Lee Byung-Hun Speech at Yoshiki Handprint and Footprint Ceremony

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00:00 >> Welcome to this history-making day today.

00:07 Such an honor and a pleasure to be here as we immortalize

00:12 Yoshiki in cement today.

00:14 Global music superstar, rock star, cover model, filmmaker,

00:18 style maker, fun guy, such a humble person, and so much love

00:23 for him as we're also streaming around the world.

00:26 Welcome to all of our global viewers right now.

00:30 Yoshiki is the first Japanese artist to ever be immortalized

00:36 in cement here at TCL Chinese Theater.

00:39 So it's an extremely special day, and we'd like to welcome

00:42 to the podium right now award-winning actor Lee Byung Hun.

00:47 [ Applause ]

00:58 >> Hello, everyone.

01:01 I'm Lee Byung Hun.

01:04 I came here early today, and I tried to find my hand and

01:09 footprint, but it's all covered up with the boxes.

01:14 Maybe next time.

01:17 It's an honor to be here at the hand and footprinting event

01:22 of the first Japanese-born artist, my friend Yoshiki.

01:28 I first met Yoshiki 10 years ago at a dinner hosted by my

01:33 good friends Mimi and Kenny.

01:37 After dinner, everyone asked him to play the piano.

01:42 As he started to play, I was reminded of my high school days

01:48 as a young guy in Korea.

01:51 His music filled my teenage years.

01:55 X-Japan was so popular in Korea and all of Asia.

02:01 These days, K-pop is all the rage, but back in the '90s,

02:07 X-Japan had a big influence on music in Asia.

02:12 Nowadays, we have streamers so everything can be seen or heard

02:17 around the world, but back then, we didn't have the same

02:22 technology.

02:24 That makes what Yoshiki has done so impressive.

02:29 After that first meeting, Yoshiki and I have become great

02:33 friends, even though we come from different countries.

02:38 He's a musician, I'm an actor, but we continue to inspire

02:43 each other.

02:45 I'm very proud to have my good friend Yoshiki's hand and

02:48 footprints close by mine.

02:52 I wanted to do a longer speech, but I was worried that the

02:57 comments would dry very quickly like when I did mine many years

03:02 ago.

03:04 Yoshiki, your music from more than 30 years is still going

03:11 praised and is loved.

03:14 I hope that goes on for eternity.

03:18 Congratulations, my friend.

03:20 Thank you very much.

03:22 [Applause]

03:27 (whooshing)

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