Super Junior present

Super Junior had not taken part in any official promotions in Japan, but from February 18 to February 20, 2011, Super Junior held their third Asia tour concert Super Show 3 at the Yokohama Arena in Japan. The ticket applicants for Super Show 3 Japan exceeded 110,000, while 36,000 people came to watch their performance.The Super Junior Japan ‘Super Show 3′ Opening Commemorative Album was released on February 16 ranked in at number two on Japan’s Tower Records online sales charts. Super Junior Japan Limited Special Edition – Super Show 3 that contained a DVD ranked in second place and the CD was in 10th place. The album also remained at number three spot on the Oricon Daily Chart for two consecutive days and number six on Oricon Weekly Chart. On a press meeting regarding the concert leg, Leeteuk expressed that he and his group members are happy to come in Japan to directly meet their Japanese fans and that they expressed on their future plans to release a proper Japanese-language album this year.On February 24, Super Junior released a 3D movie from their third Asia tour, Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters.Super Show 3 3D was ranked sixth in box office weekly chart and became the most watched 3D movie in Korea.
The group’s first official Japanese single, “Bijin (Bonamana)” was released on June 8, 2011 and debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart, selling 27,168 copies on its release date. In addition, the music video for the song, which is a compilation of videos from Super Show 3 held at Yokohama Arena in February, received over 300,000 views on the Japanese UCC website, Nikoniko in a day. On June 14, Super Junior’s “Bijin (Bonamana)” ranked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 59,262 copies. They broke the record for having the highest single album sales for a Korean idol group when their single albums that were released in Japan sold combined total of over 100,000 copies (including those sold at Circle K Sunkus and Mu-Mo),until it was surpassed by fellow label mate Shinee with their debut Japanese single “Replay (Kimi wa Boku no Everything)” at the same month. To date, Super Junior holds the highest record for singles released set upon by a Korean group without any promotion in Japan. Beginning May 16, the song was shown on major Japanese television channels as the commercial song for Japanese convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus. However, despite these success and tie-ups, SM did not see it as their official Japanese debut and has stated that the group will officially debut and promote in Japan at a later time.In June 2011, they took part in the SMTown World Tour Live in Paris with fellow label mates, which was held in Zénith de Paris, Paris, France. On July 11, 2011, American dancer Kenny Wormald posted via his official Twitter account that he had started the choreography rehearsal for the group’s upcoming new single.Shim Jae Won, choreographer and former member of the disbanded S.M. Entertainment group Black Beat, posted on his twitter a picture showing ten cups with the members’ names on it, citing possible formation for the song’s choreography, as well as two pictures of the choreography practice of the group the next day showing only the lower half of their bodies.
A teaser photo was revealed on July 20, 2011, with the first photo featuring Eunhyuk. By 1:21PM GST on the 26th of July, all ten teaser photos had been released, in the following order: Eunhyuk, Donghae, Leeteuk, Shindong, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Ryeowook, Yesung, Siwon and finally, Heechul. On the same day, it was announced that the upcoming album would hit South Korean record shelves on August 3, 2011.[80] On July 22, 2011, the group began filming the music video for their new lead single, with occasional photo tweets of the music video sets from Shim Jaewon and member Heechul.[81] The filming for the music video wrapped up July 24, 2011, with Shim Jaewon consistently updating the group’s filming activity. On July 25, Jeon Hoon of Sonic Korea Studio announced that he is mastering the new album. The group will have an upcoming press conference at the Seoul Imperial Palace Hotel regarding the new album, revealed as “Mr. Simple”, on August 4, 2011.The music video teaser for the new single “Mr. Simple” has been released on August 1, 2011, to be followed by the digital single on the 2nd (through various Korean online music sites like Melon, Dosirak and Bugs), the album on the 3rd and the music video itself on the 4th.[The group had their comeback performance of "Mr. Simple" and "Superman" (in which the track was later included on the second release of "Mr. Simple") at Music Bank on August 5, 2011[84], followed by Music Core on the 6th[85], Inkigayo on the 7th[86] and M! Countdown on the 11th.[87], with their comeback performance of the song in M!Countdown garnered them their first win. However, despite being in the middle of promotions for the song, member Siwon does not appear on some performances due to his filming with an upcoming drama Poseidon.
On August 21, 2011, S.M. Entertainment announced that member Heechul will be enlisting to the army on September 1, 2011. On August 26, 2011, a music video for the album’s supporting single, “Superman”, was revealed via S.M. Entertainment’s SMTOWN YouTube page, in which the music video shows various clips from their Super Show 3 tours as well as the photoshoots and music video making for “Mr. Simple”.[88] Super Junior also attended the SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Special Edition along with their SM labelmates at the Tokyo Dome on September 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Leeteuk said that the Tokyo Dome has been his long-time dream concert place and that he is very thankful he and Super Junior performed on the said venue before his army enlistment in which he indicated it to be sometime next year.
SM Entertainment announced on September 5, 2011 that Super Show 4 will commence on November 19th and 20th in Seoul and December 10th and 11th at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.[90] On September 19, 2011, Super Junior released a repackaged version of Mr. Simple entitled A-Cha, which comprises all thirteen tracks from Mr. Simple’s B-version plus four new material — “A-Cha”, “Oops!!” which features labelmate f(x), “A Day” and “Andante”. On September 20th, it was announced via the group’s official Japanese website that they will release their second Japanese single which is a Japanese version of their new album title track “Mr. Simple”, and is slated for a December 7th release in Japan.In addition, a “Super Show 3 in Japan” DVD will be released on November 16th in Japan.

