SuperStar SMTOWN
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| Developer(s) | Dalcomsoft Inc. |
| Distributor(s) | S.M. Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release date(s) | August 26, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Music |
SuperStar SMTOWN is a South Korean rhythm game developed by Dalcomsoft Inc. which was first launched on Google Play in August 2014. The game features songs by artists of the entertainment company, S.M. Entertainment, such as BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior and Girls' Generation.[1] 'SMTOWN' is the umbrella name for S.M. Entertainment's recording artists. The game is available in the South Korean and Thailand store and is in English and Korean.[2][3]
SuperStar SMTOWN is a score-based, note-matching music game. The goal is to complete a song and unlock the following song in three levels: Easy, Medium and Hard.[4] As of April 22, 2016, the game features more than 246 songs from 24 solo artists, groups and units of SM Entertainment.
Background and history
S.M. Entertainment, one of the top entertainment companies in South Korea, launched the game in August 2014 and said they wanted K-pop fans to enjoy both the game and their favorite celebrities. It was first released on Google Play, but was made available for the iOS in the next month.[1]
On March 4, 2015, Daum Kakao announced that it will jointly publish the game with China's mobile game publisher, Chukong.[5]
Months after the departure of former Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung and former EXO member Lu Han from the company and their respective groups, S.M. Entertainment announced that the artists' 'Star Cards' will be removed from the game and gave the players the option to trade their cards for other artists' cards. On April 8, 2015, both cards were removed from the game.[6]
Gameplay
Like most rhythm games, players tap colored bars when they descend and reach the bar at the bottom of the screen, hitting them on time correctly to gain 'rhythm points', with combos gaining more points. After each song, scores are recorded and enables the player to compare scores with other players online. With enough points, a player can go up a rank on the player chart.
Songs from various artists of S.M. Entertainment are featured in the game. After completing a song, a new song is unlocked. The goal is to unlock all the songs in all three levels, Easy, Medium and Hard. The same 220+ songs must be unlocked in the three levels. After beating all three levels, the 'Challenge' mode will be unlocked. 'Star Cards' (Cards that feature the solo artists and individual group members of S.M. Entertainment) is also a feature of the game. New cards are earned after completing a song, although a player may purchase them from the game's store in packs. When equipped, cards enable the player to gain more points, with an even bigger advantage if the player collects all the cards that corresponds to the theme of the group or artist. These cards can also be used to enhance other cards to gain more bonus. As of October 18, 2015, there are over 200+ star cards to collect in the game.
