[TRANS] 111201 This Year's Results Slip Of The Two Groups After TVXQ Split

Setelah perpecahan dari boyband utama TVXQ dan SS501, yang dibentuk pada paruh pertama dekade abad ke-21, mereka sudah mulai official event tahun ini. Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun dan Kim Junsu, anggota TVXQ yang meninggalkan agen mereka sebelumnya SM Entertainment, setelah pengajuan gugatan mengenai kontrak pribadi mereka, dan telah aktif dalam industri di bawah nama JYJ.

Meskipun 5 anggota tidak dapat menghadiri kegiatan bersama saat ini, tahun ini adalah periode penting bagi mereka untuk menampilkan kemampuan pribadi mereka. Mereka telah mampu menimbulkan pengaruh besar dalam industri musik lokal, dan acara mereka saat ini dan masa depan akan menyebabkan pengaruh yang lebih besar di luar negeri.

U-Know Yunho dan Choi Kang Changmin, yang memiliki pemikiran yang berbeda dari 3 anggota JYJ, tetap berada dalam SM Entertainment, dan telah memulai kegiatan sebagai duo sejak Januari tahun ini. Setelah 2 tahun dan 3 bulan, meskipun TVXQ tetap aktif dengan hanya dua anggota setelah split, mereka tidak mengecewakan penggemar dengan energi yang diperhitungkan selama periode itu.

Album kelima mereka "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" yang dirilis sebelumnya pada 5 Januari, meraih peringkat atas di banyak website musik utama dan program musik lokal, membuktikan popularitas abadi mereka. Di Jepang, popularitas mereka bahkan lebih besar. Mereka mencapai 130.000 rekor penjualan dalam sehari setelah merilis single Jepang mereka "Why", dengan popularitas yang luar biasa mereka, dan merebut tempat no. 1 dalam Oricon Charts pada hari ini dan berikutnya. Mereka memecahkan rekor penjualan 170.000 mereka dalam waktu 2 hari, menampilkan kemampuan luar biasa mereka.

Pada bulan September, TVXQ merilis album Jepang mereka "TONE", sekali lagi merebut tempat pertama pada chart Jepang pada hari rilis, mengumpulkan penjualan album besar yang berjumlah 105.484 eksemplar.

Sebagai perbandingan, JYJ memiliki pembatasan dalam tampil pada siaran TV, dan terutama bertemu penggemar melalui konser tur dunia. Namun, mereka juga luar biasa seperti duo TVXQ. Setelah merilis album di seluruh dunia mereka "The Beginning" Oktober lalu, mereka telah aktif dalam tur dunia sejak April.

JYJ telah melakukan konser di total 13 negara dan kota, menarik lebih dari 200.000 penonton. Mereka memulai tur dunia mereka dari Thailand, Taiwan dan Beijing, kemudian pindah ke Amerika Utara, Jepang, dan mengakhiri tur dunia mereka di Busan dan Gwangju. Mereka mulai memasuki pasar Eropa, melakukan solo konser mereka di Spanyol Barcelona dan Jerman Berlin, setelah merilis album pertama mereka di Korea "In Heaven", yang mengumpulkan lebih dari 300.000 preorder.

Perwakilan lembaga JYJ menyatakan, "Dengan popularitas mereka yang melonjak di luar negeri, JYJ akan terus mengadakan tur dunia tahun depan. Mereka akan memiliki kegiatan di Asia, dan bahkan di Amerika Utara".

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[eng trans]

After the split of two major boy bands TVXQ and SS501, which were formed in the first half of first decade of the 21st century, they have started events officially this year. Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu, who were members of TVXQ, left their previous agency SM Entertainment, after filing a lawsuit regarding their personal contracts, and have been active in the industry under the name of JYJ.

Alhough the 5 members are not able to attend activities together currently, this year is the crucial period for them to display their personal capabilities. They have been able to cause a big influence in the local music industry, and their current and future events would cause a greater influence overseas.

U-Know Yunho and Choi Kang Changmin, who had a different thinking from the 3 members of JYJ, remained in SM Entertainment, and have started activities as a duo since January this year. After 2 years and 3 months, although TVXQ remains active with only two members after the split, they have not disappointed fans with the energy recouped during that period.

Their fifth album “WHY (Keep Your Head Down” which was released earlier on 5 January, clinched top rankings in many major music websites and local music programs, proving their undying popularity. In Japan, their popularity was even greater. They broke the 130,000 sales record within a day after releasing their Japanese single “WHY”with their overwhelming popularity, and clinched 1st place in the Oricon Charts on the current and following day. They broke their 170,000 sales record within 2 days, displaying their outstanding capabilities.

In September, TVXQ released their Japanese album “TONE”, once again clinching the 1st place of Japanese charts on the day of release, garnering great album sales which amounted to 105,484 copies.

In comparison, JYJ had restrictions in performing on broadcasts, and mainly met fans through world tour concerts. However, they were just as outstanding as the TVXQ duo. After releasing their Worldwide album “The Beginning” last October, they have been active in world tours since April.

JYJ has had concerts in a total of 13 countries and cities, performing to over 200,000 audiences. They started their world tour from Thailand, Taiwan and Beijing, then moving on to North America, Japan, and ended their world tour in Busan and Gwangju. They started entering the Europe market, performing their solo concerts in Spain Barcelona and Germany Berlin, after releasing their first Korean album “In Heaven”, which garnered over 300,000 preorders.

JYJ’s agency representatives expressed, “With their soaring popularity overseas, JYJ would continue to have a world tour next year. They would be having activities in Asia, and even in the North America.”

cr: dongbangdata.net