# The Road (Super Junior album)

The Road is the eleventh Korean-language studio album (fourteenth overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior released on January 6, 2023. The album was originally released in two parts, The Road: Keep On Going and The Road: Celebration. The former was released on July 12, 2022, while the latter was released on December 15, 2022, by SM Entertainment. The album features the vocals of nine Super Junior members, which are Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun.

## Background

On June 13, 2022, Label SJ released the concept trailer for their eleventh album.
On June 28, 2022, Super Junior released the track list for Vol.1 of their eleventh album. Five tracks were included in Vol.1. The title song for the album was "Mango".
Super Junior released the music video for their second track, "Don't Wait", on June 29, 2022.
On November 28, SM released the first set of teasers for The Road Vol. 2: Celebration, with a set release date of December 16.

## Promotion
### Super Show 9

On July 15 to July 17, the group embarked on the album supporting tour, Super Show 9 at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul. They first performed "Celebrate" during the Philippines stop of the tour on December 17, 2022.

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Studio
Personnel
* Label SJ – executive producer
* Lee Soo-man – producer
* Lee Sung-soo – executive supervisor
* Tak Young-jun – production director, executive supervisor
* Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
The Road: Keep On Going Vol.1
* Super Junior – vocals (all tracks)
** Eunhyuk – lyrics (track 5)
* Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
* Ryan Jhun – composition, arrangement (track 1)
* Gustav Nyström – composition, arrangement (track 1)
* Moa Pettersson Hammar – composition (track 1)
* Robin Stjernberg – composition (track 1)
* Lee Joo-hyun (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
* Andreas Moe – composition (track 2)
* Freddie Liljegren – composition (track 2)
* Henrik Moreborg – composition, arrangement (track 2)
* Jisoo Park (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, whistle (track 3)
* Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
* MRey (153CreatorsClub) – composition, arrangement, synthesizer (track 3)
* Papi Lee (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
* Jeon Won-kyo (JamFactory) – lyrics (track 4)
* Alexander Karlsson (JeL) – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 4)
* Alexej Viktorovich (JeL) – composition, arrangement (track 4)
* John Mars – composition, arrangement (track 4)
* U1 (153/Joombas) – lyrics, composition (track 5)
* Yi Yi-jin – lyrics (track 5)
* l.vin (153/Joombas) – composition, arrangement, drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer (track 5)
* NEUL – composition (track 5)
* G-High – vocal directing (track 1–2)
* Lee Yoo-ra – background vocals (track 1–2)
* Jo Hyung-won – background vocals (track 1–2)
* Yoo Young-jin – background vocals (track 1)
* Josefine Wassler – background vocals (track 2)
* Jeon Seung-woo – vocal directing, background vocals (track 4–5)
* Cha I-hwan – bass (track 3)
* Joo Young-hoon – drums (track 3)
* Kang Gun-hoo – guitar (track 3)
* Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 3)
* Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 3)
* Yung – strings (track 3)
* Lee Min-kyu – recording (track 1–4), engineered for mix, mixing (track 4)
* Jeong Yoo-ra – recording (track 1, 4–5), digital editing, engineered for mix (track 1)
* Kang Eun-ji – recording (track 1, 3–4), engineered for mix (track 1, 3)
* Lee Ji-hong – recording (track 2, 4–5), engineered for mix (track 3, 5), digital editing, mixing (track 5)
* Noh Min-ji – recording (track 3), engineered for mix (track 2)
* Lee Chang-sun – recording (track 3)
* Jeong Ki-hong – recording (track 3)
* Choi Da-in – recording (track 3)
* Lee Chan-mi – recording (track 3)
* Choi Eun-mi – recording assistant (track 3)
* Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 1–3)
* Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 4)
* Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
* Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 2–3)
* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
The Road: Celebration Vol.2
* Super Junior – vocals (track 1–4)
** Super Junior-K.R.Y. – vocals (track 5)
* Kang Eun-jeong – lyrics (track 1)
* Henrik Nordenback – composition, arrangement (track 1)
* Christian Fast – composition (track 1)
* Gabriel Brandes – composition (track 1)
* Maryjane – lyrics (track 2)
* Mok Ji-min – lyrics (track 2)
* Jonas Ekdahl – composition, arrangement (track 2)
* Rickard Bonde Truumeel – composition, arrangement (track 2)
* Mike Watson – composition (track 2)
* Peomkin (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 3)
* Humbler – composition, arrangement (track 3)
* Davey Nate – composition (track 3)
* Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch – composition (track 3)
* Lee Seung-ho – lyrics (track 4)
* Joo Young-hoon – composition (track 4)
* Melange – arrangement, vocal directing (track 4)
* Yoo Hyun-jong – lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 5)
* G-High – vocal directing (track 1)
* Gesture – vocal directing (track 2)
* Jeon Min-kyung – vocal directing (track 3)
* Heron – background vocals (track 1)
* Kang Tae-woo a.k.a. Soulman – background vocals (track 2–3, 5)
* Onestar – background vocals (track 4)
* Seo Sang-hwan – bass (track 3)
* Park Joo-hoon – drums (track 3)
* Jeong Ki-woon – guitar (track 3)
* Kim Jin-soo – piano (track 3)
* Woo Sang-seok – harmonica (track 3)
* Choi Hoon – bass (track 5)
* Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar (track 5)
* Gil Eun-kyung – piano (track 5)
* Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement (track 5)
* Yung – strings (track 5)
* Jeong Il-jin – recording (track 1–3)
* Kim Kwang-min – recording (track 2–4)
* Nam Koong-jin – recording, mixing (track 5)
* Jeong Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing (track 5)
* Kang Sun-young – digital editing (track 1)
* Jeong Ho-jin – digital editing (track 2)
* Jang Woo-young – digital editing (track 3–4)
* Lee Min-kyu – engineered for mix (track 1, 5), mixing (track 2)
* Kang Eun-ji – engineered for mix (track 2)
* Lee Ji-hong – engineered for mix (track 3–4)
* Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 1)
* Jeong Yoo-ra – mixing (track 3)
* Kim Han-koo – mixing (track 4)
* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)

## Release history

Release history for The Road :
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
| South Korea | July 12, 2022 | CD | Vol. 1: Keep on Going | SMLabel SJDreamus |
| Taiwan | July 12, 2022 | Digital downloadstreaming | Vol. 1: Keep on Going | Avex Taiwan |
| Various | July 12, 2022 | Digital downloadstreaming | Vol. 1: Keep on Going | SMLabel SJ |
| South Korea | December 15, 2022 | CD | Vol. 2: Celebration | SMLabel SJDreamus |
| Taiwan | December 15, 2022 | Digital downloadstreaming | Vol. 2: Celebration | Avex Taiwan |
| Various | December 15, 2022 | Digital downloadstreaming | Vol. 2: Celebration | SMLabel SJ |