FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment (Korean: FNC 엔터테인먼트; stands for "fish and cake") is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by South Korean singer and record producer Han Seong-ho. The label operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. The label previously known as FNC Music, which only managing musicians and later changed its name to FNC Entertainment in 2012 and began to broaden their business field of entertainment. It has since January 2012, been based in its own company offices in Cheongdam-dong.
Native name | 에프엔씨엔터테인먼트 FNC 엔터테인먼트 |
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Formerly | FNC Music (2006–2012) |
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Traded as | KRX: 173940 |
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Founded | December 14, 2006 |
Founder | Han Seong-ho |
Headquarters | , South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Han Seong-ho (Founder and chairman) Ahn Seok-joon (CEO) Han Seong-hoon (CEO) Cho Sung-wan (President of FNC Entertainment) Kim Yong-sung (Director) |
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Parent | CJ E&M |
Subsidiaries | see list |
Website | www |
The name is based on the miracle of feeding the multitude using only five loaves and the two fish. This is because Han Sung-ho is a devout Christian, he uses the name to hope for more miracles happen for the company.
The label is home to prominent K-pop artists such as F.T. Island, CNBLUE, AOA, N.Flying, SF9, and Cherry Bullet. It also manages a number of entertainers, including Yoo Jae-suk, Jeong Hyeong-don, Lee Guk-joo, and Lee Se-young, and a number of actors, including Jung Hae-in, Jung Jin-young, Lee Dong-gun, Park Gwang-hyun, Sung Hyuk, Kim Won-hee, and Kim Yeon-seo.
Artists
Recording artists
Soloists
- Hong-gi (F.T. Island)
- Yonghwa (CNBLUE)
- Jong-hyun
- Innovator
Groups
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Sub-units & Project groups
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Actors and actresses[2]
- Baek Ju-ho
- Choi Min-hwan
- Han Eun-seo
- Jin Ye-ju
- Jung Eugene
- Jung Hae-in
- Jung Jin-young
- Jung Yong-hwa
- Kang Chan-hee
- Kang Min-hyuk
- Kim Chan-mi
- Kim Chul-min
- Kim In-seong
- Kim Jae-hyun
- Kim Nu-ri
- Kim Ro-woon
- Kim Seol-hyun
- Kwon Da-hyun
- Lee Chae-yun
- Lee Da-won
- Lee Dong-gun
- Lee Hae-woo
- Lee Hong-gi
- Lee Jae-jin
- Lee Jong-hyun
- Lee Jung-shin
- Lee Seung-hyub
- Lee Seung-joo
- Lim Hyoun-su
- Nam Woo-hyun
- Park Gwang-hyun
- Park Ji-won
- Seo Yu-na
- Shin Hye-jeong
- Shin Ji-min
- Sung Hyuk
Entertainers[3]
- Choe Seong-min
- Jeong Hyeong-don
- Jo Woo-jong
- Kim Yong-man[4]
- Kim Ah-yoon
- Lee Guk-joo
- Moon Ji-ae
- Moon Se-yoon
- Noh Hong-chul
- Yoo Jae-pil
- Yoo Jae-suk
Former artists
Former recording artists
- M Signal
- F.T. Island
- Oh Won-bin (2007–2009)
- Choi Jong-hoon (2007–2019)
- Song Seung-hyun (2009–2019)
- Juniel (2011–2016)
- AOA
- Kwon Mina (2012–2019)
- Park Cho-a (2012–2017)
- Shin Ji-min (2012–2020)
- AOA Black
- Youkyung (2012–2016)
- N.Flying
- Kwon Kwang-jin (2013–2018)
- Honeyst (2017–2019)
- Cherry Bullet
- Mirae (2019)
- Kokoro (2019)
- Linlin (2019)
Former actors and actresses
- Jo Jae-yoon (2014–2019)
- Jung Hye-sung (2015–2018)
- Jung Woo (2015–2019)
- Kim Min-seo (2014–2017)
- Kwak Dong-yeon (2012–2020)
- Kwon Mina (2012–2019)
- Lee Da-hae (2014–2016)
- Lee Elijah (2016–2017)
- Park Doo-sik (2016–2019)
- Yoon Jin-seo (2012–2020)
Former entertainers
- Ji Suk-jin (2015–2016)
- Song Eun-i (2012–2019)
- Lee Se-young (2017–2019)
Discography
Filmography
- Thank You, My Son (KBS 2TV short serial, 2015)
- Who Are You: School 2015 (KBS 2TV serial, 2015)
- Click Your Heart (MBC every1/Naver TV serial, 2016)
- Becky's Back (KBS 2TV short serial, 2016)
- Band of Sisters (SBS serial, 2017)
- My Only Love Song (Naver TV/Netflix serial, 2017)
- Sweet Enemy (SBS serial, 2017)
- Lingerie Girls’ Generation (KBS 2TV serial, 2017, with Signal Entertainment Group)
- Dog and Witch and Me (serial, network to be announced, 2018)
Ownership
As of June 2016, FNC Entertainment's stocks are owned by the following individuals and/or companies:
Shareholder | Type | Country | Share | Reference |
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Han Seong-ho | Individual (founder and CEO) |
22.02% | ||
Suning Universal Media | Company (SZSE: 000718) |
22.00% | [5] | |
Han Sung-hoon | Individual (Han Seong-ho's brother) |
8.78% | ||
LOEN Entertainment, Inc. | Company (KRX: 016170) |
[6][7] | ||
Kim Soo-il | Individual (Han Seong-ho's wife, CEO of ONE Company) |
3.36% |
Subsidiaries
- FNC Academy
- SM Life Design Group (formerly FNC Add Culture, acquired in 2016; in 2018 acquired by SM Entertainment)
- FNC Entertainment Japan
- FNC Global Training Center
- Love FNC Foundation (official CSR arm)
References
- https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000924266
- www.fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- www.fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- 윤효정 (September 1, 2015). 지석진도 FNC行 "전속계약 체결"(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- "Suning Universal to acquire South Korea's FNC". China Go Abroad. November 24, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- Park Soo-jeong (June 10, 2015). "(HOT ISSUE) 로엔, FNC엔터테인먼트 지분 5.14% 취득..단순 투자 목적 '시너지 기대' (LOEN acquires 5.14% stake in FNC Entertainment for investment purposes... simple "synergy expectations")". 10Asia. Hanguk Kyungjae. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- Sung Si-jung (June 7, 2016). "(엔터지배구조) 로엔, 홍콩계 사모펀드에서 카카오로 최대주주 변경 ((Entertainment Governance) LOEN undergoes maximum change in shareholders: from Hong Kong PEF to Kakao)". eToday BizEnter. eToday Co. Ltd. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- 에프앤씨애드컬쳐, 필름부티크 인수...'개마녀' 하반기 기대작으로 '관심'
- FNC애드컬쳐, 뭉뜨·주간아이돌 제작사 지니픽쳐스 인수
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FNC Entertainment. |
- Official website
- Official Naver (in Korean)