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Super Junior
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Super Junior receiving "Artist of the Year" award at the 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival. (November 17, 2007)
Background information
Also known as 슈쥬 (SuJu)
SJ
Origin Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s) K-pop, Dance, R&B, Trot
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) SM Entertainment, Avex Trax
Associated
acts 		SMTown, Super Junior-K.R.Y, Super Junior-T
Website superjunior.iple.com
www.avex.com.tw/superjunior
Members
Leeteuk
Heechul
Han Geng
Yesung
Kang-In
Shindong

Sungmin
Eunhyuk
Donghae
Siwon
Ryeowook
Kibum
Kyuhyun

Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), also known as simply SJ or SuJu (Korean: 슈쥬), is a thirteen member K-pop boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2005, masterminded by Lee Soo Man. The group initially debuted with twelve members on November 6, 2005 with the single, "TWINS (Knock Out)". The original twelve members, from oldest to youngest, are Leeteuk (the leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kang-In, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kibum. The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen among the 3,000 applicants through auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in 2001.

Many of the members had already pursued an entertainment career before Super Junior's debut through acting, DJ-ing, and modeling. On May 23, 2006 SM Entertainment announced the addition of a new member, Kyuhyun, making them the thirteen member group they are today.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Pre-debut

News about SM Entertainment's unprecedented plans of forming a large project group spread over the internet as early as 2004. In early 2005, SM Entertainment confirmed rumors and announced that a large twelve member all-boy group would debut near the end of the year, promoting the group to be "The Gateway to Stardom of Asia."[1] For a while the group was known to be called O.V.E.R., an acronym for "Obey the Voice for Each Rhythm."[2] Soon the group became known as Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior.[3]

Most members have been actors, MCs, models, or DJs prior to debut. Heechul, Siwon, and Kibum made their debuts in dramas and films. Leeteuk, Yesung, Kang-In, Shindong, Sungmin, and Eunhyuk made cameo television appearances and became active DJs or MCs after debut. Han Geng made his first media appearance as a model.[4]

Super Junior 05 made their pre-debut appearance on the Korean channel, M.NET on September 11, 2005.[b] At the showcase, Super Junior performed various styles of hip hop dancing. The group danced to B2K's "Take It To The Floor." Han Geng, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also performed a separate dance away from the group, dancing to Usher's "Caught Up." However, 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.

[edit] 2005–2006: The Super Junior project

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Super Junior 05's first released promotional image as twelve members.

Super Junior 05 made their debut television appearance as a group on SBS's Popular Songs on November 6, 2005 as a project group of twelve members. The group performed their first promotional 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, 2005. A CD single was scheduled to be released on November but a more complete album, SuperJunior05 (TWINS), was released on December 7, 2005 instead. Their debut album sold 28,536 copies in the first month of release and debuted at #3 in the monthly chart of December 2005.[5][c]

An official fanclub was created for the group, E.L.F., an alphabetism derived from the phrase "Ever-lasting Friends."[3] The fans became known as as "elfs" (elves) in relation to the name of their official fanclub. Since Korean fans tend to support their idols with a certain balloon color, Super Junior 05's official color became pearl sapphire blue.[d][3]

To further publicize the company's newest project, Super Junior 05 collaborated with another boy band under the same label, TVXQ. They released a winter single titled "Show Me Your Love," a bubbly pop track for the Christmas season. During this time, the two groups were seen on the same shows together to promote their single. "Show Me Your Love" became the highest selling album of December 2005.[5]

After "Show Me Your Love" performances and promotions were finished, Super Junior 05 moved onto their second single, "Miracle", a light bubblegum pop song. "Miracle" was the group's first single to peak at #1 on different music charts of South Korea as well as international charts from overseas countries, such as Thailand.[6] It was their last single to be promoted from SuperJunior05 (TWINS). As promotions for "Miracle" slowly came to an end, SM Entertainment decided replace some of the original members with new ones. Prior to Super Junior 05's debut, the group was intended a rotational group with new members replacing the old members who would leave the group. After Super Junior 05, Super Junior 06, the second generation, would debut, and the label had began to take actions to announce the new members. However, after the addition of a thirteenth member, the project group was changed to a permanent group and became known as just Super Junior, without the suffix "05".[7][8]

[edit] 2006–2007: "U" and breakthrough success

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Promotional image for the album U, now with thirteen members

