SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express

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SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express
Asia tour by SM Town
Location East Asia
Start dateAugust 20, 2022 (2022-08-20)
No. of shows1 in South Korea
3 in Japan
4 in total
SM Town concert chronology

SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express is a concert tour by SM Town. The tour commenced with one show in Suwon, South Korea, and then continued with three shows in Tokyo, Japan. The concert is SM Town's first in-person concert in almost three years since SM Town Live 2019 in Tokyo (2019), and the first South Korea concert in five years since SM Town Live World Tour VI (2017–2018).

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Background

SM Town is the name for the artists under Korean record label SM Entertainment. Normally, each year the company organizes their artists to come together and perform a four to six hours long concert that tours around the Asian continent. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that started from the beginning of 2020, the usual in-person concert had to halt for a while, including the annual SM Town concert. Instead, during the New Year season of 2021 and 2022, SM Entertainment held two online free concerts, SM Town Live Culture Humanity (2021) and SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Kwangya (2022).[ citation needed ]

On April 25, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that SM Town would hold a two-day concert at Tokyo Dome on August 27 and 28. [1] [2] It was the first SM Town concert held in Japan in three years. Alongside the announcement, an lineup consisting of Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Shinee, Suho, Chen, Kai, Red Velvet, NCT, Aespa, Raiden, and Kinjo was released. On June 23, an additional date was released since the previous two sold out. The concert was held for three days from the 27th to the 29th. [2]

On June 30, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that SM Town would hold a concert at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, on August 20. It was their first in-person concert held in South Korea since 2017. The initial lineup included Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Red Velvet, Kai, Suho, Chen, Key, Minho, Onew, NCT, Aespa, Raiden and Kinjo. [3] Girls' Generation, Xiumin, D.O., Got the Beat, Imlay and J.E.B. were also included in a final lineup released on July 12. Tickets were put on sale on Yes24 on July 26 for fan club members, while regular ticket reservations were set to start on July 28. The concert was streamed through KNTV and Beyond Live. Tickets were put on sale on the SM Town & Store website on August 2. [4]

Critical reception

Hong Dam-young of The Korea Herald wrote positively about the concert in Tokyo, saying it "successfully recaptured the spirit of [SM's] early heyday". Hong appreciated the combining of various genres throughout the performances and highlighted Super Junior among all the artists, praising their ability to "break down the language barrier". Hong concluded saying: "It was undeniable: SM is still a key player, and a home to some of the biggest and most cutting-edge musicians in the scene". [5]

Performers

Suwon, South Korea (August 20, 2022)

Performers

Tokyo, Japan (August 27–29, 2022)

Performers

Set lists

Suwon, South Korea (August 20, 2022)

DJ Opening Show

  1. J.E.B (VEEF Entertainment)
  2. Imlay (ScreaM Records) (feat. Yangyang)
  3. Ginjo (ScreaM Records)
  4. Raiden (ScreaM Records)
  5. Hyoyeon (DJ Hyo) (ScreaM Records)

