2012년 9월 16일 일요일

4th International Bali Meditators Festival

4th International Bali Meditators Festival

in Bali

 
 
Aug 30, 2012
The Fourth International Bali Meditators Festival will this year again take place in Ubud, Bali, from September 20-23, 2012. The Festival carries the theme, "One Earth, One Sky, One Humankind: Towards Global Peace and Interfaith Harmony through Meditation."


The annual Bali Meditators Festival has attracted the world’s attention, and this year, registered participants attending are from the United States, France, Brazil, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia, Germany, and Malaysia, while from within Indonesia, confirmed participants are from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Semarang, Lampung, and Kalimantan.


Last year’s event was attended by around 1,000 people, and this year, organizers expect the numbers to increase significantly.


International speakers from a number of spiritual organizations in the world will share their knowledge and experience, and teach meditation and yoga techniques during the festival.
“IBMF 2012 shall be the place where people meditate and celebrate in love and togetherness. While meditation builds and strengthens human beings’ inner cores, celebration is the way to share the overwhelming joy. Together, participants are going to re-learn the forgotten language of love, and create a path towards a peaceful world and a united mankind.”


The Festival features music and dance performances, apart from formal sessions such as panel discussions and workshops. Special events will include various programs such as yoga for kids, yoga for youth, and many more. There is also a bazaar area with a beautiful view on Ubud’s green landscape.
In connection with the International Bali Meditators Festival, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies in Bali (ASITA Bali), Bagus Sudibya, told the press that Bali was rapidly becoming increasingly popular as a spiritual tourism destination, as evidence from requests made by foreign travel agents for their clients, said Bagus Sudibya. Most groups are from Australia, the United States, Japan, and Europe, and their itineraries include yoga and meditation.


ASITA estimates that already 10 percent of tour programs handled by Bali ASITA member include Spiritual Tour Itineraries. Sudibya estimates that some 5 percent of all incoming foreign tourists to Bali enjoy spiritual tours.


“This shows that Bali has the potential to become a meaningful spiritual tourism destination, and most importantly, spiritual tourism can contribute to providing deeper meaning to Bali’s tourism development.” Today, travel agents actively offer tour spiritual tour packages to their clients, and the response has been positive since a growing number of people in the world seem to be looking for inner peace and happiness through self-healing amidst problems and turmoils in their lives.


IBMF was initiated by Anand Krishna, a world spiritual leader and founder of the Anan Ashram foundation. While the aim of the Festival is to spread awareness, wisdom, and care towards other human beings and the environment in order to create communities that are bright and healthy holistically.
For more detailed information and attendance, please click: http://www.balimeditates.org/ .






