QUOTE(keiko126 @ Feb 26 2007, 09:47 PM)

Hey guys, I found something interesting and decided to translate it.
It’s written by someone who’s seen the members of TVXQ, Suju, and SS501. *She’s so lucky* She (Im assuming it’s a she) rated them based on their looks in person.
20: Xiah Junsu (TVXQ)
On TV, he looks really cute. But in person, he is a bit…his expressions are too serious. I’m a little scared.
11: Micky Yoochun (TVXQ)
He is good looking too. The same as on TV. His lips…but he had make up on. He is the type the girls like.
7: Hero Jaejoong (TVXQ)
His face seems a bit big. But he is better looking than on TV. A little bit like a doll because he is too white. But he doesn’t look like a girl. He is very cool and manly.
5: U-know Yunho (TVXQ)
He is better looking in person. His face is really small. Very manly. His body zzang
AND THE NUMBER ONE IS…..DUM DUM DUM
CHOIKANG CHANGMIN (TVXQ)
He is really really really too good looking. The Changmin on TV and the changmin in person are like two different people. I already heard before that he is really good looking in person but to see it with my own eyes…WOW!! He is really tall. Very shocking!!!
Ok…I really wanna see changmin in person now…I read so many fan encounters and most of them say changmin is soo good looking in person.
I’m very much jealous of this person...she also used a lot "good looking" from the 14th person and down...haha...i got tired typing so many "good looking" and "better looking"
Again, DON'T TAKE THIS TOO SERIOUSLY!!!
Credits: JJ Baidu Bar
Translations: keiko126@soompi.com
i'm not surprised considering the few other things i have read from people who have seen the guys in person. it seems that changmin is by far the best-looking in real life, and yunho is very good-looking, too. junsu's always last! i guess the guy is really really photogenic

QUOTE(d4rkang3l @ Feb 27 2007, 10:43 AM)

My comment is a little bit late but it's really hard catching up with this thread, it's like i need to use a running shoes for it..
Anyway, just feel the need to add something: usually the fees for any artists were distributed like X% for the company, Y% for the manager & Z% for the artists themselves which in the case of group, will be divided again amongs themselves (which makes me really curious about SuJu with 13 members LOL

). Each percentages differ according to the contract/companies, can be more for the artists or vice versa. And Yes, they DO get paid for all the aboves, including for appearances in different variety programs, such as X-Man, Star Golden Bell, etc, again with percentages. We don't know (probably won't know ever) what DBSG really gets out of all their hard work, but considering their popularity throughout Asia even the smallest percentages are already a lot of money for them.
Let's not forget, the money that goes to SM will be used to fund all the props for making the artists famous themselves (such as the stylists, clothes, cars, living place, the ads to promote their albums, etc.) because without all of these, LSM won't be able to make them famous. The rumour about H.O.T & Shinhwa might or might not be true, some companies do treat their artists badly, i can name a few, but let's not forget, SM does make big names for them, so even though they didn't get enough money, they got Fame which helped them towards the next level. Why do you think thousands of people go to SM's audition every time? because they've seen what SM can do. (I'm totally not promoting SM but i've seen their proven records and it works).
I think the right question is "is it worth it (the money vs the hard work vs the fame)?"
So, i'll stop my ranting here before i turn this post into a dissertation paper LOL...

i think you're spot on with basically everything you've said. I feel like sometimes people really blame SM for working their artists too hard and paying them too little, but honestly, a lot more money is invested in these artists. SM artists get a whole lot more promotion, top of the line choreographers/dancers, best staff, etc. and all that amounts to a lot of money. so while i do agree that DBSK boys may make more money if they weren't with SM, i also have to say that they would not have gotten this far without SM.
QUOTE(___l0vE`y0u.. @ Feb 27 2007, 05:17 PM)

GUYS I RECIEVED MY SCUBE <3
Honestly, Im a LITTLE LITTLE dissapointed in it I mean.. It was expensive I paid like 100 something for it.. the things WERENT printed..that was like the only down side to it..
BUT.. everything else is SO AWESOME =)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cubes.. I'll take a picture of them.. ! ^^ they all came in nice plastic boxes.. and they are actually all pretty big.. not as small as it looked in the picture! =)
There was actually 2006 of them made.. ( get it 2006 year of DBSG ) ^^
I was number 1046.. it came with a card! <3 telling you what number you are ..
AND.. it came with the booklet with their messages in it!<3
^^ they wrote in english so I finally can understand what they are saying.! ^^
Ill take pictures later!!! <3
oh, neat! i want to see their english handwriting

hahaha!