Gold Medalist (company)

Goldmedalist (Korean: 골드메달리스트; stylized in all caps) is a private held South Korean entertainment company established in 2020 by Lee Sarang and Kim Mi-hye. It currently manages actors Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, and Seol In-ah. It has also co-produced the 2020 romantic television series It's Okay to Not Be Okay and 2021 One Ordinary Day.

GOLDMEDALIST Co., Ltd.
Native name
골드메달리스트
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJanuary 1, 2020 (2020-01-01) in Seoul, South Korea
Founder
  • Lee Sarang
  • Kim Mi-hye
Headquarters
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
Asia
Key people
Services
  • Artist Management
  • Film/TV Production
Websitegoldmedalist.com

Establishment

In December 2019, media reported that Kim Soo-hyun will set up his own agency with his cousin Lee Sarang leaving his then management company KeyEast.[1] On January 1, 2020, Goldmedalist was established by the director Lee Sarang and the producer Kim Mi-hye, who have worked with Kim Soo-hyun since the 2009 Korean drama Will It Snow for Christmas?.[2][3] Along with Kim Soo-hyun, the company recruited actresses Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron.[4]

As of December 2020, ex-KeyEast executive Shin Phil is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company and manages a total of eleven artists.[5]

Artists

List of actors:[6]

List of former actors:

Works

Television series
Key
† Denotes television series that have not yet been broadcast
Title Year Original title Original Network Associated production Ref.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay 2020 사이코지만 괜찮아 tvN
[10]
One Ordinary Day 2021 어느 날 Coupang Play
[11]

Notes

    References
    1. Dong, Sun-hwa (December 12, 2019). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun to set up own agency". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    2. Park, Sae-jin (January 2, 2020). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun joins rookie entertainment agency". Aju Business Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    3. Lee, Jung-hyun (January 1, 2020). "Kim Soo-hyun, after leaving Keyeast, eventually join hands with cousin". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    4. Lee, Jae-lim (January 1, 2020). "Kim Soo-hyun signs a new contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    5. "Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji, CEO of 'Goldmedalist' Shin Phil-soon". Woman Sense (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    6. Park, Jung-sun (September 15, 2020). "Exclusive contract with new member Lee Chae-min and Kim Soo-hyun's agency Goldmedalist". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    7. "Kim Soo-hyun signs a new contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 2, 2020.
    8. Kim So-yeon (April 11, 2022). "설인아, 골드메달리스트와 전속 계약…김수현·서예지와 한솥밥[공식]" [Seol In-ah, an exclusive contract with a gold medalist... Kim Soo-hyeon, Seo Ye-ji and One Pot Rice [Official]] (in Korean). Star Today. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
    9. "'음주운전 자숙' 김새론, 소속사와 결별 "재계약 않기로" [공식]". 뉴스1 (in Korean). December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
    10. Lee, Jihyun (February 2, 2020). "방법→비밀의숲2 2020년 tvN 드라마 더욱 강력해졌다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2020.
    11. Lee, Jung-hyun (January 5, 2021). 김수현 차기작은 사법제도 다룬 장르극 '그날 밤' [Kim Soo-hyun's next work, 'That Night', a genre drama about the judicial system]. Yonhap. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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