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[News] “Let me cry” album awarded Gold for April 2011 sales
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Sukbar news – On 12 May 2011, Japan Music Album Association (rough translation) has awarded Gold to JKS’ “Let me cry” album for exceeding 100,000 albums in sales for the month of April 2011.
张根硕贴吧官方微博：【消息】张根硕首张专辑《let me cry》获日本唱片协会金唱片认定！日本唱片协会12日发表了2011年4月度各专辑及单曲销量榜，其中《let me cry》在邦盘-单曲分类榜中获得金唱片级认定。（注：金唱片指有效销量突破10万的唱片。）
[News] Jang Keun Suk’s multi-sided charm invades Japan
Source article: ifensi
English translation: Aphrael77
Jang Keun Suk’s charm invades Japan – Jap media compliments his multi-sided charm
13 May 2011 – Korean star Jang Keun Suk’s debut single “Let me cry” topped the Oricon weekly sales chart upon its release, making JKS the only overseas artiste to achieve this feat in history. The splendid results from his first entry onto the Japanese music scene has served to increase his reputation accumulated from “You are Beautiful” (YAB), as well as made the Korean media look at JKS in a new light and start to analyze the reasons for the “Jang Keun Suk” effect in Japan.
Japan Fuji TV’s star programme “Hey! Hey! Hey!” had an interview with JKS and to increase viewership, the interview was spread out over 2 weeks. Their afternoon drama slot is currently airing YAB for the third time, becoming the overseas drama with the most number of repeat broadcasts. TBS will air “Marry me Mary” from 20 May, another drama starring JKS. A strong competitor to Fuji and TBS, Japan TV is not lagging behind – “Sukkiri”, its morning general news programme, aired a special 19-minute feature “New Hallyu IKEMAN Jang Keun Suk” on 12 May, analyzing the reasons why 23 year old JKS has become Japan’s brightest Hallyu star. “Sukkiri” points out that besides the two known external reasons of JKS’ acting skill being honed since his high school days and his singing prowess, Jang Keun Suk’s gender-neutral sexiness and his consideration and sincerity towards fans and fellow workers are his internal characteristics that account for his gradual transition to the ranks of Hallyu superstars.
Just walk into any bookstore in Tokyo,
[News flash] “Marry me Mary” tops Korean drama TV ratings in Taiwan
On a survey conducted on the 15 – 44 age group, the viewership rating for “Marry me Mary” (M3) on 11 May is as high as 1.09%, and secures the top position for Korean drama viewership ratings in Taiwan.
Ratings figures for reference
* According to Korean media, 0.5% in Taiwan is equivalent to 20% in Korea (source: news.hankooki)
For the previous Korean drama aired, its highest rating was 0.87% and average rating is 0.53%.
Other Korean dramas’ rating in Taiwan:
“Playful Kiss” 0.5%
“IRIS” 0.3%
“My Girlfriend is a Gumiho” 0.3%
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From:卫视韩剧粉丝团
收视再传捷报！！
《玛莉外宿中》调查15-44岁个人收视率,11日最高收视率高达1.09！稳占全台韩剧收视王！
【参考数据】
韩媒说台湾0.5 = 韩国 20的收视 (FROM:news.hankooki)
前一档韩剧的收视王，最高0.87，平均0.53
其他韩剧收视率:
<恶作剧之吻>O.5%
< IRIS > 0.3%
<我的女友是九尾狐> 0.3%
“You’re my Pet” filming schedule
Fan-made pic
13 May, 5.00 pm – Praying ceremony [all crew attending]
14 May – Preparation
15 May – Filming starts
16/17 May – Rest days
18 to 20 May – Filming
There will be weekly schedule updates. Out of 50 scenes to film, three will be at Kobe, Japan where strong local assistance has been pledged and also because it matches with JKS’ schedule. The majority of the scenes to be filmed in Japan will now be done in Korea.
[News] Korean media analyzes “Jang Keun Suk” effect
“If one can get Jang Keun Suk to be on a magazine cover, the sales will definitely not be a problem,” a Japanese publishing source revealed.
Jang Keun Suk may very well outstrip the current Hallyu “leader” Bae Yong-joon. His debut single “Let me cry” topped the Oricon chart upon its first release – its sales of 119,000 is equivalent to the total annual sales record of a first-rated singer in Korea. On 11 May, many Korean media touched on the topic of “Why Jang Keun Suk can become so popular in Japan”, and analyzed the reasons why he became a top Hallyu star.
Korean media points out that in contrast to JKS’ deeply-rooted actor identity in Korea, JKS’ acting and singing skill are both widely acknowledged in Japan. Many Korean artistes sing at fan-meetings in order to broaden their artiste activities in Japan, but this time, the sales record of JKS’ debut single remains an undisputable fact which proves that his “musician” identity is officially acknowledged. Oricon’s editor even complimented JKS that “his period has arrived”. JKS was the historical first overseas singer to top Oricon’s weekly sales chart in its first week of sales (including groups and solo singers), and the media analyzed that the reason why JKS was able to achieve this feat as a newbie singer, was related to the singer roles that JKS took on in “You are Beautiful” and “Marry me Mary”, as well as his outstanding performance in singing the drama OST. They think that JKS’ singer image slowly took shape in the hearts of fans through these dramas, so even though his album release was delayed for more than a month because of the earthquake, he could still accomplish these ‘miraculous’ sales, finally leading to the official debut of singer Jang Keun Suk.
[Mag article] Jang Keun Suk realizes dream of being a singer
Credits: TVB Weekly No. 724 20110509
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After a year, the beautiful guy still retains his charm. Earlier, JKS came to Hong Kong to hold his fan-meeting. Besides the many fans who turned up at his fan-meeting, wherever JKS went, he received much support, evidence that this beautiful guy has his attractiveness.
From “You are Beautiful” to “Marry me Mary”, JKS has been acting the role of singer. In real life, he also has a dream of being a singer, and this year, JKS has finally realized his dream. He released his debut album in Japan and has achieved excellent results, once again proving that with determination, dreams can come true.
Motivation from fans