SM Station Season 1 explained

SM Station Season 1
Type:compilation
Artist:SM Station
Cover:SM-SM Station Season 1 album cover.jpg
Length:215:06
Recorded:February 2016–February 2017
Studio:
  • Antenna (Seoul)
  • BrickWall Sound (Seoul)
  • Doobdoob (Seoul)
  • FeelGhood (Seoul)
  • Hi-Lite (Seoul)
  • IAB (Seoul)
  • InGrid (Seoul)
  • JYPE (Seoul)
  • Lead Sound (Seoul)
  • Mecha (Seoul)
  • Mojo (Seoul)
  • MonoTree (Seoul)
  • Seokyeong University (Seoul)
  • Root Lab
  • Santa (Seoul)
  • Seoul
  • SM Blue Ocean (Seoul)
  • SM Booming System (Seoul)
  • SM LVYIN (Seoul)
  • SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
  • Sound Pool (Seoul)
  • Sound Story (Seoul)
  • Studio-T (Seoul)
  • The Vibe (Seoul)
  • Tone (Seoul)
  • Yireh (Seoul)
Genre:
Label:
  • SM
  • KT Music
Producer:
Next Title:SM Station Season 2
Next Year:2017

SM Station Season 1 is a compilation album recorded by various artists under SM Entertainment and outside the agency. The compilation album contains 52 songs and five bonus tracks recorded during the first season of SM Station, a digital music project. The album was released physically by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music on April 6, 2017, while the tracks that were already released are available to be downloaded digitally. It contains songs recorded throughout the course of Season 1 which spans from February 3, 2016, to February 3, 2017.

Background

On January 27, 2016, SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man revealed the company's new projects for Hallyu wave during an SMTown event where he formally established new boy band NCT and formed a digital musical channel called SM Station where SM artists will release digital tracks every Friday.[2] He envisioned various artists, songwriters, and producers to collaborate with SM artists for this platform. On the same day, it was revealed that Girls' Generation's Taeyeon would be the first to release a material by dropping a teaser video for "Rain."[3] On March 30, 2017, SM Entertainment announced that all the songs from the first season will be compiled into an album scheduled to be released on April 6.[1] The album featured all the 52 songs with five additional bonus tracks, a photobook, and a behind-the-scenes cuts of the participating artists.[4]

Composition

Disc One

On February 3, Taeyeon offically released "Rain", a jazz-R&B song and the first under Station banner.[5] On February 19, D.O. and SM's in-house record producer Yoo Young-jin released an R&B song "Tell Me (What Is Love)", a reworked version of the original song that previously appeared in Exo's first live album.[6] Yoon Mi-rae became the first non-SM artist to release a Station track by releasing ballad song "Because of You" on February 26, with collaborations from Kenzie and Matthew Tishler.[7]

On March 4, Eric Nam and Red Velvet's Wendy released an acoustic song "Spring Love."[8] Yoona and 10cm released "Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway" on March 11.[9] Jonghyun and vocal quintet Heritage released an acoustic pop song "Your Voice" on March 18.[10] Amber released an English synth hip-hop song "Borders" on March 25, where she actively participated in the song's lyrics, music, and arrangements.[11]

On April 1, Station had its first classical release through the release of "Regrets and Resolutions" by pianist Moon Jung-jae and flutist Kim Il-ji. The song itself was a cover of the original by Gary Schocker which was released in 2014.[12] On April 8, Chen, Heize, and Vibe released dance-funk song "Lil' Something".[13] Medium-tempo rock-ballad "Narcissus" was released on April 15 by M&D featuring Wheein from Mamamoo. M&D members Heechul participated in penning the lyrics while Jungmo composed, arranged, and produced the song.[14] The next Friday, Kim Bum-soo and Kenzie released Latin pop song "Pain Poem", in which the latter were responsible for the production.[15] The Station released "Mindjack" on April 29, the first heavy metal instrumental for the project. It was recorded by progressive metal band Inlayer.[16] The first CD concludes with "Wave", a progressive house song released on May 6 by R3hab featuring f(x) members Amber and Luna, and Xavi&Gi.[17]

Disc two

The second disc begins with "The Day", a folk ballad song performed by K.Will and Baekhyun which was released on May 13. The song expressed regret and longing for a past love.[18] On May 20, Dana released "Touch You", a sentimental ballad song with its lyrics narrating honest message about music and dreams.[19] Lay made his solo debut through the release of "Monodrama" on May 27, where he actively took part in the production of the song. The song fell under R&B genre and was the first Station release in Mandarin.[20]

