''Devil'' is a studio album released by South Korean boy band
Super Junior, released on July 16, 2015, by
S.M. Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
.
Released as a "special album", the album features nine members, marking the return of
Yesung
Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroup ...
after his
mandatory military service. This also marks the first album without
Shindong
Shin Dong-hee (born September 28, 1985), better known by his stage name Shindong (lit. meaning: "prodigy"), is a South Korean rapper, singer, dancer, host, radio personality and video director. He is best known as a member of Super Junior and ...
and
Sungmin, due to mandatory military service. ''Devil'' is the final release to feature Kangin before his hiatus and eventual departure from Super Junior in 2019.
Background
After announcing that Super Junior returned with special album ''Devil'' on July 16 to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary,
S.M. Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
released a comical trailer, heightening fans' anticipation for the comeback. The agency said, 'Friendship and trust among members along with gratitude toward fans' love are the foundation for the album.'
Production and composition
Producing team
the Stereotypes
The Stereotypes are a production team created in 2003, comprising Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray Charles McCullough II. In June 2010, they were listed among the "Top 10 Songwriters and Producers to Watch" in '' Billboard'' magaz ...
worked with SM's resident composer
Kenzie on title song "Devil" for a trendy melody, effectively marking the departure of the group from its usual title track production with another resident SM songwriter-producer
Yoo Youngjin, the one who writes for the group's title tracks since debut. The lyrics liken a man madly in love to the disposition of the devil. The performance for "Devil" was created by choreographer Tony Testa and SM's performance director BeatBurger. The Super Junior members also offered their own insights, leading to the creation of a fun, well-woven choreography with simple motions that showcase the group's laidback charms.
The album has a total of 10 tracks including the title song "Devil". The album involves many other singers for collaboration songs such as
Lee Seung Hwan
Lee Seung-hwan (; born December 13, 1965) is a South Korean singer and record producer known as the country's "King of Live Performances" for his frequent solo concerts. Lee debuted in 1989 as a pop ballad singer and later incorporated rock el ...
, and
Kim Yoon Ah,
Epitone Project and
Kang Jun-Woo. Member
Lee Donghae
Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986), referred to as Donghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's ''Youth Best Contest'' in 2001. After four years of ...
participated in writing lyrics and composing for the album.
The tracks are partly classified by the group's subunits, which include
Super Junior-K.R.Y.,
Super Junior-T,
Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M (stylized as SJ-M), an initialism for Super Junior-Mandarin, is a Chinese sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Super Junior. The sub-unit is the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of bot ...
and
Super Junior-D&E
Super Junior-D&E ( ko, 슈퍼주니어-동해&은혁, also known as Donghae & Eunhyuk, D&E or SJ-D&E) is the fifth sub-unit of South Korean boy band Super Junior, formed by SM Entertainment in 2011. It is composed of two Super Junior members: D ...
.
Promotion
Release
Super Junior held its press conference to commemorate its special album ''Devil'' release at SMTOWN COEX Artium in Samsung-dong, Seoul on July 15, 2015.
Live performances
The group made their comeback performance on the Korean music show ''
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.
B ...
'' with the songs "Devil" and "Don't Wake Me Up" on July 16, 2015, and kept promotions going on
Music Bank
Music Bank may refer to:
* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
The ''Music Bank'' World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show '' Music Bank'' by the Korean Broa ...
,
Music Core
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
and
Inkigayo.
Super Junior first showcased its song during its encore concert
Super Show 6 in Seoul, over two days from July 11 to 12. Super Junior performed 4 songs from the album, including the title song "Devil", "We Can", "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Alright".
Awards and nominations
Track listing
Personnel
Credit for ''Devil'' are adapted from the album.
