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Hellooo omg I make one post and disappear for a few days what :X
Life's pretty great, I was rushing to pack up my stuff last week coz I'm moving house for the next academic year but I'm finally back home enjoying my life doing nothing after a 14h flight woohooo~ Are you having a summer break now too?
Hellooo 甜蜜蜜 hahah your name reminds me of this Chinese oldie...
Anw with each passing year I think the chances of them reuniting are slim, though some part in me still wishes to see some collaboration performance someday. But as a whole unit again? I very much doubt so :/ yeah but it's not like tvxq and jyj are not doing great rn so I guess it's alright...? I somewhat dislike the limbo that they have left their relationship in though I hope they have their souju date to have some closure. I do hope they all be friends again in future?
Oh you can practice your Chinese with me toooo hahahah (:
Lol hi soul! Nope I'm having my long summer break now~ enjoying my three weeks back in this hot humid place before I make another long flight to brazil~
Omg I seem to be busier at home rather than during term time I am missing out on all the news like yunho's enlistment and etc... ): anw how are you doing!!
helloooo I don't think I spoke to you before so ä½ å¥½ï¼ hahahaha random but ä½ æ˜¯åŽäººå—? (:
I live in a predominantly English-speaking place for most of the year so my Mandarin kinda sucks now too, though my issue is that when I have to like do a proper more formal type of speech or conversation in Mandarin I kind of freeze up and my mouth doesn't match up to the speed of the words processing in my brain, though when I just speak casually to my family or friends I don't seem to have an issue lol
lmao, I replied a minute after you posted, and then you just... disappeared
enjoy your summer break lmao, i dont even know what that means anymore
so many people who speak mandarin here.... so random, but then not maybe
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ohh okay, I understand of course exams are important
my username means 'as sweet as honey/sweet like honey' and thank you!^^

