TVXQ (often stylized TVXQ! or TVfXQ), an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (langzh????), is a South Korean boy band quintet formed under SM Entertainment in 2003. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Gi (langko????); they were later introduced in Japan as nihongoTohoshinki????T?h?shinki under the Avex (Avex Group) sub-label Rhythm Zone in 2005. Their name translates as "The Rising Gods of the East".

In 2008, with the release of their sixteenth Japanese single, "Purple Line (Purple Line (song))", which debuted atop the Oricon single chart, TVXQ became the fifth non-Japanese Asian artist and the first male foreign group to have a number-one single on the chart. With their twenty-third single, "D?shite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandar??", TVXQ set a new record, becoming the first foreign artist to have three singles debut atop the chart. In 2010, with the release of their thirtieth single, "Toki o Tomete", TVXQ extended their record, making them the first foreign artist to have eight number-one singles on the Oricon.