TVXQ

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TVXQ 東方神起
Background information
Also known as	Dong Bang Shin Ki (동방신기) DBSK Dōngfāngshénqǐ(東方神起) Tōhōshinki (東方神起)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop pop R&B dance electronica hip hop
Years active	2003 (2003)–present
Labels	SM (South Korea) Avex (Japan)
Members	U-Know Yunho Max Changmin
Past member(s)	Hero Jaejoong (2003–2009) Micky Yoochun (2003–2009) Xiah Junsu (2003–2009)
Website	Official Korean website Official Japanese website

TVXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi) is a two-member K-pop boy band active in South Korea and Japan. Its members are U-know Yunho and Max Changmin. The group is popular in East Asian countries including Taiwan and China. They debuted in 2004 and belong to Korean record company SM Entertainment. They are known by different names. They are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki (abbreviated DBSK, 동방신기, 東方神起) in Korea and Tohoshinki in Japan.

The group has released six Korean and three Japanese albums. Their fourth Korean album, Mirotic was released in 2008. It has sold over 550,000 copies. It is their most successful album. Before that, the 2006 album O-Jung.Ban.Hap. continued to chart in 2007 along with the group's 2005 album Rising Sun. Their first Japanese album Heart, Mind, and Soul performed modestly. It peaked at #25 on the Oricon Chart. The album sold less than 20,000 copies. Their second album Five in the Black did better. The album peaked at #2 and sold over 26,000 copies in its first week of release.^[source?] The third album T also peaked at #2 and sold 30,003 copies on the first day of its release.

TVXQ has an official fan club, called "cassiopeia", in Korea. There is also a big fan club in Japan.

Japanese singles

In 2008, TVXQ made the Guinness World Records for having the world's largest official fan club. Cassiopeia, the band's official fan club, is claimed to have more than 800,000 official members just in South Korea, more than 200,000 official members in Japan (BigEast) and more than 200,000 international fans (iCassies). They also made Guinness a second time in 2009. Aside from having the world's largest fan club, the group was also listed as the most photographed celebrities in the world. From the day of their debut to March 19, 2009, the five members are estimated to have been photographed about 500 million times in magazines, albums jackets, and commercials, etc. The total figure includes individual photos as well as group pictures.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to TVXQ.

• Korean official website Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Japanese official website
• Chinese official website Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine