Tohoshinki's Best Selection 2010 album has hit the #1 spot on the Global United Charts! The 413,000 album sales from Tohoshinki (DBSK / TVXQ) beat out other artists like Sade, Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas this week.
They broke a 14 year record by becoming the first non-Japanese artists to sell 413,000 albums in one week on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart. With this accomplishment, they have shot past the Backstreet Boys and Bon Jovi who used to how the #1 and #2 spots before 'Best Selection' was released.
On the 24th of February SM announced that in order to focus more on investments from overseas, new overseas business developments and artiste production, Lee Soo Man will resign as Director of Registrations.
A company representative said, "Lee Soo Man will no longer be engaged in business activity,"
He added, " However, in order to strengthen his position as major shareholder, an additional 1.5% from Avex was retrieved."
On the 24th of February SM announced that in order to focus more on investments from overseas, new overseas business developments and artiste production, Lee Soo Man will resign as Director of Registrations.
A company representative said, "Lee Soo Man will no longer be engaged in business activity,"
He added, " However, in order to strengthen his position as major shareholder, an additional 1.5% from Avex was retrieved."
Wow. Tohoshinki (TVXQ / DBSK) is continuing to break records and cement their place in music history in Japan. Their Best Selection 2010 album has sold an estimated 413,000 copies for the first week, according to translated reports from Yahoo! Japan.
With this accomplishment, Tohoshinki becomes the first non-Japanese artists in history to sell that many albums in a week. According to the report, they are also the first Asian Male artists to move over 400,000 copies in the first week, outselling Bon Jovi and the Backstreet Boys.
SPUR Magazine April 2010 Issue Special Interview with Changmin
The 22 year old who is shining the most right now.
The true face of Changmin, his conscientious heart.
Going behind the 22 year old whose body well proportioned and gallant face expression.
In the beginning he was puzzled for it was his first solo photo shoot. As the camera’s shutter echos his movement and expression becomes as if he was on stage.
There was voices “so handsome” filled in the studio. As he heard these words his face expression loosened and looked shy as he smiled. “I’m not really an aggressive person so i rarely open up to people i meet for the first time. The more I spend time with someone the more I can naturally get close too. It goes the same for girls. Before approaching them immediately I ask people around me ‘what kind of person is she?’ I have to research and then i come up with a plan. Wouldn’t I be carried away? no,I won’t judge just because of what someone said. I’ll try talking to her to see if the information is right *laughs*. Anyway I approach little by little.”