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class="headline" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.21em;"Ha Ji Won's chic & stylish airport fashion becoming a hot issueBy Jeong Ju-Ri | STAR N News – Sat, Jun 28, 2014 10:21 AM SGT

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  Ha Ji Won's chic & stylish airport fashion becoming a hot issue

  Ha Ji Won's airport fashion is becoming a hot issue.
  

  On June 27th, actress Ha Ji Won left to Japan for promotion of MBC drama 'Empress Ki.'
  

  Ha Ji Won appeared at the airport in black short pants.
  

  She matched a grey color t-shirt on the top, and she held an ivory color purse.
  

  Ha Ji Won also matched unique sunglasses, and she captured many people's attention with her stylish and trendy look.
  

  Meanwhile, Ha Ji Won visited Taiwan for promotion of 'Empress Ki' from June 8th until 10th, and she is recently getting ready for a new film with actor Ha Jung Woo.
  
  View article at sg.entertainment.yahoo.com

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No Min Woo (1995) (NOT the actor No Min Woo (1986)) from Korean boy band, 'Boyfriend' named Ha Ji Won as the person he wants to meet when 'Boyfriend' members guested on Lee So Ra's radio program on June 27, 2014.

(rough translation, only parts related to HJW)

Lee So Ra: What type of girls would you like to meet with? Is there anyone you could think of?
No Min Woo: For me, I like the type of girl like Ha Ji Won senior. The type who is feminine yet cute, I have the thoughts of wanting to meet her for once.

audio source (around 27:17 to 27:34)


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Found an old article about NMW mentioning HJW in the past

[REVIEW] BOYFRIEND ON GURUPOP SHOW EPISODE 2 (Aug. 15, 2012)

BOYFRIEND'S IDEAL TYPE OF GIRL (WHAT AND WHO) FOR MINWOO, It's HA JI WON. Minwoo wants a girl who is shorter than him and a cute type of girl.


source: http://www.gurupop.com/post/20675-REVIEW-BOYFRIEND-ON-GURUPOP-SHOW-EPISODE-2

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2014/6/28 Ha Ji Won’s Birthday Fan Meeting in Japan (Fan Account)

*updating…

Fan account by camavaal posted on 何智媛吧

Ideal World Cup Game (6 actors whom Ha Ji Won has worked with)

1st Round: Lee Seo Jin vs Lee Seung Gi. A huge denomination of the audiences ran to Lee Seung Gi’s picture, thus, Seung Gi won!

2nd Round: Kim Jae Won vs Lee Seung Gi, Seung Gi won again.

3rd Round: So Ji Sub vs Lee Seung Gi. Originally, the audiences thought Lee Seung Gi would be on a winning streak, but the playful Ha Ji Won ran to So Ji Sub’s picture. Haha!

4th Round: So Ji Sub vs Hyun Bin, alright, this FM’s theme was ‘Secret Garden’, everybody knew Hyun Bin would win.

5th Round: Empress Ki’s Emperor Ji Chang Wook vs Hyun Bin. There were 5 audiences remaining on the stage, 3 of them selected Ji Chang Wook, the other 2 selected Hyun Bin. Ji Won seemed to be making fun of the audiences, and when she was wavering and couldn’t give an answer, one fan down the stage screamed “Pei ha!”From which country was the fan who screamed “Pei ha”? Haha! In the end, Ji Won surprised the audiences by choosing Hyun Bin, it was really unexpected!

Then, afterwards, a video clip of Ha Ji Won cooking in her house was played, it looked like Tteokbokki (hot and spicy rice cake) soup. She let her male agent taste it first, he was speechless after tasting it, making the crowd laugh. Ji Won also asked the man with umbrella (her manager) taste the food, after tasting it, he was also speechless, the crowd laughed even more loudly. Then, Ji Won tasted her own dish, it tasted light, so she added some salt to it. After 2 minutes, the staff said that all the people said her Tteokbokki was delicious~~Haha!

English translation: cheshirecat1023

http://cheshirecat1023.tumblr.com/

Ha Ji Won is so funny =)) =))

Really hope that somebody will share the DVD

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Posted by @aliceinjiwonderland1023 FB page

Here's some other details that I had compiled on Ha Ji Won eonnie's fan meeting in Japan yesterday :

1) She sang 3 songs on that day, which is "That Woman " ("Secret Garden" OST), followed by "Now Here I Am" (eonnie's digital single)

2) A "Ideal Type World Cup" was held, having eonnie's co-actors competing about for the champion, or so called man closest to her ideal type. And finally the results were unveiled with Hyun Bin as the champion, Ji Chang Wook as the first runner up, followed by So Ji Sub as the second runner up. Ji Won eonnie actually find it quite hard to make a decision when it comes to the finale of the "Ideal Type World Cup" event.. But finally, eonnie chose Hyun Bin over Ji Chang Wook as she revealed that she favors masculine men better.

