Asia’s most popular group Super Junior celebrates 5th anniversary of their debut.
They first appeared on November 6th 2005 through SBS Inkigayo. Since then, they have become Asia’s super star through various activities. Super Junior will hold their 5th year anniversary party in Korea College, Seoul on the 6th. Let’s take a look at the activities they had for the past 5 years.
▶Multi-talented entertainer group’s ‘separately and together’ strategy
Super Junior is made of multi-talented members who work in various areas as actors, MCs, DJs, gagmans, composers and models in addition to working as singers. Since the debut, they had a catch phrase ‘separately and together’ and performed various activities. Many were suspicious of this strategy. But now, it has become a trend.
Siwon, Heechul, Kibum and Donghae are working as actors, while Leeteuk, Eunhyuk and Shindong are working as radio DJs and are appearing various variety shows. Kyuhyun, Yesung, Sungmin and Ryeowook are actively participating in musicals and OSTs.
▶First to introduce unit system
Super Junior is a pioneer in introducing unit system to Korean music industry. Along with their ‘separately and together’ activities, unit system was also unfamiliar. However, it has now become aground breaking system that other singers have also tried this system.
Starting with the ballad unit, Super Junior-K.R.Y. made up of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung who have great singing abilities, there was also Super Junior-T who was the first showcase trot as idols. Super Junior-M worked in China and achieved grand slam at Chinese award shows. Lastly, Super Junior-Happy showcased bright and fun music. The group transformed itself through various genres and performances that their diverse music and charms received recognition.
▶Breaking records in Asia
Super Junior is receiving overwhelming interests from all of Asia.
Also, the fourth album Miinah released this year is expected to have their highest CD sales. The album has been ranked number one for 22 weeks on KKBOX.
Moreover, Super Show 2 which was held in 9 cities in Asia for a total of 15 shows had cumulative audience of 2,000,000. Their third Asia tour, Super Show 3 will be held in 13 cities in Asia for a total of 16 shows.
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h”Is it the best acquaintance in my life? It feels like it’s the one time I’ve met good people.”
This is the answer that was received when Shindong was asked what Super Junior meant to him. “Clenching my fists and following the difficult flow of life, the Super Junior members were the strong wall that was supporting me.” After debuting for 6 years, they have become one of Asia’s top idol groups.
Before and after meeting the members of Super Junior, Shindong strongly stresses that his self-confidence took a 180 degree turn.
“It was like I was a kid that didn’t know how to do anything, and after I became a member of Super Junior, the climax of my life came. From that time onwards, life started to rise up like a platform. That meaning, you could say that it was the best acquaintance in my life? It feels like it’s the one time that I’ve met good people.”
Of course, if life before having a goal wasn’t this hard, that would definitely be a lie. In reality, they are all very worried about the state of their Chinese member Hangeng.
“It’s not like I’m not satisfied, there’s no way that I can’t be. But the company is also very worried about us, and the fact that we are doing so well right now, we want it to last longer. Some say that an idol’s life span is only 5 years long, but in order to prove that wrong, the members often discuss together and work hard to do our best. We want everyone to see a different side of us.”
He stressed once again that ‘If someone gets famous, they will change, but in life Super Junior is the best.’ and ‘I don’t want to give up.’
Through the episode of ‘Dr. Champ’ that will air on the 27th, there could lie the reason of Super Junior’s strength.
“Before that there was also another drama, but I want to do better this time. Because I want to show a better side of me to the members, that’s the only reason why I’m so nervous, right? Or maybe acting is just that hard (hahaha). Lines that are like everyday words are even harder, and when I say my first line, because I’m very nervous, I won’t even know if I’m bitten by a mosquito.”
Appearing as a taekwondo practitioner and filming for the first time high up in the mountains, he was ‘super’ nervous. But that also produced ‘higher’ expectations.
“I only realized after I performed that I wanted to get through that work, and that I had to dig up more of my talents, which caused such a high expectation. Even though I don’t get much airtime, but through this chance I can see a me that is getting better and better, and to this type of change, I am very thankful.”
Super Junior has been discussing about other teams that are seen as their ‘rivals’. ‘The best acquaintance of his life’, Shindong still thinks that it’s like that, and in order to let the members see a better side of himself, there is internal conflict between the members.
“As long as we have a strong foundation, we will grow more. It basically feels like I’ve stepped into the world of acting, but I won’t forget that this heart belongs to Super Junior.”
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Super Junior member Leeteuk has revealed a little story regarding his stage name.
Leeteuk has appeared on the SBS Chuseok Special “Star Real Video” on the 21st, on the show he revealed “My initial stage name was not Leeteuk”.
