Tohoshinki (TVXQ) to release a new song, “I Don’t Know”!

Pop duo Tohoshinki (TVXQ) has announced that they will be distributing a new song over Recochoku and mu-mo!


The song is titled “I Don’t Know” and will begin distribution on

Hoobae's Touched by TVXQ’s Humility

While there’s been a lot of buzz over TVXQ’s official comeback this week, representatives from within the music industry have also praised the duo for their impeccable manners and humility.


TVXQ completed their second comeback stage through

Fans' Voice: We Want Tohoshinki Reunion!

JEJUNG, YUCHUN, and JUNSU, former members of South Korean 5-man unit Tohoshinki, have started the "JUNSU / JEJUNG /YUCHUN THANKSGIVING LIVE IN DOME" at Kyocera Dome.


They performed the new song

Japanese Writer: ‘Young Woong Jaejoong Will Become Successful Actor’

A Japanese drama writer praised Korean actor Young Woong Jaejoong, who is now acting in

Xiah Junsu intoxicates you with his PV!

Earlier today, the teaser for the PV of Xiah Junsu’s solo track, Intoxication, was released.


It wasn’t a long wait, but the full PV has

TVXQ JaeChunSu’s dome concert receives over 1 million ticket applicants

After the breaking news that SM Entertainment would file a lawsuit against JaeChunSu (Jaejoong, Yoochun, Junsu) ofTVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki, it has been announced that the infamous trio would be holding a concert to thank their fans.

Earlier this month on the 15th, TVXQ’s Japanese label Avex announced, “It has been decided that the three members will become a unit. To convey their gratitude for the fans, they will be holding a Dome Live event.” However, as the tickets were in high demand, they held a

Big Bang, TVXQ nominated in MTV Japan awards

 K-pop boy bands Big Bang and TVXQ (aka Tohoshinki) are up against Black Eyed Peas and Taylor Swift in the MTV World Stage Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ) that will be held on May 29 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo.


Big Bang is nominated in three categories: Best New Artist Video for “Gara Gara Go,” Best Pop Video for "Koe wo Kikasete (Let Me Hear Your Voice)” and Best Collaboration Video for Japanese group w-inds collaboration with G-Dragon, leader of Big Bang.



TVXQ is nominated in the Best Group Video for "Share the World".


In the Best New Artist Video category, Big Bang will be going up against Mao Abe, Keri Hilson, Taylor Swift and The Telephones.


Besides Big Bang, other nominees in the Best Pop Video category are Leona Lewis, Ikimono Gakari, P!NK, and Koda Kumi.


W-inds and G-Dragon’s video is competing against Beyonce, Jay-Z, Juju with JAYed, and Shimizu Shota with Kato Miriya.


TVXQ will be up against

Xiah Junsu to go solo in Japan with Intoxication

Amidst the silence the five boys of TVXQ are in at the moment, one member has decided to step up to the stage again. Xiah Junsu will now be going solo in Japan with a self-written ballad track titled Intoxication.


On the 23rd, Japan’s official website of TVXQ announced that Xiah Junsu has recently finished shooting for his music video produced by MTV Japan. The MV will be broadcasted four times in total, starting from mid May until the end of the month.


According to the webpage, Intoxication is medium-tempoed ballad song that Xiah Junsu himself has written. The album is scheduled to drop at the end of May, officially launching his solo activities in Japan.

Dong Bang Shin Ki Hero JaeJoong, Xiah JunSu and Micky YooChun to form unique unit

Amidst the discord between the Dong Bang Shin Ki trio and their agency SM Entertainment, Avex Japan posted up an announcement on 14th April announcing that the trio will promote as an unique unit.

Meanwhile, news have came in today that SM Entertainment will be filing a lawsuit against the trio claiming 2.2 billion KRW following the news that they will be filing for an appeal against the provisional decision for the trio’s lawsuit against the company last July.

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TVXQ apologizes to fans for halting activities in Japan

Korean idol group TVXQ has apologized to fans for ceasing their musical activities as a group in Japan last weekend.

Speaking for the first time since announcing their decision, the five-member boy band on Tuesday posted a message on the website of their official Japanese fan club Bigeast, saying that they are "sorry to have caused various concerns to fans and relevant people."

"Right now, each member is working hard toward his own development and we ask for your support in the future," the group added, confirming that the members will continue to pursue individual careers.

Their Japanese fan club will continue to

Avex may lose five billion yen due to TVXQ’s group hiatus

There’s no doubt that the official news regarding TVXQ’s hiatus in group activities was released on April 4 has been a big blow to Cassiopeians worldwide. However, they aren’t the only ones suffering from the announcement. A recent article in the business section of Sankei Shimbum (a Japanese newspaper) revealed the possible monetary losses that Avex is expected to experience due to TVXQ’s break.


