SM Station - SM Station Season 1

I. Introduction

SM Station Season 1 is the first season of SM Station singles featuring artists from SM Entertainment. The season ran from February 3, 2016 to February 3, 2017 and included 52 singles. The singles were also released as a full album on April 6, 2017. It was followed by Season 2 in November 2018.

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.

SM Station was first introduced as a project under SM Entertainment intended to showcase the label's artists and producers, including collaborations with artists outside of SM. In addition to experimenting with different sounds outside of their groups, SM Station songs have provided solo or duet opportunities for members in groups. For example, in the first season, D.O., Baekhyun, Chen, Lay and Suho each had songs outside of their group EXO. The project also allows for cross-label collaboration outside of SM Entertainment, inside and outside of Korea. SM Station songs have charted in Korea and the United States. The project also encompasses remixes of SM songs, usually by DJs from SM Entertainment like Imlay or Hitchhiker, and classical symphonic versions of SM songs under the name SM Classics.

The project originally began by releasing one digital single every Friday starting from February 3, 2016. Some of SM's most popular and recognizable artists participated, including Taeyeon, BoA and EXO. Several of the early singles charted on the South Korean Gaon Digital Charts as well as earning music awards.

This season includes songs from first, second and third generation Kpop artists from some of SM's most popular groups and artists, including BoA, Super Junior, SHINee, f(x), Girls' Generation, Red Velvet, EXO and NCT, as well as songwriters like Kenzie and Yoo Young-jin, dubbed the "mother" and "father" of SM music, classical musicians and DJs under SM Entertainment.

The songs were also released as a compilation album on April 6, 2017. The album reached #11 on the Korean Gaon charts.

III. Tracklist

Artwork	Title	Artist	Release Date
	"Rain"	Taeyeon	Feb. 3, 2016
	"Tell Me (What Is Love)"	D.O. X Yoo Young-jin	Feb. 19, 2016
	"Because of You"	Kenzie x Matthew Tishler x Yoon Mi-rae	Feb. 26, 2016
	"Spring Love" (봄인가 봐)	Eric Nam x Wendy	Mar. 4, 2016
	"Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway" (덕수궁 돌담길의 봄)	Yoona (feat. 10 cm)	Mar. 11, 2016
	"Your Voice" (한마디)	Heritage x Jonghyun	Mar. 18, 2016
	"Borders"	Amber	Mar. 25, 2016
	"Regrets and Resolutions"	Kim Il-ji x Moon Jung-jae	Apr. 1, 2016
	"Lil' Something" (썸타)	Vibe x Chen x Heize	Apr. 8, 2016
	"Narcissus" ((나르시스)	M&D (Heechul, Jungmo) x Wheein (of Mamamoo)	Apr. 15, 2016
	"Pain Poem" (서툰 시)	Kim Bum-soo x Kenzie	Apr. 22, 2016
	"Mindjack"	Inlayer	Apr. 29, 2016
	"Wave"	R3hab x f(Luna + Amber) x Xavi&Gi	May 6, 2016
	"The Day"	K. Will x Baekhyun	May 13, 2016
	"Touch You" (울려 퍼져라)	Dana	May 20, 2016
	"Monodrama" (独角戏)	Lay	May 27, 2016
	"You're The Boss" (너만 잘났냐)	Yoon Jung-soo x Kim Sook	June 3, 2016
	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Tiffany (feat. Simon Dominic)	June 10, 2016
	"No Matter What"	BoA x Beenzino	June 17, 2016
	"Definition of Love"	Lee Dong Woo x Orphée Noah	June 24, 2016
	"My Hero" (나의 영웅)	Leeteuk x Suho x Kassy	July 1, 2016
	"Way Back Home" (집 앞에서)	J-Min x Sim Eun-jee	July 8, 2016
	"My Show"	Cha Ji-yeon x LDN Noise	July 15, 2016
	"All Mine"	f(x)	July 22, 2016
	"Taste the Feeling"	NCT 127 x Coca-Cola	July 29, 2016
	"Sailing (0805)" (그 여름 (0805))	Girls' Generation	Aug. 5, 2016
	"Starry Night" (밤과 별의 노래)	Onew x Lee Jin-ah	Aug. 12, 2016
	"Secret"	Seohyun x Yuri	Aug. 19, 2016
	"Born to be Wild"	JYP x Hyoyeon x Min x Jo Kwon	Aug. 26, 2016
	"$10"	Hitchhiker	Sept. 2, 2016
	"Pit-A-Pat 250 Remix"	SM x BANA	Sept. 9, 2016
	"Dancing King"	Yoo Jae-suk x EXO	Sept. 17, 2016
	"Cosmic"	Bada x Ryeowook	Sept. 23, 2016
	"Heartbeat"	Amber x Luna (feat. Ferry Corsten, Kago Pengchi)	Oct. 2, 2016
	"Years"	Alesso x Chen	Oct. 7, 2016
	"Runnin" (우리 둘)	Henry x Soyou	Oct. 14, 2016
	"Music is Wonderful"	Beatburger (feat. BoA)	Oct. 19, 2016
	"Nightmare"	Yoon Do-hyun x Reddy x G2 x Inlayer x Johnny	Oct. 28, 2016
	"Always in My Heart" (이별을 배웠어)	Joy x Seulong	Nov. 4, 2016
	"Still" (보여)	Kim Tae-hyun x Sunday	Nov. 10, 2016
	"Sweet Dream" (나비잠)	Kim Hee-chul x Min Kyung-hoon	Nov. 19, 2016
	"Love [story]"	S.E.S.	Nov. 27, 2016
	"Mystery"	Hyoyeon	Dec. 2, 2016
	"Inspiration"	Jonghyun	Dec. 9, 2016
	"It's You" (그대라서)	Luna x Shin Yong-jae	Dec. 16, 2016
	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Wendy x Moon Jung-jae x Nile Lee	Dec. 23, 2016
	"Sound of Your Heart" (너의 목소리)	SMTOWN x Steve Barakatt	Dec. 30, 2016
	"Road" (길)	TRAX	Jan. 6, 2017
	"Sparks Fly"	Yoon Do-hyun	Jan. 13, 2017
	"Darling U"	Yesung x Seulgi	Jan. 22, 2017
	"When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때)	Punch	Jan. 27, 2017
	"Curtain" (커튼)	Suho x Song Young-joo	Feb. 3, 2017

IV. Spotify Playlists

Because this season has so many singles, playlists are available on the respective page of each single, which is linked above in the tracklist.

V. Videos

Because this season has so many singles, videos are available on the respective page of each single, which is linked above in the tracklist.

There is also a complete playlist here.

VI. Reception

40 of the 52 singles charted on the Korean Gaon charts or the U.S. Billboard World Song charts. The highest charting song on the Gaon chart was Taeyon's "Rain" at #1, while the highest charting song on the U.S. charts was D.O. x Yoo Young-Jin "Tell Me (What is Love)" at #2.