Super Junior-M Explained

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Super Junior-M (an initialism for Super Junior-Mandarin, also known as SJ-M), is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Super Junior focusing on Chinese market, currently composed of six Super Junior members Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun and special member Zhou Mi. The sub-unit is known as the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent.[1] The sub-unit has released two studio albums and three EP’s since their debut.

Formed in 2008, Super Junior-M became the third and most successful subgroup branched off from the Korean band Super Junior. The group was originally composed of seven members: leader Han Geng, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun and two additional members appearing exclusively to the subgroup, Zhou Mi and Henry. In December 2009, Han Geng filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment and decided to leave the main group and sub-group, resulting in the sub-group's temporary disbandment.[2]

After a year-long hiatus, the group returned with additional Super Junior members Eunhyuk and Sungmin, following with the released of their second EP Perfection in February 2011. Following Han Geng's departure, Sungmin was speculations as the new "leader",[3] as he is the oldest member of the team.[4]

Following the Korean members military service enlistment in 2015, the sub-unit promotions and activity were halted. In April 2018, Special member Henry left the sub-unit following his contract expiration with SM.

Name

Before the official name of the subgroup was released, they were known by "Super Junior China". On April 3, 2008, SM Entertainment announced their official name to be Super Junior-M, with "M" representing the word "Mandarin".[5] The "M" can also represent a list of other aspects, such as the first letter of their debut album Me, and also "", the pinyin for "charismatic" and "fan", the latter meaning referring to their desire to connect closer with fans.

History

2007: Formation and 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 performed the violin solo of Super Junior's "Don't Don", were announced to be the first two of seven members representing the subgroup.[6] Some of Super Junior's official fanclub, E.L.F, signed online petitions and held protests to express their dissatisfaction and opposition of adding a fourteenth member to the group, fearing that a new member would mean one of the original lineup would get 'replaced'.[7] 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.[8] [9]

Over one thousand fans appeared in front of the SM Entertainment building on E.L.F's third protest on November 3, 2007.[10] Instead of a silent protest, the fans sang various Super Junior songs and shouted "thirteen."[11] Fans purchased 58,206 stocks of SM Entertainment, holding 0.3% of the company's entire stock.[12] They released a statement through the media, stating that they would 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 would 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 Chinese media in a chain of short trailer clips. The first member, Han Geng, was announced to be the subgroup leader on April 4.[13] On April 5, Siwon and Donghae were revealed to be the second and third members.[14] 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.[16] 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.[17]

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. "U" is a translated Chinese cover of the 2006 song "U", originally by Super Junior. 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.[18] 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".[19]

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.[20] They 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.[21]

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.[22] 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%.[23] 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.[24] In August 2008, Han was cast 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.[25]

In September 2009, Super Junior-M released their mini album, the EP Super Girl. The album garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards.[26] 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.

2010–2011: Lawsuit, lineup changes and Perfection

In December 2009, Hangeng filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that the provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights.[27] 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.[28] 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.

In February 2011, Super Junior-M resumed their activities with two new members from the main group, Eunhyuk and Sungmin, with the release of EP Perfection. It debuted at number 2 on Taiwan's G-music chart,[29] and stayed on the chart for four weeks.[30] The repackaged version of the album was released on April 29, debuted at number 2, and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks.

2012–2018: Returned with Break Down, Swing, hiatus and Henry's departure

On October 2, 2012, Super Junior-M resumed their activities in China with performance in a special concert to mark the 20th anniversary of South Korea and China's diplomatic ties hosted by Shanghai Media Group.[31] Later that, SM confirmed the group plans to release a new album.[32] On January 7, 2013, Super Junior-M released their second album, Break Down, along with the lead single of the same name. A press conference took place in Beijing on January 7 and started promotions the album in China.[33] They promoted the album in South Korean mutizens for a week as well different Fan Meetings in Asia. The song debuted No.1 on the Billboard charts.[34]

