KaiON (카이온; also known formally as KaiON Company, 카이온 회사), is a South Korean-Japanese entertainment agency and label founded in 2009 by Japanese actor Nakamura Kaisan, and Korean artist and producer ONEToo. The company is currently run by CEO Hwang Daewoo. The primary creative director is Ito Hikaru, and the company's outreach Liaison role is held by Juan De La Cruz.
As of 2024, the company is home to well renounced groups such as ICARUS and PHAETHON. They also help manage the activities and schedules of actors Narai Koki, Liu Taeshin, and Han Haemin, who also doubles as a director himself- as well as the acting group GOKAIGER : NEW TEAM.
History[]
KaiON Company building, currently located in Seoul, South Korea.
All the way in 2009, KaiON originally begun as a project meant to help future idols manage their own activities. It was initially created as a joint project by Nakamura Kaisan, a Japanese actor known for his expressive talents at a young age, and Kang Siyoon, more commonly known as ONEToo, a fairly new, independent solo artist and producer with a growing following. The company's goal at first was to simply help managing the two's future activities within their respective countries, using each other's resources and connections to benefit the other and grow their reputation in the countries. Due to the nature of their relationship, KaiON Company remained rather hidden from the public as the two used the early years of their foundation to allow themselves to grow creatively and functionally. By following this approach, they were slowly able to create a vast network of other early running business and thus lead to a slow and steady growth of the company.
The following year, in 2010, they introduced 3 more people to their team, Ito Hikaru, Hwang Daewoo, and Juan De La Cruz. The trio, all of whom came from business backgrounds, were able to help elevate the companies reputation to more places and grow the number of resources available.
In 2018, they opened a base set in Chiba, Japan.
In 2020, they then opened a second base in Manila, the Philippines.
Artists[]
Groups[]
Soloists[]
- Khan (2016 - present)
Acting Groups[]
- GOKAIGER : NEW TEAM (2023 - present)
Actors/Actresses[]
- Narai Koki (2015 - present)
- Liu Taeshin (2019 - present)
- Han Haemin (2022 - present)
Producers[]
- ONEToo (2009 - present)
Trainees[]
- Kwon Sejun (2022 - present)
Former Artists[]
Artists[]
- Xu Meixi (2018 - 2024)
- Han Haeyang (2019 - 2024)
Trainees[]
- Takahashi Fuyuki (2022 - 2024)