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Everyone knows the predator-prey relationship of the ‘tiger’ and ’giraffe’of ‘Running Man‘, but just how close are the two in real life?
Kim Jong Kook and Lee Kwang Soo participated in a duet pictorial for ‘Cosmo Men‘, where they revealed their brotherly love, or bromance, extends off-screen even when not filming together.
Even though on-screen the two are always at each other’s throat, Lee Kwang Soo actually sees Kim Jong Kook as his most reliable hyung. He said, “Every time I met Kim Jong Kook for the past 3 years, I’ve never paid for our food. He’s a hyung who always takes care of even the smallest things. I trust him so much that to me, anything he says always seems right.”
His love wasn’t one-sided at all. Kim Jong Kook brought out his sentimental side as he spoke about hisdongseng, saying, “He’s the nicest and the most genuine and honest celebrity dongseng that I have ever met. If he has a good enough reason, I’m willing to even lend him hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
He is probably best known as ‘Sparta’ on the Korean variety programmeRunning Man now, but do you know Korean artiste Kim Jong Kook is actually a veteran singer who debuted as one-half of the duo Turbo back in 1995?
Kim Jong Kook shares some tidbits about himself which fans may not know of, during a 20-minute small group interview.
1. He takes notes of idol groups Big Bang and Super Junior.
One might remember that Kim Jong Kook once participated in variety programme Family Outing with Big Bang member Daesung and the pair was then nicknamed the ‘Tiny Eyes Brothers’.
Having debuted as a singer for more than 10 years now, we wondered what some of his thoughts on the current idol groups are.
“Thanks to media exposure and technology, it’s very different then and now. I’m very proud of them because they’re doing so well and they’re very well-trained and well-prepared. They are ready to perform anytime,” he said.
Kim Jong Kook then named Big Bang and Super Junior as juniors he often take note of and added, “Big Bang is very popular in Singapore and they’re good in everything, including fashion. As for Super Junior, every member is unique in their own way. I think the groups these days are doing a superb job when it comes to showing their personalities.”
2. His favourite variety programme is Running Man.
Kim Jong Kook shared that he first went onto to variety programmes because this was common for Korean singers and that it gave him another platform to meet his fans.
Having appeared on variety programmes including X-Man, Family Outing andRunning Man, the 37-year-old picked Running Man as his favourite, with X-Mancoming a close second.
Kim Jong Kook had mentioned during the press conference that Running Manhelped him gain a worldwide following.
“X-Man means a lot to me because it’s my first variety show and I had my first tastes of recognition through that programme.”
And to the variety newbies who aimed to carve out an equally successful career as Kim Jong Kook, the man advised, “Be hard-working and enthusiastic. With that, all other things would come naturally for them later on. Another important thing is, they need to know what the audience wants from them.”
So how much of him on TV is the real him?
Kim Jong Kook laughed and replied in English, “Very similar, and I’m really not that harsh Gwangsu (his cast mate on Running Man). I just make things a little more interesting and exaggerated on TV, so that it’s fun to watch.”
3. He thinks it’s common sense to treat women right.
Kim Jong Kook put out his 7th studio album Journey Home last year.
We asked if the singer was similar to the guy described in his title track ‘Men Are All Like That’, and he clarified immediately, “I’m not that kind of person! If you look at the lyrics, there’s a part where the man changed and a part where the man’s good, (the part where the man’s good) that’s me. (chuckles) The story isn’t about me, it’s a story that people can understand and relate to.”
Despite having an image like Sparta on TV, Kim Jong Kook’s only weakness is women. He gave an embarrassed grin and let on that he had always been like that since young, it had never been easy for him when it comes to women.
“I think it’s common sense to be good to women. It goes against my values to be violent to them,” Kim Jong Kook said.
4. He speaks really good English.
Kim Jong Kook surprised everyone during the press conference when he replied questions posed to him in fluent English.
With curiosity piqued, we asked if he had taken up lessons in school.
“No, no, no. My English is not that perfect. It’s enough for (me) to hang out with my friends, but not enough for interviews,” Kim Jong Kook replied in English humbly, and added, “I didn’t study a lot when I was in school. I learnt English from the streets. I have some friends in the US and when I was in Turbo, my partner was from the US, so I learnt English, although not proper, then.”
Sorry I probably made a bunch of mistakes since it is my first post, but we all could use some more Kookie in our lives~
Sources; nkeikoemiko @ youtube, Lovejongkookie @ tumblr, akp, Smilelaughcry @ tumblr, MeRadio
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Date: 2013-02-27 01:19 am (UTC)I really did not know his English was so good! whatever he says about not really speaking it, he definitely seems to know way more than the average Korean celebrity, although he really didn't say much during the Running Man episodes in Vietnam and Macau.
oh and he and Kwang-soo are so cute, the giraffe got so excited when kookie showed up in Macau, covering him in hugs and kisses. not an exaggeration.
basically I adore the commander and think he's fabulous, I hope I never find anything out that makes me think otherwise :D
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Date: 2013-02-27 01:42 am (UTC)thanks for making this post btw!! I've been watching a lot of Running Man lately and have all of these Jong-kook feelings building up inside me~~ finally an appropriate place to let them out
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Date: 2013-02-27 02:05 am (UTC)I guess I'll just edit it all out.
*I'm not upset that you made it by the way, just that I did mine for nothing cause I'm super slow and it took me forever (since saturday).
**Wait no mine actually has like 5 articles and not just the vids so it's still fine phew!
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Date: 2013-02-27 02:10 am (UTC)KJK perfect han namja <3
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Date: 2013-02-27 03:13 am (UTC)Anyway, his English is so good and so cute! I wish he would speak it more often haha.
Gwangsoo looks so good in the photoshoot <3, especially the last one.
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Date: 2013-02-27 03:47 am (UTC)Would do it myself but I'm bad at gifs :/
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Date: 2013-02-27 06:59 am (UTC)i feel the same way
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Date: 2013-02-27 03:52 am (UTC)I almost couldn't even recognize him in the photoshoot.
And damn his muscles are huge!!
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Date: 2013-02-27 04:21 pm (UTC)LOL~ soooo cute :3 i didn't know he actually speaks english SO well! i thought he really did a good job! im very impressed!
i looooove KJK! ♥
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Date: 2013-02-28 12:30 am (UTC)Didn't know Kim Kook Jong's english is this good. <3