Month: January 2016

[Part1] Jang Keun Suk by Akio Tahara, ‘The Tracks of Encounter’

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Many eels must have already known him, Mr. Akio Tahara. He used to be a deputy editor of Japanese magazine ‘Josei Jisin’. He has now retired and started to write about some of the Korean artists he has interviewed during his career.
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Original source: http://lineblog.me/taba0385/archives/1036094080.html
English translation: Wen Lee from ECI
Edited by tenshi_akuma
Photos shared on Internet
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August 4th, 2015

Another encounter which influenced my Hallyu interviews, no, the encounter which dictated my carrer. That’s Mr. Jang Keun Suk.

By the way, today is his birthday. To start writing about JKS on such a day is also fate, I believe.

About JKS, there’s a lot to say. It’s different to the first Hallyu heat which included Winter Sonata. It’s a path we walked together starting from zero. As a magazine editor, I was in the midst of the creation of this heatwave & the centre of this was Mr. Keun Suk. Really, there was a time I was the only person doing interviews with him. We talked in private then. Thinking back now, it looked like a miracle.

I always believed he would become successful. Have I helped him a bit in the process..? I’d like to write the memories bit by bit chronologically. Once I start, there seems no ending (laugh). So I will update at random times.　I will update what I can share, and when I can write…

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[2016-01-04] CRI-J twitter

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[NOTICE] The press conference of ‘VAN GOGH INSIDE’ will be closed to the public.
In addition, it will be thoroughly controlled that only press reporters can attend there.
Eels, please make sure not to go to the place where the press conference is held.
[알림] 반 고흐 인사이드 기자회견은 비공개로 진행된다고 합니다.
또한, 기자님들만 출입할수 있게 철저히 관리한다고 합니다.
장어님들께서는 이 점 참고하시어 기자회견 장소에 가시는 일이 없으시기 부탁드립니다

[article] Jang Keun Suk, PR ambassador of artist Gogh’s media art exhibition

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Original source: Koari.net
Photo credits: Tree-J company
English translation: tenshi_akuma
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Actor Jang Keun Suk was appointed as a PR ambassador of a huge media art exhibition on artist Van Gogh, ‘VAN GOGH INSIDE: Festival of Light and Music’.

JKS played a rock band vocalist of ‘Active Volcano’, Hyeon-jun from movie ‘The Happy Life’, and a genius trumpet player, Kang Gun-woo from drama ‘Beethoven Virus’. In addition, through drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ and ‘Mary Stayed Out All Night’, he showed his own music talent fully. And in drama ‘Love Rain’, he played passionately a university student of art, Seo In-ha in 1970s.

Like these, as JKS has been very active in various art fields such as acting and music, the collaboration with ‘Van Gogh Inside’ that has given new impacts to the audience, showing new aspects to break what we believed or expected as an established theory will be more unique. That is worthy of attention.

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[exclusive article] Jang Keun Suk “I was an alien”

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2016-01-01 New Year Interview – Full version
Original source: STARNEWS
English translation: Hazy Lee from ECI
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“‘Yanghwa Bridge’ belongs to me. Dad used to be a driver, and mom a dishwasher. For their son, they came to Seoul with merely 200k Korean Won. This is why I need to work hard, to protect my family, and let them be happy.”

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