[Translation] Kim Hyun Joong's Interview from 韓流MPOST

original: http://mpost.tv/2012/12/1stunlimited1212.html
Translated by OnlyKHJtimes

*Looking back to debut in 2012
Q: How was the year for you?
A: I think this year was the year which I could spend with fans much closer. I could debut as a solo artist in Japan and received much support, and especially for my second single, "HEAT", I could recieve the song from B'z that is my longing artist, and I tried new category, Rock Music, and I could recieve a lot of support from all of fans so (this year) was the one has special meaning for me as personal. I'm thinking that (I wanna leave) good result on the 1st album released in Dec. too, and I would like to end making this one year be a wonderful year.

*About "UNLIMITED" release

Q: What is the concept?
A: It's the concept of Rock sound.
Before "HEAT", (my music) was dance music, dance was the center, but new song for this time is composed with real musical instruments like a guiter, drum, keyboad. It's the album makes my dream, real Rock sound I've dreamed, come true.

Q: Do you have any meaning to put your thought on "UNLIMITED"?
A: I felt that I shouldn't stay the field that I've been. From the beginning, I like Rock and longing for it, and I hoped to extend my field someday. And this album title makes my music world (scale) in my mind look bigger, I decided the title, "UNLIMITED" not to be bound by the fixed field.

Q: Could you give your comment for each songs?
01: Save Today
This is the precious song which I worked to gather, my favorite band with play and arrangement.

02: Let's Party
This is a song which shows my familiar figure for fans. I shown this as a guerrilla performance, and I remember the reaction (from fans) was very good.

03: U
My "only U" is always fans. Every time I sing (this song) on the stage, (it) makes me feel my fans.

04: KISS KISS
This is title song, Japan solo debut single which was announced officially to Japanese fans. There is a proverb, "(you) have to put the 1st button well" in Korea, I felt it's true that the start is important. I recieved a lot of support, and this is the song I have to thank for making the activity as Kim Hyun Joong started.

05: I'm Yours
The song which is arranged like Rock sound. I've prepared the dance which fits the sound, so this is like the trump song which I can make fans surprised someday.

06: Your Story
This is the precious song which gives me the chance to pursuit the real Rock sound. I've done not only vocal recording but also the new steps, play and arrangement.

07: I'm Yours
It's the song gives me brightness to my stage. This is the ballad number (song) which I love.

08: Marry Me / Marry You
The lyric of these 2 songs are the same, but it was made like Marry Me is as a man's feel, Marry You is as a woman's feel. These plays are different a little bit and these songs are special song, which I presented to fans, announced with different vers for each MVs in Korea.

09: Lucky Guy
The song is different from the image from Break Down, so I feel that I could express new image.

10: BREAK DOWN
(This is the song) I met the 1st one while (I'm looking for) my only music, color, and the song I could leave good result. For the point, the 1st song announced as "Kim Hyun Joong" in Korea, the song has the special meaning. 

11: HEAT
I was so happy that I couldn't tell all, the encounter with B'z I've been longing for. Despite the new challenge, I could recieve the title as No.1 on ORICON, so (this song is) very emotional (for me).

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[Article] Park Jung Min Brings In Fans From Around the World for His Fansigning Event

Credit:   enewsworld.mnet.com + Yamaha A&R (Photo)

Park Jung Min gathered fans from a variety of different countries for the fansigning event celebrating the release of his new album.

On November 27 and 29, Park Jung Min held fansignings in Seoul and Busan for his second single album Beautiful. 150 lucky fans chosen randomly through a lottery were able to get Park Jung Min′s autograph on these two days.

Many fans from Japan and China, and even a fan from Hawaii, had come to see the star up close. A male fan also stood out in the crowd.

For the fans from different countries, Park Jung Min wrote comments in English, Japanese and even Chinese, making sure everyone could understand what he had written. He also answered fan calls and met his fans with a big friendly smile.

Park Jung Min told enews about the event, “It was my first fansigning in 22 months. I was very thankful for those fans who had come to see me despite the cold weather, and I will repay their love with even better activities.”

