Super Show

{{Short description|2008–09 concert tour by Super Junior}} {{For|the television series|The Aquabats! Super Show!}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Super Show | image = Super Show (concert tour) 2008–09 – Super Junior.jpg | image_size = | landscape = yes | image_caption = Promotional poster for the tour | type = Asia | artist = Super Junior | location = {{hlist|South Korea|Thailand|China}} | album = {{hlist|''Twins''|''Don't Don''}} | start_date = {{Start date|2008|02|22}} | end_date = {{End date|2009|03|07}} | number_of_legs = 3 | number_of_shows = 10 | guests = Xmas of TraxX | support_acts = Zhang Liyin | attendance = 86,000 | URL = {{URL|http://superjunior.smtown.com/}} | last_tour = | this_tour = '''Super Show''' (2008–09) | next_tour = Super Show 2 (2009–10) }}

The '''Super Show''' was the first Asia-wide live concert tour by South Korean boy band, Super Junior. The tour commenced five months after the release of the group's second studio album, ''Don't Don''.<ref name="tour">{{cite news |language=ko |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=197307 |script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어 서울 시작으로 첫 아시아투어 |trans-title=Super Junior's first Asia tour starting in Seoul |date=January 10, 2008 |access-date=February 5, 2008 |work=Newsen |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207021506/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=197307 |url-status=live }}</ref> The concert covers most songs from the group's first two studio albums, including their hit single, "U," and also subgroup hits from Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-T, and Super Junior-M. The tour kicked off with three stops in South Korea and expanded its routes to Thailand and China.

==History== The Super Show Tour is the first Asia-wide concert tour by Super Junior since their debut in November 2005. The tour was first announced in January, four months after the release of their second studio album, ''Don't Don''.<ref name="tour" /> 13,000 tickets for the concert in Seoul, South Korea were placed for auction online on January 22, 2008. As soon as the auction began at 5:00 PM, over 120,000 fans simultaneously loaded onto the site and crashed the server. As soon as the server was back in commission, all 13,000 tickets were sold out in 18 minutes.<ref name="tickets">{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200801230836261002 슈주 데뷔 3년만에 첫 콘서트 예매 18분만에 매진! 서버도 마비소동!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207043457/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200801230836261002 |date=December 7, 2008 }} January 23, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2008.</ref> A second ticket auction occurred on January 28 at 8:00 PM for the remaining seats and was just as successful.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://kerio.cafe24.com/sj/view.php?id=superj&page=1&sn1=&divpage=7&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=43124&PHPSESSID=0ec117262f09e555f203332316281854 Super Show 2차 티켓오픈 안내] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129092806/http://kerio.cafe24.com/sj/view.php?id=superj&page=1&sn1=&divpage=7&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=43124&PHPSESSID=80ec4f599f516f49489e2d94adc47eea |date=January 29, 2008 }} Retrieved January 24, 2008.</ref> Due to the success of the sales, the organizers decided to add an extra show on February 22,<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://osen.stoo.com/news/view_02.php?code=220130&gisano=G0802050031 슈퍼주니어, 첫 단독콘서트 1회 공연 추가] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207053755/http://osen.stoo.com/news/view_02.php?code=220130&gisano=G0802050031 |date=February 7, 2008 }} February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.</ref> and the corresponding tickets were all sold out in five minutes.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=208343 슈퍼주니어 첫 콘서트에 눈물바다 "콘서트는 감동이다"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207043440/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=208343 |date=December 7, 2008 }} February 24, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.</ref>

