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A Bug's Life

Original theatrical release poster
Directed by John Lasseter
Produced by Darla K. Anderson
Kevin Reher
Screenplay by Andrew Stanton
Donald McEnery
Bob Shaw
Story by John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton
Joe Ranft
Starring Dave Foley
Kevin Spacey
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Hayden Panettiere
Music by Randy Newman
Cinematography Sharon Calahan
Editing by Lee Unkrich
Studio Pixar
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)
  • November 25, 1998
Running time 95 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $60 million
Box office $363,398,565
A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by John Lasseter. Co-directed by Andrew Stanton, the film involves a misfit ant, Flik, who is looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers. Flik recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. Randy Newman composed the music for the film, which stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Hayden Panettiere.
The film is a retelling of the Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and began production shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The screenplay was penned by Stanton and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw. The ants in the film were re-designed to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed new technical innovations in computer animation. During production, the filmmakers became embroiled in a public feud with DreamWorks SKG due to a similar film, Antz.
A Bug's Life was released to theaters in November 1998 by Walt Disney Pictures and was a box office success, surpassing competition and grossing $363,398,565 in receipts. The film received positive reviews from film critics, who commended the storyline and animation. The film has been released multiple times on home video, and its first DVD release was the first wholly digital transfer of a feature film to a digital playback medium[citation needed].

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Plot

Flik, an individualist and would-be inventor, lives in a colony of ants. The ants are led by Princess Atta and her mother, the Queen, and they live on a small island in the middle of a creek. Flik is different and always unappreciated because of his problematic inventions. The colony is oppressed by a gang of marauding grasshoppers led by Hopper who arrive every season demanding food from the ants. When the annual offering is inadvertently knocked into a stream by Flik's latest invention, a harvester device, the grasshoppers demand twice as much food as compensation. Given a temporary reprieve by the grasshoppers, Flik tricks the ants into accepting his plan to recruit "warrior bugs" to fight off the grasshoppers. While Flik actually believes in the plan, the other ants see it as a fool's errand to get rid of Flik and save themselves trouble. Making his way to the "big city" (a heap of trash under a trailer), Flik mistakes a group of circus bugs for the warrior bugs he seeks. The bugs, in turn, mistake Flik for a talent agent, and agree to travel with him back to Ant Island.
Discovering their mutual misunderstanding, the circus bugs attempt to leave, but are forced back by a bird. They save Princess Dot, the Queen's daughter and Atta's sister, from the bird as they flee, gaining the ants' trust in the process. They continue the ruse of being "warriors" so the troupe can continue to enjoy the attention and hospitality of the ants. The bird encounter inspires Flik into creating an artificial bird to scare away Hopper, leader of the grasshoppers, who is deeply afraid of birds. The bird is constructed, but the circus bugs are exposed by their former ringmaster, P.T. Flea, when he arrives searching for them. Angered at Flik's deception, the ants exile him and desperately attempt to pull together enough food for a new offering to the grasshoppers, but fail to do so. When the grasshoppers discover a meager offering upon their arrival, they take control of the entire colony and begin eating the ants' winter store of food. After overhearing Hopper's plan to kill the queen, Dot leaves in search of Flik and convinces him to return and save the colony with his original plan. The plan nearly works, but P.T. Flea lights the bird model on fire, causing it to crash and be exposed as a fake. Hopper has Flik beaten in retaliation, but Flik defies Hopper and inspires the entire colony to stand up to the grasshoppers and drive them out of the colony.
Before Hopper can be disposed of, it begins to rain. In the chaos, Hopper viciously pursues Flik, who leads him to an actual bird's nest. Mistaking the real bird for another fake one, Hopper attracts its attention by taunting it. Hopper is eaten by the bird's chicks. Some time later, Flik has been welcomed back to the colony, and he and Atta are now a couple. As the troupe departs with the last grasshopper, Molt, as an employee, Atta is crowned the new Queen, while Dot gets the princess' crown. The circus troupe then departs as Flik, Atta and Dot watch and wave farewell in a tree branch.

Cast

  • Dave Foley as Flik: An ant who wants to make a difference for his colony. He is a skilled inventor.
  • Kevin Spacey as Hopper: The cruel leader of the grasshoppers who terrorizes the ants.
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Princess Atta: The older daughter and heir of The Queen, Dot's older sister and Flik's love interest.
  • Hayden Panettiere as Princess Dot: The Queen's youngest daughter, Atta's younger sister and one of Flik's friends.
  • Phyllis Diller as The Queen: Atta and Dot's mother and the leader of the ants.
  • Richard Kind as Molt: Hopper's well-meaning younger brother.
  • David Hyde Pierce as Slim: A Stick Insect clown who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe.
  • Joe Ranft as Heimlich: A Caterpillar clown with a German accent who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe; likes to eat.
  • Denis Leary as Francis: A Ladybug clown who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe; has a bad temper due to often being mistaken for a female.
  • Jonathan Harris as Manny: A Praying Mantis magician who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe and speaks with a British accent.
  • Madeline Kahn as Gypsy: A Gypsy Moth who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe; Manny's wife and assistant.
  • Bonnie Hunt as Rosie: A Black Widow Spider who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe; she acts like a mother figure to Dim and the younger ants in the colony.
  • Mike McShane as Tuck and Roll: Two Pillbug acrobats who are part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe.
  • John Ratzenberger as P.T. Flea: A money-loving Flea who is the boss and the ringmaster of the circus troupe.
  • Brad Garrett as Dim: A Rhinoceros Beetle who is part of P.T. Flea's circus troupe; acts like a son to Rosie. He usually takes on the role of "ferocious beast" in the show.
  • Roddy McDowall as Mr. Soil: The colony's resident thespian and advisor to The Queen. It was McDowall's last role.
  • Edie McClurg as Dr. Flora: The doctor of the ant colony.
  • Alex Rocco as Thorny: A member of the Council of Ants.
  • David Ossman as Cornelius: An elderly ant.