3) Ji Won also tossed balls containing her signature to the fans as remembrance..

4) There was a "Q & A" session during the fan meeting too. When being asked about her wish for her birthday, she requested for some beer and a boyfriend.

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Good Morning 1023 (It's almost noon here) Here is the photo from yesterday's fanmeeting in Japan. Ha Ji Won will be back to Korea tonight. She's scheduled to arrive at Gimpo Airport at 10PM KST. Let's wish her a safe flight back to home. Anyway have a nice Sunday with your beloved ones. Photo by : Kano via 하사1023


Thanks to Ha Ji Won World Instagram

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Then, afterwards, a video clip of Ha Ji Won cooking in her house was played, it looked like Tteokbokki (hot and spicy rice cake) soup. She let her male agent taste it first, he was speechless after tasting it, making the crowd laugh. Ji Won also asked the man with umbrella (her manager) taste the food, after tasting it, he was also speechless, the crowd laughed even more loudly. Then, Ji Won tasted her own dish, it tasted light, so she added some salt to it. After 2 minutes, the staff said that all the people said her Tteokbokki was delicious~~Haha!

English translation: cheshirecat1023

>> here it is again talking about HJW's cooking skills ) was it really delicious??? It makes me remember her cooking skill during the Family Outing in which you can't stay away from laughing of how she felt very confident with the taste of what she cooked =)) when in fact for others it's not a thumbs up ) She really needs to improve on this area

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I don't know what is happening with my gif...so I post another pics

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About the Japanese FM DVD
Ha Ji Won's Japan Fanmeeting DVD will be released in Japan in September 2014. The DVD price is ¥6,500 Actually the official fan cafe is taking pre-order for Korean fans. But they will not send the DVD overseas so if you would like to order the DVD you will have to ask the help of 1023 Korea in purchasing the DVD. The price from official fancafe is 70,000 won (~70usd) But since the deadline of the payment is on June 30 so we will not take any order for international fans. The DVD duration is about the 120 minutes, the content is included the Fanmeeting itself and also its footage. There will be also 10 raw photos of Ha Ji Won as a bonus. For more information please visit : http://www.hajiwon.jp/news/0010.html (Warning : the website is in Japanese)
Thanks to Ha Ji Won World Instagram

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@andra30 that woman is a packaged!!!
She can be a badass


She can be cute

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She can be regal, glam, and classy



She can be sporty



She is such a very cool woman :x

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minnie0103 said:For those who are interested, I prepared a special write-up for Ha Ji Won's birthday. http://cheshirecatswonderland.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/special-post-ha-ji-won-from-a-bright-little-star-to-a-splendid-sun-part-1/

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From SECRET (2000) to REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (2003)

Secret (2000)

Playing a rebellious teen girl was not enough; Ha Ji Won took it to a higher lever as she returned on TV as a despicable character in a love square melodrama, Secret, with Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Jong, and Ryu Si Won, aired on MBC in 2000. Most antagonists are cursed at by the viewers, but in Ha Ji Won’s case, it was ironic how she received much love despite the fact she played the antagonist. It was carried out satisfactorily as she was awarded Best Rookie Actress at the 2000 MBC Drama Awards later that year and Best Rookie TV Actress at the 2001 (37th) Baeksang Arts Awards, her first ever Baeksang Award.

Secret was about half-sisters Lee Hee Jung (Kim Ha Neul) and Lee Ji Eun (Ha Ji Won), who both grew up in their father’s custody. Hee Jung grew up, knowing that she was an orphan adopted by Ji Eun’s father, whom she considered her real father. Things had been going out smoothly between the “siblings” until Ji Eun realized the “secret” in Hee Jung—that Hee Jung was, in fact, a real daughter of her father, which made them real but half-siblings, and that Hee Jung’s mother happened to be a rich well-known fashion designer of a popular clothing brand. Ji Eun, a social climber herself, hid this fact from Hee Jung by all means, and presented herself instead as the daughter. Ji Eun’s envy didn’t end right there, as she soon found herself in a love square with Kim Jun Ho (Ryu Si Won), her ex-boyfriend whom she had always taken for granted, and Jo Young Min (Kim Min Jong), a fine bachelor whom she started to have feelings for, both fighting for Hee Jung’s affection.