He said “My initial stage name was Kangsu. Just like the meaning behind the name Kangta was ‘The slugger* of the music industry’, the meaning behind the name Junjin was ‘The advancer of the music industry’, the meaning behind the name Hyesung was ‘The comet of the music industry’, etc.”, “Lee Soo Man representative said that now ‘You have to become the strong competitor of the music industry’ which was the meaning of the name that he has initially given me, Kangsu.
Leeteuk said “I wanted a more concise name, thus I went to apply to change for another name. After a few days, I had a second stage name ‘Shin Lee’. When I asked for the meaning behind that name, he answered ‘a certain deity who has came down to the earth’. I felt that it was too womanlike thus I went to apply to change my name again and I was finally given the name Leeteuk. Lee Soo Man representative said that the meaning behind that name was ‘You are a special guy’”. Leeteuk’s words have made everyone around him to burst out into laughter.
Guests who had appeared on this week’s show includes Park Hyunbin, Jung Juri, Sungmin, Luna, Key, Hwang Kwanghee, etc.
*a person who strikes hard
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Around the turn of the millennium, Korean pop culture and entertainment started popping up everywhere in Asia. Korean Cinema saw a new renaissance with the domestic and regional popularity of movies like My Sassy Girl, Friend, and My Wife is a Gangster. The music industry ushered in a new generation of teen idols whose fame extended beyond Korea. Most significantly, Korean dramas invaded televisions across Asia, with series like Winter Sonata and Dae Jang Geum reaching an unprecedented level of Pan-Asian popularity. The fervor for Korean dramas and Korean television stars like Bae Yong Joon, Choi Ji Woo, and Lee Young Ae was so great, the phenomenon was dubbed the Korean Wave. Fast forward to 2010, Korean entertainment is still spreading its sphere of influence in Asia and beyond, but the focus is shifting away from Korean dramas. There’s a new wave sweeping out of Korea, and this wave is led by K-pop.
The K-pop wave isn’t content with just niche markets, dubbed soap operas, and Japanese fan meetings, not when domestic album sales are flagging and there’s a world out there for the taking. We’re now in a time when Rain can star in a Hollywood movie, Dong Bang Shin Ki can top the Oricon charts, Wonder Girls can tour with the Jonas Brothers, and Nobody and Sorry Sorry can be heard from every karaoke box in Asia. K-pop is more popular than ever in Asia, and thanks to the Internet and the proliferation of online social media, it’s also traveled farther outside of Asia and inspired dedicated fanbases in every region imaginable. Standing at the forefront of this K-pop wave is entertainment juggernaut SM Entertainment.
Founded in 1995 by former singer Lee Soo Man, SM Entertainment has produced some of the biggest K-pop stars of the past decade including H.O.T, S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, Dong Bang Shin Ki, Super Junior, and Girls’ Generation. Though K-pop’s other two giants JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment also have their own formidable lineup of stars, as a talent label SM Entertainment is clearly the biggest player in K-pop. According to year-to-date domestic sales figures reported by the Hanteo chart in mid-August, SM Entertainment artists own the top seven best-selling albums of 2010 so far. SM does everything bigger – bigger groups, bigger stars, bigger sales, bigger fandoms, bigger controversies, bigger heartbreaks – and it’s been doing it bigger and better than the rest for a while.
Super Junior, Strength in Numbers
With TVXQ splitting their time between Korea and Japan, SM introduced another group in 2005, Super Junior 05. Comprised of a whopping 12 members, the band was originally conceived as a rotating-membership unit, with plans for a different “Super Junior 06″ lineup the following year. The group’s great popularity after the release of their first album, however, prompted SM to rethink their plans. Much to the relief of fans, in 2006 Super Junior became an official group, with one more member added (the youngest, Kyu Hyun) to bring the count to 13. As K-pop’s biggest group, Super Junior vaunted to the top with the hit single U, and they’ve stayed there ever since.
Super Junior’s smorgasbord of vastly different talents and personalities opened up whole new possibilities. Like in most groups, there were some members better known for singing (Kyu Hyun, Ryeo Wook, Ye Sung), dancing (Dong Hae, Eun Hyuk, Han Geng, Shin Dong), and rapping (Ki Bum, Eun Hyuk). But Super Junior’s deep lineup also included actors (Ki Bum, Hee Chul, Si Won) and talkers who quickly emerged as new-generation emcees (Lee Teuk, Kang In, Hee Chul, Shin Dong). The group’s hosting and variety show prowess, in particular, created an image different than the typical idols. Super Junior is also the first group to debut with a foreign member, Han Geng, starting a precedent that is now quite common in K-pop.
