S.M. Entertainment USA

S.M. Entertainment

Native name	에스엠 엔터테인먼트 SM 엔터테인먼트
Formerly called	SM Studio (1989-1995)
Type	Public
Traded as	KRX: KRX 100 Component
Industry	Entertainment
Genre	K-pop R&B Hip hop EDM Trot
Founded	1989; 28 years ago (1989)
Founder	Lee Soo-man
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Kim Young-min (CEO)
Services	Record Distribution Licensing Publishing
Revenue	US$ 313 million (2016) US$ 280 million (2015) US$ 286.98 million (2014)
Net income	US$ 21 million (2016) US$ 15 million (2015) US$ 5.99 million (2014)
Subsidiaries	S.M. Culture & Contents SM Entertainment Japan SM Entertainment USA DreamMaker Entertainment SM Entertainment Beijing SM True SM Food & Beverage Development Galaxia SM ALEL Co., Ltd. Everysing Japan Double K Film&Theatre Label SJ ScreaM Records
Website	Official Website

S.M. Entertainment (Hangul: SM엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is currently one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house.

The label is home to prominent K-pop artists such as BoA, S.E.S., TVXQ, TRAX, The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO, Red Velvet, NCT, and formerly to pioneering groups H.O.T., Fly to the Sky, and Shinhwa. It also manages a number of actors, including Kim Min-jong and Lee Yeon-hee. In Japan, S.M. Entertainment co-publishes Avex Trax releases for artists including Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, and Koda Kumi, as well as Johnny's Entertainment artists such as Arashi and KAT-TUN.

In 2015, S.M. Entertainment had reported revenues of KR₩325 billion (approximately US$287 million) and a net income of KR₩21.7 billion (US$19 million).

In 2016, Alibaba Group acquired a 4% controlling stake in S.M. Entertainment.