withoutasoul, on Jan 23 2004, 07:25 AM, said:
can someone post up his profile?
here his profile
withoutasoul:
"Bae Yong Jun - Biography"
BAE YONG JOON PERSONAL PROFILE
Birthday: August 29, 1972
Birthplace: Mapo-Ku, Seoul
Family: Father's Name; Young Jin Bae
Mother's Name; Ki Ok Song
He has one younger sister.
Blood Type: O
Vital Stats: Height;1 m. 80 cm. (6 ft.) Weight; 75 Kg. (165 lb.)
Education: Myungil Elementary School-Baejae Junior High School-
Hanyoung High School,attending to FTM(Film,TV&Multimeadia) in school of art of Sungkyunkwan University
Religion: Catholic
Hobbies: Fishing, Bowling, Swimming, Watching movies, Playing piano,
Snowboarding, Reading widely
Drama Credits:
1994-1995; "Salut d'amor" (Love Greeting), Youth Drama Series, KBS
1995; "Sea Wind", Special drama, celebrating the opening of the Pusan
Broadcasting Station (PBS)
1995; " A Sunny Place of the Young", Weekend Drama Series, KBS
1995; "The six steps toward a separation", Dramagame, KBS
1996; "Papa", Monday/Tuesday Drama Series, KBS
1996-1997; "The First Love", Weekend Drama Series, KBS
1998; "The Barefooted Youth", Monday/Tuesday Drama Series, KBS
1999; "Have We Really Loved?", Wednesday/Thursday Drama Series, MBC
2001; " Hotelier" MBC
2002; " Winter Sonata/Winter Love Song, KBS
List of Awards:
December 1995; Best New Actor; Grand Acting Award from KBS
December 1996; Superior Acting Award, Grand Acting Award from KBS
March 1997,; Popularity Award, The 33rd Backsang Arts Grand Award,
TV Category "The First Love"AND 2002 category in Winter Sonata
2002; Best Actor,best dressed,most popular,and best couple and most touching scene in drama for Winter Sonata
2003; Best New Actor and Most Popular Star in Film for Scandal
¡ă His First Love Interest:
A school girl he was attracted to when he was in 9th grade.
(Her name is an absolute secret).
¡ă His First Kiss: With his first girlfriend, who he met after graduating
from High School. He kissed her under a streetlight
while accompanying her to her home.
¡ă Future Career Aspiration: Movie Director
¡ă Physical Secret: His legs are covered with attractive hair.
¡ă
The Dishes He's Best At Making: Kimchi Casserole and assorted
Ramen dishes. Sweet & Sour Pork is his main weapon.
¡
ă Drink Tolerance: 2 bottles of "soju"-Korean Hard Liquor
¡
ă His Mother's Dream Before His Birth: There were many red apples
hanging on a big tree. When his mother noticed a green apple
and tried to pick it, a python appeared.
¡ă His Favorate Outfit: He is equally comfortable in blue jeans or formal suits.
¡ă Sleeping Habits: He sleeps straight on his back.
¡ă Sleepwear: In summer, he wears briefs. When it's cold, he wears pajamas.
¡
ă Habits: He feels fresh after taking a shower twice a day, in the morning
and in the evening.
¡
ăCredits in Commercials and Ads: "Fruit Country", "Maypole", "LG Electronics","Hite Beer", "Lotte", and others.
¡¡
HISTORY OF BAE YONG JUN
"To have him wear a pair of glasses as he looked too aristocratic....."
One day in the middle of October 1994, Mr. Ki Sang Jeon, a Producing
Director at KBS, met Mr. Yong Jun Bae for the first time
on the third floor of the KBS annex. At the time, Mr. Jeon
had just finished producing the immensely popular 'Tomorrow, Love',
a youth drama series. About to start a new project in 2 days,
he was unable to find an actor to play the main character.
He could not find an appropriate actor as he searched for a face
with a gentle and simple image. In fact, he tested 3 candidates
for the role, including a student from Seoul National University.
Nobody had enough charisma to draw attention as a main character.
One morning, he received a call from a nearby acting school,
requesting him to test someone who might fit the description.
Mr. Jeon remembers his first meeting with Yong Jun Bae: "As soon as
I saw him, I felt right away that this was the very person I wanted."
This encounter began the legend of Ki Sang Jeon. While Yong Jun says
that he think upon Mr. Jeon as his father, it is Mr. Jeon who has
created what Yong Jun has become today. Even as Yong Jun became a star
overnight after his debut drama 'Salut d'Amour', Ki Sang Jeon, PD also
created a solid reputation for himself as a 'star maker' with this drama.
Mr. Jeon had created Yong Jun's gentle image and enhanced his bright smile.
"He was really good looking. He was tall and looked aristocratic.
But it was a fault that he looked too aristocratic. As he looked
to be too rich, I had him wear a pair of plastic glasses."
The plastic glasses thus became a trademark of Yong Jun Bae.
Mr. Jeon had Yong Jun wear well-coordinated and well-designed but
modestly priced costumes to create the impression of intellect as well as
sensitivity. He also paid special attention to the background music
for the scenes in which yong Jun appeared. Additionally, he
commercialized Yong Jun's bright smile, which was his most attractive
point.
"I was attracted to his smile when he entered my office. I decided
to cast him because I liked his bright smile so much", said Mr. Jeon.
Yong Jun Bae became a teen idol following his first drama. Many people,
however, frequently mistook him for the younger brother of a comedian
named Yong Man Bae. The epic drama, which made him a household name
was 'A Sunny Place of the Young', a weekend drama, which aired
at the end of 1995. In that drama, he played Suk Ju, an heir to a
rich family. Mr. Jeon also pulled strings for him to land the role
by recommending him strongly to his colleague, Mr. San Jeon, PD.
