DBSK’s big exhibit @ Tower Records Shibuya February 10, 2010
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Just sharing for the information of all those readers in Japan who wants to go to Shibuya to see the exhibit. 
Tohoshinki Big Exhibition at TOWER RECORDS SHIBUYA!
TOHOSHINKI BIG EXHIBITION!!!Posted:2010/02/08 21:19
Edited: 2010/02/09 21:46
東方神起/BEST SELECTION 2010 will be released soon!In TOWER RECORDS SHIBUYA,
we will hold a big Tohoshinki Exhibition in the lounge corner of the first floor,
celebrating the release of Tohoshinki/BEST SELECTION 2010!Date: February 16 (Tues)~ final date not fixed yet (details also not fixed yet)
We will update the information in this blog by the release date, February 16 (Tues),
so please again come here to check.
Please do not check in the shop front or phone for the information of the exhibion, we cannot reply to you. We thank you for your kind understanding.
Please look forward to the Exhibition!!!!
T/N: Shibuya is now a holy place for Tohoshinki fans this February! First, the large poster (of BEST SELECTION 2010) on the Shibuya 109 cylinder, and now, an exhibition at Shibuya TOWER RECORDS! WOW~~~~~~
Source: TOWER RECORDS ONLINE
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Keiko Nishida (Japanese model) is a fan of DBSK February 10, 2010
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Is DBSK’s (celebrity) fanbase growing in Japan? 
And oh, she’s a JaeJoong fan like me! I have to share Jae to her, too. T_T *kidding!* LOL.
Another Model Fan of TVXQ – Keiko Nishida
Translation:
2010-01-22 15:53:16
TVXQ
“JJ’s cover page was TVXQ!
Very nice looking!
That is it!”2010-02-06 19:22:59
“Jaejoong, Keiko’s favorite person was featured in the magazine.”
T/N: She became their fan last year.
2009-09-22 22:48:14
TVXQ
“I am hooked on them.
Really love them recently.
Their ballad song got me! LOL
To drive with Yura, we borrowed TVXQ’s album
And we both got hooked on them.”
*Keiko Nishida is a “Hime (Princess) Style” Monthly Magazine model in Japan.
Hime Style Magazine is Kansai (Osaka area) based Princess Style Monthly fashion magazine
http://ameblo.jp/himesuta/entry-10309254244.htmlSource Credit: Keiko Nishida+Hime Style Monthly Magazine
Translated by: Junsulv@OneTVXQ.com
Thanks to: blueberry79@OneTVXQ.com ^^
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“Mozart!” musical shows Mozart’s human side + “Mozart!” fancam February 10, 2010
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Just because we can’t get enough of Xiahzart, here’s some more news on his musical.
Musical Shows Mozart’s Human Side
‘The simplicity of the story highlights the lonely life of the boy genius.’February 10, 2010
JongAng Daily NewsIf you’re expecting an epic tale filled with brilliant breakthroughs, tragic love and thrilling rivalries, you won’t find it in the Korean production of the musical “Mozart!” What you will see, however, is a more intimate portrait of the composer and the struggles that he goes through with his family and friends.
“Korean viewers like and may expect to see the rivalry between Antonio Salieri and Mozart, as shown in the movie ‘Amadeus’ – and so did I at first,” says Yoo Hee-sung, the director of the musical who is also the arts director for the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
“But as I worked with the story, I began to see that the simplicity of the story highlights the lonely life of the boy genius.”
The musical begins with scenes of Mozart as a young boy as his father pushes him to use his musical gifts to amuse the wealthy. His father’s ambitions continue to constrain him through his young adult years.
The musical uses a couple of innovative devices to help the audience identify with the character.
To portray the inner struggle Mozart was going through during this time, a young child actor appears alongside the adult actor playing Mozart every time the character goes through a difficult time or has a musical breakthrough.
“We see Mozart as a boy and as a young man. By showing the two sides, we see him as human – how much he yearns for his father’s approval and his isolation from the rest of the world,” says the director.
To highlight Mozart’s characteristics as a vibrant and ambitious young man, the adult Mozart is costumed in a tie-dyed shirt and torn jeans, while the rest of the cast is clothed in traditional costumes.
The director also emphasized that it was important to find an actor who could express the powerful energy the character possesses while also showing Mozart’s vulnerability.
“I was looking for witty and unpredictable actors that could also show the sadness Mozart felt within,” Yoo said.
