Joon and Nara: Andre Kim’s newest runway couple
Normally I wouldn’t be terribly interested in yet another repetitive, recycled Andre Kim “fashion” show — and I use that term loosely — but hot dayum, this couple is stunning together.
Usually, Andre Kim’s chosen celebs just trot down the runway with blank expressions, wearing billowing curtains of material to perform the obligatory kiss-on-forehead maneuver. But this time, the couple is Kim Joon (Boys Before Flowers) and Jang Nara (Wedding), and they look mighty fine as a couple.
The event was for the designer’s “Preview in Shanghai 2009″ and took place in Shanghai (duh) on April 22.
And, well, see for yourself. I dig how Kim Joon ups the intensity compared to other actor-models in Andre Kim shows:
But the pretty cuts both ways:
And it’s shots like these that make me think that Andre Kim’s entire career has just been one big exercise in wish fulfillment. I mean, the guy deliberately only casts hot rising stars, dresses the guy like himself and the girl as his celestial bride and “marries” the couple on the runway, all of which he presides over like some creepy mastermind-cum-narcissistic specter.
Still, despite the repetitiveness of these shows (which aren’t even “shocking” for their wackiness anymore because they’re so old-hat), the clothes ARE made in vibrant and lovely colors. Even if they are the same colors every time. No comment on the designs themselves.
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Holy Moly.
They look GOOD together…
ah..they do look beautifully stunning together!..
When i saw the second picture, i was like…Wah! it’s prince darien!
I honestly don’t understand why Andre Kim’s fashion show is so highly regarded. Half of the clothes are the same pieces dating back the last 10 years; the blue and gold pieces, you can find other celebs featuring them on Youtube. It’s practically ready to wear, a Men’s Wearhouse of Lulz.
@belleza, I kinda feel like they’ve hit that Saturday Night Live stage, where everyone knows it sucks and yeah, that emperor is tooootally butt-nekkid, and yet, it’s almost easier just to let it keep running. And it’s like a rite of passage for the newest generation of actor-entertainers, even though appearing in the show(s) is essentially meaningless.
Kim Joon is appearing more ^o^
But looks like a vampire >:O
*doesn’t help when his expressions is like stone >.<*
kim joon looks exotic!!!!!!!!! He’s hawt here………….yeah….they do belong in the emperor’s land………but some of the couples look good/great together……
WOW! KIM JOON… I never got enuff of you in BOF but you look stunning!
Strong stage presence and this couple is really great!
Fighting KIM JOON! Missing you already
lol… It is true.. The design is kind of repetitive and old style already.. But Andre Kim is still high about his fashion designs.. It must be a pain in ass for the models and actors to walk down the runway in those whacky and tacky design clothes… Those male clothes are almost exactly the same at every single show… His shows are same shoes, almost same clothes, same gestures for the main couples as well…. Maybe that makes him become a famous designer… ^^
@Sarah,
At this point, it’s practically cosplay. Couldn’t they at least have Jang Nara and Kim Joon re-enact Luke and Leia’s most awkward moments together? Yay The Force and incest.
Oh wait, THAT’s the point of the show, huh, what with all the space cowboy romanticism and big clothes? Andre Kim, you silly perv you! At least they could use some lightsabers and have Andre play Jabba the Hutt. He’d make a hawt Korean Jabba!
Andre Kim, what did you do to my Joon? *~*
“Andre Kim, what did you do to my Joon?”
He’s preparing him to board the Mother Ship. Ground control to Major Tom . . .
Wah…such a preetty couple and I love their expressions!
omg now i know why GD is called as a “fashion icon” in korea, i mean honestly if a weirdo like andre kim can make it, i think a weirdo like GD is also acceptable based on people weird sense hehe
eww…if celebrities like them will go in the US or europe, they will be laugh at coz their fashion is totally out of this world
this guy is so underrated!
on Adre Kim, I don’t understand why he keeps on repeating his designs.
wasn’t it hard to walk in those dress/suit/whatever you called it?
Joon looks good!!!!! Even with the stoned expression..and thick soles.
What is the things that dangling on Nara’s head?
Andre Kim is doing “talk to the hand”‘s gesture : I am Super SeniOR!
