On May 26th, a private wedding ceremony was held in Seoul, South Korea for Super Junior member Leeteuk and former Tahiti member Ari. What caught the most attention that day was the gathering of all Super Junior members over the years, including former members like Kibum, Hangeng, Siwon, and Sungmin, with a total of 15 members present, causing a buzz among fans.
The photos of all Super Junior members attending the wedding were uploaded on major social media platforms and SNS. The pictures not only featured the newlyweds, Leeteuk and Ari, but also current members Ryeowook, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, and Kyuhyun, along with former members Kibum, Kangin, Sungmin, and Hangeng, totaling 13 members present at the wedding.
This reunion marked the first time in 15 years that the 13 members of Super Junior have come together since the release of their third studio album, “Sorry, Sorry,” in 2009. Additionally, Henry (Liu Xianhua) and Zhou Mi from the subunit Super Junior-M also attended the wedding.
Fans were ecstatic to see the video and photos of the 13 Super Junior members together, leaving comments online expressing their emotions: “So excited with the 13 plus M unit” “Touched deeply QAQ, my youth, you must be happy” “To witness all this, it’s truly fate, time is the best answer, let me go cry first” “Am I seeing things? I saw Hangeng, Kangin, Kibum, and Sungmin…” “Kangin, Kibum, I’m about to cry, got goosebumps” “I’m really about to cry after so many years” “Thought there were only 13, turns out there are 15, how touching.”
Leeteuk and Ari went public with their relationship in 2020. In March of this year, Leeteuk announced their marriage with a handwritten letter. He wrote: “As you all know, I have a girlfriend. During our time together, the desire to make her a part of my family naturally arose” “We have decided to hold the wedding in late May, as spring approaches.”