Guest frances Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 hello luv dramas a warm welcome from yong joon's thread !! we hope you will join us more often in our sharing of thoughts on everything about BYJ....see u around !! dear Jess you've got a nice artwork there !! pls share more....but you really did not like the tea yong joon likes ?? Hi again! Just came back from reading new posts of Mr. Fumi in Quilt. Interesting topic that he posted for all of us. I haven't been to KOB but after reading Mr. Fumi's posts i think that it should be posted in KOB so that Kr media will know we know what they are cooking up. We are all aware that Kr media visit KOB, righ? What do you think guys? i just came from Quilt and Mr. Fumi made another posting...so far, he made 4 postings today, a new record for Mr. Fumi what do i think of K media ?? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest liezle Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 luv dramas, thank you for sharing us your thoughts on Yong Joon! Now i can welcome you formally in the thread ~ HUGE WELCOME TO luv dramas! hope to see you post more,k? hello luv dramas a warm welcome from yong joon's thread !! we hope you will join us more often in our sharing of thoughts on everything about BYJ....see u around !! dear Jess you've got a nice artwork there !! pls share more....but you really did not like the tea yong joon likes ?? i just came from Quilt and Mr. Fumi made another posting...so far, he made 4 postings today, a new record for Mr. Fumi what do i think of K media ?? :lol: Frances unni, yeah i think that Fumi's posting in Quilt is a record . What do I think of kr media? Hhmm, i all along what we have been chatting is correct. There is really a "demolition crew" to destroy Yong Joon in kr. Sad really sad. The question is, can they put a good man down? Will they succeed in their plan? According to Fumi they tried doing it last year but failed and now they're doing it again? Are they that desperate? I believe that superstars are born not made. Hey got to cut this short there's a very interesting post in Quilt got to read it before i leave the offic.e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frances Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 from cafe.daum.net/pola reposted in byjff by winne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginagan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hello everyone!! hehe... i was worried last nite when i couldn't log on... dunno wat happen... haha i envy those in s'pore who went to the premire last nite couldn't go coz i was busy... haiz... it was just being reported on the news on channel 8 a few mins ago, and i'm very glad that it's full house... and i got myself all the 3 mags with BYJ on the cover page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kellybyj Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 [singapore] Promotions and April Snow stuff from Golden Village April Snow postcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginagan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I just finished the article from the magazine 8 days... i'm a bit irritated coz in my opinion it was rather negative towards BYJ again... I just dun understand why the reporters always like to do that... all the 3 magazines, 8 days, U and I mag were very appealing on the cover. With very huge and nice pics of BYJ on them but when u slowly flip open the mag and start reading the articles, dunno if it's just me, wat was written inside were negative thoughts of AS and especially BYJ. This reporter mentioned in the very first paragraph that she was once a fan of BYJ too, but she emphaise on the word once saying that she refuse to acknowledge that coz he's the one millions of taugeh-plucking ah sohs (it's sort of saying housewives but in a negative way) liked. Then described BYJ's appearance in a negative way then ending off with the words "The perfect gentleman" as if mocking him. She then talks about her experience in Korea when watching the first premiere. She evidently did not watch the movie entirely, watching bits and pieces here and there, as she was either falling asleep or making her way to the toilet. The only thing about the movie that she seem to emphaise was the love scenes, and it makes me think very lowly of her. I've only read a very small bit of one of the chinese mag can't really remember which, coz i was getting rather disappointed. The chinese magazines were no better. One of them said that BYJ's acting has not improved and they were rather disppointed to see so, hopping that he could reach greater heights with the upcoming drama serial. And then again made the link of AS with winter sonata. Really don't know what are these people doing. I believe that someone had also made a comment on soompi before and i think it's Frances saying that the story line of AS and winter sonata is completely different. In addition, the chinese magazines brought up the box office issue in Korea and Taiwan too. It's a real disappointment to see such comments being written in the articles, and it seems that all the reporters have a prejudice against BYJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest liezle Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hi there gina! Hey don't feel disappointed and affected by what you read we know better than what was written in those magazines. Well, if she didn't see AS in Korea when she went there then she missed a good opportunity. Btw, what's the point of her being there and giving a review if she didn't see the whole movie? Geez, i think her boss has to know what she did From your post, I guess she just copied her article from the article posted before by Frances wherein the writer also mentioned about the short love scene and comparing AS to WLS. Do you go to Quilt? Anyway, I read in one of Fumi's writing that in Kr there are 3 kinds of BYJ reporters. And from your post I can assume that the writer copied the artricle from a 3rd grade reporter who even do not know how to write "effective bad article". Which in return makes the writer also a 3rd grade reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest liezle Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Signature Banners by 温û°îÜ咖啡 (http://www.onlybyj.com) posted by shasha in BYJ's Quilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yon Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 hi everyone....(especially to chiligoyo)...... were you shocked that i was sitting so "close" to you????hahahahaha Ginagan, i was like you....feeling very depressed at the way they are doing to AS and BYJ....what has he done wrong? Out of the 3 magazines(I-weekly, You-Weekly & 8days)....I-weekly is the better one........You-Weekly and 8days reporters must be acquaintances.....their story looks so similar.... The 8days reporter revealed her bad personalities(rude and showing no respect). From the article, she shows what a "spoilt" woman she is... (she said she sat this woman[or auntie as she claimed] who has a pungent pit, well, this is her "luck"...it has nothing to do with AS or BYJ)..next she claimed that she waited for 2hrs to clear the korean custom, we took only less than an hr everytime we go korea....and then after that she claimed she has to endure the 1hr bus ride to the hotel and her bladder is bursting....is she a 5yrs old kid? Can't she excuse herself at the airport and use the public toilet.? Everyone also knows that you can't check in before 2pm.....i don't know what's she complaining about when the reception told her can't check in yet. And she is so daring to nod off in the cinema, not forgetting that the director and the actresses are sitting behind her!!! and still giving excuses like she didn't sleep the night before on the plane because of the passenger sitting beside her.... I wonder what was her main job to be in korea.... If such a job is good, i wouldn't mind taking up her post.........then i can enjoy myself everytime when there are overseas interviews/media screenings...........don't even need to prepare a long list of questions for the star or watch the movies....because you can write whatever you like and expect people to respect you but you need not respect others....