[Trans] Kim Hyun Joong - CHOA Magazine July 31: Exclusive Interview

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Kim Hyun Joong talks about summer 
 
Q: Congratulations on the No.1 of Oricon 1st day sales with the second single album, “Heat” ! We understand that B’z produced this song for you. How did you feel when you heard that they accepted an offer?
KHJ: I thought that it was a joke. I could not believe it even when I received a song, nor during the production process. I met them when we had a recording of the song, then I could feel “ it’s not a joke” for the first time. Though I spontaneously said that I would like a song produced by B’z, it was eventually delivered to them thanks to many people involved. I feel now how important it is to express in a word what we have in mind. 
 

Q: Did you get any advice from B’z? 
KHJ: Nothing special. It means that they believed in me. They cared for me so that I could relax on the occasion of recording. Thanks to their encouragement, the recording was a great success. 
 

Q: How was your first impression of the song when you listened to it ? 
KHJ: As it was totally different from the music I used to do, I felt it very new to me. When I listened to the song after the mixing of the song, I thought that it was really B’z production. What you usually listen to is the completed album. There are many differences in terms of sound between the album and those in process (provided demo tapes). This time, I had an opportunity to be involved in a production process which we usually cannot see, and therefore, I could understand their uniqueness which makes them “B’z “. 
 

Q: So, you became much enthusiastic about them, right? 
KHJ: Yes indeed ! Though I am an artist too now, they were the artist I admired much when I was a child. After the debut in Japan, I could receive a song from them, which made me hit this new record. I really would like to say “thank you” to them. 
 

Q: It was decided that you would perform on August 10 at Jingu firework festival. 
KHJ: When we worked in Japan, we lived here for a certain period of time. I happened to see a firework festival which took place near the Rainbow bridge ( * famous Sumida River Firework Festival ), where many girls were dressed in “Yukata” (* an informal cotton kimono for summer wear ). I was impressed that it was a traditional beautiful festival. 
 

Q: Many people look forward to the outdoor live performance. 
KHJ: It is really honor for me to be invited for this big event. I will work hard in Korea to prepare for this live so that it would be a spice which will enhance their expectation for the firework festival. 
 

Q: When it comes to “firework”, do you have something which reminds you of summer holidays? 
KHJ: I travelled for four days, three nights with a friend of mine with only 50,000wons. We eated at “all-you-can-eat” barbecue restaurant to the extent we could not eat anymore, thus skipping meals after that (to save money). We walked here and there, riding on a bicycle and so on. We really enjoyed it. Even asked, I don’t think that I can travel in this way anymore. Maybe I could experience that, as I was so young and reckless. 
 

Q: Did you have homework in summer vacation? 
KHJ: Yes we had, but I thought that it was not important enough. So, I did not do my homework, just enjoying the summer holidays to my heart’s content. One of the homework was to write a diary, but I could not do it everyday. Nowadays we can check daily weather forecast via internet, but it was not possible when I was young. Therefore, I wrote about the weather in the diary, adding “ we had rain “ or “ it was cloudy “ like that later. It is very easy now as we can see an annual weather forecast (laugh) 
 

Q: Now it was decided that you would take a male-lead of the new drama, “City Conquest “ in two years after “Playfull Kiss”. 
KHJ: In the drama “Playfull Kiss” and “Boys over Flowers”, I rather showed the image of prince. However, in this new drama, I would be much manly and wild guy, and therefore, I can show you all such as love, pains and anger which only matured people could feel. Please look forward to my new image which is totally different from previous characters. 
 

Q: What kind of character do you act? 
KHJ: Baek Mil with a secret in his birth. He fights against the social ills as antigovernment force. The man who had been spending an ordinary life transformed into a man, determined to get his revenge, struggling with all the social evils. 

 
Q: Are there any action scenes?
KHJ: There are many. Before I came to Japan, I went to so-called Action School. In the drama, there are many top quality action scenes. We also shoot in Japan, but even Japanese people may not be familiar with the shooting location, such as Edo Mura (* Mura means “villedge” ) where you could feel the atmosphere of Edo period ( * Edo period was from 1603 through 1868 ). 




[NEWS] Park Jungmin Won Lawsuit Against His Agency


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Idol group SS501 member, Park Jung Min (25), had won the lawsuit against his agency CNR Media for the suspension of his contract.
On 31st July 2012, according Seoul Central District Court, Law article 50 Section IV, the Seoul Central District Court commented that Park Jung Min had successfully won the application for suspension of the ban on exclusive contracts with CNR Media.
Today, a co-worker together with Park Jung Min told StarNews: “Park Jung Min had finally won the lawsuit.. He (Park Jung Min) had a very hard time during the lawsuit period but it all ended with a well. This is really great.”
Due to the reason of not receiving “Appropriate Distribution of Income”, Park Jung Min had decided to apply a lawsuit to the Seoul Central District Court in April 2012 this year.
Park Jung Min commented that “According to the contract with CNR Media, the Domestic revenue is 80% to 20%, while the Overseas revenue is 50% for both parties. However, apart from receiving 150 million from CNR Media, he did not anymore received anything further than that.”
Park Jung Min had signed the contract with CNR Media at the end of 2010. This agency is cooperated with Taiwan drama producer (Comer-Ritz) and Roy Media of Korea. Park Jung Min had decided signed the contract and joining the agency as he wants to participate in Asia activities, as well as filming Taiwan drama as well.


