SM Station
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Type of project | Music |
Owner | SM Entertainment |
Country | South Korea |
Established | February 3, 2016 |
Website | smtown /production/sm-station |
SM Stationis a digital music project by South Korean record labelSM Entertainment.It undertook to release one digitalsingleevery Friday starting from February 3, 2016.[1]The project's first season ended on February 3, 2017, with 52 songs. Its second season began on March 31, 2017, and concluded on April 6, 2018, with a total of 57 songs. In 2022, it introducedNCT Lab,a sub-project dedicated to individual projects forNCTmembers.
History
[edit]SM Station's purpose was to showcase SM Entertainment's artists and producers, while also including collaborations with artists outside of the label.[2]The project began on February 3, 2016, with the release of its first single "Rain"byTaeyeon.[3]The song proved successful, topping the South KoreanGaon Digital Chartand winning first place on the weekly music showInkigayo.[4][5]Subsequent singles that entered top 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart include "Spring Love"byWendyandEric Nam,"The Day" byBaekhyunandK.Will,"No Matter What" byBoAandBeenzino,"Dancing King" byExoandYoo Jae-suk,"Always in My Heart" byJoyandSeulong,and "Sweet Dream"byKim Hee-chulandMin Kyung-hoon."Rain" and "Spring Love" received various nominations at year-end music awards, among which "Rain" won a Digital Bonsang at the31st Golden Disk Awardsand "Sweet Dream" won a Best Rock Song at theMelOn Music Awards.The first season ended on February 3, 2017, with the 52nd single "Curtain" bySuho.
Station's second season was to feature collaborations with foreign musicians, besides past projects.[6]It began on March 31, 2017, with the first single "Would U" byRed Velvet.On April 6, 2017, SM Entertainment released a compilation album titledSM Station Season 1which contains the first season's 52 singles and five bonus tracks.[7]The second season concluded on April 6, 2018, with "New Heroes" byNCTmemberTen.[8]
In August 2018, SM Entertainment announced a special season titledStation X 0(Station Young), in collaboration withSK Telecom's "0 (Young)" mobile brand.[a]According to the label,Station X 0is a cultural project for the young generation.[10]The season ended on October 19, 2018, with "Written in the Stars" by Wendy andJohn Legend.A project girl group, Station Young, consisting of Red Velvet'sSeulgi,(G)I-dle'sSoyeon,GFriend's SinB and soloistChunghawas formed for the single "Wow Thing" for the album.
A third season was announced in November 2018.[11]The first single would be released byLucasand Jonah Nilsson of Swedish bandDirty Loops.[12]The season ended with "Long Flight" byTaeyong,released on July 18, 2019.
On November 15, 2019, SM Entertainment uploaded a trailer featuringJaehyun,announcing the fourth season titledStation X.[13]The season began on November 20 with a collaboration single withUNICEF"This is Your Day (for every child, UNICEF)", by BoA,Siwon,J-Min,Sunny,Taemin,Suho, Wendy, andDoyoung.[14]
On July 27, 2020, SM Entertainment announced a special project titledOur Beloved BoAfeaturing covers of BoA's top hits to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her debut. It began on July 31, with the first single "Garden in the Air" by Baekhyun, from BoA's fifth Korean studio albumGirls on Top.[15]
NCT Lab
[edit]On January 28, 2022, SM Entertainment announced a special project titledNCT Lab,which will feature solo or unit songs made by NCT members. It began on February 4, with the release ofMark's first single, "Child".[16]The second single, "Conextion (Age of Light)", sung by Doyoung, Mark andHaechan,[17]was released on March 20 as a collaboration with theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourismand the Korea Creative Content Agency, who used it as the theme song for their "Gwanghwa Era" project. It features modern instruments and traditional Korean instruments including thegayageum,janggu,taepyeongsoandgong.The performance video features Shotaro as a dancer.[18][19]As of July 2023, there have been a total of six singles released underNCT Lab,including "Forever Only"by Jaehyun,[20]"Birthday" by Ten,[21]"Rain Day" by Kun, Taeil, and Yangyang,[22]and "Golden Hour" by Mark.[23]
In August 2023, it was announced thatNCT Labwould continue as a separate project from SM Station.[24]It began with a solo single by Jaehyun titled "Horizon",released on August 8.[25][26]
Discography
[edit]- Seasons
- SM Station Season 1(2016–2017)
- SM Station Season 2(2017–2018)
- SM Station X 0(2018)
- SM Station Season 3(2018–2019)
- SM Station X 4 LOVEs for Winter(2019)
- SM Station Season 4(2020–2023)
- Our Beloved BoA(2020)
- MV Remastering Project(2021-2023)
- NCT Lab(2022–present)
Awards and nominations
[edit]Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Artist | Result | Ref. |
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Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | 2017 | Song of the Year - February | "Rain" | Taeyeon | Nominated | [citation needed] |
Song of the Year - September | "Dancing King" | Yoo Jae-sukandEXO | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year - November | "Sweet Dream" | Kim Hee-chulandMin Kyung-hoon | Nominated | |||
Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang Award | "Rain" | Taeyeon | Won | ||
Korean Music Awards | Best Dance and Electronic Song Award | "$10" | Hitchhiker | Won | ||
MelOn Music Awards | 2016 | Best Ballad Song | "Rain" | Taeyeon | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||||
2017 | Best Rock Song | "Sweet Dream" | Kim Hee-chul and Min Kyung-hoon | Won | [27] | |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2016 | Best Vocal Performance Female Solo | "Rain" | Taeyeon | Nominated | [citation needed] |
HotelsCombined Song of the Year | Nominated | |||||
"Spring Love" | Eric NamandWendy | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||||
"No Matter What" | BoAandBeenzino | Nominated |
Concert shows
[edit]- "The Station" (2018), a music talk concert with various artists from SM '#STATION'.
