A master of ceremonies , abbreviated MC or emcee , is the official host of a ceremony , staged event, conference, convention, or similar performance.
116-439: Super Junior ( Korean : 슈퍼주니어 ; RR : Syupeo Junieo ; stylized in all caps ), also known as SJ or SuJu , is a South Korean boy band . The group is composed of Leeteuk , Heechul , Yesung , Shindong , Sungmin , Eunhyuk , Siwon , Donghae , Ryeowook , and Kyuhyun . Han Geng , Kibum , and Kangin were originally part of the group before departing in 2011, 2015 and 2019, respectively. The group
232-421: A comedy club , the role of MC is traditionally filled by a "compère". In any comedy show, the compère is the host of the evening's events, but the precise role and responsibilities will vary depending on the country, venue, and style of event. The compère is usually a working comedian, and whilst they may incorporate elements of their regular set, the role broadly requires a greater level of improvisation – creating
348-596: 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 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
464-419: A trot -singing group. They released their first single " Rokkugo " on February 23, 2007, and made a debut performance on Popular Songs two days later. Super Junior's second official album was intended for a late 2006 release, but due to several accidental setbacks , Don't Don was not released until September 20, 2007. Don't Don sold over 60,000 units the first day of release and debuted at number one on
580-730: A 3D movie version of their tour, Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters. The movie debuted at number six on the box office charts and went off to become the best-selling 3D movie in Korea. After touring in Japan, they released the Super Junior Japan 'Super Show 3' Opening Commemorative Album in February 2011, which debuted at number two on Japan's Tower Records online sales charts. The DVD version of Super Junior Japan Limited Special Edition – Super Show 3 also debuted at number two, while
696-484: 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
812-442: A YouTube segment with Heechul, citing embarrassment and desire of self-harm over his participation in the group. On September 10, 2015, SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior had released part two of its special 10th anniversary album, Magic on September 16. The album was planned to thank the fans who loved and supported the group, included the 10 previously released tracks from the original special album, Devil , as well as
928-529: A casting agent. Siwon became a trainee after being scouted in 2003. Shindong became a trainee in 2004. Ryeowook won the 2004 Chin Chin Youth Festival singing competition and became a trainee just two months before debut in 2005. Kyuhyun then joined the group in 2006, after winning third place in the 2005 Chin Chin Youth Festival. In early 2005, Lee Soo-man announced that he had been preparing for an all-boy project group of twelve members to debut at
1044-477: 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
1160-422: A countdown to November 6, – the date of their 12th anniversary – announcing it as their comeback date for their eighth album which would be without Ryeowook and Kyuhyun as they were fulfilling their military service. SJ Returns – Super Junior Real Comeback Story , a reality show featuring the idol group's development of their album, began airing on October 9. On October 30, the music video for " One More Chance "
1276-459: 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 is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria . The hierarchy of the society from which the language originates deeply influences the language, leading to
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#17328545810361392-511: A new record for being the first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart. The group released their third studio album Sorry, Sorry on March 12, 2009. It was their first album to debut at number one on the Hanteo Charts, selling over 29,000 copies the first day. After only a month of release, the album became South Korea's best-selling album of 2009, and ultimately sold over 250,000 copies in South Korea. It became
1508-562: 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
1624-502: A representation of the members' young ages when they first became SM trainees. After the members showcased their different talents to the company at a picnic, the company finalized their group name to Super Junior, and the first generation of Super Junior officially became Super Junior 05. Super Junior 05 made their pre-debut performance on the Korean channel Mnet on September 11, 2005. At the showcase, they performed various styles of hip-hop dancing , where they danced to B2K 's "Take It to
1740-418: A sense of place and community, interacting with the audience, dealing with any hecklers , and encouraging them to focus on the other acts. The compère will normally do longer bits at the start of the show and after any interval, and shorter bits between acts. They may also be required to make announcements, such as birthdays, anniversaries, and bar promotions. In some circles, the title "Master of Ceremonies"
1856-451: A special single album entitled The Road: Winter for Spring . On June 13, 2022, Super Junior announced their first volume of the eleventh studio album The Road: Keep on Going , which was released on July 12. On July 15, the group embarked on their ninth tour ahead of their album release, Super Show 9: Road , starting in Seoul, South Korea. The second volume, entitled The Road: Celebration
