SM Town

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SM Town
SMTOWN Logo.png
The official logo of SM Town
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active1999–present
Labels SM
Members
Past members
Website www.smtown.com

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

Contents

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]

Artists

Discography

Projects

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionSalesCertifications
KOR
Circle

[2]
KOR
RIAK
[3]
JPN
Oricon

[4]
JPN
Hot

[5]
Christmas in SMTown.com  [ ko ] [upper-alpha 1] 2 [upper-alpha 2]
  • KOR: 300,000 [8]
[upper-alpha 3]
Winter Vacation in SMTown.com  [ ko ]
  • Released: December 8, 2000
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Winter Vacation in SMTown.com – Angel Eyes  [ ko ]
  • Released: December 4, 2001
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Summer Vacation in SMTown.com  [ ko ]
  • Released: June 10, 2002
  • Label: SM, IKPOP
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
1
2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com  [ ko ]
  • Released: December 6, 2002
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
8
2003 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com  [ ko ]
  • Released: June 18, 2003
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
6
2003 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com
  • Released: December 8, 2003
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
10
04 Summer Vacation In SMTown.com  [ ko ]
  • Released: July 2, 2004
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
8
2006 Summer SM Town  [ ko ]
  • Released: June 20, 2006
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
4
06 Winter SM Town
  • Released: December 12, 2006
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
1
2007 Summer SM Town
  • Released: July 5, 2007
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
2
07 Winter SM Town
  • Released: December 10, 2007
  • Label: SM, IPLE
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
4
2011 SM Town Winter 'The Warmest Gift'
  • Released: December 13, 2011
  • Label: SM, KMP
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
1 [upper-alpha 4] 36
2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
  • Released: December 27, 2021
  • Label: SM, Dreamus
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
21430
2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
  • Released: December 26, 2022
  • Label: SM, Dreamus
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
42546
  • KMCA: Platinum [24]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionSales
KOR
[2]
SM Best Album 3
  • Released: August 10, 2012
  • Label: SM, KMP
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
4

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
TitleDetailsRef.
09 Summer SM Town
  • Released: August 14, 2009
  • Label: SM
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
[26]

Single

YearTitleAlbumNotes
2012"Dear My Family (2012 version)"I AM. Original Film SoundtrackTheme 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

Music festivals

Others

Filmography

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. [39]

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. [40] [41]

Notes

  1. Gaon Music Chart was launched on February 23, 2010. [6]
  2. Billboard Japan Hot Albums was launched on June 4, 2015. [7]
  3. In April 2018, Gaon Music Chart introduced music recording certifications for albums, downloads, and streamings that were released and licensed in Korea starting from January 2018 onward. [9]
  4. The Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data in the second half of 2008. [19]

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