Interviews

[News-Soompi] 180329 TVXQ Talks About Staying Together As Duo For 15 Years and More

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TVXQ Talks About Staying Together As Duo For 15 Years + What The Group Means To Them

 

As TVXQ approaches their 15th anniversary as a group, the two members opened up about their time together and how they had managed to stay together as a duo.

At the comeback showcase for their latest album “New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love” on March 28, Changmin and Yunho discussed what TVXQ meant to each of them.

Changmin remarked, “It wasn’t my dream to become a singer. But when they asked me to dance during my audition, and all I did was clap my hands to the beat, and I passed—I sensed at that moment that this was my destiny.”

“I didn’t go against my destiny, and I’m still working as a singer,” he went on. “I’m thankful for my destiny and consider it incredibly precious, because it’s a job that allows me to share positive emotions with many people. I’m glad that I was able to make many fans happy through that destiny, and I plan to continue with it.”

Yunho commented, “I think we’re past the point where it’s enough to say, ‘I’m a member of TVXQ.’ If you include our training period, I’ve spent more than half my life [with TVXQ]. I want to call it my home.” Continue reading →

[News-Soompi] 180324 “I Live Alone” Takes Top Viewership Ratings In Its Time Slot With TVXQ Episode

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“I Live Alone” Takes Top Viewership Ratings In Its Time Slot With TVXQ Episode

 

 

With TVXQ’s guest appearance on the March 23 episode of MBC’s “I Live Alone,” the variety show took home solid ratings.

During the episode, the two members surprised the cast with how different their lives were. According to Nielsen Korea on March 24, the first half of the episode earned a viewership rating of 10.1 percent, while the second half scored 11.6 percent. Continue reading →

[Partial Trans] TVXQ’s Interview for KR Magazine “LEON” – April Issue (Released 180321)

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TVXQ were featured in KR Magazine “LEON” – April Issue, International fan can order from Global Gmarket: here. Release date varies depending on store: March 21 (yes24, Kyobo Book), March 22 (aladin) , March 23 (smart store naver), March 26 (Gmarket)

TVXQ!
Best in Class

Partial Translations:

[cr: via @magazine_O]

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[Trans] 180319 “If fans feel that they have received a present” TVXQ for LEON on their Comeback

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You can pre-order from Global Gmarket: here. Release date varies depending on store: March 21 (yes24, Kyobo Book), March 22 (aladin) , March 23 (smart store naver), March 26 (Gmarket)

 

“If fans feel that they have received a present” TVXQ for LEON on their comeback

Men’s lifestyle magazine LEON has released their pictorial with TVXQ through their April issue.

With their 8th regular album release coming out soon, TVXQ’s pictorial for LEON this time, has also heightened fans’ anticipations even more. For their upcoming comeback, the two people have paid even more attention to their weight management and through this LEON pictorial their matured charisma and chic charms are given off to the fullest.

In the released cover pictorial, together with Italian luxury menswear brand “Ermenegildo Zegna”, TVXQ’s unchanging refined image is perfectly suited to their 2018 Spring.Summer look. With Ermenegildo Zegna’s clothes and sneakers, bag and so on, TVXQ is styled with the entire look; the luxuriously-chic material of the vintage brown-coloured mixed with the impressive-looking bomber jacket, added with denim; worn together with Z Zegna’s sporty navy knit and suit have given a glimpse at them who usually enjoy wearing luxurious casual looks.  Continue reading →

[PIC/Trans] 180314 TVXQ’s Cover for Magazine LEON Revealed! “Started SNS to communicate with the public more closely”

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Started SNS to communicate with the public more closely

TVXQ’s captivating pictorial was revealed.

The men’s lifestyle magazine Leon revealed TVXQ as the cover of their April issue.

This pictorial took place just before their first comeback as a complete group after their military service.

In the cover that was revealed, TVXQ look comfortable but also high-class in casual clothes. They show off their mature and stylish masculine charms. The two of them, who have always been praised for their tall, anime-like visuals, flipped things through this shoot and revealed their chic and mature charms instead. For the upcoming spring, they showed off comfortable and modern styling. Continue reading →

[Trans] Tohoshinki for “VOGUE JAPAN” – April Issue 2018 (Released on 180228) (Part.1)

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Tohoshinki were featured in “VOGUE JAPAN” – April Issue 2018, released 180228. You can order the issue at Amazon Japan: here (on kindle as well here). Below are translations of the first parts of the interview~ ^^

Please make sure to thank the translator for translating this interview \ (*>ω<*)/

Translations:

Opening at the Sapporo Dome in November last year, Tohoshinki completed their own Five Dome tour “TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2017 ~ Begin Again~” at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on January 21. Even though they had nearly two years of hiatus, they were able to bring in total of 780,000 audiences to the tour.

