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all about tvxq!
Topic Started: Feb 25 2008, 05:39 PM (70 Views)
megumi park	Feb 25 2008, 05:39 PM Post #1
~fairy~ Posts: 56 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: February 20, 2008	TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a quintet Korean boy band formed under SM Entertainment, and later debuted under Avex Trax in Japan. Its five members specialize in the areas of singing, dance, a cappella, acting, and pop with an R&B vibe. Since debut, the group gained popularity in South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and other East Asian countries.[. TVXQ fans use various versions of the group's name in different countries. In South Korea, the group is known as Dong Bang Shin Gi , abbreviated as DBSG or DBSK, while the Japanese equivalent of the group's name is Tōhōshinki, abbreviated as THSK. TVXQ, the acronym based on the Chinese counterpart of their name Tong Vfang Xien Qi, is the abbreviation officially used on all advertisements and products outside of Japan. Their name roughly translates as "Rising Gods of the East." GENRE Although TVXQ was initially marketed as an acappella group, most of the group's music is mainstream K-pop or J-pop. Their debut single "Hug" was a bubblegum pop song, where as their follow up single "The Way U Are" was a dance/R&B number, complete with stylized outfits and choreographed dance moves. Their third major single release, (I Believe) <MIDEOYO>, in contrast, was a ballad. TVXQ concluded the year with a Christmas album that also had an a cappella version of "Jesus, Joy Of Man's Desiring". With their releases in 2004, the group showed a versatility in style and has managed not to be permanently typecast as a certain "genre style" (as opposed to Fly to the Sky's R&Bs or Koyote's dance songs). With consecutive releases, they have not moved from this formula, as their second and third albums have had a similar mixture without moving outside of the mainstream label. The second album's singles, for example, included a dance song (their first release) and a ballad (their follow up). The third album's releases have been dance, ballad and pop tracks. The group also recorded a cappella tracks for official albums released in both Korea and Japan, in which they rearrange original songs as a cappella versions. In the 13th single released in Japan, TVXQ arranged their debut single 'Hug' as a cappella track and performed it in their 2nd Live Tour in Japan. In Japan, the group's image and music has shifted towards a different market from the one in South Korea. Owing to their more mature fan base in Japan, TVXQ has gravitated towards acappella and melodic pop songs rather than the heavy and fast pop tunes, coupled with intensive dance choreography, that are commonly seen in their usual hits in South Korea. 2004: Debut Before debut, there were several tentative names for the group. Each member was to come up with ideas for the name of the group. The three names suggested were OHJANGYUKBU (, meaning the five visceras), JuhnMuckGo, acronym meaning A Whale That Eats Legends, and Dong Bang Bul Pae (, the Korean title of Ashes of Time. The group decided on Dong Bang Bul Pae, and Lee Soo Man even asked the film's director for permission to use the name. In the end, however, the name was rejected because its Hanja (or the written Chinese script) was not aesthetically pleasing, and the group name was changed instead to Dong Bang Shin Ki. TVXQ made their first appearance on December 26, 2003 during a BoA and Britney Spears Showcase. They performed their debut song "Hug" as well as an a cappella rendition of "O Holy Night" alongside BoA. The group eventually released two singles ("Hug" and "The Way U Are"), accompanied by photo books, before their first album in 2004. TVXQ reached #1 on Korean music charts in three months after their debut. By October, the first album Tri-Angle was released. Their official fan club derives its name from the Cassiopeia constellation near the Big Dipper. The constellation consists of 5 main stars, and TVXQ has 5 members. When traced on a computer keyboard, "TVfXQ" resembles the Cassiopeia. SM Entertainment once considered adding a Chinese member to the group and rotate members to help boost popularity in other countries, as hinted in The 3rd StoryBook - TVfXQ!. The purpose would have been to branch each member into different solo activities, or possibly combine other trainees into the group. However, the idea was abandoned due to opposition from fans who threatened to boycott SM Entertainment products. 