Lee Soo Man, the previous govt producer of SM Leisure, was seen in public for the primary time since information broke out about HYBE buying the vast majority of SM Leisure’s shares.
He attended the Korea-Mongolia Enterprise Dinner held on the Grand Hyatt Resort positioned in Yongsan-gu, Seoul and gave a keynote speech on K-Pop, the Korean Wave, and his imaginative and prescient for the longer term planet.
Singer Kim Min Jong, who had just lately criticized the label’s upcoming plans of a “post-Lee Soo Man” period and accused the CEOs of one-sidedly ousting Lee Soo Man, additionally attended the occasion with Lee Soo Man.
This was Lee Soo Man’s first time being seen in public because the administration dispute over SM Leisure, and plenty of have been inquisitive about whether or not or not he would point out the controversy.
Sipping his drink casually, Lee Soo Man didn’t appear out of the atypical or uncomfortable regardless of all eyes being on him.
In his keynote speech, Lee Soo Man acknowledged, “For the previous 30 years, we have now been creating and pioneering K-pop and Hallyu all our lives. Fortunately, K-pop and Hallyu have advanced within the midst of globalization and technological revolution, and now they’re connecting the hearts of individuals around the globe past areas, borders, generations and ideologies.”
He didn’t tackle or reply any questions concerning the SM Leisure administration dispute.