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Name: 정윤호 (Jeong YoonHo)
Birthdate: 1986.02.06 (official) 1986.02.16 (real)
Height: 184.0cm
Weight: 66.0kg
Bloodtype: A
Debut Album: 2004 DBSK's Single Album (Hug)
Hobby: Musical sentiment(?), reading, writing
Specialty: Singing, dancing, sports
Nicknames: Junjin (from Shinhwa), 꼬비 (??)
Ideal type: Someone with a cute and active style.
Personality
hyper;
Someone with a cute and active style. That's actually how I would describe YunHo. This video is one of my favorite YunHo fanvideos, because it's dedicated to just how adorable he is. He's a little hyper, as you can see. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of what he's doing, he runs around so much.
Even when it's bad for him. Just before a concert in 2007, he hurt his back and was told to be careful about moving around too much, but didn't really listen to doctor's instructions. Junsu had to physically come over and stop him from jumping up and down too much.
hardworking/accident-prone;
He really puts his best into everything he does, even at the risk of his own health. Which is already bad enough as it is (a couple of his nicknames are YunhoRus (Yunho + Virus) and Hospital VIP - according to an episode of YSMM, he apparently frequents the hospital 30-40 times a year). :( One famous incident was in the summer of 2006, where he continued to aggravate a leg injury and wound up in the hospital multiple times. He was told that he may never be able to dance again, if he didn't cease all activities, because he had injured his achilles tendon so severely. His condition got so bad he had to be carried around. He was forced to take a break, eventually, stopping activities in the middle of A-Nation, one of Japan's biggest summer music festivals.
leadership;
Yunho is the leader of DBSK, and just about any fan would agree he's a good one. He takes the position very seriously, and doesn't have a problem informing even Jaejoong (the only one older than him) when he's made a mistake. (Don't pay attention to anything that says JaeJoong is crying - he's embarrassed, but I don't think he was that upset.)
Whenever they do an interview, the members like to point out how Yunho takes care of them. Yoochun and Changmin have stated that, "Without Yunho, there would be no TVXQ." They also like to point out how manly he is, and he does try very hard to keep up that image. He even claims he never cries on stage, even while everyone else is. Of course that's refuted by evidence such as this. He also cried finally at DBSK's Mirotic concert in Shanghai, when the entire auditorium of fans held up signs reading, "Mideoyo." (Though he has yet to cry to his heart's content, but you can read about that in my later edits.)
fatherly;
Among the band, he's also been referred to as the 'appa' (daddy) in the group, and that's become a pretty common nickname among the fanbase. Another reason he's 'appa' is because he really badly wants to be a daddy. He's such a sucker for the little'uns, and they seem to like him, too. He's said on more than one occasion that he would like 28 children, in the future. I think his reason for wanting so many kids is to populate the village he wants to build with all the 500 won coins he's collecting in water bottles. What is said village for? To keep all his friends close, of course. Now that he's grown up, he wants two kids - two boys and one girl, the boys close in age and the girl 4/5 years younger. Probably because he wants her to have little sister complex and for her older boys to be as overprotective as he would be.
Ideal Types
Back to the subject of YunHo and babies... What about the mother, you ask? Yunho's ideal type is Jeon JiHyun, who he fell for in the movie 'My Sassy Girl'. His other celebrity crush that we know of is Eugene of SES. His bandmates have talked about how excited he was when SES performed together for the first time in years, since their disbandment. There was a fancam of him staring intently from his seat in the audience, totally mesmerized. It seems he has not actually met either women, though. He had an opportunity, with this CF, but the directors decided to shoot the scene with them separate, and later on meshed it together.
Friends
Yunho has a lot of friends in the entertainment industry. Notable are popular MC and host Kang Hodong (YunHo at the wedding), Kim Heechul and Lee Donghae of Super Junior (part of the robbong clan, which consists of Heerobbong (Heechul), Dorobbong (Donghae), and of course Yoorobbong (Yunho)), also Choi Shiwon of Super Junior, Tachyon's Son Hojun, BoA, SS501's Youngsaeng and Kyujong, CSJH's DANA (who he technically debuted with, as a rapper in one of her songs), Kim Jongkook along with many others. They all have interesting stories to tell about him, so I've linked to a couple below.
Kim Heechul;
One of the more memorable ones I can't find a video link to, but it has been noted that the reason Heechul began to dress as flamboyantly as he does, is all due to Yunho. Yunho, when younger, used to borrow Heechul's clothes. They were about the same size, and they lived together, so he would pull on whatever was comfortable. Heechul got fed up with it and started to wear clothes he thought Yunho wouldn't want to be caught in.
Of course, as a result, whenever he and Yunho hung out people would mistake them for a couple. One of Yunho's girlfriends broke up with him over this, and when they went couple ring shopping for him and a girlfriend, the saleswoman mistook them for the couple.
When they discussed this, Heechul sounded like he was scolding him. But Yunho's friends are very loyal, and during an instance in which an anti fan tried to poison Yunho with glue (now known in international fandom as the glue juice incident), Heechul posted a very angry and hateful message on his cyworld directed at the fan, in defense of Yunho.
(back to Personality) kind/forgiving;
Yunho himself, however went on to forgive the fan and didn't even press any charges against her because he said that she was around his younger sister's age.
competitive;
As much as Yunho is forgiving, he is also very competitive. He and Junsu mention how they regularly run together because they motivate each other by seeing which can outlast the other. He can also be somewhat scary, as seen in the prank video, but also according to member accounts. On an interview with Come to Play, Changmin talks about how Yunho reacted when a game he had been playing was accidentally deleted. Changmin was so scared of him that he didn't admit that he had closed the game until the interview itself. On an episode of Happy Together, Junsu revealed how angry Yunho got when he was falsely accused of leaving the toilet unflushed in the dorm. When Junsu admitted it was he who had done it, however, he like Changmin faced no real consequences. Seems Yunho was too kind of a hyung to actually hurt them. Though he still playfully abuses them.
Family
Yunhos very much the family man, and it was during a period of financial difficulty that he started working odd jobs (salting the roads, etc) to pay for his sister's tutoring fees. In that video clip, he also talks about the difficulties of working and training, how he had to sleep at train stations and so on and so forth. But his love for his family kept him going.
When asked if he would like his sister to become a singer like himself, he said no. He didn't want her to experience the hardships he faced. Very protective and loyal to his sister, he says he wouldn't want any of his friends to date her, because then he wouldn't know which side to pick if they got into an argument. Yunho tends to think in black and white.
