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Elle Korea December Issue Moon Geun Young Interview

 

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2016.12 Elle Korea 

 

[Elle Interview] 

 

It was always you. 

ALWAYS 

 

Meeting actors Park Jung Min and Moon Geun Young with Romeo and Juliet  - love as intense as themselves.

_editor Kim Eun Hee

 

The Depths Within Moon Geun Young

 

During break, did you date a little?

 

I can say with confidence. No(laughs). I probably could not rest. Since April I filmed a movie called <Glass Garden>, expected to be released in the first half of next year. After it finished, I almost immediately began preparing for the play <Romeo and Juliet>, so I rested for about a month?

 

 

 

At this time, what is your style when dating?

 

Trusting each other. So, it's like a grazing-type(open/honest) style. Honestly, I don't date much, so I don't know what my style is. I have no ideal type. If a friend doesn't have an ideal type, your friend will find what she really dislikes, one by one. Then, you will find men you dislike and you can't find a man that you like. 

 

 

 

So, did you find (someone like that)?

 

An untruthful man; I don't like someone who makes excuses. 

 

 

 

When dating, there is no mercy in lying.

 

Since childhood, my grandmother's words have been stuck in my ears, "Put up with it three times". Give everyone three chances. However, if you put up with it once, put up with that same thing again three times. So, I knew. When covering a mistake, you should inform them and say, 'You made a mistake'.

 

 

 

How is working with Jung Min? In your own opinion, does his image of Romeo fit well?

 

I have already been blinded by him. I think that a very cool Romeo will be born. Jung Min's consideration is deep. I have said once, 'you're just my oppa' because he seems like my oppa too sometimes.

 

 

 

You are '87 line' friends as well. 

 

I don't have many celebrity friends. Chun Woo Hee and Ryu Deok Hwan are my only friends. The three of us meet at a place we all know, and our friend Kim Ye Won also comes. It was awkward because there was only three women. Deok Hwan called a friend named Seo Joon Young and Jung Min. We meet for just one day, but the conversation comes easily. At that time, Deok Hwan said this, 'Moon Geun Young is sitting here right now, and I'm so excited I could die'. By nature, I tend to hide my innermost thoughts from my face. The talk about him leaving for the military. 

 

 

 

It seems like there would have been cohesiveness because of age as well as similar codes.

 

You have to be good-hearted to be there(laughs). More importantly, I am worried about film, theater, acting, and other actors. It seems to me that Woo Hee and Deok Hwan are kids who act with tremendous worries. What do I do about these friends of my friend.

 

 

 

What are your worries as an actress?

 

If somehow I found a way to be unable to listen to others. I would really hate that. Inwardly I want, 'Even if this jerk breaks a bit, she will come back to her senses'. If <Romeo and Juliet> becomes like this, in a way it may force myself to the edge of a precipice. It really may be the final work at the edge of a cliff. I can grab the rope to go to an even newer place. 

 

 

 

Nonetheless you won't disregard your worries.

 

It's the characteristic of people who are alone. There is so much to think about when you are alone. There are a lot of worries (to think about) too. But I am not avoiding it. I can't. People worrying say, "Hey I don't know', while finding another stimuli and worrying again. This becomes a cycle. But a person who is comfortable staying home alone like me continuously digs until they find the answer. And so, I think I want to solve it (my worries) one by one even though it takes time. 

 

 

 

Are you resolving your worries right now?

 

That's right. I am so so scared, but I hope that I will be laughing when the play finishes. I don't care if I cry during that process. However when it finishes, I hope that I will cry, even if I cry with joy. While I'm dreaming of that moment, fear is eating into me and I have a fighting spirit once again.

 

 

Meaningful Park Jung Min

(Parts of Park Jung Min's interview mentioning Moon Geun Young)

 

I heard you are practicing in the middle of the night, ahead of the first performance on December 9th. What is your favorite scene?

 

It is the scene when we are talking on the balcony. This scene brought out Romeo and Juliet's most unwrapped image. It is not serenading when Romeo says, 'O, open the window,' but it is, 'what do I do but I love you so much'. Such purity is interesting and is exhibited well. 

 

 

 

Geun Young also said that scene was the best.

 

Really? We did not talk to each other, but I have this feeling that we just squeezed our heads together even though we did not analyze it.

 

 

 

 

Source: Elle Korea December Issue

Translation: Moon Geun Young International Fanclub (MGYIFC)

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[Weekender] Donations, for all, by all

Donations culture widens to include more everyday citizens

Come Christmas season, charity pots and kettles are pulled out to remind people that the holidays are a time of giving, even to someone they don’t know.

But for 31-year-old office worker Song Jung-yup, donating is not just a year-end event, it’s something that can be done throughout the year.

“When you say donation, people tend to think it should be something massive. But I think anyone can help out depending on their financial status,” said Song, who has been making a 5,000 won ($4.20) monthly donation to children living in makeshift homes since his college days in 2009.

 

Once associated mainly with deep-pocketed big names, donating in Korea is evolving into a culture that all citizens can participate in. 

