1. Korean stage return.
On September 12, 2005, Dongfang Shenqi officially released their second Korean album "RISING SUN", and due to Jaejoong's leg injury, the COME BACK stage scheduled for September 12 was postponed to the 25th on SBS TV's "Popularity Ballad" program. Jaejoong, who was injured, insisted on performing two new songs, 'Fool' and 'RISING SUN', with the members while sitting on the COME BACK stage on that day. However, SM, the company that belongs to Dongfang Shenqi, said that Jaejoong will be absent from all LIVE performances starting from October to give him enough time to rest and recuperate, and it is expected that we will be able to see the five-member **** together on stage again in the follow-up song starting from November. This time, Jaejoong's injury made the members feel the importance of health again, and they decided to take care of their bodies more in the future because of the appendicitis surgery in the summer of '04, and they will repay their supporters with a healthy image. On October 9, Dongfang Shenki's "RISING SUN" won the first place in "Popular Ballad", on October 13, it won the first place in "M-COUNTDOWN", and it won the first place in "Popular Ballad" for two consecutive times, on October 16 and October 23, and Jaejoong won the first place in "Popular Ballad" in the 23rd episode of "Popular Ballad". She returned to the stage on the 23rd of "Popular Ballad" program.
2. Japan's third single release
On October 15, Dongfang Shenqi held a handshake party at the Seoul Weightlifting Arena to reward their Korean fans for their support. While working hard on their promotional activities in Korea, they have not stopped developing in Japan, preparing to release their third single there. In September 2005, they released their second official Korean album "RISING SUN", which was described as the miracle of Korean music in 2004 in Korea, and on November 2, they released their third Japanese single "MY DESTINY", which reached No. 9 on the "ORICON" chart in Japan on the first day of release. Their second single "SOMEBODY TO LOVE" also reached #7 on the same day of its release, proving that their popularity in Japan is exploding with two consecutive singles in the top 10. The single released on November 2 has seven covers, two CDs with group photo covers and five CDs with photo covers of the members. The single released on November 2 has seven covers, two CDs with group photo covers and five CDs with individual member photo covers, all of which are the same except for the cover. This is a common practice among Japanese record labels to produce a variety of different covers for the same CD. When the album was released in Korea, there was a special contest where 501 lucky tickets were given out with the album, with one winner getting a limited edition DVD of the interview with Touhou Shenqi and seven other CD sets, and the other 500 getting a poster signed by Touhou Shenqi.
3. Participated in the 7th China-Korea Song Contest.
November 10, 2005 night, the 7th China-Korea Song Festival was held in Shenzhen Happy Valley Water Stage, more than 30 singers from China and Korea participated in the event. Dongfang Shenqi was the guest of honor from the Korean side, and together with singers such as Ahn Qihyun, MAYA, Cool Dragon, WAX, and Tian Tian Jihee, they presented a high-level pop concert for the audiences of China and Korea. Although Jaejoong was absent due to a foot injury, the four members of Dongfang Shenqi caused the audience to scream with their powerful dance explosions, which set off the climax of the evening.
4. Release of STORYBOOK4
The second album "RISING SUN" was released in South Korea, and the hit song "RISING SUN" has been the number one song in South Korea, and has become the "South Korea's annual record sales champion" on the album sales chart. "The album has been the best-selling album of the year in South Korea. In 2005, they have been working closely in Korea, Japan, and China, and they have compiled the photos and videos of their activities in Asia and released "RISING SUN REPACKAGE STORY BOOK 4 FIVE SECRET STORY" on Nov. 25th. The book is a 160-page collection of exclusive photos of the group's activities in Asia, as well as rare photos taken in Japan, and unpublished photos taken in the US and BORABORA. The book is accompanied by an exclusive DVD containing the music video for "RISING SUN" and a collection of scenes from the group's time in Japan, six special stickers, 15 deluxe computer backgrounds, two computer protection programs, and more. To coincide with the release of the photo book, Dongfang Shenqi will also go to Shotokatsu to watch the sunrise with his Korean fans, and there will be many luxury gifts for the fans.
