Dong Bang Shin Gi [Part IV]

[may_510]

YAY!! We made it to Part IV!! Thanks for the opportunity of starting Part IV!

*If you plan to use the information in this post in other threads in JCN, please just put the link to this post in that thread. Do not copy and paste all the info directly to that thread. Thank you.*

Xiah JunSu :: Micky YooChun :: YoungWoong JaeJoong :: ChoiKang ChangMin :: U-Know Yunho



^ Nice back uh?

Group name: TVfXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi) ll Tohoshinki ll Dong Bang Shin Ki ll Dong Bang Shin Gi
* each of them is just a shorter way to say their names in different languages, for example:
DBSG/ DBSK is Korean (Dong Bang Shin Gi)
TVfXQ is their English name and it's also what they call themselves (Tong Vfang Xien Qi)
THSK is their name in Japanese (To Ho Shin Ki) *

Group members (from the eldest to the youngest ^^):
> Kim Jae Joong (김재중)
> Jung Yun Ho (정윤호) [Leader]
> Park Yoo Chun (박유천)
> Kim Jun Su (김준수)
> Shim Chang Min (심창민)

Debut: 26th Dec 2003 (debuted on SBS' "Boa & Britney Special")
First concert: [South Korea] 10th February 2006
[Japan] 13th May 2006
[Malaysia] 14th July 2006
[Thailand] 15th September 2006
Management: SM Entertainment [2003 - current ]
Song Category: Acapella, Pop, Ballad
Fanclub: CASSIOPEIA
Official websites:
> 동방신기 Official Korean website
> Tohoshinki's Official Japanese website
> 東方神起 Official Chinese website
> TvfXQ's Official website in Malaysia
> Official website for DBSG's 1st Theatrical TV Drama [Vacation]

Some unofficial fan sites that are worth checking out (credits to mish for the list):
> IN:COMPLETE
> BelleMode
> TVfXQ Forever Forums
> TVfXQ World/ Heaven

Dong Bang Shin Gi-related threads in JC Net:
> [CAMERA-WHORES] Dong Bang Shin Ki <3 {56kers beware} <- thanks to Viv for starting the thread.
> [Media DL] Dong Bang Shin Ki - Performance/MVs/Clips/Songs/etc. <- thanks to Linny for starting the thread.

Biography

TVfXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi), also known as 동방신기, 東方神起, and Dong Bang Shin Gi/Ki, is a five-member male K-pop group, which sings a cappella. They have debuted in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. The five members are, from eldest to youngest, Kim Jae Joong (김재중 or HERO 在中), Jung Yun Ho (정윤호 or U-know 允浩), Park Yoo Chun (박유천 or Micky 有天), Kim Jun Su (김준수 or Xiah 俊秀) and Shim Chang Min (심창민 or MAX 昌珉).

The meaning of 'Dong Bang Shin Gi' is 'Gods Rising from the East'. This five-member dance team is made up of mere high school students who auditioned for stardom. Each member has proved his excellent talent in singing as well as dancing. This came to a successful creation of the boy band.

The boys were put in different groups among peers and other trainees in their training to be selected for the group, which was already named as Dong Bang Shin Gi. The best were chosen to be put into the group Dong Bang Shin Gi and the following were chosen.

The first to join was Kim Jun Su (김준수) who was merely 12 at that time; he was brought into the program through a TV show looking for new talent. He continued on to train for six more years to debut under the name of Xiah Junsu (시아준수). (Xiah is Asia without the "Ah" sound in Korean)

The next member to join, Jung Yun Ho (정윤호), won his audition through a dance competition. However, he was no amateur. He had tasted stardom as a backup dancer and rapper for K-pop singer Dana. His chosen stage name is U-know Yunho (유노윤호) (because when you say Yunho real fast, it sounds like U-know in English).

Kim Jae Joong (김재중), like Tamaki Nami (the Japanese pop singer), left his hometown to audition for SM Entertainment and debut under the name a fortune teller foretold years before: YoungWoong JaeJoong(영웅재중). He is also known as Hero, the translation of YoungWoong (영웅).

Shim Chang Min (심창민), one of the youngest to audition, passed the try-outs with flying colors. He joined the band on the name of ChoiKang ChangMin (최강창민) (the English counterpart to his stage name is Max).

