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Super Junior

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Super Junior

Super Junior performing at SMTown Live '08 in ,

Background information

Origin ,

Genres Pop, R&B, dance, , electronica,dance-pop, rock, e

lectro, hip-hop, bubblegum pop

Years active 2005–present

Labels S.M. Entertainment (South Korea)

Avex Group ()

Associated SM Town, Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-T,Super

acts Junior-M, Super Junior-Happy, S.M. The Ballad, M&D

Website superjunior.smtown.com,facebook.com/superjunior

Members

Leeteuk

Heechul Han Geng

Yesung

Kangin

Shindong

Sungmin

Eunhyuk

Donghae

Siwon

Ryeowook

Kibum

Kyuhyun

Korean name

Hangul 슈퍼주니어

Revised Romanization Syupeojunieo

McCune–Reischauer Syupŏjuniŏ

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Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어; Japanese: スーパージュニア) is a South Korean from formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2005. The group debuted with 12 members: (leader), Heechul, Han Geng, , , , Sungmin, , Donghae, Siwon,Ryeowook, Kibum and later added a 13th member named Kyuhyun; they are one of the largest boy bands in the world. As of September 2011, eight members are currently active,[1] due to Han Geng's lawsuit with S.M. Entertainment which led to him leaving the group (now pursuing his own singing career in the Mandarin pop entertainment industry), Heechul and Kangin's temporary leave of absence for mandatory , Siwon's filming for his upcoming drama Poseidon (in which shooting of the drama are located at the farthest areas of South Korea, making him to temporary halt his activities with the group)[2] and Kibum's pursuit of an acting career.[3] However, the other members have insisted that the four (Heechul, Kangin, Kibum and Han Geng) are still part of the group, the group also mentioned that they are saddened by Han Geng's departure from the group.[4][5]

Super Junior has released and contributed in 20 different kinds of records with varying degrees of success. [6] Over the years, they have been divided into smaller subgroups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. Largely due to Super Junior's success as entertainers, other Korean entertainment managements began to train their music groups in other areas of entertainment, such as acting and hosting. [6] In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned seven music awards from the , eleven from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003.[7]

Contents [hide]

• 1 History

○ 1.1 Pre-debut

○ 1.2 2005–06: The Super Junior project

○ 1.3 2006–07: U, Don't Don and breakthrough success

○ 1.4 2008–09: Beyond Korea and Sorry, Sorry

○ 1.5 2010: , Asian popularity and Hallyu leaders

○ 1.6 2011–present: Japanese forays and Mr. Simple

• 2 Artistry

○ 2.1 Musical style

○ 2.2 Dance Style

○ 2.3 Popularity

• 3 Subgroups

○ 3.1 Super Junior-Happy

○ 3.2 Super Junior-K.R.Y.

○ 3.3 Super Junior-M

○ 3.4 Super Junior-T

• 4 Film and television career

○ 4.1 Debut

○ 4.2 Reality shows

○ 4.3 Hosting

○ 4.4 Acting

 4.4.1 Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

 4.4.2 Other Films

• 5 Endorsements

• 6 Other Media

• 7 Influence and impact

• 8 Controversies

○ 8.1 Expansion to

○ 8.2 Conflict with MBC

○ 8.3 Han Geng's lawsuit

○ 8.4 Conflict during Expo 2010 • 9 Members

• 10 Discography

○ 10.1 Studio

○ 10.2 Korean Single

○ 10.3 Japanese Single Album

○ 10.4 Live Albums

• 11 Tours and concerts

• 12 See also

• 13 Footnotes

• 14 References

• 15 External links

[edit]History

[edit]Pre-debut

In 2001, the company held their first overseas casting auditions and discovered Han Geng in , China, who was chosen from among three thousand applicants.[8] That same year, Yesung was discovered under Seoul's casting system. Sungmin and Donghae became trainees after jointly winning the first place in Best Outward Appearance in an S.M.-sponsored contest. In 2002, Heechul and Kangin were recruited along with Kibum, who was discovered in Los Angeles, California. Siwon was encountered in 2003 after being scouted at age 16 in front of his high school, and Ryeowook in 2004, in which the latter was discovered through the Chin Chin Youth Festival singing competition.[9] In 2005, Shindong was selected. The last member, Cho Kyuhyun, was then discovered after winning third place at the Chin Chin Singing Competition in 2005.

