1. Lee Sung-soo was formerly the CEO of SM Entertainment and SM Entertainment USA.
12 Facts About Lee Sung-soo
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Lee Sung-soo is an expert in the field of music production and is considered one of the key figures who has led the growth of SM.
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Lee Sung-soo is known for introducing the idea of the songwriting camp to the K-pop industry.
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Lee Sung-soo is the nephew of SM founder Lee Soo-man's late wife.
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Lee Sung-soo began working for SM Entertainment as early as 1998 while attending university as a part-timer focused on various tasks, such as identifying fan club trends.
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Lee Sung-soo worked with numerous artists, including BoA, Girls' Generation, Exo, Red Velvet, and NCT, but his influence was most clearly felt in the work of Shinee and f, whose "unique" style stood in opposition to the intense, performance-driven music championed by Yoo Young-jin, SM's music director.
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In 2013, Lee Sung-soo introduced the idea of the songwriting camp to the K-pop industry.
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Lee Sung-soo had first started teaming up with foreign composers in the early 2000s, but initially found it difficult due to the low profile of K-pop at the time.
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Lee Sung-soo stayed abroad for a third of the year and formed a "strong" network of foreign composers, hosting songwriting camps for SM with them and the company's in-house composers.
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Lee Sung-soo was responsible for the creation of SM Station and SM Classics.
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Lee Sung-soo was appointed a registered director in 2017 and became CEO of SM Entertainment USA in 2019.
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Lee Sung-soo was appointed CEO of Kreation Music Rights, a newly-created subsidiary that focuses on music publishing.