STAR COLUMN : Kim Jaejoong's Asia Tour Story

I like people. Every person has his own smell and has stories to tell. If you talked to each other for the first time with an open mind, we can quickly become friends. So i like to meet new people and create a bond. I don't care about first impression because i don't judge a person based on his outside appearance. "Hyung, you're very popular whenever we go aboard. We're envious. "My members sometimes say this to me. Ever since debut,  i am responsible for the strong image. Maybe that's the reason why i receive more love overseas than domestic. There are many people who have this prejudice against me in Korea. Even though it's not that many, i always felt this way. I did not receive such prejudice when i am working overseas and meeting people. People like me as Kim Jaejoong despite having different culture or language. For people to be more that ease, i will share a story about me. Language barrier is difficult but i wanted to interact with them more so i continue to build relationship. To be able to share such feelings with people who love our music, it made me respect and love their culture. 

Taken at the plane at the start of my tour~

I sometimes get asked in interviews, "You have a lot of fans, do you feel indifferent already?" I always say, "Absolutely not." Fans often ask "Did they receive my letter? My gift? Can they feel my sincerity? Will my feeling reach them?" They might think it is impossible but there things are relayed to us. As everyone carefully prepared all these, i always find a way to listen to the story of the fans. During he times i was so tired and felt vulnerable to the point that i want to give everything up, they give me an unseen force, a formidable power that makes me feel everything wii be okay. It is the power of that fans of course. Due the safety issues, i always exit in a hurry from the airport or tour venues. Even like this, it is very heartwarming for me to see people who come and cheer for me. 

During Asia tour rehearsal & behind the scenes

 Releasing a solo album under the name Kim Jaejoong. I always prefer the rock genre since i was a kid. On the other hand, while i am preparing for it, everything seems unfamiliar but the same time exciting, so i enjoy this pleasant feeling a lot. This is not something that people told me to do, it is what i want to do. I want to say something about me so i use music to do that. How wonderful it is. So i decided to name title to be 'I'. 

During the photoshoot for the album cover

I heard the news about the Asia tour while i was preparing for my domestic concert. It gave me strength and motivation. I received a lot of strength from the Asia fanmeeting as an actor during the 2nd half of last year. This time, let's make this show more extraordinary. Ideas kept on coming and expectations were high. The consensus seems like it will be good to talk to all 5,000 or 10,000 fans and play games with them. Then we add a mini concert where i can perform the songs from the album and also to sing some songs that i love. So the title is "Your, My & Mine"

Asia Tour rehearsal with staff

It was exciting that the start of my first concert is also my birthday. I am really very happy. Many fans enjoyed, laughed and clapped for me. It was really the best birthday of my life since debut. I really laughed too much (i think that day is also the day that i had laughed the most). I don't normally see the fans from the stage due to the lighting. But due to the games, i was able to see the fans faces with my own eyes. I can see how happy they were and it makes me feel blessed that i nearly shed tears. During the mini-concert, i extended the microphone to the audience, the fans sang to me, "I want to protect you. Even your habits, wrong and bad, Even so they make me smile when i'm tired. It will be a bit difficult but i will even say i love you." After that, i responded, "I love you. I am in front of you not in front of others. I am holding your hand." At the moment, i felt really grateful and special. Fans are the best.   

First stop in Asia concert tour is Korea and it was my birthday. I spent it with fans, thank you very much.

The full-fledge Asia tour began. The first schedule is Thailand. It's been 3 years since our activities as JYJ or solo has been blocked in Japan. Thailand is always the first stop of our concert. JYJ has lots of fans in Thailand who greet and cheer for us. I liked the elephant very much. Thai fans always give me lots of elephant gifts. 

I cooked for the fans. I hope you enjoyed it ^^

I am grateful and thankful to Japanese fans. It's been awhile i met Japanese fans even since Fuji  TV's Sunao ni Narenakute in 2010. Japanese fans came directly to Korea to passionately cheer to me in Protect The Boss, Dr.Jin and Jackal movie. We also recorded the highest number of foreign entries for a single event during the JY Membership week. If our main activities are in Korea, Japan is considered our hometown. I also have a lot of Japanese friends so i get the news from them.