The tour reached Bangkok, Thailand on July 12, 2008, and Shanghai on November 22, 2008. A portion of the tickets for Shanghai's concert were scalped for over ¥7 thousand.<ref name="shanghai">{{cite news | title=SuJu's Shanghai Super Show, tickets resold up to $1,540,000 won | date=November 23, 2008 | work=Asiaeconomy | pages=1 | url=http://www.asiaeconomy.co.kr/uhtml/read.jsp?idxno=444659&section=S1N99&section2=S2N600 | accessdate=November 23, 2008 | language=ko}}</ref> Two encore concerts were held in Seoul on the first weekend of January 2009<ref name="encore">{{cite news | title=Super Junior, Encore Seoul concert in January | date=November 18, 2008 | work=Newsen | pages=1 | url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200811190851041002&code=100200http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/200710/24/yonhap/v18594884.html | accessdate=November 20, 2008 | language=ko | archive-date=December 7, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207043528/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200811190851041002&code=100200http%3A%2F%2Fnews.media.daum.net%2Fentertain%2Fbroadcast%2F200710%2F24%2Fyonhap%2Fv18594884.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and two weeks later, the concert was held in Nanjing, China. Super Junior became the first Korean artist to hold a solo concert in Nanjing, having their tickets being scalped for ¥6 thousand. The Super Show Tour also broke the record for being the first concert ever in China to have a "standing" stage.<ref name="nanjing">{{cite news | title=Super Junior breaks concert records in Nanjing | date=January 19, 2008 | work=Edaily | pages=1 | url=http://spn.edaily.co.kr/entertain/newsRead.asp?sub_cd=EA21&newsid=01108646589559360&DirCode=0010201&curtype=read | access-date=January 19, 2009 | language=ko | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120121523/http://spn.edaily.co.kr/entertain/newsRead.asp?sub_cd=EA21&newsid=01108646589559360&DirCode=0010201&curtype=read | archive-date=January 20, 2009 }}</ref>

Super Show was also expected to tour Hong Kong, Taipei (Taiwan), and Tokyo (Japan), but due to schedule conflicts, the tour was unable to go to those cities.<ref name="last">{{cite news | title=Super Junior holds encore concert in Seoul | date=January 4, 2009 | work=CBS | pages=1 | url=http://www.cbs.co.kr/Nocut/Show.asp?IDX=1028154 | accessdate=January 5, 2008 | language=ko | archive-date=January 22, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122175413/http://www.cbs.co.kr/Nocut/Show.asp?IDX=1028154 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The last stop for Super Show was in Chengdu (China)in March 2009.

The live Super Show Tour Concert Album was released on May 19, 2008, in South Korea and the DVD was released on October 1, 2008, selling over 15,000 copies domestically.

==Opening acts and special appearances== Zhang Liyin was the opening act for the last Super Show concert in Chengdu on March 7, 2009, singing "I Will" and "The Left Shore of Happiness." X-Mas of TRAX was also the guest performer of the last Super Show, playing the guitar for Heechul's solo performance, "Crazy." Super Junior-M member Henry performed the violin bridge of "Don't Don" of every show, and along with Zhou Mi, performed with the rest of Super Junior-M in the China tour stops.

==Set list== {{hidden | headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 65%; | contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%; | header = ''Super Show'' set list | content =

===Songs=== The following list is a list of songs covered at the tour, not in any order.

* "Twins (Knock Out)" * "Rock this house" * "Don't Don" (ft. Henry Lau) * "A Man In Love" (Remix) * "Mirror" * "She's gone" * "You're my endless love" * "Dancing Out" * "Hate U, Love U" * "Marry U" * "Y.M.C.A." * "Wonder Boy" * "First Snow" * "The girl is mine" * "U" * "Full of Happiness" * "Way for love" * "Believe" * "Miracle"

===Sub-unit performances=== The following is a list of small group performances covered at the tour, arranged in order.

