Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Goshire Gon - Hanami Bento

March 23, 2010

【vod】ゴシレ高矢禮~お花見弁当(おもいッきりDON 2010.03.23)
Vod lifted from Flare (thanks)



Hanami Bento - means lunch box for Cherry Blossom viewing party.

Eating under the blooming Sakura tree.

Hmmmm... As far as I could remember, my last Sakura viewing party was way back 1984, co'z every time I went back to Japan was not Sakura season.


BYJ place 2nd largest stockholder of SM Entertainment

March 23, 2010

VOD: SBS press news/Gwonran /March 20, 2010
http://media.daum.net/cplist/view.html?cateid=100000&cpid=73&newsid=20100320080615535&p=sbsi




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Source: Chosun Ilbo (English Edition)

Lee Soo-man Tops Entertainment Rich List

Lee Soo-man

Lee Soo-man, the former singer and currently the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, is the richest entertainment celebrity in terms of stockholdings.

According to analysis by Chaebul.com last Friday, 10 celebrities in the entertainment business had stock valued at W100 million (US$1=W1,137) or more as of Thursday last week. Lee, who holds 28.25 percent in SM Entertainment, had the highest valued stocks at W26.2 billion.

Next was Korean wave megastar and entrepreneur Bae Yong-joon, the largest shareholder in Kosdaq-listed KeyEast with 34.6 percent worth W10.93 billion. He was at the top of the list until mid-2009.

Former singer Yang Soo-kyung, the wife of Yedang Entertainment Company CEO Byun Du-seop, was in third with shares in Yedang valued at W3.06 billion. K-pop superstar Rain, the largest shareholder in J.Tune Entertainment, ranked fourth with W2.01 billion. Actress Kyun Mi-ri was at fifth with stock holdings in FCBTwelve of W1.87 billion.

englishnews@chosun.com / Mar. 23, 2010 10:52 KST

Mobile photo update

March 23, 2010

Mobile photo update shared by Nagajun (thanks)

[DATV Event] Manager Yang's Talk

[DATV Event] Manager Yang's Talk

Fuyuka posted her account on today’s DATV event. She went to the session from 1 o’clock, whereas I went to the 5 o’clock one. As I found what Manager Yang said was pretty much the same and her memory was much better than mine, so I translated her account, hehe.

Original in Japanese FUYUKA's BLOG
Translated in English: Cloud nine/ BYJ QUILT
(Thanks to both of you , my dear sisters)

DATV 6-month Anniversary Event



I went to this event. It was sunny today, but was cold.
At Sangenchaya I changed the trains to Setagaya line.
On the way I had a relaxing and heartwarming feelings somehow.
It’s been a while I took a local train like this.
(cloud nine: it is tiny little trains of 2 cars)
The venue was a 5-minute walk from Shoinjinja mae station.



Here we are at Setagaya Ward Hall.
So many people were already there.

Then the session started from 1 o’clock.

Miss Miyamoto, DATV announcer appeared on the stage,
followed by DATV CEO who greeted and apologized for the mishap
saying he was so sorry for the trouble
and now the company was doing its best to cope with the matter.
He continued that DATV has received various opinions
and they would like to present the events and contents
that everyone can enjoy more.

Then the unreleased scene from a making video
of ‘A Journey To trace the beauty of Korea’ was screened.

The scene that Yong Joon and a monk were sweeping with the bamboo brooms
set an audience roaring with laughter since Yon-sama looked clumsy with the broom.

Was it a ten to fifteen minutes video?
Then Manager Yang came up to the stage, which caused a flood of flashlights…



(As Miss Miyamoto said “Really amazing flashlights~~”.
I guess that shooting was not banned.
There was no notice about it either, so I have posted the pictures here.)

“I’m sorry that we were unable to visit each everyone (in the hospital).
We are praying that they will recover as soon as possible.”


“I haven’t actually seen Yong Joon clean his room (laugh), but his room is always tidy.”

