Baljunso

Baljunso

Parent company	SM Entertainment
Founded	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Founder	Kang Byung-yong
Genre	Korean indie Korean hip hop rock
Country of origin	South Korea
Location	Seoul
Official website	baljunso1991.co.kr (Archived)

Baljunso (Korean: 발전소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean indie label founded in 1991 by Kang Byung-yong, former director of CAN Entertainment. Baljunso was acquired by SM Entertainment in 2014.

History

Baljunso, an indie label, was established in 1991 by Kang Byung-yong, the former CEO of Can Entertainment, who discovered many artists such as Kim Jong-seo, Jang Hye-jin, Park Sang-min, and Can.^[1] 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 K-pop.^[2] SM Entertainment invested in the label to emphasize the variety of K-pop and globalize the industry.^[3] It then became an affiliate label of SM establishing local and international distribution, marketing, and further businesses for the company.^[4] 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 SM Town's official YouTube channel, Genie, and Ustream.^[5] The label announced that they would debut Play the Siren, an urban music group that plays diverse genres of music based on rap.^[6] On January 21, 2015, Baljunso reported that Jang Hye-jin signed a contract with the label and planned a new song to be released on January 26.^[7]

Artists

All names listed are adapted from Baljunso's artist page on its official website.^[8]

HLIN
Wasted Johnnys
Sinchon Tigers

Former artists

Play the Siren (2014–2015)
Jang Hye-jin (2015–2016)

References

^ Hong, Grace Dan-bi (February 26, 2014). "SM Entertainment Invests in Indie Label Baljunso to Spotlight Nonmainstream Music". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Mwave.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ SM엔터테이먼트 투자한 인디 레이블 '발전소' 출정식 [SM Entertainment Investment Indie Label Power Plant Appearance Ceremony]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ Park, Se-yeon (February 26, 2014). SM, 인디 레이블까지 론칭‥사랑과 평화·장호일 밴드 소속 [SM, Launches Indie Label‥Where Love and Peace·Holiday Shot Belongs]. StarToday (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ Hwang, In-sung (February 26, 2014). SM 산하 레이블 발전소 3월8일 출정식..비주류 살린다. [SM New Label Baljunso Launching Ceremony on March 8..Save the Non-mainstream]. Financial News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ Lee, Eun-ji (February 26, 2014). SM, 밴드음악에 힙합까지? 다양한 장르 망라하는 레이블 '발전소' 협력 [SM, Band Music and Hip Hop? Collaboration of Various Genres of 'Baljunso' Label]. Kuki News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ Kim, Yong-ho (July 10, 2014). SM 레이블 '발전소', 글로벌 프로젝트 그룹 '플레이 더 사이렌' 데뷔 [SM Label 'Baljunso', Debuts Global Project Group 'Play the Siren']. Sports World (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ Yoon, Sung-yeol (January 21, 2015). 장혜진, SM산하 레이블과 손잡고 컴백..흑인음악 도전 [Jang Hye-jin, Comeback with SM's Label..Black Music Challenge]. StarNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ "ARTIST". Baljunso1991. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)