RBW (company)

RBW Inc.
Native name
(주)알비더블유
Company typePublic
KRX: 361570
IndustryMusic
Genre
Predecessor
  • Rainbow Bridge Agency
  • WA Entertainment
FoundedMarch 5, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-05)
(as Rainbowbridge Agency)
March 6, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-06)
(as RBW)
FounderKim Jin-woo
Headquarters
Seoul
,
South Korea
Number of locations
Key people
  • Kim Jin-woo (CEO)
  • Kim Do-hoon (Chief Executive Producer)
  • Kim Kyung-ho (Vice President, CFO)
  • Lim In-yong (Vice President, Broadcast Promotion)
RevenueIncrease ₩ 37.2 billion (2020)
Increase ₩ 7.6 billion (2020)
Owner
  • Kim Jin-woo – 17.85%
  • Kim Do-hoon – 14.81%
  • Com2uS – 9.79%
  • Wysiwyg Studios – 5.22%
  • Others (52.33%)[1]
Number of employees
101 (as of 2024)[2]
SubsidiariesSee below
Websiterbbridge.com
rbwjapan.jp

RBW (Korean: 알비더블유; an acronym for Rainbow Bridge World) is a South Korean entertainment company founded by Kim Jin-woo (김진우) and Kim Do-hoon (김도훈).[3][4] The company has multiple subsidiaries, including DSP Media, WM Entertainment, Urban Works Media, and the IP management company Contents X.[5]

One of the leading entertainment companies in South Korea, RBW operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management company, concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates various subsidiary ventures and divisions worldwide.[6][7]

Including all its subsidiary labels, RBW is home to many notable artists under the agency such as the groups Mamamoo, KARA, B1A4, Oh My Girl, KARD, ONF, Oneus, Onewe, Purple Kiss, Young Posse and the soloist Chaeyeon.


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  1. ^ "RBW Inc.: Shareholders, Shareholding Structure - MarketScreener". uk.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ "(주)알비더블유".
  3. ^ Choi, Ji-won (2022-12-19). "[Herald Interview] Building the team behind a K-pop superstar, CEO Kim Jin-woo of Mamamoo's label RBW gives behind-the-scenes info". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  4. ^ "Major Korean record labels form committee to deal with OTT issue". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  5. ^ "K-pop industry growing in power as BTS, Mamamoo labels agree new deals". South China Morning Post. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  6. ^ "RBW Company Introduction" (PDF). RBW. 2018-10-01.
  7. ^ RBW. "2023년 기업설명회(IR) 자료 게시" [RBW's 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Report] (PDF) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-07-23.