On June 3, comedians Kim Sook and Yoon Jung-soo released "You're the Boss", the first trot song on the digital project.[21] Tiffany and rapper Simon Dominic released "Heartbreak Hotel" on June 10. The track featured Tifanny's vocal and Dominic's rap as they capture the feelings of an old couple in the process of breaking up.[22] BoA and Beenzino released house song "No Matter What" on June 17. Both BoA and Beenzino wrote the lyrics of the song, conveying the desire to be with a lover together in any kind of situation.[23] The last Station material for the month of June came with the release of "Definition of Love" by Lee Dong-woo and Swedish musician and songwriter Orphée Noah on June 24. The song is the first neo soul-jazz song of the project and was written, composed, and arranged by Noah himself.[24]

On July 1, Cho Yeon-su, Kassy, Leeteuk, and Suho released "My Hero" in the eve of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lyrics expressed hope that the struggles, the sweat, and tears by the South Korean athletes will serve as a foundation for victory. The proceeds of the song was donated to the Korea National Athletes Association.[25] On July 8, J-Min and Sim Eun-jee released acoustic ballad, "Way Back Home". The song was entirely written, composed, and arranged by Sim. The music video features Red Velvet's Yeri.[26]

Chart

Weekly chart

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Peak
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South Korean Albums (Gaon)[27] 11

