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JYJ selected as ambassadors for the ’2012 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo’ The boys of  JYJ  have been named the ambassadors for the ‘ 2012 Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo (KBEE) ‘. This will be the third Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo and scheduled to be held from November 14th to 16th at the Osaka-Intex Exhibition Centre in Japan. This Expo is held in order to promote national Korean brands to various overseas businesses and corporations. ‘KBEE 2012′ is sponsored by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and supervised by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). On appointing JYJ as ambassadors, KOTRA said, “ JYJ have been selected as the ambassadors for ‘KBEE 2012′. We’re looking forward to them becoming the icon of exchange between Japan and Korea because they are Hallyu stars that are well loved in both countries. “ source; allkpop the video of  121017 JYJ Appointed

[NEWS] 121017 JYJ’s Kim Jae Joong reveals, “I want to shoot a horror movie for my next piece.” JYJ’s Kim Jae Joong, who recently shot his first movie, revealed that he wants to act for a horror movie for his next piece. On the press conference of the movie,  Jackal Is Coming , that was held at Blue Square on the afternoon of October 16, Kim revealed, “I was very much attracted to acting in a movie during my first time shooting for one, because I felt I can really put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into the complicated yet dense process of making the film into a high quality work. I really would like to shoot for another movie. Director Bae Hyung Joon asked me, ‘How about shooting another movie instead of a TV series?’ so I would like to challenge myself to a whole new genre like horror.”  Director Bae praised Kim, “You will be able to tell that Kim Jae Joong is an excellent actor if you see him on the big screen.” Song Ji Hyo, who also co-starred with Kim complimented him, “He was shoo