The operational methods of "Cemter of Inspiration," the one-person agency established by the duo AKMU (Lee Chan-hyuk, Lee Su-hyun) after leaving YG Entertainment after 12 years, have been revealed.
A video titled "AKMU Suhyun's Day" was released on Kian84's YouTube channel on the 30th. It featured Kian84 personally visiting the "Cemter of Inspiration" office and receiving a tour from Lee Suhyun.
Lee Suhyun stated, "We are using the basement and the second floor of a building, and including my brother and me, there are 10 employees." Half of the employees are reportedly former YG Entertainment staff who joined through job transitions.
The office interior was free-spirited itself. Instead of individual partitions or separate rooms, AKMU shared a single table with spaces divided by curtains. Introducing her desk, Lee Suhyun also shared a special hobby, saying, "What I do here is touch Mallang-i or give Mallang-i as gifts to people."
Lee Chan-hyuk's desk was separately called the "Cemter Head" position. Regarding the work system, Lee Suhyun shared, "We have a four-day workweek, and we designate every Tuesday as fitness day, doing about an hour and a half of group exercise together." In addition, Lee Suhyun was called "Princess" within the company. Employees are called with their family names attached, such as "Inspiration Son," "Inspiration Kim," "Inspiration Roh," "Inspiration Ko," and "Inspiration Hwang."
The company name "Cemter of Inspiration" was first revealed last April through tvN's "You Quiz on the Block." At the time, Lee Chan-hyuk explained, "Ever since our pre-debut auditions, we were asked 'Where do you get your inspiration?' so many times that we simply decided to name the place where we are the Cemter of Inspiration." He also drew attention by assessing the welfare level compared to his previous workplace, saying, "After working for about two months, it's a place you can bet your life on."
Siblings Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun debuted through YG Entertainment in 2014 and promoted for 12 years before setting up an independent agency when their exclusive contract with YG Entertainment ended in December of last year.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)
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