====Super Junior-K.R.Y==== * "The Night Chicago Died" * "Steps to stop" * "Just You"

====Super Junior-T==== * "Rokkugo" * "First Express" * "Don't Go Away/There's No One Like Me/Is There Nothing Left Of Me" * "First Express" (Remix)

===Super Junior-M=== * Henry violin solo (China only) * "Me" (China only) * "At Least There's Still You" (China only) * "Love Song" (China only)

===Others=== * "My Everything" - Donghae - (originally by 98 Degrees) * "The First Impression" - Kyuhyun (Ryeowook piano accompaniment) * "A Doll" - Leeteuk and Yesung duet * "Crying Nut" & "Luxemburg" - Kang-In feat. Leeteuk, Shindong (Sungmin electric guitar and Siwon drums accompaniment) * "H.I.T" - Yesung, Kang-In, Sungmin, Donghae, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun * "One Love" - Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung * "SexyBack" - Han Geng, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae * "Pink Spider" - Heechul (Sungmin electric guitar and Siwon drums accompaniment) * "Crazy" - Heechul (Sungmin electric guitar, Siwon drums, and X-mas guitar accompaniment) (Chengdu stop only) }}

==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance |- | February 22, 2008 | rowspan="3"| Seoul | rowspan="3"| South Korea | rowspan="3"| Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | rowspan="3"| 20,000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20080225073009202 |script-title=ko:3년 만에 첫 콘서트 연 "슈퍼주니,어예요~" |trans-title=First concert in 3 years "Super Juni-oeyo~" |author=Goo Hye-jin |work=Kookmin Ilbo |via=Daum |date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |language=ko}}</ref> |- | February 23, 2008 |- | February 24, 2008 |- | July 12, 2008 | Bangkok | Thailand | Impact Arena | 13,000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0001960235 |script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어, 슈퍼쇼로 방콕 흔들어 |trans-title=Super Junior shakes Bangkok with Super Show |work=Sports Chosun |via=Naver |date=July 14, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807135145/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0001960235 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | November 22, 2008 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Grand Stage | 10,000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.inews24.com/v/374427 |script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어, 상하이 '슈퍼쇼'에 1만 관객 열광 |trans-title=Super Junior, 10,000 excited audiences at 'Super Show' in Shanghai |author=Park Jae-deok |work=inews24 |date=November 23, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |language=ko}}</ref> |- | January 3, 2009 | rowspan="2"| Seoul | rowspan="2"| South Korea | rowspan="2"| Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | rowspan="2"| 13,000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0001999778 |script-title=ko:슈주 콘서트, 13인의 아해가 달린 꽉찬 무대, 만3천팬 열광 [MD콘서트] |trans-title=SuJu concert, a stage full of 13 people, 13,000 enthusiastic fans [MD Concert] |author=Lim Yi-rang |work=My Daily |via=Naver |date=January 4, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |language=ko}}</ref> |- | January 4, 2009 |- | January 17, 2009 | rowspan="2"| Nanjing | rowspan="3"| China | rowspan="2"| Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | rowspan="2"| 20,000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0002001569 |script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어, 한국가수 최초 中 난징서 콘서트... 2만팬 열광 |trans-title=Super Junior, the first Korean singer to hold a concert in Nanjing, China... 20,000 excited fans |author=Lim yi-rang |work=My Daily |via=Naver |date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2002 |language=ko}}</ref> |- | January 18, 2009 |- | March 7, 2009 | Chengdu | Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium | 10,000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/081/0002002139 |script-title=ko:슈주, 첫 亞 투어 성황리 마쳐... 12일 컴백 |trans-title=SuJu's first Asia tour have been successfully completed... Comeback on the 12th |author=Jung Yoo-jin |work=Seoul Shinmun |via=Naver |date=March 9, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |language=ko |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807135127/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/081/0002002139 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! colspan="4"| Total ! '''86,000''' |} ==Personnel== * Super Junior – performers * SM Entertainment – organizers * [http://www.dment.co.kr/ DREAM MAKER ENTERCOM], CREAZONE – promoters * [http://www.truemusic.com/ True Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322021141/http://www.truemusic.com/ |date=March 22, 2009 }} (Thailand) – overseas organizers

