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[Info] 130910 The Music: EXCLUSIVE Interview with Duane Adler of “Make Your Move 3D”

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Duane On Set – (Left to Right) Will Yun Lee, Jefferson Brown, Rich Ting, and Derek Hough

Below is Part III of a 4-part interview with Duane Adler, the screenwriter and director of Make Your Move 3D.

If you missed Parts I and II, you will definitely want to catch up here and here. Enjoy Part III below. :-)

Part III – The Music

Make Your Move Fans: The casting of Yunho in a cameo role has created quite a sensation. How did you decide to include him in the film?

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Yunho Rehearsing in Korea

Duane: I’ll be honest, the casting of Yunho was our partner SM Entertainment’s idea! They first suggested he do a cameo because he’s such an amazing dancer and performer, and they knew he would attract attention to the movie in parts of Asia. I had been to the SM Town concert at the Staples Center in October of 2010 (that’s actually where BoA and Derek first met!), and I saw TVXQ! perform live.

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Staples Center During a SM Town Concert-the night that BoA and Derek first met.

During their number, Yunho had this spectacular solo that I thought was one of the closest performances I’d ever seen to Michael Jackson. He was incredible. So once SM suggested him, I loved the idea, but the logistical part of getting him in the movie was going to be a challenge. We were shooting in Toronto and his schedule was super tight. Once we locked our shoot schedule, SM Entertainment worked hard to find a window in Yunho’s schedule where he could fly to Toronto. They found two days! He had only two days to be in and out of the city.

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Yunho Rehearsing in Toronto with Napolean D’umo

NappyTabs created the choreography in Toronto, and they would upload it to Yunho in Korea, where he learned the choreography. But we were on such a tight schedule, if there had been any delays at the airport, we would have had to cut the number, because we only had that specific location for a specific time. Yunho arrived on Wednesday evening late in Toronto, and he went straight to the rehearsal studio with NappyTabs and our dancers, where he rehearsed for several hours with jet lag. The next morning, he reported to set early to shoot and just killed it.

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Yunho in “Make Your Move 3D”

I’m not sure I’d ever seen a dancer work as hard as he did. Once I called cut, he would be ready to go again in a matters of moments. He was incredibly gracious to all our crew, who knew he was a big star in Korea, but no one really knew how big until he arrived on set – there was just this energy about him that was contagious. We’re lucky we have him in the film.

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JYJ – ‘Only One’ M/V (2014 Incheon Asiad Song)

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Great 2014 Incheon Asian Games song Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu. It’s catchy, includes everybody, and makes you want to move. The committee should be very pleased with this music video. You make wonderful Honorary Ambassadors.

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[TRANS] 130912 SBS’ ‘Queen Of Ambition’ Is Set To Be Screened In 24 Theaters Across Japan

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According to Sankei Sports, SBS’ ‘Queen of Ambition’ will be edited and screened in 24 theaters across Japan.

The screening, which will cover the first two episodes of the drama, will also feature a video message from Kwon Sang Woo and TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho. U-Know Yunho stated, “The production is one with a story that is difficult to predict, so it will be a very interesting drama to watch. I think you’ll get more into it as the episodes progress, so please keep an eye on the drama.”

‘Queen of Ambition’, which features Kwon Sang Woo and Soo Ae as the leading roles, is the story of Joo Da Hae, who wishes to escape poverty and become the first lady, and Haryu, who gives up everything for her. It received the Best Hallyu Drama Award at the 8th Seoul Drama Awards.

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[TRANS] 130911 Max Changmin’s Japanese Film “Fly With The Gold” Is Set To Be Shown In Korea From October 10th

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Max Changmin’s movie will finally reach Korea.

With an amazing cast that includes Max Changmin and Satoshi Tsumabuki, ‘Fly with the Gold’ is set to be screened on the 10th of October.

‘Fly with the Gold’ is based on a novel of the same name that is a best-seller in Japan and won the Japanese deduction and suspense Award in 1990. Kazuyuki Izutsu has taken the reigns as the director and the movie has been recognized for its top quality with awards won at the Takasaki Movie Awards, the Osaka Cinema Festival and the Japanese Academy Awards.

