Kenali Tuhan Kita

Yohanes 1 : 1 “Pada mulanya adalah Firman; Firman itu bersama-sama dengan Allah dan Firman itu adalah Allah”

Manusia sadar bahwa hal terpenting dalam kehidupan ini adalah mengenal Tuhan dengan benar. Banyak orang sedang mencari jawaban, tetapi tidak mencari Tuhan, padahal jawaban yang dibutuhkan ada di dalam Tuhan. Manusia tidak sanggup menjalani kehidupan ini sendiri tanpa campur tangan dan pertolongan Tuhan. Kalau kita sungguh mengenal Tuhan, maka Ia akan memberikan jalan keluar atas semua persoalan yang kita hadapi.

Untuk mengenal Allah ada yang harus kita lakukan terlebih dahulu. Seperti di mazmur 1:1-3 berkata “1:1 Berbahagialah orang  yang tidak berjalan menurut nasihat orang fasik, yang tidak berdiri di jalan  orang berdosa, dan yang tidak duduk dalam kumpulan pencemooh, 1:2 tetapi yang kesukaannya ialah Taurat TUHAN  , dan yang merenungkan ^j  Taurat itu siang dan malam . 1:3 Ia seperti pohon, yang ditanam di tepi aliran air  , yang menghasilkan buahnya pada musimnya, dan yang tidak layu daunnya; apa saja yang diperbuatnya berhasil”.

Ayat yang pertama dari kitab Mazmur berbicara mengenai perbedaan di antara orang benar dengan orang fasik. Orang yang benar percaya kepada Tuhan dapat diketahui dari apa yang tidak mereka lakukan, tempat yang tidak mereka kunjungi dan kumpulan yang tidak mereka masuki. Tidak seorang pun yang dapat mengenal Allah tanpa berbalik dari hal-hal yang Tuhan tidak inginkan.

Ayat yang Kedua berbicara Orang yang diberkati Allah bukan hanya berbalik dari kejahatan, tetapi juga membangun hidup mereka di sekitar firman Tuhan. Mereka berusaha untuk menaati kehendak Allah dari hati yang sungguh-sungguh senang akan jalan dan perintah Allah. Merenungkan Taurat Allah (yaitu, Firman-Nya) supaya membentuk pikiran, sikap, dan tindakan kita.

Ayat yang Ketiga Hasil untuk mereka yang dengan setia mencari Allah dan Firman-Nya ialah hidup di dalam Roh. Karena air sering kali melambangkan Roh Allah (Yoh 7 : 38-39), maka mereka yang diajar oleh Allah dan tinggal di dalam Firman-Nya akan menerima sumber hidup yang tidak habis-habisnya dari Roh. Frasa, "apa saja yang diperbuatnya berhasil" tidak berarti bahwa tidak pernah akan terjadi masalah atau kegagalan, tetapi bahwa orang benar akan mengetahui kehendak dan berkat Allah.

Kita sudah melihat dan membaca apa yang Tuhan inginkan di mazmur tinggal kita lakukan sesuai kehendakNya.

-Healing Movement -

Manusia yang Pernah Berkunjung ke Neraka

Manusia manusia yang pernah Mampir ke neraka

Bingung setelah 1 minggu mencari bahan blog ini, sampai akhirnya saya menemukan sebuah blog membahas tentang "Manusia-manusia yang pernah mampir ke Neraka". Bahan blog ini saya dapatkan dari sebuah blog bernama http://yesayanugroho.blogspot.com. Bila yang empunya blog datang berkunjung ke blog ini, saya pribadi mohon izin, dan mohon maaf jika mem-posting ulang bahan blog milik yesayanugroho.blogspot.com.

Berikut kisah dari "Manusia-manusia yang pernah mampir ke Neraka"

1. PDT. PHILLIP MANTOFA

Dibawa ke neraka oleh Tuhan tanggal 1 Januari 2000. Di sana beliau melihat bagaimana orang-orang yang tidak mengenal Tuhan disiksa oleh iblis terus menerus tanpa berhenti. Dia melihat jurang api tanpa dasar dan melihat wanita yang suka berselingkuh serta cowok yang suka masturbasi sedang disiksa.

2. JENNIFER PEREZ

Dibawa Tuhan ke neraka pada tanggal 2 Mei 1997. Waktu itu umurnya baru 15 tahun. Di neraka dia melihat setan-setan menyiksa jiwa-jiwa yang belum diselamatkan. Ada yang dipancung, ada yang ditusuk-tusuk badannya. Pulang dari neraka dia langsung bertobat.

3. BILL WIESE

Beliau pernah ada di neraka selama 23 menit. Di sana dia merasa sendirian, ketakutan melihat setan sedang menyiksa orang-orang yang tidak percaya pada Tuhan, melihat daging terbakar dan bagaimana baunya yang membuat mual. Pengalamannya di neraka ditulis dalam buku “23 Minutes in Hell.”

4. ELIZABETH

September 2001 pada saat sedang doa syafat di gerejanya, Elizabeth dibawa Tuhan ke neraka. Di sana dia melihat bagaimana orang-orang minta tolong supaya dilepaskan dari penderitaan abadi (penderitaan selama-lamanya) di neraka, tapi sudah terlambat. Kebanyakan dari mereka digerogoti ulat yang makan daging mereka dan ada pula yang dibakar oleh api (baca ALKITAB, MARKUS 9:43-48).

5. MARY KATRIN BAXTER

Seorang hamba Tuhan yang sering dikunjungi Tuhan ini dibawa ke neraka tahun 1976. Di sana di melihat ada lembah berbentuk mangkuk yang berisi api yang tidak pernah padam (sesuai dengan ALKITAB, MARKUS 9:43-48). Di dalam api itu ada orang-orang yang tidak percaya pada Tuhan. Mereka dihukum disana selamanya. Kesaksian itu dibuat buku yang diberi judul "A Divine Revelation Of Hell.”

6. IAN MCCORMACK

Ian McCormack memang suka berenang. Suatu hari bulan Mei 1982, waktu sedang berenang di pantai dia disengat ubur-ubur. Dia langsung dibawa ke rumah sakit. Waktu dalam perjalanan ke rumah sakit itu, rohnya dibawa ke neraka. Neraka itu benar-benar gelap, tidak ada cahaya sedikitpun dan tidak bisa melihat apa-apa di sana. Tapi dia tahu, dari suara-suara yang ada di sekitarnya kalo dia sedang berada di neraka. Puji Tuhan, Tuhan mengeluarkan dia dari kegelapan dan membangkitkannya kembali.

7. (ALM) PDT. KENNETH HAGIN

Salah seorang hamba Tuhan yang pernah meninggal dan dibawa Tuhan ke neraka sampe 3 kali. Di neraka dia sempat mau dibawa masuk ke bagian terdalam oleh satu roh jahat, untungnya ada Tuhan (atau malaikat-Nya) yang mencegah Pdt. Hagin masuk. Kesaksiannya bisa dibaca di bukunya “Aku Pernah ke Neraka.”

8. P.S. DANIEL EKECHUKWU

Hamba Tuhan dari Nigeria ini mengalami kecelakaan mobil dan sudah dinyatakan meninggal. Tapi 3 hari kemudian dibangkitkan lagi oleh Reinhard Bonke. Selama 3 hari itulah beliau dibawa Tuhan ke neraka. Disana dia melihat orang-orang yang makan dagingnya sendiri, terus dimakan lagi. Terus begitu sampai selamanya.

9. REV. CHOO THOMAS

Hamba Tuhan ini terkenal dengan bukunya, “Heaven Is So Real”. Selain pernah ke surga, dia juga pernah dibawa Tuhan ke neraka sebanyak dua kali. Di neraka dia melihat orang-orang yang disiksa sampai mukanya tidak berbentuk lagi. Malahan dia tidak bisa mengenali neneknya sendiri.

10. BERNADA FERNANDEZ

Wanita latin yang tinggal di New York ini dibawa Tuhan ke neraka dan melihat proses penyiksaan abadi di sana.

Terimakasih kepada blog "http://yesayanugroho.blogspot.com" Dari ke 10 kisah diatas, saya pribadi tidak tahu kebenaran cerita diatas, namun apa salahnya jika kisah 10 manusia yang pernah mampir ke neraka diatas, dapat memotivasi kita agar kita tidak berbuat salah dalam menjalani kehidupan didunia ini. Dan sebelum terlambat, dan sebelum kita juga mampir ke neraka, alangkah baiknya jika kita mulai saat ini memperbaiki kesalahan-kesalahan yang pernah kita buat selama kita hidup di dunia ini.

Dari kisah diatas, saya kembalikan kepada para pembaca, percaya atau tidak percaya, suatu saat nanti kita semua akan mengalami yang namanya mati, dan kita semua akan diadili menurut kebaikan yang sering kita perbuat selama hidup di dunia ini. ^_^

Diposkan oleh Generasi Penerobos di 19:42

Kesaksian Daud Tony, Mantan Dukun Santet Tingkat Tinggi

Kesaksian Mantan Dukun Santet, Daud Tony

Nama saya Daud Tony, di antara lima bersaudara, laki semua, saya adalah anak nomor dua yang memiliki kelahiran Sabtu Pahing. Sabtu Pahing itu adalah weton Jawa, weton paling tinggi dan keramat. Karena itulah saya dipilih oleh kakek dan nenek saya untuk mewarisi ilmu mereka. Kebetulan saya waktu itu sakit juga, kejadiannya karena dianiaya oleh guru SD saya. Sama kakek, saya disembuhkan tapi dengan syarat saya harus jadi muridnya. Menjadi anak angkatnya dia langsung untuk menjadi pewaris ilmu terakhir. Karena kakek nenek buyut saya mengalami susah mati kalau ilmunya belum diturunkan.

Untuk mengalahkan rasa takut saya, saya ditunjukkan ilmunya dia, yaitu ilmu menghilang dan ilmu pindah tempat. Waktu saya lihat itu, saya kagum, “Wah, hebat juga nih. Kalau punya ilmu kaya gini, enak juga nih.” Akhirnya saya tertarik.

Untuk belajar ilmu itu saya harus lewati ujian, saya harus lewat kuburan dulu. Tempat gelap yang tidak ada unsur cahaya. Yang diajar mentalnya dulu, dia (kakek saya) hanya melihat dari jauh. Waktu saya disuruh melakukan itu, walau saya masih umur 9 tahun, saya ngga takut. Jadi waktu saya belajar ilmu itu, lihat setan sudah biasa. Karena temannya setan.

Untuk belajar ilmu itu saya harus melakukan berbagai ritual. Ritualnya itu ada yang tujuh hari tidak makan dan tidak minum, yang susah itu di hari pertama dan kedua. Tapi kalau hari pertama dan kedua sudah jadi, hari ketiga dan selanjutnya itu sudah gampang.

Pertama yang saya belajar itu aji tapak banyu, jadi ini ilmu mengambang di atas air. Tahap dasar ilmu ini adalah menyatu dengan alam, untuk bisa mempelajari ilmu selanjutnya harus bisa mempelajari ilmu yang pertama ini dulu.

Ada saat-saat tertentu saya dibawa keperbukitan, dan kegunung itu sudah pasti. Tujuh hari harus puasa mutih, dan kalau makan tidak boleh pakai tangan.

Tidak hanya dari kakek, saya juga belajar ilmu hitam dari nenek, yaitu membunuh dari jarak jauh. Ada ritual darah, yaitu dengan mengorbankan binatang. Waktu itu saya diberitahu, kalau tidak ingin melukai diri sendiri harus membunuh orang. Tapi saya tidak mau, jadi lebih baik saya melukai diri sendiri. Darah saya curahkan, dan darah itu dipersembahkan juga.

Untuk melengkapi itu dipasang susuk untuk kebal senjata. Waktu itu saya masih ingat, jarum emas sama tembaga.

Nenek saya bilang, “Kamu harus makan.”

“Gimana cara makannya nek?”

“Kamu yakin saja..”

Sejak kecilkan saya punya sugesti, saya yakin guru saya tidak akan mencelakakan saya. Waktu saya makan, tenggorokan saya sampai dada saya terasa sakit sekali. Dan tiba-tiba, jarum itu seperti berjalan mengikuti gerakan jari telunjuk guru saya. Karena ilmu santet saya, banyak orang yang datang minta bantuan saya. Terutama pejabat, untuk mengerjai pejabat yang lain. Tapi saya punya batas, tidak membunuh. Saya hanya membuat orang setengah mati saja, hidup tidak matipun tidak.

Waktu itu saya mempelajari ilmu terakhir, Pemengkang Jagat. Kalau saya pukul orang dalam jarak 50 meter, orang itu langsung mati. Itu ilmu santet tingkat tinggi. Ilmu itu punya pantangan tidak boleh menikah, tidak boleh menyentuh wanita, itulah yang paling berat. Ritualnya pun yang paling berat dari semua yang pernah saya jalani. Untuk mengusai ilmu itu butuh waktu beberapa bulan.

Tujuan saya belajar semua ilmu tersebut waktu itu cuma ingin jadi orang nomor satu saja, saya ingin jadi orang yang tanpa tanding. Tapi ketika guru saya meninggal dunia, saya mulai kehilangan arah. Saya ingin mencoba kesaktian saya, tapi saya tidak mau dengan orang biasa. Jadi mulai saat itu saya mulai pergi ke dukun-dukun untuk bertarung dengan mereka. Waktu itu diberbagai tempat di tanah Jawa ini saya kunjungi dan saya kalahkan dukun-dukun itu. Jika ditanya rasa takut, tentu itu ada. Pertama takut ada orang yang tahu kelemahan saya, yang kedua takut kutukan yang akan datang.

