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In mid-2009, the three TVXQ members who were to become JYJ filed a lawsuit against their South Korean record label, SM Entertainment, arguing that the 13-year length and structure of their exclusive contracts as well as the terms of profit distribution were unilaterally disadvantageous towards the artists and should be invalidated. The Seoul Central District Court in October 2009 ruled in favor of JYJ affirming their right to independently engage in entertainment activities and granted JYJ's injunction suspending the JYJ-SM contract; its ruling emphatically pointed out it was a "subjugating contract" with terms that are grossly incompatible with Korean labor and contract law.[2] The three members of JYJ continued their activities in Japan for over half a year after the filing of the injunction until their Japanese agency, Avex, announced a group hiatus in early 2010.
On 17 February 2011, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed SM Entertainment's injunction against the three members.[3]
[edit] 2010: Debut as JYJ, Japan Tour and The Beginning
The three-member group was announced in April 2010 by Rhythm Zone, a sub-label of Avex.[4][5] The group performed two rounds of lives: the four-days Thanksgiving Live in Dome concerts at Osaka Dome and Tokyo Dome in June,[4] and performances at the nation wide a-nation tour throughout August.[6] The group's debut release, The..., was released in September 2010, and debuted at number one on Oricon albums charts with 140,000 copies sold in the first week.[1] The DVD for their Thanksgiving Live in Dome concerts sold 116,000 copies the first week after being released. Both the album and DVD debuted at #1 on Oricon's DVD and album chart in the same week.[7]
In September 2010, Avex Entertainment announced to suspend all of JYJ's Japanese activities.[5] Avex claims this stems from issues the label had with the president of the group's Korean management, C-JeS Entertainment.[5] JYJ stated it was a conflict over new terms demanded by Avex in contract renegotiation.
The group released their English-language global debut album under Warner Music Asia, The Beginning, on October 12, with the Kanye West produced single "Ayyy Girl" as lead track.[8] Two weeks before the release of the album, 500,000 copies of The Beginning had been pre-ordered and pre-sales for the 99,999-copies of the special edition of the album reached 400,000 requests.[9][10] JYJ promoted the new album via a worldwide showcase tour throughout October and November with dates in South Korea, Southeast Asia and the United States.[11] On November 27th and 28th, they launched JYJ Worldwide Concert in Seoul, a two-day concert that was held at Seoul's Jamsil Olympic Stadium with a total seating of 100,000 (50,000 for each show).[12] It was directed by well-known concert producer Jeri Slaughter.
In spite of a ban in the Entertainment Departments of South Korea's three main terrestrial broadcasters,[13] JYJ had their first public broadcast performance on December 31, 2010 at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards. They sung 찾았다 “Found You” – a ballad track from the drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal which starred member Yoochun.[14]
[edit] 2011-present: Worldwide Tour and In Heaven
"Get Out" (2011)
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JYJ's current musical style is noticeably different from their earlier sound as TVXQ.
"Get Out" was produced by members Jaejoong and Yoochun.
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"In Heaven" (2011)
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The lead track of JYJ's first Korean album In Heaven, written and composed by member Jaejoong.
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JYJ released their Korean EP, Their Rooms "Our Story" on January 25, 2011 in the format of a "music essay." Despite the majority of sales being counted in the books rather than CD category, the album sold well enough to chart on Hanteo.[15]
In the spring of 2011, JYJ launched their first Worldwide Tour as a group with concerts held in Thailand, Taiwan, China, Canada, and the United States. In addition, JYJ held two rounds of a special charity concert in Tokyo to benefit those affected by the Tōhoku Earthquake. They also held two special encore concert performances in South Korea: one in Busan and the other in Gwangju.[16]
JYJ extended their World Tour by adding a European leg in October and November with dates in Barcelona, Spain and Berlin, Germany.[17][18]
In September, JYJ released their first Korean studio album entitled In Heaven.[19] There were over 300,000 pre-orders on the first day of advance sales alone. The album sold 165,000 copies within 3 days of being released and reached 220,000 copies sales in October according to Gaon Chart.
JYJ held their "Unforgettable Live Concert in Japan" on October 15 and October 16 with over 84,000 in attendance.[20] They were praised for the choice to hold these concerts in Ibaraki Prefecture, a region hit hard economically by the earthquake.
JYJ released Come On Over, a DVD documentary about the 3 members’ private lives, at the end of 2011.
In January 2012, C-JeS announced two concert dates in Santiago, Chile and Lima, Peru as the final stops for JYJ's first Worldwide Tour.[21] They will become the first ever Korean group to hold a solo concert in South America.
On February 23, JYJ released a 90-minute film titled The Day. It is a documentary film featuring their daily lives and dreams and will be shown at Lotte Cinema‘s 17 major chain theaters across the country.[22]
On April 5, through their representative, JYJ announced their first ever large-scale international fan fair. This event is something the group put together specifically for the fans, and will be held for 4 days starting on June 28th in SETEC (Seoul Trade Exhibition & Conventions) at Hak Yeo Ul station. The fan fair will include exhibitions under various themes, as well as two sets of fan meetings that invite 15, 000 members from their Korean and Japanese fan clubs.[23]
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