SM Lee Sung-soo and Tak Young-jun, US Billboard 'Indie Power Players' for 2 consecutive years

SM Entertainment (hereafter referred to as SM) Lee Seong-su, CAO (Chief A&R Officer) and Tak Young-joon, COO (Chief Operation Officer) were selected for the US Billboard's "2023 Indie Power Players (2022 Indie Power Players)" for the second year in a row.

Billboard, a famous American media, announced '2023 Indie Power Players' on its official website on the 12th (local time), and CAO Lee Sung-soo and COO Tak Young-jun were listed side by side, proving SM's global status once again.

'Indie Power Players' is an annual event by Billboard since 2017, which announces the leaders of labels and distributors that have achieved independent results in the global music market, in addition to Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, which are called the three major labels in the United States. It is a list.

Billboard said, "With the new album 'MY WORLD', aespa recorded the highest first-day sales of a K-pop girl group ever. They are part of the 'SM Culture Universe', a world view similar to the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe', and have their own digital avatars," he said, referring to the performance of Espa.

COO Tak said through Billboard, "SM hopes to reach its new era with 'SM 3.0' and overcome its limitations so that K-pop can reach new fans around the world."

CAO Lee Sung-soo and COO Tak Young-joon were also selected for the second year in a row in the "2023 International Power Players" announced by Billboard in April.

Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr