100-456: " Black Suit " is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior for their album Play (2017). It was released as the album's title track on November 6, 2017, by SM Entertainment , Label SJ and Genie following the revelation of multiple video teasers. The song was composed by Martin Hoberg Hedegaard and Coach & Sendo, while its lyrics was penned by Lee Seu-ran , Jo Yoon-kyung , Oh Min-joo, Lim Jeong-hyo and ESBEE. The song told
200-479: A composition in various forms. Melodies may also be described by their melodic motion or the pitches or the intervals between pitches (predominantly conjunct or disjunct or with further restrictions), pitch range, tension and release, continuity and coherence, cadence , and shape. Johann Philipp Kirnberger argued: The true goal of music—its proper enterprise—is melody. All the parts of harmony have as their ultimate purpose only beautiful melody. Therefore,
300-463: A dance song , while Yesung introduced it as a song that excites people. The song's dance routine was choreographed by Tobias Ellehammer. Band member Eunhyuk said that "simple and easy movements have became Super Junior's signature performance", thus the song's choreography focused on movements that can be easily copied. The song's choreography was first performed by Super Junior on episode 100 of Knowing Bros , which aired on November 4, 2017, ahead of
400-753: A 3D movie version of their tour, Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters. The movie debuted at number six on the box office charts and went off to become the best-selling 3D movie in Korea. After touring in Japan, they released the Super Junior Japan 'Super Show 3' Opening Commemorative Album in February 2011, which debuted at number two on Japan's Tower Records online sales charts. The DVD version of Super Junior Japan Limited Special Edition – Super Show 3 also debuted at number two, while
500-443: A YouTube segment with Heechul, citing embarrassment and desire of self-harm over his participation in the group. On September 10, 2015, SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior had released part two of its special 10th anniversary album, Magic on September 16. The album was planned to thank the fans who loved and supported the group, included the 10 previously released tracks from the original special album, Devil , as well as
600-539: A casting agent. Siwon became a trainee after being scouted in 2003. Shindong became a trainee in 2004. Ryeowook won the 2004 Chin Chin Youth Festival singing competition and became a trainee just two months before debut in 2005. Kyuhyun then joined the group in 2006, after winning third place in the 2005 Chin Chin Youth Festival. In early 2005, Lee Soo-man announced that he had been preparing for an all-boy project group of twelve members to debut at
700-423: A countdown to November 6, – the date of their 12th anniversary – announcing it as their comeback date for their eighth album which would be without Ryeowook and Kyuhyun as they were fulfilling their military service. SJ Returns – Super Junior Real Comeback Story , a reality show featuring the idol group's development of their album, began airing on October 9. On October 30, the music video for " One More Chance "
800-581: A debut in Japan, collaborating with Japanese comedy duo Moeyan. Their single " ROCK&GO ", the Japanese – language version of "Rokuko", debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Daily Charts and ascended to number 2 three days later. Super Junior's first Asia-wide concert tour, Super Show , started on February 22, 2008, in Seoul . The group held a successful two-day fan meeting in Japan at
900-474: A late 2006 release, but due to several accidental setbacks , Don't Don was not released until September 20, 2007. Don't Don sold over 60,000 units the first day of release and debuted at number one on the monthly chart of September 2007. Although Don't Don received mixed reviews from critics, the album went to sell more than 160,000 copies by the end of the year, becoming the second best-selling record of 2007. Super Junior received seven nominations at
1000-480: A powerful tool of communication, melody serves not only as protagonist in its own drama, but as messenger from the author to the audience. Given the many and varied elements and styles of melody "many extant explanations [of melody] confine us to specific stylistic models, and they are too exclusive." Paul Narveson claimed in 1984 that more than three-quarters of melodic topics had not been explored thoroughly. The melodies existing in most European music written before
1100-511: A reality program that documented the band's 120 days of preparatory period leading up to the release of their upcoming album started airing on Naver TV and V Live . "Black Suit" was first introduced in episodes 17 and 18 of SJ Returns which aired on October 19, 2017, as one of the five songs shortlisted by their agency's A&R team as the lead single candidate of the upcoming album after conducting blind test involving over 100 demo tapes . An anonymous voting held among themselves resulted in
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#17327756093401200-399: A single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm , while more figuratively, the term can include other musical elements such as tonal color . It is the foreground to the background accompaniment . A line or part need not be a foreground melody. Melodies often consist of one or more musical phrases or motifs , and are usually repeated throughout
1300-458: A special single album entitled The Road: Winter for Spring . On June 13, 2022, Super Junior announced their first volume of the eleventh studio album The Road: Keep on Going , which was released on July 12. On July 15, the group embarked on their ninth tour ahead of their album release, Super Show 9: Road , starting in Seoul, South Korea. The second volume, entitled The Road: Celebration
