Panda ambassador Song Hye-gyo
by javabeans
Sometimes you hear about people like the guy who got hurt after trying to hug a panda bear and you think, “Oh, people are so stupid, they’re called panda BEARS for a reason!” And then you see pictures like this of Song Hye-gyo (The World They Live In, Full House) hugging a panda and it makes you totally want to commit similar acts of stupidity.
The actress has been named first ever goodwill ambassador on behalf of pandas worldwide (and “panda ambassador” has got to be the awesomest job title ever). She visited a panda reserve located in Sichuan, China, on June 4. The panda she is pictured holding is approximately 8 to 9 months old.
Her position isn’t solely dedicated to panda preservation, but also raising environmental awareness and promoting public interests. Song said, “I’ve seen pandas in pictures and in documentaries, but seeing one in person like this feels like a dream. This is a good opportunity and I’m happy to be even a little help.”
She added, “There are many animals needing protection in Korea as well. I have a particular interest in the Korean otter, which is a national treasure. I hope many fans in Asia will take an interest in preserving pandas and the environment, too.”
Via No Cut News
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1 Meliere
June 9, 2009 at 3:31 PM
SO cuuute!!
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2 Samsooki
June 9, 2009 at 3:40 PM
I have to agree with JB's initial statement.
My first reaction is: if that bear attacks SHG, then the headlines might read, "Panda bear goes crazy and attacks Song Hye Gyo," but the responsibility rests with the people that put SHG in that situation. That 9 month old baby panda probably weighs 50 lbs.... not a small animal at all.
I will loosely quote Chris Rock discussing when a tiger attacked Roy of Siegfried and Roy - "that tiger aint go crazy, that tiger went tiger! You know when the tiger went crazy? When the tiger was riding around on a little bike with a Hitler helmet on..."
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3 LadyIgraine
June 9, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Awwww...I wanna cuddle a panda too! Anyways, Hye Gyo looks extra chic with her t-shirt & short ^_^
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4 Biscuit
June 9, 2009 at 3:49 PM
I've heard about pandas actually being violently mean at times, but this picture makes me want to go awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww with the urge to cuddle one.
Makes me envious of her again XD
*well... not if she ended up getting ripped apart*
Especially the eyes of the panda in the last picture :O
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Gah, the more I think about the cuteness the more I want one -.-
Ciao. Gotta go look for something to cuddle........................
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5 chocomilk
June 9, 2009 at 3:49 PM
these pictures are ADORABLE!
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6 B.B.
June 9, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Have to go with JB, not for the hugging of.....Panda Bears or Koalas. If you must get huggy, get a life size toy one. Best leave the real ones in their habitat protected.
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7 kitty
June 9, 2009 at 4:04 PM
It's nice to see celebs taking an interest in wildlife preservation, and I hope to see more of them doing the same. If their fame can raise more awareness for the plight of these animals - some of which are facing extinction - and prompt the public and organisations to do something to arrest the problem, then that's for the greater good.
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8 mookie
June 9, 2009 at 4:28 PM
At that conservation, it's actually a very normal practice/main attraction to let tourists cuddle and hug the baby pandas for a fee. (I have done it...even if u r against everything about it, they r just impossibly cute to pass :) )
As close to extinction as they r, babies r mostly raised by caretakers even if they r born by natural birth and their panda mamas are healthy and well (since the moms will have to go thro 'matchmaking' every yr and hopefully more babies, yet they need to be raised by moms much longer), so they are very accustomed to and even welcome all the loving(at least fr their actions). It is a case where human intervention is crucial, if they r left to be, there won't be any pandas around long time ago. and when a panda is being a panda, all they wanna do is eat bamboo.
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9 KOOKy
June 9, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Off topic but whats the news on Full House 2? Any chance we'll see her and Bi again?
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10 theedie
June 9, 2009 at 4:44 PM
TOO. CUTE. O.o Soooo jealous of her right now. That first picture is adorable. And in the third picture it looks like the panda is saying to SHG: "want some?" lol. I hope she's successful in this endeavor, I fully support.
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11 Darel
June 9, 2009 at 4:53 PM
You can not hold them all the time. There are many days when you can't. It all depends on the panda's conditions.
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12 Snikki
June 9, 2009 at 5:01 PM
OMG! Panda! Cuteness overload!!! I'd like to cuddle one too, or just pet it with a long stick...
I remember a little boy who yelled out "Mommy, Panda!" at the Costco check-out counter when he saw a pudgy lady in black and white outfit.
