Super Junior will still continue on as a full group.
On July 14, 2023, SM Entertainment announced that the members of Super Junior have renewed their contracts with them for their full-group activities. However, in terms of their individual activities, 3 members have opted not to renew their contracts with SM Entertainment.
“Eunhyuk, Donghae, and Kyuhyun have not renewed their contracts with us and will each be pursuing individual activities,” said SM Entertainment in their statement. “Eunhyuk, Donghae, and Kyuhyun will be continuing their Super Junior promotions together with SM. We will be cheering the three of them on as they take on new challenges, and we plan to communicate closely with them so that they can effectively carry out both their group activities and their solo activities at the same time.”
All the remaining members of Super Junior, Leeteuk, Kim Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Choi Siwon, and Ryeowook, have renewed their contracts with SM Entertainment and will remain with the agency.
On the same day, entertainment agency Antenna had confirmed that Super Junior’s Kyuhyun was in talks to sign with them in a statement and also added that nothing has been decided yet.
At the same time, Eunhyuk and Donghae, also called Super Junior- D&E, are reported to have plans of establishing their own company. The two have been close friends since their trainee days, debuted as the “D&E” sub-unit of Super Junior, and have received high praise and popularity in Japan.
Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun are also set to move out of their Cheongdam-dong dorm (Super Junior’s dorm), where they have lived for about 15+ years.
ELFs had been surprised by this news but nevertheless expressed their unceasing support for the idols they loved.
"even if i don't sign a group contract, i'm just super junior. blue blood is already flowing through my body. we'll show you more how united we are after the announcement.. even though our companies are different, our love for our fans are the same"
thank you kim heechul 😭🥹💙 pic.twitter.com/kt2GNR435k
— 💭 (@heebunim) July 14, 2023
My mood today because of @SJofficial:
Kyuhyun, Hyukjae and Donghae leaving SM 📉
Suju renew as group in SM 📈
KyuHyuk leaving dorm 📉
Kyu in Antenna and D&E own company 📈
Woodstock Festival postponed 📉
Reading Heechul's Bubble 📈Super Junior why are you doing this to me 😭 pic.twitter.com/HEYb3WHrAu
— Rima | 🦐🦞🐧🐢 (semi IA due to med school) (@ONCELFCARATSTAY) July 14, 2023
A place that will hold many memories ~ Thank you Kyuhyun for taking care super junior dorm 💙💙 pic.twitter.com/mUVpMuTYyC
— 𝖈𝖐𝖍88 ❄️❄️❄️ (@chokyu_88_) July 14, 2023
we run blue blood in our dna right? means our blood is thicker 💙 super junior the last man standing! huhu i love them all so muchhh pic.twitter.com/fFPbF6WckY
— EL🧏🏻♀️ (@baebyguurl) July 14, 2023
as long as we have leeteuk as leader we gonna have super junior on heaven 🥹💙🥺 and super junior love for us we long lasting until forever & we should trust them & support all the decisions @SJofficial #SUPERJUNIOR pic.twitter.com/YTvrj9GSI3
— ᴍɪɴ ♡ HC 🍒 (@sunflow3rmin_) July 14, 2023
Eunhyuk once said:
“ I want to be Super Junior Forever”
I believe in you @AllRiseSilver 💙 pic.twitter.com/wRj1YG9Vri
— ndy🍑☁️ (@forYJJDHES) July 14, 2023
ELFS: freaking out, confused, relived but anxious and worried.
Super Junior Leader: ⬇️
“when leeteuk is calm just know that everything is going well ❤️” pic.twitter.com/V8otfKFmaC— M. (@itsxelf_) July 14, 2023
All Super Junior members renewed their contract with SM. They will continue their group activities under SM.
Donghae, Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun's individual activities will not be managed by SM anymore. Don't worry, it's a really good thing. If you know, you know 🙂 pic.twitter.com/zs0YQ8hqzY
— 🥀 Yesung Unfading Sense 🥀 (@sapphirecloud1) July 14, 2023
Super Junior is a role model for a lot of groups. Also, when asked, Leeteuk gives genuine and real-life advice to his hoobaes because he wants them to have long careers too. pic.twitter.com/TnsCvM1QuT
— ഒkat (@teukiemeow) July 10, 2023
https://twitter.com/sjsofabulous/status/1679691857784344577?s=20
SUPER JUNIOR FOREVER 💖💖 pic.twitter.com/3GW8c6dfhy
— ✨ELF in CARATland || finally saw SVT 😭💙 (@yamarie_sjsvt) July 14, 2023
If the plan is for the rest of the Sujus to join the label that DnE will established in the future, it make sense that not all members leave bcs sm still owns the name Super Junior. If they want to keep the name they need to hv stable label first for all the legal procedures etc
— 하루 (@ryeongguharu) July 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/sjsofabulous/status/1679690850857791488?s=20
Donghae and Eunhyuk joined SM Entertainment as trainees in 2001, and had debuted as members of Super Junior in 2005. Kyuhyun joined Super Junior as its youngest member in 2006.
As a full group, Super Junior has 12 Korean-language albums and 2 Japanese-language albums up their sleeve, and had gained international recognition with their best-selling single, “Sorry, Sorry” in 2009.
We wish you all the best for your future activities, Super Junior’s Donghae, Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun!
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