On May 23, 2006, SM Entertainment announced the addition of a new member, Kyuhyun, being the youngest member. The new thirteen member group released their new single, "U" online for free download on May 25, 2006. "U" had over 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and ultimately exceeded 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server.[9][10] The single was soon followed by the release of the second semi-promo track, "Endless Moment" on May 29, 2006. The CD single "U" with a total of three tracks was officially released on June 6, 2006, eventually selling over 83,000 units.[11] The title song "U" enjoyed number-one spots for five consecutive weeks on two of Korea's top music programs for the first time in the group's career. The song was crowned as SBS Popular Songs' Mutizen Song of the week as soon as it was released, being the first award for the group since debut. The song then stayed as Mutizen Song for three consecutive weeks on the same program. The song also grabbed top awards from M.NET's M!Countdown for two weeks. When promotions for "U" were still active, a new single, "Dancing Out" was released on July 23, 2006 as part of SMTown's annual summer album. Super Junior had been frequently appearing on various musical and variety programs to promote both of their new singles thereafter. "Dancing Out" collected two awards as soon as it was released. Because their single "Dancing Out" was a special summer single, they had their "Goodbye Special" (performing their last singles "U" and "Dancing Out" for the last time) on SBS Popular Songs on September 3, 2006.[12][e] With the release of "U", Super Junior collected over seven awards in five of South Korea's music award ceremonies as 2006 came to a close, winning Best New Group and popularity awards.

With the start of 2007, the group began to branch out into different splinter groups. Super Junior-K.R.Y, the first subgroup of Super Junior that debuted on November 5, 2006, began to give separate performances away from the group to promote their new songs. In February arrived a second subgroup, Super Junior-T who released their first single, "Rokkugo!!!". Han Geng, who had problems with his visa and was limited to give music performances in South Korea, headed to China and began activities there. On April 19, 2007, four members of Super Junior, Leeteuk, Shindong, Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun were injured in a car accident that deeply affected the group's schedules and progress. Being the most injured, Kyuhyun was not discharged from the hospital until four months later. Nonetheless, the cover from the former boy band H.O.T. accelerated quickly in singles charts in both South Korea and Thailand and soon became a number-one hit in Thailand's international charts a month later.[13][14]

[edit] 2007–present: Don't Don

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Promotional image of the second album comeback.

Heechul's fracture of the femur from a car accident on August 10, 2006 and April 19 car accident prevented Don't Don from being released until September 20, 2007.[15][16] The group performed their first performance for the album on September 21, 2007 promoting the title track "Don't Don" at KBS's Music Bank. It was their first performance in which the group performed together as thirteen after a whole year.[17]

Within the first three days of release, offline album sales passed the 11,000 mark, debuting as number one, and in close competition with Lee Soo Young's new release. Don't Don finished the September monthly album sales as number one, surpassing Lee Soo Young's and Wheesung's albums. 60,000 units were shipped by the first week of release and additional copies were reprinted.[18] After two months of release, Don't Don sold 159,015 copies, making it Super Junior's best selling album. It was also the second best seller album of 2007, falling 31,000 copies short of SG Wannabe's The Sentimental Chord.[19]

"Don't Don" rose quickly in music charts a week after release. "Don't Don" won its first recognition, the SBS Inkigayo Mutizen Song, on October 21, 2007[20] and later on M.NET's M!Countdown, sharing the number one song of the week along with "Everyday" by VOS in November.[21]

Promotions ended fast for the first single unlike their previous single, "U" where promotions continued well throughout the rest of the year. Don't Don's second single, the sweet R&B ballad "Marry U", was released on November 5, 2007 as track four in the repackaged version of Don't Don.[22] The music video became available for download on November 13, 2007.

Supported by the release of Don't Don, Super Junior was nominated in seven separate categories at the 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival that was held on November 17, 2007. Super Junior won three of those categories including Netizen Choice Award and Mobile Popularity, being the biggest winner of the night. The group won Best Artist of the Year.[23] Super Junior collected two more awards on December 14, 2007 at the 2007 Golden Disk Awards, an awards ceremony based on record success.[24] Although defeated by SG Wannabe in winning the Daesang, Super Junior won a Bonsang and the TPL Anycall Popularity Award, which were reported as expected wins for the group by the media after the success of Don't Don.[24]

[edit] Overseas expansion

Since Super Junior's debut in South Korea, the group endeavored to share an equal share of influence across Asia. The group has paid many visits to countries outside of their homeland, especially China and Thailand. Although Super Junior has yet to make an Asia concert tour, it is announced that Super Junior will target the overseas markets and hold their own major concerts in 2008.[25]

