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7th Heaven for Shinhwa -- 
Good times are here for Shinhwa fans as the 6
member male group released their long awaited 7th album "Brand New" on August 27. The first music video for their new album
"Angel" recorded more than 150,000 views so far at the portal site www.paran.com since its release on August 24. The music
video for their new ballad is played out as an action movie instead of their usual dance videos. The mv which features Eric
and Hyesung as the main characters is the first of such kind for Shinhwa since their 3rd album. "Angel" was directed by Lee
Sang Gyu who also did "Deep Sorrow" and "How Do I Say." The group held their first 7th album performance at the 2004 Pusan
Ting Concert on August 28. They will hold an additional Ting Concert at Seoul on September 3. The group members who were busy
with solo activities since the end of their 6th album acitivites also signed their first endorsement contract as Shinhwa in
two years with the casual jean brand Buckaroo. The 6 month deals is reportedly worth $250,000. Their 7th album which is currently
topping weekly sales charts in Korea has so far recorded 100,000 sales. "Brand New" is also the first album members Minwoo,
Eric, Hyesung and Dongwan actively participated in as writers and composers not to mention hit maker Park Geun Taek who made
SG Wannabe's "Timeless" and Shinhwa's "Young Gunz" and Psy who wrote and composed "Cheers!" for the new album. The 14 track
album also contains a 32 page photo booklet called "Inside Shinhwa."
Selling like hotcakes: Shinhwa's 1st Japan concert
The popular male group Shinhwa is having their first ever concert in Japan on March 13. The concert, which
will be held at JEPP TOKYO hall, will commence twice, first at 3 PM and later at 7 PM. Starting from February 2 - 4, they
has been selling tickets and out of 5000 seats, about 2000 had already been filled. During 2002, Shinhwa had many promotional
tours and fanmeetings in major Japanese cities such as Osaka and Tokyo, however this will be their first full concert hold
in Japan.
For their concert, Shinhwa is going to perform their newest hit song 'Young Gunz', along with 'Perfect Man'
and their other songs released in Korea during their long career. This concert will be opened with performances from several
new Korean artists, although no word yet as for who the artists will be. Representatives from major record labels such as
Avex, Doshiba, EMI, and others are coming to the concert, making it a perfect event for other Korean singers to be introduced
to the Japanese audience.
On March 31, Shinhwa and M will release their Winter Story album and solo album respectively
in Japan, under EMI. Their next destination after Japan will be China.
[credits: soompi // solid07]
Bi, Shinhwa, and JTL hold concert
A number of popular male singers will get together and hold a concert dedicated for children who are suffering from
stomach cancer. Shinhwa, JTL, and Bi are performing in this concert which will be held at March 27, 7 PM in Kyongkido Kwachun.
This concert will be sponsored by the Korea Stomach Cancer Association, Korean Cable TV Station, and MTV Korea.
The
participating singers admit, even though it is very difficult for them to get together because of their busy schedules, they
are feeling good about this because it is for a good cause. All profits from the concert will go to the Korea Stomach Cancer
Association.
[source: naver; credits: solid07 // shinhwa sarang]
Shinhwa's encore
concert on February 21
Male popular group Shinhwa will be finishing their nationwide tour with an encore concert in Seoul.
The
end of last year, Shinhwa had started the tour at Seoul then proceeded to Busan, Daejon, Inchon, Daegu, Kwangu and on February
21 at 3 PM and 7 PM, they will finish their 'Shinhwa Winter Story Tour' with two sessions of encore concerts at the Olympic
Stadium, Seoul.
While their nationwide tour is still in progress, Shinhwa's official homepage is filled with questions
regarding the encore concert and not only the Korean fans but Japanese, Chinese and American fans are asking about the world
tour.
In particular, this encore concert is seen to have many thousands of Japanese fans attending. The prelude to Shinhwa's
Asia Tour in March at Tokyo is planned to be upgraded once more with new events, an improved stage manner and many more.
On
the other hand, Shinhwa's new album 'Winter Story' has sold 100,000 albums in a month and the title song 'Young Gunz' is popular
on the radio shows even without television activities. Furthermore the CF parodies and impersonation tracks are popular with
the netizens coming up in many humour sites.
[source: Sports Chosun; credits: solid07 (orenji728)]
Shinhwa: Homeless No More
Shinhwa who broke ties SM Entertainment on May 1 finally signed with a new record company. The Shinhwa members
held a news conference on the afternoon of June 10 at Seoul's Chosun Hotel to announce that they finalized terms with GBM
(Goban Media) the previous day for the equivalent of 3.5 million in US dolars. Each member will be receiving about $600,000.
The new contract calls for 2 regular albums and 1 special album as a group and various project and solo albums. An extra 3
million were added to cover costs bringing the total pledged amount to $6.5 million. In comparison SM Entertainment had offered
Shinhwa $3 million as their final offer months before. A curious thing that was announced at the press conference was that
Shinhwa would not be doing activities as a group right off the bat. As previously known lead singer Shin Hye Sung is currently
working with Kang Ta and Lee Ji Hoon on a project album to come out this summer. After that is released Lee Minwoo is scheduled
to release a solo album sometime this fall. The other 4 members Eric, Kim Dong Hwan, Andy and Junjin will stay busy in the
meantime by acting in dramas and/or movies and working on project albums of their own. As for whether or not they will be
able to use the name Shinhwa, a GMB representative added, "We are currently having discussions with SM Entertainment about
that right now. We are confident that we will be able to work something out." Shinhwa also announced that they signed a separate
contract with Good Entertainment which is made up of former SM managers to handle Shinhwa's management and business related
matters. At the press conference only 5 of the Shinhwa members were present with Shin Hye Sung not being able to attend due
to the flu. Shinhwa as a group are expected to release their next album at the end of the year or early next year. New
album releases: Latest word from JTL has the 3 member group targeting a July release for their 2nd album. Also both Fly to
the Sky and Dana are currently working on new albums to be released this summer. Baek Ji Young will also be making a comeback
from a long hiatus with her 4th album in August at the earliest. Follow up news: Group GOD will hold their 4th fan
meeting on June 15 at Seoul's Jamshil Stadium in front of 15,000 members of their official fanclub. Even though fans aren't
willing to admit it there's a chance this could be GOD's last appearance as a group due to their Sidus contract ending this
August. GOD members have been practicing for the 3 hour fan meeting since last month which will feature a solo performance
by each of the members and fan competition games. Comeback news: 4 member female group Jewelry will represent Korea
at a special Korea-Vietnam showcase in Vietnam on June 25. Jewelry who have been venturing abroad after the success of their
2nd album are also planning to have a 4 city concert tour in China in the next 3 or 4 months and a single album release in
Japan. Jewelry who are expected to release their 3rd album in late June are currently scheduled to have their Comeback Special
on SBS Inky Gayo on June 29.
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