During Dr. Jin drama fanmeeting

I also traveled to China frequently due to JYJ concerts and Fanmeeting. i've been in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hong Kong and many more cities. The language varies slightly in each region but the enthusiastic cheering is the same across the cities. Nowadays, i am interested in learning Chinese after studying Japanese. It seems really difficult. I like to learn so i can talk more with fans and become closer with them.  

Asian Tour

Since a lot of people like me, it is difficult to go out as much as i like when i'm in Asia. I usually stay in the hotel. I just sleep, listen to music, swim, read manga and watch movies. It is really lonely so i try to amuse myself by taking selcas.

Selca when i was in Thailand ^^

Is there is something that i lke to tell my fans, "I miss you already and i promise to give you a wonderful performance."

Proof shots of fans during my birthday concert. Thank you very much 

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Written by Kim Jaejoong

Photo  credit : C-jes Entertainment

Source : Naver Star Column

Translated by : Ruby of JYJ3

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JYJ To Hold Large-Scale Exposition In June 2012

Group JYJ will hold a huge fan exhibition in June for the first time in Korea.


On April 5, the group's agency, C-JeS Entertainment, said JYJ will hold the "2012 JYJ Membership Week" starting on June 28 for 4 days in Seoul. Since JYJ toured the world, there are many fans from all over the world. The event was conducted by the agency for those fans.


The agency is currently having a membership system for Korean fans. They are going to expand the service for Japanese fans and they will hold a fan meeting in June and invite 15,000 Korean and Japanese people randomly. For the Japanese who will attend the event, the agency will provide cheap plane ticket and accommodation as a special package. Korean and Japanese fans who have a membership can attend the event for free.


Since the event is a huge exhibition which will be held in Korea for the first time, various event are planned to be held. The event will introduce JYJ's activities, hold photo exhibition, and create a food zone with JYJ's recommendation.   


Beak Chang Joo, president of the agency, says, "The event will be Korea's first big fan exhibition where the members can see, hear and feel about everything of JYJ."


JYJ members are keeping busy individually appearing on TV dramas and musicals.

Source : StarNews
Credit : en.korea
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Jaejoong featured in Japanese magazines

Kim Jaejoong's restaurant "Bum's Story" in Japanese magazine

 Kim Jaejoong (JYJ) as KPOP Artist most likely to be great in Cooking

Credit : Jaejoong DC Gall, Fathiah
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Japanese Fans: “Petition To Demand For JYJ To Have Freedom In Japanese Activities”

T/N : This is the summarize version of the petition for the court. Please go this website (http://xoxojyj.web.fc2.com/20120209.html) to read the full version of the petition.

Petition yo demand for JYJ to have freedom in japanene activities

Organizer : Japan Fancafe JYJ Their Rooms

Submitted to : Tokyo District Court

Start Date : 09/02/2012

JYJ is currently in a trial against Avex regarding their contract.

Even though they are foreigners, the reason for this litigation is because of the large number of fans who are waiting for the restart of their Japanese activities.

We, JYJ's Japanese fans, had been thinking of ways to support them who are currently engaged in the trial and had decided to submit the petition to the court.

JYJ who couldn't escape the constraint from Avex, even a day faster, we would like to send our voice to the court and also JYJ of our wish for them to be able to restart their activities in Japan again. The petition and the signature shall be submitted to the court through C-Jes's representative attorney. We planned to submit the petition on next trial fixed date, so we planned to finish this before the planned end date (only real name, nicknames are unjustifiable). 

Signature project details

Petition to demand for JYJ to have freedom in Japanese activities.

1. On September 16th, 2010, Avex suddenly announced JYJ's hiatus in Japanese activities, thus taking away to possibility of JYJ's Japanese activities and the fans chance to listen to JYJ's singing.

