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[VOD] BYJ in Taiwan

posted by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

Here are the rest of the links to VODs of BYJ in Taiwan from ETtoday.

Please note that the titles I put are the direct translation from the chinese titles according to the ETtoday.. The link is very slow, so I can't verify each vod and its content. Hope they work well!!

Happy downloading and BAEwatching!!

sanny

BYJ arrival at the airport

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849810.wmv

BYJ arrival at the airport

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849811.wmv

Fans act in greeting BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849813.wmv

70-year-old injured in attempting to see BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849814.wmv

Need to buy OST to enter BYJ's hand-print meeting

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849823.wmv

20 bodyguards

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849834.wmv

BYJ casually arriving in Taiwan

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849837.wmv

Another old lady fainted in the crowd...

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849844.wmv

BYJ's first meal in Taiwan

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849846.wmv

BYJ's meeting with the media

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849848.wmv

In an attempt to get closer to BYJ, fans interviewed for jobs at Yuan Shan's hotel

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849849.wmv

Courtesy of ETtoday

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Liezle~!!

Will continue to post tonight and will inform u guys how the premiere went!! Have to get ready to dash now~!!!!

Byeee!!

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[VOD] BYJ in Taiwan ~ Aug 19, 2005

posted and translated by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

Here are the rest of the VOD links from Aug 19th in descending chronological order. Please download them before you watch (the download speed can be rather slow too, so please be patient!!). Happy baewatching!

sanny

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ps. Note that the following titles were from the direct translation from the news site...

Fans surrounding the hotel, BYJ had difficulty to get out of the car

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849912.wmv

BYJ tasted local Taiwanese cuisine, like stir fry asparagus + squid, sushi, etc

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849909.wmv

BYJ's high school look

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849907.wmv

BYJ is the medicine to cure depression of a fan

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849.wmv

BYJ happily enjoying taiwanese cuisine

(Sanny's note.. The title was misleading. This vod, in fact, showed got out of the car, into the restaurant, then to the washroom right away...)

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849904.wmv

Increased security to protect BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849894.wmv

Senior Taiwanese actor Ms Wang squeezed into BYJ's meeting with media

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849893.wmv

BYJ's meeting with the media

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v8499892.wmv

BYJ's hand-print meeting

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v8499891.wmv

BYJ's translator has a face like Jeon JiHyun 전지현

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849887.wmv

BYJ's crazy fans

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849886.wmv

BYJ's premiere, 800 fans got in

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849880.wmv

BYJ's crazy fans

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849879.wmv

Young BYJ, as high school teachers recalled

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849878.wmv

Handsome young BYJ in high school

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849877.wmv

BYJ's diet caused stir in Korea

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849869.wmv

BYJ's arrival, crazy fans snapped pictures

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849868.wmv

BYJ's first meal, chinese style buns

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849865.wmv

Big group of media greeting BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849861.wmv

BYJ in flowery top and sunglasses shines like a charm

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849860.wmv

BYJ greeting the media and fans

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849854.wmv

BYJ talked about the cry scene in AS

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849853.wmv

BYJ talked in Chinese "Taiwanese news aja aja fighting"

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849852.wmv

BYJ's smiley face greeting people

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849851.wmv

BYJ greeted in Chinese

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849850.wmv

Courtesy of ETtoday

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[Trans] Celeb Bodyguard: K-Stars are friendlier

bb: yong joon is mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs.

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Original in: 趙大智 / 民生報 [Taiwan Newspaper] 2005/06/29

Translated into English: happiebb / www.joonsfamily.com

Celeb Bodyguard: K-stars are friendlier than J-stars

When Cho In-Sung visited Taiwan, Zhang Bao-wen

or more commonly referred to as Brother Bao was assigned to be his bodyguard.

The truth is Brother Bao has been assigned to countless international superstars,

and these few years, he has also handled quite a number of Korean celebrity cases,

including Bae Yong Joon, Jeon JiHyun, Lee ByungHun, Song HyeGyo and Lee Youngah.

He feels the Korean celebrities are easier to handle than their Japanese counterparts,

and the Korean stars are often extremely sincere when it comes to managing their fans,

and there is not much difference in how they behave whether in public or in private.

