Next Entertainment World

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Next Entertainment World (Korean: 넥스트엔터테인먼트월드, Acronym: NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company. The film investment and distribution business was founded in 2008 by former Showbox president Kim Woo-taek.^[1]^[2] Seo Dong-wook and Jang Kyung-ik are the founding members of NEW.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Native name

넥스트엔터테인먼트월드

Company typeJoint-stock

Traded as

KRX: 160550

Industry

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Next Entertainment World

Native name	넥스트엔터테인먼트월드
Company type	Joint-stock
Traded as	KRX: 160550
Industry	Entertainment Mass media Production
Founded	June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25) (as Domeo Holdings)
Headquarters	5, Hakdong-ro 9-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul , South Korea
Area served	South Korea
Key people	Kim Woo-taek (Chairman)
Subsidiaries	Movie&NEW Music&NEW Studio&NEW Bravo&NEW Cine Q Contents Panda eNgine NEW ID
Website	its-new.co.kr

NEW has since evolved into a comprehensive entertainment company with subsidiaries venturing into other industries including music, sports, production, management, international distribution, and cinema.^[7]^[8]

History

Domeo Holdings was the name of the holding company established in 2008. In 2012, it changed its name after a merger through absorption with the wholly owned subsidiary Next Entertainment World.^[9]

The music distribution corporation Music&NEW was established in 2012.

In 2013, it surpassed CJ E&M and ranked first in terms of audience with the success of Miracle in Cell No. 7 (12.81 million viewers), Hide and Seek (5.6 million viewers), and New World (4.68 million viewers).^[10]

In 2013, global distribution corporation Contents Panda was established.

In 2014, Huace Media Group invested $52.7 million, and NEW was listed on KOSDAQ.^[11] Huace Media Group was listed on the KOSDAQ market with a 15% stake in NEW and Chairman Kim Woo-taek with a 45% stake.^[12] In 2015, NEW set up sports corporation Bravo&NEW and Korea-China joint venture Huace&NEW.

2016 marked the establishment of contents production corporation Studio&NEW.

The Cine Q movie theater branch opened in 2017. CINEQ opened its first branch in Gyeongju and its second branch in Gumi in 2017 and its Sindorim branch in Seoul in 2018.^[12]

In 2017, the subsidiary Music & New Co., Ltd. acquired shares of Windmill Ent Co., Ltd. in order to expand its business area into music and music distribution, and in June 2018, through a small-scale and simple merger, Music & New Co., Ltd. absorb Windmill ENT and merged.^[12]

In 2019, NEW established VFX company eNgine and digital contents business NEW ID.^[13]

Business

Movie&NEW

Movie&NEW (stylized in all caps) is NEW's film investment, distribution, marketing, and public relations division. Notable distributed works include Miracle in Cell No. 7, The Attorney, Train to Busan, The Villainess, and Peninsula.^[14]

In March 2021, NEW's film division signed a three-year contract with Hollywood investment company Library Pictures International.^[15]^[16]

Music&NEW

Music&NEW (stylized in all caps) is the music production, management, and distribution business.^[17]

Studio&NEW

Studio&NEW (stylized in all caps) is a film and drama media content production company that has also expanded to management. Notable productions include the 2016 premiere project Descendants of the Sun and The Great Battle.^[18] The studio has attracted more than ₩56 billion (USD$47 million) in investment within five years of establishment.^[19]

In April 2021, Studio&NEW signed a five-year contract with OTT streaming service Disney+ with a commitment of supplying at least one project per year. Local media named Moving, a live adaptation of Kang Full's webtoon, and Star original series Rookie Cops as shows that are in the works.^[20]^[21]

Others

Source:^[9]

Bravo&NEW focuses on sports broadcasting rights distribution, athlete management, and event planning.
Cine Q is NEW's movie theater brand.
Contents Panda handles global copyright distribution and has distributed more than 660 works. Efforts are being made to sign overseas remakes.
eNgine provides visual effects services and has signed business agreements with 3D graphics companies Wysiwyg Studios and Vive Studios.
NEW ID is the digital content or platform subsidiary. It has partnered with global content platforms such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, Amazon, and Roku to launch digital broadcasting channels. It has also partnered with major broadcasters such as MBC Plus, KBS World, SBS Contents Hub, YG Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, and SK Telecom to provide solutions to export Korean wave content.

