Mr. Simple

{{short description|Album by Super Junior}}

{{about|Super Junior's album|the song|Mr. Simple (song)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Mr. Simple

| type = studio

| artist = Super Junior

| cover = Superjunior mrsimple.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Digital and A version cover.

| released = {{start date|2011|08|03|df=yes}}

| recorded = June–July 2011

| studio =

  • Doobdoob (Seoul)
  • HUB (Seoul)
  • SM Blue Cup (Seoul)
  • SM Blue Ocean (Seoul)
  • SM Booming System (Seoul)
  • SM Concert Hall (Seoul)
  • SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
  • T (Seoul)

| genre =

| length = 47:44 (version A)
47:41 (version B)
61:12 (repackaged)

| language = Korean

| label =

| producer = Lee Soo-man

| prev_title = Bonamana

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Sexy, Free & Single

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Mr. Simple

| type = studio

| single1 = Mr. Simple

| single1date = 2 August 2011

| single2 = Superman

| single2date = 22 August 2011

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Repackaged edition cover

| type = studio

| cover = File:Super_Junior-A-Cha_cover.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| caption = Digital cover

}}

{{Singles

| name = A-Cha

| type = studio

| single1 = A-Cha

| single1date = 19 September 2011

}}

}}

Mr. Simple (reissue name A-Cha) is the fifth studio album by the South Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released on 3 August 2011, by SM Entertainment, distributed by KMP Holdings and digitally release on 2 August.{{cite news | work=Newsen | script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어 5집 컴백, 은혁 금발+문신 파격티저 공개 | date=20 July 2011 | url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201107200835461002&search=title&searchstring=%BD%B4%C6%DB%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE | access-date=26 October 2011 | language=ko | archive-date=25 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125231436/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201107200835461002&search=title&searchstring=%BD%B4%C6%DB%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE | url-status=live }} On 19 September 2011, a repackaged edition was released, re-titled A-Cha. It features four new tracks including title track "A-Cha" and "Superman" which was previously released in version B only. This is the group's second album that features ten of the original 13 members and the first being their previous album, Bonamana (2010).

At the year end award shows of 2011, the album won the Disk Daesang Award at the 26th Golden Disk Awards and 21st Seoul Music Awards, as well as the Album of the Year at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The album, including the repackaged version, is listed as the 2nd best-selling album of the year for 2011. According to Gaon Chart, as of the end of December 2012, the album has sold a cumulative total of 543,623 copies domestically.

Background and development

On 31 March 2011, leader Leeteuk announced during the interview, "At the earliest, we'll be coming out with our fifth album this summer."{{cite news | author=AllKPop | title=Suju's Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Yesung talk experience, marriage plans summer comeback | date=March 2010 | url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/04/sujus-leeteuk-heechul-shindong-yesung-talk-experience-marriage-plans-summer-comeback | access-date=12 July 2011 | archive-date=14 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714204628/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/04/sujus-leeteuk-heechul-shindong-yesung-talk-experience-marriage-plans-summer-comeback | url-status=live }} Leeteuk and Eunhyuk confirmed on their radio show "Super Junior Kiss the Radio" on 1 June 2011, that they had begun recording their upcoming album that day. Heechul tweeted on 2 June 2011, saying that the group "may be going crazy with preparations for our fifth album, but when it's finally released, you're all going to go mad."{{cite news | author=AllKPop | title=Heechul tweets about Super Junior's fifth album | date=1 June 2010 | url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/heechul-tweets-about-super-juniors-fifth-album | access-date=12 July 2011 | archive-date=21 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721203543/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/heechul-tweets-about-super-juniors-fifth-album | url-status=live }} American dancer Kenny Wormald posted on his official Twitter on 11 July 2011, that he had started the choreography rehearsal for the group's upcoming new single.{{Cite news|url=https://www.twitter.com/Kenny_Wormald/status/90215869262737408|title=Kenny Wormald on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=11 April 2018|language=en|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125721/https://twitter.com/Kenny_Wormald/status/90215869262737408|url-status=live}} On the same day, Leeteuk and Eunhyuk stated on their radio show "Super Junior Kiss the Radio" that songwriter Jinu (hitchhiker) had contributed something for the new album. Shim Jae Won, current choreographer and former member of the disbanded SM group Black Beat tweeted two pictures of the choreography practice of the group showing the lower half of their bodies.{{cite news | date=15 July 2010 | url=https://www.twitter.com/Famous_Jae/status/91759953785790464 | access-date=15 July 2011 | language=ko | title=Archived copy | archive-date=9 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109234057/https://twitter.com/Famous_Jae/status/91759953785790464 | url-status=live }}