The History Of Super Junlor M

2007: Formation and "Only 13" controversies
In October 2007, SM Entertainment announced that a new Super Junior subgroup would debut in China in 2008. Super Junior's original member Han Geng and a new member Henry Lau, who was first featured performing the violin solo of Super Junior's "Don't Don," were announced to be the first two of the seven members representing the subgroup. The group's fans signed online petitions and held protests to express their dissatisfaction and opposition of adding a new member to the group. Many fans boycotted Super Junior's products and held silent protests in front of SM Entertainment's main building in Seoul, holding signs of the "Only 13" slogan.
Over one thousand fans appeared in front of the SM building on E.L.F's third protest on November 3, 2007. Instead of a silent protest, the fans sang various Super Junior songs and shouted "thirteen." Super Junior fans from all over the world purchased 58,206 stocks of SM Entertainment, holding 0.3% of the company's entire stock.They released a statement through the media, stating that they will obtain all chances to prevent SM Entertainment from adding new members and to keep Super Junior as only thirteen. SM Entertainment later announced that they will not add the new subgroup members to the main group.
2008–2009: Debut and commercial success
From April 4 to April 7, 2008, the seven members of Super Junior-M were individually announced to the media in a chain of short trailer clips. The first member, Han Geng, was announced to be the subgroup leader on April 4.On April 5, Siwon and Donghae were revealed to be the second and third members.On April 6, Kyuhyun was announced to be the fourth Super Junior-M member, following the new member, Henry, as the fifth.[15] Ryeowook and another new member Zhou Mi were announced to be the final two members on April 7. A trailer of all seven members was released on the group's debut day, April 8. Super Junior-M's trailer clips exceeded 1.4 million views in less than four days, garnering interest from both the Chinese and Korean audiences.
Super Junior-M debuted in Beijing on April 8, 2008 at the 8th Annual Music Chart Awards and with the release of their first music video, "U" online. They released their debut album, Me in selected provinces of China starting April 23, 2008. A Korean version of the album with three bonus Korean-language tracks was released in South Korea on April 30, 2008. A modified version of the album was released in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan on May 2, 2008. Reviews for the album were generally positive and it also gained praise from Hong Kong Cantopop singer, Hins Cheung, who said the album contains "international-level music" and that the group is "vocally-talented".A month after their debut, Super Junior-M won their first award, Asia's Most Popular New Group, at the 5th annual Music King Awards in Macau on May 25.They took home another three awards that year. On December 27 and 28, Super Junior-M held their first concert in Hong Kong.