Super Junior’s strength in numbers made them a formidable force that grew with every album. The releases of Don’t Don, Sorry Sorry, and their most recent Bonamana were all big events in K-pop. Sorry Sorry, in particularly, launched the super-sized boy band to a new level of fame in Asia. Other than group and individual activities, Super Junior have also formed sub-units targeting different musical styles. K.R.Y, the first Super Junior unit introduced, is a ballad group, while Super Junior T tackles trot and Super Junior Happy makes, er, happy music.
The most significant Super Junior unit though is its Chinese spin-off, Super Junior M. With a Chinese member in the group, Super Junior has had a foot in the Chinese market since their debut. In 2008, SM made a full-fledged foray into Chinese music with the formation of Super Junior M comprised of Han Geng, Si Won, Ryeo Wook, Dong Hae, Kyu Hyun, plus two additional new members, Chinese-Canadian Henry Lau and Mainland native Zhou Mi. The addition of two non-Super Junior members into Super Junior M created a good deal of controversy among Super Junior’s famously dedicated fanbase, but the project went ahead with the members spending significant time promoting and performing in China. Most fans were won over by the time they released their first mini-album Super Girl which garnered the group a Golden Melody nomination.
Other than Super Junior M, SM also debuted Chinese female artist Zhang Li Yin in 2006. The young R&B singer’s Korean single Timeless won her the Best New Solo Artist award at the M.net Asian Music Awards, a first for a foreign artist. After making her mark in Korea, she released her first Chinese album I Will two years later.
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This is the snarky label from the Internet for Heechul, member of an idol group Super Junior who only has four seconds of solo singing time in “Sorry Sorry,” the title song for the group’s third album. Together, there are 13 members of Super Junior who sang this song. Since all 13 divide up a single song, each member can call himself a “singer” after singing for only four seconds.
Lately there are increasing cases in which solo parts of a song last no more than a few seconds, as the number of members in the idol groups such as Super Junior, Girl’s Generation and After School increase. This is contributing to the pop culture in which those who rely on looks or conversation skills are considered “singers” regardless of their singing abilities.
Idol Group Members Sing 16 Seconds on Average
According to Dong-A Ilbo’s measurements of solo parts, seven idol groups (Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, 4minute, After School, Infinite, MBLAQ, f(x)) appearing on MBC’s “Show Music Core” (July 10), SBS’s “Inkigayo” (July 11) and KBS’s “Music Bank” (June 25), sang for 16 seconds per person on average. Because a song lasts around 3.5 minutes on average, each member of those group sang less than one-tenth of a song, excluding the chorus.
Among the groups, Girl’s Generation (singing “Oh!”) had the shortest solo parts, averaging 9.4 seconds per part. The main vocal Taeyeon sang for 22 seconds, while Seohyeon’s solo parts — two lines consisting of “oppa look at me, just look at me” and “listen, really” — amounted to 5 seconds. When After School sang “Bang!”, members Nana and Lizzy had no solo parts; instead, the two sang together for 8 seconds. Jooyeon’s solo part — “The heart-thumping night, my heart is oh oh oh oh” — lasted 4 seconds.
Infinite, singing “Come Back Again,” had the greatest time differential among the members’ solo parts. While the main vocal Kim Sunggyu sang for 29 seconds, Lee Sung-Jong, Lee Seung-Yeol and L sang for 1, 3 and 4 seconds respectively. The words that Lee Sung-Jong sang alone were four letters (다 거짓말 “all lies”). Lee Seung-Yeol only had the line, “Feels like I’m going to die, my head hurts.” Lee Young-Joon, director of Infinite’s management company, said: “It is not that the members have different singing abilities. It is more the case that the process of assigning the solo parts while taking the tone of this particular song into consideration made the parts of certain members relatively smaller.”
As individual singing is increasingly obscured through the lengthened chorus and the shortened solo parts, certain bloggers have taken to uploading videos of live performances with pre-recorded background music edited out, then proceeding to evaluate the singers.
No Shame in No Singing
Yoona of Girls’ Generation, in “Family Outing 2″ aired on SBS on June 27, said: “We can’t go longer than ten seconds (on solo parts),” and that her part is five letters. (말하고 싶어 “I want to say.”)
Since his debut, Heechul cumulatively sang 39 seconds of all Super Junior title songs; Yoona of Girls’ Generation, 42 seconds; and Nicole of Kara, 45 seconds. Instead of being embarrassed, they appear to treat this as a fodder for laughter. In MBC’s “Radio Star” aired on June 30, Jung-ah, member of After School, was a recipient of a joke from MC Kim Guk-Jin that she was “amazingly, a main vocal.” Jung-ah only responded by laughing and half-heartedly singing one line of a song. Goo Hara of Kara, whom music fans have pointed out for lacking singing ability, invited further criticism by only repeating the refrain “hallo hallo hallo” in Kara’s new song “Lupin,” released February of this year.
