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, only managed musicians but 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.

FNC Entertainment
Native name
에프엔씨엔터테인먼트
FNC 엔터테인먼트
FormerlyFNC Music (2006–2012)
TypePublic
KRX: 173940
Industry
Genre
FoundedDecember 14, 2006 (2006-12-14)
FounderHan Seong-ho
Headquarters
Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Han Seong-ho (Founder and chairman)
Ahn Seok-joon (CEO)
Han Seung-hoon (CEO , Han Seong-ho's brother)
Cho Sung-wan (President of FNC Entertainment)
Kim Yong-sung (Director)
Services
  • Music production
  • Licensing
  • Artists Management
Subsidiariessee list
Websitewww.fncent.com

The name is based on the miracle of feeding the multitude using only five loaves and the two fish. This is because Han Seong-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, Cherry Bullet (under the sub-label FNC W) and P1Harmony. It also manages a number of entertainers, including 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.

In February 2021, FNC created two new sub-labels. The first label, FNC B, is a joint venture between FNC Entertainment and HOW Entertainment, which focuses on Trot music. The second label, FNC W, specializes on the management of their girl groups.[1]

Artists
FNC Entertainment entrance
Soloists

Actors and actresses[2]

Entertainers[3]

Japan
  • FNC Entertainment Japan
    • Prikil

Former artists

Former recording artists

Former actors and actresses

Former entertainers

Notes
  1. Choi Jong-hoon was removed from the group, the agency announced that he retired from the entertainment industry due to the burning sun scandal.
  2. Juniel parted their ways after five years in order to sign with different independent labels.
  3. ChoA left the group and the agency due to mental depression but later returned after three years and now she is under Great M
  4. Mina left the group and the agency in order to pursue primarily on acting career
  5. Yuna's contract expired on January 1, 2021
  6. Jimin left the band in 2021 due to the bullying scandal against the former bandmate. Her contract with FNC formally expired in 2022.
  7. Youkyung left the agency and the group but she will be present as a guest for future AOA Black
  8. Kwon Kwang-jin went on a hiatus due to the sexual controversies, he left the band permanently
  9. Mirae and the remaining members have left the agency following their contracts being ternimated.

Discography
Further information: FNC Entertainment discography

Filmography

Drama

Variety

Film

Ownership

As of June 2016, FNC Entertainment's stocks are owned by the following individuals and/or companies:

Shareholder Type Country Share Reference
Han Seong-ho Individual
(founder and CEO)		 22.02%
Suning Universal Media Company
(SZSE: 000718)		 22.00% [5]
Han Seung-hoon Individual
(Han Seong-ho's brother)		 8.78%
LOEN Entertainment, Inc. Company
(KRX: 016170)		 5.14% → 0.02% [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)
    • Film Boutique (acquired in 2017, in 2019 acquired by HB Entertainment)[8]
    • Genie Pictures (acquired in 2018)[9]
  • FNC Entertainment Japan
  • FNC Global Training Center
  • Love FNC Foundation (official CSR arm)
  • FNC Story
  • FNC B (joint venture with HOW Entertainment)
  • FNC W
  • FNC Investment

References
  1. "FNC엔터, 전문 레이블 체제로…트로트·걸그룹 레이블 설립". entertain.naver.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. www.fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. www.fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. 윤효정 (September 1, 2015). 지석진도 FNC行 "전속계약 체결"(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. "Suning Universal to acquire South Korea's FNC". China Go Abroad. November 24, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. 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. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. 에프앤씨애드컬쳐, 필름부티크 인수...'개마녀' 하반기 기대작으로 '관심'
  9. FNC애드컬쳐, 뭉뜨·주간아이돌 제작사 지니픽쳐스 인수
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