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[Trans] 130704 TVXQ’s ‘SCREAM’ To Be Used As The Theme Song Of Japanese Movie ‘Sadako 3D 2

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[Trans] 130704 TVXQ’s ‘SCREAM’ To Be Used As The Theme Song Of Japanese Movie ‘Sadako 3D 2

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Sankei Sports announced on the 4th that Hallyu star TVXQ’s new song ‘SCREAM’ has been chosen as the theme song of the movie ‘Sadako 3D 2′.

According to the newspaper, this movie is the latest production of the ‘Sadako 3D’ franchise, the first of which was released last May and grossed over 1.3 billion Yen.

It was said that Producer Kobyashi made the offer to TVXQ as he said, “We’d like to breathe new life into the movie with TVXQ, who are loved all around the world as the core of Asia.”

Describing the new song, which will be accompanied by powerful choreography, Max Changmin said, “It’s a mix of dance and rock that goes well with the horror movie genre.” Their new single ‘SCREAM’ will be released on the 4th of September.

Director Tsutomu Hanabusa, who was in charge of the first movie, will be sitting in the director’s chair for ‘Sadako 3D 2′, which will be released on the 30th of August. It is set to be shown in six different countries, including Korea, Hong Kong and Russia.

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[Trans] 130703 TVXQ’s Album Ranks Fourth Place On The Oricon Charts For The First Half Of 2013

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[Trans] 130703 TVXQ’s Album Ranks Fourth Place On The Oricon Charts For The First Half Of 2013

tvxqtimeHallyu star TVXQ’s album ‘TIME’ ranked fourth place on last month’s ‘Oricon First Half of 2013 Rankings – Album Category’ with 292,623 copies sold.

Their sixth album ‘TIME’ was released on the 6th of March and topped the Oricon daily charts by selling 160,000 copies on the first day, as well as the Oricon weekly charts by selling 244,000 copies in its first week.

TVXQ have topped the Oricon weekly charts with three different albums (2010 ‘Best Selection’, 2011 ‘TONE’, 2013 ‘TIME’). They also held their ‘TVXQ LIVE Tour 2013 ~TIME’ Five Dome Tour from April, performing at Saitama’s Super Arena, Sapporo Dome, Nagoya Dome, Fukuoka Yahoo! Dome, Osaka’s Kyocera Dome and Tokyo Dome.

They will be holding the finale of their Japanese Tour at the Yokohama Nissan Stadium, which holds up to 75,000 people, on the 17th and 18th of August. This will create a new record for the most number of audience members at a Korean singer’s concert tour, with the total number adding up to 850,000.

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[Trans] 130701 [JYJ MW] Part 2: What’s Different… The Fusion Of Science Technology And Service

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[Trans] 130701 [JYJ MW] Part 2: What’s Different… The Fusion Of Science Technology And Service

– A large-scale introduction of new technology through the fanmeet and art gallery… second movers emerge

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A moment from the free fanmeet of the JYJ fan expo

The ’2013 JYJ Membership Week’ fan expo created new economically innovative contents, using JYJ’s singing and acting as its basis. At the center of it lies IT technology and the mindset of creating fan service that communicates with fans. Aya (Female, 24), who participated in the event, said, “I liked the JYJ art gallery because it showcased artwork created by the members and allowed us to connect with their emotions. The various artwork on display made me feel like they were with me the whole time.” A blogger who visited the fan expo commented, “I walked through a tunnel of screens that expressed JYJ’s words of welcome through videos. I didn’t know this at the time because I was lost in the videos, but an audio track was played to sync with the video messages.”

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A photo of JYJ singing during the JYJ fan expo

# vs Concert

JYJ’s fan expo screened footage from JYJ’s recent concert instead of holding an actual concert. Fans could attend a screening by reserving a seat beforehand at the ticket booth, and the concert was shown up to nine times a day at the Concert Hall section of the expo.

 

The concert hall had a large screen, surround sound system and an extravagant lighting set that mirrored an actual concert stage. Footage from JYJ’s Tokyo Dome concert in April was shown, giving Korean fans an opportunity to watch a 10,500 Yen (approximately 124,000 Won) Japanese concert for free.

