Mr. Simple | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 3 August 2011 | |||
Recorded | June–July 2011 | |||
Studio | SM Studios, Seoul | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:44(version A) 47:41 (version B) 61:12 (repackaged) | |||
Language | Korean | |||
Label |
| |||
Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
Super Junior chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Mr. Simple | ||||
| ||||
Repackaged edition cover | ||||
Singles from A-Cha | ||||
|
Mr. Simple (reissue name A-Cha) is the fifth studio album by the South Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released on 3 August 2011,by SM Entertainment,distributed by KMP Holdings and digitally release on 2 August. [1] On 19 September 2011,a repackaged edition was released,re-titled A-Cha. It features four new tracks including title track "A-Cha" and "Superman" which was previously released in version B only. This is the group's second album that features ten of the original 13 members and the first being their previous album, Bonamana (2010).
At the year end award shows of 2011,the album won the Disk Daesang Award at the 26th Golden Disk Awards and 21st Seoul Music Awards,as well as the Album of the Year at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The album,including the repackaged version,is listed as the 2nd best-selling album of the year for 2011. According to Gaon Chart,as of the end of December 2012,the album has sold a cumulative total of 543,623 copies domestically.
On 31 March 2011,leader Leeteuk announced during the interview,"At the earliest,we'll be coming out with our fifth album this summer." [2] Leeteuk and Eunhyuk confirmed on their radio show "Super Junior Kiss the Radio" on 1 June 2011,that they had begun recording their upcoming album that day. Heechul tweeted on 2 June 2011,saying that the group "may be going crazy with preparations for our fifth album,but when it's finally released,you're all going to go mad." [3] American dancer Kenny Wormald posted on his official Twitter on 11 July 2011,that he had started the choreography rehearsal for the group's upcoming new single. [4] On the same day,Leeteuk and Eunhyuk stated on their radio show "Super Junior Kiss the Radio" that songwriter Jinu (hitchhiker) had contributed something for the new album. Shim Jae Won,current choreographer and former member of the disbanded SM group Black Beat tweeted two pictures of the choreography practice of the group showing the lower half of their bodies. [5]
The first of the teaser photos was released on 20 July 2011,featuring Eunhyuk. Other photos followed,in order of:Donghae,Leeteuk,Shindong,Kyuhyun,Sungmin,Ryeowook,Yesung,Siwon and Heechul. [6] On the same day,it was announced that the album is set for an 3 August release. [6]
The album is mostly synthpop,with the title track,"Mr. Simple",being the last installation of the "SJ Funky" genre in which the group has been consistently pursuing since "Sorry,Sorry" (2009) and "Bonamana" (2010). Songs encompassed with synthpop elements include "Opera","Be My Girl","Walkin'" and "My Love My Kiss My Heart". Other tracks included in the album are the country-flavored tracks "Good Friends" and "Sunflower",an electropop number "Feels Good",a cover of a 1996 song by Jinu (hitchhiker) entitled "White Christmas",ballads "Storm" and "Memories",a Donghae-Chance-written track "Y",as well as the inclusion of subgroup Super Junior-M's Korean version of their 2011 title track "Perfection",in which it serves a purpose "to give a chance to Korean fans to enjoy the music of Super Junior-M which is appearing in various stages in Asia." Meanwhile,for the B-version of the album,a further-included track "Superman" is described to be "a minimalist hip-hop track which feature the members singing in a low vocal range." [7]
On 22 to 24 July 2011,the group filmed the music video for their new lead single. [8] Two video teasers were released on 1 August 2011,in which the first teaser gained a million views on YouTube a day after its release and 2,500,000 views by the second day. Meanwhile,the second teaser passing a million views by the second day. The music video reached more than half a million views within the first few hours of release. It passed 1.5 million views by the end of the first day,and 3 million by the end of the second,views. On 26 August 2011,a music video for the album's supporting single,"Superman",was released on their YouTube channel,featuring clips from their Super Show 3 Tour as well as the photoshoots and music video making for "Mr. Simple". [9]
On 1 November 2015,the music video officially reached 100 million views on YouTube. [10] On 30 July 2021,the music video officially reached 200 million views on YouTube. [11]
