http://jo-hyun-jae.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:55:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently photos of Korean actresses BEFORE and AFTER cosmetic surgery were somehow leaked and aroused a furore in the entertainment world.  Among the list are some of Jo Hyun-Jae's co-stars which may come as a surprise. Left: BEFORE; Right: AFTER Han Chae-Young ("Only You") -- double eyelids Lee Bo-Young ("Seo Dong Yo") -- major ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/31/then-and-now-2/     I was exchanging notes with the Master of a major JHJ website who confided she found it harder now running her site than when JHJ was in the army.  At least during those two lean years she could use materials about military life, but now those are irrelevant.  The Master ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/30/dear-diary-17/     This is my favourite "Only You" video of late -- for 2 reasons: 1.  I first watched it before I started to cook dinner, and I could see Han Yee-Jun was not any better as a chef than I was (which was a great consolation!) and 2.  After dinner I went for ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/29/scenes-from-only-you/     This photo is from CarpeDiemJAPAN's Param's private collection.  This is a giant billboard in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and the year is 2003. We've always wanted to use this photo but somehow can't fit it in anywhere, so here it is -- our favourite JHJ photo in our favourite part of Tokyo. (Credit: name ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/29/jhj-in-shinjuku/ Feast your eyes on these photos of Jo Hyun-Jae the model -- very young, very hip, still fashionable by today's standards.     Now you know where wulijohyunjae's signature JHJ photo came from! (Credit: ahiru of CarpeDiemJAPAN.  Thanks!)  http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/28/crencia-2003-fall/ Our Contributing Editor prissymom has come up with a timely article.  "Wild" is a word that I would never dream of associating with our JHJ.  He has been variously described as calm, tranquil, serene, etc.  But wild?  No, not a word that I would use to describe our JHJ.    And yet looking ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/27/wild/ Andre Kim According to Korean news reports, the famous Korean designer Andre Kim has recently been hospitalized because of deteriorating health.  He is currently undergoing treatment in an isolation ward for the seriously ill.  Ever since his fashion show in Beijing in March 2010,  Andre Kim has been in and out of hospitals.  Born ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/26/assorted-news/ What's the big deal about JHJ showing a little flesh?  It's not as if he hasn't done it before.  Here's the 2009 calendar cover in which JHJ poses rather coyly but seductively with not a shred (from what we can see.) And this COSMO cover shows a very young JHJ in ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/26/flesh/   Page 1 (Right) After almost two years, on the stage again!! Immediate report on Jo Hyun-Jae's latest after his discharge. Page 2 (Left) Jo Hyun-Jae First exclusive interview by KBOOM after his discharge KBOOM Special Interview Story   Vol. 52 Two years ago Jo Hyun-Jae entered the military at the height of his popularity.  He has now ended his ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/25/kboom-prelude-to-the-interview/ I first saw the news article on a Korean website at 8:15 a.m.  SCREAM!!!!!  I blinked several times -- to make sure I was seeing right.  Maybe there's something wrong with the translation.  No! Key words "expose muscular upper torso" were still there, whichever way they're translated.  I took a ... http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2010/07/24/dear-diary-16/