Hyun Joong's new album

Hyun Joong has released the jacket photos of his upcoming album entitled 'Break Down' scheduled for release on the 8th of June.

His album has him with a different look from his usual appearance, and has been described by netizens to be a more masculine and manly side of him.

His album will carry six tracks and sees him collaborating with Ken Lewis, who has also worked with Usher, Kanye West and Eminem.

What say you guys? Cool? Macho? Too dark?

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Hyun Joong preps up for his solo album

After a long while, Hyun Joong is finally working hard towards his very own solo album!

A representative from his management company, KeyEast, has stated that Hyun Joong is currently in the midst of the preparations for his solo album and has been very dedicated in making the album a success as this was his first solo album away from his SS brothers.

He has also been very active in the production of the album, as he has been expressing his view and opinions on the lineup of the album, portraying how serious and passionate he is about his music.

The album is scheduled for a May/ June release.

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Hyun Joong supports Junsu!

Hyun Joong showed his support for friend, Kim Junsu of JYJ by attending his musical 'Tears of Heaven' on the 12th.

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Hyun Joong's thoughts on dramas, the future and marriage

Hyun Joong, who has just recently wrapped up his second drama 'Playful Kiss', has definitely been in the media spotlight. The drama did not garner high ratings in terms of viewership, but was a hit online, and the YouTube editions of the drama drew in over 8 million hits.

When asked about his feelings towards the dismally low ratings that the drama received, he was rather positive in his answer as he stated that he was not all that bothered about the numbers. What mattered to him was the experience and lessons that he learnt from the drama. He realized that it wasn't easy to become a leading actor in a drama, and that although high ratings would have been great, he wasn't going to dwell on it as Playful Kiss was a drama that he held dear to him and was a project that he was proud of.

He also stated that while he was happy with his choice of dramas, he would prefer to not take on any roles such as that of Yoon Ji Hoo and Baek Seung Jo as they were too romantic for him. He also said that he would like to take on more beefy roles that would see him in a tougher light.

Hyun Joong also discussed his future, as he mentioned that he had to work his way upwards now, and assert himself as an established actor. As Hyun Joong will be the ripe age of 26 next year, he stated that it won't be long before he will be called to serve in the army, and after that he will have to return to the movie industry and continue to strengthen his foothold in the industry.

Considering such circumstances, he decided that he would not think of marriage anytime soon. Any talk of marriage would have to take place at least 10 years from now. While he had initially hoped to tie the knot before he turned 30, he now knows that it was almost impossible for him to do so as he neither has the time nor a partner in his life at the moment, hence his marriage plans will probably only happen when he is about 40.

Hyun Joong will be working on more overseas activities as well as album recording activities in the first half of 2011.

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Hyun Joong in Singapore and Malaysia

Hyun Joong was recently in both Singapore and Malaysia as part of his promotional activities for the Face Shop, which he now represents.

He had a meet and greet session with the fans in both Singapore and Malaysia, as well as press conferences with the local media. He stated that despite having such a short time with his fans, he was happy to have had those moments with them.

He also made another contribution to charity as he donated the proceeds from the auctioning of his autograph to NGO World Vision.

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Hyun Joong Picspam

Picspam of the owner of this lovely sunshine smile!!

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Hyun Joong News in a flash!

I haven't really been featuring any news on Hyun Joong lately, so this are all the interesting bits done in a jiffy! Will be more dedicated to him soon, I promise!

1) Hyun Joong donated the proceeds he earned from his final 'Playful Kiss' event in support of women's soccer. He also teamed up with Adidas and donated some 23 million won worth of sporting goods to the women's soccer team. Keyeast revealed that he decided to do this as he has always been a strong supporter of soccer, and wanted to do something to encourage the girls to not give up on their dreams and to continue to work hard towards their goals.

2) Hyun Joong will also be representing Korea at the opening of the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou on the 12th.


