SuperJunior05 (TWINS)
SuperJunior05 (TWINS) is the debut studio album by Korean boy band Super Junior, released on December 5, 2005 in South Korea. The album peaked at #3 on the MIAK K-pop albums chart, selling 28,536 copies in the first month of release. It includes Super Junior's first #1 radio single, "Miracle" and the group's successful debut single, "TWINS (Knock Out)". The album sold over 94,000 copies by 2008.
History
After achieving critically-acclaimed success from their debut performance of the single "TWINS (Knock Out)," which was performed on SBS's Popular Songs on November 6, 2005 for the first time, the group was scheduled to release an official single of the song. However, a digital single of "TWINS (Knock Out)" was released instead with three more brand new singles available for download on November 8, 2005.
The full album, which included all of the singles in the "TWINS (Knock Out)" digital release and several other new tracks, was released on December 5, 2005 in South Korea.
On February 12, 2006, Super Junior moved on to their second promotional single for the album "Miracle". The performance version of the single differs from the one released in the album, as the performance single has a andded dance break and vocal bridge in the song. In contrast to the edgy, rock-influenced feel of "TWINS (Knock Out)", "Miracle" was a light bubblegum pop love song with light-hearted dance choreography. It was the second and last song to be promoted from their studio album.
Only twelve of the current thirteen members of Super Junior are featured in this album as Kyuhyun was not added to the group until six months after this album's release.
U
"U" is the first official CD single by Super Junior. The single topped CD sales charts during the first several weeks after its release on June 7, 2006. "U" peaked at #1 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts and sold 91,416 copies by 2008. The song won a total of five music recognitions, being Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts until the release of "Sorry, Sorry" in March 2009. Promotional performances for the title song, "U", did not complete until September 2006. The last general performance for the song was in August 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
Since the Korean release of "U" in 2006, there has been two more releases of "U" in two different languages, Mandarin and Japanese. The Mandarin version of the single's title song "U" was released in a special Taiwan edition on June 15, 2007, in Taiwan's third EP version of the single. It is said that the Mandarin version was produced to further launch their efforts in advancing to the Chinese market. On July 9, 2008, "U/TWINS" released in Japan, which included a Japanese version of "U" in the limited release.
Song History
Since the Korean release of "U" in 2006, there has been two more releases of "U" in two different languages, Mandarin and Japanese. The Mandarin version of the single's title song "U" was released in a special Taiwan edition on June 15, 2007, in Taiwan's third EP version of the single. It is said that the Mandarin version was produced to further launch their efforts in advancing to the Chinese market. On July 9, 2008, "U/TWINS" released in Japan, which included a Japanese version of "U" in the limited release.
Song History
Prior to "U", Super Junior was infamous for their member line-up, a concept very similar to Japan's girl group, Morning Musume. Certain members of Super Junior's first generation was to be switched out and new members were to be added, which would form a second Super Junior generation. However, after the addition of a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, the group ended their status as a project group and began to release productions as a group with permanent status. "U" is Kyuhyun's debut single.
"U" was available for download on May 25, 2006 in Super Junior's official website. The second track from the single, "Endless Moment", was available for download four days after. "U" had over 400 thousand downloads within five hours of release and ultimately exceeded 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server.
Composed by German composer Ken Ingwersen and British musician Kevin Simm, the song was promoted to be a song of "pure pop and dance" with contemporary R&B influences and harmonization. It said to be a guaranteed big hit for the group. The rap lyrics of the song was written by Eunhyuk, in which the rap is divided to two solos, the first half for Eunhyuk and the second half for Kibum. Donghae also rapped in the background of Kibum's solo.
Several remixed versions of "U" were performed, but none of them were released as official singles. One remixed version of the song contains a dance bridge in the middle of the song right before the rap, and another version had the song completely mixed, creating a different pop vibe throughout the whole song.
"U" was available for download on May 25, 2006 in Super Junior's official website. The second track from the single, "Endless Moment", was available for download four days after. "U" had over 400 thousand downloads within five hours of release and ultimately exceeded 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server.
Composed by German composer Ken Ingwersen and British musician Kevin Simm, the song was promoted to be a song of "pure pop and dance" with contemporary R&B influences and harmonization. It said to be a guaranteed big hit for the group. The rap lyrics of the song was written by Eunhyuk, in which the rap is divided to two solos, the first half for Eunhyuk and the second half for Kibum. Donghae also rapped in the background of Kibum's solo.
