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Next Entertainment World

넥스트엔터테인먼트월드 / NEW

Next Entertainment World Co., Ltd. (Korean: 넥스트엔터테인먼트월드; acronym NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company founded in 2008 by former Showbox president Kim Woo-taek. It rose to prominence when it topped the Korean film market share in 2013 and has since grown into a comprehensive entertainment group spanning film, music, sports, management, international distribution and cinema through subsidiaries such as Studio&NEW, Music&NEW, Contents Panda, Cine Q and NEW ID. NEW is listed on the KOSDAQ exchange under stock code 160550. Among its notable distribution credits are the Train to Busan franchise (2016, 2020) and the 2025 record-setting zombie comedy "My Daughter Is a Zombie," which NEW distributed in South Korea (produced by Naver Webtoon's Studio N).

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Facts

Next Entertainment World (NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company.
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The company's film investment and distribution business was founded in 2008 by former Showbox president Kim Woo-taek, who serves as chairman/CEO.
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Kim Woo-taek (Woo-Taek Kim) is listed as the CEO of Next Entertainment World Co., Ltd.
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NEW's headquarters is located at 5, Hakdong-ro 9-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (postal code 06044).
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Next Entertainment World is listed on the KOSDAQ exchange under stock code 160550.
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In 2014 China's Huace Media Group invested $52.7 million in NEW, the same year the company was listed on KOSDAQ.
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NEW's subsidiaries include Movie&NEW, Music&NEW, Studio&NEW, Bravo&NEW, Cine Q, Contents Panda, eNgine and NEW ID.
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NEW took the lead in the Korean film market share in 2013, becoming one of the country's most successful content distribution companies.
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NEW distributed the film 'My Daughter Is a Zombie' (2025) in South Korea; the film was produced by Naver Webtoon's Studio N, with international distribution handled by NEW's subsidiary Contents Panda.
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'My Daughter Is a Zombie' opened in South Korea on July 30, 2025 and recorded the biggest opening day at the Korean box office that year with 430,000 admissions.
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NEW distributed the zombie films Train to Busan (2016) and Peninsula (2020).
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NEW's official website is its-new.co.kr.
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