Wednesday, October 28, 2009
BYJ Scan Photos
Missing BYJ?? Yume3/ BYJFan shared some scans of Hallyu Star Nav magazine. Many thanks.
BYJ Update
BOF Notice
Translation by Joanne/Quilt
Dear family,
How are you?
This is BOF. In these days, we make generous smile at beautifully tinted autumn leaves, even while straightening up clothes due to cold wind. Do all dear family spend bountiful Autumn?
We are to say in the public notice, just because there have been many family who are worried about and interested in Mr. BYJ's health since he came home from Japan. After returning from Japan, Mr. BYJ is taking a plenty of rest and getting treatment as directed by a hospital.
Fortunately, he has improved a lot thanks to dear family and he appears to be far healthier than before.Nowadays, he exercises a little by little for speedy recovery of health, and he works on planned schedules a little by little. Until he completely recovers his health, not only he himself of course, but we also will work hard with our best efforts in the future too. Our hearts feel sorry for unexpectedly causing many dear family worry.
Hoping that you watch Mr. BYJ's quick recovery with warm interests from now on also, we wish all dear family also pay attention to health and have active time in cooled down weather. Thank you.
Respectfully,
BOF
Translation by Joanne/Quilt
Dear family,
How are you?
This is BOF. In these days, we make generous smile at beautifully tinted autumn leaves, even while straightening up clothes due to cold wind. Do all dear family spend bountiful Autumn?
We are to say in the public notice, just because there have been many family who are worried about and interested in Mr. BYJ's health since he came home from Japan. After returning from Japan, Mr. BYJ is taking a plenty of rest and getting treatment as directed by a hospital.
Fortunately, he has improved a lot thanks to dear family and he appears to be far healthier than before.Nowadays, he exercises a little by little for speedy recovery of health, and he works on planned schedules a little by little. Until he completely recovers his health, not only he himself of course, but we also will work hard with our best efforts in the future too. Our hearts feel sorry for unexpectedly causing many dear family worry.
Hoping that you watch Mr. BYJ's quick recovery with warm interests from now on also, we wish all dear family also pay attention to health and have active time in cooled down weather. Thank you.
Respectfully,
BOF
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Italian Treat
Today my hubby and I just thought we'd go out for something to eat. It has been pretty miserable all day and I couldn't bear watching TV or surf the net. A hearty meal was needed to blow some cobwebs away.
I was also looking out for some new trend in shops and noticed the Twilight inspired lines. Remember that top Bella wore in the Biology class with Edward? I lost count on how many of those were in the rails in every shop. Checkereds have also found a special spot and so are the woolen cardigans which I kind of fancy..
It's nice to get some ideas but I'd rather come back on my own..Afterwards we went to our favorite Italian restaurant- Prezzo ..
I like the collection of prints they have on the wall.
Alex ordered his favorite Calamare.
This Genovese Chicken is just right for me.
This one's called Polete Al Forno..
Pizza Vesuvio-double pepperoni sausage, red chilli, mozzarella and tomato.
I had some space for Milk Chocolate Fudge Cake.. mmhhh this one is heavenly. Not too sweet or rich either.
Honeycomb Smash Cheesecake for Alex. I'm not normally a big fan of cheesecakes unless it's Blueberry or a specialty. This one I'd say 3/5 though Alex thinks it's 4/5.
And marinated olives. My favorite too.
I know I'd be eating less tomorrow but this meal was certainly a treat. Although as I got home I found out that the Twilight cast will be in London next month.. It felt like planning a great escape from work is on its way but don't know how to do it.. we'll see ;-)
TFS Poster
Hi there! By now you probably have concluded this blog has turned into a Twi-hard hotspot but I certainly wish that I could be more creative and maybe inventive to talk more about BYJ. Like some of you I also miss posting info about him but we all know he's maintain a low radar sort of profile that it's pretty hard to squeeze anything from him apart from the official jobs he gets involve in.
Recently he's been spotted taking photos while shooting for AB Winter collection. For the info please here.
Although his domestic contract with TFS has ended, the Japan franchise seem to be still going and this lovely TFS poster can be yours when you spend 2000 yen. Anyway, I'm looking forward to AB's Winter Collection.
From Miemi/BYJGallery
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday Telegraph Interview
Twilight's Robert Pattinson Bitten
A betting man or woman probably wouldn’t have put money on Robert Pattinson being the next big thing. This is a guy who was expelled from school, only joined a drama club because "there were pretty girls there" and, well, isn’t exactly the most classically good-looking bloke around.
Granted, he did score a small role as prefect Cedric Diggory in two of the Harry Potter films, but after he was sacked from the 2005 play The Woman Before at London’s Royal Court Theatre, the odds of him toppling Daniel Radcliffe from his lofty place as hottest young Brit on the block looked slim.
But that was before a certain film called Twilight came along, which (for the benefit of non-tweens and uninitiated Twi-hards – as ardent fans are known) is based on author Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful book of the same name.
The Mormon mother-of-three famously knocked out the tale of a tortured ‘vegetarian vampire’ and his mortal squeeze after tucking her sons up in bed, and became the biggest publishing phenomenon since Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling. (Meyer has since published three further books in the saga – New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn – which have sold an astonishing 70 million copies worldwide, 2.8 million of them in Australia.)
Teenagers the world over fell in love with Edward Cullen (the vampire) and Bella Swan (the squeeze) and it was only a matter of time before a film was announced. Web chat rooms buzzed as fans waited breathlessly to hear who’d play the hauntingly handsome hero and were monumentally disappointed when the relatively unknown Pattinson landed the role.
In fact, 75,000 fans signed a petition against the actor’s appointment and called for a boycott of the film – not the most auspicious start for a next-big-thing in the making. "That was my welcome into Twilight," he jokes now.
But teenagers can be a fickle bunch and when the movie was released late last year, audiences lapped up the romance between Edward and Bella (played by Kristen Stewart). Suddenly Pattinson, with his overstyled hair, pale skin and resemblance to James Dean (not that his younger fans would know who Dean was), became the vampire du jour.
