The Beat Goes On is the first Korean extended play (EP) of South Korean pop duo Super Junior-D&E, a subgroup of the boy band Super Junior. The album was released on March 9, 2015 under SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music.
Background Super Junior-D&E released short snippets and teaser videos of their music video for Growing Pains on March 2 and 3, 2015. On 4 March, Donghae and Eunhyuk shared snippets of all the songs on their unit group album, The Beat Goes On. The medley included pieces of the seven tracks on the album, including the title song, "Growing Pains". Donghae participated in the album production along with producers The Underdogs, Hitchhiker, NoizeBank and more. The showcase for The Beat Goes On took place at the SMTOWN Coex Artium on March 5 and the album released online on March 6 and offline on March 9.
They released the special edition album of The Beat Goes On on March 23, 2015. Including the seven tracks in the original album, Super Junior-D&E added on "Oppa, Oppa", "1+1=LOVE", "Still You", "Motorcycle", "Love that I Need", and I Wanna Dance" from its previous digital singles and Korean versions of Japanese hit songs for a total of 13 tracks in the special edition album.
Track listing
Charts
Album chart Weekly chart +The Beat Goes On Chart (2015)Peakposition South Korean Weekly album (Gaon) 1South Korean Weekly domestic album (Gaon)1 US World Albums (Billboard)4
+The Beat Goes On (Special Edition)Chart PeakpositionSouth Korean Weekly domestic album (Gaon)2
Year-end chart Chart Position 2015 South Korean Albums (Gaon)36
Single chart Song Peak chart positionKOR Gaon Chart "Growing pains" 23
Album sales +Gaon Monthly Album Chart, South KoreaYear Month The Beat Goes On The Beat Goes On (Special Edition) Ref Ranking Sales Ranking Sales 2015 March 3 71,434 9 27,328 April – – 15 4,898 May – – 51 1,004 June – – – – July – – 60 705 August – – 59 801 Sept – – 65 704 Total 107,159+
Awards and nominations Music program awards Song Program Date "Growing Pains" Music Bank (KBS) March 20, 2015
Release history + Release history for The Beat Goes On Region Date Version Format Label Ref Various March 6, 2015The Beat Goes On South KoreaMarch 9, 2015South KoreaMarch 23, 2015Special EditionVarious
References
External links Official Korean SM Entertainment website of Super Junior Donghae & Eunhyuk