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The first live DVD of Tohoshinki’s members JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN
“THANKSGIVING LIVE IN DOME” (rhymthzone, released on 9/ sold a total
of 119,000 copies in the first week, snatching the top spot of Oricon
DVD Weekly Chart.

Their album “The…” which was released on the same day also ranks
first on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart, selling 140,000 copies. The
last artist who held a record of having both album and DVD ranked first
on both charts was ZARD with their album “Golden Best ～15th
Anniversary～” and DVD “ZARD Le Portfolio 1991－2006″, which were
released on 11/6/2006. The record was made 3 years and 10 months ago,
with ZARD being the 6th artist to do so. For a foreign artist, this is the first time one has made such a brilliant achievement.


Moreover, they are the second foreign artist to sell more than 100,000 copies of a music DVD.
The first artist to hold that record was Tohoshinki with “4th LIVE TOUR
2009～The Secret Code～FINAL in TOKYO DOME” (released on 10/12/2009)
with 171,000 copies and “TOHOSHINKI VIDEO CLIP COLLECTION－THE ONE－”
(released on 3/29/2010) with 109,000 copies.

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The TVXQ trio, Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu and YoungWoong Jaejoong,
released the following official statement regarding Avex’s decision to
halt the group’s activities in Japan.

<Official Statement>

1) The head of C-JeS has no ties to gangs whatsoever.

Though his previous conviction is true, it was not a verdict made
regarding any ties with gangs. Avex was fully aware of this fact before
their contract with the TVXQ trio was signed, and as this cannot be
classified as a breach of the exclusive contract, it cannot become a
reason to halt activities or cancel the contract.

Several months ago, Avex requested that C-JeS be excluded from the
contract for such reasons, and the TVXQ trio agreed to such a request
and actively participated in the discussions regarding the renewal of
their contract with Avex in order to ensure that they would have smooth
activities within Japan.

However, Avex put forth conditions that were unfair to the trio
unlike their previous contract, and when the trio refused to accept such
conditions, Avex stated the gang ties of the head of C-JeS as a reason
for canceling the contract, and finally released an official notice
stating that no more activities would occur.

While these details were being discussed, the TVXQ trio continued to
diligently carry out all scheduled activities to keep their promise with
their fans and worked hard to come to an agreement with Avex.



2) The victims of this situation are the TVXQ trio. Avex attempted to
coerce the trio to comply to changes in the contract, but when the trio
refused to agree to such conditions, Avex announced a halt in their
activities with no regard to the trio’s opinions.

Since the signing of the contract with the trio till now, Avex has
involved the TVXQ trio in various activities aimed at raising the
agency’s income such as concerts, Xiah Junsu’s solo album, participation
in another Avex singer’s music video, and the recent ‘The…’ album.

However, Avex has been putting forth unfair conditions to the TVXQ
trio, contrary to what had been done in the past, for the past several
months by using the past conviction of the head of C-JeS as a pretext,
and when these conditions were rejected, Avex began discussions on
canceling their contract and announced a halt in activities in order to
corner the TVXQ trio.

This can be seen as Avex taking all the money that they can from the
TVXQ trio and then proceeding to create a situation that makes it
impossible for the trio to sign on with any other agency in Japan, thus
blocking the trio’s path with regards to Japanese activities. The TVXQ
trio had no intentions of stopping their activities in Japan, and the
announcement made by Avex reflected only the thoughts of the agency
themselves.

3) Avex has made an illogical statement that the contract between
Avex and SM Entertainment regarding the five members of TVXQ is still
valid though they would suspend Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu and YoungWoong
Jaejoong’s contract.

Regarding this, Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu and YoungWoong Jaejoong
stated that, “First of all, we are extremely sorry to have to bring our
fans such news. Though we actively participated in discussions with Avex
in order to come to an agreement, it is regrettable that an
announcement to halt our activities in Japan had to be made. Due to this
situation, we can’t shake the feeling that Avex used the three of us as
money making tools rather than treating us like artistes.” They also
stated, “We feel frustrated that we cannot promise our Japanese fans
another meeting in the near future. We need active support and interest
from our fans in order to resolve this situation. We hope to resume our
activities in Japan and meet our fans again as soon as possible.”

Lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk of Sejong, the legal representative of the TVXQ
trio, stated, “It is immoral to back the TVXQ trio, some of Korea’s most
representative Hallyu stars, into a corner just because they cannot
fulfill a company’s greed. We will work hard to resolve this situation
and allow the TVXQ trio to resume their activities in Japan.”

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Ich liebe es abgesehen das micky mich an i son meeres wesen erinnert ( seine haare sehen so nass aus udn sein pulli an der seite wie flossen )