1400-519: A total of 900,000 audiences. In June 2012, SM Entertainment announced that Kangin would re-join Super Junior for the group's sixth album, Sexy, Free & Single which was released online on July 1 and in stores on July 4, 2012. SM released the MV for Sexy, Free & Single on July 3. The Version B of album was released on July 16, having only a different cover. On August 7, Super Junior released
1500-487: A while the group was rumoured to be called O.V.E.R, the acronym for "Obey the Voice for Each Rhythm." However, before the group settled with their current name, the company simply referred to them as juniors , a representation of the members' young ages when they first became SM trainees. After the members showcased their different talents to the company at a picnic, the company finalized their group name to Super Junior, and
1600-494: Is a dance-pop song written with emphasise on synth and brass instruments . It is composed by the youngest winner of Danish version of X-Factor , Martin Hedegaard , and Coach & Sendo. It is composed in the key of F minor , with the tempo of 122 beats per minute. Its composition was described as a restrained melody played on top of a swing brass rhythm . Characterised by its cheerful melody and addictive chorus ,
1700-419: Is a South Korean boy band . The group is composed of Leeteuk , Heechul , Yesung , Shindong , Sungmin , Eunhyuk , Siwon , Donghae , Ryeowook , and Kyuhyun . Han Geng , Kibum , and Kangin were originally part of the group before departing in 2011, 2015 and 2019, respectively. The group was formed by the founder of SM Entertainment , Lee Soo-man in 2005 as a 12-piece group with rotational members but
1800-420: The 27th Seoul Music Awards , the 2019 KKBox Music Awards, the 2020 Asia Artist Awards , and at the 2021 The Fact Music Awards . They performed the song on their world tour Super Show 7 and its encore Super Show 7S, where they performed while wearing flashy suits. The opening night of Super Show 7 on December 15, 2017, marked Siwon 's first performance of the song with Super Junior. Super Junior also performed
1900-515: The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo , selling out 12,000 tickets in several days. The group released a compiled single "U/Twins", which includes the Japanese version of "U" in the limited release version, to complement the event. The single peaked at number four on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart on its first day of release, and dropped down four places on its second. The single broke a new record for being
2000-421: The diatonic scale was still used, the chromatic scale became "widely employed." Composers also allotted a structural role to "the qualitative dimensions" that previously had been "almost exclusively reserved for pitch and rhythm". Kliewer states, "The essential elements of any melody are duration, pitch, and quality ( timbre ), texture , and loudness. Though the same melody may be recognizable when played with
2100-609: The "Best Artist Group Award" the 19th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards . On November 30, Super Junior attended the Mnet Asian Music Awards where they won three awards, "Album of the Year", "Best Global Group – Male" and "Best Line Award". This the second year in row that Super Junior won "Album of the Year". Their Super Show 4 3D movie was awarded the "Work of Art Award" at the International 3D Festival; being
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#17327756093402200-629: The "International Artist" and "Best Fandom" awards at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards . In March 2020, Super Junior broke their own record topping the Korean Album Chart of Taiwan's KKBOX for 122 consecutive weeks since 2017 with their 8th album Play , the 8th album repackage REPLAY in 2018, the 9th album Time_Slip from 2019, and 9th album repackage Timeless . In 2000, SM Entertainment held their first overseas casting auditions in Beijing 101, China and recruited Han Geng , who
2300-500: The 2007 Mnet/KM Music Festival, winning three of them which included Artist of the Year, termed by many as the highest recognition of the ceremony. Super Junior collected two more recognitions at the 22nd Golden Disk Awards, including a Disk Bonsang award (Record of the Year). Super Junior-M , Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup comprising members Han Geng, Siwon, Donghae, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Super Junior-M members Henry and Zhou Mi ,
2400-412: The 20th century, and popular music throughout the 20th century, featured "fixed and easily discernible frequency patterns ", recurring "events, often periodic, at all structural levels" and "recurrence of durations and patterns of durations". Melodies in the 20th century "utilized a greater variety of pitch resources than ha[d] been the custom in any other historical period of Western music ." While
2500-735: The CD version debuted at number 10. The album also debuted at number 5 and remained at number three spot on the Oricon Daily Chart for two consecutive days and number six on the Oricon Weekly Chart. Following their commercial success in Japan, the group released a Japanese version of Bonamana' s self-titled single in June 2011, which debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Singles chart, selling over 59,000 copies
2600-580: The Jeddah Season festival, becoming the first Asian and K-Pop act to hold a solo concert in Saudi Arabia. The sub-units Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-D&E also perform in the festival on July 13. The nine-member lineup of Super Junior released their ninth studio album, Time Slip , on October 14, 2019, with Sungmin to have personal activities outside the group in the meantime. They temporarily halted performances and promotion due to
