[English Translation] Kim Hyun Joong Handshake Fanmeeting 07.03.12

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[2012.07.03] Kim HyunJoong Handshake FanMeeting 

3 Jul 2012 (Wednesday) at Tokyo Odaiba Palette Town, to commemorate the release of his 2nd Single 'HEAT' on the next day, held handshake fanmeeting with fans. 

Single 'Heat' is composed by both members of B'z and become a hot topic. Kim HyunJoong who came to Japan for his new song promotion, held a handshake fanmeeting for all of his fans who purchase his album on 4th. Since his solo debut, this is the first time Kim HyunJoong stand face to face infront of his fans, holding a large-scale handshake fanmeeting activity. Although the activity was planned and held impromptu, but one night before there were already around 200 over fans queuing overnight, on this day he had attracted around 5000 over fans gathering at the venue, his CD day sales exceeded 15,000 pieces.

Kim HyunJoong: I have seen the queuing scene from the hotel, as usual it also rained today. Is it because of my album is going to be released tomorrow so it is raining today? There was an earthquake this morning, was worried of everyone's safety. Although it rained, but it has brought away the heatiness and brought some coolness, seemed like it is not bad. Hope today's activity will be successfully carried out, everybody please be more accommodating. Let us share a happy handshake moment.

MC: Today is the first time you held such a large scale handshake fanmeeting since your solo debut, how do you feel?

Kim HyunJoong: Originally I thought it could just be a 100 over people small scale fanhandshake meeting. All the while I am very touched by everybody's love and support towards me, therefore in order to express my heartfelt thankfulness, I have decided to shake hand with every fans who come to the venue. However, I had absolutely not thought that so many people would have come over today. Seems like the handshake meeting today is going to be a long and trivial task. I will tried to use a cheerful attitude, diligently shake hand with each fans sincerely, and persist to the end. 

MC: Both members of B'z whom you have admired since long time ago composed song and lyrics for you together, how is it like during the song recording?

Kim HyunJoong: Both members of B'z had came during the song recording, rather than giving me their opinions and suggestions, they trusted me very much and encouraged me to have an hand on it. It was because of their trust and encouragement, the effect of this new song is very great. Also, was very honored that during recording, Inaba-san even record the consonance part for me impromptu. Just like the meaning of the song title, this album will definitely started off a heat wave.  

MC: What type of song is 'Let's Party' in the CD?

Kim HyunJoong: 'Let's Party' has the meaning of 'After partying tonight, we would not go apart anymore!'. You would be able to feel it after watching it personally. This song's production is full of cute atmosphere. The choreography in the middle is very easy to learn for everybody, please definitely must anticipate for it. As for the live performance of 'Let's Party', it is planned to have a guerrilla concert tomorrow, by then everybody will be able to see it personally. (Upon hearing the surprise that HyunJoong had revealed, screams was heard at the venue) Everybody was shocked! I had already revealed this to everybody first, there should be an official announcement to be released this evening. Hope that on tomorrow, everybody will also give me the same great support like today. (Once again screams from everybody) During that time, everybody will be able to see the cute and warm look which I have mentioned, if you want to see it personally, please definitely must go to the live venue! 

MC: What do you want to say to your Japan fans.

Kim HyunJoong: Seems like the rain might grow heavier, everybody please take care of your own safety to make the handshake event flow smoothly. Fans who bring umbrella, please help shelter fans who do not bring umbrella. 

After completed the photo taking with news media, the handshake meeting officially started, it has gradually started to rain, definitely don't fail his 'Rain Man' nickname. Upon Kim HyunJoong personal request, the barrier infront of him was removed, in order to let his fans to have closer and clearer contact with him, his care and concern could be seen from his face, and he shook hand with each of his fan with a cheerful smile. 

In line with the promotion of his new song, day before yesterday, truck printed with his CD cover photo was seen touring around Tokyo city. Triangle Promotion board was fixed at Shinjuku Laforet cross junction. Promotional banners was hung up in Tokyo Metro line for 2 days. 

