The following was posted on Maison Marie Claire‘s facebook:
<Maison> JYJ Jaejoong’s Home.
On the November issue of <Maison>, we introduce the home of JYJ’s Jaejoong.
You say that you find it to be somehow unusual that an idol entertainer is appearing in <Maison>? I, the editor, also thought so in the beginning. But when you look at his home, you come to think that it fits in extremely well with <Maison>.
His home is fitting of the home of a man in his twenties living alone. Across the board, it is decorated to create a mannish mood. Further, it is a special characteristic also that each space, e.g., living room, bedroom, guest room, and work room, has a different concept unique to its own. Mr. Jaejoong is said to enjoy being at home so very much. Therefore, he said that he thought that it would be nice if all of the spaces were to be formed in different styles, so that even when he is home it is as if he is travelling in each of the different spaces.
Mr. Jaejoong worked tremendously hard in this interior work. Even though he was in the middle of filming the drama Protect the Boss, he checked the design meticulously, and he was also good at communicating with the designer that <Maison> introduced. He also had a discerning eye so that I felt that in the future he could make a good design collector as well. Personally, as an editor, I was able to break much of the preconceived notions with regards to entertainers and in particular idols through this work with Jaejoong.
You are curious about Jaejoong’s home, right? It is published on the November issue of <Maison> which is the commemorative issue for our 17th anniversary. Please wait just a few days until the book comes out :D.
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Gorgeous interior decor Jaejoongie *O* Like I say, such an aesthetic person…..I think he’d do reallyyy well as a designer/interior designer. Since has a love for it, he should try it once of these days.
Ok, don’t pelt me with rotten eggs everyone, but isn’t this all giving him a bit too much credit? He hired an interior designer! *runs & hides*
On a different note, does anyone else find pictures of the men with bare feet to be oddly intimate? I don’t know if it’s just because I’m from the US, and we don’t generally take our shoes off indoors. For the most part, the only bare man feet I’ve really seen are my dad’s and my husband’s! The odd time I see a man in sandals, it’s usually hairy and nasty, and I have to quickly avert my eyes.
lol yes I agree with the feet pictures 😛 since yeah, im from the states too. Another reason why I like this pic so much since it looks soo intimate *___* and lol @ your comment, I think he has great taste but obviously the interior designer he hired had a lot to do with it 😉
Lol, I’ve been cringing ever since I hit “Post,” waiting to be ripped to shreds. Every time they’re shown barefoot, my eyes end up fixating on their feet and I think, “I know I don’t have a foot fetish, so why can’t I stop staring?”
I want to clarify my statement about Americans (or United Statesians for you purists) not taking off our shoes indoors. We do take off our shoes indoors, but only in the homes of close friends and family, and even then, we wear socks. Going barefoot is for home and the beach.
I live in the US too and we take shoes off indoors all the time 😀
Yeah, I figured I put that badly. Do the men you know habitually go barefoot in front of mere acquaintances?
He hires an interior designer, but he has input in it too.
“Mr. Jaejoong worked tremendously hard in this interior work. Even though he was in the middle of filming the drama Protect the Boss, he checked the design meticulously, and he was also good at communicating with the designer that introduced.”
And so he himself probably pick out what he wants. The interior designer are just there to place them together.
“He also had a discerning eye so that I felt that in the future he could make a good design collector as well. ”
Picking out stuff isn’t that hard, but placing them together is hard, so Interior Designer to the rescue.
“And so he himself probably pick out what he wants. The interior designer are just there to place them together.”
I thought it was probably opposite. The interior designer probably spent hours scouring obscure expensive furniture collections and made suggestions, and Jaejoong gave input and approval. That’s my guess.
I’ve read on previous post that Jaejoong actually did personally picked and purchased most of his furniture online… he even claims that most of the the stuff in his penthouse are not expensive. Which makes me wonder, what price range is expensive for him? Because, damn, I want those white dining chairs… I won’t be even surprise if he has Philippe Starck furniture mixed with pieces from Ikea.
I’m from the States too and basing on my circle of friends.. we, men, don’t generally take off our shoes unless inside our own home or the host requests us to take off our shoes.
“Which makes me wonder, what price range is expensive for him? ” lol seriously, I think he means not expensive compared to what other celebrities buy lol
I also did hear that he picked out most of his stuff, I think he has overall good taste. Also OT but just out of curiosity, do you have a bias from JYJ lol i rmbr u mentioning you have a girlfriend so i dont mean it that way of course, but i think its normal to have a fave even as a guy i think, kinda like having ur fave soccer player from your favorite team 😛
@CL
hahaha, don’t worry I won’t be offended even if you “mean it that way”… heck, I’ve been so active in this site lately that I shouldn’t be surprise.
