Thank you Igrek of Japan who spent much time in doing the English translations. I am really happy to know this kind of positive and factual reports of Jiwoo. Thank you DD of Jiwoolove.com to do the chinese translations for us as well.
CHOI JIWOO : The most radiant actress of the Korean sensation in Japan
Choi Jiwoo is going great guns these days. After a smash-hit drama "Stairs in Heaven", she took part in a movie "Everybody Has Secrets". She is working energetically on both TV drama and on-screen.
An editor of Madame Figaro Korea, Kim Solre who knows Jiwoo well. S/he tells us Jiwoo's new side.
Jiwoo has been so busy that even any top-name star envies her.
Just when she had appeared at a film publicity of "Everybody has Secrets" somewhere in Korea, and
she visited Japan for the PR of 2005 Korea-Japan partnership year. Moreover she had to attend a meeting for her foreign fans.
Anyway there is no actress as busy as Jiwoo now in Korea.
With exaggeration, a week ago she was in Shanghai for a fashion show and the very next week she was in Japan to meet Japanese Prime minister.
I am sure she is having very happiest days in her actress life.
Choi Jiwoo was born in 1975. She passed MBC audition in 1994 and came out in the next year.
This is 10th year from her debut.
A TV drama, co-starred with Bae Yongjun "First Love" made her rise to stardom.
Since then, she has been making a record of all wins and no defeats on her dramas.
There are not many actresses in Korean show business who are keeping their stardom strongly as much as Jiwoo.
Jiwoo is like white drawing paper. We can draw any picture on it.
She has played a particular type character by now. In "First Love" or "First Kiss", she absolutely played a good person. I can't find any wrongness in her characters.
She has a magnetic personality that automatically attracts people.
Because of this, her pure image is very popular among show business.
These are the names of her co-starred actors until now.
Jang Donggun, Lyu Siwon, Ahn Jaewook, Kim Sungwoo, Lee Byunghun, Bae Yongjun, Kwon Sangwoo.
I can say there is no such actress except for Jiwoo. In other words, actors whom many women love appear in love story dramas absolutely with Jiwoo.
Her frangible and soft beauty has a power which makes us believe that unthinkable sad love in a drama can exist in real-life.
What is actual Jiwoo like?
She has done good deeds as "a person-Choi Jiwoo".
In May, she invited 1000 of orphans and handicapped children to a popular magic show.
In February, she contributed 10million wons for cancer-ridden children.
At the magic show she said her thought of the day.
"I had today's invitation-event for these children because through this magic show, I would like them to have dreams and pure mind like I had with playing soap bubbles in my childhood. I wish today will be a day they spend with thinking only good things."
Most her roles in dramas were pure and innocent though, she played square women on screen.
Even though she has made smash hits continuously on TV, unfortunately she couldn't have shown her lovely humorousness on screen so far.
Even so, she is keeping on trying.
After a smash hit drama "Stairs in Heaven", everybody took interest in her next project.
In the middle of February, her next starring movie title was announced. It was "Everybody has Secrets".
Fans curiosity was roused very much because it was a two big stars chosen work.
And then in the middle of July, the work was unveiled.
This is her 6th film. Would she be able to become a box-office actress?
Let's talk about the movie.
The movie material is romantic sexual relationships among three sisters and a man.
Jiwoo's role is the second daughter, Han Sonyon who is a bookworm in her twenties.
Sonyon is like a natural treasure because she has no love experience.
>From love to sex, she gets all answers to her questions from books.
There is a man who makes an amorous approach to her. He is her younger sister's boyfriend.
Sonyon feels thunder-like love to the man whom she is not forgiven to love.
But she is attracted to him instinctively.
Obsessed by love this graduate student studies sex with a Freudian psychology book and pornography video that she stole from her brother's room.
At the day when he accepted her younger sister's marriage propose, of all things she had a love affair with him. She tries practicing sexual techniques learned from the video.
She looks funny but putting her heart into sex.... still she is cute.
I can't say the end result of this love but what I can say to you is she became a master of love.
And one more, if you look forward to Jiwoo's sexual exposure too much, you will be disappointed!!
What is actual Jiwoo personality?
Frankly speaking of my impression, I have met her some times before; real Jiwoo is much more beautiful and attractive.
