Samsung fansigning event features Jang Geun-seok
by javabeans
Oy. On the heels of that handsome, newly released Tae-kyung-inspired photo (and the one from the more sartorially questionable Japanese fanmeeting), we’ve got super-cutie Jang Geun-seok once again delving into his wardrobe o’ whimsy for this lovely new look, which he donned for a fansigning event on December 5. It took place in Seoul at the newly opened first store for Samsung Mobile.
So how do you know if Jang Geun-seok dressed himself for an event? If he comes looking like Snape, that’s a pretty big clue. Pale skin, greasy hair, stifling black wardrobe… If he’s wearing a (p)leathery-looking women’s suit snazzed up with roadkill, that’s another sign. Or if he’s dressed as some kind of ’80s-inspired mage apprentice. Or as an punk-rawk vampire. Or a rocker drag queen. Or a fresh-faced and wholesome-looking ajumma.
It makes me miss the days when he was trying to go over-the-top butch, perhaps to counter his naturally pretty looks. Most of all, I miss when he wasn’t trying so hard to be anything in particular and looked very cute just as himself.
Via TV Report
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1 salt
December 5, 2009 at 4:59 AM
i love him a whole lot... but this outfit IS questionable...
i had hopes that he learned something from hwang taekyung, at least the hairstyle..
maybe he should change his stylist, or get 1 if he doesn't have any...
or better yet, i'll be his stylist! for free!
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2 (:
December 5, 2009 at 5:00 AM
first? :D whoo for the first time for a jgs related post!
:D i loved him since eons ago, but you're beautiful just make my love for him sooo much stronger. :D <3333
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3 krnkimbap
December 5, 2009 at 5:00 AM
I say he looks best in simple looks- clean cut suits, cashmere sweaters, etc... although I was in the minority for thinking he was able to pull off the low-cut tops in YB! But according to the reports from Fashion Week, man cleavage is coming back! So you can just think of him as being really, really fashion forward... lol~
I could dress him better if he let me... hahahaha~ He's still as cute as when I first saw him mc-ing as a chubby-cheeked teenager!
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4 belleza
December 5, 2009 at 5:01 AM
"Pale skin, greasy hair, stifling black wardrobe… "
Who knew Jang Geon Suk's idol was Colin Farrell?
He looks like he's putting on weight, losing hair, and uhhhh wearing GOTH GRANNY PANTS???
Go Min Nyu -- dump this fool. Go back to Shin Woo. He may be a mute when it comes to love, but at least he isn't being clothed by the House of Voldemort.
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5 findland
December 5, 2009 at 5:02 AM
haha JB , I LOL at your comment about his wardrobe
We need to get him into a vampire movie ASAP hehehe
He has been spoted many vampire images recently
Is it his new obsession for vampire looks ? LOL
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6 raahmose
December 5, 2009 at 5:08 AM
I appreciate and love his quirkiness. He is one actor who keeps me guessing about his looks. I've never once seen a photograph of his and thought, 'yeah, i expected that'.
I can live with the outfit above. No qualms there.
But the Hair has got to go! Aiyeeeeeeeeee
Please JGS, never ever part your greasy hair like that. My fantasies are breaking here.
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7 dramalover
December 5, 2009 at 5:14 AM
doesn't look so good . Lee Byung Hun is better.
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8 obsessed with yb
December 5, 2009 at 5:17 AM
i do love him but seriously, he needs to reconstruct his wardrobe choices.
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9 anjell
December 5, 2009 at 5:36 AM
he's still cute for me.. whatever he wears.. ;) jang geun suk, i'll see you in my dreams ;)
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10 aeyc
December 5, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Let's call Unni Coordi! His stylist was indeed inspired by Snape. The only thing lacking is a wand!
Lumos! harhar!