The first of the teaser photos was released on 20 July 2011, featuring Eunhyuk. Other photos followed, in order of: Donghae, Leeteuk, Shindong, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Ryeowook, Yesung, Siwon and Heechul.{{cite news | author=Nate | script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어 5집 컴백, 은혁 금발+문신 파격티저 공개 | date=20 July 2010 | url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201107200835461002&search=title&searchstring=%BD%B4%C6%DB%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE | access-date=26 October 2011 | language=ko | archive-date=25 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125231436/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201107200835461002&search=title&searchstring=%BD%B4%C6%DB%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE | url-status=live }} On the same day, it was announced that the album is set for an 3 August release.

Music and video

The album is mostly synthpop, with the title track, "Mr. Simple", being the last installation of the "SJ Funky" genre in which the group has been consistently pursuing since "Sorry, Sorry" (2009) and "Bonamana" (2010). Songs encompassed with synthpop elements include "Opera", "Be My Girl", "Walkin'" and "My Love My Kiss My Heart". Other tracks included in the album are the country-flavored tracks "Good Friends" and "Sunflower", an electropop number "Feels Good", a cover of a 1996 song by Jinu (hitchhiker) entitled "White Christmas", ballads "Storm" and "Memories", a Donghae-Chance-written track "Y", as well as the inclusion of subgroup Super Junior-M's Korean version of their 2011 title track "Perfection", in which it serves a purpose "to give a chance to Korean fans to enjoy the music of Super Junior-M which is appearing in various stages in Asia." Meanwhile, for the B-version of the album, a further-included track "Superman" is described to be "a minimalist hip-hop track which feature the members singing in a low vocal range."{{cite news | author=Official SUPERJUNIOR SMTOWN Website | title=Super Junior Album Info | date=5 August 2010 | url=http://superjunior.smtown.com/ | access-date=10 August 2011 | language=ko, en | archive-date=8 November 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108214141/http://superjunior.smtown.com/ | url-status=dead }}

On 22 to 24 July 2011, the group filmed the music video for their new lead single.{{cite news | author=DKPN | title=Super Junior Started MV Filming | date=20 July 2010 | url=http://www.dkpopnews.net/2011/07/info-super-junior-started-mv-filming.html | access-date=26 October 2011 | archive-date=23 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323224126/http://www.dkpopnews.net/2011/07/info-super-junior-started-mv-filming.html | url-status=live }} Two video teasers were released on 1 August 2011, in which the first teaser gained a million views on YouTube a day after its release and 2,500,000 views by the second day. Meanwhile, the second teaser passing a million views by the second day. The music video reached more than half a million views within the first few hours of release. It passed 1.5 million views by the end of the first day, and 3 million by the end of the second, views. On 26 August 2011, a music video for the album's supporting single, "Superman", was released on their YouTube channel, featuring clips from their Super Show 3 Tour as well as the photoshoots and music video making for "Mr. Simple".{{cite news | work=HypnoticAsia | title=Super Junior Reveals "Superman" Music Video | date=26 August 2010 | url=http://www.hypnoticasia.com/blog/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11087:super-junior-reveals-qsupermanq-music-videos&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=56 | access-date=27 August 2011 | archive-date=31 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331075614/http://www.hypnoticasia.com/blog/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11087:super-junior-reveals-qsupermanq-music-videos&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=56 | url-status=live }}

On 1 November 2015, the music video officially reached 100 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2015/10/31/super-juniors-mr-simple-reaches-100-million-views/|title=Super Junior's "Mr. Simple" Reaches 100 Million Views – Soompi|website=www.soompi.com|date=November 2015|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101203346/http://www.soompi.com/2015/10/31/super-juniors-mr-simple-reaches-100-million-views/|url-status=live}} On 30 July 2021, the music video officially reached 200 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1481587wpp/super-juniors-mr-simple-becomes-their-1st-mv-to-hit-200-million-views|title=Super Junior's "Mr. Simple" Reaches 200 Million Views – Soompi|website=www.soompi.com|date=31 July 2021|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119062413/https://www.soompi.com/article/1481587wpp/super-juniors-mr-simple-becomes-their-1st-mv-to-hit-200-million-views|url-status=live}}

