So on October 24th and 24th, I attended my favorite Korean actor, Gong Yoo's fan club event at the Tokyo International Forum.
The last time he held such an event was 2 years ago and it was held at the Budokan. He had come to Japan this Spring to promote his last TV drama series but that was a joint event with all the cast members. Of course I went to this event too and it was fun but it wasn't "just HIM". But this time it was "JUST HIM"!! Lol!! So, all the fans were very happy to see him!!
In Japan, the fans are not allowed to take photos or short videos of any events or concerts. We can often see such photos on the web taken by fans in other countries and I was always amazed about that, as well as being a bit jealous. But this time, there was a short photo session at this fan club event. This has never happened before at any of his past events so all the fans were very ecstatic!!
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| This is a photo I took with my mobile phone but not very good quality. I have better photos in my digital camera but haven't gotten around to downloading them into my PC... |
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| This was the stage and the title of this fan club event. |
The image of the event was a night club that has entertainment, drinks, and a casino.
Gong Yoo is the owner of this night club and there to serve his guests (fans).
First of all, he mixed a special mocktail for some fans. His fan club image color is blue so he tried to make one that had a blue hue. However, because he mixed the blue liqueur with some citrus drinks it ended up being a green color instead!! Lol!! He had mixed 7 drinks and one was for the emcee, one was for himself, and the 5 other were for the lucky fans who were chosen to go up onto the stage and play a card game with him. The way he chose them was really great too!! They had a box full of our mobile phone numbers and he chose 5 randomly and called them. If we were in the event hall at that time and we were the one to receive the phone call, we could go up onto the stage to join him. After the lucky 5 were chosen, they played a card game and if they won against Gong Yoo, they got a special prize. One of the prizes they could win was a kiss on the hand, being carried like a princess, or running towards each other and embracing each other. The other options were a photo take with him (this is good!!) or getting a gift from him or having your ticket refunded in full by him personally out of his own wallet. Hmm....
Another game he had readied was a roulette. It was divided into 8 sections and labeled A to H. I was in section C. Depending on which section the roulette stopped, that section would receive a special photo postcard with his signature and the date of the event. Amazingly, my section was chosen on the day of my birthday!! How wonderful can that be?!?!?! Then our section had the right to play a "rock, paper and scissors" game with him and if we won, we could get some of the items he had personally chosen for us. Unfortunately, the entire section I was in lost against him so he spun the roulette again. But luckily we were able to keep the photo postcards, thank goodness!!
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| My birthday present!! |
Then there was an intermission of a bit and when he came back out, there was a Q & A session. He was asked several questions and one of them was about the kitten he had recently started to take care of. It is a white, long haired Scottish Fold and her name is "Kon Kon". She is so adorable!! He has another kitten too but he said he'll show us photos the next time he has a fan club event.
The other question he was asked was about his latest movie. It is due to be released in theaters in Korea in December this year. He plays the role of a North Korean spy who is framed for the assassination of one of the political figures in South Korea. He flees in order to clear his name. There is a lot of action and acting with his eyes alone since he has so few lines. He worked very hard to beef up and he had an amazingly shaped body when he was filming this movie. He did most of his own stunts too!! We don't know when the movie will be released in Japan but when it is, I'll definitely be going to watch it!!
Finally, there was a singing section where he sang a couple of his favorite songs. He isn't an awesome singer but he really enjoys singing so it's nice to hear him sing. He sang songs from his first mini album, his latest TV drama series and for his encore, the song from his first movie he shot right after being discharged from his military service. On the second day, the fans went crazy and none of us would leave and demanded (lol) a second encore. He really didn't expect it so he and the staff didn't have anything prepared!! But we didn't care. All we wanted was to see him on stage again. So, he sang the encore song again for us and we all sang along.
Both nights were fun but the last night was the best!!
I hope he'll have another fan club event next year!!
Until then, I shall just have to be happy with the desk calendar I got and the DVDs of him that I have.
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| Photos from the first day. My seat is directly behind him in the 15th row... |
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| Flowers his fans got him |
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