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SM Studios

Logo: Original: SM Entertainment Vectorization: ReVeluv02, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

South Korean holding company

SM Studios (Korean: 에스엠스튜디오스; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean holding company wholly owned by SM Entertainment. It was established after SM restructured its affiliates to focus on its music business.2 It ceased to exist in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 14, 2021Founded1
  • HeadquartersSeoul1
  • Legal formjusik hoesa1

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SM Studios (Korean: 에스엠스튜디오스; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean holding company wholly owned by SM Entertainment. It was established after SM restructured its affiliates to focus on its music business.2

Corporate structure

SM Studios sits at the top of its group. 12 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • SM Studios Seoul

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. May 28, 2021Acquired SM Culture & Contents1
  2. May 2021Acquired SM Life Design Group1

Timeline

  1. Oct 3, 2025Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. May 14, 2021Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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