2700-512: The Korean television drama Hyena , on the KBS music program Music Bank on November 5, 2006. In February 2007, Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, Sungmin, Shindong and Eunhyuk formed Super Junior-T , a trot -singing group. They released their first single " Rokkugo " on February 23, 2007, and made a debut performance on Popular Songs two days later. Super Junior's second official album was intended for
2800-534: The Latin Pop Digital Song Sales chart. "One More Time" also debuted at No. 4 on World Digital Song Sales chart. On May 7, 2019, Kyuhyun fulfilled his mandatory enlistment, marking the end of Super Junior's military services. On July 11, Kangin voluntarily left Super Junior, although he will maintain his contract with SM and Label SJ. On July 12, 2019, Super Junior brought their Super Show 7S world tour to King Abdullah Sports City as part of
2900-661: The Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand in March 2006, making it their first overseas gig. As promotions for "Miracle" ended, SM Entertainment began selecting new members for Super Junior's second generation, Super Junior 06. The company even prepared a list of chosen members that were to graduate from the group. However, the company abandoned the rotational concept after adding a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, in 2006. The group then became known as just Super Junior, without
3000-656: The South Korean Gaon Chart, selling 335,744 copies in one month. It stayed on the chart at first place for three weeks in a row, and 459,182 copies were sold in only two months (July–August). Sexy, Free & Single also debuted at 1st on Gaon Album Chart , with 356,431 copies sold in 2012. Super Junior ranked first place on Hanteo's "Top 5 K-Pop Artists" 2012, winning Hanteo "Singer Award". They also ranked first place in Hanteo "Album Award" 2012. Sexy, Free & Single placed first for several weeks on
3100-697: The Taiwan KKBOX KPOP chart, having all album songs charted. The Japanese version of this single, which was released on August 22, has sold over 118,902 units, making the single gold certified. Super Junior were nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards , showing again their popularity around the world. In October, Super Junior won "Teen Style Icon" award at the Style Icon Awards and in November they won
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3200-826: The United Kingdom's BBC acknowledged Super Junior to be the leading icon of the Hallyu effect. Mr. Simple debuted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Chart, selling 287,427 copies. The album stayed on the chart as number one for four weeks, and sold over 441,000 copies in South Korea by October 2011. It peaked at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart and number 17 on Japan's Oricon Album's Chart . The album's title single Mr. Simple won first place on
3300-562: The album did not fare as well as Sorry, Sorry critically, it sold over 300,000 copies in South Korea, outselling Sorry, Sorry . " Bonamana " was originally made by moves from Michael Jackson's MV's choreographed together. The album remained at the top of Taiwan's Korean-Japanese Music Charts for 61 weeks, breaking their own previous record of the said chart. To promote the album, Super Junior embarked on their third Asia-wide tour Super Show 3 in 2010 and 2011, and they had sold-out concerts for each stop. In February 2011, Super Junior released
3400-476: The album's promotional activity. In an episode that aired on January 31, 2020, the band appeared on I Can See Your Voice season 7 as a musical guest. They sang "Black Suit" with the episode's winner. They performed the song on Indonesian television network's, Transmedia 20th anniversary celebration in December 2021. They also performed the song on year-end awards ceremonies; the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards ,
3500-476: The album, including the title song " Devil ", "We Can", "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Alright". On August 16, Super Junior won two awards, "International Artist" and "Best Fandom" in the Teen Choice Awards . Two days later, Kibum (who had been on hiatus since 2009) announced his leave from SM Entertainment and Super Junior via Instagram. On January 24, 2021, Kibum revealed his real reasons for departure in
3600-511: The album, retitled as Magic , was released in September 2015. They underwent hiatus shortly afterwards due to most of the band members were undergoing their mandatory military enlistment . In January 2017, Star News reported that Super Junior are going to make a comeback later that year. In September 2017, Sports Dong-a reported that Super Junior would release a new album on their 12th debut anniversary on November 6, 2017, two years since
3700-453: The band's previous releases, she found the "tension of the song [to be] attractive". Hwang Hye-jin from Newsen praised the song's arrangement, saying that it "starts with a simple sensation and gradually becomes powerful". Shin Mi-rae from MBN also commented on the song's composition, saying that "the melody of the chorus captivates the ears with its addictiveness that makes it imprinted on you
3800-627: The best-selling K-pop album in Taiwan, Thailand, China, and the Philippines, in which the latter credited the album to be the first K-pop album to reach number one in music charts from the country. The album's title single " Sorry, Sorry " became an instant hit, collecting a total of ten number-one awards for ten consecutive weeks in Korea, and stayed as number one for a record-breaking 37 weeks in Taiwan's K-pop singles chart. "Sorry, Sorry" achieved national and international success, and has since been