There always is a reason for why they are so popular for very popular group/artists. We wish to know the origin for why Tohoshinki are so much loved by their fans.

Do you like to support someone who works really hard? Or do you like someone who pretends to be cool? All the fans who come to Tohoshinki live concert prefer the former. It is totally different that someone is cool and someone who tries to be cool. The origin of popularity of Tohoshinki, Korean artists, is because that they keep doing their best and keep challenging themselves, and they show us the super cool stage with all their mighty.

CM: I think everyone gives us support just because we are perfect/at our best. I believe that everyone supports us because they love to see us doing all our best on our stage, even though we are not perfect, we do all our best to death.

They run around, dance and sing in the red ocean that is created by pen lights of audiences cheering them. Including the encore, they perform 3.5 hours.

YH: I can die on stage.
To proof that this is not just a saying, YH runs as fast as he can in the large venue (Dome). At the end of their concert, they walk every corner of the venue to take audiences deep bows. What they show to their audiences are, “the way of their livings”, where they convey all their souls.

The fans of Tohoshinki are very patient. They’d waited for their return quietly so they burst their happiness/excitement when they can share such feelings in the same venue. During the two years of hiatus, Tohoshinki held film concerts without them.
CM: I heard that many people went to film concerts even we were physically not there. I think that we should repay their feelings, they care about the two of us and they miss us so much. During these two years, my gratitude to them has grown much stronger.

YH: We have experienced two turning points in our career. Even we encountered some unexpected troubles/difficulties, our fans believe in Tohoshinki and here, they are still with us. We have been climbing up the ladder together with our fans, so I really cherish such bonds/connections to our fans. They are our best friends. To us, all our fans are our pride and our fans thinks we are their pride. Our relationship is not just about fans and artists. Our fans are the third member of Tohoshinki. Continue reading →

[PIC/Partial Trans] Tohoshinki for “VOGUE JAPAN” – April Issue 2018 (Released on 180228)

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Tohoshinki were featured in “VOGUE JAPAN” – April Issue 2018, released 180228.

“A Renaissance of the Heart”
“United we Stand”

Check out below translations of some excerpts and photos. Also, it seems that the photographer, Kei Ogata-san, is the same photographer for their 2011 VOGUE Japan issue photoshoot [cr: @kuri8bou], which explains the similar vibe and makes it more meaningful~ ^^

You can order the issue at Amazon Japan: here (on kindle as well here).

 

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[cr: amazon]

 

Special Present: Fans buying the physical copy can apply with their desired photograph out of three signed polaroids, and 3 winners will be picked by lottery~

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[News-Soompi] 180217 Yunho’s Sweet Encouragement Towards Olympic Skater Cha Jun Hwan In 2011 Warms Fans’ Hearts

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Yunho’s Sweet Encouragement Towards Olympic Skater Cha Jun Hwan In 2011 Warms Fans’ Hearts

As South Korean skater Cha Jun Hwan takes to the ice during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, many fans are looking back at TVXQ member Yunho’s encouraging prediction towards the young skater in the past!

Yunho and Cha Jun Hwan got to know each other when they both appeared on the SBS skating competition show “Kim Yuna’s Kiss & Cry” back in 2011. When Cha Jun Hwan, who was only 11 years old (in Korean reckoning) at the time, was eliminated in one episode along with another contestant, they were comforted by the rest of the cast as they burst into tears. Continue reading →

[PIC/Partial Trans] Tohoshinki’s Interview for Choa, Yunho on their Bond: “become a lot more stronger than that in the past”

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Tohoshinki was featured in Japanese magazine Choa – Issue 67 (January issue 2018), which was released on 180130, for a 5-page interview and live concert report on their Osaka finale on 1/21. You can order the magazine from amazon Japan: here .

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Below is the context for the previous excerpt translation from the interview:

Translation of an excerpt from choa issue 67: Continue reading →