# Next Entertainment World

Next Entertainment World (Korean: 넥스트엔터테인먼트월드, Acronym: NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company. The film investment and distribution business was founded in 2008 by former Showbox president Kim Woo-taek. Seo Dong-wook and Jang Kyung-ik are the founding members of NEW.
NEW has since evolved into a comprehensive entertainment company with subsidiaries venturing into other industries including music, sports, production, management, international distribution, and cinema.

## History

Domeo Holdings was the name of the holding company established in 2008. In 2012, it changed its name after a merger through absorption with the wholly owned subsidiary Next Entertainment World.
The music distribution corporation Music&NEW was established in 2012.
In 2013, it surpassed CJ E&M and ranked first in terms of audience with the success of Miracle in Cell No. 7 (12.81 million viewers), Hide and Seek (5.6 million viewers), and New World (4.68 million viewers).
In 2013, global distribution corporation Contents Panda was established.
In 2014, Huace Media Group invested $52.7 million, and NEW was listed on KOSDAQ. Huace Media Group was listed on the KOSDAQ market with a 15% stake in NEW and Chairman Kim Woo-taek with a 45% stake. In 2015, NEW set up sports corporation Bravo&NEW and Korea-China joint venture Huace&NEW.
2016 marked the establishment of contents production corporation Studio&NEW.
The Cine Q movie theater branch opened in 2017. CINEQ opened its first branch in Gyeongju and its second branch in Gumi in 2017 and its Sindorim branch in Seoul in 2018.
In 2017, the subsidiary Music & New Co., Ltd. acquired shares of Windmill Ent Co., Ltd. in order to expand its business area into music and music distribution, and in June 2018, through a small-scale and simple merger, Music & New Co., Ltd. absorb Windmill ENT and merged.
In 2019, NEW established VFX company eNgine and digital contents business NEW ID.

## Business
### Movie&NEW

Movie&NEW (stylized in all caps) is NEW's film investment, distribution, marketing, and public relations division. Notable distributed works include Miracle in Cell No. 7, The Attorney, Train to Busan, The Villainess, and Peninsula.
In March 2021, NEW's film division signed a three-year contract with Hollywood investment company Library Pictures International.

### Music&NEW

Music&NEW (stylized in all caps) is the music production, management, and distribution business.

### Studio&NEW

Studio&NEW (stylized in all caps) is a film and drama media content production company that has also expanded to management. Notable productions include the 2016 premiere project Descendants of the Sun and The Great Battle. The studio has attracted more than ₩56 billion (USD$47 million) in investment within five years of establishment.
In April 2021, Studio&NEW signed a five-year contract with OTT streaming service Disney+ with a commitment of supplying at least one project per year. Local media named Moving, a live adaptation of Kang Full's webtoon, and Star original series Rookie Cops as shows that are in the works.

### Others

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* Bravo&NEW focuses on sports broadcasting rights distribution, athlete management, and event planning.
* Cine Q is NEW's movie theater brand.
* Contents Panda handles global copyright distribution and has distributed more than 660 works. Efforts are being made to sign overseas remakes.
* eNgine provides visual effects services and has signed business agreements with 3D graphics companies Wysiwyg Studios and Vive Studios.
* NEW ID is the digital content or platform subsidiary. It has partnered with global content platforms such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, Amazon, and Roku to launch digital broadcasting channels. It has also partnered with major broadcasters such as MBC Plus, KBS World, SBS Contents Hub, YG Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, and SK Telecom to provide solutions to export Korean wave content.

