67-465: Choi Si-won ( Korean : 최시원 ; born April 7, 1986), known mononymously as Siwon , is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, and actor, known for his work as a member of South Korean boy group Super Junior . Choi was a special representative for UNICEF Korea from 2015 to 2019, before being chosen as an UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office ambassador in November 2019. Aside from being
134-625: A foreign language ) is also generated by longstanding alliances, military involvement, and diplomacy, such as between South Korea–United States and China–North Korea since the end of World War II and the Korean War . Along with other languages such as Chinese and Arabic , Korean is ranked at the top difficulty level for English speakers by the United States Department of Defense . Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean , which in turn descends from Old Korean , which descends from
201-484: A Korean influence on Khitan. The hypothesis that Korean could be related to Japanese has had some supporters due to some overlap in vocabulary and similar grammatical features that have been elaborated upon by such researchers as Samuel E. Martin and Roy Andrew Miller . Sergei Starostin (1991) found about 25% of potential cognates in the Japanese–Korean 100-word Swadesh list . Some linguists concerned with
268-477: A core vowel. The IPA symbol ⟨ ◌͈ ⟩ ( U+0348 ◌͈ COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE BELOW ) is used to denote the tensed consonants /p͈/, /t͈/, /k͈/, /t͡ɕ͈/, /s͈/ . Its official use in the extensions to the IPA is for "strong" articulation, but is used in the literature for faucalized voice . The Korean consonants also have elements of stiff voice , but it is not yet known how typical this
335-566: A cover of "U" on April 8, 2008. It served as the subgroup's debut single and marked the second version recorded in Mandarin and third remake of "U". The lyrics were altered from the previous versions with the addition of new jazz swing style instrumentations. Prior to "U", Super Junior was known for their member line-up, a concept very similar to Japanese girl group Morning Musume . Certain members of Super Junior's first generation were to be switched out and new members were to be added, which would form
402-470: A different pop vibe throughout the whole song. The music video for "U" contains only scenes of the Super Junior members performing their group dance. Yoona of fellow SM Entertainment group Girls' Generation provides the only female role in the music video. The four-minute video mainly consists of the thirteen members performing their choreographed dance. Much popping , sliding, and waving were used in
469-541: A later founder effect diminished the internal variety of both language families. Since the establishment of two independent governments, North–South differences have developed in standard Korean, including variations in pronunciation and vocabulary chosen. However, these minor differences can be found in any of the Korean dialects , which are still largely mutually intelligible . The Chinese language , written with Chinese characters and read with Sino-Xenic pronunciations ,
536-563: A member of Super Junior, Choi has also ventured into solo activities, mainly acting. He played lead roles in the Korean dramas Oh! My Lady (2010), Poseidon (2011), Revolutionary Love (2017), My Fellow Citizens! (2019), and Love Is for Suckers (2022) and had supporting roles in Athena: Goddess of War (2010), The King of Dramas (2012), She Was Pretty (2015), and Bloodhounds (2023). Choi has also participated in various Chinese language films such as Helios , To
603-553: A meme he posted on Bubble, a private online discussion platform. The controversial meme shows a scene from the movie Titanic (1997) in which actor Billy Zane 's character Caledon Hockley is trying to be rescued but is told "women and children first." Zane's character then claims: "I'm trans." Choi wrote "It's funny kekekekeke" along with the image. On September 30, 2017, an untied French bulldog owned by Choi's family bit their neighbor, 53-year-old businesswoman Kim who ran Hanilkwan, an upscale Korean cuisine restaurant. This resulted in
670-405: A minute longer than the original Korean release. Super Junior member Yesung appears in the song as a stock vocal as his parts are originally from the original Korean version of "U". The dance choreography for Super Junior-M's "U" is also completely changed from the original. The choreography contains a variety of styles, such as different elements of street dancing and jazz dance to complement
737-562: A possible relationship.) Hudson & Robbeets (2020) suggested that there are traces of a pre- Nivkh substratum in Korean. According to the hypothesis, ancestral varieties of Nivkh (also known as Amuric ) were once distributed on the Korean Peninsula before the arrival of Koreanic speakers. Korean syllable structure is (C)(G)V(C), consisting of an optional onset consonant, glide /j, w, ɰ/ and final coda /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ surrounding
