Zanybros

Zanybros
IndustryMultimedia entertainment
GenreVideo production, recording label
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FounderHong Won-ki
Kim Jun-hong
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
SubsidiariesZB Label
Websitezanybros.com

Zanybros (Korean쟈니브로스, stylized as ZANYBROS) is a South Korean video production company specializing in music video and commercial film production.

Zanybros was founded in 2002 by director Hong Won-ki and videographer Kim Jun-hong and has evolved to be one of the most influential music video companies of the Korean Wave.[1][2][3][4] Zanybros also includes the subsidiary companies Astro Digital Lab, a post production company, the specialised camera team Roll Cam and the lighting company Strobe. They have worked with indie bands as well as entertainment agencies such as S.M. Entertainment[5] and JYP Entertainment.[6]

Among the work of Zanybros are some of the highest budget productions in the Korean music video industry, including Seo Taiji's "Moai"[7] and B.A.P's "One Shot"[8]

In 2020, Zanybros and director Hong Won-ki produced their first web series, Goedam, together with Megabox Plus M. The series was acquired by Netflix.

ZB Label

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The company's newest subsidiary, a recording company, ZB Label, released a debut music video, "Bomb", on October 20, 2019, for their first artist, Korean-American Alex Christine, also known as AleXa.[3][9][10]

On September 10, 2021, Zanybros co-founder Hong Won-ki and his band MilkTz (밀크티즈) released their debut album MilkTz the 197x under ZB Label and Warner Music Korea.[11][12]

ZB Label's chief executive officer is Kim Jun-hong, the other co-founder of Zanybros.

Music videos (selection)

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2024

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  • AleXa - "Sick"
  • Be'O - "Criminal"
  • Blackswan - "Roll Up"
  • Bolbbalgan4 - "Lips"
  • DKZ - "Like a Movie"
  • Gyubin - "Sattelite"
  • ILY:1 - "Firework"
  • Juniel - "Bye"
  • Lee DongYeol - "Drip Drop"
  • Moonbyul - "Think About"
  • Oneus - "Now"
  • Primrose - "Freyja"
  • Rothy - "Happy Ebd"
  • Sevenus - "Want You Back", 'Pretty Good"
  • Solar - "Colors"
  • Waker - Atlantis

2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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  • 100% - "Sketch U"
  • 24K - "Only You"
  • 4Men - "Break Up The Morning"
  • 7SENSES - "7senses", "Girl Crush", "Like a Diamond"
  • Ailee - "Reminiscing"
  • AOA - "Bing Bing", "Excuse Me"
  • April - "Take My Hand"
  • B.A.P - "Honeymoon", "Wake Me Up"
  • BTS - "Come Back Home"
  • Bursters - "Dreamer", "Wherever You Are"
  • CANDO (feat. 정재필) - "Funfun"
  • CNBLUE - "Starting Over"
  • Color Girls - "Colorful Days"
  • Cross Gene - "Black or White"
  • Crush - "Last Festival"
  • DinDin - "Super Super Lonely"
  • Eddy Kim - "Now"
  • Elris - "Pow Pow", "We, First"
  • Fly To The Sky - "Your Season"
  • GFriend - "Fingertip", "Love Whisper", "Summer Rain"
  • Heize - "In the Time Spent With You"
  • Highlight - "Can Be Better"
  • I - "I Wish"
  • Ivy (艾菲) - "离骚"
  • Ivy (艾菲) & Sdanny Lee (李斯丹妮) - "Bad Girls Need Love Too"
  • Imfact - "Tension Up"
  • Infinite - "Air"
  • Jang Moon-bok & Seo Hyun-woo - "Don't Be Scared"
  • Jessi - "Don't Make Me Cry"
  • Kiku - "Rain"
  • Kiku - "Yes or No"
  • Kim Hyun-Joong - "風車<re:wind>"
  • KNK - "Rain"
  • KNK - "Sun.Moon.Star"
  • Kriesha Chu - "Trouble"
  • Letter flow - "Enough"
  • Loopy & Nafla - "Internet War"
  • Lovelyz - "Twinkle"
  • MAMAMOO - "Aze Gag", "Yes I Am"
  • Masta Wu (feat. Dok2) - "Shit"
  • NCT 127 - "Limitless (Performance ver.)" (Filmed by their RollCam but the director is Kim Ja-Kyoung of Flexible Pictures)
  • Nicky Park - "Fly High"
  • Nine Muses - "Love City", "Remember"
  • OGUGU - "Ice Chu"
  • Pentagon - "Gorilla (Japanese ver.)"
  • P.O.P - "Catch You"
  • Romeo - "Without U"
  • Rothy - "Star"
  • Samuel - "Candy"
  • Sdanny Lee (李斯丹妮) - "Animal"
  • Shinhwa - "Touch"
  • S.I.S - "I've Got A Feeling"
  • SNH48 - "Dawn in Naples", "Glorious Times", "My Stage", "Summer Pirates", "Yes or No"
  • Sohee - "Spotlight"
  • Sonamoo - "I Think I Love U"
  • Suran - "Sad Pain"
  • Teen Top - "Love is"
  • The Boyz - "I'm Your Boy"
  • TopSecret - "Mind Control", "She"
  • Trax - "Road"
  • TRCNG - "Spectrum"
  • UNIT BLACK - "Steal Your Heart"
  • Urban Zakapa - Moai
  • UP10TION - "Going Crazy"
  • Vromance - "I'm Fine"
  • Wanna One - "Beautiful (Performance Ver.)"
  • Wanna One - "Energetic", "Wanna Be (My Baby)"
  • Yesung, Seulgi - "Darling U"
  • YHBOYS - "梦想加油"
  • Younha - "Take Five"
  • Z-uK - "Push&Pull"