 

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong Makes Surprise Appearances in Record Stores in Tokyo

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Kim Hyun Joong has shown up to support his fans who showed up in support of him at their local record stores.

On July 5, Kim Hyun Joong made surprised, unannounced visits to a number of Tokyo’s famous album stores to hold guerilla meetings with his fans.

Receiving a passionate response for the release of his second single album Heat, the singer wanted to return the love by meeting directly with his fans.

Wherever he went, whether it was in Ginza or Shibuya, crowds began immediately swarming around the singer, bringing the stores to a near stand-still. In one instrument stores in Ginza, Kim Hyun Joong′s appearance immediately attracted some hundreds of people, reflecting the singer’s star power in the island nation.

In each place he stopped at, Kim Hyun Joong would autograph the booth where his album was being sold and posing for pictures with fans.

Kim Hyun Joong will hold a handshake event with fans in Osaka on July 7 and will hold a special performance in commemoration of his new album on July 15 at the Saitama Super Arena.

Photo credit: Key East

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[Article] Kim Hyun Joong… ROCK PRINCE

Written by Lazer Kim

By: LazerKim          Yesterday Kim Hyun Joong did a lot of music shop hopping and anywhere he goes there was always a crowd of fans. Hyun Joong dropped in to Tower Records Shibuya, one the biggest music store in Tokyo and affix his signature at his album poster HEAT, then followed by at Ginza Yamano music shop. He just stayed in less than 10min in each music shop just to sign on the posters and proceeded to the next music shop. Anywhere he goes a crowd of fans gather that causes traffic jam at the street of Tokyo and fans just came by in such a short notice to take a short glimpse of Hyun Joong.

The local newspaper headlines on entertainment was covered by all about the handshake event Hyun Joong hosted last July 3rd. And on the 4th of July a Guerilla Concert surprised many fans as Hyun Joong danced with Let’s Party the brought the Odaiba Shiokaze Plaza in a street party atmosphere that every fan had enjoyed. It was said that there were about 1,000 fans came over to party with Hyun Joong. The entire Tokyo was brought to a blast and Kim Hyun Joong, the Rock Prince just simply rock the city that his fans came from here, there and everywhere he was!!

During the fan handshake event at Odaiba on the 3rd of July, Hyun Joong was saying, all the while he was thinking there were only a few hundred of fans who were there to attend the event. It’s partly true, it was reported that there were about a hundred of fans who camped at the vicinity of the venue, but there were thousands who came in early morning and fall in line to meet Hyun Joong!!

I really laugh at what Hyun Joong was thinking, he wasn’t expecting he have so many fans who loves and supports him!! And it was said that this was the largest scale of handshake event ever transpired!! Hyun Joong indeed was overwhelmed by the large number of his fans to take time out on a weekday to meet him.

I failed to mention in my recent article, that it was not only rain that welcomed Rock Prince album. In the morning of the 3rd of July, as I woke up a fan friend of mine Chin, emailed me saying that there was an earthquake early that morning in Tokyo!! I can’t help say, not again!!

The previous time as Hyun Joong debuted Kiss Kiss, there was also an earthquake!! Although earthquakes are very rampant at the northern side of Japan, I would think it as normal. But with two incidents when Hyun Joong is just about to launch his album Tokyo always shake!!! The city just shake whenever Hyun Joong brings his music to Japan!!!

It’s been three days since the event was completed and yet this news has been continuously circulating over the global newspaper, magazines. It’s all over the internet and of course even back home in Korea took pride of what Hyun Joong as a Hallyu star has been gaining these past days ever since he flew to Japan. Hyun Joong even broke his own record of selling cds of over 137,000 copies in just one day!!

Kiss Kiss, his debut album sold at 70,000 copies in his debut day, and on his second album HEAT was doubled in number of sales.  This only goes to show that Kim Hyun Joong had snowballed his popularity twice from the time his debuted which was barely five months ago. That fast!!

During the talking part of handshake event, Hyun Joong mentioned about his collaboration with Bz. He was relating that both duo penned and produced the music HEAT and Hyun Joong appreciated the trust that Bz gave him that instead of giving him their opinion and suggestion, Bz entrust the music to Hyun Joong by giving him a free hand of whatever he desired with the music.

