SM The Performance

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SM The Performance
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active
  • 2012–2013
Labels SM
Spinoffs SM Town
Members

SM The Performance is a special dance project group formed by SM Entertainment in 2012. The group made their first appearance on SBS Gayo Daejeon in December 2012. [1] The group consists of members of other groups of SM, the first formation being composed of U-Know (TVXQ), Eunhyuk (Super Junior), Donghae (Super Junior), Taemin (SHINee), Minho (SHINee), Kai (EXO) and Lay (EXO). [2]

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History

The group made their first appearance on SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29, 2012, featuring a dance number with the song "Spectrum" in collaboration with Zedd and performed by U-Know (TVXQ), Eunhyuk and Donghae (Super Junior), Taemin and Minho (SHINee), and Kai and Lay (EXO). [3] The choreography was created by Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo, who have collaborated with Christina Aguilera, BoA in "Only One" and TVXQ in "Humanoids". [4] The song was released as digital single the next day, debuting at #43 on the Gaon Digital Chart. [5] The group performed at the SM Town Live World Tour III in Tokyo Special Edition between October 26 and 27, 2013. [6]

Discography

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
Gaon

[7]
US
World

[8]
"Spectrum"
(with Zedd)
201243Non-album releases
"Dream In A Dream"
(夢中夢 / 몽중몽)
20175

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