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Sunday in musical 'Youth's March' casted as Oh Yeong Shim

2011-03-15T04:27:00.001-04:00

[Medical Today My Star News Mun Byeong Hee Reporter]

Sunday who was active in the group Cheong Sang Ji Hee the Grace has been casted in a musical.

Sunday as her character Oh Yeong Shim will hold a musical showcase for 'Youth's March' next month on the 5th in Seoul Samsung-dong at COEX auditorium.

Last year, Sunday debuted in the musical 'Rock of Age'. Sunday will be the main in the 1980-90's hit song running juke box musical 'Youth's March' and is expected to strengthen as a musical actor.

'Youth's March' is 'Run Honey' main character Oh Yeong Shim and Wang Kyeong Tae meet as adults 17 years later and go through a noisy situation. It is musical choreographer Kang Wook Soon first direct production.

Meanwhile, Sunday debuted as a solo artist in Japan in 2004. Afterwards, in 2005 she was active as a member in 'Cheong Sang Ji Hee the Grace'. Last year she was on stage in 'Rock of Age'.

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Translated By © choco_plum/ForeverShapley
Source: My Star News

CSJH’s Sunday cast in tvN’s “Opera Star 2011″

2011-03-07T15:53:00.000-05:00

CSJH’s Sunday (24) will be making her official comeback after four years away through a variety appearance on tvN’s “Opera Star 2011“!

According to an SM Entertainment representative, this is Sunday’s first broadcast appearance since she last concluded activities with CSJH back in 2007. She’s been working in Japan through various musicals since then, but fans weren’t able to see her on TV until now.

“Opera Star” is a survival reality show with singers fighting to become an opera star. Sunday will be working alongside Moon Hee Ok, Shin Hae Chul, Kim Chang Ryeol, Lim Jung Hee, Tei, JK Kim Dong Wook, and Jewelry’s Eunjung for the top prize.

Sunday completed her first recording on March 1st with her mentors and singing experts, Seo Jung Hak and Kim Soo Yeon. For her vocal test, she performed a hit track by Whitney Houston that set her apart from the other singers that opted to perform Korean pop.

“Opera Star” is the Korean version of Europe’s “Popstar to Operastar“, and it will run for six weeks with viewer votes and professional judging.

Shin Hae Chul commented, “It’s very unsettling that I have to put aside the voice I’ve worked to perfect for the past 10 years and go back to being untrained in a way, but since I’ve worked with classic and rock music in the past, I think opera will be a fun new challenge.”

The show will air on March 26th and run through May 7th every Saturday at 11 PM KST.

Source: SPN via Nate
Source: Allkpop

Thanks to Forever Shapley and everyone on the Soompi thread for the heads up.

CSJH the Grace set for a comeback, but with how many members?

2011-01-27T20:49:00.000-05:00

Put all the rumors to bed – it has been confirmed that CSJH the Grace is making a comeback some time within this year!

Entertainment officials have recently stated that CSJH is planning to come back to the music industry sometime around April. However, they have also revealed that CSJH may make a return as a two or three member group.

Out of all four members, it has been reported that Stephanie will be absent from this comeback, as she currently has ballet activities in Los Angeles and is focusing solely on dance.

In regards to her absence, she stated, “As I want to put all my concentration into ballet as of now, I can’t come back as a member of CSJH.”

In addition, Lina has expressed a desire to become an actress, so her participation in CSJH’s comeback has not been finalized.

Stay tuned as we bring you more updates on CSJH’s comeback!

Source + Photo: Sports Seoul
Source: AllKpop

Interview with Stephanie Kim

2011-01-23T13:44:00.000-05:00

After a long hiatus, Stephanie Kim from Cheon Sang Ji Hee The Grace took some time to tell us about her return to dancing and plans for the future.

© Stephanie Kim; Photo: Reed Hutchinson

Could you please introduce yourself to our readers?
Stephanie Kim: My name is Stephanie Kim. I am a professional ballet dancer in the Los Angeles Ballet Company.

It's nice to see that you're doing fine after being away for so long. Because of your training, your back was in bad condition and you had to stop your career for a while; how did you feel about that?
Stephanie Kim: I was very sad that I couldn’t perform for ‘The Grace’ solo concert in Japan, but the concert went very successfully and I was very proud of my members. I stopped my singing career but I’m staying very busy dancing. I feel very lucky because I recovered from my injury and I get to continue to perform on the stage no matter what industry I’m in.

After two years, you were able to dance again, and now you're in the Los Angeles Ballet Company. How is it?
Stephanie Kim: I am very glad that I could join the Los Angeles Ballet Company. I never thought that I would be able to dance again, especially since I took such a long break from it.

If you could choose between a career as a ballerina and a career as a singer, what would you choose and why?
Stephanie Kim: I would choose both careers. I am very thankful that I could experience both.

Do you have any plans as a member of Cheon Sang Ji Hee The Grace?
Stephanie Kim: I don’t have any plans yet.

Do you keep in touch with Cheon Sang Ji Hee The Grace's members?
Stephanie Kim: Yes, we talk on the phone often.

What are your plans as a ballerina? As a singer?
Stephanie Kim: The Los Angeles Ballet’s season has just started. I would like to continue to focus on my dancing career.

Since the beginning of your career in Korea and in the USA, what has been the most difficult thing to achieve for you?
Stephanie Kim: Being away from the family was the most difficult part for me.

This seems to be a new beginning for you, which brings me to ask how do you want to be known from now on? As Chunmoo Stephanie or Kim Bo-kyung?
Stephanie Kim: Both of those names represent me. It doesn’t matter which name I use as long as I can be on the stage and perform for my fans and audiences.

Lately, what song do you most like to sing?
Stephanie Kim: I enjoy singing pop songs and the songs from my CSJH album.

If you could choose 3 of your favorite Korean singers (or bands), who would you choose?
Stephanie Kim: Lee Eun Mi, In Sooni and Big mama.

What are you known to be like?
Stephanie Kim: A girl who loves to sing and dance.

Seeing as this year is over, what do you hope to achieve by this time next year?
Stephanie Kim: I would like focus on my career in the Los Angeles Ballet Company and be healthier and happier.

Any last messages for KoME readers?
Stephanie Kim: Thank you for everything. I wouldn’t be able to dance or sing without my fans’ support. I’ll always be thankful.

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Original Article
Source: KoME World
Date: 1/20/11

Sunday Cyworld Updates

2011-01-21T16:13:00.000-05:00

Images from Sunday's Cyworld. Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi Forums for the head's up.

Lina and Stephanie Cyworld Photos

2011-01-20T21:08:00.000-05:00

All taken from Lina's Cyworld. Thanks to ziyuN07 at Soompi Forums for the heads up

Stephanie's new Cyworld profile picture. Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi Forums for the heads up

Dana "The Three Musketeers" Photo Collection

2011-01-02T18:49:00.004-05:00

Thanks to Minaki at Soompi Forums for the heads up. Original credits from Baidu

Stephanie LA Ballet Performance Photos

2011-01-02T18:45:00.002-05:00

Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi Forums for the heads up. Photos taken from Stephanie's Cyworld

Los Angeles Ballet Soars into Fifth Season with Sparkling “Nutcracker”

2011-01-02T18:37:00.005-05:00

Lovely Julia Cinquemani performed a spellbinding Arabian Dance, all liquid extensions and molten sensuality. Sidelined by an injury for a week, Korean ballerina Stephanie Kim made her company debut in the same dance, late in the run. She was magical, sinuous, electrifying throughout the extended pas de deux. Both dancers are partnered with strength and beauty by a majestic Alexander Castillo.

Source: Fine Arts LA
Date: December 31, 2010
Original Article

Full Article Behind Cut

It is all but impossible to conceive of an American holiday season devoid of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet. The ubiquitous melodies – blaring in various versions from mall loudspeakers, underscoring TV commercials, accompanying passengers in random office-building elevators throughout the country – are as well-known and popular as “White Christmas” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” at this time of year. Yet the ballet was virtually unknown in America until George Balanchine mounted an original production of The Nutcracker for New York City Ballet back in 1954, in an effort to entice a new audience for dance.

Los Angeles Ballet debuted to critical acclaim and audience delight in 2006, with an original staging of The Nutcracker by Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary. Considering that the US financial collapse and recession have felled other worthy arts organizations during the years since, the ascendance of a classical ballet company in dance-ingenuous LA is nothing short of miraculous. The LAB audience numbers have increased year after year, with the attendant growth in ticket sales income. Against all odds, this month Los Angeles Ballet offered their sumptuous holiday treat of a Nutcracker to open a landmark fifth season.

This year as always, LAB presented the production in three different locations around LA County: Glendale’s Alex Theatre, UCLA’s Royce Hall, and the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Because of the crushing schedule of 9 shows in two weeks, nearly all principal and featured roles were double- and triple-cast. I attended performances in all three venues, which meant I was able to witness the excellent contributions of all solo artists. I must say that, for all the glamour and virtuosity of these soloists, the LAB ensemble dancing is where much of the real magic resides.

Over the past few years, I’ve worn out my thesaurus with attempting to adequately praise the extraordinary LAB women’s corps de ballet. Their gorgeous Dance of the Snowflakes at the end of Act I is about as good as it gets, anywhere. The 12 dancers fill the stage with such synchronous perfection that time absolutely seems to stand still. It’s spectacular and moves me to tears. PS – I wasn’t the only spectator surreptitiously dabbing at my eyes at intermission.

The opulence of the costumes by designer Mikael Melbye got the audience’s attention from the get-go. Murmurs of appreciation greeted the 1912-era formal velvets, furs, magnificent hats and coats adorning onstage guests at the Christmas Eve shebang. The seamlessly high caliber of the dancing to come was presaged in a scintillating “Upstairs, Downstairs” tidbit, featuring two amorous maids with two tipsy butlers. Suddenly, the wizardly Drosselmeyer, played by the charismatic Jonathan Sharp, magically appeared with a trunk full of life-sized mechanical dolls. As these dolls began to move, I found myself hyperventilating with hyperbole.

Returning guest artist Sergey Kheylik remains a crowd favorite year after year, his leaps defying gravity in his role of the Russian doll. Katrina Gould radiated charm in a reprise as the Columbine doll, opposite a witty and stylish Tyler Burkett as Harlequin. In other performances, Columbine and Harlequin were danced by newcomers Isabel Vondermuhll, and Aaron Bahadursingh.

Radiant thirteen-year-old Helena Thordal-Christensen danced Clara with purity of line and professional poise, having first come to the role in last year’s production. Already an accomplished actress, she has added depth and nuance to her characterization of a young girl in the first flush of infatuation. New to the role, Mia Katz showed off clean technique, and a fresh and spunky personality. The Nutcracker/Prince was capably danced by Jordan Veit of Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s Professional Division.

Most of the children I interviewed after the show cited the Mouse Battle as the most memorable part of the show. Standouts as the Mouse King were Craig Hall and Christopher Revels, both of whom admirably negotiated the comic elements of the role along with the fierce leaps.

The sublime Monica Pelfrey returned as Marie (Sugarplum Fairy) in the Act II Grand Pas de Deux. Her partner was Zheng Hua Li, imported from China a couple of seasons ago. Li is that most rare of male dancers – the perfect danseur noble. He is tall and elegant, handsome, wonderfully expressive. His dancing displays great beauty of line, musicality and phrasing; his heroic leaps and turns take my breath away. His sheer physical strength and stamina in the lifts and attentive partnering drew cheers from the balletomanes in attendance.

