Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어) is a South Korean boy band. 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, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kibum. Kyuhyun was added to the group in 2006.
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 ten music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, thirteen from
In December 2009, Han Geng departed from the group after filing a lawsuit against their agency SM Entertainment. Han Geng subsequently won the lawsuit in December 2010, 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. Heechul enlisted for his mandatory military service on September 1, 2011.Kangin completed his service in April 2012. As well as this, Kibum remains absent from the group while pursuing an acting career, however the remaining members consider the absent three to be part of the group regardless. This has left Super Junior with ten currently active members: Leeteuk, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. 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.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. The group has released and contributed to over 20 records with varying degrees of success, and was the best-selling K-pop artist for three years in a row. Super Junior proved that they are the #1 K-pop artist in the Philippines. They earned 3 Gold record awards for Sorry Sorry, Bonamana, and Mr. Simple.
| Stage name | Birth name | Date of Birth | Sub-unit | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | |||
| Leeteuk | 이특/利特 | Park Jung Soo | 박정수/朴正洙 | July 1, 1983 | Super Junior-T | Active |
| Heechul | 희철/希澈 | Kim Hee Chul | 김희철/金希澈 | July 10, 1983 | Super Junior-T | Temporarily Inactive |
| Hankyung | 한경/韓庚 | Han Geng | 韓庚 | February 9, 1984 | Super Junior-M | Solo |
| Yesung | 예성/藝聲 | Kim Jong Woon | 김종운/金鐘雲 | August 24, 1984 | Super Junior-K.R.Y | Active |
| Kangin | 강인/强仁 | Kim Young Woon | 김영운/金永雲 | January 17, 1985 | Super Junior-T | Temporarily Inactive |
| Shindong | 신동/神童 | Shin Dong Hee | 신동희/申東熙洙 | September 28, 1985 | Super Junior-T | Active |
| Sungmin | 성민/晟敏 | Lee Sung Min | 이성민/李晟敏 | January 1, 1986 | Super Junior-T
Super Junior-M (from 2011)
| Active |
| Eunhyuk | 은혁/銀赫 | Lee Hyuk Jae | 이혁재/李赫宰 | April 4, 1986 | Super Junior-T
Super Junior-M (from 2011)
| Active |
| Donghae | 동해/東海 | Lee Dong Hae | 이동해/李東海 | October 15, 1986 | Super Junior-M | Active |
| Siwon | 시원/始源 | Choi Si Won | 최시원/崔始源 | April 7, 1986 | Super Junior-M | Active |
| Ryeowook | 려욱/厲旭 | Kim Ryeo Wook | 김려욱/金厲旭 | June 21, 1987 | Super Junior-K.R.Y | Active |
| Kibum | 기범/起範 | Kim Ki Bum | 김기범/金起範 | August 21, 1987 | - | Active |
| Kyuhyun | 규현/圭賢 | Cho Kyu Hyun | 조규현/曺圭賢 | February 3, 1988 | Super Junior-K.R.Y | Active |
| Stage name | Birth name | Date of Birth | Sub-unit | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | Romanized | Hangul/Hanja | |||
| Zhou Mi | 주멱/周覓 | Zhou Mi | 주멱/周覓 | April 19, 1986 | Super Junior-M | Active |
| Henry | 헨리 | Henry Lau | 헨리 라우/劉憲華 | October 11, 1989 | Super Junior-M | Active |
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