In just over a few hours, today Ji Chang Wook first Taiwan fanmeeting will be held in TICC. So far Ji Chang Wook has great time in Taiwan and enjoy immense popularity because "Empress Ki" that holds top ratings there. Let's take a look on Ji Chang Wook's activities these past few days!
Preparation in Korea
Before he arrived in Taiwan, he already made some preparations in Korea, such as read Taiwan guidebook and grocery shopping. Ji Chang Wook wants to give surprise gifts for his Taiwanese fans so he prepared and bought the gifts by himself. Such a meticulous and considerate man to his fans!
Interview with ETTV
ETTV is one of two station that broadcast Empress Ki in Taiwan so they are the first one to interview him. He talks about "Empress Ki" filming. You can see the engsubbed video here.
A Visit to Ximending Night Market
Right after he concluded the interview with ETTV, he visited Ximending with his mother. He ate a bowl of Ah Zhong Mian Xian and some dessert. Some fans and ahjumma also crowded him but he was able to finish his eating. He really has good appetite!! For engsubbed video, visit here.
Ji Chang Wook Visits MTV Taiwan
Yesterday Ji Chang Wook visited MTV Taiwan studio and greeted by hundreds of fans. He was presented with a loaf of the award-winning Longan with Red Wine bread with his name engraved on it from famous baker Wu Bao Chun. The bread is call Imperial jade wine and dragon eye (longan) fruit bread, specially baked by the top baker. One of the bread has a butterfly pattern on it because the emcee explained that it was the symbol between Paeha and his father. Another bread has his Chinese name embossed on it (but the "empress ki" ended up holding it at the photoshoot). The video is a prelude to their programme "Idols of Asia" recording.
Interviews and A Lot of Interviews!!
In the first day, he had 8 interviews, while on his second day of Taiwan visit, he had 17 interviews!!
Ji Chang Wook will also be featured in an upcoming issue of Uno magazine. His staff (rs7114) revealed a video of him at the photoshoot.
Ji Chang Wook said to Yam News he toured Taipei two years ago with a friend who was studying there. Back then, there weren’t many people who recognized him, so the two of them were able to openly take the subway and dine out. Now that he is here for a fan meeting and given the popularity of Empress Ki, he doesn’t enjoy that kind of freedom anymore. He has often been likened to Taiwan actor Kai Ko and he says he knows about that actor.
He says he has been practicing sword fighting and Qin Na (a type of kungfu) for his new drama. The drama also has scenes that require him to go shirtless, so he has been dieting. He says embarrassedly that he has some abs. He wanted to exercise last night but he was too busy with work, so he will definitely do so tonight. The reporter expressed concern about his sore eye, he said “there’s still a bit!”. He says he had the stye 3-4 days ago and it swelled really badly, so he frantically went to seek treatment. He even told the event organiser that he might have to wear shades during interviews and prepared several pairs of sunglasses, but thankfully it is almost recovered by the time he got to Taiwan. “I can now open my eyes widely and speak to everyone!”
Although his tears have touched audiences in Empress Ki, he says he doesn’t cry easily in reality. Although he is sentimental,but he downstairs cry much because there are not that many sad things happening. He merely put in all his emotions in order to portray Ta Hwan. The reporter asked if there was any scene where he really felt something for Ha Ji Won, he says they were merely playing their roles, but since she has a cheerful personality and is serious about her work, she is a great partner whether he speaks from the perspective of a man or a junior.
This is the first time that he has brought his mum overseas. He says his mum was very happy and immediately agreed to come along. As he speaks, he points out of the window saying cutely, “Now that I’m working, I’ve no idea where she has gone to”, causing the reporters and staff to laugh. He says his mum is a Buddhist, so going to visit and pray at Xing Tian Temple and Longshan Temple makes her very satisfied. She’s now touring Jiufen.
The Taiwan press also praised him for being approachable and not putting on airs like an emperor. Ji Chang Wook says he likes Taiwan a lot. Although he finds it difficult to learn Mandarin, he still picked up a few simple words like “xie xie (thank you)”, “wo shi Chi Chang Xu (I am Ji Chang Wook).” He even prepared a surprise gift for the readers of Next Magazine.