* S.M Entertainment Co., Ltd – Executive Producer
* Soo-man Lee – Producer
* Nam Soo-young – Director of Management
* Jung Chang-hwan – Director of Media Planning
* Lee Song-soo, Kwon Yoon-jung, Yoon Ji-hae, I Ga-won – A&R Direction & Coordinator
* Cho Min-kyung, Lee Seo-kyung – International Repertoire
* Jung Hyo-won, Kim Min-kyung, Oh Jung-eun, Park Mi-ji – Publishing & Copyright Clearance
* Vocal director,
background vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
– Yoo Young-jin
* Super Junior: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Kangin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun –
Vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
, background vocals
* Goo Joung-pil (BEAT BURGER) – Recording, mixing (done at S.M. Yellow Tall Studio)
* Kim Chol-Sun – Recording, mixing (done at S.M. Blue Ocean Studio)
* Jang Eui-seok – Recording, mixing (done at S.M. Blue Cup Studio)
* Kim Hyun-goon, Lee Ji-Hyoong, Kim Kyu-yeoung – Recording (done at doobdoob Studio)
* Jang EunGyung – Recording (done at Grid Studio)
* Jag Ki-hoong – Recording (done at Seoul Studio)
* Kim Han-goo – Mixing at Sound Pool Studio
* Tom Coyne -
Mastering (mastering done at Sonic Korea)
* Tak Yeong-jun, Kang Byeong-jun, Park Yeong-sin, Kim, Jung-hoon, Wan Yoong-sun, Song In-hoo, Lee Kyu-won, Park Yoong-suk, Lee Hoo-taek, KCho Bum-sun – Artist Management and Promotion
* Lee Seong-Soo, Yoon Hee-jun, Cho Yoo Eun – Artist Planning & Development
* Kim Eun-ah, Jung Sang-hee, Lee Ji-sun, Kwon Jung-ha, Lee Ji-hun – Public Relations & Publicity
* Kim Min Suk, Park Min-Kwon, Jung Kyung-sik – Media Planning
* Tak Young-jun, Hwang Sung-young, Beat Burger (Joe Sim, Greg Hwang) – Choreography Direction
* Toni Testa, Beat Burger (Greg Hwang), Mihawk Back, Hyuno Jin (Look) – Choreographer
* Choi Jung-min – International Marketing
* Steven Myungkyung Lee – English lyrics Supervisor
* Lee Jung-ah – Customer Relationship Management
* Park Jun-young, Sun Young, Jun Sung-jin – Music Video Direction
* Hoong Won-ki – Music Video Director
* Min Hee-jin – Visual & Art Director
* Mok Jung-ook – Photographer
* Kim Yae-min (Assistant, Lee Hye-ri) – Design
* Lee Won-hae – Stylist
* Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hye-yun – Hair Stylist
* Choi Hye-rin, Han Hyoo-eun – Make-up Artist
* Young-min Kim – Executive Supervisor
Credit for ''Magic'' are adapted from the album.
* S.M Entertainment Co., Ltd – Executive Producer
* Soo-man Lee – Producer
* Nam Soo-young – Director of Management
* Jung Chang-hwan – Director of Media Planning
* Lee Song-soo, Kwon Yoon-jung, Yoon Ji-hae, I Ga-won – A&R Direction & Coordinator
* Cho Min-kyung, Lee Seo-kyung – International Repertoire
* Jung Hyo-won, Kim Min-kyung, Oh Jung-eun, Park Mi-ji – Publishing & Copyright Clearance
* Vocal director,
background vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
– Yoo Young-jin
* Super Junior: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Kangin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun –
Vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
, background vocals
* Goo Joung-pil (BEAT BURGER) – Recording, mixing (done at S.M. Yellow Tall Studio)
* Kim Chol-Sun – Recording, mixing (done at S.M. Blue Ocean Studio)
* Jang Eui-seok – Recording, mixing (done at S.M. Blue Cup Studio)
* Kim Hyun-goon, Lee Ji-Hyoong, Kim Kyu-yeoung – Recording (done at doobdoob Studio)
* Jang EunGyung – Recording (done at Grid Studio)
* Jag Ki-hoong – Recording (done at Seoul Studio)
* Kim Han-goo – Mixing at Sound Pool Studio
* Tom Coyne –
Mastering (mastering done at Sonic Korea)
* Tak Yeong-jun, Kang Byeong-jun, Wan Young-sun, Kim Min-gun, Kim Si-young, Song In-ho, Park Yeong-suk – Artist Management and Promotion
* Lee Seong-Soo, Yoon Hee-jun, Cho Yoo Eun – Artist Planning & Development
* Kim Eun-ah, Jung Sang-hee, Lee Ji-sun, Kwon Jung-ha, Lee Ji-hun – Public Relations & Publicity
* Kim Min Suk, Park Min-Kwon, Jung Kyung-sik – Media Planning
* Tak Young-jun, Hwang Sung-young, Beat Burger (Joe Sim, Greg Hwang) – Choreography Direction
* Toni Testa, Beat Burger (Greg Hwang), Mihawk Back, Hyuno Jin (Look) – Choreographer
* Choi Jung-min – International Marketing
* Steven Myungkyung Lee – English lyrics Supervisor
* Lee Jung-ah – Customer Relationship Management
* Park Jun-young, Sun Young, Jun Sung-jin – Music Video Direction
* Hoong Won-ki – Music Video Director
* Min Hee-jin – Visual & Art Director
* JAworkshop – Design
* Kwon Hte-mi – Stylist
* Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hye-yun – Hair Stylist
* Choi Hye-rin, Han Hyoo-eun – Make-up Artist
* Lee Young-hak – Photographer
* Young-min Kim – Executive Supervisor
Chart
Weekly charts
Monthly albums
Year-end charts
Album sales
Release history
See also
* Devil
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* Magic
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References
External links
Super Junior official homepage
Super Junior official YouTube channel
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2015 albums
Super Junior albums
SM Entertainment albums
SM Entertainment compilation albums
Korean-language albums