Wife of SM Entertainment's CEO Lee Soo Man Passes Away Due to Cancer

Reports of SM Entertainment's CEO's wife passed away, the agency confirms this Reports have been circulating about the wife of SM Entertainment's CEO, Lee Soo Man, passed away recently.

Oct 6, 2014 08:18 AM BST

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Reports have been circulating about the wife of SM Entertainment's CEO, Lee Soo Man, passed away recently. The agency finally confirms it.

Releasing a statement through a press release, SM Entertainment reveals, "Kim Eun Jin, wife of producer Lee Soo Man, passed away on September 30 from small intestine cancer." They gave more details, "The small intestine cancer was first discovered in December 2012, and after receiving surgery in January 2013, she continued to receive chemotherapy. Producer Lee Soo Man was continually by her side and nursing her ever since the discovery of cancer. However, the cancer relapsed and after two years of struggle, she passed away on September 30, 2014."

They added, "The funeral occurred quietly without notice to the public and only with the family as desired by the deceased and her family, and the final rites were concluded on October 2, 2014. We ask for comfort and prayers for the deceased."

SM Entertainment is one of the "big three" entertainment agencies in the Korean music scene. It handles artists like, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, f(x), EXO, SHINee, and Red Velvet, who are the brightest idols in the industry.

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