Alternating with Pelfrey as Marie was LAB debut artist Allyssa Bross. Her sparkling personality ingratiated her with the audience no less than her proficiency in the rigors of the choreography. Partnering her, Christopher Revels tears up the stage in a circuit of jumps and turns in which his academic clarity and fullness become charged with a sense of reckless rapture. Christopher revels, indeed. His perfect execution of multiple double cabrioles is seared into my mind’s eye.

Among other highlights was the Waltz of the Flowers by the aforementioned women’s corps de ballet, featuring a shimmering and delicate Grace McLoughlin in her first performances as the Rose. A break-out artist last season in Balanchine’s Kammermusik and in New Wave LA, McLoughlin continues to develop under the inspired guidance of Neary and Christensen. Also dancing the Rose is newcomer Molly Flippen. Both women exhibit lovely extensions and ports des bras, and both dazzle the crowd in a fiendish series of pirouettes and fouettees.

Sergey Kheylik returns in Act II, impossibly airborne in the Russian Trepak. Alternating as his two accomplices in this acrobatic romp were, variously, Tyler Burkett, Aaron Bahadursingh, Craig Hall, Alexandre Scupinari, and Christopher Revels.

Lovely Julia Cinquemani performed a spellbinding Arabian Dance, all liquid extensions and molten sensuality. Sidelined by an injury for a week, Korean ballerina Stephanie Kim made her company debut in the same dance, late in the run. She was magical, sinuous, electrifying throughout the extended pas de deux. Both dancers are partnered with strength and beauty by a majestic Alexander Castillo.

Throughout the production, the entertainment level doesn’t flag for a moment. It’s safe to say that Los Angeles finally is home to the world-class ballet company for which residents have waited for decades.

- By Penny Orloff

Information about upcoming 5th Season LAB productions is available at www.losangelesballet.org.

Forever Shapley to Open January 14, 2011

2010-12-15T01:33:00.000-05:00

Note: This forum is unrelated to the Graceful 4 Network, so any questions you have please direct them to the e-mail listed in the post.

Forever Shapley which has been under works for the last three months has announced their official launch to be that of January 14, 2011. The staff have been working diligently to make a forum that all international fans can use to their advantage. They've started many activities and are just waiting for the opening day to let all of Shapley come and join in the fun.

Forever Shapley is made up of Shapley's new and old that have all been waiting patiently for CSJH's return. We're hoping to grow once we've opened to include all the international fans. If you're new to CSJH we want to have the information you want to know, if your older to CSJH we want to have the information you didn't know. We want to grow together as fans, and support CSJH to the best of our abilities. As a group of fans we want to make a comfortable home for other's to enjoy. Join us when we open on January 14, 2011!

Forever Shapley has even started their first official project which is a message book for Dana. It will be given to her on the last day of her musical The Three Musketeers January 29, 2011. All CSJH fans are encouraged to write a message to share with Dana because the submission deadline is January 1, 2011. The forums have still not opened so for now the method in which to submit a message is through live journal.
Forever Shapley is still looking for staff, so if you missed out applying the first time, you still can just follow the directions found in this post. Forever Shapley is still looking for more translators, graphic designers, and tech admins. We're always looking for dedicated Shapley's to help us support CSJH The Grace.

Any questions you can always e-mail forevershapley@gmail.com.

Is CSJH getting ready for a comeback?

2010-12-14T22:47:00.002-05:00

Fans of CSJH the Grace have rekindled their hopes in a comeback after seeing Dana’s recent tweets.

The group first debuted in 2005 with their single, “Too Good“. Their high quality performance style and outgoing personalities on variety programs shot CSJH to instant stardom.

However, the group disappeared from the public eye after their last single, “Stand Up People,” in 2008. Although Dana and Sunday were at SM Entertainment’s concert in Seoul and Los Angeles, Stephanie and Lina have yet to make any broadcast appearances since 2008.

One fan that dearly missed the group tweeted Dana on December 14th and wrote, “I miss unnis so much. Stephanie unni, Lina unni, Sunday unni, Dana unni, all of you.” Dana replied, “Just wait a bit ^-^ We want to release an album too!”

Another fan asked, “When will CSJH comeback? I am ready to purchase your album,” to which Dana replied, “I think we’ll begin recording by this month.”

Regarding the tweets, representatives of SM Entertainment revealed, “Dana has been recording consistently all this while. However, details are yet to be confirmed on the group’s actual comeback.”

Source: Star News via Nate

Source: AllKpop

The Three Musketeer Rehearsal and Q&A

2010-11-29T06:25:00.000-05:00

Picture Release of The The Musketeer Rehearsal 2

2010-11-29T04:30:00.002-05:00

Picture Release of The The Musketeer Rehearsal 1

2010-11-29T02:57:00.002-05:00

EDITORIAL: Where is CSJH The Grace now?

2010-11-20T22:22:00.000-05:00

Old school K-pop fans will whimsically talk of the days when music was hyped by talent. Today, there is no denying that K-pop doesn’t exude the creative and artistic expression it used to. Of course this isn’t entirely the fault of JYP, SM, YG, or any other big-name entertainment company because they are, after all, at the whim of the public.

Even so, my biggest disappointment with the Korean music industry is that it does no justice to the amount of potential it actually has. Case in point: CSJH The Grace. One can only wonder how a group with such raw talent could have faded into oblivion as it has. Although they are still signed under SM Entertainment, it seems that SM has all but given up on any promotion for these girls. Year after year, there has been speculation of their comeback, and year after year, CSJH fans have been let down.

For those unfamiliar with CSJH The Grace, they debuted as the 4-member female a cappella version of DBSK in 2005. It didn’t take long for them to establish a reputation as well-rounded in terms of vocal talent, dance skills, and stage presence. However, following the success of their first Korean album, they were shipped to Japan and the group focused their activities there. They then came back to Korea, putting out a few singles before heading back to Japan. The back-and-forth activity certainly did not allow enough time to develop a strong fan base in either country. When Girls' Generation entered into the spotlight, CSJH suffered from a case of bad marketing as SM seemed to stop caring for them entirely.

The girls are currently disjointed and doing their own solo activities. Stephanie is in America working with The Los Angeles Ballet for their 5th season; Lina has been working on her Web Shopping Mail Style by L; and Dana is planning to star in the new musical ‘The Three Musketeers’ alongside Super Junior’s Kyuhyun and TRAX’s Jay. Last September, three of the four members - Lina, Sunday, and Dana attended the SMTOWN concert together. Many CSJH fans who also attended cast their disappointed by the lack of support for these girls. Due to their long absence, many of the attendees had no idea who the girls even were.

I think I speak for all of these die-hard, disheartened fans when I say that CSJH is a group too talented to fade out. If they could only make their comeback sooner than later, they would certainly be a breath of fresh air amidst all the digitally enhanced voices that is dulling the current K-pop scene.

Have you listened to some of their tracks before? What do you think of the absence of these girls in the K-Pop world?

EDITORIALS on Koreaboo.com reflect the opinion of individual Koreaboo writers and not of Koreaboo.com as a whole. Thanks to Shannon Duncan, one of our readers, for requesting that we write on this piece.

Source: Koreaboo

Idol Returning as a Ballerina Kim BoKyung

2010-10-24T03:29:00.001-04:00

Ten years as a Ballerina, Stephanie became a member of CSJH - During Japanese promotions injured her back, after 2 years has had a heartfelt successful rehabilitation - She auditioned and made it into the LA Ballet dance team - Folding her dreams as a singer, knocking on it again

Back that felt like it was dragging her body down. Not being able to maintain her body due to fatigue. Breaking into sweat in the cold practice rooms and collapsing to the floor.
Cheers and applause from fans felt as if they were fading. Losing consciousness within these thoughts.

In winter 2008 in Tokyo, Japan near a practice room. With a large concert ahead, the 4 member groups were preoccupied with practice, but one member injured her back. All activities were halted. Nabbing the Asian market was only a hands reach away, but the dream quickly collapsed. The frustration of it felt bigger than the pain in her back.
Dancing was her all, but not being able to do so, cried everyday. At the end of her struggles, she chose to go to the states, where her family resides.

Little by little, within her family, she has found stability. For 2 years she held onto rehabilitating. Winning the challenge of recovering was as sweet as a fruit.
Last month, she auditioned for the LA Ballet Dance club and came out on top as the only Korean dancer among hundreds and placed her name on the list.
It is SM Entertainment's 4 member group CSJH The Grace's member CheonMu Stephanie (23, Korean name Kim Bo Kyung) is that woman.

Ballet Loving Maiden
At the age of 5, Stephanie first put on her ballet slippers.
She has danced ballet for 10 years prior to being chosen by SME at the age of 16.
She was happy with just dancing.

She enjoyed learning the dances of stars on TV and has practiced dancing on her own.
That is how she met ballet. It was as if it were fate that she came across ballet.

In 1999, she followed her family and immigrated to Southern California, San Diego.
She was able to take great ballet classes there. As if they were gifts, in the San Diego region Black Mountain Dancing Center, she has built talent and skills.

At the age of 12, she won the highest (DaeSang) award at a competition that was sponsored by famous associations. She has then performed as a soloist in the Southern California Youth Ballet.

"Since I loved ballet and was able to keep doing it, I did the best I could. I was happy to be able to get on stage."

Her skills have garnered the attention of many.
Back in 2000, she performed in the Nutcracker in an early summer night. She was praised by the Union Tribune.

In 2003, she was scouted for the Boston Ballet Dance School.
She said her skills must be/is in her genes.

"My mother majored in vocal music (?), so maybe this is how I inherited my (distinct ballet skills(?))" She said.
"I was always interested in music or dancing, so I was able to start them at a very young age because of my mother. I thank my parents for the skills I have and had a great time practicing and performing on stage."

From Ballerina to Idol
Ballet being the only thing quickly changed.
In 2004, SME held a Best Youth Contest at Orange County.
She won best song (?) and was picked.
She was attending San Diego Rancho Bernardo High School at that time.
"I accidentally got into doing it and got to win an award and was asked to become a singer in Korea."

"In between ballet and singing, I thought a lot about it. But for the bigger dream of going to Korea, I temporarily folded my ballet dreams. Even now, I would have still chosen to become a singer." She confessed.

With receiving praise for her singing and dancing, she triumphantly did well in Korea.
Only being a trainee for one year, she was able to debut as a singer. SM was looking for a 4th member for CSJH to break into the Asian market. Being the best at choreography, she acquired the name "CheonMu Stephanie." It means Heaven's Dance.

She was the only member with no past experience in the Korean entertainment.
"Living in Korea was a whole new experience. But thanks to ballet, I wasn't nervous nor shook. I was already fit for performing. The experiences I've had in Korea are unforgettable memories.

After debuting, she has gone on various programs. While showing her dancing and flexibility (?) was able to rise. She was naturally able to gain a strong/warm fanbase. With a goal of breaking into the Asian market, was able to succeed.

Recovering Injury and Ballet
In their advancement in Japan, CSJH held a few concerts and heightened their popularity.
They were able to schedule their first tour.
"In Japan, we lived their for 3 years we slowly found our spot from the bottom and was holding our first concert at that time. Members were overflowing with motivation."
But through those motivations were faults. They held unnecessary practices and put stress onto her back.

"I exercised at this time when my back wasn't even in good condition and continuously practiced dancing, so I think that resulted in injuring my back. I was given time to rest, but it was not getting any better. So I had no choice but to return to the states to my family."

Living in the states was no picnic(?) either.
Due to the pain in her back, it was uncomfortable. For months she never set foot out of her home. She was far from being able to dance. Tears would not stop flowing and fell into depression. The one thing that was able to help her back up was ballet.

