TVXQ! (also known as 동방신기, 東方神起, Tong Vfang Xien Qi, Dong Bang Shin Ki, Tohoshinki or acronyms DBSK, DBSG, THSK, TVfXQ!, etc.) are a South Korean boy band quintet formed under SM Entertainment in 2003. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki (동방신기) they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki (東方神起) under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone in 2005. Their name roughly translates as "Rising Gods of the East". Since their debut, TVXQ has become one of the most popular singing groups in East Asia, gaining great popularity in such countries as China, Singapore, Thailand, and other East Asian regions.

In 2008, with the release of their sixteenth Japanese single, "Purple Line", which debuted atop the Oricon, TVXQ became the fifth non-Japanese Asian artist and the first male foreign group to have a number-one single on the chart. With their twenty-third single, "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?", TVXQ set a new record, becoming the first non-Japanese Asian artist to have three singles debut atop the chart. In 2009, with the release their twenty-fifth single, "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide", TVXQ broke their own record making them the first non-Japanese Asian artist to have five number-one singles.

The group's fourth Korean album, Mirotic, was slated to be released on September 24 but due to the large number of pre-orders was pushed back two days. Like their previous Korean album, Mirotic debuted atop the charts with 307,974 copies sold. In early January 2009, the album's sales totaled 502,837 copies, making it the first Korean album in six years to pass the 500,000 mark.[53][54] In October, TVXQ released "Jumon: Mirotic", the Japanese version of Mirotic's title track. The single topped the Oricon chart, breaking the record that the group had set with their previous single. TVXQ attended Kōhaku Uta Gassen Music Festival on New Year's Eve, making them first Korean group to attend.

Their twenty-fifth single "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide", released in January 2009, debuted at the top spot on the Oricon, making them the first and only non-Japanese Asians to have five number-one singles debut atop the Oricon chart. "Bolero" will be used as the theme song for the Japanese movie Subaru, in which TVXQ will make a cameo. In March, TVXQ released their twenty-sixth single "Survivor" which was followed by their fourth Japanese album, The Secret Code, which was released on March 25, 2009. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.