ABOUT US
What is IMX?
Ever since our establishment in 2001, IMX (Interactive Media Mix) has been a pioneer in Asian entertainment in Japan. Our commitment to encouraging borderless relationships and entertainment has allowed us to introduce a broad range of Korean and other Asian entertainment content to the Japanese market. We sparked the rise in popularity of Korean pop culture in Japan through our Korean entertainment streaming services, which we have now proudly provided for over two decades. We also host and advertise important events in the industry, such as the first-ever live appearance of Bae Yong Joon.
In 2020, to increase the audience of our high-quality entertainment as much as possible, we leveraged Amazon Prime’s wide consumer base and launched “Channel K”, a subscription-based channel within Amazon Prime Video that offers unlimited access to both brand-new titles and timeless masterpieces.
Additionally, we have been passionately promoting entertainment projects aimed at achieving heart-to-heart interaction within Asia. These projects include but are not limited to managing the activities of K-pop artists and actors within Japan, running official websites of K-pop artists and actors, merchandising our original and imported products on our shopping site “Brokore Store,” and organizing events.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Interactive Media Mix, Inc.
Share Capital: 100 million yen
Established: November 2001
Representative Director: Sohn Il-Hyung
Address: 4F Imas Kita-Shinagawa Bldg., 5-4-14 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001
Contact: https://imx.ne.jp/contact-us/
Operations
- Distributing Korean and other Asian entertainment content.
- Producing and merchandising CDs, DVDs, and other related products.
- Importing and promoting K-pop CDs and other K-culture products.
- Managing K-pop artists and actors.
- Planning and hosting of major industry events.
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY
◆At IMX, we aim to be a media outlet for heart-to-heart interaction within Asia.
As Asia continues to develop economically, it is undergoing dynamic changes both politically and socially. We at IMX believe our work developing and encouraging international relationships and mutual understanding is essential to building a future where people from different regions and languages can share the same excitement and emotions through the distribution and consumption of meaningful, expressive content.
Instead of simply trading in products, our corporate goal is to be a media outlet for borderless heart-to-heart interaction.
◆At IMX, we aim to achieve the best results through a process of continuous improvement based on interactive relationships with our clients and business partners.
At IMX, we pride ourselves on the quality of our services, and we recognize that our success is directly tied to the success of our clients and business partners. That’s why we’re committed to building interactive relationships with our clients and partners to continuously improve and enhance our services and results.
We aim to achieve the highest performance and results as possible by leveraging a broad range of media from traditional to cutting-edge technology and strategies in line with the current trends and target audiences, or through the flexible application of a combination of the most appropriate methods.
◆At IMX, we give our profits back to society in the form of improved quality of work to bring us closer to our goals.
At IMX, we believe that the profits we receive from our efforts are not just revenue, but a reflection of the trust that has been placed in us. That’s why we are committed to using our profits to continuously improve our quality of work, services, and products to better serve our clients and society.
◆At IMX, all employees understand our goals and values, and we are grateful to everyone we interact with in all areas of execution as we strive daily to achieve our goals.
OUR HISTORY 2001-2023
November 2001 Established Interactive Media Mix, Inc.
February 2002 Participated in a test streaming of the Korean drama “All About Eve” on a video broadcasting service run by Japan Telecom, which was the first streaming of a Korean drama in Japan.
April 2002 Launched the first full-scale video streaming service for Korean dramas in Japan. (On BROBA by NTT and Show Time by USEN)
September 2002 Organized “The Autumn in My Heart Tour,” the first tour in Japan of Korean drama filming locations.
March 2003 Launched our shopping website, “Brokore.”
February 2004 Established IMX, Inc. (Korea).
June 2004 Executed a management contract with an actor, Bae Yong Joon, on activities within Japan.
September 2004 Commenced streaming Korean dramas on Yahoo! Japan.
August 2005 Organized the commemorative event of the movie “April Snow” starring Bae Yong Joon, at Saitama Super Arena which was capable of 30,000 spectators, and streamed live in five cities across Japan.
December 2006 Released the classic music CD titled “BYJ Classics -Hero-,” which was inspired by Bae Yong Joon.
