Jaejoong for February Issue of @Star1 Magazine

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

The February issue of @star1 magazine featured Kim Jaejoong as the cover model. The singer managed to impress by posing for stylish photos, showing off his skills as a veteran.

Kim Jaejoong said, “I’m in my 16th year since my debut, but it doesn’t feel like it. I think it’s because I’ve been promoting hard in Japan as if I were a rookie. I enjoy the feelings I get when working with a rookie’s mindset.”

The singer then talked about promoting in Japan for the first time in a while. He continued, “I was thankful to finally be able to freely participate in [Japanese] promotional activities like I wanted for the first time in eight years. I was glad many staff members greeted me with such welcoming arms.”

This year, the singer promised to meet with domestic fans more often. Kim Jaejoong said, “I’m currently preparing for a variety show on IHQ. I’ll be making a return to the small screen for the first time in a long time, and I think it will be a fun variety show.”

Lastly, Kim Jaejoong briefly mentioned his upcoming event “J-Party & Mini Concert,” which will take place on January 20. The singer said, “It will be a place for me to hold both a concert and a fan meeting.” He also commented on the fact that the event sold out in two minutes. The singer said, “I thought it was a lie at first. I’m just thankful for my fans.”

sources: soompi, cjes naver, jaejoong's official youtube (2), naver (article)

i couldn't find quite a few of the official a cuts in good quality so it's mostly b cuts + bts pics in here, which are really good too so lol - there's quite a lot more on cjes's naver post, had a hard time picking which ones to put on here

happy (belated) birthday to my old fossil (although he's now confirmed through a test that he's not an actual oldie lmao, pls watch his youtube triple j vids, they're subbed \o/)

Comments

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

These are very pretty
I wonder if he's working on new music as well, I usually prefer his korean sound but the japanese market seems to be where he's the happiest

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

he has been recording + doing dance practice (and complaining about it lmao) so i guess he'll be releasing some new music in the next few months hopefully!

[glokmusic.livejournal.com]

a japanese ALBUM in april is what i heard!!!

[aures.livejournal.com]

i can never get enough of this man and i don't even just mean because of his looks, but he's so well-mannered! i follow him bits here and there with his japanese activity and he always greets everybody and people are so fond of him and always praise him, which says a lot

did you know he celebrated his birthday with yamashita tomohisa, shirota yu and -wait for it- hangeng? what a friendship!



can we take a moment to appreciate the cats lmao these guys

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

yeah!! hangeng and yamapi are promoting their movie and jaejoong's helping out hangeng (+ yuu shirota has got to be there as jaejoong's best friend lol)

nene and koko are super cute, i miss jiji

[aures.livejournal.com]

jaejoong and yamapi have been friends for many many years though! and just how fun is this in general? i wonder what language they speak when they are together (the 4 of them, i mean) lmao, i love international friendships like this! it makes my heart so happy idek
yamapi and shirota yu were actually classmates during high school, so they also go way back

yes me too, i can not believe how cute the cats + their names are, but also that they went out of their way to get them on the birthday cakes lmao, I CAN NOT with these grownup men haha

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

oooo i didn't know about yamapi and jaejoong (or yamapi and shirota for that matter lol), that's interesting then, how all these connections were already there

[aures.livejournal.com]

i remember back in 2010 or early 2011 yamapi already stated he's really good friends with jaejoong and had a wish to collab with him (which still has to happen like please but considering yamapi's agency and jaejoong's past agency it's probably impossible but who knows, a miracle may happen)

i know, it's interesting isn't it? that's why i like it so much~

on that matter, did you know that yunho's good friends with arashi's ninomiya as well? when they are together on a music show tvxq and arashi always visit each other's waiting rooms lmao, they are about the same age and get along really well, i find it all so interesting and i'm just so happy to see my personal favorites get along so well even though they come from different fandoms/backgrounds

[petecarl.livejournal.com]

Who's the guy on the cake?

[aures.livejournal.com]

lmao that's jaejoong himself

[petecarl.livejournal.com]

Lolllllll. Is that photoshop, or did he really have that facial hair?

[aures.livejournal.com]

it's not photoshop, but i don't think the facial hair was real, it was for work but i have no idea anymore what for haha, it may have been an acting role, i'm not sure anymore

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

it's photoshopped only! he said sohere (https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBzXP9g8KK/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=18l1ugh9asv47) lol

[aures.livejournal.com]

oh i thought it was a fake, like the one they stick on actors for roles lmao but thanks for clearing that up! it looks hilarious

[pinkosa.livejournal.com]

this international friendship, i love. and also, guys with amazing genes. they all look the same they did years ago.

[aures.livejournal.com]

agreed, they age so well! yamapi got work done though, idk how well you know him but when you see him moving about he's really stiff in the face and it's not a good look but otherwise they all look STUNNING, personally i do not age well (lmao), those genes indeed! they are really like fine wine, especially jaejoong just does NOT age

[chimpansee.livejournal.com]

He still looks so amazing. I hope he isn't worrying about his weight these days. I think that STILL came up when I watched Photo People? I can't remember very well.

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

unfortunately he's still worrying about his weight and dieting, if you watch the triple j vid i've put in the post, you can see just how bad his eating habits are currently and god does it stress me out

[glokmusic.livejournal.com]

i'm LATEEEEEEE BUT RESIDENT JAEJOONG STAN IS HERE TO DIE SKSKSKSKSKKSSK

HE LOOKS SO GOOD ON GODDDDDD I LOVE THIS DRINKKKKKKKK

I NEED TO BUY THIS MAGAZINE IMMA HIT UP MY LOCAL TOWER RECORDS TOMORROW HOPE THEY HAVE IT

[kenziekinz09.livejournal.com]

I appreciate this energy

[glokmusic.livejournal.com]

thanks i try for jaejoong

[glokmusic.livejournal.com]

i just saved all these pictures skidkskssdkdo

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

there's more on the cjes naver link!! i had such a hard time picking which ones to put on here, honestly why are the b cuts also So Good

[glokmusic.livejournal.com]

omg thanks for letting me know boutta go take a look!!!!

[citypolaroids.livejournal.com]

i love this dumbass so much, my og bias :'(