Hingga suatu hari saya dibujuk oleh saudara saya untuk mengikuti KKR. Yang berkotbah di KKR itu adalah Pendeta Gilbert. Dia berkata kalau orang Kristen tidak bisa disantet, tidak bisa dimantra-mantrai dan tidak bisa diguna-gunai. Jadi saya coba, saya santet saat itu juga, tapi tidak mempan. Tiba-tiba Pendeta Gilbert ngomong, “Bagi saudara-saudara yang memiliki jimat-jimat atau dukun sekalipun, maju ke depan. Kami undang untuk ke altar call.”

Saya bingung, altar call itu apa? Tak kira tempat adu ilmu. Ngga tahunya malah di doain. Tujuan saya itu untuk bertarung, bukan untuk di doain. Disitu saya tantang Gilbert bertarung.

“Saya tantang kamu bertarung..!”

”Besok pagi silahkan Anda datang kemari..”

Saya langsung pulang, dan malam hari itu saya susah tidur. Besok paginya saya datang jam delapan pagi, disana pendeta-pendeta sudah nungguin saya. Saya bertarung dengan Pendeta Gilbert bukan jarak jauh, jarak dekat satu meter, muka dengan muka. Seperti mukul langsung, bukan alam roh lagi.

Saya pukul, mental balik ke saya. Benteng pertahanan saya hancur, sampai keluar serbuk tembaga dan emas dari mulut saya. Bahkan waktu itu saya muntah darah, tapi Gilbert hanya bilang, “Halleluya.. Halleluya.. Halleluya..” sama bahasa roh gitu. Saya juga bingung, itu bahasa apa. Setiap saya pukul, mental..

Waktu itu, menjelang jam dua belas siang saya bilang sama dia, “Ini ilmu terakhir saya. Kalau saya kalah, saya berguru sama kamu. Kalau saya menang, kamu mati.”

Gilbert ngomong, “Silahkan.” Saya langsung rapal ilmu Mamengkang Jagat. Sekali pukul, batu berjarak 50 meter hancur. Saya konsentrasi baca mantranya, lalu saya buka mata. Saya lihat dari tubuh Pendeta Gilbert keluar cahaya terang. Disitu saya grogi, mau maju atau tidak. Lalu saya ingat pesan guru saya, “Nanti di usia delapan belas tahun, kamu akan melihat suatu cahaya terang. Inilah yang disebut Nur Cahyo.” Tapi saya ambil keputusan untuk maju, saya pukul tapi cahaya itu membuat saya terpental kira-kira 10 sampai 12 meter. Saya kalah, hilang ingatan selama setahun.

Waktu saya kalah itu, semuanya gelap. Tepat satu tahun, waktu itu tahun 1993 ada cahaya datang dan langsung masuk kepala saya. Saya sembuh seketika itu juga. Ada sebuah damai yang luar biasa di hati saya. Kemudian terdengar suara, “Akulah Alpha dan Omega, yang awal dan yang akhir. Raja yang adil dari timur. Aku adalah Aku, Akulah Yahwe. Lalu tiba-tiba cahaya itu berubah menjadi Yesus Kristus. Saya ngga bisa lihat wajahnya, hanya jubahnya dan suaranya yang berkata, “Akulah Yesus.” Disitulah saya bertobat.

Setelah saya sembuh, kebetulah Pendeta Gilbert ada di Solo, maka saya cari dia. Begitu bertemu, saya cerita tentang bertemu cahaya ini. Dia ceritakan tentang Yesus, dan memberitahu saya untuk sekolah Alkitab. Kemudian saya sekolah Alkitab selama tiga tahun, lulus dan melayani Tuhan sampai sekarang.

Dulu waktu belum bertobat, hidup saya tidak bisa tenang dan tidak pernah damai. Tapi setelah bertobat, hidup saya damai dan tahu tujuan hidup saya untuk apa. Setelah saya bertobat, saya tahu ada panggilan untuk saya melayani sehingga saya bisa menjadi berkat untuk banyak orang. Supaya banyak orang tidak tersesat seperti saya dulu sebelum bertobat. 
(Kisah ini ditayangkan 26 Januari 2011 dalam acara Solusi Life di O'Channel).

Cerita Hidup Tentang Rasa Syukur

Ada sebuah keluarga yang sederhana yang didalamnya ada sebuah kehidupan yang amat pahit. Keluarga itu beranggotakan ayah, ibu, seorang anak gadis dan seorang anak laki-laki (adik). Ayahnya hanya seorang kuli, ibunya hanya seorang buruh cuci, ekonomi mereka hanya pas-pasan. Tetapi gadis itu anak yang solekhah, tutur katanya lembut, penuh sopan santun, dan berbakti kepada orang tua.
Suatu ketika keluarga itu mengalami cobaan yang cukup berat. Ayah mereka sakit keras, mereka tidak mampu untuk berobat, dan untuk membawanya ke rumah sakit. Ibu dan anak gadisnya berusaha mencari pinjaman uang untuk berobat ayahnya tapi tidak berhasil. Setiap malam anak gadisnya selalu bangun untuk berdzikir, sholat dan berdoa mengharap kesembuhan ayahnya.
Suatu hari ada orang yang meminjamkan uang, tetapi entah kapan dapat melunasinya, pak Tresno nama orang itu, Alhamdulillah ayah gadis itu bisa sembuh total. Beberapa hari kemudian pada saat gadis itu pulang mengaji, ada pak Tresno dirumahnya. Ia berbicara dengan ayah dan ibunya. Pak Tresno kesana dengan membawa banyak bingkisan untuk keluarga gadis itu. Entah ada apa sebenarnya? Kemudian pak Tresno berpamitan. Berjalan ia bertemu dengan gadis itu, pak Tresno menyapa tapi gadis itu hanya membalas dengan senyuman. “betapa indahnya ciptaan Allah, menciptakan manusia yang begitu sempurna, Gadis itu tak hanya cantik parasnya tetapi hatinya juga secantik wajahnya”, (terlintas dibenak pak Tresno).
Suatu hari pak Tresno menagih hutangnya , tetapi keluarga itu belum sanggup melunasinya. Walaupun mereka dalam keadaan yang tertekan (terlilit hutang) mereka selalu sabar dan pasrah, terutama gadis itu. Lama kelamaan kesabaran pak Tresno memuncak. Ia terpaksa menyita gubuk gadis itu, kalau gubuk itu tidak bisa disita gadis itu harus mau menjadi istri mudanya.
Dengan keadaan yang terdesak gadis itu pergi mencari pekerjaan kekota. Sudah beberapa hari gadis itu kesana kemari, dari tempat satu ketempat yang lainnya dengan tumpuan kedua kaki dan keiklasan hatinya, tak membuat ia lelah. “ya Allah … tabahkan dan sabarkan hati hamba”.

Sesaat kemudian dia pergi kemasjid untuk sholat magrib kemudian duduk diserambi, ia melihat sisa uangnya tinggal Rp 10.000 ya Allah kuserahkan seluruh hidup ini kepada-Mu ya … Allah. Dalam keadaan jauh dari keluarga, ia tak lupa berdoa untuk keluarganya. Pada saat jalan sejenak ada seorang pengemis yang sangat memprihatinkan serasa hati tak kuasa melihatnya. Kemudian gadis itu melihat uangnya iapun memberikan uang itu pada pengemis tadi. Sungguh mulia gadis itu walaupun jalan keadaan yang sangat kritis.
Dia tak tahu harus kemana, rumah tak punya sanak keluarga tak ada. Malam semakin larut, kegelapan yang menyelimutinya menambah kehangata dalam tidurnya. Pagi pun tiba, siraja siang muncul dengan senyumannya entah kenapa hari itu seakan bahagia dan ceria serasa membawa gadis itu kedalam kedamaiannya walaupun perut terasa keroncongan dan tumbuh merasa lengket tak membuat gadis itu aptah semangat.
YA ALLAH TAKDIR ITU HANYA KEHENDAKMU, JIWA RAGA INI HANYA MILIKMU, KUSERAHKAN SELURUH JIWA DAN RAGAKU KEPADAMU.
Setapak demi setapak ia lewati, hari demi hari ia lalui suatu ketika ia disapa seorang ibu setengah baya. Subkhanallah … ia menawari gadis itu pekerjaan, padahal gadis itu tak mengenal dan tak menyangka. Walaupun hanya pekerjaan rumah tangga gadis itu sangat bersyukur, itu merupakan rizki yang mulia.
YA ALLAH ENGKAU TUNJUKKAN KEBESARANMU
Siapaun orangnya selama mengalami kesusahan (cobaan) janganlah engkau menggerutu sabarlah dan berusahalah dan jangan takabur ataupun riya’ disaat engkau diatas.

