SM Station Season 2021

I. Introduction

SM Station Season 2021 is the fifth season of SM Station singles featuring artists from SM Entertainment. The season began on January 15, 2021 and ended at the end of the year, consisting of seven releases, including six digital singles, but is still ongoing.

II. Background & Release

SM Station is a digital music project under SM Entertainment that involves solos or duets from members in existing SM groups, as well as opportunities for singers to experiment in other genres or collaborate with artists inside and outside of SM Entertainment. The project releases a number of singles digitally each year on digital platforms, including streaming audio like Spotify.

Season 5 began with the release of "Cough Syrup" by Kangta on January 15, 2021. Unlike previous seasons, which were released weekly or bi-weekly, this season's releases were less regular, reflecting the ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic. Singles were also not numbered in press releases, as in previous seasons, such as the fourth release, 15th, etc. Additionally, the season was not defined by a number.

The season featured songs from first, second, third and fourth generation artists, including Kangta, Kyuhyun of Super Junior, Onew of SHINee, Ten of NCT and WayV and aespa. Continuing a tradition of previous seasons, EXO's Chanyeol released a Station release prior to his military enlistment. As with Season 4, there were several songs only as special videos on the SM Station YouTube channel and were not released as digital singles. This is the first season to feature fourth generation artists.

III. Tracklist

Artwork	Title	Artist	Release Date
	"Cough Syrup  (감기약)"	Kangta	January 15, 2021
	"Tomorrow"	Chanyeol	April 6, 2021
	"Coffee" (커피) (Live version - video only)	Kyuhyun	April 19, 2021
	"Paint Me Naked"	Ten	August 10, 2021
	"The Promise of H.O.T. (Jazz Ver.)"	Yohan Kim X Hogyu "Stiger" Hwang	November 26, 2021
	"Way"	Onew X Punch	December 6, 2021
	"Dreams Come True"	aespa	December 20, 2021

IV. Spotify Playlists

V. Videos

VI. Reception

Only a few songs charted during this season. The highest charting song was aespa's "Dreams Come True" at #8 on the Gaon chart and #7 on the U.S. Billboard World Song chart.