TVXQ are planning to perform in both Korea and Japan with the same title track.
TVXQ, now a duo with U-Know Yunho and Choikang Changmin, made an announcement through their official homepage on November 23rd that they will make a comeback next January. Following this, they announceed through their Japanese agency AVEX on December 2nd that they will be releasing a new single on January 26th.
The unknown song they are planning to sing is receiving great attention as TVXQ is planning to perform it in both Korea and Japan at the same time. TVXQ’s agency SM Entertainment stated, “TVXQ are planning to perform the same title track in both Korea and Japan in January.”
All the SM artistes, including TVXQ, BoA, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee and f(x), will be holding their Japan leg of the ‘SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR’ on January 25th and 26th in Tokyo, Japan. Because this overlaps with the release of TVXQ’s new single, there is a great possibility that they will be kicking off their activities in Japan at the SM TOWN concert.
On the other hand, TVXQ’s Japanese comeback has been met with an explosive response from Japanese fans. On major album sites such as HMV and Tower Records, TVXQ’s new single, set to release on January 26th, rose to #1 on the ranking charts as soon as it was released, thus proving their continued popularity in Japan.
Source: [Newsen+DNBN]
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It has been found that TVXQ’s Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu (JYJ) attempted to appear on TV but it fell through in the end.
According to a representative in the Kpop industry, JYJ were nominated to perform a celebratory number at ‘The 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards’ that was aired on November 26th on KBS 2TV. For this, their KBS Kpop review was quickly done a week before the awards ceremony.
Usually, the review is done even before the album is released, but for JYJ, their review was done one month after their ‘The Beginning’ album was released in October. It has been confirmed that a total of seven songs, including JYJ’s title song ‘Empty’, were deemed suitable for airing according to the results published on November 24th after the KBS Kpop review.
However, JYJ’s appearance fell through. This seems to be because of JYJ’s legal dispute with SM Entertainment. Furthermore, an extreme amount of pressure would have been placed on KBS if they had allowed JYJ to perform as pop culture-related associations are siding against JYJ, such as the Korean Federation of Pop Culture and Art Industry that sent out an official document to broadcasting and cable companies, as well as music distribution companies, demanding that JYJ’s activities be restricted.
However, the ‘Blue Dragon Film Awards’ was not the only event where this happened. Even though it is now almost two months since JYJ’s album release, we still cannot hear their music on TV or the radio. This has occurred though there have been many netizens asking radio stations to turn JYJ’s music on as they have yet to hear these songs anywhere though the album has been released.
One Kpop representative stated, “If JYJ does not solve their dispute with SM, they will be faced with many more obstacles in the future if they wish to continue to sing,” and “There are many producers who have raised their voices stating that regulations on activities must become more strict so that something like this does not happen again.”
JYJ filed an exclusive contract suspension injunction against SM last July. They began their activities by releasing their first album under the name JYJ and holding showcases, but they have not been able to stand on a TV show’s stage in Korea yet.
Source: [edaily SPN+DNBN]
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