Ivoire, I don't know what you're talking about...
Indeed, most Korean male artists are good looking, but hey, is it my fault if they fit my taste perfectly?
Here, I'm just happy to see that a young talent i spotted before manages to be hired with such a good actress, in what seems to be a good project. :)

@ Mysti,

LOL "I don't know what you are talking about..." really, Mysti? :-)
Come on, this is me and this is you... I feel like I have read enough of your posts to know that we can count on you to enlighten us on just how hot (looks wise but also popularity/talent wise) an actor/actress is. I just had a smile on my face when I saw the links you shared and I thought to myself, "yep, that's our Mysti, just making sure we know how hot and valuable these guys are :-) "

Seriously, I think you should become some of these actors/singers' agent or something, because I think you would do a great job!!!! What do you think? (And then you would get to be really close to them. However, the job would entail that you sign them up for projects involving other women in CFs, dramas, movies etc... so that part might not be fun for you. Also, could you then date your clients? I remember how generous you said you are with your love :-) )
In any case, I am just messing with you... Je suis juste en train de te faire marcher :-). I would be interested in your thoughts though...

So, besides Man of Honor, what did you see Lee Jang Woo in? (Just curious...)

@ Ivoire, answering your post below : Being an agent for Korean artists is surely the job of dreams (dreaming doesn't cost anything right?). But there I have a problem: I absolutely suck at social skills in real life: I loosen up at DB place, I do the clown, but really I’m a very shy person. Just thinking about having the phone ringing all day, doing press meetings and all… “Shivering”. And I don’t even speak about being constantly surrounded by all those gorgeous men: I would need to take calming pills or else I would collapse from heart attack. How do actresses manage to do the eye-lock scenes without fainting is a mystery for me (well, I noticed that often they don’t stare at the eyes, they look at the forehead :) ). I guess I’m not the stalker kind of fan, rather the timid one enjoying the moment in the dark corner with a stupid smile on my face. As for being jealous, THAT is an emotion unknown to me (until now). The annoying ex girlfriend / rival has never been a scaring threat for me. If the relationship is meant to be then it works, if not then let’s part. I’m certainly not a dramaqueen. Also, I can be perfectly happy giving love and not receiving in return: Unrequited love is not an issue either. Dating clients? I have absolutely no problem with that (putting aside the crazy fans that will try to kill me of course). I have a lot of flaws and I know them by heart, but one thing I’m good at is detecting the good points in someone: When it comes to acting, I can see a minor character in the back of my screen, in the worst show possible, and tell he or she has skills and a bright future ahead. Honestly, I saw LJW in MOH only, but he was such a scene stealer… A hot cutie ? Sure. But above all, he has the complete palette of acting.

Wow...your post made me teary eyed. For most part, we're kind a similar but I AM a dramaqueen. That aside, I do pay attention to small characters coz sometimes they just shine so bright in their small little corners and I think to myself...one day he/she'll be great! Af of LJW, that was kinda obvious and I was telling myself, how long are they gonna push this kid to the side and give him these mundane roles...and wallah!!! He is the lead, next to my MOST FAVOURITE actress....I say...get ready for FAME Lee Jang Woo!!

@ Mysti,

Bonjour! reading some of your posts, I would have never guessed that as you put it "you suck at social skills." Are they that bad? Really? Is it just your assessment or have people told you that? You just seem so social on this blog, I had assumed that you were the same in life. Wow, talk about not judging someone by the way they appear online. I should say that it doesn't surprise me considering that it is a known fact that people are not necessarily in life the way they appear to be online (duh...), still, for some unexplainable reasons, I just imagined you to be the way you are online, as you said, "the clown, relaxed" etc... Finding out what you said about yourself was interesting and eye opening. Thank you for sharing that.

