DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n entertainment

Entertainment

Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...

 company, headquartered in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. It's successes included girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Fin.K.L

Fin.K.L

Fin.K.L was a Korean pop girl group that debuted in 1998.Their name stands for Fin Killing Liberty, and was intended to mean that the group stood against "the oppression of all freedom" . The group's name was selected by a poll of young people by the record company before the group's inception...

, who won a prestigious "Daesang", or "Best Artist Award", in 1999 and boy band Sechs Kies

Sechs Kies

Sechs Kies or 6kies is former Korean hip hop boy band from Daesung Entertainment and onetime rival of H.O.T. Currently, the two members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Soo Won, have associated with Click-B to form another group, JnC....

. The artists who were active in 2006 & 2007 were SS501 and May Bee.

Kara

Kara started out as a four-member girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 with Park Gyuri

Park Gyuri

Park Gyu-ri is a South Korean idol singer, known for being the leader of girl group Kara, formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:...

, Han Seungyeon, Kim Sunghee and Nicole Jung

Nicole Jung

Nicole Jung , better known mononymously as Nicole, born on October 7, 1991, is an Korean-American idol singer, and rapper. She was raised in Glendale, California but she moved to Seoul, South Korea...

 that debuted in late March 2007. After only one album in 2007, however, DSP Entertainment announced that member Kim Sunghee would be leaving the group. Two new members, Kang Jiyoung

Kang Jiyoung

Kang Jiyoung is a South Korean idol singer, member of the Korean girl group Kara.-Biography:Kang Jiyoung was born on January 18, 1994, in Paju, Republic of Korea. She debuted at the age of 15 as a third grade middle school student. She is one of the 2 members that joined after member Kim Sung Hee...

 and Goo Hara, joined the group in 2008. The group has had much success with various singles, including "Pretty Girl

Pretty Girl (song)

Pretty Girl is a the second mini-album by K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on online music sites and on CD on December 4, 2008.-History:...

", "Honey

Honey (Kara song)

"Honey" is a EP by K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on online music sites on February 12, 2009, with a physical release on February 18, 2009...

", "Wanna

Wanna (song)

"Wanna" is a song by K-pop girl group Kara. Announced as the first single from Revolution, it was released to online music sites on July 28, 2009.-Song information:...

", "Mister", "Lupin

Lupin (song)

Lupin is the third mini-album by South Korean girl group Kara.-History:In early February, DSP Media announced that Kara would be coming back with "Lupin" and showing a darker, more mature concept...

", "Jumping" and "Step".

Sunha

Sunha debuted on January 25, 2008 on KBS's Music Bank with her debut single "Chantey Chantey". Sunha also acted on a drama titled Doctor Bong in 2006.

Rainbow

Rainbow is a 7 member girl group consisting of Jae Kyung, Seung A, No Eul, Yoon Hye, Woo Ri, Ji Sook, and Hyun Young. They debuted on November 14th, 2009 with the song "Gossip Girl". The group gained a larger fan base through their new digital single 'A'. They released a new song and music video in 2011 called "To me" and became even more popular.

Sechskies

Sechskies (1997 to 2002) is a six-member boy band that consisted of Lee Jae Jin

Lee Jae Jin

Lee Jae Jin is a singer, rapper and dancer formerly of the famous group Sechs Kies. Lee Jae Jin was a choreographer for Sechs Kies. Along with Kim Jae Duc, he would create the dances for all of Sechs Kies music videos. After Sechs Kies ended, Jae Jin would be the third member from Sechs Kies to...

, Kang Sung Hoon

Kang Sung Hoon

Kang Sung Hoon is a vocalist formerly from the group Sechs Kies. He was the lead vocalist of Sechs Kies and sometimes referred to having the best singing voice like Kangta's voice. After Sechs Kies had ended, Kang Sung Hoon was considered to be born-again as a singer, and working under Laful...

, Eun Ji Won

Eun Ji Won

Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...

