SM artists to release 2012 calendars

Cover of the 2012 calendars of TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, f(x) and SHINee [SM Entertainment]

Top Korean talenthouse SM Entertainment will reveal calendars for the year 2012 featuring their artists such as TVXQ, Super Junior and Girls' Generation. On Thursday, SM announced in a press release that the agency will unveil 2012 calendars -- produced in desktop and wall format -- of the aforementioned artists as well as SHINee and f(x). TVXQ's calendar will feature the natural images of Max Changmin and U-Know Yunho, Super Junior's calendar will show each member behind a monotone backdrop and Girls' Generation will show the girls in different poses. SHINee's calendar will reveal unique pictures of the members while the five members of f(x) will show their cute and bright personalities. Earlier this week, the aforementioned artists released their English-language Christmas album as a way of expressing their gratitude to their fans who have supported them throughout the year. SM, founded by former singer Lee Soo-man in 1995, is one of the most influential entertainment agencies in Korea alongside YG and JYP Entertainment, well known for raising popular singers that date back to the times of H.O.T. and S.E.S. in the late 90s. ※ Any copying, republication or redistribution of 10Asia's content is expressly prohibited without prior consent of 10Asia. Copyright infringement is subject to criminal and civil penalties.10 아시아 Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@10 아시아 Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@<ⓒ즐거움의 공장 "10 아시아" (10.asiae.co.kr) 무단전재 배포금지>