However, despite their commercial success, the group plunged into legal turmoil and internal conflict when members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu attempted to split from their Korean agency S.M. With four chart-topping singles, TVXQ gained widespread media attention in Japan following the release of their fourth Japanese album The Secret Code (2009). The latter album also contains the pop hit ' Mirotic', touted by international music critics as a staple song of K-pop.

(2006) and Mirotic (2008), both winning the Golden Disk Award for Album of the Year. TVXQ rose to international prominence in the late 2000s, after the group achieved critical acclaim in the Korean music industry for their best-selling albums 'O'.

Under Avex, TVXQ entered the Japanese market with their first Japanese album Heart, Mind and Soul (2006), but it was met with limited success.

Their first studio albums Tri-Angle (2004) and Rising Sun (2005) were both top sellers, pushing the band's popularity beyond Korea. Initially debuting as a 5-member group in 2003 ( U-Know Yunho, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu, and Max Changmin), they were immediately launched to mainstream recognition following the release of their first physical single ' Hug' (2004), which peaked at number four on the MIAK monthly music chart. TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ! Korean: 동방신기 Hanja: 東方神起 RR: Dongbangsingi lit. Rising Gods of the East) is a South Korean pop duo under SM Entertainment composed of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin.

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