[News] Kim Hyun-joong, Ju Ji-hoon's agency boosts efforts to target Asian market


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Top Korean agency KEYEAST and China's management firm Star Lake Agency have teamed up to target the Asian market for an integrated marketing business of entertainment content.

The move is part of KEYEAST's attempt to create a solid platform for the agency's affiliated artists, including Kim Hyun-joong and Ju Ji-hoon, to actively engage with wider networks in the region, KEYEAST said in a press release Tuesday.

"We're expecting our partnership with SLA will create the synergy effect between the two firms' management know-hows and business networks," a KEAYEAST official said in the statement.

Through the partnership, the actors and actresses of KEYEAST will gain more opportunity to expand their activities into China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.

"Despite the absence of their frequent local activities, the popularity of actors Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyun-joong and Kim Soo-hyun in China have increased through various online channels including social networking services," the official noted, adding that Kim Hyun-joong had over a record number of 230,000 followers as a foreign artist on the day of opening his Weibo account in China.

KEYEAST and SLA have worked together in the past. The two firms published Hallyu actor Bae Yong-joon's photo essay "Discovering the Beauty of Korea" in China two years ago, and hosted Kim Hyun-joong's successful opening stage at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. 

[Screencap] Kim Hyun Joong New Uzoosin Merchandise by DATV


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[Info] Kim Hyun Joong - 2012 Mnet KPOP CHAMPIONSHIP











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Event period:                    July 15, 2012 - August 12, 2012
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[Scan] Kim Hyun Joong - CHOA Magazine July 31 Issue [31.07.12] by lafone


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[article] Kim Hyun Joong… BACK IN ACTION