He said there is no room for lies in his life and it's the trait he despises most in people. Even when he's given a big bowl of alcohol and asked to drink "as much as you love us" by the staff, he'll drink all of it because he feels guilty if he doesn't finish. His naivete has made it possible for him to be easily pranked. Heechul and Donghae got him to burn a leather jacket of his before, just to prove it was real.
(back to Personality) just/fair;
His sense of fair play and justice is really strong. In this video, he defends a fan's honor when she is accused of thieving. (This is the video that converted many.) As a child, he wanted to be a public prosecutor like his father (one of his heroes). Or a detective like Sherlock Holmes (the other of his heroes). Yunho likes to read and write. On the AADBSK DVD, he even stated that his favorite fan gift was a fanfic, because reading it really touched him.
intelligent/creative;
So looks and a great personality. What else does Yunho have? An IQ of 142. It was revealed on an episode of Family Outing, when he got excited because each team's mission was to rank the other team in terms of IQ from highest to lowest. As the idol, he was ranked a bit low, as he suspected he would be. More than just having the capabilities, Yunho has also expressed a lot of his own creativity. On an episode of YSMM, he revealed he has several inventions in the works - simple, but functional things. In Saipan, he got creative and fashioned a drink holder out of coconut skin.
down-to-earth;
Another reason to love Yunho is that, despite his celebrity status and all the great things he's got going for him (a pretty face, a solid brain), he still seems very grounded. He does not forget his friends, and has often calls someone up whenever he goes out to eat. He doesn't want to miss an opportunity to see anyone. Also, when Heechul's grandfather passed away earlier this year, he made a post thanking all the friends who were concerned for him. He thanked YunHo for text messaging him repeatedly to ask if he was all right. Not forgetting where he grew up, on January 2, 2009 he set up a scholarship fund of 600,000 won for 6 students at his old high school. Afterwards, he took out 70 students for lunch.
gentlemanly;
Yunho is known for being very compassionate and kind. On popular variety show X-Man, he often chose Park Kyunglim, an older woman who was pegged with the undesirable role, to be his partner in the love matches. I think I should note here, while we're on the topic of variety shows, that Yunho has had the most experience on Love Letter and XMan, as compared to his bandmates. He has been a regular guest on both shows, and there are plenty of videos on youtube. On variety shows, Yunho gets coddled, but he handles it with humor.
charitable/giving;
He is also consistently active in multiple charity projects. He's started an annual tradition of awarding a small scholarship to students at his alma mater in Kwangju, he donated 5,000,000 won in 2010 to the victims of the Haiti earthquake, he often volunteers at orphanages and hospitals - either cleaning or donating gifts and always spending time with the children. A friend of his from the R&B ballad group J.Rich discussed Yunho's activities in the '85 club - all the members friends of his born in 1985 (and him being a fast '86, which puts him in line with the '85-ers). Together, every year, they pull together to raise money and volunteer at public service centers.
With Fans
With his fans, Yunho is incredibly kind. In 2010, on an outing for his birthday, several groups of fans followed him despite his efforts to get away and a few snapped pictures. Though it's not easy for him to be alone and though it bothers him to have fans following him and taking pictures of him, he has never spoken to them impolitely. Rather than let them carry on with the things that bother him, however, Yunho asked that the fans delete their pictures and kindly explained that he didn't want such pictures taken on his birthday. He is direct, but always courteous.
In Paris, he was seen to be extra kind to fans, as many reported that he would sneak them autographs. He was actually prohibited from it, but would sign for fans when managers weren't looking.
Korea's Idol
It's no wonder that Yunho is so beloved in Korea. Recently, he has become something of a face of Korea - he was the feature star in Korea's mini movie for the Shanghai World Expo and will soon be featured as a main actor in a mini web drama called 'Haru', another project intended to advertise Korea.
Idol Activities
variety;
YunHo himself is very funny, and the entertainment world recognizes how he is able to keep everyone's mood up. He was one of the main participants in Dong Bang Shin Ki's Ha Ha Fighting campaign for figure skater Kim YuNa. Here he created a couple music videos with fellow members, particularly YooChun. Acapella version with members is my favorite. The dance was fun, too. Because of his ridiculous personality, he's one of the TVXQ members to have done the best on variety shows and appeared as a regular on XMan and Love Letter for a while.
dancing;
Yunho is best known for his dancing. He and Junsu are the dancers in their group, and competed in a competition here (opposing teams) and here (the same team). One of the most noted dance battles has been at the SM Concert here, where he stirred up a frenzy by pulling his shirt over his head to display his newly toned body. He also participated in the dance battle at SBS Daejun Awards Festival here. In February of 2010, it was announced that he would be participating as Korea's representative in the 'This Is It' world tour, honoring Michael Jackson after his death. The performance turned out amazing.
Yunho choreographs his own routines, but he also writes music. He wrote the song Spokesman, which he performed at DBSK's 2nd concert tour with Super Junior's Donghae, and with another friend on popular variety show XMan. He also wrote and choreographed Checkmate, which he performed at DBSK's 3rd concert tour.
singing/rapping;
As you can tell, he's also something of a rapper. In DBSK, he actually does most of the rap parts, along with Micky. They write their own raps, for the most part, and for their single Sky he attempted for the first time in English. His pronunciation could do some work, but his lyrics were rather pretty.
But what Yunho says he would like to improve with most is as a singer. I mentioned the 'This Is It' tour before and it is an especially significant event for Yunho because Michael Jackson was the artist that he said he admired the most. This isn't only because of Michael Jackson's dancing, but also because of his skills as a singer. Yunho wants to become not only an awesome dancer, but a capable singer, as well. He pours all his emotions into singing, and you can tell if you watch any performances at all. Kenzie, a noted composer and arranger in Korea, says that's one of her favorite things about his voice - how innocently he puts all his emotions into a song. His vocal position in the group is bass, though his speaking voice is actually higher. He does a variety of ranges, though, from deep deep bass (doushite kimi wo suki ni natte shimattandarou) to various falsetto adlibs in multiple songs.
endorsements;
Outside of DBSK, he signed an exclusive modeling contract for Evisu's 2009 Fall/Winter collection. Revenue rose as a result of his endorsement. His contract appears to have been extended, as he is currently modeling for Evisu's 2009 Spring/Winter collection, under the charitable SOS campaign. It's no wonder - he's an asset as a model with his dynamic poses.
Demonstrating his range, he has also joined the cast for the musical Goong, stepping onto a new stage.
Other trivia I couldn't weasel into there.
YunHo used to be in a project band, prior to debut, with JaeJoong, Super Junior's KangIn, and Super Junior's HeeChul. They were called the Four Seasons, and YunHo was supposed to be Spring. In that group, he was actually the 'magnae' (youngest).