2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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2010

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2009

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2008

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  • Ahn Jae-wook - "이별 인 건지"
  • Epik High - "Breakdown", "One 1minute 1second"
  • Wheesung - "Star Falls"
  • Nell - "Part2", "Recede", "Walking Through The Time Of Remembrance"
  • Seo Taiji - "Bermuda Triangle", "Human Dream", "Moai", "Tik Tak"
  • SS501 - "Dejavue", "Lucky Days", "Song For You", "Your Man"

Commercial film (selection)

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2016

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2015

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2014

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  • Haruyache Interactive Commercial Film
  • TBC TV commercial

2013

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2012

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  • Galaxy S Olympic Cheering Song - 모두 애쓰리
  • LG - 3D TV 3D Content Video,'Girl's Generation'
  • Samsung - YOG (youth Olympic Game 2012) Promotion MV

2011

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  • LG - 3D Contents G.NA
  • LG Nethard
  • Samsung - Mp3 Player Tictoc Promotion Winner
  • LG Monitor - Super Led Monitor Global Promotion
  • Aziatix - Cold [US Ver.]
  • Hankook - 60th anniversary Promotion

2010

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  • Samsung - Mp3 Player Tictoc Brand Launching (Europe)
  • Apple - iPhone 4 - Function Drama
  • Apple - iPhone 4 - Creative Movie Ad
  • Apple - iPhone 4 Launching Movie, Launching On Line
  • KT Nexus One (Google Phone) – Commercial Film
  • KT I Phone 4 Short Film - Zombie Hunter
  • LG - Led Monitor Bland Launching World Wide Cm
  • Manchester United 박지성 - 자생한방병원 -
  • Samsung - Navibot Commercial Film
  • Canon - Eos 500d Webtoon Drama (Seti – 윤태호작가)
  • LG - Network Monitor BToB Promotion
  • LG - LED Monitor Launching Video
  • CGV - Promotion Video (China)
  • Everland - Summer Splash Online Commercial film
  • Nongshim - 둥지냉면 Launching Viral

Concert documentary and VCR

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2012

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2011

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  • SBS Gayodaejun VCR

2009

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2008

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Drama, Entertainment and Film

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2022

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  • wavve - MMM_Where are we now (with RBW and Studio wavve)

2021

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2020

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References

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