JYJ’s Yoochun chooses Jaejoong as his rival

On August 29th, JYJ’s Yoochun attended the press conference for the ‘2011 Seoul International Drama Awards‘ at the International Conference Hall in Seoul.
When asked by reporters who he considered his rival as a Hallyu star, Yoochun replied, “He’s actually close to me.  He’s currently filming the drama ‘Protect the Boss‘ and I’ll be visiting tomorrow to see him.  Even while filming, he’s on alert.”
The person he chose is none other than fellow member Jaejoong, who’s currently playing the role of ‘Cha Moo Won’ on ‘Protect the Boss’.
Yoochun also won the online popularity poll held by ‘Yahoo! Korea’ for the ceremony with 480,000 votes.  On winning, he said, “I’m honored to receive such a big award.  Because the poll was held all across Asia, it’s that much more meaningful but also that much more pressuring for me.”

TVXQ shocks Japan’s ‘a-nation’ fans with ending performance

TVXQ put on the ending performance for Avex’s A-Nation concert in Tokyo, which shocked both the media and concert goers.
For the past 8 years, Avex’s Queen pop artist, Hamasaki Ayumi closed the concerts by putting on the ending performance, but this year TVXQ was chosen. Being chosen as Avex A-Nation’s ACE is a huge deal, and the media went abuzz about how it was the climax of TVXQ’s career.
The concert took place on the 27th and although it was originally announced that Hamasaki Ayumi would be ending the show, since it was A-Nation’s 10th year celebratory concert, they wanted to shock the fans, hence TVXQ took the honor of closing the show.