Hero (Super Junior album)

"Bijin (Bonamana)"
Hero
	Hero album cover (2CD+DVD Ver.)
Studio album by Super Junior
Released	24 July 2013
Recorded	2008–2013 at SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre	K-pop, R&B, electropop, dance, rap, Eurohouse
Length	51:04
Language	Japanese
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Lee Soo Man, Max Matsuura
Super Junior chronology
Singles from Hero
	"Bijin (Bonamana)"; Released: June 8, 2011; "Mr. Simple"; Released: December 7, 2011; "Opera"; Released: May 9, 2012; "Sexy, Free & Single"; Released: August 22, 2012;

Hero is the debut Japanese studio album (seventh overall) of South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on July 24, 2013 under Avex Trax in Japan.[1][2] The album placed first in the Oricon Daily Chart on its first day of sales.[3]

Background

After releasing a series of singles ("Bonamana", "Mr. Simple", "Opera", "Sexy, Free & Single"), the group released their first Japanese album on July 24, 2013, coinciding their Super Show 5 in Tokyo that same week. Although the singles were not considered by their management label SM Entertainment as their official Japanese promotional efforts, all the singles sold favorably. Most were within top two of the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] and three were certified Gold by the RIAJ for selling over a hundred thousand copies in Japan. Most of their Japanese releases came out to coincide with their concert in the country that week.

The album's first disc comprises thirteen tracks (with one being a bonus track). The second disc contains Japanese versions of the group's subgroup singles and its b-sides, and the DVD contains music videos, behind-the-scenes of music video making, and live performances from their recent concert in Japan, specifically from a-nation and subgroup Super Junior K.R.Y. Special Winter Concert.

Promotion

Super Junior had release events in Tokyo and Osaka during August and promoted 'Hero' during Super Show 5 at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, July 27 and 28, and through A-Nation. Super Junior had a meeting with E.L.F Japan official fan club members at Saitama Super Arena in September to promote the album. A day before the release, Shinjuku station was covered with Super Junior's promotional advertisements, as well Shibuya Tsutaya.

Commercial performance

A month before the release, "Hero" was #3 in Tower Records pre-order charts. By July 1, the CD-only version was sold out in E.L.F Japan store.

On 24 July 2013 the album debuted at number one in the Oricon Daily Album Chart, selling 52,232 copies on the first day.[3] In the first week of sales "Hero" debuted at the second spot of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 102,224 copies, just behind rock group Ikimonogakari's "I" at the top spot by almost 10,000 copies.[5]

Track listing

CD

The version of the song Our Love is a Japanese remake of the re-arranged SS4 version of the original song off the Don't Don album. The original version of Hero, the twelfth track in this album, has vocals featuring member Yesung, while the "performance version" of the song (the bonus track) has all of Yesung's vocals replaced by other member Ryeowook, this being the one used in the music video of the song.

CD1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Intro: Superman Prelude"		Yoo Young Jin	1:09
2.	"★BAMBINA★"	Sara Sakurai	Andreas Carlsson, Erik Lidbom	4:24
3.	"Sexy, Free & Single" (Japanese version)	Leonn	Daniel "Obi" Klein, Thomas Sardorf, Lasse Lindorff;	3:44
4.	"Mr.Simple" (Japanese version)	Goro Matsui	Yoo Young Jin	4:00
5.	"Opera" (Japanese version)	Masanori Nagaoka	Thomas Troelsen, Engelina Larsen	3:02
6.	"Wonder Boy" (Japanese version)	Sara Sakurai	Kim Sang Soo	3:18
7.	"Our Love" (Japanese version)	Leonn	Yoo Jae Ha	6:11
8.	"A-Cha" (Japanese version)	Leonn	Hitchhiker	3:19
9.	"Bijin (Bonamana)" (Japanese version)	Goro Matsui	Yoo Young Jin	3:59
10.	"Tuxedo"	H.U.B	Joshua "J.D." Walker, Kelly Sheehan, Robert Mario, Mauli Bonner	3:52
11.	"Way"	Hikari	Hikari	4:47
12.	"Hero"	Natsumi Kobayashi	G'harah PK Degeddingseze, Jamie Jones, Jack Kugell, Jason Pennock	4:40
13.	"Hero - Performance Ver." (Bonus Track)	Natsumi Kobayashi	G'harah PK Degeddingseze, Jamie Jones, Jack Kugell, Jason Pennock	4:40

CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Dance" (Super Junior-Donghae & Eunhyuk)	3:27
2.	"Perfection" (Super Junior-M)	3:25
3.	"Promise You" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.)	4:09
4.	"Ashita no Tameni" (Sungmin featuring Moeyan)	4:51
5.	"Destiny" (Super Junior-M)	4:46
6.	"Oppa, Oppa" (Super Junior-Donghae & Eunhyuk)	3:17
7.	"Rokuko" (Super Junior-T featuring Moeyan)	2:59
8.	"Love That I Need" (feat. Henry) (Super Junior-Donghae & Eunhyuk)	3:24
9.	"First Love" (Donghae)	2:06
10.	"Hana Mizuki" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.)	5:05

DVD

Music Video
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mr. Simple"
2.	"Opera"
3.	"Sexy, Free & Single"
4.	"Hero"
5.	"Oppa, Oppa"
6.	"Promise You"
7.	"I Wanna Dance"
8.	"I Wanna Dance" (Room Version)
9.	"Rokuko"
10.	"Hana Mizuki"

Making Clip
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hero"

Live Clips [a-nation 2012 stadium fes.]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back Stage ～ Superman"
2.	"Mr. Simple"
3.	"Sorry, Sorry"
4.	"Sexy, Free & Single"

Live Clips [Super Junior-K.R.Y. Special Winter Concert @Kobe World Hall]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sorry Sorry Answer"
2.	"From U"
3.	"Hana Mizuki"
4.	"Loving You"

Release history

Country	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Japan	July 24, 2013	CD, digital download	Avex Trax	CD-only
				2CD+DVD
				E.L.F JAPAN version

Chart

Oricon

Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Ref
Daily Albums Chart	1	52,232	122,373+	[3]
Weekly Albums Chart	2	102,224		[5]
Monthly Albums Chart	7	111,085		[6]
Yearly Albums Chart	49	122,373		[7]

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales	122,373+
RIAJ physical shipping certification	Gold[8]

References

Lee, KyungNam (3 June 2013). "Super Junior to Release Japanese Album and Perform at the Tokyo Dome in July". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
Kang, Jung Yeon (3 June 2013). "Super Junior to Release 1st Full-Length Japanese Album". 10 Asia. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
"Super Junior, Kara, FT Island, U-Kiss and 2PM′s Junho Appear In High Ranks on the Oricon". mwave.interest.me. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/381232/ranking/cd_single/
"CDシングル週間ランキング- Oricon Style ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp.
"CDアルバム月間ランキング- Oricon Style ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp.
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2013/more/3/
"ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2013年7月" RIAJ Japan July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-15 (in Japanese)

External links

official Japanese Avex website of Super Junior

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[1] Lee, KyungNam (3 June 2013). "Super Junior to Release Japanese Album and Perform at the Tokyo Dome in July". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

[2] Kang, Jung Yeon (3 June 2013). "Super Junior to Release 1st Full-Length Japanese Album". 10 Asia. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

[Oricon1-3] "Super Junior, Kara, FT Island, U-Kiss and 2PM′s Junho Appear In High Ranks on the Oricon". mwave.interest.me. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[4] ttp://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/381232/ranking/cd_single/

[Oricon2-5] "CDシングル週間ランキング- Oricon Style ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp.

[6] "CDアルバム月間ランキング- Oricon Style ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp.

[7] ttp://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2013/more/3/

[8] "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2013年7月" RIAJ Japan July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-15 (in Japanese)