[K-Artist] Hyun Bin 현빈

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Update from Vast

 

FROM HYUNBIN - "즐거운 한가위 보내세요!🌕✨" [Have a nice Hangawi - translated by papago]

 

 

Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day, is one of the biggest and most important holidays in Korea. Family members from near and far come together to share food and stories and to give thanks to their ancestors. In 2020, the day of Chuseok falls on October 1. As the day before and the day after are also part of the holiday, this year’s holiday period is from September 30 to October 4, including the weekend. Many Koreans visit their hometowns to spend quality time with their family.

 

Chuseok is one of Korea’s three major holidays, along with Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) and Dano (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month). Chuseok is also referred to as hangawi. Han means “big” and gawi means “the ides of the 8th lunar month or autumn.” According to the lunar calendar, the harvest moon, the largest full moon of the year, appears on the 15th day of the eighth month.

Source: Korean Tourism Organisation

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by Chocolate

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40 Power Celebrities selected by Forbes Korea 2020

- Hyun Bin at No. 29

 

The "Forbes Korea most powerful stars" is a list released by the Forbes magazine (Korea) which includes the 40 most powerful celebs in South Korea. Since 2010 the said magazine has been releasing this list annually.

 

Personalities that are included in the list are all active stars in areas such as music, movies, television and social media. They are ranked according to their professional achievements, influence, earnings for the past year as well as how famous and popular they currently are.

 

This year ranked top on the list is the famous kpop boy group BTS. These past few years the said Big Hit boy group has solidified its position in the entertainment industry and has received high recognition worldwide. The counterpart girl group BLACKPINK, which is the girls of YG entertainment is Close to BTS's rank. This 2020, BLACKPINK has not yet made a comeback, however, that could not stop them from earning the top 3 place in the list.

 

Credit: KBIZOOM

 

Source: Forbes & Kdrama Stars

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by Chocolate

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Hyun Bin is nominated for the 2020 "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Award"

 

Major achievements of candidates

 

Full Name

Hyun Bin

(Kim Tae-pyeong)

 

Affiliation/Position

VAST Entertainment/Actor

 

Eligibility (according to letter of recommendation submitted)

- Appeared in dramas <My Name is Kim Sam-soon>, <The Snow Queen>, <The World That They Live in>, <Secret Garden>, <Crash Landing on Love>, movies <Late Autumn>, and <The Swindler>

- Awards: Grand Prize in the TV category at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2011, Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards in 2005, commendation from the Minister of Defense, etc.

Source: @akakfcs & Korea Creative Content Agency

 

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The Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards is an annual South Korean government-run awards ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Korea Creative Content Agency. The ceremony, which was first held in 2010, "honor those who have made a contribution to contemporary pop culture and the arts, including actors, singers, comedians and models."

 

There are four categories of awards:

• Order of Cultural Merit
• Presidential Commendation
• Prime Minister's Commendation
• Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation

Source: Wikipedia

Edited September 30, 2020 by Chocolate

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Just for fun! Try this quiz. Good thing my answers matched and I am in House #3 with Hyun Bin 

 

QUIZ: Which K-Drama House Of Actors Are You Quarantining With?

May 23, 2020 by binahearts

 

Quarantining can get pretty boring sometimes. When binge-watching shows, eating all your snacks, and video-calling all your friends and family just isn’t enough, it’s fun to daydream about which hunky K-drama actors you could quarantine with. Sounds like a dream come true, right? Take this quiz to see which K-drama house of actors you could quarantine with!

 

Source: Soompi

 

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Update on Oct 5, 2020

Japanese NHK Asaichi

Handwritten message by Hyun Bin

 

Source: NHK

 

Watch the show host read the letter in Japanese.

 

Translation

Spoiler

Source: binjindiary

 

 

 

Edited October 5, 2020 by Chocolate

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Update from Vast on Oct 5, 2020

Video Message to Fans "From Hyun Bin"

 

Source: crazylittlething218 | Original from vast.ent

 

Other Translations

Spoiler

Source: ness@yejinxhyunbin
 

 

 

Art by @ajusshimaluv & @meetsHB0523

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Art by @ajusshimaluv

 

Art by @meetsHB0523

 

 

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Chocolate

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CF Update on Oct 5, 2020

 

HLscience

 

Source: hyunbin.english.global.fanclub

 

Bodyluv Taiwan

 

Source: bodyluvtaiwan

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Chocolate

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Oct 6, 2020

 

Video by 러빈925@lovevin925

Text & Translation by 𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜@yejinxhyunbin

 

Hyunbin was mentioned in the talk show free19. They spoke about his popularity in Japan.

