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Yuchun♥ Fighting !!!
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Yuchun♥ Fighting !!!
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Shared By:TVXQPOWERFULGODS日本FanBlog
Posted By:Sayuri JaeJoong♥
2011-05-17
[NEWS]110516 JYJ launches North American tour with press conference in LA
KOREABOO COVERAGE:
As previously reported, Koreaboo will be extensively covering the North American leg of JYJ's World Tour which kicks off on the 20th with the Vancouver show. Before the group heads to Vancouver, they held a special press conference with some of the media in North America.
The conference was held at the Grammy Museum portion of Los Angeles' LA LIVE! Entertainment Complex. The 200-seat Clive Davis theater played host to the media and JYJ, offering an intimate setting for JYJ's first official press conference on US soil.
POWERHOUSE co-founder C.S. Hah was the host of the event and introduced the group to a warm reaction. As Yoochun is currently filming abroad, only Jaejoong and Junsu were present for it.
The 30-minute conference was done in Korean, with Hah translating for both the audience and JYJ during the Q&A. Both members were happy to be there and responded to questions with warm smiles and laughter over the course of the conference,
As this was a Q&A, Koreaboo was able to ask the members a question, which was regarding whether or not there would be a DVD release of the concerts to commemorate the World Tour. Jaejoong was pleased to announce that while there was no set date for a release, a DVD was definitely in the works, and to stay tuned.
Q&A Questions:
How was it like to sing in English instead of Korean?
How was the learning process?
Jaejoong: It was difficult for us, except for Yoochun. We are still learning the finer points of the language, but we are doing our best to improve our command of the English as we go a long.
Given your huge fanbase in China, have you considered returning to the country at a later point with more more tour stops?
Junsu: There is always a possibility for a Chinese tour, and if circumstances permit, we'd like to tour the entire country.
(Jaejoong) How was the challenge of being the creative director for the Asian leg of the tour?
Will you be reprising your role for the North American leg?
Jaejoong: It was exciting to be able to do so, as well as challenging, given the larger venues we performed at. Jeremy Slaughter, who worked with us prior, will be collaborating with us for the North American leg of the tour, and we will be presenting to you a very enjoyable show.
Will there be a photobook to accompany the tour to give fans who did not have the opportunity to come out to see it a chance to view the artistic direction the concert took?
Junsu: We wanted to focus on the concert itself, and due to our schedules, we were unable to do so for this particular concert, but we hope to be able to do so for later tours.
You've been to several countries over the course of your tour. Did you feel that there were any specific fan reactions associated with a certain country, including North American fans?
Jaejoong: The fans were all very encouraging of us during our performances, and enjoyed the freedom we are able to have during them. The Thailand fans valued manners highly, which was something we noticed during our stay there.
Will you be releasing a DVD of the concert?
Jaejoong: We are working on one, but we don't have a specific release date for it.
Is there any significant change you've made to the performance that was not originally in the Asian leg of the tour?
Jaejoong: We've increased the number of female back-up dancers for the tour to give it more of a sexy and sensual feel during the dance numbers.
What do you do to stay fresh during the lengthy flight from Asia to here?
You both look great.
Junsu: (laughing) I don't feel very fresh. We had nothing scheduled yesterday when we arrived, so we used the rest of the day to relax and enjoy ourselves.
How do you feel about your middle-aged fans and their support for you guys?
Jaejoong: Being loved by someone is much better than being hated by someone. It is always a good feeling to be loved by different age groups, and we never call our middle-aged female fans "ahjumma" (older woman); we instead call them "noona" (older sister). We appreciate the support they have for us.
Did your busy schedules affect your preparation for this tour?
Junsu: We didn't have any difficult as a group. Rather than focusing on individuals, we do our best to focus on our group schedules as a whole.
Will Rodney Jerkins (producer of "The Beginning")
and/or Kanye West be apart of the tour?
Jaejoong: (laughing) That will not be happening.
Do you guys plan out your airport fashion? As Junsu is commonly criticized for not being as stylish as Jaejoong, when arriving at LAX,
did Junsu attempt to be fashionable?
