All About Super Junior [SJ’s Biography]
슈퍼주니어 Super Junior (SJ or SuJu for some fans) is a South Korean boy band, formed in 2005 by Lee Soo-Man of SM Entertainment, one of the biggest agencies in South Korea.The group originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of Leeteuk (Park Jung Su, their leader), Heechul, Hangeng (their Chinese member), Yesung (Kim Jong Woon), Kang-In (Kim Young Woon), Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kibum, with their debut song “Twins”. Kyuhyun, on the other hand, was added to the group in 2006.
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. The group has released and contributed to over 20 records with varying degrees of success, and was the best-selling K-Pop artist for three years in a row. Over the years, they have been divided into smaller subgroups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. Largely due to Super Junior’s success as entertainers, other Korean entertainment managements began to train their music groups in other areas of entertainment, such as acting and hosting. In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned ten music awards from the Mnet Music Asian Awards, thirteen from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after JTL in 2003.
In December 2009, Han Geng departed from the group after filing a lawsuit against their agency SM Entertainment. Han Geng subsequently won the lawsuit in December 2010, though his departure from Super Junior was not made official until September 27, 2011, when S.M. Entertainment finally released a statement to that effect. Heechul enlisted for his mandatory military service on September 1, 2011, joining Kangin, who is set to complete his service in April 2012. As well as this, Kibum remains absent from the group while pursuing an acting career, however the remaining members consider the absent four to be part of the group regardless. This has left Super Junior with nine currently active members: Leeteuk, Yesung, Shindong Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.
Members’ Profile
Leeteuk
Real Name: Park Jung Soo (박정수)
Stage Name : Lee Teuk (이특)
Chinese Name : 朴 正 秀 / 李 特
English Name : Dennis Park
Nickname(s): Angel without Wings (날개잃은천사), Gaeteuk (개특, named by Heechul), Special Leader (특별한리더), Peter Pan, Ori (오리 aka Duck)
Date of Birth: July 1, 1983
Place of Birth: Seoul Yeonshinnae (서울 연신내 은평구)
Height: 178 cm/5’ 10.1” in (said on Star King that his real height without shoelifts is 175 cm/5’ 9”)
Weight: 59 kg/129.8 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older sister Park Inyoung (1982)
Specialty/Hobby: Piano, Composition, Listening to music, Singing
Education: Transferred from Paekche Institute of the Arts (백제예술대학) to Inha University (인하대학교)
Misc. Info.: Leeteuk was wandering around lost in the streets of Seoul when an SM scout saw him and gave him a business card. He auditioned in 2000 and made his first appearance the same year as an extra sitting in an auditorium in MBC’s “All About Eve.” His stage name Eeteuk (이특) means “special.”
Heechul
Real Name: Kim Hee Chul (김희철)
Chinese Name : 金 希 澈
English Name : Casey Kim
Nickname(s): Heenim (희님), Cinderella (신데렐라), Flower (꽃), Kim Pink (김분홍), Kim Moodswing (김기복), Kim Cherry (from Youngstreet), Snake (from the Zodiac), Heerobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Donghae and U-Know Yunho), Heebongie Hyung (Yesung’s nickname for Heechul)
Date of Birth: July 10, 1983
Place of Birth: Hoengseong County, Kangwondo (강원도 횡성군); grew up in Wonju, Kangwondo (강원도 원주) where his parents still reside
Height: 179 cm/5’ 10.5” in (stated in his 100Q/100A from August 26, 2007 that his height is actually 178 cm/5’ 10.1”)
Weight: 60 kg/132 lb
Blood Type: AB
Siblings: older sister Kim Heejin (1982)
Pets: Heebum (Russian Blue cat) since 11/11/06, Champagne (Siamese cat) since 7/26/08; used to have Yamchae (Russian Blue cat) given to him by fans from 7/13/05 to 11/3/05, but he ran away while Heechul was away for a few days filming.
Specialty/Hobby: Writing poems, Writing fairy tales, Computer games
Education: Sangji University (상지대학교); reportedly graduated in 2008.
