[OFFICIAL] SHINHWA 신화 THREAD

[Guest jangneri]

WOW~ The merchandise are cool~ Kinda disappointed on how simple the hoodie is though. I want the perfume though~ Wow, everything seemed to be on set. Perfumes, hairpins, soaps... The umbrella is so gorgeous~ I love it! I wouldn't mind that it rains all day if I have that~ hahahaha

I had tears in my eyes when I saw the title of their title track. *sniff*

[Guest love!melody]

wowsers! i haven't been in this thread for like 12 hours and the pages have expanded by 3 pages already! hehehehe! this is so exciting! and 'Just One More Time' ^^ can't wait to hear it! so it'll be a ballad huh? so i guess it would be similar to 'Once In A Lifetime' LOL hey~ the titles are kind of similar! LMAO once & one and lifetime & time! hahaha! okay, that was stupid of me but LMAO and wow! so many merchandises! i want them!!!!!!!! *sigh* i'm going to go broke *cires* i really want the hoodie & fragrance & the necklace ... and of course the album!!! *pouts* wish my birthday was earlier ... then i would get some birthday money and would be able to buy these ><;; LOL this is so exciting! just 3 more days till shinhwa's 110 year anniversary and till we can hear their new song!!!!!! *spazzes* and the new picture! <3 HOT! HOT! HOT! LOL i'm glad to see that there will be a range of different pictures of various concepts! and wow! eveyone is writing in orange now LMAO i guess i will do it too then <3 hehehehe ^^ now i have to come into this thread like every hour for more updates

[Guest 80slitenite]

[trans] SHINHWA 9th Album Package!!

Today's hottest topic!!!

Content..50000 limited copy..coding..

To develop everybody's imagination.. be surprise!

Using A4 size paper to produce a full 120page photobook~~

Lets compare how big it is~

Compare to the 8th album Cd~~~~ It's huge!! Almost up to a poster standard!!!

The pictures were taken so well..

Making everybody crazy about it~~

Me too is anticipating like crazy on how is the final production~

Only 50000 copy... go grab it~~ㅋㅋ

080321

DR.HONG

Source：SHINHWA10th.com

Cn Trans: shinhwachina

Eng Trans: amane86@myshinhwa, shinhwa.biz

[Guest samshiku]

OOOO so they ARE official! i saw the clear and beautiful pictures!!

haha ya i thought the 'shinhwa' at the back of the hoodie should have been better designed...

but i want the perfume and the towel and the underwears hehe

I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ALBUM

[mommie Alice]

I definately want the Special Editions CD. I had already ordered through SHCJ but I got notice I can get SE if I pay the difference. DEFINATELY! Want the book.

I definately want the tumbler....the problem is white or black? I think white looks better? What do you guys think? I'm assuming it's tall bigger tumbler than Hyesung's?

I'm very tempted to buy rubberstamps and stamp their faces everywhere but then my friends will send me to see psychologist! LOL!

I kind of want the umbrella but it hardly rains in California and I hardley ever use umbrella.

The undershirt/tank tops has all their names printed on it. Much as I want to get one, I don't think my husband would like that! LOL!

Might want to get the towel...does it say what size it is? I might just hang it over my partition at work.... LOL! I hope YA has them all soon so I can make my decision as to what to get!

[Guest 80slitenite]

To download all 118 pics of Shinhwa's 10th anniversary from Magazine T Focus -> http://community.livejournal.com/shinhwa_daily

I'm still not finished looking through all of them. So happy.^^

Sorry for only posting Dongwan (^^;; hehe

[Guest square-boxes]

OH MY MY!!! i want the merchandise!!!

i have some screen caps from past MV to upload but i m too lazy!

i want the hairclips but its 27 USD LEH!!!! so expensive

i m , but, a poor student!

[Guest incarnadine]

oh. my. god. Size A4 beautiful, awesome, glossy, clear pics of our 6 men. I am at a loss for words right now.

[Guest greenblobfish]

Does anyone know how the clothing sizes run at dvdheaven? I want a hoodie, but I don't know what size to get. Ah! so many choices!

