Cosmopolitan Feb 2006 Issue

The first man to ever grace the cover of Cosmopolitan (Chinese Edition). Wow, what an honor for Bae Yong Joon and his fans.

I love all of Yong Joon's shots in this magazine. The photographer did a wonderful job. The go-bold-with-color, mixed with Yong Joon's basic accessory which is his adorable smile, transformed Yong Joon into a new version of Romeo in this February (Valentine's) issue of Cosmopolitan.


The jacket that Yong Joon jazzed up with old jeans and a t-shirt gave a punk edge look and it fits him to a "T".

Profile of My Dream Guy

Have you ever melt when you see a guy whose smile is as sweet as Daniel Radcliffe’s? Do you stand in awe of a guy who excels in various sports and does charitable deeds? Does your stomach do flip-flops when you see a guy whose brainpower is amazing?

These are just some of the characteristics of my dream man and there are more to discover by going through my list below.

Part 1 ~ “He’s got the looks!”

Whether you’d like to admit it or not, how a guy looks is always the first thing you notice. What features do I want my dream guy to have? Here are my choices ~

Eyes : Chinky eyes
Lips : Lips that can make one melt because of a beautiful smile
Skin Type : Smooth, fair and sometimes golden tan
Body Type : Toned

Now that you know what my dream guy looks like, it’s time to think about what skills, talents and abilities I want him to be.

Part 2 ~ “It’s not about what he can say, but about what he can do.”

The Athlete

He excels in various sports
He works out at the gym.

The Artist

People and objects come to life in the images he takes from his camera
His stories leave me awe-inspired.
He can make great projects after taking sometime off from work.
He can play the piano and guitar.

The Caring Philanthropist

He’s very generous to his staff/colleagues
He donates to organizations.
He spearheads relief efforts (he inspires his fans)when disasters strike a country.
He’s a patron of Breast Cancer.

Part 3 ~ “It’s what is on the inside that counts!”

Now comes the most important part of my dream guy’s profile : his character. He may have toned body, a super athlete and a great artist, but what use are those assets if he does not threat others with respect? What personality traits do I want my dream guy to have? So there they are ~

Sensitive :: Goal-oriented :: Creative :: Good Sense of Humor :: Passionate :: Affectionate :: Responsible :: Simple :: Mature :: Generous :: Down-to-Earth :: Supportive :: Respectful :: Charismatic :: Has Strong Faith :: Devoted :: Good Conversationalist :: Spontaneous :: Patient :: Gentle :: Thoughtful :: Health Conscious :: Hardworking :: Intelligent :: Confident

The profile of my ideal man is now complete! Do you recognize him?

works out...plays the guitar...

excels in golf...

a shutter bug...Supports Breast Cancer ...

Bae Yong Joon..profile of my dream guy.

[Music Box] Because of You...

It's a song composed by Keith Martin and sang by our very own Kayla. I find the lyrics of this song perfectly fits my feeling for Yong Joon.

Because Of You Lyrics

If ever you wonder, if you touched my soul, yes you do..

Since i met you i'm not the same

You bring life to everything i do

Just the way you say hello

With one touch i can't let go

Never thought i'd falling inlove with you

*because of you, my life has changed

thank you for the love & the joy you bring

because of you..i feel no shame

i'll tell the world it's because of you

Sometimes i get lonely

And all i gotta do is think of you

You've captured something inside of me

You make all of my dreams come true

it's not enough that you love me for me

You reached inside & touched me eternally

I love you best explains How i feel for you

[repeat * ]

my life has changed

thank you for the love & the joy you bring

because of you.. i feel no shame

i'll tell the world it's because of you

The magic in your eyes true i can't deny

When you hold me,i just lose control

I want you to know

That i'm never letting go

You mean so much to me,i want the world to see

It's because of you.....

[repeat * except last line]

[repeat *] you..you....

I have the mp3 of this song and would have wanted to share with all of you so that you could listed to it, but i can't find a host. Anyway, once i've a host i'll let you listed to this wonderful song.