[edit] Thailand

Audio samples of Super Junior songs

Super Junior made their first overseas performance in Thailand on March 9, 2006 at a music ceremony.[26] In effect of the appearance, the group's new single with TVXQ moved up to #8 on Thailand's Channel [V] Music Chart.[26] Soon afterwards, "Miracle" debuted as #1 in the charts on March 21, 2006. "Miracle" was the second song produced by SM Entertainment that topped overseas music charts in Thailand of Channel V after TVXQ's "Rising Sun." The song stayed as #1 for four consecutive weeks.[6] Siwon was also chosen to be the endorser of 12 Plus, and filmed several commercials in Thailand. During Super Junior's performance at the Academy Fantasia in Thailand on July 14, 2007, several hundred Thai fans were crowded around the stage to watch the group perform. Some fans even fainted due to excessive heat and limited space while many others were injured due to the heavy amount of shoving and pushing.

The group's third single for SMTown, released in the 2007 SUMMER SMTOWN - FRAGILE album on July 5, 2007, debuted as #18 on Thailand's International Channel [V] Music Chart on the week of July 29, 2007. The single jumped to #8 the week after, and on the third week the single advanced to #1.[27] The single was a remake of H.O.T.'s "Full of Happiness" (행복). Aside the International Channel [V] Music Chart, which was #1 for six consecutive weeks, the single also made it to #1 on the POP Channel International Chart and the MTV International Chart in Thailand. The single has been staying strong as the #1 position on these three charts.[13][14]

[edit] Mainland China

In April 2006, Super Junior's Chinese member, Han Geng, visited China for the first time since his debut to promote his group. Since then, he and the rest of Super Junior continuously visited China. On June 12, 2006 Super Junior made their debut performance as a group in China performing "U" and "Miracle". After filming the Chinese film A Battle of Wits in 2006, Siwon made frequent visits to China to promote the film. Along with the rest of the cast of the film, he toured in four cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.[28] On July 18, 2007, the rest of Super Junior arrived in Shanghai to attend a 2007 Cyworld event.[29]

On August 8, 2007, Han Geng and Siwon traveled to Changsha to participate in a variety show after their appearance was postponed due to a car accident in April, being one of the first K-pop idols to appear on Chinese variety shows.[30]

Audio samples of Super Junior songs

The group released a Chinese version of "U" on June 15, 2007 and various sources have stated that the group will release a Chinese language album.[31] Super Junior announced that they hope to hold their own concert in China by 2008.[32] Answering Super Junior's future focus on the Chinese market, on October 2, 2007, the group's management officially stated that a third Super Junior subgroup is planning to debut in China in 2008.[33]

[edit] Taiwan

Super Junior made their first visit to Taiwan on June 16, 2007 as guest performers and award announcers at the Golden Melody Awards. Super Junior announced the Best Vocal Group and Best Performance Album awards.[34]. They also performed the songs "U" and "Miracle" at the awards ceremony. Only eleven of the thirteen members attended the event due to Heechul's schedule conflicts and Kyuhyun's injuries.

Super Junior's visit to Taiwan helped increase the sales figures of Don't Don which was released in Taiwan on October 19, 2007. It is the highest ranked Korean album on the G-music Combo Billboard Chart, surpassing the albums of TVXQ and Shinhwa. Super Junior's album also ranked above Taiwanese boy band K One, whose album debuted at #6.[35][36] The album peaked at #1 in Taiwan's Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart and the G-music J-pop Chart in Taiwan within the first week of release.[37][38]

[edit] April 19 car accident

On April 19, 2007 at about 12:20 a.m. (Korean time)[39] four members of Super Junior, Leeteuk, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, and two managers were injured in a car crash. The driver lost control of the vehicle as the van flipped over on its right side.[40]

Kyuhyun, who was sitting behind the driver's seat when the accident occurred, was severely injured with a fractured hip, pneumothorax from fractured ribs, and facial scratches/bruises.[41][42] Leeteuk had a successful operation removing the glass shards in his back, and received a total of 170 stitches on his face and his back.[43][44]

Shindong and Eunhyuk, the least injured with cuts and scratches, were both discharged on April 23, 2007.[45] Leeteuk and Kyuhyun recovered faster than expected,[46] and Leeteuk was discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2007[47], and Kyuhyun was discharged two months later on July 5, 2007.

