Over 100 SM Entertainment Idols Will Head To Jeju Together

Koreaboo

June 16th, 2017

SM Entertainment will be taking over 100 of its artists to Jeju Island for a training workshop.

Image Source: @MarielaSilvano

Last year, over 350 SM artists and staff went to Hawaii for a workshop, and also to celebrate the agency’s 20th anniversary.

This year, over 900 SM staff are headed to Jeju Island with artists like U-Know Yunho, Girls’ Generation, EXO, Red Velvet, and NCT.

Actors, models, and entertainers from SM affiliates such as SM C&C, ESteem Entertainment, and Mystic Entertainment will also be attending.

Some entertainers signed with SM C&C.

Not only will this workshop help the SM employees and artists grow, but it will also help the tourism industry of Jeju.

Image Source: Jeju Tourism Organization

“We chose Jeju Island for our workshop location beause we felt it could help revitalize Jeju’s tourism industry.”

— SM Entertainment insider

In the past, Jeju Island’s tourism industry boomed thanks to Chinese tourists, but after Korea embraced THAAD, numbers have dwindled.

THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is a US Army anti-ballistic missile defense system that was recently deployed in South Korea. Image Source: RSSing

Source: Hankook Ilbo