Going back to JYJ. I still haven’t decided my bias yet, as I’ve said previously I was just interested in DBSK’s music then JYJ’s but now that I’m beginning to see their personalities (thanks to this site) maybe I can decide sooner. So far this is what I know basing on what I read from articles and comments— JJ’s personality is same as mine, cold in appearance but silly and sentimental (coughTHICKFACEcough!), we both cook and also totally useless in ball games (even in Rugby which I love), etc.; I like Junsu’s child-like personality and Yuchun- come think of it I don’t know much about him except him trolling on Junsu and good song writer. Who’s your bias? Maybe that will help me decide too…
@JYJfanboy
haha thats true I have “seen” you around this site a lot recently, its kinda addicting after a while >_>
hmm well brace yourself for an essay 😛 As for me Jaejoong is my bias, at first I started paying attention to DBSK bc i was just browsing & looking through random kmusic and I was shocked that they sang so well live …(since it was a kpop boy band i wasnt expecting much tbh), so I too only listened to their music at first, then i found out about the lawsuit, and actually started looking into them.
once I started watching interviews I ended up loving JJ bc of his personality. Lets see ,I’ll just summarize lol, but apart from his amzing good looks I loved the tone of his voice & his musical abilities, also his story compelled me, since he had a very unorthodox upbringing (adopted, grew up w/ 8 sisters) in contrast to the relatively conservative SK society, he also comes of as really open-minded and honestly….hes such an oddball sometimes lol, (i can relate to him in that respect), I also really anticipate what he will come up with next, in terms of compositions etc
About the “taking off the shoe thingy”.
From an Asian perspective, it’s actually proper manners to remove our shoes whenever we enter someone’s home and we expect the person to remove his/her shoe when he/she visit ours.
Thing is, we do not wear our shoes in our house.
So for that, it’s pretty normal.
It’ll actually be rude if shies are worn into the house.
It’s just difference in culture.
And about Jae’s house.
I personally think he actually plays a huge part in designing it as he has always done so. Further, it was mentioned he actually works very closely with the internior designer. So he deserves to be credited for doing up such an amazing place. ^_^
*shoes* typo
I understand that wearing shoes indoors is considered rude and dirty in a lot of cultures, but I’ve been shocked over the shoe issue a few times watching Korean dramas. I remember a scene where the father was having a heart attack, they called an ambulance, and the paramedics actually stopped to take off their shoes in the entryway!
Because going barefoot is considered ‘hillbilly’ in my culture, male bare feet is just something you very rarely see. It doesn’t look ‘hillbilly’ when Asian men are shown barefoot (unless the character is intentionally supposed to be gross) because they’re always so well-groomed. American men on the other hand…*shudder* Hair, calluses, claws, you name it.
So JYJ barefoot is basically just a cultural visual shock for me.
LOL@Linnea
In hawaii it is extremely rare for people to wear shoes indoors, unless they are mainland folks. We mostly all wear slippers anyway, and some (like my family) switch to a pair of house slippers indoors. Though to be honest, the house slippers and outside slippers are the same kind but the house slippers are “clean” as in they’ve never been worn outside. It’s amazing how this practice reduces the amount of dirt on your floors. It’s actually kind of scary to think how much crap gets tracked into a house on the bottoms of your shoes….
(hawaii slippers = mainland flipflops/thongs/whatever word ppl use lol! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flops)
A difference too I think is that we don’t sit on the floor. The floor is considered dirty even if it’s clean, and we pretty much never touch the floor with our hands.
Can I just clarify something. An interior designer is an interior architect. They don’t do the same jobs as a decorator. It’s just bugging me a little bit because people always assume that interior designers are decorators. As people would assume my job as an interior designer is decorating but we actually can build buildings, like an architect just not as elaborate or bigger than 3 story high. But all’s well. 🙂
Huh! I had no idea there was a difference!
I belive they use the term interior designers in north america, while in europe they call us interior architects 🙂
Um, are you sure the difference is just in the terms? Because I’m an architecture student now, and I started off wanting to be an interior decorator until I realised that’s NO hardship at all and practically anyone can be one, so I thought interior design would be better, then I found some colleges offer interior architecture instead and then I progressed to actual architecture and fell in love. I’m pretty sure interior designers can’t necessarily “build” buildings, but rather they DESIGN interiors. I would assume that you being an interior architect DOES allow you to also have control over the architecture of the building itself rather than just the interior.
Sorry to go off tangent on this, but hey, we’re somewhat in the same profession!