(this is my opinion from the way she wrote the article) There is 1 question that i have been pondering in my mind today..... What criteria a movie critic must have? If a critic is someone who likes action & comedy movies only, is she qualified enough to give critics to artistic movies like AS? If Action or comedy movies are her favourites, do you think she can give a more unbias report on other genre movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginagan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Dun worry liezle i'll bounce back from my disappointment very quickly... i dun tink that these insensitive and bias reporters are worth to get me worked up. yon i totally agree wat u said abt the 8days reporter, she is so not a reporter material. As for the other 2 mag, i have yet to read them coz they are in chinese and i tend to take longer time... but in addition i tink i better not read all of them in one day or i'll get so pissed i'll be so tempted to give them a piece of my mind.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest liezle Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Quite a long post made by Water-nim (a korean) but it's worth reading. It's a detailed analysis on Yong Joon as well as AS. ~liezle Water posted this on the Talk Box of BYJ's official home and translated by Joanne in BYJ's Quilt Why are we enthusiastic about BYJ?? By water I don't know how I passed the September. I have learned many worldly reasons. That even the same word could be heard differently whey one says "Ah"or "Uh".. That even the same thing could be shown very differently when the angle changes only a little bit,, Etc., etc.. Those were days when I was able to physically sense to the skin the every phrases of that very natural and simple propositions. As my thoughts are not much differeng from our nims here(BYJ family in the official home) and I have been just hesitating. However, because each and every posted (newspaper) article caused me worried too much As I write, there is much overlap with a writing by Gaulsan-nim.. Inevitably, as the sources for reading are similar, it seems to be more(overlapping). Hahaha Although we, fans, know too well about it there is the fact the ouside people do not know at all. What is making BYJ special? If BYJ¡¯s fans have high degree of loyalty, what is the reason for it? Particularly, in cases of foreign fans who became (BYJ's) fans through "WLS". the common facts regardless of national boundaries are, that they came to get attracted to him at first because of his outer appearance, especially because of dazzling smile..that the decisive reason for them to remain as his fans is his character, that is, because of charm of person BYJ. And that there are majority of them, who are pouring him their interests, as the last as well as the first focus for entertainers, after having almost no interests in dramas, etc. And, again, the important fact is that they got to know Korea through BYJ, and ended up with loving Korea. My case is the same. As I spent much time in foreign countries, while I had lived, actually not knowing such person(BYJ) existed, when I somehow watched (TV) drama, I had favorable feeling after watching the "Hotelier".., while watching the "WLS", I indulged in that brilliant smile, the beautiful outer appearance. Prior to that I had never thought even once that I liked handsome men, strangely, I became indulged in after seeing him, handsome man. At least, the fact that the first starting point where he had stolen my heart was his smile¡¦ That is correct. However, do you think that azumma(married woman), old enough, paws at the water senselessly, and thoughylrddly like this due to that one smile? The outer look, the smile, those things are temporary. Those are all(gone) when the time passes. I, after I became what one might call his fan, long time after that, while I began web surfing from some time, I saw his very early photos too. There was dazzling beauty of youth there However, a certain dignity..aura.., which he is more and more developing as he is getting older, things like that was not there in youthful him. The fresh beauty in his youthful period¡¦such beauty is the type we can find in other actors, not only him. What do you think the reason why his fans consistently cannot leave him easily, and reason why they can never close hearts from him even if they leave him,(even if they are drifting away from enthusiastic hearts of fans)?? What we have sneaked a look at was the beauty of his personality..the beauty of that dignity. That FATAL BEAUTY,how can we stop giving our hearts to him, as we have sneaked a look at, & have come to sense that from him?? Now, going outside of our country, his fans being spoken for as fastidious Japanese married women The reason for that distinctive degree of loyalty(devotion) is all because of that. The reason why we love him is not because of his beautiful smile. His smile has done no more than just unbarring the gate, of the door to enter the road to love him. The reason why we are thankful for his popularity in the land of Japan is in the fact that that he widely heightened the dignity of our country by showing his own dignity extensively in the land of Japan. Who could have done such thing in that short period of time? Of course, as they say that effective period of even the love between lovers is at most 2 years¡¦, one might wonder how long would the passing heart leaning toward a mere entertainer last. I, too, know about it. When time passes more, I might also become gradually silent. However, the important thing is the fact that, although hot love toward him could be cooling down, such things like trust in him faith in him will continuously remain as they are. 1. Are you asking why in Japan? Although I do not know very well because I was not in our country at the time of (airing of) "WLS", I know that at the time his popularity was high in our country too. With the popularization of the internet, I know that the internet site (of "WLS") was noisy in the full scale. Just, although it might have been a tremendous topic of conversations at that time, I have a feeling that his appeal had stopped only at his outer appearance to our domestic general public at that time, due to other dramas that followed continuously. In case of Japan, His boom was a spontaneously grown boom which no one had foreseen. As we all know, When his drama was aired on a satellite station¡¦probably it began with words of mouth.. Video & DVD were sold.. (Those are tremendous things. In case of video or DVD, they enable homemakers who cannot do internet, to watch it endlessly by winding backwards. Those, having thought how can one watch a drama twice or thrice, become addicted deeply to scene after scene.) In the end, ("WLS") ended up being aired on a ground-wave station Although the WLS was just another drama which was competing against mighty ¡®Women World¡¯ in our country, it might as well be that in Japan, there could be special quality as one Korean drama. That is right, the "WLS" could have aroused Japanese peoples nostalgia. The beautiful drama with virtue of the Orient alive, while satisfying their esthetical eyes & ears, and their sensibility, They could have indulged in that drama. BUT, if it had stopped there,the popularity of the "WLS" and him in Japan could also have ended as a temporary boom which passes once. In exquisite timing, he visited Japan for the promotion of the "Scandal..", and got the opportunity to be able to show & reveal his ACTUAL APPEARANCE to entire region in Japan on a grand scale. Hence, the curiosity of fans, that is, the curiosity on whether their image of BYJ as Joonsahng, that fantasy was not more than a fantasy or not?.. Through his visit to Japan, that curiosity had expanded to even people who had not watched the "WLS" before, going beyond pre-existing fan level. The interest by the public and the commercial demand in the capitalistic society are directly proportional. As much as the internet has not advanced (in Japan) like us, the publication culture is more advanced than us in Japan, the Japan has been ceaselessly pouring out reports on him which create profit for them. The Japanese people in a group obtained an opportunity to STUDY ON information on the personality called BAE YONGJOON. Now, to the extent to confuse if BYJ is a Korean actor or Japanese actor, the situation has become where there are more informations on him in Japan (than in Korea). From some perspective, because the Japan has studied on him the most, one might see that he has secured the most fan levels. 