SM Entertainment Square, also calledSM Square,[1] is the intersection of 6th Street and Oxford Avenue in theKoreatown district ofLos Angeles. It was designated byLos Angeles City Council on October 28, 2020, in honor ofSM Entertainment and its founderLee Soo-man to recognize their achievement in the global music market by leading theK-pop industry.
On October 28, 2020, theLos Angeles City Council designated the intersection of 6th Street and Oxford Avenue as "SM Entertainment Square."[2] The intersection was named in honor ofSM Entertainment andLee Soo-man's accomplishments in the global music market by leading theK-pop industry.[3] It was also done for their contributions to promotingKorean culture in Los Angeles.[4] The naming of the intersection in honor of a Korean entertainment company marked the first time such an occurrence had happened.[5] The intersection was expected to promote Korean culture and lifestyle as SM's entertainment space complex, SMT LA, was also scheduled to open.[6]
Consul General Park Gyeong-jae said he hoped that the newly designated SM Entertainment Square would develop from LA, the "home of the film and cultural industry, to the center of the Korean entertainment industry" that fosters K-pop andHallyu culture in the world.[7] Moreover, Park stated that it is expected that the intersection will designate itself as a place where young people from all over the world would gather.[8] Los Angeles City Councilman,Herb Wesson, expressed their "respect for the innovative contributions" that SM and Lee Soo-man had driven to the music industry while "leading K-pop onto the world stage."[9] On April 28, 2022, signage referring to the intersection name was erected.[10] The sign has a statement presenting Lee as a "pioneer of the Korean wave and global K-phenomenon."[11]
^Kim, Min-ji (November 6, 2020).美 LA에 'SM엔터테인먼트 스퀘어' 생긴다…韓 엔터 기업 최초 [공식입장] ['SM Entertainment Square' Opens in LA…For the First Time in Korean Entertainment [Official position]].Xports News (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2023.
^Yoon, Ki-baek (November 6, 2020).미국 LA에 'SM 엔터테인먼트 스퀘어' 생긴다 [공식] ['SM Entertainment Square' will Open in LA, USA [Official]].Edaily (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2023.
^Yoo, Byung-chul (November 6, 2020).미국 LA에 SM 엔터테인먼트 스퀘어 등장 LA 시의원 SM과 이수만 총괄 프로듀서의 공헌에 경의 [SM Entertainment Square Appears in LA, USA. LA City Councilor SM and Executive Producer Lee Soo-man Pay Tribute to the Contribution].The Korea Economic Daily TV (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2023.
^Ji, Min-kyung (November 6, 2020).美 LA에 'SM 엔터테인먼트 스퀘어' 등장.."SM·이수만 공헌에 경의" [공식] [SM Entertainment Square Appears in LA.."Respect for SM and Lee Soo-man's contribution" [Official]].Osen (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2023.
^Jang, Min-soo (November 6, 2020).美 LA 'SM 엔터 스퀘어' 생긴다...K팝 산업 중심지 발전 기대 [LA 'SM Entertainment Square' will be Created in the U.S....Expectations for the Development of K-pop Industrial Center].Single List (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2023.
^Jung, Hye-yeon (November 6, 2020).LA 시의회, 옥스포드 에비뉴 교차로 'SM엔터테인먼트 스퀘어' 명명[공식] [LA City Council Names 'SM Entertainment Square' at Avenue Intersection, Oxford [Official]].Herald Pop (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2023.
^Baek, Yong-hee (November 6, 2020).미국 LA에 'SM 엔터테인먼트 스퀘어' 등장…"SM·이수만 공헌에 경의" ['SM Entertainment Square' Appears in LA, USA…"We respect SM and Lee Soo-man's contribution"].Market News (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2023.
^Park, Se-yeon (April 29, 2022).美 LA에 'SM엔터 스퀘어' 정식 표지판 생겼다 ['SM Entertainment Square' Official Sign in LA, USA].StarToday (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2023.
^Park, Yoon-jin (April 29, 2022).美 LA 중심부 'SM엔터테인먼트 스퀘어'에 정식 표지판 설치 [Official Sign Installed in 'SM Entertainment Square' in Central Los Angeles].MyDaily (in Korean).Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2023.
