S.M. Entertainmentとは 意味・読み方・使い方

S.M. Entertainment 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." Once the home to top-selling groups such as H.O.T., S.E.S., and Shinhwa, its current roster of recording artists include BoA, f(x), Girls' Generation, The Grace, Kangta, SHINee, Super Junior, TRAX, TVXQ and Zhang Liyin. 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.