Two years after they released their 10th-anniversary album, Super Junior is gearing up for a comeback to celebrate their 12th-year anniversary as a band.
On September 26, it was announced that Super Junior is set to make a comeback on November 6, 2017. According to Super Junior's agency, Label SJ, the group will release an album and it will be their 12th-year-anniversary album. This will be their first album since the release of albums "Devil" and "Magic" in 2015. Super Junior already set the D-Day countdown and clock on their official website. It shows the logo "SJ returns" with the number 40, the number of days left until their comeback.
The active members of Super Junior also teased their fans by posting some hints on their official social media accounts. They have been throwing the Korean word for "warning" into their recent conversations and possibly giving hints about their new music and album
Short history of the global K-pop act
Super Junior, also known as SJ or SUJU, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2005 by S.M. Entertainment. They originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of Leeteuk, Heechul, Hangeng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowok, and Kibum. In 2006, Kyuhyun joined the group. They were recognized internationally when they released their best-selling single and hyped song "Sorry, Sorry" in 2009.
It was the title track of their most successful album, Sorry, Sorry.
Currently, SUJU is preparing for their upcoming comeback album with only seven members including Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Siwon, Eunhyuk, and Donghae. Two of the original members are still serving their mandatory two-year military service while the other two members are on a break due to negative public opinion.
The other two members are only active in Mandarin releases.
Comeback reality show
To tease the very excited fans of Super Junior, Label SJ surprised them with a teaser of “SJ Returns.” It is a reality show about the upcoming comeback of the group. The reality show will let the fans see 120 days-worth of moments from the members.
It will include the preparation of the members for their upcoming album. It will also show the moments captured from the members’ recent discharge from their two-year mandatory military service. The show will be aired from Mondays to Fridays starting on October 9, 2017, on “Naver TV Cast” channel and “V Live” channel.