Park Jung Min is currently promoting Beautiful in Korea, and in Japan he is promoting his first studio album as the project singer Romeo.

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[article] Kim Hyun Joong…PRINCE MESSAGE

Written by Lazer Kim

By: LazerKim                Kim Hyun Joong sends his love to his fans on Christmas through this message below, written and posted last night before leaving Chengdu China. Hyun Joong boarded his flight back to Seoul late last night at around 12 midnight that even it was rather late at night his fans waited at the airport lobby to see him off. He was pretty much in the good mood smiling at everyone at the airport. He arrived safely at Incheon Airport at dawn and to my surprise there were some fans waiting to welcome him back home even at wee hours!!

LOVE LETTER

Hyun Joong has been very thoughtful writing to his fans again to send his Christmas greetings to everyone! He was already anticipating after getting busy with his album promotion which will start tomorrow prior to its official release on December 12, to greet us in advance. It’s good to know that he’s coming home before Christmas day but he’ll be out there on his album promotion on December 21,22,23, and probably going back home on the 24th. This is good since we can still spend the Christmas season with him before we get busy with our family gathering on Christmas eve and Christmas day as traditionally celebrated in most Catholic countries.

Well, now Hyun Joong already knows that his fans get worried about him every time we don’t see him or not heard about him! That no matter how I convinced myself that he’s doing fine whenever in his hiding place, it just can’t be helped not to worry about him, or we simply miss the guy during his absence! I would admit if I don’t hear anything about him, I start wondering what’s he’s cooking up or what he’s doing, specially if he’s been out of our sight for long! I always wonder what he’s working at, since we have known the guy to be so workaholic.

PICTURES

Hyun Joong mentioned about his release pictures from his album that I really wish he can release more. Many fans including myself are fond of collecting Hyun Joong’s pictures and by simply looking at those pictures can already make me smile, bringing in a real good mood for the rest of my day, specially whenever he’s not around. I think we all have the same routine after work, school or whatever daily routines we have in the real world, it’s been our daily routine to check on Hyun Joong’s updates. And if there’s nothing, we sometimes spend time with watching old video clips or simply looking at his pictures. Spending a part of my time with Hyun Joong everyday is such a joy and stress reliever!

I was staring at this picture below last night, which I think was taken before his departure back home. Hyun Joong seem to be playing with his cellphone and looking at him here, he’s like a kid being pre-occupied with games! I missed his straight hair that looks like a teenage baby face! I think he had enough rest this time, since he looks fresh as he arrived at the airport just about to board his flight last night, than the other day when he arrived China he looks a bit haggard.

WINNER

Hyun Joong was all over the local print media news in China today for winning The Most Popular Overseas Artist at the Miguhui Music Festival held in Chengdu Sports Center last Saturday December 8th. It was said that there were about 30,000 audience attended the event celebrating its 6th year presentation. The event was star studded with other elite Chinese celebrity stars, I’m just not sure if there were other Korean stars invited as guest performer in the event.

This is not all, we have kept Hyun Joong’s rank No.1 at Yahoo Buzz until this day which is the last day voting. The Yahoo Buzz organizer had already confirmed Hyun Joong’s attendance on the awards night to be held in Hong Kong on December 16th Sunday evening. Keep up with your votes this will be our last chance to vote for Hyun Joong as much as we can, the voting polls shall be closing at 20:00 today, so we still have some hours left to vote and let’s give our best shot in voting more.

At Yahoo Buzz, I’m so glad the Robot did not attack as he kept doing so in the previous poll voting!! Well, there’s also something good about exposing the wrong doings to keep the public being aware of it! Although I still have not read any news about KCEA as Hyun Joong was nominated for Hallyu Star Awards which brought the voting polls to a lot of confusions, nevertheless, we know very well Hyun Joong deserves to be the top and the best Hallyu Star ever nominated for this category. Period!!

