(°◡°♡) (* below is the translation of an excerpt from the interview with Jaejoong’s family for Jaejoong Day, 4 March 2011)
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A special way of education ♥
The background behind the birth of “Insa” Jaejoong (T/N: “Insa” is the Korean word for saying hello or goodbye—in this context, it means saying hello to one’s elders)
Father: “So, for that, our Jaejoong…(on relationships between the seniors and the juniors) on saying hello, I really taught it well—killed it.
Even when he was young, like when he comes home from school, he was the boy who said hello ten times if you met him ten times that day.”
Mother: “So one day he says—”
JJ: “Mommy Mommy’ Mother: What
JJ: “Mommy you know the Ajusshi (T/N: non-young man) upstairs… but I met him ten times (today). So I said hello all ten times but later the Ajusshi goes “Hey you dork (T/N: not quite the literal translation, but know that the name he calls JJ is rough but affectionate), stop saying hello, you dork. It’s ten times today!! And he just really scolded me… cuz I said hello ten times.”
Mother: The Ajusshi is doing it because he finds you cute (T/N: literally, pretty, nice), it’s not that he’s scolding you, he’s doing it because you’re too lovable (adorable) because you’re so good at saying hello you’re cute. JJ: “Ah~ I see^^”