“We have four actors playing the adult Mozart right now and they all bring elements of their own personalities to the character.”
One of the actors signed to play Mozart brought to the production not only his personality but also his star power.
When it was announced that Xiah Jun-su, a member of the popular K-pop boy band, TVXQ, would play the musical’s title character, the show sold out all 45,000 seats of its 15-performance run in just three hours.“I knew that casting a star like Xiah would have enormous ticket power,” Yoo admitted. “But that’s not the only reason. Idol stars have a way with the public; they know how to melt into the setting that is given to them and they know how to please their fans. Also, casting a young idol as Mozart, an idol from days gone by, creates an interesting clash of old and new.”
The other actors playing the role of Mozart are musical theater actors Im Tae-Kyung, Park Geon-hyeong and Park Eun-tae.
Park Geon-hyeong, who is known for his appearances on television and film, talked about the difficulty of playing the renowned composer.
“I felt the pressure of playing such a famous person, and even though many considered Mozart to be almost godlike because of his talent, I did my best to express his regular side. I tried to express Mozart’s music through my acting.”
The Korean production is one of only five licensed productions of the musical outside of Austria and the first Austrian musical ever shown in Korea, Yoo said. The musical has also been staged in Germany, Sweden, Japan and Hungary.
“The VBW [Vereinigte Buhnen Wien, or United Stages Vienna, which holds the production rights] only allows theaters with the highest quality to produce the work and it is very fussy about the conditions in which the musical can be presented,” he added.
“Mozart!” will run until Feb. 21 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, near Gwanghwamun Station, line No. 5, exit 1 or 8. Tickets range from 20,000 won ($17) to 130,000 won. For more information, visit www.musicalmozart.co.kr.
Always Keep The Faith!
News Credit: JongAng Daily News
Shard by: OneTVXQ.com
And since I know I haven’t posted any fancam or picture of Junsu from any of his “Mozart!” performances (sorry!), here’s a treat to all Junsu fans out there who’s been longing to see Junsu play his role in his very first musical.
To be honest, I don’t really know if this is a “treat” or a “nightmare” for you Junsu fangirls out there. I’m not really sure how you would feel after seeing this. But well, I’m pretty sure you still wanna see it even though it might break your fragile hearts. What is this exactly? Well, nothing much. It’s just the KISSING SCENE of Mozart and Constanze in the musical. Oh, the setting of the scene by the way is ON THE BED. And trust me, when I say KISSING, it’s not simple cheek or forehead kissing. In fact, IT IS MORE THAN JUST A KISSING SCENE. It’s… oh, just see for yourselves. I don’t wanna be a spoiler.
I think the uploader of this video doesn’ t want it to be taken out and uploaded to any other streaming sites so I’ll just post the link and just click it so you can watch the fancam.
MOZART! MUSICAL – MOZART AND CONSTANZE KISSING SCENE
So, how was it? Innocent Junsu isn’t innocent anymore! LOL. And come to think of it, he has about 20 performances for this whole musical and in each and every performance day, he does this scene… *wink*
HMV TVXQ Awareness Survey February 10, 2010
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This is really a nice article and it was such a fun idea for HMV to do such a survey. I’m happy to know that people come to love and support DBSK not because of their looks but primarily because of their teamwork (or as I would like to termi it, “brotherhood”) and their vocal talent. This only proves to all their antis/detractors that contrary to what they (those who criticize DBSK) say (that DBSK is only popular because of their looks) people actually love DBSK because of their personality, closeness and their amazing talents.
HMV TVXQ Awareness Survey
February 9th 3:50 pm WoW!Korea
TVXQ Awareness Survey was given to around 3800 HMV users.
TVXQ’s charm was divided between “Teamwork (36.9%)” and “Vocal talent (34.1%)”!
48% of fans spend 2~3 hours on TVXQ-related activities every day!
The most times one fan visited Korea was 40!TVXQ will be releasing their first best album “BEST SELECTION 2010″ on February 17th. To commemorate the release, HMV Japan Corporation used HMV ONLINE (http://www.hmv.co.jp) and HMV MOBILE (http://m.hmv.co.jp) to ask approximately 3800 HMV users on their awareness of TVXQ with a “TVXQ Awareness Survey (http://www.hmv.co.jp/pr/tohofan/).