The UK’s Glamour magazine crowned him sexiest man on the planet and GQ Australia named him one of the most iconic men of the past decade, alongside Barack Obama. Not bad for a self-confessed "chubby-looking guy" who was largely unknown 12 months ago.
It’s been a heady rise to the top for the 23-year-old Londoner, but it’s all still sinking in. Speaking from Vancouver, where he’s shooting the third film in the series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (the second film, New Moon, is in cinemas next month), Pattinson says working on back-to-back films has left him little time to read – or believe – his own press.
Asked how he’s coping with the fame, he says, "I don’t really know, yet. I’ve pretty much been locked away as things have intensified. I only noticed the scale of it as I was shooting another movie (Remember Me, a romantic drama with Aussie actor Emilie de Ravin) in New York and tons of people turned up at the set every day. I guess I’ll find out next year what my life is like outside a filmset context."
The star has just wrapped up a 12-hour day onset, where he’s been shooting a fight scene all week, and is apologetic when he stumbles over his words. "Sorry, I need to wait for my brain," he explains.
"I need to get it back into thinking mode." After working almost non-stop since January, he admits he needs a holiday.
"Before these movies, I worked about 10 days a year and that was more my pace," he laughs.
If Pattinson is letting fame go to his head, he’s showing no sign of it today. He plays the self-effacing, hesitant Brit to a tee, admitting his parents are prouder of his achievements than he is. "They’re always saying I should be really proud of myself, but I say, 'It’s luck, everything is just luck.'"
As for the excitement that constantly swirls around him, Pattinson feels the attention can be detrimental to his work. "The more hype that surrounds you, the more conscious you are of what you’re delivering, and I find that hard to deal with. The more people build up your persona, the more you shrink inside yourself. I have to keep fighting against that."
The youngest child (he has two older sisters) of a model scout mother and vintage-car dealer father, Pattinson had a comfortable upbringing in an affluent suburb of southwest London. Reports have claimed he was bullied at school, but he says the worst he suffered was "someone stealing my shoelaces when I was about 11".
What is true is that he was expelled from his private school, but he becomes uncomfortable when asked why. "I was only trying to be inventive," he finally offers. "I thought it was unjust that I was expelled. I really liked that school."
He had no plans to pursue acting as a career, only joining the Barnes Theatre Club because of those "pretty girls". (He also did a bit of modelling, but says the work offers slowed once he matured and "stopped looking like a girl".)
But the club led to him landing an agent, the role in the 2005 and 2007 Harry Potter films and, ultimately, a meeting with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke.
Pattinson says he was the last actor to audition for the vampire role. "I guess the producers were getting a bit desperate by then," he says modestly.
He did a scene with Stewart, who’d already been cast as Bella, and both women knew they’d found Edward.
Hardwicke says after the audition Stewart immediately told her: "It has to be Rob."
However, the film’s production company, Summit Entertainment, still had to be convinced. "There was a call from the head of the studio," Hardwicke told GQ magazine in the US. "(They asked,) 'Are you sure you can make this guy handsome?'"
Now it’s impossible to imagine anyone but Pattinson playing Edward, his brooding eyes filled with barely disguised longing for Bella (nobly, he doesn’t drink the blood of humans and refuses to consummate his lust in case he takes a lovebite too far), but the star says he had no idea the film would be such a hit.
"I didn’t know anyone who’d read the book before the film came out. I was completely ignorant of the whole Twilight thing."
Since it opened at No 1 in 23 countries (taking a healthy $21.7 million at the Australian box office), it’s been difficult to find anyone – well, under 20 at least – who hasn’t heard of Twilight. And fans have become increasingly obsessed with the idea that Edward and Bella’s onscreen passion may have spilled into real life.
This idea reached fever pitch in August, when Pattinson and Stewart were spotted looking amorous at a Kings of Leon gig in Vancouver, and there have since been alleged sightings of the ‘blissfully happy’ couple in secret assignations all over town.
A cynic might argue this are they/aren’t they speculation is a publicity ploy to get even more bums on seats when New Moon opens but, if you believe the tabloids, the pair are on the verge of coming clean about their relationship. All Pattinson will say is that he’s “pretty close” with all the Twilight cast.
"We’ve been locked in this kind of bubble,” he adds. "I know very few people in the US other than those I work with, so it’s been nice."
What hasn’t been so nice is the restriction on his movements due to the ardent attention from fans and the ever-present paparazzi. Eclipse co-star Jack Huston recently said Pattinson has been isolated by his new-found fame because he’s "sort of jailed to his room. He can’t leave without being followed by 100 people. There’s a price to fame. Hopefully, he’s handling it OK."
Pattinson admits he was a shy child (who’d even freak out if someone made eye-contact with him on the bus), so to have his every move documented must be tough. However, he’s learning to deal with the attention.
"The paparazzi pressure (is hard) because you have a bunch of people who want to see you do something stupid. Sometimes when you’ve done a 16-hour day, you just want to go and have dinner, but they’re waiting for you to make an idiot of yourself. It takes its toll eventually.
"You have to be a little sneaky about everything. That said, none of my strategies works particularly well. I’ve (tried) making my life look as boring as possible because I thought it would cause them to lose interest, but it didn’t," he sighs.
He’s also growing used to his fans’ more bizarre requests. "A seven-year-old came up and asked me to bite her – and she was serious. I thought, you don’t know what you’re asking. That was very odd."
He claims not to worry about the possibility of his star waning when the Twilight saga has finished and the fans have moved on to the next big thing. “If people like you, they like you. I don’t want to force anything down anyone’s throat,” he says firmly.
Immediate plans include the New Moon press tour – although Australia isn’t on the agenda – and a trip back to the UK for Christmas ("I miss London quite chronically at the moment").
However, the self-confessed "frustrated rockstar", who plays guitar and piano and sang two songs on the Twilight soundtrack, says he’d eventually like to record an album.
