was held at ...

* Kang Nam-gyu *

Jung Gyu-woon Jung Gyu-woon (; born June 28, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Career Jung Gyu-woon made acting his debut in 2004 with the mobile drama ''Five Stars''. He first gained notice in 2008 when he took two contrasting roles — as a crazy young executi ...

(2017–2020)

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