Bonamana
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bonamana |
| type | studio |
| artist | Super Junior |
| cover | SuperJuniorBonamana.jpg |
| caption | Digital and A version cover. |
| released | |
| recorded | 2009–2010 |
| length | 42:04 (version A and B) |
| 56:53 (version C) | |
| language | Korean |
| label | SM |
| producer | Lee Soo-man |
| prev_title | Sorry, Sorry |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| next_title | Mr. Simple |
| next_year | 2011 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | Bonamana second edition cover |
| type | studio |
| cover | Bonamana.jpg |
| name | Bonamana |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Bonamana |
| single1date | May 10, 2010 |
| single2 | No Other |
| single2date | June 25, 2010 |
| {{External music video | type |
| }} | |
| :: |
| name = Bonamana | type = studio | artist = Super Junior | cover = SuperJuniorBonamana.jpg | alt = | caption = Digital and A version cover. | released = | recorded = 2009–2010 | studio =
- BJJ (Seoul)
- SM Blue Ocean (Seoul)
- SM Concert Hall (Seoul)
- SM Booming System (Seoul)
- SM Yellow Tail (Seoul) | genre =
- K-pop
- R&B
- dance
- electronica | length = 42:04 (version A and B) 56:53 (version C) | language = Korean | label = SM | producer = Lee Soo-man | prev_title = Sorry, Sorry | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Mr. Simple | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Bonamana second edition cover | type = studio | cover = Bonamana.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = | name = Bonamana | type = studio | single1 = Bonamana | single1date = May 10, 2010 | single2 = No Other | single2date = June 25, 2010
Bonamana (; literally: Beauty) is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior. It is the first album with ten out of the original 13 members to take part, also marking the first album not to feature all active members. It was first released as Version A, on May 13, 2010, by SM Entertainment. This was followed by Version B on May 20, which included behind-the-scenes photos from their stage performances and music video shoots. A repackaged version C was released on June 28, with four new tracks including follow-up single "No Other".
The album was listed by Gaon Album Chart as the best-selling release of 2010 in South Korea, with 200,193 copies sold, with the repackaged version at ninth with 99,355 copies. Taken together, these sales made Bonamana the second best-selling album of the year, behind the combined total of 334,785 copies sold of Girls' Generation's Oh! and its repackage.
Recording and production
The group first announced that they were working on their fourth full-length studio album in January 2010 while presenting an award at Thailand's KPN Awards. A week later, Kibum, who participated very little in the group's third studio album Sorry, Sorry due to acting pursuits, discussed the possibility of participating in the production of Bonamana during an interview. After a thorough discussion with producers, Kibum decided to continue his acting career instead. With Kangin fulfilling his two-year mandatory military service and Han Geng's lawsuit against SM Entertainment, only ten members were able to work on the album.
Shindong tweeted about preparing for the fourth album in early April. On April 19, SM Entertainment formally announced through online media outlets about the release and production of the album. After Super Junior finished their Super Show 2 Asia concert tour in the Philippines, the members postponed solo activities to fit more time on working in the album in time for a mid-May release.
Composition
Super Junior consistently described the main concept style of Bonamana to be "mature" and "sophisticated". Following the music genre that they settled for in Sorry, Sorry, the music in Bonamana is largely mainstream and is composed of a variety of genres including R&B ballads, pop dances, and hip hop. However, unlike Sorry, Sorry, a majority of Bonamana maintains a handful of cheerful, medium-tempo pop songs that Super Junior had been known for performing since debut.
The album contains 11 tracks with title track "Bonamana", an upbeat electropop song. SM described that "Bonamana" is the "completion of the SJ Funky genre", a genre that Super Junior will pursue continuously since its development in Sorry, Sorry. Eunhyuk created the dance choreography for "Boom Boom," hip hop dance track characterized for its "dark and powerful groove." Super Junior invites Park Chang-hyun a fourth time to write the soft vocal ballad "Coagulation", performed by Super Junior-K.R.Y. Similar to "Coagulation" is "One Fine Spring Day", a solo song by Ryeowook. The fourth track, "Your Eyes" is described as a "regular Super Junior R&B ballad", with emphasized characterization on the differences between Yesung's and Kyuhyun's voices. Surprisingly, on the seventh track "Shake It Up," Han Geng who was currently in a lawsuit with SM Entertainment, did not have his vocals scratched out on the track. It was revealed later by the representative of SM Entertainment that this song was recorded before Han Geng filed the lawsuit. The album ends with the cheerful electropop song "Here We Go" that will "[refresh] the listeners' hearings."
