Debuting in South Korea on December 26, 2003, they quickly became a popular teenage chorus group in their homeland. By the date of their Japanese debut in 2005, Dong Bang Shin Ki had not only made themselves known in Korea as a dance only boyband, but a group that had the ability to harmonize, vocalize, and dance to perfection; earning them many praises by many other Korean artists that they would refer to as sunbae's.
With major success in Korea, Dong Bang Shin Ki made their way to Japan, eager to conquer a foreign land. With that thought in mind, Dong Bang Shin Ki decided that they did not want to come to Japan as Hallyu stars but as Japanese Pop idols and so their struggle began. For the first few months of their Japanese career, which had started with the release of the single: "Stay With Me Tonight", the members of Dong Bang Shin Ki spent that time learning/improving their Japanese, battling the depression they got from both homesickness and not achieving the response they wanted immediately, language barriers, and thoughts of giving up completely in turn to go home. While promoting Purple Line (Korean Ver.) in Korea, the members stated that they at first didn't want to work in Japan and were forced rather than having that motivation to work hard.
After months of hard work and intense Japanese studies, Dong Bang Shin Ki finally got the break they were looking for with their second single, "Somebody To Love", which ranked at number fourteen on the Oricon chart and included their first ballad song. In November, Dong Bang Shin Ki released "My Destiny", their first ballad single and with this single earned them the popularity they wanted. After "My Destiny" was released and sold more than any of their other singles, as well the gain of more fans, they released "明日は来るから". With the release of "明日は来るから", that song became an instant success and was used as the seventeenth ending for the popular anime, ONE PIECE and soon the release of their final single for their first album, "Rising Sun/Heart, Mind and Soul" had arrived. Although the "Rising Sun/Heart, Mind and Soul" single hadn't done as well as the other singles, their first album, "Heart, Mind and Soul", was still a huge hit. Things had finally started to look up for the five members known as Dong Bang Shin Ki and after the release of their album in 2006, they held their first nationwide tour: 1st Live Tour 2006: Heart, Mind and Soul. Tickets to 1st Live Tour 2006: Heart, Mind and Soul were sold out immediately.
With the success of their first five singles and their first album, they began working harder on their sixth single. In June, they released "Begin", a sweet, ballad song with an upbeat B-side("High Time") and they also appeared in the Avex summer festival A-Nation '06 that July and August. Their next and seventh single, "Sky", ranked number six on the Oricon chart making it their first single to be ranked in the Top Ten and at that time, the highest ranking single of their Japanese career. Three months later, Dong Bang Shin Ki returned with yet another single, "Miss You/“O” -正・反・合" and this single ranked number three on the Oricon charts and was the first of many to come to be ranked in the Top Five as well as, replaced "Sky" as their highest ranking single. Somehow, they managed to hold conerts in Thailand, Malaysia, and China, earning them more fans and success. While their popularity was slowly, but surely growing in Japan, Dong Bang Shin Ki's popularity in Korea rose even more and in turn they earned lots of awards, these awards included: MKMF's Best Music Video for "Rising Sun (순수)", MKMF's People's Choice Award, MKMF's Artist of the Year, China-Ten Most Popular Music Group, China-Ten Most Popular Song, etc. . . After their second tour The 2nd Asia Tour Concert 'O' and with their increasing popularity in Japan, Dong Bang Shin Ki released "Step by Step" and "Choosey Lover" both that were ranked in the top ten among very popular artists ("Step by Step" ranked number seven and "Choosey Lover" ranked number nine), not to mention that "Choosey Lover" was the opening theme song for Xenos Xenos. Finally recognized as Japanese Pop idols, they released their second album titled "Five in the Black" (ranked number ten on the Oricon charts) and held yet another nationwide concert to support this album. As they sang their song "Proud", Junsu and Yoochun broke out into tears, finally happy that they achieved their dream of breaking through in foreign territory and getting as far as they had.
