After 3 members from TVXQ, Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu, left to form the group JYJ,they have been met with extraordinary success. The latest stop on their whirlwind adventure brought JYJ to Chile, where they are covering uncharted territory. On March 9th(local time) JYJ performed a concert in Santiago, Chile as part of their ’2011-2012 JYJ World Tour’, marking the first time any Korean act has performed an exclusive concert in South America. The World Tour started on April 2nd of last year in Bangkok Thailand and comes to a close with their concert in Lima, Peru on March 11th.
At the end of this year long journey, JYJ is now standing on the other side of the world. As the Peru concert, and thus the end of the ’2011-2012′ World Tour, draws near we will share record numbers that JYJ has accomplished.
#4- JYJ has written new history in terms of world tours for Korean idols. This world tour included 4 new countries which Korean singers have never held concerts in before: Barcelona, Spain (October 29th of last year); Berlin, Germany (November 6th, 2011); Santiago, Chile (March 9th, 2012); and Lima, Peru (March 11th, 2012)
#18- JYJ’s concert, which spanned Asia, North America, Europe included 13 different cities (not included Santiago, Chile and Lima, Peru) for a total of 18 shows. For the South American leg of their tour, JYJ opened in Chile where they sang remixed versions of many of their songs.
#20- JYJ’s management agency, C-JeS Entertainment, said that well over 200,000 fans came out for the 13 city ‘JYJ 2011-2012 World Tour’. The 4 city North American leg of the tour was organized by AEG, which is America’s biggest promoter, and was the largest scale exclusive contract that an Asian performer has ever had with them.
#9000- The new concerts that are taking place in Chile and Peru also recorded a sell out of 9000 tickets total. In Chile, JYJ performed to a completely full crowd of 3000 people in Teatro Caupolican and the concert in Peru’s Explanada Sur del Estadio Monumental sold out all of the 6000 tickets they had put for sale. Originally promoters in Peru released 5,000 tickets and had to hastily add 1,000 additional seats once those sold out at an amazing rate. On the continually sold out shows, one of Peru’s most influential newspapers, El Comercio, reported “It was Korean Artist JYJ…not Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus…that made new records of ticket sales in the country”. The South American promoter who organized the concert stated “Even famous American pop acts cannot sell out tickets so quickly after the ticket sales are open. JYJ’s level of popularity is incredible.”
#230,000- For the performance in Lima, Peru the super VIP seats cost 230,000 won. C-JeS Entertainment stated “these tickets are standing tickets for on the floor. Because they will be standing right in front of the 3 members, they can have a close experience with them during the concert”. The last artists that performed in the same venue and sold tickets at similar prices were the popular Japanese band X Japan and American pop artist Britney Spears, which shows the level of popularity that JYJ is also on. Peru’s concert tickets tend to be more expensive because a 40% tax is placed on tickets from foreign performers. In Chile, VIP tickets were priced at 70,000 pesos (approximately 160,000 won).
Source: Billboard Korea
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh…… I LIKE this article. And it’s in Korean Billboard. Even better. Take THAT, SM. Read it and weep. Everything you’ve done – ZERO EFFECT.
I want them to cry until they bleed.. specially after what emotional beating JYJ has to go through because of those selfish B**** …excuse me for the language.. I just can help it.. SM and KBS thought all people are as dumb as them..
owowo..My 2 sista angry…….. I joy with you …Grrrrrr!
@jenknight18
“SM and KBS thought all people are as dumb as them..”
Ahhh, but my ninja…………. THEY WUZ WRONG! lolololol *evil laugh*
My comment about the article…THIS IS WHAT I’M SCREAMING!!!
Yeah SME, everything you try only brings Lady Karma out to BLOCK YOU! How do like them apples, huh? Your puny little attempts only make JYJ’s efforts more noticeable and outstanding. Keep up you bunch of bloodsucking vipers! See how little JYJ’s real fans react. They just keep on coming out to support them.
@all
every time the other side try to make our boys down with all their dirty tricks, in the end of the process the one who stand up as a winner always gonna be our boys. If those people doesn’t stop and learn then the result gonna be same and for the bonus of that JYJ gonna bring more people to get attract to their (JYJ) side.
