SM Studios

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| name = SM Studios Co., Ltd.

| logo = SM Studios Logo.svg

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| native_name = 에스엠스튜디오스

| native_name_lang = ko

| type = Holding

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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2021|04|05}}

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| location = 83-21, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong District

| hq_location_city = Seoul

| hq_location_country = South Korea

| key_people = Kim Young-min (CEO)

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| services = {{Unbulleted list|Drama|Entertainment|New media}}

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| owner = SM Entertainment

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| subsid = {{Unbulleted list|class = nowrap|KeyEast (33.7%)|SM Culture & Contents (31.7%)|Dear U (31.4%)|SM Life Design Group (29.3%)|Mystic Story}}

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| footnotes = {{Citation |title=2021 SM Entertainment Sustainability Report – The Future of Culture Technology |url=https://smentcorporation.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/upload/origin/esgReport/2021+SM+ENTERTAINMENT+Sustainable+Management+Report.pdf |page=6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107115005/https://smentcorporation.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/upload/origin/esgReport/2021+SM+ENTERTAINMENT+Sustainable+Management+Report.pdf |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 7, 2023}}

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SM Studios ({{Langx|ko|에스엠스튜디오스}}; stylized in all caps){{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Soo-jung |date=June 29, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:[현장EN:]'광야'부터 '핑크 블러드'까지, 올해 SM 미리보기 |trans-title=[On-site EN:] From 'Kwangya' to 'PinkBlood,' SM Preview for this Year |url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5579569 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121144439/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5579569 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=No Cut News |language=ko}} is a South Korean Holding company wholly owned by SM Entertainment. 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, SM Entertainment 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.{{Cite web |last=Baek |first=Chung-woon |date=April 5, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:SM, "음악사업 집중"…비음악사업 계열회사 구조개편 |trans-title=SM, "Focus on music business"…Restructuring of Non-music Business Affiliates |url=https://www.pinpointnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=41650 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121042837/https://www.pinpointnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=41650 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Pinpoint News |language=ko}} SM stated that it planned to focus on the music business, the company's original entertainment business, through restructuring.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Soo-in |date=April 5, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:SM엔터, 비음악 사업 통합관리 자회사 '에스엠스튜디오스' 설립 |trans-title=SM Entertainment, Establishes 'SM Studios', An Integrated Management Subsidiary of Non-music Business |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202104051641598010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121043104/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202104051641598010 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Newsen |language=ko}} The wholly-owned subsidiary was established to promote the restructuring of group affiliates to facilitate the business structure.{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Byung-chul |date=April 5, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:SM엔터테인먼트 비음악 사업 통합관리 자회사 에스엠스튜디오스SM Studios 설립 |trans-title=SM Entertainment's Non-music Business Integrated Management Subsidiary, SM Studios, Established |url=https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202104050308 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121043221/https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202104050308&t=NN |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=The Korea Economic Daily TV |language=ko}} Additionally, the company was set to promote the efficiency of group management through a "reliable" management system.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Ye-rang |date=April 5, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:SM 엔터, 에스엠스튜디오스 설립…비음악사업 통합 관리 [공식] |trans-title=SM Entertainment, Established SM Studios…Integrated Management of Non-music Business [Official] |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/music/article/2021040502824 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121043716/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/music/article/2021040502824 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=TenAsia |language=ko}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Na-yeon |date=April 5, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:SM엔터, 비음악 사업 통합관리 자회사 '에스엠스튜디오스' 설립 |trans-title=SM Entertainment, Establishes 'SM Studios', An Integrated Management Subsidiary of Non-music Business |url=http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=240309 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121045806/http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=240309 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Single List |language=ko}}

