[Info] 120905 Musical “Elisabeth” OST – Kim Junsu Version
Kim Junsu Musical “Elisabeth” OST (2CD + DVD +40 P Photo)
[Release Date] September 18
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[NEWS] Xia Junsu (JYJ) Successfully Finishes L.A. Concert for World Tour
Junsu has successfully finished his second concert in L.A. as part of his world tour.
On September 2 at the Hollywood Palladium, Junsu held his ‘XIA 1st World Tour in LA’ concert with 2,000 of his fans. As this was labor day weekend, he was able to meet many more of his fans at the concert.
Just 3 days after his New York concert, he has now successfully finished his LA performance. His 120 minute concert was filled with energy and power. He opened the concert with the song “Breath” and showed off his dance moves in “Set Me Free.”
His english title song which was produced by producer Automatic, called “Uncommitted” was also showcased on stage. He also sang his hit song from his previous album called, “Tarantallegra.”
Junsu commented, “After finishing both the New York and LA concert, I now really feel like I am on a world tour. I am so thankful to all the fans that came out to support me and I hope that this will be a lasting memory for them.”
With the end of his LA performance, Junsu will travel to Mexico on September 6 to continue his world tour.
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Hello, Cyworld members!
I am XIA, greeting everyone through my official solo album and English single.
Nice to meet you
1. This time, TARANTALLEGRA is a song that you personallly composed and I was very surprised at its fairly high quality. Since when have you started composing songs? – Gwon Gooyoung
Firstly, the musical aspect of this song is also important but because I pictured out the visual aspect first then composed it, I worked on both composition and filming for the music video at the same time. Besides, the music video was released 1 day before the song itself so I have to work harder on the visual aspect like choreography and fashion etc to make the song even better.
I think I started composing when I was 20. I learnt about the basics of composition and naturally strengthened my skills as what I felt and learnt by myself along the way. At the moment, I still want to learn more about this and also compose more songs.
2. I am curious whether you got the inspirations from which circumstance while composing. From natural scene? Your everyday life? Or, did they just suddenly come to you? -@shiningspot
Everything around me, also everything that happened to me is my inspiration.
If a melody or a beat pops up in my head, I will run to the composing room right away to compose and keep them there. The title song of my solo album was inspired a lot by the role ‘Death’ in musical Elisabeth in terms of its mystical and androgynous vibe.
3. When did you have the idea of adding the sound of gong instrument into the Oriental version of TARANTALLEGRA? Also, is the high-pitched part at the end your ad-lib? -@wnstn4803
It is because TARANTALLEGRA is a song where orchestra was grafted onto pop. Ever since its music was finished, I have thought that if I get to make a remix for my repackage album later on, I will make use of gong instrument in order to revive a Korean sense, and also an Oriental feeling for the song.
When I was young, I have learnt how to play Samul nori like Jang-gu, Buk and Gong. To be honest, because it is an English version, I planned to put aside the idea of adding the sound of traditional instruments but after recording the song, it came to my mind that they would match even better with an English song like this so I decided to add the sound of gong into the record. The reason why I add the ad-lib part at the end is because I want to put the fantasy and oriental sense of the song to the extreme. Imagining about that feeling in my mind, I naturally added in my ad-lib while singing.
(T/N: Samul nori is 4 traditional musical instruments of Korea, including Jang-gu, Buk, KKaeng-kwa-ri and Jing )
4. Is there any interesting episode when you recorded for this album? -@peach_xia
I already felt this when working on the worldwide album last time, I felt really carefree when recording. Because the composer respects the artist and respects his feelings 120%, I feel great when working. It is also the same at the recording time. This time when I was singing, I choked a little bit and started coughing, the composer Automatic told me that I could have a rest until whenever I wanted and asked me to have a cup of warm tea then continue, etc he cared about me so much that I didn’t even know how to react. It was a nice time working with him.
5. Which music genre do you want to try in the future? To be honest, do you feel the most confident in any area? -@mim-ee
Honestly, rather than talking about which genre I want to try, everything is considered as challenge to me. I think that in music, the desire to always take on new challenge is very important. Rather than dividing the songs into different genre, I want to sing well every song. For the upcoming World tour, instead of a repackage album, I asked for English song and went to the US to work on my English single then released it. To me, processes like these are also considered as one kind of challenge.
6. If you get to have a duet, please tell us who are the BEST 3 female singers that you definitely want to work with and also why you choose them!