For the repackaged album, Bonamana Version C, there are four new songs. The first one, "No Other," received great feedback, so it was followed up with a music video released on July 7, 2010. The next song, "All My Heart" is written by Leeteuk and Henry Lau, is an acoustic guitar ballad. The other Super Junior member, Eunhyuk and Donghae also wrote and compose the song "A Short Journey" as a tribute for fellow member Kangin who was serving in the military. This song is performed mainly by Kangin, accompanied by Donghae, Yesung, Kyuhyun, and Ryeowook.
Singles
Like most of Super Junior's past lead singles, the first track was announced on May 6, 2010, as title track "Bonamana". A music video teaser, was released on May 7, with a brief and blurred preview of the song's chorus, and available for digital download from May 10. The full MV was released on May 12. Naming the genre as "SJ Funky" (Super Junior Funky), "Bonamana" consists of "African rhythms, with catchy grooves and club house beats." The song is widely defined to be in an electropop funk style, and a majority of the song is concentrated on vocals. It won multiple music program awards.
The follow-up single "No Other", digitally released on June 25, is a dance-pop track. It was produced by New York-based producers Reefa, Denzil (DR) Remedios, Kibwe (12Keyz) Luke and Ryan Jhun, who have worked with other hip-hop artists such as Fabolous, Ludacris and The Game.
Reception
Critical reception
Music critic So Seung-geun from IZM gave the album 2 stars out of 5, criticizing the group's vocals and overuse of autotune, as well as the "unnatural" incorporation of English lyrics in the title track "Bonamana". So additionally referred to "Bonamana" as a "recycled" version of "Sorry, Sorry".
Commercial performance
Over 200,000 copies were pre-ordered a week after the release date was announced, setting a new high record for the group. According to South Korea's Hanteo chart, version A of Bonamana, debuted at #1 on the charts, selling over 36,000 copies on the first day of release, making it the biggest opening day of the group's career. After four more days of release, over 70,000 copies were sold. Bonamana charted at #1 again on real time and daily charts after the release of version B, selling over 13,000 copies, totaling the offline sales to over 100,000.
The album peaked at number one on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart for the week of May 9 to 15, 2010 and also number one for May and June on the Gaon Monthly Album Chart. In February 2011, according to Gaon Chart's 2010 year-end summation chart, the album's A and B versions sold a cumulative total of 200,193 copies, awarding the album as the "best selling album of 2010". Meanwhile, the repackaged album sold 99,355 copies, ranking at the ninth spot in the same chart, bringing to a total of almost 300,000 units sold in South Korea. While in Taiwan, the album sold a cumulative total of 57,000 copies. In the Philippines, the album reached gold status after a week released on May 4 selling 7,500 copies.
Promotion and live performances
Super Junior's first comeback performance was on May 14 with the performance of "Boom Boom" and "Bonamana" on KBS2TV's Music Bank,. The group performed again with the roster the following weekend on MBC's Show! Music Core on May 15 and on SBS's The Music Trend on May 16.
Super Show 3
Super Show 3 is Super Junior's third Asia-wide concert tour; it commenced with two shows in Seoul in August 2010 and continued onto China, Taiwan, Japan and other Asian countries, with a total of 20 concerts in 13 cities. On February 24, 2011, a 3D film of the Seoul concert was released in 16 CJ CGV cinemas. In October 2011, a live album of the concert held in Seoul was released.
