Debut with TVXQ
In July 2009, members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu tried to part with their Korean management S.M. Entertainment, claiming that their thirteen-year-long contract is too long, the schedule is held without the permission of the members, and profits are distributed unfairly.
In October 2009, the Seoul Central District Court gave all three temporary contract sentences, and TVXQ group activities in Korea were stopped. In November 2009, Yunho and Changmin released a joint statement to support S.M. Entertainment, and urged all three to solve their problems with their management quickly if they want to continue their careers as members of TVXQ.
As a result of legal battles, the Shenzhen event for the group’s ‘Mirotic’ tour was canceled a week before the scheduled date on November 21st, 2009, ending the tour prematurely. Regardless of the order, Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu maintained their activities as members of TVXQ under Avex management in Japan, and the group continued to release new Japanese singles together until early 2010. However, the members’ last public performance was on December 31st, 2009, at the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, where they performed their twenty-eighth single, “Stand by U.”
In January 2010, TVXQ released their twenty-ninth single, “Break Out!” which set a new record for the group. The single topped Oricon and broke Elton John’s record for fourteen years with the highest first-week sales for a foreign artist. On February 17th, 2010, TVXQ released their best Japanese hit album Best Selection 2010, a compilation of their number one hits, including a new single released after The Secret Code 2009, such as “Share the World/We Are!” “Stand by U,” and “Break Out!” The album sold more than 400,000 copies in one week, gaining double platinum RIAJ status at the end of February. In March 2010, the group released their last single together, “Toki o Tomete,” which was certified platinum by the RIAJ.
Forming the New Group, JYJ
On April 3rd, 2010, Avex announced the suspension of TVXQ’s activities in Japan, stating that each member would pursue a solo career. However, a week later, Avex announced the formation of a “special unit” with members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu – later known as JYJ – a move that caused Yunho and Changmin’s pause to be unlimited from music activities. After the announcement of JYJ, S.M. Entertainment filed a lawsuit against JYJ to validate their contract. In June 2010, JYJ filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment to cancel their exclusive contract. Following the lawsuit, S.M. Entertainment tried to criticize JYJ and their new agency C-JeS, while Yunho and Changmin remained silent throughout the legal process. Meanwhile, Avex released TVXQ’s two biggest hits albums, Complete One-Sided Collection and Single B-side Collection, both of which were released on June 30th. That was the closing release of TVXQ under their contract with Rhythm Zone.
After several months of inactivity, Yunho and Changmin made their comeback appearances in August 2010 for the stop of Seoul SM Town Live ’10 World Tour, where they re-recorded an older version of TVXQ songs. Their two-part performance received a strong and supportive reaction from the audience, prompting Yunho and Changmin’s decision to continue TVXQ’s activities without the other three. There was a brief talk about recruiting new members, but their mentor Lee Soo-man suggested that they continue their music career as a duo. Shortly after the concert, the two began working on their comeback album and brought a new line of producers, including the E-Tribe and Outsidaz. In September 2010, Avex dropped JYJ, citing conflicts with C-JeS. Avex later expressed its support for the remaining members of TVXQ, Yunho and Changmin, on November 24th, announcing that the two had signed a new record contract with the label Rhythm Zone, Avex Trax.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
| KOR |
JP |
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| English | ||||
| The Beginning | Release Date: October 14th, 2010
Label: Warner Korea Format: CD/2CD+DVD, digital download |
1 | 17 | KOR: 316,576+ (all versions) |
| Korean | ||||
| In Heaven | Release Date: September 28th, 2011
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Format: CD/CD+DVD, digital download |
1 | 8 | World: 350,000+ (all versions)
KOR: 291,267+ (all versions) |
| Just Us | Release Date: July 29th, 2014
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Format: CD, digital download |
1 | 2 | KOR: 168,836+
JPN: 44,866+ |
Live albums
- Thanksgiving Live in Dome (2011)
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
| KOR |
JP |
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| Japanese | |||||
| The… | Release Date: September 8th, 2010
Label: Rhythm Zone Format: CD/CD+DVD, digital download |
— | 1 | JPN: 174,980+ | RIAJ: Gold |
| Korean | |||||