"I’m not particularly interested in releasing it, but I’d like to do some gigs. I guess the only way to do that is to get an album out," he muses before admitting he needs more guitar practice. "I never manage more than five chords,” he laughs sheepishly. "I have to work on that."
He once described music as his back-up plan if acting failed, but we’re not likely to see Robert Pattinson singing for his supper any time soon.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon is in cinemas Nov 19. Remember Me is in cinemas Feb 11.
A betting man or woman probably wouldn’t have put money on Robert Pattinson being the next big thing. This is a guy who was expelled from school, only joined a drama club because "there were pretty girls there" and, well, isn’t exactly the most classically good-looking bloke around.
Granted, he did score a small role as prefect Cedric Diggory in two of the Harry Potter films, but after he was sacked from the 2005 play The Woman Before at London’s Royal Court Theatre, the odds of him toppling Daniel Radcliffe from his lofty place as hottest young Brit on the block looked slim.
But that was before a certain film called Twilight came along, which (for the benefit of non-tweens and uninitiated Twi-hards – as ardent fans are known) is based on author Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful book of the same name.
The Mormon mother-of-three famously knocked out the tale of a tortured ‘vegetarian vampire’ and his mortal squeeze after tucking her sons up in bed, and became the biggest publishing phenomenon since Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling. (Meyer has since published three further books in the saga – New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn – which have sold an astonishing 70 million copies worldwide, 2.8 million of them in Australia.)
Teenagers the world over fell in love with Edward Cullen (the vampire) and Bella Swan (the squeeze) and it was only a matter of time before a film was announced. Web chat rooms buzzed as fans waited breathlessly to hear who’d play the hauntingly handsome hero and were monumentally disappointed when the relatively unknown Pattinson landed the role.
In fact, 75,000 fans signed a petition against the actor’s appointment and called for a boycott of the film – not the most auspicious start for a next-big-thing in the making. "That was my welcome into Twilight," he jokes now.
But teenagers can be a fickle bunch and when the movie was released late last year, audiences lapped up the romance between Edward and Bella (played by Kristen Stewart). Suddenly Pattinson, with his overstyled hair, pale skin and resemblance to James Dean (not that his younger fans would know who Dean was), became the vampire du jour.
The UK’s Glamour magazine crowned him sexiest man on the planet and GQ Australia named him one of the most iconic men of the past decade, alongside Barack Obama. Not bad for a self-confessed "chubby-looking guy" who was largely unknown 12 months ago.
It’s been a heady rise to the top for the 23-year-old Londoner, but it’s all still sinking in. Speaking from Vancouver, where he’s shooting the third film in the series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (the second film, New Moon, is in cinemas next month), Pattinson says working on back-to-back films has left him little time to read – or believe – his own press.
Asked how he’s coping with the fame, he says, "I don’t really know, yet. I’ve pretty much been locked away as things have intensified. I only noticed the scale of it as I was shooting another movie (Remember Me, a romantic drama with Aussie actor Emilie de Ravin) in New York and tons of people turned up at the set every day. I guess I’ll find out next year what my life is like outside a filmset context."
The star has just wrapped up a 12-hour day onset, where he’s been shooting a fight scene all week, and is apologetic when he stumbles over his words. "Sorry, I need to wait for my brain," he explains.
"I need to get it back into thinking mode." After working almost non-stop since January, he admits he needs a holiday.
"Before these movies, I worked about 10 days a year and that was more my pace," he laughs.
If Pattinson is letting fame go to his head, he’s showing no sign of it today. He plays the self-effacing, hesitant Brit to a tee, admitting his parents are prouder of his achievements than he is. "They’re always saying I should be really proud of myself, but I say, 'It’s luck, everything is just luck.'"
As for the excitement that constantly swirls around him, Pattinson feels the attention can be detrimental to his work. "The more hype that surrounds you, the more conscious you are of what you’re delivering, and I find that hard to deal with. The more people build up your persona, the more you shrink inside yourself. I have to keep fighting against that."
The youngest child (he has two older sisters) of a model scout mother and vintage-car dealer father, Pattinson had a comfortable upbringing in an affluent suburb of southwest London. Reports have claimed he was bullied at school, but he says the worst he suffered was "someone stealing my shoelaces when I was about 11".
What is true is that he was expelled from his private school, but he becomes uncomfortable when asked why. "I was only trying to be inventive," he finally offers. "I thought it was unjust that I was expelled. I really liked that school."
He had no plans to pursue acting as a career, only joining the Barnes Theatre Club because of those "pretty girls". (He also did a bit of modelling, but says the work offers slowed once he matured and "stopped looking like a girl".)
But the club led to him landing an agent, the role in the 2005 and 2007 Harry Potter films and, ultimately, a meeting with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke.
Pattinson says he was the last actor to audition for the vampire role. "I guess the producers were getting a bit desperate by then," he says modestly.
He did a scene with Stewart, who’d already been cast as Bella, and both women knew they’d found Edward.
Hardwicke says after the audition Stewart immediately told her: "It has to be Rob."
However, the film’s production company, Summit Entertainment, still had to be convinced. "There was a call from the head of the studio," Hardwicke told GQ magazine in the US. "(They asked,) 'Are you sure you can make this guy handsome?'"
Now it’s impossible to imagine anyone but Pattinson playing Edward, his brooding eyes filled with barely disguised longing for Bella (nobly, he doesn’t drink the blood of humans and refuses to consummate his lust in case he takes a lovebite too far), but the star says he had no idea the film would be such a hit.
"I didn’t know anyone who’d read the book before the film came out. I was completely ignorant of the whole Twilight thing."
Since it opened at No 1 in 23 countries (taking a healthy $21.7 million at the Australian box office), it’s been difficult to find anyone – well, under 20 at least – who hasn’t heard of Twilight. And fans have become increasingly obsessed with the idea that Edward and Bella’s onscreen passion may have spilled into real life.