After one year and three months, Super Junior-M announced to release their third EP Swing in China on March 21.[35] To commemorate the release of their third EP, Super Junior-M held comeback press conference held at the Dine Theater located in the CBD (Central Business District) in Beijing on March 22, with the live broadcast views by 1.07 million users.[36] The sub-unit also plans to made their comeback stage on China's CCTV music program in the same day.[37] On March 29, they won the first place on China's CCTV music program.[38] Next day, they made their comeback stage in Korea on SBS's Inkigayo.[39] Their third EP officially released in Korea on March 31, which contains seven-track including the Korean version of "Swing".[40]

In July 2015, Super Junior release their 10th anniversary album Devil with Super Junior-M also participation to recording new song "Chinese: 每天" (Forever with You) for the album.[41]

On March 31, 2018, Super Junior-M's parent group Super Junior held its seventh world tour Super Show 7 in Taipei. Member Donghae mentioned that Super Junior-M plans to release new album after all members return to the team in 2019, but never came to fruition following the fandom's boycott on Sungmin.

On April 30, 2018, Henry decided not to renew his contract with SM and left Super Junior-M.

Members

In December 2009, Hangeng departed from the group after filing a lawsuit against their agency S.M. Entertainment.[42] Hangeng subsequently won the lawsuit in December 2010.[43]

In April 2018, Henry parted ways with the group after a decade. SM Entertainment revealed, “Henry’s exclusive contract recently expired, and we have ended on good terms.” Henry has completed his contract with SM Entertainment and he has decided to leave the agency.[44] [45]

Between March 2015 to August 2017, four members completed their mandatory military service: Sungmin enlisted for his service on 31 March 2015, and completed his service on 30 December 2016.[46] Eunhyuk enlisted for his service on 13 October 2015 and was discharged on 12 July 2017. Donghae enlisted for his service on 15 October 2015 and was discharged on 14 July 2017. Siwon enlisted for his service on 19 November 2015 and was discharged on 18 August 2017.[47]

From August 2017 to present, two members enlisted for mandatory military service. Ryeowook enlisted for his service on 11 October 2016[48] and was discharged 10 July 2018. Kyuhyun enlisted on 25 May 2017 and was discharged on 7 May 2019.

Current active members
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Former members

Timeline

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Discography

See also: List of songs recorded by Super Junior.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
[50]
KOR RIAK[51]
Me (迷) 3512
Break Down
  • Released: January 7, 2013
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
[54]
KOR
Super Girl
  • Released: September 23, 2009
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
3632
Perfection (太完美)
  • Released: February 25, 2011
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
52
Swing
  • Released: March 21, 2014
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
KORUS
World

[58]
"U"2008Me
"Me" (迷)
"Super Girl"2009Super Girl
"Blue Tomorrow" (到了明天)
"Perfection" (太完美)2011Perfection
"Break Down"20135Break Down
"Swing"2014Swing

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearAlbum
scope=row "S.O.L.O" (華麗的獨秀)2011Skip Beat! OST
scope=row "Stand Up" (我挺你)2013Saving General Yang OST
scope=row "Goodbye My Love"2013A Wedding Invitation OST

Videography

YearTrackAlbumReleased
2008"U"MeApril 8
"Me" (Chinese Version)September 13
"Me" (Korean Version)September 15
2009"Super Girl" (Chinese Version)Super GirlSeptember 14[59]
"Super Girl" (Korean Version)September 28
"Blue Tomorrow"November 6[60]
2011"Perfection" (Chinese Version)PerfectionFebruary 21
"Perfection" (Korean Version)February 28
2013"Break Down"Break Down31 December 2012 (Teaser)[61]
7 January[62]
2014"Swing" (Chinese Version)SwingMarch 18 (Teaser 1)
March 19 (Teaser 2)
March 22
"Swing" (Korean Version)March 30

