[NEWS] 101120 JYJ World Tour: Los Angeles Showcase Recap + Photos

The third and final stop of the JYJ concert was held in Los Angeles. While an unofficial line stretching nearly an entire block began as early as 9am, the actual event started around 8:30PM. The concert was held at USC’s Galen Center, where Shane Yoon and Arden Cho were MCs. Fans came from as far as China for the last US showcase by JYJ and chanted “JYJ” waving their glow sticks while waiting for the show to begin.

After being introduced by both MCs and a short video, JYJ slowly arose from the stage and began performing “Empty”. As with the other two showcases, they then moved onto “Be The One” and “Be My Girl”. Their singing and dancing easily moved the crowd, causing both excited screaming and awed reverence. After the two songs, there were also short videos of JYJ played on the large screens. The first featured them writing messages to the fans on glass, the second showed the members during rehearsals and preparations for their album.

Following the opening three songs, the MCs returned to begin the Q&A session with the JYJ members.

The interview below is merely a summary and not a complete transcription.

Shane: They hooked me up with this outfit and showed me some dance moves. Next year, are you guys ready for JYJ and SPAM?
Arden: I think Shane’s got a shot. That was pretty good, right? You guys having fun? Let’s give it up for JYJ one more time!
Shane: Man, these clothes are tight! Literally, it’s really tight. I can’t breathe.
Arden: I think Shane needs a diet. Maybe.
Shane: I thought Jaejoong and I were the same size but he’s like-(interrupted by fans). Are you guys calling me fat? (crowd chuckles)
Arden: Alright¸ who’s the biggest JYJ fan here? (crowd screams)
Arden: Well, who’s your favorite JYJ member? (crowd screams)

The MCs call out each name: Yoochun (screams), Jaejoong (screams), Junsu (screams).

Shane: Jaejoong, sorry, I spilled ketchup on my other shirt so I’m wearing your shirt. Is that okay?
Jaejoong: It’s all good.

Shane: Alright, so for the fans who don’t know who these fine looking gentlemen are, can you introduce yourselves?
Junsu: Hi. I’m Junsu. Oh my God, sun!
Jaejoong: Hi everyone! Nice to meet you! I’m Jaejoong.
Yoochun: Hi guys. How’s everybody’s time? I’m Micky.

Shane: How many of you guys follow their twitter? (crowd scream)
Shane: Our first question that we want to ask is: Have you guys seen Micky Christmas? (Yoochun covers his face in embarrassment)
Shane: Micky, what was that? What was Micky Christmas? What was the idea behind it?
Yoochun: It was nothing but the next holiday is Thanksgiving, right? I was having a party with Christmas Santa hats and chilling with my friends.

Shane: Do you guys like Micky Christmas? How many of guys have been following the twitter user, Elbowyeish? He’s a mystery man so we’re going to reveal to you who he actually is. Elbowyeish, come on out! Here he is, guys. Here he is.
Arden: This is Elbowyeish, the egg!
Shane: Elbowyeish, everyone knows him as John.
Junsu: Oh my John!
Shane: So here he is, revealed! LA showcase.
(Jaejoong pretends to throw the egg)

Shane: Alright, we’re going to get a lot more tweets from John. So give a round of applause, please. One thing the fans want to ask is for all of you: Can you guys talk about your cats and dogs? Everyone’s worried about them since you’re on tour.
Jaejoong: Yeah, I’m raising two cats right now and I really like them but I don’t like that they’re getting bigger.
Junsu: My dogs are at my parents house.

Shane: The fans want to know: Will you guys be coming back to the US?
Yoochun: Yeah, probably we’ll be filming the Empty music video in LA. Maybe we’re gonna have concert next year. Road trip.

Shane: The last question we want to ask: All the fans want to know about your twitter account name. How you guys named that name.
Yoochun: Mjj is Micky Jaejoong Junsu or Micky Junsu Jaejoong.
Junsu: 0101xiahtic.
Arden: 0101 is his birthday. Don’t forget it, ladies.
Junsu: Don’t forget. Xiatic is the title of a song that he wrote.
Yoochun: Mine’s the 6002themicky. It’s Yoochunie.
Arden: So the 6002, if you actually say it in Korean language, it sounds like Yoochun, his name. So yoochunie, 6002, sounds like Yoochun, which is obviously his name
Shane: So if you want to follow them on twitter, please follow them. You’ll know everything they want to share with the fans so make sure you follow them.

After the interview, JYJ sang the Korean song “Found You” from Yoochun’s Sungkyungwan Scandal OST. Prior to the concert, the fans waiting in line had been given fansigns to hold up during this song.
Immediately afterwards, “Ayyy Girl” began to play, causing fans to cheer and jump in excitement. Red and white streamers and confetti then shot out from the stage and fell down on the fans, which only furthered the fans enthusiasm.

The last song was their “Empty” remix, leaving the screens on stage to show their music video for “Ayyy Girl”. The MCs, Shane and Arden, returned on stage to thank the crowd for coming and officially end the concert. Still captivated by the magical performance, fans waited long after the showcase finished, hoping for an encore.

For those who missed our recap of the showcases in New York and Las Vegas, check out the JYJ World Tour: New York Showcase Recap & Photos and JYJ World Tour: Las Vegas Showcase Recap + Photos articles!

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[NEWS] JYJ World Tour: Las Vegas Showcase Recap + Photos

The second stop of the JYJ concert in Las Vegas kicked off at around 8:30 p.m. It took place at the Planet Hollywood Theatre of the Arts and was hosted by MCs Arden Cho and Shane Yoon. With a turnout of over 5,000 attendees, many fans, both young and old, came from as far as Europe and Asia just to see the trio perform in Las Vegas. Many of the Cassies awaited eagerly as the sea of red glowsticks waved and chanted to bring the members out.

JYJ first got the crowd going as they arose from the stage and opened with Empty. Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu moved effortlessly with their dancers and to start the show with a stellar stage.

The next song, Be The One, kept the red ocean glowing even brighter as the stage lights moved with every beat of the song. Fans could not stop screaming and chanting each members name throughout. After the second song, a short video intermission displayed on the screen showing the members writing messages of appreciation to the fans on a mirror.

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JYJ’s slow ballad, Be My Girl, awed the fangirls as everyone waved their glowstick, hand, or cell phone. Soft purple lights covered the stage, creating a luminous and peaceful effect. Junsu went to the side of the stage, treating fangirls around him to a closer stage.

The fans were then treated to another video of members during rehearsal and production in LA during the summer in preparation for the tour and closed with the quote, “This is a very special project to us.”

After Be My Girl, JYJ was brought back onto the stage for a brief Q&A session with questions collected from Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube:

The interview below is merely a summary and not a complete transcription.

Question: How has the tour been? How has America been treating you?
Junsu: Since so many of the American fans have been cheering us on, we’ve been having a great time here.

Question: Are you guys going to make a music video for Empty?
Yoochun: Of course, yeah. Probably next month we’re going to tape it in the U.S.

Question: Can we get an idea of what the video will be like?
Yoochun: That’s top secret. Actually, that’s a second secret. (His answer drew laughter from the audience as they wondered how many secrets Yoochun has.)

Question: Do you have plans for another tour since so many fans seem to be interested?
Junsu: Hopefully we’ll plan a Europe tour, nothing is set in stone yet. But if there’s enough fan response, we’ll definitely set something up.

Question: What did you do last night in Vegas?
Jaejoong: We, uhhh, actually went to a club with the staff *laughs*
Yoochun: Yeah, we were “practicing” for tonight… (This caused fans to laugh because both members answered the question differently.)

Question: A lot of fans give you guys gifts, what’s the most memorable gift a fan has given you?
Junsu: We get so many gifts, but the ones that stand out the most to me are the drawings.
Jaejoong: Underwear…thongs… (Fans squealed at his response.)
Yoochun: Special gifts like…the fan’s love… (The fans said ‘aww’ in agreement.)

As JYJ wanted to also sing a Korean song, they incorporated Found You from Yoochun’s Sungkyungwan Scandal OST. The fans also waved along as JYJ’s sultry voices filled the auditorium.

The stage suddenly changed with their title track, Ayyy Girl. Afterwards, JYJ thanked the fans with “We appreciate your support and love. We want to meet you guys more!” which caused the fans to explode with joy and excitement.

The last song had the crowd jumping as red and white streamers exploded from the stage and white confetti fired into the air. Their Empty remix definitely was a great note to end the showcase. Fans screamed for an encore as the three members exited the stage. Then the music video for Ayyy Girl played on the big screen as the last part to the show. Finally, the MCs Arden and Shane walked out to close out the concert.

For those who missed our recap of the showcase on Friday, check out the JYJ World Tour: New York Showcase Recap & Photos article!

Unfortunately, we did not have our photographers for the Las Vegas event. So, to make up for this, we’ve included some bonus photos that we have not released before from the New York Showcase!

Note: We will have our photographers attending the Los Angeles Showcase!

