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TVXQ
東方神起 (official name)[1]
TVXQ in Paris, France, 2007
TVXQ in Paris, France, 2007
Background information
Also known as(동방신기) Dong Bang Shin Ki
DBSK
(東方神起)(东方神起) Tong Vfang Xien Qi
(東方神起) Tohoshinki
OriginSouth Korea South Korea
GenresPop, R&B, dance, electronica, hip hop
Years active2003 (2003)–2009, 2011 (2011)-present
LabelsS.M. Entertainment (South Korea)
Avex Group (Japan)
MembersU-Know Yunho(Leader, Bass)
Shim Changmin(High Tener)
Hero Jaejoong(Main Vocal)
Micky Yoochun(Low Baritone)
Xiah Junsu(Low Tener)
Websitewww.tvxq.com
(Official Korean Website)
toho-jp.net/index.html
(Official Japanese website)
TVXQ
Traditional Chinese東方神起
Simplified Chinese东方神起
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngfāngshénqǐ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDūngfōngsàhnhéi
JyutpingDung1 Fong1 San4 Hei2
Korean name
Hangul
동방신기
Hanja
東方神起
Revised RomanizationDong bang shin ki
McCune–ReischauerHam Ka Chan'gi

Template:Contains Chinese text Template:Contains Korean text Template:Contains Japanese text

TVXQ (often stylized TVXQ![2] or DBSK[3]), an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi[4] Korean: 동방신기; (traditional Chinese: 東方神起; simplified Chinese: 东方神起; pinyin: Dōngfāngshénqǐ; Japanese: Tōhōshinki), is a South Korean pop quintet formed under SM Entertainment in 2003. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki[5][6] (동방신기), often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki (東方神起, Tōhōshinki) under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone in 2005. Their name translates as "The Rising Gods of the East".[7][8]

In July 2009, three of the original five members (Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, and Xiah Junsu) filed a lawsuit against their parent company SM Entertainment and subsequently formed a group called JYJ. Due to the still-ongoing lawsuit, virtually all of TVXQ's public activities and appearances were suspended for approximately one year until SM Entertainment announced in November 2010 that TVXQ would return as a duo in early 2011.

The two remaining members (Yunho and Changmin) released a new album, Keep Your Head Down, in South Korea on January 5, 2011. Their single "왜 (Keep Your Head Down)" was released by Avex Trax in Japan on January 26, 2011. They are currently preparing for the release of a new full-length Japanese album to be released September 28, 2011.

According to Gaon Chart, TVXQ has sold over 9.1 million copies throughout their career in Korea and Japan alone, excluding sales from other Asian and international countries.

History

2003–2005: Debut

Before their debut, the group was offered three tentative names: O Jang Yukbu (오장육부 lit. The Five Visceras), Jeonseoleul Meokgo Saneun Gorae (전설을 먹고 사는 고래 lit. A Whale That Eats Legends), and Dong Bang Bul Pae (동방불패, the Korean title of Invincible East). They decided on Dong Bang Bul Pae; however, the name was rejected because the Hanja was not aesthetically pleasing, and the name was changed to Dong Bang Shin Gi, which was named by Lee Soo Man's acquaintance.[9]

TVXQ made their debut on December 26, 2003 during a BoA and Britney Spears showcase, where they performed their debut single "Hug" and an a cappella rendition of "O Holy Night" with BoA.[10][11] The group released their debut single "Hug" on January 14, 2004; it peaked at #4 on the monthly charts and sold a total of 169,532 copies, making it the fourteenth best-selling record of the year.[12][13][fn 1] Their second single, "The Way U Are" (July 2004), debuted at #2 spot on the charts, becoming the ninth best-selling-record of the year, selling 214,069 copies.[13][14] TVXQ released their debut album, Tri-Angle (October 2004). Tri-angle debuted atop the charts and sold a total of 242,580 copies, making it the year's eighth best-selling record.[13]

In April 2005, TVXQ debuted in Japan under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone with the single "Stay with Me Tonight".[15] They released their second Japanese single, "Somebody to Love", before returning to Korea and releasing their second Korean album Rising Sun. Rising Sun debuted atop the charts and became the fourth best-selling-record of 2005 with a total of 222,472 copies sold.[16] TVXQ ended the year with two releases: their third Japanese single, "My Destiny", and a Korean single with label-mate Super Junior, "Show Me Your Love". The latter debuted atop the charts and sold 49,945 copies, making it the thirty-fifth best-selling record of the year.[16][17] At the end of the year, TVXQ received the Best Music Video award for the song "Rising Sun" and the People's Choice Award at the 2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival.[18]

