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[TRANS] 120112 Not Justin Bieber, Not Miley Cyrus: Korean Band Breaks Peru’s Ticket Sales Records

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[TRANS] 120112 Not Justin Bieber, Not Miley Cyrus: Korean Band Breaks Peru’s Ticket Sales Records

JYJ, a popular K-pop group, sold half their concert tickets within half an hour. They will be performing in Lima, the capital of Peru, on 11 March.

Perhaps before you read this article, you would be wondering about two things, who is JYJ, and what is this K-pop that they represent. Without being mentioned on the radio, and never having appeared on television programs such as MTV, and their albums are not sold in Peru. Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu, Korean names that are hard for us to pronounce, have created a new record in our country. Their fans created a record of buying half the total number of tickets within 30 minutes for this concert which will be held at Estadio Monumental on 11 March.

According to Carlos Huamán, one of the people who made this concert happen, two of the ticket categories was sold out within the first day.

It is expected that a crowd of 10,000 will be mobilized for the JYJ concert, and this is a historical moment for fans of K-pop, a leading representative of Asian pop culture.

Another noteworthy point is that they will be arriving in Lima on 10 March, and will hold their concert immediately after that.

Data : The previous record for fastest selling tickets was held by the Jonas Brothers in 2009 when tickets for their first show sold out in 5 days.

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + El Comercio]

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[TRANS] 120110 TVXQ Chosen by Oricon as No.1 “Most Active K-Pop Stars of 2011

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[TRANS] 120110 TVXQ Chosen by Oricon as No.1 “Most Active K-pop Stars of 2011

TVXQ has been chosen as the most active Kpop artists in Japan for 2011.

Japan’s Oricon recently released an article with the title “An Introduction to the most active Korean artists in 2011” and selected TVXQ as the most active K-pop stars. Coming back as a 2-member group, U-Know Yunho and Choikang Changmin have shown powerful  performances that captured the attention of the viewers. Their single “Why (Keep Your Head Down)” sold over 230,000 copies in its first week, a highly popular group.

Oricon also picked TVXQ’s single “Why (Keep Your Head Down)” as the “Best K-pop Single/Album of 2011”

(Concert tour information omitted)

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + Sports Chosun via Nate]

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[TRANS] 120112 For Now, Please Call JYJ “Actors”

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[TRANS] 120112 For Now, Please Call JYJ “Actors”

 After stopping musical and drama related activites for a while, members of popular idol group JYJ is now starting to take another step towards planning for activities related to acting. Park Yoochun has been selected as the male lead for the new SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama “Prince of the Rooftop House” and concrete details on dates and the signing of the actual contract is expected to be completed by this weekend. (T/N: This may not be true since there are articles that refute this)

“Prince of the Rooftop House” is a romantic comedy about a prince from the Chosun era who lost his wife during a war, and travels through time to the modern world to look for love. This role is said to have been created with Park Yoochun in mind even from the planning stages.

Member Kim Jaejoong’s acting activities are easily comparable to Park Yoochun’s. He made his debut last year in SBS’s “Protect the Boss,” and has also received requests to appear in 2-3 dramas, and these have been put up for review and planning as part of his schedule for the first half part of this year.

While Park Yoochun and Kim Jaejoong focus on the silver screen, member Kim Junsu pulls the attention of the masses to the musical industry. Kim Junsu will be meeting the fans via “Elisabeth,” which will be playing in Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul starting from 8 February. He has been working hard daily in preparation for this first performance since the start of December last year.

These 3 men who are will be active in the drama and musical industries will be coming together as JYJ in March for the South American concert tours. They will be performing in Santiago, the capital of Chile on 9 March, and Lima, the capital of Peru on 11 March for the their first solo concerts. (in South America.)

Source : [BaiduTVXQ + Donga via Nate]

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[News] 120113 JYJ’s Junsu Denies His Involvement in Hotel-building Plans for Jeju Island

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[News] 120113 JYJ’s Junsu Denies His Involvement in Hotel-Building Plans for Jeju Island

A representative of JYJ has asserted that member Junsu is not involved in hotel construction plans for Jeju Island.

