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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = TVXQ
| image             = TVXQ December 2023.jpg
| caption           = Max Changmin and U-Know Yunho in December 2023
| landscape         = yes
| alias             = {{hlist|Tohoshinki|DBSK|TVfXQ<ref>{{cite news | work=Every Joe | url=http://www.everyjoe.com/2006/06/22/technology/lg-mobile-tvfxq-boy-band-concert-in-malaysia/ | title=LG Mobile TVfXQ Boy Band Concert in Malaysia | date=June 22, 2006 | access-date=January 12, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909220125/http://www.everyjoe.com/2006/06/22/technology/lg-mobile-tvfxq-boy-band-concert-in-malaysia/ | archive-date=September 9, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| origin            = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| genre             = {{hlist|[[K-pop]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Dance music|dance]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Electronic music|electronic]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}
| years_active      = {{start date|2003}}&ndash;present
| label             = {{hlist|[[SM Entertainment|SM]]|[[Avex Trax]]|[[Rhythm Zone]]}}
| current_member_of = [[SM Town]]
| website           = {{Official website|1=https://www.smentertainment.com/artist/|2=smentertainment}}<br />{{URL|toho-jp.net}}
| current_members   = * [[Yunho|U-Know Yunho]]
* [[Max Changmin]]
| past_members      = * [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]]
* [[Park Yoo-chun|Micky Yoochun]]
* [[Kim Junsu|Xiah Junsu]]
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|kanji=東方神起|hiragana=とうほうしんき
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|hangul=동방신기 |hanja=東方神起
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'''TVXQ''' (stylized as '''TVXQ!'''; {{Korean|hangul=동방신기|hanja=東方神起|rr=Dongbangsin'gi|lit=Rising Gods of the East}}, {{Lang-zh|s=東方神起|p=Dōngfāngshénqǐ}}), known as '''Tohoshinki''' in Japan, is a South Korean pop duo formed by [[SM Entertainment]], composed of [[U-Know Yunho]] and [[Max Changmin]].

Originally a five-member boy band which also consisted of members [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]], [[Park Yoo-chun|Micky Yoochun]], and [[Kim Jun-su|Xiah Junsu]], TVXQ were immediately launched to mainstream recognition following the release of their first [[CD single|single]] "[[Hug (song)|Hug]]" (2004). Their first four albums as a quintet, ''[[Tri-Angle]]'' (2004), ''[[Rising Sun (TVXQ album)|Rising Sun]]'' (2005), ''[["O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.]]'' (2006), and ''[[Mirotic]]'' (2008), received chart-topping commercial success in South Korea, with the latter winning the [[Golden Disk Awards|Golden Disk Award for Album of the Year]]. ''Mirotic'' contained the hit single "[[Mirotic (song)|Mirotic]]" (2008), touted by international [[music critics]] as a staple song of [[K-pop]]. TVXQ were one of the first Korean artists to lead the [[Korean Wave]] in Japan, where they were propelled to mainstream stardom following the release of their fourth Japanese album ''[[The Secret Code (album)|The Secret Code]]'' (2009).

However, despite their commercial success, the band were plunged into legal turmoil and internal conflict when members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu attempted to split from their Korean agency SM Entertainment. Prior to the trio's departure in 2010, TVXQ released their last Japanese album as a quintet, ''[[Best Selection 2010]]'', which became the band's first album to top the [[Oricon Albums Chart]]. The album spawned two platinum-selling singles, including the ''[[One Piece]]'' theme song, "[[Share the World / We Are!|Share the World]]" (2009).

After a year-long hiatus, TVXQ returned as a duo with their fifth Korean album ''[[Keep Your Head Down]]'' (2011), topping album charts in most major Asian markets upon release. Their first two Japanese albums as a duo, ''[[Tone (TVXQ album)|Tone]]'' (2011) and ''[[Time (TVXQ album)|Time]]'' (2013), solidified their success in Japan as it forged TVXQ's reputation as one of the top-touring artists in the country. Their tenth Japanese album ''[[XV (TVXQ album)|XV]]'' (2019) made TVXQ the first foreign music act in Japan to have six number-one albums in a row.

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Selling over 10 million physical records in the first 10 years of their career,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/54810/tvxq-sold-over-ten-million-copies-of-its-albums|title=SM Celebrates TVXQ Selling Over 10 Million Copies of Albums|author=Kwon Soo Bin|date=December 31, 2013|work=MWave ENews World|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413093902/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/54810/tvxq-sold-over-ten-million-copies-of-its-albums|archive-date=April 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> TVXQ are one of Asia's most successful music acts of their generation. They are sometimes referred to as "Asia's Stars" and the "Kings of K-pop"<ref name="King of K-pop is back">{{cite news |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/12/386_121363.html |title=King of K-pop is back |newspaper=[[The Korea Times]]|date=October 4, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002544/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/12/386_121363.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="billk">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481268/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2012-bigbang-psy-2ne1-more | title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2012: BIGBANG, PSY, 2NE1 & More | magazine=Billboard | date=December 21, 2012 | access-date=December 17, 2013 | archive-date=April 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402045453/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481268/20-best-k-pop-songs-of-2012-bigbang-psy-2ne1-more | url-status=live }}</ref> for their immense success and contributions to the Korean Wave.<ref>{{cite news | work=[[The Korea Times]]| url=http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/6a40c7d8ed78d4450de020fb1c3ce5ab | script-title=ko:동방신기·소녀시대·빅뱅, 한류 20년 대표 가수로 선정 | trans-title=TVXQ, Girls' Generation, Big Bang chosen as leaders of Hallyu | date=October 20, 2015 | access-date=October 20, 2015 | language=ko | archive-date=July 13, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713202059/http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/6a40c7d8ed78d4450de020fb1c3ce5ab | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mtviggy.com/lists/k-pop-101-the-10-most-significant-k-pop-idols-of-the-2000s/ | title=K-Pop 101: The 10 Most Significant K-pop Idols of the 2000s | author=Edussuriya, Samantha | publisher=MTV Iggy | date=December 6, 2011 | access-date=April 30, 2014 | archive-date=January 13, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113011811/http://www.mtviggy.com/lists/k-pop-101-the-10-most-significant-k-pop-idols-of-the-2000s/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5877887/tvxq-talks-overcoming-biases-feeling-grateful-and-sorry-backstage-at | title=TVXQ! Talks Overcoming Biases, Feeling 'Grateful and Sorry' Backstage at 'Music Core': Exclusive Interview | magazine=Billboard | author=Oak, Jessica | date=January 22, 2014 | access-date=April 30, 2014 | archive-date=May 23, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523033507/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5877887/tvxq-talks-overcoming-biases-feeling-grateful-and-sorry-backstage-at | url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[Oricon]], TVXQ have the most number-one singles and albums for a foreign artist in Japan,<ref name="singletop">{{cite news | newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] | url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/03/21/2012032100554.html | title=TVXQ First Foreign Band to Top Oricon Weekly Chart 10 Times | date=March 21, 2012 | access-date=February 13, 2014 | archive-date=July 13, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713201627/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/03/21/2012032100554.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2019record">{{cite news | work=[[The Korea Times]]| author=Dong, Sun-hwa | url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/10/732_277507.html | title=TVXQ first foreign act to top Japanese music chart for 8th time | date=October 22, 2019 | access-date=October 23, 2018 | archive-date=October 23, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023182936/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/10/732_277507.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and are Japan's best-selling foreign artist of all time.<ref name="singlerecord">{{cite news | work=Music Voice | url=http://www.musicvoice.jp/news/20141111020186/ | script-title=ja:海外歌手歴代１位記録の東方神起「ツアーで感謝の気持ち伝えたい」 | trans-title=Tohoshinki becomes best-selling foreign music act of all time | date=November 11, 2014 | access-date=November 11, 2014 | language=ja | archive-date=September 22, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922063724/https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/20141111020186/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Their [[Live Tour 2013: Time|Time Tour]], one of the highest-grossing concert tours of 2013, broke attendance records for foreign singers in Japan until 2017, when TVXQ broke their own record with their [[Begin Again: Live Tour 2017|Begin Again Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=E Today |url=http://www.etoday.co.kr/news/section/newsview.php?idxno=844039 |title=TVXQ earns 100 Billion won in Japan in 2013 |date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=January 3, 2014 |language=ko |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713202339/http://www.etoday.co.kr/news/section/newsview.php?idxno=844039 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="forbes2018">{{cite news | work=[[Forbes]] | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/06/18/k-pop-duo-tvxq-becomes-best-selling-foreign-touring-act-in-japan/#15aa81e060df | title=K-Pop Duo TVXQ! Becomes Best-Selling Foreign Touring Act in Japan | date=June 18, 2018 | access-date=January 5, 2019 | archive-date=January 6, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055218/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/06/18/k-pop-duo-tvxq-becomes-best-selling-foreign-touring-act-in-japan/#15aa81e060df | url-status=live }}</ref> TVXQ are the first non-Japanese Asian artists to headline a nationwide five-Dome tour and the first foreign artists to headline the [[International Stadium Yokohama|Nissan Stadium]]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' has described the band as "K-pop royalty."<ref name="bill1">{{cite magazine | author=Benjamin, Jeff | title=TVXQ! Q&A: On America, Favorite Artists, Future Touring Plans | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481405/tvxq-qa-on-america-favorite-artists-future-touring-plans | magazine=Billboard | date=December 13, 2012 | access-date=April 30, 2014 | archive-date=July 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719023939/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481405/tvxq-qa-on-america-favorite-artists-future-touring-plans | url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
===2003: Formation===
With the disbandment of [[H.O.T.]] in 2001 and [[Shinhwa]]'s departure in 2003, producer [[Lee Soo-man]] of [[SM Entertainment]] went on a search for another boy band to stay competitive in the growing [[K-pop]] market. In early 2003, Lee eventually selected five teenage boys from four different SM training teams to debut in a vocal dance unit. Xiah Junsu, the first to join the new group, became an SM trainee at age eleven and was originally trained to be a solo singer. He was put into an R&B trio with trainees [[Lee Sung-min (singer)|Sungmin]] and [[Eunhyuk]] (both now of [[Super Junior]] fame), and the trio made their first appearance on the reality show ''Survival Audition – Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century'', a 2002 series that starred former H.O.T. members [[Kangta]] and [[Moon Hee-jun]] as mentors for prospective singers.

U-Know Yunho, who signed with SM Entertainment in 2000, was a member of several failed project groups throughout his years as a trainee. In 2001, he was featured as a rapper in [[Dana (South Korean singer)|Dana]]'s debut single "Diamond" and briefly toured with her. That same year, Hero Jaejoong auditioned for SM Entertainment and was subsequently accepted into the agency after going through various auditions. Following trainees [[Kim Heechul|Heechul]] and [[Kangin]], Yunho and Jaejoong joined the project group Four Seasons in 2002, but the quartet disbanded when Yunho and Jaejoong were selected to join Lee's new group in 2003. Heechul and Kangin went on to debut as members of Super Junior two years later.

Max Changmin, the youngest at age fifteen, was the fourth to join the new band. Micky Yoochun, who started his training only a few months before the band's official debut in December 2003, was the last member to make the cut. The boys received phone calls from Lee and were told to attend a photo shoot session, which turned out to be a briefing for their upcoming debut. To build group chemistry, the members moved into a small dormitory room arranged by their management. After a few weeks of training and rehearsals, they recorded their first song "Thanks To" and performed it at the SM New Face Showcase. Yunho was appointed as the band's leader.

During their early recording sessions, the band was offered some tentative names to use: SM5, Dream Team, O Jang Yuk Bu ({{Korean|오장육부|五臟六腑}}; literally "The Five [[Viscera]]s and the Six Entrails"), Jeon Meok Go (short for Jeonseoleul Meokgo Saneun Gorae; {{Korean|labels=no|전설을 먹고 사는 고래}}; literally "A Whale That Eats Legends"), and Dong Bang Bul Pae ({{Korean|labels=no|동방불패|東方不敗}}), the Korean name for the Chinese [[wuxia]] character, [[Dongfang Bubai|Invincible East]].<ref name="predebutnames">{{cite news | work=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110302n30755 | title=TVXQ considered the name Dong Bang Bul Pae | date=March 2, 2011 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://news.nate.com/view/20110302n30755 | url-status=live }}</ref> They decided on Dong Bang Bul Pae, and even obtained permission to use the name from [[Film Workshop]], but the name was later rejected by their management because the [[Hanja]] was not aesthetically pleasing. Their name was subsequently finalized to Dong Bang Shin Ki ({{Korean|labels=no|동방신기|東方神起}}), which was suggested by Lee's acquaintance.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ "O Jang Yukbu" The Original Group|url=http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200704230239|access-date=January 13, 2008|date=April 23, 2007|language=ko|archive-date=January 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102083656/http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200704230239|url-status=live}}</ref>

TVXQ made their first public appearance and debut on December 26, 2003, in a [[BoA]] and [[Britney Spears]] showcase, where they performed their debut single "[[Hug (song)|Hug]]" and an [[a cappella]] rendition of "[[O Holy Night]]" with BoA.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ Reminiscences- 5 Years jaejoong yoonchun junsu decided to separated from the group.Ago...|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/uhtml/read.php?idxno=2008122719584101689|access-date=January 31, 2009|date=December 29, 2008|language=ko|archive-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528063637/http://www.asiae.co.kr/uhtml/read.php?idxno=2008122719584101689|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ singers of the popular nuclear blast|url=http://m-talk.inews24.com/php/news_view_mtalk.php?g_menu=380600&g_serial=114236|access-date=February 11, 2009|date=May 13, 2004|language=ko|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306120510/http://m-talk.inews24.com/php/news_view_mtalk.php?g_menu=380600&g_serial=114236|archive-date=March 6, 2009}}</ref>

===2004–2005: Debut and early years===
The group released the physical single of "Hug" on January 14, 2004.<ref name="pronote">''Catch Me &ndash; Production Note'' (released December 27, 2013)</ref> The single debuted at number thirty seven on the monthly MIAK chart<ref group=fn name=pre2010chart>Prior to the establishment of the [[Circle Chart]] (previously known as the Gaon Chart), South Korea's music charts were supplied by the Music Industry of Korea (MIAK), which only published monthly and yearly rankings. Thus, all rankings for Korean records in this article up to 2010 refer to the monthly charts, and all rankings for Japanese records refer to the [[Oricon]]'s weekly charts, unless otherwise stated.</ref> selling less than 5,000 copies.<ref name="Album Sales For The Month Of January 2004">{{cite news|title=Album Sales For The Month Of January 2004 |url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200401.htm |work=Recording Industry Association Korea |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216120244/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200401.htm |archive-date=February 16, 2009 }}</ref> On February 6, 2004, TVXQ made their official television debut at the [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]] and KM cable music program ''Music Tank'', where they performed "Hug" and "O Holy Night". The following day, they performed on [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]'s ''[[Inkigayo]]''.

The sales of "Hug" picked up following their television appearances, and on March 28, 2004, TVXQ won their first music show award with "Hug" on ''Inkigayo''. "Hug" won two more music show awards in April 2004. By May 2004, "Hug" sold 118,114 copies and reached a peak at number four on the MIAK for April 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title= April 2004 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm|work=Music Industry Association of Korea |access-date=January 31, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080803162353/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm  |archive-date = August 3, 2008|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="2004chart">{{cite web|title=2004 Year End Sales|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm|work=Music Industry Association of Korea |access-date= January 31, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080801080645/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm  |archive-date = August 1, 2008|language=ko}}</ref> and stayed charted for ten consecutive months. On June 24, 2004, TVXQ released their second single "The Way U Are", which entered the MIAK at number two for June 2004.<ref name="2004chart" /><ref>{{cite web|title= July 2004 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|work=Music Industry Association of Korea |access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081112053445/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|archive-date=November 12, 2008 |url-status=dead|language=ko}}</ref> In July 2004, TVXQ participated in their first [[SM Town]] project and collaborated with other label mates to release the [[SM Town]] album, ''2004 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com''. In October 2004, TVXQ released their first full-length studio album ''[[Tri-Angle]]''. It was TVXQ's first record to debut at number one on the MIAK, selling a total of 242,580 copies in the month of October. According to the MIAK, "The Way U Are" and ''Tri-Angle'' were two of the top ten best-selling physical albums of 2004.<ref name="2004chart" />

During the promotions of ''Tri-Angle'', SM Entertainment had plans to promote TVXQ in mainland China and Taiwan under the support of its overseas partner, [[Avex Group]]. TVXQ members recorded Mandarin versions of their popular singles and released them exclusively on the Taiwan press of ''Tri-Angle''.