2. Furthermore, for Avex, in regards of the activity hiatus, had recognized the hiatus as a one-sided fact and using this as the reason, explained it to the media and HP through claims, spreading it via twitter of their staff ect, hence profoundly hurting JYJ and C-Jes status in Japan.

3. Despite after the announcement of JYJ's hiatus, Avex continued selling JYJ's CD and DVD without JYJ's consent. They also work together with Oricon in not including the total sale of both items on the Oricon ranking. Fans wanted to support the artist and JYJ's product by putting them on the ranking, but both companies had merely scheme the conduct as a way to gain profit for their own benefit, thus making the fans to lose their faith in the companies.

4. JYJ's June 2011's charity event (Tokyo) and Novembers's concert (Ibaraki), Avex turn a deft eat to many fan's wish and continue putting pressure on he venue and related person in charge in order to cause the activities to be suspended.

5. And the JYJ, who had even now been suspended in activities since a year and a half, due to Avex influence in Japan's entertainment industry, could not have freedom in doing Japanese activities.

W cannot condone anymore of Avex's continuous persistent disturbance on JYJ's activities, and as consumers, this actions had cause a large mental anguish. We cauld deduce from this kind ofinconsistency in Avex's speech and conduct, the company's objective of publication is not the reason for JYJ's hiatus in activities, but their goal is to bind JYJ by the contract without any actions (to solve the problem) but, nothing more than to deprive them in Japan's entertainment world.   

In addition, South Korea has enlistment system in which around 2 years, they would have to undergo their military duties and will not be able to have their artist activities. Since the three members of JYJ are in middle of the twenties, it won't be weird if they are enlisted. Taking in the consideration that for South Korean's young male artist, the activities up until their military enlistment influence the importance of their lifetime, we seek for immediate solution to solve this problem.

Apart from South Korea and Japan, JYJ has fans from all parts of the world. Their worldwide fans naturally defends JYJ to have their (JYJ) human right respected, thus they also wished for JYJ to have freedom in doing their activities, thus the fans are paying close attention of this trial in Japan. For the judgement, we humbly request to please the freedom in he artist's activities and human right, and to also consider each and every fan's feeling who loves the artist.

We JYJ's Japanese fans wished from the bottom of our heart for the court's sense of justice of a prompt judgment for the liberty of JYJ from Avex and South Korea's SM Ent unfair disturbance and the freedom of JYJ's Japanese activities.   

End.

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PETITION LINK

On February 29th, 2012 at 00:19 hours

Target signature : 10,000 now it's up to 17,100

Goos Job Japanese Fans ^_^

Credit : Japan Fancafe JYJ Their Rooms, Petition Link

Trans by : Helly of JYJ3

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Special Book "Dear Jaejoong" Created By Japanese Fans “Lovin’ JJ” ♥

Thanks a lot to "Lovin JJ" for created this special book for our precious Hero Jaejoong ♥
Congratulation for your effort (=^x^=)


The book "Dear Jaejoong" contains message from Japanese Fan to Jaejoong

"Lovin' JJ" also participated in the Fan project : "JYJ's Wrapping Advertisement (Ad-warp) Vehicles" jyj-hummer-limo

Credit : LovinJJ + @JYJ_reborn

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SS501 : Kim Hyun Joong Reveals Teaser for Japanese “Kiss Kiss”

Kim Hyun Joong will soon be releasing his debut Japanese single, and to kick off his promotions, he's released a teaser through Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel.

As reported earlier, the star will be coming out with "Kiss Kiss/Lucky Guy", a single that includes the Japanese versions oh "Kiss Kiss", " Lucky Guy", and "U". The scheduled release date is January 25th.

Meanwhile, "Kiss Kiss" was also chosen to be the theme song for an AEON CM.

Check out the preview for "Kiss Kiss"

Credit : asphodel, muriel & allkpop

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