2006–2007: Foray into Asia

TVXQ began 2006 with their first international tour, "Rising Sun 1st Asia Tour". In addition to South Korea, they toured in China, Thailand, and Malaysia, making them the first Korean performers to hold a concert in Malaysia.[3] In March, the group released their fourth Japanese single, "Asu wa Kuru Kara" (明日は来るから, lit. Because Tomorrow Will Come), and their debut Japanese album, Heart, Mind and Soul. The album debuted on the weekly Oricon album chart at #25 with 9,554 copies sold.[19] Their fifth Japanese single, "Rising Sun/Heart, Mind and Soul", released a month later, debuted on the Oricon singles chart at #22.[20] To support the album, TVXQ held their first Japanese tour, 1st Live Tour 2006: Heart, Mind and Soul, from May to June.[21] TVXQ released two more Japanese singles, "Begin" and "Sky". The latter debuted at #6, making it the group's first single to reach the Top Ten.[22][23][24] In the summer, TVXQ performed in Avex's annual A-Nation summer concert.[25]

The group resumed their Korean activities with the release of their third album, "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. ("O"-正.反.合. lit. "O"-Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis)[fn 2] in September 2006. Like their previous Korean albums, "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. debuted atop the charts; with a total of 349,317 copies sold, it became the number-one record of the year.[27][28] Two months after "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap, the group released another Japanese single, "Miss You/"O" - Sei-Han-Gō" (miss you/"O"‐正・反・合, lit. Miss You/"O" - Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis), which debuted on the chart at #3, making it their first Top Five single.[29] At the 2006 MKMF Music Festival, TVXQ won four awards, "Best Artist of the Year", "Best Group", "Mnet.com" and "Mnet Plus Mobile People's Choice Award".[30] At the 16th Music Seoul Festival, TVXQ won three awards including a "Daesang" award.[31] The group won another "Daesang" award at the 21st Golden Disk Awards 2006, in addition to a "Bonsang".[32] At the SBS Gayo Awards 2006, TVXQ won another "Daesang" and "Bonsang" award.[33]

TVXQ began 2007 with a new Japanese single, "Step By Step", which was followed by their second Asian tour, The 2nd Asia Tour Concert 'O'.[34] The tour took place in Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Beijing.[35] In March, the group released their tenth Japanese single, "Choosey Lover", and their second Japanese album, Five in the Black. Both debuted in the Top 10 of their respective charts, the former at #9 and the latter at #10.[36] In May, the group attended the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Japan and won the "Best Buzz Asia in Korea" award for their album "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.[37] From June to December 2007, the group released a string of five singles: "Lovin' You", "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice", "Shine / Ride On", "Forever Love" and "Together". "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice" reached #2 on the Oricon, making it the group's highest-charting Japanese single to that point. TVXQ also collaborated with label-mate Kumi Koda for her thirty-eighth single, "Last Angel", which was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of Resident Evil: Extinction.[38]

2008–2009: Commercial success

TVXQ performing at SM Town Live in Bangkok

TVXQ released their sixteenth Japanese single, "Purple Line", on January 16, 2008. It debuted atop the Oricon, becoming the group's first number-one in Japan and making them the first foreign male group to have a number-one single in Japan.[39] They then released their third Japanese album, T, which debuted at #4 on the Oricon Weekly album chart.[40] TVXQ's label Rhythm Zone, announced the "Trick" project where five singles would be released consecutively for six weeks, from February to March and each single would contain a solo track by a member.[41][42] The group released their twenty-second single, "Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta" in April. The single became another number-one for the group and made them the first non-Japanese Asians with two number-one singles since Ou-Yang Fei Fei set the record 24 years before.[43][44] They returned to Korea to participate in the 14th Annual Dream Concert at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul on June 7.[45] On June 12, TVXQ concluded their Asia Tour in Beijing which had begun on February 23, 2007 in Seoul.[35] TVXQ returned to Japan and released their twenty-third single, "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" The single topped the chart, making TVXQ the first foreign artists to have three number-one singles on the Oricon.[46] They performed at Avex's 20th anniversary meeting and at A-Nation '08.[47][48] In August, TVXQ returned to Korea once again to take part in SMTown Live '08. They performed alongside label-mates BoA, Cheon Sang Ji Hee the Grace, Zhang Liyin, Girls' Generation, SHINee and Super Junior.[49]

