2011 SBS Gayo Daejun And Super Junior

On December 29th, fans were disappointed to discover that SM Entertainment had not informed fans prior to the pre-recording for the ‘2011 SBS Gayo Daejun‘, leaving Super Junior without a crowd support in the audience of such a prestigious event.

The members immediately took to their Twitters to apologize for the incident and also let out a bit of steam over the mishandling of the event.

Leader Leeteuk expressed, “This isn’t right… They should’ve put up notices beforehand, no? I’ll apologize on behalf of them~” Donghae also quickly apologized, “Sorry, ELF…”

Eunhyuk frustratingly tweeted, “This year-end doesn’t mean anything without our ELF… so frustrated!!!!!! Eat food, eat food twice.” The sentiment was retweeted by Leeteuk, Donghae, andSiwon, who added, “Eat thrice~^^ kekeke,” and “Keep eating.”

Super Junior Is Well On Their Way

Super Junior is well on their way to becoming the artist with the ‘most sold albums’ for their 3rd consecutive year!
On December 13th, the Gaon Chart announced that Super Junior’s “Mr. Simple” album, which was released back in August, has sold a total of 339,707 copies through November, placing them at the top of this year’s album sales.
Coming in second place is SNSD‘s October release, “The Boys“, which has sold 293,042 copies through November. At this time, there is a 46,665 difference with Super Junior.
With less than a month to go until the year’s end, analysts have determined that because of the big gap, Super Junior is practically guaranteed to take home the crown this year.
The boys have held onto the title for the past two years, with “Bonamana” selling 200,193 copies in 2010, and “Sorry Sorry” winning the ‘Golden Disk Daesang’ in 2009, an award given only to the top album sales of the year.
Many believe that Super Junior’s distinct musical style, which has been labeled as ‘SJ Funky‘ by SM Entertainment music director Yoo Young Jin, is a factor behind their success. This combined with the members’ activities in acting and MCing have created a powerful public presence that launched them to the top each year.
One representative commented, “As the digital market continues to expand, Super Junior managed to show their power by dominating the album sales market for three years in a row. They shed all ideas of mystery and worked hard to get friendly with the public through mediums like variety shows, and that’s one of the key factors to their popularity.”

Han Filed for Contract Termination from SM Entertainment

Super Junior M debuted at number 2 on the G-Music album sales chart this week, while Show Luo held on to the number 1 spot for the second week in a row.
Super Junior M's latest album "Perfection" was not perfect enough to debut ahead of Show Luo's latest album "Only For You". Show's album accounted for 21.05% of all album sales this week, make it the top selling album. Super Junior M's album accounted for 14.69% of all album sales, giving them a debut at number 2. Wilber Pan's latest album rounded out the top 3 selling 8.22% of all albums.
Also new to the chart this week were SID, Justin Bieber and the new girl group MissTER.
The top 10 albums for the week of 02/25/11 - 03/03/11 were:
1. Show Luo - Only For You, 21.05%
2. Super Junior M - Perfection, 14.69%
3. Wilber Pan - 808, 8.22%
4. Della Ding - Soul Mate, 2.48%
5. SID - dead stock, 1.77%
6. Justin Beiber - Never Say Never (The Remixes), 1.67%
7. Edison Lin - Curtain, 1.59%
8. A-Lin Huang - Loneliness Is Not The Hardest Part, 1.39%
9. MissTER - MISSTER, 0.9%
10. Ricky Xiao - Alone Doesn't Mean Lonely, 0.83%.
The show had the highest ratings during their 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.In August 2008, Han was casted in the idol television drama Stage of Youth, a mini-drama dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 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.
In September 2009, Super Junior-M released their album album, the EP Super Girl. 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, 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.

