It was recently revealed that one of Korea’s biggest talent agencies, SM Entertainment, is actively seeking US talent, with the intention of exporting those chosen back to Korea. There have already been several auditions in as many as 11 U.S. cities, and still several more being planned. The idea came, after top SM executives concluded that the only way to have American culture conveyed authentically to Korean audiences, is to to recruit directly from the US. After teaching them the language, and Korean cultural nuances, the newly groomed pop stars would have qualities hard to find on their home turf. So far, the project hasn’t had enough time to bear fruit, but with SM’s president Lee Soo-man behind the idea, you can safely bet there will be some quite interesting stars coming out of Korea sometime in the near future.
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A pop star in hiding, secretly training for over 3 years? That’s the claim being reported by several Korean media outlets, regarding pop newcomer Zhang Li Yin. At the tender age of 13 she was handpicked by one of SM Entertainment’s top Chinese talent scouts, and then quickly sent off to Korea for intensive training. Many are calling her the Chinese version of BoA, and look for quite a lot of buzz following her debut later this month..
SM Entertainment wants you! At least that’s how it appears, as the Korean entertainment giant is aggressively recruiting fans for several of it’s artist fan clubs. Some of SM’s most popular artists, including BoA, Kang-Ta, and new Korean group Super Junior will be available and ready to join immediately. Membership will include an invitation to each club’s opening ceremony, with each artist scheduled to be in attendance..
SM Entertainment is adding to their massive stable of artists by introducing a new multi member group called Super Junior. The Korean entertainment giant has big plans for the band, including periodically adding to the already large 12 members, by holding random auditions throughout the Asian region. SM Entertainment wants to make it clear, that this will be no ordinary pop group, but rather a gateway for talented young Asians to enter the Asian entertainment scene with as big a splash as possible.
SM Entertainment is investigating an adult video marketed to fans of their best selling pop artist BoA. The film “Superstar artist BoA” is being aggressively marketed on the internet as being the closest thing to watching the real pop star appearing in the video herself. The production company responsible, employed an actress so much like the real Korean star that SM executives are frightened that BoA’s image might be tarnished through association. Needless to say, SM Entertainment is currently weighing it’s legal options.
