The Road (Super Junior album)

The Road
The Road: Keep On Going digital cover
Studio album by Super Junior
Released	July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) (Vol. 1) December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) (Vol. 2)
Studio	SM Big Shot (Seoul) SM LVYIN (Seoul) SM SSSAM (Seoul) SM Starlight (Seoul)
Genre	K-pop [1]
Length	34:11
Language	Korean
Label	SM Label SJ Dreamus
Producer	Lee Soo-man
Super Junior chronology
The Road : Winter for Spring (2022) The Road (2022)
Singles from The Road: Keep On Going
"Don't Wait" Released: June 29, 2022 "Mango" Released: July 12, 2022

The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1 track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Mango"	Kang Eun-jeong	Ryan Jhun Gustav Nyström Moa Pettersson Hammar Robin Stjernberg	Ryan Jhun Gustav Nyström	3:19
2.	"Don't Wait"	Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas)	Andreas Moe Freddie Liljegren Henrik Moreborg	Henrik Moreborg	2:59
3.	"My Wish"	Jisoo Park (153/Joombas)	Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) MRey (153CreatorsClub) Papi Lee (153/Joombas)	Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) MRey (153CreatorsClub) Papi Lee (153/Joombas)	4:06
4.	"Everyday"	Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory)	Alexander Karlsson (JeL) Alexej Viktorovich (JeL) John Mars	JeL John Mars	2:59
5.	"Always"	U1 (153/Joombas) Yi Yi-jin Eunhyuk	U1 (153/Joombas) l.vin (153/Joombas) NEUL	l.vin (153/Joombas)	3:52
Total length:					17:15

The Road: Celebration Vol.2 track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Celebrate"	Kang Eun-jeong	Henrik Nordenback Christian Fast Gabriel Brandes	Henrik Nordenback	3:33
2.	"Hate Christmas"	Maryjane Mok Ji-min	Jonas Ekdahl Rickard Bonde Truumeel Mike Watson	Jonas Ekdahl Rickard Bonde Truumeel	3:10
3.	"Snowman"	Peomkin (153/Joombas)	Humbler Davey Nate Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch	Humbler	3:14
4.	"White Love"	Lee Seung-ho	Joo Young-hoon	Melange	2:51
5.	"If Only You" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.; special track)	Yoo Hyun-jong	Yoo Hyun-jong	Yoo Hyun-jong	3:51
Total length:					16:39

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^{[13] [14]}

Studio

The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1 SM Big Shot Studio – recording (track 1–4), engineered for mix, mixing (track 4) SM Starlight Studio – recording (track 1, 4–5), digital editing, engineered for mix (track 1) SM SSAM Studio – recording (track 1, 3–4), engineered for mix (track 1, 3) SM LVYIN Studio – recording (track 2, 4–5), engineered for mix (track 3, 5), digital editing, mixing (track 5) SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording (track 3), engineered for mix (track 2) Prelude Studio – recording (track 3) Seoul Studio – recording (track 3) Doobdoob Studio – digital editing (track 1–3) Sound Pool Studio – digital editing (track 4) SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 1) SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing (track 2–3) 821 Sound – mastering (all tracks)

The Road: Celebration Vol.2 Golden Bell Tree Sound – recording (track 1–4) SM Concert Hall Studio – recording, mixing (track 5) Ingrid Studio – recording, digital editing (track 5) Sound Pool Studio – digital editing (track 2), mixing (track 4) Doobdoob Studio – digital editing (track 3–4) SM Big Shot Studio – engineered for mix (track 1, 5), mixing (track 2) SM SSAM Studio – engineered for mix (track 2) SM LVYIN Studio – engineered for mix (track 3–4) SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 1) SM Starlight Studio – mixing (track 3) 821 Sound – mastering (all tracks)

Personnel

• Label SJ – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – producer
• Lee Sung-soo – executive supervisor
• Tak Young-jun – production director, executive supervisor
• Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor

The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1

• Super Junior – vocals (all tracks)
  • Eunhyuk – lyrics (track 5)
• Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
• Ryan Jhun – composition, arrangement (track 1)
• Gustav Nyström – composition, arrangement (track 1)
• Moa Pettersson Hammar – composition (track 1)
• Robin Stjernberg – composition (track 1)
• Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
• Andreas Moe – composition (track 2)
• Freddie Liljegren – composition (track 2)
• Henrik Moreborg – composition, arrangement (track 2)
• Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, whistle (track 3)
• Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
• MRey (153CreatorsClub) – composition, arrangement, synthesizer (track 3)
• Papi Lee (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
• Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) – lyrics (track 4)
• Alexander Karlsson (JeL) – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 4)
• Alexej Viktorovich (JeL) – composition, arrangement (track 4)
• John Mars – composition, arrangement (track 4)
• U1 (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition (track 5)
• Yi Yi-jin – lyrics (track 5)
• l.vin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement, drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer (track 5)
• NEUL – composition (track 5)
• G-High – vocal directing (track 1–2)
• Lee Yoo-ra – background vocals (track 1–2)
• Jo Hyung-won – background vocals (track 1–2)
• Yoo Young-jin – background vocals (track 1)
• Josefine Wassler – background vocals (track 2)
• Jeon Seung-woo – vocal directing, background vocals (track 4–5)
• Cha I-hwan – bass (track 3)
• Joo Young-hoon – drums (track 3)
• Kang Gun-hoo – guitar (track 3)
• Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 3)
• Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 3)
• Yung – strings (track 3)
• Lee Min-kyu – recording (track 1–4), engineered for mix, mixing (track 4)
• Jeong Yoo-ra – recording (track 1, 4–5), digital editing, engineered for mix (track 1)
• Kang Eun-ji – recording (track 1, 3–4), engineered for mix (track 1, 3)
• Lee Ji-hong – recording (track 2, 4–5), engineered for mix (track 3, 5), digital editing, mixing (track 5)
• Noh Min-ji – recording (track 3), engineered for mix (track 2)
• Lee Chang-sun – recording (track 3)
• Jeong Ki-hong – recording (track 3)
• Choi Da-in – recording (track 3)
• Lee Chan-mi – recording (track 3)
• Choi Eun-mi – recording assistant (track 3)
• Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 1–3)
• Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 4)
• Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
• Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 2–3)
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)

The Road: Celebration Vol.2

• Super Junior – vocals (track 1–4)
  • Super Junior-K.R.Y. – vocals (track 5)
• Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
• Henrik Nordenback – composition, arrangement (track 1)
• Christian Fast – composition (track 1)
• Gabriel Brandes – composition (track 1)
• Maryjane – lyrics (track 2)
• Mok Ji-min – lyrics (track 2)
• Jonas Ekdahl – composition, arrangement (track 2)
• Rickard Bonde Truumeel – composition, arrangement (track 2)
• Mike Watson – composition (track 2)
• Peomkin (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 3)
• Humbler – composition, arrangement (track 3)
• Davey Nate – composition (track 3)
• Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch – composition (track 3)
• Lee Seung-ho – lyrics (track 4)
• Joo Young-hoon – composition (track 4)
• Melange – arrangement, vocal directing (track 4)
• Yoo Hyun-jong – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 5)
• G-High – vocal directing (track 1)
• Gesture – vocal directing (track 2)
• Jeon Min-kyung – vocal directing (track 3)
• Heron – background vocals (track 1)
• Kang Tae-woo a.k.a. Soulman – background vocals (track 2–3, 5)
• Onestar – background vocals (track 4)
• Seo Sang-hwan – bass (track 3)
• Park Joo-hoon – drums (track 3)
• Jeong Ki-woon – guitar (track 3)
• Kim Jin-soo – piano (track 3)
• Woo Sang-seok – harmonica (track 3)
• Choi Hoon – bass (track 5)
• Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar (track 5)
• Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 5)
• Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 5)
• Yung – strings (track 5)
• Jeong Il-jin – recording (track 1–3)
• Kim Kwang-min – recording (track 2–4)
• Nam Koong-jin – recording, mixing (track 5)
• Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing (track 5)
• Kang Sun-young – digital editing (track 1)
• Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 2)
• Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 3–4)
• Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix (track 1, 5), mixing (track 2)
• Kang Eun-ji – engineered for mix (track 2)
• Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix (track 3–4)
• Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
• Jeong Yoo-ra – mixing (track 3)
• Kim Han-koo – mixing (track 4)
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Road: Keep On Going Chart (2022) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15] 8 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [16] 9 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [17] 7 South Korean Albums (Circle) [18] 3 Weekly chart performance for The Road: Celebration Chart (2022–2023) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [19] 10 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [20] 12 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [21] 7 South Korean Albums (Circle) [22] 1 Weekly chart performance for The Road Chart (2023) Peak position Japanese Albums ( Oricon ) [23] 42 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [24] 43 South Korean Albums (Circle) [25] 9

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for The Road: Keep On Going Chart (2022) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [26] 28 South Korean Albums (Circle) [27] 13 Monthly chart performance for The Road: Celebration Chart (2022–2023) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [28] 22 South Korean Albums (Circle) [29] 9 Monthly chart performance for The Road Chart (2023) Peak position South Korean Albums (Circle) [30] 24 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Road: Keep On Going Chart (2022) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) [31] 81 Year-end chart performance for The Road: Celebration Chart (2022) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) [31] 88

Release history

Release history for The Road

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref
South Korea	July 12, 2022	CD	Vol. 1: Keep on Going	SM Label SJ Dreamus	[2]
Taiwan		Digital download streaming		Avex Taiwan	[32]
Various				SM Label SJ	[2]
South Korea	December 15, 2022	CD	Vol. 2: Celebration	SM Label SJ Dreamus	[10]
Taiwan		Digital download streaming		Avex Taiwan	[33]
Various				SM Label SJ	[10]

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