Super Junior M Rumors (Update)

OK, this is my last update on this topic.

A Chinese director who will be filming a program featuring SJM (the one who let slip there were 8 members) listed the members at requests from fans. It is now CONFIRMED that the 2 new members of Super Junior- M are

(drumroll)

Sungmin and Eunhyuk of Super Junior!!!

SJM will make their comeback any day now (according to Taiwanese sites February 14th is the date) so it’s time to sit back, relax, and wait to see this new SJM in action! I’m personally REALLY excited to see how it goes!

Super Junior M Rumor (Update)

See? I didn’t forget I promised to let you guys know anything I’ve found out!

For those of you who have started reading here since I last posted: I kept getting questions on reviews and artist profiles for Super Junior about what would happen to Super Junior- M now that Hangeng is gone.

Super Junior M has CONFIRMED they are releasing an album “Very very soon”. When recording the album it accidentally got out that Sungmin (from Super Junior) was recording for the album as well. However, no one knows if he is a member or if he is just featured in a song.

Today a PD (production director) in China said SJM will be appearing on his show sometime in the future (they just got confirmation the group would be there) and that 8 members were coming. So it appears the rumors that SJ members will be added to SJM are true. Putting that with the bit about Sungmin accidentally being mentioned and it looks like he might be one of the 2 new SJM members. The last could be a trainee (SM has pleanty of Chinese trainees) or it could be a member of SJ.

SJM will make their comeback any day now, so fans should try to be patient. Keep an eye on SM Entertainment’s YouTube page or their website (www.smtown.com) for updates.

**Announcement- Super Junior/ Hangeng Update**

The results of Hangeng’s lawsuit against SM Entertainment were released today.

Seoul courts found in favor of Hangeng, meaning his contract with SM Entertainment is void and he no longer has any ties to them. He also does not have to pay the (hefty) penalty to SM he would have paid should he have lost the lawsuit.

**Announcement: Super Junior M UPDATE**

Sorry I’m like a day or two late on this one, I just flew from Korea to the US, so I think that’s a good excuse!

One Way’s Chance (One Way is another group) was tweeting about Super Junior M’s recording (I guess he’s helping as a technician or something):

“Working with the M Brothers” (Super Junior M), followed by “Just finished Ryeowook’s part. Taking a break. Hanging with Henry and Zhou Mi”, followed by “Now recording SUNGMIN’S part”. He deleted the last and said “oops… don’t think I was supposed to say that”.

Leeteuk has also apparently hinted that Sungmin AND Eunhyuk are now with SJM, but I haven’t seen this yet as apparently the hint was on twitter recently, so I haven’t seen a translation (I only know a little Korean thus far).

So what do you think? Does this mean Sungmin and Eunhyuk are in SJM, or just helping on the album?

Announcement- KYA!!!!!!

The fangirl in me is totally dying right now (in a good way). So I tagged this video in the “Artist Profile” and MV section of each of the groups involved.

SM Entertainment just announced the formation of a new project group. This group, from the sounds of it, is more of a collaboration group and not an actual full-time group, so don’t get too worried, but it will definitely be performing so you’ll get to see a bit of it!

The new group debuting in less than 10 days is “S.M. The Ballad”. This group is comprised of a new singer named Jino (18), TRAX’s Jay, SHINee’s Jonghyun, and Super Junior’s Kyuhyun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The idea I’m getting from the press release about this (which pretty much just said they’d be releasing a CD the 26th) is that this is going to be like the Super Junior Sub Groups. No one is leaving their initial group. So don’t worry!

Artist Profile- Super Junior, Super Junior-M, Hangeng (All Update)

Super Junior leader Leeteuk said on a program recently that he hopes all of Super Junior can perform as 13 members again before he goes into the military (he has said he intends to do this late 2011 or early 2012).

Hangeng, the former leader of Super Junior- M who is seeking to end his contract with SM Entertainment over human rights violations, replied to this saying that once the lawsuit is decided, if SM Entertainment gives their permission, he would like to help fulfill that wish for Leeteuk.

Ok, so the fans are kind of freaking out over this, so let me put it in very simple terms: he would not be returning to Super Junior or Super Junior- M, just kind of guest-performing with them ^^

Artist Profile- Super Junior MV Links

TWINS (Knock Out)
~This is a Korean cover of a British song~

You Are the One
~This is the MV of Super Junior’s debut show “The Super Junior Show”

Miracle
~This is the last appearance of Super Junior 05~

U
~This is the first MV by Super Junior as 13 members~

Dancing out

Full of Happiness
~Member Kyuhyun is absent from this MV as he was recovering from a car accident, it is a re-make of HOT’s song by the same name~

Wonder Boy
~This is the OST for Super Junior’s movie “Attack on the Pin-Up Boys”, it features all members save Kyuhyun, who was recovering from a car accident. Keep an eye on the background dancers for future SHINee member Key and future Super Junior “Guest Member” and Super Junior- M member Henry~

Don’t Don
~This MV features all SJ members and was the debut of “Guest Member” Henry, who is currently in Super Junior- M~

Marry U

One Love (1st Asia Tour Concert)
~Subbed version best quality~

Sorry, Sorry

It’s You
~This was the last MV to feature Super Junior as 13 members~

Sorry, Sorry- Answer
~This features Super Junior as 12 members,with member Kangin appearing in the group shorts, individual shots of him never show his face~

Bonamana
~The first appearance of Super Junior as 10 members~

No Other

Artist Profile- Super Junior (Part 1)

Since Super Junior’s (Abbreviated SJ from now on) discography, awards, and member list are all SO LONG, I’ve split it up over two sections. For the member profiles and awards see Part 2.