Six months prior to the group's debut, a new member was added. The American Park Yoo Chun (박유천) changed his name to Micky YooChun (믹키유천). Originally, YooChun's English name was Micky, so he chose his English name to be part of his stage name.

Profiles


*Picture and translation credits to TVfXQ World*

Kim Jae Joong
Stage Name: HERO; YoungWoong JaeJoong (영웅재중 or 英雄在中)
Real Name: Kim Jae Joong (김재중)
Date Of Birth: 26th January 1986
Birth Place: ChoongNam Heights
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 63kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, playing the piano, games
Talents: Singing, imitating others
Band Position: Lead Vocals
Awards:
* S.M. Entertainment's 2nd Best Youth Competition
* Best Outward Appearance Award

A little more on Jaejoong:
Born in 1986, he was born with the blood-type O and has the personality
of someone with this blood type. He is the main vocal of the group, and is
carrying out the role of the "big brother" with Yunho. He gives the
most criticisms to the members regarding music. Jaejoong has deep thoughts and
talks straight-forwardly. His neat and tidy personality is portrayed in
the dorm they live in. Cleaning every corner of the house is blatantly
a part of this trait, but he also is interested in cooking and feeds
everyone in the group. For this reason, he is the 'mother' of the group. He has exceptional cooking skills and can prepare 15 kinds of dishes easily. He won the best-looking award from SM, and is a pretty boy, but his hobby is weight
training -- he has a great, masculine body in contrast to his feminine
face. Jaejoong is interested in people's relationships and likes to love.



*Picture and translation credits to TVfXQ World*

Jung Yun Ho
Stage Name: U-KNOW / U-Know YunHo (유노윤호 or 瑜卤允浩)
Real Name: Jung Yun Ho (정윤호)
Date Of Birth: 6th Februray 1986
Birth Place: JunNam Heights
Blood Type: A
Height: 184cm
Weight: 66kg
Hobbies: Listening to music and singing
Talents: Singing, and dancing
Band Positions: Bass Vocals, Leader
Awards:
* S.M. Entertainment's 1st Best Youth Competition
* Best Dance Award

A little more on Yunho:
Born in 1986, he is also an aquarius like Jaejoong. He is the team's leader and
the bass vocal part of the group. Having too many thoughts being a
distinctive character trait of an A-blood type, Yunho also carries
this trait. He won the Best Dancer award from SM and is the most talented
in dancing. His hobby is to choreograph. Yunho has experience as a rapper
from Dana's 1st album song, Diamond. He likes to play basketball, and
is talented in martial arts (hap ki do), for he placed 3rd in a contest. On the other hand, he enjoys writing fictional stories and has diverse thoughts.



*Picture and translation credits to TVfXQ World*

Park Yoo Chun
Stage Name: MICKY / Micky YooChun (믹키유천 or 秘奇有天/秘奇有仟)
Real Name: Park Yoo Chun (박유천)
Date Of Birth: 4th June 1986
Birth Place: Seoul Heights
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 64kg
Hobbies: Composing, driving and tuning icing cars
Talents: Singing, composing, writing lyrics
Band Position: Mid-Low Vocals
Awards:
* 2001 American Musical Festival (Viriginia) Grand Prize
* 2003 KBN Youth Musical Festival Special Prize

A little more on Yoochun:
A gemini born in 1986, he has the middle-low vocal part of the group.
Along with Xiah, he is the middle voice of the group. He is an important
figure that brightens up the mood and atmosphere with his funny
personality. Perhaps he couldn't hide his talent even when he was
little, for he won the highest award at the Korean/American Music
Contest and the KBN Music Contest for young adults. Yoochun is very interested
in composing and he's written over 100 songs, and the members personally like
his songs the best out of the ones the members composed. He joined the team and left his family in America, and he admits that he sometimes misses driving around Virgina. But he says that this moment, right now, is the happiest of his life.