[edit] Music style

See also: Super Junior discography
Audio samples of Super Junior songs
    "U"
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    From U (2006). This has been Super Junior's most successful song to date. The song introduced the group's music to be connecting closer to urban contemporary music and incorporating more expressive harmonization.
    "돈 돈! (Don't Don)"
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    From Don't Don (2007). This song is Super Junior's introduction of the SMP genre, a balanced infusion of rock, R&B, and rap. Repeated guitar riffs, urban style drum patterns, and an electric violin solo is added as the a bridge of the song to create a heavier musical essence to the track.
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Of the two studio albums and two singles Super Junior has released since 2005, the majority of their music is marked within the mainstream K-pop label. Songs from this genre are usually a mixture of other genres such as rock and R&B. Their debut single, "TWINS (Knock Out)" was a cover song, the original being called "Knockout" by the British boy band, Triple Eight that was released in 2003. Unlike the original piece, "TWINS (Knock Out)" was reproduced to a heavier rap rock song, with quicker rap and more emphasis on the bass instruments. Their follow-up single, "Miracle", is a light-hearted, bubblegum pop love song. "U" is more focused on urban contemporary, having a more R&B approach to the group's mainstream music. Their latest 2007 release, "Don't Don" however, is the group's first SMP project.[48] Unlike "Marry U", which is a medium-tempo, R&B ballad, "Don't Don" includes an infusion of rock, R&B, and rap, combining its musical elements with a violin segment. Super Junior also released hip hop-inspired tracks such as "A Man In Love", which incorporated traditional percussion instruments such as the African djemba and the Indian tabla.[49]

Further information: List of Super Junior covers

[edit] Lyrics

Heechul, Shindong, and Eunhyuk were credited for their rap lyrics in their co-single with TVXQ, "Show Me Your Love". Eunhyuk was also the main contributor for the rap lyrics in the group's single, "U". After the release of their second album, Don't Don, more members began to contribute in writing. Leeteuk, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also wrote the lyrics to the pop track, "I am," a song talking about the ordinary man in a celebrity's life.[50] Eunhyuk remains as one of the main writers for most of Super Junior's rap performances in the second album.[50]

While a majority of their songs centers around love, their debut single, "TWINS (Knock Out)" speaks of self-deception and the indecisive aspects of mind. Their 2007 comeback single, "Don't Don" revolves around the way money has changed the world into a devilish place to live.

[edit] Ability and criticism

Being a large thirteen member boy band, the members contain a variety of different vocal ranges. Yesung, Kang-In, Siwon and Kyuhyun sing within a deep bass range. However, they are also known for their vocal belting techniques, notably Yesung and Kyuhyun.[f][51] On the other hand, Sungmin and Ryeowook sing within a high tenor range while Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, and Donghae's vocals come between as a mid-high range. Shindong, Eunhyuk and Kibum are the known rappers of the group due to their rhythmical vocal range and quick tongue. Heechul and Donghae consistently rap as the supporting vocals.[g]

Super Junior has been criticized in the past for lip-synching and lack of vocal skills, specifically for shaky pitch and heavy breathing.[52][53] The criticisms worsened in July 2006 when they lipsynched on Show! Music Core of MBC, a show that guarantees all live performances. Though fans have defended them saying that Heechul was ill, their critics do not accept this explanation. They argue that since the band contains thirteen members, one ill singer should not necessitate lipsynching by the entire group.[54] Despite this, they have still remained popular through their large fan base and their album sales have been strong. Pushing back the criticism, Super Junior's comeback performance with "Don't Don" was a live performance instead of lipsyched.[55] Some members have also been performing a capella versions of their songs.[h]

[edit] Discography

Further information: Super Junior discography

[edit] Albums

1. SuperJunior05 (TWINS)
2. Don't Don

[edit] Singles

0.TWINS (Knock Out)
1. U

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Title Chart positions
SK TH TW
2005 SuperJunior05 (TWINS) 3 - -
2007 Don't Don 1 1 1

[edit] Single chart positions

Year Title Chart positions
SK TH TW
2005 "TWINS (Knock Out)" 5 - -
"Show Me Your Love" 1 8 -
2006 "U" 1 1 1

[edit] EPs

1. "U" Taiwan EP edition

[edit] Subgroups

Since debut, SM Entertainment has created two subgroups for Super Junior. The intentions of the subgroups were part of SM Entertainment's strategy to not limit Super Junior's activities;[56] the goal of this strategy was to show that Super Junior could accommodate various genres.

[edit] Super Junior-K.R.Y

Super Junior-K.R.Y, created in late 2006, is a trio formed by Super Junior members Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung. The label discovered that these three members developed a particular persona and subsequent fan-base that was separate from the rest of the group, and how they also had similar musical qualities. The label therefore grouped these three members together to perform particular songs to target a particular audience.