Inspired by the success of BoA's Japanese music career, TVXQ signed with Japan's Avex Group in late 2004. In November 2004, they released an English version of "Hug" in Japan, but the single failed to gain momentum despite TVXQ's success in South Korea, Taiwan, and China.<ref>{{cite news | work=[[Soompi]] | title=Changmin talks about TVXQ's approach to their Japanese market and performing at Tokyo Dome | url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1141145wpp/changmin-talks-tvxqs-approach-japanese-market-performing-tokyo-dome | date=March 16, 2018 | access-date=September 21, 2018 | archive-date=September 22, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922065203/https://www.soompi.com/article/1141145wpp/changmin-talks-tvxqs-approach-japanese-market-performing-tokyo-dome | url-status=live }}</ref> Re-introduced as {{nihongo|Tohoshinki|東方神起}} for the Japanese market, the members learned Japanese and move to Japan for their first official single. They released their debut Japanese single "[[Stay with Me Tonight (TVXQ song)|Stay with Me Tonight]]" in April 2005 through Avex's record label [[Rhythm Zone]]. The single reached to number thirty-seven on the weekly [[Oricon Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite news|title = TVXQ to Release Single in Japan|publisher = [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]|url = http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1349889_11858.html|access-date = August 10, 2007|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130550/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1349889_11858.html|archive-date = September 29, 2007}}</ref> Before returning to Korea to prepare for their second Korean album, TVXQ released their second Japanese single "Somebody to Love" in July 2005, which peaked at number fourteen on the Oricon. TVXQ's debut in Japan was not as successful as their management had hoped, and the group said their first few months in Japan were difficult.<ref>{{cite news | work=KPOP Planet | url=http://kpoppla.net/interview/special-interview-tvxq-we-breathed-and-sympathized-with-our-fans/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913013153/http://kpoppla.net/interview/special-interview-tvxq-we-breathed-and-sympathized-with-our-fans/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 13, 2013 | title=TVXQ 'We Breathed and Sympathized With Our Fans' | date=August 24, 2013 | access-date=December 4, 2013 }}</ref> To promote their singles, TVXQ performed for Avex's annual [[A-nation|A-Nation]] summer concert tour in August 2005, their first musical festival in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000026377|title=東方神起ユンホ無念... ...a-nation出演できず！|trans-title=TVXQ's Yunho sad... A-Nation could not cast|publisher=Barks|access-date=February 6, 2009|date=August 25, 2006|language=ja|archive-date=March 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329200211/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000026377|url-status=live}}</ref>

Their second Korean album ''[[Rising Sun (TVXQ album)|Rising Sun]]'' was released in South Korea on September 12, 2005, and became the group's first breakthrough album. It debuted at number one on the Korean charts and was the fourth best-selling record of 2005.<ref name="2005chart">{{cite news | title = 2005 Year End Chart | publisher =Music Industry Association of Korea | url = http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005.htm| access-date = February 2, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033014/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005.htm  |archive-date = September 27, 2007|language=ko}}</ref> The album's [[lead single]] "Rising Sun" was a popular hit, and it eventually became the group's [[signature song|signature piece]]. TVXQ ended the year with two more releases: their third Japanese single "My Destiny" and a Korean [[maxi single]] "[[Show Me Your Love (TVXQ and Super Junior song)|Show Me Your Love]]", featuring Super Junior. The latter single entered the Korean charts at number one for December 2005.<ref name="2005chart" /><ref>{{cite news | title=December 2005 Sales | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200512.htm| access-date = February 2, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080507163519/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200512.htm  |archive-date = May 7, 2008|language=ko}}</ref> ''Rising Sun'' garnered several popularity awards for the group at the end of the year, including [[Mnet Asian Music Awards|M.net KM Music Video Festival]]'s Best Popular Music Video award, the ceremony's ''daesang'' ("grand prize").<ref>{{cite news| title=TVXQ wins 2005 Music Video Festival Award| publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]| url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1370433_11858.html| access-date=August 7, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083549/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1370433_11858.html| archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>

===2006–2007: Japanese albums and ''"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.''===
[[File:TVXQ in Paris France cropped.JPG|thumb|TVXQ in Paris, 2007]]
In February 2006, TVXQ embarked on their first headlining international concert tour, the [[List of TVXQ concert tours#Rising Sun Tour|Rising Sun Tour]]. Comprising six shows only, the tour started off with four shows in Seoul, South Korea. On July 14, 2006, the tour stopped by [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], where TVXQ were the first Korean artist to hold a concert in the country.<ref name="fanfive">{{cite news | first= Kee| last=Li Ee| title=Fantastic Five| date=July 18, 2006| url =http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/18/music/14861880&sec=music| work =The Star Online eCentral – Malaysia Entertainment| access-date = February 23, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071210080047/http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/18/music/14861880&sec=music|archive-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref> The tour's second and last overseas stop was in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] on July 15, 2006. A CD recording of their concert in Korea was released on July 14; the DVD was released six months later in January 2007, and had initial sales of 38,000 units.

On March 8, 2006, TVXQ released their fourth Japanese single, {{Nihongo|"Asu wa Kuru Kara"|明日は来るから}}, which became the seventeenth ending theme for the long-running [[anime]] series ''[[One Piece]]''. Their debut Japanese album ''[[Heart, Mind and Soul (TVXQ album)|Heart, Mind and Soul]]'' was released two weeks later, and it debuted on the [[Oricon Albums Chart]] at number twenty-five, selling 18,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2006&month=3&week=5&submit5.x=27&submit5.y=15|title=Heart, Mind and Soul chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324151932/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2006&month=3&week=5&submit5.x=27&submit5.y=15|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2006, TVXQ released their first double A-side single "Rising Sun / Heart, Mind and Soul" as a follow-up from their album. The single peaked at number twenty-two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=4&week=5&submit4.x=20&submit4.y=18|title=Rising Sun/Heart, Mind and Soul chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 9, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528021115/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=4&week=5&submit4.x=20&submit4.y=18|url-status=live}}</ref> To support ''Heart, Mind and Soul'' and its subsequent releases, TVXQ held their first Japanese tour, the 1st Live Tour 2006: Heart, Mind and Soul, from May to June 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/todays/22878/|title=Dominate Asia, TVXQ live in Yokohama|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 6, 2009|date=May 28, 2006|language=ja|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324151955/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/todays/22878/|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour consisted of eleven shows that attracted an audience of 14,800. After the tour, TVXQ released two more Japanese singles, "Begin" and "Sky". The latter debuted at number six on the Oricon, making it the group's first single to reach the top ten in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=6&week=5&submit4.x=33&submit4.y=3|title=Begin's chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324152017/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=6&week=5&submit4.x=33&submit4.y=3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1411857_11858.html|title=TVXQ Tops Asian Groups on Oricon Chart|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Gobal]]|access-date=August 10, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130620/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1411857_11858.html|archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/32101/|title=TVXQ, the group's first single in Asia Top 10!|date=August 22, 2006 |publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=December 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229051645/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/32101/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The group resumed their Korean activities with the release of their third Korean album, ''[["O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/200610/sp2006101007014758550.htm|title=TVXQ,... Another startup sound|publisher=Sports Hankooki|access-date=February 7, 2009|date=October 10, 2006|language=ko|archive-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218025259/http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/200610/sp2006101007014758550.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> on September 29, 2006. The album entered the Korean charts at number one and became the best-selling record of 2006 after one month of release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200609.htm|title=September 2006 sales|publisher=Music Industry Recording of Korea|access-date=February 6, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090430034704/http://miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200609.htm|archive-date=April 30, 2009 |url-status=dead|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm |title=2006 Year End Sales |publisher=Music Industry Recording of Korea |access-date=February 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101023913/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |language=ko }}</ref> The success of the album gave TVXQ four coveted grand prize awards in 2006: at the M.net KM Music Festival, they received four awards, including Artist of the Year and Best Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1427214_11858.html|title=TVXQ Wins 4 MKMF Awards|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Global]]|access-date=November 29, 2006|date=November 27, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317110235/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1427214_11858.html|archive-date=March 17, 2008}}</ref> TVXQ won all three of their nominations at the 16th [[Seoul Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/200612/15/jes/v15064939.html|title=TVXQ Spends Wild Night in Celebration|first=Kyung-Ran |last=Lee|publisher=[[Daum Communications|Daum]]|access-date=February 16, 2007|date= December 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223023811/http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/200612/15/jes/v15064939.html|archive-date=December 23, 2007|language=ko}}</ref> and at the 21st [[Golden Disk Awards]], ''"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap'' won Album of the Year, the ceremony's grand prize.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/2006/award_2006.html|title=Welcome to the 2006 Golden Disk Homepage|publisher=Joins|access-date=February 16, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070125104322/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/2006/award_2006.html  |archive-date = January 25, 2007|language=ko}}</ref> TVXQ also took home the biggest awards at the [[SBS Gayo Daejeon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200611240940131001|title=(Total) TVXQ sweeping gayosang 4 medals achieve "SBS Gayo War" America decoration|publisher=Newsen|access-date=February 16, 2007|language=ko|archive-date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129131904/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200611240940131001|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's international success won the group their first award in Japan, the Bess Buzz Asia in Korea award at the [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan#2007|MTV Video Music Awards Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200705270803421001|title=TVXQ MTV Video Music Awards Japan, South Korea achievement award|publisher=Newsen|access-date=February 6, 2009|date=May 27, 2007|language=ko|archive-date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129132004/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200705270803421001|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2006, TVXQ returned to Japan to release their eighth Japanese single, {{Nihongo|"Miss You / 'O'-Sei-Han-Gō"|miss you / 'O'‐正・反・合}}, which became TVXQ's first top three single on the Orico'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=11&week=3&submit4.x=32&submit4.y=20|title=Miss You/"O" – Sei-Han-Gō chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528021440/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=11&week=3&submit4.x=32&submit4.y=20|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2007, TVXQ announced their second international tour, [[O: The 2nd Asia Tour]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200702231345211002|title=TVXQ Changmin's 20th birthday, the concert sold out|publisher=Newsen|access-date=February 6, 2009|date=February 23, 2007|language=ko|archive-date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129131833/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200702231345211002|url-status=live}}</ref> and toured Seoul, [[Taipei]], Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, [[Shanghai]] and [[Beijing]]. The tour attracted an audience of 184,000.<ref name="tourend">{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2008 |title='동방신기' 아시아 투어에 총 39만 관객 몰려 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0001955912 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Sports Chosun]] |publisher=[[Naver]] |language=ko |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109031500/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0001955912 |url-status=live }}</ref> TVXQ released their second Japanese album ''[[Five in the Black]]'' in March 2007, debuting at number ten on the Oricon with nearly 27,000 copies sold on its first week. Drawing in an audience of 46,600, the group toured Japan from May to June 2007. The five singles TVXQ released upon completion of the tour, including "[[Lovin' You (TVXQ song)|Lovin' You]]", "[[Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice|Summer]]", "[[Shine / Ride On]]", "[[Forever Love (TVXQ song)|Forever Love]]" and "[[Together (TVXQ song)|Together]]", peaked in the Oricon top five, their most successful being "Summer", which peaked at number two. TVXQ were also featured in [[Kumi Koda]]'s thirty-eighth single "[[Last Angel]]", which was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-1774|title=Kumi Koda collaborates with TVXQ|publisher=Tokyograph|date=September 24, 2007|access-date=February 6, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212713/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/kumi-koda-collaborates-with-tvxq/|url-status=live}}</ref> Released in November 2007, the single peaked at number three on the Oricon and won Best Collaboration Video at [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan|Japan's MTV Video Music Awards]].

===2008–2009: Japanese breakthrough and international success with ''Mirotic''===
TVXQ's sixteenth Japanese single "[[Purple Line (song)|Purple Line]]", released on January 15, 2008, became the group's first single to debut at number one on the Oricon.<ref name="oricon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=200237&code=100200|title=TVXQ on Oricon Weekly 1 Asia – The First Male Singer|publisher=Newsen|access-date=December 2, 2008|date=November 22, 2008|language=ko|archive-date=February 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207031544/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=200237&code=100200|url-status=live}}</ref> Their third Japanese album ''[[T (TVXQ album)|T]]'' was released a week later and debuted at number four,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2480|title=Charts: Zard returns, Radwimps arrive|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=February 7, 2009|date=January 30, 2008|archive-date=October 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007034136/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/charts-zard-returns-radwimps-arrive/|url-status=live}}</ref> selling over 52,000 copies. With the critical and commercial success of ''T'', TVXQ delayed their Korean comeback to put more focus on their new Japanese releases, and from February to March 2008, the group released a series of five singles consecutively for six weeks, promoting the releases as the "Trick" project. Each single contained a solo track by a member, as well as some of their own compositions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toho-jp.net/info/ |title=Planning decision Trick single releases linked Collectibles! |publisher=[[Avex Group]] |access-date=February 7, 2009 |date=February 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717095929/http://toho-jp.net/info/ |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |language=ja }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200802130848021002|title=TVXQ members will show off individual skills|publisher=Newsen|access-date=February 7, 2009|date=February 13, 2008|language=ko|archive-date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129131433/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200802130848021002|url-status=live}}</ref> With their new records the group toured around Japan from March to May 2008. The T tour concluded with 17 shows and attracted an audience of 150,000 people,<ref>{{cite news | work=KBS Global | url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1023 | title=TVXQ Tops Japanese Oricon | date=April 30, 2008 | access-date=October 1, 2014 | archive-date=October 6, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112246/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1023 | url-status=live }}</ref> more than three times the size of their previous Five in the Black tour. The tour's DVD, released in August 2008, sold 112,000 copies. ''T'' also received a gold certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ) in May 2008.