Super Junior is the largest dance group in the world with 13 members. The initial concept of the group was to be a rotational one. In the beginning there were only 12 members, 6 “Graduates” and 6 “Undergraduates”. With each album the 6 Graduates would leave, the Undergraduates would become Graduates, and a new generation of Undergraduates would move in. Super Junior 05 would be followed by the Generation Super Junior 06 and so on.

The group cried over this on several programs, about how they had trained together and would eventually have to leave one another. As the day drew near, and the new Undergraduate members were chosen, SM Entertainment decided to pull a fast one. They added 13th member Kyuhyun and announced they were sealing the group, with no further generations. Super Junior 05 dropped the name and just became Super Junior. Since then they have taken control of the music scene in Asia.

Super Junior has the largest fanclub in the world with over 1,000,000 registered members. They are known as E.L.F., which stands for Ever Lasting Friends, are are known for being highly organized. On member birthdays or special occasions, ELF will send large amounts of gifts to the members. Several members expressed a wish to help others, and for those members birthdays ELF makes donations or helps with community service. Recently ELF made a large donation to UNICEF in Super Junior’s name.

ELF split along the battle lines of Don’t Don into two main groups. Only 13 believe that Super Junior can only exist as 13 members, no more and no less. They became a strong force against Guest-Member Henry, who later debuted in Super Junior- M. Only 13 are known as an anti-fan group to  Super Junior- M, and have caused a great strain on Super Junior with their protests of Henry and fellow SJM member Zhou Mi. The other side of the line in Only 15 or Forever 15. This group pushes for the addition of Henry and Zhou Mi to Super Junior and supports the two with the group. Each branch of ELF does not acknowledge the other as true fans for various reasons. For more on this, see “Rant #1- Only 13 Controversy”.

Albums:

Super Junior 05- TWINS
This album was SJ’s debut album. It was also the only album they recorded as the group “Super Junior 05″. It was intended when they formed that with each album 6 members would leave the group and 6 new members would be introduced, making it a rotational group. Super Junior 05 would be followed by Super Junior 06 and so on.
1) Miracle
~~This song was second in the promotions for “TWINS”. During it’s performance Super Junior’s popularity increased sharply.
2) TWINS (Knock Out)
~~This is Super Junior’s debut song, first performed in November of 2005. It is a Korean cover of a British song called “Knock Out”, the Korean lyrics were written by the legendary songwriter Yoo Young Jin.
3) You are the One
4) Rock this House
5) 차근차근 (Way for love)
6) So I
7) OVER
8] Keep in Touch
9) L.O.V.E.
10) Believe
~~The lyrics for this song were written by member Heechul, it is the only song he has written for SJ so far.
11) TWINS (Knock Out) [Instrumental]

U
Just after announcing the 6 members who would be leaving Super Junior and the new members who would be introduced, SM Entertainment decided instead to add just one member to Super Junior and remove the suffix “05″, moving them from the status of a “Project Group” (to which changes can still be made) to a regular group (no major changes anymore). The new member Kyuhyun is one of SJ’s lead singers.
1) U
~~This is SJ’s first major hit song. It earned them their first weekly performance award since debut and also won them numerous “Best New Group” awards. It was choreographed by member Shindong.
2) Endless Moment
~~This song was performed live rarely. The only version I’ve seen was performed with only 11 members, as Donghae was at his father’s funeral and Heechul was in the hospital after a car accident.
3) Lovely Day

Don’t Don
This second full-length album was delayed twice due to car accidents. The first delay came when member Heechul was severely injured when he lost control of his car on the way to fellow member Donghae’s father’s funeral. He broke his femur (resulting in an iron rod being placed alongside the bone) and nearly bit his tongue in half trying to stop himself from passing out. A second accident a few months later put members Eunhyuk, Shindong, Leeteuk, and Kyuhyun in the hospital. Leeteuk received 170 stitches in his back and forehead, and Kyuhyun was severely injured, having fractured his hip, broken ribs, and punctured a lung among other injuries. 5 months later he managed to comeback with SJ, though he could only be on stage less than 1 minute of each performance.
Version 1
1) 돈 돈! (Don’t Don)
~~This song featured Guest Member Henry, a violin player who also danced. He was included in almost every live performance and stood on stage with Super Junior when they accepted weekly awards. His presence caused a great controversy (See Rant #1- Only 13 controversy). The song is considered one of SJ’s most popular.
2) 소원이 있나요 (Sapphire Blue)
~~This song was written specifically for the fans of SJ, Sapphire Blue being the official fan club color (Fan club colors are waved by fans at performances)
3) You’re My Endless Love (말하자면)
4) 미워 (Hate U, Love U)
~~Member Ryeowook picked this song as his favorite for the Don’t Don album. It was the last song to be recorded by member Kyuhyun. He did not record it due to his car accident, and a new version was recorded that did not include him. When he decided to make his comeback despite his injuries the song was again re-recorded.
5) Disco Drive
6) Marry U
~~The second song from the Don’t Don promotions. SJ is the first idol group to ever release a song of this nature, and it is still popular to sing at weddings.
7) I Am
~~The lyrics to this were written by Leeteuk, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, and Donghae
8] 사랑이 떠나다 (She’s gone)
9) Missin’ U
~~This was written by the same songwriter responsible for the hit song U
10) 거울 (Mirror)
11) 우리들의 사랑 (Our Love)
12) Midnight Fantasy
13) Thank You
14) 아주 먼 옛날 (Song for you)

