Lee Soo Man is the founder of SM Entertainment. SM Entertainment itself is one of the largest entertainment agencies in South Korea. Seeing his position as the founder of the agency, here are the facts about Lee Soo Man, the founder of the largest entertainment agency in South Korea.
Top idols and solo singers such as BoA, TVXQ, Suju, SHINee, EXO, SNSD, Red Velvet, NCT to AESPA are formed by the SM Entertainment agency. The success of the agency cannot be separated from its founder, Lee Soo Man.
Reported from various sources, Monday (15/8/2022), here are a series of facts about Lee Soo Man that have been summarized by celebrities.id.
Lee Soo Man Facts Row
1. Lee Soo Man Was Once A Cafe Singer
Before becoming the big boss, Lee Soo Man apparently had been a cafe singer in 1971. The man who was born on June 18, 1952, who is a South Korean citizen, made his debut in 1972 as a cafe singer. However, he did not gain enough popularity at that time.
2. Lee Soo Man Once Founded a Metal Band
Lee Soo Man also founded a heavy metal band at that time. The band formed by Lee Soo Man also turned out to be the first metal band in the South Korean music industry named "Lee Sooman and 365 days". However, he did not continue and chose to leave because his music genre was disrupted by censorship policies in Asia.
3. Lee Soo Man Was a TV and Radio Host
Lee Soo Man took a Master's degree in robotics at California State University because of his dream to become a top engineer. After graduating, he returned to South Korea and continued his career as a successful singer, TV presenter, radio host, part-time DJ, and briefly ran a restaurant.
4. Lee Soo Man's Initial Idea to Establish SM Entertainment
Lee Soo Man's initial idea in establishing the SM Entertainment agency originated from his observations of music in the United States. According to him, South Korea also has great potential to become the center of world music. Because of this idea, he finally founded a company in 1989 under the name SM Entertainment.
5. SM Entertainment Taken From His Name
Lee Soo Man founded the agency company in 1989 under the name SM Entertainment. The company name is taken from his own name, namely, SM (Soo Man). He founded the company with an initial capital of 200 million KRW or around Rp. 2.3 billion.
Then, the agency released several first-generation K-pop groups including H.O.T, S.E.S, Shinhwa, BoA, TVXQ, and followed by junior groups. /celebrities.id