Her perfect figure shaped-up by dance (Dance is her major in her first university. Her hands and legs are long and slender.) makes her movements elegant and she has fair, milk-white skin.
Soon after debut, her lovely face brightened with hope for the future. Luckily her dream came true.
When I met her at a location site of "Stairs in Heaven", she had a calm, composed expression on her face that I hadn't seen before.
She seemed to have got confidence as actress.
Actually, she wandered about cold winter town with wearing evening dress for drama shooting courageously. And even when she was resting her worn body in a sofa, once the camera is on, she got full of energy immediately.
A scene that she and co-star KwangSangwoo eat rice cake looked natural, as if it was a documentary.
Choi Jiwoo became a leading actress of the Korean Boom.
Now she came to be able to perform a grown-up woman with flexibility.
Even in interview, she meets photographer's requests with cheerful smile.
10 years later, she must be loved much more in all over the world and be more mature but still frank, soft and honest.
Moreover, in the past, now and in the future, she is always sweet and lovely.
JIWOO'S HUMOROUS ANSWERS IN THE INTERVIEW (after the preview on July 20)
Q. Explain your character.
A. Sonyon is a virgin and has no romantic experience. But she becomes a passionate woman for a man who approached her suddenly.
Q. What is the most memorable scene?
A. (Just after Chu Sangmi answered the same question)
Me, too. I remember my bedroom-scene very much. And also I remember the scene that I sobbingly yelled out dirty words to Byunghun. I felt refreshing when I yelled out the dirty words.
Q. Did you make use of the experience of your first kiss for acting?
A. The toughest question isn't it... I didn't reflect my experience to acting.
First I wondered such woman can really exist and this is a romantic sexy comedy indeed!!
Anyway, I am glad people thought my acting was good.
Q. What do you think someone who has many secrets?
A. Having too many secrets seems problem...
I think it might be better to stay away from such a person.
Q .What do you think your bedroom scene?
A. I was very nervous before shooting because that's my first time bedroom scene but I did my best.
Q. How do you introduce this movie to the audience?
A. The three women have each different process of falling in love with the man.
That is an interesting part of this movie, so enjoy it.
I am sorry I don't know the editor of Madame Figaro Korea is male or female.
I am not sure how to spell Korean name in English, so please excuse me.
崔智友：在日本韩流里面最发光的韩国女演员
这些日子崔智友以最快的速度大获成功。继非常流行的“天堂的阶梯”后，她参与了电影“谁都有秘密”的演出。她积极地经营着在电视跟电影上面的发展。
一位Madame Figaro Korea的编辑， Kim Solre跟智友比较熟悉。她/他告诉我们智友的另一面。
智友最近的忙碌连一些顶尖的明星都会羡慕她。
在她刚刚去日本参加完2005年日韩友谊宣传大使的活动后，她立即出席了在韩国某一个地方正在公演的电影“谁都有秘密”的宣传活动。此外，她也接待了她的海外影迷，参加了海外影迷的聚会。
在现在的韩国，相信没有女演员像智友这么忙碌了。
崔智友出生在1975年。在1994年通过了MBC的试镜从而开始了她的演艺生涯。
今年刚好是她出道的第十个年头。
一部跟裴勇俊搭档演出的电视剧“初恋”，让她的星途微光初现。
在这之后，她主演的电视剧都会取得不败的高收视率。在韩国，很少女演员的演艺事业能够像智友一样一直保持得这么平稳。
智友就像一张白纸。我们可以任意在上面绘画。
一直以来，她主演的角色都很特别。在“初恋”或者是“初吻”，她都是演绎一个好人。我在她的角色里面找不到任何缺点。
她有着非常吸引人的个性，很自然的吸引着周围的人。
就因为这个，她清纯的形象在演艺圈中非常受欢迎。
以下是曾经跟智友合作过的男演员：
张东健，柳时元，安在旭，金承佑，李炳宪，裴勇俊，权相佑。
我可以说除了智友没有其他女演员，能够像她这样可以跟这么多受着广大女性爱戴的男演员在爱情剧里面共同演绎爱情。
真实的智友是怎样的人呢?