1972-576: A successful two-day fan meeting in Japan at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo , selling out 12,000 tickets in several days. The group released a compiled single "U/Twins", which includes the Japanese version of "U" in the limited release version, to complement the event. The single peaked at number four on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart on its first day of release, and dropped down four places on its second. The single broke
2088-509: A total of 900,000 audiences. In June 2012, SM Entertainment announced that Kangin would re-join Super Junior for the group's sixth album, Sexy, Free & Single which was released online on July 1 and in stores on July 4, 2012. SM released the MV for Sexy, Free & Single on July 3. The Version B of album was released on July 16, having only a different cover. On August 7, Super Junior released
2204-656: 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
2320-511: 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
2436-399: 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
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#17328545810362552-399: 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
2668-748: Is outlined in the Ceremonial of Bishops, Nos. 34–36. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia , the most ancient ceremonials and rituals of the Catholic Church are the Ordines Romani . Names of Masters of Ceremonies are known since the late Middle Ages (15th century) and the Renaissance (16th century). However, copies of books prescribing the forms of rituals, rites and customs of pontifical ceremonies are known to have been given to Charles Martel in
2784-435: Is prevalent in the culture of chivalric orders , as well as in more modern fraternal orders , such as Freemasons and Odd Fellows . Most large corporate and association conferences and conventions use an MC to keep the events running smoothly. This role is sometimes performed by someone inside the group but usually by an outside professional expert MC. Their role could include – introducing and thanking speakers, introducing
2900-716: 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
3016-668: The Super Show 4 in November 2011. The group's second Japanese single, a Japanese version of " Mr. Simple ", was released December 7, 2011, in Japan, however this was still not recognized by SM as their official Japanese promotional debut. The group, with Super Junior-M members Zhou Mi and Henry, also recorded the song " Santa U Are The One " for the 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift album, released on December 13, 2011. In addition, Donghae and Eunhyuk released their collaboration digital single " Oppa, Oppa " on December 16 and performed
3132-456: The DJs to the crowd and explained what was taking place during the event. Often these events were parties at locations including clubs or outdoor public spaces. The term is typically used as a term of distinction, referring to an artist with good performance skills. Many rappers have MC in their stage name, such as MC Hammer , MC Lyte , MC Ren , MC Shan , MC Eiht or MC Serch . In the context of
3248-524: The Korean dialects , which are still largely mutually intelligible . The Chinese language , written with Chinese characters and read with Sino-Xenic pronunciations , 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
3364-557: 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 ,
3480-562: 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 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
3596-441: The protocol officer during an official state function, especially in monarchies . Today, the term is often used to connote a person who presents performers, speaks to the audience, entertains people, and generally keeps an event moving. This usage occurs in the entertainment industry , for example in reference to television game show hosts, as well as in contemporary hip hop and electronic dance music culture. In addition,
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3712-587: The "Best Artist Group Award" the 19th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards . On November 30, Super Junior attended the Mnet Asian Music Awards where they won three awards, "Album of the Year", "Best Global Group – Male" and "Best Line Award". This the second year in row that Super Junior won "Album of the Year". Their Super Show 4 3D movie was awarded the "Work of Art Award" at the International 3D Festival; being
3828-614: The "International Artist" and "Best Fandom" awards at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards . In March 2020, Super Junior broke their own record topping the Korean Album Chart of Taiwan's KKBOX for 122 consecutive weeks since 2017 with their 8th album Play , the 8th album repackage REPLAY in 2018, the 9th album Time_Slip from 2019, and 9th album repackage Timeless . In 2000, SM Entertainment held their first overseas casting auditions in Beijing 101, China and recruited Han Geng , who
3944-949: The 16th century for all Korean classes, including uneducated peasants and slaves. By 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
