The Road: Celebration

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The Road
The Road: Keep On Going digital cover
Studio album by
Super Junior
ReleasedJuly 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) (Vol. 1)
December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) (Vol. 2)
January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06) (Released)
Studio
  • Golden Bell Tree Sound (Seoul)
  • InGrid (Seoul)
  • Prelude (Seoul)
  • Seoul
  • SM Big Shot (Seoul)
  • SM Concert Hall (Seoul)
  • SM LVYIN (Seoul)
  • SM SSSAM (Seoul)
  • SM Starlight (Seoul)
Genre
Length41:10
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Lee Soo-man
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Gustav Nyström
  • Henrik Moreborg
  • 153/Joombas
  • 153CreatorsClub
  • Henrik Nordenback
  • Jonas Ekdahl
  • Joo Young-hoon
  • Yoo Hyun-jong
Super Junior chronology
The Road : Winter for Spring
(2022)		 The Road
(2022)		 Super Junior25
(2025)
Singles from The Road: Keep On Going
  1. "Don't Wait"
    Released: June 29, 2022
  2. "Mango"
    Released: July 12, 2022
Vol. 2
The Road: Celebration digital cover
Singles from The Road: Celebration
  1. "Celebrate"
    Released: December 15, 2022

The Road is the twelfth Korean-language studio album (thirteenth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior released on January 6, 2023.[2] The album was originally released in two parts, The Road: Keep On Going and The Road: Celebration. The former was released on July 12, 2022,[3] while the latter was released on December 15, 2022, by SM Entertainment.[4] The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.[5]

Background

On June 13, 2022, Label SJ released the concept trailer for their eleventh album.[6][7]

On June 28, 2022, Super Junior released the track list for Vol.1 of their eleventh album. Five tracks were included in Vol.1. The title song for the album was "Mango".[8]

Super Junior released the music video for their second track, "Don't Wait", on June 29, 2022.[9]

On November 28, SM released the first set of teasers for The Road Vol. 2: Celebration, with a set release date of December 16.[10]

Promotion

Super Show 9

On July 15 to July 17, the group embarked on the album supporting tour, Super Show 9 at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul.[11] They first performed "Celebrate" during the Philippines stop of the tour on December 17, 2022.[12]

Track listing

The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mango"Kang Eun-jeong
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Gustav Nyström
  • Moa Pettersson Hammar
  • Robin Stjernberg
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Gustav Nyström
3:19
2."Don't Wait"Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas)
  • Andreas Moe
  • Freddie Liljegren
  • Henrik Moreborg
Henrik Moreborg2:59
3."My Wish"Jisoo Park (153/Joombas)
  • Jisoo Park (153/Joombas)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • MRey (153CreatorsClub)
  • Papi Lee (153/Joombas)
4:06
4."Everyday"Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL)
  • Alexej Viktorovich (JeL)
  • John Mars
  • JeL
  • John Mars
2:59
5."Always"
  • U1 (153/Joombas)
  • l.vin (153/Joombas)
  • NEUL
l.vin (153/Joombas)3:52
Total length:17:15
The Road: Celebration Vol.2 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Celebrate"Kang Eun-jeong
  • Henrik Nordenback
  • Christian Fast
  • Gabriel Brandes
Henrik Nordenback3:33
2."Hate Christmas"
  • Maryjane
  • Mok Ji-min
3:10
3."Snowman"Peomkin (153/Joombas)
  • Humbler
  • Davey Nate
  • Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch
Humbler3:14
4."White Love"Lee Seung-hoJoo Young-hoonMelange2:51
5."If Only You" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.; special track)Yoo Hyun-jongYoo Hyun-jongYoo Hyun-jong3:51
Total length:16:39

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13][14]

Studio

The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1

  • SM Big Shot Studio – recording (track 1–4), engineered for mix, mixing (track 4)
  • SM Starlight Studio – recording (track 1, 4–5), digital editing, engineered for mix (track 1)
  • SM SSAM Studio – recording (track 1, 3–4), engineered for mix (track 1, 3)
  • SM LVYIN Studio – recording (track 2, 4–5), engineered for mix (track 3, 5), digital editing, mixing (track 5)
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording (track 3), engineered for mix (track 2)
  • Prelude Studio – recording (track 3)
  • Seoul Studio – recording (track 3)
  • Doobdoob Studio – digital editing (track 1–3)
  • Sound Pool Studio – digital editing (track 4)
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 1)
  • SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing (track 2–3)
  • 821 Sound – mastering (all tracks)

The Road: Celebration Vol.2

  • Golden Bell Tree Sound – recording (track 1–4)
  • SM Concert Hall Studio – recording, mixing (track 5)
  • Ingrid Studio – recording, digital editing (track 5)
  • Sound Pool Studio – digital editing (track 2), mixing (track 4)
  • Doobdoob Studio – digital editing (track 3–4)
  • SM Big Shot Studio – engineered for mix (track 1, 5), mixing (track 2)
  • SM SSAM Studio – engineered for mix (track 2)
  • SM LVYIN Studio – engineered for mix (track 3–4)
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 1)
  • SM Starlight Studio – mixing (track 3)
  • 821 Sound – mastering (all tracks)