Super group TVXQ debuted in Japan in 2005 and became top artistes there. 98% of the survey takers were women, so the results were heavily biased towards females. However, the age of the survey takers ranged from those in their teens to those in their fifties, proving that TVXQ had a fandom that crossed over generations. It was voted that TVXQ’s biggest charms that sucked in fans was “Teamwork” (36.9%) and “Vocal talent” (34.1%). “Good looks” only made up 1.3% of all the answers.
The main method in which people found out about TVXQ was “TV” (60.0%); other answers included “Through their CM songs”, “Through their drama opening songs” and “Because Sekine Tsutomu recommended them”. Regarding time spent on TVXQ-related activities, the majority said they spent 2~3 hours every day on such activities (48.4%). However, 5.1% stated that they spent at least 10 hours on TVXQ related activities every day. A large portion of the survey takers replied that they found out about TVXQ “Online” (38.4%); other answers included “TV”, “Magazines” or “From a friend or someone I know” which showed that ‘word of mouth’ was quite effective for TVXQ.
Also, the majority of the fans were deeply interested in Korea with one fan visiting Korea 40 times. 76.3% of survey takers were interested in K-POP other than TVXQ. According to data from HMV Japan, many people who buy TVXQ related goods also buy goods by (in order of quantity) Shinhwa, Big Bang and Arashi. This was backed up in the survey when many said that they also liked Big Bang (15.5%), Super Junior, SS501, SHINee and other K-POP idol groups as well as Japanese artistes such as EXILE and Arashi.
For the question “What is something you cannot live without, almost as much as TVXQ?” in the free response section, many showed interest in music (24.0%) with answers like “iPod”, “K-POP”, “Live” while others showed their interest in Korean culture other than K-POP with replies such as “Korean” and “Korean food”. It may be because of the fact that the information exchange between family and friends has improved, but some fans were seen writing “Family” and “Friends” as well.
source: [HMV+DNBN]
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If I were to participate in this survey, these will be my answers:
1. What is DBSK’s charm for you?
The first time I watched DBSK on a variety show, the first thing that got me all curious about them was JaeJoong’s weird/amusing personality. But when I got to know more about them, I was very amazed with how nice their voices are especially when they’re doing some blending and harmonization and how great their performances are. It’s not everyday that you see a group as talented and dedicated as these guys.
2. How did you find out about DBSK?
I found out about DBSK through a friend. She is a Kpop fan, particularly of DBSK and Super Junior, and she introduced them to me. I saw them first when she asked me to watch Explorations of the Human Body (a show co-hosted by Super Junior) and the DBSK members were guests for episodes 9 and 10. Since then, I watched more of their videos (performances and variety show guesting) and well, the rest is history. Haha.
3. How many hours do you spend in a day doing DBSK-related activities?
If we’re talking about “thinking about DBSK” , I spend about 17 hours a day. I only stop thinking about them when I’m sleep. LOL. But if we’re talking about “real” activities, I’m part of the 5.1% who spends around 10 hours or more in doing DBSK-related activities.
4. How interested are you in Korea/Korean culture?
Ever since I became a DBSK fan, I’ve been very interested in Korean culture. I actually want to learn how to speak, read, understand and write Korean. I’ve also been interested with Korean food so much. I like to try different Korean dishes and delicacies every time I have a chance to do so. I also learned some Korean traditions and other Korean-related stuff while watching the members in different shows. In fact, most of my friends tend to ask me first whenever they have questions that has something to do with Korea. They already do that on instinct. LOL. And ever since I’ve been a DBSK fan, South Korea became one my dream travel destinations. I hope to take a tour in Korea in the near future.
5. Are you interested in Kpop other than DBSK?
Yes! Although I’m not really a fan or follower of any other Kpop artist, I still listen to many Kpop songs that suit my taste. I don’t listen to all their songs and seldom do I place their songs on repeat unlike with DBSK (heck, I can listen to their songs 24/7) but I must admit a lot of Kpop songs are ear candies. What’s good about Kpop is that the artists are really entertaining and the songs are catchy that they just grow on you over time. Also, Kpop celebrities, at least most of them, have unique and bubbly personalities that one will really enjoy watching.
6. What can you NOT live without apart from DBSK (and of course your family and friends)?
I definitely cannot live without MUSIC. I’m a music lover since young. Music is my love (although music doesn’t seem to love me. LOL) and listening to it is my favorite form of relaxation. So yeah, I can’t live without it.
There you go. Those are my answers. How about you guys? Go and answer the questions. Let’s share our answers just for fun!
