SM Entertainment to stream new year concert once more on Jan. 29

SM Entertainment will stream its new year concert "SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express @ Kwangya" one more time on Jan. 29, the K-pop powerhouse said Monday. "SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express @ Kwangya," which was successfully streamed on Jan. 1, will ..

SM Entertainment will stream its new year concert “SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express @ Kwangya” one more time on Jan. 29. [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

SM Entertainment will stream its new year concert "SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express @ Kwangya" one more time on Jan. 29, the K-pop powerhouse said Monday.

“SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express @ Kwangya,” which was successfully streamed on Jan. 1, will have another run on Sunday at 3 p.m. on SM’s online global concert streaming platform Beyond LIVE as well as on LG U+’s Idol Live website and app.

The original run garnered 51 million YouTube views in 179 regions around the world.

SM Entertainment has been annually hosting a concert on the first day of the year since 2008. The agency is behind popular K-pop acts TVXQ, Super Junior, SHINee, Exo, Red Velvet, NCT and aespa.

SM’s newly-launched female supergroup GOT the beat — comprised of BoA; Taeyeon and Hyoyeon of Girls' Generation; Seulgi and Wendy of Red Velvet and Karina and Winter of aespa — had also performed its song “Step Back” for the first time during “SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express @ Kwangya” on Jan. 1.

“'SMTOWN Live 2022’ is a compilation of the performance content that SM is pursuing,” said an official of the agency. “This re-streaming is a special event to repay global fans for their support."

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]