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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
World Domination: Mexican magazine features DBSK (after previous coverage from Peru, Chile & Spain)
Yet ANOTHER special feature article on the great phenomenon & sensation called DBSK / Tohoshinki / TVXQ, by another completely far off and non-Asian country that one would never have thought would consider covering Kpop/Jpop.
A weekly Mexican entertainment magazine recently had a large page dedicated to the group, mentioning their immense popularity around the world in countries like Korea, Japan and Taiwan. They even went as far as to suggest that DBSK is ready to conquer Mexico!
Might we suggest ... that DBSK totally take up some Spanish classes and consider a debut in the Latin/South American countries, more so than the US itself seeing how much greater media interest is being shown there. These media outlets are literally calling out to them to come over. Ofcourse, this is all thanks to the hundreds of fans who made their fandom known.
Translation:
For some reason, these boys from South Korea have cause commotion in many places around the world with their pop music and their peculiar style. They sing in their mother tongue, just one or two (N: “una u otra” in this is like some few songs…) or some chorus in English or Japanese, but even with that they are a sensation. The acronym that shapes their name means “Rising gods of the East”. The five young men were choose carefully between hundreds of thousands of people, five years ago, for one big Asian label. All of them are child prodigies in music, and all of them have an interesting life; One of them grew up on EEUU, another lived in extreme poverty. This boys and their fashion look (big hairstyles and dying) are protagonist in hundreds of commercials and advertisements in the Asian continent, they have conquered Japan, China and even Thailand, and are one of the few bands that have been able to bring together more than forty thousand people in one Korean concert. Now with their 4 disk and after training as actors on TV, their next aim is to conquer our country.
Translation by: hollyhockyuu@LJ
Credit: uchihahikari@dbsgLJ + luffa@DBSKer
Featured on Spanish National TV: http://dbsker.blogspot.com/2008/08/world-domination-dbsk-featured-on.html
Featured on Peru's National News (full report) + Radio: http://dbsker.blogspot.com/2008/02/featured-dbsk-on-peru-national-news.html
Featured on Chile's entertainment show + Mirotic: http://dbsker.blogspot.com/2008/10/dbsk-on-international-tv-in-chile-south.html
Taiwan's top boyband Fahrenheit want to work with DBSK
Picture taken during Asia Song Festival 2008
October 1, at 2 in the afternoon, Fahrenheit held a meeting to promote Taiwanese tourism at Seoul’s Grand Hyatt Hotel.
The 4 members of Fahrenheit, Yeom Ah Ryun (Yan Ya Lun) (Aaron Yan), Wang Dongsung (Wang Dong Cheng) (Jiro Wang), Jin Yuk Yoo (Chen Yi Ru) (Calvin Chen), Oh Zun(Wu Zun) have gained popularity in Korea from televised shows such as the Taiwanese Drama ’Hana Kimi’ and ’It started with a kiss’.
At this interview session, Fahrenheit introduced 따이루거 (Ddaee Ru Guh), 위런항구 (Weryun Hanggoo), 르위에탄 (Ruweehtan, 컨딩 (Keonding) then they suggested we try 지우펀위위엔 (Jiu Fun Wiwi An), 슈퍼망고빙수 (Super Mango Bingsoo - Shaved ice), 루웨이 (Ru way), and 뉘러우미엔 (Nooi Ruh umi ahn) as part of promotion of Taiwanese tourism.
Especially, Fahrenheit said ”This is the first time we’ve been to Korea but the convenient traffic and beautiful streets really drew us in.” In their interview, they skillfully threw and recieved and got attention by using Korean almost expertly such as ’진짜 (Jinja - Really)’, ‘맞아맞아 (Majuh Majuh - That’s right That’s right)’, ‘빨리와 (Bbal li wa - Come quickly)’.
When they were asked what Korean star they would like to have a chance to work with, they said “We were amazed how Dong Bang Shin Ki braved through the storm and did their best in performing even while they were getting hit by the hit. We heard that their new album is getting a good response so we would really like to try to work with them.” In addition they said, “At the Chinese Music State of Affairs Ceremony last April, we met Super Junior - M, we realized that they have experienced much more than us so we think there are many things that we can learn from them.” This recieved a lot of interest from Korean stars.
Together Fahrenheit, off the top of their head, showed how to make an Mango Bingsoo (Shaved Ice) and they even made their own bingsoo and had a fun time eating it. They ended the interview by saying “We would like it if Korea and Taiwan were able to become closer through each others culture. We will work hard promoting tourism for Taiwan and we hope that we can play a part in building the bridge to become one Asia.”
