The Road: Winter for Spring
| The Road: Winter for Spring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single album by | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2022 | |||
| Studio | SM Studios (Seoul, South Korea) | |||
| Genre | K-ballad[1] | |||
| Length | 14:26 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
| Super Junior chronology | ||||
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The Road: Winter for Spring is a Korean-language single album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on February 28, 2022.[2] The single album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.
Background[edit]
On February 14, 2022, the group released a promotional image for the single album.[3] On February 16, 2022, the group announced that they would release it on February 28, 2022.[4][5] The behind-the-scenes of the music video for the lead single, "Callin'", was released on Super Junior's official YouTube channel on March 2, 2022.
Promotion[edit]
The group held a live event on their official YouTube channel on March 1, 2022.[6][7] They performed the lead single, "Callin'", on M Countdown on March 3, 2022, marking their comeback.[8] They also made appearances on Music Core and Inkigayo.[9][10]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Callin'" | Kenzie | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Analogue Radio" | Jo Yoon-kyung |
|
| 3:25 |
| 3. | "Callin'" (instrumental) | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Analogue Radio" (instrumental) |
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| 3:25 | |
| Total length: | 14:26 | ||||
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Circle)[11] | 1 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2022) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Circle)[12] | 77 |
Credits[edit]
Credits adapted from the single album's liner notes.[13]
Studio
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording (track 1)
- SM SSAM Studio – recording (all tracks), digital editing (track 2)
- SM Starlight Studio – recording (track 2), engineered for mix (all tracks)
- doobdoob Studio – recording (track 2), digital editing (all tracks)
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 1)
- SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing (track 2)
- 821 Sound – mastering (all tracks)
Personnel
- Label SJ – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Tak Young-jun – production director
- SM Entertainment – executive supervisor
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Super Junior – vocals (all tracks)
- Kenzie – producer (track 1), lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, piano (track 1)
- KYUM LYK (153/Joombas) – producer (track 2), composition, arrangement, drums, bass, piano, programming (track 2)
- Baek LYK – producer (track 2), composition, arrangement, drums, bass, piano, programming (tracks 2)
- Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics (track 2)
- Jeon Seung-woo – vocal directing (track 2)
- Kang Tae-woo a.k.a. Soulman – background vocals (track 2)
- Jeong Su-wan – guitar (track 1)
- Kim Jin-kyu – guitar (track 2)
- Noh Min-ji – recording (track 1)
- Kang Eun-ji – recording (all tracks), digital editing (track 2)
- Jeong Yoo-ra – recording (track 2), engineered for mix (all tracks)
- Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 1)
- Kim Hyun-gon – recording (track 2)
- Eugene Kwon – recording (track 2), digital editing (track 2)
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 2)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
References[edit]
- ^ "The Road : Winter for Spring". Melon (in Korean). February 28, 2022.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 1년만 스페셜 싱글 컴백..스포일러 이미지 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 1년만 스페셜 싱글 컴백…스포일러 이미지 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 28일 컴백…화사한 단체 사진". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Comeback". Twitter (in Korean). February 16, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Comeback YouTube live". Twitter (in Korean). March 1, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "슈퍼주니어, 컴백 기념 라이브 방송 성료..글로벌 팬들과 소통". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ 김, 수진. "슈퍼주니어, 1년 만 컴백..'Callin' 무대 음방 최초 공개 [엠카]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "'음중' 태연, 2주 연속 1위…슈퍼주니어 컴백·엔믹스 데뷔 [종합]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ 김, 수진. "슈퍼주니어, 글로벌 K팝 팬들의 마음속에 'Callin [인기가요]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 10, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Album Chart 2022". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ Super Junior (2022). The Road: Winter For Spring (track list note). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus.
