Jo Hyun Jae

Jo Hyun-Jae doesn’t smile a lot in his dramas. But when he does, it’s like the sun bursting forth from the clouds. Off screen, however, on certain occasions he smiles, even laughs, with such refreshing charm and charisma that we can’t resist sharing these photos with you.

The million $ smile — from his early days as a model

The happy smile — from the 6/23/08 Tokyo Fan Meeting

The radiant smile — from the 7/19/08 Korea Fan Meeting

The drunken smile — from the celebration dinner after completion of “3 Dads/1 Mom”

The sad smile — at the farewell on 8/5/08

The embarrassed smile — from the TV show “Night Heart” 夜心万万

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We love this TV show, well, this episode anyway, (check it out at the thread above) in which Jo Hyun-Jae reveals so much about himself, even his lost love. He says afterwards he regrets it; you never hear him speak so much in public again.

(Photos courtesy of EVER Korea and CAFE Korea. Link to video via johyunjaeChina, thanks!)

You all know Jo Hyun-Jae is a very conscientious actor. When he is on set, he concentrates on the task at hand. When he is off set, however, he looks like he’s not sure what he’s doing there or why he’s there at all. Very often you find this pensive or melancholy or faraway look in his eyes.

你的眼神 The look in your eyes
sung by Samantha Lam Chi-Mei 林志美

淡淡然掠過 Silently sweeping by

神祕又美麗 mysterious and beautiful

它恍似驟來的雨 it seems like a sudden rain shower

我也難自禁抬頭看你 I can’t help but raise my head to look at you

你偏將心事瞞住 but you choose to hide your feelings

就算默然不語 Even if no words are said

我都深深記住 I will remember by heart

因你的眼神 because the look in your eyes

使我心裡著迷 enchants my heart

啊已將我心輕輕的留住 Oh! it has softly captivated my heart

Jo Hyun-Jae has appeared on a number of magazine covers in Japan and Korea. Which one(s) do you like most?

Here are more of your favourite photos:

Christine

MKL

Shirley

Kathy

MDH

Gabriella

If Helen of Troy was “the face that launched a thousand ships”*, Jo Hyun-Jae is “the face that launched a thousand sites.”

I have no statistics to back up my assumption, but I am sure there are more than a thousand websites all over the world dedicated to Jo Hyun-Jae.

Which is your favourite Jo Hyun-Jae photo? What is the face that first attracted you? Come on, let’s be honest! Before you discovered his “inner beauty”, you must have been first captivated by his incredible good looks.

Please e-mail your favourite JHJ photo and your name to us at jhjfans@gmail.com and we will publish them here.

What you see at the top here is the JHJ photo that took my breath away. Let’s see yours!

* From the 16th century English dramatist Christopher Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus”:

Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.

The reference is of course to Helen, Queen of Sparta, the most beautiful woman in the world, who was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris. The thousand ships refer to the Greek contingent that set sail for Troy to try to get her back which started the Trojan Wars, resulting in the destruction of Troy.

Today (March is International Women’s Day.

Our title is of course a take-off of that Willie Nielson song “To all the girls I’ve loved before.”

Whoever you are
Wherever you are
Whatever you are (woman or man)

We wish you a very happy day! Love on!

(Photos courtesy of Piggie of johyunjaeChina)