The 'SMTOWN LIVE 2025' concert in Seoul finally opens its grand curtain today (11th).
‘SMTOWN LIVE 2025 [THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE] in SEOUL’ will be held on January 11-12 at 5 PM at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, and both days of the performance will be broadcast live simultaneously on the global platform Beyond LIVE and Weverse.
In particular, this concert will feature artists from SM Entertainment, including Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, SHINee's Key and Minho, EXO's Suho and Chanyeol, Red Velvet, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV, aespa, RISE, NCT WISH, Naivis, Jo Mi, Raiden, as well as artists from SM's subsidiary labels like Mavista, SM Jazz Trio, and Min Ji-woon, along with SMTR25, composed of 25 trainees, and SMTOWN Family members like H.O.T.'s Tony An, S.E.S.'s Bada, and Fly to the Sky's Hwanhee. The British boy group 'Dear Alice' and the trot idol 'My Tro' produced by SM are also set to perform, which garnered immense interest, leading to a complete sell-out as soon as ticket sales opened.
Moreover, since this concert is held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of SM, it is expected to be filled with a rich variety of stages, including diverse performances by SM artists, pre-stages by subsidiary label artists, and special collaboration stages between SMTOWN Family and SM artists that can only be seen at SMTOWN LIVE.
Additionally, the tracks from the 30th anniversary commemorative album '2025 SMTOWN: THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE', which features remakes of SM's representative hits by both senior and junior artists tailored to each team's style, will be unveiled for the first time during this performance, providing music fans with a fresh thrill and new emotions as they experience SM's music in a different way.
Furthermore, the pre-stage of the first performance on January 11 and the preview stage of the 30th anniversary commemorative album will be streamed for free on Melon at 12 PM and on SMTOWN's official YouTube channel at 1 PM the following day, January 12, which is expected to receive a positive response.
Meanwhile, 'SMTOWN LIVE 2025' will kick off its global tour starting with the Seoul performance.
[Geum Bit-na, MK Sports Reporter]
