[UPDATE] JKS’ new song to be CM song for Seoul Makkori

JKS’ new song to be CM song for Seoul Makkori

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Source: Japan Oricon news

Jang Keun Suk’s new song “Rain” (release date unconfirmed) has been selected as the commercial song for his Seoul Makkori rice wine CF. The new CF “Cheers” version is the 2nd round following last year’s much-discussed CF. The pure white world of the “Seoul Makkori bar” in which the bartender JKS and a lady drink a toast to each other conveys the appeal of the product.

 

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[UPDATE] THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOO AH IN, JANG GEUN SUK AND SONG JOONG KI

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOO AH IN, JANG GEUN SUK AND SONG JOONG KI




What are the connections between Yoo Ah In, Jang Geun Suk and Song Joong Ki, the three Chungmuro leading youths?
Yoo Ah-in was at a party celebrating the movie “Punch” as it had hit 4.3 million audiences and had a short interview.
He spoke about his current feelings about the record holding movie and about his competitors Song Joong-ki and Jang Geun-seok.
He said, “People call the three of us the revolving doors”.
He said, “Usually celebrities have to be modest in front of people to be liked but I think the three of us are quite different in that way. We are called the revolving doors because we have an exit”.
He went on, “We also have ‘tempers’. The funny thing is, people like the fact that we reveal that. I think youths in their 20s being talked about by people is a very good thing”.
He revealed, “The public respecting our character means they are open to that actor. Jang Geun Suk is far more daring than me. Actually I think about it a lot before I upload any post on the internet but he is much daring than me”.
He also hoped that there would be more movies for the 20s. He doesn’t think because “Punch”succeeded, there will be more movies for the 20s generation but he hopes there is a change. He hopes the theaters will be full of movies for those in their 20s one day.
Meanwhile, Yoo Ah In is currently taking a break while waiting for the next project to come in.

Source : daum.net via hancinema

Jang Geun Suk, Song Joong Ki, & Joo Won descend on Tokyo

Hallyu wave will be hitting Tokyo hard in the coming weeks with a concert on November 26th and also fan meetings around the same time period.

The young stars leading the Hallyu wave will be descending on Tokyo for 2 weeks straight.

Jang Geun Suk, considered a top Hallyu star by many, will hold a concert in Tokyo Dome and Song Joong Ki and Joo Won will hold fan meetings in Tokyo.

Jang Geun Suk will hold a large-scale concert in Tokyo Dome with 45,000 audience members on November 26th. The concert has been sold out as Jang Geun Suk’s Arena Tour had been.

Compared to Jang Geun Suk’s large-scale event, Song Joong Ki and Joo Won are starting their activities in Japan carefully with small-scale fan meetings.

Joo Won will invite 4,000 fans to Jeff Tokyo in Odaiba, Tokyo on November 19th for a fan meeting. Joo Won is a former musical actor and as such, is expected to show off his dance and vocal talents.

Song Joong Ki will start his fan meetings with Kobe on November 25th then on November 27th, over the weekend, there will be another fan meeting at the Sanrio Puroland in Tokyo. Song Joong ki has garnered a lot of attention in Japan thanks to the drama ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ and he is planning to work towards overseas activities as well, starting with these fan meetings. Song Joong Ki had said in a recent interview with Sports Donga, “I can really feel that the overseas activities including Japan is affecting the selection of the projects and the acting more and more. As the environment changes, I want to adjust to it”.

The activities of these young hallyu stars are really something to look forward to.

Source: Donga via Nate

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Box-Office Records, who will win?

‎~Box office records of “Chungmuro F4,” Jang Keun Suk, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, and Lee Je Hoon~

The box office records of the four rising stars of Korean movies, Jang Keun Suk, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, and Lee Je Hoon, also named as “Chungmuro F4,” are now in. Some of them won both favorable reviews and a box office hit, but the rest didn’t. This article emphasizes on their current box office records and reviews of critics.

Yoo Ah In is having the happiest time among F4 because Wandeugi, which he plays the title role, has been topping the box office for four weeks, attracting over 4,000,000 audiences. Wandeugi is a movie about a kid who has a father with spinal disability and a Filipino mother and his naughty teacher, Dong Joo. Although there’s no striking event, it is continuously attracting the audience only with two actors’ acting and sensibilities.

Yoo, who has been a rising star for a long time, eventually became a movie star through Wandeugi. He has appeared in many dramas such as Sharp, Boys of Tomorrow, Isn’t It Great, and Strongest Chil Woo, but hasn’t attracted much attention.

He proved his potential through a movie Antique Bakery, but Sky and Ocean gave him a tough time. He was re-highlighted by Sungkyunkwan Scandal. He played the role of Geoloh, creating a nickname of “Geoloh obsession.”

It was first expected that Yoo’s popularity would dwindle after the drama was over; however, it carried over to the movies. Wandeugi was more than enough to establish trust that he can play the lead role in commercial films.

Yoon prays for teacher Dong Joo to be dead but eventually says thank you. The audience is enthusiastically responding to his growth in movies.

He is a trouble-making student as born to a father with spinal disability and a Filipino mother. The character is described as a troublemaker with good nature. So, he expressed the image of a problem kid in Yoo Ah In way, unlike described in any other movies. His work in collaboration with Kim Yoon Suk was great, as well.