Junsu: I attempt to be both fashionable and comfortable whenever I arrive at the airport. The problem I've been having though is when I'm trying to be fashionable, I get comments like "That's strange" or other funny comments direct toward it, so I'm always a little puzzled about how I should style myself.
Check out some of the photos from the press conference below:
KOREABOO GALLERY HERE
You can view the full gallery below:
VIDEO HERE
Stay tuned, as Koreaboo will be bringing you a full-length video of the entire press conference!
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Shared By:TVXQPOWERFULGODS日本FanBlog
Posted By:Sayuri JaeJoong♥
As previously reported, Koreaboo will be extensively covering the North American leg of JYJ's World Tour which kicks off on the 20th with the Vancouver show. Before the group heads to Vancouver, they held a special press conference with some of the media in North America.
The conference was held at the Grammy Museum portion of Los Angeles' LA LIVE! Entertainment Complex. The 200-seat Clive Davis theater played host to the media and JYJ, offering an intimate setting for JYJ's first official press conference on US soil.
POWERHOUSE co-founder C.S. Hah was the host of the event and introduced the group to a warm reaction. As Yoochun is currently filming abroad, only Jaejoong and Junsu were present for it.
The 30-minute conference was done in Korean, with Hah translating for both the audience and JYJ during the Q&A. Both members were happy to be there and responded to questions with warm smiles and laughter over the course of the conference,
As this was a Q&A, Koreaboo was able to ask the members a question, which was regarding whether or not there would be a DVD release of the concerts to commemorate the World Tour. Jaejoong was pleased to announce that while there was no set date for a release, a DVD was definitely in the works, and to stay tuned.
Q&A Questions:
How was it like to sing in English instead of Korean?
How was the learning process?
Jaejoong: It was difficult for us, except for Yoochun. We are still learning the finer points of the language, but we are doing our best to improve our command of the English as we go a long.
Given your huge fanbase in China, have you considered returning to the country at a later point with more more tour stops?
Junsu: There is always a possibility for a Chinese tour, and if circumstances permit, we'd like to tour the entire country.
(Jaejoong) How was the challenge of being the creative director for the Asian leg of the tour?
Will you be reprising your role for the North American leg?
Jaejoong: It was exciting to be able to do so, as well as challenging, given the larger venues we performed at. Jeremy Slaughter, who worked with us prior, will be collaborating with us for the North American leg of the tour, and we will be presenting to you a very enjoyable show.
Will there be a photobook to accompany the tour to give fans who did not have the opportunity to come out to see it a chance to view the artistic direction the concert took?
Junsu: We wanted to focus on the concert itself, and due to our schedules, we were unable to do so for this particular concert, but we hope to be able to do so for later tours.
You've been to several countries over the course of your tour. Did you feel that there were any specific fan reactions associated with a certain country, including North American fans?
Jaejoong: The fans were all very encouraging of us during our performances, and enjoyed the freedom we are able to have during them. The Thailand fans valued manners highly, which was something we noticed during our stay there.
Will you be releasing a DVD of the concert?
Jaejoong: We are working on one, but we don't have a specific release date for it.
Is there any significant change you've made to the performance that was not originally in the Asian leg of the tour?
Jaejoong: We've increased the number of female back-up dancers for the tour to give it more of a sexy and sensual feel during the dance numbers.
What do you do to stay fresh during the lengthy flight from Asia to here?
You both look great.
Junsu: (laughing) I don't feel very fresh. We had nothing scheduled yesterday when we arrived, so we used the rest of the day to relax and enjoy ourselves.
How do you feel about your middle-aged fans and their support for you guys?
Jaejoong: Being loved by someone is much better than being hated by someone. It is always a good feeling to be loved by different age groups, and we never call our middle-aged female fans "ahjumma" (older woman); we instead call them "noona" (older sister). We appreciate the support they have for us.
Did your busy schedules affect your preparation for this tour?
Junsu: We didn't have any difficult as a group. Rather than focusing on individuals, we do our best to focus on our group schedules as a whole.
Will Rodney Jerkins (producer of "The Beginning")
and/or Kanye West be apart of the tour?
Jaejoong: (laughing) That will not be happening.