Notes
[edit]- ^SK Telecomis theparent companyofIriver,the official distributor of SM Entertainment's releases since 2018.Station X 0was also a part of youth-aimed campaigns for the official launching of the "0 (Young)" brand in the same year.[9]
References
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- ^Moon, Wan-sik (27 January 2016)."SM, 1년 52주 매주 디지털음원 공개 '파격'..첫주자 태연".Star News.Retrieved4 March2016.
- ^Sung So-young (February 2, 2016)."Two new singles out from Taeyeon this week".JoongAng Ilbo.JoongAng Media Network.RetrievedMarch 27,2016.
- ^"Gaon Digital Chart"(in Korean).Gaon Music Chart.Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2016.
- ^"'인기가요' 태연, 'Rain'으로 방송 출연 없이 1위 "(in Korean).Naver.Naver Corporation.RetrievedFebruary 14,2016.
- ^Moon Wan-shik (February 1, 2017)."SM스테이션, 시즌2 나온다..해외뮤지션 대거 참여".Star News(in Korean).RetrievedFebruary 6,2017.
- ^"SM스테이션, 컴필레이션 앨범 출시…비하인드 포토북까지".네이트뉴스(in Korean).Retrieved2017-03-30.
- ^"NCT 텐, 'New Heroes' 오늘(6일) 공개…SM스테이션2 피날레 장식".스포츠조선(in Kanuri). 2018-04-06.Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^SKT, 1020세대 컬처브랜드 ‘0(영, Young)’ 론칭...타게팅된 요금제·혜택 제공
- ^"[공식입장] 태연X멜로망스, SM 스테이션 스핀오프 첫 주자 '파격 컬래버'"(in Korean). 2018-08-03.Retrieved2018-08-03.
- ^"'SM Station' digital music project to begin 3rd season next week ".Yonhap News.2018-11-22.
- ^"NCT's Lucas to spearhead 3rd season of S.M. Station".Kpopherald.2018-11-20.
- ^"SM 'STATION', 'STATION X'로 새로운 시작…20일 첫 음원 발표".아시아투데이(in Korean). 15 November 2019.Retrieved2019-11-15.
- ^@SMTOWNGLOBAL (2019-11-15)."'STATION X 4 LOVEs for Winter'의 첫 음원 'This is Your Day(for every child, UNICEF)'! SM엔터테인먼트와 유니세프가 세계 어린이날을 기념하고자 지구촌 어린이들에게 바치는 노래, 오는 20일에 만나보세요! "(Tweet) (in Korean).Retrieved2019-11-15– viaTwitter.
- ^"BoA 20th Anniversary Project… Baekhyun → Red Velvet Lineup Revealed".Dong-A Sports.2020-07-27.Retrieved2020-08-06.
- ^Lee, Deok-haeng (February 28, 2022)."SM 'STATION', NCT 음악 아카이빙 프로젝트 'NCT LAB' 스타트"[SM 'STATION', NCT music archiving project 'NCT LAB' starts].StarNews(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 1,2022.
- ^OSEN (2022-03-20).""내 손을 잡아"..NCT U, 시간⋅장소 다 뛰어넘을 'coNEXTion'(종합)[퇴근길 신곡] ".mosen.mt.co.kr(in Korean).Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^Lee, Seung-hoon (March 20, 2022)."내 손을 잡아"..NCT U, 시간⋅장소 다 뛰어넘을 'coNEXTion'(종합)[퇴근길 신곡][ "Hold my hand"..NCT U, 'coNEXTion' that transcends time and place [New song on the way home from work]].Osen(in Korean).RetrievedJune 23,2022.
- ^Lee, Se-bin (June 21, 2022).[신( tân )토불이②] 한복입고 세계를 누빈다! 전통에 빠진 K콘텐츠[[New Tobuli②] Travel the world wearing hanbok! K-content in the tradition].Daily Sports(in Korean).RetrievedJune 23,2022.
- ^"NCT Jaehyun drops first solo single 'Forever Only'".koreatimes.2022-08-18.Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^OSEN (2022-10-21)."NCT 텐, 26일 솔로곡 'Birthday' 공개..로맨틱+몽환 감성".mosen.mt.co.kr(in Korean).Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^OSEN (2022-07-14)."'NCT LAB' 세 번째 곡, 'Rain Day' 19일 공개..태일·쿤·양양 참여 ".mosen.mt.co.kr(in Korean).Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^CHO, YONG-JUN (2023-03-30)."NCT's Mark to release second solo track 'Golden Hour' on April 7".koreajoongangdaily.joins.Korea JoongAng Daily.Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^Yeo, Gladys (2023-08-02)."NCT tease four upcoming solo and unit releases".NME.Retrieved2023-08-03.
- ^Ford, Lucy (2023-08-08)."NCT's Jaehyun on 'Horizon':" How you think is the easiest but biggest change you can make to feel different "".NME.Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^OSEN (2023-08-04)."NCT 재현, 솔로곡 'Horizon' 작사·작곡 참여..여름의 낭만".mosen.mt.co.kr(in Korean).Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^Choi, Na-young (December 9, 2017).김희철 "민경훈과 '나비잠', 생각보다 너무 잘 됐다"[Kim Hee-chul said, "Min Kyung-hoon and 'Sweet Dream' went better than I thought." ].OSEN(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on February 12, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 12,2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- http://smstation0.smtownArchived2018-08-03 at theWayback Machine