[VIDEO] “Just Crazy” special program @NICO NICO LIVE [ENGLISH SUB]

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“Just Crazy” Album is No. 4 on United World Chart

Credit: Gabrielle Delos Reyes from ECI, Jang Keun Suk Forever

[NEWS] Jang Keun Suk’s ‘Just Crazy’ Tops Oricon Weekly Chart

It looks like Jang Keun Suk′s CD-shopping spree has paid off as his first studio album Just Crazy has claimed the number one spot on Japan’s Oricon Weekly Chart within a week of its release on May 30.

Jang Keun Suk’s album topped the Oricon Daily Chart just a day after its release, and with 88,000 copies of the album sold already, Jang Keun Suk has stolen the top spot on the weekly chart.

Jang Keun Suk is the first male solo artist to top the chart with a debut album in eight years and the first foreign male solo artist to rank number one with a debut album ever. 

The Prince of Asia is not new to the Oricon charts, however, as Jang Keun Suk’s first single Let Me Cry topped both the daily and weekly charts when it was released in April of last year.

Jang Keun Suk will set off on his tour 2012 Jang Keun Suk Asia Tour — The Cri Show 2 in July, beginning in Seoul before making his way through Japan’s Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka as well as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taiwan and Thailand. 

Source: http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=7580

Photo credit: Tree J Company

Jang Keun Suk’s ‘Just Crazy’ makes history on the Oricon

Jang Geun Suk‘s first Japanese studio album, ‘Just Crazy‘, has been revealed to have topped Japan’s Oricon weekly chart!

Released on May 30th, the album topped the Oricon daily chart immediately after its release. In its first week alone, the album sold 88,000 copies, which has secured itself a spot at the top of the weekly chart as well.

Since Moriyama Naota‘s record in 2004, Jang Geun Suk marks the first male solo artist to top both the daily and the weekly charts in eight years, in addition to being the first male international solo artist.

As remarkable as the feat is, he’s no stranger to topping the chart, as his first single release, ‘Let Me Cry‘, topped the Oricon daily and weekly, which means that both his first single and studio albums ranked at the top of the daily and weekly charts. This was only accomplished by Uchida Yuki in 1994 and 1995, making Jang Geun Suk the first in nearly 17 years and four months.

In related news, Jang Geun Suk will be kicking off his ‘2012 Jang Geun Suk Asia Tour THE CRI SHOW 2‘ starting with Seoul in July.

Source + Photos: Star News, allkpop via Nate

Jang Keun Suk unleashes ‘Just Crazy’ mania in Japan

Asia Prince recently released his debut album “Just Crazy” in Japan which was an instant hit claiming number 1 spot on the Oricon chart on its first day.

What did Asia Prince exactly do for this success?

On looking at Japan one could only claim that Japan has met with a frenzy for “Just Crazy”.

There have been promotional posters,bill boards,TV advertisements etc throughout Japan. Some of the gigantic billboards have amazed people and thus shows the extent of mania which Jang Keun Suk has subjected Japan to.

One of the major achievements by Jang was garnering 284,083 views in the live nico nico screening of his album and its making for 24 hours. The show also got  394,598 comments and was a huge success.

Another amazing feat performed by Jang Keun Suk was the establishment of a ‘Just Crazy’ personalized Cafe. A Chinese restaurant “Blue Dragon” situated in Tokyo has been completely transformed into Just Crazy Cafe. The menus have been personalized to include dishes denoting the album’s songs. There are life-size posters,pictures of Jang Keun Suk and Just Crazy songs are being continuously played. Fans can enjoy their meal while listening to Asia Prince singing his new album.

Reportedly Asia Prince himself visited this cafe today and signed a cute personal message for fans which says “kira-kira” meaning “twinkle twinkle”.

After conquering Japan’s cyber world Jang also released his power into the real world.

Indeed the new Just Crazy cafe has been a great success where fans of Asia Prince gathered to enjoy their meal along with the album.

Here is a video of this famous cafe..

Following this huge marketing Just Crazy can be claimed a success based on Oricon ranking and also the pre-order sales. It hasn’t even been a week since Jang’s album has been on the shelf. What more success will it reap?

Here are photos of Just Crazy mania in Japan.

 

Netizens commented on seeing Just Crazy promotions and success,


Wow!! Japan itself looks lik Asia Prince’s fanclub 
What huge posters of Sukkie!! 
Asia Prince daebak for a huge success. 
Loved the songs in Just Crazy.. JKS has improved a lot! 



Source: http://en.korea.com/jangkeunsuk/board/jang-keun-suk-unleashes-just-crazy-mania-in-japan-news/
Source of photos: JKSForever
Credit of translation: tomoe1117

[NEWS] Jang Keun-suk No. 1 in one day

Hallyu actor-turned-singer Jang Keun-suk released his solo debut album on May 30 in Japan.