3900-523: The chart. The song debuted and peaked at number 8 on the World Digital Song Sales chart for the week of November 25, 2017. It stayed for three weeks on the chart, positioning at number 9 and 18 the following weeks. The music video of Black Suit, directed by Rigend Film is released on November 6, 2017, the same day as the single's release. It featured the band members plotting a heist to steal an expensive black suit in an auction, however
4000-822: The concept was abandoned after addition of Kyuhyun in 2006. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their contributions in Korean Wave . Super Junior launched into international recognition following the release of their best-selling single " Sorry, Sorry " in 2009, the title song of their most critically successful album, Sorry, Sorry . Over the years, they have been divided into smaller groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. The members have also individually branched out into hosting, presenting and acting. Their successes and popularity as all-rounded entertainers have led other Korean entertainment managements to also begin training their music groups in other aspects of
4100-846: The death of labelmate Sulli . The album is supported by four pre-release singles, "Show", "Somebody New", "The Crown", and "I Think I", and lead single "Super Clap". On October 12, the group embarked on their eighth tour ahead of their album release, Super Show 8: Infinite Time , starting in Seoul, South Korea. On October 20, Super Junior resumed their activities by appearing on Inkigayo to perform their lead single "Super Clap". However, Heechul did not participate with group due to his injury. The album also won first place in weekly music shows M Countdown and Music Bank . Time Slip received its platinum album certification on December 12, 2019. They released their second Japanese mini-album, I Think U on January 29, 2020, which quickly rose to number one on Oricon Daily Albums Chart . In May 2020, it
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4200-400: The end of the year. He called this singing group to be "The Gateway to Stardom of Asia," as most of the members in this group were chosen for their experiences as actors, MCs , models, and radio hosts prior to debut. Heechul and Kibum were already established actors at the time, and most of the other members had already made various kinds of appearances in television and media. Inspired by
4300-568: The entertainment industry. Super Junior was the best-selling K-pop artist for four years in a row. The group has earned thirteen music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards , nineteen from the Golden Disc Awards , and are the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003. In 2012, they were nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards . They won
4400-586: The first K-pop artist(s) to be featured on this chart. "Lo Siento" also debuted at No. 2 on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. On July 10, 2018, Ryeowook completed his mandatory enlistment. His discharge was shown in a special 2 part episode of Super TV also filmed on Jeju Island. At the end of August, it was announced that Super Junior would perform at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on September 2. Heechul
4500-421: The first Korean artist to perform 100 concerts worldwide. On October 27, Super Junior released the special edition for Mamacita called This Is Love . There is a total of 13 tracks, including nine tracks from the seventh album, a rearranged " This Is Love (Stage Version) ", as well as three other songs. This Is Love ranked number one on the real time charts of Hanteo Chart, Sinnara Records and more as soon as it
4600-498: The first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart. The group released their third studio album Sorry, Sorry on March 12, 2009. It was their first album to debut at number one on the Hanteo Charts, selling over 29,000 copies the first day. After only a month of release, the album became South Korea's best-selling album of 2009, and ultimately sold over 250,000 copies in South Korea. It became
4700-573: The first day of the group's comeback performance on the music show M!Countdown . In September 2011, Heechul left temporarily for military service . Super Junior began their first world tour, the Super Show 4 in November 2011. The group's second Japanese single, a Japanese version of " Mr. Simple ", was released December 7, 2011, in Japan, however this was still not recognized by SM as their official Japanese promotional debut. The group, with Super Junior-M members Zhou Mi and Henry, also recorded
4800-465: The first generation of Super Junior officially became Super Junior 05. Super Junior 05 made their pre-debut performance on the Korean channel Mnet on September 11, 2005. 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 together, dancing to Usher 's " Caught Up ." However,
4900-683: The first time. Super Junior's performances were well received by the media, and they were honored as Korea's National Pop Culture Icon for their role in spreading the Hallyu Wave ( Korean Wave ), receiving the Minister of Culture Awards by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Pop Culture Art Awards. They were featured on CNN 's Talk Asia program, and talked about their popularity and strategy for advancing into
5000-517: The first week of release, however, SM did not see the release as their official Japanese debut and has stated that their debut in Japan will occur at a later time. Between Super Show 3 stops, the group took part in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour and toured in Los Angeles , Paris , Tokyo and New York City along with other SM Entertainment-managed artists, performing outside of Asia for