Shinjiroh Inoue: “With All My Heart ～君が踊る、夏～” will represent the fans’ feelings February 10, 2010
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Shinjiroh Inoue, the one who wrote the lyrics for “Stand By U” and “Doushite Kimi Wo Suki Ni Natte Shimattan Darou”, is also the person responsible for the words, music and arrangement of DBSK’s newest song entitled “With All My Heart ～君が踊る、夏～”, which will also be the theme song of the upcoming Japanese movie “Kimiga Odoru Natsu”.
Shinjiroh Inoue recently updated his blog and stated that he hopes the song “With All My Heart ～君が踊る、夏～” will represent the feelings of fans’ in the issue DBSK is currently involved in. As a DBSK fan, I am very grateful to him for considering the situation and our feelings in writing and composing the song. It was really nice of him to do that. And because of this, I’m really excited to hear the song. I can’t wait ’till it’s official release. I’m sure this will be another hit.
Shinjiroh Inoue Blog Update
2010-02-08 19:24:40
With All My Heart ～君が踊る、夏～ (T/N: Kimiga Odoru, Natsu)
We can now open the information.
Tohoshinki’s new song “With All My Heart ～君が踊る、夏～“ which I’ve written the lyrics, composed, and arranged, will be the theme song for the movie “～君が踊る、夏～”to be released in September. This song is recorded in the BEST SELECTION 2010, which will be released on the 17th this month.
When I was requested of the song, I first thought of all the Tohoshinki fans loving my songs, which I came to know through pigg (T/N: you can create a virtual self in pigg and play in the amelbo world, which his blog belongs to), and all of the fans beyond them.
I would like to give hope to all the fans who are worrying about the contract issues.
The fans’ feelings should be the same as the theme of the movie. I have been thinking like this as I made the love song.
The movie side said “Oh, this is the right one!”, gave out their official go-ahead, and the song was decided as the theme song.
I would be delighted if this song will represent the fans’ feelings, and will also be delighted if the members are thinking the same.
And, moreover, I would be delighted if the movie released in September will create the opportunity for their activities to continue.
It is only a short period until the release of “BEST SELECTION 2010”!
I am also looking forward to the release.
T/N: Approximately 20 hours have passed since this article was posted, and there are over 200 comments, all thanking Inoue for his kind words. I myself was in tears reading and translating this article… thank you very much, Inoue-san!
source: Shinjiroh Inoue Official Blog
translation: smiley @ OneTVXQ.com
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The story line of the movie “Kimiga Odoru Natsu” February 9, 2010
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Here’s the plot of the movie “Kimiga Odoru Natsu” in which DBSK’s new song “With All My Heart” will be the theme song. Based from the story line, this movie will be a very sad one and so we can expect that the new song, as the movie’s theme, will also be a sad ballad (maybe somewhat like Bolero).
The story line of the movie “Kimiga Odoru Natsu”
Translation of the story line of the movie “Kimiga Odoru Natsu”,
(*Meaning,”Summer When You Dance/Dancing You”)
Mainichi News
2010.02.08
Shinpei (actor Junpei Mizobata) was an usher who waves a fireman’s flag of a dancing team “Ichimujin” (meaning, “To work with the best effort and ability”) at Yosakoi festival. He made a promise with his girlfriend Kaori (actress Haruka Kinami) that her younger sister Sakura (actress Ayane Omori) can dance together at Yosakoi festival with them. However, despite their will, their dream breaks up. Shinpei and his best friend Tsukasa (actor Shunji Igarashi) kept distance without being reconciled from their misunderstandings. And Shinpei moved to Tokyo to fulfill his dream to be a professional photographer. But, Shinpei lost his confidence working in a difficult condition in Tokyo. So, when his mother was hospitalized, he returned to Kochi. When he met Sakura at the hospital, she was sentenced the remaining days with an intractable disease. Sakura said, “It may be the last summer for me but I want to dance!” Kaori asked Shinpei for re-organization of the dancing group to grant the final wish of her younger sister Sakura…..That is the story line of the movie.
The costarring are DAIGO, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Masahiro Takashima, Reiko Takashima.
The first-run showing in the whole country is planned in September, 2010.ADDED INFO*
Toei production: It is the 60th anniversary special movie of Asahi Broadcasting foundation memory work.
