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At the A-Nation 10th Anniversary for Life Change & Go!, Avex’s annual music festival, TVXQ stood on the stage at the end, following X Japan and Hamasaki Ayumi. According to the news reports, Hamasaki Ayumi was supposed to close the event, but the TVXQ’s appearance at the end was prepared as a surprise event for the audience to mark the 10th anniversary of the A-Nation.
Nikkan Sports and Daily Sports reported on the event on August 28: “TVXQ will be on everyone’s lips even after the event closed on August 27, 2011.” “TVXQ’s closing performance even amazed people who had suffered the severe earthquake.”
Source: Newsen from Nate
Translated by minongzi@korea.com

Summary of the article in “Shukan Gendai” –Weekly times- Newspaper
On the 10th of May, a warning was sent to the Sumo Organization, clearly requesting the suspension of the event.
Then, a representative from the side of the Sumo Organization called on the 12th of May, saying “figure out your trouble between the involved parties (T/N: JYJ and Avex) because we’ve already allowed the use of the venue, and received the rental fees” the representative informed them rudely. (T/N: the quotes from the representative were written in informal speech that can be considered rude when spoken in such a formal situation.)
“Right before the concert on the 2nd of June, we sent them another warning, but it was useless” a person from Avex said. Avex took all the temporary methods to stop the concert but, it is now forced to take legal actions against the Sumo Organization, the management company and others seeking compensation of 143,400,000 Yen (T/N: approximately $1,834,200) and is taking the case to Tokyo district court.
The compensation was estimated based on the calculation of the profit that Avex would have gained if they held the event as the management company. “All the other concert venues in Japan knew about the trouble between us and the Right-wing gangster organization, and refused to host the concert.
Why was the Kokugikan (T/N: sumo hall) the only one to accept them? You start to suspect that they have connections to the other side (T/N: Right-wingers)” says a member of Avex management.
(Part not related to the lawsuit omitted)
Concerning this lawsuit, the Sumo organization stated, “The petition for the lawsuit has not been confirmed yet, therefore we cannot answer any questions”
For a sumo organization who is covered in scandals and barley managing to finally hold a tournament, the opportunity of hosting a concert for such a popular idol group was an irresistible temptation, but the final result was that they made an enemy of such a huge recording company.
Source: http://ameblo.jp/76672069/entry-10964332096.html
Translation by: As0or83 of JYJ3
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Q. To BIGBANG, you guys released solo and unit albums. what was that like?
GD: We worked on solo projects and we will be doing the same this year.
TOP: we were really excited and felt a different type of fun by being able to do the music we wanted to do and being able to show a different side of us apart from big bang
Q. Can we look forward to having solo and unit activities in Japan?
GD: We were able to do a lot of things last year and we hope to do the same thing in Japan in the near future.
Q. We would like to ask 2NE1, you’ll be releasing an album on september 27th and the concert tour has been set so what are your thoughts on that?
Bom: I can’t tell you yet but we’ll be coming out with fresh music.
Q. You said yourself that you were a manager, so when you’re in Japan how do you plan on promoting?
Dara: Just like in korea, I plan to making things fun by planning fun events and making 2NE1. known and also by learning Japanese.
Q. You had something important to tell us?
Dara: There will be a YG family concert in Japan and Korea soon.
YGEX’s official website: www.ygex.jp
Source: happyrichlifebbxxx @ youtube
Translation: solshin3 @ 21bangs.com

14:08 July 19 (Tues), 2011
The CEO of avex, Mr. Masato Matsuura’s twitter is under fire, and he is forced to shut down his twitter.
There was a suspicion that a Chinese singer stole a song composed by Jaejoong (ex-member of Tohoshinki, currently a member of JYJ). There was a rumor on the internet that it was an act of Mr. Matsuura (and those around him). In regard to this, Mr. Matsuura said on the 17th that “I don’t have anything to do with it, and I don’t know anything about it. But there are those who send me childish complains anonymously, selfishly misunderstanding the situation. It sucks, and also lame… This time, we are the victims. Thanks for your understanding.” (T/N: pls click for the trans here.) And receiving slander comments continuously, he tweeted, “There is no meaning doing such things, so I will be off from twitter, excluding the time I’ll be uploading my photos!”
