About Super Junior:
Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어) 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, nine 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
Kangin 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 down to nine active members.
Album list:
- SuperJunior05 (released in 2005)
- Don't Don (released in 2007)
- Sorry, Sorry (released in 2009)
- Bonamana (released in 2010)
- Mr. Simple (released in 2011)
Subgroups:
1. Super Junior-K.R.Y
Super Junior-K.R.Y, established in November 2006, is the first Super Junior subgroup. It comprises members Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung, three of the most vocally powerful members of Super Junior. Super Junior-K.R.Y specialize in performing mournful, R&B-style ballads.
2. Super Junior-Trot
Super Junior-Trot (Korean: 슈퍼주니어-트로트), officially known as Super Junior-T (Korean: 슈퍼주니어-티) is the second official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop music. Super Junior-T contains six Super Junior members, Leeteuk (the leader), Heechul, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, and Eunhyuk.
Super Junior-T has released only one single in the short span of their career before they were announced to be on hiatus in 2008. The single "Rokuko" was Korea's sixteenth best-selling record and the number one best-selling single of 2007, according to the Music Industry Association of Korea. In November 2008, the subgroup returned with a debut in the Japanese music industry, releasing the Japanese version of "Rokuko."
3. Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M, often referred to as SJ-M, is a Mandopop boy band. Formed in 2008 in Seoul, South Korea, the band is the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent, and is the first group produced by Korea's CT (Culture Technology) organization, created through a comprehensive localization strategy.
Super Junior-M is the third and most successful subgroup branched off from the Korean boy band Super Junior. Super Junior-M originally consisted of leader Han Geng, Siwon, Donghae, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and two non-Super Junior members, Henry and Zhou Mi. In December 2009, Han filed a lawsuit against their agency SM Entertainment, and the group temporarily disbanded.Hangeng was later replaced by Super Junior members Sungmin and Eunhyuk, coinciding with the release of the group's second EP Perfection in February 2011.
4. Super Junior-Happy (Korean: 슈퍼주니어-해피), sometimes referred to as SJ-H or Suju-Happy (Korean: 슈주-해피), is the fourth official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. Super Junior-Happy contains six Super Junior members, Leeteuk (the leader), Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, and Eunhyuk.
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Super Junior down to nine active members.
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