Fahrenheit will attend the Asia Song Festival on the 4th which will take place in Seoul’s Sang Ahm World Cup Competition Stadium.
source: gomdoriii
credit: Yahoo Korea News
‘Dong Bang Shinki ’ Choikang Changmin, “He almost lost his source of income because of Xiah Junsu?!”
Dong Bang Shinki’s youngest member Choikang Changmin became the topic of conversation as he exposed that Xiah Junsu almost cut off his source of income.
DBSK, who made an magnificent comeback stage after a year and 7 months, appeared on KBS 2TV ‘Shin Dongyup and Shin Bongsun’s Champagene’ and talked skillfully.
During the ‘Shower Talk- It’s all because of you’ Choikang Changmin exposed that because of Xiah Junsu almost stole his source of income. What happened was that at their debut, Choikang Changmin held the cute image in the group, but Xiah Junsu came out with ‘Angel Xiah’ and took the cute image, resulting in Changmin not having any road to follow. Choikang Changmin revealed “Because of him, I just became the tall kid in Dong Bang Shinki”.
After that they revealed that “The members of Dong Bang Shinki had a big fight because we all had our own images but Xiah Junsu messed it up”.
c: gomdoriii.wordpress.com
DBSK, who made an magnificent comeback stage after a year and 7 months, appeared on KBS 2TV ‘Shin Dongyup and Shin Bongsun’s Champagene’ and talked skillfully.
During the ‘Shower Talk- It’s all because of you’ Choikang Changmin exposed that because of Xiah Junsu almost stole his source of income. What happened was that at their debut, Choikang Changmin held the cute image in the group, but Xiah Junsu came out with ‘Angel Xiah’ and took the cute image, resulting in Changmin not having any road to follow. Choikang Changmin revealed “Because of him, I just became the tall kid in Dong Bang Shinki”.
After that they revealed that “The members of Dong Bang Shinki had a big fight because we all had our own images but Xiah Junsu messed it up”.
c: gomdoriii.wordpress.com
Tohoshinki sings opening song for popular anime One Piece: "We Are"
Despite heavily promoting Mirotic (SPELL) in Korea, DBSK still has not forgotten their Japanese fan base.
The 5 member band took part in the remake of the opening theme "We Are" (the original song aired first season) for popular anime show One Piece, which kicks off its tenth season this month.
One Piece was recently voted as all-time #1 manga in an Oricon poll, beating the likes of other highly popular mangas such as Dragon Ball, Naruto and Death Note.
With over 140 million copies sold, One Piece is the third highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Shōnen Jump. It is considered their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan.
Considering the reach of this anime and it being a staple for the Japanese, no one’s going to forget these boys for a long time to come.
Tohoshinki's remake will be called the "One Piece Animation 10th Anniversary Version".
Watch the NEW 10th anniversary (DBSK version) of "We Are":
The original 1st season "We Are":
They had previously done an ending song for One Piece "Asu wa kuru kara" a few years back when they were not as well-known in Japan as they are today:
Credits: seoulbeats + Nikki@AF.net + luffa@dbsker.blogspot.com
The 5 member band took part in the remake of the opening theme "We Are" (the original song aired first season) for popular anime show One Piece, which kicks off its tenth season this month.
One Piece was recently voted as all-time #1 manga in an Oricon poll, beating the likes of other highly popular mangas such as Dragon Ball, Naruto and Death Note.
With over 140 million copies sold, One Piece is the third highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Shōnen Jump. It is considered their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan.
Considering the reach of this anime and it being a staple for the Japanese, no one’s going to forget these boys for a long time to come.
Tohoshinki's remake will be called the "One Piece Animation 10th Anniversary Version".
Watch the NEW 10th anniversary (DBSK version) of "We Are":
The original 1st season "We Are":
They had previously done an ending song for One Piece "Asu wa kuru kara" a few years back when they were not as well-known in Japan as they are today:
Credits: seoulbeats + Nikki@AF.net + luffa@dbsker.blogspot.com
Sunday, October 05, 2008
TVXQ wins Asia's Top Singer at the 2008 Asia Song Festival
4일 오후 6시 서울 상암동 월드컵경기장에서 열린 2008 아시아송페스티벌(Asia Song Festival)에서 한국의 동방신기가 아시아 최고 가수상을 수상하고 있다.
이날 페스티벌에는 신승훈, 동방신기(시아준수,영웅재중,유노윤호,최강창민,믹키유천), SS501(김현중,김형준,김규종,허영생,박정민), 소녀시대( 윤아, 수영, 효연, 유리, 태연, 제시카, 티파니, 써니, 서현) 등 아시아 정상급 가수들이 참석해 화려한 무대를 장식했다.
