Draft:Good Entertainment
Good Entertainment (Official name: Good Entertainment Media Group. Also known as Good! Enter) is record label owned by CJ Music that was formed April 2003. Most notably, they are the current producer of popular boy band Shinhwa (after the band left SM Entertainment). Other popular artists that are under them are Battle, a boy band that is market to be the next Shinhwa (meaning legend), and the solo singer, Lyn.
Artists
Shinhwa
Shinhwa is by far Good Entertainment's most successful artist. Having left their old record label SM Entertainment in 2003, the group signed with Good Entertainment, releasing two successful albums under it. Though still a band, the members of Shinhwa all have left the label (excluding Hye Sung) to start their own and to concetrate on their solo activities. The members of Shinhwa can be seen hosting television game shows, acting in movies or drama, as well as music videos, or collaborating with other artists (both as a group and as solo artist) when not recording.
Shin Hye Sung
Shin Hye Sung is the lead vocalist of Shinhwa, and the only one left still under the management as a solo artist. He has released two successful solo albums, rivaling his fellow bandmates Lee Min Woo and Kim Dong Wan as all three are solo artists.
Charlie Park
Charlie Park, Park Young Chul (박영철), is the father of Jun Jin, a member of Shinhwa. After his son and his bandmates sign with Good Entertainment, Park follow his son and sign in as well, releasing a successful album call Casanova Sarang in 2004. Though Park is feature in some of Shinhwa's concert or performance, he has since disappeared from the public's eyes.
Battle
Battle can be consider to be Good Entertainment's next most successful artist, behind their mentor Shinhwa. Each of the members were found through a reality television show call, Let's Cokeplay Battle Shinhwa! and all were chosen by how strong their dancing and singing skills are. They have released two singles with mediocre sales.
SunMin
SunMin is a female singer who speaks Korean, Japanese and English. She debuted in 2006, with the single "Keep holding you", a collaboration with the Japanese R&B singer Kubota for the Nihon Chinbotsu (Sinking of Japan) soundtrack. Her career is currently focused on Japanese market. She has collaborated with Shin Hye Sung for the Korean version of "Keep Holding You."
Lyn
Lyn is a female singer who was first scouted by an agency because of her voice and from there, she first made her debut under her real name, Lee Se-jin, and released an album. The album sold poorly and was barely known. Lyn then took some time off to train vocally. She made a comeback in 2002 under the name Lyn with her supposedly first album "Have You Ever Have A Broken Heart?" She was very successful and released a few more albums afterward. She has also collaborated with Eric Mun of Shinhwa for her song, 궁금해.
Former Artists
Please note that while the members of Shinhwa are not under Good Entertainment as solo artist, they are still under as Shinhwa.
Eric Mun
Mun Eric is the leader and main rapper of Shinhwa. Mun is best known, outside of Shinhwa, as an actor in the two dramas, The Phoenix and Super Rookie. He has starred in various other dramas and movies as well, though none of them has achieve the success that he had with the previous two drama. Other than acting, Mun also collaborates with other singers, such as pop star Lee Hyori's Anymotion as well as Lyn's song, 궁금해. He left Good Entertainment 2007 to start his own call Top Class Entertainment. Mun has yet to release a solo album.
Lee Min Woo
Lee Min Woo is a vocalist for Shinhwa. He was the first one out of the band to start out a solo career (in 2003) and has since release three successful albums. Though his first two albums were with Good Entertainment, Lee left the management around the same time Mun did to create his own call M Rising Entertainment, where his third album was release under. Besides singing, Lee also starred in the movie, Holy Daddy (aka Wontak's Angel). Besides singing and acting, Lee also write lyrics and produce some of Shinhwa's song as well as to other singers. He is also the choreographer of Shinhwa.
Kim Dong Wan
Kim Dong Wan is a vocalist in Shinhwa, though he would not sing large parts in Shinhwa's song until the release of their 7th album, Brand New. Kim started out his solo career as an actor, as he did mention that he prefers acting to singing. Though his roles in the dramas A Farewell to Sorrow and Children of Heaven garnered him rave reviews, he did not achieve the success that his bandmate Mun was achieving. Kim released his first solo album on July 5, 2007, achieving greater success in his singing career than his acting career and has since say that he now prefers singing. Kim left the Good Entertainment around the same time his fellow bandmates did, starting his own call H2 Entertainment.
Jun Jin
Jun Jin, son to singer Charlie Park, is the secondary rapper in Shinhwa. Though he started out as a rapper, he has since began singing smaller parts in the release of Shinhwa's fifth album. Since then, he has ventured out to singing solo songs and finally releasing a single in 2006. Besides singing, Park also act in various dramas. His best known role was in the drama Forbidden Love. Park alleft Good Entertainment around the same time his fellow bandmates did to start his own call JF Story Entertainment.
Andy Lee
Andy Lee is the third rapper in Shinhwa. Lee left the band to continue his studies during the group's fourth album, causing some controversy over why he did. However, he return for the group's fifth album and has since never left again. Lee began his acting career as an actor, acting in many banjun dramas and garnering attentions due to his chemistry with Lee Jin, former member of the girl band Fin.K.L. He also starred in the musical, "Music In My Heart (Season 3)", having the lead role. Lee left Good Entertainment around the same time his bandmates did, creating his own call ND (New Dream) Entertainment.