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Play Idol Entertainment News (Vol. 157/ May 2011)
“Prince Yul” aka John Hoon Fresh Comeback, Seoul Fan-meet!!
“Prince Yul” returns after 2 years. The fan-meet in Seoul, Korea was filled with passion participation of fans from within and out of Korea. Adding to that the fan-meet was also John Hoon newest single “Present” press conference. This has also attached many media personnel to the venue. Initially, the fan-meet was suppose begin in Japan after his discharged. However, due to the quake it was postponed. Thus, Seoul fan- meet holds a more special purpose.
Love that’s always fresh without an expiry, falls and melts heart of the fans~At the stat of the event, John Hoon appears in front of the fans dressed in white, singing to his new song “Love Is Falling”. Leaving anticipating fans calling in joy, drowned in the magic of the prince. After which John Hoon turns into a radio DJ reading letters from the fans in a sentimental manner. One of them mentioned that (She) look up to John Hoon and work her way into university. In hope that her mum will drop prejudice against her having an idol (John Hoon) she like, also feel grateful towards him.
(T/N 1: I supposed the writer is a she.)
(T/N 2: Reasons the writer look up to John Hoon; he is smart with an IQ 146 and good qualification.)
*side note: John Hoon once mentioned in a show/interview that his IQ is not so high now and he feels embarrass when people kept saying he has an IQ of 146. ^^
Another fan then tells John Hoon that though she likes him very much, she knows that John Hoon is love by everyone. Thus she is getting married soon to someone that she like and promise to take care of her forever.
After John Hoon finished his performance, MC Yang Se-Hyeong appears on stage impersonating Hallyu Star “Bigbang” injecting humor to the crowd. MC starts off by asking John Hoon “What type and colour of undergarment is he wearing today?” He answered “Today… I’m wearing a white base with blue strip. Last time, I used to like boxers but now I prefer briefs.” MC then asked John Hoon to show it. John Hoon then back faced the audience pretending to check what he is wearing. When asked about “What colour does he like?” He said that he used to like green as green is good for the eye but due to 2 years of army life he feel bored about it. Now, John Hoon likes red a lot.
(**Why is blue not on his like-list? Isn’t blue the fan base colour?)
More interestingly, due to the fact that the MC also served the army in the same sector as John Hoon, he mentioned that he always see John Hoon reading. Then fans go about asking John Hoon “What books do you read; books with adult content a.k.a porn?” John Hoon then immediately replied “I don’t read that kind of books!” However, when asked about whether he watches porn? He answered “All guys do!” Then the MC goes on asking “Recently, when did you watch them?” John Hoon then say his mum was there, so please forgive him for not answering (He probably feels uncomfortable and embarrassing.)
John Hoon once very cares about exposing his forehead but due to his short hair as a soldier he has already adapt to it. Now, what he cares the most is not having a sharp nose and having nostrils that are too big. Also he feels bad not having a sense for dance or direction.
However, unexpectedly John Hoon was asked to dance to SNSD, Miss A and KARA song respectively. Only for that the MC feels sorry when sees John Hoon dance to the music. Though the dance wasn’t perfectly executed his sincerity melts heart of many. And fans hope that in the future he would be dancing on stage.
“童話” was performed after a long time. The sweet, soft voice melts the heart of the fans…John Hoon sang a numerous of Japan and Korea hit songs, out of these song his favorites were UN period “평생/ 一生” and his new song “Love is falling”, followed by Japanese song ”花一輪”.
(T/N: Please search to find out… as I don’t know the English title. Sorry)
As he finished his piece, MC begin by saying “Whenever John Hoon gets drunk he would sing “평생/ 一生. He has already sings it for 70 times or more!” After which “童話 (tong hua)” which he sang during the China fan-meet. Once the melody was played, China fans begin to cheer, fans begin to sing along. “童話 (tong hua)”(A Chinese song) was sang in a Korea fan-meet for the first time. The pronunciation was well leaving one feeling amazed by his language abilities. His sincerity have them waving. With the help of the MC and their hard work, the 3 lucky fans were selected.
The first fan to play the game was a Korea fan. She together with John Hoon played a scene from the famous Korea drama “Secret Garden”. When John Hoon hugged her from the back, the venue was filled with screaming of the ladies. The second fan was holding hands with John Hoon, strolling around the stage like a couple. However, he was walking so fast that the MC couldn’t help but to tell him that a stroll is walk leisurely. And without hesitation he begins to behave playfully, moving slowly as told. He even asked the fan for her name in a very slow tone. “What… is… your… name…?”; causing everyone to blast in laughter.
Last but not least, the last fan asked John Hoon to look into her eyes and confess to her. John Hoon then used his fluent Japanese to confess by saying “From the day we met, I’d already fallen for you. I feel very blissful. I love you.” Fans listening to this were all very envy about that girl!!
Finally, the camera man was called on stage to capture a photo of him with all the fans. John Hoon was then back facing the fans striking a heart pose for the camera, together with the fans, they shouted “Saranghae” into the camera creating beautiful memories of the event.
Present part2 “If I…” Fans Love! Love! LOVE!!After taking photo with the fans, John Hoon sang Japanese song “花一輪” in a gentle yet sorrow voice, making one drowned into the song. While changing at the backstage, John Hoon uses the big screen together with an E-book. in a funny manner to express his heartfelt feeling “To those who have been waiting for me, thank you very much. To those who have left me for another idol, lets accept it. I won’t be angry as I’m a gentle person but… at night I would enter you dream and seek revenge! Of course, this is just a joke. I hope for that we be able to be together for the next 10, 20 years. I love you!”
After the video ended, John Hoon reappeared on stage with a letter for a Korea fan who already passed on, also to those who had suffered from the Tohoku quake. The letter reads “Tohoku quake and tsunami have brought you shock, worries and suffering and these pains me dearly, but let’s not lose courage. Let stand together and overcome this ordeal. For you that comfort me when I’m sorrow, who is my guiding light when I’m lost. I hope to be your star in the dark night sky and a better person just for you. Till, next time when we meet I hope that you be able to let go of your sorrow, loneliness and laugh freely.”
After which he sang songs from his new single “If I…”, followed by “Present” then a song during UN period, continuously bring two new songs as a gift for the fans, filling the atmosphere with lots of love at the last segment of the event.
Not forgetting encore, of course. Fans begin to chant as John Hoon appears on stage once again and bring the song “Nothing better”. With that the Seoul fan-meet ends beautifully in the sonorous voice of John Hoon.
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to Yvette, Thank you for Eng-translation SHIROWAN