{{Short description|South Korean record label}} {{pp|small=yes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = The Black Label | image = YG Entertainment Building 2.jpg | image_caption = Headquarters building for The Black Label | type = Private (associate) | industry = Entertainment | founded = 2015 | founder = {{ubl|Teddy|Kush}} | hq_location = Hannam-dong, Yongsan District | hq_location_city = Seoul | hq_location_country = South Korea | key_people = {{plainlist| * Jeong Kyung-in (CEO)<ref name="people">{{cite web|script-title=ko:[단독]정경인 전 펄어비스 대표, YG 테디의 '더블랙레이블' 수장으로|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/26CDGM06BF|website=Sedaily|language=ko|date=October 16, 2022|access-date=December 27, 2022|archive-date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018071657/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/26CDGM06BF|url-status=live}}</ref> * Teddy (Chief Creative Officer)<ref name="people" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Organization|url=https://theblacklabel.com/about|website=The Black Label|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826134944/https://theblacklabel.com/about|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} | owner = {{plainlist| * Teddy (42%)<ref name="owner">{{Cite web|script-title=ko:박보검의 더블랙레이블 이적 의미|trans-title=Meaning of Park Bo-gum's transfer to The Black Label|url=http://www.celuvmedia.com/article.php?aid=1675134252445749013|website=Celuv Media|language=ko|last=Yoo|first=Jin-mo|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> * Saehan Venture Investment (28%)<ref name="owner" /> * YG Entertainment (21.59%)<ref>{{cite web|title=YG Entertainment: Company Profile Information for the Repository of Korea's Corporate Fillings (KIND)|url=https://kind.krx.co.kr/common/disclsviewer.do?method=search&acptno=20230814001795#|website=kind.krx.co.kr|publisher=Financial Supervisory Service|language=ko}}</ref> }} | website = {{URL|https://theblacklabel.com/}} }} '''The Black Label Inc.''' ({{Korean|더 블랙 레이블}}; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean record label and an associate company of YG Entertainment. It was founded in 2015 by YG producer Teddy Park and Kush.
==History== On September 22, 2015, YG Entertainment announced the creation of the independent sub-label to be headed by YG producers Teddy Park and Kush.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독]테디·쿠시, YG독립 레이블 만든다..양현석 직접 기획|url=http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=109&aid=0003162238|website=Naver|language=ko|date=September 22, 2015|access-date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424142536/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=109&aid=0003162238|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 17, 2016, Zion.T signed with the label.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:자이언티, 아메바컬쳐 떠난다 ... YG '테디 레이블'로 이적|trans-title=Zion.T leaves Amoeba Culture ... Transfer to YG 'Teddy Label'|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160317046100005|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|author=Lee Eun-jung|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref> On May 3, 2017, Okasian signed an exclusive contract with the label.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] GD와 무대 펼친 오케이션, YG 레이블 품으로...자이언티와 한솥밥|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=21537484&cloc=rss%7Cisplus%7Ctotal_list|via=Joins.com|publisher=Ilgan Sports|language=ko|author=Lee Mi-hyun|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref> The label is also home to Jeon Somi, who signed with the label in September 2018, and debuted on June 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=UPDATE: YG Entertainment's The Black Label confirms signing Jeon Somi|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/09/24/update-yg-entertainments-black-label-confirms-signing-jeon-somi|website=SBS PopAsia|language=en|date=September 24, 2018|access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>
On November 16, 2020, as per the quarterly stock report of YG Entertainment, the label was converted to an associate company status.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[와이지엔터테인먼트] 분기보고서(일반법인)|url=https://kind.krx.co.kr/common/disclsviewer.do?method=search&acptno=20201116001162|website=kind.krx.co.kr|last1=YGE|first1=Quarterly Stock Report|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222183725/https://kind.krx.co.kr/common/disclsviewer.do?method=search&acptno=20201116001162|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 26, 2022, the company announced Taeyang joined the label but remained a member of Big Bang.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Bang members Taeyang and Daesung end contracts with YG Entertainment|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/big-bang-taeyang-daesung-end-contracts-yg-entertainment-3371838|website=NME|last1=Yeo|first1=Gladys|date=December 27, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>
In January 2023, actor Park Bo-gum signed with the label.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:더블랙레이블 측 "박보검과 전속계약" 테디와 손잡고 태양과 한솥밥[공식]|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202301300709506710|via=Naver|language=ko|author=Bae Hyo-joo| work=Newsen |date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, The Black Label formed a joint venture with Thailand's largest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group called The Black Sea to expand its label into the Southeast Asian region.<ref name="Yang">{{Cite news|title=K-pop agency The Black Label partners with Thailand's CP Group to find new talent|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/04/18/entertainment/kpop/the-black-label-the-black-sea-THEBLACKSEA/20230418155721661.html|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Yang|first=Haley|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref>