In May of 2007, Dong Bang Shin Ki attended the MTV Japan Music Awards and won the award "Best Buzz Asia in Korea" for their "'O'-正.反.合." album. From June to December of 2007, Dong Bang Shin Ki released a string of five singles: "Lovin' You", "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice", "Shine/Ride On", "Forever Love" and "Together". "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice" peaked at number two on the Oricon charts, marking that single as their highest ranking single of the time. In November of 2007, Dong Bang Shin Ki collaborated with Koda Kumi to create "LAST ANGEL", which peaked at number two and was the image song for the movie "Resident Evil: Extinction".
2008 marked the start of Dong Bang Shin Ki's supreme rise in Japan. First in January, they released "Purple Line", marking that as not only their first single to peak at number one on the Oricon charts, but the first single to be produced by a non-Japanese band to peak at number one as well as the start of their reign as number one on the Oricon charts and their first single to be created by a non-Japanese staff. Before their amazing reign atop the Oricon charts could begin to rise, they released their third Japanese studio album titled "T" as well as indivdual singles that spelt out T.R.I.C.K (T: Two Hearts/WILD SOUL - Changmin, R: Runaway/MY GIRLFRIEND - Yoochun, I: If...?!/RAINY NIGHT - Junsu, C: Close to You/CRAZY LIFE - Yunho, K: Keyword/MAZE - Jaejoong). Following the release of the T.R.I.C.K singles, Dong Bang Shin Ki released "Beautiful You/千年恋歌" in April, their second single to peak number one on the Oricon charts and the single that broke the twenty four year old record set by Ou-Yang Fei Fei (two singles to peak number one on the charts by a foreign artist). After "Beautiful You/千年恋歌" ", Dong Bang Shin Ki returned to Korea for the 14th Annual Dream Concert on June 7th. Immediately following that concert, they wrapped their Asia tour in Beijing. Returning back to Japan, they released "どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう?", their third single to peak at number one the Oricon charts and the single that made them the first non-Japanese artist to have three consecutive singles peak at number one. Following that release, they performed at Avex Trax's 20th Anniversary meeting and A-Nation '08. In August of 2008, Dong Bang Shin Ki returned back to Korea to take part in SMTown '08 alongside BoA, 천상지희 The Grace, 張力尹, 소녀시대, SHINee and Super Junior.
They released the fourth Korean studio album titled "Mirotic", another chart topping Korean album with 502,837 copies sold and earning them another record for the first Korean album in six years to sell more than 500,000 copies. In October, Dong Bang Shin Ki returned to the Japanese Pop scene with "呪文 -MIROTIC- ", the Japanese counterpart of the title single to their fourth Korean album. "呪文 -MIROTIC- " peaked number one, causing Dong Bang Shin Ki to destroy their previous record with four single to peak number one. Dong Bang Shin Ki then attended Kouhaku Uta Gassen Music Festival on New Year's Eve, making them the first Korean group to attend.
Tohoshinki's twenty-fifth single, "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/忘れないで", released on January 21, 2009 was yet another single that peaked number one atop the Oricon charts, making them the first foreign artist to have five consecutive number one singles and the song "Bolero" was used theme song for the Japanese movie, "Subaru". In March, they released "Survivor", this single peaked at number three and subsequently ended their amazing number one reign. "Survivor" was succeeded by the release of their fourth Japanese studio album, "The Secret Code", which debuted at number two on the charts and thus, they embarked on their fourth live tour: Dong Bang Shin Ki 4th Live Tour 2009: The Secret Code to help support the album. Dong Bang Shin Ki 4th Live Tour 2009: The Secret Code ended in the Tokyo Dome, making them the first Korean group to perform on that stage. In April, they released "Share the World/ウィーアー!", another one of their singles that peaked number one and extended their record to six number one singles(not consecutive). In July, they released "Stand By U" and debuted at number two on the charts. On September 30, 2009, Jejung and Yuchun came together to produce the single "COLORS ~Melody and Harmony~/Shelter". "COLORS ~Melody and Harmony~" was composed and written by Yuchun and Jejung, while "Shelter" was also composed and written by Yuchun and Jejung with the help of Junsu. "COLORS ~Melody and Harmony~/Shelter" debuted at number one and therefore making Dong Bang Shin Ki the first non-Japanese artists to have seven singles top the Oricon charts. As of March 24, 2010, Dong Bang Shin Ki has released yet another single, "時ヲ止メテ", a slow ballad song that was originally featured in a CF for the cosmetics brand Menard as well as TOHOSHINKI THE LIVE 2009.