*Picture and translation credits to TVfXQ World*

Kim Jun Su
Stage Name: XIAH / Xiah JunSu (시아준수 or 细亚俊秀)
Real Name: Kim Jun Su (김준수)
Date Of Birth: 1st January 1987 (born on 15th December 1986, but his parents regiesterd him on 1st January 1987)
Birth Place: KyungkiDo Heights
Blood Type: B
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66kg
Hobbies: Piano, soccer
Talents: Singing, dancing
Band Position: Mid-Lead Vocals
Awards:
* Casting by Starlight Casting System
* SBS-TV Saturday is Coming's <Battle of the Century> KangTa's team - Lead Vocal

A little more on Junsu:
Born on January 1, 1987, he is a capricorn. He has the middle-high vocal
part in the group. The group labels him as an innocent and bright boy.
On the other hand, he makes a 180 degree change on stage and performs
with great charisma. Junsu maintains order and balance in the group when they
face difficulty. Possibly because of his long 6 year training, he is
very empathetic and thinks a lot about people's feelings. He plays the
piano well and is very poetic -- he enjoys writing poems. One of his
dreams in life is to have his writing published into a book. One of his
motivations in his singing career is the unachieved dream of his mother
who once dreamed of being a star.



*Picture and translation credits to TVfXQ World*

Shim Chang Min
Stage Name: MAX / ChoiKang Changmin (최강창민 or 最强昌珉)
Real Name: Shim Chang Min (심창민)
Date Of Birth: 18 February 1988
Birth Place: Seoul Heights
Blood Type: B
Height: 186cm
Weight: 63kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, sports, composing
Talents: Singing, dancing, sports (basketball)
Band Position: High Vocals
Awards:
* S.M. Entertainment's 6th Best Youth Competition
* 1st Place Award / Best Singing Award

A little more on Changmin:
An aquarius born in 1988, his blood type is B. He is greedy when it comes
to music, so sometimes he cries when he isn't satisfied with his singing.
Because his parents are teachers, he is also very competitive and tries
very hard at schoolwork and reading. Though the youngest in the group,
he is the most modest and has the deepest thoughts. He can be honest and
blunt when he strongly believes that something should not be done.
Though shy at first, he is a very bright boy when you get to know him
well. He followed his friend to an SM contest and luckily won the Best
Singer award.


*I'm not sure if I'm allowed to take the pics (that are used for the profiles) out from TVfXQ World coz I saved the pics long time ago. If it's not allowed, PM me and I'll remove the pics.*

Discography

Korean:
01.14.2004 - Hug (Single)
06.24.2004 - The Way U Are
06.30.2004 - '04 Summer Vacation In Smtown.com
10.13.2004 - Tri-Angle (1st Album)
12.07.2004 - Christmas Gift from 동방신기
06.21.2005 - Hi Ya Ya 여름날
09.12.2005 - Rising Sun (2nd Album)
12.15.2005 - Show Me Your Love With Super Junior (Single)
07.12.2006 - 1st Live Concert Album: Rising Sun
07.28.2006 - Vacation OST (Single)
09.29.2006 - 'O' 正.反.合. ('오' -정.반.합.)['O' Jong Ban Hab] (3rd Album)

Japanese:
04.27.2005 - Stay With Me Tonight (Japanese 1st Single)
07.03.2005 - Somebody To Love (Japanese 2nd Single)
11.12.2005 - My Destiny (Japanese 3rd Single)
03.08.2006 - Ashitawa Kurakara 明日は来るから (Japanese 4th Single)
03.23.2006 - Heart, Mind and Soul [CD+DVD] [CD] (1st Japanese Album)
06.23.2006 - 東方神起 HISTORY in JAPAN Vol.1 [DVD]
04.19.2006 - Rising Sun / Heart, Mind and Soul [CD+DVD] [CD] (Japanese 5th Single)
06.21.2006 - Begin [CFD+DVD] [CD] (Japanese 6th Single)
08.16.2006 - Sky [CD+DVD] [CD] (Japanese 7th Single)
10.04.2006 - 1st Live Tour 2006 - Heart, Mind and Soul - (Japan Version) [DVD]
11.08.2006 - Miss You / 'O' Sei.Han.Go [CD+DVD] [CD] (Japanese 8th Single)
01.24.2007 - Step by Step [CD+DVD] (Japanese 9th single) <- theme song for MBS Drama "KazokuZenzai"