2. Why (BYJ is popular) among azummas(married women)? There is a part which is difficult to understand. That is negative nuiance when they say ¡®his fans, azummas¡¯¡¦.. As I see it is like this. For the teenagers to be enthusiastic with him, he is excessively sincere and serious person. (That is not to say that he does not have sense of humor, you know, don't you? Dear you) The freedom of language of spitting it without thinking, if I say with some decoration, freedome of spirit, a certain unconditional resistance against the established generation¡¦ living and dying in style.. Bohemian character those are far from him. He has that something which is somewhat beyond teenagers endurance which distances from fashion or transient boom. In certain perspective he is a textbook like person. He is a person who walkes too excessively the road of cardinal principle. To the extent that it seems like even hypocricy if one takes a quick glance only, the road he choses is excessively straight. He suffocatingly lacks adaptability. And, surprisingly, HE GOES ON THAT ROAD WITH ALL HIS BEST. The azummas(married women)¡¦ are people who have endured rough-and-tumble of life to some degree. The thing of fantasy, those are people who broke (fansasy) as much as they did. Those are people who see through and are knowledgeable about the worldly affairs. The biggest reason for these azummas(married women), the azummas(married women) who are raising their children, to love him is, (this is not to say that young people do not love him.) because of those appearances of him as a person BYJ. It is because they find him as a "role model" whom they could recommend to their own children as judged by eye of mothers who are raising children. His attitude, his stance is, as reflected in the eyes of azummas(married women). s-called hope which comes near almost miraculously. Ah~~, One can live a life as a fine art like that? Becoming a hope to someone like that¡¦ alive next to us, a beautiful person, The fact that they can keep a proud person in their heart.. the fact that they are able to watch a person who is living in the ideal appearance, even if they may not have lived like what he does, Aren't they beautiful things, are they? If one can give eyes to people excluded from the society and if one can give one more glance to people suffering from disaster, as he became the detonating fuse, wouldn't it be a thankful thing, would it? That is even in other people's country??? The fact that one is able to received full-hearted and highly loyal love from the azummas(married women).. It is an amazing thing. The azummas' love is not a temporary boom. It is a love as if they pour in to their children, their nephew. As if he knows about it too well he calls his fans family. (There bounds to be several people who do excessive behavior or unexpected behavior to some degree where ever and in any groups. Dear reporters..the extremely small number of Japanese married women, showing excessive behavior to some degree, are not the representative sample of fans.) 3. About acting? Because I am not an expert, if one blames him pinching his detailed acting by certain corner one by one, I have nothing to say as a rebuttal to that. (The matter is that we get upset because people(reporters) ,who never once watched properly his films or dramas, are talking about his acting, etc.) By giving in one hundred times, even if his acting is short, we love him, Even if his acting is yet short as a result, it is because we know that efforts and that process he had devoted for that. The word we can tell by the textbook to our children when we raise our children, "although the result is also important, the process you put for that result is also important." It is because he is an actor who confirms that saying. We love person BYJ before being an actor, because they are the works he made by devoting 100%, 110% efforts, we love his acting and his works. I will not insist that his present acting is 100% perfect acting. However, we know. The fact that he is advancing challenging for the perfect acting without stopping¡¦.. The fact that by doing that he will show us more advanced appearance gradually¡¦ (Would fans be enthusiastic as there is an actor who is perfect in acting?) 4. I The Oe Chool(April Snow) in our country, by consequence, may not have been succeeded in box-office, I clap my hands for him for his courage of choosing Director Hur and of shooting the Oe Chool(April Snow). It is because I believe that he really learned a lot from many perspectives from this film and advanced that much. I also thank him for choosing the quality of work, not looking only at the box-office potential. That is because this film is a film to be distributed to entire Asia. The Oe Chool(April Snow) was an unfamiliar and difficult film.and that it was not kind, that was, it was not the film which came to audience, in 100% completion. However, I was proud from the points that his film be distributed to entire Asia, was not too ordinary, was not light, was not wrapped with beauty, not beauty for being beautiful, (Through drama "WLS", we have seen enough of the peak of lyrical beauty. As a drama..) and gave us opportunity and offered the beginning to contemplate our life once, our love once, while dealing our actual daily routine lives objectively. Not all film can be the same. They could be introduced to each country with separate genres, and separate styles and themes. I am proud because he showed that the film with sense of weight like Oe Chool(April Snow) was able to be introduced through him. I am proud that even in Korea of "quick, quick", the film like Oe Chool(April Snow), which contains the esthetics of slowness, could be produced. (Of course, that is not to say to ask you to film only the movies with artistic quality all the time.) He is a person who is showing that so-called ideal way of life, which we have given up to put an effort and to try in our reality, is still possible The life in which he puts efforts with sincerity and challenges continuously against new things, hence, he shows us what is the advancing life in a way of open and squarely fight(directly). At present, when every politician fails to show the appearance of respected life, he is showing with his whole body that the way of respected life is possible, even from the position of an entertainer. Not from short-term interest(stake) but from long-term vision, from a big frame, he is showing his behavior. He is a person, who knows what he is doing when, where & what, and who is PUTTING EFFORTS IN ORDER TO BE AWAKE ALL THE TIME, at the least. He is not afraid to recognize his own limit, and also, amazingly, he always challenges to jump over that limit. We, BYJ's fans.... The reason for us to love him is because of those appearances of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madcap118 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hey guys, have you noticed the change in the title of our thread? From simply Bae Yong Joon I asked one of the moderator to edit the title to "BAE YONG JOON 배용준, It's All About Bae". You like it? Hi Liezle I do like the new title of the thread . Yeah! It IS all about Bae!! Couldn't access Soompi the entire of last weekend and luckily I read ginagan's post at JF site that we all had to re-register (so thanks to ginagan for the headsup!) at a new Soompi thread. Missed you guys and reading BYJ news. But I am sorry to hear that all your and Frances' work disappear like that! I remember all that indexing you girls were doing for the former thread, and I felt sad. Is there anything I can do to help?