Satoshi Tsumabuki and Tadanobu Asano, top Japanese actors who are well-known in Korea as well, have taken on the leading roles and they are joined by TVXQ’s Max Changmin, a singer who is popular in both countries, as Momo.

Through this production, Max Changmin was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the 27th Hochi Film Awards. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Japanese Academy Awards, as well as the Best Rookie Award at the Japanese Film Critics Awards Ceremony.

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The movie is a crime thriller that brings together six talented thieves to steal 24 billion Won’s worth of money from a bank.

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[TRANS] 130904-130905 Post of JYJ Tweets

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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, September 4th to 5:59am KST, September 6th.

Awwwww what a sweetheart <3
(Junsu, 11:09pm KST) Everyone, if I could, I would run out to see you right now.. I’m also waiting to be allowed to.. but the theater representatives.. keep saying I can’t….ㅜ
(Junsu, 11:14pm KST) I want to give my sincere thanks to everyone who has given me their cheers and applause till now.
(Junsu, 11:19pm KST) I couldn’t just sit here anymore.. so I decided to just get up to see you~ haha What’s so difficult about appearing for just 10 seconds to greet the audience who applauded us for three hours today haha, right? What’s so hard about that? lol Get home safely, everyone ^^

Hopefully we’ll see more Junsu-Young Ki productions in the future!
(Junsu, 11:26pm KST) Thank you, truly.. I hope to greet you again with another great production in the future. ^^ pic.twitter.com/WRnhpoYkCU

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(Young Ki, 11:32pm KST) @1215thexiahtic Wow!!!! It would be great if we could work on another production together^^ I’ll be waiting to hear some good news from you!! Great job!!! XiahTod^^
(Junsu, 11:33pm KST) @poimin73 haha I think my last performanc was a more emotional moment for me because it was with you^^ Thank you, hyung~~~
(Junsu, 11:34pm KST) @poimin73 Oh my.. Last performance (T/N: He spelled ‘performance’ wrong) 

seriously, these two are just too cute!
(Young Ki, 11:46pm KST) Oh my…. The last dance keke
(Junsu, 11:48pm KST) @poimin73
(Junsu, 11:50pm KST) @poimin73 Psh, your ‘The Last Dance’ was the best!!!!!! I saw you lining up all the understudies in front of the waiting room after the first act and teaching them how to do the dance.. You’re the best! haha

Awwww adorable <3
(Jaejoong, 1:48pm KST) Fly, puppy~ His nickname is Nallala (T/N: Sounds similar to Narara, which means ‘fly’) pic.twitter.com/t9MYJkp549

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Editors Opinion: JYJ Honorary Ambassadorship of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games

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jyjniifallcircus2013I have been waiting to hear news about the outcome of the decisions surrounding JYJ’s participation in the 2013 Incheon Hallyu Tourism Concert : Incheon Korean Music Wave 2013. The possibility that Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu would once again fall victim to a system that sees no moral dilemma in using their popularity as a means of promoting the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, yet continues to deny them the respect and courtesy deserving of their popular status, has come once more into public view. It is not a pretty picture.This is just another example of the pettiness of the entertainment industry in their bold disregard for the established institutions of their society which have been set in place to ensure fair treatment of all citizens. This basically boils down to violation of JYJ’s constitutional rights as citizens of South Korea.

How did I get here? It is obvious that the court system has ruled in favor of Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu through the countless lawsuits and injunctions resulting in decisions supporting JYJ handed down by the judiciary. The FTC and public officials of powerful rank and personal integrity have given their support, yet all are being ignored. This has dire implications. By ignoring the judiciary, the FTC, and public figures, a message is being put out there that states the belief that they are untouchable and hold all the power. Time will tell.

The industry has been told hands off of JYJ’s activities, thus implied,  Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu’s individual activities as well. In essence, they are being told to take their hands off of JYJ’s potentialities in the marketplace of entertainment. There is no way that anyone can truthfully deny JYJ’s abilities, earning potential, or promotional power. So, in an effort to exploit those assets; perhaps in hopes of receiving recompense, or in furthering their own cause, the bait and switch method has been employed. Engage these dynamic, charismatic, patriotic persons to attract the public’s attention; then withdraw any opportunities that will permanently place them in the historical equation or that will allow them access to former teammates..