Production

Development

During the summer of 1994, Pixar's story department began turning its thought to their next film.[1] The storyline of A Bug's Life originated in a lunchtime conversation between John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft, the studio's head story team.[2] Lasseter and his story team had already been drawn to the idea of insects as characters. Insects, like toys, were within the reach of computer animation at the time due to their relatively simple surfaces. Stanton and Ranft wondered whether they could find a starting point in Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper".[2] Walt Disney had produced his own version with a cheerier ending decades earlier in the 1934 short The Grasshopper and the Ants. In addition, Walt Disney Feature Animation had considered producing a film in the late 1980s entitled "Army Ants", that centered around a pacifist ant living in a militaristic colony but it was never fully materialized.[3]
As Stanton and Ranft discussed the adaption, they rattled off scenarios and storylines springing from their premise.[2] Lasseter liked the idea and offered suggestions. The concept simmered until early 1995, when the story team began work on the second film in earnest.[2] At an early test screening for Toy Story in San Rafael in June 1995, they pitched the film to Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Eisner thought the idea was fine and they submitted a treatment to Disney in early July under the title Bugs.[2] Disney approved the treatment and gave notice on July 7, 1995 that it was exercising the option of a second film under the original 1991 agreement between Disney and Pixar.[4] Lasseter assigned Stanton the job of co-director; the two men worked well together and had similar sensibilities. Lasseter had found that the workday of a sole-director on a computer-animated feature was dangerous whilst working on Toy Story.[4] In addition, Lasseter felt it would relieve stress and the role would groom Stanton for a lead directing position of his own.[5]

Writing

As previously stated, the central premise of A Bug's Life was developed after a 1994 lunch meeting between Pixar's head story team. It was primarily based on the Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper". In the tale, a grasshoppers squanders the spring and summer months on singing while the ants put food away for the winter; when winter comes, the hungry grasshopper begs the ants for food, but the ants turn him away.[2] Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft hit on the notion that the grasshopper could just take the food.[2][6] After Stanton had completed a draft of the script, he came to doubt one of the story's main pillars - that the circus bugs who had come to colony to cheat the ants would instead stay and fight.[5] He felt the circus bugs were unlikable characters as liars and that it was unrealistic for them to undergo a complete personality change. Although the film was already far along, Stanton concluded that the story needed a different approach.[5]
Stanton rewrote the script to focus on one of the scout ants, the character who ultimately became Flik.[7] The circus bugs, no longer to cheat out the colony, would be embroiled in a comic misunderstanding about what Flik was recruiting them for. Lasseter agreed with this new approach and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw spent a couple of months at Pixar working with Stanton on further polishing.[7] In early versions, Flik was an ant named Red and was part of P.T's Circus. However, this created several story problems and he was changed to the ant sent to hire the warrior bugs.[8] The characters of "Tuck and Roll" were inspired by a drawing that Andrew Stanton did of two bugs fighting when he was in Second Grade.[6] Lasseter had come to envision the film as an epic in the tradition of David Lean's Lawrence in Arabia (1962).[9] In addition, the 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa influenced the story considerably.[8]

Casting

The voice cast was heavy with television situation-comedy stars of the time: Flik was Dave Foley of NewsRadio; Princess Atta was Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Seinfeld; ; and Dim, the rhino beetle, was Brad Garrett of Everybody Loves Raymond.[10] Joe Ranft, member of Pixar's story team, played Heimlich the caterpillar at the suggestion of Lasseter's wife, Nancy, who had heard him playing the character on a scratch vocal track.[10]
The casting of Hopper proved problematic. Lasseter's top choice was Robert De Niro, who repeatedly turned the part down, as did a succession of other actors.[10] Kevin Spacey met John Lasseter at the 1995 Academy Awards and Lasseter asked Spacey if he would be interested in doing the voice of Hopper. Spacey was delighted and signed on immediately.[8]

Art design and animation

Production was harder and more difficult for animators during production of A Bug's Life than Toy Story, as computers ran sluggishly due to the complexity of the character models.[11] Lasseter and Stanton had two supervising animators to assist with directing and reviewing the animation, Rich Quade and Glenn McQueen.[11] The first sequence to be animated and rendered was the circus sequence that culminated with P.T. Flea's "Flaming Wall of Death." Lasseter placed this scene first in the pipeline because he judged it was least likely to change.[11] Lasseter believed it would useful to look at a view of the world from an insect's perspective. Two technicians obliged by creating a miniature video camera on Lego wheels, which they dubbed the Bugcam.[5][12] Fastened to the end of a stick, the Bugcam could roll through grass and other terrain and send back an insect's-eye outlook. Lasseter was intrigued by the way grass, leaves, and flower petals formed a translucent canopy, as if the insects were living under a stained-glass ceiling.[5] The team would also later seek inspiration from Microcosmos (1996), a French documentary on love and violence in the insect world.[5]
The transition from treatment to storyboards took on an extra layer of complexity due to the profusion of shorelines. Where Toy Story focused heavily on Woody and Buzz, with the other toys serving mostly as sidekicks, A Bug's Life required in-depth storytelling for several major groups of characters.[7] Character design also presented a new challenge, in that the designers had to make ants appear likable. Although the art department and animators studied insects closely, natural realism would give way to the larger needs of the film.[9] The team took out mandibles and designed the ants to stand upright, replacing their normal six legs with two arms and two legs. The grasshoppers, in contrast, received a pair of extra appendages to appear less attractive.[9] The scale of the story also required software engineers to accommodate new demands. Among these was the need to handle shots with crowds of ants.[9] The film would include more than 400 such shots in the ant colony, some with as many as 800 ants. It was impractical for animators to control these ants individually, but neither could the ants remain static for even a moment without appearing lifeless, or move identically.[9] Bill Reeves, one of two supervising technical directors on the film, dealt with quandary by leading the development of software for autonomous ants.[9] The animators would only animate 4–5 groups of approximately 8 individual universal ants. Each one of these universal ants would later be randomly distributed throughout the digital set. The program also allowed each ant to be automatically modified in subtle ways (e.g. different eye color, different skin color, different heights, different weights etc.). This made sure that no two ants were the same.[12] It was partly based on Reeves's invention of a decade and a half earlier, particle systems, which had let animators use masses of self-guided particles to create effects like swirling dust and snow.[10]
The animators also employed subsurface scattering —developed by Pixar co-founder Edwin Catmull during his graduate student days at the University of Utah in the 1970s— to render surfaces more lifelike. This would be the first time that subsurface scattering would be used in a Pixar film, and a small team at Pixar worked out the practical problems that kept it from working in animation.[13] Catmull asked for a short film to test and showcase subsurface scattering and the result, Geri's Game (1997), was attached alongside A Bug's Life in its theatrical release.[13]