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happiebb Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bb: another old translation... one of my faves too. A Letter for Joon – Nobody Can Be Like You Original in Chinese by 点仓 (Dian-cang) / www.loveyongjoon.com 17.12.2003 Translated into English by happiebb / www.joonsfamily.com 27.06.2004 It’s so easy to love you. Did you know that? Min-hyung. That smile on your face as you pushed open the door. That weary look your wore after Yu-jin walked away spoke volumes about the loneliness and heartache you’re feeling. Tears that fell freely when you reunited with Yu-jin years after. Dong-hyuk. How sharp and cold you were in the face of adversity. And how lonely your back looked as you walked off as the rest of the world gathered to celebrate. It is really too easy to fall for you, to feel for you. Did you know that? That’s not all. There’s Jaeho too. A deep character who just refused to bow down to the harsh reality of life, but yet still was beaten by life. But that fierce determination, the manliness… What about Yosuk? The almost too beautiful Yosuk… And yes, Chan-woo, a man of steely character and oozing masculine charm and charisma. The literary and intellectual Hyun-joon. The warm and carefree Yung-min. And yes, how can I not mention the colourful character of Cho Won? Cho Won who led a illustrious song-and-dance life, Cho Won who eventually died. My only resistance was when I first encountered Joon in his character as Min-hyung. Just a very brief hesitation. And thereafter, I was totally captivated by this man. Completely. Unreservedly. Has been so for a long long time, and even today, I’m still drown in the very essence of you, not willing to wake up from this very beautiful dream that is Joon. It’s not at all easy to love you. Did you know that? You’re in faraway land, and me? Ha, I’m in this little town in the western part of China. Day in, day out, I looked for you. But no, I couldn’t find you on my TV screen. There’s no sign of you in the newspapers and magazines. Nobody around me knew you. You may be alone and lonely, so am I. Until one fine day. I found you in Junxin (www.loveyongjoon.com, this is possibly the byj fan site in China with the largest member base). Here at Junxin, I found beautiful essays after essays that sang odes to you. Here are Junxin, I found pages after pages of interviews that allowed me glimpses of the real person behind Min-hyung and the other roles that you have played. Here at Junxin, I found video clips after video clips that showed facets of you that I never dreamt existed. I was lost in the BYJ-realm. And I wonder.. Li Min-hyung, Shin Dong0hyuk, Kang Jaeho… behind all these characters, what are you, Bae Yong Joon, really like? What, or rather, who is the real you? Who is that I truly love? And is my adoration worthwhile? Or am I just being silly, being blinded by infatuation or perhaps this is pure idol adulation? Frankly, I don’t have an answer. I don’t know. I even asked myself, Why do I have this urge to find out more about you, to learn about you? And hey, what right have I got to want to invade into your private world and know the real you? In the name of love? No, not even that can give anyone the power to do this, to try and peel away the layers for the real person inside. It’s almost strange how a person like me who have lived all of thirty years have come to this. With my years of maturity, I should have the judgement, I should be responsible enough, sensible enough and serious enough. So why can’t I love you, the person looking back at me from the TV screen? But… when I’m acting like this, I’ve lost all my maturity, my judgement, my sense of responsibility and gosh, I’ve lost my senses. Or… have I? You are so wise. Did you know that? You possess wisdom and you’re cut out for big things, I’ve always known that. Your every role, the intellectual and gentleness are deeply embedded to the core of the characters. Your each and every move and gesture, no need for further proof, you’ve instilled into every character you played the very wisdom that only you possess. You gave life and intelligence and spark to the roles you portrayed. No one else could have played out these roles with so much conviction. You ARE them. In real life, you display the same wisdom. I can see this in how you always painstakingly and contemplatively made your choice of script. And I can see this in how you plan your life and chart your career. Wisdom is also evident in your everyday life, in your attitude. When you decisively packed up and left after HWRL, when you came back and picked your comeback role, it was obviously your own thinking at work. Your every choice, every decision have always proven to work, proven to be right. You will never act rashly, always taking the time to consider your choices and plan your next move. If you’re uncertain, you wouldn’t act. But once you’re sure of something, you’d go all out and aim for the kill. This is almost like Dong-hyuk, except this is no show, it’s real life. To be a Joon-fan is a very simple and wondrous thing. We just have to believe in you, to trust you, there’s really no need to worry about anything. We need not worry about you making the wrong choices. We need not worry about you getting yourself embroiled in scandals or senseless paparazzi. We just have to support you, then bask in your glory after each successful move. Then what? Then we just have to carry on believing in your and your choices. You are as wise as can be, and I am as lucky as can be (to be your fan). You’re truly a beautiful being. Did you know that? Other than your wisdom and intellect, do you know what else about you moves me so? It’s your sincerity. By nature, I’m a very suspicious person, and in life, most of us have to compromise in things that we do. But I always believe what you say. This is trust. Trust that I’ve decided to give to you after much thought. Trust that time and time again, you’ve earned from the things that you’ve done. In this aspect, I’m not blinded by my adoration for you. You’re someone who would not succumb to circumstances easily. You’ve always maintained your standards and stood firmly on your ground. You’ve always been like this, not wishing to patronize others. You’d much rather maintained your stand than to give in for fear of offending someone. You’ve proven to your fans how appreciative you are of our support through action. Your attitude and way of life show your sincerity. You’re never patronizing, never hypocritical nor insincere. If you say you’d do it, you would. Having been in the limelight for more than a decade, your unwavering attitude have proven, time and time again, of your sincerity. It is only when someone is genuinely like this, then the someone is able to behave in such a consistent manner for so many years. And another thing. You’re always so serious and responsible, towards your own life. This is probably precisely why you’re always so responsible towards others around you, towards your work. You’re never late for work, and you work very hard. It is this very attitude that you have managed to jump from the small screen to the silver screen and with so much success. The box office showed that the people loved your work. The awards showed that you’ve won the critics over. You are such a man, encompassing so many qualities such as wisdom, sincerity, sense of responsibility and others. How then can you not be a beautiful being? How then can you not have a great career? How then can you not produce outstanding work? How then can anyone resist you? How then can we not love you? As beautiful as you. As outstanding as you. I know these, and I only know these. And it is enough. I know I’m rambling on here. But you, the man who’s given me such passionate and powerful