Not long after boy band TVXQ's debut in 2003, news about Lee's unprecedented plans of forming another boy band quickly spread on the Internet. In early 2005, Lee confirmed the news and announced that an all-boy project group of twelve members would debut near the end of the year, promoting this singing group to be "The Gateway to Stardom of Asia."[10] Lee announced that that most members in this group were chosen because of their performing experiences as actors, MCs, models, and radio hosts prior debut. Heechul and Kibum were already established entertainers, and most of the other members had already made various kinds of appearances on television and media.[11][12][13] Highly inspired by the rotational concept of Japan's girl group Morning Musume, this group would also experience line-up changes, with new members replacing some selected members every year to keep the group constantly young and all-rounded. This concept was then newly introduced to the K-pop market. For a while the group was rumored to be called O.V.E.R, the acronym for "Obey for Each Rhythm."[14] [a] However, before the group settled with their current name, S.M. simply referred to them as Junior, a representation of the members' young ages when they first became S.M. trainees.[14] After the members' showcased their different talents to the company at a picnic, the company finalized their concept name to Super Junior. The group thereafter became officially Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior. [9] Leeteuk said on Star Golden Bell that "at first, Super Junior's name was S.M. Junior, but after Lee Soo Man saw our performance, he said we have super talent and quickly change our name to Super Junior".[citation needed]

Super Junior 05 made their pre-debut on the Korean channel Mnet on September 11, 2005.[b] At the showcase, they performed various styles of hip-hop dancing, where they danced to B2K's "Take It to the Floor". Han Geng, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also performed a separate dance away from the group, dancing to Usher's "Caught Up." However, the performance did not air on television until May 16, 2006, as a segment in the Super Junior Show, the group's first television documentary.

[edit]2005–06: The Super Junior project

Super Junior 05 debuted on SBS's music program Popular Song on November 6, 2005, performing their first single, "Twins (Knock Out)". A digital single with "Twins (Knock Out)", "You Are the One", and three additional tracks were released online on November 8. A physical CD single was scheduled to be released the following week but a more complete album, SuperJunior05 (Twins), was released on December 6, 2005, instead. Their debut album sold 28,536 copies in the first month of release and debuted at number three in the monthly chart of December 2005.[15][c] In that same month, they released "Show Me Your Love", a collaboration single with TVXQ. "Show Me Your Love" became the best-selling record of December 2005, selling 49,945 copies that month.[15]

In February 2006, Super Junior 05 began performances for "Miracle", the second promotional single from their debut album. "Miracle" was the group's first single to top the online music charts of South Korea as well as the music charts of Thailand, drawing interest from international markets.[16] As promotions for "Miracle" came to an end, S.M. Entertainment began selecting new members for Super Junior's second line-up project, Super Junior 06. The company even prepared a list of chosen members that were to graduate from the group. However, no members were taken out and a thirteenth member was added instead in May 2006. The line-up project has been abandoned since then, and the group became known as just Super Junior, without the suffix "05".[17][18]

[edit]2006–07: U, Don't Don and breakthrough success

On May 23, 2006, S.M. Entertainment revealed the thirteenth member Kyuhyun, who was discovered through a singing competition in 2005. They released their single "U" online for free download on May 25, 2006, on their official website. "U" had over 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and it ultimately exceeded 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server.[19][20] The physical single of "U" with a total of three tracks was released on June 6, 2006, eventually selling over 81,000 units.[21] The single became one of Korea's most popular songs of the year, yielding number one spots for five consecutive weeks on two of Korea's top music programs.[22] By the end of the year, Super Junior collected over seven awards in five of South Korea's top music award ceremonies, winning the title as Best New Group of 2006.

Super Junior's first sub-unit, the ballad-singing trio Super Junior-K.R.Y., debuted on November 5, 2006, with a performance of Hyena theme song "The One I Love" on KBS music program Music Bank.[23] A second sub-unit arrived in February 2007 called Super Junior-T. The trot-singing group released their first single "Rokuko" on February 23, 2007, and made a debut performance on Popular Songs two days later.[24]

Super Junior's second official album was intended for a late 2006 release, but due to several accidental setbacks, Don't Don was not released until September 20, 2007.[25][26] Within the first three days of release, offline album sales for Don't Don passed the 11,000 unit mark, debuting as number one in all available offline charts. It finished the September monthly album sales as number one. 60,000 units were shipped by the first week of release and additional copies were printed.[27] Although Don't Don received rather bland reviews from critics, the album sold more than 160,000 copies by the end of the year, becoming the second best-selling record of 2007.[28][29][c] The album also found success in ; it broke the record for being the highest ranked Korean album on the G-music Combo Billboard Chart, surpassing the albums of TVXQ and . Super Junior's album also ranked above Taiwanese boy band K One, whose album debuted at number six.[30][31]

Supported by the release of Don't Don, Super Junior was nominated in seven separate categories at the 2007 Mnet/KM Music Festival that was held on November 17, 2007. Super Junior won three of those categories including "Netizen Choice Award" and "Mobile Popularity", being the biggest winner of the night. The group also won "Best Artist of the Year" (Daesang), termed by many as the highest recognition of the ceremony. [32] Super Junior collected two more awards on December 14 at the 2007 Golden Disk Awards.[33] Although defeated by SG Wannabe in winning the "Daesang", Super Junior won a "Bonsang" and the "TPL Anycall Popularity Award", which were reported as expected wins for the group by the media after the success of Don't Don.[33]