Director of the Movie:
Hideyuki Katsuki ProfileBorn in 1957. Became an assistant director at TOEI MOVIE STUDIOS at age of 33 and went freelance in 1996. He made his feature film debut as a director with Fuho Taizai. He is expanding his field of work, producing films in various genres from those featuring the underground community to the lives of youths, as well as comedy films including the Decoration Truck Shu series and the Puchi Bijin series. He is also highly praised as a scriptwriter, novelist and lyricist.
In 2007, with the movie, “Yoriko …” which Katuki wote an original story, he won the best original story Award (the original Prize) by Monaco International Film Festival.
Always Keep The Faith!
Source Credit: Mainich News (Japan)+Japan Movie+Bigeast Official Mail
Translated by: Junsulv@OneTVXQ.com
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Fans follow Yunho’s lead in helping out those in need February 9, 2010
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Our leader is definitely a role model to the youth of today. I’m sure he’s proud and happy to know that the fans are also helping those in need. Having the knowledge that a lot of people followed his lead in doing charitable work and donations is probably the best gift Yunho received on his birthday. I’m 100% sure that this made his birthday a more meaningful one.
U-know Yunho Leading A New Hallyu Wave – Encouraging Fans To Donate Across The Border
U-know Yunho (real name Jung Yunho) is leading fans into a new Hally wave by encouraging them to donate across the borders.
Recently, one of U-know Yunho’s Japanese fanclubs “Be With Yunho” did their own fundraising and made a trip to personally donate KRW$10,000,000 to South Korea’s Social Welfare Organization. The local fans in Japan have also donated more than KRW$5,000,000 to the Haiti victims in Yunho’s name.
The donations from international fans not only include Japan, but also those from China, Thailand, and all of Asia, which shows that Yunho’s popularity can be felt throughout Asia.
Under Yunho’s name, the fans in China donated supplies for students within Korea who come from poor backgrounds, and there were also various donation and volunteering activities that took place in Thailand. The donations and volunteering activities of the Korean fans are also such.
This year, on Yunho’s birthday on the 6th, fans used his name to make various donations as a form of wishing him a happy birthday, and one of the fundraisers alone raised an amount of over KRW$40,000,000.Jung Yunho’s exemplary behaviour as an idol star is ongoing and not just a one-off occassion. The fandom culture is evolving into one where the fans follow their idols closely, and they do all they can to continue the warm, charitable acts of their idols and help those in need.
Source: [newsen+ baidutvxq]
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Yunho and all DBSK fans are the best!
JaeJoong’s current love is interior decoration February 9, 2010
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LOL. This is certainly the reason why I love JaeJoong so much. He’s so unpredictable. He always does unexpected things and, sometimes, weird things even. I think it’ll really be interesting to meet and be close with someone like him. Life would be anything but normal. Hahaha!
Bigeast Report Vol 15 Part 3 – “Tell Me Jejung!”
Staff: Previously we went to buy stuff with Jejung, and this time it’s a surprise interview about shopping!
Jejung: It is really sudden (laugh). [It was conducted during the break while filming the PV!]
Staff: That’s right! Please be sure to answer us!
Jejung: Yes~ I understand!
Staff: The first question. Did you go shopping recently?
Jejung: Uhm, basically no. Our stylists showed me a lot of clothes and stuff and I bought a few of those…
Staff: I see… So tell us what else you bought besides clothes!
Jejung: Actually I’ve been interested in interior decoration recently and I’ve been looking at furniture!
Staff: Furniture!?
Jejung: I don’t really care about the design and focus more on the colours. I’ve been buying furniture.
Staff: What kind of colours? I always think that Jejung’s room must be very pretty (laugh)
Jejung: My room is all black! And the living room is all white!
Staff: It’s a little surprising that Jejung’s room is all black. You’ve also specially designed the lighting and stuff?
Jejung: The lighting is yellow… made to have a modern feel (gets shy…)
Staff: Not bad!
Jejung: That is why recently I’ve been looking for small white objects…! I feel very happy when I’m searching for new things. My room also has a mini Christmas tree and other such decorations… very happy!
Staff: That… Jejung. Please take a few pictures of your room!
Jejung: Okay! I also want to let Bigeast see my room (laugh).
Staff: Okay, we look forward to the photos! On to the next question. What’s the most expensive thing you bought recently?
Jejung: This, I think everyone will be shocked~ (laugh)
Staff: What is it?
