▲ This photo, provided by SM Entertainment, shows a singer BoA, Lee Soo-man, a chief producer of SM Entertainment, and Badr, the culture minister of Saudi Arabia. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Lee Soo-man, chief producer of SM Entertainment, discussed with the culture minister of Saudi Arabia, Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan Al Saud, on culture cooperation plan at Seongsu-dong office building in Seoul on the 8th.

According to SM Entertainment on the 11th, Lee and the minister talked about holding “SMTOWN LIVE,” SM Entertainment’s global concert brand, in Saudi Arabia, producing video contents in cooperation with Saudi Arabian productions, and establishing performance stages.

Lee said, “Through CT (Cultural Technology) system I made, I look forward to finding cooperation methods together with Saudi Arabia, where we can produce Saudi pop (S-Pop) and develop talented people into global stars.

The minister Badr welcomed on Lee’s thought.

On this day, BoA, the “Asia’s star,” also attended at the event and had a surprise meeting with minister Badr.



(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)

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