![]() ![]() Within a month of its release, the album had become the best-selling South Korean release of 2009.Īlthough three members would depart in the years after the successful album, the group’s follow-ups Bonamana (2010), Mr. ![]() The album’s title track became the best-selling single of their career and a rite of initiation for newbies, propelling them to the stratosphere. With their new name, they embarked on a trajectory that made them a fixture on the awards circuit. The "05" was dropped and the SUPER JUNIOR as we know it was born. Eventually, their agency SM Entertainment abandoned the rotational system, fixing the lineup at 13 with the latest addition being vocalist-and the OG evil maknae (the youngest member in a group)- Kyuhyun. The first "generation" of SUPER JUNIOR launched as SUPER JUNIOR 05 with 12 members. SUPER JUNIOR began with a rotational system in which the members would graduate every year, leading to a constant lineup and name change. The group’s success has not come without change, however. In a genre defined by its generations, SUPER JUNIOR’s enduring dominance in the industry withstands several in K-pop history. Oh, and that’s not counting the members’ standalone releases, courtesy of the five subunits that the group siphoned off at different points in their career or their solo work, given that each of the present nine members are consistently counted amongst some of South Korea’s most seasoned entertainers, hosts and presenters. Since the album launched in 2005, they’ve racked up 10 studio albums, two compilation albums, two EPs, and numerous live and video releases. Yet, as SUPER JUNIOR come off the 15th anniversary of their debut, Twins, the group, known as SUPER JUNIOR 05 at the time of its release, has achieved an enviable status in K-pop. ![]() Longevity in an industry such as this, earmarked by new debuts and newer sensations every season, is an idealistic dream. Every year the industry churns out new acts and swallows up old ones. If ever there was a truth about K-pop, it is that its landscape is as unpredictable as it gets. ![]()
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