Thursday, October 23, 2008

[08.10.23][News] JunJin - The combination of passion and gravity



SBS ‘야심만만 예능선수촌’의 MC로 활약 중인 전진 ⓒ야심만만 예능선수촌 제공

No one could expect something like his popularity. After 10 years in idol group Shinhwa, he’s now building his own brand name and moving forward like a comet.

After replacing Haha in MBC “Infinity Challenge”, he’s once again announced as a fixed MC of SBS “YSMM - Celebrities Village”, in addition to many other terrestrial and cable shows.

He has emerged to the entertainment world as both an idol singer and a performing arts superstar.

However, most of us may not know that he was the first one who grabbed YSMM PD Cho Young Jin and Ga Seung Young attention to make him the show’s MC - MC JunJin. Kang Ho Dong was the 2nd one to be picked.

We met the PDs and listened to the interesting story.

“We made a lot of interviews to choose the casts for the shows. And he’s really special. 10 years active as a singer, but the public didn’t know much about the real him. 10 years in the entertainment world with fruitful results, but with many wounds and scars. JunJin during the interview was all honest and straight forward. He told us “You know that there are a lot of things I want to show and tell”. We also feel that way, and the decision was made.”




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The PDs acknowledged well JunJin’s wave as an MC. In particular, his talent showed in YSMM is the strong weapon of the show. The “man of public” believed it would be a chance to jump high.

As expected, he’s the hit. Everyone likes him, especially because of the unique passion and characteristics. In any seious conversations, he always shows the sincere and caring attitude towards the guests and gives them his bright smile which generates the special harmony.

“When I look at JunJin, I think that’s really a man of passion. There are 7 MCs in the show, but he’s still shining with his charm. When he interacts with people, and with a serious look on his face, you can’t help but blowing out laughing. I’m sorry to say this but sometimes, it’s so serious to the point that you have to laugh. Ha,ha,ha.”

Actually, our reporters met JunJin during the recording, and we realised how serious this guy was. Even when he’s in pain, he still managed to control it and deliver the funny lines. We were laughing, but his smile showed the pain.

“If you look at the monitor for editing, JunJin is unexpectedly shining. The cameraman always has a hard time when we’re shooting, cannot move the focus out of JunJin.”

Everyone in this life cannot avoid being indented. Neither can JunJin. But despite all the wounds he got from the past, he’s still moving forward. And when working, the passionate man will forget the pain.

“How many times in a 10 year time can you find someone with a great passion and the biggest mental strength as JunJin? He has in him the great synergy effect, and he wants to show you more.”

We know who’s the owner of 2008. That’s JunJin and his spectacular charm.


Credit: StarsNews - Korean/Eng: Kim Nguyen @ kim-nguyen.info

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