Bae Yong Joon's fame had been on the rise since <Winter Sonata>. This "auntie killer" (i.e. actors who are very popular with older women) had since gone on to other great movies like <April Snow> and <Scandal>. In his pictorial book that was launched in 2006, this handsome gentleman had transformed into a manly hunk who 'screams' sex appeal with his newly acquired physique.