==Live album== {{Infobox album | name = Super Show - Super Junior The 1st Asia Tour Concert Album | italic_title = no | type = live | artist = Super Junior | cover = Super Junior - Super Show Tour Concert Album.jpg | alt = | caption = ''Super Show - Super Junior The 1st Asia Tour Concert Album'' cover | released = {{Start date|2008|05|19}} | recorded = February 22–24, 2008 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | venue = | studio = | genre = K-pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, trot | length = {{Duration|m=128|s=18}} | language = Korean | label = SM Entertainment | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Super Show 2 Concert Album | next_year = 2009 }} '''''Super Show - Super Junior The 1st Asia Tour Concert Album''''' is the first live album of South Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released on May 19, 2008, by SM Entertainment. The songs in this album are direct recordings from their concerts at the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea from February 22 to 24, the first stop of their ''Super Show''. It was also released in Taiwan by Avex Taiwan on June 27, 2008.<ref>[http://www.avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?catalogNo=AVKCD80215%2F6 "''Super Show - Super Junior The 1st Asia Tour Concert Album'' info"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909034609/https://www.avex.com.tw/artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?CatalogNo=AVKCD80215/6 |date=September 9, 2023 }} ''Avex Taiwan''. June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2012 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> It debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Weekly G-Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart with a percentage sales of 27.58%.

===Track listing=== {| cellpadding="10" |width="50%" valign="top"| '''CD 1''' # "Welcome To S.J.World" # "Twins (Knock Out)" # Intro + "Rock This House" # Intro + "돈돈! (Don't Don)" # "Asian Freak Show" # "갈증 (A Man In Love)" # "거울 (Mirror)" # Ment #1 # "사랑이 떠나다 (She's Gone)" # "You're My Endless Love (말하자면)" # "Dancing Out" # Super Junior-K.R.Y – "The Night Chicago Died" # Donghae – "My Everything"<ref group="note">Originally sung by 98 Degrees</ref> # Kyuhyun, Ryeowook – "처음 느낌 그대로"<ref group="note">Originally sung by Lee Sora.</ref><ref group="note">Ryeowook plays piano accompaniment</ref> # Leeteuk, Yesung – "인형 (Doll)"<ref group="note">Originally sung by Shin Hyesung and Lee Jihoon.</ref> # Super Junior-K.R.Y – "걸음을 멈추고" # Kang-In, Leeteuk, Shindong, Sungmin, Siwon – "룩셈부르크"<ref group="note">Leeteuk and Shindong sings background vocals; Sungmin plays electric guitar accompaniment; Siwon plays drums accompaniment</ref> |width="50%" valign="top"| '''CD 2''' # Super Junior-T – "로꾸거!!! (Rokkuko)" # Super Junior-T – "첫차 (First Express)" # Super Junior-T – "나같은건 없는건가요 (Don't Go Away)" # "H.I.T. (히트)" # Eunhyuk, Super Junior-K.R.Y – "One Love" # "미워 (Hate U, Love U)" # Ment #2 # "Marry U" # "Y.M.C.A." # "Wonder Boy" # "첫눈이 와 (First Snow)" # "Ment #3" # 마지막 승부 (The Girl Is Mine)" # "U" # "행복 (Full Of Happiness)" # "차근차근 (Way For Love)" # "Believe" # "Miracle" # [Bonus Track] "One Love" (Studio Ver.) |}

===Charts=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:700px" ! Country !! Chart !! Period !! Position !! Sales |- | South Korea || MIAK || May || 4 || 15,016<ref>[http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200805.htm "May 2008"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619192306/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200805.htm |date=June 19, 2008 }} ''MIAK''. Retrieved June 24, 2008 {{in lang|ko}}</ref> |- | Taiwan || G-Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart || June 27 - July 3, 2008 (week 26) || 1 || 27.58%<ref>[http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111090534/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx |date=January 11, 2009 }} ''G-Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart''. Retrieved March 20, 2012 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{reflist|group=note}}

==External links==   * {{in lang|ko}} [http://superjunior.smtown.com/ Super Junior Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108214141/http://superjunior.smtown.com/ |date=November 8, 2017 }}

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