TVXQ / DBSK ROCKS SMTOWN LIVE '08
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


Very much like Japan’s A-Nation, SM Entertainment’s first leg of their SMTOWN LIVE ’08 concert looked like a very successful project indeed.

Held at the Olympic Main Stadium, in Seoul. The much-awaited SM concert kicked off with some great (or should we say “HOT”) performances. TVXQ went reminiscing as they wore their school uniform costumes for their “Hug” performance. The fab-five also performed with other artists, collaborating with Super Junior, BoA, and CSJH.

Fans couldn’t contain their excitement and shared the experience the very minute they could come online. Fancams and photos were distributed everywhere for the worldwide fans to see. TVXQ forums were swarmed by incoming media files to the fans delight.

Sporting new attention-grabbing hairstyles, TVXQ looked like they were ready to make a new impression to their Korean fans. With their 4th album coming out this fall, fans are even more excited.

The group performed songs from the present and the past, including Hug, Through the Forest, Love is, O ~ Jung.Ban.Hap, Rising Sun, Purple Line, Tri-Angle (with SUJU, BoA, CSJH), Sedanma, Love in the Ice, Oasis, Hi Ya Ya, Balloons, Show Me Your Love (with SUJU).

SMTOWN LIVE ’08 will also rock Thailand (Bangkok), Beijing and Shanghai this year.


FANCAMS
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=SMTOWN+LIVE+08

SHINEE UNVEILS NEW ALBUM CONCEPT
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


SM Entertainment’s prodigy boy group, SHINee is set to release their first album. They recently released a teaser video of the group’s new album concept. The album title will be “SHINee - The First Album 산소같은너.”

Translated as “You're Like Oxygen.” In the video, the boys are shown sporting a mature look this time, compared to their previous young and colorful concept. Youngest member Taemin seem to have gotten rid of his mushroom / bowl-cut to the delight of some fans.

Now girls prefer to call them “HOT” as SHINee sheds the cute image (for a while) for this new album concept. But of course, they are still young; the cute and adorable image goes with that somehow. After all, they are still a very young group of boys.

No word yet has been mentioned about the album’s release. But some fans expect it very soon. And I think it’s about time they release something new. Hopefully their new song is as good as their “Noona is So Pretty (Replay)” hit song. LSM will make sure of that.

TVXQ / DBSK IN SPANISH NATIONAL TV
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez
Credits: tvxqparasiempre @YouTube + LadyAlexiel24 @YouTube + NakuChan + A3N


They are called the Rising Gods of the East. Dong Bang Shin Ki, known as TVXQ, DBSK, and TOHOSHINKI in Japan. The group known with four (4) names are formed by five (5) Korean lads. No one is more than twenty-one (21) years old.

Since four (4) years ago they were known as the Backstreet Boys of Asia. They sing in Korean and Japanese, but they recently had to translate their official website to English because their popularity is already crossing borders.

They began singing a capella in a TV show in 2003 on Christmas, and they also opened for Britney Spears’ concert in Korea. Even without a CD release available, their success had already given them two (2) hit songs in the top charts. Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan, surrender under their feet.

They sing, dance, make TV shows and of course they start trends. Here in Spain, people are starting to talk about them, and in places like Peru their fanclubs are growing up in numbers.

So watch out for Dong Bang Shin Ki, these almond-shaped-eyed popstars are starting to show up even at Karaoke!

DETAILS
TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki / 東方神起
3rd LIVE TOUR 2008 ~T~ [ Extra MP3s / DVD ver. ]
August 9, 2008 (by SpiderLiliez)
MP3 Format
320 kbps / 44 kHz
Japanese
Live / Pop / Live Band


TRACKLIST

• Rainbow
• Last Angel
• High Time
  

DOWNLOAD LINK
[ MP3 ] ~ http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9FWUY50K

TOHOSHINKI / TVXQ's 24th JAPANESE SINGLE!
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


There are more good news for TOHOSHINKI fans. Looks like everyone won’t be saving enough to buy things for themselves, especially crazed fans whose goal is to collect everything and anything that the group releases.

Well, another one to add to your list is TOHOSHINKI’s upcoming 24th Japanese single. The new single is scheduled for release on October 1, 2008. Although still untitled, the single is revealed to be the lead off track for TVXQ’s 4th Korean album. For this single, it will be in Japanese.

The song is also expected to be an SMP type, which is a powerful pop/dance track unique to SM Entertainment artists. Fans weren’t expecting to hear news about an upcoming Japanese single so soon, but as always AVEX wants to make sure that everyone gets a piece of news, even months ahead before the release.

I’m pretty sure the single will leak soon enough. We were discussing earlier that AVEX were really the ones leaking previews on the internet way before, to generate public interest. And obviously that helps a lot in promoting TOHOSHINKI’s music. So expect to hear some previews pretty soon.



