Jo Se-ho renews contract with A2Z Entertainment for ‘10 years together… ‘Protect loyalty’ [Exclusive]

[OSEN=Reporter Choi Yi-jeong] Broadcaster Jo Se-ho has renewed his contract with A2Z Entertainment and will continue to work with his current agency.

According to OSEN’s coverage on the 16th, Jo Se-ho recently renewed his exclusive contract with A2Z Entertainment. Jo Se-ho received love calls from multiple large agencies at the time of this free agency, but decided to continue his activities with his current agency based on trust with CEO Jeon Sang-gyun, who has grown with him over the past 10 years.

Jo Se-ho first formed a relationship with Jeon Sang-gyun, CEO of A2Z Entertainment (formerly Image Nine Communications) in 2014, and has been with A2Z Entertainment for 10 years without changing agencies. After joining A2Z Entertainment, he grew into a main MC through each broadcasting company’s representative entertainment programs such as KBS 2TV’s ‘Happy Together’, MBC’s ‘We Got Married’, ‘Infinite Challenge’, KBS 2TV’s ‘Hong Kim Dong-jeon’, and tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block’..

A2Z Entertainment, led by CEO Jeon Sang-gyun, has shown great growth not only as a management company but also as an entertainment and drama production company over the 10 years it has been with Jo Se-ho. Not only has it become a large management company with over 50 artists, including Ji Sang-ryeol, KCM, Dal Soo-bin, and Joel, but with the full support of WYSIWYG Studio, it has produced entertainment programs such as Mnet’s ‘Street Woman Fighter Season 2’, MBC’s drama ‘Numbers’, and Olleh TV. seezn·ENA produced hit films such as ‘Rookie 2′.

In particular, the drama ‘Salon de Homes’ starring Lee Si-young is scheduled to be released this year, and it is a new work and project written by writer Lee Myung-hee, who has received favorable reviews for bold and powerful works such as ‘Air City’, ‘Jang Yeong-sil’, and ‘Money Flower’, written for the first time in 7 years. The drama ‘Treasure Island’ (directed by Jin Chang-gyu), which has been talked about as the industry’s largest tentpole drama from the beginning, is also a work of A2Z Entertainment. In addition, various contents such as global survival programs are being planned and produced.

Jo Se-ho debuted as a comedian in the 6th SBS open recruitment by winning the grand prize at the SBS ‘Gag Contest’ in 2001, and worked under the stage name Cabbage at the beginning of his debut. After being discharged as a public service worker in 2011, he began appearing as an MC for entertainment programs in earnest and was loved by the public for his cheerful wit and honest appearance. He also continued to appear in public comedies such as ‘Comedy Big League’. He is also showing off his versatility by showing off his fashion sense after going on an unconventional diet and launching his own clothing brand. In addition, he formed the vocal duo Jonamjidae with Nam Chang-hee and is also active as a singer, steadily releasing music.

/nyc@osen.co.kr

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