thoughts! If is you who have brought me great joy, with your wonderful works. I’m all tangled up in my thoughts, and I’m tongue-tied. I only know that, to me, you’ve created a persona that surpasses all the roles that you’ve played out onscreen. I only know that with your existence, after the flurry of fast and furious thoughts of adoration will come peace of mind. Watching you from afar with a calm heart with love. Never before have I felt like this. Nobody can be like you. This much I know for sure. Won’t ever feel for someone the way I’ve felt for you. This much I know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroline Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 We, BYJ's Malaysia Family (BMF) hope that April Snow will be a great success in Malaysia. Please contact us if you need any further information.... - carol - [April Snow Malaysia Charity Premiere]Update Dear all, In connection with the Charity Premiere on 22nd October 2005, BMF is arranging a gathering at a restaurant nearby the cinema hall prior to watching the movie at 9.00 p.m. There will also be a lucky draw with many interesting prizes to be won at the gathering. BMF will also be giving away a goody bag containing many interesting BYJ stuff to those who have bought the charity premier ticket through BMF. BMF do not make any profit from the ticket sales as it is the same price given by UIP ie RM50. The goody bag and the lucky draw prizes are made possible due to the generous contribution from BMF family members and sponsors. Programme for the gathering - 22nd October 2005 Mid Valley KL (Please note that its fasting month for the Muslims so for Muslim family members, the restaurant is nearby a surau where you can carry out your prayers) 6.00 p.m - Gather at restaurant nearby (to be decided later) and share your stories on BYJ with family members. 7.00 p.m - 'Berbuka Puasa' (Breaking fast) / Dinner 7.30 p.m - Lucky draw 8.30 p.m - Proceed to cinema hall and watch the movie together. Therefore for those who are interested in attending the gathering and to get the goody bag, you are most welcome to purchase the charity tickets from BMF. Please kindly email : absolutelybyj@yahoo.com bmf_malaysia@yahoo.com.my Please note that posters given out by UIP cannot be guaranteed for late purchase of tickets through BMF as it is given out by UIP for each pair of tickets purchased. Looking forward to being with you for this eventful occasion. Wishing 'April Snow' in Malaysia a GREAT SUCCESS !!! Thank you BMF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest liezle Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hi Liezle I do like the new title of the thread . Yeah! It IS all about Bae!! Couldn't access Soompi the entire of last weekend and luckily I read ginagan's post at JF site that we all had to re-register (so thanks to ginagan for the headsup!) at a new Soompi thread. Missed you guys and reading BYJ news. But I am sorry to hear that all your and Frances' work disappear like that! I remember all that indexing you girls were doing for the former thread, and I felt sad. Is there anything I can do to help?? Hi Madcap, glad to see you again! Hey I love our new title too Frances i guess was more affected that I when she learned that soompi lost all of its data. We will be indexing the thread again maybe later. Thanks for offering your help. Actually all we need from you guys is to keep on posting and sharing your thoughts on Yong Joon. We would want this thread to be more active so that others will visit and know Yong Joon as a person and actor. bb, thanks for posting the above article. the lost of data in soompi somehow has a positive side it made me read again some of the beautiful old articles on yong joon and share them once more to everyone especially newbies. Frances, you are here! Are you in YM? I cannot connect to YM. Hey got to bathe now and will be back in a jiffy, k? Don't leave yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frances Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 ~~ i do hope Korean Media will soon realize that they are doing more harm to their reputation than that of Yong Joon ~~ A letter to korean media (from china) posted by warmsoft in Quilt To whom it may concern, How are you doing? We are BYJ families in Mainland China. Recently, we read a lot of reviews and reports regarding the “April Snow” and BYJ’s performances on the Internet. Some of them are positive, others are negative even insulting. So far as we know, any unbiased remarks on “April Snow” and BYJ would be welcomed to all of us. We are proud of being a group of friendly people and always open mind to any impersonal opinions on BYJ. Never assume us as that kind of crazy fans could not bear any criticism. In China, there is an old saying: People always make mistakes. No one is expected to be as perfect as the saint. We wait the experts to cast a light on BYJ’s deficiency so he could aim on it and make more efforts next time. As BYJ families, we never assume that all the Medias and Critics are supposed to give favorable opinions on “April Snow” and BYJ’s performance. “April Snow” is just BYJ’s second movie; we look forward to his improvement other than his impeccable performance all at once. So we embrace any remarks on insufficiency of “April Snow” and BYJ. However, we show great concern about recent reports from Korean Medias. As mass media, all the reviews and critics are supposed to be based on objective facts without any prejudice. We believe any reports, which distorted the truth intentionally based on authors’ bias, are unfair and unbearable not only to BYJ families but to all the readers. The individual features of movie itself and the specific marketing conditions of distribution countries and areas should be considered thoroughly before one draw the conclusion on the movie box-office. As a romantic love movie, “April Snow” has achieved great success both on box-office and professional critics in several countries except South Korea. For example, “April Snow” has the best box-office value among South Korea movies released in Taiwan this year. But some Media describe the movie box office in Taiwan as a disaster whose author is obviously without any responsibility and has problem to tell the truth to their readers. You can imagine what kind of severe impact it will lead to in the countries which will release “April Snow” soon. Such article has been quoted by hundreds of Chinese Medias. And then, regarding the wicked reports some BYJ families in Japan gave the modification and responses. Some Korean Media definite would not miss this chance. They grab much more “facts” this time; in their report, Japanese fans are trouble makers, Japanese Medias were forced to grant the exultant reviews which favor their female readers and dared not to give the negative review under pressure. Such article also has been translated and posted on numberless Chinese websites. One issue you should notice here. BYJ families are not just auntie fans as you always assumed. In China, BYJ families scatter all around the country, aged from 15 to 60 years old. The average educational level of the BYJ families far exceeds other stars’ fans. Some of us hold the Master or even Doctoral Degrees. Most of BYJ families have their own jobs and are financially independent. So far as we know, for some of us BYJ is the very first star they indulge in. Because of our love for BYJ, most of BYJ families get to know South Korea; favor purchasing Korea commercial products; even plan to have a trip to South Korea. You know this is so-called soft power. As the carriers of South Korean Culture, Korea dramas and BYJ have promoted the cultural exchange in Asia especially in East Asia. There would not be better chance for the cultural exchange in Asia than this. We could not understand why some of Korean Medias want to kill this trend so desperately. Is it so hard to realize whatever Korean reporters did is supposed to be represented South Korea? Is it so difficult to notice that wicked reports have cost our good impression toward