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[article] Multi-faced Prince Jang Keun Suk’s Evolutions on Screen

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Source: www.people.com.cn

Translated by Wen Lee from ECI and springsuk_USA

Multi-faced Prince Jang Keun Suk’s Evolutions on Screen

Like constantly searching & finally found oneself, with Jang Keun Suk’s changes for different roles on screen , Jang Keun Suk also found himself, at which he is comfortable with & 100% of his own. From cute boy to innocent, to historical then to the sexy pretty boy now, let’s look back to Jang Keun Suk’s screen style changes!
Love Rain a drama of year 2012, telling a love stories for two generations, the 70s & the modern period, searching the essence of love no matter which historical period is. Jang Keun Suk played two roles where the characters are totally different. One is a sentimental art student Seo InHa & his son Seo Joon. Seo Joon is a free-spirited photographer who is strong-minded about love & everything. It’s a big challenge to his acting skills.

The followings are the pictures of the roles Jang Keun Suk had played through his acting career.

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[Interview] Some Excerpts from JYJ Magazine Volume 2

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Source: http://jaetaku.tumblr.com/
Credits: @jaetaku

About Jaejoong’s Friends.
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Jaejoong has a wider circle of acquaintances than Yuchun and Junsu. Nowadays, he often meets Jang Geun-seok. His house where he recently moved in is only 2 minutes away from Jang Geun-seok’s, so they meet almost every day. Jaejoong said “In some ways, he is incompatible with me though, this comes as his charm to me, so we mix very well.” Birds of feather flock together? There must be something why these two Hallyu stars get along well with each other.

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[flash news] JKS’s New Drama “Beautiful Man” May Be Aired on MBC_20130725

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Source: http://m.media.daum.net/entertain/enews/view?newsid=20130725161914470
Translated by Wen Lee from ECI
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Beautiful Man is based on manga written by Chin Kwai Ying. JKS is also looking forward to be taking on the lead role as Dokgo Mate. According to a spokesperson from the MBC TV channel, they are discussing that “Beautiful Man” to be aired after ‘Medical Top Team’. Expected comeback will be in the latter half of the year. Since BV in 2008, it will be JKS’ first time to return to MBC after 5 years since “Beethoven Virus”
Beautiful Man is a sweet romantic love story btw Dokgo Mate & country bumpkin Kim Bo-Dong who has one-sidedly loved him for 10 yrs. One is the most beautiful man in the world who entices successful women in order to reach higher position, the other is a very simple girl who is far from successful.
Lu Ying-e, who was the scriptwriter for Cell No.2 will be the scriptwriter. Group 8 who was producer for Goong (Princess Hours), Boys of Flowers, will be the producer.

[article] Jang Keun Suk Gets 10 Million Followers on Weibo

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Source: enewsWorld
Photo credit: Y Tree Media

It may look like Jang Keun Suk has been lying low before his small screen comeback, but his influence across Asia is still strong.

On July 18, Jang Keun Suk amassed 10 million followers on Weibo, the Chinese variation of Twitter.
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The actor had opened his Weibo account in August 2011, and soon started gathering a million followers every three months. He is currently the most-followed Korean actor on the service.

His popularity in the country has especially been rising again, as his SBS drama You′re Beautiful, which aired in Korea in 2009, recently aired through China′s CCTV.

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[articles] Jang Keun Suk (Team H) Was Invited to the Summer Sonic Music Festival 2nd Time In A Roll_20130719

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Original News Resources: (click the following links go to the news page, that will help his name on the top news search board)
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English Translation: Wen Lee from ECI and Springsuk_USA (Contents may combined from the contexts of links as above mentioned)
Pictures credit to TOPSTARNEWS

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JANG KEUN SUK (Team H) Invited for second time by Japan’s Summer Sonic
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JANG KEUN SUK has been invited again by Japan’s largest music Festival ‘Summer Sonic’ and will be performing with famous rock bands likes Metallica, Muse and Lincoln Park. JANG KEUN SUK and with his music partner Big Brother will be performing as Team H at the Summer Sonic 2013 to be held from 10th & 11th Aug in Osaka & Tokyo.

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[News] JKS has become a new model for Italian outdoor brand, “Ad Prince”

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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130711n06304
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Jang Keun Suk was selected as an exclusive model for Italian outdoor brand “Ferrino”.