她用实际行动去验证了“真人崔智友”
在5月份，她邀请了1000名孤儿跟智障儿去观看了一场非常流行的魔术表演。
在2月份，她捐献了100万韩元给那些受癌症折磨的孩童。
在魔术表演秀场里面，她说道：“我邀请这些孩子来观赏这次魔术表演，是因为我希望他们也可以拥有梦想跟保持纯洁的童真，就像我小时候常常玩肥皂泡沫一样。我希望在今天，在他们脑海里面的事情就只有快乐。
她在电视剧里面大部份的角色都是天真纯洁的，在银幕里面她演的角色都非常传统。虽然在电视上面，她都一直保持收视长红，但是在银幕里面她还不能展现她幽默可爱的一面。
虽然如此，她还是在不断地追求尝试。
继非常流行的“天堂的阶梯”字后，很多人都非常关注她下一部的作品。在二月中，她新的作品公布了。这就是电影“谁都有秘密”
影迷们都充满兴奋地期待，因为这是一部由两位巨星参演的作品。
终于在七月中旬，这部作品面世了。
这是她第六部参与的电影。她可以成为票房演员吗？
（关于“谁都有秘密”的剧情介绍我就不翻译了，相信大家都这部电影都非常了解了，不了解这部剧情的朋友就翻翻7月份的新闻报道吧!）
智友的真实个性是怎样的呢？
根据我对她的印象，因为我认识她有一阵子了，坦白讲真人的智友更漂亮更有魅力。
她在大学时期修读的现代舞造就了她完美的体态，她的手脚都很修长，所以她的一举一动都是那么的优美，加上她拥有着像牛奶一样的白皙肌肤。
在初道不久， 她甜美的容貌为她的星途点亮了希望。非常幸运，她的梦想实现了。
当我在“天堂的阶梯”的拍摄现场见她的时候，她脸上镇静沉着的表情是我之前没有见过的。
她看山去充满了女演员的自信。
其实，她在寒冷的冬季只穿着剧情要求的礼服而勇敢的坚持着拍摄。就算在休息的时候，她拖着她疲倦的身躯躺在沙发上，一听到摄影机重开，她的精神就会立即恢复了。
在那段她跟对手权相佑一起吃雪糕的片断里面，他们是那么的自然，简直就像在拍纪实电影一样！
崔智友成为了韩流的主流
她现在可以灵活地演绎一位成熟的女性。
就算在访谈的时候，她对待摄影师的要求还是会用微笑回报。
十年后的她，她得到了更多来自世界影迷的爱戴也变得更加成熟了，但是她的率直，温柔和真诚并没有改变。
无论在以前，现在还是将来，她一直都是这么甜美跟可爱。
智友在访谈时候充满幽默的回答（2004年7月电影首映后的访谈）
问：解释一下你的角色
答：Songon 是一个从来没有恋爱经验的处女。当她突然遇到一位想接近她的男人，她变成了一位热情的女人。
问：在剧中最难忘的哪个片断？
答：（Chu Sangmi刚刚被问完同一个问题）
我也是，最深印象的就是床戏那部分。还有我用脏话骂李炳宪那部分。我骂完脏话后精神好像都回来了。
问：你在演戏的时候是不是你自己初吻的经验去演绎？
答：这是好像是最难回答的问题了…我演戏的时候不会用自己去借鉴。
而且，我觉得像戏里面的角色在现实生活中真的存在吗，这是一部性感搞笑片。无论如何，我很高兴观众认为我演得好。
问：你对那些有很多秘密的人有什么想法？
答：有很多秘密好像很有问题…我个人认为要离那种人远一点。
问：你怎样看你那段床戏？
答：我那时候很紧张，因为我是第一次拍这样的床戏，但是我尽力了。
问：你会怎样向观众介绍这部电影呢？
答：三个女人用三种不同的爱情爱上了同一个男人。
非常有趣的一部电影，来享受吧。
英文翻译(English Translation)：Igrek from Japan (espeically thanks)
中文翻译(Chinese Translation)：Deirdre from www.jiwoolove.com
sources supplied by KK
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CHOI JIWOO : The most radiant actress of the Korean sensation in Japan
Choi Jiwoo is going great guns these days. After a smash-hit drama "Stairs in Heaven", she took part in a movie "Everybody Has Secrets". She is working energetically on both TV drama and on-screen.