By: LazerKim              Kim Hyun Joong arrived safely back home to Korea at wee hours at dawn leaving Thailand at midnight last night. I was laughing at twitter last night because there seem a confusion among the Thai fans at to what gate at the airport Hyun Joong has to check in, was it gate 1 or gate 7? I can just imagine the Thai fans to be running here and there just to take a brief glimpse of Hyun Joong for the last time! He left his Thai fans being totally mesmerized again over his very presence, same as what he did in other countries he performed in his Asia Tour Fan Meeting Concert.
As expected, after Hyun Joong’s successful performance in Bangkok, is gonna be the talk of the town again since a lot of media personnel both local and international were at the concert venue where the fan meeting concert was being held to capture every moment of Hyun Joong’s performance.
A night to remember for every Thai fans of Hyun Joong will remain in their hearts as ever. A lot of international fans also attended the fan meeting who has been following Hyun Joong this episode of Asia Tour 2012, shall be a treasured memory and so with his fans from up far who’s with Hyun Joong be it not physically present but their hearts and mind has been with him all the time.
Hyun Joong is finally back home and soon be back in action as his filming schedule resumes which I still do not have the idea when, all I know is that he has to be back in Japan before the 5th of August. Ladies may I just warn, do not doze off too much or you might miss the whirlwind star as he flies again from here and there!! Oh to be following Hyun Joong schedule is such fun, it’s like now you see him now you don’t!! He just appear out of nowhere and before you know it he’s already at the airport boarding his flight to another country!!
At the recent fan meeting in Bangkok, Hyun Joong mentioned again, that from now on he’ll be living the life of Beak Mir, the lead character in City Conquest. Hyun Joong was saying that Beak Mir’s character is interestingly cute!! I wonder now, is Baek Mir’s character the nearest character to the real Kim Hyun Joong?? He had been saying that whatever image he portrays in any of his project tends to bring it into himself even off cam. Which I believe he does, even in his albums, Hyun Joong has portrayed a lot of different image of a real man.
Lately if you can notice which is very significant that Hyun Joong dress up in his most carefree simple style but a macho man in his sexy well-developed muscle always in sleeveless shirt that shows his curvy arm muscle and cleavage! Baek Mir’s physical looks as illustrated and described in the comic book, is a simple young man, with a strong physique but gentle eyes. Baek Mir is said to be charismatic which obviously one of Kim Hyun Joong’s significant character for real.
Now the flower boy transforms to a real man fighting for his right, and defending the weak ones of the society. A high school student image turn to a hero well prepared to dive into the high risk of action drama. Hyun Joong took his time for a rigid training at the action school in learning choreography in fight scenes. Gone with the prim and proper image of Yoon Jihoo and Baek Seung Jo as we welcome the carefree image of Baek Mir who would carelessly face any danger fronting him with all his courage and strength to fight.
The production management of City Conquest had recently release some stills from the filming set, and every time I look at the stills I can’t help my mind playing with thoughts of how this drama would turn out. I can’t help but smile and even laugh at the pictures being released, it’s not the pictures that makes me laugh but what my mind trying to dictates me how Hyun Joong is in this drama. I really think there are a lot of funny scenes in this drama seeing from the picture.
And then finally Hyun Joong revealed that Baek Mir’s character is interestingly cute!! Then from his video clips lately he’s been all smiles, then a lot of his photos at the film set tells me he’s enjoying this filming. I’ll probably wouldn’t be surprised if there may be scenes that his natural 4Dness may somehow appear or surface within some funny scenes. I don’t mean to pre-emp this drama, I’m just sharing my personal thoughts about City Conquest. I do get worried about Hyun Joong’s weight loss but seeing him happy in his current work somehow relieves my worries. And I can just as happy him as he is!
Yesterday the latest stills released was a fight scene, oh he looks so handsome even he rolls down to the mud and being filled with dirt. At the same time, I can’t help having the thoughts that a dancer will always be a dancer and it surface in the way he moves. I have seen it in this photo above. A dancer is exceptionally flexible than a normal person. Doing an action fight scene is like learning a dance step or a choreography that also requires right timing either in defense or attack.
Hyun Joong can portray any fight scene in lesser effort since his body, reflexes and flexibility has already been developed being a natural dancer.  He has every potential in becoming an action star, given the chance to develop action skills further, I wouldn’t doubt a bit. His martial arts Trainor was saying Hyun Joong was very attentive in learning the choreography and learned real fast. That’s because Hyun Joong is already physically flexible.
I can even foresee in the future probably after he has done City Conquest I wouldn’t doubt if Hyun Joong craves for more action drama. Because he is a natural-born action man!! Seeing this guy works, he just doesn’t stop! I would say, it’s either you see him doze off because of fatigue or he just keeps moving or if ever he sits in one corner, he’s singing!! During the waiting period in the film set, it was said he’s always been caught dancing! I’m not at least surprised because he does the same thing during his photo shoots! He can spot him in one corner dancing memorizing his choreography. The guy just doesn’t stop!
Another scene that I would eagerly anticipate is the scene he’s in disguise as geisha!! This must be really funny, even Hyun Joong really looks so beautiful in geisha costume, I can’;t forget how Hyun Joong laughed non-stop while wearing the geisha costume!! And the romantic honeymoon film set is very interesting, it was said Hyun Joong was spotted to have dozed off at the set!! That’s very much like Hyun Joong!! Well, it happened in his previous dramas during filming, so it’s very likely it happens again!! It must be out of fatigue, but at least he can manage to have even a power nap can help a lot in regaining his energy specially on night filming.
Well, these are just all starters, Hyun Joong still has to do a lot of filming and flying from one country to another. And that will keep his fans busy following him from here and there but it’s such a fun doing so!! I’m very much looking forward for his filming schedules and seeing him back in action. As the filming for City Conquest gets deeper the more action filming can be challenging for Hyun Joong the more it creates eagerness in his fans and just dying to see the results!
By the way, may just share some tidbits from some fans. Yesterday, a fan wrote in my comment box in my article Ending Tour and shared her experience in the recent fan meeting concert in Bangkok. She tag along her friend who is a non-fan of Kim Hyun Joong. As she was relating her friend truly enjoyed the concert and the funny thing is her friend can even scream and cheer louder than her!! Apparently her friend was quite impressed about Hyun Joong performance, the way he talks and his gentleness during the handshake session. Thank you for sharing, you know who you are.
This is a good example of what may be the effect of bringing along a non-fan friends at Hyun Joong’s concert. Through you even it’s not intending, it somehow pull in a new fan. We can multiply Hyun Joong’s fans through us his fans, even your intention is just to enjoy with the company of your friends and sharing Hyun Joong with them. Sometimes in the office or in school, when we talk about Kim Hyun Joong, the receiving end of whom you are relating his story may sometimes get irritated but eventually she’ll be interested!! If people keeps hearing the name it can somehow affects their curiosity and they start to be interested in Kim Hyun Joong!! Admit it or not, it happens!!
Oh and another tidbits, at the Global Mnet Kpop Championship, Kim Hyun Joong now is at No 1 spot. Super Junior comes next at No.2 spot, though Hyun joong is on top the gap is still too close. Alien let’s get to our move and VOTE. This time I think this competition is legit unlike the last time!! Robots here are made to be disables!! Oh I’m so glad! So I do hope you can find time to vote. No, I would rather say, if you can find time reading lengthy articles then you have time to vote!!
We have 12 days to go on voting. Spare even a little time in this poll voting, you just have to visit it everyday just like what you’re doing as you visit this blog site. No need to monitor because there won’t be robots anymore. Those robots had already been exploded at the City Conquest filming together with Baek Mir’s ememies!!  This is very simple, here is how to vote:
Simply click the LINK, Global Mnet appears.  Sign in which is at the right hand corner. And simply click on TRACKING just below Hyun Joong’s picture, sign out and you’re done. Come on VOTE NOW:
And for the last reminder, may I again appeal to Kim Hyun Joong fans residing in the US to please read the link below. It’s a petition from Chicago requesting for Hyun Joong to hold a fan meeting in Chicago USA. You may sign up from the link. Thank you.
Alien soldiers, let’s help each other in making others happy, love is sharing and that’s what we have in the Alien World sharing love. Fans from Asia maybe we can help Chicago by posting the link to disseminate information to be able to call on attention of fans residing in US who may not be aware of this petition. Let’s do that!! Go go go!!!
And my happy day of sharing Kim Hyun Joong ends from here as I shall see you again tomorrow for another story all about Kim Hyun Joong. The Prince is Back in action again as he resumes his filming for City Conquest we await for another action!! Go go go Kim Hyun Joong!!

[News] "City Conquest" Kim Hyun-joong's swift action…thanks to extreme work out?


Source : tvdaily.mk.co.kr/read... ( English )
Credit: http://www.hancinema.net/



Kim Hyun-joong showed off some hot action moves.


A picture from a scene of the drama was revealed where he conquers his opponent so quickly so that he can't move.


Kim Hyun-joong was covered in mud and rolling on the ground to show his action moves. Apparently he received a round of applause from the staff who were watching him throw his body out there.


Kim Hyun-joong has been attending action school and working out hard to become tough guy Baek Miru in the drama "City Conquest"


He's also reduced his body fat to 7% with extreme exercise and dieting menthods.
Netizen's say, "How can he be so handsome and cool?", "I can't wait to see him in his action scene" and more.


[News] SS501′s Kim Hyung Jun will go on the second tour of Japan

Source: Starnews
English version: Korea.com





Singer Kim Hyung Jun will go on the second concert tour of Japan this year.

On July 31, S Plus Entertainment, Kim’s agency, reported that Kim will go on the second national tour of Japan in celebration of the release of his new album, Escape, under the title of Kim Hyung Jun 2012 2nd Story in Japan.
Kim successfully held his first concert tour of Japan, under the title of Kim Hyung Jun 2012 1st Story in Japan, from the end of March to early April this year.

Kim will fly to Japan on August 1 and hold a total of nine concerts at ZEPP concert halls in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo from August 3 to 26.

Because Kim’s new album, Escape, will be released on August 8, many fans of Kim and people from the Japanese music scene are paying close attention to his new solo album and national tour.

A spokesperson for SWAVE E&T, a company that will conduct Kim’s tour, says, “This is Kim Hyung Jun’s second national tour of Japan. This will lead him to consolidate his position in Japan as a soloist and a Hallyu star and to have a larger fan base.”

[Fancam] Kim Hyun Joong Incheon Airport Arrival [12.07.31]


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[News] Park Jung Min wins court case to terminate his contract with CNR Media

Source + Photos: Star Today via Naver
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SS501‘s Park Jung Min‘s provisional disposition to terminate the validity of his contract with CNR Media has been accepted by the court.

Back in April, the singer had submitted the disposition on grounds of not being properly paid for his work. At the time, he had claimed, “Aside from the 150 million Won I received last year, the company has not been paying my income properly. I am asking to have my contract terminated.”

On July 31st, the Seoul Central District Court granted the provision, effectively terminating his relation to the company. Officials explained, “Park Jung Min has won the case in terminating his contract. We will be discussing the details of his future soon.”


[Photo] Kim Hyun Joong @ Bangkok airport returning to Korea 12.07.31

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[NEWS] SS501 PARK JUNGMIN WON HIS CASE BATTLE!!!


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SS501′s Park Jung Min recently won a suit against his agency, the CNR Media.
As the court accepted Park’s application for provisional disposition to terminate the validity of his contract with the CNR Media, which was submitted in April, he can now be free from his agency.

On July 30, the Seoul Central District Court accepted Park’s application for provisional disposition to terminate the validity of his contract with the CNR Media, making it take legal responsibility for not paying Park for his work.
Park says, “It took a long time to set myself free. I felt bad because I had to fight against my agency because they didn’t pay me for my work, but I feel better now.”
Park is currently planning for the second half of 2012.


[Fancam/Photos] KHJ heading back home from Bangkok [2012.07.30]


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July 31, 2012

[Trans] Kim Hyun Joong - CHOA Magazine July 31: Exclusive Interview

Credits: lafone (http://ameblo.jp/breakdown0606/entry-11316876480.html)




Kim Hyun Joong talks about summer 
 
Q: Congratulations on the No.1 of Oricon 1st day sales with the second single album, “Heat” ! We understand that B’z produced this song for you. How did you feel when you heard that they accepted an offer?
KHJ: I thought that it was a joke. I could not believe it even when I received a song, nor during the production process. I met them when we had a recording of the song, then I could feel “ it’s not a joke” for the first time. Though I spontaneously said that I would like a song produced by B’z, it was eventually delivered to them thanks to many people involved. I feel now how important it is to express in a word what we have in mind. 
 

