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Friday, March 01, 2013

After the initial announcement regarding JYJ‘s win against Avex, C-JeS Entertainment has revealed details regarding the ruling received.

According to C-JeS, the Japanese court ruled that Avex cannot insist on JYJ’s sole management in Japan, and ordered the management company to pay JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment 660 million Yen (~ 7.3 million USD). The court also acknowledged the fact that Avex has defamed C-JeS’s CEO, and as such, ruled that they also pay the CEO 1 million Yen (~ 11,000 USD).

To recap, JYJ and Avex suspended their exclusive contract back in 2010 and as the conflict of promoting in Japan escalated between them, Avex had released a public notice that falsely claimed that C-JeS’s CEO was affiliated with gangsters and brought about the halt of promotions in Japan for the group. They also insisted that they had sole management over JYJ’s Japanese activities and interfered with the group’s attempt to put on a charity concert back in 2011, which led to the lawsuit.

In response to the ruling received in court today (18th), Avex has already made it clear through an announcement on their homepage that they cannot accept the decision and that they will be filing an appeal.

Source: Asiae, Sports Chosun, allkpop

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

JYJ explained why they ultimately decided to leave their former label.

Their new magazine ‘The JYJ‘ was recently released, and has 139 pages in all including their various interviews which lasted a total of 25 hours.

On the subject of their former label, Jaejoong admitted that friction first began because of issues they had with a cosmetics company stating, “I agreed not to do it, but it was as if they were treating us like children.”
Junsu talked about how their income did not increase even though they participated in more endorsements and CD sales rose, as well as the problems with the 13 year contract. He revealed, “I was so physically and mentally exhausted that I really wished we could just sleep for 2 hours a day. If we only had things to lose, what choice did we really have?“.

Yoochun added, “We talked about improving the system and situation with the label, but in reality, things didn’t really change much.“

Source: allkpop

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JYJ will be releasing a magazine reflecting over their last 1000 days in Korea and Japan.

On the 21st, C-JeS Entertainment stated, “To celebrate the 1000th day since JYJ came to be, we will be releasing the interview magazine in both Korea and Japan. We will be telling the story of their worldwide English album, the world tour, and the music and dramas they worked for with their individual activities since the birth of JYJ.”
They continued, “JYJ fought a lengthy legal battle against their unfair contract for 3 years. They’ve earned their freedom and in turn created a better environment for their hoobaes. They talked about the how they felt about being limited on their activities, and also about how hard they worked in other areas instead of giving up.”

According to their label, the interview was held for over 25 hours and has 139 pages in all. It also comes with a special DVD. The members also teared up when talking about their hardships and those who helped them.

JYJ said, “We had some hard times over the last 1000 days, but we can also say we were genuinely happy. We tried hard and also met unexpected hardships, but we were able to grow that much more and learn from it. We want to share the 1000 day story where we were happy from the moment of waking up in the morning until going to sleep at night every day.”

The magazine will be released in early February.

Source: allkpop

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Entertainment agency C-JeS Entertainment’s CEO Baek Chang Joo stated that his goal is “To make JYJ a long-running group.”

CEO Baek Chang Joo, who is in charge of running JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment, drew the attention of many when he stated that this was his goal in the first edition of the ‘THE JYJ’ magazine, which contains the current whereabouts of the members and honest interviews from them.
In the interview, CEO Baek stated, “JYJ will continue to consistently hold world tours,” and “I want to make JYJ a long-running group.”

He stated, “When I’m asked what my goal is, I always say, ‘To survive’. I don’t know exactly till when, but I believe that ‘surviving till the end’ is very important. It’s not that the strong are the ones who survive, but that those who survive are strong,” and “Just because one is doing well now, doesn’t mean they are guaranteed to keep doing well in the future.”

The first edition of ‘THE JYJ’ contains honest interviews from the members that took place over 25 hours, as well as their memories of the past 1000 days as members of JYJ. A DVD containing 40 minutes of unreleased footage is also included in the magazine. ‘THE JYJ’ will be released every six months and will be catered to JYJ’s fans.

Meanwhile, JYJ have been active as ‘Korea’s representative group’ through various state events and honorary ambassador jobs, including performing at the 18th Presidential Inauguration ceremony.

