Nikkan Sports: “The Gods” who Brings Up The Hottest Summer

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

The 4th Session in A-Nation

TOHOSHINKI5

The name who has awaken the entire pop world. Tohoshinki, their popularity and talent are growing rapidly. After making debut in 2005, they’re experiencing a steady high-speed growth until now. In August a-nation 09 held in Nagai stadium (29th, 30th), as reported by Korea Daily News, they would make the 4th times appearance. In addition of the first concert at Tokyo Dome which turned to be successful, Tohoshinki, for has been noticed, is running their very own “best summer”.


A Crushing Force

Tohoshinki is having their sweeping attack. Yunho, the leader, “We just happened to finally realize that our popularity is growing high recently. It’s an unbelievable feeling. Thank you very much for that.” he said in wide smile. Hero Jejung who is responsible as the main vocal of the group explained what it means by just realizing their popularity. “More people now could suddenly aware of our appearance” he said. “Before, when I had no make up on, I could walk around without everyone notice, but now, even when I’m wearing a hat to undercover, people just suddenly knows. For example, when I’m in convinience store, I could hear people starts to questioning who is me, like ‘Don’t you think he’s just like TVXQ member?’ and another one will say ‘No, he couldn’t be!’” Jejung laughed. “But I better pretend not to hear anything.”

The desire for the 5th stage

Does not lose the original intention even when popularity and capability are zooming

The most eye-catching thing among the members is the increasing number of male fans. “We heard for this year, the number of male fans who get interest to us is increasing plentifully. They said we had good songs. I must say, as an artist, this is overjoyed me much.” Yunho said. However, as an idol group, there’s one possible thing that can’t be avoidable. Following an increasing popularity, is a rapid decreasing of privacy. “We can’t have a truly rest day. There’s no day where you can actually relax all day.” (Hero Jejung), good thing that all members are still in their beginning 20 years old. It’s an agony for popular stars, however, “The hard moments when we have to work all day, abandoning our resting time, yet when we come up the stage in many regions to see a lot of people coming to our concert… the hard times are swept away.” (Park Yuchon) said to keep on faithful day by day. Since 2004 in Japan, five of them are still living together in a mansion in Tokyo downtown. “We talk about a lot of things. We talk about music, about game, about anything people in their 20 years talking. There’s always Junsu who keeps telling jokes. No matter what, we always want to be like this, the five of us. Things we’re impossible to do alone, becomes possible when we all five people do together.” Yunho said proudly about the good teamwork in them.

Hero Jejung on behalf of other 5 members talked about the 5th a-nation, “It’s a great show with a lot of artists performing, there are many people who are not our fans as well. How we can live up the stage with our power, that’s the burden of this big stage.” Yunho added, “Also there are many collaboration stages we can’t do with a lot of artists before, that can be done on this stage. I’m so looking forward to it.” he showed his desire.

Awaken (We’re aiming for a new Tohoshinki’s goal)

Changmin revealed, “Until now, I still have the rookie feeling whenever we perform that never changes.” he told in calm expression of him.

“Of course we’re looking forward to get awards like anyone else. However, to get that, it’s not likely that we will do something we won’t do. We will just work our best, and see how’s the result later. Being number one is not always the most important thing.” Yunho said emphatically.

Ever since January 2008 release “Purple Line” until April this year relese “Share The World”, they already have six continuous Oricon Weekly Chart 1st singles (except planning work). They have become the first foreign artist that record such success. It’s in the end, a result of them not losing their original intention everytime they create a new record album.


Source: SYC

lmfao what a dorky picture ♥

Comments

[thataintkuu.livejournal.com]

ikr, I thought it was just psycho stans translating it but the article actually calls them that lol.

[thataintkuu.livejournal.com]

hehe i think just HyunAh deserves that title. esp w/z all her sacred charms!! the other ones r like her angels or smth!!

[strawberrymilku.livejournal.com]

it's called sarcasm.

[thataintkuu.livejournal.com]

pretty funny that you're trying to ~school~ me in sarcasm when I was being sarcastic as well. fail.

[strawberrymilku.livejournal.com]

cool story.

[downpour.livejournal.com]

i think it's actually a play on their band name - dong bang shin ki = rising gods of the east, hence why most of the time 'gods' is put between quotation marks.

[shuwei.livejournal.com]

:"D @ the pic. junsu's just sticking out randomly. get with the group boy.

psst, forget Cass. I remember them moping about some guy asking them to take a pic of him and his gf w/o recognizing them. so can't complain if they're stalked just as bad in Japan.

[zomoandzo.livejournal.com]

awwh the picture is so cutie ♥
5-1=0

[mihsayam.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, the fifth album dilemma! I think to make both sides happy, they should just release it at the same time with a Korean and Japanese version.

That's just me though, so don't trust my ideas too much.

[nicooyo.livejournal.com]

That would be cool but the only thing about that is they have to pick which place they're going to promote and that would probably be Japan since they can bring in more money there. And overall I don't think the Korean fans would be happy about that.

[mihsayam.livejournal.com]

They can do a simultaneous promo - just like how they pulled off Purple Line

[nicooyo.livejournal.com]

But that was just a single right and not an actual album (I don't remember lol)? If they're releasing an album I'd say SM would want to do full promotions and it'd probably kill (not literally of course) DBSK to try full promotions in both places.

[martianqueen.livejournal.com]

lmfao what a dorky picture ♥

but i love it so much ♥♥♥

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

I love it that they're so dorky and normal like sometimes :D

[juhli.livejournal.com]

Being number one is not always the most important thing.

The boys are just...hugable xD

[hiiyaa.livejournal.com]

[deawere.livejournal.com]

lol my first impression was this too when i saw that dbsk one

[hiiyaa.livejournal.com]

It has to be a Japan thing 8D.

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

I am now convinced this is how the photoshoot happened!
WIN.

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

aww. i think what yunho said about their teamwork is very very true.

[labobo93.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they realize they're famous in the U.S. too.

[jaejoongxyuno07.livejournal.com]

I hope so~
Maybe they'll come to the states

[x-saru-x.livejournal.com]

“We heard for this year, the number of male fans who get interest to us is increasing plentifully. They said we had good songs."
Haha sure, you're talking about these ~totally straight~ male fans, right? XDD

But aw, Yunho's talk about how connected they are =3
How close those boys are makes my heart melt♥

[cakearts.livejournal.com]

lol Junsu looks so creeper in that picture D|
...or, um, the most creeper

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

jasdkhflakjd They are just too cute sometimes <3

Though the parts about them not being able to rest DDD: Ugh, poor boys ;_;<3