BUt people with evil mind won’t stop until they get what they want …but not to worry because JYJ has us as the number 1 fan that stand strong together … that can never be broken …VICTORY for JYJ
yeah…..those people won’t stop and they are also never and maybe also won’t learn from any previous incident……their ambition for bring JYJ down became more big than their logical minds. Time by time the only thing that they can think is find any other method that can stop our boys. I think the sasaeng issue is the most dangerous method that they use to bring our boys down this year because it’s also related to character assassination of our boys. But like i said before, if our boys can pass this phase safely then (i hope) for the rest of this year, the pressure gonna lil bit decrease and it’s also gonna get into the next phase of the revolution of entertainment world in Korea. Even though our boys get blocked but one by one of their little step bring a really big influence on Music or entertainment and any system on Korea…..well at least that was my opinion about everything that happen to the boys.
@lili
THIS ! “Take THAT, SM. Read it and weep. Everything you’ve done – ZERO EFFECT.”
and every shame they want to paint on JYJ is backfiring on them!
Take that losers!
@kris
SM are the epitome of Losers Losers Losers. They are the poster child of “What NOT To Do” — they are graceless, sad sore losers who can’t wake up to the fact that they have lost. If I were a shareholder of SM stock I would be setting my alarm clock to get up extra early to tell my broker to “Sell! Sell! Sell!”
@lili
I couldn’t agree with you more on who’s the EPITOME OF LOSERS = SM and it’s minions!
what do u expect by a company made by a person ‘ lee soo man ‘ wanted by the international police : D
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
IN YOUR FACE HATERS!!!
LOVE THIS!
On the continually sold out shows, one of Peru’s most influential newspapers, El Comercio, reported “It was Korean Artist JYJ…not Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus…that made new records of ticket sales in the country”. The South American promoter who organized the concert stated “Even famous American pop acts cannot sell out tickets so quickly after the ticket sales are open. JYJ’s level of popularity is incredible….
I AM DANCING LIKE A MANIAC!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
@A Friend of JYJ
“I AM DANCING LIKE A MANIAC!!!”
And I am joining you in that Happy Dance! After the week we’ve had….. The JYJ Roller Coaster – isn’t that what some of us have called it? The highest highs, the lowest lows, all in super fast motion. Hang on for your life, kids. It’s a wild ride. And I promise: JYJ will come out the big winners in the end. This is their time. They can’t be stopped.
@lilibaiyu
…The JYJ Roller Coaster…
Yes, and what a ride it is! In this last week I have felt such a range of emotions for JYJ!
From an incredible ANXIETY over the flight delays… to pure RAGE over the Sausaeng issue..then to DEEP AWE and RESPECT as I read their apology… to some kinda drug induced HIGH when I saw them on the stage dancing up a storm in those RED CHILE PEPPER outfits…. to HOT AND BOTHERED watching Junsu work his hip magic in his Intox solo…
And when Junsu tweeted that JJ and Chunnie were feeling depressed…I felt so sad and weak because I just wanted to wrap my arms around the three of them…
I don’t think there is a human emotion that we’ve not felt in the last week on this JYJ Roller Coaster.
One this is for sure. THESE BOYS MAKE ME FEEL WONDERFULLY ALIVE! 🙂
@AFriendofJYJ
very well defined timeline of events and emotions!
That’s how I feel too.
@A Friend Of JYJ
“to HOT AND BOTHERED watching Junsu work his hip magic in his Intox solo…”
Oh, yes yes yes, girlfriend… I am sooo right with you there. Junsu has been ON FIRE on this leg of the tour, and no mistake. He has been carrying the weight of the performance, as I see it.
