SM Entertainment (hereafter SM, CEO: Jang Cheol-hyuk and Tak Young-jun) announced on the 6th that it achieved consolidated operating results of ▲revenues of 302.9 billion won and ▲operating profit of 47.6 billion won for the second quarter of 2025. Compared to the same period last year, revenues increased by 19.3% and operating profit by 92.4%, marking significant growth, while net profit for the period hit 30.9 billion won, a 267.2% increase.
On a separate basis, the second quarter revenues amounted to 220.3 billion won, with operating profit reaching 46 billion won, representing increases of 26.5% and 56.9% respectively compared to the same period last year. This high growth trend is attributed to the expansion of new album sales, an increase in digital music revenue, and strong performance in the planning and concert merchandise institutional sector. Operating profit also showed substantial growth due to double-digit revenue growth and improvements in the sales mix. Additionally, major subsidiaries continued to show stable performance flows overall as artist activities expanded.
In the second half of this year, SM aims to continue its growth through strengthening artist-centered IP activities and expanding onto global stages. Super Junior, celebrating their 20th debut anniversary this year, is expanding touchpoints with fans through various content and commemorative projects, while BoA has also released a regular album to mark her 25th anniversary. Other releases include NCT DREAM's regular album, Dongbang's Japanese single, WayV's mini album, and the debut single of Seung Han and Soul (XngHan&Xoul). There will also be regular and mini albums released by SHINee's Key and Red Velvet's Joy.
Furthermore, mini albums from aespa and NCT WISH, as well as the first solo regular album of NCT Haechan and mini albums from EXO's Suho and Chanyeol are also planned.
Upcoming releases will include regular albums from Dongbang's Yunho and Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, mini albums from NCT DREAM, WayV, and Hearts2Hearts, as well as singles from Rise, SHINee's Minho, NCT Jungwoo, and NCT Yuta's Japanese regular album along with Dongbang's Changmin's Japanese single.
The concert sector is also active. Rise, currently on their first world tour, is set to expand beyond Asia to North America, showcasing diverse performances across 22 locations worldwide. Aespa's solo concert, which was recently sold out even in restricted view seats, will also embark on a world tour starting in Seoul, visiting major cities worldwide. Various artists including Red Velvet's Irene & Seulgi, NCT DREAM, EXO's Kai, NCT Doyoung, and SHINee's Key will continue their active performance activities both domestically and internationally.
Particularly, SM is establishing a multifaceted collaboration system for content production, distribution, and fandom marketing in the Chinese market through a strategic partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), the largest music platform corporation in China with 550 million monthly users. Based on this, they plan to develop a complete success model for idols that integrates production, distribution, performance, and data.
Co-CEO Jang Cheol-hyuk noted, "SM is enhancing competitiveness across all generations of the K-Pop market through active activities from not only our long-standing beloved artists but also new artists. In particular, this quarter has visibly demonstrated that our comprehensive content business centered on IP can translate into actual results, and based on this, we will continue sustainable growth through the expansion of content based on artist IP and global activities in the second half of the year."
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