Hey iraaa, in north america, or in my case canada, registered interior designers are allowed to sign off drawings for buildings under certain guidelines. I am working for an interior designer/architect and am pretty much doing full working drawings on custom new buildings – mostly residential – but can built anything as long as it is no more than 3 story high. That’s when you need an architect, like yourself ^^ to sign off on those drawings.
I know it gets confusing sometimes on what sort of responsibilities we take. But for the most part designers do need architects, and vice versa.
wawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…!!!
OMG Jae’s house is amazing!!!!
ahhhhh joongiiieee…I’m willing to be your maiddddddd….clean and cook while waiting for you to comeback from work!!!!!
Ok I want this magazine!!! What other talent does this man have???? Love JYJ!
Looking good Jae! I’m so happy for him.
“Personally, as an editor, I was able to break much of the preconceived notions with regards to entertainers and in particular idols through this work with Jaejoong.” JYJ seems to change people’s minds a lot.
True… how many times have we heard people in other lines of showbusiness/outside of showbiz say these lines after meeting Jaejoong or JYJ??? Isnt it amazing!? Makes me sooo proud!
*nods*
“JYJ seems to change people’s minds a lot”
So Agree *had been through it* 🙂
Agree.
ahhhh~~~i really want tht magazine….
since i study design……hehehe^^^
actually major reason is because of jaejoogie…
His house are beautiful and well decorated. Look expensive too. We already see Junsu house, Jae house, now I’m curious about Yoochun’s house.
is there any magazine that publish junsu’s house???
he once post photo of his house on twitter
his parents house do you mean or the one in the same building with jaejoong? >.<
i think Junsu house gonna be a big mess..completely different than Jaejoong…hehehe.
Junsu is a simple guy, even he not care so much on his clothes….
By the way…i’m a big fan of Junsu-shi…so i don’t mind if Junsu’s house is not in the magazine…
As long as i can see him in the field…playing soccer…
So this is HIS PALACE!!! Nice!! it’s really nice… I wanna hang out here… ^____________^
Tara JJ… hang out tayo tol!
Andaming alak oh! XD
bakasyong grande sa bahay ni JJ!
Kyaaaaaa!! Now I’m curious bout Junsu’s and Chunnie’s crib..
XD..can’t wait to see chunnie’s famous garden!!
Jaejoong has a gorgeous pad ^///^ I would love to see more the interior… His aesthetic sensibilities are very refined indeed.
Dear hubby-to-be Jae…
How I love our house-to-be 🙂
But… I want the big sofa from the old apt back!
How can we play on that small black sofa???
I just hope that the kitchen table is big enough!
I mean… to put so many dishes you cook for me…
I remember what you said “Baby-ah… when we get married i will never stay out all night, Never. If we have 3 meals a day, I can cook for you one of them. I guarantee that I won’t turn into a husband with a big belly I will try my best…..Just have a pretty baby for me” (It’s really said by you in a variety show especially for me, right darling?)
And please show me the bedroom, dear hubby-to-be…
I will not just give you a pretty baby… but many for you!
😳
Bawahaha!!
he really loves black and white, most of the interiors are white. Really great place with unique interior..Love the small table in his living room…will there be a pic of him in bed or bath? Maybe shower???lol
Well, what can be more elegant than black and white? 😀 He seems to like the contrast, the edges exuding a ‘masculine’ sort of feel. Somehow its very Jaejoong.
Awesome interiors in here!
That’s… a really beautiful picture of him! And is anyone suppose to sit on that couch?
Love the rocking chair! That looks so comfy!
Jae oppa!!!
YOU TOTALLY DESERVE THIS!!!! Your house is amazing!!!!
I bet that many kpop idols from other companies (you already know where)
wish to have all the things that JYJ have now
Only in less than 2 years
WOW!!! JYJ fighting!!!!!
Wow his house looks like what Muwon would have if he got his own place.
‘You say that you find it to be somehow unusual that an idol entertainer is appearing in ? ”
Why? Because he has money to spend on a gorgeous 3M villa and most other idols of his age are, shall we say, “financially incapacitated?”
LMAO
*grins* 😀
lol icwudt 😉
I did like the old apt, but I think this one is more sophisticated – beautiful! I like his wall o’booze, lol.
And yeah that does look like a really comfy chair for reading. I’ll take one – preferably with occupant intact. ^_~
LOL at the wall of booze I saw that too XD.
Typical JJ to be passionate about everything. While others have just a few bottles on stock, he has a wall of booze XD
That’s Jaejoong ^///^ Someone who appreciates the finer things in life, haha…
I didn’t notice and had to scroll back up.
