The Road (Super Junior album)

The Road
The Road: Keep On Going cover
Studio album by
Super Junior
ReleasedJuly 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) (Vol. 1)
December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) (Vol. 2)
StudioSM (Seoul)
Genre
Length34:11
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerLee Soo-man
Super Junior chronology
The Road : Winter for Spring
(2022) 		The Road
(2022)
Singles from The Road: Keep On Going
  1. "Don't Wait"
    Released: June 29, 2022
  2. "Mango"
    Released: July 12, 2022
Vol. 2
The Road: Celebration cover
Singles from The Road: Celebration
  1. "Celebrate"
    Released: December 15, 2022

The Road is the eleventh Korean-language studio album (fourteenth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior released on January 6, 2023.[2] The album was originally released in two parts, The Road: Keep On Going and The Road: Celebration. The former was released on July 12, 2022,[3] while the latter was released on December 15, 2022, by SM Entertainment.[4] The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.[5]

Background

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On June 13, 2022, Label SJ released the concept trailer for their eleventh album.[6][7]

On June 28, 2022, Super Junior released the track list for Vol.1 of their eleventh album. Five tracks were included in Vol.1. The title song for the album was "Mango".[8]

Super Junior released the music video for their second track, "Don't Wait", on June 29, 2022.[9]

On November 28, SM released the first set of teasers for The Road Vol. 2: Celebration, with a set release date of December 16.[10]

Promotion

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Super Show 9

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On July 15 to July 17, the group embarked on the album supporting tour, Super Show 9 at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul.[11] They first performed "Celebrate" during the Philippines stop of the tour on December 17, 2022.[12]

Track listing

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The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mango"Kang Eun-jeong
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Gustav Nyström
  • Moa Pettersson Hammar
  • Robin Stjernberg
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Gustav Nyström
3:19
2."Don't Wait"Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas)
  • Andreas Moe
  • Freddie Liljegren
  • Henrik Moreborg
Henrik Moreborg2:59
3."My Wish"Jisoo Park (153/Joombas)
  • Jisoo Park (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • MRey (153CreatorsClub)
  • Papi Lee (153/Joombas)
  • Jisoo Park (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • MRey (153CreatorsClub)
  • Papi Lee (153/Joombas)
4:06
4."Everyday"Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory)
  • JeL
  • John Mars
  • JeL
  • John Mars
2:59
5."Always"
  • U1 (153/Joombas)
  • l.vin (153/Joombas)
  • NEUL
l.vin (153/Joombas)3:52
Total length:17:15
The Road: Celebration Vol.2 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Celebrate"Kang Eun-jeong
  • Henrik Nordenback
  • Christian Fast
  • Gabriel Brandes
Henrik Nordenback3:33
2."Hate Christmas"
  • Maryjane
  • Mok Ji-min
3:10
3."Snowman"Peomkin (153/Joombas)
  • Humbler
  • Davey Nate
  • Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch
Humbler3:14
4."White Love"Lee Seung-hoJoo Young-hoonMelange2:51
5."If Only You" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.; special track)Yoo Hyun-jungYoo Hyun-jungYoo Hyun-jung3:51
Total length:16:39

Charts

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Release history

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Release history for The Road
Region Date Format Version Label Ref
South Korea July 12, 2022 CD Vol. 1: Keep on Going
[2]
Taiwan
Avex Taiwan [30]
Various
  • SM
  • Label SJ
 [2]
South Korea December 15, 2022 CD Vol. 2: Celebration
  • SM
  • Label SJ
  • Dreamus
 [10]
Taiwan
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Avex Taiwan [31]
Various
  • SM
  • Label SJ
 [10]

References

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