SUPER JUNIOR

Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), often referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주), is a boy band from Seoul, South Korea formed by SM Entertainment in 2005. With a total of thirteen members, they are the largest boy band in the world



Member Profiles

Leeteuk (이특/李 特) (이특 is actually pronounced Eeteuk)

Real Name: Park Jungsu (박정수/朴 正 秀)

Nickname(s): Angel without Wings (날개잃은천사), Gaeteuk (개특, named by Heechul), Special Leader (특별한리더), Peter Pan, Ori (오리 aka Duck)

Date of Birth: July 1, 1983



Heechul (희철/希 澈)

Real Name: Kim Heechul (김희철/金 希 澈)

Nickname(s): Heenim (희님), Cinderella (신데렐라), Flower (꽃), Kim Pink (김분홍), Kim Moodswing (김기복), Kim Cherry (from Youngstreet), Snake (from the Zodiac), Heerobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Donghae and U-Know Yunho), Heebongie Hyung (Yesung’s nickname for Heechul)

Date of Birth: July 10, 1983



Hangeng (한경/韩 庚) (lately they’ve been officially going by the Chinese pronunciation of his name, Han Geng, but in Korean it is pronounced Hankyung)

Real Name: Han Geng (한긍/韩 庚)

Nickname(s): Beijing Fried Rice (북경밥 aka Bukkyungbap; came during “Full House,” from Hangeng mispronouncing and Heechul mishearing 볶음밥 aka Bokkeumbap which just means fried rice in Korean), Dragon (from the Zodiac)

Date of Birth: February 9, 1984



Yesung (예성/藝 聲)

Real Name: Kim Jongwoon (김종운/金 鐘 雲)

Nickname(s): Cloud (구룸), Dog (from the Zodiac), Rabid Dog (광견; Heechul’s nickname for Yesung)

Date of Birth: August 24, 1984



Kangin (강인/强 仁)

Real Name: Kim Youngwoon (김영운/金 英 雲)

Nickname(s): Kang Kings (강깅쓰), Kkang (깡), Neoguri (너구리 aka Racoon, named by Anya from “Full House”), Ox (from the Zodiac), Youngchoon (영춘; Heechul’s nickname for Kangin, Heechul claims that this is Kangin’s real first name)

Date of Birth: January 17, 1985



Shindong (신동/申 東 or 神 童)

Real Name: Shin Donghee (신동희/申 東 熙)

Nickname(s): Dongri Dong Dong (from Ppo Ppo Ppo)

Date of Birth: September 28, 1985



Sungmin (성민/成 民)

Real Name: Lee Sungmin (이성민/李 成 民)

Nickname(s): Sweet Pumpkin (단호박 comes from his line in a one-episode drama called “Sea of sisters”), Minimi (미니미)

Date of Birth: January 1, 1986



Eunhyuk (은혁/銀 赫)

Real Name: Lee Hyukjae (이혁재/李 赫 宰)

Nickname(s): Jewel Guy (보석미남), Monkey (from the Zodiac)

Date of Birth: April 4, 1986



Donghae (동해/東 海)

Real Name: Lee Donghae (이동해/李 東 海)

Nickname(s): Fishy (물고기, it’s actually just “fish” but because of how Koreans pronounce it, it became “Fishy” to international fans), Donghae Bada (동해바다, East Sea), Pinocchio (named by Heechul), Dorobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Heechul and U-Know Yunho), Tiger (from the Zodiac)

Date of Birth: October 15, 1986



Siwon (시원/始 源) (시원 which is actually pronounced Shiwon)

Real Name: Choi Siwon (최시원/崔 始 源)

Nickname(s): Simba (named by Heechul), Horse (from the Zodiac)

Date of Birth: February 10, 1987 (Apparently, Shiwon’s real birthday is April 7, 1986… Eeteuk said Shiwon’s birthday was coming up soon on his minihompy on 4/5/09. The story is that his parents didn’t registered his birth until February of the following year for whatever reason so in official documents his birthday is listed as February 10. However, despite the fact that his actual birthday is April 7, February 10 is the birthday he officially celebrates with Super Junior fans so…)



Ryeowook (려욱/麗 旭)

Real Name: Kim Ryeowook (김려욱/金 麗 旭)

Nickname(s): Eternal Mangnae (만년막내 literally means “for 10,000 years, the youngest”)

Date of Birth: June 21, 1987



Kibum (기범/基 范)

Real Name: Kim Kibum (김기범/金 基 范)

Nickname(s): Snow White (named by Heechul), Yangban Kim (named by Heechul)

Date of Birth: August 21, 1987



Kyuhyun (규현/奎 賢)

Real Name: Cho Kyuhyun (조규현/趙 奎 賢)

Nickname(s): Kim Kyu (김규, named by Heechul), Game Kyu (겜규) , Jumong Kyu (주몽규) , Chic Kyu (시크규)

Date of Birth: February 3, 1988