Next Entertainment World (, Acronym: NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company. The film investment and distribution business was founded in 2008 by former Showbox president Kim Woo-taek. Seo Dong-wook and Jang Kyung-ik are the founding members of NEW.

NEW has since evolved into a comprehensive entertainment company with subsidiaries venturing into other industries including music, sports, production, management, international distribution, and cinema.

History Domeo Holdings was the name of the holding company established in 2008. In 2012, it changed its name after a merger through absorption with the wholly owned subsidiary Next Entertainment World.

The music distribution corporation Music&NEW was established in 2012.

In 2013, it surpassed CJ E&M and ranked first in terms of audience with the success of Miracle in Cell No. 7 (12.81 million viewers), Hide and Seek (5.6 million viewers), and New World (4.68 million viewers).

In 2013, global distribution corporation Contents Panda was established.

In 2014, Huace Media Group invested $52.7 million, and NEW was listed on KOSDAQ. Huace Media Group was listed on the KOSDAQ market with a 15% stake in NEW and Chairman Kim Woo-taek with a 45% stake. In 2015, NEW set up sports corporation Bravo&NEW and Korea-China joint venture Huace&NEW.

2016 marked the establishment of contents production corporation Studio&NEW.

The Cine Q movie theater branch opened in 2017. CINEQ opened its first branch in Gyeongju and its second branch in Gumi in 2017 and its Sindorim branch in Seoul in 2018.

In 2017, the subsidiary Music & New Co., Ltd. acquired shares of Windmill Ent Co., Ltd. in order to expand its business area into music and music distribution, and in June 2018, through a small-scale and simple merger, Music & New Co., Ltd. absorb Windmill ENT and merged.

In 2019, NEW established VFX company eNgine and digital contents business NEW ID.

In 2025, after selling its majority stake in eNgine, NEW spun off the remaining non-visual effects side of it into a new company named NEW Point, which became the parent company's second production subsidiary after Studio&NEW.

Business Movie&NEW

Movie&NEW (stylized in all caps) is NEW's film investment, distribution, marketing, and public relations division. Notable distributed works include Miracle in Cell No. 7, The Attorney, Train to Busan, The Villainess, and Peninsula.

In March 2021, NEW's film division signed a three-year contract with Hollywood investment company Library Pictures International.

Music&NEW

Music&NEW (stylized in all caps) is the music production, management, and distribution business.

Studio&NEW

Studio&NEW (stylized in all caps) is a film and drama media content production company that has also expanded to management. Notable productions include the 2016 premiere project Descendants of the Sun and The Great Battle. The studio has attracted more than ₩56 billion (USD$47 million) in investment within five years of establishment.

In April 2021, Studio&NEW signed a five-year contract with OTT streaming service Disney+ with a commitment of supplying at least one project per year. Local media named Moving, a live adaptation of Kang Full's webtoon, and Star original series Rookie Cops as shows that are in the works.

NEW Point NEW Point - which was the result of NEW spinning off the non-visual effects businesses of its now-minority owned affiliate (formerly wholely-owned subsidiary) eNgine - is the parent company's second production subsidiary focusing on adaptation of intellectual property such as webtoons, novels, and games into global projects.

Its debut production is the Netflix original series Take Charge of My Heart, based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Hae Beon and co-produced by . It will premiere on October 9, 2026.

Others Current Source: Cine Q is NEW's movie theater brand. Contents Panda handles global copyright distribution and has distributed more than 660 works. Efforts are being made to sign overseas remakes. NEW ID is the digital content or platform subsidiary. It has partnered with global content platforms such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, Amazon, and Roku to launch digital broadcasting channels. It has also partnered with major broadcasters such as MBC Plus, KBS World, SBS Contents Hub, YG Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, and SK Telecom to provide solutions to export Korean wave content. eNgine provides visual effects services and has signed business agreements with 3D graphics companies Wysiwyg Studios and Vive Studios. As of 2025, its status was changed from wholely-owned subsidiary to minority-owned affiliate within NEW, with its non-visual effects business units spun off as NEW Point.

Former Bravo&NEW focuses on sports broadcasting rights distribution, athlete management, and event planning. In 2022, NEW sold it to Fidelity Management Group, a holding company formed two years ago by some ex-Bravo&NEW employees, and subsequently merged into FMG's subsidiary Wow Management.