YunHo has a couple of very special talents.
Korea thinks YunHo has the 3rd most symmetric face in the industry.
YunHo is a slow text messager, and has been known to fall asleep in the middle of one.
He also falls asleep a lot during movies.
YunHo is known as NG King. It's not just a fan award, it's been documented.
The scar on Yunho's face starting from around his eye is a result of falling down stairs as a child, and he recounts in an interview an instance in which he fell out of a building and only barely managed to catch onto a railing and save himself. During one of their performances for their 2nd Asia Tour, his prop/car also tipped over while he was driving it on the stage.
YunHo was the first of his group to reject fans' gifts on his birthday in 2008, asking they be donated to the more needy.
YunHo has a pet dog named Taepoong (which means typhoon in Korean). It's a Siberian husky that he absolutely coddles. He talks about it here.
YunHo has a stuffed toy - a bambi - that he refers to as his daughter. He has been seen carrying it around at the airport, as well as when he displayed it at home on one of DBSK's house tours.
YunHo is from Kwangju in Jeolla-do.
YunHo can't cook much, but can apparently make delicious pizza. He likes spicy food.
YunHo is a 2nd degree blackbelt in aikido/hapkido.
When YunHo gets excited, he slips into his satoori.
His best friend in high school was also his rival; he had him rap during one of the O Encore performances, backing him up during Spokesman.
He's got a reputation as the manly one, but on many occasions exploits his aegyo. He's especially adorable with stylists and coordis, when he wants them to pay attention to him.
Though he's still learning, he seems to really enjoy playing the drums.
Another of his talents is that he can imitate a dog pretty much perfectly.
Yunho sleeps with his eyes partially open and does popping.
Yunho almost always prays before he goes on stage to perform. He says it keeps him confident.
Q&A with Yunho, around his birthday in 2010
Nicknames
Fans
호우 (Hou) - because he says/shouts "호우!" a lot in their songs, particularly O
훠 (Hwo) - comes from 호우
리다정 (Lida Jung) - Leader Jung because he's the leader
압카 (Apka) - comes form 압도적인 카리스마 (apdojeokin charisma) meaning "absolute charisma"
무대위의 군주 (Mudewieh kunju) - similar to 압도적인 카리스마
릴리윤호 (Lily YunHo) - because sometimes he's a bit effeminate
세작얼 (Sejakeol) - meaning "the smallest face in the world" because... he's got the smallest face in the world
빙구 (Bingku) - meaning "stupid in a cute way" because... yeah
Friends
Frog - because he can jump high
Timing YunHo - because he's got a good sense of timing
Baseball Youth - because he could play baseball well
Yoorobbong - a nickname from Kim HeeChul
Yundol - a nickname from BoA
Action Star - a nickname from friends, because he's like an action star when he's angry
Jung Star - a nickname from Changmin
Complexes
large chest - he considered getting surgery to fix the problem (but didn't) and even at a point believed he might have breast cancer
small face
"Winnie the Pooh" belly
satoori (accent) - on a train ride once, some girls tried to talk to him because he looked nice (he had been preparing for a photoshoot), but as soon as he slipped into his satoori, they stopped
Other videos of interest
audition into sm
dance solo at 1st concert
dancing to sexy back at love letter interview
yunho and donghae video
yunho's 1st spokesman performance on xman
yunho's korean lessons
dbsk singing saranghamnida - yunho gets many parts
yunho cut in all about dbsk dvd [2]
yunho featured in dana's 'diamond' mv
yunho featured in dbsk's haptic cf's - follow related links
yunho shows his tender side - waking up junsu
yunho (and others) taking care of changmin during mkmf 2008
yunho with shinee's onew mkmf 2008
yunho's dance solo for smtown concert in bangkok 2009
yunho's dance solo for smtown concert in seoul 2008 - different fancam
yunho during rehearsal with dbsk, boa, csjh
TVXQ Dramas
First Love (with Micky YooChun)
YunHo's Tokyo Holiday (with DBSK)
Cassiopeia (with DBSK)
there's one more, but I can't find a link for the video at the moment
Pro-Dramas
-Heading to the Ground (2009)
-Haru - Korea Tourism Web Drama (2010)
-Poseidon (coming May 2011)
I fail pic spams. Visit bestofyunho for that.
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Okay, so it's getting to be really hard to actually update this post smoothly, by editing internally. Thus, I'm going to add edits this way! :)
Since coming to Korea, I've had the great pleasure of seeing Yunho more often. Since their comeback, there are lots of videos and interviews that have also cropped up to give everyone more insight into his character. I'm going to briefly summarize what may or may not be new information.
With Fans
Yunho is still the chattiest between himself and Changmin. Every fan account says the same thing - and after going to a fansign and watching, it was kind of funny how quickly fans moved on to from Changmin, only to have to wait in line because Yunho was still talking. Whenever they did Yunho first, Changmin had a little time in-between to just wait. As I watched him at the Evisu fansign event, he took time to answer questions from every fan. With foreign fans, he makes the effort to speak in their language if he can (or English, when he can't).
Personality
humble;
Humble as ever, Yunho actually teared up at their first win since their comeback, on Music Bank. He couldn't speak and had to pass the mic on to Changmin during their Thank you speech.
At the start of their comeback, he and Changmin also went around and greeted everybody as if they were rookies, presenting and exchanging albums.
cute/silly;
Sometimes he's really cool and fierce, especially when it comes to bouquet throwing.
His friends say he's still really cute and abuses aegyo. It was also confirmed at his birthday party that he's still forgetful, and goes picking through other people's pockets when he loses his phone.
We also recently learned on Music Station that he's just as ridiculous as ever - after taking a bath in which he dropped his laptop into the water and accidentally shocked himself, he decided to stop taking baths. Fortunately, the MC was sensible enough to advise him to stop taking his electronics/laptop into the bathroom.
He's also been so ridiculous as to erroneously mistake his second to last weekend of Goong shows as his last show... which unfortunately he announced as such at the TVXQ website.
His drawing skills have not really improved, as you can see from Running Man, where he drew a rhino that looked like anything but.
articulate;
But ridiculous and adorable as he is, Yunho is also a very classy guy (2). He continues to speak well as the leader.
mature/thoughtful/introspective;
Taking on all responsibilities, he has come under a lot of stress. How he handles the stress demonstrates his maturity, though. Rather than complain about it, he has talked frequently about how he took the time to go on long walks or subway rides and re-assess his life. There are also accounts of how he's continued to smile at work, even though at times it was obviously rough on him.