4060-729: The 22nd Golden Disk Awards, including a Disk Bonsang award (Record of the Year). Super Junior-M , Super Junior's Mandopop subgroup comprising members Han Geng, Siwon, Donghae, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Super Junior-M members Henry and Zhou Mi , was formed in April 2008. Although the creation of the subgroup initially created a strife between the group's fans and their management, Super Junior-M went on to become Super Junior's most successful subgroup, selling out two concerts in Hong Kong , topping weekly ratings with their appearance on Chinese variety programs, and
4176-505: The 8th century. The rules and rituals themselves are known to have been compiled or written by the pontifical masters of ceremonies, dating back to the time of Pope Gelasius I (492–496) with modifications and additions made by Pope Gregory the Great (590–604). It is reasonable to assume that the ceremonials themselves pre-date Gelasius. The duties of the Master of Ceremonies may have developed from
4292-701: The CD version debuted at number 10. The album also debuted at number 5 and remained at number three spot on the Oricon Daily Chart for two consecutive days and number six on the Oricon Weekly Chart. Following their commercial success in Japan, the group released a Japanese version of Bonamana' s self-titled single in June 2011, which debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Singles chart, selling over 59,000 copies
4408-730: The Disk Bonsang and Disk Daesang. On February 22, Super Junior won Album Of The Year for the 3rd Quarter at the Gaon Chart Awards. On March 13, 2013, Super Junior won Favorite K-Pop Video for "Mr. Simple" at the Myx Music Awards 2012 . Super Junior successfully completed their world tour Super Show 4 in 10 cities worldwide, including Seoul, Osaka, Taipei, Singapore, Macao, Bangkok, Paris, Shanghai, Jakarta, and Tokyo for six months, starting in November. Combined with their three Asia tours and Super Show 4, Super Junior's concert brand gathered
4524-581: The Floor". Han Geng, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also performed a separate dance together, dancing to Usher 's " Caught Up ." However, the performance did not air on television until May 16, 2006, as a segment in the Super Junior Show , the group's first television documentary. The group officially debuted on SBS ' music program Popular Song on November 6, 2005, performing their first single " Twins (Knock Out) ". A digital single with "Twins (Knock Out)", "You Are
4640-563: The Jeddah Season festival, becoming the first Asian and K-Pop act to hold a solo concert in Saudi Arabia. The sub-units Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-D&E also perform in the festival on July 13. The nine-member lineup of Super Junior released their ninth studio album, Time Slip , on October 14, 2019, with Sungmin to have personal activities outside the group in the meantime. They temporarily halted performances and promotion due to
4756-519: The Latin Pop Digital Song Sales chart. "One More Time" also debuted at No. 4 on World Digital Song Sales chart. On May 7, 2019, Kyuhyun fulfilled his mandatory enlistment, marking the end of Super Junior's military services. On July 11, Kangin voluntarily left Super Junior, although he will maintain his contract with SM and Label SJ. On July 12, 2019, Super Junior brought their Super Show 7S world tour to King Abdullah Sports City as part of
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4872-466: The One", and three additional tracks were released online on November 8, followed by the release of their debut album Twins on December 6, 2005. The album sold 28,536 copies in the first month of release and debuted at number three in the monthly chart of December 2005. In February 2006, Super Junior 05 began performances for " Miracle ", the second promotional single from their debut album. "Miracle" topped
4988-567: The Pope and the sacred liturgy . He may also be an official involved in the proper conduct of protocols and ceremonials involving the Roman Pontiff , the Papal Court , and other dignitaries and potentates. Examples of official liturgical books prescribing the rules and regulations of liturgical celebrations are Cæremoniale Romanum and Cæremoniale Episcoporum . The role of the master of ceremonies
5104-637: The South Korean Gaon Chart, selling 335,744 copies in one month. It stayed on the chart at first place for three weeks in a row, and 459,182 copies were sold in only two months (July–August). Sexy, Free & Single also debuted at 1st on Gaon Album Chart , with 356,431 copies sold in 2012. Super Junior ranked first place on Hanteo's "Top 5 K-Pop Artists" 2012, winning Hanteo "Singer Award". They also ranked first place in Hanteo "Album Award" 2012. Sexy, Free & Single placed first for several weeks on
5220-612: The Taiwan KKBOX KPOP chart, having all album songs charted. The Japanese version of this single, which was released on August 22, has sold over 118,902 units, making the single gold certified. Super Junior were nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards , showing again their popularity around the world. In October, Super Junior won "Teen Style Icon" award at the Style Icon Awards and in November they won
5336-690: The World included all of the members on the list They gave exclusive interviews to Slovenian and Iranian magazines, and they were selected by Brazilian Hallyu fans to be the number-one Korean artist they want to visit Brazil. Both Mexico's TV Azteca and the United Kingdom's BBC acknowledged Super Junior to be the leading icon of the Hallyu effect. Mr. Simple debuted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Chart, selling 287,427 copies. The album stayed on
