SMTOWN LIVE 2023: Full Concert Setlist, Schedule, EXO, aespa and Super Junior Performances

SMTOWN LIVE 2023: SMCU PALACE @KWANGYA was a free online K-pop concert held on January 1, 2023, featuring EXO, aespa, Super Junior, Red Velvet, NCT, TVXQ!, BoA and other SM Entertainment artists. The global broadcast began at 1 p.m. Korean Standard Time (11 a.m. WIB) and featured 60 musical numbers followed by six DJ sets, according to archived concert listings. SM Entertainment also held a separate SMTOWN LIVE 2023 concert at Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on September 23, featuring a different lineup that included RIIZE but not EXO.

SMTOWN LIVE 2023 Schedule and Details

What Was SMTOWN LIVE 2023: SMCU PALACE @KWANGYA?

The concert was SM Entertainment's New Year's celebration, bringing together artists from several generations of Korean pop music.

Its concept was based on KWANGYA, a fictional setting associated with the SM Culture Universe, and the company's winter album 2022 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU PALACE, released on December 26, 2022.

The event featured established hits, solo performances and special collaborations involving members of different groups.

SM Entertainment also presented its Sustainability Forum at noon KST, one hour before the concert began.

Which Artists Performed at SMTOWN LIVE 2023?

The January online event featured the following performers:

• Veteran artists: Kangta, BoA and TVXQ!
• Super Junior: Group, subunit and collaborative performances
• Girls' Generation: Taeyeon and Hyoyeon
• SHINee: Onew, Key and Minho
• EXO: Suho, Xiumin, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun
• Red Velvet: Group and collaborative stages
• NCT: NCT U, NCT 127 and NCT DREAM
• WayV and aespa: Group and collaborative performances
• GOT the beat: Special project-group performances

The program also featured DJs HYO, Raiden, Ginjo, Mar Vista, IMLAY and NCT's Johnny.

SMTOWN LIVE 2023 Full KWANGYA Concert Setlist

The following 60-song setlist reflects the January 1 broadcast order documented in Setlist.fm and Concert Archives. It includes solo performances, group songs and cross-group collaborations.

1. The Cure — SMTOWN
2. Beatbox — NCT DREAM
3. Hot Sauce — NCT DREAM
4. Girls — aespa
5. Love Talk — WayV
6. Take Off — WayV
7. Cherry Bomb — NCT 127
8. Hot & Cold — Kai, Seulgi, Jeno and Karina
9. Beautiful Christmas — Red Velvet and aespa
10. Let's Love — Suho
11. Last Scene — Chen
12. Polaris — Kangta and Ryeowook
13. Happier — Kangta, Yesung, Suho, Taeil and Renjun
14. Time After Time — BoA, Wendy and Ningning
15. Celebrate — Super Junior
16. Candy — NCT DREAM
17. Priority — Max Changmin, Taeyeon and Winter
18. Eyes On You — Kangta
19. Fly Away — EXO-SC with Suho
20. Rodeo Station — EXO-SC
21. Chase — Minho
22. The First Snow — EXO
23. Red Flavor — Red Velvet
24. Queendom — Red Velvet
25. Yours — Raiden, Chanyeol, Mark and Winter
26. Brand New — Xiumin
27. Dice — Onew
28. Deep — Hyoyeon
29. Zoo — Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, Yangyang and Giselle
30. Danger — Super Junior-D&E
31. Black Suit — Super Junior
32. Sorry, Sorry — Super Junior
33. Mango — Super Junior
34. Kick It — NCT 127
35. Sticker — NCT 127
36. Gasoline — Key
37. Illusion — aespa
38. Mmmh — Kai
39. 28 Reasons — Seulgi
40. INVU — Taeyeon
41. Feel My Rhythm — Red Velvet
42. Forgive Me — BoA
43. The 7th Sense — NCT U
44. Maximum — TVXQ!
45. The Chance of Love — TVXQ!
46. Keep Your Head Down — TVXQ!
47. Better — BoA
48. Phantom — WayV
49. Universe (Let's Play Ball) — NCT U
50. Glitch Mode — NCT DREAM
51. Next Level — aespa
52. 2 Baddies — NCT 127
53. Birthday — Red Velvet
54. Baby Don't Stop — NCT U
55. Love Shot — EXO
56. Mr. Simple — Super Junior
57. Mirotic — TVXQ!
58. Stamp on It — GOT the beat
59. Step Back — GOT the beat
60. Hope from KWANGYA — SMTOWN

