[TRANS] 120608 SM Movie “I AM”, to Premiere In Korea On 21 June

[TRANS] 120608 SM Movie “I AM”, to Premiere In Korea On 21 June

The movie “I AM”, based on the stories of the artists under SM Entertainment, will premiere in Korea on 21 June.

“I AM” premiered in Japan on 2 June, and received an explosive response locally. It was the best selling movie during the weekend that it began screening, winning a landslide victory. Also, although most of the viewers were in their 20s, there were also people of all ages and genders, from elementary school students to those in their 50s, lining up in wait to watch the film.

When it began screening in cinemas in Hong Kong on 18 May, it received much popularity even before ticket sales began. In addition, since it began screening in Singapore on 31 May, all 61 screenings have recorded over 90% of seats sold.

“I AM” tells the stories of SM Entertainment artists, including Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee and f(x), as they work their way towards the world stage.

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[ACCOUNT+AUDIO] University of Michigan Symposium on Hallyu 2.0 Seminar “OF THE FANS, FOR THE FANS, BY THE FANS-THE REPUBLIC OF JYJ

Hello! ^_^

I had the opportunity to go on Friday to the Symposium at the University of Michigan and attended the seminars (with the exception of the first block since I drove 3 hours and I overslept 30 minutes >~<), including “Of the fans, by the fans, for the fans – the Republic of JYJ” by Professor Seung-Ah Lee of Los Angles City College. As a scholar, the conference as a whole was very informational and looking forward to the book that the university is planning to published within a year that includes the scholarly papers for each speaker, including the one regarding JYJ ;D.

I was also able to meet a fellow JYJ3 member at the conference when we went up to chat with Professor Seung-Ah Lee after her talk 🙂 It was nice meeting you Meaghan (not sure of the spelling, sorry) and too bad you had to go home right after the Second block of presentations. Would have loved to get to meet you even more.

I recorded audio of the talk for those that were unable to attend but are interested in what what was said and typed out an outline below:

  • Introduction of Speaker
  • History Of Hallyu
  • The fans she interviewed. Passion, enthusiasm, and affection towards the members came from all the fans she interviewed.
  • Who is Dong Shinki?
  • Artist Contracts in the Korean Music Industries (slave conditions, with no power)
  • Lawsuit brought by the three members of TVXQ
  • Unfair treatment continues after the judge ruled in the favor of Jaejoong, Junsu, Yoochun by not being able to appear music charts, programs, etc.
  • Sites that once supported the original TVXQ converted to only support JYJ.
  • JYJ today truly continues the legacy of original TVXQ
  • The Repulic of JYJ – anyone who loves JYJ is a citizenship
  • The role of the fans is to protect JYJ and have become the fighter of justice.
  • Sasaengs are illegal immigrants in the Republic of JYJ
  • Why a Republic of JYJ and not a nation, family or something else? In hopes to highlight the autonomy and democracy of the fandom.
[NOTE: I apologize for the quality of the audio, but the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan confirmed that the seminar will be recorded. The video recording of the event will be posted on the University Web Site. Once it has been posted, I will update everyone :) ]
 
Also, University of Michigan Professor Youngju Ryu’s presentation was entitled “How a Podcast Started a Revolution: New Media and Electoral Politics in South Korea” and said that she thought that her presentation was a little out of place compared to the other speakers since it was not really about Hallyu so decided to wear something that represented the Hallyu wave. She wore an official JYJ t-shirt she purchased at the 2011 Busan concert. Me and my friends cheered. \(^_^)/ During the 4th and final block, my whole roll was JYJ fans, 3 friends I came with, the JYJ presenter, Professor Seung-Ah Lee, and Professor Ryu.

Several presentations had images of the trio since their debut in 2003. I ended the night by stopping at Seoul Street in Ann Arbor with my group. If anyone is in the area I really recommend. My friend from South Korea said it tasted authentic. We ended up buying Bibimbap, Kimbap, Dukboki, Fried Rice, Budae Jigae and Kimchi! So nommie…

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120429 Japan Still Needs Our Help

It is through the concerted efforts of many artists, their fans and supporters, and relief agencies supported by everyday people that Japan is continuing to receive help for recovery from the earthquake and tsunami of Aril 2011. It takes years to recover from natural disasters, as is evidenced by New Orleans and surrounding areas, the West Coast of America, and by Haiti and other countries. The list is too long to include every area of concern. Please consider giving to the relief agency of your choice in this continuous fight to promote recovery in many countries.

