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Album cover shoot behind-the-scenes

English translation of 2PM members’ messages 

11 Oct 2021

 💚 Hi! It’s Taecyeon of 2PM. I’m aging year after year and now 33 years old. Coming to be in my 30s, I’ve become a more manly Taecyeon who has more leeway. I’m really happy to be able to meet you like this through this new album. I hope we get to go to Japan and see you all when the corona pandemic is over. Please stay well! See you!

 💙 It’s Wooyoung of 2PM! It’s been a while! My impression [of the album cover shooting] is of course . . . that I’m feeling nervous with my heart beating so fast. I really had a hard time [waiting for this] because I wanted to see you as soon as possible. Hope you stay well by listening to our music! Arigato! 39!

 💜 Long time no see! It’s Chansung of 2PM. Our title track this time is a song with this message: “Let’s start our love again.” Thank you very much for waiting for us for such a long time.

 💛 It’s really been a while. It’s Junho of 2PM. I’m so grateful that all this while you haven’t forgotten us, that you have always listened to our songs, and that you kept remembering us, when it has been a really long time. I’d really like to “make” a good time together again, singing and dancing before you as soon as possible. Please wait for us just a little bit. Thank you so very much💛

 ❤ Hi, everyone! Good evening. Hello. It’s Nichkhun.

(KR) It has really become a meaningful day today – that we could do our promotional activities in Japan again. Anyway, we worked hard so that our photos would come out cool. I hope you like our new song this time again. I hope to see you soon, standing on the stage at concerts, once the situation changes for better. Stay healthy! Bye-bye.

JUNHO 

SO GOOD

Lyrics by Lee Junho, Hong Jisang, Yu-ki Kokubo

Composed by Lee Junho, Hong Jisang

 [JP Lyrics/Romanisation/English Translation]

 Ayo ladies and gentlemen

Such a wonderful day and

What a beautiful girl

You’re so nice and so cool

I’m so good and so hot

We gonna have a good time babe

Watch this

 I can be very nice and looks so good

今日の僕は 絶好調 どうしよう

             kyono boku wa  zekkochou  doushiyou

             I’m doing so good today  I can’t even! (lit. what should I do)

 でも君はそれ以上 素敵だよ

             demo kimi wa sore ijou  suteki dayo

             But you are so much better  You look fantastic

このままじゃ 狂いそう

             konomama ja  kurui-sou

             I think I might go crazy if it goes on like this

 失神しそうに　気分は上々

             shisshin shisou-ni  kibun wa joujou

             I feel so good that I could even faint

まるで無重力の中みたい

             marude mujuryoku no naka mitai

             I feel like I’m floating in zero gravity

I feel love with you

Ay just give me a chance and call my name

 ※　Baby you’re so good tonight

君に釘付け Why

             kimi ni kugizuke

             I can’t take my eyes off you

Baby you’re so good tonight

溶けちゃいそうさ Whoa

             toke-chai-sou-sa

             I feel like I can melt away

 もっと近くに来てよ

             motto chikaku-ni kite-yo

             Come much closer

今夜一緒に居たいよ

             kon’ya issho-ni itai-yo

             I want to stay with you tonight

振り向いてこっちを見て

             furimuite kocchi wo mite

             Turn round and look at me

無視なんてやめてくれよ

             mushi nante yamete kure-yo

             Please don’t ignore me

君の世界の中に 早く引き寄せてくれよ

             kimi no sekai no naka ni  hayaku hiki-yosete kure-yo

             Now quickly draw me close and let me in your world

僕の名前を呼んで

             boku no namae wo yonde

             Please call my name

Baby give it to me　※

 君を見るとOh My God！

             kimi wo miru-to

             One look at you

もうダメだ メロメロさ どうしよう

             mou dame-da  meromero-sa  doushiyou

             I can’t hold it  I melt completely  I can’t even!

想像すればするほど 僕たちは

             souzou sureba suruhodo  boku tachi wa

             The more I imagine, the more we are

お似合いさ　手を取りな

             oniai-sa  te wo tori-na

             so good together  Take my hand

 僕はそうさ　炎のナイト

             boku wa sou-sa  honoo no naito

             I’m like a knight of fire

君の冷めた心を溶かすよ

             kimi no sameta kokoro wo tokasu-yo

             I’ll heat up and melt your cold heart

I’m in love with you

Ay just give me a chance and call my name

 ※ repeat

 You’re so good (so good)

You’re so nice (so nice)

Babe babe  We gonna have a good time

 You’re so good (so good)

You’re so nice (so nice)

Babe babe  Stop！

 ※ repeat

Japanese lyrics with romanisation and an English translation.

“Mayday”

Lyrics: Hwang Chansung/Super Changddai/Shoko Fujibayashi

Music: Hwang Chansung/Super Changddai

「メーデー　メーデー　

　Mayday Mayday

　聞こえるか　今　愛が必要だ

　kikoeru-ka ima ai ga hitsuyou-da

　準備ができてたら　愛を送ってくれ」

　junbi ga dekite-tara ai wo okutte kure

「無事メッセージはもらった

　buji messeeji wa moratta

　今　愛を送る」

　ima ai wo okuru

“Mayday Mayday Can you hear us?

Right now, love is needed here. Please send us love if you are ready.”

“Your message is well received. I’m sending you love right now.”

Baby 例えれば HEAVEN

Baby tatoereba Heaven

Help me Mayday! 最高の気分

Help me Mayday! saiko no kibun

抱きしめ合うたび I don’t know why

dakishime-au-tabi I don’t know why

心に宿るよ Peace of mind

kokoro ni yadoru-yo Peace of mind

青空を飛ぶ羽根のように

aozora wo tobu hane no youni

自由になれた気がしたんだ

jiyu ni nareta ki ga shita-n-da

Baby, I could say it’s like Heaven

Help me Mayday! I feel I’m in heaven

Whenever we embrace, (though) I don’t know why

It harbours in my heart -- Peace of mind

It felt like I became as free as a feather flying in the blue sky

語りかけた言葉や

katarikaketa kotoba ya

優しさが雨のひとしずく

yasashisa ga ame no hito-shizuku

僕の世界満たして

boku no sekai mitashite

So you just take my breath away

溺れてしまいそうさ Baby

oborete-shimai-sou-sa Baby

All those spoken words and your kindness as a drop of rain

are filling up my world; So you just take my breath away

I feel I’m about to be drowned (in this love) Baby

　　※あなたが与えてくれた贈り物

　　　anata ga ataete-kureta okuri-mono

　　　それを愛と呼ぶこと 知ったのさ

　　　sore wo ai to yobu-koto shitta-no-sa

　　　Oh 僕の声が枯れるまで

　　　Oh boku no koe ga Kareru-made

　　　Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday . . .

　　　Without you

This gift you have given me -- I learned it’s called love

Oh, till I lose my voice, [it’s] Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! without you

過ごしてきた時間と

sugoshite-kite jikan to

思い出が花びらみたいに

**omoide ga hanabira mitai ni **

二人の世界に降る

**futari no sekai ni furu **

So you just take my breath away

息も出来なくなる Baby

iki mo dekinaku-naru Baby

All the moments and memories we’ve had

fall on this world of us two like flower petals

So you just take my breath away

I’m losing my breath Baby

あなたが与えてくれた宝物

anata ga ataete-kureta takara-mono

曇りのない愛情 気づいたよ

kumori no nai aijou kizuita-yo

Oh darling どこへも行かないで

Oh darling doko-e-mo ikanaide

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday . . . 

Without you

This treasure you have given me -- I’ve realised your taintless affection

Oh darling, please don’t go anywhere

[It’s] Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! without you

※ repeat

「今　大きな愛をたくさんもらった」

　ima ookina ai wo takusan moratta 

「愛してる！」

　aishiteru 

「変わらず愛を送り続けてほしい」

　kawarazu ai wo okuri-tsuzukete-hoshii 

「愛してる！」

　aishiteru

「僕らも . . . 変わらず . . . 同じだ」

　bokura-mo kawarazu onaji-da

「みなさん！」

　minasan

「愛してる！」

　aishiteru

“We’ve just received lots of big love.”

“I love you!”

“Please keep on sending us love in the same way as you have been.”

“I love you!”

“We, too, . . . are the same . . . as always have been.”

“Everyone!”

“I love you!”

