Hello! ^_^
I had the opportunity to go on Friday to the Symposium at the University of Michigan and attended the seminars (with the exception of the first block since I drove 3 hours and I overslept 30 minutes >~<), including “Of the fans, by the fans, for the fans – the Republic of JYJ” by Professor Seung-Ah Lee of Los Angles City College. As a scholar, the conference as a whole was very informational and looking forward to the book that the university is planning to published within a year that includes the scholarly papers for each speaker, including the one regarding JYJ ;D.
I was also able to meet a fellow JYJ3 member at the conference when we went up to chat with Professor Seung-Ah Lee after her talk 🙂 It was nice meeting you Meaghan (not sure of the spelling, sorry) and too bad you had to go home right after the Second block of presentations. Would have loved to get to meet you even more.
I recorded audio of the talk for those that were unable to attend but are interested in what what was said and typed out an outline below:
- Introduction of Speaker
- History Of Hallyu
- The fans she interviewed. Passion, enthusiasm, and affection towards the members came from all the fans she interviewed.
- Who is Dong Shinki?
- Artist Contracts in the Korean Music Industries (slave conditions, with no power)
- Lawsuit brought by the three members of TVXQ
- Unfair treatment continues after the judge ruled in the favor of Jaejoong, Junsu, Yoochun by not being able to appear music charts, programs, etc.
- Sites that once supported the original TVXQ converted to only support JYJ.
- JYJ today truly continues the legacy of original TVXQ
- The Repulic of JYJ – anyone who loves JYJ is a citizenship
- The role of the fans is to protect JYJ and have become the fighter of justice.
- Sasaengs are illegal immigrants in the Republic of JYJ
- Why a Republic of JYJ and not a nation, family or something else? In hopes to highlight the autonomy and democracy of the fandom.
<Edit: Audio removed due to publication matters; we will post the official recording once available>
Also, University of Michigan Professor Youngju Ryu’s presentation was entitled “How a Podcast Started a Revolution: New Media and Electoral Politics in South Korea” and said that she thought that her presentation was a little out of place compared to the other speakers since it was not really about Hallyu so decided to wear something that represented the Hallyu wave. She wore an official JYJ t-shirt she purchased at the 2011 Busan concert. Me and my friends cheered. \(^_^)/ During the 4th and final block, my whole roll was JYJ fans, 3 friends I came with, the JYJ presenter, Professor Seung-Ah Lee, and Professor Ryu.
Several presentations had images of the trio since their debut in 2003. I ended the night by stopping at Seoul Street in Ann Arbor with my group. If anyone is in the area I really recommend. My friend from South Korea said it tasted authentic. We ended up buying Bibimbap, Kimbap, Dukboki, Fried Rice, Budae Jigae and Kimchi! So nommie…
JYJ3 
Popo!!! I’m so jealous!! *whines*
Really wish I could’ve been there!!
Thanks for this! Can’t wait for the official recording. YAY! Republic of JYJ sounds so brilliant 😀
I’m a proud citizen. ^^
And the professor with the Busan concert shirt–!! Kya~! XD
We are CITIZEN of JYJ Republic.
Hey it is a good name for our fandom. Citizen.
Yeah. It’s definitely better than some other made-up word or proper noun for a fandom name 😀
It’s full of win! ^^
i am citizen of jyj republic
This “The Repulic of JYJ – anyone who loves JYJ is a citizenship… Sasaengs are illegal immigrants in the Republic of JYJ
Thank you so much to sharing with us… JYJ republic here we go ^_____^
Here, I’m proud to be a citizen of Republic of JYJ!!!!
I am citizen of Republic JYJ #2.000.000.000
When the next election occurs, I have to vote for Mr. Kim Jaejoong, Mr. park Yoochun or Mr. Kim Junsu??
I know…. mine is so terrible >~< I am trying to upload a video of the audio (no actual footage, I should have) but the quality is a little better since I messed with it but it is taking forever!
Thank you so much for the update! I was born and raised in Detroit; where I first heard of JYJ in their earlier incarnation in 2007. I’ve only been back home once in the last four years, but it’s such a surprise that JYJ comes to Michigan after I move thousands of miles away 😀 Please let us know when we can obtain any published works from this seminar.
@popopiluvsjyj
Thank you very much for sharing this info!!! Looking forward to hear the content of the Symposium.
“Sasaengs are illegal immigrants in the Republic of JYJ ”
^___^ I read this one I cant hold smlies !!
J Y J
OH YEAH!
JYJ is the best example of overcoming, courage, love and devotion in this world, dedication to the fandom, love for the art, and how they contribute to the world … they are so beautiful, they deserve the best in the world … More than ‘the republic of JYJ’ is ‘the world of JYJ’
We belong to them…
I fully agree with you, JYJ is a role model .
Turning every obstacle and difficulty into an opportunity is the number one I’ve learned from JYJ and that’s what I’m telling my kids to inspire them on their lives’ journey.
And I’m proud to belong in The Republic of JYJ!
thx u for providing us this =D
popopiluvsjyj thank you very much for sharing this with us! looking forward to the posting of that said video.
i like the Republic of JYJ, which is an autonomous and democratic fandom…thus making us the JYJ citizens.. whooooa, dae bak!!!
Your welcome, I still feel bad for oversleeping because I left my better audio recorder at home and had to use my blackberry which is way the quality is bad, I’ll keep my eye open for the video from UofM. I really liked professor Lee. She was super friendly and friendly when I later talked to her.
it’s okay about the bad audio 🙂 the vid would be more interesting i think.
thank you!
