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Super Junior Primer part TWO

ghostdrive — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:21:53 GMT

MEMBERS

Zhou Mi

pronunciation:

birthdate: April 19, 1986 (Wuhan, Hubei, China)
animal hat: N/A, unofficially koala
vegetable: N/A
sub-groups: Super Junior-M (not officially a member of the main group)

Zhou Mi is one of the two members brought in in 2008 for the sub-group Super Junior-M. But because of a controversy known as Only 13--which will be explained further once the other member is introduced in this post--SME is reluctant to make him an official member.

Even before his debut with SJ-M Zhou Mi had already made a name for himself in the Chinese entertainment scene. He placed first in several music and hosting contests, and participated in MC events and tv shows. Zhou Mi did not directly audition for SME; a friend of his uploading a compilation of his singing through the 'recommend a friend" category for SM's UCC Star Audition and he won grand prize.

Zhou Mi is more fabulous than words can describe, so fabulous that he came up with the nickname "Gentleman Mimi" for himself. He's pretty much a tall bundle of sunshine who has a near constant :D expression on his face. At around 6'3" he's Suju's tallest member with long limbs that have a tendency to get all flaily while dancing. He has a great love of fashion and shopping, and would often post pictures of clothing he liked and photos of outfits he wore (and of course his camwhoring selca) on his weibo before a hacking incident put a stop to it.

He has a really beautiful high voice. He writes songs for SJ-M, and has also written the Chinese lyrics for some of Kangta's tracks as well as Suju songs such as Marry U. In 2010 he co-hosted Korean Impressions, a show that introduces viewers to all the amazing places to see and things to do in South Korea.

Donghae
full name: Lee Donghae (Donghae means "East Sea")

pronunciation:

birthdate: October 15, 1986 ( Mokpo, Jeollanam, South Korea)
animal hat: clown fish
vegetable: onion
sub-groups: Super Junior-M

Another of Suju's lead dancers, Donghae is a dancing machine just like his best friend Eunhyuk. Although Donghae's style is smoother, he has this fluidity to his moves, while Eunhyuk's dancing is sharper (which suits well for popping precision), he has a bit more flair than Donghae. Eunhyuk is better from a technical standpoint, but Donghae moves so naturally. Surprisingly, it wasn't his dancing that got him into SME, he actually gained a contract by winning Best Outward Appearance jointly with Sungmin in the SM Best Youth Contest.

Part of fandom seems to believe he's stupid, but honestly he's more the type that simply gets a little lost with his words. It also doesn't help that he's a bit of a space cadet, prone to just staring off during interviews. When hosting on radio shows he has a tendency to respond with inane answers, which speaks more that he's just not the MC type. But Donghae is alarmingly charming when he comes to the ladies. He can go from cute to sexy and then right back to cute in the blink of an eye. He has this adorable face and smile and friendly way of speaking that makes fangirls coo over him. While promoting in China he usually refers to his female fans as his "dear babies" which would be a totally greasy endearment were it to come from anyone else but him. He could probably flirt his way out of any situation.

He's rather the romantic type, he often talks about wanting to be married and have children. He's sensitive and one of the easiest criers among Suju. It was his father who encouraged him to become a singer --Donghae originally wanted to be an athlete--since his father had wanted to pursue singing in his youth but never did. Donghae and his father had a very close relationship and his death in 2006 is something that weighs heavily on him. His "thank you" page in Suju's fourth album was partially dedicated to his dad. His father and Donghae wanting to make him proud are a big motivation in Donghae's life.

Donghae is commonly nicknamed "Fishy" due to his name meaning "East Sea", although fandom also calls him Dinosaur, a nickname Heechul gave him (This pic probably gives a good example of why he's called a dino).

Besides Super Junior, Donghae has also appeared in various music videos, such as Zhang Li Yin's Moving On and Ariel Lin's Firefly, as well as acted in a few dramas. He had a supporting role in It's Okay, Daddy's Daughter and has one of the lead roles along with bandmate Siwon in the upcoming Skip Beat.

Siwon
full name: Choi Siwon

pronunciation:

birthdate: February 10, 1987 (actually born April 7, 1986, but wasn't registered until February for whatever reason; although this states a possibiility) (Seoul, South Korea)
animal hat: horse
vegetable: carrot
sub-groups: Super Junior M

Choi Siwon might be the most perfect man. He's sweet and friendly; a prince and a gentleman (with an adorable pair of dimples). Siwon is generally known as The Face of Suju and he is indeed a ridiculously beautiful person. But while he may have a handsome face and a great body (sometimes jokingly said to be so perfect its like he was sculpted), he has a rather silly and fun personality, a pair of very expressive eyebrows, and a penchant for making ridiculous faces.

Siwon was born into a wealthy, strict Protestant family. As such, he's very religious and polite. Although he does wear his religion on his sleeve--thanking the Lord at concerts and tweeting Bible verses being some of the few ways he's shown his faith--he does have a sense of humor about it (as his "thank you jesus for making me so hot!" tweet shows). His parents actually disapproved of him having an entertainment career, and although his father allowed him to sign the contract he also said he would not give his son any help.

Siwon uses hand gestures quite a bit, which his fellow members tease him about to no end. In fact, they like to troll him by constantly imitating his manly way of walking or his morning routine because he is Mister Perfect. Siwon is a good sport about it though. He sorta gets back at them by managing to stay suave on variety shows while doing the most humiliating things, like squeezing himself into a small box or attaching clothespins to his face.

Another thing about Siwon: he is a complete cuddlemonster and the king of skinship. He's often found touching at least one person at any given time--draping an arm around shoulders or waists, hugging, holding hands, anything that involves touching. He's very athletic, and a talented drummer.

Siwon has also worked as a model and an actor. He's walked in Andre Kim's fashion shows several times, featured in notable magazines and modeled for many large brands. As for acting, he starred in the Hong Kong film Battle of the Wits with Andy Lau (who he sorta has a man-crush on), and many dramas including Oh! My Lady and Athena. Currently he is filming Skip Beat, a drama based on the manga by Yoshiki Nakamura.

Siwon in a nutshell:

From a convo about Siwon bringing Boa fireworks when she mentioned feeling down to him. He is kdrama character for real.
Tweet added on Aug. 11, 2013

Ryeowook
fullname: Kim Ryeowook

pronunciation:

birthdate: June 21, 1987 (Incheon, South Korea)
animal hat: rabbit
vegetable: tomato
sub-groups: Super Junior KRY, Super Junior M

Kim Ryeowook has an powerful, high voice. His singing talent is what gained him a contract with SME through the CMB Youth ChinChin Festival. He's one of Suju's lead vocalists and his voice is easy to hear/pick out when they sing as a group both due to him having a unique voice and his amazing projection. Ryeowook is the first member to have a solo song on an album (One Fine Day on their fourth album BONOMANA).

Ryeowook is usually described as cute by other Suju members. He's quiet and shy, but around the others he can be mischievious and silly. On stage is where his fierce side pops up. Although sometimes his fierce side is just so damn adorable.

Even though he isn't the youngest he's known as the Eternal Maknae since he cooks for the other members and takes care of each of them, which is something a typical maknae of a group is expected to do. Hilariously, the real youngest/maknae of Suju Kyuhyun doesn't really act this way, thus Eternal Maknae Ryeowook. Ryeowook is an affectionate person and likes to hug, hold hands, and cuddle with the others whenever he can. He's yet another member who has a tendency to space out during interviews. When SJ-M was promoting their song Super Girl in 2009 a Taiwanese host pointed out how Ryeowook seemed off in his own world while Ryeowook just looked at him blankly until Henry jostled him awake.

