Kim Jaejoong wearing Neil Barrett cardigan by ARTAGE in Elle Japan (December 2013 issue)
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You can check previous updates of Jaejoong for Elle Japan (Special Issue 2013) here
Kim Jaejoong wearing Neil Barrett cardigan by ARTAGE in Elle Japan (December 2013 issue)
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You can check previous updates of Jaejoong for Elle Japan (Special Issue 2013) here
Elle Japan 2013 Nov.
At the seaside 2-hour trip from Seoul.
JaeJoong has been composing for his album till late at night (before the interview). He’s been sleeping on the way here and just woke up after noon time. Appearing at the site filled with the Korean language, he said in Japanese ‘Konichiwa’ and I replied without thinking in Japanese, ‘Konichiwa’. It’s been long since JaeJoong last spoke Japanese.
I’ve asked JaeJoong to bring a book he’s recently been reading and what he brought here was Richard Carlson’s ‘What About the Big Stuff’. (It’s a gift from fans. It’s difficult to explain what the contents are. It’s about life, but not to describe life as heavy/burdensome. With the book as the starting point, we started out photo shoot. The interview was done all in Japanese, as requested by JaeJoong.
ELLE (E): It’s been long time since you last accepted to be included in a Japanese magazine?
JaeJoong (J): Yes, it’s also been a long time since I last had an interview in Japanese. I haven’t been speaking Japanese for long as well.
E: You have quite a few Japanese friends so you should be using Japanese for your phone calls?
J: I don’t like to talk on the phones but I do use Japanese when I text my friends through line and Kakaotalk.
E: You’re coming to Japan in November and you’ve started your activities in Japan this year, JYJ in April, and your solo concert in June.
J: We were very nervous for the April Tokyo Dome concert, especially during the first day. We did not have enough preparation time within the tight schedule. We were also worried how many fans would attend since it was held during weekdays and fans had to take leaves to come from anywhere in Japan…(small voice) sorry. It has been a really long time so I was afraid that the fans would forget me. It was great that so many fans came.
E: What do you have for your new album and the concerts?
J: Although I have had a mini album, a full album of rock music is a first time thing and it is also my first time holding a solo concert for an album. What could it be like? Compared to concerts being prepared from the director’s point of view, I have more freedom in preparing my concerts this time. It was a pity that all of the songs in this album are in Korean. I’d love to sing in Japanese, especially in Japan…although I did sing five or six songs in Japanese at the Yokohama Arena. However, I could not help but accept the fact that my Japanese is deteriorating since I haven’t been speaking Japanese. I have some expectations of this trip to Japan, shopping, and visiting friends.
Official Date of Release: November 1st
The content is the same as the regular edition, but with Jaejoong gracing the cover of ELLE Japan Magazine^^
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Note: The Elle Japan Magazine Regular Edition (not JJ on cover) came out on Oct. 27. The contents of the December issue, both regular and special edition should be the same. The only difference is that the special edition will have Jaejoong on the cover. The regular edition has Miranda Kerr. (via Ruby of JYJ3)
Pre-order ELLE Japan Magazine Special Edition ft. Kim Jaejoong on the cover via Amazon Japan (Date of Release November 1st)
Note: The Elle Japan Magazine Regular Edition (not JJ on cover) came out today. The contents of the December issue, both regular and special edition should be the same. The only difference is that the special edition will have Jaejoong on the cover. The regular edition has Miranda Kerr. (via Ruby of JYJ3)
Pre-order ELLE Japan Magazine Special Edition ft. Kim Jaejoong on the cover via Amazon Japan (Date of Release November 1st)
JYJ‘s Jaejoong returned to fans in Japan through a photo shoot for ‘Elle Japan‘!
‘Elle Japan’ pre-released a photo from his pictorial for the magazine’s upcoming December issue which shows Jaejoong looking like a sleeping angel.
C-JeS Entertainment stated on the 26th, “Jaejoong will release his first solo full-length album ‘WWW‘ on the 29th. [Jaejoong] shot a pictorial for ‘Elle Japan’ so he could introduce his album and give an update to his fans in Japan.”
“Following the announcement of Jaejoong’s album release, ‘WWW’ ranked #1 on Japanese online shopping site, Rakuten, and achieved his fifth #1 on Japan’s iTunes chart with pre-release track, ‘Sunny Day’, showcasing his popularity in Japan.”
An ‘Elle Japan’ editor commented, “The star who fans most want to meet in Japan right now is Jaejoong. It’s because the star who satisfies the eagerness and expectations from the many fans who are curious and miss him is none other than Jaejoong.”
Remember to check back in for the release of Jaejoong’s first full-length solo album, ‘WWW: Who, When, Why‘ on the 29th!
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Singer Kim Jaejoong will be featured in the December edition of “Elle Japan”through a special photo shoot.
On October 26, Jaejoong’s agency, C-JeS, said that prior to the release of his new album (“Who, When, Why”) on October 29, Jaejoong did the photo shoot for “Elle Japan” as a way to introduce his album to his Japanese fans.
Jaejoong’s popularity in Japan is as high as ever. Ever since he announced the release of his album, it has been number one in sales on the Japanese online shopping site Rakuten. Moreover, his song “Sunny Day” has been number one on the Japanese iTunes, making this Jaejoong’s fifth time he has topped the charts this year.
The photo shoot with Elle, titled “A Special Day with Jaejoong,” shows the singer in a natural day-to-day routine: getting up in the morning, preparing to go out, and in various activities before going to bed at night. In the interview following his photo shoot, Jaejoong speaks candidly about the production of his album, his everyday life, and various episodes with the members of JYJ, giving his avid fans a window into his life.
The editor-in-chief of Elle Japan commented, “Right now Jaejoong is the ‘most missed star’ in Japan. Countless fans in Japan are desperate to see him.”