TVXQ merupakan singkatan dari Tong Vfang Xien Qi (bahasa Tionghoa:東方神起), adalah grup multi talenta asal Korea Selatan yang dibentuk pada tahun 2003 silam dibawah manajemen SM Entertainment yang merupakan manajemen raksasa di Seoul. Di Korea Selatan sendiri mereka dikenal dengan nama Dong Bang Shin Ki (bahasa Korea:동방신기), yang sering disingkat menjadi DBSK. Sementara di Jepang, mereka dikenal dengan nama Tohoshinki (bahasa Jepang:東方神起). Arti dari nama mereka dalam 3 bahasa semuanya berarti “Dewa-Dewa yang Terbit dari Timur”.
Grup ini memulai debut pada tahun 2003 dengan 5 anggota yang terdiri dari leader U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, dan Xiah Junsu. Pada juli 2009 tiga anggota TVXQ (Jaejoong, Yoochun dan Junsu) menuntut manajemen Korea mereka, SM Entertainment ke meja pengadilan. Hal ini menyebabkan segala aktifitas publik setelah tahun 2009 terhenti. Setelah hiatus selama 2 tahun 3 bulan, TVXQ sementara kembali muncul ke dunia industri musik sebagai duo yang terdiri dari Yunho dan Changmin. Sementara anggota yang lainnya ikut membentuk sub-unit bernama JYJ yang diambil dari huruf depan nama mereka, Jaejoong, Yoochun dan Junsu.
Sejak kemunculan TVXQ merupakan salah satu artis Asia tersukses yang pernah ada. TVXQ telah diberi gelar sebagai “Bintang Asia” dan “Raja Korean Pop dan Hallyu Wave”. Semenjak debut mereka, TVXQ telah merilis 6 album Korea, 5 album Jepang, hingga lebih dari 20 single Korea dan 30 single Jepang. Berdasarkan tangga lagu musik Gaon, hingga maret 2012, TVXQ telah berhasil menjual lebih dari 10,1 juta kopi album, single, dan DVD selama karir mereka di Korea dan Jepang, dan ini belum termasuk penjualan album dari negara lainnya di Asia maupun International.
Selain menjadi artis Korea tersukses di Asia bahkan seluruh dunia. TVXQ telah memecahkan berbagai rekor serta memiliki dua fanclub resmi di Korea dan Jepang, yang dikenal baik dengan nama Cassiopeia dan BigEast, dimana fanclub ini tercatat dalam Guinness World Record pada tahun 2008 dengan jumlah anggotanya terbesar di seluruh dunia.
Biodata Member:
Stage Name: Hero
Birth Name: Han Jaejoong/Kim Jae Joong
Birthday: January 26, 1986
Birthplace: Chungnam
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Playing computer games, Listening to music, Playing the piano, Composing, Cooking
Specialty: Singing
Position: Lead Vocalist, Face Of The Group, Visual
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mjjeje
Solo Projects
Insa soundtrack of A Millionaire’s First Love, Just for One Day ft The Grace, Keyword/Maze, Love soundtrack of the movie Heaven’s Postman, Found You/For you it’s separation/For me it’s waiting soundtrack of the television drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal.
Composing & Songwriting
Don’t Cry My Lover (Mirotic – The 4th DBSK album), Kiss したまま、さよなら (T – The 3rd Tohoshinki album with Yoochun), Wasurenaide (The Secret Code – The 4th Tohoshinki album), 9095 (The Secret Code – The 4th Tohoshinki album), Colors~Melody and Harmony~/ Shelter (Jejung &Yuchun from Tohoshinki), Still in Love – The Beginning by JYJ, Nine/Pierrot/I.D.S (Their Rooms “Our Story”) by JYJ, Boy’s Letter/Get Out/In Heaven – (In Heaven) by JYJ, No Gain (Tarantallegra) by Junsu.
Acting
Taegeukgi – 2004, Banjun Theater – SBS 2006, Vacation, Heaven’s Postman – 2009, Taegoon music video – Call Me 2009, Hard To Say I Love You (Sunao ni Narenakute)– 2010, Protect the Boss – 2011, Ayumi Hamasaki music video –Blossom 2010, Time Slip Dr. Jin – 2012, Jackal is Coming – 2012
Awards
The 2nd Annual SM Best Competition – Best Appearance 1st Place, The 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix – Best Supporting Actor for Spring season (Sunao ni Narenakute), The ricon’s “Spring Drama ☆ AWARD 2010″ – Spring Drama Most Interesting Actor (Sunao ni Narenakute), The 27th Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist – the 3rd place, The Year’s Best Celebrity on Twitter 2011-Shorty Awards Celebrity – the 1st place and Celebrity Shorty Awards Winner, 2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award (Protect the Boss), Hottest Male Idol of 2010 – 2nd Philippine Kpop Convention, Hottest Male Idol of 2011 – 3rd Philippine Kpop Convention, 2012 Shorty Awards Vox Populi (People’s Choice) Winner
Stage Name: U-Know
Birth Name: Jung Yun Ho
Birthday: February 6, 1986
Birthplace: Gwangju
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Music, Reading, Playing sports, Composing music
Specialty: Dancing
Position: Bass Vocal, Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Leader
Stage Name: Micky
Birth Name: Park Yoo Chun
Birthday: June 4, 1986
Birthplace: Seoul
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Composing music/Lyrics/Rap, Piano, RC Car Driving
Specialty: Singing, Composing
Position: Middle Low Vocal, Rapper
Twitter: http://twitter.com/6002theMicky
Solo career
Micky Yoochun is featured in “Tokyo Lovelight” from DJ Makai’s Stars (mini-album). He and band-mate U-know are also featured rappers on “Heartquake” from Super Junior‘s third album, Sorry, Sorry. For “Miss Ripley“, Yoochun sang “너를 위한 빈자리 (The Empty Space for You)”. It appeared in the ninth episode of the drama and was released on the “Miss Ripley” OST (Part 3).
Solo career
Micky Yoochun is featured in “Tokyo Lovelight” from DJ Makai’s Stars (mini-album). He and band-mate U-know are also featured rappers on “Heartquake” from Super Junior‘s third album, Sorry, Sorry. For “Miss Ripley“, Yoochun sang “너를 위한 빈자리 (The Empty Space for You)”. It appeared in the ninth episode of the drama and was released on the “Miss Ripley” OST (Part 3).
Song writer
Evergreen for SM Town winter album Only Love 2007, Love Bye Love for Mirotic studio album, My Girlfriend for Trick project. Kisst The Baby Sky – TVXQ twenty-fifth Japanese single, Rap lyrics Love After Love with Yunho and Junsu – Rising Sun, Kiss Shita Mama, Sayonara with Jaejoong – T, Colors (Melody and Harmony)/Shelter – 2009, I Love You – JYJ The Beginning 2010, A Song Without A Name – Their Rooms “Our Story” JYJ Album, Get Out with Jaejoong – In Heaven JYJ, rap in Junsu song “Xiahtic”
Filmography
Rainbow Romance – 2005, Banjun Theater – 2005, Vacation – 2006, Beautiful Love – 2010, Sungkyunkwan Scandal – 2010, Miss Ripley – 2011, Rooftop Prince – 2012
Radio Show
TVXQ Bigeastation – 2007
Awards
Best Artist o the Competition American Singing (Virginia) – 2001, Special Award KBN Teens Singing Competition – 2003, Best New Actor/Netizens Award/Best Couple Award (with Park Min Young) – KBS Drama Awards 2010, Best New Actor/Most Popular Male Actor – 47th Paeksang Arts Award 2011, Asia Popularity Award/Outstanding Korean Drama Category Best Actor – Seoul International Drama Awards 2011, Best Newcomer – MBC Drama Awards 2011, Most Popular Male Actor – 48th Paeksang Arts Award 2012
Stage Name: Xiah
Birth Name: Kim Jun Su
Birthday: December 15, 1986, though his parents registered him on January 1, 1987
Birthplace: Gyeonggi
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Piano, Soccer
Specialty: Singing, Dancing
Position: Main Vocalist
Twitter: http://twitter.com/1215thexiahtic
Solo Works
