It's about Me~: September 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

[NEWS] Tohoshinki's Best Record! They Ship 180K On The First Day For The First Time!

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Ho ho ho..

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Date: 30 September 2009

Time: 9.11am

Jejung (23) and Yuchun (23) from Tohoshinki (a group consisting of 5 Korean members) formed a new unit under the name of 「JEJUNG & YUCHUN（from 東方神起）」and released their single 「COLORS ~ Melody and Harmony~」today, on the 30th. Taking into account that this is the first shipment only and they have already sent out 180,000 copies, this is a phenomenal record for the CD industry which is in recession. This is a start to Tohoshinki breaking their past "highest in history" records.

Theirs is the first unit (T/N: like a sub-group) from Tohoshinki, and it sparked a furor.

Early in September, when it was released online as a ringtone, the number of downloads exceeded 250,000. As of 29th September, the first shipment made for the CD exceeded 180,000.

Since Tohoshinki's debut in April 2005, up until their single「Stand by U」, 24 singles have been released, but Jejung & Yuchun's new single have erased the records Tohoshinki made in the past with a new personal best; this is the highest number of CDs shipped on the first day in Tohoshinki's history. It is highly possible that they might be able to ship out roughly 300,000 copies of the single, which is a very large number.

"COLORS", that was composed by the both of them "as a gift to the fans", was revealed in July this year during their Tokyo Dome concert. Due to the great reaction from the fans, it was made into a single.

With regards to their activities as a unit, during an interview Jejung smiled and said, "It's always been the 5 of us, so when it's just the 2 of us, it's completely different, and it's a fresh experience. It's not 2 people who have left the 5 to work on our own, but instead, we're showing you a new face. But since it's just the two of us, when we're doing the photoshoot and filming, it's a little lonely. When it's just the 2 of us (with Yuchun), it's a little embarrassing when our eyes meet." Yuchun said laughing, "New face? The most important thing for noodles is the soup! (T/N: Face & noodle sound the same in Japanese - 'men')" He also smiled and said that he hopes that their activities will be an "added plus to the activities they conduct as a group of 5".

In 2004, Tohoshinki started out with sales of 3,000 copies for their now memorable single, 「HUG」. In April 2005, their Japanese debut single 「Stay With Me Tonight」started off with 10,000 copies. At that time, only 200 fans attended their event, but their popularity in Japan grew gradually. On the 30th, their DVD 「4th LIVE TOUR 2009 〜The Secret Code〜 FINAL in TOKYO DOME」was released on the same day. Reaching 180,000 copies in the first day, it also seems like in the DVD department, they might also have a shot at breaking the highest record currently held by EXILE (shipped 350,000 copies). Tohoshinki's wave is increasingly unstoppable.

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Hope it will continue in the next single and album…

Yupzz,,, History in Japan and DVD 4^th Live Tour will be the next !!! I hope they can break hit sale…

[NEWS]Tohomobile Special Site for Tokyo Dome DVD

Continue from yesterday's Junsu's Q&As. Today is Changmin's turn.

Changmin's Q&A:

Although he's the youngest, Changmin was the most serious member during the MC corner. He shined with his manliness on stage♪

1. What was the most touching scene for you?

CM: When everyone changed their penlights' color.

2. Please tell us one of your embarrassing moments.

CM: This time I didn't have any ^^

3. What food did you think was the most delicious on tour?

CM: Gyutan [T/N: a Japanese food that is made from grilled beef tongue]

4. What is one song that has left a great impression on you?

CM: "Secret Game". It's a very appropriate song for the opening of the tour.

Special Corner - Memorial songs from the tour:

This time they had fans who attended the concert vote for their most memorial songs from the tour via emails and messages.

1. Stand by U. Reasons given included "the heartrending feelings that this song has conveyed", "the song is related to past experience" and of course "the surprised penlight project in Tokyo Dome".

2. Bolero. Reasons given - "it is a powerful song that overwhelmed the stage", "it's the encore song of the tour and it has left a very strong memory" and "the amazing harmonization of 5 members"

3. Begin. Reasons given - "Yoochun's piano", "Yoochun's piano and the 5 members' harmonization" and "the live piano performance has moved me"

4. Love in the Ice

5. Wasurenaide

6. Jumon - MIROTIC

7. Somebody To Love

8. Heart, Mind and Soul

9. Kiss The Baby Sky

10. TAXI

And today is also Tohomobile's 2nd anniversary. Wow, that's a long time!