They ended their lawsuit with SM Entertainment last November in three years and four months, and won their lawsuit against Japan’s AVEX on the 18th of January. As JYJ are now free to pursue activities in Japan, they are planning to greet fans in Japan for the first time in four years in Tokyo Dome in April.

Source: enews24
Translated & Shared by: dongbangdata.net

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Saturday, February 02, 2013

JYJ’s Thanks To messages for their 1,000 days

[JJ Thanks To] Even though we couldn’t always be together in these 1000 days, you’re always in my heart. I hope we could still love each other for 2000 days, for 10,000 days. Let’s stay together forever.

[YC Thanks To] You’ve encouraged me while working as a JYJ member. Thank you for always trusting and supporting us. In return, I will work harder, hoping you will support JYJ even more. Thank you and I love you.

[JS Thanks To] I learned a lot from you. You’ve given us love and support for 1000 days tirelessly. It’s special to me and I will give you great activities in the future. Thank you and I love you.

Source: The JYJ magazine

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

JYJ has received the Commendation of the Minister award at the opening ceremony of ’KBEE 2012 (Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo)‘ held in Japan.

The boys of JYJ were previously appointed as ambassadors for ‘KBEE 2012‘.

The opening of the expo was held at the INTEX International Exhibition Center in Osaka, Japan, on November 15th, and many representatives from government facilities such as the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and other officials were in attendance along with JYJ.

JYJ received this prestigious honor because they had been judged as the top Hallyu stars that are active and have the most influence in all branches of culture. One major contributing factor accounted for was that their 15-city world tour brought in more than 210,000 fans. They also helped draw in many Japanese fans to visit Korea through their various activities.

At the event, JYJ commented, “We were happy because it seemed like many fans loved our music and Korea through our concerts and fan meetings. It means a lot for us to receive this award, and we will be even better with improved activities.”

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Musical actor Min Young Ki revealed he goes to the same graduate school with JYJ‘s Junsu and Super Junior‘s Sungmin.

On the 13th, the actor tweeted a selca of himself with Junsu, writing, “Proving our relationship!!! What kind of relationship do you think we have???“. A few minutes after the tweet, he tweeted again, this time attaching a group photo that included Sungmin as well. He wrote, “The answer is graduate school ^^We go to the same graduate school!!!“.
He then tweeted, “Junsu’s finger!!! He was making a peace sign, he wasn’t giving anyone the middle finger“, explaining his first photo with Junsu where the cropping of the photo made Junsu’s peace sign look offensive. He uploaded another photo, cropping Junsu’s hand gesture out completely.

Source: Min Young Ki’s Twitter
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Friday, November 09, 2012

On November 8th, ‘Code Name Jackal‘ had its VIP screening at Lotte Cinema in Seoul.

The movie features Song Ji Hyo and JYJ‘s Jaejoong.

Yoochun and Junsu attended the VIP screening to show support not only for their fellow group mate but also for their label mate Song Ji Hyo.

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Saturday, November 03, 2012

JYJ is going to launch JYJ 2013 Calendar this year.

The news has been known from C-Jes official website. While the price and the release date of the calendar have been unknown, one thing for sure is there will be a difference prices between membership and non-membership.

C-Jes also uploaded the photo teaser of the calendar, showing us the cuteness of JYJ members with colorful ornaments and funny speech bubbles.

It looks promising, doesn’t it?

Stay tuned for more info!

Article shared by sanprista November 01, 2012 1:46 am via korea.com

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Friday, October 19, 2012

The JYJ members made their fans giggle with their funny selca photos.

On October 18th, Jaejoong tweeted, “Junsuya ha” and shared the top picture of all three JYJ members. The picture showed Jaejoong and Yoochun smiling brightly while Junsu stared at them with his mouth open as if he were a vampire.

Jaejoong revealed another picture of him and Yoochun as he tweeted, “He came up all of a sudden and said ‘Hyung, let’s take a selca!’ and it turned out like this.”

The second picture showed Jaejoong and Yoochun making funny expressions.

After seeing the pictures, the netizens commented, “The three brothers that allows us to have healing“, “I like this kind of smile so much“, “It’s been a long time seeing Yoochun on Twitter“, “Are they filming for an advertisement?“, and “It’s nice to see them smiling so brightly.”

Source & Image(s): Jaejoong‘s Twitter
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

On October 16th, 2PM‘s Junsu announced via his Twitter that he will be changing his name.

