TME Group

TME Group
	Logo
Native name	티엠이그룹
Formerly	HIGROUND (하이그라운드)
Type	Private subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment;
Predecessor	HIGROUND; CHOSUN E&M;
Founded	June 2, 2014; 12 years ago
Founder	Bang Jung-oh [ko]
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Ahn Seok-jun (CEO)
Products	Korean drama, film
Services	Production; Distribution;
Revenue	₩634.95 billion (2024)
Net income	₩4.89 billion (2024)
Owner	Bang Jeong-oh 29.10%; Brilliant Goji Limited 29.10%; GTI Management 16.12%; ACCEL Technology Holdings Limited 8.15%; SK Joint Investment 2021 Private Equity Partnership 6.35%; KB Global Contents Private Equity Fund 4.76%; Kakao Entertainment 3.17%; SGAce Co., Ltd. 3.17%; [citation needed]
Number of employees	20
Website	https://tme-group.co.kr/

TME Group (formerly known as C-Story and HIGROUND) is a South Korean drama production company.^[2]^[3]

History

The company was founded in 2014 as C-Story, by Bang Jung-oh [ko], the former CEO of TV Chosun, and the second son of the parent company for TV Chosun.^[4]

On June 10, 2025, it merged with Chosun E&M The company name was changed from HIGROUND to TME Group.^[5]

Production works

Drama

year	broadcaster	title	co-producer	ref
2014	TV Chosun	The Greatest Marriage		^[3]
2015		Life in Additional Time^{[citation needed]}
2016	MBC TV	Night Light	Victory Contents
2017	Netflix	My Runway
2018	TV Chosun	Grand Prince
2019		Babel	Want's Maker Pictures
		Joseon Survival Period	Huayi Brothers Korea, Lotte Cultureworks	^[6]
		Leverage: Fraudsters	Production H	^[7]
2020		Queen: Love and War	Kotop Media	^[8]
		Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny	Victory Contents	^[9]
		Get Revenge	Blossom Story , Story Hunter	^[10]
2021	tvN	Mouse	studio invictus	^[11]
	TV Chosun	Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 2	Jidam Media, Chorokbaem Media	^[12]
		Uncle	Monster Union	^[13]
2022		Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3	Jidam Media, Chorokbaem Media	^[12]
		Becoming Witch	JS Pictures , great story	^[14]
	KBS2	The Law Cafe	Jidam Media	^[15]
	TV Chosun	Red Balloon	Chorokbaem Media	^[16]
2023	JTBC	Divorce Attorney Shin	SLL , Glmo	^[17]
	tvN	The Heavenly Idol	Pita Pat Studio	^[18]
	TV Chosun	Durian's Affair	Barunson Studio	^[19]
	TV Chosun	My Happy Ending	Story Vine Pictures, Studio IN	^[20]
2024	U+ Mobile TV	Branding in Seongsu	STUDIO X+U, Studio V Plus	^[21]
	TVING	Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard	Studio Dragon , Ace Factory	^[22]
	TV Chosun	DNA Lover	IP Box Media, Fan Entertainment	^[23]
	KBS2	Who Is She!	Studio V Plus, Idea Factory, Yein Plus	^[24]
2025	tvN	Our Unwritten Seoul	Monster Union	^[25]
	JTBC	The Nice Guys	Hive Media Corp, SLL	^[26]
	TV Chosun/Coupang Play Prime Video (outside Korea)	Confidence Queen	GHOST4 Production, The Fifth Wall Studio	^[27]
	TVchosun	No Next Life	First Man Studio, Megaphone	^[28]
2026	TVchosun	Doctor Shin	Syn&Studio	^[29]

Film

year	distributor	title	co-producer	ref
2025	Plus M Entertainment	Secret: Untold Melody	Hive Media Corp, Solaire Partners	^[30]

