TVXQ to go on vacation starting New Year’s Day

After leading a busy and fruitful year traveling to countries all over the world, TVXQ will be going on vacation starting January 1st.

On December 30th, SM Entertainment revealed that TVXQ was awarded with a few days’ break ahead of their Japanese arena tour, which begins mid-January.

TVXQ has been constantly traveling back and forth between Korea and Japan all month. On the 29th, they were awarded the ‘Special Award’ at the ‘2011 MBC Entertainment Award‘ before performing as the ending stage at the ‘2011 SBS Gayo Daejun‘. On the 30th, they’ll be heading over to Japan for theTBS ‘Japan Record Awards‘, while on the 31st, they have a pre-recording with the ‘2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun‘ in addition to NHK’s ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen‘.

As soon as they complete their Japanese schedules, they’ll be returning to Korea and enjoy their few days of break starting with the New Year.

Their Japanese arena tour will go through nine cities, including Tokyo.

Source + Photos: OSEN via Naver

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2NE1, TVXQ, and KARA perform at 53rd Japan Record Awards

On December 30th, the Japanese music industry held one of its most prestigious events of the year, the ‘53rd Japan Record Awards‘, an event honoring the best and brightest of 2011.

The award show aired through Japan’s TBS and some of Korea’s brightest were also in attendance as2NE1, KARA, and TVXQ put on wonderful performances for everyone. 2NE1 performed ‘Go Away‘, TVXQ performed ‘Why? Keep Your Head Down‘, and KARA performed ‘Go Go Summer‘.

Additionally, 2NE1 were also rewarded with a rookie award.

Check out the performances below!

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Image: Star News via Nate

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TVXQ JYJ’s Junsu builds a school in Cambodia

Through the generous help of JYJ‘s Junsu, a small village in Cambodia was able to construct a school for its students.

On December 28th, ‘Adra Korea‘ announced the establishment of a ‘Kim Junsu School’ that took five months to build. The school includes six classrooms, a bathroom, and a clean water supply system.

The remote outback town is a part of the Pusat province and has a population of 1,500. It takes approximately three hours by car to travel to the capital. In a country that carries a suffering economy and health system, the town is considered one of the most impoverished within the country.

Junsu’s mother, Yoon Young Mi, visited the area through the aid of a volunteer organization and asked locals what they needed the most. Without hesitation, they had said that they needed a school for their children. After hearing about their needs, Junsu set out to construct a school to aid in the education of impoverished children and to help them find a future and a goal. Touched, the locals shared and donated everything they had to make it a possibility.

The opening ceremony was attended by 500 students and their parents, along with the town officials. The new elementary students put on an adorable show to express their gratitude. Junsu’s mother returned the favor by expressing, “I hope to name this school the ‘Xiah Junsu Evergreen School’ so that the students can preserve dreams as fresh and green as the trees and grow their own futures. I hope that everyone will grow up to become an important leader of our future.”

Junsu wasn’t able to attend due to his musical, ‘Elizabeth‘, but made sure to leave a message stating,“I’d love to visit everyone the next time I get an opportunity and sing and dance with you all.”

The town also set up a gate with the message ‘Kim Junsu Support Town’ to express their gratitude for all he’s done.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Naver

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Chinese fans hope for a H.O.T reunion

Chinese fans are hoping for an H.O.T reunion.

Former H.O.T member Lee Jae Won recently made comeback a for the first time in four years, now that he has been discharged from the military. He held a showcase in China to kick off his Chinese promotions. It was here that the fans expressed their support and hope for a H.O.T reunion.

The showcase was held for five hours at a hotel in Beijing on December 27th in front of 1,000 fan. The crowd reportedly began gathering on site since the early morning. The fans had various signs with them as well as balloons to congratulate Lee Jae Won on his comeback.

To the pleasant surprise of fans, fellow H.O.T member Tony An made a surprise appearance at the showcase. It was much more meaningful as his visit was also a surprise for Lee Jae Won.

After seeing Tony, the fans expressed their desire for a JTL reunion as well, sending the boys their cheers and applause of support.

After the showcase was over, Lee Jae Won remarked, “I was both nervous and excited to stand on stage as it’s been so long, but I was able to have a successful showcase thanks to my fans their support. I will always stand on stage being grateful to my many fans.”

Source & Image: MyDaily

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Artists rush between SBS Gayo Daejun and MBC Entertainment Awards

The K-pop artists became extremely busy, as SBS Gayo Daejun and MBC Entertainment Awardswere held at the same time.

On the 29th,The MBC Entertainment Awards were held at the MBC Dream Center, while SBS Gayo Daejun was held at the KINTEX in Ilsan. There are more and more artists that are being featured in entertainment programs, and therefore there are more awards to go around at these events, and the artists busily went back and forth between the two prestigious events.

The ladies of Girls’ Generation were especially busy this year, rushing back and forth between SBS and MBC as members Yuri and Tiffany were awarded for being MCs of ‘Show! Music Core‘.

Super Junior was also rushed, but managed to attend both events. Members Leeteuk and Kyuhyunreceived special awards under the ‘artist’ category at MBC, then headed over to SBS to attend Gayo Daejun. T-ara‘s Eunjung also ran back and forth. She was awarded an entertainment rookie award for being on MBC’s ‘We Got Married‘.

TVXQ was no exception. They received an award for ‘K-POP Concert’ at MBC, and also put on a special orchestra performance with the other SM Entertainment artists at SBS. The reason the artists were able to attend both events is that they were both held in Ilsan.

The two buildings are about 10 minutes driving distance from one another, and it was fairly easy to get from one location to the other. Part of the SBS ‘Gayo Daejun’ performances were also pre-recorded, which was another reason the artists could easily run back and forth.

This situation sees no signs of changing and there are still 2 more days to go before 2011 is over. 3 separate ceremonies will be held concurrently on each day by KBS, MBC and SBS.

Source & Image: StarNews via Nate

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JYJ’s Jaejoong puckers up to kiss…

The cast members of the popular drama ‘Protect the Boss‘ have gathered together once again, but this time for a year-end party.

Recently, ‘Protect the Boss‘ Director Song Jung Hyun posted proof shots of the cast members at the year-end party on the website gallery. The pictures contained images of JYJ‘s Jaejoong along with actresses Choi Kang Hee, Ha Jae Sook and actor Ji Sung as they came together to share a drink and celebrate the year’s end in good company.

The public was particularly drawn to the picture where Jaejoong is seen puckering up his lips attempting to kiss Choi Kang Hee, as well as other pictures where he is drawing humorous expressions, causing laughter among those who stumbled across the pictures.

Netizens stated, “Jaejoong must have been upset that he lost Choi Kang Hee to Ji Sung in the drama”, “It’s good to see that they stayed close even after the drama ended”, and “Kim Jaejoong… your lips… don’t do it”

Source: Etoday via ParanMedia

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