An editor of Madame Figaro Korea, Kim Solre who knows Jiwoo well. S/he tells us Jiwoo's new side.
Jiwoo has been so busy that even any top-name star envies her.
Just when she had appeared at a film publicity of "Everybody has Secrets" somewhere in Korea, and
she visited Japan for the PR of 2005 Korea-Japan partnership year. Moreover she had to attend a meeting for her foreign fans.
Anyway there is no actress as busy as Jiwoo now in Korea.
With exaggeration, a week ago she was in Shanghai for a fashion show and the very next week she was in Japan to meet Japanese Prime minister.
I am sure she is having very happiest days in her actress life.
Choi Jiwoo was born in 1975. She passed MBC audition in 1994 and came out in the next year.
This is 10th year from her debut.
A TV drama, co-starred with Bae Yongjun "First Love" made her rise to stardom.
Since then, she has been making a record of all wins and no defeats on her dramas.
There are not many actresses in Korean show business who are keeping their stardom strongly as much as Jiwoo.
Jiwoo is like white drawing paper. We can draw any picture on it.
She has played a particular type character by now. In "First Love" or "First Kiss", she absolutely played a good person. I can't find any wrongness in her characters.
She has a magnetic personality that automatically attracts people.
Because of this, her pure image is very popular among show business.
These are the names of her co-starred actors until now.
Jang Donggun, Lyu Siwon, Ahn Jaewook, Kim Sungwoo, Lee Byunghun, Bae Yongjun, Kwon Sangwoo.
I can say there is no such actress except for Jiwoo. In other words, actors whom many women love appear in love story dramas absolutely with Jiwoo.
Her frangible and soft beauty has a power which makes us believe that unthinkable sad love in a drama can exist in real-life.
What is actual Jiwoo like?
She has done good deeds as "a person-Choi Jiwoo".
In May, she invited 1000 of orphans and handicapped children to a popular magic show.
In February, she contributed 10million wons for cancer-ridden children.
At the magic show she said her thought of the day.
"I had today's invitation-event for these children because through this magic show, I would like them to have dreams and pure mind like I had with playing soap bubbles in my childhood. I wish today will be a day they spend with thinking only good things."
Most her roles in dramas were pure and innocent though, she played square women on screen.
Even though she has made smash hits continuously on TV, unfortunately she couldn't have shown her lovely humorousness on screen so far.
Even so, she is keeping on trying.
After a smash hit drama "Stairs in Heaven", everybody took interest in her next project.
In the middle of February, her next starring movie title was announced. It was "Everybody has Secrets".
Fans curiosity was roused very much because it was a two big stars chosen work.
And then in the middle of July, the work was unveiled.
This is her 6th film. Would she be able to become a box-office actress?
Let's talk about the movie.
The movie material is romantic sexual relationships among three sisters and a man.
Jiwoo's role is the second daughter, Han Sonyon who is a bookworm in her twenties.
Sonyon is like a natural treasure because she has no love experience.
>From love to sex, she gets all answers to her questions from books.
There is a man who makes an amorous approach to her. He is her younger sister's boyfriend.
Sonyon feels thunder-like love to the man whom she is not forgiven to love.
But she is attracted to him instinctively.
Obsessed by love this graduate student studies sex with a Freudian psychology book and pornography video that she stole from her brother's room.
At the day when he accepted her younger sister's marriage propose, of all things she had a love affair with him. She tries practicing sexual techniques learned from the video.
She looks funny but putting her heart into sex.... still she is cute.
I can't say the end result of this love but what I can say to you is she became a master of love.
And one more, if you look forward to Jiwoo's sexual exposure too much, you will be disappointed!!
What is actual Jiwoo personality?
Frankly speaking of my impression, I have met her some times before; real Jiwoo is much more beautiful and attractive.
Her perfect figure shaped-up by dance (Dance is her major in her first university. Her hands and legs are long and slender.) makes her movements elegant and she has fair, milk-white skin.
Soon after debut, her lovely face brightened with hope for the future. Luckily her dream came true.
When I met her at a location site of "Stairs in Heaven", she had a calm, composed expression on her face that I hadn't seen before.
She seemed to have got confidence as actress.
Actually, she wandered about cold winter town with wearing evening dress for drama shooting courageously. And even when she was resting her worn body in a sofa, once the camera is on, she got full of energy immediately.