Art Attack

Last year, spending a lot of time cooped up at home in front of my computer waiting for BYJ news definitely chucked up my daydream quota *winks*. While toning down my socializing with friends, I was left to explore a new territory. You think it sucks? Nope, especially when the subject is Bae Yong Joon.

Well, despite being stuck at home with nothing to do except surfing the net and watching k-dramas, i discovered a fun way to ease out of my stuck-at-home rut. I started to explore my little knowledge in Photoshop. And, here are some of my work ~

Signature banners

I call this siggy "kimchi banner" because these k-men are "HOT".
But amongst them, BYJ is the hottest.

Wallpapers/Postcards

I also did avatars, GIFs and 2 vods which i cannot find from my files. Hopefully, I'll be able to find time again to do artworks since there are so many awesome photos of Yong Joon from his recent trips to Asia.

Must-have Bae Yong Joon Items

Ho hum, i love to have this cool items! Believe it or not even the magazines which definitely I will not understand at all, I still want to have. The only item I have from these photos is the AS DVD which I got from YesAsia. When AS was still in the process of shooting, I already put on to my wish list AS DVD, Making and OST. I’ve the Making and OST since November which was given to me by my bestfriend as a birthday gift. I got my AS Limited Edition just last week and it's worth buying!

Cool Stuff!!!

(I had mine delivered last week. ^^)

Gotta have this!!!

I love them!!!
Gottta have even one!

Cool!!! My 2005 Diary is well kept ^^ .

I want! I want!
I love to see more Beijing photos!

Aside from having the above items, I’m already saving money for “Great King and Four Gods” Premium DVD set which I know will not come as cheap.

Oh, btw, who says that being a BYJ fans is easy. Well, actually it is in some ways but, buying his items is not.

Physical Look...Sex Appeal...Both

What attracts us to Bae Yong Joon? Is it his physical look? His sex appeal?

Wait, isn't it that physical look and sex appeal the same? Uhm, I thought so too for sometime, but they are not. There are some who has the look but lack the appeal. Others lack the look but they have that "X" factor.

Yong Joon exudes a certain look, a particular effortless style and carries himself very well. These qualities already lead us to love him. But is it all physical beauty?

What about sex appeal?

According to Sophia Loren"Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got," and Freedictionary.com defines it as "power to interest or attract." You think Yong Joon has it? Sex appeal is actually not only about the look, but likewise what is within. I believe Yong Joon also exudes confidence, intelligence, generosity and sensitivity which makes him more appealing.

Beauty and sex appeal are now co-existent. It's not only one's face that makes one attractive. Beauty and personality are entertwined. Physical beauty is synonymous with inner beauty. I believe that what is attractive now is someone who is natural, who has individual style and who knows what he wants. Who could this person be? Yup, your guess is good as mine...Bae Yong Joon.

Bae Yong Joon possesses the amazing gift of the "overall package." I believe that the combination of good look and appeal is what holds that attraction.

Physical Look + Sex Appeal = Bae Yong Joon = Power

artwork courtesy of noknok of www.byjtogether.com

What if?

Since yesterday I've been reading about Eric's accident from the shooting of his latest drama. The account of his accident seems to be serious. But after reading more updates, i learned that Eric is already out of danger and so does his co-star, but shooting will be put on hold. (Photo on the left, is actual photo of Eric at the hospital.)

The accident of Eric made me think of Yong Joon and his upcoming drama 'Great King and Four Gods'. From what we have read so far, it was written that GKFG will have many fighting scenes and Yong Joon will be riding a horse. We all know that Yong Joon wants to do his stunts by himself. By doing so, mishaps small or big are bound to happen. No matter how hard a person is to train, accidents do happen. Thought of Yong Joon in an accident already gives me a chill. Regardless how much insurance he will have during the shooting of GKFG, Yong Joon in an accident still gives me the creep.

I remember when 'April Snow' had its wrapped up shooting. When everyone went home Yong Joon collapsed due to fatigue and that incident made me worry so much about him. I remember that I stopped working and would frequently refresh all the windows in my pc just to see if there were updates on Yong Joon's condition. BOF's immediate notice to fans somehow made thing easy. Likewise, their frequently updating made "life" easier for us during those times.

But what if...?

