Jang Geun-seok celebrates his 24th birthday
by javabeans
I can’t believe Jang Geun-seok is just 24. He’s already got 13 drama series to his name, nine films, about a half-dozen single albums, and a whole crapton of CFs. And I don’t even think he’s close to his peak yet.
Jang celebrated his birthday, August 4, with staff and cast from his movie You’re My Pet, which is currently filming. In it, he plays the titular “pet” to Kim Haneul’s sophisticated careerwoman; he’s a ballet dancer who is taken in by the professional with a horrible romantic track record and lives as her companion/friend/pet. Kim’s also in one of the shots below, holding out his cake to him while he makes a wish.
Jang recently concluded his 2011 Asia Tour with a finale concert in Seoul, held on August 7. The tour took him through six cities in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, and China.
You’re My Pet is due out later this year, after which we can hope Jang returns to dramaland with a new project. His last one was a miss (the crazy, ill-plotted Mary Stayed Out All Night), but discounting that, he’s had a pretty successful last five years with dramas like You’re Beautiful, Beethoven Virus, Hong Gil Dong, and Hwang Jini. Can’t wait to see what he picks next.
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1 ohemgee
August 8, 2011 at 1:11 PM
AWWW. happy birthday!
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eidyei
August 8, 2011 at 6:47 PM
Happy Birthday my Jang Geun Suk!!! I want you so bad,,
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Cam
August 8, 2011 at 7:38 PM
YEAAAAAAAAA!!!! ^________^
I wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, too!!!
WOOT WOOOT!!!!!
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Uca
August 8, 2011 at 7:51 PM
Ah just wanna know. is his 24 an international age or korean?
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princess
August 9, 2011 at 6:46 AM
Happy Birthday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mark james
August 19, 2012 at 9:25 AM
happy birthday jang geun suk... this is my wish for you... god gives you more blessings to come...
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2 leaf
August 8, 2011 at 1:11 PM
First!
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leaf
August 8, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Or maybe not... damm... lol
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Rainy
August 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM
OH the fail that the "'First'" comment always induces.
99% of the time it's always 2nd.
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3 zakuropanda
August 8, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Happy Birthday!! I love his hat -- TOO CUTE!!! :D
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myweithisway
August 8, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Agreed! So cute!
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4 stars4u
August 8, 2011 at 1:18 PM
I just re-watched YAB... missing him on my small screen... i know this movie would be good... happy birthday!
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5 jubilantia
August 8, 2011 at 1:19 PM
"... and then filming could not go on because Jang Geun-seok adorabled the hell out of everyone."
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6 monsterlover
August 8, 2011 at 1:20 PM
He looks so cute :D
Congrats and i can't wait to see this movie
and his new project he picks
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7 Aya
August 8, 2011 at 1:31 PM
who's this girl?
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bd
August 8, 2011 at 2:39 PM
LOL!
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SNIPE
August 8, 2011 at 3:34 PM
he's so frail and feminine. They should cast him as a female lead in the next drama
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Pamilah
August 9, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Yeah, I'm kind of thinking the same thing.
Although I think Jang Geun-seok is a solid actor, I find his frail stature, very boyish and somewhat effeminate face a bit of a turn-off. I still think he's cute, just not for a lead role in a romance. But then again I am biased toward older, masculine men (i.e. Cha Seung Won).
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Imp
August 9, 2011 at 12:18 PM
I think it's a phase, he likes to change a lot. In his Beethoven drama he was kind of buff and had a buzz cut. I think he is hanging on to this look because it's popular in Japan and he is making a nice bit of change there.
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8 Ace
August 8, 2011 at 1:42 PM
Can't wait for his next drama, but his hair has to go asap and he's either got to get a new coordi or a get a new wardrobe:
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/overseas-fans-donate-2-12-tonnes-of-rice-in-jang-geun-suks-name
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9 Yer Vang
August 8, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Wow, only 24? Lol.
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10 Tammie
August 8, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Just 24? Perfect. He's just the right age for my daughter. :) Ooh, wait. My original ICOMYM as my son-in-law? That could get awkward... Guess I'll have to deal with it.
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11 crazedlu
August 8, 2011 at 1:47 PM
i don't know.. i like the dude, but he's not really leading man status for me.. at least not in dramas. i adore him as leads in movies though.
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12 danna
August 8, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Wishing all the best and sooo love him...just hope that he get's rid of this hairdo soon, after the drama is done
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ujsid
August 8, 2011 at 4:15 PM
i agree i hate his ahjumma hair!
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13 trkn91
August 8, 2011 at 1:50 PM
i love his facial expressions,especially in YAB,he is really really good actor and also singer.I hope he will do a great comeback in a drama sooner.
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14 chace
August 8, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Jang Geun Seok has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming drama '사랑은 비를 타고' with PD Yoon Seok Ho.