Trip To Bali

- TRIP TO BALI -

Before the trip: Sebetulnya trip ke Bali ini dibuat cukup mendadak, gak pake arrangement dan sejenisnya. Rencana ke Bali ini cuma digagas sebulan sebelumnya habis pulang dari jalan2 ke Jogja. Di bulan Mei, terus kepikiran buat ngisi liburan di bulan Juni yang ternyata masih kosong. Setalah cek sana sini ke berbagai travel agent, ternyata harga tiket pesawat lagi lumayan melambung … sekitar 800 ribuan per pax, yang kalau dikali sekeluarga terus pulang pergi bisa 6,4 sampe 7 jutaan buat tiketnya doang, belum lagi sewa mobil buat 2 minggu sekitar 3,5 juta … wah kalo diitung-itung, anggaran bisa melambung sampe 35 jutaan … uuppsss .. mana abis jalan-jalan dari Jogja lagi … bisa gawat dan bahaya nih ..
 Setelah browsing di internet tak dapat memangkas biaya perjalanan dengan revolusioner, eh kepikiran deh, gimana kalau ke Bali pake mobil … wewww … it’s a long journey .. sekitar 1.300 kilometer far away from Jakarta .. satu supir .. berdasarkan mesin ajaib bernama kalkulator, anggaran transportasi bisa dipangkas abis bis bis .. dari 10,5 juta jadi sekitar 1,5 juta aja alias diskon 9 juta!!! Haha becanda juga … but why not .. mumpung masih muda, bisa kali nyetir sendiri ke Bali .. kalo capek di break aja sampe 2 malam ..
 Alhasil disusunlah ittenary (rencana perjalanan) menuju Bali buat sekitar 2 minggu, termasuk tempat yang bakal didatengin plus tempat makan, karena konon so many menu babi dan anjing di Bali .. pokoknya kita buat selengkap-lengkapnya, terserah disana mau jadi didatengin apa nggak … yang penting data udah lengkap ..
 Cerita ini bisa dibagi ke dalam dua kategori, pertama, On The Way to Bali – yaitu perjalanan berangkat dan pulang dari dan ke Bali yang memakan waktu tersendiri, yaitu 4 hari pulang pergi, dan kedua Travelling in Bali – yaitu perjalanan ke tempat-tempat wisata di Bali.
 Setelah berbagai logistik dan kelengkapan perjalanan di packing di dalam mobil, dimulailah perjalanan kami.
 Day 1, Wed, 9 Jun 09: seperti seharusnya orang Indonesia, rencana keberangkatan yang harusnya jam 4 pagi teng, mundur ½ jam jadi jam ½ 5, usai sholat shubuh. Kami berangkat dari Cijantung langsung masuk tol pasar rebo hingga Cikampek. Perjalanan cukup lancar dan sampe kawasan Cirebon sekitar jam 9 pagi .. wah lumayan nih .. kalo gak ada halangan dan sesuai rencana, ntar malem bisa nginep di Tuban, Jawa Timur, di tepi laut…
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 Dengan segala perjuangan, akhirnya rencana untuk nginep di Tuban tak bakalan kesampaian. Karena sekrang udah jam 9 malem dan masih ada di Pati. Sebenernya udah capek juga, tapi kayaknya tanggung, jadi target nginep dimundurin di Rembang aja. Mana jalanan di Pati sepiii banget dan masih banyak jalan yang dalam perbaikan. Akhirnya sekitar  jam 10 malem kita sampe di hotel pertama di Rembang, kalo gak salah namanya Hotel Kartini, lumayan juga ada AC, kamar mandi, jadi begitu sampe langsung mandi terus tidur. Lumayan hari ini driving 576 kilometer selama 17 jam!!!!
 Day 2, Thu, 10 Jun 09: setelah lumayan tidur sejenak, padahal tidur juga kurang, gw bangun jam 3 pagi dan mandi lagi biar seger di jalanan … maklum long trip lagi .. hari ini harus sampe Denpasar … not tomorrow ..
 Abis sholat Shubuh di hotel, sekitar jam ½ 5 pagi, berangkat lagi, masih ada 700 kilometer lagi, semoga tak ada perbaikan jalan lagi seperti di Brebes dan Semarang. Pagi2 lumayan lancar jalan menuju Tuban yang jaraknya sekitar 100 kilometer. Di Tuban kita makan di Resto KD sekitar jam 7 pagi, lumayan bagus, anak2 maen ayunan dan bilyar .terus lanjut lagi perjalanan .. yang kayaknya gak banyak perbaikan jalan kayak di Jawa tengah …
 Dasar kamprettt .. lagi enak-enak nyetir, di Lamongan ada orang jail mukul kaca spion .. gak ada kerusakan sih, cuma bikin kesel aja .. sempet gw kejar n pepet .. tapi ya udah deh lewatin aja .. kali pagi2 dia belum dapet sarapan kali ye .. selewat Surabaya .. terus masuk Sidoarjo, lewat tanggul lumpur panas Sidoarjo yang menghebohkan itu .. wuihhh tinggi banget, gw kepikiran gimana kalo tanggul ini pecah ya, bisa kerendem Lumpur .. jadi buruan aja deh lewat sininya .. Alhamdulillah perjalanan melewati Pasuruan dan Probolinggo lancar-lancar aja ..  dan kita sempat makan siang di Pasuruan, tapi begitu masuk kawasan Situbondo, rasanya lama banget n boring .. abis sepanjang sekitar 200 kilometer rasanya cuma ketemu hutan dan jalannya sempit .. meski gak macet ..
 Menjelang Maghrib, akhirnya kita kelihatan juga tuh kapal ferry penyeberangan …horeee .. udah deket Bali .. begitu masuk pelabuhan, ternyata kita mobil terakhir yang masuk ferry, dan setelah kita masuk langsung berangkat ke Bali. Lama penyeberangan sekitar 50 menit dan buat mobil harus bayar tiket 94 ribu perak termasuk manusia-manusia yang didalamnya. Di atas ferry gw sholat sekalian majuin jam 1 jam kemuka, cause ada perbedaan waktu antara Jawa dan Bali.
 Sampe di Bali udah gelap banget .. begitu keluar ferry kita disambut oleh jalanan yang mulus bangett dan panjang .. sayangnya tak ada lampu dan kehidupan di sekitarnya .. jadi agak serem semisal ada ban kempes dsb .. usut punya usut ternyata kita melewati kawasan hutan lindung Taman Nasional Bali Barat … setelah sekian lama driving, kita kletemu kawasan pertama yang berpenduduk, Melaya, lumayan rame juga dan banyak jajanan. Bingung mau makan apa, akhirnya pilihlah nasi goreng. Tapi ampunnn .. bukannnya tak enak, tapi nasi gorengnya gak berasa apa2 sama sekali .. dia cuma digoreng dengan saos warna orange .. tapi yah lumayan lah buat ganjel perut di tengah keheningan malam gini. Usai makan, perjalanan lanjut melewati Negara, Tabanan dan akhirnya masuk Denpasar sekitar jam 10 malem waktu setempat. Setelah cari lokasi penginapan, akhirnya ketemu sekitar jam 11 malem. Ahhh .. sampe juga ye nyetir Jakarta Bali, one man show .. berasa masih muda aja .. akhirnya kita semua tidur dengan nyenyak dengan AC yang dingin ..
 Day 3, Fri, 11 Jun 09: wahhh .. bangun pagi udah ada di Bali .. jadi berasa males-malesan.. apalagi cuapeknya itu …piuhh … menurut ittenary, pagi ini main banana boat or jet ski di Benoa terus ke Nusa Dua sebelum Jumatan. Tapi berhubung capek dan males .. akhirnya let’s ignore the ittenary .. everyday is Sunday in Bali .. ngapain buru-buru … pagi ini cuma cari makan di semacam kedai makan terdekat dengan embel2 warung muslim.. dengan menu ikan goreng … maklum banyak resto babi dan anjing di Bali … jadi waspadalah … huehehe … tapi babi enak kali ya ..
 Kegiatan leyeh2 berlangsung sampe jam 1, waktunya sholat Jumat di Masjid yang jaraknya sekitar 100 meter aja.
 Sesudah Jumatan, tujuan pertama adalah Garuda Wisnu Kencana – ini merupakan proyek besar berupa komplek budaya dengan tema utama patung Garuda Wisnu Kencana. Pembangunan komplek ini digarap oleh seniman Nyoman Nuarta. Sebelum sampe kita makan siang dulu di sebuah Resto Muslim [lagi-lagi buat jaminan halal food]. Masuk ke komplek GWK dikenakan tiket sebesar 20 ribu perak per orang. Disini ada sumber air suci yang katanya tak kunjung kering, terus ada teropong pandang untuk melihat sebagian wilayah Bali dengan masukin koin seharga 5 ribu perak, pertunjukan tari-tarian [waktu itu lagi gak ada show, adanya waktu malam hari].
 Setelah keliling komplek GWK n makan es krim, lanjut lagi deh jalan2nya ke arah selatan, Pura Uluwatu. Tapi unfortunately Linda lagi datang bulan, jadi gak bisa masuk komplek ini. Jadinya cuma foto-foto di luar Pura Uluwatu .. huehehe .. buat bukti udah pernah kesini ..
 Pulangnya kita lewatin Pantai Kuta aja sebentar
Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park
 Day 4, Sat, 12 Jun 09: Berhubung tidak ada kepastian makanan halal di Bali, jadi diputuskan hari ini diadakan acara masak memasak … lebih jelas dan lebih on time jadwal makannya .. setelah jam 9 pagi, diputuskan hari ini kita menuju Kintamani, Penelokan, Danau Batur dan kalo sempet ke Pasar Sukawati buat belanja pernak pernik ..
Kintamani terletak di dataran tinggi Bali, jadi suhunya lumayan sejuk. Lebih enak di Panelokan kita bisa menikmati suasana Danau Batur, apalagi makan di resto yang ada di atas situ. Tapi malesnya di Panelokan banyak tukang jualan souvenir yang jualannya maksa banget n keroyokan .. udah dibilang gak mau, masih juga maksa .. heran, gak punya kuping kali ye .. pesan hari ini: jangan sekali-kali beli souvenir dari mereka, karena yang lainnya langsung ngeroyok n maksa untuk beli yang punya mereka juga .. seremmm …
 Di danau Batur sebenernya enaknya duduk2 aja sambil makan dan minum yang ringan .. harus santai suasananya .. dan gak boleh keburu-buru .. betah juga leha-leha disini … sambil nunggu diusir sama petugas restonya .. huehehe …
 Tadinya gw pengen ke Trunyan, tempat mayat Bali katanya bisa jalan sendiri ke tempat penampungan terbuka mayat tapi gak bau itu. But, Linda gak mau .. katanya serem bla .. bla .. bla … Finally, batal lah ke Trunyan
 Tadi si Olga telpon, n katanya mau nyusul ke Bali .. hehe .. tapi mau ambil cuti dadakan n cari tiket pesawat .. soalnya lagi peak season katanya, jadi harap2 cemas .. tapi kalau confirmed, mau telpon lagi ntar malam ..
 Day 5, Sun, 13 Jun 09:
Hari ini kita berencana pergi ke Hutan Monyet Sangeh (Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Hutan Monyet Sangeh). Disinilah ada pura yang memiliki hutan yang dihuni oleh banyak sekali monyet. Biarpun banyak, tapi monyet disini jinak bahkan dapat diajak foto bareng.
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 Masih di kawasan Sangeh, sepulang dari hutan monyet Sangeh, makan dulu di Warung Bali. Warung lesehan dengan pemandangan pesawahan tradisional Bali. Aneka masakan ayam dan ikan ada disini dan yang penting … gak ada Mr. Pig … huehehe … harga?? Sangat terjangkau apalagi ada view yang asik.
 Perjalanan hari ini berakhir, lalu balik lagi ke Denpasar .. Sampai di Denpasar ada kabar buruk – gw meriang .. badan panas dan gak enak badan .. bbrrrrr … coba minum obat instant .. sambil berharap cepet sembuh aja .. gak lucu kan .. jauh-jauh ke Bali cuma numpang sakit doang …
  Day 6, Mon, 14 Jun 09
Berhubung kondisi fisik masih belum baik juga, hari ini ittenarary terpaksa kembali diabaikan … jadwal rontok semua … tapi agak siang dikit badan udah rada enakan .. ya paksaian deh ke Pasar Guwang buat belanja aja .. daripada bete tidur di rumah mulu … trus agak siangan .. ke Apotik Century yang ada di mall apa ya .. pokoknya yang ada di deket simpangan yang ada patungnya [hehe .. di Bali semua juga ada patungnya ..] ya yang menuju ke sanur, kuta dan airport deh .. disitu beli obat buat radang tenggorokan yang menyiksa ini ….. lumayan mahal sih tapi semoga meredakan serangan radang perusak liburan ini.
 Meski badan masih belum fit, sore ini ke Ngurah Rai Airport buat jemput Olga … huehehe …jadi liburan dadakan nih dia … Olga landing after maghrib … welcome to Bali Olga … dari airport kita gak kemana-mana and langsung pulang ke Denpasar … dan gak ada acara lagi…
 Day 7, Tue, 15 Jun 09
Jadwal pertama hari ini adalah ke Taman Kupu-kupu di Tabanan. Meski Taman Kupu-kupu ini katanya yang terbesar di Asia, tak banyak wisatawan local yang tahu apalagi berkunjung kesini. Mungkin selain kurang promosi, orang Indonesia gak begitu tertarik kali, karena kupu-kupu ada di segala penjuru Indonesia. Taman ini letaknmya di Banjar Sandar, Wanasari, sekitar 6 kilometer sebelah utara Tabanan. Pokoknya kalau mau kesini cari dulu kota Tabanan, abis itu tanya arah ke Wanasari, nah letaknya di sebelah kiri jalan
Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Taman Kupu-kupu Bali
Dari Taman Kupu-kupu, kita berpindah ke arah Tanah Lot, buat nge lihat pura yang agak ke tengah laut itu. Jadi inget enam tahun lalu pernah kesini, nginep di Le Meridien yang ada di kawasan Tanah Lot … a nice hotel … Disini tempat parkir mobil ke Tanah Lot agak lumayan jauh dan musti jalan kaki. Dalam perjalanan ini pengunjung disuguhi semacam pasar seni yang menjual berbagai souvenir khas Bali. Harga sedikit lebih mahal dari sukowati, tapi gak terlalu jauh lah … lumayan bagi yang gak mau jauh2 ke Sukawati. Sampailah di pinggir laut, but huehehe … ini bukan waktu yang tepat buat ke Pura Tanah Lot!!! Why?? Air laut kayaknya lagi pasang, jadi gak bisa nyebrang ke pura. Inilah keunikan Pura Tanah Lot, pada jam-jam tertentu air antara pinggir laut dan pura yang terletak di seberangnya bakal surut dan memungkinkan pengunjung untuk berjalan menyebrang dan setelahnya air laut akan kembali menutup jalan ke pura. Akhirnya kami liat 2 ular penjaga yang konon sudah hidup ratusan tahun hidup menjaga Pura Tanah Lot. Letak ular ini ada di dalam cerukan di dalam gua yang ada tempat menyebrang ke pura.
Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Tanah Lot
Dalam rencana hari ini, gw mau nyari sunset view di Kuta, jadi setelah dari Tanah Lot, langsung drive ke arah Kuta. Tiba di Kuta masih agak siangan, sekitar jam 3 sorean, jadi kita pake buat makan siang yang agak telat aja. Pilihan makan hari ini di Nan Xiang @ Kuta yang ada di Hotel Mercure Kuta. Dari sini view bagus dari lantai dua bisa menghadap langsung ke pantai, jadi suasananya lebih OK. Kita juga bisa duduk di sofa yang ada di luar resto yang juga menghadap pantai. Menjelang sunset baru deh pindah ke pantai yang berpasir sambil menghabiskan waktu hingga tenggelamnya matahari di Bali.
 Usai sunset di Kuta, pulanglah kami ke penginapan. Mempersiapkan perjalanan agak jauh esok hari, kea rah utara Bali, Pura Besakih…….
 Day 8, Wed, 16 Jun 09: Besakih, Discovery Shopping Mall
Besakih. Ya hari ini gw mau ke Besakih, yang konon menjadi pusat dari semua pura di Pulau Bali. Pura ini juga konon letaknya tertinggi di Bali. Jalan menuju ke Besakih relative lancar dan jalanan di Bali juga sangat bagus, gak ada yang namanya jalan bolong walau udah jauh dari pusat kota.
Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Pura Besakih
Day 9, Thu, 17 Jun 09: Tirta Empul, Tampak Siring, Discovery Shopping Mall (A&W)
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Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Tampak Siring dan Tirta Empul
Day 10, Fri, 18 Jun 09: Sanur, Foto Adat, Pasar Erlangga 2 Dps
Pagi-pagi banget sekitar jam 5 (di Bali jam segini masih bener2 pagi) kita berangkat ke Sanur sambil berharap mau lihat sunrise yang katanya lumayan OK, tapi syaratnya harus dateng pagi bener, biar gak ketinggalan momen. Jarak antara penginapan ke Sanur gak jauh, cuma sekitar 5-10 menit drive, dan sesampainya di Sanur … wuiihhh .. udah penuh manusia yang tujuannya sama mau liat sunrise di Sanur. Gw nyari cari posisi di atas bebatuan pemecah ombak buat ambil photo .. ditunggu dan ditunggu … ternyata cuaca lagi mendung .. dan sunrise GAGAL dilihat … hiks .. hiks … udah kena ombak .. eh gagal lagi … Akhirnya jam ½ 7 kami pulang lengkap dengan photo mendung di Sanur .. huehehe …mana tinggal sebentar lagi liburan di Bali ini .. ya udahlah .. mau mandi dulu …
 Sebenernya hari ini hampir gak ada rencana apa2 … rencananya cuma mau istirahat aja, paling keliling Denpasar aja … dan agak siangan baru kepikir buat bikin kenangan di Bali dengan bikin foto pakaian adat Bali … hehehe … tapi berapa lama ya jadinya … kalo gak kelar n keburu pulang gimana dong …tapi namanya ikhtiar kan gak ada salahnya kan ???
 Sambil keliling Denpasar, kita lihat beberapa studio foto di Denpasar .. ada yang nawarin untuk seminggu lagi baru jadi .. waks … udah keburu pulang ke Jakarta deh … akhirnya kita dapet foto studio di Jalan Sumatera, yang entah apa itu namanya .. mereka bisa bikin foto dalam bentuk CD (nyetaknya di Jakarta aja, lagian kan repot bawa frame segede gubrak ke Jakarta via darat), terus bikin janjian buat bikin foto agak sorean dikit. Sambil nunggu kita sempet pergi ke Pasar Erlangga 2 di Denpasar .. itu semacam toko souvenir ala Sukowati tapi bentuknya kayak supermarket yang rapi dan bayarnya di kasir … barang2nya sih sama aja sama Sukowati, tapi sedikit lebih mahal dan no bargain. Ya cocok deh buat tourist atau orang yang ke Bali yang mau beli oleh2 tapi gak punya waktu ke Sukowati atau Guwang. Disitu cuma beli ikat kepala khas Bali, harganya sekitar 8.000 perak.
Baca selanjutnya di WISATA BALI : Pasar Seni Sukawati, Guwang dan Erlangga
Day 11, Sat, 19 Jun 09
Seperti biasa setelah breakfast dan mandi, sekitar jam 9 pagi kita berangkat lagi buat session terakhir liburan in Bali … gak berasa ya udah 11 hari ninggalin Jakarta .. and we’ll be back to Jakarta soon …
Di sesi terakhir, kita berangkat ke Bedugul yang terletak sekitar 50 kilometer sebelah utara Denpasar .. jalan yang sangat mulus … membuat perjalanan sekitar 1 ½ jam ini gak membosankan … memasuki kawasan Bedugul berasa suhunya mulai agak dingin … nyampe sana kita masuk kawasan Danau Beratan  yang berisi berbagai macam olahraga air … hehe .. demi menjaga stamina buat perjalanan jauh ke Jakarta, diputuskan untuk gak macem2 dulu … buat masuk kesini bayar tiket masuk 7.500 perak per orang .. jadi salah masuk deh kesini … akhirnya kami keluar lagi dari kawasan Danau Beratan setelah sedikit foto2 di depan hotel yang ada di tepi danau …
 Gak jauh dari danau, sekitar 500 meter ada tepian danau yang ternyata viewnya lebih OK daripada tempat pertama .. selain tempatnya lega juga ada pemandangan Pura Ulun Danu di tepi danau. Dan dibelakang kita ada mesjid Hidayatullah yang terletak agak tinggi dari jalanan. Di tepi danau kita makan siang .. dan setelah makan siang, baru deh sholat dzuhur di masjid Hidayatullah. Anak tangganya banyak banget … lumayan capek juga buat oran gak pernah olah raga … tapi pemandangan dari atas mesjid malah bagus lho .. terlihat dengan jelas pemandangan danau, pura ulun danu dan suasana sekitar .. yah lumayan deh buat foto2 sedikit …
 Setelah foto2, kami pun langsung balik lagi ke Denpasar. Tak lupa sebagai perjalanan terakhir, kita mampir lagi ke Pasar Seni Sukowati dan Pasar Guwang yang tak jauh dari Sukowati buat beli oleh2 dan rupa2, terus mendarat di penginapan di Denpasar. Sorenya cetak beberapa foto di Bali buat sedikit preview …
 Day 12, Sun, 20 Jun 09:
Di hari kedua belas ini, udah gak ada kegiatan traveling kemana-mana lagi, demi menjaga stamina buat driving sejauh 1.300 kilometer … waks … hari ini cuma belanja logistik aja ke Carrefour buat perjalanan pulang, seperti minuman, dan snack. Tapi agak siangan dikit eh rasanya masih mau beli frame cermin buat ruang tamu … hehehe … akhirnya kita kabur sebentar ke Sukawati buat beli 2 frame seharga 70.000, setelah melalui nego yang alot.
 Selebihnya gw cuci mobil dan packing barang serta oleh2, karena besok rencananya bakal berangkat jam 4 pagi … lumayan pagi kan …jadi besok tinggal take off menuju Pulau Jawa.
 Oya agak siangan gw ambil foto adat dulu, dalam bentuk CD. Malemnya ke Carrefour lagi buat beli kekurangan ini dan itu, dan terus tidur
 Day 13, Mon, 21 Jun 09:
Jam ½ 3 gw udah bangunnnnn … terus langsung mandi and final check …pas jam 4 kita berangkat ke Airport Ngurah Rai buat nge drop Olga yang pulang pake pesawat … hahaha .. dia dalam beberapa jam udah bakal sampe Jakarta, sementara gw masih dua hari lagi … perjalanan ke Ngurah Rai ditempuh sekitar 10 menit, begitu di drop, kita langsung take off menuju Pulau Jawa …. Sekitar jam ½ 7 kita sudah sampe pelabuhan Gilimanuk, and jadi mobil pertama yang masuk ferry, tapi ternyata gak nunggu penuh buat berangkat. Setelah 10 menit nungguu, ferry pun berangkat menuju Jawa. Bye ..bye Bali .. see you again next trip …
 Jam pun dikurangin 1 jam untuk menyesuaikan dengan jam waktu Jawa. Kali ini breakfast di atas ferry.
 Setengah tujuh waktu Banyuwangi, mobil gw udah mendarat di Pelabuhan Ketapang … dan perjalanan menyusuri Jawa pun dimulai. Seperti waktu berangkat menuju Bali, rute perjalanan Banyuwangi sampai Pasuruan terasa agak membosankan .. mungkin gara2 perjalanan yang agak berkelak kelok dan tak banyak keramaian yang dilewati. Begitu sampai Pasuruan, suasana agak mendingan, nggak terlalu ngebosenin ..
  Sekitar jam 1 siang, sholat dzuhur di pom bensin Pasuruan … terus gak berasa udah ngelewatin Surabaya .. eh keluar tol bingung, mau lewat Lamongan, jadi lewat Paciran  dst … dst … suasananya tepi laut banget .. jadi kalo buka kaca dikit udah bau ikan asin  …puff ,…
 Perjalanan pulang kali ini relatif cepet, sekitar jam 8 malam udah sampe Pati. Disini agak susah juga ya cari makan di malam hari. Setelah pilah pilih akhirnya kita makan menu ayam goreng di tepi jalan di Pati. Bingung juga cari hotel di Pati, ditelponin dari daftar hotel yang bawa dari Jakarta, kok resepsionisnya rada bloon semua .. kok pada bingung .jawabnya … ah daripada kaco, mendingan paksain dikit lagi deh ke Kudus, pasti disana ada hotel yang waras .. sekitar jam 9 malem udah nyampe Kudus, dan kita tebak2an pilih Duta Wisata Hotel .. cari-cari sempet nyasar di Kudus juga nih  … tapi udah deh peduli amat, yang penting bias rebahan sambil nunggu besok pagi .. akhirnya ketemu juga hotel yang rada masuk gang ini …tapi untungnya .. hotelnya lumayan bagus .. katanya sering dipake buat tamu perusahaan rokok Djarum Kudus .. kamarnya luas .. kamar mandi bersih .. dan tak lama kemudian tidurlah kami semua setelah sholat Isya …
 Day 14, Tue, 22 Jun 09: Kudus – Jakarta
Jam ½ 4 pagi gw udah bangun dan terus mandi juga ngelap Xenia, cek radiator dan dibersihin dikit .. setelah persiapan standard an juga sholat shubuh, pada jam ½ 5, kita kembali take off from Kudus … lagi2 perjalanan pulang ini lumayan lancar, sekitar jam 6 pagi udah ngelewatin tol Semarang dan jam ½ 8 transit dulu di Sate Subali di Subah Jawa Tengah buat sarapan pagi.
 Jam 1 siang kita makan siang dan sholat dzuhur di Restoran Seafood pinggir pantai di Indramayu … huehehe … udah makin deket aja bau Jakarta. Setelah 1 jam kita berangkat lagi non stop menuju Cijantung.
 Dan akhirnya pada jam 4 sore, kami semua tiba di Jakarta dengan aman dan selamat.

