JYJ's South American Fan Coalition Of 13 Countries Holds a FlashMob 'Calling For A Concert'

The South American JYJ Fan Coalition recently created a flashmob video, calling for concerts to be held within the continent.

Fans from 13 South American countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Columbia came together to created a video and post it on Youtube, asking for JYJ to hold a concert in their countries. The video showed fans holding placards and messages of support, asking JYJ to hold concerts in their countries. The fans were heard saying, ‘We became one because of JYJ’ and ‘JYJ, please come to our country’.

JYJ will kick off their Europe tour in Barcelona, Spain on the 29th at the POBLE ESPANYOL concert arena. They were met with an explosive response as over 80% of their tickets were sold three days since tickets went on sale. Fans from other countries who were unable to secure tickets for the performance have come forth, calling for concerts to be held in their respective countries.

Meanwhile, JYJ have been invited to the Spain Manga Festival that attracts 60,000 people every year. They plan to showcase their charm and talent to the fans and reporters of Western Europe.

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When are Taeyang and 2NE1 expanding to America?

Idol group Big Bang's member Tae Yang's upcoming songs for his newest album is composed together by The Underdogs's Harvey Mason Jr and Damon Thomas. They are responsible for Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown's previous hits. YG Entertainment has confirmed this news and expressed their gratitude:

"The Underdogs are already famous within their circle for what they do, and personally Tae Yang himself really love what they produce. There is finally a chance for them to work together in America now."

When asked whether or not there are plans for Tae Yang to advance into the American music market, YG did not directly reply to the question and instead responded with:

"Working with The Underdogs has not been an easy task but we have successfully completed everything." 

During the process both Harvey Mason Jr and Damon Thomas has expressed their thoughts on Twitter and complemented Tae Yang for his work.

In other news, label mate 2NE1's advancement into America is still in its planning states. Last year the girls went on-board for LA and London in order to work together with Black Eyed Pea's Will.I.Am for recording. To this YG expressed their comment on this issue and said nothing is set in concrete. "2NE1's advancement in America is helped greatly by Will.I.Am. The time for it and everything related is still not confirmed. We are taking great care of doing what is the best possible option for them. We're being very cautious," hinting that now is still not the right time. Although 2NE1 has the help of many top producers like Will.I.Am, their advancement is still being considered in its planning stage.

For now 2NE1 will hold their first ever concert NOLZA on AUGUST 27TH and 28TH at the Olympic Hall with the tickets available tomorrow, also with their upcoming mini album ready for release. The track list for the mini album has made news recently.

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120,000 American SNSD Fanclub Members

On the afternoon of the 8th in a theatre in Los Angeles. Caucasian female, Sarah (28), who was wearing a pink T-Shirt with “Soshified” written on it danced along to SNSD’s big hit “Gee”. Sarah is one of the 120,000 members of America’s SNSD fan community “Soshified”. She participated in the first planned Soshified meeting. 500 people from all over America came together to participate in this event. “Soshified” comes from SNSD’s abbreviation “Soshi” and the English world “Satisfied”.


— How do you sing the lyrics accurately?
“I really like K-POP and I’ve started to learn Korean. Right now, I memorize the lyrics by transcribing the Korean pronunciation into English.”


— Why is K-POP good?
“American pop is all over the world and it’s hard to enjoy it together, but anyone can easily enjoy K-POP, no matter what their age.”

Up until now, America is a place that Korean singers can’t overlook. American pop is just a “textbook” that Korean singers imitate. But, by the 2nd half of the 2000s, they began to challenge that. Rain (Bi), BoA, SE7EN have all stood on the American stage. Wonder Girls became the first ever Korean singers to appear on the Billboard Charts at 76.

Last September 15,000 American fans gathered in LA for the “SM Town Concert”. SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee and other SM Entertainment artists participated in the concert and the tickets to the performance were completely sold out one month before.

