Synopsis: CJ E&M and SM Entertainment collaborate to make the film "I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden." The film will chronicle the musical artists from SM Entertainment and through footage show their years of training, daily lives and frank confessions from the artists. The dreams of the artists will also be shown.
I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden South Korea Movie Reviews: This music documentary follows the artists of SM TOWN as they prepare for their live performance at one of the world's most prestigious concert venues: Madison Square Garden in New York. Though the unprecedented in South Korea documentary-concert film focuses on the live concert, the movie also sheds light on the performers who are living their dream and what defines them as people. Ultimately the movie is a touching coming-of-age story about the growing pains and glory of the young artists. Juxtaposed against popular images of frivolous teen stars, the movie aims to illustrate the hardships the performers endure-from auditions to the training period-to get on stage and perform for just 4 minutes.This music documentary follows the artists of SM TOWN as they prepare for their live performance at one of the world's most prestigious concert venues: Madison Square Garden in New York. Though the unprecedented in South Korea documentary-concert film focuses on the live concert, the movie also sheds light on the performers who are living their dream and what defines them as people. Ultimately the movie is a touching coming-of-age story about the growing pains and glory of the young artists. Juxtaposed against popular images of frivolous teen stars, the movie aims to illustrate the hardships the performers endure-from auditions to the training period-to get on stage and perform for just 4 minutes.Okay, let’s get one thing out in the open: anyone expecting I AM. – SM TOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR to be a tell-all exposé of the costs of superstardom are going to be sadly disappointed. Negative Nancies are definitely not welcome here. What you WILL get instead is a celebration of youthful energy and unabashed camaraderie, qualities that, in its best light, mirrors those legendary Motown revues of the 1960s featuring the likes of The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Supremes, and many others from that revered hit-making factory. Transfer the locale from Detroit to Seoul, South Korea and substitute those aforementioned groups with Korean hitmaking sensations as Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, BoA, and many others, and the comparisons, cultural and otherwise, are eerily similar. Arguably, South Korea has supplanted Japan as the premier pop idol factory in East Asia. Moreover, this second-generation hallyu wave of Korean pop music is now led by the artists stabled at SM Entertainment, one of the most famous of all Korean talent agencies.
Jointly produced by CJ Entertainment & Media and SM Entertainment, I AM. follows members of SM Entertainment's idol groups during the historic "SMTOWN Live" World Tour as they prepare for their historic October 23, 2011 concert at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden. This is not the first time that K-Pop stars graced the hallowed Gahh-Den: renowned world-idol star Rain mounted his famous “Rainy Day New York” shows there in 2006, attracting attention from media outlets as TIME Magazine. A mere five years later, K-Pop, re-energized with a newer, younger generation of performers, stood ready to blow the roof off MSG once again. Not simply a standard-issue concert documentary, I AM. chronicles the passion of SM Entertainment's artists in leading the newest K-Pop hype, and delves into the preparation that goes into honing the impeccably-choreographed performances (or “stages”) of each group. As well, the film offers many candid moments as select individual artists are followed away from the spotlights. Mostly, the artists of SM Entertainment — Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation, SHINee, and f(x) — live for the stage, and as I AM. makes clear, are poised, in their modest, unassuming ways, to take over the pop culture world…I AM is to be released in May. Not only will the film include footage of the SMTOWN concert at Madison Square Garden, but it will also feature behind the scenes footage to reveal a different side to the artists of SM Entertainment.
The main official trailer for SM Entertainment‘s documentary ‘I AM‘ has been released!
The upcoming film will feature the stories of label artists BoA, TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SHINee, and f(x).
The trailer was released on the official fan cafe today.
‘I AM’ will cover footage of the day and events surrounding SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden back in October of 2011 as well as other exclusive content.
