{"id":2533,"date":"2024-02-01T18:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/company\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:36:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introducing the journey of SM Entertainment, which began in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u5e74<\/span>\n ~2009<\/span>\n 2010~2019<\/span>\n 2020~2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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’23<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Starting Music Publishing Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Music Publishing Subsidiary ‘KREATION Music Rights’ Launched<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’22<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Establishment of a company specializing in metaverse content production technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Establishment of ‘STUDIO KWANGYA’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’21<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Integration of Content Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established an intermediate holding company \u2018SM Studios\u2019 that integrates & manages non-music businesses\u2013drama\/variety shows\/new-media sectors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’20<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Launching a Global Online Concert Brand <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established \u2018Beyond LIVE Corporation (BLC)\u2019 with JYP Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’18<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lifestyle, Digital Entertainment Platform Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Acquisition of ‘Keyeast’ & ‘FNC Add Culture’. FNC Add Culture changed its name to ‘SM Life Design Group’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’17<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Advertising Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Merger & Acquisition of ‘SK M&C(SM C&C)’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’16<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Expanding The F&B Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SMT SEOUL, SMT TOKYO Opened<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’15<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mobile Platform Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SM Mobile Communications Established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entertainment Theme Park Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SMTOWN@coexartium Opened<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’14<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Variety Show, Label Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

HOON Media & Woolim Label Acquisition(SM C&C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equity Investment in the label, BALJUNSO Co., Ltd.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Made an equity investment in the hip hop and band music label, BALJUNSO, and established partnerships that embrace underground and indie music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile Karaoke Application Launched<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established \u2018everysing Japan\u2019, a three-party joint venture to intensify the digital music business with AVEX Vanguard and Universal Music Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established Dragon Tiger 1 Inc. to Invest in the Culture Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established a corporation for a strategic partnership with Media Asia Group Holdings Limited, the largest entertainment company in Hong Kong in order to establish Dragon Tiger Capital Partners L.P., (hereinafter, referred to as \u201cDTCP\u201d), as a media and entertainment investment fund to invest in films and TV program projects in the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’13<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Actor, Actress Management <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

AM Entertainment Acquisition(SM C&C)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’12<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wine Distribution Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established S.M. Entertainment Beijing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established S.M. Entertainment Beijing Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visual Content Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Acquired KOSDAQ-listed company, BT&I, and changed the title to S.M. Culture & Contents to establish the largest visual media production and actor\/MC management company in Asia. The company has been engaged in global video content businesses including TV drama production. The company is also contributing to the propagation of the K-Culture Business Model by combining the existing tour, leisure, and travel businesses of BT&I with Korean Wave and K-POP content<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Concert Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Full launch of the concert business through the Hong Kong-based affiliate, DREAM MAKER ENTERTAINMENT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’11<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Established S.M. True Co., Ltd<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established the first overseas joint venture, S.M. True with True of Thailand. Engaged in overall management operations for its artists inside Thailand including albums, digital music, product distribution, concerts, and promotion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’08<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Karaoke Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SM Amusement Established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food & Beverage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SM F&B Established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retail\/Fashion\/Merchandising<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SM Brand Marketing Established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SM Entertainment USA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established S.M. Entertainment USA Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’05<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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China Branch Launched<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SM Entertainment China Branch office opened<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’01<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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JAPAN Expansion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SM Entertainment JAPAN Established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online\/Mobile Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fandango KOREA Established [Korea\u2019s first entertainment Contents\/Online\/Mobile Service Company]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’00<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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IPO (KOSDAQ)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

April 27, 2000 First company in the entertainment industry to be listed in KOSDAQ (IPO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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’95<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Establishment of S.M. ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Established S.M. Entertainment Co., Ltd. with the capital of 50 million won<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1628,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57258,"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2533\/revisions\/57258"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smentertainment.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}