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Super Junior T
Super Junior-T (also known as Super Junior Trot) is the second official sub-unit of Korean group Super Junior, established in February 2007. They are one of the few new generation singers known to have been capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop music. They debut single Rokkuguh was Korea's sixteenth best-selling record and the number one best-selling single of 2007, according to the Music Industry Association of Korea. Super Junior-T's music style is a distinctive style of trot, an old-fashioned style of Korean pop music. Their revised style of the genre includes mordernized K-pop melodies and also fast rap, notably performed by Shin Dong, Eun Hyuk, and sometimes Hee Chul. Super Junior-T's goal is to evade the fading genre in Korea's current music industry and to introduce the young audience to a traditional style of music, hoping to increase awareness of older trot musicians and bring hopeful comebacks of trot to mainstream music. Super Junior-T is also a proof that they can accommodate many different musical genres.
Members
Debut
Noticing the dying trend of trot music, Lee Soo Man (Super Junior Producer), decided to revive the style by producing an idol band that capitalizes this genre. Three months before Super Junior-T's official debut, they performed "Na Gatheun Gon Obnun Gongayo" at the M.NET/KM Music Festival on November 25, 2006 with Super Junior's Donghae .
In early February, SM Entertainment made the official announcement of a second Super Junior subgroup, Super Junior-T. The group released their debut single "Rokkuguh" on February, they officially debuted on SBS's Popular Songs, performing "Rokkuguh" and "Chotcha" with famous trot singer Bang Shilyi. The debut was also marked as Hee Chul comeback performance after his injury from a car accident that occurred in August 2006.
Rokkugh topped music charts three days after release. Two months later, the single topped Thailand-based music stations and remained in the same position for several weeks. By the end of 2007, the single sold almost 46,000 copies and was Korea's best-selling single of the year.
Two months later, Lee Teuk, Shin Dong, and Eun Hyuk were injured in a car accident, and all of Super Junior-T's schedules were completely canceled for two months. However, pre-recorded performances, such as the group's parody Palace T, continued to air on television and their single continued to top music charts. Schedules resumed in June, but only lasted a month.
2008
On April 29, it was announced that Super Junior-T would make a comeback later in the year with their second single. However, a fourth Super Junior sub-unit, Super Junior-Happy, debuted instead, putting Super Junior-T in partial hiatus. Nonetheless, Super Junior-T remained partially active throughout the year as they still appear as a group in Super Junior's concert tour, Super Show and other similar functions. Despite the debut of Super Junior-Happy, a future full-length album is still in the works and is expected to arrive in the future.
On November 15, Super Junior-T will release ROCK&GO in Japan. featuring Japanese comedy duo Moeyan, who are skilled in combining comedy with song and dance. The collaboration will also be the duo's official debut as singers and Super Junior-T's entranced in the Japanese market. The collaboration is a project supervised by the Nippon Broadcasting System radio show “Ginga ni Hoeru! Uchuu G-Men TAKUYA.” The idea was suggested by Super Junior-T, who were planning to release their debut single Rokkuguh!!! in Japan.
Discography
Singles
- [2007.02.23] Rokkuguh!!! (로꾸거!!!)
- [2008.11.05] ROCK&GO (ロクゴ!)