Yoon Seok Ho is back ... Oh dear ...
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antonia
August 8, 2011 at 2:39 PM
really??? i want a new drama with JGS so badly...
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15 chace
August 8, 2011 at 2:06 PM
And this time it's "Love Comes With The Rain"?
Now that Yoon Seok Ho's run out of seasons to name his dramas, he's moving on to the weather? What's next? Sunshine, snow, fog, hail, wind ...
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Momo
August 8, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Hahahaha...this made me laugh so hard. I cant place the pd atm. But the comment was funny :D
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Momo
August 8, 2011 at 2:57 PM
no wonder he's not registering...I have heard of autumn tale and winter sonata but havent seen these or any of his works.
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jcl
August 8, 2011 at 3:07 PM
ROFLMAO! This PD always makes his actors look amazing. Let's cut our hair for this drama, JGS!!!!! I want to see you looking manly for once, I want to see a haircut that matches your manly voice. How about the buzz cut ala your fellow Leo, G Dragon?
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chace
August 8, 2011 at 5:39 PM
True dat. If anything ... THE PRETTEH is one thing that Yoon Seok Ho does get right.
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Christy
August 8, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Hilarious comment! Can't stop laughing likewise! I've heard through the grapevine Geun Seok will be cutting his hair very soon for his new drama! Let's throw a hair cutting party in blogland when that happens. I'll bring ice cream hehehe...
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16 rob
August 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM
First!
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17 trixicopper
August 8, 2011 at 2:20 PM
While I think he is truly adorable, I look forward to the future when he finally grows into that voice! :)
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18 vanillasalt
August 8, 2011 at 2:21 PM
that's a cool hat! Also, that hair needs to go
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jcl
August 8, 2011 at 3:09 PM
yes, lots of us wishing his hair gone : )
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19 Banu
August 8, 2011 at 2:26 PM
auww ^__^ Happy B-Day tooooo you XD
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20 Z
August 8, 2011 at 2:34 PM
And that almost looks like a man's shirt he's wearing. Baby steps... so proud.
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yoshidinosaur
August 8, 2011 at 5:09 PM
LOL! :D
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outofcontrol
August 8, 2011 at 9:24 PM
bulls eye, hahaha.
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21 xine
August 8, 2011 at 2:49 PM
Even though Mary Stayed Out was a nightmare in terms of mad, irritating fathers and strange plotting u-turns, JKS was outstanding in it I reckon. Very talented guy . . . his Hwang Tae Kyung was one of THE outstanding comic characters and contrast that with, eg, his role in the Itaewon Murder Case to Beethoven Virus to his lighter comedy and then onto his video for Let Me Cry
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22 Kayleigh
August 8, 2011 at 2:51 PM
I would have been in the same year of school as JGS. Reading his accomplishments in a list like that makes me feel like I really need to pull my socks up...
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Jennifer
August 8, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Ha, I graduated 3 months ago and still can't find a job! Bachelor degrees these days are totally worthless! And yes, reading his accomplishments in a list pretty much added salt to that wound...
On a positive note, he's adorable and deff haven't reached his peak yet. I wish, like everyone else, that he'd cut his hair:( Somewhere along the lines like the haircut in "Baby & Me" would be nice
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23 cv
August 8, 2011 at 3:00 PM
He's a great actor! Can't wait for his movie to come out! :)
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24 malta
August 8, 2011 at 3:05 PM
I always forget he's so young.
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25 singingzombies
August 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM
His hat looks so similar to the cake lol
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26 JessCisu
August 8, 2011 at 3:19 PM
Yeah he was awesome in Hong gil dong XD mwahahaha, so cool in that drama, and here, so cute in the pictures! XD
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27 Anvesha
August 8, 2011 at 3:31 PM
I love that he looks so happy (and need I say, adorable!!) with the gifts..
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28 ujsid
August 8, 2011 at 4:16 PM
so he is 24 years old now! i hope his fashion sense improves!
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29 Christy
August 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Indeed he's such an accomplished young man. It helps that he started so young in showbiz.
He also recently purchased a US$ 10 M six-storey building in Seoul with his savings. That's an amazing accomplishment for a person his age.
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diorama
August 8, 2011 at 5:34 PM
He purchased a what? *boggles* What does he need a building for?
That being said, I think he looks utterly adorable in these pictures. By the way, if he's celebrating his Korean 24th, that means he's really 23, right?
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mich
August 8, 2011 at 11:08 PM
The building probably is the new tree j company office since they recently changed addresses.
no in korea he's 25 years old. 24 years old everywhere else (except china because they add an extra year like korea.)
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30 MeeisLee
August 8, 2011 at 4:50 PM
I don't know why I was thinking Han Ye Seul and not Kim Han Eul was in this movie >>. Silly me.
