SM Entertainment employees has spoken up about the company’s situation with former chief producer Lee Soo Man and HYBE.Once former chief producer Lee Soo Man was in danger of having his illegal tax evading actions unveiled, he sold his shares to a competitor company that he used to speak ill of and ran away.
Thus, us 208 regular employees of SM Entertainment are releasing the following statement as we cannot hold our anger about former chief producer Lee Soo Man and HYBE’s unlawful collusion.
Idk anything abt this but i think some concerns may be abt future groups rather than the current ones
People are forgetting that Hybe is nothing better than SM
cuma bisa nyimak2 berita aja. well, i don’t even know nothing 😶
This is ridiculous. Their jobs rely in publicly supporting the current management. Printing this is so cringe.
Here’s an overview of the situation so far for those who missed smth
I’m a YG stan but I’m supporting sm in this cause the BIG3 is iconic. Hybe just want to ruin kpop atp
They're just afraid LSM would be back
Can someone tell me what happened with SM?
This is getting so out of what we thought in the beginning. Just hope SM artist don't be affected so much by this drama.
Otra compañía de Kpop koreana con sus chanchus. Los artistas jodidos
Lee sunsu really wrote this and signed it “sincerely 208 employees🙂” 🤣🤣🤣
They need to make this into a kdrama NAMES and ALL PLEASE
I feel like Hybe should stay out of this. Let SM sink or swim. Clearly this is a criminal family feud issue with a huge company and its artists stuck in the middle.. I for one never thought I’d see SM fall like this. They were always the giant for so many years😬
There are a total of 498 SM employees so that means more than half of the staff approve of the Hybe takeover or just don't care lol
I will not change my stance HYBEOFFICIALtwt is trying to do a monopoly and they want public side by painting that they save sm ..let's go sm 3.0 and compete with our legacy in music... I hope sm would let hybe destroy the kpop history....
Rencana 41 album akan rilis tahun tapi sama aja albumnya banyak delay kalau mangemenya masih sama, nih gw aja masih nunggu sg gw sampai sekarang bln dateng hampir 2 bln, mending tuh manageman di tata ulang gk berantakan, nih ceo dia masih menjabat kenapa gk ngutus artisnya sih
The management needs to go maybe even ask some of the artist (if not busy ofc) to be apart of management because who else can manage them better than a artist that went through it
SM downfall finally, release my mans yuta, xiumin and all of wayv they deserve better you pinkss xenophobic company,
Hybe will eliminate any competitors from sm they will ruins the hell of sm's artist i can understand their rejection i hope hybe withdraw from
I think we are very far from knowing the true background of this situation.
what culture? Stealing music from high schoolers? Abusing young adults so bad the government had to make legislature to stop you from doing so? Making shit music? You all are just butthurf Kakao didn't snatch you because then they could amplify you and rig the nrs in ur favor.
Probably the 208 guilty employees
So what does the other 314 (give or take) staff think?
I think protecting SM From falling should be their biggest worry. Who saves it from that fall shouldnt even be a thought to them.
They always have a choice who said they should stay though
Ok 208 want to have kakao as a partner than hybe?😭 i guess those 208 where the ones who looked down on bighit back then and throwing a tantrum right now
Feel bad the most for the artists. SM has been one of biggest act in Kpop, wish if there’s a way for the artists to create their own agency. can’t believe LSM the founder created this whole mess!!!
It takes a lot of courage for employees to make this statement. Imagine you work in an entertainment business, no. 1 is working its way to eat no. 2 ( in terms of market cap), you called out this action. If no.1 succeeds in eating no.2, it is going to be a game over for ur career
yeah 208 out of the 500+ and none of them are the artists, they actual people who have to DO whatever the management decides...like churning out 41 albums like machines...
Statement number 3 is worrisome tbh. If employees are in favour of the man the media is trying to push down, maybe the current CEO is not bad at all.
Why do these loyal employees of SME vent their anger at HYBE. Their very own LSM approached HYBE for help and HYBE accepted to buy them and offered help. 🤨🤨🙄
me watching kpop stan accounts weigh in and share their expert opinions in the replies
The thing that gets me is his nephew was in charge for a only two years, during covid, and Aespa's success. SM now is in a much better position than 2017-2019. Those were bad.
Bro everything is so wrong with that situation. Don't measure your pride with a company that has long lost its first place in the industry. Sorry bad English
As if they wanted to suffer with Kakao
SM has f$ over so many companies and groups. Look at what they did to Woolim and Infinite. Now its their turn.
whoa this is better than any kdrama. I do hope SM traditions and culture stays. I'm sure it's hard for the employees especially who has work there for a long time. Who knows if they are pressuring the staffs/employees to release this statement so LSS wont look bad either.
both Kakao Corp and HYBE are the worst thing that could happen to SM Ent. I support Lee SooMan. I support SM Ent. Maybe Mr LeeSM is not a very good person but I trust him more than other 4 and he built SM. No monopoly! No HYBE, Kakao Corp, Lee Sung Soo and Tak Young Jun in SM!
Dahlah. Ngepopcorn sambil duduk manis aja gue. Lelah nan pusing hamba 🥲
Damn can media stop painting Hybe the biggest villain in this whole case atp? I too want SM to have it's own identity, after all sm artists are the one who brought me to kpop but then in no way am I supporting any of the sm management.
