[TRANS] 120127 Chinese Fans Put Up Subway Advertisements In Myeong-dong In Celebration Of U-know Yunho’s Birthday

[TRANS] 120127 Chinese Fans Put Up Subway Advertisements In Myeong-dong In Celebration Of U-know Yunho’s Birthday

TVXQ U-know Yunho’s popularity in China has also been proven in Korea.

A photo with the title “Chinese Fans’ Birthday Advertisement For Yunho In Myeong-dong” was uploaded onto a particular site.

This was an advertisement placed by a U-know Yunho Chinese fansite in celebration of Yunho’s birthday on 6 Feb, in Myeong-dong subway station, at the platform headed towards Danggogae.

The text on the advertisement reads, “Happy Birthday. Our most precious treasure!” and “Jung Yunho, soar like the dragon”.

Upon seeing this, netizens commented, “Chinese fans are admirable. Their advertisements can be seen even in Korea…”, “Wishing Yunho oppa a Happy Birthday”, among other responses.

On another note, Yunho’s fans donated 140 tonnes of rice to the Community Chest of Korea in Seoul, for his birthday last year.

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + TV Report]

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[Trans] 120123 Park Yoochun Shouts “Kiss Me” Out Loud…

[Trans] 120123 Park Yoochun Shouts “Kiss Me” Out Loud…

The Ottogi GisMyun CF, which JYJ’s Park Yoochun appeared in as the CF model, achieved 1st place last month for advertising effectiveness.

According to Korea CM Strategic Studies Institute, GisMyun’s recorded a CPCM (cost per consumer mind) of 253 won last month. CPCM is a value projected by consolidating aspects such as the feedback of customers to the CF, advertising costs etc, and is one of the criteria in determining advertising effectiveness. The overall average CPSM for last month was 1621 won.

 

The GisMyun CF makes a pun on the words “Gis” and “Kiss”, and moves female hearts through JYJ’s Park Yoochun. Ottogi GisMyun is called “Kiss Myun” in English, and this special point and others are also featured in the CF.

(The CF) left a deep impression in the minds of consumers by using the lyrics of “Kiss Me Darling”, which is well-known, as the background music, then (changing the lyrics) to “GisMyun Darling”, which is similar in pronunciation. Coupled with the gentle image of the CF model, managed to garner good responses. This CF was ranked 1st place for CF effectiveness among the top 30. (T/N: the original article had this mistyped as 3rd place)

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Source: [BaiduTVXQ + Asiae via Nate]
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[NEWS] K-pop Idols Drive Fast Cars! -JYJ Possess The Fastest Cars Out Of All The Idols In The Industry

[NEWS] K-pop Idols Drive Fast Cars! -JYJ Possess The Fastest Cars Out Of All The Idols In The Industry

More and more k-pop idols are purchasing limited edition race cars these days. So if they’re going to put it out there, then let’s take a look.

It has been reported that members of JYJ possess the fastest cars out of all the idols in the industry, but what about the other qualifications?

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong drives a Italian Lamborghini Murciélago LP-640, which is a 12-cylinder, 6.5 liter engine that produces 640 horsepower. This race car goes from 0 to 60 in an impressive 3.4 seconds and rides as fast as 205 mph. Estimated price in Korea for this vehicle is around $445,000 USD. Production of the Murciélago began in 2001 and ended on November 5, 2010, with a total run of 4,099 cars.

Kim Junsu‘s ride is the precious Ferrari ‘458 Italia‘, whose 8-cylinder, 4.5 liter engine produces 570 horsepower, but gets the same acceleration time at the lambergini 0 to 60 mph in 3.4. It drives as fast as 200 mph, and the starting price is $337,000 USD. Yesterday, The 458 Italia added two further plaudits to that collection at the International Engine of the Year Awards when its V8 was voted “Best Performance Engine” and “Best Engine Above 4 Litres”.

Fellow member Park Yoochun also drives a Ferrari. His ‘California‘ is a 4-seater convertible which boasts a 8-cylinder, 4.3 liter engine that produces 460 horsepower. It accelerates from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds, and drives as fast as 192 mph. Starting price is $311,000 USD. This is the around town version of the Ferrari.

Actor Jang Geun Suk who is known as being an automobile fanatic recently ordered an Audi R8 V10. The model comes with a 5.2 liter engine, accelerates from 0 to 60 in 4.1 seconds and rides as fast as 194 mph. Starting price is $209,000 USD.

Big Bang‘s G-Dragon drives a luxury car, a Bentley Continental GT. This model in particular boasts a 6.0 liter engine and the starting price is $254,000. The car can produce 575 horsepower off of a vehicle that weighs more than 2 tons. The Continental GT can accelerate from 0 to 60 in a mere 4.6 seconds, and gets up to 197 mph.

So, basically, these guys have some of the coolest cars from across the board, hands down.

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Nominate 김준수 (Kim Junsu) for a Social Media Award in the Shorty Awards

Nominate 김준수 (Kim Junsu) for a Social Media Award in the Shorty Awards

Nominate 김준수 (Kim Junsu) for a social media award in the Shorty Awards

 

Nominate 김준수 for a social media award in the Shorty Awards

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Info] 120125 JYJ Come On Over DVD – Director’s Cut

[Info] 120125 JYJ Come On Over DVD – Director’s Cut

Expected release: February 2nd, 2012

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[PROJECT] Masterchef Kim Jaejoong

[PROJECT] Masterchef Kim Jaejoong

Written by melodiamuse

*walks in chanting “We are here, we are here, we are here!”… and a nice little “YOP” too, just to be on the safe side ;)*

Hey everyone! The ninjas of DBD are back to celebrate another member’s birthday! And this little celebration is for none other than…. *drumroll* the amazing, awesometastic, out of this world tweet monster (who sometimes drives us up a wall with all the tweets he makes) Kim Jaejoong 😀

Instead of doing a contest like we always do, we’ve decided to do a project! Two of us were squeezing our brains out, tossing ideas for the perfect competition when ‘Ahhhh’ (This is the etheral, epiphany kind of ‘Ah’, not the ‘omg I am going to be mauled by a kapibara and its cuteness’ ‘Ah’) the idea hit us, what about a cookbook?

Kim Jaejoong is renowned for constantly feeding his fellow members and his love (and talent for that matter) for cooking is quite infamous. So we thought, why not give him a special cookbook from his fans with recipes from all over the world?

It’s quite simple, all you need to do is submit a recipe that you have either eaten or cooked (or both!) before. It can’t be some random fancy shmancy recipe you find online; we want them to be straight from your hearts and your homes.

When you submit your e-mail, please include the following:
1. Name of the dish
2. Ingredients and measurements
3. Cooking time
4. Servings
5. A photo of the finished dish
6. A recipe (as in, all the steps you need to take to make the dish)
7. A short description of the dish (i.e. what region it comes from, the characteristics flavors, or maybe even a funny short anecdote, maximum four lines please)
8. Your name
9. The name of the country you currently reside in
10. What country this dish comes from (you can write ‘fusion’ if it’s a mix)
11. Cover page design (optional – please submit as an attachment)

*The cover page design option is a chance to have your design on the cover of our cookbook. We don’t have exact dimensions or a final title yet, so use a filler title and whatever dimensions you would like (we can adjust it later).

Keep in mind that some of the ingredients you might use may not be available in Korea, if you think some of the ingredients (like spices) are grown only in your region, please leave a little note for us or even better, tell us what can be substituted instead and still have that same flavor.

We’ll be translating all the recipes from English to Korean (because… let’s face it, English is still a bit of a hurdle for our Google Translate-using boy♥), putting it all in a cookbook and personally delivering it to Crebeau-Jeff.

We do apologize in advance for the possibility that we may not be able to use all of your lovely recipes (since some may overlap or we may get too many) but we’ll try our best! If we do unfortunately come to the situation where we can’t put all you recipes in the book, we’ll put them all on a usb and deliver that along with it.

You have from today (January 26th) till February 9th to submit your name,country,email & recipe name as a comment on this post and till the 26th of February to submit the actual recipe (in the format above) to tohosuperu@gmail.com.

We don’t know how long it’ll take for us to complete the book but we’re aiming for April around our first anniversary \o/

Donations

Also, if you’d like to donate to the project, we would greatly appreciate that. It could help produce a final product of a higher quality or get all your recipes into the book since book printing is quite pricey, and we’re not the richest people in the fandom (sad, sad little fact ;A;)

If you would like to contribute to this “cookbook fund”, our paypal email address is tohosuperu@gmail.com, and any amount is welcome!! Accounting for this will be very transparent, of course 🙂 We are very transparent people. So transparent, you can’t even see us. It’s part of our ninja powers. *gets carried away*

So spread the word and get cooking!

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120124 TVXQ Reunion Through AVEX?

TVXQ Reunion Through AVEX?

Recent news on the possibility of TVXQ‘s reunion is sending shockwaves throughout the industry.

On January 22nd, a Japanese article titled, “Will Avex act as the savior? TVXQ’s reunion project” surfaced. It reported of rumors of a reunion concert at Tokyo Dome orchestrated by Avex, who was previously accused of hindering JYJ‘s Japanese activities. In light of Avex’s recent under-performing releases, it is said that they are willing to go head with this project and stop hindering JYJ’s Japanese activities. Japanese superstar Ayumi Hamasaki is rumored to be negotiating on behalf of both sides.

While the news of a possible reunion is being met with enthusiasm by fans all over the world, many are skeptical of the chances of such a reunion actually occurring. The fact that this reunion is being orchestrated by Avex instead of SM Entertainment is also a cause of skepticism.

The article goes on to state, “While the reunion of TVXQ is something that many fans are waiting, the small possibility of this actually happening is an indicator of Avex’s desperation,” hinting that Avex’s recent lack of success may be reason for pursuing such a unlikely project.

TVXQ fans responded to the news with, “While it would be great if reunion happens, it seems unlikely“, “They say Avex will lead the project but I can’t trust them“, and “I hope they stop writing these pointless reunion articles“.

As no official statements have been released from any parties, it’s important to wait for these rumors and speculations to be confirmed. Stay tuned to allkpop as we await developments on this matter.

credit: allkpop Nate

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[TRANS] 120122 “Will This Become Avex’s ‘Saviour’”? Tohoshinki Reunification Project Emerges

[TRANS] 120122 “Will This Become Avex’s ‘Saviour’”? Tohoshinki Reunification Project Emerges

Written by TheRarasaurus

T/N: PLEASE READ BEFORE READING THE ARTICLE
This article is from a Japanese site/magazine called Nikkan Cyzo, which is rather commonly considered a tabloid. This article does NOT represent the opinions and/or beliefs of the translator and of the site, and was translated for informative purposes (and the fact that a slew of Korean articles are coming out due to information from this one)

I must once again reiterate that
(1) This is from a tabloid, please take what they write/accusations they state with a suitable pinch of salt, and
(2) we are translating to inform, and are in no way trying to back up the authenticity of the information which is written below. Please make such judgements by yourself 🙂

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 In the days of the New Year, Avex, which has been shaken by Hamasaki Ayumi’s announcement of her divorce, is said to have finally begun talks of the Tohoshinki Reunification project.

“Avex released a DVD-BOX on New Year’s day which records all of Hamasaki Ayumi’s PVs and special videos since her debut. Even with the outstanding topic of ‘divorce’ being released at this stage, the success of Avex and Hamasaki Ayumi still looks hopeful“ (Music Industry Personnel)

Furthermore, another of Avex’s aces alongside Hamasaki Ayumi, EXILE, released a PV collection set at the same time as their album, but it seems that they can no longer allow sales to remain in its current state.

“On top of the long-running poor situation of the music industry, this is a time where selling just songs is not enough anymore. To this, Avex has been releasing first press editions and giving away premiums, and selling PVs on a large scale, as a change in strategy. However, despite it being good that Hamasaki Ayumi is from their company’s management, other “cash cows” artists such as Amuro Namie and Exile are under other management agencies, so they do not bring in that much money.” (as above)

Speaking of other management agencies, Avex and Korea’s SM Entertainment-managed artist has been holding large scale promotions in Japan, and are developed as artists under Avex’s own management. However, 3 of the members have broken away from the original 5 due to issues surrounding their contract with SM Entertainment, and are holding activities as JYJ, and it is said that there are talks of a project to re-unify the 5 members.

“Although currently Tohoshinki is made out of the 2 members Yunho and Changmin, the most popular member in Japan is JYJ’s Jaejoong. Initially, Avex had a contract with JYJ’s management, but due to suspicions of a person with a “dark past” in the company, the contract was disrupted. Because of this, not only has JYJ not been able to hold activities in Japan, last year there was a court dispute surrounding the charity event that they held for the Tohoku Earthquake disaster recovery. Furthermore, more trouble followed with the occurrence of the fake disaster relief charity party at the end of last year. Despite their limitations in being unable to appear in programs within Korea due to the pressures from SM Entertainment, their draw is massive. Therefore, before the troubles surrounding JYJ have been resolved, a project to get the 5 members reunited in a live performance at Tokyo Dome has emerged. If this is true, this will be the “saviour” for Avex, which has nothing left to “sell.” However, with rumours of JYJ’s “dark ties” still left unresolved, it seems that it will be hard for this project to move forward.” (Weekly Magazine Reporter)

Also, it is said that Hamasaki Ayumi is part of the team helping in this project.

“Hamasaki has close ties with JYJ from before, and has even recorded a collaborative track with (JYJ) member Junsu’s twin brother, Junho. In last year’s a-nation, Avex’s live event, due to the powerful influence of Tohoshinki’s two members “not wanting to stand on the same stage as Junho,” (Junho and Hamasaki Ayumi) were not able to sing their collaboration song and to oppose this, Hamasaki rejected the role of closing the show. She also spoke of her dissatisfaction with Avex in this matter, on twitter. Even with all the disorder, Hamasaki stands between the two sides, and is apparently negotiating for a compromise between the two sides for a reunification.” (as above)

There are many fans that hope for a reunion of TVXQ, but even with this project which is extremely difficult to realize emerging, it seems that the current situation of Avex is tough.

Source : [Nikkan Cyzo]

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[NEWS] 120119 JYJ And Big Bang Most Wanted On TV For The Lunar New Year’s Day Holiday!

[NEWS] 120119 JYJ and Big Bang Most Wanted on TV for The Lunar New Year’s Day Holiday!

An online lecture website conducted a survey on “Which boy bands are most wanted on TV during the Lunar New Year’s holiday?”. The survey had 1173 participants.

The survey results placed Big Bang at first place with 556 votes which was 48% of all the votes. JYJ came in second with 173 votes (15% of all the votes).

It was commented that, “It has been a long time since Big Bang appeared on TV. Even at the music awards ceremonies held at the end of the year, Big Bang did not make an appearance, because each members had problems. Therefore, the fans are hoping to see the group at least during the Lunar New Year’s day.”

Also, for JYJ, it was said that, “Because it is only possible to see JYJ on commericals here and there and at their concerts, the fans’ hope to see them on TV is growing.”

Meanwhile, Big Bang is scheduled for their comeback in March, and JYJ is scheduled for their world tour concerts in Chile and Peru on March 9th and 11th.

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[TRANS] 120121 Lee Seung Gi vs Park Yoochun, Two Similar “Prince” Roles To Face Off In March

[TRANS] 120121 Lee Seung Gi vs Park Yoochun, Two Similar “Prince” Roles To Face Off In March

Lee Seung Gi and Park Yoochun, who are both singer cum actors, will be facing off directly in Wednesday-Thursday dramas in March.

Lee Seung Gi will be appearing in the MBC Wednesday-Thursday drama “The King” together with Ha Ji-Won, a story about a fictitious monarchy  that rules South Korea, and a satirical love story that unfolds between the “South Korean Prince” Lee Jae-ha and the North Korean special forces’ “Legendary Female Trainer” Kim Hang-ah.

On the other side, Park Yoochun will be working with Han Jimin, as the male lead for the SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama “Attic Prince.” This drama is about the crown prince of the chosun dynasty Lee Gak, who loses his beloved princess then travels with his consorts 300 years into the future to the modern day Seoul, to continue his unrealised romance from the past,s a fantasy-romantic comedy.

Park Yoochun, who is playing the crown prince is once again playing a role in a period drama after his debut project “Sungkyunkwan Scandal,” which received a lot of love.  Since the crown prince moves from the past to modern times, you will naturally be able to see his modern-day charm in this drama as well. This drama will show many comical moments of how the crown prince tries to adapt to the modern day, and develop a different type of time-travel romance.

“The King” will be broadcast after “The moon that embraces the sun”, while “Attic Prince” will play after “Please take care of us, Captain.” Lee Seung Gi and Park Yoochun, who are both playing “princes” will be facing off directly in these two broadcast stations’ Wednesday-Thursday drama slots.

Whether Lee Seung Gi or Park Yoochun will triumph in the early part of Spring (in March), is something worth looking out for.

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + SBS Entertainment News via Nate]

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[TRANSLATION] 120121 JYJ Jaejoong Fanmeeting In Taipei

[TRANS] 120121 JYJ Jaejoong Fanmeeting In Taipei

 Super popular! JYJ’s Jaejoong will be having a fanmeeting in Taipei!

Date and Time: 11 Feb 2012, Time to be confirmed
Venue: National Taiwan University Gymnasium

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Source: [Ravie Tour]

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[TRANS] 120118 JYJ’s Yoochun, “Miss Ripley” Takes Over Shin-Okubo

[TRANS] 120118 JYJ’s Yoochun, “Miss Ripley” Takes Over Shin-Okubo

“Miss Ripley” which has been the focus of Hallyu fans nation wide, has taken over the “Holy Land Of Hallyu” Shin-Okubo.

Hallyu fans visiting Shin-Okubo can get around just by foot, along Okubo Street. (Meiji Street Junction Okubo 2-chome from Shin-Okubo JR Station / About 500m) All 56 street lampposts lined there have “Miss Ripley Flags” hanging on them. Of course, the reverse side has Yoochun (printed) on them! From this weekend onwards, Okubo Street will make you want to call it “Miss Ripley Street” !? (19 Jan 2012 – 15 Feb 2012)

In addition, visible from the street in front of the entrance of Don Quijote Shinjuku branch (along Shoku-an Street), which has approximately 20,000 visitors a day, “Miss Ripley” videos will be played 56 times a day (from 19 Jan 2012 – 18 Feb 2012).

Also, signboards along the main stairway of the JR Yamanote Line “Shin-Okubo Station”, as well as within the station itself (already put up), will have “Miss Ripley” notices put up.

◆DVD Information
『Miss Ripley <Complete Version>』
25 Jan: Rental for Vol.1-8 (8 volumes in total) begin (Rentals only at Tsutaya)
3 Feb: TSUTAYA Original Complete DVD-BOX ¥30,240 (Tax inclusive)
Regular Edition DVD-BOX1&2 Each¥15,120 (Tax inclusive)
Official Site: http://ripley.tv/
Distributed by: Culture Publishers/ Regular Edition Distributed By: SPO

Source: [K Star News]

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[TRANS] 120119 [C-JeS] JYJ’s Daily Life Documentary To Be Screened In Cinemas!

[TRANS] 120119 [C-JeS] JYJ’s Daily Life Documentary To Be Screened In Cinemas!

Written by melodiamuse

Hello, this is C-JeS Entertainment.

We’ve prepared a special Valentine’s Day event for the upcoming month of February.
We will be officially screening the ‘JYJ Private Film’, which was released as a DVD as it’s airing was cancelled last year, in over 20 CGV theaters.

As a documentary-style movie with the title ‘The day…’, commentary from the members has been added to the Private film, which shows an exclusive look into the joyful days of JYJ’s daily lives, to make the experience more special.

How about spending a very special Valentine’s Day with JYJ’s ‘The day’?
JYJ are also planning surprise visits to some of the theaters, so please stay tuned for further information.

Date: February 9th, 2012 (Release date) ~ 14th
Location: Main CGV theaters all over the country

*Further information about the event (date to reserve tickets) and about the surprise visits by JYJ will be released through our homepage in late-January.

Thank you.

Source: [C-JeS]

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[TRANS] 120120 Tohoshinki’s New Single To Be Released On 14 March!!

[TRANS] 120120 Tohoshinki’s New Single To Be Released On 14 March!!

On Sale 14 March 2012
Tohoshinki 『Title To Be Confirmed』

■CD+DVD【First Press Limited Edition】【Regular Edition】AVCK-79059/B ¥1,890 (Tax Inclusive)

[CD Tracklist]
●STILL (Tentative)
●One More Thing A version (Tentative)
●STILL (Tentative) -Less Vocal-
●One More Thing (Tentative) -Less Vocal-

[DVD収録内容]
◆STILL(Tentative) Video clip(Planned)
◆Offshoot Movie (Planned) ※First Press Bonus Clip

[First Press Limited Bonuses]
Jacket-size Card (1 of 6 types to be randomly included)

■CD【First Press Limited Edition】【Regular Edition】AVCK-79060 ¥1,050 (Tax Inclusive)

[CD収録曲]
●STILL (Tentative)
●One More Thing A version (Tentative)
●One More Thing B version (Tentative)
●STILL (Tentative) -Less Vocal-
●One More Thing (Tentative) -Less Vocal-

[First Press Limited Bonuses]
Jacket-size Card (1 of 6 types to be randomly included)

※In addition to the two versions mentioned above, it is planned for a CD【Bigeast Version】 to be released.
More details will be announced soon.

Source : [Tohoshinki Official Site]

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