Lee Sung-soo
Lee Sung-soo (Korean: 이성수; also spelled Lee Sung-su; born November 3, 1979) is a South Korean music production director and A&R executive. He is the chief A&R officer of SM Entertainment and CEO of Kreation Music Rights. He was formerly the CEO of SM Entertainment and SM Entertainment USA. Lee began working for SM as early as 1998 as a part-timer and officially joined the agency in 2005 as an A&R representative, before later becoming head of the production division.
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| Born | November 3, 1979 |
| Other names | Chris Lee |
| Alma mater | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Relatives | Lee Soo-man (uncle) |
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| Hangul | 이성수 |
| Revised Romanization | Lee Seong-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Lee Sŏngsu |
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Lee is an expert in the field of music production and is considered one of the key figures who has led the growth of SM. A member of the company's core organization of A&R, he has been responsible for the songs and concepts of SM artists such as BoA, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f(x), Exo, Red Velvet, and NCT. He is also known for introducing the idea of the songwriting camp to the K-pop industry.