Music critic Tomizawa Issei estimated the Avex’s financial consequences, saying, “Due to TVXQ’s inactivity, [Avex] would lose three to five billion yen in sales. Now the challenge is to decide how to fill in this deficit.” That’s about $32-53 million USD, or 36-60 billion won!


“Avex is very good at selling and discovering artists,” Tomizawa continued. “After the TVXQ disbandment theories began to spread last year, ICONIQ came out and became popular. This time around, there’s tension within the company; perhaps a new artist will be put out [in this time].”


A day after the TVXQ news was released, Avex’s stock prices dropped by 3 yen per share compared to last week’s price of 830 yen.


On the bright side, TVXQ’s popularity hasn’t been hindered by the recent announcement – in the past few months, the group has broken records held by Billy Joel, Elton John and Bon Jovi in Japan. It’s only been a few days since the hiatus news was announced, but more than six thousand messages of support have been sent from Korea, Japan and the rest of Asia alone. Furthermore, #alwayskeepthefaith even topped the

Fans devastated over TVXQ’s possible disbandment

Is this the end of TVXQ as a group?

Fans of the top Korean boy band (aka Tohoshinki in Japan) are heartbroken over an announcement by Avex, TVXQ's agency in Japan, that the group will suspend their activities, raising the possibility that they will disband and will work individually.

In July last year, TVXQ members Micky Yoochun, Xian Junsu and YoungWoong Jaejong sued SM Entertainment, their Korean agency, to void what they call their “slave contracts”.

Since then, TVXQ members have focused on their careers in Japan, releasing hit albums that topped music charts. However, they have not performed as a group in South Korea since the lawsuit was filed.

In October, the Seoul Central District Court issued an initial decision in favor of the three TVXQ members by temporarily suspending their contract with SM Entertainment. The three were allowed to engage in independent activities.

The court has yet to issue a final decision on the matter.

On April 3, Avex announced on its website that Tohoshinki will suspend their activities.

“The activities of ‘Tohoshinki’ will be suspended, but our company will

DBSK to cease group activities

The official website for Korean boy band TVXQ (Tohoshinki) has been updated with a message from Avex Management, announcing that the group will be halting their activities together. According to the message, Avex plans to continue providing support to the group's five members as individual artists. More information about their future plans is expected soon.


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Tohoshinki Discusses Secret to Success

Idol group Tohoshinki members JEJUNG and YUCHUN has been performing as a duo for a limited period! On September 30th they will release a single titled ‘COLORS～Melody and Harmony/Shelter’! The two composed and arranged the songs themselves. The songs feature simple yet beautiful harmonies that will be easy for fans to remember and sing along. A Japanese women’s magazine interviewed the two artists!

――Do you have any advice on how to sing the songs harmoniously in karaoke?
“Tohoshinki songs should be easier for women to sing. When trying to 

TVXQ is number 2 in Japan for…

TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki has been very successful in Japan, with numerous number #1 hits on the Oricon Charts and holding concerts at the famed Tokyo Dome. With all these acheivements, The Rising Gods of the East have really risen fast in the land of the rising sun. Well, they can add another title to their long list of feats in Japan.

On September 13th, Japanese CDTV had a poll asking, "What Artists do you want to see most live?" And the boys of TVXQ came in at number 2. They surpassed famous acts such as Kat-tun, Exile, and Ayumi Hamasaki. Only the mega popular Arashi were ahead of them.

"Songs" JaeChun Interview (Full)

PART 1

Achieving huge success during their Tokyo Dome Concert, Tohoshinki was also very energetic during A-nation. Amongst the 5 of them appeared the Special Project Unit, Jejung and Yuchun! Their natural message song, "Colors~Melody and Harmony~", and "Shelter", a song that is able to be at the top of the music industry, are the best songs that 2 have composed together. This single is not filled with just the unlimited charm of a singer, but as a composer!!

- "Colors~Melody And Harmony~" is a song that was performed during the Tokyo Dome Live Concert in July right?
YC: The person who first starting composing was Jejung. Then, because we realized that the song was suitable and followed the style of the both of us, we decided to use this as the song for our Tokyo Dome Concert solo. Also, the melody was composed by the both of us. The music of this song is something that we have not tried before and is a song that could only be completed when we are together.
JJ: As TVXQ performs a lot of songs that have the style of a minor department of black (T/N: Didn't quite get that, but I'm guessing it's R&B) so I wanted to compose a song, together with Yuchun, that everyone could enjoy together and a song that we could sing with everybody. As this song that I have previously wrote fits the image this time, we performed it at the Tokyo Dome as Jejung and Yuchun.

- Since the song was written by the both of you, how did you go about composing it?
JJ: Because no matter how busy work was, we had to cough out time to compose so I would first enter the tune into the computer and bring it to the hotel room and continue working on it.
YC: But "Colors~Melody And Harmony~" was a song that was quickly written finished with no stress at all.
JJ: If the person who wrote the song had very complicated thoughts, won't the listener feel the same way as well? However, if the composer has very simple and natural thoughts, then the content that is being shown to the listener is also very simple. Therefore, when we were composing, we were not thinking of very complicating thoughts.

