If You Were an Idol, Which Agency Would You Choose? Netizens’ Number 1 Pick: SM Entertainment

Netizens chose SM Entertainment as their number 1 choice of agency.

Community portal site DC Inside had a survey from September 10 to 17 with the question, "If you were an idol, which agency would you choose?" The netizens have spoken, and their first choice would be SM Entertainment.

Out of 1585 total votes, SM Entertainment received 498 (30.9%) of the votes. SM Entertainment started with the idol group H.O.T, and has since then been the agency for other top idol groups such as S.E.S, Shinhwa, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation, SHINee, f(x), and EXO. It's one of Korea's main celebrity entertainment companies.

YG Entertainment took 2nd place with 294 (18.5%) of the votes. YG Entertainment started off as the main hip hop label with groups such as Jinusean and 1TYM, and has since then gone on to be the agency for artists such as Hweesung, Big Mama, Se7en, Big Bang, and 2NE1. In 2012, Psy's "Gangnam Style" went global, and Psy emerged as a world star.

In 3rd place is Woollim Entertainment with 195 (12.3%) of the votes. This musician-oriented agency started off with Epik High and Nello, and in 2010 they came to be known as an idol agency with their debut of the group INFINITE. In 2013, Woollim Entertainment received a lot of attention with their decision to merge with SM C&C in August, and is now a label of SM Entertainment.

In addition to these groups, netizens chose agencies such as Cube Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment, among many others.

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