Dong-bang-shin-ki hits the top spot in Japan

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Dong-bang-shin-ki nabs the #1 spot on the Oricon charts in Japan with their 24th single, “Spell” (주문) from their album, “Mirotic” on October 15th.

Despite focusing on the fans of the motherland with performances and television appearances, the boys have snagged the coveted spot without much promotion.

However, ignoring fans in Japan would not be a smart move. DBSK will visit Japan on October 15-16 to tend to fans and will be back in time for their Mnet Countdown performance on the 16th.

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73 Responses to “Dong-bang-shin-ki hits the top spot in Japan”


  1. 1 mishagabz October 17, 2008 at 12:19 am

    I am so proud of them! From the start..I was right! not only that they are hot..but also, popular, amazing, and talented people!
    I REALLY LOVE THEM!!! I can’t wait for the day that the’d come to our place.. DBSK..you rock my damn world! Thank you for brining such excitement and inspiration in my life! DBSK… fighting! PA XA! Gambatte!! tira-tira! TSIA yo! YUnho! JAeJOOng! SARANGHAMNIDA OPPAS!

  2. 2 Soph October 17, 2008 at 5:26 am

    Whooooooo go DBSK!!! HWAITING!!!
    Omg they look so hot! hehe i’m so proud of them. They’re sooooo not overrated, look at their talent- geez.

    DBSK you’ll always be my fav artists. XD
    SARANGHAEYO YUNHO, JAEJOONG, JUNSU, CHANGMIN & YOOCHUN!
    Keep working hard, but stay healthy too!!!
    And PLEASE come to the UK! (haha yeah like thats ever gonna happen)
    <3<3<3<3<3

  3. 3 Izumi October 17, 2008 at 5:31 am

    @ BlackOcean:

    Tenjochiki is definitely my favorite girl group in the entire Asian pop scene. I have yet to seen a female group that can be as well rounded as they are in live singing/harmonizing/dancing/appearance. A lot of people don’t know it, but they dish out amazing vocals on dance tracks like Piranha (@ A-Nation) and can even compete against groups like Big Mama on slow ballads.

    It really dazzles me why Tenjochiki never hits popularity. I mean, there is no other group at the moment that is as amazing as they are. I guess maybe the beautiful, sexy image they have isn’t as demanded as the cute sexy image that is so popular right now.

    Anyhow, after saying that, I would definitely still not say Tohoshinki is overrated. In fact, Tenjochiki and Tohoshinki are almost like female/male versions of each other, aside from their names being similar, the two are of the most well-rounded in every area in the music industry.

  4. 4 sad ~.* October 17, 2008 at 10:12 am

    i can’t wait to get my cd’s….should be getting it next week sometime…yippppeeeeeeeeeeee!!! love this group!

  5. 5 Jane. October 17, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    Damnn, they look smokingg. Except Micky Yoochun. He was a cutie during the Hug days, but he just gets progressively uglier. What the hell did his stylist do to his hair?

  6. 6 poo October 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    gahh. i hope the boys won’t be overworked. D:
    Flying around all the time.
    i hope they’ll get a well deserved rest >.<

  7. 7 D October 18, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    Glad they get the recognition they deserve for working so damn hard.

  8. 8 ochibii October 19, 2008 at 1:31 am

    DBSK hit the top spot for their singles for now…but they still have a long way to go before they make it anywhere near number 1 in japan. They’re good, but not thatttt good. yet.

  9. 9 Amber October 19, 2008 at 3:15 am

    <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
    YAY!!!!!

  10. 10 Andrew October 20, 2008 at 12:03 am

    About Tenjochiki…
    I think with their 7th single they’ll deserve better and AVEX made a lot of promotions on them lately..

    TVXQ is such fabulous group..
    Yunho’s Hairstyle are getting better now..
    made me wanna cut my hair like that…
    junsu too, his hairstyle is cool too..

  11. 11 hotxy October 20, 2008 at 3:10 am

    wooaahh!! i love them so muchh!!♥
    they are the best korean group i ever seen..XD
    ♥junsu♥ looks so hot♥ ^^
    wanna marry him!! <3<3

  12. 12 LALAMELODIES(: October 20, 2008 at 10:43 am

    I seriously love the DBSK boys;
    but someone must’ve seriously hated YooChun to give him such a fugly haircut :X

  13. 13 YUNJAE Love October 21, 2008 at 4:16 am

    WOOO HOOO !
    CONGRATS TOHOSHINKI !!!!! ^^

    i am so proud of them for achieving such good results !
    Snagging the top number 1 spots in Korea AND Japan at the same time !!!
    SM has stated that its a first for their artiste to have achieve this feat.

    & actually,they do have fans in Japan !
    i’ve personally met some big east before and i must say,japanese fans are the sweetest or rather the nicest ^^

    im glad DBSK received so much love from the cassiopeias and the big easterns and of cos the international fans from all over the world ^^

    DBSK FIGHTING ! ^^

  14. 14 --- October 23, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    It’s obvious WHY TJCK hasn’t been that popular. In Korea or Japan, they are never promoted or heavily promoted -_- Which sucks because everyone needs to know how crazily talented they are.
    And why are we comparing a CSJH to DBSK? -__- IMO, both groups deserve the fame.

    Popseoul, maybe you should do another topic about DBSK getting number one again for the fourth time on the Oricon chart. FIRST foreign artist to do so.

  15. 15 --- October 23, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    and to the person all the way up there ^
    uhh.. no way DBSK is more popular than Boa in Japan. Boa has been out a lot longer than DBSK in Korea and in Japan. I love DBSK, but I still think Boa is much more popular. Although her singles has only hit number one 2? times on the Oricon charts, most of her albums hit number 1.

  16. 16 zero November 1, 2008 at 1:37 am

    However, ignoring fans in Japan would not be a smart move.

    i agree, if they do that their hard work will be wasted because the music industry in japan is way bigger than the music industry in korea. there are always bands popping out. and there are a lot of really good ones too. so they should be careful!

  17. 17 yeah November 3, 2008 at 10:40 pm

    i wonder..

    f Filipino singers juz try to create their b0ybands what wud b the efFect..humMpf..

  18. 18 omo! xiya November 8, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    DBSK is talented

    i think, DBSK is the only group that REALLY managed to grab my attention and now I’m loyal to them only

    though i like other songs BUT only the songs(NOT the singers)

    i used to not care about celebrities, etc, etc.

    BUT after

    knowing DBSK, they REALLY changed my life

    for the BETTER

    so, HWAITING for DBSK!!!!!!

    good luck!

  19. 19 omo! xiya November 8, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    oh, and…

    Junsu’s hair is amazing and so is Jaejoong’s hair

    Changmin and Yunho too!!

    And to Yoochun, I LOVE his hair

    i REALLY mean it.

    and no, I am NOT blind

    i wish i could cut my hair like his

    maybe one day, i will

  20. 20 KingHeeMin November 15, 2008 at 12:28 am

    Dong Bang Shin Gi is the BEST! ^^
    waah! haha they all look so HOT.. haha ^^
    but, there’s something wrong with Max.. ^^
    maybe the hair.. too short..

  21. 21 jjjang. November 23, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Omgosh wowwww congrats!
    and I’m starting to really like junsu’s hair!
    I still miss the old haircut days..lol
    and micky’s hair is NOT UGLYY >0<;
    he cut it and dyed it a bit and now it suits him
    so well =D
    goooooooooood lucccccccccccck boys♥


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