| Lee Soo Man 이수만 李秀滿 |
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| Born | June 18, 1952 |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Education | M.A. in Computer Engineering |
| Alma mater | California State University, Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Model |
| Known for | Host |
| Awards | 2008 M.net Golden Disk Award for Record Producer of the Year 1997 SBS Seoul Music Award for Record Producer 2011 Seoul Cultural Arts Awards for Pop Music Producer’s Award SM Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이수만 |
| Hanja | 李秀滿 |
| Revised Romanization | Li Soo Man |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Suman |
Lee Soo Man (born June 18, 1952) is a South Korean entrepreneur and the founder & chairman of S.M. Entertainment Co.,Ltd. Group, which includes two subsidiaries (SM Academy and SM TinTin Entertainment) specializing in K-pop groups.[1]
Lee started his career as a singer while attending Seoul National University in 1972. He co-founded the agency in 1989, and it has taken an extremely important position within the South Korean entertainment industry. SM is now the largest record label in South Korea, due to the success of artists such as H.O.T, S.E.S., Shinhwa, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, and f(x).[2][3]
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1952, Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. He did very well in school and was admitted to and entered Seoul University. He began singing in a coffee house in 1971.
1972, Lee debuted as a singer, but didn't attain huge popularity during the first three years of his singing career.
1976, with hits like 「Happiness」, and 「One piece of Dream」, he became quite famous. The following year, he received the 「MBC TOP 10 Singer」 award. Besides singing, he was also a successful TV host during that time.
1980, He formed the band 「i·suman·gwa·365Il」(Lee Soo Man and 365 days), which became the first heavy metal band formed in the industry 。But. at the same time, the new Chun Doo-hwan government began its policy of censoring the media. As a result, Lee saw no real future in Korean entertainment. The next year, 1981, he went back to pursuing his original dream of being a top engineer and moved to California to attend California State University, Northridge and to continue work on his Master's degree. His primary research area was in the field of robotics. However, Lee witnessed the revolution of US entertainment at that time, the MTV generation(Michael Jackson's Thriller for example), and he felt there was huge commercial potential in that industry. He made up his mind to "Replicate US entertainment in Korea."
1985, immediately after getting his Master's degree, he returned to Korea to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. His return was a success in a variety of areas, such as singing, hosting TV shows, and hosting radio programs. Moreover, he was also working as a part-time DJ and managing a restaurant.
In 1989, with 200,000,000 won for capital, he founded SM Entertainment. Since then, he produced many groups, such as the dance group "hyon·jinyon", the folk group "han·DongJun", R&B singer "Liu in Jon", and "hyon·jinyon." 1995, SM Entertainment became a public company.
With the huge success H.O.T. in 1996 as a beginning, Lee produced many superstars, such as S.E.S., Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x) in the following 15 years. SM is now the single biggest entertainment agency in South Korea, and Lee is the most important figure within it.
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