The Road (Super Junior album)
The Road is the twelfth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior released on January 6, 2023. 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, while the latter was released on December 15, 2022, by SM Entertainment. The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.
Background
On June 13, 2022, Label SJ released the concept trailer for their eleventh album.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".
Super Junior released the music video for their second track, "Don't Wait", on June 29, 2022.
On November 28, SM released the first set of teasers for The Road Vol. 2: Celebration, with a set release date of December 16.
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. They first performed "Celebrate" during the Philippines stop of the tour on December 17, 2022.Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.Studio
The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1
- SM Big Shot Studio – recording, engineered for mix, mixing
- SM Starlight Studio – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
- SM SSAM Studio – recording, engineered for mix
- SM LVYIN Studio – recording, engineered for mix, digital editing, mixing
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, engineered for mix
- Prelude Studio – recording
- Seoul Studio – recording
- Doobdoob Studio – digital editing
- Sound Pool Studio – digital editing
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
- SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound – mastering
- Golden Bell Tree Sound – recording
- SM Concert Hall Studio – recording, mixing
- Ingrid Studio – recording, digital editing
- Sound Pool Studio – digital editing, mixing
- Doobdoob Studio – digital editing
- SM Big Shot Studio – engineered for mix, mixing
- SM SSAM Studio – engineered for mix
- SM LVYIN Studio – engineered for mix
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
- SM Starlight Studio – mixing
- 821 Sound – mastering
- 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
- Super Junior – vocals
- * Eunhyuk – lyrics
- Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics
- Ryan Jhun – composition, arrangement
- Gustav Nyström – composition, arrangement
- Moa Pettersson Hammar – composition
- Robin Stjernberg – composition
- Lee Joo-hyun – lyrics
- Andreas Moe – composition
- Freddie Liljegren – composition
- Henrik Moreborg – composition, arrangement
- Jisoo Park – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, whistle
- Hyuk Shin – composition, arrangement
- MRey – composition, arrangement, synthesizer
- Papi Lee – composition, arrangement
- Jeon Won-kyo – lyrics
- Alexander Karlsson – composition, arrangement, background vocals
- Alexej Viktorovich – composition, arrangement
- John Mars – composition, arrangement
- U1 – lyrics, composition
- Yi Yi-jin – lyrics
- l.vin – composition, arrangement, drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer
- NEUL – composition
- G-High – vocal directing
- Lee Yoo-ra – background vocals
- Jo Hyung-won – background vocals
- Yoo Young-jin – background vocals
- Josefine Wassler – background vocals
- Jeon Seung-woo – vocal directing, background vocals
- Cha I-hwan – bass
- Joo Young-hoon – drums
- Kang Gun-hoo – guitar
- Gil Eun-kyung – piano
- Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement
- Yung – strings
- Lee Min-kyu – recording, engineered for mix, mixing
- Jeong Yoo-ra – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
- Kang Eun-ji – recording, engineered for mix
- Lee Ji-hong – recording, engineered for mix, digital editing, mixing
- Noh Min-ji – recording, engineered for mix
- Lee Chang-sun – recording
- Jeong Ki-hong – recording
- Choi Da-in – recording
- Lee Chan-mi – recording
- Choi Eun-mi – recording assistant
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing
- Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
- Super Junior – vocals
- * Super Junior-K.R.Y. – vocals
- Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics
- Henrik Nordenback – composition, arrangement
- Christian Fast – composition
- Gabriel Brandes – composition
- Maryjane – lyrics
- Mok Ji-min – lyrics
- Jonas Ekdahl – composition, arrangement
- Rickard Bonde Truumeel – composition, arrangement
- Mike Watson – composition
- Peomkin – lyrics
- Humbler – composition, arrangement
- Davey Nate – composition
- Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch – composition
- Lee Seung-ho – lyrics
- Joo Young-hoon – composition
- Melange – arrangement, vocal directing
- Yoo Hyun-jong – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing
- G-High – vocal directing
- Gesture – vocal directing
- Jeon Min-kyung – vocal directing
- Heron – background vocals
- Kang Tae-woo Soulman – background vocals
- Onestar – background vocals
- Seo Sang-hwan – bass
- Park Joo-hoon – drums
- Jeong Ki-woon – guitar
- Kim Jin-soo – piano
- Woo Sang-seok – harmonica
- Choi Hoon – bass
- Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar
- Gil Eun-kyung – piano
- Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement
- Yung – strings
- Jeong Il-jin – recording
- Kim Kwang-min – recording
- Nam Koong-jin – recording, mixing
- Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing
- Kang Sun-young – digital editing
- Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing
- Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix, mixing
- Kang Eun-ji – engineered for mix
- Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
- Jeong Yoo-ra – mixing
- Kim Han-koo – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Japanese Combined Albums | 12 |
| Japanese Hot Albums | 7 |
| South Korean Albums | 1 |
| Chart | Peak position |
| Japanese Albums | 42 |
| Japanese Hot Albums | 43 |
| South Korean Albums | 9 |
Monthly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Japanese Albums | 22 |
| South Korean Albums | 9 |
| Chart | Peak position |
| South Korean Albums | 24 |
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| South Korean Albums | 88 |