Jang Keun Suk 장근석

[Guest Nakuru]

Happy Life: By Simply Realizing What You Want to Do. [ AUGUST 30, 2007 07:59 ]

The opening of "Happy Life," the most recent movie by Lee Jun-ik – director of "The King and the Clown" and "Radio Star" – is just around the corner. The story of a rock band consisting of 40-year-old men is scheduled for release on September 13.

The movie tells the story of three men who graduated from the same college and formed a band in memory of their deceased friend. The story develops as expected, but their reality is something with which men can easily sympathize. The only way to stay away from the reality is music, attracting and exciting moviegoers.

The movie sends a message of interaction between generations through music as the men accept the son (played by Jang Geun-seok) of their dead friend into the band. The overriding tone of the movie is the feeling of people in their 40's, which is well-captured by the 49-year-old director. The following is an excerpt from an interview with Lee and Jang.

About Movies-

Lee: "We put little money into this film -2.8 billion won- and chose to work harder rather than increasing funding. Look at my muscles; they are the result of my labor. Through this movie, I wanted to talk about something small and humane. The movie sets out to close the gap of misunderstanding, which stems from ignorance. If you become honest, you will be more humane and will part with misunderstandings. The previous movie – the King and the Clown – communicates the message that eventually kings and clowns are the same human beings."

Jang: "I have never thought of myself as an actor; I am just an entertainer. This is why I experienced troubles for a long time. While shooting this movie, I realize that I want to be more like my colleagues, who are older than me."

Middle-Aged Men in Korea-

Lee: "I feel pity of Korean middle-aged men. Their life is full of difficulty. Women might say that the difficulty is not limited to only men. But I want to recognize and encourage men in their mid-age. And I want to tell them 'Let's not grow up.'"

Jang: "I was worried about the generation gap while making the film, but there was no need for me to do so" (Lee explained, "Jang is very mature for his age; where we are not). "I cannot imagine what middle-age life will bring. I feel that marriage is like a fantasy."

Music-

Lee: "Rock means rebellion and freedom. When you stand on the stage as a rock star, you will feel like you are the center of the world. Enthusiastic audiences may feel the same way. Though rock is western music, it is similar to the Korean way of enjoying leisure time, particularly Madangnori – the Korean traditional performance. It is important is to allow performers and their audience to interact."

Jang: "I grew up listening to the music of H.O.T. and god. While I was shooting the concert scene at the end of the movie, I felt joy I had never experienced before and I couldn’t come down from the stage after finishing the scene. I realized that this kind of joy enables singers to pursue rock music even though they barely make enough money to survive."

Dream-

Lee: "You cannot do whatever you want, but you can improve your reality. Top priority for Koreans in their 40's is the education of their children. Now it is time for the children to be freed. Only ten percent of children succeed because they are good at school. My test score was 58th in my class. If you know what you want to do, your life will be happy. We are well aware of what we should not do, but we don’t know what we want to do."

Jang: "A happy life? Now I am happy. But I will do more to be happier."

Source: The Dong-A Ilbo (English), original article can be found HERE

[Guest Rxgoodleaf]

Loved him in Hwang Jin Hee...

He will be in Hong Gil Dong next...

Looking forward to seeing him again...

[Guest SillyYun]

wow i didnt know theres a forum about him..i wanted to create one..i dont even know hes this guy in hwang jini! he change so mucH! i guess its because of his tan and hes fit now..WOW i like this guy alot

i didnt know he (MC-ing with heechul) and hwang jini guy are the same PEOPLE! i thought they were totally different person..

omg..he did change a HUGE big THING! i cant believe he change so much..haha wow hes hot i like him

this page is moving too slow and too little updates! im gonna get more info! gonna make him so SUPER FAMOUS! watch me! Muahahaha~ I LOVE HIM! hes adorable! i cant believe that i like this guy when i thought they were 2 different ppl! HOW SILLY!

Heres some latest pics of our lovely cutey guy..

pics from newsen.com

MC Geun

older pics..long hair days

Hes so hot in this pic!

[charzzy]

OMG YUN THATS ALOT OF PICCIESSSS

HE CHANGED SOO MUCH OMG. he used to look so baby-ish but now he's all grown up!!!!

and the pictures with heechul! omggggggg! double hotnessssss!

[Guest SillyYun]

More pics to share: My darling Jang

Pics credits: Newsen.com

Pics from official Jang Geun Suk website:

[Guest SillyYun]

More pics from official Jang Geun Suk website:

Is my eyes playing with me or HE REALLY LOOKS LIKE HONGGI UP TEHRE!

And now my fav Picture!

[charzzy]

how can one ever look so good(of course BESIDES heechul) with both short and long hair? this boy is perfeccct!

and that picture! omg yes he super duper looks like hongki! OMG. i'm gonna go make icons of him now. =x

thanks yun for sharing!!!!!!!

[Guest beary]

thanks for the loads of pics

anyone has more info regarding his upcoming drama 국립수라원?

I can't seem to find a thread on this as well.

[Guest engot02]

OMG, THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!

those pictures are absolutely LOOOOVEE<3

omgomgomg. spaaazzzesssssss*

whether short hair or long hair = JGS IS LOVE.

he looks like jo insung when he has short hair.

super hott<3 like that pic with heechul and hes holding the guitar. OMG LOVE.

but i think i prefer him with long hair.

he looks more baby-ish and adorable<3

& he does look like hongki. omg <3

but either way .. I LOVE JGS<3!!

