Ji Chang Wook Osaka FM Report (07.06.2014)

After his successful fanmeeting in Tokyo, Japan, Ji Chang Wook went to Osaka for round 2 of “The Secret Show” fanmeeting. He left South Korea on 6 June 2014 from Gimpo Airport and landed that evening on Kansai International Airport.

Here's the story from audiences that attend the FM directly, mostly from @CherKell from JCW soompi thread:

MC told the audience to call out for JCW to come on stage. Someone yelled "oppaaaa!" but the MC said some of you are too old to call him oppa. So audience ended up calling him "Chang-kun" instead. ("kun" = “君” is like "sir" or "-ssi".  Japan is all about utilizing the proper title (parents, teachers, elders, youngsters, boys, girls, etc.), and -kun is used as the informal title given to a Japanese male that is the same age or younger than you.  And since 2/3rds of the crowd was in their 30's and above, totally appropriate.)

Just like his Tokyo fanmeet, they played his coffee drama, he sang "Though I Loved You", and also gave a rose to an audience member. And we ran into that fan at dinner (we're out eating yakiniku too, but not at the same restaurant where Wookie's crew is dining) -- her name is Maru and she was almost fainting while waiving around that rose.  She kept repeating it was the "best day of her life ever." 

There was a slideshow of various photos of him taken from behind-the-scenes and his daily life, including photos taken during his recent trip around Japan. He would explain each photo. After his hot spring bath at Beppu during his trip, he went to have dinner and then passed out almost immediately in bed. His manager Bang Chigu snapped a photo of him sleeping, so he said he has to be careful of his manager now. They flashed Bang Manager's picture of him sleeping on the screen.  SQUEALS of delight!!!

He talked a lot about Empress Ki. He said he ate a lot of food during his trip around Japan and put on a lot of weight. He even has a tummy now, and people made fun of him. He is now working on building up his muscles for his next project. (That’s why he looks like put on some weight. It’s because eating and working out.)

He said he usually drinks two glasses of alcohol when he's working, but drinks more when he isn't working. He said he would cook fried rice for his girlfriend if he gets one. He likes rice a lot.

No camera is allowed inside the stage. the Camera Nazis did remove one attendee who stood in the back of the auditorium taking pictures with her mobile phone. That’s why there’s so little photos of him in the auditorium. 

The audience agreed that the songs sounded better at these shows than at Tokyo, and that the Osaka crowd was more engaged with the events on stage than the more "reserved" Tokyo audience (lots more squeeeeing and applause).

For some unknown reason, the "handkerchief sniffing" scene (In Empress Ki episode 15) was discussed in great detail.  He looked rather uncomfortable trying to explain it, as the MC asked if that handkerchief will now "go into a museum under locked guard."  (Sorry, best translation we all could come up with)

Sings "To The Butterfly"

LOTS of teary eyes as he was singing "To Butterfly."  We all (softly, of course) joined in on the "kajimaeyo" end of the song. He really put his best performance when singing “To The Butterfly.”

The High-Touch was a total scrum.  How do you get 500 attendees through that in less than the 10 minutes he had remaining?  We were warned no conversation, no gifts, no autographs, just don't do anything but get your hand slapped and shuffle along. 

There was a small incident after the 18:00 show as JCW was being escorted to his van -- there was some pushing-and-shoving by the security guards of a few fans who they thought were getting a little too close to His Hotness.  We aren't the only ones a bit dismayed over their tactics; several tables over, there's a group of obachans discussing the very same thing.  It was uncharacteristically rather thug-like, to say the least.

He left Japan the next day. His flight from Kansai Airport was at 11:55 AM. He wears black t-shirt from Diesel that has the writing “MORE KAOS”. I wonder who design that shirt because “kaos” is Indonesian word for t-shirt.

Few more photos:
Oh look, first meal & drinks in Japan after landing at the New Otani Hotel

This one from sakisaki -- she made the 'piggy' card but the buttons and note pads behind it were for sale at the merchandise stand

Decorations outside the auditorium for fanmeeting.

Thank you for sharing the story and pictures! :)
 
Credit: daegorr, CherKell from JCW soompi, JCW Japan, owners of the photos