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BEST EVER. This is on constant repeat now.

changmin winning effortlessly at kwangya this year

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frame this

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that performance was fucking fantastic nobody has ever been like tvxq and nobody will ever be like tvxq

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Long time no post BUT

TVXQ! COMEBACK in 2022!!

what a way to start the new year.

AND CHANGMIN'S FEVER. OH LAWD.

I have a fever and it is at CHANGMIN DEGREES!!

I'm obsessed and CANNOT WAIT for this to be released!

SMTOWN Concert started with TVXQ and ended with TVXQ. I am one extremely happy Cassie.

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wake up babe new content just dropped

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I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can’t remember

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Beautifully said!!! I love this post so much, @mochiandmatcha! and I wholeheartedly agree with you! Tohoshinki is JPOP. They deserve all the respect and I wish they will continue making more music for generations to come.

Tohoshinki 16th Japan Anniversary

For those of you who are not aware, this month is Tohoshinki’s 16th Anniversary of their debut in Japan.

This may not seem like a big deal to most newer kpop fans, since so many always think that success in the West is more deserving of praise, but let me explain why Tohoshinki’s Japanese debut (and following immense popularity) is something to appreciate:

Prior to TVXQ, BoA was the only other kpop act to truly be successful in the Japanese music market. But BoA went about her debut and her Japanese promotions a bit differently than TVXQ did. BoA debuted in both Korea and Japan, so she started as both a kpop AND jpop artist. At the time, most Japanese people who listened to her music didn’t realize she was actually Korean. She had been trained in Japanese language and culture so that she would blend seamlessly into the market at the time.

TVXQ however had debuted in Korea two years prior to their Japanese debut. They had turned out incredibly successful in Korea and had started pushing into the Chinese market as well…so SM Entertainment decided to work together with AVEX Entertainment in Japan to get TVXQ famous just like their label mate, BoA.

Here’s the amazing part though…TVXQ didn’t speak Japanese, nor were they at all famous or known in Japan at the time of their debut. Remember, back then, Japanese and Korean music wasn’t exactly shared equally between the countries and kpop wasn’t as big a thing as it is today. The internet also was not as widely used and very few people knew of their existence in Japan, so TVXQ literally had to start at the bottom of the industry and work their way to the top. They had told stories in later interviews that they lived in one apartment while promoting in Japan and could easily walk down the street and go shopping without wearing masks because no one knew who they were. Their first performance was on a staircase at a smaller public venue (I cannot remember where specifically) and only around 100 people attended along with some basic press photographers.

TVXQ has also mentioned that they had all made a pact together that they would earn their spot in the Japanese market honestly. They didn’t want to be famous in Japan off the back of their Korean career, they wanted to make it because they put the hard work in to earn it. Apparently TVXQ were given the option to not have to learn Japanese at the beginning, but they refused. The members said they wanted to learn the language because not knowing the language would prevent them from understanding the songs they were singing, therefore incorrect emotions would be put into the vocals and come across as insincere. So they said they would study Japanese at all hours of the day, whenever they had free time in between going back to Korea, performing or promoting new singles. They also wanted to be able to easily communicate with interviewers, TV show hosts and their fans.

On top of all of that, they not only studied the Japanese language, but put efforts into taking on Japanese mannerisms, learning the Japanese culture and how the Jpop market differed from the Korean one.  You could watch the changes happen to the boys as their promotions in Japan continued and their Japanese discography became more varied. They were still the same TVXQ, but they were now also a new Japanese version…they were also Tohoshinki.

I was there as a fan from their Korean music, watching as TVXQ slowly became more and more famous in Japan and in the jpop scene. And mind you, I had been into jpop even LONGER than I had been into kpop at the time…so I was honestly very interested in TVXQ’s Japanese success and seeing how far they could go. I can honestly say that I did not see wide-spread recognition of Tohoshinki until around 2007, when “Summer Dream” came out. And at that time, so many of my Japanese friends (I worked as an RA at the US Campus of a Japanese Women’s University, so I lived with hundreds of Japanese 18-20 year old women) finally knew who they were and usually referred to them as “those Korean guys….do they speak Japanese?”

But, then…then….then “Doushite Kimi O Suki Ni Natte Shimattandarou” came out. AND HOOOOO BOY! My goodness, suddenly EVERYONE knew who Tohoshinki were. Suddenly I was watching Tohoshinki concerts with my Japanese host sisters and I had made connections with Bigeast members who would help me run Shimjjang Forum….their popularity just sky rocketed. It only kept getting more insane after Tohoshinki sang “We Are!” and “Share the World” for the anime, OnePiece. OnePiece is a phenomenon in Japan, everyone has seen at least ONE episode and knows at least ONE character’s name. To be given the honor to sing the opening for OnePiece, and a classic opening at that, is not something to be taken lightly.