Misc. Info.: On a whim, Heechul searched the internet for entertainment companies and it so happened that SM was having open auditions so he went with his friends to Seoul to sightsee/audition. Being unfamiliar with the area, he got lost and missed the open audition hours. They told him that it was too late, but according to him, took one look at his face and changed their minds :) He was allowed to audition and was cast through Starlight Casting System in October 2002. He debuted as an actor on March 6, 2005 through the youth drama KBS’s “Banolim 2” as Baek Jinwoo.
Hangeng
Real Name: Han Geng (韩 庚)
Korean Name : 한경 (Han Kyung)
English Name : Joshua Tan
Nickname(s): Beijing Fried Rice (북경밥 aka Bukkyungbap; came during “Full House,” from Hangeng mispronouncing and Heechul mishearing 볶음밥 aka Bokkeumbap which just means fried rice in Korean), Dragon (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: February 9, 1984
Place of Birth: Mudanjiang in the Hei Long Jiang (黑龙江/흑륭성) Province, located in the northeastern part of China
Height: 181 cm/5’ 11.3”
Weight: 66 kg/145.2 lbs
Blood Type: B (he originally thought he was O then A. It was only in summer 2006 that he found out that his blood type was B.)
Siblings: only child
Pets: used to have Rong Rong (dog) which was given to him by fans for a little while in March-June 2007, but had to give him away because he wasn’t home enough to take care of him; Mao Mao (lives with Hankyung’s parents in China)
Specialty/Hobby: Chinese traditional dance, Ballet, Computer games
Education: Central University for Nationalities (중앙민족대학교)
Misc. Info.: Hangeng accompanied a friend who was auditioning at the H.O.T. CHINA Audition in 2001 and was talked into auditioning himself. He was chosen as a handful among 3000 who auditioned. He made his debut as a model in a fashion show F/W General idea by Bum Suk in May 2005.
Yesung
Real Name: Kim Jong Woon (김종운)
Stage Name : Ye Sung (예성)
Chinese Name : 金 鐘 雲 / 藝 聲
English Name : Jerome Kim
Nickname(s): Cloud (구룸), Dog (from the Zodiac), Rabid Dog (광견; Heechul’s nickname for Yesung)
Date of Birth: August 24, 1984
Place of Birth: Chunahn in Southern Choongchung Province (충남 천안)(충청남도 천안)
Height: 178 cm/5’ 10.1”
Weight: 64 kg/140.8 lb
Blood Type: AB
Siblings: younger brother Kim Jongjin (1987)
Pets: a turtle named Ttangkkoma (땅꼬마 which means ‘small runt’) since 12/4/08; he mentioned on “Olnbam” that it cost him 200,000 won (~$150).
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Listening to music, Exercise
Education: Chungwoon University (청운대학교), Broadcast Music major, possibly transferred to Sunmoon University (선문대학교); reportedly graduated in early 2009.
Misc. Info.: Yesung won gold in the 1999 ChunAn Singing Contest. He was encouraged to audition for SM by his mother who secretly submitted his application without telling him. He auditioned for SM in 2001. His stage name Yesung (예성) is an acronym for 예술가의 성대 which means “Vocal Chords of an Artist.”
Kang-In
Real Name: Kim Young Woon (김영운)
Stage Name : KangIn (강인)
Chinese Name : 强 仁
English Name : Jordan Kim
Nickname(s): Kang Kings (강깅쓰), Kkang (깡), Neoguri (너구리 aka Racoon, named by Anya from “Full House”), Ox (from the Zodiac), Youngchoon (영춘; Heechul’s nickname for Kangin, Heechul claims that this is Kangin’s real first name)
Date of Birth: January 17, 1985
Place of Birth: Seoul Seodaemoongoo HongEunDong (서울 서대문구 홍은동) (서울 서대문구)
Height: 180 cm/5’ 10.9”
Weight: 70 kg/154 lb
Blood Type: O
Siblings: only child
Pets: Gongju (공주 which means Princess; it’s a female Japanese Spitz, shown on ChinChin 11/7/08; the coordi noona told him that her eyes look just like his so he bought it)
Specialty/Hobby: Acting, Singing, Exercise (kick boxing), Swimming
Education: Kyunghee University (경희대학교)
Misc. Info.: Kangin was on a class field trip goofing off with his friends when an SM scout spotted him. He entered the 2002 SM Youth Best Contest (청소년 베스트 선발대회) and won first place for Best Outward Appearance. He made his debut as a panelist on SBS “One Night’s TV Entertainment (한밤의 TV연예)” in 2004. His stage name Kangin (강인) means “strong benevolence.” He is known for his physical strength.