Q: Did you get any advice from B’z? 
KHJ: Nothing special. It means that they believed in me. They cared for me so that I could relax on the occasion of recording. Thanks to their encouragement, the recording was a great success. 
 

Q: How was your first impression of the song when you listened to it ? 
KHJ: As it was totally different from the music I used to do, I felt it very new to me. When I listened to the song after the mixing of the song, I thought that it was really B’z production. What you usually listen to is the completed album. There are many differences in terms of sound between the album and those in process (provided demo tapes). This time, I had an opportunity to be involved in a production process which we usually cannot see, and therefore, I could understand their uniqueness which makes them “B’z “. 
 

Q: So, you became much enthusiastic about them, right? 
KHJ: Yes indeed ! Though I am an artist too now, they were the artist I admired much when I was a child. After the debut in Japan, I could receive a song from them, which made me hit this new record. I really would like to say “thank you” to them. 
 

Q: It was decided that you would perform on August 10 at Jingu firework festival. 
KHJ: When we worked in Japan, we lived here for a certain period of time. I happened to see a firework festival which took place near the Rainbow bridge ( * famous Sumida River Firework Festival ), where many girls were dressed in “Yukata” (* an informal cotton kimono for summer wear ). I was impressed that it was a traditional beautiful festival. 
 

Q: Many people look forward to the outdoor live performance. 
KHJ: It is really honor for me to be invited for this big event. I will work hard in Korea to prepare for this live so that it would be a spice which will enhance their expectation for the firework festival. 
 

Q: When it comes to “firework”, do you have something which reminds you of summer holidays? 
KHJ: I travelled for four days, three nights with a friend of mine with only 50,000wons. We eated at “all-you-can-eat” barbecue restaurant to the extent we could not eat anymore, thus skipping meals after that (to save money). We walked here and there, riding on a bicycle and so on. We really enjoyed it. Even asked, I don’t think that I can travel in this way anymore. Maybe I could experience that, as I was so young and reckless. 
 

Q: Did you have homework in summer vacation? 
KHJ: Yes we had, but I thought that it was not important enough. So, I did not do my homework, just enjoying the summer holidays to my heart’s content. One of the homework was to write a diary, but I could not do it everyday. Nowadays we can check daily weather forecast via internet, but it was not possible when I was young. Therefore, I wrote about the weather in the diary, adding “ we had rain “ or “ it was cloudy “ like that later. It is very easy now as we can see an annual weather forecast (laugh) 
 

Q: Now it was decided that you would take a male-lead of the new drama, “City Conquest “ in two years after “Playfull Kiss”. 
KHJ: In the drama “Playfull Kiss” and “Boys over Flowers”, I rather showed the image of prince. However, in this new drama, I would be much manly and wild guy, and therefore, I can show you all such as love, pains and anger which only matured people could feel. Please look forward to my new image which is totally different from previous characters. 
 

Q: What kind of character do you act? 
KHJ: Baek Mil with a secret in his birth. He fights against the social ills as antigovernment force. The man who had been spending an ordinary life transformed into a man, determined to get his revenge, struggling with all the social evils. 

 
Q: Are there any action scenes?
KHJ: There are many. Before I came to Japan, I went to so-called Action School. In the drama, there are many top quality action scenes. We also shoot in Japan, but even Japanese people may not be familiar with the shooting location, such as Edo Mura (* Mura means “villedge” ) where you could feel the atmosphere of Edo period ( * Edo period was from 1603 through 1868 ). 




[NEWS] Park Jungmin Won Lawsuit Against His Agency


Source: http://star.mt.co.kr
Chinese to English: charismajo@PJMIFC
Proof-reading: 피오나@PJMIFC
Redirect with full credit [ Park Jung Min International Fans Club http://www.park-jung-min.com ]

Idol group SS501 member, Park Jung Min (25), had won the lawsuit against his agency CNR Media for the suspension of his contract.
On 31st July 2012, according Seoul Central District Court, Law article 50 Section IV, the Seoul Central District Court commented that Park Jung Min had successfully won the application for suspension of the ban on exclusive contracts with CNR Media.
Today, a co-worker together with Park Jung Min told StarNews: “Park Jung Min had finally won the lawsuit.. He (Park Jung Min) had a very hard time during the lawsuit period but it all ended with a well. This is really great.”
Due to the reason of not receiving “Appropriate Distribution of Income”, Park Jung Min had decided to apply a lawsuit to the Seoul Central District Court in April 2012 this year.
Park Jung Min commented that “According to the contract with CNR Media, the Domestic revenue is 80% to 20%, while the Overseas revenue is 50% for both parties. However, apart from receiving 150 million from CNR Media, he did not anymore received anything further than that.”
Park Jung Min had signed the contract with CNR Media at the end of 2010. This agency is cooperated with Taiwan drama producer (Comer-Ritz) and Roy Media of Korea. Park Jung Min had decided signed the contract and joining the agency as he wants to participate in Asia activities, as well as filming Taiwan drama as well.