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13 dogstar
June 9, 2009 at 5:09 PM
i love her... in true Wonder Girls fan mode I shout "let's preserve the environment, protect the animals & save the earth!*
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14 Nom_kitteh
June 9, 2009 at 5:48 PM
I am so incredibly jealous right now! She is not just petting a panda -- she is holding one in her lap!!!! Gimme! ME WANT! It looks soooooo soft. Seriously, life is so unfair -- SHG gets to not only be one of the world's most beautiful women (I can deal with that), but she gets to cuddle with a PANDA as well (less able to deal).
I has a sad for ma lyfe rite nao.
*scurries off to wake cat up and cuddle it hard*
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15 letsirc04
June 9, 2009 at 5:51 PM
well, pandas are more closely related to raccoons than bears...
and though i would still be more cautious in approaching a panda, given the chance...they're still so cuuuute!
i think SHG's a sweetheart to take action upon such an issue.
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16 lidge_fan
June 9, 2009 at 6:19 PM
agreed with everyone that the pics are adorable beyond words!!!
don't know which is cuter, SHG or the panda ^__^
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17 that guy
June 9, 2009 at 6:36 PM
http://www.pvponline.com/comics/pvp20071126.gif
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18 Hallyudorama
June 9, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Me want panda too! Sheesh, some gals can have everything.
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19 Miki
June 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Oh my freaking god.
I forgot how adorable pandas were. God... 8-9 months? But the panda's so big already!
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20 ar
June 9, 2009 at 7:32 PM
wow! even panda bears behave when basking in the presence of Song Hye Gyo's beauty.
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21 bird
June 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM
HAHA look at how the bear eyes her lasciviously in the last photograph! i guess even pandas recognise the beauty of song hye-gyo.. in a plain white t-shirt and shorts, no less T.T
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22 Yoomin
June 9, 2009 at 7:47 PM
SO JEALOUS!!
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23 gailt
June 9, 2009 at 7:52 PM
LOL @ nom_kitteh (#14). i wish i had a cat to wake up and cuddle. i miss my old Princess.
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24 cecee
June 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM
In China you can hold and hug a baby panda bear for an extra fee...it is worth it since it is a once in a lifetime kind of event....just like whale watching or dolphin swimming. It was very memorable when I did it. They take you around their sanctuary too.
Save the animals, Save the earth.
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25 ruthie
June 9, 2009 at 8:43 PM
way to go for hye kyo! im proud of her. this just shows that she's not just your typical beauiful actress. she makes use of her fame to spread awareness about taking care of animals as well as the environment to the public.
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26 jin
June 9, 2009 at 8:48 PM
LOL at first i thought the picture was photoshopped.
now - i envy her. omigod.haha :D
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27 nom_kitteh
June 9, 2009 at 8:57 PM
@gail, Ha-ha, my cat is used to my random acts of hugging. What happened to your Princess? Should I ask?
So in China you can just pay to hug pandas? ZOMG, reason #786799 to visit China.
Edit: I love how in the first pic SH has the widest smile on and is all "OMG, a panda!" and the panda is all like "Whatevs, nom, nom, nom"
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28 Annie
June 9, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I'm not much of an animal person and I do think that they should of been more cautious. Remember that chimpanzee that made news a couple months ago when it clawed a lady's face off? You can never really predict what these living creatures will do. Better safe than sorry.
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29 Jo
June 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM
The second to last picutre looks like the panda is expaining to her what its eating. lol.
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30 nom_kitteh
June 9, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Yeah, in case it is not obvious, I am nuts about pandas.
On a serious note though, it is great that SHG or anyone has been named ambassador for pandas. I hope she will take on the red panda cause too because those are endangered and the countries they live in -- Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Burma -- just don't seem to have the resources or will power like the Chinese to protect them.
RED PANDA!: http://simonworld.mu.nu/archives/simonthepanda.jpg
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31 ewin
June 9, 2009 at 10:37 PM
does this not remind anyone of her nick name in full house? "lil' bear" soooo cute! the song is stuck in my head right now and i don't even speak korean!
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32 Bolt
June 10, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Haha...hurt by bear or panda? When i was little, I remembered being chase by wombat and running in circle. That was being caught in tape!! My brother showed those clips to my nephews and a constant reminder to them to behave while in zoo!!
Also remembered throwing peanuts and stones on monkeys and being attack by their mother!! Boy!! That's fun!! ^__________^
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33 Elaine
June 10, 2009 at 2:59 AM
I've never been so jealous in my life.
-.- i want to hug a panda...
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34 shang
June 10, 2009 at 4:58 AM
waaaahh!!! so cute!! The panda, I mean! LOL! =P
SHG's pretty though!^_^
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35 CyNurse
June 10, 2009 at 6:05 AM
The panda is so cute! And SHK is so pretty. I think she lost weight since her Full House days.