, Ko Ji Yong, Kim Jae Duc

Kim Jae Duc

Kim Jae Duc is a Korean singer, choreographer, and rapper formerly from the group Sechs Kies, now working under Kiss Entertainment. During Sechs Kies, he was choreographer along with fellow Sechs Kies member Lee Jae Jin. They both created the dane moves for most of Sechs Kies music videos. He is...

 and Jang Su Won

Jang Su Won

Jang Su Won is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment. He was known to be the most considerate of the group and also the youngest of member of the group. He was a sophomore is college as he was a member...

.

Fin.K.L.

Fin.K.L. (1998 to 2002, 2005) is a four-member female idol group that consisted of Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the successful pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. In 2003 she released her debut solo album Stylish which won many "Daesangs"...

, Ock Joo Hyun

Ock Ju-Hyun

Ock Joo-hyun is a K-pop singer and musical theatre actress, known mostly for her role as the lead singer for the South Korean girl group Fin.K.L...

, Lee Jin

Lee Jin

Lee Jin is a South Korean actress. First a member of the Korean pop group Fin.K.L, along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo Hyun, and Sung Yuri, she is currently acting in dramas and movies.-Career:...

 and Sung Yu Ri

Sung Yu Ri

Sung Yu Ri is a South Korean singer and actress, the youngest member of currently inactive K-pop group Fin.K.L.Sung first appeared in the miniseries "Bad Girls" which earned her the "Best New Actress" award. She followed it up with the popular series "Thousand Years Of Love" in which she...

. Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the successful pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. In 2003 she released her debut solo album Stylish which won many "Daesangs"...

 stayed with the management after Fin.K.L. disbanded, but left in November 2006 to join M-Net Entertainment.

Click-B

Click-B (1999 to 2002) started out as a seven-member group but later turned into a four-member group and then into a 3-member group. The current members were Woo Yun Suk, Oh Jong Hyuk and Kim Sang Hyuk. Its former members were Ha Hyun Gon, Yoo Ho Suk (now known as Evan), No Min Hyuk and Kim Tae Hyung.

A'st1

A'st1, short for A-star-1 was a 6-member boyband  consisting of Park Jung Jin (leader), Azuma Tomoki (Tomo), Sung In Kyu, Ding Hai Ming, Byun Jang Moon, and Lim Han Byul. They debuted on April 24, 2008, with the song "1.2.3.4 Back."The group was made up of four Korean members (Jung Jin, In Kyu, Jang Moon, and Han Byul), one Japanese member (Tomo), and one Chinese member (Hai Ming). As of November 28, 2009, the group was disbanded. Former member Lim Han Byul, is currently a member of the ballad group Monday Kiz, as of the release of their album "Vol. 4 - ru;t"

May Bee

May Bee (메이비) (born September 25, 1979) is a solo singer who debuted on January 1, 2006 with her album Dasoh. Recently, she participated in MC Mong

MC Mong

MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...

's third album where she sang a duet with MC Mong. She released a Korean version of Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII

is a role-playing video game released for the PlayStation in 1999 and for Windows-based personal computers in 2000. It was developed and published by Square as the Final Fantasy series' eighth title, removing magic point-based spell-casting and the first title to consistently use realistically...

theme song "Eyes on Me

Eyes on Me (Faye Wong song)

"Eyes on Me" is a pop ballad performed by Chinese diva Faye Wong as a love theme for the video game Final Fantasy VIII. The song's lyrics, written in somewhat imperfect English by Kako Someya, unveil the hopes of a night club singer for romance with a member of her audience.-Single:The song was...

" in 2008.

SS501

SS501 is one of the most well known groups from DSP Media alongside FIN.K.L and KARA. They are a five-member boy band consisting of Kim Hyun Joong, Heo Young Saeng, Kim Kyu Jong, Park Jung Min and Kim Hyung Joon. They debuted in 2005 with their first single "경고 (Warning)". In Korea, they only have one formal full length album released, S.T. 01 Now which means SS501 and Triple S are now forever united as one. The group released their new album on May 27, 2010 titled Destination, a mini-album consisting of songs that are produced by the Steven Lee, who also participated in their previous albums, U R Man and Rebirth. As their contracts with DSP ended, all five members have left the company in 2010 after finishing their "Love Ya" and "Let Me Be The One" promotions. Kim Hyun Joong has joined KeyEast (notable participants including Bae Yong Jun, Lee Ji Ah); Heo Young Saeng and Kim Kyu Jong has joined B2M Entertainment; Park Jung Min with CNR Media; and Kim Hyung Jun with S-Plus Entertainment. All five members have released their debut solo albums in 2011.