The game is also monetized through in-app purchases. 'Headphones' act as lives which are used everytime a song plays. Headphones may be earned when a song is completed, but when a player runs out of headphones, they will be unable to play and must wait five minutes to get another one or by purchasing headphones from the store. Headphones are gained after every 5 minutes, but only a maximum of five can be stored. Once spent, the time starts again. 'Diamond Cash' is the currency used in the game. They can be used to purchase headphones, star cards, and rhythm points. Rhythm points on the other hand, can also be used to buy star cards.
Soundtrack
SuperStar SMTOWN has more than 244 songs from 23 of S.M. Entertainment's boy groups, girl groups, sub-groups and solo artists, namely: BoA, TVXQ!, Super Junior, KyuHyun, Super Junior-D&E, M&D, RYEOWOOK, YESUNG, Super Junior-M, Henry, ZhouMi, Girls' Generation, Girls' Generation-TTS, TAEYEON, SHINee, TAEMIN, JONGHYUN, f(x), AMBER, EXO-K, EXO-M and Red Velvet. Songs by the S.M. unit, S.M. the Ballad and SMTOWN are also included. The songs must be unlocked in all three levels of the game, Easy, Medium and Hard. Below is a list of songs available for the game:
| Artist | Song title |
|---|---|
| BoA | "Only One" |
| TVXQ! | "수리수리 (Spellbound)" |
| EXO-K | "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" |
| EXO-M | "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" |
| JONGHYUN | "NEON" |
| KyuHyun | "Eternal Sunshine" |
| TAEMIN | "괴도 (Danger)" |
| YESUNG | "문 열어봐 (Here I am)" |
| SHINee | "Love Sick" |
| TAEYEON | "I (feat. Verbal Jint)" |
| Super Junior | "SPY" |
| Red Velvet | "Automatic" |
| BoA | "Kiss My Lips" |
| EXO-K | "Sing For You" |
| EXO-M | "Sing For You (爲Ni而唱)" |
| RYEOWOOK | "어린왕자 (The Little Prince)" |
| JONGHYUN | "하루의 끝 (End of a Day)" |
| f(x) | "4 Walls" |
| TAEYEON | "Rain" |
| KyuHyun | "광화문에서 (At Gwanghwamun)" |
| ZhouMi | "Without You" |
| BoA | "Fox" |
| Red Velvet | "7월 7일 (One Of These Nights)" |
| Girls' Generation | "Lion Heart" |
| TVXQ! | "비를 타고… (Everyday It Rains)" |
| EXO-K | "12월의 기적 (Miracles In December)" |
| EXO-M | "十二月的奇迹 (Miracles In December)" |
| SHINee | "Everybody" |
| f(x) | "첫 사랑니 (Rum Pum Pum Pum)" |
| M&D | "달수정 (Moon Crystal)" |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "Dear Santa" |
| Super Junior-M | "SWING" |
| TAEYEON | "U R" |
| Super Junior | "MAMACITA (아야야)" |
| Red Velvet | "세가지 소원 (Wish Tree)" |
| BoA | "Copy&Paste" |
| EXO-K | "불공평해 (Unfair)" |
| EXO-M | "偏心 (Unfair)" |
| KyuHyun | "밀리언조각 (A Million Pieces)" |
| Girls' Generation | "Mr.Mr." |
| f(x) | "12시 25분 (Wish List)" |
| SHINee | "산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen)" |
| M&D | "하고 싶어 (I Wish)" |
| Red Velvet | "행복 (Happiness)" |
| ZhouMi | "Rewind (Korean Version)" |
| TVXQ! | "항상 곁에 있을게 (Always With You)" |
| Super Junior-D&E | "너는 나만큼 (Growing Pains)" |
| EXO-K | "Run" |
| EXO-M | "Run (奔跑)" |
| TVXQ! | ""O" -正.反.合. (Rearranged)" |
| JONGHYUN | "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure) (feat. Iron)" |
| Girls' Generation | "Dancing Queen" |
| Super Junior | "A-Cha" |
| Henry | "Butterfly (feat. Seulgi of SMROOKIES)" |
| SHINee | "A-Yo" |
| BoA | "My Name" |
| Red Velvet | "Somethin Kinda Crazy" |
| EXO-K | "첫눈 (The First Snow)" |
| EXO-M | "初雪 (The First Snow)" |
| TVXQ! | "Off-Road" |
| Super Junior-M | "表白 (Off My Mind)" |
| SHINee | "Your Name" |
| f(x) | "Red Light" |
| Girls' Generation | "Gee" |
| Super Junior | "MAGIC" |
| SMTOWN | "Sleigh Ride (Sung by TVXQ!)" |
| TAEMIN | "Experience" |
| KyuHyun | "이별을 말할 때 (Moment Of Farewell)" |