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umm the info on the first post about his height ..

that can't possibly be right right ?

hes not 162cm right ? LOL. i mean, if he's taller than heechul ..

LOL, that should be 182cm !

[Guest SillyYun]

yeap it is 182..he grew taller and hes 63kg..i have already pmed the mod to make some changes on the profile..

hopefully she gets the msg and correct them..cos u see that the thread maker doesnt come anymore T___T

for me i prefer him with short hair..and that diamond studd..haha thats so MY DREAMS of a guy hahaha!

There will be alot of updates coming soon in these few days on our Jang Geun Suk ssi..Please stay tune..I'll post alot of stuffs..we wont be far behind

[Guest engot02]

YAY!

the info on first post has been updated

Thanks SillyYun

Lets keep this thread ALIVE!

[Guest SillyYun]

It takes me a whole day to update about him and research I havent sleep yet T___T its 12pm next day already, drank 3 cans of coffee..I hope my hard work make his pages go blooming!

Here are some old pics of CFs with Boa:

More pictures from Jang Keun Suk Lobe:

[Guest SillyYun]

Doremi Pics from Jang Keun Suk Lobe:

ChakShin Pics from Jang Keun Suk Lobe:

Hwang Jini Pics from Jang Keun Suk Lobe:

Jang Keun Suk in Hong Gil Dong: Picture from http://dckeunsuk.u.to/

More pics from Jang Keun Suk Lobe:

More Jang Keun Suk pics from dckeunsuk.u.to:

[Guest engot02]

WOAH. SO MANY PICTURES!

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

ngaw, don't overwork yourself too much. I know he's irresistable but don't kill yourself (Though I would've died by just looking at those pics <3)

But THANK YOU !!

I tried googling him but I can't seem to find stuff.

Where do you get ALL these?! Youre so good

THOSE PICS ARE SOO GOOD! like the quality and stuff and he just makes them look BETTER.

him and boa <3 awww. how cute!

they loook sooo young!

I love him in DoReMi .. he looks like a kid <3

has this been released yet ?

cos I wanna watch it badly !

He looks so into it when he's singing .. i just wanna hug him <3 baha.

[spark]

i havent really posted anything in this thread before but i felt i should =X instead of lurking only LOLLS. thanks to everyone who provides pics and i will try to post up some when i get the time =DD i have been a fan of him since before nonstop 4 BUT i didnt watch anything he was in before nonstop 4. does that make any sense? lolls. but hes definitely matured so much over time and continues to do so. looking forward to the movie Going Crazy Waiting and if Doraemi ever does come out, then that too =DD

[Guest SillyYun]

Im glad that there are ppl starting to come in and the ex fans are coming back! Welcome welcome after the RENOVATION OF THIS THREAD! YAY..yes im posting as many as I have in my collections..I'll try to post all but seems like theres thousands..im really sorry that i cant provide all but i'll try my best..

Yes its hard to get information for MC Geun because he seems to be secretive! I have to dig out to find what his fav food, sch, etc haha..but then when im here, i'll make him famous for sure! i'll try my best, not sleeping for 2 nights is worth it..i'll upload more pics next..Oh yes, his movie doremi, ah we dont know about that because he has 3 movies coming up? Happy life, and going crazy waiting and another one more i think?

But dont forget he will be up for Hong Gil Dong, as u can see the above pics! We missed him in hwang jini but now hes back again with ancient drama! Thats really cool..hes acting with big shots ppl more and more! Ha ji won, sung yuri etc!

Here I go again people with our lovely MC Geun pics..dont forget to catch him on INKIGAYO at the moment! Happy Life press release,previews,Release coming soon!

Personal pics of Jang Keun Suk

[charzzy]

omg yun thanks again for posting soooo many gorgeous pics of this boy. <3

PLEASE SLEEP TONIGHT OKAY! MUAHAHAHA.

[Guest SillyYun]

More personal Pics of Keun Suk..

I know alot of u might be thinking he smokes? im not sure if he really smokes or smokes now..but as what i see its malboro lights, and yea..as what we see from there, alot of red wine and drinking hes so hot! hahaha he looks hot no matter what

Oh ya..maybe someone can tell us if his tattoo is real (hand and neck) I think its for the Happy Life movie

[Guest engot02]

*Sigh* Does he really smoke? Ngaw.

OH WELL!

erase erase that thought.

but i hope he stops .. its bad for him

SO MANY PICTURES AGAIN! omg.

you omg, sleeepppp

but thank you!

I see more of his bad boy side ey ? (;

sexy sexy.

but i still prefer his cute adorable self

<3 JGS HWAITING!

[Guest SillyYun]

i like him being bad..haha..not sure about that..he sure is rich LOL i see LV bag..haha owell he did lotsa modelling so i guess he really does have a good sense of dressing..

haha i've been sleeping for like 3 hours a day..just to dig around to find pics LOL..more will come out tonight so stay tune..MC GEUN IS COMING! haha

oh yes it seems like theres only 4 of us here..lol im sure he will get more famous when his drama and movies starts!

CONGRATS TO PAGE 7!!

MC GEUN WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PICS! STAY TUNE!