The Renaissance (Super Junior album)
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Released | March 16, 2021 | |||
Studio | SM Studios (Seoul, South Korea) | |||
Length | 32:30 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
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Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
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Singles from The Renaissance | ||||
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The Renaissance is the tenth Korean-language studio album (thirteenth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on March 16, 2021, by SM Entertainment.[1] The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.
Background
On November 6, 2020, Super Junior pre-released the song "The Melody" to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Leeteuk and Yesung took part in writing the lyrics.[2]
The album was originally planned to be released in December 2020. However, Label SJ dropped an official statement in their official Twitter account on December 9, 2020, stating that the release of the album had been delayed to January 2021.[3][4] On January 8, 2021, Label SJ announced the release date of the album, which was set on February 16, 2021.[5] However, Label SJ once again delayed the release of the album on February 1, 2021, due to unavoidable circumstances.[6] It stated that the release of the album had been pushed back to March 16, 2021.[7]
Promotion
Live performances
On March 16, 2021, Super Junior made their comeback, "Super Junior Comeback Show 'House Party'", through Mnet. They performed their title song, "House Party", in the show. They also performed their previous hit song, "U".[8] On the same day, the group confirmed to film You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook after 11 years since their last group appearance.[9]
Sales and reception
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Renaissance was met with generally positive reception. On her NME review, Ruby C gave the album four out of five stars, stating that the majority of the album after "House Party" had "fall[en] neatly under two contrasting concepts" that "form[ed] an interesting paradox": songs that showed the band's musical evolution, and songs that "evoke nostalgia".[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Super" |
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| 1:30 |
2. | "House Party" | Yoo Young-jin |
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| 4:01 |
3. | "Burn the Floor" | Cho Yoon-kyung |
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| 3:45 |
4. | "Paradox" |
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| SQUAR | 3:16 |
5. | "Closer" | Agnes Shin |
| PhD | 3:29 |
6. | "The Melody" (우리에게; Wuli Ege; lit. To You) |
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| Niclas Kings | 3:11 |
7. | "Raining Spell for Love" (remake ver.) (사랑이 멎지 않게; Sarang-i Meotji Ankye; So That Love Won't Up) | Jeong Ju-hee |
| Hwang Seong-je | 3:16 |
8. | "Mystery" | Kim Min-ji |
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| 2:57 |
9. | "More Days with You" (같이 걸읅까; Gatt-i Geolokka; lit. Shall We Hang Out Together) | Hwang Yoo-bin |
| Voradory | 4:13 |
10. | "Tell Me Baby" (하얀 거짓말; Hayan Geotjimal; lit. White Lie) | Im Su-ran |
| Zaydro | 3:09 |
Total length: | 32:35 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 16일 컴백 [공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "15주년 슈퍼주니어 '우리에게' 선공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ @SJOfficial (December 9, 2020). "SUPER JUNIOR The Renaissance" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 정규 10집 발매 1월로 연기". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "[공식] 슈퍼주니어, 2월 16일 정규 10집 정식 발매". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 정규 10집 또 연기". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ @SJOfficial (February 1, 2021). "SUPER JUNIOR The Renaissance - 2" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 'The Renaissance' 맞은 덜미안미들의 '하우스 파티'(종합)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "[단독]슈퍼주니어, 11년만에 완전체로 '유희열의 스케치북' 출연". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Ruby C (March 19, 2021). "Super Junior – 'The Renaissance' review: of present-day relevance and past remembrance". NME. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "Japan Hot Albums 2021/03/29 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-04-05" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 12, 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "2021년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2022.