SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace

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SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace
Concert by SM Town
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Promotional poster for the free online New Year concert
Location
  • Worldwide
  • Asia
Associated album 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
Start dateJanuary 1, 2023 (2023-01-01)
End dateFebruary 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)
No. of shows4
SM Town concert chronology

SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace (titled SM Town Live 2024: SMCU Palace for the shows held in 2024) was a series of online and in-person concerts organized by SM Entertainment. The series began with a free online concert on January 1, 2023, following the format of the 2021 and 2022 editions. The New Year concert was broadcast free of charge via various streaming platforms and select broadcasting networks in participating countries.

Contents

Background

On November 30, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that it would be releasing a winter album titled 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace . In the same announcement, it was also announced that a free-to-watch live online concert will also be held on January 1, 2023. [1] The lineup consisting of Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon of Girls' Generation, Onew, Key, and Minho of Shinee, Suho, Xiumin, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun of Exo, Red Velvet, NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV, Aespa, Got the Beat, DJ Hyo, Raiden, Ginjo, Mar Vista, Imlay, and Johnny was announced on December 28, 2022. [2] On December 29, 2022, it was announced Got the Beat would be performing their new song titled "Stamp on It" from their upcoming EP of the same name prior to the actual release. [3]

In July 2023, SM Entertainment announced an in-person concert in Jakarta, to be held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on September 23, 2023. This marked SM Town's first concert in Indonesia since the SM Town Live World Tour III in 2012. [4] Later, in November 2023, the Tokyo shows were announced to be held at the Tokyo Dome from February 21 to 22, 2024. [5]

Set lists

New Year Free Online Show – South Korea (January 1, 2023)

Main show

List of performers
Performer(s)Song(s) performed
NCT Dream "Beatbox"
"Hot Sauce"
Aespa "Girls"
WayV "Love Talk"
"Take Off"
NCT 127 "Cherry Bomb"
Kai
Seulgi
Jeno
Karina
"Hot & Cold"
Red Velvet
Aespa
"Beautiful Christmas"
Suho"Let's Love"
Chen "Last Scene"
Kangta
Ryeowook
"Polaris"
Kangta
Yesung
Suho
Taeil
Renjun
"Happier"
BoA
Wendy
Ningning
"Time After Time"
Super Junior "Celebrate"
NCT Dream"Candy"
Max Changmin
Taeyeon
Winter
"Priority"
Kangta"Eyes On You"
Exo-SC "Fly Away" (with Suho)
"Rodeo Station"
Minho "Chase"
Exo "The First Snow"
Red Velvet"Red Flavor"
"Queendom"
Raiden
Chanyeol
"Yours" (with Mark and Winter)
Xiumin "Brand New"
Onew "Dice"
Hyoyeon "Deep"
Taeyong
Jeno
Hendery
Yangyang
Giselle
"Zoo"
Super Junior-D&E "Danger"
Super Junior"Black Suit"
"Sorry, Sorry"
"Mango"
NCT 127"Kick It"
"Sticker"
Key "Gasoline"
Aespa"Illusion"
Kai"Mmmh"
Seulgi"28 Reasons"
Taeyeon"INVU"
Red Velvet"Feel My Rhythm"
BoA"Forgive Me"
NCT U "The 7th Sense"
TVXQ "Maximum"
"The Chance of Love"
"Keep Your Head Down"
BoA"Better"
WayV"Phantom"
NCT U"Universe (Let's Play Ball)"
NCT Dream"Glitch Mode"
Aespa"Next Level"
NCT 127"2 Baddies"
Red Velvet"Birthday"
NCT U"Baby Don't Stop"
Exo"Love Shot"
Super Junior"Mr. Simple"
TVXQ"Mirotic"
Got the Beat "Stamp on It"
"Step Back"
SM Town "Hope from Kwangya"

After show

List of performers
Performer(s)Song(s) performed
DJ Hyo DJ set
Raiden
Ginjo
Mar Vista
Imlay
Johnny
Jakarta, Indonesia (September 23, 2023)

Main show

Performer(s)Song(s)
Aespa "Girls"
"Hold on Tight"
"Better Things"
"Next Level"
WayV "Kick Back"
"Take Off"
"It's Only Me"
"Love Talk"
NCT 127 "Limitless"
"Lemonade"
"Ay-Yo"
"Kick It"
Super Junior "Black Suit"
"Mamacita"
"Mr. Simple"
"Bonamana"
Taeyong
Jeno
Hendery
Yangyang
Giselle
"Zoo"
NCT Dream "Candy"
Riize "Memories"
Red Velvet "Psycho"
"Birthday"
"Queendom"
"Red Flavor"
NCT Dream"Glitch Mode"
"Hot Sauce"
"Yogurt Shake"
"Beatbox"
TVXQ! "Rising Sun"
"Keep Your Head Down"
"Hi Ya Ya"
"Balloons"
"Somebody to Love"
Riize"Get a Guitar"
NCT U "Baggy Jeans"
Aespa"Spicy"
NCT Dream"ISTJ"
WayV"Phantom"
Red Velvet"Feel My Rhythm"
NCT 127"Faster"
"2 Baddies"
TVXQ!"Mirotic"
Super Junior"Sorry, Sorry"
SM Town "Hope from Kwangya"
Tokyo, Japan (February 21–22, 2024)

