[OFFICIAL] JYJ Kim Jaejoong - 김재중 Thread

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "It's inevitable so ok to prepare ourselves...get the tissues!!! Lets enjoy JJ and JYJ as much as we can now... class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[NEWS/INFO] 130719 About JYJ’s Jaejoong and Junsu’s Enlistment in the MilitaryJuly 19, 2013 · JYJ3 Team

JYJ3′s Note:

Conscription, or mandatory military service or compulsory national service, is legislated in South Korea, with military service stated as one of the Four Constitutional Duties (along with taxes, education, and labor) for all citizens. The current Conscription Law, however, applies only to males. (Read more here)

Today it was reported the following news: “JYJ’s Kim Junsu and Kim Jaejoong to enlist In the military this year” (read below), please take note the news it was only assumptions by the reporters and anonymous “insiders”, Cjes announced there isn’t an exact date scheduled for Jaejoong and Junsu to do their military service.

There are still JYJ’s group activities programmed that collide with the alleged Jaejoong and Junsu’s Military Service dates reported by the korean media. JYJ are honorary ambassadors of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games (read more here), this event will take place in Korea, from September 19 to October 4, 2014. So JYJ as honorary ambassadors will have the responsibility to promote this important event. And don’t forget about the upcoming JYJ’s new album that the members themselves have assured it will be released soon.

We don’t know for sure the reasons for this new outbreak of old news. As a fan of JYJ, you must know that this theme (JYJ & Military Service Duty) was reported in several occasions, the pressure JYJ have received is big compared to other celebrities that are older than Jaejoong.  JYJ will have to do their Military Service some day, but for the reasons exposed we doubt it’s the date reported by the Korean Press, celebrities mostly push their enlistment date back till their early 30s, so JYJ could follow the same path. 

[NEWS] Are JYJ’s Junsu and Jaejoong planning to enlist at the end of this year?

JYJ‘s Junsu and Jaejoong may be aiming to enlist in the military at the end of the year, according to music industry insiders. 

As you know, this topic has been brought up several times before, and it’s one that will be taking place eventually whether fans are prepared for it or not. The last time it was discussed in the media, it was mentioned that Jaejoong had delayed his enlistment to the end of 2012, but was eligible to defer again, which he seems to have done as it is now 2013.An insider stated, ”[Junsu and Jaejoong] are currently arranging the date with consideration to their overseas concerts and schedules. [They will enlist] probably towards the end of the year, if not, around January or February of next year.”

“With the controversy surrounding celebrity recruits, they would prefer to enter as regular soldiers. Because a male celebrity going to the army is a sensitive issue, the two are of the position that they would enlist properly as regular soldiers. As they are top stars and the topic of [enlistment] has the potential to become big, they can’t help but be cautious.” 

Jaejoong and Junsu have already delayed multiple times, but they are still of the age where they can defer again if need be. 

Not much is known about Yoochun‘s status. The last time this issue was discussed, he was determined to be 4th rank after 3 physical exams, which means that he is not eligible to enlist as a full time active duty soldier, and instead may be drafted for reservist duty or as a public service officer. 

C-JeS Entertainment remained vague as they responded, “All of the members of JYJ plan to enlist into the military and if you’re a male Korean citizen, enlisting is something that’s obvious,” not offering much details into any specific dates.

Source + image: Kuki News via NateCredit: AllkpopShared by: JYJ3

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[HUMOR] “Where’s JYJ?” Part 2 – Find Them in This Picture!July 19, 2013 · pvtse

“Where’s JYJ?” Part 1

Note: There are 2 Junsu’s, 2 Yoochun’s, and 3 Jaejoong’s  Is it too easy? Or harder than the first one? How long did it take you to find them?

