Archive For October 6th, 2011
[NEWS] City of Seoul apologizes to JYJ fans for similar advertisements
The City of Seoul recently apologized receiving numerous complaints from JYJ fans. The fans accused the city of plagiarizing their ads for their own use.
(City of Seoul Youth Ad)
(JYJ Fans’ We Support Your Youth Ad)
The issue rises from the similarities present in both of their ad campaigns, from the fonts to the similar quotes used in both banners. The JYJ ad says, “We support JYJ’s youth,” while Seoul’s banner reads,“Seoul supports the youth”. Read More →
[NEWS] Yoochun Comes a Day Early to Pusan to Enjoy Its Night
Park Yoochun Falls Deep into the Night in Pusan. “I Came a Day Early”
Park Yoochun who is looking forward to his first appearance in the Pusan International Film Festival enjoyed the night of Busan.
On the night of the 6th which was the opening day of the 16th Busan International Film Festival, Park Yoochun had a small gathering and had drinks with his associates in a pocha (T/N: cart-like structure that operates like a restaurant) near Pusan’s Haewoondae and soaked up the mood of the festival.
Ji Sung who had finished Protect the Boss nd had come down to Pusan also joined Park Yoochun and had a fun time. Ji Sung has already collaborated in drama with Kim Jaejoong, a friend of Park Yoochun in JYJ. Read More →
[NEWS] Jaejoong Takes #2 in Best Jeanist, Japan’s Most Prestigious Fashion Survey Award
Japan’s Best Jeanist. JYJ’s Jaejoong is 2nd.
Japan’s Best Jeanist 2011 was announced.
On October 5th in Tokyo, the Best Jeanist 2011 were announced. JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong took 2nd place. Best Jeanist is a prestigious awards ceremony in Japan. It began in 1994 with the aim of proclaiming the pleasure of wearing blue jeans and the meaning behind them and such. It boasts of being the most prestigious fashion awards in Japan. Best Jeanist is one of “The 3 Popularity Votes” as referred to in Japan with AnAn and CDTV.
In the vote, in the male category, Kim Jaejoong earned 3052 votes to follow Japan’s nationally-popular idol group Arashi’s Aiba Masaki who earned 11942 votes. Yamashita Tomohisa of NEWS, who had an in-Korea performance in April, took 3rd place with 2602 votes.
Kim Jaejoong also took 3rd place last year, and so he has put his name on the Top 10 for two consecutive years. Read More →
[INTERVIEW] 111006 Compilation of Kanghee’s Words on Jaejoong. Born With Talent, Untainted by Evil, Aegyo King
Note: Choi Kanghee, the veteran lead actress for Protect the Boss, did a series of interviews. We excerpt her words on Jaejoong. Previously a full translation of one of these interviews was also posted, see here.
The King of Aegyo
“As for aegyo (T/N: laying on of cute charms), Kim Jaejoong is tops. He leans as if he is clothes hanging from the line to dry, and he is also good at social network services, he is affectionate with them.”
“Ji Sung is of a certain age so he cannot do the aegyo but there is aegyo that sips out. He does things like “making your knee fall” from behind and runs away. I think on our set, the men were cuter. Of course, more than Ji Sung, Jaejoong is the king of aegyo. Jihye also does not have aegyo. She watches mixed martial arts and has even been addicted to video games once.”
“A few days ago, while drinking, I had a small fall and scraped my hands. Ji Sung sent a considerate text: “How is your hand?” But Jaejoong sent me a text that read: ‘From nuna’s hands blood kept comingㅠ’. Protect the Boss Team had an extremely high degree of closeness between the actors. When you do the acting for a long time you often get the feeling that you are working facing a wall. But in the drama, the four leads I feel went into each others’ hearts very well.”
[INTERVIEW] Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu Talk About Themselves as Actors
JYJ Jaejoong, Yoochun, Junsu. Elvis Was An Actor At Least…
The members of the group JYJ are gaining the title of actors.
Kim Junsu (24) began by appearing at the beginning of last year in the musical Mozart!. Park Yoochun (25) and Kim Jaejoong (25) have one after the other shown good acting. They are in the middle of becoming recognized in their abilities as actors.
Recently, Kim Jaejoong received favorable reviews for his portrayal of the 3rd generation chaebol Cha Muwon, who was frigid and serious but had a warm heart. He scratched his head, saying: “I was the last one among he members to act. Prior to I acted Junsu and Yoochun had shown good acting in musicals and dramas so I felt much pressure.”
He also had much fear. He is not satisfied in himself, even though there are more positive reviews than negative ones for his first acting: “I think I started the drama when my mindset was not groomed to be that of an actor. I think I can show a more improved self in my next project.”
However, he did smile: “Prior to starting the drama, I did have the wish that at the very least I did not want to seem like a singer among the other actors. Fortunately, I think the drama came out well, and so I feel happy.” Read More →
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