I guess, there is really nothing we can do about Yong Joon doing his own stunts in GKFG. No matter how some fans write about the danger or give pieces of advice not to do dangerous stunts. The best that we can do is to offer prayer for his safety.

Nov 8, 2005 ~ The Day Yong Joon "Secretly" Arrived in Seoul

I know, I know this entry is 2 months late. At any rate, I still want to write something about it.

After staying for a long time in Japan, Yong Joon finally decided to return to Seoul to prepare for his upcoming Beijing trip. The supposedly secret arrival turned into a "chaos" especially to his security staff when Yong Joon arrived together with famous soccer players from Korea.

The media got the scoop of Yong Joon's arrival because it was not only kept as a secret to his fans, he was also sporting a new look.

Yong Joon : Hmm, what should I do now,
there are so many media around. Had I known
that they'll be arriving the same time as me, I
would have delayed my flight.

Could Yong Joon be asking for SOS from Mgr Yang
when he learned that a group of media is covering
the arrival of famous soccer players?

Yong Joon's security are having a hard time
covering him from the media while he dials from
his phone and wait for his car to take him away
from the airport.

Yong Joon flashing his beautiful smile despite being
caught by the media at the airport. Security at
the back is trying to cover BYJ's face using his hand
fromthe photographer's camera.

Yong Joon trying to cover his new look from
the photographers.

Yong Joon's securitymen look to be having an attack of allergy.
They seem to be scratching their nape and head just to cover BYJ.
But look, they're not successful in doing so. Yong Joon's
beautiful nose and lips were still caught by the photographer.

Two days after arriving in Seoul, Yong Joon boarded another plane last November 11 to Beijing, China for the promo tour of "April Snow".

Great King and Four Gods

It has been so quiet in the BYJ front for the past couple of weeks. Old photos, new artworks, and old news interviews can be seen and read from the different foras. This only goes to say that everyone is already missing Yong Joon.

So what do we do until middle of February? tap...tap...tap...(i'm tapping my feet waiting impatiently for the next news and photos)

Before the week ends this week, we finally read something about 'Great King and Four Gods'. I hope that it's a concrete news.

"Great King and Four Gods", another period drama for Yong Joon. Big production budget with wonderful people working with him.

When I first learned about Yong Joon doing another drama, I really got so excited. Who wouldn't? A drama with 24 episode which can be translated to 24 hrs of seeing Yong Joon. Then I learned that it's a period drama. Honestly, I got a little disappointed because I want Yong Joon to star in a modern day drama. I want him playing the role of a tycoon or investigator or detective or police or whatever role for so long that it's not a period drama wherein he will be wearing another hanbook.

But then, as news about GKFG comes out and I read Seifall5's post in soompi about it, disappointment was transformed to excitement once again.

Yong Joon's new cool look as he is
getting ready for his role in GKFG as
Great King Dam-deok.

From what I read from various articles and posts, it's not the same as from what i picture as 'Untold Scandal' or 'Dae Jang Geum' costume. Likewise, the exciting part is that Yong Joon will be sporting a new look. Which makes everyone so excited. And the costume will not be a typical hanbok.

In the next weeks to come until the middle of February, Baefamily will surely be waiting for new developments about GKFG. Things to look forward to are, crank in, remaining name of the casts, presscon, the copyright issue, which broadcast stat

Prince-like Yong Joon

This part of an article translated by Joanne which caught my attention ~

"You cannot reveal everything Yong Joon has. You should show a small portion of his assets, keeping the audience curious about the actor's other facets. That's why Yong Joon refuses to appear in shows and talk shows in which his true nature is exposed."

I've been a fan of Yong Joon for almost 3 years now and I really do admire his keeping a very private life. This is one of the thing that attracted me to him. That is why whether something new comes up or we discover new about him we get so excited.

Yong Joon is very popular yet is not over exposed. There is this kind of feeling that makes you hunger for him more.

Mr. Jeon's observation on Yong Joon is very true, Yong Joon looks and acts very aristocratic. His posture, his speech, his mannerism, his gentleness, and his kindness would make you think that he comes from a noble family. I believe that his parents really brought him up so well.

