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[TRANS] 131011 The End Of 2013 To Feature Three New Musicals, ‘Fans Are Already Excited’

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The end-of-the-year season is approaching the musical industry. Though it’s only mid-October, musical fans are already excited. Especially consdiering the fact that some concerts already have begun selling tickets, people are busy looking for great musicals to watch and nabbing the best seats in the house.

The hottest musicals that are set to make their debut this year are ‘Wicked’ (Korean), ‘December: The Song That Hasn’t Ended’ and ‘Ghost’. All three will be making their debut in the Korean industry for the first time. Considering the fact that it’s difficult to gauge how good a musical is if it’s never been shown before, it’s natural for musical lovers to be skeptical about these productions. Because of this, ‘Wicked’ is obviously the favorite of the list with a 96% ticket reservation rate (Interpark), attracting 200,000 people in the shortest time ever. Musical columnist Jung Da Hoon stated, “It’s not easy to guess the success level of a debuting musical,” and “Considering the fact that ‘Wicked’ has a storyline and music that has already been recognized, many are excited for it.”

‘Ghost’, which comes all the way from the 5-trillion Won industry of the UK’s West End, stands out as having a well-built storyline, which is familiar as the movie the musical is based on was released in Korea in 1990. The original movie’s popularity and familiarity are the greatest weapon of ‘Ghost’.

‘December’ is in the most unfavorable position as it has never been shown before. However, it has more than enough up its sleeve to come out on top. Bringing in Kim Junsu, who has the biggest ‘ticket power’ in the industry, and teaming him up with Kim Kwang Seok’s music. The smart choices made by NEW, the movie production company making its debut in the musical industry with the upcoming production, have proven that ‘December’ is a force to be reckoned with. Many representatives in the industry have voiced their opinion that in terms of competitiveness of cast members, ‘December’ comes out on top though ‘Wicked’ has Ok Joo Hyun and ‘Ghost’ has Joo Won. Some are saying that having Kim Junsu on the cast list is enough to guarantee success. Musical columnist Park Jung Hwan stated, “Kim Junsu, who has the greatest ticket power in the musical industry, and Kim Kwang Seok’s music have teamed up,” and “The synergy those two will create is astronomical.”

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[TRANS] 131011 JYJ’s Kim Junsu, ‘Perfectly Connects’ With His Fans At His Nagoya Concerts Without A Translator

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YJ’s Kim Junsu (XIA) has ended his Nagoya concerts in success.

Kim Junsu held the Nagoya leg of his ‘XIA 2nd Asia Tour Concert in Japan’ tour from the 8th till the 10th of October at Nagoya’s Nippongaishi Hall, attracting a total of 24,000 fans to the event.

A representative of C-JeS Entertainment stated, “Kim Junsu’s perfect live skills and the local project dance crew created an incredible stage. From the 14th till the 16th, Kim Junsu will hold the grand finale of his Asia tour in Yokohama.”

On this day, Kim Junsu performed songs from his first and second album, and his OST repertoire, as well as ‘Minna Sora No Shita’ and ‘Kobukuro’ to a cheering crowd. Starting off with ‘Tarantallegra’, the title song of his first album, Kim Junsu had everyone pumped up with songs such as ‘Chocolate girl’, ‘I’m Confessing Right Now’ and ‘Isn’t This Song Funny?’

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It was later said that representatives were surprised by Kim Junsu’s Japanese fans following along with the Korean cheers of ‘Isn’t This Song Funny’, a song written by the singer himself and based on his real life experiences. In the second half of the concert, the singer touched everyone with a live rendition of ’11 o’clock’ and ‘Love is like a Snowflake’. For three days, fans stood up and clapped for Kim Junsu till the end of the concert instead of staying in their seats.

Through his talk segments, Kim Junsu connected with his fans and talked to them. Kim Junsu was able to communicate in fluent Japanese without a translator to help him, and gained a lot of attention for singing ‘The Last Dance’ from ‘Elisabeth’ in Japanese during ‘Genie Time’, when he granted wishes for his fans. He had everyone screaming with his ‘Gwiyomi Song’ dance, and a double encore of ‘Incredible’, the title song of his second album, ended the show.

