I was listening to a podcast yesterday on kchat jjigae and they had re cast Friends from korean actors and idols.
It started because one thought Seungri would make a good Joey.
But then someone decided in Big Bang Seungri is the Chandler, T.O.P the Phoebe, GD the Rachel, Taeyang the Monica, Daesung the Joey and YG the Ross.
But went on to say that if you were casting Joey from all of Kpop it would of course be Jackson.

And now all of that to say I’m now curious about this Jackson.

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    You want to know about Jackson??? I’ve got you covered! I’ll be right back. *heads to youtube to find the best Jackson vids*

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    Sorry it took so long! I got interrupted.
    Here’s some of his silliest moments. Most of these are from a few years ago because he’s been trying to show a different side of himself so people will take him more seriously.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FcRHCskkxE8

    Don’t let all the silliness fool you. He is incredibly hardworking and talented too.
    Here’s his first solo
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BBVLj_PSsZ8

    He’s a rapper but he’s also an amazing singer
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-U7lgG7MpFc

    And he can do martial arts tricking
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Olzwd2tw3A4

    @isthatacorner is there anything else you’d like to add?

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      Thank you! I appreciate it. I will definitely watch them. When I first got in to Pentagon the fan made clip videos were always so fun. Plus, always interested in potentially finding new artist and songs.

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      You covered it nicely, Ra! And thanks for pointing out how hard working and talented he is. Because my first thought at hearing Jackson dubbed “the Joey” of the kpop world was a gasp of outrage. I wasnt the biggest Friends fan so correct me if Im wrong but, wasn’t Joey a joke? He was an untalented actor who was lazy at his craft. Jackson? Is not that guy.

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        I’ve never seen Friends either 😬

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          It kind of makes me sad that when he’s working so hard to be taken seriously that this is still his reputation. :/ I mean, sweet, goofball is still a part of his personality but thats nowhere near all that he is.

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          Seinfeld, Friends, E.R. all part of my must see tv in the 90s.
          I doubt he is a Joey as he is an exaggerated sitcom character, but one I liked. Not the smartest but the sweet.
          https://youtu.be/sgNjdg8-Wyc

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            After watching that, I can kind of see the resemblance 😄 Jackson is super smart though in a lot of ways. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and English! And he used to do fencing and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Asia (or something like that). He also got a fencing scholarship to Stanford but gave it up to become a trainee at JYPE. He works so hard that I seriously worry about his health. He pushes himself way too hard.

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        I put it that way, I doubt they meant any disrespect to him. I think they mentioned his (Joey’s), “How you doing?” line . For Seungri too. They were just fitting people to the characters for fun.
        I was just curious cause I like Joey. He wasn’t the most book smart, but the sweetest and most loyal.

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          Jackson is awesome, man! I can see where you are they are coming from—Jackson is sweet and loyal. There’s an interview on youtube where he goes back to the school where he went to high school–and they say in so many words that while Jackson is a perfectly lovely human being the boy is NOT book smart. Which always makes me a bit nervous for his many business dealings. He has millions of irons in the fire–I hope that the team he surrounds himself with are just as sweet and loyal as he seems to be as hes making all of these business in pursuit of building team wang. In his holiday greetings to his fans he said that he was working so hard so that we wouldnt be embarrassed when we say that we’re his fan. I could be a bit touchy.

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          Here’s the video of him at his school
          https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rYDit5tibiU

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    I think this video is a better representation of Jackson and shows more of how he interacts with the rest of GOT7. The other video had a lot of clips from his solo variety appearances.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XSo3ENunTqM

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