Jang Geun Seok earned another first last month – he became the first K-actor to appear on the cover of the Japanese magazine AnAn (JYJ‘s Jaejoong was on the cover of AnAn last year as the first K-idol to grace the pages). I think it’s a sign that Jang Geun Seok has made it as a noona-killer in Japan, joining the illustrious ranks of many a Johnny who has appeared on the cover and insides pages of the magazine (including Yamashita Tomohisa, Akanishi Jin, Matsumoto Jun, et. al).
Frankly, while I don’t much like the photospread, when I first heard that he was going to be in AnAn, I almost freaked out, but am glad that the end result is so very normal and tame. AnAn is like the Japanese version of Cosmopolitan, a ladies fashion and sensual guide, which sometimes features ultra-racy photospreads of some of Japan’s hottest young male actors/idols. For Jang Geun Seok, this is yet another well-deserved step in his career.
I bet money that all the poses in this photospread were specifically requested by the photographer, especially the ones where Seok is pulling on his t-shirt. AnAn tries to go for sexy and come-hither, and compared to what AnAn did to my Yamapi (*sobs, my poor beautiful boy*) this is nothing. Seok should count his blessings they only asked him to pull down that shirt a tiny bit. Actually, Jaejoong’s AnAn spread was also quite tame. Perhaps AnAn only makes the Johnnys bare all.
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Hahaha!...I freaked out too...i had seen the cover last month but was worried abt wat would be inside especially after seeing Mukai Osamu's photoshoot
Osamu's AnAn shoot? Me ----------> O_O
Just......no. I don't need to see that. But damn is that man fine.
And where does AnAn keep digging up those Eastern European B-models? Its like they have a new one every month.
Hm, he is more and more girly by the time pass. I miss his BV times......
the one he is lying and pretending to be sleeping, he looks like a girl. Really like a girl.
I agree. The man was just oozing sexy during Beethoven Virus!! Now I can't look at him.
Ah you screamed out my thoughts with multiple exclamation points....I like my man strong but well reserved, this one is so lady like. I guess the Japanese women likes men who are effeminate....
Totally agree. He's girlier than a lot of actresses!
Wasn't kamenashi kazuya AnAn photoshoots tame?
Hahaha, it's impossible to make Kame sexy. I am fond of the boy, but he will never be able to convince anyone he's some Euro-sexpot's boy toy.
omg, thank god for the tame pics! I'm still o_O-ing at most of the AnAn spreads. Mind you, it's eyecandy, but omg the pic of Pi in the shower? er.
I will forever be traumatized by Pi's AnAn photospread. Jin's was way worse but I totally expected it of him. Pi? Until that shoot, he was always just Akira ----------------> Power! Afterwards, I couldn't unsee what I saw, and it was like Pi became a man overnight. But I miss my Akira. I sense I need a NwP rewatch soon.
You know what? My selective memory works like a charm so I saw Pi's photospread, got shocked for a ridiculous amount of time (seriously. A ridiculously long time!) and I somehow managed to erase those pics from my memory. And then I watched Buzzer Beat and he was a Man again. I can't unsee it now, but at least it's not in the OMG-he-probably-has-sex-now way, which still makes me feel weird because he's sooo young. Okay, he's notthat young, but....but...you know what I mean, yes?
I love BB Pi, which was the perfect blend of boyish and manly Pi into a wholesome package of %^**%$^&&*.
The way he kissed Keiko in her apartment......I was torn because the devoted YamaKi shipper in me wished it was Maki, but elated because I never thought I'd live to see Pi actually be allowed to french kiss a girl in a drama.
Sigh, Pi, my Pi, how I adore thee. Please never drop trou again, for AnAn or anything else.
I SO understand! You have no idea! ♥___♥
YES, YES, YES!!! That's one of the best jdorama kisses ever! I SO wasn't expecting to like BB or even to see Pi kiss like that. When he kissed Natsuki, I was like, OMG not the soulless pecks again, but then the kisses with Riko happened and alskdjakldfhslkdf aksdhaksdh I think I need to rewatch BB, actually. ^^'
I second your request! ^^
Unni, did you see this? http://www.allkpop.com/2011/04/jang-geun-suk-releases-let-me-cry-mv
Can't say that I was terribly impressed by the mv's content (beyond yummy JGS, of course). But hey, JGS is worth watching in anything, in my opinion.
MV = meh. JGS = always a yay~
Thanks, dongsaeng!
Thank you for the link!
thanks so much for that link! oh JGS! if I were a forward-looking kdrama director, and wanted to have a drama where a guy pretends to be a girl in order to sing/find parents/become a nun/insert favorite, he would be the one and only choice, but i digress. thanks again - he is still hawtt
I wasn't sure whether to be happy or sad at JGS's photoshoot...I'm happy that they didn't make it like Yamapi, Mukai Osamu's and Jin...but I wondered if he could pull of an Ikuta Toma or Sakurai Sho...but then again...nah I'm happy with this I don't think he could pull of the latter XD
Hopeless American over here....I'd love to see those photospreads you guys are talking about, any chance anyone has any pictures they can share? Pretty please?!?!?!?
you can always google them. someone going to have them in their page.
Ok, imma not going to post the links here because well....I'm the one guilty of mentioning JGS and the famous AnAn spreads in the first place (snicker). But let's just say that if one wanted to, one could google AnAn Magazine Yamapi and a couple of sites will pop up that have collected the more infamous spreads.....fair warning NSFW, NSFMinors, NSFanyonewhodoesn'thavebrainbleachhandy.
What really amuses me about this is that the last time my brother was living in Japan and I was taking care of his mail and bills, Japanese customs used to rip open like every other package to see if I was mailing him Playboy or some such. Lets just say that AnAn never graced my mailbox either coming or going....but it drove me nuts.
Love JGS too but he is looking rather girly in these pics......miss his muscular man image he had way back before YB....
yea i agree...he looks too girly here
He is so much prettier than I am. Sob!sob!
oh my beloved actress YEH was also on this magazine cover...
anyway he looks good huh???