
Heechul and Kibum were already established entertainers, and most of the other members had already made various kinds of appearances on television and media. In early 2005,Lee confirmed the news and announced that an all-boy project group of twelve members would debut near the end of the year, promoting this singing group to be “The Gateway to Stardom of Asia.” Lee announced that that most members in this group were chosen because of their performing experiences as actors, MCs, models, and radio hosts prior debut. Not long after boy band TVXQ’s debut in 2003, news about Lee’s unprecedented plans of forming another boy band quickly spread on the Internet. Siwon was casted in 2003 and Ryeowook in 2004, in which the latter was discovered through the Chinchin Youth Festival singing competition. In 2002, Heechul and Kangin was recruited along with Kibum, who was discovered in Los Angeles. Sungmin and Donghae were also selected to be trainees after their appearance in an SM-sponsored contest. That same year, Yesung was discovered under Seoul’s casting system with his friend HeeChul. In 2001, the company held their first overseas casting auditions and discovered Han Geng in Beijing, who was chosen among three thousand applicants. Leeteuk and Eunhyuk were the first two members of the group to be recruited in 2000 under SM’s Starlight Casting System in Seoul. Since the late 1990s, Korean talent agency and record label SM Entertainment has been holding annual auditions to scout new talents that complemented the success of pop groups H.O.T, S.E.S, and Shinhwa, all of which were created by SM founder Soo-Man Lee in the mid 1990s. The group initially debuted with twelve members on November 6, 2005, but since the addition of Kyuhyun in May 23, 2006, they have become a thirteen-member group.Īs of 2010, only 10 members are active, due to Han Geng’s ongoing lawsuit against SM Entertainment, Kibum’s pursuit of other interests, and Kang-in’s leave of absence for mandatory military service. The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen among 3,000 applicants through auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in 2001. The members are Leeteuk (the leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kang-in, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum, and Kyuhyun. Super Junior is composed of 12 Korean members and 1 Chinese member. Several of the members had previous jobs as VJs, actors and models previously, which helped to boost the group’s popularity. Super Junior’s popularity has spread across Asia and they have held concerts in such places as Thailand and Japan. They debuted in 2005 with the single “TWINS (Knock Out)” as a twelve member group but added a thirteenth in May of 2006 with the release of their single U.

Super Junior is one of the most popular Korean Boyband outside Korea besides Tohoshinki, SS501, or FT Island. Their immense popularity and success as all-rounded entertainers influenced Korean entertainment agencies to train their artists in different aspects of the entertainment industry.Super Junior (슈퍼주니어) is a popular Korean Boyband, and a thirteen member Korean boy band under the SM Entertainment label and production agency. The members have also individually branched out into acting, hosting, and participating in different show formats. Over the years, Super Junior was divided into sub-units, simultaneously targeting different audiences and nationalities. Their prominent contributions to the Korean Wave earned them the nickname "King of Hallyu Wave". The group eventually attracted fans, not just in South Korea, but all over the world. SM Entertainment eventually decided to make them a fixed group and renamed them Super Junior.

However, this system received criticism from fans. They were supposed to be a rotational group wherein members will be removed and added regularly. Super Junior originally debuted with the name Super Junior 05. They made their official debut on November 6, 2005, with the digital single " Twins (Knock Out)" The group currently consists of ten members: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun. Super Junior (슈퍼주니어), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment.
