[Twitter] Jaejoong Twitter Update (5/4)

[TRANS] Congratulations on Shirota Yuu’s CD debut!

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[Trans] An account from last year’s Mozart! staff about Junsu

A friend of mine was a staff of Mozart! last year,
and she told me a story about Junsu..

Like every other staffs in the field of performance art, she didn’t know well about Junsu at first,
but was surprised as she worked with him.

Because Junsu sang like he was going to die..
So the staffs told him how are you going to sing tomorrow again, don’t burn yourself too much or you’ll be exhuasted..
But Junsu smiled and said he’s ok.
Then he sang like he was going to die on the other day again.

[T/N: When the expression “about/going to die” is used after an action, it means that the action is being done with the best and greatest effort. Therefore, Junsu singing “like he was about/going to die” indicates that Junsu put all of his energy into singing]

She said it’s incredible to watch him sing even though he was having a hard time.

Also, the staffs all said Junsu is good at acting!! (No need to speak about his vocal!)
They were so impressed how Junsu matched Mozart’s character!

 

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[News] “Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal Costumes Exhibition” Draws 1000 People in 5 Hours

“Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal Costumes Exhibitions” A Great Success

Memorializing “Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal” Rental/ DVD-Box Hit

“Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal Costumes Exhibitions” is a Great Success!

About 1000 fans gather so that the inside of the store is in a large temporarily!

This time, it is the Youth-Campus Love story in the “history-version” (T/N: Refers to dramas that are set in the olden days) that stars Yoochun.

“Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal <Complete Edition>”

In memorial of the large hit of the Rental/DVD-Box, the “Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal Costumes Exhibitions” is being held in Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi second floor from Golden Week’s May 1 to May 5.

On May 1, the first day f the Costumes Exhibition, in the peak times over 100 fans rushed over so that the Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi’s store became a large chaos temporarily.

Further, even though it was to open at 1PM, it was such a success as to have some people run in from 8:00AM in the morning. In the first day of May 1, for the 5 hours the visitors reached 1000 or so people.

The gathered fans enjoyed the Costumes Exhibition as they pleased, by for instance taking photos in front of the costumes, signed panels, and life-sized stands of the four leads who have received explosive popularity in the drama—Yoochun, Park Minyoung, Song Joongki, and Yoo Ain.

Furthermore, to those who visit  the “Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal Costumes Exhibition,” the staff who are wearing the hanbok (T/N: Korean traditional dress) that was used in the actual filming are giving, first-come first-serve, complimentary stickers.

“Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal Costumes Exhibition” is being held until May 5 in Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi, second floor.

And finally, starting May 6, from Warner-Mical Cinemas the viewing of the theater-edited versions of the two works “You are a Good-Looking Man” and “Heartbeat ☆ Sungkyunkwan Scandal” will begin under the title of “Heartbeat ☆ Ikemen Festival,” and the attention to this work keeps piling.

(Details on the logistics of the Exhibition omitted)

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[News] JYJ Kim Junsu sells out “Mozart!” once again

Singer and musical actor Kim Junsu (JYJ, Xiah Junsu) once again accomplished a legend in selling out tickets.

Musical “Mozart!’s” producer EMK Musical Company revealed, “the ticket for Kim Junsu’s 8 performances in “Mozart” which started today (4th) have sold out.”

The number of sold-out tickets are for a total of 13,000 seats in eight shows. Kim Junsu, when he was appearing in “Mozart!” last year, had also sold all 30,000 seats for 15 performances in Saejong Culture Hall. [Previously], the 40,000 seat musical concert starring Junsu had also sold out.

EMP Musical Company stated, “questions regarding canceled and transfer tickets are pouring in already. Please look forward to the third round of ticketing on the 25th.”

“Mozart!” is a piece made by world famous playwright Michael Kunz and composer Sylvester Levay. It received much love during its premiere [in Korea] by reinterpreting Mozart’s dynamic life in a modern way with various music such as rock and jazz.

Kim Junsu tired musicals for the first time last year with “Mozart.” Kim Junsu, who received the nickname “Xiahzart (Xiah Junsu+Mozart),” positioned himself as a musical actor with excellent singing ability and natural acting.

