[Trans] 110303 TVXQ Pours Their Hearts Out On “Knee-Drop Guru”
“As a fellow member, I was a little hurt.”
TVXQ poured their hearts out on March 2nd’s episode of “Knee-Drop Guru.”
Explaining their feelings about JYJ breaking off from TVXQ, Yunho stated, “It was a shock to me at that time. I didn’t know [they] filed an injunction. My heart was broken by thinking that our big success at such a young age caused all of this.”
He added, “I was also disappointed as a member that they even took the situation as far as filing a lawsuit. I can personally handle being called a ‘traitor’ but I regretted the situation influencing my beloved and respected parents.”
Changmin revealed his feelings, saying, “The situation has been written in the papers and some talked badly about my parents. My father is still a teacher so I felt bad about him getting hurt. I also felt bad at the thought that my siblings or friends would become adults holding this pain in their hearts.”
Changmin reminisced about the then 5-member TVXQ’s final performance in 2009 at NHK’s ‘Red and White Collaboration‘ saying, ”I looked at my schedule and I didn’t see anything. We were performing at a prestigious and memorable event, and I felt sad at the thought that this could possibly be our last stage. We advanced into Japan as raw newbies and it was a great time to profit from it, I didn’t know why I was performing a sad song at such a happy and fun stage.”
Yunho said, “I felt uncomfortable singing on that stage. We had a lot of memories and we came all the way here with one shared dream and I felt afraid that our last stage could take place at one of the most prestigious awards shows. So I felt as if I sang with a sad face, I’d be acknowledging (the situation) so I sang even harder.”
In addition, he revealed the hardships he went through in preparation for the new album, “For the new album, we needed to give off the TVXQ feeling / vibe with only 2 members, so it was hard filling the empty space. We practiced until the early morning, even after all the trainees left.”
At the question, “Are the lyrics to ‘Keep Your Head Down’ targeting the JYJ members?“, Yunho replied, “It literally means ‘keep your head down.’ Many people are thinking that we’re dissing the members but that was not our intent at all.”
He continued, “In our 1st album, there is a song called ‘Triangle,‘ which has the lyrics ‘with a falling heart [I] cry bloody tears.’ If we sang that at this time, people would mistake that we’re dissing [them]. If we wanted to diss them, we would’ve never came out with this song.”
On the other hand, Changmin said, “I didn’t think we’d be able to dodge many questions for long. I felt we needed a time to jump over them,” giving a reason behind their decision to appear on the show.
TVXQ also revealed the story behind their stage name.
When MC Kang Ho Dong asked, “Were you all satisfied with the team name?“, Yunho said, “I didn’t like it. Our CEO thought about it for a long time and came up with ‘Dong Bang Bul Pae’. When I first heard it, I was really shocked. After that, our names were ‘Jun Muk Go‘ (A Whale Who Lives By Eating Legends), SM5 and Dream Team.”
Additionally, the two members came on the show with the concern, “We want to have more male fans.” Changmin explained, “In Cassiopeia, only 3.25% of the fans are male.”
Kang Ho Dong thought of a quick solution and made the whole cast laugh by saying, “Go to the army. If you go to the army, you can gain the hearts of 6,000,000 soldiers.”
EDITORS NOTE:
So here we go again. One more thing for the fans to get upset about and argue about, and speculate about, amd split about.
If what was quoted in this interview is true–then it leaves speculation on how Yunho as the leader could be so uninformed, and how could he not know that the injunction was eminent.
The leader of a group has the responsibility to be aware of the members at all times. That includes the members joys as well as their sorrows. Where there is dissention–the leader must make it a priority to listen and understand the depth of the problem(s). The leader must then try to solve those problems that are immediate and personal through whatever means they possess–and those issues that go much deeper and may effect the team as a whole must be given prayer and thought and action designed to solve these issues before they reach an unresolvable level. Young leaders may not possess enough wisdom to see this process through, therefore issues may just escalate to intolerable levels. Once they reach this level without negotiation and resolution, the situation(s) are going to explode and major damage is going to happen.