K.R.Y.'s first official performance was on November 5, 2006 on KBS's Music Bank.[57] They have participated in the original soundtrack of the tvN drama Hyena with a total of three tracks, including the main theme. The trio also contributed tracks in two additional original soundtracks, one track in the soundtrack of Snow Flower and Billy Jean Look at Me OST. Unlike Super Junior's second sub-unit, Super Junior-T, K.R.Y has not released a single or album, and has only participated in collaboration albums and original soundtracks.

[edit] Super Junior-T

Main article: Super Junior-T

[edit] Film and television career

Further information: Super Junior filmography

[edit] Debut

Prior to the group's debut, the members had individually appeared in television dramas, with Leeteuk being the first member of the group to act; he had a minor role as a cameo in All About Eve in 2000.

As a group, Super Junior starred in Super Junior's Mini-Drama, a program hosted by the group that was released in late 2006. The group wrote, produced, and acted in the separate mini dramas. The subject matters of the dramas were chosen from the top three choices from the viewers.[58][59]

Super Junior also participated in reality variety shows such as Super Junior Show (2005-2006), Mystery 6 (2006), Super Junior Full House (2006), Super Adonis Camp (2006), and other similar programs. The members also starred in various music videos of artists in SM Entertainment. The most notable performance was in Zhang Liyin's debut music drama video, "Timeless" (2006), featuring Han Geng and Siwon.

Siwon was among the first of Super Junior to have participated in silver-screen productions, appearing in the Hong Kong historical action drama film, A Battle of Wits as the supporting role of Prince Liang in 2006. In 2007, Heechul, Kang-In, and Shindong lent their voices to the three chipmunks in the Korean release of Alvin and the Chipmunks.[60]

[edit] Masters and jockeys

Few days prior to debut, Heechul became the co-disc jockey with Park Heebon for YoungStreet Radio show. He had been the DJ for five more months until he had become an MC for SBS's Popular Songs and KM'S Show Music Tank. Leeteuk, Kang-In, and Shindong made their debut appearance as Masters of Ceremonies for M.NET's M!Countdown five days after Super Junior's music debut. The three members remained together as the hosts throughout their career until Kang-In was replaced by Eunhyuk due to his busy schedule for hosting MBC's Chinhanchingu Radio and Show! Music Core. Leeteuk and Eunhyuk host their own radio show, Super Junior Kiss the Radio, and usually invites singers to discuss their musical career. Donghae appears as a regular guest. Sungmin is also an active DJ, hosting with Sooyoung of Girls' Generation for Good Friend Radio, previously hosted by Kang-In. Shindong is a regular DJ for Green Apple Sound.

On November 11, 2007, the premiere of Explorers of the Human Body aired on SBS. The show introduced the original twelve members of Super Junior as regular guests for the program.[61] The show aims to answer questions about the human body. Super Junior members experiment with their own bodies to verify answers.

[edit] Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

Main article: Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

Twelve members, excluding Kyuhyun who was recovering from a previous car accident, appeared in the group's debut film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys. The first film released by SM Pictures, it premiered on July 26, 2007 in Korea.[62] Although the film was promoted as a typical high school comedy, the movie gained positive reviews from critics, praising that the movie had a well-oriented plot unlike most idol films. However, ticket sales remained low in the premiere month.[63]

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Cyber attack

For more details on this topic, see Leeteuk.

Leeteuk was panned for falsely stating that Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na refused his cyworld invitation during an episode of School of Rock. After the show aired, the figure skater publicly clarified that she has never refused such an invitation. Ultimately, Leeteuk issued an official apology for the incident.[64] A panel held in August 2007 concluded that the show was responsible for verifying the story.[65]

[edit] Super Junior-China

After the subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-T, on October 2, 2007, SM Entertainment announced the future birth of another Super Junior subgroup project that will be beginning activities in China starting in 2008, named Super Junior-China. Along with Han Geng, SM Entertainment's new Chinese trainee Henry Lau, who was also featured in the music video of "Don't Don", was said to be one of the core members for the subgroup.[66] Other members in the group will include some of Super Junior's original members. The subgroup's main focus will be on the Chinese market, singing Chinese versions of previous Super Junior songs as well as introducing and promoting new Chinese singles.