Several remixed versions of "U" were performed, but none of them were released as official singles. One remixed version of the song contains a dance bridge in the middle of the song right before the rap, and another version had the song completely mixed, creating a different pop vibe throughout the whole song.
U/TWINS
"U/TWINS" is the unofficial second CD single released by Super Junior. The single was specially made for Super Junior's first Japan fanmeeting in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo as a celebration for the grand opening of their official Japanese Homepage that was opened on April 1, 2008. It was released in Japan on July 9, 2008. The single peaked at #4 on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart in its first day of release, and dropped down to only four places in its second. The single broke a new record for being the first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart.
The single is a compiled single with a total of four tracks, all which are of Super Junior's past #1 hits from both Korea and Thailand. A Japanese version of "U" was also released, with the song performed entirely in Japanese except the rap segment, which is performed in English. However, it was only included in the limited version of the single as a bonus track. The limited version was released for free to fans who attended the fanmeeting.
"U/TWINS" is the unofficial second CD single released by Super Junior. The single was specially made for Super Junior's first Japan fanmeeting in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo as a celebration for the grand opening of their official Japanese Homepage that was opened on April 1, 2008. It was released in Japan on July 9, 2008. The single peaked at #4 on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart in its first day of release, and dropped down to only four places in its second. The single broke a new record for being the first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart.
The single is a compiled single with a total of four tracks, all which are of Super Junior's past #1 hits from both Korea and Thailand. A Japanese version of "U" was also released, with the song performed entirely in Japanese except the rap segment, which is performed in English. However, it was only included in the limited version of the single as a bonus track. The limited version was released for free to fans who attended the fanmeeting.
Don't Don
Don't Don (Korean: 돈 돈!) is the second studio album by Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released by SM Entertainment on September 20, 2007 in South Korea. Slightly different from their first album, this album focuses on more different kinds of pop melodies, most notably on those that approach modern R&B and retro dance pop. 60,000 copies were sold within the first week of release and 164,058 copies were sold by the end of December, becoming Super Junior's biggest selling album. The album soon became the second best-selling album of 2007.
Two different repackaged versions, one with three new tracks and a remixed track, and another with one remixed track and a DVD, was released on November 5, 2007 and November 9, 2007 respectively in South Korea. A digital disc version of the album was released on November 27, 2007
Two different repackaged versions, one with three new tracks and a remixed track, and another with one remixed track and a DVD, was released on November 5, 2007 and November 9, 2007 respectively in South Korea. A digital disc version of the album was released on November 27, 2007
Pre-release and recording
Don't Don's first promotional image.When promotions for Super Junior's previous hit single, "U" completed, SM Entertainment announced that the group were processing on the beginning touches for their second full-length album, with an expected November 2006 release. However, due to Heechul's car accident on August 10, 2006, schedules regarding album recordings had to be postponed. Another car accident inflicted upon four other members on April 19, 2007 also affected the album schedules. Kyuhyun, the most injured out of the four, was not discharged from the hospital until July 5, 2007.
During a fan-meet in Shanghai on August 26, 2007, Han Geng revealed that recording schedules for the album were finally active and the album would be released in September,followed up by Shindong's announcement that he would be on a short hiatus from hosting activities to work on the album, and an official announcement of the re-appearance of Kyuhyun in news articles.On September 5, 2007, Kang-in revealed his new hairstyle at a public radio, causing an intense anticipation within the media for the group's second album comeback. Their new album concept became a hot topic of debate within netizens as more information of the new concept unraveled. A few days later, SM Entertainment released the album's first promotional image, which contains a silhouette of the thirteen members. The mysterious image increased discussion for the anticipated new album concept, but the new concept was not fully revealed until the release date of the album. However, leaked pictures of the group's new image lightly surfaced across the web a week before the official release date.
On September 13, 2007, the label announced an official date for the album release. Demonstrative ringtones of the tracks in the album was released online on September 19, 2007. The official album was released on September 20, 2007. Pre-orders for the album began in South Korea on September 14, 2007.