A scene that she and co-star KwangSangwoo eat rice cake looked natural, as if it was a documentary.
Choi Jiwoo became a leading actress of the Korean Boom.
Now she came to be able to perform a grown-up woman with flexibility.
Even in interview, she meets photographer's requests with cheerful smile.
10 years later, she must be loved much more in all over the world and be more mature but still frank, soft and honest.
Moreover, in the past, now and in the future, she is always sweet and lovely.
JIWOO'S HUMOROUS ANSWERS IN THE INTERVIEW (after the preview on July 20)
Q. Explain your character.
A. Sonyon is a virgin and has no romantic experience. But she becomes a passionate woman for a man who approached her suddenly.
Q. What is the most memorable scene?
A. (Just after Chu Sangmi answered the same question)
Me, too. I remember my bedroom-scene very much. And also I remember the scene that I sobbingly yelled out dirty words to Byunghun. I felt refreshing when I yelled out the dirty words.
Q. Did you make use of the experience of your first kiss for acting?
A. The toughest question isn't it... I didn't reflect my experience to acting.
First I wondered such woman can really exist and this is a romantic sexy comedy indeed!!
Anyway, I am glad people thought my acting was good.
Q. What do you think someone who has many secrets?
A. Having too many secrets seems problem...
I think it might be better to stay away from such a person.
Q .What do you think your bedroom scene?
A. I was very nervous before shooting because that's my first time bedroom scene but I did my best.
Q. How do you introduce this movie to the audience?
A. The three women have each different process of falling in love with the man.
That is an interesting part of this movie, so enjoy it.
I am sorry I don't know the editor of Madame Figaro Korea is male or female.
I am not sure how to spell Korean name in English, so please excuse me.
崔智友：在日本韩流里面最发光的韩国女演员
这些日子崔智友以最快的速度大获成功。继非常流行的“天堂的阶梯”后，她参与了电影“谁都有秘密”的演出。她积极地经营着在电视跟电影上面的发展。
一位Madame Figaro Korea的编辑， Kim Solre跟智友比较熟悉。她/他告诉我们智友的另一面。
智友最近的忙碌连一些顶尖的明星都会羡慕她。
在她刚刚去日本参加完2005年日韩友谊宣传大使的活动后，她立即出席了在韩国某一个地方正在公演的电影“谁都有秘密”的宣传活动。此外，她也接待了她的海外影迷，参加了海外影迷的聚会。
在现在的韩国，相信没有女演员像智友这么忙碌了。
崔智友出生在1975年。在1994年通过了MBC的试镜从而开始了她的演艺生涯。
今年刚好是她出道的第十个年头。
一部跟裴勇俊搭档演出的电视剧“初恋”，让她的星途微光初现。
在这之后，她主演的电视剧都会取得不败的高收视率。在韩国，很少女演员的演艺事业能够像智友一样一直保持得这么平稳。
智友就像一张白纸。我们可以任意在上面绘画。
一直以来，她主演的角色都很特别。在“初恋”或者是“初吻”，她都是演绎一个好人。我在她的角色里面找不到任何缺点。
她有着非常吸引人的个性，很自然的吸引着周围的人。
就因为这个，她清纯的形象在演艺圈中非常受欢迎。
以下是曾经跟智友合作过的男演员：
张东健，柳时元，安在旭，金承佑，李炳宪，裴勇俊，权相佑。
我可以说除了智友没有其他女演员，能够像她这样可以跟这么多受着广大女性爱戴的男演员在爱情剧里面共同演绎爱情。
真实的智友是怎样的人呢?
