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.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".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.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-H. Their first mini album will be released in early June.

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.The tour will cover nine different cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.The organizers decided to add an extra show on February 22, 2008 due to the success of the sales.


On July 8, 2008, Super Junior will make their first official appearance as a group in Japan, holding their first Japan fanmeeting in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo as a celebration for the grand opening of their official Japanese Homepage that was opened on April 1, 2008. An estimate of 10,000 Japanese fans will be present at the fanmeeting. Although Super Junior has never held activities in Japan, the decision for the group to appear in the renowned Nippon Budokan has become a special event to notice.The group will released a compiled Japan single, "U/Twins", to complement the event.