References

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^ 티엠이 그룹 [TME Group]. jobkorea.co.kr. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b HIGROUND. "HIGROUND". www.higround.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
^ Lee, Ja-yeon (March 8, 2024). [인터뷰] 한 카테고리를 장인처럼 다루는 제작사의 역량이 중요하다, 김환철 하이그라운드 대표 [[Interview] The ability of a production company to master a specific category is crucial: Kim Hwan-cheol, CEO of Highground]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ Oh, Myung-eon (June 10, 2025). [게시판] 제작사 하이그라운드, TV조선 E&M과 합병 [[Bulletin Board] Production company Highground merges with TV Chosun E&M.]. Yna.
^ Joo, Yu-kyung (August 18, 2019). [TV북마크] ‘조선생존기’ 서지석x경수진x박세완, 현대로 무사 귀환 [[TV Bookmark] Seo Ji-seok, Kyung Soo-jin, and Park Se-wan Return Safely to Modern Times in 'Joseon Survival']. Donga news (in Korean). Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Naver.
^ Choi, Na-young (August 28, 2019). 전혜빈, TV조선 드라마 '레버리지' 출연 확정..미모+연기 완벽 사기꾼 변신(공식) [Jeon Hye-bin confirmed to star in TV Chosun's drama "Leverage"; transforms into a con artist with perfect acting skills (official)]. Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ Park, Soo-in (6 December 2019). '간택' 캐릭터 포스터 공개, 독보적 색감 더한 10인 아우라 ['Selection' character posters revealed, showcasing 10 characters with unique colors and auras.]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ Kim, Ji-hye (July 9, 2020). '바람과 구름과 비', VOD 서비스 3주 연속 1위..명품 사극 위상 입증 ["Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny" tops VOD services for three consecutive weeks, proving its status as a premium historical drama.]. heraldpop (in Korean). Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Naver.
^ Yoon, Sang-geun (November 29, 2020). "'복수해라' 김사랑 결연의지 엔딩..분당 최고 4.1%[종합]" ['Revenge' Kim Sarang willingness to end.. Highest 4.1% per minute [Total]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ Kim, Hye-mi (May 20, 2021). ‘마우스: 더 라스트’ 번외 결말 있다? 이승기X이희준 등 출연 [Will there be a sequel to 'Mouse: The Last'? Lee Seung-gi and Lee Hee-joon will appear.]. newsinside. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Jin, Hyang-hee (February 7, 2021). ‘결사곡3’ 강신효-지영산-이혜숙 “시즌3 판사현, 신유신, 김동미” ["Decision to Leave 3": Kang Shin-hyo, Ji Young-san, and Lee Hye-sook "Season 3: Pan Sa-hyeon, Shin Yu-shin, and Kim Dong-mi"]. mk.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-04 – via Naver.
^ '엉클' 오정세-전혜진-박선영-이상우-황우슬혜 '믿보배' 라인업. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Kyunghyang, Co. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Naver.
^ "≪브레이크뉴스≫ 이유리·이민영·윤소이 출연 확정, 미스터리 블랙코미디 '마녀는 살아있다' 캐스팅". 브레이크뉴스. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^ Ji, Seung-hoon (January 24, 2022). [단독] 이승기, '법대로 사랑하라' 출연 확정 [[Exclusive] Lee Seung-gi confirmed to appear in 'Love According to the Law'] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Han, Hae-sun (August 24, 2022). 서지혜·이성재·홍수현·이상우, 문영남 작가 '빨간 풍선' 캐스팅[공식] [Official: Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Sang-woo cast in 'Red Balloon' written by Moon Young-nam]. MT Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Naver.
^ 변호사 된 조승우, 어떤 모습일까 (신성한 이혼). Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ Son, Bong-seok (December 15, 2022). 최재현, '성스러운 아이돌' 임기응변 아이콘 캐시 [Choi Jae-hyun improves Icon Cash in 'The Heavenly Idol']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Lee Ji-hyun (June 1, 2023). 최명길, 이것이 바로 '명불허전 관록' 이다…임성한 작가와 23년 만에 재회 ('아씨두리안') (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kang Ga-hee (November 14, 2023). '나의 해피엔드' 장나라·손호준→박호산 '믿보배' 총출동..첫 호흡부터 연기합 최강. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Choi, Na-young (January 9, 2024). '브랜딩인성수동' 김지은X로몬X양혜지X김호영, 2호선 성수역의 핑크빛 스릴러 ['Branding Inseong Manual' Kim Ji-eun X Lomon X Yang Hye-ji X Kim Ho-young, a pink thriller at Seongsu Station on Line 2] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Shin, Young-eun (September 4, 2024). '느그 동재' 아닌 '우리 동재' 이준혁 온다...'좋거나 나쁜 동재' 10월 10일 공개 [Lee Joon-hyuk, not 'Your Dong-jae' but 'Our Dong-jae' is coming...'Good or Bad Dong-jae' to be released on October 10th] (in Korean). Maeil Gyeongje. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Mi-ji (April 8, 2024). 최시원X정인선X이태환X정유진, 'DNA 러버' 출연확정... 혁명적 5세대 로코(공식) [Choi Si-won, Jung In-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, and Jung Yoo-jin confirmed to appear in revolutionary fifth generation romantic comedy series 'DNA Lover']. Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Son, Bong-seok (November 19, 2024). '수상한 그녀' 김해숙과 정지소의 우당탕탕 걸그룹 도전기가 펼쳐진다! ['Suspicious Girl' Kim Hae-sook and Jeong Ji-so's girl group challenge unfolds!] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Shin, Young-eun (December 3, 2024). 박보영·박진영 '미지의 서울', 내년 상반기 tvN 첫 방송 [공식] [Official: 'Our Unwritten Seoul' starring Park Bo-young and Park Jin-young will premiere on TVN in the first half of next year [2025]]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Maeil Media Group. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Yoo, Ji-hye (May 27, 2025). "JTBC 금요드라마 신설…이동욱 '착한 사나이' 첫 타자" [JTBC's new Friday drama... Lee Dong-wook's first batter in 'Good Man']. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2025.
^ Son, Bong-seok (July 23, 2025). ‘컨피던스맨 KR’ 박민영 “죽이지만 않으면 되잖아!” [Park Min-young in ‘Confidence Man KR’: “As long as you don’t kill me, that’s fine!”]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Naver.
^ Son, Bong-seok (October 22, 2025). ‘다음생은 없으니까’ 김희선 “예쁨을 내려놓기로 했다” [Kim Hee-sun: "No Next Life": "I Decided to Let Go of My Beauty"]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Soo-jin (February 19, 2026). 임성한 작가, 의학스릴러 드라마 '닥터신' 컴백 [Writer Im Seong-han returns with the medical thriller "Doctor Shin."]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2026.
^ "주걸륜·계륜미와 달라"…'말할수없는비밀' 도경수♥원진아, 원작 팬 만족할까? [종합]