He tweeted the following tweets,

BECAUSE OF A FAMILY MATTER, IT WAS DECIDED TO CHANGE MY NAME.
— Jun. K (@Jun2daKAY) October 16, 2012

OFFICIAL STAGE NAME WILL BE "JUN. K" AS IT WAS BEFORE BUT THE REAL NAME HAS CHANGED TO "MIN-JUN". JUNSU WILL NO LONGER BE USED IN THE FUTURE
— Jun. K (@Jun2daKAY) October 16, 2012

He also wrote the same message in Japanese and in Korean. He didn’t explain the sudden change of name except that it was because of ‘a family matter’. The singer explained that he would be keeping his solo name of JUN.K, but did not elaborate if his name in 2PM would change from ‘Junsu’ to ‘Minjun’.

Why do you think he went through the sudden change in name?

Source: JUN.K’s Twitter
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The boys of JYJ were recently named the ambassadors for the ‘2012 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo (KBEE)‘.

They had already been selected, but were formally appointed on the 17th through a press event. On appointing JYJ as ambassadors, KOTRA, the KBEE 2012 host, said, “JYJ have been selected as the ambassadors for ‘KBEE 2012′. We’re looking forward to them becoming the icon of exchange between Japan and Korea because they are Hallyu stars that are well loved in both countries.“

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Monday, October 15, 2012

The boys of JYJ have been named the ambassadors for the ‘2012 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo (KBEE)‘.

This will be the third Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo and scheduled to be held from November 14th to 16th at the Osaka-Intex Exhibition Centre in Japan. This Expo is held in order to promote national Korean brands to various overseas businesses and corporations. ‘KBEE 2012′ is sponsored by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and supervised by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).

On appointing JYJ as ambassadors, KOTRA said, “JYJ have been selected as the ambassadors for ‘KBEE 2012′. We’re looking forward to them becoming the icon of exchange between Japan and Korea because they are Hallyu stars that are well loved in both countries.“

Article shared by jennywill - Oct 15, 2012 at 12:42 pm via allkpop

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

JYJ‘s Junsu had some high praise for ‘Superstar K4‘ contestant Yoo Seung Woo.

Junsu posted to Twitter on October 13: “Yoo Seung Woo. Someone who doesn’t just sing well, but knows very well how to sing. I really like that flexibility. His expressions while singing. For [me], it’s been you since the start,” revealing who he’ll most likely be voting for.

He went on, “Also, Hong Dae Kwang. I really like the way you don’t let one word, one sound, one syllable, or one letter get past you and [the way you] sing carefully.”

On the October 12th episode of ‘Superstar K4′, Yoo Seung Woo’s performance of “My Son” blew away the judges as well.

Watch it below, and let us know if you agree with Junsu!

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Thursday, August 09, 2012

Ahead of his world tour, JYJ‘s Junsu has announced that he’ll be releasing another single instead of a repackaged album featuring a song in English!

Titled ‘UNCOMMITTED‘, the single will be a special release for his North and South American and European tour featuring the work of Sony Music composer Bruce Automatic Vanderveer. The single will also include an English version of his solo album title track, “Tarantallegra“.

C-JeS Entertainment stated, “His first solo album, ‘Tarantallegra’, was a display of his individual musical and performance style. This single aims to show another side to him as a vocalist. As it is an English song, we are anticipating the reactions of his fans worldwide.”

The single will be pre-released digitally along with its music video on the third week of August followed by an offline release on August 23rd. Pre-orders will begin starting on the 10th.

In related news, Junsu will be wrapping up his Asia tour in Hong Kong on the 26th, followed by the launching of his world tour starting with New York on the 30th.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Nate
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Fans have noticed an interesting change on SM Entertainment Japan‘s official website. The profiles of the former members of TVXQ, Junsu, Yoochun, and Jaejoong, are now on the group’s section of the site.

After a lawsuit with SM Entertainment, TVXQ was left with two members, Yunho and Changmin. While Yunho and Changmin continued to promote as TVXQ, the other three members have been active under the name JYJ.

As expected, fans are eager to find out what the alleged site update means as there is no statement from SM Entertainment or the TVXQ and JYJ members as of now.

Considering there have been rumors of a reunion before, what do you think about this recent development? Is the site update a hint of TVXQ’s return as a 5-member group or some sort of mistake?