The group's fourth Korean album, Mirotic, was slated to be released on September 24 but due to the large number of pre-orders was pushed back two days.[50] Like their previous Korean album, Mirotic debuted atop the charts with 307,974 copies sold.[51][52] In early January 2009, the album's sales totaled 502,837 copies, making it the first Korean album in six years to pass the 500,000 mark.[53][54] In October, TVXQ released "Jumon: Mirotic", the Japanese version of Mirotic's title track. The single topped the Oricon chart, breaking the record that the group had set with their previous single.[55][56] TVXQ attended the prestigious Kōhaku Uta Gassen Music Festival on New Year's Eve, making them the first Korean group to attend. The honor of performing on Kohaku is strictly by invitation, so only the most successful J-POP artists and enka singers can perform. Even today, a performance on Kohaku is said to be a big highlight in a singer’s career because of the show’s large reach.[57]

Their twenty-fifth single "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide", released in January 2009, became another number-one for the group.[58][59] In March, TVXQ released their twenty-sixth single "Survivor" which debuted at #3 on the charts subsequently ending their number-one streak.[60] "Survivor" was followed by their fourth Japanese album, The Secret Code, which debuted at #2 on the charts.[61] To support the album they embarked on their fourth concert tour, Tohoshinki 4th Live Tour 2009: The Secret Code, which ended at the Tokyo Dome, making them the first Korean group to perform there.[62][63]

On April 22, 2009, they released their twenty-seventh single "Share the World/We Are!". The single debuted atop the charts, extending their Oricon record.[64] Their twenty-eighth single, "Stand by U", was released on July 1, 2009 and debuted at #2 on the charts.

The group's live DVD titled "4th Live Tour 2009 - The Secret Code - Final in Tokyo Dome" was released on September 30. According to the 10/12 Oricon DVD Ranking, it sold more than 171,000 copies, their personal best for sales in this category on the first week of its release. In a month, The Secret Code has sold over 300,000 copies. In addition, this is the first time in twenty years for a non-Japanese Asian artist to get first place in the DVD rankings, exceeding previous foreign artists who have attained this ranking included The Beatles' "The Beatles Anthology (Special Price Edition Edition)" which was released in March 2003 and Led Zeppelin's "Led Zeppelin DVD", which was released in June 2003 and have held that position for foreign artist getting first for 6 years and 3 months since. Also, based on the sale numbers of their DVD, they broke their personal record by pre-selling 107,000 copies. Their previous records include their 3rd Live Tour 2008 - T which was released in August 2008 and was last recorded as having sold 112,000 copies, and All About DBSK Season 3 which sold 66,000 copies so far. This time, their DVD sold more than twice that amount with a total sales of 353,000 copies and broke the record for the highest initial sales for foreign artists.[65]

2010: Continued success in Japan, suspended activities, and lawsuits

See also: JYJ

TVXQ started out the year with their twenty-ninth single, "Break Out!", released on January 27, 2010, which created a new record for the group. The single topped the Oricon, selling 256,000 copies in its first week and breaking Elton John's record for the highest first week sales for a foreign artist, which had lasted for 14 years and 8 months.[66][67] In February, the group was chosen to sing the opening song "With All My Heart -君が踊る、夏-" for the Japanese movie "君が踊る、夏 / Kimi ga Odoru, Natsu", which hit the screens in September 2010.[68] On March 24, 2010, TVXQ released a new single called "Toki o Tomete".[69] TVXQ Japanese album, The Best Selection surpassed the 500,000 mark, acheiving double platinum on February. On March, The Best Selection has transcended the 700,000 mark, becoming their best sale in Japan. TVXQ also became the first foreign boy band and also the first foreign male artists to sell over 700,000 albums.

On April 3, 2010, Avex announced the hiatus of TVXQ's Japanese activities and that it would focus on helping each member with their solo activities.[70] Avex announced later that month that the three members of TVXQ who had broke off from SM Entertainment (Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu) would appear as a new group in the Thanksgiving Live in Dome concert in Japan.[71] The three-member group was promoted in Japan as JYJ. In September 2010, Avex Entertainment announce the suspension of all of JYJ's Japanese activities. Avex claims this stemmed from problems with JYJ's Korean management agency, C-JES Entertainment, while JYJ claims it was a punitive act on the part of Avex when JYJ refused to accept new terms in contract renegotiation. JYJ have since declared their intent to file a lawsuit against Avex to invalidate their contract with the company. JYJ's main lawsuit with SM Entertainment, also to invalidate/validate their exclusive contract, is still ongoing.

