As one of the founding members of the leading K-pop management company FNC Entertainment, Kim Jae-myun, also known as Jay Kim, witnessed the explosion of Korean music s global popularity first hand in the mid-late 2000s as the second-generation K-pop acts raised their international profile. FNC s boy band F.T. Island and many other groups like Girls Generation and Super Junior captured the hearts of people worldwide, actively expanding their fan bases with their music and performances.