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Sunday, February 12, 2012

[News] Kim Hyun Joong’s debut Japanese album achieves ‘Gold’ status

I know im late... So sorry.. Been busy yesterday so I had no time to post anymore...

Congrats dear Hyun Joong. Though I still dont have the album...

Source + Photo: Star News
by carolicity / AllKPop

Kim Hyun Joong is proving to be quite a force to be reckoned with in Japan, as his album has reached ‘Gold’ status in just two weeks!

According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)’s ‘Million Singles/Albums’ list, Kim Hyun Joong’s ‘Kiss Kiss/ Lucky Guy’ has achieved ‘Gold’ after being released on January 25th.

The RIAJ reviews the sales of various albums and awards different rankings depending on the amount of album sales. ‘Gold’ status is awarded to those who have sold over 100,000 copies, which Kim Hyun Joong was able to surpass easily as he sold 71,812 copies on the first day alone and 100,000 copies in the first week.

With such high figures, he easily clinched the #2 spot on the Oricon chart, and also set a new record for an overseas artist for the amount of first day sales. Talk about impressive!

In related news, Kim Hyun Joong held a concert commemorating his debut on February 5th and met with 20,000 fans. He expressed, “Thank you for giving me, a rookie, such a great outcome.”

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

(Photos) Kim Hyun Joong's BEHIND THE SCENE PHOTOS of KISS KISS and LUCKY GUY JAPAN VERSION MV Making from HENECIA.COM

Aigoo! These photos are super great! He looks so carefree and happy.^^

Credit: HENECIA.COM

Saturday, February 4, 2012

(Photo) Kim Hyun Joong on KISS KISS Japan MV Making

I want to see more^^

Credit: CKKK

(Video) Kim Hyun Joong's Interview at TODAY FEELING TV

Credit: Sraki2 on Youtube

Friday, February 3, 2012

[News] Kim Hyun Joong holds a guerrilla fan meet in Shibuya

Credit: Allkpop
Source + Photos: OSEN via Naver
Repost with full credit, Please.

On January 29th, Kim Hyun Joong set up a guerrilla fan meeting for his Japanese fans!

He made a surprise visit at the Ginza Yamano and Tower Records stores in Shibuya and sat down with fans that were in the area. Kim Hyun Joong had actually been on his way to another schedule when he decided to make an extra stop. News of his stop spread on social network services, and within minutes, fans swarmed to the scene.

Kim Hyun Joong also had the biggest booth in the Tower Records store out of all of the other artists that released albums around the same time. A large scale screen plays his music videos along with a small photo exhibit.

The singer greeted fans with a warm smile and thanked them for coming all the way despite it being a short meeting.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

[News]Kim Hyun Joong Sells 100,000 Albums within First Week of Japanese Release

Source: http://www.soompi.com/

Kim Hyun Joong sold 100,000 copies of his Japanese debut single, “KISS KISS/Lucky Guy,” which was released only a week ago on January 25. This puts him in second place on Oricon’s Weekly Chart. Kim Hyun Joong already had a pretty big fan base in Japan from his SS501 days and dramas “Boys Over Flowers” and “Playful Kiss.”

For a Korean artist to rank within top 3 of the Oricon chart, sell 100,000 copies within a week, and be the most-selling foreign artist on the day of album release with his debut single in Japan is an impressive record to hold. As a result, many Japanese entertainment industry officials are paying close attention to Kim Hyun Joong.

Kim Hyun Joong has performed on NHK’s “Music Japan,” Fuji TV’s “Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke,” and TV Asahi’s “Music Station” and has been continually asked to make an appearance on several other shows. He was also featured on TBS’s news program to represent himself as well as K-Pop in Japan.

An official from Universal Records, the company in charge of Kim Hyun Joong’s Japanese career, commented, “The Japanese fans are very excited to see Kim Hyun Joong. His album sales is off the charts, and the evaluation of him as an artist is also very impressive. We are expecting to see more growth in the album sales.”

Kim Hyun Joong is holding “Premium Live 2012” concert in Yokohama Arena on February 5 to celebrate his successful debut and meet his fans.

Check out the teaser of Kim Hyun Joong’s Japanese debut single, “Kiss Kiss” below!

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Kim Hyun Joong's KISS KISS/LUCKY GUY Reaches Gold In 1 Week And Places Second on ORICON's WEEKLY CHART!

Aigoo! Chukkae Kim Hyun Joong!

In just a span of 1 week, KISS KISS/LUCKY GUY has become so successful! Great job Hyun Joong! More success this year!

Credit: http://www.oricon.co.jp
Screencap: blog.daum.net/elley0606

(Video) Kim Hyun Joong Talks to Music Station Viewers

Here's a brief translation on what he said.

Credit to : bfazilah on Youtube

Q:"People are impressed with the other co-stars What?"
HJ: "I JUJU. The music is nice, the voice is really good."
Q: "A message to fans watching this"
HJ :"Japanese fans, my debut single was released.
Please listen a lot.So cold, Please do not catch cold.
Thank you. "

Video: KHJ0606MU

Monday, January 30, 2012

(Translation) Mezamashi TV's feature of Hyun Joong

Thank you to ONLYKHJTIMES for this!

Video uploaded by: VeVeritzoaica
Translation by: OnlyKHJtimes (http://onlykhjtimes.blogspot.com / @OnlyKHJtimes)
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MC: This person is KHJ, who debuted as a solo (artist) in Japan.
He made a couple of surprise visits to CD shops in Tokyo, yet so many fans came to see him. His visits were a secret, and only Mezamashi TV followed him.
We will show you our exclusive video about him later.

MC: There’re big surprise events in Shibuya and Ginza yesterday.
A Hanryu (Hallyu) star, KHJ debuted as a solo the other day in Japan and made a surprise appearance in front of fans.

Girl: I saw him. He was handsome. Fufufufufu ~chego (good!)~

VO: The person whom the fans came to see was KHJ, who debuted as a solo the other day in Japan. He visited Shibuya and Ginza to promote his debut CD.

VO: His debut CD won 2nd spot on the Oricon daily ranking.
His visit was planned secretly but about 200 fans got the information from Twitter or etc (and gathered) in Shibuya.

VO: He was welcomed with great cheers by fans and left his autograph on his panel.
These fans who could shake hands with him were very lucky, as his stay was just only 1 min and 21 secs. He left like a storm and headed to Ginza.

KHJ: I feel that Japanese fans are very enthusiastic and their feelings (zeal/enthusiasm) to cheer me is big.

In fact KHJ has lived in Japan some years ago.
His favorite dishes since then…?

KHJ: The dishes I often eat are gyu-don, ramen, soba, and curry rice.
I especially like the curry and rice at CoCo Ichi (it's the name of the shop).

He seems to like Japanese fast-food.
Then what is his favorite Japanese word?

KHJ: "Agepoyo"
Since I’ve debuted in Japan, everyday is “agepoyo” for me.

VO: His next visit with such an “agepoyo” feeling was a CD shop in Ginza.
There were double the number of fans compared with at Shibuya, about 500 agepoyo fans welcomed him.

VO: He’s called “rida” because he’s been a leader of SS501, which debuted in Korea, in 2005. After the event, so many fans were waiting for him to come out.

Fan1: "He is so handsome and cute and I'm really moved (that I could) meet him.
Fan2: "I really love him. He is the aunt's (middle-aged women's) longing (adoration)."

KHJ: I think I have to work harder (to meet the expectations from fans) in the future.
I also want to thank all the fans for coming to see me.

VO: KHJ had a stage on Mezamashi Live last summer and he had been very popular since then. There weren't any announcement, but about 700 fans had gathered to see him.

The End