After conflicts with the lawsuit filed by three of the members (Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu) against SM Entertainment, on April 3, 2010, Avex announced that TVXQ would be ceasing all of their Japanese activities for the time being and that it would focus on helping each member with their solo activities. It was later announced in early May 2010 that the three members of TVXQ would appear as a subunit in the Thanksgiving Live in Dome concert in Japan. The three-member group was announced by Rhythm Zone and would be called JYJ, representing the first letter of each of their names.
On November 23, 2010, SM Entertainment announced that TVXQ would be returning by now as a duo consisting of Changmin and Yunho and have their comeback in Korea in early 2011. On November 24, 2010, Avex Entertainment, as well as SM Entertainment Japan, released a statement about the renewal of contracts of SM artists signed to Avex. The special edition of TVXQ's newest album, Keep Your Head Down, was released in South Korea on January 5, 2011 and their single 왜 (Keep Your Head Down) was released by Avex Trax in Japan on January 26, 2011.
Current Members
U-Know Yunho 유노윤호/ユンホ
Birthday: 1986.02.06
Height: 184cm
Weight: 66kg
Blood type: A
Max Changmin 최강창민/チャンミン
Birthday: 1988.02.18
Height: 186cm
Weight: 61kg
Blood type: B
Former Members
Hero Jaejoong 영웅재중/ジェジュン
Birthday: 1986.01.26
Height: 178cm
Weight: 63kg
Blood type: O
Micky Yoochun 믹키유천/ユチュン
Birthday: 1986.06.04
Height: 180cm
Weight: 64kg
Blood type: O
Xiah Junsu 시아준수/ジュンス
Birthday: 1986.12.15
Registered Birthday: 1987.01.01
Height: 178cm
Weight: 60kg
Blood type: B
With All My Heart
동방신기 Lyrics
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掛け違えたシャツのボタン
そんな些細な事で
君がいれば良かったと思う
逢えない時間が
僕らの愛を強くした?
言葉に詰まるなら
そっと頬にkissをしよう
忙しく過ぎるけど
こんなにも こんなにもただ...
逢いたくて ずっと君思うよ...
心から君を
もう一度 my heart 伝えたくて
君が呼べば 僕は行くよ
君のそばで笑いたいんだよ
ふとした瞬間 傷ついてしまった心
ひとりじゃ直せない痛み
僕が癒したいよ
今逢えない時なら ただ君の面影を
抱きしめて 抱きしめてほら...
どんな日も ずっと君思うよ...
心から君を
もう二度と your heart
離さないから
君が泣けば 僕は行くよ
君をいつも守りたいんだよ
君が望むなら 全てを尽くして
君の描く未来
永遠の夢を叶えたい I wish!
逢いたくて ずっと君思うよ...
心から君を
何度でも to heart
贈る smile for you
悲しくても 嬉しくても
君のそばで笑いたいんだよ
with all my heart find me,
and I'll be there for you ...
The lyrics of "With All My Heart" by 동방신기 (TVXQ) convey a message of love, longing, and dedication. The song begins with a description of a simple domestic scene, where the singer notices a button on their shirt is done up wrong and reflects on how much they wish their beloved were there to share such minor moments with. The next verse delves deeper into the singer’s feelings, as they wonder if the difficulties of not being able to see each other often have made their love stronger. The idea of using a kiss instead of words to communicate this depth of feeling is introduced, bringing a physicality and urgency to the emotional communication. The chorus expresses the singer's strong desire and need to be with their beloved, to have them call and be able to make them laugh.