On July 11th in the afternoon, JKS’ publicist reported as follows. “Ferrino discovered that JKS, who is versatile and has a unique style, and also a cheerful and energetic image, corresponds to the identity of Ferrino. Then, they appealed for Jang Keun Suk as their official model and finally we signed the contract.”

Ferrino is a traditional outdoor brand that has a history of 143 years and expands their business to about 35 countries such as U.S., France, Australia, and Argentina. It’s been already well-known that popular alpinists such as Reinhold Messner, a legendary alpinist love their products. In Korea, they opened their first shop in Mapo district on July 1st.

They will embark on their business to capture Korean outdoor market, promoting with JKS. He is going to start promoting the brand through TV CF, shooting the ad pics and so on this July.

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[article] JKS’ self-produced airport large advertisement attracts attention

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Source: http://m.news.nate.com/view/20130704n07499
English translation: Wen Lee from Eels Club International
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Actor Jang Keun Suk surpasses as a celebrity to become a Hallyu brand, this special breakthrough action receives attention, becomes a talking point.

One can see JKS with a happy smiling face on the super large neon light at the entrance of the disembarkation zone at Gimpo airport’s international terminal & on the large screen inside the domestic terminal. The advertising words ‘JKS welcomes you’ greets tourists from all parts of the world specially attracts people’s attention.
Apparently, JKS specially prepared this unusual greeting method for his fans to thank them for their love and support. Through his various overseas performances, JKS truly became a ‘preacher’ in promoting Korea. He has made a big contribution in attracting tourists to visit Korea.

It is not just a commercial advertisement. Things that JKS himself created also received attention. Not only official website, his self created brands ‘Zikzin’ and ‘Zikzin Festival’ are also made known.

Through this, it’s an opportunity for JKS to surpass Asia into the world, enabling his ‘JKS effect’ to be maximised. We look forward to JKS’ future to be more far-reaching & more active performances.

On another note, JKS will be participating in TV drama ‘Beautiful Man. This drama is abt the most beautiful man in the world Dokgo Ma-te looking for his lost family & true love, conquering women in Korea’s top 1%. This means JKS will be coming back on the small screen too.

[article] Jang Keun Suk starring in “Beautiful Man”, which TV station broadcasts?

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Source: Kstyle
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Jang Keun Suk plays “the most beautiful man” in the world. In fact, he is beautiful, but the character he plays in the drama is the most beautiful man in the world.

First of all, the fact that Jang Keun Suk comes back to acting in a drama made his fans excited. He hasn’t appeared in any dramas since “Love Rain” aired on KBS2 last year. That’s why just the announcement he’s going to appear on a drama after one year interval drove fans crazily happy.

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[News] Jang Keun Suk Return to TV in drama “Beautiful Man”

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Source: KOARI.net
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Jang Keun Suk comes back to acting in drama as “the most beautiful man in the world”.

On 18th, Korean media reported that Jang Keun Suk stars drama “Beautiful Man”.

The drama “Beautiful Man” is based on a popular comic by Chun Kye Young. The story describes the process about Dokgo Ma-Te who’s trying to achieve money and successful career with his good looks finally finds real love.

His agent, Tree-J company said, “After finishing drama ‘Love Rain’ last year, we received a lot of offers, but it takes time to consider which his next drama should be carefully. When reading the outline of ‘Beautiful Man’, we were sure that’s it. The lead character has a enchanting charm that can drive a lot of women crazy, which every actor wants to act. And we expect he can show various faces as an actor.”

Group 8, which succeeded to make popular dramas such as “Boys Over Flowers” and “Love in Palace” based on comics, produces it. And Yoo Young-A, who is famous for movie “Gifts of Room 7” writes the script. “Beautiful Man” starts filming after all the cast are fixed and it is scheduled to air in the second half of the year.

tenshi_akuma’s note: For more detail, check AsianWiki – Beautiful Man.

[article] Jang Keun Suk to Hold Concerts in America and Europe with Team H

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Source: CJ E&M enewsWorld Lee, KyungNam
Translation Credit : Erika Kim
Photo credit: Tree J Company

Jang Keun Suk will soon be taking his next big step toward becoming the true ′World Prince′.

His project group with Big Brother, Team H, will be flying to America and possibly Europe following successful shows in Japan, China, Thailand and Taiwan.
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The team′s 2013 Team H Party – I Just Wanna Have Fun will next be going to L.A. and San Francisco in June.

The concerts, to be held on June 22 and June 28, will be the actor′s first official feat in America.

Many love calls from Europe have also been pouring in, heightening expectations for more concerts in the region.