On June 18, 2024, The Black Label announced that they had signed a management contract with Rosé from Blackpink for her solo endeavors.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:블랙핑크 로제, 더블랙과 매니지먼트 계약 체결 "테디와 두터운 신뢰" [공식]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/421/0007607244|publisher=Naver|language=ko|date=June 18, 2024|access-date=June 22, 2024}}</ref> On July 1, 2024, The Black Label announced the end of their exclusive contract with Zion.T.<ref>{{cite web|title=[Today's K-pop] Zion.T leaves label after 8 years: report|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240701050781|publisher=The Korea Herald|language=en|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> On August 16, 2024, The Black Label announced the launch of their first girl group, Meovv. The group debuted on September 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Min-young |date=16 August 2024 |title=The Black Label to launch first girl group Meovv this year |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-08-16/entertainment/kpop/The-Black-Label-to-launch-first-girl-group-Meovv-this-year/2114297 |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily}}</ref>
==Artists== ===Recording artists=== '''Groups''' * Meovv * AllDay Project
'''Soloists''' * Jeon Somi * Taeyang * Rosé * Vince
=== Producers === thumb|Zhun, Yuhan, and NHD of IDO in 2026 * Teddy * VVN * Jeon Somi * Taeyang * Rosé * IDO<ref name="billb1">{{cite web |title=Inside Making the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack With THEBLACKLABEL: ‘Music Has a Way of Taking On a Life of Its Own’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/kpop-demon-hunters-music-theblacklabel-ido-vince-dominsuk-1236028489/ |website=Billboard |access-date=12 October 2025 |date=23 July 2025}}</ref> * Dominsuk<ref name="billb1" /> * Vince<ref name="billb1" />
=== Actors and models === * Ella Gross * Im Si-wan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Se-yeon |date=2025-11-03 |script-title=ko:임시완, 더블랙레이블 전속계약 체결 |url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202511030063 |access-date=2025-11-03 |website=Edaily |language=ko}}</ref> * Kwak Dong-yeon<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:곽동연, 절친 박보검과 한솥밥…더블랙레이블 계약|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/003/0013898696|work=Newsis|via=Naver|last=Kang|first=Joo-hee|date=April 20, 2026|access-date=April 20, 2026|language=ko}}</ref> * Lee Jong-won * Park Bo-gum
==Former artists== * Zion.T * Loren<ref name="loren-former">{{Cite magazine|title=LØREN Returns With Defiant New Punk Anthem "FYN"|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/loren-fyn/|magazine=Out Now|last=Emilia|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=June 27, 2025}}</ref> * Bryan Chase<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2025-04-25 |title=Hip-Hop Stars Okasian, Bryan Chase Signed by Universal Music Korea (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/okasian-bryan-chase-hip-hop-universal-music-korea-1236377218/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> * R.Tee<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shawn |date=2025-08-10 |title=R.TEE: The talented producer and DJ returns with his new single “Damdadi” |url=https://kstationtv.com/2025/08/10/r-tee-the-talented-producer-and-dj-returns-with-his-new-single-damdadi/?lang=en |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=KSTATION TV |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Former actors=== * Lee Ju-myoung{{Efn|Moved to YG Entertainment under YG Stage.|name="Lee Joo-myung"}}
===Former producers=== * Okasian * Zion.T * Loren<ref name="loren-former" /> * R.Tee<ref name=":0" />
==Partnerships== * The Black Sea {{small|(joint venture with Charoen Pokphand Group)}}<ref name="Yang"/> * Izna {{small|(co-producing with WakeOne)}}
===Music distribution=== The Black Label records are distributed by the following: * YG Plus {{small|(Overall since 2020)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=YG PLUS, TEDDY '더블랙레이블' 음원·음반 유통 나서|trans-title=YG PLUS, TEDDY start distributing 'The Black Label' music and records|url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004678051|via=Naver|website=Maeil Economy|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Kyung-taek|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> * Interscope Records {{small|(for Bryan Chase, Jeon Somi, and Taeyang)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Singer Jeon Somi to join American record label Interscope Records|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/07/21/entertainment/kpop/Jeon-Somi-Somi-Interscope/20200721181600328.html|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|language=en|author=Kim Yeon-Ah|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Hot 100 First-Timers: TAEYANG & Jimin Each Score First Solo Hit With 'Vibe'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taeyang-jimin-vibe-hot-100-first-timers-1235204705/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How THEBLACKLABEL's Bryan Chase is helping the K-Hip-Hop Global|url=https://nylonmanila.com/bryan-chase-interview/|website=NYLON Manila|publisher=MEGA Global Licensing Inc.|last=Bautista|first=Rafael|date=August 23, 2023|access-date=August 26, 2023}}</ref> * 88rising {{small|(for Løren only)}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=88rising Signs Korean Alt-Rock Artist LØREN|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/88rising-signs-korean-rock-artist-loren/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=March 13, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> * Capitol Records {{small|(for Meovv only)}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=PET SOUNDS: CAPITOL, THEBLACKLABEL LAUNCH MEOVV|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342432|magazine=Hits Daily Double|language=en-US|date=August 28, 2024|access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref> * Atlantic Records {{small|(for Rosé only)}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Horowitz|first=Steven J.|date=26 September 2024|title=Blackpink's Rosé Signs Solo Deal With Atlantic Records|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-rose-signs-with-atlantic-records-1236157405/|access-date=26 September 2024|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926220349/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-rose-signs-with-atlantic-records-1236157405/|archive-date=26 September 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://theblacklabel.com/}}
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