The Renaissance (Super Junior album)

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The Renaissance
The Renaissance SJ album art.png
Digital album cover
Studio album by
Super Junior
ReleasedMarch 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)
StudioSM Studios
(Seoul, South Korea)
Length32:30
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerLee Soo-man
Super Junior chronology
Star
(2021) 		The Renaissance
(2021)
Singles from The Renaissance
  1. "The Melody"
    Released: November 6, 2020
  2. "House Party"
    Released: March 16, 2021

The Renaissance is the tenth Korean-language studio album (thirteenth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on March 16, 2021, by SM Entertainment.[1] The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.

Background[]

On November 6, 2020, Super Junior pre-released the song "The Melody" to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Leeteuk and Yesung took part in writing the lyrics.[2]

The album was originally planned to be released on December 2020. However, Label SJ dropped an official statement in their official Twitter account on December 9th, 2020, stating that the release of the album had been delayed to January 2021.[3][4] On January 8, 2021, Label SJ announced the release date of the album, which was set on February 16, 2021.[5] However, Label SJ once again delayed the release of the album on February 1, 2021, due to unavoidable circumstances.[6] It stated that the release of the album had been pushed back to March 16, 2021.[7]

Promotion[]

Live performances[]

On March 16, 2021, Super Junior made their comeback, "Super Junior Comeback Show 'House Party'", through Mnet. They performed their title song, "House Party", in the show. They also performed their previous hit song, "U".[8] On the same day, the group confirmed to film You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook after 11 years since their last group appearance.[9]

Sales and reception[]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME4.0/5 stars[10]

The Renaissance was met with generally positive reception. On her NME review, Ruby C gave the album four out of five stars, stating that the majority of the album after "House Party" had "fall[en] neatly under two contrasting concepts" that "form[ed] an interesting paradox": songs that showed the band's musical evolution, and songs that "evoke nostalgia".[10]

Track listing[]

The Renaissance track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Super"
  • JQ
  • Ahn Young-ju
  • Ameli
  • Kim Chang-rak
  • Kim Soo-bin
  • Jo Se-hee
  • Chae Kang-hae
  • Choi Seul-gi
1:30
2."House Party"Yoo Young-jin
  • Christian Fast
  • Didrik Thott
  • Sebastian Thott
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Christian Fast
  • Didrik Thott
  • Sebastian Thott
  • Yoo Young-jin
4:01
3."Burn the Floor"Cho Yoon-kyung
  • Park Ji-soo
  • 153CreatorsClub
  • Blair Taylor
  • Jake K
  • Park Ji-soo
  • 153CreatorsClub
  • Blair Taylor
  • Jake K
3:45
4."Paradox"
  • jane
  • Rick Bridges
  • SQUAR
  • jane
  • Aisle
  • Rick Bridges
SQUAR3:16
5."Closer"Agnes Shin
  • Sam Merrifield
  • Daniel Schulz
  • Daniel Davidsen
  • Peter Wallevik
PhD3:29
6."The Melody" (우리에게; Wuli Ege; lit. To You)
  • Leeteuk
  • Yesung
  • Min Yeon-jae
  • Niclas Kings
  • Didrik Thott
  • Andy Love
Niclas Kings3:11
7."Raining Spell for Love" (remake ver.) (사랑이 멎지 않게; Sarang-i Meotji Ankye; So That Love Won't Up)Jeong Ju-hee
  • Teddy Riley
  • DOM
  • Lee Hyun-seung
  • J.SOL
Hwang Seong-je3:16
8."Mystery"Kim Min-ji
  • Daniel Traynor
  • Jess Morgan
  • Jack Morgan
  • Coach & Sendo
  • Daniel Traynor
  • Jess Morgan
  • Jack Morgan
  • Coach & Sendo
2:57
9."More Days with You" (같이 걸읅까; Gatt-i Geolokka; lit. Shall We Hang Out Together)Hwang Yoo-bin
  • Young Chance
  • Voradory
Voradory4:13
10."Tell Me Baby" (하얀 거짓말; Hayan Geotjimal; lit. White Lie)Im Su-ran
  • Lee Hyo-jae
  • Zaydro
Zaydro3:09
Total length:32:35

Charts[]

Chart performance for The Renaissance
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11] 18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 24
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[13] 1

References[]

  1. ^ "슈퍼주니어, 16일 컴백 [공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "15주년 슈퍼주니어 '우리에게' 선공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ @SJOfficial (December 9, 2020). "SUPER JUNIOR The Renaissance" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "슈퍼주니어, 정규 10집 발매 1월로 연기". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "[공식] 슈퍼주니어, 2월 16일 정규 10집 정식 발매". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "슈퍼주니어, 정규 10집 또 연기". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. ^ @SJOfficial (February 1, 2021). "SUPER JUNIOR The Renaissance - 2" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "슈퍼주니어, 'The Renaissance' 맞은 덜미안미들의 '하우스 파티'(종합)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "[단독]슈퍼주니어, 11년만에 완전체로 '유희열의 스케치북' 출연". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Ruby C (March 19, 2021). "Super Junior – 'The Renaissance' review: of present-day relevance and past remembrance". NME. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Japan Hot Albums 2021/03/29 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-04-05" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 12, 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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