Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
[trans]BYJ Staff Blog (19) ramen and ton-katsu
Repost from lovebaeyongjoon
February 19, 2011
I have asked one of the management staff who had recently visited Korea.
Currently, Bae Yong Joon san is recuperating at home, so the management staff visited Bae Yong Joon san’s home this time!!
It was just the lunchtime, staff decided to get some meals delivered.
It is really cold in Korea now, they had considered it would be better to get delivery rather than going out with Bae Yong Joon san.
During the meal, staff asked, “Next time you are visiting Japan, let’s go eat something delicious. What would you like to have?”
Bae Yong Joon san answered, “Let me see,,, I want to eat ramen and TON-KATSU (pork cutlet) that I had with Hyun Joong (Kim Hyun Joong) last December in Japan.”
February 19, 2011
source: BYJ Mobile Official Site
BYJ Staff Blog
Good evening! I am staff S ☆
18 February 2011
(tomato: this is an excerpt from the posting.)
I have asked one of the management staff who had recently visited Korea.
Currently, Bae Yong Joon san is recuperating at home, so the management staff visited Bae Yong Joon san’s home this time!!
It was just the lunchtime, staff decided to get some meals delivered.
It is really cold in Korea now, they had considered it would be better to get delivery rather than going out with Bae Yong Joon san.
During the meal, staff asked, “Next time you are visiting Japan, let’s go eat something delicious. What would you like to have?”
Bae Yong Joon san answered, “Let me see,,, I want to eat ramen and TON-KATSU (pork cutlet) that I had with Hyun Joong (Kim Hyun Joong) last December in Japan.”
[VOD & Trans]Documentary "The Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" Epi 4 (MBC LIFE)
Repost from Suehan's BYJ blog
The clip was edited by boonseongbae nim in byjintoronto
(thanks to all my Bae sisters)
Those days when I started acting
Those days when I was young and unskilled
But passionate and sincere
I wanted to return to the beginning.
I wanted to start a new.
- Bae Yong Joon
Narrator: The actor, Bae Yong Joon, began his first true journey since he has become an actor. The journey is the process meeting precious people. Bae Yong Joon selected Jeolla-do which shows off its beautiful natural scenery. He started his journey to find his first true feelings. They were filled with passion, at least most of it.
Episode 4, Jeollanam-do, the land of passion.
Ahn Hwa Ja, natural dye specialist
Ahn: Yes. It’s possible. Bae Yong Joon was also happy when he dyed linens at that time. He was very happy to see the fabric being dyed in light and dark colors.
The red possesses the brilliance and arouses strong passion with quietness.
The colored fabrics flapping in the wind looks like the dark sunset,
so I can’t get over the essence of the color.
- Bae Yong Joon
May of 2009
Bae Yong Joon visited the specialist, Ahn Hwa Ja who has been working with traditional and natural dye techniques for the last 32 years.
Bae: How long has it been since safflowers have been preserved?
Ahn: It has been about one month.
Narrator: It was a different experience; an experience that nature produced. All the procedures approached Bae Yong Joon, who has been interested in Korean traditional culture, like being exposed to magic.
(safflowers’ ddeok – dried safflowers after pound in a mortar)
Safflower is planted in the late spring, and picked in July or August.
It is good for dyeing because of its vivid and dark color.
(Lye – it is used to extract the red from safflowers)
The first step is completed after extracting the color from safflowers’ ddeok which has been preserved in pots for about 20 days.
(These are the liquids made with omae liquid, the liquid which was made from smoked plums, and Maximowiczia typica liquid)
Ahn: The liquid will be boiled when this extracted liquid is added to the color liquid. And then, the fabric will be soaked in the liquid when it will change colors according to the dye.
Narrator: Just like this, the fabric can be colored with the dye which was made through extraction or boiling.
Bae: Is this the last step to extract the color, teacher?
Ahn: No. After this step, safflowers, which were treated to go well with alkali, should be rinsed with water again. It should be rinsed with hot water to extract the remaining color.
Narrator: It is healthy and eco-friendly because all the materials are extracted from nature.
Ahn: Look at this. You’re able to see the difference when compared with the regular water used.