Kankoku TV Drama Guide, vol.085, release date 19 Oct 2019, “The Latest List of Our Shining Acting-Idols”(pp.10-17), p.17

Junho (2PM)

Confession[courtroom drama]

(keywords:) false charges, fate/karma, buddy, psychological scars, corruption

A worth-watching, arresting drama where Junho exerted his quiet charisma

This is a suspenseful courtroom drama that questions the legal principle (of ne bis in idem) which prohibits a case to be tried again once the final decision is made. 2PM’s Junho, who has been making steady progress in his career as an actor, plays the protagonist who became a barrister to save his father on death row. He convincingly acts out a cool-headed, sharp lawyer, forbidding himself to smile and showing suppressed emotional expressions. His character’s mind games with the characters played by his really talented co-stars in the supporting roles are also fascinating!

English translation of the interview in the Roses and Tulips Blu-ray/DVD booklet.

JUNHO INTERVIEW

You’ve successfully starred in a Japanese film for the first time now. Could you tell us how you felt when you received the offer?

In terms of works in Japan, this is my first work since I made a cameo appearance in the Japanese remake of the drama Memory, and it’s also my first time to play the leading role. I approached the work with a serious attitude while keeping a touch of lightness. I hope it turns out to be something the audience would enjoy watching.

The manga-artist Akiko Higashimura wrote the original manga-story specifically for the film. How did you feel about the work when you first heard of the main ideas?

First of all, as I was to play the double role of a star artist and a university student, I thought I need to make sure to digest the differences between the two characters. For I didn’t want to ruin the original story, I did my best to portray the characters so that they won’t seem so different from the characters in the manga.

What was your impression of the script when you first read it?

There were some awkward Korean phrases that would make me feel embarrassed such as “the girl with the scent of soap” . . . It was rather difficult for me to say those lines, but I tried to live with the embarrassment and play the characters well, thinking about my fans and the people who would come to see the film.

What is your interpretation of the meanings implied in the title Roses and Tulips?

Roses are ravishing while tulips have a plain familiarity. To me, they are both beautiful “flowers.” Let’s just say, [the title connotes] “the beauty of the youth when you have dreams.”

You play the double role of the two titular characters; Nero and Daewon, who are quite opposite in their personalities. What was your approach in creating the characters?

As a character, Nero is an “oresama”(pompous “I-am-the-king”)-type person and Daewon is an innocent person with an angelic heart, respectively. I didn’t really bother to analyse them systematically though. Nevertheless, interestingly enough, I often found myself automatically absorbed in the character once I heard; “Filming Daewon’s scene!” or “Nero’s scene coming up!”

Paintings are the key motif in the film. Are you good at painting?

No. I’m not good at it at all. (laugh)

The film’s story is set at a Japanese inn with “onsen”(hot springs). Have you ever been to an onsen in Japan?

Yes, I have. A few times. I like onsen so much that I feel like going to an onsen every year when winter comes. The open-air onsen in Sapporo was fantastic.

Could you tell us about your first impression of your co-star, Mitsuki Tanimura?

She was such a gentle and kind person. We could work together calmly throughout the filmshoot.

How did you like working for a film in Japan? Is there anything that left you a strong impression?

The filming location for the scenes around the Japanese inn was a very quiet, idyllic town. It made me want to come back for a visit again someday later. It was a beautiful town.

Kankoku TV Drama Guide

Issue no.84 (release date 22/8/2019)

He is no ordinary man! This lawyer is the real deal.

Confession

Legal thriller: false charges, karma, buddy, psychological scars, corruption

  2PM’s Junho’s compelling acting can’t be missed!

 2PM’s Junho has been making steady progress in his career as an actor. Confession is the last work he starred in before his enlistment. While this is his second time to take on the role of a lawyer following Memory with which he debuted on the small screen, this time round he mysteriously plays the role of a competent lawyer Choi Do Hyun, who seeks to uncover the truth behind a case cool-headedly and steadily. The other actor to lead the story alongside Junho is Yoo Jae Myung whose villain role in Secret Forest was much talked about. He plays Ki Chun Ho who comes to work together with Do Hyun and help him in his pursuit, making the most of his hunches and instinct as an ex-detective with years of experience, while having complex ties with Do Hyun from the past. Junho in this drama is a must-see, as he is already even threateningly impressive with his dignified presence as a skilled actor (literally; an actor known for his acting skills rather than his looks), showing us how he holds his own in the acting showdowns against his senior actors.

 The work is directed by Kim Cheol Kyu, whose Mother, a remake of the Japanese drama, was highly acclaimed. Taking up a difficult subject that questions the principle of ne bis in idem, which prohibits a case to be tried again once the final decision is made, he elevates it into a convincing story with a meticulous structure. His execution makes this work one of the finest courtroom dramas that is worth watching among the many.

  Reasons Why Choi Do Hyun Is Extraordinary

 “Speech and behaviour which are normally unexpected of from a rookie lawyer.”

 He maintains his cool behaviour even when he is badmouthed by his senior lawyers behind his back as a son of a death row inmate. On the other hand, he is very good at negotiations, smoothly gaining trust and eliciting support from detectives who are older than him.

 “He gets so absorbed in his cases that he even forgets to eat or sleep.”

Once he starts to think about the cases, he often loses track of time and ends up staying in the office day and night, even falling asleep on his desk. Still, he always keeps his neat appearance and never wears his suits sloppily.

 “He will find evidences by himself, having a hands-on approach to the cases.”

 Whenever a question arises, he goes to the places or goes to see the people related to the suspect to find clues with his own hands. He is so much of a doer that he is even ridiculed for acting like a prosecutor.

[Junho’s film Roses and Tulips is also introduced on the left side of the second page as its Blu-ray and DVD will be released on the 2nd of October.]

Fully enjoy “comical & cute” Junho as well!

Roses and Tulips

Hanako no.1045 (cover date 25/7/2013, release date 11/7/2013)  

  ジュノにつつまれる夏

In Junho’s embrace this summer

 He’s a member of 2PM, whose new track “Give Me Love” is enjoying a big hit.

Junho, whose popularity is exploding, is making his solo debut with a mini-album.

 Genius with which the Sunshine Is Enamoured.

A Summer in Junho’s Embrace.

 Singing, dancing, acrobatics, acting, and song-writing: A popular member of 2PM, Junho, who has been establishing and presenting his own unique worldview with his rich and abundant gift of expression -- He has shown us his shining flair yet again through his solo album Kimi no Koe.

    It was during 2PM’s 2 Days concerts at Tokyo Dome this April. When he came to the break of his solo track “Say Yes,” he stood on the stage, listening intently to the fans’ loud cheers that reverberated through the venue. I cannot forget how immensely happy he looked in the sea of all those yellow – his assigned colour -- lightsticks and the placards that say “Say Yes.”

 “It had already been decided that I would make a solo debut in Japan with the title track ‘Kimi no Koe’ at that time. So, that pose of mine, listening intently to the cheers, was sort of like a preview of that. I was really dying to make the announcement already.(laugh) Furthermore, I also got to realise my dream of having a solo tour! I’m really so happy!” And then he smiled with that signature sunshine Junho smile. Even after becoming a star with enthusiastic fans in every country in Asia, his childlike smile hasn’t changed at all.

 With his outstanding gift for singing and physical abilities, he plays a vital role in 2Pm’s performance while being a songwriter who creates all those songs loved by the fans. “Forever,” the ballad that moved the entire audience in the venue at the Dome concert, is also his work.

 “When I’m writing a song for 2PM, I try to make the most of the members’ characters. But I believe I could express 100% of my thoughts and feelings and what I want to say through my music  more simply in my solo songs.”

 From the title track “Kimi no koe/Your voice” which he wrote thinking about his fans and “I love you” which straightforwardly expresses the feelings you have when you are in love to “Me wo tojite/Close your eyes” which is a song of one’s overflowing feelings toward his loved one, Kimi no Koe turned out to be an album full of love.

 “When I’m on my way to work, I often see couples enjoying their bike ride along the Han River and I get envious.(laugh) Someday, I’d like to take a walk with the person I love, holding each other’s hands, and make her be the first person to listen to my song, too.”

 This young man has a romantic gift of making many women’s hearts throb. Now we are about to be embraced in the bright lights shone from Junho’s love songs this summer.

    5 Keywords to Get to Know Junho

 1. Your ideal woman

My ideal type would be someone with whom we can comfort each other and ease each other’s pains just by being together. I’d love to have a relationship where we can stay relaxed. What? It’s not the same answer as the last time? It often changes.(laugh) Let’s just say how a person thinks or feels changes depending on the situations.

