Smiling Records

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Smiling Records 스마일링 레코드
Company Information
Name	Smiling Records
Hangul	스마일링 레코드
Company Type	Public
Established	1994
Founder(s)	Lee Joowon
Distributor(s)	Dreamup
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korean
Revenue	$1.9 billion (2023)
Number Of Employees	1400+
Subsidiaries	See subsidiaries
Parent Company(s)	HYPE
Website(s)	https://www.smilingrecords.kr

Smiling Records (스마일링 레코드) is a South Korean entertainment and music production company founded in 1994 by Lee Joowon. The label is home to boy groups 7pm and Block-A, girl groups RaiNa and KIARA, soloists DOPE.L, TRQUBLE and DAra and boy bands SVDDEN DEATH and THE LILY.

Smiling Records became a subsidiary of HYPE in 2021.

Subsidiaries

Divisions

• Smiling Talent Agency
• Smiling Production
• Smiling+ (TV Network)

Branches

• Smiling Records USA
• Smiling Records China
• Smiling Records Japan
• Smiling Records Thailand

Labels

• GIGANTiC Entertainment Group (2001-present)
  • GIGANTiC Label
  • GIGANTiC Agency
• LOOPER Label (2010-present)
• MYST (2020-present)

Artists

Bands SVDDEN DEATH (2023-present) THE LILY (2017-present) Groups 7pm (2009-present) Block-A (2005) Block-JISUNG&NAMJUNG (2006-present) Block-L Block-S Block-T&T Block-127 Block-100 (Thailand sub-unit) Block-120 (Chinese sub-unit) Block-140 (Japanese sub-unit) RaiNa (2008-present) RaiNa-Oh?NO (2009-present) KIARA (2023-present)

Soloists DOPE.L (2016-present) TRQUBLE (2018-present) DAra (2010-present)

Former

Groups

• SSR (1998-2002) (jointly managed with SEP Media)
• GOTIC (2000–2004) (jointly managed with SEP Media)
• GF (2011-2019)
• COSMO (2003-2007)

Soloists

• SOJI (2008-2020)

Trainees

SMILER23

Male

• Choi Doohoo (Contestant in Star Maker: The Revolution)
• Kim Hyunsu (Contestant in Star Maker: The Revolution)
• YongSook
• TaeHyun
• ChungHee

Female

• MyungHee
• JinKyong
• YoungMi (Contestant in Carnival)
• HyoRi (Contestant in Carnival)

Producers

'SHADOW'
Im Joo An
(2016—present)

'White Tiger'
Kim Chae Hyun
(2021—present)

'Kai'
Kai Kamal Huening
(2021—present)

'JΛY'
Lim Jae-beom
(2018—present)

Shows

• K-Pop On Top (2022—present)

Concerts

The Smiling Tour : Smiles All Around

• The Smiling Tour : Smiles All Around @ Germany (2017)
• The Smiling Tour : Smiles All Around @ Australia (2018)
• The Smiling Tour : Smiles All Around @ United Kingdom (2019)
• The Smiling Tour : Smiles All Around @ USA (2020)
• The Smiling Tour : Smiles All Around @ Seoul (Virtual) (2021)