-Bayu Listiaji-

Kamu Sangat Diberkati

Pernah nggak sih kamu ngerasain kalo hidup itu bener-bener ‘bad’ dan nggak berarti lagi dan berharap, coba kalo kita bisa ada di kehidupan yang lain! Saya akui, saya cukup sering merasa begitu. Saya pikir, hidup ini kayanya cuma nambahin kesulitan-kesulitan saya aja ! ‘Kerja menyebalkan’, hidup tak berguna’, dan nggak ada sesuatu yang beres !
Tapi semua itu berubah… sejak kemarin…
Pandangan saya tentang hidup ini benar-benar telah berubah ! Tepatnya terjadi setelah saya bercakap-cakap dengan teman saya. Ia mengatakan kepada saya bahwa walau ia mempunyai 2 pekerjaan dan berpenghasilan sangat minim setiap bulannya, namun ia tetap merasa bahagia dan senantiasa bersukacita.
Saya pun jadi bingung, bagaimana bisa ia bersukacita selalu dengan gajinya yang minim itu untuk menyokong kedua orangtuanya, mertuanya, istrinya, 2 putrinya, ditambah lagi tagihan-tagihan rumah tangga yang numpuk!
Kemudian ia menjelaskan bahwa itu semua karena suatu kejadian yang ia alami di India. Hal ini dialaminya beberapa tahun yang lalu saat ia sedang berada dalam situasi yang berat.
Setelah banyak kemunduran yang ia alami itu, ia memutuskan untuk menarik nafas sejenak dan mengikuti tur ke India. Ia mengatakan bahwa di India, ia melihat tepat di depan matanya sendiri bagaimana seorang ibu MEMOTONG tangan kanan anaknya sendiri dengan sebuah golok!!
Keputusasaan dalam mata sang ibu, jeritan kesakitan dari seorang anak yang tidak berdosa yang saat itu masih berumur 4 tahun! terus menghantuinya sampai sekarang.
Kamu mungkin sekarang bertanya-tanya, kenapa ibu itu begitu tega melakukan hal itu? Apa anaknya itu ’so naughty’ atau tangannya itu terkena suatu penyakit sampai harus dipotong? Ternyata tidak !
Semua itu dilakukan sang ibu hanya agar anaknya dapat …MENGEMIS…!
Ibu itu sengaja menyebabkan anaknya cacat agar dikasihani orang-orang saat mengemis di jalanan ! Saya benar-benar tidak dapat menerima hal ini, tetapi ini adalah KENYATAAN!
Hanya saja hal mengerikan seperti ini terjadi di belahan dunia yang lain yang tidak dapat saya lihat sendiri !
Kembali pada pengalaman sahabat saya itu, ia juga mengatakan bahwa setelah itu ketika ia sedang berjalan-jalan sambil memakan sepotong roti, ia tidak sengaja menjatuhkan potongan kecil dari roti yang ia makan itu ke tanah. Kemudian dalam sekejap mata, segerombolan anak kira-kira 6 orang anak sudah mengerubungi potongan kecil dari roti yang sudah kotor itu… mereka berebutan untuk memakannya! (suatu reaksi yang alami dari kelaparan).
Terkejut dengan apa yang baru saja ia alami, kemudian sahabatku itu menyuruh guidenya untuk mengantarkannya ke toko roti terdekat.
Ia menemukan 2 toko roti dan kemudian membeli semua roti yang ada di kedua toko itu ! Pemilik toko sampai kebingungan, tetapi ia bersedia menjual semua rotinya. Kurang dari $100 dihabiskan untuk memperoleh 400 potong roti (jadi tidak sampai $0,25 / potong) dan ia juga meng- habiskan kurang lebih $ 100 lagi untuk membeli barang keperluan sehari-hari. Kemudian ia pun berangkat kembali ke jalan yang tadi dengan membawa satu truk yang dipenuhi dengan roti dan barang-barang keperluan sehari-hari kepada anak-anak (yang kebanyakan CACAT) dan beberapa orang-orang dewasa disitu! Ia pun mendapatkan imbalan yang sungguh tak ternilai harganya, yaitu kegembiraan dan rasa hormat dari orang-orang yang kurang beruntung ini!
Untuk pertama kalinya dalam hidupnya, ia merasa heran bagaimana seseorang bisa melepaskan kehormatan dirinya hanya untuk sepotong roti yang tidak sampai $ 0,25 ! Ia mulai bertanya-tanya pada dirinya sendiri, betapa beruntungnya ia masih mempunyai tubuh yang sempurna, pekerjaan yang baik, juga keluarga yang hangat. Juga untuk setiap kesempatan dimana ia masih dapat berkomentar mana makanan yang enak, mempunyai kesempatan untuk berpakaian rapi, punya begitu banyak hal dimana orang-orang yang ada di hadapannya ini AMAT KEKURANGAN !
Sekarang aku pun mulai berpikir seperti itu juga ! Sebenarnya, apakah hidup saya ini sedemikian buruknya ? TIDAK, sebenarnya tidak buruk sama sekali !! Nah, bagaimana dengan kamu ?
Mungkin di waktu lain saat kamu mulai berpikir seperti aku, cobalah ingat kembali tentang seorang anak kecil yang HARUS KEHILANGAN sebelah tangannya hanya untuk mengemis di pinggir jalan !
Saudara, banyak hal yang sudah kita alami dalam menjalani kehidupan kita selama ini, sudahkah kita BERSYUKUR ? Apakah kita mengeluh saja dan selalu merasa tidak puas dengan apa yang sudah kita miliki ?

- Theresia Ratih Sawitridjati -

Kesabaran dalam Doa

Mana kala apa yang kita pikirkan tidak tepat, TUHAN berkata, “TIDAK.”

