Music Farm

Music Farm developed from Farm Entertainment, an agency created by producer Lee Guk-hyun. In 2001, Lee encountered the modern rock band Cherry Filter at a live club in Seoul’s Hongdae district. He began working with the group while producing its second album. The album performed successfully, helping Cherry Filter move from relative obscurity to a leading position within Korea’s modern-rock scene and giving Lee’s new agency an early artistic and commercial foundation. Farm Entertainment was established in 2002. Its initial identity was closely tied to Cherry Filter, but the agency gradually broadened its production and management work. The company subsequently produced or worked with releases by artists including Kim Jin-pyo and Kim Dong-ryool, demonstrating an expansion from a single-band operation into a wider artist-focused label. In 2005, Farm Entertainment changed its name to Music Farm. Under the Music Farm name, the company continued to represent and release music by Korean bands and solo artists. Its associated roster has included Cherry Filter, Lee Juck, Kim Dong-ryool, John Park, and Kwak Jin-eon. John Park joined the label after gaining public attention as a semifinalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Formerly associated artists identified in reference material include Kim Jin-pyo, Lee Sang-soon, Cho Won-seon, and Jung Soon-yong. Music Farm’s historical profile is therefore defined less by a documented sequence of corporate acquisitions or large-scale diversification than by artist development and recorded-music production. The company’s identity has been shaped by acts working across modern rock, Korean pop, and singer-songwriter traditions. Publicly available reference material does not provide a detailed account of its corporate ownership, financial performance, office location, or later organizational changes. Its official website and public artist listings remain the principal indicators of its ongoing label presence.

• 2005

  Farm Entertainment adopts the Music Farm name

  [1]Music Farm (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  The agency changed its name from Farm Entertainment to Music Farm as its artist and production activities expanded.

• 2002

  Farm Entertainment is founded

  [1]Music Farm (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  Lee Guk-hyun established Farm Entertainment, the agency that later became Music Farm.

• 2001

  Lee Guk-hyun begins working with Cherry Filter

  [1]Music Farm (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  Producer Lee Guk-hyun met Cherry Filter in Seoul’s Hongdae live-club scene and began producing the band’s second album.

A Korean artist-focused record label associated with modern rock, pop, and singer-songwriter music, with a roster built around distinctive vocalists, bands, and songwriter-performers.

• Recordings · 2002

  Recorded music releases

  Music Farm’s core output consists of recorded-music releases by its associated artists. The label’s repertoire spans Korean modern rock, pop, and singer-songwriter material, with releases connected to artists such as Cherry Filter, Lee Juck, Kim Dong-ryool, John Park, and Kwak Jin-eon. Specific album-level details are not established in the supplied reference material.

• Entertainment services · 2002

  Artist management

  The company operates as an artist-focused agency as well as a record label, supporting the careers and public activities of bands, vocalists, and singer-songwriters. Its management role is reflected in the development of Cherry Filter and its later association with a broader roster of Korean performers.

• 2005

  Rename the agency as Music FarmStrategy

  Background

  Farm Entertainment had expanded beyond its initial work with Cherry Filter and had become involved with additional musicians.

  Action taken

  The agency changed its operating name to Music Farm.

  Aftermath

  The Music Farm name became the label identity associated with its subsequent artist roster and recorded-music activities.

  Source

1. 1Music Farm (record label)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Music Farm official websitemusicfarm.co.kr