Then, sadly…as we all know, Tohoshinki/TVXQ split. At that point I figured Tohoshinki was over.

But actually…Yunho and Changmin came back and honestly, I was surprised by how much the Japanese fans still adored them. I honestly think that Tohoshinki have become more popular in Japan as just Yunho/Changmin than they ever were as a 5-member group. I cannot explain exactly why that is though…I have ideas and hypothesis about it but…I won’t go into it much right now.

The biggest thing I think Tohoshinki did to really cement themselves into the Japanese music market, even more than BoA did, was set that foundation. They grew on their own merit. They succeeded because they worked their ass off to prove they had the talent and knowledge to be a JPOP ARTIST, not just a kpop artist. They’ve hit the point now in their career in Japan where they have gained the respect of industry veterans such as ARASHI, Kat-tun, Kinki Kids, AKB48, EXILE, Gackt and Hyde. They are beloved by Japanese music show hosts because of how respectful and intelligent they are while on set. Tohoshinki are considered Jpop now. They aren’t just “those korean guys” anymore. The Japanese people know that Tohoshinki speak Japanese, sing in Japanese and perform in Japanese.

When I spoke to a Japanese Bigeast at the Tohoshinki “WITH” concert, I asked her if she liked Tohoshinki because they were from the Kpop industry and she said, “I do not like kpop very much but I love Tohoshinki. Tohoshinki are different.”

NOW…I am not trying to say that any other Kpop group that has debuted in Japan differently than Tohoshinki/TVXQ did is incorrect or that any of their future success is not valid. All I am trying to say is this:

TOHOSHINKI ARE CONSIDERED THE BIGGEST FOREIGN ACT IN JAPAN FOR A REASON. THEY DESERVE YOUR RESPECT FOR A REASON. They worked their way to the top for years and are considered Jpop artists by other Jpop artists, industry professionals and most Japanese people. Many other kpop artists (such as Twice or B/TS) are famous in Japan, but not as Jpop artists. They are famous as kpop artists. As outsiders. Tohoshinki is not considered an outsider. THEY ARE JPOP.  Just do yourself a favor and watch their “Begin Again” concert, because if that doesn’t show you how much Tohoshinki is loved, I do not know what else would.

Tohoshinki’s 16th Anniversary is such an incredible achievement and I am always going to be in awe of Changmin and Yunho and the amount of success they have accomplished. They’ve worked so hard for so long, and I truly hope we get to watch them continue to perform for many more years to come.

SO…WITH THAT….HAPPY 16TH ANNIVERSARY TOHOSHINKI!!!

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So apparently Jaejoong is getting his own documentary and in this teaser around 37 secs, he is asked if he misses the TVXQ members!! I NEED TO WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY. AHHH. MY 0T5 FEELS 😭😭😭 my emoshinki is showing...

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LOL I am also a sunflower like @mochiandmatcha ahaha. This was a cute quiz!

Her majesty @kingleedo​ tagged me in this cute little test. Thank you! :D Tagging @laughingsloth​ @hongjonghosblog​ @hauntinglychaotic​ @we-called-monsta-for-a-reason​ @kyonetsu​ @224-12​ @ppamelaisley​ if you want  And anyone else who wants to do it, of course :)

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we would do the same if it was TVXQ tho...

Whose idea was it for b/ts have a promotion with McDonald's now...because I have one question for you...

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Honest post:

I am scared for TVXQ.

I am afraid their Kingdom appearance will be the last time we see Changmin and Yunho for the rest of 2021....

I am afraid that my group is disappearing into the ether, slowly being forgotten.

I am afraid SM no longer cares about them or their potential since the Yunho scandal. Their social media handles have been dead silent for weeks, nothing updated....not even a squeak about Changmin on Kingdom.

We've had no updates about the Yunho situation at all, which I cannot tell if that's a good or bad thing.

Now a schedule for SM groups comes out and TVXQ literally has NOTHING for the rest of 2021. I hope them not having Korean activities means they are headed to Japan....but I cannot be sure of that since Japan is still strict with Covid travel restrictions.

I'm disappointed, I'm sad, I'm somewhat angry....I am a mixed bag of random emotions.

I was so looking forward to the rest of this year as it had been looking up and TVXQ were really gaining traction due to HoMins solos, SMTown appearance and Beyond Lives.....but now thats all been smashed to pieces.

I just want to scream.

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I was tagged by the lovely @mochiandmatcha 💖

Last song: SHINee - Atlantis (Onew's voice is so goood)

Currently Reading: Bridgerton - The Duke and I. I'm almost done with it, but I put off reading it for the past few weeks haha.

