Gold Medalist (company)

Gold Medalist (Korean: 골드메달리스트; stylized in all caps) is a private held South Korean entertainment company established in 2020 by Lee Sa-rang[lower-alpha 1] and Kim Mi-hye. It currently manages actors Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron. It has also produced the 2020 romantic television series It's Okay to Not Be Okay.

GOLDMEDALIST Co., Ltd.
Native name
골드메달리스트
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJanuary 1, 2020 (2020-01-01) in Seoul, South Korea
Founder
  • Lee Sa-rang
  • 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 Sa-rang leaving his then management company KeyEast.[2] On January 1, 2020 Gold Medalist was established by the director Lee Sa-rang and the producer Kim Mi-hye, who have worked with Kim Soo-hyun since the 2009 Korean drama Will It Snow for Christmas? [3] Ryu Tae-hyun, who has been with Kim for about eight years, continued to be his manager.[1] Along with Kim Soo-hyun, the company recruited actresses Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron.[4]

As of December 2020, Shin Phil is the Chief executive officer (CEO) of the company and manages a total of nine artists.[5]

Artists

List of actors:[6]

Works

Television series
Key
Denotes television series that have not yet been broadcast
Year English title Korean title Network Associated production Ref.
2020 It's Okay to Not Be Okay 사이코지만 괜찮아 tvN
[7]
2021 That Night 그날 밤 TBA
[8]

Notes
  1. Lee Sa-rang is also as Lee Jae-hyun and Lee Ro-bae[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Dong, Sun-hwa (December 12, 2019). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun to set up own agency". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. Park, Sae-jin (January 2, 2020). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun joins rookie entertainment agency". Aju Business Daily. 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 'Gold Medalist' 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 Gold Medalist". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  7. Lee, Jihyun (February 2, 2020). "방법→비밀의숲2 2020년 tvN 드라마 더욱 강력해졌다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  8. 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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