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Studio Dragon

Studio Dragon Corporation is a South Korean drama production, marketing and distribution company under CJ ENM Entertainment Division. It was established on May 3, 2016, as a spin-off from E&M's drama division.[14] In 2018, Studio Dragon became a subsidiary of CJ ENM after their previous parent company, CJ E&M, was merged into CJ ENM.

The company joined the KOSDAQ index of the Korea Exchange, the same index where its parent company is listed, through an initial public offering on November 24, 2017.[15][16][17]

Studio Dragon has partnered with Netflix to carry numerous TVN dramas like Crash Landing on You and It's Okay to Not Be Okay on the platform. Their partnership was expected to expire in 2022 as CJ ENM, founder of Studio Dragon, has decided to focus on TVING following the merger with KT Seezn,[18] which also owned minority shares on KT StudioGenie, who founded the streaming platform Seezn.[19]

Studio Dragon's logo, which it calls the Drama Paragon, was inspired by Cintamani, a wish-fulfilling jewel within both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. It represents Asian culture, which the company wants to glorify through every production it makes. The logo, made by Korean brand design company Brandmajor,[20] was first introduced in the 2016 drama Squad 38.

Related companies

Subsidiaries

  • Culture Depot (CEO: Jang Jin-wook)[7][21]
  • GT:st (CEO: Lee Dong-goo)[22][10]
  • Gill Pictures (CEO Park Min-yeop)[11][23][24]
  • Hwa&Dam Pictures (CEO: Yoon Ha-rim)[21][8]
  • KPJ Corporation (CEO: Jang Jin-wook)[21][9]
  • Merrycow (Founder: Song Jae-jeong)
  • Movierock (CEO Kim Jae-joong)[25]
  • Next Scene (Cofounder: Park Shin-woo and Oh Chung-hwan)[26][27]

Joint ventures

Affiliate companies

Partner entities

Current partners

Former partners

Special projects

  • O'pen (with CJ ENM, CJ Entertainment, and CJ Cultural Foundation)[38][39]

Production works

As production company

As planner/creator/developer

External links

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