5. Korea's first big award
On November 27, 2005, after only two years of debut, Dongfang Shenqi received the 2005 MENT KM MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL's top popularity award cup, becoming the biggest winner of the day. When Arisen took the microphone from the MC in tears and blurted out "Thank you God!" When he took the microphone from the MC and blurted out "Thank you God!", the fans on stage also shed tears. We would like to thank God for the fate that brought these 5 teenagers together and created a new miracle in the music industry for us. SM's singer groups Dongfang Shenqi, Heavenly Ji Hee and SUPER JUNIOR performed 'I YAH' by fellow company's former group HOT, 'LOVE' by SES, and 'TOP' by Myth, respectively, which became a major topic of discussion at the awards ceremony on that day. Dongfang Shenqi, which has been constantly compared to the legendary Korean music group HOT by the media since its debut, has become the center of recent Korean public opinion as it took only two years to win the Korean Music Awards, just like HOT did back then.
6. Attend senior fan club
December 4, Dongfang Shenqi attended KANG TA debut 10th anniversary of the fan club, in which he expressed his feelings for HOT, he said, "As a former member of the HOT FANCLUB to me to open, and now I can stand together with seniors on stage to say that this is really like a dream. We will try our best to become singers like HOT who can be loved forever". On the other hand, KANG TA praised Dongfang Shenqi, "We didn't have such good harmonies when we were in HOT, you guys sang really well!" KANG TA, who is also an SM singer, even agreed to the request for a song from Dongfang Shenqi at the fan meeting, and we will soon be able to hear KANG TA's customized song for them.
7. Second birthday in Hong Kong
December 16, 05, Eastern Shenqi and SUPER JUNIOR *** with the recording and release of the winter single special "SHOW ME YOUR LOVE", in the Christmas eve of the music for the fans to send a big gift. December 26 is the second anniversary of the creation of the group of Eastern Shenqi days, this year's birthday and last year's different, they accepted the "Hong Kong" from Hong Kong. This year's birthday was different from last year's, as the group accepted the invitation from Hong Kong's "WILD DAY OUT GRAND SHOW 2005" and arrived in Hong Kong on December 25th, spending their birthday outside of Korea for the first time. Wong Kar Keung, Oriental Divas, and more. Oriental God Rising performed as the grand finale, and the night showed how popular they are in Hong Kong. |||
8. Korea's popularity king
November 27, 05 in the MKMF in the life of the first big award, the Oriental Shenqi did not stop their footsteps, and then the end of December held several large awards ceremony on the name of the few can not be missing, in addition to the SBS popularity ballad of the highest popularity of the award, from then on, as long as the public through the mobile phone or the network of the popular song, the popularity of the award is the most popular. From then on, as long as the public voted through cell phones or the internet, Dongfang Shenqi's name was at the top of the list, and there would be absolutely no objections to awarding them the title of "Korea's Popularity King". In addition to their popularity in Korea, they are also well known in other Asian countries and have been chosen by the famous Korean conglomerate LG to be the Asian spokesperson for LG's music cell phones. on January 8, 2006, Dongfang Shenqi also appeared in the CF of BBQ Chicken Shop for a signing fee of 400 million won, and once again, the elegant prince-like Dongfang Shenqi made young girls go crazy about them. on January 18, Dongfang Shenqi filmed for the CF of Samsung KENOX digital camera. KENOX digital camera's CF was aired at the time of news appearance, and the advertisement endorsement fee has already earned enough money.
9. Jaejoong's concert OST
Jaejoong, who missed the group's performance because of a knee injury in September '05, made a big splash at the beginning of '06 and became the first member of the group to release a solo single. SM Entertainment made its first foray into film and television by investing in the film "The Millionaire's First Love," a movie starring Hyun Bin, and the movie's trailer uses the song "ONE" from the group's second album as the background music. The trailer of the movie used the song 'ONE' from the second album of Dongfang Shenqi as the background music, and after it was well received, the producer of the movie wanted the members of Dongfang Shenqi to sing the OST 'Greetings' of the movie. The company brought a sample of the song, and after hearing it, the members of the group said that the song was so good that they couldn't decide who would sing it. Jaejoong took the initiative to approach his manager about singing the song solo and was given the opportunity to do so. on January 16th, Jaejoong finished singing the song under the guidance of music producer Lee Suk. After the recording, Jaejoong said, "It was a meaningful recording in his life!" But when we hear the song, it's really hard to imagine that this boy, who often couldn't even sing in tune in elementary school, has now become a powerful singer!