 

HA JI WON’S INTERVIEW DURING “SECRET” DAYS

I watched Secret in 2012 and it was exciting to see another side of the talented Ha Ji Won. Even other K-drama watchers, who just happened to watch Secret after getting to know Ha Ji Won through the mega-hit Secret Garden, were in awe to see her playing an abominable character. They would give comments like, “Ha Ji Won is so evil here!” etc. Although some of her face-off scenes with Kim Ha Neul were still quite lacking, they were interesting enough for me to sit back and relax. The drama itself might be a makjang at its finest with the “birth secret” at the top of the list, but it was not too bad to the point you would wish to find a way out of the mess. As a rookie, Ha Ji Won was a robust villain that I want her to give it a try again because I’m pretty sure now that she’s a veteran, she can do a lot better. Bolder, more charismatic, and stronger!

Life Is Beautiful / Beautiful Life (2001)

Finally, in 2001, Ha Ji Won was given her first lead role on TV through the forgettable KBS drama, Life Is Beautiful, alongside Kim Rae Won. The drama was about an heiress, Ryu Hee Jung (Ha Ji Won), second daughter of a tycoon hotelier. She was assigned the task to manage the multiple hotel chains someday and was even sent to Switzerland to study hotel management. When she returned from Switzerland, she learned the business by starting at the bottom in the P.R. department. Hee Jung might look always happy and impulsive, but in reality, a deep emotional scar was left on her after her boyfriend died trying to save her life. In the process, Hee Jung met Lee Jae Min (Kim Rae Won), a man with a bizarre likeness to her dead boyfriend, hence, she got attracted to him easily. However, Jae Min turned out to be one of the province locals who were strongly against Hee Jung’s father’s cynical business practices. Soon, Hee Jung faced a dilemma of obeying her father’s order so as to be a filial daughter or going against her father in order to help Jae Min.

Basically, rich-girl-falls-in-love-with-poor-guy style, which was so typical then and even today. Nonetheless, it was entertaining to see a young and playful Ha Ji Won portraying a carefree, cheerful, and placid character, for a change after being a bully in School 2 and a hostile sister to Kim Ha Neul in Secret. Life Is Beautiful’s story might be too light, as there was no much tension or excitement that would make you anticipate for the next and upcoming episodes, but it was still good enough. Kim Rae Won and Ha Ji Won’s chemistry, though not that sensational, was able to make believe that—indeed, when a poor man and a rich woman (or vice versa) fall in love, it’s like the two of them against the world.

Days In The Sun / Sunshine Hunting (2002)

A year later, in 2002, KBS’ Princess starred in unfortunately another forgettable KBS drama, Days In The Sun, costarring Ji Sung. Ha Ji Won played the role of Park Tae Kyong, who works in a hotel, where Lee Seung Joon (Ji Sung) was a guest. Tae Kyong soon found herself attracted to Seung Joon that she even sneaked in his room to clean it herself and also to do some “stalking”. However, after a violent robbery that happened in the hotel, Tae Kyong had to leave and moved to Seoul, where she crossed paths with Seung Joon again.

I don’t know a lot about Days In The Sun because I can’t find it anywhere, as much as I want to watch it. Oh well, just to mention, Han Ga In was an antagonist here. For the meantime, enjoy these pictures:

 

HA JI WON AS PARK TAE KYONG IN “DAYS IN THE SUN”

  

Phone (2002) — Release Date: July 26, 2002

The Horror Princess returned to the big screen with her last horror movie, Phone, which was also her first lead role in a movie. I bet Ha Ji Won treasured Phone so much that she even had its poster (as pictured above) hanged on the door of her room in her house.

Phone centered around journalist Ji Won (Ha Ji Won), who received a series of threats via e-mails and phone calls, after publishing a controversial article about underage sex scandals. This incident caused Ji Won to change her cellphone number and move to the newly furnished house of her friend, Kang Ho Jung (Kim Yoo Mi). While staying at the same house with Ho Jung and her family, Ho Jung’s daughter, Eun Joo, answered a mysterious phone call on Ji Won’s cellphone. Soon after that, Eun Joo began to show abhorrent behavior as more and more people began to die mysteriously. To unravel the mystery and to put an end to the death cycle, Ji Won made further investigations, which led her to finding out the identity of the previous owner of her new phone number, who had vanished. Her investigation revealed that there was a greater mystery than just a few evil calls—the horrific truth behind the disappearance of the phone number owner and Ho Jung’s involvement in it.