You said:
“And when Junsu tweeted that JJ and Chunnie were feeling depressed…I felt so sad and weak because I just wanted to wrap my arms around the three of them… I don’t think there is a human emotion that we’ve not felt in the last week on this JYJ Roller Coaster. One this is for sure. THESE BOYS MAKE ME FEEL WONDERFULLY ALIVE! :)”
Yes, me too, I agree. The lowest lows at thinking that Jaejoong is taking all of this on himself… And that Chunnie was having asthma problems, breathing problems and how scary and awful that must have been for him. (when you can’t breathe, you can’t LIVE.) And yet, as the Chilean fans made their feelings known to the guys – how miraculous and wonderful was that?? Yes, it’s a roller coaster, and WE’RE on it. 🙂
xxoo
@lilibaiyu
😉 Check you email for my response to your last comment… 😉
I wish I could join the happy dance. Well atleast my heart feels lighter knowing they are getting the mental and emotional support from fans far and wide. I sent them a small gift…. I wonder when they’ll get it.
@AFriendofJYJ
I did and thanks so much for the email. Reply sent.
🙂
What have JYJ done?
Ohh… hmm… apart from what was mentioned, they just “Make SM and its lackeys eat dust uncountable times”!!!
Hehehe!
you’re “Hehehe!” is cute,
but I want to do and evilish bwahaha because I really love the intro :
” ,they have been met with extraordinary success. The latest stop on their whirlwind adventure brought JYJ to Chile, where they are covering uncharted territory.”
40% tax? WOW.
I think JYJ is the best group in Korea and Asia. And look at now, Korean must be thanks to JYJ for their apreciate and prestice in the world. OMITTED BY ADMIN. Hope JYJ more succes in future.
Admin’s Note: Please remember that this is a JYJ’s fansite.
I’m sorry, but what do you mean by 5 member one day, dear?
I dont know bout the others, but for me, jyj is jaejoong, junsu and yoochun only. They earn this success by themselves only, so it wont be fair if one day the other 2(whoever u think) join and claim the same success. I hope there wont be 5 member jyj, i’m happy and content with the 3-member jyj that we have now.
I agree with the rest of ur comment, tho, honey. Just not agree with the 5-member jyj 🙂
@ indee
I only want three, J-Y-J ….
but maybe if Justin Beiber and Miley Cyrus will join JYJ, they will become 5 ( because only JB and Miley are mentioned on this article aside from JYJ, hehehe)
@kris…so you want a JYJMJ?….not bad
@senajang
That’s just to brighten some sentimentalism, nothing serious actually,
but Miley pole dance could be a very good props for Ayyy Girl !
@danzde
“JYJ in 3 member n I think in one day in 5 member. Hope JYJ more succes in future.”
Danzde, we don’t really hope for a reunion with the original members of DBSK here on JYJ3 because we know that to hope for such a thing is first of all unrealistic: it can’t happen due to Homin’s contractual obligations and so it won’t happen for years and years to come, if ever. And as those years go by and JYJ does all of the incredibly difficult work that they do to try to overcome all of SM’s blocking and as they do overcome it, do you really think that they will welcome 2 former members who have stayed at SM all of those years and reaped the benefits of their company’s many efforts to shut down JYJ’s careers? I don’t think so. As the years go by people change, especially people who have worked as hard as anyone ever has to establish a new career as 3 strong members, as JYJ has done. Now WHY would they want to embrace the 2 members who didn’t believe and were too scared to trust them and in fact who backed the company who did everything in their power to destroy them?
@lili
If ever (not in my wildest dream) there’ll be a reunion to become 5, looking at the timeline, it would be like ” for better and for worst”…… for JYJ’s worst time they are with sm, but for JYJ’s better time, AKTF 5 forever ! . How could an individual witnessing and feeling all JYJ’s hardships and pain because of that mighty company dream of a reunion with the people who all this worst time are serving that company’s interests?
That’s my point too..regardibg reunion, i myself hope jaechunsu will remain jyj for good..not that i hate the other 2, i just feel that its not fair for jyj..it wont be good for the other 2 images as well..reunion as 5 in a concert or show is fine, but not literally back together as a group, even outside sm..
