9 K-drama Stars Who May Be Leaving For Military Service This Year

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What a blow to K-drama fans! The newest list of eligible stars who may be serving military service this year is shocking. At first this list was suspected of being a hoax, but the stars listed are at about the right age. Here’s a list of the actors who have been named by Korean media as soon to be taking their military leave, including their birth dates.

1. Jang Geun Suk (August 4, 1987, will be 27 this year)

janggeunsuk2. Kim Hyun Joong (June 6, 1986, will be 28 this year)

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3. Park Yoo Chun (June 4, 1986, will be 28 this year), 4. Kim Jae Joong (January 26, 1986, already 28), 5. Kim Junsu (December 15, 1986, will be 28 this year)

 

Oh no! The entire JYJ group?

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6. Jung Yunho (February 6, 1986)

yunhomilitary7. Lee Seung Gi (January 13, 1987)

leeseunggi8. Lee Min Ho (June 22, 1987, will be 27 this year)

leeminho9. Kim Soo Hyun (February 16, 1988)

kimsoohyunWatch a 400 year old alien hunk fall for a beautiful actress in My Love from Another Star

Fans are crying their hearts out already!

It is interesting how close these superstars are in their ages and even birth dates.

 

In South Korea it is an obligation of all males between the ages of 18 to 35 to serve their military service. The length of service varies depending on the military branch: 21 months for Army and Marines, 23 months for Navy, 24 months for Air Force. The non-active duty service, e.g. civil service or public service worker, is from 24 months to 36 months. Athletes who win medals at the Olympic Games or gold medals at the Asian Games are granted exemptions but still have to serve four weeks in basic training.

 

Aha, I see a loophole for Kim Soo Hyun: Someone who is at least 400 years old doesn’t have to serve in the military, right?

(Source: sohu, wikipedia, weibo.com/soohyunk)

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[TRANS] 140204 Individual Covers For ‘THE JYJ’ Magazine Are Revealed… Set To Be Released In Both Korea And Japan

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Each member’s individual cover for their ‘THE JYJ 3rd edition’ magazine have been revealed.

C-JeS Entertainment stated, “The covers for the third edition of THE JYJ magazine, which is set to be released in February, have been revealed. The upcoming magazine will feature a collaboration between each member of JYJ and a famous photographer, and will contain each member’s thoughts and feelings about their lives.”

They also added, “Each member’s magazine will be released simultaneously in Korea and Japan, and we have opened up a second round of reservations for the magazine due to the flood of requests we received after the first round. Each magazine will be a photo spread of around 130 pages, and will feature collaborations with Cho Sun Hee, Mok Najung and Kim Young Jun.”

The revealed cover pages reflect each member’s unique personalities. Kim Jaejoong looks like a carefree musician wearing a loose-fitting knitted sweater, Park Yoochun looks like a wild man enjoying a day at the sea, while Kim Junsu looks like a dandy but striking model.

Kim Jaejoong’s magazine will feature photos that reflect his everyday life, while Park Yoochun’s will reflect his work as an actor, having been shot in Busan, the location of the star’s upcoming movie ‘Sea Fog’. Kim Junsu’s magazine will contain photos of the star using various props and outfits to create an amazing photo spread.

‘THE JYJ’ is JYJ’s signature interview magazine that has already gained a great deal of popularity for its first edition, which contained 25 hours-worth of interviews, and for its second edition, which focused on the theme of friendship.

Meanwhile, JYJ’s upcoming magazine will be released this month in Korea and Japan, and can be bought at the CJeS Store (http://cjesstore.com/ , http://www.jyjjapan.jp/).

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[Trans] 140127 [Star Talk] ‘December’ Kim Junsu, “I Still Feel Like A Fool In Front Of Women”

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JYJ member and musical actor Kim Junsu has met with Kim Kwang Seok’s music. ‘December: The Song That Hasn’t Ended’ is a jukebox musical that opened in December and uses 24 of Kim Kwang Seok’s music to create a love story.