5452-559: The album did not fare as well as Sorry, Sorry critically, it sold over 300,000 copies in South Korea, outselling Sorry, Sorry . " Bonamana " was originally made by moves from Michael Jackson's MV's choreographed together. The album remained at the top of Taiwan's Korean-Japanese Music Charts for 61 weeks, breaking their own previous record of the said chart. To promote the album, Super Junior embarked on their third Asia-wide tour Super Show 3 in 2010 and 2011, and they had sold-out concerts for each stop. In February 2011, Super Junior released
5568-465: The album, including the title song " Devil ", "We Can", "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Alright". On August 16, Super Junior won two awards, "International Artist" and "Best Fandom" in the Teen Choice Awards . Two days later, Kibum (who had been on hiatus since 2009) announced his leave from SM Entertainment and Super Junior via Instagram. On January 24, 2021, Kibum revealed his real reasons for departure in
5684-575: The apostolic constitution Pastor bonus of June 28, 1988, the organizing and conducting of liturgies and other religious ceremonies performed by the pope comes under the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff . It is headed by a "Master" appointed for a term of five years. Papal masters of ceremonies who assist him in sacred celebrations are likewise appointed to a term of
5800-469: 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 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
5916-455: 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,
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#17328545810366032-614: The best-selling K-pop album in Taiwan, Thailand, China, and the Philippines, in which the latter credited the album to be the first K-pop album to reach number one in music charts from the country. The album's title single " Sorry, Sorry " became an instant hit, collecting a total of ten number-one awards for ten consecutive weeks in Korea, and stayed as number one for a record-breaking 37 weeks in Taiwan's K-pop singles chart. "Sorry, Sorry" achieved national and international success, and has since been
6148-537: The chart as number one for four weeks, and sold over 441,000 copies in South Korea by October 2011. It peaked at number three on the Billboard World Albums Chart and number 17 on Japan's Oricon Album's Chart . The album's title single Mr. Simple won first place on the first day of the group's comeback performance on the music show M!Countdown . In September 2011, Heechul left temporarily for military service . Super Junior began their first world tour,
6264-516: The coordination of their event, including liaison with catering staff. In hip hop and electronic dance music , MCs are rap artists or performers who perform vocals for their own or other artists' original material. Genres of electronic dance music where MCs perform include house , drum and bass , UK garage and grime . In the late 1970s, the term emcee , MC or M.C. became used for rappers and for their role within hip hop music and culture. Initially, MCs were those who introduced
6380-838: The death of labelmate Sulli . The album is supported by four pre-release singles, "Show", "Somebody New", "The Crown", and "I Think I", and lead single "Super Clap". On October 12, the group embarked on their eighth tour ahead of their album release, Super Show 8: Infinite Time , starting in Seoul, South Korea. On October 20, Super Junior resumed their activities by appearing on Inkigayo to perform their lead single "Super Clap". However, Heechul did not participate with group due to his injury. The album also won first place in weekly music shows M Countdown and Music Bank . Time Slip received its platinum album certification on December 12, 2019. They released their second Japanese mini-album, I Think U on January 29, 2020, which quickly rose to number one on Oricon Daily Albums Chart . In May 2020, it
6496-705: 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 the Proto-Koreanic language , which is generally suggested to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria . Whitman (2012) suggests that
6612-589: The end of the year. He called this singing group to be "The Gateway to Stardom of Asia," as most of the members in this group were chosen for their experiences as actors, MCs , models, and radio hosts prior to debut. Heechul and Kibum were already established actors at the time, and most of the other members had already made various kinds of appearances in television and media. Inspired by the rotational concept of Japan's girl group Morning Musume , Lee said that his new group would also experience line-up changes, with new members replacing selected members every year to keep
6728-548: The entertainment industry. Super Junior was the best-selling K-pop artist for four years in a row. The group has earned thirteen music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards , nineteen from the Golden Disc Awards , and are the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003. In 2012, they were nominated for "Best Asian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards . They won
6844-567: The first K-pop artist(s) to be featured on this chart. "Lo Siento" also debuted at No. 2 on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. On July 10, 2018, Ryeowook completed his mandatory enlistment. His discharge was shown in a special 2 part episode of Super TV also filmed on Jeju Island. At the end of August, it was announced that Super Junior would perform at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on September 2. Heechul