( sorry, can’t help it, just saw the Super Junior’s clip……..)
“Andre Kim is doing “talk to the hand”’s gesture : I am Super SeniOR!”
This image of Kim Hee Chul wearing a white flotation device just passed through my mind!!
Okay — so I went to Andre’s site and looked at his clothes for his 2009 line. He’s such a iconoclast, like you feel the pancake gaudiness of 70s/80s Korean beauty pageants through his designs. But the colours and the juxtaposition of translucent and opaque fabrics are just beautiful.
Strange
I never understand Andre Kim design perhaps never will for someone who lives in tee shirt + shorts + flip flop combo…
But Kim Joon… omona… hotness! That stare…
1- Yes, he always cast rising hot stars = eye candy for me…
2 – Yes, his design are always “over the top” to me at least = can it actually be worn normally?
3 – But oh the color and the fabric are beautiful to say the least…
4 – But why does Andre Kim always make the models do the same thing… run/search(?) on the runway… look lost… found the lover… do the forehead to forehead… hand to hand move, kiss the forehead and look at the audience… why!? Maybe he should copyright this… I have laughing fits whenever I see K-stars spoof this!
I still like CJW-BYJ combination best!!
The young couple just look very odd in the alien suits. ^________^ The guy looks like he just have a fight with someone!! As the lady, it is fine. But, personally I still think CJW is the best in those funny clothes.
Who wear these curtains and drapes in real life? Anyone come across at any of your sister’s wedding?
You’ right JB. From one forehead to another kissing, but no stage couple has ever ended up marrying, to wear these 19 century gowns.
@Bolt: You hit the nail. CJW is now hooked with Lee Jin Wook, one of her AK show partner. She might be wearing one of these at her wedding before LJW goes to war,, I mean army. .. Er… BYJ factor has gone down to 18th century history.^^
Kimjoon’s got a new alien suit! Gotta admit, Kim Joon looks smokin. He’s got the leading man quality down.
I guess it’s just because Andre Kim’s a senior in the ‘fashion’ business that nobody dares to tell him he sucks?
ETA: Is there any picture of Andre Kim in an ordinary outfit? Like in normal shirt without the weird thing on his hair?
My Kim Joon look pale or it just because the lighting?
Uhmmm,,,I prefer Jang Nara and Kim Joon wearing army suit than this ‘out of the world’ saga design.
And I believe Andre Kim is from mars!! ^ ^
Joon is looking so manly here o.O nice!
I thought the designs are absolutely gorgeous (except maybe for that fluffy blue and golden gowns o.O). I liked this wedding dress:
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm96/javabeans122/event/2009/andre_couple9.jpg
looks so simple yet elegant and stylish at the same time.
LOLed at the comments.
i’m sorry. as much as i like both of them and think both of them are looking great together…the clothes. oh. the clothes.
but come to think of it….i think all stars seemed to use this as an additional boost to their portfolio.
so when is kim hyun joong’s turn?
i wonder how the ethereal beauty would fare.
btw, not related but does anyone know bout the new drama after KBS Story Of A Man? Is it a remake of Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (Man Who Can’t Get Married)? I liked the dorama.
WOW, they look absolutely STUNNING together!!
“And it’s shots like these that make me think that Andre Kim’s entire career has just been one big exercise in wish fulfillment. I mean, the guy deliberately only casts hot rising stars, dresses the guy like himself and the girl as his celestial bride and “marries” the couple on the runway, all of which he presides over like some creepy mastermind-cum-narcissistic specter.”
javabeans lol!! and i love your wits
i assume he’s a great COSTUME designer. perfect for saeguk drama/movies,
but ready to wear? name me one non celebrity person who buy his queen amidala gown, or that prince costume
OMONA Kim Joon looks so fierce! Tyra would be proud!! And Jang Nara could work that runway even with her height.
they do look good together^^ but sorry for andre kim and his fans, i do think his fashion is a bit over the top….. especially the blue ones (looks like a birdie show)….. i do wonder what made him famous in the first place, dont think its coz of his talent in fashion design.. maybe sumthin else???
At least it’s Kim Joon’s exotic face than the very overrated Lee MinHo..