Despite going on their separate ways, Kim Hyung Joon confirmed in an interview with Sports World that the group will return even with the recent division into separate agencies and careers. He also stated that a future album from the group may possibly be released in 2011.

Former Artists

• Lee Hyori (Soloist)
• Kim Sung Hee (former Kara member)
• Shyne
• Azuma Tomoki (former A'st1 member)
• Ding Haiming (former A'st1 member)
• Lim Hanbyul (former A'st1 member)
• Kim Hyun Joong
  Kim Hyun Joong
  Kim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th...
  
   (SS501 member)
• Park Jung Min
  Park Jung Min
  Park Jung Min was born on 3 April 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Grease and was the first SS501 members to debut as a solo artist with mini album Not Alone....
  
   (SS501 member)
• Kim Hyung Jun
  Kim Hyung Jun
  Kim Hyung Jun was born on 3 August 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and youngest member of boyband SS501. He debut as a solo artist in March 2011 with mini album My Girl and musical debut in Caffeine.-2005: Debut:...
  
   (SS501 member)
• Heo Young Saeng
  Heo Young Saeng
  Heo Young Saeng was born on 3 November 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and main/lead vocalist of boyband SS501. He debut as a solo artist in May 2011 with mini album Let It Go and made his musical debut in The Three Musketeers in November 2011 as D'Artagnan.-2005: Debut:Heo is a former...
  
   SS501 member)
• Kim Kyu Jong
  Kim Kyu Jong
  Kim Kyu Jong was born on 24 February 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of 'Lee Shin' and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with mini album Turn Me On.-2005: Debut:Kim debuted as a member of...
  
    (SS501 member)
• Group "ZAM" 1992-3
• Group "CO CO" 1993-5
• Group "Mue" 1994-5
• Group "IDOL" 1996
• Group "Mountain" 1996
• Kim Hyu Soo 1997
• Uhm Ji Sun 2000

Former Notable Trainees

• Jang Jisoo (former Rainbow member)
• Lee Donguk (now a member of DNT)
• Ahn Jaehyo (now a member of Block B
  Block B
  Block B is a South Korean boy group created by Cho PD under his label Brand New Stardom. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank with their promotional single, "Freeze!" . The group consists of seven members: Zico , Lee Taeil, B-Bomb , Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon , Park Kyung, and P.O...
  
  )
• Lee Kikwang (now a member of Beast)
• Moon JoonYoung (now a member of ZE:A
  ZE:A
  ZE:A , also known as Children of Empire, is a South Korean 9-member boy band formed under Star Empire Entertainment. The group released their debut EP, Nativity, and lead single, "Mazeltov" on January 7, 2010, alongside their showcase performance five days later...
  
  )
• Son Dambi (now under Pledis Entertainment
  Pledis Entertainment
  Pledis Entertainment is a South Korean music label, home to artists like Son Dam Bi, After School, and After School subunit Orange Caramel....
  
  )
• Goo Hye Sun (now under YG Entertainment
  YG Entertainment
  YG Entertainment is a record label and talent agency founded by Korean band Seo Taiji & Boys member Yang Hyun Suk and based in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in producing R&B and hip hop music. YG stands for Yang Goon and are also the initials of the chief executive officer, Yang Hyun Suk...
  
  )
• Shim Hyun Kyung (now a member of Chinese group:I-ME)
• NS Yoonji (now under JTM Entertainment)
• Hong Jinyoung (now under Core Content Media)

External links

DSP Media official homapge - Korea DSP Media official homapge - Japan