6960-420: The first Korean artist to perform 100 concerts worldwide. On October 27, Super Junior released the special edition for Mamacita called This Is Love . There is a total of 13 tracks, including nine tracks from the seventh album, a rearranged " This Is Love (Stage Version) ", as well as three other songs. This Is Love ranked number one on the real time charts of Hanteo Chart, Sinnara Records and more as soon as it
7076-399: 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
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#17328545810367192-570: The first week of release, however, SM did not see the release as their official Japanese debut and has stated that their debut in Japan will occur at a later time. Between Super Show 3 stops, the group took part in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour and toured in Los Angeles , Paris , Tokyo and New York City along with other SM Entertainment-managed artists, performing outside of Asia for the first time. Super Junior's performances were well received by
7308-404: The fundamental disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of 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
7424-543: The group constantly young and all-rounded. This concept was then newly introduced to the K-pop market. They are also modelled after Japanese boy band SMAP who are also active as actors and entertainers besides being singers. For a while the group was rumoured to be called O.V.E.R, the acronym for "Obey the Voice for Each Rhythm." However, before the group settled with their current name, the company simply referred to them as juniors ,
7540-399: The group held a fan meeting to celebrate their 18th year group anniversary. The event featured all nine currently active members of the group and was streamed live to international audience. 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
7656-510: The group's best-selling single in South Korea. Sorry, Sorry won several accolades at the 24th Golden Disk Awards, including the Disk Daesang (Record of the Year). After the success of Sorry, Sorry , Super Junior commenced their second Asia-wide concert tour Super Show 2 , on July 17, 2009, in Seoul. Despite their critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by legal turmoils and lineup changes during their concert tour. Though Kibum
7772-449: The group. However, the company abandoned the rotational concept after adding a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, in 2006. The group then became known as just Super Junior, without the suffix "05". After the addition of Kyuhyun, Super Junior released their single " U " for free download on May 25, 2006, on their official website. "U" exceeded 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and ultimately surpassed 1.7 million downloads, crashing
7888-413: The group." Though the new label will be affiliated with SM, it will be independently and wholly responsible for Super Junior's management, producing their albums, and all group, unit, and individual activities. On October 11, 2016, Ryeowook began his mandatory military service on active duty followed by Kyuhyun on May 25, 2017, as a public service officer. On September 27, 2017, Super Junior's website began
8004-600: The highest record to date out of six concerts within Beyond Live series. During the concert, the hashtag #SUPERJUNIOR_BeyondLIVE' trended first in 13 countries and territories around the world spread across Asia, South America and the Middle East. During the concert, Super Junior played songs by the group and its sub-units. The concert also marked the first stage performance of "Home", the new unreleased track by sub-unit Super Junior K.R.Y from their first Korean album since debut of
8120-457: The history of the group, with members sharing their inner thoughts and emotions through the documentary. Super Junior-L.S.S. , the sixth subgroup from Super Junior formed by members Leeteuk, Shindong and Siwon, held their first fanmeeting in Japan on November 30 and December 1, 2022. The subgroup released their first Japanese single, entitled Close The Shutter on July 5, 2023, right before their Japan fanmeeting on July 7–8. On November 4, 2023,
8236-479: 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
8352-408: 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
8468-618: 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
8584-544: The largest K-pop tour in South America yet. On November 10, Eunhyuk, Kangin, Siwon, and Kyuhyun held a special lecture at the Oxford Union Debating Chamber of Oxford University , entitled "Super Junior: The Last Man Standing". The event was co-hosted by Oxford University Korea Society (OUKS), Oxford University Asia-Pacific Society (OUAPS), and Oxford Union . In August 2014, SM Entertainment announced that
8700-451: 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
8816-604: The lead single " Magic ", "You Got It", "Dorothy" and "Sarang♥", for a total of 14 tracks. It was the last album released before Eunhyuk, Donghae and Siwon entered the military – Eunhyuk enlisted on October 13 serving active duty, Donghae on October 15 and Siwon on November 19, both as conscripted police officers. On November 6, 2015, Super Junior's 10th anniversary since their debut, SM Entertainment announced that Super Junior had their own exclusive label management, Label SJ . SM stated, "We established Label SJ to give Super Junior our wholehearted support and an ideal system for managing
