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Vote Cassiopeia Philippines and TVfXQ Soul in Diromo TVXQ Toplist
The Multiply site of Cassiopeia Philippines and TVfXQ Soul are nominees for TVXQ Toplist.
Please help us get more votes by voting for us!
be warned: this blog post is a "no bars held" post. this means that i have stated some things that in one way or another, might hurt your feelings as fans. but it was never my attention to. i just want to make a strong calling that we should set aside our differences and be one, for real, as cassiopeia, as fans of dbsk.
be open. be reflective. and be happy that you are a part of cassiopeia.
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my sister and i had a fandom talk while sadly sulking at Wrong Number's rank in MIT.
sis: "i thought you guys are all out in supporting them?" me: "yeah, we are, but we don't enforce it to our members, we still leave it to their own decision if they want to vote or not." sis: "do you really have to think about that? i'm not an all-out kpop fan but i do recognize that DBSK deserves a much higher rank in that chart. if you would remember, i wasn't an Asian music fan not until i met DBSK. you should consider that fact." me: "i know T~T but people still have their own opinions regarding the spread of DBSK here in the Philippines." sis: "opinion? seriously, DBSK doesn't need opinion right now. what they need is love from you. they need every support you can give. from what i know, you love a person without setting yourself a limit. you give support because they deserve it. You guys know that right?" me: "yeah i know." sis: "you guys are the only hope of DBSK to get together again. if SMEnt would feel that big demand on DBSK in the Philippines, considering every entertainment aspect (radio, tv, media), i think they would pretty much consider getting them together again. me: "well, we are relying on Avex to bring them as Tohoshinki. besides, that possibility of DBSK coming as DBSK would only mean a very low percent in regards to the present situation." sis: "but despite that low percentage, will you really disregard that small chance of getting DBSK together?" me: "no." sis: "then you better be more vigilant in defining yourselves Cassiopeia as Cassiopeia."
our conversation really brought me to tears. and take note, my sister's 5 years younger than me.
i came to realize, how do you really define yourself as Cassiopeia? how do you define yourself as a fan of DBSK/Tohoshinki/TVXQ? do you give yourself limits on being a fan? or you give them your all?
being in this fandom is hard. we all know that. besides that, we also have our own opinions, and i respect every opinion that i come across. but this time, i guess i have to give a little push.
i know some of you guys don't really feel like voting in the MIT Chart. we have our different opinions regarding this one. some positive, others are negative, and i respect that no doubt. but i guess i have to make my point clear here.
ranking in a music chart, be it a local or international, says a lot in an artist's influence. take for example, the Oricon Chart. we know that it only applies to Japan but whenever DBSK rank first it means something to us right? and it also means something to the korean fans, especially to them. we know that DBSK can't be active together in korea, and the only happiness that we could give those korean cassiopeians is the fact that we still appreciate the guys and give them support through and through.
here in the philippines we are finally given a chance to do it in our own way. we don't have to travel to Japan and Korea to show our support for them. we can show it to them by making people know who DBSK is through their music and talent. we can finally make our own voice to let people know why are they known around the world. in we can do this by voting for them in the MIT chart.
Why the MIT chart? because it is on national tv, and national means the whole population will be watching them. it's an instant information dessemination.
now from this point on i know i'm going to hear comments about DBSK having more "fans" and that there will be more competitors for them, or there will be posers who will say that "i'm also a fan and i know TVSQ (<--i did that on purpose) too", or there will be people who would mock them and say that they are "jologs" and cheap because they are kpop and that we are just concerned on what DBSK will feel if they hear those comments.
i respect all those reasons because as i said, we have our own personalities towards this fandom.
but after saying all those, didn't you realize that it was all pointing towards yourself?
i can relate to all those statements because i admit, i was like that before.
i never wanted anyone to have a share of this fandom because i feel special, because there are only a few ones who know about DBSK. if they start to be famous then everyone else will know about them and everyone else will know and sing their songs and music. then i'm not special anymore.
but come to think of it, DBSK were never choosey in terms of sharing their music right? they never said that their songs are just for koreans or for japanese only. they write, compose and sing songs for everyone to hear. it now depends on us if we will appreciate it or not, and we did. that goes for everyone else. remember that we also started as clueless people who know nothing about kpop who eventually appreciated it despite the language and the culture.