Shindong
Real Name: Shin Dong Hee (신동희)
Stage Name : Shin Dong (신동)
Chinese Name : 申 東 熙 / 申 東 or 神 童
English Name : Matthew Shin
Nickname(s): Dongri Dong Dong (from Ppo Ppo Ppo)
Date of Birth: September 28, 1985
Place of Birth: Moonkyung in Northern KyungGi Province (Kyungbook Moonkyung/경북 문경) (경 기도 일산)
Height: 178 cm/5’ 10.1”
Weight: 90 kg/198 lb (he stated on his minihompy that he started his current diet at 103 kg/227 lb. Shindong stated during an interview during the Super Show in Shanghai that at one point, he had lost up to 19 kg, but that he had gained 4 kg back so he’s lost a total of 15 kg - 11/22/08; as of 3/25, Shindong stated that he’s gained back 10kg from his peak weight loss of 20kg so at ~93 kg/205 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Siblings: only child
Specialty/Hobby: Making facial expressions, Making jokes, Dancing
Education: Paekche Institute of the Arts (백제예술대학)
Misc. Info.: Prior to joining SM, Shindong won the 2002 and 2003 Goyangshi Youth Dance contest (Grand Prize in 2002 and Gold Prize in 2003) and the 2004 Mnet Epi Contest (Gold Prize and Popularity Award). He entered the 2005 SM Youth Best Contest (청소년 베스트 선발대회) and won first place for Best Comedian and Grand Prize overall. Shindong made his debut the same year as the MC for DBSK’s Sweet Rose Party. He owns a scooter which he calls Kkoolie (꿀이 which is equivalent to “Oinkie” since in Korea “kkool” is the sound pigs make) and often goes riding with Sungmin, with whom he also shares a love of photography. His stage name Shindong (신동), originally comes from his last name and first character of his first name (申 東), but they often take a different meaning to his name, 神 童 which means “prodigy” and is aptly named since Shindong is known for his numerous creative abilities.
Sungmin
Real Name: Lee Sung Min (이성민)
Chinese Name : 李 成 民
English Name : Vincent Lee
Nickname(s): Sweet Pumpkin (단호박 comes from his line in a one-episode drama called “Sea of sisters”), Minimi (미니미)
Date of Birth: January 1, 1986
Place of Birth: Ilsan in KyungGi Province (경기도 일산) (서울)
Height: 175 cm/5’ 8.9”
Weight: 57 kg/125.4 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: younger brother Lee Sungjin
Pets: Ari (Yorkshire Terrier dog, name means “Fighting” in Korean. This isn’t the same dog that he looked after for a month on “Animal Farm.” That Ari was adopted by another family.)
Specialty/Hobby: Chinese martial arts, Acting, Watching movies, Playing instruments
Education: Transferred from Seoul Arts University (서울예대학교); currently a student at Myongji University (명지대학교)
Misc. Info.: Sungmin entered the 2001 SM Youth Best Contest (청소년 베스트 선발대회) and jointly along with Donghae won first place for Best Outward Appearance. He debuted on SBS “Showdown of the Century (세기의 대결),” a show that showcased various SM trainees, hosted by Kangta and Moon Heejun of H.O.T. in 2002. He owns a scooter which he calls Byul (별 which means Star) and often goes riding with Shindong, with whom he also shares a love of photography.