The group held a press conference at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul on 4 August,which attracted over 200 reporters,including 70 foreign journalists from Japan,China,Taiwan,Thailand,Hong Kong and Singapore [12] The group expressed that they will promote the album for as long as possible till Heechul's enlistment date and also to continue with Super Show 4 World Tour . [13] [14] Super Junior had their debut performance of "Mr. Simple" and a non-album track "Superman" at Music Bank on 5 August 2011, [15] followed by Music Core the following day, [16] Inkigayo after that [17] and on 11 August on M! Countdown. [18] However,promotions for the song ended on 28 August due to the enlistment of member Heechul to the army on 1 September 2011. [19] [20]
The album was released in 11 countries across Asia., [21] including Taiwan on 6 September 2011,by Avex Taiwan. The album was supposed to be pre-released in the Philippines by Universal Records on 1 October 2011,but was moved to 8 October,citing manufacturing problems caused by typhoon Nesat. [22] The Type A album was officially released in the country on 24 November. After the released of "Mr Simple" in Japanese,the group followed-up with the release of "Opera" in Japanese. The single album also include the travel-themed mid-tempo ballad "Way",Japanese original music video and making-of DVD. It has been available for pre-order from 11 March 2012. [23]
Music critic Han Dong-yoon from webzine IZM expressed boredom with the song "Mr. Simple" due to repetition of the same lyrics and "techno-type electronic sounds";he additionally criticized the "distorted vocals" which made identifying the members difficult,"except for a few people". Han also found similar patterns in the tracks "Opera" and "Be My Girl",but was more favorable towards the ballad tracks such as "Memories","Sunflower" and "Y",referring to them as "clean[ing] up the place they left". [24]
The album debuted at number 3 on Billboard World Albums Chart for the week of 20 August 2011. [25] It peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of August,with 287,427 copies sold. [26] Meanwhile,the repackaged album,A-Cha,which was released on 19 September,debuted at number three with 97,210 copies sold. [27] At the year-end list of album sales for 2011,compiled by Gaon Chart,the album is listed as the second best-selling album of the year with 343,348 copies sold and the repackaged version at number seven with 129,894 copies sold. Thus making a cumulative total sale of 473,242 copies in South Korea. [28]
On 12 April 2012,Gaon Chart reported that up till the end of March 2012,the album has sold a cumulative total of 502,830 copies,making it the first album in four years to exceed half a million in sales since Kim Gun Mo's eighth album He-story in 2003 and TVXQ's fourth album, Mirotic in 2008. [29] The released in the Philippines on 8 October,peaked at number one in Odyssey Weekly Album Chart. [30] After a week of selling the album reached gold status with standout sales of 7,500. This was the group's 5th number one album and 4th album to certify gold status in the country making them the only Korean act to do so.[ citation needed ]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Mr. Simple" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | 3:59 |
2. | "Opera" (오페라;Opera) | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:01 | |
3. | "Be My Girl" (라라라라;Lalalala) | Kim Boo-min |
|
| 3:09 |
4. | "Walkin'" | Misfit |
|
| 3:46 |
5. | "Storm" (폭풍;Pokpung) | Kim Jeong-bae | Kenzie |
| 4:16 |
6. | "Good Friends" (어느새 우린;Eoneusae Urin;lit. Suddenly we) | Yoon Jong-shin | Yoon Jong-shin |
| 3:57 |
7. | "Feels Good" (결투;Gyeoltu;lit. Duel) | Hong Ji-yoo |
|
| 3:19 |
8. | "Memories" (기억을 따라;Gieogeul Ttara;lit. Follow the memory) |
| Park Joon-soo |
| 4:11 |
9. | "Sunflower" (해바라기;Haebaragi) | Hong Ji-yoo | Brandon Fraley |
| 3:52 |
10. | "White Christmas" (엉뚱한 상상;Eongttunghan Sangsang;lit. Crazy imagination) |
| Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:36 |
11. | "Y" |
|
| 3:27 | |
12. | "My Love, My Kiss, My Heart" | Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds) |
|
| 3:40 |
13. | "Perfection" (태완미;Taewanmi) (Korean version) (performed by Super Junior-M) (bonus track) | Lee Won-geun |
| Hitchhiker | 3:24 |
Total length: | 47:37 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Superman" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | 3:21 |
2. | "Mr. Simple" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | 3:59 |
3. | "Opera" (오페라;Opera) | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:01 | |
4. | "Be My Girl" (라라라라;Lalalala) | Kim Boo-min |
|
| 3:09 |
5. | "Walkin'" | Misfit |
|
| 3:46 |
6. | "Storm" (폭풍;Pokpung) | Kim Jeong-bae | Kenzie |
| 4:16 |
7. | "Good Friends" (어느새 우린;Eoneusae Urin;lit. Suddenly we) | Yoon Jong-shin | Yoon Jong-shin |
| 3:57 |
8. | "Feels Good" (결투;Gyeoltu;lit. Duel) | Hong Ji-yoo |
|
| 3:19 |
9. | "Memories" (기억을 따라;Gieogeul Ttara;lit. Follow the memory) |
| Park Joon-soo |
| 4:11 |
10. | "Sunflower" (해바라기;Haebaragi) | Hong Ji-yoo | Brandon Fraley |
| 3:52 |
