Super junior debut
The group initially debuted with twelve members on November 6, with the single, TWINS (Knock Out). The original twelve members, from oldest to youngest, are 이특 (Leeteuk - the leader), 김희철 (Heechul), 韓庚 (Han Geng), 예성 (Yesung), 강인 (Kangin), 신동 (Shindong), 이성민 (Sungmin), 은혁 (Eunhyuk), 시원 (Siwon), 이동해 (Donghae), 려욱 (Ryeowook) and 기범 (Kibum).
The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen among the 3, applicants through auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in
Many of the members had already pursued an entertainment career before Super Juniors debut through acting, DJ-ing, and modeling. On May 23, SM Entertainment announced the addition of a new member, 조규현 (Kyuhyun), making them the thirteen-member group they are today.
Moreover, before the addition of their 13th member, they were simply a project group named SuperJunior With his addition, the 05 was dropped and Super Junior became an official band.
Super Junior also has four sub-units with three different concentrations.
The first one, Super Junior K.R.Y, consists of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung, and focuses on singing ballad songs. The second, Super Junior T, consists of Heechul, Kangin, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Leeteuk, and Sungmin. Super Junior T focuses on singing trot songs, an old style of Korean pop music. The third, Super Junior M, is made up of Han Geng, Siwon, Donghae, plus two SM Trainees, Henry and Zhou Mi.
Kyuhyun and Ryeowook were added later. They focus on singing Mandarin Chinese songs. The fourth, Super Junior Happy, is comprised of every member of Super Junior T except for Heechul, who is replaced by Yesung.
13 super junior members biography Archived from the original on December 9, Melon Music Award for Top 10 Artists. Music Core and also two more variety shows, which both soon canceled after Kangin left due to low ratings. On September 10, , SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior had released part two of its special 10th anniversary album, Magic on September|Super Juniors third album, Sorry, Sorry, was released on March 12, The title single off the album, Sorry, Sorry was digitally released on March 9, In less than a week after preorders were announced, over , copies were pre-ordered. Sorry, Sorry was their first album to debut at #1 on the Hanteo Charts, and it sold over 29, copies the first day, defeating Seo Taijis record of 25, Promotions for the album started March 13 with the performance of Sorry, Sorry and Why I Like You on Music Bank.
Two weeks later, Sorry, Sorry became the number one song of the week on the same program. During the groups performance on music program Popular Songs on March 15, ratings went up to as high as 14%, the highest in recent years.
From March to May, Sorry, Sorry collected a total of ten #1 awards with consecutive wins. On May 12, Super Junior released their new album Its You. The music video for the song Its You was released two days before schedule because it was leaked onto the internet with only 3 seconds missing so without any editing they released it.
Three days later they released what they called Its You (Drama Version).
Korean super junior members The album debuted at 1st place on the South Korean Gaon Chart, selling , copies in one month. Archived from the original on October 11, On September 10, , SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior had released part two of its special 10th anniversary album, Magic on September It is an accomplishment for a rookie group to collaborate with an Artist who has made a name for himself in the industry.A month later, on June 15, they released Its You (Dance Version). In the unedited and edited version Kibum only showed up in the beginning and a minute part in the middle of the videos. In the dance version Kibum again did not appear. Promotions for Its You ended in early June so SM could promote SNSDs new song.
Super Junior is currently preparing for their Super Show tour. They will hold two concerts in Japan in August