| Their Rooms “Our Story” | Release Date: January 15th, 2011
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Format: Essaybook+CD |
— | — | KOR: 200,000+ | |
Singles
| List of singles, with selected chart positions | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||
| KOR |
KOR Billboard |
JPN Oricon |
JPN Billboard |
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| English | |||||||
| “Ayyy Girl” (featuring Kanye West, Malik Yusef) |
2010 | 19 | — | — | — | The Beginning | |
| “Empty” | 18 | — | — | — | |||
| Korean | |||||||
| “Get Out” | 2011 | 8 | 10 | — | — | KOR: 1,252,732+ | In Heaven |
| “In Heaven” | 5 | 10 | — | — | KOR: 1,208,645+ | ||
| “Only One” | 2013 | 87 | 91 | — | 52 | 2014 Incheon Asiad | |
| “Back Seat” | 2014 | 6 | — | — | — | KOR: 436,437+ | Just Us |
| Japanese | |||||||
| “Wake Me Tonight” | 2015 | — | — | 2 | 3 | JPN: 155,271 | Non-album release |
Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Information | Contribution |
| 2010 | Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST
Release Date: September 16th, 2010 Language: Korean |
“찾았다” (Found You) – JYJ
“Too Love” – Junsu “너에겐 이별 나에겐 기다림” (To You It’s Goodbye, To Me It’s Waiting) – Jaejoong |
| 2011 | Miss Ripley OST
Release Date: June 21st, 2011 Language: Korean |
“너를 위한 빈자리” (The Empty Space For You) – Yuchun |
| Scent of a Woman OST
Release Date: August 5th, 2011 Language: Korean |
“You Are So Beautiful” – Junsu | |
| Protect the Boss OST
Release Date: August 11th, 2011 Language: Korean |
“지켜줄게” (I’ll Protect You) – Jaejoong | |
| 2012 | Rooftop Prince OST
Release Date: May 10th, 2012 Language: Korean |
“사랑이 싫다구요” (I Don’t Like Love) – Junsu |
| Dr. Jin OST
Release Date: May 25th, 2012 Language: Korean |
“살아도 꿈인 것처럼” (Living Like A Dream) – Jaejoong | |
| Nice Guy OST
Release Date: September 26th, 2012 Language: Korean |
“사랑은 눈꽃처럼” (Love Is Like A Snowflake) – Junsu | |
| Code Name: Jackal OST
Language: Korean |
“나만의 위로” (Healing For Myself) – Jaejoong
“Kiss B” – Jaejoong “Stay” – Jaejoong |
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| 2014 | Triangle OST
Release Date: June 9th, 2014 Release Date: July 22nd, 2014 Language: Korean |
“Even Though I Hate It” – Jaejoong
“Coincidence” – Jaejoong |
Jaejoong
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
| KOR | JPN | US World | |||
| WWW | Release Date: October 29th, 2013
Repackage Album: 화장을 지우다 (Removing My Makeup), released on January 20th, 2014 Label: C-JeS Entertainment, A&G Modes Format: CD, digital download |
1 | 4 | — | KOR: 182,940
JPN: 18,828 |
| No.X | Release Date: February 12th, 2016
Label: C-JeS Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download · Language: Korean, Japanese |
1 | 8 | 3 | KOR: 85,420
JPN: 19,930 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
| KOR | JPN | US World | |||
| I | Release Date: January 13th, 2013
Repackage Album: Y, released on February 26th, 2013 Label: C-JeS Entertainment, A&G Modes Format: CD, Digital |
1 | 8 | 2 | KOR: 210,074
JPN: 31,753 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | ||
| KOR |
JPN |
JPN 100 |
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| Korean | |||||||
| “Mine” | 2013 | 8 | — | — | KOR: 115,692 | N/A | I |
| Japanese | |||||||
| “Sign/Your Love” | 2018 | — | 2 | 2 | JPN: 100,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album single |
| “Defiance” | — | 3 | 48 | JPN: 116,000 | RIAJ: Gold | ||
Music videos
- Personal videos
| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2013 | Mine | Kim Jae-joong |
| Just Another Girl | Kim Jae-joong | |
| 2016 | Love You More | Kim Jae-joong |
- Appearances
| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2009 | Call Me | Taegoon |
| 2010 | Blossom | Ayumi Hamasaki |
| 2012 | Until the Sun Rises | Baek Seung-heon |
Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Song | Album |
| 2006 | 인사 (Greetings) | A Millionaire’s First Love OST |
| 2009 | 사랑아(Love) | Heaven’s Postman OST |
| 2010 | To You It’s Goodbye, To Me It’s Waiting | Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST |
| 2011 | “지켜줄게” (I’ll Protect You) | Protect the Boss OST |
| 2012 | 살아도 꿈인 것처럼” (Living Like A Dream) | Dr. Jin OST |
| Stay | Jackal is Coming OST | |
| 2014 | 싫어도 (But I) | Triangle OST |
| 우연 (Coincidence) |
Junsu
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
| KOR |
JPN |
US World |
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| Tarantallegra | Release Date: May 14th, 2012
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Distributor: A&G Modes Language: Korean Formats: CD, digital download |
1 | 9 | 10 | KOR: 127,620
JPN: 27,000 |
| Incredible | Release Date: July 15th, 2013
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Distributor: LOEN Entertainment Language: Korean Formats: CD, digital download |
2 | 13 | 5 | KOR: 90,787 |
| Flower | Release Date: March 3rd, 2015
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Distributor: LOEN Entertainment Language: Korean Formats: CD, digital download |