"In order to move my body again, I went through therapy to rehabilitate. During that time I visited the ballet school I went to when I was a kid. It's been years since I've left that school, but nothing changed.

With the encouragement from the company, she slipped back on her ballet slippers. She followed the advice of the director and acquired a certificate.
"Restarting ballet, it felt like I was returning back home. I've been working on ballet and recoring. Eventually in 2 years, I was able to finish rehabiliating and was able to dance again."

With her body becoming more healthy, she was able to gain confidence. She started studying and with the support (?) from the Korean Arts University, was able to feel the happiness and what it is like to be a college student. Taking absence/leave from school, she went back to the states and in the Los Angeles Ballet aduitioned in "The Nutcracker." She has once again been able to raise her name as the only Korean ballerina.

"I am determined to give it my all in whatever casting I receive as a ballerina. To everyone who has supported me when I was on stage, I will pay you back. After finishing this year-end (?) performance, next year I will return back as a singer to once again take up a new challenge in my dreams as a singer."

With dreams of becoming a future ballet director, "Within a hard and tiring circumstance/situation, in order to acquire my dreams, I am working hard. I want to become an outstanding example to Koreans. Please watch me rising back up like a roly-poly(?)."

Source: Koreadaily.com
Translated by: Tenjo-soul@soompi
Thanks to everyone at Soompi for the heads up!

Dana to star in Musical The Three Musketeers

2010-10-13T03:41:00.003-04:00

Dana to star in a new musical, as Constance, it will start in Korea on the 12th of December.

The Three Musketeers
Starting December 12th, 2010 through January 30th, 2011
http://www.musicalthreemusketeers.com/
http://j.mp/di3Gdj

Thanks to ROA Twitter and ziyuN07 @ Soompi for help with information.

Dana and Sunday on Live TV Entertainment MBC

2010-10-03T20:39:00.000-04:00

Rock of Ages Live Fan Cams

2010-09-18T19:25:00.002-04:00

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Thanks to ziyuN07 @ Soompi for the tip!

Rock of Ages Rehearsal Press Photos 2

2010-09-12T19:06:00.003-04:00

Recent pictures from Rock of Ages Rehearsal
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Thanks to ziyuN07, 1234567890qaz, and Minakie @ Soompi and @GAMZA1668 on Twitter for the heads up

Rock of Ages Rehearsal Press Photos 1

2010-09-12T19:03:00.002-04:00

Rock of Ages Rehearsal

2010-09-10T17:53:00.001-04:00

Courtesy of ziyu07

credit as tagged and psycho_bunnie @ soompi

Thanks to @Mikuil for the head's up.

The Future of the Graceful 4 Network

2010-09-09T21:39:00.002-04:00

It's been probably a year since we had a proper mod post, and after all the "excitement" of SM Town Live in LA, I figure now is a good time to make one. As usual, the regular bullet points.

The Graceful 4 Network as a Whole:
When we first started the G4N in 2008, there was pretty much no organized fan base of CSJH. There was UnSpeakable, but they were on a hiatus. We were lucky enough to begin with Graceful Subs and grow alongside CSJH popularity, mainly with their Japanese activities. Since launch the G4N now includes: GracefulSubs-KR, GracefulSubs-JP, Elegance Forums, Eternal-Shapley and TSZX News. We've had many volunteers and staff along the way who have helped build the network and make a base for CSJH activities.

Fast-forward to today, there are probably two versions of each of the original G4N sites. Instead of trying to be competition, we will be restructuring the G4N to work more efficient and allow others who have more time to work on other sections.

GracefulSubs KR and JP:
Although these are the "flag ship" sites of the G4N, if no new material is released by the girls, they will remain dormant. On another note, both accounts have been flagged/ banned by Japanese and Korean networks. If either account is deleted we will not be bringing it back. To be perfectly honest, many of the files have been lost over the years or the video quality had died.

Elegance Forums:
Elegance was meant to be a replacement for UnSpeakable. When it was first launched it was successful. Now, it is pretty much dead. Due to this, we will be closing it on October 1. We would like to keep it open, but it would make no sense to entice people to sign-up to a ghost town forum. In the post below, you can find information about an alternative website.

Eternal-Shapley:
Eternal-Shapley will remain up, but since there are no new audio or video files, it will remain as it. We do not want to be big proponents of illegal downloading, so if a file dies or does not work, we will not re-upload it. Buy the media or look to other site to find it.

TSZX News:
As you may have noticed, we are "killing" off many of the sites of the G4N. The one that will remain is TSZXN. Instead of spreading across six different sites, most activity and energy will be devoted to TSZXN. The same guidelines as before apply: we will not post random photos or Cyworld updates just to take up space. As a new procedure, any post not really important to pertaining to the girls will be directly linked to the Twitter and no post will be made here. This includes general SM news that mentions the girls for maybe a line or two.

We will be switching to a "Lina-Dana-Sunday-Stephanie" updating scheme versus general CSJH. For those who monitor the tags, they may have noticed the increase in the individual names. This is to keep their "solo" activities divided and easily accessible.

A special case is Stephanie. We will not be posting any pictures of her that come from Facebook, especially if the Facebook is closed. Cyworlds are open to the public, but if a Facebook page is closed and somehow someone found a picture of Stephanie, we will not impede on someone else's privacy by posting the picture.

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In a nutshell the G4N will now be TSZXN and the G4N Twitter. We're happy all the various channels helped improve the popularity of the girls and spread news internationally, but we are at the point where our staff have real lives and have other obligations. Thanks to everyone who submits information and uses the services we have provided for the past two years. We'll continue to be the base of international CSJH news.

New layout for TSZXN will be functional around the end of September, beginning of October

(As a final side note, we realize other people want to help spread the news of the girls, but do not take our content and remove credits. We may not have 1,000 followers on Twitter or 100k site visits, but we do have enough followers to show we get our info first. It's not that hard to give us credit).

Forever Shapley International Forums Hiring

2010-09-09T21:10:00.003-04:00

Note: This is a project from nikz99 at Soompi Forum. This forum is unrelated to the Graceful 4 Network, so any questions you have please direct them to the e-mail listed in the post. Since Elegance is closing October 1, this is another outlet for the CSJH fandom.

It’s been a long time coming – but I’m going to make it happen: Forever Shapley, CSJH The Grace’s International Forum is finally on its way. (Special thanks to pyscho_bunnie for the name ♥) I’ve a forum board up already, but I still need help on the domain provider, sections and other fun stuff we, as fans, can all enjoy. It’s been tough since the girls have been inactive as a group for over a year and a half now but we have to keep believing in them and the fandom. An official international forum is just what we need to make this happen.

I was surprised to see people still active in the fandom: both here in LiveJournal and in Soompi. Honestly it brought tears to my eyes, but let me stop there. The point is… the forum is almost complete. I say this because I know what I want it to look like, and what it should contain – I’ve been working on it with a friend (Founder of ShadesofJae’d, Kyramelodya) but I still need help from the people I know can understand the feelings I have for this group of girls. So here it is:

I’m recruiting staff! I am in dire need of Tech Admins, Moderators, Uploaders, Donators, Translators and Graphic Designers. In case you (or if you know anyone) who might be interested for these positions (esp. Tech Admins, Translators and Donators), please do apply! However, if you are unsure of what these jobs entail and is interested on how to apply – then read on to find out.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Tech Admins – aka, Coders. I need people who are capable of coding websites to make the forum look and work better. People applying to this job should have at least some knowledge or experience on coding websites and/or layouts. If you have any examples, I would love to see them.

Moderators (Global and Section) – The Global Moderator is the person who will take care of all the moderators. This is the person I will directly call upon – my right hand if you will, to see if there are any problems in the forum. As for Section Moderators, these are people who are capable of taking over sections put under their care. They should be able to implement the general rules of the forum to the members and keep everything in order in their sections.

Uploaders – What is a fan forum without a section on downloads? I need people who are capable of uploading media files in quickly to help enrich the forum’s contents.

Translators – Most of our news comes from Korean Shapley and/or the girls’ Cyworld pages. And I’m sure not everyone is familiar in the Korean Language. People who are applying for this section should have at least an intermediate knowledge on the Korean Language.

Graphic Designers – I honestly cannot handle this section all of the time, and I would love to have more people come and help out with this section. Applicants should have at least a skill in Photoshop and can readily submit their work promptly. I will also need examples so I can determine which ones I can use on the team.

If any of you are interested in becoming one of Forever Shapley’s staff, then please send your application! The application process goes like this:

On the subject line please write: Application – *Write here which position you would like to apply for. Multiple position applications are fine.*

Now, for all applications, the body of your email should have the basic information:

NAME:
NICKNAME: (if you have one)
AGE:
EMAIL:
LOCATION/TIMEZONE:
LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK:

Then, depending on what position you are applying for – you must add the following:

UPLOADERS
HOW FAST IS YOUR CONNECTION SPEED?

TECH ADMINS/GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
WORK EXPERIENCE: (if applicable)
EXAMPLE OF WORK:

MODERATORS (GLOBAL/SECTION)
HAVE YOU ANY MODERATORSHIP EXPERIENCE? If so, what community/forum?
WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH IN MODERATING?
(Only for Section Moderator applications) IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR SECTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO?

Sections proposed are: News Section, The Girls’ Section (Lina, Dana, Sunday, Stephanie), Community (Members) Section, Media (or Download/Streaming) Section

HOW MANY HOURS CAN YOU DEDICATE TO THE FORUM?

After you’ve filled up what is required for your position application, send it to forevershapley@gmail.com! I will email back with the forum’s temporary board (but for MODERATORS – you will still need to pass a test. From there, I will choose the Global Moderator and assemble the Moderator team to register and help out with the rest.) so that successful applicants can register and we can start working on making the forum.

Now, before I finish this – there’s just one last thing: if there are any of you who are willing to share a few dollars for us to buy a domain name, it would be greatly appreciated. I promise you that you won’t regret it.

That’s about wraps it up for me right now. I’m going to go back working on the site. I hope a lot of people can apply. I’m looking forward to getting those applications! I apologize for the length of this post - but being thorough (or anal, it's up to you) is better than not at all.

'SM TOWN LA Performance’ To Be Released In Theaters In 3D

2010-09-07T21:31:00.002-04:00

The SM TOWN Live ’10 World Tour in L.A. performance is set to show in cinemas as a 3D movie.

The concert, held on September 9th at the L.A. Staples Center, was filmed by PACE which was founded by ‘Avatar’ director James Cameron and specializes in 3D movie production. Not only will the footage be used in promotions for sponsor Samsung Electronics’ 3D display products, it will also be created into a movie and shown in theaters.

A representative of SM stated, “The movie will probably be released in theaters between the end of this year and the beginning of next year. We believe it will be popular, not only in Korea, but also in China and Southeast Asia.”

Girls’ Generation and BoA have already filmed music videos with PACE, but this will be the first time that a Korean concert has been filmed in 3D. The PACE team and Samsung have already worked with hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas in their Manhattan, New York performance in March.

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SM Town Live in LA: Dana Fan Photos

2010-09-07T20:59:00.003-04:00

All photos property of psycho_bunnie at Soompi Forums and @yoon_.

SM Town Live in LA: Sunday Fan Photos

2010-09-07T20:30:00.007-04:00

All photos property of psycho_bunnie at Soompi Forums and @yoon_.

