A.N.JELL holds its last concert

176 November 23, 2009

by javabeans

As previously announced, the cast of SBS’s You’re Beautiful held another mini-concert on November 23, where footage was shot for the drama’s final episode, which airs this Thursday.

The mini-concert was held at Seoul’s Melon AX Hall at 6pm and featured all four of its main cast members — Jang Geun-seok, Park Shin-hye, Lee Hong-ki, Jung Yong-hwa — who make up the fictional idol band A.N.JELL in the show. Even with only a few days’ notice, a crowd of more than 2,500 fans showed up.

A source with the production company explained, “The first concert happened before the drama began airing, and I was shocked by fans who showed up through word of mouth. But this ending concert doesn’t even compare to that in how much the fans cheered, which made me feel the enthusiasm for the drama for real. The actors and production team were spurred by that as they continue filming.”

Naturally, the concert featured the songs that have been prominently featured in the drama, which were sung by the actors themselves. Those included A.N.JELL’s “Promise” and “Still”; Jang Geun-seok also sang a few solos with “Good Bye” and “What Do I Do,” the latter of which is the track Tae-kyung remakes for his mother in the drama. Park Shin-hye sang her character’s theme song, “Lovely Day.”

Jang said, “Now that You’re Beautiful is ending, I feel really sad. SBS is wondering if they should seriously consider making a Season 2. Because we were scheduled against such a huge drama [IRIS], there was a lot of talk about us being doomed to die in the timeslot, but the fact that we stayed alive is the power of you all.”

(Note: Don’t get too carried away — this does NOT mean there will be a Season 2!)

After everything had ended, Jang said, “Thank you for coming to our final episode shoot. Thanks to you, I’m very happy.” Park Shin-hye said, “Thanks to You’re Beautiful, I’ve gained so much.” Lee Hong-ki concluded by saying, “In the future, we won’t be acting just as A.N.JELL anymore but as individuals, so please keep watching for us. Later on, I’ll set up my own agency and produce A.N.JELL myself.”

Meanwhile, the soundtrack continues to be a hit. Last month, it had sold more than 20,000 albums within its first week, which is an unusually high number for a soundtrack. Well, it has continued to perform strongly and has now sold more than 30,000 units total.

Via OSEN

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1 Cyoon

November 23, 2009 at 4:58 PM

first.
i really like this drama... sad that it's coming to an end.

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2 Paola

November 23, 2009 at 4:58 PM

wuaaaa! TT.TT

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3 langdon813

November 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM

This has been so much fun; maybe the most fun I've ever had watching a drama. It's like the Kdrama version of Twilight (but with infinitely better writing and acting, and no glittery vampires. Just a glittery JGS. :-D )

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4 Eva

November 23, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Thanks for bringing the news without spoiling anything! (I get so nervous when I go on the Internet now ^^)

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5 GreenFreak

November 23, 2009 at 5:03 PM

It would of been fun to be there...

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6 bliss

November 23, 2009 at 5:05 PM

omg i really really hope i don't see any spoilers as well. I didn't really expect anything from this drama. didn't even hear about it before the airing but i gave it a shot. now, it's my absolute favorite. it's very light and refreshing. i don't really know but all i know is that it makes me feel good when i watch it. I'm really sad now that it's ending, wishing it was longer. I'm definitely buying the DVD set when it comes out!

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7 sucker for Seok

November 23, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Argggggghhhhhhhhhhh....... Wish i was there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm feeling so torn about this week's episodes!!!! Wanna watch them but dont wanna say goodbye to this fantastic drama!!

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8 noodleq

November 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM

am i first? can't wait for last few eps!

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9 Nom_Kitteh

November 23, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Ef, ef, ef -- I have already started crying, and it's not even Thursday night, for when I already have made plans to be thoroughly depressed.

Thank you so much, JB, for posting this story. I was hoping that you were not on a boycott of all YAB-related news, so a super-loud thanks to you for braving the spoiler waters to bring us this.

I have watched a few fan-clips on YouTube of this concert, and seriously, it got to me in the gut, heart, and head

This really was one gem of a drama. Ensemble-cast dramas can be tricky, and this one was pitch-perfect (lol, pun).

I will miss it tons.

At least we still have each other on dbeans...

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P.S. If anyone in this thread posts spoilers -- even obliquely referenced spoilers -- I swear I will hunt you and, OMG, I will so hunt you down. You can guess the rest :-) .

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10 bobbie

November 23, 2009 at 5:14 PM

I'm going to miss this drama.
JB, do you have in mind, what drama(s) you might pick up for recaps after YB finishes?

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11 alert

November 23, 2009 at 5:15 PM

*grinning from ear to ear*

when I woke up this morning, I straightaway go on youtube to see whether there's any fancam on the concert. And there are some.. wish I was there for the concert.. the fans screamed everytime JGS sang, and chanted Hwang Tae Kyung in between song bridges. Cute!! (ok, i confess, i did too in front of my laptop LOL!)