Promotion and release

The group held a press conference at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul on 4 August, which attracted over 200 reporters, including 70 foreign journalists from Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore[http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/490548.html "Super Junior album release draws strong international interest"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807021501/http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/490548.html |date=7 August 2011 }} Hankyoreh. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011 The group expressed that they will promote the album for as long as possible till Heechul's enlistment date and also to continue with Super Show 4 World Tour.{{cite news | author=Nate | script-title=ko:'컴백' 슈주 "5집 활동 많이..軍입대도 해야하기에" | date=4 August 2010 | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110804n10962 | access-date=11 August 2011 | language=ko | archive-date=24 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125705/https://news.nate.com/view/20110804n10962 | url-status=live }}{{cite news | author=Nate | script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어 "멤버 군입대 문제 때문에 월드투어 계획중" | date=4 August 2010 | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110804n10959 | access-date=11 August 2011 | language=ko | archive-date=24 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125716/https://news.nate.com/view/20110804n10959 | url-status=live }} Super Junior had their debut performance of "Mr. Simple" and a non-album track "Superman" at Music Bank on 5 August 2011,{{cite news | author=AllKPop | title=Super Junior makes a "Mr. Simple" comeback on Music Bank | date=5 August 2010 | url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-makes-a-mr-simple-comeback-on-music-bank | access-date=11 August 2011 | archive-date=11 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011140114/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-makes-a-mr-simple-comeback-on-music-bank | url-status=live }} followed by Music Core the following day,{{cite news | author=AllKPop | title=Super Junior makes a "Mr. Simple" comeback on Music Core | date=6 August 2010 | url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-makes-a-mr-simple-comeback-on-music-core | access-date=11 August 2011 | archive-date=11 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011140222/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-makes-a-mr-simple-comeback-on-music-core | url-status=live }} Inkigayo after that{{cite news | author=AllKPop | title=Super Junior makes a "Mr. Simple" comeback on Inkigayo | date=7 August 2010 | url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-makes-a-mr-simple-comeback-on-inkigayo | access-date=11 August 2011 | archive-date=22 August 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822061918/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-makes-a-mr-simple-comeback-on-inkigayo | url-status=live }} and on 11 August on M! Countdown.{{cite news | author=AllKPop | title=Super Junior wins #1 on M! Countdown comeback + other performances | date=11 August 2010 | url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-wins-1-on-m-countdown-comeback-other-performances | access-date=11 August 2011 | archive-date=24 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924070901/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/super-junior-wins-1-on-m-countdown-comeback-other-performances | url-status=live }} However, promotions for the song ended on 28 August due to the enlistment of member Heechul to the army on 1 September 2011.{{cite news | work=Naver News | script-title=ko:슈퍼주니어 김희철, 9월 1일 입대. "조용히 입대하고 싶다" | date=21 August 2010 | url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=076&aid=0002137360 | access-date=27 August 2011 | language=ko | archive-date=24 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125722/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0002137360 | url-status=live }}{{cite news | author=Song Yoon-soo | work=Korea JoongAng Daily | title=Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul makes plans to be a military man | date=22 August 2010 | url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2940543 | access-date=23 August 2011 | archive-date=23 August 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823122000/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2940543 | url-status=live }}

The album was released in 11 countries across Asia.,{{cite news | work=Nate News | title=Super Junior's Mr. Simple tops Tower Records charts in Japan | date=10 August 2011 | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110810n08192 | access-date=11 August 2011 | language=ko | archive-date=24 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125709/https://news.nate.com/view/20110810n08192 | url-status=live }} including Taiwan on 6 September 2011, by Avex Taiwan. The album was supposed to be pre-released in the Philippines by Universal Records on 1 October 2011, but was moved to 8 October, citing manufacturing problems caused by typhoon Nesat.{{Cite news|url=https://www.twitter.com/universalrecph/status/118986828681453569|title=Universal Records PH on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=11 April 2018|language=en|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125706/https://twitter.com/universalrecph/status/118986828681453569|url-status=live}} The Type A album was officially released in the country on 24 November. After the released of "Mr Simple" in Japanese, the group followed-up with the release of "Opera" in Japanese. The single album also include the travel-themed mid-tempo ballad "Way", Japanese original music video and making-of DVD. It has been available for pre-order from 11 March 2012.Ho, Stewart [https://archive.today/20120724113912/http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201203131352_4255 "Super Junior Wants to Sing ′Opera′ in Japan"] Mnet News. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012

