[TRANS] 120307 Eight Trivia on Korean Phenomena JYJ

Korean group JYJ have a huge fanbase here in Peru. Half of the tickets for the concert was sold out in just half an hour.

Heading to South America
The group left yesterday heading to this region for two concerts in Chile (March 9) and Peru (March 11). Park Yoochun tweeted a photo of himself and Kim Junsu on the plane. He wrote to his fans, "we will have a good trip.”.

JYJMANIA
Devoted as few, JYJ’s Peruvian fans bought half of the tickets for the concert in Lima in just half an hour. The organizer says that it is a record. This remarkable event made headlines in Korean news portals.

Excellent Ambassador
Ambassadors of the United Nations, JYJ have been involved in many charitable causes. One of which was a concert to support the reconstruction of Japan after the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

K-Pop
Under the label K-Pop Korean bands, JYJ and others falls under diverse genres including pop, rock and electronic dance music. On August 25, 2011, Billboard chart created the K-Pop Hot 100 chart for this powerful movement.

With the help of Kanye West
For their debut into the US, JYJ received unexpected support from rapper Kanye West who produced the song Ayyy Girl, in which he also took part in.

The name
JYJ stands for the initials of the group members, Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu. The three were part of a successful Korean quintet boy group TVXQ, until their separated because of legal problems with their representatives.

The Beginning
In September 2010 their debut album, The Beginning (sung entirely in English), reached the number 1 spot on the Oricon charts. It includes fan’s favourite such as ‘Be My Girl’ and ‘Empty’.

Overwhelming Success
With a large fan base gained almost over their ten years career as musicians, it was not hard to imagine the success of their new project: In South Korea over 140,000 people bought JYJ’s first album in its first week.

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