Super Junior-M Releases New Album, “Break Down”
share0share0 Super Junior-M,
the Mandarin-singing subgroup of South Korea’s super boy band Super
Junior, finally released their long-awaited second full-length music
album
Break Down on January 7, two years after the release of the group’s last music release, the mini-album
Perfection <太完美>.
Super Junior-M is Super Junior’s third and most successful subgroup
outside of the K-pop market. With a total of eight members –
Siwon (始源),
Donghae (東海),
Kyuhyun (圭賢),
Henry,
Ryeowook (厲旭),
Zhou Mi (周觅),
Eunhyuk (銀赫), and
Sungmin (晟
敏) – the Golden Melody-nominated pop group has released two mini-albums,
two full-length albums, and one TV drama soundtrack since their debut
in 2008.
After teasing their fans with a music video trailer at Jiangsu TV’s
New Year’s Eve Concert on December 31, Super Junior-M finally released
the full music video of their album’s self-titled track “Break Down” on
January 7. The album, with a total of 10 tracks, was released digitally
through Chinese, Hong Kong, and Korean music websites that same day. The
album is also available for download through iTunes.
“Break Down” is a dubstep-inspired contemporary dance track written and produced by Australia’s music duo
Twice as Nice. Henry took part in co-producing several songs in
Break Down, while Zhou Mi helmed the lyrics for the second track, “Go.”
A press conference for the album release was held in Beijing on
January 7. The organizers allowed only 200 fans to enter the press
conference. Hundreds of other fans queued overnight around the Beijing
studio to get a glimpse of their idols.
With only two ethnically Chinese members in the group, the members’
command of Mandarin became the main focus at the press conference. Siwon
stated, “We all have our own specialty. Each member has good Mandarin
when it comes to different scenarios. For example, Ryeowook is good at
ordering food, and Kyuhyun is good at being funny.” Siwon then added
jokingly, “And Donghae is good at being weird.”
The members retorted, “And Siwon is best at being corny!”
Super Junior-M expressed that they are currently planning for a
nationwide mini-concert in the upcoming months. Their musical fan
meetings also plan to stop by Hong Kong and Taiwan.
“Break Down” Music Video