Below are the CD/DVD descriptions from CD Japan and Shinseido:


JACKET A [ CD+DVD Version ] - ( click here )
New single release from Dong Bang Shin Ki (TOHOSHINKI). This single features the lead off track to the group's upcoming fourth full-length album in Korea, only for this release performed in Japanese. Limited edition includes bonus DVD with music video (subject to change).

• タイトル未定
• タイトル未定（Instrumental）

JACKET B [ CD Version ] - ( click here )
New single release from Dong Bang Shin Ki (TOHOSHINKI). This single features the lead off track to the group's upcoming fourth full-length album in Korea, only for this release performed in Japanese. Regular edition includes bonus remix of the single "Doshite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattann Daro?"

• タイトル未定
• タイトル未定（Instrumental）
• どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？（Remix）

MICKY YOOCHUN IS NOW A "BOWL-HEAD"
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


You probably remember Jaejoong’s short stint in trying out the famous “bowl cut”  a couple of months back. It didn’t last long, and he got rid of it on the next public appearance.

But apparently it was not just Jaejoong who is trying out the “mushroom cut” (aka “bowl cut”) that every Korean celebrity seem to be trying out these days.

To the surprise (and shock) of many TVXQ fans, Micky Yoochun suddenly walked out (of an establishment) sporting a dreaded bowl-cut himself. And apparently it’s indeed very very bowlish (from how it looks in the current pictures).

In fact his new hairdo is the talk of the town, and is a top search in many Korean sites. Of course pictures have leaked as well. One photo shows him talking on the phone, while walking through a parking lot. You can clearly see that he’s gotten rid of his ponytail, and with his new hair very much exposed.

Yoochun has always been one of the most daring ones when it comes to hairstyles. He’s not afraid to change his look. Apparently TVXQ will be in Korea a lot these days, and I think that has got something to do with this (Koreans seem to dig this hairdo more than anyone).

Anyway, I think Micky can pull it off with this look. I admire his bravery, hehe. Hmmm... but guess I have yet to see better pictures.


[ UPDATE! ]

Well, by now there's been new pictures of Yoochun sporting his new 'do. Below is some recent pictures with a clear view on Yoochun's bowl-cut. As expected, it doesn't look bad at all like others think it would be. It actually suits him and gives him that cute innocent look. It's like Yoochun at 7, hahaha!

THE 5th ASIA SONG FESTIVAL 2008 THIS OCTOBER!
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


Music is indeed our international language, and once in a while we just have to celebrate that.

And now celebrating it’s 5th year. The much-awaited ASIA SONG FESTIVAL has finally marked its date. The event happens on October 3-5, from Friday to Sunday at the Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul, where it can accommodate approximately 6,000 people. Hyatt Hotel is also mentioned as one of the venues.

ASIA SONG FESTIVAL has become Asia’s top cultural exchange program, which began in 2004 and will be celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. The festival showcases the best Asian artists, bringing together music and culture of different Asian nations.

Newcomers are set to perform on the opening day (October 3), while the main concert event (October 4) features Asia’s award-winning artists and musicians, which includes Asia’s most influential singers, the Korean boy group, Tong Vfang Xien Qi (TVXQ). Among others; Karen Mok (Hong Kong), Rivermaya (Philippines), Farenheit (Taiwan), w-inds. (Japan) and many others.



EVE NIGHT
October 03, 2008 / 6pm-10pm

Asian Newcomers

- SHINee (Korea)
- Berryz Kobo (Japan)
- Yoga Lin (Taiwan)
- Jocie Guo Mei Mei (Singapore)
- BX (Mongolia)
- PECK (Thailand)
- Rynn Lim (Malaysia)


MAIN CONCERT
October 04, 2008 / 6pm-10pm

Best Asian Singer Awards

- TVXQ (Korea)
- SNSD (Korea)
- W-inds (Japan)
- Anson Hu (China)
- Fahrenheit (Taiwan)
- Karen Mok (Hong Kong)
- ICE (Thailand)
- Ho Quynh Huong (Vietnam)
- Rivermaya (Philippines)
- Agnes Monica (Indonesia)


Asian Newcomers

- SHINee (Korea)
- Berryz Kobo (Japan)



The 3-day event is made possible by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea Tourism Organization, and SBS.

Hopefully this year, the Korean crowd can be more appreciative or at least respectful of other non-Korean performers, of whom they do not know. It’s appalling if the same mistakes happen like last year, where audiences treat the event like some sort of competition.

But I think it's evident that organizers have already anticipated such mishaps that they finally opted for a smaller venue with entrance requiring tickets, instead of just letting everybody in. At least they can now minimize their headache and have confidence that they can control their audience.

