10.10.07 2AM @ The Beatles Code

Here are the boys (minus Ong who is in Pusan) at the set of The Beatles Code show during the taping today.Also guesting in this episode would be the legendary rock group Boohwal.Kwon and Kim TaeWon "Halmoni" is gonna be so funny together.

 

 I'm sure we can tell it's Kwon wearing the red hat.=)

10.10.06 2AM JoKwon @ Chocolate with Lim Jeong Hee

Kwon had a taping for Kim JungEun's Chocolate show today with J.Lim and he sang two duets; their latest hit together "On The Way To Break Up" and also the classic "Endless Love".I honestly shrieked in delight when I found out that he sang Endless Love with her as it is one of those oldies I can't seem to get enough off (yeah I know a lot of people thinks it's cheesy but I don't!) and it has been of the many tiny wishes I have that one day I would hear Kwon's version of it.

Well I must say that this mp3 file from the live recording has been on repeat on my music player ever since I downloaded it;Kwon's voice crooning sweetly just makes you melt and his soft voice complements J.Lim's much stronger voice very well..Not going to comment much on his English pronounciation except it has gotten much better and I'm proud of Kwon for studying English on his own recently.And since the actual episode is yet to be aired on TV,there is that worrisome thing that the Endless Love performance might be edited out due to time constraint,so I'm really hoping I will get to see a HD version of this rare performance.They better not edit this one out(plus there are no fancams whatsoever from this show).*crossing fingers*

And while we wait for the episode to air and find out the answer to our worries,let's listen to Kwon's beautiful duet of Endless Love with J.Lim here:

10.10.05 2AM JoKwon @ 2010 Asia Pacific Supermodel Contest

 

2AM and 2PM both performed at the Asia Pacific Supermodel Contest tonight,and 2AM performed 3 songs - This Song and Can't Let You Go Even If I Die which were aired on tv as part of the Congratulatory Stage and I Did Wrong which was not.The guys looked gorgeous in all-blacks though I did wish they were not wearing the "undercover" hat,it kinda ruined the overall look.But I guess I can't complain much since it's something necessary before every comeback and at least Kwon wasn't wearing one.One thing I can complain about though is the way that none of the cameras were focused on 2AM during Can't Let You Go Even If I Die,I mean granted that the models were parading away and it was their show but how about some courtesy to the singers you invited to perform at the event,SBS?Like hello,if you weren't going to show ANY of them singing so passionately you might as well play their CD as the background music for the models and it'd still be the same.*shakes head*

2AM - Asia pacific supermodel contest - this song
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101005 2AM CLYGEIID Asia Pacific Supermodel contest
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101005 2AM - I Did Wrong(unaired during broadcast)

There was a part where the OneDay guys were interviewing the Top 11 models and boy was I cringing,it was soo awkward to watch..lol.Although Kwon and 2PM's WooYoung can be exempted from those moments of weirdness;when it was his turn Kwon was already on full MC JoKwon-mode and his interview went so smoothly I thought I was watching Inkigayo for a second.Listen to the hearty roar from the crowd when Kwon came on for his interview!

101005 2AM Smodel Contest Iview
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Kwon's backstage self-camming with his One Day brothers:

 

 

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Note to Me and You: WallCaps & BackBlog

First off,thanks everyone who wished me for my birthday!!That's really sweet of you guys.=)

Next,I'd like to introduce my fellow Kwonholics to my WallCaps, something which I will be posting a lot in the future.Basically I will be doing Caps off whatever show or program that Kwon did or appeared on,and from those caps I will be making Wallpapers.Originally I planned to share only HD caps of Kwon that I did for these shows,but on a second thought I decided that it's annoying for me to be uploading the caps one by one (and I can go a bit crazy when I'm screen-capping,trust me)and I'd rather have them just combined together.And since I'm combining them together I might as well do easy PS works on them and make them applicable as Wallpapers.They are not going to be all artsy and high-quality,but hey at least they will make for good eye candy.My WallCaps would be something like this:

And lastly, I will also be practising Backdate-Blogging here at Passion For Kwon from now on.As we all know I only started this blog in early August,but the thing is I have been a dedicated fan of Kwon for a while now and just for his activities during 2010 so far I already have hundreds of photos,fancams etc in my collection and I plan to share them with everybody here.Well not that I haven't been doing BackBlogging already but I'm talking about entries that will be posted on the date that the event/show actually happened;for example photos for a 2AM Fansign session that happened on March 14th will be posted in an entry on that exact date,which will be wayy earlier then the date I actually opened the blog.But no worries,every time I update this blog with a BackBlog entry I will also post a link to the related entry on the current date that I'm doing it.I hope you guys will take the time to go back and read those entries too.An example of the link would be this:

[BB-Post] 10.09.28-29 2AM JoKwon @ Jeju Island For WGM Shooting+Photos

Okay then,I hope you guys will enjoy the blog and keep on loving Kwonnie!^^

10.10.04 J.Lim's Comeback Episode feat. JoKwon @ Music Bank

I love behind-the-scenes clips 'cause they give you a glimpse at stuffs you usually won't get to see unless you are part of the crew/staffs involved in a show.And I love this one even more because we get to see that serious and focused side of Kwon when he's working which is not the easiest thing to watch on TV,although there are always those moments where he's letting loose and freestylin' KkapKwon-style dancing to girl groups' song to ease the tension..lol.Remember that the performance of OTWTBU on Music Bank was performed and aired live and not pre-recorded?

I have always noticed this from all the various fanaccounts and fancams from the past year but Kwon really does take his sound checks and dry rehearsals VERY seriously.I still remember from an episode of WGM how upset he was when he missed his dry rehearsal for the debut performance of We Fell In Love on Music Core and it must be said here that it wasn't just for show.But that's what makes Kwon the person that he is,when it comes to work he is very serious but he also knows how to play hard when the opportunity arrives.And I think that's an important aspect to have in a person if somebody wants to stay sane in such a grueling and toxic environment like the entertainment industry.=)

10.10.03 MC Kwon @ InkiGayo

Your Music Energy!Live Show Inkigayo! LOL I love the part where Kwonnie was acting as Se7en's fan and of course his Dr.Jo segment, he was just too adorable today with the hat and that hair..and he never forgets his "Come on,baby" trademark line!Oh yeah Dr.Jo you can come over and give this Noona over here a treatment any time you want,kekeke..

And this one was really funny too, KkapKwon as Dr.Jo was supposed to be teaching CNBLUE's Jung YongHwa how to do thigh exercises but instead he ended up introducing him to the Kkap World..lol.They were jumping up and down really fast I can't even capture the moves properly.^^;;

Kwon and YongHwa parody-ing Se7en and his girlfriend actress Park Han Byul(Byul is Star in Korean).I have a feeling that the more they do InkiGayo together,the bigger possibility there is that they would be the best Pretty Boys Gagmen Duo in S.Korea soon(although Super Junior's EunHyuk and LeeTeuk probably will still hold that title for a while more)

 JoKwon meets Se7en.So does that make a SeKwon?Or Jo7en?Geez look at that  sexy half-smirk..I go crazy when he does that! >.<

Se7en and his girl HanByul.Oops,I meant MC Kwon & MC YongHwa.Not only are they really pretty together,they could become quite the humorous gag combo too.Check out the huge star on MC YongHwa's head..lol.

Great job as always MC Kwon!Looking forward to watch Inkigayo next week cuz I have a feeling it's going to be something special.*winks*

10.10.03 Lim Jeong Hee feat. JoKwon - On The Way To Break Up @ InkiGayo

Kwonnie performed his duet with Lim Jeong Hee for the second time today on InkiGayo,and I loved it SO much!!

It seems like Angelet members were at the studio the whole day to give support to Kwon today,and I applaud those dedicated fans for always being there for him - despite the lack of sleep and not yet fully recovered from his cold he was in a much better mood thanks to them;Kwonnie even tweeted about this earlier today.For today's performance Kwon was part of the pre-recorded lineup(unlike the performance on Music Bank) and because of this I already had some wistful  imaginations of how nice the set for his stage was going to be,but indeed when I saw the performance I was completely awed - the set was marvellous!

 

 

I don't think I need to write any explanation regarding the set for this performance when we can see how fantastic it was from the caps.One of my biggest regret(?) for this song - other than the default factor that it was not meant to be officially promoted when it is actually such a good song - would be the fact that  no proper music video was shot for it.The song with it's melancholic lyrics would have been the perfect setting for a melodramatic music video to be created;in fact when the teaser for this duet song was released remember how they attached that image of Kwon sullenly turning back at the top of the staircase to look at something/someone?

I originally thought that there was going to be an official music video for this duet based on that short scene on the teaser and one of the scenarios that went true my head was scenes of both J.Lim (or another actress) and Kwon at their own respective places getting ready to get on their way to do what they wanted to do;one wanting to break up while the other finally confessing his ultimate love.Since that didn't work out the way I had hoped it would I' guess I should thank the people of InkiGayo for producing such a detailed set for this performance as it was basically a mini music video(for lack of a better phrase) for the song itself.

As for the performance,I was really impressed with how perfectly their voices blended when they were singing it individually the whole time; not an easy task to do when you're supposed to be singing a duet.There were no eye contact or even a shared space between the two singers for the entire duration of the performance yet their voices came together as one beautifully and as a huge fan of the song I was thoroughly satisfied.Guess that just shows how good they really are as ballad singers.

 My favourite Kwon : the JoKwon who sings so passionately on stage

And not surprisingly there was no trace whatsoever of the oppresed-looking Kwonnie from yesterday's rainy show;he really is THE consummate pro isn't he?I thought the hair,makeup and even his outfit for today's performance was PERFECT - he looked like some kind of a Prince character out of a manhwa/manga or something.Just gorgeous.And I must compliment J.Lim's outfit too; I thought the romantic style fits the song much better than her chosen style for Would Never Be Real and she actually matched Kwon's style this time around and it makes up for a more suitable ambience for the song.Overall I was really pleased that what would probably be the final performance of this song was done wonderfully and that the stage was given such a treatment,and now the only small wish I have would be for the duet to be sung in it's full version(and not shortened) someday.

And after Kwon was done with singing this sad ballad so wholeheartedly that it makes you wanna cry when you watched it,he went back to being the cute,animated and forever energetic Energizer Bunny that is InkiGayo MC KkapKwon.The way that he does everything so effortlessly is just so..JoKwon.That's right,there would never be another quite like you Kwonnie.=)

And for the good people of InkiGayo,please make sure there will be another great (if not better) stage set for 2AM when they make their comeback in a bit.Thanks.