The Black Label Inc. (; stylized as THEBLACKLABEL or THEBLΛƆKLΛBEL) is a South Korean record label and an associate company of

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. It was founded in 2015 by YG producer Teddy and Kush.

History

On September 22, 2015, YG Entertainment announced the creation of the independent sub-label to be headed by YG producer Teddy and Kush. On March 17, 2016, Zion.T signed with the label. On May 3, 2017,

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signed an exclusive contract with the label. Danny Chung (formerly known as Decipher) has also signed with The Black Label. The label is also home to

Jeon Somi Ennik Somi Douma (born March 9, 2001), known professionally by her Korean name Jeon Somi (), is a Korean and Canadian singer, rapper and dancer signed under The Black Label. Jeon shot to domestic stardom as the first-place winner of the sur ...

, who was reported to have signed with the label in September 2018, and debuted on June 13, 2019. On November 16, 2020, as per the quarterly stock report of YG Entertainment, the label was converted to an

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status.

Artists

Soloists

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* Vince * Zion.T *

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Models/Actors

* Lee Jun-young * Heo Jae-hyuk * Lee Joo-myung

Producers

* Teddy * R.Tee * Zion.T * Peejay * 24 * Vince *

* Dominsuk * Danny Chung * Bryan Cha$e (Hoyun) *

* ALV * IDO

Partnerships

Music distribution

The Black Label records are distributed by the following: *

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(Overall since 2019) *

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mu ...

(for

only)

Discography

Notes

References

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