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Source: Innolife

Japanese-based chain convenience store Lawson caters mainly to women consumers. From 17 Jan, all Lawson stores will roll out two kinds of bread endorsed by JKS. These 2 types of bread with mocha filling and grilled meat respectively will be packaged with JKS’ name and picture.

Besides being the image ambassador, JKS will act in 2 CFs a year.

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Free JKS plastic folder with purchase of 2 designated snacks…

Remember the Cri-J magazines (4 magazines a year) dedicated solely to JKS? Well, it’s so successful that they are continuing with Season 2 in 2012. If you’re keen to order, order details may come out later but do note it’s all in Japanese.

【Some info】
■ Price: 8,400 yen (exclusive of international delivery)

■ Issue dates (subject to change):
– 10 April 2012
– 10 July 2012
– 10 Oct 2012
– 10 Jan 2013

Here is the website if you want to take a look.

Credits: mydaily

Actor, Jang Keun Suk completed his first short film. JKS, who is now a senior at the department of Acting, Hanyang University, submitted a short film as his graduation work to meet academic requirements for graduation. Tree-J staff revealed that he had submitted it in spite of a tight schedule. At the previous interview with us, JKS said, “My graduation work was 4:30 minutes long and I acted in a one-man show. Besides, I wrote the script and directed the film.” And he added that it was a kind of sarcastic film. He also revealed that he someday wants to direct films as well as acting and singing.”

JKS has recently been paid attention because he donated 1,200 million won to Hanyang University hoping to settle the scholarship. The “Jang Keun Suk” scholarship starts from March 2012 and can sponsor 20 students at the department of Acting who have excellent results and come from financially disadvantaged background.

Credits: KSTAR NEWS&Moneytoday Starnews

Verbal Jint narrated JKS documentary and proved their friendship again.

According to Brand New Music, Verbal Jint was the narrator of KBS2 documentary “The central role of new Hallyu stars, Jang Keun Suk” and it proved their friendship. Their friendship has developed since JKS revealed that he became a fan of Verbal Jint after listening to his 4th album “go easy” in 2011.

JKS invited him as a guest at his Tokyo Dome performance in November and then JKS made a guest appearance on stage of Verbal Jint in December. In this way they have built intimacy. In the documentary Verbal Jint utilized his unique and attractive voice in narration. It became another present for whom knew their friendship. In spite of long periods of recording, Verbal Jint enjoyed himself and said, “I admire him again as I felt when I was at Tokyo Dome. I’m happy to join this documentary which shows real JKS and his success.”

KSTAR NEWS&Moneytoday Starnews

Jang Keun Suk revealed his distress and daily life as son of freedom in KBS2 documentary “The central role of new Hallyu stars, Jang Keun Suk.”

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Credits: KSTAR NEWS&Moneytoday Starnews

The viewer rating of “The special documentary of a new Hallyu star, Jang Keun Suk” was around 10% and it proved a high interest in him.

According to AGB Nielsen Index, the special documentary broadcast by KBS2 on Jan. 1, “The central role of new Hallyu stars, Jang Keun Suk” got a 8% viewer rating throughout Korea. This viewer rating is high if you consider the fact that it was a midnight broadcasting and a documentary for a particular artist. This program reported his great success in Japan, the secret of his popularity, and the real face of JKS. And the filming location of CFs in Japan and China, the recording scene of a duet with a guest of Tokyo Dome were also broadcast. Watching the program, JKS was introduced as a leader who creates new Hallyu showbiz contents and plays a central role of it even though he hasn’t almost any time for rest.

In this program, JKS said, “I don’t think I am successful. I must make more efforts.” He added, “As I’ve gotten older, I feel anxious about uncertainty. I don’t feel at ease if I don’t sweat. Some people said that I made a precocious success, but I don’t think so. If there are ten things what I have to achieve in my life, I haven’t achieved only two or three of them. I sometimes describe myself as a boom, but when I say so, it puts me under hypnosis. I understand that it is possible that my popularity might lose in a moment, so I can’t cut corners on even trivial matters.”

Source: kstarnews.jp
Chinese Translation: KeunSukChina

On 29 Dec, Tree-J staff confirmed that JKS donated 10 million won each to a Gang-nam orphanage, World Vision and a coal-sharing programme, amounting to a total of 30 million won.

JKS has always been thankful to fans for their love, and he has always wanted to reciprocate. His donations to charity spring from this intention. This is not the only time he has made donations; he has always been doing that.

Tree-J staff also said that JKS has wanted to keep his donations private. He has been making donations from the beginning of the year till the end of the year. He has been donating for a few years, and will continue to do so in future.

Credits: ORICON STYLE

According to the news “The annual sales ranking on images in 2011” ORICON announced, JKS’ first photo book and DVD “THE ROMANCE JPLUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION LIMITED” (released in July) sold 24,000 sets a year and won the first prize on the idol/images DVD category. It’s been five years since foreign stars, Kwon Sang-woo in 2006, won this category.

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