This idea reached fever pitch in August, when Pattinson and Stewart were spotted looking amorous at a Kings of Leon gig in Vancouver, and there have since been alleged sightings of the ‘blissfully happy’ couple in secret assignations all over town.
A cynic might argue this are they/aren’t they speculation is a publicity ploy to get even more bums on seats when New Moon opens but, if you believe the tabloids, the pair are on the verge of coming clean about their relationship. All Pattinson will say is that he’s “pretty close” with all the Twilight cast.
"We’ve been locked in this kind of bubble,” he adds. "I know very few people in the US other than those I work with, so it’s been nice."
What hasn’t been so nice is the restriction on his movements due to the ardent attention from fans and the ever-present paparazzi. Eclipse co-star Jack Huston recently said Pattinson has been isolated by his new-found fame because he’s "sort of jailed to his room. He can’t leave without being followed by 100 people. There’s a price to fame. Hopefully, he’s handling it OK."
Pattinson admits he was a shy child (who’d even freak out if someone made eye-contact with him on the bus), so to have his every move documented must be tough. However, he’s learning to deal with the attention.
"The paparazzi pressure (is hard) because you have a bunch of people who want to see you do something stupid. Sometimes when you’ve done a 16-hour day, you just want to go and have dinner, but they’re waiting for you to make an idiot of yourself. It takes its toll eventually.
"You have to be a little sneaky about everything. That said, none of my strategies works particularly well. I’ve (tried) making my life look as boring as possible because I thought it would cause them to lose interest, but it didn’t," he sighs.
He’s also growing used to his fans’ more bizarre requests. "A seven-year-old came up and asked me to bite her – and she was serious. I thought, you don’t know what you’re asking. That was very odd."
He claims not to worry about the possibility of his star waning when the Twilight saga has finished and the fans have moved on to the next big thing. “If people like you, they like you. I don’t want to force anything down anyone’s throat,” he says firmly.
Immediate plans include the New Moon press tour – although Australia isn’t on the agenda – and a trip back to the UK for Christmas ("I miss London quite chronically at the moment").
However, the self-confessed "frustrated rockstar", who plays guitar and piano and sang two songs on the Twilight soundtrack, says he’d eventually like to record an album.
"I’m not particularly interested in releasing it, but I’d like to do some gigs. I guess the only way to do that is to get an album out," he muses before admitting he needs more guitar practice. "I never manage more than five chords,” he laughs sheepishly. "I have to work on that."
He once described music as his back-up plan if acting failed, but we’re not likely to see Robert Pattinson singing for his supper any time soon.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon is in cinemas Nov 19. Remember Me is in cinemas Feb 11.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Recent New Moon Trailers
November 20th can't come fast enough..these trailers were pleasant treats after a series of dizzy spells .. I'm not whinging but something is affecting my balance all afternoon. Another visit to the GP eh.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
New Moon 15 City Cast Tour
NO LONDON???!!! If you happen to be in this part of America on these dates, would you get an autograph? And if you do please save one for me.. Yep, this must be in my dream-me talking to myself. (sigh)
Not even my friends in the States live in any of these cities..(sigh again)
Tour Schedule:
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON cast tour will visit the following mall locations:
November 6 – Hollywood & Highland Center (Los Angeles, CA) *
November 8 – Park Meadows (Denver, CO)
November 9 – Natick Collection (Boston, MA) *
November 9 –Mall Location TBD – Check hottopic.com for update (Chicago, IL) *
November 9 – Fair Oaks Mall (Washington, DC)
November 10 – Houston Galleria (Houston, TX)
November 11 – Mall of America (Minneapolis, MN) *
November 11 – Cherry Hill Mall (Philadelphia, PA) *
November 11 – Stonestown Galleria (San Francisco, CA)
November 12 – Mall of Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
November 12 – Westfield Southcenter (Seattle, WA) *
November 13 – Dadeland Mall (Miami, FL)
November 13 – Scottsdale Fashion Square (Phoenix, AZ)
November 14 – Fashion Place (Salt Lake City, UT) *
November 19 – Times Square (New York, NY)
*Denotes a performance by a band featured on THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON soundtrack.
Not even my friends in the States live in any of these cities..(sigh again)
Tour Schedule:
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON cast tour will visit the following mall locations:
November 6 – Hollywood & Highland Center (Los Angeles, CA) *
November 8 – Park Meadows (Denver, CO)
November 9 – Natick Collection (Boston, MA) *
November 9 –Mall Location TBD – Check hottopic.com for update (Chicago, IL) *
November 9 – Fair Oaks Mall (Washington, DC)
November 10 – Houston Galleria (Houston, TX)
November 11 – Mall of America (Minneapolis, MN) *
November 11 – Cherry Hill Mall (Philadelphia, PA) *
November 11 – Stonestown Galleria (San Francisco, CA)
November 12 – Mall of Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
November 12 – Westfield Southcenter (Seattle, WA) *
November 13 – Dadeland Mall (Miami, FL)
November 13 – Scottsdale Fashion Square (Phoenix, AZ)
November 14 – Fashion Place (Salt Lake City, UT) *
November 19 – Times Square (New York, NY)
*Denotes a performance by a band featured on THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON soundtrack.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Musing
If you think about it, it's not really that long since the Tokyo Dome event but things just drag like forever this month. I don't know if you have wondered how BYJ is getting on. Perhaps doing some dubbing once in a while or being confine in the comfort of his own abode. I felt that we'd have to bear this silence. Photos from arayo/byjgallery. Have a bright weekend ahead.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Some BYJ Videos
I must admit it felt like a dry season rather than autumn in Baeland.. you know what I meant. Thanks to Tomato & Sanocyan for sharing some videos in YT. We could take a look at YJssi again.
