# LG

LG Corporation (or LG Group), formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi in 1947 and managed by successive generations of his family. It is the fourth-largest company in South Korea. Its headquarters are in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul. LG makes electronics, chemicals, household appliances, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Uplus, LG Innotek, LG Chem, and LG Energy Solution in over 80 countries.

## History

LG Corporation was established as Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947 by Koo In-hwoi.. Its first product was “Lucky Cream”, the first Korean make-up cream. In 1952, Lak Hui (락희) (pronounced "Lucky"; now LG Chem) became the first South Korean company to enter the plastics industry. As the company expanded its plastics business, it established GoldStar Co. Ltd. (now LG Electronics Inc.) in 1958. Both companies Lucky and GoldStar merged to form Lucky-Goldstar in 1983.
GoldStar produced South Korea's first radio. Many consumer electronics were sold under the brand name GoldStar, while some other household products (not available outside South Korea) were sold under the brand name of Lucky. The Lucky brand was famous for hygiene products such as soaps and HiTi laundry detergents, but the brand was mostly associated with its Lucky and Perioe toothpaste. LG continues to manufacture some of these products for the South Korean market.
Koo In-hwoi led the corporation until his death in 1969, at which time, his son Koo Cha-kyung took over. He then passed the leadership to his son, Koo Bon-moo, in 1995. Koo Bon-moo renamed the company to LG in that year. The company then trademarked the letters LG with the company's tagline "Life's Good". Since 2009, LG has owned the domain name LG.com.
Koo Bon-moo died of a brain tumor on 20 May 2018. In July 2018, it was announced that Koo Kwang-mo, the nephew and adopted son of Koo Bon-moo, will be the new CEO of LG. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994, citing "a family tradition of male-only succession".

### LG jingle

The G-E-F-D-E-C-C' jingle was produced by Musikvergnuegen and written by Walter Werzowa (who had previously composed the Intel bong) in 2008. The jingle has been featured in LG commercials and devices and is recognised worldwide. It is derived from the English traditional tune "The Lincolnshire Poacher."

### Logo history

* 4 January 1995 – 29 December 2014
* 2008–29 December 2014
* 30 December 2014–present
* May 2023–present (secondary)

## Corporate governance

As of September 2023
| Shareholder | Stake (%) |
| Koo Kwang-mo | 15.95% |
| National Pension Service | 6.83% |
| Silchester International Investors | 6.03% |
| Koo Bon-sik | 4.48% |
| Kim Young-sik | 4.20% |
| Koo Bon-neung | 3.05% |
| Koo Yeon-kyung | 2.92% |
| LG Yonam Foundation | 2.13% |
| Koo Bon-joon | 2.04% |
| LG Yonam Cultural Foundation | 1.12% |
| Koo Yeon-soo | 0.72% |
| Kim Sun-hye | 0.69% |
| Koo Mi-jung | 0.69% |
| Lee Uk-jin | 0.61% |
| Koo Hyung-mo | 0.60% |
| LG Evergreen Foundation | 0.48% |
| Koo Ja-young | 0.34% |
| LG Welfare Foundation | 0.23% |

## Businesses

LG Corporation is a holding company that operates worldwide through more than 30 companies in the electronics, chemical, and telecom fields. Its electronics subsidiaries manufacture and sell products ranging from electronic and digital home appliances to televisions and mobile telephones, from thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal displays to security devices and semiconductors. In the chemical industry, subsidiaries manufacture and sell products including cosmetics, industrial textiles, rechargeable batteries and toner products, polycarbonates, medicines, and surface decorative materials. Its telecom products include long-distance and international phone services, mobile and broadband telecommunications services, as well as consulting and telemarketing services. LG also operates the Coca-Cola Korea Bottling Company, manages real estate, offers management consulting, and operates professional sports clubs.

### Subsidiaries

* LG Electronics
* LG Display
* LG Innotek
* LG Chem
* LG Energy Solution
* LG Household & Health Care
* LG U+
* LG CNS
* G2R
* HS Ad

## Associated companies

* GS Group
* LS Group
* LIG Group
* LX Group

## Sports sponsorship

LG owns the South Korean professional baseball team LG Twins, and is the main sponsor of basketball team Changwon LG Sakers. LG is also a partner of the American professional baseball team Texas Rangers.
LG also sponsored football clubs Girondins de Bordeaux from 1999 to 2000, Leicester City F.C. from 2001 to 2003, Olympique Lyonnais from 2004 to 2006, AEK Athens from 2006 to 2009, Fulham F.C. from 2007 to 2010 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 2013 to 2016.