The main concert concluded with the SMTOWN ensemble performance before the program continued with six DJ sets from HYO, Raiden, Ginjo, Mar Vista, IMLAY and NCT's Johnny.

This is an archived, community-maintained setlist rather than an officially published production cue sheet. It should be treated as a historical performance record.

EXO's SMTOWN LIVE 2023 Performances

EXO participated in the KWANGYA concert through group, solo and subunit performances.

The group's performances included The First Snow and Love Shot, while individual members presented songs such as Let's Love by Suho, Last Scene by Chen, Brand New by Xiumin and Mmmh by Kai.

EXO-SC also performed Rodeo Station and appeared with Suho for Fly Away.

Chanyeol additionally participated in Yours, and Kai joined the cross-group collaboration Hot & Cold.

aespa and Super Junior Performance Highlights

aespa performed Girls, Illusion and Next Level. The group also joined Red Velvet for Beautiful Christmas.

Individual aespa members participated in collaborative stages, including Karina in Hot & Cold, Ningning in Time After Time, Winter in Priority and Giselle in Zoo.

Super Junior delivered group performances of Celebrate, Black Suit, Sorry, Sorry, Mango and Mr. Simple. Super Junior-D&E performed Danger, while Yesung and Ryeowook joined special collaborations.

SMTOWN LIVE 2023 Jakarta: Date, Venue and Lineup

SM Entertainment held a separate concert titled SMTOWN LIVE 2023: SMCU PALACE @JAKARTA with KB Bank on September 23, 2023.

The event took place at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Western Indonesian Time.

According to Weverse's official September 13 announcement, the lineup consisted of TVXQ!, Super Junior, Red Velvet, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV, aespa and RIIZE.

The Jakarta concert was a ticketed stadium event, with a separate paid livestream on Weverse.

EXO was not part of the confirmed Jakarta lineup. Its participation in the January virtual concert should not be confused with an appearance at Gelora Bung Karno.

SMTOWN LIVE Jakarta 2023 Setlist Highlights

The Jakarta show also featured NCT U's Baggy Jeans and concluded with the SMTOWN ensemble finale, Hope from KWANGYA.

These are selected highlights from the archived Jakarta performance rather than its complete song-by-song running order.

Was SMTOWN LIVE 2023 Free?

The January 1 KWANGYA concert was broadcast free of charge worldwide through official streaming partners.

The Jakarta stadium concert on September 23 required tickets for in-person attendance, while its official Weverse livestream was also a paid event.

Both concerts are completed historical events, so their original livestream schedules and ticket offers are no longer active.

Can You Still Watch SMTOWN LIVE 2023?

SM Entertainment has published individual stages and promotional content from the SMCU PALACE project through its official media channels.

However, the continuing availability of a complete, authorized replay of either concert has not been reliably confirmed across all regions as of November 2026.

Historical livestream listings should not be treated as proof that full concert access remains available.

Conclusion

SMTOWN LIVE 2023: SMCU PALACE @KWANGYA brought together SM Entertainment artists for a free worldwide online concert on January 1, 2023.

Its archived program features 60 musical numbers and six DJ performances, including appearances by EXO, aespa, Super Junior, Red Velvet, NCT, TVXQ!, BoA and other artists.

A separate SMTOWN LIVE concert took place in Jakarta on September 23, featuring TVXQ!, Super Junior, Red Velvet, NCT, WayV, aespa and RIIZE, but not EXO.

The two events remain distinct milestones in SMTOWN's 2023 concert history, combining collaborative K-pop performances with international audience participation.