Reception

= Critical reception =

Music critic Han Dong-yoon from webzine IZM expressed boredom with the song "Mr. Simple" due to repetition of the same lyrics and "techno-type electronic sounds"; he additionally criticized the "distorted vocals" which made identifying the members difficult, "except for a few people". Han also found similar patterns in the tracks "Opera" and "Be My Girl", but was more favorable towards the ballad tracks such as "Memories", "Sunflower" and "Y", referring to them as "clean[ing] up the place they left".{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Dong-yoon |date=August 2011 |title=Mr. Simple Album Review |url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=23160&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1 |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=IZM |language=ko}}

= Commercial performance =

The album debuted at number 3 on Billboard World Albums Chart for the week of 20 August 2011.{{cite news | publisher=Billboard | title=Billboard World Albums Chart (week of 20 August 2011) | date=20 August 2011 | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-08-20/world-albums | access-date=13 April 2012 | archive-date=24 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125707/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/ | url-status=live }} It peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart for the month of August, with 287,427 copies sold.{{cite news | work=Korea Star Daily | title=Super Junior's 5th album, "Mr. Simple" sells over 280,000 copies | date=9 September 2010 | url=http://www.koreastardaily.com/tc/news/11001 | access-date=14 September 2011 | language=zh | archive-date=22 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022054628/http://www.koreastardaily.com/tc/news/11001 | url-status=live }} Meanwhile, the repackaged album, A-Cha, which was released on 19 September, debuted at number three with 97,210 copies sold.{{Cite web |title=2011년 09월 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |access-date=23 May 2022 |website=Gaon Chart |language=Korean |archive-date=10 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510183305/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |url-status=live }} At the year-end list of album sales for 2011, compiled by Gaon Chart, the album is listed as the second best-selling album of the year with 343,348 copies sold and the repackaged version at number seven with 129,894 copies sold. Thus making a cumulative total sale of 473,242 copies in South Korea.{{cite news | work=Gaon Charts | title=Gaon 2011 album sales chart | date=14 January 2012 | url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/other.list.gaon | access-date=14 January 2012 | language=ko | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123033713/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/other.list.gaon | archive-date=23 January 2013 | url-status=dead }}

On 12 April 2012, Gaon Chart reported that up till the end of March 2012, the album has sold a cumulative total of 502,830 copies, making it the first album in four years to exceed half a million in sales since Kim Gun Mo's eighth album He-story in 2003 and TVXQ's fourth album, Mirotic in 2008.Park, Hyun Min [http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201204131007_5451&nowPage=1 "Super Junior Records Half-Million in Sales"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416170746/http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201204131007_5451&nowPage=1 |date=16 April 2012 }} Mnet News. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012 The released in the Philippines on 8 October, peaked at number one in Odyssey Weekly Album Chart.{{Cite news|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2011/12/super-junior-becomes-album-kings-in-the-philippines-with-mr-simple|title=Super Junior becomes 'Album Kings' in the Philippines with 'Mr. Simple' {{!}} allkpop.com|date=28 December 2011|work=allkpop|access-date=11 April 2018|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082011/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2011/12/super-junior-becomes-album-kings-in-the-philippines-with-mr-simple|url-status=live}} After a week of selling the album reached gold status with standout sales of 7,500. This was the group's 5th number one album and 4th album to certify gold status in the country making them the only Korean act to do so.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

Track listing

{{track listing

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| total_length = 47:37

| title_width = 29%

| lyrics_width = 22%

| music_width = 29%

| extra_width = 25%

| title1 = Mr. Simple

| lyrics1 = Yoo Young-jin

| music1 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra1 = Yoo Young-jin

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Opera

| note2 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=오페라|rr=Opera}}

| lyrics2 = Kenzie

| music2 = {{hlist|Thomas Troelsen|Engelina Larsen}}

| extra2 = Kenzie

| length2 = 3:01

| title3 = Be My Girl

| note3 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=라라라라|rr=Lalalala}}

| lyrics3 = {{ill|Kim Boo-min|ko|히치하이커 (음악가)}}

| music3 = {{hlist|GoodWill & MGI|Aku Rannila|J-Son}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Hitchhiker|GoodWill & MGI|Aku Rannila|J-Son}}

| length3 = 3:09

| title4 = Walkin'

| lyrics4 = Misfit

| music4 = {{hlist|iDR (C2)|12Keyz (C2)|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|C2|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| length4 = 3:46

| title5 = Storm

| note5 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=폭풍|rr=Pokpung}}

| lyrics5 = {{ill|Kim Jeong-bae|ko|김정배 (음악가)}}

| music5 = Kenzie

| extra5 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Nile Lee}}

| length5 = 4:16

| title6 = Good Friends

| note6 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=어느새 우린|rr=Eoneusae Urin|lit=Suddenly we}}

