"Girls' Generation Will Not Follow In TVXQ's Footsteps"

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"Girls' Generation will not follow in TVXQ's footsteps."

At a press conference in Beverly Hills, L.A., Kim Young Min (40) of SM Entertainment stated that, "Contrary to what is expected, Girls' Generation's future plans in Asia will not focus solely on Japan." He implied that Girls' Generation would take the complete opposite road to carve a place for themselves in Japan from TVXQ, who he pointed out had focused completely on Japanese activities after their debut there and had then become the top of Asia.

He emphasized that, "Girls' Generation's primary goal is to become 'No.1 in Asia', so it is essential that we construct a system for them where their popularity and talents are verified in other Asian countries so that they naturally become popular in Japan. They will not follow the footsteps of TVXQ, who began to focus on gaining awareness in Asia only after their success in Japan."

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What Kim Young Min thinks about the TVXQ dispute.

Regarding the TVXQ dispute, Kim Young Min said, "It's heartbreaking and painful. It pains me to see the Japanese media focusing on only one side of the Korean Entertainment industry and saying 'Korean groups break up easily, and there are many problems within this.'"

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T/N: And this is one that I never thought I would need to translate... until now. It came out about three weeks ago.

-In the past, TVXQ were seen starting from the bottom in Japan and working their way up. But Girls' Generation is flashy from the start.

▲I hope that everyone sees it in a different perspective. In the past, when TVXQ debuted in Japan, they could not guarantee that they would be popular. Therefore, they needed time to win over fans. Seeing TVXQ, who were already top stars in Korea, perform on a small stage in Japan may have made people think that they were having a hard time when they weren't.

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All of this is translated in the same post in tohosomnia, so I linked all the credits to the same post.

Comments

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

Ugh I read the title and thought they were referring to the lawsuit - DNFUCKINGW ):

[clroo.livejournal.com]

lol this is what i read: SNSD will not follow in DBSK's footsteps. aka WE WILL NOT ALLOW SNSD TO SUE US

[greenteafroyo.livejournal.com]

Seeing TVXQ, who were already top stars in Korea, perform on a small stage in Japan may have made people think that they were having a hard time when they weren't.

yes they were. definitely not in korea, but in japan.

In the past, TVXQ were seen starting from the bottom in Japan and working their way up. But Girls' Generation is flashy from the start.

yah we can see.

TVXQ, who he pointed out had focused completely on Japanese activities after their debut there and had then become the top of Asia.

umm they never focused completely on Japan until the lawsuit started ok. SME, don't tell me you've forgotten Mirotic. y'know, that one album which is one of the bestselling albums your company's artists have ever produced? remember that?

/unhappy stan

[flyfallcrash.livejournal.com]

Lol. This is so funny that I'm not even going to be a butthurt stan.

[jaedork.livejournal.com]

Seeing TVXQ, who were already top stars in Korea, perform on a small stage in Japan may have made people think that they were having a hard time when they weren't.

this is more like a huge slap in HoMin's faces who are still under SME
they are still part of DBSK y'know,..

[rosedust230.livejournal.com]

this.

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

fuck no, i was hoping this shit wouldn't be posted on here

[malyo.livejournal.com]

Oh I can hear the shitstorm coming

[needsm0retime.livejournal.com]

Kim Young Min you are full of shit and biased as hale.

[kiseki04.livejournal.com]

SNSD got popularity in Japan coz of TVXQ!! jeez~

"Girls' Generation's primary goal is to become 'No.1 in Asia'
huh, let see~

[riofrio.livejournal.com]

hahahah! i like your comment!:Db

[fseventh.livejournal.com]

IDC with this shit, let the sales talk today. I'm excited to see Arashi new single and JJY first album sale.

As for SNSD, it will be amazing if they can surpass Kara's consistent sales.

[soheefan.livejournal.com]

they're going to surpass Kara's sales EASILY. Genie is catchier and Snsd are just more appealing thank Kara to most people

[huile7.livejournal.com]

This made me laugh more than anything

I've gone past the stage of caring what SM says. Indifferent to anything involving dispute btn jjy and sm. This proves more than anything that JJY and SM are a done deal--- pple better start moving on coz the bridge btn them has being burnt to ashes

[billisamidget.livejournal.com]

Eh, I'm glad SNSD is doing their own thing. And I hope that their approach of targeting multiple countries at once, works for them, rather than sabotaging them, by diluting their promotions in each locale.

I know it's mincing with semantics, but while Tohoshinki wasn't doing poorly in their first years in Japan (by steadily building their fanbase, though sales were low,) to say they weren't having a hard time is BS.

[vanillaicex3.livejournal.com]

Fuck you Kim Young Min I hope you die faster treating people like slaves.

[xxtohoshinkixx.livejournal.com]

this

[wearehappiness.livejournal.com]

Yeah sme all those tears were fake. Of couse they didn't have difficulty, I mean they were only just thrown into a foreign country where they has to start from the beginning again without even knowing the language.
Smh man. -__-

[wearehappiness.livejournal.com]

Not even an snsd fan but if they are getting treated better well then that's good. I hope they are successful in japan.

[nimco.livejournal.com]

MTE.

[piyolitics.livejournal.com]

....no. :/

[0126.livejournal.com]

"Seeing TVXQ, who were already top stars in Korea, perform on a small stage in Japan may have made people think that they were having a hard time when they weren't."

um what?!? this guy is belittling all the hard work and the sacrifice that the guys put in to succeed in Japan....try to make it big in a county where you're unfamiliar with the language and the culture and away from your family....geez

[n-ics.livejournal.com]

Not to mention its a slap in the face for Homin who are still under SME...

[spandachi.livejournal.com]

Well, let the wank fest start.

[rosetta16.livejournal.com]

KKim Young min ass hole is in the wrong place cause he talks shit

[nimco.livejournal.com]

SM is spitting bullshit left and right LOL.

[jlie-ly.livejournal.com]

CAN THAT BITCH (KIM YOUNGMIN) JUST GO DIE PLEASE!!!
i wish one day i could use the Iron Maiden on him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_maiden_%28torture%29
no fan war please, just bashing Kim Young Min is fun enough.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

hmm well different things work for different groups. Not everyone has to go the tvxq route. and I do hope it all works out for snsd, they deserve it and hopefully they will get enough rest and not be overworked in their persuit to conquer asia.

ngl, I'm a little butthurt about how it said dbsk did not have a hard time in japan. i mean I'm sure they weren't starving and like playing small shows in the streets, but it was still difficult for them imo. it's like the guy is saying dbsk lied, as if I remember correctly they did talk about the difficult times in japan and how it made them stronger and it made them closer as well.

[faister.livejournal.com]

[jongina.livejournal.com]

Mte, Taeyeon.

[noelledominique.livejournal.com]

+1

[faister.livejournal.com]

At this point, I'm just over all of these comparisons.

[greenteafroyo.livejournal.com]

lol they're just getting more pointless everytime.

[soheefan.livejournal.com]

SNSD needs to focus on Japan if they want to be successful in Japan. I actually think they can do the best job out of korean girl groups in Japan, they just have to work hard and not half ass it in Japan