Version 2
1)  돈 돈! (Don’t Don)
2) 소원이 있나요 (Sapphire Blue)
3) You’re My Endless Love (말하자면)
4) Marry U (New Version)
5) 갈증 (A Man In Love)
6) Disco Drive
7) 미워 (Hate U, Love U)
8] I Am
9) 사랑이 떠나다 (She’s gone)
10) 마지막 승부 (The girl is mine)
11) 거울 (Mirror)
12) 우리들의 사랑 (Our Love)
13) Missin’ U
14) Midnight Fantasy
15) Thank You
16)  갈증 (A Man In Love) [Remix]
~~The Remix has actually been performed far more than the original song. It is performed at every Super Show concert. Due to the hard dance steps member Kyuhyun refrains from dancing this song, as it would aggravate his old injuries. He is brought up from beneath the stage during his solo and then returned.
17) 아주 먼 옛날 (Song for you)
18] Marry U [Japanese Version]

Super Show Tour Live CD
After Don’t Don, Super Junior began a year long tour of Asia with their Super Show concert, their first solo live show. It was performed 10 times in a total of 3 countries. The group admitted that 6 songs from the tour were lipsynched, a very low number considering that 36 songs were performed in total.
1) Welcome to S.J. World
2) TWINS (Knock Out)
3) Intro + Rock this House
4) Intro + Don’t Don
5) Asian Freak Show
6) A Man in Love
7) Mirror
8] Ment #1
~~During this time members introduced themselves onstage
9) She’s Gone
10) You’re My Endless Love
11) Dancing Out
12) The Night Chicago Died
~~This Korean cover of the song was performed by Super Junior- K.R.Y., the lead singing trio of SJ, consisting of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung
13) My Everything
~~This cover of the 98 Degrees song was performed in English by member Donghae and dedicated to his deceased father
14) 처음 느낌 그대로
~~While Kyuhyun sang the song solo, member Ryeowook accompanied him live on the piano
15) 인형
~~This was performed as a duet between leader Leeteuk and SJ’s official lead singer Yesung
16) 걸음을 멈추고
~~This song was performed by SJ- K.R.Y.
17) 룩셈부르크
~~This was performed mainly by member Kang-In, with Leeteuk and Shindong accompanying. Members Sungmin and Siwon played guitar and drums respectively with the song.
CD 2
1) Rokkuko
~~The most popular song of Super Junior- T, this is still performed at live concerts, even though Super Junior-T was scrapped in favor of Super Junior- H
2) First Express
~~Another song performed only by members of Super Junior- T
3) Don’t Go Away
~~Super Junior T’s final performance in the Super Show 1 tour
4) H.I.T.
~~This was an OST (theme song) Super Junior sang for a television show of the same name
5) One Love
~~This song is mostly a rap performed by member Eunhyuk. He is accompanied by Super Junior- K.R.Y. The song was released with clips of the concert for SJ’s official concert Music Video
6) Hate U, Love U
7) Ment #2
~~Here SJ turned the microphones back on the audience, asking them to sing “Marry U” for the members (ELF, Super Junior’s fan club, had claimed the song and it has become a symbol of SJ and ELF)
8] Marry U
~~At the halfway point in this song SJ members returned to the microphones from their seats onstage and finished the song. Only a few members made it to the end of the song, as the others were crying too hard.
9) Y.M.C.A.
~~This cover is done entirely in english. Each member also picked a costume to perform in, resulting in a Vampire, Demon, Clown, Prince, Captain, Harry Potter, Jack Sparrow, Japanese cartoon character, Fred Flintstone, Bruce Lee, Peter Pan, and Zorro on stage. SJ also changed the choreography so that the fans could do it with them (introduced by a video before the performance)
10) Wonder Boy
~~This is the concert version of the theme song from their movie “Attack on the Pin-Up Boys”
11) First Snow
12) Ment #3
~~This Ment was SJ’s time to say thank you to the fans for attending before the finale songs were performed
13) The Girl is Mine
14) U
15) Full of Happiness
~~This song was released by 12 members of SJ while Kyuhyun recovered from the accident. It was a way to continue promotions while delaying the 2nd album’s release for Kyuhyun’s return. It is a remake of labelmate H.O.T.’s famous song.
16) Way for Love
17) Believe
18] Miracle
19) One Love (Studio Version)

Sorry Sorry
So far this is the best-selling album SJ has released (though their latest album Bonamana is quickly catching up). It’s title song remained in the #1 spot on Taiwanese music charts for 37 weeks in a row (it dropped down to #2 under Super Junior- M’s “SuperGirl”). This song also earned SJ 13 consecutive weeks at the top of the Korean song charts. This is also the first album which did not include all members of Super Junior, as member Kibum first took a leave for personal reasons then to pursue his acting career.