## Filmography
### Film

Feature film :
| Year | Title | Title | Director | Production House | Ref. |
| Year | English | Original | Director | Production House | Ref. |
| 2008 | Cyborg She | 僕の彼女はサイボーグ | Kwak Jae-yong | | |
| 2009 | A Season of Good Rain | 호우시절 | Hur Jin-ho | Pancinema Zonbo Media | |
| 2010 | Poetry | 시 | Kim Ki-duk | Pine House FilmUniKorea PicturesDiaphana FilmsFinecut | |
| 2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | 고死 두번째 이야기 : 교생실습 | Yoo Sun-dong | Core Content Media | |
| 2010 | Haunters | 초능력자 | Kim Min-seok | Zip Cinema | |
| 2010 | Late Blossom | 그대를 사랑합니다 | Choo Chang-min | St. Paul Cinema Co., Ltd.Your Ambassador Entertainment | |
| 2010 | Hello Ghost | 헬로우 고스트 | Kim Young-tak | Water and Tree | |
| 2010 | The Trouble-solving Broker [ko] | 해결사 | Kwon Hyuk-jae | Filmmaker R&K | |
| 2011 | Poongsan | 풍산개 | Juhn Jai-hong | Kim Ki Duk Films | |
| 2011 | Blind | 블라인드 | Ahn Sang-hoon | Moon Watcher | |
| 2011 | Marrying the Mafia IV | 가문의 영광4 - 가문의 수난 | Jung Tae-won | Taewon Entertainment | |
| 2011 | Unbowed | 부러진 화살 | Chung Ji-young | Aura Pictures | |
| 2011 | Come Rain, Come Shine | 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 | Lee Yoon-ki | Yeonghwasa Bom Co., Ltd. | |
| 2011 | The Cat | 고양이: 죽음을보는 두개의눈 | Byun Seung-wook | Pinehouse Film | |
| 2012 | Dangerously Excited | 나는 공무원이다 | Koo Ja-hong | Mapo Film | |
| 2012 | Miss Conspirator | 미쓰 GO | Park Chul-kwan | | |
| 2012 | The Grand Heist | 바람과 함께 사라지다 | Kim Joo-ho | AD406 and DHUTA | |
| 2012 | Pietà | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk | Kim Ki-duk Film | |
| 2012 | Ghost Sweepers | 점쟁이들 | Shin Jung-won | | |
| 2012 | Love Fiction | 러브 픽션 | Jeon Kye-soo | | |
| 2012 | All About My Wife | 내 아내의 모든 것 | Min Kyu-dong | | |
| 2012 | Love 911 | 반창꼬 | Jeong Gi-hun | | |
| 2013 | The Attorney | 변호인 | Yang Woo-suk | withUs Film | |
| 2013 | Cold Eyes | 감시자들 | Cho Ui-seok Kim Byeong-seo | Zip Cinema | |
| 2013 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 | Lee Hwan-kyung | FineworksCL Entertainment | |
| 2013 | New World | 신세계 | Park Hoon-jung | Man PicturesPeppermint & Company | |
| 2013 | The Fake | 사이비 | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dada Show | |
| 2013 | Montage | 몽타주 | Jeong Keun-seob | Finecut | |
| 2013 | Hide and Seek | 숨바꼭질 | Huh Jung | Studio Dream Capture | |
| 2014 | Sea Fog | 해무 | Bong Joon-ho | | |
| 2014 | For the Emperor | 황제를 위하여 | Huh Jung | | |
| 2014 | Fashion King | 패션왕 | Oh Ki-hwan | | |
| 2014 | Man in Love | 남자가 사랑할 때 | Park Sang-jun | | |
| 2015 | Twenty | 스물 | Lee Byeong-heon | | |
| 2015 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | 허삼관 | Ha Jung-woo | | |
| 2015 | The Phone | 더 폰 | Kim Bong-ju | | |
| 2015 | Northern Limit Line | 연평해전 | Kim Hak-soon | | |
| 2015 | The Beauty Inside | 뷰티 인사이드 | Baik | Yong Film | |
| 2015 | You Call It Passion | 열정 같은 소리 하고 있네 | Jeong Gi-hun | Banzakbanzak Film | |
| 2015 | The Tiger | 대호 | Park Hoon-jung | Man Pictures | |
| 2016 | Train to Busan | 부산행 | Yeon Sang-ho | Next Entertainment WorldRedPeter Film | |
| 2016 | Seoul Station | 서울역 | Yeon Sang-ho | Next Entertainment WorldStudio Dadashow | |
| 2016 | Pandora | 판도라 | Park Jung-woo | CAC Entertainment | |
| 2017 | Because I Love You | 사랑하기 때문에 | Joo Ji-hoong | AD406 Pictures | |
| 2017 | The Mimic | 장산범 | Huh Jung | Studio Dream Capture | |
| 2017 | The King | 더킹 | Han Jae-rim | WooJoo Film | |
| 2017 | Lucid Dream | 루시드 드림 | Kim Joon-sung | Rod Pictures | |
| 2017 | One Line | 원라인 | Yang Kyung-mo | MiiN Pictures | |
| 2017 | What a Man Wants | 바람 바람 바람 | Lee Byeong-heon | Hive Mediacorp | |
| 2017 | The Villainess | 악녀 | Jung Byung-gil | Independent Filmmakers Group BFG | |
| 2017 | Steel Rain | 강철비 | Yang Woo-suk | Mofac & Alfred | |
| 2018 | Psychokinesis | 염력 | Yeon Sang-ho | Redpeter Film | |
| 2018 | Herstory | 허스토리 | Min Kyu-dong | Soo Film | |
| 2018 | Believer | 독전 | Baik | Yong Film | |
| 2018 | The Great Battle | 안시성 | Kim Kwang-sik | Soojak FilmStudio&NEW | |
| 2018 | Rampant | 창궐 | Kim Sung-hoon | Leeyang FilmRear WindowVAST Entertainment & Media | |
| 2019 | Homme Fatale | 기방도령 | Nam Dae-joong | | |
| 2019 | Birthday | 생일 | Lee Jong-un | NowfilmPinehouse FilmRedpeter Films | |
| 2019 | Inseparable Bros | 나의 특별한 형제 | Yook Sang-hyo | Myung FilmsJoy Rabbit | |
| 2019 | Cheer Up, Mr. Lee | 힘을 내요, 미스터 리 | Lee Gae-byok | Yong Film | |
| 2019 | Start-Up | 시동 | Choi Jung-yeol | Filmmaker R&K | |
| 2020 | Honest Candidate | 정직한 후보 | Jang Yu-jeong | Hong FilmSoo Film | |
| 2020 | Peninsula | 반도 | Yeon Sang-ho | RedPeter FilmsContents Panda | |
| 2020 | Night in Paradise | 낙원의 밤 | Park Hoon-jung | Sageumwol Film (Goldmoon Film)Studio&NEW | |
| 2020 | The Call | 콜 | Lee Chung-hyun | Yong Film | |
| 2021 | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | 인질 | Pil Kam-sung | Secret WarriorFilmmaker R&K | |
| 2021 | Perhaps Love | 장르만 로맨스 | Jo Eun-ji | Bleaf Co., Ltd.Library Pictures International | |
| 2022 | Special Delivery | 특송 | Park Dae-min | M Pictures Co., Ltd | |
| 2022 | The Witch: Part 2. The Other One | 마녀 2: the other one | Park Hoon-jung | Sageumwol Film (Goldmoon Film)Studio&NEW | |
| 2022 | Honest Candidate 2 | 정직한 후보 2 | Jang Yu-jeong | Hong FilmSoo Film | |
| 2022 | The Night Owl | 올빼미 | Ahn Tae-jin | C-JeS EntertainmentCinema DahmDahm | |
| 2023 | Soulmate | 소울메이트 | Min Yong-geun | Climax StudioAndmarq StudioStudio&NEWKeyEast | |
| 2023 | Long D | 롱디 | Lim Jae-wan | Twelve JourneyBaselevsUniversal UseGramercy | |
| 2023 | The Childe | 귀공자 | Park Hoon-jung | Sageumwol Film (Goldmoon Film)Studio&NEW | |
| 2023 | Smugglers | 밀수 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Filmmaker R&K | |
| 2023 | Marrying the Mafia: Returns | 가문의 영광:리턴즈 | Jeong Yong-gi Jeong Tae-won | Taewon Entertainment Co., Ltd. | |

