[TRANS] 120307 JYJ Arrives Today To Chile, The Korean Pop Phenomenon

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Only a few more than 200 tickets left for the primier show in Santiago this Friday at the Caupolicán Theater. They want to try native food and come with five stylists.

With both VIP and floor sections sold out (only about 300 tickets left for their show in Caupolicán Theater), the debut of Korean group JYJ in Chile confirms the great media frenzy that this genre of music have achieved in distant countries as US, Japan, Chile and Peru, their last stop on their tour in Latin America.

They reached a new peak last year when the trio decided to partner with U.S. producers Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins, to record their debut album “The Beginning”. The first single “Ayyy Girl” was produced by West, who in addition lent his voice to the song as did spoken word artist Malik “The Poet” Yusef.

Yesterday, Park Yoochun, a member of the group, published via Twitter a picture of himself and fellow member, Kim Junsu, on the plane that brings them to our country. “We will have a good trip,” he wrote.

To the delight of their fans, it was announced that for the end of their world tour, they will dance a remix version of “Get out,” the single of his latest musical album. For this reason, they are accompanied by six dancers and five stylists that will be in charge of their looks. Another interesting note is that they have asked for a Chilean chef to cook traditional dishes from the country for their meals, as well as a Korean chef to make them feel at home, miles away, with their native dishes.

KPop Phenomenon
Without even having received the arrival of an artist from that country, Korean music has caused a stir in Chile (perviously, in 2008, Korean musician Seo Taiji came to record a video clip). Several national radio stations have in their programming Korean artists, several of which have reached the top of the charts. Quick phenomenon.

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[TRANS] 120307 Publimetro: Eight Fun Facts on the Korean Phenomenon that is JYJ


Korean group JYJ has an enormous fan base in Peru. Half of the tickets for their concert were sold out in only half an hour.

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On the Road to South America

The group departed to this region yesterday for two concerts en Chile (March 9) and Peru (March 11). Park Yoochun published on hisTwitter a picture of Junsu and himself on the plane. “We” have a good trip” he wrote to fans.

JYJMANÍA

Loyal like only few, Peruvian fans of JYJ bought half of the tickets for the concert in Lima within only half an hour. Organizers report that it is a historic record, which made headlines on several Korean news sites.

Excellent Ambassadors

Ambassadors for the United Nations, JYJ has participated in several charitable causes. One such cause was the Japan Charity Concert after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami

K-Pop

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

With the Help of Kanye West

For they US debut, JYJ counted on the unexpected support of rapper Kanye West, who produced the single “Ayyy Girl”, which he took part by rapping also .

The Name

JYJ is the initials fo the group members, Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun y Kim Junsu. The three were part of the boy band TVXQ, formed the group Los tres formaban parte de la boy band TVXQ, a successful korean quintet, until their separation for legal previous with their pervious company.

The Beginning

In September 2010, they debuted the album “The Beginning (sung entirally in English), which reached the number 1 stop on the Oricon (the Asian equivalent of Billboard). This album includes fan favorites “Be My Girl” and “Empty.”

Overwhelming Success

With a large fan base created over their 10 year pan of being artists, it is not difficult to imagine the success of this new project: 140,000 people in South Korea bought their first album in just the first week.

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