SM Town explained

SM Town
Landscape:	yes
Origin:	Seoul, South Korea
Years Active:	1999–present
Label:	SM
Associated Acts:	SM Entertainment artists
Current Members:	Kangta BoA TVXQ Super Junior Girls' Generation Shinee Exo Red Velvet NCT Aespa Riize Raiden Ginjo Imlay Mar Vista Lucas
Past Members:	H.O.T. S.E.S. Shinhwa Fly to the Sky Black Beat TRAX The Grace f(x)

SM Town (stylized in all caps as SMTOWN) is a musical collective for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment.

SM Town artists have performed at the annual SM Town Live world tours since the SM Town Live '08 Asia tour in 2008. As of 2014, the SM Town Live concert series had cumulatively attracted over 1 million audience members.^[1]

Discography

Projects

• 2015–19: The Agit - Concert Series
• 2016–present: SM Station

Studio albums

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Details	Peak chart position				Sales	Certifications
KOR Circle ^[2]	KOR RIAK ^[3]	JPN Oricon ^[4]	JPN Hot ^[5]
	Released: December 1, 1999 Label: SM, Wawa Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2	—	KOR: 300,000^[6]	rowspan="13"
	Released: December 8, 2000 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		—		—	rowspan="2"
	Released: December 4, 2001 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		—		—
	Released: June 10, 2002 Label: SM, IKPOP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		1		—	KOR: 201,052^[7]
	Released: December 6, 2002 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		8		—	KOR: 69,278^[8]
	Released: June 18, 2003 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		6		—	KOR: 46,387^[9]
2003 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com	Released: December 8, 2003 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		10		—	KOR: 35,392^[10]
	Released: July 2, 2004 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		8		—	KOR: 41,118^[11]
	Released: June 20, 2006 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		4		—	KOR: 40,829^[12]
06 Winter SM Town	Released: December 12, 2006 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		1		—	KOR: 35,214^[13]
2007 Summer SM Town	Released: July 5, 2007 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		2		—	KOR: 35,543^[14]
07 Winter SM Town	Released: December 10, 2007 Label: SM, IPLE Formats: CD, digital download, streaming		4		—	KOR: 22,856^[15]
2011 SM Town Winter 'The Warmest Gift'	Released: December 13, 2011 Label: SM, KMP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	36		KOR: 45,581^[16]
	Released: December 27, 2021 Label: SM, Dreamus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2		14	30	KOR: 628,781^[17]	KMCA: 2× Platinum^[18]
	Released: December 26, 2022 Label: SM, Dreamus Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4		25	46	KOR: 544,219^[19]	KMCA: Platinum^[20]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Compilation albums

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Details	Peak chart position	Sales
KOR
SM Best Album 3	Released: August 10, 2012 Label: SM, KMP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4	KOR: 16,686^[21]

Single albums

Title! scope="col"

Details
09 Summer SM Town	Released: August 14, 2009 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	^[22]

Single

Year	Title	Album	Notes
2012	"Dear My Family (2012 version)"	I AM. Original Film Soundtrack	Theme song for I AM.
2017	"Dear My Family (2017 version)"	SM Station Season 2	Tribute single to the late Shinee member Jonghyun
2019	"This is Your Day (for every child, UNICEF)"	SM Station X 4 LOVEs for Winter	Collaboration single with UNICEF

Concerts

Concert tours

• SM Town Live '08 (2008–09)^[23]
• SM Town Live '09 (2009; canceled)^[24]
• SM Town Live '10 World Tour (2010–11)^[25]
• SM Town Live World Tour III (2012–13)^[26]
• SM Town Live World Tour IV (2014–15)^[27]
• SM Town Live Tour V in Japan (2016)
• SM Town Live World Tour VI (2017–18)
• (2022)

Music festivals

• SM Smile Concert China (2002)
• SM Smile Concert (2003)
• SM Summer Town Festival (July 15–17, 2006)^[28]
• SM Town Summer Concert (June 30 and July 1, 2007 – Olympic Gymnastics Arena)^[29]
• SM Town Week (2013)^[30]
• SMile Music Festival (2015)

Others

• SM Town Special Stage in Hong Kong (2017)
• SM Town Live 2018 In Osaka
• SM Town Live Special Stage in Santiago (2019)
• SM Town Live 2019 In Tokyo (2019)
• SM Town Live Culture Humanity (2021)
• (2022)
• (2023)
• SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace in Jakarta (2023)
• SM Town Live 2024: SMCU Palace in Tokyo (2024)

Filmography

• I AM.: SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden (May 10, 2012)^[31] - theme song: "Dear My Family"^[32]
• SM Town Live in Tokyo Special Edition in 3D (October 11, 2012)^{[33] [34]}

SM Town Official Application

It is a mobile application launched by SM Entertainment for Android and iOS. It is the mobile version of SM Town's official website.^[35]