Tidak – kala pemikiran itu bukan pemikiran yang terbaik
Tidak – kala pemikiran itu sama sekali salah
Tidak – walaupun pemikiran tersebut mungkin saja dapat menolongmu, namun juga akan menimbulkan masalah bagi orang lain Mana kala waktunya tidak tepat, TUHAN berkata, “PERLAHANLAH.”
Apa jadinya kelak bila TUHAN menjawab setiap doa secepat kita menjentikkan jari-jari kita? Tahukah engkau apa yang akan terjadi?
Tuhan akan menjadi hambamu, bukan Tuanmu.
Tiba-tiba saja TUHAN mengabdi kepadamu, bukan engkau yang mengabdi
kepada-NYA.
Mana kala engkau berbuat kesalahan, TUHAN berkata, “BERTUMBUHLAH.”
Orang yang mementingkan dirinya sendiri harus bertumbuh di dalam ketidak-egoisan.
Orang yang terlalu berhati-hati harus bertumbuh di dalam keberanian.
Orang yang suka menguasai orang lain harus bertumbuh di dalam kepekaan.
Orang yang senang mencela harus bertumbuh didalam tenggang rasa.
Orang yang selalu berpikiran negatif harus bertumbuh di dalam sikap positif.
Orang yang senang mencari kepuasan jasmani harus bertumbuh di dalam berbagi rasa dengan orang-orang yang menderita.
Mana kala semuanya telah benar, TUHAN berkata, “PERGILAH.”
Mukjizat terjadi:
Pecandu berat alkohol dilepaskan.
Pecandu obat bius menemukan kebebasannya.
Yang ragu-ragu menjadi percaya layaknya seorang anak kecil.
Jaringan tubuh yang terkena penyakit mulai menjadi sembuh karena pengobatan.
Pintu yang menuju ke arah impianmu tiba-tiba terbuka dan berdirilah Tuhan di sana sambil berkata, “PERGILAH!”
Ingatlah:
Penundaan oleh TUHAN bukan berarti pengingkaran janji TUHAN.
Waktunya TUHAN sempurna adanya.
Kesabaran adalah yang kita perlukan dalam berdoa.

TUHAN Memberkati :)

- Joe Gatuslao -

10 ALASAN BAIK MENGAPA KITA PERLU BERDOA DENGAN TEKUN

1. Mengurangi daya stress yang ditimbulkan oleh beraneka ragam persoalan hidup yang kita alami mereka yang suka malas berdoa akan lebih mudah untuk mengalami stress 2. Menurunkan tingkat emosi atau kemarahan mereka yang lebih sering berdoa akan lebih mampu mengendalikan diri dalam hal emosi dan kemarahan mereka yang sedang mau marah dan kemudian berdoa niscaya emosinya menjadi stabil
3. Mengurangi bahkan menghilangkan rasa putus asa mereka yang tekun berdoa akan memiliki kemampuan lebih untuk tidak mudah putus asa saat berada dalam kegagalan dibanding mereka yang jarang bahkan sama sekali malas berdoa
4. Meningkatkan ketegaran hati mereka yang lebih tekun berdoa akan lebih tegar menghadapi peristiwa-peristiwa yang terjadi di luar yang dikehendakinya bahkan peristiwa pahit sekalipun
5. Meningkatkan daya tahan tubuh dari penyakit-penyakit yang disebabkan gangguan psikis dengan ketekunan dalam berdoa, seseorang akan memiliki daya tahan secara fisik karena mampu untuk menghadapi dan menjalani kehidupan dengan segala peristiwanya dalam terang Kehendak Allah, sehingga tubuh tidak menjadi mudah lemah karena beban pikiran dan pekerjaan (bhs Jawa Nrimo)
6. Membuat orang menjadi lebih terbuka terhadap kelemahan dan kekurangan sesama mereka yang tekun berdoa dengan baik memiliki sikap yang lebih terbuka terhadap sesamanya karena ia akan terbantu dalam doa-doanya untuk menyadari juga kelemahan-kelemahan nya sendiri
7. Meningkatkan daya cinta kasih kepada diri sendiri dan orang lain ketekunan dalam doa membuat seseorang memiliki relasi intim dengan Tuhan Allah. Allah sendiri adalah kasih maka mereka yang tekun berdoa niscaya memiliki daya cinta kasih yang lebih kepada diri sendiri dan sesamanya. Mereka yang terjerumus dalam narkoba pastilah orang yang tidak tekun berdoa karena tidak mampu mencintai dan mengasihi diri sendiri
8. Meningkatkan kemampuan dalam mengembangkan diri. Seseorang yang dalam hidupnya tekun untuk berdoa akan memiliki kekuatan dan kemampuan untuk mengembangkan diri dengan lebih maksimal, karena ia akan semakin memahami talenta-talenta yang Tuhan berikan dan bagaimana seharusnya dikembangkan
9. Menjadikan yang tidak baik menjadi baik setiap orang yang tekun berdoa akan memiliki kemampuan untuk merubah yang tidak baik menjadi baik, dibandingkan mereka yang malas berdoa justru menjadikan yang baik menjadi buruk
10. Layak menerima keselamatan. Dengan berdoa tekun seseorang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk semakin kuat dan bahkan karena relasinya yang baik dengan Allah selagi di dunia ini ia juga akan mengalami yang sama kelak di keabadian.

- Amisani K, Pr -

Tuhan Berbicara

Seorang Manusia berbisik, “Tuhan, bicaralah padaku.”

Dan burung kutilang pun bernyanyi.
Tapi, manusia itu tidak mendengarkannya.
Maka, Manusia itu berteriak, “Tuhan, bicaralah padaku !”
Dan guntur dan petir pun mengguruh.
Tapi, Manusia itu tidak mendengarkannya.
MAnusia itu melihat sekelilingnya dan berkata,
“Tuhan, biarkan aku melihat Engkau.”
Dan bintang pun bersinar terang.
Tapi, Manusia itu tidak melihatnya.
Dan, Manusia berteriak lagi, “Tuhan, tunjukkan aku keajaiban!” Mu”
Dan seorang bayi pun lahirlah.
Tapi, manusia itu tidak menyadarinya.
Maka, ia berseru lagi dalam keputus-asaannya, “Jamahlah aku, Tuhan !”
Dan segera, Tuhan pun turun dan menjamahnya.
Tapi, manusia itu malah mengusir kupu-kupu tersebut dan terus berjalan.
Betapa hal ini semua sebenarnya mengingatkan pada kita
bahwa Tuhan selalu hadir di sekitar kita dalam bentuk
sederhana dan kecil yang sering kita anggap lalu, bahkan dalam era elektronik ini …
karenanya saya ingin menambahkan satu lagi:
Manusia itu berseru, “Tuhan, aku membutuhkan pertolonganmu!”
Dan datanglah e-mail dengan berita-berita baik dan menguatkan.
Namun, ia justru menghapusnya dan terus berkeluh-kesah….
Berita baik itu adalah bahwa anda masih dicintai orang lain !
Janganlah kita mencampakkan suatu anugerah, hanya karena anugerah itu tidak dikemas dalam bentuk yang diinginkan dan dimengerti oleh kita.

Don't

* Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

* Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

* Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

* Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

* Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

* Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us each together.

* Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

* Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

* Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

* Don’t forget that a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

* Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

* Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

-Gunawan Njoto-

About Super Junior

Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어; Japanese: スーパージュニア) is a South Korean boy band formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2005. The group debuted with 12 members: Leeteuk (leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum and later added a 13th member named Kyuhyun; they are one of the largest boy bands in the world. As of September 2011, eight members are currently active, due to Han Geng's lawsuit with S.M. Entertainment which led to him leaving the group (now pursuing his own singing career in the Mandarin pop entertainment industry), Heechul and Kangin's temporary leave of absence for mandatory military service, Siwon's filming for his upcoming drama Poseidon (in which shooting of the drama are located at the farthest areas of South Korea, making him to temporary halt his activities with the group) and Kibum's pursuit of an acting career. However, the other members have insisted that all four (Heechul, Kangin, Kibum and Han Geng) are still part of the group, despite mentioning that they are saddened by Han Geng's departure from the group.

Super Junior has released and contributed in 20 different kinds of records with varying degrees of success Over the years, they have been divided into smaller subgroups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. Largely due to Super Junior's success as entertainers, other Korean entertainment managements began to train their music groups in other areas of entertainment, such as acting and hosting. In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned seven music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, eleven from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003.

^HISTORY

In 2001, the company held their first overseas casting auditions and discovered Han Geng in Beijing, China, who was chosen from among three thousand applicants. That same year, Yesung was discovered under Seoul's casting system. Sungmin and Donghae became trainees after jointly winning the first place in Best Outward Appearance in an S.M.-sponsored contest. In 2002, Heechul and Kangin were recruited along with Kibum, who was discovered in Los Angeles, California. Siwon was encountered in 2003 after being scouted at age 16 in front of his high school, and Ryeowook in 2004, in which the latter was discovered through the Chin Chin Youth Festival singing competition. In 2005, Shindong was selected. The last member, Cho Kyuhyun, was then discovered after winning third place at the Chin Chin Singing Competition in 2005.

Not long after boy band TVXQ's debut in 2003, news about Lee's unprecedented plans of forming another boy band quickly spread on the Internet. In early 2005, Lee confirmed the news and announced that an all-boy project group of twelve members would debut near the end of the year, promoting this singing group to be "The Gateway to Stardom of Asia." Lee announced that that most members in this group were chosen because of their performing experiences as actors, MCs, models, and radio hosts prior debut. Heechul and Kibum were already established entertainers, and most of the other members had already made various kinds of appearances on television and media. Highly inspired by the rotational concept of Japan's girl group Morning Musume, this group would also experience line-up changes, with new members replacing some selected members every year to keep the group constantly young and all-rounded. This concept was then newly introduced to the K-pop market.

For a while the group was rumored to be called O.V.E.R, the acronym for "Obey the Voice for Each Rhythm." However, before the group settled with their current name, S.M. simply referred to them as Junior, a representation of the members' young ages when they first became S.M. trainees. After the members' showcased their different talents to the company at a picnic, the company finalized their concept name to Super Junior. The group thereafter became officially Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior. Leeteuk said on Star Golden Bell that "at first, Super Junior's name was S.M. Junior, but after Lee Soo Man saw our performance, he said we have super talent and quickly change our name to Super Junior".^{[citation needed]}

Super Junior 05 made their pre-debut on the Korean channel Mnet on September 11, 2005. At the showcase, they performed various styles of hip-hop dancing, where they danced to B2K's "Take It to the Floor". Han Geng, Eunhyuk, and Donghae also performed a separate dance away from the group, dancing to Usher's "Caught Up." However, the performance did not air on television until May 16, 2006, as a segment in the Super Junior Show, the group's first television documentary.

2005–06: The Super Junior project

Super Junior 05 debuted on SBS's music program Popular Song on November 6, 2005, performing their first single, "Twins (Knock Out)". A digital single with "Twins (Knock Out)", "You Are the One", and three additional tracks were released online on November 8. A physical CD single was scheduled to be released the following week but a more complete album, SuperJunior05 (Twins), was released on December 6, 2005, instead. Their debut album sold 28,536 copies in the first month of release and debuted at number three in the monthly chart of December 2005. In that same month, they released "Show Me Your Love", a collaboration single with TVXQ. "Show Me Your Love" became the best-selling record of December 2005, selling 49,945 copies that month.

In February 2006, Super Junior 05 began performances for "Miracle", the second promotional single from their debut album. "Miracle" was the group's first single to top the online music charts of South Korea as well as the music charts of Thailand, drawing interest from international markets. As promotions for "Miracle" came to an end, S.M. Entertainment began selecting new members for Super Junior's second line-up project, Super Junior 06. The company even prepared a list of chosen members that were to graduate from the group. However, no members were taken out and a thirteenth member was added instead in May 2006. The line-up project has been abandoned since then, and the group became known as just Super Junior, without the suffix "05".

 2006–07: U, Don't Don and breakthrough success

On May 23, 2006, S.M. Entertainment revealed the thirteenth member Kyuhyun, who was discovered through a singing competition in 2005. They released their single "U" online for free download on May 25, 2006, on their official website. "U" had over 400,000 downloads within five hours of release and it ultimately exceeded 1.7 million downloads, crashing the server. The physical single of "U" with a total of three tracks was released on June 6, 2006, eventually selling over 81,000 units. The single became one of Korea's most popular songs of the year, yielding number one spots for five consecutive weeks on two of Korea's top music programs. By the end of the year, Super Junior collected over seven awards in five of South Korea's top music award ceremonies, winning the title as Best New Group of 2006.

Super Junior's first sub-unit, the ballad-singing trio Super Junior-K.R.Y., debuted on November 5, 2006, with a performance of Hyena theme song "The One I Love" on KBS music program Music Bank. A second sub-unit arrived in February 2007 called Super Junior-T. The trot-singing group released their first single "Rokuko" on February 23, 2007, and made a debut performance on Popular Songs two days later.

Super Junior's second official album was intended for a late 2006 release, but due to several accidental setbacks, Don't Don was not released until September 20, 2007.Within the first three days of release, offline album sales for Don't Don passed the 11,000 unit mark, debuting as number one in all available offline charts. It finished the September monthly album sales as number one. 60,000 units were shipped by the first week of release and additional copies were printed. Although Don't Don received rather bland reviews from critics, the album sold more than 160,000 copies by the end of the year, becoming the second best-selling record of 2007.^[28][29][c] The album also found success in Taiwan; it broke the record for being the highest ranked Korean album on the G-music Combo Billboard Chart, surpassing the albums of TVXQ and Shinhwa. Super Junior's album also ranked above Taiwanese boy band K One, whose album debuted at number six.

Supported by the release of Don't Don, Super Junior was nominated in seven separate categories at the 2007 Mnet/KM Music Festival that was held on November 17, 2007. Super Junior won three of those categories including "Netizen Choice Award" and "Mobile Popularity", being the biggest winner of the night. The group also won "Best Artist of the Year" (Daesang), termed by many as the highest recognition of the ceremony.Although defeated by SG Wannabe in winning the "Daesang", Super Junior won a "Bonsang" and the "TPL Anycall Popularity Award", which were reported as expected wins for the group by the media after the success of Don't Dont. Super Junior collected two more awards on December 14 at the 2007 Golden Disk Awards.