Following their debut performance in April 2008, the group made a few successful guest appearances in many chains of entertainment variety shows to promote their album. They appeared in an episode of the second season of TVB and HunanTV's collaboration show, Strictly Come Dancing, which made the show's ratings increase to 5.01%, ranking it the third most watched show ever in all of China.Super Junior-M's appearance in the talk show, Behind Story two months later also increased ratings. The show had the highest ratings during that time slot, with a strong 4.05%. Separated into several weekly episodes, the group's appearance in their first episode on the challenging game show, Bravely Going Forward in early August gave the show the highest ratings during that time slot as well. Han was casted in the idol television mini-drama Stage of Youth, a drama dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and starred alongside prominent Hong Kong EEG idol stars Joey Yung, Kenny Kwan, and Yumiko Cheng. Han portrayed Xia Lei, a youth who aspires to be a famous dancer. Other members of Super Junior-M gave cameo appearances in the final episode.
Super Junior-M released their comeback album, the EP Super Girl, in September 2009. The album garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards.The EP's title single "Super Girl" is Super Junior-M's most critically successful song to date, winning numerous accolades for its composition and performances.
2010–present: Lawsuit and lineup changes
In December 2009, Han filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that the provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights. Super Junior-M immediately canceled all of their future activities and performances in China and Taiwan. They returned to Korea to begin preparing for Super Junior's fourth studio album. Han, however, stayed in China and signed under a new management, releasing his debut solo album Geng Xin in July 2010. Although Super Junior-M remained largely inactive for most of 2010, they won several accolades for their song "Super Girl" at China's 2010 MusicRadio TOP Awards, including Most Popular Group, Golden Melody Award (Top 15), and Best Composition.
In December 2010, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Han. However, SM Entertainment announced that they will file an immediate appeal to reverse the decision. In September 2011, Han and SM Entertainment officially came to a mutual agreement regarding Han's contract, closing the case. Although Han will not continue his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment, the agency has yet to release an official statement regarding his status in Super Junior and Super Junior-M.
In February 2011, Super Junior-M resumed their activities with two new members from the main group, Sungmin and Eunhyuk, with the release of EP Perfection. A track in the album, "Love Is Sweet" is written by Jay Chou with lyrics penned by Chou's lyricist, Vincent Fang. Perfection was first released in Taiwan on February 25, followed by a Korean release two days later in South Korea. Hong Kong, Singapore, and selected provinces of China released the album on March 4. It debuted at number 2 on Taiwan's G-music chart, and stayed on the chart for four weeks. The repackaged version of the album was released on April 29, debuted at number 2, and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks. In March 2011, Siwon and Donghae were cast as the main leads in the Taiwanese idol television drama Skip Beat!, a live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name. The drama is scheduled to premiere on December 18, 2011 on Formosa TV.
Super Junior-M stayed in Taiwan for over two months to promote Perfection. The album won them several awards at the 2010 HK Asian-Pop Music Festival, including Best Song Performance and Best Stage Performance. They won Most Popular Group at the 1st Annual Global Chinese Golden Chart, and Best Group at the 2011 Singapore HIT Awards.

