With several high-profile K-pop comebacks lined up this year — including BTS, Big Bang, Exo and Wanna One — industry attention is also turning to a different kind of return: that of Lee Soo-man, widely regarded as the architect of modern K-pop. Lee, the founder of SM Entertainment and now the key visionary behind Singapore-based A2O Entertainment, is expected to resume activities in Korea in March after a three-year non-compete clause tied to his deal with Hybe expires. Lee agreed to the restric