JYJ performs in front of 10,000 fans at Taiwan concert

JYJ performing for the third leg of their "JYJ World Tour in 2011" at the Taipei Dome on April 23, 2011. [Prain Inc.]

Korean trio JYJ, composed of members Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu, rocked the stage for the third leg of their world tour concert held in Taiwan over the weekend.

On Monday, the group's promoter Prain Inc. announced in a press release that over 10,000 fans attended the third stop of the "JYJ World Tour Concert in 2011" held at the Taipei Dome on April 23.

The boys took the stage for a total of 20 tracks including "Empty," "Be My Girl," "Be the One," "Mission," "Fallen Leaves" as well as performing new songs "In Heaven" and "get out" which were written for their world tour.

"It was great spending two hours with our fans in Taiwan," the members of JYJ were quoted as saying. "We were touched that the fans sang along with us for the new tracks and we feel great that the Taiwan concert has stepped up the level of our shows."

"We didn't expect so much interest from the local fans and related officials in Taiwan," Back Chang-ju the CEO of C-Jes Entertainment said in the statement. "And we want to applaud them for their endless effort and support for JYJ."

Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu made their debut in 2004 as part of popular boy band TVXQ, but later broke off from it despite their phenomenal success in Asia, after becoming involved in a legal dispute with the their agency SM Entertainment.

The trio made their comeback to the music scene in October of last year as a trio under the name JYJ and released their record in mid-October after which they held a global showcase and held their first concert as JYJ.

The boys will continue with their world tour holding several shows in North America, starting with their performance in Vancouver, Canada on May 20 followed by concerts in New Jersey on May 22, Los Angeles on May 27 and San Jose on June 3.

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