Meanwhile, as JYJ, Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu has released an album, The Beginning. the album has mounted up to 520,000 pre-order in a week, and more fans who didn't get chances to pre-order have been buying the albums themselves. At the end of 2010, JYJ has amassed over 800,000 units for The Beginning.[72]

2011-Present: Korean and Japanese Comeback

On November 23, 2010, SM Entertainment announced that TVXQ would be returning as a duo consisting of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin in early 2011.[73] On November 24, 2010, Avex Entertainment, as well as SM Entertainment Japan, released a statement regarding the renewal of SM artists' contracts with Avex, including TVXQ who would continue as a duo under Avex Trax.[74] TVXQ's newest album, Keep Your Head Down, was released in South Korea on January 5, 2011 and ranked at No. 1 on the Gaon Chart two weeks after release.[75] Gaon Chart's half-year sales chart ranked TVXQ's album Keep Your Head Down as the highest selling album of the year to date, with a total of 230,922 copies sold from January to June 2011.[76][77] The repackaged version of Keep Your Head Down was ranked at No. 9 on the same chart.

Their Japanese single "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)," released by Avex Trax in Japan on January 26, 2011, sold 231,000 copies in the first week being released and reached No. 1 on the Oricon singles daily, weekly, and monthly charts. According to Gaon, the Korean ‘Keep Your Head Down’ normal edition sold 230,922 copies between January 1st and June 30th, making it the highest selling Korean album for the first half of 2011. In addition to that, the repackaged album sold 55,243 more copies, making the total number of sales 286,185. [78] On July 20, the duo released the Japanese single "Superstar," which sold over 172,000 copies and was certified Gold by month's end.[79] TVXQ's new full-length Japanese album, Tone, is slated to release on September 28.

TVXQ also performed in a-nation 2011 after their long two year hiatus. A-nation made its way through five cities, Ehime, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo. Unexpectedly, during the live concert in Tokyo, TVXQ became the first foreign artist, and also the male artists to become the "Big Bird" for a-nation. Usually, Ayumi Hamasaki took over the last stage for the last 8 years. However, this time, TVXQ managed to take the last stage for the first time in the a-nation history. This is a tremendous achievement due to TVXQ being a junior in a-nation, and also the foreign artists in a-nation.[80]

Music style

TVXQ's music style, in Korea they do hip hop, R&B, electronica, Acapella Ballad, K-pop. In Japan, the music what they are known for is, Dance, electronica, R&B. Their song Mirotic is a heavy-urban dance song with other genres like electropop and synthpop.[81][82][83] Their first and second Korean albums have included Rap rock. The main rappers in TVXQ are U-Know Yunho and Micky Yoochun, and Hero Jaejoong also rapped in the song Wrong Number and Xiah Junsu rapped in "Love By Love" written and composed by Micky Yoochun. They have done two rap rock songs with Korean rock band The TRAX. The Korean album Mirotic had genres of electronic, dance, ballad and had more heavy urban songs and less ballads from other albums, R&B songs had elements of dance-pop.

Lyrics and Composition

Although the composition and writing of songs were handled by staff in their early years, TVXQ gradually began to produce their own compositions and lyrics. On their second Korean album, Rising Sun, Micky, U-Know, and Xiah wrote the rap lyrics to "Love After Love". For the third Korean album, "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap., Micky wrote the English rap lyrics to "Phantom Hwanyeong" and Xiah wrote and composed "Nae Gyeote Sumsiur Su Ittdamyeon (White Lie)" (네 곁에 숨쉴 수 있다면). For their second Asia tour concert "O", U-know wrote and composed for his solo, "Spokesman" (feat. Donghae from Super Junior). Their fourth Korean album, Mirotic, saw an increase in the members' participation: Hero wrote and composed Saranga Uljima (Don't Cry My Lover) (사랑아 울지마), Max wrote the Korean lyrics for "Love in the Ice", Micky wrote and composed Sarang Annyeong Sarang (Love Bye Love) (사랑 안녕 사랑), and Xiah wrote Noeur Baraboda (Picture of You) (노을..바라보다).[84][85] For their third Asia tour concert "Mirotic", U-know wrote and composed for his solo, "Checkmate".