Music critic Im Jin-Mo said, “If there is only a few seconds of solo parts, a singer will naturally practice less singing — which is what singers are supposed to do,” and noted, “Another problem is that members with less solo parts will feel excluded, which hurts the teamwork of the group, shortening the group’s lifecycle.” Music critic Kim Jak-Ga said, “The more idol groups — who do not put much emphasis on singing — there are in the pop world, there is less room for singers with real talent.”
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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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Type: World Tour Description: SUPER SHOW 4 - SUPER JUNIOR, THE WORLD TOUR is the group's first world tour following the first three rounds of their Asia Tour. The boys kicked off the tour in Seoul, South Korea, entertaining the audiences with spectacular performances for 2 nights. The concert is scheduled to hit various countries until the year 2012 with Osaka, Taipei and Singapore as the next stops. Purchase Tickets | News | Pictures | Videos
⇢ Nov 19, 2011 | Seoul, South Korea
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5th Album Repackage Member: Super Junior Type: Album Release Date: September 19, 2011 Purchase on:iTunes or YesAsia
떴다 오빠 (Oppa, Oppa) Member: Donghae and Eunhyuk Type: Single Release Date: December 16, 2011 Listen on:Mnet or Melon or Daum
2011 SMTOWN 'Winter' - The Warmest Gift Member: Super Junior ft. Henry & Zhoumi Type: SMTOWN Compilation Album Release Date: December 13, 2011 Purchase on:iTunes or YesAsia
Mr. Simple - Japan Version Member: Super Junior Type: Japanese Single Release Date: December 7, 2011 Purchase on:iTunes or YesAsia (+DVD) / YesAsia (Normal)
The 3rd Asia Tour - Super Show 3 DVD + Photobook Member: Super Junior Type: Live Concert DVD + Photobook Release Date: December 21, 2011 Purchase on:YesAsia or iTunes (songs)
SMTOWN LIVE in Tokyo DVD Member: Super Junior Type: Live Concert DVD Release Date: February 22, 2012 Purchase on:YesAsia
My Kingdom DVD (English Subtitled) - Hong Kong Version Member: Han Geng Type: Chinese Movie Role: Meng Er Kui Release Date: November 29, 2011 Purchase on:YesAsia More:Facebook • Posts
Deep Rooted Tree (2011) Member: Kibum Type: Television Series (24 episodes) Role: Park Paeng-nyeon Air time: Wed & Thurs at 21:55 on SBS More:Official • Twitter • Posts
We Got Married (2011) Member: Leeteuk Type: Variety Show Air time: Sat at PM 05:15 on MBC More:Official • Posts
Super Junior's Kiss The Radio (2006-present) Member: DJ Leeteuk and Eunhyuk Type: Radio Program Broadcast: PM 10:00 on KBS Cool FM More:Official • Twitter • Posts
ShimShim Tapa (2008-present) Member: DJ Shindong Type: Radio Program Broadcast: AM 00:00 on MBC 표준FM More:Official • Twitter • Posts
Star King (2011) Member: MC Leeteuk Type: Variety Show Air time: Sat at PM 06:30 on SBS More:Official • Posts
Radio Star (2011) Member: MC Kyuhyun Type: Variety Show Air time: Wed at PM 11:05 on MBC More:Official • Posts
The Three Musketeers - The Musical (2010-2011) Member: Kyuhyun as d'Artagnan Type: Musical Venue: Seongnam Arts Center Purchase Tickets:Interpark (English) More:Schedule • Official • Twitter • Posts
Fame - The Musical (2011-2012) Member: Eunhyuk as Tyrone Jackson Type: Musical Venue: Woori Art Hall, Olympic Park Purchase Tickets:Interpark (English) More:Schedule • Twitter • Posts
LG Optimus Glare Member: Super Junior Type: Endorsement Release Date: December 19, 2011 More:Official • Posts
2012 Official Diary Member: Super Junior Type: Merchandise Release Date: January 3, 2012 Purchase on:YesAsia
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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.
Why I love TwELFs and SPL? When I first started collecting information about Super Junior, I stumbled upon several fanbases, but TwELFs stood out to my attention immediately for several reasons: quality content, good English, pleasing to the eyes & easy to navigate.Like any other new converts, I joined in the fandom bandwagon and participated with gusto especially on Trending Topic projects. I was surprised to know that TwELFs founders were still in college, because they ran a tight ship with the blog and Twitter account. I was even more pleasantly surprised when I communicated via Twitter with the founders, because they were so friendly and unpretentious.
TwELFs blog has meaty content without sacrificing entertainment value. It is informational without sounding too serious and at the same time, provides all the fun tidbits for fans –newly minted or veteran.
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.