Filmography

Film

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Feature film
Year	Title		Director	Production House	Ref.
Year	English	Original	Director	Production House	Ref.
2008	Cyborg She	僕の彼女はサイボーグ	Kwak Jae-yong		^[22]
2009	A Season of Good Rain	호우시절	Hur Jin-ho	Pancinema Zonbo Media	^[23]
2010	Poetry	시	Kim Ki-duk	Pine House Film UniKorea Pictures Diaphana Films Finecut	^[24]
	Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp	고死 두번째 이야기 : 교생실습	Yoo Sun-dong	Core Content Media	^[25]
	Haunters	초능력자	Kim Min-seok	Zip Cinema	^[26]
	Late Blossom	그대를 사랑합니다	Choo Chang-min	St. Paul Cinema Co., Ltd. Your Ambassador Entertainment	^[27]
	Hello Ghost	헬로우 고스트	Kim Young-tak	Water and Tree	^[28]
	The Trouble-solving Broker [ko]	해결사	Kwon Hyuk-jae	Filmmaker R&K	^[29]
2011	Poongsan	풍산개	Juhn Jai-hong	Kim Ki Duk Films	^[30]
	Blind	블라인드	Ahn Sang-hoon	Moon Watcher	^[31]
	Marrying the Mafia IV	가문의 영광4 - 가문의 수난	Jung Tae-won	Taewon Entertainment	^[32]
	Unbowed	부러진 화살	Chung Ji-young	Aura Pictures	^[33]
	Come Rain, Come Shine	사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다	Lee Yoon-ki	Yeonghwasa Bom Co., Ltd.	^[34]
	The Cat	고양이: 죽음을보는 두개의눈	Byun Seung-wook	Pinehouse Film	^[35]
2012	Dangerously Excited	나는 공무원이다	Koo Ja-hong	Mapo Film	^[36]
	Miss Conspirator	미쓰 GO	Park Chul-kwan		^[37]
	The Grand Heist	바람과 함께 사라지다	Kim Joo-ho	AD406 and DHUTA	^[38]
	Pietà	피에타	Kim Ki-duk	Kim Ki-duk Film	^[39]
	Ghost Sweepers	점쟁이들	Shin Jung-won		^[40]
	Love Fiction	러브 픽션	Jeon Kye-soo		^[41]
	All About My Wife	내 아내의 모든 것	Min Kyu-dong		^[42]
	Love 911	반창꼬	Jeong Gi-hun		^[43]
2013	The Attorney	변호인	Yang Woo-suk	withUs Film	^[44]
	Cold Eyes	감시자들	Cho Ui-seok Kim Byeong-seo	Zip Cinema	^[45]
	Miracle in Cell No. 7	7번방의 선물	Lee Hwan-kyung	Fineworks CL Entertainment	^[46]
	New World	신세계	Park Hoon-jung	Man Pictures Peppermint & Company	^[47]
	The Fake	사이비	Yeon Sang-ho	Studio Dada Show	^[48]
	Montage	몽타주	Jeong Keun-seob	Finecut
	Hide and Seek	숨바꼭질	Huh Jung	Studio Dream Capture	^[49]
2014	Sea Fog	해무	Bong Joon-ho		^[50]
	For the Emperor	황제를 위하여	Huh Jung		^[51]
	Fashion King	패션왕	Oh Ki-hwan		^[52]
	Man in Love	남자가 사랑할 때	Park Sang-jun		^[53]
2015	Twenty	스물	Lee Byeong-heon		^[54]
	Chronicle of a Blood Merchant	허삼관	Ha Jung-woo		^[55]
	The Phone	더 폰	Kim Bong-ju		^[56]
	Northern Limit Line	연평해전	Kim Hak-soon		^[57]
	The Beauty Inside	뷰티 인사이드	Baik	Yong Film	^[58]
	You Call It Passion	열정 같은 소리 하고 있네	Jeong Gi-hun	Banzakbanzak Film	^[59]
	The Tiger	대호	Park Hoon-jung	Man Pictures	^[60]
