[TRANS] 101113 Micky Yoochun “For The First Time, I Feel Greedy About My Work”

“Lyric writing. Composing. Singing. Acting. I want to do it all properly.”

(Seoul=Yeonhap News) Reporter Yoon Go Eun = “For the first time since my debut, I feel greedy about my work. Till now, the feeling of being pulled this way and that was strong, but now I feel like I am the one doing my work and I really want to do well.”

This is what JYJ’s Micky Yoochun(24), who successfully debuted as an actor through the drama ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’, said recently in his interview with Yeonhap News as he showed his fired up ambitions for future activities in the entertainment industry.

When asked ‘Where is the limit to your talents?’, as he has branched out from writing lyrics, composing and singing to acting, he stated that, “I’m doing this and that but I don’t have anything that I’ve properly made my mark in. Although it would be nice to do so in all four fields at the same time, that’s hard to accomplish so I want to slowly make my mark one by one. I want to excel in all four of those fields.”

With JYJ’s showcases overlapping with the final leg of filming for ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’, he had to accommodate himself to a superhuman schedule. He properly experienced how hard it is to juggle singing and acting at the same time.

“I had to practice the choreography for the showcase on the set of ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’ in HyangGyo, Jeonju. Because I had no time to drive up to Seoul, the team had to drive down and practice the moves with me in between filming when I had time off. It was really tiring. I had to learn the choreography for three songs in two days. So I wasn’t confident at all when it came time for me to stand on stage during the showcase. Phew… I don’t even remember how it went. I think if two big things overlap like that in the future, I wouldn’t be able to do it again. I think I have to be careful on how I modify my schedule.”

Micky Yoochun, who lived in Virginia from Grade 6 to 11 until he moved back to Korea, became Asia’s top star as a member of TVXQ. However, when he gave up the name of TVXQ last year and created JYJ with YoungWoong Jaejoong and Xiah Junsu, he experienced a great deal of change and stress from his decision and he still doesn’t feel fully freed from the decision.

“Nowadays, it’s gotten much better but when it first began, I was so stressed that I could barely sleep. I was so stressed that I couldn’t remember the last time my heart had felt at ease. However, I think it’s best if I see the situation from both sides. I absolutely do not regret the decision that I made. Though I do get stressed and I have many things to worry about, I’m happy because I’ve begun to feel greedy about my work.”

Regarding JYJ, the name of the new group he formed, he stated that, “Yes, we all had thoughts of creating a better and cooler name, but we felt there was no need to be extravagant when it came to starting afresh.”

JYJ was created by taking the initials of the members’ names in English.

JYJ recently release their worldwide album ‘The Beginning’ and began promoting it through various activities. This album, which famous US producers Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins participated in, holds a total of eight tracks included an intro piece.

“Though this may sound cliche, we filled this album with music that we really wanted to make. While working on the album, I was able to feel that Kanye West is definitely a worldwide star, and I could see just how much effort and preparation he put into his work even when no one was watching. Rodney Jerkins doesn’t feel like an American. He has a defined Oriental mind, and he knows exactly what he’s good at and what his strong points are.”

Before their album debut, JYJ graced the front cover of the US Billboard magazine. Though it was advertisement they had to pay for, it wasn’t advertisement that anyone could do.

“It was so cool to see ourselves on the cover of Billboard magazine. It’s a magazine I had always read when I was in the US, and to see us on it, and to see an introduction of us when we visited the Billboard homepage made me feel happy and proud.”

Micky Yoochun stated, “There are many things I have to do and want to do in the future,” and “I will work hard with a happy and thankful heart.”

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[VIDEO] 100822 Yunho and Changmin are Working on Their Solo Album?

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It becomes clear that Yunho and Changmin are working towards their solo album.

The two people have been spotted going back and forth to their office, it seems that a strictly confidential recording has been in progress.

It’s said that their second half year’s goal is to complete the work on the album.

Changmin’s solo album is expected to release before Yunho’s album.

Moreover, it’s revealed that the two people will have a duet recording, garners a lot of fans’ interests on them at once.

This wouldn’t be just their first solo album without the group, but to see it even more, this will also be their comeback, FIGHT!

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[TRANS] 100620 Composer Ahn Young Min Wants To Work With TVXQ

T/N: These are excerpts from a conversational interview with composers Jo Young Soo and Ahn Young Min.

We met with the ‘Power People’ of Kpop. Composers Jo Young Soo (34) and Ahn Young Min (31) were ranked first and third respectively on the Korean Music Copyright Association’s Copyright Fees rankings.

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(Ahn) Then there must be singers you want to work with?

(Jo) I want to work with Kim Gun Mo, who I’ve liked since high school. I’ve never worked with him before and I haven’t even met him before. And Naul, the best singer of soul music. And of course, Girls Generation, any man’s dream coworker. Hahaha.

(Ahn) For me, it’s TVXQ. I’ve never seen people who can dance so well, and on top of that, sing so well. That’s what makes this situation more unfortunate. And Toy. I’ve been a big fan of them since I was young.

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[TRANS] 100619 Junsu, JaeJoong and Yoochun Will Work With Kanye West For New Album

Dong Bang Shin Ki’s three members – Xiah Junsu, Micky Yoochun and Youngwoong Jaejoong, who are currently involved in a lawsuit with their management company, SM, will work together with Kanye West, an influential figure in America’s pop music industry, for their upcoming album.

