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101-470: Formed in 2008, Super Junior-M became the third and most successful subgroup branched off from the Korean band Super Junior . The group was originally composed of seven members: leader Han Geng , Donghae , Siwon , Ryeowook , Kyuhyun and two additional members appearing exclusively to the subgroup, Zhou Mi and Henry . In December 2009, Han Geng filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment and decided to leave

202-753: 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

303-443: 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

404-539: 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

505-423: 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 "

606-581: 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

707-460: A decade. SM Entertainment revealed, “Henry’s exclusive contract recently expired, and we have ended on good terms.” Henry has completed his contract with SM Entertainment and he has decided to leave the agency. Between March 2015 to August 2017, four members completed their mandatory military service: Sungmin enlisted for his service on 31 March 2015, and completed his service on 30 December 2016. Eunhyuk enlisted for his service on 13 October 2015 and

808-474: 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

909-475: A new addition to the group, composed the lyrics of three tracks. Unlike the original version, the title song "U" involved new incorporations of a new jazz swing style, with new acoustic guitar arrangements and an added hip-hop dance bridge and violin bridge. Other remakes in the album, such as " Miracle ", "Full of Happiness", " Don't Don ", " Marry U " and " A Man In Love " are all previous hit singles by Super Junior, and are re-arranged to sound more suitable for

1010-578: A new member Henry Lau , who performed the violin solo of Super Junior's " Don't Don ", were announced to be the first two of seven members representing the subgroup. Some of Super Junior's official fanclub, E.L.F, signed online petitions and held protests to express their dissatisfaction and opposition of adding a fourteenth member to the group, fearing that a new member would mean one of the original lineup would get 'replaced'. Many fans boycotted Super Junior's products and held silent protests in front of SM Entertainment's main building in Seoul , holding signs of

1111-458: 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

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1212-631: A total of 12,820 copies in South Korea as of 2011. In Taiwan, Me debuted at number 2 on the Five Music Mandarin CD sales chart for the week starting May 2, 2008. It remained on the chart for five weeks. In mainland China, Me peaked at number 1 on Sohu 's Top in Music chart for the second week of June 2008. The chart is based on album sales, radio play, and netizen votes. In Thailand, Me debuted at number 1 on June 10, 2008 on

1313-519: 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

1414-487: 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

1515-506: Is Super Junior 's third official sub-unit after Super Junior-K.R.Y and Super Junior-T , and debuted in China on April 8, 2008, with the release of their first promotional single, " U ", a Mandarin remake of Super Junior's 2006 best-selling Korean single, " U ." The album was recorded in Korea and took over three months to complete. Henry, a new addition to Super Junior-M, contributed in the album with violin instrumentals while Zhou Mi, also

1616-409: Is a composition dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics . The ballad incorporates a magnificent and rich chorus behind the melody of a grand violin accompaniment. In South Korea, Me charted at number 12 on the monthly Music Industry Association of Korea album chart for April 2008, selling 7,915 copies. The album later entered South Korea's weekly Gaon Album Chart in 2011 at number 35. It has sold

1717-481: Is exhilarating modern rock style dance music with refreshing rhythm and an acoustic guitar accompaniment. It is also the album's second single. "Love Song" is a medium tempo dance song with light-hearted lyrics and melodies. "In My Arms" is a mellow R&B ballad with a powerful tempo drum beat; however, it brightens the song with a dreamlike melody and chorus. "The Moment" is a fast dance track with sensuous rap and splendid string incorporation. The last track, "The One",

1818-515: 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

1919-609: 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

2020-629: 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

2121-638: The "Only 13" slogan. Over one thousand fans appeared in front of the SM Entertainment building on E.L.F's third protest on November 3, 2007. Instead of a silent protest, the fans sang various Super Junior songs and shouted "thirteen." Fans purchased 58,206 stocks of SM Entertainment, holding 0.3% of the company's entire stock. They released a statement through the media, stating that they would obtain all chances to prevent SM Entertainment from adding new members and to keep Super Junior as only thirteen. SM Entertainment later announced that they would not add

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2222-500: 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 ,

2323-638: The 5th annual Music King Awards in Macau on May 25. They took home another three awards that year. On December 27 and 28, Super Junior-M held their first concert, the Super Junior-M Show, in Hong Kong . Following their debut performance in April 2008, the group made a few successful guest appearances in many chains of entertainment variety shows to promote their album. They appeared in an episode of