And I like this MV by Sumimico..It just describes how I feel at the moment. Missing out :-(
And I like this MV by Sumimico..It just describes how I feel at the moment. Missing out :-(
Moonlighting
Although his part in New Moon may be smaller than fans were hoping for, there's no doubt Robert Pattinson is in the driving seat of the Twilight phenomenon, and standing on the edge of global super stardom.
A year on from our last date, we sat down with the actor on the eve of the release of the Twilight sequel New Moon, to discuss fame, mothers and all things Twilight.
How was it reuniting with Kristen Stewart for New Moon?
A year on from our last date, we sat down with the actor on the eve of the release of the Twilight sequel New Moon, to discuss fame, mothers and all things Twilight.
How was it reuniting with Kristen Stewart for New Moon?
"There’s a natural chemistry going on with Kristen. Even doing this sequel, it’s so easy…
I was really worried that I wouldn’t know how to do it again, but it’s so easy to play off her.
She always says that she pretty much got me the part – though I don’t really believe her!"
What sort of arc does Edward go through this time?
I was really worried that I wouldn’t know how to do it again, but it’s so easy to play off her.
She always says that she pretty much got me the part – though I don’t really believe her!"
What sort of arc does Edward go through this time?
"He’s always talking in the first one. “I need to make the right decision. I need to do stuff for you, for you, for you.” And he makes a decisive move, which is to leave her, and he completely believes it’s for her own good.
But in his heart, he obviously realises it’s completely wrong. And it takes him the whole movie to realise the profundity of his mistake. So that’s what his arc his.
The world forces him to realise he needs to be with Bella, and there’s no way around it"
Do you feel trapped in a Twilight box?
But in his heart, he obviously realises it’s completely wrong. And it takes him the whole movie to realise the profundity of his mistake. So that’s what his arc his.
The world forces him to realise he needs to be with Bella, and there’s no way around it"
Do you feel trapped in a Twilight box?
"Not really. I guess I have no choice right now – because I’m contracted to do them. But they’re all going to be done quite quick.
I’ll have done three of the four by October of this year, then I’ll only have one more to do."
Have you talked to Daniel Radcliffe about this sudden fame?
"I haven’t talked to him in a while. I guess you try and stay Zen about it. You have to just learn to accept it.
I guess the whole thing is, you don’t want to wake up one day and realise you’ve turned into someone who you weren’t before and it wasn’t your choice.
That’s the only scary thing. It’s always really up to you. Most of the time, you can control it to a degree."
What are the positives?
"Some of my friends who I grew up with are musicians and they’re involved with the Twilight soundtrack. It’s amazing what’s happened to them.
They’re doing tours of America and selling out every single show. It’s insane what you can do with that connection.
The Twilight fans are like… I don’t even think ‘devoted’ is the right word. They’re fanatical."
Do you get stopped everywhere now?
"Yeah. In weird little places… I went up to Yorkshire and I was walking down a street in Guisborough and there was one person on the street.
I looked up for one second and they said, “Hey, can I get a photo of you?” How can you have immediate recognition in Guisborough? That was very strange!"
What about all this stuff on the internet, all the gossip about you…
"I don’t really care. Everybody in my life knows what’s real and what isn’t. Apart from my mother, who seems to believe every negative thing that’s written about me!
She’s like, “I can’t believe you did this!” I’m like, “I didn’t!” And she’s like, “Yes, you did, I know you did!""
What did your mum tick you off about?
"It was about swearing! I said, “I wasn’t even in the city” and she was, “I bet you did say that!”
She’ll literally believe a gossip magazine over her own son."
Cheers Rob!! We've been looking for a place to stay in Yorkshire en route to Scotland..Guisborough eh! Perfect!!!
On Wildlife
One of the things that I find interesting and stress busting is bird watching.. Some of you might find it a boring pursuit but it's worth doing.
Our first stop was the Gibraltar Point which is situated along the coast of Skegness stretching a three mile perimeter of lagoons, freshwater marsh, ponds, sand dunes and a muddy seashore. If you are up to walking a few miles I would certainly recommend exploring the countryside near you. A good set of binoculars, boots, in our case a thick overall since the wind from the North sea was just as icy cold as winter on a mild autumn day, and a powerful camera lens are the basic things you might need. After this walk I'd come to conclusion that I desperately need an 80 to 300mm lens at least or an upgrade. (sigh)
One of the birds I saw was a Grey Plover pictured below.. This little friend breeds in the Arctic and visits Britain around July to August and November to March. They leave around April and May.
This one I had to chase around the shoreline. It's called Curlew which is the largest European wading bird. It is included in the Amber List as a bird with important breeding and wintering populations in the UK. This means the population have improved since 2002 and been taken out of the Red List.
The Gib Point is also a place to find offshore wind farms.. This is a good way of harnessing energy in a natural way.
YESASIA-WLS Anime Soundtrack
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Twilight Truth??
The Twilight Truth About Robert Pattinson?
by Larson Hill
What I've been waiting for months to see is the Twilight proof and evidence rather than news from "anonymous sources". Although the Pattinson and Stewart romance saga continues in the headlines, where's the proof to the Twilight romance truth? I mean, the hard facts rather than speculation or opinion. If Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are a couple, great. But why do people believe for certain without proof? What if, after all of this Twilight time, Pattinson and Stewart aren't a couple? Interestingly, given the amount of interviews Robert Pattinson has given in recent Twilight and New Moon months, at least those can be tracked and traced despite the many dubious Pattinson quotes that have also surfaced online. But Robert Pattinson got Kristen Stewart pregnant? Remember that one? Where's the proof? Where's the Twilight related evidence? Does Robert Pattinson want to quit acting? No, that's not quite what he said. Is Robert Pattinson completely miserable? Not quite that accurate. Is Robert Pattinson a shut-in who can't venture outside and is trapped by his Twilight and New Moon fame? Not quite accurate when you see so many photos of Pattinson out on the town in Vancouver.