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#1732876900354804-565: A second Super Junior generation. However, after the addition of the thirteenth member, Kyuhyun , the group ended their status as a project group and began to release productions as a group with permanent status. "U" is Kyuhyun's debut single. "U" was made available for download on May 25, 2006, via Super Junior's official website. The second track from the single, "Endless Moment", became available for download four days later. "U" had over 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and ultimately exceeded 1.7 million downloads with 12 days, crashing
871-471: A solo singer in 2003. A year after, Choi made a brief appearance in family drama Precious Family, and again in 2005 in the KBS romance comedy drama Eighteen, Twenty-Nine as young Kang Bong-man, while in 2006 he played the supporting role of Park Sang-woo in romance melodrama Spring Waltz . Not long after Choi's first television appearance, SM Entertainment released an announcement that he would debut as one of
938-456: A three-year hiatus, Choi returned to the screen with SBS' romantic comedy Oh! My Lady . The same year, he starred in the big-budget spy series Athena: Goddess of War , a spin-off to the 2009 hit drama Iris . He plays a data analyst and rookie elite agent. In 2011, Choi headlined KBS' action drama Poseidon . The same year, he starred in his first Taiwanese drama Skip Beat! with Ivy Chen and fellow band member Donghae . The series
1005-606: Is a devout Protestant Christian , and has said he would like to become a missionary. He frequently posts Bible quotes on his Twitter and Weibo accounts. He has also collaborated with the Christian singing group 3rd Wave Music along with other K-pop artists. Choi enlisted as a conscripted policeman on November 19, 2015. He was discharged from mandatory military service on August 18, 2017. In 2007, when being asked about male actors portraying sexually ambiguous roles as in The King and
1072-565: Is a live-action adaptation of Japanese shōjo manga titled Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura . In 2012, Choi starred in SBS' comedy satire drama The King of Dramas , based around Korean television production. He plays Kang Hyun-min, a top celebrity with a prickly personality. Choi starred in multiple projects in 2015. He co-starred in Hong Kong historical-action film Dragon Blade with Jackie Chan , crime thriller Helios and sports drama To
1139-621: Is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin , the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the Koryo-saram in parts of Central Asia . The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family . Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible . The linguistic homeland of Korean
1206-656: Is an agglutinative language . The Korean language is traditionally considered to have nine parts of speech . Modifiers generally precede the modified words, and in the case of verb modifiers, can be serially appended. The sentence structure or basic form of a Korean sentence is subject–object–verb (SOV), but the verb is the only required and immovable element and word order is highly flexible, as in many other agglutinative languages. Question 가게에 gage-e store- LOC 가셨어요? ga-syeo-sseo-yo go- HON . PAST - CONJ - POL 가게에 가셨어요? gage-e ga-syeo-sseo-yo store-LOC go-HON.PAST-CONJ-POL 'Did [you] go to
1273-511: Is closer to a near-open central vowel ( [ɐ] ), though ⟨a⟩ is still used for tradition. Grammatical morphemes may change shape depending on the preceding sounds. Examples include -eun/-neun ( -은/-는 ) and -i/-ga ( -이/-가 ). Sometimes sounds may be inserted instead. Examples include -eul/-reul ( -을/-를 ), -euro/-ro ( -으로/-로 ), -eseo/-seo ( -에서/-서 ), -ideunji/-deunji ( -이든지/-든지 ) and -iya/-ya ( -이야/-야 ). Some verbs may also change shape morphophonemically. Korean
1340-399: Is mainly reserved for specific circumstances such as newspapers, scholarly papers and disambiguation. Today Hanja is largely unused in everyday life but is still important for historical and linguistic studies. The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both South Korea and North Korea. The English word "Korean" is derived from Goryeo , which is thought to be
1407-440: Is not constitutional; so-called same-sex marriage does not exist." Choi also shared Piper's link to an article in support of Kim Davis , as well as two Biblical passages, confirming he remained against gay marriage. The next day he removed the retweets and posted an apology in both Korean and English. The English version went, "I apologize for my inconsiderate choice to retweet Rev. Piper's tweet. Reason I echoed Rev. Piper's thoughts
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#17328769003541474-399: Is of faucalized consonants. They are produced with a partially constricted glottis and additional subglottal pressure in addition to tense vocal tract walls, laryngeal lowering, or other expansion of the larynx. /s/ is aspirated [sʰ] and becomes an alveolo-palatal [ɕʰ] before [j] or [i] for most speakers (but see North–South differences in the Korean language ). This occurs with