Overall, Yunho does a fairly good job of being the happy go-lucky guy he is, though, even when he isn't always happy. But, recently he's expressed on Strong Heart that even he wants to cry sometimes. He would like to be able to cry to his heart's content, at the end of the year.
gullible/naive;
Still gullible, Yunho was at first proud that Changmin was calling him Jung Star. When he was doing it every time Yunho did the smallest things, however, Yunho finally caught on that he was teasing him.
works you hard, too;
Apparently he's quite the taskmaster. Heechul talked about the intense training he had to go through, when he was taking Yunho's dance classes, on Youngstreet. Yunho confirmed now it's Changmin who has to undergo it. Recently Kim Woojoo, a friend from Yunho's "85 Club" who has debuted as a singer under J.Rich (which Yunho starred in the MV for) and Old Men, tweeted about how Yunho "scolded" him after a recording.
Idol Activities
singing;
He is also still clearly a little insecure about his singing. At the birthday party this year (2010), he guzzled down some water and apologized in advance that he might have a hard time singing because he had been talking all the while. He did wonderfully, though, and it's amazing he doesn't seem to realize how good he's gotten. Even though he apologized for being sick and therefore not perfect for their comeback lives, nobody was really able to tell until he announced it.
acting;
Ever since Goong, his singing has really improved. I hope his acting has, too, but he wasn't very impressive during Goong. Nonetheless, he's working hard and has shown a lot of improvement since Heading to the Ground, so hopefully after Poseidon I'll be able to update this post with even more news of improvement. For a clip of him singing from Goong, look here.
choreography;
Still working on choreography, he actually came up with the idea for the whip dance in the intro to their "Keep Your Head Down" music video. It's really worth checking out, though he does hit himself with the whip.
Family
We always knew Yunho was family-oriented, and it seems things are still that way. His sister and he look to be very close - she was the first to message him on his birthday.
Yunho cried for three days when his grandfather died. His grandfather originally didn't support him working to become a singer and wanted him to pursue his studies. But after his debut, he went to visit his grandfather who had become sick, and his grandfather gave him a thumbs-up to show his support. It was Yunho's last memory of him. Now, he does the thumbs up as a reminder of an unspoken promise to his grandfather that he won't cry until he's done his absolute best.
Friends
Changmin;
Changmin's and his relationship as developed a lot, as well. Though Yunho still sometimes refers to himself as the leader in the group, he also listens and learns from Changmin. Perhaps the most important thing that he's learned is not to walk into the house with his shoes, anymore. Changmin is picking up bad habits from him, though, by drinking direct from their water bottles. Changmin is also taking good care of Yunho, keeping stalker fans away from him.
Meanwhile, Yunho has been paying a lot of attention to Changmin, and even went to Jeju twice to watch him film. Whenever he couldn't be with Changmin, he felt lonely, as he explained it in Spur magazine. Unfortunately, he/his friends and Changmin don't seem to fit very well, since Yunho/his friends are loud.
But Yunho really treasures Changmin and on Guerilla Date talked about how Changmin is the thing he cherishes most, when it comes to the success of this album. He also refers to him as wife and is basically the biggest HoMin shipper ever. (Okay, I'm going to stop talking about HoMin now.)
other friends;
In regards to some other friends, he still seems to be very close to Super Junior members. It's really worth watching him interact with Heechul and Eeteuk and Hyukjae on their respective radio shows, Youngstreet and Sukira. He was adorably energetic and bouncy, especially for Heechul. It seems he reverts back to his middle school days, when he's around Heechul. Kim Jongkook still dotes on him (even defended his rhino picture), and on Strong Heart he revealed that Kang Hodong was actually his dance mentor. Hodong fell in love with his popping from XMan on and encouraged him to do it whenever they were on a show together (including Star King and, of course, Strong Heart).
SMTown;
Yunho expressed a lot of excitement this year, for the SMTown lives. He said it was like going on MT (which is like a club or company trip for bonding purposes) and he's always saying good things about the other artists under SM. According to Sulli, he nicknames other members of f(x) (though she's apparently not included in this, haha) really cute things like "Charming Krystal." In his "Thanks To" for the latest album, he thanked every single SM artist, including the Grace who were not even mentioned in Changmin's "Thanks To" and who haven't really been presently active. He seems very close to SM's current director of performance Shim Jaewon, who was a former member of Blackbeat and Yunho's own former dance instructor/mentor. Together, they worked on choreography for "KYHD" and Jaewon even appeared for the beginning of TVXQ's promotions as a back-up dancer.
SHINee;
The hoobaes that TVXQ (and therefore Yunho) seem to be really close to recently is SHINee. Not only were the boys seriously fanboying at their concert, but Yunho was extremely supportive of Onew at his birthday party event, where he was MC.
first impression;
When he was younger, and perhaps even now, he made a really bad first impression. Because of his handsome looks, he can look cold, but it isn't just that. Changmin reports that when he and Yunho first met, Yunho greeted him very casually. And the second time, Yunho told him, "If you're going to quit, just do it now." Yunho explains that he had gone through 4 groups up to that point, with members leaving just when he felt they were getting closer, and it clearly had an effect on him and his abandonment issues. 8D
Future Hopes & Dreams
About kids and marriage - Yunho said at his birthday party that he wants to get married at 32 (that's about 31 in American years). That's because, at 26, he still doesn't have a girlfriend. When he talks about the future, he always mentions his children and grandchildren. He wants to be out doing family events, like going on picnics.
Trivia (Or something like that.)
Yunho is a really active story-teller. Every time he tells a story, you're compelled to listen. Why? Because he won't stop moving the entire time, his voice changes to suit the situation, and he's lived one heck of a life. Today, on his birthday, he actually won the Strong Heart on the SBS Talk Show Strong Heart, for a story he told about a promise made to his grandfather, the reason he can't cry, and his debut as a singer. A brief summary is here and here (comments). Watch the full episode here. Basically it's everything already mentioned in the first two links, with an additional mention of how Yunho's grandfather kept telling his father, "I can't die until I see 'our Yunho's' debut."
- My own fan account of Yunho at his official birthday event. There are also Other translations from fans who went.
-Fancam of him performing KYHD at birthday party event
-Cut of his singing at the same event
- My fan account from a fansign event, during which I actually got to *meet* Yunho, albeit briefly.