5100-965: The grand prize Disk Daesang". This was followed by further successes at the Seoul Music Awards on January 19, at which they were awarded the Disk Bonsang and Disk Daesang. On February 22, Super Junior won Album Of The Year for the 3rd Quarter at the Gaon Chart Awards. On March 13, 2013, Super Junior won Favorite K-Pop Video for "Mr. Simple" at the Myx Music Awards 2012 . Super Junior successfully completed their world tour Super Show 4 in 10 cities worldwide, including Seoul, Osaka, Taipei, Singapore, Macao, Bangkok, Paris, Shanghai, Jakarta, and Tokyo for six months, starting in November. Combined with their three Asia tours and Super Show 4, Super Junior's concert brand gathered
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#17327756093405200-402: The group held a fan meeting to celebrate their 18th year group anniversary. The event featured all nine currently active members of the group and was streamed live to international audience. Melody A melody (from Greek μελῳδία (melōidía) 'singing, chanting'), also tune , voice , or line , is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as
5300-519: The group's best-selling single in South Korea. Sorry, Sorry won several accolades at the 24th Golden Disk Awards, including the Disk Daesang (Record of the Year). After the success of Sorry, Sorry , Super Junior commenced their second Asia-wide concert tour Super Show 2 , on July 17, 2009, in Seoul. Despite their critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by legal turmoils and lineup changes during their concert tour. Though Kibum
5400-413: The group." Though the new label will be affiliated with SM, it will be independently and wholly responsible for Super Junior's management, producing their albums, and all group, unit, and individual activities. On October 11, 2016, Ryeowook began his mandatory military service on active duty followed by Kyuhyun on May 25, 2017, as a public service officer. On September 27, 2017, Super Junior's website began
5500-613: The highest record to date out of six concerts within Beyond Live series. During the concert, the hashtag #SUPERJUNIOR_BeyondLIVE' trended first in 13 countries and territories around the world spread across Asia, South America and the Middle East. During the concert, Super Junior played songs by the group and its sub-units. The concert also marked the first stage performance of "Home", the new unreleased track by sub-unit Super Junior K.R.Y from their first Korean album since debut of
5600-460: The history of the group, with members sharing their inner thoughts and emotions through the documentary. Super Junior-L.S.S. , the sixth subgroup from Super Junior formed by members Leeteuk, Shindong and Siwon, held their first fanmeeting in Japan on November 30 and December 1, 2022. The subgroup released their first Japanese single, entitled Close The Shutter on July 5, 2023, right before their Japan fanmeeting on July 7–8. On November 4, 2023,
5700-565: The largest K-pop tour in South America yet. On November 10, Eunhyuk, Kangin, Siwon, and Kyuhyun held a special lecture at the Oxford Union Debating Chamber of Oxford University , entitled "Super Junior: The Last Man Standing". The event was co-hosted by Oxford University Korea Society (OUKS), Oxford University Asia-Pacific Society (OUAPS), and Oxford Union . In August 2014, SM Entertainment announced that
5800-452: The latter part of the song. They are supported by backup dancers in their performances due to the band being reduced to half its size. Tamar Herman from Billboard described the song as "both dynamic and playful". She further said the song's release "proves that the aging group can still pull off a powerful K-pop dance track". The Korea Herald writer, Hong Dam-young, on her review said "[Super Junior's] powerful vocals blend well into
5900-605: The lead single " Magic ", "You Got It", "Dorothy" and "Sarang♥", for a total of 14 tracks. It was the last album released before Eunhyuk, Donghae and Siwon entered the military – Eunhyuk enlisted on October 13 serving active duty, Donghae on October 15 and Siwon on November 19, both as conscripted police officers. On November 6, 2015, Super Junior's 10th anniversary since their debut, SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior had their own exclusive label management, Label SJ . SM stated, "We established Label SJ to give Super Junior our wholehearted support and an ideal system for managing
6000-683: The liner notes of Replay : Studio Personnel The Japanese version of the song was released as the B-side track to "On and On" on December 6, 2017, a month after its Korean release. The single was released as fan exclusive, and was only sold on the Japanese fanclub official shop. The song was added as a track on the band's Japanese compilation album, Star which was released in January 2021. Super Junior Super Junior ( Korean : 슈퍼주니어 ; RR : Syupeo Junieo ; stylized in all caps ), also known as SJ or SuJu ,
6100-517: The moment you hear it." News publication Ten Asia described the song as a result of the band "pursuing a more sophisticated style" yet still "showing some of their music colours". "Black Suit" debuted and peaked at number 23 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week of November 5–11, 2017, following its release. It stayed for three weeks on the chart, positioning at numbers 60 and 85 on the following weeks. The song also reached number 27 on
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#17327756093406200-487: The monthly Gaon Digital Chart, in the chart published for the month of November 2017. It reached number 51 on the monthly Gaon Download Chart, in the chart published for the month of November 2017. It was downloaded over 92,000 times during the month. In Japan, the song entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number 81 on the chart issue dated November 15, 2017. It was their only Korean-language song to enter
