FNC’s CEO Han Sung Ho Denies that He Ever Discriminated Between FT Island and CN Blue

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FNC’s CEO Han Sung Ho explained the rumors regarding FT Island and CN Blue.

FNC Entertainment’s CEO Han Sung Ho brought up the rumors about discriminating between FT Island and CN Blue on JTBC’s In Bed with the Boss to be aired on October 3.

Bringing up evidence, CEO Han Sung Ho denied the rumors about him discriminating between the two groups in terms of their lodging and vehicles.

FT Island’s Lee Hong Gi and Seung Hyun and CN Blue’s Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jong Hyun, who were also present on the spot, stated, “There was no discrimination.”

Seung Hyun then brought up the old lodgings he used to live in saying, “We found housing near the street market in Youngdeungpo and every time I went home after work, I was tearing up as I opened the door because of the onion and garlic smell.”

The show is set to air on October 3.


FT Island didn't get any pay in their first five years



On Cheong Damdong 111, Jung Yong Hwa said he ate the leftover pizza from FT Island and Lee Hong Ki said he left it for them. The company's director asked why he didn't buy a new one instead of giving the leftover.



Lee Hong Ki got pissed and said, "I could've bought it if the company gave me money!!"



Director got flustered and told him not to lie




Lee Hong Ki said, "I had no money in my wallet." "My first pay was five years after debut"



"What do you mean I'm lying? Do you want me to bring the details?"


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1. [+213, -2] What the hell ㅋㅋㅋ FT Island was so popular when I was in elementary school. They won #1 with Love Sick a lot of times and their songs were all daebak afterwards. They should've earned tons... How did they hold back themselves ㅋㅋㅋ It's freaking disgusting how the director smiles and tells him not to lie

2. [+200, -3] Look how straightforward Lee Hong Ki is. Makes me feel refreshed

3. [+195, -4] FT Island started buying stuff for their fans 4~5 years ago. So basically they started spending money for their fans as soon as they started getting paid ㅠㅠ They thanked their fans for staying. How much did they suffer ㅠㅠ


4. [+49, -1] People criticize Lee Hong Ki because he has no filter when he speaks but I think more celebrities need to be like him. It doesn't do any good to stay silent. The problems get known when they speak up and they need to be solved somehow. It's hard to say stuff like this on broadcast. He's cool

5. [+49, -0] Just like how Bigbang raised YG, FT Island raised FNC. The company got big because of those kids and yet they were unfairly treated. They're not even humans

6. [+37, -0] Lee Hong Ki's personalities are reckless and yet he managed to hold back until now...

7. [+34, -1] The reason why I like FT Island but hate the company is this. The problem is not just the money. They're also discriminated. Lee Hong Ki even said they were no different from experimental mice. They suffered all sorts of album accidents, digital sales accidents and opened concerts, but the director and Han Sung Ho CEO used all the money just to invest on the rookies. I want FT Island to leave the company but they had to renew their contracts because Seung Hyun's contract is still not done since he joined late. Hong Ki started getting his nails done after 5 years of debut. Their company in Cheong Damdong wouldn't have existed if it wasn't FT Island. I live nearby and every time I see the building, I get mad. Ugh

8. [+31, -1] What's wrong with the company? I think they're desperate to destroy FT Island. Is FT Island untalented or what? Lee Hong Ki is able to say this because it's past. Look how he says he can get the details of it when the bitch tells him not to lie. I guess this is not a joke, it's cruelty... I'm speechless and scared. He wasn't able to say this because it might've affected his celebrity career

9. [+28, -1] This is why TVXQ separated... Honestly I understand how the company feels since they need to invest so much money for rookies but they should pay living expenses at least... They could take the money back when the artists earn more afterwards... How will the singers live? Do they get allowance from their parents?
source: mwave, kpopkfans, nate

Comments

[torontok.livejournal.com]

That director needs a punch to the face.
Not even a primadonna but FT Island's mismanagement will never fail to anger me.thw company wasted one of the strongest rookie debuts ever.Hongki is one of kpops best vocalist s and so much of their self composed japanese discography is amazing.i hope they all leave once their contracts are up.

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Always here for people supporting FTI. FNC wasted such a great debut. At least they finally get to promote their self composed music in Korea and show their different styles.

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

omg

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

starting a petition/gofundme to get omona members to fly out to sk & punch director-nim...

also good on him for speaking his mind, it's about damn time idols started speaking up!

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

omg I always wondered what happened to them... :(

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

I agree with 9. Food and housing should be free if not paid back on the way way back end. Because you need health minds and bodies to work to make money, it doesn't make sense.
I hate these stories but these stories need to be public. CEOs eating premium beef and yummy treats and expensive soju daily you have starving idols sharing a pot of ramyun or less.

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

exactly! these idols are dancing/singing/acting/mc-ing/doing variety shows etc, & they should be eating healthily & the proper amount for how much exercise they're getting. then maybe we might not hear about idols fainting or feeling weak, & the ceo telling said idol to eat a hamburger... -.-

[phililen3.livejournal.com]

I want to hear the dirt on YGE. There has been too much "we are a family" coming from them. I want to know how their artists have really been treated. I'd want our go to guy for YGE dirt Seungri to do it if I wasn't so mad at him...

