Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), also known as simply SJ or SuJu (Korean: 슈주), is a thirteen-member Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2005, masterminded by Lee Soo Man. The group initially debuted with twelve members on November 6, 2005 with the single, “TWINS (Knock Out)”. The original twelve members, from oldest to youngest, are Leeteuk (the leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kibum. The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen among the 3,000 applicants through auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in 2001.
Many of the members had already pursued an entertainment career before Super Junior’s debut through acting, DJ-ing, and modeling. On May 23, 2006 SM Entertainment announced the addition of a new member, Kyuhyun, making them the thirteen-member group they are today. Moreover, before the addition of their 13th member, they were simply a project group named SuperJunior05. With his addition, the “05” was dropped and Super Junior became an official band.
Super Junior also has four sub-units with three different concentrations. The first sub-unit debuted November 5, 2006 with “한 사람만을 (The One I Love)” on KBS Music Bank. The sub-group is made out of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung, titling the group Super Junior-K.R.Y. by taking the first letter of each participating member’s first name. They concentrate mainly on ballads since each member has a very strong, distinct and incredible voice. Their releases have all been on OSTs and SMTown releases.
Girls’ Generation (Official Name), also known as SNSD, the acronym of So Nyeo Shi Dae (Hangul: 소녀시대; Hanja: 少女時代), is a large nine member girl group formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment. The group debuted on SBS Inkigayo on August 5, 2007, performing their first single, “Into the New World” (다시 만난 세계).
Dong Bang Shin Ki/동방신기 (DBSK), also known as Dong Bang Shin Gi (DBSG), Tong Vfang Xien Qi (TVXQ/TVfXQ in China and International fanbases), and 東方神起/Tohoshinki (THSK) in Japan is a Korean music group from SM Entertainment, consisting of 5 members: Kim JunSu-Xiah Junsu (시아준수), Park YooChun-Micky Yoochun (믹키유천),Jung YunHo- U-Know Yunho (유노윤호),Kim JaeJoong- YoungWoong(Hero) Jaejoong (영웅재중), and Shim ChangMin- ChoiKang Changmin (최강창민).
Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), also known as simply SJ or SuJu (Korean: 슈주), is a thirteen-member Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2005, masterminded by Lee Soo Man. The group initially debuted with twelve members on November 6, 2005 with the single, “TWINS (Knock Out)”. The original twelve members, from oldest to youngest, are Leeteuk (the leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kibum. The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen among the 3,000 applicants through auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in 2001.