Here's the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3yfZX9hkZA

Don't think there's any spoilers for the concert parts. BUT DON"T watch any of 'The Making Of' videos. I think it might contain some spoilers.

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12 D

November 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM

thank you..

must've been a blast to be there.

new mantra to cope with this sinking feeling in my stomache whenever i hv YB thoughts lately..

"DVD will be out soon. DVD will be out soon*

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13 addicted2kdrama

November 23, 2009 at 5:24 PM

hahaha i was about to get REALLY excited when you wrote write underneath "note: don't get excited" i'm really sad that YAB is almost over. if it weren't for IRIS, it would have been so much more of a hit. it's way better than BOF! so if it weren't for IRIS, we would have an episode extension. i'm so sad. and i feel deprived. SEASON 2 PLEASE!!!!

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14 YABaddict

November 23, 2009 at 5:25 PM

Thank you JB for another great dose of YAB coverage!
I'm really thankful for this drama, earlier on Soompi I read the message the Hong sisters left on the SBS webpage, and their words of love were just so touching...they really care about us, fans/viewers, and everyone and everything involved with YAB! They wanted to bring out the young at hearts in everyone, and they certainly did! Old or young, I think all of us felt like we were experiencing first love or something, at least, I did, it was like falling in love again...They are amazing, thank you Hong sisters for making me and many others feel young again!

I am glad ANJell included their fans for the finale, as what's an idol without fans? I'm also impressed that they dressed up for the event, it really makes it special, a special occasion indeed.
It's almost farewell...but not yet!
Again thank you JB for sharing your lovely site with us!

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15 D

November 23, 2009 at 5:25 PM

@ 9 Nom_Kitteh

awww, poor girl... initially i was planning to be depressed these 2 days (too) and maybe some after but life really has to go on..

repeat after me

"DVD will be out soon. DVD will be out soon"

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16 kirst3n

November 23, 2009 at 5:26 PM

I love the last photo.

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17 Butterfinger

November 23, 2009 at 5:27 PM

OMG! Wish i was there for the concert. It looks so much fun.

I love what Lee HongKi said “In the future, we won’t be acting just as A.N.JELL anymore but as individuals, so please keep watching for us. Later on, I’ll set up my own agency and produce A.N.JELL myself.”

I will surely miss them :]

Thank you JB.

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18 LinaOguri

November 23, 2009 at 5:29 PM

I look forward to get the U R Beautiful DVD. I'm the DVD addict. I hate waiting everyday at cable network to watch for my favorite dramas. With good DVD, Friday night, popcorns, soda and good pillow, I am all couch photato whole night on Friday and woke up late on Saturday. If the dramas really good, most likely I will continue couch photato on Saturday toooo... Ouch... such fun and so relax. Look forward for U R Beautiful... pretty boys..-Lina

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19 Anh Nguyen

November 23, 2009 at 5:30 PM

This sounds fun!! I cannot wait until the last two episodes to air.

If you don't want spoiler, do not go near soompi. There are a lot of spoilers there at the moment :D

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20 Nea

November 23, 2009 at 5:34 PM

I'm not ready for it all to end! I know I'm going to be sad to see it go. Until Wed....

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21 deannadsc

November 23, 2009 at 5:35 PM

...another wholesome, endearing, funny, exciting, weekly-episodes-worth-waiting-for-drama...is about to come to an end this week....such are the peaks & downsides of being a KDA!!!

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22 xiaoSxin

November 23, 2009 at 5:35 PM

I should have been on that concert!!!!!!! waaaaahhhh!!! I don't know how many times I can say it in my lifetime that "I should have been in Seoul for this..." or "How I wish I live in Korea right now"..

Congratulations to You're Beautiful!!!! A.N.JELL please make a comeback soon!

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23 Rika

November 23, 2009 at 5:37 PM

Love the last photo...

DVD!! yay!! DVD!! yay!! fingers crossed for great subtitles.. hope it comes out soon....

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24 jackie

November 23, 2009 at 5:40 PM

i'm feeling intense nostalgia for the drama before it's even ending..
i miss it so much already T_T
i wish we could start an online petition for season 2. or something similarly far-fetched. sigh.

@9 Nom_Kitteh
i'm so with you on every aspect of your post! from the sadness at the drama being over to the homicidal thoughts about people who post spoilers. seriously. i already got a really big spoiler because it's freaking EVERYWHERE and i kinda kicked a baby off a cliff after that happened. grrrr.

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25 pao719

November 23, 2009 at 5:41 PM

Yay! Thank goodness you wrote about this. I wanted some news about the mini concert but I know soompi is a spoiler minefield at the moment!

Gosh, I wanted to go to the mini concert! Damn work!

So excited to watch the last two eps but so sad to see this drama end too...

I'm hoping I can stay spoiler free till tomorrow, anyone else having a hard time avoiding them??

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