SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, the Future
| Tour by SM Town | |
Promotional poster | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | 2025 SM Town: The Culture, the Future |
| Start date | January 11, 2025 |
| End date | August 10, 2025 |
| No. of shows | 7 |
| SM Town concert chronology | |
SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, the Future is an ongoing concert tour by SM Town. The tour began on January 11, 2025, with two shows in Seoul, South Korea, and is set to conclude on August 10, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. The tour commemorates the label's 30th anniversary.
Background
In November 2024, SM Entertainment announced their then-upcoming anniversary concert, which took place on January 11 and 12, 2025, at the Gocheok Sky Dome.[1] In December 2024, the international concert dates for London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Tokyo were announced.[2]
On November 15, 2024, SM Entertainment announced the lineup of performers for the Seoul shows. The performers include Kangta, BoA, TVXQ!, Super Junior, Taeyeon and Hyo of Girls' Generation, Key and Minho of Shinee, Suho and Chanyeol of Exo, Red Velvet, NCT, Aespa, and Riize.[3] On December 12, 2024, Taeyeon was announced to have exited the lineup due to creative differences with SM Entertainment.[4] On January 6, 2025, Wendy of Red Velvet also exited the concerts due to personal reasons.[5]
Performers
This line-up of performers was taken from the show in Seoul, South Korea on January 11, 2025. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.
- Kangta
- BoA
- TVXQ!
- Super Junior
- Hyo
- Shinee (Key and Minho)
- Exo (Suho and Chanyeol)
- Red Velvet
- NCT
- Aespa
- Riize
- Naevis
- SMTR25
- Min Ji-won
- ScreaM Records (Hyo, Raiden, and Mar Vista)
- SM Jazz Trio
- dearALICE
- Mytro
Notes
- Kangta and BoA only participated in the shows held in Seoul and Tokyo.
- Super Junior and Shinee did not participate in the show held in London.
- Hyo did not participate in the Mexico City and Los Angeles shows.
- Zhou Mi only participated in the Tokyo shows.
- Exo member Kai and Hearts2Hearts joined the tour starting from the Mexico City show.
- Red Velvet member Wendy did not participated in all tour dates, while Yeri only participated in the Seoul shows.
- NCT Wish was pulled from the Los Angeles show due to visa issues.
- Min Ji-won, ScreaM Records, SM Jazz Trio, and Mytro only participated in Seoul shows.
- 25 members of SMTR25 participated in Seoul shows.
- However, only 11 of them participated in Mexico City, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo shows, including Hanbi, Songha, Nicholas, Daniel, Kassho, Justin, Hyunjun, Haruta, Hamin, Kachin, and Tata.
Set lists
Seoul, South Korea (January 11–12, 2025)
Pre-show
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Mytro | "Love Hate" "Bomb Bomb Bomb" |
| Mar Vista | DJ set |
| Raiden | |
| Hyo | |
| SM Jazz Trio | Jazz set |
| Min Ji-won | "Sentimental Love" |
Main show
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| TVXQ! | "Rising Sun" |
| SMTR25 | "Lucifer" "A Man in Love" "Growl" |
| BoA | "Hurricane Venus" "Only One" (with Sion) |
| Naevis | "Sensitive" |
| Aespa | "Whiplash" "Armageddon" |
| DearALICE | "Ariana" |
| Riize | "Impossible" "Boom Boom Bass" |
| Exo | "The First Snow" |
| Suho | "1 to 3" |
| Chanyeol | "Hasta la Vista" |
| Hyo | "Dessert" (with Giselle and Yangyang) |
| Key | "Villain" (with Jeno) |
| Seulgi | "Bad Boy, Sad Girl" (with Sungchan) |
| Minho | "Because of You" (with Ningning) |
| NCT Wish | "Wish" "Steady" |
| NCT Dream | "When I'm with You" "Smoothie" |
| WayV | "Give Me That" "Frequency" |
| NCT 127 | "Walk" "Fact Check" |
| Super Junior-M | "At Least I Still Have You" |
| Minho | "Something About U" |
| Key | "Gasoline" |
| Kangta | "Polaris" (with SM Jazz Trio and Jaehee) |
| TVXQ! Super Junior |
"Show Me Your Love" (with Suho, Chanyeol, Johnny, Jungwoo, Chenle, Kun, Ten, Eunseok, Ryo, and Sakuya) |
| Hyo | "Retro Romance" |
| Bada | "Just in Love" "Dreams Come True" (with Karina and Winter) "Cosmic" (with Ryeowook) |
| Tony An Kangta |
"Candy" (with NCT Dream) "Full of Happiness" (with Xiaojun, Hendery, Wonbin, Anton, Sion, and Yushi) |
| Red Velvet | "Cosmic" "Red Flavor" |
| Super Junior | "Sorry, Sorry" "Devil" |
| TVXQ! | "Rebel" "Keep Your Head Down" |