Others:
03.24.2005 - Hug (International Version)
05.01.2005 - Tri-Angle (Chinese Version)
10.10.2005 - Rising Sun (Limited Edition) (Taiwan Version)
11.03.2005 - TVXQ Rising Sun Showcase VCD Limited Edition
12.08.2005 - Rising Sun (CD+VCD) (Special Edition) (Hong Kong Version)
11.13.2006 - 'O' 正.反.合. ('오' -정.반.합.)['O' Jong Ban Hab] Repackaged Version (CD +DVD: Theatre Drama)
11.13.2006 - 'O' 正.反.合. ('오' -정.반.합.)['O' Jong Ban Hab] Repackaged Version (CD +DVD: Music Video)

Collectibles:
03.27.2004 - 1st Story book "Hug"
08.18.2004 - 2nd Story book "The Way You Are"
11.19.2004 - 3rd Story book "TVXQ! Special Photo Essay In L.A."
11.28.2005 - 4th Story Book"TVXQ! Rising Sun Repackage Story Book : Five Secret Story"

06.30.2005 - 1st Photo Book "TVXQ!: Travel Sketches in Los Angeles"
06.30.2005 - 2nd Photo Book "TVXQ! : Summer Paradise in Borabora"
12.07.2006 - 3rd Photo Book "The Prince in Prague"

01.27.2006 - TVXQ! 2006 Special Hanging Calendar
12.13.2006 - Dong Bang Shin Ki 2007 Hanging Calendar
12.13.2006 - Dong Bang Shin Ki 2007 Desk Calendar
12.13.2006 - Dong Bang Shin Ki 2007 Pocket Calendar

02.28.2006 - All About TVfXQ DVD
04.13.2006 - 2006 Dong Bang Shin Ki - History in Japan Vol.1

04.14.2006 - Tohoshinki- 1st Artist Book (First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)
03.30.2006 - Tohoshinki- 1st Artist Book - Tomorrow: 000777days (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)

06.02.2006 - Dong Bang Shin Ki - Dong Bang's Fighting Spirit : 2006 World Cup Korean Official Image Song [CD+VCD + Photo Album]

Music Videos:
Korean
Hug
My Little Princess
My Little Princess (Accapella Verison)
The Way U Are
Whatever They Say (Accapella Verison)
Hotmail (with SM Town)
Drive
Miduhyo
Miduhyo (2nd version)
Tri-Angle (feat. BoA and The TRAX)
Thanks To
Magic Castle
Hi Ya Ya
Rising Sun
Rising Sun (LG M6100 version)
Tonight
Always There…
Show Me Your Love (with Super Junior)
Beautiful Life
One (scenes from A Millionaire's First Love only)
Insa (scenes from A Millionaire's First Love only)
The Fighting Spirit of Dong Bang
Red Sun (with SM Town)
Free Your Mind (remix version)
'O' 正.反.合. ('오' -정.반.합.)['O' Jong Ban Hab]
Balloons

Japanese
Rising Sun
Stay With Me Tonight
Somebody To Love
My Destiny
Ashitawa Kurakara
Begin
Sky
Miss You
'O' Sei Han Go
Step by Step
Others
Hug (International version)
Rising Sun (Karaoke Mandarin version - available in Taiwan only)
A Millionaire's First Love OST

Dramas

2005 - Banjun Drama [First Love] - Yunho and Micky
2005 - Banjun Drama [The Masked Fencer] - Yunho and Micky
02.19.2006 - Banjun Theater [The King Man's Parody]
02.26.2006 - Banjun Theater [U-Know Yunho's Tokyo Holiday]
03.05.2006 - Banjun Theater [Finding the Lost Time]
03.12.2006 - Banjun Theater [Dangerous Love]
03.19.2006 - Banjun Theater [Most Unforgettable Loves in Their Lives]

07.28.2006 - Vacation [DBSG's 1st Theatrical TV Drama]
Yet to be confirmed - Dating on the Earth [DBSG's 2nd Theatrical Drama]

Sources: tvxq.com ll wikipedia.org ll yesasia.com ll smtown.com ll nic@Kpop Kingdom ll RA_WR@soompi ll Ki-chan@TVfXQ Forever ll TVfXQ World ll may_510@JC Net

[vicks]

hmm i thought dayna umma wanted to start part 4 but yayaya! part 4. i remember when the thread was still quiet and viv was still claiming maxie ^^

so err.. what were we talking about before? O.o

[ice_sylph]

hey may!! hello all of you!! wah... 4th thread already!! our boys rocks!!

ah we were talking about how SM is milking money from the boys. GGRRR

anyone going for the concert? may, are you going?