When it was found that Kim Junsu would be appearing in ‘December’, many were confused by his choice.

Since making his debut as a musical actor, Kim Junsu has swept up Best Rookie Awards and Popularity Awards left and right, moving on to win the Best Actor Award at the 18th Korea Musical Awards.  He has made his mark as a musical actor with real talent and immense ticket power.

Despite a flood of famous overseas licensed musicals up for grabs, Kim Junsu decided to choose the dangerous road of a ‘newly created musical’. This was what our first question was about.

“There were so many things about this musical that drew me in. I think I felt a sense of responsibility to take on a newly created musical after winning such a great award. Then there was the fact that the musical is directed by Jang Jin and uses Kim Kwang Seok’s music. It was an honor for me to be able to sing ‘December’. This musical requires a lot of acting and memorizing lines, so I hoped it would help widen up by spectrum. I’ve stayed humble and am open to learning as much as I can.”

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Kim Junsu plays the role of Ji Wook, a man hurt by the memories of his first love, and plays a wide age range from his twenties to his forties. Seeing Kim Junsu play the role of Ji Wook in his twenties brings a smile to our faces. The charismatic ‘JYJ Kim Junsu’ is nowhere to be seen, leaving the cute and adorable ‘younger brother Kim Junsu’.

“The overall feel, way of speaking, movements and tone all come from my days as a student. When I was in middle school and high school, I would do nothing but sing and dance because I was so passionate about my dream. So I used to feel like a fool in front of women, just like Ji Wook. I still feel like that sometimes. I feel embarrassed and shy for some odd reason. (laughter)”

Kim Junsu is a presence in the Korean musical industry that can’t be ignored. Making his debut in 2010 with the musical ‘Mozart!’, Kim Junsu has showcased an amazing ticket power, selling out every performance he’s been in. ‘December’ is no exception. The Seoul performances of ‘December’ will come to an end on the 29th, and the 63,000 seats for Kim Junsu’s performances were sold out.Kim Junsu’s Busan performances (February 7th~16th) and Daegu performances (February 21st~March 2nd) were sold out as well. What is the secret to his success?

“I think people appreciate me for how hard I work. Musical tickets are expensive, so I feel a sense of responsibility to make each performance worth the ticket price. It’s been five years since I’ve appeared on broadcasted programs due to various reasons, and I want to thank everyone for their unlimited love. I truly think of myself as a lucky person.”

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When asked what production he’d like to appear in next, Kim Junsu said ‘Man of La Mancha’, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, ‘Hedwig’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’. Finally, we asked what the end game of this lover of Korean musicals is.

“I plan to stop releasing albums as a singer when I believe that no one is waiting for me anymore. But I want to keep performing in musicals. Please keep watching over me as I evolve as a musical actor.”

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[News] 140131 JYJ Junsu, Last Stage Of ‘December’ “Thankful For So Many People”

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Group JYJ’s member Junsu revealed how he feels after the last stage of the musical ‘December.’ (Photo : osen)

Group JYJ’s member Junsu revealed how he feels after the last stage of the musical ‘December.’

Today, CJs Entertainment released the statement, “Junsu successfully finished his last stage of musical ‘December’. He met more than 70,000 audience members through the past 30 performances.

Junsu himself also stated, “On the curtain call stage, I was thankful for so many people. I was thankful to all the staff members who worked so hard for December and I was thankful for the audience members who are the reason why we are here.”

He said, “Creative musicals take more effort from the actors but the staff and the audience’s support helped us create an even better musical. I was so lucky to have met this piece.”

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[TRANS] 140123 Chongga Kimchi Sends JYJ’s Kim Junsu A Surprise Kimchi Delivery… Why?

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‘Chongga’, a company that is famous for its kimchi, has become a hot topic for sending JYJ’s Kim Junsu a wide variety of their kimchi products.

