SM Studios (; also stylized in

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) is a South Korean holding company wholly owned by

SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...

. It was established after SM restructured its affiliates to focus on its music business. The company manages drama, entertainment, and fields of new media.

History

On April 5, 2021,

revealed through a public announcement that the company had established a new subsidiary, SM Studios, with SM acquiring 195,648 shares for 244,561.93 million won. SM stated that it planned to focus on the music business, the company's original entertainment business, through restructuring. The wholly-owned subsidiary was established to promote the restructuring of group affiliates to facilitate the business structure. Additionally, the company was set to promote the efficiency of group management through a "reliable" management system. It was also expected to secure market competitiveness as affiliates related to media studios have coordinated agreements through integrated management of drama, entertainment, and new media fields. SM invested all of its shares in

SM Culture & Contents SM Culture & Contents ( ko, 에스엠컬처앤콘텐츠; SM C&C) is a South Korean advertising, production, travel and talent company under SM Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SM Entertainment. The company operates as a talent agency, televi ...

(SM C&C),

KeyEast KeyEast (; stylized as KEYEAST) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon. History * October 8, 1996 – Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사) was established. * November 2003 – Tuneboom Korea was listed at KOSDAQ. ...

, SM Life Design Group,

Dear U Dear U () is a South Korean software development company under SM Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SM Entertainment. The company was formerly called Everysing and was established in July 2017. It merged with Brinicle as it emphasized the un ...

, and

Mystic Story Mystic Story (formerly Mystic Entertainment, , abbreviated as MSTSTR) is a South Korean entertainment company established by South Korean singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin. It has four subsidiaries, including Mystic Actors (formerly Family Actors ...

to SM Studios. During SM Congress 2021, Kim Young-min, chief executive officer (CEO) of SM Studios, stated that the broadcasting system was SM's "big dream" since the establishment of SM Planning in 1989. In May, SM recruited producers and content experts from SM C&C, KeyEast, and Mystic Story to establish SM Studios and produce "SM Original" content. On November 16, 2022, SM Studios premiered its first "global" content, ''Welcome to NCT Universe''.

Subsidiaries

(2021) *

(2021) * SM Life Design Group (2021)

Production works

References

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