Shortly before completing the T tour, TVXQ released their twenty-second Japanese single, "[[Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta]]". The latter track, "Sennen Koi Uta", was used as the opening theme for the historical Korean drama ''[[The Legend (TV series)|The Legend]]'' when it aired in Japan. Despite the drama's disappointing ratings, the single was a number-one seller, making TVXQ the first non-Japanese Asian performer to release two number-one singles in Japan, a record which was last held by Taiwanese artist [[Ouyang Fei Fei]] twenty-four years prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54161/full/ |title=TVXQ, breaks record set 24 years ago |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=May 15, 2008 |date=April 29, 2008 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222105237/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54161/full/ |archive-date=December 22, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1521713_11692.html|title=TVXQ Tops Japanese Oricon Chart|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]|access-date=May 15, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506081231/http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1521713_11692.html|archive-date=May 6, 2008}}</ref> In July 2008, TVXQ released their twenty-third single, "[[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]", their third number-one single in Japan.<ref name="dōshite">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56557/|title=Successive foreign artists, TVXQ comes first|date=July 22, 2008|publisher=Oricon|access-date=July 22, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014070219/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56557/|url-status=live}}</ref> They performed the single at Avex's 20th anniversary meeting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1531340_11858.html|title=TVXQ Performs at Avex's 20th Anniv. General Meeting of Stockholders|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Global]]|date=July 9, 2008|access-date=June 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210105322/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1531340_11858.html|archive-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> and at A-Nation 2008, their fourth consecutive concert with Avex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3487|title=Maki Goto confirmed for a-nation|publisher=Tokyograph|date=July 9, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212918/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/maki-goto-confirmed-for-a-nation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2008, TVXQ returned to Korea to prepare for the release of their fourth Korean album, ''[[Mirotic]]''. The group assumed more creative control in this album compared to their last Korean releases: Yunho wrote the rap for several tracks, Junsu and Changmin wrote the lyrics to two tracks and Jaejoong and Yoochun recorded their own solo tracks. ''Mirotic'' was slated to be released on September 24, 2008, but due to an unprecedented amount of [[pre-order]]s, the release was postponed to September 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.reviewstar.net/web_200806/view.php?id=106329&code=1020|title=TVXQ comeback explosive reaction "11 best sales record since 2000"|work=Review Star|access-date=September 18, 2008|date=September 18, 2008|language=ko|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724032508/http://web.reviewstar.net/web_200806/view.php?id=106329&code=1020|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> The album entered the charts at number one and sold over 110,000 copies in one week, setting a new record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.reviewstar.net/web_200806/view.php?id=106329&code=1020|title=TVXQ's 4th Studio Album 'Mirotic' Simply Irresistible|work=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Global]]|access-date=September 28, 2008|date=September 28, 2008|language=ko|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724032508/http://web.reviewstar.net/web_200806/view.php?id=106329&code=1020|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=September 2009 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200809.htm|work=Music Industry Association of Korea |access-date=February 7, 2009|language=ko|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090221100843/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200809.htm |archive-date =February 21, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's lead single "[[Mirotic (song)|Mirotic]]" became TVXQ's most successful single of their career. The song won a total of nine number-one trophies on Korean music programs ''[[Inkigayo]]'', ''[[Music Bank (TV program)|Music Bank]]'', and ''[[M Countdown]]'', and was touted by international critics as a staple song of K-pop. ''Mirotic'' has sold over 600,000 copies, the first Korean album in six years to surpass half a million sales in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ's Mirotic surpasses 500,000 mark|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200901080836191002|work=Newsen|access-date=February 7, 2009|date=November 8, 2009|language=ko|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233153/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200901080836191002|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1564539_28572.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708084229/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1564539_28572.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|title=TVXQ 4th Album Sells 5-Year-High 500,000 Copies|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Global]]|access-date=January 9, 2008|date=January 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://star.mk.co.kr/new/view.php?mc=ST&no=447887&year=2012|script-title=ko:2세대 아이돌, 음반 판매량 순위 공개 'SM-동방신기 올킬'|date=July 19, 2012|access-date=January 3, 2013|publisher=Star Today|language=ko|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113102029/http://star.mk.co.kr/new/view.php?mc=ST&no=447887&year=2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5869733/happy-10th-anniversary-tvxq-10-shining-moments-in-the-k-pop-icons-career|title=Happy 10th Anniversary, TVXQ! 10 Shining Moments in the K-Pop Icons' Career|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419070448/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5869733/happy-10th-anniversary-tvxq-10-shining-moments-in-the-k-pop-icons-career|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2008, TVXQ released the Japanese version of "Mirotic", which topped the Oricon, breaking a record that the group had set with their previous single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/59210/full/|title=TVXQ, 2008, their fourth number-one single!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=October 21, 2008|date=October 21, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=September 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914204705/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/59210/full/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1552171_11692.html|title=TVXQ! Sets Record on Oricon Charts|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Global]]|access-date=October 23, 2008|date=October 23, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026101040/http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1552171_11692.html|archive-date=October 26, 2008}}</ref> TVXQ were the first Korean group to attend the Japanese New Year Eve's music festival [[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]], and their invitation to the event was considered one of the biggest highlights of their Japanese music career.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ performance at Japan's 2008 festival|language=ko|url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200812051036281002|work=Newsen|access-date=December 5, 2008|date=December 5, 2008|archive-date=March 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318170905/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200812051036281002|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2009, the group released their twenty-fifth Japanese single "[[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Bolero / Kiss the Baby Sky / Wasurenaide]]", which was another number one single for the group.<ref>{{cite web|title= TVXQ, won first place in four consecutive singles|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/62483/full/|publisher= [[Oricon]]|access-date= February 7, 2009|date= January 27, 2009|language= ja|archive-date= March 24, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130324151924/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/62483/full/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ on Oricon Weekly 1, the first foreign artist record five consecutive No. 1|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200901271256231001|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=February 7, 2009|date=January 28, 2009|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011931/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200901271256231001|url-status=live}}</ref> "Bolero" was used as the theme song for the Japanese film ''Dance Subaru'', and TVXQ also made brief cameo appearances in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ Screen debut 'Subaru'|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/cinema/news/p-et-tp1-20081212-439269.html|work=[[Nikkan Sports]]|access-date=December 12, 2008|date=December 12, 2008|language=ko|archive-date=December 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212204500/http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/cinema/news/p-et-tp1-20081212-439269.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2009, the group kicked off their third international tour, the 3rd Asia Tour: Mirotic, which went through five cities in Asia.

TVXQ released their fourth Japanese album ''[[The Secret Code (album)|The Secret Code]]'' in March 2009 and it debuted at number two on the Oricon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64689/full/ |title=Unprecedented! Hamasaki Ayumi Has Attained a Number-One for Eleven Years Straight Since Her Debut! |work=[[Oricon]] |date=March 31, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818193839/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64689/full/ |archive-date=August 18, 2009 |url-status=live |language=ja }}</ref> It managed to sell over 317,000 copies in Japan, earning a platinum certification. From May to July 2009, TVXQ went on their fourth headlining Japanese tour, the 4th Live Tour 2009: The Secret Code, which consisted of 21 shows to an audience of 279,500 people. The last two shows of the tour were at the [[Tokyo Dome]], making TVXQ the first Korean group to perform at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000048705|script-title=ja:东方神起の『ONE PIECE』主题、有线リクエスト第1位|date=April 16, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=March 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329200219/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000048705|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/135_47979.html|title=TVXQ Performs at Tokyo Dome|newspaper=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=July 7, 2009|date=July 7, 2009|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918115135/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/135_47979.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The concert's DVD, which was released in September 2009, pre-sold 107,000 copies and ultimately sold more than 353,000 copies. A number-one seller, TVXQ were the first foreign artist in twenty years to peak at first place on the Oricon's DVD rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69623/full/|script-title=ja:东方神起、过去20年间でアジアアーティスト初の映像音乐作品1位に|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=October 7, 2009|access-date=February 10, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110232421/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69623/full/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2009–2010: SM Lawsuit, ''Best Selection 2010'' and the split===
In July 2009, members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu attempted to [[#Lawsuit against SM Entertainment|split with their Korean management SM Entertainment]], claiming that their thirteen-year contract was excessively long, schedules were held out without permission of the members, and profits were unfairly distributed.<ref name="feud">{{cite web|title=TVXQ Feuds With SM Entertainment|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/08/178_49459.html|work=The Korea Time|date=August 2, 2009|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306150429/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/08/178_49459.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="breakup">{{cite web|title=Is TVXQ Headed for Breakup?|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10167|work=KBS World|date=August 3, 2009|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100105210213/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10167 |archive-date = January 5, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2009, the Seoul Central District Court granted the trio a temporary contract injunction, and TVXQ's group activities in Korea were ceased. In November 2009, Yunho and Changmin released a joint statement in support of SM Entertainment, and urged the trio to resolve their issues with their management quickly if they wished to continue their careers as TVXQ members.<ref name="statement">{{cite news | work=Newsen | url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911021558411002 | title=TVXQ's U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin release statement to support management | date=November 2, 2009 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=November 4, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104235016/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200911021558411002 | url-status=live }}</ref> As a result of the legal battle, the [[Shenzhen]] show for the group's Mirotic tour was canceled a week before its scheduled date on November 21, 2009, thus prematurely ending the tour. Despite the injunction, Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu maintained their activities as TVXQ members under Avex's management in Japan, and the group continued to release new Japanese singles together until early 2010. However, the members' last public performance together was on December 31, 2009, at the [[60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]], where they performed their twenty-eighth single, "[[Stand by U]]".

In January 2010, TVXQ released their twenty-ninth single, "[[Break Out!]]", which created a new record for the group. The single topped the Oricon and broke [[Elton John]]'s fourteen-year record of having the highest first-week sales for a foreign artist.<ref name="break">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/72994/full/|script-title=ja:东方神起、海外アーティスト初のシングル初动20万枚突破、12年ぶり记录更新|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=February 2, 2010|archive-date=February 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205191445/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/72994/full|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5758|title=Charts: TVXQ sets new record|date=February 3, 2010|publisher=TokyoGraph|access-date=February 5, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012133716/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/charts-tvxq-sets-new-record/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 17, 2010, TVXQ released their Japanese greatest hits album ''[[Best Selection 2010]]'', a compilation of their number-one hits including new singles released after 2009's ''The Secret Code'', such as "[[Share the World / We Are!]]", "Stand by U", and "Break Out!". The album sold over 400,000 copies in one week, earning RIAJ's double platinum status by the end of February. In March 2010, the group released their last single together, "[[Toki o Tomete]]", which was certified platinum by the RIAJ.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:东方神起-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/862647/1/ |access-date=March 28, 2010 |language=ja |archive-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912064736/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/862647/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 3, 2010, Avex declared the suspension of TVXQ's Japanese activities, stating that each member would be pursuing a solo career.<ref name="hiatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/100403/gnj1004031822017-n1.htm |script-title=ja:东方神起の活动休止を発表...今后はソロ活动へ |date=April 3, 2010 |work=[[Sankei Shimbun]] |publisher=[[Sanspo]] |language=ja |access-date=April 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406012700/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/100403/gnj1004031822017-n1.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2010 }}</ref> However, a week later, Avex announced the formation of a "special unit" with members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu—later known as [[JYJ]]—a move that led to Yunho and Changmin's indefinite hiatus from music activities.<ref name="RZannouncement">{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジュンス、ジェジュン、ユチョンによる新ユニット結成！ |work=[[Rhythm Zone]] |url=http://rhythmzone.net/jyj/news/ |language=ja |date=April 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510125249/http://rhythmzone.net/jyj/news/ |archive-date=May 10, 2012 }}</ref> After JYJ's announcement, SM Entertainment filed a lawsuit against JYJ to validate their contracts.<ref>{{cite news | work=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20100413n13614?mid=e0101 | title=SM Entertainment files a lawsuit against TVXQ's former three | date=April 13, 2010 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://news.nate.com/view/20100413n13614?mid=e0101 | url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2010, JYJ submitted a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to void their exclusive contracts.<ref name="jyjlaw">{{cite news | work=[[The Korea Economic Daily]] | url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201006284452i | title=TVXQ trio file lawsuit against SM Entertainment | date=June 28, 2010 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=December 6, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206211355/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201006284452i | url-status=live }}</ref> Following the suits, SM Entertainment attempted to denounce JYJ and their new agency C-JeS,<ref name="den">{{cite news | work=New Daily | url=http://www.newdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?no=58652 | title=SM Entertainment says JYJ's 'exclusive' contract with C-JeS is invalid | date=October 13, 2010 | access-date=December 5, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=December 13, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024558/http://www.newdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?no=58652 | url-status=live }}</ref> while Yunho and Changmin remained silent throughout the legal proceedings. In the meantime, Avex released two of TVXQ's greatest hits albums, the [[Complete Set Limited Box|''Complete Single A-side Collection'' and the ''Single B-side Collection'']], both of which were released on June 30. They were TVXQ's closing releases under their contract with Rhythm Zone.

After several months of inactivity, Yunho and Changmin made their comeback appearances in August 2010 for the Seoul stop of the [[SM Town Live '10 World Tour]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/07/178_68702.html|title=SM Entertainment to launch world tour|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=July 5, 2010|archive-date=July 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705140851/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/07/178_68702.html|url-status=live}}</ref> where they performed re-recorded versions of older TVXQ songs. Their two-piece performances garnered strong and supportive reactions from the audience, prompting Yunho and Changmin's decision to continue TVXQ activities without the other three.<ref name="pronote"/> There were brief talks about recruiting new members, but SM's CEO [[Lee Soo-man]] suggested that they should continue as a duo act.<ref name="newmembers">{{cite news | work=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20121006n13283 | title=TVXQ considered recruiting new members after group split | date=October 6, 2012 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=December 12, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212110632/http://news.nate.com/view/20121006n13283 | url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after the concert, the duo began working on their comeback album and brought in a new line of producers, including [[E-Tribe]] and Outsidaz.<ref name="duo">{{cite web |url=http://news.nate.com/view/20101123n05064 |title=동방신기, 2011년부터 2인조 체제 활동 "미래 가능성.." |trans-title=TVXQ to come back in 2011, "future possibilities.." |date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=November 23, 2010 |work=[[Nate News]] |publisher=Newsen |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107082351/http://news.nate.com/view/20101123n05064 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2010, Avex dropped JYJ, citing conflict with C-JeS. Avex then declared its support for remaining TVXQ members Yunho and Changmin on November 24, announcing that the duo have signed a new record contract with Rhythm Zone's sister label [[Avex Trax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avex.co.jp/html/upload_file/top_01/7860_2010112416081903_P01_.pdf|script-title=ja:SMENTERTAINMENT JAPAN Inc.とavex group との提携について|language=ja|publisher=[[Avex Group]]|date=November 24, 2010|access-date=January 29, 2011|archive-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419080807/http://www.avex.co.jp/html/upload_file/top_01/7860_2010112416081903_P01_.pdf|url-status=live|title=Avex USA }}</ref>

===2011: Return as a duo, ''Keep Your Head Down'' and ''Tone''===
Yunho and Changmin released TVXQ's comeback Korean album ''[[Keep Your Head Down]]'' on January 5, 2011. The album debuted at number one on the [[Gaon Albums Chart]], and maintained its position for a second week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon |title=Gaon Chart |language=ko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124090424/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 3, 2011 }}</ref> With 230,922 copies sold by mid-2011, ''Keep Your Head Down'' won the Album of the Year for the first quarter of 2011 at the [[Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/other.list.gaon?chartGbn=ALBUM|title=Gaon Chart: 2011 first half-year album sale chart|language=ko|access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-date=March 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319144015/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/other.list.gaon?chartGbn=ALBUM|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201104281030421002|script-title=ko:동방신기 상반기 음반제왕 '20만장 이상 판매' 기염|date=April 28, 2011|work=NewsEn|access-date=July 3, 2011|language=ko|archive-date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129131509/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201104281030421002|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's title single, "[[Keep Your Head Down (song)|Keep Your Head Down]]" also stayed strong on the charts, winning seven number-one trophies on music shows ''The Music Trend'', ''Music Bank'', and ''M! Countdown.'' The Japanese version "Keep Your Head Down", which was released as a physical single in Japan on January 26, 2011, was a chart-topper and became TVXQ's second best-selling single in Japan, earning a platinum certification by the RIAJ. In March 2011, ''Keep Your Head Down'' was reissued with a new single, "[[Before U Go#Lead single|Before U Go]]", and the repackaged album ''[[Before U Go]]'' peaked at number nine on the Gaon, pushing the album to be the third best-selling record of 2011 in South Korea.<ref>{{cite news | script-title = ko:동방신기 `왜` 상반기 음반 판매량 1위...김현중 솔로 1위 | date = July 7, 2011 | url = http://news.nate.com/view/20110707n21452 | work = [[Gaon Chart|Gaon]] | access-date = August 28, 2011 | language = ko | archive-date = January 11, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://news.nate.com/view/20110707n21452 | url-status = live }}</ref>

While promoting ''Keep Your Head Down'', Yunho and Changmin spoke up for the first time about their 2010 hiatus and breakup with JYJ. According to Yunho, JYJ had "exceedingly deep conflicts"<ref name="han">{{cite news | work=[[HanCinema]] | url=http://www.hancinema.net/tvxq--we-will-keep-dong-bang-shin-ki-and-we-want-jyj-to-come-back--27271.html | title=TVXQ: 'We Will Keep Dong Bang Shin Ki and We Want JYJ to Come Back' | date=January 7, 2011 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | archive-date=December 6, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206235514/http://www.hancinema.net/tvxq--we-will-keep-dong-bang-shin-ki-and-we-want-jyj-to-come-back--27271.html | url-status=live }}</ref> with their agency and the members had irreconcilable differences about their career.<ref>{{cite news | work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] | title=Reasons for TVXQ duo comeback: 'To keep TVXQ alive' | url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=4919427&ctg=1503 | date=January 13, 2011 | access-date=July 23, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=July 28, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728084610/http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=4919427&ctg=1503 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nate1">{{cite news | work=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] | url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201101131004111002 | title=TVXQ's U-Know Yunho talks about JYJ | date=January 13, 2011 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=December 6, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206032116/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201101131004111002 | url-status=live }}</ref> Changmin added that the team had worked so hard to the point where they felt like they could finally "harvest the fruits of [their] labor", yet instead of being happy they had to perform their final stage with heavy hearts.<ref name="new">{{cite news | work=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110303n00217 | title=TVXQ speaks about split with JYJ | date=March 3, 2011 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://news.nate.com/view/20110303n00217 | url-status=live }}</ref> JYJ responded by saying that they did not regret their decision in leaving SM Entertainment.<ref name="han2">{{cite news | work=[[The Hankyoreh]] | url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/music/471449.html | title=JYJ do not regret leaving SM Entertainment | date=April 5, 2011 | access-date=December 3, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=December 7, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207041824/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/music/471449.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The lyrics of "Keep Your Head Down" also came under media scrutiny, with claims that they were directed at JYJ. TVXQ responded by saying that similar claims would still happen even if they were to release a different song with different lyrics.<ref name="new" /><ref>{{cite news | work=TV Daily | url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1294873200121709010 | title=TVXQ's U-Know Yunho: 'Keep Your Head Down is a diss song? I will not mind | date=January 13, 2011 | access-date=July 23, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=July 29, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729034251/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1294873200121709010 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work=MTVK | url=http://www.mtvk.com/blog-posts/tvxqs-yunho-responds-to-the-lyric-controversy-jyjs-phone-calls-and-junsus-tweets/ | title=TVXQ's Yunho Responds to the Lyric Controversy, JYJ's Phone Calls and Junsu's Tweets | date=January 3, 2011 | access-date=July 19, 2014 | archive-date=July 27, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727020842/http://www.mtvk.com/blog-posts/tvxqs-yunho-responds-to-the-lyric-controversy-jyjs-phone-calls-and-junsus-tweets/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Yunho said, "The song is about a man's mind towards a woman who had left him. We can sometimes find out that a certain song seems to talk about my own story. In this way it totally depends on the interpretation using our own thoughts."<ref name="han" />