Eunhyuk
Real Name: Lee Hyuk Jae (이혁재)
Stage Name : Eun Hyuk (은혁)
Chinese Name : 李 赫 宰 / 銀 赫
English Name : Spencer Lee
Nickname(s): Jewel Guy (보석미남), Monkey (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: April 4, 1986
Place of Birth: Goyangshi NeungGok (고양시 능곡) (경기도 일산)
Height: 176 cm/5’ 9.3” (mentioned on Yashimmanman that his real height was +/- 2 cm so 174 cm/5’ 8.5” :))
Weight: 58 kg/127.6 lb
Blood Type: O
Siblings: older sister Lee Sora (1984)
Pets: Choco (lives with his parents)
Specialty/Hobby: Dancing (all genres), Exercising, Listening to music
Education: Currently a student at Pai Chai University (배재대학교)
Misc. Info.: Eunhyuk entered SM in 2000. His best friend since elementary school is DBSK’s Xiah Junsu. They went to the same school and due to their mutual love of dancing, they became dance partners and best friends. He, like Sungmin, debuted on SBS “Showdown of the Century (세기의 대결),” a show that showcased various SM trainees, hosted by Kangta and Moon Heejun of H.O.T. in 2002. His stage name was created because there is a well-known Korean comedian who has the same name. He decided to add an Eun which means “silver” thus the precious jewel of his nickname to the first part of his name deriving Eunhyuk.
Donghae
Real Name: Lee Dong Hae (이동해)
Chinese Name : 李 東 海
English Name : Aiden Lee
Nickname(s): Fishy (물고기, it’s actually just “fish” but because of how Koreans pronounce it, it became “Fishy” to international fans), Donghae Bada (동해바다, East Sea), Pinocchio (named by Heechul), Dorobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Heechul and U-Know Yunho), Tiger (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: October 15, 1986
Place of Birth: Mokpo in Southern Jeolla Province (Jeollanamdo Mokpo/전라남도 목포)(전라남도 목포)
Height: 175 cm/5’ 8.9”
Weight: 60 kg/132 lb (Donghae mentioned on Itta Upta 4/4/09 that he weighed 59kg)
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older brother Donghwa
Pets: Bada (Bichon Maltese dog, name comes from Donghae’s name East Sea, thus Bada meaning “Sea”), Meo (Bichon Maltese dog, name is short for “Romeo”)
Specialty/Hobby: Dancing, Exercise, Singing, Watching movies
Education: Currently a student at Myongji University (명지대학교)
Misc. Info.: Donghae was encouraged to become a singer by his late father (who passed away on August 8, 2006 due to melonoma), who had wanted to pursue singing as a youth, but was never able to. He was a member of the Starlight Academy and jointly with Sungmin won first place in 2001 SM Youth Best Contest (청소년 베스트 선발대회) for Best Outward Appearance. His real name Donghae means “East Sea” and thus a lot of his nicknames derive from this. Currently, he operates a minihompy under the name Kim Hyang Sook, which is his mother’s name. The reason for this is that his last minihompy was hacked into so he no longer has access to it.(mentioned during an interview)
Siwon
Real Name: Choi Si Won (최시원)
Chinese Name : 崔 始 源
English Name : Andrew Choi
Nickname(s): Simba (named by Heechul), Horse (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: February 10, 1987 (Apparently, Shiwon’s real birthday is April 7, 1986… Eeteuk said Shiwon’s birthday was coming up soon on his minihompy on 4/5/09. The story is that his parents didn’t registered his birth until February of the following year for whatever reason so in official documents his birthday is listed as February 10. However, despite the fact that his actual birthday is April 7, February 10 is the birthday he officially celebrates with Super Junior fans so…)
Place of Birth: Seoul Gangnam (south of Han River near Apgujung) (서울 강남)
Height: 183 cm/6’
Weight: 65 kg/143 lb
Blood Type: B
Siblings: younger sister Choi Jiwon
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Dancing, Acting, Taekwondo, Chinese (language), Playing drums
Education: Currently a student at Inha University (인하대학교), Physical Education major
Misc. Info.: Siwon was spotted by an SM scout during his junior high graduation. Against the objections of his father and much struggle, he joined SM in 2003 and made his debut in Dana’s MV”What is Love” in October 2003.
Ryeowook
Real Name:Kim Ryeo Wook (김려욱)
Chinese Name : 金 麗 旭
English Name : Nathan Kim
Nickname(s): Eternal Mangnae (만년막내 literally means “for 10,000 years, the youngest”)
Date of Birth: June 21, 1987
Place of Birth: Inchon Bupyung Sanggokdong (인천 부평 상곡동)
Height: 173 cm/5’ 8.1”
Weight: 58 kg/127.6 lb
Blood Type: O
Siblings: only child
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Composition
Education: Currently a student at Inha University (인하대학교), Theater Arts major
Misc. Info.: Ryeowook won first place in a singing contest on MBC FM radio’s ‘별이 빛나는 밤에 (Starry Night)’ which lead him to enter the 2004 CMB ChinChin Star Festival (CMB 친친 청소년가요제) where he won Silver Award. He was a devout fan of the female pop group S.E.S. and was a member of their official fanclub.