Brother Bao had been assigned to Cho In-Sung twice.

“He’s even nicer this time than the previous time,

he would bow to the fans the moment he saw them, very warm and friendly.”

During his previous visit, Cho In-Sung went onboard a yacht

and due to the stormy weather, the waves were pretty strong and choppy,

he took the initiative to reach out to steady the working crew.

As for Bae Yong Joon who belongs to the super-league amongst the K-stars,

Brother Brother had this to say, “He’s so wonderful it’s beyond words,

he just kept smiling, he would have a smile for everyone and anyone.”

During his Taiwan visit, on the day Bae Yong Joon

was supposed to take a group photo with the fans at The Grand Hotel,

Brother Bao was getting worried about the safety aspect of things

when he saw that the number of fans kept increasing,

he spoke to Bae Yong Joon he hoped that he would leave via another exit.

But Bae Yong Joon gave him a very surprised look and said, “But why?

I’ll be leaving for Korea very soon, I do not wish to part with them.”

He had insisted to be with the fans right up to the very last minute.

Brother Bao said Bae Yong Joon was very much like Tom Cruise.

He would be chatting and joking with the staff in private,

for instance, he would joke with the bodyguards when they were in the elevator.

When he was eating dumplings (xiao-long-bao) at Ding Tai Feng, some of the reporters were late and missed taking a shot of him biting into the dumpling.

Without hesitation, he immediately picked up another one and took a bite for them.

Most other celebrities would just feign ignorance and not do anything about it.

As for Cho In-Pyo, Brother Bao said he reminded him of Andy Lau.

He practically treated his fans like family

and would concern himself with their daily lives, schoolwork and spouses.

“It’s no wonder that each time he comes, the very same fans would turn up,

there’s no change of hearts.”

And it comes to organizing fan meetings,

both Cho In-Pyo and Andy Lau would foot the expenses from their own pockets.

The first time Song Hye Gyo was in Taiwan, it was for Autumn in My Heart.

In Brother Bao’s eyes, she was just like an innocent young girl

and there was not much exchange or interaction with Song Seung Hun

who also came on that trip.

The second time she came was with her then-lover Lee Byung Hun for All In.

By then, she had already transformed into a young woman.

Lee Byung Hun really took good care of her;

he would tousle her hair or pat her head frequently,

and under the scorching hot sun in DanShui,

he even shielded her with the umbrella to avoid sunburnt.

Jeon Ji Hyun looked like an Ice Queen.

But during the shooting of the Coca Cola commercial,

Brother Bao was surprised to see how friendly she was,

and she was quite good at cracking jokes.

[Trans] Twn: Mickey Huang Made BYJ Laugh

Original in Chinese: [Taiwan] Da Cheng Bao 2005/08/20

Translated into English: Happiebb / www.joonsfamily.com

Mickey Huang Tickled BYJ;

‘Rewind’ when he said something wrong & teased the interpreter

Mickey Huang [Huang Zi Jiao] tickled Bae Yong Joon and made him laugh,

and his quick wit and humour made everyone laugh.

During Bae Yong Joon’s second visit to Taipei,

the emcee Mickey Huang’s performance was commendable.

Not only was he able to tickle Bae Yong Joon and made him laugh,

even the media at the event commented his humour and quick wit were unrivalled.

When Bae Yong Joon visited Taiwan last year,

the performance of the emcee of the press conference was also commented upon.

This time around, the movie company asked for a male host,

and they managed to invite the highly experienced host, Mickey Huang.

Although it was a highly stressful job, Huang managed to keep his wits around him

and even displayed his knack for humour in awkward moments.

When he said something wrong,

he made a “tape rewinding” sound to pretend that they would start over,

and he would jokingly ‘threaten’ the interpreter to translate everything properly.

Whenever there was a breakdown in communication,

he would cover up with strange sounds and smiles,

even Bae Yong Joon was tickled by his antics and expressions.

After the press conference,

the Korean fans (?) went to ‘interview’ this famous show host from Taiwan.

When asked about Bae Yong Joon, Huang said smilingly,

“He’s practically like a hero from comic books.

His hair, the shape of his face, his nose, everything’s just impossibly perfect!

