Super Junior

Yes, that’s right, the time has come.

Today I’m going to introduce you to my favorite kpop group – Super Junior! 
In my first post here, I wrote about D&E sub-unit, now you’re gonna meet the whole group. Are you ready?

Ok, let’s start with photos and their names.

 Henry and Zhoumi

There are a lot of them, right? But don’t feel too intimidated, I’ll clear things out for you!
Super Junior consist of 15 members, some of them left the group (Hangeng, Kibum), some are just part of particular sub-group (Zhoumi, Henry).
Now, that we’re talking about subgroups, there are many of them, depending on the market (where they sell their music) and the concept/style. So there are:

Super Junior H (happy), Super Junior T (trot), Super Junior-M (Chinese market), Super Junior KRY (consist of three lead vocalists: Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung), D&E (Donghae, Eunhyuk). 

So in short, they sing/rap in Korean, Japanese and Chinese. Their main target is Asia, though they are known worldwide. They’re one of the first kpop groups that came to Europe and US, and obviously they are legends in South Korea.

What’s more, on 6 November they had their 10th anniversary! Which by the way is not happening too often. Kpop music industry is a very specific one, each year lots of new boysbands and girlsbands appear on the market, and depending on their popularity (both for sales and among fans), either they stay or disband (after their contracts with agencies expires).

I could talk and write hours about how it works, but for now you should just know that you need to stand out and have a lot of luck to gain such a feedback as Super Junior. 

Interesting fact: Initially, Super Junior was just an experiment, their agency SMEntertainment planned on disbanding them after a couple of months, but due to the huge success of their debut, they’ve decided to give them a try. Which I highly approve…great decision!

What you should also need to know is that Super Junior is not just any other band that sells albums, performs on stage etc. These guys are multitalented, they actively appear on variety shows as guests or MC’s (hosts), many of them have their own radio broadcasts, they play in musicals, dramas (tv series), they’ve founded their own companies and restaurants… and much much more.

For me, they are so special and lovely, I want to talk more about them, let you see how wonderful they are, but sadly it’d take too long. I’ve been an ELF (Everlasting Friend – that’s the name of the fandom) since 2011, and ever since they stay very close to my heart. Being a part of the fandom was and still is a such fun journey, meeting new friends who share your passion, participating in different, international, charitable and Polish projects in relation to birthdays and anniversaries of our boys, organizing fanmeetings and just spreading the love for them all around. It’s such a great experience and I’m so glad to be part of it.  

If you have any questions and/or requests concerning SJ or kpop I’ll be happy to help and hear you out!

Now please enjoy the music. :D