SJ Eunhyuk revealed an extraordinary bond with TVXQ Xiah Junsu.
On KBS2 TV Happy Birthday aired at Sept 6th 11:05 PM, Eunhyuk as well as broadcaster Choi Eunyoung and actrees Lee Ah-hyeon appeared, well prepared with their pictures to reveal in public and witty jokes battle unfolded.
Eunhyuk started, “Since childhood, I raised a dream to be a dancer. At grade 6, already performed on dance team,” while revealed a number of childhood photos. Surprisingly, it was a picture of TVXQ Xiah Junsu side by side with him cast a sharp glare.
“Actually, me and Junsu formed a dance team when we were at Grade 6. Sometimes we performed in the park near the lake where many people would come and watch. I still remember it vividly.”
Eunhyuk also pointed ‘SJ member who won’t listen our words the most’. In charge of SJ’s choreography, Eunhyuk said, “Choi Siwon is the most easily distracted and his hearing seems to be off.”
“One day we said to Siwon, ‘Practice again what you’ve learn (배운거/bae-woon-geo)’ but Siwon replied, ‘Yes? Come up to meet Bae Yongjun (배용준/bae-yong-joon)?’” he told with laughter.
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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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The artists of SM Entertainment made their second stop of their “SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR” in the United States over the weekend, drawing some 15,000 fans to the Staples Center in Los Angles.
A total of 44 singers and actors including some of K-pop’s biggest names such as Super Junior, SHINee, and Girl’s Generation, performed at the famed venue on Saturday.
The concert started off with The Grace’s member J-min’s rendition of song “Shine,” followed by other solo and group performances by Kangta, BoA, U-know Yunho, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, f(x) TRAX, Kim Jong-min and Lee Yeon-hee.
Sisters Jessica of Girls’ Generation and Krystal of f(x) sang U.S. artist Ke$ha’s hit pop song “Tik Tok” while Kangta and actress Ara also gave a musical duet performance.
“I am extremely grateful that so many people have come to fill this arena. Fans should be prepared to anticipate more than what they have been expecting to see,” singer Kangta said.
Meanwhile, rock duo TRAX sang “Let You Go” and “Oh! My Goddess,” nine-member girl group Girls’ Generation took the stage for their performances of “Kissing You” and “Gee,” followed by songstress BoA, who sang her hit song “My Name.”
The highlight of the show was the performance by idols U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, who arrived on stage on wires. The concert also featured dance performances by Super Junior members Eunhyuk, Donghae, Shindong, SHINee members Minho, Taemin, Girls’ Generations’ Hyoyeon, Yoona, Yuri, Sooyoung and f(x) members Victoria and Luna.
The four hour-long concert ended with a joint performance of all the artists singing and dancing to H.O.T’s hit song “Hope.”
SM’s world tour will continue on into Shanghai on September 11 at the Hongkou Football Stadium and next January in Tokyo.
SM Entertainment, one of the most influential entertainment houses in the country alongside YG and JYP, was founded by former singer Lee Soo-man in 1995.
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September 5, 2010. A couple of days ago, the SM family boarded their plane at Incheon Airport for their next stop of SMTOWN Live ‘10 World Tour in Los Angeles, which took place on September 4th.
For the very first time, SM Entertainment raked up a whopping 1 billion won for the expenses of their own chartered plane, a Boeing 747-400, which calculates to $851,000 USD. A total of 250 people, including staff, bodyguards, press reporters and 40 of SM artists, were all on board to LA.
The first artist to step foot on the chartered plane was Super Junior’s leader, Lee Teuk. Through the in-flight mic, Lee Teuk said, “When you talk loudly in public places, people glare at you and say, “Do you guys think you own this place?” Why yes, we really do own this!”, which made everyone laugh.
Kim Min Jong and Kangta had a fun time of their own, acting as stewards as they went around the whole plane, serving wine and swiping cards, and when they finished, Kangta made a toast to ‘South Korea to the world‘.
The first floor business section of the chartered plane consisted of Kangta, BoA, Kim Min Jong, DBSK’s Uknow Yunho and Max Changmin, SNSD and f(x). Super Junior and SHINee took over the business section of the second floor. Given the nickname ‘Charlie’s Angels‘, SNSD’s Yuri and actress Lee Yeon Hee sat together to gossip.
Inside the chartered plane, BoA commented, “I always travel to America, but since this time I’m going with other artists, it feels really good”, while Yunho adding, “It feels like we’re going on a reunion trip.”
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Singers and actors all belonging to the same company, SM Entertainment, boarded a plane from Korea Air at 4pm on September 2, heading towards Los Angeles, USA. This will be for the LA performance of ‘SMTown World Tour Concert’.
This time’s performance held at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on the 4th will be including many singers and actors from SM Entertianment, for example Kangta, BoA, U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), TRAX etc.
Artists from SM Entertainment either appeared at the Incheon Airport alone or in a small group. At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, Kangta, U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin and some others appeared. After 2 o’clock, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), BoA etc also arrived.
A line of artists graciously waved to the fans who welcomed them, as well as keeping a promise that the concert in America will be very successful. BoA expressed her feelings on flying out of the country, ‘Hopefully this concert will be a successful opportunity for Korean music to be understood by people from all over the world’.
SM Entertainment specially chartered a plane from Korea Air for this performance, not only would there be SM artists, but as well as 3000 fans and reporters. The concert tickets were long sold out, and according to predictions, the people buying tickets are 70% not Korean.
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Artists from SM Entertainment will be flying out all together in a private jet for their performance in Los Angeles. SM stated on the 23rd: ‘After the performance on the 21st, there will also be a SM Town Live concert in Los Angeles, USA, on September 4. Because of this performance, a Boeing 747-400 of Korean Air is prepared to take more than 300 people as a private jet.’
The same as the performance in Seoul, Kangta, BoA, U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), TRAX, Kim Min Jong, Lee Yeon Hee and other SM celebrities along with their teams, performing workers and fans hoping to attend the LA concert will be taking the specially prepared plane to travel to the US.
Celebrities under the same company going together on a large scale world tour is already unprecedented, however chartering a plane is even more uncommon. Also, since tickets started selling for this performance in July 24, the 15000 tickets were sold out almost immediately. At the same time, 70% of the ticket buyers are not Korean as well, according to the statistics of buying on the Internet. There are many audiences coming from far like Canada Vancouver, Toronto, as well as New York, Washington DC, South Carolina, Georgia and the rest of USA’s east coast; letting everyone feel the international competition and popularity of celebrities under SM Entertainment.
On the other hand, SM Entertainment’s artists performed their Seoul concert on the 21st in Seoul Jamsil Stadium, attracting more than 35000 people to come and watch.
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Representative of SM Entertainment (SME) stated that their singers will not be participating in the Mnet 2010 20’s Choice Award on August 26th. Hence, popular singers like BoA, SHINee, Super Junior, SNSD and f(x) will be absent from the ceremony, and this applies to all other non-singer SME artists as well.
In November last year, SME was skeptical of Mnet’s method and fairness in judging for Mcountdown and Mnet Asian Music Award (MAMA). Therefore, announced that they will not be taking part in 2009 MAMA.
On the other hand, Mnet 2010 20’s Choice Award Ceremony which would be held at the poolside of a hotel in Seoul on the 26th, would be hosted by Seo InYoung and 2AM Jo Kwon, featuring performances by 2PM, 2AM, Wonder Girls, 4 Minutes and more.
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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.
