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It's been probably a year since we had a proper mod post, and after all the "excitement" of SM Town Live in LA, I figure now is a good time to make one. As usual, the regular bullet points.

The Graceful 4 Network as a Whole:
When we first started the G4N in 2008, there was pretty much no organized fan base of CSJH. There was UnSpeakable, but they were on a hiatus. We were lucky enough to begin with Graceful Subs and grow alongside CSJH popularity, mainly with their Japanese activities. Since launch the G4N now includes: GracefulSubs-KR, GracefulSubs-JP, Elegance Forums, Eternal-Shapley and TSZX News. We've had many volunteers and staff along the way who have helped build the network and make a base for CSJH activities.

Fast-forward to today, there are probably two versions of each of the original G4N sites. Instead of trying to be competition, we will be restructuring the G4N to work more efficient and allow others who have more time to work on other sections.

GracefulSubs KR and JP:
Although these are the "flag ship" sites of the G4N, if no new material is released by the girls, they will remain dormant. On another note, both accounts have been flagged/ banned by Japanese and Korean networks. If either account is deleted we will not be bringing it back. To be perfectly honest, many of the files have been lost over the years or the video quality had died.

Elegance Forums:
Elegance was meant to be a replacement for UnSpeakable. When it was first launched it was successful. Now, it is pretty much dead. Due to this, we will be closing it on October 1. We would like to keep it open, but it would make no sense to entice people to sign-up to a ghost town forum. In the post below, you can find information about an alternative website.

Eternal-Shapley:
Eternal-Shapley will remain up, but since there are no new audio or video files, it will remain as it. We do not want to be big proponents of illegal downloading, so if a file dies or does not work, we will not re-upload it. Buy the media or look to other site to find it.

TSZX News:
As you may have noticed, we are "killing" off many of the sites of the G4N. The one that will remain is TSZXN. Instead of spreading across six different sites, most activity and energy will be devoted to TSZXN. The same guidelines as before apply: we will not post random photos or Cyworld updates just to take up space. As a new procedure, any post not really important to pertaining to the girls will be directly linked to the Twitter and no post will be made here. This includes general SM news that mentions the girls for maybe a line or two.

We will be switching to a "Lina-Dana-Sunday-Stephanie" updating scheme versus general CSJH. For those who monitor the tags, they may have noticed the increase in the individual names. This is to keep their "solo" activities divided and easily accessible.

A special case is Stephanie. We will not be posting any pictures of her that come from Facebook, especially if the Facebook is closed. Cyworlds are open to the public, but if a Facebook page is closed and somehow someone found a picture of Stephanie, we will not impede on someone else's privacy by posting the picture.

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In a nutshell the G4N will now be TSZXN and the G4N Twitter. We're happy all the various channels helped improve the popularity of the girls and spread news internationally, but we are at the point where our staff have real lives and have other obligations. Thanks to everyone who submits information and uses the services we have provided for the past two years. We'll continue to be the base of international CSJH news.

New layout for TSZXN will be functional around the end of September, beginning of October

(As a final side note, we realize other people want to help spread the news of the girls, but do not take our content and remove credits. We may not have 1,000 followers on Twitter or 100k site visits, but we do have enough followers to show we get our info first. It's not that hard to give us credit).

Note: This is a project from nikz99 at Soompi Forum. This forum is unrelated to the Graceful 4 Network, so any questions you have please direct them to the e-mail listed in the post. Since Elegance is closing October 1, this is another outlet for the CSJH fandom.


It’s been a long time coming – but I’m going to make it happen: Forever Shapley, CSJH The Grace’s International Forum is finally on its way. (Special thanks to pyscho_bunnie for the name ♥) I’ve a forum board up already, but I still need help on the domain provider, sections and other fun stuff we, as fans, can all enjoy. It’s been tough since the girls have been inactive as a group for over a year and a half now but we have to keep believing in them and the fandom. An official international forum is just what we need to make this happen.

I was surprised to see people still active in the fandom: both here in LiveJournal and in Soompi. Honestly it brought tears to my eyes, but let me stop there. The point is… the forum is almost complete. I say this because I know what I want it to look like, and what it should contain – I’ve been working on it with a friend (Founder of ShadesofJae’d, Kyramelodya) but I still need help from the people I know can understand the feelings I have for this group of girls. So here it is:

I’m recruiting staff! I am in dire need of Tech Admins, Moderators, Uploaders, Donators, Translators and Graphic Designers. In case you (or if you know anyone) who might be interested for these positions (esp. Tech Admins, Translators and Donators), please do apply! However, if you are unsure of what these jobs entail and is interested on how to apply – then read on to find out.


JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Tech Admins – aka, Coders. I need people who are capable of coding websites to make the forum look and work better. People applying to this job should have at least some knowledge or experience on coding websites and/or layouts. If you have any examples, I would love to see them.

Moderators (Global and Section) – The Global Moderator is the person who will take care of all the moderators. This is the person I will directly call upon – my right hand if you will, to see if there are any problems in the forum. As for Section Moderators, these are people who are capable of taking over sections put under their care. They should be able to implement the general rules of the forum to the members and keep everything in order in their sections.

Uploaders – What is a fan forum without a section on downloads? I need people who are capable of uploading media files in quickly to help enrich the forum’s contents.

Translators – Most of our news comes from Korean Shapley and/or the girls’ Cyworld pages. And I’m sure not everyone is familiar in the Korean Language. People who are applying for this section should have at least an intermediate knowledge on the Korean Language.

Graphic Designers – I honestly cannot handle this section all of the time, and I would love to have more people come and help out with this section. Applicants should have at least a skill in Photoshop and can readily submit their work promptly. I will also need examples so I can determine which ones I can use on the team.