On this day at “Soshified”’s event location you could see people from various races. Black people, white people, Asian people, etc… were all present equally. SMUSA said, “Of those in attendance, more than half were Hispanic, white or some other non-Asian race”. At the event venue they played the Korean produced SNSD videos. The venue had cheers of joy as they watched the SNSD members dance and sing on the video. Uncle fans were also noticeable. In a lively voice they did the fan chants “SEO NYUH SHI DAE!”. With a moustache and long beard Grimmy (49) introduced himself, “I’m a long time SNSD uncle fan”.


— How did you come to know Korean girl groups?
“Through YouTube and other internet sites. But, not just SNSD, KARA and Secret too, I like mostly Korean girl groups.”


— Why do you like Korean girl groups?
“In American groups, it’s typical that only 1 member is noticed. In Korean girl groups, all of the members are charming. All 9 members are Beyonce in SNSD.”

They finished up the day by flying paper airplanes with what they would want to say to SNSD written on them. On Twitter they also expressed their wishes for SNSD in the “Tell me your wish” corner. The main way for K-POP to broaden and cross over from Asia into places like America and Europe is through YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and other global networks. Even though SNSD hasn’t debuted officially in America, they still have a large-scale fanclub such as this.

On the 13th in America’s Wall Street Journal they had a special feature and reported, “SNSD was successful in their Japan debut thanks to the PR efforts on YouTube. Using YouTube for PR doesn’t cost much at all and you could see the response in the market before their debut. Korean entertainment companies are being proactive with their YouTube usage.”




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JYJ American Showcase Ends Amidst the Cheers of an Audience of 6000

JYJ (Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu)'s promotional tour for their international debut album 'The Beginning' has officially ended.

JYJ ended their US tour on the 19th after holding showcases in New York City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

The three members delivered a powerful live performance for an audience of approximately 6000 to conclude their tour. Their management team revealed that 'the three showcases which took place across the United States garnered an audience of over 20,000 in total and the fans were equally pumped up for all of them.' They also said that 'the success of the Asia and US tour will be followed by sales of 'The Beginning' in December across the country (US).'

JYJ themselves said 'We were able to witness the enthusiasm and passion of the American fans through these three showcases. Besides working towards breaking into the US, we also feel really proud' and 'We're not putting ourselves out there to challenge the US market, we're challenging ourselves as musicians.'

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2NE1’s Dara sheds tears of gratitude after receiving gift from Filipino fan

2NE1’s Sandara Park shed tears after being presented with traditional, handmade Filipino meals by a Filipino fan.

On the latest episode of Mnet’s ‘2NE1 TV Season 2′, Sandara was unexpectedly greeted by a Filipino fan, who was able to find her by asking around which hotel the group was staying at while they were in America for their album work.

Sandara, who was always fond of traditional Filipino meals, felt more gratitude than usual as her health had been taking a downward spiral at the time. Sandara was even more thankful that her fan had taken the effort to find her all the way in America.

Dara said, “I was really moved by all the fans who were able to recognize us on the streets while in America. It reminds me of the times when I auditioned back in the Philippines. Back then, I was put in one of the very bottom piles of the audition, however, because of the fans’ support and love, I was able to place second. If it wasn’t for them, I would not have been 2NE1’s Sandara Park.”

Source: Newsen

JYJ Recognized As World Class Artists By Americans

TVXQ members JYJ (Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu) appeared on the cover of the internationally influential “Billboard” magazine, with the pre-orders being completely sold out before it’s release on October 30.

It is a very rare thing for even famous singers in America to appear as models for the cover of “Billboard”. JYJ’s new worldwide album ‘The Beginning’ received massive responses, hence increasing their musical appraisal and earning their invitation from “Billboard”.

To appear on the cover, a process of majority agreement from all members of the editing department must strictly review and agree upon the choice. There is a need for an artist that has similar power and influence over the industry as the magazine does, which means that JYJ has officially received the recognition from harsh American critics of the industry.

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