| lyrics6 = Yoon Jong-shin

| music6 = Yoon Jong-shin

| extra6 = {{hlist|Kim Dong-ha|Shinchi}}

| length6 = 3:57

| title7 = Feels Good

| note7 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=결투|rr=Gyeoltu|lit=Duel}}

| lyrics7 = Hong Ji-yoo

| music7 = {{hlist|Denniz Jamm|Qwan}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|{{ill|Hwang Seong-je (ButterFly)|ko|황성제}}|Q (ButterFly)}}

| length7 = 3:19

| title8 = Memories

| note8 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=기억을 따라|rr=Gieogeul Ttara|lit=Follow the memory}}

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Park Joon-soo|Lee Yoon-jong}}

| music8 = Park Joon-soo

| extra8 = {{hlist|Park Joon-soo|Nile Lee}}

| length8 = 4:11

| title9 = Sunflower

| note9 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=해바라기|rr=Haebaragi}}

| lyrics9 = Hong Ji-yoo

| music9 = Brandon Fraley

| extra9 = {{hlist|Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)|Kim Yong-hyun (BJJ Music)}}

| length9 = 3:52

| title10 = White Christmas

| note10 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=엉뚱한 상상|rr=Eongttunghan Sangsang|lit=Crazy imagination}}

| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Hitchhiker|Eunhyuk}}

| music10 = Hitchhiker

| extra10 = Hitchhiker

| length10 = 3:36

| title11 = Y

| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Super Junior-D&E|Chance}}

| music11 = {{hlist|Lee Donghae|Chance|Super D}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Chance|Super D|Park Cham}}

| length11 = 3:27

| title12 = My Love, My Kiss, My Heart

| lyrics12 = Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)

| music12 = {{hlist|iDR (C2)|12Keyz (C2)|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Kim Yong-sin (Iconic Sounds)|Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)}}

| length12 = 3:40

| title13 = Perfection

| note13 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=태완미|rr=Taewanmi}}) (Korean version) (performed by Super Junior-M) (bonus track

| lyrics13 = Lee Won-geun

| music13 = {{hlist|Mikkel Remee Sigvardt|Thomas Troelsen}}

| extra13 = Hitchhiker

| length13 = 3:24

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Mr. Simple Version B track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 47:34

| title_width = 29%

| lyrics_width = 22%

| music_width = 29%

| extra_width = 25%

| title1 = Superman

| lyrics1 = Yoo Young-jin

| music1 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra1 = Yoo Young-jin

| length1 = 3:21

| title2 = Mr. Simple

| lyrics2 = Yoo Young-jin

| music2 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra2 = Yoo Young-jin

| length2 = 3:59

| title3 = Opera

| note3 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=오페라|rr=Opera}}

| lyrics3 = Kenzie

| music3 = {{hlist|Thomas Troelsen|Engelina Larsen}}

| extra3 = Kenzie

| length3 = 3:01

| title4 = Be My Girl

| note4 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=라라라라|rr=Lalalala}}

| lyrics4 = {{ill|Kim Boo-min|ko|히치하이커 (음악가)}}

| music4 = {{hlist|GoodWill & MGI|Aku Rannila|J-Son}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Hitchhiker|GoodWill & MGI|Aku Rannila|J-Son}}

| length4 = 3:09

| title5 = Walkin'

| lyrics5 = Misfit

| music5 = {{hlist|iDR (C2)|12Keyz (C2)|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|C2|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| length5 = 3:46

| title6 = Storm

| note6 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=폭풍|rr=Pokpung}}

| lyrics6 = {{ill|Kim Jeong-bae|ko|김정배 (음악가)}}

| music6 = Kenzie

| extra6 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Nile Lee}}

| length6 = 4:16

| title7 = Good Friends

| note7 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=어느새 우린|rr=Eoneusae Urin|lit=Suddenly we}}

| lyrics7 = Yoon Jong-shin

| music7 = Yoon Jong-shin

| extra7 = {{hlist|Kim Dong-ha|Shinchi}}

| length7 = 3:57

| title8 = Feels Good

| note8 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=결투|rr=Gyeoltu|lit=Duel}}

| lyrics8 = Hong Ji-yoo

| music8 = {{hlist|Denniz Jamm|Qwan}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|{{ill|Hwang Seong-je (ButterFly)|ko|황성제}}|Q (ButterFly)}}

| length8 = 3:19

| title9 = Memories

| note9 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=기억을 따라|rr=Gieogeul Ttara|lit=Follow the memory}}

