December is an interesting period of the year where all the boffins from the entertainment industry gather around in some magical room to rank their own achievements over the year. The actors had their moment in the spotlight, and now it’s time for the music industry to pat themselves on the back with a survey asking who was the most active agencies of 2013 run by news media outlet “Star News.” In news that I’m sure is surprising to no one, SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment were voted as the agencies that performed the best in 2013. Meanwhile Starship Entertainment (Home of Sistar) and Mystic89 (Home of Lim Kim, Park Ji Yoon, Yoon Jong Shin) were voted as the agencies that have rose to sudden prominence in 2013.
On December 12, news media outlet “Star News” released the results of a survey that asked industry officials which agencies they believed were the most successful in 2013. Some of the people that participated in the survey include Core Contents Media CEO, Kim Kwang Soo, Starship Entertainment CEO Kim Si Dae, MBC’s Jae Young Jae PD, SBS’s Bae Sung Woo PD and a whole suit of other important figures from SM, jTBC, FNC Entertainment and the like. In total, 35 individuals participated in the survey.
Now to the actual results, SM Entertainment received a massive 18 votes out of 35 while its closest competitor, YG Entertainment, received a total of 6 votes out of 35 to give it the runners up place. The general opinion was that the two agencies continued their successes in 2013 to firmly cement their places as the two largest agencies in the industry. Also interesting to note was that the individuals surveyed believed that Starship Entertainment and Mystic 89 have risen substantially over the course of 2013.
Popular Music Critic, Seo Jung Min Gab, states that for SM, “SHINee, f(X), EXO and all their other groups succeed for different reasons” and that it showed “How solid SM’s system of operations were.”
Composer Jo Young Soo, famous for songs such as Orange Caramel’s Aing and Shanghai Romance, also rated SM highly stating that “SM has continued to maintain their existing set of artists, but at the same time they’ve managed to create a group in EXO that has a massive fandom and popular appeal.”
Popular Music Critic, Kang Tae Kyu, was also positive about SM Entertainment, stating that SM’s “Content plans for groups such as SHINee and EXO were outstanding” and that “They were able to grow their fandom through hit songs while the success of their albums were also remarkable.”
On December 12, news media outlet “Star News” released the results of a survey that asked industry officials which agencies they believed were the most successful in 2013. Some of the people that participated in the survey include Core Contents Media CEO, Kim Kwang Soo, Starship Entertainment CEO Kim Si Dae, MBC’s Jae Young Jae PD, SBS’s Bae Sung Woo PD and a whole suit of other important figures from SM, jTBC, FNC Entertainment and the like. In total, 35 individuals participated in the survey.
Now to the actual results, SM Entertainment received a massive 18 votes out of 35 while its closest competitor, YG Entertainment, received a total of 6 votes out of 35 to give it the runners up place. The general opinion was that the two agencies continued their successes in 2013 to firmly cement their places as the two largest agencies in the industry. Also interesting to note was that the individuals surveyed believed that Starship Entertainment and Mystic 89 have risen substantially over the course of 2013.
Popular Music Critic, Seo Jung Min Gab, states that for SM, “SHINee, f(X), EXO and all their other groups succeed for different reasons” and that it showed “How solid SM’s system of operations were.”
Composer Jo Young Soo, famous for songs such as Orange Caramel’s Aing and Shanghai Romance, also rated SM highly stating that “SM has continued to maintain their existing set of artists, but at the same time they’ve managed to create a group in EXO that has a massive fandom and popular appeal.”
Popular Music Critic, Kang Tae Kyu, was also positive about SM Entertainment, stating that SM’s “Content plans for groups such as SHINee and EXO were outstanding” and that “They were able to grow their fandom through hit songs while the success of their albums were also remarkable.”
It has certainly been a good year for SM Entertainment, one that has seen them reach new heights in both sales and exports of their content. They started off 2013 with a bang with the release of Girls Generation’s 4th album “I Got A Boy” and continued that momentum through the year with a constant push of content, with SHINee’s “Dream Girl” being released in February, “Why So Serious” in April and “Everybody” in October along with f(x)’s 2nd album “Pink Tape” released in the midst of summer.
But their biggest success this year has definitely been their new super boy group, EXO, arguably one the biggest phenomenons in popular music this year. They have already won numerous awards this year and their popularity has also translated into amazing album sales, topping over 1 million units sold.
Source: soompi
