In February 2010, with the release of TVXQ's first Japanese compilation album which sold around 413,000 copies on the first week of its release, TVXQ set the record for the highest first-week sales by a foreign group, which was last set by Bon Jovi in 1995 with 379,000 copies.[citation needed] Soon, The Best Selection surpassed the 500,000 mark, making the album double platinum. It has sold over 566,585 copies, achieving 1st place on Oricon Daily, Weekly, and Monthly charts of February 2010.
In mid-2009, three of the five members, Yoochun, Jaejoong, and Junsu, who were to become JYJ, filed a lawsuit against their South Korean record label, SM Entertainment, arguing that the 13-year length and structure of their exclusive contracts as well as the terms of profit distribution were unilaterally disadvantageous towards the artists and should be invalidated. JYJ continued music activities in Japan for over half a year after the filing of the injunction until their Japanese agency, Avex, announced a group hiatus in early 2010. However, their contract with Avex was later suspended due to another lawsuit against Avex.
Meanwhile, U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, who remain under contract with SM Entertainment continued their music career under the name TVXQ, released a new album, Keep Your Head Down, in South Korea in January 5, 2011 and their single "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" was released by Avex Trax in Japan on January 26, 2011. Their new Japanese single "Superstar" was released on July 20, 2011. Superstar gathered 158,000 units which placed 2nd place on Oricon Weekly Chart. This also became the 13th time TVXQ was placed in top 5 in a row, and the 24th time that they were placed in top 10 in a row.
According to the Gaon Chart, Korea's recently created chart, it has been concluded that TVXQ, as a 5 member group, has sold 9.1 million copies throughout their career only in Korea and Japan, excluding other Asian countries' sales, and JYJ's 875,000 sales of The Beginning and other singles of JYJ.