After that, his followers sent “Please do not quit”, but he responded by “But, some jy (T/N: twitter user’s account name) said I should quit (Lol)”. Some of the fans on twitter exploded their anger. ”Don’t call the group name like that, you are the CEO” “Keep in mind of your position”. They also send other attacking comments, and Mr. Matsuura’s twitter became an exchange of words, and thus, under fire. Mr. Matsuura responded to many comments of his followers saying “I cannot leave this untouched.” Afterwards he tweeted “Thank you for everything up to today. There are stupid persons like me (Lol). I am happy that there are those who understood a stupid person like me, and also, understood somewhat of my few good points, too. So,for the time being, good bye” “So, see you!”
There are contractual problems between avex and JYJ, and there are various conjectures on the internet concerning avex and JYJ.
(Keisuke Orimoto)
T/N: Mr. Matsuura’s twitter account @masatomatsuura is currently deleted.
Source: RBB TODAY
As stated in our press release on 28 April, in relation to the Tohoku Earthquake Charity Event by our company’s artists JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN, the organisers Zak Corporation (Zak Corp.) and JJY’s Korean management company C-JeS ENTERTAINMENT.Co.ltd (C-JeS) had filed for 2 charges of provisional disposition against our company for unfair correspondence, at the Tokyo local district courts.
・ Heisei 23rd Year, No. 1115 Application for provisional injunction against obstruction of business operations (Civil Matters, 9th Dept)
Claimant (Complainant) = Zak Corp.
・ Heisei 23rd Year, No. 22020 Application for Provisional Disposition Order (Civil Matters, 46th Dept)
Claimant (Complainant) = Zak Corp. & C-JeS (Joint Claim by both companies)
With regards to the 2 counts of provisional injunction, our company had asserted its legitimacy on the issue, and we were confident that this case would be dismissed. However on 27 May, Zak Corp. and C-JeS had, without waiting for the final decision, withdrawn both claims.
Zak Corp. and C-JeS had considered that it would have been difficult for their two claims to stand, and had decided to abandon this application for provision injunction. With such facts, we can simply conclude that legally, our claims are valid.
The above is what we would like to report.
(T/N: Heisei 23rd Year = 2011)
Source : [avex.co.jp]
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Avex made some announcements on Wednesday regarding its contracts with several Korean artists, particularly TVXQ. That group, which has been on hiatus since April of this year, will be resuming activities with only two of its five members – Yunho and Changmin.
Contract issues led to a fallout between TVXQ’s members and their Korean management agency, SM Entertainment. Since April, the other three members of TVXQ – Junsu, Jejung, and Yuchun – have been signed with a different agency, and they have been performing under the name JYJ for several months. However, SM Entertainment stated that Yunho and Changmin “have not given up on the dream of TVXQ.” As a result, they will revive the TVXQ name in 2011.
Details of their activities are still unknown, but they are expected to restart in January. According to Sankei Sports, one source has said that a new song is already in production for a planned CD release in Japan.
Besides TVXQ, Avex has had contracts with two other SM Entertainment artists, BoA and J-Min, for several years. On Wednesday, they re-announced that they have completed exclusive contracts with two more artists, SUPER JUNIOR and f(x).
It was already revealed several weeks ago that SUPER JUNIOR will be holding three concerts at Yokohama Arena next February to accompany their debut release.
source: Sankei Sports, Tower
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Contract issues led to a fallout between TVXQ’s members and their Korean management agency, SM Entertainment. Since April, the other three members of TVXQ – Junsu, Jejung, and Yuchun – have been signed with a different agency, and they have been performing under the name JYJ for several months. However, SM Entertainment stated that Yunho and Changmin “have not given up on the dream of TVXQ.” As a result, they will revive the TVXQ name in 2011.