Honestly, I want to work with a lot of singers since there are a lot of excellent singers who can convey endless of feelings through their voice. I just hope that in the duet song that we sing, our voice would go well with each other and create a crossover effect. Hmm…If I really have to choose then
3rd is Lyn-noona who owns such a beautiful voice.
Then, 2nd is Baek Jiyoung-sunbaenim. I like every OST song that sunbaenim has sung.
1st is Lee Sora-sunbaenim. I felt really honored that sunbaenim has said she wanted to have a duet with me in an article a while ago and I was very impressed when I saw sunbaenim on ‘I am a singer’.
7. Because you have changed your hair color so often when traveling around for your Asia tour, it has become a hot topic among the fans. Why did you change your hair color that often? Also, which hair color do you like the most? -@bbiyoxiah
Because this is my first solo tour so I have to be well prepared and every single city in the tour is equally important. For every concert, I want to see it as a new start and do my best so I changed my hair color. Plus, because of the different color image of each country, I chose my hair color as a part of fan service. As a result, I dyed my hair to yellow for Thailand, blue for Indonesia and Taiwan, red for Shanghai.
8. For the first time in history, all seats in the Sejong Center were sold out (until now, XIA Junsu is still the only one who can do that). Whenever you perform musical, the seats will be all sold out. I think you feel very different at the curatin call when looking at the full audience. I am curious of how you feel ^^! -@For_XIA
I feel thankful. It seems that I became an extreme perfectionist because of this. I have to do as best as I can on every stage. When performing, I couldn’t see the audience but at the curtain call when I saw the whole audience very clearly, I felt so happy and grateful that tears flowed from my eyes.
Big applause from the audiences who watched a performance where all actors and staff have put in their best, then they cried and laughed with us. That is something that makes me feel so happy and thankful that I cannot express in words. And that naturally gives me motivation to do even better in the next performance.
9. Beside JYJ members, can you list some celebrities that you are close with? I am curious of XIA Junsu’s circle of friends!
I separate them into two big groups. Friends in the entertainment industry, gamers, the ones in my FC MEN team and the sunbaenims in musical industry.
I am close with Kikwang, Doojoon, Jisuk-sunbae, Hyunjoong and Sungkwang-hyung.
I often contact and hang out with some musical sunbaenims like Jo Seungwoo hyung, Seonah-noona, Park Gunhyung-sunbae, Joohyun-noona, Min Younggi-sunbaenim etc.
10. 10 years, 20 years later, what kind of artist will XIA Junsu become? Or, how do you want yourself to be in the future? Like, I think I will still continue to sing this kind of music, or It will be great if everyone always remembers me as such singer..However you want to be! -@XIA_nolene
I don’t think 10 years are too far away. In fact, I think of that as a near future. Of course, I will still take on some challenges 10 years later. Since I will never ever stop challenging myself. I hope I will become an artist in his late 30s that ages nicely. I absolutely don’t have the thought of still being a popular singer until then. Rather than that, it will be great if up to that moment, I am still not afraid of taking on challenges, still love music, still do my best on stage and also I hope to become a Kim Junsu who will get to know more about life and get wiser with age.
1. 5 songs that recently XIA Junsu has been listening to the most
1st: Gangnam style – Psy
I definitely listen to Psy hyung’s hit song very often recently.
2nd: Beautiful night – BEAST
BEAST dongsaengs’ song 
3rd: Cherry blossom ending – Busker Busker
A simple song
4th: Love is dripping – 10cm
5th: So sick – Neyo
Honestly speaking, I don’t listen to any specific song or singer. The songs I listen to are random so it seems like I don’t have such thought like I must definitely recommend the song of this singer. There are times that I listen to a lot of pop songs but when I worked on my song in USA, I also listened to a lot of hip-hop and R&B. To be honest, the song that I listen to the most is my own song. In order to monitor the songs in my released album, I listen to them a lot throughout 1-2 weeks.
2. The song that brings comfort to you when you feel tired and troubled in life or the song that has a deep meaning in your life
Why can’t you love me – Park Euntae (Musical Mozart)
Golden star – Shin Youngsook (Musical Mozart)
All these 2 songs are from the musical Mozart. They are the ones that gave me a lot of comfort.
3. If you have lover, the BEST 3 songs that you want to sing to her
1st: Lullaby – Junsu (XIA)
2nd: That man – Baek Jiyoung
3rd: I love you – Tim
If I have a lover, I will want to sing a lot of sweet songs for her. This song is not in Cyworld Music but I really like the song ‘I have never loved like this’ from the musical ‘Tears of heaven’.