SM Town Live in LA: More Dana and Sunday Fan Cams

2010-09-07T20:22:00.003-04:00

Courtesy of OdangoHB08

Courtesy of tabuzhidao

Courtesy of thecapturedspy

Courtesy of OdangoHB08

Courtesy of meemiie

Courtesy of meemiie

Courtesy of OdangoHB08

Courtesy of holaitzhelen

Thanks to Minakie at Soompi Forums for the head's up.

SM Town Live in LA: Sunday Brief English Message Fan Cam + Photos

2010-09-05T23:51:00.005-04:00

Courtesy of BoomBreak at YouTube.
Fancam recorded by MomoYome at BoAjjang.com
All credits go to MomoYome at BoAjjang.com

Photos courtesy of MomoYome at BoAjjang.com

Thanks to tenjo-soul at Soompi Forums for the head's up.

SM Town Live in LA: Sunday "Angels," Dana "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" + Dana and Sunday "My Everything" Fan Cams

2010-09-05T23:41:00.004-04:00

Part 1

Part 2

Courtesy of myhoneyclaire at YouTube

Thanks to @theamarie91 for the head's up.

SM Town Live in LA: HQ Fan Pics of Sunday and Dana

2010-09-05T18:04:00.004-04:00

Courtesy of @yoon_

Thanks to @Mikuil for the heads up.

SM Town Live in LA: Dana and Sunday - "My Everything" Fan Cam 2

2010-09-05T17:25:00.005-04:00

Courtesy of Judith118

Thanks to @Mikuil for the heads up.

SM Town Live in LA: Dana and Sunday - "My Everything" Fan Cam

2010-09-05T17:19:00.002-04:00

Courtesy of sweetpunze25 at YouTube

Thanks to @Mikuil for the heads up.

SM Town Live in LA: Dana - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" Fan Cam

2010-09-05T17:18:00.004-04:00

Courtesy of Judith118 at YouTube

Thanks to @Mikuil for the heads up.

Rock of Ages Rehearsal Photos (Dana/ Sunday)

2010-09-05T14:11:00.004-04:00

From the official Rock of Ages Twitter.

Thanks to ziyuN07 and Minakie at Soompi Forums for the heads up.

Take a Peak at the SM Town Chartered Flight

2010-09-05T13:58:00.003-04:00

A couple of days ago, the SM family boarded their plane at Incheon Airport for their next stop of SMTOWN Live ‘10 World Tour in Los Angeles, which will be taking place on September 4th.

For the very first time, SM Entertainment raked up a whopping 1 billion won for the expenses of their own chartered plane, a Boeing 747-400, which calculates to $851,000 USD. A total of 250 people, including staff, bodyguards, press reporters and 40 of SM artists, were all on board to LA.

The first artist to step foot on the chartered plane was Super Junior’s leader, Lee Teuk. Through the in-flight mic, Lee Teuk said, “When you talk loudly in public places, people glare at you and say, “Do you guys think you own this place?” Why yes, we really do own this!”, which made everyone laugh.

Kim Min Jong and Kangta had a fun time of their own, acting as stewards as they went around the whole plane, serving wine and swiping cards, and when they finished, Kangta made a toast to ‘South Korea to the world‘.

The first floor business section of the chartered plane consisted of Kangta, BoA, Kim Min Jong, DBSK’s Uknow Yunho and Max Changmin, SNSD and f(x). Super Junior and SHINee took over the business section of the second floor. Given the nickname ‘Charlie’s Angels‘, SNSD’s Yuri and actress Lee Yeon Hee sat together to gossip.

Inside the chartered plane, BoA commented, “I always travel to America, but since this time I’m going with other artists, it feels really good”, while Yunho adding, “It feels like we’re going on a reunion trip.”

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SM Town Live in LA Dana and Sunday Fan Pics

2010-09-05T13:31:00.005-04:00

Courtesy of @CatChung

Courtesy of @CatChung

Courtesy of @UCLalicia

Courtesy of @HypnoticAsia

Courtesy of @leiteuk

Courtesy of @_enigMatt_

Courtesy of AllKpop

SM Town Live in LA Intro Video w/ Sunday

2010-09-05T13:20:00.005-04:00

Courtesy of fernzenp at YouTube
Original Upload by playecfan5244

Thanks to @Mikuil for the heads up.

SM Town Live in LA Finale Fan Cams

2010-09-05T13:00:00.004-04:00

Courtesy of fernzenp at YouTube
Original upload by geminiWeapon

Courtesy of freaky2ployboiiz at YouTube

Courtesy of Pacchin55 at YouTube

Courtesy of taeng022 at YouTube

Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi Forums for compiling

Follow SM Town Live in LA Twitter Updates

2010-09-04T18:30:00.001-04:00

Through #shapley

Through #g4n

CSJH at Sheraton Hotel and LAX (Video)

2010-09-04T17:24:00.003-04:00

Courtesy of itsJTTM at YouTube

Courtesy of ImNotAriel at YouTube

Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi Forums for compiling.

Two More Fan Cams of CSJH at LAX (w/ Zhang Li Yin) (9/2)

2010-09-03T17:57:00.004-04:00

Courtesy of itsJTTM at YouTube

Courtesy of xoxChiBi07xox at YouTube

Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi Forums for compiling.

CSJH Arrive at LAX (9/2) (Video + Photo)

2010-09-02T23:34:00.006-04:00

Courtesy of DBSKnights

Courtesy of morbidmelo at YouTube

Courtesy of joopysmithy at YouTube

Courtesy of lilMUS1CAN at YouTube

Courtesy of SkaForKids at YouTube

Courtesy of magecrafts at YouTube
(Dana and Sunday at 1:22)

Thanks to 1234567890qaz at Soompi for compiling.

SMTOWN Artists Will Fly With Private Chartered Boeing 747 to LA

2010-09-01T22:11:00.003-04:00

A private plane will be chartered for “SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR in LA” performance.

In upcoming November 4th (Note: This is a typo, the concert is September 4th), SMTOWN LIVE performance, the same as one held in Seoul on last August 21th, will be held in Staples Center, LA, United States. Line up SM artists such as Kang Ta, BoA, Yunho, Changmin, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), TRAX, Kim Min Jong, Yeon-hee, and Ara will unite to do the concert performance together for all fans in LA. For this purpose, a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 that has capacity of 300 people is specially chartered to fly all the artists and staff members.

“SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR” is not only a massive world tour that mobilize a lot of top artists, but it will also become a show of many exceptional performances that ever seen, meanwhile using a chartered flight for a tour to move all the artists and staffs together is still very rare especially in Korea. Therefore, with this announcement of the upcoming excellence performances from a lot of top Korean pop stars is expected to grow many interests from fans.

“SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR in LA” began to sell tickets on last May 24th, and there was a huge responses for the tickets that 15,000 seats were quickly sold out as soon as it opened. In fact only top American artists could sell out all seats in Staples Center, thus according to insiders, this SMTOWN LIVE high ticket sales surprised even the local industry officials.

SM official said, “70% of the ticket buyers are non-Koreans from Vancouver, Canada including Toronto, New York, Washington DC, South Carolina, and Georgia. By looking at this, it’s proven that SM Entertainment’s attempt to advance the global competitiveness and popularity of its artists has finally realized.”

“SMTOWN LIVE’10 WORLD TOUR’ just finished its performance in Seoul Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium in great success last August 21st, and is planned to fly to LA to take another stage that will draw audiences’ breath with even more passionate performances.

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SM Town Live in LA Official After Pary Information

2010-08-28T20:41:00.004-04:00

That’s right SM Town LA attendees, there will be an official SM Town After Party immediately following the show! The After Party, sponsored by Kollaboration, Yes Style, and SM Entertainment, will take place at the Conga Room, right across the street from the Staples Center, at LA Live!

The party kicks off at 10:30PM and is for attendees 21 years old and over! Ticket prices are $55 for general admission and $95 for VIP (VIP tickets include food). All performing artists have been invited to the After Party, however, it is unknown at this time which artists are confirmed to attend. The artists will have their own special area to hang out in at the party. It will be a regular “After Party/Club” setting with a DJ and no performances are scheduled. Tickets will go on sale on Sunday at 11AM PST on the Kollaboration website.

For more information, visit http://www.kollaboration.org/smtownafterparty/ and stay tuned to Hypnotic Asia for updates!

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October Performance Dates for Rock of Ages

2010-08-24T14:30:00.001-04:00

Again, just Dana and Sunday with their male partners:

Oct1 | 16:00 |JaeWook| Sunday
Oct1 | 20:00 |JaeWook| Sunday
Oct2 |16:00 | Jay | DANA
Oct2 | 20:00 | Jay | DANA
Oct5 | 20:00 | Jay | DANA
Oct8 | 16:00 | JaeWook | Sunday
Oct8 | 20:00 | JaeWook | Sunday
Oct9 | 16:00 | JaeWook | DANA
Oct9 | 20:00 | Jay | DANA
Oct10 | 15:00 | JaeWook | Sunday
Oct10 | 19:00 | Onew | Sunday
Oct12 | 20:00 | Jay | DANA
Oct15 | 16:00 | JaeWook | Sunday
Oct15 | 20:00 | JaeWook | Sunday

Special thanks again to psycho_bunnie at the CSJH Soompi Thread for the heads up.

After 2 years, CSJH comeback with yet another "powerful vocal performance"

2010-08-22T15:41:00.002-04:00

In 2007, after CSJH The Grace released their 1st album "One More Time, OK?" they have not been doing activities. They come back on stage with a non-rusting vocals and powerful performance that crazed fans.

At 4PM on the 21st at the Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium, SMTOWN Live 10 World Tour was held where CSJH started their performance from their 3rd single title track, "My Everything."

After singing 'Passion (My Everything)' the members stated "We are very happy to meet everyone after a very long time."

Afterwards, CSJH performed their hit title 'One More Time, OK?' showing off their powerful vocal skills that heat up the atmosphere.

Before the concert at the press conference, CSJH member Dana stated, "We have been resting and enjoying the time off, since it's been a long time since we've performed we prepared a lot."

Translated by tenjo-soul at Soompi Forums.
Original Article
Date: 8/21/10

SM Live in Seoul Fan Cams (Only CSJH)

2010-08-22T15:35:00.006-04:00

Uploaded by sakuraz1102 at YouTube.
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Uploaded by 7AUNNA at YouTube.
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Uploaded by salamis228 at YouTube.

Assorted Photos from SM Town Live in Seoul Press Conference

2010-08-22T15:12:00.003-04:00

To view full size images, Right Click + View Image.

Photo credit as tagged. Thanks to Nosila and psycho_bunnie at the Official CSJH Soompi Thread for the heads up.

Stephanie Joins Los Angeles Ballet

2010-08-10T15:04:00.002-04:00

There have been many rumors of Stephanie traveling back and forth from America to Korea and now we know why. On the official website of the Los Angeles Ballet "Stephanie Kim" is listed under "Dancers for Season 5 2010/2011."

There have also been rumors of Stephanie taking a leave of absence from school. Although it is known that she can't participate in "idol" activities while in school, this performance may not take away from her studies since her major is dance.

Performance calendar for the Los Angeles Ballet will be available August 16. We will try to see which performances Stephanie will take part in.

(Also, we realize that there may be no clear connection between Stephanie Kim on the Los Angeles Ballet website and CSJH Stephanie Kim, but we feel that it is safe to assume they are the same person.)

Thanks to tenjo-soul at the Official CSJH Soompi Forum.

Official Rock of Ages Photos

2010-08-05T13:48:00.002-04:00

Will only post of photos of Dana and Sunday if anymore are released. Right click and select 'view image' to see full size:

CREDIT: rockokool-aides official site
Upload by: Jibba@ourcheonsa

Thanks to KimjaE** at the Official CSJH Soompi Thread for the heads up.