He has eyes that can talk, electrifying both males and females,

even men would love him. He’s really what they’ve said him to be.”

He further shared that that press conference was the biggest

he’s witnessed in the recent couple of years,

and he did indeed feel the pressure in hosting the event.

In order that everyone was happy and satisfied,

Huang could be said to have put in his very best.

bb: Mickey Huang was the emcee at the press conference

that Yong Joon had at the Grand Hotel in Taipei on 19 Aug 2005.

Huang is an established show host and is known for his quick,

but sometimes sarcastic, wit.

I tried to find pictures of Huang taken at this press event,

but can’t seem to find anything.

Guess both the media and fans present were all more concerned

with snapping pictures of Yong Joon rather than the emcee.

So, post these file pictures instead, so that you know how Huang looks like…

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[VOD] More BYJ in Taiwan

posted and translated by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

Interview with BYJ by Lu Xiu Fang (1)

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849994.wmv

BYJ's eyes are sexy. Can he demonstrate live? Interview by ET's Lu Xiu Fang (2)

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850008.wmv

BYJ's secret in styling - no socks

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849995.wmv

BYJ visiting ET Mall. Li Jing present flowers

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/849/v849989.wmv

Source: ETtoday

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More Taiwan Vods

Translated and posted by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

Fans gathered in the morning to get good seat.

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850014.wmv

Translation:

BYJ came out from the hotel. There were only 100-200 fans guarding the hotel, since the majority of the fans already went to the gym where the meeting will be held.

Fans started lining up at 7:30am at the gym..He's wearing a light green suit and he seems to be in a very pleasant mood. He's smiling brightly. Of course the 100-200 fans guarding the hotel will follow suit to the gym for the event.

Fans celebrating BYJ's bday ahead of time

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850029.wmv

BYJ is in a very pleasant mood today. According to the MC, fans will be celebrating BYJ's bday on this session as well. There will be cake and bday song being sang. BYJ is unaware of the surprises going to unfold.

The mc asked YJ to say his first few words in meeting the fans this morning.

He replied, "大家好﹐我很想念你們。" <==> "How are you? I miss you."

Of course, the fans scream like crazy as you can hear from the VOD.

BYJ wants to sample stinky tofu

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850030.wmv

This is in fact from the Aug 20th interview with the ETtoday.

MC asked about the the difficulty in acting The Scandal.

BYJ replied, usually thick skin and the lack of seriousness among men, it was difficult for him to portray because he doesn't have such attitudes. However, during the filming, slowly he was surprised to discover that he handled the acting well.

MC asked his opinion of the trip, and also what he hasn't accomplished, eg., hasn't eaten yet.

BYJ's reply as follow:

Taiwanese are very energetic, optimistic and friendly.

As for what he wanna try but hasn't had a chance to eat? Taiwanese's famous stinky fermented tofu.

Source: ETtoday

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[VOD] BYJ in Taiwan

Translated and posted by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

Crazy fans spent NT400,000 to rent theater

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850044.wmv

(Uh... Omo omo~~!! This is the Daisy we know!!! And Helen's pic is in there too!!!)

BYJ whirlwind - Korean men dislike face, prefer toned muscles

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850043.wmv

This street is the famous plastic surgery street in Seoul. Every 5-steps, there's a plastic surgery clinic. They wondered whether there are Korean guys who wanna look like BYJ.

The answer from 2 surgeons are that Korean men are too strong, the surgeons hasn't heard much of guys wanna be BYJ lookalike because BYJ's look is gentle and soft. But his 100-day-diet is something that the Korean men talk about.

BYJ's smiles paralyzed the audience. Fans screaming none-stop.

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850042.wmv

In Summary:

Two fans were lucky to be drawn in the draw, they get BYJ's Image One.

Source: ETtoday

I guess all our SG Baesis are queueing alreay at the cinema for the April Snow Charity event. We'll be waiting for your report guys :)

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[VOD]Still More BYJ In Taiwan

posted and translated by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

BYJ back at the hotel

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850065.wmv

BYJ back at the hotel for a short rest. After that, later on at 1pm he'd attend a farewell party before he heads to the airport to catch the 4pm flight.