 

In my opinion, Phone was merely a decent movie. The movie was a victim of poor writing, shoddy direction, and rapid editing. The main character, Ji Won, was sent off on her adventure with little logic, like she could just change her phone number again, why bother to look for the number’s previous owner? Granted, her curiosity was piqued, but her course of locating the previous owner was so out of the blue. Apparently, it was purposely made that way for Ji Won to discover what she should and to solve the mystery of the phone. Nonetheless, Ha Ji Won was vibrant as Ji Won and her distinct eye expressions were, again, off the charts. It was a pleasure to see the Horror Princess kicking the baddie’s richard simmons, as it was like a premonition that she’d someday be playing badass roles.

 

HA JI WON AT “PHONE” PROMOTION EVENT

Sex Is Zero (2002) — Release Date: December 12, 2002

A sexy gross-out comedy movie? Ha Ji Won has been in such through Sex Is Zero, the 5th most popular movie of that year, costarring Im Chang Jung. The movie was indeed highly popular, as Ha Ji Won got Photogenic Award at the 2002 (3rd) Korea Visual Arts Festival and Popularity Award (Movie) at the 2003 (39th) Baeksang Arts Awards.

Sex Is Zero was about a group of goof-off college students, who loved drinking, partying, and focusing on sex. It followed the story of college law student, Jang Eun Shik (Im Chang Jung), who fell for the chic and gorgeous Lee Eun Hyo (Ha Ji Won). Eun Hyo was a college student in the same university and was admired for her beauty. She was also an aspiring aerobic athlete, who had a dream to win at the national competition. Although Eun Hyo was aware of Eun Shik’s one-sided love, she picked one of the hottest and richest playboy in the university, Ham Sang Ok, who also seemed to take an interest in her even though he was already dating someone. Sang Ok and Eun Hyo began an affair, which caused complications. In the end of the movie, Eun Hyo went to Eun Shik and asked him if he still remained the same about his feelings for her.

It was amazing! She could do aerobics, too. Others might take Sex Is Zero as complete mischief and nonsense because it was mostly about sex, but the story, particularly Eun Hyo’s arc, passion vs. temptation, gave morals to youth nowadays. (N.B. Ha Ji Won personally asked Yoon Je Gyun PD to edit out her original bed scene on the script. The bed scene that was shown in the movie was more moderate and less skin and body exposure compared to others.) It was adorable to see another different side of Ha Ji Won, as a passionate aerobic athlete but with a happy-go-lucky attitude toward love and relationship. Eun Hyo was pretty but sometimes too puerile. Yet, after having a painful experience and after learning that life is not always a bed roses, she grew up and matured. That was the message the movie wanted to convey. What I really liked about its story was Eun Hyo’s deep passion in aerobics and her ambition to win at the national competition. Sex Is Zero might look like a porn movie, but mind you, its story was full of life lessons.

HA JI WON AT “SEX IS ZERO” PROMOTION EVENT

 

IM CHANG JUNG & HA JI WON IN “CINEBUS” WEEKLY MAGAZINE

Reversal of Fortune (2003) — Release Date: June 13, 2003

 

The following year, Ha Ji Won moved to romantic comedy genre through the movie,Reversal of Fortune, alongside the talented Kim Seung Woo. Unfortunately, the movie didn’t ring the bell at the box office at that time. Years later, in 2012, Ha Ji Won was a guest at Kim Seung Woo’s KBS’ Win Win Talk Show, where the ROF couple made a public appearance together for the first time since the movie. The two even joked about how their movie was not well-received back then. Ha Ji Won jokingly said that Reversal of Fortune was the least popular among her movies. (I think that’s true though.)

Reversal of Fortune was about former golf star Kang Seung Wan (Kim Seung Woo), who at the moment just worked as a poor stockbroker and was in debt to a gangster (played by the veteran Lee Moon Sik). The gangster was after Seung Wan for the money, and on the day the gangster nearly beat him to death, he drove through a tunnel, where he encountered his double. As Seung Wan was startled to see himself, his car crashed into the tunnel wall. After the car crash, Seung Wan woke up to find himself in a parallel universe, where he was a famous golf champion. What made the reversal more complicated was that he suddenly had a wife (Ha Ji Won), who was asking for a divorce, and he also had to compete in a major golf tournament.

