The Road (Super Junior album)
| The Road | ||||
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![]() The Road: Keep On Going digital cover  | ||||
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| Released | July 12, 2022 (Vol. 1) December 15, 2022 (Vol. 2) January 6, 2023 (Released)  | |||
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| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
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| Singles from The Road: Keep On Going | ||||
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| Vol. 2 | ||||
![]() The Road: Celebration digital cover  | ||||
| Singles from The Road: Celebration | ||||
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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
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mango" | Kang Eun-jeong | 
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  | 3:19 | 
| 2. | "Don't Wait" | Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) | 
  | Henrik Moreborg | 2:59 | 
| 3. | "My Wish" | Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) | 
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  | 4:06 | 
| 4. | "Everyday" | Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) | 
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  | 2:59 | 
| 5. | "Always" | 
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  | l.vin (153/Joombas) | 3:52 | 
| Total length: | 17:15 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Celebrate" | Kang Eun-jeong | 
  | Henrik Nordenback | 3:33 | 
| 2. | "Hate Christmas" | 
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  | 3:10 | 
| 3. | "Snowman" | Peomkin (153/Joombas) | 
  | Humbler | 3:14 | 
| 4. | "White Love" | Lee Seung-ho | Joo Young-hoon | Melange | 2:51 | 
| 5. | "If Only You" (Super Junior-K.R.Y.; special track) | Yoo Hyun-jong | Yoo Hyun-jong | Yoo Hyun-jong | 3:51 | 
| Total length: | 16:39 | ||||
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13][14]
Studio
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 The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1 
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 The Road: Celebration Vol.2 
 
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Personnel
- Label SJ – executive producer
 - Lee Soo-man – producer
 - Lee Sung-soo – executive supervisor
 - Tak Young-jun – production director, executive supervisor
 - Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
 
The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1
- Super Junior – vocals (all tracks)
- Eunhyuk – lyrics (track 5)
 
 - 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)
- Super Junior-K.R.Y. – vocals (track 5)
 
 - 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
 
 
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Monthly charts
 
 
 Year-end charts
 
 
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref | 
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| South Korea | July 12, 2022 | CD | Vol. 1: Keep on Going | [2] | |
| Taiwan | Avex Taiwan | [32] | |||
| Various | 
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[2] | |||
| South Korea | December 15, 2022 | CD | Vol. 2: Celebration | 
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[10] | 
| Taiwan | 
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Avex Taiwan | [33] | ||
| Various | 
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[10] | 
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