Sonokong Co, Ltd. is a Korean toy/game entertainment company. It was established in 1974. The corporate headquarters are located in Sugung-dong Guro-gu Seoul, Korea. The technical license of the company is owned by Takara and Hasbro.
History
The firm began in 1974 participating in Hyeopseong Industry. In 1985 Seoul Chemical was established. In 1996 the company was renamed from Seoul Chemical to Sonokong. In 2016 the firm's exclusivity agreement with Takara Tomy expired. Twelve percent of the company was sold to Mattel.[1][2]
Products
- Robots
- Dolls
- Model Cars
- Games
- Gaming Software
- Motion Picture Entertainment
- Trade Card Games
- Yonggary
Animation
- Jang Geum's Dream (with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation)
- K-Cops
- Transformers (with Hasbro)
- Beyblade (Korean name is Top Blade, with Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and TV Tokyo)
- B-Daman
- Battle Beadman & Fire Beadman (with Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Heewon Entertainment)
- Bumperking Zapper (with Daewon C&A Holdings and SBS (Korea))
See also
- Economy of South Korea
External links
References
- Yoo Boo-Hyeok. Sonokong head excited to team up with Mattel Korea JoongAng Daily, November 21, 2016, retrieved October 30, 2017^
- Kim Da Sol. Can Sonokong become a Korean Marvel? The Korea Herald, retrieved 13 November 2020^