Super Girl (song)

"Super Girl"
Single by Super Junior-M
from the album Super Girl
Released September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)
Format Promotional single
Recorded SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Genre Synthpop, techno, electro, electropop
Label SM Entertainment
Writer(s) Young Jin Yoo
Producer Soo-Man Lee (Executive), Young Jin Yoo
Super Junior-M singles chronology
"Me"
(2008)		 "Super Girl"
(2009)		 "Blue Tomorrow"
(2009)

"Super Girl" is a song by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M from their mini album, Super Girl. Written by Young Jin Yoo, the single served as the mini album's first promotional single. The song was revealed on September 14, 2009, along with the release of its corresponding music video.[1] It is Super Junior-M's most critically successful single, winning numerous accolades at various Chinese music festivals.

Contents

Music and lyrics

Written by Young Jin Yoo, "Super Girl" was recorded in SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea. The song has a quick electro-synth groove, with quick synthesizers and a techno melody. The composition of "Super Girl" carries a similar sultry beat as some of Yoo's previous works, such as Super Junior's "Sorry, Sorry" and later, Shinee's "Ring Ding Dong".

Quite the opposite of "Sorry, Sorry" lyrically, "Super Girl" deals with letting go of a blind relationship. Written by Aibi, the lyrics is in a point of view of a man, who wants to have "super girl" forget about those who have hurt her. He wants her to be aware of her own positive qualities, and that he will always cherish her as his super girl. In the second half of the song, the lyrics portray the other man pursuing super girl again, and the lyrics tell her that she should avoid him and not trust him, only to be hurt all over again.

Music video

The music video was directed by Soo-Hyun Cho and filmed in a studio in Yangsu-ri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea in late August 2009. The music video took exactly 26 hours to film, from 5:00 am to 7:00 am the next morning.[2] A teaser of the music video was released on September 11 through YouTube,[3] and the complete project premiered on the afternoon of September 14 through Super Junior-M's official website, China's Sohu news portal, Taiwan's Avex website, Thailand's GMM website, and YouTube.[1][4]

The music video, including intercut sequences of choreographed dancing by Super Junior-M, tells a story of a nerd (played by Han Geng) who accidentally crashes into a house party. Warmly welcomed by the DJ and others, Han Geng begins taking random pictures of the people in the party with his cell phone. He comes upon a beautiful girl (Jessica of Girls' Generation), and begins taking photos of her. Annoyed, Jessica pushes him away with a disgusted look. Rejected and hurt, Han Geng walks out of the party. Wanting to catch Jessica's attention one more time, he magically dresses into a suitable party boy attire and confidently walks back into the party, surprising Jessica with his cool appearance, and lures her into dancing with him.

Musical personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "SJ-M new MV releases today, Han Geng leads party role" (in Chinese). Sohu. 2009-09-14. http://korea.sohu.com/20090914/n266708927.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-14. 
  2. ^ (in Chinese)Sohu. http://v.sohu.com/s2008/superjunior/. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  3. ^ "Super Junior-M_Super Girl_Teaser Movie". sment. 2009-09-11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3uUqd8VI2o. Retrieved 2009-09-14. 
  4. ^ "Super Junior-M_Super Girl_(MusicVideo)". sment. 2009-09-14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pit7RS4mPI0. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
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