Source: Indonesia.travel





Bali tourism gearing up for 2013 APEC summit

Bali tourism gearing up for 2013 APEC summit

Bali tourism gearing up for 2013 APEC summit
Image via zapaday.com

Aug 31, 2012
JAKARTA, Indonesia - All the island’s tourism stakeholders are gearing up to warmly welcome the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, to be held in November 2013.
Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, chairman of the Bali chapter of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association, is reassuring people in the industry that this international event will have a positive impact on the island’s economic condition.
“We are now witnessing the influx of foreign and domestic investment flowing into various sectors — infrastructure and tourist accommodation, in particular,” Wijaya said.
As part of the preparations to host the APEC summit, the central government also has been focusing on infrastructure improvement on the island through several construction projects.
The ongoing airport expansion project, the Dewa Ruci underpass and the construction of a toll road connecting Nusa Dua-Benoa and Ngurah Rai International Airport are to improve the island’s public facilities and all are expected to be complete by the first half of 2013.
The toll road, which will connect Benoa harbor, Ngurah Rai International Airport and the Nusa Dua tourism enclave, is being built under a public-private partnership involving seven state-owned enterprises: PT Jasa Marga, PT Pelindo III, PT Angkasa Pura I, PT Pengembangan Pariwisata Bali, PT Wijaya Karya, PT Adhi Karya, and PT Hutama Karya. The Bali provincial administration and the Badung regency administration will also invest around Rp 100 billion (US$10.5 million) each in the toll road project.
Meanwhile, the Dewa Ruci underpass is being built at the Dewa Ruci junction, a busy intersection next to Mall Bali Galeria in Kuta. It is the critical point of convergence for traffic to and from the island’s most important tourism sites, including Ngurah Rai International Airport, Nusa Dua, Kuta, Sanur, Denpasar and Ubud. Long and prolonged gridlock is a common sight at and around the intersection. The underpass will be 450 meters long and is estimated to cost Rp 136 billion funded from the state budget.
The expansion project for Ngurah Rai International Airport is also underway to anticipate the surge in traffic prior to the APEC summit. PT Angkasa Pura I, the operator of Ngurah Rai International Airport, has spent Rp 2.7 trillion to improve the airport’s international terminal, build a new apron and expand the parking facilities. The expansion project is expected to increase the airport’s total capacity from 9 million to 25 million passengers per year.
Beside the basic infrastructure, a number of new hotels are being built in Nusa Dua and its surrounding area. In Nusa Dua, at least 1,319 new luxury hotel rooms will be added
for the APEC summit. Some of the new rooms will be in six new hotels to be built in the area, one of which is the contentious Mulia Resort at Geger Beach.
The Nusa Dua luxury-hotel enclave is already home to 4,000 rooms in 15 hotels.
“Both before and after the summit, the current infrastructure projects will give additional value to Bali as an international tourist destination,” Wijaya said.
High quality basic infrastructure — including a well-equipped airport and congestion-free traffic, is badly needed to support the island’s tourism, he added.
Wijaya asserted that the construction of additional hotel rooms would not lead to an unhealthy tariff war among hotels and other accommodation providers caused by the oversupply of rooms.
“The current unhealthy tariff war is actually occurring among three-star hotels and non-starred hotels. We still need more five-star hotels in Bali to achieve quality tourism,” Wijaya said.
Besides bringing improved infrastructure, the APEC summit is expected to serve as free-of-charge promotion for tourism in Bali.
“You can figure out the benefits of APEC for Balinese tourism. There are 21 heads of state scheduled to attend the summit.”
In addition to world leaders, journalists from across the world will also come to cover the event.
Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said that the infrastructure projects implemented prior to the APEC summit were not only dedicated to the APEC meeting.
“These new projects are expected to enhance public facilities in Bali, to make the island more livable for the locals and a comfortable tourist destination for visitors,” the minister explained.
Mari added that the APEC summit should provide an opportunity to promote Balinese culture and tourism, and many of Bali’s best products. “We hope that we can use the momentum to improve Bali’s tourism image through various arts and cultural performances,” she said, adding that there would be many side events targeting tourism attractions throughout Bali during the APEC summit, including at Uluwatu and Taman Ayun Temple in Badung Regency, and Taman Safari Indonesia in Gianyar.
Source: thejakartapost.com


2012년 8월 27일 월요일

S.M. Entertainment


 

 

S.M. Entertainment

 

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S.M. Entertainment Co., Ltd.
SM엔터테인먼트

TypePublic
Traded asKRX: 041510
IndustryMusic, entertainment, travel
GenrePop, Dance, Electropop, Classic, R&B, K-pop
FoundedFebruary 14, 1995
Founder(s)Lee Soo-Man
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleLee Soo-Man (founding chairman)
Kim Young-min (CEO)
Lee Jong-in (CFO)
ProductsAlbums, concerts
ServicesPublishing records,
Entertainment agency
Revenue9.3 billion (2009)
98,536,225,756 (2010)
Owner(s)Lee Soo-Man (24.4%, 2012.01)
Partners M&A Fund (Part of Partners Venture Capital) (7.2%, 2012.01)
National Pension Service (6.2%, 2012.01)
KB Asset Management (3.3%, 2012.01)[1]
Employees965 (as of March 2010)
SubsidiariesSM TinTin Hall (2000)
SM Entertainment Japan (2001)
SM Academy (2003)
SM Pictures (2007)
SM Amusement
SM F&B Development
SM Entertainment USA (2008)
SM Town Travel (2012)
SM Culture & Contents (2012)


Website


Official Website





S.M. Entertainment (Hangul: SM엔터테인먼트) is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea. Initially, "SM" was an abbreviation of the agency founder's name, but now stands for "Star Museum." Its current CEO is Kim Young-min. The label is one of the "big three" record companies of Korea along with YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment because of strong market share and international operations, they lead and started the Hallyu wave.



Once the home to groups such as H.O.T., S.E.S., and Shinhwa, its current roster of recording artists include artists in Korean entertainment like Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, TRAX, The Grace, Super Junior, Zhang Liyin, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), and EXO. It is also home to actors like Go Ara, Kim Min-jong and Lee Yeon-hee. SM Entertainment also co-publishes Avex Trax releases for Japanese artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, and Koda Kumi, as well as Johnny's Entertainment acts like Arashi and KAT-TUN.