Various reports have been going around stating that Junsu is on his way to becoming an entrepreneur by constructing a hotel in Jeju Island.

The representative explained that those reports are false.

While the plans are coming from Junsu’s father, Junsu himself is not directly involved. “Junsu has no relations to his father’s plans on opening a hotel business in Jeju Island,” they said. “This entrepreneurial plan is under Junsu’s father, not Junsu himself.”

 

They continued, “Junsu barely has enough time to keep up with his main career as an entertainer.”

Aside from his work with JYJ, Junsu is preparing for his upcoming musical “Elizabeth“, which is scheduled to begin on February 8th. Since Junsu is required to exude a masculine image on stage, he has been spending his days in the gym and nights working on music.

In related news, JYJ will be holding their first South American concerts in Peru and Chile on March 9th and 11th.

source: Osen
credit: allkpop

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[News] 120113 JYJ is reported in Chicago Sun-Times For The First Time As Korean Singers

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[News] 120113 JYJ is reported in Chicago Sun-Times for the first time as Korean singers

Group JYJ was recently reported in Chicago Sun-Times for the first time as a Korean singer.

On January 9 (Local time), the newspaper reported on JYJ and Kanye West and said that they previously worked together.

Kanye West drew a lot of attention because he was featured in JYJ’s song “Ayyy Girl” from their worldwide album The Beginning.

JYJ was also reported in the British newspaper Guardian on December 29 of last year. The said, “Kanye West recently worked with K-pop trio JYJ.”

People responded: “JYJ is the best.” “JYJ is going into the world.” “JYJ is acknowledged more in the world.” “I’m eagerly anticipating their next album.”

source: TV Report
credit: en.korea
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[Trans] 120111 [Trans] “Please Give Me JYJ’s Poster”, Penzal Q’s ‘Daebak’ (Great) Sales‏

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[Trans] 120111 [Trans] “Please Give Me JYJ’s Poster”, Penzal Q’s ‘Daebak’ (Great) Sales‏

In a pharmacy at Yongsan, Seoul, there have been interesting incidents due to the large number of female students patronising the shop. Female students would come in a small group to the pharmacy and always saying that they wanted to buy a whole box of Penzal Q, further asking, “Can you please give us the JYJ poster?” Sadly the pharmacy has only one poster and thus unable to give it to them. However after that, other female students still came asking for the poster. These incidents happened a lot of times.

Pharmacist Kim said, “I made a call to Chong Geun Dang (Pharmaceutical) relating about the high occurence of female students asking for the poster and from there that I knew that this situation happened nationwide.”

It is the first time that Penzal Q of Chong Geun Dang Pharmaceutical invited idols as their endorser. Since the broadcast of the CF in October last year till now, the attention received from everyone towards this product was rather obvious.

During this period of time, Chong Geun Dang Pharmaceutical who has been revamping their old image, has tried changing their endorsers and the images on their packagings. The result from all these hard work was very significantly seen after inviting JYJ as their spokesperson. The consumer group has also expanded to girls in their teens. In fact, after JYJ became the endorser, there was an increase of young girls who took Penzal Q as a relief for their menstrual problems.

Chong Geun Dang Pharmaceutical’s representative expressed, “Since the release of the CF in October last year, though there has yet to be an exact sales figure, the reponse has been very good.” depicting the uprising sales of Penzal Q.

source: yakup.com
credit: loveissammi
trans by: rachui@sharingyoochun

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[TRANS] 120107 Apology Announcement From Earth Project Kizuna Committee

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[TRANS] 120107 Apology Announcement From Earth Project Kizuna Committee

Announcement

This is with regards to the announcement that JYJ will be appearing in the “Tohoku Earthquake 1st Year Anniversary Charity Party” as per the advertisement published on 22 December. At the present time, we are unable to reach a final consensus with the Korean contact, C-JeS. As a result,we published an advertisement without getting C-JeS’s permission & understanding, and we are very sorry about that.