HA JI WON AT “REVERSAL OF FORTUNE” PROMOTION EVENT

I would say that Reversal of Fortune was male-lead centric, but even so, Ha Ji Won’s character, Han Ji Young, was the one that gave flavors to the show. Ji Young might looked tough and cold to her husband, but it was evident through her actions how much she loved him. I loved how Ha Ji Won brought such an adorable character to life. I especially liked the way her character dressed up—simple yet elegant and sophisticated. As they say, every athlete has a number one fan, and here, there’s Ji Young as the number one fan of her husband.

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From DAMO (2003) to LOVE SO DIVINE (2004)

Damo (2003)

Damo is something that cannot be missed when we talk about Ha Ji Won. It was a major breakthrough in her career, as she transformed from a villainous to a bonafide actress, with the help of a rookie PD but worked like an auteur, the one and only Lee Jae Kyu. Alongside 2 equally talented actors, Lee Seo Jin and Kim Min Joon, Ha Ji Won shined like a bright star in dramaland, as she caused a sensation throughout the country. MBC’s Damo was the first Korean drama that reached 1 million posts on the message board of its official website, and the number of posts eventually passed the 4 million mark. Fans even coined the term Damo pyeins (a pun for “pain”), referring to themselves. Even long after the drama ended, the number of Damo pyeins continued to increase like an epidemic. What was even more amazing was the fact thatDamo’s ratings were just average, yet it turned into a cultural phenomenon thanks to the huge popularity it enjoyed online. Later that year, Ha Ji Won got 3 major awards at the 2003 MBC Drama Awards—Popularity Award, Best Couple Award with Lee Seo Jin, and Top Excellence Award. Damo was also awarded Best Drama Series at the2004 Asian Television Awards.

Damo was mainly about a love triangle, set in the Joseon era—Jang Chae Ok (Ha Ji Won) shared a forbidden love with her superior, Hwangbo Yoon (Lee Seo Jin), but while working undercover on a counterfeit money case, she found herself drawn to Jang Sung Baek (Kim Min Joon), the leader of the rebel group that she had infiltrated. There was a prologue, a very significant part of the story—Years ago, young Jang Jae Hee and young Jang Jae Mo got separated during their escape after their father, who was of the noble class, was falsely accused of treason. Jae Hee stayed and grew up in the mountains with young Yoon, who was a son of a nobleman and a mistress. Years later, Jae Hee grew up into a young beautiful lady. Yoon, who had been in love with Jae Hee all this while, took Jae Hee with him to the Left Police Bureau, changing her name to Jang Chae Ok. In the process, Chae Ok met Sung Baek, a mysterious man, whom she felt a special connection with.

 

Yes, Damo is one of the two best sageuk dramas that I’ve watched. (The other one isThe Princess’ Man.) Damo was amazing in many ways that I could hardly find fault in it. The love triangle was epic, so how could I choose which one to ship? Both Yoon and Sung Baek were equally passionate, righteous, and chivalrous, but one thing that made them different was that they came from opposing forces. They were actually two sides of the same coin—Yoon was a law-abiding police commander whose duty was to protect the country and the people; while, Sung Baek was a rebellious person, who fought for the people through his unlawful ways. The common denominator was both were seeking for justice for the people, only that it was the same goal but different ways. Both men were also important to Chae Ok—one served as her “brother” and took good care of her when no one else did for many years; while, the other one was her biological brother. (Ooopps…SPOILER.) I’m not into tragic endings, but damn, Damo was an exception. Ha Ji Won’s performance can be attested by all the awards and recognition she received. She even confessed thatDamo has a special place in her heart. Truly, Damo has a special place in K-dramaland.

 

“DAMO” WRAP UP PARTY

Something Happened in Bali / What Happened in Bali (2004)

After causing much sensation through the highly popular Damo, Ha Ji Won proceeded to “Bali” in SBS’ Something Happened in Bali, her first SBS drama. Here, she got entangled in a perplexed love triangle with Jo In Sung and So Ji Sub. What a lucky girl! The drama received high ratings, with the final episode reaching a peak of 39.7%. Ha Ji Won also got Top Ten Stars Award and Top Excellence Award, Drama Special at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards, and Best TV Actress Award at the 2004 (40th) Baeksang Arts Awards.