Confession Box : It Only Takes Yong Joon

I've a confession to make but please...please...do not laugh at me. Here goes...

After several years, I set my footprints again inside a moviehouse. Only Bae Yong Joon's "April Snow" made me do it again ever since watching Troy.

Wait, do not get me wrong. I love movies but I do not go inside a moviehouse to watch. I would rather see the movie I like at home than go to a theater. Well, I think you all very well know why I've to go and see "April Snow" in the big screen. So, I need not elaborate on it anymore.

"April Snow" for the 1st time : It was on a Thursday right afte work and I was with my girl friend who is not even a BYJ nor a K-drama fan.

Result : Awesome! I love the movie and it made me cry especailly the last part when I saw the flowerbeds covered with snow. My non-k-drama friend like the movie and she was able to get the story of AS without any explanations coming from me. Amongst the two of us, she was the first one to shed tears (ops sorry I forgot which part).

"April Snow" for the 2nd time : Friday, a day after watcing for the very first time. This time around I was with a fellow BYJ, So Ji Sub and k-drama fan. She's a Soompier as well. It was also her 2nd time to watch AS but it was only on the 2nd time that she was able to understand and appreciate the ending.

Result : Awesome! Love it for the 2nd time. Thought I saw AS already, I was even more excited to see it the 2nd time. Like what everyone has been telling over the other fora, you'll get to discover more from watching and get to feel the feelings of the characters.

"April Snow" for the 3rd time : It was Monday (holiday), at MegaMall. I was with seven (7) frriends from soompi ~ Ellabel, Gigi, Elvie, Brooklyn, La Med, Ann and Cha. These soompiers are from different threads and favor other actors than Yong Joon. Ella, Elvie, Gigi and Cha are friends from LBH thread. Brooklyn is a KSW fanatic and La Med is a Rain diehard. I've known the LBH hunnies for already quite a long time, and had the opportunity of meeting La Med and Brooklyn on that day only.

Result : Same as the 1st and 2nd time...Awesome! This time around, I need not concentrate more on the movie. I just focused myelf on Yong Joon. Because I was with a big group, watching AS in silence was very difficult. And since they knew that I already saw AS 2 times, I've to explain some scenes to them. Overall, I believe that they like the movie though some common "negative" comment that I got was "That's it? No more?". According to them, they were able to understand AS but they think that there should be more.

Having watched "April Snow" 3 times, I'm still clamouring to see it again. I was actually supposed to see it for the 4th time, but the moviehouse that my friends were sugesting us to see AS is about 1 1/2 hours drive from where I work including the traffic. I would have said yes but told them that I will not be driving. Since my other friend (the one i was the 2nd time) did not want to drive as well, I decided not to watch anymore and just wait for the DVD which will be released sometime December.

So there it goes, only Bae Yong Joon made me set my footprints again inside of a moviehouse. Not only once, but 3 times. Craziness? Nah, it's BAEziness!!

And the secret is already out.

On the road to blog...again

Whoa! It's been a while since the last I updated by blog. Aside from being busy with work and chcking on Bae Yong Joon's fora/sites, I'm just not really into blogging until now again. Let us see, what made me go back to my blog again?

1. I envy Frances, happiebb , chiligoyo, Marissa and the rest of my Baesisters who are so dedicated in blogging Yong Joon.
2. Well honestly, I'm not into expressing my thoughts in writing. But since blog is the "IN" thing and my friends keep on pestering me to have one, because all of the have, here I am again. Oh btw, I've warned them the only thing that I will be blogging about is Bae Yong Joon and the rest of my favorite Korean men.

Okay...okay...before I forget again the topics that I'll be blogging, I better list them down here ~

• It's Showtime...April Snow
• Great King Four Gods
• So Ji Sub joins BYJ and BOF
• AS Supplement DVD
• AS OST
• AS Making DVD
• Bae Yong Joon
• Hiatus
• Korean Media
• YM Chats
• Plan Trip to Korea
• BOF's Website
• Wish List

Huh?! Quite a long list don't you think so? You think I can do it? I, myself is doubtful, but I'll give it my shot and will start...N O W !!!