For those who have already applied, we are currently making cancellation arrangements, and will make an announcement via our official site, so please accept our sincere apologies.

7 January 2012

Earth Project Kizuna Committee

 Source : [Nikkei + @MK_082]

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120112 Lee Teuk Tweets about Osaka

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Probably not the best of translations, but the gist is there. I’m glad that you are so excited Lee Teuk. What an experience!!

@special1004leeteuk 
믿을수가 없습니다!!!슈퍼주니어가 5월12..13일 드디어도쿄돔 단독 콘서트를 합니다!!!약속을지킬수있게 돼서 너무나 기쁩니다!!단한번의 정식활동도 없이 큰 사랑주시눈 여러분 감사합니다!!!!대박이죠????ㅠㅠ 우린 슈퍼주니어 ~~~!!이요!!!

There is not a possibility of believing!!! Where Super gives [e] May 12..13th Finally we do the Tokyo Dome independent concert!!!  Where there is a possibility of defending a promise and we are glad too!! Where love is staring  everybody in the eye. Where also the formal activity of once is big only without it– Thanks!!!! Where Superjunior is a big hit???? Superjunior soaks up and gives back.  [e] ~~~!! Is!!!

Credit: Lee Teuk

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[Information] 120107 CH[V] Thailand Asian Chart

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[Info] 120107 CH[V] Thailand Asian Chart

#3 Get Out – JYJ
#5 B.U.T (Beautiful) – Tohoshinki (new entry)

credit: channel v Thailand
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[NEWS] 120110 K-Pop Stars To Tour Overseas In 2012

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[NEWS] 120110 K-Pop Stars To Tour Overseas In 2012

A JYJ fan from Peru holds a poster that says “Peru loves JYJ.” Fans in South America have been actively requesting K-pop groups perform in their countries through various media outlets. / Courtesy of C-JeS Entertainment

With seemingly unstoppable momentum, K-pop stars are advancing across the globe.

Many fans have asked the artists to visit their home countries through innovative methods like uploading flash mob videos online. Moved by these active and sincere requests, K-pop stars will hold concerts around the world and are planning additional gigs to accommodate the enthusiastic fans.

 

JYJ confirmed last week that it will hold its first concert in South America this year. The group is comprised of Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu, former members of one of Korea’s most popular boy bands, TVXQ. On March 9, the trio will perform at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile. World famous bands such as X-Japan and Korn have previously performed at the venue. In November, JYJ will travel to the capital of Peru, Lima, and perform at Explanada Sur del Estadio Monumental, the second largest football stadium on the continent. The stadium had been a concert stage for Britney Spears, The Black Eyed Peas, and Avril Lavigne.

They gained popularity in South America after releasing the English album “The Beginning” in 2010 which included tracks produced by Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins. Many local newspapers and TV channels in Chile have publicized the news of the upcoming concert.

(irrelevant parts has been omitted)

TVXQ has also planned additional performances due to fan requests. Originally, “TVXQ Live Tour 2012 ~TONE~” was set to commence at Yokohama Arena in Japan on Jan. 18 and tour nine cities including, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Hiroshima and Osaka, and present 20 shows until the end of March. However, local fans pleaded for more shows, and SM Entertainment announced Friday that it will add extra concerts to the tour schedule. The band will add two shows each at the Tokyo Dome, a 55,000-seat baseball stadium in the capital of Japan and the equally large Kyocera Dome in Osaka. The extended tour will present 24 shows in 11 cities and last until the end of April.

(irrelevant parts has been omitted)

 

T/N- It is supposed to be Max and U-Know.

Credit: Noh Hyun-gi
Source: Koreatimes
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[TRANS] 120109 Post Of JYJ Tweets

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[TRANS] 120109 Post Of JYJ Tweets

This post will be updated throughout the day with tweets by JYJ. A time will be added with each tweet as our translators will not always be able to provide instant translations This post includes tweets from 6am KST, January 9th to 5:59am KST, January 10th.

lol poor child *pats*
(Junsu, 1:05pm KST) Don’t steal my produce!ㅠ

Source: [Junsu’s Twitter]

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