Something Happened in Bali centered around 4 different people—Lee Soo Jung (Ha Ji Won), an orphan who worked as a tour guide in Bali, seeking her good luck over there with a hope to be taken out of her predicament by meeting a wealthy man; Jung Jae Min (Jo In Sung), son of a wealthy tycoon, uninterested in business, arrogant, irresponsible, a typical rich playboy; Kang In Wook (So Ji Sub), came from a lower-class family and worked in Jae Min’s company; and Choi Young Joo (Park Ye Jin), Jae Min’s fiancée who was from a comparable wealthy and powerful family, but still in love with her ex-boyfriend, In Wook. While working in Bali, Soo Jung met Jae Min, In Wook, and Young Joo, who were in an awkward vacation. On Soo Jung’s way back to Korea, she met In Wook again, as they were coincidentally on the same flight. When she returned to Korea, her desire for success led her to finding Jae Min for a job. A course of events happened that made the lives of the 4 people more complicated, as Soo Jung found herself stuck between In Wook and Jae Min, with Young Joo’s presence making the situation even more complicated.

 

I’ll get straight to the point, Something Happened in Bali was not my cup of tea. I would say that the love triangle was on the same level as the one in Damo, but the love line in this drama was more like a love square than a love triangle it was. While it had a solid story, smooth directing and editing, and outstanding acting, I couldn’t bring myself to like any of the characters even Ha Ji Won’s Lee Soo Jung. She was flawed, sorely ambitious, and uncertain of her feelings—one episode, she was kissing In Wook, then in the next episode, she was kissing Jae Min. Having said that, Ha Ji Won was marvelous (as always) and the story was really engaging that you would patiently wait for the next scenes. Not to mention, the acting and chemistry were off the charts. But don’t ever get me started with the ending—it was a nightmare!

100 Days With Mr. Arrogant (2004) — Release Date: January 16, 2004

While Something Happened in Bali was a ratings monster, conquering the small screen, Ha Ji Won made big screen appearance through the romantic comedy, 100 Days With Mr. Arrogant, with Kim Jae Won. The movie came from the genre calledinternet fiction, like movies My Sassy Girl and A Millionaire’s First Love. I just to have say that I really like the movie’s poster (as pictured above), it’s pretty cool.

100 Days With Mr. Arrogant was about a high school student, Kang Ha Young (Ha Ji Won), who was dumped by her boyfriend just before their 100th day anniversary. She then met Ahn Hyung Joon (Kim Jae Won) when she accidentally kicked a empty can that hit his face while driving, causing him to damage his expensive car. Hyung Joon demanded Ha Young to pay for the damage, but since she was just a poor high school student, she had nothing to give him. Hyung Joon and Ha Young came up with an agreement—Ha Young would be Hyung Joon’s slave for 100 days, as a payment for the damage to his car. Ha Young soon found out that the damage to Hyung Joon’s car was only $10, thus, she planned to take revenge. But before she could do it, Hyung Joon showed up in her house as her new private tutor. And soon, Ha Young found herself falling for Hyung Joon.

 

It was such a hilarious movie! Kang Ha Young was a cute, funny, and lovable character, and so was the movie as a whole. Ha Ji Won’s previous 2 characters, Jang Chae Ok’s (Damo) and Lee Soo Jung’s (Something Happened in Bali) emotions were too substantial and heavy, that’s why it was refreshing to see her portraying an amusing and lighthearted character in a comical movie. It was a comedy with a lesson behind, like how Ha Young started out as a foolish girl, who didn’t seem to care about anything at all, but eventually changed and worked hard to pass high school. I actually appreciate dramas and movies that could maintain a light tone from the beginning up to the end, perhaps the reason why 100 Days With Mr. Arrogant was somehow appealing to me.

   

HA JI WON AT “100 DAYS WITH MR. ARROGANT” VARIOUS PROMOTION EVENTS

Love, So Divine (2004) — Release Date: August 6, 2004

After leaving the TV viewers crestfallen with Something Happened in Bali’s shocking ending, Ha Ji Won returned to romantic comedy genre through the movie,Love, So Divine, alongside the handsome and talented Kwon Sang Woo. The movie, however, didn’t do well at that time. (Trivia: Kwon Sang Woo and Ha Ji Won converted to Christianity after the movie.)