Those who have been totally underestimated in this situation are the fans and supporters of Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu. After all, this has happened before in the form of the ‘Jeju Island’s 7 Natural Wonders of The World’ incident as referred to in the message C-Jes recently placed on their Official Homepage. The dedicated fans will always be committed to trying their best to help JYJ to weather this seemingly unending storm based on the fans knowledge of Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu’s integrity. The fans and supporters are individuals and groups who can see the injustices for what they are–  attempts to belittle and rob JYJ of their opportunities and self-esteem. Viewed in an objective manner, it is a complete travesty of justice. In whatever form the fan support appears, it is a direct message to Jaejoong, Yoochun, Junsu, and others who may some day face similar circumstances. Justice can prevail. It is JYJ’s commitment to maintain their integrity that will win the day.

Through all of this Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu have proven themselves to be strong, moral individuals, who, even as this insult among many has targeted them, have made a determination to carry through with the activities they have been offered as Honorary Ambassadors of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. They will do well. Diplomacy is their largest suit. After all, how do you think they have managed all these years? Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu are wonderful candidates for honorary ambassadorship.

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[TRANS] 130828-130829 Post of JYJ Tweets

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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, August 28th to 5:59am KST, August 30th.

If you were a ghost, I’d let you haunt me 😉
(Junsu, 11:16pm KST) It’s a ghost!!! pic.twitter.com/Wn8dbOyCh0

(Junsu, 11:17pm KST) Thank you to everyone who came to watch Elisabeth today and gave us your cheers and applause ^^ For the first time in a while.. I’m posting a photo of my face without any make-up on as I head home keke pic.twitter.com/VYsAcEEA8H

Awwww Tod-Lucheni friendship~ <3
(Jee Hoon, 11:18pm KST) @1215thexiahtic Good job 🙂 Great job, XiahTod 🙂 You were buzzing with energy today
(Junsu, 11:21pm KST) @leejeehoon79 Good job^^ You were at your best, as always.. as expected! haha Good luck to us all!!

Guys night out at Junsu’s house? Sounds fun!
(Young Ki, 11:20pm KST) @1215thexiahtic Let’s go eat something tasty!!! You’ve lost too much weight!!!!!!
(Junsu, 11:22pm KST) @poimin73 Hyung! Let’s go eat eel~

(Young Ki, 11:24pm KST) @1215thexiahtic Eel!!!! Call!!!!!!! I totally love eel!!!!!!!! When shall we put this plan into action?? After tomorrow’s performance?? kekeke
(Jee Hoon, 11:24pm KST) @1215thexiahtic @poimin73 We need to find a place that stays open till late at night.. Fresh water eel
(Junsu, 11:28pm KST) @leejeehoon79 @poimin73 We should go together sometime~ All we do is make promises to eat eel together (but never actually do it) keke
(Young Ki, 11:29pm KST) @1215thexiahtic @leejeehoon79 Let’s meet up after tomorrow’s performance keke But, where should we go that late at night?? kekeke
(Jee Hoon, 11:30pm KST) @poimin73 @1215thexiahtic Dang it, I don’t have a performance tomorrow keke Whatever, let’s meet up anyway. I’ll get there by the time you’re done lol
(Young Ki, 11:32pm KST) @leejeehoon79 @1215thexiahtic Come to the SAC by the time we’re done keke Bring some eel with you kekeke Let’s take over Junsu’s house keke It’ll be so much fun kekeke
(Junsu, 11:38pm KST) @poimin73 @leejeehoon79 Yes, yes to eel tomorrow!
(Jee Hoon, 11:42pm KST) @1215thexiahtic @poimin73 I’ll be sitting in the audience tomorrow.. I’ll be monitoring your work 🙂 And then we’ll eat after you’re done
(Young Ki, 11:44pm KST) @leejeehoon79 @1215thexiahtic Dear valued customer, we’re sorry but there are no monitoring seats tomorrow because Kim Junsu will be performing!!!! You should know this by now kekeke However, if you’re okay with monitoring the performance from the side of the stage, we’d be happy to provide you with a chair!!!!!!!
(Jee Hoon, 11:45pm KST) @poimin73 @1215thexiahtic Oh.. I forgot. Quick, I’m searching for someone who will sell me a R seat ticket, please lol
(Young Ki, 11:48pm KST) @leejeehoon79 @1215thexiahtic Even a R seat ticket will be hard to find… However, our valued customer, we’d be happy to show you to a seat in the lobby that many have drawn our attention to^^
(Jee Hoon, 11:49pm KST) @poimin73 @1215thexiahtic It could be possible (to find a ticket) if Junsu looks for one.. A lobby seat for Junsu’s performance.. That’s too cruelㅜㅜ What’s the difference between a lobby seat and a TV in the makeup room keke
(Junsu, 11:50pm KST) @leejeehoon79 @poimin73 lol I’ll look into it and call you later ~^^
(Young Ki, 12:07am KST) @1215thexiahtic @leejeehoon79 Look into what?? keke The R seat ticket?? An eel restaurant?? kekeke
(Jee Hoon, 12:08am KST) @poimin73 @1215thexiahtic I think he’s talking about whether or not we can eat at his house keke
(Young Ki, 12:10am KST) @leejeehoon79 @1215thexiahtic kekeke Well, I’m off to bed now!!! Have sweet Xia-Hoon-Min dreams ^^