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
20085th Music King AwardsAsia's Most Popular New GroupSuper Junior-M[63] [64]
6th Southeast Music Chart AwardsTop Ten Golden Melody AwardMe[65]
Most Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
9th CCTV-MTV Music AwardsMainland's Best GroupSuper Junior-M[66]
3rd Tencent Starlight FestivalMainland's Best GroupSuper Junior-M[67]
BQ2008 Popularity ListAsian Popular GroupSuper Junior-M[68]
CCTV 2008 Chinese Entertainment AwardsMainland's Best AlbumMe
Mainland's Most Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
2009China Digital Music AwardsMost Downloaded Overseas SingerSuper Girl
201021st Golden Melody AwardsBest Vocal GroupSuper Junior-M[69]
China Music FestivalMost Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
Golden Melody Award (Album Award)Super Girl
Composer AwardSuper Girl (Yoo Young Jin)
China Music Radio Top AwardsMost Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
2011Global Chinese Golden Chart AwardsMost Popular Group of The YearSuper Junior-M
Best Male GroupSuper Junior-M
Singapore Hit AwardsBest Male GroupSuper Junior-M
2012Singapore's e-AwardsMost Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
Taiwan HITO Music AwardsMost Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
Yahoo! Asia Buzz AwardsTaiwan's Top Searched ArtistSuper Junior-M
2013Singapore's e-AwardsUFM 100.3 Most Popular Song"S.O.L.O"
Taiwan HITO Music AwardsBest Drama OST"S.O.L.O"
Baidu Music AwardsBest Group AwardSuper Junior-M[70]
IFPI (Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award)Best Sales Releases (Japanese and Korean)Break Down[71]
2014Singapore's e-AwardsMost Popular GroupSuper Junior-M
14th Top Chinese AwardFavorite Musical Band and GroupSuper Junior-M
Best Music Video"Break Down"
2nd YinYuenTai V-Chart AwardAlbum of The YearBreak Down[72]
Kugou Music AwardsMost Influential Group of the YearSuper Junior-M

