{{Infobox film | name = I Am | image = I AM.poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical poster | director = Choi Jin-sung | producer = Park Ji-seong<br />Jeong Yoon-jae<br />Kang Dong-goo<br />Lee Soo-man | writer = | starring = Kangta<br/>BoA<br/>TVXQ<br/>Super Junior<br/>Girls' Generation<br/>Shinee<br/>f(x) | music = Choi Jae-hwa | cinematography = Kim Goo-hyeong<br />Shin Seong-hwan | editing = Kim Chang-ju<br />Kim Woo-hyeon | studio = CJ Entertainment<br />S.M. Entertainment | distributor = CJ Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2012|05|15|Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival|2012|06|21|South Korea|df=yes}} | runtime = 116 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = }} '''''I Am - SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden''''' is a 2012 South Korean documentary film directed by Choi Jin-sung, that is about 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone ''SMTown Live '10 World Tour'' concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.<ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office: I AM (Korea)|url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120621001231|access-date=27 June 2012|newspaper=The Korea Herald|date=22 June 2012|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603032505/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120621001231|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was originally scheduled for release in South Korea on 10 May 2012, but was postponed to 21 June 2012, due to audio issues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hong|first=Lucia|title=SM Entertainment documentary to make local premiere in two weeks|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012060815210111714|access-date=14 June 2012|newspaper=10 Asia|date=8 June 2012|archive-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328073347/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012060815210111714|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Synopsis == The movie follows 32 artists from SM Town as they rehearse and go about their daily lives.
==Cast== *Kangta *BoA *TVXQ: U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin *Super Junior: Leeteuk, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. *Girls' Generation: Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. *Shinee: Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin *f(x): Victoria, Amber, Luna, Sulli, and Krystal.
==Music== On April 24, 2012, SM Town released the film's theme song, "Dear My Family", along with its music video. It is a remake of the song of the same name from Yoo Young-jin's 2001 third album and ''2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com – My Angel My Light'' performed by Kangta, Moon Hee-joon, S.E.S., Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky and BoA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=SM Entertainment Releases Music Video for ''Dear My Family'' for ''I AM''|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5883|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209033341/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5883|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2012|access-date=13 June 2012|newspaper=enewsWorld|date=24 April 2012|agency=CJ E&M}}</ref> The 2012 version is performed by BoA, Kangta, TVXQ, Yesung of Super Junior, Taeyeon of Girls' Generation, Jonghyun of Shinee, Luna of f(x) and Baekhyun, D.O., Luhan & Chen of EXO.<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am.-original-film-soundtrack/id521954013 I AM. (Original Film Soundtrack) - Single] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207212410/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am.-original-film-soundtrack/id521954013 |date=2013-12-07 }} on iTunes 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-04-24</ref> A newer remake, with the additional singers; Kyuhyun of Super Junior, Wendy of Red Velvet, and Jaehyun of NCT, was released on SMTOWN's YouTube page on December 29, 2017. The music video contains footage from a SMTOWN concert that took place before the passing of former SHINee member Jonghyun, who plays a vital role in both the song and video.
