Super Junior-M wins big in China

Super Junior-M, the Chinese-language subunit of veteran K-pop idol group Super Junior, won three major awards at the 2nd Yin Yue Tai V Chart Awards held in Beijing on Tuesday.

The awards are organized by Yin Yue Tai, an online video-sharing website, considered to be the Chinese equivalent of YouTube.

Super Junior won the awards for best Korean performer and best Korean group, while Super Junior-M won Chinese album of the year.

"Thank you for your support", said the group in a statement. "We hope to show you our best in our coming albums as well".

Super Junior-M is comprised of Super Junior membersSungmin, Eun-hyuk,Choi Si-won,Lee Dong-haeand Kyu-hyun, along with ethnically Chinese members Zhou Mi and Henry. It is focused on the Chinese market.

They celebrated their awards by singing their latest songs "Break Down" and "Swing" at the award show.

In addition to Super Junior-M, another K-pop group to win on Tuesday was Exo, which took home the award for Korean album of the year, for "XOXO: Kiss & Hug".

By Kim Hee-eun, contributing writer