[TRANS] 110405 Exclusive Interview - JYJ Bangkok Concert: Part 2 Director Kim Jaejoong

Male idol group JYJ started their world tour at their first stop - Bangkok - with two concerts held on April 2nd and 3rd.

This world tour is a part of the promotion for the album "The Beginning" that was released on October 3rd of last year. JYJ sets Thailand as their first stop, then Taiwan on the 23rd, and they will be at Beijing on May 7th. Ending their overseas tour with four North American cities and returning to Korea to hold their last two concerts at Busan on June 11th and 12th. Thus finishing their 8-month long promotion for their first worldwide album "The Beginning."

The most intriguing thing in this world tour is Kim Jaejoong's role as the stage director. Using this 'creative challenge' to repay the fans, he not only controls the stage, lighting, and audio - he even adds his personal touch on costumes, showing Director Kim's responsible side. In response to this, Jaejoong replies, "To be honest, it is really tiring. During the set up process, there were a lot of problem with timing and other situational issues. These were very mind boggling and required help from other crew members. It was also because it was the first time so it was even more fatiguing."

Lastly, Jaejoong claims, "Even if it will be more tiring in the future due to problems JYJ may face later on - I'm fine with that." Showing a rare mature side of Kim Jaejoong.

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[TRANS] 110405 Exclusive Interview - JYJ Bangkok Concert: Kim Junsu Thanks Members' Encouragement

Male idol group JYJ started their world tour at their first stop - Bangkok - with two concerts held on April 2nd and 3rd.

In the press conference held before the concert, Junsu revealed his thoughts on working under the name of 'JYJ.' The three members of JYJ left TVXQ due to the lawsuit with their former agency SM Entertainment, and then subsequently announced their comeback and released their first worldwide album "The Beginning" on October 3rd of last year. With the help of famous rappers Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins, "The Beginning" caused a preorder craze before the album even hit the stores - creating a record of 520,000 preorders and being sold out of both online and actual record stores. Furthermore, JYJ was listed as fifth on the Billboard's 2010 Top 10 Favourite Albums - creating a stir in the music scene.

Regarding this, Junsu said, "Being listed in the Billboard's Reader Polls, even before the album was officially released, was a very memorable achievement. We were proud of that." He then continued calmly, "Mm, the only negative thing about entering the polls was that aside from us, no one else knew about it. There were also fans that only knew that our songs were being composed by famous singers. There were also people that thought we were just doing nothing during our break." This revealed the pain that Junsu felt during that period of time.

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