some interesting facts about yong joon

Most of you probably know about these things already, but for the sake of the newbies [or bewbies per bb] i've compiled this for you.

When Joanne of Quilt translated before Verimoti-nim’s 101 stories about Yong Joon, Frances and I had fun posting other things we know about Yong Joon. I’ve compiled here everything that we’ve posted on soompi and included some of those of verimoti-nim’s.

I know there are still a lot more interesting facts about Yong Joon. If you feel like sharing them, please post them away in the comment section.

1. loves to cook & even dreams of becoming a cook
2. knows how to draw...he drew a beautiful christmas card for his friend when he was in primary school
3. loves dogs, owns a golden retriever and a rottweiler



4. knowledgeable in the art of tea ceremony. he even bought the props in the tea room used in Untold Scandal
5. knowledgeable in the culture of wine
6. loves black & white photos, would rather use the conventional camera than the digital one
7. very private person, very protective of his family members
8. generous to his staff....would give away luxury cars, lend money to financially strapped staff
9. uses a black Land Rover rather than the usual white roadster favored by most kr artistes
10. would willingly change his appearance, lose weight, etc. to add realism to his role
11. hoping to upgrade the korean wave into an asian wave thus generate an active bilateral cultural exchange among asian countries
12. loves spicy rice cake
13. visits his fan sites after taking a shower
14. he once wanted to become an architect
15. he approached a fan who wrote a book about him and asked for an autograph inside a plane
16. he's very good in "hiding"
17. goes to "haitus" after each major project
18. has his own tutor in english that was always with him during AS shooting
19. very good at playing computer games
20. loves red wine
21. he doesn't have a fan club
22. his sites are the most visited
23. he does not need to be promoted, fans can do that for him
24. when he decided to become an actor, his mother wasn't too happy with the decision, telling him that he didn't have the personality for it.
25. his father hasn't opposed his decision, instead his father said "It's your life ... Take charge of your own destiny."
26. he was just starting to find his luck he was once asked by the head of the staff to make a coffee for everyone which he did
27. Yong Joon is Catholic. His mother hates it when he falls asleep during the Mass.
28. Yong Joon has some kind allergy towards lying. He got some beating from his mom for lying about a toy he got from the store. He left the toy outside of their house and told mom that someone knocked at the door. After opening the door, he told his mother that somebody had just left that toy outside. Of course his mom wouldn't believe and he got another beating.
29. his mother is a housewife and a very devoted Catholic. His father worked at a company and always taught him that he is the head of the family.
30. after failing the entrance for the Department of Architecture in Hanyang University, he tried to enter Law but failed again.
31. he worked in many different places, from being a factory worker to a street peddler.
32. Yong Joon did so many CFs for LG (photo courtesy of heejin which joanne posted in BYJ's Quilt)
33. 2002, he recorded an eagle on the #8 hole (par 5) in the Sappire course of the Lake Hills Golf Course.
34. it was written that he plays golf 4 times a month.
35. Yong Joon had an eye injury when he was still a kid which made him exempted to go the military.
36. he learned Tae-kwon-do & Ju-do since 6 years old. He wore high belt in Tae-kwon-do when he was in the 2nd grade at elementary school.
37. when he was in grade 3 his dad run a farm after leaving a company. In the farm Yogn Joon learned how to shoot an airgun.
38. he's a very private person and doesn't want his family being photographed.
39. his likes white bedsheets & his bed is quite big coz he loves to roll around

40. he wears only the upper part of pajamas...& for the lower part ...your guess is as good as mine
41. his favorite photographer is henri cartier-bresson
42. he plays in piano the theme song of Love Affair starring Beatty & Bening
43. he can play moon river in guitar, made famous by audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffany's
44. he is the first celebrity endorser of Sony
45. his photo album sold more than brad pitt's in japan
46. french director claude lelouch is one of his fave directors
47. he starred in 2 dramas that are in the top 10 highest rating korean dramas to date, first love & sunny place of the young.
48. off camera, he likes to wear old jeans, sweatpants, t shirts
49. his fave coffee in starbucks is coffee machiatto
50. he likes the music of ennio morricone
51. he was paired to some of korea's popular actresses, cjw, sya, lya, khs, syj, jdy, lms & now its moon sori
52. has never organized a fan meeting in korea
53. he sometimes calls his fans "mafia" that symbolizes a strong, & long lasting relationship w/ his fans
54. he was in the states during the 9/11 incident
55. he is always punctual, never comes in late except that incident in beijing where he got delayed for the presscon coz the hotel staff were late in delivering his ironed clothes !!
56. He is an owner of the long drive which is around 280 yard long. The power springing out from 180-cm, 78-Kg is formidabale.


