That is why I love my Joongie soo much!

The most important factor for Korean boy bands to increase their popularity rapidly in China is that every single member of the group is handsome and charming. We can tell by all the popular Korean boy groups in China that every one of them are pretty boys, not losing to any of the pretty girls on the street. Of course before a group’s debut, the agency company would normally arrange the most charming member within the group to attract the public’s attention. The beauty of Kim JaeJoong from Dong Bang Shin Ki is unquestionable and the beauty of Kim HeeChul who is from the same agency company group Super Junior is also well-known for his pretty face.

Dong Bang Shin Ki’s Kim JaeJoong
Nickname: Flower Flower (花花 = Hua Hua)

The first time you see him you’ll be visually shocked, and the effect stays the same for the second and forth. This is Kim JaeJoong, his beauty if cold yet irresistible and his coldness normally makes one feel unreachable; but once you get to know him you will get to see his warm hearted personality. He reached the height for his popularity based on his talent with his heavenly vocals and charming looks. Maybe JaeJoong was born as a beauty for the sake of the performing stage.

“Everyone might think I’m very confident with my own look because I had won the best-faced award, but that’s not true. If I’m asked to choose the past of me that I’m most confident of then it’ll have to be my eyebrows, and I have no confidence for the others. Talking about my road as a single, I was tone deaf way back during my high school time, and at that point of time I was really upset because I was said that I’m bad at singing, but this is the start of my success and as time goes by I started to enjoy singing and found the beauty of it!”

JaeJoong who was still tone deaf till ages 14 had worked hard for his dream with determination, and from a tone deaf to an angel who sings heavenly, together with Cassiopeia he had grown up realizing his dream.

Super Junior’s Kim HeeChul
Nickname: Cinderella, Princess of Mars

The beauty of Kim HeeChul is coquettish, he’s gentle like women and yet has the determination of a man, and therefore he has the ablity to attract both men and women. The first time seeing him is in the music video of ‘Twins’, a red headed person with big round eyes is enough to make one dumbstruck. “This kid is really pretty!” many people had said, but as time goes by it’s his personality, smart and his ability to eloquent well that attracts others attention.

From a certain point of view it can be said that the success of Super Junior is mainly because of Kim HeeChul and this is because he uses his ability to attract attention by his charming characteristic and soon put the focus onto the huge group of 13 members.

The beauty of Kim HeeChul had caused him to be a little obsessed with himself, but those people who are obsessed with themselves are usually adorable. On the popular Korean variety show ‘Star Golden Bell’, when ‘Princess’ was asking what the secret of his popularity was he said, “One’s look plays a big part to it, but there are many other points to it too, therefore don’t judge just on my looks only.”

Kim HeeChul is one of the precious few in Korea who are excelled in all areas, he can sing, dance, host, act and compose too. Especially the SBS drama ‘Golden Bride’ which he acted in had achieved an excellent rating of 32.2%. That drama had also received an award in China after it’s DVD release in China this year.

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Not Just Pretty Boys – SS501, Exclusive Interivew

[Foreword]
Its been really tiring on fans for SS501’s visit to Taiwan! From buying tickets to the fan meeting to queuing overnight for the charity photo-taking, it has attracted the attention of many media. But there were 5 lucky fans who, within 5 hours of SS501 stepping off the plane, got to take photos alone with the artistes first, and also the chance to give them a present. Here, we must specially thank the record company for their support, letting KKBOX members to enjoy this rare and exclusive present. Holding on to the conscience of a music platform, even though we were faced with an idol group, 99% of the questions in the interview were serious, but luckily SS501 is indeed the strongest variety-program characters, many interesting footage remain, here we also thank them for giving us such wonderful interview content.

Having debut 4 years ago, already a top boy group in Korea, originally having a group of dedicated fans in Taiwan, due to Korea’s version of “Boys over Flower” airing in Taiwan, leader Kim Hyun Joong who acted as the role of Yoon Ji Hoo (Hanazawa Rui), brought them fame overseas, finally letting SS501’s works to be sold in Taiwan. Along with this wave of SS501’s strong attack on Taiwan, KKBOX snatched a rare chance to interview them, understanding the success stories of the 5 boys.

“Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration” – Edison
Using Edison’s famous quote on SS501, it should be “Success is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration!” The 5 members are all handsome boys over 180cm tall, they were promoted as a pretty boy group back when they debut in Korea, but if you think SS501 are just pretty boys, then you’re absolutely wrong. In the stiff competition in Korea’s entertainment industry, not only does SS501 have to posses top dancing and singing abilities, satisfying the requirements of being a singer, they’ve also separately took part in hosting radio, TV programs, movie dubbing, musical and drama appearances, continually maintaining an obvious presence in the media. Recently they’ve also often took part in the creation and production of music, gearing for a more all-rounded development. Apart from their success in Korea, after working hard in Japan for 2 years, SS501 who’ve accumulated a high popularity, has already announced their August concert schedule in Japan and Korea, and plan to start their Asia Tour, which includes Taiwan, from October, it can be foreseen that from 2009 on, SS501 will become a megastar that will engulf Asia. But, if there wasn’t the 4 years of continuous dedication of time and effort that is beyond one’s imagination that developed such sturdy abilities, they wouldn’t have been able to enjoy the fame that “Boys over Flower” brought along.

“Only through hard work can you reach the top” – Kobe Bryant
Unlike the entertainment industry in Taiwan, Korean artistes generally need to go through hellish training as a trainee, and be picked among tens of thousands for debut. When asked about their experiences as trainees, Jung Min simply said, it was hard work as a trainee, having many music and dance trainings, but the most important is to train them to become popular artistes. When talking about the hardships, what everyone thought of was the fun experience of skipping lessons instead, leader Hyun Joong first admitted, back then he would be thrifty and take the bus, once he had saved up enough he would want to go for a sumptuous meal, so everyone would skip classes together and take a break. Jung Min continued saying, Yong Saeng and Kyu Jong came from other towns, when they came to Seoul and were looking for a place to stay, it was something that the 2 of them could do, and yet they pulled everyone in, skipping class together. SS501’s casual answers, causes one to have no choice but be in awe of Koreans’ ability to endure hardships.

“When there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out. I faced it all and I stood tall, and did it my way” – Frank Sinatra “My Way”
Before SS501’s debut, a TV program recorded their life, in these few years from waking up to sleeping, every aspect of their lives has been aired on TV, when asked about how they feel being followed by a camera for the whole day, Kyu Jong honestly answered, before they debut their management company had mentally prepared them for it, as an artiste there are gains and losses, currently they’ve also gotten many concern and attention from the fans, so its worth it. Jung Min added on, if he had to choose again, he’ll still choose to reveal his personal life. Hearing such a determined answer, was a great shock to this reporter who listened to Western music while growing up, and continued asking what if they couldn’t handle the pressure? The first to shout run away was Hyung Joon, the other older brothers (Hyung Joon is the youngest among the members) all laughingly replied in perfect unison, “Only Hyung Joon will run away, we will work even harder to overcome it.” This form of interaction, putting each other down jokingly, among the members, is probably the answer to how SS501 relieves stress.

With great power, comes great responsibility – “Spiderman” movie
When asked about their happiest and hardest moments in their 4 years, the members all agreed that the happiest moment is every “first time”. First time visiting Taiwan, first time winning an award, first time being recognized on the streets, interacting with the different fans as they step onto different countries for the first time. And the hardest moment is actually the stress and responsibility that comes after becoming successful, producing even better music, performing even more magnificent dance steps, displaying a SS501 that’s even better. An answer like this, I think would let all of SS501’s fans feel proud, with thoughts like that, its more worth looking forward to SS501 in the future.

[Postscript]
On the whole, if Korea’s entertainment industry was described in baseball terms that Taiwanese are familiar with, it’s a little similar to America’s Major League Baseball, first achieving good results in Minor League Baseball, once you’re called up, not only do you have to grab hold of the chance to display your skills, you’ll also need to make full use of your skills continually, only then can you retain a spot in Major League Baseball. Contestants who’ve gone through such a cruel stage, regardless of what country they go to, will be able to shine. In this wave of Hallyu brought by SS501, apart from the media’s multiple reports on the popularity of “star-chasing”, having deeply experienced the story behind the force that brought about this strength, I can’t help but admit, there are definitely many points worth learning from for Taiwan.

Source: KKBOX.com
Translations: SS5014ever @ quainte501
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