4. Among the songs that you have sung so far, which are the BEST 5 songs that you cherish the most:
1st: Fallen leaves – JYJ
2nd: You are so beautiful – XIA
3rd: TARANTALLEGRA – XIA
4th: I dislike love – XIA
5th: Dew-laden tree – XIA
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“I Don’t Like Love”
CJES had auditions at Madang Courtyard in LA. The special guest was none other than JYJ’s Xia Junsu singing his OST from RoofTop Prince “I Don’t Like Love”.
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JYJ’s Kim Jun Su recently took a picture with his mom and American songwriter Bruce Automatic.
On September 3, Kim’s mother tweeted a picture with the comment, “We met Automatic. He was happy to see us and he cheered for Jun Su throughout the concert saying that he has huge energy. He kept holding his thumb up.”
She added, “The song “Uncommitted” in particular! He waved a glow stick that I gave him as a present. He has it around his neck.”
In the picture, Automatic, Kim, and Kim’s mother are posing for the camera. Kim and his mother showed off their beautiful appearance together.
People who saw the picture responded: “It’s amazing!” “Kim’s mother is very pretty.” “Kim looks like a mischievous kid.”
Automatic worked on Kim’s English single “Uncommitted” as a producer. He drew a lot of attention by praising Kim through his Twitter account, “Jun Su reminds me of Michael Jackson. Incredible and natural ability like Michael had. He really is ready for America.”
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[News] 120831 JYJ Junsu (Xia) Melts Hearts in New York City, with Strong Vocals and Stage Presence
“Junsu”, “Junsu”, “Junsu”, chanted the crowd, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Xia, also known as Junsu, sat silently upon his throne at the top of the stage observing the crowd. It was about halfway through the concert on the first stop of his 1st Solo World Tour. The crowd continued to chant and scream for more. Xia who had just performed about 10 songs, many from his new album Tarantallegra, was calmly taking it all. The crowd had fallen in love.
At the start of the show, Xia who had been lifted unto the stage on a moving platform was dressed in a blue suit with long black boots. He started off strong, with the first track on his new album, called “Breath.” “Breath” is a song with an urban pop theme and strong beats, to which Xia and his dancing crew seemed to move with in unison, effortlessly.
Following “Breathe,” Junsu mellowed the crowd a bit with “No Gain,” “Lullaby,” and “Intoxication,” all songs from his new album Tarantallegra. Most of the lyrics and music of the album were composed and arranged by Junsu. Junsu showed some of his brilliant creativity with a prop not seen often on a concert stage. A three-paneled mirror was placed on the stage during his performance of Intoxication, multiplying the amount of Junsu’s on stage by 4. The mirror may have helped a bit, but the crowd was already intoxicated with Junsu’s singing and dancing, before the mirror made it’s way unto stage.
A little over an hour saw Junsu display his wide musical range and talents. Singing and dancing to urban pop themed songs, grooving to R&B inspired tracks, and wooing the crowd with ballads that hug heavy with emotion. Junsu also gave the audience a little taste of the musical “Elisabeth,” which was the inspiration for his new solo album.
“You had me at hello!” Okay, the crowd didn’t actually respond that way when Xia introduced himself by first saying “hi”. But with the screams that filled the air it sure felt that way. The concert took on an air of intimacy and personal interaction between Xia and the crowd. “Pogoshipoyo” screamed a fan near the stage. Xia looked directly at her and said, “I miss you, too.” If responding directly to the affectionate screams of fans wasn’t enough to make the concert seem like a gathering of friends, Xia decided to grant three wishes to the crowd.
One of the wishes came from a girl called Brittany, and she asked him to sing to her. “What song do you want me to sing to you?” Xia asked. “Any song of your choice” Brittany responded, teasing him. At this Xia proceeded to serenade his audience with acappella rendition of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All”. No instruments, just vocals. The crowd fell silent in awe. After one verse, Xia shared with the audience that he sang that song a lot in middle school.
Undisputed throughout the night was the vigor and strength of Junsu’s vocals. Before the concert, fan after fan when asked what stands out the most for you about Junsu, answered strong vocals or awesome vocals. And during the concert Xia did not disappoint his devoted fans who came from as far as Japan and Texas. He sang throughout the concert with such heart pounding vocals, just like one of his Texas fans had proclaimed before the start of the concert.
