Super Junior's Yesung releases second solo album, marking 10 years solo

Super Junior member Yesung released his second full-length solo album, “Where We Are,” at 6 p.m. local time on Oct. 6, his agency SM Entertainment said, marking 10 years since his solo debut. The album contains 12 tracks led by the title song “Pedazos,” according to Asia Economy, Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo. Newsis also published the album headline, though the article text under it concerned an unrelated Supreme Court matter. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]

Yesung took an active role in the record, writing lyrics for nine of the 12 tracks and composing one, and directing the album himself, the reports said. Asia Economy added that he also shot some of the photographs used in the portrait version, and Dong-A Ilbo reported that he took part in the album's planning, creative visuals and styling, building the theme around “time.” [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]

In comments released through SM Entertainment, Yesung said that as he prepared the album he came to feel the 10 years were not entirely his own. “Rather than wanting to be congratulated for the 10th anniversary, the feeling of gratitude toward everyone who was with me grew much larger,” he said, according to Yonhap. Yonhap also reported him saying he wants to sing “until the last moment of my life,” adding that his mindset has not changed much since he began singing. [ 2 , 3 ]

Yonhap described “Pedazos” as a dynamic modern rock song that moves between a husky low register and explosive high notes and depicts the mixed emotions left after a breakup. Asia Economy said the title is Spanish for “broken pieces” and quoted Yesung saying he first heard the song in a taxi on a sunny day during a period of much worry, and received a call soon afterward that his mother was unwell, so excitement, concern and fear arrived at once. [ 2 , 3 ]

Dong-A Ilbo reported the album is his first release in about two years, following a mini album in November 2024, and that it mixes modern rock, city pop, ballad and disco across its 12 tracks, naming “Winds of Time” and “Lonely Night” among them. [ 4 ]

The release is followed by a 10th-anniversary Asia tour, “About the Things We Called Ordinary,” opening at KBS Arena in Seoul on Oct. 16-18 before visiting eight Asian regions, according to Asia Economy and Yonhap. The two outlets transliterate the Korean concert title slightly differently. Asia Economy reported that Yesung said he is preparing to speak and sing in multiple languages for the tour and hopes each show becomes one that fans complete together with him, and that he told fans their support let him keep making the music he wants. [ 2 , 3 ]