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[article] TEAM H led by JKS holds a concert on 26th in Korea

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Source: My Daily
Photo credits: Tree J company
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“Team H” led by Actor Jang Keun Suk holds their concert for Korean fans.

Team H holds “TEAM H PARTY ‘“I just wanna have fun'” on May 26th in Inje, Gangwon-do. This is the result that they succeeded their tours started from Hiroshima, Japan in February and 4 cities in Japan, Shanghai, Thailand and Taiwan.

Especially this stage is held at “Inje Auto Theme Park”, Korea’s only complex spot fusing automobile and culture which opens on May 25th.

Jang Keun Suk expressed his hopes: “It’s about 1 year since I last performed in Korea at the biggest electronic festival “Ultra Music Festival KOREA 2012″. I really want to excite the audience.”

This performance is held on 26th, the final day of “Supar Taikyu” and everyone who has the “Super Taikyu” ticket can attend their concert.

Jang Keun Suk’s trendy and electronic music is expected to hold Korean fans. He releases his 2nd solo album “Nature Boy” on 29th in Japan and will be active in various areas.

[article] Jang Keun Suk: The Music Touched My Heart_20130410

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UPDATE: 10Asia has English version of this article (full) out. The link is here, please click to read. Since the Chinese translation we used for English translation had some parts missed out. This is an article worth to read it in full again.
http://www.tenasia.com/jang-keun-suks-song-picks/

Source: 10AsiaKorea
Credit: Chinese Translation: Sukbar Translation Team /JKSLAND Translation
English Translation: Wen Lee from ECI and Springsuk_USA
Edited by Springsuk_USA
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I like to take Risk, I hate to repeat same thing again
At this point, it’s not exaggerating to say it’s like a cowboy riding on a horse in the open land and pluging his flag onto the greens. As a No.1 Hallyu star, he is one of the few actor that no one can doubt his abilities. Not just acting, now also as a singer he is venturing into a new area. With his music partner Big Brother, they formed music group Team H, they have completed concert shows in 4 cities in Japan and also China, Thailand, Taiwan.

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[article] An Asia Prince Who Is Always Like a Boy

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Original Source: http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201303201127251810
Credit: JKSLAND
English Translation: Wen Lee from ECI

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With shaking heart, we welcomed the magazine’s first anniversary. Star1 started brilliantly with Jang Keun Suk in the 1st issue, various Korean celebrities like actor Lee Byun Hun and Shinee etc have appeared in the past year. Glamorous & meaningful, therefore collected all the posters.

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You can see his appearance on Star1 magazine from here. There are many pics posted before. Please search “Star1” 🙂

[article] JKS, Talented Actor? Hard Work Star?_20130425

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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130425n18367
Credit: Chinese Translation-Sukbar Translation Team
English Translation: Sprinbsuk_USA, edited by tenshi_akuma

Jang Keun Suk, Talented Actor? Hard Work Star?

Recently, Japanese broadcaster PDs, journalists of magazines have made an intense interview about a star to get his latest news or analyze secrets of his popularity. It’s not only happened in Japan, but also in China mainland and Taiwan.

This star is Jang Keun Suk (26 years old). Not only in his homeland Korea, but also in Japan, China, Taiwan etc.. Jang Keun Suk has got great popularity. One of the indicators for a star’s success is the CF endorsement value. Arashi is the highest paid star (2 billion won). SMAP is ranked the second (1.5 billion won). And Jang Keun Suk follows them, receiving 1 billion won as a CF endorsement. Last year from July to November, Jang Keun Suk held his concerts beginning in Seoul, then Yokohama, Osaka in Japan, Shanghai, Shenzhen in China, Taipei in Taiwan and so on. Total 9 cities, 16 shows. The shows collected 163,000 audiences. Jang Keun Suk scored the jackpot. Also his China weibo’s followers reached over 6.66 millions （Springsuk_USA’s note: Actually right now JKS’s weibo followers has reached 9.36 million already, close to 10 million. Weibo is like twitter in China, since twitter is blocked in China). Definitely qualified for the title “Asia Prince”, He has been busy travelling to Japan, China, Thailand for his activities. Some say seeing this situation, the end of Bae Yong Joon era and beginning of Jang Keun Suk Time.

At age of only 26, no one has thought Jang Keun Suk’s brilliant success before. So what is the secret of Jang Keun Suk’s success? The driving force behind this success is that he has great understanding and analysis of the trend, he prepared well with good marketing strategy.
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