Lee Jong-suk’s Japanese Fan Meeting Party Tickets Sold Out in 3 Minutes

Lee Jong-suk’s Japanese Fan Meeting Party Tickets Sold Out in 3 Minutes

Top hallyu star Lee Jong-suk proved his popularity in Japan, following China.

The tickets for the fan meeting party entitled ‘2015 Lee Jong-suk Fan Meeting in Japan’ which will be held on May 24 at Laforet Museum in Roppongi, Japan, were completely sold out just within three minutes of going on sale.

“The Japanese fan meeting party is expected to be held in approximately three years. While it was originally planned to be a one-time event, we decided to add one more show thanks to explosive interest from fans. All tickets for the two shows were completely sold out, and we are still getting a flood of requests for an additional show,” said an insider from his management.

The advance tickets were almost immediately sold out as soon as a website for reservations opened ticket sales. High-priced scalping tickets are alleged to be sold at the moment, costing almost 10 times the original price.

Meanwhile, thanks to the boom, people in the entertainment field in Korea and Japan are hoping that the hallyu business sectors will revive again with the rise of Lee Jong-suk in Japan. “With his good looks and impressive performance, these are great demands on him at the moment in the Japanese market. A lot of people are keeping an eye on the upcoming event,” said an insider of the Japanese entertainment industry.

Lee Jong-suk has been holding his ‘Lee Jong-suk’s Asian Tour’ in Seoul, Beijing, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Taiwan, and Shanghai. The tour will come to a full stop on May 30 in Hong Kong.

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Source: Getitk

Gu Ha-ra wants to costar with Lee Jong-suk

K-pop singer Gu Ha-ra features in an extensive fashion shoot and interview with a Korean entertainment news website, in which she showed an interest in acting 

When asked what kind of acting project should would like to try, the singer said, “I’ve thought about acting in a cunning but outwardly innocent role,” like the role actress Jun Ji-hyun played in the hit drama series “My Love from the Star.”

Gu said that she could like to costar with Lee Jong-suk, who is known for his lead roles in romantic comedies.

The 24-year-old singer is preparing to release her solo album in July, while girl group KARA, of which she is a member, will release their next Japanese album “Summergic” next month. 

By Yoon Sarah (sarah356@heraldcorp.com) 

Source: Kpopherald

Shin Jung Geun praises ‘Pinocchio’ co-stars Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk.

During the press conference for his new movie “Dangerous In-laws 2″ Shin Jung Geun who plays Choi In Ha’s dad, Choi Dal Pyeong in the hit drama, ‘Pinocchio’ comments on his ‘Pinocchio’ co-stars. 

“Lee Jong Suk is an outstanding actor. He always does his best at his work and also has a lot of aegyo so he always liven up the atmosphere on set” he said. 

In regard to his on-screen daughter, he comments, “Our Shinhye is of course number 1. She always call me ‘dad’ and Byun Hee Bongteacher ‘grandpa,’ she treated us like her own family members. It’s my first time seeing a young actress with that much wit and talent for acting.” 

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[Article] Kim Woo Bin admits “true love” between him and Lee Jong Suk

Kim Woo Bin had worked with Lee Jong Suk in ‘School 2013’, in which their guy-guy friendship drew much attention, and many fans teased them about getting together. At Woo Bin’s fan meeting in Taipei on 25 April 2015, he was asked about their relationship and he admitted with a laugh, “That’s right, it’s true love between Jong Suk and me” which elicited excited screams from the audience.

Woo Bin went on to clarify, “Love is not only between couples, but also between friends and family.” He added that he just had a meal with Jong Suk last week. Their strong friendship is evident from his words.

金宇彬曾與李鍾碩合作《學校2013》結緣，兩人在戲劇中的男男友情引起轟動，被大批粉絲笑虧「快點在一起。」見面會上被問到與對方的關係，他笑著說「沒錯呀，我和李鍾碩是真愛！」引起台下觀眾興奮尖叫，不過，他隨後有補充「所謂的愛情，並不是只有情侶間的愛情，就連朋友、家人之間都可以稱為是真愛。」並說道「上禮拜才和鍾碩一起吃飯。」對談間透露兩人超深厚的友誼。

Source: ETtoday
原文網址: 直擊／與李鍾碩關係如何？　金宇彬笑認「我們是真愛」
Translated by: admin Rienne

Korean celebrities remember Sewol ferry tragedy and victims

Korean celebrities remember Sewol ferry tragedy and victims

A number of celebrities mourned for the Sewol ferry incident and victims.

April 16 is the first anniversary of the tragic disaster. The sinking of the ferry occurred on the morning of April 16 last year, while it was en route from Incheon to Jeju. The Japanese-built South Korean ferry capsized while carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School in Ansan. As a result, 304 passengers died in the disaster and approximately 172 survivors were rescued, by private fishing boats and other commercial vessels ironically, instead of South Korean coast guard or ROK Navy ships. 9 are still missing.

