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A story of a Korean music that began at Young Chang
A sound of culture that was unveiled by HDC Young Chang
- 2018
- 04 Changed company name to HDC Young Chang
- 2016
- 12 Opened the “Young Chang Factory Store,” Korea’s first outlet store, which is directly run by the headquarters
- 01Developed and globally launched “LENA,” a next-generation audio semiconductor that ensures a high-resolution audio
- 2015
- 02 Ray Kurzweil was chosen as the winner of the “57th Technical GRAMMY® Award”
- 2014
- 11Granted the “2014 Korea Consumer Award” by the Korea Consumer Agency
- 09HDC Young Chang Concours was promoted to a Korea-China international music concours that is supported by the Pony Chung Foundation
- 2013
- 09 Hosted the first edition of Korea’s largest HDC Young Chang Concours that is supported by the Pony Chung Foundation
- 2012
- 02 Ray Kurzweil was chosen as the winner of the “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a NAMM Show in the United States
- 2011
- 10 Selected as one of the “10 Most Influential Musical Instrument Companies” in China
- 2010
- 09 Chosen as an official piano supplier to the David H. Koch Theater of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City
- 2006
- 05 Became a subsidiary of the Hyundai Development Company Group
- 2003
- 06 Granted the “Good Design (GD) Mark” by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (Weber PW-48AS)
- 07 Selected as the “Best Long-Lasting Product” by the Kyunghyang Shinmun
- 2002
- 03 Granted the “Excellent Enterprise Award for Improving Business Management” by the Korea Management Association
- 04 Chosen as the “First in Korea 2002” by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
- 2001
- 12 Selected as a winner of the TEC Awards by Mix magazine in the United States (PC 2X)
- 2000
- 11 Granted a “World Class Product of Korea” certification by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 1999
- 01 Ranked first in the US synthesizer market
- 09Chosen as a winner of the “KS Top 10 Award” by the Korean Standards Association
Selected as a winner of the TEC Awards by Mix magazine in the United States (K-2500AES)
- 11 Signed a contract with Steinway & Sons in Germany to manufacture pianos
- 1997
- 01 Selected as a winner of the TEC Awards by Mix magazine, an American magazine for the professional recording and sound technology industry (K-2500)
- 03 Scouted for a globally renowned piano design expert from Steinway & Sons in Germany
The “Sound of Peace” was chosen as the best commercial by consumers
- 1996
- 01 Chosen as the “Best Digital Piano of the Year 1995” by MMR Magazine in the United States (MARK-10)
- 02 Chosen as the “World’s Best Digital Piano” at the NAMM Show, which was held in Anaheim, CA, USA (Mark-10)
Became the first piano manufacturer in Korea to obtain an ISO 9001 certification for all sectors of the manufacturing process (UK LRQA)
- 12 Selected as the “Best Synthesizer of the Year 2017” by the Electronic Music Magazine (EMM)
- 1995
- 01 Chosen as the winner of the “Economic Justice Corporate Award” at the 4th KEJI Awards
- 02Selected as a part of the “World’s Top 5 Electronic Musical Instruments” by Le Monde de la musique (both MARK-10 and RG-200 made the list)
- 09 Completed the factory construction in Tianjin, China
- 10 Obtained the “First-class Mark” for pianos and electronic musical instruments
- 11 The PC-88 was chosen as a winner of the TEC Awards by Mix magazine
- 1993
- 02 The K-2000 was selected as the “Best Electronic Musical Instrument of the Year” by the Key Board in the United States
- 08 Became a gold medalist in carpentry at the 32nd WorldSkills
- 11 Developed Korea’s first soundproof piano
- 12 The K-2000 was chosen as a winner of the TEC Awards by Mix magazine in the United States
- 1992
- 02 Young Chang pianos were purchased by the St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia
- 06 The company’s synthesizer was granted the “GD Mark” for digital pianos
- 10 Chosen as one of the “World’s Top 10 Upright Pianos” by Diapason in France
- 12 The K-2000 was selected as the “Best Electronic Musical Instrument of the Year” by the Key Board in Japan
- 1991
- Ranked first in the world in terms of market share in the piano industry
- 02 Selected as one of the “World’s Top 5 Pianos” by Le Monde de la musique
- 04 Established the joint-stock Young Chang Foundry (YCF) in Tianjin, China
- 07 Became a gold medalist in carpentry at the WorldSkills
Chosen as one of the “World’s Top 3 High-End Digital Pianos” by the Key Board in the United States (Mark IV)
Developed the “Kurzweil K-2000,” Korea’s first synthesizer
- 1990
- 09 Started exporting Young Chang & Kurzweil’s electronic musical instruments
- 06 Acquired Kurzweil Music Systems and established the Young Chang R&D Institute (YCRDI) in Boston
- 1989
- 03 Founded a European branch
- 1988
- 08 Won the grand prize for the best productivity (in terms of promoting automation)
- 12 Received the first prize for the “Best Trademarked Brand” award (in other sectors by the Korean Intellectual Property Office)
Selected as a part of the “Excellent-Buy” by the French magazine, Le Monde
- 1987
- Exported Young Chang’s woodworking machines to Timesavers in the United States
- 05 Became the first international musical instrument company to obtain the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) certification
- 1985
- 01Founded a Canadian branch: Young Chang Canada
- 1984
- 03 Awarded the “Tin Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit” on National Tax Day
Founded a branch in Los Angeles, United States: Young Chang America
- 11 Awarded the “Twenty Million Dollar Export Tower” on National Export Day
- 1982
- 06 Became the first piano manufacturer in Korea to obtain a KS certification
- 11 Won the “International Technology Award” in the German piano sector
- 1983
- Became the first in Korea to develop the 275 cm-long, full-size concert grand piano
- 05 Won the “International Quality Award” in the Spanish piano sector
- 10 Chosen as the winner of the “Arabian Prestige Award”
- 1981
- 03 Signed a sales contract worth USD 8 million at Musikmesse, Frankfurt
- 06 Succeeded in selling 100 musical instruments for USD 4,500 each at the International Musical Instruments Trade Show in Chicago
- 11 Awarded the “Ten Million Dollar Export Tower” on National Export Day
- 1978
- 11 Started producing professional woodworking machines
Established a factory for manufacturing musical instruments in Gajwa-dong, Incheon
- 1977
- 07 Became a gold medalist in carpentry at the WorldSkills and received the “Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit”
- 1973
- 08Became a silver medalist in carpentry at the WorldSkills in Munich, Germany
- 1972
- 02Became the first in Korea to export 4,500 pianos to Japan
- 1971
- 04Became the first in Korea to export pianos to Hong Kong under the brand name, “Young Chang”
- 1968
- 07Became a gold medalist in carpentry at the WorldSkills in Switzerland
- 1956
- 11Founded Shin Hyang Piano