Credit: @jjekojjShared by: JYJ3

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class="articletitle" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; list-style: none; font-size: 33px; border: 0px none; line-height: 34px;"JYJ's Junsu And Jaejoong To Enlist In South Korean Army This Year To Avoid Criticism In Wake Of PR Officer Scandal

JUNSU AND JAEJOONGOF THE K-POP TRIO JYJ REPORTEDLY PLAN TO REQUEST A GENERAL ENLISTMENT IN THE SOUTH KOREAN ARMY BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO AVOID FACING BLOWBACK FROM THE RECENT PR OFFICER SCANDAL.

Junsu and Jaejoongof the K-pop trio JYJ reportedly plan to request a general enlistment in the South Korean army by the end of the year to avoid facing blowback from the recent PR officer scandal.

Xia Junsu, 26, And Hero Jaejoong, 27, of the K-pop trio JYJ reportedly plan to request a general enlistment in the South Korean army by the end of the year to avoid facing blowback from the recent PR Agent scandal that led to eight celebrity recruits receiving disciplinary action yesterday.

full article athttp://bit.ly/1dKfo7H

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[LINE] 130720 JYJ Line Update: Junsu’s memories of ChamonixJuly 20, 2013 · rilanna

[TRANS] Memories of Chamonix hehe

[TRANS] Walking around Chamonix…….

[TRANS] In Chamonix when I tried to take a picture suddenly, Yuchunnie poses like that ..hehe

[TRANS] Posing of looking at different directions….he

Source: JYJ Naver LINETranslated by: Ruby of JYJ3Shared by: JYJ3

JYJ(EN) Naver LINE is on page 2

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[TWITTER] 130721 Jaejoong Twitter UpdateJuly 20, 2013 · pvtse

[TRANS] Can I make a good song?

Source: @bornfreeonekissTranslated by: @The_little_pear of PrinceJJShared by: JYJ3

class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[TWITTER] 130721 Jaejoong Twitter Update 2: Jaejoong Continues to be PoeticJuly 20, 2013 · rilanna

[TRANS] Waiting makes you can endure many more..makes you can see farther..makes you can have bright eyes in the dark.

[TRANS] Ah.. Finally, I cried in a second after reading this page..“In the corner that we have walked in each of our life, someone who goes to see you off the longest and farthest is our family.”

[TRANS] Family.. has various meanings..The common things that we have felt in this world as a human.. not belong to anythingNot to talk about justified reasons such as nation, blood relations or something..Anyway, the most significant thing is..Now I’m really thankful to my family..

[TRANS] I like it.. If it’s only one or a hundred.If he/she is only one or they are a hundred, you just should take care of your business..

[TRANS] Did you already risk your life because of matters like these things today?

[**Translator's Note: Honestly, I don't understand his last two tweets..ㅠㅠI just translated them literally..ㅜㅜ ]

Source: @bornfreeonekissTranslated by: @theyoungestminShared by: JYJ3

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class="articletitle" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; list-style: none; font-size: 33px; border: 0px none; line-height: 34px;"Sexy in K-pop: How Much Is Too Much?

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

First thing that you have to understand is that Kpop is all about the image. Sure, this is true for some of the Western artists as well, but none more so than Kpop. This is why for every comeback or debut, a concept is established. And no matter what concept they choose to pull through with, there are only two categories that those fall beneath; cute or sexy. Now, there's no such thing as too cute. But is there such a thing as too sexy?

Every idol in Korea is sexualized at one point in their concept change. I don't think that this is something that the idols have a say in because it's all a part of the formula in the successful growth of the idol's career. The funny thing is that if you have been following a group since their debut, then chances are you've witnessed their development since the age of fifteen, and to see that same fifteen year old in their late teens perform on stage without so much as a tissue paper-thin fabric that coordi noonas defend is a shirt, and jeans that are pretty much second skin... it gets tricky.

Admit it, as a fan who has watched a group blossom into adulthood, you get protective. And since we all know South Korea to carry a rather conservative reputation, we adjust our perspective to what fits. So to some of you, even if you are fans of liberated Western artists, the culture difference of Westerners to Kpop comes into play, so it's understandable that you're scandalized.

