Mr. Simple
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Mr. Simple version A album cover
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| Studio album by Super Junior | ||||||||||
| Released | 3 August 2011 | |||||||||
| Recorded | June — July 2011 at SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||
| Genre | K-pop, synthpop, electropop, R&B, dance, pop rock, country pop, hip hop, electronica | |||||||||
| Length | 47:44 (Version A) 47:41 (Version B) 61:12 (Repackaged) |
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| Language | Korean | |||||||||
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SM Entertainment KMP Holdings |
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| Producer | Lee Soo Man | |||||||||
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Mr. Simple (Hangul: 미스터 심플; RR: Miseuteo Shimpeul; reissue name A-CHa) is the award-winning fifth studio album of 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. On 19 September 2011, a repackaged edition, re-titled A-CHa was released. 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, the first being their previous album, Bonamana, and the last one with member Heechul, who enlisted for his mandatory military service in September 2011.
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.
On March 31, 2011, leader Leeteuk announced during the interview, "At the earliest, we’ll be coming out with our fifth album this summer." Leeteuk and Eunhyuk confirmed on their radio show "Super Junior Kiss the Radio" on June 1, 2011 that they had begun recording their upcoming album that day. Heechul tweeted on June 2, 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." American dancer Kenny Wormald posted on his official Twitter on July 11, 2011 that he had started the choreography rehearsal for the group's upcoming new single. 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.
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