| WayV | "Julliete" |
| aespa | "Rum Pum Pum Pum" |
| Riize | "Hug" |
| Red Velvet | "Run Devil Run" |
| NCT Dream | "Love Me Right" |
| Kangta | "Just a Feeling |
| BoA | "End of a Day" |
| NCT Wish | "Miracle" |
| Super Junior | "I Pray 4 U" |
| NCT 127 | "You in Vague Memory" |
| EXO | "Git It Up!" |
| TVXQ! | "Psycho" |
| SM Town | "Hope from Kwangya" |
Alterations
Mexico City, Mexico (May 9, 2025)
Main show
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| TVXQ! | "Rising Sun" |
| SMTR25 | "Lucifer" |
| Super Junior | "Mamacita" |
| SMTR25 | "Growl" |
| DearALICE | "Ariana" |
| Hearts2Hearts | "The Chase" "Butterflies" |
| Riize | "Impossible" "Boom Boom Bass" |
| Aespa | "Whiplash" "Next Level" |
| Red Velvet | "Bad Boy" "Run Devil Run" |
| NCT Wish | "Wish" "Steady" |
| NCT Dream | "When I'm with You" "Smoothie" |
| WayV | "Give Me That" "Love Talk" |
| NCT 127 | "Walk" "Fact Check" |
| Suho | "1 to 3" |
| Chanyeol | "Hasta la Vista" |
| Kai | "Wait on Me" |
| Minho | "Call Back" "Something About U" |
| Key | "Pleasure Shop" "Gasoline" |
| Exo | "Git It Up!" |
| Super Junior | "Sorry, Sorry" |
| TVXQ! | "Psycho" |
| SMTR25 | SM Entertainment 30th Anniversary Tribute Performance |
| NCT Wish | "Poppop" |
| Riize | "Get a Guitar" |
| Aespa | "Supernova" |
| NCT Dream | "Hot Sauce" |
| WayV | "Frequency" |
| Red Velvet | "Red Flavor" |
| NCT 127 | "Kick It" |
| Super Junior | "Black Suit" |
| TVXQ! | "Mirotic" |
| SM Town | "Hope from Kwangya" |
Los Angeles, United States (May 11, 2025)
Main show
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| TVXQ! | "Rising Sun" |
| SMTR25 | "Lucifer" |
| Super Junior | "Mamacita" |
| SMTR25 | "Growl" |
| DearALICE | "Ariana" |
| Hearts2Hearts | "The Chase" "Butterflies" |
| Riize | "Impossible" "Boom Boom Bass" |
| Aespa | "Whiplash" "Next Level" |
| Red Velvet | "Bad Boy" "Run Devil Run" |
| NCT Dream | "When I'm with You" "Smoothie" |
| WayV | "Give Me That" "Love Talk" |
| NCT 127 | "Walk" "Fact Check" |
| Suho | "1 to 3" |
| Chanyeol | "Hasta la Vista" |
| Kai | "Wait on Me" |
| Minho | "Call Back" "Something About U" |
| Key | "Pleasure Shop" "Gasoline" |
| Exo | "Git It Up!" |
| Super Junior | "Sorry, Sorry" |
| TVXQ! | "Psycho" |
| SMTR25 | SM Entertainment 30th Anniversary Tribute Performance |
| Riize | "Get a Guitar" |
| Aespa | "Supernova" |
| NCT Dream | "Hot Sauce" |
| WayV | "Frequency" |
| Red Velvet | "Red Flavor" |
| NCT 127 | "Kick It" |
| Super Junior | "Black Suit" |
| TVXQ! | "Mirotic" |
| SM Town | "Hope from Kwangya" |
Tour dates
| Date (2025) | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Seoul | South Korea | Gocheok Sky Dome Beyond Live |
40,000[6] |
| January 12 | ||||
| May 9 | Mexico City | Mexico | Estadio GNP Seguros | 50,000[7] |
| May 11 | Los Angeles | United States | Dignity Health Sports Park | — |
| June 28 | London | England | The O2 Arena[a] | — |
| August 9 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | — |
| August 10 | ||||
| Total | — | |||
Notes
- ^ The venue for this show was initially Allianz Stadium Twickenham.
References
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- ^ Lee, Soo-hyun (November 22, 2024). "'SM타운 라이브 2025 in 서울' 콘서트, 오늘(22일) 티켓팅 시작…라인업 보니" ["SM Town Live 2025 in Seoul" concert, ticketing starts today (22nd)…Looking at the lineup] (in Korean). Top Star News. Archived from the original on April 20, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Seung-hye (December 12, 2024). "태연, SMTOWN 2025 불참…탱구 팬들 "보고 싶었는데 아쉽다"" [Taeyeon will not be able to attend SMTOWN 2025...Taengoo fans said, "I missed you. Too bad"] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on April 20, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ Pyo, Kyung-min (January 7, 2025). "SM's 30th anniversary concert marred by artists' absences". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ Cheon, Son-hwa (January 13, 2025). "'SMTOWN LIVE 2025' 서울 콘서트, H.O.T.부터 연습생까지 총 98인의 아티스트가 펼친 SM 음악 축제" ['SMTOWN LIVE 2025' Seoul Concert, SM Music Festival Performed by a Total of 98 Artists, From H.O.T. to Trainees] (in Korean). Star Daily News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ Carmona, Rodrigo (May 11, 2025). "SMTown Live ofrece la mayor fiesta de k-pop" [SMTOWN Live offers the biggest K-Pop party]. La Razón (Mexico) (in Spanish). Retrieved May 11, 2025.