So what is the Twilight truth about Robert Pattinson? One recent Pattinson headline that made me laugh was the interview quote on the latest cover of People magazine in which Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart revealed they're just like a married couple. Although some Twilight romance trackers don't want to believe it, that quote doesn't say Pattinson and Stewart ARE a couple. Are Robert and Kristen having fun with the rumors and now fueling the Twilight romance debate? Who knows at this Twilight Saga point? With so many stories about Robert Pattinson hitting the web each day, do you really think everything you read about Robert Pattinson is true? Let me know, seriously, I'm dying to hear your Twilight Pattinson thoughts on this one. -- Larson Hill
by Larson Hill
Given the frenzied popularity of the Twilight Saga and Twilight star Robert Pattinson leading up to New Moon and the increasing amount of Pattinson related stories, have you ever stopped to wonder whether the stories about Robert Pattinson are true? With so many stories about Robert Pattinson, the lead in both Twilight and New Moon plus the upcoming Twilight Saga Eclipse, do you really think everything you read about Robert Pattinson is true?
I mean, you have the news about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart winning Fantasy category awards at the Spike Scream Awards on Sunday night. As far as the veracity of that type of Robert Pattinson story, you can take a Scream Awards headline to the Twilight bank and cash it in for fact. But what about the hundreds of Robert Pattinson, Twilight and New Moon headlines we see each day and the "rumored" ongoing off-set Twilight romance saga between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart? What about the many speculation Twilight pieces from those "anonymous" eyewitnesses who have seen Robert Pattinson in a variety of non Twilight public places and on the set of the Twilight Saga Eclipse? How about the famous "sources say" line we see so much in Twilight and New Moon reports about Robert Pattinson? I guess what I'm trying to wrap my Twilight Saga brain around is what Twilight and New Moon fans use as their truth barometer when reading a Pattinson story?
Having written a variety of stories about Robert Pattinson in recent months, and read hundreds more, I sometimes have to sit back in my Twilight seat and wonder how many Twilight and New Moon fans of Robert Pattinson actually believe stories that have absolutely no evidence to support some claims being made about Robert Pattinson. I mean, take the recent Twilight related headline about a few Vancouver restaurant workers who said Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart frequent the downtown eatery and that it's obvious Pattinson and Stewart are a couple just by looking at them. Do you believe it outright just because someone says Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart "look" like a couple?
I mean, you have the news about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart winning Fantasy category awards at the Spike Scream Awards on Sunday night. As far as the veracity of that type of Robert Pattinson story, you can take a Scream Awards headline to the Twilight bank and cash it in for fact. But what about the hundreds of Robert Pattinson, Twilight and New Moon headlines we see each day and the "rumored" ongoing off-set Twilight romance saga between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart? What about the many speculation Twilight pieces from those "anonymous" eyewitnesses who have seen Robert Pattinson in a variety of non Twilight public places and on the set of the Twilight Saga Eclipse? How about the famous "sources say" line we see so much in Twilight and New Moon reports about Robert Pattinson? I guess what I'm trying to wrap my Twilight Saga brain around is what Twilight and New Moon fans use as their truth barometer when reading a Pattinson story?
Having written a variety of stories about Robert Pattinson in recent months, and read hundreds more, I sometimes have to sit back in my Twilight seat and wonder how many Twilight and New Moon fans of Robert Pattinson actually believe stories that have absolutely no evidence to support some claims being made about Robert Pattinson. I mean, take the recent Twilight related headline about a few Vancouver restaurant workers who said Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart frequent the downtown eatery and that it's obvious Pattinson and Stewart are a couple just by looking at them. Do you believe it outright just because someone says Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart "look" like a couple? 
What I've been waiting for months to see is the Twilight proof and evidence rather than news from "anonymous sources". Although the Pattinson and Stewart romance saga continues in the headlines, where's the proof to the Twilight romance truth? I mean, the hard facts rather than speculation or opinion. If Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are a couple, great. But why do people believe for certain without proof? What if, after all of this Twilight time, Pattinson and Stewart aren't a couple? Interestingly, given the amount of interviews Robert Pattinson has given in recent Twilight and New Moon months, at least those can be tracked and traced despite the many dubious Pattinson quotes that have also surfaced online. But Robert Pattinson got Kristen Stewart pregnant? Remember that one? Where's the proof? Where's the Twilight related evidence? Does Robert Pattinson want to quit acting? No, that's not quite what he said. Is Robert Pattinson completely miserable? Not quite that accurate. Is Robert Pattinson a shut-in who can't venture outside and is trapped by his Twilight and New Moon fame? Not quite accurate when you see so many photos of Pattinson out on the town in Vancouver.
So what is the Twilight truth about Robert Pattinson? One recent Pattinson headline that made me laugh was the interview quote on the latest cover of People magazine in which Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart revealed they're just like a married couple. Although some Twilight romance trackers don't want to believe it, that quote doesn't say Pattinson and Stewart ARE a couple. Are Robert and Kristen having fun with the rumors and now fueling the Twilight romance debate? Who knows at this Twilight Saga point? With so many stories about Robert Pattinson hitting the web each day, do you really think everything you read about Robert Pattinson is true? Let me know, seriously, I'm dying to hear your Twilight Pattinson thoughts on this one. -- Larson Hill Monday, October 19, 2009
Something Pop
While I was looking for the video I have posted below I encountered a familiar name Sandara Parks from Arirang TV. Some of you perhaps heard of that name. She debuted in the Philippines in what I now call the equivalent of American Idol- the Star Circle Quest. As far as my memory takes me, this young lady was a good singer with a lovely face and a likable name. Yes, I do like saying her name. She did struggle learning Filipino but became fluent in the end. To make it short she became popular in the Philippines in both film and the music industry.
So now after seeing her back in her hometown Korea and speaking her own language, I'm glad she's done more for herself. Her last interview in the country was a bit emotional but she seem to be doing well now.
So now after seeing her back in her hometown Korea and speaking her own language, I'm glad she's done more for herself. Her last interview in the country was a bit emotional but she seem to be doing well now.
I like this video with Lee Minho..very cute.