2008–09: Beyond Korea and Sorry, Sorry

On October 2, 2007, S.M. Entertainment announced a third Super Junior sub-unit Super Junior-M, a subgroup designated for the Chinese market. While the creation of the subgroup created a brief controversy between the fans and the management,Super Junior-M became a success in China, having the opportunity to have two sold-out concerts in Hong Kong,top weekly ratings with their appearance on variety programs, and becoming the idol group with the most endorsement contracts in China. With the absence of almost half of the members in Korea, a fourth Super Junior sub-unit was created that same year to prevent Super Junior from disappearing in the Korean music industry. With five members from Super Junior-T and Yesung, they formed the subgroup, Super Junior-Happy. Super Junior-Happy released the extended play (EP) Cooking? Cooking! on June 5, 2008, and promotions ended on September 7, lasting for four months. In November 2008, Super Junior-T returned, this time as a singing group in Japan, called SuperJunior-TxMoeyan; this group added Moeyan, a two-woman comedy group in Japan. ROCK&GO", a Japanese-language version of "Rokuko", debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Daily Charts and ascended to number 2 three days later. "

Super Junior's first major tour, Super Show, commenced on February 22, 2008, in Seoul. The tour covered three countries and had shows on six different cities, including Bangkok, Shanghai, and Beijing.From July 8 to July 9, 2008, Super Junior held their first fan meeting in Japan, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, as a celebration for the grand opening of their official Japanese homepage, which was launched on April 1, 2008. 12,000 tickets to the fan meeting were all sold out in several days. The group released a compiled Japan single the following day, entitled "U/Twins", which includes the Japanese version of "U" in the limited release, to complement the event. The single peaked at number four on Japan's Oricon Daily Chart in its first day of release, and dropped down four places in its second. The single broke a new record for being the first Korean single to have made within top 10 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart. On August 2, 2008, Super Junior expanded their routes to Genting Highlands, Malaysia, being one of the top guest performers at the MTV Asia Awards 2008 along with other international performing artists such as OneRepublic and the Jabbawockeez.They are the third SM artist to win Favorite Artist Korea at the MTV Asia Awards after Kangta of H.O.T and BoA, and the second musical group to win the award after JTL in 2008.

Super Junior's third album, Sorry, Sorry, was released on March 12, 2009, which was met with acclaimed reviews. The title single of the album, "Sorry, Sorry" was digitally released on March 9, 2009. In less than a week after pre-orders were announced, over 150,000 copies were pre-ordered. Sorry, Sorry was their first album to debut at number one on the Hanteo Charts, and it sold over 29,000 copies the first day, defeating Seo Taiji's record of 25,000. Promotions for the album started March 13 with the performance of "Sorry, Sorry" and "Why I Like You" on Music Bank.Two weeks later, "Sorry, Sorry" became the number one song of the week on the same program. During the group's performance on music program Popular Songs on March 15, ratings went up to as high as 14%, the highest in recent years. From March to May, "Sorry, Sorry" collected a total of ten number-one awards with consecutive wins in Korea, having the single becoming a national and international success.After only a month of release, the album became South Korea's best-selling album of 2009. Sorry, Sorry was also a critically and commercially successful hit in other Asian countries, opting the group to become the only overseas representative for the second time at Taiwan's annual Golden Melody Awards. "Sorry, Sorry" was also number one for a record-breaking 37 weeks in Taiwan. Sorry, Sorry was a best-selling Korean-language album in Taiwan,Thailand, China, and the Philippines, in which the latter listed the album to be the first K-pop album to reach number one in music charts from the country. Super Junior won three awards in the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards - Overseas Viewers Award, Mobile Popularity Award and CGV Popularity Award despite not attending. On December 11, 2009, Super Junior's Sorry, Sorry won Daesang at the 2009 Golden Disk Awards, their first in the group's career.They held their second Asia Tour Super Show 2 start in Seoul on July 17, 2009, and ended in Manila, Philippines on April 10, 2010.

2010: Bonamana, Asian popularity and Hallyu leaders

On May 6, 2010, the teaser for their fourth studio album, Bonamana, was released through S.M. Entertainment's YouTube page. The full music video of the lead single of the same name was released on May 12 and full album was released the following day in South Korea. The album was released by the group with only 10 members, without Han Geng who has terminated his contract with S.M. Entertainment, Kibum who is involved in acting career and Kangin who had enlisted himself in to the Korean army. Their fourth album had also broken a personal record for the group by having over 200,000 pre-orders. On May 14, Super Junior had their comeback stage on KBS Music Bank, performing title track "미인아 (Bonamana)" and "나쁜 여자 (Boom Boom)".

On May 17, 2010, the music video for the song "Victory Korea", which was used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was released through S.M. Entertainment's YouTube page. Super Junior’s World Cup song ‘Victory Korea’ set to cheer the South Korean team in the top 16 garners interests overseas. A poll was done on American site ESPN for the Best World Cup Song. There were 11 songs shortlisted for the poll including Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", K'naan's "Wavin' Flag", Akon's "Oh Africa" etc., to which the song "Victory Korea" by Super Junior was voted number one with over 90% of the poll. "Victory Korea" features a sample mix from "Sorry, Sorry", with a similar dance done by the members of Super Junior-Happy in the music video.

On June 28, 2010, Super Junior released their repackaged album with three new tracks—"No Other", "All My Heart", "A Short Journey"—and the remixed version of "Shake It Up!". "A Short Journey" was composed by Donghae and the lyrics were written by Eunhyuk. "All My Heart" was composed by Leeteuk and Super Junior-M member Henry. On July 2, 2010, Super Junior had their first live performance of "No Other" on Music Bank. The music video for "No Other" was released on July 7, 2010. According to Hanteo, the album has sold over 200,000 copies to date.

The group embarked on their third Asian tour, Super Show 3 on August 14 and 15, 2010 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. The tour also made a stop in Qingdao on August 28, 2010, Beijing on October 23, 2010, and Nanjing on November 13, 2010.

On September 4, 2010, Super Junior took part in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour along with fellow SM label mates at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This marked the first time SM Town has performed outside of Asia On September 23, 2010, Super Junior released their original soundtrack "Angel" for Haru: An Unforgettable Day in Korea, an omnibus drama that promotes Korea's tourism.^{[citation needed]}. On November 22, Super Junior was honored as National Pop Culture Icon and received Minister of Culture Awards by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at Pop Culture Art Awards for their role in spreading the Korean Wave. On November 24, Avex Entertainment, as well as S.M. Entertainment Japan, released a statement about the renewal of contracts of SM artists signed to Avex.Bonamana remained at the top of Taiwan's Music Charts for 62 weeks, breaking their own previous record of the said chart. On August 16, 2011, It was announced that

2011–present: Japanese forays and Mr. Simple

Super Junior had not taken part in any official promotions in Japan, but from February 18 to February 20, 2011, Super Junior held their third Asia tour concert Super Show 3 at the Yokohama Arena in Japan. The ticket applicants for Super Show 3 Japan exceeded 110,000, while 36,000 people came to watch their performance.^[68] The Super Junior Japan 'Super Show 3' Opening Commemorative Album was released on February 16 ranked in at number two on Japan's Tower Records online sales charts. Super Junior Japan Limited Special Edition - Super Show 3 that contained a DVD ranked in second place and the CD was in 10th place. The album also remained at number three spot on the Oricon Daily Chart for two consecutive days and number six on Oricon Weekly Chart. On a press meeting regarding the concert leg, Leeteuk expressed that he and his group members are happy to come in Japan to directly meet their Japanese fans and that they expressed on their future plans to release a proper Japanese-language album this year.^[69]

On February 24, Super Junior released a 3D movie from their third Asia tour, Super Show 3 3D in all CGV and Primus movie theaters.^[70] Super Show 3 3D was ranked sixth in box office weekly chart and became the most watched 3D movie in Korea.

The group's first official Japanese single, "Bijin (Bonamana)" was released on June 8, 2011 and debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart, selling 27,168 copies on its release date. In addition, the music video for the song, which is a compilation of videos from Super Show 3 held at Yokohama Arena in February, received over 300,000 views on the Japanese UCC website, Nikoniko in a day. On June 14, Super Junior's "Bijin (Bonamana)" ranked at number two on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 59,262 copies. They broke the record for having the highest single album sales for a Korean idol group when their single albums that were released in Japan sold combined total of over 100,000 copies (including those sold at Circle K Sunkus and Mu-Mo),until it was surpassed by fellow label mate Shinee with their debut Japanese single "Replay (Kimi wa Boku no Everything)" at the same month. To date, Super Junior holds the highest record for singles released set upon by a Korean group without any promotion in Japan. Beginning May 16, the song was shown on major Japanese television channels as the commercial song for Japanese convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus. However, despite these success and tie-ups, SM did not see it as their official Japanese debut and has stated that the group will officially debut and promote in Japan at a later time.

In June 2011, they took part in the SMTown World Tour Live in Paris with fellow label mates, which was held in Zénith de Paris, Paris, France. On July 11, 2011, American dancer Kenny Wormald posted via his official Twitter account that he had started the choreography rehearsal for the group's upcoming new single.Shim Jae Won, choreographer and former member of the disbanded S.M. Entertainment group Black Beat, posted on his twitter a picture showing ten cups with the members' names on it, citing possible formation for the song's choreography, as well as two pictures of the choreography practice of the group the next day showing only the lower half of their bodies.

A teaser photo was revealed on July 20, 2011, with the first photo featuring Eunhyuk. By 1:21PM GST on the 26th of July, all ten teaser photos had been released, in the following order: Eunhyuk, Donghae, Leeteuk, Shindong, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Ryeowook, Yesung, Siwon and finally, Heechul. On the same day, it was announced that the upcoming album would hit South Korean record shelves on August 3, 2011. On July 22, 2011, the group began filming the music video for their new lead single, with occasional photo tweets of the music video sets from Shim Jaewon and member Heechul.The filming for the music video wrapped up July 24, 2011, with Shim Jaewon consistently updating the group's filming activity. On July 25, Jeon Hoon of Sonic Korea Studio announced that he is mastering the new album. The group will have an upcoming press conference at the Seoul Imperial Palace Hotel regarding the new album, revealed as "Mr. Simple", on August 4, 2011.^[83]

The music video teaser for the new single "Mr. Simple" has been released on August 1, 2011, to be followed by the digital single on the 2nd (through various Korean online music sites like Melon, Dosirak and Bugs), the album on the 3rd and the music video itself on the 4th.

The group had their comeback performance of "Mr. Simple" and "Superman" (in which the track was later included on the second release of "Mr. Simple") at Music Bank on August 5, 2011, followed by Music Core on the 6th, Inkigayo on the 7th and M! Countdown on the 11th., with their comeback performance of the song in M!Countdown garnered them their first win. However, despite being in the middle of promotions for the song, member Siwon does not appear on some performances due to his filming with an upcoming drama Poseidon.

On August 21, 2011, S.M. Entertainment announced that member Heechul will be enlisting to the army on September 1, 2011. On August 26, 2011, a music video for the album's supporting single, "Superman", was revealed via S.M. Entertainment's SMTOWN YouTube page, in which the music video shows various clips from their Super Show 3 tours as well as the photoshoots and music video making for "Mr. Simple". Super Junior also attended the SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Special Edition along with their SM labelmates at the Tokyo Dome on September 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Leeteuk said that the Tokyo Dome has been his long-time dream concert place and that he is very thankful he and Super Junior performed on the said venue before his army enlistment in which he indicated it to be sometime next year.

SM Entertainment announced on September 5, 2011 that Super Show 4 will commence on November 19th and 20th in Seoul and December 10th and 11th at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan. On September 19, 2011, Super Junior released a repackaged version of Mr. Simple entitled A-Cha, which comprises all thirteen tracks from Mr. Simple's B-version plus four new material — "A-Cha", "Oops!!" which features labelmate f(x), "A Day" and "Andante". On September 20th, it was announced via the group's official Japanese website that they will release their second Japanese single which is a Japanese version of their new album title track "Mr. Simple", and is slated for a December 7th release in Japan. In addition, a "Super Show 3 in Japan" DVD will be released on November 16th in Japan.

On September 23, 2011, SM released the teaser for the music video of A-Cha on the official SMTOWN YouTube page. That same day, Super Junior also made a comeback to Music Bank with the said song. The music video was released on the 26th.

Artistry

Musical style

As a whole, Super Junior has released five studio albums and one physical single, including occasional contributions to drama soundtracks. They are acclaimed for their vocal harmonization and unison as each member contributes a different position range in their music. Some members are credited for their vocal belting techniques.

Super Junior works closely with Yoo Young-jin, who has produced and arranged most of the group's promotional singles since debut. Yoo's also known for creating the renowned SMP style, a genre that includes a balanced infusion of rock, R&B, and rap, with complementing musical elements such as the electric guitar, bass, and other different percussion instruments. Super Junior has prominently used this SMP style in Don't Don.

Super Junior displayed a wide genre concept for each and every albums: they pursued bubblegum pop in SuperJunior05; ethereal and alternative rock in Don't Don; pop and contemporary R&B in Sorry, SorryBonamana; and electropop and synthpop in Mr. Simple. The group has also covered few songs in their albums. Their debut single "Twins (Knock Out)" is a cover of Triple Eight's "Knockout," which was released in 2003. While the musical style is mostly maintained as the original, "Twins (Knock Out)" touches closer to rap rock, with quicker rap and more emphasis on the bass. In most of their covers, the original titles are kept. Examples include Cape's "L.O.V.E" and Exile's "Believe." However, most of these covers are re-arranged to different accompaniments, such as H.O.T's "Full of Happiness".

