TVXQ’s Yunho receives IV treatments to keep up with schedule
by VITALSIGN on January 11, 2011 at 11:22 pm
TVXQ has just kicked off their comeback activities, and as expected, their schedule is full to the bursting point. To stay on top of his numerous activities, it’s been revealed that Yunho has been receiving IV shots.
Yunho mentioned before that he had a fever, which was why he wasn’t able to perform 100%. He’s reported more than once that he was suffering from a cold that affected his throat and nose, and it’s gotten to the point where it’s difficult for him to even speak. Despite it all, Yunho impressed his staff members by performing live for the majority of their comeback.
On top of his musical activities, he’s also begun filming for his drama, “Poseidon“.
His dedication and drive demonstrates that Yunho has returned to his ‘rookie mindset’, as he wants to throw in 300% of his efforts into his work, despite his poor condition.
Kite ade KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN (Special Limited Edition/100p Photo Book+Photocard) lebih, supplier kite pening, terlebih lak, tp harga sama tuk whole order package. So kite divide gak tmasuk ngan yg lebih tuh, so harga dier RM50. Harga asal RM70, tp sbb supplier kite yg pening, so dpt harga tuh.
Packaging dier takderla semantap stores dr Jepun yg lps balut, balut lagik... lps vacuum, bubble wrap lagi... lps bubble wrap balut kertas hijau/putih/merah lak... so saper yg salu beli stuffs yg kite salu order dr suppliers kite yg base dier kat jepun, takdelah kertas pembalut byk2 tuh, sbb nih supplier yg base dier kat korea, derang bubblewrap jer most stuffs derang mcm stores lain kat Korea n stores kat mesia nih. Tp still selamat la sbb tak lama dlm kapal terbang coz guna EMS. Yg oraitnyer supplier nih, klu yg bonus mcm kad, signature tuh, derang ckp specific artis included dlm release tuh. mcm yg lebih nih, kad & signature dier, Yunho. So, keutamaan tuk fans Yunho la. Yg Changmin dh abes.
Nk ringkaskan citer klu saper2 mls nk baca penerangan kite kat atas tuh... (tp saper yg wondering naper harga dier murah, leh baca)
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN (Special Limited Edition / 100pgs Photo Book + Photocard)
- Case size: 214x304x23.5 mm (yep besar, sbb Photobook kan)
- Dong Bang Shin Ki Special Photocard (First Limited/Yunho)
- Price: RM50
TVXQ holds a revealing press conference
by VITALSIGN on January 12, 2011 at 10:22 pm
After a two-year hiatus from the Korean music industry, TVXQ made a triumphant return last week. On January 12th, members Yunho and Changmin held a press conference to discuss the various issues surrounding their comeback.
Yunho started, “We came back for the first time in two years and three months, and I swelled with emotions when I saw how many fans came. I wanted to show everyone an amazing live and worked hard to achieve it, but unfortunately, I caught a cold. Although I received IV treatments, my voice still didn’t improve in the morning, so I worried a lot. It still hasn’t improved yet.”
Changmin added, “I don’t think I was as nervous as I thought I would be. It was really exciting and fun.”
When asked about the efforts they took on as a two-membered TVXQ, Yunho replied, “While preparing for the album with only two members, I thought that I had to make it live up to the standards of ‘TVXQ’. TVXQ was known for its strong performances and lives, so there wasn’t a single thing we could slack off on. We brought about a lot of changes on the high notes, and switched parts for every different genre.”
Changmin said, “There’s pressure in having to carry the name of ‘TVXQ’ as two members. Ever since our debut, Yunho-hyung was known for his dancing, so I didn’t want to bring down the performance. In other words, I didn’t want to lose by comparison (laughter).”
While on the topic of dancing, the reporter brought up the unique point in their choreography where they ‘push down’ on the heads of their backup dancers. Yunho elaborated, “We heard that the vocals for this album were similar to our former albums. We tried to investigate different ways to show off our strengths through the choreography, and so we brought in talented dancers. By putting in moves that were dictated by the beat, we tried to have our choreography express the dignity of TVXQ and to send the following message: ‘We’ll be taking control of the stage.’”