In July 2011, TVXQ released their thirty-second Japanese single "[[Superstar (TVXQ song)|Superstar]]", which was certified gold by month's end.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2011-07/ |script-title=ja:CDシングル 月间ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング |publisher=Oricon |language=ja |access-date=September 4, 2011 |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818022459/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2011-07/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From July to August, the duo toured around Japan for Avex's A-Nation summer concert, and at the Tokyo stop, TVXQ performed as the closing act, breaking [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s record of closing the concert eight years in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=382&aid=0000008116 |script-title=ko:일 "동방신기가 에이벡스 엔딩...놀랍다"|language=ko |work=[[Naver News]] |date=August 29, 2011 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020500/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=382&aid=0000008116 |url-status=live }}</ref> TVXQ were the first foreign performers to close the festival. On September 28, the group released the Japanese album ''[[Tone (TVXQ album)|Tone]]'', which earned them their first number-one studio album. It sold over 200,000 copies on its first week and earned RIAJ's platinum certification on its second week. TVXQ was the second overseas artist in Japan to achieve album sales of more than 200,000 in a week; the previous holder was [[Bon Jovi]] with their 2000 album, ''[[Crush (Bon Jovi album)|Crush]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201109.html |title=一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計 |publisher=Riaj.or.jp |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121225221/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201109.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466543/tvxq-breaks-bon-jovis-record-in-japan-headlines-billboard-kpop-masters-concert |title=TVXQ Breaks Bon Jovi's Record in Japan, Headlines Billboard KPOP Masters Concert |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=October 6, 2011 |archive-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107090907/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466543/tvxq-breaks-bon-jovis-record-in-japan-headlines-billboard-kpop-masters-concert |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the latter months of 2011, the duo performed for a string of K-pop music festivals around the world. They first performed at the 2011 Hallyu Dream Concert at Gyeongju Citizens' Stadium in South Korea on October 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/know-of-tohoshinki-perform-onstage-during-the-2011-hallyu-news-photo/128012134|title=U-Know of Tohoshinki perform onstage during the 2011 Hallyu Dream Concert at on October 3, 2011 in Gyeongju, South Korea.|author=Han Myung-Gu|work=Getty Images|date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=April 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413081519/http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/know-of-tohoshinki-perform-onstage-during-the-2011-hallyu-news-photo/128012134|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | url=http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=141071 | work=MWave | date=October 4, 2011 | title=K-POP Star All In! 2011 Hallyu Dream Concert | access-date=April 6, 2015 | archive-date=April 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413103240/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=141071 | url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 9, TVXQ participated in the ''New York-Korea Festival'', a concert produced by [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Global]] to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Korea's entry into the United Nations. It was held in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbsworld.ne.jp/music/detail.php?cno=437|title=New York Korea Festival|publisher=KBSWorld|language=ja|access-date=January 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119161521/http://kbsworld.ne.jp/music/detail.php?cno=437|archive-date=January 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 23, TVXQ performed with [[SM Town]] at the [[SM Town Live '10 World Tour|SM Town Concert in New York at Madison Square Garden]] concert and garnered international media attention.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Korean invasion: New Yorkers are screaming for the new wave of pop stars|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/korean-invasion-yorkers-screaming-wave-pop-stars-article-1.965706?pgno=3|work=NYDailyNews|access-date=November 22, 2011|date=October 23, 2011|archive-date=February 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215225318/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-10-23/entertainment/30326066_1_korean-wave-pop-jingle-ball|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World watches as SMTOWN conquers New York|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/okpop/world-watches-smtown-conquers-york-071247745.html|access-date=November 22, 2011|date=November 3, 2011|archive-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502192827/http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/okpop/world-watches-smtown-conquers-york-071247745.html|url-status=live}}</ref> TVXQ also participated in the 2011 K-pop Music Fest in Sydney, Australia, presented by JK Entertainment on November 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/entertainment/music/2011-kpop-music-festival-20111123-1nud7.html|title=2011 K-pop Music Festival|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=April 7, 2015|postscript=. Slide 16 and 17 of 17|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924220515/http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/entertainment/music/2011-kpop-music-festival-20111123-1nud7.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/11652833/k-pop-stars-ride-the-wave/|title=K-Pop Stars Ride The Wave|date=November 14, 2011|work=Yahoo|location=Australia|access-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414164401/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/11652833/k-pop-stars-ride-the-wave/|archive-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbs-tv.jp/program.action?pID=1865|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118222244/http://www.kbs-tv.jp/program.action?pID=1865|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2013 |script-title=ko:2011 K-POP MUSIC FEST. IN SYDNEY ｜ 韓国 K-POP KBS On Demand|work=kbs-tv.jp|access-date=April 7, 2015|language=ko|postscript=. Contains set list.}}</ref>

Their new Japanese holiday single "[[Winter (TVXQ song)|Winter]]" was released on November 30. The single's A-track, "Winter Rose", was selected as the commercial song for Seven & i Holdings's ''Winter Gift'', which premiered on November 8.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:最新シングル収録「Winter Rose」本人出演CMタイアップ決定！|url=http://toho-jp.net/info/111107.html |website=toho-jp.net |language=ja |access-date=January 7, 2013|date=November 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011111/http://toho-jp.net/info/111107.html|archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> TVXQ also contributed in their Korean management's December compilation album ''[[2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift]]'', and released the song "Sleigh Ride".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=1958|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216112814/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=1958|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=SM Artists Come Together for First Winter Album in Four Years|publisher=enewsworld|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=January 7, 2013}}</ref> On December 31, TVXQ performed "Keep Your Head Down" at the [[62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen]]. It was their first time performing at the Kohaku since the split, drawing media attention.<ref>{{cite web|title=62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen |url=http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html |access-date=November 30, 2011 |date=November 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201135923/http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html |archive-date=December 1, 2008 }}</ref>

===2012–2013: Groundbreaking success in Japan, ''Catch Me'', ''Time'' and touring===
TVXQ started 2012 with their comeback Japanese solo tour, the [[Live Tour 2012: Tone|Tone tour]], in January 2012. Tickets were sold out in a few minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ Tour Tickets War, Black Market Price of 1.5 million won? Skyrocketed to 10 Times|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201111040100024510001789&ServiceDate=20111103|work=[[Sports Chosun]]|access-date=November 22, 2011|date=November 3, 2011|language=ko|archive-date=April 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122721/http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201111040100024510001789&ServiceDate=20111103|url-status=live}}</ref> Spanning a total of twenty-six shows in nine cities, the Tone Tour reached to an audience of 550,000, more than twice the audience count of their 2009 Japanese tour, The Secret Code. TVXQ also became the third foreign artist, after [[Michael Jackson]] and the [[Backstreet Boys]], to perform at the Tokyo Dome for three consecutive days, attracting crowds of over 165,000.<ref name="tonetour">{{cite web|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/04/23/2012042302598.html|script-title=ko:2인조 된 후 첫 日 콘서트, 26회 공연에 55만명... 입장권 등 매출 1000억원|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2013|publisher=Chosun|language=ko|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629061343/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/04/23/2012042302598.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-becomes-legend-in-tokyo-concert-series-103000177.html|title=TVXQ Becomes Legend in Tokyo Concert Series|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=January 7, 2013|date=April 17, 2012|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324151917/http://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-becomes-legend-in-tokyo-concert-series-103000177.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tone tour's 550,000 audience was also the largest mobilization for any Korean artist in Japan at the time,<ref name="tonetour" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5842&idxType=News&trendKeyword=TVXQ|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216121127/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5842&idxType=News&trendKeyword=TVXQ|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=TVXQ's Japan Concert Tour Brings in Record Amount|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2013|publisher=enewsworld}}</ref> until TVXQ broke their own record with their 2013 Japan tour [[Live Tour 2013: Time|Time]].<ref name="850k">{{cite web|url=http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/90617/tvxq-completes-second-5-dome-tour-in-japan-with-much-success|title=NEWS : Mnet America – TVXQ Completes Second 5-Dome Tour in Japan with Much Success|work=mnetamerica.com|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-date=April 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412065922/http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/90617/tvxq-completes-second-5-dome-tour-in-japan-with-much-success|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/68937/tvxq-ends-japanese-tour-by-gathering-600000-fans|title=TVXQ Sets Another Record in Japan by Wrapping up Japanese Tour|work=interest.me|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062325/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/68937/tvxq-ends-japanese-tour-by-gathering-600000-fans|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/kpopfestival/site_2015/board_entertainment_view.html?no=8486&lang=|title=Entertainment News|work=kbs.co.kr|access-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/kpopfestival/site_2015/board_entertainment_view.html?no=8486&lang=|archive-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref>

With the release of their thirty-fourth Japanese single, "[[Still (TVXQ song)|STILL]]" in March 2012, TVXQ became the first foreign artist to release ten number-one singles in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ First Overseas Singer, 10 singles in No. 1|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2008720/full/|access-date=March 20, 2012|date=March 2012|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324151939/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2008720/full/|url-status=live}}</ref> By July 2012, TVXQ came to be recognized as the first foreign artist in Japan to sell over 3.1 million CD singles, breaking a ten-year, ten-month long record that was previously held by the American vocal duo, [[The Carpenters]].<ref name="mwave 20141111">{{cite web | url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/80433/tvxq-sets-new-record-in-japan-by-selling-most-singles-for-foreign-artist | title=TVXQ Sets New Record in Japan by Selling Most Singles for Foreign Artist | author=Jeon Su Mi | others=translation by Yeawon Jung | date=November 11, 2014 | work=MWave | access-date=April 7, 2015 | archive-date=November 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115172720/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/80433/tvxq-sets-new-record-in-japan-by-selling-most-singles-for-foreign-artist | url-status=live }}</ref> The group had a fan club event tour called "The Mission" that attracted over 100,000 fans<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2955456|title=TVXQ sets out to meet 100,000 fans|work=joins.com|date=July 2, 2012 |access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414021433/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2955456|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ph.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-becomes-legend-in-tokyo-concert-series-103000177.html|title=TVXQ Becomes Legend in Tokyo Concert Series|date=April 17, 2012|work=Yahoo Celebrity Philippines|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414143735/https://ph.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-becomes-legend-in-tokyo-concert-series-103000177.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/kpopfestival/site_2015/board_entertainment_view.html?no=8145&lang=|title=Entertainment News|work=kbs.co.kr|access-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/kpopfestival/site_2015/board_entertainment_view.html?no=8145&lang=|archive-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Kpop World Festival 111.jpg|thumb|TVXQ performing ''Catch Me'' at the K-Pop World Festival 2012]]

TVXQ returned to South Korea in September 2012 to release their sixth Korean album ''[[Catch Me (TVXQ album)|Catch Me]]'', followed by the announcement of their first world tour, the [[Live World Tour: Catch Me]]. ''Catch Me'' was released online on September 24 and on September 26 through normal commercial outlets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=117&aid=0002269144 |script-title=ko:동방신기, 1년 8개월 만에 국내 컴백 :: 네이버 뉴스 |language=ko |work=[[Naver News]] |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015749/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=117&aid=0002269144 |url-status=live }}</ref> It became Yunho and Changmin's second number-one album and TVXQ's fifth number-one album in South Korea, and maintained its number-one position on the [[Gaon Albums Chart]] for three weeks. On November 26, TVXQ released ''Humanoids'', the repackage of ''Catch Me'', which also peaked at number one. Two days after the reissue's release, SM Entertainment and JYJ dropped their lawsuits against each other and reached a settlement, ending their three-year legal dispute.<ref name="end">{{cite news | work=Pop Dust | url=http://popdust.com/2012/11/28/sm-entertainment-and-jyj-settle-contract-dispute-but-the-drama-looks-far-from-over/ | author=Jacques Peterson | title=JYJ and SM Entertainment Finally Resolve Their Legal Battle | date=November 28, 2012 | access-date=December 5, 2013 | archive-date=December 11, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211233249/http://popdust.com/2012/11/28/sm-entertainment-and-jyj-settle-contract-dispute-but-the-drama-looks-far-from-over/ | url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the agreement, both parties stated that they would no longer interfere with each other's activities, and it was agreed upon that JYJ's contracts with SM Entertainment had ended in July 2009.<ref name="end2">{{cite news | work=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] | url=http://news.nate.com/view/20121128n13025 | title=JYJ-SM's legal dispute ends | date=November 28, 2012 | access-date=December 5, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://news.nate.com/view/20121128n13025 | url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 16, 2013, TVXQ announced on their official Japanese site the release of their sixth Japanese album ''[[Time (TVXQ album)|Time]]'' for March 6. The album became their fastest selling studio album to date, selling over 277,000 copies in its first month of release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toho-jp.net/info/130116.html |script-title=ja:INFORMATION &#124; 東方神起 オフィシャルウェブサイト |website=Toho-jp.net |language=ja |date=November 3, 2011 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005004846/http://toho-jp.net/info/130116.html |archive-date=October 5, 2013 }}</ref>
Its lead single, "[[Catch Me (TVXQ song)|Catch Me -If You Wanna-]]", sold over 137,000 copies, and topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, making the group the first foreign artist to have had twelve number ones on Oricon.<ref>{{cite web |last=Star |first=Korea |url=http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-sets-a-new-record-on-oricon-weekly-090400955.html |title=TVXQ sets a new record on Oricon Weekly Chart with 'Catch Me – If You Wanna' – Yahoo! Entertainment Singapore |work=Sg.entertainment.yahoo.com |date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230414/http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-sets-a-new-record-on-oricon-weekly-090400955.html |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> In March the group took part in the [[TRF (band)|TRF]] tribute album ''TRF Tribute Album Best'' for TRF's 20th anniversary. They sang a cover of "survival dAnce ~{{Not a typo|no no}} cry more~" and were the only Koreans to participate on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trf.avexnet.or.jp/20th/tribute/|title=TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST – TRF 20th Anniversary Special Sites|work=avexnet.or.jp|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=January 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131224724/http://trf.avexnet.or.jp/20th/tribute/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201301301547_27882|title=DBSK Joins Ayumi Hamasaki, M-Flo and Others for TRF's Tribute Album|work=interest.me|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615165411/http://mwave.interest.me/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201301301547_27882|url-status=live}}</ref>