Super Junior Goes With Super Show 4

On November 20th, Super Junior rocked the Olympic Park Stadium in Seoul with a spectacular concert for ‘Super Show 4‘, their latest global tour.
The boys held two shows on the 19th and 20th, attracting a crowd of over 20,000 people. Fans flew in from all over the world to catch the home shows in Seoul, with some hailing from France, England, and the States.
Super Junior kicked off their show with ”Superman“, whose lyrics (“Our scale is the best”) reflected Super Show 4′s ambition to show the world that Super Junior were more than just idols. The production and elaborate stage set-up ensured that their ‘scale’ really was the best — Super Junior performed on a giant, 20-meter-long moving stage, in addition to utilizing colorful visuals, lasers, and cranes to boost their ‘wow’ factor.
One of the most impressive aspects of this entire concert was in the members’ musical growth. Fans got to see a plethora of individual stages, with each member showing off their unique talents. For example, Leeteuk wowed with his smooth saxophone cover of “She” from the ‘Notting Hill‘ soundtrack, while Super Junior-M‘s Henry brought out special guest Amber from f(x) to perform Justin Bieber‘s “Baby“.
The concert lasted for over four hours and included songs from their 5th album, “Mr. Simple“, as well as fan favorites like “Sorry Sorry“, “Don’t Don“, and “U“. In their final MC session, Super Junior thanked everyone for coming out; Leeteuk expressed that it was an especial experience for him, as he’ll be joining the army next year.
Concert-goers were awestruck by the scale and magnitude of ‘Super Show 4′, as it truly seemed to show that Super Junior weren’t just idols with manufactured talent — they were talented, legitimate artists with a grand vision and performance level to match.

SJM's Album "ME" - Korean Version

SJ-M and Jang Ri In were cordially invited by Jackie Chan to perform at the Beijing Olympics Stadium ("Bird's Nest") in conjunction with Jackie Chan's annual "Jackie Chan and Friends" concert (also called "Descendents of the Dragon" concert) on May 1st. All the proceedings from the concert would go to charity.

　　This year's "Jackie Chan and Friends" concert involves over 100 top China singers such as Chris Lee. Having able to perform with these singers further recognizes SJ-M's and Jang Ri In's popularity in China. Jackie Chan had announced the invitation of SJ-M and Jang Ri In to this concert on April 19 during a press conference and in response to this, SJ-M had expressed their gratitude and feelings about it through a video with Sina*. On the other hand, Jang Ri In presented Jackie Chan with a Korean traditional mask as a gift in the concert to thank Jackie Chan for inviting her to "perform in [this] meaningful concert" and she hopes that "[the concert] will bring many people hope and happiness". Amused by the Korean traditional mask, Jackie Chan even put on the mask personally on the spot.For those who don't know it yet, SJM has released a repackaged version of their first album "ME". This repackaged album is now available at Yesasia.com and you can choose among three versions: (1) Hong Kong Deluxe (2) Asia Deluxe or (3) Asia Deluxe Preorder Edition.

　　All three versions/editions are basically the same. The CD+DVD repackaged album includes the original music CD "ME" album plus a DVD featuring CM clips, the making of "U" music video with chinese subtitles AND the official "U" music video with english subtitles.
　　What, then, are the differences between the three editions? Basically, it's all about the prices, expected date of release and freebies.

Super Junior's Kyuhyun Tweets

　
　　On November 6th, Super Junior member, Ryeowook uploaded 2 photos in light of their 6th anniversary via Twitter.
　　Along with the photos, the idol wrote, “It’s been 6 years since our debut. Through the love of so many people, I think we were able to create 6 years of memories~Thank you so much~I’m really thankful to each and every one of our members >< I really really love you guys~ <3 Ryeowook“.
　　Fans congratulated the members for their hard work and rejoiced over the affectionate pictures uploaded by the idol. The white and black photo contains ten members posing together like true friends, while the bottom image shows 13 members from their early times.
　　Tweeters commented, “Happy 6th Anniversary!“, “This is making me cry T_T“, and “I wish all 13 were back together again“.
　　Aside from double eyelid surgery, Super Junior’s youngest member Kyuhyun is in the news lately, even while he is on vacation. Kyuhyun recently tweeted that he was almost mugged in Spain, as he was going back to his hotel in the early morning.
　　“At daybreak in Spain, I was walking home to my hotel when suddenly a young man was beside me. He started to talk and tried to pick a fight, and whipped out a knife. I screamed and was luckily able to run away,” he narrated on his Twitter. “Be careful when travelling alone.”
　　Some time before the incident, he had also shared a glimpse of him on vacation through a photo. Kyuhyun and other Super Junior members are separately enjoying holidays after a successful “SMTown Live in New York” concert at the Madison Square Garden.

