Baljunso (; stylized in

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) is a South Korean

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founded in 1991 by Kang Byung-yong, former director of CAN Entertainment. Baljunso was acquired by

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in 2014.

History

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label, was established in 1991 by Kang Byung-yong, the former CEO of Can Entertainment, who discovered many artists such as Kim Jong-seo,

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, Park Sang-min, and Can. Kang stated that the establishment of the record label is to revive hip-hop and band music associated with non-mainstream music genres rather than the idol music form that has been the foundation of influential

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invested in the label to emphasize the variety of K-pop and globalize the industry. It then became an affiliate label of SM establishing local and international distribution, marketing, and further businesses for the company. On February 26, 2014, SM announced that the label would hold a launching ceremony called Baljunso World Wide Promotion on March 8 at Mapo District, Seoul, and will be broadcast live through

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's official

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channel,

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, and Ustream. The label announced that they would debut

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, an

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group that plays diverse genres of music based on rap. On January 21, 2015, Baljunso reported that

signed a contract with the label and planned a new song to be released on January 26.

Artists

All names listed are adapted from Baljunso's artist page on its official website. * HLIN * Wasted Johnnys * Sinchon Tigers

Former artists

(2014–2015) *

(2015–2016)

References

External links

* (Archived) {{Authority control South Korean independent record labels Record labels established in 1991 1991 establishments in South Korea SM Entertainment subsidiaries