2005: Rising Sun Era During 2005, TVXQ expanded its career into Japan. The group marked its official debut in Japan with the release of the single Stay with Me Tonight on April 27, 2005. (Earlier in the year, the English version of their single "Hug" and their first Korean album Tri-Angle had been released in Japan without much attention). TVXQ continued to release two additional singles entitled "Somebody to Love" and "My Destiny". While in Korea, the group released its second Korean album Rising Sun, which ranked #1 on the monthly charts and #4 for the yearly sales, and continues to chart in the top 100. Due to demand, the album was officially released in other foreign countries in 2007. Weeks before the album's release in Korea, Hero Jaejoong faced a leg injury which prevented him from dancing in the Rising Sun music video or on stage performances and from taking part in some of the album's promotional activities. For group dance sequences on stage he was instead replaced by a masked dancer. TVXQ later released a joint single album with label-mate Super Junior, Show Me Your Love which also debuted as #1 on the monthly charts[7]. In addition, the group began acting careers in Banjun Theater drama episodes. Micky Yoochun and U-Know Yunho appeared in guest acting roles for the Nonstop 6 (Rainbow Romance) series. At the end of the year, TVXQ received the Best Music Video award for the song "Rising Sun" and the People's Choice Award at the 2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival. On June 14, 2005, TVXQ and BoA were appointed as PR spokespeople for the city of Los Angeles in the United States. 2006: Overseas expansion and release of third Korean album Before returning to their homeland South Korea with their third album in fall, TVXQ endeavored to spread their influence further in other East Asian countries. They held their first Asian tour and made guest appearances in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Japan. TVXQ members were the first Korean performers to ever stage a concert in Malaysia for their "Rising Sun 1st Asia Tour" in Bukit Jalil (Putra Indoor Stadium) . The tour, in promotion for their 2nd Korean album Rising Sun released in 2005, continued to Bangkok in Thailand at the Impact Arena. The tour had also had its first concerts in South Korea. Soon afterwards, the group was kept busy in preparation for the first tour in Japan in promotion of its first Japanese album, Heart, Mind and Soul. The members focused on increasing their fluency in Japanese for their activities[11]. TVXQ performed at a-nation, an annual Japanese live summer concert organized by Avex Trax that features J-pop artists under the record label and released five Japanese singles that year. The group was the first Asian group to win two Thailand Music Awards for both Best Music Video ("Rising Sun") and Favorite Asian Artist. They also won the Popular Vote Asia Artist award at the Virgin Hits Awards 2006 in Thailand. Their seventh Japanese single "Sky" hit #6 on the Oricon Weekly Chart., with their eighth single Miss You reaching #3 in Japan.[citation needed] In addition, they have topped both the Japanese and Korean charts on the Malaysian radio show "988" twice with their singles "Begin" and "The Fighting Spirit Of The East"; the show has an audience of about 4.2 million listeners, reaching as far as Singapore. MEMBERS Member profiles Hero JaeJoong Stage Name : HERO \| Young Woong Jae Joong Adopted Name : Kim Jae Joong Birth Name: Han Jae Joon Birthdate: January 26, 1986 Birthplace: The city of Kongju of Chungnam Province Position: Baritone Tenor, Main vocals, Harmony U-Know Yunho Stage Name : U-KNOW \| U-Know Yun Ho Real Name: Jung Yun Ho Birthdate: February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) (age 22) Birthplace: Gwangju Position: Bass Baritone, Leader Micky Yoochun Stage Name : MICKY \| Micky Yoo Chun Real Name: Park Yu Cheon Birthdate: June 4, 1986 (1986-06-04) (age 21) Birthplace: Seoul Position: Bass Xiah Junsu Stage Name : XIAH \| Xiah Jun Su Real Name: Kim Jun Su Birthdate: December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 21) (registered on January 1, 1987) Birthplace: Gyeonggi Position: Tenor Religion: Seventh-day Adventist Max Changmin Stage Name : MAX \| Choi Kang Chang Min Real Name: Shim Chang Min Birthdate: February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 20) Birthplace: Seoul (서울) Position: Tenor Religion: Buddhism CREDITS TO: WIKIPEDIA.COM



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