-Translations of TVXQ on Sukira
-Translations of TVXQ on Youngstreet
-Translations of TVXQ on SSTP
-'O' concert director/producer speaks about his impressions of Yunho and helps trend #UKnowTime on Twitter in honor of his birthday
-Yunho being very attentive to fans at an Evisu fansign
-Yunho at This Is It concert series of fancams (follow links for more)
last edited 2011/02/16
Profile
taken from naver
Name: 정윤호 (Jeong YoonHo)
Birthdate: 1986.02.06 (official) 1986.02.16 (real)
Height: 184.0cm
Weight: 66.0kg
Bloodtype: A
Debut Album: 2004 DBSK's Single Album (Hug)
Hobby: Musical sentiment(?), reading, writing
Specialty: Singing, dancing, sports
Nicknames: Junjin (from Shinhwa), 꼬비 (??)
Ideal type: Someone with a cute and active style.
Personality
hyper;
Someone with a cute and active style. That's actually how I would describe YunHo. This video is one of my favorite YunHo fanvideos, because it's dedicated to just how adorable he is. He's a little hyper, as you can see. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of what he's doing, he runs around so much.
Even when it's bad for him. Just before a concert in 2007, he hurt his back and was told to be careful about moving around too much, but didn't really listen to doctor's instructions. Junsu had to physically come over and stop him from jumping up and down too much.
hardworking/accident-prone;
He really puts his best into everything he does, even at the risk of his own health. Which is already bad enough as it is (a couple of his nicknames are YunhoRus (Yunho + Virus) and Hospital VIP - according to an episode of YSMM, he apparently frequents the hospital 30-40 times a year). :( One famous incident was in the summer of 2006, where he continued to aggravate a leg injury and wound up in the hospital multiple times. He was told that he may never be able to dance again, if he didn't cease all activities, because he had injured his achilles tendon so severely. His condition got so bad he had to be carried around. He was forced to take a break, eventually, stopping activities in the middle of A-Nation, one of Japan's biggest summer music festivals.
leadership;
Yunho is the leader of DBSK, and just about any fan would agree he's a good one. He takes the position very seriously, and doesn't have a problem informing even Jaejoong (the only one older than him) when he's made a mistake. (Don't pay attention to anything that says JaeJoong is crying - he's embarrassed, but I don't think he was that upset.)
Whenever they do an interview, the members like to point out how Yunho takes care of them. Yoochun and Changmin have stated that, "Without Yunho, there would be no TVXQ." They also like to point out how manly he is, and he does try very hard to keep up that image. He even claims he never cries on stage, even while everyone else is. Of course that's refuted by evidence such as this. He also cried finally at DBSK's Mirotic concert in Shanghai, when the entire auditorium of fans held up signs reading, "Mideoyo." (Though he has yet to cry to his heart's content, but you can read about that in my later edits.)
fatherly;
Among the band, he's also been referred to as the 'appa' (daddy) in the group, and that's become a pretty common nickname among the fanbase. Another reason he's 'appa' is because he really badly wants to be a daddy. He's such a sucker for the little'uns, and they seem to like him, too. He's said on more than one occasion that he would like 28 children, in the future. I think his reason for wanting so many kids is to populate the village he wants to build with all the 500 won coins he's collecting in water bottles. What is said village for? To keep all his friends close, of course. Now that he's grown up, he wants two kids - two boys and one girl, the boys close in age and the girl 4/5 years younger. Probably because he wants her to have little sister complex and for her older boys to be as overprotective as he would be.
Ideal Types
Back to the subject of YunHo and babies... What about the mother, you ask? Yunho's ideal type is Jeon JiHyun, who he fell for in the movie 'My Sassy Girl'. His other celebrity crush that we know of is Eugene of SES. His bandmates have talked about how excited he was when SES performed together for the first time in years, since their disbandment. There was a fancam of him staring intently from his seat in the audience, totally mesmerized. It seems he has not actually met either women, though. He had an opportunity, with this CF, but the directors decided to shoot the scene with them separate, and later on meshed it together.
Friends
Yunho has a lot of friends in the entertainment industry. Notable are popular MC and host Kang Hodong (YunHo at the wedding), Kim Heechul and Lee Donghae of Super Junior (part of the robbong clan, which consists of Heerobbong (Heechul), Dorobbong (Donghae), and of course Yoorobbong (Yunho)), also Choi Shiwon of Super Junior, Tachyon's Son Hojun, BoA, SS501's Youngsaeng and Kyujong, CSJH's DANA (who he technically debuted with, as a rapper in one of her songs), Kim Jongkook along with many others. They all have interesting stories to tell about him, so I've linked to a couple below.
Kim Heechul;
One of the more memorable ones I can't find a video link to, but it has been noted that the reason Heechul began to dress as flamboyantly as he does, is all due to Yunho. Yunho, when younger, used to borrow Heechul's clothes. They were about the same size, and they lived together, so he would pull on whatever was comfortable. Heechul got fed up with it and started to wear clothes he thought Yunho wouldn't want to be caught in.
Of course, as a result, whenever he and Yunho hung out people would mistake them for a couple. One of Yunho's girlfriends broke up with him over this, and when they went couple ring shopping for him and a girlfriend, the saleswoman mistook them for the couple.
When they discussed this, Heechul sounded like he was scolding him. But Yunho's friends are very loyal, and during an instance in which an anti fan tried to poison Yunho with glue (now known in international fandom as the glue juice incident), Heechul posted a very angry and hateful message on his cyworld directed at the fan, in defense of Yunho.
(back to Personality) kind/forgiving;
Yunho himself, however went on to forgive the fan and didn't even press any charges against her because he said that she was around his younger sister's age.
competitive;
As much as Yunho is forgiving, he is also very competitive. He and Junsu mention how they regularly run together because they motivate each other by seeing which can outlast the other. He can also be somewhat scary, as seen in the prank video, but also according to member accounts. On an interview with Come to Play, Changmin talks about how Yunho reacted when a game he had been playing was accidentally deleted. Changmin was so scared of him that he didn't admit that he had closed the game until the interview itself. On an episode of Happy Together, Junsu revealed how angry Yunho got when he was falsely accused of leaving the toilet unflushed in the dorm. When Junsu admitted it was he who had done it, however, he like Changmin faced no real consequences. Seems Yunho was too kind of a hyung to actually hurt them. Though he still playfully abuses them.
Family
Yunhos very much the family man, and it was during a period of financial difficulty that he started working odd jobs (salting the roads, etc) to pay for his sister's tutoring fees. In that video clip, he also talks about the difficulties of working and training, how he had to sleep at train stations and so on and so forth. But his love for his family kept him going.
When asked if he would like his sister to become a singer like himself, he said no. He didn't want her to experience the hardships he faced. Very protective and loyal to his sister, he says he wouldn't want any of his friends to date her, because then he wouldn't know which side to pick if they got into an argument. Yunho tends to think in black and white.
