In 2016, SM Entertainment executive producer
Lee Soo-man introduced the
EDM label ScreaM Records in the presentation show
SMTOWN: New Culture Technology, 2016, held at the SM Town Coex Artium. According to Lee, the label aims to expand from "view and listen performance" to "enjoy performance together". The label was also designed to "promote music" through collaborations with global EDM
DJs, producers, and various artists at South Korea and abroad. The idea behind the creation of the label was made by Lee Seo-kyung, a former SM A&R overseas employee. Previously, Lee worked on
Shinee's "View" (2015) and
f(x)'s "
4 Walls" (2015), which incorporated songs of the
deep house genre into K-pop for the first time. Lee Soo-man gave his opinion and he accepted it. There was a speculation that SM The Performance might have brought
Zedd's song with it. According to an interview between music critic Lee Dae-hwa and Lee Seo-kyung, it was planned as a label that covers the entire electronic music, but it was said that the word "EDM" was used to express it in empathetic terms. In April 2024, ScreaM Records expansion as
Dance Music Label and revealed their new logo. In May 2024, ScreaM Records launch sub-brand,
Scream Academy, an educational program that provides practical tips and know-how from talented domestic and international electronic music producers to anyone interested in electronic music. This sub-brand was launch following the label signed MOU with Seoul Institute of the Arts in May 2023. ==Artists==