- The both of you have been working together to compose and so far, what do you think of each other?
JJ: I have been criticized very strictly before. After going through a check, I also felt like I have grown a lot at the same time.

- What kind of strict criticism was it?
JJ: For example, "Why is still a song with this kind of feelings? It was like that previously too!"
YC: I was just saying that jokingly. (laughs)
JJ: Even if it was a joke, it was still quite strict. (Laughs) Yuchun is also very straight forward. If it's really good, he'll say "Very Good!" But if he's not happy with it, he would say what I said earlier. (Laughs)

- Then, regarding Yuchun's song, what are your thoughts?
JJ: Didn't he write a song called "Kiss The Baby Sky"? When I first heard that song, I suddenly thought, "Isn't he a genius?" He was able to merge loneliness as well as happiness intro a song, really surprising.
YC: Although the both of us use the same instruments but we come out with different products. Therefore, if I'm lacking something, Jejung would have it and if Jejung is

Tohoshinki’s Share The World Ringtone Certified Platinum With Over 250K Downloads

Back in June, Tohoshinki’s Share The World was certified Gold by the RIAJ (Recording Industry Association of Japan) by achieving more than 100,000 downloads in full mobile ringtones. The recent August publication shows that the song has now reached Platinum with over 250,000 downloads.

Share The World:
CD sales: 163,656+ (Note: the numbers are from last week)
Full ringtones: 250,000+

Japanese Idol Group V6: "BoA and TVXQ are Awesome"

V6 commented on their press conference that, “Hallyu stars BoA and TVXQ are awesome”.

On the 19th of September, Japanese popular group V6 held a press conference at the Seoul Hilton Hotel. Yoshihiko Inohara said, “Korean artists who had debuted in Japan are really amazing.” He added, “We've met BoA a few times on TV programs. We had visited Korea a few years back, therefore when we saw Korean artists in Japan, we always perform the duties of a 'host' to them.”

V6 would be having their concert in Korea this coming November, and they said, “This is a new beginning and a challenge to us.”

V6 members consists of 2 subunits:

20th Century: Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara.
Coming Century: Go Morita, Ken Miyake, Junichi Okada.

TVXQ talks with SM Entertainment break down

TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki members Xiah, Micky, and Jaejoong were trying to make efforts to resolve the issues with SM Entertainment behind the scenes but it seems all talks of coming to an agreement have broken apart. Korean Media Outlet Newsen recently had a phone conversation with the court overseeing the issue.

In the phone conversation, the court stated that it'll be all up to them to come up with the resolution as both sides despite talks of resolution, will not budge from their initial stances. They continued by stating that they're thoroughly reviewing all the papers, documents, and evidence given. After this thorough investigation, both parties will be notified of the decision. The Court stated that they don't know when exactly they'll come up with the decision but that it should be sometime this month.

Park Chan Chong, “Fully Agrees and Supports TVXQ’s Fanclub”

TVXQ’s fanclub had exposed SM Entertainment's inhuman contract with TVXQ through advertisements on the newspaper. Regarding this, Mr. Park Chan Chong (former governor) stated that he “fully supports and agrees” with them.

Mr. Park expressed, “Our government has the responsibility to arrest those who make mistakes. This should be settled through the rule of law, to prove a democratic society.”

Last 4th of August, Mr. Park had commented on the lawsuit issue between TVXQ and SM Entertainment, “On the basics of slave contracts, it had violated ‘Defraud’ (Article 348 of the Constitution) and ‘Inappropriate income’ (Article 349 of the Constitution)."

"TVXQ’s fanclub focused on the ‘slave contract’ in the lawsuit, to submit the petition to the Seoul Central Court.

On top of that, they also raised funds and collected signatures. To date, over 190k of signatures have been collected, of which 70k came from the online petition and 120k from the offline petition."

Civil servants and governors stated that the government should supervise this incident. Last year, they had stopped all the awful and offensive comments by the “Choi Jin-sil Law.” Now, it's time to stop these inhuman acts from agency companies by the “TVXQ Law.”

At the moment, TVXQ cannot have events in Korea, but they are going to hold a concert in China, which upset the fans, especially with the cancellation of the concert that was scheduled on the 9th of August with unacceptable reason. Fans had submitted a request of compensation to the Korean Consumer Agency, for SM Entertainment to compensate 10% of the cost of sold tickets.

However, it’s the first time that concert was cancelled due to a lawsuit issue, therefore, the Korea Consumer Agency has to make a decision with caution.

Mr. Park expressed that “Request for compensation is possible” and this, by any chance, might result in (SM Entertainment who violates the law) into difficulties. Lastly, he said, “I hope that TVXQ can hold their concerts in Korea in the near future, and meet their fans.”

T/N: Mr. Park Chan Chong is a lawyer and former governor of South Korea.