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Park Joon-soo|Lee Yoon-jong}}

| music9 = Park Joon-soo

| extra9 = {{hlist|Park Joon-soo|Nile Lee}}

| length9 = 4:11

| title10 = Sunflower

| note10 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=해바라기|rr=Haebaragi}}

| lyrics10 = Hong Ji-yoo

| music10 = Brandon Fraley

| extra10 = {{hlist|Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)|Kim Yong-hyun (BJJ Music)}}

| length10 = 3:52

| title11 = White Christmas

| note11 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=엉뚱한 상상|rr=Eongttunghan Sangsang|lit=Crazy imagination}}

| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Hitchhiker|Eunhyuk}}

| music11 = Hitchhiker

| extra11 = Hitchhiker

| length11 = 3:36

| title12 = Y

| lyrics12 = {{hlist|Super Junior-D&E|Chance}}

| music12 = {{hlist|Lee Donghae|Chance|Super D}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Chance|Super D|Park Cham}}

| length12 = 3:27

| title13 = My Love, My Kiss, My Heart

| lyrics13 = Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)

| music13 = {{hlist|iDR (C2)|12Keyz (C2)|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Kim Yong-sin (Iconic Sounds)|Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)}}

| length13 = 3:40

}}

{{track listing

| headline = A-Cha Repackage track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 61:12

| title_width = 29%

| lyrics_width = 22%

| music_width = 29%

| extra_width = 25%

| title1 = Superman

| lyrics1 = Yoo Young-jin

| music1 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra1 = Yoo Young-jin

| length1 = 3:21

| title2 = A-Cha

| lyrics2 = {{ill|Kim Boo-min|ko|히치하이커 (음악가)}}

| music2 = Hitchhiker

| extra2 = Hitchhiker

| length2 = 3:18

| title3 = Mr. Simple

| lyrics3 = Yoo Young-jin

| music3 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra3 = Yoo Young-jin

| length3 = 3:59

| title4 = Oops!

| note4 = featuring f(x)

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Leeteuk|Heechul|Shindong|Eunhyuk|Donghae|Misfit}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Kalle Engström|William J. Fuller}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Kalle Engström|William J. Fuller|Hitchhiker}}

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = A Day

| note5 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=하루에|rr=Harue}}

| lyrics5 = {{ill|Kim Jeong-bae|ko|김정배 (음악가)}}

| music5 = Kenzie

| extra5 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Nile Lee}}

| length5 = 3:27

| title6 = Andante

| note6 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안단테|rr=Andante}}

| lyrics6 = Misfit

| music6 = {{hlist|Leeteuk|Henry Lau|Q (ButterFly)}}

| extra6 = Q (ButterFly)

| length6 = 3:06

| title7 = Opera

| note7 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=오페라|rr=Opera}}

| lyrics7 = Kenzie

| music7 = {{hlist|Thomas Troelsen|Engelina Larsen}}

| extra7 = Kenzie

| length7 = 3:01

| title8 = Be My Girl

| note8 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=라라라라|rr=Lalalala}}

| lyrics8 = Kim Boo-min

| music8 = {{hlist|GoodWill & MGI|Aku Rannila|J-Son}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Hitchhiker|GoodWill & MGI|Aku Rannila|J-Son}}

| length8 = 3:09

| title9 = Walkin'

| lyrics9 = Misfit

| music9 = {{hlist|iDR (C2)|12Keyz (C2)|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|C2|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = Storm

| note10 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=폭풍|rr=Pokpung}}

| lyrics10 = Kim Jeong-bae

| music10 = Kenzie

| extra10 = {{hlist|Kenzie|Nile Lee}}

| length10 = 4:16

| title11 = Good Friends

| note11 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=어느새 우린|rr=Eoneusae Urin|lit=Suddenly we}}

| lyrics11 = Yoon Jong-shin

| music11 = Yoon Jong-shin

| extra11 = {{hlist|Kim Dong-ha|Shinchi}}

| length11 = 3:57

| title12 = Feels Good

| note12 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=결투|rr=Gyeoltu|lit=Duel}}

| lyrics12 = Hong Ji-yoo

| music12 = {{hlist|Denniz Jamm|Qwan}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|{{ill|Hwang Seong-je (ButterFly)|ko|황성제}}|Q (ButterFly)}}