 2. The first meeting

I go to a cinema alone and see a woman in the same row across the aisle, and our eyes meet by chance. But I feel like I’ve somehow known her from long time ago . . . I’d like to experience that kind of an encounter. And when the film comes to the end, I’d be the one to ask her; “Would you like to go have some tea?” Ha-ha.

 3. Night

I end up being wide awake once I’m back in my room. I know I have to go to sleep, but I feel that I need to make the most of this precious time and I start to read, watch films, or listen to music. I often watch Japanese dramas to improve my conversation skills as well.

 4. My first performance.

I think it was when I was in the first or second grade in primary school. There was this singing contest for children at an event site, and I tried to take part in it on the spur of the moment while I waited for my mother.(laugh) The outcome? My mother came back and got surprised finding me there and took me back off the stage (before I got to sing). The thing is, I wanted to give her the rice-cooker which was the winner’s prize.

 5. Prophecy

Translated excerpts from the January 2011 issue of Seventeen. 

(1 Dec 2010 on sale)

2PM CAME TO JAPAN!!

-- Please describe your personality briefly.

JK: I’m a good guy!

NK: I’d say I’m prudent.

JH: I’m like fire.

CS: So cool!!

TY: Optimistic and positive.

WY: I’m methodical. 

-- Messages to high school girls in Japan.

JK: It’s important to have fun, but I believe the coolest thing you can do is to go for your dream if you have one. Go for it to make your dream come true! Fightin’!

JH: Since this is the time in your life that is the most significant, I believe it’s crucial that you make life-long friends.

TY: Though it’s important to study, I hope you get to go out and have fun, making good memories!

WY: Enjoy and have a good time! That’s it!

NK: I’d like you to experience everything. I believe you should do everything unless it’s something that causes others trouble so that you won’t have any regrets when you get older. But make sure to get permission from your parents, OK?♡

CS: Hmm . . . they’ve already said what I wanted to say.(laugh) Let me see . . . perhaps, “read books”? I regret that I didn’t read much when I was in my teens, and so, I’m trying to catch up on my readings now. 

MEMBER PROFILES

Jun. K

Q: Give yourself a tagline?

A: “I am what I am.” For I do things at my own pace.

Q: Your role in the group?

A: The members say I’m like their uncle. Though I don’t know why!(laugh)

Q: Type of girls you like?

A: Honest, kind, and someone with beautiful eyes when she smiles. Like me.(laugh)

Q: Something you feel you are best at in the group?

A: Singing!

Q: An ideal Christmas date?

A: Can’t think of anything because I’ve always been spending Christmas with the members . . . Come to visit us at our dorm!

Checking out personal belongings: an iPad

This was given to me as a present. I have all the materials in here. The photo used as the wallpaper is set by the fan who gave this to me. 

Nichkhun

Q: Give yourself a tagline?

A: “I’m a foreigner.”(laugh) My father is Thai, my mother is Chinese American, and I myself was born in the US.

Q: Your role in the group?

A: Perhaps Grandpa? I’m someone to give them a scolding when they don’t behave or clean. Though I’m actually young.(laugh)

Q: Type of girls you like?

A: Someone who is kind, cute, and respects her parents.

Q: Something you feel you are best at in the group?

A: Foreign languages. I speak English, Korean, Chinese and Thai.

Checking out personal belongings: a pill organiser

My diet tends to be unbalanced since I’m too busy to get enough sleep or to eat well. So, I’m taking vitamins to be vibrant. 

Junho

Q: Give yourself a tagline?

A: You’ll find me charming if you take a closer look.(laugh)

Q: Your role in the group?

A: An adolescent son. For I’m assertive and competitive.

Q: Type of girls you like?

A: I fall in love with different types of girls every time, and so, I’d go with my gut feeling.

Q: Something you feel you are best at in the group?

A: Acrobatics.

Q: What are you into lately?

A: Composing music. I’ve been working on it because it’s my dream to include my own songs in our albums in the future.

Checking out personal belongings: a video recorder

I use it to film dance lessons and acting practices. But I tend to delete all those recordings because of embarrassment.(laugh) 

Chansung

Q: Give yourself a tagline?

A: The “maknae” – because I’m the youngest in the group.

Q: Your role in the group?

A: I eat a whole lot, and I don’t listen to others . . . so, I am the maknae.

Q: Something you feel you are best at in the group?

A: I’m good at making ramen. I make broth adding a lot of ingredients to the commercial product.

Q: Your ideal Christmas date?

A: I’d like to go to Myeongdong because they have this “time-to-kiss” event on Christmas.(shyly) When the time comes, all the lights are turned off so everyone can kiss.

Checking out personal belongings: a book

I’m into reading now. This is the book I intend to read next. The title is Pidgeon. It’s a collection of short stories written by an author I used to like. 

Taecyeon

Q: Give yourself a tagline?

A: A “keystone” – because I give support to the members a lot.

Q: Your role in the group?

A: I’m like a father who brings the members together.

Q: Something you feel you are best at in the group?

A: I’m second to none when it comes to (physical) power!

Q: Type of girls you like?

A: Someone who is pure and voluptuous. I believe we all know well what kind of girls each of us likes.(laugh)

Q: Tell us a secret of the members that only you know!

A: There’s no such secret that only I know. We don’t have any secrets between us because we all get along with each other well!

Checking out personal belongings: an iPod touch

I always have this with me because I like listening to music. I listen to 2PM’s songs often – the songs in our new album a lot. I sometimes cry while listening to them, too. 

Wooyoung

Q: Your role in the group?

A: Perhaps an occasionally nagging mother – because I’m methodical and I’d like to keep everything neat and tidy.

Q: Something you feel you are best at in the group?

A: Having a flexible body.

Q: Type of girls you like?

A: Somebody whom I can talk with comfortably and get along well because I tend to fall in love after having conversations.

Q: What are you into lately?

A: Break dancing.

Q: Your ideal Christmas date?

A: I can’t come up with anything so soon because I’m always with the members (laugh) . . . but I’d love to go for a drive and then to a cinema and enjoy some popcorns together♡

Checking out personal belongings: an iPhone

English translation of the article in Oggi (Sep 2017) (28 July 2017 on sale)

Oggi 2017

 Mika Ninagawa photo serial “Bad Guy” ⑨:  2PM’s JUNHO

 Perfect in both heart and body! Junho is a guy who is meant to be a star.

 “Ice Cream” which is the first track of the mini-album is a song I wrote for my fans to listen to in the time of the day when the sun shines on you brightly. I’m sure you are all very busy, so I hope listening to it on your way to work makes you feel happy.

 The album title 2017 S/S, which seems like it indicates the Spring/Summer fashion season, actually connotes “summer stream.”

Do you have any preference in your romantic partner’s summer fashion?

 I’d like that they wear something with which they can express who they are and how they are.  I myself like to choose various styles by how I am feeling on that day. I might want to look bold one day, and then go for chic another day. I think it would be fun to sense the changes in my partner’s mood and feelings by the clothes one has on.

 What would you like to do this summer?

 I’d like to go to a canyon and enjoy leisure activities. I used to enjoy outdoor activities such as riding on a mountain bike, but now I’m too busy and so . . .

 You work as 2PM and as an actor, and in addition to that, you work as a solo artist in summer. That must keep you from meeting your friends. How do you feel about it? You must miss them?

 I do. I try not to think about it by focusing on some other things. I’d take a bath and go to sleep right away, play some games, or watch a film.

 Can you do without seeing your romantic partner for a long time?

 If it’s for my partner, I might go to see them however busy I am even if I have to cut down my sleep hours. I’d be happy if my partner comes to visit me as well. But I’d be sorry if it’s really late, and I’d worry because it’s dangerous to walk alone so late at night. I suppose it would be nice if we can let each other know when you are likely to be swamped with work -- like, “I won’t be able to see you now because of this and that.” I’d like to work hard and play hard. (I want to have a clear distinction between my work and my personal life.)

 One good star-like answer after another! Well, then, what is your idea of a “bad guy”?

 I suppose he should be someone who gives a woman a hard time. He would be sexy and experienced in dealing with women, must have a very fit body, and spend money lavishly. He would be well-versed in everything. This kind of person makes you want to get to know him better, and you’d want to have him but can’t. He would be that kind of a charming person. However, I think there would be very few men who are like that while being kind and nice as a person.  Am I being too realistic?

 Not at all.  That’s a fair argument. Conversely, what kind of person is a “good guy”?

 . . . That would be someone like me! (laugh)

  ------

 The secret backstory [of the photoshoot] this month ★ 【If you are able to visit Junho’s dressing room . . . 】 Your boyfriend is a star, who is really busy with the concerts as a group, producing his solo albums and work as an actor. You usually don’t get to see him so often, but today you are invited to come to his dressing room to see him in his spare moments between shoots. He is kind and cool and mischievous and sexy. He is so perfect both professionally and privately.