September Performance Dates for Rock of Ages

2010-08-04T15:38:00.004-04:00

Just Dana and Sunday performance dates

17/9 16:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Sunday
17/9 20:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Sunday

18/9 16:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Dana
18/9 20:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Dana

19/9 19:00 Onew & Sunday

21/9 15:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Dana

24/9 16:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Dana
24/9 20:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Dana

25/9 16:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Sunday
25/9 20:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Sunday

26/9 19:00 Jay & Dana

28/9 20:00 Ahn Jae Wook & Sunday

Cr: mmusical

Complete schedule

Cast:
Drew - 온유 Onew, 안재욱 JaeWok, 제이 Jay
Stacey - 정찬우 JungChan, 신성우 SungWoo
Ronnie - 김재만 JaeMan, 최민철 MinChul
Dennis - 김진수 JinSoo, 남문철 MunChul
Sherry – 문헤원 HeWon, 선데이 Sunday, 다나 Dana
Regina - 백민정 MinJeong, 백주희 JuHui

Special thanks to psycho_bunnie and ziyuN07 at the CSJH Thread on Soompi Forums for the heads up.

Korean performance chart courtesy of PlayDB.

Support CSJH at SM Town Live in LA

2010-08-03T16:34:00.002-04:00

::CSJH Balloons::
Their Balloon Color is Pearl Pink!
*I sent a message to Gazmo yesterday to see if he might know how we can get the offical fan balloons (I also saw that comment on his Twitter by S#U so hopefully he'll let us know!)
*If we cannot I was thinking we could make some custom ones its around 40 dollars for 50 custom. But we couldn't find them in pearl pink just light pink, BUT we did find pearl pink plain ones wish is 20 dollars for 100 pearl pink plain!
*Anyone wanting to chip in on purchasing these I'd appreciate it.
If there's no one that can we will buy the pearl pink 100 pack and hand them out at the concert!

::CSJH Glow Sticks::
*They do not have an official glow stick color BUT its been suggest we use pink colored glow sticks to support them during their performance!
*You can use a sharpie to draw a # sign on them, or if you get more then one try to make the # symbol on them!
*If people again want to pitch in we can buy a pack of 50 pink glow sticks for 24.50!
*I am unsure if I will be able to buy this by myself, but I will try!

::Other Signs of Support for CSJH The Grace::
*Pink Roses!
*If you will be close to the stage I would like if all S#apley's buy a single pink rose, and tie a message onto it for CSJH the Grace! Any message you would like to share "CSJH FIGHTING" "I LOVE CSJH" try to avoid singling out one member of the group though as any of them could pick it up!
*I will find a few phrases in Korean and share them with everyone for this project!

*T-Shirts
*I wanted to make a Support T-Shirt for CSJH The Grace previously for HBC but I didn't go, I did make a couple designs though and put them up on Cafe Press, if anyone else wants to make a shirt and share it please do! Home-made is still supportive!

Overview!
Lets do our best! All CSJH Fans please help. We all need to remember sometimes how wonderful these girls truly are, and try to let them know they have our support here in the USA as well!

Anyone attending the concert please know I will be handing out balloons if we cannot get our hands on official we will have custom Grace balloons or plain pearl balloons! If you are Shapley try to help support our girls!

Glowsticks are a tentative maybe at this point!

Anyone going to SMTown Live '10 that wants to help in any way, including handing out balloons to Shapleys at the concert please contact me!
I have twitter and facebook, or you may e-mail me at psyhco_bunnie@hotmail.com

Please pass the word on so all Shapley's know this! Share this post, or re-post this message! Any suggestions on how to get our message out more please let me know ^^.

If there is anything else, that you think, we could do to support CSJH The Grace please let me know!

-Shannon Leah
psyhco_bunnie@hotmail.com

SangJiHee Confirmed for SM Town World Tour 2010

2010-08-03T16:20:00.002-04:00

Here is the news from CSJH Daum Cafe:

“Hello, how are you?
This is GAMZA, the operator of GAIA : Korean CSJH the Grace Fan cafe.

I would like to notify that Lina, Dana, Sunday are participating at the upcoming SMTOWN LIVE World Tour. Unfortunately, Stephanie is unable to participate.
I am hoping that many Shapleys abroad will go and support the three members who would have rehearsed hard for Shapleys all over the world, as it has been a long time we met each other.

It will be nice if Shapleys could gather together in one group in each concert arena (LA, Shanghai, Tokyo) and watch the concert as one big group.
Also, we do not have a set representative glow sticks assigned to us at the moment so if you could purchase the pink glow sticks and form a # shape it will be really nice and much appreciated.

Let’s show the three members and other SM artists and their fans Shapley’s presence at the SMTOWN LIVE concert!

Regards, GAMZA

If you have any other enquiries please email chris1668@hanmail.net.
More info on SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR is on this site: http://www.smtown.com/smtownlive10/”

Complete tour dates:

August 21, 2010 -- Seoul, South Korea -- Seoul Olympic Stadium
September 4, 2010 -- Los Angeles, California -- Staples Center
September 11, 2010 -- Shanghai, China -- Hongkou Stadium
2010 -- Tokyo, Japan -- TBA

Since a majority of the fans of this site are in America, here is the Los Angeles specific ticket information:

SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR in Los Angeles

Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010
Venue: STAPLES Center (1111 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90015)
Seating Chart: Coming soon
Official Poster: Coming soon

Ticket Sales Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:00 AM
Ticket Price: $180, $160, $120, $80, $40

** Tickets will be available online via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com, STAPLES Center Box Office as well as over the phone by calling Powerhouse at 323.692.0303. For more info, please visit www.powerhouselive.net

Rock Of Ages Musical Is Coming To Korea

2010-08-03T15:50:00.004-04:00

SHINee’s leader Onew is on a roll. After finishing his first musical, Hey, Bro!, Onew is now set to star in the musical, Rock of Ages.Onew is so dorky! He doesn’t fit the character of a rocker at all but he’s quite talented on stage so we’ll see how it goes. It will begin it’s run on September 15th and will add or subtract dates depending on it’s ticket performance.

“After a successful run with ‘Hey, Bro!’ SHINee’s Onew will now transform into a rocker for yet another musical, ‘Rock of Ages.’

‘Rock of Ages’ is a jukebox musical comprising of classic 80s rock hits including Mr. Big’s ‘To Be with You,’ Quiet Riot’s ‘Cum on Feel the Noize’ and Twisted Sister’s ‘I Wanna Rock.’

Onew was triple casted along with actor-singer Ahn Jaewook and rock band Trax’s Jay in the role of Drew who dreams of becoming a big rock star like Stacee Jaxx (to be played by Shin Sungwoo and Jung Chanwoo) but is tied down by his rather dim reality.

CSJH the Grace’s Dana and Sunday along with musical actress Moon Hyewon have been casted as Sherrie who leaves her hometown in the hopes of making it big in the city as an actress, but becomes a stripper along the way and of course, falls in love with Drew.

Representative Kim Sunmi from M Musical Company said of the musical, “It was a big hit on Broadway so there is some pressure in premiering it here. But our hope is to contribute to the diversity of the musical genre for the Korean audience.”

[Newsen]

The promotional photos and the advertisement video can be seen below.

Original Article
Source: MTV Iggy
Date: 7/29/10

Dana to star in musical!

2010-03-25T11:23:00.003-04:00

Following Onew's casting in Brave Brothers, as well as Jessica's role in Legally Blonde, CSJH The Grace's Dana has been casted as lead of musical Daejanggeum Season 3!

Dana is one of the two actresses playing Daejanggeum in the musical. The musical will run from May 1st to May 23rd, and ticketing sales have already started here

Original Credits

Sources: tenjo-soul @ csjh's soompi thread, YES24.com

Original Article
Source: theretroradio at Omona They Didn't
Date: 3/25/10

Stephanie Update

2010-03-20T01:01:00.002-04:00

We usually don't update private Cyworld pictures, but this time we are making an exception. The following pictures were taken in October 2009 with her mother and aunt (I am pretty positive it is in California, USA).

As a side note, I also realize there are some rumors regarding a comeback in May. Based on the past false alarms, I'm not posting anything until some comes from Avex or SM.

Original Credits:

CREDIT: Park Hyeonhee's Cyworld/my sister ^^
UPLOAD PIC: Jibba@OURCHEONSA.COM

Thanks to KimjaE** at Soompi Forums for the heads up. Original post is here.

Avex-SME Split Info

2010-02-25T23:40:00.004-05:00

Note: For those of you who follow us on Twitter, you will note that I wanted to publish this article once a clear explanation of the facts was released. As in the credits, this articles is from Seoul Beats, and I feel that this is probably a reliable, un-biased account of the situation. A majority of the article focuses on TVXQ, but since I know many Cassiopeia support the girls and that the TVXQ information is important to understanding, I shall leave it in. Important pieces have been bolded.

Avex and SM Burn Their Bridges
SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo Man has announced that he will be stepping down from his current position of Director of Registration, and taking his past position on SM’s production staff.

As a result of this change, Lee Soo Man will no longer be a primary voice in SM’s business ventures and decisions. However, he nonetheless holds almost 30% of SM’s shares, which maintains his current position as SM’s primary stockholder.

It should be clarified that Lee Soo Man is not and has never been CEO of SM Entertainment. He started in the industry as a singer, but later on founded SM Entertainment through his formation of H.O.T. and S.E.S. The first CEO of SM was Kim Kyung-wook, who resigned from his position in 2005. The current CEO of SM Entertainment is Kim Young-min. Producers such as Lee Soo man have control over the training and production of SM’s artists. However, only the CEO and other executive board members have the power to control the artists’ contracts.

Just my opinion, but I don’t really believe that the news of Lee Soo Man’s change of position itself is a huge deal. The man has taken a backseat role to much of SM’s latest business activities, lately. No wonder he had the time to try his hand at winemaking while the DBSK lawsuit scandal was at its hottest during the autumn.

Rather, what may be of greater interest is the news that Japanese entertainment holding company, Avex Group, has sold off all of its shares of SM Entertainment, effectively ending their close, long-running business relationship. All of Avex’s 2,479,203 SM shares have been sold to Neowiz Bugs Corporation, a Korean internet and online game company.

Within the context of K-pop, Avex is best known for its overseas management of various SM artists, most notably DBSK–or Tohoshinki, as they are known in Japan.

Not much more has been revealed about these recent developments in SM’s business structure. However, the termination of SM and Avex’s relationship has raised many questions about DBSK’s future. DBSK’s dual career with both SM and Avex effectively allows for it to be a primary bridge between the companies. Now that the shareholding bridge between SM and Avex has been burned, what does this mean about SM artists managed under Avex? What does this mean about DBSK? There’s not enough information to make sound speculations just yet (although you can bet that I’ve got them, the amateur DBSK lawsuit drama analyst that I am), but it looks like the recent quiet period in the DBSK lawsuit drama might be ending soon.

Original Article
Source: SeoulBeats
Date: 02/24/10

Operation: GRACEFUL VOICES - For all CSJH THE GRACE Fans

2010-01-30T21:18:00.003-05:00

Right-click 'View Image' to see images in full size

This is a project organized by Tenjo*Soul from the CSJH Soompi Thread. The goal is to unite all fans of CSJH to send a message to SM Entertainment expressing a desire for the girls' Korean comeback. The Graceful 4 Network is not in charge of the project, but will act as an English speaking portal for all information. Any important updates with the project will be posted here and the Twitter account. If you have any direct questions about the project, please use the links below.

