Unlike every year, this SMTown Japan is the first without Tohoshinki or any of its members. Their absence was greatly felt by not just the fans, but also their label-mates. Nevertheless, they managed to deliver their feelings and even funny remarks to the venue by their label-mates as fan reported on both first days of SMTown Live Tour V in Japan at Osaka Dome:

First Day Fanaccounts (160716):

東方神起 Yunho’s “Champange” and Changmin’s “Rise as One” were heard playing before the concert started, in addition to TILL concert video ad as well [cr: @anywhere4you, @KeepSmilingTVXQ and @fuucim1029 respectively, in English via @snxy: 1, 2 and 3]

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Minho: “Though it’s lonely without 東方神起 senpai today, but I think everyone is doing their best to keep up the excitement.”

Leeteuk: “I’ve met 東方神起 Yunho yesterday. He has a message for everyone. – Please wait a little longer. I will return after I have become more manly and cool.”

Kyuhyun: “Changmin has contacted me as well. He said he would like to know, in an SMTown without him, how interesting it would become.”

[cr: @SaranheMax28g: 1, 2 and 3, translated by @joeylfy]

Second Day Fanaccounts (160717):

https://twitter.com/gra_25b/status/754610020315123712

Minho: “Really happy that so many of you have came to SMTOWN today. This year, though it’s lonely without 東方神起 senpai… But let’s get excited until the very end!”

[cr: @gra_25b, Translated by @joeylfy: 1 and 2]

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