Warner Chappell renews world cope with South Korea-based writer 153/Joombas

Warner Chappell Music Korea has renewed its world partnership cope with 153/Joombas Publishing, protecting your entire catalog of the latter firm together with songs written for acts like BTS, EXO, GOT7 and SEVENTEEN.

The newest settlement builds on an present partnership between the 2 corporations that dates again to 2018.

153/Joombas’ catalog additionally contains songs written for Ok-Pop stars like aespa, (G)I-DLE, ITZY, IU, Lim Younger-woong, Monsta X, NCT DREAM, Pink Velvet, Stray Children, and Taeyeon.

The publishing home was established in 2012 by South Korean file producer Hyuk Shin, whose manufacturing workforce A-Rex, produced Justin Bieber’s RIAA-certified triple platinum tune One Much less Lonely Lady.

Hyuk additionally masterminded EXO’s breakthrough single Growl, found Blackbear in Atlanta earlier than he was a family identify, and launched the profession of DEAN by govt producing his albums that gained quite a few awards, in accordance with the discharge.

Thus far, 153/Joombas has earned 9 No.1 home chart debuts and a number of No.1 entries on the Billboard World Album Chart. It has a roster of almost 100 writers.

“153/Joombas Publishing and our proficient roster of writers can’t wait to hitch forces with our pals at Warner Chappell Music Korea once more,” Hyuk Shin mentioned of the cope with WMC Korea.

“This partnership has enabled us to entry a worldwide community of creatives, in addition to providers which have successfully enhanced our sources and grown our attain. We’re very enthusiastic about this new deal and may’t wait to have a good time many extra successes collectively.”

For WMC, the deal marks its newest transfer in Korea after bringing again its in-studio songwriting camps in June. The 2-week songwriting camp introduced collectively songwriters from internationally to collaborate and write future hits for South Korean artists and labels like IST Leisure, JYP Leisure, SM Leisure and Starship Leisure.

“Warner Chappell Music is residence to an unlimited catalog of iconic Ok-pop songs,” mentioned WCM Korea Basic Supervisor CJ Kim mentioned. “Becoming a member of forces with 153/Joombas Publishing once more will additional strengthen and solidify our place as a frontrunner in Ok-pop music. We’re happy to raise our alliance to a brand new stage, and may’t wait to take their unimaginable songwriters with us on our journey as we proceed to maximise the alternatives and worth for Ok-pop music in unprecedented methods.”

153/Joombas Publishing has been WCM Korea’s key music publishing companion in South Korea previously a number of years, in accordance with Brian Jenkins, Vice President of Enterprise Growth, Asia Pacific for WCM.

“Using our worldwide community and sources, we’ve launched their music to many new followers from all over the world. We’re delighted that we’ve renewed our collaboration. With our shared imaginative and prescient, I do know that we’ll accomplish nice issues collectively and put extra Ok-pop songs on the map,” Jenkins added.

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