Q: What is Cassiopeia?


A: Cassiopeia is the official Korean, Chinese, Thailand, Malaysian and Global fan club for TVXQ. It is a constellation of five stars that form a "W" on the night sky. Coincidentally, the word "TVfXQ" also forms a "W" when traced on a computer keyboard. Cassiopeia is regarded as "The Queen". During TVXQ’s Korean comeback for their fourth studio album, their comeback was called, "The Return of the King".

Q: How come TVXQ has so many names?

A: They have different names in different countries. In South Korea, they are called Dong Bang Shin Gi (DBSG) or Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) (as "K" usually sounds like "G" in Korean). In Japan, they are known as Tohoshinki abbreviated as THSK. While in Chinese countries, they are known as Tong Vfang Xien Qi abbreviated as TVfXQ. They are known as TVXQ internationally. The English translation of their name is Rising Gods of the East.



Q: How come Xiah Junsu has two birthday’s?

A: His parents registered him on January 1st, but he was actually born on December 15th.



Q: How come Youngwoong Jaejoong has two birthday’s?

A: His adoptive parents registered him on January 26th, but later his birth mother revealed that he was actually born on Feburary 4th.


Q: Why is December 23rd called TVXQ Day?

A: During a virtual presidential election by MTV Korea, they were voted as the "President of the Republic of Korean Music", among thirty other candidates by netizens. Because of this win, MTV and Boombox declared December 23rd as “TVXQ Day”.


Q: Which members have piercings?

A: All of the members now have ear piercings. Changmin, who wore clip-ons during the "Always There" MV got his ears pierced in 2008. Also, Jaejoong has piercings on both his ears, nipples and his belly. It's been speculated that he took off his nipple piercing but still has the belly button piercing.


Q: Which members have tattoos?

A: Yoochun had a fake tattoo on his shoulder during the 2nd Asia Tour "O". However, he does have two tattoos (that we know of). One that says ‘TVfXQ MYC’ on his lower back and one on his ankle that his brother also shares. See here and here.



Jaejoong's tattoo was evolved throughout the years. It started with "TVfXQ Soul" etched across the expanse of his back. He added two treble clefs on both ends in script, "Hope to the end" underneath "TVfXQ Soul". The treble clefs read, "The pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor" (left) and "A song will outlive sermons in the memory" (right). After that, it seems like he added wings to his tattoo. Starting at this, then to this, and finally this.



Q: Did Jaejoong get caught for DUI (Driving Under the Influence)?

A: Yes, he was arrested for DUI (Driving Under the Influence) on April 7th at 1:20 AM, after having some drinks with his friends at Seoul Samsungdong. He was returning to his apartment driving his friends' father’s BMW, when he got caught by a police officer stationed at the Ramada Renaissance Hotel. His level of alcohol was 0.071% and was brought in Seoul KangNam Police Station for violation of The Road Traffic Law. Due to this incident, his license got suspended for 100 days and he was not allowed to participate in all DBSK activities for a while. On April 9th, Jaejoong apologized for his DUI at the the BBQ concert at Seoul Olympic Park Stadium. (See here or here) The fans accepted his apology and he finally made his comeback.


Q: Is Jaejoong adopted?

A: Yes, he is adopted. According to his mom, he was adopted at the age of four.

In November 2006, an article was published that a man by the last name of Han filed a lawsuit against Jaejoong's current legal guardians. He claimed that he was Jaejoong’s biological father, and thus wanted parental rights. The reason for the lawsuit was "for not going through the proper procedures before registering [Jaejoong] in [the legal guardians'] custody." All of the media’s attention caused Jaejoong a lot of pain. Members said he cried a lot during those times. On November 22nd, Han cancelled the lawsuit saying that he does not want to hurt his sons' feelings anymore. All is well now. Jaejoong has good relationships with both his adoptive parents and real mother. Both sets of his parents now treat each other like family. He vigorously expressed his will to live by the name of “Kim Jaejoong” and not by his birth name, "Han Jaejoon" (한재준). His biological mother revealed the whole story on her blog. Jaejoong's Biological Mother Blog Entry P1 and Jaejoong's Biological Mother Blog Entry P2



• Yoochun dropped the fanletter on purpose. See Here.

Answer: We may not know if Yoochun really meant to drop the letter. Remember that they are extremely tired when traveling between countries. It seems unlikely that they were watching out for a single letter that was dropped on to the floor. Yoochun knows that littering at an airport is not allowed.