[Guest jangneri]

If you want the Shinhwa hoodie, there are no sizes available yet. I do know they have size S (as seen in the sample picture) so more or less the sizes will be around S, M and L~ not sure with the dimensions yet.

[Guest rainie_chu]

Does anyone know how the clothing sizes run at dvdheaven? I want a hoodie, but I don't know what size to get. Ah! so many choices!

Dun worry, most probably they will post the dimensions of the hoodie. So what you can do is measure your actual clothes and see which size you are. :DDDD

[Guest incarnadine]

A very touching article... *sniffs*

[08.03.21][trans] We Are Shinhwa

Softly counting "one, two, three", then stretching one arm and then shouting "Annyeong haseyo, urineun Shinhwa imnida! (Hello, we are Shinhwa!)" Just like this, they have spent 10 years together.

In the past they would carefully rehearse their introductions, seriously saying "I'm English rapper Andy", now Andy would jokingly introduce himself "I'm Cute Guy Andy". Even with the passage of time, Shinhwa is still Shinhwa. There are still the 6 of them, Eric's still the leader, Shin Hyesung is still the main vocalist. It's hard to find any idol group even in the US and Japan where there hasn't been any change of members.

However, the reason why Shinhwa's 10th anniversary is attracting so much attention isn't just because they've been around for so long. Perhaps there will never be another group that will live through one whole pop era. This doesn't have that much to do with how popular they are or how good their music is. Shinhwa's stronghold is not so much in music, but rather entertainment, they are more of idols than singers.

10 Years of Shinhwa, 10 Years of Fans

Of course H.O.T was earlier than them. But since 2001 when H.O.T disbanded, Shinhwa has been the idol group that has set the benchmark for idol group culture for the 21st century. They are the first idol group to be able to achieve success as a group and individually. They unabashedly share their off-camera anecdotes on variety shows and bring laughter to even viewers who are not fans. Before them, there hasn't been any idol group who would reveal pictures of themselves in pyjamas or playing around in their dormitory, and there hasn't been any idol group members like Eric or Kim Dongwan who would state their point of views via their websites.

Everything that Shinhwa members have done serves only to benefit idol groups in general, and ever since then, many entertainment companies followed suit. Solo activities are part and parcel of all idol groups now, and management companies would reveal their personal photos even before they debut, attempting to narrow the distance between the group and the fans. Super Junior, now under SM Entertainment who first discovered Shinhwa, introduces themselves with "Urineun Super Junior-ieyo". Terms like 5-1=0 and 6-1=0, which fans use to oppose change of members, are also common now. Shinhwa, who began as an idol group of charismatic oppas, to today when fans are able to acknowledge the fact that there will be a day when they will have to split - they have already spent 10 years together.

Thus, Shinhwa and their fans have a relationship that are different from other groups. They made their debut wearing distinctive costumes with distinctive hairstyles, complete with a distinctive dance, singing Hae Gyul Sah. From then until the time when they sang "Once In A Lifetime" with a sophisticated image, Shinhwa fans have witnessed their whole growing-up process. During the whole time when Shinhwa turned from "idols losing their baby fat" to "handsome oppas", becoming oppas that made the fans love and hate at the same time. Shinhwa fans witnessed their successes, as well as failures, and amidst the highs and lows of the group, the fans have become an entity of its own. They loved, and hated, Shinhwa, and even if they didn't like Shinhwa as much as before they would still be affected by Shinhwa one way or another. They would still use terms like "Minsyung", "Mama Bird", and they would still have friends in the Shinhwa fan community. If they attended the concerts, they would meet the fans with whom have spent countless hours chatting about Shinhwa.

Idols with Evil Music and Dance Moves

Shinhwa is always willing to make a joke out of their own fabulous dance moves, turning their dances into spoofs and comic gags, and they are able to adapt to variety shows more easily and more quickly than any other group.

But it's a contradictory relationship between Shinhwa and their fans, that's because Shinhwa is an "evil" group. Shinhwa has never sold more than 1 million copies like H.O.T or G.O.D. If H.O.T has "Candy" and G.O.D has "Lies", Shinhwa doesn't have that one song that could let non-fans sing along easily. Their main tracks are always dance songs with quick beats and powerful rhythms, even when T.O.P was released, the complicated dance was incredibly hard to follow.

