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FNC Entertainment

FNC Entertainment (Korean: FNC 엔터테인먼트; stands for "fish and cake")[2] is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by South Korean singer and record producer Han Seong-ho. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Since January 2012, the company has been based in its offices in Cheongdam-dong.

FNC Entertainment
Native name
에프엔씨엔터테인먼트
FNC 엔터테인먼트
FormerlyFNC Music (2006–2012)
Company type
Public
KRX: 173940
IndustryEntertainment
Genre
Founded14 December 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)
Kim Yong-sung (Director)
Services
  • Music production
  • Licensing
  • Artists Management
Owner
SubsidiariesSee list
Websitefncent.com

The name is based on the miracle of feeding the multitude using only five loaves and the two fish. Han, a devout Christian says he uses the name to hope for more miracles to happen for the company.[citation needed]

The label is home to musical artists such as rock bands F.T. Island, CNBLUE, and N.Flying, and K-pop groups SF9, P1Harmony, and Ampers&One. It also manages a number of entertainers, including Lee Guk-joo and Moon Se-yoon, and a number of actors, including Jung Hae-in, Lee Dong-gun, Sung Hyuk, and Rowoon.

Artists

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FNC Entertainment entrance

Recording artists

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FNC Entertainment Japan

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Former artists

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Former recording artists

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Former actors and actresses

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Former entertainers

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Discography

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Filmography

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Drama

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Title Year Notes
Thank You, My Son 2015 Produced by its subsidiary FNC Add Culture
Who Are You: School 2015 2015
Click Your Heart 2016
Becky's Back 2016
Band of Sisters 2017
My Only Love Song 2017
Sweet Enemy 2017
Lingerie Girls' Generation 2017 Produced by its subsidiary FNC Add Culture with Signal Entertainment Group
Jinx 2021 FNC Story with Kakao Entertainment, Studio S, and MAYS Entertainment
Spring of Youth 2025 with Studio S and Monster Union

Variety

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Title Year Notes
Weekly Idol (Season 1) 2011
Carefree Travellers 2016
Idol Room 2018
Problem Child in House 2018 with KBS Entertainment Production

Film

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Title Director Year Notes Ref.
P1H: The Beginning of a New World Yoon Hong-Seung 2020 with Chang Pictures, distributed by Lotte Entertainment and KakaoTV [7]

Ownership

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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)		 South Korea 22.02% [citation needed]
Suning Universal Media Company
(SZSE: 000718)		 China 22.00% [8]
Han Seung-hoon Individual
(Han Seong-ho's brother)		 South Korea 8.78% [citation needed]
Kakao M Company
(KRX: 016170)		 South Korea Decrease 5.14% → 0.02% [9][10]
Kim Soo-il Individual
(Han Seong-ho's wife,
CEO of ONE Company)		 South Korea 3.36% [citation needed]

Subsidiaries

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  • FNC Entertainment Japan
  • FNC Global Training Center
  • Love FNC Foundation (official CSR arm)
  • FNC Story
  • FNC B (joint venture with HOW Entertainment)
  • FNC Investment
  • FNC Production, previously known as Genie Pictures

Discontinued subsidiaries

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References

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  1. ↑ "FNC ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.: Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile | KR7173940008 | MarketScreener". MarketScreener. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Carving out niche with pop rock bands - The Korea Times". The Korea Times. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Yoon, So-yeon (24 April 2026). "'Boys II Planet' alums team up to create new K-pop duo Flare U". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  4. ↑ www.fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment Actors". www.fncent.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ↑ AOA 설현, 10년 함께한 FNC 떠난다[공식] (in Korean). 20 October 2022.
  6. ↑ 체리블렛, 결국 데뷔 5년만 해체 "따뜻한 응원 부탁"(전문). Naver. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ↑ 창. 다음영화 (in Korean). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Suning Universal to acquire South Korea's FNC". China Go Abroad. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Park, Soo-jeong (10 June 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"). Ten Asia. Hanguk Kyungjae. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Sung, Si-jung (7 June 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 12 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. 1 2 FNC엔터, 136억 손실 낸 걸그룹 레이블 'FNC W' 흡수합병 [FNC Entertainment to merge with girl group label 'FNC W', which suffered a loss of 13.6 billion won]. Asia Economy (in Korean). Jang Hyo-won. 18 October 2023.
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