YG Entertainment Inc. operates as an entertainment company in South Korea, Japan, and internationally. The company engages in planning, production, and sale of music records and albums; distributes music online; provides services to artists for dramas, movies, advertisements, events, etc.; record and music investment distribution and music platform content sourcing business, advertising agency and production, as well as manufactures and sells MD and cosmetics. It also releases artists, such as JINUSEAN, 1TYM, SE7EN, BIGBANG, 2NE1, AKMU, WINNER, iKON, BLACKPINK, and TREASURE, as well as creates and provides content services. The company was formerly known as Hyun Entertainment and changed its name to YG Entertainment Inc. in April 2001. YG Entertainment Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.