Urban Works Media

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Urban Works Media
Native name
Hangul
(주)얼반웍스미디어
Revised Romanization (Ju) Eolban Wokseu Midieo
McCune–Reischauer (Chu) ŏlban Wŏksŭ Midiŏ
Company type Small and medium-sized enterprises [1]
Industry Entertainment
FoundedMarch 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)
FounderHeo Geon
Headquarters4th & 7th floors of Daehak building, 325 OMok-ro, Yangcheon District,
Seoul
,
South Korea
Key people
Heo Geon (CEO)
Services
  • Merchandising and licensing
  • Planning and production of cultural content
  • Broadcasting
RevenueLess than 5~10 billion won  (December 2016 [1] )
Number of employees
40~70 (December 2014 [1] )
Parent RBW (2023–2024)
Subsidiaries
  • Urbanworks ENT
  • Urbanworks New Media
  • Urbanworks Film
Website www.urbanworks.co.kr

Urban Works Media (Korean : 얼반웍스미디어; RR : Eolban wokseu midieo) is a South Korean production company founded by Heo Geon in 2009.

Contents

On December 29, 2022, it was announced that RBW acquired the company. [2]

On June 1, 2023, Urban Works Media's actor management were take over by RBW's subsidiary DSP Media. [3]

In September, 2024, RBW sold 50 percent of its stake in Urban Works Media, relinquishing the company from their consolidated subsidiaries. [4] [5]

Productions

Television programs

YearTitleOriginal titleProgram FormatNetworkNotes
2008Mystery Special Forces미스터리 특공대 Variety show SBS TV
2008–2009Solomon TV Law FirmTV로펌 솔로몬
2008–2010 Family Outing 패밀리가 떴다
2008–2009Alone in Love연애시대
2009–2010 Inkigayo 인기가요 Music program
Love Taxi러브택시Variety show QTV
Idol Show Season 5아이돌 군단의 떴다! 그녀 시즌5 MBC every1
2010Elegant Life우아한 인생
TaeGukGi: Brotherhood of War태극기 휘날리며Special programSBS TV2010 World Cup Special program
Cheers for the Women여자만세 Reality show QTV
2010–2011 Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate 김정은의 초콜릿Music programSBS TV
2011The King of Idols설날특집 아이돌의 제왕Special programLunar New Year's Day special program
I'm Real Song Joong-ki I'm Real 송중기Variety showQTV
Kim Yuna's Kiss & Cry 김연아의 키스 & 크라이Reality showSBS TV
2011 Super Model Competition2011 슈퍼모델 선발대회Competition show
——어린이 기호식품 신호등 표시제——Made for the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare Food and Drug Administration
2011–2012 Law of the Jungle Season 1정글의 법칙 시즌1Variety showSBS TV
2016Would You Like Girls (My Cosmic Diary)우주 LIKE 소녀 (김덕후의 덕질일기)Reality show Mnet

TV series

YearTitleOriginal titleNetworkNotesRef.
2012Hero히어로 OCN
2014 Bad Guys 나쁜녀석들
2017 Naked Fireman 맨몸의 소방관 KBS2
Bad Guys 2 나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시OCN
2018 Radio Romance 라디오 로맨스KBS2Co-produced with Plusis Media [6]
Drama Stage: The Woman Who Makes the Last Meal 드라마 스테이지: 마지막 식사를 만드는 여자 tvN Co-produced with Studio Dragon
2019 Black Dog: Being A Teacher 블랙독
2023Love Class 2수업중입니다2 TVING, KT AlphaCo-produced with Studio Poppy
Song of the Bandits 도적: 칼의 소리 Netflix Co-produced with Baram Pictures and Studio Dragon [7]

Former Artists

Artists moved to DSP Media [3]

Departed artists

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Urban Works search". Naver . Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "RBW to acquire half of Urban Works for 10 billion won". Korea JoongAng Daily . 2022-12-29.
  3. 1 2 "DSP 미디어, 배우 매니지먼트 사업 진출…지킴엔터·얼반웍스 배우 사업 부문 인수" [DSP Media enters the actor management business... Acquired the actor business division of Jikim Entertainment and Urban Works]. Naver (in Korean). Kim Yu-jin. June 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ RBW (2025-03-21). "알비더블유 사업보고서 (제 12 기)" (in Korean). DART. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  5. ↑ 류석 (2025-03-27). "대기업 쫓기는 그만…RBW '아티스트·IP 육성' 새 플랜 가동". Naver (in Korean). The Seoul Economic Daily . Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  6. ↑ Park, Jin-young (December 15, 2017). 윤두준·김소현, KBS '라디오로맨스' 남녀 주연 확정..감성 멜로 [종합]. Korea Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Park Soo-in (March 14, 2022). 김남길 서현 유재명 이현욱 이호정 '도적: 칼의 소리' 출연 확정 [Kim Nam-gil, Seo-hyeon, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Hyun-wook, Lee Ho-jeong, confirmed to appear in 'The Thief: The Sound of the Sword'] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved March 14, 2022– via Naver.
  8. ↑ 헬로비너스 출신 이서영, 얼반웍스와 전속계약(공식). MK Sports (in Korean). Naver. OSEN. March 31, 2022.
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