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11 y2b
December 5, 2009 at 5:58 AM
i won't look!
omfg i want to grab him into the dressing room full of mirrors..
i won't look!but..
how could i read the post without seeing the pictures??
gosh!
i won't look!but..
i can't help it.
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12 Judy
December 5, 2009 at 5:59 AM
I prefer his HTK look.
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13 monomian
December 5, 2009 at 6:07 AM
I`m really glad you`ve fallen in love with JGS! hehe joking..
thanks for updates !!!
we love JGS.
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14 belleza
December 5, 2009 at 6:14 AM
Some people bring sexy back. Jang Geon Suk brings greasy back. Welcome to the 90s!!
We'll always have Black Engine MV, the one time he decided to look the part. Let's go baby . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja2FzrZjFoY
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15 QT
December 5, 2009 at 6:25 AM
He shud dress more appropriate dat look his age >__< he look like an old man xD buh I still love him xP
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16 rainerust
December 5, 2009 at 6:25 AM
LOL I love the boy but damn he needs to change that hair (I really think it's the hair that's Snape-inducing. If he was sporting a Tae Kyung look it wouldn't be that bad! He needs to steal the hairstylist from YAB).
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17 raindrop
December 5, 2009 at 6:28 AM
What's with his style? Kind of similar to the 80's rock band style.
Try to be the fashionista?
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18 shiro401
December 5, 2009 at 6:30 AM
Hahahaha... lolz... omg... that's my first reaction seeing the pics... and it's still what I did five minutes after. What was he thinking?? :P Like raahmose, I don't mind the clothes... but the hair... ack.
Not loving him any less, but he really should change hair stylist... ^^ Samsung didn't provide any? :P
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19 Georgina
December 5, 2009 at 6:35 AM
As much as I love him .. ( and find him super attractive) he looks SCARY. All in all, it's a super bad choice : clothing, hairdo and excesive make-up.
He should also gain some weight ASAP.
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20 sophia
December 5, 2009 at 6:44 AM
I nearly pissed myself looking over his past...erm "interesting" fashion choices. Bless him, he's rather clueless, but sooooo cute at the same time....at least he's never dull, or showing up looking like everyone else, that must be the motivation behind those clown outfits.
Those pictures posted are quite cute of him hugging his fan's, those lucky girls I’m not jealous at all (she says whilst foaming at the mouth) and his outfit....well lets face it could be ALOT worst. lol.
JB thanks for all the Jang Geun-Seok posts, even though he dresses like a lunatic escaped from an asylum, I’m still hopelessly in love with him - so keep them coming - even if its about him changing the oil in his car dressed like an alien, - just keep those posts coming, to feed my addiction.
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21 favoree
December 5, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Here it's definitly a hair-stylist day-off, and it seems like he is using his initial ANJELL wardrobe, which was changed during the series,possibly as a reaction for netizens disaprove.Seems like that was Tae Kyung real image. To me it is sort of "japanizing" style.
Though I liked how he looked in the episode with swimming pool- his hair and deep red shirt was nice. Actually, all the V-cut shirts were OK.
Personally I think he'll look good in anything if he maintains a healthy weight. He has a good body, so a lot of styles are good for him.
I love him anyway, though on his recent Japan fan meeting pictures I notice a funny expression on his face: he seems to be a little drunk with fame?
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22 seasonssummer
December 5, 2009 at 6:52 AM
weee.. JGS!!!>. <3
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23
December 5, 2009 at 6:58 AM
yeah, he got the Half-Blood Prince look right down cold. He even has a speaking voice that could rival Alan Rickman, who also delivers a stellar performance whenever he goes on stage or graces the silver screen.
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24 nycgrl
December 5, 2009 at 7:00 AM
He looks like snape but I happen to think Alan Rickman can't do no wrong and drips sexy for his every pore. However, I can't say I love this look on JGS.
JGS looks like he gained some weight but I think he mentioned he gains weight fast and loses weight fast.
