2008: Overseas expansion
On October 2, 2007, the group's management and label officially announced a third Super Junior sub-unit, Super Junior-M, a subgroup designated for the Chinese market.[25][26] Super Junior-M debuted in China on April 8, 2008 at the 8th Annual Music Chart Awards and with the release of their first single music video, "U".[25] The announcement of the new sub-unit has created a controversy between the fans and the management company as fans did not support the management to add new members to the subgroup.[f] A fourth Super Junior sub-unit was created that same year as well to prevent the group from fading away in the Korean music industry as half of the group have pursued their goals to China. With five members from Super Junior-T and Yesung, they formed the subgroup, Super Junior-Happy. Their first mini album, Cooking? Cooking! was released on June 5, 2008.[27]
Answering Super Junior's popularity throughout Asia, the group is currently holding their first Asia concert tour, entitled "The 1st ASIA TOUR - "Super Show". The tour kicked off from Seoul on February 22 to February 24 in the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium in The Seoul Olympic Park.[28][29][30][g] The tour will cover nine different cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.[29][26][31]
On August 2, 2008, Super Junior will expand their routes to Genting, Malaysia, being one of the top guest performers at the MTV Asia Awards along with other international performing artists such as OneRepublic and the Jabbawockeez.
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