For their third Japanese album, T, Micky wrote "Kiss Shita Mama, Sayonara" (Kissしたまま、さよなら, lit. As We Kiss, Goodbye) and co-composed the song with Hero.[86] Micky also wrote the lyrics for his solo, "My Girlfriend", for the second single in the Trick project, Runaway/My Girlfriend.[87] Xiah composed his solo track, "Rainy Night", for the third single in the Trick project.[88] Hero wrote and co-composed "Wasurenaide" (忘れないで, lit. Don't Forget) and Micky wrote and composed "Kiss the Baby Sky". Both songs were included on their twenty-fifth single, "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide", as the last two A-sides.[89][90] The songs later appeared on their fourth Japanese album, The Secret Code, along with the song "9095", which was composed by Hero.[91]

For their 5th Korean album Keep Your Head Down [2011], the song 고백(Confession) is a ballad that Max wrote the lyric for and performed solo.

Members

Members

Stage name Birth name Date of birth
Romanized Hangul Romanized Hangul
U-Know 유노윤호 Jung Yun Ho 정윤호 (1986-02-06) February 6, 1986 (age 38)
Max 최강창민 Shim Chang Min 심창민 (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 36)
Hero 영웅재중 Han Jae Joon (adopted name Kim Jae Joong) 한재준 (adopted name 김재중) (1986-01-26) January 26, 1986 (age 38)
Micky 믹키유천 Park Yoo Chun 박유천 (1986-06-04) June 4, 1986 (age 38)
Xiah 시아준수 Kim Junsu 김준수 (1986-12-15) December 15, 1986 (age 37)

Discography

Main article: TVXQ discography

Controversy

Lyrics of Mirotic

In November 2008, the Korean Commission of Youth Protection ruled that Mirotic was detrimental to youths and declared that the lyrics were provocative and overly sexual. As a result, the album was labeled with stickers indicating that it was unsuitable for people under 19 years old and any performances of the song would have to be broadcast after 10 PM.[6][92] In response to the ruling, SM Entertainment agreed to make a clean version but also had filed an injunction to overrule the commission's decision

We will make a clean version in accordance with the commission’s administrative order, but since we cannot fully accept the ruling, we plan to make a provisional disposition with the relevant court to nullify the administrative order.[6]

After the Commission of Youth Protection released their statement regarding the ban on the album, SM Entertainment said,

Even before when the order had been put against Mirotic, we have clearly negotiated and tried to explain the real meaning and explanation of the lyrics, but even after this the results came out unexpectedly and we are bewildered as of this moment. [and] Jumun-Mirotic's lyrical meaning is entirely different and miles away from the erotic or sexual that the association is making it to be.[fn 3][93]

TVXQ performed the clean version at the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Awards. The lyrics were changed from "I got you" to "I chose you" and "I got you under my skin" to "I got you under my sky."[6]

In March 2009, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of SM Entertainment, stating:

We acknowledge that the lyrics concerned, including "You want me, you give yourself up to me, you’re crazy about me" and "I got you under my skin," may imply sexual acts, but they did not describe sexual acts or feelings excessively to the level that can stimulate youths' sexual desire... Even though we acknowledge that the young are more sensitive to sexual stimuli and less able to control sexual urges, the lyrics neither encouraged youth to have sex nor described women as object for sex.[94]

On April 9, 2009, the Commission of Youth Protection announced they would appeal the ruling to a high court after having an emergency meeting and deeming that the phrase, "I got you under my skin", was inappropriate for minors.[95]

Lawsuit against SM Entertainment

On July 31, 2009, three of the members—Hero, Micky, and Xiah—submitted an application to the Seoul Central District Court to determine the validity of their contract with SM Entertainment.[96][97] Through their lawyers, the members stated that the 13-year contract was excessively long, schedules were held out without the confirmation or permission of the members, contract terms have been extended and changed without their knowledge or consent and that the group's earnings were not fairly distributed to the members.[98] Early termination penalty of their contract will cost them twice the profit that the group is estimated to earn for SM Entertainment the rest of the contract period.[99] The news was enough to cause SM Entertainment's stock price to drop over 10% on the KOSPI.[100]

