CI Entertainment

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CI Entertainment
Genre K-pop
FoundedAugust 8, 2014
FounderLee Jae-young
HeadquartersSouth Korea, Seoul
Subsidiaries C9 Entertainment (2018–present)

CI Entertainment is a South Korean record label created by Lee Jae-young in 2014. [1] In March 2015, CI merged with actress management company "Secret society entertainment" which was managing actress Jeon So-min at the time. [2] In June 2015, the company hosted an audition to recruit new talents. [3] In 2018, it was announced that the company acquired 100% of the stakes of C9 Entertainment. [4] The agency currently manages K-Pop artists such as Double S 301 and Jun Jin.

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Artists

Duos

Sub-units

Soloists

Actors and actresses

Former artists

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