His acting debut was in Suju's film Attack of the Pin-up Boys, and his role earned him nominations for best supporting actor and best comedic performance in the Korean Movie Awards. Ryeowook will soon debut in his first musical Temptation of Wolves.

Kibum
fullname: Kim Kibum

pronunciation:

birthdate: August 21, 1987 (Seoul, South Korea)
animal hat: N/A
vegetable: N/A
sub-groups: none

Making his debut as an actor before becoming a member of Suju, Kibum can probably be said to be the most relevant member in the beginning. He often appeared in advertisements--including some with future labelmates like BoA and Heechul--and participated in runway modeling. He also starred in a couple of dramas before Suju's debut, so he was a undoubtedly a familiar face in the group. His acting career was sort of put on the backburner once the decision was made for Suju to remain as is rather than graduate members for a new generation.

Kibum is the silent type. He's quiet and reserved, the type to sit back and observe. He often has this look on his face that says "how did I end up with this group of dorks". But when he's comfortable he'll troll around just like the rest of them. Kibum moved to the United States at the age of 10 and attended school in California (graduating from Santa Monica High School), so he has a fairly good grasp of the English language compared to the other members.

Although he did participate in Suju's third album, he did not take part in any promotional activities outside of a couple of music videos. Kibum has been missing from all Suju activities since 2009, including their fourth album, due to his decision to focus on acting. Kibum's public appearances even after his hiatus from Suju as well as his acting career have been rather sparing. Because of lack of a presence in the public eye, Kibum is sometimes referred to by fandom as Suju's mythical creature, a wild pokemon who comes out every so often.

Kyuhyun
fullname: Cho Kyuhyun

pronunciation:

birthdate: February 3, 1988 (Seoul, South Korea)
animal hat: kangaroo
vegetable: green bell pepper/capsicum
sub-groups: Super Junior KRY, Super Junior-M

Kyuhyun is full of snark, sarcasm and wit. He's known as the evil maknae since he doesn't act like a maknae is expected to; instead he has his hyungs under his thumb, and they know it. He's one of Suju's main and best singers. He has a rich voice that is just incredible. When Suju was still intended to be a rotational group, Kyuhyun was supposed to come in when members graduated, but when that format was dropped he became the thirteenth and final official member in 2006 and debuted with the second album Don't Don.

He's a gamer--one of his nicknames being GameKyu--and fans often bring handheld systems for him to play with during breaks, although sometimes he pretty blatantly plays them during press conferences. Starcraft is one series that he known for enjoying. Kyuhyun was a mathlete in school and has a big love of dramas, especially historical ones. He's dubbed himself DanceKyu since he wants to expand his performing abilities and improve at dancing, which is a little hilarious since his dancing skills haven't always been the strongest. But he's definitely gotten better since the release of their third album.

Kyuhyun grew up rather sickly, and has had ear trouble as well as suffered a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) as a kid. He's still is prone to falling ill to this day. In 2007 he was involved in a terrible car accident with 3 other members (Eeteuk, Shindong and Eunhyuk) where he sustained the worst injuries of the four and nearly died. He had suffered another pneumothorax, as well as broken ribs, a fractured hip and facial scratches and bruises. Kyuhyun was in ICU for 6 days and was discharged from the hospital after 78 days, and his recovery went amazingly well. The first time he publicly discussed the accident was on Strong Heart in 2010. (Uh, have tissues handy.)

There are a few members who seem to have constant work outside of Suju, such as Eeteuk and Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun is also one of them--although his work has more to do with his singing skills rather than MC abilities. He's released solos for various dramas, starred in the musical The Three Muskateers and made appearances on music shows like Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketch Book. He was a permanent MC on Super Junior Foresight, which showcased how much of an awkward dork he is and how much he completely owns everyone else.

