Devil is a studio album released by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on July 16, 2015, by S.M. Entertainment.[1] Released as a "special album", the album features nine members, marking the return of Yesung after his mandatory military service.[2] This also marks the first album without Shindong and Sungmin, due to mandatory military service.[3] Devil is the final release to feature Kangin before his hiatus and eventual departure from Super Junior in 2019.[4][5]
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Released | July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Studio | S.M. Studios (Seoul, South Korea) | |||
Genre | K-pop | |||
Length | 36:36 52:15 (repackaged) | |||
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Label | S.M. | |||
Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
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Magic (Super Junior Special Album Part 2) front cover | ||||
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Singles from Devil | ||||
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Singles from Magic | ||||
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After announcing that Super Junior returned with special album Devil on July 16 to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary, S.M. Entertainment released a comical trailer, heightening fans' anticipation for the comeback. The agency said, 'Friendship and trust among members along with gratitude toward fans' love are the foundation for the album.'[1][6][7]
Producing team the Stereotypes worked with SM's resident composer Kenzie on title song "Devil" for a trendy melody, effectively marking the departure of the group from its usual title track production with another resident SM songwriter-producer Yoo Youngjin, the one who writes for the group's title tracks since debut.[8] The lyrics liken a man madly in love to the disposition of the devil. The performance for "Devil" was created by choreographer Tony Testa and SM's performance director BeatBurger. The Super Junior members also offered their own insights, leading to the creation of a fun, well-woven choreography with simple motions that showcase the group's laidback charms.[9]
The album has a total of 10 tracks including the title song "Devil". The album involves many other singers for collaboration songs such as Lee Seung Hwan, and Kim Yoon Ah, Epitone Project and Kang Jun-Woo. Member Lee Donghae participated in writing lyrics and composing for the album.[10] The tracks are partly classified by the group's subunits, which include Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-T, Super Junior-M and Super Junior-D&E.[7]
Super Junior held its press conference to commemorate its special album Devil release at SMTOWN COEX Artium in Samsung-dong, Seoul on July 15, 2015.[11]
The group made their comeback performance on the Korean music show M! Countdown with the songs "Devil" and "Don't Wake Me Up" on July 16, 2015, and kept promotions going on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.[11]
Super Junior first showcased its song during its encore concert Super Show 6 in Seoul, over two days from July 11 to 12. Super Junior performed 4 songs from the album, including the title song "Devil", "We Can", "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Alright".[10][12]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Devil" | Kim Yeon-jung |
| 3:36 |
2. | "Simply Beautiful" | Cho Yoon-kyoung |
| 4:03 |
3. | "Stars Appear..." (별이 뜬다) | Epitone Project | Epitone Project | 3:45 |
4. | "Good Love" | Yeon-jung |
| 3:20 |
5. | "We Can" (performed by SJ-K.R.Y.) | Lee Seung-hwan |
| 3:58 |
6. | "Don't Wake Me Up" (performed by SJ-D&E) |
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| 3:08 |
7. | "Love At First Sight" (첫눈에 반했습니다) (performed by SJ-T) | Kang Jun-woo | Jun-woo | 3:44 |
8. | "Forever With You" (每天) (performed by SJ-M) | Zhou Mi |
| 3:12 |
9. | "Rock'n Shine!" | Kim Yoo-nah | Yoo-nah | 3:55 |
10. | "Alright" |
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| 3:55 |
Total length: | 36:36 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Magic" | Yoon-kyoung |
| 3:35 |
2. | "Devil" | Yeon-jung |
| 3:36 |
3. | "Simply Beautiful" | Yoon-kyoung |
| 4:03 |
4. | "You Got It" (놈, 놈, 놈) (performed by Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Eunhyuk and Donghae) |
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| 4:23 |
5. | "Dorothy" (도로시) (performed by SJ-K.R.Y.) | Kim Jin-ah | Lee Sang-jun | 4:24 |
6. | "Sarang♥" (performed by Leeteuk and Heechul) |
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| 3:17 |
7. | "Stars Appear..." (별이 뜬다) | Epitone Project | Epitone Project | 3:45 |
8. | "Good Love" | Yeon-jung |
| 3:20 |
9. | "We Can" (performed by SJ-K.R.Y.) | Seung-hwan |
| 3:58 |
10. | "Don't Wake Me Up" (performed by SJ-D&E) |
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| 3:08 |
11. | "Love At First Sight" (첫눈에 반했습니다) (performed by SJ-T) | Jun-woo | Jun-woo | 3:44 |
12. | "Forever With You" (每天) (performed by SJ-M) | Mi |
| 3:12 |
13. | "Rock'n Shine!" | Yoo-nah | Yoo-nah | 3:55 |
14. | "Alright" |
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| 3:55 |
Total length: | 52:15 |
Credit for Devil are adapted from the album.
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Credit for Magic are adapted from the album.
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Chart (2015) | Peak Position |
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South Korean Domestic Album (Gaon)[13] | 1 |
South Korean Album (Gaon)[14] | 1 |
Chart | Position |
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2015 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[15] | 9 |
Country | Chart | Song | Sales | Peak Position |
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South Korea | Gaon Digital Chart (General) | Devil | 293,660 | 21 | [16] |
Year | Month | Devil | Magic (Repackaged Edition) | Ref | ||||
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Sales | Accumulative sales | Sales | Accumulative sales | |||||
2015 | July | 135,913 | 135,913 | – | – | [17] | ||
August | 31,314 | 167,227 | – | – | ||||
September | 498 | 167,725 | 90,504 | 90,504 | ||||
October | – | 167,725 | 3,783 | 94,287 | ||||
November | – | 167,725 | 368 | 94,655 | ||||
December | 147 | 167,742 | 328 | 94,983 | ||||
2016 | January | 160 | 167,902 | – | 94,983 | |||
February | 336 | 168,238 | 357 | 95,340 | ||||
March | - | 168,238 | 119 | 95,459 | ||||
April | - | 168,238 | - | 95,459 | ||||
May | 171 | 168,409 | - | 95,459 | ||||
June | 115 | 168,524 | 95 | 95,554 | ||||
July | 92 | 168,616 | - | 95,554 | ||||
Total | 264,170+ |
Country | Date | Format | Distributing label |
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South Korea | July 16, 2015 September 16, 2015 (Repackaged Edition) | Digital download, CD Digital download, CD | KT Music |
Taiwan | August 14, 2015 | CD | Avex Trax |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2015 | 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Album of the Year | Devil | Nominated | [18] |
5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Artist of the Year (Album) - 3rd quarter | Won | [19] | ||
30th Golden Disk Awards | Disk Bonsang | Won | [20] |
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