YG Entertainment is best known for its bevy of top K-pop stars, including Big Bang, Psy and 2NE1, but the agency is now also expanding its representation of actors. Rumors say that actress Choi Ji Woo, last seen in "The Suspicious Housekeeper," could be the next actress to sign on with the agency
YG recently stated that the agency wants to become a company that not only produces and manages singers, but also a company that manages actors, in Korea and internationally.
"This will give us a base to become a global total entertainment company," said a YG representative.
The agency already represents actresses Goo Hye Sun, Yoo In Na and Jung Hye Young. They recently signed actor Cha Seung Won as well as actresses Jang Hyun Sung and Lim Ye Jin. The management of T Entertainment also decided to join YG Entertainment. The agency is rumored to be in talks with several other actresses at the moment.
According to TV Report, Choi Ji Woo's representatives and YG representatives already met to discuss her global representation. But YG and Choi Ji Woo's representatives both denied the meeting had anything to do with a contract offer.
"That was not what the meeting was for," said a representative from her agency. "It is not true that those details were discussed.
Choi Ji Woo formed her own management agency in 2010, but some industry insiders see the meeting, official or not, as the first step in the actress joining the agency.
According to YG, no recent decisions have been made about Choi Ji Woo or any other actresses joining the agency. But the agency did confirm that many actors have shown interest as a result of Cha Seung Won signing on with YG.
Last week, YG released a statement about Cha Seung Won's decision to join the agency.
"Actor Cha Seung Won, who has been considered a big star for decades, having demonstrated his excellent acting skills and masculine appeal, has decided to join the YG family. He decided that he and the YG family will yield the best synergy with the YG brand's power."
Cha Seung Won is known for his role in the Hong Sisters comedy "The Greatest Love."
Besides her comeback role in the recent drama "The Suspicious Housekeeper," Choi Ji Woo is known for her roles in the internationally popular Hallyu melodramas, "Winter Sonata," "Beautiful Days," and "Stairway to Heaven."
