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JKS being chased by fans when shopping in Tokyo, reveals girlfriend is Japanese

Tengxun Entertainment (1 June 2011, 00:06 hours) – Korean star Jang Keun Suk’s television drama “You are Beautiful” set the record in Japan for being the Korean drama with the highest number of repeat broadcasts, and the excellent sales of debut single “Let me cry” released on 27 April ignited his soaring popularity in Japan. JKS has become a hot focus of interviews for the competing mass media. Two Japanese magazines released on 31 May, Woman’s Weekly and Woman Herself (rough translation), have made JKS their cover model, and in an interview by Woman Herself, JKS unwittingly reveals that he has a “girlfriend”.

“Last year after the filming of ‘Marry me Mary’, I only rested for around 10 days. From then to now, I have not yet taken a break.” During the interview, JKS said that his schedule was so packed that he had no time to rest. “My girlfriend … is a Japanese …. Kidding!” His sudden revelation gave the reporter a shock! JKS also revealed that he had been chased by a primary school fan while he was shopping in Shibuya on a previous trip.

Recently, JKS is busy with the filming of movie “You’re my Pet” (YMP), and also with his fan-meetings in Thailand, China, Taiwan and Shanghai. On 31 May, Korean media reported that on 30 May at a café, JKS had a confidential meeting with renowned Korean drama director Yoon Seok-ho who has the intention of inviting JKS to act in KBS2′s new drama “Our Happy Days of Youth” (tentative title) to be aired in September 2011, which will be a similar pure romance story like the movie “The Classic”. TOP of Big Bang was reportedly the strongest candidate for the male lead of KBS2′s new drama, but he could not due to conflicting schedule.

According to a source, including YMP filming and overseas events, JKS’ schedule is full until August, but Yoon Seok-ho was very keen to contact JKS, hence the possibility of their collaboration being realized is pretty high. The new drama will be filmed in Japan in the initial stage, and there are plans to have a Hallyu star as the male lead. The producers are eyeing JKS due to his recent immense popularity in Japan. If JKS agrees to this drama, it will attract advance investment funds of US$150,000 for each episode. Just this factor alone makes the producer feel assured and not worried about making a loss. Japanese investors have expressed that compared to Hyun Bin, they prefer JKS as male lead. Recently, many television dramas have JKS as their first choice for male lead and hope that he can act in their drama. JKS’ popularity in Japan nowadays is almost surpassing the “Hallyu pioneer” Bae Yong-joon. JKS can attract big amounts of Japanese investment, so it is natural for many major productions to compete for him. After all, the Japanese market is an enticing factor.

Here is a look at Yoon Seok-ho’s works:

1992 KBS “Tomorrow Love”
1994 KBS “Feeling”
1994 KBS “Love Greeting”
1997 KBS “Wedding Dress”
1999 KBS “Invitation”
2000 KBS “Autumn in my Heart”
2002 KBS “Winter Sonata”
2003 KBS “Summer Scent”
2006 KBS “Spring Waltz”
2011 KBS “Our Happy Days of Youth”

From this list, we see that out of the four Hallyu “heavenly Kings” Jang Dong Gun, Lee Byung Hun, Sung Seung Heon and Hyun Bin, three have acted in Director Yoon’s dramas, and also Bae Yong Joon later in “Winter Sonata”. These are testament to Yoon’s status in the Hallyu entertainment scene. But undeniably, the dramas after “Winter Sonata” such as “Summer Scent” and “Spring Waltz” did not receive as much success in terms of ratings and reviews. Some mass media comments that if Jang Keun Suk takes on a role in the proposed drama, it is hard to guarantee his future success, firstly because Director Yoon’s style of tragic and innocent love is more suited for reminiscing and no longer the main theme of modern Korean dramas, and secondly, although “You’re Beautiful” (YAB) received overwhelming response in Asia, it is a fact that YAB was not widely accepted by the Korean audience. Including “Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do” and his latest work “Marry me Mary”, JKS is always hovering on the edge of “idolized roles”, which does not always bode well for a long-term acting career as such characters easily give people a sense of repetition and lack of break-through.