11. | "White Christmas" (엉뚱한 상상;Eongttunghan Sangsang;lit. Crazy imagination) |
| Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:36 |
12. | "Y" |
|
| 3:27 | |
13. | "My Love, My Kiss, My Heart" | Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds) |
|
| 3:40 |
Total length: | 47:34 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Superman" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | 3:21 |
2. | "A-Cha" | Kim Boo-min | Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:18 |
3. | "Mr. Simple" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | 3:59 |
4. | "Oops!" (featuring f(x)) |
|
| 3:44 | |
5. | "A Day" (하루에;Harue) | Kim Jeong-bae | Kenzie |
| 3:27 |
6. | "Andante" (안단테;Andante) | Misfit |
| Q (ButterFly) | 3:06 |
7. | "Opera" (오페라;Opera) | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:01 | |
8. | "Be My Girl" (라라라라;Lalalala) | Kim Boo-min |
|
| 3:09 |
9. | "Walkin'" | Misfit |
|
| 3:46 |
10. | "Storm" (폭풍;Pokpung) | Kim Jeong-bae | Kenzie |
| 4:16 |
11. | "Good Friends" (어느새 우린;Eoneusae Urin;lit. Suddenly we) | Yoon Jong-shin | Yoon Jong-shin |
| 3:57 |
12. | "Feels Good" (결투;Gyeoltu;lit. Duel) | Hong Ji-yoo |
|
| 3:19 |
13. | "Memories" (기억을 따라;Gieogeul Ttara;lit. Follow the memory) |
| Park Joon-soo |
| 4:11 |
14. | "Sunflower" (해바라기;Haebaragi) | Hong Ji-yoo | Brandon Fraley |
| 3:52 |
15. | "White Christmas" (엉뚱한 상상;Eongttunghan Sangsang;lit. Crazy imagination) |
| Hitchhiker | Hitchhiker | 3:36 |
16. | "Y" |
|
| 3:27 | |
17. | "My Love, My Kiss, My Heart" | Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds) |
|
| 3:40 |
Total length: | 61:12 |
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Credits are for the Type A of the album, unless where indicated. [35]
|
|
Year | Organization | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Hanteo Awards | Album Award | Won | [36] |
Singer Award (album-based) | Won | [37] | ||
Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards | Best Japanese & Korean Releases | Won | [38] | |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | Album of the Year | Won | [39] | |
Tower Records K-pop Lovers Awards | Album of the Year | Third place | [40] | |
2012 | Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Album of the Year – 3rd Quarter | Won | [41] |
Golden Disc Awards | Album Daesang | Won | [42] | |
Album Bonsang | Won | |||
2014 | Red Dot Design Awards | Communication Design Award | Won | [43] |
Country | Date | Format | Distributing label |
---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 2 August 2011 3 August 2011 (version A) 22 August 2011 (version B) 19 September 2011 (repackaged) | Digital download CD CD CD, digital download | KMP Holdings |
Japan | 6 August 2011 | CD (import) | Avex Trax |
Taiwan | 6 September 2011 (version A) [44] 23 September 2011 (version B) [45] 30 September 2011 (Repackaged) [46] | CD | Avex Taiwan |
Singapore | 29 September 2011 (version C) | CD | Universal Music |
Philippines | 24 November 2011 (version A) 17 December 2011 (version B & C) | CD | Universal Records |
Malaysia | 12 September 2011 (version B) 10 October 2011 (version C) | CD | Universal Music |
Super Junior , 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 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.
Lee Hyuk-jae, better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H. In 2011, he joined Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup Super Junior-M and the duo Super Junior-D&E, active in China and Japan respectively.
Park Jeong-su, known professionally as Leeteuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality, and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then has participated in its subgroups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-Happy, and Super Junior-L.S.S.. He began his career as a television presenter on the music show M! Countdown. He is best known for his role in presenting Strong Heart, Star King, The Best Cooking Secrets, I Can See Your Voice, and Idol Star Athletics Championships.
Shin Dong-hee, known professionally as Shindong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, dancer, host, radio personality, and video director. He is best known as a member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H, and Super Junior-L.S.S..
Super Junior-T is the second official sub-unit of South Korean boy band Super Junior, consists of Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin and Eunhyuk. They are known as the first idol group for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop music.
Super Show 2 is the second Asia-wide live concert tour by the South Korean boy band Super Junior, to support their third studio album, Sorry, Sorry. The tour commenced with three shows in Seoul, South Korea in July 2009 and continued with one show in Hong Kong, five in China, two in Thailand, two in Taiwan, one in Malaysia and one in Philippines. A total of 15 shows in nine cities and six countries throughout Asia.