 

 

[edit] History

 

After graduating from Seoul National University and pursuing his own career as a singer, Lee Soo Man surveyed teenage girls on what they wanted to see in music groups and started the boy group H.O.T. and girl group S.E.S.. Both groups became successful during the late 1990s. Soon thereafter, Lee created Shinhwa, and once again, the band attained the same popularity and success, continuing Lee's streak of producing successful artists. In 1999, Lee created Korea's first R&B duo, Fly to the Sky, with members Hwanhee and Brian, adding to Lee's list of successful groups.





[edit] 1990s: First generation groups

 

 

In February 1995, SM Entertainment set up its capital fund at 50,000,000. In January 1996, SM Entertainment purchased land for a recording site and manufactured its contents for broadcasting companies like KBS, SBS, HBS, KMTV, M-NET.



In April 1997, the head office was transferred to the Yadang-ri, Gyoha-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi-do. In October 1998, Kim Kyoung-wook was awarded the position of CEO. In August 1999, a paid-in capital increase of ₩25,000,000 (5,000 shares) and free issue of 225,000 shares (₩112,500,000) occurred. In that same year, SM Entertainment built a branch office in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.



However, problems began appearing in SM Entertainment following the breakup of H.O.T., and S.E.S., who disbanded a year after H.O.T., and a few years later in 2003, SM Entertainment saw the departure of Shinhwa, though the group did not breakup and moved to a new management company. In the following years, some of its newer ventures, such as Isak N Jiyeon and Black Beat, failed to attain the popularity achieved by earlier SM artists.[citation needed]






[edit] 2000s: Second generation and expansion

 

In early 2000, SM Entertainment agreed to share the split from 5,000 won to 500 per a share. In mid-2000, the company was approved and listed in KOSDAQ as 041510. Late that year, SM Entertainment and Avex Trax signed a contract for music licensing and an Asia agency. In December 2000, SM established an affiliation with Fandago Korea.



 In January 2001, SM Entertainment established an overseas joint-venture corporation as SM Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. They are also preparing to establish a new headquarters in Beijing, China.[2] SM Entertainment will also set up its Asian headquarters in Hong Kong.[3] In March of the same year, Kim Kyoung-wook was appointed the company's third CEO.



In May of the same year, SM Entertainment spent 10 billion won to organize its first joint-venture investment fund in the music industry. SM also established subsidiaries BM Entertainment and Cid.K Entertainment for girl groups M.I.L.K. and Shinvi, respectively, but now defunct upon the groups' disbandment.



In April 2002, an additional 1,341,180 shares was added, and in June 2002, the third-party paid-in capital increased another 61,048 shares. In late-2002, SM Entertainment was awarded the Grand Prix of Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the Culture Contents for Export Award in music.



In 2003, it established its affiliation with the Starlight Corporation Ltd and was awarded a prize for the best music contents in Korea. In February 2004, the third-party paid-in capital increased another 271,428 shares. In April of the same year, the head office moved from Paju, Gyeonggi Province to Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. A month later, it established its affiliation with C-Cube Entertainment Corporation.



The agency later found new successes with many other acts. SM Entertainment debuted a solo singer BoA in 2000, a five-member boy group TVXQ in 2003, a four-member rock band TRAX in 2004, a four-member girl group The Grace and a thirteen-member boy group Super Junior in 2005, a solo singer of Chinese descent Zhang Liyin in 2006, a nine-member girl group Girls' Generation in 2007, another five-member boy group Shinee in 2008, five-member girl group f(x) in 2009, four-member ballad project group S.M. the Ballad in 2010, and in 2012 boy group EXO, which is divided into subgroups EXO-K and EXO-M for Korean and Chinese (Mandarin) markets, respectively.




In May 2005, the fourth CEO came on board, Hur Dah-shin. In May 2008 SM Art Company was formed and helmed by Pyo In-bong as co-CEO. It aims to pursue businesses in musicals and theatre business. Its first production was Xanadu starring Super Junior members Heechul and Kangin.[4] In August 2010, Kim young-min took office.[5] Kim Young-min (born April 13, 1970) is a graduate of Korea University majoring in Sociology.