TVXQ set several records with their [[Live Tour 2013: Time|Time tour]], which commenced at the [[Saitama Super Arena]] in April 2013. The duo became the first K-pop artist and the fourth foreign artist to embark on a five-dome tour,<ref name="kbs 20121122">{{cite web|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/entertainment_news/news_view2.html?no=8375&current_page=38&lang=|title=TVXQ Becomes First Korean Group to Hold 5 Dome Tour in Japan|work=kbs.co.kr|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150407005931/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/entertainment_news/news_view2.html?no=8375&current_page=38&lang=|archive-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> and were the first foreign musical act to perform at the [[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]] as a headlining artist.<ref name="nissan2">{{cite web|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20130427n12484?mid=e0101|script-title=ko:[단독] 동방신기, 日 최대 공연장 닛산 스타디움에서 2회 추가 공연|date=April 27, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013|work=[[Nate News]]|language=ko|archive-date=January 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://news.nate.com/view/20130427n12484?mid=e0101|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour attracted a record audience of 850,000 people.<ref name="890k">{{cite news | work=Tenasia | url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/192945 | script-title=ko:2013 엔터테인먼트 빅15 ⑨ SM엔터테인먼트 | date=December 18, 2013 | access-date=December 18, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=December 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230051748/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/192945 | url-status=live }}</ref> The tour grossed US$90 million, breaking Tone's record.<ref name="gross">{{cite news | work=Korean Economy | script-title=ko:동방신기 1000억 대박...日 열도 'K팝 앓이' | url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2013050261471 | date=May 1, 2013 | access-date=February 8, 2017 | language=ko | archive-date=April 14, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414020958/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2013050261471 | url-status=live }}</ref> On December 26–27, 2013, TVXQ held two concerts titled ''Time Slip'' at the [[Korea International Exhibition Center]] in [[Ilsanseo-gu]], South Korea to celebrate their tenth anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=7977|title=BNTNews- TVXQ! Holds 10th Year Anniversary Concert 'Time Slip' in December|work=BNTNews UK|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701194630/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=7977|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52001/tvxq-will-hold-a-two-day-concert-celebrating-ten-years-since-debut|title=TVXQ to Hold 2-Day Concert Celebrating Ten Years Since its Debut|work=interest.me|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073526/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52001/tvxq-will-hold-a-two-day-concert-celebrating-ten-years-since-debut|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2014–2015: Tenth anniversary tours and military service===
Promoted as TVXQ's tenth anniversary debut album, their seventh Korean studio album ''[[Tense (album)|Tense]]'' was announced in November 2013.<ref name="newalbum">{{cite news | work=[[Naver]] | url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=241&aid=0002167986&sid1=001 | title=동방신기, 10주년 앨범 발표 "팬들과 약속 지킨다" TVXQ to release 10th anniversary album | date=November 22, 2013 | access-date=November 22, 2013 | language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065430/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=241&aid=0002167986&sid1=001|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The album was released on January 6, 2014, and debuted at number one on South Korea's [[Gaon Albums Chart]] and Hanteo Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 73,100 copies. First-month shipments reached 194,198 units, making ''Tense'' the best-selling album of January 2014 in South Korea.<ref name="gaon0114">{{cite web | url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&current_month=01&current_year=2014&chart_Time=month | title=Gaon Album Chart – January 2014 | access-date=April 9, 2014 | language=ko | publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413150453/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&current_month=01&current_year=2014&chart_Time=month | archive-date=April 13, 2014 }}</ref> Music critics rated ''Tense'' favorably,<ref name="review1">{{cite news | author=Kwon, Suk-jung | work=Tenasia | url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/199825 | title=요주의 10음반, 물러나는 게 좋아 다치기 전에 Reviewing January albums | date=January 6, 2014 | access-date=April 9, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=January 29, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129181828/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/199825 | url-status=live }}</ref> with a general consensus that the album is the duo's best Korean record to-date.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=25621&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&cTp=4 | title=TVXQ! The 7th Album 'TENSE' Review | access-date=April 9, 2014 | language=ko | magazine=Neo Music Community | archive-date=March 25, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325103313/http://izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=25621&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&cTp=4 | url-status=live }}</ref> Musically ''Tense'' has elements of [[neo soul]] with throwback-inspired pop,<ref name="billboardr">{{cite magazine | author=Benjamin, Jeff | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5862273/tvxq-tense-track-by-track-review | title=TVXQ!, 'Tense': Track-By-Track Review | date=January 6, 2014 | access-date=April 9, 2014 | archive-date=February 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222201056/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5862273/tvxq-tense-track-by-track-review | url-status=live }}</ref> and it is described to be more mature than the duo's earlier efforts. The [[lead single]] "[[Something (TVXQ song)|Something]]", a [[swing jazz]] pop number,<ref name="something">{{cite news | work=Osen via Newsen | url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=109&aid=0002682159 | title=동방신기, 10주년 기념 신곡 '썸씽' 광고 '1월6일 컴백' TVXQ teases comeback with 'Something' | date=December 26, 2013 | access-date=December 31, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=April 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193255/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0002682159 | url-status=live }}</ref> debuted at number four on the [[Gaon Singles Chart]] and reached number seven on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Korea K-Pop Hot 100]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-01-25/k-pop-hot-100 | work=Billboard Prometheus Global Media. | access-date=January 20, 2014 | title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100: Week Ending January 25, 2014 | date=April 3, 2012 | archive-date=January 24, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124143454/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-01-25/k-pop-hot-100 | url-status=live }}</ref> TVXQ's highest debut on both charts. In Japan, "Something" was released as a double A-side single with "[[Hide & Seek (TVXQ song)|Hide & Seek]]" on February 5, 2014. In late February 2014, TVXQ announced their follow-up Korean single "[[Spellbound (TVXQ album)#Lead single|Spellbound]]". An expanded version of ''Tense'', re-titled ''[[Spellbound (TVXQ album)|Spellbound]]'', was released on February 27, 2014, and debuted at number two on the Gaon Albums Chart, shipping 61,405 copies in two days.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

''[[Tree (TVXQ album)|Tree]]'', TVXQ's seventh Japanese studio album, was released on March 5, 2014.<ref name="tree">{{cite web | url=http://toho-jp.net/info/140110.html |script-title=ja:東方神起NEW ALBUM「TREE」2014年3月5日リリース決定！ |trans-title=Tohoshinki's TREE announced! | publisher=[[Avex Group]] | access-date=January 28, 2014 | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113034123/http://toho-jp.net/info/140110.html | archive-date=January 13, 2014 }}</ref> It debuted at number one on the [[Oricon Albums Chart]], moving 225,000 copies on its first week of release. With ''Tree'', TVXQ became the first foreign band in Japan to have three consecutive studio albums with first-week sales of over 200,000 copies, breaking [[Bon Jovi]]'s thirteen-year record.<ref name="record">{{cite news | author=Jeon, Su Mi | url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/60612/tvxq-sells-over-200000-copies-of-album-in-japan | title=TVXQ Sets Record By Selling Over 200,000 Copies of Album 'Tree' | publisher=Mwave | date=March 11, 2014 | access-date=March 11, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311075655/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/60612/tvxq-sells-over-200000-copies-of-album-in-japan | archive-date=March 11, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2014-03/|title=2014年03月のCDアルバム月間ランキング|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409191602/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2014-03/|archive-date=April 9, 2014|language=ja|publisher=Oricon}}</ref> TVXQ continued to break new records with their seventh Japanese concert tour [[Tree: Live Tour 2014]], which toured Japan from April to June. The tour drew in over 600,000 people in total, pushing the duo to become the first international artist of Japan to bring in the largest number of concertgoers in the last three years, reaching over 2 million.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-garner-five-different-awards-at-japanese-golden-054251545.html|title=TVXQ garner five different awards at Japanese Golden Disk Awards|date=March 3, 2015|work=Yahoo Entertainment Singapore|access-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415220741/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-garner-five-different-awards-at-japanese-golden-054251545.html|archive-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>

On August 30, 2014, TVXQ announced their [[With: Live Tour 2015|second five-Dome tour]] at Avex's A-Nation concert for early 2015, which went on to be their tenth anniversary tour in Japan.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109942843 | work=Osen | author=Sun, Mi-kyung | title=동방신기, 내년 日 데뷔 10주년 기념 두번째 5대 돔투어 개최 TVXQ to hold their second 5-Dome tour in Japan to commemorate their 10th Japanese debut anniversary | date=August 30, 2014 | access-date=August 30, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=September 3, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903135418/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109942843 | url-status=live }}</ref> The tour's accompanying studio album, ''[[With (album)|With]]'', was released on December 17, 2014.<ref name="with">{{cite web | publisher=[[Avex Group]] | url=http://toho-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1015424 | title=東方神起 2014年12月17日NEW ALBUM「WITH」リリース!!<ジャケット写真&収録内容解禁!!> | work=Tohoshinki's Official Website | access-date=October 23, 2014 | language=ja | archive-date=October 23, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023054056/http://toho-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1015424 | url-status=live }}</ref> It debuted at number one on the Oricon, selling 233,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |title=【オリコン】東方神起、オリジナルアルバム4作連続首位 海外グループ史上初 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2046312/full/ |website=Oricon News |language=ja |access-date=May 1, 2020 |date=December 23, 2014 |archive-date=June 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621034445/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2046312/full/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, the duo also embarked on their world tour concert [[Tistory: Special Live Tour]], a commemoration for their tenth year in the K-pop industry. On December 26, 2014, the duo's eleventh debut anniversary, TVXQ's wax figures at [[Madame Tussauds]] were unveiled in [[Shanghai]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.weibo.com/1755422223/BCtLbu785?from=page_1006061755422223_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment | work=Weibo | title=Madam Tussauds Shanghai at Weibo | date=December 25, 2014 | access-date=December 30, 2014 | language=zh | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://www.weibo.com/1755422223/BCtLbu785?from=page_1006061755422223_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment | url-status=live }}</ref> By the end of 2014, TVXQ became the 5th artist by total sales revenue in Japan in 2014, with [[Japanese yen|¥]]3.691 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/12/2014-oricon-yearly-artist-total-sales-ranking-top5-|title= 2014 Oricon Yearly 'Artist Total Sales' Ranking TOP5|work= tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC|date= December 20, 2014|access-date= January 9, 2015|archive-date= April 7, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190407112813/https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/12/2014-oricon-yearly-artist-total-sales-ranking-top5-|url-status= live}}</ref>

The duo entered their second hiatus when Yunho started his mandatory military service for the [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces]] on July 21, 2015.<ref>{{cite news | work=[[Ilgan Sports]] | url=http://isplus.joins.com/article/519/17984519.html?cloc=rss%7Cisplus%7Ctotal_list | title=유노윤호, 오는 7월 21일 입대 "조용한 입대 희망" U-Know Yunho's military enlistment confirmed for July 21 | date=June 9, 2015 | access-date=June 10, 2015 | language=ko | archive-date=June 11, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611125202/http://isplus.joins.com/article/519/17984519.html?cloc=rss%7Cisplus%7Ctotal_list | url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to his enlistment, TVXQ released the full-length album ''[[Rise as God]]'', which debuted at number one.<ref name="gaonjul">{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month |title=2015 July Gaon Album Chart |access-date=April 11, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806114421/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month |archive-date=August 6, 2015 }}</ref> Changmin joined the [[Military Police (Republic of Korea)|Military Police]] on November 19, 2015.<ref>{{cite news | work=Mwave | url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/97396/super-juniors-eunhyuk-donghae-choi-siwon-and-tvxqs-max-changmin-confirm-enlistment-dates | title=Super Junior′s Eunhyuk, Donghae, Choi Siwon and TVXQ′s Max Changmin Confirm Enlistment Dates | date=September 2, 2015 | access-date=September 20, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923140020/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/97396/super-juniors-eunhyuk-donghae-choi-siwon-and-tvxqs-max-changmin-confirm-enlistment-dates | archive-date=September 23, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2017–present: Comeback tours, ''New Chapter'' series, fifteenth anniversaries and twentieth anniversaries===
Yunho was honorably discharged from service on April 20, 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/04/398_227929.html|title=TVXQ's Yunho finishes military service [VIDEO]|date=April 20, 2017|website=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021123247/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/04/398_227929.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3032468|title=Yunho ends military service, pledges return|date=April 20, 2017|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182831/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=3032468|url-status=live}}</ref> while Changmin was honorably discharged on August 18, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hancinema.net/max-and-choi-si-won-to-be-discharged-on-the-18th-109018.html|title=Changmin and Choi Si-won to be discharged on the 18th|date=August 17, 2017|website=[[HanCinema]]|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407112816/https://www.hancinema.net/max-and-choi-si-won-to-be-discharged-on-the-18th-109018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 21, TVXQ announced their comeback to be a series of projects, starting with a concert. The [[List of TVXQ concert tours#TVXQ! Special Comeback Live - YouR PresenT|TVXQ Special Comeback Live: Your Present]] held a total of three shows in [[Seoul]] and [[Macau]] from September 30 to October 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002950395 | title=동방신기 "9월 솔로곡 발표, 새 모습 보여드리는 발판" TVXQ announce September solo song releases and other upcoming projects | date=August 21, 2017 | work=[[Herald POP]] via Naver | language=ko | access-date=August 3, 2018 | archive-date=August 3, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803044458/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002950395 | url-status=live }}</ref> On October 25, 2017, the duo released the Japanese compilation album ''[[Fine Collection ~Begin Again~]]'', which comprised songs released by the duo since 2011. The album's accompanying [[Begin Again: Live Tour|Begin Again Tour]] debuted at the [[Sapporo Dome]] in November 2017 and ended at the [[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]] in January 2018. TVXQ broke several records with the tour: they are the first music group in Japan to hold a three-day concert at the [[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]] and are the first foreign artists to bring over a million people with one tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/06/18/k-pop-duo-tvxq-becomes-best-selling-foreign-touring-act-in-japan/ |title=K-Pop Duo TVXQ! Becomes Best-Selling Foreign Touring Act In Japan |date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=May 23, 2020 |work=[[Forbes]] |author=Tamar Herman |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724030256/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/06/18/k-pop-duo-tvxq-becomes-best-selling-foreign-touring-act-in-japan/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0003702675 |script-title=ko:[공식입장] 동방신기, 日 공연역사 새로 쓴다..최초 스타디움 3일 공연 |trans-title=[Official] TVXQ, sets a new record in Japan. First act to hold 3 days performance at the stadium |date=January 22, 2018 |work=[[Naver]] |access-date=May 23, 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193255/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0003702675 |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour broke a new record for K-pop in Japan, with a total of one million tickets sold.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/live/8461380/tvxq-sets-new-record-japan-1-million-tickets-tour|title=TVXQ Sets New Record in Japan For K-Pop With 1 Million Tickets Sold For 'Begin Again' Tour|date=June 18, 2018|access-date=March 11, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816235828/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/live/8461380/tvxq-sets-new-record-japan-1-million-tickets-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Reboot (song)|Reboot]]," the duo's first Japanese single since their hiatus, was released on December 20, 2017. The single debuted at number two on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/348854/products/1259132/1/|title=Reboot(初回生産限定盤)|newspaper=Oricon News |publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 11, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129010815/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/348854/products/1259132/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> selling over 123,000 copies.

The duo started preparations for their eighth Korean studio album upon their return to Korea. ''[[New Chapter No. 1: The Chance of Love|New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love]]'' was released on March 28, 2018, after a two-week pre-release promotional period. Following the album's release, the duo announced the [[List of TVXQ concert tours#Circle Tour|Circle #welcome Tour]], which opened in Seoul's Jamsil Supplementary Stadium on May 5 and 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/12/682_248625.html|title=TVXQ powers through concert with smash hits|newspaper=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=March 11, 2019|date=May 8, 2018|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193239/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/12/682_248625.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour went on to play shows in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Bangkok]].

