2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE

***2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE*** is a project album by SMTOWN, artists of SM ENTERTAINMENT, including various members of NCT. It was released on December 26, 2022.

## Official Description

**SMTOWN's winter album is the best collaboration ever!**

**A total of 10 songs with various combinations of special artists are included! Released on December 26th!**

"2022 Winter SMTOWN: SMCUPALACE" will be released on December 26.

This album is part of the "SMTOWN: SMC PALACE" project, which allows you to experience a further expanded SMCU (SMCU) under the concept of the virtual space "SMCUPALACE" existing in "KWANGYA," and is expected to meet various combinations of SM artists.

Earlier, SM's total sales of the 2021 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU EXPRESS, which was released about 10 years after 2011, surpassed 650,000, recording the highest sales ever for the SM season album, and this album is expected to receive a hot response.

**Double title song "The Cure" is a campaign song with a message of sustainable solidarity!**

**Another title song, "Beautiful Christmas", a carol dance song sung by Red Velvet X Espa!**

The double title song "The Cure" is a pop song featuring an exciting African rhythm and a sense of scale, dealing with various problems facing modern society and a message of sustainable solidarity to comfort and heal all the wounds caused by it.

In particular, leaders of all SM teams, including Kangta and BoA, TVXQ U-Know Yunho, Super Junior Lee Teuk, Girls' Generation Taeyeon, SHINee Onyu, EXO Suho, Red Velvet Irene, NCT Taeyong, Mark, Kun, and Espa Carina , participated in the rap message.

Another pre-released title song, "Beautiful Christmas," is a carol dance song sung by Red Velvet and Espa, which combines sweet lyrics of today's best moment with precious people and refreshing vocals of the two groups to create an exciting party atmosphere.

In this album, EXO Kai, Red Velvet Seulgi, NCT Jeno, and Espa Carina sang together to add a cool charm to the pop dance song Hot & Cold, Super Junior Eunhyuk, Girls' Generation Hyoyeon, NCT Taeyong, Jaemin, Seongchan, Espa Winter and G-gel's powerful hip-hop dance song "Jet DM, Jini, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, Zheni, and Zheni.

In addition, it also contains R&B songs "Priority," which feature the splendid singing abilities of TVXQ's Choi Kang-min, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, and Espa Winter on the minimal beat, and R&B songs "Time After Time," which captivates the ears of BoA, Red Velvet's Wendy and Espa Ning's mature vocals.

In addition, there are two SM representative vocalists' original sound tracks, including Super Junior Ryeowook, SHINee Onew, NCT Doyoung, Chenle, and Xiaojun's delicate vocal charm, "Where You Are," Kangta, Super Junior Ye-sung, EXO Suho, NCT Taeil, and Renjun's warm vocals.

## Tracklist

1. Welcome To SMCU PALACE
2. The Cure
3. Hot & Cold (온도차)
4. Beautiful Christmas
5. Jet
6. Priority
7. 원 (Time After Time)
8. 넌 어디에 (Where You Are)
9. Happier
10. Good To Be Alive

## Video Gallery

* Official Videos
* Related Content

'The Cure' MV - KANGTA, BoA, U-KNOW, LEETEUK, TAEYEON, ONEW, SUHO, IRENE, TAEYONG, MARK, KUN, KARINAKAI, SEULGI, JENO, KARINA 'Hot & Cold (온도차)' Stage VideoKANGTA, YESUNG, SUHO, TAEIL, RENJUN 'Happier' Stage VideoSMTOWN '빛 (Hope from KWANGYA)' Official Video (SMCU PALACE @KWANGYA Ver.)

2022 Winter SMTOWN - SMCU PALACE Highlight MedleyMystery Calendar at SMCU PALACE 🎁 - EP. 01Mystery Calendar at SMCU PALACE 🎁 - EP. 02-2KAI, SEULGI, JENO, KARINA 'Hot & Cold (온도차)' Dance PracticeSMTOWN LIVE 2023 - SMCU PALACE @KWANGYA Behind the Scenes'The Cure' MV Behind the Scenes'Happier’ Recording Behind the Scenes
## References

1. ↑ 2022 Winter SMTOWN SMCU PALACE, translated by Papago