[Pics] Excerpt from Toho Cinema magazine

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Bewitching and captivating, dazzling and sexy men easily transcend borders and language. Jang Keun Suk is a popular phenomenon of the Japanese society. His professionalism honed from his child actor days and his cute appearance are not the reasons why he has gained such popularity. What is the interior charm of JKS who enthralls people he meets!…
妖冶动人且耀眼辉煌的性感男人们轻而易举地超越了国境和语言,将日本的人气社会现象化的张根硕。童星时代培养起来的职业经验和可爱容颜,并不是他获得如此人气的理由。令见到的人为之痴迷的根硕的内在魅力是什么!…

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[Interview] Drink Chat with JKS (2): JKS speaks frankly, “Inclination towards masculine man rather than herbivore man”

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Jap-Chinese translation: vik1107
English translation: Aphrael77

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Q: Want to know the real JKS. Is JKS masculine? Or a herbivore man?
JKS: Masculine. Not suppressing the other party by force, but I want to become a courageous and decisive person.

Q: How do you view disputes?
JKS: All along, I advocate the world as one home. If there can be peaceful talks, problems can be solved quickly.

Q: Why do you have the nickname “little old man”?
JKS: As for that, I don’t understand too. Very puzzled (laughs).

Q: Do you agree your character is not within your control?

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Pre-order YMP tickets for Japanese audience

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Now is really the era of pre-ordering, and even movie tickets for “You’re my Pet” can be pre-ordered in Japan from 17 Dec 2011.

Those who pre-order get these promotional benefits:
(1) A choice to choose the design on their pre-ordered tickets from 5 designs!
(2) A free memo pad
(3) One pre-ordered ticket is entitled to a chance in the lucky draw. The prize?
The lucky winner(s) get to participate in stage greetings to meet the actors (assuming JKS and KHN), which are scheduled to take place in the suburbs of Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka etc, and also the chance to take a photo with the actors, and other experiences!

(argh ….. envious~ I want to pre-order many tickets!!)

[Interview] Drink Chat with JKS (3)+(4): CF fee more than Bae Yong-joon

Chinese translation: viki (from Jap)
English translation: Aphrael77

* NOTE: There may be a bit of unintended inaccuracy in the translations from Korean to Japanese, Japanese to Chinese, and now Chinese to English.

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This day, Jang Keun Suk undergoes the test at Hanyang, introducing theatre at a big theatre and movie department. Every week on Monday and Tuesday, JKS will go to school. It’s the only free time that he can enjoy. In year two, being a committee member of the school anniversary’s Arts Festival, his patriotic feelings towards his school were visible. Now he is in his last semester.

Q: The reason why JKS always goes to school?
JKS: Registration fee is very expensive, and also I can enjoy uninterrupted free time!

Q: As a student, how is JKS like?
JKS: I come and go alone. Of course, I don’t put on make-up and my hair is tousled. Because I am not an artiste in school.

Q. Did anyone try to get your autograph?
JKS: This kind of strange thing doesn’t really happen in school. And things such as secretly taken photos are also rare.

Q: Did you try attending group dates?

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[News] Asia Prince JKS’ commercial asking fee exceeds Bae Yong-joon!

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Actor Jang Keun Suk admits that his commercial asking fee in Japan is higher than Bae Yong-joon.

At a recent media interview, in response to comments of him replacing Bae Yong-joon as the next-generation Hallyu King, JKS replied frankly and modestly, “Senior Bae and I are totally different, and hence totally no basis for comparison. He is dragon, and I’m now only a newly hatched chicken trying hard to grow up.”

JKS admits the fact that his CF asking fee has exceeded BYJ, but he adds, “Using only the CF asking fee as a judgment criterion is not reasonable. The glory of Senior Bae’s achievements is unsurpassable.”

JKS’ CF asking fee is currently the highest amongst Hallyu stars, and has reached 90,000,000 yen.

Extracted from source: Innolife
English translation: Aphrael77

Visit to Filming Set of Love Rain on 13 Dec 2011

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This visit, organized recently and targeted at Japanese fans, comprises of a free one-day visit to the filming venue of Love Rain and offers a limited 40 places only (must be direly insufficient!). Registration should be already over. All other travel and accommodation expenses are self paid.

The visit will take place on 13 Dec 2011. Hope to see more news, pics and videos of the visit!