FNC Entertainment (; 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

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. 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 musical artists such as

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bands

F.T. Island F.T. Island ( ko, 에프티 아일랜드, or FT아일랜드, short for Five Treasure Island), is a South Korean rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2007. The band currently consists of main vocalist Lee Hong-gi, bassist Lee Jae-jin, and ...

CNBLUE CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin ( bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the ...

and N.Flying, and

K-pop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...

groups AOA,

SF9 SF9 ( ko, 에스에프나인 ; shortened from Sensational Feeling 9) is a South Korean boy band formed by FNC Entertainment and the company's first dance boy group. Consisting of nine members, the group debuted on October 5, 2016 with the relea ...

Cherry Bullet Cherry Bullet () is a South Korean girl group formed by FNC Entertainment and managed under their sub-label FNC W. They debuted on January 21, 2019, with their first single album titled '' Let's Play Cherry Bullet.'' The group currently consists ...

(under the sub-label FNC W) and

P1Harmony P1Harmony (; Acronym: P1H) is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by FNC Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Keeho, Theo, Jiung, Intak, Soul, and Jongseob. They debuted on October 28, 2020, with the extended play (EP) ''Dis ...

. It also manages a number of entertainers, including

Lee Guk-joo Lee Guk-joo (李國主, born on January 5, 1986), is a South Korean comedienne under FNC Entertainment FNC Entertainment (; stands for "fish and cake") is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by South Korean singer and recor ...

and

Lee Se-young Lee Se-young (; born December 20, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in '' Dae Jang Geum'' (2003), '' When I Turned Nine'' (2004), ''Lovely Rivals'' (2004), and ''The Wonder ...

, and a number of actors, including

Jung Hae-in Jung Hae-in (born April 1, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He first made an appearance in AOA Black's music video for "Moya" in 2013 and officially debuted through the TV series ''Bride of the Century'' the next year. He gained recognition for his ...

Lee Dong-gun Lee Dong-gun (, ; born 26 July 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. Career Lee Dong-gun made his debut in the entertainment industry in 1998 as a singer, but he would later gain fame as an actor, starring in television dramas such as '' S ...

Park Gwang-hyun Park Gwang-hyun (born October 11, 1977) is a South Korean actor and singer. After winning the 1997 SBS Top Talent Competition, Park has appeared in television dramas, notably ''The Bean Chaff of My Life'' (2003), '' Sweet Buns'' (2004), ''Pi ...

, Sung Hyuk,

Kim Won-hee Kim Won-hee (born June 9, 1972) is a South Korean television presenter and actress. She began her career in acting, starring in television series such as ''Queen'' (1999), ''The Thief's Daughter'' (2000), ''Love Needs a Miracle'' (2005) and ''D ...

, 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

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music. The second label, FNC W, specializes on the management of their girl groups.

Artists

Korea

Recording artists

Soloists

* Hong-gi (F.T. Island) * Yonghwa (CNBLUE) * J.Don (N.Flying)

Groups

* AOA * N.Flying *

Sub-units & Project Groups

* F.T. Triple * AOA Cream * Romantic J * Two Song Place * JNJ

FNC W

Actors and Actresses

* Baek Zu Ho * Cha Hun * Choi Min Hwan * Choi Yu Ju * David Silver * Heo Ji Won *

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* Jin Ye Ju * Jung Hae In *

Jung Yong Hwa Jung Yong-hwa (; ; born June 22, 1989) is a South Korean singer, musician and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in ''You're Beautiful (TV series), You're Beautif ...

* Kang Chani * Kang Min Hyuk * Kim Bo Ra * Kim Hwi Young * Kim Inseong * Kim Jae Hyun * Kim Nu Ri * Kim Ro Woon *

Kim Seo Ha Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese fo ...

* Kim Seo Yeon * Kim Seol Hyun * Kim Young Bin *

Lee Chae Yun Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...

* Lee Da Won * Lee Dong Gun * Lee Hong Gi * Lee Jae Jin * Lee Jae Yoon * Lee Jung Shin * Lee Seung Hyub * Lim Chan Mi *

Lim Hyoun Soo Lim or LIM may refer to: Name * Lim (Korean surname), a common Korean surname * Lim (Chinese surname), Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew and Hainanese spelling of the Chinese family name "Lin" * Liza Lim (born 1966), Australian classical composer Abbre ...