3) Fans of Playful Kiss can look forward to more goodness via YouTube, as they have announced that they will be releasing more footage on the popular streaming portal. Hyun Joong also mentioned that as there were lesser restrictions on YouTube, fans can anticipate more lovey dovey scenes between him and Ha Ni. I am pretty sure that there are some episodes circulating on YouTube now, so don't forget to watch!

4) Hyun Joong and Joe Cheng will also be on the same stage in Japan as they will participate in a concert that aims at helping the lesser privileged children in the Philippines and Cambodia.


5) Hyun Joong attended the Seoul Fashion Week which was held from the 22nd till the 28th.

More news coming soon! Hyun Joong sure has been busy! Hope he's getting enough rest though. ^^

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My thoughts on 장난스런 Kiss

Hyun Joong, you have totally blown me away. I never thought that you'd improve so much over such a short period of time, but you proved everyone wrong. No longer are you the wooden Ji Hoo seonbae from KPN.

I absolutely love you in 장난!!!!

After watching a marathon of six episodes, I found myself wanting more. I can't wait for the next episode to air! And so because of my fondness of this drama, I decided to post some of my fave scenes with my own thoughts of the drama.

It won't run in any particular order, but just a general outlook of what I feel about the drama.

Funnily enough, I found that there were so many familiar things about the drama, the way Ha Ni reminds me so much of my friend Hye Kyung, from the way she talks to her facial expressions. They don't look the same, but they feel the same. Does that make sense?

And her best friend! Looks just like my cousin! Well, when my cousin was about 10 years younger that is. Now she's a proud mother of two extremely lively boys and an angel of a daughter, but Ma Ri unnie, doesn't Min Ah look just like you? The same hairstyle, the same round eyes, the same glasses back then.. It's you!

And honestly speaking, I think Seung Jo's mom looks like Song Hye Kyo. Am I the only one that thinks so?

Hmmm...

Hyun Joong Picspam

Picspam to make up for all the time I didn't post any pretty things on my blog.

*Credits: Keyeast*

News Bites

A few quick updates on our favorite man and woman!

1) Hyun Joong's latest drama fizzled on the ratings scale, as it only managed to garner 3.5% to 3.7% of the viewership ratings when it debuted last week. However, there has been rave reviews about Hyun Joong's acting, which has vastly improved since his KPN days, and the fact that there has been a large amount of numbers downloading the episodes. I have yet to watch it, thanks to the evil entity known as work, but I will definitely watch it these next two nights! I have faith!

2) Hwang Bo was also recently in Thailand for a fanmeeting entitled 'A Moment In Time with Hwang Bo 2010! Lucky fans! She also had a photoshoot and several interview sessions while she was in Thailand. Muize, did you go?

3) Hyun Joong has also been signed on as the new face of 'The Face Shop', which has also been endorsed by Bae Yong Jun. I've used products from The Face Shop before, not too bad. But I don't really like the eye shadows, it doesn't seem to last as long as Etude House. Or maybe it's just me.

Will be back with more news soon!

*Source: Naver.com*

More on 장난스런 Kiss

More on Hyun Joong's latest drama project!

The posters and the trailers are out, and it seems like the excitement is mounting for this drama! I have to admit, Jung So Min is absolutely adorable in the posters and trailer. I have a strong feeling that this drama is going to garner a lot of fans rooting for their pairing.

Hyun Joong seems to be a lot more smiley in the trailer compared to the Japanese and Taiwanese male leads, who carried on a more sullen, nonchalant air about the female lead.

Although I think that he's just being smiley for the sake of the trailer. I mean, the pics that were released during their walk to school had Hyun Joong looking every bit as sullen as Joe Cheng.

And Joe Cheng is absolutely fantastic! I loved him in all his roles, but my absolute fave has got to be the androgynous role that he took on in The Rose. Now who can hate Kui, who was so confused yet so determined to love, and be loved in return?

Plus he was just so super adorable when he was bratty with his siblings, and so full of himself!!

I heart Kui.

But I digress. Back to 장난!!

The drama looks so cute! I can't wait to watch it already!

장난 Fighting!!

P/S: Trailers are up on YouTube, just type it in and uber cuteness will fill your screen!

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