Most of all, I want to hear how the non-idol companies are like...

[adenar.livejournal.com]

lol i was just thinking i'd love to see yg entertainment on a show like this. if we couldn't get seungri i bet bom would let loose

[laeryn.livejournal.com]

These things make me so sad. And yes, more idols should speak up about it.

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

daaaaaaamn hongki! READ HA! i dont even remotely doubt anything he said. FNC has been treating FTI like SHIT and for WHAT?!

lemme stop before i start throwing hella shade at CNB to make my point.

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

"They could take the money back when the artists earn more afterwards..."

I've always wondered this. Why do companies have to take everything the group makes? Taking a cut out of each paycheck makes more sense. But tbh I still don't agree with taking back the amount you invest in a group. And kinda ot but I read that the reason Dahee blackmailed LBH was because she owed the company 300mil won. How did it get to that amount?!

[jeliza]

Wow. And Dahee had the most activities outside GLAM, too. (I'm guessing Zinni doesn't get any money for being a contestant on Dancing 9.)

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

I don't like FTI but I've always found curious how they went from a really promising group to fade into obscurity.

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

To be fair, they didn't fade into obscurity. They still do decently in charts. It's just that CN Blue ended up ridiculously overshadowing them.

[frantastic.livejournal.com]

the nerve of fnc's director

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

I don't follow either group closely and even I snorted. Don't tell lies now, CEO.

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

He's a shit. I wouldn't' be surprised if all his idols contracts are in the shitter, except maybe Yonghwa, and even then Idk if it's his money or his family's money.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

ORLY?

[sakuragirl24.livejournal.com]

I hate him so much
Also they just released a japan best of album in Korea (http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/14275845.html)!!

[fukkthedumbshyt.livejournal.com]

I'll hate FNC forever off of Kwon Kwang Jin's fate alone. I wonder what it feels like to watch CNBlue's success while you're still doing the same old shit you did with them and playing babysitter/translator to these new kids. Honestly I don't see N.Flying going anywhere past the grainy fan photos that pop up. Do they even mediaplay N.Flying in Korea like they used to do CNBlue? I am livid about this.

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

i felt really bad for kwangjin. idt n. flying will make it
he seems to be in distress

[annayism.livejournal.com]

the comments about fti's debut are just reminding me about wonbin and making me sad ;__;

[merylsteep.livejournal.com]

This is just sad. FTI is damn talented and Hongki remains to be one of the best vocalists out there.

[enmachin.livejournal.com]

lol who are you trying to fool, nobody's gonna trust you, Mr. Han.

[marsinblue.livejournal.com]

FTI's lack of pay for that long is sad.

But regarding FTI vs CNB, let's be real, they get fairly the same amount of activities (be it singles, japanese singles, japanese albums, tours, variety, dramas...). What changes I guess is how much exposure these activities get once they're out there, but FNC cannot go controlling what people buy or pay attention to.

Don't get me wrong, I think FTI deserves a lot more attention and recognition, but all these CNB>>FTI favouritism stories are too much.

[steelsigns.livejournal.com]

Lbr there is some favouritism going on there - I don't keep track of CNB activities but the lack of media play every time FTI promotes is real. True that FNC can't control what people buy or pay attention to - but isn't it the company's duty to ensure that there's some publicity going on for people to actually pay attention to?

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

I love FT Island a lot. hongki is such an amazing singer and the group as a whole is so entertaining and talented. I like CN Blue too but it is sad seeing an equally (if not more) talented group not see the same results :(

[marsinblue.livejournal.com]

I am a boice (and not doing much to hide that lol) but I still like FTI a lot.

I do see why people mention favouritism, especially those that don't follow both very close since 'exposure' would be their main criterion to judge. I would argue that in terms of exposure, yes, CNB has more. Probably it is a snowball thing. More exposure -> More popularity -> More invites for shows -: More exposure -> More popularity etc.

I also see why some fans would be upset about hindering FTI from using a self-composed title track for a korean comeback (although fingers crossed it seems this time around it might really happen).

I just don't agree how people generalise this 'favouritism'. Because like I posted above, it seems pretty clear that in terms of what matters most, that is, the amount of activities (Japan, Korea, single albums, full albums, tours, varieties, digital singles, collabs, etc) they get the same type of treatment. In Japan, FTI is doing really well. Korea not so well but their 'Severely' was a big hit two years ago, so it's not like they are dead and gone for years on end.

It might seem that I'm just writing because this concerns 'my fave', but it's also because I feel like I've followed both enough throughout the years to want to have a say on it, more than the 'I don't follow them but clearly this is true'.

(sorry for the testament -.-)

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

People get upset over FTI, but lbr is not CN Blue's fault they are more popular than them, of course the company was going to favor their cash cow.


I liked FTI's early music and their Japanese stuff is off the hook but mostly because I think Hong Ki has an amazing voice and really gives them a unique vibe to their music. Overall I like CN Blue's music a little better because its more my style.

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

FNC is after all a business. some pris need to stop blaming cnblue for whatever that happened to ft island
i'm a fan of both but i have to admit that ft island has lost their popularity in korea and the reason is not solely because of FNC's terrible management and promotions.
fans just gradually leave the group and the only relevant member is hongki who has legion of fans behind him