SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Eunhyuk, a member of popular K-pop group Super Junior, tested positive for the new coronavirus, the group’s management agency said Thursday. He underwent a COVID-19 test earlier in the day and was confirmed to have contracted the virus, according to Label SJ. “He was fully vaccinated and received a [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Singers Kim Hee-chul and Momo have separated, roughly 1 1/2 years after acknowledging their romantic relationship, their agencies confirmed Thursday. SJ Label, which manages Super Junior, and JYP Entertainment, which represents TWICE, confirmed the couple has broken up without providing further details. The two celebrities, who are respective members [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Leeteuk and Yesung, members of veteran K-pop boy band Super Junior, appeared on Instagram wearing garments featuring batik, an Indonesian traditional costume, gaining much attention. The garments were designed and made by Ridwan Kamil, governor of Indonesia’s West Java province, and were presented to the members with a hand-written [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Super Junior, one of the longest-running K-pop boy groups, has dropped a new album in a belated celebration of the 15th anniversary of its debut. The group’s 10th studio album, titled “The Renaissance,” carries 10 songs, including the main track “House Party” as well as “Super,” “Burn the Floor,” [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Veteran K-pop boy band Super Junior has dropped its first new Japanese album in eight years, the act’s agency said Wednesday. The second-generation boy band released “Star,” a 30-track album whose namesake title track features an energetic dance beat, according to Label SJ. The band’s previous Japanese album was [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — During an online live concert, Choi Si-won, a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior, surprised his fans by being converted into a 12-meter-tall giant image. He showed up on the stage like the Genie from the animated film “Aladdin.” According to SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Super Junior on Friday indefinitely put off its Japanese concerts after the neighboring country announced a plan to introduce quarantine measures for travelers from South Korea. Tokyo has announced that travelers coming from South Korea and China will be asked to stay at designated facilities for [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Kangin, a scandal-ridden member of long-running K-pop boy band Super Junior, said Thursday he will leave the team, ending his 14-year membership. The 34-year-old, whose real name is Kim Young-woon, broke the news on his Instagram account. “I decided to leave behind the title, Super Junior, with which I [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Super Junior will return as a nine-piece group with its ninth EP in the second half of this year, the band’s agency said Monday. Nine of its 11 members — Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Siwon, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun — will participate in the album’s production, according to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — TVXQ and Super Junior will make long-anticipated returns with new albums to reclaim the throne of the Asianwide fever of K-pop music, known as “hallyu,” according to their agencies on Monday. TVXQ will put out its eighth full-length album, titled “New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love,” on March [...]