Who owns Chogongjin?
Chogongjin is owned by Able C&C (South Korea, KRX: 078520).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ABLE C&C Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART, 20 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ABLE C&C Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 078520
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chogongjin
Chogongjin is the Korean herbal skin care brand of Able C&C. Its Youngan Jin and Sosaeng Jin lines use BIO Gongjin, an ingredient the company makes by fermenting gongjindan-based ingredients in oil in two stages, and it also sells a BB pact. The Youngan Jin Cream is listed at 65,000 won in the 2025 business report, against 41,000 won for MISSHA's Time Revolution ampoule.
Ownership timeline of Chogongjin
Where Chogongjin sits in Able C&C
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Able C&C
Able C&C controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in facial skin care, and who owns them
The 85 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DECENCIA | POLA ORBIS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clinique | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ANYA | Proya | 🇨🇳 China |
| COSRX | Amorepacific | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Clé de Peau Beauté | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Paula's Choice | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ALBION | KOSÉ | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| O HUI | LG H&H | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Able C&C
Able C&C is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2000. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 078520.
Able C&C is a Seoul cosmetics company founded in January 2000 and built around the MISSHA brand. It listed on KOSDAQ in February 2005 and moved to the main KOSPI market in September 2011. Leaf & Vine, a holding company whose ultimate controller is IMM Private Equity, owns 61.52 per cent. The company says it sells in 56 countries through about 42,000 stores, with subsidiaries in Japan, China and the United States, and its consolidated revenue in 2025 was 242.0 billion won.
🇰🇷 Chogongjin and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Chogongjin is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chogongjin?
The parent company of Chogongjin is Able C&C, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Chogongjin South Korean?
Yes. Chogongjin originated in South Korea and its owner, Able C&C, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Chogongjin still owned by Able C&C?
Yes. As of 28 October 2026, Chogongjin is still owned by Able C&C. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ABLE C&C Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART — ABLE C&C Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 20 March 2026; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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