8932-587: The liturgies are long and complex, the Master of Ceremonies plays a vital role in ensuring that everything runs smoothly. The current papal Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations is Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli , who succeeded Bishop Guido Marini . Historically certain European royal courts maintained senior offices known as Masters of Ceremonies (or some variant thereof), responsible for conducting stately ceremonies such as coronations and receptions of foreign ambassadors. Examples included: The function
9048-822: The media, and they were honored as Korea's National Pop Culture Icon for their role in spreading the Hallyu Wave ( Korean Wave ), receiving the Minister of Culture Awards by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Pop Culture Art Awards. They were featured on CNN 's Talk Asia program, and talked about their popularity and strategy for advancing into the world music industry. The group has achieved recognition beyond Asia, reaching notability in Europe, North America, and South America. Peru's Top 30 ranking of The Sexiest Men in
9164-457: The monthly chart of September 2007. Although Don't Don received mixed reviews from critics, the album went to sell more than 160,000 copies by the end of the year, becoming the second best-selling record of 2007. Super Junior received seven nominations at the 2007 Mnet/KM Music Festival, winning three of them which included Artist of the Year, termed by many as the highest recognition of the ceremony. Super Junior collected two more recognitions at
9280-588: The music charts of Thailand , drawing interest from international markets. They were subsequently invited to perform at the Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand in March 2006, making it their first overseas gig. As promotions for "Miracle" ended, SM Entertainment began selecting new members for Super Junior's second generation, Super Junior 06. The company even prepared a list of chosen members that were to graduate from
9396-466: The only singer together with Glam winning an award. On January 15 Super Junior won "Disk Daesang" at 27th Golden Disk Awards . This was the third "Disk Daesang" that Super Junior has won, and the second in a row (winning in 2011 for "Mr Simple"). Super Junior announced their world tour in February 2013. "The World Tour, Super Show 5 " began in March starting with Seoul. The group then went to China, Japan, South America, North America, and Europe. making it
9512-462: The papal court. The accumulation of elaborations and complications since the Renaissance and Baroque eras continued well into the 20th century, until some of the ceremonies (i.e. the court, the rituals and norms) were simplified or eliminated by Pope Paul VI in the 1970s after Vatican II ; much of the Renaissance pomp and ceremony has been completely abandoned by the popes of the modern era. Since
9628-409: The physical security of the place of worship during the liturgy, and be familiar with appropriate procedures in case of a medical emergency. The Master of Ceremonies coordinates with any concelebrating priests, deacons, altar servers and sometimes the lectors and music ministers to ensure each knows when and how to perform their liturgical functions. At major festivities such as Christmas and Easter, when
9744-631: 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 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
9860-503: The provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights. He parted with the group and released his solo album Geng Xin in July 2010, which sold over 510,000 copies. That same month, Kangin announced his hiatus to fulfill his two-year mandatory military service . With only ten members left, Super Junior went off to release their fourth studio album, Bonamana in May 2010. Although
9976-623: The recently discharged Leeteuk and Heechul would re-join Super Junior for the group's seventh album, Mamacita , which was released online on August 29 and in stores on September 1. With only three days of sales, Mamacita ranked No.1 on Billboard ' s World Albums chart. Super Junior began their world tour Super Show 6 in September 2014, with the first stop at Seoul. They successfully completed their three-day concert at Jamsil Arena, Seoul from September 19 to 21, 2014 and marked their 100th concert worldwide on September 21, 2014. Super Junior are
10092-414: The repackage album for Sexy, Free & Single called SPY , including four new songs, " SPY "; "Outsider"; "Only U", composed by Leeteuk; and "Haru", composed by Donghae. The MV was released on August 13. Sexy, Free & Single ranked high on iTunes in several countries, including Australia, France, Peru, and Japan. It also ranked third on Billboard World Albums. The album debuted at first place on
10208-501: The same day. The explanation of the word "Play" was a combination of two meanings—'replay the music' and 'play excitedly'. Play consists of a total of 10 tracks, with " Black Suit " being the lead single. On the same day, the music video for "Black Suit" was released, earning 3 million views in 24 hours. On December 11, Super Junior released their Japanese single album "On and On", which was composed solely by Siwon. In December 2017, Super Junior started their world tour, Super Show 7 . It
