MNH Entertainment

MNH Entertainment (Korean: 엠앤에이치엔터테인먼트) is a privately held multinational entertainment group and talent agency based in Seoul. Founded in November 2014 by Lee Ju-seop, a former manager at JYP Entertainment. The company was founded on 18 November 2014.[1]

History

The company was formed on November 18, 2014.

In 2016, trainee Kim Chung-ha was sent to participate in the survival girl group television show Produce 101. She finished fourth and debuted as part of I.O.I.[2] After the disbandment of I.O.I, MNH planned for Chungha to debut as a soloist.

In 2019, teasers for MNH's new girl group, BVNDIT was released. It was the first girl group produced by MNH Entertainment. The group consists of 5 members and made their debut on 10 April 2019 with "Hocus Pocus".[3] On 15 May 2019, BVNDIT released their song titled "Dramatic".

On January 28, 2020, MNH revealed their plans for a new music project New.wav, which aims for the agency artists to more frequently interact with the public through diverse music, apart from their regular album releases.[4][5][6] MNH introduced their first actor, Yoon Jae-yong. He made his acting debut in the SBS drama Nobody Knows.[7][8]

Artists

Recording artists

Groups

  • 8Turn

Soloists

  • EJel
  • Lim Sang-hyun
  • Vvon

Notable trainees

  • Seok Matthew (Zerobaseone)[9]

Groups

  • 8Turn

Soloists

  • EJel
  • Lim Sang-hyun
  • Vvon

Notable trainees

  • Seok Matthew (Zerobaseone)[9]

Former artists

  • Yoon Jae-yong (2020)
  • Bvndit (2019–2022)[10]
  • Yiyeon (2019–2022)
  • Songhee (2019–2022)
  • Jungwoo (2019–2022)
  • Simyeong (2019–2022)
  • Seungeun (2019–2022)
  • Chungha (2016–2023)[11]

Discography

Projects

  • New.wav - music project

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 김효숙. I.O.I 김청하, 소속사 대표와 JYP 출신? "우리는 마침내 작은 기적을 이뤄냈다" 스포츠한국, 2016-04-05, retrieved 2019-04-13^
  2. Jeon Su Mi. I.O.I Debuts and Releases ′Dream Girls′ MV mwave.interest.me, 4 May 2016, retrieved 13 April 2019^
  3. 'Bvndit makes ambitious debut with 'Hocus Pocus' Kpopherald, April 11, 2019, retrieved April 13, 2019^
  4. [공지] MNH Entertainment Music Project [New.wav] OPEN MNH Entertainment, 2020-01-28, retrieved 2020-01-29^
  5. '청하 소속사' MNH엔터, 음악 프로젝트 '뉴웨이브' 론칭…BVNDIT(밴디트) 첫 주자 Etoday, January 29, 2020, retrieved January 29, 2020^
  6. 청하 소속사, 새 음악 프로젝트 론칭…밴디트 첫 주자 Sports Donga, January 29, 2020, retrieved January 29, 2020^
  7. 윤재용, '아무도 모른다' 캐스팅…김서형ㆍ류덕환과 호흡 Etoday, February 25, 2020, retrieved March 2, 2020^
  8. '아무도 모른다' 안지호X윤찬영X윤재용 소년들, 어른만큼 중요한 이유 ksw-news, February 20, 2020, retrieved March 2, 2020^
  9. Ji-hee Yoo. '보이즈 플래닛' 1위 장하오…성한빈·석매튜·리키 등 데뷔 확정 [종합] Ilgan Sports, April 21, 2023, retrieved April 21, 2023^
  10. Hyo-jin Jeon. 청하 여동생 그룹' 밴디트, 3년만에 해체 [공식] Sports Donga, November 11, 2022, retrieved November 11, 2022^
  11. Hye-mi Kwon. 솔로 퀸' 청하, 3월 FA나오나…MNH "확인 중" [공식] Ilgan Sports, January 30, 2023, retrieved January 31, 2023^
  12. 방탄소년단 3관왕 인기 입증, 청하·엑소·세븐틴·벤 2관왕(종합)[2020 가온차트] newsen.com, January 8, 2020, retrieved January 9, 2020^