He said there is no room for lies in his life and it's the trait he despises most in people. Even when he's given a big bowl of alcohol and asked to drink "as much as you love us" by the staff, he'll drink all of it because he feels guilty if he doesn't finish. His naivete has made it possible for him to be easily pranked. Heechul and Donghae got him to burn a leather jacket of his before, just to prove it was real.
(back to Personality) just/fair;
His sense of fair play and justice is really strong. In this video, he defends a fan's honor when she is accused of thieving. (This is the video that converted many.) As a child, he wanted to be a public prosecutor like his father (one of his heroes). Or a detective like Sherlock Holmes (the other of his heroes). Yunho likes to read and write. On the AADBSK DVD, he even stated that his favorite fan gift was a fanfic, because reading it really touched him.
intelligent/creative;
So looks and a great personality. What else does Yunho have? An IQ of 142. It was revealed on an episode of Family Outing, when he got excited because each team's mission was to rank the other team in terms of IQ from highest to lowest. As the idol, he was ranked a bit low, as he suspected he would be. More than just having the capabilities, Yunho has also expressed a lot of his own creativity. On an episode of YSMM, he revealed he has several inventions in the works - simple, but functional things. In Saipan, he got creative and fashioned a drink holder out of coconut skin.
down-to-earth;
Another reason to love Yunho is that, despite his celebrity status and all the great things he's got going for him (a pretty face, a solid brain), he still seems very grounded. He does not forget his friends, and has often calls someone up whenever he goes out to eat. He doesn't want to miss an opportunity to see anyone. Also, when Heechul's grandfather passed away earlier this year, he made a post thanking all the friends who were concerned for him. He thanked YunHo for text messaging him repeatedly to ask if he was all right. Not forgetting where he grew up, on January 2, 2009 he set up a scholarship fund of 600,000 won for 6 students at his old high school. Afterwards, he took out 70 students for lunch.
gentlemanly;
Yunho is known for being very compassionate and kind. On popular variety show X-Man, he often chose Park Kyunglim, an older woman who was pegged with the undesirable role, to be his partner in the love matches. I think I should note here, while we're on the topic of variety shows, that Yunho has had the most experience on Love Letter and XMan, as compared to his bandmates. He has been a regular guest on both shows, and there are plenty of videos on youtube. On variety shows, Yunho gets coddled, but he handles it with humor.
charitable/giving;
He is also consistently active in multiple charity projects. He's started an annual tradition of awarding a small scholarship to students at his alma mater in Kwangju, he donated 5,000,000 won in 2010 to the victims of the Haiti earthquake, he often volunteers at orphanages and hospitals - either cleaning or donating gifts and always spending time with the children. A friend of his from the R&B ballad group J.Rich discussed Yunho's activities in the '85 club - all the members friends of his born in 1985 (and him being a fast '86, which puts him in line with the '85-ers). Together, every year, they pull together to raise money and volunteer at public service centers.
With Fans
With his fans, Yunho is incredibly kind. In 2010, on an outing for his birthday, several groups of fans followed him despite his efforts to get away and a few snapped pictures. Though it's not easy for him to be alone and though it bothers him to have fans following him and taking pictures of him, he has never spoken to them impolitely. Rather than let them carry on with the things that bother him, however, Yunho asked that the fans delete their pictures and kindly explained that he didn't want such pictures taken on his birthday. He is direct, but always courteous.
In Paris, he was seen to be extra kind to fans, as many reported that he would sneak them autographs. He was actually prohibited from it, but would sign for fans when managers weren't looking.
Korea's Idol
It's no wonder that Yunho is so beloved in Korea. Recently, he has become something of a face of Korea - he was the feature star in Korea's mini movie for the Shanghai World Expo and will soon be featured as a main actor in a mini web drama called 'Haru', another project intended to advertise Korea.
Idol Activities
variety;
YunHo himself is very funny, and the entertainment world recognizes how he is able to keep everyone's mood up. He was one of the main participants in Dong Bang Shin Ki's Ha Ha Fighting campaign for figure skater Kim YuNa. Here he created a couple music videos with fellow members, particularly YooChun. Acapella version with members is my favorite. The dance was fun, too. Because of his ridiculous personality, he's one of the TVXQ members to have done the best on variety shows and appeared as a regular on XMan and Love Letter for a while.
dancing;
Yunho is best known for his dancing. He and Junsu are the dancers in their group, and competed in a competition here (opposing teams) and here (the same team). One of the most noted dance battles has been at the SM Concert here, where he stirred up a frenzy by pulling his shirt over his head to display his newly toned body. He also participated in the dance battle at SBS Daejun Awards Festival here. In February of 2010, it was announced that he would be participating as Korea's representative in the 'This Is It' world tour, honoring Michael Jackson after his death. The performance turned out amazing.
Yunho choreographs his own routines, but he also writes music. He wrote the song Spokesman, which he performed at DBSK's 2nd concert tour with Super Junior's Donghae, and with another friend on popular variety show XMan. He also wrote and choreographed Checkmate, which he performed at DBSK's 3rd concert tour.
singing/rapping;
As you can tell, he's also something of a rapper. In DBSK, he actually does most of the rap parts, along with Micky. They write their own raps, for the most part, and for their single Sky he attempted for the first time in English. His pronunciation could do some work, but his lyrics were rather pretty.
But what Yunho says he would like to improve with most is as a singer. I mentioned the 'This Is It' tour before and it is an especially significant event for Yunho because Michael Jackson was the artist that he said he admired the most. This isn't only because of Michael Jackson's dancing, but also because of his skills as a singer. Yunho wants to become not only an awesome dancer, but a capable singer, as well. He pours all his emotions into singing, and you can tell if you watch any performances at all. Kenzie, a noted composer and arranger in Korea, says that's one of her favorite things about his voice - how innocently he puts all his emotions into a song. His vocal position in the group is bass, though his speaking voice is actually higher. He does a variety of ranges, though, from deep deep bass (doushite kimi wo suki ni natte shimattandarou) to various falsetto adlibs in multiple songs.
endorsements;
Outside of DBSK, he signed an exclusive modeling contract for Evisu's 2009 Fall/Winter collection. Revenue rose as a result of his endorsement. His contract appears to have been extended, as he is currently modeling for Evisu's 2009 Spring/Winter collection, under the charitable SOS campaign. It's no wonder - he's an asset as a model with his dynamic poses.
Demonstrating his range, he has also joined the cast for the musical Goong, stepping onto a new stage.
Other trivia I couldn't weasel into there.
YunHo used to be in a project band, prior to debut, with JaeJoong, Super Junior's KangIn, and Super Junior's HeeChul. They were called the Four Seasons, and YunHo was supposed to be Spring. In that group, he was actually the 'magnae' (youngest).