Version A
1) Sorry, Sorry
~~Another song composed by Yoo Youngjin, the widely respected songwriter who works exclusively for SM Entertainment
2) 니가 좋은 이유 (Why I like you)
~~This song was performed on some music programs during the comeback period
3) 마주치지 말자 (Let’s not…)
4) 앤젤라 (Angela)
5) Reset
6) Monster
7) What If
8] 이별… 넌 쉽니 (Heartquake)
~~This song features U-Know and Micky of lablemate DBSK
9) Club No. 1
~~ This song features Lee YeonHee, a popular Korean actress
10) Happy Together
11) 죽어있는 것 (Dead at heart)
12) Shining Star

Version B was simply the CD plus a DVD, so I will not include it here

Version C
I will just put the songs which are different from Version A here
1) Sorry, Sorry
2) 그녀는 위험해 (She Wants It)
3) 너라고 (It’s You)
~~This was the main song for the second half of Sorry Sorry promotions. It also topped the charts and the MV became widely popular.
4) 사랑이 죽는 병 (Love Disease)
5) 첫번째 이야기 (Love U More)
~~This upbeat and cute song was composed by SJ member Ryeowook, and the lyrics were co-written with member Sungmin. It is the first solo composition of Ryeowook’s to be included in an album.

Super Show 2 Tour Live CD
The Super Show 2 was performed 19 times in 6 countries. Later shows faced difficulties with the absence first of member Kangin and later of Hangeng. Fan chants in support of Hangeng and against Super Junior- M members during the Shanghai leg of the tour disrupted a performance. When chanting continued during the final bow (at which time the two Super Junior M members Henry and ZhouMi were brought on stage) member Siwon took a microphone and shouted for everyone to be silent. Members Heechul and Shindong then started chants for ZhouMi and Henry respectively, bringing tears to ZhouMi and resulting in member Henry’s first response to Only 13 protestors.
CD1
1) A Man in Love
2) U
3) It’s You (Rearranged)
4) She Wants It
5) Angela
6) Miracle (Rearranged)
7) Disco Drive (Rearranged)
8] Dancing Out (Rearranged)
9) Baby Baby
~~This was a solo performed by member Sungmin
10) Hon
~~This was another solo, performed by member Heechul. After the Korean shows Heechul changed to “Temptation of Sonata” featuring Eunhyuk in the rap, Ryeowook on keyboards, and SJM member Henry on violin.
11) Beautiful
~~This is a solo by member Donghae, who also wrote, composed, and choreographed the song. He performed it with member Eunhyuk.
12) Chenyeom
~~This was a solo by lead singer Yesung
13) Insomnia
~~The Korean version of this song (sung by Wheesung) gained great popularity. Ryeowook performed the english version along with a powerful dance. He says this song was chosen because he wanted to give a sexy image rather than the slow and cute image he usually is credited with.
14) Nyeonkanui Sarang (7 Years of Love)
~~Kyuhyun sang this as a solo. This is a cover of an older song. The original artist worked on the Sorry Sorry album (he wrote Shining Star). When he heard Kyuhyun sing he arranged for Kyuhyun to do a cover of his song on an anniversary album.
15) What If
16) Heartquake
17) Honey
~~This is a cover sung by Leeteuk
18] Doc wa Chumeul + Run to You
~~This has the same feel as Kangin’s performance from Super Show 1, it is an upbeat song.
19) Don’t Don
~~Don’t Don was featured with new choreography, creating the story of a gang war between Gang Eunhyuk and Gang Donghae, Henry still performed his violin solo.
20) TWINS (Knock Out)
CD2
1) Our Love (Rearranged)
2) Who Am I
~~This popular christian song was originally sung by the group Counting Crows. Siwon did an english cover of the song with other SJ members providing background vocals.
3) At Least I Still Have You
~~Super Junior M performed the Korean version of this song in the Super Show 2 tour
4) Me
~~Super Junior M also performed this song. As the Super Show 2 tour began before the release of “SuperGirl”, this song was performed until said album made it’s debut.
5) Shining Star (Rearranged)
6) Sorry Sorry- Remix
~~Over the course of the tour two other remixed versions of Sorry Sorry were performed, mixing together lyrics from “It’s You” with the original song.
7) Superman
~~Super Junior- T made their comeback with this song, despite the group being technically disbanded.
8] Rokkugo
~~Super Junior T’s most popular song
9) Gee
~~Super Junior members were made to audition for this song by member Heechul. He picked 9 members (including himself) to reflect members of Super Junior’s sister group SNSD. Each member had to train under an SNSD member for a day to learn their member well. Most SJ members dressed in drag for this song. Later on in the Super Show 2 tour they performed “Chu~” as well, originally performed by their other sister group F(x).
10) Sunny (Rearranged)
~~This song was written for Super Junior H, but was performed by all members
11) Pajama Party (Rearranged)
~~Another Super Junior H song which was performed by all SJ members
12) Carnival
~~For this song Super Junior members each chose an animal to represent on stage. The members wore large hats with the animal’s image on it.
13) Sapphire Blue
14) Marry U
15) Sorry Sorry [Answer] (Studio Version)
~~Super Junior KRY was originally supposed to sing this R&B cover of the original hit song. However, they chose to sing it with all members of SJ. It was shown as part of a VCR at the concert and gained immense popularity, leading to a full Music Video release.
16) Sorry Sorry [Remix] (Studio Version)
17) It’s You (Rearranged) (Studio Version)
18] Puff the Magic Dragon (Studio Version)
~~In keeping with the animal theme of Carnival, SJ member Kyuhyun sang this english song while other members acted out the story of Puff the Magic Dragon behind him. In later performances members took this time to also pick on Kyuhyun ranging from taking his microphone and singing a little to poking his throat and neck during high notes. He also performed the song once doing sit-ups on stage.
19) Shining Star (Rearranged) [Studio Version]