Some allocate part of their income to a cause via organizations such as UNICEF, Community Chest of Korea or Good Neighbors. 

“When I first came to Seoul, I saw the village of makeshift homes in Gangnam Province right next to the luxurious apartments. It was such a shock that I was prompted to help out,” said Song, who made his contributions via a volunteer group called Peace Camp. 

What individual citizens lack in personal wealth, they make up in numbers. 

As of last week, donations made by individuals to World Vision Korea for this year stood at around 159.2 billion won ($132.4 million), while donations made by corporates reached about 16.9 billion won. 

According to the CCK, about 34.5 percent of the 471.4 billion won donation made last year was by individuals. 

One of the distinct advantages of small-scale donations by the public is that it is less inclined to be affected by outside factors, such as a recession or a nationwide scandal.

A recent survey by the International Council for Nonprofit Managements showed that 70 percent of the respondents thought that the recent corruption scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil had a negative impact on donations.

“While we cannot definitively comment on the matter, the ongoing situation --- the economic slump -- is seen to be affecting the amount of overall donations,” said an official from the CCK. 

But while individuals’ donation to World Vision Korea took a relatively smaller hit -- about 3.6 percent compared to last year -- companies’ donations was logged at about 19.1 percent of last year. 

Accessibility is another factor that encourages people to participate, which owes its debt to technological advances. Many cases of donating in the digital age occur via smartphone apps, mobile crowdfunding and digital payments. 

The century-old Red Kettle of Salvation Army is recognized around the world as a symbol of charity, but people can now chip in digitally via a mobile application provided by Salvation Army Korea. 

Sometimes a financial transaction is not even required, as mobile apps like Big Walk allows users to convert their walks into funding. A 10 meter walk is translated into one Korean won; minuscule in one, massive in many.

For those with a particular set of skills, even their talent can be an object of sharing. 

Around 2010, the word “talent donation” rose to popularity, subsequently growing into a fad adopted now by companies and individual citizens alike. 

While celebrities with big paychecks often make headlines with sizeable donations, their fan base can sometimes serve as a rallying point for raising funds for a cause.

Fans of the actress Moon Geun-young donated 7 million won for the underprivileged in Malawi via Good Neighbors, which they raised after Moon did voluntary work in the African country.

In June, the media reported that Lee Min-ho’s fans donated 11.8 million won to Holt Children’s Services to celebrate his birthday. 

Despite the increasing number of citizens sharing, reports indicate that donation among Koreans is still relatively low. 

A report released earlier this year by the Hyundai Research Institute shows that only 34.5 percent of Koreans donate, which was 25th among the 35 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The report, however, did show that the amount of accumulated donation as of 2013 marked a consistent increase from 8.1 trillion won in 2006 to 10.3 trillion won.

A study has hinted that in addition to helping others, donating may actually help the benefactor’s well-being, namely via the “warm fuzzy feeling” attested to by people who have pitched in for those less fortunate than themselves.

According to a 2014 paper by the US-based National Bureau of Economic Research, emotional benefits of those who donated large sums outweighed the emotional costs, which the researchers said indicated that donation opportunities boost their well-being. 

cr:http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161223000749

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[Instiz] Moon Geunyoung back when she was Kim Yoojung and Kim Sohyun's age

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She's in her 30s now
 
 
- She's still the first one I think of when I think of the title 'Nation's Little Sister'
 
- There's no difference to now 
 
- Her features are daebak
 
- Moon Geunyoung's ... 30...?
 
- How is she that bright looking?
 
- Already?  Time goes by so fast...
 
- As expected of the nation's little sister
 
- She's so pretty

 

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- Her face shape looks just like a doll
 
- I feel like I'm the one eating up Moon Geunyoung and Jang Nara's age.....

 

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[Photo] Moon Geun Young co-star in 'Romeo and Juliet' Kim Ho Young posted a photo with Moons

 

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[TRANS] #KimHoYoung, who plays Mercutio in Moons' theater play 'Romeo and Juliet', posted a photo with #MoonGeunYoung!

@hoyhoyoung: Pretty smart girl ^^ . Geun Young . 
It was truly nice to meet you.

source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOkXv7UA3Db/

Translation: Moon Geun Young International Fanclub

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Celebs who earned 'nation' titles to rep the country

Earning yourself a title as 'Nation's ___' is possibly the biggest honor you could get as a celebrity or public figure, so we've compiled a list of some of the celebrities who have been honored with such titles.  Some have generations while others are more recent creations.  There are also some that are personal opinions and others that are very well set in stone and accepted by almost everyone. 

 

Here are some of the some of the most common, acknowledged, and recent ones - keep in mind that not everyone could be included; there are definitely more with their own or even the same titles!  For example, there seems to have been the most generations for Nation's First Love, but we included the three most famous and acknowledged ones below.

 

Check out the list!

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/07/celebs-who-earned-nation-titles-to-rep-the-country

Nation's Little Sisters: Moon Geun Young -> Park Bo Young -> IU

 

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