Daesung Entertainment

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Daesung Entertainment also known as DSP Entertainment is a Korean entertainment company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Its greatest success has been the girl group Fin.K.L, which managed to win a prestigious Daesang, or Best Artist Award, in 1999 and the boy band Sechs Kies. The only artists active in 2006 were SS501 and May Bee. Lee Hyori stayed with the management after Fin.K.L. disbanded, but left in November 2006 to join M-Net Entertainment.

Roster

Current

501

SS501 (pronounced as Double-S 501) is a five-member boy band consisting of Kim Hyun Joong, Heo Young Saeng, Kim Kyu Jong, Park Jung Min and Kim Hyung Joon. They debuted in early 2005 with their first single "경고 ("Warning")".

May Bee

May Bee (메이비) (born September 25, 1983) is a solo singer who debuted on January 1, 2006 with her album "Dasoh". Recently, she participated in MC Mong's third album where she sang a duet with MC Mong.

KARA

KARA is DSP Entertainment's latest artist. KARA started out as a four member girl group with Park Gyu ri, Han Seung yeon, Kim Sung hee and Jung Nicole that debuted in late March 2007. After only one album in 2007 however, February 27th of 2008, DSP Entertainment announced that Kim Sung hee will be leaving the group, stating her and her family's wishes for her to be able to focus on school more as the official reason. DSP also announced that KARA will be a 5-member group and will launch a reality show on cable television on auditioning new members.

unha

Sunha is DSP Entertainment's latest singer. Sunha debuted on January 25 2008 on KBS's "Music Bank" with her debut single "Chantey Chantey". Sunha also acted on a drama titled "Doctor Bong" in 2006.

A'st1

A'st1, short for A-star-1, and pronounced A-style, is a new boyband that debuted on April 24, 2008, with the song "1.2.3.4.Back." The group is made up of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese members.

Former

echskies

Sechskies (1997 to 2002) is a six-member boy band that consisted of Lee Jae Jin, Kang Sung Hoon, Eun Ji Won, Ko Ji Yong, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won.

Fin.K.L.

Fin.K.L. (1998 to 2002, 2005) is a four-member female idol group that consisted of Lee Hyori, Oak Joo Hyun, Lee Jin and Sung Yu Ri.

Click-B

Click-B (1999 to 2002) started out as a seven-member group but later turned into a four-member group and then into a 3-member group. The current members were Woo Yun Suk, Oh Jong Hyuk and Kim Sang Hyuk. Its former members were Ha Hyun Gon, Yoo Ho Suk (now known as Evan), No Min Hyuk and Kim Tae Hyung.

Others

*Lee Hyori (former Fin.K.L. member)
*Ock Joo Hyun (former Fin.K.L. member)
*Eun Ji Won (former Seschskies member)
*Kim Sung Hee
*Shyne

External links

* [http://www.dspenter.com DSP Entertainment's Official Site]
* [http://www.dspenter.jp DSP Entertainment Japan's Official Site]