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3 days ago · Lee Soo Man, the founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment, has made a rare public appearance at an important event. During his appearance, Lee delivered a keynote speech on the growing influence of AI technology in the K-Pop industry.
4 days ago · Lee Soo Man, former executive producer of SM. The 5th World Cultural Industry Forum (WCIF) will be held at Suseong Hotel in Daegu from the 3rd to the 4th to cultivate convergent talents who can combine science and technology with the cultural industry.
2 days ago · Former co-CEO Lee Sung-soo returned to his role in A&R as chief A&R officer (CAO). Lee Soo-man declared the meeting "the end of an era" for the company he founded, stating he was "moving toward the future". On August 1, 2023, SM Entertainment announced that they would form a joint venture division with Kakao Entertainment in North America.
5 days ago · The group's first full-length album, which was slated for an early 2023 release, was canceled and pushed back indefinitely after SM Entertainment's Lee Soo-man ordered the group to sing a song about sustainability and “planting trees.” “Synk: Hyper Line,” held on Feb. 25 and 26, became a high-stakes affair — an opportunity to prove ...
1 day ago · 0:00 / 1:25. 1X. SEOUL –. The 67-year-old man who stabbed the leader of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party in January has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court on Friday ...
15 hours ago · With the disbandment of H.O.T. in 2001 and Shinhwa's departure in 2003, producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment went on a search for another boy band to stay competitive in the growing K-pop market. In early 2003, Lee eventually selected five teenage boys from four different SM training teams to debut in a vocal dance unit.
2 days ago · Idol bands of young boys or girls were formed to cater to a growing teenage audience. In 1995, Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment, brought the idol trainee system to South Korea, which further solidified the format for idol bands and modern Korean pop culture.