The 11-track album entitled “Just Crazy” usurped the No. 1 spot on Tower Records’ chart, after 130,000 copies of the album were pre-ordered before the release.

The album is being heralded as a mix of classic and British rock.

The track “200 Miles” from the album will also be the opening song to Japanese animation “Fairy Tail” to open in cinemas on Aug. 18.

Meanwhile the title track “Crazy Crazy Crazy” was released in April and was the No. 1 song on the weekly Oricon chart.

“Let Me Cry” was designated as the commercial song for Suntory’s line of makgeolli.

Jang will kick off his “2012 Jang Keun-suk Asia Tour — The Cri Show 2” in Seoul in July and take to Japan, China, Taiwan and Thailand.

By Carla Sunwoo[carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]

Source: http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2953644

[Pics & Video] “Just Crazy” life-sized special ads on newspaper

This “Just Crazy” special promotional ad was only distributed at random to 500,000 homes who subscribe Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper) although the number of all subscribers is about 8,000,000. It must become the rarest his ad goods.

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Credits: The Asahi Shimbun Company, @tomoe_shinbo
Source: Jang Kein Suk Forever
Original Source: The Asahi Shimbun Advertising Devision

[INTERVIEW] Excite Music Interview with JKS

As a new Hallyu star who has garnered much attention in Japan, Jang Keun Suk has liked music since young. With a passion for Japanese visual rock, his wish is to release his first album “Just Crazy” under his own name.

During the one year of production, even when he is working as an actor, thoughts of his album were often on his mind. A work of confidence, “Just Crazy” album is invested with much feeling which is conveyed through the first Excite Music interview.

“Purple Concept”, a purple-mood album

Excite: Before we talk about the much-anticipated first album “Just Crazy”, let’s ask about JKS’ music experience to date. How did you initially come to be interested in music?

JKS: I think I became interested at the age of 4 or 5 when I watched TV programmes with dance and music. After that, when I was a high school student, I became interested in Japanese culture, and what was trendy then was Japanese visual rock. From then on, I listened to rock music from various countries. These few years, I also listen to dance music and not just only rock.

Excite: The opportunity for you to make your own music?

JKS: During my acting work, I played the role of a rock band singer in the movie “Happy Life” when I was 20 years old.

Excite: You played the role of the singer in the rock band “Active Volcano” (in the movie).

JKS: Yes. During that movie, it was my first time practising the guitar and doing live scene filming at the same time. It was a very happy time. With that experience, I thought of whether I could sing as Jang Keun Suk in my future performance. From that time, my interest to develop rock music became even more stronger. Unknowingly, the role of a musician is not just the nature of my acting work but has become Jang Keun Suk’s life!

Excite: “Just Crazy” is your first solo album. How do you feel compared to the Team H album (with friend and music producer Big Brother)?

JKS: I feel just as happy, but there is some difference. Since April debut (of Team H album) last year, preparations for this album started immediately. Song selection, music arrangement, discussion of the lyrics and artistic work etc. It took one year to prepare. During my acting work, I often thought about the album. Because of this, the happiness from its completion is also a lot. Happy not just because of the satisfaction in doing it, but because of the confidence I gained.

“What kind of feelings to have as I move forward”

Excite: What is the concept during production?

JKS: I want to make an album with a purple impression. My debut song “Let me cry” did not have a simple image; if I use colour to describe it, it feels black. But from the preparation stage, I wanted to produce and complete this album based on the feeling of purple. At the beginning of production, the producer communicated this, “Please set as the goal an album with a purple impression and purple feelings!”

Excite: That’s why purple is used on the album cover?

JKS: This design was decided after much discussion with staff. Many feelings, thoughts and intangible stuff poured out from our mind, because this album is the nature of my own work.

Excite: Aggressive songs. Gentle songs. Colourful songs. Sad songs. An album rich in many various types of rock.

JKS: Yes it’s like that. And all (the songs) reflect my feelings. Because besides the song for which I wrote the lyrics, the other song lyrics are written after lots of discussion.

Excite: The hit song “Crazy Crazy Crazy” is a very horror type of rock.

JKS: The expressions for this song change continuously. The lyrics have a strong story line. There is a story but my own character is also strongly reflected.

Excite: Then what kind of character is it?

JKS: Simply said, it’s “doS” [laughs]. Because of that perspective of the world, so for the MV my eyeliner was very thick.

Excite: In contrast we have the song “In my dream” with melody and lyrics both written by you. This is a heartwarming narrative song, and also the only song in this album sung in Korean.

JKS: It’s been 20 years since I started working. The song “In my dream” is written on the basis of having worked 20 years. What is the reason that I continue to run forward until now? And what kind of thoughts should I have in order to move forward? I wrote the lyrics as I considered these issues.

“At my Japanese concerts, I see many expressions”

Excite: This melody, during last year’s Tokyo Dome concert…

JKS: Yes! It’s this song!