The range of Xia’s appeal is remarkable. The age range of the audience featured young teenagers all the way through grandmothers. Even further remarkable was looking around to see the more seasoned fans singing along with him, especially to the ballads. Many of these seasoned ladies were from China and Japan. And they have known Xia since his early days with Tong Vfang Xien Qi or Tohoshinki, depending on if you are Chinese or Japanese, respectively. Although they were saddened when their split happened, they have remained fans of Xia because of his outstanding talents as an artist, dancer and songwriter.
As Junsu’s first solo concert outside Asia moved closer to it’s conclusion, he gave the audience a special look at the music video for his new single Uncommitted. Then he took the stage to give the crowd a very memorable moment. Xia, for the first time performed Uncommitted to a live audience. The crowd hung unto every word and musical note.
A day earlier, after the Xia press conference at the DoubleTree Suites, one of the individuals who reportedly was involved in the production for Uncommitted and goes by the name Niddy, expressed his admiration of Xia. He articulated that one thing that stood out in working with Xia was his work ethic and dedication to excellence. He added further how much he appreciated the Korean culture, especially with regard to their interaction and devotion to each other.
“See you, soon”. Xia said to his beloved fans, with a little ting of sadness in his voice. All too soon it seemed two hours had come and gone. Xia had left a little piece of his heart on stage tonight. He will continue his 1st Solo World Tour with stops in Los Angeles California on 09-02-12 at the Hollywood Palladium. And then Mexico on the 6th of September, Brazil on the 8th of September, and finally Chile on the 10th of September.
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Hi Junsu. You did so well. Such beautiful vocals and sweet moments–of course, you being you, there is always some naughtiness too. 🙂 Thank You for all of the effort you put out for us all. <3 Momma Cha
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[TRANS] 120828 JYJ’s Junsu Appears In FIESTAR’s Debut MV
JYJ member Junsu’s appearance in the girl group FIESTAR’s debut music video “Vista” teaser has become a hot topic.
At 9am of 28 August, FIESTAR released their debut music video teaser via the LOEN Music official Youtube channel.
In this 30s teaser that was released, a grand brass sound together with the charismatic appearance of Junsu caught the eyes of viewers. The members of Fiestar also showed off their bright charm in this teaser.
Furthermore, this video featured various characters such as Darth Vader from Star Wars, Wonder Woman, Joker from Batman, as well as a mini rocket and is packed with various sci-fi elements.
FIESTAR’s management agency LOEN Entertainment said, “FIESTAR will be making their debut, and will show you a powerful stage performance with high quality music. We hope that you can look forward to, and support them.”
FIESTAR’s debut song “Vista” will be released on 12 noon of 31 August across key Korean online music sites.
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Mr.Egg: Can’t wait for Junsu’s concerts this week! Its gonna b crazy! U guys eggxcited or what?! 준수야! 우리곧 보자! @1215thexiahtic http://twitpic.com/ap2y0d
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120829 Xia Press Conference NY
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[Pic] 120829 POWERHOUSE Facebook Update
Junsu currently having press conference.
He wants kfc for lunch! Lol
Junsu is currently filming an interview for all his fans!
He made about three NGs haha
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Trans] 120828 Kim Junsu’s World Tour Will Be Clashing With Typhoon Bolaven, “Awaiting Anxiously At Airport
Kim Junsu (XIA), who is currently affected by Typhoon Bolaven, will be boarding the airplane for his world tour.
Kim Junsu concluded his last stop on Asia Tour on the 27th of August at Hong Kong and had returned to Korea, followed closely by a flight to New York scheduled on the the 9.30am of 28th.
C-JeS Entertainment expressed through a telephone call with Newsen today that, “When he returned from Hong Kong yesterday, typhoon had already reached Korea. This morning he has also anxiously boarded the flight at New York.”
“Although it was scheduled to take off in another 30 minutes, the flight for the staffs and the flight for the staffs who have worked together in Mexico and Paris are still in stand-by status, thus we are worried about current situation. It’s been 4 hours and they are still in stand-by on the flight for further instructions.”
Kim Junsu’s World Tour started right after the end of Asia tour, and thus the typhoon’s situation is closely observed. Especially since there are no direct flight to South America, if there is a need to transit, it will need at least 3-4 days for transition. For such situation, there is also a preemptive measure made in case for any unforeseen circumstances, other flights can be taken.
Compared to other, the health status of the performer Kim Junsu is the most important. The representative company said, “In fact, the most worrying is the stressed artiste due to the natural disaster. A nothing abnormal health status before the world tour will then be able to present the best situation on stage.”
Kim Junsu’s World Tour will be starting in New York this 30th August, followed by Los Angeles, Mexico, Brazil and Chile.
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