7 Idols Who Singlehandedly Turned Their Small Agencies Into Global Companies

Some of the biggest labels in South Korea didn’t start out that way. It takes just one breakout artist for a label to become popular, and luckily these artists were all it took for their labels to blow up.

1. BoA — S.M. Entertainment

BoA debuted in Korea in 2000 and Japan in 2001 and has consistently been active in both countries. She has been called “Asia’s Star” and is said to be the artist who paved the way for S.M. Entertainment artists to enter foreign markets.

2. BIGBANG — YG Entertainment

Since their debut in 2006, BIGBANG has become a powerful icon in music as well as other areas like fashion.

Many believe that YG Entertainment was able to become one of the top entertainment companies in Korea because of BIGBANG.

3. BTS — Big Hit Entertainment

This list would certainly not be complete without BTS, who has been gaining international attention since debuting in 2013.

Big Hit Entertainment has become much more successful due to BTS’s overwhelming rise in popularity.