Jo Hyun Jae’s pre-enlistment activities, 2008

I updated this post to include the English translation of Jo Hyun Jae’s message to fans and one of his farewell interviews before starting his mandatory MS (military service) in the Korean Army. The following videos are a comprehensive recapitulation of Jo Hyun Jae’s activities prior to his enlistment in the Korean Army on August … Continue reading →

Nagoya Dinner Show, 2008.06.27

In 2008, before Jo Hyun Jae started his military service, JHJ held 3 fan meetings in Japan.  He arrived in Japan on June 21. The next day, June 22, JHJ had his fan meeting at Osaka’s NHK Hall; the following day, June 23, another fan meeting was held at Tokyo’s Sun Plaza.  Fan accounts for these … Continue reading →

This DVD makes me feel closer to Jo Hyun Jae

These comments on the “Last Story” DVD are by Jo Hyun-Jae fan “Yimi” from China.  The “Last Story” DVD covers JHJ’s 2008 fan meetings in Japan before he started his military service on August 5, 2008. I discover that every time I see Jo Hyun-Jae I can’t help but smile. Every move, every gesture of his … Continue reading →

“Last Story” will last forever

Jo Hyun Jae’s DVD was released in mid-March 2009. It is called “Last Story”, after the Japan Fan Meetings in June 2008 which were billed as such. . The 80-minute DVD documents Jo Hyun Jae’s Japan Fan Meetings in Osaka on June 22 and Tokyo on June 23, as well as the Nogoya Dinner Show … Continue reading →

Fan Account: Jo Hyun Jae Japan Fan Meeting, 2008.06 (Part 3/Final)

Diary of a Star-Chaser (Part 3 – At Tokyo Fan Meeting) 2008.6.23 (Monday) Tokyo’s Sun Plaza The second of Jo Hyun-Jae’s Fan Meeting was in Tokyo’s Sun Plaza which could hold 2100 people.  Before the scheduled time of 3 p.m., many fans were already gathered in the lobby, but they were asked to wait outside … Continue reading →

Fan Account: Jo Hyun Jae Japan Fan Meeting, 2008.06 (Part 2 of 3)

Diary of a Star-Chaser (Part 2 – At Osaka Fan Meeting) (An eyewitness account of Jo Hyun-Jae’s Fan Meetings in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, in June 2008) . 2008.6.22 (Sunday) Osaka’s NHK Hall I had it from a reliable source that in Osaka Jo Hyun-Jae had a rehearsal soon after he arrived from Seoul in … Continue reading →

Fan Account: Jo Hyun Jae Japan Fan Meeting, 2008.06 (Part 1 of 3)

This fan account by Jo Hyun Jae fan “M” was originally posted on the wulijohyunjae website.  In this fan account “M” talks about JHJ’s fan meetings in Japan in June 2008 before JHJ started his military service on August 5, 2008. . DIARY OF A STAR-CHASER (PART 1) (an eye-witness account of Jo Hyun-Jae’s Fan … Continue reading →