''Break Down'' is the second studio album by Mandopop boy group

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. It was released online on January 7, 2013 by

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and distributed by

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. It is their first release in nearly 2 years, since the release of their 2011 EP, ''

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'', and their first studio album in nearly 5 years, since the release of their first 2008 studio album, '' Me''.

Background

After their second EP ''

'' released in 2011, the Korean members returned to their activities as part of the main group,

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. The main group released their 5th album '' Mr. Simple'' in 2011, in which

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composed a song together with the leader

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, titled "Andante", for the repackaged version of the album, ''

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''. They also released their 6th album, ''

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'', in 2012. Super Junior-M also performed at the main group's world tour ''

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''. In 2012, Henry and Zhou Mi went on to act in a movie and a drama respectively. Henry was cast in the movie ''Final Recipe'', alongside famous Malaysian actress

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. Zhou Mi starred in the Chinese-Taiwanese drama ''

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'', alongside f(x)'s leader

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and

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, as a main cast. In September 2012, it was revealed that Super Junior-M was preparing a comeback with a new album. At that time, the album was in preparation. Since this announcement, Super Junior-M participated in many concerts overseas in the latter half of 2012, including Taiwan, Malaysia and China as destinations. S.M. Entertainment revealed a promotional picture for the new lead single of Super Junior-M, "Break Down", announcing the comeback of the Chinese sub-unit to the Chinese music industry after nearly 2 years. Super Junior-M performed on December 31, 2012 at the 2013 Jiangsu Satellite New Year′s Eve Concert held in

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, China, and revealed for the first time the teaser for their new lead single "Break Down".

Composition

The lead single of the album, "Break Down", is described as an upbeat pop dance song, mixed with elements of dubstep and synth sounds. The song is produced and composed by Australian team Twice As Nice (consisting of Nick Audino & Lewis Hughes), Martin Mulholland and Nermin Harambasic from

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, while the lyrics are written by Zhou Weijie. It is a song about a man who can no longer hide his love for a woman, expressing his feelings to her. Nick Bass, who has worked with international stars such as

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, and

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, choreographed the dance for "Break Down". He was also the choreographer behind

's 2009 hit, "

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". and also

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in 2010. For this album, Henry worked as a producer and composer with his production team Noize Bank, and collaborated with member Zhou Mi, who had already written songs for every album of Super Junior-M. Two songs were produced and composed by Noize Bank on this album, "Go" and "It's You", with the lyrics written by Zhou Mi. The track "Go" is described as an impressive song with a cheerful melody. The song expresses the feeling of falling in love, being confident and free about it. "It's You" is an energetic song with bubbly lyrics, a lively melody, and a medium tempo. The song "A-Oh!" is an electronic modern pop song. Famous Malaysian singer and composer Michael Wong contributed to the album by composing a song for member Zhou Mi, called "Distant Embrace", while the lyrics are written by famous Hong Kong singer and actress Crystal Cheung. Super Junior-M requested a love song from Wong since the release of their first album ''Me'', and sent him their profiles and songs, but he couldn't submit anything to them at that time. At first, he wanted to compose a song similar to the music of Taiwanese band

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, but they specifically requested a love song. The lyrics of "Distant Embrace" are about the faint pain of a love. The album contains R&B and ballad songs, including "Good Bye My Love" and "Tunnel". The song "Tunnel" was written by member Zhou Mi, and composed by Kenzie and Andrew Choi. It is a ballad with a dreamy sound. "Stand Up", an upbeat track, will serve as the OST for upcoming Chinese movie ''

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''. Actors from the movie, including

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, Li Chen,

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, and Fu Xinbo, who play the roles of 7 brothers in the movie, will sing the Korean version of the song, against Super Junior-M who sing the Chinese version.

Track listing

''wan mi jeok jaeg yeon'' , lyrics2 = Park Shi-yeon, DK4RG, Lee Sang-baek , music2 = Park Hae-moon, Park Hae-woon , extra2 = Park Hae-moon, Park Hae-woon , length2 = 4:40 , title3 = Break Down , lyrics3 = Zhou Weijie , music3 = Twice As Nice, Martin Mulholland, Nermin Harambasic , extra3 = Twice As Nice , length3 = 3:22 , title4 = Go , note4 = , lyrics4 = Zhou Mi , music4 = Noize Bank , extra4 = Noize Bank , length4 = 3:02 , title5 = Good Bye My Love , note5 =

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: 完美的再见 ''wán měi de zài jiàn'' , lyrics5 = Liu Yuan , music5 = Park Hae-moon, Park Hae-woon , extra5 = Park Hae-moon, Park Hae-woon , length5 = 4:41 , title6 = A-oh! , note6 = , lyrics6 = Tina Wang , music6 = Sean Alexander, The Euroz , extra6 = Team One Sound , length6 = 3:42 , title7 = It’s You , note7 = , lyrics7 = Zhou Mi, Tina Wang , music7 = Noize Bank , extra7 = Noize Bank , length7 = 3:01 , title8 = Distant Embrace , note8 = Zhou Mi Solo)(Chinese: 距離的擁抱 ''jù lí de yōng bào'' , lyrics8 = Crystal Cheung , music8 = Michael Wong , extra8 = Score , length8 = 5:03 , title9 = Tunnel , note9 = , lyrics9 = Zhou Mi , music9 = Kenzie, Andrew Choi , extra9 = Kenzie , length9 = 3:43 , title10 = Stand Up , note10 = Chinese: 我挺你 ''wǒ tǐng nǐ'' , lyrics10 = Tina Wang , music10 = Erik Lidbom,

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, extra10 = Erik Lidbom, Herbie Crichlow , length10 = 3:21 , title11 = Break Down , note11 = Instrumental , lyrics11 = , music11 = Twice As Nice, Martin Mulholland, Nermin Harambasic , extra11 = Twice As Nice , length11 = 3:21 , title12 = Good Bye My Love , note12 = Instrumental , lyrics12 = , music12 = Park Hae-moon, Park Hae-woon , extra12 = Park Hae-moon, Park Hae-woon , length12 = 4:41

Charts

Album charts

Chinese Version Korean Version

Single chart

Chinese Version

Sales

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Listicles

Release

References

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