On October 22nd at the 2012 Asahi Shimbun Advertisement Awards in Tokyo, Jang Geon Suk's Advertisement for his first Japanese album "Just Crazy" won an award.
Back in May when "Just Crazy" came out, Suk decided advertise with a real-life sized picture of himself and said pictures were randomly distributor around Japan. The type of advertisement called much attention and left a big impression on the readers that many media outlets reported on it, making it clear of how famous he is in Japan.
The Asahi Shimbun Advertisement Awards were established in 1986 by the Asashi Newspaper. Each year a panel of judges decides on advertisements that have had an impact in people. The awards aren't only awarded to Japanese media. It is an international competition.
Jang Geon Suk is currently in his Asia tour "The Cri Show 2". He has presentations in China and Japan at the end of October.