“When I visit him to his house, he welcomes me with the snacks, tea and meals.
He always clears away. (laugh)

“He cooks shabu-shabu or spaghetti or something like that.”
“He likes bland taste and dislikes instant foods.”

“So he was happy with the meals at the temple.”


“What he was bad at? Maybe love? “ (big laugh)

“That’s why he is not married. I’m just joking.”


“We started to talk about love since I got married.
He asked me if I was happy to be married." (laugh)

“I answered that it was good.”

“After I got married, he never calls me after nine o’clock." (laugh)


Manager Yang met BYJ about ten years ago.

“My first impression was ‘He was handsome.’ “
“I think he grew old a little, but at that time he was more handsome.”

“As his manager the work that I was impressed most is WLS.”

“It was hard work indeed and I still keep the down jacket I wore at that time so that I won’t forget those days.
The North Face jacket which Yong Joon bought me.”


“He is mischievous and sometimes plays with my kid.
My daughter knows that Yong Joon is handsomer and richer. (laugh)
Just a joke…(laugh) “

“Lastly as for his work, I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.”
“It’s all my fault.”
“We wish to decide the next work soon and start working.”


There was a Q&A session
(cloud nine: I attended the 5pm session, and there was no Q&A)

To the question of “How is Yong Joon-ssi?”

He just answered “He is fine.”
(Leny: It's very relieving to know that BYJ's fine now.)


There was also a request that fans wanted a message or some words,
even as short as four (Yon) lines.
He answered that he would pass the request to Yong Joon.

This is what I remember from the notes I took, so if there is something wrong I’m sorry.
But he told us a story of such nuance.
It was about an hour event.

I had a good time to meet many sisters after a while.

These are the goods we got with the 2,000-yen ticket.


"My Friend Yonsama" ....

March 23, 2010


‘My Friend Yonsama’ from the article of Ryu Seong Soo’s interview

Original in Korean: Woman Joongang Feb, 2010 issue.
Extracted by: Elain/byjintoronto.
Translated into English: Suehan/ suehan's byj blog

Hallyu Star Bae Yong Joon’s best friend who has a wide acquaintance, even though it’s unknown, in the entertainment field.

I talked about ‘Yonsama’ first when his name appeared in our conversation. Then, he gave me a hint by saying, “He doesn’t like to be called by that name when I used it in front of him.”, and “If you meet him, make sure to call him by his real name, not his nickname.” He added, “I don’t know how he looks, but basically, he feels the burdensome on the value of his name and he doesn’t like to show off. He was even mad at me by saying, ‘Yo, use my real name when you call me.’ when I called him as Yonsama as a joke over the phone.”

How does ‘a human being’ like Bae Yong Joon appear to him as a friend, not as a Hallyu Star? According to Ryu Seong Soo, he’s an average man in his late thirties who likes human beings and enjoys drinking occasionally. He said, “You would think that he chooses the people whom he wants to meet, doesn’t have good connection with others and never drinks. Am I right? No, you’re absolutely wrong. He likes to go here and there and meet other entertainers even though he wasn’t recognized. Maybe he is somewhere around here (Cheongdamdong). He has a technique that allows him to move around without being recognized, and most people think that he stays at home most time, but it’s not true (laugh)”.

Even to Ryu Seong Soo, his first impression of Bae Yong Joon was of a person who was ‘hard to get close to’ It was difficult for him to get close to BYJ when he approached him because he thought that BYJ couldn’t be good with others. But he saw BYJ’s humble thinking and good personality after he spent time with him, so they developed a relationship as friends.

They call each other in the morning, and go to the valley in the summer sometimes. But he can’t deny that he is careful and nervous because BYJ is a “Hallyu Star” now. He laughed with a joke, “His image shouldn’t be destroyed because of me.”

“Many people asked me about him like they asked Gong Hyeong Jin about Jang Dong Geon.” I’m proud to have a successful friend, but I’m cautious because he is a big top star. I don’t want to hurt his reputation because of my unnecessary talking (laugh)”