Super Junior Promises to Dazzle Fans

On November 20th, the boys of Super Junior held a press conference for their ‘Super Show 4‘ tour, which kicked off in Seoul recently. Members of the press flocked to the Olympic Park Stadium to see the superstars live and hear them express their thoughts on their latest adventure.
Leader Leeteuk began, “What’s special about this performance is the style we used to set up the stage. We took the idea of the “continental drift theory” and used it to create our own “stage lift theory”. Up till now, we have had performances where we were lifted up into the air. This time, however, the stage itself will move around, which will make this show even more spectacular.”
He confidently asserted, “If you listen to the lyrics of our song “Superman“, there’s a part that says ‘Our scale is the best’. To make those words come true, we will bring Korea a performance that has never been seen before.”
When asked to choose a theme for their show, Leeteuk chose, “The world is one“.
‘Super Show 4′ will bring that idea to life, as it’ll be travelling to venues all over the world. Super Junior will hold concerts in Seoul, Osaka, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Beijing, and many more cities in Asia, the Americas, and Europe as well.
Super Junior will be performing songs from their 5th album, ‘Mr. Simple‘, as well as fan favorites and solo stages.
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,[28] the agency has yet to release an official statement regarding his status in Super Junior and Super Junior-M.

Super Junior M Debut And Commercial Success

Super Junior-M debuted in Beijing on April 8, 2008 at the 8th Annual Music Chart Awards, simultaneously with the release of their first music video, "U" on Sohu.com.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.Though a majority of the tracks in the album were Mandarin remakes of Super Junior's previous Korean hits, reviews were generally positive. Hong Kong Cantopop singer, Hins Cheung, critiqued the album favorably, saying that 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.took home another three awards that year. On December 27 and 28, Super Junior-M held their first concert, the Super Junior-M Show, 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 also increased ratings. The show had the highest ratings during their 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. In August 2008, Han was casted in the idol television drama Stage of Youth, a mini-drama dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 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.
In September 2009, Super Junior-M released their album album, the EP Super Girl. 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 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.

Super Junior M Entertainment

Super Junior M,a menudo denominado SJ-M, es la tercera unit o subgrupo oficial de Super Junior. Establecida en Abril del 2008.
Antes de debutar, Super Junior-M era tema de conversación dentro de China y Asia. Con la ayuda de Korean Culture Technology, ellos oficialmente entraron en la industria musical China. Su meta es dar su mejor esfuerzo en transformarse en el grupo más importante dentro de la industria China.
Antes de que el nombre oficial del subgrupo fuera liberado, ellos a menudo eran mencionados Super Junior China. El 3 de abril de 2008, SM Entertainment lanzó el nombre oficial del subgrupo, Super Junior-M, la "M" que representa la palabra "mandarín", que expresa la ambición del subgrupo para tener éxito en el mercado de la música en china no se limita sólo a China. La "M" también puede representar una lista de otros aspectos, como la primera letra de su álbum debut Me, y también "mi".que denota "carismático", así como "fan" en mandarín, que se refiere a su deseo de estar más cerca con sus fans.
Carrera
Pre Debut
En respuesta a la creciente popularidad de Super Junior en China, SM Entertainment decidió crear un nuevo sub grupo de Super Junior que consiste en centrarse exclusivamente en el mercado chino.
El 2 de octubre de 2007, un anuncio oficial fue liberado a los medios de comunicación, declarando el nacimiento de un tercer subgrupo de Super Junior que debutaria en China en el 2008.
Han Geng, ex-miembro de Super Junior, y un aprendiz chino de SM , y Henry, fueron declarados para ser los dos primeros de los siete miembros que representarían al sub grupo.
Cinco meses después, un segundo miembro de Super Junior, Siwon, fue mencionado en los artículos de noticias para ser el tercer miembro.
Sin embargo, la lista oficial de miembros no fue liberada al público hasta abril.
A partir del 4 de abril al 7 de abril de 2008, los siete miembros individualmente fueron liberados a los medios de comunicación en una cadena de cortos trailer.
Han Geng fue el primer miembro que se anunció el 4 de abril, el 5, Siwon y Donghae para ser el segundo y tercer miembro, el 6 se anunció que Kyuhyun es el cuarto miembro, el quinto miembro seria Henry, el sexto seria Ryeowook y el “último” miembro seria el novato Zhou Mi.