 Dance Style

Super Junior are known for doing performances that are heavily centered around their choreography, and are acclaimed for their highly synchronized dances. The group's pre-debut performance was a hip hop dance and they have also joined B-boy battles and performances throughout their career.

Their dance styles are widely termed as street dancing, with a majority of their choreography containing hip hop dance moves such as popping, waving, floating, and liquid dancing. Dances in the form of martial arts are widely used in their dance routines as Han Geng and Sungmin are professionally trained in that area. Shindong was the main choreographer for "U" and for a majority of the group's other dance sequences. Eunhyuk choreographed the dance for "Boom, Boom" (Fourth Album) and also worked with the other members to create the dance choreography for "Don't Don" and "Marry U", both promotional singles for the group's second album. The dance for their hit single "Sorry, Sorry" was choreographed by Nick Bass and Trent Dickens, who has also worked with Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. Nick Bass also choreographed the dance for "BONAMANA". The dance for "No Other" was choreographed by THE GEMINIZ, Rino Nakasone and Maryss From Paris. Super Junior M "Perfection" was choreographed by Misha Gabriel who had worked with other well known acts and choreographed Justin Timberlake's "Future Love Sex Show," Pussycat Dolls' "Doll Domination World Tour," "Dancing with the Stars" and more.

Popularity

On December 8, as the proponents of Hallyu Wave, idol group Super Junior was guested in CNN TV station’s 《Talk Asia》 program. Members Siwon and Leeteuk talked about the secret of their huge popularity and their strategy for advancing into the world music industry.^[102][103]

Super Junior is receiving attention worldwide. Recently they have extended beyond Asia, gaining popularity in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Argentina, Peru, Brazil and various other locations worldwide. In the year 2010, Peru’s Listas put up the top 30 rankings of The Sexiest Men in the World, whereby all of the members’ names appeared on the list and a Slovenian newspaper also reported about their agency and album sales. Super Junior also appeared in a publication of a specialty magazine recently in Iran that contains a personal interview with all of the Super Junior members and their individual profiles, which is explained briefly in Persian. Earlier this year, in a survey conducted by Brazil’s Rede TV, Super Junior was chosen as the number one Korean singer who should come to Brazil. The results concluded with Super Junior being the top artist of choice with 30.9% of the vote. They also won "Must-Follow Personality" at the Mashable Awards 2010 which was held in Las Vegas. Member Yesung was the winner of 2010 Cyworld Digital Music Award OST. Recently, Super Junior was chosen as the most popular Korean singers in a survey conducted by Mexico's TV Azteca, as well as the various Mexican communities of this band on the Internet. Also, England’s BBC Super Junior was picked number one in the survey, the Hallyu star that you want to travel Korea with. Super Junior received overwhelming votes from Asia including China, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries as well as Europe such as France. According to the Korea Cultural Foundation, Super Junior is selected by Brazilian fans as the Korea best group. acknowledged Super Junior as the icon noted for creating Hallyu effect.

Subgroups

Since debut, S.M. Entertainment has created four subgroups for Super Junior. Every member was put into different subgroups excluding Kibum, due to his busy acting schedule. The intentions of the subgroups were part of SM's strategy to not limit Super Junior's activities, and the goal was to show that the group could accommodate different musical genres. However, this strategy was later challenged by critics, as it has influenced an overwhelming amount of music groups to create official and unofficial subgroups alike. SM announced that Super Junior will form more subgroups in the future, and possible focuses of these subgroups include a variety of genres such as electropop, rock and hip hop. Previous Super Junior subgroups will also return to the industry along with appearances of new subgroups.

Super Junior-Happy

Further information: Super Junior-Happy

Sub- group of Super junior with six members: Leeteuk( leader), Shindong, Sungmin, Yesung, Eunhyuk, Kangin Album Title: 요리왕 (Cooking? Cooking!) [Mini Album] Release Date: June 5, 2008

Super Junior-K.R.Y.

Super Junior-K.R.Y., established in November 2006, is a trio formed by Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung whose initials make up the K.R.Y. in the title of the group. The company discovered that these three members developed a particular personal and subsequent fan-base that was separate from the rest of the group, and how they also had similar musical qualities. They therefore grouped these three members together to perform particular songs to target a more mature audience. Being amongst the most vocally powerful members of the group, Super Junior-K.R.Y. are credited to singing mournful, R&B-style ballads, a style that has proven very popular in recent years.

Super Junior-K.R.Y.'s first official performance was on November 5, 2006 on KBS's Music Bank, performing "The One I Love (한 사람만을)." They have participated in the original soundtrack of the tvN drama Hyena with a total of three tracks, including the main theme. The trio also contributed tracks in two additional original soundtracks, one track in both the soundtracks of Snow Flower and Billy Jean Look at Me. Unlike Super Junior's other sub-units, Super Junior-K.R.Y. has not officially released a single or album, and only participated in collaboration albums and original soundtracks. However, a new album is expected from KRY in the future.

On August 1, 2010, Super Junior’s sub-unit KRY. made history by opening their own concert for the first time in Japan, and upon the fans’ request for an encore, more performances were added in Kobe on the 1st and 2 November and later on, 1 and 2 December in Fukuoka. There were about a total of 22,000 people who watched the 6 sessions of the performances. The group successfully finished their concert tour in Japan and Taiwan last year. Due to ardent requests from Korean fans wanting to see Super Junior-K.R.Y.’s concert, the group decided to also hold the concert in Korea.

Super Junior-M

Further information: Super Junior-M

Super Junior-M was formed to target the Mandopop market and debuted in 2008 with seven members: Han Geng (leader), Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun from Super Junior, plus two new members added in: Henry (a Chinese Canadian), and Zhou Mi. In December 2009, Han Geng returned to China to pursue a solo career. In February 2011, Super Junior members Eunhyuk and Sungmin were added to the subgroup and resumed their activities with the release of EP Perfection. Currently, the eight active members are: Siwon, Ryeowook, Donghae, Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Zhou Mi and Henry.

Super Junior-T

Further information: Super Junior-Trot

Super Junior-T was formed to sing Trot ( traditional Korean music) with six members : Leeteuk (leader), Heechul, Eunhyuk, Kangin, Sungmin, Shindong. Album Title: 로꾸거 (Rokuko) [Single] Release Date: February 23, 2007

 Film and television career

Further information: Super Junior filmography

Debut

Prior to the group's debut, the members had individually appeared in television dramas, with Leeteuk being the first member of the group to act; he was an extra as a moviegoer for the drama All About Eve in 2000. Kangin appeared as an extra for The Secret Lovers in 2002, and Siwon made a brief cameo appearance in Precious Family in 2004. Kibum had his acting debut in 2004 as young Han Jung-woo in April Kiss and in 2005, he was given the main role Joo Yeo-myung for the year-long drama Sharp 2, starring alongside Go AraEighteen, Twenty-Nine; Heechul was given a role as a junior chef in Loveholic, and Sungmin starred as young Kang Dong-shin in morning drama Sisters of the Sea. After the group's debut in November 2005, both Heechul and Kibum acted in the sixth season of the sitcom Nonstop from late 2005 to early 2006. Kibum individually starred in Marrying a Millionaire as young Kim Young-hoon in 2005 and in March 2006, Heechul starred as Gong Min in Bad Family. That same year, Siwon was part of the supporting cast for Spring WaltzSnow Flower. In 2007, Heechul starred as Kim Young-soo in the popular drama Golden Bride, which ended its broadcast in February 2008 after the extension of 14 episodes. Siwon starred as the ambitious Lee Mong-ryong in the two-episode parody historical drama Legend of Hyang Dan. He later starred as the main character in Oh My Lady! oppositte actress Chae Rim, which received a large audience. Kangin made a cameo appearance in Billie Jean, Look At Me. The song "It's Just That", sung by Super Junior-K.R.Y, was used as the drama's theme song. In 2008, Kibum starred in the sitcom Chunja's Happy Events as Park Jung-woo, and Kangin had his first major television role in Romance Zero as Na Ho-tae in 2009. In August 2009, Heechul played the piano for Lee Chul in Loving You a Thousand Times. In 2010, Siwon again appeared in a large supporting role as a data analyst and rookie elite agent in Athena: Goddess of War, which is a spin-off of the popular 2009 series Iris. There is speculation that the series will continue and he shall reprise his role, but with more character advances. and Heechul. A few months before Super Junior's debut, Siwon starred as the young Kang Bong-man in and Kibum starred as Ha Yeongchan in

In 2011, members Siwon and Donghae were scheduled in April 2011 to film Taiwanese drama Extravagant Challenge (traditional Chinese: 華麗的挑戰) with Ivy Chen as the three main characters (as Ren Tsuruga, Shō Fuwa, and Kyoko Mogami, respectively). It is a live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese shōjo manga Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura to be shot in Taiwan.

In 2010, Siwon again appeared in a large supporting role as a data analyst and rookie elite agent in Athena: Goddess of War, which is a spin-off of the popular 2009 series Iris. There is speculation that the series will continue and he shall reprise his role, but with more character advances. On August 1 2011, Siwon has been confirmed to be the male lead character on a new KBS drama POSEIDON. According to the production staff, Siwon will take part as a member of maritime police. POSEIDON will be broadcast in September to follow up ‘Spy Myeongwol’ as a blockbuster drama which is about the commitment of maritime police. Siwon has since attended script-reading sessions and will soon begin filming.

As a group, Super Junior starred in Super Junior Mini-Drama, a television program hosted by the group that was released in late 2006. The group wrote, produced, and acted in the separate half-hour mini dramas. The subject matters of the dramas were chosen from viewers.^[115][116] In 2008, Leeteuk and Sungmin starred in the one-episode drama act Super Junior Unbelievable Story. Both Leeteuk and Sungmin starred as themselves as a member of Super Junior-T.

Reality shows

Despite numerous appearances as television actors, Super Junior are still best known for their reality shows, having participated in popular reality comedies.

• 2005: Super Junior Show

A show documenting them right from when they debuted, demonstrating their unique talents and abilities along with their funniness and quirkiness that is never ending.

• 2006: Mystery 6

Had Donghae as the main character being haunted by ghosts located within the Super Junior dorm. The show consists of hidden cameras and a narrator that "documents" their journey throughout each day as Donghae and the rest of the Super Junior group deal with the strange things that are happening to them and what also happened to the past tenant of the dorm they are staying in.

• 2006: Super Adonis Camp

Six members of Super Junior (Leeteuk, Kangin, Sungmin, Donghae, Shindong, and Eunhyuk, with the later addition of Han Geng, with the last episode also featuring Ryeowook and Yesung) go to a pension located in the mountains and stay there for about a week. The boys are split into two teams of three and each team is given 30,000 won (approximately $30 USD) to purchase groceries with. During their stay at the pension, the boys must live off their groceries and endure living with a woman who is sort of like the MC for the show, except the boys find her annoying and do anything try and not pay attention to anything that she does. In the end, however, they give the money that they have saved from the leftover food to an orphanage, where they later visited, where the children that temporarily stayed in the pension with them are from.

• 2006: Super Junior Full House

Super Junior starred in their own reality show called Super Junior Full House which was about two transfer students who will be boarding with half of the members of Super Junior, specifically in the dorm where in Heechul, Kangin, Kibum, Siwon, Han Geng and Donghae are staying in. The two transfer students were model Eva and her friend Anya.

The show ran for about 13 episodes and it's running time was only for 25 minutes. It was aired from May 27, 2006 until August 26, 2006. The home stay only lasted for a month prior to its original plan and with the show it presented comedic experiences by Super Junior and the two international female students showing their deep friendship and funny attitudes and or personalities.

• 2006: Super Junior Mini-Drama

A variety game show where the members of Super Junior (with the exception of Han Geng, Heechul, Kibum, and Siwon, who weren't directly in the show but had cameos) could create and produce their own mini-dramas for themselves to star in. The members split up into two teams: Prince Team or Pearl Blue Team and play a game in the beginning of the episode to determine who exactly got the reward for the drama or who got the punishment.

• 2007: MNET Super Summer

A three on one dating game and hidden camera show featuring Siwon, Donghae, and Kibum. The show documents the member's efforts to win dates with model Lee Eun Jung through competing in games. The winner of each episode would get to have a date with the girl, while the other two men would have their own "man to man" date. The show is meant to show the "true intentions of men when it comes to love." Lee Eun Jung and the MC would devise plans to pit the members against each other in order to reveal their feelings. The show was shot in Saipan.

• 2007: Explorers of the Human Body

A reality learning show, emceed by Shin Dong Yup and, on several episodes, chosen Super Junior members. It ran for 13 40-minute episodes from November 11, 2007 to February 3, 2008. The show focused on the members and Shin Dong Yup performing experiments on various subjects, such as the sense of taste and the origin of tears. The youngest member, Kyuhyun, was not present until the seventh episode due to the accident, as well as Siwon being absent from some of the later episodes due to having injured his foot in an earlier episode.

• 2007: KM Idol World

Featuring Super Junior T, Idol world presented each episode with a challenge for the group, going from a lie detector test, playing the cat and mouse game, even to just seeing whose friend could show up at the filming location of a house, even though it was already midnight. The games were a wide variety and even during the course of the first couple of episodes, Super Junior T even did a parody of the drama Princess Hours, which they nicknamed Palace T.

• 2008: Unbelievable Outing Season 3
• 2008: Idol Show

• 2009: Human Network Super Junior's Miracle

The boys of Super Junior have another variety show where they try to help teenagers, who have hardships going on in their lives, encouragement to pursue their dreams by finding them a role model that they may look up to in a career profession that they may want to join. They show the teenagers that nothing is impossible and that they can do it, even though it may seem like all of the odds are against them.

• 2010: Super Junior's Foresight

A talk show with four or five Super Junior members (with mostly recurring Leeteuk, Shindong, Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun with the occasional Ryeowook and Yesung) where they would invite their sunbaes, or seniors in the music industry, and try to learn things from them that could help in the future, also, while having fun at the same time.

