He was initially unaware of it.
Lee Soo Man, founder and former CEO of SM Entertainment (SM below), will reportedly not attend the “SMTOWN 2025” concert to celebrate his company’s 30th anniversary.
According to media reports, on January 10, KST, Lee declined the invitation to the event. Previously, SM announced that it had contacted Lee Soo Man and all former artists affiliated with the label to invite them to the celebration. On January 10, a representative for Lee confirmed that an invitation had been received through the mail, but Lee was overseas and learned of the concert invitation through the news.
Producer Lee Soo Man will not participate in “SMTOWN Live 2025”. He found out about the invitation through the news and we confirmed that the invitation had arrived by registered mail.
— Lee Soo Man representative
SM Entertainment will hold “SMTOWN Live 2025” concert in Seoul on January 11 and 12 at the Gocheok Sky Dome to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The concert will then continue with stops in Mexico City and Los Angeles, in California in May, in London in June and in Tokyo in August.
Although the concert received a lot of hype from fans, it was also at the center of multiple controversies, with some key SM artists, such as Generation of girls‘S Taeyeon AND Red Velvet‘S Wendysitting outside. You can read more about the controversies here.
