"Sakura no Hanaga Sakukoro" Released: 20 March 2019
Star is a compilation album released by the South Korean boyband Super Junior on 27 January 2021 in Japan under the label Avex Trax. The album compiled the band's past Japanese and Korean singles that were released since 2013. It peaked at number 3 on Oricon Daily Chart on the day of its release.[1]
Since the released of their last Japanese EP I Think U, the band Super Junior had released two singles through their subunits. Super Junior-K.R.Y. released Traveler in October 2020 and Super Junior-D&E released Wings in November 2020.[2][3]Star was described as the final piece to be released to complete the trilogy.[4]
Star was released on 27 January 2021,[4] as a compilation album to celebrate the band's 15th anniversary.[5] The album compiled the band's previous singles and featured two new tracks. The title track, "Star" is described as an up-tempo dance song with exciting beat and playful melody. The song's lyrics represent the beginning of a new adventure and aiming for the stars; expressing gratitude to their fans and wishes to continue their journey together.[4] The other track is a solo song self-written by Leeteuk. The song was previously sung by the artist during his fan meeting tour in 2016 but was never officially released.[6] The album peaked at number three on Billboard Japan Top Album Sales chart on its first week of sales, selling 24,200 copies.[7]
^デイリー アルバムランキング 2021年01月26日付 [Daily album ranking 26 January 2021]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^SUPER JUNIOR-K.R.Y., ニューシングルに寄せてコメント動画公開 [Super Junior-K.R.Y. releases video clip for new single]. BARKS (in Japanese). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^SUPER JUNIOR-D&E, 2年ぶりの日本オリジナルシングルMV公開 [Super Junior-D&E releases Japanese original single MV for the first time in two years]. BARKS (in Japanese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ abcSUPER JUNIOR, 7年半ぶり日本アルバム「Star」が本日リリース!リリックムービーも公開 [Super Junior releases Japanese album 「Star」 today after 7 and a half years! Lyric movie also released]. kstyle (in Japanese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^SUPER JUNIOR, 15周年記念アルバム企画ラスト第7弾は「メンバー別ベストライブパフォーマンス集」を公開へ [Super Junior will release the seventh and last teaser for 15th-anniversary album, Best Live Performance Collection by Member]. Kstyle (in Japanese). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^SUPER JUNIOR, 7年半ぶりのアルバム『Star』発売決定 [Super Junior's first album in 7 and a half years, Star will be released]. BARKS (in Japanese). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^【ビルボード】ころん『アスター』がALセールス首位獲得 BOYS AND MEN/SUPER JUNIORが続く [[Billboard] Koron's Aster wins album sales number one, Boys and Men / Super Junior continues]. Yahoo! News Japan (in Japanese). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.