SUPER JUNIOR

Super Junior

Super Junior, atau lebih dikenal dengan SJ atau SuJu, merupakan sebuah grup musik R&B yang berasal dari Seoul, Korea Selatan. Anggotanya berjumlah 14 orang yaitu <br/ Najmi Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kang-In, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum, dan Kyuhyun. Album perdananya ialah SuperJunior05 (TWINS), dirilis pada tahun 2005.

Pre-debut

Sejak akhir 1990-an, agen bakat Korea dan label rekaman SM Entertainment telah mengadakan audisi tahunan untuk menemukan bakat-bakat baru yang melengkapi keberhasilan kelompok pop H.O.T, S.E.S, dan Shinhwa, yang semuanya diciptakan oleh pendiri SM, Soo-Man Lee, di pertengahan 1990-an. Leeteuk dan Eunhyuk adalah dua anggota pertama kelompok untuk direkrut pada tahun 2000 di bawah SM's Starlight Casting System di Seoul.

Pada tahun 2001, perusahaan pertama mereka di luar negeri mengadakan casting audisi dan menemukan Han Geng di Beijing, terpilih di antara tiga ribu pelamar.[1] Pada tahun yang sama, Yesung ditemukan pada Seoul's casting system bersama temanya, Shindong, Sungmin dan Donghae juga dipilih untuk menjadi trainee setelah penampilan mereka dalam sebuah kontes yang disponsori SM. Pada tahun 2002, Kang-In dan Kim Heechul direkrut bersama dengan Kibum, yang ditemukan di Los Angeles. Siwon di-casting pada tahun 2003 dan Ryeowook pada tahun 2004, di mana yang terakhir ini ditemukan melalui Chinchin Youth Festival.[2] Pada tahun 2005, Kyuhyun dipilih.

Tidak lama setelah boy band TVXQ debut pada tahun 2003, berita tentang rencana Lee yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya yaitu membentuk boy band lain dengan cepat menyebar di Internet. Pada awal 2005, Lee mengkonfirmasi berita dan mengumumkan bahwa boy band yang terdiri dari dua belas anggota akan melakukan debut di dekat akhir tahun, mempromosikan kelompok bernyanyi ini untuk menjadi "The Gateway of Stardom Asia."[3] Lee mengumumkan bahwa bahwa sebagian besar anggota dalam kelompok ini dipilih karena mereka telah berpengalaman tampil sebagai aktor, MC, model, dan host radio sebelum debut. Heechul dan Kibum telah berprofesi sebagai penghibur, dan sebagian besar anggota lain sudah membuat berbagai macam penampilan di televisi dan media.[4][5][6] yang sangat terinspirasi oleh konsep rotasi gadis Jepang grup Morning Musume, kelompok ini juga akan mengalami perubahan line-up, dengan anggota-anggota baru menggantikan beberapa anggota lama yang dipilih setiap tahun untuk menjaga grup ini tetap muda dan memiliki berbagai talenta. Konsep ini kemudian baru diperkenalkan ke pasar K-pop.

Untuk sementara kelompok itu dikabarkan akan bernama O.V.E.R, singkatan dari "Obey the Voice for Each Rhythm" (Patuhilah Suara untuk Tiap Irama).[7] Namun, sebelum nama ini diputuskan, SM hanya menyebut mereka sebagai Junior, yang berasal dari para anggota yang masih berusia muda ketika pertama kali menjadi SM trainee.[7] [2] Setelah para anggota memamerkan bakat mereka yang berbeda kepada perusahaan pada sebuah piknik. Kemudian perusahaan memutuskan meresmikan grup ini bernama Super Junior, generasi pertama dari Super Junior.[2]

Super Junior 05 membuat pra-debut mereka di saluran Korea M-net pada 11 September 2005. Pada acara itu, mereka melakukan berbagai gaya tarian hip hop. Mereka menampilkan tarian B2K. Han Geng, Eunhyuk, dan Donghae juga melakukan tarian dari lagu Usher, Caught Up. Namun penampilan mereka tidak disiarkan di televisi, hingga akhirnya pada 16 Mei 2006 disiarkan pada sebuah segmen di acara Super Junior Show.

Album

    * 2005 SuperJunior05 (TWINS)
    * 2007 Don't Don
    * 2009 Sorry Sorry
    * 2010 Bonamana

   
Lagu
    * 2005: "Show Me Your Love" (With TVXQ)
    * 2006: "U"
    * 2008: "U/TWINS" (Special Japan release)
    * 2008: "Marry U" (Special Japan release)
    * 2009: "Sorry Sorry"
    * 2010: "Bonamana"


Member profiles

Lee Teuk



• Real Name: Park Jung Su
• Religion : Christian
• Birthday : July 01, 1983
• Height: 178 cm
• Weight: 59 kg
• Blood Type: A
• Casting: Starlight Casting System 2000
• First Appearance: 2000 MBC "All About Eve"
• Trivia: Is the leader and the oldest of Super Junior. He was the first member of Super Junior that was accepted into SM Entertainment.

Hee Chul
• Nickname: Cinderella
• Birthday: July 10, 1983
• Religion: atheist/agnostic[2]
• Height: 179 cm
• Weight: 60 kg
• Blood Type: AB
• Hobbies: poetry, drawing comics, computer games, eating alot
• Trivia: He is currently a sophomore at Sangji Yongseo College.
• Other: older brother of Kim Bo Mi (ex-M.I.L.K)

Han Kyung
• Birthday: February 9, 1984
• Height: 181 cm
• Religion : Atheist
• Weight: 66 kg
• Blood Type: B
• Hobbies: martial arts, dancing, Chinese traditional dancing, ballet
• First Appearance: May 2005, Fashion Show F/W general idea by Bum Suk
• Trivia: He lives in a dorm with Heechul and Kibum separate from the other members. His idol is Andy Lau; he also admires Lee-Hom Wang and Jang Donggun.

