Jung Il-woo holds fan meeting in Japan over weekend

Still shots of Jung Il-woo at his fan meeting in Japan [N.O.A Entertainment]

Korean actor Jung Il-woo met with thousands of fans for his second fan meeting in Japan over the weekend.A press release from his agency N.O.A Entertainment announced Monday that Jung flew into Japan on November 6 and held his fan meeting at the Yamano Hall to celebrate the launch of his official fan club in the country the next day. He opened the fan meeting with a performance of playing the song "love affair" on the piano and sang Kim Gun-mo's "You and Me Again" and Japanese singer Kuwata Keisuke's "Winter Lovers." The 23-year-old heartthrob also held a special event for his fans in naming his official fan club, where he choose the name "Flying Up' and awarded the winning fan with a handmade scarf and tee-shirt that he designed. "Just thinking about meeting my fans for the first time in a year and four months and after setting up my official fan club makes me excited. It feels like the three hours that we spent was such a short time," Jung was quoted as saying. He ended the fan meeting by shaking the hands of each individual attendee as well as hold a holding a photograph and autograph session. Jung made his debut with a role in the movie "The World of Silence" in 2006. He became a household name after starring in the MBC sitcom "High Kick!" and since then appeared in several dramas including "The Return of Illjimae" and "My Fair Lady." Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@<ⓒ10Asia All rights reserved>