Friday, December 28, 2012

Singer Kim Hyun Joong Is Asia's Star This Year



Kim Hyun Joong Becomes 'Asia's Star', 'High Rankings on Japan Oricon and China Viewer Ratings'



Singer Kim Hyun Joong has become known as Asia's star this year.
Starting with his debut Japan album at the beginning of this year, he has also gone to 5 different countries in Asia and met with his fans for his, "Kim Hyun Joong Fan Meeting Tour 2012".
He released his second Japan single in July and ranked number 1 on the Oricon real time charts and monthly charts. 
His album sold 202,672 copies and ranked number 30 on the Oricon Yearly Single Top 100 K-Pop chart, beating other idol groups.
This month, he released his first official album and received much love and support.
He also received much support in China as he made appearances on variety show programs and gained the highest viewer ratings.
He also won in 4 categories for the '2012 Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards', showing his global popularity.
Starting next month, he will begin his Japan tour to meet with his Japanese fans.

                                                 Source: kpopstarz.com



HyunMin GForce - "Happy 4th Monthsary!!!"






















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HINT #15

Hyun Joong's Ideal Type


On Aug. 25, 2011, HJ guested in "Just Love JK Show" in Taiwan, to promote his album "Breakdown".  JK complimented HJ for his patience as the supposed to be high-5 w/fans segment was held outdoors but HJ patiently stood and waited in the down-pour rain.  HJ shook hands with fans instead of high-5.  Now, on with the game...   

HJ little secret?  Was he even aware what kind of game he was about to play?  kekeke


The game is to know what Hyun Joong's ideal type looks like.


The show gathered face features from their 5 famous female idols and separated them in to puzzle pieces.  HJ is to piece them together into his ideal type. 



 First one:  hair style and HJ picked the above.  HJ prefers a simple style.   



He thoroughly checked each features before choosing.  Then, he was asked "Is there any particular type of eyes he prefers?"




HJ:  Eyes that looks kindhearted.  





He affirmed that he doesn't have a problem with either single or double-lid eyes... just like what he said in 1st Love in Bali.




When they got to the lips portion, HJ went through all 5 pieces of lips but didn't like any of them and he said "Seems like this girl looks better without lips".  kekeke 




The emcee said to HJ... "in Korea a lot of the female artists have very fancy hair but you choose a simplest style.  HJ said:  I don't like style that are over fancy.  


HJ said he picked that particular nose because it feels very kind.  lol

This is the overall look HJ likes... simple hair style, kind hearted eyes, nose... a face that looks warm and kind. 

How many times have we heard HJ say in his interviews that his ideal type of girl is kindhearted.  And how did he describe MM when asked in a radio interview:  Kindhearted




I can't decide which picture above is the closest to the puzzle HJ completed - the picture on the left or right?  ^-^  *yjj*





Video credit:  Onlykhjtimes
Credit as tagged.  

 Shirley Luna:  thank you for your suggestions.  I'll work on the other two videos next.   

JSM Interview -- English Translations







Somin Jung:  "When I'm in love, I commit to him!"

Her acting ability and appearance continues to improve.  Actress So-min Jung(age 23), plays the role of Hye-yoon in "Can We Marry" in cable channel JTBC; who decides to break off her engagement because of her mom (Mi-suk Lee) who thinks 'marriage is business'.

She acted a cute and bright student in her past work, 'Playful Kiss' and 'Bad Guy'.  Now, she plays a mature character.  Her acting has excelled evidently.  Acting with Mi-suk Lee is so real that it seems like they're real mother and daughter.

"I've learned a lot of things filming 'Can We Marry", So-min Jung's eyes sparkled when she talked about the drama even though she could barely open her eyes during the interview after doing 48-hours straight of filming. 

-You are in your early 20s and unmarried but how were you able do your role?
"My source is my cousin who is getting married soon.  My cousin said that 'Can We Get Marry' is a 100% reality drama' that she watches with empathy.
 
-Have you thought differently of marriage?
"My ideas of marriage has changed a lot.  Also, I realized that I should not only look at "him" but also his home environment and how he was raised; things like that. 

-What's your type for love?
"When I like the guy, I really fall for him.  Just like Dong-bi (Gru Han) in the drama."

-In this drama, you did bed scene for the first time.
"Since we rehearsed a lot, it wasn't that difficult.  When filming the scene where Sung-jun kisses me pushing me to the wall, the director said 'Hye-yoon should be more aggressive which I tried to do".  It felt like we shot the scene for a long time. haha"
 
-How did you do with Mi-suk Lee?
"I was so nervous in the beginning. I prepared very hard because I felt I shouldn't make any mistakes in any scenes. But now, I'm comfortable with her like she's my real mom.  Mi-suk Lee and Hwa-jung Choi are the moodmakers in the studio.  Just listen to them and you'll feel the energy."

-The slap by Mi-suk Lee to you looked so real.
"Because it was really slap.(laugh)  That one hurt so bad.  That scene was done in one take.  I don't think I could take a second slap because may face was so red and swollen.  
-You showed two hair styles.  Which one do you like more?
"I had my hair cut for the first time since high school.  Short hair dries faster.  (laugh)
 
-What do you do on break time?
"I lack sleep these days, so I sleep whenever I can or read manga comics.  I read manga comics almost everyday.
 
-Hobbies?
"I read books and manga comics.  I live plain and simple.  My parents were quite strict and never allowed me to hang out with friends.  I was never allowed to stay out late at night or a sleep over unless it's in my house.  When I have the time, I go out for tea and chats with friends.  I bought a guitar few days ago and want to learn how to play after the drama."
 
-What are your plans for Christmas?
"Luckily, there's no filming.  I'm plan to make aromatic candles with a friend.  I ordered all the materials we need.  (laugh)"


reporter Yeon-ji Kim. yjkim@joongang.co.kr
photo= reporter Jin-kyung Kim

Credit to:  Hana (translation from Korean to English) and Rowshe 


Credit:  http://isplus.joinsmsn.com/article/610/10233610.html?cloc