YGX

YGX was a South Korean entertainment brand established under YG Entertainment. It operated across several related areas rather than functioning solely as a conventional recording label: the organization was associated with artist and actor management, music production, dance performance, choreography, and the training business conducted through X ACADEMY. Its public profile was particularly connected to dance culture and the development of performers and choreographers. YG Entertainment announced the formation of YGX in May 2018, describing a plan to combine YGX with NHR, a DJ label associated with Seungri. In June 2018, Seungri publicly identified himself as YGX Entertainment's chief executive through an image of a business card posted on Instagram. The arrangement placed YGX within the wider YG Entertainment ecosystem while giving it a distinct identity focused on newer creative and performance activities. One of YGX's most visible initiatives was X ACADEMY, a dance and vocal academy launched in 2018. The academy offered instruction in dance and singing, with the possibility that promising students could be noticed for YG Entertainment's trainee system. YGX also maintained dance teams and worked with choreographers, including Lee Jae-wook, Kim Hee-jung, and Leejung Lee. This made the brand relevant not only as a talent-management label but also as a platform for performance education and choreography. The organization represented a number of recording artists and actors during its operating period. The listed recording artists included Anda, Blue.D, Zayvo, and Viini, while its former acting roster included Kwon Hyun-bin, Lee Soo-hyuk, Joo Woo-jae, Kwon Han-sol, Jung Yoon-seok, Park Tae-in, Han Seung-yeon, and Woo Kang-min. Its producer and instructor rosters further reflected the broad creative scope of the business. In 2020, YGX was reorganized as a full-fledged dance group and academy, and its actors, recording artists, and producers were transferred to YG Entertainment. This change reduced YGX's role as an independent artist-management label and emphasized its dance and educational functions. The YGX academy subsequently announced that it would cease operations on April 30, 2024. On the available reference material, YGX is therefore best described as a discontinued or inactive entertainment and dance-education brand rather than an operating standalone label.

YGX emerged in 2018 as a YG Entertainment subsidiary intended to broaden the parent company's activities in dance, DJ culture, artist development, and creative production. In May of that year, YG Entertainment's Yang Hyun-suk announced that YGX would merge with NHR, a DJ label associated with Seungri. The planned combination gave YGX a distinct position within the YG structure while connecting it to an existing electronic-music and performance network. In June, Seungri posted a photograph of a business card identifying him as the chief executive of YGX Entertainment. The brand soon expanded beyond label operations. In 2018 it introduced X ACADEMY, a dance and vocal academy designed to provide structured training and a possible pathway into YG Entertainment's trainee system. The academy's activities complemented YGX's work with dance teams, choreographers, producers, and performers. Its creative personnel included Lee Jae-wook as director and main choreographer, Kim Hee-jung as a main choreographer, and Leejung Lee as a choreographer. During its operating period, YGX was associated with both management and production. Its former recording-artist roster included Zayvo and Blue.D, both listed for 2019–2020, Anda, listed for 2018–2021, and Viini, listed for 2019–2024. The organization also represented actors and entertainers including Kwon Hyun-bin, Lee Soo-hyuk, Joo Woo-jae, Kwon Han-sol, Jung Yoon-seok, Park Tae-in, Han Seung-yeon, and Woo Kang-min. Producers associated with the organization included Choice37, Hae, Se.A, 1105, Lil G, and Sonny. These rosters indicate that YGX functioned as a multi-disciplinary creative unit rather than only as a dance school. A significant restructuring occurred in 2020. YGX was converted into a full-fledged dance group and academy, and its actors, recording artists, and producers were transferred to YG Entertainment. The change concentrated the YGX identity on dance performance, choreography, and academy activities. X ACADEMY consequently became the most visible continuing expression of the brand. The academy later announced that it would cease operating on April 30, 2024. The available reference material does not document a successor brand or a separate continuing corporate operation. Accordingly, YGX is treated here as an inactive or discontinued South Korean entertainment and dance-education brand, historically linked to YG Entertainment.

• 2024

  Academy operations end

  [1]YGXen.wikipedia.org

  The YGX academy announced that it would end operations on April 30, 2024.

• 2020

  YGX reorganized as a dance group and academy

  [1]YGXen.wikipedia.org

  The organization's actors, recording artists, and producers were transferred to YG Entertainment as YGX was refocused on dance and academy operations.

• 2018

  YGX formation and planned NHR merger announced

  [1]YGXen.wikipedia.org

  YG Entertainment announced YGX and a planned merger with NHR, a DJ label associated with Seungri.

• 2018

  Seungri named publicly as YGX Entertainment CEO

  [1]YGXen.wikipedia.org

  Seungri posted an image of a business card identifying him as chief executive of YGX Entertainment.

• 2018

  X ACADEMY launches

  [1]YGXen.wikipedia.org

  YGX launched a dance and vocal academy offering training and a potential route to YG Entertainment's trainee system.

A YG Entertainment-affiliated creative and performance platform combining dance education, choreography, artist development, music production, and entertainment management.

• Dance and vocal academy · 2018

  X ACADEMY

  X ACADEMY was YGX's dance and vocal training business, launched in 2018. It provided instruction for aspiring performers and was presented as a possible scouting channel for YG Entertainment's trainee system. The academy became the central operating focus of YGX after the 2020 restructuring and later announced the end of its operations on April 30, 2024.

• Dance performance and choreography

  YGX dance teams

  YGX was associated with exclusive dance teams and professional choreographers. This activity connected the brand to stage performance, choreography development, and dance-focused entertainment production. The dance function became especially important after the organization's 2020 conversion into a dance group and academy.

• Entertainment management and music production · 2018

  Artist and producer management

  Before the 2020 restructuring, YGX managed or represented recording artists, actors, and producers. The listed roster included artists such as Anda, Blue.D, Zayvo, and Viini, along with multiple actors and producers. These personnel were transferred to YG Entertainment during the restructuring.

• 2024

  Closure of YGX academy operationsOther

  Background

  The YGX academy announced the conclusion of its operations.

  Action taken

  The academy scheduled its end of operations for April 30, 2024.

  Aftermath

  No successor operation is identified in the available reference material.

  Source

• 2020

  Reorganization as a dance group and academyStrategy

  Background

  YG Entertainment changed YGX's organizational role within the group.

  Action taken

  YGX was converted to a full-fledged dance group and academy, while its actors, recording artists, and producers were transferred to YG Entertainment.

  Aftermath

  YGX's activities became concentrated on dance performance, choreography, and academy operations.

  Source

• 2018

  Planned merger with NHRM&A

  Background

  YG Entertainment announced that its new YGX subsidiary would merge with NHR, a DJ label associated with Seungri.

  Action taken

  The companies were announced as being combined under the YGX structure.

  Aftermath

  YGX subsequently operated as a broader entertainment and creative platform, including academy and dance activities.

  Source

• 2018

  Launch of X ACADEMYProduct launch

  Background

  YGX expanded beyond label and management functions into formal performer education.

  Action taken

  It launched a dance and vocal academy whose students could potentially be scouted by YG Entertainment.

  Aftermath

  The academy became the most prominent continuing component of YGX after the 2020 reorganization.

  Source

1. 1YGXen.wikipedia.org