English translation of the article in steady. (Aug 2018) (6 July 2018 on sale)

steady. August 2018

 ABOUT JUNHO  A to Z

 Acting: Which scene in your previous works made your heart flutter the most?

To me, there isn’t any scene that does it. I’m sometimes surprised at my own acting when I watch myself on TV, though, as it happens that I don’t remember why I did what I did in such a way.

 Bond: When did you feel the bonds among 2PM members?

The moment the last stage of 6nights concert in Korea finished, we spontaneously hugged each other and started crying. Everything that happened over the decade came back to us, and with our fans calling out our names, we couldn’t help but get emotional.

 Chansung: What kind of person is Chansung?

Though he’s the maknae, he has profound thoughts. But he thinks and worries too much, too. (laugh) I’d say he’s a lot mature for his age.

 Desire: What is your desire?

It’s more like a dream than a desire, but I’d like to live on like this – singing, acting, and being loved by you. I guess you can say I have a massive desire in a sense.

 Eat: What is your favourite food?

Now I’m into having Thai food delivered. Once I like something, I tend to keep on eating the same thing. (laugh) I’ve always had Chansung grill meat for me, for I felt even that was too much of a bother, but I’ve learned to cook at last to prepare for the role of a chef for the drama Wok of Love. I’m pretty good at making fried rice!

 Future: How would you be 10 years from now?

I really don’t want to think about it. Not yet.

 Graduate: What do you want to quit doing?

(the term “graduate” is used metaphorically)

I’d like to put an end to my tendency to get addicted to things. It goes for my eating Thai food all the time now, and the same goes for my choosing the same clothes to wear even though I have tons of other clothes. It’s even a mystery to me, too, why I’m like this. (laugh)

 Hottest: What do fans mean to you?

They are the best. I’ve been trying to be more active on social media so I can communicate with my fans.

 Impact: Was there anything that shocked you recently?

While I was preparing for my tour in Japan, Chansung dropped by with some chicken for me without notice.

 Junho: What kind of person are you?

(after giving it some thought . . . ) I suppose I’m not bad. I can’t say I’m a good person, but I’m not that bad either. (laugh)

 Jun. K: What kind of person is Jun. K?

He is a “kawaii” person in many ways. (laugh) He shows his emotions and affections openly, but he also demands us of the same show of affection.

 Love: What are your views on love?

Love is something with no answer. (Love is something from which you shouldn’t expect results.) It means you love this person unconditionally. When you fall in love, you experience a change in your character. You become someone “no one has ever seen before.” (laugh) I don’t know how I would be myself.

 Moment: Which moment left you a strong impression on you?

There are many moments, but I’d say the moment when we went on stage at Tokyo Dome, the moment I had a solo concert, and as an actor, the moment I was awarded a prize last year stand out.

 Nichkhun: What kind of person is Nichkhun?

He is kind, but not in the sense that he is just nice: He’s sometimes strict, too. As he is a true professional, I have lots to learn from him.

 Only One: Your image of the ideal woman?

I really can’t say. I guess the person I fall in love with will become my ideal woman. I’m not trying to be evasive here. (laugh)

 2PM: What is 2PM to you?

My family. Although it’s much more than that. (I cannot express how I feel about them in just this single word.)

 Question: What would you like to ask your fans?

Are you eating properly? Are you doing okay? Will you come to my concert? Will you stan 2PM forever?

 Rest: What eases your mind?

Spending time with my cats at home. Being with my cats somehow makes me feel and act like I’m taking care of a baby. (laugh) I didn’t talk at all at home before, but having cats made me a talker.

 Sleep: Do you wear pyjamas at night?

I’m not particular about sleeping attires. But I always try to sleep with my arms and legs sprawled out. I heard it’s good for your health. The problem is, I can’t move much because my three cats sleep on my legs.

 Taecyeon: What kind of person is Taecyeon?

He’s cool-headed and realistic. One more thing! He acts cute!

 Underbelly: What are your shortcomings?

Being too focused and addictive. When I focus on something, I get hooked on it so hard that I won’t be able to do anything else.

 View: The view you cannot forget?

The sea and the sun in Hawaii when I went to film my music video for “SO GOOD.” I remember it was really hectic, too.

 Wooyoung: What kind of person is Wooyoung?

He has his own worldview, but he doesn’t impose it on others. He doesn’t ask us to understand it either. You could say he’s a free spirit. And that’s who he is.

 XXXXX: Something new that you want to try?

I’d like to get the licences for sailing a yacht and flying an airplane.

 Young Boy: What kind of relationship do you have among the Young Boys?

They are friends of same age. I don’t know why but we resonate with each other very often. Even when the six of us go out for dinner, the Old Boys and the Young Boys automatically choose to sit together at the same table, respectively, if we need to sit at two tables.

 Zest: What spices up your life?

I’m always craving for new challenges, and I love challenging things. If focusing on one particular thing is me in the present, challenging new things would be my future. I always imagine a future: Imagining things is really inspiring. It motivates me, too.

English translation of the article in Hanako no.1162 (9 Aug 2018 on sale)

 Otona Dessert / Desserts for Adults

 We’ll be introducing cooling desserts that only adults can enjoy such as “shime”-parfait after a drink and champagne infused desserts. Let’s see what kind of summer night in Japan Junho would spend, enjoying such desserts for adults.  (Note: “shime” literally means “closing” and it can be used as a prefix to mean the final dish or dessert usually enjoyed after drinking.)

 The last summer night.  Feat. JUNHO (from 2PM)

One sweet night, for me alone.

 p.2 Caption: The night my lips touched the glass.

 Q&A

 1. What kind of chilly experience have you had lately? – During the drama shoot, they gave me a script with added lines unexpectedly, and said “We’ll give you 5 minutes to learn!” As the long lines had technical terms in them, I had to work so hard to memorise them!

 2. A word to Chansung who made a solo debut in Japan. – I’m proud of your hard work. I knew you’d do a fine job.

 3. What kind of woman makes you feel sweet/romantic? – Someone who is confident while making me feel confident, too. I’m attracted to women who are strong and kind.

 4. What would you do to comfort your girlfriend when the summer heat is making her feel down? – I’ll give her a scoop of pistachio ice cream which is my favourite!

 p.3 Caption: Have a glass of Champagne, just like a real adult. (literally, “acting a bit mature”)

  -- You are well-known for your love of ice cream. Tell us about the history of your taste in ice cream.

“I’ve always liked chocolate and vanilla since I was a child. Also, I love melon-flavoured ice cream! And I can never forget the impact of my first soda-flavoured ice lolly. I’ve tasted various kinds of ice cream so far, and I found that I love every taste.”

 -- Why do you like ice cream?

“I like it because it’s cooling, sweet, and delicious. It’s just that simple. The kind I have on a daily basis lately is soda-flavoured ice lolly. When I feel “I worked hard today,” I’d often have pistachio ice cream as a treat for myself.

 -- What kind of ice cream do you always have in Japan?

“A soft serve! I especially love the soft serve in Sapporo that is made with thick milk.”

 -- How did you like the Champagne frozen dessert?

“I tried it a little after the shoot, and it was a ‘taste for adults’ with a clear, refreshing taste, particular to Champagne. Although I have a low tolerance for alcohol myself, it seems like it will make you happy if you have it when you can lay back and relax after a hard day’s work in the heat. I have an image of Champagne as some special drink you’d have with others on a happy occasion. Next time I’d like to have a glass after a concert with the 2PM members.

 -- Your ideal summer date?

“(Seemingly having trouble coming up with a plan . . . ) Well, it’s hard to say, for I don’t have much experience, but . . . if I’m going to have a date in summer, I’d enjoy a swim in the sea together since it’d be hot, then have a light and refreshing fruit-flavoured ice lolly together on the beach. That might be my ideal.” (laugh)

 Caption: Let’s get a good night’s rest tonight; so we can start running again with a smile tomorrow.

English translation of the article in CanCam 

October 2018  (23 Aug 2018 on sale)

 The Best Summer You Spend with Junho.

 (Junho’s message above his autograph)

Thanks to all of you fans, summer became the season I like and look forward to. This year’s tour is going to be a sort of a milestone. I’d like to enjoy this with all my heart and sear everything in my memory with my own eyes!

  “Show me what’s in your mind, Junho!”

