Kim Soo-hyun Receives Appreciation plaque in China

‘My Love from the Star’ starring Kim Soo-hyun recorded the most views on a Chinese video website.

Kim Soo-hyun was awarded a plaque of appreciation for more than 2 billion views if the drama. The plaque was awarded by iQIYI which owns the rights to ‘My Love from the Star’ in China. The press conference, on April 6^th, was followed by his fan meeting in Beijing.

‘iQIYI’ offers a service called PPS(Pay Per Series) which allows users to watch all 
episodes of a program. The drama ‘My Love from the Star’ recorded more than 2 billion views, making it the most viewed drama among all dramas including Korean dramas provided by the service.

The record is twice as high as that of the recent drama ‘The Heirs’, which was also popular in China.

The PPV service made big profits with the drama as the users are required to pay for the contents. It was an extraordinary event that iQIYI awarded Kim Soo-hyun the plaque of appreciation at the conference with the participation of a hundred of local media outlets.

The popularity of Kim Soo-hyun is so high that there is a ‘Kim Soo-hyun syndrome’ in China. The episode of Jiansu Satellite TV’s ‘Super Brain’, which starred Kim Soo-hyun, recorded the highest TV ratings among all programs this year in China. Kim Soo-hyun is becoming more popular after the fan meetings in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing.

Kim Soo-hyun is on 2014 Kim Soo Hyun Asia Tour, visiting 9 cities in 7 countries. He also held successful fan meetings on April 4^th in Guanzhou and on April 6^th in Beijing.
Finishing his fan-meeting tour in the middle of May, Kim Soo-hyun will carefully choose the next drama.

 

Written by Han Jihee, Photo by KeyEast, Translated by Lee Sarah

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[Spot] The Biggest Number of Fans to See Kim Soo-hyun in Thailand

On March 29th, thousands of fans gathered in Suvarnabhumi Airport to welcome Kim Soo-hyun’s visit to Thailand. About 2500 fans lined up in an orderly manner to see him in person.

 

Some of the fans waited for 24 hours at the airport and the banisters on the 2nd and 3rd floors were also filled with fans welcoming Kim Soo-hyun.

 

The fans caught everyone’s eyes making way in an orderly manner for Kim Soo-hyun when he was leaving the airport. About a thousand of fans who failed to go inside the airport lined up outside a few hundred meters and waved at Kim Soo-hyun as he was driving off.

 

He opened the car window greeted the fans with a nod waving at them. The fans could not leave the airport even after Kim Soo-hyun left and greeted each other.

 

The airport was heated up not only with the fans but also the reporters from the local media including the newspaper, the magazine and the broadcast for the press conference. The competition to cover the event was so fierce that anyone could realize how popular he is in Thailand.

 

At the end of last month, the 3,000 tickets to his fan meeting ‘Kim Soo Hyun Asia Tour 1st Memories in Bangkok’, which will be held on March 30st were sold out in just 2 minutes, the least amount of time on record. Along with the biggest number of fans gathered in an airport to Kim Soo-hyun in person, it shows how much attention has been given to him.

 

Written by Han Jihee, Photo by KeyEast, Translated by Lee Sarah

 

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Kim Soo-hyun's photos in 'getitk.com'

Star photo album no.1~ Kim Soo-hyun

My friend Ryuma, professional photo journalist always does her best. so we have many special pictures.Thanks! Ryuma <3

On November 1st, the 50th Grand Bell Awards was held at the KBS Hall, Yeoeuido.

Kim Soo-hyun received the Best New Male Actor Award with ‘Secretly, Greatly.’

 <Secretly, Greatly> -  Ryu-Whan (played by Kim Soo-Hyun) is an elite agent of North Korean 5446 Corps who beat out 20,000 other competitors. But once sent to South Korea, his mission is becoming a ‘village idiot.’ However, as an elite agent, he shows his ability in crucial situations.

 <You Came from the Stars> – Kim Soo-Hyun as ‘Manager Do,’ who has the best looks and qualifications

He tries a new kind of character – an ‘alien’ who came to earth 400 years ago.

 It seems as if we can meet Do Min-Jun if we go to Haklim Dabang

Fine Figure in Hanbok ^^

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‘You Came from Joseon’ – Kim Soo-Hyun’s Fine Figure in Hanbok

Can an actor in his 20s suit hanbok (Korean traditional clothes) this well?

You Came from the Stars

Kim Soo-Hyun, with his balanced shape, wears any kinds of clothing flawlessly. Especially when he wears hanbok in a drama, ratings rise up, and it catches the eyes of the public; he shows a great figure in hanbok.

The hanbok Kim Soo-Hyun wore in <Moon Embracing the Sun> is handmade, which took over a month just for the stitching process. Since he has a smaller face, a special crown was designed for him.

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