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[NEWS + PICS] 120414 JYJ’s Jaejoong Makes An Appearance on MBC’s ‘K-Pop Star Captivating the World’

[NEWS + PICS] 120414 JYJ’s Jaejoong Makes An Appearance On MBC’s ‘K-Pop Star Captivating the World’

On April 14th, JYJ‘s Jaejoong made an appearance on the MBC special ‘K-Pop Star Captivating the World‘.

The special episode is a documentary that followed Hallyu megastar Kim Hyun Joong for his Japanese arena tour, Korean fan meeting, and his upcoming comeback activities scheduled for June this year. The special episode is receiving much attention because of the appearance of Jaejoong.

As many of you know, it’s very difficult for the JYJ members to appear on television, so fans were quite happy when they saw Jaejoong make an appearance.

Kim Hyun Joong arrived to meet his good friend Jaejoong at Jaejoong’s restaurant “Bum’s Story“. Kim Hyun Joong talked about how they lived together for a year but because of their busy schedules they only saw each other for a month or two while living together. Jaejoong explained, “When Kim Hyun Joong returns back to Korea, I usually have to go overseas and when I return, he has to go back overseas“.

Kim Hyun Joong also revealed that when he went through a tough time, Jaejoong wrote him a letter and that he still keeps that letter to his side to this day. Jaejoong also stated he received a reply letter from Kim Hyun Joong and questioned out loud, “Is it Ok for guys to write each other letters?” while sharing a hearty laugh.

The two enjoyed a nice meal together and the customary servings of Soju.

Bonus: Caps from the Documentary:

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Translation 120224 JYJ’s Daily Life Documentary “The Day” Attracts Crowd of Over 4,000 People To Its Premiere…”Satisfies All Five Senses”

[TRANS] 120224 JYJ’s Daily-Life Documentary “The Day” Attracts Crowd Of Over 4,000 People To Its Premiere… “Satisfies All Five Senses”

Group JYJ’s (Jaejoong, Yoochun, Junsu) daily-life documentary film “The Day”, with its content that satisfies all five senses, together with stage greetings (by the members), attracted crowds and caused the cinemas to be extremely packed during its first day of screening.

On 23 February, “The Day” began showing on 19 of Lotte Cinema’s big-screens, attracting more than 4,000 viewers. “The Day” is a documentary film originally filmed by JYJ for TV broadcasting purposes. It was a collaboration done last year with cable TV channel QTV. However, the broadcast of the completed documentary ended up being cancelled by QTV, and will now finally be screened at Lotte Cinemas. The content this time was produced with the main intent of fanservice, and it has been edited into a 90 minute movie version.

The stage greetings on this day were done at Lotte Cinema at the Hongik University Entrance. From the carpark, to the entrance of the building, to the streets nearby, all these areas were packed with crowds of both local and international fans. In order to manage the entrance and prevent chaotic situations, the entrance of the building had a sign which said “Entry Only Allowed For Ticket-Holders”.

Aside from the locations originally planned for stage greetings this time, the members also made surprise appearances, driving the fans wild. During the stage greetings, the members not only did the basic self-introductions as well as an introduction of the movie. They also gave detailed updates about their lives recently, and answered the fans’ questions during a Q&A session, satisfying the requests of the audience. The fans’ response during the Q&A session of the stage greeting was like that of a fanmeeting.

In particular, aside from the originally notified locations, the members also did surprise stage greetings at the Hongik University Entrance and Shin Rim cinemas. Seeing the members suddenly appear at the end of the movie, fans felt very lucky, and saw it as their “fortune”. Related personnel expressed, “As the fans were very happy with the surprise events prepared, the members were also very happy.”

On that day, Jaejoong posted a question to the audience, “(Although) it is a film from a year ago, it still seems very new to us now. How does everyone know JYJ to be like?”, and interacted with the audience. Meanwhile, Junsu sang a short verse from his musical, while Yoochun caused much laughter when he began to briefly act out an interesting scene from the drama “Rooftop Prince”, which he is currently filming for.

 The movie showcases the daily lives of the members up-close, as well as their dreams, friends and families. It also shows places and situations behind-the-scenes, which fans are not able to come into contact with easily. The thing that made the documentary interesting, and more than just a movie that simply recorded this and that, was the members’ commentary.

Rather than merely having video images, the appearance of the members as they gave their commentary can be seen in a little screen on the video, giving rise to a whole new film. Thus, even fans who have the ordinary DVDs can also see new things.