He is currently a strong candidate for a drama Speed as the lead role alongside Lee Jung Jae. If the drama becomes another hit after Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Wandegi, his popularity will be firmly established.

Jang Keun Suk shows his presence felt in You Are Pet. This is a romantic comedy film based on a Japanese comic book of the same title. It tells a story about a cute boy who wants to be a pet of a successful but lonely woman in her 30′s. He tries to catch the female audience’s eyes by dancing, singing, and acting cute.

As the Hallyu star to succeed Bae Yong Jun, Jang’s film was invested by Japan and is going to be released in January next year.

However, there’s nothing more special after that. You Are Pet has only attracted about 300,000 audiences by the second week. Even if it attracts a lot more, it would not be easy to attract more than 700,000. One of the reasons for the low box office turn out is because the directing was quite bad but also Jang played a type of character that has been already seen so many times on TV dramas. He hasn’t shown anything special yet except for bringing the familiar character into the movie screen. If he wants to establish his position as an actor other than a Hallyu star in the movie industry, he might want to think about why he has failed from his previous films such as One Missed Call Final and Baby and Me.

Song Joong Ki’s first movie hasn’t been showing a good number yet even though he’s showing a lot of his charm. Released on the same day with You Are Pet, it only attracted 300,000 for two weeks, which is actually a box office failure.

Many A Little Romance is a story that describes the reality young people born around 1988 in Korea through a romantic comedy. Song plays a man who cannot do anything with a girl because he is short of fifty Won. It is a type of character that could be frivolous but still looks lovable in the movie. However, it has attracted not many audiences. He has only showed his potential as a rising star in the movies, but still far from being a star.

Fortunately, Song had another chance to prove his ability on TV drama, Deep Rooted Tree and made people believe that there will be another chance for him later. Starring with Park Bo Young in Wolf Boy, this movie will be both an opportunity and a challenge for him to prove his potential as a movie actor.

Lee Je Hoon has appeared on many independent films such as The Plunderers and The Guard. He has already established his position in the commercial film industry through a movie The Front Line. In this movie, he plays the role of a patron commander who has been through a hell-like war and gave a strong impression to the audience alongside other actors such as Go Soo and Shin Ha Kyun.

He won the Best New Actor in Dae Jong Film Awards and Yung Pyung Film Awards. His films haven’t been very popular so far, but he has certainly received many reviews that he is a good actor. It is now the time for him to prove his potential as a movie star.

He was wise enough to choose Architecture Theory and The Fortune Teller, where he can build his career with other renowned actors. He will be the first one who settles down in Chungmuro if those two films succeed.

Source: Starnews
cr: en.korea.com

JKS vs Song Joong Ki, who do you prefer?

Two pretty boys, Song Joong Ki and Jang Keun Suk face off on the 10th.
Song Joong Ki’s movie Many A Little Romance and Jang Keun Suk’s You Are My Pet in which he kisses with Kim Ha Neul both open on the same day. Both movies are romantic comedy aimed at female audiences and it’s questioning which movie will take the lead.

Many A Little Romance talks about a man without a job being 50 won short in buying a condom. He, therefore, is suppressed from having an affair with a woman. There appears another woman who bets her life over an empty bottle to earn gain 50 won. These two characters get together by chance and try to earn some money together. It is said that Song did a good job on featuring his frivolous character in a lovely way.

Also, Song’s many different facial expressions are expected to be seen on the film, like a set of presents for his fans. On the 6th, he has already appealed to female fans by appearing on KBS 2’s Gag Concert.

On the other hand, Jang Keun Suk has copy-and-pasted his original character to You Are My Pet. The original work of the movie is based on a Japanese comic book in which a woman raises a pretty, young guy as her pet. This basic storyline alone gives some sort of fantasy to female fans. Jang plays the lovely pet which always tries to please its owner.

Both movies seem highly dependable on their male characters.

Many A Little Romance is Song’s first movie appearing as a leading character after making a big hit through the TV series Sungkyunkwan Scandal and The Deep Rooted Tree. Recently, he appeals with his unique “Puing Puing” gesture. Basically, the movie and its female leading character fell for Song’s charms.

You Are My Pet shows three different sides of Jang: he sings, dances, and entertains us. The movie features some “sweet” scenes as if adding two big spoons of syrup with chocolate topping to a caramel macchiato. There is a kissing scene with Kim Ha Neul at the end of the movie, and this scene is expected to appeal its female fans. Because a popular Korean Wave star plays in it, You Are My Pet is to be opened on a large scale at the beginning of next year in Japan.

However, the two movies differ at some points.

Many A Little Romance is produced with a budget less than 1 billion won, which is a third of what You Are My Pet has spent. Han Ye Seul and Kim Ha Neul are recognized as the queens of romantic comedy while Song and Jang are known to be rookies, but rising stars.

It is questioning on which movie the majority of female audience would prefer. But things can change; a Hollywood movie, Immortals, could take the lead for it is made by producers from the movie 300. Wandeukiis another movie that could challenge the two movies for it has been no.1 in box office for three weeks in a row.

Anticipation builds as we wonder about which film will be taking the lead in the box office and its new rankings.

credits: korea.com

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