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[NEWS] JEJUNG and YUCHUN Reigns in Today's Oricon Daily Chart

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JEJUNG and YUCHUN, Tohoshinki's one and only "unit," takes the top spot in today's Oricon Daily Chart. They sold a whopping 103,940 copies of their single "COLORS ~Melody and Harmony / Shelter." The gap between the first and second place is quite big, with VAMPS selling only 13,962. Kawamura Ryuuichi is at third with 6,521 copies sold.

Let us cross our fingers for the continuous success of this single. Always keep the faith!

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Woooooooowwwwwwww jaraknya jauh sekali…

[PIC] Yunho in Heading to The Ground ( u look soo mess My Dear..)

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[PIC] History in Japan 4 Cover

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[NEWS] WOW!! 180,000 Copies! A Marvelous Figure was Recorded!

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Our Boys being blessed..,,

I’ll always support u and pray for u guys !!!!

If COLOR and MELODY now 180k the next Single must be higer !!!

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A marvelous figure was recorded! First shipment is worth about 180,000 copies of CDs.

"The Highest Ever!" in the history of TVXQ's CDs' first shipments!!

The first unit formed by TVXQ is really sensational!!

The number of total downloads for the ringtone and full ringtone, etc. which began a step earlier than the CD release in the beginning of September, has already exceeded 250,000 downloads. The number of the shipments of the CD reached 180,000 copies on the 29th of September 2009!

The new song by "Jejung and Yuchun" has the all-time highest number of copies of the initial shipment

in which a current figure is repainted since the Japan debut of TVXQ in April 2005.

Through their 24 CD releases until "Stand by you."

Releasing this song through a CD was decided after their Tokyo Dome performance last July this year,

and a large number of fans requested the release of "COLORS ~Melody and Harmony~" composed by Jejung and Yuchun, saying that "I wanted to deliver this song we created to our fans."

JJ: About the unit activity,

"It's fresh and different since there has been always five of us until now. New respect can be seen as two. However, it's lonely, l ike the time when we were taking pictures and the other members weren't there with us. When we exchange looks, we feel bit shy.

YC: "New respect" (koshi) is necessary for "me" (noodle). His joke made us laugh, and he said,

"I would like our work as two to be a plus factor when we actively work as five people (again)," with a smile in his face.

"4th LIVE TOUR 2009 ~The Secret Code~ FINAL in TOKYO DOME" DVD

will be put on sale on the same day on the 30th. Initial shipment is 180,000 copies, and the record of EXILE (350,000 shipments) that raises sales of this year's highest record for DVDs seems to be in their reach. ^^

No one can stop the rising power of TVXQ!

By: Daily Sports News Paper

Always Keep The Faith!

Source: Daily Sports News

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[NEWS] One Step Ahead of You: Sah Saeng Fans

Who would you consider as the most hardcore fan of a celebrity? Someone who has watched every single one of their idols performances? Someone who spends 12 hours a day on the forums praising their idol? Someone who runs a website dedicated to their favorite celebrity? That probably is as far as a foreign fan of a Korean idol could go. A few crazed Korean fans, however, decided to take it another step - and follow their idol. By follow, I don't mean check up on the news about them every day and memorize the shows they'll be on - by follow, I mean physically follow them around. They're known as "Sah Saeng Fans" (사생팬), where Sah Saeng is short for Sah Saeng Hwal, which means "private life." As the term suggests, these girls' hobby is to observe the stars' personal lives. Let's take a look at some examples.

Jane, a high school student from Seoul, decided to attend DBSK's Chang Won concert. Most fans from Seoul took a train down there, but Jane and her 3 friends decided to take a cab. It ended up costing them 550k Won ($460), which is double the price of a bullet train ticket for four people. However, Jane thinks it was money well spent. Her cab followed the van that DBSK was in, and surely enough, the van pulled into a rest stop. The ride to Chang Won takes about 4-5 hours, and even DBSK needed to eat and use the washroom. Jane's cab followed the van into the rest stop, which is an ideal place for a Sah Saeng fan because there aren't many other fans trying to get DBSK's attention and the tired manager doesn't show much hostility. Jane was lucky enough to pass her gift onto DBSK herself and even got to eat right beside them. Definitely worth the money, isn't it?

