Sunny of Girls' Generation, Uncle Lee Soo-man, are you taking a successor class…Leaving SM, planting trees

By Jieun, Baek

May 29, 2025

Sunny of Girls' Generation, Uncle Lee Soo-man, are you taking a successor class…Leaving SM, planting trees



After Girls' Generation Sunny left SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as SM), she is following her uncle Lee Soo-man's steps.

The KYCC (Korea Town Youth and Community Center) announced on the 27th that the urban greening campaign, which has been promoted with Lee Soo-man in the environmentally vulnerable areas of Los Angeles in the United States, has successfully completed with a total of $1.25 million (about 1.7 billion won). Lee Soo-man has been engrossed in tree planting activities since his tenure at SM.

This time, Sunny drew attention by participating in a tree planting event with A20 MAY, a five-member Chinese girl group trained by Lee Soo-man.




Sunny of Girls' Generation, Uncle Lee Soo-man, are you taking a successor class…Leaving SM, planting trees
Sunny moved to A2O Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as A2O) established by Lee Soo-man after his exclusive contract with SM ended in August 2023. He drew attention last month after his recent transformation as a trainee producer was revealed, and this time he also joined tree planting, which Lee Soo-man has been carrying out as a major business. In particular, since Sunny is Lee Soo-man's brother and the youngest daughter of Lee Soo-young, the former CEO of Star World, who produced Sugar, some said that she might be taking classes as a successor.

Meanwhile, Lee Soo-man said of the campaign, `Planting trees leaves a breathing legacy for future generations. As much as an artist creates beauty, I think it is a responsibility of the times to preserve and expand it. ESG is not just a task for companies, but a social role required of creators as well."






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