On the 9th, Kim Junsu tweeted, “Right now, I really want to eat budae jjigae, kimchi jjigae and bean paste jjigae,” and “I’m comforted by the fact that Hansol brought Chongga kimchi, ramen and Haetban rice in his biggest bag.”

Hearing this, Chongga retweeted Kim Junsu’s words and said, “With an explosive response from his fans, we would like to send ‘Junsu’ a variety of our delicious kimchi. If anyone can help us connect with him, please let us know~”

Kim Junsu’s mother heard of the news through the singer’s fans, and contacted them by saying, “If you’d like to send Junsu your kimchi, please contact me~”

According to Kim Junsu’s mother, Chongga’s kimchi delivery arrived at noon on the 23rd.

She tweeted, “At around 12:30, Chongga’s kimchi arrived~!! After taking a photo to prove that it got here, Junsu’s dad had it delivered to Junsu’s house~ It’s probably sitting in his fridge now~”

Netizens who heard the news left comments like, “It’s great to see such an interaction,” “A connection forged through kimchi. I hope Junsu enjoys the kimchi because he was craving it so much,” and “Wow~ I didn’t know they’d actually deliver the kimchi. It’s so fun to see a company do something like this.”

Source: [nocutnews]

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[TRANS] 140120 Post of JYJ SNS Updates

This post will be updated throughout the day with Twitter, Naver LINE and Instagram updates by JYJ. A time will be added with each tweet, LINE message and Instagram update as our translators will not always be able to provide instant translations This post includes updates from 6am KST, January 20th to 5:59am KST, January 21st.

(Junsu, 12:08pm KST, Twitter) Oh.. When I met Mayor Park Won Soon in my waiting room yesterday.. there was someone with him who introduced me to him and they said, ‘This is JYJ’s Junsu, and his fanclub is famous for being the most well-mannered and thoughtful fanclub in Korea’.. I was so proud and happy to hear them say this. Yes.. That’s what stuck with me the most.

(12:19pm KST, LINE) [Official] [WWW Removing One’s Makeup], Kim Jaejoong’s repackaged album, was released at noon^^ Kim Jaejoong’s melodious voice! , a warm duet that will melt the icy winter, check it out right now^^
Melon http://goo.gl/upx0H1
Bugs http://goo.gl/m9kVla
Naver Music http://goo.gl/Rq4EJN
Daum Music http://goo.gl/vo93Gf
Mnet http://goo.gl/BWoZLu

(Junsu, 12:39pm KST, Twitter) Oooooooh~~ ‘Heaven’ is great! Jaejoong, wow! Makeup.. reminds me of the streets of Hong Kong on a rainy night.. My tears, please don’t fall.. Don’t get further than my heart.

(4:03pm KST, LINE) [Official] Kim Jaejoong’s repackaged album can now be found on iTunes^^ http://me2.do/x9TouAtB

Source: [Junsu’s Twitter + JYJ LINE]

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[TWITTER] 140115 Kim Jaejoong & Kim Junsu Twitter Update: Still in Christmas Mood

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[TRANS] It’s still Christmas..
Need to clean up fast..
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[TRANS] Your house is beautifulㅋ I need to go to hyung’s house! Did you have a housewarming? ㅋ

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[TRANS] I moved houses a long time ago, why are you asking about housewarming (laugh) Ah.. I live alone … so I have no inspiration for Christmas… even for Spring (cries)

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[TRANS] Same with meㅋLosing interest more and more with things like birthday or Christmas~~

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[News] 140113 Jaejoong and Gummy to Sing a Duet for Jaejoong’s Repackaged Album

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JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong and Gummy will be doing a duet together.

Their agency C-JeS Entertainment revealed on January 13, “Jaejoong’s repackaged album, ‘WWW Removing My Makeup’ will be released on January 20, and it will contain a duet with Gummy. Their duet track, ‘Heaven,’ is an emotional pop ballad, and it will be the repackaged album’s title track.”