| length12 = 3:19

| title13 = Memories

| note13 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=기억을 따라|rr=Gieogeul Ttara|lit=Follow the memory}}

| lyrics13 = {{hlist|Park Joon-soo|Lee Yoon-jong}}

| music13 = Park Joon-soo

| extra13 = {{hlist|Park Joon-soo|Nile Lee}}

| length13 = 4:11

| title14 = Sunflower

| note14 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=해바라기|rr=Haebaragi}}

| lyrics14 = Hong Ji-yoo

| music14 = Brandon Fraley

| extra14 = {{hlist|Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)|Kim Yong-hyun (BJJ Music)}}

| length14 = 3:52

| title15 = White Christmas

| note15 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=엉뚱한 상상|rr=Eongttunghan Sangsang|lit=Crazy imagination}}

| lyrics15 = {{hlist|Hitchhiker|Eunhyuk}}

| music15 = Hitchhiker

| extra15 = Hitchhiker

| length15 = 3:36

| title16 = Y

| lyrics16 = {{hlist|Super Junior-D&E|Chance}}

| music16 = {{hlist|Lee Donghae|Chance|Super D}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Chance|Super D|Park Cham}}

| length16 = 3:27

| title17 = My Love, My Kiss, My Heart

| lyrics17 = Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)

| music17 = {{hlist|iDR (C2)|12Keyz (C2)|Sharif Slater|Ryan S. Jhun}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Kim Yong-sin (Iconic Sounds)|Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)}}

| length17 = 3:40

}}

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

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! Chart (2011)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite news |date=17 August 2010 |title=Oricon Weekly Album Chart 2011.8.8 – 2011.8.14 |language=ja |work=Oricon |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2011-08-22/more/3/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027002944/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2011-08-22/more/3/ |archive-date=27 October 2013}}

| 17

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – Week 33 of 2011 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=33&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=4 April 2023 |language=ko |date= 7–13 August 2011}}

| 1

scope="row" | US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine |title=Super Junior discography |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/super-junior/chart-history/tln |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121094919/https://www.billboard.com/artist/super-junior/chart-history/tln/ |archive-date=21 November 2021 |access-date=11 June 2020}}

| 41

scope="row" | US World Albums (Billboard)

| 3

= Monthly charts =

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! Chart (August 2011)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon)

| 1

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= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! Chart (2011)

! Position

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web |title=2011년 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626123923/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year |archive-date=26 June 2015 |publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=2 February 2012}}

| 2

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Personnel

Credits are for the Type A of the album, unless where indicated.{{cite news | author=ManiaDB | title=슈퍼주니어 5집 – 'Mr. Simple' The 5th Album ..... 슈퍼주니어 | date=17 August 2010 | url=http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=677396 | access-date=31 August 2011 | language=ko | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913045648/http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=677396 | archive-date=13 September 2011 | url-status=dead }}

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  • Thomas Troelsen – background vocals
  • TST – brass section
  • Choi Won-hyuk – bass
  • Kim Jung-bae – guitar
  • Lee Hwa – piano
  • Yoong – string section
  • Shin Seok-chul – drums
  • Choi Hoon – bass
  • Cho Jeong-chi – guitar
  • Go Gyeong-chun – keyboard
  • Lee Sung-ryeol – guitar
  • Park Cham – guitar
  • Super D – keyboard
  • Kim Kyu-won – pro-tools editing
  • Goo Jongpil – mixing
  • Nam Koong-jin – mixing
  • Lee Seung-ho – mixing
  • Jeon Hoon – mastering (mastering done at Sonic Korea)

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Awards

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
YearOrganizationCategoryResult! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
rowspan="5" | 2011

| rowspan="2" | Hanteo Awards

| Album Award

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite news |title=2011 Hanteo Album Award |url=http://hanteo.com/rank/nHanteo_award2k.asp?genre=10&pre2011=on|url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616031116/http://hanteo.com/rank/nHanteo_award2k.asp?genre=10&pre2011=on|archive-date=16 June 2017}}

Singer Award (album-based)

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite web |url=http://hanteo.com/rank/nHanteo_award_s2.asp?part=singer&pre2011=on |title=㈜한터정보시스템 |publisher=Hanteo.com |date=31 December 2011 |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911090510/http://hanteo.com/rank/nHanteo_award_s2.asp?part=singer&pre2011=on |url-status=live }}

Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards

| Best Japanese & Korean Releases

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2011|title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards presented (2011)|work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong)|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033252/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2011|url-status=dead}}

