{"id":1934,"date":"2013-06-19T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.juliaandtania.com\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2019-12-31T16:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T03:31:36","slug":"joe-cheng-%e9%83%91%e5%85%83%e7%95%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juliaandtania.com\/blog\/?p=1934","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 10 Years of Joe Cheng (\u90d1\u5143\u7545): Videos and Photos!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We originally wanted to write a brief post sharing this cool video we found of a fan meeting between Taiwanese model and actor, Zheng Yuan Chang (\u90d1\u5143\u7545), a.k.a Joseph (Joe) Cheng, and his fans in Japan; but then we got browsing through sites and more videos, and decided to do a longer post and feature a few more videos because he’s that cool. The fact that this year is also 10 years since Joe Cheng’s debut in entertainment, it gives us an excuse… a reason<\/em> to write a full feature with videos, photos and series recommendations to celebrate the 10 years as well \u2014 our mini fan-page on the superstar that is Joe Cheng!! : oD : oD.<\/p>\n

So, despite being fans of Joe Cheng ever since watching It Started with a Kiss \/ \u60e1\u4f5c\u5287\u4e4b\u543b<\/em><\/a> years ago, we’ve only watched these several-years-old \u2014 some are a decade-old \u2014 videos recently. We normally don’t like watching much content about celebrities (this is the reason why we’re so slow in getting to these videos); but as we were clicking through the videos on YouTube, we couldn’t stop clicking videos featuring him (proof that, in our view, he’s unlike any celebrity out there on the globe!). We’ve always had this idea that he had an awesome personality from watching the behind-the-scenes\/blooper reel at the end of the It Started with a Kiss<\/em> DVDs, but having not seen these videos, we didn’t really know just how true it was!<\/p>\n

The contrast in personality when he’s in character \u2014 whether it is acting or modelling \u2014 to when he’s as himself is so different. If you were to see him only in his TV series where more often than not, he’s portraying serious and aloof types; or on fashion shoots, fashion covers and catwalks\/runways where he holds a cool, imposing type of appearance; it’s hard to imagine Joe Cheng to be someone too different \u2014 let alone someone completely opposite! As himself, he’s fun and lively, charismatic, unpretentious and easy-going \u2014 real.<\/p>\n

(In case you’re wondering how we ended up watching these videos after all these years, we were watching scene comparisons between the Taiwanese It Started with a Kiss<\/em> and the Korean Playful Kiss<\/em>, both of which are TV adaptations of the Japanese Itazura na Kiss<\/em> manga.)<\/p>\n

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Before we get into the videos, we’ll briefly write about Joe Cheng \u2014 nicknamed Xiao Zong (\u5c0f\u7efc), known in Japan as Josefu-Chen (\u30b8\u30e7\u30bb\u30d5. \u30c1\u30a7\u30f3) and Jung Won Chang (\uc815\uc6d0\ucc3d) in South Korea \u2014 and his career.<\/p>\n

He began his career as a model, modelling for brands like Puma, Adidas and starred in runway shows for Marc Jacobs, Timberland, Levi’s and Christian Dior. In 2003, he played the second male lead in The Rose \/ \u8537\u8587\u4e4b\u604b<\/em>, a series which was hugely popular. It was not until 2005, though, he shot to fame and gained international recognition with his role, Jiang Zhi Shu<\/em>, in It Started with a Kiss<\/em>. Since then, he continues to share his time between his modelling career and his acting career in television, film and stage, with a stint as a recording artist.<\/p>\n

Now, The Awesome Joe Cheng Videos<\/h2>\n

Joe Cheng Fan Meetings, the Coolest in the World<\/h3>\n
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