REVIEW: Super Junior - Santa U Are The One

Super Junior is by far one of my favourite Korean bands. So I was very excited when I heard that they would be releasing a special Christmas song and I eagerly awaited it. The single is part of their record company's - SM Entertainment - special Winter compilation: a festive and joyful CD with songs from SM's artists. Along with this Super Junior track - "Santa U Are The One" - the album also features other SM stars including Girls' Genration, SHINee, TVXQ and my personal favourite, f(x). 


What shocked me most about this compilation is that every single track - 11 in total - are sung entirely in English. This is great for international fans who don't understand Korean, but it's also strange hearing some of our favourite K-Pop artists sing an entire song in English.


Onto the song itself, Super Junior have not dissapointed at all. Their 2011 comeback - which included performances of "Mr. Simple", "Superman" and "A-CHa" - was all about being cool, confident and suave. "Santa U Are The One" may not be cool or suave, but it does tick the box of being FUN. 


This song fits in perfectly with Western classic Christmas songs - including Mariah's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and Shakin' Stevens "Merry Christmas Everyone". They've done a great job at keeping with this festive tradition. And what they've done with this song, in a playful way, is thank the big, red man himself - Santa Claus! This song is a hommage to Santa and the lyrics are very sweet indeed.


As the song is sung in English, there are a few prononciation mistakes. But that's what makes this song extra special - we, the fans, don't want a perfect, americanised song that will set the charts alight. This song isn't meant to be a worldwide "smash". It's a gift for the fans to enjoy, and this song is too fun to ignore!


As for the video, I really enjoyed it and watched it a few times over. We get to see SuJu singing the song in the recording booths but the best parts are easily seeing the other SM stars in their festive get-ups. 


This song is warm and cosy and just what we need on these cold Winter days - like a lovely mug of hot chocolate by the fire!