Back إس إم إنترتينمنت Arabic S.M. Entertainment AST SM Entertainment Azerbaijani اس. ام. ایلهنجه AZB SM Entertainment Byelorussian SM Entertainment Czech SM Entertainment German SM Entertainment Greek SM Entertainment Spanish اسام انترتینمنت Persian
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Native name | SM 엔터테인먼트 |
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| Formerly | SM Studio (1989–1995) |
| Company type | Public |
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| Founder | Lee Soo-man |
| Headquarters | SM Entertainment 83-21, Wangsimni-ro, Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea Singapore (TBC)[1][2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  US$657 million (2022) |
| US$62.3 million (2022) | |
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Number of employees | 601 (As of 2023[update]) |
| Subsidiaries | See subsidiaries |
| Website | www www |
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.[7][8] 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",[9] also known as the "Korean Wave", with early overseas successes such as H.O.T., S.E.S. and BoA.[10]
The label currently represents K-pop artists such as Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, J-Min, Shinee, Zhou Mi, Exo, Red Velvet, NCT, WayV, SuperM, Aespa, Got the Beat and Riize and has previously represented Hyun Jin-Young, H.O.T., S.E.S., Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, The Grace, f(x) and Henry Lau. It also manages actors, including Lee Jae-ryong, Yoo Ho-jeong, Cho Jun-young and previously represented Lee Yeon-hee, Go Ara. In Japan, SM 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.[11]
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- ^ Forbes Staff (July 31, 2013). "Korea's S.M. Entertainment: The Company That Created K-Pop". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "[단독] SM 스타 및 직원 350여명,하와이로 대규모 단합 대회 떠난다...각종 화제, 진풍경 잇따라" (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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