Jejung: I think everyone will probably think it’s unbelievable (laughs to himself)
Staff: Be honest, tell us quickly! (laugh)
Jejung: … The most expensive thing I bought recenty is a couch. My older sister said that it’s better to buy expensive beds and couches, so I bought it!!
Staff: Since we’re on the topic, the price is…?
Jejung: Secret (laughs) hehehe…
Staff: Alright, the price is a secret (laugh). Now, the last question! The place you want to go to the most now?
Jejung: Uhm… (thinks for a while) I want to go and see the sea in winter.
Staff: …Eh?
Jejung: The sea during winter is beautiful, is it not?
Staff: …? That’s the place Jejung wants to go to?
Jejung: Yes
Staff: Jejung… No… I meant the place you want to go for shopping! (bursts out laughing)
Jejung: Ah! Is that it? So embarrassing!
Staff: Let’s do over. Please tell us where you would like to go to the most for shopping.
Jejung: A large furniture shop I guess~ To make the design of my home better, I want to go shopping!
Staff: I get it! Thanks Jejung!
Source: [heyjj]
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So far, JaeJoong has the following professions as a fallback once he decides to take a rest from being a singer: a cook, a model, a stylist, an actor, a funny show host (yes, many variety shows would love to get him as a host), a composer and now he can also pass as an interior designer. I wonder what’s next? Hmmm…
“With All My Heart ~君が踊る、夏~” to be the theme song of a movie February 8, 2010
Posted by lovetohateme in Tohoshinki in Japan.Tags: best selection 2010, Changmin, DBSG, DBSK, Dong Bang Shin Ki, Hero, JaeJoong, Junsu, Max, Micky, THSK, Tohoshinki, Tong Vfang Xien Qi, TVfXQ, tvxq, U-Know, with all my heart - you dance summer, With All My Heart ~君が踊る、夏~, Xiah, Yoochun, Yunho
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The newest song in included in the soon to be released “Best Selection 2010″ album of DBSK called “With All My Heart ~君が踊る、夏~” was chosen as the song for a Japanese summer movie.
TVXQ’s Movie Theme Song for Summer 2010!
A Movie Producer Big Fan of TVXQ from 2005!
Translation of the News:
2010.2.8 05:04
Mainich News+Sankei Sports News (*Japan’s leading newspaper companies.)Charismata (*TVXQ) enliven a pure youth group drama with their exquisite harmony.
It became clear on the 8th that TVXQ will be in charge of a theme song of the movie “Kimiga Odoru Natsu”,
(*Meaning,”Summer Dancing You”), a lead actor will be Junpei Yokomizo (20).The title music is “Ｗｉｔｈ Ａｌｌ Ｍｙ Ｈｅａｒｔ～君が踊る、夏”, which is recorded in TVXQ’s new best album “BEST SELECTION 2010″ that will be released in Japan on February 17th, 2010. This gem song with the piano ballad will heap up an impressive product of this film which portraits the maturing period of youths.
The festival featured in the movie has thick pastime that gives poetic charm, portrayed in the summer of Kochi (prefecture in Japan) as the stage. It is a story the young man of the lead character struggles with a fighting spirit with their friend; for a girl living toward the dream to dance at a festival while having an intractable disease.
The movie producer Shun Arikawa who is a great fan of TVXQ from their debut in Japan in 2005, sent them a love call last November to seek them, “To sing the wonderful theme song which matches in a story of the dream that youths lost and the broken friendship to be regenerated.”
Arikawa said that he thought, “Only TVXQ, who continue to charm Asian youths, are able to stream down courage and hope through their song and dance!”; from the very beginning when he decided to film this movie after observing a Yosakoi festival for the first time.
The offer was sent when three members were opposed over a contract dispute issue with their office in Korea and when media was paying attention toward their future activities. In addition, it was the time when it was very busy for them with TV program collecting of the end of the year programs in those days. However, the five members were touched by the enthusiasm of Arikawa and willingly consented to his offer.
In the past, they experienced movie theme song of the animated cartoon in Japan; but, as for Japanese movie (the photograph taken on a spot), it is their first experience. Therefore their representative production of the piece was asked to be written by Shinjiro Inoue who has good reputation by writing TVXQ’s famous ballad musical piece “Stand by U”. (*Inoue Won two Japan Record Taisyo Award by TVXQ songs and he is also a huge fan of TVXQ! ^^)
It is a piano ballad song which five members love to sing. The recording was performed in a studio of Tokyo in the beginning of December, last year. At the recording session, they hit a hot feeling and sang it emotionally without compromising at all. The ballad song which overflows in passion and an impression to color the youth movie was completed.
