“Very handsome, like a pretty boy who has stepped out of the comics” – these are the words of praise given to Jo Hyun Jae in his portrayal of Jang / Seo Dong / King Mu in the drama “Seo Dong Yo” (SBS, 2005) by Kim Eul Dong, mother of South Korean actor Song Il Gook (Jumong), a famous actress … Continue reading
As days pass by, more and more Japanese media outlets are releasing reports on Jo Hyun Jae’s special guest appearance at the “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival” held last April 6 and 7 in Japan. I did not translate the other reports anymore because the contents are the same as the ones I already translated. However, these … Continue reading
Here are photos and reports about Day 2 of the “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival” in pictures. On Day 2 of the festival, Jo Hyun Jae, his fans and officials from the charity organizations that will benefit from this festival boarded a chartered train that went directly to Goryeo County in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture. The Goryeo County visit … Continue reading
I have already translated an article released by a Japanese media outlet regarding Jo Hyun Jae’s special guest appearance at the “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival.” Actually, quite a number of Japanese media outlets covered the event and released articles about the festival. I just didn’t translate all the articles because they say basically the same things. … Continue reading
Japanese fan Tonbe Mitunaga shared the happy news that DVDs of 2 Jo Hyun Jae dramas are included in the top 100 selling DVDs of Korean dramas in Japan for 2 years in a row. These 2 dramas are “Seo Dong Yo” (SBS, 2005-2006) and “49 Days” (SBS, 2011). At Yen 61,000++, the “Seo Dong Yo” DVDs … Continue reading
This article is basically the same as the first article I posted about the “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival”. But the first article was released in Japan, while the one below was released by various Korean media outlets. My translation is not verbatim. On April 6 Jo Hyun Jae will attend the “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival 2014” … Continue reading
Below is an article that was released today in Japan about Jo Hyun Jae attending the “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival 2014.” My English translation is not verbatim. The “6th Japan-Korea Friendship Festival 2014” will be held on April 6 at the Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The main aim of the event is to celebrate the establishment … Continue reading
It is unlikely that we will get news about Jo Hyun Jae’s new drama, “King’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang” (KDSBH), in the next few days as the Koreans are busy with Chuseok, one of the important holidays in Korea. So while we are waiting for news and pictures from KDSBH I thought of watching “Seo Dong Yo” (SDY) … Continue reading
In Korean dramas the characters love to write letters. Two such love letters are never delivered in 2 separate Jo Hyun Jae dramas, one in “Love Letter” and the other in “Seo Dong Yo”. . In “Love Letter”, Andrea (Jo Hyun Jae) leaves a letter for Eun-Ha (Soo Ae) before he departs for Italy. He tells … Continue reading
This is Joy’s story on how she “discovered” our dear Jo Hyun Jae. My first encounter with Jo Hyun Jae started with “Love Letter” summer of 2009. After a strenuous exam I tried to relax my brains with Korean dramas, which I never had time to watch before. I found out that my local … Continue reading
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