The Black Label Inc. (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean record label and an associate company of YG Entertainment. It was founded in 2015 by YG producer Teddy Park and Kush.
History On September 22, 2015, YG Entertainment announced the creation of the independent sub-label to be headed by YG producers Teddy Park and Kush. On March 17, 2016, Zion.T signed with the label. On May 3, 2017, Okasian signed an exclusive contract with the label. The label is also home to Jeon Somi, who 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 associate company status. On December 26, 2022, the company announced Taeyang joined the label but remained a member of Big Bang.
In January 2023, actor Park Bo-gum signed with the label. In April 2023, The Black Label formed a joint venture with Thailand's largest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group called The Black Sea to expand its label into the Southeast Asian region.
On June 18, 2024, The Black Label announced that they had signed a management contract with Rosé from Blackpink for her solo endeavors. On July 1, 2024, The Black Label announced the end of their exclusive contract with Zion.T. On August 16, 2024, The Black Label announced the launch of their first girl group, Meovv. The group debuted on September 6, 2024.
On August 14, 2026, The Black Label announced that they had signed an exclusive contract with soccer player, Lee Kang-in.
Artists Recording artists Groups Meovv AllDay Project
Soloists Jeon Somi Taeyang Rosé Vince
Producers
Teddy VVN Jeon Somi Taeyang Rosé IDO Dominsuk Vince
Actors and models Ella Gross Im Si-wan Kwak Dong-yeon Lee Jong-won Park Bo-gum
Athletes Lee Kang-in
Former artists Zion.T Loren Bryan Chase R.Tee
Former actors Lee Ju-myoung
Former producers Okasian Zion.T Loren R.Tee
Partnerships The Black Sea Izna
Music distribution The Black Label records are distributed by the following: YG Plus Interscope Records 88rising Capitol Records Atlantic Records
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