Editor: This post was originally published on March 10, 2014. I updated the post to include the youtube video of the interview. This is Part 2 of Jo Hyun Jae’s interview which aired on OBS on March 3, 2014. The interview is part of the promotions for the movie “Actress Is Too Much”. Video #2 … Continue reading
This is a comparison of all 5 versions of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” ever made. Jo Hyun Jae comes second among the five actors who play Danceny (not bad for someone in his first acting role in a movie.) Below is a review and comparison of all movie versions of the novel “Dangerous Liaisons”, in which one of … Continue reading
I was only able to watch Jo Hyun jae’s movie debut “Untold Scandal” in 2010 when a fellow JHJ fan generously gifted me with the movie’s DVD. Below is my personal thoughts about the movie. I was not really scandalized by the movie, but I admit I was a bit shocked. I have this notion … Continue reading
Below is an old Korean newspaper article on Jo Hyun Jae’s salary in “Untold Scandal”. Jo Hyun Jae: “Reasonable Man” (2003.03.19) Jo Hyun Jae, who shot to fame in the MBC TV Monday and Tuesday drama “Love Letter”, has signed a contract to act in the movie “Untold Scandal” for 8 million Korean won. [Exchange rate: … Continue reading
Jo Hyun Jae went to Japan in 2004 to promote the release of the “Untold Scandal” DVD, along with his co-star Lee So Yeon and the director E J-Yong. I do not know what month in 2004 JHJ went to Japan for this promotion, but it must have been around the time he was filming the … Continue reading
How hard is it to climb a low wall? Apparently, very hard, if you are Jo Hyun Jae and you are supposed to climb the wall in sync with Bae Yong Jun. In that scene in “Untold Scandal” (2003), the first movie that JHJ ever acted in, his character Kwon In Ho climbs the wall … Continue reading
Here you have practically all the Jo Hyun Jae scenes in “Untold Scandal”. He plays the young scholar Kwon In Ho, the youngest son of the Vice-Premier. Their neighbor is Lady Cho (Lee Mi Sook), and it is at her house that he first meets So Oak (Lee So Yeon). For Kwon In Ho, So Oak is the most beautiful … Continue reading
WARNING! The video (dubbed in German) is for viewers over 18 years of age. There used to be a trailer in English, but I cannot find it anymore. This “Untold Scandal” trailer gives you a good idea of the graphic nature of this movie which does not leave much to the imagination. Jo Hyun Jae … Continue reading
“Untold Scandal” is Jo Hyun jae’s debut movie. It premiered in Korea almost 10 years ago on October 2, 2003. The movie was directed by E J-Yong, and is a new treatment of the 18th century French novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. This classic French novel has previously been given the Hollywood … Continue reading
Here is a Jo Hyun Jae Q & A that was released in 2003 when JHJ was still working on his drama “Love Letter” (February 10 – April 1, 2003). I know it is old but it is interesting to know what has changed and what has not changed in our dear Hyun Jae in the … Continue reading
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