Details of their activities are still unknown, but they are expected to restart in January. According to Sankei Sports, one source has said that a new song is already in production for a planned CD release in Japan.
Besides TVXQ, Avex has had contracts with two other SM Entertainment artists, BoA and J-Min, for several years. On Wednesday, they re-announced that they have completed exclusive contracts with two more artists, SUPER JUNIOR and f(x).
It was already revealed several weeks ago that SUPER JUNIOR will be holding three concerts at Yokohama Arena next February to accompany their debut release.
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It’s not easy trying to make money in Japan’s music industry. For years now, much of the revenue from higher-margin CD sales has been robbed by the bursting growth of digital music downloads and pirates.
Avex shares registered a fresh 2010 high on Thursday and shares are up 64% year-to-date versus a 12% decline in the broader Nikkei Stock Average.
The reasons are even more intriguing: a boost in CD and DVD sales linked to mega-hit animated series “One Piece” and the hugely popular South Korean boy band Tong Vfang Xien Qi, known better in Japan as Tohoshinki.
Earlier this year, the five-member South Korean pop group, which made a debut here in 2005, devastated fans with an announcement that it would cease group activities in Japan and focus on solo work. Fortunately for Avex, that sparked sales of a Tohoshinki greatest hits album and solo singles.
“I have to admit this bad luck has also brought us good luck,” said Avex spokesperson Taishi Arashida. “These guys are clearly beyond the conventional South Korean boom.”
Beyond the Tohoshinki and One Piece phenomena, market experts say there is also a longer-term cause for optimism in Avex’s earnings: new sources of revenue. Tomoaki Kawasaki, an analyst at Cosmo Securities, said many investors expect the company to also raise its full-year earnings outlook soon on faster-than-expected growth in subscriptions to “BeeTV” — a paid-for service launched in May 2009, owned 70% by Avex and 30% by NTT Docomo Inc., that produces and broadcasts content for mobile phone users.
The number of users has reached over 1.4 million subscribers from just 440,000 in June last year, well ahead of the company’s 1.5 million target by March 2011. Okasan Securities projects the BeeTV business to turn profitable on an operating basis as early as by the next fiscal year.
That’s good news for Avex, because it has been particularly successful in luring female consumers in their twenties to BeeTV drama contents featuring their favorite actors and screenwriters, while also diversifying its contents to meet the needs of different age groups.
“The industry faces difficult market conditions, but it boils down to whether each music company can deliver strong content,” Cosmo Securities’ Kawasaki said.
And whether that content derives from South Korea, animation or mobile phones, it looks like Avex is on the winning side, at least for now.
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Avex Group Holdings reported on the 30th a total budget surplus of 3 billion yen (≈ 35.5 million USD) for the quarter of April-September of this year, compared to a deficit of 476 million yen (≈ 5.6 million USD) in the same quarter of the prior year. It was previously predicted that their surplus would reach 500 million yen (≈ 5.9 million USD). Besides being able to lower the producing cost for their popular artists’ albums last quarter, their profit also came from the great sale result of “ONE PIECE” Theme Song Compilations and DVDs.
Total sales of this quarter worth 58.9 billion yen (≈ 698 million USD), up 1% compared to the same quarter of the prior year; and this number exceeded their expectation by 3.3 billion yen (≈ 39 million USD). For the third quarter of the year, the CD sales of JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN are expected to accelerate their total sales. Besides, the releases of “ONE PIECE” Character DVD Boxes and Theme Song Compilations are also expected to be another source of their sale acceleration.
Its operating profit is 5.4 billion yen (≈ 64 million USD), which is 3.2 times their profit in the last quarter and exceeded their expectation by 3.9 billion yen (≈ 46 million USD). By purchasing the original recordings of the popular artist Tohoshinki from other recording companies, the company was able to cut down the cost of production for their best album. However, since that was also one reason that accelerate their sales in this quarter, their full-year outlook still remains unchanged.
Source: Japan’s Economic Newspaper
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