P Nation () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, entertainment agency, and concert production company founded in 2018 by singer

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. As of November 2022, the label had ten artists signed to the label. The record label is located in the

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area.

History

2019-present: Founding and first artists

Following Psy's departure from

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in 2018, Psy founded his own entertainment company, P Nation. Psy announced the first artist signed to his label in January 2019, the rapper

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. Later that month P Nation signed

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and

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, after their joint departure from Cube Entertainment. Following the announcement of the establishment of P Nation, the stock of DI Corporation, owned by Psy's father, rose for eight consecutive days, despite the companies having no business connections. In April,

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invested 5 billion won in the company as part of their content investment strategy, bringing their sharehold to ten percent. In June, P Nation signed the singer

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. In September 2020, Heize, a rapper and singer previously signed to

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, was signed to the label. In November, it was announced that P Nation would join with

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to host a new survival reality show, titled ''Loud'', that would result in two new boy groups, one from each company. The program aired in 2021, following global auditions for the program. In December, P Nation signed D.Ark, a rapper who appeared on '' Show Me the Money 777,'' ''

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'' and '' High School Rapper 4''. In April 2021, Penomeco and Swings were each announced to have signed with P Nation. On November 12, 2021, it was confirmed that D.Ark had left P Nation. On May 17, 2022, P Nation debuted their first boy group, TNX, with 6 members. On July 6, 2022, it was announced that Jessi would be leaving P Nation after 3 years. On August 29, Hyuna and Dawn also left the label. In October 2022, P Nation launched an online fan forum called SoPSYety, based on

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s (NFT). On June 30, 2023,

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signed with P Nation while performing on stage at founder Psy's Summer Swag concert. On September 15, P Nation officially signed of The Barberettes.

Concert incidents

In July 2022, Psy's Summer Swag concerts were under investigation for audience transmission of

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. South Korea's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters had received multiple reports from people who claimed to have contracted COVID-19 after attending a music concert that "sprays water". In August 2022, P Nation offices were raided by authorities investigating the death of a construction worker at a concert venue. The construction worker, in his 20's, had fallen to his death while dissembling Psy's Summer Swag concert venue.

Artists

Groups

* TNX * Baby Don't Cry

Soloists

* Heize * Swings *

* * Daniel Jikal

Former artists

* D.Ark (2020–2021) *

(2019–2022) *

(2019–2022) * Penomeco (2021–2024) * TNX ** Kyungjun (2022–2024)

Discography

References

External links

* {{Authority control P Nation Companies based in Seoul Entertainment companies established in 2018 K-pop record labels Record labels established in 2018 South Korean companies established in 2018 Hip-hop record labels South Korean record labels Synth-pop record labels Talent agencies of South Korea