During his last performance on the 10th, Kim Junsu said, “I was nervous because this is my first concert in Japan as a solo singer. But day by day, your applause and passion became a great source of strength for me. Thanks to you, I think I’ll be able to do great in Yokohama as well. Thank you.”

Ms. Ayumi (Female, 31) stated, “I really like Kim Junsu’s second album. I went to Korea last year because I wanted to watch him perform. I’m so grateful that he’s come all the way to Nagoya this year. I was so moved by his amazing vocal talent. I can say with confidence that you could only see such an amazing performance at a Kim Junsu concert,” while Ms. Haruko (Female, 24) said, “It was a pleasant surprise to see Kim Junsu singing and talking in Japanese. I’m very happy to be watching the last leg of Kim Junsu’s Asia tour in Japan. It was a two-hour concert full of happiness and joy.”

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[TRANS] 131012 Post of JYJ SNS Updates

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(Junsu, 5:57pm KST, Twitter) My lollipop’s on fire!! Kya~ pic.twitter.com/tqYXQl9uDC

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(Junsu, 6:04pm KST, Twitter) Isn’t it cool~!!! pic.twitter.com/TsVIgjUx30
(Junsu, 6:16pm KST, Twitter) The lollipop tastes.. hmm~ kind of like sweet potato.. and kind of like regular pumpkin taffy.. Somewhere in the middle of that~ haha

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(6:44pm KST, LINE) Jaejoong and Hero are monitoring their work right ^^

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[TRANS] 131012 JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong To Pre-release A Ballad On The 15th Ahead Of His First Full-Length Album

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JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong will be pre-releasing a ballad ahead of his upcoming album.

On the 12th of October, C-JeS Entertainment stated, “Kim Jaejoong is set to make his comeback on the 29th of October,” and “Promotional activities for his new album will begin on the 15th, with the pre-release of a ballad track.”

The ballad, which will be released two weeks ahead of the album, is a piece that Composer Baek Moo Hyun, who also wrote ‘Love is like a Snowflake’, participated in and has lyrics that depict the longing for a love already lost with the help of an acoustic guitar and string accompaniment.

Kim Jaejoong’s melodious voice and sophisticated vocal talents will be supported in the song by Noeul’s Lee Sang Gon to create a high-quality production.

Kim Jaejoong’s first full-length album will be filled with a variety of rock genres; all songs have been recorded and the album is currently receiving its finishing touches.

Meanwhile, Kim Jaejoong will be kicking off his Asia Tour in Seoul on the 2nd and 3rd of November. Ticket reservations were held this week and all 14,000 seats were sold out in 15 minutes.

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[TRANS] 131011 Post of JYJ SNS Updates

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This post will be updated throughout the day with Twitter, Naver LINE and Instagram updates by JYJ. A time will be added with each tweet, LINE message and Instagram update as our translators will not always be able to provide instant translations This post includes updates from 6am KST, October 11th to 5:59am KST, October 12th.

(1:39pm KST, LINE) [Official] Join JYJ in greeting the Winter season! Check out their M-LIMITED Winter CF ^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzBEs-BFep4

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jaerecordingstudiooct2013(2:15pm KST, LINE) Composing music and writing down lyrics, singing and listening to music, I love that process. So much. I enjoy concerts too.. but this lifestyle inside the recording studio, I love it, just the way it is. What will the album look like once I’m done? I’d like for it to have a face like Autumn and go well with the Winter season..

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[SPAZZ] 131007 Collection of JYJ ‘Only One’ M/V Making Film Gifs

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JYJ in Boys over flowers <3

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“The dancing chronicles of JYJ”

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jyjonlyonegif12Yoochun and Jaejoong follow their own musical instincts.. to dance!

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Jaejoong tries his best ^^;

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Jaejoong thinks “I’m the king of the world!”

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JYJ.. Jaejoong is hungry, someone please save the stuffed toy T.T

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JYJ Love!

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Soulmate Love!

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Clumsy Jaejoong .. Yoochun comes to the rescue!

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Clumsy Jaejoong 2.. Yoosu isn’t surprised anymore

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Hey But at least Ballerinas wish they were this graceful! lol

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Jaejoong Loves the camera and the camera loves Jaejoong <3

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Kid Yoochun wants a Piggyback, no one can refuses him <3

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[TRANS] 131010 Yoon Do Hyun Participates In Kim Jaejoong’s New Album, “Received A Song From A Much Respected Senior”

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Kim Jaejoong and Yoon Do Hyun’s surprise meeting has become a hot topic.

With the two celebrities’ conversation on social networking systems becoming a hot topic, many were curious to know if Yoon Do Hyun would be participating in Kim Jaejoong’s upcoming October album.

On the 8th, Kim Jaejoong posted a video on his Instagram account that showed Yoon Do Hyun in his recording studio, and soon after, Yoon Do Hyun tweeted, “Jaejoong~”. Both posts attracted a lot of attention and many netizens began wondering if the two singers were working together on a song.

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Regarding this, a representative of C-JeS Entertainment stated, “It’s true that Yoon Do Hyun will be participating in Kim Jaejoong’s first full-length album. With Kim Jaejoong’s first full-length album being a rock album, Kim Jaejoong asked Yoon Do Hyun, a senior he deeply respects, if he could write him a song and Yoon Do Hyun happily agreed to do so. Many artistes other than Yoon Do Hyun will also be participating in Kim Jaejoong’s upcoming album. Fans will definitely be surprised.”

Meanwhile, Kim Jaejoong will be pre-releasing a track from his first album on the 15th and will release a teaser image on the 14th.

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News] 131009 JYJ’s Junsu (XIA) unveils BTS photos from the dance practice for his Japanese tour

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The hard work and dedication JYJ‘s Junsu (XIA) is putting into his Japanese tour are obvious in recently released BTS photos of his dance practice.

C-JeS Entertainment stated on the 9th, “Junsu successfully wrapped up the first concert of his Japanese tour in Nagoya on the 8th. In response to the Japanese fans’ hot interest, Junsu’s practice photos have been unveiled. Though Junsu is halfway done with his Asia tour, he is still doing his best during dance practice, and he checked everything one-by-one during his live rehearsal for over two hours, showcasing his unbeatable passion.”

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The label also commented that Junsu’s sincere and passionate performances during the three-hour concert were noticed by his Japanese fans, and his dancers and band gave 120% on stage.

Junsu himself shared, “Because this is my first solo stage in Japan, I feel a sense of responsibility as a JYJ member, and the energy from my Japanese fans who I am meeting for the first time in a long time is overwhelming. I will do my best for the remaining two days of my Nagoya concert and Yokohama concert next week.”

Junsu will continue on his Japanese tour in Nagoya until October 10 and Yokohama from October 14-16.

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[TRANS] 131009 Post of JYJ SNS Updates

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This post will be updated throughout the day with Twitter, Naver LINE and Instagram updates by JYJ. A time will be added with each tweet, LINE message and Instagram update as our translators will not always be able to provide instant translations This post includes updates from 6am KST, October 9th to 5:59am KST, October 10th.

(Jaejoong, 6:08pm KST, Twitter) I wonder what the album will look like once it’s finished÷ pic.twitter.com/tN2NlHjgWr

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[Vid] 131008 Xia Junsu ‘Incredible’ In Nagoya

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[Vid] 131010 Xia Junsu ‘Incredible’ In Nagoya

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[TRANS] 131008 Tickets For JYJ Kim Jaejoong’s Seoul Concerts Sell Out In 15 Minutes

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Tickets for the Seoul leg of Kim Jaejoong’s first album Asia tour sold out in just 15 minutes.

According to C-JeS Entertainment, “The tickets for the Seoul concerts of the ’2013 Kim Jaejoong 1st Album Asia Tour Concert’ sold out in just 15 minutes since ticket reservations began at 8p.m.”

Kim Jaejoong will be holding his concert on the 2nd and 3rd of November in COEX for 14,000 fans. The singer proved his popularity yet again as Interpark’s homepage and phone application threatened to crash as soon as ticket reservations began.

In January, Kim Jaejoong sold out all 16,000 seats of his ‘Your, My and Mine’ mini-album concert and broke the record for the most overseas IP addresses converging on a site at one time. He also sold out his Yokohama grand finale performances, and even sold out the additional seats that were created in response to the demand of his fans.

Meanwhile, Kim Jaejoong’s first full-length solo album will be released in late-October.

Source: [segye]

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