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Jul. - Released an updated version of Voca-Race (Version 1.5)
Mar. - Received a patent for Voca-Race
(based on Automatic Synchronized Memorization or ASM)
Feb. - Sponsored the MBC sitcom “Taehee, Hegyo, and Jihyun”
- - Won the Grand Prize at the Web Awards 2009 for GnB Voca-Race
Jan. - Launched Voca-Race version 1.0 (vocabulary memorization software)
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Dec. - CEO Jangsoo Kim was named as New Intellectuals of the Year 2008
Oct. - CEO Kim gave TV lecture on English education in Korea on the MBC talk show,
“Life is Wonderful!”
The 7th study tour for Teachers of the Year
Sep. - Released “Einstein A+” (GnB’s inaugural iStudy series)
Aug. - CEO Kim was awarded at the 5th Korea’s Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards
(Ministry of Knowledge Economy in R&D category)
Jul. - Released TOSEL Prep Books series
May. - Release of the Storyville series
Apr. - CEO Kim is featured on the GS Gangnam Broadcasting “Lee Sangyeol Show”
- Sponsored SBS drama “I Love You”
- Hosted the KBC Badminton tournaments in Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces
- Sponsored children’s musical “The Bremen Town Musicians”
Mar. - Launched GnB Clobal Leader Nurturing Project
(Presentations aimed at helping students study in the U.S. and Canada)
Feb. - CEO Kim gave TV lecture on “Change Your Ways and Master English!”
(broadcast nationwide via OBS, KNN, TJB, KBC, TBC, UBC, CJB, GTB, JTV, and JIBS)
Jan. - Sponsored the 2007 Asia Model Festival Award
- Produced Merry Mother Goose (26 part-animation series)
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Nov. - Introduced a new text messaging service on the company website
- The 6th study tour for the advisory committee and ‘Best Educators of the Year’
Oct. - Published the first edition of GnB English News (monthly newsletter)
- Won the Grand Prize at the 3rd Korea Best Brand Award
(English Education category)
- Partnered with Mountain View School Division in Vancouver, Canada
Sep. - Sponsored film “My Father”
Aug. - established GnB Continental College CANADA
Jul. - Launched GnB Placement Test software
Jun. - Sponsored Movie Industry "Pruning The Grapevine"
May. - Awarded Integrated Franchise English From 2007 5th Eduction Industry
Grand Prize
Mar. - Re-arranged Hi! GnB Festival
Feb. - Awarded Customer Service From 2007 7th Korea Web Awards
Jan. - Founded GnB e-Training Learning Center
- Awarded the Best Korea Education Leader From Association of Korea Journalists
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Jun. - Winner at the 7th Korea Franchise Awards
Mar. - Hi! GnB Festival Monthly Event / Yearly Event
Feb. - New Year's Party 'GnB Together & Forever' (at Grand Intercontinental Hotel)
- Winner at the 6th Korea Web Awards (GnB English Learning Manager)
- Winner at the 2006 Korea Industry of English Education Awards
(Institute Franchising)
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Dec. - Hi! GnB Festival, 'Top Ranking' Event
Sep. - Acquirement of INNO-BIZ Certification
- Winner at the Consumer Loving National Brand Awards
(category of English Institute)
- The winner of the Korea Education Industry Awards (winner for 3 years)
Jun. - Winner at the 2005 Korea Franchise Awards
(Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy)
- Acquirement of ISO 9001 Certificate
(development, sale of software and additional service)
May. - Hi! GnB Festival
Feb. - GnB Online Ranking System
- First prize winner of the 5th Korea Web Awards
(category of Educational Solution)
Jan. - Release of 'Sounds Good' (E.S.L)
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Dec. - Participated in the International English Expo & Conference 2004
Nov. - Officially support conferences of The Asian Association of Teachers of English
as a Foreign Language (Asia TEFL)
- Completed development of the GnB Online Ranking System
- The company's 4th founding anniversary gathering of general managers
(Beijing, China)
- Support a charity concert for helping cancer patients
Sep. - Opening a prize list of books (1st)
- Organizing the 4th committee
Aug. - Beginning of outdoor advertising
Jul. - Winner of the Korea Education Industry Awards
- Release of 'Daily Talk' series
Jun. - CEO Jangsoo Kim awarded the 2004 Korea Leading Businessman Award
May. - Joint Children's Day marketing with Outback Steak House
Mar. - Beginning of Digital GnB Service
- Release of TV advertisement for 'GnB English Life' (after Evening News 9)
Feb. - Release of 'Talk the Talk' (middle school special)
- Release of GnB English Software Level 3 Books ('Happy Farm', etc.)
- Release of Newspaper advertisement for 'GnB English Life'
(The Chosun Ilbo, The JoongAng Ilbo, The Dong-A Ilbo)
Jan. - New Year's Party 'Digital GnB, New Takeoff' (at Hilton Hotel Seoul)
- Release of 'GnB Books For Middle School'
- Release of 'Buzz & Poppy'
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Dec. - Winner at the Golden prize at the 2003 Korea Software Awards
- Release of GnB study-aid books for elementary school (3rd and 4th grade)
- Release of GnB English Software level 2 Books (‘Our Daddy’, etc.)
Nov. - First edition of monthly magazine, 'GnB English Life' issued.
Oct. - Release of GnB English Software level 1 Books (Susie's Day, etc.)
Sep. - Winner at the Korea New Software Awards
(the Minister of Information and Communication)
Jul.~Sep. - Supplementary training tour of the country
May~Jul. - CEO's lecturing tour for principals
Jul. - Release of 'Books for PELT'
- Recieved a patent for ‘System and Method for Language Education Using
[Thought Unit] and [Relation Question]’ (No. 0392890)
- Winner at the Korea Education Industry Awards
Jun. - Release of 'Joony's Letters & E-mails'
- Release of 'Ivy Top' (for high level students)
- Release of 'Susie's Day Activity Book'
May - Opening of 'seminar room' in the head office (100 seats)
Mar. - Release of 'Junior TOEIC'
- Release of 'Joony's Diary'
Feb. - Opening of recording & Internet broadcasting studio
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Dec. - Construction of Distribution Center (Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do)
- Renewal of www.GnBEnglish.com
Oct. - Building of 8-story head office
(GnB Bd, 968-1, Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea)
Sep. - Release of story series, 'Huge Carrot' and etc.
Aug. - Release of grammar series, 'Grammar Basic' and etc.
- Release of 'Jump Jump' (special series)
Feb. - CEO's TV English course for the nation
Title : "The base of English is very important!" (episode 1, 2)
(iTV, PSB, TJB, KBC, TBC, UBC, CJB, GTV, JTV, JIBS)
Jan. - Release of 'Speak Up' (E.S.L)
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Dec. - Completed development of 80 kinds of Line-up books (E.F.L)
- Change of the name of the corporation : GnB English Education Co., Ltd.
Nov. - Release of pre-level books (‘What’s This?’, etc.)
- Beginning of developing digital learning system and publishing
Aug. - Release of GnB English Software Books (‘Magic Book’, etc.)
Jun. - Avertisement on public TV
May. - Establishment of regional offices (64)
Apr. - KBC seminar for parents
Jan. - First newspaper advertisement (The Chosun Ilbo) (start of business)
- 1st teacher training session
- 1st management training for principals and general managers
- Full page advertisement (The Chosun Ilbo, The JoongAng Ilbo, The Dong-A Ilbo)
- Completion of Distribution Center 1 (Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do)
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Nov. - Release of 'Are you my mother?' and etc.
Oct. - Founding Corporation : 영어가되는영어교육(주)
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