| BoA | "Christmas Paradise" |
| ZhouMi | "爱上你 (Loving You) (feat. Victoria of f(x))" |
| EXO-K | "Thunder" |
| EXO-M | "Thunder (雷电)" |
| Henry | "Fantastic" |
| TVXQ! | "RUMOR" |
| AMBER | "I Just Wanna (feat. Eric Nam)" |
| Super Junior | "놈,놈,놈 (You Got It)" |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "Holler" |
| f(x) | "바캉스 (Vacance)" |
| BoA | "Girls On Top" |
| SHINee | "Hello" |
| Girls' Generation | "PARTY" |
| Super Junior-M | "GO" |
| TVXQ! | "Here I Stand" |
| EXO-K | "Lucky" |
| EXO-M | "Lucky (Chinese Ver.)" |
| Super Junior | "Mr. Simple" |
| TAEMIN | "Ace" |
| BoA | "Hurricane Venus" |
| f(x) | "제트별 (Jet)" |
| EXO-K | "중독 (Overdose)" |
| EXO-M | "上瘾 (Overdose)" |
| Super Junior-M | "Super Girl" |
| Girls' Generation | "소원을 말해봐 (Genie)" |
| SHINee | "Why So Serious?" |
| Red Velvet | "Ice Cream Cake" |
| f(x) | "Hot Summer" |
| TVXQ! | "왜 (Keep Your Head Down)" |
| Super Junior | "Sexy, Free & Single" |
| SMTOWN | "Diamond (Sung by Girls' Generation)" |
| Henry | "Saturday" |
| BoA | "Valenti" |
| EXO-K | "MAMA" |
| EXO-M | "MAMA (Chinese Ver.)" |
| Super Junior-M | "Strong (强势入侵)" |
| SHINee | "줄리엣 (Juliette)" |
| Super Junior | "첫눈에 반했습니다 (Love At First Sight)" |
| M&D | "魂 (Soul)" |
| Girls' Generation | "텔레파시 (Telepathy)" |
| Super Junior-M | "Break Down" |
| TAEMIN | "소나타 (Play Me)" |
| EXO-K | "나비소녀 (Don't Go)" |
| EXO-M | "蝴蝶少女(Don't Go)" |
| f(x) | "NU 예삐오 (NU ABO)" |
| BoA | "One Dream" |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "내가 네게 (Whisper)" |
| TVXQ! | "주문-MIROTIC" |
| TAEMIN | "Drip Drop" |
| ZhouMi | "Why (Color-blind) (Korean Ver.)" |
| Super Junior | "Shirt" |
| Girls' Generation | "Goodbye" |
| AMBER | "Heights" |
| SHINee | "하루 (X-Mas)" |
| EXO-K | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" |
| EXO-M | "狼与美女 (Wolf)" |
| Red Velvet | "Be Natural (feat. SR14B TAEYONG)" |
| TVXQ! | "너의 남자 (Your Man)" |
| JONGHYUN | "데자-부 (Déjà-Boo) (feat. Zion.T)" |
| f(x) | "Snapshot" |
| BoA | "Who Are You" (feat. Gaeko of Dynamic Duo)" |
| Super Junior | "엉뚱한 상상 (White Christmas)" |
| EXO-K | "TENDER LOVE" |
| EXO-M | "TENDER LOVE (Chinese Ver.)" |
| TAEMIN | "거절할게 (Wicked)" |
| Henry | "Bad Girl (feat. Chanyeol of EXO)" |
| Girls' Generation | "첫눈에… (Snowy Wish)" |
| TVXQ! | "Rise As One" |
| SHINee | "히치하이킹 (Hitchhiking)" |
| SMTOWN | "하루 (A Day Without You)" |
| EXO-K | "CALL ME BABY" |
| EXO-M | "CALL ME BABY (叫我)" |
| BoA | "The Shadow" |
| f(x) | "피노키오 (Danger)" |
| TAEMIN | "Press Your Number" |
| Super Junior | "Let's Dance" |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "체크메이트 (Checkmate)" |
| SMTOWN | "Hot Times (시험하지 말기)" |
| Girls' Generation | "Catch Me If You Can" |
| Super Junior-M | "爱情接力 (You and Me)" |
| TVXQ! | "Double Trouble" |
| SHINee | "View" |
| SMTOWN | "좋았던 건, 아팠던 건 (When I Was... When U Were...)" |
| f(x) | "Deja Vu" |
| EXO-K | "My Turn To Cry" |
| EXO-M | "My Turn To Cry (愛離開)" |
| Super Junior | "Devil" |
| Super Junior-D&E | "촉이와 (Can You Feel It?)" |
| SMTOWN | "Don't Lie" (feat. Henry)" |
| Red Velvet | "Huff n Puff" |
| SHINee | "Romance" |
| Girls' Generation | "Baby Baby" |
| TVXQ! | "샴페인 (Champagne)" |
| f(x) | "아이스크림 (Ice Cream)" |
| EXO-K | "EXODUS" |
| EXO-M | "EXODUS (逃脱)" |
| TAEMIN | "Pretty Boy (feat. KAI of EXO)" |
| Super Junior-M | "愛你愛你 (Love Song)" |
| BoA | "Moto" |
| SHINee | "Married To The Music" |
