SM Entertainment

SM Entertainment is a talent agency, producer, and publisher of Korean pop music, founded by Lee Soo Man. Initially, "SM" was an abbreviation of the agency founder's name, but now stands for "Star Museum." Once the home to top-selling groups such as H.O.T., S.E.S., and Shinhwa, its current roster includes BoA, TVXQ, The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x) ,. SM Entertainment also co-publishes Avex Trax releases for Japanese artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, and Kumi Koda, as well as Johnny's Entertainment acts like Arashi and KAT-TUN. The company celebrated its ten-year anniversary with a party on February 15, 2005. Its current CEO is Kim Young-min.