1541-532: Is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria . The hierarchy of the society from which the language originates deeply influences the language, leading to a system of speech levels and honorifics indicative of the formality of any given situation. Modern Korean is written in the Korean script ( 한글 ; Hangeul in South Korea, 조선글 ; Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea), a system developed during
1608-716: Is well attested in Western Old Japanese and Northern Ryukyuan languages , in Eastern Old Japanese it only occurs in compounds, and it is only present in three dialects of the Southern Ryukyuan language group . Also, the doublet wo meaning "hemp" is attested in Western Old Japanese and Southern Ryukyuan languages. It is thus plausible to assume a borrowed term. (See Classification of the Japonic languages or Comparison of Japanese and Korean for further details on
1675-523: The yangban aristocracy, who looked down upon it too easy to learn. However, it gained widespread use among the common class and was widely used to print popular novels which were enjoyed by the common class. Since few people could understand official documents written in classical Chinese, Korean kings sometimes released public notices entirely written in Hangul as early as the 16th century for all Korean classes, including uneducated peasants and slaves. By
1742-592: The Korea Music Copyright Association 's database unless stated otherwise. Korean language Korean ( South Korean : 한국어 , Hanguk-eo ; North Korean : 조선어 , Chosŏnŏ ) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea . Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China , namely Jilin , and specifically Yanbian Prefecture , and Changbai County . It
1809-645: The Met Gala . In October 2015, he became the first Korean to reach 5 million Twitter followers. In 2016, Choi was listed in Forbes magazine's " 30 Under 30 Asia." He was described as "one of South Korea's most sought-after singers and actors." A wax figure of Choi was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong on November 19, 2015. Choi graduated from Apgu Jeong High School in February 2006 and from Inha University in February 2012 alongside fellow member Kim Ryeowook . Choi
1876-570: The Proto-Koreanic language , which is generally suggested to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria . Whitman (2012) suggests that the proto-Koreans, already present in northern Korea, expanded into the southern part of the Korean Peninsula at around 300 BC and coexisted with the descendants of the Japonic Mumun cultivators (or assimilated them). Both had influence on each other and
1943-557: The Three Kingdoms of Korea (not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula), while " -eo " and " -mal " mean "language" and "speech", respectively. Korean is also simply referred to as guk-eo , literally "national language". This name is based on the same Han characters ( 國語 "nation" + "language") that are also used in Taiwan and Japan to refer to their respective national languages. In North Korea and China ,
2010-473: The 15th century for that purpose, although it did not become the primary script until the 20th century. The script uses 24 basic letters ( jamo ) and 27 complex letters formed from the basic ones. When first recorded in historical texts, Korean was only a spoken language . Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean culture have spread to other countries through globalization and cultural exports . As such, interest in Korean language acquisition (as
2077-814: The 17th century, the yangban had exchanged Hangul letters with slaves, which suggests a high literacy rate of Hangul during the Joseon era. In the context of growing Korean nationalism in the 19th century, the Gabo Reform of 1894 abolished the Confucian examinations and decreed that government documents would be issued in Hangul instead of literary Chinese. Some newspapers were published entirely in Hangul, but other publications used Korean mixed script , with Hanja for Sino-Korean vocabulary and Hangul for other elements. North Korea abolished Hanja in writing in 1949, but continues to teach them in schools. Their usage in South Korea
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2144-670: The Clown (2005), Choi said: "I will respectfully refuse any such offers. While I respect all genders, I do not wish to acknowledge homosexuals as I have been taught that God created Man and Woman with specific characteristics and duties. I realize that with globalization, there are many [entertainers] who do not share my views. There are those who are value-oriented and those who are success-oriented. However shouldn't an actor deliver an image to his audience through roles he chooses to portray, based on his beliefs in life?" On September 11, 2015, Choi retweeted theologian John Piper who stated "Obergefell
2211-545: The Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart of Taiwan and charted in the top ten for six weeks. At the 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival on November 25, Super Junior won Best New Group while "U" received a nomination for Best Dance Performance . "U" is the first promotional single for Super Junior-M , the third official sub-unit of Super Junior. The song and music video were released online in China on April 8, 2008, on