Andre Kim’s collections will last for many centuries i think.. His fashion show is like very often (or seasonal?..) same stuff worn by stars he adores at the moment..Jang Nara looks fresh and cute as always! No more Princess Leia’s hair????
Oh fashion what have you done to thy world….. its kindda suck to see clothes they call it if fashion when you cant even wear it in dear life…..anyway both Jang Nara and Kim Joon definitely have a strong screen presence I love the seriousness of Joon face far from the happy go lucky face in BBF another side of him which can certainly use in coming projects? A revelation actually can’t wait to see that kind of expression in action. No question about Nara’s cuteness unexplainably beautiful. They’re like a king and queen of the universe if there is.
yes! he finally gets a girl! take that boys over flowers.
Wow. The two totally rocked it.
I saw another side to KimJoon.
I was like O.O
*Jaw totally hangs open*
But seriously, wow, I LIKE. (And what’s with Andre Kim?)
Wow, so dramatic yet so attractive. I have to say that Kim Joon is not only cute, but handsome, probably the most handsome out of the F4′s. He has shown potentials to be a great actor and I hope he gets another project soon.
Kim Joon and Jang Nara looks good together (just don’t mind the clothes). I hope they will do a TV soap or series together. I think their personalities will suit each other.
I didn’t know Kim Joon can be that intense. It’s a long way from his crappy engrish hip-hop one liners from BBF. I love the red dress with the white tux combo.
He really looks like prince Song (2nd pic^^)!!!!….hahaha…..and JNR looks very pretty!!!
<3 them in the black outfits and also the white ones too…..the best for me is JNR in the red dress and him in the white suit!!!! The red dress reminds me of autumn leaves, very pretty!!!
thanks for a great article, jb!!!!^^
Kim Joon looks SOOO tired in the second pic, any one else notice that -_-
Well, i like his designd actually, they are kinda creative but there’s too much detail, i like the purple and the red dress, its somthing i would like to wear at prom.. Kim joon is smokinh hot in this one.
Oh my gawdddd…. Kim Joon’s so darn handsome!!! the pale looking, huge eyes and thick eyebrows… ohhh.. my gawwwdddd!!!
For the whites, blacks, reds and pink/purple; the couple will wear them on earth. For the blues and the golds; the couple will wear them after they have flown to Mars or Venus on their honeymoon. How exciting just to peel off those layers!
Andre Kim is so weird..
But I do have to admit that Kim Joon and Nara look gorgeous in these photos!
I actually like the 2 white wedding dresses (they’re simple and not too in-your-face) and also the silver and black one from the first picture (well minus the huge crystals from the bodice, the design is actually really pretty)
No way, Kim Joon just looks like he jumped straight out from a Manga…
Jang Nara too…
The more I look at the pictures, the more I get sucked into them…
I’ve never for one moment thought any of his design attractive or, in fact, didn’t give any a second glance. but i guess it’s kim joon’s charm that makes me spend a second or two more (well, ok.. 15 seconds maybe. lol) on those dresses and some are actually pretty decent and quite nice to look at. the red one is gorgeous, the white is elegant, and black is most stunning. A definite no-no to blue and gold. what do you call those anyways. Looks like a very pretty and elaborately designed blanket cover i would love to have during really really cold winter, on top of a more soft one.
They look good together. OMO~ I’ve seen several others from Andre Kim’s shows, and they definitely complemented each other the most. ^^
kim joon is wearing something? i was looking at his lovely eyes hehehe
i like the colours he uses, but some of the things are a bit O_O
then again – i regard catwalk fashion as an art form and not something to be ever worn in any practical sense…
but yay for more kim joon!
The first thought that pops into my mind when I see Andre Kim’s stuff is: Scientology
I don’t know why.
yay, more kim joon! at least andre kim knows how to choose his models.
thank you for sharing this ♥
Wow, they do look good together. o.o Hot dayummmmmm, KJ’s got the runway glower thing down pat. LOVE IT.
In spite of the clothes, of course. (Although I do actually like the red gown and the black gown, sans dangling oversized plastic/glass crystals.) AK is a creeper and a half.