Do you guys plan out your airport fashion? As Junsu is commonly criticized for not being as stylish as Jaejoong, when arriving at LAX,
did Junsu attempt to be fashionable?
Junsu: I attempt to be both fashionable and comfortable whenever I arrive at the airport. The problem I've been having though is when I'm trying to be fashionable, I get comments like "That's strange" or other funny comments direct toward it, so I'm always a little puzzled about how I should style myself.
Check out some of the photos from the press conference below:
KOREABOO GALLERY HERE
You can view the full gallery below:
VIDEO HERE
Stay tuned, as Koreaboo will be bringing you a full-length video of the entire press conference!
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Shared By:TVXQPOWERFULGODS日本FanBlog
Posted By:Sayuri JaeJoong♥
[TRANS] 110513 Park Yoochun Of Ripley Says, “Worrying About Acting Is Fun And Brings Me Joy”
Park Yoochun is up to the challenge of transforming into the warm city guy ‘Yutaka’ for MBC’s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Ripley’.
Park Yoochun visited the Ilsan MBC Dream Center on the 29th of April to participate in the photoshoot for the drama’s poster and he was able to portray Yutaka’s charm of urban elegance and innocence through a white suit with a black collar for emphasis.
Regarding his character, Park Yoochun said, “If SungKyunKwan Scandal’s Lee Seon Joon’s slightly awkward expression of his emotions was like the definite answer to a multiple choice question, Ripley’s Yutaka is a man who is sensitive and will not hesitate to express his feelings, much like the answer to a free response question.“
Park Yoochun continued to show enthusiasm for his role as he said, “Through my last piece, I learned that is extremely hard to immerse yourself completely into one character throughout an entire series. But the times I spent worrying and thinking intensely about my character were fun and brought me joy,” and “I get excited when I think about the fact that I’ll be able to show a different side of me.”
Though Park Yoochun had not fully healed from his emergency trip to the hospital for acute pancreatitis, he worked diligently till the end of the photoshoot and received a round of applause from the staff members there.
‘Ripley’, in which Park Yoochun will act alongside Lee Da Hae, Kang Hae Jung and Kim Seung Woo, is a traditional melodrama, located in a leading hotel in a 21st century city, that deals with the greed and love of mankind that hides beneath work, love, extravagant success and failure. The first airing will be on the 30th at 9:55pm.
Source: [mydaily]
Translated & Shared by: dongbangdata.net
[TRANS] 110512 “Even Their Charity Concert…” Japanese Fans Enraged At Constant Obstructions On JYJ’s Performances
“Though Avex put an end to all of JYJ’s activities, they sold CDs and DVDs without consulting C-JeS (JYJ’s Korean management company). We fans, who have been watching over the situation, reached our limit when Avex decided to obstruct JYJ’s plans to hold a charity concert in Japan. We are outraged at Avex for using their contract as a shield and interfering with an event geared to help those affected by the tsunami and earthquake.” (Japanese JYJ fan, @keico04)
“Avex will not allow them to participate in activities yet they refuse to break the contract. Why?” (@byoru1)
Idol group JYJ (Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu, Kim Jaejoong), who have been finding it difficult to appear on TV domestically since their split from TVXQ, have even begun facing troubles in pursuing Japanese activities because of their Japanese agency Avex and this has caused Japanese fans to speak up about the issue.
It all began when people began to state that JYJ’s plans for a large-scale Japanese charity concert, set to aid the victims of the 3·11 earthquake, were on the verge of being cancelled due to Avex’s interference strategies. The rage of Japanese fans, who had already been teeming with anger since Avex suddenly halted all of JYJ’s activities last October, seemed to explode at the possibility that the concert might be cancelled.
On the 19th, a few Japanese fans wrote a ‘Request Document’ to Avex, calling for JYJ’s Japanese activities to resume, and it has already collected over 10,000 signatures though it hasn’t even been a month since it began collecting signatures.
When ‘Hankyoreh’ asked for the opinion of Japanese fans on Twitter, we received over 200 responses in a few hours. Like those we have stated above, the majority of fans wrote that they could not accept the actions of Avex.
