The Road is the eleventh Korean-language studio album (fourteenth 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]
The Road The Road: Keep On Going cover
Released July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12 ) (Vol. 1) December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15 ) (Vol. 2) Studio SM (Seoul) Genre
Length 34 :11 Language Korean Label Producer Lee Soo-man
"Don't Wait" Released: June 29, 2022
"Mango" Released: July 12, 2022
The Road: Celebration cover
"Celebrate" Released: December 15, 2022
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]
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]
The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1 track listingTitle Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Mango" Kang Eun-jeong Ryan Jhun Gustav Nyström Moa Pettersson Hammar Robin Stjernberg 3:19 2. "Don't Wait" Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) Andreas Moe Freddie Liljegren Henrik Moreborg Henrik Moreborg 2:59 3. "My Wish" Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) MRey (153CreatorsClub) Papi Lee (153/Joombas) Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) MRey (153CreatorsClub) Papi Lee (153/Joombas) 4:06 4. "Everyday" Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) 2:59 5. "Always" U1 (153/Joombas) l.vin (153/Joombas) NEUL l.vin (153/Joombas) 3:52 Total length: 17:15
The Road: Celebration Vol.2 track listingTitle Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Celebrate" Kang Eun-jeong Henrik Nordenback Christian Fast Gabriel Brandes Henrik Nordenback 3:33 2. "Hate Christmas" 3:10 3. "Snowman" Peomkin (153/Joombas) Humbler Davey Nate Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch 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-jung Yoo Hyun-jung Yoo Hyun-jung 3:51 Total length: 16:39
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^ Benjamin, Jeff (July 13, 2022). "Super Junior Break Down Every Song on 'The Road : Keep on Going' Album" . Billboard . Retrieved October 9, 2022 .
^ "Concept Trailer" . Twitter . Retrieved August 26, 2022 .
^ "슈퍼주니어, 11번째 정규앨범으로 팬들 만난다!" . entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2022 .
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^ 곽현수. "슈퍼주니어 'Don't Wait' 뮤비 선 공개…단체 퍼포먼스 눈길" . entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2022 .
^ a b c "슈퍼주니어, 12월 15일 정규 11집 Vol.2 발매 확정 [공식]" . Naver . November 28, 2022.
^ "슈퍼주니어, 오늘(15일) 3년 만 대면 월드투어 그랜드 오픈" . entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2022 .
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