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Wooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww, ada fans luar biasa lowh yang disebut “Sah Saeng Fans” dimana mereka akan pergi dengan menggunakan Taxi untuk menghadiri suatu Konser yang diikuti idola mereka, dan meminta sopir taxi untuk mengikuti mobil idola mereka dan ikut berhneti di tempat idola mereka beristirahat untuk bertemu, stalking signature - pic, memberikan hadiah buatan mereka, dsb, karena pada saat – saat seperti itulah biasanya para fans lain tidak ada, dan manager pun bersikap lebih bersahabat..,,

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Emmmmmmmmmmm, menurutku itu akan sedikit merepotkan sang idola… Tapi kalau pun DBSK ke Indo, aku pun akan melakukan hal yang sama… ho ho ho

So??? It’ is bad or not ??? Who knows ???

[NEWS] "Jaejoong Rooted For Me"

During the Red Carpet Event that preceeded the "Super Awards Ceremony" and a special performance that was to be hosted by Mnet's nation-wide talent search program, "Super Star K," the biological Mother of TVXQ's Hero Jaejoong, Oh Sae Young revealed herself to the camera.

Many participants of "Super Star K"s Red Carpet Event that commenced under the chairmanship of An Hae Kyung on the 25th at 2:30 pm, starting with Jung Seul Gi, Oh Sae Young, the Rising Ladies Team, of which visually impared Kim Kook Hwan is a member, the Crazy Boys, the Moongshil Sisters, as well as many more who stole the eyes of many with their familar faces, have all now become a popular topic on the net.

An insider on "Super Star K" has stated on the topic of the Red Carpet Event that, "Because, apart from the main participants of "Super Star K," it was a chance for many of those who have become a hot topic among citizens to be together in one place, it made for an especially interesting show."

Other than the Red Carpet Event, other side projects to "Super Star K," such as the "Super Awards Ceremony" and the special performances which featured acts by Jo Moongeun, Jung Sun Gook, Kil Hakmi, Park Taejin, and many more, were filmed at 11 pm on the night of the 25th, as the 4th significant performance by the participants that managed to make the cut.

On another note, apart from the replacement of Singer Im Chang Jung as the show's MC with a professional, Kim Sungju, Participant Jung Seul Gi is also gathering much attention after signing with the angency, Brand New Stardom, which Singer JoPD is also currently with. She is making history for "Super Star K" by becoming the first signed performer that has appeared on the show.

Source: www.ahaTV.co.kr

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[NEWS] "Heading to the Ground" (Starring Yunho of Tohoshinki), Shooting On-Location Scenes and Interview will be Aired Free of Charge

MBC JAPAN started a free broadcast for the special images of "Heading to the Ground," starring Jung Yunho and Go Ara. Three films will be aired, namely, "Praying for the Success of the Drama, Plus Yunho and Ara Interview," "Close Coverage of Yunho," and "The Drama Posters’ Shooting Scenes."

"Praying for the Success of the Drama, Plus Yunho and Ara Interview" includes the August 24th praying ceremony and the interview of Jung Yunho and Go Ara.

"Close Coverage of Yunho" includes scenes like Yunho looking nervous for his first drama, Yunho impressing the director with his marvelous acting, the real Yunho after shooting, and Yunho lifting soccer balls after the interview. This is a must-watch for fans!

In "The Drama Posters’ Shooting Scenes," you can see the fresh four starring members, Jung Yunho (Cha Bong-Goon), Go Ara, Lee Yoon-Ji and Lee Sang-Yoon. Especially for Yunho, you can watch him take off his soccer uniform (which is now the hottest topic), and you can also see him in an animal costume, and in waiter clothes, too. His style is full of variety.

"Heading to the Ground" is a success story of a nameless soccer player, becoming the representative by the power of love. Since Jung Yunho (who is a member of Tohoshinki, a very popular artist in Asia) will be starring in it, the drama has become the center of public attention even before the broadcast started.