Super Show 4 was the first live world concert tour and fourth international tour by South Korean boy band Super Junior, in support of their fifth studio album, Mr. Simple. The world tour commenced with two shows in Seoul in November 2011 and continued onto Japan, Taiwan, China, other Asian countries, and France.
"Oops!" is a song by South Korean boy band Super Junior featuring their labelmate girl group f(x). The track is released as part of Super Junior's repackaged version of their fifth studio album, Mr. Simple on September 19, 2011.
Sexy, Free & Single is the sixth Korean studio album of South Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released on July 4, 2012, by SM Entertainment, distributed by KMP Holdings and available from online music portal sites at midnight on July 1, 2012. It is their first album in 11 months following Mr. Simple released in August 2011. This was followed by the release of Version B on July 16, with a different cover which features the 10 members in their teaser photo makeup. A repackaged edition, re-titled Spy was released on August 6, with four new tracks including follow-up single "Spy".
Super Show 6 is the fourth Asia-wide concert tour and sixth tour overall by South Korean boy band Super Junior, in support of their seventh studio album, Mamacita. The world tour commenced with three shows in Seoul from September 19 to 21, 2014 and hit a total of 100 concerts for its Super Show series.
Mamacita is the seventh Korean studio album of South Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released on September 1, 2014, by SM Entertainment and was released online on August 29, 2014. This is their first Korean album since Sexy, Free & Single was released in 2012. On October 16, 2014, it was announced that a special version of the album, named This is Love, would be released on October 27, 2014.
Devil is a studio album released by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on July 16, 2015, by SM Entertainment. Released as a "special album", the album features nine members, marking the return of Yesung after his mandatory military service. This also marks the first album without Shindong and Sungmin, due to mandatory military service. Devil is the final release to feature Kangin before his hiatus and eventual departure from Super Junior in 2019.
Play is the eighth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on November 6, 2017, by SM Entertainment. The album features seven members, marking the return of Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae and Siwon after their mandatory military service. Ahead of the official release, SM Entertainment released the single "One More Chance" on October 30, 2017. The album features the vocals of only seven Super Junior members. Only six members promoted the album formally: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Donghae, Shindong, and Eunhyuk. Vocals belonging to Kyuhyun and Siwon can also be heard on the album. The album's repackage, Replay, was released on April 12, 2018. According to the music data provider Gaon, the album sold over 200,000 copies on its first week of release.
One More Time is the first extended play by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on October 8, 2018, by SM Entertainment. The album is the group's first full Latin pop album, and marks the return of Ryeowook after his mandatory military service. Ahead of the official release, SM Entertainment released the single "Animals". Only seven members participated in the comeback; Leeteuk, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon and Ryeowook. Heechul declined due to physical health issues, though he still participated in the album's recording. The same day as the release, SuJu held a music video showcase at MGM Theater Macao, on October 8, 2018.
Super Show 8: Infinite Time was the fifth Asia-wide concert tour and eighth tour overall by South Korean boy band Super Junior in support of their ninth studio album, Time_Slip. The world tour commenced with two shows in Seoul from October 12–13, 2019.
Time Slip is the ninth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on October 14, 2019, by SM Entertainment. The album features nine members, namely Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and also marks the return of Kyuhyun after his mandatory military service. On January 7, 2020 it was announced that the album would be re-released as a repackaged album, Timeless on January 28, 2020.
"Super Clap" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior for their ninth Korean-language studio album, Time Slip. It was released on October 17, 2019 as the lead single for the album by SM Entertainment, Label SJ, and Dreamus. Produced by Sebastian Thott, the song was composed by Sebastian Thott, Andreas Öberg, and Ninos Hanna, with the lyrics penned by Ialala Studio.
"2YA2YAO!" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior for their ninth Korean-language reissue album, Timeless. It was released on January 28, 2020, as the lead single for the repackaged album by SM Entertainment, Label SJ and it was distributed by Dreamus. The song was co-produced by Zico and Dem Jointz, who co-wrote it alongside Pop Time. The song's release marks Super Junior's first forage into the hip-hop genre since their debut in 2005.
"House Party" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior for their tenth Korean studio album, The Renaissance (2021). The song was composed and arranged by Christian Fast, Didrik and Sebastian Thott, and Yoo Young-jin. It was released as the album's title track on March 16, 2021, by SM Entertainment, Label SJ, and Dreamus, following the revelation of multiple teaser posters in the preceding weeks. The lyrics were penned solely by Yoo, and heavily refer to social distancing rules implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"A-Cha" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Super Junior that was released on September 19, 2011, by their label SM Entertainment and distributed by KMP Holdings as the lead single for their fourth reissue album A-Cha, a reissue of the group's fifth studio album, Mr. Simple. The Japanese version of the track is featured on the group's debut Japanese studio album, Hero which was released in 2013.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)