I cannot envision Yunho being in the dark about the timing of the injunction. He was living in a household with Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu–eating, sleeping, talking, and relating to them, not to mention working with them everyday. If DBSK could say that there was much anger and emotion in the household when they were in Japan and pulling together–how much more anger would there be in the household when intentions, tempers and emotions are so diverse, and so frayed that people walk away. I love Yunho and Changmin both–but to say that this was a surprise on the timing when the injunction was filed is bogus. Sorry, loveys, but that is the way I see it.
Over the years different theories have leaked out. Yunho’s Dad’s supposed involvement and the supposed problem with the parents and guys and Crebeau cosmetics. I say supposed because on the fan level we do not have the information to know whether these things have validity or not.
What we do have is the abilty to watch, and evaluate, and discern feelings, and intentions of the heart.
First of all, DBSK loved and I believe still loves one another. You cannot convince me this not fact. That deep love is what triggers the concern and discernment that could lead to resolution of issues.
It is also that love which is causing hurt and hardship on all sides. Yunho was in that wonderfully unigue middleman position that could possibly limit some issues being taken to him for fear that they would get to upper management. We do not know that this was so–but as a person who has worked in leadership for thirty years, I can see this possibility.
Another factor, where was the manager? No one has mentioned him except to say that he was eventually fired. It was his job even more than Yunho’s to keep these guys as happy and organized as possible. Yunho was probably required to report to him and then he would have been the one to take it to the upper management. Regardless of the leadership flow, something broke down. Two-point-five years later opinions and detractions are flowing everywhere. No one knew anything, yet remarkably they could stand on the last stage together and emote from their eyes that they all knew that this was the end. Am I judging? No. I am discerning. There is a difference. Judging lays blame. Discernment strives to understand the situation.
We will never know alll of the ins and outs of this issue, and to be honest about, should we? Some things cannot or should not be shared with the public. Even as fans–we have to realize that we are not automatically privileged to know every detail of these guys lives. They have a right to choices and to make us aware of them or not. You could argue that one choice was to be in the public eye.
That carries a lot of weight and baggage with it.
This issue no longer is about money, or cosmetics, or anything so trivial. It is a human rights issue, the guys right to be able to put aside for the future after alll of their hard work. it doesn’t matter whether we like or dislike any of this. JYJ and HoMin have made sacrifices over the years to make us happy, and in so doing have placed themselves in hurting and hardship. and I can see manipulation on the part of SM on their people to cause the smaller issues to cloud people’s judgment so that they cannot see the real issue here. Personalitiy analysis doesn’t apply because we could do that all day long and conclude absolutely nothing because entertainers are also actors. They have been trained to smile when they are unhappy and to cry when they are happy.
It makes me sad to see another controversy this close to the March 15th final court appearance. Too coincidental. Boa’s mother is speaking up, and HoMin are finally speaking up after 2.5 years. This could have been resolved a long time ago if all of these voices had uttered words all this time.
So–where does that leave us as fans. Hoping and Praying for revealment and resolution on all sides. Loving our guys–all five of them–through all of this. Not allowing the smallest things to negatively affect our thoughts and actions.
Is there a winner in this fight? No, because all have lost friends, family, and fans. All have suffered and are suffering–whether founded or unfounded. Some personalities get exuberant under pressure and show the emotions–and other personalities hide the emotions until they can be no longer contained. Yet all suffer.
There is a bright side to all this. The opportunities that have been allowed to happen for Jaejoong, Junsu, and Yoochun have blessed us all. The same with Changmin and Yunho. Are they perfect? Absolutely not–but we love them just the same. Are Yunho and Changmin perfect. Absolutely not–but we love them just the same. If we found out on the 15th of this month that nothing was what we believed it to be, or that everything was what we believed it to be–it doesn’t matter because love covers a multitude of sins. We are fallible-so are they. I rest my case. Momma Cha
Credit: Momma Cha @jyjfantalk.com