Bonamana
This is Super Junior’s most recent album. The pre-order sales the week after it was announced matched the album sales during the promotions of “U” and “TWINS (Knock Out)” combined, and have already launched them to the top of the charts in terms of album sales. It is the first Super Junior CD to only feature 10 members. Member Kibum is still focusing on acting, member Hangeng is in a lawsuit with SM Entertainment, and member Kangin is taking a two year hiatus from Super Junior to complete mandatory military service required under Korean law of all men. He is the first member to enter the army. There was a small scandal with the album as in his “Thanks To” section member Shindong proposed to his girlfriend, a non-celebrity who he had kept a secret.
1) 미인아 (BONAMANA)
~~Super Junior made their comeback with this song and within a week had topped music charts.
2) 나쁜 여자 (Boom Boom)
~~This song is performed by SJ along with Bonamana. It was choreographed by members Eunhuk and Shindong.
3) 응결 (Coagulation)
~~The car accident of 2007 postponed the release of Super Junior- K.R.Y.’s album indefinitely. This song was therefore released (finally) in this CD.
4) 나란 사람 (Your Eyes)
~~This is a duet by members Kyuhyun and Yesung
5) My Only Girl
6) 사랑이 이렇게 (My All Is In You)
~~This song was originally supposed to be on Super Junior- M’s album (delayed due to leader Hangeng’s legal dispute with SM Entertainment). It was moved to Bonamana as they felt it matched SJ’s style more.
7) Shake it Up!
~~Members of SJ have named this as one of their favorite songs on the CD and have mentioned that they have been requesting SM Entertainment make it the main song for the second half of their promotions.
8] 잠들고 싶어 (In My Dream)
9) 봄날 (One Fine Spring Day)
~~This is a solo by member Ryeowook
10) 좋은 사람 (Good Person)
11) Here We Go

Bonamana Version C
1) Bonamana
2) No Other
~~This is Super Junior’s current promotion song, it is already wining awards. The lyrics were written by Don’t Don writer Kenzie
3) Shake It Up! (Remix)
4) All My Heart
~~This song was composed by Leeteuk with Super Junior- M’s Henry, the lyrics are also by the duo (I personally love it!)
5) A Short Journey
~~This song was composed by Donghae with lyrics by Eunhyuk. Much of the verse is sung by member Kangin, who is taking a two year break from Super Junior to complete his mandatory military services. Members revealed many of them cried during recording.
**All other songs beyond this follow the order in Versions A and B**

So that takes care of the discography! Yay! For the member list and awards list, see Part 2! And I’d like to take this space to send a cyber-hug to wikipedia.

Artist Profile- Super Junior (Part 2)

Since Super Junior’s discography, awards, and member list are all SO LONG, I’ve split it up over two sections. For the discography section see Part 1.

Members

Leeteuk/ Park Jungsoo

LeeTeuk
Real Name: Park Jungsoo
“Teukie”
The Leader of Super Junior since their debut in 2005. Leeteuk’s name means “Special Person”. Since his real name is relatively common in Korea (the equivalent to Matt or Daniel in the US), Leeteuk decided to take on a stage name. The members teased him calling him “Special Person” and he chose to adopt this as his name. He was voted ”Asia’s Best Group Leader” in 2009. He is known for his funny personality, as he always acts far younger than he is in response to members making fun of his age (as all groups do to their leaders). When Kyuhyun was added to SJ he announced that there would be no further changes to SJ (this has become known by the fans as “The Promise”). During “Only 13″ protests he posted on his fanpage that he was tired of keeping The Promise, but as leader he had to. He was one of the more severely injured members in the April 2007 car accident, resulting in 170 stitches across his back and forehead. Despite his injuries he called for member Kyuhyun when he was being loaded into the ambulance (Kyuhyun was the most severely injured member). He was not to participate in the filming “Attack on the Pin Up Boys” due to his continued recovery. Using a fan website he found the filming location and drove to the set, where he was given a small cameo in the music video for the movie (he appears in Ryeowook’s panda costume at the end).  He is one member of Super Junior with a confirmed twitter account under the name “Special1004″. His largest individual fanclub call themselves JSHolic.

Heechul

Heechul
Only a few days younger than Leeteuk, Heechul originally held the image of “Flower Boy”, putting high emphasis on his looks. At his first interview though he revealed his personality and instead had the image of being funny, witty, and playfully bullying the other members. His close friendship with chinese member Hangeng earned him a large following in China. Heechul’s fanclub are called ”Petals” or “Undead” and he reffers to them sometimes as his “Army of Psychos”. Heechul was severely injured in a car accident in late 2006 on his way to member Donghae’s father’s funeral. He bit his tongue to keep from passing out, not wanting fans to take pictures of him unconscious. As a result he had to get numerous stitches in his tongue. After Kyuhyun’s car accident Heechul revealed he had learned from the members’ parents that he was seen as difficult to befriend, so he made a strong effort to be closer to Kyuhyun. When Hangeng suddenly filed lawsuit against SM Entertainment Heechul considered quitting Super Junior, but several members who he did not consider himself friends with urged him to stay. At one point he left the Super Junior fan-cafe as he was being cursed at by other member’s fans due to his constant teasing of them. He has also expressed a desire to close his fanpage entirely in favor of his twitter account under the username “Heedictator”.