2424-501: The 8th Annual Music Chart Awards, simultaneously with the release of their first music video, " U " on Sohu.com . " U " is a translated Chinese cover of the 2006 song " U ", originally by Super Junior . They released their debut album Me in selected provinces of China starting April 23, 2008. A Korean version of the album with three bonus Korean-language tracks was released in South Korea on April 30, 2008. A modified version of

2525-735: 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

2626-528: The Chinese language, however nonetheless, keeping close to original K-pop vibe. "At Least There's Still You" (至少還有你) is a remake of Sandy Lam 's 2000 hit single of the same name. The song is rearranged to a more elegant and modern arrangement, with gentle harmonization that the original single did not have. New tracks such as "Me", "Love Song", "In my Arms", and "The Moment" showcase a variety of music styles representing Super Junior-M's balance in pop music. "Me"

2727-580: 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

2828-413: The Korean members military service enlistment in 2015, the sub-unit promotions and activity were halted. In April 2018, Special member Henry left the sub-unit following his contract expiration with SM . Before the official name of the subgroup was released, they were known by "Super Junior China". On April 3, 2008, SM Entertainment announced their official name to be Super Junior-M, with "M" representing

2929-459: 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

3030-483: The Korean version of "Swing". In July 2015, Super Junior release their 10th anniversary album Devil with Super Junior-M also participation to recording new song " 每天 " (Forever with You) for the album. On March 31, 2018, Super Junior-M's parent group Super Junior held its seventh world tour Super Show 7 in Taipei. Member Donghae mentioned that Super Junior-M plans to release new album after all members return to

3131-534: 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

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3232-661: 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

3333-497: The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Han. However, SM Entertainment announced that they will file an immediate appeal to reverse the decision. In September 2011, Han and SM Entertainment officially came to a mutual agreement regarding Han's contract, closing the case. In February 2011, Super Junior-M resumed their activities with two new members from the main group, Eunhyuk and Sungmin , with

3434-656: 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

3535-697: 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

3636-766: 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

3737-562: 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

3838-497: The album was released in Hong Kong , Singapore , and Taiwan on May 2, 2008. Though a majority of the tracks in the album were Mandarin remakes of Super Junior's previous Korean hits, reviews were generally positive. Hong Kong Cantopop singer, Hins Cheung , critiqued the album favorably, saying that the album contains "international-level music" and that the group is "vocally-talented". A month after their debut, Super Junior-M won their first award, Asia's Most Popular New Group, at

3939-472: The album with three bonus Korean tracks was released in South Korea on April 30, 2008. Modified versions of the album were distributed in Taiwan , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Thailand , Japan , and other Asian countries on May 2, 2008. Avex Taiwan released an Asia Deluxe Edition repackage of the album on August 1, 2008, which not only includes the three bonus Korean tracks, but also a DVD . Super Junior-M

4040-476: 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

4141-627: 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

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4242-846: 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

4343-400: 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

4444-568: 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

4545-523: The final episode. In September 2009, Super Junior-M released their mini album, the EP Super Girl . The album garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards . The EP's title single " Super Girl " is Super Junior-M's most critically successful song to date, winning numerous accolades for its composition and performances. In December 2009, Hangeng filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment , claiming that

4646-586: 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

4747-421: 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

4848-498: 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

4949-573: 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

5050-465: 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,

5151-683: 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

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5252-517: 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

5353-460: The fourth Super Junior-M member, following the new member, Henry, as the fifth. Ryeowook and another new member, Zhou Mi , were announced to be the final two members on April 7. A trailer of all seven members was released on the group's debut day, April 8. Super Junior-M's trailer clips exceeded 1.4 million views in less than four days. Super Junior-M debuted in Beijing on April 8, 2008, at

5454-965: 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

5555-490: 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 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

5656-460: 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. Me (Super Junior-M album) Me ( Chinese : 迷 ; pinyin : mí ) is the first studio album by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M . Me was released in CD stores in selected provinces of China starting April 23, 2008. A Korean version of

5757-708: The group plans to release a new album. On January 7, 2013, Super Junior-M released their second album, Break Down , along with the lead single of the same name. A press conference took place in Beijing on January 7 and started promotions the album in China. They promoted the album in South Korean mutizens for a week as well different Fan Meetings in Asia. The song debuted No.1 on the Billboard charts. After one year and three months, Super Junior-M announced to release their third EP Swing in China on March 21. To commemorate

5858-462: The group's appearance in their first episode on the challenging game show Bravely Going Forward ( Chinese : 勇往直前 ) in early August gave the show the highest ratings during that time slot as well. In August 2008, Han was cast in the idol television drama Stage of Youth , a mini-drama dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics . Han portrayed Xia Lei, a youth who aspires to be a famous dancer. Other members of Super Junior-M gave cameo appearances in