SM invested all of its shares in SM Culture & Contents (SM C&C), KeyEast, SM Life Design Group, Dear U, and Mystic Story to SM Studios.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Gun-woo |date=April 5, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:에스엠, 비음악 사업 통합관리 자회사 설립 |trans-title=SM, Establishes a Subsidiary of Integrated Management of Non-music Business |url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021040516481420321 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121050030/https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021040516481420321 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website={{ill|Money Today|ko|머니투데이}} |language=ko}} During SM Congress 2021, Kim Young-min, chief executive officer (CEO) of SM Studios,{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=So-yeon |date=June 29, 2021 |title=SM Entertainment sees a future in its own universe |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/06/29/entertainment/kpop/SM-Entertainment-SMCU-metaverse/20210629172100322.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629082408/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/06/29/entertainment/kpop/SM-Entertainment-SMCU-metaverse/20210629172100322.html |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en}} stated that the broadcasting system was SM's "big dream" since the establishment of SM Planning in 1989.{{Cite web |last=Woo |first=Bin |date=June 29, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:'SM CONGRESS 2021' 이수만 "콘텐츠 유니버스 도전은 계속 된다" [종합] |trans-title='SM CONGRESS 2021' Lee Soo-man "Content universe challenge continues" [Roundup] |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2021062982184 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629025259/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/topic/article/2021062982184 |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=TenAsia |language=ko}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ko |first=Seung-hee |date=June 29, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko:이수만 SM 총괄 프로듀서 "콘텐츠 유니버스 속 K팝 2.0 시대 연다" |trans-title=Lee Soo-man, Executive Producer of SM, "We are opening the era of K-pop 2.0 in the content universe" |url=http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20210629000390 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121101919/http://news.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20210629000390 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Herald Economy |language=ko}} On November 16, 2022, SM Studios premiered its first "global" content, Welcome to NCT Universe.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Hye-mi |date=November 8, 2022 |title= |script-title=ko:NCT127‧NCT드림 초대받은 에스엠루키즈, '웰컴 투 엔시티 유니버스' 11월 16일 론칭 |trans-title=SM Rookies, Invited by NCT 127 and NCT Dream, Launched 'Welcome to NCT Universe' on November 16 |url=http://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1145973 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121141513/http://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1145973 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=News Inside |language=ko}}

Subsidiaries

Production works

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scope="row" \| 2022 \| Welcome to NCT Universe \| TVING, Nippon TV, Hulu Japan, Kocowa \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Cite web \|last=Jung \|first=Ji-nah \|date=November 8, 2022 \|script-title=ko:NCT '웰컴 투 엔시티 유니버스' 총출동…'에스엠루키즈'와 특별 만남 \|trans-title=NCT's 'Welcome to NCT Universe'…A Special Meeting with SM Rookies \|url=https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20221108_0002077900 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121140333/https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20221108_0002077900 \|archive-date=January 21, 2023 \|access-date=January 21, 2023 \|website=Newsis \|language=ko}}
scope="row" \| 2023 \| NCT Universe: Lastart \| ENA, TVING, Nippon TV, Hulu Japan, Kocowa \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Seung-hoon \|date=July 11, 2023 \|script-title=ko:SM 연습생 리쿠·료 최초 공개..新 NCT 데뷔조 기대 \|trans-title=SM trainees Riku and Ryo unveiled for the first time.. Expecting new NCT debut group \|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003166198 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711125316/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003166198 \|archive-date=July 11, 2023 \|access-date=July 28, 2023 \|website=Starnews \|language=ko}}

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! scope="col" | Year

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scope="row" | 2022

| Welcome to NCT Universe

| TVING, Nippon TV, Hulu Japan, Kocowa

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web |last=Jung |first=Ji-nah |date=November 8, 2022 |script-title=ko:NCT '웰컴 투 엔시티 유니버스' 총출동…'에스엠루키즈'와 특별 만남 |trans-title=NCT's 'Welcome to NCT Universe'…A Special Meeting with SM Rookies |url=https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20221108_0002077900 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121140333/https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20221108_0002077900 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Newsis |language=ko}}

scope="row" | 2023

| NCT Universe: Lastart

| ENA, TVING, Nippon TV, Hulu Japan, Kocowa

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Seung-hoon |date=July 11, 2023 |script-title=ko:SM 연습생 리쿠·료 최초 공개..新 NCT 데뷔조 기대 |trans-title=SM trainees Riku and Ryo unveiled for the first time.. Expecting new NCT debut group |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003166198 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711125316/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003166198 |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=Starnews |language=ko}}

References

Category:SM Entertainment subsidiaries

Category:Mass media companies established in 2021

Category:South Korean companies established in 2021

Category:Companies based in Seoul

Category:Entertainment companies of South Korea

Category:Holding companies of South Korea

Category:Mass media companies of South Korea