SJ's new development

The Super Junior members were one of the first Korean idols to begin television presenting and radio hosting. Heechul was the first in the group to be a selected MC for the music programs Popular Songs and Show Music Bank. He was also the first in the group to host radio shows, and co-hosted Youngstreet Radio Show with ex-M.I.L.K. member Park Heebon in early 2005. Heechul has also been the MC for the Dream Concert since 2008. Leeteuk, Kangin, and Shindong made their MC debut on Mnet's music program M! Countdown five days after Super Junior's debut performance. In August 2006, both Leeteuk and Eunhyuk founded their own radio show, Super Junior Kiss the Radio, which has become one of the more tuned-in radio channels in the country.

The group also founded their own reality television program, and on November 11, 2007, the premiere of Explorers of the Human Body aired on SBS. The humorous show introduced the thirteen members as regular guests for the program, answering curious questions and doing demonstrations involving the human body. The show has been the highest rating program of the reality line-up every Sunday, but due to Super Junior's tight schedule, the program ended quickly with thirteen episodes on February 3, 2008. The popularity of the program had inspired producers to create a second season, although no announcements of producing the next season has been announced.

Twelve members, excluding Kyuhyun, appeared in the group's debut film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys. The first film released by SM Pictures, it premiered on July 26, 2007 in Korea. "Wonder Boy", performed by Super Junior, is used as the theme song of the film. Although the film was promoted as a typical high school comedy, the movie gained positive reviews from critics, praising that the movie had a well-oriented plot unlike most idol films. However, ticket sales remained low in the premiere month despite its unexpected success in the sales the first week. The film was a box-office bomb, failing to attract more than 102,600 admissions and was proven to be a big loss for SM Pictures. However, both versions of the film's DVD became a best-selling record and were sold-out in both Korea and oversea markets, which was more than enough to make up for the production loss of 8.5 billion won.

Siwon was among the first of Super Junior to have participated in silver-screen productions, appearing in the Hong Kong historical action drama film, A Battle of Wits as the large supporting role of Prince Liang Shi in 2006. The cast promoted the movie throughout China with a short tour of four cities in November 2006. While the film received mixed reviews, Siwon garnered positive notices for his performance. He also received praises from co-star Andy Lau, stating that Siwon is a wonderful actor and that he "sets a good example for young Hong Kong idols."

In 2007, Heechul, Kangin, and Shindong lent their voices to the three chipmunks in the Korean release of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

In 2008, Kangin had a major role in the Korean-language film, Hello Schoolgirl.

A New Actor Star - Choi Siwon

Super Junior is set to begin their follow-up activities this week as they have finally released their repackaged album, “A-Cha.” However, it has been announced that Siwon will not be able to participate in the follow-up activities due to his new drama “Poseidon,” which made its first broadcast on September 19th.

“Poseidon” is a maritime police drama, the first of its kind, that features Siwon as one of the leads. However, because of the last-minute shooting schedule for “Poseidon,” which overlaps Super Junior’s follow-up activities, Siwon will be unable to participate in “A-Cha”performances.

Super Junior is set to have their comeback on KBS Music Bank this week with “A-Cha.” Their last song “Mr. Simple” achieved 5 consecutive wins, the most this year, and “A-Cha” is expected to have similar results.

Will boy band idol-and-actor Choi Si-won score a ratings success this time around?

After starring in two not-so-successful dramas, he is taking a third stab with a series that has been mired in controversy.

“Poseidon” ― a coast guard TV series ― drew attention last year with a line-up featuring singer-turned-actor Eric and TVXQ idol U-Know and its oceanic backdrop.

