On August 6th, a picture of JYJ was spotted on Russian TV channel “Channel One of Russia”.
It appeared in a TV programme “I Want to Know”. One of the reports was about the pale-skin trend and was filmed in Seoul. (via Toox)
“Channel One of Russia” is our main channel, like KBS, SBS or MBC in Korea. (via NastyaChichi)
Watch The Full Documentary here
JYJ appeared 3 times: At 29:00 min, 30:20 min and 31:26 min
Source: 1tv.ru
Tip/Credit: NastyaChichi + Toox
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I saw this program today and was very surprised in a good way of course ^_^
is JYJ famous in Russia? 🙂
Nope 🙂 It’s just a coincidence.
it’s sad but no…anyway there are enough kpop fans who love them very very much )
that’s okay 🙂 if they’re famous in Russia then I’ll be very surprised lol
They are really well-known in Russia))
Well, I have to speak out. It seems as though pale skin in Korea is preferred? Is this because of Western influence? I also heard this is also true in Mexico. I feel there are many fans around the world who love JYJ who are not pale skinned. What kind of message does endorsing these products send out to their fans? I have to say I am not in agreement with their endorsement of pale skin products. I watched the Russian video and the host seems to be confused about this pale skin trend too. Everybody should love their own skin color and try not to emulate white skin.
I agree @Shirley, USA JYJ has fans of many colors around the world. I’m interested in their music and other performance activities; their skin color has no bearing on my affection and support of them 😀
@Shirley
Actually the problem is worldwide. East Indians, Africans, even some Black Americans use bleaching creams. Yes, European influence of skin color still is strong, sad to say. As someone who is African American, every time I see the phrase ‘beautiful pocelain white skin’, I wonder what skin tone those people have.
They were endorsing a whole beauty line, not just the whitening products.
It’s hard to explain the fascination that Asians (and many other cultures) have with pale skin. This preference started way before Western dominance. Rather than that, I believe it’s a matter of social status. If you think about it, farmers and people who work tend to have dark skin from their labor in the sun. In contrast, wealthy people have paler skin since they stay inside the house. This is especially true of women in older times where privileged females don’t leave the house for much. Of course it doesn’t help that Western influence also reinforced this belief that paler skin is better. But I don’t think it’s any different from the many Caucasians that want to tan their skins. Nowadays in America, people stay inside more, and tan skin is a sign of an athletic or relatively wealthy person who can afford it.
I don’t think endorsing these products are really sending out any message to their fans, other than that they have good skin. Nature Republic is still a Korean company. Koreans are not going to think anything of them advertising for a skin whitening product (among others). That’s common in their culture. It would be like a teeth whitening, hair removal, or tanning products here in America.
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no skin pale! skin white of porcelain! 😉
Is this why there is a growing trend among Korean pop stars use Caucasian dancers in their videos? What’s up with that? The Asian girls are so pretty…are they throwing Asian girls to the curb?
SK govt has reported the lack of hallyu among Middle east, Middle Asia, Russia….not sure the whether JYJ planning to try these market. ( last time saw a poll whether fans like JYJ perform at UAE) .
Russia due to extreme inflation, currency difference ” special society ” background, some very rich classes over there. Their buyers are very active at merchandising from outside world, especially from nearby China. The profit is huge for China. JYJ may consider starting small merchandise online with Russian languages first.
Oh yes, Russia farmers drive sport cars same brand of JYJ’s . ( pure humor , nothing offensive )
Just try, JYJ, knowing that every time about concerts, fan meetings ….JYJ face a lot outside ” problems” caused by some parties. We are so sorry for you.
BRICS , hopefully JYJ can perform freely with quality alliance & market share.
I wonder JYJ stops endorsement natural republic?
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i guess i should add some words to that report about pale skin. in Russia it’s fashionable to be tanned and quite many females visit solaria regularly which does no good tj their skin. in asian countries, on the contrary, women want to be pale. and the host supports rather asion pov than western, saying that displaying a tan is like displaying an pimple.
OMGSun, we did it! Nastya and Kseniya, thank you!
Girls and boys, there are more than 40 000 k-pop fans in Russia, just know this fact =)
i was wondering why the desire for pale skin as well. it would be quite a hassle trying to lighten your whole body’s skin, i would think! at any rate, i am glad that jyj is being recognised even in russia.
wooow..so amazing^^