PLEDIS Entertainment

PLEDIS Entertainment

Artist

Pledis Entertainment (플레디스 엔터테인먼트) is South Korean music and artists management label founded in 2007 by CEO Han Sung Soo.

The company is a home label for, among others, artists such as SEVENTEEN, fromis_9, BUMZU, BAEKHO, MINHYUN, After School, and TWS.

In 2012, as a Tricell Media, Pledis made a joint venture with Fantagio. They’ve debuted girl group Hello Venus, but the group disbanded two years later when the two companies had ended their partnership.

In May 2020, BigHit Entertainment (now HYBE) became a majority shareholder of Pledis. It was also announced that Pledis will be operating as an independent label, but “its artists will now receive support from BigHit’s business entities and support organizations to expand their reach into overseas markets.”

Pledis Entertainment is now one of the HYBE’s subsidiaries (independent music labels), next to: