MNH Entertainment

MNH Entertainment
Native name
엠앤에이치엔터테인먼트
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusic
Genre
FoundedNovember 18, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11-18)
FounderKim Won-seop (김원섭)
Headquarters,
South Korea
Area served
Asia
Websitehttp://mnhenter.com/

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

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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

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Recording artists

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Groups

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Soloists

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  • Lim Sang-hyun
  • Vvon

Notable Trainees

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Former artists

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  • 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

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Artist Title Date Format Language Distribution
Chungha "Week" April 21, 2017 Digital single Korean CJ E&M Music
Hands on Me June 7, 2017 Extended play
Offset January 17, 2018
Blooming Blue July 18, 2018 Stone Music Entertainment
XII January 2, 2019 Single album
Bvndit Bvndit, Be Ambitious! April 10, 2019
"Dramatic" May 15, 2019 Digital single
Chungha Flourishing June 24, 2019 Extended play
Bvndit Be! November 5, 2019
Chungha "Loveship" (with Paul Kim) January 21, 2020 Digital single Korean Stone Music Entertainment, Neuron Music, Kakao M
Bvndit "Cool" February 6, 2020 English Stone Music Entertainment
Chungha "Everybody Has" February 29, 2020 Korean
Bvndit "Children" April 20, 2020
Chungha "Stay Tonight" April 27, 2020
Bvndit Carnival May 13, 2020 Extended play
Chungha "Be Yourself" June 9, 2020 Digital single
"Play" (feat. Changmo) July 6, 2020
"Bad Boy" (with Christopher) September 23, 2020 English Stone Music Entertainment, Warner Music Korea, Parlophone Denmark
"Dream of You" (feat. R3hab) November 27, 2020 Stone Music Entertainment
"X" January 19, 2021 Korean
Querencia February 15, 2021 Studio album Genie Music, Stone Music Entertainment (South Korea)
88rising, 12Tone Music (worldwide)
"Demente" (Spanish Version) (with Guaynaa) March 17, 2021 Digital single Spanish Stone Music, 88rising, 12Tone Music
Lim Sang-hyun "A Rainy Night" July 25, 2021 Korean Stone Music Entertainment
"I'd Rather" October 21, 2021
Chungha "Killing Me" November 29, 2021 Single album 88rising
Lim Sang-hyun "Honey Milk Tea" March 29, 2022 Digital single Stone Music Entertainment
Vvon "Hold Up" (feat. Coogie & Sumin) April 21, 2022
Bvndit Re-Original May 25, 2022 Extended play
Vvon "Why" (feat. Hoody) July 5, 2022 Digital single
Chungha Bare & Rare, Pt. 1 July 11, 2022 Studio album Stone Music Entertainment, 88rising
Vvon "Step" (feat. Kim Seung-min) November 16, 2022 Digital single Stone Music Entertainment
8Turn 8TurnRise January 30, 2023 Extended play Genie Music, Stone Music Entertainment
Lim Sang-hyun Firsthand Pt. 2 April 21, 2023 Single album NHN Bugs Corp, Stone Music Entertainment

Projects

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  • New.wav - music project

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Recipient Result Ref.
2020 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Producer/Record Production of the Year "Gotta Go" MNH Entertainment Won [12]

References

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  1. ^ 김효숙 (2016-04-05). "I.O.I 김청하, 소속사 대표와 JYP 출신? "우리는 마침내 작은 기적을 이뤄냈다"". 스포츠한국 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ *Jeon Su Mi (4 May 2016). "I.O.I Debuts and Releases ′Dream Girls′ MV". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "'Bvndit makes ambitious debut with 'Hocus Pocus'". Kpopherald. April 11, 2019. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "[공지] MNH Entertainment Music Project [New.wav] OPEN". MNH Entertainment (in Korean). 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  5. ^ "'청하 소속사' MNH엔터, 음악 프로젝트 '뉴웨이브' 론칭…BVNDIT(밴디트) 첫 주자". Etoday (in Korean). January 29, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 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. ^ Yoo, Ji-hee (April 21, 2023). "'보이즈 플래닛' 1위 장하오…성한빈·석매튜·리키 등 데뷔 확정 [종합]". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (November 11, 2022). "청하 여동생 그룹' 밴디트, 3년만에 해체 [공식]" [Chungha's sister group' BANDIT disbands after 3 years [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kwon, Hye-mi (January 30, 2023). "솔로 퀸' 청하, 3월 FA나오나…MNH "확인 중" [공식]" [Solo Queen’ Chungha, free agency in March… MNH “Confirming” [Official]] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. ^ "방탄소년단 3관왕 인기 입증, 청하·엑소·세븐틴·벤 2관왕(종합)[2020 가온차트]". newsen.com (in Korean). January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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