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History

The company was formed by Kim Shin-ae on March 23, 2017, as a food and beverage service company, operating the "8D Seoul Cafe" in Dosan Park

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. Prior to founding 8D Creative, Kim had experience in founding the bakery ''goodovening'' (굿오브닝; later sold to a Japanese company) and the pizza chain ''Mick Jones's Pizza'' (믹존스 피자). The name "8D" is based on the :D (happy face)

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, which symbolizes both her experiences as a businesswoman and divorced single mom, as well as her mission to create a "funky" workplace. 8D Creative was later sold to ESV (now Kyungnam Pharm Healthcare), with Kim Shin-ae staying as president and CEO. The acquisition propelled the company's diversification to other industries including music and entertainment. In the first half of 2018, 8D Creative trainee Kang Hye-won was sent to participate in the survival girl group television show

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. She finished eighth and debuted as part of

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. On June 15, 2018, actor

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signed the exclusive contract with 8D. On October 10, actress

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also joined the company. On April 30, 2019, 8D Creative established two new subsidiaries, an actor-specialized management WIP and an idol-specialized label RSVP. On November 12, 2020, RSVP was renamed as 8D Entertainment and 8D Creative was integrated into the company. Kim Shin-ae became the executive director of the company, with Park Jin-hyoung replacing her as president and CEO.

Artists

Group

Former artists

* Choi Yoo-ha (2018–2019) * Jeong Kang-hee (2018–2019) * Kim Ki-beom (2018–2019) * Lee So-ra (2018–2019) * Tashiro Erina (2018–2019) * Park Ji-yeon (2018–2020) * Shin Ye-ji (2018–2020) * Kang Ye-seul (2018–2021) * Ko Sung-min (2018–2021) *

(2018–2021) * Gam Woo-sung * Jeon Sa-ra * Kim Ha-kyeong * Kim I-ni * Kim Min-jung * Ko Tae-kyung * Park Shin-ah * Park Yoo-na *

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* Choi HEART (2022–2024) *

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(2018–2025)

Discography

References

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