And well, when you watch you'd notice something else. Let me just share the theme song of my holiday last month only because it kept playing over the radio and I didn't know who the girls were. So here they are..Even Alex remembered the tune when I played it.
Winter Sonata Anime Press Release
Courtesy of Arirangworld. Also posted by Tamar in Soompi..many thanks.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
WLS Anime
DATV has started airing the Anime last October 17.After hearing the tunes, memories of this drama came back to life too. The music still as soothing as ever and YJsii's face even in animation is just as beautiful. Happy viewing. Thanks Tomato and Xiaoyi for sharing the videos.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Non BYJ-Excerpt from Empire Mag
A recent addition to “Sexiest” lists everywhere, Robert Pattinson and his messy mane have won hearts all over the world with his turn as veggie vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga. Those over 25 may roll their eyes, but the combination of plum roles in hit novels (see also: Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), a posh accent, musical ability and that enormous haystack on his head means half the teenage world adores him.
Most alluring as… Gotta be Edward Cullen, with all that restrained passion and the penchant for melting glances.
Interests include… He’s also a talented pianist and guitarist, and contributed tracks to the Twilight soundtrack.
Most alluring as… Gotta be Edward Cullen, with all that restrained passion and the penchant for melting glances.
Interests include… He’s also a talented pianist and guitarist, and contributed tracks to the Twilight soundtrack.
Most of my Baesis won't probably agree on this ;-) but both men I like in this blog are sexy in different ways or shall I say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ok?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
BYJ 10Asia Interview
One fascinating article was shared in Quilt by Tomato which was an interview by 10Asia. I think this is a very good account. I enjoyed reading it and I hope you will. Please click here for the full interview.
Therefore, the opportunity to have a conversation face-to-face with Bae Yong-joon, the guy with the exact same smile on panels in the streets of Myungdong, was all the more interesting and rare.
This is a record of the interview held after the event celebrating the publication of his photo essay "Discovering the Beauty of Korea" at Tokyo Dome on September 30. What was originally a short tea-time talk turned into an interview that lasted much longer than an hour.
The whole time, Bae created moments of "actual communication” -- those which cannot be written down but only expressed through either a smile, question, joke or a serious look. We hope this record becomes the first key to opening the door to the “human Bae Yong-joon” that we all thought we knew but, in fact, did not.
Bae: You mean to say that I'm not popular in Korea, right? (laugh) But I have enough family [fans] in Korea too. In fact, I teared up because I felt so sorry and heartbroken for people who came to the Tokyo Dome event from Korea.
Bae: Yes, I can’t dance or sing for them even though my heart wants to because I don’t have the ability to deliver [my feelings] in such ways. And I can’t show them my acting. So the postcard was one of the tools I used to deliver my feelings and express my thoughts. I actually wanted to talk to them in Japanese, but when I got sick with a fever running as high as 40 degrees, I forgot everything I had studied.
10: Despite all that trouble you went through, did you feel a different sort of joy from writing compared to when you act or take pictures?
Bae: When I’m acting, there definitely are times that I really feel something is there, although it’s not very often. I think it’s the same with writing. There are times when I look at what I wrote and go, “Wow, how did I think up something like that?” (laugh)
10: Which part, for example?
Bae: The passage I recited at the Tokyo Dome event about the random thoughts that came to mind at Miruksa Temple. And the part where I wrote that the emotion of “human affection” is deeply penetrated into our food, clothing and shelter. I actually said to myself, “Wow, did I really think that!” (laugh) But I don’t think I'll be able to write another book in the future. It's so hard. That's why I said I'd focus on photographs if I publish another book but it's also because with this book, I’m quite disappointed with the photos. I took the photos first and wrote later while working on the book. But when I started writing, I realized I needed certain photos. So I wrote down which photos I needed, but I stayed up night after night writing and couldn't go back to take those pictures.
10: You included a lot of photographs that you took yourself in the book but it's necessary to do a certain amount of studying to reach the level of becoming a photographer with professionalism.
Bae: I could never write this book without exposing myself. I’m not a professional writer, so I couldn't make that stuff up. So who I am on the inside came out just as it is. After I had stayed up all night, I would send a text message to my staff and colleagues saying, “I’m going to sleep now. Feel like throwing up.” Or sometimes I would just text, “Barf!” (laugh)
Editor in Chief : Beck Una one@10asia.co.kr
Reporter : Choi Ji-Eun five@10asia.co.kr
Photographer : Lee Jin-hyuk eleven@10asia.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr, Lee Ji-Hye seven@10asia.co.kr
Therefore, the opportunity to have a conversation face-to-face with Bae Yong-joon, the guy with the exact same smile on panels in the streets of Myungdong, was all the more interesting and rare.
This is a record of the interview held after the event celebrating the publication of his photo essay "Discovering the Beauty of Korea" at Tokyo Dome on September 30. What was originally a short tea-time talk turned into an interview that lasted much longer than an hour.
The whole time, Bae created moments of "actual communication” -- those which cannot be written down but only expressed through either a smile, question, joke or a serious look. We hope this record becomes the first key to opening the door to the “human Bae Yong-joon” that we all thought we knew but, in fact, did not.
10: What I realized here in Japan is that your presence is so much greater than it is in Korea.
Bae: Honestly in Korea, (pointing to journalists) people here don’t give me the credit. (laugh) I think the public can only react to how the press makes them react. The reason I started to ask that the word “Hallyu” not be used is that I think it’s better to go in the direction where it seems we are exchanging our cultures rather than using a one-sided word like that. The articles written in Korea are all read and written in Japan also. So if we think a little more about what’s best for our country, and for ourselves, I think we'll be much happier.
10: But there seems to be some difference in your popularity in Korea and Japan.
10: But there seems to be some difference in your popularity in Korea and Japan.
Bae: You mean to say that I'm not popular in Korea, right? (laugh) But I have enough family [fans] in Korea too. In fact, I teared up because I felt so sorry and heartbroken for people who came to the Tokyo Dome event from Korea.