''New Chapter #1'' debuted at number one on the [[Gaon Album Chart]], their seventh number-one album since the chart's inception in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018년 13주차 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=13&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week |website=[[Gaon Music Chart]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405023024/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=13&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week |url-status=live }}</ref> ''New Chapter #1'' ultimately finished the month of March at number four with 110,666 copies in Korea.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018년 03월 Album Chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month |website=[[Gaon Music Chart]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116002354/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month |url-status=live }}</ref> The duo released their ninth full-length Japanese studio album ''[[Tomorrow (TVXQ album)|Tomorrow]]'' on September 19, 2018, and debuted number one on the Oricon Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite book | publisher=[[Avex Group]] | url=https://toho-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1061893 | title=2018年7月25日発売 NEW SINGLE『Road』＜カップリング収録内容公開！＞ | work=Tohoshinki's Official Website | access-date=August 26, 2018 | language=ja | archive-date=August 27, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075430/https://toho-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1061893 | url-status=live }}</ref> The record is supported by the nationwide [[List of TVXQ concert tours in Japan#Tomorrow Tour|Tomorrow Tour]] from September 2018 to January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeong |first1=Jung-na |work=[[Sports Chosun]] |script-title=ko:동방신기, 日 새 싱글 발매와 동시에 오리콘 1위 |trans-title=TVXQ, No. 1 Oricon Daily in Japan's new album 'TOMORROW' |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003318754 |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |date=September 20, 2018 |via=[[Naver]] |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193255/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003318754 |url-status=live }}</ref> With 33 stops, it was TVXQ's most expansive tour in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hwang |first1=Mi-hyun |work=News1 |script-title=ko:동방신기, 日 새 싱글 발매와 동시에 오리콘 1위 |trans-title=TVXQ, No. 1 Oricon at the same time as the new single in Japan |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003704323 |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |date=November 22, 2018 |via=[[Naver]] |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193236/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003704323 |url-status=live }}</ref> The duo released their 46th Japanese single "[[Jealous (TVXQ song)|Jealous]]" on November 21, 2018, as the lead track for their tenth Japanese album [[XV (TVXQ album)|XV]]. It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, their 13th time topping the chart.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sun |first1=Mi-kyung |script-title=ko:"역시 톱클래스"..동방신기, 日 새 싱글 오리콘차트 또 1위 |trans-title="Also Top Class" .. TVXQ, Japan's new single oricon chart again |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003909252 |work=OSEN |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |date=November 22, 2018 |via=[[Naver]] |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193255/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003909252 |url-status=live }}</ref> This broke several records, making TVXQ the foreign artist with the most number ones, most top-10s, and highest cumulative sales in Oricon Singles Chart history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Jaehoon |title=동방신기, 일본 오리콘 차트 또 기록 경신 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0008931437 |website=[[Naver]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |date=November 27, 2018 |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923074934/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0008931437 |url-status=live }}</ref>

TVXQ released their [[extended play]] ''[[New Chapter No. 2: The Truth of Love|New Chapter #2: The Truth of Love]]'', sequel to ''New Chapter #1'', on December 26, 2018, day of their fifteenth debut anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000692011 | title=동방신기, 15주년 특급 선물...12월26일 앨범+팬미팅 개최 [공식] TVXQ to release special album for 15th debut anniversary | date=November 28, 2018 | access-date=November 28, 2018 | language=ko | archive-date=April 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193252/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000692011 | url-status=live }}</ref> Similar to their 2015 album ''[[Rise as God]]'', ''The Truth of Love'' was tagged as a "special" album release, so it was not regarded as an official studio release. Though TVXQ did not promote the record, it debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref name="gaon1">{{cite news | work=[[Gaon Albums Chart|Gaon]] | url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month | title=Gaon Albums Chart, December 2018 | language=ko | access-date=September 12, 2019 | archive-date=October 14, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014185346/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month | url-status=live }}</ref> In Japan, it debuted at number 12 on the Oricon Albums Chart.<ref name="oricondebut">{{cite web | work=[[Oricon]] | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-01-07/p/2/ | title=Oricon Albums Chart, Week of 2019-01-07 | language=ja | access-date=September 12, 2019 | date=January 7, 2019 | archive-date=April 22, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422042220/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-01-07/p/2/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Their tenth Japanese album ''[[XV (TVXQ album)|XV]]'', promoted as their fifteenth debut anniversary in Japan, was released on October 16, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Joon-Seok|work=[[Sports Chosun]]|script-title=ko:동방신기, 日 데뷔 15주년 기념 앨범 'XV'...통산 8번째 오리콘 위클리 차트 1위|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003484426|trans-title=TVXQ, 15th Anniversary Album 'XV' in Japan... 1st overall 8th Oricon Weekly Chart|access-date=May 1, 2020|language=ko|date=October 22, 2019|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193244/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003484426|url-status=live}}</ref> It was TVXQ's eighth album to debut atop the [[Oricon Albums Chart]], surpassing [[BoA]]'s record<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Joon-suk |title='톱클래스' 동방신기, 日 오리콘 신기록 행진은 계속 된다 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003320157 |website=[[Naver]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |language=ko |date=September 25, 2018 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193244/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003320157 |url-status=live }}</ref> in becoming the first and only foreign artist in Japan to earn eight number one albums.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dong |first1=Sun-hwa |title=TVXQ first foreign act to top Japanese music chart for 8th time |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/10/732_277507.html |website=[[The Korea Times]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |date=October 22, 2019 |archive-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024111519/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/10/732_277507.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 24, 2020, amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], TVXQ held a live online concert Beyond the T, the fifth concert organized by SM Entertainment and Naver as part of [[Beyond LIVE]], the world's first online-dedicated live concert series.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 11, 2020|title=동방신기·슈주 'Beyond LIVE' 합류, 공연 열기 잇는다|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/609/0000276110|website=[[Naver News]]|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193235/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/609/0000276110|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 16, 2022, TVXQ released their Japanese extended play ''[[Epitaph (EP)|Epitaph]]''<ref>{{cite news | work=Tohoshinki Official Website at Avex Group | url=https://toho-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1097304 | title=2022.2... "東方神起" Mini Album RELEASE！！ | date=February 10, 2022 | access-date=February 18, 2022 | language=ja | url-status=live | archive-date=February 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218035922/https://toho-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1097304 }}</ref> to support their nation-wide Japan tour, [[List of TVXQ concert tours in Japan|Classyc: Live Tour]], their first live concert series in three years. The tour sold 300,000 tickets across Japan.

On October 5, 2023, it was announced that TVXQ would be releasing their ninth Korean studio album ''[[20&2]]'' on December 26, 2023, to commemorate their twentieth anniversary within the group's special celebration project 20&2 (20th Anniversary & Two Members).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v.daum.net/v/20231005081656862|title=동방신기, 데뷔 20주년 기념 앨범 12월 26일 발매[공식]|author=Noeul Kim|date=October 5, 2023|website=[[Daum (web portal)|Daum]]|access-date=October 5, 2023|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005005551/https://v.daum.net/v/20231005081656862|url-status=live}}</ref> The duo held their twentieth anniversary concert tour, the [[List of TVXQ concert tours#20&2 Asia Tour|20&2 Asia Tour]], from December 2023 to April 2024. Immediately after the tour, they announced their Japan-wide tour, [[Zone: Live Tour|Zone Tour]], beginning from November 2024 to March 2025, to celebrate their twentieth anniversary in Japan, which is supported by their eleventh Japanese studio album, ''[[Zone (TVXQ album)|Zone]]'', to be released on November 6, 2024.

==Artistry==
TVXQ have labeled their lead singles as "SMP" (short for "SM Music Performance"),<ref name="res">{{Cite news | work=[[Naver]] | url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=shm&sid1=106&oid=001&aid=0005849332 | title=TVXQ reaches 10 years old next year | date=October 4, 2012 | access-date=December 22, 2013 | language=ko | archive-date=April 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193255/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0005849332 | url-status=live }}</ref> a supposedly experimental genre with a mix of [[orchestral pop]], [[rock music|rock]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], and [[contemporary R&B]], topped with harmonizing vocals and high notes as well as dynamic dance routines.<ref name="smp">{{Cite news | work=Kpop Starz | url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/35201/20130721/sm-entertainment-fandoms-and-smp-genre.htm | title=SM Entertainment and SMP Genre | date=July 21, 2013 | access-date=December 22, 2013 | archive-date=December 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224083453/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/35201/20130721/sm-entertainment-fandoms-and-smp-genre.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> Many of TVXQ's songs feature lyrics with dark social commentary.<ref name="smp" /><ref name="smp2">{{cite news | work=News Tomato | url=http://www.newstomato.com/ReadNews.aspx?no=434066 | title=TVXQ – The evolution of SMP | date=January 11, 2014 | access-date=January 11, 2014 | language=ja | archive-date=January 11, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111072715/http://www.newstomato.com/ReadNews.aspx?no=434066 | url-status=live }}</ref>

TVXQ's musical style has evolved over the years.<ref name="genre">{{cite news | work=[[Naver]] | url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=014&aid=0002734466 | title=TVXQ – A male idol group with history | date=October 4, 2012 | access-date=January 27, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=April 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193256/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=014&aid=0002734466 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dance-pop]] and contemporary R&B ballads persisted throughout their releases, and they have released [[a cappella]] versions of their music. In their first two albums, TVXQ explored [[rap rock]], and have collaborated with the rock band [[TRAX (band)|TRAX]] in those attempts. With their fourth Korean album ''Mirotic'' (2008), TVXQ delved into [[urban contemporary]] and [[electropop]], and the album's lead single "[[Mirotic (song)|Mirotic]]", a song marked by heavy-urban dance and [[Europop]] sounds, is considered one of the staple songs of K-pop.<ref name="http">{{cite web|title=TVXQ, Which Member is Most Pure...?!|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/070919_02.html|work=[[Oricon]]|access-date=March 7, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=October 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001222306/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/070919_02.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="varietyjapan.com">{{cite web|title=TVXQ, To Become USJ Asia Goodwi-ll Ambassadors|url=http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/showbiz/u3eqp3000003hfjz.html|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety Japan]]|access-date=March 7, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=May 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517134352/http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/showbiz/u3eqp3000003hfjz.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ, Trying the Dance Number That Fits in the Winter!!|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/061108_03.html|work=[[Oricon]]|access-date=March 7, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=November 17, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117104702/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/061108_03.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the albums after the split, Yunho and Changmin experimented with more [[electronic dance music]], traditional R&B, and pop songs with strong hip hop cadences. However, the duo's tenth anniversary album, ''Tense'' (2014), saw a drastic change in TVXQ's musical direction, in which acoustic genres such as [[adult contemporary]] pop music took focus.<ref>{{cite web | work=Neo Music Community | url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=25621&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&row=1&cTp=4 | title=TVXQ! The 7th Album 'TENSE' Review | access-date=January 27, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=February 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201051329/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=25621&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&row=1&cTp=4 | url-status=live }}</ref>

TVXQ's dance choreography has been called "intense and powerful".<ref name="tenasia">{{cite news | work=Tenasia | url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/58803 | title=TVXQ! member U-Know Yunho | date=June 6, 2013 | access-date=December 22, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121027/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/58803 | archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | work=Idolator | url=http://www.idolator.com/7220162/tvxq-catch-me-video | author=Lansky, Sam | title=TVXQ's 'Catch Me' video | date=October 26, 2012 | access-date=December 22, 2013 | archive-date=December 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131223031650/http://www.idolator.com/7220162/tvxq-catch-me-video | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=TVXQ! Live World Tour in Los Angeles | url=http://audreymagazine.com/tvxq-live-world-tour-in-los-angeles/ | work=Audrey Magazine | date=July 8, 2013 | access-date=December 22, 2013 | archive-date=December 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224083504/http://audreymagazine.com/tvxq-live-world-tour-in-los-angeles/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Their stage performances have been described as "imaginative" and "captivating",<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine=Billboard | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481405/tvxq-qa-on-america-favorite-artists-future-touring-plans | title=TVXQ! Q&A: On America, Favorite Artists, Future Touring Plans | date=December 13, 2012 | access-date=January 27, 2014 | archive-date=July 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719023939/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481405/tvxq-qa-on-america-favorite-artists-future-touring-plans | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work=TV Report | url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=131376 | title=TVXQ's live performance on 'Music Bank' is perfect as expected | date=July 1, 2011 | access-date=January 27, 2014 | language=ko | archive-date=February 2, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115547/http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=131376 | url-status=live }}</ref> with Yunho and Changmin being lauded for their stability and stamina to perform live, with some live concert sets lasting for more than three hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201212282114260910|title=KBS 가요대축제 음향 덕에 아이돌 가창력 탄로 '강제 MR제거'|work=newsen.com|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-date=April 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412195320/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201212282114260910|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-completes-five-dome-tour-with-700-000-040500300.html |title=TVXQ completes five-Dome tour with 700,000 fans in total - Yahoo OMG! Philippines |access-date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205125552/http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/tvxq-completes-five-dome-tour-with-700-000-040500300.html |archive-date=December 5, 2013 }}</ref> On an episode of Mnet's ''Idol Chart Show'' that aired on May 4, 2011, TVXQ was ranked number one among music removed (MR) idol singers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://continuetvxq.com/2011/05/05/tvxq-1-best-mr-removed-singer/ | title = TVXQ #1 best MR removed singer | date = May 5, 2011 | work = Continue TVXQ | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220625/http://continuetvxq.com/2011/05/05/tvxq-1-best-mr-removed-singer/ | archive-date = October 4, 2013 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
The five original members of TVXQ made their first appearance as actors in 2005, through the sitcom ''[[Rainbow Romance]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/focus/1494581_15869.html|script-title=ko:시트콤 속 믹키유천|publisher=[[iMBC]]|access-date=January 1, 2013|language=ko|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220333/http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/focus/1494581_15869.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/report/1487497_2018.html|script-title=ko:동방신기의 유노윤호 출연|publisher=[[iMBC]]|access-date=January 1, 2013|language=ko|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220209/http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/report/1487497_2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and their own seven-episode miniseries titled ''[[Banjun Theatre]]''.<ref name="Banjun1">{{cite web|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=16292|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128232544/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=16292|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2013|title=TVXQ's Unforgettable Acting Moments|work=enewsworld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=January 2, 2013|date=October 1, 2012|first=Nancy|last=Lee}}</ref><ref name="Banjun2">{{cite web|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/200603/sp2006030308025358390.htm|publisher=Hankooki Sports|script-title=ko:복고댄스 여왕 배슬기 '동방신기의 여인'|date=March 3, 2006|language=ko|access-date=January 2, 2013|first=In-kyung|last=Lee|archive-date=March 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306085812/http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/200603/sp2006030308025358390.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, TVXQ starred in their second miniseries ''Vacation'', also releasing a soundtrack.

In 2012, Yunho and Changmin appeared in the biographical movie ''[[I AM.]]'', a film that contained interviews from [[SM Town]] artists. The duo was featured in another SM Town film, the concert documentary ''SM Town: The Stage'', in August 2015. In April 2016, during the duo's hiatus, they released their own Japanese [[concert film]], ''Till'', in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | work=Tohoshinki | url=http://toho-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1029080 | script-title=ja:『東方神起 FILM CONCERT 2016 ～TILL～』＆『TOHOSHINKI Gallery 2016 ～FEEL～』 開催決定！ | date=November 24, 2015 | access-date=December 27, 2015 | language=ja | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200107/http://toho-jp.net/news/detail.php?id=1029080 | url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2018, the duo made cameo appearances on the television special drama ''Tensai Bakabon'', playing as two hotel porters who appear again ten years later as members of a popular band.<ref>{{cite news | work=Oricon | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2110658/full | script-title=ja:東方神起、実写『バカボン』で本人役 ホテルマン衣装も披露 | language=ja | access-date=May 2, 2018 | date=May 2, 2018 | archive-date=April 22, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422193305/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2110658/amp/?ref_cd=tw_pic | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Controversy==
===Lyrics of "Mirotic"===
{{main|Mirotic}}

{{see also|Censorship in South Korea}}

In November 2008, the Korean Commission of Youth Protection ruled that "[[Jumon (Mirotic)|Mirotic]]" was detrimental to youths and declared that the lyrics were provocative and overly sexual. As a result, the album was labeled with stickers indicating that it was unsuitable for people under 19 years old and any performances of the song would have to be broadcast after 10&nbsp;PM.<ref name="tunes">{{cite news |first=Hyung-eun|last=Kim|title=Teen tunes get the rap from censoring body|url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2898642|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=December 16, 2008|access-date=February 9, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090529065403/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2898642 |archive-date = May 29, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response to the ruling, [[SM Entertainment]] agreed to make a clean version but also had filed an injunction to overrule the commission's decision.<ref name="tunes" /> The lyrics were changed from "I got you" to "I chose you" and "I got you under my skin" to "I got you under my sky."<ref name="tunes" /> In March 2009, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of SM Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rahn |last=Kim |title=Court Rules TVXQ Album Not Harmful to Youth |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_42389.html |work=[[Korea Times]] |date=April 1, 2009 |access-date=April 1, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403073108/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_42389.html |archive-date=April 3, 2009 }}</ref> The Commission of Youth Protection announced they would appeal the ruling to a high court after having an emergency meeting and deeming that the phrase, "I got you under my skin", was inappropriate for minors.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ji-sook |last=Bae |title=Government Appeals to Define TVXQ's Song 'Lewd' |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_42908.html |work=[[Korea Times]] |date=April 9, 2009 |access-date=April 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204050210/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/117_42908.html |archive-date=February 4, 2012 }}</ref>

===Lawsuit against SM Entertainment===
On July 31, 2009, three of the members—[[Jaejoong|Hero Jaejoong]], [[Yoochun|Micky Yoochun]], and [[Junsu|Xiah Junsu]]—submitted an application to the Seoul Central District Court to determine the validity of their contract with their management agency, [[SM Entertainment]].<ref name="feud" /><ref name="breakup" /> Through their lawyers, the trio stated that the 13-year contract was excessively long, schedules were held out without the confirmation or permission of the members, contract terms had been extended and changed without their knowledge or consent, and that the group's earnings were not fairly distributed to the members.<ref name="lawsuit">{{cite web|title=TVXQ to Stick Together Despite Legal Dispute|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/08/178_49540.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=August 3, 2009|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306151954/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/08/178_49540.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Early termination penalty of their contract would cost them twice the profit that the group was estimated to earn for SM Entertainment in the rest of the contract period.<ref>[http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2009080401571389419&linkid=rank_news&newssetid=768 Yahoo.co.kr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614100242/http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2009080401571389419&linkid=rank_news&newssetid=768 |date=June 14, 2011 }}. Retrieved August 26, 2009.</ref> The news of their lawsuit was enough to cause SM Entertainment's stock price to drop over 10%.<ref>Thomson Reuters. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090806092540/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/08/03/afx6730465.html Korea Hot Stocks – Hankook Tire, SM Ent, Ssangyong Motor]. ''[[Forbes.com]]''. August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.</ref>