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25 lei
December 5, 2009 at 7:04 AM
*pulls out wand* ...... EVANESCO!!! nope, didn't work. snape hair and wardrobe still there.
still love jgs despite that. such a good actor and it's fun to watch him with the rest of the yb cast in the behind the scenes clips.
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26 splickerflicker
December 5, 2009 at 7:05 AM
love,love, LOVE him
who cares what he wears? as long as he's JANG GEUN SUK
i'llbe fine
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27 nycgrl
December 5, 2009 at 7:05 AM
@23 Anonymous
Another Alan Rickman lover. He of the sensual delibrate diction. Have you ever seen him in plays? I saw Noel Coward's Private Lives with Lindsey Duncan and it was truly not only his best work but the best acting in a play I've ever seen.
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28 michelle
December 5, 2009 at 7:08 AM
I dont like this style.
i liked his style in your beautiful. even the hair he had in the first episodes.
but this one is a no.
but stil love him. <3
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29 Lisa
December 5, 2009 at 7:12 AM
The outfit is a little much, BUT THE HAIR OMG EWWWWWWW
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30 Judy
December 5, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Amongst the Korean boys, I think Kim Hyun Joong's stylist must be the best. LMH sometimes look odd as well - with those tight pants. Even though I am just OK with KHJ, I think his clothes really look nice on him.
I hope JGS can steal KHJ's stylist. But JGS' dressing style in the old days was not that "forward" and was normal and acceptable. He must have changed stylist starting from 2009. Started to look weird since then.
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31 Quidam
December 5, 2009 at 7:14 AM
I agree with #26! I actually like that he styles himself. I never tire of checking out another one of Geunseok's unique creations. Hehehe You go boy. :-P
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32 Diwata
December 5, 2009 at 7:14 AM
wOw, there are true-blue Rickmanistas here! Wow, this is just. .. .WOW!
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33 mell
December 5, 2009 at 7:32 AM
hahaha you've hit the nail on the head with all those descriptions dramabeans. i think this look is a combination of the ajumma look and the pleather one.
looking through this wonderful collection of 'jang geun suk looks' almost makes me wish he would continue dressing like he did in yb - his style was pretty girly but at least it was consistent!
i think he looks best just being himself, like in this picture you posted:
http://www.dramabeans.com/wp-content/images/act/2/janggeunseok1.jpg
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34 Carrie
December 5, 2009 at 7:41 AM
Wow. Just... that is very pleathery... Very... hmm... Maybe he's trying to ride the wave of the Twilight movie's popularity?? Who knows. I do love his cute, CUTE face but ai chihuahua... those clothes.
Would it be to much to ask for just a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a blazer that doesn't look like road safety cones had been stuck in the shoulders every once in a while?
Not all the time... just every once in a while... (you're still precious JGS... and I heart you all the same... but wow.)
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35 sweetaddiction
December 5, 2009 at 7:44 AM
lol. looking through the pictures of JGS was hilarious. But I still love the guy! He just needs to change his stylist, that's for sure.
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36 Tenshii
December 5, 2009 at 7:59 AM
he has the beethoven virus hair cut back!!!
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37 Snikki
December 5, 2009 at 7:59 AM
LOL at Snape!
Snape... casual look. When he tries to blend in with the muggles.
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38 tinyviolin
December 5, 2009 at 8:07 AM
I bet if Snape ever smiled, he'd look like that.
Really. I know I was all "oh! good for him taking risks n'stuff" but the implication is: you learn some taste along the way. This outfit makes me really wish JGS would hurry up and find his style. I just *know* it's edgy chic, not greasy lesbian.
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39 alert
December 5, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Boy oh boy.. this guy sure does love attention! And it doesn't matter if it is all for the wrong reasons LOL!
I wish I could dive into that head of his and see what he's really thinking wearing the clothes he wears..
because he wants all eyes to be on him?
because being different is good than being a camouflage on the red carpet?
because he thinks wackiness is in?
because he's craving for attention?
because he simply loves people talking about him - whether it's a good or a bad thing?
or because he really IS a vampire in disguise?
