Understanding The Companies Affiliated To SM And YG Entertainment

When we talk about the big three entertainment companies in the K-Pop industry, we generally refer to SM, YG and JYP Entertainment. Throughout the years, they have grew in both profit and size. With that being said, they have also expanded their areas of management to actors, actresses, comedians and even models.

Let’s begin by breaking down the companies under and affiliated to SM Entertainment.

 

SM Entertainment

Firstly, most fans may have already known that singers and K-Pop idols are managed under SM Entertainment.

Companies affiliated or have a certain percentage of their shares held by SM Entertainment, are known as affiliated companies of SM Entertainment.

This includes SM Culture & Contents, KEYEAST and FNC ADD CULTURE. Actors, actresses as well as comedians of SM are managed under SM Culture & Contents. It is the same for actors, actresses and comedians of FNC Entertainment to be managed under FNC ADD CULTURE.

On the other hand, there are also companies which partner with SM Entertainment for various business strategies and plans. Companies include ESteem, galaxia SM, Mystic Entertainment and FNC Entertainment.

Finally, SM Entertainment also has joint venture with ESteem which gave birth to SPEEKER. SPEEKER is known for its global influencers management.

It may be quite complicated for fans to see the whole picture but one thing for sure, SM Entertainment is spreading its management into different areas of business.

Moving on to YG Entertainment, it is much more simpler as compared to SM Entertainment.

 

YG Entertainment

YG Entertainment manages its singers and idols whereas YG KPLUS is a subsidiary under them. It manages models, actors and actresses under YG.

As for music labels, there are three main labels which had branched out from YG Entertainment. They include HIGHGRND, THEBLACKLABEL and PSYG. HIGHGRND is led by Epik High‘s Tablo whereas PSYG is an independent label made especially for PSY.

 

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