This year, the JYJ members have shone like a light through their solo activities. What was interesting in particular was the showdown between Park Yoochun's portrayal of the General Manager in [Miss Ripley] and Kim Jaejoong in [Protect the Boss]. "Senior actor" Park Yoochun has given "junior" Kim Jaejoong a generous number of points.

Park Yoochun said, "Firstly, it was a very interesting drama. During the times I had a schedule and couldn't watch it, my mum, aunt and cousin would watch it instead and they were completely addicted to [Protect the Boss]. Giving high praise with a grin, he said, "Although I'm not in a position to critique, when you think about how I was unknowingly being drawn into the drama, he did a splendid job portraying the character."

In response to Park Yoochun's praise, Kim Jaejoong said "Thank you, Senior" with a modest nod at the peaceful interview location. Thus, the talk naturally shifted to the topic of the "Newcomer Award".

Following Park Yoochun, who received the [Newcomer Actor Award] and [Netizen Award] during the [2010 KBS Drama Awards] and [2011 Seoul Drama Awards], there has been increasing interest in the possibility of Kim Jaejoong receiving a newcomer's award. Kim Junsu and Park Yoochun said, "It'll be good if he gets it" while Kim Jaejoong said shyly, "I'm not even thinking about it." Kim Jaejoong said, "I was able to become better because of Jisung. Everytime I saw 'Kim Jaejoong has improved'; this wouldn't have happened with Jisung. Everytime, even though he's busy studying his own character, at the same time he would study my character too and I really learnt a lot. Because I was able to match well with Jisung, it came through when watching through the TV."

Source: [Innolife]
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