I know this is a bit random but do you think dbsk will ever reunite?
which kind of characters are these, i'm really curious?
I really thought about that topic, but for that to happen I think 2 conditions need to happen:
1. JYJ would have to kinda apologize to SM (cuz I don't see the duo leaving SM any time soon)
2. TVXQ duo would want to have them back.
So, in a way I think duo became too successful to change things to back how they were. And for JYJ, I think they probably wouldn't want to have anything with SM, which is inevitable if they want to have anything to do with TVXQ, because of the blocking.
edit: Also, since there are lots of fans who only support one side, and that there are many fans who became fans post-split, it would be really interesting how would they react if reunion ever happens. It would be... interesting.
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hi!!! and thanks! :p
Sorry for skipping to introduce myself
Hope you have nice time here!
This thread is kinda slow for some time, I guess it's because people are having final exams so they are busy studying. It will probably get better once people are done.
If you don't mind, what does your username mean? It looks very pretty.
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Whassup guys haven't been here in a bit how's everyone doing?
Ohh and hi to everyone that I haven't spoken to before!!!~ (:
wa$$up, i'm fine
how are you?
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it's certainly impressive in that it would reflect how big their Japanese fanclub is and how eager they are to buy limited items, not to mention non-fanclub people ordering through their BE friends...
well I never said it was "only" for the good feelz, of course it isn't. Avex will always be after money because they're Avex. it's just not a straight up "give us your money" item like many other BE goods or public DVD releases from them usually are, and it's obviously intended as a parting gift since Yunho will be out of the public eye for two years.
in the grand scheme of their merchandise, the investment probably costs more than what it'll eventually bring in because it's a limited item. but it doesn't matter because they'll be able to cover for it with the profits from their other sales anyway, probably.
I think SM's summer schedule is too crowded to fit another TVXQ comeback in really... too bad
the thing is that you think it's a parting gift, but I think they still want to make money
are we at least going to find about what the sales are if selling through fanclub online shop isn't counted on Oricon?
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eh, I don't think they have that many on standby... but then I don't know for sure, haha. I'm thinking they are manufacturing it on as as-demanded basis by taking preorders to assess interest first. the album won't ship for another month at least, so... plus, that's just gross revenue, not net profit which probably isn't as much once you take away the costs of producing the album in the first place.
yeah, he's been granted an extension and will be appearing in his hometown Gwangju for the opening of the Gwangju Universiade which is pretty cool! typical Yunho to want to perform at home before leaving for service...
so that revenue is not impressive? I think it's pretty impressive in today's conditions of physical sales, esp with such a big price and expenses lower than average, so as you said net profit is higher. But since idk the net profit, that's why I'm talking about revenue.
I doubt they are releasing an album only for good feelz, they are doing it for money.
about Yunho, I don't even want to think about him leaving tbh. I thought for a long time that there was going to be TVXQ Korean comeback, but yeah, we got Yunho solo instead
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well, it's a big A4-sized special edition with a full photobook (not the usual little lyrics photobook) so it figures. like I said, it's a fan gift so it's intended as a collector's item for the terminally obsessed (like me) more than anything. even though it is more expensive than a regular album, since it's so limited, it's not going to bring in anywhere near the amount of revenue that a full regular release would, imo.
the inability to go on tour is probably another factor... Yunho will only be with us until July now, perhaps August at the very most depending on how long SM managed to negotiate his extension for... :'( (but musical!)
well, if it sells like 40 000 copies with price of 4500 JPY, it's still a revenue of around 1.44 million dollars. Pretty neat, right.
ah that what you meant when talking about extension, though the musical is at the beginning of July, so...
time flies so fast, tbh, it's hard to get used to it
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lol PowerPoint PV... that makes me want to watch it since I never have :p
imo it's being sold to Bigeast only because neither Yunho nor Changmin currently intend to make a full solo debut. hence it's not a solo debut, just a pre-departure gift for fans rather than being aimed at the general public. in one way I like it (because it feels more special and intimate, and it doesn't break the TVXQ duo bond) but on the other hand I also wish it got a wider release just so more people had the opportunity to acquire it. either way it won't be appearing on Oricon because FC releases don't get counted and no doubt the tracks will appear online regardless so people will still get to listen to it even if they can't own it.
I expect Changmin to get a similar mini when he leaves for military service as well. he has a similar amount of solo songs he's performed widely at Japanese tours so it would make sense.
it doesn't seem like a greed issue to me because undoubtedly Avex could make a lot more money with a full public release than a limited niche fanclub release...
since I'm a Bigeast I've already ordered 3 copies for myself and for friends who couldn't acquire it otherwise, haha
This mini album, with 2 new songs and only 1 PV, costs more than many full albums with e.g. 5 new songs and 5 PVs. Plus, there is no promotion, so it seems that expenses here are much lower.
Since it can't be promoted, someone prolly remembered; "Hey! If the promotion is limited, let's also make the product limited too" which of course makes this album have availability in limited quantities, exclusive distribution, luxurious packaging and corresponding price as luxurious goods can't have low price, so buyers feel they are getting high value out of the product.
I mean album could just be promoted normally because TVXQ never does big promo like many other groups - mostly just interviews and few performances, and then go on tour. No extra gimmicks that eat the profit. So this mini would probably sell good too.
And, i'm glad you ordered it. The album looks great.
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There was a rumor that yunho and dara are in talk for wgm Is it true?
I am really wondering when they will appear on music shows
Hope they will appear after their military service I don't know why they sell it to membership fan only .Like you said his album would sell out even if it has lack of promotion.
lmaooo, I fell for dara yunho trolling so hard for a second, now I have a wish I never realized I had. This stuff would be so epic, like I can't imagine anything more epic. It happened because some twitter account posted fake news and then it spread lol.
JYJ reuniting again is so far away, so 1 member singing on tv would be great
And what with international fans who want Yunho's album, how are people who are broke now going to order it once it sells out... and how are int. fans who have money going to buy it? Not everyone is good in contacting fansites and being friends with Bigeast to do it. I know international fans aren't counted on Oricon but still...
edit: you also fell for it, lol; and what my badges are different
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http://www.phileweb.com/ranking/cd-top20/1906.html
When I see JYJ selling 86k of WMT on Soundscan, despite gimmicks and PV made in PowerPoint, it really makes me kind of spill a tear. I really wish Junsu would have a real promo there with a single and everything, not just holding concerts. But I feel it won't happen even though so far there seems to be lots of moneyz waiting in Japan.
Also, what is this mess with Yunho's album being sold only to Bigeast. I thought people were joking when someone mentioned it. It seems that with "exclusivity" mark + him going to the army they want to encourage fans to buy buy buy stuff, with that kind of price. I know they are probably doing it because of time constraints (so not much promotion), but Idk... we know that Bigeast would buy it without "exclusivity" tag anyway, so it would be good if the album was also accessible to general public. TVXQ sold good before when they had little promotion.
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so according to this thread, Yunho gets a solo mini album.
totally unexpected i have to say
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That was the very first tvxq comeback I followed as a self-proclaimed fan and it wasn't a very good experience, cos one of my really close friends who introduced me to the boys started being rather negative about tvxq as a duo and it wasn't pretty, I had to keep the fangirling to myself cos I just couldn't talk to her abt it anymore.

So I guess Purple Line attracted you to TVXQ initially? What's your fave track from them then?

Rising Sun and Keep Your Head Down probably. Idk why, I like dramatic songs and 5+ min ballads lol.
about their first comeback, I remember how the general sentiment was lol
but then the kpop wave in Japan started and lots of people got so much fans in that period (both int and Japanese) with THSK, and also Kara and SJJD, and then I listened to TONE and became a fan XD
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I'm doing alright, thanks for asking, haha. Just enjoying my summer vacation, I guess.