 In September 1999, Kim Young-min joined SM Entertainment as a team leader of overseas business, and during 2001 to 2005, he was the CEO of Fandango Korea.[6] On October 21, 2008, the company announced its plans to debut BoA in the United States under SM's new subsidiary label, SM Entertainment USA.






[edit] 2010-2011: United Asia Management and joint ventures

 

In February 2010, founder Lee Soo-man resigned from his position as a member of the board of directors. An official at SM is quoted as saying that Lee had decided to do so in order to "focus more energy on SM's overseas business, new business management and artist development".[7]



In May 2010, SM announced its largest first quarter operating profit of 2010 at 10.4 billion, up 471% from the same period in 2009. Its gross revenue from sales from January to March was reported at 22.7 billion, up 58% from the year before.[8]



KMP Holdings: In March 2010, KMP Holdings was established via a joint venture between S.M., YG, JYP, Star Empire, and other companies like Medialine, Ken Entertainment and Music Factory. KMP is the official distributor of releases from these companies. KMP stands for Korean Music Power.[9] The firm's first distributed release from SM was Super Junior's fifth studio album, Mr. Simple and since this release, SM is not self-distributed any longer.



United Asia Management: SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, KeyEast, AMENT and Star J Entertainment will be joining forces to create a huge Asian management agency named ‘United Asia Management‘. This joint investment corporate body was created in an effort to develop an industry that will push ‘Hallyu’ to ‘Asianlyu’. United Asia Management aims to pioneer a global market, and all artists under the six agencies will be under a database system that manages intellectual property rights. A new contents production system will be utilized as well for movies, dramas, and other media. UAM will also be acting as the global agency for artists planning to advance, or currently promoting, overseas. UAM was officially established as of April 2011.



SM True: On August 16, 2011, SM has established their first international joint venture with Thai media company TrueVisions Group called "SM True." Artists Kangta and Shinee are present in the event, as well as SM's CEO, Kim Youngmin. Kim said that the joint venture will help "quickly and more effectively distribute [SM's] contents" and that this will create a "positive synergistic effect."[10][11]






[edit] 2012: ENT, S.M.ART EXHIBITION and new contracts

 

In February 2012, SM launched new business initiative that specializes in travel and tourism. It acquired Hawaiian travel firm 'Happy Hawaii' and renamed it SM Town Travel. It is helmed by CEO Kang Jung Hyun and "aims to create synergies" between SM's entertainment product and travel.[12] One of its first products is to offer special concert packages for overseas fans to attend Super Junior's Super Show 4 Tour encore concerts in Seoul in May 2012.[13]



On 26 March 2012, 47 of their artists, including Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Zhang Li Yin, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), Go Ara, Isak and Lee Yeon Hee, became stockholders of SM Entertainment. Becoming stockholder enabled them to participate in the company’s vision and growth.[14] Kangta, BoA, and most of the Super Junior and Girls’ Generation members will be receiving 680 shares each (value of around $27,200 for each member), while SHINee and f(x) members will be receiving 340 shares each (value of around $13,600 for each member).[15]



Yoon In Wan, the creator of the popular comic, ‘The Blade of the Phantom Master‘, teamed up with S.M. Entertainment for a new webtoon series titled ‘ENT.’ The webtoon released an illustration featuring Girls Generation in cartoon form. Following up, the illustrations of the members of SHINee have been unveiled.[16]
From 10 to 19 August SM Entertainment held an IT exhibition, the S.M.ART EXHIBITION. SM’s premium contents showcased in state-of-the-art digital technology. [17]



SM signed contracts with VISA & KB Card. They will start printing SM artist Check cards (debit cards) in October.[18]



SM Entertainment has been cleared of the accusations regarding colluding with music distributors. On 16 August, the Seoul High Court revealed their verdict on the issue: “The FTC (Fair Trade Commission) has canceled all corrective orders against SM Entertainment, and the lawsuit costs will be paid by the defendant.” As a result, suspicions about SM Entertainment bargaining with music distributors have been found to be false. [19]



On 17 August, MC Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong Yup announced that they have signed exclusive contracts with SM C&C in collaboration with SM Entertainment.[20] With the signing of the two MC's, this is seen as a move by SM to expand into television production outside of the management of singers and actors.[21]







[edit] Subsidiaries

 

  • SM TinTin Hall (2000)
  • SM Entertainment Japan (2001)
  • SM Academy (2003)
  • SM Art Company (2005)
  • SM Pictures (2007)
  • SM Amusement
  • SM F&B Development
  • SM Entertainment USA (2008)
  • SM Town Travel (2012)
  • SM Culture & Contents (2012)