As for me, I am pretty much what I appear to be online which means that yes, I do love to talk (that is how I bond with people) but I am also a very good listener. I figured a long time ago that if I like to talk and being listened to, the list I could do is listen back when I am being spoken to. So I have learned to listen, and I have a very good memory. People are always surprised at how much I remember about what they have shared with me, when I check back with them to see how they are doing, and my reaction is usually "well, you were talking to me, wasn't it because you wanted me to listen and pay attention to what you were saying?" And they will say "yes," but still be a little surprise at how much I remember...
I am also sentimental, romantic, I love taking pictures to remember people and places, however I am also very realistic and analytical. I don't live in the clouds. I take my time to process things emotionally and mentally, and by the time I am done, I know how I feel and what I think, and it shows. I am not rude or crude in how I show it I think, and I have been told that I am one of those people with whom "what you see is what you get." Just sharing a bit more about myself.

Coming back to you and your comments, I find it interesting that you are shy and you might find yourself in good company with many of those Korean actors/singers/models because it seems that a number of them are. I am finding that out when I have the opportunity to watch them in different interviews/situations, it's quite interesting. Hyun Bin is one (it's very interesting to watch and also see how impressed and shy he can be by some of his female co-stars and how he behaves around them. Very eye opening), Lee Min Ho (of City Hunter) although he's handling it better and is more comfortable during interviews compared to when he shot to stardom with BOF. Kim Soo Hyun is another one, he might have gotten better over time. There are others (including female idols and actresses), but I don't remember their names right now. They are either shy or just more reserved in real life. Acting/singing/modeling seem to be an outlet for many of them.

I think I could handle being an agent for some of the Korean celebrities and I think I could definitely handle the eye-lock (I might be laughing for the first few shots though, so there will be some NGs). As far as being an agent, I would have to be very organized, more so than I am now, to handle the volume of work and pressure that comes with it, but I know I could totally handle being around those stars. I would look forward to it because I always wonder what they are like in real life: what pushes their buttons, what are they afraid of, what do they care about politically, internationally, personally? What do they believe about themselves and about the world? What would they stand for and what do they think is not as important or is negotiable? Basically, how is their public persona different from their private one and why? I feel that when you are as popular and famous as some of them are, there is a persona you project and there must be a shield they have mentally and emotionally to protect themselves. We know that some of them (unfortunately) are not well cared for by their agencies/management (I personally think that a big part of the problem with the saeseng/stalker fans is that the management of those idols doesn't seem to have done anything to protect them with security guards, someone handling their mail/packages etc... These idols are their cash cows and yet they seem to do the minimum or nothing when it comes to their personal security. That's sad... et dommage. I could say more about that but I will stop here. In the reports I have read so far, there were no mention of the agencies stepping up to assist/help their clients deal with those issues. It's not as if those agencies cannot afford the security needed to protect the idols).
So when I think about those celebrities, I tend to think about the person behind the persona. Who can they really count on and who do they really count on? I think at the end of the day, they are a lot like us: they want to be employed, make money (a lot of it), take care of their loved ones, travel, and be successful, however they define success. Because of their line of work, they also want fame and popularity, however there is a price to pay for that, and I don't think some of them realize just how much you might have to pay for it.
'I think I care about them as people and so I always wonder what is behind the veil, hum...

I think you are blessed not to be jealous, because I think I would be. There are areas in my life where I am just not totally secure... yet. And as much as I know that it has a lot to do with me primarily, I wouldn't con myself in thinking that I would not envy, or feel insecure when faced with certain situations. Like you, I think it is important to be honest with oneself and it is important to know oneself as well, so you know what you can handle and what you can't handle and you decide then how to handle things because you are aware of your limitations.

Like you, I am not a drama queen either. The only place where I like dramas is on my screen, preferably in Korean dramas and out of my life. That of course, is wishful thinking. How long could that last in real life? Sometimes, the drama comes and finds you... Life is just funny that way.

"Unrequited love is not an issue for me," good for you!!! Because that doesn't work for me, at least not in my key friendships/relationships. IF I give out love, I would like to receive it back, that is just who I am... still. I am just being honest. I think it is different if I am supposed to be in a person's life just to bless him/her, but I have to be aware of it (having come to that conclusion) and then I am Ok with that.