Jyj has been fighting and struggling for these years, they r forced to work practically by themselves with no supports..the least n last thing i want to see is some people come and claim to reform the group for the sake of nostalgia of the past..no, pls God, no..:(
@inddee
“.the least n last thing i want to see is some people come and claim to reform the group for the sake of nostalgia of the past..no, pls God, no..:( ”
AMEN to your prayer.
aahhh .. when will they realize that JYJ are already on a different level? there, I’ve said it … the other two are somewhere else where JYJ is not … JYJ has gone through hardships and success as JYJ .. the world knows them as JYJ … they were from TVXQ but they are JYJ now and forever more .. I don’t see the logic in reuniting them with the other two .. the two had their chance to be in that same stage with JYJ, but that opportunity has come gone .. they passed it off
I hate to be blunt but what would reuniting with the other two bring JYJ? nothing .. Should this happen, the other two would just be again riding the waves of JYJ’s popularity just as they are doing with the TVXQ name still .. wake up people .. *sigh
@kris
““.the least n last thing i want to see is some people come and claim to reform the group for the sake of nostalgia of the past..no, pls God, no..:( ””
In my experience, it’s never for “nostalgia” sake, it’s ALWAYS for The Money. Groups that have disbanded and tried other things that didn’t work as well as their original group…. well, sooner or later those musicians and singers run out of money. They are broke and hurting. Then they start thinking, “Gee what were we fighting about back then? Maybe we can patch things up and do a reunion tour!” It’s happened countless times.
I don’t imagine there’s going to be much money in the SME Retirement Fund for the other two…
@danzde, share the same feelings! Let’s hope so!^^
@its_simply_me
What does the other two do to deserve that hope or feeling which you claim in your union dream?
Freeloader LOL
@Cat95, I just said that I share the same feelings and I wanted to end it with the most simplest and subtle sentence. But as you raised a question to me, I just have to clarify myself. I feel that danzde said a lot more than something mentioned in the part! She/He also said that “Hope JYJ more success in future.” That is also a hope, isn’t it?
I love JYJ from TVXQ, but I don’t hate rest of the members of TVXQ (that does not make me an anti-JYJ)! Hating or disliking is not my style as far as artists are concerned! My love for JYJ is the factor that brings me to this site undoubtedly! I don’t mention the names of anybody other than JYJ on this site, because it’s banned.
The ones whom JYJ care for, I too care for them! Regarding a reunion or anything for that matter- as U brought up the topic, Whether they wish or not is upto them and as far as none of us know what’s in their hearts, we can only hope/dream etc! Can’t a person even hope/dream? There are no special reasons for hopes or dreams, it’s just feelings.
Please don’t try to say that I am against JYJ or JYJ3 because I used the word ‘TVXQ’ because Jae himself has on his profile “JYJ from 東方神起”. Because then U’ll be going against JYJ themselves who still don’t disapprove of the word associated to them.
Now I only care about how JYJ feel! I don’t care about anything else! Did I even mention a word such as hoping of a union or even mention anybody? I know that this is a JYJ only site and that is why, I made a subtle comment to the general comment dandze made and didn’t want to provoke any replies.
But sadly, even a simple sentence such as that is observed keenly! Just like all hope for something, I too hope for something! I just shared with her my feelings. I hope that JYJ fans will also approve of “fans” who support them who may not be supporting only JYJ but also supporting other kpop groups too (Please don’t bring in names of supporting companies and all those betrayal stories and all. I made a general statement with regard to kpop groups). I don’t care about companies and I’m not supporting companies, I’m supporting only artists, because art is pure and artists are hardworking and put in their own efforts!
I spoke this way, because I don’t want to rake up any new arguement! It’s each person’s POV, isn’t it not? I hope that this post will put an end to this topic and won’t rake up anymore comments! Kindly don’t ask more questions or comment on this post and let it rest this way!^^
To the admins: Kindly, check out my previous comment, if U want to…I haven’t made any controversial statement, just supported a person who was hoping something and U already erased off the portion unnecessary to the site and now my reply is clearly only a subtle reply to the post made to me above. No rules are broken here as I haven’t mentioned any numbers or names. Thanks for all the hardwork in supporting JYJ! Keep up the good work, Fighting!^^
@danzde
Oh!This hot topic:
I don’t think but can feel with my heart. That JYJ are the best fighters for their singing career.
