Billions (agency)

Billions
Native name
빌리언스
Company typePublic
KRX: 044480
Industry
FoundedMay 23, 1973
Headquarters648 Samseong-ro, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
South Korea
Key people
  • Park Jong-jin (Co-CEO)
  • Shim Hwa-seok (Co-CEO
Services
  • Artist Management
  • Drama and Album Production
Websitethebillions.co.kr

Billions (Korean: 빌리언스) is a South Korean entertainment agency, film and drama production company. In June 2024, the company changed its name from Blade Entertainment to Billions.[1]

The company is home to many actors and musicians in the South Korean entertainment industry, including Lee Jun-young, Jung Sung-il, Jo Bo-ah, Ko Chang-seok, Kim Sung-kyu, Nam Woo-hyun, Kim Ha-Neul, Son Hyun-joo, Jung Eun-ji, and others.[2]

History

Seohung Industrial Company was founded by Kim Deok-seong in 1973 as a latex rubber manufacturing company.[3] It received a Korean Industrial Standards certification mark for its condoms and surgical gloves in 1988, the first domestic company to earn the certification.[4] However, in 1997, the Korea Federation for HIV/AIDS Prevention found that condoms produced domestically were considered "substandard and failed to meet the international standard", including the company's brands Million and Ecstasy.[5] Amid the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Seohung signed contracts to export its condoms to the World Health Organization and United Nations Population Fund.[6] By 2000, the company had a net profit of ₩2.1 billion, with condoms making up 70% of its total revenue. The company was renamed to Unidus in May.[7] It was listed on KOSDAQ the following year.[3]

With the rise of imported condoms and decline of demand for domestically produced condoms in the 1990s, Unidus began to consider entering other markets.[8] In 2017, Kim Sung-hoon, the CEO and largest shareholder at the time, sold his shares and the company was renamed to Biogenetics. It was renamed once more to Gyeongnam Biopharma after it acquiring Gyeongnam Pharmaceutical two years later. From April 2021, the company began using the name Blueberry NFT.[3]

Starting from December 2022, the company shifted its focus to entertainment industry and the company name was changed to Blade Entertainment. It then acquired actor management company, Star Village Entertainment and merged with it in March 2023.[9] On July 2023, Shim Hwa-seok took office as the new CEO, along with acquisition (in July 2023) and merger (in September 2023) with J-Flex Entertainment. In June 2024, it merged with subsidiary Blade Music, Blade Creative, and Blade Media, followed by company name change to Billions.[10][11]

Artists

This lists all artists listed on Billions's official website.[2]

Artists from acquisition of J-Flex in July 2023 are as follows.[12]

Artist who has signed contract with either Blade Entertainment (previous name) or Billions are as follows.

Artist affiliated with XYG Studio, a subsidiary of Billions. As of November 2025, it has been absorbed by the parent company.[30]

Former artists

Production

Released

Year Title Media format Notes Ref.
2025 Newtopia Series Aired on Coupang Play [31]
Last Dance Mini-album Released by Lee Jun-young [32]

References

  1. ^ Gong, Mi-na (June 17, 2024). '한채영·이준영 소속사' 블레이드엔터, 빌리언스로 사명 변경 [Blade Entertainment, the agency of Han Chae-young and Lee Jun-young, changes its name to Billions]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Naver News.
  2. ^ a b "Billions". thebillions.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Lee, Gwang-su (November 16, 2021). 바이오 거쳐서 NFT까지…콘돔 1위 제조사 유니더스의 변신. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  4. ^ Lee, Won-jong (December 5, 2000). [코스닥 등록 준비기업] 유니더스. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  5. ^ [복지부] 저질콘돔 유통, 성병예방에 구멍. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 23, 1997. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  6. ^ 서흥산업, 케냐와 콘돔 수출계약. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). January 16, 1998. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  7. ^ Lee, Jin (June 22, 2000). [증권]시큐어소프트-유니더스, 코스닥 심사 청구. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  8. ^ <備忘錄> 콘돔도 低價 동남아산 물결에 휩쓸려 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. March 17, 1994. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  9. ^ Park, A-reum (January 12, 2023). 블레이드ent, 강신일 강말금 소속사 인수 “글로벌 K콘텐츠 기업 될 것”[공식]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  10. ^ Kim, Jong-eun (June 17, 2024). 허성태→한채영 소속된 블레이드엔터, 빌리언스로 사명 변경 [공식]. TVDaily (in Korean). Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  11. ^ [빌리언스] 분기보고서(일반법인) - 상장공시시스템(KIND) - 한국거래소 [[Billions] Quarterly Report (General Corporation) - Listing Disclosure System (KIND) - Korea Exchange]. KIND. November 14, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  12. ^ "블레이드, 고창석·한채영 소속 제이플랙스 인수…K콘텐츠 사업 확장". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  13. ^ 이데일리 (June 16, 2023). "'웹드 여신' 최지혜, 제이플랙스와 전속계약". 이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  14. ^ www.tenasia.co.kr, Digital (July 16, 2024). "[공식] 인피니트 김성규, 남우현과 다시 한솥밥…빌리언스와 전속계약 체결". 텐아시아 (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  15. ^ "'선업튀' 오세영, 빌리언스와 전속계약…'새 도약' 선언". star.fnnews.com (in Korean). November 4, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  16. ^ "[공식]'더 글로리' 어린 최혜정 役 송지우, 블레이드 엔터와 전속계약…이규한과 한솥밥". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  17. ^ "이규한, 블레이드엔터와 전속계약[공식]". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  18. ^ "윤지성, 빌리언스와 전속계약 체결…손현주·한채영과 한솥밥 [공식]". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  19. ^ "[공식] 허성태, 12년간 몸담은 소속사와 작별…블레이드엔터와 전속계약". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  20. ^ "손현주, 블레이드엔터와 전속계약…고창석·최무성 한솥밥 [공식]". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  21. ^ 김선우. "SG워너비 김용준, 빌리언스 전속계약…김성규·이준영 한솥밥". JTBC 뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 12, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  22. ^ "김하늘, 빌리언스와 전속계약 체결…새로운 도약 예고". 글로벌에픽 (in Korean). April 9, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  23. ^ "정은지, '헬스클럽 인연' 이준영과 한솥밥…빌리언스와 전속계약 [공식]". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  24. ^ "'사마귀' 박완형, 빌리언스 합류…손현주·허성태와 한솥밥". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  25. ^ "왕지원, 블레이드ent와 전속계약 [공식]". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  26. ^ "신예 유하진, 김하늘·이준영와 한솥밥…빌리언스行 [공식]". iMBC 연예 (in Korean). August 20, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  27. ^ Ha, Ji-won (September 8, 2023). "'종이의 집' 이일준 블레이드와 전속계약, 고창석 이준영과 한식구 [공식]". thebillions.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  28. ^ "'빅마우스' 이유준, 왕지원 소속사 블레이드ent 전속 계약". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  29. ^ 알파경제 (January 21, 2025). "배우 이하은, 빌리언스와 전속계약 체결". alphabiz.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  30. ^ 조선비즈. "빌리언스, 자회사 엑스와이지스튜디오 합병… 사업 영역 확장". 조선비즈. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  31. ^ "블랙핑크 지수 좀비물, 빌리언스플러스가 제작 나서 [공식입장]". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  32. ^ "이준영, 'LAST DANCE' 무빙 포스터…'숨멎 비주얼'". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
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