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3rd Apr 2012 from Twitlonger

[Translation][JP News] From Akanishi to JYJ “Retaliations by Japanese Large Entertainment Production Companies”

아카니시부터 JYJ까지 "日대형기획사의 보복"
Credit: JP News, Reporter Shin Sora

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http://www.jpnews.kr/sub_read.html?uid=13131&section=sc1
http://m.media.daum.net/media/entertain/newsview/20120330201603850

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(Article talks about 2 other Japanese celebrities)
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Furthermore, there is a group which gets interrupted for each performance. That group is JYJ.

It is a well-known fact that AVEX, the ex-Japanese entertainment company of the group JYJ of Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu, hinders JYJ’s activities in Japan after the breakup of TVXQ.

Right after the severe earthquake last year, JYJ actively devoted themselves for the restoration of earthquake in Japan by donating 600 million Won for the restoration of the damaged area and reporting the present condition during the World Tour which began on April, and etc. On last June, there had been news JYJ would hold a charity concert at Yokohama Arena and they will donate part of profits during the concert to the stricken districts.

However according to report of the daily publication Saijo on March 24th last year, AVEX hindered JYJ’s activities, like ones mentioned above, in Japan and requested reporters to not write reports related to JYJ.

The daily publication Saijo reported “the article of JYJ’s concert on the website of Daily Sports was deleted after few hours and we can no longer find the article from any of other presses.”

Furthermore, AVEX called ‘Yokohama Arena,’ the place where JYJ’s concert was planned and threatened “if they continue with JYJ’s concert, singers from AVEX will never perform at the concert venue from the next time.”

Because of this JYJ had to change their concert venue to ‘Saitama Super Arena’ and started selling tickets for the concert. But after few days, ‘Saitama Super Arena’ announced on its webpage ‘JYJ applied for using the concert venue but we decided not to allow the use.’ Thus, JYJ’s charity concert became called off.

Moreover on March 7th last year, Oricon issued an announcement “JYJ’s DVD and album released on March 2nd will be excluded from the chart.” They said they will release and sell JYJ’s new albums but they will exclude them from promotion and ranking. This was because AVEX ordered to cease JYJ’s activities in Japan. They became unfortunate that no matter how popular they are, they cannot be ranked on the chart.
Nevertheless on October last year, there was news JYJ would hold an exclusive concert at Hitachi Seaside Park at Irabaki, Japan.

JYJ’s exclusive concert, sponsored by the Japan Ganbarou! Ibaraki Ganbare! Committee on Reconstruction Assistance’, was held for the return and revival of Ibaraki, which had been damaged by earthquake and successfully finished by gathering 80,000 people during two days on October 15th and 16th.

At that time there were articles announcing ‘successful JYJ’s concert in Japan’ in Korea; however, there was no article related to their concert in Japan.

More shockingly, the writer was only reporter who visited the concert.

It was the moment when I actually felt the report by Siajo of AVEX requested main presses to not “write reports (related to JYJ)” was the truth. Each press decided abandon JYJ instead of being out of favor with AVEX by reporting JYJ and not being able to attend events with AVEX’s entertainers.

Furthermore, the reporter directly heard from the person in charge of concert in Ibaraki that “he received the calls from AVEX until the day before the concert ‘to stop the concert.’” He showed his call log on his mobile phone. The phone calls were not just once or twice.

He said (AVEX) did not hesitate to threaten ‘Ibaraki Public Hitachi Seaside Park.’ But their threatening of “AVEX singers will never perform here in the future” could not be passed to Hitachi Seaside Park ran by the government.

JYJ’s members who stood on the stage with difficulties were deeply moved. Fans showed stronger cohesiveness due to interruptions by AVEX. They came in a heartbeat from different regions of Japan including Okinawa, Nagasaki, Hokkaido, etc. with a determination that they can meet JYJ.

Junsu, who saw fans filled the concert venue, said “because we really wanted to sing in Japan and because we were desperate to be active in Japan, I am really happy with the stage today. I will never forget. (Activities in Japan) failed each time, but I am really happy to sing in front of you.”

Yuchun continued “we would like to release Japanese album with name JYJ. It is okay for us not to be ranked on Oricon chart, but we would like to just work in Japan.” Kim Jaejoong also said “I envy other groups who can work in Japan.”

Recently, JYJ turned their ways to concerts in other countries or appearing on dramas, which large entertainment production company cannot interrupt. However, they cannot perform freely in neither Korea nor Japan. Until when will ‘the punishments’ by large entertainment production companies continue toward them[Japanese celebrities and JYJ]?

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