TVXQ ,an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi[4] (东方神起),is a South Korean quintet boy band formed under SM Entertainment in 2003.In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Gi[5][6] (동방신기); they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki (东方神起,Tōhōshinki?) under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone in 2005.Their name translates as "The Rising Gods of the East".[7][8]
In 2008,with the release of their sixteenth Japanese single,"Purple Line",which debuted atop the Oricon single chart,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 foreign artist to have three singles debut atop the chart.In 2010,with the release of their thirtieth single,"Toki o Tomete",TVXQ extended their record,making them the first foreign artist to have eight number-one singles on the Oricon.