[happifruit]

hey guys! whoo hoo part iv!!

oh yeah that's right...SM milking money...what else is new? geez...have you guys seen those calling card things with their faces on it that just came out in Busan?
hey! those charms that they're selling on YesAsia were available on G-market awhile back...I love Xiah's so much...I can't decide if I like it better or Yunho's cuz they're both so artistic...and JaeJoong's set is really delicate...

finally saw those dramas Dana? I thought the two of them did a pretty good job...the First Love one was just pure eye candy...Yunho still makes me faint to this day whenever I rewatch it for the nth time...and the Masked Fencer one has great cinematography and the twist at the end isn't stupid and ridiculous...

[jessica]

yay, part 4! thanks for starting this May Tohoshinki reminded me of "tonchuseiyo" for some odd reason i kind of lost track of them when i was caught up with other gasoo's news and media ^^; i only watched 2 out of the many Banjun Theatre clips

[lidooL-saRah]

wow ! is jaejoong the oldest ? i never knew that
is tohoshinki their japanese name ? ^_^ kawaii desu ne ..

[may_510]

vicks, oOps I didn't notice that Dana wanted to start Part IV..
Mianhe Dana, Part V will be reserved for you...
EDITED: I didn't see her mentioning about wanting to start Part IV before I post my last reply in Part III (or were my eyes playing with me?? ). Maybe she added that last sentence when she edited her message??
Yeah, we're talking about how SM is using all sorts of ways to milk money from the boys, as well as Chang Min being casted as the lead actor in MBC drama~

Carrie, yeahhh. I'm planning to go to their concert in Malaysia! Super Junior will be coming with their new 13th member too! 18 hotties in a show, is just too hard to resist

Sofi, I was practically rolling on the floor when I saw the ending for First Love If you watch X Man, you'd understand what I meant! Park Myung Soo and Ji Sang Ryul never fails to make me laugh! *

jessica, *reminds myself to drop a message in you-know-what-thread soon* YEAHH! SM is definitely using Tohoshinki to say "tonchuseiyo" to us
The Banjun Theaters are good! Which are the two that you have watched?

lidooL-saRah, hi hi there Yeahh, that's their Japanese name.
LOL, I find it funny that Jae Joong being youngest in his family, is the eldest in the group while Chang Min, being the eldest in his family turns out to be the youngest in the group!

EDITED: Whoops, there is a word-limit on every reply now?? I was trying to edit the first post but they gave me the "exceed-word-limit" message

[happifruit]

whoa May, you lucky butt!!!
and I'm stuck here in fricking freezing Canada...
(that was supposed to be a play on one of Yunho's shirts...I found a picture of him in a shirt that said "F---in' Freezing" and then a picture of the maple leaf...I cannot tell you how hard I laughed for hours after that...so true...it's like 13 degrees right now)
so make sure you cheer extra hard for all of us who can't go!!

that First Love ending was funny only after you get over the repulsion of seeing those two guys there...they are HILARIOUS on Xman but I really didn't like how they ended the episode like that...but I guess they were scared of the netizens...

haha speaking of hilarity on Xman anyone see that clip of Park Myung Soo and Ji Sang Ryul singing 'Hug' on Xman? I don't remember if I was allowed to take it out but I'll dig it up and upload it...just don't tell anyone *wink* =P

EDIT: here it is...credits to IN:COM...hopefully this one was take-out-able...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wdsr4d

[peardrops]

OOOH a new thread! may u done a good job there =)

I havent seen the calling cards yet. But i want to get the t-shirts that they wore in the korea vs sengal game!! Plus their 'fighting spirit' cd/vcd~~

Anyone going to join their cassiopeia official global fan club???

[jessica]

i always thought Yunho was the oldest because he's the group leader. even knowing the JJ is oldest, it doesn't make me feel less guilty when i fangirl him ><

may: you are right. SM is evil =/ ooh, Changmin will be casted as the lead actor in a MBC drama?! is it confirmed yet? do you know the rest of the cast and the plot? i've only watched the King's Man skit and Tokyo Holiday. both are really funny

is there a word limit? how can that be possible when we still type essays on the other thread? ^^; i only know that if you don't have enough words, you couldn't post.