I asked where you had seen Lee Jang Woo because I watched him in "Smile, Donghae," and I personally didn't like his acting there. I just thought he wasn't good there. Then I saw him in MoN, and I was really impressed by how much he had grown and improved in regards to his acting skills. And I agree with you, he was a scene stealer and he seemed to have better chemistry with Park Min Young. Some of their scenes were really cute and adorable (there was one when she was in her bedroom, pretending to be sick and he came to visit her). I still haven't finished MoN, so I can't comment too much on that yet.

I went back and read former posts related to this drama/news and I found out that you were the one who had suggested that LJW be picked for the role opposite KSA and I thought "she has a good eye and seems to be a good judge of who can act and who can't".... which then leads me to this question: You have said in another post that Lee Dong Wook doesn't really do it for you, (You don't really like him), why is that, do you think?

On this note, happy reading, since as usual I wrote a journal. Passe une bonne soiree et a plus tard...

P.S.: You made a comment about dreaming being free. I say, please dream away. So many things start with a dream, I believe in dreaming...

@ Ivoire: Thanks for your interest and your kindness. I take your word and will post a longer, more personal reply in the next OT: I need to sort out my thoughts and feelings.
Btw, how much time do you need to write such lengthy posts of yours? It would take hours for me. LOL.

@ Mysti,

You are very welcome !!! (this is in response to you thanking me). I just made sure I answered and touched on everything you said, I take writing whether it is a handwritten letter (I still do those), a comment here etc... quite seriously and I like to address all the points that jump at me. Ever since I was a teenager, I wanted people to touch on or answer all my comments when I wrote (pen pals, friends etc...) so the least I could do, is do the same for them. The way I appear here, is the way I have been saying it since I started contributing my thoughts: I tend to be a detailed and thought out kind of writer. That attitude is also encouraged here and on another blog I used to participate in by the fact that we are not censored about the length of our posts and I haven't gotten any flack about my posts so far. I was somewhat concerned about the length of my comments at the beginning, but then RtRH encouraged me to write the way I wanted to and he and other readers seem to welcome it, so I thought it was OK. Besides, I am not the only one who does it, I have read some of the discussions on OT and (some of the comments) after some of the articles posted, so I figured "I belong here," and I was treated as much, I felt.
You know, my last post just confirms what I have been saying or what I have been hinting at all along: I am open about what I think, how I think and how I feel. I try to be considerate, polite, courteous and thoughtful of others (and I think I am, even in real life as best I know how) and so, I am not hard to figure out, which I think helps in friendships/relationships. I am also aware that it is not all about me, so I welcome what people have to say, I think it is the inquisitive side in me.

"Thanks for your interest and your kindness." I appreciate your compliment, it is the first time that I receive such a compliment. I am glad that my interest and my kindness could come across my writing. That's good, because I DO care, really. I think a lot of us here do, as I have found out and that is part of what makes it a good community.
You know, I did "une Terminale A" (specialized in foreign languages and in philosophy) when I was in High School and went on to study some more of that in college (Langues Etrangeres Appliquees a Poitiers pendant 3ans) and so you KNOW I have had to write papers (long ones quite often) and analyze and dissect thoughts and ideas during my high school and college years in Cameroon, France and in the US. It doesn't help that it is an exercise I naturally like to do. Put those things together, and that explains why I write the way I do. I have said it before here, but I REALLY do love languages: the written form, spoken one, murmured one :-) languages in all its forms and writing long letters and essays is a big part of how I improved my skills in them. So, when given the chance to write, if I don't have to restrain myself, I usually don't.
When I am talking however, I pay attention to the context I am in and who I am speaking with or speaking to. There are times when I need to keep it short, and I do. I have learned (and I am still learning) where and when to do that.

"I need to sort out my thoughts and feelings," please take your time. It seems that I have given you some food for thought, good!!!! yay for meaningful conversation, not that I mind the other kinds :-).