[edit]2008–09: Beyond Korea and Sorry, Sorry

On October 2, 2007, S.M. Entertainment announced a third Super Junior sub-unit Super Junior-M, a subgroup designated for the Chinese market.[34][35] While the creation of the subgroup created a brief controversy between the fans and the management,[e] Super Junior-M became a success in China,[36] having the opportunity to have two sold-out concerts in ,[37] top weekly ratings with their appearance on variety programs,[38] and becoming the idol group with the most endorsement contracts in China.[39] With the absence of almost half of the members in Korea, a fourth Super Junior sub-unit was created that same year to prevent Super Junior from disappearing in the Korean music industry. With five members from Super Junior-T and Yesung, they formed the subgroup,Super Junior-Happy. Super Junior-Happy released the (EP) Cooking? Cooking! on June 5, 2008, and promotions ended on September 7, lasting for four months. In November 2008, Super Junior-T returned, this time as a singing group in Japan, called SuperJunior-TxMoeyan; this group added Moeyan, a two-woman comedy group in Japan.[40] "ROCK&GO", a Japanese-language version of "Rokuko", debuted at number 19 on the Daily Charts[41] and ascended to number 2 three days later.[42]

Super Junior's first major tour, , commenced on February 22, 2008, in Seoul.[43][44][45][f] The tour covered three countries and had shows on six different cities, including Bangkok,, and Beijing.[35][44] [46] From July 8 to July 9, 2008, Super Junior held their first fan meeting in Japan, at the Nippon Budokan in , as a celebration for the grand opening of their official Japanese homepage, which was launched on April 1, 2008.[47] 12,000 tickets to the fan meeting were all sold out in several days. The group released a compiled Japan single the following day, entitled "U/Twins", which includes the Japanese version of "U" in the limited release, to complement the event. The single peaked at number four on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart in its first day of release, and dropped down four places in its second. The single broke a new record for being the first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart.[48] On August 2, 2008, Super Junior expanded their routes to Genting Highlands, , being one of the top guest performers at the MTV Asia Awards 2008 along with other international performing artists such as OneRepublicand the Jabbawockeez.[7] They are the third SM artist to win Favorite Artist Korea at the MTV Asia Awards after of H.O.T and BoA, and the second musical group to win the award after JTL in 2008.

[7]

Super Junior's third album, Sorry, Sorry, was released on March 12, 2009, which was met with acclaimed reviews.[49] The title single of the album, "Sorry, Sorry" was digitally released on March 9, 2009.[50] In less than a week after pre-orders were announced, over 150,000 copies were pre-ordered.[51] Sorry, Sorry was their first album to debut at number one on the Hanteo Charts, and it sold over 29,000 copies the first day, defeating 's record of 25,000.[3] Promotions for the album started March 13 with the performance of "Sorry, Sorry" and "Why I Like You" on Music Bank.[52] Two weeks later, "Sorry, Sorry" became the number one song of the week on the same program.[53] During the group's performance on music program Popular Songs on March 15, ratings went up to as high as 14%, the highest in recent years.[54] From March to May, "Sorry, Sorry" collected a total of ten number-one awards with consecutive wins in Korea, having the single becoming a national and international success.[55][56] After only a month of release, the album became South Korea's best-selling album of 2009. Sorry, Sorry was also a critically and commercially successful hit in other Asian countries, opting the group to become the only overseas representative for the second time at Taiwan's annual Golden Melody Awards. "Sorry, Sorry" was also number one for a record-breaking 37 weeks in Taiwan. Sorry, Sorry was a best-selling Korean-language album in Taiwan,[57] Thailand, China, and the , in which the latter listed the album to be the first K-pop album to reach number one in music charts from the country.[58] Super Junior won three awards in the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards - Overseas Viewers Award, Mobile Popularity Award and CGV Popularity Award despite not attending. Super Junior's Sorry, Sorry won Daesang at the 2009 Golden Disk Awards. They held their second Asia Tour Super Show 2 start in Seoul on July 17, 2009, and ended in Manila, Philippines on April 10, 2010.

[edit]2010: Bonamana, Asian popularity and Hallyu leaders

On May 6, 2010, the teaser for their fourth studio album, Bonamana, was released through S.M. Entertainment's YouTube page. The full of the lead single of the same name was released on May 12 and full album was released the following day in South Korea. The album was released by the group with only 10 members, without Han Geng who has terminated his contract with S.M. Entertainment, Kibum who is involved in acting career and Kangin who had enlisted himself in to the Korean army.[59] Their fourth album had also broken a personal record for the group by having over 200,000 pre-orders. On May 14, Super Junior had their comeback stage on KBS Music Bank, performing title track "미인아 (Bonamana)" and "나쁜 여자 ( Boom)".

