From Karina of aespa to Wonbin of Rise, the special debut stories of idols under SM Entertainment have been revealed. On the ...

Lee Soo-man, the legendary figure behind the global rise of K-pop, is setting his sights beyond the phenomenon known as ...

Birth Year: 2006 Nationality: Indonesian The first Indonesian idol under SM Entertainment. Trained for 1–2 years and has a background in piano. The two-day SMTOWN Live 2025 extravaganza not only ...

Virtual idols, once considered a niche subculture, are increasingly making their mark in mainstream K-pop. With the success ...

SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and HYBE, which are considered the 'Big 4 Entertainment Companies', have announced that they will launch a new idol group in 2025, raising expectations. JYP ...

A blueprint for idol training SM’s idol training system has become a model for countless entertainment companies. In the early 1990s, during the debut of “Hyun Jin-young and WAWA,” often ...

SM's first virtual artist ... Japanese video game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment’s virtual idol project Den-On-Bu is ...

The idol has gone viral on Twitter for her rare background as an SM Entertainment trainee, as she’s the first Indonesian idol under the renowned agency. If you want to learn more about Carmen, here ...

On January 12, 2025, SM Entertainment made headlines by introducing its newest 25-member male trainee group, SMTR25, at the SMTOWN Live 2025 concert. The event, held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in ...

Thirty years of SM Entertainment’s history came to life at the “SMTOWN Live 2025 [The Culture, The Future] in Seoul” concert — featuring H.O.T., S.E.S., BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, ...

SM Entertainment, the pioneering agency credited with laying the groundwork for K-pop idol culture, is marking its 30th anniversary this year. To celebrate, the agency will host the “SM Town Live 2025 ...