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IST Entertainment (Korean: 아이에스티엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company under Kakao Entertainment.
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Native name | 아이에스티엔터테인먼트 |
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Formerly | A Cube Entertainment (2011–2015) Plan A Entertainment (2015–2019) Play M Entertainment (2019–2021) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | |
Founded | 2011 |
Founder | Choi Jin-ho |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Jang Hyun-jin (CEO) Yoon Young-ro (CEO) |
Parent | Kakao Entertainment |
Subsidiaries | E&T Story Entertainment (2018–2021) |
Website | www |
In 2011, A Cube Entertainment was established as an independent label of Cube Entertainment. A Cube signed its first solo artist Huh Gak[1] and launched girl group Apink, which was made up from former Cube Entertainment trainees.
In November 2015, LOEN Entertainment (later Kakao M and then Kakao Entertainment) acquired 70% of the entire label and subsequently absorbed it as an independent subsidiary. The label announced in March 2016 that it has been renamed Plan A Entertainment since it was no longer affiliated with Cube Entertainment.[2] It launched its first boy group Victon in November that year.
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.[3]
Fave Entertainment was originally founded in 2012 as LOEN Tree, to manage LOEN Entertainment's recording artists. It was spun-off as a separate subsidiary label in 2016 and renamed Fave Entertainment.[4][5] Artists who were transferred to Fave Entertainment included Fiestar, History, IU and Sunny Hill.[6][7] Its trainees have notably featured in MIXNINE, Under Nineteen, and Produce 101. In October 2018, the label announced its upcoming girl group, temporarily known as "Fave Girls".[8]
Cre.ker Entertainment is a record label founded by Kakao Entertainment (formerly LOEN Entertainment) in 2014, the label is home to artist groups Melody Day and The Boyz.
On February 13, 2019, Kakao Entertainment released a statement that Plan A Entertainment and Fave Entertainment would be merging on April 1.[9][10] Plan A Entertainment, being the surviving entity in the merger, was renamed Play M Entertainment[11] and absorbed Fave Entertainment's assets and remaining artists, including trainees.[12]
In May 2020, it was announced that "Fave Girls", who became "Play M Girls" following the merger, would be debuting in June as Weeekly.[13] It is the company's first girl group since Apink.[14]
On September 17, 2021, Kakao Entertainment announced that Play M Entertainment and Cre.ker Entertainment would be merging in the future.[15]
On November 12, 2021, it was announced that the company's new corporate name would be IST Entertainment, which took in effect on November 1.[16]
On February 7, 2022, IST Entertainment announced the debut of a new boy group in the second half of the year through a reality competition show, The Origin – A, B, Or What?. The show premiered on March 19, 2022.[17] On the finale episode aired on May 7, 2022, it was announced that the final 7 will debut as ATBO, and will debut in July 27.[18]
On April 11, 2022, IST Entertainment and Universal Music Japan announced the foundation of their joint venture label, "Universal Music IST".[19]
Groups |
Soloists |
Notable trainees
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A Cube Entertainment / Plan A Entertainment / Play M Entertainment
Cre.ker Entertainment
E&T Story Entertainment
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LOEN Tree / Fave Entertainment
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Title | Year | Artists | Peak Chart Positions | Sales (Download) |
Albums |
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Love Day | 2012 | Jung Eun-ji, Yang Yo-seob | 8 |
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A Cube For Season #Green |
A Year Ago | 2013 | Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, Jang Hyun-seung | 13 |
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A Cube For Season #White |
Short Hair | Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak | 1 |
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A Cube For Season #Blue | |
Break Up To Make Up | 2014 | Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak | 1 |
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A Cube For Season #Sky Blue |
Photograph | 2015 | Kim Nam-joo, Yook Sung-jae | 29 |
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A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2 |
Bada 'Ocean.wav' | 2016 | Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak | 5 |
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Plan A First Episode |
#Begin Again | Huh Gak, Plan A Boys | — |
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Plan A Second Episode | |
Oasis | 2017 | Apink, Huh Gak, VICTON | 100 |
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Plan A Third Episode |
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