Perfection (Super Junior-M EP)

Perfection (Chinese: 太完美; pinyin: Tàiwánměi) is the second extended play and third overall release by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M. It was released in Taiwan on 25 February 2011 by Avex Taiwan, to be followed by other Asian countries in March 2011. This is the group's second EP right after Super Girl in 2009 and their first release not to include Han Geng, but instead include two additional members from the main group, Super Junior: Sungmin and Eunhyuk.[1]

Perfection
EP by
Super Junior-M
Released25 February 2011
29 April 2011 (repackaged)
RecordedDecember 2010 at SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Length24:14
LanguageMandarin
LabelSM / Avex / UR
ProducerLee Soo Man
Super Junior-M chronology
Super Girl
(2009)		 Perfection
(2011)		 Break Down
(2013)
Singles from Perfection
  1. "太完美 (Perfection)"
    Released: February 25, 2011
"Perfection"
Single by Super Junior-M
Released2011 February 23
RecordedDecember 2010 at SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Length3:26
LabelSM
Songwriter(s)Huang Tsuyin (Chinese lyrics)
Lee Won Geun (Korean lyrics)
Sigvardt, Troelsen (music)
Producer(s)Lee Soo Man
Super Junior-M singles chronology
"'Blue Tomorrow'"
(2009)		 "Perfection"
(2011)		 "'Break Down'"
(2013)

The teaser photos of the group for the EP was released on Avex Taiwan's homepage on 12 February 2011. The lead single and title track, "Perfection" (which was written by the songwriters behind TVXQ's "Mirotic", BoA's "Eat You Up" and f(x)'s "Nu ABO") premiered for airplay on Hit Fm Taiwan on 14 February 2011. The music video teaser was unveiled on 14 February 2011 on SM's YouTube Channel, followed by the music video on 21 February 2011.

The EP was repackaged on April 2011 with a new track and Korean versions of the EP's songs. The Korean version of the title track was included as a bonus track in Super Junior's fifth studio album, "Mr. Simple".[2]

The two main songs Perfection and Destiny have been released in multiple languages. Perfection has been released in Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese while Destiny was released in both Mandarin and Japanese.[3]

The album was one of the best-selling albums of 2011 in Taiwan.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicTranslationLength
1."태완미" (Korean Edition and repacked only)Lee Won-geunMikkel Remee Sigvardt, Thomas TroelsenToo perfect (Perfection)3:27
2."太完美 (Perfection)"Huang Tsu-yinMikkel Remee Sigvardt, Thomas TroelsenToo perfect (Perfection)3:27
3."命運線 (Mìngyùn Xiàn)"Liu YuanJin-hwan KimDestiny's line (Destiny)4:48
4."幸福微甜 (Xìngfú Wēi Tián)"Vincent FangJay ChouBlissful sweet (Love is Sweet)4:34
5."表白 (Off My Mind)" (Henry solo)Henry Lau, Gen NeoAalias, "Ryghteous Ryan" Tedder, Henry Lau, Feleke Ross, DMConfession (Off My Mind)3:40
6."True Love"Zhou MiCarl Utbult, Fredrik Hult 4:14
7."吹一樣的風 (Chuī Yīyàng De Fēng)" (remake of Super Junior's 사랑이 이렇게)Zhou WeijieSqueak Jackson, Stephen BeckhamBlowing like the wind (My All is In You)3:33
8."西風的話 (Xīfēng De Huà)" (The folk song of Taiwan, only released in the Repackaged Version.)  The Whisper of West Wind3:33

Release date

Digital copies were released in Taiwan and South Korea on the 25 February 2011. CD copies will be released in Taiwan on 4 March 2011, and in South Korea on the 3 March 2011.

Japanese version of the album

The Japanese version of the EP contains Japanese versions of "Perfection" and "Destiny". It was released August 24, 2011 under Avex Trax in Japan and sold 16,000 units on its first week of release in the country, debuting and peaking at #5 in the Oricon charts. This version of the album has a different cover. It sold approximately 20,000 copies in Japan, charting for four weeks in the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[4]

Music video for Perfection

The Perfection music video was released on separate dates on SM Entertainment's YouTube account, but the Chinese version has been constantly taken down due to minor typing errors in the subtitles of the early videos - the subtitle was displayed in mostly Traditional Chinese characters but a few lines also had some Simplified Chinese characters mixed in with the traditional characters. The latest video was put up on February 28, 2011 with all of the Chinese characters in the subtitles fixed into traditional Chinese characters.

The music video features all members of Super Junior M. However, the video only shows limited appearances of Choi Siwon during most of the video, due to his inability to learn the choreography partly because of a busy acting schedule for Athena: Goddess of War.

Album sales

In Taiwan, "Perfection" has sold over 60,000 copies, making Super Junior M, the bestselling South Korean artist in Taiwan for 2011. The album was heavily promoted in Taiwan during 2011, due to the group's "long stay" of two months in Taiwan to study Mandarin and to accommodate the filming of Skip Beat! for Super Junior M members, Siwon and Donghae. The "long stay" allowed them to frequently appear and promote in Taiwan, which stimulated sales. Additional factors for the album's success in Taiwan included the fact that the pronunciation of "too perfect" in Mandarin was similar to that of "Taiwan is beautiful" and "Taiwanese girl" in Mandarin.[5]

Chart

Album Chart

Korea Version

CountryChartPeak PositionRef
South Korea
Gaon Weekly Chart
2
[6]
South Korea
Gaon Monthly Chart
4
[7]
South Korea
Gaon Yearly Chart
38
[8]

Sales
Gaon Monthly Album Chart
YearMonth Perfection 太完美 Perfection 太完美 (repackaged edition)
SalesCumulative salesSalesCumulative sales
2011February16,65516,655––
March18,34535,000––
April2,97337,97318,80018,800
May––5,98824,788
2014January––120120
March––173333
Total63,094+

Release history
Region Date Distributing Label
Taiwan February 25, 2011 Avex Taiwan
South Korea February 28, 2011 SM Entertainment
Hong Kong March 4, 2011 Avex Asia
Mainland China April 2011 SM Entertainment
Philippines July 30, 2011 Universal Records
Japan August 24, 2011 Avex Trax

References
  1. (in Chinese) Avex Taiwan Perfection EP info 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-02
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2011-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Super Junior M Reveals Preview of Japanese Perfection & Destiny".
  4. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/455372/products/music/927325/1/
  5. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/dec/31/today-show23.htm
  6. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon
  7. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon
  8. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon
  9. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon
  10. Yi, Zheng (2011-12-31). SJ-M唱銷王 太完美勝SJ (in Chinese). Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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