10. Chang Min graduates from high school
Chang Min, the youngest member of the Eastern Divine Alliance, finally got his high school graduation certificate on Feb. 7. He went to the school with his parents to attend the graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 7, but he couldn't get into the graduation ceremony because of too many fans at the door, so he had to hide out in the office for a while. Chang Min, who was supposed to receive his diploma in his 3rd year classroom, had to receive his diploma in his 13th year classroom, which is the closest to his office, because of the crowd of fans in the teachers' corridor. Chang Min said excitedly, "I didn't sleep all night yesterday because I thought I was going to graduate, so I'm really happy! I really wanted to attend the graduation ceremony, but because of the surroundings, I couldn't, so I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I had to send the whole class to the classroom of the 13th year because I was alone." On the same day, the PV for Oriental God Ki's 4th single "Tomorrow is Near" was aired for the first time on Japanese TV screens, while the record was officially released on March 8th.
11. Debut first concert.
The "RISING SUN 1ST CONCERT" held for 4 consecutive days from February 10th to 13th at the Gymnastics Arena in Seoul's Olympic Park was the first concert of the group, which not only entertained Korean fans, but also allowed fans who came from overseas to experience the magic of the most popular group in Korea. It was the first concert for Korean fans to experience the magical musical journey of Korea's hottest group, Dongfang Shenqi. In the opening of the concert, five transparent glass boxes were lowered from above the stage under the background of majestic music. When the boxes were fully aligned with the classical stage platforms placed on the stage beforehand, the lighting created a mysterious and dreamy visual effect, and it was impossible to see where they could hide from the outside, but when the boxes were opened, the five members miraculously appeared on top of the platforms, which caused a lot of admiration on the spot. In the second half of the concert, Dongfang Shenqi played a magic show when they sang "THE WAY YOU ARE", five handsome boys suddenly disappeared at the back of the stage during the dance, and then appeared at the front of the stage, the magic show of the big change of life and the dance music of the living treasure fusion, which is the biggest attraction of this concert.
12. Released Japan's first album
March 23, 06, Oriental Shenqi in Japan released the first official Japanese album "HEAR, MIND AND SOUL" you can find in this album Oriental Shenqi different period of the hot singles, there are their hit song "HUG", "RISING SUN" Japanese version, there are also "MY DESTINY", "SOMEBODY TO LOVE", "ETERNAL", "STAY WITH ME TONIGHT" and "TONIGHT". On the same day, they also released the DVD "HISTORY IN JAPAN VOL.1", which is a great way to see their activities in Japan, and on March 25th, they gave their Japanese fans their first Japanese photo book, "ARTIST BOOK-TOMORROW-000777 DAYS". The Japanese PV of "RISING SUN" was released on March 28, and unlike the Korean version, the Japanese PV highlights more of Dongfang Shenqi's dancing skills.
13. Endorsement of shopping centers.
This year, the brand has not only become the spokesman of LG cell phone in Asia, but also signed a contract with Samsung and other brands. What is even more surprising is that RAMODO shopping center, which will open on March 31st, has also specially approached them and offered them a contract fee of 400 million won, inviting them to go to the Philippines to shoot their latest CF in the Chinese Lunar New Year. With these advertisements in hand, it is expected that Dongfang Shenqi will earn more than 2.5 billion won in advertisement revenue, making them the king of advertisements in Korea. |||
14. Jaejoong's DUI Incident
On April 6, 2006, Jaejoong, who had been away from the stage for 6 months due to a leg injury, finally returned to the stage to perform alongside his teammates. Unfortunately, Jaejoong was charged with violating traffic laws and had his license plate revoked for 100 days after he drove his BMW sports car near the Gangnam District Office in Seoul in the early morning of April 7, and was later stopped by the police near a hotel for a breathalyzer test, which revealed that his blood-alcohol concentration exceeded the legal limit. announced a temporary suspension of his activities in Japan, and on the 10th the other members of Oriental God Rising traveled to Japan to prepare their new single. Afterwards, a source revealed that Jaejoong doesn't drink much, and he drank a little beer with a few friends on the day of the incident to celebrate his recovery from his leg injury and to be able to perform on stage, hoping that his supporters can forgive him and continue to support him.
15. South Korea non-stop
06 April 19, Oriental Shenqi in Japan released the ground 5 single "RISING SUN/HEART, MIND AND SOUL". March 25 in Japan issued the first Japanese photo also issued a Korean version. On April 29th, Jaejoong, who had been banned from performing because of drunk driving, appeared again at the World Cup Arena in Korea for a warm concert, which became Jaejoong's COME BACK performance. On May 4, Dongfang Shenqi participated in the HI-SEOUL concert at Seoul Plaza in Korea, and on May 15, they performed at Myongji University's Faculty and Student Day Celebration at Myongji University's Natural Campus Field Music Venue. With a busy schedule of performances in Korea and busy traveling to venues, they will soon take on an even bigger challenge, their first tour in Japan.