Bae Yong Joon @ Soompi.com

I've been at soompi since May 2004. I've 5,000 plus posts and already has a tag as Soompi Lifer. Quite impressive don't you think?

Credit for the 5,000 plus posts goes to all reporters, photographers, translators and fans from differnt sites of Bae Yong Joon.

The first forum I visited to check on Yong Joon was SoKorean.com. Though I've been a member of Quilt. I seldom go there before for so some unknown reasons. Anyway, in Sokor I Met D' May and learned more about D'Man. Then I discovered soompi but nothing much on Yong Joon there which later on I learned why. BYJ according to some is not popular in Soompi. Why? I'll let you know later.

In 2002 I remember visitng Quilt then stopped for a while. Because of my addiction to BYJ, I went back to Quilt and checked the latest about D' Man. And this was already in 2003. Nothing much about him back then. All I remember seeing were old photos.

In 2004, after discovering many Korean men I became so addicted to Soompi. There is a BYJ thread but nothing much to savor since it was not regularly updated. Whenever I visit soompi I would make it a point to visit BYJ thread. At that time I would always find the thread at either page 3, 4,5,6...

Then an opportunity came, the thread mistress went MIA, Delinnia took over. But then, Delinnia could not take also much time maintaining soompi and sokor and she went on vacation. I "took over".

Posting news and photos of D' Man is not hard. News about him keep on coming. I believe that he's the only Korean actor with so many news around. Posting them in soompi, is also not that difficult since English translation is readily available.

The hard part is keeping BYJ thread at soompi on top. Like I said, soompiers seem to not like BYJ. Even if I post news, it's hard to keep BYJ's thread on top because visitors just come and go without leaving any footprints. The thread sometimes looks lonely with 1 or 2 visitors when I'm around. There were times that I'm all alone.

Okay, why do soompiers do not like Bae Yong Joon? According to some, he's not popular in Korea. Yeah right! Likewise, I was told that soompiers goes only for KSW, Bi, CJW, LBH. Fine with me. Being a korean entertainment fan, I love also these stars. And I don't have anything against them. I also support them. Anyway, despite what I've learned, it didn't bothered me at all. All I care is posting news and photos about our man in Soompi and spreading his works and how good a person Yong Joon is.

When I took over the thread, the page was only at 50ish page and that was sometime October. The thread slowly start to move again. Remember, during this time BYJ was busy doing THE IMAGE Vol. 1 and upcoming promos were being announced. So, news and photos were everywhere.

Slowly, my dedication to the thread is paying off. More visitors are coming and some even leave their footprints.

January came and Frances started visiting and posting. Frances is a great help. She's a fellow Filipina and as crazy as me when it comes to Yong Joon.

I believe because of our dedication and hardwork at soompi, BYJ is already getting his grounds in Soompi. Although there are still fans who continuously bash him and get mad at us for posting so many news about our Man in the news section. But we don't care at all. Our reason is, it is not our fault that BYJ has more translated news than their idols?

Anyway, that didn't stopped us and even wrote the thread moderator of 2005 news section about news article postings..

As of today, BYJ's thread at soompi has 8,535 posts and 148,599 view rates with 570 pages of meaty and juicy news and photos about Bae Yong Joon. We have more regular visitors.

I've been to many threads in soompi, and like I said I've been a fan of many korean stars. But BYJ thread and few other threads in Soompi like So Ji Sub and Lee Byung Hun are the threads that I can say informative.

I don't know how long I can keep up doing this promotional work at Soompi for BYJ. Spreading and promoting Yong Joon's works, achievemets and the kind of person our man is not a tough job. I believe for so long there are news and photos about Yong Joon, BYJ thread in soompi will continuously grown.

I read Priscilla's essay in www.Hotelier2002.com and to quote her she said "BYJ doesn't need to be promoted, his fans can do that for free" and "His fans are said to be different too, to the extent that many fans call themselves the fans of 'BYJ's fans'. In a way, I believe in this since my present condition has been brought upon by the "free promotional activities" done by 'them'. Following this tradition, I am now continuing the trend..."