That’s right bb, no need to worry about other stuff, just be yourself <3
(Junsu, 2:16pm KST) Right now, the most important thing is today’s performance.. There’s no reason for me to argue or comment on anything else.. All I’m thinking about.. are the people in the audience who are coming to give us their cheers and applause today. I don’t have any spare time to think of anything other than today’s songs, movements, gestures and acting. That is what I must do today.
(Junsu, 2:17pm KST) Oh.. and I’m going to eat eel with my hyungs tonight.. ^^
(Young Ki, 2:18pm KST) @1215thexiahtic keke I knew you wouldn’t forget!!! Our sweet Junsu!!!!^^
(Junsu, 2:22pm KST) @poimin73 How could I possibly forget about that
(Young Ki, 2:37pm KST) @1215thexiahtic lol Yay, let’s go, let’s go eat eel^^

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[TRANS] 130829 [C-JeS] We Would Like To Address The Issue Surrounding ‘EMK Musical Company’s Official Statement’

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Hello, this is C-JeS Entertainment.
EMK Musical Company recently posted their official statement regarding an interview in HEREN.

In an interview with HEREN, Robert Johanson, the director of the musical ‘Elisabeth’, mentioned Kim Junsu’s fans when talking about the concerns surrounding Kim Junsu and Ok Joo Hyun working together in last year’s Elisabeth performances, and we raised an issue with EMK on the problematic nature of this statement.

There were two main points that we requested from EMK.

As this statement was an untruthful report that may cause readers to misunderstand the situation, we requested that they release a statement rectifying the content that provided false information to many people. However, ’s recent apology on their mistranslation of the interview was not 100% in accordance with the solution we had requested, so we will strive to properly explain and rectify the problem with and reporters of concert culture.

Our other request was to send Robert Johanson an e-mail and rectify his misunderstanding of the situation. The e-mail we sent was not one that asked for an apology to Kim Junsu’s fans, instead, it urged him to see the truth of the situation and rectify his view of what fans are like since we have never received a formal objection from the management company in charge (*as we believe that if there was an issue, the management company couldn’t possibly not know about it) on the ‘discontent and dissatisfaction regarding the cast members’ last year that was mentioned in the interview.

What we would like to set straight with the management company is that we have never received any ‘requests’ or ‘complaints’ from fans regarding the choice in musical or cast members since Kim Junsu made his debut in 2010.

The people who came to watch <Mozart!> in 2010, and were who loved musicals and had a certain level of affection for these productions. We believe it is wrong to simply classify these , who gave all of their applause and cheers to the cast and crew for putting all their passion into their work, as .

Because of this, we hope that the official statement and apology that was released was created to highlight and rectify the false information that was reported to who love the musical ‘Elisabeth’, rather than being directed towards a certain or .

