Oh yeah, I can hear the fangirl screams as I type. TVXQ aka DBSK/DBSG/THSK/TVfXQ, yes every one of them, are back in action in Korea!

After a year and 7 months in the land of the rising sun, Japan, (and a large amount of success) they come back to blow away their desperate-for-Shinki-attention fans. On the 21st, DBSK held a showcase in front of Seoul City Hall for the fans. In this showcase the tired yet bulked up Shinkis (no complaints), blew people away with their strong dance moves and stellar vocals.

From the 20th people have been lining up to get the best view for the comeback.



Oh the waste of newspapers, educate yourselves at least while you sit.

That is a relatively low turnout for a DBSK event, photo taken at 1830pm (show starts at 7pm).

This wonderful little showcase was first a pay for tickets type of event, but now the kind as ever SM Entertainment made it public access(!) Yay, they are so kind hearted. <3 Afterall the fans haven't waited that long to see them.

The DBSK men at the Press Conference before the event:

Youngwoong Jaejoong enjoying what’s left of the Summer heat

Oh dear, SM stylists and their choice of clothing materials

I feel like giving Micky Yoochun some decent curlers. Although I strangely like his new hair, in motion.

Their first two songs “Hey” and “주문 (Mirotic)” were released earlier this week in their entirety. With the boys new look, it’s hard to call them boys and much rather label them men. To be honest, I wouldn’t be surprised if the new word “Mirotic” actually stood for “Me Erotic”. Ahem, let’s move on. “Mirotic” apparently is a combination of the Chinese word for “maze” and the english “tic”, so the DBSK men basically want to trap you within their own music. Not bad really, considering the title track is a man telling his lady that she can’t leave him and that she is a “slave” for him. As a warning, this song is a grower and refuses to leave your head once it’s in.

The showcase opened in an explosive fashion, here are some stills:


I personally don’t like still shots of dance sequence, so this is all I’m adding.

Thanks to one of our awesome readers. We’ve found the high quality version of the “주문 (Mirotic)” MV. Can you say “FINALLY”?!

DBSK will have their comeback performance on the 28th on SBS Inkigayo. The album shall be released on the 24th. Check out the following fancam for a shaky taste of their promotions.

Ignore the initial shakiness and the cameraman on stage.

Just for the sake of fun, I had to include the fancam of “Hey“, watch it just to see the Ajoushi dancemove at 1:00..

Now, tell me the Ajoushi move didn’t make you lol?

Check out TVXQs Mnet interview about their new album, with translations.

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Well, not entirely, but that shot makes him look so much like him. Is it me or are there so many Rain lookalikes these days (a member of FT Island and 2PM)? Heck, noone is complaining.

Anyhow Jiyeong of Big Bang aka G-Dragon has gained a lot of attention for his many fashion statements lately. This time he had been asked to model in a Numero spread, and frankly he fits the model kind of look. Supposedly it took a whopping 6 hours for his makeup and hair, and well it doesn’t really show. I could dab that on in 5 minutes and mousse up his hair, I cost cheaper as a makeup artist too.

This shot reminds me of Final Fantasies’ Cloud Strife just more asian.

I personally enjoy seeing artists spread their wings and explore other sides of themselves and the industry. G-Dragon is an avid fashion supporter, so let’s hope he grows as a person as well as his arts through his self-expression.

Though as an after thought, stick to concealer.

[Edit]
Whoa.
A comment made me so curious that I hunted down the rest of the photoshoots stills.

He really shouldn’t be allowed to wear such skintight material. I do though have to still say he is an avid supporter of fashion, but fashion is not always appealing, or pretty.

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Epik High are spoiling us with another album to be soon released, aptly named “LoveScream“. This is the second album released this year, this may not be a full studio album, but as fans of Epik High we will take what we can get.

Tablo released news earlier this week of the new mini-album with a playlist.

1. Butterfly effect
2. Fallin’
3. Harajuku days
4. 습관
5. 쉿
6. 1분 1초
7. 1825 (Paper cranes)

Stated as an album for “lovers and heartbreakers” it will undoubtedly feed off the winter months to come and be an emotional and touching album.

The entire album was composed, arranged and written by the talented members of Epik High themselves.

Hmm… I wonder if they had to record this naked like last time.

Mark the 30th of September in your Calendars for the release of this sure to be great album.

Check out Epik Highs official website for a snippet from the upcoming album.

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Up and coming new A capella group TGUS (The Guys Using Sound) have been gaining some positive attention. The group consists of four vocalists creating undoubted harmony, and they are Han Gwan Hui, Bak Sang Jun, Song Young Min and Yi Si Hyeon.  Their voices and music gives a nice refreshing feel to the K-Music scene and they are definately a nice escape from Idol groups, worth checking out.  The guys were kind enough to take a break from their busy schedule and answer some questions exclusively for ShenYuePop!

How about a little taste of their talents before getting to know the guys?

"Thank You"

About TGUS:

What kind of style of music do you want to bring to the music scene?
- Well, we want to bring all styles of music with harmony as the base. But if we have to choose one, it would definately be R&B.

What makes T.G.U.S. stand out from other groups?
- Our harmony is our strongest point and we believe that it makes us special.

In this industry full of teen idol stars and a lot of ballad singers, what can you offer that can be seen as special?
- Harmony! We have been practicing for seven years on our harmonies, so our team works well together.

What made the company choose to promote an older-aged group?
- Like we have been emphasizing, we specialize in harmony. Our company saw that our style of harmony was different from other groups.