I hope this year’s ASF becomes a “pleasant and memorable” one.

RUMORS CONFIRMED ~ MUSIC STATION REFUSES TO ACCEPT TOHOSHINKI AS GUESTS
A New Fever - DBSKer
By: S-Diary + aleyna @JpopMusic Forums + Luffa @DBSKer


I guess what we all thought about Music Station conspiracy was true.

S-San (one of the Japanese staff members of Tohoshinki) made a recent post in his blog confirming the rumours about Music Station's refusal to invite DBSK into their program.

Many fans have been speculating for quite some time the reason why DBSK never appeared on the show, especially with the recent #1 on weekly Oricon (their third one, which broke a record as foreign artist with three #1s). DBSK has been consistently in the top 10 weekly in Japanese Oricon charts with their singles and last album. Music Station usually invites singers in top 10 in Oricon atleast once to perform. However, this has not been the case with DBSK, as S-San points out even with the insistence of the company to let them on fairly.

Their lack of promotions in such a major show as Music Station has become jarringly apparent and discussion spring up everytime they release a single as to why they are still not invited. Majority say that its because of Johnny's Entertainment stronghold on Music Station, pointing out that no bands/artists that posed a threat to that agency have ever been invited.

S-San never expicitly states the show's name, however he mentions that Tohoshinki was on the show's #1 list this week, yet still weren't given the chance to perform.

The post also explains the lack of sales of the group, owing to the fact that they are still placed in Foreign Artist category in music stores even though they should be under Jpop. Fans who recently visited Japan confirmed this. They all found it quite hard to find Tohoshinki's CDs in stores, sometimes they were not there at all. Many times, they were put under K-pop or Foreign Artists section. So this really explains why sales get poor after promotions stop ... their CDs aren't in visible places for someone just browsing the Jpop section can pick up and see.

I was wondering how S-San posted about this sticky topic, knowing how hush-hush Japan usually is about these matters. He sounds frustrated, and is probably making his last desperate attempt to try to change the situation - by letting fans know what we all sort of feared existed behind the scenes (of the group not exactly getting equal oppotunity), isn't going away anytime soon. But he urges fan and says that "...the store's customers will have the most impact". The fans in Japan must speak up to store managers about DBSK's CDs being put under "Foreign Artist" section instead of where they rightfully should be - under JPOP.

SHINEE AS “HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS” IN SCHOOL OF ROCK
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


Fans, and curious Kpop lovers were stunned to see SHINee’s guesting on Mnet's School of Rock (Summer Special), which was recently aired yesterday July 24. And it’s not just because they surprised high school students with their sudden visit, but also because they showed how they’d looked like as “high school girls.”

It was hilarious. Key and Onew looked cute as girls, but the youngest member, adorable bowl-head Taemin amazingly looked the best. His gentle smile suited his disguise as a girl. He could have fooled anyone in some of the episode's promotional pictures.

The episode has been uploaded by netizens in various streaming sites. So if you want to watch that show you can watch it via YouTube. Please note that the videos are not subtitled for now.


VIDEOS
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shinee+school+of+rock+080724

DETAILS
TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki / 東方神起
Purple Line [ 3rd Live Tour 2008 ~T~ ver. ]
MP3 Format
320 kbps / 44 khz
Pop


DOWNLOAD LINK
[ MP3 ] http://www.4shared.com/file/56343001/

SM ENTERTAINMENT AND SBS PRESENTS TVXQ / DBSK : THE UNTOLD STORY
AsianFanatics
Credits: Jaejoong Island


SM Entertainment, in partnership with Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) have announced its new program to come in the fall to focus on South Korea's FAMOUS personalities about their untold stories and never been seen interviews of the celebrities' family.

The first chapter will start with TVXQ's U-Know Yunho, to tour us in his home town Guangju, his abandoned favorite hang-out, and his handmade toys in his attic room. In addition to this, meet his family and closest childhood friends, his dream house as well as his emotional side will capture your hearts even more.


Chapter 1: TVXQ The Untold Story

- Episode 1 - Yun Ho: The County Boy
- Episode 2 - Xiah Junsu: The Mountain's Peak
- Episode 3 - Micky Yoochun: The American Dream
- Episode 4 - Choi Kang Chang Min: The Priceless Stairs
- Episode 5 - Jae Joong: The Street Lights


Chapter 2: BoA
Chapter 3: Super Junior (13 Episodes)
Chapter 4: Kangta

SUPER JUNIOR: THE UNTOLD STORY
AsianFanatics
Credits: BoAtiful


An extra-ordinary show to kill fans softly, SBS and SM Entertainment have just announced its joint project relating its talents TVXQ, SUPER JUNIOR, KANGTA & BOA as the company's outstanding talents who caused controversies and hit albums.