Yesung/Kim Jong Woon

Yesung
Real Name: Kim JoongWoon
Just as with leader Leeteuk, Yesung’s real name is common in Korean Entertainment. He requested SM Entertainment give him a stage name. The name “Yesung” means “Art Like Vocals”. He is the official lead singer of Super Junior. For the first three weeks after debut Yesung was not captured on camera in a close up once. When he finally was caught for 6 seconds in a row his mother called him crying, he sites that as one of his best memories of debut. When the group debuted Yesung was suffering from an ulcer which required him to get shots after performances (he refused to be hospitalized). He is known by the fans for his failed attempts at being the serious member. Initially he had the image of being “Super Junior’s Charisma”, though the members revealed his odd manerisms (such as touching lips). He is also known for his comical dancing, which is often rapid-paced and resembles karate. Recently he gained popularity through his work in musicals, having starred first in “Namhamsamseong” and later co-starring in “Hong Gil Dong” with member Sungmin (they shared a role).  Yesung was involved in a scandal when a German reporter accidentally used his picture in an article about North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Il’s son, Kim Jong Un. SM Entertainment decided against filing a “Slander” lawsuit agianst the newspaper. Yesung is currently gaining large popularity for his solo song “It Has To Be You”, the theme song for a popular Korean drama titled “Cinderella Sister”. This song was ranked in the top ten on Korean music charts for several weeks. He is the most recent Super Junior member to establish a twitter account under the name “shfly3424″.

Kangin/ Kim Young Woon

Kangin
“Bench Member”
Real Name: Kim Young Woon
Kangin’s image within SJ has always been the strong one (his name translates to Strong Benevolence). Kangin is sensitive about his weight, having lost 60lbs on a crash-diet just before debut (his name in Korean resembles the word for “Bear”, and he was teased greatly for this, prompting him to choose a stage name instead). He is one of Super Junior’s MC members and has hosted his own radio show previously. He shares the title of “Big-Mouthed Member” with leader Leeteuk, as he feels if a camera is on him for too long that he must reveal a member’s secret. Kangin was arrested for assault after a bar fight in late 2009. He was cleared of the charges however when CCTV footage revealed he actually tried to leave the fight, only becoming involved in self defense. Shortly after this though he was involved in a hit-and-run involving a parked taxi (no one was injured). He abandoned his car at the scene and turned himself in to the police. Due to his blood-alcohol content at the time he turned himself in he was charged with DUI and forced to pay a nearly $8000 fine. He chose to withdraw from Super Junior promotions over the next two years to complete his mandatory military service. He appeared one final time at SJ’s recent Fan Meeting to say goodbye to the fans. When SJ stood together to do their trademark greeting with him one last time he insisted they do it twice, as the first time most members were crying too hard to participate. He has reportedly adapted happily to military life and was named Squadron Leader for his training group. His fanclub call themselves “Chamomile”.

Shindong/ Shin Dong Hee

Shindong
Real Name: Shin Dong Hee
Shindong is one of the most recognized members of SJ, due to his weight. Despite being one of the top dancers in the group (and choreographer of two songs), his initial appearance with SJ drew comments from the fans such as “Oh, he must be good at singing…”. Shindong has the image of being one of the funny members of the group and recently finished hosting a children’s program. He is currently hosting a solo radio show. Shindong is one of the more outgoing members of SJ. He was injured in the car accident of April 2007, though he was released from the hospital along with member Eunhyuk. With the release of Bonamana he caused a scandal as in his “Thank You” section he used a code (cracked within hours by fans) to propose to his secret long-time girlfriend. He has said if Bonamana sells over 100,000 copies he will marry her in October (the album met these sales in the first week). He continues to keep his girlfriends identity secret to protect her from anti-fans. He was the first Super Junior member to create a twitter account under the name “ShinsFriends”.

Lee Sungmin

Lee Sungmin
Sungmin is one of the 12 original members of Super Junior 05. He participated in the Sub-Groups Super Junior- T and Super Junior- H. Sungmin is trained as a singer and actor, though he has not taken on any acting roles except for Super Junior’s movie since he debuted. Sungmin came into SM Entertainment with Super Junior member Donghae, who he tied with in a “Best Outward Appearance” competition held by the company. Sungmin was originally supposed to debut in a group with Super Junior member Eunhyuk and DBSK member Junsu, but the group was scrapped shortly before debut (the CD was already recorded). Sungmin admitted this threw him into a depression where he stopped coming to practice for a long time. His image in Super Junior is that of one of the cuter members. He is one of two members to perform Chinese martial arts in dance routines. Sungmin deleted his twitter account and is now the only active member of Super Junior without one.