### Television drama

Television drama credits :
| Year | Title | Title | Network | Director | Production house | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Network | Director | Production house | Ref. |
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | 태양의 후예 | KBS2 | Lee Eung-bokBaek Sang-hoon [Ko] | BarunsonNext Entertainment World | |
| 2018 | Ms. Hammurabi | 미스 함무라비 | JTBC | Kwak Jung-hwan | Studio&NEW | |
| 2018 | The Beauty Inside | 뷰티 인사이드 | JTBC | Song Hyun-wook | Studio&NEWYong Film | |
| 2019 | Chief of Staff | 보좌관 | JTBC | Kwak Jung-hwan | Studio&NEW | |
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | 오 마이 베이비 | tvN | Nam Ki-hoon | Studio&NEWStudio Dragon | |
| 2020 | Graceful Friends | 우아한 친구들 | JTBC | Song Hyun-wook | Studio&NEWSLLJCN | |
| 2020–2021 | Delayed Justice | 날아라 개천용 | SBS TV | Kwak Jung-hwan | Studio&NEW | |
| 2021 | Doom at Your Service | 어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다 | tvN | Kwon Young-il | Studio&NEWStudio Dragon | |
| 2021 | The Devil Judge | 악마판사 | tvN | Choi Jung-kyu | Studio&NEWStudio Dragon | |
| 2023 | Doctor Cha | 닥터 차정숙 | JTBC | Kim Dae-jinKim Jung-wook | Studio&NEWSLLJCN | |
| 2023–2024 | Tell Me That You Love Me | 사랑한다고 말해줘 | ENA | Kim Yoon-jin | Studio&NEWArtist Studio | |
| 2024 | Good Partner | 굿파트너 | SBS TV | Kim Ga-ram | Studio SStudio&NEW | |
| 2025 | Good Boy | 굿보이 | JTBC | Shim Na-yeon | SLLDrama House Studio | |

### Web series

Web series :
| Year | Title | Title | OTT | Director | Production house | Credited as | Credited as | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | OTT | Director | Production house | Planner | Investor | Ref. |
| 2022 | Rookie Cops | 너와 나의 경찰수업 | Disney+ | Kim Byung-soo | Studio&NEW The Walt Disney Company (Korea) | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Moving | 무빙 | Disney+ | Park In-je | Studio&NEW Mr. Romance The Walt Disney Company (Korea) | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | The Tyrant | 폭군 | Disney+ | Park Hoon-jung | Goldmoon Studio&NEW | No | Yes | |