Please slow down, Jaejoong. You only get one liver! 😥
JS also have lots even though he’s not a drinker. maybe those are for JJ & YC to consume… JYJ’s maknae is really thoughtful to his hyung and YC… LOL
Maybe because he used an interior designer this time rather than decorating on his own? It definitely contributed to the sophisticated feel. Haha, his collection’s quite extensive, I see. I spy a wine rack too. My housemate has a smaller version of that wall of booze in his room LOL, college = friday drinking nights.
the wine rack is Chinese Fan’s gift to JJ^^
lol…it’s quite ironic actually…
here we fans keep telling him to slow down on the drinks
but some of us fans keep giving him expensive and his favourite labels
so I bet half of those displayed are from his fans.^^
I guess we love him too much to deny him one of his favourites… 😀
this is true 😛 I rmbr in the fan support posts for PtB for instance, I clearly remember some fanclubs gifting him with expensive alcohol and such haha
i love the chair he’s sitting… looks so comfortable!!!
jaejoong’s rocking chair is pretty expensive…
http://www.nova68.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=nova68&Product_Code=STINGRAY&Category_Code=6001
could u please check for me the price of the sculpture placed on it too? XD
@Ngoc Ha, LOL I believe the sculpture is not for sale. It’s GOD creation only one in the world.
wow!
*sigh*
Guess I’ll just have to stick with my regular armchair for reading, lol.
lmao I screamed when I saw the price haha :O
but I think they deserve it after so many years of hard work he deserves to bask in expensive stuff imo 🙂
I love it. It’s very close to my own style when it comes to interior designing, tbh. It’s modern enough, simple, but extremely pleasant to the eye, very beautiful; and it feels like a home, something I sometimes can’t find in some of those “very expensive, very good” houses that are featured in the magazines. It does have a manly feeling, but I’ve always loved that (even for me). It’s quite perfect for him ❤
i love his home! so much like JJ!
-Spacious
-black and white furnitures
-boozes
-marmolled tiles
and a very homely atmosphere!
(hope someday i can also have that kind of home) ~sigh~
I want that sculpture placed on the rocking chair XDD
😀
It makes me remember when one of his sisters came to his house and saw a very beautiful chocolate box and she wanted to eat it. But Jae said it’s for decoration. That boy can make anything into decoration thing, especially strang things.
His gorgeous home! OMG ><
jenenge ae Jae cah bagus, tenanan bagus sak kabeh’e… omahe bagus, klambine bagus, macak’e bagus… sing jelas duite yo bagus!!
mugo2 kabeh diundang nang slametan omah anyar’e… Jae, ojo suwi2 yo undanganne, nek kesuwen ngenteni mengko selak lumuten… *daydreaming* – LOL
“Personally, as an editor, I was able to break much of the preconceived notions with regards to entertainers and in particular idols through this work with Jaejoong.”
I’m proud as hell XD
Where’s jiji????
@kayo
well jiji is not there but if you look closely at the 2nd pic the jiji bed is near the sofa?
omg do finally get a chance too see the castle ?
^_____________________^
*steals baby outa his chair* 😀
Gorgeous guy has gorgeous home, and if we are talking about Jae, it will be perfect, obviously~
Btw, seems like EVERYONE is breaking stereotypes when they get to know JYJ~ I feel like a proud mother LOL
haha right me too…its kinda weird since their all older then me lmao
Jae is a magazine blue chip!
he’s in Maison’s 17th anniversary issue and will be in Elle’s 19th anniversary issue!
x)
Both SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUES (sorry had to capslock for emphasis ^^)
lols
i wasnt completely if Maison’s issue was but TRUE xD
A++++++++++++
Proud! 🙂
J take me to your home…
who wouldn’t love a man who loves to stay at home?? I want to do that.. sit on a comfy chair with a good book an a Saturday afternoon after hard days of work just to relax and release all the stress of the week by looking at the fruit of your hardwork with a touch life’s kindness ^__^
omg JJ i love what you’ve done with our place, I will be flying in next week bb ^__^ v /delusional
no but really. though it looks so awesome im soo glad im able to see it *_____*
not too crazy about the brown marble though but im guessing it came like that when he bought itthe 2nd pic, on the floor…what do you call that soccer game thing that guys love to play?..
heehee…is that for our Jun-chan when he dropped by his hyung’s home to hang out on a lazy Sunday afternoon?
ahhh suddenly I have this cravings to see all three of them in a drama on every-day life…
fooz-ball?
foosball. but that’s so tiny though.
his house looks great, just like the owner ^^
i love that chair…
I love his house^^ and of course I love the owner >///<
his house looks so great and amazing~like his previous house
but I saw a lot of wine behind him, I hope he won't drink alcohol too much.
home sweet home ..perfect.. for JJ resting his body n soul …
I couldn’t refrain from commenting. Exceptionally well written!
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