If any of you are interested in becoming one of Forever Shapley’s staff, then please send your application! The application process goes like this:

On the subject line please write: Application – *Write here which position you would like to apply for. Multiple position applications are fine.*

Now, for all applications, the body of your email should have the basic information:

NAME:
NICKNAME: (if you have one)
AGE:
EMAIL:
LOCATION/TIMEZONE:
LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK:

Then, depending on what position you are applying for – you must add the following:

UPLOADERS
HOW FAST IS YOUR CONNECTION SPEED?

TECH ADMINS/GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
WORK EXPERIENCE: (if applicable)
EXAMPLE OF WORK:

MODERATORS (GLOBAL/SECTION)
HAVE YOU ANY MODERATORSHIP EXPERIENCE? If so, what community/forum?
WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH IN MODERATING?
(Only for Section Moderator applications) IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR SECTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO?

Sections proposed are: News Section, The Girls’ Section (Lina, Dana, Sunday, Stephanie), Community (Members) Section, Media (or Download/Streaming) Section

HOW MANY HOURS CAN YOU DEDICATE TO THE FORUM?

After you’ve filled up what is required for your position application, send it to forevershapley@gmail.com! I will email back with the forum’s temporary board (but for MODERATORS – you will still need to pass a test. From there, I will choose the Global Moderator and assemble the Moderator team to register and help out with the rest.) so that successful applicants can register and we can start working on making the forum.

Now, before I finish this – there’s just one last thing: if there are any of you who are willing to share a few dollars for us to buy a domain name, it would be greatly appreciated. I promise you that you won’t regret it.

That’s about wraps it up for me right now. I’m going to go back working on the site. I hope a lot of people can apply. I’m looking forward to getting those applications! I apologize for the length of this post - but being thorough (or anal, it's up to you) is better than not at all.

The SM TOWN Live ’10 World Tour in L.A. performance is set to show in cinemas as a 3D movie.

The concert, held on September 9th at the L.A. Staples Center, was filmed by PACE which was founded by ‘Avatar’ director James Cameron and specializes in 3D movie production. Not only will the footage be used in promotions for sponsor Samsung Electronics’ 3D display products, it will also be created into a movie and shown in theaters.

A representative of SM stated, “The movie will probably be released in theaters between the end of this year and the beginning of next year. We believe it will be popular, not only in Korea, but also in China and Southeast Asia.”

Girls’ Generation and BoA have already filmed music videos with PACE, but this will be the first time that a Korean concert has been filmed in 3D. The PACE team and Samsung have already worked with hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas in their Manhattan, New York performance in March.

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A couple of days ago, the SM family boarded their plane at Incheon Airport for their next stop of SMTOWN Live ‘10 World Tour in Los Angeles, which will be taking place on September 4th.

For the very first time, SM Entertainment raked up a whopping 1 billion won for the expenses of their own chartered plane, a Boeing 747-400, which calculates to $851,000 USD. A total of 250 people, including staff, bodyguards, press reporters and 40 of SM artists, were all on board to LA.


The first artist to step foot on the chartered plane was Super Junior’s leader, Lee Teuk. Through the in-flight mic, Lee Teuk said, “When you talk loudly in public places, people glare at you and say, “Do you guys think you own this place?” Why yes, we really do own this!”, which made everyone laugh.

Kim Min Jong and Kangta had a fun time of their own, acting as stewards as they went around the whole plane, serving wine and swiping cards, and when they finished, Kangta made a toast to ‘South Korea to the world‘.


The first floor business section of the chartered plane consisted of Kangta, BoA, Kim Min Jong, DBSK’s Uknow Yunho and Max Changmin, SNSD and f(x). Super Junior and SHINee took over the business section of the second floor. Given the nickname ‘Charlie’s Angels‘, SNSD’s Yuri and actress Lee Yeon Hee sat together to gossip.

Inside the chartered plane, BoA commented, “I always travel to America, but since this time I’m going with other artists, it feels really good”, while Yunho adding, “It feels like we’re going on a reunion trip.”

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A private plane will be chartered for “SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR in LA” performance.

In upcoming November 4th (Note: This is a typo, the concert is September 4th), SMTOWN LIVE performance, the same as one held in Seoul on last August 21th, will be held in Staples Center, LA, United States. Line up SM artists such as Kang Ta, BoA, Yunho, Changmin, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), TRAX, Kim Min Jong, Yeon-hee, and Ara will unite to do the concert performance together for all fans in LA. For this purpose, a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 that has capacity of 300 people is specially chartered to fly all the artists and staff members.

“SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR” is not only a massive world tour that mobilize a lot of top artists, but it will also become a show of many exceptional performances that ever seen, meanwhile using a chartered flight for a tour to move all the artists and staffs together is still very rare especially in Korea. Therefore, with this announcement of the upcoming excellence performances from a lot of top Korean pop stars is expected to grow many interests from fans.

“SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR in LA” began to sell tickets on last May 24th, and there was a huge responses for the tickets that 15,000 seats were quickly sold out as soon as it opened. In fact only top American artists could sell out all seats in Staples Center, thus according to insiders, this SMTOWN LIVE high ticket sales surprised even the local industry officials.

SM official said, “70% of the ticket buyers are non-Koreans from Vancouver, Canada including Toronto, New York, Washington DC, South Carolina, and Georgia. By looking at this, it’s proven that SM Entertainment’s attempt to advance the global competitiveness and popularity of its artists has finally realized.”

“SMTOWN LIVE’10 WORLD TOUR’ just finished its performance in Seoul Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium in great success last August 21st, and is planned to fly to LA to take another stage that will draw audiences’ breath with even more passionate performances.


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