BYJ touched by the fans in the fan meeting session

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850077.wmv

He didn't know how to describe his feeling at that moment, very touched, just like last year, and everybody celebrates his bday for him.

Lucky fans got hugs from BYJ.

Fans also provided dances and songs for BYJ to enjoy, and he wore a smile and enjoyed the performance throughout the session. He mentioned he didn't wanna leave, and resulted in screams and cheers from the fans.

He spoke in Chinese, "我不會忘記這一刻﹐我會再來的。"

Meaning, "I will not forget this moment. I will come again."

More screams and cheers from the fans.

Farewell party cancelled

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850078.wmv

Oh, the farewell party that was to be held at 1pm was cancelled, because the company thought it was unnecessary, and that BYJ had lots of luggages to pack (18 luggages in total), so it was cancelled. However, the 200-300 fans still stayput although disappointed.

Due to the tight schedule, the hotel other than serving BYJ lunch, also have take-out for him to bring along.

At the airport

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850082.wmv

BYJ will arrive the airport in about an hour. The airport authorities drew lines between the media and fans and BYJ, hopefully it will not be as chaotic as when BYJ arrived.

BYJ, look here!

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850085.wmv

Japanese fans wore Kimono trying to get BYJ's attention. However, it's so hot there... Some Japanese fans also duplicate BYJ's passport.

There were guy fans who brought their moms to come meet BYJ. There were the 2 mother-son fans who waited BYJ at the parkade. They were lucky not only to shake hands with BYJ, but also was able to deliver gift and notes to BYJ. The amiable BYJ was carefully reading the notes from them.

BYJ waving goodbye, leaving the hotel going to the airport

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850090.wmv

BYJ left hotel at 2:30PM. The one minute walk from the elevator to the car, took BYJ 20 minutes, since he kept pausing and saved to the fans who were singing happy bday to him.

Source: ETtoday

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[VOD] BYJ leaving Taiwan

translated and posted by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

Goodbye BYJ!

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850102.wmv

BYJ arrived at the airport, still wearing his trademark smile all along despite the chaotic sandwiched situation. He was wearing white suit, black T-shirt, black hat, sunglasses. BYJ was happy, but was afraid the fans/media might get hurt while the bodyguards were afraid BYJ might get hurt. He's finishing his 54-hour whirlwind trip to Taiwan. His flight is at 4:30PM.

Lucky fan got hug from BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850103.wmv

Lin Yi Chen the singer who's singing AS OST Chinese version, was not welcomed by the fans, because few days ago she mentioned she wasn't familiar with BYJ but was more familiar with Wong Bin. After that statement was made, she got bombarded by BYJ's fans. So it was kinda awkward and embarrassing for her to show up. When she was singing, the music went out of wreck, made her even more embarrassing. It was said probably somebody did it on purpose to make her embarrass as she was lip-singing. However BYJ treated her with his warm smiles, which alleviated the fans' anger.

Soruce: ETtoday

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[VOD] Another VOD BYJ leaving Taiwan

Translated and posted by daydreaming/sanny in BYJ's Quilt

A few more that I grabbed from ETtoday... Enjoy!!

Hotel added 10 more bodyguards to protect BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850134.wmv

Total of 18 security to guard BYJ's departure from the Hotel.

At the airport, the fans and media went frantic once BYJ appeared.

8-fashion sense of BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850131.wmv

This VOD mentioned BYJ only has 12-luggages, not the 18-luggages as some other reports said.

In the 3-day trip, BYJ had:

8 different styles/look

6 pairs of glasses/sunglasses

6 pairs of shoes

4 belts

3 necklaces

However, couldn't see his socks (it was just too short).

BYJ set-meal is available in Sept

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850125.wmv

BYJ still remembers the butler, the same butler who served him a year ago. BYJ gave him a gift before he left.

When being asked how was the stinky tofu, BYJ showed a thumb's up gesture. He loves it.

He also likes the picked vegetables. He had the picked vegetables to go with every meal.

Fans hurt again

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850121.wmv

There were fans getting hurt again in chaotic moment... There were even a fan of the fans, she said she's not a fan of BYJ, but she really like the high atmosphere the fans create.