2278-652: The Fore alongside Eddie Peng and Shawn Dou . He also starred in the Chinese romance drama Fall In Love With You Again and was cast in Billion Dollar Heir , a Chinese adaptation of the 2013 hit drama The Heirs . Back in Korea, Choi starred as the second male lead in MBC's romantic comedy She Was Pretty . He received critical acclaim for his acting performance and comedic portrayal of
2345-565: The Fore , and Dragon Blade . Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea, on April 7, 1986. He has one younger sister, Ji-won. His father was the former CEO of Boryung Medicine, a pharmaceutical company . Choi was scouted by a talent agent from SM Entertainment when he was 16 as he was waiting for friends in front of his high school. The agent recommended him to audition for the company's Starlight Casting System . He auditioned without his parents' approval; his parents were notified only after he passed
2412-628: The Mandarin version of "U" was released as a special Taiwan edition EP through Avex Taiwan on October 4, 2006. In Japan, it was released as a double A-side single titled "U" / " Twins " through Rhythm Zone on July 9, 2008, with the Japanese version of "U" included in the limited edition release. The single peaked at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 21,000 copies in Japan. Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup Super Junior-M released
2479-402: The auditions. Although his parents allowed him to sign a contract with SM Entertainment, they did not give him any help because they wanted him to take responsibility for his actions. He later moved into dormitories with fellow trainees and was trained in areas of singing, acting, dancing as well as languages. He was featured in a music video of The Grace 's Dana whilst he was being trained as
2546-417: The background of Kibum's solo. The song lyrics was written by Tae Hoon, who also wrote the song lyrics for another Super Junior song, Dancing Out . Several remixed versions of "U" were performed, but none of them were released as official singles. One remixed version of the song contains a dance bridge in the middle of the song right before the rap, and another version had the song completely mixed, creating
2613-455: The beginnings of words. /l/ becomes alveolar flap [ɾ] between vowels, and [l] or [ɭ] at the end of a syllable or next to another /l/ . A written syllable-final ' ㄹ ', when followed by a vowel or a glide ( i.e. , when the next character starts with ' ㅇ '), migrates to the next syllable and thus becomes [ɾ] . Traditionally, /l/ was disallowed at the beginning of a word. It disappeared before [j] , and otherwise became /n/ . However,
2680-631: The character, and experienced a rise in popularity. He released a single for the drama titled "Only You", which ranked atop the music charts. In 2015, Choi Siwon with EnterMedia Pictures (CEO Lee Dong Hoon) purchased the rights to the 2011 Daum webtoon Interview , authored by Rude Vico. In October 2017, Choi starred in the tvN's youth romance drama Revolutionary Love alongside Kang So-ra . This marked his first project after releasing from his mandatory military enlistment on August 18, 2017. In April 2019, Choi starred in KBS's crime comedy drama My Fellow Citizens! . In 2020, he starred in an episode of
2747-474: The day of Super Junior-M's debut. The song, including the rap, is completely performed in Mandarin, which differs from the previous Mandarin version done by Super Junior, where the rap segment is performed in Korean . Although the lyrics convey a similar meaning, the lyrics of the two Mandarin versions are different. "U" is one of the twelve tracks featured in Super Junior-M's debut studio album, Me , which
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2814-528: The death of the victim six days after the incident. The cause was identified as sepsis , brought on by the bite. Choi and his father separately wrote letters of apology on their Instagram accounts on October 21, 2017. Although a family member of the deceased told media that the family were not willing to take any legal action, the Choi family received severe backlash from the public for not taking any precautionary measures with their dog. All song credits are adapted from
2881-399: The first Korean dynasty known to Western nations. Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram or Koryo-in (literally, " Koryo/Goryeo persons"), and call the language Koryo-mal' . Some older English sources also use the spelling "Corea" to refer to the nation, and its inflected form for the language, culture and people, "Korea" becoming more popular in
2948-479: The inflow of western loanwords changed the trend, and now word-initial /l/ (mostly from English loanwords) are pronounced as a free variation of either [ɾ] or [l] . All obstruents (plosives, affricates, fricatives) at the end of a word are pronounced with no audible release , [p̚, t̚, k̚] . Plosive sounds /p, t, k/ become nasals [m, n, ŋ] before nasal sounds. Hangul spelling does not reflect these assimilatory pronunciation rules, but rather maintains
