Super Junior’s ‘Last Man Standing’ standing is Kpop history

How do you squeeze in 18 years of Super Junior’s colorful history in 99 minutes? The quick answer to that is that you don’t. You focus on a topic and you strictly adhere to it.

“Super Junior: The Last Man Standing” aptly started with snippets of the debut performance of Super Junior onstage on Nov. 6, 2005. It was followed by interview clips of all nine members of the group: Leeteuk, Shindong, Yesung, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Heechul, and Siwon.

Former and inactive members Sungmin, Kangin, Kibum and Hangeng can also be seen in some of the videos.

The documentary dropped on Jan. 18 at Disney Plus to celebrate their 18th anniversary.

“The Last Man Standing” is a line from their song “Superman”. It’s an epic song that utilized every existing member of the group when it came out with their album, “Mr. Simple” in 2011. In the song, they declare that their passion is the best.

It’s a statement of truth, not just plain bravado or male ego. A lot of people are familiar with the story of how Super Junior was an experiment of SM Entertainment. They’ve talked about it plenty of times before in variety shows.

It was a group created to launch and boost the careers of the members so they could successfully pursue other vocations such as acting, singing, or being in a rock band. The members were dispensable.

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