TVXQ was the memory, the snapshot of youth for a whole generation. Their songs are songs that bring you back to a certain time in your life.

That’s incomparable to any award, or record, or sales achievement.

I hope they know that. I hope they know how important they are.

TVXQ symbolize an era. They defined a path for the industry/culture. But their biggest feat was touching the youth on a personal level. Whether they became future idols or pursued other careers, I think there is a generation who became who they are now because they knew 동방신기.