Eunhyuk, real name Lee Hyukjae

Eunhyuk
Real Name: Lee HyukJae
The lead dancer of Super Junior, Eunhyuk also does rap for the group. He writes much of his raps himself. Eunhyuk is also credited as one of the choreographers of Super Junior’s “Bad Girl (Boom Boom)” from their recent Bonamana album promotions. Eunhyuk was a member of Super Junior- T and Super Junior- H. He was injured in the April 2007 car accident along with leader Leeteuk and members Shindong and Kyuhyun, though he was one of the first members released from the hospital. He has the image of a strong and powerful dancer, but is also very sensitive. Eunhyuk cries almost every time Super Junior wins an award, and even admitted on a program to crying if he so much as sees a replay of the award on television. Eunhyuk is co-host of Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio, which is recognized as one of the top late-night radio programs and has been since 2006. His close friendship with member Donghae has earned them the nickname “Eunhae” from the fans, a nickname which he and Donghae both recognize and promote. Eunhyuk won the “Best Newcomer Award for Variety” in 2009 along with Super Junior leader Leeteuk for their work in “Star King”.  He is one of the Super Junior Members with a confirmed twitter account, his username is “AllRiseSilver”.

Donghae

Donghae
Another lead dancer in Super Junior. Donghae is also a member of Super Junior- M. He cited his father as the reason he became a singer, as it was always his father’s dream to be a singer but his grandfather would not allow it. When he decided to audition his father gave him bus money and told him good luck. Donghae has said if he weren’t a singer he would be a professional soccer player. He signed with SM Entertainment in 2001.  Shortly after Super Junior’s debut Donghae’s father fell ill. When Super Junior received their first award in their acceptance speech he told his father to get better. His father died shortly after. Donghae is one of the more sensitive members of Super Junior, usually being the first to cry on programs. He has the image of being playful and funny. Donghae’s nickname is “Fishy” because his name translates to the “East Sea”, among Chinese fans his nickname is “Puppy” because of his playful nature and looks. He held one of the lead roles in “Attack on the Pin Up Boys”, Super Junior’s movie. He is one of the Super Junior members with a confirmed twitter under the username “Donghae861015″.

Siwon

Siwon
Another member of both Super Junior and Super Junior-M, Siwon is considered to be one of the groups actors. He starred in “A Battle of Wits”, earning him great popularity in China. In 2004, a year before Super Junior’s debut, Siwon was sent to China for 3 months to study at Beijing University and learn Chinese culture and language. During this time he grew close to member Hangeng, who had to return to China to renew his visa. Siwon portrays the image of one of Super Junior’s more serious members, but during Sorry Sorry promotions the other members teased him for acting silly constantly off stage. Since then he has been a part of such gimmicks as carrying members off stage to beat up (as a joke), pinning members down during concerts and ripping their shirts off for the fans, and making comical faces. He is known as Super Junior’s “Gesture King” because of his habit of talking with his hands. Siwon is from a strict Protestant family and is very religious, earning him the nickname “Shisus” from fans. Super Junior members gave him the nickname of Horse due to his height and muscles.  Siwon also has a confirmed twitter account under the name “Siwon407″, which he updates mainly in English.

Ryeowook

Ryeowook
The “Eternal Maknae” or “Fake Maknae” of Super Junior, Super Junior KRY and Super Junior M. Ryeowook is actually the second youngest member, being older than member Kibum by two months. Ryeowook was discovered after winning the Chin Chin singing competition. He entered SM Entertainment as a trainee in late 2005. Several weeks before Super Junior debuted one of the members specializing in singing quit the group, chosing to remain a trainee. Ryeowook, who aspired to be a solo singer, was placed in Super Junior where he quickly recorded and learned the dance choreography. Ryeowook has said that being in Super Junior was a blessing, as now he feels being a solo singer would have been far too lonely. He has the image of being cute and taking care of the members (earning him the title of “Mom”). In the dorms he specializes in cooking for the members. He recently has shown the image of being a trickster and teasing the members more than before. He earned a “Best Comedic Performance” and “Best Supporting Actor” nominations at the Korean Movie Awards for his work in “Attack on the Pin Up Boys”. Ryeowook composes songs for Super Junior, with “Love U More” from the Sorry Sorry Album being his first composition to be officially released. He has a confirmed twitter account under the username “Ryeong9″.

Kibum

Kibum
“Fence Member”
Having originally debuted as an actor, Kibum’s debut with Super Junior was his second. He specialized in rap and also was revealed to be a talented dancer. Kibum was cast when he lived in Los Angeles, California as a model for SM Entertainment. He has acted in numerous shows and movies, the most recent being the film “Joomoonjin” in which he played the male lead. When Heechul was injured in the 2006 Car Accident he said Kibum spent many nights at the hospital with him, crying. Due to family issues Kibum returned to Los Angeles and did not participate in the promotions of Sorry Sorry, though he did appear in the music videos for the album. Kibum’s acting also kept him from Super Junior activities after he returned from LA, but he still met members at the SM Entertainment company building and called them often. In order to pursue his acting career he also did not participate in Bonamana promotions (this time not appearing in the music video either). He is nicknamed ”Snow White” by fans (at Heechul’s urgings). He is the only member of Super Junior to never have been in a sub-group.

Kyuhyun

Kyuhyun
The current Maknae (youngest member) of Super Junior. Kyuhyun was discovered in 2005 after winning the same singing competition member Ryeowook won in 2004. He entered SM Entertainment where he was named one of the “Undergraduate” members of Super Junior meant to replace an existing member. However, SM Entertainment chose to keep the original members of Super Junior and added Kyuhyun before announcing no generations would be planned. Kyuhyun debuted with Super Junior’s first big hit song “U”. Barely short of his 1 year anniversary in the group he was severely injured in a car accident. His injuries were severe and he did not regain consciousness until 2 days later, and was unable to speak due to the shock of fracturing his hip and breaking his ribs, one of which severely damaged his lung. Kyuhyun made his comeback during “Don’t Don” promotions five months later. When he was in the hospital Super Junior member Heechul came to visit him, as he had just recovered from a car accident of his own. When he learned Kyuhyun had told his parents Heechul was difficult to get close to he made a strong effort to stay by Kyuhyun and they became close friends. He was made a member of  Super Junior M due to his high popularity. He is known for his witty personality and earned the nickname “GameKyu” for his obsession with online video games. He was the last active member to create a twitter account. His username (not surprisingly) is “GaemGyu”.

