Super Junior

Super Junior

often referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주), is a boy band from Seoul, South Korea, produced and managed by Lee Soo Man, the founder of SM Entertainment. The group initially debuted with twelve members in November 2005, but after Kyuhyun's addition in May 2006, they have since become to consist of thirteen members, becoming the largest boy band in the world.^[2] The members are Leeteuk (the leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kang-in, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum, and Kyuhyun. The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen among three thousand applicants through auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in 2001.
Super Junior has released and contributed in over 15 different kinds of records since 2005 with varying degrees of success. According to the Music Industry Association of Korea, their most successful album, Don't Don, was the second best-selling album of 2007. Over the years, the group has also been divided into several smaller sub groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences (specifically the trot industry for Super Junior-T and the Mandarin Chinese industry for Super Junior-M). In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned four music awards from the M.NET/KM Music Festival, another four from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003.
Since Super Junior's debut in South Korea, the group endeavored to share an equal share of influence across Asia. The group has paid many visits to countries outside of their homeland to promote their music, especially to China and Thailand.
Super Junior's third album, Sorry, Sorry, was released on March 12, 2009.^[43] Intitial preparations for the album started as early as July 2008 while Super Junior-Happy activities were still active.^[44] The title single off the album, "Sorry, Sorry" was digitally released on March 9, 2009.^[45] In less than a week after preorders were announced, over 150,000 copies were pre-ordered.^[46] Sorry, Sorry was their first album to debut at #1 on the Hanteo Charts, and it sold over 29,000 copies the first day, defeating Seo Taiji's record of 25,000.^[47] Promotions for the album started March 13 with the performance of "Sorry, Sorry" and "Why I like you" on Music Bank.