On April 6, 2026, the K-pop community was taken aback by the announcement that TEN, a key member of NCT and its sub-unit WayV, would be leaving SM Entertainment. This decision follows closely on the ...

The agency that created BTS is embroiled in a public struggle with SM's powerhouse founder Lee Soo-man. Will it end with a cliffhanger? SEOUL — The bitter battle for control of K-pop’s fabled agency ...

Thus, the agency took matters to the court and the defendants faced probation statements.

SM Entertainment CEO Chris Lee has released a scathing video accusing the company's founder of tax evasion and delaying Aespa's comeback album. Chris Lee, born Lee Sung-su, goes on the offensive ...

K-pop music powerhouse SM Entertainment has acquired an additional 11.4% stake in DearU, the company behind an artist-fan chat app. SM Entertainment announced the acquisition in a regulatory filing on ...

The companies are wrestling for control of SM with competing board slates at the March 31 annual meeting in Seoul. By Glenn Peoples SM Entertainment shareholders have until the end of the month to ...

GISELLE aka Aerichandesu, Ningning, Karina, Winter of aespa at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert ...

Back in May, upon unveiling seemingly solid first-quarter financials, SM Entertainment disclosed plans to break into North America. Now, the K-pop giant (in which Kakao Corporation possesses a ...

SM Entertainment and Tencent Music launch joint venture STE to develop a new Chinese idol group and manage SM artists in the Greater China region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Kakao, one of South Korea’s top internet giants, has doubled down on its quest to take control of SM Entertainment, the iconic K-pop music agency. The tech firm announced Tuesday that it would seek to ...