And I can't believe he is only 24 :o! Happy Belated Birthday to him :).
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31 MadDino
August 8, 2011 at 6:04 PM
It always surprises me when I find out that an actor is about the same age as me. Maybe it's just from reading too much from girlfriday and javabeans but I always feel like a noona.
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32 Hang
August 8, 2011 at 6:15 PM
He picks Singing in the rain with Yoon Seok-Ho! Yay, I'm really looking forward to this drama. And also, I can't believe he's just 24 with loads of success.
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33 ladida
August 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Wow. All these hard working people make me feel like a bum. What have I done with my life? Oh, yeah: waited for the Korean version of Your My Pet to come out.
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Jennifer
August 10, 2011 at 9:41 AM
Lol I hear ya!
But it's not like I'm not trying. Opportunities r so hard to come by these days...
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34 emmmmm
August 8, 2011 at 7:06 PM
happy birthday JGS!!!
i am so eagerly awaiting for his next drama project...
and according to this article... http://geungeuncouple.blogspot.com/2011/08/jang-keun-suk-is-cast-in-role-of-male.html
Actor Jang Keun Suk was cast in the role of a male lead character in great director Yoon Suk Ho’s new drama. i hope this is true....
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35 winnie
August 8, 2011 at 7:07 PM
he is so freaking awesome, i cant wait for his new drama coming out early next year, there are plans for him to cut his hair for that drama.....im patiently waiting for his more manly look to return....btw his new building now houses his management company tree J, and he is planning for other albums later this fall
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36 DarknessEyes
August 8, 2011 at 7:11 PM
please tell me when he can shed that mop on his head that they call hair... but apart from that he looks adorkable in the first pic!!!!!! JGS <3
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37 Quinze
August 8, 2011 at 7:22 PM
Wait...he's my birthday twin!
Same age AND same birthday!
Course I celebrated mine studying for med school exams but whatever, Happy Birthday to him too!
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MJP
August 8, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Happy Birthday! Quinze!
*Balloons, Streamers, Cake, and Hugs*
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Quinze
August 9, 2011 at 12:39 AM
Aww thank you :)
I love cake and hugs and balloons and streamers!
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38 doublen
August 8, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Happy Birthday, Jang Geun Seok! Hope you will soon stop looking like Princess Lulu :) I really like you, but your style freaks me out.
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39 Uca
August 8, 2011 at 7:24 PM
Happy Birthday Jang! Happy Birthday to me too. LOL
wish you have a decent years ahead and ehem a decent haircut. cuuuuuuuu :*
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Uca
August 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Ah off topic, but I've seen Ryujin's A Thousand Kisses stills. GAH ROMANTIC is that all I can say :)
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40 Lucia
August 8, 2011 at 7:44 PM
OH YEAH!!!!! (nods) I love that JGS is already 24 yrs old now & I am sure that he might plan to cut his hair, like, whoooossshhhh.........to BACK to normal: VERY manly and handsome, heheh!!!!
WISH YOU A HAPPPPYY BIRTHDAY & HAVE FUN, whoo whoo!!! (dances so wildly) Hehe! =D
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41 Lizzie
August 8, 2011 at 8:32 PM
yay!!! He is casted in a new drama!!
http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.htm?sec=ent0&a_id=2011080910275067802
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Lizzie
August 8, 2011 at 8:34 PM
It's so weird he will play the father and the son, why not other actor to play the father...
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42 whatis
August 8, 2011 at 9:15 PM
what the what?! he's only 24?!?!?!
I feel so OLD!!!!
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43 Minty V
August 8, 2011 at 10:37 PM
we have the same birthday... that thrills me to no end :D
Happy Birthday to us... Happy Birthday to us...
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44 Eleven11
August 8, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Aw, love. Gosh he's so damn cute, but he's older than me and a guy.
I don't even understand.
Can't wait for Kimi wa Petto, hope its good...
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45 Shel
August 8, 2011 at 11:17 PM
He's cute in a girly/little boy way. I do like him in most of the stuff I've seen him in, he's turning into a pretty good actor. But, my husband saw a pic of him and said "Who is she?".
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46 @.@
August 9, 2011 at 12:33 AM
happy birthday to him
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47 Tashi
August 9, 2011 at 3:00 AM
i am huge fan of jang geun suk.....n eagerly waiting for next drama..............
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48 Roxy
August 9, 2011 at 3:21 AM
Happy birthday JGS oppa! :)
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49 jam
August 9, 2011 at 4:14 AM
i wonder what hacci's gift to him? hehe... :)
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50 phjfever
August 9, 2011 at 6:17 AM
saeing il chuka hae yo Jang geum ssi! you're one of my top K actors in my long list! keep up your good work & beautiful self! aja aja
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