your country, even worse, there is a sickness of Korean Medias and South Korea spread among BYJ families around the world? Or we might just get you wrong; these results are exactly what you want. BYJ families around the world get together through our love for BYJ. We love him beyond the limitation of nationality not just because of his appearance, his performance and his warm smiles. Therefore, no matter how terrible report regarding his performance, the box-office or anything else might come out, nothing could be possible to change our love for BYJ. The only effects you will find are the doubt about the professional quality of Korean Medias, the limited spread of Korean Culture among Asian Countries and the decreased marketing of Korean products. We urge your attention here, BYJ families communicate with BYJ with our hearts. As BYJ oversea families, we cherish him as our own families as Korean BYJ families and treat him as Korean national treasure as well. BYJ belongs to South Korea. Please protect him from unnecessary hurt. We write this letter neither to complain and cry for sympathy nor to disturb your normal schedule. Just after reading the wicked reports from some Medias without any responsibility, it is painful for us to see that some Korean Medias are intentionally destroying your treasure of the country, killing Korean wave in their hand and might raise the discordance which will hinder the cultural exchanges among southeast countries. We are terribly sorry for your possible lost. Please be prudent from now on. Best wishes, BYJ family’s website in Mainland China www.onlybyj.com baidu peiba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest delinnia Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hello everyone, I've found my way back here to support my beloved Yong Joon. If Liez hasn't informed me on the other site I'll be still in the dark, ha ha.. Good work for you Liez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TY_KSW Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Why are we enthusiastic about BYJ?? .....Me think because HE deserved it ... He always does .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frances Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hello everyone, I've found my way back here to support my beloved Yong Joon. If Liez hasn't informed me on the other site I'll be still in the dark, ha ha.. Good work for you Liez. hello Ms D welcome back to your other home !!! missed you sis... how's mom ? i'm sure she's doing very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happiebb Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 [Youngsun's Trans] Exclusive Interview - Monthly Chosun Original in Korean: Monthly Chosun, June 2005 Issue Translated into English: Youngsun Reposted from: Official Board, www.byj.co.kr -------------------------------------------------------------- youngsun: Hi, overseas friends^^ How are you? It's really long time since I posted a translation for you, isn't it? Do you remember the long, exclusive interview made by Ms. Lee Keunmi, a guest journalist of the Monthly Chosun, when BYJ visited Japan in April last year? It was a very warm and informative interview about BYJ, wasn't it? The following impromptu interview was made by the same journalist, and carried in the June issue of the same magazine. You can see BYJ somewhat at ease in this non-formal interview. I also add the report by Artist Kim Jeomseon who accompanied Ms. Lee on that interview day. Hope you can enjoy it^^ I can't wait for coming September when 'April Snow' will be released across Asia. I bet you can't either^^ Thank you, overseas friends, for your love and support for BYJ and his movie 'April Snow'!!! youngsun June 11, 2005 P.S. I'm afraid my poor command of English may have distorted what the writer worte or what BYJ said. If so, I ask for their kind understanding!!! ************ Written by Lee Keunmi (Monthly Chosun, June'2005)/ Exclusive interview - pleasant mid-day conversation with Bae Yongjoon, the Asian heartthrob Translated into English by 잔돌밭youngsun [Exclusive interview - Pleasant mid-day conversation with Bae Yongjoon, the Asian heartthrob] "Will my popularity last long? Can it be a couple of years?" - Written by Lee Keunmi (Guest journalist of the Monthly Chosun/ www.rootlee.com) <'Surprise' interview on the spot> Actor Bae Yongjoon, 33, is one of the most difficult actors for journalists to meet. On March 17, an outdoor shot of his movie 'April Snow' was open to the press in Samcheok where crowded 350 journalists, 200 from Korea and 150 from across Asia. 100 among the foreign journalists were Japanese. None of them succeeded in having an exclusive interview with BYJ. While covering Mr. Kim Joongman, a photographer, I heard he would go to the Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery to shoot a poster of the movie 'April Snow' on April 27, and that Mr. BYJ would be there, too. On my request to accompany him that day, he showed reluctance saying, "The shooting is not open to the public." I decided to make a 'surprise' visit to the spot with Artist Kim Jeomseon, 59, who is on familiar terms with Ellen Kim, the owner of the gallery. About 11:30 am on April 27, when we arrived at the Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, the shooting team were busy preparing for their job in front of the stairway down to the garden. On exchanging greetings with us, Photographer Kim Joongman started checking his cameras. After a short while Mr. BYJ, in a white shirt with fine, vertical stripes, blue trousers and black sneakers, showed up carrying a camera. He stepped down the stairway slowly. He kept a poker face throughout the shooting session for the poster. In the movie 'April Snow', he plays a lighting director who, after discovering his wife's infidelity, falls in love with the wife of his rival. It's a gloomy role. As Mr. Bae took a pose, Photographer Kim pressed the shutter button without a particular request. Photographer Kim pulled out several Polaroid photos and was checking them. Then it's a turn for Mr. Bae. He started to take pictures of Photographer Kim. After clicking his camera several times, he checked the viewfinder carefully. And then he started shooting the crew with the camera. In October 2003 when the movie 'Untold Scandal' was released, he showed photos of its production crew taken by him in a magazine. In my interview with him during his visit to Japan last year, he said, "I want to publish a book with stories and photos." At Photographer Kim's request to have a look at the Polaroid photos, Mr. Bae rose to his feet. Seeing photos, Mr. Bae didn't make comments as if he entrusted all to Photographer Kim. <I can't give an interview without permission> I addressed myself to Mr. Bae. "Do you remember me?" After blinking his eyes a couple of times, he made a bright smile. "Oh, the Monthly Chosun... That article was very impressive." Though I had had an interview with him at the Hotel New Otani in Japan exactly a year before, he surprisingly remembered me. Mr. Bae took pictures of this writer and Artist Kim, too. I asked Photographer Kim if Mr. Bae requested his opinion about his own photos. Photographer Kim said Mr. Bae would not show them, perhaps due to his shyness. Soon it was lunchtime, and Mr. Bae had a lunch with the crew upstairs. Seeing Mr. Bae coming toward the sofa after his lunch, I approached him and requested an interview. "You had better consult my agency. Some time ago, a long acquaintance of mine, saying he has became a daily newspaper reporter, requested me an interview. I accepted it only to be scolded by my managers. I can't give it without permission. Give a call to Chief Manager Yang." When I called to Chief Manager Yang Keunhwan in charge of media relations for BOF, Mr. Bae's agency, he said, "You didn't make an appointment, right? Wait until I go over there. Then we will talk." I could not waste my time until Chief Manager Yang came to Yangpyong from Seoul. <Atmosphere demanding 'Yon-sama' Bae Yongjoon to overcome Japan> [caption] BYJ and SYJ. They