The show is named "My Sweetest Past" as it is packed with unseen footages and untold stories which will urge you to love them even more. TVXQ will open the show by starting the episode with UKnow as the leader of the group, followed by Junsu, Yoochun, Changmin, and Jaejoong on chapter 1 with 5 episodes and BoA on chapter 2.

The third chapter consisting 13 episodes are all about Super Junior, the most controversial yet successful group SM Entertainment declares. The first episode of chapter 3 starts with Park Jung Soo, aka Lee Teuk, the leader of Super Junior and the most beloved member.

All these and more about their deepest thoughts and untold stories only on SBS. Don't dare miss it.

TOHOSHINKI / TVXQ #1 IN ORICON WEEKLY, BREAKS RECORD
Oricon Style
Translated by: mkalis12


The five member idol group TOHOSHINKI's third single "Doushite Kimi Wo Suki Ni Natte Shimattandarou" sold 68,000 copies in its first week. This is TOHOSHINKI's third consecutive #1 single on the weekly charts, making them the first group to achieve this.

TOHOSHINKI's singles "Purple Line" (1/28) and "Beautiful You" (5/5) and lastly "Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou" attained 1st place on the weekly charts. They are the first foreign group to achieve this feat. The last two groups who held the record were Ame No Gyodo* in 1971/72 and Ravisu Ova in 1984 whom each had two consecutive #1 weekly singles.

TOHOSHINKI, the male idol group, debuted in February 2004. The five members are Yunho, Jaejoong, Yoochun, Changmin, and Junsu. They debuted in Japan in April 2005 with their single, "Stay with me Tonight."

AVEX PUSHES BACK TOHOSHINKI / TVXQ's SINGLE PROMOTIONS
SpiderLiliez LiveJournal
By: SpiderLiliez


TOHOSHINKI’s 23rd single, Doushite Kimi wo Suki Natte Shimattan Darou [ どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう ] was originally set for release on July the 23rd, but AVEX released it earlier on July 16th to avoid some possible hard competition with other big names. But they seem to have changed their minds now.

Their Japanese management, AVEX recently pushed back all promotions for the single to a later date this month, leaving fans wondering what exactly AVEX have in mind. Their new single topped the ORICON Daily on the first day of release [ on the 16th ] even without proper promotions, and amazingly with a very huge lead. But so far, their rank on the Daily Chart has been dropping out of the TOP 10, but fans believe they are still leading by the units.

Some fans think that AVEX have full confidence in the group’s reputable status as “Jpop” artists, that no matter what happens TOHOSHINKI could still do well and maybe top the ORICON once they officially start promoting. This means fans can’t really expect to see TOHOSHINKI perform their 23rd single, どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう until they start doing an all-out promotion for it.

The group is very much pre-occupied these days, and they'll be flying back and forth to Korea and Japan, since they are busy preparing for their 4th Korean album, which is due this August. They are also getting ready for AVEX’s annual A-Nation tour and promotions for their 23rd single in Japan.

It is evident that TOHOSHINKI will not fully focus their activities in Korea alone. It’s too important for SM (and AVEX) for the group to continue doing necessary appearances in Japan just to keep their star status there.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS PETS AND CELEBS TVXQ, SUPER JUNIOR, SHINEE AND MORE...
KOREA HERALD


Stars, animals and art come together next week at Vogue Korea's 12th Anniversary Exhibition: "Fashion Pet."

Showcasing photographs of 100 celebrities and their furry friends, this charity event pays tribute to these cute little companions.

High profile celebrities Lee Hyo Lee, Uhm Jung Hwa and Kim Jung Eun will be featured in this upcoming exhibit, along with members from hit boy bands SHINee, Super Junior, and Dong Bang Shin Ki.

Committed to print by some of Korea's best photographers - KT Kim, Koo Bohn Chang, Kim Bo Ha and Cho Sei Hon to name a few - this exhibit promises to deliver more than just a Hallmark moment.

From a glossy black and white shot of Dong Bang Shin Ki member Micky Yoo Chun and his dog, to a fashion spread of actress Kim Jung Eun and her cat, viewers will be treated to an eclectic display.

But art isn't the only thing on show at this exhibit. Pet accessories from high end brands Tiffany and Co., 10 Corso Como, Juicy Couture, Mulberry, Celine, Hermes and Marc Jacobs will be up for sale. And limited edition designs by MCM, Louis Quatorze and Tomboy will also be there for the taking.

Proceeds from the sale will be donated to a veterinarians' association, said a PR representative for the show.

The exhibition runs from July 21-26 at Gallery Won in Cheongdam-dong. Admission is free.