 1. {Want to go on a trip}  Anywhere will do! I don’t think I’ve ever been on a trip other than for work . . . (sob)

2. {The last summer}

3. {2PM}

4. {Kitties♡}

5. {Hottest♡}  To my fans who love me, thank you all very much for loving me at all times! I love you!

6. {Finish the drama successfully}

  “Tell us about the members!”

 I miss them while I’m engaged in my solo activities. ♡

 2PM: First of all, we are really noisy when we are together! (laugh) We are very lively, and I love being with them like that!

 Chansung: Then I’ll start with Chansung-san. He is Mr Bear. I feel at ease and safe when I’m with him: That makes me feel he’s like a bear. But you know bears can be scary sometimes when they get angry. He is like that, too! (laugh)

 Wooyoung and Nichkhun: Wooyoung-san and Nichkhun-san are those who cherish romantic ideas. It’s not that they think about work romantically, but they have romantic ideas towards life. (whispering) Sometimes I can’t understand them. (laugh)

 Taecyeon: And Taecyeon-san is the one who is completely on the opposite side of them! He is extremely realistic!! I believe that aspect of his helps us maintain a balance as a whole.

 Jun. K: Lastly, Jun. K-san is really nothing but kawaii/cute. ♡ Whatever he does is kawaii, and it’s difficult not to like him because he loves to show affection and he’s really good at it, too. He is also someone who wants us to show affection back to him just as much as he shows us.

  “Tell us about your work!”

 -- Please tell us about your recently released album Souzou.

 There are various connotations in the term “souzou,” but it mostly came from the idea that I wanted to give you the time to ponder freely: To think about various things, and to be indulged in your feelings to your loved one. I thought it would be important to have such time. Hopefully, my fans would imagine about me in many ways on their own!

 -- You are doing great as an actor, too. What do you enjoy about acting?

 The best thing is that you can live various people’s lives. I get focused and absorbed into the work/character once we start to film the work, and it leaves me somewhat empty the moment we finish it. When I’m taking on both jobs as an actor and a singer simultaneously, it seems that I can instantly switch my mind into the ongoing work once I’d get to the site.

 -- What’s your motto in work?

 To always approach the job with sincerity, whenever it is, whatever I do.  I realised that whether I’m able to do that or not made a whole lot of difference. So, I’m determined to do everything with all my might. Though it’s easier said than done.

  Q & A for Junho!

 Q: Which place in Korea would you recommend for us to go?

A: You should ask Wooyoung this kind of question! He used to go to Haebangchon often. It seems to have become a popular place lately.

 Q: What do you often eat (lately)?

A: Maybe riceballs because they are easy to eat while you are studying the script and preparing for the role. There’s this shop where I can buy riceballs with stir-fried-pork-and-vegetables fillings and a sunny-side-up fillings. These are my favourites.

 Q: Which word did you search on the web lately?

A: The title of my current drama. Wok of Love.

 Q: Who do you admire and respect?

A: My parents. The other day, my parents sent me a photo of them taken at the beach. It made me feel wanting to live like that.

 Q: You always enjoy having ice cream during your summer tour. Which flavour would you like to have right now?

A: Pistachio. I almost had it yesterday if I hadn’t dropped it . . .  It made me sad. (sob)

 Q: Your ideal woman?

A: Someone with whom I can communicate well. I want to laugh together talking about sweet nothings, and sometimes just stay there together comfortably without any words. But I suppose this is the kind of thing that’s the most difficult in reality.

 Q: How would you like to spend the autumn season with your fans?

A: Going to see the autumn leaves would surely be nice! Taking a walk together, taking photos . . .  I’m sure it would be fun if I can spend time like that with my fans. How about calling the event “Let’s take a walk together♡”?

 Q: A date plan for this autumn?

A: I’d love to do something that gives me a strong impression of autumn. It would be fun to go to see the autumn leaves!

Junho/2PM magazine articles in my possession.

(Updated 15 August 2019) 

Some of them are linked to translations.

※クレアスタ/KUREASUTA (Crazy for Asian Star)

 2010

OCT wpk  2PM cover 20p 

DEC-JAN  haru hana vol.2  2PM cover 18p+2p(Mcountdown)

  2011

JAN  Seventeen (release date 1/12/2010) 2PM 日本上陸 2p

JAN  K-POP BOYS mook  2PM cover poster 22p

FEB  ViVi (release date 21/12/2010)  2PM  8p

FEB  K-POP STYLE vol.1  2PM cover 10p

FEB-MAR  haru hana vol.3  2PM poster 7p

MAR  wpk  2PM cover 18p

APR-MAR  haru hana vol.4  Dream High 12p (TY4p WY2p)

JUN  ViVI  (release date 23/4/2011)  2PM  4p

JUN AERA  2PM cover 4p

JUN  クレアスタ vol.4  2PM 6p

JUN-JUL haru hana vol.5  2PM 18p

JUL KBOOM vol.71  2PM cover 12p

OCT  K-STAR LOVERS vol.2  2PM cover 18p

OCT  クレアスタ vol.6  2PM 16p

OCT-NOV  haru hana vol.7  2PM 4p Dream High 6p

DEC-JAN haru hana vol.8  2PM cover poster 20p  CS 2p

  2012

JAN  ぴあライブフォトマガジン/Pia Live Photo Magazine  2PM 62p

JAN  JUNON  2PM  cover  10p

JAN  MUSiC BANK vol.7  2PM cover 10p (incl. Lotte promo)

JAN  K-BOY Paradise vol.3  2PM 7p

FEB  Hanako no.1012  (cover date 23/2/2012, release date 9/2/2012)  2PM+2AM cover, poster & 9p

SEP  anan ソウル/Seoul TRAVEL BOOK  2PM cover 18p

SEP  HANRYU T.O.P vol.17  2PM 10p  Six Beautiful Days etc.

DEC  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 18/12/2012)  2PM 1p

  2013

FEB  Hanako no.1035 (cover date 28/2/2013, release date 14/2/2013) ときめき韓国!/Joy-sparking Korea!  2PM cover 17p +α

FEB  ViVi  (22/12/2012)  All about 2PM  6p

MAR  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 5/3/2013, release date 19/2/2013)  2PM  cover  4p

MAR  女性自身/josei jishin (cover date 12/3/2013, release date 26/2/2013)  2PM  cover  6p

APR  BODA jp edition vol.4  2PM 8p

MAY  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 14&21/5/2013, release date 30/4/2013)  Love 2PM Book 8p

MAY  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 28/5/2013, release date 14/5/2013)  2PM  1p

JUN  韓流新発見/KEJ vol.34  2PM cover Special feature 55p

JUL  Miss+  (28/5/2013)  2PM   6p

JUL  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 16/7/2013, release date 2/7/2013)  Junho’s Voice (serial no.1)  1p

JUL  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 23&30/7/2013, release date 9/7/2013)  Junho’s Voice (serial no.2)  1p

JUL  @star1 jp edition vol.12  2PM cover 20p

JUL Hanako no.1045 (cover date 25/7/2013, release date 11/7/2013) ジュノにつつまれる夏/In Junho’s embrace this summer 2p

AUG  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 13/8/2013, release date 30/7/2013)  Junho’s Voice (serial no.4)  1p

AUG SCawaii (release date 5/7/2013) イケ撮り JUNHO 2p

AUG  Popteen (1/8/2013)  ジュノに100の質問/100 Questions to Junho 4p

AUG  BAILA Junho Special Interview 4p

AUG  クレアスタvol.17  2PM photo report 8p

SEP  ViVi  (23/7/2013)  Junho  2p

SEP  MISS+ (release date 27/7/2013)  Junho cover 8p

SEP  CanCam  ジュノと雑貨店でデート/A Date with Junho at a knick-knack shop  4p

SEP  HANRYU T.O.P vol.29  監視者たち/Cold Eyes 4p

SEP  billboard KOREA K-POP Magazine vol.1  2PM cover 46p w/DVD

OCT  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 29/10/2013, release date 15/10/2013)  2PM  cover  7p

NOV Hanako no.1053 (11.28/11.07 on sale) MY LIFE with 2PM 10p

DEC  ViVi  (23/10/2013)  2PM  4p

  2014

FEB  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 18/2/2014, release date 4/2/2014)  2PM  cover  7p

MAR  CanCam This is 2PM Style 12p (cover)

MAR  Numero Tokyo  セクシーに舞う2PMの旋風/A sexy whirlwind sensation: 2PM 10p. kindle

APR  HIGH CUT Japan mook  2PM cover 15p

APR  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 15/4/2014, release date 1/4/2014)  2PM  1p