"돈 돈! (Don't Don)", also the name of the album, was chosen to be the first single. Transliterated to "Money, Money! (Don't Don)", the title is a pun, playing with the words "don," (Korean: 돈), which means money, and "donda" (Korean: 돈다), which means to go insane. "Don't Don" is introduced as a genre of SMP (SM Music Performance), a genre invented by the company, that consists of the strong mix of R&B, rock, rap, and Hip Hop. The musical style of "Don't Don" has the combination of heavy guitar riffs, fast drum rhythms, electric guitar, a violin solo, and other musical instruments that make the single a rare musical. In an effort to promote the world to become a more innocent and magnanimous place to live, the lyrics sends a message about how money, hypocrisy, and the change of society has made the world into a twisted and greedy place to live. "Marry U" was chosen to be the second single. Different from the fast-pace first single, "Marry U" is a medium-tempo R&B ballad, reviving a classic image which is a contrast of their dark image from their first single. The rest of the album consists of soft ballads, retro R&B, and 80's style trendy dance songs, a style that is completely different from their first album, which a majority of the music consisted of modernized R&B dance pop. However, the trend of bubblegum pop still remains in the album, such as the second track, "Sapphire blue".
Many members contributed in the production of the album. Yesung, Sungmin, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun were active as background vocalists while Eunhyuk, one of the main rappers of the group, was in charge of most of the rap lyrics in the album. Leeteuk, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also wrote the lyrics for the dance/pop song, "I am," arranged by Yoon Jongshin. Famous musicians like Yoon Jongshin, Kim Johan, Kim Youngho, Hwang Sungjae, Kim Changhyun, etc. also participated in the production of the album.
Sorry, Sorry
Sorry, Sorry is the third studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on March 12, 2009 in South Korea. Sorry, Sorry was the best-selling album in South Korea for the first half of 2009, and is Super Junior's best-selling album to date; in less than a week after preorders were announced, over 150,000 copies were pre-ordered. According to the Hanteo Charts, over 29,000 copies were sold on the first day, making it the group's biggest opening day in sales.
Recording and production
Promotional image for Sorry, SorryFollowing their commercially successful 2007 album, Don't Don, Super Junior embarked on their first Asia tour Super Show, also forming two additional subgroups: Super Junior-M, designated for the Mandarin Chinese market, and Super Junior-Happy. While pre-production for Sorry, Sorry started as early as Super Junior-Happy's debut, full-time recording sessions did not come until November 2008, when both subgroup promotions officially ended in both countries.
In July 2008, Super Junior announced the initial preparations for Sorry, Sorry. In November 2008, Kyuhyun wrote in his fancafe stating that he was preparing for the third album "bit by bit". During a press conference in January 2009 for the Super Show encore concert in Seoul, Kang-in stated that the album will be in a style that will make the audience see a different side of Super Junior.He further commented that while their second album Don't Don did well in 2007, activities promoting the album were lacking due to the activities of different subgroups. Therefore, there will be a concentrated effort to increase promotional activities in order to make Sorry, Sorry more successful. On March 2, SM announced the official release date to be on March 12, 2009.
An image teaser of the album was released on March 4, 2009 and a video teaser of the album was released on March 6. "Sorry, Sorry" was released as a digital single through various Korean MP3 sites on March 9.
In late April 2009, Super Junior announced that a repackaged version of Sorry, Sorry would release the following month with a new promotional single, "It's You", written and produced by E-Tribe. "It's You" was digitally released on May 11, 2009. After only about five hours of release, the single became the #1 song on Cyworld's Music Charts. The repackaged album with four new bonus tracks was released on May 14, 2009.
In July 2008, Super Junior announced the initial preparations for Sorry, Sorry. In November 2008, Kyuhyun wrote in his fancafe stating that he was preparing for the third album "bit by bit". During a press conference in January 2009 for the Super Show encore concert in Seoul, Kang-in stated that the album will be in a style that will make the audience see a different side of Super Junior.He further commented that while their second album Don't Don did well in 2007, activities promoting the album were lacking due to the activities of different subgroups. Therefore, there will be a concentrated effort to increase promotional activities in order to make Sorry, Sorry more successful. On March 2, SM announced the official release date to be on March 12, 2009.
An image teaser of the album was released on March 4, 2009 and a video teaser of the album was released on March 6. "Sorry, Sorry" was released as a digital single through various Korean MP3 sites on March 9.
In late April 2009, Super Junior announced that a repackaged version of Sorry, Sorry would release the following month with a new promotional single, "It's You", written and produced by E-Tribe. "It's You" was digitally released on May 11, 2009. After only about five hours of release, the single became the #1 song on Cyworld's Music Charts. The repackaged album with four new bonus tracks was released on May 14, 2009.
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