January 2007 Executed a management contract with an actor, An Jae Wook, on activities within Japan.
July 2008 Launched “KBS Download Mall,” a video streaming site in collaboration with KBS, the national broadcaster of South Korea.
December 2008 Executed a management contract with an actor, Lee Min Ho, on activities within Japan.
March 2009 Launched “MBC JAPAN,” a video streaming site in collaboration with MBC, the major broadcaster of South Korea.
April 2009 Organized an event, “Boys Over Flowers” featuring starring casts from the Korean movie “Boys Over Flowers,” which was remade as a Japanese manga with a circulation of 60 million.
January 2010 Executed a management contract with a K-POP group, ZE:A [CHIDLEN OF EMPIRE], on activities within Japan.
November 2010 Released the concert video of “K-POP DREAM CONCERT -History ‘07~’09,” which is one of the largest music events in South Korea, in theaters across Japan as the first release of K-POP concert video in a theater.
June 2011 Created the Musical of the hit Korean drama, “Princess Hours” in collaboration with Shochiku Ltd.
August 2011 Created the movie, “Noriko Goes to Seoul” starring a Japanese actress, Reiko Takashima, and Lee Hong Gi from FTISLAND.
(Broadcasted on KBS, the national broadcaster of South Korea.)
November 2011 Executed a management contract with an actor, Park Shin Hye, on activities within Japan.
December 2011 Executed a management contract with an actor, Lee Joon Gi, on activities within Japan.
September 2012 Launched a video streaming service for Internet cafes, “Korea TV Channel.”
April 2013 Executed a management contract with an actor, Yeo Jin Goo, on activities within Japan.
November 2013 Executed a management contract with an actor, Sung Hoon, on activities within Japan.
April 2017 Created “Idolmaster.KR,” the live-action Korean drama of “Idolmaster,” a globally popular video game from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, and commenced streaming it on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and regions worldwide, as the first release of Amazon Original series of Korean drama.
January 2018 Received two awards for “GYAO! the Best Drama of the Year” and “GYAO! the Best Store Drama of the Year” at the GYAO Awards 2017 by GYAO! to a Korean drama “Something about 1%.”
January 2019 Received an award for “The Best VOD Series of the Year” at the GYAO Awards 2018 by GYAO! to a Korean drama “My Secret Romance” starring a Korean actor, Sung Hoon.
October 2019 Commenced distributing the “BTS Special Package,” which is a bottled coffee drink branded with pictures of BTS as an official agency in Japan.
August 2020 Launched “Korean Drama & Entertainment Channel K,” a subscription-based channel on Amazon Prime Video which offers unlimited access to Korean video content.
September 2020 Organized the first online fan meeting in Japan of Son Ye Jin, an actor who starred in a Netflix original series “Crush Landing on You.”
February 2021 Launched the Japan official website of a K-POP group, WEi.
April ~ June 2021 Streamed Korean dramas, “So I Married an Anti-fan,” “Hush ~Silence Advisory~,” and “Oh My Ladylord” for the first time in Japan on Amazon Prime Video.
April 2022 Launched “IMXTOON,” the Webtoon label which publishes and distributes Webtoon series of Korean dramas.
May 2022 Executed a contract with SSTEAM (Currently Mini Record) regarding an exclusive distribution right within Japan as “1Takes Japan (Currently Mini Record Japan)”.
July 2022 Executed a management contract with an actor, Na In Woo, on activities within Japan.
October 2022 Organized the WEBTOON Talent Scout Audition in the collaboration with LEGIKA Studio and IMXTOON.
November 2022 Launched the Japan official website of a K-POP group, Billlie.
December 2022 Streamed “GIRL’S RE:VERSE,” the large-scale idol audition program in collaboration with K-POP and virtual, for the first time in Japan on ABEMA.
January 2023 Organized the first fan meeting of LOMON, an actor who starred in the Netflix original series “All of Us Are Dead.”
July 2023 Executed a management contract with GFRIEND YERIN on activities within Japan.
December 2023 Launched the Japan official Fanclub of an actor, Lomon
December 2023 Executed a management contract with Kyuhyun on activities within Japan.