* Moon Seong Hyun * Park Chae Rin * Park Hyun Jung * Park Ji Ahn * Park Ji Won * Seo Dong Sung * Shin Hye Jeong *

Shin Ian Shin may refer to: Biology * The front part of the human leg below the knee * Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates Names * Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese gi ...

* Shin Yi June * Sung Hyuk * YOO TAE YANG

Entertainers

* Choe Seong-min * Jo Woo-jong *

Lee Hyung-taik Lee Hyung-taik ( ko, 이형택, born 3 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player from South Korea. He won one singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36, in August 2007. Personal life Lee was born in a p ...

* Moon Ji-ae *

Moon Se-yoon Moon Se-yoon (born May 11, 1982), is a South Korean comedian and television personality. He made his debut in the entertainment industry as a comedian and is a fixed cast member of ''2 Days & 1 Night'', '' Amazing Saturday'' and '' Delicious Guy ...

Noh Hong-chul Noh Hong-chul ( ko, 노홍철 盧弘喆; born 31 March 1979) is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur. He is the co-host of the variety show ''Talents for Sale''. He previously appeared on the television programs ''Infinite Challenge'' a ...

* Yoo Jae-pil

Japan

FNC Entertainment Japan

* Prikil

Former artists

Former recording artists

* M Signal *

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(2007–2009)

Choi Jong-hoon Choi Jong-hoon (, ; born March 7, 1990) is a South Korean former musician and actor. He served as the leader, guitarist, and keyboardist of rock band F.T. Island from its debut in 2007 until his retirement from the entertainment industry in 2019. ...

(2007–2019) Song Seung-hyun (2009–2019) *

Juniel Choi Seo-ah (Korean: 최서아; born Choi Jun-hee on 3 September 1993), better known by her stage name Juniel, (Hangul: 주니엘, often stylized as JUNIEL) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She began her career in Japan before eventually ...

(2011–2016) *

Lee Jong-hyun Lee Jong-hyun (born May 15, 1990) is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an omnibus movie '' Acoustic'' in 2010, fol ...

(2009–2019) * AOA

Park Cho-a Park Cho-a (born March 6, 1990), known mononymously as Choa, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a former member of the girl group AOA. Early life Choa was born on March 6, 1990, in Incheon, South Korea. She wanted to major in ...

(2012–2019)

Kwon Mina Kwon Mina (born September 21, 1993) mononymously known as Mina'','' is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a former member of the girl group AOA. Kwon has acted in television dramas, including '' Modern Farmer'' (2014) and ...

(2012–2019)

Seo Yu-na Seo Yu-na (Hangul: 서유나; born December 30, 1992), better known by the mononym Yuna, is a South Korean singer, actress and yoga instructor. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA and its sub-groups, AOA Black and AO ...

(2012–2021)

Shin Ji-min Shin Ji-min (; born January 8, 1991), better known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean rapper and singer. She was the leader and main rapper of the girl group AOA, which debuted in 2012 under FNC Entertainment. In 2015, Jimin was a semi-f ...

(2012–2022)

Kim Seol-hyun Kim Seol-hyun (born January 3, 1995), better known by her mononym Seolhyun, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA and she has starred in television dramas ''Orange Marmalade'' (2015), ' ...

(2012–2022) *

AOA Black AOA Black was a subgroup of the South Korean girl group AOA, formed by FNC Entertainment in 2013. Youkyung left the agency of the group in October 2016, but would remain as a guest member for future activities. Choa left the group and sub-unit o ...

Youkyung (2012–2016) * N.Flying Kwon Kwang-jin (2013–2018) *

Honeyst Honeyst () was a South Korean pop rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2017. The band consists of Oh Seung-seok (drummer), Kim Chul-min (main vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist), Seo Dong-sung (leader, vocalist, bassist), and Kim Hwan (guitarist ...

(2017–2019) *

Mirae (2019) Kokoro (2019) Linlin (2019) * Innovator

Former actors and actresses

Jo Jae-yoon Jo Jae-yoon (born September 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2003 and has since starred as a supporting actor in numerous films and television series, including '' The Man from Nowhere'' (2010), ''The Chaser'' (2012 ...

(2014–2019) *

Jung Jin-young Jung Jin-young may refer to: * Jung Jin-young (actor) (born 1964), South Korean actor * Jung Jin-young (singer) Jung Jin-young (; born November 18, 1991), professionally known as Jinyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer ...

(2015-2022) *

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(2018-2022) *

Jung Hye-sung Jung Hye-sung (born Jung Eun-joo on April 29, 1991) is a South Korean actress and model. Career Jung began her acting career in ''To the Beautiful You'' (2012) and gained recognition through supporting roles in ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016) a ...

(2015–2018) *

Jung Woo Jung Woo (born Kim Jung-guk on January 14, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the drama ''Reply 1994'' (2013) and ''You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013). Career Jung Woo made his acting debut in 2006, and began ...

(2015–2019) *

Kim Min-seo Kim Min-seo ( ko, 김민서, ; born March 16, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as Kim Se-ha in the short-lived K-pop three-member girl group Mint, which was active from 1999–2000. When Mint disbanded, she turned to acting. Kim is ...

(2014–2017) *

Kwak Dong-yeon Kwak Dong-yeon (; born 19 March 1997), is a South Korean actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the television series ''My Husband Got a Family'' in 2012 for which he received Best Young Actor Award at the Korea Drama Awards. He then st ...

(2012–2020) *

(2012–2019) *

Lee Da-hae Lee Da-hae, or Lee Da-hey (born Byun Da-hye on April 19, 1984) is a Korean Australian actress. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as ''Heaven's Fate'' (2004), '' My Girl'' (2005), ''Green Rose'' (2005), ''The Slave Hunters'' ( ...

(2014–2016) *

Lee Elijah Lee Elijah (born February 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in 2013 tvN's drama ''Basketball''. After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's ''The Good Detective'' (2020) ...

(2016–2017) * Park Doo-sik (2016–2019) *

Yoon Jin-seo Yoon Jin-seo (born Yoon Soo-kyung, August 5, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Lee Soo-ah in the 2003 thriller film '' Oldboy'' which earned her the Best New Actress Award at the 40th Baeksang Arts ...

(2012–2020) *

Han Eun-seo Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

* Kim Chul-min * Kwon Da-hyun * Lee Hae-woo * Lee Seung-joo *

Former entertainers

Ji Suk-jin Jee Seok-jin (, born February 10, 1966) is a South Korean comedian, singer, television presenter, actor, and broadcaster. He graduated from Ajou University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. In 1992, Jee Seok-jin debuted as ...

(2015–2016) *

Song Eun-i Song Eun-i (; born January 4, 1973) is a South Korean singer, actress and comedian. She made her debut as a theater actress in 1993. In the same year, she made her debut as a comedian in KBS. She is currently signed under her own management co ...

(2012–2019) *

(2017–2019) *

Yoo Jae-suk Yoo Jae-suk (; or ; born on 14 August 1972) is a South Korean comedian, host and television personality. He has hosted several variety television shows in South Korea, including ''Infinite Challenge'', '' Running Man'', '' Happy Together, and ...

(2015–2021) * Kim Ah-yoon *

Jeong Hyeong-don Jung Hyung-don (; born February 7, 1978) is a South Korean comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles on the variety shows '' Infinite Challenge'' and ''Weekly Idol''. Early life and education Jung was born in Gimcheon in Nor ...

Kim Yong-man Kim Yong-man () is a Korean name consisting of the family name Kim and the given name Yong-man, and may also refer to: * Kim Yong-man (writer) (born 1940), South Korean writer * Kim Yong-man (comedian) Kim Yong-man (born November 30, 1967) i ...

Discography

Filmography

Drama

Variety

Film

Ownership

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

Subsidiaries

* FNC Academy * SM Life Design Group (formerly FNC Add Culture, acquired in 2016; acquired by

SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...

in 2018) * Film Boutique (acquired in 2017; acquired by HB Entertainment ko in 2019 ) *

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(acquired in 2018) * FNC Entertainment Japan * FNC Global Training Center * Love FNC Foundation (official CSR arm) * FNC Story *

FNC B FNC may refer to: Entertainment * Festival du nouveau cinéma, a Canadian film festival * ''Fight Night Champion'', a video game * Fnatic, a European professional esports organization * FNC Entertainment, a South Korean record label Television ...

(joint venture with

HOW Entertainment How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidma ...

) * FNC W * FNC Investment

References

External links

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