Official JYJ World Tour Photography by Omega Chen of Koreaboo.com © 2010 Koreaboo.com. Do not edit, distort, resize, change or remove copyright on these pictures in any way.

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[NEWS] 101114 JYJ World Tour: New York Showcase Recap + Photos

Fans began lining up for the JYJ NYC showcase as early as 6:00AM. Many fans wanted to stay overnight, but the police would not let them. By 7PM, the line had grown exponentially.

Fans with tickets were allowed in starting at 7PM. No seating rules were enforced and fans who wanted to stand ran up to the stage as fast as they could. The stage and the venue itself was a lot more intimate than TVXQ’s usual stage. However, the standing area was not packed to maximum capacity and there were a few empty seats as well.

In any case, while the fans waited for the hall to be filled, the staff kept teasing the crowd with flashy lights, tricking the fans into thinking JYJ would walk onto the stage. Finally, they announced they would be starting the concert in fifteen minutes, which worked all the fans up to a frenzy

During these fifteen minutes, the cameras zoomed in on the fans. There were many fans doing their best to get noticed, such as waving Canadian flags and their fan-signs. One fan managed to get noticed by dancing crazily when the camera zoomed up on him, prompting other fans to do the same.

At 8:30 PM, the lights shut off and fans started to chant JYJ’s names. The MCs introduced the show as the “greatest show ever seen in your life” and walked onto the stage. The two MCs were Shane Yoon and Julie Chan, who did an incredible job in getting the crowd fired up and excited.

JYJ came onto the stage with the song Empty. Jaejoong was wearing a sleeveless shirt, showing us that he hasn’t been slacking off even with his busy schedule. Yoochun’s shirt was semi-see-through, and Junsu was the only one fully covered with a jacket. During the stage, the zipper on Micky’s shirt slipped down and he hurried to cover it back up, but not before fans noticed and saw a bit more skin than he meant to show.

The follow song to Empty was Be the One. Junsu took the center stage whenever there was a dance break, proving that none of his skills were rusty. Junsu didn’t forget his trademark dolphin screams, making the crowd go crazy. He ran around the stage doing lots of fanservice, such as a series of little waves.

The third song was Be My Girl. This song was introduced with a short video clip of the boys writing on glass with markers. They wrote things like “I love you”, “Thank you for being there” and “Come here right now,” all directed to their fans. Jaejoong and Junsu seemed to have a lot of energy, as they were jumping all around the stage. During the song, Yoochun picked one girl to sing to in the front. At the end of the song, Micky spoke his first phase of the concert – “Thank you, guys,” which was enough to send fans reeling again.

After the three songs, there was a small video break. It was titled The Beginning: For The Fans and was a behind-the-scenes of the making of their album. The producers had a little shout out to JYJ praising how professional they were. After the clip, the MCs walked back on stage. We were told 7000 people could not make it into the venue, but from the looks of it, not even 7000 people were waiting in line and there was plenty of room for more people to come in. Julie Chan made little jokes, and Shane Yoon asked which member was the fans’ favorite – to which, of course, the fans could not decide.

After this little interlude, the JYJ boys walked back onto the stage for questions from the fans. They were asked to introduce themselves. The members were reluctant to introduce themselves in English, but in the end Junsu went first with a “Hello. My name is Junsu Kim. Thank you.” Jaejoong followed with “Um. Thank you. Hey. You guys having a great time?” And Micky followed with “So good to see you guys!” Their not-too-perfect pronunciation and hesitant English made the fans go wild yet again.

The MCs then asked the fans to meow and purr, which seemed to make the boys half amused and half uncomfortable. Even though Julie Chan was doubling as MC and translator, it seemed like Junsu and Jaejoong were more comfortable with Yoochun translating, as they would look to him for an explanation in between questions.

The first question was how they were enjoying NY and how everything is going. Micky answered, “Our first album, The Beginning, starts with you guys. It’s all about you guys.” The second question had to do with how Kanye West is such a prolific producer and what it felt like being with him. The boys answered in Korean this time, replying that they were burdened at first. However, since Kanye treated them so warmly, they became comfortable with him quickly. The next one asked what they enjoy doing during their free time. Junsu was extremely hesitant, probably because of his English limitations, but he answered with “Driving!” Jaejoong answered with “training,” which the translator guessed to mean working out. The topic suddenly changed to fans wanting to see Yoochun’s tattoo. Yoochun refused to be the only one, and dragged Jaejoong into it. The MC managed to get Yoochun to lift his shirt up to show his fans his back tattoo. Micky finally answered the question with, “I have no hobbies,” but that he wants to get a tattoo in the city tonight.

