

In 2004, after the boy band g.o.d.'s group contract with SidusHQ ended, they signed a contract with JYP. JYP then turned its focus towards the duo brothers One Two in 2003. On December 27, 2002, the company's first boy group was a four-member vocal oriented group Noel, but they failed to attract popularity. Rain would then rise to become a commercial success throughout and beyond Asia, which was seen when his third studio album, It's Raining, went on to record cumulative sales of over 1 million copies in seven Asian countries, including Korea. In December 2000, JYP signed Rain as a trainee, who made his debut two years later in May 2002.

2000–2009: Early success and second generation K-pop artists While the group itself was managed by SidusHQ, their first album, Chapter 1, was produced by Park. In cooperation with SidusHQ, JYP oversaw the formation of g.o.d, which would make their debut appearance on January 13, 1999. In 1999, entertainment company SidusHQ introduced the future members of boy band Groove Over Dose (g.o.d) to Park as their producer and mentor. In 1997, the company signed its first artist and female solo artist, Pearl. Park) as Tae-Hong Planning Corporation, which eventually became JYP Entertainment in 2001. JYP Entertainment was founded in 1997 by South Korean singer-songwriter Park Jin-young (named after his stage name, J. Park Jin-young, founder of JYP Entertainment History 1997–1999: Formation and first generation K-pop artist 1.4 2018–2020: Further success and fourth generation K-pop artists.1.3 2010–2017: Joint ventures and third generation K-pop artists.1.2 2000–2009: Early success and second generation K-pop artists.