==International releases== <!-- unofficial list need to confirm. IF YOU ARE EDITING THE INTERNATIONAL RELEASES DATES PLEASE ADD REFERENCES! --> *United States: July 13–19, 2012 at CGV CINEMAS in LA <ref>{{cite web|title=I AM. (Digital) - English subtitles (CGV CINEMAS site)|url=http://www.cgvcinemas.com/movie/detail.asp?status=P&mov_id=161|access-date=2012-10-02|archive-date=2014-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328072702/http://www.cgvcinemas.com/movie/detail.asp?status=P&mov_id=161|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Indonesia: May 18–20, 2012 at the Blitz Megaplex theater in Jakarta.<ref>[http://www.dkpopnews.net/2012/04/info-smtown-i-am-movie-to-be-shown-in.html SMTOWN "I AM." movie to be shown in Indonesia from May 18-20th!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328055709/http://www.dkpopnews.net/2012/04/info-smtown-i-am-movie-to-be-shown-in.html |date=2014-03-28 }} dkpopnews Retrieved April 21, 2012</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=June 2025}} *Hong Kong: May 18–30, 2012<ref>[http://www2.mclcinema.com/visMovieSelect.aspx?visSearchBy=mov&visLang=1&visMovieName=I+AM%3a+SMTOWN+LIVE+WORLD+TOUR+IN+NEW+YORK I AM: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR IN NEW YORK] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513124323/http://www2.mclcinema.com/visMovieSelect.aspx?visSearchBy=mov&visLang=1&visMovieName=I+AM%3a+SMTOWN+LIVE+WORLD+TOUR+IN+NEW+YORK |date=2012-05-13 }} MCL Cinema Retrieved May 17, 2012</ref> *Singapore: May 25, 2012 *Taiwan: May 25, 2012<ref>[http://www.avex.com.tw/Artist/Artist.asp?CategoryID=3&ArtistCode=IAMSMK I AM.-SM家族青春傳記電影] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504231642/http://avex.com.tw/Artist/Artist.asp?CategoryID=3&ArtistCode=IAMSMK |date=2012-05-04 }} avex Taiwan inc. Retrieved May 1, 2012</ref> *Japan: June 2, 2012<ref>[http://www.smtown.jp/news/23-news-news/280-i-am-smtown-live-world-tour-in-madison-square-garden SMTOWN 映画上映決定！！] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505163236/http://smtown.jp/news/23-news-news/280-i-am-smtown-live-world-tour-in-madison-square-garden |date=2012-05-05 }} smtown.jp Retrieved April 26, 2012</ref><ref>[http://iam-movie.jp/ I AM. movie Japan site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622084012/http://mv.avex.jp/iam/index.html |date=2017-06-22 }} Retrieved April 27, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/iammoviejp I AM. movie jp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107024359/https://www.facebook.com/iammoviejp |date=2015-11-07 }} official Japan Facebook Retrieved April 27, 2012</ref> *Thailand: July 7–8, 2012 (Only in Paragon Cineplex at Siam Paragon, Bangkok) *Vietnam: June 22, 2012 <ref>[https://archive.today/20130422000003/http://www.megastar.vn/vn/i-am-digital I AM.(Digital) - Rap phim MegaStar| Mua Ve, xem Trailer va Lich chieu] Retrieved June 4, 2012</ref>
==DVD releases== <!-- unofficial list need to confirm. IF YOU ARE EDITING THE INTERNATIONAL RELEASES DATES PLEASE ADD REFERENCES! --> *Japan: October 3, 2012<ref>[http://mv.avex.jp/iam/index.html SMTOWN "I AM."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223040859/http://mv.avex.jp/iam/index.html |date=2013-12-23 }} http://iam-movie.jp/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622084012/http://mv.avex.jp/iam/index.html |date=2017-06-22 }} Retrieved September 07, 2012</ref> *United States: November 6, 2012<ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/us/i-am-smtown-4pc-sub-dol-us-version/1031395556-0-0-0-en/info.html SMTOWN "I AM."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328061904/http://www.yesasia.com/us/i-am-smtown-4pc-sub-dol-us-version/1031395556-0-0-0-en/info.html |date=2014-03-28 }} http://www.yesasia.com/us/i-am-smtown-4pc-sub-dol-us-version {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725165149/http://www.yesasia.com/us/i-am-smtown-4pc-sub-dol-us-version/1031395556-0-0-0-en/info.html |date=2017-07-25 }} Retrieved September 07, 2012</ref> *Taiwan: October 19, 2012 *Hong Kong: September 25, 2012 *Korea: September 27, 2012 *Thailand: December 6, 2012
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.iam2012.co.kr}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{SM Town}} {{SM Entertainment}}
Category:2012 films Category:2012 documentary films Category:South Korean documentary films Category:Documentary films about singers Category:Films shot in Seoul Category:Films shot in New York City Category:CJ ENM films Category:2012 Korean-language films Category:SM Entertainment Category:Documentary films about South Korea Category:Films directed by Choi Jin-sung Category:Documentary films about K-pop Category:2012 South Korean films