were filming the movie April Snow at Jookseoroo in Samcheok, Gangwondo province. I just started talking to Mr. Bae. Perhaps because our talk was not presupposed as an interview, he comfortably answered short and simply to my questions, unlike in the formal interview of the Hotel New Otani in Japan in April 2004. Though I conversed with him without a notebook or a tape recorder, a manager beside Mr. Bae repeated, "You shouldn't do this way." -- With 'Yon-sama' fever still hot in Japan and the number of fans increasing in Southeast Asia, don't you feel much burdened from your tremendous popularity? "Nothing's changed much. I live almost the same life. I don't feel burdened. The only difficulty I'm experiencing is that hardened relationship between Korea and Japan due to the Dokdo Island matter has a negative effect even on the cultural part." -- You must have experienced hard time mentally due to the abrupt questions regarding Dokdo Island during the previous press conference. ""They were not right questions for the place." Several days after the conference, Mr. Bae wrote on his official homepage as follows: "Dokdo Island is a Korean territory, and as such we have to handle it more rationally. If there is a role given to me, it's not to utter a word drawing a line between national territories but to connect lines among the hearts of the Asian family. And I'd like to try my best for the task. <Photo album sold more than Brad Pitt's> -- What are other actors' reactions to you lime-lighted as a Korean wave star? "I'm on close terms with Seungsoo(Ryu Seungsoo), Taewoo(Kim Taewoo), and Senior Seungwoo(Kim Seungwoo). But do friends talk such a topic among themselves? Moreover, we don't meet often, for we are busy..." Mr. Bae smoked now and then during the conversation. -- It seems difficult for you to stop smoking. ""I can stop smoking. I'll stop it when I finish this filming." --Since your debut in 1994 you would always keep home for a year or two after finishing a work. But this time you decided your next work while filming. ""I always work thinking this is my last work. So I would devote myself to the present work without giving a thought to the next. As I've wanted to work with Director Kim Jonghak since before, I took it when the opportunity was given. 'The great king, 3 gods and a goddess' (Tae-wang-sa-shin-ki), his next choice, is a story about the era of Gwanggaeto the Great, king of the Goguryo Kingdom. Its producer is Kim Jonghak Production, and the writer is Song Jina. Mr. Bae will play Damdeok, Gwanggaeto the Great. Mr. Bae had shaped such a muscular body as to make professional bodybuilders envious, and shot a photo album. Nevertheless, he looked slim, perhaps due to his height, 1.8m. -- When seen in the photos, you looked very wide in the shoulders, but you look slim now. ""That cannot be maintained. My body was much bigger then. I really had hard time. Despite of so much toil I did it, for I thought I couldn't do that when I grew older. When Mr. Bae built a body, his diet mainly consisted of vegetable and chicken breast meat. 3 months' chewing of tough chicken breast meat caused his jaws to develop muscles, so he ate it minced later. ""I kept lifting a 100kg barbell then. It made me clench my teeth so hard that muscles developed even to the head and the temples. All the facial muscles made at the time have disappeared by now." On BYJ official homepage (www.byj.co.kr) fans said, "he looked too thin perhaps due to the hard job of movie shooting." Seen close-by, however, he didn't look so thin. His skin, slightly tanned, is nicely brown. -- When you published a photo album, some fans suggested you to shoot an action film with your muscular body, but you chose a melodrama instead. ""As I started the photo album project thinking it's a wok as it is, I have no regret." Mr. Bae's photo album made considerable profits. Photographer Kim informed us that his photo album sold more than Brad Pitt's. This is what Photographer Kim said: "His photo album may be the world best-seller of its kinds. Mr. Bae planned it well. Even though he could make money otherwise, he practiced moderation, and published a photo album at a right time. I think he has an extraordinary sense." He analyzed the reason Mr. Bae brought about the Korean wave boom as follows: "He is so handsome. What make him beautiful are not only his face but also his perfectly proportioned body. Asian women like Korean actors, because they feel energy from them. Especially with Mr. Bae, his face is in harmony with his well-balanced body." Mr. Bae's 'April Snow', currently under shooting, will be simultaneously released in 10 Asian countries coming September. The shooting is said to finish in June. Samcheok in Gangwondo province, the major shooting location of 'April Snow', is already emerging as a tourist attraction. -- Do you have any trouble while shooting? ""I have. The trouble is the script is not prepared in advance, but that lines are made on the spot. Many scenes already shot have been filmed newly." Ranked among big directors only with his 2 titles, 'Christmas in August' and 'One Fine Spring Day', Director Huh Jinho is notorious as shooting a movie without a script. <Whether marry or not, it's difficult to meet somebody> -- In an interview made by the Daily Chosun last November, you were reported to feel much loneliness. Do you feel the same these days? ""I feel lonely (laugh). I endure it when I feel it." -- When lonely, one has to get married? ""(Laugh) When I met family members (fans) some time ago, one of them advised me to get married quickly while the other told me not to. The one asked the other, 'You are married. Then why do you tell Mr. Yongjoon not to?' The other answered, 'I want to appreciate him as he is, still into the future.'(Laugh) Whether marry or not, I, in my present position, have difficulties meeting someone. As I don't have opportunities to meet someone, naturally marriage is delayed. If I have a good opportunity and a nice person, I will get married." Since the Monthly Chosun carried an exclusive interview with BYJ in the May 2004 issue, many BYJ fans have been accessing this writer's homepage. -- Many of your fans are visiting my homepage. ""I know it." -- Have you ever visited my homepage? ""Sure, I have." -- I noticed that your fans on the official homepage write really well. ""There are really many family members (fans) who write well. Reading their writings, I marvel much at them." Mr. Bae entered the department of Film in Seonggyungwan University in 2000, and has finished 4 semesters. According to an academic regulation that one should not be absent from school for more than 6 semesters, he submitted a voluntary resignation in late March this year." -- Quitting school, didn't you feel regretful? ""Though the university persuaded me not to, saying there might be a way-out, I gave in a voluntary resignation. I felt it's unfair to other students. Later when an opportunity comes, I will reenter the university to resume my school." -- Evaluating Mr. Bae, many people mention 'dignity'. Your speech is slow and your movement is careful. That may be a reason for it. ""I also move spontaneously. When I visited Japan, I went out of the main entrance of the hotel despite everybody's dissuasion." Mr. Bae smiled playfully. Last November when Mr. Bae paid a second visit to Japan, the media made some commotions including a live broadcasting from a helicopter. In front of the Hotel New Otani gathered a crowd of fans waiting for him anxiously. Mr. Bae, saying he could not ignore them, went out of the main entrance despite all the dissuasions, which resulted in an accident where some fans got injured in a stampede toward his car. My guess was that his dignity might come from books, for anything. Mr. Bae said, ""I read books in a great variety of genres." <I feel totally refreshed> I introduced Artist Kim Jeomseon to Mr. Bae when she finished a lunch. Meeting Mr. Bae for the first time, Artist Kim said to him promptly, "Will you make a film, as you reportedly want to produce films later?" Mr. Bae