It doesn't take me as long as you think to write my answers because I type Ok, (not super fast, but not too slow either). What takes time is the fact that I reread what I wrote so I can edit it and check to make sure it makes sense. It is still time consuming though which is why I don't always answer all the posts I would like to answer at the time I would like to answer them. I do think about them though (the discussion you guys had about the "black face" was one of them, mostly because I was busy with my move) and very often, I will have conversations with myself about what I would have said. That sounds crazy, but I do live alone and there are not a lot of people in my life who share my interest and love of many things Korean, so sometimes, I just talk to myself while I cook or do the laundry etc... It's quite entertaining :-). I started that as a child because I had siblings much later (our age gaps are kind of big) and so I was lonely for a long time, and I guess, that never fully went away. It helps me pay attention to my thought process.
I like writing, so I don't mind writing lengthy posts or comments. i always look forward to the kind or responses I get as well.

I would add something I didn't say in my previous post,which is that if I were an agent for some of the male celebrities, I wouldn't date them. I would want my personal life to be separate from my professional one. I think I could become friends with them, after being so close and depending on their personalities, beliefs etc.... but dating, hum... For one thing we don't have a lot in common, I think. 2nd: I don't mind being playful and silly but I would need someone really mature and thoughtful and insightful to handle me and help me continue to grow and willing to let me do the same for them. Many of those celebrities are younger than I am and so I think besides their money (if they are willing to share it and pamper you) and work ethics which I admire, what else would they bring to the table as far as I am concerned? Life experience is important and I am not sure we are on par in that department. I am not looking down on them, I am just stating what is. Emotional maturity is extremely important to me and so is education. And by education, I don't mean just degrees, but being aware of your community, your place of origin and the world at large. I think it is important and that is how I grew up, and I still believe in that. I don't pretend to know everything because I don't, and so I am humble enough to ask when I don't know. I can't be seriously involved with someone if he doesn't care about certain things in the world, "if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything" and that is sad and regrettable.
Also, it is not like their schedule allows them to do much while they are building their career, which many of them are, especially before they go into the army. And I tend to be quite possessive and quite conservative, I am not comfortable sharing my man (so definitely no kissing during CFs, dramas, movies). I am not crazy but I know I have different standards and expectations for my romantic relationships and I subscribe to those standards as well. That's just how I personally view (romantic) relationships. Besides, I really like my privacy and my ability to come and go as I wish. I would have an extremely hard time being in the public eye the way they are and I think that would be hard to avoid if dating one of them. I really don't envy how famous and how popular they are. You would have to be willing to put up with what comes with it, and I don't. I also think that it takes a toll on the person living that way, and given the choice, I wouldn't want it. I am not that interested in how much money a man could give me, because I can make my own. I would want to be pampered however, because I know I would want to pamper him as well. Besides, I think I deserve it.
I would make a really good friend though. I am loyal, honest, dependable, caring and nurturing and I think I have a good head on my shoulders.

There, I think I have covered everything I wanted to cover. Again happy reading and I look forward to your remarks in the next OT :-)

@zsa, KSA is 171 cm tall and LJW 184 cm, same height with LDW.

@jastinel...really? I read in DramaWiki he is 186cm...anyways, he IS TALL...looks like you got your wish too...you were rooting for him right? So happy!!

you're right, he is 184...thanks for clarifying^^

his acting are so good on Smile Donghae and Man of Honor, and im sure atleast he is 10000X better than Jung Yong Hwa...

@Feather Lee Jang Woo is a good actor and atleast 10000X better than Jung Yong Hwa in acting

@jjj
even if i haven't seen him in anything, i won't disagree on the topic of him vs jung yong hwa (i'm a fan of CNBlue, but that doesn't mean i'll let it bias my opinion). i thought yong hwa had a hard time emoting in heartstrings, he seemed awkward most of the time. since all of you have been giving Lee Jang Woo a lot of praise, my expectations have risen for this drama. here's hoping its great! *crosses fingers*

I see the likeness too, and it's kind of weird because i don't like LDW much (sorry fans). But LJW has this bad boy vibe that works with me.

many say they are similar, coz both of them are really really fair, even for a Korean...but he is TALLER than LDW!!!Hehehe...and we all know how tall Kim Sun A is...so that's a plus point!!

That was just what I had been thinking !

LOL :)

Ok, I am sorry but I don't know the duck, duck, goose game. How is it played, and what is the goal when playing this game?
I am asking because I would like to be in on the joke/laugh :-)