[Video] Kim Hyun Joong solo album comback on Ystar [11.07.08]

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[Video] Kim Hyun Joong ‘Break Down’ Showcase & Interview by Grade A Entertainment [11.06.08]

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[Video] Kim Hyun Joong "Break Down" Showcase stage by TV Daily

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[Notice] Kim Hyun Joong [BREAK DOWN] fan signing event

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Korean to English translation by Stephanie (@Stephiie4SS501/東方5AS1)

Hello.

This is Henecian team.

In commemoration of Kim Hyun Joong's 1st mini album [BREAK DOWN], a fan signing event will be held on 11th June.

As there were many requests for an album fan signing event. For those who wants to participate, below are the notes on how to participate! Please confirm your participation for the fan signing event.

[Synnara record signing event - Yongsan I-Park, ET Land]

Date: 11th June 2011, Saturday, 7.30pm

Venue: Yongsan I-Park Event Square (just in case if it rains, location will be switched to Yongsan I-Park mall )

From 8th of June(Wednesday) to 10th of June(Friday),  buyers who made their purchase for Kim HyunJoong's 1st mini album [BREAK DOWN] from Synnara Record in Yongsan I-Park branch and ETLand branch, 200 buyers out of 100 buyers from each branch will be selected through lucky draws. The winners will be announced through Synnara shopping mall (http://www.synnara.co.kr/) after 11 pm on 10th June.

For more information about the fan signing event progress, please contact any Synnara store.

Synnara Record in Yongsan I-Park:  02)2012-0655

Synnara Record in ETLand: 02)715-4380

[Direction to Synnara Record Yongsan I-Park Event Square]

Please see (http://www.iparkmall.co.kr/) for more information on transportation.

Please take note:

1) You will get an autograph on Kim HyunJoong's 1st mini album [BREAK DOWN]. There will not be any autograph other than the album.

2) Please refrain from asking question during the signing event to prevent any time delay.

To ensure there is no time delay, for those who are involved in the event: P.S: Because a conversation might lead to the time delay of signing, once again, please refrain from asking question

3) Any photos or video recording or transcription of Kim HyunJoong will be restricted for a smoother event progress and to ensure publicity protection.

[Article] Kim Hyun Joong ‘I Want to Appeal as Strong Man’

Article Courtesy KBS Global

Singer Kim Hyun Joong, who will release his first solo album entitled “Break Down,” said, “Bae Yong Joon gave me positive advice on my album.”

“I was just an idol when I held activities as a member of SS501, so I wanted to reveal my grown-up appearance as a strong man when I decided to debut as a solo singer.” — Kim Hyun Joong (25)

Singer Kim Hyun Joong, who debuted as a solo singer by releasing his first solo album entitled “Break Down,” held a press conference and a showcase at Jang Choong Gymnasium on June 7 and expressed his feelings. He introduced the concept of his new album, saying, “I am 26 years old in Korean age and it is still young to be classified as a grown-up man. I am actually not a type of macho man, but I just wanted to present a difference appearance not as an idol but as a man.” He had already experienced album production when he was a member of a group and he also participated in producing his album this time. He explained, “I visited America last year in June to find out my own songs, and I actively presented my own opinion when creating a dance performance and making a music video.

I have tried to deviate from my previous image in SS501 and tried to improve my performance and make the impact of the performance much stronger. I wanted to be evaluated as ‘He is a real man’ and ‘He can sing a mature song.’” As he already explained, his title song “Break Down” is a dynamic dance song with a strong beat and sound focusing on Kim Hyun Joong’s splendid dance performance. Rapper Double K participated as a featured artist. Kim continued to explain his album, saying, “People might have been curious about Kim Hyun Joong’s style in the first solo album. When I chose the title song, I agonized between ‘Break Down’ and ‘Please,’ and I chose ‘Break Down’ because I want to present a cool dance performance in the hot Summer. Romantic songs with sweet lyrics such as ‘Kiss Kiss’ are also included in my album.” The music video for the title song was unveiled during the showcase, and it also revealed Kim Hyun Joong’s strong image. He appeared as a muscular man with a dark and powerful image in the music video. Kim Hyun Joong said, “I made a promise with my physical trainer to work out for 100 days, and I became very nervous when 50 and 70 days passed, so I worked really hard since then. I also trained to strengthen my physical ability for a better performance as a solo singer while working out and playing soccer.” The fact that his album was the first album since he had moved to his new agency Keyeast, in which Hallyu star Bae Yong Joon is the largest shareholder, raised more anticipation. Kim said, “Bae Yong Joon suggested I study music more, taking this chance, and he had showed any good music or dance video he came across to me. He actively supported my album production by checking videos filming my dance performance. And Bae, who has a talent in taking pictures, suggested shooting my album jacket photo. He seemed to study producing music albums as a representative of an agency. I really appreciated his advice and I am also very satisfied with the support from my agency.”

