The seven members of SuperM — SM Entertainment and Capitol Records' supergroup — are accomplished artists in their own right.
Now, SuperM is back with their first full-length album, Super One, out Sept. 25.
We sat down with SuperM in a roundtable interview to discuss their new album, Super One, and how they hope its overall message of coming together will bring comfort to fans around the world during the pandemic.
1. After the release of your first EP debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, did you feel any sort of pressure while preparing to release this album?
2. What made you decide to combine two songs together to make your title track "One?" It feels reminiscent of Shinee's song "Sherlock!"
3. What’s your favorite track on the new album?
4. What is something you learned about yourself while creating Super One?
5. Given that each member comes from another major group, how do you make sure that each member has their moment to shine on Super One?
6. Super One features a wider variety of musical styles and influences than your first album. How do you feel SuperM’s musical identity has grown with this new album?
8. Which song on the album have you personally come to fall even more in love with in time, and what made you fall in love with it?
9. SuperM has all of these modes of transportation that are featured throughout your music videos. At a time when we can’t travel and the world is kept apart, what does this represent to you and how do you want it relayed through the album?
10. Looking back on all of your journeys so far, what is one event that you considered a failure at the time, but now you feel it ultimately led to your success today?
11. Mark and Taeyong, you both wrote and produced on the last two albums. When you're writing a song like "100" or "Together at Home," what is your creative process like?
12. What is the key ingredient needed to transform a song into a SuperM song?
13. And finally, how has SuperM evolved since your debut together?
SuperM's new album Super One is available now!
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.