i became a fan since they debuted last 2003, so imagine my thoughts back then when i meet fans who just became a fan like 1-3 years ago. i don't like the thought of having those fans because i know more about them. i was a real elitist.
but when i watched DBSK's experience in Japan and how they started from zero to none. that they have to disregard every award and recognition they got from korea and establish themselves all over again, it hit me.
if DBSK were humble enough to accept such situation, why can't i?
eventually i became more open to fans who are new to the fandom and got really interested on how they were able to know DBSK, and i'm happy that i did.
regarding the posers and the mockery, the reality is we just have to live with it.
posers do come and go, but the mockery is everywhere. aren't we tough enough to receive the worst and most hurtful comment that they would say against DBSK and us? you might say that we just don't want those people to mock our lovable guys, but do you think DBSK themselves would easily sulk up when they hear those things? they've heard worse, much worse, and even experienced the worst things from their antifans in korea, but what did they do? they disregarded every single thing that was said and done against them and remained humble. as simple as that.
i know that we can also do that, because i have faith in every philippine cassiopeia. we just have to prove to them all wrong by being more persistent in showing them who DBSK is and what they are made up of. it can start by a sense of curiosity. when DBSK will gloriously rank number 1 in the MIT chart, they would start to wonder who they are. in effect, they will do their own research on them, get to know them a little better and talk about them which will become a domino effect which will eventually spread among their friends, their friends' friends and the whole Philippines!
isn't that wonderful?
imagine if DBSK would hear the news that they ranked number 1 in the music and album charts despite their hiatus and in a country where they never had a promotion... they would be happy right? and their happiness is the utmost importance in our life as cassiopeia.
So please~ support them in any way you can. Vote for them in MYX MIT CHART and buy their albums. Please let us leave out all the insecurities and personal opinions behind us and for once be a real Cassiopeia who will support them in heart, mind and soul.
TVXQ (often stylized TVXQ! or TVfXQ), an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (東方神起), is a quintet South Korean boy band formed under SM Entertainment in 2003.
In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki or Dong Bang Shin Gi (동방신기).
They were later introduced in Japan as Tōhōshinki (東方神起, Tōhōshinki) under Avex sub label, Rhythm Zone in 2005.
Their name roughly translates as "Rising Gods of the East".
TVXQ, the acronym based on the Chinese counterpart of their name, is the abbreviation officially used on all products and advertisements outside of Japan.
Since their debut, TVXQ has become one of the most popular singing groups in East Asia, gaining great popularity in such countries as China, Singapore, Thailand, and other East Asian regions.
Xiah Stage name: Xiah Junsu (Hangul: 시아준수; Hanja: 細亞俊秀) / Junsu (ジュンス, Junsu) Real name: Kim Junsu (Hangul: 김준수; Hanja: 金俊秀) Legal birthday: January 1, 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 22) Real birthday: December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 22) Place of birth: Gyeonggi
Micky Stage name: Micky Yoochun (Hangul: 믹키유천; Hanja: 秘奇有天) / Yuchun (ユチョン, Yuchon) Real name: Park Yoochun (Hangul: 박유천; Hanja: 朴有天) Date of Birth: June 4, 1986 (1986-06-04) (age 22) Place of birth: Seoul {Jongno}
Hero Stage name: Youngwoong Jaejoong (Hangul: 영웅재중; Hanja: 英雄在中) / Jejung (ジェジュン, Jejun) Birth name: Han Jaejoon (Hangul:한재준; Hanja: 韓在俊) Adopted name: Kim Jaejoong (Hangul:김재중; Hanja: 金在中) (now his real name) Date of Birth: January 26, 1986 (1986-01-26) (age 22) Place of birth: Gongju
Max Stage name: Choikang Changmin (Hangul: 최강창민; Hanja: 最强昌珉) / Changmin (チャンミン, Chanmin) Real name: Shim Changmin (Hangul: 심창민; Hanja: 沈昌珉) Date of Birth: February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 20) Place of birth: Seoul
U-Know Stage name: U-know Yunho (Hangul: 유노윤호; Hanja: 瑜鹵允浩) / Yunho (ユンホ, Yunho) Real name: Jung Yunho (Hangul: 정윤호; Hanja: 鄭允浩) Date of Birth: February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) (age 22) Place of birth: Gwangju
