What the Cosmopolitan Editor Thinks of Yong Joon

I'm so happy that Joanne is back in BYJ's Quilt and sharing some important articles with us about Yong Joong.

Here's here translation of what the Cosmopolitan Editor thinks of Yong Joon.

Btw, this reminds me of what GQ Korea Editor has to say to him in 2006 after he did a photoshoot for them. It's actually a MUST READ... click HERE. ^^

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note : please do not repost photo elsewhere especially in korean and japanese baesites.

Ggaeulyeoja posted this on the Talk Box of BYJ's official home
Korean to English translation by Joanne on BYJ's Quilt

[Cosmopolitan] I met Mr. BYJ. (From the editor..)
From the editor

I met Mr. BYJ. Although I had met numerous fluttering (Joanne: People who make your heart flutter) including actors, musicians, etc, because I was a former feature reporter, I did not somehow have any association with him. On an occasion of visiting him as the editor-in-chief to deliver congratulation and thought of thanks to him, who became our cover model, I expected his 'signature smile' and 'some courteous words of greetings'. However, he was very much different.

"Ah, (I heard) you became a new editor-in-chief several months ago, didn't you? Congratulations."'(Oh my goodness, How did [he know] that!) "I am glad to participate in such a good project as this." (He is good mannered too!)
"No matter what they are, there has to be story to get result. Culture, history and campaign like this too. The agony is over how shall we do to be able to show (people) so that they would be convinced with more ease. I think that we actors can do such roles." ([He has] even logic and persuasive power!)

Having interest in people he meets and attitude of having significance and sense of pride in works he had chosen, I thought that (he was) the professional after all, the best professional for that matter. According to an editor who proceeded with (shooting for the pictorial), he hasn't had any single careless expression, appearance in his outfits, and conversation, during 4 hours while shooting and interview proceeded. With such a passionate participation by him, the Cosmopolitan obtained the one of the best male cover in our history. Also the proud campaign pictorial containing messages on environment. For the best, there clearly is reason for it. I surely want to say this, although it sounds superfluous.

Kim Hyeonjoo, Editor-in-Chief
Copyright © Cosmopolitan.

[Trans] A postscript of the editor of GQ Korea

Another MUST READ!

[Trans] A postscript of the editor of GQ Korea
A postscript of Lee Choong Gul, Editor of GQ Korea

korean to english translation by gualsan

GQ Korea doesn’t join the strange trend of producing pictures to serve celebrities.

When an actor or a singer asks for ‘exclusive’ report at the meeting with GQ, I think the request is funny, because among them, I can hardly find one who gives the feeling of ‘totally exclusive existence'.

I was pleased to know that he was such an ingenuous person when BYJ, the man who was the symbol of ‘exclusive existence’, agreed to take pictures with GQ without any condition.

At the meeting, I was pleased that he concentrated courteously with keen sense on how will the shooting take place, instead of asking ‘where are we going’, ‘can I take my friends with me’, ‘where are we staying, what are we going to eat’.

This firm and upright man accepted our proposal, which was to make him disheveled. The Editor could propose to make a totally different BYJ based on one’s trust to the photographer Hong Jang Hyun.

The photographer has his own taste and angle. The most important of all was that we had the same feeling on the moment that should be shot. Most photographers don’t press the shutter button at the moment the Editor feel is important. He didn’t miss the cool, moody expressions that came out momentarily from BYJ, who was a beautiful subject exceeding our expectation.

Let me tell one more thing. The major contributor to the pictures of BYJ was BYJ himself. I won’t say what happened there. I will just say that the Editor came to admit that there IS a special ‘aura of the actor’ after shooting with him.