[edit] Controversies

 

[edit] Thirteen-year 'slave contracts'

 

 

In late July 2009, three of the TVXQ members; Hero, Micky and Xiah, submitted an application to the Seoul Central District Court to determine the validity of their contract with SM Entertainment.[22][23] Through their lawyers, the members stated that the 13-year contract was excessively long and that the group's earnings were not fairly distributed to the members.[24] Early termination penalty of their contract will cost them 2 times the profit that the group is estimated to earn for the rest of the contract period (over 11 billion, or around US$9.2 million).[25] The news was enough to cause SM Entertainment's stock price to drop over 10% on the KOSPI.[26]




The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the three members. They have claimed that the contract was unfair and the members were left out of proper profit distribution.[27] In response, SM Entertainment called a press conference and claimed that the lawsuit was a fraud, stating that the lawsuit was not about unfair contracts or human rights but a scam motivated by the three members’ greed over their cosmetics business. The three members remained silent except to say through their lawyers that they hoped SM Entertainment would respect the court’s decision.[28]




In response to the lawsuit, 120,000 members of TVXQ fan club, Cassiopeia, filed a petition against SM Entertainment’s long-term contracts with the Seoul District Court.[29] Cassiopeia also filed for compensation from SM Entertainment for the canceled SM Town Live Concert, as both SM and TVXQ initially stated that the concert would go on as planned; the concert was canceled a week before its scheduled date.[30] It was later announced in early May 2010 that the three members of TVXQ (Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu) will return to the stage as a sub-group. Their group is called JYJ representing the first letter of each of their names.[31][32][33]




On December 21, 2009, five months after the three TVXQ members filed, Han Geng of Super Junior followed suit. The following day, December 22, 2009, Han Geng's lawyer released the reasons for the contract termination: it contained provisions in SM Entertainment's favor, the 13-year contract length was unlawful, it would take an unfair sum of money to end the contract, he was not allowed to request to revise his contract, he was forced to do things that were not in his contract, he was forced to do things against his will, he was fined if he disobeyed the company, missed any events or was late, and there was unfair profit distribution. Along with this, it was disclosed that because of SM Entertainment's refusal to give him a day off in over two years, he had developed gastritis and kidney disease.[34]




Han Geng's best friend and now current manager, Sun Le, also submitted a statement to the Korean courts citing SM Entertainment's violation of Han Geng's rights. This statement was later leaked to the public via the Internet. Though many suspected the statement to be fan-created, it was later confirmed as true.[35] Sun Le's statement contended that: Han Geng was forced to wear a mask due to SM Entertainment's ill handling of the visa issue, SM Entertainment purposely discriminated against Han Geng and his family, including financially, SM Entertainment refused to cooperate or listen to any of Han Geng's suggestions, SM Entertainment purposely turned down individual activities for Han Geng (including Ariel Lin's "Firefly" music video, which later starred two other Super Junior members) and SM Entertainment treated Han Geng's potential endorsers poorly.[36]







[edit] Fair Trade Commission revisions

 

SM Entertainment has released an official statement regarding the contract revisions demanded by the Fair Trade Commission. SME officials clarified on the 23rd, “The FTC only ordered us to revise the contract of one of our trainees by removing the three years added onto his contract. We complied, thus making every contract under our agency to date as ‘fair.’ BoA, TVXQ, The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, The Trax, and other celebrities under our agency have already been acknowledged as fair contracts by the FTC.”



They continued, “As leaders of the industry, we have been cooperating closely with the National Assembly and other related bureaucracies in order to protect the rights and interests of our celebrities, and to aid in the advancement of Korea’s entertainment industry and the Hallyu wave.” After numerous discussions with the FTC, SME drafted a new contract earlier this year with the changed terms mentioned in the previous article. All artists re-contracted with the agency under the new terms, which were acknowledged by the FTC to be fair. The representative continued, “We fully complied with the recent request by the FTC regarding our contract with a trainee. With the help of the FTC, we will be developing better contracts for the progression of Korean culture and contract customs.”