Bahasa Indonesia:
Hanya kurang dari beberapa jam lagi, hari ini jumpa fans Ji Chang Wook pertama di Taiwan akan digelar di TICC. Sejauh ini Ji Chang Wook mengalami pengalaman luar biasa dan menikmati popularitasnya berkat drama “Empress Ki” yang menduduki rating tertinggi disana. Mari kita simak kegiatan Ji Chang Wook selama beberapa hari belakangan ini!
Persiapan di Korea
Sebelum berangkat ke Taiwan, dia sudah menyiapkan beberapa hal di Korea, seperti membaca buku panduan Taiwan dan belanja. Ji Chang Wook ingin memberi hadiah kejutan bagi fans Taiwan jadi dia menyiapkan dan membeli hadiahnya sendiri. Benar-benar perhatian sekali dengan penggemar!
ETTV adalah satu dari 2 stasiun TV yang menayangkan “Empress Ki” di Taiwan jadi wajar bila mereka mewawancarai Ji Chang Wook. Dia bercerita tentang syuting “Empress Ki” yang mana dia memilih adegan menunggang kuda bersama Ha Ji Won sebagai adegan yang meninggalkan kesan paling dalam baginya.
Setelah menyelesaikan wawancara dengan ETTV, dia mengunjungi Ximending dengan ibunya. Dia makan semangkuk Ah Zhong Mian Xian dan beberapa hidangan penutup. Beberapa fans dan ahjumma tampak mengerubutinya tapi dia tetap bisa menghabiskan makan dengan lahap. Dia benar-benar punya nafsu makan yang bagus!!
Kunjungan ke MTV Taiwan
Kemarin Ji Chang Wook juga mengunjungi studio MTV Taiwan dan disambut ratusan fans. Dia menerima lengkeng dengan roti anggur merah dengan namanya terpatri disitu dari pembuat roti terkenal Wu Bao Chun. Roti itu disebut roti anggur dan kelengkeng kerajaan, secara khusus dibuat oleh pembuat roti ternama. Salah satu roti memiliki pola kupu-kupu yang menyimbolkan Paeha dan ayahnya. Roti yang lain punya namanya yang ditulis dalam bahasa China disitu. Video tersebut adalah rekaman awal dari acara “Idols of Asia”.
Di hari pertama, dia punya 8 wawancara, sedangkan di hari kedua kunjungan, punya 17 wawancara!!
Ji Chang Wook juga akan tampil di edisi majalah Uno mendatang. Stafnya (rs7114) mengunggah video pemotretannya.
Walaupun air matanya menyentuh pemirsa di “Empress Ki”, dia berkata dia tidak menangis dengan begitu mudah di kehidupan nyata. Walaupun dia sentimental, tapi dia tidak menangis banyak karena tidak terlalu banyak kejadian menyedihkan yang terjadi. Dia hanya mengekspresikan emosinya untuk memainkan Ta Hwan. Reporter bertanya apakah ada adegan dimana dia merasakan sesuatu untuk Ha Ji Won, dia berkata mereka hanya bermain peran, namun karena Ha Ji Won punya kepribadian yang ceria dan serius dengan pekerjaannya, dia adalah partner yang hebat entah dari perspektif seorang laki-laki atau seorang junior.
Media Taiwan juga memujinya karena mudah didekati dan tidak angkuh seperti seorang kaisar. Ji Chang Wook berkata bahwa ia sangat menyukai Taiwan. Walaupun dia kesulitan belajar Bahasa Mandarin, dia masih bisa mengucapkan beberapa kata sederhana seperti “xie xie” (terimakasih), “wo shi Chi Chang Xu” (Aku adalah Ji Chang Wook). Dia bahkan menyiapkan hadiah kejutan bagi pembaca majalah Next.
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Sumber: Yam News, Apple Daily, ETTV, JCW Kitchen, Next Magazine, rs7114 IG, ETToday, as tagged
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