1-Korean don’t have to thanks them just need to believe these three guys are talented people and kindly protect them from the KBS, LSM, SME and SM’s minions with big egos who only value money over people.
2-The two members that you have in mind, put it this way, when JYJ in crisis they choose to have their own TVXQ2, ah, even lending LSM their helping hands to bad mouth their own team members as greedy and the geese term, also in the name of the TVXQ’s protector to save the brand but not the members dreams and freedom.
These two only want to work for SME no other places. All odds are bet on JYJ to fail from their actions.
So after two years, JYJ have worked very hard to overcome many obstacles to exist, now when they are successful they should share with the two morons who don’t believe the three can survive without SME. Come and enjoy their hard earning of success. Have you even read a story “The Little Red Hen”?
Tell me who deserves to eat the bread?
The two you have in mind are the two fair weather friends in my friendship book.
harsh reality 😦
@Cat95
1. “…FreeLoader.” 2.”…Tell me who deserves to eat the bread?”
The two points you made to @danzde and @its_simply_me … are so true. See this is what annoys me most about OT5 or the ” I love JYJ & HOMIN both equally” fans. Why would JYJ want to reunite with the 2 people who stayed with SME and who benefited the most from SME’s systematic oppression JYJ for the last 3 years?
Why is that when JYJ succeeds in spite of the oppression they still want to bring the other two into the picture to share in JYJs victory? There is something that people do not realize. JYJ is funding ALL of this from their OWN POCKETS! The success they have achieved has not only come from their own pure talent, their own sweat and tears but also from their own money.
JYJ built JYJ… without the help of a billion dollar entertainment company funding and orchestrating their careers.
Their success is THEIR success! It belongs to JYJ and JYJ alone.
@AFriendofJYJ, please don’t bring me into the picture! I just said a comment which is subtle and I mentioned nothing against the rules of this site. So kindly leave me out of this whole argument. JYJ’s success surely belongs to JYJ alone and I hope they’ll succeed more in the future too! If the company tries to oppress JYJ, hate them, but don’t hate artists because whether jointly or singly, artists are blessed persons. I consider art as divine and specially music and all artists irrespective of which company they’re under are hard-working persons. To be a singer needs years of hardwork and therefore I feel that I respect JYJ and such other individual artists more as persons rather than as groups/under which companies etc.
The sentence that I approve most of the whole thing U said is “Their success is THEIR success!” It’s same for all artists and not just for JYJ! They all put in lots of hardworking and have suffered a lot and that’s why I respect them a lot. So let’s continue to support them and whichever boat we stand on, we all support JYJ, let’s keep this common factor in mind and concentrate more on the positive points in comments rather than searching for silly little points in comments. Let’s continue to support them and hope that they’ll achieve more success in the future too! JYJ Fighting!^^
@AFriendofJYJ
Not in my wildest dreams could I even think of comparing JYJ’s success with “the other twos”…In talent, in courage, in what they have accomplished on their own against near impossible obstacles, by every possible measure there just is NO comparison to be made. Anyone who seriously says that they “support them both equally”…. well, to me that is just a statement I can not even comprehend.
I would really enjoy never having to read that statement again.
@Cat95
“also in the name of the TVXQ’s protector to save the brand but not the members dreams and freedom.”
“Save the brand”….. what a bad joke that was…. Save the brand so SM could continue to milk every last stinking won out of it, more like. Remember, unless SM retained some of the original members, it COULD NOT HAVE USED THE NAME in any new promotions – to this day it does not own that name. It always kills me when I read this particular bit of company propaganda. And oh – look who’s spreading it, look who’s saying it over and over… Homin. That’s who. They are going along for the ride SM is taking them on and no mistake. This is why my blood boils when I have to read stuff about a reunion – inconvenient facts like that one.
Thanks for your post Cat95, I enjoyed reading it. You made some great points.
What??? The same old story again, hoping for OT5 to reunite. Ohhhhh please, this is already history ok! Stop dreaming… All we want is only JYJ (JaeChunSu). No more no less, only three of them.