Among the members of SS501, he was the fourth member who came to debut as a solo singer. He frankly revealed that he was feeling pressure, saying, “When I looked at the other members who debuted as a solo singer, I realized that the title of “former member of SS501″ could not guarantee an easy way as a solo singer. I had to do everything by myself, and I tried to overcome myself with more practice whenever I felt difficulties. I had poor breathing and pronunciation, so I practiced reading books and newspapers while biting a cork in my mouth, and I could hit notes that I could not hit before by practicing.”

He mentioned Seo Tai Ji as his role model. He said, “Even though he sang different genre songs from me, he is still my role model as a singer. As for actors, there are many actors whom I respect, but now the actor Seol Kyung Gu, who is living in the flat below me, suddenly comes up into my head.” With the showcase held on the same day, he began his activities as a solo singer in earnest. Kim said, “Jang Choong Gymnasium will go through remodeling, and I will be the last singer who performs in this place before the remodeling. I will present a splendid performance during my showcase.” He revealed confidence and talked about his future plans, saying, “After I moved to my new agency, I had not held many performances, so I will actively perform at home and abroad from now on. I will begin holding fan meetings from August in Asian countries, and I will hold an Asia concert tour after I release my second album at the end of September. I have already begun working on my next album. You will be able to see my activities more as a singer and not as an actor this year.”

[News] Why does Kim Hyun Joong called Yunho, who is only 4 months older than him, a big brother?

Source : Nate by Ilnung
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Reposted from babyvfan.wordpress

Singer Kim Hyun Joong explained why he calls Yunho, who is 4 months older than him, a big brother.

On June 7, SBS’s Strong Heart provided a lot of fun and entertainment by having a special episode of ‘Strong Heart: King of Kings‘ with interesting talks of extraordinary guests.

The participation of both the leader of TVXQ Yunho and the leader of SS501 Kim Hyun Joong in this particular episode attracted public gaze; they’re well known for their intimate friendship.

Kim Hyun Joong said, “I even slept over big brother Yunho’s place twice.” Yunho gave a good laugh by saying, “Once, I just left the house without waking him up; he had fallen sound asleep.”

Kim Hyun Joong, who calls Yunho a big brother explained, “I have my rules. I treat people who are younger than me, but let older brothers pay for my meal. So I usually call people ‘brothers’ to who are born in the early years, and call people ‘friends’ to who are younger than me.”

Yunho was born in 1986 February 6, Kim Hyun Joong was born in 1986 June 6, and Lee Seung Gi was born in early 1987. Kim Hyun Joong has been calling Yunho as a big brother, and Lee Seung Gi as a friend.

Hence, Kim Hyun Joong explained, “When Seung Gi, brother Yunho and I eat together, big brother Yunho is always the one to pay.” and gave a good laugh.

The casts of this episode were: Yunho of TVQX, Kim Hyun Joong, Jun Ho of 2PM, An Moon Sook, Hong Seok Cheon, Park Jung Ah, Choi Hong Man, Oh Jung Hae, Kwang Hee of ZE:A, Park In Young, and etc.

[FanAccount] Kim Hyun Joong @ M!CountDown Comeback Stage

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Translation: khjgalaxy

1) All kinds of fans

At the end, around 350 fans were allowed to enter the live recording. According to my observation, roughly 25% Korean fans, 35% Chinese fans, 30% Japanese fans, 10% Southeast Asian fans. Keyeast even brought a staff who speaks Japanese to the scene to help translate.

Mnet 's studio is small, much smaller than the other 3 stations. Only standing zone, no seats. So normally live broadcast can only hold around 200 fans. This means normal stages, without adjustments, can only hold a maximum of 200 fans. Will elaborate on this later.

Queue, write number and check name during this timing-11pm, 4am, 8.30am, 11.30am, 2pm.

On Hyun Joong fans' age range. Most are noona and mother fans. Other than those stars who have debuted for quite a while. The rest of their fans are 13-23 years old.

2) Special Treatment

M!Countdown made a big adjustment and allowed 300 fans in. 4 angle stage! From what I know, only Yamapi used a 4 angle stage on M!Countdown before.

