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Lee Sung-soo
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Other namesChris Lee[1]
Alma materHankuk University of Foreign Studies
Years active1998–present
TitleCEO of SM Entertainment
RelativesLee Soo-man (uncle)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationLee Seong-su
McCune–ReischauerLee Sŏngsu

Lee Sung-soo[2] (Korean: 이성수; also spelled Lee Sung-su;[3] born 1979) is a South Korean music production director and A&R executive. He is the current CEO of SM Entertainment and has formally served as a production division head of the company and CEO of SM Entertainment USA. Lee began working for SM as early as 1998 as a part-timer and officially joined the agency in 2005 in charge of the company's music production and A&R.

Life and career[edit]

Born in 1979, Lee Sung-soo graduated from the Department of International Trade at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Lee began working for SM Entertainment as early as 1998 as a part-timer focused on partaking in various tasks, such as identifying fan club trends, before officially joining the company in 2005. He joined SM in 2005 as an intern while attending university and has been in charge of the company's music, serving as the head of the production headquarters, managing A&R, and overseeing the music production, and is also the nephew of Lee Soo-man.[4][5] Lee then had been in control of A&R and has risen to the present position and directed 80 percent of the group's artists' production. Before formally entering the company, he attended SM Academy, where he studied computer composition and arrangement and stated that he should "know how to make music to be good at A&R".[6]

As he was the head of the SM producer's office and an A&R director, Lee stayed abroad for a third of the year and formed a "strong" network with foreign composers, and hosted songwriting camps for SM with them and the company's composers.[7][8] Lee started teaming up with foreign composers in the early 2000s. He didn't know anything beforehand and stated that he just "recklessly" participated in music events held abroad and started looking for composers. Over the years, he checked and selected talented composers and compiled them into a list, and within SM, they formed a studio that could operate a songwriting camp all year round.[9] When he joined A&R in 2005, Lee had also experienced working as a member of a thin-film transistor (TFT) that did research and development (R&D) work to create music videos and content using 3D videos, a "special" project of Lee Soo-man.[10]

On March 10, 2020, SM announced through the board of directors that Lee Sung-soo, general director of music production, with Tak Young-joon, general director of artist management, were appointed as co-CEOs of the company.[11] Through the announcement of the company's appointment of two new executives, Lee has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO), with Tak as the chief marketing officer (CMO), as SM celebrated its 25th year.[12] Before becoming the CEO, he was an expert in the field of production and has been one along with Tak as the key figure who has kept and led the growth of SM. He was also in charge of producing music, was a member of the company's core organization of A&R, and has been responsible for the songs and concepts of SM's artists such as BoA, Girls' Generation, Exo, Red Velvet, and NCT.[13] Lee also formerly served as the head of the production division in 2015 and CEO of SM Entertainment USA in 2019 and developed SM's core technology, culture technology (CT), and A&R system.[14]

Keynote speeches[edit]

List of Lee Sung-soo keynote speeches
Event Date City Venue Theme Ref.
2014 Hallyu Trends and Prospects January 20, 2014 Seoul Korea Press Center Production and Cultural Technology that Led to the Success of K-pop [15]
International Hallyu Workshop: Content Innovation for Korean Wave 3.0 August 2, 2014 Busan — Production Technology and Internationalization [16]
K-Factor: An Orchestral Exploration of K-pop June 19, 2019[A] New York City David Rubenstein Atrium The True Value of K-pop [18]
2019 Content Industry Forum June 25, 2019[B] Seoul CKL Stage Idol Worldview Strategy [20]
Day of Action September 7, 2019 Starfield Library Dreaming Together: The Future of K-pop and Culture Technology [21]
Digital New Deal Cultural Content Industry September 24, 2020 Gimpo Camp One Examples of Online Non-face-to-face K-pop Performances [22]
Mu:Con Online 2020[C] September 25, 2020[D] — Culture Technology, IP Industry and Untact [26]
Korea Investment Festival (KIF) 2020 October 7, 2020[E] Seoul Conrad Hotel The Future Strategy of K-pop in the Post-Corona Era [28]
[29]
ComeUp 2020 November 21, 2020[F] Goyang CJ ENM Ilsan Production Center Culture Technology, Shining in the Untact Era [31]
2nd World Culture Industry Forum (WCIF) July 1, 2021 — Combination of the Virtual and Real Worlds and Changes in the Entertainment Industry[G] [33]
2021 StartUp:Con October 7, 2021 SM Content Roadmap - Future Content Era with SMCU [34]
[35]
2022 Content Industry Forum April 27, 2022[H] World to Communicate with SMCU (SM Culture Universe) [37]
3rd World Culture Industry Forum (WCIF) July 6, 2022[I] Daegu Hotel Susung Convention Hall The Age of Metaverse: The Music and Entertainment Industry [39]
[40]
"—" denotes events where its venue was not publicized or was held online.

Accolades[edit]

SM Entertainment was selected in the job creation category of the Korea Creative Management 2020 award for two consecutive years. Lee Sung-soo was mentioned as having a pivotal role in establishing SM as a "leading entertainment company in Asia," adding that Lee maintained the company's musical color and completeness due to operating and developing his system with producer Lee Soo-man since the mid-2000s.[41] Lee was on the list of Billboard's 2022 Indie Power Players, along with Tak Young-jun, with Lee expressing his satisfaction with their achievement being noticed as the "trailblazers in the global music industry during such an exciting time for K-pop".[42]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The K-Factor: An Orchestral Exploration of K-pop was held on June 20, 2019, at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, where a 50-piece orchestra from the Juilliard School reinterpreted K-pop to a classical performance. The "special lecture" was held a day before the event, with Lee Sung-soo as a "special speaker".[17]
  2. ^ The 2019 Content Industry Forum was held on June 18–20 and 25–27, 2019, with Lee having his story forum only on June 25.[19]
  3. ^ also called as 2020 Seoul International Music Fair[23]
  4. ^ The Mu:Con Online 2020 was held on September 23–26, 2020,[24] with Lee giving his keynote speech only on September 25.[25]
  5. ^ The Korea Investment Festival (KIF) 2020 was held on October 6–7, 2020, with Lee giving his presentation on the afternoon of October 7.[27]
  6. ^ The ComeUp 2020 was held on November 19–21, 2020, with Lee delivering his keynote lecture on November 21.[30]
  7. ^ Lee Soo-man gave the keynote speech at the conference with the theme: Future Technology Change and Vision of the K-pop Industry, with Lee Sung-soo only attending the forum's second session as a panelist.[32]
  8. ^ The 2022 Content Industry Forum was held on April 26–28, 2022, with Lee giving his keynote speech on April 27.[36]
  9. ^ The 3rd World Culture Industry Forum was held on July 6–7, 2022, with Lee giving his keynote speech on July 6.[38]

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  19. ^ Lee, Seok-won (June 11, 2019). "앞으로 10년은…" 2019 콘텐츠 산업포럼 열린다 ["In the next 10 years…" 2019 Content Industry Forum will be Held]. VentureSquare (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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Business positions
Preceded by
Kim Young-min
 CEO of SM Entertainment
2020–present 		Incumbent
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