Back near the start of this mess, the rather hilarious news dropped that Lee Soo Man had sued the company he founded, SM Entertainment. That move was essentially to prevent …
Read More »HYBE launches ‘SM With HYBE’ campaign, cite comparisons of SME/Kakao deal to Eulsa Treaty for some reason
Following HYBE acquiring Lee Soo Man‘s shares in SM Entertainment, now the internal war is basically down to who minority shareholders will sell to/side with. Lee Sung Soo‘s side has …
Read More »HYBE officially acquire Lee Soo Man’s stake in SME, release open letter talking up their similarities
HYBE has released an open letter from CEO Park Ji Won, addressed to fans, artists, employees, and shareholders of SM Entertainment, informing them that they’ve finalized their purchase of Lee …
Read More »SME releases video with CFO Jang Cheol Hyuk denouncing HYBE’s ‘hostile takeover’, outlines reasoning
Wishes do come true, as SM Entertainment has continued to fight their internal war through YouTube videos of all things, this time with the Align Partners and Lee Sung Soo …
Read More »Lee Soo Man responds to Lee Sung Soo’s sweeping allegations by entering sad boi era and saying ‘my heart hurts’
Yesterday, sweeping allegations ranging from tax evasion to megalomania were made against Lee Soo Man by SM Entertainment CEO Lee Sung Soo, as the latest installment of the company’s internal …
Read More »SME CEO Lee Sung Soo accuses Lee Soo Man of delaying aespa’s comeback, megalomania, tax evasion, and wanting to create weed casino music cities
So I took some time off from covering the SM Entertainment internal and external mess to let the dust settle a bit as the next major move seemed like it …
Read More »HYBE becomes top shareholder in SME, Bang Si Hyuk & Lee Soo Man release joint statement, SME co-CEOs claim ‘hostile’ takeover
Well, things got hot and heavy extremely quickly in the SM Entertainment mess, huh? Following earlier reports that HYBE was considering investing in SME, it’s now been confirmed that they’ve …
Read More »Lee Soo Man to sue SME over Kakao purchase, alleging the deal was made illegally
As a result of ‘SM 3.0’ being announced the other day, dissention within the company ranks was revealed, as artist Kim Min Jong came forward with allegations of essentially a …
Read More »SME’s internal politics mess goes public with allegations of unilateral decisions & reports of a ‘shocked’ Lee Soo Man
SM Entertainment recently announced plans for what they’re calling ‘SM 3.0’ in a video posted to YouTube and hosted by the company’s co-CEOs, Lee Sung Soo and Tak Young Joon. …
Read More »f(x)’s “Red Light” was a criticism of the Sewol ferry disaster
f(x)‘s “Red Light” was apparently a criticism of the Sewol ferry disaster, according to SM Entertainment production team leader Lee Sung Soo. Lee Sung Soo, production team leader at SM …
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