For 'Please', only the second part was recorded with the fans which was what you saw on the 4 angle stage. Recorded twice. 'Let Me Go' seems to be a broadcast live but didn't see Oppa during the end of broadcast.

So maybe 'Let Me Go' was pre-recorded as well. Anyway 'Please' & 'Break Down', the change of outfit and the first part were pre-recorded. [Pre-recorded means without the fans as audience] The subbed cheering were as loud as ours.

3) Oppa

Once on stage, he was very serious. Didn't even have time to wave at us. Stand on position and listen to the PD's cue and prepared for recording. I think that he must be nervous. PD told us to scream even louder during the climax of 'Please' to fit the effects. So what you saw during the 'Boom Boom', the audience screamed out loud. During the 2nd recording, Cody unnie came to tidy his outfit, tucked his shirt into his pants. So the audience went crazy. Upon seeing the fans' reactions, Hyun Joong laughed.

Fans were cheering 'Kim Hyun Joong. Kim Hyun Joong'. Atmosphere was great! Then Hyun Joong bowed to all 4 sides of the side and left. Due to the age range, very few people there called him Oppa. Most called him Hyun Joong. Japanese fans called him Leader. Maybe because it's rare to hear people calling him Oppa three times in a row, he looked at me and we shared eye-contact with 2 seconds.

Kim Hyun Joong, daebak!

[News] Kim Hyun Joong talks about his trainee days

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On June 8th, Kim Hyun Joong guested on MBC’s “Knee-Drop Guru” and talked about his training period before his debut with SS501.

He began by describing the strict environment of his former label, DSP Media: “It’s a company that makes you fend for yourself. As a trainee, I’d clean up the recording room in the morning and run 20 laps around the field. Every day, they’d add another lap until I reached 40. We also had to eat fast.”

He continued, “When we were being trained in singing, eight of us would be in one small room and had to sing together. It was hard to concentrate on what you were singing.”

MC Kang Ho Dong commented, “Your CEO at the time is known for being quite the scary man.” Kim Hyun Joong replied, “He was hard, but we said everything we wanted to. Even if he said, ‘What do you mean you need dancers, it’s just extra expenses,’ we would still say that we needed dancer hyungs and he’d listen and comply. He was like a father, and he would call me son. He thought cutely of me.”

When asked about SS501’s rivals at the time of their debut, he mused, “We were half confident in our ability to stand on equal footing with TVXQ. We thought of sneakily going from behind and then bursting out in front. It wasn’t necessarily a plan, but just the atmosphere at the time. The public naturally set it up like that for us.”

Reflecting back to his debut on June 8th, 2005, Kim Hyun Joong concluded, “After our first broadcast, I teared up. I think it’s because of that sense of achievement and because I remembered everything we had gone through as trainees.”

Source + Photos: Newsen via Nate

[Pic] Fanpic Kim Hyun Joong @ Showcase Event by kimhyunjoongthailand [11.06.07] (Add More)

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[News] Kim Hyunjoong makes his solo comeback on M! Countdown with a three-track performance

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Kim Hyunjoong released his first solo mini-album titled "Please" last week on June 7th, and now the leader of SS501 made his comeback to the M! Countdown stage tonight. The singer released two very different tracks and music videos titled "Break Down" and "Please" and has performed both in his three-track comeback stage tonight.

Kim Hyunjoong had an extravagant entrance with his opening song "Let Me Go". Demonstrating multiple sides to his artistry, fans caught a glimpse of the softer and more emotional side in his performance of "Please", while his "Break Down" performance showcased his hard-hitting up-tempo side. Earlier this week, the singer had his showcase in Seoul and was met with great success as fans witnessed his long-awaited return to the stage.

Tonight's comeback stage proved to be another success for Kim Hyunjoong.

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Kim Hyun Joong performs “Break Down” on M! Countdown

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After being known as the leader of SS501, and then as an actor, since debuting some six years ago, Kim Hyun Joong is ready to embark on a new path as a solo singer.

Having released his solo mini-album “Break Down” earlier this week, Hyun Joong becomes the fourth SS501 member to do so with Kim Kyu Jong the only one not to have released a solo album.

His title track, “Break Down“, was composed by Steven Lee and is classified as a ’south urban dance track’ which combines powerful electric brass and synth sounds to create an energetic track right from its beginning phases, and has a dynamic choreography to ensure a strong performance.

He also performed “Please“, which is a pop R&B track, featuring a beautiful piano melody and a heavy orchestra arrangement that brings out the sadness of the lyrics and “Let Me Go” as well.