Proud of you … Kudos JYJ 🙂 cant wait for tonight concert 😀
The clear, not tampered with truth. Pure facts. If Korea hadn’t hidden and rewritten history so much, there would be many more to add to this in record sales, etc. And all this was done while being blocked and prevented from going forward at every turn. Truly amazing. But I think this is literally just the beginning. The ball has only started to roll.
@Lisa
” And all this was done while being blocked and prevented from going forward at every turn. Truly amazing. But I think this is literally just the beginning.”
Oh, I agree. This is JUST the beginning – we’re not even 2 years in. Tonight will be the end of the first World Tour. Lucky all of us, btw – we can all say proudly that we were there from the very beginning of JYJ’s great rise to fame.
Cheering for them every second from that very beginning. The triumph in South America (and I swear – I KNEW it was going to be a complete triumph – I just knew it) has just blown everything through the roof now. Fandom begets more fandom, we all know this. JYJ is set for HUGE success now. They CAN’T BE STOPPED.
I’ve posted this photo before.. But I am going to post it AGAIN!
Okay I posted this and said this before… But I HAVE to say this again after reading this article! 🙂
TO ALL THE HATERS! THE NEXT TIME YOU TRY TO BRING US DOWN.. YOU BETTER CHECK WITH THE MAN UPSTAIRS!!
https://twitter.com/AFriendOfJYJ/statuses/178430333379817472
NICE ONE!
I wanna slap this on SoMeone’s face…
Nice work JYJ… Keep it UP!!!
a very good & accurate article…& just like you i want to send this to SME & kbs & after they read it i want to slap this on their faces so they will wake up from their dreams that they can destroy JYJ…just like what sis @lili said ,JYJ is unstoppable.
This makes tears well in my eyes.They worked so hard, and the numbers and the fans show they are very capable of succedding and nothing KBS and SM do to them will stick, it’ll just bounce off. Charismatic Jaejoong Hwaiting! Handsome Yunchun Hwaiting! Angel (of Death ^_^v) Junsu Hwaiting! JYJ Hwaiting!!!
Bravo JYJ! A whirlwind adventure, it is! 🙂
they really did a lot didn’t, they.^^
❤
glad to have been on the journey with them.
They are on Billboard….wow…..^^
They had done so many things last year just with pure talents n hard work……^^
JYJ HWAITING!!!!!!
Would it be a good idea to email this article (plus a couple of those that cover the JYJ fever n concerts in SA) to e news agencies in our own countries? Asking politely for them to pls take note?
@intoxicatedbyxiahtic
YES! A very good idea. Any individual activity to get the word out is good – really.
I know – it’s hard to imagine sometimes that it will help but I promise you – it will.
🙂
Well I’ve said it before that JYJ will finish what M.J. started, they are Extra. O and the biggest group in S. Korea. When fans around the World wants to see you then you become a little fish in a big pond, not like the idols in Korea that other countries don’t care but you have to force feed them your shows. I am talking to SME. JYJ has conquered almost all the Continents, and one day S. Africa will appear on their radar to conclude their World Domination than any South Korean Boy band or Idol group will ever get. When Fans in other Countries are calling and yearning for you then you are very, very important in the World jyj haters should take this to the bank aka SME. Thank you C-JES, JYJ Fighting
wah how come i forgot bout S. Africa.
^_______^ I’ll forever be proud of JYJ and what they have accomplished.
I am such a perv but my eyes can’t avert themselves from JJ’s errrrrr you know LOL. Way to go JYJ!
We are so proud of you boys!
My eyes went to wrong place first … uhmm nooo!! is not wrong .. hahah .. yoochun why???
Same here…OH MY! LOL!!
after that stalker incident .. this news is truly wonderful .. 🙂
WOW! i don’t have anything to say…
I ADMIRE THEM SO MUCH!!! no one can stop them to spread their music around the universe! JYJ DAEBAKKKK!! :]
Awesome issues here. I’m very satisfied to see your post.
Thanks so much and I am taking a look ahead to touch you.
Will you please drop me a e-mail?