I read a post last night that Hyun Joong’s weibo account which is a Chinese web site, has increased its followers currently at 1.4 Million and continues to gain even more followers. After the event at Chengdu, last Hyun Joong gained over 3,000 followers in just one night, that took the fans from twitter is a great shock, since a lot of his fans do monitor incoming followers from Hyun Joong’s account! Can you beat that?? This is another sign that Hyun Joong indeed shows his popularity boost.

ALBUM LAUNCHING

Hyun Joong starts with his album UNLIMITED promotion tomorrow at Shibuya Tokyo, Hyun Joong would be there for the launching event as a huge screen set to show Music Videos of his new Japanese songs and an interview shall also be conducted tomorrow. I guess Hyun Joong will be creating a festive mood in Japan the next coming days as he always does whenever he has an event! This time Hyun Joong shall be in designated venues to attend the fan sign event as a part of his album promotion. This is really great and I can’t help feel envy his Japanese fans who are lucky to have this chance!! Now I really want to fly to Tokyo if only I could!! *sigh*

I would like to further encourage other fans to support Hyun Joong’s album that can be purchased through the online websites posted below. You may also place pre-orders bulk buying. Last year’s Christmas I bought some Breakdown albums on local purchase as my Christmas presents to my friends who are music lovers. This year I’m lucky that my purchase shall be included at the current pre-sales count on Hyun Joong’s album UNLIMITED since I’ll be doing the same thing as I did last year giving Hyun Joong’s album to the same friends I have given last year and some additional relatives from U.S. whom I found out lately that they are Korean drama addicts!!

SHARING MUSIC

This is also one way of supporting Hyun Joong’s album at the same time we can share his music to others who are non-fans of Hyun Joong who are music lovers too. You may never know it can also help in gaining fans for Hyun Joong by simply introducing his music to others. People may have different taste in music, but for me, it depends on my mood since being a music lover can easily appreciate good music melody. I think this is a way the Korean Wave have won the hearts of the global community regardless of the language but music is a universal language.

Again let’s pull our acts together that I’m sure all of us fans have the same goal of pushing Hyun Joong on top of the Oricon Music Chart. If we have an extra budget then maybe we can purchase even one more CD album unit of UNLIMITED to share with our friends or love one. This is like hitting two birds with one stone, supporting Hyun Joong’s album at the same time sharing his music as our Christmas presents to our friends. Actually this way is so convenient for me that I don’t need to think of presents to my friends or go shopping. This I think would save an effort in buying from shopping malls. Or for those who resides in Japan, the more it would be easier and your purchase surely be counted at the chart.

I’m proud of Kim Hyun Joong’s UNLIMITED album and I’m proud to share his music compilation as an achievement of his hard work, all year round effort in bringing out the best in his music. As the old folks says, Christmas is giving, and love is sharing! Let’s share Kim Hyun Joong’s music for this Christmas!

                                                                                                        LazerKim here writing

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[Info] Park Jung Min - #8th at Physical Album Chart on Gaon Chart rankings for November 2012

Credit: http://www.dkpopnews.net

Gaon Chart is the national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts.

[Rankings for the month of November 2012 (November 1st - November 30th)]


Digital Singles Chart

1. Lee Hi : “1,2,3,4” : 132,391,547 Points

2. Geeks ft. Soyou : “Officially Missing You” : 113,474,200 Points

3. Ailee : “I’ll Show You” : 85,381,580 Points

4. Noel : “Things I Couldn’t Say” : 83,771,185 Points

5. Primary ft. Zion T : “?” : 83,638,638 Points

6. Lee Seung Gi : “Return” : 78,680,108 Points

7. K. Will : “Please Don’t…” : 74,476,011 Points

8. Byul : “So Cute” : 67,728,063 Points

9. Roy Kim and Jung Joon Young : “Becoming Dust” : 66,068,596 Points

10. miss A : “I Don’t Need A Man” : 62,483,901 Points

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Physical Album Chart

1. INFINITE’s Sunggyu : “Another Me” : 62,958 Albums

2. TVXQ : “Humanoids” : 57,598 Albums

3. B1A4 : “In The Wind” : 47,559 Albums

4. B2ST’s Yang Yoseob : “The First Collage” : 36,240 Albums

5. Boyfriend : “Janus” : 25,687 Albums

6. Lee Seung Gi : “Forest” : 18,666 Albums

7. Block B : “1st album Blockbuster” : 13,530 Albums

8. Park Jung Min : “Beautiful” : 9,623 Albums

9. TVXQ : “Catch Me” : 8,131 Albums

10. G-Dragon : “One Of A Kind” : 6,399 Albums

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[Photo] Kim Hyun Joong - Official Website Home Page Updated