Henry
fullname: Henry Lau
birthdate: October 11, 1989 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
animal hat: N/A, unofficially he is a hamster (video proof)
vegetable: N/A
sub-groups: Super Junior-M (not officially a member of the main group)

Now for the second honorary/guest member of Super Junior: Henry Lau! He's Chinese-Canadian, his father from Hong Kong and his mother from Taiwan. He's a classically trained Level 10 violinist that can dance and play violin at the same time, and this ability has earned him many performance awards. He's also a great piano player. Henry was selected by SME to become an idol at the 2006 SM Entertainment Global Audition in Toronto, and he decided to join since this would offer him the chance to sing, dance, play violin and piano all together in a way that being a professional violinist wouldn't have allowed him to.

As mentioned in Zhou Mi's bio, his debut as a violinist in Suju's Don't Don music video sparked the Only 13 controvesy (explained below). Instead of becoming the group's fourteenth member, he was put in the new sub-group Super Junior-M. But because SJ-M goes on breaks in between albums, both he and Zhou Mi are sort of left on the sidelines. They both usually find their own things to do during these time, and Henry has taken to composing, producing, and writing lyrics.

Henry is honestly a really adorable person. He has those squishy cheeks that no one can resist poking. His primary language is English, and he knows conversational Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese, although he's a bit fail at all of them. Probably because they like to make him speak multiple languages in a row all the time on shows. When he first came to Korea, he was unused to the concept of skinship and uncomfortable with it in the beginning. But now he's completely used to it, and he'll hug with his fellow members and hold hands. All the other members dote on him, and he's grown used to being babied by them. He's their little Henry from Canada who is now living far from home. And yes, he is yet another maknae who does not act like a maknae. He's a bit like Kyu in that he can get others to do his chores and cook for him.

Beware, he will steal your underwear. And while he's at it, he won't take a bath.

So, Only 13. This is pretty much a campaign made up by shitty fans to protest the formal addition of Henry and Zhou Mi into Super Junior. As mentioned before, Suju started out as a rotational group, and even though this format was later dropped either these "fans" thought Henry and Mimi's being added would bump someone out, or they just plain didn't want their precious Suju to become different. So these fans created online petitions to convince SME not to add new members, wrote angry letters and even held protests outside the SM building. Later, they even purchased stock from SM Entertainment and apparently held 0.3% of the company stock.

Only 13 like to blur Henry and Zhou Mi out of photos they taken (or even crop them out), they boo them at concerts and shout "13!", and bash them online. They've even torn up the banners and signs of Zhou Mi and Henry fans at concerts. Only 13 are terrible.

The kpop scene as a whole is very catering toward the fans for a variety of reasons, which is the cause of some very negative aspects to kpop fandom. But perhaps I'll get into this in another post in the future.

SUB-GROUPS

Super Junior-Happy is made up of 6 members and their music style is very fun and entertaining. They've released 3 singles.

Super Junior-T is made up of 6 members and the "T" in the name stands for Trot, the oldest form of Korean pop music.

Super Junior KRY is a trio formed of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung, hence the KRY title. They are the three most vocally powerful members of Suju and they typically perform R&B style ballads. They've released 3 singles.

Super Junior M was a group formed to target the Mandopop market, with the "M" in the group name standing for Mandarin. They originally started with 7 members, but after Han Geng left they now have 8 members with the inclusion of Eunhyuk and Sungmin.

Sorry it took me so long to put this up, pseudo_tsuga! ~~D-did I really work on this on and off for 3 months? YES I DID. OTL~~ Actually, there were some days I'd sit here staring at the blinking cursor on this wordpad file thinking: I should keep it brief right? I might look crazy putting so much in. But if I keep it short I won't be able to mention this or this or this! WHY AM I SO WORRIED OVER A PRIMER ABOUT AN ASIAN BOY BAND ALJDFLDJFDLFJLDJ

I am too much of a perfectionist okay. Also, it legit took me like 2 days just to gather the photos I wanted, and then code all the thumbnails, etc. Again: perfectionism at its worst!

