The Chronicle Of The Everlasting Friendship (updated 3/24/2008!), HAPPY SHINHWA 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! Options

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"The Chronicle of the LEGEND"



Year -- (XX before Shinhwa) – In the beginning...





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Year 00 (1998) – The birth of a New Legend

Dongwan: Within a week after we debuted, IMF occurred.

Hyesung: "The first album title song "Hye Gyul Sa" didn’t receive any reception due to the IMF in the Korean economy.



Hyesung: So we changed the song to "Eusha Eusha".

Dongwan: But right after ‘Eusha Eusha’ was released, a flood disaster occurred.

Hyesung: It was a song about having fun at the beach and playing with water.
in that situation would a song about having fun with water do?"

Dongwan: The music video was filmed in a pool, so they didn’t play the music video on TV at that time.



Hyesung: 1998 was the most difficult time in which Shinhwa struggled in.
Everyday, we were busily taking part in all sorts of programs and almost didn’t have time to eat or sleep.
This type of intensity was difficult to even a superior singer, let alone the fact that we were just beginners. There were programs everyday.
While we were busy promoting our first album, we were awaiting for a breakthrough in our responses.
However, there was none, so we suffered a huge setback.

SM entertainment : Shinhwa was a late developer, so there wasn’t any special attention paid to them as we were focusing on H.O.T. They suffered a lot during the first album.

Hyesung: When we debuted, we did the activities seriously. But it was different from what I had hoped, actually I should say it was a failure. When it came to calculating time, all the members were anticipating it since it was our first time getting salary after working. But we have 6 members, and also a lot of background helpers, also transportation fees, and the cost for eating was no joke. It turned out our expenditures were larger than our income for our 1st jib activities. All the members were quite defeated. During preparation, we thought that if we became singers, even if we’re only a little popular, we would earn a lot of money since singers are also artists, but actually that is not the case.

Minwoo: We each did a great job on the first album but the result really shocked us.
I thought our luck would always stay with us but the albums didn’t sell well.

Hyesung: The company decided to split the group up if the second album couldn’t get the results that they wanted.
The Shinhwa members made an agreement, "If the 2nd album doesn't work too,
let's cleanly finish it there and study hard at school and be successful through that."

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Year 01 (1999) – LEGEND in the Making


Dongwan: Our 1st album was buried and forgotten. When we were preparing for the 2nd album, usually people prepare for 6 months and put out another album, but nobody contacted us for 10 months. We were living in the dorm, among the members we said to ourselves “we must get through this. We can do it.” We’d make up the choreography ourselves at the studio, we’d go to the song writers ourselves and ask for a song. We really worked hard and felt that we were being looked down upon. The other groups like H.O.T and S.E.S were getting all the preparation efforts while we weren’t getting any preparation since we were a team that failed the first attempt.



Hyesung: The lucky thing was that the second album was a big success and T.O.P managed to fight it’s way to the top on music shows.

Eric: Usually singers will cry when they get no. 1 spot for the first time..
but in our case, we were really calm when we won..
our friends, seniors, families who watched the show asked us ‘you just got the first spot, why are you not happy?’
but at that time, we were too happy that we just stood still.. after the show ended, after we got into the car and left..
one by one, our members started to cry in the car.. we took out our cell phones and
called our trainers and teachers said ‘we finally got the first spot, thank you for your training.’
One person, 2 persons, 3 persons cried.. Hyesung, Minwoo, and I..
at the end, everyone cried together.. we cried for the difficult times that we had to go through..

Hyesung: With the 2nd jib, we got the first place in gayo programs for the first time. At the end of 2nd jib activities, the loss of the 1st jib was covered and although it wasn’t much, there was even money left after calculation.

Hyesung: During the 1st jib, we were told we ate too much so during the 2nd jib, all the members didn’t eat much. And to lower the cost of makeup, sometimes when we went home really late, we would go out directly without washing the morning of the next day.