Credit   hyun-joong.com
Repost from http://ss501-thailand.blogspot.com/

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[Photo] 10.12.12 Hyun Joong – Official Facebook Update

Credit: http://www.facebook.com/kimhyunjoong

Caption: 좋은아침~!
Trans: Good morning~!

Caption: MIGUHUI AWARDS 리허설 중….

Trans: MIGUHUI AWARDS rehearsal….

Caption: 매틱이 CF데뷔!!!

Trans: Matic CF debut!

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[article] Kim Hyun Joong…STAR AWARD

Written by Lazer Kim

By: Lazerkim                Kim Hyun Joong was awarded The Most Popular Overseas Artist at the Miguhui Music Festival Awards last night December 8th. Congratulations! Hyun Joong is the most deserving foreign artist for this award as he is being loved by the Chinese fans which is growing bigger everyday. We fans from every corner of the world are very proud of Hyun Joong and most specially his huge number of fans in China prided by the award given to Hyun Joong as he is honored to have received the Most Popular Overseas Artist.

Hyun Joong first was seen at the red carpet in dashing black tuxedo, I seem to noticed that Hyun Joong was the only celebrity with a body guard behind him!! Well, who wouldn’t be, after being mobbed at the airport!! LOL! Hyun Joong looks so handsome in his tuxedo but I can’t help to noticed he looks a bit tired and haggard last night. I think he been quite busy preparing for his next concert series to be held in Japan.

Hyun Joong performed Please and Breakdown with his Artmatic Dancers that his Chinese fans truly enjoyed seeing him on stage performed again and of course everyone is proud of his award of honor. After this event Hyun Joong shall be proceeding to his album launching first release shall be be on December 12th, and promotion which will start on the 11th in Shibuya Japan. This album is the most anticipated and many Japanese are already waiting for the up-coming events to be held in their country. Wow! lucky Chinese and Japanese fans that they have all the chances in meeting Hyun Joong!!

MEMORIES OF CHINA

Hyun Joong has been a frequent guest star in China as a solo singer since this year start in January 5th he was first invited at the Chinese New Year Special episode Year of the Dragon Lunar Year Celebration in Shenyang China. In the news last January, it was said that Hyun Joong was the first Korean Star to be invited to feature in the celebration together with the other elite Chinese stars. Hyun Joong performed Lucky Guy in the Lunar Year Celebration.

I remember that day in January, Hyun Joong wrote to his fans on the day of his departure to China before he went to the airport. Hyun Joong wrote as if he’s writing a letter to his friend writing details like, he woke up early, he took a shower, packed his bags getting ready going to the airport, ate ramen for breakfast and here he goes writing to his fans!! He first greeted them warmly on Lunar Year and followed by a warning to his fans not to go to the airport to meet him!! He warned them that if he sees his fans at the airport he will not mind them, not even smile or greet as if he had see no one!!

It was so funny that he even said “do not be surprised if I’m indifferent at the airport, so don’t go, instead celebrate the day with your family.” Hyun Joong’s message circulated all over the internet that every fan read! And as soon as Hyun Joong arrived the airport, the lobby was crowded by his fans waiting for him, that he even had a hard time to get inside the lobby airport filled with his fans!! In short, his fans did not listen to his message, and Hyun Joong had the brightest smile ever seen at the airport!!

I can only guess what he had on mind, “I told you not to come!!” But obviously, he was very pleased to see his fans at the airport even it freezing cold that day!! Hyun Joong also received a lot of letters and presents as if he went shopping for the goodies he had received at the airport from his fans!! And when he arrived in Shendang China, the bigger crowd of fans were there to welcome him on his arrival!! What can be done, it was only at the airport that his fans has the opportunity to hand in their presents and New Year greetings!!