Sandwiched

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850120.wmv

Even after BYJ entered the security custom, BYJ kept looking back, because he was worried fans might get hurt in the chaos. He also said thankyou in Mandarin before he left.

Good bye BYJ

mms://210.58.99.181/video/newvideo/850/v850109.wmv

Supposedly the airport authority drew lines between the fans and media and BYJ. However, the lines broke right after BYJ appeared. BYJ witnessed a fan falling down, and he paused, making sure she was ok before he continued on.

Source: ETtoday

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Finally, I could post. Board seems to have gone all funny and it's talen me a few attempts before I managed to get to this stage but still I take my hats off to the people who run this board.

And thanks to all who go this thread up and running so quickly.

Can't contribute much now coz got to finish my work in time to watch my AS tonight. Will be back later to help upload infor.

Thanks everyone!

harlow harlow i'm here too!

so sad to learn that we've lost over 800 pages of posting...

but let's try and build it quickly... i do have some stuff at home that i can put up here...

will do that over the weekend, maybe....

hee... have a movie to catch tonight, you know :rolleyes:

p.s. chiliogoyo, yup yup, was 'suffering' from a bout of bae-fever last night...

Hi Tiff and bb! Glad you guys were able to make a post. Sara is still having difficulty. How was April Snow? We are all waiting for your reviews. Please do not keep us in suspense, k?

Carol unni, thanks for your screencaps again and looking forward to more :)

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Please READ

I'm just reposting this message of soomp! for everyone's information. You guys might not have read this yet.

Hope things will get back to "normal" though I can see that everyone is already busy reconstructing their thread.

hi all -

long time no chat!

if you don't know who i am, i'm soomp, and i created and financially support this little play area we call soompi.com

i haven't been involved for a while, and have entrusted the running of this site to many trustworthy individuals (admins and moderators).

so why pop up on the radar now? we seem to have fallen into a circumstance beyond our control, and have lost all of our forum data! :o

now before you crap your pants, let's go over the facts:

- o no! i lost my fashionably low member number!!

- o no! i lost my impossibly high post count!!

- o no! i lost my clever and imaginative signature!!

- o no! i lost my one-of-a-kind avatar!!

- o no! i lost all my wise and insightful posts!!

- o no! i lost all my deeply personal PM's!!

- o no! i lost my FRIEND OF SOOMPI status!!

- o no! ___ (fill in the blank)!!

it's true -- it's all gone.

"this is outrageous! this is unfair! my life is over!!!"

you may be thinking any of these things

and your feelings of loss are not invalid.

however, when it comes down to it, there's nothing we can do about, so there's no point in re-stating any of the above (i tried to cover all the bases)

if you're having a heart attack right now, let's put things into perspective:

thousands of people lost their lives, family & friends, and all their earthly possessions in the past couple weeks.

this is just a forum.

disappointment and unexpected happenings are a part of life -- we just have to deal.

if you're still feeling like your life is over, please atone for your insensitivity by donating to the Red Cross for the hurricane victims ;P

again, this is not a thread for ranting -- it's not going to help anyone.

please be patient as we get things 'back to normal', or hopefully back to better!

now what??

please create a new user account (you'll need a valid email address). you can sign up using the same name you had before, or if you've been itching to change it, now's your chance. please don't make things difficult and sign up using a name you know is already taken. we'll track you down :ph34r:

also -- there are a couple forums we haven't added back yet -- don't worry! we're still working on things :)

thanks for your suport

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~ still in Taiwan :)

Yong Joon went to a hospital to visit a sick fan ~~

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Yong Joon was named charity ambassador of ETTVmall ~~

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he went to ETTV studio for interview ~~

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For the newbies in the thread. Enjoy :)

STRAIGHT FROM BYJ'S DOG TRAINER...

Source: Josei Jishin (Issue 01/03/2005)

Translated into English by: Happiebb (& friend) / www.joonsfamily.com

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This BYJ's rotweiler ~ Clipper

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And this is Yong Joon's golden retriever ~ General

BYJ has an immediate family of four members,

including his parents and a sister who is younger than him by one year.

It¡¯s common knowledge that he has a harmonious and close-knitted family.

