[INFO] 101030 Max Matsuura’s Statement on Twitter

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Good afternoon. This is the last day of my ascetic practice. Only week, but it may have changed my viewpoint a bit for the rest of my life.

I got a call from Mr. Chiba, CSO. We talked about Twitter and how we can best use it. I’ve decided to read, but not reply to, expressions of opinion and criticisms. When I receive helpful opinions from our customers and fans I will forward them to the right people in our company. They will address issues and respond if needed. We believe we should use Twitter effectively and in a friendly way.

Many customers have very strong feelings about Tohoshinki and other artists. I’m not always the best person to answer them. Twitter isn’t always the best place for addressing concerns or making statements – some contracts have very strict non-disclosure language.

For example, there may have not been enough explanation about JJY, but as a listed company we can freely release only limited information. We abstained from making contentious comments, even though there were some differences of opinion between the other party and ourselves.

As CEO of avex I was blamed by the fans. It made me consider my responsibilities and I honestly felt that sometimes they were too much. That pressure caused some emotional Tweeting. But I do want the fans to be able to vent by telling me their anxious feelings or complaints.

I’ll continue listen to all opinions and complaints, but I may use the blocking function for people who apparently attack me personally.

I want this Twitter account to be fun and use it to receive valuable opinions from all of you. Thank you very much for your understanding.

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[TRANS] Japan Avex CEO masatomatsuura ‘s tweet about JYJ is creating a commotion

TVXQ’s members, Micky YooCheon, Xiah Junsu, Hero JaeJoong signed a contract with CJes Entertainment and thereby forming JYJ. On the 12th, they mark the start of their first World Tour Showcase at GoRyo University. After the end of the showcase, on the 13th, masatomatsuura posted a tweet at his twitter page saying “I opened my heart and spoke to them but I was betrayed like nothing happened. It’s important to have trust. Especially when you’re in such an industry, trust is a must. I had wished that I can speak of the matters someday.” Adding on he tweeted “Losing is winning. Even it is so now, someday things will change. The strength that allows me to endure such humiliation is perseverance and training. Someday, I will tell these stuck-ups off. Because I will not lose in the end. I’m just talking to myself.” And he added, “If there’s no pain, it’s not interesting.”

For JYJ fans who have seen those messages, they replied harsh messages like “I start to hate Japan.”, “JYJ is so pitiful”, “Bad guy” [this word is not very pleasant in Korean.] But masatomatsuura replied saying “You’ll get your retribution.” “Please be careful of what you say.” With that, a fight of resentment has started.

AVEX has expressed on the 16th sept that because of the law issues that CJes is involved in and the on-going contract issues with SME, AVEX has used these reasons to express that they will stop JYJ’s activities in Japan. With that JYJ expressed on 17th Sep that “we have no intentions to stop our activities in Japan and we had abided with all our contract terms faithfully. But from a few months back onwards, AVEX has started to stress that the contract terms were unreasonable and one-sidedly decided to stop the contract and even issued released news saying that we will be stopping our activities.”

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[TRANS] 101003 Twitter Update - Max Matsuura

Yesterday, I was asked by a Toho fan who's a Vietnamese highschool student for an autograph. As always, I'm suprised and deeply impressed by Toho's amazing popularity.

(T/N: Max Matsuura is in Vietnam right now on a business trip)

Source: Max Matsuura's Twitter

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[TRANS] 100921 Max Matsuura’s Twitter Update

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masatomatsuura Without limiting certain companies, to try and sign contracts, there are companies that will say completely different things. To the end, that is the common opinion. RT @a_milky: @masatomatsuura You already knew the actual condition of C-jes, so why did you still sign on JYJ?＞＜

masatomatsuura There are a lot of things I want to say. However, I will stop now. Although I’m sorry that among the Tohoshinki fans, there are people who feel displeased (t/n: precise meaning of the word is discomfort) with me, but can’t you please unfollow me? But of course, this is the individual’s freedom.

masatomatsuura From now on, for me, even if there’s anything, I will definitely not speak ill about them.

masatomatsuura Everyone, anyone, you’ve had the experience where you date someone and they turned out to be the worst, right? At that time, when you find out, if you said that it is wrong to swiftly change courses, then in the inevitable future, it might become something worse. However, making the decision is difficult. For this matter, I’m just talking about a general opinion and has nothing to do with Tohoshinki.

masatomatsuura The termination of the trio’s contracts does no good for the profit of sales and is a big blow to avex. However, as a socially responsible company listed on the stock exchange, this was the only choice we could make.