JUL  anan no.1911 (07.02/06.25 on sale)  CLOSE-UP JUNHO 2p

JUL  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 22/7/2014, release date 8/7/2014)  Junho  2p

JUL  K⭐️BOYS MOOK 2PM & 2AM Perfect Book

AUG  BAILA  ジュノをFEEL/Feel Junho 6p

AUG  ViVi ジュノ解体新書 All about Junho 4p

AUG andGIRL Sexy! Cute! Wild! Junho 4p

AUG  Hanako no.1069 (08.14)  Junho: The Hottest Mystique 2p

AUG AneCan  ジュノからのKISS/Kiss from Junho 4p

AUG  CanCam ジュノが感じる５つのSENSE/5 senses of Junho 4p

SEP  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 30/9/2014, release date 16/9/2014)  2PM  cover  4p

OCT  ViVi 2PM poster 5p

OCT  andGIRL  2PM 16p

OCT  BAILA  2PM シャツ男子 6p

OCT  Numero Tokyo 大人の男、2PMの艶っぽさ/The sensuality of mature men: 2PM 10p. kindle

  2015

JAN  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  TY cover 本当に良い時代/Wonderful Days 9p

FEB  anan no.1940 (cover date 4/2/2015, release date 28/1/2015) Close-Up 2PM 6p

MAR  SURE (KR)  Unlock his Midnight  Junho 8p

APR  andGIRL  andBoy interview Wooyoung 4p

MAY  女性自身/josei jishin (cover date 5/5/2015, release date 21/4/2015)  2PM  cover  poster  1p

MAY andGIRL andBoy interview 2PM 6p

MAY  BAILA  2PM  ただいまツアー中！  4p

JUL  週刊女性/Shukan josei (cover date 21/7/2015, release date 7/7/2015)  Sexy Summer Boy!! Junho  2p

AUG  BAILA  脱皮するジュノ/Junho, outgrowing himself (”Moulting”)  4p

AUG  mini So Good time にジュノさんがやってきた！/Junho-san’s here in the So Good time! 2p

AUG  and GIRL  Junho 今年の夏はセクシー増量中/Presenting Junho with increased sexiness this summer 4p

AUG  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  Junho cover poster 二十歳/Twenty 9p

AUG-SEP  haru hana vol.31  Junho cover poster 二十歳/Twenty 12p

Autumn  Asian STAR  Junho  cover  4p (Twenty)

SEP  CanCam ジュノとSummer Love/Summer Love with Junho 4p

SEP  HANRYU T.O.P vol.43  2PM No.5 10p

SEP  ELLE JAPON  進化し続ける2PMのすべて/All about 2PM that Keeps Evolving 8p  kindle

OCT  Hanako no.1097  (cover date 22/10/2015, release date 8/10/2015) 2PM in JIYUGAOKA cover 8p 週末、2PMとNYグルメバーガーを食べに行く。

NOV MORE (release date 28/9/2015) 2PM ◯◯男子/Men in ... 6p

NOV  BAILA  Interview with 2PM  8p

NOV  週刊女性/Shukan josei  (cover date 3/11/2015, release date 20/10/2015) 2PM   cover 僕らを虜にするもの/What captivates our heart  5p  (-CS)

NOVE  AERA  No.51  (cover date 23/11/2015, release date 16/11/2015)  Junho 2p

DEC  Scawaii  Junho イケ撮り/Capturing Cool 2p

DEC  クレアスタ vol.27  Junho cover 14p + 二十歳/Twenty + CS 10p

  2016

JAN  CanCam  (release date 23/11/2015)  Jun. Kの愛すべき素顔/The Adorable Truth about Jun. K 2p   俳優イ・ジュノの演じる世界/The World Actor Lee Junho Creates 2p

JAN eclat (release date 1/12/2015) Close-up Junho 1p

JAN  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  TY Assembly 3p

MAY  BAILA (release date 12/4/2016) 2PMにワガママ放題/Making 2PM spoil you 8p

MAY  AERA (release date 25/4/2016)  cover 2PM (photos by Mika Ninagawa) 6p

MAY  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 10&17/5/2016, release date 26/4/2016)  2PM  8p

MAY Hanako no.1109 (cover date 12/5/2016, release date 28/4/2016) 2PMとインテリア/The Story of 2PM & home goods 8p

MAY  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 24/5/2016, release date 10/5/2016)  2PM  cover  2p

JUN  VOGUE JAPAN (release date 27/4/2016)  2PM  The Story Continues . . .  4p

JUL  CanCam (release date 23/5/2016) 2PM mini book One Day at 2PM 8p

JUL  Hanako no.1113 (cover date 14/7/2016, release date 30/6/2016) 大人PopカルチャーNo.3: Pop Culture for Adults: Junho 2p

JUL  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  TY 本当に良い時代/Wonderful Days 4p

AUG mini  (release date 1/7/2016) Talk about Junho 2p

AUG  éclat (release date 1/7/2016) Junho (no interview) 2p

AUG  steady.  (release date 7/7/2016)  Sっ気年下男子/ A younger boy with a dash of S[adism], Junho  3p

AUG  BAILA  (release date 12/7/2016) 止まらないジュノ 止まれないジュノ/Junho who don’t stop, Junho who can’t stop  4p

AUG  andGIRL (release date 12/7/2016) andBoy interview Junho 3p

AUG  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 2/8/2016, release date 19/7/2016)  Junho 2p

AUG  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  CS 2p

SEP CanCam  (release date 23/7/2016) ジュノが奏でる音/The Sound Junho Plays 2p

SEP  Marisol  (release date 6/8/2016)  Marison Homme: Junho  2p

SEP  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  TY Assembly 1p

OCT  Frau  (release date 10/9/2016) 2PM Special cover 21p

OCT  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  TY 戦おう、幽霊/Let’s Fight, Ghost 4p

NOV  BAILA (release date 12/10/2016) 2PM cover 8p + Special Book 60p

NOV-MAR  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  TY連載/series 2p each month (FEB 4p)

 2017

MAR OhBoy! (KR) no.075  2PM CS JH JK NK 20p

MAY  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  Junho (キム課長/Chief Kim) 4p

MAY  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 9&16/5/2017, release date 25/4/2017)  Junho 1p

JUN  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  Junho (記憶/Memory) 4p

JUN-JUL  haru hana vol.42  Junho (記憶/Memory) 1p

JUL  韓流旋風/Hanryu Senpu vol.73  (5/6/2017) Junho cover poster 22p 記憶/Memory キム課長/Chief Kim  Wild Beat (WY 3p)

JUL  eclat  (release date 30/6/2017) ジュノ論/(Junho) On Junho  6p

JUL  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 25/7/2017, release date 11/7/2017)  Junho  cover  8p

AUG  K-POPバイブル/Bible mook  (release date 29/6/2017) Junho 8p

AUG mini  (release date 1/7/2017) Sweet Summer Time Junho 2p

AUG  CREA vol.334 (cover date 1/8/2017, release date 7/7/2017)  Junho 東京の休日/A Day off in Tokyo  4p

AUG  steady. (release date 7/7/2017) ジュノSWEET&COOLなギャップに胸キュン/Sweet&Cool: Heart-throbbing duality of Junho  3p

AUG  BAILA  (release date 12/7/2017) ジュノとTシャツと…/Junho & T-shirt & … 6p

AUG  クレアスタ vol.31  Wooyoung & Junho Wild Beat キム課長/Chief Kim 12p

AUG  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  2PM Wild Beat 5p

AUG  週刊女性/shukan josei (cover date 22&29/8/2017, release date 8/8/2017)  2PM (Wild Beat)  8p

SEP Oggi (release date 28/7/2017) 悪い男/Bad Guy Junho 4p

SEP ELLE JAPON (release date 28/7/2017)  ELLE meets JUNHO 素顔のジュノに接近！ 5p  kindle

SEP HANRYU T.O.P vol.55  2PM  Wild Beat & 6 Nights 26p

   2018

FEB  週刊女性/Shukan josei (cover date 27/2/2018, release date 13/2/2017)  Junho cover 8p

FEB  BAILA  (release date 12/1/2018) ジュノと過ごす冬の日/A Day in Winter with Junho 4p kindle

FEB  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  ただ愛/JBL 2p

MAR もっと知りたい！韓国TVドラマ/Motto shiritai! Kankoku TV drama  vol.83 ただ愛/JBL 会見/PressCon 2p

MAR  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  cover poster ただ愛すべき男 ジュノ/Junho, just a man to love 16p キム課長/Chief Kim 2p  +kindle

