GOT the beat, aespa and BoA among performers for SM Entertainment's free online concert

Following the release of their annual winter compilation album 2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE on Boxing Day (26 December), SM Entertainment have announced SMTOWN Live 2023, a global and free online concert taking place on New Year's Day.

The concert will feature performances from first to fourth generation SM Entertainment artists including GOT the beat, aespa, BoA, Red Velvet, EXO's Sehun, Suho, Chen, D.O., Kai, Chanyeol and Xiumin, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, WayV, SHINee's Onew, Key and Minho, and many more.

#SMTOWN_LIVE, a worldwide free online concert, will start streaming on 1/1 at 1PM KST!
1st → 4th generation SM artists come together for the show! Stay tuned for special collaboration stages, from GOT the beat to DJ shows!https://t.co/AtgVLmJF7d#SMTOWN2023 #SMCU_PALACE#SMCU pic.twitter.com/La1IDrGbtY

— SMTOWN (@SMTOWNGLOBAL) December 28, 2022

According to the announcement, the concert will open with a screening of the "The Cure" from 2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU PALACE, which features BoA, Kangta, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, aespa’s Karina, SHINee’s Onew, EXO’s Suho, Red Velvet’s Irene, NCT’s Taeyong, Mark and Kun, TVXQ!’s U-Know and Super Junior’s Leeteuk.