Hosting

The Super Junior members were one of the first Korean idols to begin television presenting and radio hosting. Heechul was the first in the group to be a selected MC for the music programs Popular Songs and Show Music Bank. He was also the first in the group to host radio shows, and co-hosted Youngstreet Radio ShowM.I.L.K. member Park Heebon in early 2005. Heechul has also been the MC for the Dream Concert since 2008. Leeteuk, Kangin, and Shindong made their MC debut on Mnet's music program M! CountdownSuper Junior Kiss the Radio, which has become one of the more tuned-in radio channels in the country. with ex- five days after Super Junior's debut performance. In August 2006, both Leeteuk and Eunhyuk founded their own radio show,

The group also founded their own reality television program, and on November 11, 2007, the premiere of Explorers of the Human Body aired on SBS. The humorous show introduced the thirteen members as regular guests for the program, answering curious questions and doing demonstrations involving the human body. The show has been the highest rating program of the reality line-up every Sunday, but due to Super Junior's tight schedule, the program ended quickly with thirteen episodes on February 3, 2008. The popularity of the program had inspired producers to create a second season, although no announcements of producing the next season has been announced.

Acting

Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

Twelve members, excluding Kyuhyun, appeared in the group's debut film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys. The first film released by SM Pictures, it premiered on July 26, 2007 in Korea. "Wonder Boy", performed by Super Junior, is used as the theme song of the film. Although the film was promoted as a typical high schoolcomedy, the movie gained positive reviews from critics, praising that the movie had a well-oriented plot unlike most idol films. However, ticket sales remained low in the premiere month despite its unexpected success in the sales the first week. The film was a box-office bomb, failing to attract more than 102,600 admissions and was proven to be a big loss for SM Pictures. However, both versions of the film's DVD became a best-selling record and were sold-out in both Korea and oversea markets, which was more than enough to make up for the production loss of 8.5 billion won.

Other Films

Siwon was among the first of Super Junior to have participated in silver-screen productions, appearing in the Hong Kong historical action drama film, A Battle of Wits as the large supporting role of Prince Liang Shi in 2006. The cast promoted the movie throughout China with a short tour of four cities in November 2006. While the film received mixed reviews, Siwon garnered positive notices for his performance. He also received praises from co-star Andy Lau, stating that Siwon is a wonderful actor and that he "sets a good example for young Hong Kong idols."

In 2007, Heechul, Kangin, and Shindong lent their voices to the three chipmunks in the Korean release of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

In 2008, Kangin had a major role in the Korean-language film, Hello Schoolgirl.

Endorsements

Super Junior members first began endorsing for various fashion lines in early 2006, notably for Ivy ClubNII Qualified (2007) and Spris (2006–2007). (2006–2007),

With their high popularity in Thailand, Siwon was contracted to be the main endorser for 12 Plus MiracleAcer (2007–present) and began endorsing its products with interchangeable Super Junior members. Siwon also makes several prominent appearances in Korean brand Spao's catalogues along with SNSD and other Super Junior members. He also recently endorsed and modeled for the SK Telesys "Reaction" smart phone, also appearing in the phone's humorous mock-action commercial. While, On July 2010, Super Junior's Choi Siwon was appointed as UNICEF Envoy. Acer Computer Co., Ltd. a leading position in Thai computer market also presented Siwon as a new endorser for products. He has also been featured in notable magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, High Cut, and Men's Health, as well as modeling for large brand names such as Armani, Lacoste, Gucci, and Burberry.

Currently Donghae is the brand ambassador for Maxim Colours Contact lens worldwide. The group are also known for their string of humorous commercials for Thailand's Yamaha Fino along with several other Thai entertainers, notably Golf & Mike. Super Junior were also appointed as the Goodwill ambassadors for the 2008 Korea and Thailand 50th Anniversary, honoring the good relationship Korea has held with Thailand for the past fifty years. Most recently in 2009, Super Junior have filmed CFs for brands such as Kyochon, Star Snacks and Happy Bubble. They also endorse a clothing line called SPAO (2009–present). Super Junior also Spokesmodel for Donate Blood (2007–present) campaign at the Republic of Korea National Red Cross and was appointed as Goodwill ambassador for World Blood Donor Day. They also promote and endorse for Samsung’s marketing of their new smart-phone Samsung Galaxy S in Singapore. Chicken

Members of sub-group Super Junior-M also starring in commercials for Chinese mobile phones branded OPPO. They also star in a new commercial show for Pepsi and endorse Chinese clothing line Semir, reflecting their huge popularity in the Chinese region.

On February 20, 2010, Super Junior was named as Taiwan's tourism ambassador. On March 3, 2011, Super Junior has been appointed by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Korea as the 2011 Honorary Korean Ambassador Foods to promote Korean cuisine all over the world. Recently, The Hong Kong Tourism Board has officially invited Super Junior to host a travel show promoting Hong Kong. Earlier this year, Super Junior was chosen as the CF model for Japan's famous convenience store company, Circle K Sunkus. On May 16th, the song was shown on major Japanese TV channels as the commercial song for Japanese convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus. On June 17, 2011, Super Junior chosen as the ambassador of Seoul Summer Sale 2011. Recently, Super Junior has been appointed to be the ambassadors for Korean tourism.

Other Media

On July 20, 2010, S.M. Entertainment, together with NEOWIZ Internet Corporation, Ltd, released an iPhone application which features Super Junior's 4th regular album, 'BONAMANA'. The lite app can be purchased for free, while the full app can be purchased for US$7.99 on iTunes.

Influence and impact

During the course of Super Junior's career, several pop groups were formed similarly extraordinary numbers of members. JYP Entertainment recruited thirteen boys to be in a boy band, who were all revealed in the show, Hot Blood Men. Of these thirteen, eleven were split into two groups that debuted at different times: 2AM, which has four members, and 2PM, which has seven. Together, the two groups form the eleven-member boy band One Day. Ast'1, a boy band under DSP Entertainment, released a promotional video in March 2008. In the short preview the boy band expressed that they would "Knock Down Super Junior", which resulted in a lot of criticism lashed into the group. However, they clarified that they had no means to create conflict, and explained the reason why they want to defeat Super Junior is because they see Super Junior as their answer of success.

Controversies

Expansion to China

After the subgroups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Junior-T, on October 2, 2007, S.M. Entertainment announced the birth of another Super Junior sub-unit project that would begin activities in China starting 2008. Zhou Mi and S.M. Entertainment's new Chinese-Canadian trainee Henry Lau, who was also featured in the music video of "Don't Don", were also members of the subgroup.

The announcement brought in a huge wave of dissatisfaction and opposition from fans of Super Junior after the announcement of two new members. Initially, fans were planning to boycott the company's products, however, most fans agreed on a silent protest instead. Thousands of fans from Super Junior's official fanclub E.L.F. silently sat in front of the SM building and held signs that supported the group to have only thirteen members.

After more rumors regarding adding a Chinese member to the subgroup, the fans decided to gain a legal representation as part of S.M. Entertainment's stockholders. As of March 20, 2008, Super Junior fans purchased 58,206 stocks of S.M. Entertainment, holding 0.3% of the company's entire stock. They released a statement that they will obtain all chances to prevent S.M. Entertainment from adding new members and to keep Super Junior as only thirteen.

Conflict with MBC

A time-slot dispute occurred between S.M. Entertainment and MBC when SM insisted to have Kangin stay on SBS's Explorers of the Human Body instead of MBC's Sunday Night Dong-An Club (동안클럽) where Kangin has been a regular host. MBC temporarily banned the rest of Super Junior from appearing in any future performances and shows hosted by MBC. Kangin also lost his MC jobs to T.O.P. of Big Bang for the music show, Show! Music Core and also two more variety shows, which both soon canceled after Kangin left due to low ratings. MBC demanded an apology from S.M. Entertainment in order for Super Junior to appear on shows hosted by the channel again. However, MBC concluded that Super Junior's ban was never official, but just a decision for shows' producers to decide.

Han Geng's lawsuit

On December 21, 2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination with S.M. Entertainment, label company of the group. The following day, Han Geng's lawyer stated the claimed reasons behind the action: provisions were in S.M. Entertainment's favour, unlawful 13-year contract length, unfair sum of money to end the contract, not allowed to request to revise his contract, forced to do things that were not in his contract, forced to do things against his will, fined if he disobeyed the company, missed any events or even was late, and there was uneven profit distribution. Along with this, it was disclosed that because of S.M. Entertainment's refusal to give him a day off in over two years, he had developed gastritis and kidney disease.

Han Geng's current manager, Sun Le, also submitted a statement to the court of South Korea citing S.M. Entertainment's violation of Han Geng's rights. Sun Le's statement contended that: Han Geng was forced to wear a mask due to company's ill handling of the visa issue, company purposely discriminated against Han Geng and his family, company refused to cooperate or listen to any of Han Geng's suggestions, company purposely turned down individual activities for Han Geng (including Ariel Lin's "Fireflies" music video, which later starred Siwon and Donghae) and that the company treated Han Geng's potential endorsers poorly.

On December 21, 2010, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Han Geng. The court stated, “All three contracts – from the January 2003 contract, the altered contract from February 2007, and the affiliated contract from December 2007 – do not exist.” A representative of S.M. Entertainment said that they will file an immediate appeal to reverse the decision and have yet to release official statements regarding his status.

Conflict during Expo 2010

On May 26, 2010, organized by South Korea Pavilion of Expo 2010, many Korean pop stars including Super Junior were invited to the "South Korean classical and pop concert" which was planned to be launched at Expo Cultural Centre on May 30. As the tickets were not for sale to the public, visitors who want to enjoy the show could only exchange the ticket via expo ticket in the west door of the Expo Cultural Centre on May 30. The total ticket number is 5000, while 2500 of which would be assigned to Korea visitors for free which caused the actual available number to be 2500. Super Junior fans collected in the entry of the Expo Cultural Centre, and the strong emotion led to the occurrence of violence, resulting in casualties. A local armed police said that this is his first time to see such a “crazy” situation in Expo 2010 since the Expo park was opened.

Members

Stage name		Birth name		Chinese name		Registered date of birth	Position
Romanized	Hangul	Romanized	Hangul	Pinyin	Chinese
Leeteuk	이특	Park Jung Soo	박정수	Pǔ Zhèngzhū / Lìtè	朴正洙 / 利特	July 1, 1983 (age 28)(1983-07-01)	Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
Heechul	희철	Kim Hee Chul	김희철	Jīn Xīchè	金希澈	July 10, 1983 (age 28)(1983-07-10)	Vocalist, Rapper
Hankyung	한경	Han Geng	한경	Hán Gēng	韓庚	February 9, 1984 (age 27)(1984-02-09)	Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Yesung	예성	Kim Jong Woon	김종운	Jīn Zhōngyún / Yìshēng	金鐘雲 / 藝聲	August 24, 1984 (age 27)(1984-08-24)	Lead Vocalist
Kangin	강인	Kim Young Woon	김영운	Jīn Yīngyún / Qiángrén	金英雲 / 強仁	January 17, 1985 (age 26)(1985-01-17)	Vocalist
Shindong	신동	Shin Dong Hee	신동희	Shēn Dōngxī / Shēndōng or Shéntóng	申東熙 / 申東 or 神童	September 28, 1985 (age 26)(1985-09-28)	Main Dancer, Lead Rapper
Sungmin	성민	Lee Sung Min	이성민	Lǐ Shèngmǐn	李晟敏	January 1, 1986 (age 25)(1986-01-01)	Main Vocalist, Main Dancer
Eunhyuk	은혁	Lee Hyuk Jae	이혁재	Lǐ Hèzǎi / Yínhè	李赫宰 / 銀赫	April 4, 1986 (age 25)(1986-04-04)	Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Main Rapper
Donghae	동해	Lee Dong Hae	이동해	Lǐ Dōnghǎi	李東海	October 15, 1986 (age 24)(1986-10-15)	Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper
Siwon	시원	Choi Si Won	최시원	Cuī Shǐyuán	崔始源	February 10, 1987 (age 24)(1987-02-10)	Vocalist
Ryeowook	려욱	Kim Ryeo Wook	김려욱	Jīn Lìxù	金厲旭	June 21, 1987 (age 24)(1987-06-21)	Lead Vocalist
Kibum	기범	Kim Ki Bum	김기범	Jīn Qǐfàn	金起範	August 21, 1987 (age 24)(1987-08-21)	Vocalist, Rapper
Kyuhyun	규현	Cho Kyu Hyun	조규현	Cáo Guīxián	曺圭賢	February 3, 1988 (age 23)(1988-02-03)	Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer

Discography

Further information: Super Junior discography

Studio albums

• SuperJunior05 (2005)
• Don't Don (2007)
• Sorry, Sorry (2009)
• Bonamana (2010)
• Mr. Simple / A-Cha (2011)

Korean Single Album

• Show Me Your Love (with TVXQ) (2005)
• U (2006)

Japanese Single Album

• 美人 (BONAMANA) (2011.6.8)
• Mr. Simple (2011.12.7)

Live Albums

• Super Show Tour Concert Album (2008)
• 1st PREMIUM LIVE in Japan (2009)
• Super Show 2 Tour Concert Album (2009)

Tours and concerts

2008–09: The 1st ASIA TOUR, Super Show 2009–10: The 2nd ASIA TOUR, Super Show 2 2010–11: The 3rd ASIA TOUR, Super Show 3 2011–12: The 4th Concert, Super Show 4 Affiliated tours 2007: SMTown Live '07 Summer Concert 2008–09: SMTown Live '08 2010–11: SMTown Live '10 World Tour

Subgroups tours 2010–11: