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Translation 111011 Filming Site Of JYJ’s CF Revealed!

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Translation  111011  Filming Site of JYJ’s CF Revealed

 

 

The CF filming site for group JYJ Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu was revealed.

On the 11th, the high-caliber JYJ’s behind-the-scene of the CF attracted netizens’ attention.

In the revealed video today, it recorded the behind-the-scenes of JYJ’s endorsing CF for a pharmaceutical company, their looks during the recording of the background music and cautiously taking care of the sick girlfriend etc. Additionally, the company’s representative expressed, “Based on JYJ’s high popularity, the product gained increase of responses among the consumers.”

Netizens who watched the video replied, “(It already) Looks like a pharmaceutical CF!”, “If was to eat the medicine in JYJ’s CF, (I) would probably recuperate immediately,” etc, gaining various responses.

JYJ’s behind-the-scenes can be watched on the endorsed product’s website and official Facebook page.

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NEWS 111010 JYJ’s “In Heaven” Is Still Blocked From Music Programs

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[News] 111010 JYJ’s “In Heaven” Is Still Blocked From Music Programs

Fans had high hopes for “In Heaven“, but it seems the restrictions imposed on JYJ are still going strong, as the trio recently revealed that their album still can’t be performed on air (despite charting at the top for four weeks in a row now).

Representatives of JYJ revealed, “We have never received an offer to perform on music programs. Even if we bring the album with us to meet them, they never call back. The album is creating waves on the Hanteo chart right now but it’s not being reflected onto the music program charts, which we find difficult to understand.”

They continued, “Music programs weren’t able to give a logical and fair reason as to why they were rejecting JYJ, but it seems they just simply don’t care anymore and are acting like they don’t notice what’s going on.”

Despite the cold treatment, the boys are going strong, selling out their European tour and being invited to foreign festivals left and right.

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NEWS JYJ’s First Album “In Heaven” Qualifies for Gaon Charts!!

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NEWS  JYJ  First Album “In Heaven” Qualifies For Gaon Charts!

Following negotiations, JYJ’s releases, including their recently-released first album “IN HEAVEN”, are now qualified to be ranked on Gaon Charts.

According to an affiliate of Gaon, “The distributor, A&G Mods, was not a member firm of the Gaon Chart and so tracking (the copies sold for the chart) was impossible. Currently we are in the middle of final negotiations over the number of copies sold and reflection of that number on the chart.”

Also, an official statement was released via Gaon’s homepage, “The negotiations with JYJ’s (album) distributor, A&G Mods, is currently ongoing. If we are early, from October 10th the data for the copies sold during the month of September will be reflected (on their chart position).”

The Gaon Chart bases its rankings not only on sales figures provided by album distrubutors, but also from M2M, an album distribution center. C-Jes Entertainment, JYJ’s agency, was not a Gaon member, nor did it distribute albums through M2M. Due to this, Gaon could not track JYJ’s sales figures until an agreement with JYJ and C-Jes was made.

C-Jes has recently reported that “IN HEAVEN” has sold over 350,000 copies as of early October, and it is at fifth place for male groups, and sixth place overall on Hanteo’s January-September chart.

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NEWS Seoul Metropolitan Government Apologizes To JYJ Fans

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NEWS  Seoul Metropolitan Government Apologizes To JYJ Fans

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) apologized to JYJ fans on its official Twitter on October 6, amidst protests and suspicion that a recent web banner used by the SMG is too similar to an earlier advertisement banner created by JYJ fans.

Image of SMG’s banner, from the Twitter of @crocus0904

The protests started on October 6 at 1:30 PM, when a JYJ fan tweeted that the SMG banner, which reads, “Seoul Supports Our Youth” (Seo-ul-i chungchoon-eul eung-won-ham-ni-da) bears a remarkable resemblance to an earlier ad banner created by JYJ fans, both in layout and slogan, which stated, “JYJ, We Support Your Youth” (Tang-shin-e chungchoon-eul eung-won-ham-ni-da).

With the onslaught of fan protests, SMG tweeted its denial of plagiarism at 2:30 PM on the same day. “The slogan ‘Seoul Supports Our Youth’ on our banner is a common expression that has been used since our earlier projects which has always aimed to realize dreams and hopes. The character font is also a handwriting font publicly shared on Naver. The campaign using this banner is not related to JYJ in any way. We sincerely apologize to JYJ fans for the misunderstandings caused. We respect the opinions of JYJ fans and will be replacing this banner.”

SMG also tweeted, “Yes, we agree that the JYJ banner was created through the tears of the fans. We are touched. We have confirmed that the banner was created through the request of the webpage design agency, and the designer in charge of the banner had totally no idea of the JYJ campaign. Because of the very strong similarities interpreted from the meanings of the slogan, once again we would like to resolve the misunderstandings and offer our sincere apologies.”

The tweet was also directly sent to @circus*****, @mad****, @JYJsPie**** , Twitter accounts of fans who first voiced their objections to SMG. Towards the apology, @mad**** tweeted, “SMG tweeted that they would replace the banner. It’s not my intention to make this a big matter. I hope this whole matter would end now…” On the other hand, @JYJsPie**** continued to argue, insisting, “Please show us more detailed examples of SMG using the banner earlier in the past.”

Reactions in the Twitter-sphere about this incident are mixed. @sunxiahine**** praised, “An efficient way to settle this matter,” while @pedd**** protested, “Without obtaining our approval, they illegally used (our) text, how can there be no relation (between the two banners) at all?! This is clearly an ad that was copied; it’s plagiarism!”

The JYJ banner was part of an advertising campaign organized by fans in support of JYJ when they sued SM Entertainment for unlawful contract practices. The campaign lasted one month from January 27, with banners appearing on 120 buses in Seoul and other major Korean cities (Gwangju, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan), and reportedly cost 150 million won (~$127,000 USD), gathered from fan donations.

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The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s denials of plagiarism and explanations to fan tweets at their official Twitter.

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News European JYJ Fans Crash Server As Berlin Concert Tickets Are Made Available

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NEWS] European JYJ Fans Crash Server As Berlin Concert Tickets Are Made Available

Group JYJ’s European Tour Is Currently Receiving Explosive Attention From K-Pop Fans At The Site

JYJ has already surprised concert staff by selling 80% of the tickets for their 5000 seat solo concert at Poble Espanyol in Spain in just three days. The group has again proved their European popularity with German fans crashing the server for the ticketing site as soon as tickets went on sale for their concert in Berlin to be held in November.

An associate of the concert has revealed his sentiments about this occurrence with, “Since this event is not even a project concert of a giant entertainment company, but a solo concert, this situation is that much more startling. Once again, I came to realize the great popularity of K-Pop in Europe as well as the high popularity of JYJ.”

Regarding the European tour, JYJ had also stated, “Since this is the first European tour we’re having, we’ve had some fearful feelings, but we thank people for their attention and we’ll prepare a hot concert (for them). The Spanish ambassador in Korea thanked us for performing in Spain and gave us encouragement. Upon hearing that the ticket sales are flourishing like this, we’re full of excitement for the concerts we’ll hold with the European fans.”

JYJ has also been invited for the Spanish manga fair that gathers over 60,000 people that come to attend the event. Through the performance in this festival, JYJ plans to present their exclusive charms to the Spanish press and the west European public.

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Translation 111008 JYJ Speaks Out #3…

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[TRANS] 111004 JYJ Speaks Out #3 – A Conversation Of Their Own

Conversation 1. Kim Jaejoong’s cooking skills that were shown in the last episode of ‘Protect the Boss’

Jaejoong: I really did all the cooking for that episode.
Junsu: He especially cooked for us a lot in Japan. Midnight snacks and such.
Jaejoong: Junsu didn’t have many opportunities to try my cooking. Because he usually doesn’t eat midnight snacks.
Junsu: Yeah, I didn’t have much of it.
Jaejoong: Only Yoochun, I and Changmin ate lots of midnight snacks.
Junsu: He’s good at making kimchi fried rice and kimchi jjigae. There’s the japtang jjigae that he makes in which he throws in whatever we have left, and he makes it really taste good.
Yoochun: When we used to live in a dorm, I realized that he was really good at cooking when he would make great food, no matter what ingredients he was using. And he’s really good at seasoning his food. I think that’s why his cooking tastes great, no matter what he makes.
Junsu: He can make the food taste great without any artificial flavors. He takes pride in that fact. He never uses any artificial flavoring! (laughter)
Jaejoong: If I was born in the past, I would have been born as Jang-geum.

Conversation 2. Why are Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun members of the celebrity soccer team FC MEN, of which Kim Junsu is the captain of, only in name?

Junsu: It’s false (that the two members are promotional tools). I knew that the members would join in just because it was something I was doing, and I knew that the members like to play sports. We used to play soccer together a lot in the past.
Yoochun: The reason we joined in was because we knew everyone there and it was a hobby for us, but Junsu has practically become a professional player. (laughter)
Junsu: Honestly, even I didn’t think it would get this big.. Things happened and I ended up here. I had no intentions for it to end up this serious. (laughter)
Jaejoong: But the soccer team that Junsu’s a part of have done a lot of good things. When they were trying to attract more players, they would say ‘Celebrities such as Kim Junsu, Park Yoochun, Kim Jaejoong and Kim Hyun Joong are members’, but later, when they appeared on the news for doing good deeds, our (Yoochun and Jaejoong) names were left out!
Junsu: I’m not the one who wrote those articles. Please know that. I always wrote our members’ names first. And it’s not that I’m not letting them play. They never show up (to the soccer matches)!
Jaejoong: The media follows them whenever they have a match. I don’t feel comfortable falling over and looking lacking when there are cameras taking pictures of us.. (laughter)
Junsu: No, no, that’s only a small portion though. We play in so many more practice games by ourselves than in proper matches.
Jaejoong: I’ll go for one of those then. I wouldn’t object if it was a leisurely game in the neighborhood, but it’s a bit too much for me if there are reporters and fans who take pictures while we play. (laughter)
Junsu: To be honest, I was nervous at first too. You’re right. It is a bit nerve-wracking.

Conversation 3. What is the real job of Kim Junsu, who recently showed off his StarCraft skills on @Play on MBC’s gaming channel?

Junsu: (laughter)
Jaejoong: What is your real job indeed?
Junsu: I’m friends with Seo Kyung Jong and he’s been asking me to appear for a while. I wasn’t able to due to my work, and I just happened to have time off on that day so I was suddenly added into the show mere hours before it began.. It didn’t matter because it was just playing a game that I like.
Yoochun: Seriously.. I’m his fellow member but even I thought it was awesome.
Jaejoong: We were having such a hard time with appearing on broadcasted shows and he goes and appears on a gaming show. Wow~
Yoochun: It was amazing! And he’s good at it too.
Junsu: At least the gaming channel didn’t block me. (laughter)

Conversation 4. Kim Junsu stands in the center of ‘Xiahmori’ (The members intentionally teasing Xiah Junsu)

Junsu: Well.. I’m enjoying it in a composed manner. (laughter) These days, we rotate the person getting teased. Sometimes we do ‘Yoochun mori’ and sometimes we do ‘Jaejoong mori’.
Jaejoong: It’s because Junsu’s so nice. When we do ‘Yoochun mori’, Yoochun sulks and when it’s my turn, even I sulk and get mad. But Junsu never gets mad. And it’s fun. (laughter)
Yoochun: He just accepts it all.
Jaejoong: He’s so nice.
Junsu: Ah.. So does this mean I can never get mad from now on? (laughter)

Conversation 5. What does a recording studio mean to JYJ?

Yoochun: I moved recently. I’ve invested about 100 million Won to create a workroom inside, but the desk that fits the size of the instruments comes in late October so I have nowhere to put my instruments. So right now, it’s almost impossible for me to work on my compositions. The instruments are strewn about everywhere and I haven’t been able to set them up..
Junsu: Me too, me too. So I’ve been working on compositions on and off. I haven’t been able to write any songs.
Jaejoong: Brings the tracks and come to my house.
Yoochun: I’ve made a lot of tracks but I haven’t been able to make any guides.
Jaejoong: You can do it at our recording studio. The JYJ recording studio in Gangnam!
Junsu: By the way, there’s a reason why there aren’t that many of Yoochun’s compositions in our album. He was filming for ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’ when we were preparing for the album so he wasn’t able to write any songs.
Jaejoong: I’ve heard some of the songs that Yoochun’s written.. (shakes his head) They’re sensational. Sensational.
Junsu: There’s one song that I really like out of all of Yoochun’s songs. We’ve been keeping it as our weapon. We were thinking of putting it in this album, but we decided to present it in our next album. He’s really good (at writing songs).

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Translation 111004 [C-JeS] JYJ Europe Tour– Notice On Germany Concert

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[TRANS] 111004 [C-JeS] [JYJ EUROPE TOUR] Notice On The Germany Concert

Hello, this is C-JeS Entertainment.

With November approaching, we will be continuing the Europe tour from the Spanish stage to Germany.

The information for the concert in Germany is as follows.

*Location: Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany
*Time and Date: November 6th, 2011 (Sunday) 7p.m.

Official Homepage for the Germany Tour
http://www.openmusicinternational.com/berlin/

YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/user/JYJWorldTour2011

FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/jyjworldtour2011

TWITTER
https://twitter.com/JYJWorldTour11

Tumblr
http://jyjworldtour11.tumblr.com/

We ask for your support and attention for JYJ’s first European tour.

Thank you.

*We will post a notice of their next schedule when the specifics are confirmed

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NEWS 111007 TVXQ Breaks Bon Jovi’s Record In Japan

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[News] 111007 TVXQ Breaks Bon Jovi’s Record in Japan, Headlines Billboard KPOP Masters Concert

TVXQ (pronounced “Dong Bang Shin Ki”) is still making waves in the Japanese music industry. The male duo released its new album “Ton” on Sept. 28 and it promptly hit No. 1 on the Japan Oricon daily sales chart, a position they continue to hold.

In its first full week of sales, “Ton” sold over 250,000 records and secured the No. 1 sales ranking on the weekly sales chart as well. With this fete, TVXQ has become the overseas artist with the highest album sales in Japan during its first week of release. In fact, this K-pop boy band is only the second overseas artist to achieve album sales of more than 200,000 during its first week. The previous holder: Bon Jovi, who sold a little over 200,000 copies with its 2000 album, “Crash.”

TVXQ is also the top overseas artist with 9 weeks spent atop the Oricon weekly singles sales chart. This K-Pop group suffered a setback in 2009 when three of its original members jumped ship, however, the Japanese public’s continued support can be clearly seen through these recent album sales figures. TVXQ’s current members are Yunho and Changmin.

 

As one of the best loved faces of the K-Pop movement, TVXQ is set to headline Billboard’s first K-POP Masters Concert in Las Vegas, scheduled for Nov. 25. The show will be sponsored by the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will feature many of K-Pop’s brightest stars. More details can be found at kpopmasters.com and facebook.com/KPOPMasters.


Huh Gak Reaches the Summit Again!

Huh Gak, the winner of season two of the Korean “American Idol”-like show called “Superstar K”, has attained the No. 1 position on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 weekly singles chart for the second consecutive week with “Hello,” the title song off his most recent EP. “Hello” is a medium-tempo ballad song about a breakup. Huh Gak’s vocal ability has increased substantially since he won “Superstar K,” and he puts it to great use in this track drawing out the sorrowful sentiment in the song’s listeners.

When asked about the secret behind his son’s success, Huh Gak replied, “Everyone has at once time experienced love and the ensuing separation. I believe the lyrics of this song draw on those cherished past memories lying dormant in my listeners. Whenever I perform this song, I try to immerse myself in the song and take my listeners with me.”

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INFO 111007 WOWOW To Broadcast [A-Nation For Life [Long Version]

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[Info] 111007 WOWOW To Broadcast [A-nation For Life (Long Version)] On 23/10!

 

The longer version of the artist performances aired in September will be aired over 3.5 hours.
Broadcast date: 23 October 2011 (Sunday)
Broadcast time: 10.30am ~
Channel: WOWOW Live (http://www.wowow.co.jp/music/a-nation/)

※Please note that programme information and contents are subject to changes without prior information.

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INFO 111007 TVXQ’s “TONE’ Album Certified Platinum by JRIA

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[Info] 111007 Tohoshinki’s [TONE] Album Certified Platinum By JRIA

This is for singles/albums launched between 1 January – 30 September 2011

T/N: Tohoshinki’s [TONE] album has been certified ‘Platinum’ by the Japan Recording Industry Association. Album sales must hit 250,000 in order to be awarded Platinum.

SEPTEMBER 2011 – CERTIFIED WORKS

Japanese Music [Albums]

Certification : Platinum
Title: TONE
Artist Name: Tohoshinki
Date Released: 28 September 2011
Manufacturer’s Name: Avex Marketing

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News 111007 BIGLOBE’s September “Twipple’ Findings

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News] 111007 BIGLOBE’s September ‘Twipple’ Findings – Tohoshinki, Yunho, Changmin & Jejung

On 5 October 2011, BIGLOBE reported on September’s Twitter movement based on the Twitter user site [Twipple Trend].

-Article commentary omitted-

September’s Topic Ranking:

1.Earthquake
2.Train
3.Typhoon
4.Bunny
5.Vacation/Holiday
6.Osaka
7.Sunrise colours
8.Karaoke
9.Foze
10.Universe

Hashtag Ranking:

1.#tigerbunny
2.#nitiasa
3.#yuruyuri
4.#penguindrum
5.#precure
6.#aoex
7.#mayo_chiki
8.#imas
9.#ohayo
10.#sht
Celebrities Ranking

1.AKB48
2.Tohoshinki　　　　　　
3.Yunho　　　　　　
4.Changmin　　　
5.Akina Minami
6.EXILE
7.Jejung
8.Sashihara Rino (AKB48)
9.Perfume
10.Shoko Nakagawa
11.Atsuko Maeda (AKB48)
12.Supernova
13.Sakanaction
14.L’Arc～en～Ciel
15.Momoiro Clover Z
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Translation 111007 JYJ Park Yoochun Enjoys A Night During The Busan International Film Festival

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[TRANS] 111007 JYJ Park Yoochun, Enjoys A Night During The Busan International Film Festival

Attending the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for the first time, JYJ’s Park Yoochun was seen enjoying the night at Busan.

The 16th BIFF opened on 6 October, and Yoochun was seen near Busan’s Haewondae, eating with friends at a nearby restaurant, with the atmosphere for the film festival in full force. He was also joined by Ji Sung, who had just completed the drama “Protect the Boss,” and they had a good time together.

On 7 October, Yoochun together with his group members Junsu and Jaejoong, will be appearing at the Star Road event, but Yoochun arrived in Busan a day earlier than his members.

Yoochun, Junsu and Jaejoong will be joining the Star Road event, walking the red carpet and appearing as actors at their first BIFF.

The three members have already participated in dramas and musicals, and have now paved their way as actors, and that probably makes this event even more meaningful to them.

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NEWS 111004 KBS President “JYJ” May Request For Reexamination of Banned Song

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[News] 111004 KBS President “JYJ May Request For Reexamination For Banned Song [Pierrot]

 

In regards to the group JYJ’s song [Pierrot], which was banned by KBS citing the reason that it specifically attacks a particular person, KBS President said, “They may submit a request for a reexamination anytime.”

On the afternoon of the 4th, during a paliamentary inspection of the Committee for Culture, Sports, Tourism & Broadcasting Communication, Jun Byung Hun (Democratic Party), a member of the National Assembly, questioned KBS President Kim In Kyu and asked, “JYJ’s [Pierrot] is banned because the lyrics ‘PSM’ is targeted at a specific person. What is the standard of consideration?”

President Kim said, “According to the deliberation committee, the lyrics ‘PSM’ in JYJ’s [Pierrot] are problematic as it points to a specific person” and “Although JYJ’s side has said that ‘PSM’ stands for ‘Professional Success Music’, it doesn’t match when the lyrics are looked in their entirety.”

He also added, “JYJ may submit a request for a reexamination any time.”

To this, Congressman Jun asked in return, “Is KBS the spokesperson for Mr Lee Soo Man?” and “Why do you refuse to believe the person who wrote the song? Why do you have to interpret ‘PSM’ as refering to Mr Lee Soo Man?” President Kim said in replied, “The members of the deliberation committee judged that it is likened to that given name” and “I will request that the deliberation committee be more open to flexible interpretations.”

The other day, on 28 September, KBS announced the results for the review of JYJ’s album through their website and judged that the songs [Pierrot] and [Mission] were banned as they contained “lyrics that were personal attacks”.

KBS had explained that the song [Pierrot] resulted in being banned because it suggested “personal attacks to an individual” and that it showed a personal grudge towards a particular individual as the lyrics “‘P.S.M’ obviously represents ‘President, Lee Soo Man’”.

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NEWS 111004 Winners From The 2011 Korea Drama Awards

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[News] 111004 Winners from the 2011 Korea Drama Awards

 

The drama “Secret Garden” in which Hyunbin starred in gained yet another award. “Secret Garden” won the Daesang and Best Scriptwriter award, for a total of two awards at this year’s Korea Drama Awards. However, the award for best male actor went to Lee Minho for his role in “City Hunter.” The award for best female actress went to Yum Jungah for her role in “Royal Family.”

The drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” got the award for Best Produced Drama. The best supporting actor award went to Joo Sangwook for”Giant” and Lee Yura for “Sparkling.” Kim Soohyun from “Dream High” won the Rookie award and the Popularity award, while Lee Minho got the Hallyu star award. Lim Soohyang from “Paradise Ranch” got the award for best female supporting actress.

Huh Gak’s “Don’t Forget Me” from the drama “Greatest Love” won the award for best OST. How many of these dramas did you watch this year?

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