How come most of the fanmeetings we hear about are in Japan? How come korean entertainers want to branch out in Japan?

Yeah..Why do they want to branch out in japan? I've noticed it before but only thought to ask it now since someone's asking it too. hehe :)

the gown she's wearing in the last picture, is it some sort of modern hanbok?

Yes..that's a real question? Why Japan?? I understand that some of the fans are in Japan as well...but MOST of them are in Korea, right??
Its kind of funny ..

Um...they want to branch out in Japan because....money? Seems pretty obvious.

It would be interesting if American culture had something like this. I guess the closest we've got is comic-con, but that's just talk-show. Hm.

OoOOOoooo, her hanbok thing is interesting.. I really like that colour. *a sucker for burgundy* :3

I've always liked Eun-hye. She's not the greatest actress, but I always enjoy watching her, and she seems like she'd be a fun person to meet in real life. ^^

Eun Hye unnie looks soo pretty in these pictures...Especially the last picture :) I really like the "modern" hanbok that she's wearing! The Japanese fans said that she sang Perhaps Love (from the Goong ost) at the fanmeet...I have always wanted to hear her sing it...Btw the Lady Casltle casting is really taking a long time...It's been more than three months already no? Anyways I can't wait to watch it. By the way, are you going to watch Lady Castle JAVABEANS?

Re - Japan Fanmeeting

Just some ideas -
Investment. Up coming projects (Drama/Movie, Release of Album) checks out the fanbase. Publicity both sides of the ocean. Few quiet meetings with the Investors/Buyers.

Supply and Demand. Test the waters for future sales/release or showing in cinemas or/and on TV ( + many of the above )

Fan Control. Fans can be involed in smaller numbers, in Korea this could lead to huge turnouts. ( + many of the above )
After a fanmeeting in Japan the Korean Fans will be sure to turnout at the next event in their home country. Clever Marketing.

Sure as eggs, IF Shin Hye Sung came here I would shell out to get to see/hear him.

Im guessing they like meeting fans in Japan and Im assuming they get paid quite a bit by organisers for these meetings.

As for Lady Castle it seems a bit iffy for me, I don't want her first project in two years to be mediocre, she's talented enough, I hope its good.

last outfit, modern hanbok -- spectacular. just wish her hair was up to match the look of the dress.

I suppose they go to Japan because they can make more money?

Particularily for singers, usually more popular/top singers in Japan sell more albums than in Korea (Some people can sell up to 100,000 first day/wk, while in Korea... not so easily.) And they have more concerts, more audience are able to go = earn more.
For actors, I guess that could be the same. I guess they just use whatever popularity they have to make money.

Either way, she looks pretty ^^

She looks super pretty but for some reason tired.
I'm excited for her comeback :]

She looks nice with the hair extensions...she should really grow her hair back like that.
Anyway, she's 24?!! R U sure about that? erm...i believe she was born in 1981, that makes her 28.

@ hmmmmm Yoon Eun Hye was born on October 3, 1984

She looks great with long hair, like an angel.
I just love YEH! She just hasthis aura that makes you melt.

YEH is still as pretty as ever.
Can't wait to watch her in Lady Castle, I really miss her acting. Although, yeah, I hope the drama will be able to complement her talent.

Love the color of the hanbok. Dang, why didn't I get a burgundy one? :(

Still no word on the male lead for Lady Castle?

oh i love the ruffled sleeves on that b&w dress
and the hanbok is awesome, too.

"How come korean entertainers want to branch out in Japan?"

The Japanese market is over THREE times the size of the Korean market.

Having popularity in Japan not only translates to more $$ for the star, it also ensures that the star's future projects will get financed (many Korean productions lose $$ unless they get a distribution deal in Japan).

It's the same reason why so many British and Australian (and to a lesser extent New Zealand and South African) actors end up in the US.

The added benefit for them is that there is no language barrier so they can also be cast as Americans.

I'm guessing many Korean celebrities have fanmeetings in Japan because:
1) geographically speaking, it's close to Korea
2) the Hallyu wave is big there
3) it's quite profitable

i think that's why a lot of kpop singers release music there too. idk. and i agree, YEH is really pretty and her dress in the last picture is gorgeous. =)

Lady Castle.... ask Hyun Bin to act beside her.. heeee ..... the male lead is still undecided yet right...

Greeting from California Yeh. U have a fan base in Cali, i hope to start a fan club here soon. I'm busy rght now but I hope I can get my buddies to help me out soon. We luv you!

I've only seen her in Coffee Prince, but i really liked the job she did in it! I was very impressed with her and Gong Yoo.

Better them branching out in Japan - where they are appreciated and the yen comes in handy - then trying to branch out in USA (where they are paid peanuts and they have to do stupid things and/or do stuff that they would never do for their fans in Asia). Hint : Rain & Se7en.

I think that Yoon Eun Hye is pretty awesome as an actress.

What's interesting is that I was pre-disposed against her because of her k-pop background coming as a cute face replacement in Baby VOX, so had she sucked in Goong, I would have written her off then.

But she actually held her own in Goong initially (which held my interest enough to continue to watch), and then she more than held her own as her character showed flashes of brilliance as the series progressed. I was pretty darn surprised, and I found that she had that "something special" thing, the "it" that made her the center of attention. I'm still not sure what that "it" is, but there is no question that YEH had it.

Then came Coffee Prince, and in the beginning, I was a bit annoyed by the character of Go Eun Chan because it was mostly slapstick and silly. But as the series progressed, YEH brought a fresh maturity the role that was surprising to me, completely unexpected. YEH is a young actress, and to see the range she has shown is pretty special. Maybe a lot of it is the writing, the ideas and the directing that has made her seem even better than she really is, but it is hard to argue against her abilities at this point.