Reporters then turned to the strong bonds between TVXQ and their labelmates. Both Changmin and Yunho revealed, “At the time of our comeback, Lee Soo Man sent us a text saying that we were ‘jackpot.’ He gave us his support, asking us to do our best from now on. Yoo Young Jin also thinks very preciously of TVXQ. The fact that he’s even by our side gave us a source of strength. BoA and Kang Ta also watched and reviewed our first broadcast.”
Then what is the relationship like between Yunho and Changmin? Changmin replied, “Our relationship has gotten stronger over the past two years. His personality is the complete opposite of mine, so there were some conflicts, but I’ve become very affectionate towards him and have come to understand and accept who he is.”
Yunho replied, “If I’m like fire, Changmin is like water. He’s really like my wife. Our personalities began to mesh, and we’ve gotten a lot closer as a result.Don’t lasers shoot from our eyes on stage? We’ve worked hard in preparing something that could stop people from looking at us with worried eyes, and to not disappoint ourselves as well. We’ve come to understand each other like a married couple.”
The interview shifted over to a very sensitive topic: JYJ.
Calmly, Yunho said, “For two years and three months, I waited for those three friends. Since they’re still not here, I figured that someone had to protect ‘TVXQ’ instead of just continuing to wait. ‘TVXQ’ was created as a cumulative effort between a company named SM Entertainment, five members, and our fans. In order to make sure it would never be forgotten, we figured that this would be the best way to protect TVXQ.”
He continued, “I’ve always had a positive mindset, but it’s gotten a lot more positive now. During that difficult time, I would just grabbed a water bottle and ride around on the seven subway lines; sometimes I even went mountain climbing. I felt a lot of affection for the little things. In a way, those difficulties became a sort of ‘happiness’ – I was glad that it had occurred when I was younger, so that I could mature from it. I’m not sure whether this path is right, but I do believe that everything will work out if we all try hard.”
“They were all personal wounds, and the pain from my ‘leader’ role was greater, but not once did I ask anyone to ‘Listen to what I have to say.’ What’s already happened is too big for just the two of us to solve on our own. I believe the answer is to just spare our words on issues regarding the law, and to just work hard on our singing and promotions.”
When asked about their personal thoughts on the dispute between JYJ and SM Entertainment, Yunho replied, “I just want them to hurry up and come back to TVXQ. Under the name of music, everything was great, but further promotions created a difference in values. Those values are personal problems, and I don’t want to go into anything long-winded on that. I just want them to be healthy. The only thing I can ask is for them to come back. The three have crossed the line and have gone too far for us to catch them. I just want them to solve the dispute with our company, and hurry up and come back. It was difficult. It hurt. I felt a sense of resentment against people. As opposed to hate, I was hurt. But I just accepted it all. Honestly, I didn’t have the time to harbor hate against anyone.”
“Once, I met a little kid and I asked him who his favorite singer or group was, and he replied that he liked SNSD. When I asked whether he knew of TVXQ, he said that he didn’t. It may be because he’s young, but it felt disappointing because we weren’t promoting.”
Yunho continued, “Three may have left, but I don’t want ‘TVXQ’ to be forgotten. We have to do well and go down a positive path. Even if it’s just the two of us, we have to protect our name and position.”
Changmin said, “The media has been creating an issue out of it, and the situation has turned into an offensive and defensive battle. I think it’s definite that people are curious for the thoughts from all five of us. What I want to say is that all five exist in this spot because we shared a time of precious hardships.”
When further asked whether he had anything to say to the three JYJ members, he simply said, “No.”
When a reporter mentioned that the JYJ members stated that they tried to contact them, Yunho answered, “That’s not true. We’ve never received contact. And even if we want to contact them, their numbers have changed, so we might not have accepted the call because of the unfamiliar number. There’s been a lot of prank calls lately, it’s difficult for us to take every call.”
Yunho continued, “It’s really frustrating. I hope the media doesn’t confuse our fans. It’s been so noisy lately, I’m really apologetic to not only my fans, but to my family as well.”
Regarding the controversy surrounding their lyrics for “Keep Your Head Down,” Yunho stated, “The lyrics are not the truth, so it cannot be considered as a ‘diss’ against them.”
Changmin added, “A diss is criticizing and attacking the truth. The song can’t be a diss since there is no truth in it.”
