Super Junior

“We’ve been looking for happiness since November 6, 2005 and we thank the fans for giving us that happiness. When we debuted, no one expected us to succeed. We want to thank super managers, Teacher Lee Soo Man and CEO Kim Young Min.”

~GDA, 2011, acceptance speech.

~Summary~

Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band. Super Junior originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kibum. Kyuhyun was added to the group in 2006.

Super Junior launched into international recognition following the release of their best-selling single "Sorry, Sorry" in 2009, the title song of their most critically successful album Sorry, Sorry. The group has released and contributed to over 20 records with varying degrees of success, and was the best-selling K-pop artist for three years in a row. Over the years, they have been divided into smaller subgroups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. Largely due to Super Junior's success as entertainers, other Korean entertainment managements began to train their music groups in other areas of entertainment, such as acting and hosting.

In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned six music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, thirteen from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003.

In December 2009, Han Geng left the group after filing a lawsuit against their agency SM Entertainment. Heechul and Leeteuk announced their hiatus to fulfill their mandatory military service of two years, and Kibum temporarily parted with the group for his pursuit of an acting career, leaving Super Junior with nine active members.

~Sub Groups~

Sub Groups

K.R.Y | Super Junior-T | Super Junior-M | Super Junior-H | Eunhyuk & Donghae

K.R.Y

Super Junior K.R.Y was the first sub-group of Super Junior. There are 3 members in Super Junior K.R.Y; Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung. This group consists of the most vocally powerful members of Super Junior. Super Junior K.R.Y’s music falls into the category of R&B style ballads. Although Super Junior K.R.Y has not officially released an original singles or albums, they have held a mini concert tours in Japan. Over 22,000 attended the tour.

Super Junior-T

Super Junior T was the second sub-group of Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for producing trot music, which is the oldest form of Korean pop music. They debuted in 2006 with 6 members; Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, and Eunhyuk. They have only released one single, “rokuko” but this single received a lot of recognition. “Rokuko” was korea’s sixteenth best-selling record and was the number one best-selling single of 2007.

Super Junior-M

Super Junior M was the third sub-group of Super Junior. They are the first international music group (in the Chinese music industry) to have members of Chinese and Korean descent. They debuted in 2008 with 7 members: Siwon, Donghae, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Hangeng, Henry, & Zhou Mi. Hangeng officially left the group in 2009. As of 2010, 2 new members were added to the group, Eunhyuk and Sungmin officially making them an 8 member group. Super Junior M’s music falls into the category of mainstream pop, dance, and R&B. Super Junior M has received many awards and recognition for their songs like Me, Super Girl, and Perfection.

Super Junior-H

Super Junior Happy was the fourth sub-group of Super Junior. They debuted in 2008 with 6 members; Leeteuk, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin and Eunhyuk. Super Junior Happy’s music falls into the category of contemporary dance music and bubblegum pop

Eunhyuk & Donghae

Eunhyuk and Donghae released their first single, "Oppa, Oppa" and a ballad entitled "First Love". The song was first performed on Super Junior's Super Show 4 Seoul concert in November 19, 2011. Then, a month after the performance, SM Entertainment announced that both Donghae and Eunhyuk will promote the song on music shows. They promoted the song in Music Bank on December 16th, Music Core on the 17th and Inkigayo on the 18th.

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