Bae: Little bit.
Ahn: A very little. Using lye continuously,
Bae: Little lighter.
Ahn: It means that lye still remains even though the regular water was used.
Narrator: It’s not easy to get the precious things. It was a series of hard processes, man-made, from the beginning to the end. He said that we have to learn by ourselves to understand the spirit of the masters. From what he said, we can see his passion.
May of 2009
Narrator: There are no other arts that can express Korea’s beauty as much as our sori (songs).
Communicate
Narrator: On that day, the master singer, Yoon Jin Chul sang a phrase of “Jeokbyeok-Ga”
(Jeokbyeok-ga; a piece which was made into pansori with a phrase from Jeokbyeok Great War of “Roman of The Three Kingdoms” which was written by Chinese writer, Na Gwan Joong.)
Narrator: Pansori is traditional art that represents the feelings of our country.
Friday, February 18, 2011
[News ] Bae Yong Joon left Kirin Art School. Reappearing in “Dream High” won’t be happening due to a ruptured cervical disc.
Translated in English by Suehan (thanks)
2011.02.16
It seems that “Yonsama” Bae Yong Joon won’t be back to Kirin Art School.
He took the role of the chairman of the board of Kirin Art School, Jeong Ha Myung, in KBS 2’s Mon-Tue drama “Dream High” and appeared until the 4th episode. He was expected to reappear in the later part of drama, but his comeback fell through. He was hospitalized for two weeks last month because of recurring issues with a ruptured cervical disc, which he got during the filming of “TWSSG” in 2007. He is still receiving treatment as an out-patient.
Bae Yong Joon participated in the production of the drama for the first time. He is devotedly attached to the drama, making appearances and filming even with all of the pain. He regrets more than anyone else because he can’t help and be a part of them any more.
He didn’t appear in the drama after 4th episode, and the viewers continuously have requested for his re-appearance. There were especially many requests from his Japanese fans because it was the first time he had appeared in a modern drama since the movie "April Snow," six years ago.
Someone related to Bae Yong Joon’s agency stated, “There were many possibilities for him to appear in the drama because the role and appearing time weren’t stated in the contract. But he needs to rest unconditionally. He, including the production team, has a lot of regret. With the four episodes, the story about Jeong Ha Myung has been taken care of and there aren’t any problems in the script.”
Reporter Yoo Soon Ho
http://www.metroseoul.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=29027
[Screencaps] Documentary "HanAYeo"
"A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty"
Epi 4 (DATV)
Epi 4 (DATV)
reposted from Sayaka nim's blog and Suehan's BYJ blog (many thanks)
[Photos]12/19/10 BYJ back to Korea from Japan's Nagoya airport
Lifted from: http://cafe.daum.net/byjgallery --- Polaris ( thanks a lot )
by:Christine Lau
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Bae Yong-joon’s Injury Scuppers Plans for ‘Dream High’
Repost from: English news @ The Chosun Ilbo
Feb. 15, 2011 11:32 KST
Feb. 15, 2011 11:32 KST
Star actor Bae Yong-joon, resting at home with a herniated cervical disc after discharge from hospital, is unlikely to return to KBS 2TV drama “Dream High.”
After making a special appearance on the show, his neck got worse and he was hospitalized for 17 days from Jan. 4. Bae sustained the injury when he fell from a horse while shooting “Taewangsasingi (The Four Guardian Gods of the King)” in 2007. It was exacerbated by the tight shooting schedule of “Dream High” and extremely cold weather.
Management agency KeyEast said, “Although Bae is getting better, he still needs to be cautious.”
Bae appeared in the first four episodes of “Dream High,” which proved so popular that more appearances were considered. The agency is being noncommittal, saying nothing has been decided. Bae plans to move from Samseong-dong to a new house worth W6 billion (US$1=W1,123) in Seongbuk-dong this spring.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day
Love is patient and kind.
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
Love does not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.
Love does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.
Prophecy and speaking in unknown language become useless.
But LOVE will last forever....
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
Love does not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.
Love does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.
Prophecy and speaking in unknown language become useless.
But LOVE will last forever....
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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