Devil (Super Junior album)

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Devil
Devil Super Junior album.png
Devil album cover
Studio album by Super Junior
Released 16 July 2015 (2015-07-16)
(See Release history)
Recorded 2015 at SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, soul, R&B, dance, rock
Length 36:36
52:15 (Repackaged Edition)
Language Korean, Mandarin
Label S.M. Entertainment
Super Junior chronology
Mamacita
(2014)Mamacita2014		 Devil
(2015)
Singles from Devil
  1. "Devil"
    Released: 16 July 2015
  2. "Magic"
    Released: 16 September 2015

Devil is the overall eighth Korean-language studio album (ninth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on July 16, 2015, by S.M. Entertainment.[1] Released as a "special album", the album features 9 members, marking the return of Yesung after his mandatory military service.[2] The album also marks the first album without Shindong and Sungmin, due to mandatory military service.[3]

Background

After announcing that Super Junior returned with special album Devil on July 16 to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary, S.M. Entertainment 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.'[1][4][5]

Production and composition

Producing team The Stereotypes 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.[6] 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.[7]

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, and Kim Yoon Ah, Epitone Project and Kang Jun-Woo. Member Lee Donghae participated in writing lyrics and composing for the album.[8] The tracks are partly classified by the group's subunits, which include Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-T, Super Junior-M and Super Junior-D&E.[5]

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.[9]

Live Performance

The group made their comeback performance on the Korean music show M! Countdown with the songs "Devil" and "Don't Wake Me Up" on July 16, 2015 and kept promotions going on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.[9]

Super Show 6

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".[8][10]

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Devil"   Kenzie Kenzie, The Stereotypes, Micah Powell 3:36
2. "Simply Beautiful"   Cho Yoonkyoung Hyuk Shin, DK, Marco Reyes (a.k.a Mrey), Jarah Gibson, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis (a.k.a Jeffrey Lewis) 4:03
3. "Stars Appear..." (별이 뜬다) Epitone Project Epitone Project 3:45
4. "Good Love"   Kenzie Kenzie, Stereotypes, Micah Powell 3:20
5. "We Can" (SJ-KRY) Lee Seunghwan Lee Seunghwan, Hwang Seong Je 3:58
6. "Don't Wake Me Up" (SJ-D&E) Donghae, Team One Sound Donghae, Team One Sound 3:08
7. "Love At First Sight" (첫눈에 반했습니다; SJ-T) Kang Junwoo Kang Junwoo 3:44
8. "Forever With You" (每天; SJ-M) Zhou Mi Andreas Oberg, Martin K, lLANG 3:12
9. "Rock'n Shine!"   Kim Yoonah Kim Yoonah 3:55
10. "Alright"   Donghae, Eunhyuk, Team One Sound Donghae, Team One Sound 3:55
Total length:
 36:36

Chart

Album chart

Country Chart Peak
Position		 Ref
South Korea Gaon Album Chart (Domestic)

2

 [11]
Gaon Album Chart (General)

2

 [12]

Single charts

Country Chart Song Sales Peak
Position		 Ref
South Korea Gaon Digital Chart (General) Devil 293,660 21 [13]

Album sales

Gaon Monthly Album Chart, South Korea
Year Month Devil Magic (Repackaged Edition) Ref
Sales Accumulative sales Sales Accumulative sales
2015 July 135,913 135,913 – – [14]
August 31,314 167,227 – –
September 498 167,725 90,504 90,504
October – 167,725 3783 94,287
Total 262,012+

Release history

Country Date Format Distributing label
South Korea July 16, 2015
September 16, 2015 (Repackaged Edition)		 Digital download, CD
Digital download, CD		 KT Music
Taiwan August 14, 2015 CD Avex Trax

Personnel

  • Vocals, background vocals - Super Junior: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Kangin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun

Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Album of the Year[15] Nominated
2015 Golden Disk Awards Disk Bonsang[16] Won

References

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