The Seoul Central District Court granted the three members a temporary contract injunction in October 2009 and stated that SM Entertainment could not interfere with their individual activities, thus placing a halt on TVXQ's group activities in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dkpopnews.net/2010/04/news-new-development-in-tvxqs-contract.html|title=Daily K Pop News: [News] New Development In TVXQ's Contract Lawsuit – SM Entertainment Raises Lawsuit|date=April 13, 2010 |access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116083447/http://www.dkpopnews.net/2010/04/news-new-development-in-tvxqs-contract.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The members claimed that the contract was unfair and that they were left out of proper profit distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-28|title=Will TVXQ Stay Together?|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=enternews&id=&board_seq=169697&page=264&board_code=music_news|access-date=2021-04-22|website=KBS World|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422194411/http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=enternews&id=&board_seq=169697&page=264&board_code=music_news|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, SM Entertainment called a press conference and claimed that the lawsuit was not about unfair contracts or human rights, but motivated by the three members' greed to pursue their cosmetics business uninhibited by the restrictions of their exclusive contract with SM Entertainment. The agency submitted a complaint on criminal misdemeanor charges against the cosmetics company CreBeau; however, it was never brought to court by the prosecutor on grounds of insufficient evidence. The three replied that they hoped SM Entertainment would respect the court's decision.<ref>{{cite web|title=SM Entertainment Calls the TVXQ Suit a Big Fraud|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_detail.htm?No=10760&current_page=87|work=KBS World|date=November 2, 2009|access-date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005050416/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_detail.htm?No=10760&current_page=87|url-status=live}}</ref>

In response to the lawsuit, 120,000 TVXQ fans filed a petition against SM Entertainment's long-term contracts to the Seoul District Court.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ vs. SM Entertainment Trial Begins |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10282|work=KBS World|date=August 21, 2009|access-date=August 21, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101030203922/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10282 |archive-date = October 30, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Korean chapter of TVXQ's fanclub, Cassiopeia, also filed for compensation from SM Entertainment for the cancelled SM Town Live Concert, as both SM Entertainment and TVXQ initially stated that the concert would go on as planned. The concert was canceled a week before its scheduled date.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ Fan Club Files for Compensation for Cancelled Concert|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10351|work=KBS World|date=September 3, 2009|access-date=September 3, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101030203834/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10351 |archive-date = October 30, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> TVXQ's Mirotic Asia Tour Concert in Shenzhen, which was scheduled to be held on November 21, 2009, was also canceled.

Though TVXQ's activities in Korea were ceased, the three continued activities as TVXQ members until the end of the year in Japan, where they were managed by Avex. On April 3, 2010, Avex announced the indefinite suspension of TVXQ's Japanese activities. The three, later known as [[JYJ]], signed a new contract with Avex to form a new special unit, which was announced on April 13, 2010. The trio released their debut Japanese EP, ''[[The... (JYJ EP)|The...]]'' in September 2010. On February 17, 2011, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed SM Entertainment's injunction against the three, filed in April 2010 for damage compensation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/18/2011021801086.html|title=JYJ Win Legal Battle with Former Management|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=February 18, 2011|access-date=February 21, 2012|archive-date=October 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018181703/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/18/2011021801086.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2012, the final decision on the case was postponed indefinitely by the Seoul Central District Court for mediation under the justice department.<ref>{{cite news|last=Park|first=HyunMin|title=Decision on JYJ vs. SM Entertainment Case Postponed Indefinitely for Mediation|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=15363|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111051849/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=15363|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=enewsWorld|date=September 19, 2012|agency=CJ E&M}}</ref>

The lawsuit came to an end on November 28, 2012, with both parties mutually agreeing to withdraw their lawsuits, stating that the three members' contracts came to an end on July 31, 2009, and that both parties would mutually not interfere with each other's activities.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|title=JYJ and SM finally reach agreement|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2963083|access-date=December 5, 2012|newspaper=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=November 29, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111053417/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2963083|archive-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> An SM official was quoted as saying, "We made a judgment that we don't have to manage the three members of JYJ any longer as they expressed their intention not to keep their activity as TVXQ" and further added that they have decided to end the litigation "to avoid bringing additional harm to U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, who are active as TVXQ, and to avoid making any more unneeded issues".<ref>{{cite news|title=SM and JYJ Put an End to Their Long, Winding Legal Suit|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=22343|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111082501/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=22343|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2012|newspaper=enewsWorld|date=November 28, 2012|author=Park, HyunMin|author2=Erika Kim|agency=CJ E&M}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Tae Ho|title=JYJ, SM Come to Agreement Regarding Exclusive Contract Issue|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012112813495846832|access-date=December 5, 2012|newspaper=10 Asia|date=November 28, 2012|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220417/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012112813495846832|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legacy==
TVXQ are credited to be one of the first South Korean artists to popularize [[K-pop]] in Japan and internationally.<ref>{{Cite book|title=K-pop – The International Rise of the Korean Music Industry.|first=JungBong|last=Choi|date=2014|publisher=Taylor and Francis|others=Maliangkay, Roald.|isbn=9781317681809|location=Hoboken|pages=66–80|oclc=890981690}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=K-pop Beyond Asia|last=Song|first=Cheol-min|publisher=길잡이미디어|year=2016|isbn=9788973755981|location=Korea|pages=37–46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8lxCwAAQBAJ|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020163406/https://books.google.com/books?id=j8lxCwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> Multiple international and local media outlets have dubbed TVXQ as "K-pop legends" and "K-pop royalty"<ref name="bill1" /> for their accomplishments and contributions to the [[Korean Wave|Hallyu]], which refers to the global rise and spread of Korean pop culture. ''[[The Korea Times]]'' had referred to TVXQ as "a pillar of [K-pop's] expansion to the rest of Asia.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=The Korea Times | url=http://www.koreatimesus.com/exclusive-interview-why-tvxq-is-tvxq/ | title=Interview: Why TVXQ is TVXQ | date=May 5, 2015 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | first=Tae | last=Hong}}</ref> According to K-pop critic Jung Min-jae, TVXQ started a new standard for current K-pop idols, asserting them as the "goal of an idol group."<ref name="heraldcorp">{{cite web | publisher=[[Herald Corporation|Herald Business]] | url=https://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20240320050719 | title=5000만원으로 시작한 'K-팝의 모든 것'...SM의 '결정적 순간들' | trans-title='Everything about K-pop' started with 50 million won... SM's 'Decisive Moments' | date=March 20, 2024 | access-date=March 20, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=March 21, 2024 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240321055744/https://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20240320050719 | url-status=live}}</ref> TVXQ's success after their debut in 2004 led to a resurgence of [[Korean idol|idol groups]] in Korean entertainment. Their work have influenced various artists including [[Jonghyun]] of [[SHINee]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=E Daily | url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01197206586442376&mediaCodeNo=258 | title=샤이니 "H.O.T 신화 동방신기 보며 꿈 키웠죠" | trans-title=SHINee “I developed my dream by watching H.O.T Shinhwa and TVXQ” | date=June 16, 2008 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053418/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01197206586442376&mediaCodeNo=258 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kang Seung-yoon]] of [[Winner (band)|Winner]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Newsen | url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201011110823101001 | title=슈스케 강승윤 "동방신기 보며 가수 꿈꿨다" 고백 | trans-title=Kang Seung-yoon confesses: I dreamed of becoming a singer while watching TVXQ | date=November 11, 2010 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko}}</ref> [[Jung Dae-hyun]] and [[Zelo]] of [[B.A.P (South Korean band)|B.A.P]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=BNT | url=https://www.bntnews.co.kr/article/view/bnt201202090113 | title=신인그룹 B.A.P 대현 "첫 쇼케이스에서 느낀 희열, 절대 잊지 못해요" | trans-title=Rookie group B.A.P's Daehyun: 'I'll never forget the joy I felt at the first showcase' | date=February 9, 2012 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053418/https://www.bntnews.co.kr/article/view/bnt201202090113 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher=JTBC | url=https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/ArticlePrint.aspx?news_id=NB10070895 | title=B.A.P 방용국 "가수 허락받기 위해 전교 1등" | trans-title=B.A.P Bang Yong-guk: the first in his school to be a singer | date=February 16, 2012 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053418/https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/ArticlePrint.aspx?news_id=NB10070895 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[L (entertainer)|L]] of [[Infinite (group)|Infinite]], [[Xiumin]] and [[Baekhyun]] of [[Exo|EXO]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Newsen | url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201506251206226310 | title=시우민 "동방신기 없었으면? 엑소 안 됐을 것" | trans-title=Xiumin: What if TVXQ didn’t exist? EXO wouldn’t have made it | date=June 25, 2015 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko}}</ref> [[Seulgi]] of [[Red Velvet (group)|Red Velvet]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Star News | url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2014092610333364614 | title=10주년 동방신기, 10년후배 레드벨벳을 만나다 | trans-title=10th Anniversary TVXQ meets 10 years junior Red Velvet | date=September 26, 2014 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053418/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2014092610333364614 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher=Top Star News | url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=123917 | title='한위싱동타이' 레드벨벳(Red Velvet), "우리는 10년 후에도 레드벨벳이죠"...'10년 후가 기대 돼' | trans-title=Red Velvet, "We'll still be Red Velvet 10 years later"... I'm looking forward to 10 years from now' | date=April 23, 2015 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053418/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=123917 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Yuta Nakamoto|Yuta]] of [[NCT (group)|NCT]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=X Sports News | url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/746461 | title='NCT LIFE' NCT 127 finally reveals their true feelings... Will it work? | date=July 16, 2016 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko}}</ref> [[Moonbyul]] of [[Mamamoo]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Soompi | url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1155291wpp/watch-mamamoos-moonbyul-shares-tvxq-inspired-dances-rising-sun | title=Watch: MAMAMOO's Moonbyul Shares How TVXQ Inspired Her And Dances To "Rising Sun" | date=April 14, 2018 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053419/https://www.soompi.com/article/1155291wpp/watch-mamamoos-moonbyul-shares-tvxq-inspired-dances-rising-sun | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hwang Min-hyun]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Vogue | url=https://www.vogue.co.kr/2019/07/29/ready-player-one/ | title=Ready Player One | date=July 29, 2019 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053418/https://www.vogue.co.kr/2019/07/29/ready-player-one/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Samuel (singer)|Samuel]],<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Soompi | url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1146889wpp/samuel-talks-inspired-tvxq-looking-forward-promoting-yoo-seon-ho | title=Samuel Talks About Being Inspired By TVXQ And Looking Forward To Promoting With Yoo Seon Ho | date=March 28, 2018 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406053420/https://www.soompi.com/article/1146889wpp/samuel-talks-inspired-tvxq-looking-forward-promoting-yoo-seon-ho | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lu Han]], [[Shokichi]] of [[Exile (Japanese band)|Exile]], Solidemo, and [[Ryōki Nagae]].

TVXQ's ability to deliver solid live performances with synchronized dance choreography, backed by the production of stylish, high-quality music videos, had blazed a trail for other Korean idol groups to follow suit, laying the foundation for the current "K-pop worldview".<ref name="heraldcorp" /> They are one of the oldest idol groups to still tour consistently, and has been named by ''[[Forbes]]'' in the [[Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40|Korea Power Celebrity 40]] list as one of the most powerful celebrities from South Korea for 2014.<ref name="TVXQforbes">{{Cite web|last=Shmavonian|first=Karl|date=April 11, 2014|title=Forbes Korea's Top 10 Celebrities, 2014|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2014/04/11/forbes-koreas-top-10-celebrities-2014/#37425fd0111c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228181917/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2014/04/11/forbes-koreas-top-10-celebrities-2014/#37425fd0111c |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |access-date=March 10, 2024|website=Forbes}}</ref>

Their popularity in Japan is said to rival even the most popular local artists. The Oricon credited TVXQ as the reason why K-pop girl groups like [[Girls' Generation]] and [[Kara (group)|Kara]] became popular in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Star News | url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2010090307451658717&outlink=1&ref=%3A%2F%2F | title=日오리콘 "韓걸그룹 인기는 동방신기 덕분" | trans-title=Japanese Oricon “Korean girl group’s popularity is thanks to TVXQ” | date=September 3, 2010 | access-date=April 5, 2024 | language=ko}}</ref> They are the first Korean artists to cover the Japanese edition of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2011/07/04/79829|title=東方神起、撮り下ろし＆独占インタビュー！|trans-title=Tohoshinki, exclusive new interview!|access-date=March 10, 2024|date=July 4, 2011|archive-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311002459/https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2011/07/04/79829|url-status=live}}</ref> and are the best-selling foreign touring artist in the country.<ref name="forbes2018" /> Over a million people attended their [[Begin Again: Live Tour 2017|Begin Again Tour]] from 2017 to 2018, more than any other concert tour that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181105000455|publisher=The Korea Herald|title=TVXQ draws more than legendary home acts in Japan|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2024}}</ref>

TVXQ's influence in the K-pop industry went beyond music. Former members' [[JYJ#Lawsuits against S.M. Entertainment & Ave|Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu's lawsuit against SM Entertainment]] brought attention to "[[slave contract]]s", referring to a management company's unfair treatment towards their artists. It paved the way for contract negotiations of future stars, and has led to several reforms and law changes by South Korea's [[Fair Trade Commission (South Korea)|Fair Trade Commission]] (KFTC), including a new rule that limited entertainment contracts to seven years,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/12/135_169279.html|title=K-pop stars punished by unfair contracts|last=Kim|first=Hyo-jin|date=December 3, 2014|work=Korea Times|access-date=March 10, 2024|language=en|archive-date=February 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227031932/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/12/135_169279.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and reducing financial penalties for entertainers that break their contracts early.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/03/08/major-k-pop-agencies-reform-unfair-contract-clauses|title=Major K-pop agencies to reform unfair contract clauses|date=March 8, 2017|website=SBS PopAsia|language=en|access-date=March 10, 2024|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127024137/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/03/08/major-k-pop-agencies-reform-unfair-contract-clauses|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=임순현 |date=September 17, 2019 |title=기획사대표 동생이 가수 성폭행..."다른 연예인도 전속해지 가능"(종합) |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190916140951004 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=연합뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref> According to ''The Korea Herald'', ten entertainment agencies in Korea changed their artist contracts from thirteen years to seven after the lawsuit.<ref name="slavecontract">{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121130000586|publisher=The Korea Herald|title=JYJ and SM Entertainment end three-year legal spat|last=Jackson|first=Julie|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=March 10, 2024|archive-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311010923/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121130000586|url-status=live}}</ref> The trio's lawsuit against SM Entertainment has been described as "historic".<ref name="slavecontract" />

===Fan club===
[[File:Cassiopeia TVXQ.jpg|thumb|Red light stick used at TVXQ concerts]]
The official fanclubs of TVXQ are ''Cassiopeia'' in South Korea and ''Bigeast'' in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toho-jp.net/info/120622.html |script-title=ja:『Bigeast FANCLUB EVENT 2012「THE MISSION」』チケット転売(オークション)に関しての警告|publisher=Tohoshinki Official Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023154247/http://toho-jp.net/info/120622.html|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=dead|language=ja}}</ref> Their fandom color is red. According to news sources in 2008, ''Cassiopeia'' was listed in the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]] as "the world's largest fanclub" with more than 800,000 official members.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ in Guinness Book of Records|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_detail.htm?No=9374|date=March 24, 2009|access-date=January 4, 2013|publisher=KBS|archive-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523104554/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_detail.htm?No=9374|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/the-new-now/jyj-the-biggest-boy-band-in-the-world-youve-never-heard-of.html|title=JYJ: The Biggest Boy Band In The World You've Never Heard Of|publisher=Yahoo! Music|access-date=July 3, 2012|date=October 29, 2010|archive-date=September 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923180850/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/the-new-now/jyj-the-biggest-boy-band-in-the-world-youve-never-heard-of.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:동방신기, 기네스 북 선정 "팬이 가장 많은 가수" |url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110621n20367?mid=e0100 |website=[[Nate News]] |language=ko-kr |access-date=March 17, 2010 |date=June 11, 2011 |archive-date=January 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111200108/http://news.nate.com/view/20110621n20367?mid=e0100 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the Guinness World Records later stated that "[w]e currently have a category for the largest fanclub for a group, but no record has yet been set and we haven't been provided with any evidence".<ref name="Guinness-statement">The statement was received at Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:OTRS|OTRS]] ticketing system: {{ticket|2013050810012528}}{{registration required}}</ref><!--- see talk page for ticket request ----> TVXQ was also reported to have made it into the Guinness World Records in 2009 for being the Most Photographed Celebrities in the World,<ref>{{cite news | title= TVXQ in Guinness World Record | date=March 24, 2009 | publisher=KBS World | url = http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=9374 | access-date = August 14, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090330182004/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=9374 |archive-date = March 30, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was also directly refuted by Guinness World Records.<ref name="Guinness-statement" />