The Seoul Central District Court granted the three members a temporary contract injunction in October 2009. They have claimed that the contract was unfair and the members were left out of proper profit distribution.[101] In response, SM Entertainment called a press conference and claimed that the lawsuit was not about unfair contracts or human rights, but motivated by the three members’ greed to pursue their cosmetics business uninhibited by the restrictions their exclusive contract with SM bound them with. The three replied that they hoped SM Entertainment would respect the court’s decision.[102]

In response to the lawsuit, 120,000 TVXQ fans filed a petition against SM Entertainment’s long-term contracts to the Seoul District Court.[103] TVXQ's Korean fanclub Cassiopeia, also filed for compensation from SM Entertainment for the cancelled SM Town Live Concert, as both SM and TVXQ initially stated that the concert would go on as planned; the concert was cancelled a week before its scheduled date.[104]

Currently, the main lawsuit to validate/invalidate the three members' contract with SM Entertainment is still ongoing.

Endorsements

Due to their popularity TVXQ have been sought by various brands to endorse their products. TVXQ has advertised many products on television such as Samsung's Anycall, sportswear Fila, and Oronamin C.[105][106][107] Some of their songs have even been used as theme songs for television shows, commercials and motion pictures;[fn 4] such as One Piece,[108][109] Chevrolet[110] and Subaru.[111][112]

In July 2011, along with labelmates Girls Generation, they started endorsing 7-Eleven Japan products featuring the song "Superstar" in CFs.

Other activities

In 2005, the Los Angeles Tourism Corporation launched the "See My L.A." campaign. TVXQ, along with label-mate BoA, became the spokespeople for the campaign.[113] Since April 2007, TVXQ host their own weekly radio program, TVXQ Bigeastation on the Japan FM Network.[114] On March 28, 2008, TVXQ were chosen as the "Goodwill Ambassador for Asia" by Universal Studios Japan in order to further promote the attractions of the USJ.[115] TVXQ were also chosen to be the new faces for the Lotte duty-free shop, due to their popularity throughout Asia.[2] TVXQ acted on SBS show, Banjun Theater and they had their own television show, Vacation, that ran for four episodes.[116][117]

Other Media

On 5 April 2011, S.M. Entertainment, together with NEOWIZ Internet Corporation, Ltd, released an iPhone application which features TVXQ's repackage album, "Keep Your Head Down". The app can be purchased for free on iTunes.[118]

Awards and achievements

File:Dream concert 08.jpg
TVXQ's fan club Cassiopeia at the 14th Annual Dream Concert
Main article: List of awards received by TVXQ

In 2008, TVXQ made it in the Guinness World Records for having the world's largest official fan club. Cassiopeia, the band's official fan club, is claimed to have more than 800,000 official members just in South Korea, more than 200,000 official members in Japan (BigEast) and more than 200,000 international fanclubs (iCassies). They also made the Guinness World Records a second time in 2009. Aside from having the world's largest fan club, the group was also listed as the most photographed celebrities in the world. From the day of their debut to March 19, 2009, the five members are estimated to have been photographed about 500 million times in magazines, albums jackets, and commercials, etc. The total figure includes individual photos as well as group pictures.[119][dead link]

In terms of awards, TVXQ is also the only artist in SM Entertainment to win two Golden Disk Daesang of Physical Album Sales, whereas Girl's Generation, and Super Junior only won one Daesang of Physical Album Sales. TVXQ is the first foreign artists to win twice in a row in Kohaku Uta Gassen, Japan's most prestigious stage show. They are also the first foreign boy band to have an album surpass the 700,000 mark in Japan. In the Oricon History, TVXQ is the first foreign artist to have 9 Oricon Chart topper.

Concerts and tours

Footnotes

  1. ^ Unlike in other countries, South Korea's charts, supplied by the Music Industry of Korea, only publish monthly and yearly rankings. All rankings for Korean records in this article refer to the monthly charts and all rankings for Japanese records refer to the Oricon's weekly charts unless otherwise stated.
  2. ^ The title of the album is based on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's theory.[26]
  3. ^ Original text: "결정이 나오기 전 청보위 측에 정확한 가사 해석을 제출했다"면서 "그런데도 이런 결과가 나와 당황스럽다"며 '주문-미로틱'의 노랫말은 선정성과는 전혀 관계없다는 입장을 밝혔다.
  4. ^ For a complete list of the commercial tie-ins of TVXQ's songs, see their discography.

See also

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