Singer Kim Jaejoong truly felt the local popularity that has continued for more than 20 years as he encountered his face across Tokyo, Japan. From photo booths to vending machines to his Japanese branch office in central Tokyo, it was truly "the taste of success."
On the 3rd, KBS2 Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant showed Kim Jaejoong carrying out his schedule in Japan.
That day, Kim Jaejoong visited Harajuku, Tokyo's "youth street." Just walking the streets made his long history of activities in Japan feel real. Local residents and tourists from many countries recognized Kim Jaejoong and shouted "Jaejoong!" in greeting.
He found his face in an unexpected place. A photo of Kim Jaejoong was hanging in a photo booth in Harajuku. Kim Jaejoong entered his photo booth himself, took pictures and even left a special authenticated shot. Above all, he was moved by stories of fans that span generations. Kim Jaejoong said he occasionally meets teenage fans who told him they came to like him because of their mothers, and called the fandom continuing into a second generation "the most touching moment as an entertainer."
The "Kim Jaejoong zone" did not end there. This time he found a beverage vending machine bearing his name and face. It was a vending machine that randomly dispensed key-ring merchandise when you bought a drink, but the Kim Jaejoong drinks were already sold out. Kim Jaejoong said it was the first time he had seen the actual machine. He said he had heard they were installed around Tokyo and found it surprising, and he confirmed his local popularity by taking an authentication photo in front of the vending machine. But his lifestyle habits, which contrasted with the image of a "successful star," caused laughter. After using the vending machine, Kim Jaejoong carefully checked the remaining change. His not even passing up 10 yen drew reactions like "not stingy Jaejoong but thrifty Jaejoong," adding to the amusement.
At the place he arrived at later, carrying luggage full in both hands, another twist awaited. It was the Japanese branch office of the agency that manages Kim Jaejoong's activities in Japan. Following its domestic headquarters, the agency had also established a branch in Japan, and the office was located in a high-priced office area in central Tokyo. Boom marveled at the sight of Kim Jaejoong, who is also the company's chief strategy officer, meeting with Japanese staff in person and called it "the taste of success." The Japanese branch staff were supporting local activities while communicating with Kim Jaejoong in fluent Korean.
Upon arriving at the office, Kim Jaejoong displayed more of a "housekeeper" instinct than the dignity of a CEO. When he didn't see his signed CD, he checked it, saying, "My signed CD isn't here," and teased the staff, asking, "Are you uncomfortable being with me?"
He even took it upon himself to organize the company refrigerator. The contents of the luggage he had brought with both hands were kimchi he had made himself. Although Kim Jaejoong discovered his photo booth and vending machine in the middle of glamorous Tokyo and revealed his Japanese branch, he ended by sharing kimchi with staff and tidying the refrigerator in a friendly manner.
[Photo] "Fun-Staurant"
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