On July 26, 2023, SM Entertainment announced its much-anticipated annual family concert SMTOWN LIVE 2023. The agency revealed details such as the venue, this year’s significance, and the artist lineup. The family concert usually included all major and minor artists from the agency. However, this year’s lineup has irked several fandoms.SMTOWN LIVE 2023 will be held in Jakarta to mark the harmony between South Korea and Indonesia as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties. Last year’s SMTOWN LIVE was held in Tokyo, Japan, and included a star-studded SM artist lineup. However, for the upcoming concert, many famous names such as Girls’ Generation aka SNSD, SHINee, and EXO were excluded from the lineup.“Are we supposed to be happy”: SM artists’ fans disgruntled with SMTOWN LIVE 2023 lineupbaek joanie 👩‍💻@jojosaywhaaaare we supposed to be happy..?not even exo on the list wow #9주년인데_말좀들어달라9@SMTOWNGLOBAL @RVsmtown twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…113are we supposed to be happy..?not even exo on the list wow #9주년인데_말좀들어달라9@SMTOWNGLOBAL @RVsmtown twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…SM Entertainment’s announcement of SMTOWN LIVE 2023 has unfortunately brought upon the wrath of multiple fandoms - both of artists who will perform at the concert and those who won’t. The lineup of the annual family concert that a majority of K-pop fandom looked forward to has apparently been disappointing, considering fans’ reactions online.At the SMTOWN LIVE 2023 scheduled to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 23 at 6:30 pm WIB (7:30 am EST). The artist lineup for the same includes TVXQ, Super Junior, Red Velvet, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV, aespa, and SM’s new boy group. However, the reactions for the majority of the groups bordered on concern.SMTOWN@SMTOWNGLOBALSMTOWN LIVE 2023 SMCU PALACE @ JAKARTA with KB Bank 9월 23일 인도네시아 자카르타에서 개최!한국-인도네시아 수교 50주년 의미 더한다! 동방신기→신인 남자 그룹까지 SM 특급 라인업 총출동!SMTOWN LIVE 2023 SMCU PALACE @ JAKARTA with KB Bank will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/aESgjdkcON5015424018SMTOWN LIVE 2023 SMCU PALACE @ JAKARTA with KB Bank 9월 23일 인도네시아 자카르타에서 개최!한국-인도네시아 수교 50주년 의미 더한다! 동방신기→신인 남자 그룹까지 SM 특급 라인업 총출동!SMTOWN LIVE 2023 SMCU PALACE @ JAKARTA with KB Bank will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/aESgjdkcONRed Velvet’s fandom specifically mentioned their discontent with SM Entertainment releasing barely any schedule or details about the girl group’s ninth anniversary.The NCT fandom expressed their wish to see DoJaeJung as a subunit on the lineup, while aespa’s fans were concerned for their health considering their back-to-back country-to-country travel. The former were also unhappy with the agency’s decision to have Jaehyun attend the annual concert instead of a big fashion event he was invited to attend on similar dates.On the other hand, K-pop fans missed the “legendary” idol group’s addition to the SMTOWN LIVE 2023 lineup. BoA, SHINee, Girls’ Generation (including Taeyeon and Hyoyeon), and EXO will not be attending the upcoming event. While some fans jokingly celebrated the exclusion, others commented on how they had lost interest after seeing some of the biggest SM artists not included on the performers list.🥀@soft_for_exono snsd, no shinee, no exo is this really smtown if their legendary groups are not going to be there? 🫢 pic.twitter.com/ICw9m5xOMd twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…3106874no snsd, no shinee, no exo is this really smtown if their legendary groups are not going to be there? 🫢 pic.twitter.com/ICw9m5xOMd twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…🐈‍⬛@vampyunnow tell me one good reason why jaehyun should be here instead of milan since 1) djj is not in the lineup 2) 127 are gonna perform two songs at best 3) the last nct lineup he was in was in 2020 4) they never include him in special collabs/special albums either twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…881278now tell me one good reason why jaehyun should be here instead of milan since 1) djj is not in the lineup 2) 127 are gonna perform two songs at best 3) the last nct lineup he was in was in 2020 4) they never include him in special collabs/special albums either twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…呀@chuusrenepoor girls their company has time to discuss and post about this even though the schedule is still in september. meanwhile, their anniversary is in 6 days but their company hasn't posted anything about it, not even a single word twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…465133poor girls their company has time to discuss and post about this even though the schedule is still in september. meanwhile, their anniversary is in 6 days but their company hasn't posted anything about it, not even a single word twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…𓇼@markveuri used to really look forward to this moment but now im not that interested... people change :) twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…74292054i used to really look forward to this moment but now im not that interested... people change :) twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…병관ismybaby🐤//exist(ing)✵ is HARD™@o0StanAce0ono exo no shinee no boa no snsd... pic.twitter.com/delv433YYx twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…15722no exo no shinee no boa no snsd... pic.twitter.com/delv433YYx twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…nicole 🧋@baechustokkino boa no shinee no snsd (like not even at least hyotae) no exo like yeah pack up this travelling circus im sorry and announcing this bs when you havent announced shit for red velvet’s anniversary? PACK IT UP twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…282no boa no shinee no snsd (like not even at least hyotae) no exo like yeah pack up this travelling circus im sorry and announcing this bs when you havent announced shit for red velvet’s anniversary? PACK IT UP twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…busy 👩🏽‍💻@anovacowthey truly don’t care about their artists wellbeing cuz wdym you’re forcing aespa to fly to berlin right after twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…603they truly don’t care about their artists wellbeing cuz wdym you’re forcing aespa to fly to berlin right after twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…링@NCTDAOYlNGNo NCT DOJAEJUNG? When DJJ is supposed to be a subunit on its own too...? twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…1649853No NCT DOJAEJUNG? When DJJ is supposed to be a subunit on its own too...? twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…n_(ᓀ‸ᓂ)*:･ﾟ✧@doiesNiniLMAO THE QRTS Not a SINGLE fandom is happy everyone fighting and complaining pic.twitter.com/5fh5MXsMdE twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…11414LMAO THE QRTS 😭😭Not a SINGLE fandom is happy everyone fighting and complaining pic.twitter.com/5fh5MXsMdE twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…Jul.⁰⁸⁰⁵ #UNCHARTED_DRIFT@romario_juliusthe worst SMTOWN line up I've ever seen twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…175the worst SMTOWN line up I've ever seen twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL/s…jen 🤍🩶@dreaminjunneeno boa and not one member of snsd, shinee, exo at all...? like not even as solo or unit...? 🤡🤡wth is this line up really??? twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…107no boa and not one member of snsd, shinee, exo at all...? like not even as solo or unit...? 🤡🤡wth is this line up really??? twitter.com/smtownglobal/s…The SMTOWN LIVE concert series began in 2008, with artists performing at different venues across the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency streamed the concert for free on all of its social media accounts in 2021 and 2022. Last year’s livestream also created history by recording the highest number of streams achieved by any online Korean concert ever.As it is a family concert, this year's SMTOWN LIVE is also expected to include some collaboration dance and music stages between its artists, as seen in the previous renditions. Fans can expect more details about the concert, such as the streaming details and others, to be released closer to the dates.