Love, So Divine depicted a soon-to-be priest, Kim Kyu Shik (Kwon Sang Woo), who was sent to a small church in a rural area with his friend and also a soon-to-be priest, Shin Sun Dal (Kim In Kwon), for a month of service under Father Nam after making a scene at the seminary. Upon their arrival, Kyu Shik met Father Nam’s niece, Yang Bong Hee (Ha Ji Won), who had just returned from USA to meet her boyfriend only to be dumped by him. Bong Hee had nowhere to go to and just stayed at her uncle’s church. After struggling to get along well with each other, Kyu Shik and Bong Hee gradually got attracted to each other, hence, Kyu Shik had to doubt his commitment to priesthood. What would be his decision?

 

It was truly a pleasure to watch Love, So Divine—its story was heartwarming and lovely. It’s actually the second best Ha Ji Won movie to me. Kwon Sang Woo and Ha Ji Won are also my favorite pairing. Their chemistry on-screen is up the chimney and their chemistry off-screen have gone up to the stars. Back to the movie, the message it wanted to convey was simple yet very deep—it’s not necessary for one to become a priest or a nun in order to show pure love and devotion to God because love for God can be manifested by loving and respecting oneself and others. The movie also showed how love could change someone for the better, like what meeting a priest-to-be did to Bong Hee. Deo gratias.

TO BE CONTINUED.....

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Japanese fan meeting fan review

I attended HJW FM yesterday  
according to the event stuff, nearly 1600 people attended  FM had proceed in very warm and cozy atmosphere~~ HJW impressed very much and got her eyes watery many times, we were also impressed as well.

I don’t remember the content enough. however, i want to share with u about some topics^^ 

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＊HJW appeared with very exciting countdown 

＊HJW sang "That women" (Korean & Japanese MIX version) 
Jiwona sang with deep emotion. I reminded that scene HB sang "That man" with deep emotion in Yokohama FM on February 14. 

＊SG Highlights video & behind scenes talk 
The contents of Highlights video was almost all HJW and HB couple scene 
JW said she had to watch SG many times recently in order to create this highlight video, and she said that "Secret Garden is a great work no matter how many times watch!!".

＊HJW visit Rime's house, nearby park and, Action School video
She said she visited for the first time in four years. JW reproduce wire action, sit-ups in action school. The appearance of her manager don a Mask of Hyun Bin in the sit-ups scene  then HJW said to her manager don a HB's Mask that "사랑 해요 김주원 씨 salang haeyo gimjuwon ssi" 

＊Hwang Jini & Damo Highlights video 
Having become a fan of HJW to see the drama of these, I was very impressed personally. 

＊Private video: "tteokbokki" cooking & Aroma candle making 
After the handshake meeting, aroma candles has been present in all fan. 
Jiwona made the two kind of aroma candles with her sister. Jiwona named that One is “Secret Garden candle” (Scent of lavender) , another one is FM Memorial candles　(what! - Was the smell of lime~)

* Question time 
Surprise Question came out here! 
8-year-old boy was raise hand and asked 
"shooting the SG, do you fell in love with HB in fact? 
JW and all fans were very surprised! JW replied ”Yeah, I really loved HB when shooting the SG. I was really loved HB at the time,but, drama is over, the feeling has settled down a little now lol ^^" Then, JW to make a thumb, said to the boy "You did a great question! good job" 　  
＊Door of summer (Natsu no tobira) sang HJW
This song was released in 1981. JW said that sympathized with the lyrics of this song. the lyrics sang a love for shy boyfriend  At this time, JW appeared in marine look with wearing a hat that contains the mark of the anchor~~  
pic cr to saran ssi


＊Co-star Ideal showdown (fan participation quiz)1st showdown: Lee Seo-jin VS Lee Seung Gi ⇒ LSG win 2 nd showdown: Kim Jaewon VS Lee Seung Gi ⇒ LSG win 3rd showdown: So Ji Sub VS Lee Seung Gi ⇒ SJS win 4th showdown: So Ji Sub VS　Hyun Bin ⇒ Hyn Bin win last showdown: Ji Chang Wook VS Hyun Bin ⇒ Hyn Bin winAs a hint of the quiz, JW answered about her ideal man is " humorous and polite man "In the other quiz question, "what do u want most for BD gift at this moment ?" Jiwona answered "boyfriend"!!! And more, question for manager for "What's really bothering about JW?" Manager asked "Because she is too much work, I want to make a boyfriend "

Ah~~~What is this? 

HB’s　name came out 100 times, HB is the ideal man for her, JW　want most at this moment is boyfriend, manager said to JW to find a boyfriend etc etc・・・・

It was a really Great night for all angels☆*'


Credit to: Suzy Green Facebook

HJW made an highlights video of Hwang Jin Yi, Damo and Secret Garden. This must be her favorite dramas.