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Year 02 (2000) – The LEGEND is begun





Eric: I, Eric, promise to love each and every one in Shinhwa Changjo forever. My heart is always with you.
Hyesung: I, Shin Hyesung, promise to sing for each and every one in Shinhwa Changjo. Every song that I sing, I’ll only sing for you.
Dongwan: I, Kim Dongwan, promise to only see Shinhwa members and Shinhwa Changjo. I will only walk on this road forever.
Junjin: I, Junjin, promise to love Shinhwa Changjo forever. In the future, I will only see Shinhwa Changjo.
Minwoo: I, Lee Minwoo, promise to forever love Shinhwa Changjo. Every time I dance, I’ll only dance for you.
Andy: I, Andy, promise to always be the same to Shinhwa Changjo’s heart. I’ll keep this promise until I’m old.
Hyesung: We just said our promise, the engagement ceremony with Shinhwa Changjo.
So in the next concert, we’ll do our marriage ceremony.
Minwoo: Without Shinhwa Changjo, we are nothing.




Shinhwa: 6 is just a number without any special meaning..
but to us, 6 represents SHINHWA.. all the waiting.. all the hardship..
it wasn’t a waste.. we’ve made it..



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Year 03 (2001) – 1st Quest for the LEGEND

Eric: During Shinhwa’s 4th album activities, andy left the group because of school problems and his personal situation..
that was the worst crisis of shinhwa ever faced..



Minwoo: The guerilla concert was the most cool.




Minwoo: jinnie, dongwanie, hyesungie, eric who are here, and a close friend whom we wish is here with us – our andy..
really.. I want to spend the rest of my life with you..
I love you, guys..



Junjin: because of hyungs.. andy and I.. always.. can bear up for 4 years..
but I haven’t said ‘I love you’ to hyungs.. not even once.. to andy too..
hyungs.. I sincerely love you..



Dongwan: Although we are not related by blood, we thank God for letting us meet.
This is the greatest fortune of my life. No matter what happens to our lives in the future.. I wish that we will keep this memory of us forever.
Until we die, let’s never forget this friendship of ours.



Minwoo: I honestly couldn't say anything at that time, but we just wanted to hug all our fans as we were hugging each other and crying together.
Jin cried so much then, didn't he? We all cried. You and us...






Andy: As the members were very busy at that time, contacting them was not easy. As time went by.. I thought.. that even without me, shinhwa with 5 people will do well.. thinking about it brought tears to my eyes.. but even while I was crying.. I didn’t dare to say a word.. I didn’t want to hurt our fans..

Eric: At first I didn't know how to help Andy during that year.
But I think it helped when he watched us perform on stage.
Why is Andy such an important part of me? Because I love him.
He seems to be so cute that way.
When he's singing, he's like a little girl who you just want to kiss.
He seems to be working so hard....



Andy: when I became extremely depressed, I was determined to leave the group. However, in the end, standing on the stage of Shinhwa’s Fan Meeting, the members cried while trying to stop me from leaving





Andy: After not joining the 4th jib activities, I had thoughts of abandoning my entertainment career. Shinhwa Changjo's 5th fanmeeting is one of the most moving times after our debut. After going on the stage, the 40,000 fans were crying, and I also cried. When I saw those fans welcoming me back, I became determined to work very hard since then.

Eric: If Andy hadn’t come back for our fifth album, there wouldn’t be Shinhwa now.



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Year 04 (2002) – 2ND Quest for the LEGEND



Junjin: there was a time when I was really badly injured...
I was rushed to the emergency department at the hospital.



Junjin: The doctors managed to stop the blood which was flowing from my head injury..
but it was a very critical situation!



Junjin: All members were really worried.. dongwan hyung was hysterically shouting ‘119!!! 119!!!’ (emergency contact number in korea)
When I woke up I was already in the hospital.. Eric hyung had already been waiting there for a few hours..
he was sitting in a pose that you do when you do yoga.. minwoo hyung was walking back and forth..
and hyesung hyung was over there crying ‘this is the first time I’ve ever seen jinnie this hurt..’
Hyesung: I really thought he was not going to make it..



Hyesung: at that time when junjin was injured, when I went to the emergency room.. the doctor said..
‘the situation is really dangerous since a lot of blood seems to be flowing from the head.’
He said ‘surviving through tonight would be really difficult’.. as soon as I heard that, really.. I was so.. I was so shocked..
I went to outside.. the rain was falling down.. I was crying so much.. I felt like a close brother was going to leave me..
really.. I couldn’t express it through words.. Jinnie ,you have to be careful.. don’t make me cry again..
Eric: that’s right.. you better be really careful.. every time you’re always like that..
each time.. every time we do a performance.. you always get hurt..






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- to be continued