Rivaling DreamWorks and Antz

During the production of A Bug's Life, a public feud erupted by DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steve Jobs & John Lasseter of Pixar. Katzenberg, former chairman of Disney's film division, had left the company in a bitter feud with CEO Michael Eisner. In response, he formed DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen and planned to rival Disney in animation.[14] After DreamWorks' acquisition of Pacific Data Images (PDI) —long Pixar's contemporary in computer animation— Lasseter and others at Pixar were dismayed to learn from the trade papers to learn that PDI's first project at DreamWorks would be another ant film, to be called Antz.[15] By this time, Pixar's project was well-known within the animation community.[16] Both Antz and A Bug's Life center on a young male, a drone with oddball tendencies who struggles to win a princess's hand by saving their society.[17] Whereas A Bug's Life relied chiefly on visual gags, Antz was more verbal and revolved more around satire. The script of Antz was also heavy with adult references, whereas Pixar's film was more accessible to children.[17]
It was clear that Lasseter and Steve Jobs believed that the idea was stolen by Jeffrey Katzenberg.[3][14] Katzenberg had stayed in touch with Lasseter after the acrimonious Disney split, often calling to check up. In October 1995, when Lasseter was overseeing postproduction work on Toy Story at the Technicolor facility on the Universal lot in Universal City, where DreamWorks was also located, he called Katzenberg and dropped by with Stanton.[14][18] When Katzenberg asked what they were doing next, Lasseter described what would become A Bug's Life in detail. Lasseter respected Katzenberg's judgment and felt comfortable using him as a sounding board for creative ideas.[18] Lasseter had high hopes for Toy Story, and he was telling friends throughout the tight-knit computer-animation business to get cracking on their own movies. "If this hits, it's going to be like space movies after Star Wars" for computer-animation companies, he told various friends.[3] "I should have been wary," Lasseter later recalled. "Jeffrey kept asking questions about when it would be released."[14]
When the trades indicated production on Antz, Lasseter, feeling betrayed, called Katzenberg and asked him bluntly if it were true, who in turn asked him where he had heard the rumor. Lasseter asked again, and Katzenberg admitted it was true.[3] Lasseter raised his voice and would not believe Katzenberg's story that a development director had pitched him the idea long ago. Katzenberg claimed Antz came from a 1991 story pitch by Tim Johnson that was related to Katzenberg in October 1994.[3] Another source gives Nina Jacobson, one of Katzenberg's executives, as the person responsible for Antz pitch.[16] Lasseter, who normally did not use coarse language, cursed at Katzenberg and hung up the phone.[19] Lasseter recalled that Katzenberg began explaining that Disney was "out to get him" and that he realized that he was just cannon fodder in Katzenberg's fight with Disney.[3][16] In truth, Katzenberg was the victim of a conspiracy: Eisner had decided not to pay him his contract-required bonus, convincing Disney's board not to give him anything.[16] Katzenberg was further angered by the fact that Eisner scheduled Bugs to open the same week as The Prince of Egypt, which was then intended to DreamWorks' first animated release.[16][19] Lasseter grimly relayed the news to Pixar employees but kept morale high. Privately, Lasseter told other Pixar executives that he and Stanton felt terribly let down by Katzenberg.[16]
Kaztenberg moved the opening of Antz from March 1999 to October 1998 to compete with Pixar's release.[16][20] David Price writes in his 2008 book The Pixar Touch that a rumor, "never confirmed," was that Katzenberg had given PDI "rich financial incentives to induce them to whatever it would take to have Antz ready first, despite Pixar's head start."[16][19] Steve Jobs was furious and called Katzenberg and began yelling. Katzenberg made an offer: He would delay production of Antz if Jobs and Disney would move A Bug’s Life so that it didn’t compete with Prince of Egypt. Jobs believed it "a blatant extortion attempt" and would not go for it, explaining that there was nothing he could do to convince Disney to change the date.[3][19] Katzenberg casually responded that Jobs himself had taught him how to conduct similar business long ago, explaining that Jobs had come to Pixar's rescue by making the deal for Toy Story, as Pixar was near bankruptcy at that time.[10] "I was the one guy there for you back then, and now you’re allowing them to use you to screw me," Katzenberg said.[19] He suggested that if Jobs wanted to, he could simply slow down production on A Bug’s Life without telling Disney. If he did, Katzenberg said, he would put Antz on hold.[3] Lasseter also claimed Katzenberg had phoned him with the proposition, but Katzenberg denied these charges later.[11]
As the release dates for both films approached, Disney executives concluded that Pixar should keep silent on the DreamWorks battle. Regardless, Lasseter publicly dismissed Antz as a "schlock version" of A Bug's Life.[13] Lasseter, who claimed to have never seen Antz, told others that if DreamWorks and PDI had made the film about anything other than insects, he would have closed Pixar for the day so the entire company could go see it.[3][17] Katzenberg and Jobs would not back down and the rivaling ant movies provoked a press frenzy. "The bad guys rarely win," Jobs told the Los Angeles Times. In response, DreamWorks’ head of marketing Terry Press suggested, “Steve Jobs should take a pill."[19] Despite the successful box office performance of both Antz and A Bug's Life, tensions would still be high between Jobs and Katzenberg for many years. According to Jobs, Katzenberg came to Jobs after the success of Shrek (2001) and insisted he had never heard the pitch for A Bug's Life, reasoning that his settlement with Disney would have given him a share of the profits if that were so.[21] Although the contention left all parties estranged, Pixar and PDI employees kept up the old friendships that had arisen from spending a long time together in computer animation.[11]

Music

A Bug's Life: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Randy Newman
Released October 27, 1998
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre Score
Length 47:32
Label Walt Disney
Pixar soundtrack chronology
Toy Story
(1995)		 A Bug's Life
(1998)		 Toy Story 2
(1999)
A Bug's Life: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the original soundtrack album to A Bug's Life, produced by Walt Disney Records. The first track of the album is song called "The Time of Your Life" written and performed by Newman, while all the other tracks are orchestral cues. The album has gone off the market but is available for purchase on iTunes.
The score won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.
All songs written and composed by Randy Newman.
No. Title Length
1. "The Time of Your Life" (performed by Newman) 3:16
2. "The Flik Machine"   2:54
3. "Seed to Tree"   1:01
4. "Red Alert"   1:49
5. "Hopper and his Gang"   3:21
6. "Flik Leaves"   2:37
7. "Circus Bugs"   1:27
8. "The City"   2:35
9. "Robin Hood"   0:59
10. "Return to Colony"   1:33
11. "Flik's Return"   1:24
12. "Loser"   2:43
13. "Dot's Rescue"   4:00
14. "Atta"   1:08
15. "Don't Come Back"   1:07
16. "Grasshoppers' Return"   3:01
17. "The Bird Flies"   2:38
18. "Ants Fight Back"   2:14
19. "Victory"   2:33
20. "A Bug's Life Suite"   5:12
Total length:
 47:32

Reception

Critical reception

The film received very positive reviews upon release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 81 reviews, with an average score of 7.9/10. The critical consensus is "Blending top notch animation with rousing adventure, witty dialogue, and memorable characters, A Bug's Life is another Pixar winner."[22] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 77 based on 23 reviews."[23]

Box office

A Bug's Life grossed approximately $33,258,052 on its opening weekend, ranking #1 for that weekend. It managed to retain its #1 spot for two weeks. The film eventually made $162.7 million in its United States theatrical run, covering its estimated production costs of $45 million. The film made $200,600,000 in foreign countries. The film made a worldwide gross of $363.3 million, surpassing the competition from DreamWorks Animation's Antz.

Awards

Main article: List of Pixar awards and nominations (feature films)#A Bug's Life

American Film Institute

The American Film Institute nominated A Bug's Life for its Top 10 Animated Films list.[24]

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Super Junior

For the professional wrestling tournament, see Best of the Super Juniors.
Super Junior

Super Junior members at LG Optimus Super Junior Fan meeting at Chateau de Chine in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in November 2011.
(L-R: Ryeowook, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Yesung, Shindong)
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, R&B, dance, bubblegum pop, electropop, pop-rock, teen pop, house, hip hop, electronica
Years active 2005–present
Labels S.M. Entertainment (South Korea)
Avex Group (Japan)
Associated acts SM Town
Super Junior-T
Super Junior-M
Super Junior-Happy
Super Junior Donghae Eunhyuk
Super Junior-K.R.Y
Website superjunior.smtown.com
Members
Leeteuk
Heechul
Yesung
Kangin
Shindong
Sungmin
Eunhyuk
Siwon
Donghae
Ryeowook
Kibum
Kyuhyun
Korean name
Hangul 슈퍼주니어
Hanja (none)
Revised Romanization Syupeo Junieo
McCune–Reischauer Syup'ŏ Chuniŏ
This article contains Korean text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Hangul or Hanja.
Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어; Syupeo Junieo) is a popular South Korean idol group. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak. Super Junior originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Hankyung, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kibum. Kyuhyun joined the group in 2006.
Super Junior launched into international recognition following the release of their best-selling single "Sorry, Sorry" in 2009, the title song of their most critically successful album Sorry, Sorry.[1][2] The group has released and contributed to over 20 records with varying degrees of success,[3] and was the best-selling K-pop artist for three years in a row.[4]
Over the years, they have been divided into smaller subgroups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. Largely due to Super Junior's success as entertainers, other Korean entertainment managements began to train their music groups in other areas of entertainment, such as acting and hosting.[3] In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned ten music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, thirteen from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after JTL in 2003.[5]
In December 2009, Hankyung departed from the group after filing a lawsuit against their agency SM Entertainment.[6] Hankyung subsequently won the lawsuit in December 2010,[7] though his departure from Super Junior was not made official until September 27, 2011, when S.M. Entertainment finally released a statement to that effect.[8][9] Heechul enlisted for his mandatory military service on September 1, 2011. Kangin was absent from the group for their fourth and fifth album promotions, but completed his service in April 2012, and rejoined the group for their sixth album in mid 2012, however, the absent three members are considered as part of the group regardless. As of 2012, Super Junior has ten active members: Leeteuk, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun.[10]
Super Junior are nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany[11]

