BYJ to meet Japanese fans in September

June 23, 2009

Source #1:The Korea times
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Korea's 'Yonsama' to meet 100,000 fans in Japan

Korean Wave star Bae Yong-joon, better known by the sobriquet "Yonsama" in Japan, will meet some 100,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in September, his agent in Seoul said Tuesday, according to Yonhap News.

Bae will meet them on Sept. 29 to promote the anime version of his widely-popular TV drama "Winter Sonata" and another meeting the following day on his essay on the beauty of Korea, his agent BOF said in a press release.

The two fan meetings, to be held at Tokyo's largest stadium, will be broadcast live at multiplex cinemas across Japan.

"Winter Sonata" heroine Choi Ji-woo, widely known as Jiwoohime in Japan, will join Bae for the promotion of the animation.

Bae's essay, the first book to be authored by the popular actor, features his ideas and views on Korean aesthetics. The title of the book has yet to be finalized.

Bae last fan meeting in Japan was in June last year when he promoted his TV series appearance in "The Story of the First King's Four Gods."

Bae gained an explosive popularity in the neighboring country after playing the hero in "Winter Sonata" in 2002, and remains especially popular among middle-aged Japanese women.

2009.06.23

Hmmmmm.... I really envied Japanese fans. They always see and meet my "Honey Baeb"

Source #2: The Korea Herald-Home>News>Culture

Bae to meet with 100,000 Japanese fans

Bae Yong-joon, known as "Yonsama" by his Japanese fans, will meet with an estimated 100,000 this September according to the 37-year-old Hallyu star's management company, Boundaries of Forest (BOF).

Bae is scheduled to hold a pair of events at the 40,000-plus capacity Tokyo Dome on Sept. 29 to promote the animated version of "Autumn Sonata"(they mean Winter Sonata) -- the 2002 KBS drama that catapulted him into continental super-stardom along with a book signing the following day for "The Beauty of Korea," which he penned over the course of a year.

BOF said yesterday "The Tokyo Dome can hold over 40,000 so over a two-day span we're looking at a maximum fan turn-out of around 90,000. If we take the estimated 10,000 that will hopefully attend live satellite broadcasts around movie multiplexes throughout Japan, we're estimating a ballpark figure of 100,000 total."

The upcoming events will be the actor's first "fan-meeting" in Japan since last June, when he was there to promote his MBC fantasy serial "The Legend."


Source #3:And here's the notice from JOB http://www.yongjoon.jp/
Tomato in BYJ Quilt/ freeboard/freeboard #15158 -June 23'09

Greetings, dear family,

We would like to inform you that Bae Yong Joon’s Japan visit in September has been decided.
Upon this Japan visit, two events have been determined.
An event for Animation ”Winter Sonata” which Bae Yong Joon currently challenges as voice actor for first time.
And other event, to introduce the book “Beauty of Korea (tentative)” which he is reporting and writing his experiences on Korean traditional culture and traveling spots.


Animation “Winter Sonata” is already a big topic as Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo are co-starring as voice actors after 7 years since the drama “Winter Sonata.” It will be first time in Japan for the two actors to stand on the same stage outside the drama.

Also, “Beauty of KoreaI(tentative)” is scheduled to be on sale both in Japan and Korea in autumn.
At the event, Bae Yong Joon will introduce it’s contents himself.


[Animation “Winter Sonata” -another story- event details (plan)]
date: Tuesday, 29 September 2009, open:16:00, start:18:00（plan）
appearance: Bae Yong Joon, Choi Ji Woo, Ryu Seung Soo, Kang Yo Hwan, Lee Se Na others
site: Tokyo Dome (Suidobashi, Tokyo)
organized by: Digital Adventure, Animation ”Winter Sonata” Production Committee
event office: 0570-064-754（weekdays 10:00～18：00）
ticket price: jpy 8,925（tax incl.）
event special site: http://www.yongjoon.jp/ws/


[Beauty of Korea (tentative) publish commemorative event details (plan)]
date: Wednesday, 30 September 2009, open:14:00, start:16:00（plan）
appearance: Bae Yong Joon others
site: Tokyo Dome (Suidobashi, Tokyo)
organized by: Digital Adventure,
event office: 0570-064-754（weekdays 10:00～18：00）
ticket price: jpy 8,925（tax incl.）
event special site: http://www.yongjoon.jp/kb/

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Thanks a lot Bae Sisters

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