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SM Entertainment to unveil virtual idol nævis from aespa's fictional universe in September

SM Entertainment will unveil its first virtual idol, nævis, next month, the K-pop agency said Wednesday.

2024-08-21

aespa announces first virtual reality concert

Titled “Lynk-pop: The 1st VR Concert aespa,” the VR concert, aespa’s virtual reality (VR) concert will be available at Megabox Coex theaters starting Oct. 25.

2023-09-21

SMTown Live 2023 to be streamed live on Weverse

The performance will also be streamed live through KNTV in Japan and Beyond Live in addition to Weverse Live. The live stream on Weverse Live will have real-time subtitles in 11 languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and French.

2023-09-13

'SMTown Live 2023: SMCU Palace @Kwangya!' to be streamed New Year's Day

SM Town’s free online concert will be aired on New Year’s day. SM Entertainment announced Wednesday that it has prepared a free online concert “SMTown Live 2023: SMCU Palace @Kwangya!” for K-pop fans to welcome the new year with ...

2022-12-28

LG U+ launches virtual exhibition on girl group Red Velvet

LG U+ launched a virtual exhibition on girl group Red Velvet titled “The ReVe Festival 2022: Happiness” on its extended reality (XR) app U+DIVE. The app currently offers over 3,000 pieces of XR content in eight categories, including education...

2022-12-20

SM Entertainment’s fan community 'Kwangya Club' beings service

SM Entertainment’s fan community “Kwangya Club” began its service on Sept. 1. SM Entertainment announced Friday that members of the Kwangya Club’s beta service, which has been available since July, can now use the official service after ...

2022-09-02

Dean of SM's new education institution says key to success is self-discipline

First dean of SM Universe (SMU) — this is the latest title acquired by veteran K-pop composer Hong Jong-hwa, one of the first producers in the K-pop scene. K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment founded SMU in April as an education institution to pass ...

2022-08-02

SM Entertainment to establish metaverse company Studio Kwangya

SM Entertainment announced Tuesday that it will establish a company specializing in metaverse content called Studio Kwangya. Studio Kwangya will be divided into six business areas: Virtual Human, VR Production, Post Production, VFX Production...

2022-07-12

SM Entertainment to start fan community service through 'Kwangya'

SM Entertainment will start a fan community service through its metaverse brand “Kwangya,” according to the agency Thursday. “Kwangya Club,” the first service the brand will offer, is a membership-based fan community. Starting with artists under SM..

2022-06-23

aespa wins user experience category at iF Design Award

Girl group aespa’s first EP “Savage” won the user experience category at Germany’s 2022 International Forum (iF) Design Award, according to SM Entertainment on Wednesday. The iF Design Award was founded in 1954 and is one of the world’s major ...

2022-04-20