External links

Official website (in Korean)

[1] '결작이작' 제작사 카카오엔터 등서 400억 투자 유치 : 네이트 뉴스 ["The Return of Superman" attracts 40 billion won in investment from Kakao Entertainment and other companies.]. 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-04.

[2] 티엠이 그룹 [TME Group]. jobkorea.co.kr. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[:1-3] HIGROUND. "HIGROUND". www.higround.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-08-04.

[4] Lee, Ja-yeon (March 8, 2024). [인터뷰] 한 카테고리를 장인처럼 다루는 제작사의 역량이 중요하다, 김환철 하이그라운드 대표 [[Interview] The ability of a production company to master a specific category is crucial: Kim Hwan-cheol, CEO of Highground]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[5] Oh, Myung-eon (June 10, 2025). [게시판] 제작사 하이그라운드, TV조선 E&M과 합병 [[Bulletin Board] Production company Highground merges with TV Chosun E&M.]. Yna.

[6] Joo, Yu-kyung (August 18, 2019). [TV북마크] ‘조선생존기’ 서지석x경수진x박세완, 현대로 무사 귀환 [[TV Bookmark] Seo Ji-seok, Kyung Soo-jin, and Park Se-wan Return Safely to Modern Times in 'Joseon Survival']. Donga news (in Korean). Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Naver.

[7] Choi, Na-young (August 28, 2019). 전혜빈, TV조선 드라마 '레버리지' 출연 확정..미모+연기 완벽 사기꾼 변신(공식) [Jeon Hye-bin confirmed to star in TV Chosun's drama "Leverage"; transforms into a con artist with perfect acting skills (official)]. Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[8] Park, Soo-in (6 December 2019). '간택' 캐릭터 포스터 공개, 독보적 색감 더한 10인 아우라 ['Selection' character posters revealed, showcasing 10 characters with unique colors and auras.]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[9] Kim, Ji-hye (July 9, 2020). '바람과 구름과 비', VOD 서비스 3주 연속 1위..명품 사극 위상 입증 ["Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny" tops VOD services for three consecutive weeks, proving its status as a premium historical drama.]. heraldpop (in Korean). Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Naver.

[10] Yoon, Sang-geun (November 29, 2020). "'복수해라' 김사랑 결연의지 엔딩..분당 최고 4.1%[종합]" ['Revenge' Kim Sarang willingness to end.. Highest 4.1% per minute [Total]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[11] Kim, Hye-mi (May 20, 2021). ‘마우스: 더 라스트’ 번외 결말 있다? 이승기X이희준 등 출연 [Will there be a sequel to 'Mouse: The Last'? Lee Seung-gi and Lee Hee-joon will appear.]. newsinside. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

[:0-12] Jin, Hyang-hee (February 7, 2021). ‘결사곡3’ 강신효-지영산-이혜숙 “시즌3 판사현, 신유신, 김동미” ["Decision to Leave 3": Kang Shin-hyo, Ji Young-san, and Lee Hye-sook "Season 3: Pan Sa-hyeon, Shin Yu-shin, and Kim Dong-mi"]. mk.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-04 – via Naver.

[13] '엉클' 오정세-전혜진-박선영-이상우-황우슬혜 '믿보배' 라인업. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Kyunghyang, Co. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Naver.

[14] "≪브레이크뉴스≫ 이유리·이민영·윤소이 출연 확정, 미스터리 블랙코미디 '마녀는 살아있다' 캐스팅". 브레이크뉴스. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

[15] Ji, Seung-hoon (January 24, 2022). [단독] 이승기, '법대로 사랑하라' 출연 확정 [[Exclusive] Lee Seung-gi confirmed to appear in 'Love According to the Law'] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Naver.

[16] Han, Hae-sun (August 24, 2022). 서지혜·이성재·홍수현·이상우, 문영남 작가 '빨간 풍선' 캐스팅[공식] [Official: Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Sang-woo cast in 'Red Balloon' written by Moon Young-nam]. MT Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Naver.

[17] 변호사 된 조승우, 어떤 모습일까 (신성한 이혼). Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[18] Son, Bong-seok (December 15, 2022). 최재현, '성스러운 아이돌' 임기응변 아이콘 캐시 [Choi Jae-hyun improves Icon Cash in 'The Heavenly Idol']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Naver.

[19] Lee Ji-hyun (June 1, 2023). 최명길, 이것이 바로 '명불허전 관록' 이다…임성한 작가와 23년 만에 재회 ('아씨두리안') (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Naver.

[20] Kang Ga-hee (November 14, 2023). '나의 해피엔드' 장나라·손호준→박호산 '믿보배' 총출동..첫 호흡부터 연기합 최강. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.

[osen-21] Choi, Na-young (January 9, 2024). '브랜딩인성수동' 김지은X로몬X양혜지X김호영, 2호선 성수역의 핑크빛 스릴러 ['Branding Inseong Manual' Kim Ji-eun X Lomon X Yang Hye-ji X Kim Ho-young, a pink thriller at Seongsu Station on Line 2] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Naver.

[22] Shin, Young-eun (September 4, 2024). '느그 동재' 아닌 '우리 동재' 이준혁 온다...'좋거나 나쁜 동재' 10월 10일 공개 [Lee Joon-hyuk, not 'Your Dong-jae' but 'Our Dong-jae' is coming...'Good or Bad Dong-jae' to be released on October 10th] (in Korean). Maeil Gyeongje. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Naver.

[23] Lee, Mi-ji (April 8, 2024). 최시원X정인선X이태환X정유진, 'DNA 러버' 출연확정... 혁명적 5세대 로코(공식) [Choi Si-won, Jung In-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, and Jung Yoo-jin confirmed to appear in revolutionary fifth generation romantic comedy series 'DNA Lover']. Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Naver.

[24] Son, Bong-seok (November 19, 2024). '수상한 그녀' 김해숙과 정지소의 우당탕탕 걸그룹 도전기가 펼쳐진다! ['Suspicious Girl' Kim Hae-sook and Jeong Ji-so's girl group challenge unfolds!] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Naver.

[25] Shin, Young-eun (December 3, 2024). 박보영·박진영 '미지의 서울', 내년 상반기 tvN 첫 방송 [공식] [Official: 'Our Unwritten Seoul' starring Park Bo-young and Park Jin-young will premiere on TVN in the first half of next year [2025]]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Maeil Media Group. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Naver.

[26] Yoo, Ji-hye (May 27, 2025). "JTBC 금요드라마 신설…이동욱 '착한 사나이' 첫 타자" [JTBC's new Friday drama... Lee Dong-wook's first batter in 'Good Man']. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[27] Son, Bong-seok (July 23, 2025). ‘컨피던스맨 KR’ 박민영 “죽이지만 않으면 되잖아!” [Park Min-young in ‘Confidence Man KR’: “As long as you don’t kill me, that’s fine!”]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Naver.

[28] Son, Bong-seok (October 22, 2025). ‘다음생은 없으니까’ 김희선 “예쁨을 내려놓기로 했다” [Kim Hee-sun: "No Next Life": "I Decided to Let Go of My Beauty"]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Naver.

[29] Kim, Soo-jin (February 19, 2026). 임성한 작가, 의학스릴러 드라마 '닥터신' 컴백 [Writer Im Seong-han returns with the medical thriller "Doctor Shin."]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2026.

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