TVXQ

TVXQ (known as DBSK in South Korea) is a pop group formed under SM Entertainment that had debuted in 2003. When they first started out, there were five members in total until three of them filed for an injunction against SM in July of 2009. This resulted in a two year hiatus for the boy band and a stop to public activities throughout the time being. When TVXQ did return, it only consisted of a duo with leader, U-Know Yunho and band mate Max Changmin. With that, the release of their fifth Korean album Keep Your Head Down ranked number one on music billboard charts after a few weeks. Since their comeback, TVXQ has sold more than 2 million copies in Korean album sales and Japanese singles.

Taking on the title as "King of K-Pop" TVXQ is the best selling K-Pop group in the world. With a release of over twenty Korean and Japanese singles (as well as six albums), they've sold more than 12 million copies altogether.

Currently, TVXQ is on their first promotional world tour for their sixth Korean album and with this, they will also promote their sixth Japanese album, Time.

Members

Jung Yunho is the leader of TVXQ. Born on the sixth of February and raised in Gawnju, South Korea, he had joined the ranks of SM at the age of thirteen after winning a dance competition. His stage name, U-Know, was picked as the leader in an attempt of getting the message of "I know you" across.

In 2001, Yunho's first appearance was at the age of fifteen in a label-mate Dana's music video as a rapper and back up dancer. In 2003, after training, was debuted as one of TVXQ's members and then appointed leader. He was also one of the featured rappers in "Heartquake" from Super Junior's third album Sorry, Sorry.

In 2005 and 2006, Yunho appeared with TVXQ on their mini-drama series, Banjun Theater and appeared again in another mini-series, Vacation. In 2010 he was casted in a supporting role of a drama called Poseidon but was soon dropped because of certain conditions and other cast members leaving as well. The show was then picked up again in June of 2011 but Yunho was unable to rejoin due to his busy schedule.

Yunho self-composed his song "Spokesman" in 2009 as well as "Checkmate" in Japanese which was also performed during Toboshini 4th Live World Tour 2009: The Secret Code in Tokyo Dome.

Shim Changmin, also known as Max Changmin, is the youngest remaining member of TVXQ. Born on the eighteenth of February and raised in Seoul, South Korea, he was first spotted by an SM official while playing in gym class and was requested to audition.

Against his contributions to TVXQ, Changmin had also constructed a few solo projects such as writing the lyrics to "Love in the Ice" for the group's fourth Korean album, Mirotic. After the two year hiatus, Changmin also wrote the lyrics for "I Swear" for TVXQ's sixth Korean album Catch Me. In April of 2013, he wrote the songs "Sleepless Nights" for fellow SM group, SHINee.

In 2006, Changmin starred with TVXQ in their mini-series and was also the first choice in the drama, Snow Flower yet due to his schedule, was replaced by Kim Kibum of Super Junior. In 2010, Changmin guest starred on Athena: Goddess of War for four episodes and in 2011 was cast in a drama series, Paradise Ranch.

SM revealed in 2012 that Changmin was cast with a lead in his first Japanese film Fly With the Gold in which he plays the role of a spy disguised as an engineer student. In 2013, he won the Japanese Academy Award for "Newcomer of the Year".

2006-2009

TVXQ (with all five members) began their first international tour in 2006. In addition, they had also toured China and Thailand which also made them the first Korean artists to perform in Malaysia. The group soon released their fourth album, Because Tomorrow Will Come and debut Japanese album Heart, Mind, and Soul"which sold 9,554 copies and to support the album, held their first live tour from the month of May to June before releasing two other Japanese singles, "Begin" and "Sky".

Beginning 2007 with a new single, "Step by Step", TVXQ followed up with a second Asian tour. In May, the group attended MTV Music Video Awards Japan and won "Best Buzz Asia in Korea" for their album O- Jung.Ban.Hap which translated means Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis.

With the group's fourth album, Mirotic that was released two days earlier than expected, totaled the sales of 502,837 copies. It was the first Korean album to break the record in six years. On April 2009, they released their twenty seventh single, "Share the World/We Are!" which also ranked high amongst the charts.

2013: Time

TVXQ had announced at the beginning of 2013 that they would be releasing their sixth Japanese album, Time on the sixth of March and within the first month of release, had sold 227,000 copies. They had also topped Orcion's Weekly Chart for the 12th time alongside Catch Me.