As of now, a draft statement has been written to send to SM Entertainment. The statement can be viewed on Soompi or at Shapley United. All views can be expressed in those two places (it will not be posted here until participating members give it the green light).

Links
Facebook Group: Link (If link does not work, search for group - Operation: GRACEFUL VOICES - For all CSJH THE GRACE Fans)
Shapley United Forum: Link
CSJH Soompi Thread: Link

CSJH’s Stephanie becomes a dance student

2009-12-29T12:11:00.002-05:00

What more can this dancing diva learn? CSJH's Stephanie became a dance student at The Korean National University of Arts in the dance major.

She got accepted and will start attending classes in 2010. I'm not surprised she got accepted, she's known for being one of the best dancers in k-pop.

Her company, SM Entertainment, commented, "She did get accepted. She will be a new student in the graduating class of 2013. She's always wanted to learn more about dancing so she practiced hard for this opportunity."

She's done ballet since she was a little girl and has won numerous dance competitions. Maybe she's meant to do just dancing rather than be part of a group.

Original Article
Source: AllKpop
Date: 12/29/09

Leeteuk and Dana next on We Got Married?

2009-11-25T13:17:00.001-05:00

There were rumors flying around that Super Junior's Leeteuk and CSJH's Dana might be next on We Got Married.

However, Jung Yoon Jung PD from the show cleared things up quickly, "I've heard about those rumors as well but it is not true. We interview a lot of people to be on our show, but they haven't even been interviewed by us."

After Hwang Jung Eum and Kim Yong Jun announced their departure from the show recently, a lot of netizens have been speculating on who's next in line to replace them.

One netizen even said that they spotted Leeteuk and Dana shooting something together. But for now, it seems that the rumors are just false.

But do you think they would've made a good couple?

Original Article
Source: AllKpop
Date: 11/25/09

KARA’s Gyuri could have been in CSJH?

2009-11-25T13:15:00.001-05:00

KARA's Park Gyuri was on today's episode of Sang Sang Plus Season 2.

Gyuri shared how she almost got chosen for CSJH The Grace, the SM Entertainment girl group that includes Sunday, Dana, Stephanie and Lina.

She said, "When I was in 7th grade, I auditioned for SM Entertainment. The director of the company really liked me. He told me he liked my eyes because they reminded him of Kangta's eyes. Then he told me I should do a duet with Dana. I almost got chosen to be part of CSJH, actually."

Come to think of it, Gyuri does look a bit like Kangta! It's weird to think Gyuri could've been part of the SME family.

Original Article
Source: AllKpop
Date: 11/24/09

H-Eugene and CSJH’s Sunday ring the “Love Alarm”

2009-11-20T16:34:00.001-05:00

After two very long years, CSJH member Sunday finally reclaims her position on the stage during her collaboration performance with rapper H-Eugene for his comeback single, Love Alarm.

H-Eugene is very well known in the kpop world for his collaborations with very popular artists. Previous singers such as YeEun of the Wonder Girls, Bae Seul Gi, and Lyn were just some of the artists featured in some of his earlier works. Although Love Alarm originally featured 8eight's Joo Hee on the actual mini album, today's Music Bank performance put life back into at least one of the members of the inactive SM girl group The Grace.

Check out the comeback of two very talented artists right here:

Courtesy of CodeMonmonSeason5.

Original Article
Source: allkpop
Date: 11/20/09

More Info on Sunday and H-Euguene Performance

2009-11-19T23:20:00.003-05:00

From the girls DCInside page. (Right-click view image to see full size.)

Heads up courtesy of ziyuN07 @ Soompi Forums.

H-Eugene (H-유진) - 사랑경보 (긴급상황) (Feat. Joo Hee Of 8Eight).

This is the song Sunday will be performing. Joo Hee is currently rehearsing for 8Eight's first live concert, so Sunday will take her place during all live performances of the song.

YouTube video from urnobody919, article heads up courtesy of ziyuN07 at Soompi Forums.

Original Article
Source: Sports Chosun
Date: 11/18/09

CSJH Official Korean Website Schedule Updated

2009-11-19T23:11:00.003-05:00

Sunday's upcoming activities have been added to the girls schedule on their Korean site:

천상지희 The Grace Official Website - The Grace Notice
2009-11-21 【생방송】PM 04:20 MBC-TV 쇼! 음악중심 ‘사랑경보 - feat. Sunday’ (일산 MBC 드림센터 공개홀 - 남문입장..

2009-11-20 【생방송】PM 06:40 KBS-2TV 뮤직뱅크 ‘사랑경보 - feat. Sunday’ (KBS 별관 공개홀)

Translation

11/21/09 - 4:20 PM MBC 'H-Euguene - Love Warning feat. Sunday'
11/20/09 - 6:40 PM KBS2 Music Bank 'H-Euguene - Love Warning feat. Sunday'

Thanks to chuaxys @ Soompi Forums for the heads up.

CSJH’s Sunday back on Korean stage after a long absence?

2009-11-18T00:04:00.002-05:00

Sunday, from the ~~almost forgotten~~ 4 member group, CSJH, will be back on a music program after 2 long years!

It's hard to believe that this mildly promoted group is in the same company as SNSD, no?

According to KBS2TV's Music Bank website, Sunday is listed on the performers lists for this week's show. She is set to feature for hip-hip artist H-Eugene's performance, pitching in her vocals.

H-Eugene on the 18th said, "'Love Alarm' was a song originally recorded by Nora Eights. I'm pretty good friends with Sunday and when I asked her to feature for me, she readily accepted."

The last time we saw CSJH was when they were promoting One More Time, Ok? back in 2007. After that, they have been just doing activities in Japan.

Stay tuned here on allkpop for her, and maybe even CSJH's comeback!

Original Article
Source: allkpop
Date: 11/18/09

"By L Style" Clarification

2009-11-14T14:08:00.003-05:00

This post is to give clarification on Lina's new company "By L Style" and it's relation to SM, TVXQ and CSJH. The majority of these views are by fan speculation from CSJH's Soompi Thread, replies to the allkpop post, and various other sources. Nothing is set in stone, but these are the most obvious developments:

1. What is "By L Style"?
- "By L Style" is an online fashion mall (like an online clothing store) based in Korea. Lina is the CEO, Chief Stylist, and model for the company. The website is currently up and active, it can be viewed at http://www.byl.co.kr/ (link).

2. In relation to the TVXQ thing
- The different between this venture and the TVXQ controversy is that Lina owns the store. The three members of TVXQ (JaeJoong, Junsu and Yoochun) were investors in a Chinese cosmetics company. Other artists on SM have had their own side business ventures while still being under the company (BoA's jewelry company, Dana's nail salon and Yoochun's gelato company). Based on BoA, Dana and Yoochun's companies, it is believed SM does not want their artists to invest in other companies, but they are free to start their own companies.

3. What about CSJH?
- Just because Lina opened a new business venture does not mean that CSJH is done. Although their original hiatus was believed to be because of Stephanie's injury, it is unsure what her condition is or when the 2010 comeback date is.

4. The 2010 Comeback
- Despite all the false alarms of a comeback in the second half of 2009, it was officially announced by the girls during a live performance in Japan that they would return to Korea until 2010. When exactly in 2010 is unsure.

Finally, although TSZXN will not update on the girl's various blog posts that are unrelated to a CSJH group development, we will follow and report on their outside ventures. Meaning, we will report on any news concerning "Style by L."

CSJH’s Lina is a CEO

2009-11-14T13:50:00.003-05:00

CSJH's member Lina has become the CEO of a shopping mall. She has recently launched a shopping mall by the name of by L Style.

Lina was very involved in the whole process, even styling and modeling the clothes herself. The first collection will hit the runway just in time for the fall/winter season.

In response to this, fans left comments like, "I was curious about what CSJH was up to since the girls haven't been very active. But I'm glad to hear that you have become a shopping mall boss," and "I hope you hit it big as both a singer and shopping mall CEO."

CSJH has been inactive as a group due to Stephanie's injury that happened last March.

Original Article
Source: allkpop
Date: 11/14/09

Links to all of Dana's Blogs

2009-08-23T11:19:00.003-04:00

For those who want to view Dana's blogs, here is a complete list of all known online locations she has:
Cyworld
Daum
Tistory
Naver
Paran

Lina and Sunday have the same cyworld addresses located in the top menu. Stephanie's Cyworld is still currently closed.

As with the other blog entries, these will NOT be translated into English unless one of them posts information pertaining to the group.

Dana's blog list compiled by Thanh Dana @ Soompi Forums.

SM Town Summer/ Winter Album News

2009-08-13T16:44:00.002-04:00

After skipping out on 2008, SM Entertainment's popular SM Town compilation series returns in 2009 with 09 Summer SM Town. Though it arrives amid controversy, 09 Summer SM Town gives fans plenty to be excited about. There are only four tracks this time, but they're delivered by Dong Bang Shin Ki, Super Junior, and SHINee! The three super boy bands team up for the bright and breezy summer number "Seaside Stopover (Boom Boom)". The idol-powered mini-album continues with three more new summer songs, one from each group. Dong Bang Shin Ki offer "12:34 (Nothing Better)", Super Junior keep things cheery with Carnival, and SHINee make their SM Town debut with SCAR. And for those wondering what happened to the girls, they'll headline 09 Winter SM Town later in the year.

For those curious about the tracklist:
01. Seaside 휴게소 (Boom Boom)_Sung by 동방신기, 슈퍼주니어, SHINee
02. 12시 34분 (Nothing Better)_Sung by 동방신기
03. 카니발 (Carnival)_Sung by 슈퍼주니어
04. SCAR_Sung by SHINee

Original Article
Source: YesAsia

｢Dance, Subaru!｣ DVD Order Information

2009-08-04T18:07:00.002-04:00

Scheduled Release Dates:
- Japan: September 09, 2009
- Hong Kong: September 30, 2009

Yes Asia
Hong Kong Standard Edition
Japanese Special Edition: US$42.75

CD Japan
Japanese Special Edition: US$39.38

HMV Japan
Japanese Special Edition: ¥2,906 (US$30.51)

Description
Based on Masahito Soda's popular manga, Dance, Subaru! is the perfect starring vehicle for singer-actress Kuroki Meisa (Crows Zero) who brings her dancing background to the silver screen. The picture of model beauty and grace, Kuroki plays a tough-cookie ballerina who must overcome many obstacles to fulfill her dancing dreams. Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Lee Chi Ngai (Sleepless Town, Magic Kitchen), this inspirational dancing film wraps an affecting story of family, friendship, romance, and perseverance in soaring scenes of classical ballet and modern dance. The film co-stars heartthrob Hiraoka Yuta (Swing Girls), plus Korean actress Go Ara (Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea) and Sano Miku (Sunadokei) as friends and rival dancers. Korean boy band Dong Bang Shin Ki, who sing the film's theme song, also make a special cameo appearance in Dance, Subaru!

Walking her own road from a young age, headstrong dancing prodigy Subaru (Kuroki Meisa) is determined to become a professional ballerina, a dream she carries both for herself and her late twin brother. Despite a tough childhood, Subaru grows as a dancer under the guidance of retired ballerina and cabaret club owner Isuzu (veteran actress Momoi Kaori). Shining through with her vibrant but undisciplined talent, she wins a coveted spot in a ballet production, and enters an international competition to vie for entry into the top ballet companies. But in a competitive world where friends are also foes, a very tough road lies ahead for Subaru.