SuperStar SM Town

See main article: SuperStar SM Town. In August 2014, SM Entertainment launched a rhythm game available for Android and iOS called SuperStar SM Town, featuring SM Town artists' songs.^{[36] [37]}

External links

• SM Entertainment official homepage
• SM Entertainment official Japanese homepage

Notes and References

1. News: SMTOWN Official Website . SMTOWN Live concert tour brings 1 million audience members . October 6, 2014 . October 6, 2014 . ko . October 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141335/https://m.smtown.com/Board/Details/6886203 . live .
2. Peak chart positions on the Circle Album Chart:
   • Web site: December 12–17, 2011. Winter: The Warmest Gift. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150224032422/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=52&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week. February 24, 2015. December 10, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
   • Web site: August 12–18, 2012. SM Best Album 3. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121171225/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=33&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week. November 21, 2016. December 10, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
   • Web site: January 16–22, 2022. 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127000130/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=04&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week. January 27, 2022. February 23, 2022. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
   • 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace: Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 53, 2022. Circle Chart. ko. January 5, 2023. January 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230105020057/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=53&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3. live.
3. Peak chart positions on the RIAK:
   • Web site: Christmas in SMTOWN.com. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20001213134000/http://www.riak.or.kr/riak/sale/kayo-99_12.html. December 13, 2000. December 10, 2021. Recording Industry Association Korea. ko.
   • Web site: Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.COM. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20021223112426/http://www.riak.or.kr/board_3/board_view.asp?no=105&page=4&startpage=1&sel=&find=. December 23, 2002. December 11, 2021. Recording Industry Association Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.COM. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20030411180458/http://www.riak.or.kr/board_3/board_view.asp?no=124. April 11, 2003. December 11, 2021. Recording Industry Association Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 2003 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.COM. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20030828175104/http://www.riak.or.kr/board_3/board_view.asp?no=137. August 28, 2003. December 11, 2021. Recording Industry Association Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.COM. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20040229003424/http://www.riak.or.kr/board_3/board_view.asp?no=151&page=4&startpage=1&sel=&find=. February 29, 2004. December 10, 2021. Recording Industry Association Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 04 Summer Vacation In SMTOWN.COM. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20040816125859/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm. August 16, 2004. December 10, 2021. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 2006 Summer Smtown. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430233801/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200606.htm. April 30, 2008. December 10, 2021. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 06 Winter SMTOWN. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032800/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200612.htm. September 27, 2007. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 2007 Summer SMTOWN. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20090502050605/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200707.htm. May 2, 2009. December 10, 2021. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
   • Web site: 07 Winter SMTOWN. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430233836/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200712.htm. April 30, 2008. December 10, 2021. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
4. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Albums Chart:
   • Web site: December 12–18, 2011 . 2011 SM Town Winter – The Warmest Gift . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029065417/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2011-12-26/more/5/ . October 29, 2013 . February 21, 2022 . Oricon . ja.
   • Web site: January 24–30, 2022 . 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202023953/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-02-07/p/2/ . February 2, 2022 . February 23, 2022 . Oricon . ja.
   • 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace: Web site: Weekly Album Ranking 2023-01-23 . January 20, 2023 . Oricon . ja.
5. Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
   • Web site: January 6–12, 2022 . 2021 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU Express . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112043048/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=01&day=10 . January 12, 2022 . January 16, 2022 . Billboard Japan . ja.
   • 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace: Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of January 4, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. January 10, 2023.
6. Web site: December 13, 2000. ko:'SM사단' 가수들 "메리 크리스마스!". 'SM Division' Singers "Merry Christmas!". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210142844/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=005&aid=0000035491. December 10, 2021. December 10, 2021. Kukmin Ilbo. ko. Naver.
7. Web site: 2002년 - 가요 음반 판매량. 2002 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605194538/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2002_2h.htm. 2008-06-05. 2022-02-21. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
8. Web site: ko:2002.12월 - 가요 음반 판매량. December 2002 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20030411180458/http://www.riak.or.kr/board_3/board_view.asp?no=124. April 11, 2003. December 11, 2021. ko.
9. Web site: 2003년 - 가요 음반 판매량. 2003 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080619070252/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2003_2h.htm. 2008-06-19. 2022-02-21. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
10. Web site: ko:2003.12월 - 가요 음반 판매량. December 2003 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20040229003424/http://www.riak.or.kr/board_3/board_view.asp?no=151&page=4&startpage=1&sel=&find=. February 29, 2004. December 10, 2021. Recording Industry Association Korea. ko.