With this primer I tried to give as unbiased a view of Super Junior as I could. I wanted to give as much information on each person and their personality without being overwhelming. Although its probably easy to tell which members I follow more than others. I left out talk about pairings that fandom has for Suju, but if anyone would like to hear my thoughts on so-and-so pairing I'd be happy to do so in another post.

But if you have anything to ask about Suju, please let me know! Or if you just want to hear random facts about a certain member I can tell you about Kyuhyun's big booty /eraser butt or how Ryeowook spins around when he's drunk or how Heechul gives everyone the last name "Kim" when he doesn't remember their real ones or a whole bunch of other things. I sometimes feel like my own search engine since I have so many random facts stored up in my head.

Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read this primer of mine. ♥

Super Junior Primer part ONE

ghostdrive — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:31:27 GMT

pseudo_tsuga said I should be a good unnie and take responsibility for pulling her into ~~dark side of~~ Super Junior. So here is the primer on them I promised I'd put together.

Super Junior is a South Korean idol group/boy band that debuted in 2005. They have 15 members--well, officially the number is less, with two members being more honorary/guest members (for reasons I'll explain later) in one of their sub-groups, and one having parted ways with their label SM Entertainment. Although I like to say there are 15 for sentimental reasons.

They originally started out as Super Junior 05 (the 05 indicating the year, 2005) with the intention for new members to come in after older members "graduated" (they began like a rotational group à la Morning Musume), but this was quickly changed once they gained a large popularity. They've released four Korean studio albums (Super Junior05, Don't Don, Sorry Sorry, and BONOMANA), have branched out into four sub-groups and have performed three concert tours known as Super Shows.

Super Junior--commonly abbreviated to Suju or SJ--are pretty much the biggest group of dorks ever. They sing and dance, they act, MC, model, star in variety shows, they do so much! They've even had their own movie Attack on the Pin-up Boys.

Sapphire Blue is their official color, and their fanclub is known as ELF, Ever Lasting Friends

MEMBERS

(NOTE: The pronunciation for their names here is my very basic approximation. And if I've at all made any mistakes, please let me know? For a far more thorough look into their names --pronunciation, meanings, etc--check out this post; it might make your head spin, but it is amazing. This video on youtube might also be helpful.)

Eeteuk
real name: Park Jungsu (Eeteuk means "special". His name is also commonly romanized as Leeteuk)

pronunciation:

birthdate: July 1, 1983 (Seoul, South Korea)
animal Hat: dinosaur (old), replaced by yellow chick
vegetable: napa cabbage
sub-groups: Super Junior-T, Super Junior Happy

Super Junior's leader by default of being the oldest, Eeteuk is sorta like the mother of the group. Usually the main speaker at concerts, events and variety shows, you can tell he makes an effort to get the other members involved. Gotta give him credit for managing and caring for such a large group of boys.

Teuk is the type that prefers working, and even came in second for Hardest Working Idol in 2009; actually he seems pretty antsy whenever he does get vacation time. He's been involved in many variety shows--as both MC and guest--where his hosting skills and comedic work has been praised. Right how he's one of the DJs on Kiss the Radio (SUKIRA) and also a permanent guest on Strong Heart, where his Teukigayo segment is popular.

He's generally calm--except when he's being teased by his bandmates or playing up his comedy routines--but that's not to say he doesn't have his down moments. Fandom has given him the nickname EmoTeuk due to his sometimes rather depressing entries in his cyworld. He does cry easily, although that's over both happy and sad things. He's also a little prone to foot-in-mouth syndrome, and has a tendency to say things for the sake of fans and unintentionally getting their hopes up, but he means well.

Teuk has the most unique and hilarious laugh ever. He's usually one of the members stuck playing the girl's role in skits and whatnot, but that's because he's just so damn pretty.

