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Super Junior is a South Korean boy band that has been one of the most influential groups in K-pop since their debut in 2005. The group matters because they helped establish K-pop as a global phenomenon and have maintained a massive international fanbase across multiple decades.
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- superjunior-jp.net
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- short name
- SuJu
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- 2005-11-06
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- Super Junior
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- member count
- 10
- social media followers
- 2390000
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Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band. The group is composed of Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Han Geng, Kibum, and Kangin were originally part of the group before departing in 2011, 2015 and 2019, respectively. The group was formed by the founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man in 2005 as a 12-piece group with rotational members but the concept was abandoned after the addition of Kyuhyun in 2006. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their contributions in 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. Over the years, they have been divided into smaller groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. The members have also individually branched out into hosting, presenting and acting. Their successes and popularity as all-rounded entertainers have led other Korean entertainment managements to also begin training their music groups in other aspects of the entertainment industry.