The Beat Goes On (Super Junior-D&E EP)

The Beat Goes On is the first Korean extended play (EP) of South Korean pop duo Super Junior-D&E, a subgroup of the boy band Super Junior.^[2] The album was released on March 9, 2015 under SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music.^[3]

The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On album cover
EP by Super Junior-D&E
Released	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
Recorded	2014–15
Studio	Big Shot Blue Cup Blue Ocean Concert Hall Doobdoob In Grid Sound Pool (Seoul) Yellow Tail
Genre	R&B[1] Electro house[1]
Length	24:29
Language	Korean
Label	SM KT Music
Producer	Lee Soo-man The Underdogs Noizebank
Super Junior-D&E chronology
Ride Me (2014) The Beat Goes On (2015) Present (2015)
Singles from The Beat Goes On
"Oppa, Oppa" Released: 16 December 2011 "Still You" Released: 13 December 2013 "Growing Pains" Released: 9 March 2015
Music video
"Growing Pains" on YouTube

Background

Super Junior-D&E released short snippets and teaser videos of their music video for Growing Pains on March 2 and 3, 2015.^[4] On 4 March, Donghae and Eunhyuk shared snippets of all the songs on their unit group album, The Beat Goes On. The medley included pieces of the seven tracks on the album, including the title song, "Growing Pains". Donghae participated in the album production along with producers The Underdogs, Hitchhiker, NoizeBank and more. The showcase for The Beat Goes On took place at the SMTOWN Coex Artium on March 5 and the album released online on March 6 and offline on March 9.^[5]

They released the special edition album of The Beat Goes On on March 23, 2015. Including the seven tracks in the original album, Super Junior-D&E added on "Oppa, Oppa", "1+1=LOVE", "Still You", "Motorcycle", "Love that I Need", and I Wanna Dance" from its previous digital singles and Korean versions of Japanese hit songs for a total of 13 tracks in the special edition album.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Beat Goes On"	Jo Yoon-kyung	The Underdogs Patrick J. Que Smith Dewain Whitemore Adonis Shropshire	3:08
2.	"Growing Pains" (너는 나만큼; neoneun namankeum; lit. You're as much as me)	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	3:21
3.	"Sweater & Jeans"	Seo Ji-eum	Meagan Cottone Nathan Duvall Mich Hansen Daniel Davidsen Peter Wallevik	3:38
4.	"Breaking Up"	Goo Tae-woo	Ryan S. Jhun Denzil "iDR" Remedios Antwann Frost	3:40
5.	"Lights, Camera, Action!"	JQ (제이큐)	NoizeBank	3:17
6.	"Can You Feel It?" (촉이와; chog-iwa; lit. With a tick)	Lee Yoo-jin Team One Sound January 8th	Will Simms Martin Mulholland Nermin Harambašić	3:29
7.	"Mother"	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	3:56
Total length:				24:29

The Beat Goes On (Special Edition)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Beat Goes On"	Jo Yoon-kyung	The Underdogs Patrick J. Que Smith Dewain Whitemore Adonis Shropshire	3:08
2.	"Growing Pains" (너는 나만큼; neoneun namankeum; lit. You're as much as me)	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	3:21
3.	"Motorcycle"	JQ	Lars Pedersen Remee S. Jackman Nicky Fredrik Russell Feras Agwa	3:26
4.	"1+1=Love"	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	3:32
5.	"Love That I Need" (feat. Henry of SJ-M)	Lee Dong-hae Lee Hyuk-jae Team One Sound	NoizeBank	3:27
6.	"I Wanna Dance" (사네; sane; lit. Sane)	Team One Sound	Team One Sound	3:28
7.	"Sweater & Jeans"	Seo Ji-eum	Meagan Cottone Nathan Duvall Mich Hansen Daniel Davidsen Peter Wallevik	3:38
8.	"Breaking Up"	Goo Tae-woo	Ryan S. Jhun Denzil "iDR" Remedios Antwann Frost	3:40
9.	"Can You Feel It?" (촉이와; chog-iwa; lit. With a tick)	Lee Yoo-jin Team One Sound January 8th	Will Simms Martin Mulholland Nermin Harambašić	3:29
10.	"Lights, Camera, Action!"	JQ (제이큐)	NoizeBank	3:17
11.	"Oppa, Oppa" (떴다 오빠; ddeotda Oppa; lit. Brother has risen)	Youngsky and Peter	Youngsky and Peter Steve Greenberg	3:17
12.	"Mother"	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	3:56
13.	"Still You" (아직도 난; ajigdo nan; lit. Still I)	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	Lee Dong-hae Team One Sound	3:37
Total length:				45:19

Charts

Album chart

Weekly chart

The Beat Goes On

Chart (2015)	Peak position
South Korean Weekly album (Gaon)[7]	1
South Korean Weekly domestic album (Gaon)[8]	1
US World Albums (Billboard)[9]	4

The Beat Goes On (Special Edition)

Chart	Peak position
South Korean Weekly domestic album (Gaon)[10]	2

Year-end chart

Chart	Position
2015 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[11]	36

Single chart

Song	Peak chart position
	KOR
	Gaon Chart[12]
"Growing pains"	23

Album sales

Gaon Monthly Album Chart, South Korea

Year	Month	The Beat Goes On		The Beat Goes On (Special Edition)		Ref
		Ranking	Sales	Ranking	Sales
2015	March	3	71,434	9	27,328	[13]
	April	–	–	15	4,898
	May	–	–	51	1,004
	June	–	–	–	–
	July	–	–	60	705
	August	–	–	59	801
	Sept	–	–	65	704
	Total		107,159+

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"Growing Pains"	Music Bank (KBS)	March 20, 2015

Release history

Release history for The Beat Goes On

Region	Date	Version	Format	Label	Ref
Various	March 6, 2015	The Beat Goes On	Digital download streaming	SM	[5]
South Korea	March 9, 2015		CD	SM KT Music
South Korea	March 23, 2015	Special Edition			[6]
Various			Digital download streaming	SM

References

1. Yoon, Hyo-jin (March 5, 2015). "슈퍼주니어 D&E 6일 0시 첫 앨범 'The Beat Goes On' 음원 공개" [Super Junior D&E released their first album 'The Beat Goes On' at 0:00 on the 6th]. FN Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via Naver.
2. "슈퍼주니어 D&E 6일 0시 첫 앨범 'The Beat Goes On' 음원 공개". star.mt.co.kr. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
3. "동해·은혁 '슈퍼주니어 DnE, 사진 공개...신비+우수". fnnews. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
4. "[Video] Super Junior′s Donghae and Eunhyuk Go Through Emotional ′Growing Pains′ in MV Teasers". CJ E&M enewsWorld. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
5. Hong, Grace Danbi (March 4, 2015). "[Video] Super Junior′s Donghae and Eunhyuk Highlights ′The Beat Goes On′ Album". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
6. Jeon, Su-mi (March 20, 2015). "Super Junior-DE to Release Special Edition Album for ′The Beat Goes On′". Translated by Hong, Grace Danbi. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
7. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
8. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
9. "World Music: Top World Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
10. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
11. "2015년 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
12. "Gaon Charts" (in Korean). Gaon. January 27, 2013.
13. "This links to current month – select the year/month from drop down menu". Gaon Album Charts (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

External links

• Official Korean SM Entertainment website of Super Junior Donghae & Eunhyuk