Contents

Musical career

2000–2005: Formation and debut

In 2000, SM Entertainment held their first overseas casting auditions in Beijing, China and recruited Hankyung, who auditioned against three thousand applicants.[12] That same year, Leeteuk, Yesung, and Eunhyuk were recruited after auditioning for the company's annual casting system in Seoul. Sungmin and Donghae became trainees after jointly winning first place in an SM-sponsored contest in 2001. In 2002, Heechul and Kangin were recruited along with Kibum, who was discovered in Los Angeles, California by a casting agent. Siwon became a trainee after being scouted in 2003 and Ryeowook in 2004, who was recruited into the company after winning the 2004 Chin Chin Youth Festival singing competition.[13] Shindong and Kyuhyun, the latter winning third place at the 2005 Chin Chin Youth Festival, were cast in 2005.
In early 2005, Lee Soo-man announced that he had been preparing for an all-boy project group of twelve members to debut at the end of the year. He called this singing group to be "The Gateway to Stardom of Asia,"[14] as most of the members in this group were chosen for their experiences as actors, MCs, models, and radio hosts prior debut. Heechul and Kibum were already established actors at the time, and most of the other members had already made various kinds of appearances in television and media.[15][16][17] Inspired by the rotational concept of Japan's girl group Morning Musume, Lee said that his new group would also experience line-up changes, with new members replacing selected members every year to keep the group constantly young and all-rounded. This concept was then newly introduced to the K-pop market.
For a while the group was rumored to be called O.V.E.R, the acronym for "Obey the Voice for Each Rhythm."[18][a] However, before the group settled with their current name, the company simply referred to them as juniors, a representation of the members' young ages when they first became SM trainees.[18] After the members' showcased their different talents to the company at a picnic, the company finalized their group name to Super Junior, and officially became Super Junior'05, the first generation of Super Junior.[13] Super Junior 05 made their pre-debut performance on the Korean channel Mnet on September 11, 2005.[b] At the showcase, they performed various styles of hip-hop dancing, where they danced to B2K's "Take It to the Floor". Hankyung, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also performed a separate dance together, dancing to Usher's "Caught Up." However, the performance did not air on television until May 16, 2006 as a segment in the Super Junior Show, the group's first television documentary.
The group officially debuted on SBS's music program Popular Song on November 6, 2005, performing their first single "Twins (Knock Out)". A digital single with "Twins (Knock Out)", "You Are the One", and three additional tracks were released online on November 8, followed by the release of their debut album SuperJunior05 (Twins) on December 6, 2005. The album sold 28,536 copies in the first month of release and debuted at number three in the monthly chart of December 2005.[19][c]

2006–2007: "U", Don’t Don, and commercial success

In February 2006, Super Junior 05 began performances for "Miracle", the second promotional single from their debut album. "Miracle" topped the music charts of Thailand, drawing interest from international markets.[20] As promotions for "Miracle" ended, SM Entertainment began selecting new members for Super Junior's second generation, Super Junior 06. The company even prepared a list of chosen members that were to graduate from the group. However, the company abandoned the rotational concept after adding a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, in 2006. The group then became known as just Super Junior, without the suffix "05".[21][22]
After the addition of Kyuhyun, Super Junior released their single "U" for free download on May 25, 2006 on their official website. "U" exceeded 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and ultimately surpassed 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server.[23][24] The physical single of "U" with a total of three tracks was released on June 6, eventually selling over 81,000 units in South Korea.[25] The single became one of Korea's most popular songs of the year, taking up number one spots for five consecutive weeks on two of Korea's top music programs.[26] By the end of the year, Super Junior collected over seven awards in five of South Korea's top music award ceremonies, and was one of the three Best Newcomer winners at the 21st Golden Disk Awards.
In late 2006, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung formed the subgroup Super Junior K.R.Y., Super Junior's first sub-unit. They performed their first single "The One I Love", theme song to the Korean television drama Hyena, on the KBS music program Music Bank on November 5, 2006.[27] In February 2007, Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, Sungmin, Shindong and Eunhyuk formed Super Junior-T, a trot-singing group. They released their first single "Rokuko" on February 23, 2007, and made a debut performance on Popular Songs two days later.[28]
Super Junior's second official album was intended for a late 2006 release, but due to several accidental setbacks, Don't Don was not released until September 20, 2007.[29][30] Don't Don sold over 60,000 units the first day of release and debuted at number one on the monthly chart of September 2007.[31] Although Don't Don received mixed reviews from critics, the album went to sell more than 160,000 copies by the end of the year, becoming the second best-selling record of 2007.[32][33][c] Super Junior received seven nominations at the 2007 Mnet/KM Music Festival, winning three of them which included Artist of the Year, termed by many as the highest recognition of the ceremony.[34] Super Junior collected two more recognitions at the 22nd Golden Disk Awards, including a Disk Bonsang award (Record of the Year).[35]

2008–2009: Sorry, Sorry and career breakthrough


Super Junior performing at SMTown Live '08 in Bangkok, Thailand
Super Junior-M, Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup comprising members Hankyung, Siwon, Donghae, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Super Junior-M members Henry and Zhou Mi, was formed in April 2008.[36][37] Although the creation of the subgroup initially created a strife between the group's fans and their management,[d] Super Junior-M went on to become Super Junior's most successful subgroup,[38] selling out two concerts in Hong Kong,[39] topping weekly ratings with their appearance on Chinese variety programs,[40] and was the idol group with the most endorsement contracts in China.[41] They won numerous awards at Chinese music festivals, and achieved critical acclaim after the release of their single "Super Girl" from their second record Super Girl, which garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards. A fourth Super Junior subgroup was created soon after Super Junior-M's debut. With five members from Super Junior-T and Yesung, they formed the subgroup Super Junior-Happy, releasing their first extended play (EP) Cooking? Cooking! on June 5, 2008. In November 2008, Super Junior-T made a debut in Japan, collaborating with Japanese comedy duo Moeyan.[42] Their single "ROCK&GO", the Japanese-language version of "Rokuko", debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Daily Charts[43] and ascended to number 2 three days later.[44]
Super Junior's first Asia-wide concert tour, Super Show, started on February 22, 2008, in Seoul.[37][45][46][47][48][e] The group held a successful two-day fan meeting in Japan at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, selling out 12,000 tickets in several days.[49] The group released a compiled single "U/Twins", which includes the Japanese version of "U" in the limited release version, to complement the event. The single peaked at number four on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart on its first day of release, and dropped down four places on its second. The single broke a new record for being the first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart.[50]
The group released their third studio album Sorry, Sorry on March 12, 2009.[51] It was their first album to debut at number one on the Hanteo Charts, selling over 29,000 copies the first day.[52] After only a month of release, the album became South Korea's best-selling album of 2009, and ultimately sold over 250,000 copies in South Korea.[53] It became the best-selling K-pop album in Taiwan,[54] Thailand, China, and the Philippines, in which the latter credited the album to be the first K-pop album to reach number one in music charts from the country.[55] The album's title single "Sorry, Sorry" became an instant hit,[56] collecting a total of ten number-one awards for ten consecutive weeks in Korea, and stayed as number one for a record-breaking 37 weeks in Taiwan's K-pop singles chart. "Sorry, Sorry" achieved national and international success, and has since been the group's best-selling single in South Korea.[2][57][58][59] Sorry, Sorry won several accolades at the 24th Golden Disk Awards, including the Disk Daesang (Record of the Year).
After the success of Sorry, Sorry, Super Junior commenced their second Asia-wide concert tour Super Show 2, on July 17, 2009 in Seoul.