Arikawa said that when he first heard the sound source, it was really good and he even said, “This is it! This song matches the movie perfectly!” He was moved very much and decided to use the music as an insertion song as well as a theme song. It is also collected in TVXQ’s first best album “BEST SELECTION 2010″ that will be released on February 17th, 2010.
It seems to place a one good stone (step) for their contract issue that their movie theme song will be open in Japan in September, 2010. Their Japanese position office, AVEX announced, “About their future activities, we will announce when it is officially set.” It seems we will be able to expect further activiteis of TVXQ all the more.
Always Keep The Fiath!
Source Credit: Sankei Sports News & Mainichi News & Cinema Today (JAPAN)
Translated by: Junsulv@OneTVXQ.com
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I’m happy and proud that the boys are once again chosen to sing a theme song for another movie. So far, they’ve done a good job in singing theme songs for a lot of projects and I guess people just can’t get enough of their gorgeous voices. I’m confused with one thing though. It was mentioned in the article that this will be their first time singing a theme song for a Japanese movie but isn’t it they already did that with “Subaru” in which they sang “Bolero”? They even had a cameo appearance on the movie.
Anyway, I’m happy to read Avex’ statement regarding the future activities of DBSK. That statement gave me hope that DBSK will continue their activities in Japan even in the latter part of this year. At least somehow there is a high possibility that Avex will renew their contract once it expires in June especially since the company have stated that future activities of the boys will be announced once it’s final. I’m really hoping for the best.
Mighty ‘Korean Wave’ Needs Localization in Japan February 7, 2010
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Below is an article about the Korean wave or what is most popularly known as the Hallyu wave in Japan.
Mighty ‘Korean Wave’ Needs Localization in Japan
“So you’re asking me whether `hallyu’ is facing a crisis? I don’t think so. Maybe it doesn’t have the same almost blind zeal among Japanese it enjoyed during the initial stage. Rather, I think it has entered a stabilization stage,” said a Korean movie producer, Shawn Shin, who works in Japan.
The view that hallyu or the Korean wave (the popularity of the Korean culture abroad) hit its apex and stands now on a downhill curve in Japan surfaced in recent years.
But those who work on the frontier of hallyu in Japan flatly reject the view.
The most profitable mobile entertainment contents in Japan are of hallyu. As much as 30 percent of video rented in Japan are also Korean movies and dramas, according to Shin.
A recent survey in Japan supports Shin’s view. The Korea Creative Content Agency (KCCA), a government body that promotes and exports Korean culture abroad, in August found that 90 percent of Japanese respondents said the number of Japanese who like to watch the Korean popular culture increased or leveled out. Only six percent said they feel hallyu’s influence decreased.
Hong Jung-yong, KCCA chief representative in Japan, said thanks to the popularity of “Dong Bang Shin Gi,” one of the hottest and youngest Korean idols today, known in Japan as Tohoshinki and other Korean pop idols, hallyu today in Japan is not just popular among the middle-aged Japanese women, but its fans have expanded and diversified.Katsuki Yoshiharu who runs a company, called SPO, which imports Korean popular entertainment contents, said “these days, Japanese don’t get automatically excited about any Korean drama, but have developed a taste for a certain products they prefer.”
Contrary to some concerns, the number of Korean dramas, aired in the Japanese TV also increased
from 27 in November 2008 to 42 in June 2009.While the survey quells worries about the losing popularity of hallyu, experts said Korea should eagerly
explore “localization” strategies, including co-production of dramas and movies to maintain popularity of hallyu in Japan.“The age for unilaterally selling Korean dramas and movies to Japan is over,” said Choe Jae-young with the KNTV media group. “We should move into a new business model in which we co-produce contents and seek a win-win results that also reflect the Japanese culture as well.”
02-06-2010 22:22
Source Credit: The Korea Times News
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Okay… I think I need a kind soul to explain to me what the article is all about. I’m seriously confused when I read the article. I don’t get it – has the Hallyu wave increased or decreased in Japan? It seems that there are parts where it says Japanese fans gain more interest in Korean entertainment and culture while in some parts, it just sounds like Japanese fans’ inclination to anything Korean is beginning to decrease.
Well, I’m just really curious. I just wanted to know, that’s all.