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[TRANS] 100917 Max Matsuura’s Twitter Update

If we were such a bad company, then all the artists in avex would have said that they wanted to leave. All I can say is….we’re just a good company. A company that doesn’t talk well I guess. The matter this time too, honestly we were the ones who suffered the most damages.

Everything we could do, we did. But, I don’t know why they still chose that person. And this was the result! It probably couldn’t be helped. If Baek has anti-social powers, we can only do this. For us, even until the end, we were asking them to choose avex. But, I don’t even know why I was rejected, I still love these 3 people.

Like it spilled out from the inside, these are not lies…. The above.

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[TRANS] 100916 Avex's Official Statement: JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN to Suspend Their Activities in Japan

September 16, 2010

Avex Group Holdings
Representative CEO Masato Matsuura
(Code Number: 7860 Tokyo Stock Exchange, First section)

Contact: Representative Director CFO Kazunari Takeuchi
TEL: 03-5413-8550


To whom it may concern:


Suspension of JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN's Activities in Japan

We would like to inform you that the Japanese activities of JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN, exclusive artists of Avex Entertainment Inc. (100% subsidiary of our company, head office in Minato district, Tokyo), will be suspended for the time being.

(Notice)

This is with regards to the reports that the representative of JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN's current Korean management agency, CJeS Entertainment Co., Ltd. Inc., whose father holds a high position in the mafia. The said representative has used his father's strength to blackmail artists and has served a term in prison, under charges of duress. We have therefore conducted a research for the facts.

According to the results, the relations with the mafia are unclear. However, all the other reports as written above have been proven to be true.

In addition to that, the procedure of the exclusive contract title for JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN is now under dispute in Korea. There is a high possibility that the exclusive contract itself between our company and the three will become void.

Our company places great importance in compliance and business policy in observing corporate ethics. We have decided to pause the management of their activities until these problems have been solved.

We highly regret that we have caused the fans that are supporting JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN great worry concerning the reports mentioned. Moreover, we appreciate your kind understanding to our company's decision as above.

Concerning the product releases and the services currently being provided, there will be no changes made. Additionally, there is no change to the exclusive contract of Tohoshinki (5 members), whose managed by SM Entertainment.

As we have consistently stated, we will, with all our might, give our support, so that Tohoshinki’s activities can be resumed.


Source: Avex Co. Jp
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[NEWS] Ayu intercedes conflict between TVXQ fans and CEO Max

There was a little conflict recently between Tohoshinki fans and Matsuura Masato the president of Avex, on twitter.

The conflict started when fans asked him about Tohoshinki. Matsuura tweeted, “Wanting them to get back together is my wish, but not getting back together is their decision.”

Fans were upset by his tweet and said to him, “Don’t you know how many fans would get hurt by words like this?“, “Why don’t you stop tweeting?“, “Stop saying stuff as if you know everything.”

Matsuura tweeted back to the fans again, “Then don’t ask me anything, and don’t believe my words“, “You want me to lie about that?”

Then people who are not Tohoshinki fans tweeted to him, “You are being too immature“, “You should know how effective your words are to fans.”

The twitter exchange became over heated, and Ayumi Hamasaki tweeted on behalf of Matsuura to the Tohoshinki fans.

“Please stop pushing all your anger and sadness only on Masa(Matsuura). Because of his position, he had to know something he didn’t even want to know. Isn’t Masa the same as you (fans)? Who didn’t give up, even after going through all that pain?”.