2010–2011: Bonamana, lineup changes, and international recognition

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 temporary leave from the group to pursue 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.[60] In December 2009, Hankyung filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that the provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights.[61] 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.[10]
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 well as Sorry, Sorry critically, it sold over 300,000 copies in South Korea, outselling Sorry, Sorry.[62] 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.[63]
To promote the album, Super Junior embarked on their third Asia-wide tour Super Show 3 in 2010 and 2011,[64] and had sold-out concerts for each stop.[65] In February 2011, Super Junior released a 3D movie version of their tour,Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters.[66] The movie debuted at number six on the box office charts and went off to become the best-selling 3D movie in Korea.[67] After touring in Japan, they released the Super Junior Japan 'Super Show 3' Opening Commemorative Album in February 2011, 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 10. 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,[68] however, SM did not see the release as their official Japanese debut and has stated that their debut in Japan will occur at a later time.[69]
Between Super Show 3 stops, the group took part in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour and toured in Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo and New York along with other SM Entertainment-managed artists, performing outside of Asia for the first time.[70] Super Junior's performances were well received by the media,[71] 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.[72][73] 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[74] They gave exclusive interviews to Slovenian and Iranian magazines,[75] and were selected by Brazilian Hallyu fans to be the number-one Korean artist they want to visit Brazil.[76][77] Both Mexico's TV Azteca and the United Kingdom's BBC acknowledged Super Junior to be the leading icon of the Hallyu effect.[78][79]

2011–present: Mr. Simple, world tour, Sexy, Free & Single and nomination for MTV Europe Music Awards


Super Junior members at LG Optimus Super Junior Fan meeting at Chateau de Chine in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in November 2011. (L-R: Leeteuk, Ryeowook, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Yesung, Shindong)
Mr. Simple 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.[80] 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.[81] In September 2011, Heechul left temporarily for military service. Super Junior began their first world tour, the Super Show 4 in November 2011.[82] The group's second Japanese single, a Japanese version of "Mr. Simple", was released December 7, 2011 in Japan,[83][84] however this was still not recognized by SM as their official Japanese promotional debut.[85]
The group, with Super Junior-M members Zhou Mi and Henry, also recorded the song "Santa U Are The One" for the 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift album, released on December 13, 2011. In addition, Donghae and Eunhyuk released their collaboration digital single "Oppa, Oppa" on December 16[86] and performed the single on Music Bank that same day.
Super Junior was selected the #1 hallyu star who foreign fans want to date. Arirang Survey in 188 Countries Revealed Super Junior as the Most Wanted Artist.
On January 11, Super Junior participated at the 26th Golden Disk Awards which was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. The group ended up bringing home four awards: Popularity Award, MSN Japan Award, Disk Bonsang and the grand prize Disk Daesang. This was followed by further successes at the Seoul Music Awards on January 19, at which they were awarded the Disk Bonsang and Disk Daesang.
On January 13, Super Junior were crowned 'Album King' in Taiwan, after Super Junior’s 5th album Mr. Simple and 4th album Bonamana ranked #1 and #2 on both album and music sections of the Korean Music Chart 2012. Significantly, Super Junior ranked 1 on the KKBOX K-Pop chart for 64 consecutive weeks with their 4th album title song "Bonamana", marking the longest record in the history of KKBOX K-Pop chart. They then reached 1 with the 5th album title song "Mr. Simple" for 46 consecutive weeks (as of 4th July 2012), effectively knocking themselves from the 1 spot. On July 4, Super Junior's 6th album's title track "Sexy, Free & Single" reached 1 on the same chart. On February 22, Super Junior won Album Of The Year for the 3rd Quarter at the Gaon Chart Awards[citation needed] and on March 13, Super Junior won Favorite K-pop Video for "Mr.Simple" at the MYX Music Awards.[citation needed]
Also, Super Junior successfully completed their world tour ‘SUPER SHOW 4’ in 10 cities worldwide including Seoul, Osaka, Taipei, Singapore, Macao, Bangkok, Paris, Shanghai, Jakarta and Tokyo for 6 months starting in November.
In June, 2012, SM Entertainment announced that Kangin will rejoin Super Junior for the group's sixth album, Sexy, Free & Single which has been released online on July 1 and in stores on July 4, 2012.[87] SM released the MV for Sexy,Free & Single on July 3. Version B was released on July 16, having only a different cover. On August 7, Super Junior released the repackage album for Sexy Free & Single called "SPY", including 4 new songs "SPY", "Outsider", "Only One" composed by Leeteuk and "Haru" composed by Donghae. The MV was released on August 13.
Sexy, Free & Single managed to rank high in iTunes in several countries including Australia, France and Peru. It also ranked 3rd on Billboard World Albums.[88] The album debuted at #1 on the South Korean Gaon Chart, selling 335,744 copies in only one month.[89] Staying on the chart as #1 for three weeks in a row, 459,182 copies have been sold in only two months (July - August), becoming the best selling album so far this year.[90][91] Furthermore, Sexy, Free & Single also debuted at #1 on Hanteo with more than 200,000 copies being sold. [92] Super Junior ranked #1 on Hanteo's "Top 5 K-Pop Artists" for January-September 2012.[93]
Note: Gaon and Hanteo are differents charts, Gaon counts all stores in South Korea while Hanteo only counts its official stores.
Sexy, Free & Single has been at the top for 11 weeks on Taiwan KKBOX chart, showing they are the #1 South Korea group in Taiwan. All album songs are charted on Taiwan KKBOX. [94] The japanese version of this song, wich was released on August 22, has sold over 118,902 units so far and is being considered Gold for selling over 100,000 units.
Super Junior are nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany[95]