STAR EVENTS

From the Lunar Year Celebration, Hyun Joong has been getting in and out of China, I remember he was also invited to participate in a fashion show, Tokyo Girl’s Collection held in Shanghai China as Hyun Joong performed Lucky Guy in March 27th. The venue obviously was filled by Hyun Joong fans since the sea of green was spotted at the audience gallery, as if it was Hyun Joong’s solo concert event!!

After this fashion show event, the most significant in China was Hyun Joong’s series of Asia fan meeting concert which started in May and June as Hyun Joong visited four big cities in China. All of which were successful events that Hyun Joong even gained large scale of Chinese fans. He even marked a history in Chengdu as the very first Korean star ever performed a concert as his first stop in the China series of concert. I remember that Hyun Joong ‘s concert when he was surprised by his Chinese fans from Chengdu as his fans wore the panda hats and sung the birthday song for Hyun Joong!

And I still couldn’t forget the incident at the airport as Hyun Joong was requested to go back to the airport in Chengdu at the middle of the night since he was not escorted at the immigration to get through with the proper arrival process for formalities!! He was even spotted dancing while waiting at the immigration area!! His fans were still there at the airport lobby waiting for him, that they did not leave him even at wee hours of dawn making sure he’s safe and Hyun Joong finally greeted them at the main lobby of the airport to thank them for waiting. His Chengdu fans were really very warm and thoughtful to Hyun Joong as he is to them.

CHINA TV SHOW

In October Hyun Joong was invited by the popular Chinese TV variety show Happy Camp to be a guest in the show. The show was recorded in October and was broadcast in November 17th gaining the highest TV viewer ratings, breaking the record among the other Korean stars who guested in the show. It was on this episode as Hyun Joong guested in Happy Camp, beating the TV viewer ratings of Jang Geun Suk and Lee Min Ho as both also guested in the show this year, Hyun Joong gained the highest ratings ever!

Hyun Joong had an enjoyable TV guesting at Happy Camp and so with his fans all over the world enjoyed watching him at this game show. I think this was the only variety show Hyun Joong had participated with this year since he’s been hopping around Asia and really had a very busy schedule with his concert series and filming for City Conquest. Happy Camp is a Chinese long running variety show which has been airing for the longest 15 years. My hat off to the variety show and the hosts were awesome having Hyun Joong being well treated as a star that they too enjoyed Hyun Joong’s playful side of his personality.

I think this was also one memorable event to Hyun Joong fans in China, from the day Hyun Joong arrived in Changdang China, he stayed at a villa where his fans can openly see his every movement although they were well behaved! Played like mothers to Hyun Joong making sure he eats and somewhat monitoring his every moves in one day visit!! But at night time after his recording, Hyun Joong requested them to go home and take a rest since it was very late at night, and his fans obediently took his advise and went home. The following morning when Hyun Joong is just about to go back home to Seoul, his fans were at the villa even it was raining to see him off.

BIG STAR

By the rolling events in China transpired this year for Hyun Joong, everyday his Chinese fans has been growing in numbers  in the short span of period, he is the most deserving of his fans lasting love and support. Hyun Joong strong charisma kept winning wherever he goes at any time. It’s so amazing how people loves him and truly support his every activities and projects. His popularity growth can be seen in large scales whether in the chart or even at the events that Hyun Joong has been attending with, he is being followed by a large crowd of fans.

Hyun Joong indeed has a natural aura that people are being drawn to him and stayed with him. This is quite obvious as time goes by the more and more people increasing substantially following him. As I always say, it is not enough to watch Hyun Joong perform on stage or act on his drama projects because there are a lot more interesting about this guy aside from his multiple talents and perfect looks. It is Hyun Joong as a person that people also follow him loyally.