Additionally, the amazing ticket power and ability to introduce Korean musicals to the rest of the world were a phenomenon stemming from the sincerity and passion of Actor Kim Junsu, and he will continue to work hard to repay the sincere applause that he receives every performance with the best performance he can possibly give.

Although we had agreed to each release an official statement after organizing the response to our requests and the series of events that led to this situation, EMK Musical Company released their official statement today without sharing it with us in advance, and we would like to apologize for posting our own official statement separately.

(EMK Musical Company’s official statement can be found here 1, 2)

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[TRANS] 130828 Post of JYJ Tweets

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If you were a ghost, I’d let you haunt me 😉
(Junsu, 11:16pm KST) It’s a ghost!!! pic.twitter.com/Wn8dbOyCh0

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(Junsu, 11:17pm KST) Thank you to everyone who came to watch Elisabeth today and gave us your cheers and applause ^^ For the first time in a while.. I’m posting a photo of my face without any make-up on as I head home keke pic.twitter.com/VYsAcEEA8H

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[TRANS] 130827 The Reason Why Jo Seung Woo Was At The Venue Of Kim Junsu’s ‘Elisabeth’?

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The special friendship of the ‘Big 2′ of the musical industry becomes a hot topic
The two talk frequently and support each other

The special friendship of the ‘two power men’ of the musical industry, Jo Seung Woo and Kim Junsu, has become a hot topic.

The two people are the stars with the greatest ‘ticket power’ in the market, and boast the best successes with all of their performances selling out. It has been revealed that they actually have a very friendly senior-junior relationship with each other, keeping in touch whenever they can, sharing stories and sending each other their support.

This friendship led to Jo Seung Woo arriving at the Seoul Arts Center’s Opera Hall on the 25th to show his support for Kim Junsu, who is currently playing the role of Death in the musical ‘Elisabeth’.

One representative stated, “Though Jo Seung Woo is currently working on the musical ‘Hedwig’, he visited the Opera Hall to show his support for Kim Junsu,” and “He met with Kim Junsu before the performance and gave him words of support such as ‘You’re doing well,’ and ‘Good luck.’ It was a heartwarming sight.” Kim Junsu has always said in his interviews that, “I would like to share the stage of Jo Seung Woo one day,” putting their friendship in the spotlight once more.

Meanwhile, Kim Junsu has received a standing ovation for all eight of his performances since the 14th and is the only musical singer to sell out all of his performance in the Summer season.

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[TRANS] 130826 Kim Junsu In ‘Elisabeth’, Breaks Through The Wariness Surrounding Idols

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JYJ (Park Yoochun, Kim Jaejoong, Kim Junsu)’s Kim Junsu has broken through the prejudices surrounding idols in the musical industry with his explosive presence in ‘Elisabeth’.

JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment stated, “Kim Junsu has returned to the role of ‘Tod’ (Death) in the musical Elisabeth, which opened its curtains for the second time in July. Having been praised for his rendition last year, Kim Junsu has been praised as the one and only ‘XiahTod’ of the world for this year’s rendition.”

They continued to add, “In all eight of his performances, since he began performing on the 14th of August, he has received a standing ovation. He has taken the musical by storm by evolving ‘Tod’ into a more beastly and dynamic character.”

If last year’s ‘XiahTod’ was like a beastly and instinctual panther, this year’s ‘XiahTod’ has returned as a cold but deadly ‘Vampire’ with black hair, red lips, and eye make-up that resembles the wings of death. As someone who was in the cast last year, Kim Junsu worked hard to analyze every scene and character as thoroughly as possible. His solo numbers such as ‘The Last Dance’ and ‘As the Shadows Grow Longer’ completely captivated his audience.

A representative of C-JeS Entertainment revealed, “Kim Junsu monitors all his performances after every show, and looks over every detailed movement and line, pouring all his passion into his work.”

Multiple sources stated, “Kim Junsu is the only musical actor who has sold out all of his performances in this Summer’s lineup of large-scale musicals. Because of his passion and the show’s top quality status, even overseas fans have chosen it as the must-see show of the season, and we hear that even scalper’s tickets are hard to find these days.”

Kim Junsu will step on stage again on the 28th of August at 8p.m. at the Seoul Arts Center’s Opera Hall.

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