Donghae & Eunhyuk

Super Junior-D&E
Background information
Also known as
  • Donghae&Eunhyuk
  • D&E
  • Super Junior-D&E
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2011–Hiatus (Military Service)
Labels
Associated acts
Website Korean Official Website
Japan Official Website
Members

Super Junior-D&E (Korean: 슈퍼주니어-동해&은혁, also known as Donghae&Eunhyuk, D&E or Super Junior-D&E) is the fifth official subgroup of the South Korean boy band Super Junior, formed by SM Entertainment in 2011. The sub-group is composed of two Super Junior members Donghae and Eunhyuk. The duo's first official performance was on December 16, 2011, on KBS's Music Bank, performing '떴다 오빠 (Oppa, Oppa)'.[1] The group released their first Korean extended play (EP), The Beat Goes On on March 9, 2015.[2]

History

2011–2012: Formation and Oppa, Oppa

Donghae & Eunhyuk released debut digital single Oppa, Oppa on December 16, 2011. The single contains lead single Oppa, Oppa and B-side single First Love. The duo made their debuted stage on December 16 in Music Bank.[1]

The song "Oppa Oppa" was first introduced in Super Show 4 on November 19, 2011. The song released double music video: lead music video was released on December 16 and other music video was released on December 21, directed by Shindong and starring by Amber of f(x), Peter and Youngsky of One Way group and Sungmin and Shindong feature in the music video.

They released Japanese version of Oppa, Oppa on April 4, 2012. The single also containing of lead single Oppa, Oppa and B-side single First Love. "Oppa, Oppa" peaked at #2 on Oricon single daily and weekly charts, and #1 on Tower Records single chart.[3]

2013: I Wanna Dance and Still You

Peter of Team One Sound wrote through Twitter that the duo would release new songs in 2013.[4] On June 19, 2013, the duo released their second Japanese single I Wanna Dance which also includes the B-side track Love That I Need featuring Super Junior-M member Henry.

They released their second Korean single Still You on December 18, 2013. The music video was filmed in London. They made the first performed with "Still You" at SM Town Week: Super Junior Treasure Island on December 28 and 29.[5]

2014: Ride Me and Japan tour

Donghae & Eunhyuk revealed during Super Show 5 in Osaka that they would release their first album, followed by their first tour in Japan.

The duo started promotion under group name Super Junior-D&E after released their first Japanese album Ride Me on February 26, 2014 .[6]They released short version fo "Motorcycle" promotional video (PV) on February 2. The song became the main theme of the Japanese TV show, 'Sukkiri'.

Super Junior-D&E The 1st Japan Tour was kicked off in Nagoya on 4 March 2014, going through 8 cities including Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kobe, Niigata, Budokan and Tokyo for 22 performances. The boys sang a total of 22 songs, including "I Wanna Dance", "Oppa Oppa", and "BAMBINA".[7] The boys wrap up their concert from May 8 to 10 in Budokan attracting a total of 100,000 fans for their 1st Japan Tour. Shortly after D&E 1st Japan Tour, the duo released their 3rd Japanese single titled "Skeleton" on August 6, 2014.[8]

2015: The Beat Goes On, Present and Asia Tour

In February 2015, it was announced that the duo will release their first physical album in South Korea. The showcase for their first extended plays, The Beat Goes On took place at the SMTOWN Coex Artium on March 5. The album released online on March 6 and offline on March 9. Donghae participated in the album production along with producers The Underdogs, Hitchhiker, NoizeBank and more.[2] The duo made their comeback performance on the Korean music show Music Bank with the songs Growing Pains and The Beat Goes On on March 6, 2015 and kept promotions going on Music Core, Inkigayo and M! Countdown.[9] On March 24, The duo released special edition album for The Beat Goes On. Including the seven tracks in the original album, "Oppa, Oppa", "1+1=LOVE", "Still You", "Motorcycle", "Love That I Need", and "I Wanna Dance" from its previous digital singles and Korean versions of Japanese songs for a total of 13 tracks in the special edition album.[10]

On April 1, the duo released first Japanese EP called Present, which contained a total of eight songs including the lead single Saturday Night.[11] Beginning in Saitama on 3 April, the duo kicked off second Japan tour Super Junior D&E The 2nd Japan Tour - Present holding concerts in Saitama, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka for 10 performances. The concerts gathered more than 100,000 fans.[8]

Super Junior-D&E Asia Tour - Present was kicks off in Taipei on June 6, going through 4 Asia cities including Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Bangkok for 5 performances.[12][13]The duo released their fourth Japanese single titled Let's Get It On on September 30.