• Changmin hit a pregnant woman at the airport. See Here.

Answer: There are many versions of this rumor popping up, with no actual evidence. Cassiopeia would like to drop this, so it doesn't cause any stress to Changmin and to the other members. The fans have faith that Changmin will never hit a woman.



• Members going solo

Answer: For now, there are no reports from their agency that they are indeed going solo permanently. As artists, they are entitled to have their personal endeavors. If their contract is still active, they can't go solo. The Blue Ocean Strategy (2005-2006) was abandoned by the agency because of the fans' dedication and determination to make TVXQ stay as a whole.



• Yoochun and Jaejoong's Soulmate Tattoos.

Answer: They don't have soulmate tattoos. Yoochun has 2 tattoos, one on his lower back that says "TVfXQ MYC" and one on his right leg (it resembles a feather that symbolizes brotherhood in Indian-American symbolism). On the other hand, Jaejoong's tattoo, started as "TVfXQ SOUL". He added two treble clefs on both ends in script, "Hope to the end" underneath "TVfXQ Soul". The treble clefs read, "the pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor" (left) and "A song will outlive sermons in the memory" (right). After that, it seems like he added wings to his tattoo.



• Jaejoong and Yunho being in a relationship. Jaejoong being gay. See here.

Answer: They are very close to each other. It's the same for all five of them. All of Jaejoong and Yunho’s actions that may imply a deeper relationship are either viewed by foreigners, due to cultural differences, or as fan service. Jaejoong being effeminate and gentle may make foreigners view him as a homosexual which is all due to cultural differences.



• Lee Soo Man hitting Changmin, putting TVXQ on slave contracts.

Answer: There was no official statement regarding this incident. The boys have total respect for the person who created their group. As it is widely known, Mr. Lee is a family man and hitting one of his signed artists seems absurd. The slave contracts have been questioned and pulled out by the Korean ministry residing over this matter.



• SM having a ‘Five-Year’ limit on all their artists.

Answer: Everyone says that SM has this 5-year curse on their artists. TVXQ has already been a group for over 5 years. As of now, there are no reports of them disbanding. They are even part of SM Entertainment as stockholders now.



• Changmin having the least number of fans.

Answer: The reports saying this seem to have come out due to a fan account stating that once during a fan signing event, the number of fans lining up for Changmin was lesser than the rest. Also, a fan said, "I don't want to get Changmin oppa's signature" within his earshot when she was ‘forced’ into his line. Cassiopeia has issued a letter for Changmin which is dated February 2007, that all the reports of him having the least number of fans are untrue. Cassiopeia stated that "all 930,000 hearts of Cassiopeia is for you. Jaejoong oppa has 930,000 fans, Yunho oppa has 930,000 fans, Yoochun oppa has 930,000, Junsu oppa has 930,000 fans and Changmin oppa has 930,000 fans as well". Fans have their preferred member, but to say that you are a TVXQ fan comes with a certain fondness for all five of them.



• Jaejoong and Junsu don't along and they are rivals.

Answer: Don't believe this! People always compare these two members because they are considered the best singers in the group. They might not show the public they're closest friends, but this does not mean they don't get along. Jaejoong has praised Junsu's singing plenty of times. In the Starwatch 24 interview, Jaejoong even mentioned he asked Junsu to teach him how to "express the lyrics/words of the song more". This issue/rumor might only be circulating among fans and the boys themselves are not aware that such rivalry exists.



• All members of TVXQ smoke!

Answer: Junsu and Changmin do not smoke, while Yunho, Micky and Jaejoong smokes/have smoked. There are various accounts saying that Yunho has quit and that Micky and Jaejoong are the only ones who still smoke. Recent magazine interviews of Jaejoong confirms his smoking habit. SM apparently told Yoochun to stop smoking since it affects his voice but in Jaejoong's case, it seems it doesn't affect his voice at all. Smoking is bad for your health but what the boys do in their private life is their decision.



• Jaejoong has had eye/nose surgery.

Answer: Jaejoong has denied this rumor before and said that he didn't have double eyelids until he was older. A person’s outer appearance changes as they get older. As you can see, he still looks relatively the same as he did 6 years ago (minus the change in hair and style). He said that if he did have surgery, he would tell their fans. Others still don't believe this after comparing his debut photos to his recent photos. Some say it’s obvious he had surgery; others say that he just looks tired and said make up does wonders