Key facts
- Native name
- SM 엔터테인먼트
- Formerly
- SM Studio (1989–1995)
- Company type
- Public
- Traded as
- KRX : 041510
- Industry
- Music entertainment technology
- Founded
- February 14, 1989 ; 37 years ago ( 1989-02-14 ) (as SM Studio) February 14, 1995 ; 31 years ago ( 1995-02-14 ) (as SM Entertainment)
- Founder
- Lee Soo-man
- Headquarters
- SM Entertainment 83-21, Wangsimni-ro, Seongsu-dong , Seongdong-gu , Seoul , South Korea
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Jang Cheol-hyuk (Co- CEO ) Tak Young-jun (Co-CEO) Jang Jung-min ( CFO ) Kim Tae-hyun ( CLO ) Hong Gil-hwa ( CHRO ) Kim Ji-won (CRO) Choi Jung-min (CGO) Lee Sung-soo (CAO)
- Services
- Artist management Album and digital music planning Record production Music distribution Music publishing
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SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Korean: SM엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the careers of many K-pop stars garnering huge global fanbases. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. SM Entertainment is known for having led the worldwide K-pop phenomenon and the musical side of "Hallyu", also known as the "Korean Wave", with early overseas successes such as H.O.T., S.E.S., and BoA.
The label currently represents K-pop artists such as Kangta, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, Exo, Red Velvet, NCT, Aespa, Riize, Naevis, and Hearts2Hearts.
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