Meanwhile, Korean celebrities also joined in mourning for the deceased.

• Celebrities commemorate via SNS

Many celebrities put up a photo or image of a yellow ribbon as their profile picture of online or mobile messengers, SNS channels, etc. The yellow ribbon represents sorrow over the tragic incident. Some stars also posted a commemorating message on their SNS.

So-jin, Hye-ri, Minah of Girl’s Day, Lee Teuk of Super Junior, KAI, Chan-yeol of EXO, Jong-hoon of FTISLAND, Jo Kwon of 2AM, Mir of MBLAQ, Song Jieun, Jun Hyoseong of Secret, Lee Gi-kwang of BEAST, Brian of Fly to the Sky, Lee Seung-hwan, Yoon Jong-shin, Shim Eun-jin, Kim Chang-ryul, Eric Nam, Baek Bo-ram, Lee Min-ho, Park Shin-hye, Jung Ryeo-won, Lee Sang-yeob, Yoo Ho-rin, Han Ji-woo, Kim Jae-dong and more mourned for the deceased via private or official SNS.

In addition, actors Lee Jong-suk and Kim Woo-bin are said to have written a letter to their fans who were students in Danwon High School, touching the hearts of people.

(TOP) Lee Jong-suk’s written letter (BOTTOM) Kim Woo-bin’s written letter

• Entertainment shows cancelled

Korea’s terrestrial TV channels cancelled entertainment shows to express their condolences for the victims of the Sewol tragedy. Also, M.net’s ‘M Countdown’ shifted its air date to Friday. ‘The Lover’ will not air tonight.

The star-studded cast and director of the upcoming blockbuster, ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ are said to arrive in Seoul today on the quiet, without any special event to join in mourning the loss of the incident.

Moreover, seasoned actor Lee Kyung-young and singer Jo Kwanwoo released a music video entitled ‘Floating Lamp’ to commemorate the deceased. The music video has become in the center of attention upon the release as it was produced by Lee Kyung-young. ‘Floating Lamp’ was made by many celebrities and artists in Korea as a talent donation. The video features South Korean contemporary dancer Poppin’ Hyun Joon’s dance of condolence.

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Lee Jong Suk Sends a Birthday Message and Flowers to Sewol Ferry Victim

Doing what he could do to provide comfort, Lee Jong Suk sent a birthday present to a Sewol ferry victim.

Danwon high school student, Kwon Ji Hye, who lost her life on the Sewol ferry on April 16, 2014, was sent a birthday message and flowers from Lee Jong Suk in time for her 19th birthday. 

Kwon Ji Hye′s family shared to an acquaintance that Kwon Ji Hye was a fan of Lee Jong Suk. The acquaintance relayed the message to Lee Jong Suk′s company and asked for a signature to put in the vault where her ashes are kept.

Fulfilling the request and sending her a basket of yellow and white flowers, Lee Jong Suk wrote, “Dear Ji Hye, I sincerely wish you a happy 19th birthday. You, who′s as beautiful as flowers, I hope it′s always spring where you are.”

April 16 marks one year since the Sewol tragedy, which took the lives of hundreds of people, happened in 2014.

Photo Credit: Wellmade ENT, Online community 

Source: mwave 

Lee Jong-suk gets lovely cakes from Peruvian fans

 

“Pinocchio” actor Lee Jong-suk received decorative cakes from fans in Peru, congratulating him on his fifth anniversary since his acting debut.

The Korean actor shared photos Wednesday on Instagram of specially crafted cakes sent from Peru.

One had a figurine of the actor and a Peruvian flag and was decorated with “5th Anniversary, Lee Jong-suk.”

“I think I received more congratulations (this anniversary) than on my birthday,” wrote Lee in the photo caption. The actor, 25, thanked fans, while apologizing for not paying more attention to them.

“I will work hard … I will act even better,” wrote Lee.

Lee, who recently starred in hit drama series “Pinocchio” opposite actress Park Shin-hye, concluded his Shanghai fan meeting Monday, which was watched by some 80,000 viewers on live television.

By Yoon Sarah (sarah356@heraldcorp.com) 

Source: Kpopherald

Lee Jong-suk celebrates 5th anniversary

South Korea actor Lee Jong-suk posted his photo on Instagram Tuesday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of his acting debut.

“Thank you!!!!I love you!!!!!” the model-turned-actor wrote.

Lee, 25, most recently starred in the SBS drama “Pinocchio,” where he took the lead role as a rookie journalist along with actress Park Shin-hye.

By Hong Hye-jin (honghyejin@heraldcorp.com) 

Source: Kpopherald