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Subject : [Reposting] June issue of Asia investment..Night spent with Yon-sama(6/22/08)

Gaeulyeoja posted this on the Talk Box of BYJ's official home.
She reposted this from DC Inside's BYJ Gallery ("Baegal')

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Topic: Article that I brought from Snow's Queen Gallery...(Written by Soom)

This is said to be an article to be carried in June issue of membership magazine called Asia Investment...Although I have not watched neither WLS and TWSSG, I respect Yon-sama so very much..Truthfully~, if I can, my heart would like to recommend him as Korean Ambassador to Japan!! I feel that he is likely to do million times better than Ambassador Kwon so and so...

A night spent with Yon-sama

"I am really surprised. How come can you speak Korean?"
This is the first sentence Yon-sama threw at me. A rainy night in early part of June when the rainy season had begun, the suite room located in the top floor at the Conrad Hotel, one of the best class hotels in Tokyo, was creating serene beauty harmonized with breath-taking sceaneries of looking down Tokyo Harbor. As I sat across from Yon-sama in such a romantic room, I felt like that I would get grudge from women across entire Japan upon my self.

Yon-sama is visiting Japan leading no less than 50 staff for the 'TWSSG' campaign, and creating again 'Yon-sama Typhoon' in Japan in 3 years. In the past, Yon-sama had 5,000 fans gathered at the time of entering via Haneda Airport, and has record of 3,000 fans flocking in when he entered via Narita Airport, and when he entered Japan via Kansai Airport in this time, he set a record of 3,000 fans flocking to, accomplishing new record of mobilization in all of 3 major airports. Tickets for 35,000 people at a fan meeting held in Osaka Dome were sold out in just 18 minutes, and this ticket priced at 8,400 yen was priced at 800,000 yen in an auction. Coming to Tokyo since then, Yon-sama's entourage rented entire 38 suite rooms of this hotel, price of which is over 100,000 yen for one night's stay. In the media conference held in the NHK, over 300 reporters flocked in from entire Asian region, and that also accomplished a new record for NHK, greatly exceeding 100 people, a record at the time of media conference for 'Song Red-White Fight' which NHK sponsors in every year end.

Yoon-sama is definitely the greatest product in history that Korea has exported to Japan. That mighty power exceed by far the 'Chosun Communication Envoy' who visited Japan for no less than 12 times during Eto Period (1603~1868) and naturalized people coming from Korean Penninsula, who made big Buddhist statues in Nara Period (710~794). The reason is because that Yon-sama has changed half of Japanese (=women), who had not been interested in Korea until now into Korea-friendly people with just one person's ability. If we do not call this the historical great achievement, how can we call this!

In this time, it was my turn to be suprised. We were allowed only 4 minutes for shooting photos right before interview, Yon-sama changed his poses at will for cameraman as follows.

Sitting with smile ->Lifting his chin with left hand->Gathering both hands->Looking far away->Touching cheek with right hand->Looking at ring he wears on left little finger->Looking straight to the front->Embracing his arms->Twisting his right foot->Taking in a deep breath->Putting out left foot->Making his lips round->Lifting his head and looking at ceiling->Inserting both hands into pockes->Assuming a pose of praying->Standing leaning against a wall->Putting his finger into mouth->Pushing back his hair->Wrapping neck with left hand->Standing up while smiling.

Yon-sama assumed more than 20 poses as above in moments with breathtaking instantaneous reactionary force matching camera flashes. He is the professional among professionals which Japanese actors are not able to keep up with tip of his toe.

After the photo shooting, I had an interview with Yon-sama for over one hour on various (issues).

－－You are the only one who steals hearts of Japanese women. What is the reason for that?
"That is because I consider fans as 'Family'. It is natural for family to keep each other in their hearts."

－－You are certainly the number one actor in Asia. Don't you have any plan to advance into Hollywood or the world, do you?
"I am content as "Asia's BYJ'. I think that in the future, more promising Korean actor will accomplish advance into the world."

－－As you acted the person with absolute power called The Great King Kwang-gae-toe, haven't you open your eyes for attraction of politics, have you? What do you think about politics?
"I do not have any thought to do politics. I am a through and through actor."

－－Then, if you become a Korean Ambassador to Japan in the future? If you become the Korean Ambassador to Japan, it is definite that Korea and Japan can establish the best honeymoon relationship in history.
"Is it so? I do not know anything in the future. Even things of tomorrow are not clear to me. I just earnesly live this moment at present."

－－As you are running a restaurant in Japan, do you think to unfold the business in Asia from now on?
"To me, Asia is not base for business, but the area where 'Family' , with whom I can symphasize with, are residing. People who do business are staff in my office, and I got to agree on because I wanted to feed 'Family' in Japan delicious Korean cuisine that my mother prepared (for me) when I was little."

－－In comparison to Europe where 27 nations are united, there exist high national borders in Asia. Do you see that the national borders can be lowered in the future?
"I think that (borders) can be definitely lowered. For example, even at present, there are no national borders for my 'Family' who are spread in various nations in Asia. There progresses 'internationalization of actors' for Asian actors to appear in films or dramas in another Asian countries. I think that Asia has many common points from sentimental aspect."

While doing the interview, Yon-sama sipped small glass containing liquid like whiskey. Right before coming back after finishing the interview, I asked what it was. Yon-sama winked at me saying, "This is a natural water that I brought from Korea. We could drink together if it were Soju(a Korean hard liquer)." Yon-sama's charm was enough to attract even Japanese man...

6/22/08 20:16:07

*This is reposted from BaeGal..^^