The second verse of the song mirrors the first but this time the singer’s heart is wounded and they are longing for healing and comfort. The idea of physical touch as a means to soothe and uplift is expressed this time as the singer wants to hold onto the memory of their beloved in their mind and be comforted by it. It then moves into a declaration of undying love and devotion, promising to be there for the beloved whenever they need them and to always protect them. The song ends with a statement of love and the promise to be with them with all their heart.
Line by Line Meaning
鏡に映った
Reflected in the mirror
掛け違えたシャツのボタン
Buttons on the shirt are misaligned
そんな些細な事で 君がいれば良かったと思う
Even for such a trivial matter, I wish that you were here
逢えない時間が 僕らの愛を強くした?
Did the time we spent apart make our love stronger?
言葉に詰まるなら そっと頬にkissをしよう
If words fail me, I'll kiss your cheek softly
それぞれを待つ日々は 忙しく過ぎるけど
The days we spend waiting for each other pass by quickly, even though we're both busy
こんなにも こんなにもただ...
Just like this, just like this...
逢いたくて ずっと君思うよ...
I want to see you and I'm always thinking about you...
心から君を もう一度 my heart 伝えたくて
I want to tell you from the bottom of my heart, once again, my love for you
君が呼べば 僕は行くよ
If you call me, I'll come
君のそばで笑いたいんだよ
I want to be by your side and laugh with you
ふとした瞬間 傷ついてしまった心
My heart is hurt by a sudden moment
ひとりじゃ直せない痛み
It's a pain I can't heal alone
僕が癒したいよ
I want to heal it for you
今逢えない時なら ただ君の面影を 抱きしめて 抱きしめてほら...
If I can't see you now, I'll embrace your memory, hold you tight and see...
どんな日も ずっと君思うよ...
No matter what kind of days they are, I always think about you...
心から君を もう二度と your heart 離さないから
I won't ever let you go from my heart again
君が泣けば 僕は行くよ
If you cry, I'll come to you
君をいつも守りたいんだよ
I want to protect you always
君が望むなら 全てを尽くして
If that's what you wish, I'll do everything I can
君の描く未来 永遠の夢を叶えたい I wish!
I want to make your future and eternal dreams come true, I wish!
逢いたくて ずっと君思うよ...
I want to see you and I'm always thinking about you...
心から君を 何度でも to heart 贈る smile for you
I'll give you a smile from my heart as many times as you want
悲しくても 嬉しくても 君のそばで笑いたいんだよ with all my heart find me, and I'll be there for you...
Even on sad or happy days, I want to be by your side and laugh with you, with all my heart find me, and I'll be there for you...
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Shinjiroh Inoue
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
희인남
잊을수 없는 이때 그리고 내 마음..
이제는 같이 있는 모습이 어색하고 정말 돌이킬 수 없는 상황까지 와버렸지만.. 노래와 그 때 기억은 영원히 내맘속에 남을 거야. 미워하려고 해도 미워할 수 없는 너희들이니까... 다들 정말 행복했으면 좋겠다. 그 누구도 불행하지 않기를 바래 ㅠ
Mei Chu
DB5K has the whole package... tAleNts, loOkS, and aTtiTUdE.... !!! they're perfect !!!
黒田弥生一
優しくて、癒されますね
Charisma Tiny
The greatest thing about TVXQ is we love them..the cassiopeia..and it's all because these guys are worth waiting and being loved.. see, even they have been seperated but all of us who love them keep waiting...though it's been some time.. but what? we love TVXQ, Cassiopeia love TVXQ.We love and so we wait :)
WenLin Pee
i love tvxq with all my heart :) forever..
김예지
I love this song and singer
Mil Nguyen
This brings tears to my eyes
Tweety
Yuchun to Jejung part is the most emotional part of this entire song. The way of Yuchun sings makes me so emotional....
Wyeth Vectomon
I never let go of our promise, brothers. I promise you. No matter what happens, no matter how hopeless, I'll hope. I won't give up.. Always keep the faith till the end will come. Keep in mind that I love you as five as always. Oh my gosh.. I cry..again Thanks for sharing this video, Cassie.
mserika todoh
no one can beat tvxq. not even big bang.