8/4/04 – Choi Ji Woo signs a contract (500 million Won plus 10% bonus) with a Japanese corporation to release 25 “Choi Ji Woo brand” products including glasses, watches, accessories, etc. bearing her name. It is rare that foreign celebrity’s name is selected as the brand of Japanese products, thus this announcement attracts Japanese new media’s attentions.

Credit to CindyW88 from soompi.com

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崔智友一張簽名價值1千萬韓幣？

崔智友因為一張簽名的關係，從日本影迷手中得到1千萬元韓幣！
崔智友的經紀公司在5日時表示“7月底的時候，我們收到一封日本影迷寄來的信”然後慢慢的解釋整件事情的來龍去脈。

相關人士表示，該男性大約50歲左右，而且他的老婆是‘冬季戀歌’的忠實影迷，而正巧目前面臨結婚24週年，所以想要送上崔智友的簽名當作週年禮物，才鼓起勇氣寫信到韓國的經紀公司，希望能夠得到崔智友的簽名，而得知消息的崔智友，送上親筆簽名的‘冬季戀歌DVD’，並且表示感謝他們對於她的愛護以及關心。

然後，不久之後，經紀公司再度收到該男性的信，但是這次除了信件之外，還送上日幣100萬元，該男子在信上表示“非常感謝這份禮物，我原本也是想要買禮物回送，但是不知道要送上什麼，所以就獻上小小的心意”。

但是得知消息的崔智友卻表示“有這心意我就很開心了”，並且將這100萬日幣以及30張‘誰都有秘密’的簽名海報再度回寄到日本。

2004/8/5　哈韓館韓國特派員 / Tina報導

I think this is related to msg #21371 on Korean freeboard.  

Briefly, this news is as follows :
Late July, a 50year Japanese male fan courageouly wrote to JW's agency requesting for JW's autograph as present to his wife(who is a WLS loyal fan) for their 24th wedding anniversary.  Upon hearing this news, JW signed on a WLS DVD and thanked them for their love and support.

Subsequently, JW's agency received another mail from this fan together with a cheque of
日幣100萬元(not sure how much this is) as a gift as he does not know what to buy for JW.  JW expressed gratitude by returning the cheque together with 30 autographed “EHAS” posters.  

JW is blessed because she has good attitude such as kindness and gracious disposition.