G-Market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"G-Market was founded in 2000 by Koo Yeong Bae as 'AuctionWeb' & 'ShoppingMall', part of a larger personal site. Originally, the site belonged to Online Market Group, a consulting firm. Bae had tried to register the domain name 'GreenMarket' but found it already taken, so he shortened it to his second choice, 'gmarket.co.kr'. G-Market is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. He has served as G-Market's president and CEO since 2000."