What kind of National artists do you strive to be like? And what kind of International stars?
- A national artist that we admire is Lee Eun-Mi, her passion for music is something we can relate to. An international group has to be BoyzⅡMen, their harmonies inspired us to pursue singing careers.

How do you feel about being compared to accomplished artists, such as SG Wannabe?
- We have been good friends with SG Wannabe for five years, because we were both so passionate about our music. So being compared to them is an honor.

Describe your music in three words.
- Contemporary K-POP Harmonization

Background:

Since when did you want to be in the music industry
- Our team formed in 2002, but we all have wanted to become singers since we were children. Two of our members Sang Jun and Young Min have released an album before.

What makes you so passionate about the business?
- We’ve never thought of a life off stage. We just love music.

Has anyone tried the solo route or did anyone want to be a solo artist (before joining the group)?
- Yes, we all have thought about solo careers, but we always felt like something was missing. Only when we are together and we feel our harmony, we feel complete.

What previous groups where you a part of?
- Sang Jun was in a group called “Base” in 1995 and released an album.
Young Min was in a group called “Wiz” in 2001, with the members of Soul Star.

Being already accustomed to the group experience how does it feel to debut as a “new group”?
- All experiences were helpful in the process of making TGUS; especially the fact that a group has to move as one. As far as we are concerned that is the most important factor.

Future Expectations:

What do you hope to achieve through your music?
- We are all Christians, we want to spread God’s words through our music.

What are your plans for the future of the group?
- We plan on having many concerts, we believe our strength is in our live performances.

About the fans:

Describe what your fans are like. Which demographics do you attract the most?
- Our fan base is mostly from our underground days. We used to be an underground group.  So most of our fans are from that period, but as our TV performances increased our fans have increased as well.

Due to the fact that most Korean music fans are at least in their teens how do you plan to appeal to this group?
- If people think our music is good, we don’t think age makes any difference.

What would you like to say to existing and potential international (English Speakers) fans?
- We would like to thank our present fans!  And to our potential fans, please keep listening, we have much more to show you!

Videos of TGUS’ amazing harmony:

(from TGUS’ Showcase)

"Feel It"

"Kiss From a Rose"

Now onto to their A capella:

"Thank You (A capella)"

"How Deep is Your Love"

A nice review over TGUS’ first album “God Of Harmony”

TGUS

With the potential to strike beyond the Korean music culture to the Asian culture, TGUS has prepared for five years to release their first album, “The God of Harmony.”

TGUS’s first album “The God of Harmony” is solely based on the harmony of it’s four talented members. They tried to express different genres of music into Korean style, with their strength being their four harmonious voices.  The album includes an array of genres like R&B, Funk, Blues, Ballad, Electronic, etc…

Kim JinHo (SG Wannabe), Son JoonHyuk (M to M), Ha DongKyun(Wanted), Kim JaeSuk (Wanted), As One, Lee KyuHoon (Soul Star), and many more famous musicians are featured on this album.  And to be honest, that’s quite exceptional for a new group. Also, Hyee Sung wrote the lyrics for track num.10, Mike “fish” Herrings, (a famous guitarist of Christina Aguilera) and many other American musicians helped make this album what it is.

TGUS themselves worked as the producers of this album as well as vocal directors, composers and lyricists which showcases their true dedication to their music.

1. Intro
This intro has its bases on New Jack swing and it also includes a Blues feel. It shows the characteristics of every individual member and manages to remain harmonius.

2. I believe in
It shows TGUS’s vocal style along with their lyrical talents and holds a grand melody.  This song was arranged by the famous string arranger Lee JiSoo, who is also known as the composer of “The Old Boy” soundtrack.

3. 가슴이 시키는 대로
The sad melody, dramatic lyrics, and the grand string session with oboe all comes together with this well arranged J-POP style ballad.

4. One last kiss
This songs lyrics are about the sadness after separation from a lover.  It has an acoustic feel with Mike “fish” Herrings increasing the tension of the song with his own talents.

5. Feel so good
With its funky melody and outstanding lyrics this song has the power to make you feel good.

6. 너의 뒤에서
The cello solo and the R&B style are outstanding in this particular track. The ad lib on the later part is very effective and moving.

7. tonight
The melody is very sweet and reminds you of the sweet beginnings of a new love with the touching lyrics. It is a medium ballad.

8. 말해
As electronic music has swepty over K-Pop, TGUS take a spin on trying out the genre in their own particular TGUS style.

9. 무지개
This song is the Korean version of the American multi-featured song “We are the World”. SG Wannabe Kim JinHo, M to Ms Son JunHyuk, Wanted, Ha DongKyun, Kim JaeSuk, As One , Soul Star and Lee KyuHoon are all featured in this song.

10. player
Talented artist WheeSung wrote the lyrics for this song, and this song definately has a funky flavour.

11. 눈을감아
Kim JaeSuk of Wanted took the reigns for this K-pop Ballad inspired song

12. 말하지 못한…
The melody along with the strings work very well in this touching track.

13. Outro
Makes you want more…

We’re not sure about you guys but this group blew us away with their vocal talents.  If your looking for an album to keep you warm all winter, yet can make you bop around during Spring this is the right choice for you.  Enjoy their Music Video which starred ex-G.O.D member Son Ho Young:

I Believe In

Bonus:

Cute pic of TGUS & 2AM on Sukira!

Thank you to TGUS for taking part in this interview it was our pleasure,
SYP Staff

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