Kangta Launches New SM Label ‘SMArt’ as Executive Producer, With Yim Siwan as First Artist
Nov 03, 2025
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SMArt aims to constantly expand across various music genres, and plans to present fresh and sensual sounds that were not present in the world through differentiated artwork reinterpreting K-pop as a cultural content and optimal production solutions.
SMArt's first artist is Lim Si-wan, who will be in charge of producing and producing Lim Si-wan's record, releasing his first solo album in December and holding a global fan tour early next year to meet fans closely, which is expected to attract high interest.
Kangta, who opened the first generation of self-recognized K-pop idols, has worked as an in-house creative director as an unregistered director of SM since 2014, as well as as as an executive producer of SMASHIT, one of SM's music publishing subsidiaries, KREATION MUSIC RIGHTS (KMR), and has launched a new music label SMARt to steadily expand its capabilities as a producer beyond musicians.
As Kangta has shown his sincerity in music for 30 years by participating in various artist songs as an executive producer, while also focusing on finding and training new artists, he is looking forward to the music world he will perform through SMArt in the future.
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