Here, member Lee Minwoo's influence on Shinhwa's music and dance is very extensive, and it's Minwoo's personal preferences that makes Shinhwa a more "extreme" group. His own solo work "Bump" is good evidence of that. He likes to use strong but controlled beats in his music, and his dance moves aren't only powerful but require a lot of technique and details in the smaller moves as well.

Just like the complicated dance moves in Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You", Shinhwa similarly used difficult-to-follow moves in "Wedding". "Brand New" featured more than 20 people on one stage with various formations. If one wants to like Shinhwa, she needs to be able to appreciate the adrenaline brought forth by "Wedding", and she needs to feel the spectacularity of the complicated dance choreography in "Wild Eyes". Thus, for fans who are already stuck in Shinhwa's world, chances are that they just get more and more entrenched. But for non-fans, Shinhwa is a group that is hard to relate to.

Although They Have Done Everything An Idol Group Can Do, They Are Still Idols

The 7th album which they realised after they signed with a new company held extraordinary meaning for them. Shinhwa never used the strategy of staying away from fans and the public. They continuously work on getting closer to the fans, and though their fandom didn't expand overnight, it grew steadily and consistently throughout. This is the result of entering the threshold of public acceptance. Though "Brand New" is still a trademark Shinhwa dance song, but it was this song that won Shinhwa its first Daesang.

Fans give Shinhwa the nickname of "gag group", and their individual versatility on variety shows is known to everyone. The nature of the group is as such - the way group activities and individual activities complement each other - that is something that Shinhwa does particularly well, and in a sense Shinhwa can be considered as the most successful group evern. Of course in terms of a meteoric rise in popularity over a short period of time, there hasn't been any group that can surpass Seo Taiji & The Boys and H.O.T. But Shinhwa are still idols in an idol group, or even more than that. There are members who have gained recognition as actors, while others have written for other singers and are acknowledged as prominent songwriters. But at the end of the day, they're still idols, they're still Shinhwa.

A New Era Where No Korean Idol Group Can Surpass Their Achievements

They have spent their entire 20s as idols, and are everything from idol singers to multi-entertainers. The unique thing about Shinhwa is how they are still considered as an idol group when they are consequetively stepping into their 30s, and how their group activities go hand-in-hand with their individual activities. Members who have embarked on individual careers have had a huge push from the Shinhwa brand, and in return their individual careers have further strengthened the Shinhwa brand. But gradually members started to spend more time on their solo careers, and for their 8th album they only had a short promotional period for it, after which there has been almost no group activities in Korea. During this time, members have been acting in dramas or releasing solo albums. Away from the Shinhwa name, Eric can now be considered as the actor Mun Jung Hyuk.

Perhaps the "one and only idol group" SMAP from Japan is the kind of group they'd like to become, but unlike SMAP, they don't have their own variety show where they can get together every week. The poor state of the music industry also doesn't give them too many opportunities to perform together.

If during the SM days, Shinhwa was a group created by the company, then after the switch of companies, Shinhwa is the collective name used by 6 idols. Now the members are all signed to different companies, and everytime they get together it seems like a confirmation of their sense of belonging to each other. Although Shinhwa and their fan community are still active, but the sense of belonging to Shinhwa still remains even as they go about their individual activities.

Now they are about to enlist into the army one after another. For the past 10 years, they have been shouting "Urineun Shinhwa imnida (We are Shinhwa)". Can this line last through 15 or 20 years? At a time where Korean idol groups come and go, they are a legend. And possibly no Korean idol group can ever surpass what they have achieved.

Source: magazinet & oceans6

Chi trans: 打糕@shinhwachina

Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz

** please do not hotlink AND credit when taking out**

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PS. The last paragraph made me cry.

[Guest jangneri]

That is one of the best '10th annivesary' articles I've read~ It pretty much sums up what I wanted to say and more. *sniff* I can go on and on telling everyone who cares to listen how much I love Shinhwa because I'm really proud of them - of what they had achieved and how they reached the status they have now.

A truly remarkable group I'll be proud to support forever~

P.S. I realized I posted a lot in this thread lately~ hahaha.

