SM ENTERTAINMENT

S.M ENTERTAINMENT

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.^[2][3] 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 Kangta, S.E.S., BoA, TVXQ!, TRAX, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, J-Min, Shinee, f(x), Henry, Zhou Mi, EXO, Red Velvet, NCT, and formerly to artists like H.O.T., Fly to the Sky, 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.^[4]

ontents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 1989–2000: Creation and first generation artists
  • 1.2 2000–2005: Affiliations and second generation artists
  • 1.3 2005–2010: Expansion and international artists
  • 1.4 2010–2012: Joint and further ventures
  • 1.5 2013–present: Third generation artists and International K-pop academy
• 2 Controversies
  • 2.1 Contractual disputes
    • 2.1.1 JYJ (TVXQ)
    • 2.1.2 Han Geng
    • 2.1.3 Kris Wu
    • 2.1.4 Jessica Jung
    • 2.1.5 Lu Han
    • 2.1.6 No Min-woo
    • 2.1.7 Tao
  • 2.2 2009 MAMA Awards boycott
  • 2.3 Fair Trade Commission scrutiny
  • 2.4 Red Velvet music video controversy
• 3 Artists
  • 3.1 Recording artists
  • 3.2 Actors/Actresses
  • 3.3 Entertainers
  • 3.4 Studio artists
  • 3.5 Trainees
• 4 Former artists
  • 4.1 Former recording artists
  • 4.2 Former actors/actresses
• 5 Discography
• 6 Filmography
• 7 References
• 8 External links 

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