Korean idols TVXQ were the third most-searched artist in Japan this year.
According to Yahoo! Japan, the Korean boy band came in third on the website's annual most-searched artist list after popular Japanese bands AKB48 and Arashi.
Since then, former members Jaejung, Yuchun and Junsu have come together to create a new boy band JYJ and have released their world album this year as well as touring several countries to promote their new songs, while Max Changmin and U-Know Yunho will return to the local music scene in January as TVXQ with their new album.
Meanwhile, girls group Girls' Generation and Kara placed in the poll as well at No. 13 and 32, respectively, and boy band Big Bang came in 37th.
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