SM Entertainment unveils the remastered music video for the debut song of Girls' Generation. The remastered video brings back memories of the girl group.
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SM Entertainment Releases Girls' Generation's Remastered Music Video for 'Into The New World'
As part of SM's "Remastering Project," the remastered music video of Girls' Generation's "Into The New World" was released on January 21 through SMTOWN's YouTube channel.
The MV is now on a high-definition video featuring Girls' Generation's bright and energetic energy and dynamic performance. The video gets the attention of SONEs all over the world.
"Into The New World" is Girls' Generation's first single title song released in 2007, heralding the beginning of a "K-Pop legend girl group."
On the other hand, SM's "Remastering Project" is releasing the music videos and sound sources of legendary artists that SM has produced for the past 20 years. The agency is upgrading them to high-definition video and high-quality sound suitable for digital platforms.
SM Entertainment's CD Sales 'Doubled' in 2021
SM Entertainment, the K-pop powerhouse behind the artists including NCT, EXO, and aespa, announced on January 10 that it sold around 18 million CDs in 2021.
According to the entertainment agency, the CD sales "doubled" for the agency compared to 2020.
In 2021, artists under the label released a total of 25 albums, selling more than 15,043,000 copies. Aside from that, the agency sold more than 2,578,000 copies of albums released before 2021.
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The highest number of sales were from SM's 23-member boy band NCT and its subunits NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV. SM announced in December 2021 that NCT and its subunits sold a total of 10,911,000 CDs.
NCT Dream's "Hot Sauce" and "Hello Future," along with NCT 127's "Sticker" and "Favorite" were the highest-selling releases. Taking into account the original and repackaged version combined, each group sold more than 3 million copies.
Aside from that, EXO sold more than one million CDs while its member Baekhyun also sold over a million CDs as a soloist.
SM Entertainment's Special Winter Album Sold Over 400,000 Copies
SM Entertainment's special winter-themed album, "2021 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU Express," sold over 410,000 copies in just eight days since its release on December 27.
SM Entertainment revealed that as of January 3, the album had sold a total of 416,494 copies, a new record for an album from SM Town.
"SM Town" means the musical collective of artists signed under SM Entertainment. Usually, SM Town albums are released with themes about winter or summer.
Furthermore, "2021 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU Express" features a wide range of acts, including aespa, BoA, NCT, Red Velvet, Super Junior, and TVXQ.
Meanwhile, SMCU stands for the "SM Culture Universe," a fictional universe launched by SM Entertainment in October 2020 to connect every SM artist under one storyline, similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The album includes 10 songs, with two main tracks: 'Dreams Come True" and "Hope from Kwangya."
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