answered without a hesitation, ""Yes, I will." Artist Kim, who had filmed several experimental movies during her graduate course in Hongik University, said, "Now that you're so popular, you cannot make films right now. Aren't you worried your popularity falls down?" He smiled saying, ""Well, will this popularity last long?" As Artist Kim said, "I hope your popularity falls down quickly so that you can make movies", he burst into a laugh saying, ""In a couple of years." Artist Kim said, "Some people asked me to shoot movies saying they would support me unconditionally, but I don't want to, for I cannot express the light of the shooting moment to perfection. Then Mr. Bae playing a lighting director in 'April Snow' widened his eyes and suggested a simple solution. ""You had better entrust such a technical part to its expert. You had better find out a lighting director who can represent the moment perfectly. " Artist Kim started to talk about Mr. Claude Lelouch, director of 'Un Homme Et Une Femme". Mr. Bae, saying that Mr. Claude is his favorite director, chimed in. ""He made 70% of the movie on his own. I was much impressed with him shooting, editing, and directing all for himself. I really like his movies." His eyes twinkled instantly as the topic flew to movies. Ms. Ellen Kim came to us and said, "They are afraid if you keep asking Mr. Bae further, he will get too tired to have shooting..." He said, however, ""No, I'm not tired. I'm enjoying it." When Ms Ellen Kim said, "Artist Kim respects Cezanne so much that her eyes swarm with tears just at the mention of him," Mr. Bae gave an understanding nod. -- Do you like any actor to such a degree as your eyes get filled with tears? ""Though not to such a degree as to drop tears, I like Robert De Nero and Al Pacino." When Artist Kim talked about how she had fallen in love at a first sight and got married, and how difficult it had been for her to keep painting during her early marriage, Mr. Bae amused himself very much with the story, bursting into laughs. When I said, "Many people wonder if Director Huh Jinho of April Snow is single or married," Mr. Bae answered, ""He is not married. If you have a nice lady to recommend, please introduce her to him." By the time our talk became more exciting, Mr. Bae's manager said, "It's time to prepared for shooting." Mr. Bae, looking around indoors, would not rise to his feet, saying, ""Photographer Kim hasn't come yet." In a while, Photographer Kim came, and Mr. Bae reluctantly stood up. ""I'm afraid I have to go shooting now. I had a really nice time. I feel completely refreshed." <My mother asked, "Does he hit you too?"> Chief Manager Yang Keunhwan, arriving belatedly, expressed disappointment saying, "How could you take us by surprise this way without making an appointment?" However, he no longer showed uneasiness, perhaps due to the acquaintance I had made with him last year when he had arranged for me an interview with Mr. Bae in Japan. Holding him back, I asked about the so-called 'Artistes X Files' having rapidly circulated on the Internet. -- According to the X Files, Mr. BYJ was reported to commit habitual violence to his managers. "My mother asked me, 'Does he hit you too?' These days, does anybody in any field of our society work for a boss who hits him? The staff in our company didn't mention it at all. We need not talk about it, when it's totally untrue. We haven't had any sort of trouble from the happening." When Mr. Bae abandoned an exclusive contract with Hahnshin Corporation Company in April last year, many management agencies offered him tremendous guarantees. However, he made a no-guarantee contract with BOF, established by Messrs. Bae Seongwoong and Yang Keunhwan who have been working as his managers for more than 4 years. Mr. Bae's request was to systematically manage his fans both domestic and overseas, and to maintain the family-like ambience as now. Chief Manager Yang continued to say: "Mr. Bae presented a resigning manager with a car several years ago, and bought deluxe automobiles for Director Bae Seongwoong, a stylist and me. When employees fall into financially needy situations such as transferring to a new house, he helps them unknowingly. He is a man who puts action before words. I'm lucky to work with him." Regarding the change made for the past one year by 'Yon-sama tornado', Chief Manager Yang said as follows: "You know quite well how Mr. BYJ is treated. When our Executive Director Lee Donghoon, Mr. Lee Jeongseop, or I go to Japan, they recognize us on the street and ask for our autographs." "At the Nagoya Exhibition (of Mr. Bae's photo album, Image Vol. 1) gathered as many as 2,000 fans despite Mr. Bae's absence. Awkward to say, I myself signed 400 persons. Even when we visit Japan without him, Japanese broadcasters videotape us." <Memorable day> [caption] Photo of BYJ and the writer. It's shot by BYJ, stretching his left arm. Offers of an advertising model are constantly given to Mr. Bae who promotes for 5 local companies and 6 Japanese ones. BOF with over 30 staff members has 3 new actors and actresses except Mr. Bae, who is its only well-known star. -- Mr. Bae has made tremendous profits so far? "I don't know what to say, for a 'tremendous' level depends on the standard. Though 'Joon Bear', our first official character merchandise, was sold at 300 thousand won per unit, the number was limited, and the cost price was expensive, because it's hand-made". We donated all the profits from the photo exhibitions held in Japan. The photo album has sold lots of copies." Mr. Bae donated 300 million won to World Vision, a world aid organization, and 200 million won to Community Chest of Korea in early January this year. His Asian fans including Japanese fans constantly donate what they collect from their events to various aid organizations under the name of Mr. BYJ. Chief Manager Yang, who had left us with an excuse that he had to go down to the shooting site, gave me a call by 4 pm: he asked us to come to the parking lot. When Artist Kim and I went to the lot, Mr. Bae got out of his car. He already changed into a brown cotton jacket. He offered his hand to us for shaking. As we stood waving our both hands playfully to the departing car, he rolled down the window and bowed us again. Artist Kim Jeomseon said, "As I shook hands with my favorite actor BYJ twice a day, today is a memorable day." It was also a memorable day to this writer who, thanks to incidentally obtained information, had an exclusive interview with BYJ all the Asian journalists want to meet. -------------------------------------------------------------- Actor Bae Yongjoon seen by Artist Kim Jeomseon Actor BYJ has polite conduct. One of the performer's major jobs is personal relationship. His conduct befits his status. His behavior is accurate. I felt he would succeed in whatever he might do. Whoever progresses toward his future with such an accuracy, whoever loves himself with such strictness can't make a success in his life? Seen from his appearance only, he has such freshness as a 7-year-old boy. His face is, actually, the size of a newly entered primary school kid while his body is that of a full-grown youth. He was born with such beauty as enables people to understand instantly the myth of Narcissus or Hyacinthus. 'Killer smile' is said to be his trade mark, but I'd like to mention 'the power of his eyes'. His eyes radiate like a luminous body, and the clearness of their whites is beyond description. He looks warmly at others with eyes of unfathomable depth. Has he collected spirit energy by accumulating internal training? Anyway, he has unusual spirit energy. Though feeling an unfamiliar frequency of spirit energy from him, I admired, "Human beings can be so beautiful in nature as he is." I felt, that's why people dash to a person of such beauty as BYJ's, risking their lives like salmons returning to the mother stream. Women's love of BYJ is self-love. (They are) Narcissuses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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