[News] Kim Hyun-joong, Ju Ji-hoon's agency boosts efforts to target Asian market


Credit kstar10

Top Korean agency KEYEAST and China's management firm Star Lake Agency have teamed up to target the Asian market for an integrated marketing business of entertainment content.

The move is part of KEYEAST's attempt to create a solid platform for the agency's affiliated artists, including Kim Hyun-joong and Ju Ji-hoon, to actively engage with wider networks in the region, KEYEAST said in a press release Tuesday.

"We're expecting our partnership with SLA will create the synergy effect between the two firms' management know-hows and business networks," a KEAYEAST official said in the statement.

Through the partnership, the actors and actresses of KEYEAST will gain more opportunity to expand their activities into China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.

"Despite the absence of their frequent local activities, the popularity of actors Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyun-joong and Kim Soo-hyun in China have increased through various online channels including social networking services," the official noted, adding that Kim Hyun-joong had over a record number of 230,000 followers as a foreign artist on the day of opening his Weibo account in China.

KEYEAST and SLA have worked together in the past. The two firms published Hallyu actor Bae Yong-joon's photo essay "Discovering the Beauty of Korea" in China two years ago, and hosted Kim Hyun-joong's successful opening stage at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. 

[Screencap] Kim Hyun Joong New Uzoosin Merchandise by DATV


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[Info] Kim Hyun Joong - Kim Hyun Joong's "Break Down" album promo in myxph.com


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[Fancams] Kim Hyun Joong Incheon Airport Arrival [12.07.31]

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[Photo] Kim Kyu Jong's new photos updated on Official Website

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[Info] Kim Hyun Joong - 2012 Mnet KPOP CHAMPIONSHIP











Keep on tracking our KHJ so he remains on top of 2012 Mnet Kpop Championship!


Star Tracking Championship
Make your favorite star the Gold Medalist and get your star news in real time with only one 'Tracking'.
During the event, stars who have the highest number of tracking will win gold, silver and bronze medals.

Event period:                    July 15, 2012 - August 12, 2012
Winner's Announcement:  August 16, 2012

[Scan] Kim Hyun Joong - CHOA Magazine July 31 Issue [31.07.12] by lafone


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[Photo] Kim Hyun Joong - LOTTE Duty Free 'AUGUST 2012 Calendar'

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[article] Kim Hyun Joong… BACK IN ACTION




