S. M. Entertainment
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에스엠 엔터테인먼트 SM 엔터테인먼트 |
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KRX: KRX 100 Component |
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| Founded | 1989 (as SM Studio) February 1995 (as SM Entertainment) |
| Founder | Lee Soo-man |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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Kim Young-min (CEO) |
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| 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, ZNZ, 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).
After graduating from California State University, Northridge in the United States, Lee Soo-man returned to Korea and established 'SM Studio' in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam, Seoul in 1989. The business changed its name to S.M. Entertainment and set up its capital fund in February 1995 with Jung Hae-ik as CEO. The agency developed an 'in-house' production system and produced a string of successful artists including boy group H.O.T. in 1996, girl group S.E.S. in 1997, Shinhwa in 1998, and R&B duo Fly to the Sky in 1999. Kim Kyung-wook became CEO of the company in 1998.
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