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If you haven’t heard about this impressive music buzz by now, Korean group, JYJ has splashed their way right onto Billboard’s Release of the Week. The lengthy feature touches on the trio’s experience of working with Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins for their international debut album, The Beginning, to the desire of reaching towards a larger audience. Also included in the piece, is three songs and a promo video.
View the article in its entirety after the jump.
As former members of the South Korean boy band TVXQ, the trio of Kim JaeJoong, Park YuChun and Kim JunSu are no strangers to pop stardom. Formed in 2003, TVXQ became hitmakers at home and in K-pop-crazy Japan (where it was known as Tohoshinki) and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Following a contractual dispute with its former management company, the threesome formed a new group earlier this year that it christened JYJ after the first initials of their first names. The band’s debut album, aptly titled “The Beginning,” is out now.
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JYJ is thinking big with its debut album, “The Beginning,” which features collaborations with Kanye West and songwriter/producer Rodney Jerkins. Show Shop Entertainment released the album Oct. 14 through Warner Music Korea. In the United States, Warner Music is releasing the album digitally through iTunes and Amazon with a CD release planned for late 2010 or early 2011.
ON THE PAGE
“The Beginning” comprises seven tracks and three remixes. Each of the members of JYJ has songwriting credits on the album. Show Shop Entertainment and C-JeS Entertainemnt handles JYJ’s publishing, with administration by Warner/Chappell Music Korea.
IN THE STUDIO
JYJ had a wish list of producers and artists it wanted to work with, according to Park: West, Jerkins, Neo and Timbaland. With the help of its manager, Baek Chang Ju, CEO of C-JeS Entertainment, and Show Shop Entertainment CEO Hwang Jong Wook, the group was able to connect with West and Jerkins, who agreed to work with JYJ on “The Beginning.”
The sessions for the first single, “Ayyy Girl,” produced by West, were held at Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood, while “Empty” and “Be My Girl,” produced by Jerkins, were recorded at his 2nd Floor Studios, also in Hollywood. The rest of the tracks were recorded in South Korea.
West wowed JYJ with some a cappella freestyle rapping before the trio began recording its vocals. “We could see why he’s so hugely popular,” Park says. “It was really a great honor to work with him.”
Jerkins also made a big impression on the Korean trio. “When we were making songs together, he treated us like equals,” Park says. “We appreciated that so much. Because he worked so hard on the record, he inspired us to work hard.”
Jerkins says he was impressed by JYJ’s professionalism and “their poise, the way they took their work seriously. I told their team that I’d work with them again.”
IN THE STORES
“The Beginning” arrived Oct. 14 in South Korea, followed by the release of a “luxury edition” with extra content on Oct. 18. The expanded version is limited to a run of fewer than 100,000 units, but Warner Music Korea says it received more than 300,000 pre-sale orders for the set. “The overwhelming response to the [limited-edition] CD is a very encouraging start for JYJ and we hope that this album release will also be met with equal enthusiasm,” Warner Music Korea managing director P.R. Wang said in a statement.
Warner Asia’s Wong adds: “Warner U.S. will release the product digitally through iTunes first this month. It will also be made available through Amazon digitally. There will also be finished product under the Amazon import section. We are in discussion with Warner U.S. to release a U.S. version in the next few months that will include new tracks and mixes exclusive to the market in both physical and digital formats.”
ON THE ROAD
JYJ is playing shows in Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hong Kong, China; and Taipei, Taiwan; in October. The group “also will be touring four major cities in the U.S. in November to support the release in a series of meet-the-fan sessions, plus a few media appearances,” Wong says. “Once the U.S. release [plans for the physical album] has been decided, we hope to reach a much bigger market for JYJ, as the market for Asian acts who sing in English is growing rapidly.”
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Special Release of the Week feature on JYJ! Plus, Josh Grobin teams with Q Prime Management and Rick Rubin on his risky new albumItem: BLI Issue Date: 10/30/2010
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Special Release of the Week feature on JYJ and the release of their debut album! Plus, Josh Grobin takes a risk on his new album by teaming with Rick Rubin and Q Prime Management. Also, Billboard presents its inaugural guide to the top music-business schools in the United States
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Lee Yo Won recently expressed her praise for Park Yoochun who acts as Lee Seon Joon in “SungKyunKwan Scandal”. At the press conference, she said, “watching it (the drama), Park Yoochun gave me a huge surprise”, praising his great acting abilities and how his hair and style really match him.
