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S.M. Entertainment (SM 엔터테인먼트; SM enteoteinmeonteu) 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, aespa 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, 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.
Labels[]
- Woolim Entertainment (2013)
- Baljunso (2014)
- Label SJ (2015)
- ScreaM Records (2016)
- Million Market (2018)
- Label V (2019)
- All I Know Music (AIKM) (2019)
- SM Classics (2020)
Artists[]
- Groups
- H.O.T. (1996-2001; 2018-2019)
- S.E.S. (1997-2002; 2016-2017)
- Shinhwa (1998-2004)
- Fly to the Sky (1999-2005)
- M.I.L.K. (2001–2003)
- Black Beat (2002–2006)
- Shinvi (2002-2003)
- TVXQ! (since 2003)
- Isak N Jiyeon (2002–2004)
- TRAX (2004–2019)
- The Grace (2005-2009; on hiatus)
- Super Junior (since 2005)
- Girls' Generation (since 2007)
- SHINee (since 2008)
- f(x) (2009-2016; on hiatus)
- EXO (since 2012)
- Red Velvet (since 2014)
- NCT (since 2016)
- aespa (since 2020)
- RIIZE (since 2023)
- Dear Alice (2024-present)
- Sub-units
- Soloists
- Project Groups
- Producers
- Lee Soo-man
- Yoo Young-jin
- Kenzie
- Hitchhiker