6300-469: The only singer together with Glam winning an award. On January 15 Super Junior won "Disk Daesang" at 27th Golden Disk Awards . This was the third "Disk Daesang" that Super Junior has won, and the second in a row (winning in 2011 for "Mr Simple"). Super Junior announced their world tour in February 2013. "The World Tour, Super Show 5 " began in March starting with Seoul. The group then went to China, Japan, South America, North America, and Europe. making it
6400-546: 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. The group officially debuted on SBS ' 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, followed by
6500-511: The provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights. He parted with the group and released his solo album Geng Xin in July 2010, which sold over 510,000 copies. That same month, Kangin announced his hiatus to fulfill his two-year mandatory military service . With only ten members left, Super Junior went off to release their fourth studio album, Bonamana in May 2010. Although
6600-525: The question of which is the more significant, melody or harmony, is futile. Beyond doubt, the means is subordinate to the end. The Norwegian composer Marcus Paus has argued: Melody is to music what a scent is to the senses: it jogs our memory. It gives face to form, and identity and character to the process and proceedings. It is not only a musical subject, but a manifestation of the musically subjective. It carries and radiates personality with as much clarity and poignancy as harmony and rhythm combined. As such
6700-573: The recently discharged Leeteuk and Heechul would re-join Super Junior for the group's seventh album, Mamacita , which was released online on August 29 and in stores on September 1. With only three days of sales, Mamacita ranked No.1 on Billboard ' s World Albums chart. Super Junior began their world tour Super Show 6 in September 2014, with the first stop at Seoul. They successfully completed their three-day concert at Jamsil Arena, Seoul from September 19 to 21, 2014 and marked their 100th concert worldwide on September 21, 2014. Super Junior are
6800-438: The release of Devil . However, Label SJ denied the rumour, saying that although the band was preparing for an album, its release date has not been decided. At midnight of September 27, a photo containing the cryptic word "D-40" and "SJ Returns" was posted on Super Junior's social media accounts. The band's website also began a countdown to November 6, 2017, the date of their 12th anniversary. On October 9, 2017, SJ Returns ,
6900-458: The release of their debut album Twins on December 6, 2005. The album sold 28,536 copies in the first month of release and debuted at number three in the monthly chart of December 2005. In February 2006, Super Junior 05 began performances for " Miracle ", the second promotional single from their debut album. "Miracle" topped the music charts of Thailand , drawing interest from international markets. They were subsequently invited to perform at
7000-466: The release of their single " Super Girl " from their second record Super Girl , which garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards . A fourth Super Junior subgroup was created soon after Super Junior-M's debut. With five members from Super Junior-T and Yesung, they formed the subgroup Super Junior-H , releasing their first extended play (EP) Cooking? Cooking! on June 5, 2008. In November 2008, Super Junior-T made
7100-415: The repackage album for Sexy, Free & Single called SPY , including four new songs, " SPY "; "Outsider"; "Only U", composed by Leeteuk; and "Haru", composed by Donghae. The MV was released on August 13. Sexy, Free & Single ranked high on iTunes in several countries, including Australia, France, Peru, and Japan. It also ranked third on Billboard World Albums. The album debuted at first place on
7200-481: The rotational concept of Japan's girl group Morning Musume , Lee said that his new group would also experience line-up changes, with new members replacing selected members every year to keep the group constantly young and all-rounded. This concept was then newly introduced to the K-pop market. They are also modelled after Japanese boy band SMAP who are also active as actors and entertainers besides being singers. For
7300-559: The same day as the song's release. The visual won the Myx Music Awards 2018 in International Music Video of The Year category. A staple in Super Junior's live concert, they had performed the song many times including at three of their headlining concert tours; Super Show 7 , Super Show 8: Infinite Time and Super Show 9: Road . In July 2015, Super Junior released the compilation album Devil to commemorate their ten years debut anniversary. A repackaged edition of
7400-506: The same day. The explanation of the word "Play" was a combination of two meanings—'replay the music' and 'play excitedly'. Play consists of a total of 10 tracks, with " Black Suit " being the lead single. On the same day, the music video for "Black Suit" was released, earning 3 million views in 24 hours. On December 11, Super Junior released their Japanese single album "On and On", which was composed solely by Siwon. In December 2017, Super Junior started their world tour, Super Show 7 . It
7500-629: The song " Santa U Are The One " for the 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift album, released on December 13, 2011. In addition, Donghae and Eunhyuk released their collaboration digital single " Oppa, Oppa " on December 16 and performed the single on Music Bank that same day. On January 11, Super Junior participated at the 26th Golden Disk Awards which was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. The group ended up bringing home four awards: Popularity Award, MSN Japan Award, Disk Bonsang and