YunHo has a couple of very special talents.
Korea thinks YunHo has the 3rd most symmetric face in the industry.
YunHo is a slow text messager, and has been known to fall asleep in the middle of one.
He also falls asleep a lot during movies.
YunHo is known as NG King. It's not just a fan award, it's been documented.
The scar on Yunho's face starting from around his eye is a result of falling down stairs as a child, and he recounts in an interview an instance in which he fell out of a building and only barely managed to catch onto a railing and save himself. During one of their performances for their 2nd Asia Tour, his prop/car also tipped over while he was driving it on the stage.
YunHo was the first of his group to reject fans' gifts on his birthday in 2008, asking they be donated to the more needy.
YunHo has a pet dog named Taepoong (which means typhoon in Korean). It's a Siberian husky that he absolutely coddles. He talks about it here.
YunHo has a stuffed toy - a bambi - that he refers to as his daughter. He has been seen carrying it around at the airport, as well as when he displayed it at home on one of DBSK's house tours.
YunHo is from Kwangju in Jeolla-do.
YunHo can't cook much, but can apparently make delicious pizza. He likes spicy food.
YunHo is a 2nd degree blackbelt in aikido/hapkido.
When YunHo gets excited, he slips into his satoori.
His best friend in high school was also his rival; he had him rap during one of the O Encore performances, backing him up during Spokesman.
He's got a reputation as the manly one, but on many occasions exploits his aegyo. He's especially adorable with stylists and coordis, when he wants them to pay attention to him.
Though he's still learning, he seems to really enjoy playing the drums.
Another of his talents is that he can imitate a dog pretty much perfectly.
Yunho sleeps with his eyes partially open and does popping.
Yunho almost always prays before he goes on stage to perform. He says it keeps him confident.
Q&A with Yunho, around his birthday in 2010
Nicknames
Fans
호우 (Hou) - because he says/shouts "호우!" a lot in their songs, particularly O
훠 (Hwo) - comes from 호우
리다정 (Lida Jung) - Leader Jung because he's the leader
압카 (Apka) - comes form 압도적인 카리스마 (apdojeokin charisma) meaning "absolute charisma"
무대위의 군주 (Mudewieh kunju) - similar to 압도적인 카리스마
릴리윤호 (Lily YunHo) - because sometimes he's a bit effeminate
세작얼 (Sejakeol) - meaning "the smallest face in the world" because... he's got the smallest face in the world
빙구 (Bingku) - meaning "stupid in a cute way" because... yeah
Friends
Frog - because he can jump high
Timing YunHo - because he's got a good sense of timing
Baseball Youth - because he could play baseball well
Yoorobbong - a nickname from Kim HeeChul
Yundol - a nickname from BoA
Action Star - a nickname from friends, because he's like an action star when he's angry
Jung Star - a nickname from Changmin
Complexes
large chest - he considered getting surgery to fix the problem (but didn't) and even at a point believed he might have breast cancer
small face
"Winnie the Pooh" belly
satoori (accent) - on a train ride once, some girls tried to talk to him because he looked nice (he had been preparing for a photoshoot), but as soon as he slipped into his satoori, they stopped
Other videos of interest
audition into sm
dance solo at 1st concert
dancing to sexy back at love letter interview
yunho and donghae video
yunho's 1st spokesman performance on xman
yunho's korean lessons
dbsk singing saranghamnida - yunho gets many parts
yunho cut in all about dbsk dvd [2]
yunho featured in dana's 'diamond' mv
yunho featured in dbsk's haptic cf's - follow related links
yunho shows his tender side - waking up junsu
yunho (and others) taking care of changmin during mkmf 2008
yunho with shinee's onew mkmf 2008
yunho's dance solo for smtown concert in bangkok 2009
yunho's dance solo for smtown concert in seoul 2008 - different fancam
yunho during rehearsal with dbsk, boa, csjh
TVXQ Dramas
First Love (with Micky YooChun)
YunHo's Tokyo Holiday (with DBSK)
Cassiopeia (with DBSK)
there's one more, but I can't find a link for the video at the moment
Pro-Dramas
-Heading to the Ground (2009)
-Haru - Korea Tourism Web Drama (2010)
-Poseidon (coming May 2011)
I fail pic spams. Visit bestofyunho for that.
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Okay, so it's getting to be really hard to actually update this post smoothly, by editing internally. Thus, I'm going to add edits this way! :)
Since coming to Korea, I've had the great pleasure of seeing Yunho more often. Since their comeback, there are lots of videos and interviews that have also cropped up to give everyone more insight into his character. I'm going to briefly summarize what may or may not be new information.
With Fans
Yunho is still the chattiest between himself and Changmin. Every fan account says the same thing - and after going to a fansign and watching, it was kind of funny how quickly fans moved on to from Changmin, only to have to wait in line because Yunho was still talking. Whenever they did Yunho first, Changmin had a little time in-between to just wait. As I watched him at the Evisu fansign event, he took time to answer questions from every fan. With foreign fans, he makes the effort to speak in their language if he can (or English, when he can't).
Personality
humble;
Humble as ever, Yunho actually teared up at their first win since their comeback, on Music Bank. He couldn't speak and had to pass the mic on to Changmin during their Thank you speech.
At the start of their comeback, he and Changmin also went around and greeted everybody as if they were rookies, presenting and exchanging albums.
cute/silly;
Sometimes he's really cool and fierce, especially when it comes to bouquet throwing.
His friends say he's still really cute and abuses aegyo. It was also confirmed at his birthday party that he's still forgetful, and goes picking through other people's pockets when he loses his phone.
We also recently learned on Music Station that he's just as ridiculous as ever - after taking a bath in which he dropped his laptop into the water and accidentally shocked himself, he decided to stop taking baths. Fortunately, the MC was sensible enough to advise him to stop taking his electronics/laptop into the bathroom.
He's also been so ridiculous as to erroneously mistake his second to last weekend of Goong shows as his last show... which unfortunately he announced as such at the TVXQ website.
His drawing skills have not really improved, as you can see from Running Man, where he drew a rhino that looked like anything but.
articulate;
But ridiculous and adorable as he is, Yunho is also a very classy guy (2). He continues to speak well as the leader.
mature/thoughtful/introspective;
Taking on all responsibilities, he has come under a lot of stress. How he handles the stress demonstrates his maturity, though. Rather than complain about it, he has talked frequently about how he took the time to go on long walks or subway rides and re-assess his life. There are also accounts of how he's continued to smile at work, even though at times it was obviously rough on him.
