Sonokong
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Sonokong Co, Ltd. (hangul: 손오공주식회사) is a Korean toy and game, entertainment company, established in 1974. The corporate headquarters is located in Sugung-dong Guro-gu Seoul, Korea. Its technical license is owned by Takara and Hasbro.
History
- 1974: Established in Hyeopseong Industry.
- 1985: Established in Seoul Chemical.
- 1996: Changed the company name from Seoul Chemical to Sonokong.
- 2016: Exclusivity agreement with Takara Tomy expires; 12% of the company sold to Mattel.[1]
Products
- Robots
- Dolls
- Model Cars
- Games
- Game Software
- Animation Entertainment
- Trade Card Games
- Yonggary
Animation
- Jang Geum's Dream (with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation)
- K-Cops
- Transformers (with Hasbro)
- Beyblade (Korean name is Top Blade, with Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and TV Tokyo)
- B-Daman
- Battle Beadman & Fire Beadman (with Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Heewon Entertainment)
- Bumperking Zapper (with Daiwon C&A Holdings and SBS (Korea))
- Speed Storm (with SBS)
- Track City (with SBS)
- The White Dog (with SBS)
- Turning Mecard (with KBS and Heewon Entertainment)
- Road To Friendship (MBC)
- Dragon Rising (MBC)
- Animal Academy (MBC)
- Hello Carbot
See also
References
- ^ Boo-Hyeok, Yoo (November 21, 2016). "Sonokong head excited to team up with Mattel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
External links
- Sonokong Homepage (in Korean)
- Sonokong Homepage (in English)
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