It is quite unusual to see Japanese fans gathering to publicly voice their opinions to help their favorite Hallyu star.
What is fuelling the controversy behind the issue is that some believe the ‘Seoul-Osaka Music Of Heart 2011, Fighting Japan!’, in which the remaining members of TVXQ are performing, has something to do with the cancellation of JYJ’s Japanese charity concert.
In a recent press release, C-JeS stated that JYJ had decided to hold a charity concert in the 20,000-set Saitama Super Areana on June 7th, and had even signed the contract to rent the concert venue, but had been suddenly notified of the nullification of the contract.
Soon after the earthquake, JYJ were some of the forerunners in providing aid to the grief-stricken region as they donated 600 million Won and stated, “We want to give back to our Japanese fans who have helped us so much.”
This may be why many fans are reacting to the controversy with statements such as, “Interfering with a charity concert is going way too far,” and “I’m embarrassed to be a Japanese person because of Avex.”
@eyua brought up a question that seems to be shared by many as she said, “So many foreigners are returning to their home countries because of the nuclear issue, but JYJ are volunteering to come and help those in need with their good will, so why are they being stopped?“
C-JeS pointed the blame of the venue’s cancellation on Avex as they stated, “Avex’s continuous and concentrated interference strategies are what caused this issue (nullification of the contract).” Though C-JeS were able to sign a provisional contract with another concert venue, it has been found that it is still uncertain whether or not the concert will be held.
In a phone conversation with ‘Hankyoreh’, CEO Baek Chang Joo of C-JeS stated, “We are currently doing everything we can, such as talking to and convincing the representatives of the concert venue, to make this performance happen.” Tickets for the charity concert went on sale on April 5th and the performance is currently sold out.
CEO Baek also wrote a statement to Japanese fans on JYJ’s homepage that read, “As JYJ’s Japanese fans have been waiting to see JYJ perform on stage for a long time, we even considered cancelling the concert as we would not be able to hold a proper concert. But we have decided to plough through with our plans in order to keep JYJ’s promise with their fans who have been waiting patiently and faithfully for JYJ’s return.“
CEO Baek stated that after the split of TVXQ, Avex signed a contract with C-JeS last March with regards to JYJ’s Japanese activities and helped them perform in Japan. But in October, Avex suddenly halted all of JYJ’s activities.
He added, “Avex states that they halted JYJ’s activities due to personal issue with myself and due to the TVXQ legal dispute, but it just seems like they want all management rights to JYJ’s global activities.”
The Japanese weekly newspaper Shukan Bunshun recently released an article in which Avex stated, “This concert is a clear breach of contract as JYJ are artistes signed under Avex. In our opinion, we feel as though the event is profit-driven (though it claims to be a charity event).”
However, the request document submitted by the Japanese fans refuted Avex’s claims as it said, “If Avex wants to claim that they nullified their contract because they did not know of C-JeS’ CEO’s past before the contract was signed, doesn’t that mean that Avex neglected the basic duty of surveying and examining a company they intend to cooperate with?” Regarding Avex’s claim about the legal dispute, fans stated, “When JYJ resumed their Japanese activities last April, the Courts had already laid down a verdict in October, 2009 that there was something wrong with the exclusive contract between SM and the trio,” and “This means that Avex’s claim that, ‘There is a possibility that the exclusive contract may be nullified based on the Courts’ verdict’ wasn’t even an issue to begin with.” As the Japanese market is JYJ’s biggest market, the inability to perform in the nation will result in great losses for the group.
JYJ won the battle against SM’s exclusive contract validity confirmation and dual-contract suspension injunction in January and were granted the freedom to pursue independent activities in the entertainment agency. But broadcasting and cable companies have been hesitant in allowing the group to perform in their music programs because of SM and other big entertainment agencies. CEO Baek stated, “The results of the lawsuit have yet to have any affect on opening JYJ up to opportunities to appear on TV.”
JYJ are currently focusing on their global tour that encompasses Japan.
Starting in April 2nd and 3rd in Thailand, JYJ have already attracted 43,000 fans to the four stops of their Asia tour.
Source: [hankyoreh]
Translated & Shared by: dongbangdata.net
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