By: LazerKim              Kim Hyun Joong arrived safely back home to Korea at wee hours at dawn leaving Thailand at midnight last night. I was laughing at twitter last night because there seem a confusion among the Thai fans at to what gate at the airport Hyun Joong has to check in, was it gate 1 or gate 7? I can just imagine the Thai fans to be running here and there just to take a brief glimpse of Hyun Joong for the last time! He left his Thai fans being totally mesmerized again over his very presence, same as what he did in other countries he performed in his Asia Tour Fan Meeting Concert.
As expected, after Hyun Joong’s successful performance in Bangkok, is gonna be the talk of the town again since a lot of media personnel both local and international were at the concert venue where the fan meeting concert was being held to capture every moment of Hyun Joong’s performance.
A night to remember for every Thai fans of Hyun Joong will remain in their hearts as ever. A lot of international fans also attended the fan meeting who has been following Hyun Joong this episode of Asia Tour 2012, shall be a treasured memory and so with his fans from up far who’s with Hyun Joong be it not physically present but their hearts and mind has been with him all the time.
Hyun Joong is finally back home and soon be back in action as his filming schedule resumes which I still do not have the idea when, all I know is that he has to be back in Japan before the 5th of August. Ladies may I just warn, do not doze off too much or you might miss the whirlwind star as he flies again from here and there!! Oh to be following Hyun Joong schedule is such fun, it’s like now you see him now you don’t!! He just appear out of nowhere and before you know it he’s already at the airport boarding his flight to another country!!
At the recent fan meeting in Bangkok, Hyun Joong mentioned again, that from now on he’ll be living the life of Beak Mir, the lead character in City Conquest. Hyun Joong was saying that Beak Mir’s character is interestingly cute!! I wonder now, is Baek Mir’s character the nearest character to the real Kim Hyun Joong?? He had been saying that whatever image he portrays in any of his project tends to bring it into himself even off cam. Which I believe he does, even in his albums, Hyun Joong has portrayed a lot of different image of a real man.
Lately if you can notice which is very significant that Hyun Joong dress up in his most carefree simple style but a macho man in his sexy well-developed muscle always in sleeveless shirt that shows his curvy arm muscle and cleavage! Baek Mir’s physical looks as illustrated and described in the comic book, is a simple young man, with a strong physique but gentle eyes. Baek Mir is said to be charismatic which obviously one of Kim Hyun Joong’s significant character for real.
Now the flower boy transforms to a real man fighting for his right, and defending the weak ones of the society. A high school student image turn to a hero well prepared to dive into the high risk of action drama. Hyun Joong took his time for a rigid training at the action school in learning choreography in fight scenes. Gone with the prim and proper image of Yoon Jihoo and Baek Seung Jo as we welcome the carefree image of Baek Mir who would carelessly face any danger fronting him with all his courage and strength to fight.
The production management of City Conquest had recently release some stills from the filming set, and every time I look at the stills I can’t help my mind playing with thoughts of how this drama would turn out. I can’t help but smile and even laugh at the pictures being released, it’s not the pictures that makes me laugh but what my mind trying to dictates me how Hyun Joong is in this drama. I really think there are a lot of funny scenes in this drama seeing from the picture.
And then finally Hyun Joong revealed that Baek Mir’s character is interestingly cute!! Then from his video clips lately he’s been all smiles, then a lot of his photos at the film set tells me he’s enjoying this filming. I’ll probably wouldn’t be surprised if there may be scenes that his natural 4Dness may somehow appear or surface within some funny scenes. I don’t mean to pre-emp this drama, I’m just sharing my personal thoughts about City Conquest. I do get worried about Hyun Joong’s weight loss but seeing him happy in his current work somehow relieves my worries. And I can just as happy him as he is!
Yesterday the latest stills released was a fight scene, oh he looks so handsome even he rolls down to the mud and being filled with dirt. At the same time, I can’t help having the thoughts that a dancer will always be a dancer and it surface in the way he moves. I have seen it in this photo above. A dancer is exceptionally flexible than a normal person. Doing an action fight scene is like learning a dance step or a choreography that also requires right timing either in defense or attack.
Hyun Joong can portray any fight scene in lesser effort since his body, reflexes and flexibility has already been developed being a natural dancer.  He has every potential in becoming an action star, given the chance to develop action skills further, I wouldn’t doubt a bit. His martial arts Trainor was saying Hyun Joong was very attentive in learning the choreography and learned real fast. That’s because Hyun Joong is already physically flexible.
I can even foresee in the future probably after he has done City Conquest I wouldn’t doubt if Hyun Joong craves for more action drama. Because he is a natural-born action man!! Seeing this guy works, he just doesn’t stop! I would say, it’s either you see him doze off because of fatigue or he just keeps moving or if ever he sits in one corner, he’s singing!! During the waiting period in the film set, it was said he’s always been caught dancing! I’m not at least surprised because he does the same thing during his photo shoots! He can spot him in one corner dancing memorizing his choreography. The guy just doesn’t stop!
Another scene that I would eagerly anticipate is the scene he’s in disguise as geisha!! This must be really funny, even Hyun Joong really looks so beautiful in geisha costume, I can’;t forget how Hyun Joong laughed non-stop while wearing the geisha costume!! And the romantic honeymoon film set is very interesting, it was said Hyun Joong was spotted to have dozed off at the set!! That’s very much like Hyun Joong!! Well, it happened in his previous dramas during filming, so it’s very likely it happens again!! It must be out of fatigue, but at least he can manage to have even a power nap can help a lot in regaining his energy specially on night filming.
Well, these are just all starters, Hyun Joong still has to do a lot of filming and flying from one country to another. And that will keep his fans busy following him from here and there but it’s such a fun doing so!! I’m very much looking forward for his filming schedules and seeing him back in action. As the filming for City Conquest gets deeper the more action filming can be challenging for Hyun Joong the more it creates eagerness in his fans and just dying to see the results!
By the way, may just share some tidbits from some fans. Yesterday, a fan wrote in my comment box in my article Ending Tour and shared her experience in the recent fan meeting concert in Bangkok. She tag along her friend who is a non-fan of Kim Hyun Joong. As she was relating her friend truly enjoyed the concert and the funny thing is her friend can even scream and cheer louder than her!! Apparently her friend was quite impressed about Hyun Joong performance, the way he talks and his gentleness during the handshake session. Thank you for sharing, you know who you are.
This is a good example of what may be the effect of bringing along a non-fan friends at Hyun Joong’s concert. Through you even it’s not intending, it somehow pull in a new fan. We can multiply Hyun Joong’s fans through us his fans, even your intention is just to enjoy with the company of your friends and sharing Hyun Joong with them. Sometimes in the office or in school, when we talk about Kim Hyun Joong, the receiving end of whom you are relating his story may sometimes get irritated but eventually she’ll be interested!! If people keeps hearing the name it can somehow affects their curiosity and they start to be interested in Kim Hyun Joong!! Admit it or not, it happens!!
Oh and another tidbits, at the Global Mnet Kpop Championship, Kim Hyun Joong now is at No 1 spot. Super Junior comes next at No.2 spot, though Hyun joong is on top the gap is still too close. Alien let’s get to our move and VOTE. This time I think this competition is legit unlike the last time!! Robots here are made to be disables!! Oh I’m so glad! So I do hope you can find time to vote. No, I would rather say, if you can find time reading lengthy articles then you have time to vote!!
We have 12 days to go on voting. Spare even a little time in this poll voting, you just have to visit it everyday just like what you’re doing as you visit this blog site. No need to monitor because there won’t be robots anymore. Those robots had already been exploded at the City Conquest filming together with Baek Mir’s ememies!!  This is very simple, here is how to vote:
Simply click the LINK, Global Mnet appears.  Sign in which is at the right hand corner. And simply click on TRACKING just below Hyun Joong’s picture, sign out and you’re done. Come on VOTE NOW:
And for the last reminder, may I again appeal to Kim Hyun Joong fans residing in the US to please read the link below. It’s a petition from Chicago requesting for Hyun Joong to hold a fan meeting in Chicago USA. You may sign up from the link. Thank you.
Alien soldiers, let’s help each other in making others happy, love is sharing and that’s what we have in the Alien World sharing love. Fans from Asia maybe we can help Chicago by posting the link to disseminate information to be able to call on attention of fans residing in US who may not be aware of this petition. Let’s do that!! Go go go!!!
And my happy day of sharing Kim Hyun Joong ends from here as I shall see you again tomorrow for another story all about Kim Hyun Joong. The Prince is Back in action again as he resumes his filming for City Conquest we await for another action!! Go go go Kim Hyun Joong!!