And so Hyun Joong created his idea out of the music and had brought in an excellent result and something new to his repertoire and something new to his creating image of a Rocker Prince!! The music was brought to the top rank at Oricon Music Chart No.1.

What makes Hyun Joong’s albums always on top of the music chart? The given fact that Hyun Joong fan base has been increasing everyday, new fans just came in from here and there and I would testify to that fact, since i have been gaining Kim Hyun Joong new fans everyday too. That would mean many had already been taking interest on his story. But other than this, I think information dissemination has been successfully accomplish. At the internet alone I would say every fan took part in spreading the news about Hyun Joong’s second Japanese album. I think this fact had helped a lot.

And in Japan, I think Universal Music Japan did their part in their advertising scheme over a month prior to the album launching. In my opinion, no matter how good an artist is, no matter how big his fan base is, without information dissemination without the general public knowledge of the artist’s activities and albums then it would not be that much of a success. That’s a reality in advertising world. While Hyun Joong was accomplishing his Asia Tour, Japan had begun its advertising HEAT as much. Huge billboards started making noise every corner in Japan, posters, billboards are all over.

And one interesting thing that caught my attention was some trailer trucks with the huge billboard or poster covering the entire trailer of Hyun Joong’s picture of his album HEAT while the music goes on non stop playing, were on the go roaming around the streets of Tokyo!! Japanese friends of mine were saying similar trailer trucks were also seen in the south of Japan in the city of Osaka and Nagoya!! Therefore North to South of Japan Kim Hyun Joong is just all over Japan.

I read from somewhere last night, that Hyun Joong shall be in Osaka too, to promote his album and a handshake event shall also be held. I have read that rules have been set in anticipation of a crowd of fans to attend. This is gonna be on the 7th Saturday at the River Place Minato machi. There shall be a booth CD selling that will start at 9am and ticket for a chance to handshake with Hyun Joong. Here I would like to share with you the LINK pertaining to this news from Universal Music.

LINK CLICK HERE>(http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kim-hyun-joong/news/2012/07/0705-(1)/)

Again these are written plans set by Universal Music, and it’s only gonna be Hyun Joong who can change this plan!! Why did I say this? Because he couldn’t resist the his fans being there at the venue and would give chances to each and every fan he would see to have an up close in meeting them!! Well, we all have seen it in Odaiba!! We can only watch from up far again as handshake event unfold in the southern part of Japan this time!

Hyun Joong fans surely did their part and still doing so in spreading the words about HEAT. Oh the Aliens are so good in terms of disseminating info and encouragement. What more can be better than word of the mouth and at this point may I acknowledge all the Aliens for doing a very good job on Hyun Joong’s HEAT. This was so contagious for the past weeks of non-stop posts pertaining to pre-orders of HEAT and encouragements. This is truly a remarkable effort in Hyun Joong’s fans all for the love.

Of course, there’s nothing more sweeter than the presence of the Rock Prince to personally promote his album. Overall effort Hyun Joong indeed is doing the biggest part on the successful album launching that apparently had gone out of his way and taking advantage of this chance in showing his sincere affection to his fans. Hyun Joong never let go of any chance he can interact with his fans in every exposure he gives in, he gives his best for his fans as always.

A true star Kim Hyun Joong the Rock Prince started to rock the cities of Japan with his music…

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Source: Star Daily News
English version: Korea.com

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Before releasing his second solo album, Escape, Kim released a dance teaser video that shows his strong charisma and sad emotion on July 6 at midnight on his official YouTube channel.

This teaser video is completely different from the drama version of the music video, which stars Kang Ji Hwan and Lee Gi Woo. In a pouring rain, Kim attracts the viewers’ attention with his sexy, manly look, which is completely different from his previous gentle, cute image.

Kim’s understated solo dance and powerful dance with male backup dancers maximize the sad feeling of a man after break-up in “Sorry I’m Sorry.” Director Cha Eun Taek’s stylish editing and special effects can also be seen in the music video.

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