This is such a positive thing for JYJ and its republic. Citizens of the JYJ Republic exist not only to protect JYJ but we now have become fighters for justice. I hope this kind of positive note would reach our boys so that they’ll know we are by their side all the time.
@poppopiluvsjyj
I’m glad to hear your experience was a positive one despite the huh, hiccups… 🙂 Just from your brief description, the forum sounds interesting. Now I’m really looking forward to the posting from the UM. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
Not sure when you will, or if you will see this, but can you give some details on the attendance? How many were there, the diversity of the audience, the types of questions asked, if this was permitted?
Yeah, me and JYJ always equals hiccups >~< Oh wells xD Attendance wise, the auditorium was not packed at all. I would would say 40-60 depending on the session. Students kept going in and out. However, the audience was really diverse which I enjoyed, even though I would say there were more Asians in comparison to other ethnic groups. But really there was representation from all groups. It was also equally balanced gender wise. And when Professor Lee asked who in the audience knew of JYJ a majority of the audience rose their hands 🙂 I think two questions were asked due to the speakers going over the allotted time. One was directed to the Latin American speaker and I cannot recall the second one.
Thanks @popo. I was wondering how well the event was publicized, or if topics on Asian culture is a big enough draw. It’s still good it was held. The more info that gets out there the better. Looking forward to the video posting.
Thank you so much!! ❤
Thank You Popopiluvsjyj. 🙂
Do you know where Andrews University is? Is Seoul Street in the vicinity of that Andrews. I’ll be in Michigan later this year to attend a relatives graduation. Thought I would check out Seoul Street while I am there.
Thanks again for the information. 🙂
Oh never mind about Andrews… my relative just advised me its about 2.5 hours away from Ann Arbor.
Thanks again especially for the topic outline. 🙂
Yeah, I just double checked and yep, Andrews is on the West side of michigan. You are an hour south of me 🙂
omh she was in Busan?! haha that’s cool!
Both Professor Lee and Ryu were at 2011 Busan concert and Professor Lee had just gotten back from S. Korea before the conference and said she had attended Junsu’s musical. I was super jealous xD
Thank you so much for sharing this info.
I love the cache of The Republic of JYJ – autonomy and democracy. Citizenship requirement – love and support of JYJ. Visas – provided to anyone curious to learn about JYJ. Entrance denied to haters, antis, and sasaengs.
1. The Republic of JYJ…is a democratic one.
2. Fans are citizens of JYJ Republic; world citizens for that matter ( diff. cultures, ethnicities, languages, gender, sex, eco-social..)
3. JYJ and the fans stand up for something important.
4. In the JYJ republic, we do not have issues of illegal immigration, unless you are ssg.
What a lovely country this is!
@popopiluvsjyj thanks for your fan account. this is amazing.
thank u @popopiluvsjyj! republic of jyj…. it really has a nice ring to it, right? ^^
Sasaengs are illegal immigrants in the Republic of JYJ – though honestly i would label them as terrorist or public enemy #1
Republic of JYJ should be trending topic!
Republic of JYJ !!! wohh, i really like the sound of it
thank you for uploading the audio!! when i have enough time i will gladly listen to it
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dear @mamajyj,
Good Morning to you and to my dear JYJers, , The Desperates Hw of JJ, JYJs, Admin.,
HAPPY MONDAY to THE REPUBLIC OF JYJ..!
@angel show me your blogs..saw the pictures of the apron, shirt, etc. but i forgot if you have the underwear ..like VS(victoria’s secret) we need to have JYJ secret.. and you need to ask some advertisement agency for your products….we are going to order online..LOL
Woah~ This event..
The topics on the outline look amazing. Seems like it was a very thorough presentation.
I don’t know how in depth the speaker may have gotten, but anything that serves more awareness towards/sheds light on the dark corners of the Kent. business and the injustices JYJ/TVXQ face/ed is good by me.
I especially like this one..
“JYJ today truly continues the legacy of original TVXQ”
The boys have all but risen above the mess they have and continue to face while maintaining such integrity. They continue/always seek to grow as artists and, in turn, as people. They most certainly have upheld the quality of all that TVXQ was, but even more,
They’ve truly made a name for themselves.
JYJ, fighting!!
((thanks for sharing))
For me…the quality of TVXQ was always much more than just their music. It was their work ethic.
The seemingly limitless dedication they extended to all that they did, and the sincerity behind it.
JYJ continues to show this. So for me, they have and always will make me proud.
“They most certainly have upheld the quality of all that TVXQ was, but even more,”
Exactly, with all the odds JYJ is facing to stay in the industry, every little triumph and accomplishment they could get is already phenomenal.
I feel very fortunate that I was able to attend this event. It was such great experience and I was surprised at the amount of people who knew JYJ. Professor Lee was the best. I hope they have another Hallyu Event next year.
I also love how they’ll remember the group i was in as the students from Hope College who love JYJ.
We had a fun group 😀 So happy I was able to go with you all too!
Thank you very much popopiluvsjyj for sharing , what a great experience.
I’m happy and so proud reading this “JYJ today truly continues the legacy of original TVXQ” , thank you Professor Seung-Ah Lee for being one with us in The Republic of JYJ.
JYJ make people around the world forget their differences and conflicts united under JYJ Republics.
rhank you so much for sharing this! glad you got to go and represent the “republic of jyj” in person!
i’m also want to be Citizen of Republic of JYJ!!
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Citizen, permanent resident and never leaving!! o/
@popopiluvsjyj Thank your for sharing your experience ^^
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Im a citizen of republic of JYJ and forever i will be ♥
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