Heechul
full name: Kim Heechul

pronunciation:

birthdate: July 10, 1983 (Seoul, South Korea)
animal hat: cat
vegetable: chili pepper
sub-groups: Super Junior-T

Kim Heechul is the perfect example of a 4D person. Sassy and fabulous, he's someone with a personality that people either love or hate. He's a very direct person, unafraid to say what he honestly thinks, which can come off as rude and mean to some. But he's also one of the rare idols to speak up against anti-fans (for both himself and other idols), and he often shows support for up and coming groups. He's a bit of an oddity.

He's a hard person to get close to, as Siwon, a fellow Suju member, has said, but he does have a tender and caring side, even if his affection is sometimes shown through insults and punches and kicks. Heechul is not a strong singer or dancer, but when he does something he goes all out.

Besides Suju, Heechul has acted in dramas such as Rainbow Romance and Loving You Ten Million Times, and appeared on many variety shows as both guest and MC. Recently he ended his own radio show Heechul's Youngstreet which he was MC for since March 2009.

Known to be a netizen, Heechul is very active on twitter, and often spams with pictures and fanart of himself (let's not mention those damned steamed buns). He has two cats--Heebum and Baengsin--that he also often spams pics of on twitter like a crazy cat person.

Let's face it, Kim Heechul is prettier than all of us. No, seriously. But I think its totally evened out by the fact he has the most maniacal laugh ever (this is from their Refreshing Game, which I can explain more of if you'd like).

Han Geng
full name: Han Geng (in Korea he went under the stagename Hankyung)

pronunciation:

birthdate: February 9, 1984 (Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China)
animal hat: dragon
vegetable: N/A
sub-groups: Super Junior-M

Of Nanai descent, Han Geng started to learn dancing at a young age and attended a dance academy in Beijing where he mastered the 56 Chinese minority dances. He also learned ballet and martial arts during this time. In 2001 he auditioned for SM Entertainment by the persuasion of a friend at an audition held in China, and was later chosen among the 3,000 contestants to become a trainee. Moving to Seoul, South Korea, he had lessons in singing, dancing, acting and the Korean language before being chosen to debut in Super Junior.

In the beginning he had performance restrictions as his Chinese passport limited his promotional activities and appearances on various Korean broadcast corportations. He would perform on stage with a mask and a hat on to hide his face in order to bypass these restrictions. Eventually he was revealed to the media when Heechul publicly removed his mask. Han Geng is one of the first Chinese citizens to have a presence in the Korean entertainment scene.

One of the group's main dancers, he's known for his dance skills onstage, and his very humble and sweet personality off. He oftens tells fans that instead of spending money on him (since fans often buy rather expensive gifts for idols) that they should instead make donations to charities. Han Geng, himself, is also known for being charitable; among some of the things he done, he has sponsors children and donated most of his income in 2008 to go toward those affected by the Sichuan earthquake. When Super Junior-M debuted, he became leader and would take care of the other members while they were out promoting in China and Taiwan since most of them, with the exception of Zhou Mi, were still learning Mandarin.

He's especially close to Heechul and Siwon: Heechul being one of his first friends and someone who often publicly supported him (such as saying he shouldn't be hated against for being Chinese because "he is Korean now"); and Siwon being another very supportive friend who was so close Siwon considered Han Geng his sworn brother.

December 21, 2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination against SME due to unfair contract issues--such as being fined for missing appearances and being denied days off--and also health matters. He's currently enjoying a very successful solo career in China where his popularity is incredible, and has released his first solo album Geng Xin . He will soon be starring in a movie with Wu Chun called My Kingdom. In his spare time he likes to chill with his chinchillas.

Yesung
real name: Kim Jongwoon (Yesung in Hanja translates to "art-like voice")

pronunciation:

birthdate: August 24, 1984 (Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea)
animal hat: turtle
vegetable: broccoli
sub-groups: Super Junior KRY, Super Junior Happy

Another oddball of Super Junior, Yesung is simultaneously one of Suju's best vocalists, as well as Suju's biggest failboat. His mother is actually the one who signed him up for an audition held by SME in 2001, so thanks, umma!

He sings in a beautiful baritone that often gets him voted as one of the best voices in Korea. He's contributed as a solo artist to the OSTs of various dramas, such as It Has To Be You for Cinderella's Sister and Love Really Hurts for Tazza. Yesung has also starred in several musicals, including Hong Gil Dong and Spamalot where he performed as one of the main leads, Sir Galahad. He has had his own radio program that was called Miracle For You, and has hosted for MBC Love Chaser and MUZIT. He recently ended his stint as a co-host with Eeteuk on Kiss the Radio while Eunhyuk was off promoting with Super Junior-M.

On variety shows, Yesung has a propensity toward fail (re: any episode of Explorers of the Human Body) as well as being an eternal source of secondhand embarrassment. He also has a tendency to say ridiculous things with a straight face, has his own special way of dancing and oh yeah, he has a certain thing for touching philtrums.

Obviously he has a very unique sense of humor. Even though he's one of the oldest in Suju, he's always up to goofing around, even if he ends up being the butt of jokes. But he's also someone that doesn't like to be alone and will sorta cling to his fellow members. One time he apparently got the master hotel key from the manager and slept in each member's room for 10 minutes a night. (The philtrum thing mentioned above? Suju has talked about him sneaking in their rooms at night just to touch their philtrums lol) He has said he bought his first turtle Ddangkoma because he was feeling lonely, but felt lonier once he realized turtles couldn't respond back to him. He ended up getting two more turtles to join his first one, Ddangkkoming and Ddangkkomaeng. Although he recently had to give up Ddangkoma since she became too big; on Kiss the Radio he talked about her and said "In 80 years let's meet again. I'm really sorry to send you away."

Fun fact: Yesung was once mistakenly identified in a Swiss tabloid as Kim Jong Il's third son. His real name is the same as Jong Il's son, and apparently the magazine failed to make an effort in researching before printing Yesung's picture in their article. Oh, and for shits and giggles, check out the definition for his name on Urban Dictionary.

Kangin
real name: Kim Youngwoon (Kangin in hanja means "strong benevolence")

pronunciation:

birthdate: January 17, 1985 (Seoul, South Korea)
animal hat: bull
vegetable: N/A
sub-groups: Super Junior-T, Super Junior Happy

Korea's #1 Most Handsome Guy--according to himself. If Eeteuk is the mother of Super Junior, then Kangin would be the father who loves to embarrass his kids by constantly trolling them. He'll pants them, bully and tease, but in a affectionate yet masculine way that says I Am A Manly Man (But I Love You).

Kangin is easily the most macho of the group. If something involved showing off strength he is totally up for proving how good he is at it. He will still put on a dress if need be, though. He's a very touchy-feely person, protective of his bandmates, and a total softie despite being Mr. Macho. He loves to talk--he won't shut up--and he is completely terrible at keeping secrets. Apply some pressure to him and he will spill everything.

Besides Super Junior, Kangin has worked as an actor, and been a host on many variety shows and music and radio programs. For a short while he was on We Got Married with actress Lee Yoon-Ji as his "wife".

In September of 2009 he was arrested for getting involved in a fight between two men (which was later proven to be a case of self-defense on his part), and in October of the same year he was involved in a drunk driving accident where he later turned himself in to the police. SME had all of his public appearances canceled for the rest of the year. By the time of the release of Suju's fourth album, Kangin had still yet to reappear in Suju activities. He revealed he would instead be serving his mandatory 2 years in the army in order to mature and become a better person, although it might have been partially out of shame. He enlisted on July 5, 2010, and will end his military service in 2012.

Shindong
real name: Shin Donghee (Shindong taken from his surname and first character of his birthname; also means "child prodigy")

pronunciation:

birthdate: September 28, 1985 (Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea)
animal hat: pig
vegetable: mushroom
sub-groups: Super Junior-T, Super Junior Happy

He may not look it, but Shindong is one of Super Junior's four lead dancers. Seriously. He evens helps out with group choreography. Besides dance, he is one of Suju's rappers. He also makes an amazingly fierce lady.