Japanese Edition:
* Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt)
* Language: Japanese
* Subtitles: Unknown
* This edition comes with making of, preview screening, premiere, unreleased scenes, and theatrical trailer.

Hong Kong Edition:
* Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan)
* Language: Japanese
* Subtitles: Traditional Chinese

TSZX Features
* Stephanie plays the ballet teaching assistant throughout the movie.
* Both ｢少しでいいから｣ and ｢Coming to you｣ are featured throughout the movie

Rumor Mill: September 4th Comeback Rumors

2009-07-22T14:29:00.003-04:00

As usual, the following rumor is speculative and may or may not be true. Please don't take it as official news or confirmation from SM or Avex.

Eva from the main website saw some HF (?) on the Korean fancafes
talking about an album release sometime on the fourth of September

There is no real proof to back this up, it's just to make everyone happy
When there is official news, it'll be put up

source: csjh baidu bar

Original Article
Date: 07/20/09
Source: theretroradio @ CSJH Livejournal Community.

TSZX Absent from SMTOWN 2009 Announcement

2009-07-17T23:31:00.002-04:00

SMTown Live 2009 is scheduled to be on August 16th.

Participating groups are Super Junior, SNSD, TVXQ, Jang Ri In, and Shinee.

Although other artists are missing from the poster (TSZX, BoA, and Trax [Air]), it is unclear whether the "special guests" signify these artists.

All info from the Offical SMTown Website.

Stephanie Maxim Interview: One More Time, Sexy!

2009-06-30T20:25:00.006-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Korean:

One More Time, Sexy!
Cheon Sang Ji Hee The Grace's Stephanie came to visit us.
Frank, candid, and a great body!

-- Before we begin I have to ask. Do you consider yourself a woman or a young girl?
This year I became 20 during the Coming of Age ceremony. So, I feel I am a woman.

-- So before then you felt like a young girl?
No, I've actually felt like a woman for a while. Since I finished middle school I've had to begin working when I came to Korea and lived alone. Also, you need to be strong to survive in the entertainment industry. People will look at me like I'm a boring child. I am neither a young child nor a lady!

-- Since being an adult, how do you think you've changed from being a young girl?
If I meet a guy I like, I act like a young girl. If I were to meet a guy like Josh Hartnett or Ashton Kutcher, my heart would start beating away. I really like foreign actors. I also like Ben Affleck.

-- Are there any Korean actors you like?
I didn't mention any because I have a sort of charisma. I went to the same hairdresser as Mr. Cheong Woo Seong and when I met him I didn't act shocked. I think other people would act a little more animated in that situation.

-- So you didn't have any feelings for him?
It was strong. Very strong. Since I am also an entertainer we can't have close interaction, but I did feel something.

-- In your personal time, do you guys experience any jealously between the group members?
You can probably see our best interactions on reality shows. Of course none of the members are jealous of me. I do not know if they are jealous of each other, but since I am the maknae who debuted last, I rely on my sunbaes for advice and support. But mouths are usually closed when it comes to dancing though. (Laughs)

-- Your dancing is very strong. Is it painful?
I've had back pain in the past. From the age of five I've been practicing ballet. Hip hop and wave dancing are also painful. But not dancing hurts more. So I continue.

-- Ms. Stephanie is as flexible as a mollusk! If you woke up tomorrow as a squid, what would you do?
Well... do squids have brains?

-- Of course. Very, very small though.
I'll jump into the ocean. I won't be able to breath. I won't be able to drink the ocean water. What would you do?

-- Probably take a shower. If a man came after you, what would you do?
A squid has 10 legs right? I'd probably be able to run faster than whoever is chasing me.

-- I guess you don't have to worry about getting caught. Has there ever been a time when you've had to run away from someone?
I try not to run away. I always do things face-to-face. My mom believes that not running away is the right thing to do. I think it's better to think before acting. It would be tiring to run away from things all day. I do whatever I think is natural.

-- If you think about it, you should always do what you should.
(Laughs) It can be annoying to do that. Especially when I think something is of low quality. It's frustrating because you don't want to cry in front of anyone.

-- You're a really strong woman. How was life when you first came to Korea?
During my training days, I would rush back to the hostel if I had a good day. At the time, the walls of my room were decorated with photos of me doing ballet from when I was in America and looking at them would make me cry. Before I debuted, I had a lot of insecurities over the future and looking at those pictures felt like looking at a different person.

-- Have you regretted giving up ballet.
No, not once. When I first decided to become a singer, I promised to never have regret over my decision.

-- Instead of regret, what goes through your mind?
I sometimes do ballet when we aren't on television. Just practicing ballet gives me energy. Truthfully, life as a ballerina is short. This is why children are pushed into it so young. In entertainment, it is the same as a singer becoming a composer. But a ballerina does not understand life without dancing on stage. Even if they aren't very good.

-- How do you manage anti-fans?
I'm computer illiterate. (Laughs)

-- That's probably the best then. When you have time what do you do? Go to the club? Go out drinking?
I don't like randomly going around outside. I'd rather stay at home, drink coffee and read the newspaper. Since I was little I've preferred staying at home. Me and my parents would be in the living room, they would be drinking coffee and I would drink water. It's probably unusual, but I enjoy listening to classical music. Usually the volume is low.

-- That's always enjoyable. What is the craziest thing someone has said to you?
Can I use the squid question? (Laughs) That was a pretty unusual question. If another person asks me what was my most memorable interview, I'll use that.

-- What type of person do you like?
A man who likes the classics and fine art. It's not easy to meet someone who is an exact match though. Someone to talk with over a cup of coffee. But I hate talking about my personal life. I can't be around someone who only talks about themselves. I also don't like when people ask me about the lives of the other members.

-- Don't women use talking as a way to release stress?
It has become a habit for me. When I was in America taking ballet I enjoyed being alone more, because whenever I talked with others it never ended well. I can't change that now. I prefer to be the mysterious entertainer. (Laughs)

-- How do you manage your money?
When I was in America, my parents never gave me an allowance. So I manage it myself. I recently started in stocks.

-- Stocks rely on long term investment. Have you had any yet?
Not yet. After a while the return on investment should be good. Another two months should help it improve. I can't deal too much in the smaller stocks. I'll probably do more around October.

-- Directly managing your money allows you to buy what you want. What is the most expensive thing you have bought?
My bed.

-- Why a bed?
I have a bad back, so it is very important. So I bought a big bed when I got to Korea.

-- You bought a bed based on science?
Yes, that reason! (Laughs)

-- Last question. Who is your role model?
Beyonce. It is my dream to become the Beyonce of Korea. At first, I didn't think Beyonce could sing. It was a misunderstanding. She is a really powerful singer! She is also a great dancer, balancing being sexy and nice. I want people to say "Stephanie will give a great performance no matter where she is" and make them want to become singers!

-- Haven't you already achieved your dream?

Source: Maxim Korea
Date: August 2007

Rumor Mill

2009-06-23T15:18:00.004-04:00

The following is a rumor posted by amuro_uses_vs from Soompi forums. None of the following information is confirmed, so don't take any of it seriously.

hey
first time posting here

a few news to tell you guys

first, there had been a unconfirmed rumour posted in dreaming cafe, it basically says that steph's aunt(relative?) who's a Physical Education teacher in Korea said steph had fully recovered from her injuries long ago, but she injured herself again on the ankle while doing a ballet performance in the states. She is fine now and will have a perfect comeback.

second, the smtown concert schedule posted on the stadium website is removed and a representative from SM had confirmed that the date is still in negotiation

third, the girls are currently working very hard getting ready for their comeback, Sharpleys, which are us, just need to be a bit more patient. (From SM's plans, i think it is after SNSD's Comeback)

lastly, DANA is having a birthday party on the 19th of July

Original Article
Source: amuro_uses_vs @ Soompi Forums
Date: 06/23/09

GreeBlogs for 06/16 - 06/19

2009-06-19T19:01:00.002-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
Sunday - Waking up in the morning (06/16)
Everyone, this is Sunday.
If you feel tired in the morning, it's good to drink water!
The water helps to make you feel more awake!
Sunday is very energized in the morning because I'm always drinking water.
Whenever you feel thirsty, make sure to drink water.
This has been Sunday.

Dana - Now it's PresidentD's Turn (06/17)
Eating bread.
It's very delicious!
Everyone, is it lunch time?
What to eat?
Make sure you eat a lot!
Enjoy your food! [i](She wrote this in Korean, and with my limited Korean I translated it as this. Sorry if it sounds... lame)[/i]

Sunday - Tomorrow (06/17)
Tomorrow I will upload pictures of Sunday's Choice memories.
Please expect them.

Sunday - Memory Party(06/18)

Oh dear...

To everyone, thank you.
Thank you so much.

Lives are really fun.

I want to do another live!!!

＾O＾ Cool~

Dana - BossD's Memories (06/18)
Tomorrow I will take part in sharing my memories.
Looking through the photos, it is a little bittersweet.
Without you all, I would not be President!
You all are so kind!!
I love you!!

Lina - Good Morning (06/19)
This is Lina.
Upload some pictures of BossD?
Want some pictures of Aniki?
＾＿＿＿＿＿＿＾ Looking forward to sharing!

Source: G-Note

TenjoMail for 06/18

2009-06-19T18:44:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
Tenjochiki*Chiki, broadcasted on osaka fm, will have it's last show Wednesday, June 24th.

Thanks for your messages and requests.

Tenjochiki would like to thank everyone for their continued support.

Source: TenjoMail, xman150 @ Soompi

GreeBlog for 06/15

2009-06-16T01:44:00.002-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased From Japanese:
Lina - A Good Way to Study (6/15)
Everyone, this is Aniki.
First, I want to teach you all a good way to study
On "Tenjochiki*Chiki," when doing my Korean (language) course, I thought of these:
① With daily listening, even listening once a day is helpful!
- Look at the way they talk with their mouth, it is a whole different experience
(She means, listen to the language being spoken and also how it is being spoken. Study the way people who speak Korean form words, as in mouth shapes, etc.)
② Practice with anyone (even Japanese people)!
- Teaching people () is a way to study also
(Practicing with non-fluent people or people who know nothing of the language is beneficial also. You can learn something new teaching things to other people)
③ Study as much as possible!
- For example, the drama "Pride" is coming out, maybe you want to watch it
(Use every chance available. Also, I don't know about the drama "Pride," and she wrote "maybe" in English so...)

Everyone, work together and support these rules!
Study hard!

Source: G-Note

GracefulSubsKR Release

2009-06-10T22:37:00.000-04:00

Manwon Haengbok/Happiness Episode 2
Other parts in GracefulSubsKR Channel.
CSJH The Grace's Stephanie vs. Shinhwa's Kim Dongwan
Aired: 08-18-2007

Enjoy!

GreeBlogs for 06/10

2009-06-10T20:41:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
Dana - Preparing for the Summer

Everyone,
It will be summer soon
It is already getting hot~
I don't want it to get too hot
Tenjochiki is not ready right now but we want to tell you, (Not sure about this line to be honest...)
To eat Samugetan (Samugetan is a Korean stew... thing)
BossD has already begun eating!
Strength!!
Everyone!!