Filmography

Film

+Feature filmYearTitle DirectorProduction HouseEnglishOriginal 2008Cyborg SheKwak Jae-yong 2009 A Season of Good Rain Hur Jin-ho PancinemaZonbo Media 2010 Poetry Kim Ki-duk Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp Yoo Sun-dong Core Content MediaHauntersKim Min-seok Zip Cinema Late Blossom Choo Chang-min Hello GhostKim Young-takWater and Tree Kwon Hyuk-jae Filmmaker R&K 2011PoongsanJuhn Jai-hong Kim Ki Duk Films BlindAhn Sang-hoon Moon WatcherMarrying the Mafia IVJung Tae-wonTaewon Entertainment Unbowed Chung Ji-young Aura PicturesCome Rain, Come Shine Lee Yoon-kiYeonghwasa Bom Co., Ltd.The CatByun Seung-wookPinehouse Film 2012Dangerously ExcitedKoo Ja-hongMapo FilmMiss ConspiratorPark Chul-kwanThe Grand HeistKim Joo-ho AD406 and DHUTAPietàKim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk FilmGhost SweepersShin Jung-won Love Fiction Jeon Kye-soo All About My Wife Min Kyu-dong Love 911 Jeong Gi-hun 2013 The Attorney Yang Woo-sukwithUs Film Cold Eyes Cho Ui-seokKim Byeong-seo Zip Cinema Miracle in Cell No. 7 Lee Hwan-kyung New World Park Hoon-jung The Fake Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dada Show MontageJeong Keun-seobFinecut Hide and Seek Huh Jung Studio Dream Capture 2014 Sea Fog Shim Sung-bo For the Emperor Huh Jung Fashion King Oh Ki-hwan Man in Love Park Sang-jun 2015 Twenty Lee Byeong-heon Chronicle of a Blood Merchant Ha Jung-woo The PhoneKim Bong-ju Northern Limit Line Kim Hak-soon The Beauty Inside Baik Yong Film You Call It Passion Jeong Gi-hun Banzakbanzak Film The Tiger Park Hoon-jung Man Pictures 2016 Train to Busan Yeon Sang-ho Seoul Station Yeon Sang-ho Pandora Park Jung-woo CAC Entertainment 2017 Because I Love You Joo Ji-hoong AD406 Pictures The Mimic Huh Jung Studio Dream Capture 2017 The King Han Jae-rim WooJoo Film Lucid Dream Kim Joon-sung Rod Pictures One Line Yang Kyung-mo MiiN Pictures What a Man Wants Lee Byeong-heon Hive Mediacorp The Villainess Jung Byung-gil Independent Filmmakers Group BFG Steel Rain Yang Woo-suk Mofac & Alfred 2018 Psychokinesis Yeon Sang-ho Redpeter Film Herstory Min Kyu-dong Soo Film Believer Baik Yong Film The Great Battle Kim Kwang-sik Rampant Kim Sung-hoon 2019 Homme Fatale Nam Dae-joong Birthday Lee Jong-un Inseparable Bros Yook Sang-hyo Cheer Up, Mr. Lee Lee Gae-byok Yong Film Start-Up Choi Jung-yeol Filmmaker R&K 2020 Honest Candidate Jang Yu-jeong Peninsula Yeon Sang-ho Night in Paradise Park Hoon-jung The Call Lee Chung-hyun Yong Film 2021 Hostage: Missing Celebrity Pil Kam-sung Perhaps Love Jo Eun-ji 2022 Special Delivery Park Dae-min M Pictures Co., Ltd The Witch: Part 2. The Other One Park Hoon-jung Honest Candidate 2 Jang Yu-jeong The Night Owl Ahn Tae-jin 2023 Soulmate Min Yong-geun Lim Jae-wan The Childe Park Hoon-jung Smugglers Ryoo Seung-wanFilmmaker R&K Jeong Yong-giJeong Tae-won Taewon Entertainment Co., Ltd. 2025 My Daughter Is a Zombie Pil Kam-sung Studio N 2026 Humint Ryoo Seung-wan Filmmaker R&K

Television series

Studio&NEW +Television drama creditsYearTitleNetworkDirectorProduction houseEnglishKorean 2016 Descendants of the Sun KBS2 2018 Ms. Hammurabi JTBC Kwak Jung-hwan Studio&NEW The Beauty Inside Song Hyun-wook 2019 Chief of Staff Kwak Jung-hwan Studio&NEW 2020 Oh My Baby tvN Nam Ki-hoon Graceful Friends JTBC Song Hyun-wook 2020–2021 Delayed Justice SBS TV Kwak Jung-hwan Studio&NEW 2021 Doom at Your Service tvN Kwon Young-il The Devil Judge Choi Jung-kyu 2022Rookie CopsDisney+Kim Byung-soo 2023 Doctor Cha JTBC MovingDisney+Park In-je 2023–2024 Tell Me That You Love Me ENA 2024 Good Partner SBS TV Kim Ga-ram The TyrantDisney+Park Hoon-jung 2025 Good Boy JTBC Shim Na-yeon Nice to Not Meet You tvN NEW Point +Television drama creditsYearTitleNetworkDirectorProduction houseEnglishKorean 2026 Take Charge of My Heart Netflix Park Soo-won

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