Jo Hyun Jae

Please also read our account in our posts “Farewell to JHJ: Seeing him off to join the army” April 15-17, 2009 (under Category: “JHJ fan meetings”.)

(Credit: Video by Suri and Nannaya of everjohyunjae.co.kr. Thanks!)

Yes, we’re all waiting for you, Jo Hyun-Jae!  Not long now — another week to go.

(Credit: MV by 3.1. Thanks!)

If you prefer:  youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLn1ENsXRzk

This is johyunjaeHONGKONG’s congratulatory video on the occasion of the opening of Jo Hyun-Jae’s Official Korean Website today.  The Chinese song is called “Congratulations”, repeated over and over again as ‘gong see’ (Chinese for congratulations.)

(Credit: Video by KK of johyunjae.hk.  Thanks!)

Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting

Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn’t stop the pain

If I see you next to never
How can we say forever

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times
That I though would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can’t get near you now

Oh, can’t you see it baby
You’ve got me goin’ crazy

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I’m with you
I’ll take the chance

Oh, can’t you see it baby
You’ve got me goin’ crazy

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

Yes, Sergeant Jo Hyun-Jae — we’re all right here waiting for you!

(Credit: MV by KK of johyunjae.hk.  Thanks!)

This is the MV created by Ranta to celebrate CarpeDiemJAPAN’s second anniversary last month.  We’ve only just now converted it from a flash to a video.  Even though it’s no longer timely, it’s still worth posting here because the MV is a beautiful piece of work.

(Credit: Ranta of CarpeDiemJAPAN.  Thanks!)

Another MV from our talented and prolific Japanese friend Mizutamari — many thanks!  We’ve often marvelled at the fact that Jo Hyun-Jae has made so many ordinary women tap into their creative veins to produce wonderful works that are enjoyed by his legions of fans.

(Credit: Mizutamari of http://club.brokore.com/sodonyo.  Thanks!) 

This MV is in 2 parts — the first part is BOOM-BOOM-BOOM (black-and-white) and the second part (in colour) is a ballad, perfectly portraying the two sides of Jo Hyun-Jae — tough and tender, cool and charming.

(Credit: jini of EVERjohyunjae.co.kr.  Thanks!)

Our JHJ fan of the month KK has created a MV for wuliJHJ!  She asks if we have a favourite song, and we do.  So here is Bette Midler’s “The wind beneath my wings”, set against some of our favourite scenes in “Sunshine”. 

We got a little dizzy watching this MV over and over again.  Is it because we’re on cloud nine?  or is it because the picture keeps tilting from left to right, right to left…..?  We’re probably just overjoyed!

The Wind Beneath My Wings

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
To never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that’s your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
While you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you’re my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
‘Cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But I’ve got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you’re my hero?
You’re everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
‘Cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you’re my hero?
You’re everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
‘Cause you are the wind beneath my wings,
‘Cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
So high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
Thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.

Video (titled: “Those winter memories”) and “Love Letter” photos by KK of johyunjae.hk.  KK is our JHJ Fan of the Month — she is so talented and versatile, and she creates the best MVs, set to beautiful melodies.  Even though she lost everything because her computer crashed a while ago, it did not take her long to begin her creative process all over again.  We salute you, KK!

From the moment the dawn starts to gleam in gold
I know I’ll never be lonely again
Seeing your face break into a smile for me
With you the world is not the same anymore.

(From the song – but equally applicable to how JHJ fans feel about him.)

(Credit: KK of johyunjae.hk. Many thanks!)

Above MV shows clips of Jo Hyun-Jae accepting the Andre Kim 2007 Best Star Award, along with Kim Hee-Sun. Please also see video of event in our 2009.8.22 post “JHJ award-winning moments (4)” under Category: JHJ awards.

NOTE: MV is originally a flash – our resident computer genius turned it into this format.  When I was editing this post (before the change), I had to listen to the accompanying song continuously – oh, at least 30 times!  Nearly drove me nuts!  Who’s the uptown girl?  And is JHJ the downtown boy?

(Credit: Video by Param of CarpeDiemJAPAN; name on photos. Thanks!)