The following setlist is performed at the show in Bangkok on January 15 and 16, 2011. It is not intended to represent all shows throughout the tour. |"Sorry, Sorry" |"Super Girl" |"Don't Don" |"No Other" |"Rokkugo" |"One Fine Spring Day" (Ryeowook solo) |"New Endless Love" (Kyuhyun solo) |"Looking for the Day" (Siwon solo) |"I Wanna Love You" (Eunhyuk and Donghae duet) |"Baby" (Henry solo) |"Tok Tok Tok" |"You and I" |"Poker Face" (Heechul solo) |"Single Ladies" + "Crazy in Love" |"Lascia Ch'io Pianga" |"Bonamana" |"A Man in Love" |"U" |"Dancing Out" |"Cooking? Cooking!" |"Way For Love" |"You Are The One" |"Wonder Boy"
::data[format=table title="Tour dates"]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Total | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2010 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | 20,000 | ||
| August 15, 2010 | ||||||
| August 28, 2010 | Qingdao | China | Guoxin Gymnasium | — | ||
| October 23, 2010 | Beijing | Capital Indoor Stadium | — | |||
| November 13, 2010 | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | — | |||
| December 25, 2010 | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | — | |||
| January 15, 2011 | Bangkok | Thailand | Impact Arena | — | ||
| January 16, 2011 | ||||||
| January 29, 2011 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 20,000 | |||
| January 30, 2011 | ||||||
| February 18, 2011 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena | 36,000 | ||
| February 19, 2011 | ||||||
| February 20, 2011 | ||||||
| February 26, 2011 | Quezon City | Philippines | Araneta Coliseum | — | ||
| March 5, 2011 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | — | ||
| March 11, 2011 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 30,000 | ||
| March 12, 2011 | ||||||
| March 13, 2011 | ||||||
| March 19, 2011 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Putra Indoor Stadium | — | ||
| May 7, 2011 | Thủ Dầu Một | Vietnam | Gò Đậu Stadium | last=Hong | first=Lucia | title=Super Junior attracts 9,000 fans to SUPER SHOW in Vietnam |
| :: |
Track listing
| headline = Bonamana Version A and B track listing | extra_column = Arrangement
| title_width = 34% | lyrics_width = 20% | music_width = 27% | extra_width = 26%
| title1 = Bonamana | note1 = | lyrics1 = Yoo Young-jin | music1 = Yoo Young-jin | extra1 = Yoo Young-jin | length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Boom Boom | note2 = | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = Kenzie | length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Coagulation | note3 = ) (performed by Super Junior-K.R.Y. | lyrics3 = Park Chang-hyun | music3 = Park Chang-hyun | extra3 = Park Chang-hyun | length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Your Eyes | note4 = ) (duet performed by Yesung and Kyuhyun | lyrics4 = | music4 = Kenzie | extra4 = Kenzie | length4 = 3:41
| title5 = My Only Girl | lyrics5 = Hong Ji-yoo | music5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 3:09
| title6 = My All Is In You | note6 = | lyrics6 = Kwon Yoon-jung | music6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 3:36
| title7 = Shake It Up! | lyrics7 = | music7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 3:02
| title8 = In My Dreams | note8 = ) (performed by Yesung, Sungmin, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun | lyrics8 = Kwon Yoon-jung | music8 = Kim Ji-hoo | extra8 = Kenzie | length8 = 5:02
| title9 = One Fine Spring Day | note9 = ) (solo performed by Ryeowook | lyrics9 = Kwon Yoon-jung | music9 = Magnus Andersson | extra9 = Magnus Andersson | length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Good Person | note10 = | lyrics10 = You Hee-yeol | music10 = You Hee-yeol | extra10 = Kenzie | length10 = 4:04
| title11 = Here We Go | lyrics11 = | music11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 3:50
| total_length = 41:53
| headline = Bonamana Repackage track listing | extra_column = Arrangement
| title_width = 34% | lyrics_width = 20% | music_width = 27% | extra_width = 26%
| title1 = Bonamana | note1 = | lyrics1 = Yoo Young-jin | music1 = Yoo Young-jin | extra1 = Yoo Young-jin | length1 = 3:58