2016	Train to Busan	부산행	Yeon Sang-ho	Next Entertainment World RedPeter Film	^[61]
	Seoul Station	서울역	Yeon Sang-ho	Next Entertainment World Studio Dadashow
	Pandora	판도라	Park Jung-woo	CAC Entertainment	^[62]
2017	Because I Love You	사랑하기 때문에	Joo Ji-hoong	AD406 Pictures	^[63]
2017	The Mimic	장산범	Huh Jung	Studio Dream Capture	^[64]
2017	The King	더킹	Han Jae-rim	WooJoo Film	^[65]
	Lucid Dream	루시드 드림	Kim Joon-sung	Rod Pictures	^[66]
	One Line	원라인	Yang Kyung-mo	MiiN Pictures	^[67]
	What a Man Wants	바람 바람 바람	Lee Byeong-heon	Hive Mediacorp	^[68]
	The Villainess	악녀	Jung Byung-gil	Independent Filmmakers Group BFG	^[69]
	Steel Rain	강철비	Yang Woo-suk	Mofac & Alfred	^[70]
2018	Psychokinesis	염력	Yeon Sang-ho	Redpeter Film	^[71]
	Herstory	허스토리	Min Kyu-dong	Soo Film	^[72]
	Believer	독전	Baik	Yong Film	^[73]
	The Great Battle	안시성	Kim Kwang-sik	Soojak Film Studio&NEW	^[74]
	Rampant	창궐	Kim Sung-hoon	Leeyang Film Rear Window VAST Entertainment & Media	^[75]
2019	Homme Fatale	기방도령	Nam Dae-joong		^[76]
	Birthday	생일	Lee Jong-un	Nowfilm Pinehouse Film Redpeter Films	^[77]
	Inseparable Bros	나의 특별한 형제	Yook Sang-hyo	Myung Films Joy Rabbit	^[78]
	Cheer Up, Mr. Lee	힘을 내요, 미스터 리	Lee Gae-byok	Yong Film	^[79]
	Start-Up	시동	Choi Jung-yeol	Filmmaker R&K	^[80]
2020	Honest Candidate	정직한 후보	Jang Yu-jeong	Hong Film Soo Film	^[81]
	Peninsula	반도	Yeon Sang-ho	RedPeter Films Contents Panda	^[82]
	Night in Paradise	낙원의 밤	Park Hoon-jung	Sageumwol Film (Goldmoon Film) Studio&NEW	^[83]
	The Call	콜	Lee Chung-hyun	Yong Film	^[84]
2021	Hostage: Missing Celebrity	인질	Pil Kam-sung	Secret Warrior Filmmaker R&K	^[85]
2021	Perhaps Love	장르만 로맨스	Jo Eun-ji	Bleaf Co., Ltd. Library Pictures International	^[86]
2022	Special Delivery	특송	Park Dae-min	M Pictures Co., Ltd	^[87]
	The Witch: Part 2. The Other One	마녀 2: the other one	Park Hoon-jung	Sageumwol Film (Goldmoon Film) Studio&NEW	^[88]
	Honest Candidate 2	정직한 후보 2	Jang Yu-jeong	Hong Film Soo Film	^[89]
	The Night Owl	올빼미	Ahn Tae-jin	C-JeS Entertainment Cinema DahmDahm	^[90]
2023	Soulmate	소울메이트	Min Yong-geun	Climax Studio Andmarq Studio Studio&NEW KeyEast	^[91]
	Long D [ko]	롱디	Lim Jae-wan	Twelve Journey Baselevs Universal Use Gramercy	^[92]
	The Childe	귀공자	Park Hoon-jung	Sageumwol Film (Goldmoon Film) Studio&NEW	^[93]
	Smugglers	밀수	Ryoo Seung-wan	Filmmaker R&K	^[94]
	Marrying the Mafia: Returns [ko]	가문의 영광:리턴즈	Jeong Yong-gi Jeong Tae-won	Taewon Entertainment Co., Ltd.	^[95]
2025	My Daughter Is a Zombie	좀비딸	Pil Kam-sung	Studio N	^[96]
2026	Humint	휴민트	Ryoo Seung-wan	Filmmaker R&K	^[97]

Television series