她用实际行动去验证了“真人崔智友”
在5月份，她邀请了1000名孤儿跟智障儿去观看了一场非常流行的魔术表演。
在2月份，她捐献了100万韩元给那些受癌症折磨的孩童。
在魔术表演秀场里面，她说道：“我邀请这些孩子来观赏这次魔术表演，是因为我希望他们也可以拥有梦想跟保持纯洁的童真，就像我小时候常常玩肥皂泡沫一样。我希望在今天，在他们脑海里面的事情就只有快乐。
她在电视剧里面大部份的角色都是天真纯洁的，在银幕里面她演的角色都非常传统。虽然在电视上面，她都一直保持收视长红，但是在银幕里面她还不能展现她幽默可爱的一面。
虽然如此，她还是在不断地追求尝试。
继非常流行的“天堂的阶梯”字后，很多人都非常关注她下一部的作品。在二月中，她新的作品公布了。这就是电影“谁都有秘密”
影迷们都充满兴奋地期待，因为这是一部由两位巨星参演的作品。
终于在七月中旬，这部作品面世了。
这是她第六部参与的电影。她可以成为票房演员吗？
（关于“谁都有秘密”的剧情介绍我就不翻译了，相信大家都这部电影都非常了解了，不了解这部剧情的朋友就翻翻7月份的新闻报道吧!）
智友的真实个性是怎样的呢？
根据我对她的印象，因为我认识她有一阵子了，坦白讲真人的智友更漂亮更有魅力。
她在大学时期修读的现代舞造就了她完美的体态，她的手脚都很修长，所以她的一举一动都是那么的优美，加上她拥有着像牛奶一样的白皙肌肤。
在初道不久， 她甜美的容貌为她的星途点亮了希望。非常幸运，她的梦想实现了。
当我在“天堂的阶梯”的拍摄现场见她的时候，她脸上镇静沉着的表情是我之前没有见过的。
她看山去充满了女演员的自信。
其实，她在寒冷的冬季只穿着剧情要求的礼服而勇敢的坚持着拍摄。就算在休息的时候，她拖着她疲倦的身躯躺在沙发上，一听到摄影机重开，她的精神就会立即恢复了。
在那段她跟对手权相佑一起吃雪糕的片断里面，他们是那么的自然，简直就像在拍纪实电影一样！
崔智友成为了韩流的主流
她现在可以灵活地演绎一位成熟的女性。
就算在访谈的时候，她对待摄影师的要求还是会用微笑回报。
十年后的她，她得到了更多来自世界影迷的爱戴也变得更加成熟了，但是她的率直，温柔和真诚并没有改变。
无论在以前，现在还是将来，她一直都是这么甜美跟可爱。
智友在访谈时候充满幽默的回答（2004年7月电影首映后的访谈）
问：解释一下你的角色
答：Songon 是一个从来没有恋爱经验的处女。当她突然遇到一位想接近她的男人，她变成了一位热情的女人。
问：在剧中最难忘的哪个片断？
答：（Chu Sangmi刚刚被问完同一个问题）
我也是，最深印象的就是床戏那部分。还有我用脏话骂李炳宪那部分。我骂完脏话后精神好像都回来了。
问：你在演戏的时候是不是你自己初吻的经验去演绎？
答：这是好像是最难回答的问题了…我演戏的时候不会用自己去借鉴。
而且，我觉得像戏里面的角色在现实生活中真的存在吗，这是一部性感搞笑片。无论如何，我很高兴观众认为我演得好。
问：你对那些有很多秘密的人有什么想法？
答：有很多秘密好像很有问题…我个人认为要离那种人远一点。
问：你怎样看你那段床戏？
答：我那时候很紧张，因为我是第一次拍这样的床戏，但是我尽力了。
问：你会怎样向观众介绍这部电影呢？
答：三个女人用三种不同的爱情爱上了同一个男人。
非常有趣的一部电影，来享受吧。
英文翻译(English Translation)：Igrek from Japan (espeically thanks)
中文翻译(Chinese Translation)：Deirdre from www.jiwoolove.com
sources supplied by KK
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xuexi
Dear kk, it seems that my posting got lost and removed, dunno why. How sad. Well, have to write again and always appreciate your effort in sharing and posting any news and vods on Jiwoo. Thanks also to Igrek of Japan and DD for the English and Chinese translation.
Yes! Agree with all - what a well write-up and good report on Jiwoo-si. To us she is always the beautiful, charming and adorable lady with a heart gold ~~~~~
Ya, f18, are you the same freshdough? You've been missing in action for so long .........? Hope all is well with you.
Cheers ^_^*
Yes! Agree with all - what a well write-up and good report on Jiwoo-si. To us she is always the beautiful, charming and adorable lady with a heart gold ~~~~~
Ya, f18, are you the same freshdough? You've been missing in action for so long .........? Hope all is well with you.
Cheers ^_^*
This article is very well articulated. Thanks for the translation.