3015-408: The issue between Japanese and Korean, including Alexander Vovin, have argued that the indicated similarities are not due to any genetic relationship , but rather to a sprachbund effect and heavy borrowing, especially from Ancient Korean into Western Old Japanese . A good example might be Middle Korean sàm and Japanese asá , meaning " hemp ". This word seems to be a cognate, but although it
3082-618: The language is most often called Joseon-mal , or more formally, Joseon-o . This is taken from the North Korean name for Korea (Joseon), a name retained from the Joseon dynasty until the proclamation of the Korean Empire , which in turn was annexed by the Empire of Japan . In mainland China , following the establishment of diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1992, the term Cháoxiǎnyǔ or
3149-451: The late 1800s. In South Korea the Korean language is referred to by many names including hanguk-eo ("Korean language"), hanguk-mal ("Korean speech") and uri-mal ("our language"); " hanguk " is taken from the name of the Korean Empire ( 대한제국 ; 大韓帝國 ; Daehan Jeguk ). The " han " ( 韓 ) in Hanguk and Daehan Jeguk is derived from Samhan , in reference to
3216-616: The performance, like many of Super Junior's other street dancing techniques. Chest movements and hip movements are heavily used and the pelvic thrust is also used in the dance, which became a famous action in future "U" parody dances. The music video on SM Town 's YouTube channel, originally uploaded on September 28, 2009, was remastered in high definition and in 4K on January 5, 2022. "U" received five first place music program awards on SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M Countdown . Super Junior won their first award since their debut on Inkigayo on June 25, 2006, and received two more awards on
3283-459: The population was illiterate. In the 15th century King Sejong the Great personally developed an alphabetic featural writing system , known today as Hangul , to promote literacy among the common people. Introduced in the document Hunminjeongeum , it was called eonmun ('colloquial script') and quickly spread nationwide to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by
3350-426: The program in the following weeks. On July 6, they received their first win on M Countdown . Before promotions for "U" ended, " Dancing Out " was released on July 23, 2006, as part of SM Town 's annual summer album , grabbing two awards as soon as it was released. Commercially, "U" peaked at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart and sold 83,010 copies by 2007. The Taiwanese edition of "U" peaked at number five on
3417-551: The science fiction anthology series SF8 . In 2021, Choi starred in the TVING web series Work Later, Drink Now and made a cameo appearance in the movie New Year Blues . In addition to his appearance, he also released the track "Nobody but You" as part of the Work Later, Drink Now soundtrack. In 2022, Choi starred in the ENA romantic comedy series Love Is for Suckers and returned for
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#17328769003543484-558: The second season of Work Later, Drink Now . In 2023, Choi played a supporting role in the Netflix original series Bloodhounds , and a cameo in the TVING original series Death's Game . Choi Si-won is a representative for Audi Korea. In 2015, Choi Si-won was chosen by the Swiss luxury watchmaker brand Piaget as their youngest Asian model. Choi has joined many UNICEF campaigns since 2010. He
3551-492: The server. Composed by Norwegian composer Ken Ingwersen and British musician Kevin Simm with the arrangement of Korean musician Hwang Sung-je, the song was promoted to be a song of "pure pop and dance" with contemporary R&B influences and harmonization. The rap lyrics of the song were written by Eunhyuk , in which the rap is divided to two solos, the first half for Eunhyuk and the second half for Kibum . Donghae also rapped in
3618-660: The short form Cháoyǔ has normally been used to refer to the standard language of North Korea and Yanbian , whereas Hánguóyǔ or the short form Hányǔ is used to refer to the standard language of South Korea. Korean is a member of the Koreanic family along with the Jeju language . Some linguists have included it in the Altaic family, but the core Altaic proposal itself has lost most of its prior support. The Khitan language has several vocabulary items similar to Korean that are not found in other Mongolian or Tungusic languages, suggesting
3685-622: The single "Suit Up". In 2006, Choi was cast in the Hong Kong epic film A Battle of Wits , playing the role of the Liang Prince. This also marks his film debut. Choi received praise from co-star Andy Lau , who stated that Choi sets a good example for Hong Kong actors. In 2007, Choi starred in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys along with other Super Junior members. The same year, he was cast in MBC's two-episode mini series Legend of Hyang Dan . After
3752-674: The store?' Response 예/네. ye/ne AFF U (Super Junior song)#Super Junior-M's cover "U" is a song recorded in multiple languages by South Korean boy group Super Junior , with the original Korean version released through SM Entertainment on May 25, 2006. A CD single was released in South Korea on June 7 and peaked at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart in June 2006, selling copies over 83,000 by July 2007. The song won five first place awards on South Korean music programs. "U" received additional releases in Mandarin and Japanese ;
