1st generation · SM Entertainment
TVXQ! / 동방신기
TVXQ! arrived at the end of 2003 and sits close to the source of everything the second generation became; the group now works as a duo of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin.
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The years as a five-piece and the years as a duo read as two different catalogues, with Hug and MIROTIC on one side and Catch Me, The Chance of Love and Rebel on the other.
Choose this if singing and long-running stage craft interest you more than a fast, recent entry point.
ユノ・ユンホ유노윤호 · U-Know YunhoSoloView in Japanese
マックス・チャンミン최강창민 · Max ChangminSoloView in Japanese
ヒーロー・ジェジュン영웅재중 · Hero JaejoongView in Japanese
ミッキー・ユチョン믹키유천 · Micky YoochunView in Japanese
シア・ジュンス시아준수 · Xiah JunsuView in Japanese| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ユノ・ユンホ | 1986-02-06 | 40 | 184cm | A | ENFJ | South Korea |
| マックス・チャンミン | 1988-02-18 | 38 | 186cm | B | ISFJ | South Korea |
| ヒーロー・ジェジュン | 1986-01-26 | 40 | 180cm | O | INFJ | South Korea |
| ミッキー・ユチョン | 1986-06-04 | 40 | 180cm | O | ENTP | South Korea |
| シア・ジュンス | 1986-12-15 | 39 | 177cm | B | ESTJ | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-09-17.
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Hug MVHug is where it all begins, and the vocal work already carries the early image of the group.
MIROTIC MVMIROTIC is the signature of the group's five-piece era, with a hook and a visual language that history books still stop at.
Rebel MVRebel, the title track of the twentieth-anniversary album, is the clearest picture of where the duo stands now.Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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What anchors this group is how close it sits to the source of the second generation, and the split between the five-member era and the duo era. It appeared at the end of 2003, near the origin of that generation, and now works as a duo of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. Separating the signature songs of the five-member era from the duo-era releases makes the whole thing easier to read.
The way in is Hug, MIROTIC and Why? (Keep Your Head Down). Taking the early singing, the song that stands for the five-member era, and the hard performing after the duo restart in that order makes the size of the change clear. From there the duo era runs through Catch Me, Something and The Chance of Love, and the official dance practice for Catch Me is the video to check for physical expression.
The work in Japan carries its own weight. Following the twentieth-anniversary album ZONE from 2024, then SWEET SURRENDER and DEAREST, shows where two decades after the Japanese debut stands. MIROTIC, then Hug, then Catch Me runs from the symbol of the five-member era to the early days and the duo.
Editors' take MIROTIC / Hug / Catch Me — three songs run from the symbol of the five-member era to the hard performing of the duo, at the source of SM's second generation.
No. 6 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 3%)
The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).
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