MAR  10+Star no.81 (KR)  Junho 4p

MAR  HANRYU T.O.P vol.58  (release date 16/1/2018) Junho cover poster 12p ただ愛/JBL  Jun.K 6p

MAR  VOGUE JAPAN (release date 27/1/2018)  Junho Creating a Persona 1p  kindle

APR  haru hana vol.47  Junho ただ愛/JBL 2p

MAY  韓流旋風/Hanryu Senpu vol.78  Junho ただ愛/JBL 3p

MAY  HANRYU T.O.P vol.59  Junho 8p ただ愛/JBL  WY 6p 別れる時/when we part

JUN  CREA  CS 3p kindle

JUN  Hanako no.1157  公園/Parks  CS 3p kindle

JUN BAILA  CS 「愛してる」を、君に 3p  kindle

JUN  steady.  CS 今、ありのままの僕のこと 3p

JUL  éclat CS 美しい男、愛を語る 6p kindle

JUL  韓国TVドラマガイド/Kankoku TV drama guide vol.77  油メロ/WoL 2p

JUL HANRYU T.O.P vol.60  CS 8p 七日の王妃/Seven Days’ Queen

AUG steady. (release date 6/7/2018)  Junho ふたりで過ごす夏の休日/Summer Holiday for the Two of Us 3p

AUG BAILA (release date 12/7/2018)  ジュノと色香に惑う最後の夏/The last mesmerising summer with Junho and his sexiness 4p  +kindle

AUG  韓国TVドラマガイド/Kankoku TV drama guide vol.78  Junho cover poster 油メロ/WoL 9p

AUG  韓国TVドラマガイド別冊 きらめく最新スター/Kankoku TV drama guide, Extra issue, The Latest Shining Stars  JH 5p TY 2p CS

AUG  韓流ラブストーリー 完全ガイド/Hanryu Love Stories Perfect Guide  CS 2p 七日の王妃/Seven Days’ Queen  油メロ/WoL 2p

AUG  Hanako no.1162 (release date 9/8/2018)  Otona Dessert Junho 5p +kindle

SEP éclat (release date 1/8/2018)  ジュノの現在地/Where Junho Is Now  2p  +kindle

SEP  haru hana vol.52  Junho cover poster 油っぽいメロ/WoL 12p

SEP  週間女性/Shukan josei (cover date 9/10/2018, release date 25/9/2018) Junho 1p

SEP  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  JH poster  6p(油メロ/WoL) ただ愛イベレポ/JBL event 1p  +kindle

OCT  CanCam (release date 23/8/2018)  ジュノと過ごす最高の夏/The Best Summer with Junho 2p  +kindle

OCT  SASUGA HOTTEST vol.18  Junho Special Interview 2p

OCT  K-BOY Paradise vol.21  Junho cover poster 14p

OCT  Big Issue (KR) cover

OCT  Esquire (KR) 6p

OCT-MAR  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  ただ愛連載/JBL series  2p each month

NOV  韓流旋風/Hanryu Senpu vol.81  Junho poster 油メロ/WoL 4p ただ愛/JBL 2p

NOV  HANRYU T.O.P vol.62  油っぽいメロ/WoL 6p ただ愛イベレポ/JBL event 2p

DEC  もっと知りたい！韓国TVドラマ/Motto shiritai! Kankoku TV drama vol.87  Junho 油メロ/WoL 5p

DEC  @Star1 (KR)  cover 10p

DEC  ARENA HOMME (KR)

  2019

JAN  韓国TVドラマガイド別冊 最新ドラマ相関図ガイド2019/Kankoku TV drama guide, Extra issue, Character Relationship Charts for Latest Dramas 2019

JAN  GRAZIA (KR) Junho 8p

JAN  BAILA  Nichkhunの朝も夜も君を想って/Thinking of You, Day and Night 2p

JAN  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  2PMのライブとは/What is 2PM’s concerts to you 1p

FEB  韓国TVドラマガイド/Kankoku TV drama guide vol.81 薔薇チューイベレポ/Roses&Tulips event 3p ただ愛全話解説/introducing all JBL episodes 4p

FEB  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  ただ愛 ロケ地巡り/JBL filming locations 2p

MAR  韓流旋風/Hanryu Senpu vol.83  薔薇チューイベレポ/Roses&Tulips event 2p

MAR  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  薔薇チューイベレポ/Roses&Tulips event 1p

APR  韓国TVドラマガイド/Kankoku TV drama guide vol.82  Junho cover 10p 油メロ/WoL 自白会見/Confession PressCon キャラクターFile/Characters File

APR  もっと知りたい！韓国TVドラマ/Motto shiritai! Kankoku TV Drama vol.89 薔薇チューイベレポ/Roses&Tulips event 1p

MAY  韓流旋風/Hanryu Senpu vol.84  Junho cover poster 14p 油メロ/WoL 自白会見/Confession PressCon ソウルコンサート手紙/Junho’s letter at Junho the Best in Seoul

MAY  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  自白/Confession 1p

JUN  もっと知りたい！韓国TVドラマ/Motto shiritai! Kankoku TV Drama vol.90  Junho 油メロ/WoL 2p 自白会見/Confession PressCon 1p

JUN  月刊！スピリッツ/Monthly!Spirits (comic magazine)  JH cover interview 薔薇とチューリップ/Roses&Tulips Ep.1

JUN  韓流ぴあ/Hanryu Pia  Junho 油っこいロマンス/WoL  2p

JUN/JUL  もっと知りたい！韓国TVドラマ/Motto shiritai! Kankoku TV Drama Junho  Homme Fatale 1p  韓国兵役事情/SK military affairs 4p(TY JH CS 1p)

AUG  韓国TVドラマガイド/Kankoku TV Drama Guide  『自白』 この男、ただ者にあらず！切れ者弁護士/Confession  2p

OCT  韓国TVドラマガイド/Kankoku TV Drama Guide  煌めく最新演技ドル　『自白』ジュノ (2PM)  

Making of “BARACHU” / bara(roses)+chu(“tu”-lips) Project

Manga & Film

How Roses & Tulips  Came into Production

 Various rough drawings of her image of the work back then!

 Back in 2016, Ms Akiko Higashimura received a commission from NBC Universal Entertainment: “Would you be willing to create a manga to be used as the original story for a new film made for 2PM Junho?”

 Junho is a member of 2PM, one of the top boy groups in Asia, who has been rapidly garnering enormous attention not just in Korea even as an actor lately.  With the willing consent of Ms Higashimura, who has been known as a devout Hottest, this unprecedentedly fantastic project took off!

 To begin with, Ms Higashimura came up with multiple (to our surprise!) plots and rough drawings, having “a film starring Junho” in mind.

 Also reflecting how Junho himself wanted the work to be “something that would please his fans even more,” the 160-page storyboard of Roses and Tulips was born by the end of 2017.

 A script was written, based on the storyboard, and they carried out the filming in Japan quite secretly last year. And now finally in 2019, the manga version with all those lively characters that are so like Higashimura’s creation and the film version where we can fully enjoy both the pompous “oresama” king-like Junho and the cute puppy-like Junho at the same time are going to be released!

 Please do enjoy both of these two “BARACHU” worlds – the manga and the film!

  An exclusive interview with Junho who stars in the film!

 Q. Here we have a project where we produce the original manga and the film simultaneously. How did you feel about it when you were first offered to do this?

 A. First of all, I’m really grateful about this. I thought I should do my best. I was concerned to make my characters synchronise with those in the manga as much as I can, but I’m not sure if they really ended up synchronising. (laugh)

 Q. What was your impression of the original story?

 A. It was fun. I studied the story, imagining how I should act to digest and realise the double role.

 Q. Do you read Japanese mangas?

 A. I like them. I often read Korean webtoons, too. I think I’ve read most of those famous works like Dragon Ball, One Piece and Doraemon . . . though I’m so busy lately that I don’t have much time to read comics.

 Q. Which can you relate to more, Nero or Daewon?

 A. I believe they both have some aspects that are similar to me. How Nero can be sensitive because of his perfectionism, and Daewon’s innocence, perhaps.