57. He recorded eagle again in the Lake Hills in 2003.


58. The longest in the entertainers meeting and general golf games are mostly taken by BYJ.
59. His score is ordinarily in the middle of 80th.


60. His best score was 78.
61. He plays golf about 4 times a month.


62. His favorite golf courses are Midas Valley and East Valley, and Lake Hills & Pine Creek.
63. has beautiful eyes with inner double eyelids
64. he once said that he made adults very tired when he was a child.
65. A little bit mischievous person who said that he put soy beans in his sister's nostrils out of curiosity to see how many of them could get in.
66. he uses eye contact whenever he is having a conversation.
67. Delicate person who knows to take care all those around him, even tiny ones.
68. he said that he would like to be recognized as an actor who puts efforts although he does not have a natural gift.
69. he does not carry in his wallet more than 30,000 won both now as well as in the past.
70. he loves taking shoots of staff and co-workers during shooting.


71. he said that he was viewed as a delinquent student at one time.
72. who scoops up soup with fork.
73. has a habit of putting his hand below chin.


74. he enjoys traveling as a back packer.
75. he had experienced one-way love, watching a girl whom he met at a library from far away for several months.
76. he learned swimming in sea.
77. he once said that that he prefers to take photos than have photos of himself taken.
78. he snowboards at the level of professional players.
79. he loves sports. .
80. he is known to hold the script without putting down from his hands even for a moment no matter even if he shoots, eats, gives interviews or smokes cigarettes.
81. he said before that he would eat potato Soojaebi (Soup with boiled lumps of flour dough) at snack car on the riverside bank of Han RIver on snowy days.
82. he was used to be called as 'Outsider Fist' to extent that he could fight alone against 10 people.
83. Person who went all around rural areas at one time selling Bindaeddeok (Korean pork/vegetable-ming beat pancake).
84. he once said the film is his life goal.
85. he said that he would like to hire his friend 'Kim Taewoo' as the main character (in his film). "Because I do not have to pay him right now..", he laughed clearly right away.
86. doesn’t want to wear accessories in private life.
87. he is used to walking around with one hand put in pocket of his pants.


88. at times as he wakes up a sleeping friend by calling at dawn and waiting until he answers. then hang up the phone after saying, "Have you been sleeping? Well, you've been sleeping..& I finished shooting. Then continue to sleep".
89. he likes children very much.
90. he once had serious and sincere conversation with a friend for many hours over a cup of tea on a river bank.
91. A meticulous person who remembers and takes care of even the birthdays of staff.
92. he once went out fishing wearing cast.
93. he is an enthusiastic and sincere person who once personally visited university holding application papers.
94. we was granted scholarship by putting earnest efforts several time more than others.
95. he loves to read books and said that he always keeps books next to him and reads them whenever he has spare time.


96. he is said that photography is his only hobby. but he is the person who has outstanding ability to the extent that he could hold an exhibition.

photos taken by yong joon

97. he could not help but to become an actor because he had too many dreams.
98. he is interested in many musical instrument such as piano and flute, etc. and and would like to learn to play them. (yong joon knows how to play the piano & guitar )



99. he reads scripts at least 3 times.
100. he is like a child who delights at times taking a picture of a dosing director.
101. he gives out autograph using the photo which he always carries with him because he hates autograph thrown away into the trash cans.
102. when his sister got married he shed tears at the ceremony.
103. always talking on the cellphone on his left ear [thanks to jamie]

104. he loves wearing a pinky ring and it's a form of protection for him



this is new and got to learn them from bb's blog today thru her lates post go read her entry it's cute

105. he came in tops for having the most beautiful teeth in korea back in 1999.



106. he used to have weak gums and he often used green tea to clean his teeth and used bamboo salt to massage the gums.

107. after hotelier and before wls, he used to have bugs bunny teeth.


108. today, yong joon is one of those korean actors with a million dollar worth of a smile



I hope you enjoy them ^^

ps. i'll try to include more photos later when i've time (",)

edited : 07.02.06