“Kim Jaejoong wrote the lyrics based on the movie ‘A Moment to Remember,’ and Gummy’s featuring on the song made for a beautiful harmonization between the two singers.”

Gummy joined JYJ’s agency, C-JeS Entertainment in October 2013, and since then has guested at Jaejoong’s concert and collaborated with Jaejoong’s fellow JYJ member Kim Junsu on a remake of Kim Kwang Suk‘s “The Reason for Love.”

 

Aside from “Heaven,” the repackaged album will also contain a Korean remake of a Japanese song “Makeup.” The song was originally written by Japanese singer-songwriter Nakajima Miyuki, and Jaejoong’s rearranged version takes a departure from the original version, achieving a simple and restrained sound with the use of the piano and string instruments only.

Together with the new songs, the repackaged album will also feature a DVD containing unreleased cuts from the music video for his first solo album’s title track, “Just Another Girl,” as well as the music video itself, and will also take us behind the scenes of the making of the music video.

Jaejoong held a concert in Gwangju on January 11, the second concert of his nationwide tour, and will be performing in Seoul at Korea University on January 25 and 26. His repackaged album “WWW Removing My Makeup” will be available for preorder on January 13, and will be available from January 20.

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[TRANS] 140110 Post of JYJ SNS Updates

This post will be updated throughout the day with Twitter, Naver LINE and Instagram updates by JYJ. A time will be added with each tweet, LINE message and Instagram update as our translators will not always be able to provide instant translations This post includes updates from 6am KST, January 10th to 5:59am KST, January 11th.

 

(Junsu, 10:12am KST, Twitter) Let’s go on a trip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hehehehehe pic.twitter.com/ntARhyjxP4

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(Junsu, 10:36am KST, Twitter) They keep adding syrup (even if I don’t want any) whenever I order an Americano..ㅜ pic.twitter.com/BMfGTUGB2Y

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(Junsu, 10:58am KST, Twitter) The older I get.. the more I hate sweet things. I can enjoy one or two pieces of chocolate.. Cream puffs, sweet chips, sweet candy, sweet coffee etc.. If it’s sweet, it isn’t tasty.. I ordered something called a ‘Red Rise’ just now.. and it tastes like coconut and chocolate, the kind of thing you shouldn’t expect a meal to taste like.. I can’t take this

(Junsu, 11:09am KST, Twitter) At this moment, I’m already.. craving spicy sausage stew, kimchi stew and bean paste stew. But luckily.. what’s getting me through this is that our wonderful Hansol, packed my biggest bag full of things like Jonggatjib (T/N: It’s the most popular kimchi brand in Korea) kimchi, ramen and Haetban (T/N: The most popular brand of precooked instant rice). He says that when he put the suitcase on the counter and asked the people at the supermarket to pack all the food in there, they asked him.. are you immigrating? lol

(Junsu, 11:21am KST, Twitter) I used to drink coffee mixes.. but once you get used to the taste of Americano.. you start hating it when they add other things into your coffee. Coffee is meant to be enjoyed with the original scent of the coffee beans. People tell me that I shouldn’t drink too much coffee but.. these scientists in England, I think? They said that a person who drinks more than three cups of coffee a day
(Junsu, 11:24am KST, Twitter) actually live longer on average.. than people who don’t.. They say that the reason there’s so much talk about whether coffee is good or bad for you is because there are over 1,000 components in coffee.. Of course, some of them are good for you and some of them are not.. but if drinking coffee means I get to live longer.. wouldn’t you say that’s a good thing..? haha

(Junsu, 11:25am KST, Twitter) I can proudly say that.. I don’t touch nicotine, tar or alcohol.. but I will stick with caffeine.. haha

(Junsu, 07:29pm KST, Twitter) I have received the pictures of children affected by the Japan Tohoku Earthquake who received Christmas presents through “Habitat Santa”, organised by Jedusbody and Mari Christie, Goodwill Ambassador for UN Habitat. Seeing everyone happy makes me happy as well. I will continue to donate.