Is this true for all male idols that grow up before the eyes of their fans? Kim Jaejoong  of JYJ, formerly of DBSK, was never truly crucified for trying his hand at the sexy image. But this was because he was never cute to begin with. Even as they debuted with their song "Hug" an all white video with kitties and milk and flowy curtains, Kim Jaejoong established an image where he was the visual of the group. And because fans were used to this, his transition into the man who can now easily show off his abs in variety shows came as no surprise. But it wasn't a big deal then and it isn't now, since half-naked men was never a topic of negative controversy in Kpop.

full article at http://bit.ly/13vp6sY

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBklFYNQFoo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUmOZTyhea2luossld9Qpu9Q
SBS Pop AsiaJYJ Interview
Cr: sbspopasia 

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class="post-title" style="margin: 0px; "[TWITTER] 130723 Jaejoong Twitter Updateby rilanna

[OTHER TRANS]"You don't happen to gain confidence just because you clench your teeth and get determined to have it. You'll have it unknowingly as you gradually build your inner beauty. One odd thing is that the more you try to fill yourself with inner beauty, the more confident you become and tenderness along with modesty will grow inside you."<Morning Letter> by Ko Do Won

[ALT TRANS]Confidence isn't gained by suddenly clenching your teeth one day and saying you're determined (to become more confident). It comes naturally when you fill your inner self with skills. For sure, your sense of confidence will become stronger as your inner self becomes more skilled, but your sense of tenderness and humility will develop as well.-Go Dowon's 'Morning Letter'-

Source: @bornfreeonekissTranslated by: @jaetaku + @ohmyjunsuShared by: JYJ3

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[TWITTER] 130723 Jaejoong Twitter Update (Part 2)July 23, 2013 · pvtse

Part 1

Note: Bbobbo (뽀뽀) means kiss (peck).

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[TRANS] Rain, please do not come now~(T/N: i.e. rain rain go away lol)

[OTHER TRANS] Dear rain, please don’t pour down any more~ (T/N: He said “biya(bi=rain)”, calling rain like a friend…how cute!)

Source: @bornfreeonekissTranslated by: Ruby of JYJ3 + @jaetakuShared by: JYJ3

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[FACEBOOK] 130723 JYJ Official Update: Kim Jaejoong’s Two-Minute TV Appearance on Japanese Television Generates Massive InterestJuly 23, 2013 · pvtse

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Source: JYJ Official FacebookShared by: JYJ3

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[PICS] 130724 SBS Pop Asia Facebook Update – JYJ at their studio

Posted by Ceci on Jul 23, 2013 in Pictures |

Source: SBS Pop Asia FacebookShared by: PrinceJJ

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Fair Trade Commission Orders SM Ent. to Stop Interfering With JYJ′s Promotions

2013.07.24 13:30  CJ E&M enewsWorld Kim, JiYeon  Translation Credit : Erika Kim

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) ordered SM Entertainment to let up on its pressure on JYJ.

The FTC stated on July 24, "We told SM and the Korea Pop Culture and Arts Industry Coalition to stop interfering with others′ business activities, and ordered them to notify related institutes, such as broadcasting companies, of this fact."



According to an investigation by the FTC, SM and the Coalition had sent an official notice in October 2010, after the JYJ members left TVXQ (DBSK), to 26 broadcasting companies and album distributors, asking them to refrain from casting JYJ or from distributing their music.

The FTC judged that considering the influence of SM and the Coalition in the industry, this notice would have pressured those who received it, and interfered with JYJ′s promotions as a singer.

On this, JYJ′s agency C-JeS Entertainment commented, "We thank the FTC for its decision. This fight started in 2009 and had since made us feel like we′ve been walking a desert with no end, but today′s announcement made us feel that things were becoming better, and we felt we had been supported."

"We hope this notice will help [us] promote fairly before the public, and also open new doors for our juniors," it finished.

SM Entertainment, on the other hand, said about the decision, "We′re sorry such a decision was made because we′ve never interfered [with JYJ′s promotions]. SM is considering taking legal measures on the decision."

