[REPORT] Ji Chang Wook In Bali, Indonesia – Welcome and Goodbye!

“Welcome to my paradise
Where this sky so blue Where the sunshine so bright
Welcome to my paradise
Where you can be free Where the party never ending”
Steven n Coconuttreez – Welcome To My Paradise

Bali, Island of The Gods, as people say and know this small island east of Java Island. Last week, this island has special guest in form of Ji Chang Wook. Yes, he came here for a photoshoot with Marie Claire magazine. Apparently the photoshoot and his trip to Bali is quite private, no fans even spotted him in Bali during his trip, only when he was in airport. Thanks God, at least he and his staffs posted pictures on Instagram or Weibo to keep us updated!

The funny thing, there were much confusion where he actually stayed. It even sent me headache just try to figure out things. People said he’s in Ubud, some said the location maybe in Nusa Dua or Jimbaran. His staffs, like Jung Mi Young (jmy1066), Cho Kyung Hee (rs7114), Shim Su Young (suyoungsim) took turns to update their whereabout via Instagram. But then just how much you could decode when all they took are the pics like this:

 

 

 

Of course, Google is our friend.. thanks to Google, we figured the place/hotel/villa/resort they stayed...

Turns out he actually stayed in Alila Villa Soori, Tabanan, Bali. The villa is so private and the security is tight, so there’s no way fans could barge into the villa. Unless, of course they stayed in the villa.

And Ji Chang Wook himself also updated few times when in Bali. Looks like he had lots of fun in Bali, swimming at night, holding a surfboard for photoshoot and even ride a Scoopy (matic scooter)!! He looked unconcerned even without helmet. Just looking the pictures, we can imagine he had so much fun! Ah, let me accompany you, Oppa the next time you come here!

 

 

For the photoshoot itself, I’m quite sure the concept will be summer and beach. Because there’s beach and there’s surfing and then Ji Chang Wook looks like he’s in drinking tavern or a kiosk. Manager Cho also said in one of his update that the photoshoot was at Echo Beach, Bali. Looks like we’ll get legit summertime beach photoshoot here!

His Scoopy ride was also his last experience in Bali, so it seems because he flew back to Korea the same day he uploaded the Scoopy ride. He flew back last Friday from Ngurah Rai airport to Incheon airport and landed safely the next morning in Korea. A fan said he already checked out from the villa at around 6pm on Friday, then he maybe went to airport but the flight itself was at midnight. He and the crew flew to Korea using Garuda Indonesia and landed at Incheon at around 9am local time.

A fanaccount (jichangwook87) recounted that Ji Chang Wook and the staffs were in VIP lounge and so the fans can only see him outside the lounge. He waved and smiled to the fans and even received gifts and lollipop from fans. But he can’t fulfill requests like giving out signature or taking selca with fans. (His schedule is so packed, he must be tired already once he came to the airport). Anyway, goodbye Ji Chang Wook! Adios! See you again in Indonesia!

Take a look at his pictures taken by fans at Ngurah Rai airport here:

 

 

When he’s landed at Incheon airport:

 

 

Bahasa Indonesia:
Bali, dkenal sebagai Pulau Dewata, pulau kecil yang terletak di timur Pulau Jawa. Minggu lalu, pulau ini kedatangan tamu dalam bentuk dan rupa Ji Chang Wook. Ya, dia datang kemari untuk pemotretan dengan majalah Marie Claire. Sepertinya pemotretan dan perjalanan cukup privat, bahkan tidak ada fans yang melihatnya selama tinggal di Bali, kecuali ketika dia di airport. Alhamdulillah, setidak-tidaknya Ji Chang Wook dan para stafnya masih posting foto di Instagram atau Weibo supaya kita tetap update!