Members

Current active members

Stage name Birth name
Leeteuk Park Jungsoo
Yesung Kim Jongwoon
Kangin Kim Youngwoon
Shindong Shin Donghee
Sungmin Lee Sungmin
Eunhyuk Lee Hyukjae
Donghae Lee Donghae
Siwon Choi Siwon
Ryeowook Kim Ryeowook
Kyuhyun Cho Kyuhyun

Current inactive members

Stage name Birth name
Heechul Kim Heechul
Kibum Kim Kibum

Super Junior M Members

Stage name Birth name
Zhou Mi Zhou Mi
Henry Henry Lau

Former members

Stage name Birth name
Hankyung Han Geng

Artistry

Musical style

They pursued bubblegum pop in SuperJunior05; ethereal and alternative rock in Don't Don; pop and contemporary R&B in Sorry, Sorry and Bonamana; and electropop and synthpop in Mr. Simple. The group has also covered few songs in their albums. Their debut single "Twins (Knock Out)" is a cover of Triple Eight's "Knockout," which was released in 2003. In most of their covers, the original titles are kept, such as Cape's "L.O.V.E" and Exile's "Believe", both tracks from SuperJunior05. Super Junior works closely with Yoo Young-jin, who has produced and arranged most of the group's title singles since debut. Yoo's also known for creating the renowned SMP style, a genre that includes a balanced infusion of rock, R&B, and rap, empowered by the sounds of electric guitar, bass, and other different percussion instruments.[96] Super Junior prominently featured this SMP style in Don't Don.[97] The group are also acclaimed for their vocal harmonization and unison as each member contributes a different range in their choruses, and often incorporate different types of vocal belting into their songs.[f][98]

Subgroups

Sub-group Members
Super Junior-M Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Zhou Mi , Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, and Henry
Super Junior-Happy Leeteuk, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin and Eunhyuk
Super Junior-T Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin and Eunhyuk
Super Junior K.R.Y Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung
Donghae & Eunhyuk Eunhyuk and Donghae
Main articles: Super Junior-Happy, Super Junior-M, and Super Junior-T
Since debut, four Super Junior subgroups were formed. With the exception of Kibum, all of the members were put in at least one subgroup. The intentions of the subgroups were part of SM Entertainment's strategy to not limit Super Junior's activities while certain members focus on their individual careers.[99][100] Furthermore, the goal of subgroup formations was to show that Super Junior could accommodate and perform different musical genres. This strategy was later challenged by critics, as it has influenced an overwhelming amount of music groups to create official and unofficial subgroups alike.[101]
Super Junior-K.R.Y, established in November 2006, is the first Super Junior subgroup and consists of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung.
The trio's first official performance was on November 5, 2006, on KBS's Music Bank, performing "The One I Love", theme song to the Korean television drama Hyena.[102] Aside from the theme, they contributed to two more tracks in the original soundtrack of Hyena. The trio also performed in two additional original soundtracks, one track in both the soundtracks of Snow Flower and Billy Jean Look at Me. Unlike Super Junior's other sub-units, Super Junior-K.R.Y has not officially released an original single or album (but will release an album soon in 2012), and only participated in collaboration albums and original soundtracks.[100]
Super Junior-K.R.Y held their first mini concert tour in Japan in August 2010. They held two more concerts in Kobe in November 2010 and another two concerts in December 2010 in Fukuoka. Over 22,000 attended the tour.[103]
Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk released a digital single, "떴다 오빠(Oppa has Risen)".[104] The 2011 single "Oppa, Oppa" reached #2 on Oricon‘s daily single and weekly charts, and #1 on Tower Records‘ single chart (2nd April – 8th April).[105]

Tours and concerts

Main Tours

Year Main Tour
2008–09
The 1st ASIA TOUR, Super Show
2009–10
The 2nd ASIA TOUR, Super Show 2
2010–11
The 3rd ASIA TOUR, Super Show 3
2011–12
The WORLD TOUR, Super Show 4

Subgroup tours

Year Main Tour
2010–11
Super Junior K.R.Y The 1st Concert
2012–13
TBA

Affiliated tours

Year Main Tour
2007
SMTown Live '07 Summer Concert
2008–09
SMTown Live '08
2010–11
SMTown Live '10 World Tour
2012–13
SMTown Live '12 World Tour

Discography

Further information: Super Junior discography

Studio albums

Year Studio albums
2005 SuperJunior05 (TWINS)
2007 Don't Don
2009 Sorry, Sorry
2010 Bonamana
2011 Mr. Simple
2012 Sexy, Free & Single

Live albums

Year Live albums
2008 Super Show Tour Concert Album
2009 Super Show 2 Tour Concert Album
2011 Super Show 3 Tour Concert Album