The first time BYJ made an official visit to Japan,

he made a telephone call to his mother just before the plane took off.

He had called his mother to say the plane was taking off soon¡¦

The family was that close.

His mother had initially objected to her son entering the show business.

But when she saw how happy her son was at being selected

to play the lead in a TV drama,

she gave in and finally accepted the fact that her son was an actor.

BYJ lives alone now.

But up to four years ago, he was still staying with his family.

And even now as he lives alone,

he is still being spotted by neighbours going home for visits ever so frequently.

According to someone close to him, BYJ's dogs are not at home with him currently.

They're being cared for at a dog training centre.

It's the top training canine school in Korea and it's located just outside of Seoul.

Our reporter immediately made some calls to verify this

and the training school was friendly enough to entertain our questions.

They revealed that yes, indeed, BYJ does have two dogs with them now.

They also said that BYJ's entire family has long been dog lovers,

and BYJ's father was just there to check on the dogs the day before (8th Feb 2005).

A few days later, after some research and preparation of materials on the training school,

for the first time ever, a picture of BYJ's dogs was made public in the media.

A first for both Korea and Japan.

The dog trainer related the story like this:

BYJ first brought Clipper (the name of the black dog) there in March 2003.

I remember thinking to myself, "Hey, this person looks so familiar!

Where have I seen him before?"

That set me thinking, and I took a closer look and realised he's BYJ.

He came here with his father. BYJ said that they had made their way there

after getting to know about the training school from the internet.

Other than training the dogs on the usual house rules,

the training school can also customise training programs according to the clients' needs.

Right now, BYJ's dog, Clipper, has already completed the basic domestic training,

and is now undergoing the guard dog program.

BYJ had explained that "because my parents" home is in the countryside,

we need to train the dog more for safety reasons."

On Clipper (black dog),

This dog's ancestry roots can be traced back to the olden days

when the Roman army brought along war dogs when they attacked the Dutch.

This breed was originally of hunting dogs, but was altered genetically by the Dutch;

but even now, these dogs are still highly alert and very strong-willed,

and they're still being categorized as hunting dogs.

(bb: not sure exactly what breed Clipper is.... sorry...)

On General (white dog),

BYJ has another dog at the training school, it's a white dog,

a breed that is very popular in Japan now.

It is only a three-month old newborn, and not named yet.

But I (the trainer) have started to call it General (jiang-jun).

I think the dog's originally from Japan,

my bosses brought it here from a dog farm in the Kanto in Japan.

The dog was fathered by a best of breed in the United States,

and BYJ bought it right after it was born.

He said that if only he had General with him when he was undergoing training

in the United States last year.

Through the tough training regime,

the sight of this cute little dog would probably offer BYJ some mental reprieve.

Clipper has a very fierce face, even menacing, and cannot be brought out for strolls freely.

General is sweet-natured and BYJ can bring General with him wherever he goes.

BYJ's father has always been a dog lover.

BYJ's love for dogs quite possibly is due to his father's influence.

His father would visit the dogs once or twice a month,

and his mother would come once as well.

The whole family seems to love dogs.

Before BYJ got so busy with his work in Japan, he would visit once a month too.

But BYJ is really much too busy now,

even if he does visit, he would only stay for about an hour.

He would often show looks of contentment and relief

when he sees that his precious dogs are looking well and healthy.

When asked about his impression of BYJ,

the dog trainer said, "Oh, he's always wearing a smile,

he looks very innocent and pure.

Especially when he's with his beloved dogs, he's just like a child.

He looks like his mother.

His father looks like a cultured gentleman,

it appears that BYJ takes after his father¡¯s character."

A child-like BYJ? Hard to imagine.

(bb: Oh... i would love love love to see him playing with his dogs!)

At the end of the session, the dog trainer said,

"If BYJ's fans find out about this place, would they be flocking here?"

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Guest frances

:P more photos from Taiwan ~~

one more pic from the ETTV studio ~

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and from the hospital ~~

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during the meeting with the fans (MTF) / surprise birthday greeting for Yong Joon ;) ~~

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Yong Joon got a little emotional when he was showered w/ love & affection by his family during the MTF :) ~~

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