The next question had to do with Yoochun’s acting. He replied that he wasn’t that great, but he wanted to say something for the fans as his character in Sung Kyun Kwan Scandal. He told his fans, “I missed you.”

The following question was, “What do you guys like about each other?” The boys were again hesitant. The MC read that as them not liking anything, but it was probably because they could not express what they wanted to in English. Finally, Jaejoong replied that he liked Yoochun because of his English. Junsu took some time in replying and finally said that he liked Jaejoong because of his perfect skin and Yoochun because of his broad forehead.

The questions then went back to Yoochun’s tattoo. The MC asked him what he wanted, perhaps a symbol of NY, and he answered “No.” right away. He wanted to get something related to his family, which made the crowd coo collectively.

Shane Yoon then proceeded to take a picture with them that he would tweet so all the fans could edit themselves on top of him. You can check out his twitter at @shaneyoon.

The next question asked if the guys were all single. Of course, they answered that they were all single, and proceeded to the next question. The next question asked them what they were enjoying about New York. There was a bit of mistranslation here, and Julie Chan translated it as, “What do you guys find most amazing in New York?” Junsu understood it and answered that he liked the skyline, but Jaejoong answered that he found the stage amazing. Micky, however, answered the original question and said he liked the many taxis in the city.

They were asked what part of English they liked the most and Junsu answered that the pronunciation was the hardest part. Then they were asked if they read all the tweets sent to them on Twitter. All three said that they would be honest, saying they could not read all of them, but always tried to read as many as they could.

The song that followed the Q&A session was the only Korean song in the showcase – the Sung Kyun Kwan Scandal OST, Found You. Before the concert, OneTVXQ asked fans to turn off their red glowsticks and turn their cellphone on to make the red ocean a white one. This didn’t succeed, but many fans did remember and turned their cell phones on instead of their glow sticks.

After Found You, the boys showed another video clip where they talked about dreams. The intro said, “I want to become someone’s dream. I want to be a person who speaks about dreams. The three of us dreamt together.” Junsu said, “My dream is standing on stage and singing. I guess I’ve already fulfilled my dream. I just never want this dream to end.” Jaejoong’s video was next and he said, “It must be the same for everyone, but when I think about music, I have a goal for it. I want to try so hard that we may die to give our fans good music. I want to give people who have other dreams hope through my music.” Yoochun’s video continued the clip and he said, “For me, my dream is to stand on a stage where I can be free. I’m so happy I can express this dream. I’m so happy I can stand in front of people who support us.”

Junsu came back on to the clip and said, “I want to be satisfied on stage so I don’t regret what I do. I think that’s part of completing our dreams. I want to share our dreams.” The video ended with “I want to start with you. Thank you and I love you.”

The song that followed the short video was Ayy Girl, their title song. A female dancer went around gyrating with Jaejoong, then Junsu, then Yoochun, buying the jealousy of all fans that were in the hall. Junsu seemed to have the most energy on this stage, as he was bouncing from side to side and doing bits of fanservice for the crowd.

Before their last song, the JYJ boys gave a final greeting. Junsu was grateful for the loud responses and he said he was happy and thanked the fans. Jaejoong mumbled something that was completely drowned by the fans’ cheers, and Micky ended it with, “I had a really great time. I’m happy I got to see you guys. Thank you for your support. Thank you very much, New York!”

The last song was the Empty remix. The whole concert ended with white confetti spraying out on everyone from the sides of the hall. Throughout the whole showcase, Yoochun didn’t seem as high on energy as the other two were, but many speculated that he was tired – Jaejoong tweeted a photo of him sleeping right after the concert. However, Jaejoong and Junsu had enough energy to cover for them, as they were totally into the showcase.

The showcase ended with a screening of the Ayy Girl music video, and there was no encore stage. So if you were thinking of sticking around for an encore stage, now you know there won’t be one!

We hope you enjoyed the concert as much as we do and look forward to seeing the rest of our readers at the Las Vegas and Los Angeles shows!

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[INFO] First Week SungKyunKwan and Scandal Rating Recap

Ep 2 re-run TNS media ratings:

Nationwide: 7.9% (19th)
Seoul: 8.2% (19th)

There was a high hype about netizens asking for the SungKyunKwan and Scandal re-run schedule even before the first episode started.

So it’s likely that most audiences want to keep up with the previous drama they’ve been stuck in such as Dong Yi and Giant, moreover when both are now entering climax–yet they’ll watch the SKKS during the re-run instead.

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