Lina, Dana, Sunday - Our Important Staff

Decided to take a picture with the radio staff

Sunday - Already
Of Summer and Samugetan
I was thinking about, but the President...
Fast!
BossD already wrote about it
This was Sunday

Source: G-Note

GreeBlogs for 5/31 and 6/01

2009-06-02T17:46:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
Sunday - Warm Clothes (5/31)
Everyone, this is Sunday.
As the weather becomes warmer
It's time to wash all the old winter clothes
It's very tiring
But feel UP (I think she means feel better. She wrote "UP" in English)
The rainy season is coming

Lina - Are you working hard? (6/01)
Everyone, are you working hard?
This is Lina.
It is now the beginning of June.
It has been raining non-stop.
Enjoy~

Source: G-Note

GracefulSubsKR Launch

2009-06-02T04:15:00.005-04:00

GracefulCooks Release:
[SUB] Manwon Haengbok / Manwon Happiness
Episode 1 :: 08/11/2007 :: CSJH The Grace's Stephanie Kim VS. Shinhwa's Kim Dongwan
Other parts in GracefulSubsKR channel

Note: This is a release that has been permitted by the original UNSPEAKABLE Cooks.
Videos are still being processed. Video quality may improve once processing is complete.

Enjoy!

Note:

GracefulSubsKR is the Korean counterpart of GracefulSubs.
It will release subbed CSJH The Grace Korean videos on a regular basis, such as music videos and TV shows. By majority vote of the UNSPEAKABLE Cooks, all the original UNSPEAKABLE Cooks' subbed videos will be also rereleased through this channel.

Archives Re-Opening

2009-05-22T00:38:00.006-04:00

Archives is now open.
Maintenance work is still ongoing. Please bear with us.
(Summer classes >.<)

GreeBlog for 5/18

2009-05-19T23:21:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:

Dana
Everyone, I know you may not feel like working
It is understandable
But let's do our best!
President will also continue to work hard.
This has been BossD

Source: G-Note

Stephanie Update

2009-05-16T15:39:00.003-04:00

The following is a direct copy of a post from Soompi Forums by sdplay, a Korean Shapley. The information is translated from the girls' Dreaming Cafe (official Korean fan cafe). It is not sure if the information is 100% correct, but this is the closest to "real" information we have.

Hi! greeting from Korea. Nice to meet you.
I'm not familiar with this site. But I thought I would leave a post.

Stephanie's aunt(is a middle school teacher) said Students "Stephanie's leg is getting better", "If her leg is recover perfect, She will go to Korea or Japan. Don't worry" a few days ago. But it's *not sure* now.

Source: Dreaming(The school's student wrote)

+
I don't know that you know this, her aunt is a physical education teacher.
(It is not certain) "Her back was almost recovering. She was practicing ballet, hurted her leg"

Don't trust too much.

Source: Dreaming Cafe, sdplay @ Soompi

Eternal Shapley Archives Downtime

2009-05-16T00:20:00.002-04:00

As of 05-16-2009 at 11 AM, Saturday to
05-21-2009 12 AM, Thursday, US Eastern Standard Time,
we will be closed for site maintenance for approximately 5 days.
Down time may or may not take as long. It depends on the staff and outside circumstances.
Thank you for your cooperation and support!

Graceful 4 Network Summer Recruitment

2009-05-11T16:30:00.001-04:00

Note: This is to work across the entire Graceful 4 Network, not just Graceful Subs. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to the above address.

GreeBlogs for 5/11

2009-05-11T13:08:00.004-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:

Lina
I changed my hair color.
Today, I'm Aniki.
It's been a while since I changed my hair color. How does it look?

Sunday
Energetic Sunchan!!
Today's fashion point has a pillow?
It's a pink hood.
It's very comfortable on plane rides.
This has been Sunchan.

Dana
President at work?
During recording, I decided to send an e-mail.
When you ask for a cute pose...

Credits to eunsook @ Soompi.com + g-note

April Gree Blog Entries

2009-05-09T23:16:00.004-04:00

Source: Gree Blog, tenmai@csjhth.com

Fan Q&A's Vol. 5

2009-05-09T14:17:00.002-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
-- No. 41: What is your favorite season and how would you like to spend it? (04/01/2008)
- Lina: I like Winter! Snow!
- Dana: Summer because of A-Nation. I have fun during A-Nation every year. Looking forward to this year's!
- Sunday: Winter. I like the pretty white image.
- Stephanie: I like Autumn. The cool weather is just right. I like to read books during it too. It's a nice atmosphere.

-- No. 42: Who are your favorite cartoon characters? (04/15/2008)
- Lina: I like the South Korean character Mashimaro. It's kinda like a rabbit. So cute.
- Dana: Disney Land's famous mascot. I like Mickey Mouse!
- Sunday: Jack Skeleton!
- Stephanie: I like Alice in Wonderland!

-- No. 43: Congratulations on your first live concert! How do you guys deal with tension? (06/27/2008)
- Lina: Jumping and screaming.
- Dana: I don't really get tense. Sometimes nervous though...
- Sunday: Yawn. It works good.
- Stephanie: Drink hot coffee. I love coffee.

Note: This is the last of the girls Q&A's. There is another question, but it was never answered.

Original Article
Source: Tenjochiki Official Site

PopSeoul: CSJH The Grace can sing but is that enough?

2009-05-05T13:32:00.002-04:00

So what happened to CSJH The Grace?

Looking at some of the comments about T-ara’s lack of originality and the overall lack of solid talent in the Korean music industry, some people hold fond memories of this little group called CSJH the Grace. Most of you will probably not know who they are since SM Entertainment has failed to promote them.

CSJH The Grace in 2005 as an acappella version of Dong-bang-shin-ki. However, SM rightly ditched the acappella concept. With armed with their vocal ability and supposed natural beauty, (although a few “natural” adjustments would not be out of the question), they were left to languish in Korea.

In the past 3 years, they’ve been somewhat back and forth between Korea and Japan. So with a lack of a strong market target, they have yet to build up a crazy fan base. For now though, Rhythm Zone, their management in Japan, has amped up their promotional schedule. The girls have finished their first live tour in late March 2008.

There’s been some speculation about CSJH The Grace making a comeback in Korea sometime soon either this year or the following year. According to CSJH The Grace’s Staff Diary, they’ve been visiting Korea as of late. For what? Possibly just to rest, but fans are holding hope that they are being productive during their time in Korea and working on their comeback.

We could really use a comeback from these ladies, especially in the current landscape of groups that can’t stand to sing without a back-up track and rely on their image too much.

Original Article
Source: PopSeoul
Date: 05/04/09

KoMe World's Review of "Dear..."

2009-04-08T10:58:00.003-04:00

REVIEW - 30.03.2009
Author : Pan

Tenjochiki's new album shows a more mature side of the band who are on a mission to conquer the Japanese market.

Over a year after releasing their first Japanese album, Graceful 4, Cheon Sang Ji Hee The Grace, known in Japan as Tenjochiki, rely again on their powerful voices to release a new album, Dear...

Including two of their previously released singles, Stand Up People and Here, Tenjochiki shows that the band has evolved, that they are now more mature and intend to win the Japanese market with their charisma, typical pop ballads and dance songs, as well as a few innovations to their style .... Read More

Staff Diary for 04/08

2009-04-07T18:53:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
The members are currently in South Korea and have been spending more time over there lately. We hope they are having a good time.

But, the girls came back for one day to record their radio show "Tenjochiki ☆ CHIKI!." Also, Dana has once again dyed her hair brown.

As soon as the recording was done, the girls immediately went back to South Korea!
If you live in the Kansai area, please tune in!

As some of you may have noticed the "Tenjochiki 1st LIVE TOUR 2009 ~ Dear..." official fan book is available for purchase.

Original Article
Source: Official Staff Diary
Date: 4/08/09

2009 Live Tour Photo Book Release!

2009-04-03T14:47:00.006-04:00

Tenjochiki's 1st Live Tour 2009 ~Dear...~ Photo Book has been released!
Not just one, but four!

Click above then the red buttons to view.

Customers are given the choice to choose 32 pictures from among 100.
Size: A4, 297 × 210 millimeters.
Price: 3,200 Yen

pending editing/translation by CDM

credit: saltnpepper

Staff Diary for 04/01

2009-03-31T22:45:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:
Tonight is the beginning of Tenjochiki's first regular program!

The name is "Tenjochiki ☆ CHIKI"! !

... Lina came up with it.

So I mean, fm osaka's every Wednesday at 20:00 to 20:30 in the OA!
Please don't miss it... I ask for you not to miss it!

By the way, the members just returned from South Korea.
They took a moment to rest.
Starting in April, production and activities start up again,
Enjoy waiting for them!

Official Article
Source: Official Staff Diary
Date: 04/01/09

Tenjochiki Regular Program Start!

2009-03-30T22:49:00.003-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese

fm osaka「天上智喜☆チキ!」/ Tenjochiki☆Chiki, 〜 Begins Wednesday April 1, and will run every Wednesday from 20:00-20:30
This is the start of Tenjochiki's first regular program!

What was Lina's reaction to a diary post Sunday wrote?
And what 10 questions will Dana be asking the other three members?

Note: Stephanie will not be on the first show

Original Article
Source: Tenjochiki Official Site
Date: 03/31/09

1st Live Tour ~Dear...~ Photobook Release

2009-03-30T22:48:00.000-04:00

1st Live Tour ~Dear...~ Photobook to release Friday, April 3, 2009!

credit: saltnpepper@Soompi.com

Max Matsuura Blog: "Dear..." Tour Ends! Success!

2009-03-30T22:37:00.006-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:

Note: All images from this blog post were already posted on TSZX News. To view pictures, please go here.

Tenjochiki's Final One-Man Live！

On the rise since singing the theme song for the drama and movie version of "Homeless Middle School Student"、

From SM Entertainment, the same Korean talent company as Tohoshinki。

「Tenjochiki 1st LIVE TOUR 2009 〜Dear...〜、

Tuesday 3/24, was the final live performance at Akasaka BLITZ、

Despite being a weekday, many customers came out、

We consider the tour to be a success！

The encore song is called "凍える太陽/ Frozen Sun"、

The song is going to be the theme for a web-game、

Tenjochiki will also be characters in the game

It should be coming soon。

Please check frequently for more information about it！

Korean artists to watch out for: Tenjochiki、

Remember to check them out！

Original Article
Source: Max Matsuura Official Blog
Date: 03/27/09

"Dear..." Tour Pictures

2009-03-26T23:25:00.007-04:00

Posted on Lina's GREE Blog and other blogs

Sunday, Dana, Lina, U-Key (composer/arranger of "少しでいいから Sukoshi de ii kara," "Epilogue," and "Coming to you"), and fellow singer Hiromi backstage.

Courtesy of: tenmat@csjhth re-up by nutto_csjh@Soompi(stitch@csjhth)
ziyuN07@soompi + TSZXCN; saltnpepper@soompi

Staff Diary for 3/26

2009-03-25T16:44:00.000-04:00

Loosely Translated and Paraphrased from Japanese:

With the Akasaka BLITZ live yesterday, "Tenjochiki 1ST LIVE TOUR ~ Dear..." is over! The tour took place in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Tokyo. After traveling to so many places, we thank everyone who came out.

I was worried about the Akasaka BLITZ performance, since the stage was bigger than the other venues, but the fans filled the entire floor seats! The members also got a little teary near the end of the concert.

Because of her injury, Stephanie was not able to participate in the tour, but Lina, Dana and Sunday filled in her spot. Many fans complimented the live as being "great." We also want to say, that although the members are sorry you only see three of them, they are very appreciative and happy for the praise they have received.

This live, which traveled through different parts of Japan, also showed the growth and development of Tenjochiki. Please continue to support Tenjochiki!

Lastly, some news on future Tenjochiki activities!
A regular Tenjochiki program...

Expect more info in future news!

Original Article
Source: Official Staff Diary
Date: 3/26/09