Before becoming a trainee he won several dance contests, and in 2005 he took grand prize for Best Comedian in the SM Best Youth contest, which earned him a contract with SME. Shindong is a very funny person, and this has made him a very popular MC on variety programs and radio shows. On Strong Heart he is a part of hilarious Teukigayo segment. Currently he is a DJ on ShimShimTapa with KARA member Park Gyuri.

Defying one of the unwritten rules of boy bands ('Thou shall not have a girlfriend lest batshit fans complain' or whatever), he proposed to his long time girlfriend and is now engaged. On his "Thanks To..." page of Suju's fourth album he left a coded marriage proposal message for his girlfriend. Apparently fans figured out the message before his girlfriend did. A definite marriage date is unknown at this point.

Sungmin
full name: Lee Sungmin

pronunciation:

birthdate: January 1, 1986 (Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea)
animal hat: cow
vegetable: pumpkin
sub-groups: Super Junior-T, Super Junior Happy, Super Junior-M

First impression that fans get of Sungmin is that he is the most adorable, aegyo filled person there is. Which is pretty true, but be warned: he can totally kick your ass with his martial arts skills.

Sungmin is rather overlooked in terms of popularity since, when it comes to his role in Suju, he's not known as being The Best Singer or The Best Dancer as others members are. But honestly, he's the most well-rounded member of Super Junior. He's one of the main vocalists, is a good dancer, and a very steady-going person. He's not really phased by anything, and typically on variety shows he's content to sit back and let the other members shine.

His favorite color is pink ,and while he likes being cute he emits such an intensity when performing with staff and nunchucks, two weapons he is specialized with. Another talent of his is with languages; he's quite skilled in Japanese, and with his inclusion in Super Junior-M he is picking up Mandarin rather well. He can also play a variety of instruments including the guitar and the piano. Sungmin is also apparently quite knowledgeable when it comes to wine.

Outside of Suju he has participated in musicals, such as Hong Gil Dong, and acted in dramas, the most recent being President. For a short while he was a DJ on Reckless Radio, replacing Kangin. The upcoming Jack the Ripper musical will be his latest activity outside of Suju.

Eunhyuk
real name: Lee Hyukjae ("Eun" meaning silver, so Silver Hyuk)

pronunciation:

birthdate: April 4, 1986 (Neunggok, Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea)
animal hat: anchovy
vegetable: beansprout
sub-groups: Super Junior-T, Super Junior Happy, Super Junior-M

Super Junior's Dancing Machine, Eunhyuk is one of the lead dancers as well as the lead rapper. He failed his first audition with SME, but passed the following year based on his rapping and dancing skills. He was originally placed in a R&B trio with Sungmin and future DBSK member Kim Junsu, but they were disbanded and he and Sungmin were placed in the group of trainees who would become Super Junior.

Eunhyuk is generally full of fail and an easy target for teasing by his fellow bandmates. He's the gullible type who tends to fall for pranks, which makes him variety show gold. But he's also soft hearted and usually one of the first to cry. Eunhyuk's physical transformation from debut to now is a bit of a mindfuck; who knew this would turn into this. The boy known for his gummy smile and who is constantly thrown under the bus for his smelly feet becomes so smooth while dancing on stage.

Seriously, he has amazing dance skills. He writes the rap lyics for a majority of Suju's songs and also choreographs some of their dance routines along with Shindong and Donghae.

He has co-hosted Kiss the Radio (SUKIRA) with Eeteuk since 2006 and they've celebrated five years on air. When placed in Super Junior-M he took a 3-month break from KTR to focus on promotions in Taiwan, but has recently returned back as co-host. Another member known for his MC skills, Eunhyuk is a permanent guest on Star King and Strong Heart, the latter of which he participates in the popular Teukigayo comedic trio with Eeteuk and Shindong.