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Tohoshinki ‘Toki Wo Tomete’, eternally.

At the first quarter of 2010, Tohoshinki’s popularity is overwhelming as compare to before. Both single ‘Break Out!’ and ‘Best Selection Album 2010’ had taken down the first position at Oricon Chart with excellent selling number. With that momentum, they are once again starting the releasing trend billowy.

To blend in their ‘weapon’ perfectly into the wonderful and flawless vocals, is something that only Tohoshinki can achieve.

Both their single ‘Break Out!’ and the ‘Best Selection Album 2010’ that was released on February top the Oricon Chart on it’s released, 2010 had been a great start for Tohoshinki.

Next on the 24th March 2010, they will be releasing their 30th single ‘Toki wo tomete’. When this song was released last spring as the theme song for ‘MENADO’ CF, there were many comments like “Is this Tohoshinki’s new song?”, “No official single release for this?” surfaced among all fans. However, during that time there was no plan for a single for this song, therefore among the fans. they had called this song as the ‘Dream Song’. Even after this song was included in their ‘Best Selection Album 2010’, there were many who wished that there would be a single for ‘Toki wo tomete’.

Why many fans love this song so much? Because it can consider as the true portray of Tohoshinki and it’s an emotional song. This song included the heartbreaking lyrics, gentle rhythm and the pain of the main lead, but the most importantly is the perfect harmony by them each taking the main vocal position in this song.

This single ‘Toki wo tomete’ had perfectly blended the beautiful and gentle vocal of the 5, which is something that only Tohoshinki can achieve. On top of that, even though the lyrics are short but every single words are able to touch your heart deeply.

There is this climax in the song, ‘Though the time might stop, but I will always be there by your side’. We can’t stop the time, but because of this we have to appreciate the current feelings, to remember it in heart, even thought it’s sorrow, we still have to accept the reality of it, that’s what the song trying to convey.

In addition, YunHo’s Tokyo Dome solo song ‘Checkmate’ will be included in this single as the second number. ‘Checkmate’ is the wild dance song, which YunHo performed during their Tokyo Dome live tour with a group of sexy dancers.


The third number of this single is the never-end remix version of ‘Toki wo tomete’, a fast beat rhythm added onto the emotional piece of the original.

On top of the single ‘Toki wo tomete’ that will be released on this March, there are some more CD/DVD of Tohoshinki to look forward to.

• TVXQ NONSTOP-MIX VOL.2
• 4th LIVE TOUR 2009~The Secret Code~FINAL in TOKYO DOME (Blue-Ray)
• TOHOSHINKI VIDEO CLIP COLLECTION – THE ONE

This spring had become ‘The Spring of TOHOSHINKI’. Till this date, they had yet to release any of their video clips collection album, therefore this time round we can enjoy all their single clips at one go. From the innocent 5 during their debut time till now, the growth they had gone through the years to become a successful artist. In this collection, we will be able to see the days and nights of their busy schedule in these 5 years, a record of Tohoshinki.

27th April 2010, will be the 5th year anniversary of their debut in Japan, which path will they take on after that. Till then we will look forward to their 6th.

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