Park Yoo Chun, Kim Junsu and Kim Jae Joong left SM and its former group TVXQ after lodging a lawsuit against the agency. The three have been performing as JYJ.

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[NEWS] 130724 Statement from CJES with regards to the FTC announcementJuly 24, 2013 · rilanna

“Through this investigation, it has been clearly revealed that SM Entertainment broke fair trade laws and used their monopolistic, dominant position to pressure those who are at a disadvantage multiple times. We believe the orders of Fair Trade Commission appear to raise the alarm to those despotic companies which go against the current governments Creative Economy Policy.

Despite releasing albums, JYJ is still facing the disadvantage of not being able to appear on public programs. However, with the support of today’s policies and systems, we think that JYJ can stand on a fair stage with their future activities.”

Statement from JYJ

“We thank the FTC for their decision. This fight began in 2009 and since then, we felt that we’ve been walking on a path with no end. However, with the announcement from the FTC, we feel a bit liberated and that we received much support. We hope that through this order from the FTC, all entertainers will be able to stand on fair and equal stages and that a road will be opened for our juniors in the future.

Although our path is still a long, dark tunnel, we saw a flash of light in that darkness. We will constantly work towards that light and will work hard every moment to repay everyone with great activities.”

Source: Top Star NewsTranslated by: @ohmyjunsuShared by: JYJ3

Source: JYJ(EN) Naver LINE

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Read up-to-date C-JeS news

	Official statement of C-JES Entertainment regarding FTC’s correction order against the activities of SM Entertainment and Korea Popular Culture and Art Federation to hinder JYJ’s activities as singer.	2013-07-24

