Monday, November 26, 2018

Don't quote on me, but let me share my fantasy

I just finished listening "Pachinko," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko_(novel) in Audible yesterday and could not get rid of the idea of Sung performing "Koh Hansu" who is one of the main characters in the novel. According to Wikipedia, that I just found today, Apple obtained the screen rights to the novel. How exciting! I know it's probably too early to find out who takes what role, and I shouldn't be too ahead of everything, but I start praying really hard that Sung gets a role there.

I shouldn't spoil the story for those who plan to read the book or watch the show later, but let me share what I thought about the novel. To be honest, almost all episodes told in this novel were somehow familiar to me because I'm originally from Japan and I have a few friends who are indeed 3rd generation of zainichi Koreans. I've grown up in Japan between 70s' to early 90s' until I came to the states. I've also (unfortunately) witnessed actual brutality of Japanese people several times. So, I can tell, though it is a fiction, everything told in this story is very realistic.

Why I thought of Sung for "Koh Hansu," who is not like how Sung is at all? Sung is 2nd generation of Korean-American while Hansu is first generation of Korean-Japanese from Jeju. There are not many things in common. But in my imagination especially near the last part of the novel, Hansu looks like Sung. There is another strong character in the novel, who is more like Sung, in my opinion. Noa, who is a biological son of Hansu's, has a lot more things in common with Sung. But I still wish to see Sung performing Hansu. (I just realized "Han" maybe a short form of "Hansu.")

It was coincident, but after finishing this audible, I watched "Crazy Rich Asian." It's not related story at all, but to me, it's kind of Asian-American 2.0. While most of Asians I met in person are not as rich as them, I've seen/heard a little bit about those super rich families. And indeed, Singapore and HK are richer than USA and Japan now -- in terms of GDP per capita. Of course, it's hard to make a fair comparison in every aspect, but even among only Asian countries, Japan is not even in top 3 now.

I used to watch this kind of TV dramas in Japan in 80s' -- People whose grand-parents' generation were so poor and had a lot of struggles, but finally reached to the point where the other countries or groups of people who used to look down on them are financially below them.  We stopped seeing that type of narrative in Japan because we are now going down instead of going up (again, GPD-wise). Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to be pessimistic about the country I am from. But it's true that now I understand how people from Western countries used to look at us up until early 90s'. That's probably how majority of Japanese these days look at the rest of Asian countries.

I don't want to sound negative or unfair to anyone here. I just wanted to share my reflection to those works I happened to enjoy during Thanksgiving weekend. After all, this blog is all about me adoring Sung.

**Image below is just a quote from instagram, unrelated to what I wrote about.



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Saturday, November 24, 2018

What a....

I guess I've been pretending like an IT person. Well, I've been in the industry as a full-time worker for past 15 years. But I just realized that does not make me as an IT person because it was until I watch a movie, "Searching," featuring John Cho, that we can reverse search sites by the image file (like jpg or gif) just by dragging and dropping it into Google Search bar. I haven't tried that before. So, I finally tried with one of three photos I have taken with Sung and found 50+ websites use this photo claiming that I'm his girlfriend or wife. I knew there are many random sites spreading unconfirmed rumors. But I didn't know I could be (kind of) a celebrity there. Or people just don't care or simply rely on Google search engine to pick a photo for their unconfirmed stories. Let me share what I'm talking about below:


It doesn't bother me as long as it doesn't bother Sung. At the same time, I'm not sure if I should be proud of myself about this. Well, there is nothing wrong I did but it's not like I should be proud. I guess I just need to keep it neutral. It's not my fault.

Why am I talking about this now? Well, I was hoping to fine a new image or news about Sung by Googling. No luck. But then, I decided to try this new search and found this.

And it's probably also a good time to share my excuse why I haven't updated this blog for a while. It's all my fault. I didn't lose my "heat" toward Sung. But I'm getting older and older. Though I kind of look as young as how Sung looks, we are reaching our 50s' just in a few years. We are old now.

But anyway, me getting old doesn't concern my readers, I suppose. We need to find more info about his next work. I'm still waiting for the invitation to Attend the Premiere in NYC. According to their project site, the last mentioned is that it should be scheduled in 2018. But as you know, it's almost the end of it. That last thing I need to see is that they announce the data that I cannot make it. So, hope they give us a plenty of advance notice. Otherwise, I'll be very very sad to lose my chance to see Sung in person again.

My theme song for this is "When can I see you"





This song was popular around the first year I came to the states back in early 90s'. I really liked this song. And this represents my feeling to Sung very well. Oh wait. No. I've never dated  him. lol~

Monday, October 1, 2018

Another mean law-enforcement?

Glad it wasn't that difficult for me to watch the first episode of Magnum PI. Hope he enjoyed his time in Hawaii while on set. Maybe it's time for me to learn Japanese accent.









Monday, September 10, 2018

No more John Mak?