Super Junior M 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 will perform the drama's opening theme "S.O.L.O.", and Donghae will write and perform the ending theme, "This Is Love" .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.
Musical styles
See also: Super Junior#Musical style
Super Junior-M's goal is to bring the Korean pop influence over to the Chinese market, re-representing the hits in Mandarin. Similar to the style of their main group Super Junior, Super Junior-M's music style falls into the category of mainstream pop, dance, and R&B. Dance pop songs with rock and hip hop influences are easily heard in their music, such as in "Me" and "The Moment", which contains guitar riffs and heavy bass sounds. Rap is not performed as often like the main group, but these influences can be heard in "The Moment" and also the rap remakes in "Don't Don" and "A Man In Love". Endorsements
Super Junior-M and Taiwanese singer Show Lo replaced Hong Kong entertainers, Nicholas Tse and Twins, for the 2008 summer season endorsement spots of Semir, a Chinese clothing brand.They were acclaimed to be sunny, young, and passionate; thus their image was suitable to endorse the brand.

Super Junior Show

Despite their critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by legal turmoils and lineup changes during their concert tour. Though Kibum was shown in the ads and promotional videos for Super Show 2, he did not officially participate in the concert tour, and announced his temporarly leave from the group to pursuit his acting career. In October 2009, Kangin was charged with a DUI and hit-and-run after crashing into a parked taxi holding three passengers. In December 2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that the provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights.He parted with the group and released his solo album Geng Xin in July 2010, which sold over 510,000 copies. That same month, Kangin announced his hiatus to fulfill his two-year mandatory military service.
With only ten members left, Super Junior went off to release their fourth studio album, Bonamana in May 2010. Although the album did not fare as well as Sorry, Sorry critically, it sold over 300,000 copies in South Korea, outselling Sorry, Sorry. The album remained at the top of Taiwan's Korean-Japanese Music Charts for 61 weeks, breaking their own previous record of the said chart.
To promote the album, Super Junior embarked on their third Asia-wide tour Super Show 3 in 2010 and 2011, and had sold-out concerts for each stop. In February 2010, Super Junior released a 3D movie version of their tour,Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters.The movie debuted at number six on the box office charts and went off to become the best-selling 3D movie in Korea. After touring in Japan, they released the Super Junior Japan 'Super Show 3' Opening Commemorative Album in February 2010, which debuted at number two on Japan's Tower Records online sales charts. The DVD version of Super Junior Japan Limited Special Edition - Super Show 3 also debuted at number two, while the CD version debuted at number ten. The album also remained at number three spot on the Oricon Daily Chart for two consecutive days and number six on the Oricon Weekly Chart. Following their commercial success in Japan, the group released a Japanese version of Bonamana's self-titled single in June 2011, which debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Singles chart, selling over 59,000 copies the first week of release.
Between Super Show 3 stops, the group took part in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour and toured in Paris, Los Angelos and New York along with other SM Entertainment-managed artists, performing outside of Asia for the first time.Super Junior's performances were well-received by the media, and they were honored as Korea's National Pop Culture Icon for their role in spreading the Hallyu Wave (Korean Wave), receiving the Minister of Culture Awards by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Pop Culture Art Awards. They were featured on CNN's Talk Asia program, and talked about their popularity and strategy for advancing into the world music industry. The group has achieved recognition beyond Asia, reaching notability in Europe, North America, and South America. Peru’s Top 30 ranking of The Sexiest Men in the World included all of the members on the list.They gave exclusive interviews to Slovenian and Iranian magazines,and were selected by Brazilian Hallyu fans to be the number-one Korean artist they want to visit Brazil. Both Mexico's TV Azteca and the United Kingdom's BBC acknowledged Super Junior to be the leading icon of the Hallyu effect.
Super Junior held a large-scale press conference on August 4, 2011, coinciding with the release of their fifth studio album Mr. Simple. The album debuted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Chart, selling 287,427 copies. The album stayed on the chart as number one for four weeks, and sold over 441,000 copies in South Korea by October 2011. It peaked at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart and number 17 on Japan's Oricon Album's Chart. The album's title single "Mr. Simple" won first place on the first day of the group's comeback performance on the music show M!Countdown. In September 2011, Heechul announced his temporary leave of the group after enlisting for military service. Following Heechul's departure, Super Junior began their first world tour, the Super Show 4 in November 2011. The group's second Japanese single, a Japanese version of "Mr. Simple", is slated for a December 7th release in Japan