Lee Yo Won came to know of “SungKyunKwan Scandal” through friends. Since Yeon Hee in the drama has so many similar points as Queen Seondeok, it mentioned to Yo Won, hence creating an interest for her.
On the other hand, two members of the SungKyunKwan Quartet, Park Yoochun and Park Min Young’s respective management companies have denied the recent rumor of the two being in a relationship.
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mostly junsu fanarts
intoxication ><
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After watching the showcase, I actually think that the three members of JYJ are dating
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October 18, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JYJ Fans from Malaysia Donate USD10,000 to World Vision
Organizers of KL showcase apportion part of proceeds made from VIP tickets to support JYJ’s drive to end child hunger in impoverished countries
18 October 2010, International: JYJ, who recently kick started their worldwide showcase tour The Beginning has received a surprise gift from Malaysian fans at their KL showcase on the 17th.
Organizers of the Malaysian showcase Marctensia and Redstar has acceded to fan requests to donate part of the proceeds from the VIP tickets to support JYJ’s vision to end child hunger in countries living in poverty. This is an initiative following up to the donation of JYJ’s full ticket proceedings from the Seoul showcases.
Says Mr Hwang Jong Wook, spokesperson for the JYJ Tour, “We weren’t told about this until the press conference and the boys were pleasantly surprised by this generous gift. JYJ wants to take the opportunity to thank their Malaysian fans for the donation and hope that the help given to World Vision could be a sustained one as it is a clause very close to their hearts. Every bit makes a difference and sponsorship through an extended period of time can help keep one extra child alive.”
The tour will continue in Hong Kong on the 24th of October and in Shanghai on the 7th of November. US stops are expected to take place in the middle of November with ticketing details to be released soon.
About World Vision
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by Christian values, the organization is dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
About JYJ
JYJ comprises of three members from South Korea namely Kim Jaejung, Park Yuchun and Kim Junsu. They were originally from the boy band Dongbangshinki also known as “TVXQ” and “Tohoshinki” which is formed in 2003 in Korea. Known for their good looks, dancing skills and vocal capabilities, the boys took the Asian pop music market by storm. They were the first group to successfully spearhead the 2nd Korean Music wave into the Japanese market by becoming the first non Japanese act to have nine No. 1 singles on Japan’s Oricon Charts. In 2009, the trio left the band and went on to form JYJ. In June 2010, JYJ held their first concert under their new identity at the Tokyo Dome, singing to more than 200,000 fans from 43 countries around the world. To date, the concert DVD became the second fastest selling DVD in Japan this year shifting 140,000 copies in its first week of release.
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The “Representative Korean Idol” Yunho’s unpublished Gravure shots have been very popular.
Released for sale on 7 October, the style magazine “HIGH CUT” issue 38 was launched, with its main feature focused on Yunho. After that, previously un-published shots have been released in addition, causing a resurgence of interest. In the unpublished shots, he is dressed in a checked suit and a soft hat in the same pattern, in a chic,“fashionable man” style, wearing a peacoat and lying in a field, looking up at Tron, the style of the “Soothing Man.” Wearing black-green glasses, thinking about something, the “Feeling man” style, etc. With “Yunho Autumn Version,” fans cannot let go of his charm and appeal in their hearts.
The gravure with overflowing charm from Yunho is revealed in issue 38 of High Cut. 10 pages of shots that could not be published in the original magazine can be seen on High Cut Online (www.highcut.co.kr)
(T/N : Tron is some planet from a Movie)
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woots, i was just looking at the pictures in my camera and realize i haven’t post this yet. This polaroids were taken by my friends from scanationsg. They were stalking the boys unlike me, hehe. Some were taken at the airport while some where taken after the showcase at the hotel.
last on the right is one of their dancers by the way
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