The power of Idols was stronger than expected. The performances of “SMTOWN LIVE 08″ heated things up on the 15th in Seoul’s Olympic Stadium.

Asia’s star BoA, DBSK, SuJu, CHJH The Grace, SNSD, Zhang Li Yin, SHINee and all the other SM artists performed during the concert for 5 and a half hours.

Although there were views that the event was a family party for SM Entertainment, the skillful artists sang their hearts out and had the 40,000+ fans enthusiastic untill the end.

The artists including DBSK, and SuJu performed with each other to unite the fans. The fans that were only following the artists that they love came together as the artists themselves united.

#DBSK. They came back with a more manly concept. It has already been 5 years since their debut. They sang their 1st album song Hug, and took everyone down memory lane with the school uniform look as well as shocking everyone with their charisma.

They performed Rock, Ballad, Rap, Dance, and more for the fans. DBSK performed hit songs such as ‘PURPLE LINE’ ‘O-正.反.合’ ‘Rising Sun’. DBSK had the entire stadium in a craze with their 5 years worth of experience.

#Super Junior. 13 people, 13 different characteristics. It was the first time in a while that all 13 members were together. The unique troublemaker characters of SuJu also showed a more charismatic side. SuJu, who enjoyed the performance more than any fan, communicated friendly with fans.

Kang-In and Hee-Chul did a surprise performance with the musical team “Xanadu” in two songs called ‘SUDDENLY’ ‘DON’T AWAY’. Gyu-Hyun sang “A Goose’s Dream” with SHINee member Jong-Hyun while Shin-Dong appeared in a dance battle stage and performed Hyori’s “U-Go-Girl” perfectly.

#SNSD. SNSD appeared with a cheerleader look and the song “Mickey” and sang “ITNW”, “Girls’ Generation”, “Kissing You” and more. They also sang “Complete” and “The Story I Want To Tell” as gifts for fans.

SNSD ended their performance with the support of their “One Man Against a Hundred” mindset fans and left behind the nightmare of the Dream Concert. Everytime SNSD got on stage that day, there was a strange difference of mood between “enjoyment” and “silent” but the fans showed a mature fan-ism.

#SHINee. SMTown’s maknae, who appeared before the fans with “Nuna Nuh Mu Yeppuh,” showed charisma and talent that compares to that of the other SM artists.

SHINee expressed their happiness by saying, “It is an honor to be on stage with the other SM artists” and sang their 1st album title song “You’re Like Oxygen” for the first time. “You’re Like Oxygen” features a strong beat and has a different feeling than “Nuna Nuh Mu Yeppuh.”

#BoA. Asia’s star’s return was the first since the “AnyBand” stage in November of last year. BoA, who hasn’t stood in front of korean fans in a while, performed with a more mature look as well as the everlasting charisma.

BoA, who got on stage near the end of the second half, received the 40,000+ fans’ screams/cheers with her usual, if not better, vocal and dancing. BoA heated the stadium with familiar songs such as “Moto”, “My Name”, “Garden In The Air”, “Girls On Top”, and “Rock With You”.

#CSJH The Grace. “We are not dead yet!” CSJH, who opened the concert captured fans from the beginning with their great vocal and experienced dancing. Dana, Sunday, Lina, and Stephanie performed together with DBSK, and SuJu in the S.M.P. parade and showed a style different to that of SNSD.

Also, Chinese artist Zhang Li Yin, Middle age artist Choo Gah Yeol, and pianist Song Gang Sung showed amazing performances that they have been practicing for.

# 40,000+ fans. Fans moved seats accordingly to the 5 different stages for the stars. The stadium looked more like a track field rather than a concert stage. The artists did their best to show the best performances and the fans did their best to see the stars close-up.

Although rain fell near the end of the concert, the stars performed despite it and the fans kept their seats, showing a mature fan-ism.

Also, “SMTOWN LIVE ‘08″ will perform in 3 other cities in Asia (Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok) in a tour-like system.

Original: http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200808160221041002
Translations By: FanyLove@soshified.com/forums

Surprise, Surprise Korea’s top boy band TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki is number one in Japan once again with their latest single “Why Have I fallen in Love With you?”

This is the fourth time that they have achieved the number one spot on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart. They sold 53,669 units on the first day of release. Which is quite an increase from their last Oricon Chart Topper “Beautiful You” which did approximately 37,000 units on it’s first day of release.

Tohoshinki is on good pace to achieve the number one spot on the Oricon Weekly chart as well, they previously achieved this twice with “Purple Line” and “Beautiful You”.

Source : allpop

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !!!

Japanese entertainment company Avex said it will release a series of educational DVDs entitled “Learning Korean through Songs” featuring 25 music videos of hit K-pop songs.

The songs include TVXQ’s 2004 hit “Hug,” Ahn Jae-wook’s “Friend,” Lee Byeng-hun’s “Tears,” BoA’s “No.1″ and SG WannaBe’s “In Life.”

In August, another DVD will be released featuring more hit songs including Shinhwa’s “Deep Sorrow,” Lee Dong-gun’s “Hoping that My Wind Touches That Sky,” Fly to the Sky’s “Missing You,” Brown Eyes’ “Already a Year” and SG WannaBe’s “Crime and Punishment.”

Source : KBS

SM Entertainment says five-member group TVXQ attracted some 390,000 audience members during their 16-month tour around Asia.
TVXQ’s Asian tour began in February, 2007, after it swept the 2006 year-end awards ceremony in 2006. Over the 16-month period, the group performed in six Asian cities including Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Beijing, attracting a total of 390,000 audience members along the way.
TVXQ was the subject of much talk throughout the concert period. One website crashed after 300,000 fans rushed onto the site to reserve tickets, TVXQ set the record for being the number one foreign artist to attract the largest number of audience members two years in a row, and 125 stores at a Thai department store were forced to close down temporarily after 15,000 fans and reporters flocked to the venue of the press conference.
In October last year, one of the scheduled concerts in Taiwan was canceled due to a typhoon, and the group members returned to Taiwan earlier this year in May to keep their promise to their fans.

TVXQ plans to release a brand new album in Korea in the Fall.

Source: KBS Global 2008.6.16

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