“Beautiful Thing” – Recorded in the OST for “Vacation” (2006), “Rainy Night” – Recorded in Japanese Single “If…/Rainy Night” (2008), “White Lies” – Recorded in TVXQ’s third Korean album “MIROTIC” versions C & D only (2008), “XIAHTIC” – Recorded in Japanese Single “Break Out!” (2010), “Intoxication/Kanashimi No Yukue/Kimi ga Ireba~Beautiful Love~” – Recorded in first solo Japanese single “XIAH” (2010), “Too love” – Recorded in KBS Korean Drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST Album (2010), “I can Soar” – Recorded in “JYJ The Beginning” Worlwide Album (2010), “All Rise” – Performed at 1st Asia Tour “Rising Sun”(2006), “My Page” – Performed at 2nd Asia Tour “O” (2007), XIAHTIC – Korean version Performed at 3rd Asia Tour “Mirotic” ft. Key(SHINee)(2008) and Japanese version Performed at “JYJ Thanksgiving Live Concert” (2010), “Intoxication/Kanashimi No Yukue/Kimi ga Ireba~Beautiful Love~” – Performed at “JYJ Thanksgiving Live Concert” (2010), “I can Soar” – Performed at the 1th JYJ Worldwide Tour (2010), “Too love” – Performed at the 1th JYJ Worldwide Tour (2010), “You Are So Beautiful” – Recorded in SBS Korean Drama “Scent of a Woman” OST Album (2011), “사랑이 싫다구요” [“I Don’t Like Love” / “Dislike Love” / “Love Means Nothing to Me”] – Recorded in SBS Korean Drama “Rooftop Prince” OST Single (2012), “Xia Tarantallegra” – 1st Solo Album (2012)
Collaborations
“Timeless” – Duet with Zhang Liyin (2006), TPL (Talk, Play, Love)/Promise You/Day Dream – Anyband (With BoA, Tablo & Jin Bora) for Samsung Anycall (2007)
Song Writer
Wrote rap Lyrics (with Yoochun and YH) of “Love After Love” – Recorded in 2nd Korean Album “Rising Sun” (DBSK 2005), Composed “네 곁에숨쉴수있다면 (White Lie)” – Recorded in 3rd Korean Studio Album “O Jung.Ban.Hap” (DBSK 2006), Composed “My Page” – Performed at 2nd Asia Tour “O” (DBSK 2007), Composed “Rainy Night” – Recorded in Japanese Single “If…/Rainy Night” (THSK 2008), Wrote the lyrics of “노을..바라보다 (Picture of You)” – Recorded in 4th Korean Studio Album “Mirotic” (DBSK 2008), Wrote rap part (with YH) of “사랑 안녕 사랑 (Love Bye Love)” – Recorded in 4th Korean Studio Album “Mirotic – C Version” (DBSK 2008), Composed “XIAHTIC” (Korean Ver.) – Performed at 3rd Asia Tour “Mirotic” ft. Key from SHINee (DBSK 2009), Composed “XIAHTIC” (Japanese Ver.) – Recorded in Japanese Single “Break Out!” (THSK 2010), Co-composer “Shelter” (with Jaejoong) – Recorded in Japanese single “Colors ~Melody & Harmony~ ” (By Yoochun and Jaejoong) (THSK 2010), Composer & lyricist & Arranger of “Intoxication” – Recorded in first solo Japanese single “XIAH” (2010), Composed “I can Soar” – Recorded in JYJ Worlwide Album “The Beginning” (JYJ 2010), Composer, Lyricist & Arranger of “Mission” (Micky wrote the rap part) – Recorded in 1th Korean Album “JYJ Mussic Essay – Their Rooms” (JYJ 2010), Composer & Lyricist & Arranger of “Fallen Leaves” – Recorded in 1th Korean Album “JYJ Mussic Essay – Their Rooms” (JYJ 2010), Lyricist of ”You’re” – Recorded in JYJ Album “In Heaven” (2011); Performed in 2011 JYJ World Tour Concert (2011-2012), Arranger & Composer of “Sunset” and “Tarantallegra” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012), Lyricist & Co-composer of “Set Me Free” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012), Co-composer of “돌고 돌아도 (Around and Around / Reflect of Love)” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012), Co-lyricist & Composer of “Lullaby” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012), Co-lyricist of “Fever” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012), Lyricist & Composer of “이슬을 머금은 나무 (Tree Covered in Dew / A Fairy)” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012), Lyricist, Composer & Arranger of “Breath” – Recorded in 1st Solo Album “Xia Tarantallegra” (2012)
Acting Carrer
Banjun Drama : “The King’s Men”, “Tokyo Holiday”, “Finding Lost Love”, “Uninvited Guest”, “Dangerous Love”, “Unforgettable Love” (2006). “Vacation” (2006). “Dating on Earth” (2007). SBS Korean Drama “Scent of a Woman” Episode 05 – Cameo As Himself (2011)
MUSICALS:
Played the role of “Mozart” in the Korean production of “Mozart! Das Musical” (2010), Junsu Musical Concert with Levay and Friends (2011), Played the role of “Jun” in the Korean production of the Musical “Tears of Heaven” (2011), Played the role of “Der Tod (Death)” in the Korean production of “Das Musical Elisabeth” (2012)
OTHERS:
Captain of celebrity football (soccer) team “FC MEN”
Stage Name: Max
Birth Name: Shim Chang Min
Birthday: February 18, 1988
Birthplace: Seoul
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Blood Type: B
Religion: Buddhism
Education: Gaepo High School, Kyung Hee University (Postmodern music major), KonKuk University
Languages: Korean and Japanese
Hobbies: Music, Singing, Eating
Specialty: Singing, Dancing
Position: High Note Vocals, Magnae
TV Shows
Banjun Drama (SBS, 2005)
Vacation (2006)
Athena: Goddess of War (SBS, 2010)
Welcome To The Show (SBS, 2011, cameo)
Paradise Ranch (SBS, 2011
Recognitions
6th Annual Best Competition SM Entertainment Awards: Best Singer
6th Annual Best Competition SM Entertainment Awards: Best Artist