Former Members

Hangeng/ Hankyung

Hangeng/Hankyung
Hangeng was the only Chinese member of Super Junior. Being unable to speak Korean fluently, Hangeng initially did not make many friends in the group. He admitted to still being awkward with some. He grew close to members Siwon and Heechul. Hangeng was the first foreigner to debut in South Korea as a singer, and so he faced several visa-related issues. He was placed under restrictions on which programs he was allowed to appear on and had to return to China frequently. Initially he was to be pulled from the group, but he decided to keep performing with Super Junior, wearing a mask and hat to hide his identity. SJ members grew increasingly tense with this arrangement until, after one live performance, member Heechul pulled him to the center of the stage and took his mask off for the fans to see. Hangeng was silent and withdrawn for most of SJ promotions. After debuting as leader for Super Junior M Hangeng returned to Korea more photogenic and appeared in more variety programs. He developed stress and fatigue-related stomach problems which required him to be on constant medication and even caused hospitalization on some occasions. SM Entertainment refused to give him time to rest during this, which is seen as one of the key factors in his decision to end his contract with them. He did not tell other members of this plan and refused to answer all phone calls or e-mails for weeks after he filed the papers. He is currently awaiting the courts decisions and preparing to release a self-produced solo album. Hangeng said in an interview recently that he is thankful to SM Entertainment for giving him a chance to follow his dreams, but he feels the relationship with the company has been ruined by the unfair contract conditions. He therefore said he will not consider returning to the company or working with them in the future. Many members of ELF (Super Junior’s fan club) had hoped he would return to the group and were shocked by this news. When announcing his album at a press conference in June he invited all Super Junior members to attend his concert and claimed to have resumed communication with them, which he had stopped in an effort to prevent tension between him and SM Entertainment from increasing as it did during their lawsuit against former Dong Bang Shin Ki members Jaejoong, Mickey, and Junsu.

Awards:
**Note: These are only some of the awards, as each album also won numerous top song awards in weekly music programs**

2006- Best New Group (MNet/KM Music Festival
2006- Best New Group (Golden Disk Awards)
2006- Best Music Video “U” (Golden Disk Awards)
2006- Best Group (Korean Television Awards)
2006- Most Photogenic (Korean Visual Arts Awards)
2006- Best New Group (MTV Seoul Music Awards)
2006- Mobile Popularity (MTV Seoul Music Awards)
2006- Best New Group (Digital Music Awards)
2006- Best New Male Group (SBS Song Awards)
2006- Mutizen Song of the Week (3 consecutive weeks, SBS Inkigayo)
2006- Top Song Award “U”  (2 Consecutive weeks, M.Net M! Countdown)
2006- Top Song Award “Dancing Out” (2 consecutive weeks, M.Net M!Countdown)
2006- Top Ten Songs “U” (6 weeks consecutively, Taiwan Music Charts)
2007- Artist of the Year (Mnet/KM Music Festival, Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2007- Auction Netizen Popularity Award (Mnet/KM Music Festival, Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2007- Netizen and Mobile Popularity Award (Mnet/KM Music Festival, Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2007- Best Album (Golden Disk Awards)
2007- TPL Anycall Popularity Award (Golden Disk Awards)
2007- Best New Asian Artist (Asia SEED Awards)
2007- Appreciation Award (Asia Song Festival)
2007- Best Male Dance Artists (Korea Entertainment Arts Awards)
2007- Best Dressed Singers (Korean Best Dresser Swan Awards)
2007- New Generation Artist of the Year (Korean Popular Entertainment Awards)
2007- Top Artist (Korean Popular Entertainment Awards)
2007- Asia’s Artist of the Year (Tencent Stars Magnificent Ceremony Awards)
2008- Best Red Carpet (2005) (Mnet/KM Music Festival/ Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2008- Special Recognition Award (Korean Popular Entertainment Awards)
2008- Entertainment: Asia Special Award (Asia Model Award Ceremony)
2008- Top Artist (Seoul Music Awards)
2008- Mobile Popularity Award (Seoul Music Awards)
2008- Favorite Artist: Korea (MTV Asia Awards)
2009- Overseas Viewers’ Award (Mnet/KM Music Festival/ Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2009- Mobile Popularity Award (Mnet/KM Music Festival/ Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2009- CGV Popularity Award (Mnet/KM Music Festival/ Mnet Asian Music Festival)
2009- Album of the Year “Sorry Sorry” (Golden Disk Awards)
2009- Best Album “Sorry Sorry” (Golden Disk Awards)
2009- Samsung YEPP Popularity Award “Sorry Sorry” (Golden Disk Awards)
2010- Hallyu Special Award (Seoul Music Awards)
2010- Popularity Award (Seoul Music Awards)
2010- Bonsang (Best Album) Award “Sorry Sorry” (Seoul Music Awards)

This is by no means all the awards Super Junior has won. Since debut in 2005 they have won over 48 awards.