[edit] 2009 MNet Asian Music Awards boycott

 

SM Entertainment along with Inwoo Production boycotted the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards event on 21 November, hence none of their artists attended the event. SM stated that they have reservation regarding the standard of fairness and criteria used in their selections,[37] citing that Girls' Generation had topped a music chart for nine consecutive weeks but was never placed first place on their show and only debuted on their charts a month after the album was released. They also asked that their artists be removed from a mobile poll which requires participants to pay a fee in order to vote saying they "do not want to see fans suffer any damage from the poll which has commercial intentions".[38]






[edit] Locations

 








[edit] Roster

 

SM Town, which started in 1999, is the project name for SM Entertainment's summer and winter vacation albums. SMTown albums consist of current SM Entertainment artists. Each SMTown album consists of one SMTown song and a song from each artist or group.




[edit] Recording artists

 

 

DebutArtistsGenderMembersLeaderDisbandedFanclub nameOfficial color
1996H.O.T.Male5Moon Hee-jun2001Club H.O.TWhite
1997S.E.S.Female3Bada2002FriendPurple
1998ShinhwaMale6Eric Munleft the company (2003)Shinhwa ChangjoOrange
1999Fly to the SkyMale2Non-leader groupleft the company (2004)Fly HighSky blue
2000BoAFemaleSoloJumping BoA, SOUL (Japan)Pearl Yellow
2001KangtaMaleSoloClub K.I.TWhite
2001DanaFemaleSoloDANA4UBlue
2001M.I.L.KFemale4Park Heebon2004MilkywayPink
2002BlackbeatMale7 ® 5Lee So Min2007Soul BlackBlack
2002ShinviFemale3Yoo Soo Jin2003LinosTeal
2002Chu Ga YeolMaleSolo
2002Isak 'N' JiyeonFemale2Non-leader Group2004Wine
2003TVXQMale5 ® 2YunhoCassiopeia, BigEast (Japan)Pearl Red
2004TRAXMale4 ® 2JayTraxianCobalt Blue
2005The GraceFemale4Non-leader GroupShapleyPearl Pink
2005Super JuniorMale12 ® 13 ® 15LeeteukEverlasting Friends (short E.L.F)Pearl Sapphire Blue
2006IconiqFemaleSolo
2006Zhang LiyinFemaleSoloChocolateGold, Mint Green (Korea only)
2007Girls' GenerationFemale9TaeyeonS❤NEPastel Rose (Pink)
2007J-MinFemaleSolo
2008SHINeeMale5OnewSHINee World (short Shawol)Pearl Aqua
2009f(x)Female5VictoriaTBAPearl Periwinkle
2012EXOMale12Kris (EXO-M)
Suho (EXO-K)
TBATBA







[edit] Composers

[edit] Actors/Actresses

[edit] VJ/DJ

[edit] Project Units

[edit] Sub-Units





[edit] MC

[edit] Pianist

  • Song Kwang Sik

[edit] Magician

  • Lu

[edit] Comedians

  • Kim Kyung Sik
  • Hong Rocky
  • Lee Dong Woo
  • Kim Young Chul

[edit] Musical Actors

[edit] Former




[edit] Left the company

[edit] Notable former trainees

 

 

 

[edit] Discography

 

[edit] Filmography

 





[edit] Partnership

 

 

 

 

[edit] Distribution

 

[edit] Labels distribute

 





[edit] Distributing labels

South Korea
  • self-distributed (1995–2011)
  • United Asia Management (2011–present)
  • KMP Holdings (2011–present)
Japan
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Malaysia/Singapore
  • Universal Music
  • Warner Music (Shinee) (2010–present)
Philippines
Thailand
China
  • Sky Music

 

 

 

 

[edit] References

 

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  2. ^ About SM - Introduction of SM
  3. ^ "SM Entertainment Sets Up Asian HQ in Hong Kong" Hankooki Times
  4. ^ Koh Young-aah "Super Junior members set to make move into musicals" Korea Herald. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-03
  5. ^ About SM - History of SM SM Town
  6. ^ About SM - CEO Profile SM Town
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  8. ^ Kim, Lynn (13 May 2010). "SM Entertainment records biggest Q1 profit". 10 Asia. http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010051314034381443. Retrieved 4 May 2012. 
  9. ^ "Korean Music Power: KMP Holdings Co. Ltd. Launched!"
  10. ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/sm-entertainment-establishes-joint-venture-company-with-thailands-true-visions-group-sm-true
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  20. ^ Lee, JinHo (17 August 2012). "Kang Ho Dong Announces Return by Signing with SM C&C". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 
  21. ^ Choi, Eunhwa (18 August 2012). "Three Reasons Why Kang Ho Dong Signed with SM". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 
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