How about you?
Yep, this thread survives on nonsense, honestly lol~

Oh, I see! Their ballads are just as good as their upbeat songs, really. >:D
What song got you into them? Was it Rising Sun?
I'm on the verge of falling asleep so dont be mad if I don't reply, I'm like really busy lol as usual.
I think I first started paying attention to them, a few years ago someone posted Yunho's part of Purple Line as a joke, and I then went to see the MV, and I just couldn't stop listening.
I will always hate myself for not paying attention to them earlier. I remember when KYHD came out and all the hype around it, and I'm really sad for not following the group since that moment.
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eyy you popped up

Well, it's not that I don't like it, it's just... meh to me.
Then again, my younger brother who's not even into K-pop/J-Pop(I think) REALLY likes this song (like, REALLY), so maybe it's just me.
I've never understood it's appeal ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
/unpopular opinion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
how are you lol?
yeah sorry, I've been busy, so I couldn't be on forum as much as I would like to
I'm glad the thread is still going strong
hahahah XD I don't think your opinion is weird
tbh, I didn't get into TVXQ because of their ballads, I got in because of dance songs and songs like Rising Sun lol, and I always though their fast songs were as good as their ballads
so your unique view isnt so unique
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do you guys like this song?
i think it's overrated af tbh

yoochun and yunho looked hot AF in the mv though
edit: wow, first post I make in this thread today and I'm already topping

YES
but why dont you like it...
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SOULOIST
Ok

try to enter the link souloist posted
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yeah im still here~
idk how the chat works and how to post vids and stuff, i need souloists help to that ):
CHAT MASTER SOULOIST WHERE AREE YOU?
ok, gimme a sec, i'll fix it
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someone please entertain me, i need it ):
hey, are you still here?
if you can we can go on that chat in 10-15 minutes, i have like an hour to spare
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even being a part of OTP, lol -
No one is supporting me and chwang smh ): fine be that way guys, I will ship myself lol.
HELLOO SLOWPOKE I see you've finally posted here yayyy! ^^
I can't say it applies to all, but I think many of these fans have been around for a long time? Like, when I first got into db5k I was pretty obsessed and spent lots of time watching their old varieties and performances etc. But I was young and I had quite a lot of free time then. I think many fans are like responsible adults with many things going on in their real lives so they don't look like they're very active in fandom~
btw sorry if you've already mentioned but how long have you been a fan of dbsk/ jyj?
hello again, silverstorm
i think i am a fan since 2012 for tvxq, 2013 for jyj, i've know them since 2010 though, and i remember the day kyhd came out lol
Hello there nice to meet you

ohmy luna is one of the cutest person i have seen in this forum and it's fun to have convo with her and her thirst for cute boys are real

In this thread there are some wisdom and more matured people like Teru,cilo but she is not

hi, nice to meet you too, I can see the thirst lol
I do but I'll have to check it later because I'm having problems with my line.
You have line tooomg, you are that person from bashing thread, arent you, the one who writes longs paragraphs
*pulls out cobwebs from hair*
hey all! I <3 TVXQ (all five of them) and my bias is Changmin in case you haven't guessed already. ;)
Can't believe its my first time posting here :O I saw the thread title in the main page and I was like "OMG TVXQ's thread!!1!!!!1!!"
anyways nice to meet all of you!
you're familiar I just can't remember from where???????????????
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Oh my, i love yoda
my wisdom aura ftw! 
hmm i kinda think i remember people if they have a dp thats easy to recognize or a special kind of sig, or a name thats easy to remember like slowpoke lol, idk why but i only look at the badges of people i know
how? really?
don't people usually just want to hang out with their own kind?
but ok, i really do have to remember that lots of people aren't really observant in RL too (no shade)
although when people ask me why do i remember them, i always say "it's not my fault you post a lot & spend lots of time on the internet" XD
i always wondered how does this fandom work? i always see fans who are in fandom less than me, they always catch on much faster on 10 year info lol (like, they know the dirt under the nail of their bias, this kind of stuff is really disheartening)
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thats because you have a really easy username to remember, i keep thinking of the pokemon lol
what really, how? xD thats the first time im hearing that tbh
I have no idea, maybe you just have a wisdom aura, like Yoda...
i think people who aren't really general kpop fans, remember ppl by their badges
i was always thinking about getting a badge for this group, but on the other hand I can say whatever I want wherever I want
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oh you remember my dp??
well im mostly in this thread but i guess i sometimes post other places(not much tho haha), so maybe you have seen me then? you must have an amazing memory loli have a really bad memory so i usually cant remember anyone unless ive talked to them a couple times haha
I think I just have a thing for remembering other fans of artists I like lol, I just remember the cat and the username for you
(well, you sure remembered me, and we only talked once XD, so...)
now that I remember the visual aspect, now I have to say you seemed like a really serious person, the one with lots of experience, idk why
i also got that impression from the writing style
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the thread were moving so much while i wasnt here )': I ALWAYS MISS THE FUN
anyway whats up haha~!
ah, nothing happened, i just work all the time, it seems you too sadly
so, you are the person with the cat in your dp? that's why i remembered you before yesterday
(i have singatures turned off lol)
you do post outside artist threads then i assume? i now realized this thread is just mostly conversations



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lmao, you seem to know many ppl
that's really great
yeah, i'm working lol
tbh, real holidays start in 7th moth of the year
people still mostly have work or school until then, that's why this thread is slow
but once holidays begin, expect this forum to liven up with activity with trolls and people spending 12 hours here lol