Personnel

The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1

  • Super Junior – vocals (all tracks)
  • Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
  • Ryan Jhun – composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Gustav Nyström – composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Moa Pettersson Hammar – composition (track 1)
  • Robin Stjernberg – composition (track 1)
  • Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
  • Andreas Moe – composition (track 2)
  • Freddie Liljegren – composition (track 2)
  • Henrik Moreborg – composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, whistle (track 3)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
  • MRey (153CreatorsClub) – composition, arrangement, synthesizer (track 3)
  • Papi Lee (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
  • Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) – lyrics (track 4)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL) – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 4)
  • Alexej Viktorovich (JeL) – composition, arrangement (track 4)
  • John Mars – composition, arrangement (track 4)
  • U1 (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition (track 5)
  • Yi Yi-jin – lyrics (track 5)
  • l.vin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement, drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer (track 5)
  • NEUL – composition (track 5)
  • G-High – vocal directing (track 1–2)
  • Lee Yoo-ra – background vocals (track 1–2)
  • Jo Hyung-won – background vocals (track 1–2)
  • Yoo Young-jin – background vocals (track 1)
  • Josefine Wassler – background vocals (track 2)
  • Jeon Seung-woo – vocal directing, background vocals (track 4–5)
  • Cha I-hwan – bass (track 3)
  • Joo Young-hoon – drums (track 3)
  • Kang Gun-hoo – guitar (track 3)
  • Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 3)
  • Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 3)
  • Yung – strings (track 3)
  • Lee Min-kyu – recording (track 1–4), engineered for mix, mixing (track 4)
  • Jeong Yoo-ra – recording (track 1, 4–5), digital editing, engineered for mix (track 1)
  • Kang Eun-ji – recording (track 1, 3–4), engineered for mix (track 1, 3)
  • Lee Ji-hong – recording (track 2, 4–5), engineered for mix (track 3, 5), digital editing, mixing (track 5)
  • Noh Min-ji – recording (track 3), engineered for mix (track 2)
  • Lee Chang-sun – recording (track 3)
  • Jeong Ki-hong – recording (track 3)
  • Choi Da-in – recording (track 3)
  • Lee Chan-mi – recording (track 3)
  • Choi Eun-mi – recording assistant (track 3)
  • Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 1–3)
  • Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 4)
  • Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
  • Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 2–3)
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)

The Road: Celebration Vol.2

  • Super Junior – vocals (track 1–4)
  • Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
  • Henrik Nordenback – composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Christian Fast – composition (track 1)
  • Gabriel Brandes – composition (track 1)
  • Maryjane – lyrics (track 2)
  • Mok Ji-min – lyrics (track 2)
  • Jonas Ekdahl – composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Rickard Bonde Truumeel – composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Mike Watson – composition (track 2)
  • Peomkin (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 3)
  • Humbler – composition, arrangement (track 3)
  • Davey Nate – composition (track 3)
  • Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch – composition (track 3)
  • Lee Seung-ho – lyrics (track 4)
  • Joo Young-hoon – composition (track 4)
  • Melange – arrangement, vocal directing (track 4)
  • Yoo Hyun-jong – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 5)
  • G-High – vocal directing (track 1)
  • Gesture – vocal directing (track 2)
  • Jeon Min-kyung – vocal directing (track 3)
  • Heron – background vocals (track 1)
  • Kang Tae-woo a.k.a. Soulman – background vocals (track 2–3, 5)
  • Onestar – background vocals (track 4)
  • Seo Sang-hwan – bass (track 3)
  • Park Joo-hoon – drums (track 3)
  • Jeong Ki-woon – guitar (track 3)
  • Kim Jin-soo – piano (track 3)
  • Woo Sang-seok – harmonica (track 3)
  • Choi Hoon – bass (track 5)
  • Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar (track 5)
  • Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 5)
  • Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 5)
  • Yung – strings (track 5)
  • Jeong Il-jin – recording (track 1–3)
  • Kim Kwang-min – recording (track 2–4)
  • Nam Koong-jin – recording, mixing (track 5)
  • Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing (track 5)
  • Kang Sun-young – digital editing (track 1)
  • Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 2)
  • Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 3–4)
  • Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix (track 1, 5), mixing (track 2)
  • Kang Eun-ji – engineered for mix (track 2)
  • Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix (track 3–4)
  • Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
  • Jeong Yoo-ra – mixing (track 3)
  • Kim Han-koo – mixing (track 4)
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for The Road: Keep On Going
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 8
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[16] 9
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 7
South Korean Albums (Circle)[18] 3
Weekly chart performance for The Road: Celebration
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 10
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[20] 12
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[21] 7
South Korean Albums (Circle)[22] 1
Weekly chart performance for The Road
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 42
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] 43
South Korean Albums (Circle)[25] 9

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for The Road: Keep On Going
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 28
South Korean Albums (Circle)[27] 13
Monthly chart performance for The Road: Celebration
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[28] 22
South Korean Albums (Circle)[29] 9
Monthly chart performance for The Road
Chart (2023) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Circle)[30] 24

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for The Road: Keep On Going
Chart (2022) Position
South Korean Albums (Circle)[31] 81
Year-end chart performance for The Road: Celebration
Chart (2022) Position
South Korean Albums (Circle)[31] 88

Release history

Release history for The Road
Region Date Format Version Label Ref
South Korea July 12, 2022 CD Vol. 1: Keep on Going [2]
Taiwan Avex Taiwan [32]
Various
  • SM
  • Label SJ
 [2]
South Korea December 15, 2022 CD Vol. 2: Celebration
  • SM
  • Label SJ
  • Dreamus
 [10]
Taiwan
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Avex Taiwan [33]
Various
  • SM
  • Label SJ
 [10]

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