Korean Singles

Year Single
2005 Show Me Your Love (featuring TVXQ)
2006 U

Japanese singles

Year Japanese Single
2011 美人 (Bonamana)
2011 Mr. Simple
2012 Opera
2012 Sexy, Free & Single

Filmography

Further information: Super Junior filmography

Television

The group's first two television programs, the Super Junior Show and Princess Diaries aired right after their debut. From March to May 2006, Super Junior starred in the horror dockumentary Mystery 6, which featured Donghae as the central character. The group's first reality television series, Super Junior Full House, aired from May to August 2006. Another reality television series, Super Adonis Camp aired right after, although it was filmed before Super Junior Full House; it starred seven members of Super Junior who were forced to live in a boot camp environment.
In August 2006, Super Junior starred in Super Junior Mini-Drama, a 5-episode television program featuring the Super Junior members acting in separate half-hour mini-dramas, which were written and produced by them.[106][107]
To promote their second album, Super Junior starred in the weekly educational television show Explorers of the Human Body after the release of Don't Don in 2007.[108] A planned second season never materialized.[109]

Awards

Further information: List of awards and nominations received by Super Junior

Endorsements

In October 2011, Super Junior and labelmates f(x) were chosen as the new endorsement models for LG Electronics, and will be endorsing a wide range of LG products for an entire year.[110]

Philanthropy

Super Junior were appointed as the goodwill ambassadors for the 2008 Korea and Thailand 50th Anniversary, honoring the good relationship Korea has held with Thailand for the past fifty years.[111] On February 20, 2010, Super Junior were named as Taiwan’s tourism ambassadors. Super Junior are also spokesmodels for the "Donate Blood" (2007–present) campaign at the Republic of Korea National Red Cross and were appointed as goodwill ambassadors for World Blood Donor Day. On March 3, 2011, Super Junior were appointed by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Korea as the 2011 Honorary Korean Food Ambassadors to promote Korean cuisine all over the world. On June 17, 2011, Super Junior were chosen to be the ambassadors of Seoul Summer Sale 2011.[112] They have since been appointed to the same position for Seoul Summer Sale 2012. On July 24, 2011, Super Junior were appointed as ambassadors for Korean tourism and LG Korea. Because of their popularity, they have been chosen as endorsers for Lotte Duty Free, and Donghae and Siwon are endorsers of the famous Filipino clothing line Bench. Kyuhyun is an endorser of Masita..[113]

Fanclub

  • Official Fanclub Color: Pearl Sapphire Blue     [114]
  • Official Fanclub Name. E.L.F (Everlasting Friends)[115]

Controversies

Expansion to China

For more details on this topic, see Super Junior-M.
After the subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-T, on October 2, 2007, S.M. Entertainment announced the birth of another Super Junior sub-unit project that would begin activities in China starting 2008. Zhou Mi and S.M. Entertainment's new Taiwanese-Canadian trainee Henry Lau, who was also featured in the music video of "Don't Don", were also members of the subgroup.[116]
The announcement brought in a huge wave of dissatisfaction and opposition from fans of Super Junior after the announcement of two new members. Initially, fans were planning to boycott the company's products, however, most fans agreed on a silent protest instead. Thousands of fans from Super Junior's official fanclub E.L.F. silently sat in front of the SM building and held signs that supported the group to have only thirteen members.[117]
After more rumors regarding adding another member to the subgroup, the fans decided to gain a legal representation as part of S.M. Entertainment's stockholders. As of March 20, 2008, Super Junior fans purchased 58,206 stocks of S.M. Entertainment, holding 0.3% of the company's entire stock.[118] They released a statement that they will obtain all chances to prevent S.M. Entertainment from adding new members and to keep Super Junior as only thirteen.[118]

Conflict with MBC

For more details on this topic, see Kangin.
A time-slot dispute occurred between S.M. Entertainment and MBC when SM insisted to have Kangin stay on SBS's Explorers of the Human Body instead of MBC's Sunday Night Dong-An Club (동안클럽) where Kangin has been a regular host. MBC temporarily banned the rest of Super Junior from appearing in any future performances and shows hosted by MBC.[119] Kangin also lost his MC jobs to T.O.P. of Big Bang for the music show, Show! Music Core and also two more variety shows, which both soon canceled after Kangin left due to low ratings.[120] MBC demanded an apology from S.M. Entertainment in order for Super Junior to appear on shows hosted by the channel again. However, MBC concluded that Super Junior's ban was never official, but just a decision for shows' producers to decide.[121]

Han Geng's lawsuit and departure from group

For more details on this topic, see Han Geng.
On December 21, 2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination with S.M. Entertainment, unhappy with contract length and salary.[122][123][124] On December 21, 2010, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Han Geng.[7] On September 27, 2011, his departure was made official[8][9]

Footnotes

  • a.^ OVER, without the periods, is also the title of track 7 in SuperJunior05 (Twins).
  • b.^ All members of the group were present at the showcase with the exception of Ryeowook and Kyuhyun because they were not members of Super Junior at that time. However, one month before Super Junior's official debut, Ryeowook replaced ex-pre-debut member Junyoung and became the group's official member. Kyuhyun did not join the group until six months later, with the release of "U."
  • c.^ All sales numbers taken from the Music Industry Association of Korea. Last known 2007 sales numbers here..
  • d.^ Sapphire blue, Super Junior's fanclub color, is also the name of the second track from Super Junior's second album, "소원이 있나요 (Sapphire Blue)."
  • e.^ Both Yesung and Ryeowook took part in "Tie Clam Shells" (조개껍질 묶어), the only a cappella track in the 2007 SUMMER SMTOWN - FRAGILE album.
  • f.^ Leeteuk, however, is one of the five rappers in Super Junior's recent music, "돈 돈! (Don't Don)".
  • g.^ Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, and Ryeowook have been giving a cappella performances of their second 2007 single, "Marry U", as seen in Super Junior's second album DVD and Super Junior's Kiss the Radio.

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