7600-444: The song being picked as the album's lead single. Super Junior released several video teasers for the track starting November 1, 2017. "Black Suit" and its music video was premiered in front of journalists, before it was released on the evening of November 6, 2017. The single featured the voice of seven out of eleven members of Super Junior, namely Leeteuk , Heechul , Yesung , Shindong , Eunhyuk , Siwon , and Donghae . "Black Suit"
7700-742: The song on music festivals such as the K-Wave 2 Music Festival in January 2018, the KCON 2018 New York, at the 2019 K-World Festa, and at KAMP LA 2022. They performed the song on online concert Beyond the Super Show in 2020, at the Super Junior Japan Special Event 2022: Return of the King, and at the affiliated concert tours SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express , and SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace at Kwangya . Credits are adapted from
7800-674: The song on their subsequent headlining tours Super Show 8: Infinite Time (2019–2020), and Super Show 9: Road (2022–2023). The song was performed for the first time with Ryeowook in the band's line-up in October 2018, during their showcase for One More Time , while Kyuhyun first performed the song with the band in SM Town Live 2019 in Tokyo in August 2019, both after they were discharged from their military service. They also performed
7900-445: The song reflected the K-pop trend during the moment of its release. "Black Suit" lyrics told the story of a man in a black suit who stole hearts in the fleeting moment in the dark, inspired by the character Lupin . It was penned by Lee Seu-ran , Jo Yoon-kyung , Oh Min-joo, Lim Jeong-hyo and ESBEE. The band explained that the song portrayed the group's existing bright image but with addition of their maturity. Heechul described it as
8000-400: The song's official release. Heechul originally was not planning to join the band's line-up for "Black Suit" performance due to the worsening condition of his leg injury originated from a car accident in 2006 but decided to fill in the gap left by the band members who are serving in the army. The song was specially choreographed to take into account of his condition so that he would only appear at
8100-462: The song's pulsating swing vibe". She commented on the similarity between the song and their previous single "Devil" (2015), concluding that the band "does not dare experiment with a new genre". She also opined that the song "may be a one-time hit that will not likely stand the test of time". Shin Mi-kyung, writing for Osen , said the song is "full of freewheeling energy", and despite its similarity to
8200-414: The story of a man who steal people's heart while wearing a black suit , inspired by the character Lupin . A commercial success, the song peaked at number 23 on Gaon Digital Chart and was downloaded over 92,000 times in the month of its release in South Korea. An accompanying music video depicting a heist conducted by the band members during an auction of a black suit, directed by Rigend Film, premiered
8300-445: The sub-unit in 2006, which was released on June 8, 2020. Super Junior was scheduled to release their tenth studio album, The Renaissance , in December 2020. A pre-release single titled "The Melody" was released on November 6, 2020, to celebrate the group's 15th anniversary. In the same month, the band signed with a US based talent and literacy agency, ICM Partners to represent them in other regions beside Asia. On December 10, it
8400-480: The suffix "05". After the addition of Kyuhyun, Super Junior released their single " U " for free download on May 25, 2006, on their official website. "U" exceeded 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and ultimately surpassed 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server. The physical single of "U" with a total of three tracks was released on June 6, eventually selling over 81,000 units in South Korea. The single became one of Korea's most popular songs of
8500-399: The suit was stolen due to unforeseen circumstances. The band members play various roles in the music video; Leeteuk as the auction host, Heechul as an investor, Yesung as a courier, Shindong as a rich man, Eunhyuk as an appraiser, Siwon as a client agent, and Donghae as a bodyguard. Siwon's part in the music video was retained despite his non-participation in the album promotion. The music video
8600-550: The world music industry. The group has achieved recognition beyond Asia, reaching notability in Europe, North America, and South America. Peru's Top 30 ranking of The Sexiest Men in the World included all of the members on the list They gave exclusive interviews to Slovenian and Iranian magazines, and they were selected by Brazilian Hallyu fans to be the number-one Korean artist they want to visit Brazil. Both Mexico's TV Azteca and
8700-487: The year, taking up number one spots for five consecutive weeks on two of Korea's top music programs. By the end of the year, Super Junior collected over seven awards in five of South Korea's top music award ceremonies, and was one of the three Best Newcomer winners at the 21st Golden Disk Awards . In late 2006, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung formed the subgroup Super Junior-K.R.Y. , Super Junior's first sub-unit. They performed their first single "The One I Love", theme song to
8800-495: Was absent during the performance due to health issues and they performed with just seven members. On October 8, Super Junior released a special EP, One More Time , with its lead single of the same name featuring Mexican band Reik and also Ryeowook in his first group recording following his military discharge on July 10. "One More Time" debuted at No. 18 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart and at No. 5 on
