IU effectively owns her own company while everyone in SM has to answer to Sooman.
In other words, while Taeyeon and others have to wait approval from Sooman to do anything , IU can approve her own actions.
Which makes all the difference since Sooman's priority is on male acts , especially NCT now, while IU's priority is herself.
Let's say Taeyeon or any SM senior artists/idols decided to leave SM after their contract expires, do you think they will fare better in terms of their music career? Or would SM be cockblocking them?
I'm talking abt amicable departure from SM (with mutual respect and on good terms) unlike JYJ's/Jessica's messy departure. I mean hypothetically speaking if any acts leave SM - I'm wondering both in terms of solo careers (e.g. Taeyeon, BoA, Taemin, Baekhyun) and groups (looking at HOT, SNSD, etc. where some members left and some members stayed in SM so it's pretty much uncertain hiatus/disbandment, so we knew how that turned out but would there be a chance of any groups successfully pulling a SHINHWA where all members leave but who still maintain their popularity after they left SM? Is there a possibility of pulling SHINHWa during this time and era? Or would SM be acting like a petty ex-gf/ex-bf by cockblocking, sabotaging, and hindering their success after they leave the company even on good terms?)