C-JES Entertainment hereby announces its position with regard to the corrective order of Fair Trade Commission to ban SM Entertainment and Korea Popular Culture and Art Federation from obstructing JYJ’s performances as singer. (full statement of CEO Baek Chang-ju) I would like to express appreciation to Fair Trade Commission which has conducted thorough investigations for more than three years in order to root out unfair practices by securing evidence to prove the organized, unilateral moves to keep JYJ from TV shows made by major entities in the cultural industry, such as SM Entertainment, Korea Popular Culture and Art Federation and Korea Entertainment Producers Association. FTC’s investigations brought to light the fact that SM Entertainment abused its monopolistic and dominant position in the entertainment business, forcing disadvantages into those who do not follow its stance on a number of occasions, and thus violated the Fair Trade Act. The corrective order of Fair Trade Commission raised the alarm against the abusive practices by predominant players in the cultural industry, which go against the creative economy policy of the government. In addition, the development of Korea’s entertainment industry represented by the “Korean Wave” will be sustained only if the creativity and diversity of all participants are respected and assured. It should no longer be allowed that only a few “powerful” entities wield predominant influence across the industry. In that sense, the Corrective Action Order Act which was announced today is sure to serve as the foundation on which the Korean Wave can take another leap forward into the world. As a matter of fact, JYJ had to continue to fight unfair pressures even after its dispute with the former agency was brought to an agreement by court mediation in April. It is so obvious that JYJ still faces disadvantages, as seen in a recent, unilateral notice from the album distributor and JYJ rendered no opportunity to appear on terrestrial TV programs even after it released a new album. This is such a shameful reality of our society. However, I believe such policies and institutions as the Corrective Action Order Act will help put JYJ on a level playing field going forward. JYJ’s opinions on the corrective order of FTC “We are grateful for the decision by Fair Trade Commission. Since 2009, we have been in an uphill battle with seemingly no end in sight. Yet, the announcement made by FTC today gave us a great deal of comfort that things may finally improve bit by bit. We hope the corrective order will enable us to perform entertainment activities in a fair and equitable environment and so can young entertainers who will join the industry in the future.   The end of this pitch-dark tunnel may still be a long way off but we saw a gleam of light from afar today. We will keep walking towards the light and make the best effort in every moment so as to pay back with great performances.” < Reference 1: JYJ’s litigation and a FTC announcement > On July 31, 2009, the three members of JYJ applied for an injunction of Seoul Central District Court to suspend the validity of their exclusive contract with SM Entertainment. They insisted the unfair contract should be nullified on the ground that the contract period is so long (13 years) as to breach established social rules, profit-sharing structure is in excessive favor of the agency and they are deprived of freedom in performing activities during the contract period. On Oct. 29, 2009, Seoul Central District Court made a decision to accept their argument for the invalidity of the contract (Seoul Central District Court 2009 KA-HAP 2869). Since then, the Court has confirmed the nullity of this unilateral, forced contract on a number of legal battles till April this year. In the meantime, in October 2012, Fair Trade Commission established and announced “standard rules for business transaction among entertainment management agency, entertainer(trainee) and production agency” in order to formulate a fair environment in the entertainment management industry. Since then, there has been improvement on the perception of participants in the entertainment business, including management agencies, thus setting the foundation that those who newly join the entertainment industry were assured the legal protection of their status and freedom in entertainment activities. In addition, FTC’s corrective order against unfair practices announced today reaffirmed the fact that the dispute between JYJ and its former management agency served as a decisive trigger to resolve unfair practices deeply-rooted in the entertainment industry and considerable improvements were made therefrom.  <Reference 2:  Conclusion of the legal dispute between JYJ and SM Entertainment in November 2011> On July 31, 2009, the three members of JYJ applied for an injunction of Seoul Central District Court to suspend the validity of their exclusive contract with SM Entertainment. They insisted the unfair contract should be nullified on the ground that the contract period is so long (13 years) as to breach established social rules, profit-sharing structure is in excessive favor of the agency and they are deprived of freedom in performing activities during the contract period. On Oct. 29, 2009, Seoul Central District Court (judge: Park Byeong-dae) made a decision to accept their argument for the invalidity of the contract. (Seoul Central District Court 2009 KA-HAP 2869)  SM Entertainment filed an objection to the court injunction on April 12, 2010. Yet, the 50^th Civil Suit Division of Seoul Central District Court (judge: Choi Sung-joon) dismissed its objection on Feb. 15, 2011, which decision confirmed once again that the exclusive contract between the three members of JYJ and SM Entertainment was unfair and void, and accordingly reaffirmed the original court injunction (Seoul Central District Court 2010 KA-HAP1245). On Feb. 21, 2011, the 51^st Civil Suit Division of Seoul Central District Court (judge Kim Dae-woong) acknowledged the fact that SM Entertainment has obstructed the entertainment activities of the three JYJ members, including appearance on TV programs, and issued an indirect compulsion order (2010 TA-KI 4495) that SM Entertainment shall not hinder their activities and pay 20 million won each time it violates this court order. As shown above, the court made a voluntary arbitration to terminate the exclusive contract as of July 31, 2009 and as a result JYJ was assured full freedom of activities and independence from SM Entertainment. With that, all legal disputes between the two parties came to an end.

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[NEWS] 130724 The Fair Trade Commission’s Orders, JYJ’s 180,000 Fans Gathered and They Solved ItJuly 24, 2013 · pvtse

It has come to light that the signatures from JYJ’s 180,000 fans were a great help making the result in which the Fair Trade Commission (hereafter FTC) sided with JYJ’s Kim Junsu, Kim Jaejoong, and Park Yuchun.

On July 24th, the FTC has ordered SM Entertainment (hearafter SM) and the Korea Pop Culture and Arts Industry Coalition (hereafter KPCAIC), who have been obstructing JYJ’s broadcast activities, to cease their obstructive actions. While the FTC was announcing the statement, they said “We had received many petitions of JYJ fans wanting JYJ to have TV appearances.” It was reported that JYJ’s domestic and international fans participated in the petitions. Some Twitter user (T/N: allegedly, @saku_hera*** of dnbn.pe.kr) tweeted “The petitions the FTC have just mentioned are the signatures of JYJ’s international fans. And the judge said the petition was a formal declaration.”

The lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk, who helped JYJ with legal advice, said in his interview with Star In, “The FTC’s decision today was the result of the efforts from JYJ fans, not CJes or its legal team.” Mr. Lim said JYJ fans gathered all the petitions and reported to the FTC, and then the FTC started investigating on the basis of the petitions and finally made the orders.”

JYJ fans, on February 28th 2011, filed a petition to Seoul Central District Court and the Fair Trade Commission. One JYJ fan, who went to law school in the United States back then, played a key role in organizing the petition. The remarkable history was made in 3 weeks, from February 2nd of the year, by 86,418 fans from 118 countries participating in the petition which was translated into 10 languages; French, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish, etc. And it is said that they submitted the document to the FTC as an official declaration, not as a petition, requesting legal settlements. After that, more petitions were added and finally 180,000 participated in total.

As a result, the FTC made their orders on the 24th of July, stating, “When JYJ released their first album and tried to start having activities as singers, SM and KPCAIC obstructed JYJ’s broadcast activities and casting by sending the official document (link) to the 26 companies including TV stations, offline and online music distributors, and etc.

(T/N: Already-translated parts are omitted).

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*** (7:30PM in KST) @saku_hera’s tweet: When I published the petition including the signatures of JYJ international fans in 10 different languages at the printing shop, I sobbed every time I saw each different language of the fans. T_T  I think the result was made thanks to JYJ international fans. When I visited the FTC with a JYJ international fan, the supervisor of the FTC was greatly startled looking at it. He was slightly disconcerted by the English of the international fans… hehe. And later he was amazed with the fluent Korean of other international fans. ^^

Source: E-Daily Star INTranslated by: @jaetaku (proofread by @ellerichu)Shared by: JYJ3
class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[OTHER TWITTERS] 130724 Supportive Messages for JYJ Regarding FTC InjunctionJuly 24, 2013 · pvtse

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My lovely little brother Jaejoong, adorable Yoochun, and charming Junsu, endure the hardship for now and let’s show that you have the competence for broadcast. It’s a happy day. I want to see you on television soon. JYJ, fighting!

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Fans who have been waiting and loving JYJ will also be happy. [and] keep supporting JYJ in the future. Thank you. It’s a really good day.^^

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Fair Trade Commission issued an injection against SM Entertainment who has been interfering with JYJ’s entertainment activities. FTC finally moved forward to make a decision that’s been overdue. Anyway, the right will prevail in the end! JYJ, soar high!

Note: Park Chan Jong is a progressive politician and lawyer who works for human rights and minors in Korean society, who has previously shown his support for JYJ regarding this matter.

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Note: the link he attached in the tweet is “[NEWS] 130724 SM Entertainment and the KFPCAI caught red-handed in prohibiting JYJ’s activities” on JYJ3.net.

Note: Matt M. Rok is the A&R of Mrok Management and worked with Junsu on Incredible Album.

Source: @kkjj4 + @parkchanjong + @MATT_MROK

Translated by: pvtse of JYJ3

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[TWITTER] 130724 Jaejoong Twitter Update

Posted by Lena on Jul 24, 2013 in Twitter | 

[TRANS] Thank you very much…

Credit: @bornfreeonekissTranslated by Hannah @ PrinceJJShared by PrinceJJ

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class="entry-title" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.4em; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; "[KFTC Press Release] Imposing sanctions on Interference in JYJ’s Entertainment Activities

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  [KFTC Press Release]Imposing sanctions on Interference in JYJ’s Entertainment Activities- Fair Trade Commissions Korea Gives Correction Order against SM and KFPCAI’s interferences in JYJ

  Original: KFTC’s official press release http://bit.ly/163wHzR

  (1) Fair Trade Commissions Korea (Chairman: Dae Rae RHO) gives correction order to SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred as ‘SM’) and Korean Federation of Pop Culture and Art Industry (hereinafter referred as ‘KFPCAI’) that interfered in the idol group JYJ’s TV appearances and activities as a singer.

