Real name: Lee Su Man (이수만)

Effective period / Period of releases: 1986

Lee Soo-man (born 18 June 1952) is a South Korean music mogul, musician, and record producer. He is the founding chairman of S.M. Entertainment, specializing in K-pop groups. Lee started his career as a singer while attending Seoul National University in 1972. He co-founded the agency in 1989, which is now one of the largest record labels in South Korea. He is the uncle to South Korean music production director 이성수, and Korean-American singer and entertainer 써니.