(Junsu, 11:12pm KST, Twitter) The brushing touch~~ of a cool breeze. pic.twitter.com/mvbluVDA0C

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(Junsu, 11:23pm KST, Twitter) V! pic.twitter.com/U3s6wFlAej

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[Trans] 140108 Kim Junsu Scores An All-Kill In Ticket Reservations For His Busan And Daegu Performances

Kim Junsu has proved his ticket power in the industry yet again.

C-JeS Entertainment stated, “Ticket reservations for the Busan and Daegu performances of ‘December: The Song That Hasn’t Ended’ were held yesterday. All of the Busan performances were sold out, and 80% of the Daegu tickets were sold, making them the most and second-most reserved musicals on Interpark.”

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In the first round of ticket reservations for his Seoul performances, Kim Junsu sold 40,000 tickets, which accounted for 90% of all the seats for his performances. The 20,000 seats that were released in the second round of ticket reservations were all sold out in 10 minutes, with the 3,000 seats of his last performance selling out in 30 seconds.

A representative stated, “Despite the fact that it’s a brand new musical, Kim Junsu has succeeded in selling out his performances. He has proved yet again that he is successful, wherever he goes. Audience members of all ages highly praised Kim Junsu after his performances, and his influence has led to a successful round of ticket reservations in Busan and Daegu.”

Kim Junsu plays the role of ‘Ji Wook’ in ‘December’, captivating the hearts of his viewers with his wide range of emotions and beautiful renditions of Kim Kwang Seok’s classics such as ‘If Only Painful Love wasn’t Love At All’, ‘Because of Love’ and ‘December’.

Meanwhile, Kim Junsu will be taking a 10 day break from ‘December’ before resuming his Seoul performances on the 16th.

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[TRANS] 140107 ‘December’ Kim Junsu, A Cute ‘V’ To Commemorate His Break From ‘December’! “See You Soon”

December: The Song That Hasn’t Ended’, the musical that was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the late Kim Kwang Seok’s birth, will be taking a 10 day break and returning on the 15th.

junedecemberbreakSince opening its curtains on the 16th of December, ‘December’ has held 30 performances. The popularity of the musical can be felt from the standing ovations after every performance, as well as from the 2,200 reviews left on Interpark. Topping Naver’s concert rankings, the musical has topped Interpark’s weekly and daily rankings as well, solidifying the musical’s success in the industry.

All the musical actors of ‘Decembers’ gave their New Year greetings to their fans and promised to return on the 15th with more energy and excitement. The actors said, “We were so surprised to see a new musical gaining so much love, and we’re grateful for the audience’s passion. We will continue to rehearse and smooth out the rough edges during our break to create a perfect performance.”

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[TRANS] 140107 Post of JYJ SNS Updates

This post will be updated throughout the day with Twitter, Naver LINE and Instagram updates by JYJ. A time will be added with each tweet, LINE message and Instagram update as our translators will not always be able to provide instant translations This post includes updates from 6am KST, January 7th to 5:59am KST, January 8th.

 

(Junsu, 5:51pm KST, Twitter) From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely thank you for the infinite love and support you have given December! pic.twitter.com/zFV0Sgurfr

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(Junho, 5:49pm KST, RTed by Junsu, Twitter) Hello, this is Kim Moo Young. I’ve decided to make a fresh start as an actor in Korea. I’ve also become a member of the C-JeS family. My Facebook page can be found on C-JeS’ official site, so please come visit ^^ I feel a lot of pressure, but I’ll do my best! http://www.facebook.com/cjesmooyoung 

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(Junsu, 11:34pm KST, Twitter) ‘Wicked’ with the greatest musical actresses of all time~ My ears were in heaven. I was only in the waiting room with them for 10 minutes, but my mind has become fuzzy with their buzzing energy. lol Now that I’ve visited the Emerald City, it’s time for them to come to Ji Wook’s boarding house. pic.twitter.com/TNGSfAIiJG

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