  - In June 2009, a legal dispute [between JYJ and SM] occurred when the three members of TVXQ (SM artist) raised an objection against the unfairness of their exclusive contract.

  - In October 2010 when JYJ tried to resume its activities as a singer with its first album, SM and KFPCAI disturbed the group’s entertainment activities by sending an official document asking restraints on JYJ’s TV casting and appearances to the persons related in the industry after they made agreement on this interference.

  - SM and KFPAIC’s agreement to restrain JYJ’s TV casting, appearances, album distribution and other activities were advised 26 companies such as broadcasters, album distributors, MP3 distributors and others by the official document under the name of KFPCAI.

  * JYJ: The group formed by the three members(Jaejoong KIM, Yuchun PARK and Junsu KIM) of the male-quintet idol group TVXQ (debuted on Jan 2004) after they left SM.

  * SM: One of the top-3 entertainment management company in Korea. Sales 168.5 billion KRW / net profit 37.1 billion KRW in 2012 /Market share in album distribution: 30.3%(1^st), MP3: 4.3% (6^th) / managing artists – SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee, f(x), TVXQ and others.

  * KFPCAI: Formed in July 2009. Aims to contribute improvement of Korean Pop culture and consisted of 12 related organisations such as KEPA (Korea Entertainment Producers Association) and CODATV (Corea Drama Production Association). SM is the organising body of KEPA.

  <Background Acknowledgement>
  1. JYJ applied for the injunction to invalidate the exclusive contract made with SM (31^st July, 2009).

  - (27^th October, 2009) The court accepted the above injunction with its order that: 1) SM cannot make any contracts on behalf of JYJ 2) SM cannot raise objection or request cancelation against JYJ’s entertainment activities.

  - (On 29^th October, 2009) After the above ruling of the court, SM hold a press conference and criticised JYJ by calling the dispute as ‘national fraud’.

  2. SM(April 2010), JYJ (June 2010) filed the lawsuits against each other regarding validity/invalidity of the exclusive, but the disputes were finished on 28th November, 2012 by the both sides’ agreement under arbitration.

  - During this period, SM sent an official document to Warner Music Korea, the distributor of JYJ’s first album, requesting Warner Music to stop JYJ’s album release on 2^nd October, 2010. It also applied for an injunction for prohibition of the album sales in October, 2012.

  - After the above incident, JYJ applied for indirect order to the court against SM’s interference on 9^th December, 2010 and the court also accepted this on 29^th February, 2011.
  (The court acknowledged that SM was ‘likely’ to violate its duty to not interfere in JYJ’s activities by considering the official document and press conference done by SM)

  <Violation and Effect caused>
  1. SM and KFPCAI agreed to disturb JYJ’s activities to maintain the industry’s order because the group raised a dispute against its management company.

   - (11^th October, 2010) KFPCAI sent the official document to 26 related companies in music/broadcasting industry, asking not to make JYJ’s TV appearance/cast, distribute JYJ’s albums and MP3s.(26 related companies are – Warner Music Korea, 3 Major broadcasting companies, 6 Music/Entertainment Cable Broadcasting companies, 11 album whole/retail companies and 5 on-line music services companies)

  - The official document contained SM’s unconfirmed unilateral insists that: ‘injunction was only for money’, ‘duel contract with other management’ and others.
  * (On 7^th October, 2010) SM filed an injunction against JYJ, insisting JYJ made duel-contract with C-JeS Entertainment, but it was rejected by the court.

  - Especially the document stated that JYJ’s appearances and album distribution would not only cause legal problems but also cause regression of pop culture and Korean Wave.

  - Considering the fact that SM has certain influence as the one of the TOP-3 management and  KFPCAI is consisted of various associations of the industry, this document gave significant pressure to the companies interested.

  2. After this, JYJ has had limited activities as a singer in Korea – not been able to appear on music/entertainment programmes.(Considered Cases are – many cancellations of music/entertainment programmes’ cast/appearance, postponement of its songs on music charts, cancellation of film screening and many others)

  - It is acknowledged that visual promotion via TV to the public is importance to JYJ as it is an idol group with dance music in general.

