Super Junior

For the Irish political term, see Super junior minister. For the professional wrestling tournament, see Best of the Super Juniors.

Super Junior
Super Junior performing Mr. Simple at KCON 2015 From left to right: Ryeowook, Donghae, Leeteuk, Kangin, Siwon, Yesung, Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, and Heechul
Super Junior performing Mr. Simple at KCON 2015
From left to right: Ryeowook, Donghae, Leeteuk, Kangin, Siwon, Yesung, Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, and Heechul
Background information
Also known asSuper Junior 05 (2005–2006)
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
DiscographySuper Junior discography
Years active2005–present
Labels
Member ofSM Town
Spinoffs
Members
Past members
WebsiteOfficial website

Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어; RR: Syupeo Junieo; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band. The group is composed of Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Han Geng, Kibum, and Kangin were originally part of the group before departing in 2011, 2015 and 2019, respectively. The group was formed by the founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man in 2005 as a 12-piece group with rotational members but the concept was abandoned after addition of Kyuhyun in 2006. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their contributions in Korean Wave.[1][2][3][4]

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.[5][6] Over the years, they have been divided into smaller groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. The members have also individually branched out into hosting, presenting and acting. Their successes and popularity as all-rounded entertainers have led other Korean entertainment managements to also begin training their music groups in other aspects of the entertainment industry.[7]

Super Junior was the best-selling K-pop artist for four years in a row. The group has earned thirteen music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, nineteen from the Golden Disc Awards, and are the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003.[8] In 2012, they were nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards.[9] They won the "International Artist" and "Best Fandom" awards at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.[10] In March 2020, Super Junior broke their own record topping the Korean Album Chart of Taiwan's KKBOX for 122 consecutive weeks since 2017 with their 8th album Play, the 8th album repackage REPLAY in 2018, the 9th album Time_Slip from 2019, and 9th album repackage Timeless.[11]

  1. ^ Lee Yeon-jung (July 10, 2012). 슈퍼주니어, 대만 음악차트 110주 연속 1위 [Super Junior topped Taiwanese music chart for 110 consecutive weeks]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Lim Eun-ji; Do Wook-il (September 3, 2019). [TD영상] 슈퍼주니어 '한류의 제왕' [[TD image] Super Junior 'King of Hallyu']. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Kim Sung-won (November 20, 2017). 슈주, 신곡 '블랙수트' 대만-홍콩-싱가포르 KKbox 부동의 1위 [Suju's new song 'Black Suit' immovable from no 1 in Taiwan-Hong Kong-Singapore KKbox]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Park Soo-jung (July 13, 2015). [슈퍼주니어 10주년②] 기록이 말한다 '한류제왕의 위엄' [[Super Junior 10th anniversary ②] Record shows 'pride as king of Hallyu']. Korea Economics Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "SJ satisfies Hallyu fans". Yahoo! Taiwan (in Chinese). November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  6. ^ "SJ's Sorry, Sorry becomes Asia's most popular hit". CRI Online (in Chinese). January 8, 2010. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Super Junior: Promoted 19 albums in four years". 10 Asia (in Korean). April 7, 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  8. ^ "2008 MTV Asia Awards Honors The Best From The East And West". MTV Asia. August 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  9. ^ "MTV EMA 2012 :: 11.11.2012 :: Frankfurt :: Super Junior". MTV EMA. November 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "WINNERS OF TEEN CHOICE 2015 ANNOUNCED". Teen Choice on Fox. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  11. ^ Lee Yu-na (July 16, 2020). "141주 1위" 슈주, 대만 최대 음악사이트 'KKBOX' 韓 앨범차트 최장기록 경신 ["No 1 for 141 weeks" Suju breaks record as the longest charting in 'KKBOX' Korean album chart, the largest Taiwanese music site]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.