On October 4, the Gangnam K-Pop Festival was held on Yeongdong Street in Seoul. It marked Donghae and Eunhyuk final public appearance before heading to the army.[14]Eunhyuk was enlisted for his mandatory military service on 13 October 2015 and Donghae was enlisted for his mandatory military service on 15 October 2015. It was made the duo taking hiatus for their activities.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR JPN TW
J-Pop		 US
Heat		 US
World
Japanese
Ride Me
  • Released: February 26, 2014
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 — 3 — — —
  • JPN: 50,152+

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR JPN TW
J-Pop		 US
Heat		 US
World
Korean
The Beat Goes On 1 — — — 4
  • KOR: 71,434+
  • Re-released: March 24, 2015
  • Label: S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
  • Format: CD, Digital Download
 2 — — — —
  • KOR: 27,328+
Japanese
Present
  • Released: April 1, 2015
  • Label: Avex Trax]
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 — 2 — — —
  • JPN: 69,142+

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon		 JPN US
World
Korean
"Oppa, Oppa" 2011 13 — —
  • KOR: 757,725+ (DL)
 The Beat Goes On (Special Edition)
"Still You" 2013 51 — —
  • KOR: 33,043+ (DL)
"Growing Pains" 2015 23 — — The Beat Goes On
Japanese
"Oppa, Oppa"[15] 2012 — 2 —
  • JPN: 80,500+
 Ride Me
"I Wanna Dance" 2013 — 3 —
"Motorcycle" 2014 — — —
"Skeleton" — 4 —
  • JPN: 39,314+
 Present
"Saturday Night" 2015 — — —
"Let's Get It On" — 6 —
  • JPN: 29,449+
 Non album-single

Music videos

Title Year Director
Korean
"Oppa, Oppa" 2011 N/A
"Still You" 2013 N/A
"Growing Pains" 2015 ZANYBROS
"Chok Chok Dance" N/A
Japanese
"Oppa, Oppa" 2012 ZANYBROS
"I Wanna Dance" 2013
"Motorcycle" 2014
"Skeleton"
"Saturday Night" 2015 N/A
"Let's Get It On" N/A

Tours and concerts

Asia Tour

Japan Tour

Supporting act

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
Asia Model Awards
2015 Popularity Award Super Junior-D&E Won
Japan Gold Disc Award
2015 Album of the Year Present Won [17]
Best 3 Album Won [18]

Music Bank

Year Date Song
2015 March 20 "Growing Pains"

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/general/super-juniors-eunhyuk-and-donghae-perform-r12078
  2. 1 2 "[Video] Super Junior′s Donghae and Eunhyuk Highlights ′The Beat Goes On′ Album". CJ E&M enewsWorld. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  3. ↑ "방송전문인터넷미디어". Tvreport. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  4. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2012/11/super-juniors-donghae-and-eunhyuk-to-release-a-new-song-soon
  5. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/12/super-juniors-donghae-and-eunhyuk-to-release-still-i-on-the-18th
  6. ↑ "Donghae and Eunhyuk provide audio preview of Japanese album 'Ride Me'". allkpop. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/05/super-juniors-donghae-and-eunhyuk-wrap-up-their-japan-tour-in-tokyo
  8. 1 2 "Super Junior D&E Successfully Completes Second Japanese Tour". CJ E&M enewsWorld. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  9. ↑ "Super Junior D&E's hit single". kpopherald. March 11, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Super Junior-D&E to Release Special Edition Album for 'The Beat Goes On'". CJ E&M enewsWorld. March 20, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Super Junior D&E to drop album in March". kpopherald. February 26, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Super Junior-DE Steals the Show in Taiwan". CJ E&M enewsWorld. June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Super Junior D&E on a roll in tour". kpopherald. June 28, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ "SUJU′s Donghae and Eunhyuk to Make Final Public Appearance at Gangnam Festival Ahead of Enlistment". CJ E&M enewsWorld. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ Ho, Stewart "Super Junior wants to Sing ′Opera′ in Japan" Mnet News. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-21
  16. ↑ "20th Lotte Family K-Wave Concert Lines Up Super Junior D&E, Zhou Mi, Kyuhyun and Henry". kpopstarz. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  17. ↑ "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2016" (in Japanese). The Japan Gold Disc Award. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  18. ↑ "EXO, Big Bang And TVXQ Take Home Major Trophies At Japan's Gold Disk Awards". kpopstarz. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

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