Yesterday, we decided to trend Choi Siwon for his “on-paper-only” birthday. We used the term “on-paper-only” because February 10th, 1987 is when his parents registered him on. We wanted to save the unique hashtag for his real birthday, which is on April 7th. It might seem redundant, but we had to go with the majority, which was to “TREND BOTH”.
To our surprise, some important events actually occured in conjunction of this. It might be just his “fake” birthday yesterday.. BUT Siwon thanked his fans for the birthday wishes.. the US Citizens got over excited and mentioned Choi Siwon TWICE on their tweets, pushing “Choi Siwon Choi Siwon” to the top of the list.. and a well-known UK media “The Independent” mentioned Choi Siwon being one of the trending topics in one of their articles, as quoted below:
The ‘now playing’ hashtag has retaken the top position in the list of trending topics on Twitter on February 10 at 9:30 AM GMT.
Members of Korean boy bands are a popular topic of conversation on Twitter. This morning people are sending out birthday wishes to Super Junior member Choi Si-won. The singer and actor is celebrating his 23rd birthday on February 10.
Even though it is impossible to expect the mention of yesterday being his “on-paper-only” birthday, it was definitely more than enough for us. Well, actually hoping they would be kind enough to mention us (TwELFs) as the trend initiator but…. of course it’s hard for them to track back.. or for anyone else for that matter. Ever since we got bigger, no one would even bother to credit us.. so we’re kinda get used to it. ^^
Thank you to other Super Junior fanbases who supported us in this project.. @sjunitedph, @3rdchapter, @sujunesia, @hatobrazil, @sapphirepearls, @polarelle, @forsujuindo.. as well as other fandoms: @onetvxqforums, @sfinee, @BBVIPForum, @KaraTweetholic, @rocketboxx, @DBSKnights, @weareshining, @EmpireChildren, @taeyang_heaven and many more..
Special thanks to our partner, YesStyle for joining the project.
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band under SM Entertainment who has been leading the Korean music scene since 2005. Following their debut with 12 members, one additional member was introduced a year later to complete the group and have since formed 4 sub-groups. Each of the members are known for their unique talents and charms in entertaining the audiences, be it as singer, actor, MC, radio host, rapper, comedian, songwriter, model or dancer.
To date, SUJU has officially released five studio albums, with numerous singles, digital, singles, original soundtracks and live concert albums. Their third album, Sorry Sorry, released in 2009, is arguably the most critically and commercially successful album to date, selling 30,000 copies on its release day in Korea only, nabbing the #1 chart position in Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand. With only 9 active members since 2011, the group continues to defend their title as the King of Global Korean Wave.
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jjajangmyeon Age: 29 Favorite members: Donghae, Heechul, Kyuhyun, Henry Favorite songs: Sorry Sorry, It’s You, Happy Together, A Short Journey, Blue Tomorrow, Destiny
Why I love Super Junior? I wasn’t into K-Pop when Super Junior debuted, I started noticing them only after they released Sorry Sorry (in my opinion, THE song that shot them to superstardom and got them where they are right now). My first impression of them was “Why so many members?” and “What’s with the haircut?” While watching EHB, it was then when I realized that these boys began to grow on me. They have a nonchalant approach to fame and they don’t take themselves too seriously, that’s a quality I rarely find in other K-Pop groups. I realize in Korean entertainment world, idol images are shaped and they have to maintain that, but every so often, with SJ members, their real personalities appear in interviews, variety shows, radio broadcasts and especially Super Show. They way they interact with each other make me feel like I’m watching the boys-next-door, approachable, funny, dorky and humble. I guess that imperfection shows that they are real and relatable.
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SPL is oozing with creativity (e.g. forum members referred to as Students and Super Junior members as Professors!) and over a short period of time has gained the reputation of being one of the most acclaimed international forums for ELFs. SPL keeps making changes for the better and continues to carry out credible projects for Super Junior and ELFs. SPL is a labor of love, and I salute the people behind it, who are such dedicated hard-workers.
MeganCMY commented on Feb 11, 2010 at 07:27 AM
WOW! It was even mentioned on ‘The Independant’? Fantastic! Happy (fake) birthday again Siwon! Love ya!
The Music Addict commented on Feb 11, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Wae ? Really ?
Saengil Chukahamnida [fake] Choi Siwon-ssi !
JooYoungx3 commented on Feb 12, 2010 at 01:42 AM
Well done! <3
But one question, why did his parents register him so late? xD
aqee. commented on Feb 12, 2010 at 07:15 PM
choi siwon is really popular guy XD
lilov_TQ commented on Feb 23, 2010 at 01:21 AM
twelfs roxx!!