(Last few sentences regarding other actors and ticketing information omitted)

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[Twitter] Junsu Twitter Update (05/04): Cats Spam

Our kind Reo ♥ http://t.co/Gk3hHtn

 
Our Bakara too~ phew~ T_T  http://t.co/XMJr7xg

 
My babies, I miss you all T_T  http://t.co/DndgSAN

 

 

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[Pics] Yuchun and Jaejoong poster from Nii Summer Collection in HQ

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[Info] New 7 Wonders present JYJ, the most popular star over Asia and honorary ambassador for Jeju

JYJ has been presented as the Most Popular Star in Asia in Jeju’s New 7 Wonders website, http://www.new7wonders.com!

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JYJ put K-pop to work for Jeju

Members of JYJ, a popular South Korean boyband, have been chosen as honorary ambassadors for Jeju Island, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. On behalf of the island, band members Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu will now promote Jeju internationally in a concentrated effort to raise its global profile.

Bands such as JYJ are household names in much of Asia. They belong to a new generation of South Korean artists that are part of a musical genre called “K-pop“. Along with the success of Korean TV shows and films, they are central to a cultural movement that has become known as the “Korean wave”.

Korean music industry veteran Bernie Cho told the BBC that K-pop stars are doing very well financially, at home and abroad. His company, DFSB Kollective, markets and distributes a range of Korean music and, according to Cho, many of K-pop’s top acts are selling 100,000 or 150,000 albums straight after release — an impressive number in any major market.

K-pop has been a hit in Asia says Choo because it offers something different, but is still familiar enough for audiences to relate to. And the fact that K-pop’s unique style is attracting foreign fans is something that benefits both the people who visit South Korea and the bands whose music they like.

Many tourists who come for the music also buy the clothes and cosmetic brands promoted by Korean stars. According to South Korea’s Trade and Investment Agency, income from cultural exports like pop music and TV shows has been rising by about 10 percent a year. In 2008, it was worth almost $2 billion.

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[Info] Who is really the leader of Hanyru (Korean Wave) — A comparison of JYJ’s concert in N America with SM’s concert in Paris

Recently, all of Korean media’s attention has been on SM’s concert soon to be held in Paris. They declare SM to be leaders of the Korean Wave (Hanryu), spreading the Korean culture to even non-Asian countries. On the other hand, despite their upcoming large-scale North American tour, JYJ has been receiving virtually no coverage.

But let’s think for a moment here. Is SM’s concert in Paris really as impressive as it sounds? Are they truly the only leaders of the Korean Wave? Is their concert major enough to deem JYJ’s World Tour insignificant and therefore unworthy of media attention?

 

Take a look at the following chart and see for yourself.

 

Hm… Let’s take this one by one.

1) Sponser: JYJ‘s sponsers are AEG, one of the most famous promoters in the world (you can read more about them here), and Samsung Mobile (do I really need to explain how huge of a company and success Samsung mobile is?). SM, on the other hand, is basically sponsoring itself.

2) Number of artists performing: Only Jaejoong, Yuchun, and Junsu for JYJ. SM, on the other hand has at least over 35 people performing.

3) Location: JYJ is performing in 4 different cities in N. America. SM, on the other hand, is only performing in Paris.

4) Seats: JYJ is selling a total of 52,100 seats. SM, on the other hand, is selling 6,300. Three people selling 52,100 seats versus 35+ people selling 6,300. You do the math. Who has the greater selling power? The answer is quite obvious.

 

Conclusion: A group of three people are working with a MAJOR worldwide promoter and company, performing in 4 North American cities, and selling 52,100 tickets, while a group of 35+ people virtually has no sponsor, and is performing in only Paris and selling only 6,300 tickets. I am in no way suggesting that SM has no role in Hanryu. Their concert in Paris definitely enhances the Korean wave in countries outside of Asia. However, in terms of scale of upcoming concerts, it doesn’t take much to figure out that JYJ clearly is the winner here. If anything, JYJ’s concerts are definitely larger in scale and are more vigorously spreading the “Korean Wave” in non-Asian countries than SM’s concert in Paris.  So tell me Korean media, where are the reports covering JYJ‘s leading role in Hanryu? At the very least, JYJ’s World Tour deserves the same amount of recognition as SM’s upcoming concert. Dear Korean press, when will you stop your biased media coverage? Are you proud of admitting that you are under the control of an unjust figure? Isn’t unbiased and fair representation long overdue in Korean media?

 

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