The Korean influence isn’t new to the globe! The Korean pop has its enough said contributions to make them outshine all and come forward. With all “Hollywood” dominance, the celebratory impact of Korean Pop culture definitely looks somewhat inspiring, making the entire globe and its “regional” that they can do it too.
However, whenever we talk of K-pop, that one man who stands solid at the spine back is Soo-man Lee, the founder of SM Entertainment who’s been solely responsible for the K-pop wave that sprawled all across the world.
And now, he speaks of K-pop’s future impact on a broader outlook.
Talking to CNBC, he said, “I became a singer when I was 19. Although I was famous, I realized that the audience was really quiet when I sang because I sang folk songs,”
“But when foreign bands come to [South Korea to] perform, they completely took over the stage and fans went wild. When I went to check out the concert, it seemed like the fans were more enthusiastic than in mine,”
He continued, “As I studied in the U.S., I learned a lot and thought it would be nice to promote Korean songs and singers overseas. That’s the start [of SM Entertainment].”
He speaks how he built it on culture and technology, saying, There is a written ‘culture technology’ manual somewhere in my office,” and added, “The manual will allow employees to learn and transfer ‘know-how’ out of it. Because I’m an engineer, it is to be understood by logic. It lays out formulas,” Lee said, sharing that he has a Master’s degree in computer engineering.
“So, I can say that I am an engineer rather than an artiste.”
He said, “I think the metaverse that everyone is talking about these days is the future,” “SM Entertainment is building ‘Play-2-Create’… people can discover their creative side and create in the metaverse. They will realize, ‘Oh, I can create. I can make music. I can create dance moves. I can make clothes. I can style artists.’”
He further said, “I think we just need to let the fans become producers and consumers at the same time. Let them create… Young people will have the huge satisfaction of creation and will end up creating massive amounts of intellectual property and content.” And concluded by saying, “Without looking at yourself in the mirror, you have no idea what you’d look like when dancing, even if you danced really hard … It is when you can see and feel what you don’t do well that you learn.”