3819-441: The tense fricative and all the affricates as well. At the end of a syllable, /s/ changes to /t/ (example: beoseot ( 버섯 ) 'mushroom'). /h/ may become a bilabial [ɸ] before [o] or [u] , a palatal [ç] before [j] or [i] , a velar [x] before [ɯ] , a voiced [ɦ] between voiced sounds, and a [h] elsewhere. /p, t, t͡ɕ, k/ become voiced [b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ] between voiced sounds. /m, n/ frequently denasalize at
3886-426: The twelve members in a boy band. A few months before the debut of Super Junior 05, Choi made his first media appearance with bandmate Han Geng as one of the runway models in a fashion show by Bum Suk. Choi debuted as part of 12-member rotational project group Super Junior 05 on November 6, 2005, on SBS ' music program Popular Songs , performing their first single, " Twins (Knock Out) ". Their debut album Twins
3953-464: The underlying, partly historical morphology . Given this, it is sometimes hard to tell which actual phonemes are present in a certain word. The traditional prohibition of word-initial /ɾ/ became a morphological rule called "initial law" ( 두음법칙 ) in the pronunciation standards of South Korea, which pertains to Sino-Korean vocabulary. Such words retain their word-initial /ɾ/ in the pronunciation standards of North Korea. For example, ^NOTE ㅏ
4020-509: Was appointed as the special representative of the South Korea committee for UNICEF on November 12, 2015. Upon his release from the military, Choi confirmed to volunteer for a UNICEF campaign in Vietnam from August 21 to 25, 2017, alongside fellow labelmate Jaemin of NCT Dream . The campaign is named as "SMile for U" which is a music education programme for children with disabilities conducted in partnership with Choi's agency . In 2023, Choi
4087-470: Was because I wished to voice a plurality of opinions. However, now I realize that my comments were hurtful to those whom I hold dearest: my fans, and their friends and families. I am truly sorry. My judgment was insensitive, thoughtless, and ill-conceived. I will do my best to learn from my mistakes and reflect on my faith. I thank everyone for their support and understanding." He later deleted the apology. In April 2023, Choi has been accused of transphobia over
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#17328769003544154-487: Was first introduced to Korea in the 1st century BC, and remained the medium of formal writing and government until the late 19th century. Korean scholars adapted Chinese characters (known in Korean as Hanja ) to write their own language, creating scripts known as idu , hyangchal , gugyeol , and gakpil. These systems were cumbersome, due to the fundamental disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of
4221-513: Was followed by the release of the debut Chinese-language studio album , Me in selected provinces in China on April 23 and May 2 in Taiwan. On July 5, 2023, Super Junior-L.S.S. , a sub-unit group consisting of Super Junior bandmates Choi, Leeteuk , and Shindong , debuted with their first Japanese single " シャッタ閉めろ ／Shatta Shimero". The trio later made their official Korean debut on January 22, 2024 with
4288-458: Was named the PR Ambassador of the 14th Gwangju Biennale . In 2008, Choi and his fellow Super Junior-M members appeared on Chinese postage stamps, becoming the first South Korean artists to do so. The stamps were sold at a charity event to raise funds for victims of an earthquake which happened in China earlier that year . In 2013, Choi, along with Psy , became the first K-pop stars to attend
4355-499: Was released a month later on December 5, 2005, and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts. In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation. However, plans changed and the company declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. Following the addition of thirteenth member Kyuhyun , the group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially credited as Super Junior. The re-polished group's first CD single " U "
4422-497: Was released in April 2008 in China and South Korea, and later throughout Asia in May 2008. Super Junior-M's modified version of "U" contains heavier bass instruments , a closer musical approach to hip hop and jazz . The song also has extra music bridges, such as a violin bridge performed by Henry (reminiscent of Super Junior's Don't Don ) and an added dance bridge, which makes the song almost
4489-508: Was released on June 7, 2006, which was their most successful single until the release of " Sorry, Sorry " in March 2009, which helped them achieve global success. In April 2008, Choi was put into seven-member sub-group Super Junior-M , a Mandopop subgroup of Super Junior for the Chinese music industry. They debuted in China at the 8th Annual Music Chart Awards, simultaneously with the release of their first music video, " U " on April 8, 2008. This
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