Born in 1977, Kanye West is an African-American producer, and has produced his own debut album “The College Dropout” as a singer in 2004. Thereafter, he went on to release four other albums, all of which topped the Billboard Charts, and have received awards in more than 13 categories in the Grammy Awards. He was once the producer of Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson, and is currently running a hip-hop record company known as “GOOD Music”. He will, on either the 6th or 7th of this coming August, be headlining in the “Summer Week&T 2010” organized by SK Telecom.

The spokesperson of the three members expressed on the 16th that “they will be going over to Kanye West’s production studio to work on the upcoming album soon. Besides Kanye West, they will also work with pop singer Timbaland in LA and Miami for this production.”

The above matter has been confirmed in Jung Jae Yun’s blog. Jung Jae Yun was once a member of the group SOLID, and on the 15th, he wrote on his blog, stating that “40% of the income of Japanese company, AVEX, comes from Dong Bang Shin Ki alone; (DBSK) are extremely influential artistes. The three members, who were once from Korea’s SM Company, will be releasing a new album, and will be working together with Kanye West and Timbaland for this production.”

Currently, BoA, Seven, Wonder Girls and other Korean singers are carrying out activities in America, but the three members are the first Korean artistes to be able to sign a contract with a professional and influential pop artiste like Kanye West for the release of an album. A related-personale in the music industry shared that “according to composer Kim Hyeongseok, Kanye West has given a high assessment of the abilities of the three members.”

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[TRANS] 100524 Tohoshinki’s Jejung – Exclusive pictures from his Acting Debut Work!

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Exclusive pictures from the Japan-Korea collaborative drama “Heaven’s Postman”, which was Jejung's acting debut, have been released! Jejung plays a postman who lies to those who have lost their loved ones, and providing whispers of happiness to them.

“Heaven’s Postman” Photo Gallery

This show was created by the famous Japanese scriptwriters, starring a popular Korean actors and actress, and is one of the Japan-Korea collaboration projects for “Telecinema 7.” Director of the popular “Halfway” (starring Kitano Kie and Okada Masaki) directs the screenplay written by Eriko Kitagawa, and co-stars Han Hyo Joo, who also starred in the hit drama "Brilliant Legacy", which enjoyed ratings(in Korea) as high as 47.1%.

The story is about “Heaven’s Postman” Jae Joon, who has a strong link to the dead, yet cannot be seen, who meets Ha Na. Jae Joon’s work slowly helps to heal her broken heart , and the story describes a search for the route of rebirth. This time, the exclusive photos from Jejung express a situation where, while helping those who are grieving and need help using unconditional love, there is no one to heal yourself.

Telecinema 7 was aired in Korea in November last year. Aside from “Heaven’s Postman”, and popular group BIG BANG’s T.O.P and V.I.’s acting debut in “19”, Osaki Masaya’s ( Scriptwriter of “Hitoshi Tadano, the Extraordinary Undercover Detective”) “Triangle”, “A Dream Comes True”, “Paradise”, “After the Banquet” and “The Relation of Face, Mind & Love” make up the remaining 6 stories.

Telecinema 7’s collection of 7 stories (Including Heaven’s Postman) will be released by Toho Co. Ltd throughout Japan on the 29th of May.

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[TRANS] 100517 Will DBSK Work Together Again Due To Cameron’s 3D-Technology?

Whether or not DBSK, who is on the verge of disbandment, will work together again for James Cameron’s 3D-image technology, has become the focus of attention of the public.

Through a tripartite cooperation amongst SM Entertainment, Samsung Electronics and James Cameron, who is the director of the Hollywood blockbuster movie, Avatar, SM Entertainment will recreate and reproduce the music videos and live concerts of its artistes into 3D-images to be broadcast on worldwide home theaters, and DBSK is among the ranks.

SM’s producer Lee Soo Man participated in the co-signing ceremony held at the Samsung Electronics Head Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, amongst the three parties, James Cameron, Samsung Electronics and SM Entertainment on 14th May at 11AM. In his explanation regarding the plans of 3D-image production, Lee Soo Man mentioned Girls’ Generation, BoA, Super Junior and DBSK. DBSK’s members Uknow Yunho and Choikang Changmin also attended the co-signing ceremony, saying “It’s an honour to be able to promote our activities through 3D-images” and [they are thus] determined to “give their best efforts to bring forth their best performances for everyone”.

Currently, DBSK’s other three members, Xiah Junsu, Youngwoong JaeJoong and Micky Yoochun, are carrying out their solo activities. Ever since the trio had filed a lawsuit against SM, DBSK seems to be heading down the road of disbandment. However, given that producer Lee Soo Man has mentioned DBSK before the presence of James Cameron in such a formal setting, it has since caught the attention of the public as to whether or not DBSK will be given another opportunity to work together again.

To this issue, a SM spokesperson conveyed, “DBSK is an idol group representative of [South] Korea, and we hope that they will be able to participate in director James Cameron’s 3D research project. However, due to the intensifying conflicts with the three members, the possibility of the five of them taking part in this project seems to be quite low.”

He later added, “SM is currently trying their best to enable DBSK’s five members to come together and carry out activities again. Even if we do not succeed, Uknow Yunho’s and Choikang Changmin’s activities will still be reproduced into 3D-images.”

On the other hand, BoA, Girls’ Generation and other artistes under the management of SM Entertainment will begin their production of 3D-imaging with James Cameron from June onwards. Other than their own concerts and music videos, SMTOWN Concerts, which feature all of SM’s artistes, will also be produced into 3D-images.

source: JoongAng Ilbo China
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