Thursday, October 1, 2009

On The 2nd Day At Tokyo Dome

Oct. 1, 2009

Today 's the second day event of BYJ in Tokyo Dome.
Now BYJ's promoting and releasing his very own book " Traveling To Discover The Beauty Of Korea"

original:http://cafe.daum.net/byjgallery/7CKU/46051
Chinese: 爱俊一梅 / baidu
English: cam/BYJ quilt

2009-09-30 20:16:24

BYJ took part in the promotional event for <2010-2012> and the Japanese release of on the 30th of September at 4pm in Tokyo Dome. The event was opened by the Japanese MC with BYJ narrating his travel experiences over the past year. At the end of the event, to express his gratitude to the fans, he toured around the dome with the marching band and the fans were very moved when he went up to the stage once more.

He was very emotional as he endured to hold back the tears when he saw the banners and the outflow of love from the crowd. The fans also became emotional when they saw his eyes reflected by the flashing light on the big screen. He went up on stage again at the crowds’ request and said: “I am very blessed, in fact I’m not well, but draw strength from your eyes. I felt like being wrapped up and hugged tightly with your continuous love. I will not let everyone down”.

At the end BYJ expressed his gratitude in Japanese: “from now on I will move forward towards my new dreams, and looking forward to seeing you all on my journey. Wishing everyone the best of health. I love you!”







The Japanese Prime Minister's wife was one of the VIP guest.





'Visit Korea' campaign: Korean superstar Bae Yong-joon, left, smiles as he talks to Korea Tourism Organization chief Lee Charm during a ceremony to launch the Visit Korea 2010-2012 campaign at the Tokyo Dome, Wednesday.











Source:Xiaoyi's Blog. Many many thanks.

Courtesy of Visit Korea Committee

By Do Je-hae
Staff Reporter

Japan held a launching ceremony for the Visit Korea 2010-2012 campaign at the Tokyo Dome, Wednesday, with more than 40,000 participants that included Lee Charm, president of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), Japanese First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama and Korean actor Bae Yong-joon, a superstar in Japan.

“It is extremely meaningful that Japan is joining a tourism campaign to promote Korea to the world,” Hatoyama said in a private meeting with the KTO president ahead of the ceremony.

She expressed a deep interest in the “Korean wave” of culture and entertainment in Japan and other parts of Asia. The Japanese first couple will visit Korea on Oct. 9 at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak.

The ceremony included a talk show with the KTO chief and Bae, a congratulatory address by Ambassador Kwon Chul-hyun to Japan and a video presentation of Korea’s tourist attractions.

“Korea is planning a host of new projects to attract foreign tourists to Korea during the years 2010-2012,” Lee said.

As a goodwill ambassador of the campaign, Bae said that he was interested in raising the global status of Korean food.

Korea has set up a special committee to prepare for the campaign to attract 10 million foreign tourists to Korea over the next three years. Lee serves as its vice chairman.

The committee is led by Lotte Group’s Vice Chairman Shin Dong-bin. The domestic launching ceremony for the campaign is scheduled for Nov. 11.

It is the third time for Korea to initiate such a campaign. The last was held in 2001-2002 when Korea co-hosted the World Cup finals.

The campaign, first announced last year, is also promoted by goodwill ambassador Kim Yu-na, the 2009 world champion in ladies figure skating.

jhdo@koreatimes.co.kr

photos credit as labed... again many many thanks


BYJ meet the Japanese Prime Minister's wife


Oct. 1, 2009

Japanese First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama
replaced her husband to attended the event.
As a fan of BYJ, arrived at 2 pm (before the event) and met BYJ for 10 minutes.

“It is extremely meaningful that Japan is joining a tourism campaign to promote Korea to the world,” Hatoyama said in a private meeting with Lee Charm, president of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) ahead of the ceremony.
She expressed a deep interest in the “Korean wave” of culture and entertainment in Japan and other parts of Asia.

After that she attended the ceremony and sat at the VIP seat.





BYJ was asked during the short interview before the 2nd day Tokyo Dome Event started/ the releasing of the book " Beauty Of Korea" .

Q: Before the event you were honored by a meeting with the Japanese prime minister’s wife, may we ask what did you talk about?
BYJ: “We talked about the cultural exchange between South Korea and Japan. I was startled by her proficiency in Korean”.