is Super Junior idols?

Average life span of idols: 5 years. 
SJ: 6 years

Average age of idols: <25 
SJ: 27.6

Average idols live 5 to 10min away from their companies,
SJ lives in a different area!

HOWEVER.

Super Junior has a fandom of 650k+ within Korea, even more internationally.
In 2011, they had 52 stage performances and 119 appearances on variety shows.

[public survey]
"they are handsome!"

"they dance well"

"they are recognized as idols globally"

"its been too long since their debut"

"they are too old"

............................
more people think that they should be considered idols, but a lot of people think they shouldn't be counted as idols too.

SO.
what is Super Junior?

The definition of SuJu has become more and more vague and uncertain, should they be considered as idols?
Becoming harder and harder to decide.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter if Super Junior is considered idols or not, what is important is that they've opened up a new route for K-pop.
How should they be described?
"Super Junior aren't idols, they are the creators of a new hallyu wave."

[cr:http://t.cn/zOqpnKt , trans: @xavier_x007x ]