..is KJ wearing RAINBOOTS? Wait, of COURSE he is. Because that’s what AK does to all of them! ( http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm96/javabeans122/misc/2008/ak_bali6.jpg ) At least they’re not platform rainboots like poor PSH had to wear, though. XD
awww.. andre kim’s designs are repetitive…but very nicely done though. just look at the detail! lol. but it reminds me of manga/manhwa cover art….lol. and they all look so animated lol. but nice. yay for kim joon! hopefully he’ll get more acting roles, i’d like to see what his greatest potential can be, rather than just standing in the corner looking pretty. lol.
LOL
AK’s strength is def wedding gowns..I would totally wear either of the white gowns for wedding.
The other colors (red and black and pink) would also do as wedding gowns…the trend nowadays is to use non-white themes for weddings after all.
The blue and orange foofera is odd tho…i can think of no practical use for them….except maybe keeping warm as u rule over your Arctic kingdom…
Kim Joon looks HOT!!! For the first time ever, i think he looks so good… and the couple looks very cute together… i guess… we never see love match for this guy in BBF… and wanting to see him with a girl.. so I am very satisfied…. regardless of the clothes… but i do like his black suit…
ohh and btw… where does this designer get his money to play around like that with the same dress over and over again… the golden and blue outfits are ridiculously ugly and no one in this world will wear that outfit for any occation… except for himself…
Andre Kim has been a staple of Korean fashion for maybe 4 decades, and he deserves a ton of respect for what he has accomplished and for the beauty and culture he has brought to Korea.
And while he does have a rather fixed signature stylistic element to his shows and color palette, I’m not sure if that makes him any different from many of icons of the fashion world, at least in terms of having unique flavor, if that makes any sense. That’s his “thing.” You can dislike the style, you can dislike the colors, and the off-the-wall looks, but you should not disrespect the man.
For those who have been “shocked” once or twice or more by an Andre Kim show, perhaps it becomes old hat and the effect is lessened or even eliminated. But when everone else seems to be in shimmer greys/blacks and the same designs are floated with only labels and fabrics being rotated, I think the overall effect of an Andre Kim show is still there for everyone to gawk at. And, there are always the newcomers who are just floored by what they see – they come to see an unconventional fantasy experience and that’s exactly what they get.
And whether it is the first time or the 20th time, it is still is a great show headlined by beautiful people who are more than just superficial beauty, and it still sends a bit of tingle down your back in a visual orgy sort of way. My one concern is with Jang Nara and I wonder how she feels about being dressed up like a doll. As long as she was totally fine with it, then it’s all good I guess. More power to her.
-Samsooki
Woww, Kim Joon looks really intense mann.
Still, they do look so cute together, and I like the ‘fore head kiss’ picture, it’s cutee. I liked her dress there… I think. It’s not a very close picture, so who knows what wacky details that outfit could have. The designer looks really creepy too.
Don’t really like Jang Nara but she looks very lovely here and I’m digging Kim Joon’s intense look on this run way. They both rock this one!
Kim Joon with the brooding, intense look is hot. He can surely pass off as one hot vampire!
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Do the Koreans highly regard Andre Kim as a top fashion designer or do they think he sucks? I can’t stand the repetitive act of bride/groom running toward each other, embrace, and a kiss on the forehead. Having said that, I do like the vibrant colors and the make up.
This new collection looks similar to one a few years ago when Gu Hye Sun and Go Joo Won modeled while they were filming “King and I” together.
Poor Kim Joon, I find him hunching all the time in order to pose beside petite JNR. But he is definitely a charm. I hope he has got his fan club like the other boys.
So, if Andre Kim’s pick of model represents a gauge of the rising popularity of the star, I am very happy. Does it mean Joon is going to be hot star like PSH or Lee Junki? His face is very photogenic.
I wonder if celebrities actually look forward for a chance to be in one of Andre Kim’s fashion shows… Like you know you’re famous if you’re being ‘married’ to a gorgeous other half by an alien wearing things you’d never see any humans wear out! It must be on the list of things to do if you’re a star…
Jang Nara looks lovely here. I dig Kim Joon’s intensity but his expressions are a wee bit scary or maybe that’s just his face….
