‘FNC‘s No. 1 Actor’ Jung Hae-in, Personally Selects the Second Jung Hae-in

TV Jan 13, 2025

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FNC Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as FNC) will be holding auditions for new actors in 2025 and looking for new faces.

FNC will be holding the ‘2025 FNC Entertainment Rookie Actor Auditions’ on February 16th and will be looking to discover the next generation of rookie actors who will become the new faces of FNC. Expectations are high that this will be a challenging opportunity for numerous applicants with both talent and flair to pursue their dreams.

The ‘2025 FNC Entertainment Rookie Actor Auditions’ will be conducted in the form of on-site document submission, 1st actual audition, and final audition, and only those who pass each round will be individually notified of their acceptance. Those who pass the final audition will receive the benefits of an exclusive or trainee contract, and will be given the opportunity to appear in a work produced by FNC Story, the production company of the dramas ‘Wedding Battle’, ‘Spring of the Four Seasons’.

Actor Jung Hae-in and director Kim Sung-yong, the director of the drama ‘Lover’, will directly participate in the final audition evaluation. Jung Hae-in is FNC‘s first actor who was discovered and trained through FNC’s own casting and training system. Since his debut in 2013, he has been with FNC for approximately 12 years and has been actively working as a representative actor of South Korea.



Above all, Jung Hae-in has shown special affection not only for his acting activities but also for his juniors under his agency, so his participation in this audition is special in many ways. Jung Hae-in, who participated in the audition directly due to his interest in nurturing juniors, also plans to provide mentoring only to those who pass the final round.

Director Kim Sung-yong, who is participating in the audition with Jung Hae-in, is a star PD who has proven his directing skills through numerous works such as ‘Lover’, ‘Black Sun’, and decided to judge the auditions to discover the potential of new actors. Director Kim Sung-yong, who participated in the audition solely out of his passion for nurturing juniors and discovering new actors, is expected to select the new face of FNC with his directing know-how he has accumulated over a long time and his keen eye for acting.

This audition will be held on February 16th with on-site registration at the FNC Entertainment Cheongdam building. Any male or female aspiring to be an actor, regardless of nationality, born between 2000 and 2013 can apply. Applications can be submitted from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the day of the audition. More information about the audition can be found on the FNC Audition official website and official SNS.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com