FAN EFFORT

From this day on, we shall be seeing more from Kim Hyun Joong and while we look forward for more, let us not forget that there is still the Yahoo buzz as we have today and tomorrow to vote. Let us make use of these remaining days in voting more for Hyun Joong. We have now reached over a million votes and it would be nice to have more votes to assure Hyun Joong rightful spot for him to remain at the No.1 rank. His contender the Supper Junior at No.2 has a huge fan base and their votes are coming in so fast, and so we will beat that speed in voting. I appreciate Hyun Joong’s fans who have been active voters, it would be great if we can spend these remaining days join together in full force to vote at Yahoo Buzz. Go go go Aliens fighting!!

And also for those who have not placed their pre-orders on his upcoming album UNLIMITED I would like to encourage everyone to grab a copy of CD album. Yesterday someone uploaded one of the songs again but it’s good it was soon deleted from YouTube. It doesn’t help at all if fans would be doing this uploading even I do understand the intention is just to share with other fans, but it is vital that Hyun Joong UNLIMITED album sales would assure his place at the top of Oricon Music Chart. The competition is at the pre-order web site or at the record stores and not at YouTube!!

NUMBER ONE ONLY ONE

Let us maintain with our goal in putting Hyun Joong’s name at the top of the chart, and we can only do this by supporting Hyun Joong’s album. The pre-orders shall remain and you may order any time, but it would be great if we can do this before the official album release on December 12th so that we would be able to hit the first day count at Oricon. If our time and budget allows us to purchase the UNLIMITED much earlier, the better.

I sincerely do hope we can give this album to Kim Hyun Joong, his first full album, a memorable Christmas present to him by pushing him to the top No.1 at the Oricon Music Chart. Wouldn’t that be great?

I’m sure Hyun Joong will have a happy Christmas from us as he intentionally shares this album with us for this year end, since the album contains the compilation of his work of music through out this year. And so let us make this a memorable 2012 for him as it is to our ONLY ONE Kim Hyun Joong.

                                                                                                 LazerKim here writing

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[Video] Kim Hyun Joong 김현중 @ Miguhui Music Awards [12.12.08]

Credit: littlebean@yt

 

Most Popular Overseas Singer

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong is the Most Popular Overseas Singer in China

Credit   en.korea.com

Singer Kim Hyun Joong received the Most Popular Overseas Singer Prize at the ‘Miguhui Awards,’ which was held on December 8 in China.

Kim said, “I’m happy to receive such a great award at the end of the year. I want to thank the Chinese fans for supporting me and I will try harder to become a better singer.”

Kim sang two songs “Please” and “Breakdown.” His powerful performances and perfect live skills received an explosive response.

A local media official reported, “Hallyu fever has spread all over the world like the awards ceremony proved. Kim is the most popular Korean artist in China.”

The awards ceremony, in which Kim was awarded, will air on January 1, 2013 on a Chinese channel.

Kim is planning to release his first Japanese regular EP Unlimited on December 12.

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[Mess+Trans] HyunJoong, 22nd story ‘…………………………………………………………………’ 12/09

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Hello^^ I think I’m going to disappear on Christmas 

so……………………………………………………….I’m giving presents in advance
Well, this photo almost didn’t make it to the world.. just wanted to show you instead of keeping it for myself keke

I have lots of such photos but…I’m not showing you keke Puhahat You want to see them right????????????????

No……………………………. – -

Ending with this heeheehee Have a merry Christmas and don’t worry when I disappear, see you next year^^

Have a nice day and merry Christmas^^

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[Video] Park Jung Min - Show! Champion Full Show [12.11.27] by KMusicLiveShow

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong releases PV for “Save Today” from upcoming Japanese album

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Hallyu star Kim Hyun Joong released the full PV for “Save Today”, a song included on his upcoming first full length Japanese album ‘Unlimited’!

‘Unlimited’ will contain 14 tracks, including most of his songs from his previous two Japanese singles ‘KISS KISS / Lucky Guy’ and ‘HEAT’ as well as new Japanese songs, “Save Today”, “I’m Yours” and “Your Story”.

The full album will be released on December 12th. In the meantime, check out the full PV below!

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