"To be honest, when we first came to Japan up till the Budokan concert; For about 2 years, we’ve been thinking: “Why do we have to go to Japan?” All 5 of us… To be honest, we worked unwillingly. We even talked about giving up. However, we worked with good staff and we went up step by step, until we were able to perform at the Budokan stage. We sang from the first song to the last song. At the ending moment, the 5 of us had the same feelings: “Let’s give it a try. We can do it. Although we don’t know how far we can reach but let’s go ‘til the end. We don’t know if this is the end of us or not but let’s do our best."
— Xiah Junsu, 동방신기 (SBS Star Show, 2008)