Movie Cast :
Super Junior
Girls' Generation
SHINee
TVXQ
Boa Kwon
Chil-Hyun Ahn
Soon-kyu Lee
Im Yoon-a
Yuri Kwon
Movie Crew:
Movie: I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Revised romanization: I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Hangul: I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Director: Choi Jin-Sung
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden South Korea Movie Reviews: This music documentary follows the artists of SM TOWN as they prepare for their live performance at one of the world's most prestigious concert venues: Madison Square Garden in New York. Though the unprecedented in South Korea documentary-concert film focuses on the live concert, the movie also sheds light on the performers who are living their dream and what defines them as people. Ultimately the movie is a touching coming-of-age story about the growing pains and glory of the young artists. Juxtaposed against popular images of frivolous teen stars, the movie aims to illustrate the hardships the performers endure-from auditions to the training period-to get on stage and perform for just 4 minutes.This music documentary follows the artists of SM TOWN as they prepare for their live performance at one of the world's most prestigious concert venues: Madison Square Garden in New York. Though the unprecedented in South Korea documentary-concert film focuses on the live concert, the movie also sheds light on the performers who are living their dream and what defines them as people. Ultimately the movie is a touching coming-of-age story about the growing pains and glory of the young artists. Juxtaposed against popular images of frivolous teen stars, the movie aims to illustrate the hardships the performers endure-from auditions to the training period-to get on stage and perform for just 4 minutes.Okay, let’s get one thing out in the open: anyone expecting I AM. – SM TOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR to be a tell-all exposé of the costs of superstardom are going to be sadly disappointed. Negative Nancies are definitely not welcome here. What you WILL get instead is a celebration of youthful energy and unabashed camaraderie, qualities that, in its best light, mirrors those legendary Motown revues of the 1960s featuring the likes of The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Supremes, and many others from that revered hit-making factory. Transfer the locale from Detroit to Seoul, South Korea and substitute those aforementioned groups with Korean hitmaking sensations as Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, BoA, and many others, and the comparisons, cultural and otherwise, are eerily similar. Arguably, South Korea has supplanted Japan as the premier pop idol factory in East Asia. Moreover, this second-generation hallyu wave of Korean pop music is now led by the artists stabled at SM Entertainment, one of the most famous of all Korean talent agencies.
Jointly produced by CJ Entertainment & Media and SM Entertainment, I AM. follows members of SM Entertainment's idol groups during the historic "SMTOWN Live" World Tour as they prepare for their historic October 23, 2011 concert at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden. This is not the first time that K-Pop stars graced the hallowed Gahh-Den: renowned world-idol star Rain mounted his famous “Rainy Day New York” shows there in 2006, attracting attention from media outlets as TIME Magazine. A mere five years later, K-Pop, re-energized with a newer, younger generation of performers, stood ready to blow the roof off MSG once again. Not simply a standard-issue concert documentary, I AM. chronicles the passion of SM Entertainment's artists in leading the newest K-Pop hype, and delves into the preparation that goes into honing the impeccably-choreographed performances (or “stages”) of each group. As well, the film offers many candid moments as select individual artists are followed away from the spotlights. Mostly, the artists of SM Entertainment — Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation, SHINee, and f(x) — live for the stage, and as I AM. makes clear, are poised, in their modest, unassuming ways, to take over the pop culture world…I AM is to be released in May. Not only will the film include footage of the SMTOWN concert at Madison Square Garden, but it will also feature behind the scenes footage to reveal a different side to the artists of SM Entertainment.
The main official trailer for SM Entertainment‘s documentary ‘I AM‘ has been released!
The upcoming film will feature the stories of label artists BoA, TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SHINee, and f(x).
The trailer was released on the official fan cafe today.
‘I AM’ will cover footage of the day and events surrounding SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden back in October of 2011 as well as other exclusive content.
Movie Cast :
Super Junior
Girls' Generation
SHINee
TVXQ
Boa Kwon
Chil-Hyun Ahn
Soon-kyu Lee
Im Yoon-a
Yuri Kwon
Movie Crew:
Movie: I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Revised romanization: I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Hangul: I am: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Director: Choi Jin-Sung
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea