Source Music


Source Music is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2009 by So Sung-jin. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, and music publishing house. The label is home of the girl group GFriend. In July 2019, the company was acquired by Big Hit Entertainment.

History

2009–2012

Source Music was founded on November 17, 2009 by So Sung-jin. In 2010, Kan Mi-youn released her first digital single titled "Going Crazy". The music video features Lee Joon and Mir from MBLAQ. The song proved to be quite successful, and reached its peak at #11 on South Korea's national chart Gaon.

2012–2014

In 2012, Glam was formed. The group was a collaboration between Source Music and Big Hit Entertainment and consisted of members Dahee, Trinity, Zinni, Miso and Jiyeon. However, Trinity resigned before her debut due to personal reasons. The group was active until 2014 and was disbanded after Dahee was sentenced to one year in prison for a case of extortion against actor Lee Byung-hun. At that time, Glam's contract with Big Hit Entertainment ended. The members did not want to renew the contract, partly due to the Dahee scandal.

2015–2018

In 2015, GFriend was formed. The group consists of members Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They made their debut with the extended play Season of Glass on January 15, 2015.

2019–present

In July 2019, Big Hit Entertainment acquired Source Music, making the company a subsidiary under Big Hit and keeping its existing management and style.In September 2019, it was revealed that a joint girl group between Source Music and Bighit Entertainment will be expected to debut in 2021 from PLUS audition.

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