JYJ's DVD and album excluded from Japan's Oricon Chart

JYJ fans have yet another issue on their hands, as it was recently discovered that Japan's Oricon chart excluded JYJ's album from its rankings. Representatives of Oricon Chart reported, "JYJ's 'DVD Memories in 2010' and their album, 'Thanksgiving Live in Dome Live CD', will both be excluded from the chart rankings." According to Oricon, the decision was made in deference to Avex Entertainment's condition of distribution. The Japanese agency had claimed their contracts with JYJ to be invalid as of September 2010. Consequently, this halt on their Japanese activities brought up discussions of whether or not JYJ's albums would be still distributed. Avex agreed to release the albums under the condition that the trio are prohibited from promoting and advertising their releases for monetary gain. The albums were eventually released on March 2nd to "revitalize the market", but Oricon explained that they would be excluded from the rankings chart since it is also a form of advertisement. After hearing about the notice, fans have been expressing their outrage over the situation by leaving comments like, "It's ridiculous that JYJ is being excluded from Oricon just because that in itself is advertising and promoting the album," "Oricon is killing the reliability of their chart," and "Is JYJ nothing more than a tool to make money for Avex?" Source + Photos: Star News via Daum, Osen