He totally has all the characteristics of a shiny star - so full of himself, so craving for fan-love, so wanting to be noticeable, and so immensely interested in what people say about him. And so successful in doing all that.
A true star indeed. I give you permission to amaze me!
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40 Snikki
December 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Re: Alan Rickman
Not only on screen nor on stage; he was perfect as the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android on HGTTG.
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41 moodeely
December 5, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Hahahahahaha, this post is so funny. Well, its definitely a good thing he has a cute face, to compensate for all those horrible wardrobe choices. I still love you JGS, even if you wear a trash bag sporting the bum look.
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42 Nom_Kitteh
December 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Sigh -- I hope JGS threads are not all going to devolve into whining over and critique of his fashion sense. At this point, we are fully aware that JGS has a quirky sense of style. Unless he is dressed by someone else, he will probably go with -- what seems to us -- outrageous outfits. So will we comment on his style every single time?
I am curious about how many fans showed up. I imagine not as many as in Japan.
What an adorable smile he has. Wish I was there getting a hug from him.
@39 Alert: Most people who seek out fame tend to be narcissistic. Why should JGS be any different? I like that he goes out of his way to meet with fans. That doesn't seem self-serving to me at all. He was gracious to his fans during the shoots, and then a mere week post-YAB, he has had two fan-meetings. That's pretty generous of him.
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43 Vanessa
December 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM
The first exposure I have of his crazy outfits is the fanmeeting and did not like that one bit.... but now that I am looking a collection of odd looks, I get it and now I totally like it. # 4 You are funny :)!
I think it's his way of diffusing his good looks... so people gravitate less when he's not in character... so if you show up as fans you more or less like his work and looks.
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44 Vanessa
December 5, 2009 at 8:43 AM
oh btw what the! are those gifts again?
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45 Gitik
December 5, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Yay! I have read the article about JGS being flooded by new projects offers recently. It automatically appeared in my mind when I saw the first picture here: JGS Snape version! Oh, only if there could be some Harry Potter parody remake between those projects. Can you imagine his classical "Go Mi Nam?!" turned into "Harry Potter?!"
@ belleza - thanks for that link!
@ mell: "wonderful collection of ‘jang geun suk looks"
- that sounds like an ultimate title for an article, just put them into the order according to timeline :D
I love the way, how javabeans comments the photos.
I´m Alan Rickman fan too.
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46 YABaddict
December 5, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Argh...I tried so hard to stay away...away, away, away...like many, still trying to slowly, very slowly, get over YAB...
But, what is he doing working??? Shouldn't he be on his long awaited vacation?
JGS, go rest!
(I guess all the vitamins the ajuhmmas are sending him are working!)
Missed you guys :-)
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47 Diwata
December 5, 2009 at 8:59 AM
JGS could read me the whole text of the stockmarket news or his grocery list in korean and I'd be enthralled (and with a babel fish inserted in my ear so I could understand what he's saying)
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48 wendy
December 5, 2009 at 9:11 AM
is that JGS's mom?....i'm guessing his mom probably looks like that.
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49 miss_procrastination
December 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM
He could wear a pink tutu for all I care and still pull it off. He is beautorious! (notoriously beautiful)
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50 momosan
December 5, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Okay, shoot me, because I think he's actually cute there. In a Snape-ish fashion, but cute. And you know why? It's because of the smile. I could forgive darned near anything (except the linked butch biker look - cringe) because of that smile.
But then, count me in as those of us who would let Alan Rickman read us the phone book as well.
Nice to see him looking a bit rested - although the Italian Nonna in me still wants to feed him up some more.
Speaking of looks - someone had put together a photo montage of his YAB hairstyles. By episode 13 they were up to 100 looks. The link has to be around here someplace. Really funny.
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