Ye Sung
• Real Name: Kim Jong Woon
• Religion : Catholic
• Birthday: August 24, 1984
• Height: 178 cm
• Weight: 64 kg
• Blood Type: AB
• Casting: Starlight Casting System 2001
• First Appearance: November 1999, Chunan Gayoje Gold Statue

Kang In
• Real Name: Kim Young Woon
• Religion : Atheist
• Nickname: Raccoon
• Birthday: January 17, 1985
• Height: 180 cm
• Weight: 70 kg
• Blood Type: O
• Casting: 4th SM Youth Best Selection Best Outward Appearance 1st place 2002
• First Appearance: May 2002, SBS "A Man And A Woman"
• Trivia Fact: He MC's for "M!Countdown" with bandmates Eeteuk and Shindong. He celebrated his 100th day as a DJ in mid-June, 2006. He currently DJ's for "Chunbangjichuk Radio" where Super Junior members often visit as guests.

Shin Dong
• Real Name: Shin Dong Hee
• Religion : Christian
• Birthday: September 28, 1985
• Height: 178 cm
• Weight: 90 kg
• Blood Type: O
• Casting: 9th SM Youth Best Selection Best Comedian 1st place, Wholeness Compensation 2005
• First Appearance: July 2002, Goyangsi Yout Dance Part Daesang/Compensation
• Trivia Fact: MC's for "M!Countdown" with Kangin and Eeteuk. He mixes the songs and choreographs for most of the Super Junior dances.

Sung Min
• Full Name: Lee Sung Min
• Religion : Christian
• Nickname: Sweet Pumpkin
• Birthday: January 01, 1986
• Height: 175 cm
• Weight: 57 kg
• Blood Type: A
• Casting: 1st SM Youth Best Selection Best Outward Appearance 1st place 2001
• First Appearance: 2002 Survival Audition HeeJun vs. KangTa Battle of the Century
• Trivia: His love for Sweet Pumpkins earned him his nickname. He started martial arts in high school and taught himself how to do nunchucks. Before the debut of TVXQ and Super Junior, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, and Xiah Junsu of TVXQ were meant to be in a R&B group called "Daeneb" (pronunciation), but it fell through.

Eun Hyuk
• Real Name: Lee Hyuk Jae
• Religion : Christian
• Nickname: Monkey
• Birthday: April 04, 1986
• Height: 175 cm
• Weight: 57 kg
• Blood Type: O
• Casting: Starlight Casting System 2000
• First Appearance: 2000 Goyangsi Youth Dance Business Contest Gold Statue
• Trivia: Due to the fact that his real name was the same as a very established and famous Korean comedian, SM Entertainment issued him a stage name. He is a very close friend with Kim Junsu from DBSK and went to the same elementary, middle school together.

Dong Hae
• Full Name: Lee Dong Hae
• Religion : Christian
• Nickname: Pinocchio ;Fishie
• Birthdate: October 15, 1986
• Height: 177 cm
• Weight: 58 kg
• Blood Type: A
• Casting: 3rd SM Youth Best Selection Best Outward Appearance 1st place, Wholeness Compensation 2001
• First Appearance: November 2005, SBS "Shin DongYop's There is There Isn't" panel
• Triva: He is close friends with U-Know Yunho of TVXQ. His father, who he hadn't seen for two years due to his training as a singer, passed away on August 8, 2006 due to chronic illness. He was put into a five member group with Leeteuk before the debut of Super Junior, but it fell through. Some of the names for that group were "OK", "Smile", and "Pricor".

Si Won
• Religion : Christianity
• Nickname: Simba
• Birthday: February 10, 1987
• Height: 183 cm
• Weight: 65 kg
• Blood Type: B
• Hobbies: singing, dancing, watching movies, Taekwondo, Chinese (language), playing drums(Recently (9/3/06) Si-won performed with another SM Group, The TRAX on SBS Inki-gayo as the drummer since their drummer and letter in their group Rose(R) left the group.)

Ryeo Wook
• Full Name: Kim Ryeo Wook
• Religion : Christian
• Birthday: June 21, 1987
• Height: 173 cm
• Weight: 58 kg
• Blood Type: O
• Casting: CMB Youth ChinChin Festival Popular Reward 2004
• First Appearance: June 2004, MBC "Starry Night" Contest 1st Place

Ki Bum
• Full Name: Kim Ki Bum
• Religion : Christian
• Nickname: Snow White
• Birthday: August 21, 1987
• Height: 179 cm
• Weight: 58 kg
• Blood Type: A
• Casting: Starlight Casting System 2002
• First Appearance: April 2004, KBS "April Kiss" TV Series
• Trivia Fact: Kibum lived in the United States for five years and attended Santa Monica High School in California. He also has an IQ of 138 (Happy Sunday Heroine 6 on 7/2/06)


Kyu Hyun
• Full Name: Cho Kyu Hyun
• Religion : Christian
• Birthday: February 03, 1988
• Height: 180 cm
• Weight: 68 kg
• Blood Type: A
• Casting: Chin Chin Singing Competition, 3rd place
• First Appearance: "New Single Jacket Photoshoot" (news on television)
• Trivia Fact: He was added to Super Junior right before their 200th day Anniversary. He was discovered at a Chin Chin Singing Competition and featured in the video of a remake of TVXQ's song "Hi Ya Ya" with other Chin Chin idols. He is currently a Modern Music major at Kyunghee University.
Discography