The Black Label

The Black Label
The Black Label
	The logo of THEBLΛƆKLΛBEL
Parent company	YG Entertainment
Founded	2015; 9 years ago
Founder	Teddy; Kush;
Status	Active
Genre	K-pop; hip hop; R&B;
Country of origin	South Korea
Location	Seoul, Mapo-gu

The Black Label (Korean: 더 블랙 레이블; stylized as THEBLACKLABEL or THEBLΛƆKLΛBEL) is a South Korean record label and an associate company of YG Entertainment. It was founded in 2015 by YG producer Teddy and Kush.

History

On September 22, 2015, YG Entertainment announced the creation of the independent sub-label to be headed by YG producer Teddy and Kush.^[1] On March 17, 2016, Zion.T signed with the label.^[2]. On May 3, 2017, Okasian signed an exclusive contract with the label.^[3] Danny Chung (formerly known as Decipher) has also signed with The Black Label.^[when?]^{[citation needed]} The label is also home to Somi, who was reported to have signed with the label in September 2018, and debuted on June 13, 2019.^[4] On November 16, 2020, as per the quarterly stock report of YG Entertainment, the label was converted to an associate company status.^[5]

Artists

Soloists

Somi
Vince
Løren^[a]

Models/Actors

Ella Gross
Lee Jun-young
Heo Jae-hyuk

Producers

Teddy
R.Tee
Zion.T
Peejay
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Vince
Løren^[b]
Dominsuk
Danny Chung
Bryan Cha$e (Hoyun)
Okasian
Somi
ALV

Partnerships

Music distribution

The Black Label records are distributed by the following:

YG PLUS (Overall since 2019)
Interscope/UMG (for Jeon So-mi only)

Discography

Year	Released	Title	Artist	Type
2017	February 1	OO	Zion.T	Extended play
	September 4	Walkin’ VOL.2	Peejay	Studio album
	December 4	"Snow" (눈) (feat. Lee Moon-se)	Zion.T	Single
2018	October 15	ZZZ	Zion.T	Extended play
2019	March 6	"What You Waiting For"	R.Tee x Anda	Single
	June 13	"Birthday"	Somi
	October 2	"Mennal" (feat. Okasian)	Vince
	November 6	"May"	Zion.T
2020	February 4	"Emergency" (feat. Zion.T)	Vince
	July 22	"What You Waiting For"	Somi
	November 13	"Empty Trash"	Løren
2021	July 29	"Need (ooo-eee)"	Løren
2021	August 2	"Dumb Dumb"	Somi

Notes

^ Under subsidiary Fire Exit Records
^ Under subsidiary Fire Exit Records

References

^ "[단독]테디·쿠시, YG독립 레이블 만든다..양현석 직접 기획". Naver News (in Korean). 2015-09-22. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
^ Lee Eun-jung (March 17, 2016). "자이언티, 아메바컬쳐 떠난다 ... YG '테디 레이블'로 이적" [Zion.T leaves Amoeba Culture ... Transfer to YG 'Teddy Label']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ Lee Mi-hyun (May 3, 2017). "[단독] GD와 무대 펼친 오케이션, YG 레이블 품으로…자이언티와 한솥밥" (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Joins.com.
^ "Update: Jeon Somi's Solo Debut Reportedly Delayed + The Black Label Responds". Soompi. Apr 29, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ YGE, Quarterly Stock Report. "[와이지엔터테인먼트] 분기보고서(일반법인)". kind.krx.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-22.

[6] Under subsidiary Fire Exit Records

[7] Under subsidiary Fire Exit Records

[1] "[단독]테디·쿠시, YG독립 레이블 만든다..양현석 직접 기획". Naver News (in Korean). 2015-09-22. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

[2] Lee Eun-jung (March 17, 2016). "자이언티, 아메바컬쳐 떠난다 ... YG '테디 레이블'로 이적" [Zion.T leaves Amoeba Culture ... Transfer to YG 'Teddy Label']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2021.

[3] Lee Mi-hyun (May 3, 2017). "[단독] GD와 무대 펼친 오케이션, YG 레이블 품으로…자이언티와 한솥밥" (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Joins.com.

[4] "Update: Jeon Somi's Solo Debut Reportedly Delayed + The Black Label Responds". Soompi. Apr 29, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

[5] YGE, Quarterly Stock Report. "[와이지엔터테인먼트] 분기보고서(일반법인)". kind.krx.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-22.

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