10324-540: The same length. According to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal , "It is desirable, at least in cathedrals and in larger churches, to have some competent minister or master of ceremonies, to see to the appropriate arrangement of sacred actions and to their being carried out by the sacred ministers and lay faithful with decorum, order, and devotion." The Master of Ceremonies may also have responsibility for
10440-425: The server. The physical single of "U" with a total of three tracks was released on June 6, eventually selling over 81,000 units in South Korea. The single became one of Korea's most popular songs of the year, taking up number one spots for five consecutive weeks on two of Korea's top music programs. By the end of the year, Super Junior collected over seven awards in five of South Korea's top music award ceremonies, and
10556-660: 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
10672-571: The single on Music Bank that same day. On January 11, Super Junior participated at the 26th Golden Disk Awards which was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. The group ended up bringing home four awards: Popularity Award, MSN Japan Award, Disk Bonsang and the grand prize Disk Daesang". This was followed by further successes at the Seoul Music Awards on January 19, at which they were awarded
10788-456: The store?' Response 예/네. ye/ne AFF Master of Ceremonies The term is earliest documented in the Catholic Church since the 5th century, where the master of ceremonies is an official of the Papal Court responsible for the proper and smooth conduct of the elaborate rituals involving the pope and the sacred liturgy . The master of ceremonies sometimes also refers to
10904-493: The sub-unit in 2006, which was released on June 8, 2020. Super Junior was scheduled to release their tenth studio album, The Renaissance , in December 2020. A pre-release single titled "The Melody" was released on November 6, 2020, to celebrate the group's 15th anniversary. In the same month, the band signed with a US based talent and literacy agency, ICM Partners to represent them in other regions beside Asia. On December 10, it
11020-610: The subgroup Super Junior-H , releasing their first extended play (EP) Cooking? Cooking! on June 5, 2008. In November 2008, Super Junior-T made a debut in Japan, collaborating with Japanese comedy duo Moeyan. Their single " ROCK&GO ", the Japanese – language version of "Rokuko", debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Daily Charts and ascended to number 2 three days later. Super Junior's first Asia-wide concert tour, Super Show , started on February 22, 2008, in Seoul . The group held
11136-441: 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
11252-467: The term also exists in various chivalric orders and fraternal orders . Alternative names include compère (for men), commère (for women), host, presenter, announcer, and microphone controller. The office of the Master of Ceremonies itself is very old. The Master of Ceremonies is an official of the Papal household responsible for the proper and smooth conduct of the elegant and elaborate rituals involving
11368-486: The theme of the conference, facilitating a panel discussion and interviewing guests. During the wedding reception , the multifaceted responsibility of the Master of Ceremony (MC) is to keep the agenda flowing smoothly by: The role of the wedding master of ceremonies incorporates a wide range of skills, and those who serve in this capacity have frequently undergone extensive training in the following areas: Masters of ceremonies at weddings and private events also ensure
11484-571: The time Emperor Constantine the Great gave the Lateran Palace to the popes (324) or from the time Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire (380), and were no doubt influenced by imperial practices, customs and norms. However, documentary evidence from the late Roman period is scarce or lost. The ceremonies and practices of the Byzantine emperors are also known to have influenced
11600-456: The title song of their most critically successful album, Sorry, Sorry . Over the years, they have been divided into smaller groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. The members have also individually branched out into hosting, presenting and acting. Their successes and popularity as all-rounded entertainers have led other Korean entertainment managements to also begin training their music groups in other aspects of
11716-464: 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
11832-483: Was absent during the performance due to health issues and they performed with just seven members. On October 8, Super Junior released a special EP, One More Time , with its lead single of the same name featuring Mexican band Reik and also Ryeowook in his first group recording following his military discharge on July 10. "One More Time" debuted at No. 18 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart and at No. 5 on
11948-458: Was announced that Super Junior would headline a live online concert – the sixth concert jointly organised by SM Entertainment and Naver as part of the world first high-tech online-dedicated live concert series Beyond Live . This was Super Junior's first concert after the cancellation of several Super Show 8 concerts in 2020 in Japan and other countries due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic , and