[News] "City Conquest" Kim Hyun-joong's swift action…thanks to extreme work out?


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Kim Hyun-joong showed off some hot action moves.


A picture from a scene of the drama was revealed where he conquers his opponent so quickly so that he can't move.


Kim Hyun-joong was covered in mud and rolling on the ground to show his action moves. Apparently he received a round of applause from the staff who were watching him throw his body out there.


Kim Hyun-joong has been attending action school and working out hard to become tough guy Baek Miru in the drama "City Conquest"


He's also reduced his body fat to 7% with extreme exercise and dieting menthods.
Netizen's say, "How can he be so handsome and cool?", "I can't wait to see him in his action scene" and more.


[News] SS501′s Kim Hyung Jun will go on the second tour of Japan

Source: Starnews
English version: Korea.com





Singer Kim Hyung Jun will go on the second concert tour of Japan this year.

On July 31, S Plus Entertainment, Kim’s agency, reported that Kim will go on the second national tour of Japan in celebration of the release of his new album, Escape, under the title of Kim Hyung Jun 2012 2nd Story in Japan.
Kim successfully held his first concert tour of Japan, under the title of Kim Hyung Jun 2012 1st Story in Japan, from the end of March to early April this year.

Kim will fly to Japan on August 1 and hold a total of nine concerts at ZEPP concert halls in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo from August 3 to 26.

Because Kim’s new album, Escape, will be released on August 8, many fans of Kim and people from the Japanese music scene are paying close attention to his new solo album and national tour.

A spokesperson for SWAVE E&T, a company that will conduct Kim’s tour, says, “This is Kim Hyung Jun’s second national tour of Japan. This will lead him to consolidate his position in Japan as a soloist and a Hallyu star and to have a larger fan base.”

[Fancam] Kim Hyun Joong Incheon Airport Arrival [12.07.31]


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[News] Park Jung Min wins court case to terminate his contract with CNR Media

Source + Photos: Star Today via Naver
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SS501‘s Park Jung Min‘s provisional disposition to terminate the validity of his contract with CNR Media has been accepted by the court.

Back in April, the singer had submitted the disposition on grounds of not being properly paid for his work. At the time, he had claimed, “Aside from the 150 million Won I received last year, the company has not been paying my income properly. I am asking to have my contract terminated.”

On July 31st, the Seoul Central District Court granted the provision, effectively terminating his relation to the company. Officials explained, “Park Jung Min has won the case in terminating his contract. We will be discussing the details of his future soon.”


[Photo] Kim Hyun Joong @ Bangkok airport returning to Korea 12.07.31

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[NEWS] SS501 PARK JUNGMIN WON HIS CASE BATTLE!!!


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SS501′s Park Jung Min recently won a suit against his agency, the CNR Media.
As the court accepted Park’s application for provisional disposition to terminate the validity of his contract with the CNR Media, which was submitted in April, he can now be free from his agency.

On July 30, the Seoul Central District Court accepted Park’s application for provisional disposition to terminate the validity of his contract with the CNR Media, making it take legal responsibility for not paying Park for his work.
Park says, “It took a long time to set myself free. I felt bad because I had to fight against my agency because they didn’t pay me for my work, but I feel better now.”
Park is currently planning for the second half of 2012.


[Fancam/Photos] KHJ heading back home from Bangkok [2012.07.30]


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