  
  <JYJ’s album sales and ranking>

  Album	SKK Scandal O.S.T	1st album (The Beginning)			2nd album (In Heaven)
  		Full-track album	Limited Edition	Luxury Package	Full-track album	Special Edition
  Date	10.9.16.	10.10.22.	10.11.22.	10.10.22.	11.9.27.	11.12.2.
  Sales	76,951	99,903	98,311	92,649	220,442	62,790
  Rank	13rd	8th	10th	11th	4th	18th

  Main songs are: OST – ‘Found You’, 1^st album – ‘Ayyy Girl’, 2^nd album – ‘In Heaven’, ‘Get Out’

  - JYJ’s activities have been focused on Dramas, Musicals, Commercials and overseas activities which SM has less influence.

  
  <Action on the above issue>: Correction Order (including notice of correction order)

  - KFTC prohibited SM and KFPCAI from improper action on JYJ

  - KFTC ordered KFPCAI to advise the 26 companies which received its official document about the fact that it received correction order from KFTC.

  *Article applied for the order:

  1) SM – Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, Item 5 of Para. 1. Article 23 (Interference in business act)

  2) KFPCAI – Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, Item 4 of Para. 1. Article 26 (Prohibited act of association)

  * The court ordered indirect order which it can claim compensation for damages in case such interference occurs because it acknowledged SM would be ‘likely to’ interfere JYJ’s activities. However, KFTC decided that SM DIRECTLY involved in interference in JYJ’s activities as a singer therefore gave prohibition order.

  <Significance and expected effect>
  This order has significant meaning as KFTC prohibited the big management company from disturbing the artist who is having disputes against it by abusing its influence with other business association.

  There have been a lot of social issues raised regarding unfair contracts and practices in entertainment industry, however, many business actions are still being done by mainly management companies’ wills regardless of artists’ will or public demands.(During the investigation period, KFTC received many petitions from fans and others demanding JYJ’s TV appearances.)

  KFTC expects that this order would be served as a warning to similar case of unfair actions which could be occurred in entertainment industry.

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[OTHER TWITTER] 130724 The Korea Fair Trade Commission tweets about their Corrective Order against the SM’s obstructionJuly 24, 2013 · rilanna

[TRANS] Corrective order is one step higher than the warning.

[TRANS] The effects of corrective order may need to be monitored, but it means fundamental barrier has been removed.

[TRANS] If corrective order not implemented, additional measures may be taken. But the variables such as additional litigation may exist

Source: @kftcnewsTranslated by: @064gShared by: JYJ3

Note: You can read more details about KFTC Press Release here

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class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[LINE] 130725 JYJ Line Update: “By virtue of love and support from fans around the world”July 24, 2013 · pvtse

Links: “Official statement of C-JES Entertainment regarding FTC’s correction order against SM Entertainment” in Korean & English.

Source: JYJ + JYJ(EN) Naver LineShared by: JYJ3

class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; "[NEWS] 130725 JYJ’s worldwide support, “Do not interfere with JYJ’s activities”July 24, 2013 · JYJ3 Team

Fans all over the world cheered when the Fair Trade Commission ordered the visibility of JYJ (Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu).

In particular, it is a petition voluntarily made by the fans that made the Fair Trade commission to begin its investigation. The fact that overseas fans also participated is a huge surprise.

When the news about FTC’s order was posted in the news portal sites (T/N: link), the overseas fans flocked en masse to comment. ID hweeyon from Brunei said, “fans are not afraid to put a stop on SM’s interference.” ID som_jae, an Arab fan said, “It’s been 4 years since their activities were constrained but JYJ’s popularity internationally is growing more and more.” ID anna930 from Germany “Fans would like to see JYJ on TV broadcast soon.”

Source: TopStarNews

Translated by: @rubypurple_fan of JYJ3

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