| title2 = No Other | note2 = | lyrics2 = Kenzie | music2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Shake It Up! | note3 = Remix | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 3:04
| title4 = All My Heart | note4 = | lyrics4 = Hong Ji-yoo | music4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 3:41
| title5 = A Short Journey | note5 = | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 3:44
| title6 = Boom Boom | note6 = | lyrics6 = | music6 = | extra6 = Kenzie | length6 = 3:15
| title7 = Coagulation | note7 = ) (performed by Super Junior-K.R.Y. | lyrics7 = Park Chang-hyun | music7 = Park Chang-hyun | extra7 = Park Chang-hyun | length7 = 4:20
| title8 = Your Eyes | note8 = ) (duet performed by Yesung and Kyuhyun | lyrics8 = | music8 = Kenzie | extra8 = Kenzie | length8 = 3:41
| title9 = My Only Girl | lyrics9 = Hong Ji-yoo | music9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 3:09
| title10 = My All Is In You | note10 = | lyrics10 = Kwon Yoon-jung | music10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Shake It Up! | lyrics11 = | music11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 3:02
| title12 = In My Dreams | note12 = ) (performed by Yesung, Sungmin, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun | lyrics12 = Kwon Yoon-jung | music12 = Kim Ji-hoo | extra12 = Kenzie | length12 = 5:02
| title13 = One Fine Spring Day | note13 = ) (solo performed by Ryeowook | lyrics13 = Kwon Yoon-jung | music13 = Magnus Andersson | extra13 = Magnus Andersson | length13 = 3:56
| title14 = Good Person | note14 = | lyrics14 = You Hee-yeol | music14 = You Hee-yeol | extra14 = Kenzie | length14 = 4:04
| title15 = Here We Go | lyrics15 = | music15 = | extra15 = | length15 = 3:50
| total_length = 56:38
| headline = Version D (asian special edition) DVD | title1 = "Bonamana" MV | title2 = "Bonamana" MV making-of | title3 = "No Other" MV | title4 = "No Other" MV making-of
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2010) | Peak position | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | South Korean Albums (Gaon) | US World Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 15 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | ::
Monthly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (May 2010) | Peak position | South Korean Albums (Gaon) | |---|---|---| | 1 | | | ::
Yearly charts
::data[format=table]
| Chart (2010) | Position | South Korean Albums (Gaon) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| :: |
Sales and certifications
Accolades
::data[format=table title="Awards and nominations for ''Bonamana''"]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Golden Disc Awards | Disk Bonsang | ||
| Disk Daesang | ||||
| Hanteo Awards | Album Award | |||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Album of the Year | |||
| 2011 | Gaon Chart Awards | Top Selling Album of 2010 | ||
| Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards | Best Japanese & Korean Album | |||
| :: |
Release history
::data[format=table]
| Version | Region | Date | Distributing label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | South Korea | May 13, 2010 | SM Entertainment | CD |
| Hong Kong | June 4, 2010 | Avex Asia | ||
| Taiwan | June 18, 2010 | Avex Taiwan | ||
| Philippines | July 3, 2010 (Special Release) | |||
| July 9, 2010 (Official Release) | Universal Records | |||
| B | South Korea | May 20, 2010 | SM Entertainment | CD |
| Hong Kong | June 4, 2010 | Avex Asia | ||
| Taiwan | June 25, 2010 | Avex Taiwan | ||
| Philippines | July 3, 2010 (Special Release) | |||
| July 9, 2010 (Official Release) | Universal Records | |||
| C (Repackaged) | South Korea | June 28, 2010 | SM Entertainment | CD |
| Hong Kong | July 3, 2010 | Avex Asia | ||
| Taiwan | July 23, 2010 | Avex Taiwan | ||
| Philippines | August 28, 2010 (Special Release) | |||
| September 3, 2010 (Official Release) | Universal Records | |||
| -- | Japan | July 21, 2010 | Avex Trax, Rhythm Zone | CD |
| D (Asia Special Edition) | Taiwan | November 19, 2010 | Avex Taiwan | CD+DVD |
| :: |
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