| EXO-K | "LOVE ME RIGHT" |
| EXO-M | "LOVE ME RIGHT (漫遊宇宙)" |
| Super Junior | "너라고 (It's You)" |
| SHINee | "Colorful" |
| Girls' Generation | The Boys" |
| TVXQ! | "MAXIMUM" |
| AMBER | "SHAKE THAT BRASS" |
| EXO-K | "3.6.5" |
| EXO-M | "3.6.5 (Chinese Ver.)" |
| f(x) | "LA chA TA" |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "Twinkle" |
| SHINee | "누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)" |
| Super Junior-M | "U" |
| TVXQ! | "Humanoids" |
| Girls' Generation | "다시 만난 세계 (Into the New World)" |
| Henry | "Trap (feat. Kyuhyun & Taemin)" |
| f(x) | "Beautiful Stranger" |
| BoA | "ID; Peace B" |
| Super Junior | "Twins (Knock Out)" |
| EXO-K | "My Lady" |
| EXO-M | "My Lady (Chinese Ver.)" |
| Girls' Generation | "You Think" |
| TVXQ! | "꿈 (Dream)" |
| f(x) | "빙그르 (Sweet Witches)" |
| SHINee | "Destination" |
| Girls' Generation | "훗 (Hoot)" |
| Super Junior-M | "太完美 (Perfection)" |
| BoA | "아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess)" |
| EXO-K | "History" |
| EXO-M | "History (Chinese Ver.)" |
| Super Junior | "오페라 (Opera)" |
| f(x) | "Electric Shock" |
| SHINee | "Sherlock • 셜록 (Clue+Note)" |
| Girls’ Generation | "유로파 (Europa)" |
| Super Junior-M | "动情 (Only U)" |
| EXO-K | "LIGHTSABER" |
| EXO-M | "LIGHTSABER (光劍)" |
| TVXQ! | "Something" |
| BoA | "Game" |
| Henry | "Holiday" |
| Girls' Generation-TTS | "아드레날린 (Adrenaline)" |
| SMTOWN | "1,2,3 (Sung by f(x))" |
| Girls' Generation | "Kissing You" |
| SHINee | "사.계.후 (Love Still Goes On)" |
| Super Junior | "미인아 (BONAMANA)" |
| EXO-K | "The Star" |
| EXO-M | "The Star (星)" |
| TVXQ! | "Gorgeous" |
| Girls' Generation | "Green Light" |
| f(x) | "Chu~♡" |
| SHINee | "아.미.고 (AMIGO)" |
| Super Junior-M | "飛翔 (Fly High)" |
| Girls' Generation | "비타민 (Vitamin)" |
| Super Junior | "THIS IS LOVE (Stage Ver.)" |
| Henry | "1-4-3 (I Love You)" |
| TVXQ! | "Rising Sun (순수) (Rearranged)" |
| EXO-K | "Machine" |
| EXO-M | "Machine (Chinese Ver.)" |
| BoA | "No. 1" |
| f(x) | "Airplane" |
| Girls' Generation | "Oh!" |
| Super Junior | "너 같은 사람 또 없어 (No Other)" |
| SHINee | "Dream Girl" |
| TVXQ! | "Catch Me" |
| KyuHyun | "깊은 밤을 날아서 (Flying, Deep in the Night)" |
| EXO-K | "으르렁 (Growl)" |
| EXO-M | "咆哮 (Growl)" |
| Super Junior | "SORRY, SORRY" |
| f(x) | "Papi" |
| Girls' Generation | "Run Devil Run" |
| Red Velvet | "Dumb Dumb" |
| BoA | "Dangerous" |
| SHINee | "Lucifer" |
| f(x) | "Step" |
| SHINee | "Ring Ding Dong" |
| f(x) | "Kick" |
| Super Junior | "Tok Tok Tok (똑똑똑)" Hidden Stage |
| Hitchhiker | "11 (ELEVEN)" Hidden Stage |
References
- 1 2 Huh, Veronica (August 26, 2014). "SM Entertainment Launchs Mobile Rhythm Game, SuperStar SMTown". The Korea Bizwire. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ↑ "SuperStar SMTOWN". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ↑ "SuperStar SMTOWN". Google Play. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ↑ Han Dong-kyun (August 22, 2014). "SM Entertainment introduces a mobile rhythm game 'SuperStar SM Town'". Whowired Korea. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ↑ Kim, Liz (March 4, 2015). "DaumKakao to jointly publish Superstar SMTOWN with China’s Chukong". Whowired Korea. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ Fagela, Cleo (April 10, 2015). "SM Entertainment Announces Jessica Jung and Lu Han’s Removal from ‘Superstar SMTOWN’". China Topix. Retrieved May 2, 2015.