Currently Watching: The Flash, and The Falcon and Winter Soldier

Last Movie: Zack Snyder's Justice League

Currently Craving: I want to travel and get some rest from everything going on in the world. This year has been tough..new year, different set of worldly problems :(

I tag: whomever! I don't have enough tumblr friends to tag :(

9 people tag game

Tagged by @major-con-fusion & @garasu-no-sora-kaze-no-iro & @keibetsu-to-hajimari thanks!!

Last song: バレエ - Yellow Magic Orchestra

Currently reading: -

Currently watching: -

Last movie: The VVitch

Currently craving: going out without worrying about the pandemic and all that stuff *sighs*

tagging: @24kocylinder @101mz-dir-en-whore-glitterbox @walkintheshadows @terubakudan @explocionesenelcielo if you want :)

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FILM: NOIR (click for better quality)

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→ TVXQ! lockscreens !

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the way people are talking about this yunho scandal as like a murky unclear thing is bothering me because it seems pretty clear to me but i would like to know if i'm missing some information.

what i read from the sm statement is that about a month ago yunho was at his friend's restaurant with a couple other people and this was a private small gathering, the restaurant was closed and there were no other employees. they were talking and lost track of time and it was midnight, two hours past the 10pm curfew. the police stopped by and yunho went home. the news stories about it started a couple days ago, about a month after the event occurred. the news stories said that yunho was at a restaurant past curfew. yunho apologized for being out past curfew and sm released a statement saying he was indeed at a friend's restaurant past curfew and he regrets his actions. knetz responded to these headlines almost completely in support of yunho saying that there was no need for a news story about a small mistake that endangered no one.

the next day, mbc broadcasted a story saying that yunho was at an illegal strip club after curfew and fought the police and then ran away from the police. sm immediately released a statement saying this was false, and the police agreed. another korean reporter found that the picture mbc used to show where yunho was at is an illegal strip club that was closed in dec 2020 therefore yunho could not have been there in february 2021. now knetz r completely incensed because yeah that would be pretty bad if he did all that. korean cassies have been calling for sm to sue mbc.

this is the info i have, please tell me if i'm wrong. and if i'm right, everybody please calm down because he did nothing wrong besides talking too much and not being careful enough and everyone's adding to this media circus by arguing about the difference between a strip club and a room salon.

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I CRYYYY. I didn't even know JYJ sang this too!!!!

So I found this video:

And I am not kidding when I say I legit cried.

I know it is not easy for newer fans of TVXQ to imagine back when TVXQ was a five member group and I know for some people it causes a lot of buried pain to come to the surface. Or, as I have seen a lot in the fandom, for HoMin fans to feel like all the hard work Yunho and Changmin have put into keeping TVXQ alive and well is being ignored.

I am fully in love and awe with TVXQ as they are now, as an incredibly talented duo made of my two original lineup biases. But I am also aware of how much I do still miss the original five members together…their chemistry as friends, their teamwork, their impeccable harmonies and immense group-wide talent. You all have to remember, I have been a TVXQ fan since their debut. This means I have been a TVXQ fan for 18 years. And 8 years of that time was spent with TVXQ as a five member group.

But seriously….18 YEARS AND I HAVE NOT STUMBLED ONCE IN MY LOVE FOR THEM. I have never had the desire to ever obsess or stan over another kpop group. Yes, I like other kpop groups and love listening to kpop and jpop, but TVXQ has held my heart steady more than half of my life. No other group or soloist has ever come close to matching TVXQ in my eyes and I do not think any ever will.

I just miss them sometimes…I miss Yunho, Changmin, Junsu, Jaejoong and Yoochun together like they used to be. I miss that five member dynamic that I fell in love with so many years ago. This video just jabbed my nostalgia right in the broken heart. It brought me back to being 14 and watching TVXQ for the first time…utterly baffled at how talented this one boy band from S. Korea could be. Like y’all….they are harmonizing in the video and they AREN’T EVEN TOGETHER ON THE SAME STAGE…it’s just mind blowing.

Also…as an aside….I just want to say, because I am feeling emotional to shit right now:

So many newer kpop fans will never understand the impact the original five-member lineup of TVXQ had on kpop and on international fans like me. TVXQ helped saved idol based kpop. Without TVXQ, your newer groups may never have existed.

And that is what breaks my heart about the industry right now.

I hope that TVXQ’s stint on Kingdom will bring about newer fans and really help SM Entertainment see that TVXQ are still worth the investment…that TVXQ are still the best of the best. SM just needs to put more time, effort and value into TVXQ’s next comeback. SM will see the rewards if they do. TVXQ are not too old, TVXQ are not washed up, TVXQ are not any less important than NCT (and their 5,000 subunits), Aespa, EXO, Shinee, Super Junior or Girls Generation.

TVXQ DESERVES A VALID COMEBACK. THEY’VE DESERVED IT FOR YEARS.

Get on it SM. Cassiopeia is waiting.