Season ended... T^T

Honestly, too much blood and cruelty, that I don't like. But a lot of dots getting connected and it is hard to stop watching. But if no more John Mak, I need to move on to Detective Gordon Katsumoto! I just found out about this new show today! Yey~


Meanwhile, a little old photos from instagram...


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Friday, August 31, 2018

Getting a new job in DC? Excellent!

I really liked Season 5 Episode 8 because Mak is shown more. Sounds like he is taking his bait. He reminds me some of the people I deal with in DC area. Yeah. There are people like Mak. But they were just not as handsome as Sung is. lol~~

Meanwhile, I'm eagerly waiting for more info about "High and Tight." Looks like stuffs from Korea are everywhere these days. I see more and more Korean items in Costco. Let us be surrounded by a lot of K-something. K-Pop, K-Beauty, etc. K for Kang, of course!

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Saturday, August 4, 2018

I'm up to speed, of course


Of course, I watch "POWER" every Sunday these days even when I'm out of town. So, each episode, Mak has been consistently a "mean guy" who is trying to get Angela. There hasn't been any extreme scene for him yet. Let's see what happens next tomorrow. Meanwhile, let me catch up with other photos of Sung's shared by other fans. (Thank you!)
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A lot of cool stuff at: https://www.instagram.com/blackwhiteinstastory/



And other screenshots:



Tuesday, July 17, 2018

He hasn't killed anyone yet

It seems that this drama is getting more and more "R" rated. Some people may like it. I'm OK with it so far. Just wonder when is John Mak's turn. lol~

Monday, July 9, 2018

Get him!

Episode 2 of Season 5! More time for John Mak!

To be honest, I am having a bit hard time finding out who got killed and why. So many murders. Not clear which one is on what side. But that's fine. As long as I can see Mak talking, I'm happy.

I've never met any Korean whose last name is Mak. I did a quick Google, but no luck. Well, again, that doesn't bother me. I'll be happy every Sunday until the season ends.


Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Clipping for my own sake




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テクニックコレクション 『阿呆遊戯〜ブルース・リーを探せ!』のDVD ブルース・リーが亡くなり、未完の『死亡遊戯』を完成させるためにブルース・リーの代役オーディションしているドキュメント風の映画。 あえて、そうしているのだろうが、全然ブルース・リーとは無縁の奴らのはちゃめちゃなオーディション。 監督は、『ワイルド・スピード3』のジャスティン・リン なんで、こんなん撮ったんやろ⁇ #ブルースリー #brucelee #李小龍 #載拳道 #詠春拳 #jkd #阿呆遊戯 #ジャスティンリン #justinlin #サンカン #sungkang #アホの坂田 #ドラゴンへの道 #jeetkunedo #martialarts #ドラゴン怒りの鉄拳 #fistoffury #燃えよドラゴン #enterthedragon #死亡遊戯 #gameofdeath #武術 #空手 #karate #dontthink

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Monday, July 2, 2018

Season 5!

https://www.starz.com/series/power/episodes
http://ew.com/recap/power-season-5-premiere/

Wait is over now! I enjoyed it a lot. Another cool/fascinating season started. 

It's also good to see Sung coming back on SNS recently. Keep them coming especially selfies. Thank you for updates about Code 8. I'm still eagerly waiting for the work to be completed and premiere in NYC to be scheduled. 

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Cheer up!

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Sorry to see you having such a hard time, but thank you for sharing. It's also great to see so many of your fans commenting how great you are and why you shouldn't feel the way you expressed.

We got your back!

"Coolness" is such a relative term. We don't need to let anyone decide what "cool" is. For me, Sung in the coolest thing in the universe.

Then, we also need to be realistic. Actors need sponsors. I don't know what exactly happened and it is probably not just one time that he feels "rejected." It might be our fault -- fans -- being uncool or not so fortunate enough to purchase a lot from those who need to advertise their products using icons like Sung. I shouldn't pretend like I know every fan of Sung's. But this demography is not that rich enough to purchase luxury items. Thanks to these days' technology such as SNS and smart phones, it became easier for us to show our support to actors/actresses online. We became a part of "big data" to be analyzed by those who want to "sell." I may be totally wrong, but it's just AI that "reject" actors because their fans do not have purchasing power. I'm saying this because I'm in data analytics industry.

I know, it's all my speculation. Things may be a lot more complicated. The only recommendation I have at this time is, he can probably touch up his hair color. Just Kidding.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

More articles about the new show

https://www.yomyomf.com/youtube-red-orders-sung-kang-danny-pudi-pilot-high-tight/

http://kore.am/youtube-red-buddy-comedy-pairs-up-sung-kang-and-danny-pudi/

I'm debating when to start my 30 days free trial with YouTube Red? I'm already subscribing Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Startz. I heard about a few other shows there also appealing. Looks like the work has not been completed yet. I'd better wait and see a little bit.

Meanwhile, my routine to search Sung's pix on instagram below: