Play M Entertainment

Play M Entertainment (Hangul: 플레이엠 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company under the Music Content Company division of Kakao M. Established in 2019, the company was established following the merger of two of Kakao M's labels, Plan A Entertainment (established in 2011) and FAVE Entertainment (established in 2012).

Play M Entertainment
Native name
(주)플레이엠엔터테인먼트 (official name)
플레이엠 엔터테인먼트 (trading name)
FormerlyA Cube Entertainment (2011–2015)
Plan A Entertainment (2015–2019)
TypePublic
Industry
Genre
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderChoi Jin-ho
Headquarters
6/F Starhill Building, 151, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
,
South Korea
Key people
Danny Hyun-jin Jang (president and CEO)
OwnerKakao M (100%) (as of May 2018)
ParentKakao M
(since 2015)
SubsidiariesE&T Story Entertainment (since 2018)
Websiteplay-m.co.kr
ientstory.com

History

In 2011, A Cube Entertainment was established as an independent label of Cube Entertainment.

In November 2015, LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao M) acquired 70% of the entire label and subsequently absorbed it as an independent subsidiary. The label later changed their name to Plan A Entertainment.[1]

In early 2018, Plan A Entertainment acquired Kakao M's actor agency E&T Story Entertainment, owning 60% of the agency's shares. In the following months, Choi Jin-ho (founder and co-CEO) resigned and 30% of the remaining shares were sold for 3.51 billion won. As a result, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kakao M.

On February 13, 2019, Kakao M released a statement that Plan A Entertainment and Fave Entertainment would be merging on April 1.[2] Fave Entertainment was originally established as an label of Kakao M in 2012 under name LOEN Tree before the company name was changed to Fave Entertainment in 2016. It was later confirmed the company would be known as Play M Entertainment.[3]

Artists

Groups

Soloists

Actors

E&T Story Entertainment

  • Park Han-deul
  • Kim Ye-eun
  • Go Na-hee
  • Ahn Soo-min
  • Shin Hyeon-Seung

Former artists
  • Run
  • Park Ji-yoon (1997–1999)
  • Gain (2011–2013)
  • Apink
    • Hong Yoo-kyung (2011–2013)
  • Mario (2011–2013)
  • Sunny Hill (2011–2017)
  • Fiestar (2012–2018)[4][5]
    • Cheska (2012–2014)
    • Jei (2012–2018)
    • Linzy (2012–2018)
    • Hyemi (2012–2018)
    • Yezi (2012–2018)
    • Cao Lu (2012–2018)[6]
  • IU (2012–2019)
  • History (2013–2017)[7]
    • Song Kyung-il (2013–2019)
    • Na Do-Kyun (2013–2019)
    • Kim Shi-hyoung (2013–2019)
    • Kim Jae-ho (2013–2019)
    • Jang Yi-jeong (2013–2019)
  • Shin Zisu (2015–2016)
  • I.B.I (2016)
  • JBJ (2017–2018)
  • Lim Ji-min (2019–2021)

E&T Story Entertainment

Discography
Main article: Play M Entertainment discography

Projects
Title Year Artists Peak Chart Positions Sales
(Download)		 Albums
Love Day 2012 Jung Eun-ji, Yang Yo-seob 8
  • KOR: 1,604,167+[9]
 A Cube For Season #Green
A Year Ago 2013 Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, Jang Hyun-seung 13 A Cube For Season #White
Short Hair Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak 1 A Cube For Season #Blue
Break Up To Make Up 2014 Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak 1 A Cube For Season #Sky Blue
Photograph 2015 Kim Nam-joo, Yook Sung-jae 29 A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2
Bada 'Ocean.wav' 2016 Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak 5 Plan A First Episode
#Begin Again Huh Gak, Plan A Boys — Plan A Second Episode
Oasis 2017 Apink, Huh Gak, VICTON 100 Plan A Third Episode

References
  1. "LOEN Entertainment buys majority of A Cube Entertainment's shares". Allkpop. November 25, 2015.
  2. "Plan A Entertainment And FAVE Entertainment Merge Under Kakao M". February 13, 2019.
  3. "[공식입장] 플랜에이·페이브 합병…'플레이 M' 이름으로 새 출발". entertain.naver.com (in Korean).
  4. ""새로운 출발" 피에스타, 6년만에 해체..차오루 외 4人 각자의 길로 [종합]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean).
  5. "피에스타 차오루 제외 4人, 페이브와 전속계약 만료 [공식입장]". TVDaily. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. "[공식입장] 페이브 측 "차오루, 5월말 계약만료…재계약 안한다"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean).
  7. "History (band)" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  8. Seoyeon, Ban (January 15, 2021). 김소현, 이앤티스토리와 전속계약 만료 "앞날 응원"(공식) [Kim So-Hyun and E&T Story and Exclusive Contract Expiration "Support for the Future" (Official)]. YTN Star.
  9. Digital sales for Love Day:
    • "2012년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  10. Digital sales for A Year Ago:
  11. Digital sales for Short Hair:
    • "2013년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  12. Digital sales for Break Up to Make Up:
    • "2014년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  13. Digital sales for Photograph:
  14. Digital sales for Ocean:
  15. Digital sales for #Begin Again:
  16. Digital sales for Oasis:
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