First of all, the SM company that everyone is most familiar with
The full name of SM company is SM Entertainment, and its founder is Lee Soo Man, a famous Korean singer in the 1970s.
The correct explanation of the SM abbreviation should not be the name of its founder Lee Soo Man, but the abbreviation of StarMuseum. The company was founded in 1989. The first singer to be launched was H.O.T, the most famous 5-member boy group in Korea at the time. This was also the introduction of Korean wave. One of the main players in China and Japan, he then selected the female trio S.E.S and they also achieved great success. Because the dance genre was very popular at that time, SM Company at this time also relied on these two groups to become the leader of the Korean music scene. The boss, but objectively speaking, it is by no means the dominant one.
Since then, it has also successfully launched ShinHwa, FlytotheSky, BoA, Dana, Isaknjiyeon, Blackbeat, Thetrax, M.I.L.K, Shinvi (神飞), TVXQ, Tianshang Jixi, Super Junior, Li Yin, Girls' Generation and other singers, several recommended groups among them were also terminated early and stopped activities due to poor market response. The reason why SM can freeze singers at such a speed can also be seen from the side of its talent reserve. It can be said that it is relatively difficult to make a formal debut from SM. It requires strong strength and outstanding appearance, and generally requires both singing and dancing. It is not uncommon for singers to leave SM
In addition, what is worthy of praise is SM's uncanny packaging skills and famous "devil-style" training. It can be said that the singers who debuted in SM generally work the longest, and the singers released in recent years are even more in acting, MC, and DJ. They are very strong in all aspects. Although they are young people, there are times when they are overwhelmed by such intense work
DSP Company
The full name of DSP Company is DSP Entertainment. DSP was founded in 1991. At first they had four creative ideas, which later became known as IDOL, SECHSKIES (Crystal Boy), FIN.K.L, and Click-B. In 1996, none of them were among the top ten singers in Korea. In Korea DSP, who originally organized the top ten groups, established a top ten two-person group called IDOL in 1996. The second idea after that was SECHSKIES. In order to build a top ten girl group, DSP founded FIN.K.L, and then launched Click-B. The current leading group of DSP is SS501. The boss of this company is said to be very powerful. I don’t know exactly how powerful it is. , Ma Xue once wrote in the BLOG that DSP stars are relatively difficult to access
The famous Korean drama "MYGIRL" in 2006 came from this company, and its singer Lee Hyori once made a splash in 2003 Won the SBS and KBS Music Awards, but it was a pity that the MBC Awards ended up being sidelined and did not achieve a Grand Slam, because no female singer has ever won a Grand Slam in Korean history. Currently, Lee Hyori and former FINKL teammate Ok Joo-hyun have transferred to Mnet.
Currently owns singer SS5012ShaiKARA
YG Company
The full name of YG is YG Entertainment, which is the largest HIPHOP record company in South Korea
The company started It was established in March 1996. The founder Yang Hyun-seok was a member of "Seo Taiji and the Children" who created the historical myth of Korean pop music. Due to his huge passion for hip-pop, after quitting the group, he began to move into the production world. Since the "KipSix" group in 1996, he has successfully launched Jinusean, 1TYM and many other singers and groups, causing quite a shock in South Korea. South Korea's first family album "YGFamily" also attracted the attention of the media.
In 2002, he joined hands with M.Boat, famous for R&B, to launch Huixing. In 2003, he launched BigMama and became the best record producer in the Korean pop music industry. As a singer, he has a keen insight into music. He has assembled Korea's most powerful producers, lyrics, composers, singers, creative planning team and strong production team to make YG the top entertainment company in Korea.
YG Entertainment has a complete star-making team, including recording, music distribution, artist packaging, etc. It also has the best producers, songwriters, singers and the most creative planning team. YG Company takes Hip-Pop music as its mainstream and has launched famous artists, including JinuSean, 1TYM, Lexy, MastaWu, etc. They lead the hip-pop scene in South Korea. In addition, YG has also successfully launched R&B style singers including SE7EN, Swi.T, Wheesung, BigMama, Gummy, etc. Among the many entertainment companies in South Korea, YG has a large number of artists. Because they try their best to support the career of each of their artists, from planning to production, they have become the first choice for many newcomers.
2003 was the most sluggish year for the Korean record market. However, YG Entertainment took advantage of this opportunity to suddenly emerge and sweep the entire Korean music circle. Of course, 2003 also became the world of YG, and every record it released Each artist album received widespread attention and support. In the same year, the albums of its singers Wheesung and Bigmama each sold 400,000 copies, Spider sold 80,000 copies, SE7EN 260,000 copies, Luxy 100,000 copies, and 1TYM 200,000 copies. This was in the downturn. In the Korean record market, it has achieved an amazing sales miracle.
Currently popular YG singers include SE7EN, Wheesung, GUMMY, BigMaMa, and BigBang
JYP
The full name of JYP is JYPE Entertainment as above, and the name is the English abbreviation of the boss Park Jin Young. Anyone who talks about Park Jin Young may have read XMAN and Love Letters.