Devil (Super Junior album)
Devil is a compilation album and eighth studio album released by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on July 16, 2015, by SM Entertainment. Released as a "special album", the album features 9 members, marking the return of Yesung after his mandatory military service. The album also marks the first album without Shindong and Sungmin, due to mandatory military service. Devil is the final release to feature Kangin before his hiatus and eventual departure from Super Junior in 2019.
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.'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. 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.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 :ko:김윤아|Kim Yoon Ah, :ko:에피톤 프로젝트|Epitone Project and :ko:강준우|Kang Jun-Woo. Member Lee Donghae participated in writing lyrics and composing for the album. 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.
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.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.''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".Track listing
Personnel
Credit for Devil are adapted from the album.- S.M Entertainment Co., Ltd – Executive Producer
- Soo-man Lee – Producer
- Nam Soo-young – Director of Management
- Jung Chang-hwan – Director of Media Planning
- Lee Song-soo, Kwon Yoon-jung, Yoon Ji-hae, I Ga-won – A&R Direction & Coordinator
- Cho Min-kyung, Lee Seo-kyung – International Repertoire
- Jung Hyo-won, Kim Min-kyung, Oh Jung-eun, Park Mi-ji – Publishing & Copyright Clearance
- Vocal director, background vocals – Yoo Young-jin
- Super Junior: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Kangin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun – Vocals, background vocals
- Goo Joung-pil – Recording, mixing
- Kim Chol-Sun – Recording, mixing
- Jang Eui-seok – Recording, mixing
- Kim Hyun-goon, Lee Ji-Hyoong, Kim Kyu-yeoung – Recording
- Jang EunGyung – Recording
- Jag Ki-hoong – Recording
- Kim Han-goo – Mixing at Sound Pool Studio
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Tak Yeong-jun, Kang Byeong-jun, Park Yeong-sin, Kim, Jung-hoon, Wan Yoong-sun, Song In-hoo, Lee Kyu-won, Park Yoong-suk, Lee Hoo-taek, KCho Bum-sun – Artist Management and Promotion
- Lee Seong-Soo, Yoon Hee-jun, Cho Yoo Eun – Artist Planning & Development
- Kim Eun-ah, Jung Sang-hee, Lee Ji-sun, Kwon Jung-ha, Lee Ji-hun – Public Relations & Publicity
- Kim Min Suk, Park Min-Kwon, Jung Kyung-sik – Media Planning
- Tak Young-jun, Hwang Sung-young, Beat Burger – Choreography Direction
- Toni Testa, Beat Burger, Mihawk Back, Hyuno Jin – Choreographer
- Choi Jung-min – International Marketing
- Steven Myungkyung Lee – English lyrics Supervisor
- Lee Jung-ah – Customer Relationship Management
- Park Jun-young, Sun Young, Jun Sung-jin – Music Video Direction
- Hoong Won-ki – Music Video Director
- Min Hee-jin – Visual & Art Director
- Mok Jung-ook – Photographer
- Kim Yae-min – Design
- Lee Won-hae – Stylist
- Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hye-yun – Hair Stylist
- Choi Hye-rin, Han Hyoo-eun – Make-up Artist
- Young-min Kim – Executive Supervisor
- S.M Entertainment Co., Ltd – Executive Producer
- Soo-man Lee – Producer
- Nam Soo-young – Director of Management
- Jung Chang-hwan – Director of Media Planning
- Lee Song-soo, Kwon Yoon-jung, Yoon Ji-hae, I Ga-won – A&R Direction & Coordinator
- Cho Min-kyung, Lee Seo-kyung – International Repertoire
- Jung Hyo-won, Kim Min-kyung, Oh Jung-eun, Park Mi-ji – Publishing & Copyright Clearance
- Vocal director, background vocals – Yoo Young-jin
- Super Junior: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Kangin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun – Vocals, background vocals
- Goo Joung-pil – Recording, mixing
- Kim Chol-Sun – Recording, mixing
- Jang Eui-seok – Recording, mixing
- Kim Hyun-goon, Lee Ji-Hyoong, Kim Kyu-yeoung – Recording
- Jang EunGyung – Recording
- Jag Ki-hoong – Recording
- Kim Han-goo – Mixing at Sound Pool Studio
- Tom Coyne – Mastering
- Tak Yeong-jun, Kang Byeong-jun, Wan Young-sun, Kim Min-gun, Kim Si-young, Song In-ho, Park Yeong-suk – Artist Management and Promotion
- Lee Seong-Soo, Yoon Hee-jun, Cho Yoo Eun – Artist Planning & Development
- Kim Eun-ah, Jung Sang-hee, Lee Ji-sun, Kwon Jung-ha, Lee Ji-hun – Public Relations & Publicity
- Kim Min Suk, Park Min-Kwon, Jung Kyung-sik – Media Planning
- Tak Young-jun, Hwang Sung-young, Beat Burger – Choreography Direction
- Toni Testa, Beat Burger, Mihawk Back, Hyuno Jin – Choreographer
- Choi Jung-min – International Marketing
- Steven Myungkyung Lee – English lyrics Supervisor
- Lee Jung-ah – Customer Relationship Management
- Park Jun-young, Sun Young, Jun Sung-jin – Music Video Direction
- Hoong Won-ki – Music Video Director
- Min Hee-jin – Visual & Art Director
- JAworkshop – Design
- Kwon Hte-mi – Stylist
- Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hye-yun – Hair Stylist
- Choi Hye-rin, Han Hyoo-eun – Make-up Artist
- Lee Young-hak – Photographer
- Young-min Kim – Executive Supervisor
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