Management Soop Explained

Management SOOP Corporation t/a Management SOOP is a South Korean actors agency that was established in 2011, and is currently operating as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment (a Kakao company). The roster includes actors Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Jae-wook, Seo Hyun-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Nam Joo-hyuk, Bae Suzy, Nam Ji-hyun, and Kim Min-ju, among others.

History

Management SOOP was founded on April 19, 2011 by Kim Jang-kyun, who formerly worked for SidusHQ and Network of Asia (N.O.A) Entertainment (now Fantagio).^[1]

Gong Yoo, Lim Soo-jeong, Gong Hyo-jin, and Jung Il-woo left NOA Entertainment at the end of April and move to the new company SOOP. It had been 2 years and 6 months since they started working at NOA in October 2008.^[2]

On June 27, 2018, Kakao M (now Kakao Entertainment) shared an update following reports that it was in talks to acquire entertainment agencies and created partnerships with three actor management agencies BH Entertainment, J.Wide Company, Management SOOP, and Korea's leading advertisement model casting agency Ready Entertainment in order to globalize its content.^{[3] [4]}

Artists

Actors

• Gong Yoo
• Jang Sung-hoon
• Kim Jae-wook
• Lee Chun-hee
• Nam Joo-hyuk
• Jung Ga-ram

Actresses

• Gong Hyo-jin
• Seo Hyun-jin^{[5] [6]}
• Jeon Do-yeon^[7]
• Nam Ji-hyun^[8]
• Kim Ji-su
• Bae Suzy^{[9] [10]}
• Kim Min-ju^[11]
• Jeon Hye-jin^[12]
• Lee Chung-ah^[13]
• Shin Eun-soo^[14]
• Yoo Chan-a
• Shin Si-ah^[15]

Former artists

• Choi Woo-shik^[16]
• Jeon So-nee^[17]
• Jung Il-woo
• Kim Min-hee
• Kim Tae-geum
• Lee Jae-joon
• Ryoo Seung-bum
• Soo Ae
• Yoo Min-kyu
• Park Yeon-woo
• Jung Yu-mi^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yun . Joo-yeong. Seo . Jang-won . 2024-06-17 . ko:"공유·공효진 소속사" 숲 매니지먼트…사명 변경 아프리카TV에 '발끈' . "Gong Yoo's and Gong Hyo-jin's agency" Management Soop are "enraged" by renaming of Afreeca TV. https://www.news1.kr/it-science/internet-platform/5450082 . 2025-06-25 . News1.
2. Web site: Kim . Beom-seok . 2011-04-21 . 공유 임수정, 싸이더스HQ→NOA→신생 기획사 숲(SOOP)서도 한 식구 . Share Lim Soo-jeong, Sidus HQ → NOA → new agency SOOP is also a family member . 2024-02-26 . Newsen.
3. Web site: [공식입장] 카카오M "BH·제이와이드·숲과 전략적 협력관계 구축 ]. June 27, 2018. Naver. November 24, 2019.
4. Web site: 이병헌 품은 카카오M, BH엔터 지분 인수. June 27, 2018. Naver. November 24, 2019.
5. Web site: [공식입장] 서현진, 매니지먼트숲과 전속계약..공유와 한솥밥]. Naver. January 29, 2018. November 24, 2019.
6. Web site: Seo Hyun Jin to Join Gong Yoo's Management Agency. SBS News. 29 January 2018.
7. Web site: Jeon Do-youn signs exclusive contract with Gong Hyo-jin agency. Tenasia. November 24, 2019. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227225029/http://en.tenasia.com/archives/8060. dead.
8. Web site: 남지현 :: 네이버 인물검색. Naver. ko. 2018-07-08.
9. Web site: Singer-actress Suzy to leave JYP. March 26, 2019. The Korea Times. November 24, 2019.
10. Web site: Singer-actress Suzy signs new contract with Management Soop. April 8, 2019. Aju Daily. November 24, 2019. April 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414230204/http://ajudaily.com/view/20190408135738823. dead.
11. Web site: [단독]아이즈원 김민주, 숲으로 간다… "공유·수지 한솥밥"]. 2022-08-29. 박. 상후.
12. Web site: March 30, 2023 . 전혜진, ♥이천희와 일도 사랑도 함께…매니지먼트 숲 전속계약 [공식] ]. March 30, 2023 . My Daily.
13. Web site: 이청아, 매니지먼트 숲과 전속계약..공유와 한솥밥 [공식]]. Lee Cheong-ah, exclusive contract with Management Soop..same pot with Gong Yoo [Official]. Heo. Ji-hyung. October 17, 2024. October 17, 2024. Starnewskorea. ko.
14. Web site: tenasia.hankyung.com . Digital . 2025-03-12 . [공식] '22세' 신은수, 신예은과 결별 후 전도연 손잡았다…데뷔 9년 만에 새 출발 텐아시아 ]. [Official] '22-year-old' Shin Eun-soo Signs with Management Soop After Breakup with Shin Ye-eun… A New Start After 9 Years of Debut . https://web.archive.org/web/20250312121647/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2025031282264 . 2025-03-12 . 2025-03-26 . 텐아시아 연예뉴스 . ko.
15. Web site: 이. 다원 . 2025-06-09 . 신시아, 숲에 안겼다 . 2025-06-09 . 스포츠경향 . ko.
16. Web site: Kim Ha-young . April 28, 2023 . [공식] 최우식, 매니지먼트 숲과 전속 계약 종료 예정 ]. [Official] Choi Woo-shik's exclusive contract with Management Soop will be terminated . April 29, 2023 . . ko.
17. Web site: 2023-07-13 . 매니지먼트 숲 측 "전소니와 전속계약 종료" FA 됐다[공식입장] ]. 2024-03-23 . Newsen . Ko.
18. Web site: Jung Yu-mi signs on with new agency. 10 March 2006. Kpop Herald.