Vote for hiroto
So 208 employees but the company has more than 700 + Hybe is planning on doing an investigation inside SM 🤷🏻♀️ after the video that the CEO released.
sment a battleground rn 😮
Mereka marah atas keputusan LSM tetapi g ada yg marah saat LSM rumornya mau disingkirkan kemarin. Padahal ini LSM cuma jual sahamnya sendiri lho, g jual saham orang Krn kmrin rencananya mau buat SM 3.0 ya Skrnglah waktunya generasi SM-Hybe Pasti BOOMM bgt ini...
If hybe take over SM ent, are they going to intervene their artist management too If they did,this going to be mess up... Like real mess up... Poor SM..
Yes,say no to Hybe ,Sm stan should defence their idol company,do you think hybe allow any group from SM surpass their own group? Use your brain
I keep praying n I can't wait to hear that hybe has back out n left sm ent/kakao to deal with lsm n their own mess they have created sm ent issues is getting out of hands n I don't think hybe can save them now n their images especially lsm
Pls hybe it not too late to back out n leave it to sm ent/kakao to deal with everything going on with lsm and am sure ur sub labels like ador/pladis/source music/belift/bight will be happy pls put ur artist safety 1st u don't need to aquire sm ent let dem deal tins with lsm
If HYBE gets control over SM i think first thing they should do is kick out all those 208 ppl.
I know it lsm nephew who asked them to join his side. Duh
Idk anymore, like please just settle everything in silence and TREAT ALL YOU ARTISTS BETTER! I want a new Taeyeon/OhGG new album!
Awal ngira soman melindungi SM dn lebih percaya sama HYE dari pda kakao ternyta slah dia cuma menyelamatkan diri dia sendiri
weareoneEXO jumpship to Chromosome ent now..
too many episodes
I get it that SM employees and even the artists will feel greatly affected due to LSM's actions. There are many reasons why they feel troubled when HYBE took the biggest share of SM. At the end of the day, none of us are SM employees here and we know nothing about inside matters.
I LOVE my SM artist and I fear for their future... but must say I'm enjoying the drama☕️🤭
I think, what SM needs the most is a TOTAL MANAGEMENT clean-up. Maybe they are scared HYBE will fire a lot of people to do this. Maybe they like Kakao because their job is secured. Who knows. As far as I can see, both LSM and his nephews are in the wrong here.
Karyawannya pasti kerjanya jd pada ga puguh ya gara2 kerusuhan di tempat kerja mereka
Wtf is pink blood and seoul forest? Im convinced the whole sm is a cult atp
How many employees do they have? Just 208? What about the artists?
all this chaos and what hybe did was buy lsm shares on his request and just chilling in the corner watching all this mess unfold!! 😂
Fl0p company . wdc
Plus, I don't think the current management did any justice for their artists either..maybe those staffs are afraid of losing their jobs..HYBE won't involve much on how their underling companies work, but in SM's case, perhaps some things needs to change about their management
I understand the pride of some of these employees because they cannot accept their rival company Hybe is on board. they cant do anything about it...this is the mess that the nephew and lsm created. stop venting your anger at Hybe when they were only asked for help by LSM.🙄
SM can't do anything about HYBE but to use its employees to gain public sympathy. We as fans just want a better treatment for SM artists. And I'm not against HYBE's move since I see that they treat their artists well.
Why do they even speak? It’s not their company they are just regular employees
oooohhhh more drama... wtf is pink blood
Pink blood amputek. Corny niyo. Chos😂
I've had enough of all this LSM vs LSS thing.. any one of have facts, evidence of any allegations, just proceed it with lawsuit and ends this bullshit once and for all! Got nothing? Just shut up.. Leave the company alone and Dont involve anyone from SME for any of your craps
seurrene_ 208 employees out of how many total employees? What are their relations to the current CEO? Turning HYBE acquisition of LSM's shares, into a crisis for SM, seems like a strategic move by the current CEO. Coupled with all the news and rumors released lately.
Of course they'll support him.. he is still their boss, still the current ceo.. 😅 not one person have big balls to go against him and expect their workplace ambience stays the same the very next day..
208 isn’t many considering the size of the company
Lol more chaos in SM we love to see it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
ask the opinion of the employees it is a bit tricky 🤷🏻♀️
Guess it's just pride speaking. SM is in shambles please I wouldn't trust that crybaby lee sungsoo to run it
As if SM ever protected their idols.. Ignoring 3rd gen for 4th gen..yet don't even protect 4th gen idols. Kwangya Pink blood and Exo minimalism..I'll rather go play golf with EXO than worry about this drama
Also the people thats saying 'HYBE is messing everything up, see'...HYBE hasn't even done anything yet lmao. If HYBE is making a mess for just getting shares, then you can say the same thing about Kakao and also say how Chris Lee been a mess and doing illegal stuff too..like
Don't trust everything you see
200 out of 600 lmao
These 208 people are are LSM's nephew's allies 😂😂😂
Jeff__Benjamin And legit, any of the companies that hybe owns, like Pledis, run independently from BigHit or Hybe created artists. Idk what exactly they're concerned about. Hybe outright said that SM would be treated as their own entity. Honestly, I just want better treatment of SM artists.
spell frustation in two letters? SM 😅😅😅
to be ynder SM right feels like Karma lol imagine your own current CEO exposed illegal doings of their former CEO and them knowing if's been going throughout the year lol they thought they are safe from that issue,thr frustrations escalates so fast when Hybe bought a major stock
Well they have the right to speak and give their opinion about this situation
Current management is desperate hahahaha
SM employees
Loving this downfall
'The statement does not represent all of the SM Entertainment staff’s opinions and only reflect the 208 signed under the collective.'
Cardboard boxes, anybody!?
daaamn. go off you 208
they have over 500+ employees. Plus even aespa is not happy with SM current management