External links

Notes and References

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  47. News: Super Junior′s Eunhyuk, Donghae, Choi Siwon and TVXQ′s Max Changmin Confirm Enlistment Dates. October 9, 2015. CJ E&M enewsWorld. September 2, 2015. September 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923140020/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/97396/super-juniors-eunhyuk-donghae-choi-siwon-and-tvxqs-max-changmin-confirm-enlistment-dates. dead.
  48. News: Super Junior′s Ryeowook to Enlist in Military in October. October 11, 2016. CJ E&M enewsWorld. September 22, 2016. October 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009170732/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/108712/super-juniors-ryeowook-to-enlist-in-army-in-october-all-kpop-news. live.
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  50. Peak positions on Circle Album Chart (formerly known as Gaon Album Chart):
  51. Web site: 2008.4월 - 가요음반 판매량 . April 2008 Album Sales . 2022-10-28 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731125229/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200804.htm . 2008-07-31.
  52. Cumulative sales of Me:
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    • Web site: 2011년 08월 Album Chart (국외). https://web.archive.org/web/20160320194302/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2011&targetTime=08&nationGbn=E . 2016-03-20 . 2023-03-27 . . ko.
  53. Web site: Album Chart, 2013 . 2022-10-21 . . ko.
  54. Web site: スーパージュニア-Mのランキング情報 . Super Junior-M Album Ranking . 2022-10-21 . Oricon News . ja.
  55. Web site: Album Chart, 2011 . 2022-10-21 . . ko.
  56. News: https://archive.today/20120910105612/http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/dec/31/today-show23.htm . zh:SJ-M唱銷王 太完美勝SJ. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/dec/31/today-show23.htm. Yi. Zheng. Liberty Times. zh-hant. 2011-12-31. 2012-09-10. 2017-09-25.
  57. Web site: Album Chart, 2014 . 2022-10-21 . . ko.
  58. Peak positions on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart:
    • Break Down: World Digital Song Sales . 2013-01-26 . 2023-03-24 . Billboard . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210171645/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2013-01-26 . 2019-12-10.
  59. http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009091410060578642 "Super Junior-M releases new music video today"
  60. News: Jessica. Kim. Super Junior-M releases new music video. 26 April 2012. Asiae. 9 November 2009. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911122047/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110911551272082. live.
  61. News: Hong. Grace Danbi. Super Junior-M Prepares to Return with Fancy Dance Moves. 7 January 2013. enewsWorld. 2 January 2013. CJ E&M. 6 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106185501/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/25315/super-junior-m-releases-teaser. live.
  62. News: Hong. Grace Danbi. Super Junior-M Breaks It Down in New MV. 7 January 2013. enewsWorld. 7 January 2013. CJ E&M. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023033/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/25779/super-junior-m-releases-new-music-video. live.
  63. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001947958 . ko:슈퍼주니어-M·장리인, 中음악상 신인상 수상 . Super Junior-M, Zhang Liyin, won rookie awards at a China Music Awards . Naver . ko . 27 May 2008 . 18 August 2020 . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308163235/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001947958 . live .
  64. Web site: http://music.cntv.cn/2011/10/19/ARTI1319006000803462.shtml . https://web.archive.org/web/20111229064212/http://music.cntv.cn/2011/10/19/ARTI1319006000803462.shtml . 19 October 2011 . 29 December 2011 . 27 August 2020 . CNTV . zh . zh:第五届《劲歌王》全球华人乐坛总选颁奖典礼 . 5th Global Chinese Music King Awards ceremony.
  65. Web site: https://ent.qq.com/zt/2008/setvmusic/ . zh:东南劲爆音乐榜揭晓 许巍李宇春曹格成大赢家 . Southeast Music Chart Awards announce Xu Wei, Li Yuchun, Cao Ge as winners . zh . Tencent . 27 August 2020 . 7 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107101256/http://ent.qq.com/zt/2008/setvmusic/ . live .
  66. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0001992134 . ko:슈퍼주니어-M, 中 가요시상식서 '최고 그룹상' 수상 . Super Junior-M won Best Group Award at a China Music Award . ko . 18 November 2008 . 24 August 2020 . Naver . Park Young-woong . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308163227/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0001992134 . live .
  67. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001968754 . ko:슈퍼주니어-M, 中 연말시상식 싹쓸이! . Super Junior-M sweeps China end of the year's award ceremonies . 17 December 2008 . 25 August 2020 . Naver . ko . Gil Hye-sung . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308163242/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001968754 . live .
  68. Web site: https://ent.sina.cn/star/tv/2008-12-22/detail-icesifvx8615026.d.html?from=wap . zh:BQ2008红人榜获奖全名单 36奖项各归其主 . BQ2008 Full list of winners, 36 people are awarded . 22 December 2008 . 27 August 2020 . zh . Sina . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308163242/https://ent.sina.cn/star/tv/2008-12-22/detail-icesifvx8615026.d.html?from=wap . live .
  69. News: Kim. Jessica. Super Junior-M nominated for Taiwan Golden Melody Award. 2012-05-20. 10 Asia. 28 May 2010. 2014-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325193227/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010052711124445601. live.
  70. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/056/0000028626 . ko:슈퍼주니어-M·엑소, 중국 음악 시상식서 수상 . Super Junior-M and Exo win awards at Chinese music awards ceremony . Cho . Tae-heum . KBS News . Naver . December 24, 2013 . December 10, 2023 . ko.
  71. Web site: 2013. ifpihk.org. 2015-08-10. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033306/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-13/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2013. live.
  72. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0005796924 . ko:[종합]슈퍼주니어M·엑소·씨엔블루·방탄소년단, '인위에타이 V차트 어워즈' 수상 . [Comprehensive] Super Junior-M, Exo, CNBLUE, and BTS win the 'Yinyuetai V Chart Awards' . Lee . Jae-hoon . . Naver . April 16, 2014 . December 10, 2023 . ko.