Plan A Entertainment

Plan A Entertainment
Native name
 (주)플랜에이엔터테인먼트 (official name)
플랜에이 엔터테인먼트 (trading name)
Formerly
 A Cube Entertainment (2011–2015)
Public
Industry
Genre
Founded 2011 (2011)
Founder Choi Jin-ho
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Number of locations
 6F, 151, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu
Revenue Increase₩ 8.9 billion (2015)[1]
Increase₩ 2.5 billion (2015)[1]
Owner kakao M (100%) (as May 2018)
Parent Kakao M (Kakao)
(2015– present)
Subsidiaries E&T Story Entertainment (since 2018)
Website planaent.co.kr

Plan A Entertainment (Hangul: 플랜에이 엔터테인먼트)[2] is a South Korean independent record label. The label consists of Huh Gak, Apink and Victon.

The label was formerly established under name A Cube Entertainment in 2011.

In November 2015, LOEN Entertainment (now kakao M) acquired 70% of the entire label and subsequently absorbed into LOEN Entertainment as an independent subsidiary. The label later changed their name to Plan A Entertainment.[3]

In early 2018, Kakao M actor agency E&T Story Entertainment was acquisition by Plan A Entertainment with owned 60% of the agency shares. Later that months, Choi Jin-ho (founder and co-CEO) resigned and mainted as internal director. In May 2018, Choi Jin-ho resigned from his position as internal director 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

Artists

Soloists

Groups

Former artists

  • Apink
    • Hong Yoo-kyung (2011-2013)
  • Mario (2011–2013)

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+[4]
 A Cube For Season #Green
A Year Ago 2013 Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, Jang Hyun-seung 13
  • KOR: 300,616+[5]
 A Cube For Season #White
Short Hair Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak 1
  • KOR: 1,207,766+[6]
 A Cube For Season #Blue
Break Up To Make Up 2014 Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak 1
  • KOR: 803,627+[7]
 A Cube For Season #Sky Blue
Photograph 2015 Kim Nam-joo, Yook Sung-jae 29
  • KOR: 115,083+[8]
 A Cube For Season #Blue Season 2
Bada 'Ocean.wav' 2016 Jung Eun-ji, Huh Gak 5
  • KOR: 407,547+[9]
 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. 1 2 Full earnings and ranking of top agencies like SM, YG, and JYP revealed for 2015
  2. ↑ "A Pink's agency A Cube Entertainment is now Plan A Entertainment". Allkpop. March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "LOEN Entertainment buys majority of A Cube Entertainment's shares". Allkpop. November 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Digital sales for Love Day:
    • "2012년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Digital sales for A Year Ago:
    • "2013년 01월 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Digital sales for Short Hair:
    • "2013년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Digital sales for Photograph:
    • "2015년 06월 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ Digital sales for Ocean:
    • "2016년 07월 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
    • "2016년 08월 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
    • "2016년 09월 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ Digital sales for #Begin Again:
    • "2016년 36주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ Digital sales for Oasis:
    • "2017년 31주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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