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JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong plays a game with his fans during the JYJ fan expo

# vs Fanmeet

A fanmeet with JYJ was held on the 29th and 30th for members who had been chosen through a lottery system. JYJ met, talked and played games with 4,000 fans across the two days. JYJ did their best in all of the programs to create happy memories for their fans, and added performances by the group and each member to complete a fanmeet that lasted over two hours. JYJ stated, “We’re so happy that this has become a festival for us to have fun and create new memories, and we’ll repay your love with more activities. We truly feel the love you give us, and we hope this will become an opportunity for the fans to feel our sincerity.”

JYJ’s fans met JYJ for free, without having to pay an entry free or buy MD goods. Through a gift coupon service, fans were able to exchange coupons for drinks, snacks, and various goods. Fans (official members) who were unable to attend the fanmeet will be sent a free DVD of the fanmeet and the event did not accept any gifts or wreaths.

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A picture from the art gallery at the JYJ fan expo

# vs Art Gallery

JYJ’s fan expo featured a Media Facade (A fusion of ‘Facade’ and ‘Media’, in which media is heightened by LED lights shone on the side of walls)and an art gallery that featured artwork created by the members of JYJ.

The main feature of JYJ’s fan expo was that JYJ participated from beginning to end, starting with the planning process. Taking JYJ’s opinions into consideration, the fan expo incorporated a humanistic aspect to IT technology and large-scale projects. In order to create a space to connect with fans, JYJ featured artwork they had created themselves through a ‘JYJ Art Gallery’ to add a more analogy aspect to their expo.

Lee Jae Eun, the head of the PR department of C-JeS Entertainment, stated, “The JYJ fan expo’s economically innovative ideas have become a hot topic in the entertainment industry, even becoming a model for other Korean entertainment businesses to follow,” and “It has given us the opportunity to create a new fanmeet culture that is being called a brand new kind of Hallyu service by fans.”

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[Trans] 130701 [JYJ MW] Part 1: ‘Innovative Economy’ Creating a Future Paradigm For The Entertainment Industry

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A moment from the free fanmeet of the JYJ fan expo

JYJ’s fan expo came to a close on the 30th of June.

JYJ’s fan expo, titled the ‘JYJ Membership Week’, was held for a total of four days from the 27th of June at SETEC in Seoul. A total of 17,000 fans from Korean and Japan visited the event. CEO Baek Chang Joo of C-JeS Entertainment, JYJ’s agency, stated, “We’ve created a space for artistes and fans to meet. Because we’ve wanted this event to be a long-running event from the moment it was first created, we tried to make it a place for JYJ and their fans to connect with each other.”

JYJ’s fan expo consisted of a ‘Media Facade Square’, that showcased a large fountain that played JYJ’s music and a cafeteria that provided free drinks, a ‘JYJ Art Gallery’ that showcased various artwork created by JYJ and included a space for fans to create their own, and a ‘Concert Hall’ that showed JYJ’s April Tokyo Dome concert to their fans for free. Photo zones were created for fans to take photos with JYJ, and 10 photo sticker booths were set up for fans to create special memories at the event.

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A moment from the free fanmeet of the JYJ fan expo

The reason why JYJ’s fan expo, which has entered its second year, has garnered so much attention is because it has brought forth a new paradigm that differs from the fanmeets, concerts and handshake events of other entertainment agencies. They haven’t stopped at just singing and acting, but they have also utilized artwork and technology to create various attractions for fans. Last year, they opened up the possibilities of commercializing IT technology by having the members of JYJ appearing through hologram videos. JYJ’s Membership Week has created a new term ‘fan expo’ and created attractions that showcase everything under the sun.

JYJ’s fan expo, which has shifted the paradigm in the industry, has also caused secondary economic effects. 4,000 Japanese fans arrived at Incheon and Gimpo Airports from the 27th of June to attend the expo. A representative of Lotte Hotel said, “Because of the depreciation of the Yen and the worsening relations of the two Koreas, the number of Japanese tourists in Korea has markedly decreased. The fact that 4,000 Japanese fans came to Korea to see JYJ is a surprising and welcomed event for the tourism industry.” Experts of the industry estimate that JYJ have brought an economic effect of 10 billion Won to Korea, if one considers the fact that each Japanese fan spent approximately 2 million Won each during their trip to Korea for the fan expo.”

C-JeS Entertainment stated, “We have tried to reduce the commercialization of the fan expo as much as possible by providing services such as the fanmeet and concert hall free of charge, as well as not selling any MD goods,” and “We tried to create a space for JYJ to connect with their fans more closely through the JYJ Membership Week.”

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[Pic] Kim Jaejoong Grand Finale Live Concert and Fanmeeting in Japan {369 pic}

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[Pic] Kim Jaejoong Grand Finale Live Concert and Fanmeeting in Japan {369 pic}

130624~130626 Kim Jaejoong Grand Finale Live Concert and Fanmeeting at the Yokohama Arena

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[Trans] 130702 U-Know Yunho Is Chosen As The Honorary Ambassador Of The Gwangju Design Biennale

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[Trans] 130702 U-Know Yunho Is Chosen As The Honorary Ambassador Of The Gwangju Design Biennale

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Gwangju’s Hallyu star U-Know Yunho (27) has been chosen as the honorary ambassador of ‘the 2013 Gwangju Design Biennale’.

The Gwangju Biennale Foundation announced that they have chosen popular Hallyu group TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho (Jung Yunho) as the honorary ambassador of the 2013 Gwangju Design Biennale.

The foundation stated that they have chosen U-Know Yunho as their honorary ambassador because his image as the center of the Hallyu pop culture goes well with the image of the Gwangju Design Biennale.

With BoA singing the logo song and U-Know Yunho acting as the honorary ambassador, this year’s Gwangju Design Biennale is set to be more approachable to visitors.

This year’s biennale gallery will feature the special ‘My Favorite Gwangju’ corner, which will be designed by U-Know Yunho himself through his reminiscence of his hometown, Gwangju. U-Know Yunho’s participation is meant to work with the biennale’s ‘Anyone can be a designer’ theme and has been created to initiate communication between designers and the masses.

Meanwhile, the main theme of the 2013 Gwangju Design Biennale is ‘Whatchamacallit, Thingamajig’ and will be held from the 6th of September till the 3rd of November for 59 days at the Gwangju Biennale gallery.

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[TRANS] 130703 Kim Junsu (XIA) To Hold A Live Showcase For His Second Solo Album, ‘Inviting 1,200 Fans’

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Kim Junsu (XIA) will be holding a showcase to commemorate his solo album.

On the 3rd of July, C-JeS Entertainment stated, “On the 15th of July, which is the release date of XIA (Kim Junsu)’s second solo album, a live showcase will be held at the UNIQLO Ax Hall,” and “For this opportunity to hear XIA (Kim Junsu)’s title song and new tracks live, Melon will be inviting 1,200 fans through an event.”

A representative also added, “This will be the first time that XIA (Junsu) holds a showcase on the release date of his album, and the showcase will feature performances of new tracks, as well as an introduction of his new album and behind-the-scenes stories of his music video.”

 

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600 people (2 tickets per person) will be chosen through Melon’s mobile app and online event page from the 4th till the 10th of July after listening to XIA (Junsu)’s pre-released song and leave an album review.

Online and offline reservations for XIA (Junsu)’s second album will begin from the 4th of July. Pre-sales will be open in various offline stores and online shopping malls.

Meanwhile, XIA (Junsu) will release his second solo album on the 15th of July and will begin his Asia Tour on the 20th in Thailand.

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[TRANS] 130703 Kim Junsu Ticket Power, Takes Him Only 5 Minutes To Sell Out All His Shows

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[TRANS] 130703 Kim Junsu Ticket Power, Takes Him Only 5 Minutes To Sell Out All His Shows

 

Kim Junsu has proved his ticket power yet again.

During the second round of ticket reservations that took place today for the musical ‘Elisabeth’, Kim Junsu sold out all of his shows in five minutes.

C-JeS Entertainment revealed on the 3rd that, “During the ticket reservations that took place today, Kim Junsu’s shows were sold out in five minutes. Most of the tickets were gone in the pre-sales that began at 2pm, and when regular sales for tickets began at 3pm, the server crashed and proved just how powerful Kim Junsu is as a musical actor.”

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Kim Junsu was highly praised last year for creating the closest representation of Death that the original writer had intended. Receiving positive reviews from critics and audience alike, he won the Best Musical Actor Award at the 18th Korea Musical Awards. On the 1st, he released a teaser photo that showed him with dark hair and a mystical gaze.

Kim Junsu stated, “I decided to appear in ‘Elisabeth’ this year because I wanted to show the audience a newly interpreted and evolved Death.”

The musical ‘Elisabeth’ is a unique take on the beautiful Hapsburg empress Elisabeth. The fantasy character of Death has been added to the dramatic interpretation of the royal’s life, with a unique storyline of Death falling in love with the empress. With music created by Composer Sylvester Levay, who has also written the music for ‘Mozart!’ and ‘Rebecca’, the musical has been loved in Europe for over 20 years.

Meanwhile, the musical ‘Elisabeth’ will open its curtains on the 26th of July at the Opera Hall in the Seoul Arts Center.

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[TRANS] 130703 JYJ’s Junsu, His Ballad Tactics Have Worked… Unprecedented Results On Music Charts

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[TRANS] 130703 JYJ’s Junsu, His Ballad Tactics Have Worked… Unprecedented Results On Music Charts

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JYJ’s Kim Junsu released his new ballad ’11 o’clock, its adequacy’, which is garnering attention for successfully ranking high on various music charts.

Taking into consideration the fact that most male idol singers don’t do very well on online music charts, his feat of ranking high on various music charts with a ballad is extremely rare, and raises the anticipation for this second solo album.

’11 o’clock, its adequacy’ was released at noon on the 2nd and secured a spot in the top 5 rankings on Melon and Bugs today. What’s most surprising is that he was able to rank high with a ballad when hip-hop is the current craze with the return of Dynamic Duo.

Even his agency was extremely surprised by the results. They decided to push a ballad to showcase Kim Junsu’s vocal tone, but didn’t know that it would do so well on music charts, especially considering the fact that it wasn’t a OST buoyed by its drama. Many are surprised to see a ballad in the top 10 rankings these days.

This has increased the anticipation for Kim Junsu’s second solo album, which is set to be released on the 15th. His first solo album’s ‘Tarantallegra’ was not very approachable to the public, but this album has shifted a stronger focus on this aspect. Considering the fact that the title song’s genre has incorporated an element of hip-hop, which is snapping up top positions on music charts these days, the song is expected to be loved by fans and the public alike. With the number of acts who succeed without appearing on any broadcasted programs increasing, Junsu is ready to kick off his album and Asia Tour.

A representative of his agency stated, “We focused more on being approachable to the public with this upcoming album, and we’re all feeling very encouraged because the pre-released track is doing so well on music charts,” and “We hope that more people will be able to enjoy his solo album that will be released in two weeks.”

’11 o’clock, its adequacy’ is a song that expresses the sorrows of a man after a break up. The piano instrumental accentuates the emotions of Kim Junsu’s vocals and adds a dramatic element to the song, with a four seasons theme.

Kim Junsu recorded the whole song in one take and used only acoustic instruments to accentuate his charming tone. The special a cappella clip that was released on the same day as the music file has also garnered much attention for being filmed live in one take.

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[TRANS] 130702 A Never-Before-Seen Photo Of XIA (Kim Junsu)’s ’11 O’Clock’ Is Revealed, ‘A Dreamlike Atmosphere’

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[TRANS] 130702 A Never-Before-Seen Photo Of XIA (Kim Junsu)’s ’11 O’Clock’ Is Revealed, ‘A Dreamlike Atmosphere’

XIA (Kim Junsu) recently revealed a never-before-seen photo.

At noon on the 2nd of July, JYJ’s Kim Junsu released the live music video of his pre-released track ’11 o’clock, its adequacy’.

He also released a photo from his music video that had never been seen before. The photo shows Kim Junsu standing alone in a field with a longing expression on his face. He is drawing attention from many for his perfect portrayal of the man in the lyrics of ’11 o’clock, its adequacy’.

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According to a LoenTV representative, the music video was filmed in one take to portray the lonely emotions and vocal tone of Kim Junsu’s voice. His melodious voice mixes with the sound of birds and the wind to create a dreamlike atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Kim Junsu will be releasing his second solo album on the 15th of July and holding a showcase to commemorate its release.

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Special clip] XIA(준수) _11am(11시 그 적당함)

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Beautiful, emotive, poignant song Junsu. I have always loved acappella and you sing acappella here so well with little accompaniment. Spendidly done! 🙂

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[Info] 130630 JYJ(EN) Line Update

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[Info] 130630 JYJ(EN) Line Update

Sohyun! It’s hard to be looking good in my camera! freeze! haha!!

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guys! Thank you for coming today!! 🙂

c chord~~~
jyjenlinemembershipweek1Had a great time for two days. thanks you guys!

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[TRANS] 130701 [C-JeS] Information Regarding Kim Junsu’s Asia Tour Seoul & Busan Concerts

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[TRANS] 130701 [C-JeS] Information Regarding Kim Junsu’s Asia Tour Seoul & Busan Concerts

Hello, this is C-JeS Entertainment.

After releasing his second solo album on the 15th of July, Kim Junsu will kick off his Asia Tour.

Below is the information regarding the Seoul and Busan concerts of Kim Junsu’s Asia Tour.

‘XIA (Junsu) Seoul concert information’
XIA 2ND ASIA TOUR CONCERT INCREDIBLE IN SEOUL
Date: 2013. 8. 3 (Sat.) 7p.m. / 2013 8. 4 (Sun.) 6p.m.
Venue: COEX Hall D
Link to ticket sales: http://ticket.interpark.com/webzine/paper/TPNoticeView.asp?bbsno=34&pageno=1&stext=&sflag=&no=16861&groupno=16861&seq=0&KindOfGoods=TICKET&Genre=&sort=WriteDate
Ticket reservations date:
1st round – 2013 7. 8. 8p.m.
2nd round – 2013 7. 10. 8p.m.

‘XIA (Junsu) Busan concert information’
XIA 2ND ASIA TOUR CONCERT INCREDIBLE IN BUSAN
Date: 2013. 8. 10 (Sat.) 7p.m. / 2013 8. 11 (Sun.) 6p.m.
Venue: Busan Bexco
Link to ticket sales: http://ticket.interpark.com/Webzine/Paper/TPNoticeView.asp?bbsno=34&pageno=1&stext=&sflag=&no=16862&groupno=16862&seq=0&KindOfGoods=TICKET&Genre=2&sort=WriteDate

Ticket reservations date:
1st round – 2013 7. 16. 8p.m.
2nd round – 2013 7. 18. 8p.m.

Thank you.

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[TRANS] 130701 Kim Junsu (XIA) Reveals The Jacket Cover Of ’11 O’Clock, Its Adequacy’… ‘A Longing Gaze’

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 [TRANS] 130701 Kim Junsu (XIA) Reveals The Jacket Cover Of ’11 O’Clock, Its Adequacy’… ‘A Longing Gaze’

 

XIA (Junsu) has revealed the jacket cover of his pre-released song ’11 o’clock, its adequacy’.

On the 1st of July, C-JeS Entertainment stated, “XIA (Junsu) will be releasing ’11 o’clock, its adequacy’ on the 2nd. The song is an acoustic ballad that depicts the aching loneliness a man feels the day after he breaks up with his girlfriend.”

The jacket cover of the song was released with the announcement and showed XIA (Kim Junsu) wearing a splendid flower hat with a gaze filled with sorrow, giving off a longing and mystical vibe.

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A representative added, “The 15 second teaser of the song that was released last week on LoenTV became a hot topic,” and “XIA (Junsu)’s voice will be heard live in the video and the anticipation is rising for the video. When the video is released tomorrow, everyone will be very surprised.”

He also added, “XIA (Junsu) poured all of his emotions into the recording of the song and even shed tears while singing it. He sang the whole song without stopping in order to keep the emotions constant, and he had all the staff members in awe.”

Meanwhile, XIA (Junsu)’s second solo album’s pre-released song ’11 o’clock, its adequacy’ will be released on various online music sites at noon tomorrow.

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