Main show

Performer(s)Song(s)
NCT Wish "NASA"
"Hands Up"
Hyo "Dessert" (with Yangyang)
Zhou Mi "Mañana (Our Drama)" (with Eunhyuk)
"Starry Night" (with Ryeowook)
Kangta "Doll" (with Doyoung)
"Eyes On You"
Riize "Get a Guitar"
"Love 119"
Aespa "Next Level"
"Spicy"
WayV "Love Talk"
"Phantom"
Yesung "Pretender"
Kai
Seulgi
Jeno
Karina
"Hot & Cold"
NCT 127 "Be There for Me"
Wendy
Winter
"Her Blue Sky"
Ryeowook "The Little Prince" (with Sohee)
Taeyeon "To. X"
Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi "Monster"
Super Junior "U" (with NCT Wish)
TVXQ! "Rising Sun" (with Riize)
NCT Dream "Best Friend Ever"
"We Go Up"
Hyo"Picture"
Taeyeon"Starlight" (with Jaehyun)
Max Changmin
Kyuhyun
Shotaro
"Idol"
Taeyong "Shalala"
"Tap"
Red Velvet "Wildside"
"Chill Kill"
Super Junior"Sorry, Sorry"
"Bonamana"
Taeyong
Jeno
Hendery
Yangyang
Giselle
"Zoo"
Ten "Nightwalker"
TVXQ!"Down"
Riize"Talk Saxy"
"Siren"
Aespa"Drama"
NCT U "Baggy Jeans"
NCT Wish"Wish"
NCT Dream"ISTJ"
WayV"On My Youth"
NCT 127"2 Baddies"
"Fact Check"
Red Velvet"Feel My Rhythm"
Super Junior"Black Suit"
TVXQ!"Rebel"
"Mirotic"
SM Town "Hope from Kwangya"

Tour dates

List of concert dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
January 1, 2023VariousSouth KoreaVarious
September 23, 2023 Jakarta Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 50,000
February 21, 2024 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome 100,000
February 22, 2024
Total150,000

Broadcast

This list is only for the New Year free show. The Jakarta and final Tokyo shows were available as paid broadcasts on Beyond Live and Weverse. [6]

List of broadcasters
CountryNetwork/PlatformRef.
Worldwide [7]
Indonesia
Japan KNTV  [ ja ]
Thailand TrueID TV
Vietnam

References

  1. Park, Seo-hyun (November 30, 2022). "SM Town 'SMCU 팰리스' 프로젝트 시작..겨울 앨범+무료 온라인 공연 개최" [Started SM Town 'SMCU Palace' project...Winter album + free online performance] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022 via Naver.
  2. Lee, Deok-haeng (December 28, 2022). ""SMCU PALACE로 집결"..SM Town Live, 1월 1일 글로벌 생중계" ["Gathering at SMCU PALACE"..SM Town Live, broadcast live globally on January 1st] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022 via Naver.
  3. Ji, Min-kyung (December 29, 2022). 갓더비트, 1월 16일 컴백 확정..'SM Town Live 2023'서 신곡 무대 [공식] [Got the Beat, comeback confirmed on January 16... New song stage at 'SM Town Live 2023' [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN  [ ko ]. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022 via Naver.
  4. Tionardus, Melvina (July 26, 2023). "Konser SMTOWN Live 2023 Digelar di Jakarta pada 23 September" [SMTOWN Live 2023 Concert Held in Jakarta on September 23] (in Indonesian). Kompas. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  5. Lee, Jeong-hyuk (November 25, 2023). 'SMTOWN LIVE 2024', 내년 2월 도쿄돔서 열려…SM 아티스트 대거 출격! ['SMTOWN LIVE 2024' to be held at Tokyo Dome in February next year... A large number of SM artists are on the look!] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025 via Naver.
  6. Cho, Yong-jun (September 13, 2023). "SMTown Live 2023 to be streamed live on Weverse" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  7. Jeon, Hyo-jin (December 31, 2022). "'SM Town Live' 기대 포인트" [Expectations of 'SM Town Live'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022 via Naver.