8900-463: Was announced that Super Junior would headline a live online concert – the sixth concert jointly organised by SM Entertainment and Naver as part of the world first high-tech online-dedicated live concert series Beyond Live . This was Super Junior's first concert after the cancellation of several Super Show 8 concerts in 2020 in Japan and other countries due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic , and
9000-580: Was announced that a repackage of Play titled Replay would be released on April 12, 2018. The music video of its lead single, " Lo Siento " was released on the same day. It is a "trilingual dance track with tropical leanings", as it is sung in Korean, Spanish, and English. It was produced by Grammy Award-winning producers Play-n-Skillz and features American-born Hispanic singer Leslie Grace . "Lo Siento" debuted at No. 13 on Billboard ' s Latin Digital Song Sales chart , making Super Junior
9100-406: Was announced that the release of their album would be delayed to January 2021 in order to improve the album's quality. Meanwhile, Super Junior unveiled a new unreleased single from their album during 2020's The Fact Music Awards on December 12. On January 8, it was announced that the album's new release date would be February 16. However, on February 1, it was announced that the album's release date
9200-638: Was filmed over a few days in September at a set located at Namyangju , Gyeonggi-do . The visual won the International Music Video of the Year award in Myx Music Awards 2018 , making Super Junior the only Korean artist to win an award in the ceremony that year. During promotion of Play in 2017, Super Junior performed "Black Suit" on music programs including M! Countdown on November 9, on Music Bank on November 10 and November 17, and on Inkigayo on November 12 and November 19, 2017. The live performances only featured six out of seven available band members as Siwon decided to step back from participating in
9300-652: Was formed in April 2008. Although the creation of the subgroup initially created a strife between the group's fans and their management, Super Junior-M went on to become Super Junior's most successful subgroup, selling out two concerts in Hong Kong , topping weekly ratings with their appearance on Chinese variety programs, and was the idol group with the most endorsement contracts in China. They won numerous awards at Chinese music festivals, and achieved critical acclaim after
9400-411: Was organized as part of a project of activities in 2020 to celebrate 15 years since the debut of the group. The live concert was held on May 31 and Super Junior played live to an audience of over 123,000 around the world. The concert revenue was estimated to be over 60 billion won. When finished, the main concert video as well as individual member cameras received a total of 2.8 billion hearts on Vlive ,
9500-508: Was pushed back again to March 16. On the other hand, the band also released a Japanese compilation album on January 27, 2021, in celebration of their 15th anniversary. The album, Star was released under their Japanese label Avex Trax and only featured two new tracks, "Star" and "Coming Home". The album was well received, peaking at number 3 on Oricon Daily Albums Chart on the day of its release, and at number 5 on Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. On February 28, 2022, Super Junior released
9600-473: Was released as a pre-release track for the forthcoming album. The song is described as a pop rock ballad featuring subtle builds to guide the song's vocals. On October 31, Super Junior's label management SJ Label announced that Choi Siwon would be sitting out of Play promotional activities due to a recent fatal incident involving a family pet dog. On November 6, Super Junior held a press conference where they spoke about their eighth album, Play , released on
9700-477: Was released on December 15. On December 27, 2022, Super Junior announced the release of their eleventh studio album, The Road , on January 6, 2023. The album contained compilation of tracks from their three previous album releases, including The Road: Winter for Spring , The Road: Keep on Going and The Road: Celebration . On January 18, 2023, Super Junior released a documentary entitled Super Junior: The Last Man Standing on Disney+ . The documentary showed
9800-485: Was released. On July 8, 2015, SM Entertainment announced that Yesung would re-join Super Junior for a special album, Devil , which was released online and in stores on July 16. It was also the best selling album for the week in the United World Charts. Super Junior first showcased its song during its encore concert Super Show 6 in Seoul, over two days from July 11 to 12. They performed four songs from
9900-410: Was selected among three thousand applicants. That same year, Leeteuk , Yesung , and Eunhyuk were recruited after auditioning for the company's annual casting system in Seoul . Sungmin and Donghae became trainees after jointly winning first place in an SM-sponsored contest in 2001. In 2002, Heechul and Kangin were recruited along with Kibum , who was discovered in Los Angeles , California by
10000-416: Was shown in the ads and promotional videos for Super Show 2, he did not officially participate in the concert tour, and he announced his temporary leave from the group to pursue his acting career. In October 2009, Kangin was charged with a DUI and hit-and-run after crashing into a parked taxi holding three passengers. In December 2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that
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