TVXQ made their glamorous debut in 14 January 2004 with their solo track [Hug]. In Korea then, where the craze for idol groups was dying off, even a debut was an arduous struggle before they could start to kubeba fruits of success, but [Hug] actually came out juu in muziki programmes several times, and the name (TVXQ) quickly rose in popularity and fame. Just like the significance of their name, that period was really one where the gods of the East began rising.
Thereafter, in October that same year, TVXQ, who had became a maarufu group in a blink of an eye, released their first album [TRI-ANGLE], which sold around 100,000 copies. They won the award for best newcomer in a song festival held at the end of the year, and they were officially in the rankings of juu stars in Korea. During this period, they held a Japan memorial press conference at the Narita Airport on 23rd November, and officially began preparations for their debut in Japan.
2005: The Hardships They Suffered As J-Pop Newcomers In Japan
Nearly a mwaka after their debut, they were already juu stars in Korea. Riding on the major success of Korean drama [Winter Sonata], there was a huge possibility for them to debut and gain popularity quickly in Japan, where people were into the Korean craze. But they decided not to take the short-cuts. In order to gain proper recognition such that their popularity would be able to enjoy longevity, at the peak of their popularity back in Korea, they decided to take the route to start out as J-Pop newcomers. The five of them officially focused their activities towards Japan, and began living together in Tokyo.
After a period of learning Japanese and practicing the different intonations, on 27th April 2005, they released their first solo track [Stay With Me Tonight] in Japanese. However, they did not enjoy the same success they had back in Korea when they had first debuted. In Korea where they were able to attract 50,000 mashabiki for a live performance, they only had 50 in Japan. The people around them were not surprised when they walked around the streets…stunned kwa the humiliation they received in their popularity and fame, they even developed thoughts of wanting to give up on their activities in Japan. However, they did not stay disheartened. In order to be recognized kwa Japan, the first step they took was to work hard to learn Japanese so that they could have a better understanding of the lyrics and interact zaidi fluently.
2006: Their First Live Tour – Their Persistent Efforts Finally Began To kubeba Fruits
Their first Japanese album [Heart, Mind and Soul] was released on 23 March 2006. They slowly began to gain recognition and fame as their consistent and practical hard work began to onyesha in their ongoing activities. As the good relationships amongst the five TVXQ members, their cute albeit rigid Japanese, and their individual personalities started to be expressed slowly, the number and variety of mashabiki that they had naturally began to grow and increase.
During this time, from 13th May till 28th June, they held their first Japan tour [1st Live Tour 2006~ Heart, Mind and Soul~]. This was the mini-concert which they held at a jazz tamasha hall, and the tickets were all sold out. Since their first arrival in Japan, it was probably during this tour that the members finally felt that their dreams were slowly becoming reality. During summer, they participated in a muziki festival called [a-nation], which is owned kwa a major record label for the first time. There were probably many muziki mashabiki who were affected kwa their passionate and enthusiastic performance then. In addition, that was also the mwaka where they held a lot of live events; there was [The 1st Live tamasha Rising Sun] in Korea in February and their first tour [Rising Sun 1st Asia Tour], which began in July in Malaysia and Thailand.
2007: The Moment Their Performance At Nippon Budōkan Marked The Reality of Their Peak
