TVXQ Wins Musical Excellence Awards at Japan Record Awards

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That’s right. Tohoshinki (TVXQ / DBSK) won the Musical Excellence Award at the 51st annual Japan Record Awards the other night.

The guys performed their hit song Stand By You. If you’ve been paying attention, you noticed that they guys seem to be performing that song a lot in some very high profile shows and appearances.

The symbolism, whether accidental or on purpose, can be found in the way the lyrics for the song are interpreted in light of their current dispute with the, in my opinion, incredibly stubborn executives at SM Entertainment (SM).

Finance and Economy: TVXQ Voted as Artist of the Year

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Finance and Economy News did a survey of their viewers asking them to vote for the Top 6 entertainments of 2009.  56% of respondents picked TVXQ as the top male group of the year.

The survey was conducted from Dec 21 – 29 and included such criteria as the number of times each artists’ news articles were read.

Other people taking the top spots were “Girls Generation” as female group of the year, Rain as solo singer of the year, and Han Hyo-Joo as female actress of the year.

Keita’s Blog: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu Singing Karaoke?

wind-s member Keita went singing yesterday with 3 of his friends: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu. According to the translated version of Keita’s short blog post, the 4 were laughing and singing the whole time. Here’s the translation: Long time no see.Yesterday, the 4 of us were singing the whole time.Jaejoong, Junsu, Yoochun and I.We were […]

Chinese fans tells SM to Stop Harassing TVXQ in a New Ad

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Chinese fans are not taking the latest controversy with SM laying down. Baidu BAR took out an ad on the front page of the Korean newspaper Gyunghyang on Dec 26 in which they blast SM Entertainment (SM) for harassing TVXQ.

One version of the translated ad say the fans demand that SM stop their hurtful actions and to let TVXQ sing without constraints. The Chinese fans also basically said they will wait forever until the 5 members are able to perform without SM’s interference.

TVXQ Jaejoong Standout Performance in Heaven’s Postman Surprised Critics in 2009

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TVXQ member Jaejoong’s “soft and romantic charm” in the film Heaven’s Postman earned him a place amongst the list of memorable performances this year.

The film was released in a limited number of theaters but drew massive attention based on the number of people who were trying to get tickets to see it.

According to translated reports, Jaejoong is cited as one of the “idol stars” who surprised movie critics and the public with his sophisticated acting skill even though it was the first time for him in a movie.