On August 2 KST, SM Entertainment printed its gross sales and working revenue knowledge from the second quarter of 2023. 

First, the label recorded a complete gross sales of 239.8 billion KRW (~ $185 million USD) within the second quarter of 2023, a 30% improve from the identical quarter in 2022. The label additionally recorded an working revenue of 35.7 billion KRW (~ $27.5 million USD), an 84% improve from the identical quarter final 12 months. The whole internet revenue quantity for this quarter was 28.3 billion KRW.

Additionally, the leisure company has printed its tentative artist comeback/debut lineup for the rest of 2023, as proven beneath. 

First, in July, teams EXO and NCT Dream efficiently launched the total albums ‘EXIST‘ and ‘ISTJ‘ respectively. Next, in August, Girls’ Generation‘s Hyoyeon and aespa plan to launch singles – plans which have been just lately made public. Furthermore, the lineup chart states that NCT will launch a full album a while in August.

In September, Super Junior‘s Yesung, SHINee‘s Key, and EXO‘s D.O. are projected to launch mini albums, with the brand new rookie group RIIZE additionally releasing their debut single. 

Finally, the next artists are projected to have music releases in This autumn: TVXQ (full album), Ryeowook (single), Taeyeon (mini album), Taemin (mini album), Minhho (single), Red Velvet (full album), NCT 127 (full album/single), WayV (full album), aespa (mini album/English single), RIIZE (single/single), and NCT Tokyo (single).

Two footnotes on the backside of the chart point out, “First half of 2024 debut: New girl group / Virtual IP (Naevis)” and “All items listed above are based on plans as of 23.08.02 and may be changed at a later time.”