 

 

They said his popularity can be proven by how he became the cover of Shukan Asahi which is not an entertainment magazine, but is Japan's representative current affairs weekly.

 

 

Not only that, The Negotiation which was released in 2019, was also rereleased in Japan this year in June. Also, the mask brand Hyunbin is endorsing doubled in sales.

 

Edited October 25, 2020 by Chocolate

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CF Update on Oct 6, 2020

 

Bohum Clinic

"Introducing the Official Insurance Clinic App 2.0!!
As the first insurance shop in Korea, the official app for insurance clinics with 141 stores nationwide has been reborn as 2.0. Now an insurance expert in my hand! Manage your insurance more conveniently with the insurance clinic official app 2.0"

 

Source: bohum_clinic

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Chocolate

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CF Update on Oct 7, 2020

 

Mediheal Philippines

"Hyun Bin’s secret for a smoother and healthy-looking skin? Just take a good care of your skin with good products and hydrate your skin while pampering it with Mediheal!"

 

Source: medihealph

 

Bench

"Classics for the classic. Where we off to, Hyun Bin? 🚲 'coz we definitely comin'! 💯"

 

Source: benchtm

 

Oooh a video!

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Chocolate

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Oct 7, 2020

New CF Shoot? For People Life Insurance / P-Life Insurance Clinic / Bohum Clinic?

 

 

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Video during the shoot

 

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Here is a compilation of Hyun Bin's P-Life ads

 

 

Source for photos and videos of the shoot: realmoonxi, binjinsgrocery2 & __myleona

 

Edited October 8, 2020 by Chocolate

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Courtesy of sawyerdavenport

Yoo Jin Woo face + Ri Jeong Hyeok bod = Yoo Jiong Hyeok

 

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Chocolate

[bluepebbles]

I'am a Bench user since and I'm really glad he endorses this product. I wish they will go to perfume line as well 

 

 

 

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@bluepebbles I wish they would photoshop him less in the Bench Ads 😅 Are you a Smart user as well hehe?

 

Source: cloysauce

 

Edited October 17, 2020 by Chocolate

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@Chocolate Yes I am since 2017! 😍

 

I noticed that too  . 

[Chocolate]

Rampant VIP Premiere

Throwback Oct 18, 2018

 

He looked so smart for this premiere ❤❤❤

 

 

Media Photos

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Source: http://vk.com/hyun_bin_rus

 

 

 

Fan Photos

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Source: http://vk.com/hyun_bin_rus

 

 

 

Videos

Spoiler

 

Go to V Live for a clearer video

 

 

 

 

Guests

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Photos

 

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Video

 

 

 

Edited October 18, 2020 by Chocolate

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2021 Hyun Bin Season's Greetings

Update from Vast

Oct 20, 2020

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🎁 2021 HYUN BIN SEASON'S GREETINGS, Released! 🎁
Enjoy 2021 with Hyun Bin! 🗓
⠀
2021 HYUN BIN SEASON’S GREETINGS,
a warm gift for fans preparing for year-end and New Year, will be released ❤
⠀
This year’s season’s greetings will be divided into [Special Product]
that only the members of Hyun Bin’s official premium fan club, [The Space],
and [General Product]. Products will be available for sales
through Interpark site from 11 a.m. Monday October 26!
⠀
Check the detail of the components and the price
through the Interpark’s purchase page. 😆
⠀
🏷 Purchase page opens on the day of sale.
🏷 Fans overseas can purchase through Interpark’s global site.