With the great success of this drama, Yong Jun's fame skyrocketed.
He was flooded with numerous offers for dramas and commercials.
YONG Jun made every decision only after a sincere consultation with
Mr. Jeon. Mr. Jeon advised Yong Jun and he followed his words
faithfully: "You'd better choose the commercials which fit your image,
regardless of money." Yong Jun also showed his faith in Mr. Jeon's judgment,
only appearing in Mr. Jeon's production or the dramas he recommended.
After the sensational success of 'A Sunny Place of the Young',
Mr. Jeon felt that Yong Jun needed to change his image. He had
Yong Jun play a psychiatrist in the drama game 'The Six Steps Toward
a Separation' to try a serious acting. 'A gentle sharp and intellectual
man', an image which has been always associated with Yong Jun Bae,
was completed by the drama 'Papa'. also directed by Mr. Jeon.
Mr. Jeon said he felt sorry that he had limited Yong Jun's image
so he gave yong Jun a chance to display his inherent manliness and
toughness in his next production, 'RPG', which was to star Hee Sun Kim.
How does Mr. Jeon assess Yong Jun Bae? "Yong Jun is a very brilliant actor.
He knows very well how to show his strong side. He always shows
the very exp
ression I want from him in every close-up scene."
"Mr., Soo Chul Lee, manager, who assumes a protective role for
Yong Jun Bae....."
There is an another major player in Yong Jun's success story.
Mr. Soo Chul Lee, Yong Jun's manager and guard, played a role
only second in importance to that of Mr. Jeon, PD in creating
Yong Jun's image. Mr. Lee is 2 years older that Yong Jun.
After they happened to meet at the production site for 'A Sunny Place
of the Young', in November 1995, the befriended each other as
they lived in the same area (Myungil-Dong, Kwangdong-Ku) and
as they shared the same circle of friends.
At the time, Yong Jun was going through a lot of trouble with
his manager, Mr. Tack Ki Shin, who lacked managerial experience and
made conflicting schedules for him. When Yong Jun offered Mr. Lee
a managerial job, he readily accepted it. As they were close in age,
they maintained good communication. The fact that they both were
crazy about snowboarding drew them closer.
After making daily rounds to broadcasting stations, newspaper
companies, and Choongmoo-Ro* (*Korean equivalent of Hollywood),
in order to gather information about the entertainment world,
Mr. Lee would visit Yong Jun at his production locations and
share the information with him. He was a sort of 'gatekeeper',
providing information about the entertainment world to Yong Jun,
including the latest news on new movies and dramas being planned.
In addition to being Yong Jun's informant, Mr. Lee also assumes
an unpleasant role as he needs to reject 90% of the offers,
which Yong Jun receives daily. People frequently say harsh words to him.
The best way is to reject them without hurting their feelings.
"If both the manager and the actor try to stay alive, both will die.
A manager has to sacrifice himself to keep an actor on top."
Yong Jun Bae maintains dominance in their relationship. While Mr. Lee
gives in to Yong Jun's choices of roles in movies and dramas,
his opinion tends to prevail when it comes to choosing CF appearances.
Mr. Lee shares his management strategies: "you cannot reveal
everything yong Jun has. You should show a small portion of his assets,
keeping the audience curious about the actor's other facets.
That's why Yong Jun refuses to appear in shows and talk shows
in which his true nature is exposed."
When asked how he has been managing Yong Jun's attractive points,
he replied that "Yong Jun's attraction is the fact that he has
'1000 faces'. His fans are only familiar with a very tiny aspect of him.
My duty is to hide the rest of his faces."
"Aristocratic Star, Yong Jun Bae. However, his past is full of
bad luck and tears....."
Yong Jun Bae, who enjoys the greatest popularity in the
entertainment world, commented for the first time about his extreme
hardship prior to his debut. He made public for the first time
that he spent many days full of ill fortune and tears in his past,
difficult to imagine from his outer appearance.
He said that the turning point in becoming who he is now was
his father's (Mr. Young Jin Bae) business failure when yong Jun
was in 11th grade. He had to make dramatic changes in his life
after his father failed in the cattle business. Even though
he wanted to pass the bar examination and become a government
administrator when he was attending Hanyoung High School,
his family's new economic hardship forced him to give up college
and get a job.
As he had such outstanding looks, he found work at a movie production
company. However, he only had trivial positions as an extra or
as a minor production assistant. Although he aspired to be the
"Woody Allen of Korea", he had to content himself in the periphery
of the entertainment world.
Thanks to his attractive looks, he was very popular amongst
the ladies. He was particularly attracted to one woman,
a coordinator, who rejected him because he wasn't famous enough.
Under pressure to become a popular actor, Yong Jun separated from
that woman. Afterwards he made sure not to have any more girlfriends
and even thought about leaving the entertainment field.
Mr. Shin, his ex-manager, saved him. He absolutely believed that
Yong Jun would be a top star one day and he got him a role on
'Salut d'Amour' on KBS-2 TV, which became Yong Jun's first step
to becoming the star.
Yong Jun Bae recalls: "As I was the only son, I felt a great
responsibility for my family." He went on to say that, "Although
I came through a difficult time after my father's business failure,
I think I made an excellent choice to enter the entertainment industry."
It still breaks his heart that he lost his beloved girlfriend
due to lack of fame.
He is said to be a severe miser. He never keeps more than 30,000 Won
in his wallet and does not carry credit cards. He did, however,
present his parent with the gift of an apartment. "If you try very
hard to live an honest life, good fortune will come." says Yong Jun
as he assures himself that 1997 will be a brighter year of his own.
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 02:52 AM
). his character is different from WLS so he's got a different look there (more serious and of course no dyed hair). most people prefer his looks in hotelier though.
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 07:10 PM
