(1)Lee Soo-man and Bang Si-hyuk held hands and caught Kim Bum-soo off guard.
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(2)”SNU Three-man SM War”
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(4)Reporter Hwang Ji-young.
(5)From the left, Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of Hive, Lee Soo-man, founder of SM, Kim Bum-soo, head of Kakao Center, photographs.
(6)Hive and SM formed a strong alliance as Hive bought a stake in Lee Soo-man. SM executives, who sought strategic partnership with Kakao Entertainment, protested, saying, “We oppose hostile MA acquisitions and mergers.” Hive and Kakao are competing for shares over SM. Hive, who will stand as a global pop star beyond K-pop, or Kakao, who will grow as an entertainment company through SM.
He turned his back on Kakao right away.