Although JKS is leading in Japan in terms of his popularity, it is undeniably the truth that as an actor, JKS still does not have any representative work to date. A collaboration with Yoon Seok-ho will definitely be cause for much attention, but after all the hubbub, whether this turns out to be a blessing or a bubble is up to the judgment of the audience.

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张根硕东京购物被粉丝狂追 曝女友是日本人

腾讯娱乐讯 （紫/文）韩国男星张根硕主演的电视剧《都是美男》创下在日本重播次数最多的韩剧，4月27日的出道曲《Let me cry》的销量佳绩则全面引爆了他在日本的人气，成为平面、电视等媒体争相报道的热点。5月31日发行的《周刊女性》和《女性自身》再度双双把他当作封面人物，在后者的采访中，张根硕竟不打自招地承认有“女友”一事。

“去年拍完《玛丽外宿中》后，我只休息了10天左右的时间。自那以后到现在，我就再也没有休息过”张根硕在接受采访时叹档期忙得没有时间休息。“我的女友……是日本人……开玩笑的！”他突然冒出这句话，令记者也被吓一跳。张根硕曝之前在东京涉谷购物时被小学生粉丝狂追。
目前张根硕在忙于电影《宠物情人》的拍摄同时，见缝插针式地到泰国、中国台湾和上海等地开粉丝见面会。31日，韩国媒体报道张根硕30日在首尔的某咖啡店密会“韩剧推手”——知名导演尹锡湖，后者有意邀请他出演9月KBS2放送的新剧《我们美好的青春岁月》（暂定题），打造一出和电影《假如爱有天意》中相仿的纯爱戏。当初人气团体Big bang的TOP被认为是男主角的有力候选，但后者因为档期的问题无法出演。

知情人透露，包括《宠物情人》的拍摄以及海外的活动，张根硕到8月份为止的档期也是全都排满，但尹锡湖积极地发出了诚意Love call，双方实现合作的可能性相当大。此剧最初将在日本进行摄影，计划启用韩流明星担任主角。制片方看中张根硕最近在日本无与伦比的强势姿态，如果他答应出演的话“可以吸引到每集15万美金的先行投资，光是这点就让制片方安心了许多（不会担心赤字）”，日本投资方也表示比起元彬，更倾向于张根硕演男主角。最近包括《武士白东秀》等多部电视剧都把张根硕当作是男主角的第一候选，希望他可以加盟。张根硕如今在日本的人气，几乎可以压倒“韩流元组裴勇俊”，“他能吸引大批的日本投资方砸重金，成为多部大制作主的抢夺对象是顺理成章的事。毕竟日本的市场份额足够诱人”。

但一下是尹锡湖的作品年表
1992KBS《明天的爱》
1994KBS《感觉》
1994KBS《爱的问候》
1999KBS《招待》(最爱是谁）
2000KBS《蓝色生死恋》
2002KBS《冬季恋歌》
2003KBS《夏日香气》
2006KBS《春天的华尔兹》
2011KBS《我们美好的青春岁月》

从这份清单其实可以看出，“韩流四大天王”的张东健、李秉宪、宋承宪、元彬中有三位都是出自尹导演打造的电视剧，加上《冬季恋歌》的裴勇俊，“他在韩流圈中的地位可见一斑”。但《冬季恋歌》后的《夏日香气》、《春天的华尔兹》等剧无论是收视还是口碑都大不如前也是不争的事实。有媒体认为这次张根硕出演其新作的话“很难说前景一片光明，一来尹式的感伤纯爱似乎更适合怀念，而不再是现在韩剧的主旋律，二则是从张根硕自身来说，尽管《美男》在亚洲圈反响不错，但被韩国本土观众冷落也是事实。包括《七音符》以及最新的《玛丽外宿中》等作品，他总是在‘IDOL化的角色’中徘徊，对其长远的演员生涯来说，不见得是好事——角色容易给人千篇一律，缺乏突破的感觉。虽然现在在日本人气一支独秀，但作为一名演员，张根硕至今没有代表作也是事实。与尹锡湖合作，肯定会成为很大的噱头，但喧哗过后，是真金还是泡沫，只能等待观众定论”。

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