Cha Bong-Goon (Yunho) has being kicking soccer balls all his life, and he became a soccer player in an unknown semi-professional team. He was a prominent player in taking soccer positions, and his ability in kicking soccer balls was very high, but he had some problems with his character. He always heated up, and was the center of problems. On top of this, his team broke up, and he was in a desperate situation.

There arrived a soccer agent, Hae-Bin. She concealed the fact that she was the daughter of the team’s owner, and she had the strong will to create a career by her own. In the game of the semi-professionals, she was fascinated by Bong-Goon’s volley shoot. How would the romance between proud Bong-Goon and Kang Hae-Bin proceed?

The actress Ara, who will be the sweetheart of Yunho in the drama, was the winner of the SM Entertainment contest in 2003. She was also the winner for the “Actress Audition” (total number of application: 40,000) held by Haruki Kadokawa’s office x Avex. She's truly a Cinderella girl. Her real name is Go Ara.

In MBC JAPAN’s site, there is a photo gallery for the rest of the starring stars, also a must-check item.

In Navicon's “I Want to Know This Point About Korean Dramas!”, there is a section called “The Wonders of Dramas.”*** We have uploaded an article concerning the hint of the title "Heading to the Ground." Please also check the article!

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[NEWS] Fans Turn Into Consumer Activists

By Bae Ji-sook

Staff Reporter

Park Jin-young, president of JYP Entertainment, made an official statement on Sept. 17 to explain his stance regarding Park Jae-beom, the former leader of the uber-popular boy band 2PM. The briefing was an inevitable measure in the face of the aggressive activism from 2PM fans.

It was the band’s loyal fans – who have printed advertisements in newspapers and are threatening to boycott 2PM-related products and items – that pushed him to make a reluctant speech over Jae-beom, who left the band after negative comments he made about Korea four years ago were made public.

However, Park is about to make another big decision as unsatisfied fans are asking him to disclose the singer’s working contract.

The fans also continue to release newspaper advertisements calling for Jae-beom’s reinstatement, in which they allude to a potential boycott of TV and other programs involving 2PM until the music tycoon takes back the member.

The world of fandom is changing rapidly. Gone are the days when they were mere consumers of pop culture. They are now the largest influence in the field, able to “solve the problems on their own.”

This is a long way from the image of fans screaming or crying in front of their favorite stars’ residences.

“They are quite frank about what they want and know how to get it,” online showbiz critic Fiancee said.

“They have realized that they do have power over their stars. They make statements, hold protests and write appealing letters to reporters, industry insiders and others. They are becoming a ‘political power’ in a way,” she said.

A while ago, SM Entertainment, which represents the boy band Super Junior, planned to hire a Chinese member for the band to woo the Chinese market. Consequently, angry fans gathered in front of the headquarters every second Saturday to protest the decision.

The company later withdrew the announcement, saying they “respect the fans, who are the biggest assets to Super Junior.”

Fan clubs are now boycotting SM products because they canceled concerts at which TVXQ was scheduled to appear.

“This is our time to show SM that we are more than passive stance,” a fan said.

This is the case not only with the fans of singers.

When it was announced that the MBC cult hit “Tamnaneundoda” (Tamra, the Island) was wrapping up on Sept. 27, far earlier than the originally planned date of Oct. 11, fans held an online campaign to urge the station to withdraw the decision.

Kim Mi-kyeong, one of the cast members, said in an interview that it was the first time she had felt such intimacy with her fans. “The fans would bring snacks, try to encourage us and make every detail of the drama an issue so that the station could give it a second thought. I never imagined in my life that fans would act to influence a TV drama,” she said.

“This is a new wave of the consumer’s rights movement. They stand for the entertainer’s rights and their own rights against an offensive and cold capitalism,” Kim Seong-su, another culture critic, said.

But in some cases, the depth of the fans’ affection is becoming aggressive and offensive to others.

Fans of G-Dragon, the lead singer of Big Bang, bombarded the Web site of the MBC radio program “Bae Cheol-soo’s Music Camp,” and several others for raising suspicion over the plagiarism.