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[TRANS] 100521 Junsu in GIRLS AWARD 2010 Avex Staff Twitter Updates

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Trans: Junsu, hot stuff! Super cool! He completely took off the total event. Amazing!

2. Yoshihiro Seki's Twitter


: Did you say that he is now more than Usher? Heavens!!! Great XIAH Junsu!!!!!
A: Well, I like Usher, but I’ve never seen his live(^-^; 　Just connotations(^^;

Q: Did you go to zepp today!? I am a Tohoshinki fan, but today I went to watch DRM's performance !! Their performance was beyond words!! I will support DRM in the future!
A: Thank you very much! They have undergone many difficulties, so please support them!

Q: Concerning your comment "My favorite artists, who can both sing and dance was Usher, but today, it changed. Apart from business, my favorite is now XIAH Junsu. Got excited after a long time." Is it true?
A: Yes, its true. No flattery, not because it is my business, but from the bottom of my heart!

(one comment omitted)

Q: Apart from business, your favorite is XIAH Junsu? Great! For me, its Michael…
A: That person is in a class by himself!

(one comment omitted)

My favorite artists, who can both sing and dance was Usher, but today, it changed. Apart from business, my favorite is now XIAH Junsu. Got excited after a long time.

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T/N: Seki is an corporate officer of AMG (a group company of avex), the Music Division Director, in charge of rhythm zone.

Source: masatomatsuura & yoshihiroseki & TVXQRIRI @ youtube & chara1019
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[TRANS] 100415 Max Matsuura's Twitter Updates, "We want to talk to the 2 of them…", And a new person in charge of Tohoshinki

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Wanting to say as much as you want is different to wanting to do as much as you want.

Q: President, thank you as always. However, please excuse me as I have one more thing to say… ChangMin is a man with discerning eyes. It's a good thing ^^
A: I think so.

Please ask @yoshihiroseki questions related to Tohoshinki.

Q: So are the 3 not allowed to talk to the 2 too?
A: Yes.

We want to talk to the 2 of them.

Zettee… Makenee… (I definitely won't lose)

Q: About the representative who knows more about the details, would he respond to us if we ask him?
A: The representative @yoshihiroseki might be too busy to answer you, but in order to become your favorite person, maybe he'll try his best to.

Q: Do you not want to be asked about Tohoshinki anymore? If so, although it'll be lonely… it's important that you can feel relieved now…
A: I didn't mean that, it's just that he knows more of the details than I do.

He'll be the preventative instead of me.

Q: Good morning ^^ Please answer my question about them! Who is yoshihiroseki-san? ★
A: The person in charge of Tohoshinki.

Q: My heart seems to break… not to be able to see the 2 from now on. Is this an appropriate thing to ask you…
A: About Tohoshinki, please ask @yoshihiroseki rather than me.


Source: Max Matsuura's Twitter
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[TRANS] 100414 Max Matsuura's Twitter Updates, "It is their earnest desire"

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"Intend" is not good… are you trying to find my fault…

To have them come back as 5 is what I to do the most.

I'm calm right now. Because I've already prepared to be understanding with everything.

I'm sorry but we've already done what we could within our limitation, and I know that it is your freedom to criticize us. In that case, please don't follow me [on Twitter].

I see… So would it be better if I call it their earnest feelings?

Q: No one wishes for something like that.
A: It's not just anyone's wish. It's their wish.

I think that each person has the freedom to choose what they believe in, so I won't have a problem with that.

This is really their earnest desire. I affirm it.

We do not have to right to stop what they want to do and what they earnestly desire for…

Source: Max Matsuura's Twitter
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[TRANS] 100403 Max Matsuura’s Twitter Update 2

NEWLY UPDATED @ 9:00pm JST
(3 hours after the previous tweet)

No matter what people have been saying to me, regarding the last message, I’ve been keeping silence for all this while.
But now, for the people who have been understanding, I definitely will not betray you.



source: Max Matsuura’s Twitter
translation: linhkawaii @ OneTVXQ.com
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