Concert

  1. "Next Level" – Aespa
  2. "Like Water" – Wendy
  3. "Hello" – Joy
  4. "Hurdle" – Suho
  5. "Kick Back" (Korean ver.) – WayV
  6. "Beatbox" – NCT Dream
  7. "Queendom" – Red Velvet
  8. "Beautiful Goodbye" – Chen
  9. "That's Okay" – D.O.
  10. "Miracle" – WayV
  11. "Favorite (Vampire)" – NCT 127
  12. "Peaches" - Kai
  13. "Serenity" – Xiumin
  14. "INVU" – Taeyeon
  15. "Deep" – Hyoyeon
  16. "Black Suit" – Super Junior
  17. "Sorry, Sorry" – Super Junior
  18. "Bonamana" – Super Junior
  19. "Don't Wait" – Super Junior
  20. "Dream Routine" – Shotaro, Sungchan (NCT), Shohei, Eunseok, Seunghan (SM Rookies)
  21. "Zoo" – Taeyong, Hendery, Jeno, Yangyang (NCT), Giselle (Aespa)
  22. "Step Back" – Got the Beat
  23. "Golden" – Raiden feat. Xiaojun, Sungchan (NCT)
  24. "Thank U" – U-Know
  25. "Heartbreak" – Minho
  26. "Bad Love" – Key
  27. "Illusion" – Aespa
  28. "Only One" – BoA
  29. "Eyes on You" – Kangta
  30. "Devil" – Max Changmin
  31. "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" – NCT U
  32. "Resonance" – NCT
  33. "Mirotic" – TVXQ!
  34. "Hi Ya Ya Summer Day" – TVXQ!
  35. "Balloons" – TVXQ!
  36. "Forever 1" – Girls' Generation
  37. "Party" – Girls' Generation
  38. "Glitch Mode" – NCT Dream
  39. "Girls" – Aespa
  40. "Feel My Rhythm" – Red Velvet
  41. "Sticker" – NCT 127
  42. "Gasoline" – Key
  43. "Mango" – Super Junior
  44. "Better" – BoA
  45. "Rising Sun" – TVXQ!
  46. "Hope from Kwangya" – SM Town
Tokyo, Japan (August 27–29, 2022)

DJ Opening Show

  1. Ginjo (ScreaM Records)
  2. Raiden (ScreaM Records)
  3. Hyoyeon (DJ Hyo) (ScreaM Records)

Concert

  1. "Next Level" (day 1) / "Black Mamba" & "Next Level" (day 2 & 3) – Aespa
  2. "Kick Back" (Korean ver.) – WayV
  3. "Beatbox" (day 1) / "Beatbox" & "Hot Sauce" (day 2 & 3) – NCT Dream
  4. "Beautiful Goodbye" – Chen
  5. "Way" - Onew feat. Ningning
  6. "Hurdle" – Suho
  7. "Wildside" – Red Velvet
  8. "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h" (cover) - Yesung
  9. "Gimme Gimme" (day 1) / "Gimme Gimme" & "Sticker" (day 2 & 3) - NCT 127
  10. "Dice" - Onew
  11. "Ashura-chan" (cover) - Max Changmin, Kyuhyun & Minho
  12. "Dream Routine" – Shotaro, Sungchan (NCT), Shohei, Eunseok, Seunghan (SM Rookies)
  13. "Zoo" – Taeyong, Hendery, Jeno, Yangyang (NCT), Giselle (Aespa)
  14. "Eyes on You" – Kangta
  15. "Golden" – Raiden feat. Xiaojun, Sungchan (NCT)
  16. "INVU" – Taeyeon
  17. "Deep" – Hyoyeon
  18. "Heartbreak" – Minho
  19. "Bad Love" – Key
  20. "Peaches" - Kai
  21. "Shake" – Xiumin
  22. "The Greatest" - BoA
  23. "Sorry, Sorry" – Super Junior
  24. "Bonamana" – Super Junior
  25. "Bambina" – Super Junior
  26. "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" – NCT U
  27. "Resonance" – NCT
  28. "Step Back" – Got the Beat
  29. "Devil" – Max Changmin
  30. "Fever" - Max Changmin
  31. "Gasoline" – Key
  32. "Glitch Mode" – NCT Dream (day 1 & 2) / "Baby Don't Stop" - NCT U & "Glitch Mode" - NCT Dream (day 3)
  33. "Girls" – Aespa
  34. "Nectar" - WayV
  35. "Feel My Rhythm" – Red Velvet
  36. "Kick It" – NCT 127
  37. "Better" – BoA
  38. "Black Suit" - Super Junior
  39. "Hope from Kwangya" – SM Town

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
August 20, 2022 Suwon South Korea Suwon World Cup Stadium
Beyond Live 		30,000 [6]
August 27, 2022 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
Beyond Live [lower-alpha 1] 		150,000 [7]
August 28, 2022
August 29, 2022

Notes

  1. ↑ August 28 only.

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