120,000 ''Cassiopeia'' members filed a petition with the Seoul District Court in 2010 against SM Entertainment's long-term contracts, after Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu's lawsuit against the management.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ vs. SM Entertainment Trial Begins |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10282|work=KBS World|date=August 21, 2009|access-date=August 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121181911/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10282|archive-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref> ''Cassiopeia'' also filed for compensation from SM Entertainment for the canceled SM Town Live Concert, as both SM and TVXQ initially stated that the concert would go on as planned. The concert was canceled a week before its scheduled date.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVXQ Fan Club Files for Compensation for Cancelled Concert|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10351|work=KBS World|date=September 3, 2009|access-date=September 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121181813/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=10351|archive-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
=== Endorsements ===
TVXQ have endorsed products such as [[LG Electronics|LG Mobile]], ''[[Samsung]]''{{'}}s ''[[Anycall]]'', sportswear ''[[Fila (company)|Fila]]'', and [[Oronamin C]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 17, 2008 |script-title=ko:동방신기-소녀시대... '로맨틱 스캔들' |url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/200805/sp2008051707331496010.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205061234/http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/200805/sp2008051707331496010.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2012 |access-date=July 13, 2009 |work=[[Hankook Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 9, 2005 |script-title=ko:다음-휠라, 온-오프 공동마케팅 추진 |url=http://www.it-times.kr/sub_read.html?uid=19843&section= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140648/http://www.it-times.kr/sub_read.html?uid=19843&section= |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |access-date=July 13, 2009 |publisher=It Times |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 8, 2009 |script-title=ja:东方神起、元气ハツラツ上户とデートしたい |url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/090708/gnj0907080510009-n1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711091640/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/090708/gnj0907080510009-n1.htm |archive-date=July 11, 2009 |access-date=July 13, 2009 |work=[[Sanspo]] |language=ja}}</ref> Some of their songs have even been used as theme songs for television shows, commercials and motion pictures;<ref group="fn">For a complete list of the commercial tie-ins of TVXQ's songs, see [[TVXQ singles discography#Soundtrack appearances|their discography]].</ref> such as ''[[One Piece]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Asa wa Kuru Kara Oricon Page |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/639580/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303070139/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/639580/1/ |archive-date=March 3, 2009 |access-date=April 17, 2009 |work=[[Oricon]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Share the World/We Are! Oricon Page |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/812153/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504082752/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/812153/1/ |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |access-date=April 17, 2009 |work=[[Oricon]] |language=ja}}</ref> [[Chevrolet]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Purple Line Oricon Page |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/743460/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110022427/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/743460/1/ |archive-date=November 10, 2007 |access-date=April 17, 2009 |work=[[Oricon]] |language=ja}}</ref> and ''Subaru''.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 12, 2008 |title=TVXQ Screen debut 'Subaru' |url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/cinema/news/p-et-tp1-20081212-439269.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212204500/http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/cinema/news/p-et-tp1-20081212-439269.html |archive-date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=December 12, 2008 |work=[[Nikkan Sports]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 12, 2008 |title=TVXQ Asia Cooperation movie 'Subaru' surprise cameo appearance |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200812121505001002&code=1002002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529022110/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200812121505001002&code=1002002 |archive-date=May 29, 2009 |access-date=December 12, 2008 |work=Newsen |language=ko}}</ref> In 2011, the newly reformed TVXQ duo landed endorsement deals in Korea with brands such as [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], The Shilla Duty Free, [[List of Pepsi variations#Diet drinks|Pepsi NEX Zero]], [[Missha]],<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:네이버 뉴스 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=023&aid=0002293208 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216125004/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=023&aid=0002293208 |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |work=[[Naver News]] |language=ko}}</ref> and most recently with [[Lacoste]].<ref>{{cite web |date=September 6, 2011 |script-title=ko:동방신기, 佛 라코스테와 프렌드쉽 계약 체결 :: 네이버 뉴스 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=213&aid=0000134958 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215929/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=213&aid=0000134958 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |work=[[Naver News]] |language=ko}}</ref> In Japan, they have endorsed [[Seven & I Holdings Co.|Seven & i Holdings]], [[7-Eleven]] products, the [[Sogo & Seibu|Seibu Silver]] card, 7-net shopping, and [[Ezaki Glico]] ice cream products.

On August 14, 2012, Missha launched a new limited-edition TVXQ perfume set and had a special TVXQ fan signing event at the Missha store in [[Myeong-dong]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sunwoo |first=Carla |date=August 16, 2012 |title=TVXQ's new scent brings out fans in droves |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2957934 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221101115/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2957934 |archive-date=December 21, 2012 |access-date=October 15, 2012 |newspaper=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref> On September 10, 2012, Missha announced that TVXQ had signed an exclusive contract with them to represent the brand worldwide and that their advertisements would soon be featured in some 1,000 stores across Asia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sunwoo |first=Carla |date=September 11, 2012 |title=TVXQ to represent Missha worldwide |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959192 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126205900/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959192 |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=October 15, 2012 |newspaper=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref>

=== Other activities ===
In 2005, the Los Angeles Tourism Corporation launched the "See My L.A." campaign. TVXQ, along with label-mate BoA, became the spokespeople for the campaign.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 15, 2005 |script-title=ko:보아 동방신기- LA공항 지하철과 관광명소에 얼굴사진 걸린다! |url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200506151028011002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215442/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200506151028011002 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2013 |work=Newsen |language=ko}}</ref> Since April 2007, TVXQ host their own weekly radio program, ''TVXQ Bigeastation'' on the [[Japan FM Network]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 25, 2007 |title=TVXQ's Radio Program Airs in Japan |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1451821_11858.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427053235/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1451821_11858.html |archive-date=April 27, 2007 |access-date=April 25, 2007 |work=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Gobal]]}}</ref> On March 28, 2008, TVXQ was chosen as the "Goodwill Ambassador for Asia" by Universal Studios Japan in order to further promote the attractions of the USJ.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 15, 2008 |title=TVXQ Named Asian Envoys for Universal Studios Japan |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1513079_11858.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319000506/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1513079_11858.html |archive-date=March 19, 2008 |access-date=May 15, 2008 |work=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Gobal]]}}</ref> TVXQ were also chosen to be the new faces for the Lotte [[duty-free shop]], due to their popularity throughout Asia.<ref name="DFS">{{cite web |date=September 19, 2008 |title=TVXQ! New Models for Lotte Duty Free Shop |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1546839_11858.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083920/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1546839_11858.html |archive-date=September 24, 2008 |access-date=September 19, 2008 |work=[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS Gobal]]}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by TVXQ}}

TVXQ are known for breaking numerous sales and attendance records in Japan. In 2008, with the release of their 16th Japanese single "[[Purple Line (song)|Purple Line]]", TVXQ became the first foreign boy band and the second Korean artist after [[BoA]] to top the weekly [[Oricon Singles Chart]] in Japan. Their 23rd Japanese single "[[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]" was TVXQ's third single to top the Oricon, hitting a record for a non-Japanese Asian music act in Japan. Their 29th Japanese single "[[Break Out!]]" released in 2010 was the fastest-selling single by a foreign act in Japan, breaking a record previously held by [[Elton John]]. Their [[greatest hits]] album ''[[Best Selection 2010]]'' was TVXQ's first album to debut atop the weekly [[Oricon Albums Chart]] and the first album by a foreign artist to sell over 400,000 copies in one week, breaking [[Bon Jovi]]'s record fourteen years prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/73631/full/|script-title=ja:東方神起が初ベスト盤でデビュー5年目初の首位、海外グループ歴代最高の初動41.3万枚を記録|date=February 23, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 23, 2010|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001212452/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/73631/full/|url-status=live}}</ref>

With the release of TVXQ's 31st Japanese single "[[Keep Your Head Down (song)|Keep Your Head Down]]" in 2011, the band's first single after the split, TVXQ extended their record for weekly singles sales in Japan by a foreign music act.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/84379/full/ |script-title=ja:東方神起、再始動第1弾が前作超えの初週23万枚で首位 |work=ORICON STYLE |language=ja |quote={{Nihongo2|海外アーティストのシングル初週売上記録1、2位独占}} |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002409/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/84379/full/ |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/news/tvxq-ranks-1-on-japans-oricon-weekly-chart-by-selling-over-231000-singles-1 |title=TVXQ ranks #1 on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart by selling over 231,000 singles |publisher=[[Soompi]] |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref>--> The duo's 42nd Japanese single "[[Time Works Wonders]]", released in 2014, pushed TVXQ's CD single sales in Japan to 4.09 million copies, making TVXQ the best-selling foreign music act in CD singles of all time.<ref name="singlerecord" /> TVXQ have 34 top ten singles and 12 number-one singles, the most by any foreign artist in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/80433/tvxq-sets-new-record-in-japan-by-selling-most-singles-for-foreign-artist|title=TVXQ Sets New Record in Japan by Selling Most Singles for Foreign Artist|work=interest.me|access-date=April 7, 2015|archive-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115172720/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/80433/tvxq-sets-new-record-in-japan-by-selling-most-singles-for-foreign-artist|url-status=live}}</ref> TVXQ's 2014 Japanese album ''[[With (album)|With]]'' also broke several records in a row: ''With'' was TVXQ's fourth consecutive number-one album and their fourth consecutive album to surpass 200,000 copies in its first week of release, breaking yet another record that was previously set by Bon Jovi in Japan.

TVXQ are the first Korean idol group invited to perform at the [[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]], Japan's most prestigious New Year Eve's music festival. They performed there three times, from 2008 to 2011. TVXQ are the first Korean music group to headline their own concert at the [[Tokyo Dome]] (The Secret Code Tour in 2009), the first foreign group to embark on a dome tour in Japan ([[Time: Live Tour 2013|Time Tour]] in 2013),<ref name="kbs 20121122" /> and the first foreign artist to perform at the [[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]] (Time Tour).<ref name="nissan2" /> Their [[Begin Again: Live Tour 2017|Begin Again Tour]] in 2017 was the highest-attended tour ever held by a foreign music act in Japan, selling over a million tickets.<ref name="forbes2018" /> With over 12.1 million albums sold, TVXQ are one of best-selling K-pop artists of all time.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Sportskeeda |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/stories/top-k-pop-artists-of-all-time/ |title=Top K-pop Artists of All Time |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312052222/https://www.sportskeeda.com/stories/top-k-pop-artists-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'', TVXQ were estimated to be worth at least US$30 million in August 2022.<ref name="scmp">{{cite web|publisher=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3189714/5-richest-k-pop-groups-2022-net-worths-ranked-bts-puma|title=5 richest K-pop groups of 2022|date=August 22, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2024|last=Navab|first=Ameena|archive-date=March 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312051609/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3189714/5-richest-k-pop-groups-2022-net-worths-ranked-bts-puma|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Members==
'''Current'''
* [[Yunho|U-Know Yunho]] 
* [[Changmin|Max Changmin]]

'''Former'''
* [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]]
* [[Park Yoo-chun|Micky Yoochun]]
* [[Kim Junsu|Xiah Junsu]]

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==Discography==
{{Main|TVXQ albums discography|TVXQ singles discography|TVXQ videography}}
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'''Korean albums'''
* ''[[Tri-Angle]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Rising Sun (TVXQ album)|Rising Sun]]'' (2005)
* ''[["O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Mirotic]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Keep Your Head Down]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Catch Me (TVXQ album)|Catch Me]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Tense (album)|Tense]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Rise as God]]'' (2015)
* ''[[New Chapter No. 1: The Chance of Love|New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love]]'' (2018)
* ''[[20&2]]'' (2023)

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'''Japanese albums'''
* ''[[Heart, Mind and Soul (TVXQ album)|Heart, Mind and Soul]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Five in the Black]]'' (2007)
* ''[[T (TVXQ album)|T]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Secret Code (album)|The Secret Code]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Tone (TVXQ album)|Tone]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Time (TVXQ album)|Time]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Tree (TVXQ album)|Tree]]'' (2014)
* ''[[With (album)|With]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Tomorrow (TVXQ album)|Tomorrow]]'' (2018)
* ''[[XV (TVXQ album)|XV]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Zone (TVXQ album)|Zone]]'' (2024)

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==Concerts and tours==
{{Main|List of TVXQ concert tours|List of TVXQ concert tours in Japan}}

===Headlining===
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; International tours
*[[List of TVXQ concert tours#Rising Sun Tour|Rising Sun: The 1st Asia Tour]] (2006)
*[[O: The 2nd Asia Tour]] (2007–08)
*Mirotic: The 3rd Asia Tour (2009)
*[[Catch Me: Live World Tour]] (2012–13)
*[[Tistory: Special Live Tour]] (2014–15)
*[[List of TVXQ concert tours#Circle Tour|Circle Tour]] (2018–19)
*20&2 Asia Tour (2023–24)

;Co-headlining
*SM Town Live '08 (2008–09)
*[[SM Town Live '10 World Tour]] (2010–11)
*[[SM Town Live World Tour III]] (2012–13)
*[[SM Town Live World Tour 4|SM Town Live World Tour IV]] (2014–15)
*SM Town Live World Tour VI (2018)
*[[SM Town Live Culture Humanity]] (2021)
*[[SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Kwangya]] (2022)
*[[SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express|SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Human City Suwon]] (2022)
* [[SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace at Kwangya]] (2023)
* [[SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, the Future]] (2025)
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; Japan tours
*Heart, Mind and Soul: Live Tour (2006)
*Five in the Black: Live Tour (2007)
*T: Live Tour (2008)
*The Secret Code: Live Tour (2009)
*[[Tone: Live Tour 2012|Tone: Live Tour]] (2012)
*[[Time: Live Tour 2013|Time: Live Tour]] (2013)
*[[Tree: Live Tour 2014|Tree: Live Tour]] (2014)
*[[List of TVXQ concert tours in Japan#With Tour|With: Live Tour]] (2015)
*[[Begin Again: Live Tour 2017|Begin Again: Live Tour]] (2017–18)
*Tomorrow: Live Tour (2018–19)
*XV: Live Tour (2019–20)
*Classyc: Live Tour (2023)
*[[Zone: Live Tour|Zone: 20th Anniversary Live Tour]] (2024–25)
; Online concerts
*[[List of Beyond Live shows#May 24, 2020: TVXQ – Beyond the T|TVXQ: Beyond the T]] (2020)
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===Music festivals===
*[[Korean Music Festival]] (2004, 2008, 2015)
*[[A-Nation]] (2005–09, Headliner 2011–14, 2018–19, 2024)
*SM Summer Town Festival (2006)
*SMTown Summer Concert (2007)
*SMTown Week: Time Slip (2013)

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist|group=fn}}

==See also==
*[[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
*[[List of South Korean boy bands]]
*[[List of J-pop artists#T|List of J-pop artists]]
*[[List of songs by TVXQ]]

==Publications==
{{Incomplete list|date=November 2013}} 
*''The Prince in Prague'', Aimhigh Global (December 9, 2006) {{ISBN|89-958968-1-7}} 
*''Bonjour Paris'', SM Entertainment (November 24, 2007) Unknown ID 8809049752800<!--This is not an ISBN. It does not appear to be a JAN. however, the chcek-digit is correct using the same calculation as ISBN-13, so it is likely something. -->
*''TVXQ Off Stage + Singles'', The Book Company (December 22, 2008) Unknown ID 2239010700008<!--This is not an ISBN. It does not appear to be a JAN. however, the chcek-digit is correct using the same calculation as ISBN-13/EAN, so it is likely something. -->
*''Tohoshinki: El Sol'', [[Gentosha]] (October 29, 2011) {{ISBN|978-4-344-02077-1}}, {{ISBN|4-344-02077-4}}
*''TVXQ! HELiOPHiLiA!'', SM Entertainment (September 30, 2016) {{ISBN|9791187290032}}
*''Life is a Journey'', SM Entertainment (January 31, 2019) {{ISBN|9791187290148}}

==References==
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