[TRANS] 100511 Star Interview – J.Rich “Touched By U-Know Yunho’s Friendship”

U-Know Yunho helped get the group’s name known by appearing in the MV for J.Rich’s ‘Goodbye My Love’

Vocal group J.Rich reveals all.

The group J.Rich, composed of Woojoo, Im Hyun and Ha Joon, has begun its activities for the group’s first single . Before their official debut, they received a lot of attention as TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho appeared in the music video for the song. Until now, U-Know Yunho has never appeared in another singer’s music video. is his first work to do so. His relationship with member Woojoo can be found hidden in his choice to participate in the MV.

“I’ve been friends with Yunho since high school. He was really popular back then too. He was a friend everyone respected. I became closer to him when we moved to Seoul. He was a great comfort to me as I lived away from my hometown. I did ask him to appear in our music video, but I never thought he would actually say yes.” (Woojoo)

Woojoo and Yunho also share their friendship with a group of friends. The fourteen members of this group, that consists of friends all born in 1985, collect monthly fees and use this money to do volunteer work every year. Woojoo asked U-Know Yunho to appear in the group’s music video on his birthday last year and was given a confirmation by U-Know Yunho later.

“At first, I thought he had rejected my offer. There wasn’t any news from him. I later found out about the process he went through. Yunho personally went to persuade his company that he had to appear in the music video. I was really touched. I had always known he was a loyal friend but I began to see him in a new light.”

Thanks to U-Know Yunho’s appearance, J.Rich shot to fame very quickly. They were the most searched on various portal sites and Woojoo’s minihompy was flooded with visitors every day. illustrated the group’s popularity by staying in the top half of the charts. But the reaction of TVXQ fans was split. There was a lot of criticism that J.Rich was using U-Know Yunho merely for marketing purposes. But this was offset by the support for the two people’s friendship as fans knew that it was ultimately U-Know Yunho’s decision to appear in the music video as he knew better than anyone of the hardships Woojoo had faced in the last 10 years.

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