2 | 9 | 7 | KOR: 67,871
JPN: 17,035 |
| Xignature | Release date: May 30th, 2016
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Distributor: LOEN Entertainment Language: Korean Formats: CD, digital download |
1 | 7 | 14 | KOR: 47,371
CHN: 9539+ JPN: 10,842 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
| KOR |
JPN |
US World |
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| Musical December 2013 with Kim Junsu | Release Date: December 18th, 2013
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Distributor: MUSIC&NEW Language: Korean Formats: CD, digital download |
1 | — | — | KOR: 2,362 |
| Yesterday | Release Date: October 19th, 2015
Label: C-JeS Entertainment Distributor: Loen Entertainment Language: Korean Formats: CD, digital download |
1 | 11 | 9 | KOR: 58,870
JPN: 12,735 |
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
| KOR | JPN | ||||||
| Singles |
Albums | K-Pop Hot 100 |
Singles |
Hot 100 |
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| “Xiah” | 2010 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | Xiah |
| “I Don’t Like Love” | 2012 | 18 | — | 15 | — | — | Tarantallegra |
| “Tarantallegra” | 22 | — | 39 | — | — | ||
| “Uncommitted” | — | 1 | — | — | — | Uncommitted | |
| “Thank U For” | 9 | — | 24 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| “11 a.m.” | 2013 | 16 | — | 27 | — | — | Incredible |
| “Incredible” (feat. Quincy) | 14 | — | 27 | — | — | ||
| “Serendipity” (스치다) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| “Flower” (feat. Tablo) | 2015 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Flower |
| “Just Yesterday” | 12 | — | — | — | — | Yesterday | |
| “How Can I Love You” | 2016 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Descendants of the Sun OST |
| “Rock the World” (feat. The Quiett & Automatic) | 51 | — | — | — | — | Xignature | |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| KOR |
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| “..Is You” | 2016 | 19 | KOR: 105,632 | Xignature |
Other appearances
| Title | Release | Notes | Album |
| “All Rise” | 2006 | Sung live on TVXQ’s first Korean live album. | 1st Live Concert Rising Sun |
| “Timeless” (Zhang Liyin feat. Xiah) | Zhang Liyin’s debut single. | I Will | |
| “Beautiful Thing” | Solo insert song for the TVXQ-starring Korean drama Vacation. | Vacation OST | |
| “My Page” | 2007 | Sung live on TVXQ’s second Korean live album. | 2nd Asia Tour Concert “O” |
| “조개껍질 묶어” (Tie Clam Shells) | Sung with BoA, Changmin, Lina, Sunday, Ryeo Wook, Ye Sung | 2007 Summer SMTown – Fragile | |
| “Anyband” | Samsung’s Anycall series featuring Junsu, BoA, Tablo, Jin Bora | Samsung Anycall CF | |
| “Rainy Night” | 2008 | Solo song on TVXQ’s 19th Japanese single, part of Tohoshinki’s “TRICK” project. | “If…/Rainy Night” (single) |
| “소원” (Wish) | Sung with Changmin, Ryeo Wook, Kyu Hyun | Mirotic (versions C&D) | |
| “Xiahtic” | 2009 | Sung live on TVXQ’s third Korean live album. | 3rd Asia Concert “Mirotic” |
| 2010 | Solo song on TVXQ’s 29th Japanese single. | “Break Out!” (single) | |
| “君がいれば ～Beautiful Love～” | Used as the theme song to BeeTV’s <Beautiful Love ～君がいれば～>, starring JYJ memberYoochun | Xiah (solo single) | |
| “悲しみのゆくえ” (The Whereabouts of Sadness) | Used as the theme song for the Japanese drama ５年後のラブレター (A Love Letter 5 Years From Now) | ||
| “Too Love” | Insert song for the drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal, starring JYJ member Yoochun | Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST | |
| “You Are So Beautiful” | 2011 | Sung by Junsu as a singer by the same name in Scent of a Woman | Scent of a Woman OST (Part 2) |
| “사랑이 싫다구요” (I Don’t Like Love) | 2012 | Solo insert song for the drama Rooftop Prince, starring JYJ member Yoochun | Rooftop Prince OST |
| “사랑은 눈꽃처럼” (Love is Like a Snowflake) | First part of the original soundtrack for the drama The Innocent Man | The Innocent Man OST | |
| “바보 가슴” (Foolish Heart) | 2013 | Solo insert song for the drama The Fugitive of Joseon | The Fugitive of Joseon OST |
| 사랑합니다 (Saranghamnida)[35] | OST song of the drama Empress Ki | Empress Ki OST Part 3 | |
| In the Time I Love You[36] | 2014 | Opening theme song of the drama Mr. Back | Mr. Baek OST Part 1 |
| “길 (Way)” | 2016 | Solo insert song for the drama Night Light | Night Light OST Part 1 |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Album |
| 2010 | “Intoxication” | Xiah (single) |
| 2012 | “Tarantallegra” | Tarantallegra |
| “Tarantallegra” (Dance Ver.) | ||
| “Uncommitted” | Uncommitted (single) | |
| “알면서도” (Even though I already know) |
Tarantallegra | |
| 2013 | “11시 그 적당함”(11 a.m.) | Incredible |
| “Incredible” | Incredible | |
| 2015 | “Flower” | Flower |
| “꼭 어제” | Yesterday | |
| “OeO” | ||
| 2016 | “Rock the World” | Xignature |
DVDs
| Release | Title |
| 2011 | Kim Junsu Musical Concert, Levay with Friends |
| 2012 | XIA 1st Asia Tour Concert – Tarantallegra |
| 2013 | 2012 XIA Ballad & Musical Concert with Orchestra |