올해로 5회를 맞는 '2008 아시아송 페스티벌'은 서울시와 국제문화산업교류재단이 공동으로 주최하는 행사로 음악교류를 통해 아시아의 화합을 도모하고 침체된 음악시장을 활성화시키기 위해 기획됐다. 아시아 대중문화 교류의 허브역할로서 자리매김하고 있는 아시아 최대 음악축제중 하나다.
한국, 일본, 중국, 대만, 태국 등 아시아 12개국을 대표하는 정상급 가수 20여개팀이 참가했다.
황진환 jordanh@newsen.com
Translation:
DBSK: "Thanks for the award"
2008 Asia Song Festival opened on 4th at 6pm at the Seould World Cup Stadium, Dong Bang Shin Ki from South Korea won as the Asia Top's singer.
Shin Seung, Dong Bang Shin Ki, SS501, Girls Generation top singers decorated the festival stage with colorful performances.
5 times this year, 2008 Asia SOng Festival led by Seoul Metropolitan Government and the International Cultural Industry Foundation, the event co-hosted by the unity of Asia, promoting music through exchanges and planning to activate the stagnant of the music market. As popular as the hub of cultural exchanges in Asia and become one of Asia's largest music festivals understanding the divergence.
South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand and other Asian countires, representing 12 teams participated in the Top 20 of Singers
Source: Newsen.com - [포토엔]동방신기,큰 상 주셔서 감사합니다
English translation: tvxqlover84@ dbsg livejournal (Rosa @ TVXQsoul)
TVXQ, “It’s Neither A Remake Nor Plagiarism”
Dong Bang Shin Gi’s new song, ‘Spell (MIROTIC)’ was criticized because of plagiarism.
When Dong Bang Shin Gi’s new album with the title track, ‘Spell (MIROTIC) was released, netizens simultaneously began identifying the similarities between their title track and German pop singer, Sarah Conner’s song, “Under My Skin.” Various arguments erupted with netizen’s stating, “This is plagiarism,” and “This is a remake.”
Dong Bang Shin Gi’s company spoke to the press on the 30th to clear this issue. “The composing team of Remee/Troelsen who composed BoA’s American debut song, ‘Eat You Up’ gave Dong Bang Shin Gi and Sarah Conner the same song” and that, “While Europe receives the rights for Sarah Connor’s version, Asia get’s Dong Bang Shin Gi.”
Furthermore, “when we first received the song, we knew that they were the same,” stated a spokesperson. “Sarah Conner made her version public last month but Dong Bang Shin Gi had finished recording in June.”
Source: Hankooki
Credit: seoulfull.wordpress.com
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Korean fans to use "silent-listening " method during performances
A chinese website by the name of Baidu Bar said that recently Korean fans are using the "silent-listening" method. They said Korean Cassiopeia had come up with the cheering for Mirotic a long long time ago but after the Mini Concert 2 different opinions surfaced: one is continue with the loud cheering while they sing, the other one is to use the "silent-listening" method like Japanese fans.
A lot of people agreed with the second opinion. Because DBSK said that this album is aimed for the public, if they keep cheering loudly while the boys sing the atmosphere will be good but it will have bad effect on other viewers.
After that Cassiopeia went and ask for an opinion from the boys themselves. The answer they received was that they hope the fans will listen to their performance silently. Because of that Korean fans have decided to follow the silent-listening method from then on.
The super loud cheering you heard from Mnet was because a lot of fans lost control that day (maybe because of the unexpected fan meeting??) and they said it really had bad effects on Tv's viewer. Korean fans dont want the same thing happen again so they carefully told everyone to keep quite during the Music Bank performance and even gave leaflets to every fan who came in that day.
Credit: Soompi & Baidu Bar
A lot of people agreed with the second opinion. Because DBSK said that this album is aimed for the public, if they keep cheering loudly while the boys sing the atmosphere will be good but it will have bad effect on other viewers.
After that Cassiopeia went and ask for an opinion from the boys themselves. The answer they received was that they hope the fans will listen to their performance silently. Because of that Korean fans have decided to follow the silent-listening method from then on.
The super loud cheering you heard from Mnet was because a lot of fans lost control that day (maybe because of the unexpected fan meeting??) and they said it really had bad effects on Tv's viewer. Korean fans dont want the same thing happen again so they carefully told everyone to keep quite during the Music Bank performance and even gave leaflets to every fan who came in that day.
Credit: Soompi & Baidu Bar
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