Notes and References

  1. News: '57곡 모았다'…SM 'STATION', 컴필레이션 음반 발매. March 30, 2017. November 22, 2024. Osen. Jung. Ji-won. ko. 'I collected 57 songs'... SM 'STATION' Releases Compilation Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20241129040947/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110613708. November 29, 2024. live.
  2. News: S.M. Entertainment chief unveils new hallyu projects. January 28, 2016. November 21, 2024. The Korea Times. Kim. Jae-hun. November 29, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20241129105714/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/11/398_196663.html.
  3. News: SM STATION 첫주자 태연, 솔로 '레인' 티저 기습공개. January 27, 2016. November 22, 2024. Newsen. ko. SM STATION first runner Taeyeon unexpectedly unveils teaser for solo 'Rain'. Cho. Yeon-kyung. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130131107/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201601271727201110. November 30, 2024. live.
  4. News: 'SM스테이션' 시즌 1 4월 6일 발매…57곡+비하인드컷 수록. March 30, 2017. December 1, 2024. The Chosun Ilbo. Lee. Ji-hyun. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20241201120238/https://sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2017-03-30/201703310100292620020855. 'SM Station' Season 1 Released on April 6th... 57 songs + behind-the-scenes recordings. December 1, 2024. live.
  5. News: Taeyeon's 'Rain' tops major charts. February 4, 2016. November 21, 2024. The Korea Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407232049/https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201602040914325224863_2. April 7, 2023. live. Kim. Ji-young.
  6. News: 유영진&디오, 오늘밤 'Tell Me' 발표..차트접수 예고. February 18, 2016. November 21, 2024. Osen. ko. Yoo Youngjin & Dio will announce 'Tell Me' tonight. Notice of Chart Submission. Sun. Mi-kyung. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130131251/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110355296. November 30, 2024. live.
  7. News: 윤미래, 'STATION' 세 번째 주인공 낙점 'Because of You'. February 25, 2016. November 21, 2024. ko. Yoon Mi-rae, 'STATION' Third Protagonist 'Because of You'. The Dong-A Ilbo. Jang. Kyung-kook. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130131650/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20160225/76666130/1. November 30, 2024. live.
  8. News: 에릭남×웬디, Spring Love 듀엣 '봄인가봐'. March 3, 2016. November 21, 2024. Newsis. Jo. In-woo. Seoul. ko. Eric Nam × Wendy, Spring Love Duet 'Maybe It's Spring'. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130131907/https://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20160303_0013933651&cID=10601&pID=10600. November 30, 2024. live.
  9. News: 윤아 첫 솔로곡 '덕수궁 돌담길의 봄'…공개. March 11, 2016. November 21, 2024. ko. Yoona's first solo song 'Spring on Deoksugung Stonewall Road'... disclosure. Herald Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130132103/https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/892203. November 30, 2024. live.
  10. News: Shinee's Jonghyun to land part in 'Station' project. March 16, 2016. November 21, 2024. The Korea Herald. Son. Ji-hyoung. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020013342/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603161751232299630_2. October 20, 2021. live.
  11. News: [쥬크박스] 엠버, 영어로 전한 자전적 희망 메시지…'Borders']. March 25, 2016. November 21, 2024. XSports News. ko. [Jukebox] Amber's Autobiographical Message of Hope in English...'Borders'. Jeon. Ar-am. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130132238/https://www.xportsnews.com/article/706370. November 30, 2024. live.
  12. News: SM STATION의 도전, 대중음악 넘어 클래식까지. March 31, 2016. November 21, 2024. Newsen. Lee. Min-ji. ko. SM STATION's Challenge, Beyond Popular Music to Classical Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130132358/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201603311027352410. November 30, 2024. live.
  13. News: 바이브X첸X헤이즈 '썸타', 5개 음원 차트 1위. April 8, 2016. November 21, 2024. SBS. ko. Vibe X Chen X Haze 'Someta' ranked No. 1 on 5 music charts. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130132636/https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10007656960&plink=ORI&cooper=NAVER. November 30, 2024. live.
  14. News: 김희철·김정모·휘인의 컬래버레이션곡 '나르시스' 음원 공개. April 15, 2016. November 22, 2024. Maeil Business Newspaper. Kim. Su-min. ko. Kim Heechul, Kim Jungmo, and Wheein's collaboration song 'Narcissus' released. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130132755/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/7304613. November 30, 2024. live.
  15. News: 김범수X켄지, 오늘(21일) SM스테이션 신곡 '서툰 시' 공개. April 21, 2016. November 22, 2024. OBS. Jung. Sol-hee. ko. KIM BUM-SO X KENJI releases SM Station's new song 'Clumsy Poetry' today (21st). https://web.archive.org/web/20241130132917/https://www.obsnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=965446. November 30, 2024. live.
  16. News: SM표 헤비메탈 'MINDJACK', 오늘 베일 벗는다. April 28, 2016. November 22, 2024. The Dong-A Ilbo. Hong. Se-young. ko. SM Pyo's heavy metal 'MINDJACK' will be unveiled today. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130133036/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20160428/77827116/1. November 30, 2024. live.
  17. News: SM '스테이션', EDM 선보여…에프엑스 엠버·루나 노래. May 6, 2016. November 22, 2024. Yonhap News Agency. Lee. Eun-jung. Seoul. ko. SM 'Station' Presents EDM... Fx Amber Luna Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130133229/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160506054500005?input=1195m. November 30, 2024. live.
  18. News: 케이윌X백현 'The Day' 8개 음원 차트 퍼펙트 올킬. May 13, 2016. November 27, 2024. The Dong-A Ilbo. Cho. Yoo-kyung. ko. Kwill X Baekhyun 'The Day' 8 Music Charts Perfect All Kill. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130133400/https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20160513/78083131/2. November 30, 2024. live.
  19. News: 다나, 드디어 신곡 발표..SM 스테이션 15번째 주자. May 18, 2016. November 27, 2024. Osen. Park. So-young. ko. Dana finally released a new song. SM Station 15th Runner. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130133529/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110417628. November 30, 2024. live.
  20. News: 엑소 레이, 16번째 SM스테이션 솔로곡 '모노드라마' 공개 '관심 집중'. May 26, 2016. November 27, 2024. OBS. ko. EXO LAY Releases 16th SM Station Solo Song 'Monodrama' 'Attention Focused'. Jung. Sol-hee. https://web.archive.org/web/20241129105508/https://www.obsnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=974535. November 29, 2024. live.
  21. News: SM 'STAITON', 윤정수·김숙 '너만 잘났냐' 오늘(2일) 자정 공개. June 2, 2016. November 29, 2024. OBS. Sim. Sol-ah. ko. SM 'STAITON', YOON JUNG SO AND KIM SOOK 'ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE' RELEASED TODAY (2ND) AT MIDNIGHT. https://web.archive.org/web/20241129105247/https://www.obsnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=976353. November 29, 2024. live.
  22. News: Next on 'SM Station': Tiffany and Simon Dominic. June 7, 2016. November 30, 2024. Herald Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20231020180842/https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201606071155238385650_2. October 20, 2023. Kim. Ji-young. live.
  23. News: 보아, SM '스테이션' 신곡 발표…빈지노와 협업. June 15, 2016. November 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130134855/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160615097500005?input=1195m. November 30, 2024. live. Yonhap News Agency. Lee. Eun-jung. Seoul. ko. BoA Announces SM 'Station' New Song... Collaboration with Vinzino.
  24. News: [SC초점] '이 조합이 가능해?' 가요계 新콜라보 트렌드]. June 22, 2016. November 30, 2024. The Chosun Ilbo. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130135629/https://sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2016-06-22/201606230100178560012397#_enliple. November 30, 2024. live. ko. [SC Focus] 'Is this combination possible?' New collaboration trend in the music industry. Koh. Jae-hwan.
  25. News: SM '나의 영웅', 7월1일 전격 공개…기대감 상승. June 30, 2016. November 30, 2024. Maeil Business Newspaper. https://web.archive.org/web/20241130140148/https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?no=470830&year=2016&refer=portal. November 30, 2024. live. ko. SM's 'My Hero' will be released on July 1st... Rising Expectations.
  26. News: 제이민x심은지, '집 앞에서' 8일 자정 공개. July 7, 2016. December 1, 2024. The Dong-A Ilbo. https://web.archive.org/web/20241201063432/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20160707/79065873/2. December 1, 2024. live. Choi. Hyun-jung. ko. Jay Min x Shim Eunji, 'In Front of the House' will be released at midnight on the 8th.
  27. Web site: 2017년 14주차 Album Chart. April 8, 2017. November 21, 2024. Gaon. ko. 2017 week of 14 Digital Album Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401085513/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=14&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week. April 1, 2022. dead.

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