K-Pop superstars release albums

MANILA, Philippines - Universal Records has released TVXQ’s fourth album Mirotic, together with Girls’ Generation mini-album Gee.

Hero Jaejoong, TVXQ frontman, coined the word mirotic, Korean (miro) for “maze” and added the suffix “tic.” All TVXQ members Xiah, Junsun and Max Changmin have a hand in the making of Mirotic. They wrote the music and lyrics of songs in the album.

Mirotic became the best-selling album of the year in Korea and has climbed the top of Asian music charts.

Choreography of the title track, Mirotic was done by a Korean choreographers and Kenny Wormald, who has worked with Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Cristina Aguilera.

The new Mirotic edition has additional cuts like Wish, Don’t Cry My Lover, Love By Love and Don’t Say Goodbye.

Girls’ Generation mini-album Gee charted No. 1 on Korean pop charts last year. Until now, it is the longest running No. 1 album on the Korean Broadcasting System’s music chart.

Girls’ Generation first tied the record with Nobody by Wonder Girls. Gee broke the record set by Nobody, with a record eight weeks on top of the KBS’s Music Bank.

Free full-color posters of TVXQ and Girls’ Generation will be given per purchase of the Mirotic and Gee albums at select nationwide record outlets.