On May 17, 2010, the music video for the song "Victory Korea", which was used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was released through S.M. Entertainment's YouTube page.[60] Super Junior’s World Cup song ‘Victory Korea’ set to cheer the South Korean team in the top 16 garners interests overseas. A poll was done on American site ESPN for the Best World Cup Song. There were 11 songs shortlisted for the poll including Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", K'naan's "Wavin' Flag", 's "Oh Africa" etc., to which the song "Victory Korea" by Super Junior was voted number one with over 90% of the poll.[61] "Victory Korea" features a sample mix from "Sorry, Sorry", with a similar dance done by the members of Super Junior-Happy in the music video.

On June 28, 2010, Super Junior released their repackaged album with three new tracks—"No Other", "All My Heart", "A Short Journey"—and the remixed version of "Shake It Up!". "A Short Journey" was composed by Donghae and the lyrics were written by Eunhyuk. "All My Heart" was composed by Leeteuk and Super Junior-M member Henry. On July 2, 2010, Super Junior had their first live performance of "No Other" on Music Bank. The music video for "No Other" was released on July 7, 2010. According to Hanteo, the album has sold over 200,000 copies to date.[62]

The group embarked on their third Asian tour, Super Show 3 on August 14 and 15, 2010 at the in Seoul.[63] The tour also made a stop in on August 28, 2010,Beijing on October 23, 2010, and on November 13, 2010.[64]

On September 4, 2010, Super Junior took part in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour along with fellow SM label mates at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This marked the first time SM Town has performed outside of Asia.[65] On September 23, 2010, Super Junior released their original soundtrack "Angel" for Haru: An Unforgettable Day in Korea, an omnibus drama that promotes Korea's tourism.[citation needed]. On November 22, Super Junior was honored as National Pop Culture Icon and received Minister of Culture Awards by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at Pop Culture Art Awards for their role in spreading the . On November 24, Avex Entertainment, as well as S.M. Entertainment Japan, released a statement about the renewal of contracts of SM artists signed to Avex.[66] On August 16, 2011, It was announced that Bonamana remained at the top of Taiwan's Music Charts for 62 weeks, breaking their own previous record of the said chart.[citation needed]

[edit]2011–present: Japanese forays and Mr. Simple

Super Junior had not taken part in any official promotions in Japan, but from February 18 to February 20, 2011, Super Junior held their third Asia tour concert Super Show 3 at the Arena in Japan. The ticket applicants for Super Show 3 Japan exceeded 110,000, while 36,000 people came to watch their performance. [67] The Super Junior Japan 'Super Show 3' Opening Commemorative Album was released on February 16 ranked in at number two on Japan's Tower Records online sales charts. Super Junior Japan Limited Special Edition - Super Show 3 that contained a DVD ranked in second place and the CD was in 10th place. The album also remained at number three spot on the Oricon Daily Chart for two consecutive days and number six on Oricon Weekly Chart. On a press meeting regarding the concert leg, Leeteuk expressed that he and his group members are happy to come in Japan to directly meet their Japanese fans and that they expressed on their future plans to release a proper Japanese-language album this year.[68]

On February 24, Super Junior released a 3D movie from their third Asia tour, Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters.[69] Super Show 3 3D was ranked sixth in box office weekly chart and became the most watched 3D movie in Korea.[70]

The group's first official Japanese single, "Bijin (Bonamana)" was released on June 8, 2011 and debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart, selling 27,168 copies on its release date.[71]In addition, the music video for the song, which is a compilation of videos from Super Show 3 held at Yokohama Arena in February, received over 300,000 views on the Japanese UCC website, Nikonikoin a day.[72] On June 14, Super Junior's "Bijin (Bonamana)" ranked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 59,262 copies. They broke the record for having the highest single album sales for a Korean idol group when their single albums that were released in Japan sold combined total of over 100,000 copies (including those sold at Circle K Sunkus and Mu-Mo),[73] until it was surpassed by fellow label mate with their debut Japanese single "Replay (Kimi wa Boku no Everything)" at the same month. To date, Super Junior holds the highest record for singles released set upon by a Korean group without any promotion in Japan. [74] Beginning May 16, the song was shown on major Japanese television channels as the commercial song for Japanese convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus. However, despite these success and tie-ups, SM did not see it as their official Japanese debut and has stated that the group will officially debut and promote in Japan at a later time.

In June 2011, they took part in the SMTown World Tour Live in Paris with fellow label mates, which was held in Zénith de Paris, Paris, France. On July 11, 2011, American dancer Kenny Wormaldposted via his official Twitter account that he had started the choreography rehearsal for the group's upcoming new single.[75] [76]Shim Jae Won, choreographer and former member of the disbanded S.M. Entertainment group ,