The announcement brought in a huge wave of dissatisfaction and opposition from fans of Super Junior. The official web site called Only13 (http://sjonly13.com) has been made by fans who oppose against SM Entertainment. Through this web site, fans of Super Junior communicate and plan out protest acts. Many online petitions were made by both Korean and Chinese fans to prevent and convince the label to not add a fourteenth member.[67] Initially fans were planning to boycott the company's products, similar to the actions taken by fans of TVXQ in the past. However most fans agreed on a silent protest instead. On October 21, 2007 and throughout the week, over 400 fans from Super Junior's official fanclub, E.L.F. silently sat in front of the SM building and held signs that supported the group to have only thirteen members.[68] Situations became worse when SM Entertainment announced through the media that they never stated that Super Junior was a fixed group, although the label announced that Super Junior was a permanent group when Kyuhyun was added to the group.[1] Thousands of fans wrote letters to the company and pleaded them to keep the group permanent, but no answer was returned.[1] Fans exclaimed that they will not end the silent protest until they hear an official announcement from the company.[1]

Over one thousand more fans appeared in front of the SM building on E.L.F.'s third protest on November 3, 2007.[69] Instead of a silent protest, the fans sang various Super Junior songs and shouted "thirteen."[70] Following the protest, Super Junior members Leeteuk, Heechul, and Eunhyuk announced that they did not mind having a fourteenth member in the group if it was an advantage of Super Junior's future, and if so that fans should also support Super Junior as a project group.[71][72]

[edit] Awards

Further information: List of Super Junior awards

[edit] Notes

  • b.^  All members of the group were present at the showcase with the exception of Ryeowook and Kyuhyun. Both were not present because they were not members of Super Junior at that time. However, Ryeowook joined Super Junior soon after this performance. Kyuhyun did not join the group until six months after their official debut.
  • c.^  All sales numbers taken from the Music Industry Association of Korea. Last known sales numbers here..
  • d.^  Sapphire blue, Super Junior's fanclub color, is also the name of the second track from Super Junior's second album, "소원이 있나요 (Sapphire Blue)."
  • e.^  Although it was a "Goodbye Special", it was not the last time for Super Junior to perform those singles. Super Junior's recent performance of "U" was at the Golden Melody Awards (traditional Chinese: 金曲獎; simplified Chinese: 金曲奖; pinyin: jīn qū jiǎng) on June 16, 2007 in Taiwan. Their latest performance of "U" was in Japan on August, 2007. Both performances were remixed versions of the song.
  • f.^  Both Yesung and Ryeowook took part in "Tie Clam Shells" (조개껍질 묶어), the only a cappella track in the 2007 SUMMER SMTOWN - FRAGILE album.
  • g.^  Leeteuk has also rapped in Super Junior's recent music, such as in "돈 돈! (Don't Don)" and "갈증 (A Man In Love)."
  • h.^  Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, and Ryeowook has been giving a capella performances of their second 2007 single, "Marry U", as seen in Super Junior's second album DVD and Super Junior's Kiss the Radio.

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Preceded by
TVXQ
for "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. 		2007 M.NET KM Music Festival - Artist of the Year (Daesang)
for Don't Don
2007 		Succeeded by
TBD
 v • d • e Super Junior
Members
Leeteuk | Heechul | Han Geng | Yesung | Kang-In | Shindong | Sungmin | Eunhyuk | Donghae | Siwon | Ryeowook | Kibum | Kyuhyun
Subgroups
Super Junior-K.R.Y. | Super Junior-T
Discography
Korean singles:
"TWINS (Knock Out)" | "Show Me Your Love" | "U"
Super Junior-T: "Rokkugo!!!"
Chinese singles:
"U"
Filmography
Film: Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

TV shows: Super Junior Show | Princess Diary | Mystery 6 | Full House | Super Adonis Camp | Super Junior Mini-Drama | Idol World | Super Summer | Explorers of the Human Body

Full discography | Videography | Television and Film | Awards and Nominations
v • d • e
SM Entertainment
CurrentSM Town · Ahyoomee · Black Beat · BoA · Choo Ka Yul · Girls' Generation · Go Ah Ra · Hyun Jin · Isak · Kangta · Lee Yeon Hee · Park Hee Bon · Song Kwang Sik · Super Junior · The Grace · The TRAX · TVXQ · Yoo Young Jin · Zhang Li Yin · J-Min
FormerFly to the Sky · Isak N Jiyeon · H.O.T. · M.I.L.K · Moon Hee Jun · S.E.S. · Shinhwa · Shinvi · S#arp
CollaborationGroup 'S' (Supreme) · Kangta & Vanness · Super Junior-K.R.Y · Super Junior-T
Official sitehttp://www.smtown.com
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