Lucunya, sempat terjadi kebingungan dimana sebenarnya dia tinggal. Bahkan bisa bikin mimin sakit kepala buat nyari sebenarnya dia dimana (lebay). Ada yang bilang dia di Ubud, ada yang bilang lokasinya mungkin di Nusa Dua atau Jimbaran. Stafnya, kayak Jung Mi Young (jmy1066), Cho Kyung Hee (rs7114), Shim Su Young (suyoungsim) juga bergantian update sih lewat Instagram. Tapi gimana caranya kamu bakal tahu kalau mereka ngambil foto kayak gini:

Tapi tenang, karena masih ada mbah Google.. Berkat Google, kita akhirnya bisa memecahkan misteri di tempat/hotel/villa mana mereka tinggal...

Jadi, ternyata mereka tinggal di Alila Villa Soori, Tabanan, Bali. Itu loh, tempat nikahannya si Raffi-Gigi. Apa??? Kamu gak tahu si Raffi dan baru tahu mereka nikah di Bali?? Sama. Mimin juga baru tahu sih kalo mereka nikahnya disini *facepalm* *kebanyakan nonton Ji Chang Wook*.

Jadi ya, intinya, villa itu privat banget dan keamanannya super ketat, jadi ga mungkin fans bisa seenaknya masuk ke villa. Kecuali, kalo mereka nginep di villa.

Dan Ji Chang Wook sendiri update beberapa kali sih di Bali. Lumayan lah ya, kayaknya dia seneng-seneng gitu di Bali. Mulai dari berenang malam-malam (awas masuk angin, rematik!!), megang papan seluncur buat pemotretan bahkan sampe naik Scoopy!! Dia kayaknya bebas gitu, gak khawatir sama sekali pas naik Scoopy padahal gak pake helm. Hanya melihat foto-fotonya aja, kita bisa bayangkan kalau dia bersenang-senang disini! Ah, kapan-kapan biarin gue temenin lo Oppa!

biarpun cuma pepohonan, ini hasil jepretannya Ji Chang Wook!

Buat pemotretannya sendiri, mimin cukup yakinlah ini konsepnya musim panas dan pantai. Karena ada pantai, trus ada seluncur, dan terus ada Ji Chang Wook yang sepertinya ada di warung atau bar minum. Manajer Cho juga berkata di salah satu update-nya bahwa pemotretannya ada di Pantai Echo, Bali. Kayaknya kita beneran bakalan dapet pemotretan yang di pantai saat musim panas disini!

Dia naik Scoopy (minta dibegal nih orang, begitu jeritan hati para fans) kayaknya juga menjadi pengalamannya yang terakhir di Bali, karena dia langsung balik ke Korea di hari yang sama dia update tentang Scoopy. Dia terbang kembali ke Korea Jumat lalu dari bandara Ngurah Rai ke bandara Incheon dan sudah mendarat dengan selamat keesokan harinya di Korea. Seorang fans berkata dia sudah check out dari villa jam 6 hari Jumat, lalu mungkin dia pergi ke bandara tapi penerbangannya sendiri sekitar tengah malam waktu Indonesia. Dia dan krunya kemudian terbang memakai Garuda Indonesia dan mendarat sekitar jam 9 waktu Korea.

Fanaccount dari jichangwook87 bercerita Ji Chang Wook dan stafnya berada di VIP lounge jadi fans hanya bisa melihatnya dari luar lounge. Dia melambaikan tangan dan tersenyum ke fans, bahkan menerima hadiah dan lolipop dari fans. Sayangnya dia tidak menerima permintaan untuk tanda tangan atau selca dengan fans. (Ngerti lah ya, jadwalnya padat, dia pasti capek juga begitu sampe di bandara). Anyway, selamat jalan Ji Chang Wook! Sampai jumpa lagi di Indonesia!

Lihat foto-fotonya waktu dia di bandara Ngurah Rai:

 

 

Waktu dia di bandara Incheon:

 

 

 

Source/sumber: Ji Chang Wook, Cho Kyung Hee, jmy1066, suyoungsim IG, weibo, as tagged