 Q. Any message to the readers?

 A. Hope you love Higashimura-sensei’s manga Roses and Tulips a lot!

English translation and romanisation of the lyrics to Junho’s “Nothing But You”

(26 April 2019)

The theme song Junho wrote for his film Roses and Tulips

“Nothing But You”  -- JUNHO

 張り詰めた空　動き出して

錆びかけてた心には　温かい風が吹いた

             haritsumeta sora ugoki-dashite

             sabi-kaketeta kokoro niwa atatakai kaze ga fuita

 The tensed still sky started to move

and a warm wind blew through my almost numbed heart

 何をしても　作られた世界

君といれば　描いていけるよ

未来は（きれいで）　輝いた（毎日）

             nani wo shitemo tsukurareta sekai

             kimi to ireba egaite ikeru-yo

             mirai wa (kirei de) kagayaita (mainichi)

 Whatever I do, this is a world of pretence

[But] If I am with you, I can go on picturing

the future ([that] is beautiful)

[and the days] started to shine (every day)

 苦しめていた期待の壁　高く

応え続けても　虚しいだけ　Bye bye

             kurushimete-ita kitai no kabe takaku

             kotae-tsuzukete-mo munashii dake

 Excruciating wall of expectations [had been] towering [over me]

Keeping on trying to meet [the expectations] only made me feel all is in vain

Bye bye

 Stay with you

Baby, I can’t live without you

かけがえのないものを

生きていく意味を見つけたんだよ

             kakegae-no-nai mono wo

             ikite-iku imi wo mitsuketa-n-dayo

Stay with you

Baby, I can’t live without you

I found something irreplaceable

My reason to go on living

 You, I think I want to marry you

離したくないんだよ

You are my everything

             hanashitaku nai-n-dayo

 You, I think I want to marry you

I don’t want to let go of you

You are my everything

 乾いてた砂を潤して

枯れかけてた瞳には

溢れ出す涙　拭いた

             kawaiteta suna wo uruoshite

             karekaketeta hitomi niwa

             afuredasu namida fuita

 Watering the dried-out sand

My almost withered eyes

welled up with tears and I wiped them away

 どこに行っても縛られる世界

君といれば　怖くなくなるよ

隠した（心は）　不思議だな（溶けてく）

             doko-ni ittemo shibarareru sekai

             kimi to ireba kowaku-nakunaru-yo

             kakushita (kokoro wa) fushigi-dana (toketeku)

 Wherever I go, this is a world of constraints

[But] If I am with you, I’m not frightened any more

(My heart) that I’ve been hiding

Strangely (starts melting)

 傷つけていた　過去の僕を消して

影になる前に　思い出して　Bye bye

             kizu-tsukete-ita kako no boku wo keshite

             kage ni naru mae ni omoidashite

 Erasing my past self who I used to hurt

Remembering [it] before it becomes a shadow

Bye bye

 Stay with you

Baby, I can’t live without you

信じていくことを

生まれた意味を　見つけたんだよ

             shinjite-iku koto wo

             umareta imi wo mitsuketa-n-dayo

 Stay with you

Baby, I can’t live without you

I learned to have faith

having found the reason why I was born

 You, I think I want to marry you

I don’t want to let go of you

You are my everything

 Stay with you

Baby, I can’t live without you

I found something irreplaceable

My reason to go on living

 You, I think I want to marry you

I don’t want to let go of you

You are my everything

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“最後に” (Saigo ni / In the End)

The Japanese Version in Junho’s DSMN

Romanisation & English Translation

その背中　 sono senaka 見送る帰り道で miokuru kaeri-michi de 何度も振り向いて nando-mo furimuite 手を振る君 te wo furu kimi

I am looking at your back, leaving away from me You turn to look back again and again and wave your hand at me

きっと　 kitto そう、ぼくが悲しがるから sou boku ga kanashigaru-kara 元気な振りして　 genki-na furi-shite 無理して笑ってんだ muri-shite waratte-n-da

I know You must be pretending to be fine and forcing yourself to smile not to make me sad.

素直な気持ちを sunao-na kimochi wo 伝えることもせず　 tsutaeru koto mo sezu 寂しくさせる度「ごめんね」ばかり sabishiku saseru tabi “gomen-ne” bakari これから　ふたりは kore-kara futari wa それぞれ別の道　歩いてゆくけど sorezore betsu no michi aruite yuku-kedo 忘れないで　I loved you wasure-naide I loved you

I wasn’t being honest I didn’t open up to you Always saying “sorry” after making you lonely From now on, the two of us are taking separate ways But please do not forget that I loved you

懐かしくも思えた natsukashiku-mo omoeta 君の笑顔 kimi no egao 言葉をなくしたまま kotoba wo nakushita mama 落ちる涙 ochiru namida

It somehow made me happy to see that smile of yours I knew But now I cannot say anything with my tears falling from my eyes

なんで？ nande? あのいとしさにあふれてた ano itoshisa ni afureteta ふたりで過ごした日々が futari de sugoshita hibi ga 想い出になる omoide ni naru

How did this happen? The days we spent together loving and caring for each other are now turning into a memory

いつもぼくだけを itsumo boku dake wo 見つめてくれたのに・・・ mitsumete kureta-noni 身勝手な自分を悔やんでいくよ migatte-na jibun wo kuyande ikuyo これからぼくらは kore-kara bokura wa 君とぼくに変わる kimi to boku ni kawaru 忘れることなど wasureru koto nado そう、できないのに sou dekinai-noni

You were always beside me never looking away from me And I shall regret having been this selfish From now on, the two of us are turning back to you and I And all the while I know I can never forget about us

忘れることなど wasureru koto nado そう、できないのに sou dekinai-noni

And all the while I know I can never forget about us

Special Interview with Junho (Interview conducted in October 2018)

(SASUGA HOTTEST vol.18 10th Anniversary Special Issue)

  On the 7th mini-album SOUZOU

 -- The album topped both Oricon’s Daily and Weekly rankings. What significance has this album become to hold for you as a solo artist?

 JUNHO: First of all, I must say it made me very happy because this was the first time for me to have an album topping the weekly chart, which actually has been one of my dreams since my debut. I’m happy that I could make a wonderful memory together with all my fans with this album. In terms of my artistic career, this work gave me a chance to think more consciously about what kind of music I would like to create from now on.

 -- You’ve expressed that you wrote “Across Time” in this album as a song that can remind us of your relationship with Hottests. Can you tell us more about your thoughts and feelings about this song?

 J: I wanted to dedicate this song to all Hottests, whom I won’t be able to see for a short long while, hoping for the day we could meet again to come soon. I will come back quickly.

  On the solo tour “JUNHO (From 2PM) Solo Tour 2018 ‘FLASHLIGHT’”

 -- What did this tour mean to you? Looking back on the tour, what has left you a strong impression?

 J: I always feel a bit of dissatisfaction whenever I have a tour. I feel that there must be something more I could have done. But I always do my best with all my might. It really makes me sad that this was the last summer tour for now. I hope to go on and have more of our summer we have been feeling for 6 years. And of course, what I remember most should naturally be your cheers I received on stage.

  2PM has celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Here are 10 questions to look back on the 10 years after debut.

 Q.1  How do you feel about having spent the 10 years as JUNHO from 2PM?

 J: I think I’ve been working really hard. We still have so many dreams we want to make it happen as 2PM. We’ve been through a lot, and we’ve got to know a lot of people. These 10 years have made me think a lot about life.

 Q.2  What do you think is your position in 2PM?

 J: An all-round player. (laugh)

 Q.3  What are the differences between musical activities and acting jobs?

 J: The only difference is your approach to the ways you express feelings. As an artist, music and acting are in the same field.

 Q.4  Which song is most memorable among the songs by 2PM?

 J: It’s “Heartbeat” because we’ve performed it countless times.

 Q.5  It’s been 10 years since your debut. When do you feel you have grown up?

 J: I feel a little grown up now that I have some room to breathe time-wise, but I don’t really want to confront the fact that I have grown up. (laugh)

 Q.6  Then, which part of you is not going to change forever?

 J: My enthusiasm to make my dreams come true. I hope this is never going to change.

 Q.7  What kind of artist would you have become ten years from now?

 J: I wonder what I would be doing. If I could have concerts and meet my fans like this and work as an actor at the same time like I’m doing now, there would be nothing more I wish for. And of course, that’s what I would try to be doing.

 Q.8  What kind of 2PM can we expect when 2PM makes a come-back with all six of you?

 J: I believe we will be much cooler and dashing!

 Q.9  When do you feel 2PM is indispensable to you?

 J: All the time. I don’t feel lonely when I’m with my members.

 Q.10 A message to the Hottests who are reading this fan club newsletter.

 J: I’m very happy to be able to see you like this, and my heart pounds when I think about seeing you again. Let’s continue to see each other a lot from now on, too! I’m always grateful to you, and I love you, our Hottests.