Article shared by elliefilet - Aug 7, 2012 at 5:30 am via allkpop

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Rumors of a possible TVXQ reunion began spreading like wildfire once again, after the profiles of former group members Junsu, Yoochun, and Jaejoong were added onto the group’s section of SM Entertainment Japan‘s official website.

Following this change, popular Korean portal sites Naver, Nate, and Daum have also updated their TVXQ profiles.

Daum and Nate have listed all five names under the group ‘TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki)’. Naver has listed Junsu, Yoochun, Jaejoong, and current member Yunho as ‘former’ members of TVXQ, while Changmin is still listed as a member. Whether or not this is an error has not been confirmed.

The updates of these popular portal sites are only causing fans to become more eager to know what these changes mean, however, as of now there is no official word from SM Entertainment nor the members themselves.

After a lawsuit with SM Entertainment, Yunho and Changmin continued to promote as TVXQ, while the other three members have been active under the name JYJ.

Considering there have been rumors of a reunion before, what do you think about these recent developments?

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

JYJ‘s Junsu has confirmed a total of five cities for his world tour in North and South America!

Starting August 30th, the tour will open up at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, a venue previously visited by popular artists like Puff Daddy, Nicki Minaj, and Nas. JYJ also held their showcase here in 2010.

On September 2nd, he’ll be at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles where the likes of Jay-Z and Justin Bieber performed at in the past.

The tour will continue down to South America at the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City on September 6th, followed by Espaço Victory in Sao Paulo, Brazil on the 8th, and finally Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on the 10th.

Representatives of his concert hosts stated, “South American fans are ecstatic over news of Junsu’s South American tour. Junsu’s concerts have become a back to back hit. Realistically, we know that South American tours aren’t affective income-wise, but we feel that this tour will have a positive effect through C-JeS Entertainment‘s promotional tactics.”

Junsu expressed, “I recently stayed in the States where I worked on my single album and music video. I’m really satisfied with the results of it, and am filled with excitement and anticipation over meeting my fans all over the world once again.”

His Asia tour will finish up in Hong Kong on August 7th.

Source + Photos: Kuki News via Naver
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JYJ‘s Jaejoong revealed a funny photo he took with his fellow members.
On the 25th, Jaejoong tweeted, “Done with commercial filming! It’s a good day because I got to see my members,” and attached a photo of himself looking sharp in thick-framed glasses.

He later added, “Junsu, I live because of you~ I exploded in laughter again today because of Junsu.“ The photo (top) shows all three members of JYJ making funny faces. Junsu humorously stuck his tongue out, while Yoochun made the viewers laugh by making a wide-mouthed silly face.

Fans responded, “I didn’t think that was Yoochun,” “The three are all so cute,” and “Junsu, your expression is alive.”

Source+Picture: Jaejoong‘s Twitter
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Pictorials from JYJ member Park Yoochun‘s Bali photo shoot have been revealed.
Yoochun who successfully wrapped up SBS drama series ‘Rooftop Prince‘ posed for the July publication of ‘Elle Korea‘ magazine.

The singer/actor was asked how he felt about building his acting career, starting with KBS2‘s ‘Sung Kyun Kwan Scandal‘, and moving on to MBC‘s ‘Miss Ripley‘ and most recently to ‘Rooftop Prince‘.
He responded that he went into ‘Rooftop Prince’ without any expectations, and decided that he would just enjoy the shoot. In turn, he said, that allowed for a better outcome in the end.

Whenever he had some free time during the photo shoot, Yoochun would place his earphones back in his ears. When asked which album he listened to the most these days, he answered, “These days, I listen a lot to JYJ member Junsu‘s album. I’m so proud to say I am a fellow member.”

Yoochun also continued to praise his fellow members, talking about how exceptional it was of Junsu to release a solo album and make his musical debut, while also sending a message of encouragement to Jaejoong who is once again trying his hand at acting.

The photo shoot also happened to fall on his birthday, but the singer very casually remarked that it was no big deal, and that he had never celebrated his birthday in Korea since his debut. That night, the Elle staff members prepared a small and comfortable BBQ party to celebrate, and the staff members reported that Yoochun came across as extremely down to earth and easy-going as he enjoyed his day.

Source & Image : StarIn via Nate, Edaily StarIn via Nate, Edaily StarIn via Nate, TVDaily via Nate
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