Thank you so much for the love
that you gave. I have to say this to express my heart of gratitude. I
really wish to meet all of you in person under better conditions. I will
work really hard to be a better musician and actor. Please continue to
express your love. I love you all.
PART 1 – REFLECT 2012
Q. How does it feel to be voted Best Artist for the first half of 2012 by KpopStarz, US Media?
Jaejoong:
First of all, I would like to say thank you. I had a chance to greet
fans through the World Tour last year. Once again, I could feel that
there are many fans in many different countries who love us. Through
receiving this award, I could feel that love once again.
Q. What has been your most memorable moment so far in 2012?
Jaejoong: World
Tour I mentioned was one of the most memorable moments. I got a big
impression of how much we are loved. In fact, today was one of the most
memorable moments because a very precious award was given to me. I hope
tomorrow will be another one of those memorable moments as well.
Q. You held a solo meet &
greet with fans this year in Taiwan and Turkey. And this summer, there
was the JYJ Fan Exhibition. How were these experiences for you? Is there
a memorable fan moment that sticks out?
Jaejoong:
I had visited Taiwan a few times before for other fan meet-and-greets
but it was my first time visiting Turkey. I was very surprised by many
of the fans there and just how many there were. I don’t know how to
speak their language but so many of the fans there could speak Korean. I
was reminded of the saying– “there are no boundaries in love.” I was
really touched by the gifts they prepared for me. As well as Korean
songs they completely memorized and sang along to.
PART 2 – JYJ
Q. When was the last time all 3 JYJ members were together? What did you do?
Jaejoong:
There hasn’t been enough time to hangout together these days. Junsu was
having a world tour, I was filming a drama and a movie at the same
time. Although there has not been an opportunity to meet personally, we
met together for a shooting game commercial recently.
We also went to the US for 2 weeks for
work and vacation. It was really enjoyable. I don’t think there’s any
special activity we do. When we meet usually, there are things we need
to do. It is really fun because the conversations we have are not
normal. Our members are so funny.
2 weeks is not enough for us to hangout
together since there are many stories to share with each other. We are
so happy we get along. I have big expectations for tomorrow because we
will meet again for another commercial.
Q. How much do Junsu and Yoochun mean to you?
Jaejoong: Junsu? He is the most handsome man in the world. That was a joke. Will he feel bad if I say it was a joke?
He is handsome. But you are referring to
what he means to me, right? Junsu and Yoochun are almost like family to
me. In a way, our relationship is closer than family that we don’t even
need words to communicate with each one another.
I just met Junsu right before at our
shop. It wasn’t strange to see him again even though I had not seen him
in a long time. Since we are like family, It’s not necessary to say “how
are you?” because we are really close to each other.
Q. In the midst of difficulties in promotion after coming out as a new group, what is the strength of JYJ?
Jaejoong: JYJ’s
strength? I am the oldest, but I think JYJ is a team that doesn’t have
the concept of a leader in the group. There are times that Junsu leads
the other members. Sometimes Yoochun takes the role as the leader. There
are times that I lead.
I think the leadership of the groups is
distributed very well. Members lead each other with their own strength.
They even share their weaknesses as well. I think this membership is the
source of strength for JYJ to go firmly.