Super Junior is a South Korean boy band.
Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo Man of S.M. 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, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kibum. Kyuhyun joined the group in 2006.
Known as
the "Kings of the Korean Wave", 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”
and were the best-selling K-pop artist for three years
in a row.
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.
In
addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned fourteen music
awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, sixteen from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing
group to win Favourite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia
Awards after JTL in 2003. In 2012 they were nominated for
"Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards showing one more time their popularity
around world.
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. Leeteuk enlisted for
his mandatory military
service on October 30,
2012.
Super
Junior has nine active members now: Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk,
Donghae,
Siwon, Ryeowook,
and Kyuhyun.
Below
are there nine active members profile:
Birth Name: Kim Jong Woon
Stage Name: Yesung
Birthday: August 24, 1984
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: AB
Height: 178 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Listening to music,
exercise, singing
Birth Name: Kim Young Woon
Stage Name: Kangin
Birthday: January 17, 1985
Position: Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Height: 178 cm
Birth Name: Shin Dong Hee
Stage Name: Shindong
Birthday: September 28, 1985
Position: Lead Rapper and Lead Dancer
Blood Type: O
Height: 178 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Making jokes, dancing, making
facial expressions
Birth Name: Lee Sung Min
Stage Name: Sungmin
Birthday: January 1, 1986
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Blood Type: A
Height: 175 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Watching movies, playing
instruments, Chinese martial art, acting
Birth Name: Lee Hyuk Jae
Stage Name: Eunhyuk
Birthday: April 4, 1986
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist and Main
Dancer
Blood Type: O
Height: 176 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Listening to music,
singing, piano, composition
Birth Name: Lee Dong Hae
Stage Name: Donghae
Birthday: October 15, 1986
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper
Blood Type: A
Height: 176 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Exercise, watching
movies, singing, dancing
Birth Name: Choi Si Won
Stage Name: Siwon
Birthday: February 10, 1987
Position: Vocalist, Face of The Group
Blood Type: B
Height: 185 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Playing drums,
singing, dance, acting, Chinese, taekwondo
Birth Name: Kim Ryeo Wook
Stage Name: Ryeowook
Birthday: June 21, 1987
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Height: 175 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Singing, composition
Birth Name: Cho Kyu Hyun
Stage Name: Kyuhyun
Birthday: February 3, 1988
Position: Lead Vocalist, Sub-Dancer, Maknae
Blood Type: A
Height: 180 cm
Hobby/Specialty: Singing
My favourite MV of Super Junior, "Mr Simple"