Mnet Asian Music Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite web |url=http://mwave.interest.me/museum/mama/2011/winner |title=2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards |language=ko |publisher=Mwave |access-date=16 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330031752/http://mwave.interest.me/museum/mama/2011/winner |archive-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Tower Records K-pop Lovers Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{included|Third place}}

| align="center" |{{cite web |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature/2011/12/07/TKLA2011/win1 |title=タワレコ K-POP LOVERS! AWARDS 2011 (アルバム&シングル部門大賞発表) |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=18 January 2020 |language=ja |work=Tower Records Online |archive-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208105840/http://tower.jp/article/feature/2011/12/07/TKLA2011/win1 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |2012

| Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

| Album of the Year – 3rd Quarter

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite news |url=https://mnews.joins.com/article/7441988 |author=Lee Jae-hoon |work=JoongAng Ilbo |script-title=ko:소녀시대·시크릿·아이유, 가온차트 K팝상 2개씩 |trans-title=Girls' Generation, Secret, IU, Gaon Chart, two K-pop awards each |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=6 January 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521120529/https://mnews.joins.com/article/7441988 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" |Golden Disc Awards

| Album Daesang

| {{won}}

| align="center" rowspan="2" |{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20121210024254/http://kpopwave.joinsmsn.com/awards/27goldendisk/en/last_winner.aspx "2011 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"]}}. Kpopwave.joinsmsn.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

Album Bonsang

| {{won}}

2014

| Red Dot Design Awards

| Communication Design Award

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite news |url=https://m.chosun.com/news/article.amp.html?sname=news&contid=2014081801224 |work=Chosun Ilbo |script-title=ko:SM, '레드닷 디자인 어워드'에서 8개 작품이 수상 |trans-title=8 SM works were awarded at 'Red Dot Design Awards' |date=18 August 2014 |access-date=18 January 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521120523/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/08/18/2014081801224.html |url-status=live }}

Release history

class="wikitable"
CountryDateFormatDistributing label
South Korea2 August 2011
3 August 2011 (version A)
22 August 2011 (version B)
19 September 2011 (repackaged)
Digital download
CD
CD
CD, digital download
KMP Holdings
Japan6 August 2011CD (import)Avex Trax
Taiwan6 September 2011 (version A)[http://avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?catalogNo=AVKCD80256%2FA "Mr Simple (Version A) album info"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906221643/http://www.avex.com.tw/artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?CatalogNo=AVKCD80256%2FA|date=6 September 2011}} Avex Taiwan. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012 {{in lang|zh}}
23 September 2011 (version B)[http://avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?catalogNo=AVKCD80256%2FB "Mr Simple (Version B) album info"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820203038/http://avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?catalogNo=AVKCD80256%2FB|date=20 August 2012}} Avex Taiwan. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012 {{in lang|zh}}
30 September 2011 (Repackaged)[http://avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?catalogNo=AVKCD80256%2FC "Mr Simple (Repackaged) album info"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512162625/http://avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?CatalogNo=AVKCD80256%2FC|date=12 May 2012}} Avex Taiwan. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012 {{in lang|zh}}
CDAvex Taiwan
Singapore29 September 2011 (version C)CDUniversal Music
Philippines24 November 2011 (version A)
17 December 2011 (version B & C)
CDUniversal Records
Malaysia12 September 2011 (version B)
10 October 2011 (version C)
CDUniversal Music

See also

  • Mr. Simple
  • {{YouTube|id=r6TwzSGYycM|title=Mr. Simple (Music Video)}}
  • {{YouTube|id=MIR5rGA-yNc|title=Mr. Simple (Teaser Movie 1)}}
  • {{YouTube|id=qiv8_q8_7B4|title=Mr. Simple (Teaser Movie 2)}}
  • {{YouTube|id=N_9cxKby0Ow|title=Mr. Simple (Making Film)}}
  • A-Cha
  • {{YouTube|id=GvTaLTTanJc|title=A-Cha (Music Video)}}
  • {{YouTube|id=SH5kRtB8dHg|title=A-Cha (Music Video – Dance Ver.1)}}
  • {{YouTube|id=rQvUVwEdXic|title=A-Cha (Music Video – Dance Ver.2)}}
  • {{YouTube|id=m9h4DMNpovg|title=A-Cha (Music Video Teaser)}}
  • Superman
  • {{YouTube|id=IdFeKj798hU|title=Superman (Music Video)}}

References

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