Kibum
Real Name: Kim Ki Bum (김기범)
Chinese Name : 金 基 范
English Name : Bryan Trevor Kim
Nickname(s): Snow White (named by Heechul), Yangban Kim (named by Heechul)
Date of Birth: August 21, 1987
Place of Birth: Seoul (서울)
Height: 179 cm/5’ 10.5” (stated on Yashimmanman that his real height was 177 cm/5’ 9.7”)
Weight: 58 kg/127.6 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: younger sister Kim Saehee
Education: Unknown
Misc. Info.: Kibum was spotted walking around during a Korean Festival in LA by a SM scout and joined SM in 2002. He made his first appearance in the KBS2 drama “April Kiss” in 2004 as the younger version of the main character.
Kyuhyun
Real Name: Cho Kyu Hyun (조규현)
Chinese Name : 曹 奎 賢
English Name : Marcus Cho
Nickname(s): Kim Kyu (김규, named by Heechul), Game Kyu (겜규) , Jumong Kyu (주몽규) , Chic Kyu (시크규)
Date of Birth: February 3, 1988
Place of Birth: Seoul Nohwon (서울 노원) (서울)
Height: 180 cm/5’ 10.9”
Weight: 68 kg/149.6 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older sister Cho Ara (1985)
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Listening to music, Watching movies
Education: Currently a student at Kyunghee University (경희대학교), Post Modern Music major
Misc. Info.: Kyuhyun won Bronze Award at the 2005 CMB ChinChin Star Festival (CMB 친친 청소년가요제).
Credits: ivylovesmusic.blogspot.com
Non-Super Junior Members (they are included in Super Junior’s sub group, Super Junior M (or Super Junior Mandarin))
Henry Lau
Real Name: Henry Lau
Chinese Name: Liu Xian Hua (刘宪华 - 劉憲華)
Korean: 헨리
Nickname: Mochi
Label: SM Entertainment
Birthday: October 11, 1989
Country: Canada (Toronto)
Birthplace: Taiwan
Family: Father (Hong Kong), Mother (Taiwanese)
Expertise: Violin, piano, breakdance, drums, ballet, Latin dance, singing
Education: A.Y. Jackson
Group: Super Junior M
Position: Vocal, Rap. Side Composer, Main Dancer
First Appearance: Attack of the Pin-Up Boys: Flower Boys, Series of Terror
Casting: SM Entertainment Global Audition 2006
Debut: Rumors of Super Junior’s 3rd subunit called Super Junior China surfaced after Henry’s appearance on KBS Music Bank alongside the 13 Super Junior Members themselves. Yet the subgroup did not officially debut until April 8th of 2008 with the remake of Super Junior’s hit song “U”. From then on Super Junior M became one of the most in demand boyband in China.
Zhou Mi
Real Name: Zhou-Mi (Chinese: 周觅)
Stage Name: Jumyuk (주멱) or Zhoumi (周覓)
Birthday: April 9th, 1986
Height: 184 cm
Hobbies: music, mc-ing.
Member of: Super Junior-M
Awards
- (2002) 1st place
2nd annual MTV new comer singing contest - (2004) 1st place
Shanghai Asia Music Festival Singing Contest - (2004) 1st place
Chinese MTV singing competition - (2005) 1st place
MTV - musicnation idol competition - (2005) 3rd place
3rd annual MTV Samsung singing competition - (2005) 1st place
some school music festival - (2005) 1st place
Warner music singing competition - (2005) Guangdong Province 1st place
MTV Talent competition - (2006) Guangdong Province 1st place
CCTV MC Competition
Top 16 National (forfeited to become an SM trainee)
Interesting Facts
- performed at Leehom’s 2005 concert
- mc at Zhang Li Yin’s chinese press conference
Credits: superjunior2009.forumotion.com
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