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36 wonderboys
June 10, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Heard from Rain fans confirmed he's gonna marry his lover HyeKyo dating dead serious. Rain wears a ring on his left hand, men dont nor like wearing rings not even wedding rings but if for fashion they will wear fanciful ones on right hand. Go look at those pictures when he was performing in HK last weekend. Must be engaged!! He's ambassador she's ambassador she love kungfu panda cos he animated song in kungfu panda, they wear same watches, beads, bracelet almost anyting n everyting the same all the time. he moves she moves he bangs she bangs n he alredy bang her for 5 years??? she had time date boyfriend over dinner meal roast meat one month ago in seoul restaurant!! Saw pictures in rainvietnam. sneaky woman hiding under his trousers to sneak in restaurant n rain with hyekyo's manager outside trashed his fans from taking photos!!
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37 Sonam
June 10, 2009 at 7:17 AM
I can never look at a panda now without seeing Jack Black's face.
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38 coffeeandcakes
June 10, 2009 at 8:01 AM
the pandas are so adorable...
lucky pandas, they were hugged by hyegyo,..
lucky hyegyo she hugged the pandas *LMAO* =))
i just hope that they washed / bathe the pandas before
they made her hug them . . . it's also good that they were tamed :)
who knows? one might actually jump on her and the next
thing we know is that . . . "BREAKING NEWS : Song Hye Gyo . . . * err * "
i don't want to continue . . .
- - - - keep safe !! \m/,
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39 GeeNie
June 10, 2009 at 8:03 AM
OMG I wanna be her. Those pandas are adorable!!!
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40 Snikki
June 10, 2009 at 10:11 AM
@Biscuit
Especially the eyes of the panda in the last picture
That's actually his come-hither look, that or he's contemplating on ravaging her...
I can't stop looking at these photos... must move on to the next story...
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41 soon2soon
June 10, 2009 at 11:26 AM
hmm... would i rather hug a panda? or song hye gyo?
panda or song hye gyo??
panda?
song hye gyo???
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42 meister
June 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM
That panda is so cute. do they eat all the time. his face was like, "hu..uh~? hhuuh?~ whaaat happened?..~ whaaateveer~.." *chomps*chomps*
anyway, i love how SHK's casual outfit and nude face despite of how popular and diva she is. its not something we can find on every actress.
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43 krnkimbap
June 10, 2009 at 11:51 AM
OOOOH~~~ Panda's are my favorite animals! I would also want to commit the same acts of stupidity...
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44 hallyufan
June 10, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Japanese pop stars have been visiting that panda reserve and playing with the pandas in the panda kindergarten for ages- glad to see Korean celebrities doing the same- those pandas are very socialized to people- also that reserve was hit hard by the earthquake and they are rebuilding their program. The caretakers wouldn't let her hold an unsocialized panda.
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45 Bolt
June 10, 2009 at 2:19 PM
#43. if you have not made up your mind, Bolt suggests SHG. Do you know panda smells really really bad, especially Kungfu Panda!! ^________^
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46 prissymom
June 10, 2009 at 5:58 PM
in the first photo, SHG looked genuinely happy and amazed!!! that is one powerful photo!!!
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47 linsai90
June 11, 2009 at 5:01 AM
you can hug pandas if you offer/give them food or if they are currently eating. hahaha
anyways, i would love to be in her position. who doesn't love pandas?
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48 soon2soon
June 11, 2009 at 9:08 AM
#47, Bolt -
No, actually - there was never a question. SHG in a heartbeat! I was just trying to play around (though pandas are pretty cool).
I think getting a hug from SHG should go on my bucket list.
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49 Kungfu Panda
June 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM
#47 Bolt
Smelly panda? You must have hugged one before. But then again, since you feel it's smelly and you chose to go near it...You are such a dumb dog !!
Your brother should show you the video clips instead. This does not even constitute in teaching an old dog new tricks....
Trying so hard to provoke a smelly panda? Be prepared to be kicked on your dumb ass...
Alas, if you have learn at all,,you won't be making such comment...trying to kick get some cheap thrill? don't go begging for attention later.
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50 innocec3
June 11, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Panda is my favourite animal. I have seen them at the zoo in China, and they were so CUTE! My friend and I even recorded how lazy they were xD They eat their bamboo lying down! They sure know how to enjoy themselves~
I want to hug a panda too T__T and the first picture really reallllyyyy makes me want to go cuddle something as cute as a panda. Lucky Song Hye Kyo!
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