“The Day” does not show special sides of JYJ. Rather, it showcases the ordinary sides of the members in their daily lives, such as holding birthday parties, returning to their homes to spend festivals with their families, playing ping pong with friends, and other small things such as going to restaurants which they like. However, playing with friends like this, going for barbecues and spending festivals with family are all considered “a special day” for the members. Although others can do all this normally, but it makes the audience feel sorry for the members who only now, are able to happily spend time and communicate with the people around them.

In the movie, various corners of the members’ homes were revealed, as well as the foods they liked, stories about their parents as well as their thoughts about each other, etc. For examples, there were stories about how Kim Junsu was a Janggu (“Long Drum”) whiz as a child, about how Jaejoong had three birthday parties when he was born, as well as the story of Yoochun, who unlike his brother who is more careful, doesn’t bother with his appearance as well as other stories, and there were interesting episodes hidden throughout the movie.

In an interesting interlude, in the movie there were a lot of scenes where the members were eating various special foods, and watching the members eat all kinds of delicacies made our mouths water. But the members who were watching the video and giving the commentary said that the food wasn’t that good, shattering the concept of the food being delicious.

A woman in her 30s who just finished watching the movie today said, “Although I’m a fan, I can still understand more of a hidden side to the members through this movie, so I like it a lot. The conversational banter among the three members who were commenting, was really interesting and made me laugh out loud. Also, there were some moments where I couldn’t help but feel pained when looking at them. Watching the record of a year in the members’ lives, it was a satisfying 90 minutes for our eyes and ears.”

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + OSEN via Nate]

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[TRANS] 120214 [C-JeS] JYJ “The Day” New Screening Information

[TRANS] 120214[C-JeS] JYJ “The Day” New Screening Information

We are sorry for the changes in the screening of the JYJ daily documentary “The Day” .

The JYJ daily documentary cinema edition was to commemorate Valentine’s Day in February, but it was cancelled unilaterally by CGV due to contractual issues.

Initially, we also considered delaying the screening or amending the contract so that the contract could be effected, but eventually we made the announcement to the fans for the cancellation of the screening.

We had produced this cinema version because this documentary that could not be broadcast, to cater to the local fans. It is a pity that we can only choose to screen it in theaters. However, the determination of wanting to share this movie with the local fans callled to us, and we worked hard to reach an agreement with Lotte Cinema, and managed to screen the movie within the shortest time possible. Also, there will be a special stage greeting from JYJ for the first day and weekend screenings.

We would also like to clarify that this is a reproduced version of the TV documentary, that was edited for cinema screening, so please bear this special circumstance in mind when watching the film. Please meet with the normal, yet extremely special daily lives of JYJ from one year ago~!

From 23 – 26 February, “The Day” will be aired in 17 theaters across the country. Please give this film lots of love.

Tickets will go on sale from 20 February, further details will be provided on the C-JeS and Lotte Cinema ((http://www.lottecinema.co.kr/) homepages before 17 February.

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + C-JeS]

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News] 120214 JYJ’s ‘The Day’ will be released on February 23 in Lotte Cinemas

News] 120214 JYJ’s ‘The Day’ will be released on February 23 in Lotte Cinemas

A documentary movie, featuring JYJ’s everyday life, will officially hit Lotte Cinemas.

On February 14, JYJ’s agency, C-JeS Entertainment, said, “Since CGV decided not to release the documentary movie The Day, we will release it in Lotte Cinemas on February 23. The movie is a perfect version of the JYJ story for their fans.”

“Since we had to change our schedules, JYJ members will not able to visit all the theaters to meet people. But they will visit several theaters in Seoul on the day of its release and during the weekends. They also prepared a surprise video for fans who lives outside of Seoul.”

The group members also sent a message to their fans through a video for Valentines Day.

They said, “Happy Valentines Day! We love you.”

The movie will be released on February 23 in 17 Lotte Cinemas.

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[PETITION TUTORIAL] Tell CGV Your Disappointment At Their Actions and Breach of Contract

[PETITION TUTORIAL] Tell CGV Your Disappointment At Their Actions and Breach of Contract

This petition is to let CGV know that you are against their unilateral decision to cancel The Day‘s screenings just days before the premiere and that you seek a better explanation for their action instead of the flimsy excuse that they provided. You are also declaring your stance against the “bullying” that has become endemic in the entertainment industry.

Step 1: Register for a Daum account by visiting http://www.daum.net/

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