{"id":559,"date":"2023-07-12T10:10:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T01:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realkpop.com\/lee-soo-man-who-left-sm-invested-in-a-chinese-self-driving-aircraft-company\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T10:10:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T01:10:54","slug":"lee-soo-man-who-left-sm-invested-in-a-chinese-self-driving-aircraft-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realkpop.com\/lee-soo-man-who-left-sm-invested-in-a-chinese-self-driving-aircraft-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Soo-man, who left SM, invested in a Chinese self-driving aircraft company"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Seoul=Newsis) Reporter Jung Byeong-hyeok = Former SM Entertainment general producer Lee Soo-man is having a conversation with Mongolian Prime Minister Lobsangnamsrei Yogyongerden at the Korean-Mongolian Businessmen’s Dinner held at Grand Hyatt Seoul, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. 2023.02.14. jhope@newsis.com<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reporter Lee Jae-hoon = Just as producer Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment, announced that he would “go to the future” after leaving his eponymous SM, he is making a broad move in a new field. He invested in self-driving aircraft companies following the promotion of ESG (environmental, social, governance) project activities. <\/p>\n

EHang, a Chinese autonomous vehicle (AVV) company, announced on its homepage on the 12th that it had signed a contract with several investors led by Korean strategic investor Lee Soo-man in the form of a private equity fund worth 23 million dollars (approximately 29.7 billion won). <\/p>\n

As for Lee Soo-man, he explained that he is a famous Korean music producer, entrepreneur, and founder of SM, a multinational K-pop entertainment company. However, the specific amount invested by Lee Soo-man was not disclosed. <\/p>\n

At the same time, Lee Hang said, “Lee Hang and Lee Soo-man will use their respective strengths to work together to promote the development of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) business in the Asia-Pacific region.” <\/p>\n

Suman Lee, identified as the chief investor, said, “I appreciate EHang’s unwavering dedication to enabling safe, autonomous and eco-friendly air mobility for the general public as a first mover and leading innovator in the emerging UAM industry with great potential. Advanced Transportation I look forward to creating sustainable value through the convergence of technology and pop culture, and I am proud to be a part of it.\u201d <\/p>\n

Lee Hang, a Nasdaq-listed company, is promoting flying transportation services such as drone taxis as its main business. It also covers smart city management and aerial media solutions.
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(Seoul=Newsis) Reporter Jeong Byeong-hyeok = Former SM Entertainment executive producer Lee Soo-man gives a keynote speech at the Korean-Mongolian Businessmen’s Dinner held at Grand Hyatt Seoul, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 14th. 2023.02.14. jhope@newsis.com<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lee Soo-man sold most of his shares in SM to Hive and became a minority shareholder. He made a statement at the ’28th SM regular shareholders’ meeting’ at the end of March and said, “SM, which was founded after my name, will end an era today. As always, I am heading to the future. Now, K-pop should go beyond K-pop and evolve into global music that accompanies the world.”<\/p>\n

Sooman Lee is also promoting an ESG project through Blooming Grace, where he serves as the chairman and CEO. Recently, they donated 100 million won to the Mongolian government under the name of ‘planting trees for disaster recovery’. The Mongolian government presented a plaque of appreciation to this producer. <\/p>\n

In addition to ESG activities and investment in new businesses, this producer continues to expect that he will produce K-pop at the same time. Recently, there was a rumor that he started to discover newcomers through a Chinese audition program. In this regard, Blooming Grace said, “I can’t answer whether it is true or not.”<\/p>\n

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