FNC Entertainment Facing Intense Criticism For Mistreatment And Mismanagement Of Their Idols

The company isn’t utilizing their talented artists.
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Sydney Lucas
Sydney Lucas

When it comes to diverse K-Pop companies, FNC Entertainment has never been short of talent, whether it’s bands, boy groups, girl groups, or actors.

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The FNC website with all the artists signed under the company

Yet, FNC are being called out for their mismanagement and mistreatment of some of their groups.

One group that FNC is being accused of mismanagement is SF9. Since debuting in 2016, SF9 has continued to impress fans with their diverse talents, unreal stage presence, and charm.

While FANTASY has always criticized the management of SF9, it seems to have resurfaced after Inseong and Youngbin returned from the military, and they had a comeback with the hit song “BIBORA.”

Similarly to the case of the song “Trauma,” netizens (and even the members) were surprised at how short the promotion period was, with the group only doing four live performances.

Yet, many shared that FNC was willing to do many weeks, and even months, of fan events, which, while good for fans, didn’t help to promote the group. In particular, while the album was released in January, the last fan call event wasn’t until March and with the members’ busy individual schedules, there were times that some members were absent.

FANTASY knows the talent of SF9 and even shared their own ways the company should promote the group more.

They especially focused on the poor management by FNC through a document.

After Zuho left FNC and doing his solo activities through Haewadal Entertainment, the idol alluded several times that FNC had gotten rid of his fingerprint at the building and restricted his access to the group’s social media accounts. Considering how much Zuho loves SF9 and FANTASY, it angered fans.

More recently, in a document about the FNC artists, it was explained that SF9’s activities would be limited due to members being in the military. At the time of writing, only Jaeyoon is serving in the army, and even with Dawon set to enlist, the group has promoted and performed with as little as five members.

Yet, it’s not just SF9 that netizens believe has been massively mistreated, and many have shared their worries for the girl group Cherry Bullet.

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The members of Cherry Bullet | @cherrybullet/Twitter

Since debuting, Cherry Bullet has continuously released amazing and catchy music that has caught the attention of netizens, and the members have captured the hearts of fans.

Yet, despite their successful comebacks, the past few years have frustrated fans.

They were moved to FNC’s sublabel.

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While nothing seemingly changed, it was combined with a lot more mismanagement.

The lack of communication when three members left, or the lack of activities, has caused fans to share their anger over the years. In particular, rather than a comeback, FNC seemed to try to take advantage of the members’ lack of promotions by putting members on both Girls Planet 999…

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And Queendom Puzzle, where the members shared their sadness that their achievements focused on their acting rather than idol careers.

Fast forward to 2024, and it’s been over 400 days without a comeback for the group.

Fans have continuously shared their anger towards FNC and listed the amount of mistreatment the group has received since debuting. While K-Pop is a competitive industry, Cherry Bullet undoubtedly has a place in the industry to shine, but fans believe FNC isn’t allowing them to shine.

In the recent document about the future of the FNC artists, netizens were shocked that Cherry Bullet wasn’t even mentioned.

The lack of communication about Cherry Bullet and their future releases in K-Pop has sparked renewed anger towards the company. On social media, fans shared their anger at the company but sadness towards the members.

All of the artists at FNC are extremely talented, and fans think they all deserve the same treatment to showcase them on a large scale to K-Pop fans globally.

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