10: You wrote postcards for your fans at the Tokyo Dome event celebrating the publication of “Discovering”. Are such events your own ideas?
Bae: Yes, I can’t dance or sing for them even though my heart wants to because I don’t have the ability to deliver [my feelings] in such ways. And I can’t show them my acting. So the postcard was one of the tools I used to deliver my feelings and express my thoughts. I actually wanted to talk to them in Japanese, but when I got sick with a fever running as high as 40 degrees, I forgot everything I had studied.
10: Despite all that trouble you went through, did you feel a different sort of joy from writing compared to when you act or take pictures?
Bae: When I’m acting, there definitely are times that I really feel something is there, although it’s not very often. I think it’s the same with writing. There are times when I look at what I wrote and go, “Wow, how did I think up something like that?” (laugh)
10: Which part, for example?
Bae: The passage I recited at the Tokyo Dome event about the random thoughts that came to mind at Miruksa Temple. And the part where I wrote that the emotion of “human affection” is deeply penetrated into our food, clothing and shelter. I actually said to myself, “Wow, did I really think that!” (laugh) But I don’t think I'll be able to write another book in the future. It's so hard. That's why I said I'd focus on photographs if I publish another book but it's also because with this book, I’m quite disappointed with the photos. I took the photos first and wrote later while working on the book. But when I started writing, I realized I needed certain photos. So I wrote down which photos I needed, but I stayed up night after night writing and couldn't go back to take those pictures.
10: You included a lot of photographs that you took yourself in the book but it's necessary to do a certain amount of studying to reach the level of becoming a photographer with professionalism.
Bae: The technical aspect of photography isn't actually that difficult. What I feel is important, is the sensibility. I use the camera to take pictures, but it’s my really heart and not my fingers that press down on the shutter. When my heart allows that moment to be captured, that brief moment is when I click on the shutter so I think sensibility is more important than technique. And I don’t do much digital work. I use film because when I use a digital camera (pointing to a photographer in front of him), I press away on the shutter like that. Thinking that one of them would turn out alright. (laugh)
10: You usually don’t really expose yourself but in the book, there are many pictures of you joking and goofing around with people.
10: You usually don’t really expose yourself but in the book, there are many pictures of you joking and goofing around with people.
Bae: I could never write this book without exposing myself. I’m not a professional writer, so I couldn't make that stuff up. So who I am on the inside came out just as it is. After I had stayed up all night, I would send a text message to my staff and colleagues saying, “I’m going to sleep now. Feel like throwing up.” Or sometimes I would just text, “Barf!” (laugh)
Editor in Chief : Beck Una one@10asia.co.kr
Reporter : Choi Ji-Eun five@10asia.co.kr
Photographer : Lee Jin-hyuk eleven@10asia.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr, Lee Ji-Hye seven@10asia.co.kr
BYJ Update
I'd like to repost here some updates regrading YJ's health through Mr. Yang's blog. Posted in Xioayi's blog. Many thanks.
source: BYJ Mobile Official Site
BYJ Manager’s Blog
BYJ’s condition
9 October 2009
by: Manager Yang Geun Hwan
Japanese to English: tomato99
Annyong Hasaeyo, This is Yang Geun Hwan.
Looking at the line of trees changing its colors, I feel we are getting deeper into autumn.
While we prepared for “Animation Winter Sonata” event and “Beauty of Korea” publishing event in September, we felt so much love from family.
I really appreciate for all your concern for Bae Yong Joon’s health.
And, I sincerely apologize for making you anxious.
Bae Yong Joon was not getting over fatigue from writing the book, and he had attended big events without taking enough rest. It all went over his limits this time.
Currently, Bae Yong Joon is staying at home taking rest, he is gradually recovering.
He is doing his best to recover as soon as possible. I will do my best so that he will be able to meet everyone in good shape.
All your love is the best medicine for him. Again, I am grateful for your unchanging love and concern.
The season is changing to be chilly, please be careful of your health.
Kamsa Hamnida.
source: BYJ Mobile Official Site
BYJ Manager’s Blog
BYJ’s condition9 October 2009
by: Manager Yang Geun Hwan
Japanese to English: tomato99
Annyong Hasaeyo, This is Yang Geun Hwan.
Looking at the line of trees changing its colors, I feel we are getting deeper into autumn.
While we prepared for “Animation Winter Sonata” event and “Beauty of Korea” publishing event in September, we felt so much love from family.
I really appreciate for all your concern for Bae Yong Joon’s health.
And, I sincerely apologize for making you anxious.
Bae Yong Joon was not getting over fatigue from writing the book, and he had attended big events without taking enough rest. It all went over his limits this time.
Currently, Bae Yong Joon is staying at home taking rest, he is gradually recovering.
He is doing his best to recover as soon as possible. I will do my best so that he will be able to meet everyone in good shape.
All your love is the best medicine for him. Again, I am grateful for your unchanging love and concern.
The season is changing to be chilly, please be careful of your health.
Kamsa Hamnida.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Natural Story
Perhaps by now you must have read about YJ's contract with The Face Shop being finished. I must say he did a very good job promoting TFS products and probably now ready to move on into new projects after he has fully recovered.
These were the recent photos we saw of him and I wonder if there will be anymore.
These were the recent photos we saw of him and I wonder if there will be anymore.
I must admit I do miss the long hair..wahhhh YJ must have thought 'make up your mind ladies' maybe not.. Photos from tomato. Lifted from bb's blog.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
On Food
One of the things I noticed in my hometown (Davao City) when I returned was the growing number of cafes. It's the new craze I think apart from the countless Spa which you'll find even in a least expected corner of the city. At least they've tried..
Anyway, I like my coffee but I prefer it in a quiet place. We found a newly opened cafe in one of the malls called Chicco di Caffe.
artworks reminded me of Dali and Piccaso
soft brownies with marshmallows and revel bar
caramel with chocolate
mint & chocolate
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