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[SHINHWA and SHCJ 1] We are Inseparable, ‘Interdependence Relationship’

To idols, their relationship with fans are like fish with water, they are inseparable.  The feelings are unable to be described with language. This article aims to describe a change, that idols exist because of fans, and with fans the idols can continue.

Nowadays, it’s not a situation where idols’ existence created a fandom. The period where fans’ one sided love can keep the idol group continue, or the group making decisions and required fans to blindly follow has gone. Recently there are a few examples to show this, fans requesting a certain member to leave the group, or releasing statement not to support a certain member.

From group ‘SHINHWA’, we can realistically see such relational change. The biggest turning points are when the group left SM Entertainment in 2003 and when the members completed military and set up Shinhwa Company in 2011.

During the early days SHINHWA was living a busy idol life, the members were unable to care about other issues, they just ran forward with all kinds of activities, hence gaining their popularity. When recalling the past, Lee Minwoo mentioned the past as driving a race car, Kim Dongwan described it as a chaotic period. While they were able to gain a huge success, the members did not know exactly what they were doing, they just worked their very best.

Back to the reality, the members wanted to be singers to become SHINHWA, aside of passion, they followed the company contracts and promoted within the period of time and developed really fast. At that time, communication between SHINHWA and SHCJ, rather than saying that it is self motivated, it is more like it is created under the given situation. 

However in 2003 when the contract with SM ended, they did not disband and gathered together, it changed to initiative. SHINHWA for the SHCJ with believed in them and wished them to continue, as well as for themselves, chose to walk on a difficult path. From this, it led to the change in relationship between SHINHWA and SHCJ.

The difference in relationship between SHINHWA and SHCJ and the other groups, can be seen as started from this period onwards. When the members had to complete military and put group activities in hiatus during 2008~2012, they were able to cross the barrier because of the good relationship between SHINHWA and SHCJ. As SHINHWA is looking for their own identity, the fans who believed and supported them became their biggest driving force.

Before the member all returned in 2011, right before the returning of a complete SHINHWA, the members wanted a clear hold of authority and hence set up Shinhwa Company. This is also how the members showed their determination in continuing as ‘SHINHWA’ and maintain ‘SHINHWA CHANGJO’.

To further explain, in such process, when SHINHWA fight to get the trademark right back from Open World Entertainment, it is SHINHWA and SHCJ’s trust which made it through. It was a period of time, when “Eric met the lawyers in suit”.

What does it mean when a person who wears stage costume to perform became wearing suit to study laws. It showed the determination in getting the name of ‘SHINHWA’ with their own hands, and the sincerity as SHINHWA to protect SHCJ.

And the result is, SHINHWA became the first idol group who went through trademark rights and maintained as who they are. 2 years of lawsuits ended in 2015. And to remember this day 29 May is named as ‘Shin-dependence Day’ (Shinhwa Independent Day). Just like how Korea attained sovereignty from Japanese colony, this day shares a meaningful value to SHINHWA.

This is why the relationship between SHINHWA and SHCJ is not purely created under the passing of time. They went through difficulties together, and grew in trust over time. In such process, various delightfulness, setbacks; happiness and sadness exists, this powerful feeling led them to create a further sturdy interdependence relationship.

Fnnews: http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=014&aid=0003831501 /lshsh324_star@fnnews.com 이소희 기자 (Lee Soohee Reporter) Chinese Trans: BestShinhwa