Overall, Yunho does a fairly good job of being the happy go-lucky guy he is, though, even when he isn't always happy. But, recently he's expressed on Strong Heart that even he wants to cry sometimes. He would like to be able to cry to his heart's content, at the end of the year.
gullible/naive;
Still gullible, Yunho was at first proud that Changmin was calling him Jung Star. When he was doing it every time Yunho did the smallest things, however, Yunho finally caught on that he was teasing him.
works you hard, too;
Apparently he's quite the taskmaster. Heechul talked about the intense training he had to go through, when he was taking Yunho's dance classes, on Youngstreet. Yunho confirmed now it's Changmin who has to undergo it. Recently Kim Woojoo, a friend from Yunho's "85 Club" who has debuted as a singer under J.Rich (which Yunho starred in the MV for) and Old Men, tweeted about how Yunho "scolded" him after a recording.
Idol Activities
singing;
He is also still clearly a little insecure about his singing. At the birthday party this year (2010), he guzzled down some water and apologized in advance that he might have a hard time singing because he had been talking all the while. He did wonderfully, though, and it's amazing he doesn't seem to realize how good he's gotten. Even though he apologized for being sick and therefore not perfect for their comeback lives, nobody was really able to tell until he announced it.
acting;
Ever since Goong, his singing has really improved. I hope his acting has, too, but he wasn't very impressive during Goong. Nonetheless, he's working hard and has shown a lot of improvement since Heading to the Ground, so hopefully after Poseidon I'll be able to update this post with even more news of improvement. For a clip of him singing from Goong, look here.
choreography;
Still working on choreography, he actually came up with the idea for the whip dance in the intro to their "Keep Your Head Down" music video. It's really worth checking out, though he does hit himself with the whip.
Family
We always knew Yunho was family-oriented, and it seems things are still that way. His sister and he look to be very close - she was the first to message him on his birthday.
Yunho cried for three days when his grandfather died. His grandfather originally didn't support him working to become a singer and wanted him to pursue his studies. But after his debut, he went to visit his grandfather who had become sick, and his grandfather gave him a thumbs-up to show his support. It was Yunho's last memory of him. Now, he does the thumbs up as a reminder of an unspoken promise to his grandfather that he won't cry until he's done his absolute best.
Friends
Changmin;
Changmin's and his relationship as developed a lot, as well. Though Yunho still sometimes refers to himself as the leader in the group, he also listens and learns from Changmin. Perhaps the most important thing that he's learned is not to walk into the house with his shoes, anymore. Changmin is picking up bad habits from him, though, by drinking direct from their water bottles. Changmin is also taking good care of Yunho, keeping stalker fans away from him.
Meanwhile, Yunho has been paying a lot of attention to Changmin, and even went to Jeju twice to watch him film. Whenever he couldn't be with Changmin, he felt lonely, as he explained it in Spur magazine. Unfortunately, he/his friends and Changmin don't seem to fit very well, since Yunho/his friends are loud.
But Yunho really treasures Changmin and on Guerilla Date talked about how Changmin is the thing he cherishes most, when it comes to the success of this album. He also refers to him as wife and is basically the biggest HoMin shipper ever. (Okay, I'm going to stop talking about HoMin now.)
other friends;
In regards to some other friends, he still seems to be very close to Super Junior members. It's really worth watching him interact with Heechul and Eeteuk and Hyukjae on their respective radio shows, Youngstreet and Sukira. He was adorably energetic and bouncy, especially for Heechul. It seems he reverts back to his middle school days, when he's around Heechul. Kim Jongkook still dotes on him (even defended his rhino picture), and on Strong Heart he revealed that Kang Hodong was actually his dance mentor. Hodong fell in love with his popping from XMan on and encouraged him to do it whenever they were on a show together (including Star King and, of course, Strong Heart).
SMTown;
Yunho expressed a lot of excitement this year, for the SMTown lives. He said it was like going on MT (which is like a club or company trip for bonding purposes) and he's always saying good things about the other artists under SM. According to Sulli, he nicknames other members of f(x) (though she's apparently not included in this, haha) really cute things like "Charming Krystal." In his "Thanks To" for the latest album, he thanked every single SM artist, including the Grace who were not even mentioned in Changmin's "Thanks To" and who haven't really been presently active. He seems very close to SM's current director of performance Shim Jaewon, who was a former member of Blackbeat and Yunho's own former dance instructor/mentor. Together, they worked on choreography for "KYHD" and Jaewon even appeared for the beginning of TVXQ's promotions as a back-up dancer.
SHINee;
The hoobaes that TVXQ (and therefore Yunho) seem to be really close to recently is SHINee. Not only were the boys seriously fanboying at their concert, but Yunho was extremely supportive of Onew at his birthday party event, where he was MC.
first impression;
When he was younger, and perhaps even now, he made a really bad first impression. Because of his handsome looks, he can look cold, but it isn't just that. Changmin reports that when he and Yunho first met, Yunho greeted him very casually. And the second time, Yunho told him, "If you're going to quit, just do it now." Yunho explains that he had gone through 4 groups up to that point, with members leaving just when he felt they were getting closer, and it clearly had an effect on him and his abandonment issues. 8D
Future Hopes & Dreams
About kids and marriage - Yunho said at his birthday party that he wants to get married at 32 (that's about 31 in American years). That's because, at 26, he still doesn't have a girlfriend. When he talks about the future, he always mentions his children and grandchildren. He wants to be out doing family events, like going on picnics.
Trivia (Or something like that.)
Yunho is a really active story-teller. Every time he tells a story, you're compelled to listen. Why? Because he won't stop moving the entire time, his voice changes to suit the situation, and he's lived one heck of a life. Today, on his birthday, he actually won the Strong Heart on the SBS Talk Show Strong Heart, for a story he told about a promise made to his grandfather, the reason he can't cry, and his debut as a singer. A brief summary is here and here (comments). Watch the full episode here. Basically it's everything already mentioned in the first two links, with an additional mention of how Yunho's grandfather kept telling his father, "I can't die until I see 'our Yunho's' debut."
- My own fan account of Yunho at his official birthday event. There are also Other translations from fans who went.
-Fancam of him performing KYHD at birthday party event
-Cut of his singing at the same event
- My fan account from a fansign event, during which I actually got to *meet* Yunho, albeit briefly.
-Translations of TVXQ on Sukira
-Translations of TVXQ on Youngstreet
-Translations of TVXQ on SSTP
-'O' concert director/producer speaks about his impressions of Yunho and helps trend #UKnowTime on Twitter in honor of his birthday
-Yunho being very attentive to fans at an Evisu fansign
-Yunho at This Is It concert series of fancams (follow links for more)
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