12064-570: Was announced that a repackage of Play titled Replay would be released on April 12, 2018. The music video of its lead single, " Lo Siento " was released on the same day. It is a "trilingual dance track with tropical leanings", as it is sung in Korean, Spanish, and English. It was produced by Grammy Award-winning producers Play-n-Skillz and features American-born Hispanic singer Leslie Grace . "Lo Siento" debuted at No. 13 on Billboard ' s Latin Digital Song Sales chart , making Super Junior
12180-404: Was announced that the release of their album would be delayed to January 2021 in order to improve the album's quality. Meanwhile, Super Junior unveiled a new unreleased single from their album during 2020's The Fact Music Awards on December 12. On January 8, it was announced that the album's new release date would be February 16. However, on February 1, it was announced that the album's release date
12296-533: Was called eonmun ('colloquial script') and quickly spread nationwide to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by 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
12412-472: Was formed by the founder of SM Entertainment , Lee Soo-man in 2005 as a 12-piece group with rotational members but the concept was abandoned after addition of Kyuhyun in 2006. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their contributions in Korean Wave . Super Junior launched into international recognition following the release of their best-selling single " Sorry, Sorry " in 2009,
12528-506: Was one of the three Best Newcomer winners at the 21st Golden Disk Awards . In late 2006, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung formed the subgroup Super Junior-K.R.Y. , Super Junior's first sub-unit. They performed their first single "The One I Love", theme song to the Korean television drama Hyena , on the KBS music program Music Bank on November 5, 2006. In February 2007, Leeteuk, Heechul, Kangin, Sungmin, Shindong and Eunhyuk formed Super Junior-T ,
12644-409: Was organized as part of a project of activities in 2020 to celebrate 15 years since the debut of the group. The live concert was held on May 31 and Super Junior played live to an audience of over 123,000 around the world. The concert revenue was estimated to be over 60 billion won. When finished, the main concert video as well as individual member cameras received a total of 2.8 billion hearts on Vlive ,
12760-502: Was pushed back again to March 16. On the other hand, the band also released a Japanese compilation album on January 27, 2021, in celebration of their 15th anniversary. The album, Star was released under their Japanese label Avex Trax and only featured two new tracks, "Star" and "Coming Home". The album was well received, peaking at number 3 on Oricon Daily Albums Chart on the day of its release, and at number 5 on Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. On February 28, 2022, Super Junior released
12876-471: Was released as a pre-release track for the forthcoming album. The song is described as a pop rock ballad featuring subtle builds to guide the song's vocals. On October 31, Super Junior's label management SJ Label announced that Choi Siwon would be sitting out of Play promotional activities due to a recent fatal incident involving a family pet dog. On November 6, Super Junior held a press conference where they spoke about their eighth album, Play , released on
12992-474: Was released on December 15. On December 27, 2022, Super Junior announced the release of their eleventh studio album, The Road , on January 6, 2023. The album contained compilation of tracks from their three previous album releases, including The Road: Winter for Spring , The Road: Keep on Going and The Road: Celebration . On January 18, 2023, Super Junior released a documentary entitled Super Junior: The Last Man Standing on Disney+ . The documentary showed
13108-472: Was released. On July 8, 2015, SM Entertainment announced that Yesung would re-join Super Junior for a special album, Devil , which was released online and in stores on July 16. It was also the best selling album for the week in the United World Charts. Super Junior first showcased its song during its encore concert Super Show 6 in Seoul, over two days from July 11 to 12. They performed four songs from
13224-409: Was selected among three thousand applicants. That same year, Leeteuk , Yesung , and Eunhyuk were recruited after auditioning for the company's annual casting system in Seoul . Sungmin and Donghae became trainees after jointly winning first place in an SM-sponsored contest in 2001. In 2002, Heechul and Kangin were recruited along with Kibum , who was discovered in Los Angeles , California by
13340-415: Was shown in the ads and promotional videos for Super Show 2, he did not officially participate in the concert tour, and he announced his temporary leave from the group to pursue his acting career. In October 2009, Kangin was charged with a DUI and hit-and-run after crashing into a parked taxi holding three passengers. In December 2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that
13456-517: Was the idol group with the most endorsement contracts in China. They won numerous awards at Chinese music festivals, and achieved critical acclaim after the release of their single " Super Girl " from their second record Super Girl , which garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards . A fourth Super Junior subgroup was created soon after Super Junior-M's debut. With five members from Super Junior-T and Yesung, they formed
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