[Guest 80slitenite]

That really was a great article.^^

I don't care if its 15, 20, or 30 years later - I still would want to hear all 6 of their voices yelling "Urineun Shinhwa imnida!"

Shinhwa 9th jib Jacket Photoshoot Site

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gJtOmeTraV0

[Guest clairdeluned]

That article made me tear up I feel like I grew up with them... I'm going to bawl my eyes out the day they enlist.

Bah I'm going to think positive though until it happens... I really want some of those goodies. The Shinhwa underwear XD

[Guest clamp88]

this is a very nice articles..

make me think of how much i love shinhwa!!it almost show how much they had gone thru n i m so proud of them n be a part of shinhwachangjo!!

[Guest rainie_chu]

AMEN TO THAT ARTICLE.

But for non-fans, Shinhwa is a group that is hard to relate to.

I feel like this is really true. When I first started out with the Shinhwa fandom, I was so lost. As compared to other groups now, that even though I am not really a fan, I can still relate.

And from the bottom of my heart, I AM PROUD TO BE IN THIS GROUP THAT CAN RELATE TO SHINHWA. MY GOD, I AM PROUD TO BE A SHINHWA FAN.

[Guest ntlove16]

OMG. O swear I only sleep for 6 hrs, and this thread is going crazy... I'm going crazy myself... Didnt sleep until 5 last night >.<

Arg.... What do I want, what do I want... So many to choose from!

80slitenite - Thank you for the video, Minwoo is playing with Andy, usually it's Eric who is play with andy... How cute!

Minwoo shirt.... If you even call that a shirt... Oh wow ..... He should just be naked....... Haha... *naughty*

incarnadine - Thank you for the article! Awww, make want to cry reading it!

What are we gonna do with all the goodies.... >.< Hic,I want perfume, hoodies <--- gonna wear it the whole summer , Towel, tumbler <--- I probably carry it with me everyday, and only drink out of it! Hahaha! They have the figures too, the straps look nicer here than the one YesAsia show.... Arg... What to do so many stuff, so little money! (I miss you, lol, I went to bed for 6hrs, and now the forums is like going crazy......)

The photobook, love it! Arg... I read it and I saw it's A4 too... It's so cheap though, I mean a whole booklet of A4 picture and CD, and it only cost that much.... ^.^

mommie Alice - I ordered mine through SHCJ too, I hope I get it ^.^ How much more did you have to pay extra? Please let me know. Thanks. The tumbler look nicer in white ^.^ For sure! I'm getting the white one too....

(I'll be out for 8hrs, when I'm back... expect to see more news, goods, pictures of them ^.^)

[teatoast]

omg, i think im about to go crazy. i;ve been gone sleeping for like what 8 hours and then i come back with the thread moving like crazy. ahhhhh i need to caught up. hhas

so much shinhwa goodies. OMG!

http://i29.-/azja8i.jpg

if we order the glowstick, i doubt its going to get to me by april 5th right? since i really want to show that one to the peace concert for the 3 shinhwa member who's going, but i highly doubt its going to get to me that fast.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/nt...Shinhwacell.jpg

omg i want that too, my sister is probably going to kill me if i get something like that for that kind of prince but heck its shinhwa <3

http://www.dvdheaven.co.kr/goods_image/si_20080321_12.jpg

^^ i really want the hoodie <3 i have to own all these stuff, and then ill probably go broke ._.

the special edition ? gah i need to own one of that

mommie alice just like what ntlove16 asked how much difference did you have to pay for the special edition?

80slitenite; thank you for all the pics, gah they all look so hot, i dont know how many pics i saved already. thanks for the youtube link as well <3 the clip was awesome. they're all so good looking, ahahs they still make me laugh no matter what, always so happy together <3 i totally love it when near the end it has once in a lifetime playing, i love that song a lot <3

incarnadine thank you for the article, ill get back to it once i come back later <33333

hopefully when i come back it wont be crazy. you know what scratch that, post more, post like crazy, give me more pics and goodies to drool on

[chubby^green^]

dont know what to contribute to this thread

anyway their new pic is a lil bit dark

so i have brigthen it up a lil bit

use it if u all want

i didnt do anything much to it

sorry i didnt have anything much to share