 

Source: vast.ent

 

Edited October 20, 2020 by Chocolate

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Bench Updates

 

Oct 21, 2020 - Update 1

 

Oct 22, 2020 - Update 2

 

Oct 24, 2020 - Update 3

 

Edited October 31, 2020 by Chocolate

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[Tag - Commercial Films]

 

TLX Pass

Jan 9, 2019

 

 

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 Behind-the-scenes Shoot

 

Commercial Film

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Photoshoot

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Source: Soyo

 

 

Vast Photos

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Source: Vast

 

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How once rising sports platform TLX Pass fell

September 22, 2020

In its heyday, South Korea’s top actor Hyun Bin was the face of TLX Pass, a revolutionary fitness platform that made waves throughout the industry.
Read the rest of the article here

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TLX offered passes that could be used at multiple sports centers, bypassing the need to sign up for lengthy memberships. The idea was to free users from being bound to one particular gym, allowing them to choose from various sports activities regardless of location. With 4,000 gyms and studios in its network and 510,000 users, TLX’s revenue reached 11.3 billion won ($9.54 million) in 2017. In 2018, the company was heading towards a record-high revenue and was expanding its partnership with various companies including Nike, Visa and GS25.

 

 

A strategic move to scale up and pass the break-even point at the time involved a massive TV advertisement campaign. The ad, which cost 3 billion won to produce, was supposed to take the platform to a wider audience and be a catalyst for the company’s next wave of growth.

That strategic move, however, turned out to be the beginning of the end for the company which on May 13 filed for a corporate rehabilitation procedure.

“The company was growing by 20 percent in sales each year and in late 2018 carried out a massive marketing campaign including TV commercials to attract new users,” the company’s founders said in a regulatory filing.

“Due to the cash crunch brought on by the heavy spending on TV advertisements, we were forced to reallocate funds initially intended for the user fees of our gym network to finance the exorbitant advertisement and operating costs.”

TLX now owes 3.5 billion won to sports centers, 2.5 billion won to users and 7 billion won to banks and its employees.

According to the filing, another factor in the discrepancy in profits and losses were initial membership discounts that required further margin cuts. “The company makes money from the price difference between the cost of TLX passes users pay for and the fees we pay our networks. To attract more users, we sold passes at a discount.”

The company lowered the price of TLX passes for customers while maintaining the fees it paid to sports centers.

The company also failed to procure fresh investments. In 2015, the company began the service and from 2016 to 2018, it raised a total of 7.5 billion won including 5 billion from LB Investment and One & Partners.

“As a sort of IT startup, the company needed more funding until it reached a breakeven point and expected to reach that point after the aggressive advertisement push, but to no avail,” they said.

“After new funding rounds were continuously delayed and failed in 2019, we reached to this point,” the founders confessed, adding that they are doing their best to minimize loss for debtors and to pay back creditors as soon as possible.

Even though the Seoul Bankruptcy Court’s research found that the company is not economically viable and liquidation value is bigger than the company’s reorganization, the company is seeking to revive the company via a merger and acquisition by its competitor, Everyplay, a startup that offers a similar sports platform called Everyfit. Everyplay is backed by NetMarble, South Korea’s leading mobile game company, which has a 72.7 percent share in the platform. Everyplay is currently negotiating with TLX’s member sport centers to pursuade them to agree on TLX’s rehabilitation.

“Everyplay is mulling the M&A of TLX Pass to mitigate the loss of users and partners in the sports and beauty industries and to maintain trust in partner facilities,” Kim Jong-in, the CEO of Everyplay, said.

By Park Ga-young (gypark@heraldcorp.com)

Source: The Investor

 

 

Edited October 22, 2020 by Chocolate

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Bench Updates continued

 

Oct 25, 2020 - Update 4

 

Oct 30, 2020  - compilation of all the updates

 

Edited October 31, 2020 by Chocolate

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2021 Hyun Bin Season's Greetings

 

Teaser #01 | Oct 22, 2020

 

Teaser #02 | Oct 23, 2020

 

Teaser #03 | Oct 24, 2020

 

Edited October 24, 2020 by Chocolate

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2021 Hyun Bin Season's Greetings

 

Teaser #04 | Oct 25, 2020

Edited October 25, 2020 by Chocolate

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[Tag - Commercial Films]

 

Bohum Insurance Clinic TV CF

Oct 23, 2020

 

'Nice' 30 Seconds

 

'Nice' 15 seconds

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'I keep wanting to see you' 30 seconds

 

'I keep wanting to see you' 15 seconds

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Making Of

 

Edited October 26, 2020 by Chocolate

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Edited October 23, 2020 by Chocolate