Just like Priscilla and any other BYJ fans, I am also continuing the trend especially at Soompi.

Mad About Bae

Bae Yong Joon a Korean actor.

Bae Yong Joon of "Winter Sonata", "Hotelier", "Have We Really Loved" and "Untold Scandal".

Bae Yong Joon, who are you to make me go crazy over you?

Bae Yong Joon...Yong Joon...BYJ...

I came to know Yong Joon in 2003 when "Winter Sonata" was being shown in our local channel at primetime. I remember taping the series every night so that I can watch it when I get home. You see, I get home late and normally cannot catch "Winter Sonata" on tv anymore. With the frustration building inside of me hearing my friends talk about the drama, I had my VHS player fixed.


For so many weeks after changing my clothes and taking my dinner, here i go sitting on my favorite spot and watching Bae Yong Joon in "Winter Sonata". This was the first sign of my addiction to Yong Joon. Since then I cannot seem to stop myself from knowing more about D' Man.

I was not contented with my taped locally dubbed "Winter Sonata" so I went crazily looking for a cd of the drama and found a supplier. But the thing was it was dubbed in Mandarin and the English sub-titles were very poor. Geez, what the heck I want to see BYJ so i bought it. One good thing though about it was that the NG was originally dubbed. So I was able to hear the soothing deep voice of Yong Joon.

Went to look for more of his dramas and saw "Hotelier". But again dubbed in Chinese with poor English sub-titles. Still I bought it, i did not t care if it's in Chinese and with bad sub-titles, who cares for so long it's Yong Joon.

Anyway, not contented again with "Winter Sonata" and "Hotelier", I went around looking for more of his dramas. But this time I got frustrated because nothing was available anymore in our country.

Darn, what to do? I want to see more of him.

End of 2003, my addiction to internet started all because of Bae Yong Joon. And the rest is what they say history.

Day in and day out, Yong Joon is on my mind. First thing that I do when I arrive at work is to access Quilt, KOB and Soompi. Even at my busiest time these 3 sites never leave my computer. They're one of the windows open in my work pc from 7:30am to 7:00pm.

Whenever I get home from work or anywhere, first thing to do after changing my clothes is to turn on my pc at home and again log to Quilt, KOB and Soompi. And this will be until the wee hours of the morning regardless if it's weekday.

If I put a number between 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest and 10 highest o\in my addiction to BYJ, i would say that I'm at 9. Quite high, huh?! Why not 10? Because I've never been to Korea yet and I've not seen him in person.

Madness...

Hangul. I used to self study Mandarin and Japanese. But when I saw "Winter Sonata" and heard how BYJ speaks the language, I've become more interested in the language.

K pop. My colleagues and friends who doesn't know about my addiction to k drama cannot seem to understand why I listen to Korean music. Need I elaborate more? WLS brought me to this level.

Korean food. I never liked the food. Again because of "Winter Sonata" and the Korean Wave boom I have become interested in tasting their food.

Korea. I never thought I would want to go to that country. But now, everything has changed. I'm planning to go in November with friends. Reason? Bae Yong Joon.

Why November? I would have wanted to go in September but because of work I don't think I can make it. But really, it would have been very great if i go in September, attend the bunggae and meet my other Baesisters.

Considering all of the above, is this madness?

Yes, it's madness. I've been a fan of asian stars but not as much as compared to being a fan of BYJ.

Bae Yong Joon is AWESOME. He ZAPPED me. I'm mad about BAE!

caught on blog

huh?! me blogging? yeah, first time.

i have my space and friendster blog but never seem to start on it. why? i'm just not in to it. but what me made decide to put on my blog under blogspot? It's BYJ. Bae Yong Joon, the actor from Korea. I'll put my thoughts on Yong Joon in my next post. Right now, I want to talk why I got caught on blog.

it has been a lazy saturday. been in front of my computer since 11am looking for updates on Yong Joon. it's 8pm, went to visit the blog of Yong Joon's fan from Singapore, happiebb. After reading several of her new posts, i decided to register in blogspot.

and here i am posting my first post.

i'm not much of a writer, but i'll try my best to come up with a very interesting blog.

until then. tah..tah!i