Then, delays in production led Eric to abandon ship and rumors abounded that “Poseidon” was sinking.

Fortunately, a new cast was unveiled months later, with Super Junior member Choi Si-won on board and U-Know no longer in the lead but nevertheless slated to make a cameo appearance.

After playing the lead in the less-than-successful SBS rom-com “Oh! My Lady,” actor Choi took a supporting role in the “IRIS” spin-off, SBS’ “ATHENA: Goddess of War.”

Despite a star-studded cast, including veteran actors Cha Seung-won and Jung Woo-sung, the action blockbuster failed to maintain high ratings during its 20-episode run.

Undeterred by his not-so-hot track record, Choi is going for yet another action-heavy thriller.

Suju Airport Show

On October 22nd, Hallyu idols Super Junior departed for the States through Incheon Airport, their faces glowing with excitement as they imagined meeting their screaming American fans.

Super Junior will be performing with their labelmates at the ‘SM Town Live World Tour‘ at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. ‘SM Town Live in NYC’ is making history at the venue, as it’ll be the first time that Asian artists will perform at the prestigious concert hall.

Leeteuk emerged from the van first, followed by the rest of his members. Their years of experience in front of the cameras gave them a look of ease, as they stopped to chat here and there despite being crushed by fans from not only Korea, but overseas as well.

It was the early morning, and some of the members looked tired, but they didn’t forget to provide ample fan service for those fans who trekked all the way to the airport. Some smiled, waved, and bowed before disappearing behind the doors.

The keyword for the boys’ fashion was ‘casual chic’, with light jackets paired with jeans.

Stay tuned for more updates on the concert!

Super Junior‘s Yesung made a tearful confession about his father on the most recent broadcast of SBS‘s ‘Strong Heart‘. He stated, “To be honest, I didn’t like my father when I was a child. He was always strict, and we rarely talked. Our relationship was so distant that I sometimes wondered if I had any attachment towards my father.”
Yesung went on, “Our relationship is really similar to the relationship Choi Minsoo‘s character had with his father in the drama, ‘Sandglass‘. That’s how scary my father was, and because both my parents worked, our time together was scarce. When I came to Seoul to become a singer, they were against it, and they didn’t even like the fact that I listened to music.”
The singer felt very choked up as he expressed his emotions, and he stopped to gain composure. He went on to say, “Three years ago, I suddenly had 50 missed calls. My father was badly hurt… and he needed a blood transfusion. I left during a recording, and I thought about a lot of things as I went over to my father. Three of his fingers had gotten caught in a machine, and it began to suck my father in. It happened during a night shift so no one could hear him, and he said he was unable to scream. That’s when I kept thinking how frustrating it must’ve been.”

“After that incident, I decided that I should go try to connect with my father first. I thought that our family should have time together. Because of this, I moved my family to Seoul, and I set up a coffee shop for my father.”
When the hosts asked him how his father was currently, Yesung answered, “He doesn’t have much balance. I think it’s because he was badly hurt. He can’t close his fingers or use his left hand.” Yesung also expressed how happy he was with their relationship now, stating,  “Now, my father is like an older brother to me. I never knew how innocent and cute my father was. I’m really happy now.”

Super Junior Yesung's Handsome Younger Brother Revealed

　　

　　Super Junior member Yesung's handsome younger brother has been revealed.
On November 1, Yesung posted on his Twitter, "The not-so-common 1984 line of the singers. Good job my friend, Simon D. He left his proof of visit to our family's cafe with my younger brother. Thanks friend!" along with a picture.

(Simon D and Yesung's younger brother, Kim Jong Jin) 　　In the picture, Simon D and Yesung's brother have their arms around each other's shoulders. Yesung's brother's exceptional, good looks with his white skin have gathered much attention.
Yesung's brother, Kim Jong Jin, also gathered interest when a picture of him and SNSD's YoonA and Taeyeon, also at the cafe, was revealed a couple of days ago.
It seems like many artists are supporting Yesung and his family's cafe!