I was going to say I kind of like the black outfits and then I noticed her corset and the teardrop-shaped crystal-like thingies that remind me of my grandmothers’ dusty ceiling lamp. So, um, cancel the “I kind of like”. LOL
Anyway, one might like or dislike his clothes, but the posts about his shows always get a lot of comments. ^_^
@ 11 belleza
You crack me up! *g*
I don’t hate it but I do find the designs repetitive. There is a strong element of fantasy/ cosplaying. i do wonder if people buy this stuff and how he makes the money to do this year after year.
If anything he should be designing for movies. I could totally see him designing Queen Amidala’s outfit or maybe even Scarlet’s green curtain dress.
Everytime I see Andre Kim’s face I giggle in nervous laughter because he creeps me out. I would never want to see him in person. He is SCARY…more creepy than scary though.
I am hoping to see Kim Joon’s career take off even more. I love my Kim Bum and Min-Ho but there is something about Joon that stays with you…should I say he has a calming and serene feeling when I watch him and I can’t help but smile.
I burst into laughter over the last two outfits the yellow and blue pieces. Umm….this is why I can never understand the “fashion world” I don’t think his exists in this galaxy.
#21. You are right, BYJ-CJW belongs to pre-historic era, but still remains a classic. Looking forward to the WLS animated series. ^_________^
#66 Hahaha…Andrea Kim is the loose canon of the Big Bang!! Perhaps, the sickly Trekkie–Stephen Hawkings–may know the answer….
Kim Joon is looking a little too GREY in some of the pics- makes him look like a corpse. and hate Jang Nara’s hair in this- but she looks great in the red gown.
i wonder if anyone has ever bought an Andre Kim suit or gown and wore it for a wedding. The gowns are really pretty- though repetitive- but the male outfits always seem to fall short.
belleza@11: “He’s preparing him to board the Mother Ship. Ground control to Major Tom . . .”
roflmao! (while trying to remember words to that awesome song)
Seriously though, how does Andre Kim even manage to still hold fashion shows? Because horrific, surreal or otherwise, they cost money. Is he that rich? Or does he have rich backers? I just don’t get it. *scratches head*
On the other hand, Jang Nara and “Woo Bin” look fab!
At this point, I think it’s a nationalist thing with Andre Kim. Like he’s “The Nation’s Designer” and Lee Hyori and MC Yoo are “The Nation’s Siblings.”
The first time I saw his work I thought it was breathtakingly gorgeous and lo these many years later, although it’s the same damn designs, it’s still gorgeous.
I always wondered who would wear those designs in the private sector and I can’t imagine anyone does. However, I was watching some period fusion, comedy fight movie and at the end, the bad guy and his unwilling intended bride were wearing Andre Kim designs and it was the perfect costume.
I say hats off to the man… old hat though he may be.
<3 KIM JOON!
he and jang nara look amazing
Dayummm…they rock!
“At this point, it’s practically cosplay. Couldn’t they at least have Jang Nara and Kim Joon re-enact Luke and Leia’s most awkward moments together? Yay The Force and incest.
Oh wait, THAT’s the point of the show, huh, what with all the space cowboy romanticism and big clothes? Andre Kim, you silly perv you! At least they could use some lightsabers and have Andre play Jabba the Hutt. He’d make a hawt Korean Jabba! ”
ROFL, belleza!
I like the red…and, no, it’s not cardinal red.
They look good together.. but in the other hand they were so awkward being together.. yuuukkss… don’t like it..
Do people really take Andre Kim seriously in Korea…or is he someone that people poke fun of? Honestly, I’m very surprised that a designer can keep putting the exact same style of fashion down the runway each time. I guess he’s limited in his talents, and his fanbase is not the brightest of the bunch.
Hmmmm…I like Kim Joon but he only have one expression in all the pictures implying he might not be a great actor in the future….hmmm, *sad mode* I hope I’m wrong….
As for Mr. Kim, he can do whatever he likes as long as he has the money to spend for his extravagant dresses. Good for him if he has lots of admirer/followers.
Would Andrea Kim ever change his style in fashion runway!?!?
To #25 – Chajjye:
Kim Hyun Joong walked Andrea Kim’s fashion show way back in 2006. The ethereal beauty of his has been recognized for quite some time. The show is just as similar as the one Kim Joon in. See below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpMXHP5LiMQ
At #77
He’s not supposed to have any other expression other than that.