Excite: sang this kind of song right!

JKS: Yes [laughs]. That song is the raw form, but the lyrics are entirely different.

Excite: “Guardian Star” that’s only in the normal edition is also memorable. Does it evoke nostalgia? Giving a sense of assurance?

JKS: This is a song released at last year’s Arena tour. I said that on stage, this song came about because of the great East Japan earthquake. I wanted to do something for the people of Japan, so I decided to sing this song. I put my feelings into the album to convey to all.

Excite: The last song “Tomorrow” is a relaxing pop song. As one listens, one starts to feel very blissful.

JKS: Because it’s a song brimming with hope. I wanted to have a harmonious song that enables one to feel tomorrow and the future as the ending song for the album.

Excite: How was it to sing in Japanese? Besides “In my dream”, all the lyrics are in Japanese.

JKS: Of course singing in Korean is better as I can express my feelings better. It’s my mother tongue so I can sing more smoothly. Actually, singing in Japanese is not that hard because I had sufficient preparation.

Excite: You have Asia Tour from July to October, and 8 concerts in Japan. What kind of stage effects will you have?

JKS: The details are not decided yet, but will perform most of the songs in the “Just Crazy” album. There will still be a part on rock, but it will be completely different. Just like the performance last year, I want to show many different images. For this, I will steadfastly discuss this with my staff.

Source：EXCITE Music via JangKeunSukForever

Jap-Chinese translation: VIKI (Sukbar)

Chinese-Eng translation: aphrael

Jang Keun Suk “Just Crazy” message for Music Lounge [English Subbed]

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[NEWS] Jang Keun Suk to have ‘Just Crazy’ special broadcast on May 29

In commemoration of Jang Keun Suk‘s debut album “Just Crazy,” his special program “Just Crazy” World will be webcast for 24 hours on NICO NICO LIVE.

The full title of the program is “Special  24-Hour Program ‘Just Crazy’ World in Nico Nico Live Broadcast in Commemoration of the Release of Jang Geun Suk’s 1st Album ‘Just Crazy.’“

The program starts at 21:00 on May 29. It’s the same day of Love Rain final episode. For watching the program, you have to sign up as a NICO NICO LIVE membership.

NOTICE

You can enter the live page on May 29 at 20:50 (Japan local time), 10 minutes before the program begins. The program starts at 21:00.

– web-casting hours: from 21:00 on May 29 to 21:00 on May 30 (24 hours)

The roughly scheduled contents are below.

– 21:00-22:00 Looking back on the special program “Let Me Cry”

– 22:00-01:00 New Album “Just Crazy” audio source & original video

– 01:00-05:00 Observation of hanging new billboard at Shibuya station

* It is distributed via wireless connection, so it might be temporarily interrupted.

– 05:00-11:00 New Album “Just Crazy” audio source & original video

– 11:00-12:00 LIVE webcast “Seiryumon(青龍門) cafe at VENUS FORT

* Special menu, original goods are displayed

– 12:00-18:00 NICO NICO Church with Jang Keun Suk “Express how crazy you are about JKS!”

* You have a chance to express your heart via fixed-point camera.

After the program, aired video will be watched by JKS.

– 18:00-21:00 New Album “Just Crazy” audio source & original video

*During the program, you’ll see several JKS’ comment videos at random times. Don’t miss them!

And also you can book the live and watch it later (but only once, be careful!), using the feature called “タイムシフト予約 (time-shift)”. You can watch it from 30 minutes to a month after the show ends.

Access the special page of “Just Crazy” World program webcast

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv93221083

How to watch Nico Nico Live

http://jangkeunsukforever.com/?p=9390

How to watch the time-shift of Nico Nico Live

http://jangkeunsukforever.com/?p=9539

Jang Keun Suk had previously held similar programs over Nico Nico Live for the release of his debut single “Let Me Cry,” which went straight to the top of the Oricon charts, as well as for the release of TEAM H’s “Lounge H The First Impression,” which he participated in as part of a unit with BIG BROTHER. Over one million people tuned into these past two broadcasts.

Jang Keun Suk will also be taking over “Seiryumon“ inside Odaiba’s Venus Fort from May 30th until June 17th. Multiple panels of Jang Keun Suk wearing the clothes from his album jacket cover will be plastered on the walls, while exclusive clips and his music video for “Crazy Crazy Crazy” will be projected onto a gigantic screen. There will also be a special menu, napkins, and coasters of the Korean star.

The song “200 miles” from his new album has already been claimed as the opening theme song to the movie ‘FAIRY TAIL the Movie Houou no Miko,’ while the song “Rain” is currently on air now as the CM song for Suntory’s “Soul Makkori” commercials.

Credit: tenshi_akuma

Source:korea.com,  JangKeunSukForever, TokyoHive