11. Web site: 2004년 총결산 가요 음반 판매량. 2004 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080801080645/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm. 2008-08-01. 2022-02-21. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
12. Web site: 2006년 - 가요 총결산 판매량. 2006 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080801080655/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm. 2008-08-01. 2022-02-21. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
13. Web site: ko:2007. 1월 - 가요음반 판매량. January 2007 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20070717044931/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200701.htm. July 17, 2007. December 10, 2021. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
14. Web site: 2007.총결산 판매량. 2007 K-Pop Album Sales Volume. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080730190913/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_2.htm. 2008-07-30. 2022-02-21. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
15. Web site: ko:2008. 1월 - 가요음반 판매량. January 2008 - K-Pop Album Sales Volume. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20080607111149/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200801.htm. June 7, 2008. December 10, 2021. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko.
16. Cumulative sales for Winter: The Warmest Gift:
    • Web site: Circle Chart. ko:2011년 12월 Album Chart. December 2011 Album Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214053004/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month. February 14, 2015. December 10, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
    • Web site: Circle Chart. ko:2012년 01월 Album Chart. January 2012 Album Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214053115/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=01&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. February 14, 2015. December 10, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
17. Cumulative sales of 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express:
    • Web site: Circle Chart. ko:2021년 12월 Album Chart. December 2021 Album Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106021615/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2021&targetTime=12&nationGbn=T&year_time=. January 6, 2022. February 23, 2022. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
    • Web site: June 2022 Album Chart. Circle Chart. ko. July 7, 2022.
    • Web site: July 2022 Album Chart. Circle Chart. ko. August 11, 2022.
18. South Korea. album. February 23, 2022.
19. Cumulative sales of 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace:
    • Web site: Album Chart – 2022.12. Circle Chart. ko. February 9, 2023.
    • Web site: Album Chart – 2023.01. Circle Chart. ko. February 9, 2023.
20. South Korea. album. February 9, 2023.
21. Web site: Circle Chart. ko:2012년 Album Chart. 2012 Album Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110133354/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2012&hitYear=2012&termGbn=year&year_time=3. January 10, 2021. January 13, 2022. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
22. Web site: Song. Yun-se. August 11, 2009. ko:동방신기-슈주-샤이니 SM여름앨범 2년만에 발매. TVXQ-SJ-SHINee SM Summer Album Released in 2 Years. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220222155236/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200908110848501002. February 22, 2022. February 22, 2022. Newsen. ko.
23. Han, Sang-hee "Concerts to Rock Independence Day" Korea Times. August 10, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2012
24. Han, Sang-hee "SM Entertainment Postpones Concert" Korea Times. August 7, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2012
25. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/07/178_68702.html "SM Entertainment to launch world tour"
26. https://www.facebook.com/notes/smtown/smtown-live-world-tour-%E2%85%A2-to-be-held-in-beijing-seoul-tokyo-and-la/362006580508849 "'SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III' to be Held in Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and LA!"
27. News: SM Entertainment Announces Fourth SMTOWN World Tour to Begin in Seoul on August 15th. Soshified. June 18, 2014. June 18, 2014. June 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140620235150/http://www.soshified.com/2014/06/sm-entertainment-announces-fourth-smtown-world-tour-to-begin-in-seoul-on-august-15th. live.
28. News: K-Pop and Magic to Go On Stage. November 11, 2012. Korea Tourism Organization. June 30, 2006. June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615042758/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/CU/content/cms_view_294977.jsp. live.
29. Garcia, Cathy Rose A. "K-Pop Idols to Hold Summer Concerts" Korea Times. May 22, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2012
30. News: SM to Hold Its Own Music Festival with SMTOWN Week. June 18, 2014. November 8, 2013. November 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126172232/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/50216/sm-to-have-smtown-music-festival. live.
31. News: Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes. May 4, 2012. The Chosun Ilbo. May 2, 2012. September 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929084205/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/05/02/2012050200829.html. live.
32. News: Ho. Stewart. SM Entertainment Releases Music Video for Dear My Family for I AM. June 13, 2012. enewsWorld. April 24, 2012. CJ E&M. December 9, 2012. https://archive.today/20121209033341/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5883. live.
33. News: SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Special Edition in 3D. September 28, 2012. October 1, 2012.
34. News: Suk. Monica. SM Entertainment Takes Live Concert to Theaters. October 1, 2012. 10 Asia. September 13, 2012. May 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032256/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012091311005230735. live.
35. Web site: SM Entertainment. www.smentertainment.com. April 11, 2020. April 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407133352/https://smentertainment.com/NewMedia/MobileApplications. live.
36. Web site: SM Entertainment Launchs [sic] Mobile Rhythm Game, SuperStar SMTown ]. Huh, Veronica . The Korea Bizwire . December 2, 2014 . August 26, 2014 . November 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104232507/http://koreabizwire.com/sm-entertainment-launchs-mobile-rhythm-game-superstar-smtown/17454 . live .
37. Web site: SM Entertainment introduces a mobile rhythm game 'SuperStar SM Town' . Han Dong-kyun . Whowired Korea . December 2, 2014 . August 22, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210094252/http://www.whowired.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=403729 . February 10, 2015 .