That’s how the model should be in this kind of show, expression less, gloomy.
At #78
yeah, I remember watching that show in 2005, 2006. Kim Hyun Joong looked so young, like an angel in that show. The concept, style,..almost everything are just the same.
Well if you going to have a “Korean fashion” show in Shanghai Jang Nara would have to one of your first picks as she arguably the most famous Korean known in China these days, and of course Boys with Flowers is the drama of the moment.
Jang Nara been a model almost since day one and can look stunning when she wishes to, though for those more used to her ‘girl next door, little sister look’ may have come as a surprise. Of course she may be three years older than him but you would only know it be looking up their ages.
I totally thought Kim Joon was standing with Son Yejin in the first picture…–;;;;…and the sad thing is, it took me a while to figure that–duh!–it wasn’t her.
Andre Kim is such a creeperrrr!!!!! In these photos anyway. O_O
But I totally agree: Kim Joon and Jang Nara look AMAZINGG together.
On an interesting note, I googled Kim Joon’s images today and all of this erotic body art came up.
AK is forever looks like a thousands years monster himself but his taste in choosing runway models is getting worse and worse.
you can never tell is the fashion show a latest one or ones in the past years, forever the same !
can’t let this pass my head… i feel like jang nara got her jaws and nose done.. or it’s the flawless makeup! something about her looks so pretty and i never thought she was pretty nor cute.. just plain. no offense to jang nara and her fans
Seriously, Andre Kim is a big David Bowie fan..
I didn’t even recognize Jang Nara until I read the description, but she and Kim Joon do look pretty HAWT together. This is actually pretty interesting, because I’ve never really seen pictures from an Andre Kim show before. Though after all I heard about his tastes, I’m not too surprised by the style…I think someone said it the best something along the lines that it has like a space cowboy type of romanticism or something.
oh kim joon
) <<<33 ya 
I was about to say, the dresses look pretty normal(as long as thye get rid of the weird extra tear drop stuff, but ehhh not a deal breaker for andre kim) and was thinking where’s the alien suit.. and then it popped it. I have to admit the colors are pretty.. just that uh.. yes.. weird alien costumes and the man himself is freaky looking.
84 ‘can’t let this pass my head… i feel like jang nara got her jaws and nose done.. or it’s the flawless makeup! something about her looks so pretty and i never thought she was pretty nor cute.. just plain. no offense to jang nara and her fans’
it is make-up and how she holds her head plus she does have very! good skin and completion , though her face has gotten a lot shaper more defined from say her 2005 days, but that simply getting older, like now she has breasts!..lol same reason girl closes in on 30 they have often have a last growth spurt and get..well rounder. She is an experienced model having been one off and on since her high school days and knows how to do the ‘poise’ to look her best when called for, it is just as she naturally cute it can come as a surprise to some when she puts on her elegant lady look.
they DO look good together :] i’m glad to see that kim joon hasn’t been left behind after BBF’s ending.
I agree. the fashion show is rather…strange. those chunks of fabric must be heavy. But isn’t andre kim a famous designer? one would think he would come up with something new and fancy. at least this show doesn’t include any star wars characters
well. that black dress actually looks pretty nice. minus those gigantic dangling crystals. of course they would come in handy for pelting attacking aliens…see? andre kim has it all figured out. we humans will be armed and ready. eat fabric, you monsters!
there are some fan made vids of the event up on youku.com seems each set of clothing have a little ‘drama’ going on, so unlike the photo’s there is some emoting going on, I guess to suit each outfit ‘theme’?
They look stunning in the black outfits. Almost like manhwa heroes!
#78 LaFr4ise: ah……thanks for the info.
Jang Nara is the woman!!!!
your the best Jana Nara!!!
i hope you’ll come back here in the Philippines..,,
i want to be a volunteer in your charity or be a part of it!!
wahahaha..,,
if there’s only a chance!!
They look GOOD TOGETHER …
oh god!!..Kim Joon, u are so so so cute!!..
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how i wish i would gonna see you personally..
i always watch your pictures..
im so addicted to you!. LOL
and i’ll gonna be your fan forever!!..
luv you and god bless!!..