Sunday, October 27, 2013

Kdrama Stars With A Past Dramatic Enough For A Kdrama Plot



 Credit: Joan MacDonaldKDramaStars
http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/11261/20131023/kdrama-stars-with-a-past-dramatic-enough-for-a-kdrama-plot.htm






A few kdrama stars have lived through experiences that would not seem out of place in a kdrama plot.
 
For example, singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong's younger years resemble the plot of a musical kdrama like "Shut Up Flower Boy Band." Kim Hyun Joong, who starred in "Boys Over Flowers" and "Playful Kiss," had a happy childhood but he wound up dropping out of high school to pursue his dream of becoming a musician.
 
His family told him that it was his choice but he would have to support himself so he trained as a musician and worked late at night, delivering pizza and working at a fried chicken store. But he did not spend all the money he earned on himself. When his brother was about to drop out of school for lack of funds, Kim gave him enough money so that he could continue. His parents were shocked he managed to save so much money. No one can dispute that he became a success but he does not see that path working out for everyone.
 
 
"Maybe a lot of students want to imitate my case, but I don't want them to be like me," said Kim. I want them to find a way to study as well as practice."
 
Despite his grueling schedule of dancing for seven hours a day, recording for five hours a day and exercising for two hours a day and getting only a few hours of sleep, he did eventually return to school. He will soon appear in the drama "Inspiring Generation."
 
An even more poignant example is singer Rain, the star of "Full House." He doesn't like to talk about his childhood much but he was very poor growing up, so poor, the family often did not have enough to eat. His mother was sick with diabetes and they did not have enough money for medicine. At one point they were about to become homeless when a kindhearted relative took them in.
 



Rain always knew he wanted to sing and dance and having that dream made it easier to endure the many hardships he faced. Being looked down on by so many people made him even more determined to succeed. He danced for hours every day and kept going to auditions where he was rejected because he was not considered attractive enough. Sadly, his mom died before she ever got to see him achieve his dream.
 
Not only has he achieved success beyond his wildest dreams but despite his rough childhood, friends say he has grown up to be a nice guy.
 



Actress Lee Ji Ah, who will soon appear in "The Woman Who Married Thrice," had the kind of secret marriage that would be hard to believe even in a melodrama. She was not just secretly married for nine years but she was married to a celebrity, Seo Taiji of the legendary k-pop group Seo Taiji and the Boys. The story of their marriage broke when Lee and her "Athena: Goddess of War" co-star Jung Woo Sung were photographed in Paris. Shortly after she admitted they were romantically involved, it was reported that Lee Ji Ah was married. Although Lee and her husband had not lived together for years, their marriage was finally dissolved in July 2011.









Jung So Min: FB Update - 10/27/13 w/English translation



송유진디자이너님 패션쇼간날! 제니하우스에서 옷고르는중ㅎ 헤어하기전 감고나온직후라 머리 어쩔ㅜ 지못미... 결국 무슨옷을 입었을까요~? 맞추신분께는 소량의 상품을 드리지않습니다>_=

English translation:

I went to fashion show of designer Song Yujin!
I was picking some clothes at Jenny House. My hair was right after being washed before hair-styling, so quite not neat.  So what clothes did I put on in the end~? For those who get the right answer, a small present will not be given >_=






                        Chic and simply elegant MinMin!






COUCH KIMCHI: Kim Ji Suk Falls for Jung So Min in...


 “YOU CAME TO ME AND BECAME A STAR”

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I haven’t been ignoring KBS’s upcoming drama special You Came to Me and Became a Star.  I have been quietly following updates on it, especially because it’s Jung So Min‘s new project since Can We Get Married?  It partners her with Wonderful Mama‘s Kim Ji Suk, so, that has increased my interest in the show.

The first time the two artists stepped foot on the same set was on Lee Dong Wook‘s debut episode of Strong Heart, and I thought at the time that she had great chemistry with Ji Suk’s bud and fellow guest Lee Jin Wook.  She acted with him in a short, improvisational skit that elicited impressed reactions and laughter from other guest celebrities.  Now, here she is, and her pair-up with Ji Suk isn’t too bad either. (I’ve always maintained that she looks good with just about anyone.)


You Came to Me and Became a Star will follow the ups and downs of tenants at a gosiwon/gositel.  The story will primarily focus on Kim Ji Suk’s Kang Seok, a school teacher, and Jung So Min’s Ha Jin, an employee at a toy company.  Based on the stills and the preview (with the beautiful music), they will find romance—or at least, an emotional affinity—with each other amidst their personal struggles.


The special will be airing November 3rd on KBS.






Source:  http://couch-kimchi.com/2013/10/25/kim-ji-suk-falls-for-jung-so-min-in-you-came-to-me-and-became-a-star/

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