Post by wuzunlovers on Oct 23, 2007 3:42:29 GMT -5
Who are TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki, DBSK) from Korea?
The meaning of "Dong Bang Shin Ki" or "Tong Vfang Xien Qi" is "Gods Rising from the East". They consist of a five-member dance team is made up of high school students who auditioned for stardom. Each member of Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) has proved his talent in singing as well as dancing. Thus, the mould of the korean boy band was formed.
The Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) boys were put in different groups among peers during their training to be selected for the band, which was already named Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) / Tong Vfang Xien Qi.
The first to join Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) was Kim JunSu (~{1hAX<v~}) who was 12 at that time; he was brought into the program through a TV show looking for a new talent. He continued to train for six more years and debuted under the name of Xiah Junsu (~{=C>FAX<v~}; Xiah is pronounced SHe-AH in Korean).
The next TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki, DBSK) member to join, Jung YunHo (~{A$@1h#~}), won his audition through a dance competition. However, he was no amateur--he had been a backup dancer and rapper for K-pop singer Dana. His chosen stage name is U-know YunHo (~{@/3k@1H#~}; because when you say YunHo real fast, it sounds like U-know in English).
Kim JaeJoong(~{1h@gA_~}), like Tamaki Nami (a Japanese pop singer), left his hometown to audition for SM Entertainment and debut under the name a fortune teller foretold years before: YoungWoong JaeJoong (~{?5?u@gA_~}). He is also known as Hero, the meaning YoungWoong (~{?5?u~}).
Shim ChangMin (~{=IC"9N~}), was one of the youngest to audition; nevertheless, he passed the try-outs. He joined the band on the name of ChoiKang ChangMin (~{CV0-C"9N~}; the English counterpart to his stage name is Max).
Six months prior to the Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK)'s debut, a new member was added. American Park YooChun (~{9Z@/C5~}) changed his name to Micky YooChun (~{9ME0@/C5~}). Originally, YooChun's English name was Micky, so he chose his English name to be part of his stage name.
For prep work, TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki, DBSK) recorded a single with The TRAX and BoA. BoA, already popular in Japan, and The Trax, which had released new music in Japan, made an awareness overseas about the new boy group.
Tong Vfang Xien Qi TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki, DBSK) has also released albums and singles in China. SM Entertainment has thought of adding a Chinese member to their group to help their popularity within the country. The management company had additionally thought of splitting Tong Vfang Xien Qi into two groups: one three-member group (U-Know, Micky, Xiah) to perform in South Korea and the other two (Hero, Max) with the new Chinese member to perform in China. The news of the addition of a new Chinese member/splitting the group is upsetting to the fans of Tong Vfang Xien Qi, Cassiopeia. The fans claim the musical group would only be itself with the five original members. Although this rotation was a problem in their first album, SM Entertainment did not rotate then; however, the problem had rosen again. However, now, SM Entertainment has abandoned the idea of rotating a Chinese member in Tong Vfang Xien Qi because of the overflowing amount of complaints from Cassiopeia and other fans.
On the other hand, since TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki, DBSK) Tong Vfang Xien Qi is very successful Korea, this boy-band's music has been shipped out to several countries in Asia.