Blitzway Secures 5.2 Billion Won Investment from Japan's Bandai Namco

Strengthening Integrated Strategy for Actors and Music
through Music Label KLAP

On May 21, Blitzway Entertainment announced that it had secured a strategic investment of approximately 5.2 billion won from Japan's Bandai Namco through its music label, KLAP Entertainment. Blitzway will remain the largest shareholder of KLAP even after the investment. Bandai Namco is a leading Japanese company that operates a global entertainment business based on a wide range of content, including animation and games.

Following the acquisition of KLAP last year, Blitzway will now secure a clear growth engine for its ongoing expansion in the music business. The addition of Bandai Namco's overseas network to Blitzway's existing production capabilities, demonstrated through artists like Kep1er and Vanner, is expected to increase opportunities for album production and concert expansion. With the addition of actor Doh Kyungsoo, Blitzway's strategy of integrated management of actors and music is also becoming more concrete.

There is also growing interest in the potential synergies between drama and film production and music. This is because the structure connecting everything from OSTs to concerts and artists into a single content value chain could be further strengthened. Since both companies have operated figure and collectible businesses, their collaboration is also expected to accelerate the expansion of their merchandising business.

Baek Seong-woong, Chairman of Blitzway, stated, "It is significant that we have established a long-term collaboration base with Bandai Namco, which has strong global fandom business capabilities," adding, "This will be an important driving force for our integrated strategy for actors and music."

Blitzway is an actor-centric management company with talents such as Ju Ji-hoon, Chun Woo-hee, Doh Kyungsoo, and Woo Do-hwan, and also directly operates its own music label.

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