5959-519: 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

6060-413: 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

6161-613: 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

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6262-460: 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,

6363-565: 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

6464-605: 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

6565-400: The main group and sub-group, resulting in the sub-group's temporary disbandment. After a year-long hiatus, the group returned with additional Super Junior members Eunhyuk and Sungmin , following with the released of their second EP Perfection in February 2011. Following Han Geng's departure, Sungmin was speculations as the new "leader", as he is the oldest member of the team. Following

6666-402: The new subgroup members to the main group. From April 4 to April 7, 2008, the seven members of Super Junior-M were individually announced to the Chinese media in a chain of short trailer clips. The first member, Han Geng, was announced to be the subgroup leader on April 4. On April 5, Siwon and Donghae were revealed to be the second and third members. On April 6, Kyuhyun was announced to be

6767-469: 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

6868-546: 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

6969-511: 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

7070-652: The provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights. Super Junior-M immediately canceled all of their future activities and performances in China and Taiwan. They returned to Korea to begin preparing for Super Junior's fourth studio album . Han, however, stayed in China and signed under a new management, releasing his debut solo album Geng Xin in July 2010. Although Super Junior-M remained largely inactive for most of 2010, they won several accolades for their song " Super Girl " at China's 2010 MusicRadio TOP Awards, including Most Popular Group, Golden Melody Award (Top 15), and Best Composition. In December 2010,

7171-630: 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

7272-484: The release of EP Perfection . It debuted at number 2 on Taiwan's G-music chart, and stayed on the chart for four weeks. The repackaged version of the album was released on April 29, debuted at number 2, and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks. On October 2, 2012, Super Junior-M resumed their activities in China with performance in a special concert to mark the 20th anniversary of South Korea and China's diplomatic ties hosted by Shanghai Media Group . Later that, SM confirmed

7373-525: 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

7474-458: 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

7575-466: 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

7676-672: The release of their third EP, Super Junior-M held comeback press conference held at the Dine Theater located in the CBD (Central Business District) in Beijing on March 22, with the live broadcast views by 1.07 million users. The sub-unit also plans to made their comeback stage on China's CCTV music program in the same day. On March 29, they won the first place on China's CCTV music program. Next day, they made their comeback stage in Korea on SBS's Inkigayo . Their third EP officially released in Korea on March 31, which contains seven-track including

7777-415: 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

7878-481: 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

7979-506: 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

8080-424: The second season of TVB and HunanTV 's collaboration show, Strictly Come Dancing , which made the show's ratings increase to 5.01%, ranking it the third most watched show ever in all of China. Super Junior-M's appearance in the talk show Behind Story ( Chinese : 背後的故事 ) also increased ratings. The show had the highest ratings during their time slot, with a strong 4.05%. Separated into several weekly episodes,

8181-629: 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

8282-501: 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

8383-480: 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

8484-414: The team in 2019, but never came to fruition following the fandom's boycott on Sungmin. On April 30, 2018, Henry decided not to renew his contract with SM and left Super Junior-M. In December 2009, Hangeng departed from the group after filing a lawsuit against their agency S.M. Entertainment. Hangeng subsequently won the lawsuit in December 2010. In April 2018, Henry parted ways with the group after

8585-443: The word " Mandarin ". The "M" can also represent a list of other aspects, such as the first letter of their debut album Me , and also " mí " ( Chinese : 迷 ), the pinyin for "charismatic" and "fan", the latter meaning referring to their desire to connect closer with fans. In October 2007, SM Entertainment announced that a new Super Junior subgroup would debut in China in 2008. Super Junior's original member Han Geng , and

8686-550: 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

8787-487: 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

8888-495: 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

8989-463: 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

9090-580: 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

9191-406: 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

9292-416: Was discharged on 12 July 2017. Donghae enlisted for his service on 15 October 2015 and was discharged on 14 July 2017. Siwon enlisted for his service on 19 November 2015 and was discharged on 18 August 2017. From August 2017 to present, two members enlisted for mandatory military service. Ryeowook enlisted for his service on 11 October 2016 and was discharged 10 July 2018. Kyuhyun enlisted on 25 May 2017 and

9393-431: Was discharged on 7 May 2019. Super Junior Super Junior ( Korean :  슈퍼주니어 ; RR :  Syupeo Junieo ; stylized in all caps ), also known as SJ or SuJu , 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

9494-492: 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

9595-411: 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 ,

9696-508: 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

9797-473: 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

9898-477: 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

9999-485: 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

10100-410: 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

10201-416: 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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