Will Lee Soo-man, who left SM, start producing new idols, join
Oct 10, 2024
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On the 10th, it was reported that Lee Soo-man started recruiting idol trainees and recruiting producers.
Lee Soo-man applied for an A2O entertainment trademark through his private company Blooming Grace earlier this year. A2O Entertainment includes entertainment business. This part shows Lee Soo-man's willingness to return.
In fact, Lee Soo-man auditioned for trainees in China and Japan through Blooming Grace in June, and on the 5th, she was spotted meeting with Sunny of Girls' Generation and former SM producer Yoo Young-jin in China.
Recently, it has attempted to recruit a large number of new producers who can support Yoo Young-jin, including Yoo Young-jin, and selected trainees from Gyeongnam through national auditions.
Lee Soo-man sold his SM shares to Hive after the announcement of the SM 3.0 plan last year. Hive acquired Lee Soo-man's 14.8% stake in SM for 120,000 won per share, a total of 422.8 billion won, for the SM acquisition. In the process, Lee Soo-man's return is expected to take at least a year and a half because he and Hive signed an agreement to ban competition from producing albums in Korea for three years.
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