Regarding Junsu’s infamous tweet, Yunho said, “When I first read Junsu’s tweet, I thought, ‘He’s making a mistake.’ I can get over what he said about me, but to use the term ‘enemy’ against not only our staff, but to our seniors as well, was not right of him.”
Changmin added, “To label not only Lee Soo Man, but the staff who have suffered for TVXQ as ‘enemies’ isn’t respectful as a human being.”
Both members are currently involved in dramas, with Yunho in “Poseidon” and Changmin in “Paradise Ranch.”
Changmin said, “As opposed to just saying the generic response of ‘My first attempt at acting was hard,’ the six months I spent in Jeju Island was an opportunity for me to reflect. I became more confident in myself. The time spent there filming was truly amazing for me, and despite it being difficult, I’ll never forget them.”
Yunho said, “The viewer ratings for my drama, ‘Heading to the Ground,‘ may have literally headed to the ground, but I was able to improve myself through acting. I’m working hard on showing a better image of myself through ‘Poseidon,’ and I’m trying to avoid rushing into it.”
When asked about their 2011 year-end plans and whether they’d choose between an acting award or a music award, Yunho replied, “Depends on what Changmin chooses… (laughter).”
Changmin replied, “I don’t want to give up either of those. I’d choose for both of us to receive an award from each. As painful as it was over the past two years and three months, I hope we achieve good results. No matter what award we win, I think it’ll be very meaningful for us because of the long hiatus we went through to get it.”
When asked about how they felt in being seniors to so many juniors heading over to the Japanese market, Changmin said, “Before us, BoA-sunbae worked hard on her own and achieved good results, making TVXQ’s advancement that much easier. I think I would’ve been upset if we worked hard on creating that road and nobody walked on it. Fortunately, SNSD, SHINee, and Super Junior as well as many others are working hard on their Japanese promotions, so it makes me feel proud. I am kind of jealous, too.”
He continued, “The Japanese market is not something to be taken lightly, so I’m against people thinking of it as a way to earn quick money. I hope they’ll begin promoting from the roots in representation of Korea.”
Now that the boys have passed their teens, the topic of dating was brought up.
Changmin answered, “I’m quiet, while Yunho-hyung is a lot more dynamic. I just like playing on the computer and hanging out with my hometown friends and having some drinks.”
Yunho replied, “I go bowling with my close friends. I don’t like drinking, so even if I do go out to drink with friends, I don’t drink.”
Right when Yunho ‘killed the atmosphere’ by saying he didn’t have a girlfriend, Changmin piped in by revealing that he had broken up with his girlfriend 10 months ago. When asked about the reason behind the break-up, he gave a bitter smile and replied that it was due to their international promotions. And even if they date, they wouldn’t be making it public.
Concluding with a message to their fans, TVXQ said, “We feel so guilty in having you wait for two years and three months. We know that you were all miserable because of us, so we’ll be showing you just how hard we’re working in order to show an improved image.”
Prior to the response, Jaejoong had stated in an interview, “Personally, I tried to contact Yunho and Changmin, but they did not pick up. I tried to meet them on my own through an associate, but that didn’t go as planned.”
Yesterday, Yunho was asked whether he received any contact from Jaejoong, to which he replied, “That’s not true. We’ve never received contact. And even if we want to contact them, their numbers have changed, so we might not have accepted the call because of the unfamiliar number. There’s been a lot of prank calls lately, it’s difficult for us to take every call.”
On the morning of January 13th, Jaejoong wrote on his Twitter, “I want to reply to this directly, through my own words. They weren’t many, but do you know how hard it was for me to send you those texts? I texted you again right now, please check it.”
Fans have speculated the tweet was a response to Yunho’s press conference statement, and are anxiously waiting for a response.
Source + Photos: Newsen via Daum
[UPDATES] TVXQ expresses their thoughts
about their comeback and JYJ
by VITALWARNING on January 12, 2011 at 8:42 am
Worldwide Daily News and National Daily News recently met with the TVXQ members, Yunho (25) and Changmin (23), on January 11th at the SM Entertainment-managed ‘EverySing Karaoke’ event in Seoul. The duo shared their thoughts on their long-awaited comeback, their musical concept, and the strained relationship they hold with JYJ.
