Popular South Korean actor Song Joong Ki has swept Asia in his role as the handsome and humorous Captain Yoo Si-jin in the hit Korean TV drama, Descendants of the Sun. Aside from shooting a new movie, Song has also launched a series of fan meetings across Asia.
Recently, Song visited Taiwan to meet 4,200 “Mrs Songs” at a Taipei fan meeting. For his three-day trip to Taiwan, the organizer gave him the best treatment, arranging for him to stay at a hotel room worth NT$1.16 million (US$36,000) for two nights.
When the attractive Song appeared in a blue and grey printed suit at the Taipei fan meeting, all his fans started to scream instantly. Displaying his qualities as a warm and charming man, he put on his roller skates to act out a role from the Taiwanese movie Our Times and happily went roller-skating hand in hand with a fan.
Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者陳逸寬
Next Magazine has reported that with his extremely high popularity, Song has launched a series of fan meetings in 11 cities across Asia, making about NT$920 million from the events.
(Liberty Times, translated by Eddy Chang)
南韓男星宋仲基憑著在韓劇「太陽的後裔」飾演帥氣又幽默的「劉大尉」，超高人氣席捲全亞洲。近來他除了忙於拍攝新作品，也展開亞洲粉絲見面會。
日前他來到台灣站，與四千兩百名「宋太太」們相見歡。這三天的寶島行，光是兩晚的住宿，主辦單位就豪擲一百一十六萬，讓男神享受高規格待遇。
他日前來台舉辦見面會，穿著一身灰藍色花紋西裝帥氣現身，一登場就引爆全場影迷的尖叫聲。他也大展「暖男」魅力，穿上溜冰鞋化身「我的少女時代」中的男主角，開心與粉絲手牽手溜冰。
《壹週刊》報導，挾帶高人氣的他，在全亞洲各地展開見面會，共十一個城市會粉絲，據悉，賺進約新台幣九億兩千萬元。
(自由時報綜合報導)
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