The Road (Super Junior album)
2022 studio album by Super Junior
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The Road is the twelfth Korean-language studio album (thirteenth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior released on January 6, 2023.[2] The album was originally released in two parts, The Road: Keep On Going and The Road: Celebration. The former was released on July 12, 2022,[3] while the latter was released on December 15, 2022, by SM Entertainment.[4] The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.[5]
ReleasedJuly 12, 2022 (Vol. 1)
December 15, 2022 (Vol. 2)
January 6, 2023 (Released)
December 15, 2022 (Vol. 2)
January 6, 2023 (Released)
Studios
- Golden Bell Tree Sound (Seoul)
- InGrid (Seoul)
- Prelude (Seoul)
- Seoul
- SM Big Shot (Seoul)
- SM Concert Hall (Seoul)
- SM LVYIN (Seoul)
- SM SSSAM (Seoul)
- SM Starlight (Seoul)
Length41:10
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The Road: Keep On Going digital cover | ||||
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| Released | July 12, 2022 (Vol. 1) December 15, 2022 (Vol. 2) January 6, 2023 (Released) | |||
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| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Singles from The Road: Keep On Going | ||||
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 The Road: Celebration digital cover | ||||
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Background
On June 13, 2022, Label SJ released the concept trailer for their eleventh album.[6][7]
On June 28, 2022, Super Junior released the track list for Vol.1 of their eleventh album. Five tracks were included in Vol.1. The title song for the album was "Mango".[8]
Super Junior released the music video for their second track, "Don't Wait", on June 29, 2022.[9]
On November 28, SM released the first set of teasers for The Road Vol. 2: Celebration, with a set release date of December 16.[10]
Promotion
Super Show 9
On July 15 to July 17, the group embarked on the album supporting tour, Super Show 9 at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul.[11] They first performed "Celebrate" during the Philippines stop of the tour on December 17, 2022.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Mango" | Kang Eun-jeong |
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| 3:19 |
| 2. | "Don't Wait" | Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) |
| Henrik Moreborg | 2:59 |
| 3. | "My Wish" | Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) |
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| 4:06 |
| 4. | "Everyday" | Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) |
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| 2:59 |
| 5. | "Always" |
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| l.vin (153/Joombas) | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 17:15 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Celebrate" | Kang Eun-jeong |
| Henrik Nordenback | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Hate Christmas" |
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| 3:10 |
| 3. | "Snowman" | Peomkin (153/Joombas) |
| Humbler | 3:14 |
| 4. | "White Love" | Lee Seung-ho | Joo Young-hoon | Melange | 2:51 |
| 5. | "If Only You" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.; special track) | Yoo Hyun-jong | Yoo Hyun-jong | Yoo Hyun-jong | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 16:39 | ||||
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13][14]
Studio
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The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1
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The Road: Celebration Vol.2
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Personnel
- Label SJ – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Lee Sung-soo – executive supervisor
- Tak Young-jun – production director, executive supervisor
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1
- Super Junior – vocals (all tracks)
- Eunhyuk – lyrics (track 5)
- Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
- Ryan Jhun – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Gustav Nyström – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Moa Pettersson Hammar – composition (track 1)
- Robin Stjernberg – composition (track 1)
- Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
- Andreas Moe – composition (track 2)
- Freddie Liljegren – composition (track 2)
- Henrik Moreborg – composition, arrangement (track 2)
- Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, whistle (track 3)
- Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
- MRey (153CreatorsClub) – composition, arrangement, synthesizer (track 3)
- Papi Lee (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
- Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) – lyrics (track 4)
- Alexander Karlsson (JeL) – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 4)
- Alexej Viktorovich (JeL) – composition, arrangement (track 4)
- John Mars – composition, arrangement (track 4)
- U1 (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition (track 5)
- Yi Yi-jin – lyrics (track 5)
- l.vin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement, drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer (track 5)
- NEUL – composition (track 5)
- G-High – vocal directing (track 1–2)
- Lee Yoo-ra – background vocals (track 1–2)
- Jo Hyung-won – background vocals (track 1–2)
- Yoo Young-jin – background vocals (track 1)
- Josefine Wassler – background vocals (track 2)
- Jeon Seung-woo – vocal directing, background vocals (track 4–5)
- Cha I-hwan – bass (track 3)
- Joo Young-hoon – drums (track 3)
- Kang Gun-hoo – guitar (track 3)
- Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 3)
- Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 3)
- Yung – strings (track 3)
- Lee Min-kyu – recording (track 1–4), engineered for mix, mixing (track 4)
- Jeong Yoo-ra – recording (track 1, 4–5), digital editing, engineered for mix (track 1)
- Kang Eun-ji – recording (track 1, 3–4), engineered for mix (track 1, 3)
- Lee Ji-hong – recording (track 2, 4–5), engineered for mix (track 3, 5), digital editing, mixing (track 5)
- Noh Min-ji – recording (track 3), engineered for mix (track 2)
- Lee Chang-sun – recording (track 3)
- Jeong Ki-hong – recording (track 3)
- Choi Da-in – recording (track 3)
- Lee Chan-mi – recording (track 3)
- Choi Eun-mi – recording assistant (track 3)
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 1–3)
- Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 4)
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 2–3)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
The Road: Celebration Vol.2
- Super Junior – vocals (track 1–4)
- Super Junior-K.R.Y. – vocals (track 5)
- Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
- Henrik Nordenback – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Christian Fast – composition (track 1)
- Gabriel Brandes – composition (track 1)
- Maryjane – lyrics (track 2)
- Mok Ji-min – lyrics (track 2)
- Jonas Ekdahl – composition, arrangement (track 2)
- Rickard Bonde Truumeel – composition, arrangement (track 2)
- Mike Watson – composition (track 2)
- Peomkin (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 3)
- Humbler – composition, arrangement (track 3)
- Davey Nate – composition (track 3)
- Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch – composition (track 3)
- Lee Seung-ho – lyrics (track 4)
- Joo Young-hoon – composition (track 4)
- Melange – arrangement, vocal directing (track 4)
- Yoo Hyun-jong – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 5)
- G-High – vocal directing (track 1)
- Gesture – vocal directing (track 2)
- Jeon Min-kyung – vocal directing (track 3)
- Heron – background vocals (track 1)
- Kang Tae-woo a.k.a. Soulman – background vocals (track 2–3, 5)
- Onestar – background vocals (track 4)
- Seo Sang-hwan – bass (track 3)
- Park Joo-hoon – drums (track 3)
- Jeong Ki-woon – guitar (track 3)
- Kim Jin-soo – piano (track 3)
- Woo Sang-seok – harmonica (track 3)
- Choi Hoon – bass (track 5)
- Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar (track 5)
- Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 5)
- Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 5)
- Yung – strings (track 5)
- Jeong Il-jin – recording (track 1–3)
- Kim Kwang-min – recording (track 2–4)
- Nam Koong-jin – recording, mixing (track 5)
- Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing (track 5)
- Kang Sun-young – digital editing (track 1)
- Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 2)
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 3–4)
- Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix (track 1, 5), mixing (track 2)
- Kang Eun-ji – engineered for mix (track 2)
- Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix (track 3–4)
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
- Jeong Yoo-ra – mixing (track 3)
- Kim Han-koo – mixing (track 4)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref |
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| South Korea | July 12, 2022 | CD | Vol. 1: Keep on Going | [2] | |
| Taiwan | Avex Taiwan | [32] | |||
| Various |
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[2] | |||
| South Korea | December 15, 2022 | CD | Vol. 2: Celebration |
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[10] |
| Taiwan |
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Avex Taiwan | [33] | ||
| Various |
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[10] |