Yunho expressed, “I’m thankful to all the fans who waited for us. My condition wasn’t up to par for our broadcasts last week, but seeing our fans passionately supporting us gave me overflowing strength.”
He continued, “Musically, we kept with the same colors of TVXQ. We exploited of all our strong points to the best of our ability by assigning Changmin to the higher notes while I took the bass, all the while putting great focus on our performance. We were worried that our polar opposite voices might not match, but we ended up with a good result and a new color.”
Changmin stated, “We made some changes along with the member adjustments. If we put emphasis on a lot of us singing the chorus in
harmony before, then this time, we’ve changed so that our music can keep both keep of our vocals alive; we’ve also changed our
methods in expressing our emotions for the song.”
When asked about their reason behind performing a ballad song, “How Can I”, for their first comeback stage, Yunho answered, “We sang it because we thought it would have a mass public appeal. We wanted to approach the fans with a variety of genres by throwing out our ‘TVXQ: the dance group’ image.”
With regards to the new album concept, “It’s music with a middle-ground between our personalities and our harmonization. We tried our best in filling up the space of the withdrawn members, and we focused on masculine and dynamic choreography.”
“TVXQ is a team that was created by SM. Whatever their motive was for withdrawing from the group, we waited for them solve their problems with the company and come back to us.”
Changmin expressed, “We thought we needed to protect TVXQ’s name. When a swarm of geese prepare to migrate, they never forget to make the correct formation. I don’t think it’s right when a few of the geese who chose to broke away still considered themselves as part of the flock.”
With JYJ being unable to make appearances on TV shows and broadcasts, there have recently been an influx of speculations regarding the situation between TVXQ and JYJ. TVXQ expressed, “It’s not like our hearts are comfortable about this either. We are suffering difficulties, we just feel it’s more appropriate if we don’t say it.”
When asked whether the meanings of ‘betrayal’ and ‘regret’ in their “Keep Your Head Down” track was aimed towards the absent members, Yunho replied, “When you listen to the song, it is possible to think the song is talking about them, considering the similar situations. However each person’s interpretation of the song is different, and it’s only about a man who is sending away his previous love.”
Yunho also added, “In my darkest moments, I thought about TVXQ being forgotten. It’s true that we’re becoming more distant with those friends. We needed to solve this inner grudge but we hadn’t been in contact for such a long time, and as a leader of a group for 8 years, it hurt a lot.”
“When I was depressed, I rode the subway and wandered the streets by myself, and I learned a lot from it. I even went mountain climbing, and just like how I had to go through a difficult path to get to the top of the mountain, I also believe that this was an important time for TVXQ in order to get back on the right track.”
He continued, “We will definitely show why we’re TVXQ through our music. We will do our best in not being a disappointment to anyone.”
Changmin added, “We’re also aware of those who look at TVXQ in a negative light. Going on stage and using our fans’ support to wipe out those criticisms is our responsibility. We’ve come back prepared to take on that responsibility.”
[Update #1]
We are aware that our two sources have since retracted their stories. We do not know why they did this, but it’s best not to rush to judgment or assume. Please realize that this does not mean we made the translation up or that we are trying to provoke anything. We are currently looking to confirm the accuracy of our report. I know this is a difficult time for TVXQ fans, but please have a little more patience while we verify. Thank you.
[Update #2]
We found the original source and we have concluded that the translation you can read above is indeed correct. Thank you for your concern.
Actually, Daum pulled the original story for reasons unknown.
Either way, you can check out the pictures we just took of the original article below.
ish..byk sgt verson translation article HM nie....
dah la kite bukan native korean speaker...harap2kan translation tapi bile dah mcm2 version kuar, kite yg baca nie pun tunggang terbalik..
part nie mmg buat aku terdiam, terkedu, segala TER la...
Previously, JYJ stated in an interview that in the past they were Dong Bang Shin Gi and even from now on they still were. When we asked about this quote, Changmin spoke up:
“Dong Bang Shin Gi was a team that was design and created by SM from the beginning. The five of us were loved by tons of fans, and we enjoyed the activities we did together. The two of us are not letting this framework end, but we are going to protect it. When birds leave a flock but they still think they are part of it, don’t you think there is some kind of inconsistency there?
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