It was later revealed that his recording company was warned over the issue by Sony Korea.

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Intinya itu, saat ini masyarakat yang biasanya hanya berperan sebagai “audience” sekarang mulai berperan sebagai “consumer” dimana seperti yang kita tahu, consumer memiliki kekuatan untuk menetukan harga pasar yang dalam dunia entertainment berarti menentukan “hukum “ mereka sendiri dengan memprotes apa yang menurut para fans ini perlu diprotes, seperti keluarnya Jaebum dari 2PM, pembatalan sepihak SM Town dan seperti yang kita tahu, kasus TVXQ dengan SM Ent mengenai kontrak..,,

Fans bahkan mengeluarkan tuntutan resmi dan mengeluarkan ads seperti yang dilakuakn fans TVXQ dan 2PM…,,

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n.b : aku hanya SUM Inti utama, soal detil kasus2 yang di bahas disana mulai dari 2PM, G-Dragon, dsb kalian bias baca sendiri kalau memang mau…,,

[NEWS] The Secret of the Drama Title "Heading to the Ground"

Artikel ini tentang pemberian nama Jepang untuk Heading to The Ground…,,

Ada kemungkinan HTTG akan di putar di Jepang dengan judul “Do One’s Best” (hanya sebutan dari beberapa media Jepang saja, bukan pernyataan public koq… )

Em…… Ada sedikit pelajaran hangul di artikel di bawah, berhubung aku gag bias Korea ( prefer for studying Japanese…) kalian baca sendiri saja… Terutama yang tertarik dengan bahasa Korea…

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From "The Wonders of Drama" of "I Want to Know This Point About Korean Dramas!”

Tohoshinki is said to have 800,000 to 1,000,000 members in their fanclub "Cassiopeia." Yunho, one of Tohoshinki's members, is now challenging for his first drama, "Heading to the Ground." At the start, the program's ratings were rather low, but it seems to be gradually increasing. Since Tohoshinki is very popular in Japan, and one of the members is starring in the drama, we believe that it will be aired in Japan; and so we focused on its title.

Just for the time being, the Japanese title of the drama is translated to "Jimen ni Heading" (T/N: Heading to the Ground) from the original "Maen Ttang e Heading." But some of the Japanese media are stating the title as "Do One's Best."

(Maen Ttang e Heading)

Let's verify the above Hangul alphabets:

[Maen] means "nothing"

[Ttang] means "earth" or "ground"

[e] means the particle "to"

So, if we translate it literally, it means "Heading to the Ground." And if we use this as the title, it will sound odd.

This phrase is often used in Korea, and it means "All efforts came to nothing" or "Reckless faith." And there is one more meaning: "Challenge to the impossible."

Especially in Korea, where the triumph spirits are high, it seems that the phrase is mainly used by the latter meaning. There is even a book published with the title "23 Years Old. Challenge to the Impossible" by Yung Su-yong. This was a study-abroad essay written by a Korean girl, studying in Australia, who couldn't speak English.

This time, Cha Bong-Goon (Yunho) is aiming to be the Korean soccer representative from a soccer team that was dissolved. So we think that the correct title of the drama should be the same as that of the book introduced above. Thus, the title should not be "Do One's Best," but rather, it should be with a bit of a stronger nuance which shows the challenging spirits. We are interested whether or not the title will be changed when the drama is aired in Japan.

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[NEWS] TVXQ, Keeps Standing on Popularity in Japan

Despites the legal case that is involving the three members of TVXQ Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu againsts SM Entertainment, TVXQ’s popularity in Japan still remains.

TVXQ (known as Tohoshinki in Japan) on September 23th released a digital single in Japan, a CM song entitled “Endlessly Sweet” through Japan music site mu-mo, and the single was simultenously raising at #1 place in mumo chart and Japan iTunes as the most download song that day. Solo project song by Micky Yoochun and Hero Jaejoong, “Been So Long” was ranked high as well at 4th, reflecting the popularity of Tohoshinki.

One official from SM Entertainment stated, “DBSK has become Japan’s candy “Pinky” advertising model for this current season and “Endlessly Sweet” is the song that is used as the ad’s background music. The digital single was released on the 23th in Japan.”

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