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* Signed ball gift 
like HB’s FM, JW was presented her signed ball. Jiwona flew the ball distant seat and second floor~~^^ In addition, JW presented a signed ball specially for 8-year-old boy who asked the question about the HB.

cr. Suzy Green FB
>>soo cute of that little kiddo who dared to ask that question )

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Libera said: About the Japanese FM DVD
Ha Ji Won's Japan Fanmeeting DVD will be released in Japan in September 2014. The DVD price is ¥6,500 Actually the official fan cafe is taking pre-order for Korean fans. But they will not send the DVD overseas so if you would like to order the DVD you will have to ask the help of 1023 Korea in purchasing the DVD. The price from official fancafe is 70,000 won (~70usd) But since the deadline of the payment is on June 30 so we will not take any order for international fans. The DVD duration is about the 120 minutes, the content is included the Fanmeeting itself and also its footage. There will be also 10 raw photos of Ha Ji Won as a bonus. For more information please visit : http://www.hajiwon.jp/news/0010.html (Warning : the website is in Japanese)
Thanks to Ha Ji Won World Instagram

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credit as labeled
From Ha ji won's Birthday Fan meeting yesterday in Tokyo.
Fan account at Baidu xy
主持人问苑苑：和玄彬经常联系吗，她说时不时联系一下。
The host asked Ha ji won if she and Hyun bin have regular contact?ha ji won said they occasionally in touch
她自己还反复提咖啡之吻，仰卧起坐。
Ha ji won repeatedly mentioned cappuccino foam kiss and Sit up couple scene.(yeah right,those kiss scene that she couldnt explained.she said the feeling was different.and sit up couple scene that make her and hyun bin's hearts fluttered)

From: AC FP
>> I am also curious if she says something about Damo and Hwang Jin Yi since most of the comments or updates are all about Secret Garden coming from our dear JB Angels and if there's none then SG must be something special to her

[wangnyeo]

@ferlycious same thoughts here about unni cooking skills and family outing episodes  =)) guess years going by & her skills are the same  =)) this gave me like BOOM at that crucial moment when I was all emotional & fascinating about unni perfection due to her Bday atmoshere !but yup unni is a human being after all and still has a BIG area to improve me too 
@Libera thanks for sharing that fan summary for the FM , it was sooooooooooooooooo touching to read ,, SeGa feeling ! Marine feeling ! =(( =(( =((
really we need to see the video , and I see she and HB indeed are having a special relationship not on SeGa alone  with body switching but even as actors ! this SeGa will keep follow them like forever and that is how the case known to be for any Mega hit piece of work ! by the way since reading the news yesterday and I have been thinking why not they are trying to hint about a possible SeGa reunion ? not necessarily a confirmed / planned to be work but even advertising the idea for the producers so someone can take the lead and start to work for that , specially it has been the trend nowadays ! and if this one is making HB comeback to the small screen >>> EPIC EPIC !! I know unni is busy handling many going on projects , but who knows ?!! 
and just wanna say something ! 
Hay you :-h little 1023 Tokyo boy there ! This Saudi princess Noona send you :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*  love you boy  :x
Edit:- I wonder was not SeGa aired before now in Japan ?? just  curious with all this SeGa focus news , wither this drama really so special to unni or the fans who are writing us her FM news are hard dying SeGa fans ?! - Since it is a first day of Ramadan , would like to say Ramadan Kareem for all of 1023 Muslim chingos   

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Ha Ji Won back to Seoul (Gimpo International Airport)  

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@wangnyeo I thought as well that she improved already from her cooking skills but it seems that she tried to cook but when she let people taste it, it always leaves them to be speechless ) we know the reason already it's because they can't directly said that it's not that delicious ) and after that she will used her charm to please them ) Jiwonnie is really charming and has a spell to make you fall and accept the taste =))
Here's some other tidbits from Japan FM, still from Suzyy Green :-*
* Sang "나 지금 이자 리에"
she sat on the bench by the cherry wood, and sang this song. It was very nice Voice.

* Handshake with all fan and handmade soap gift
JW shook hands with everyone in order from the 2nd floor seat fans.
because my seat was so close to in the front row, I had watching handshake for more than an hour. JW was shaking hands carefully with people of all. I think her arms and legs was painful, but she has always smile~ and she was crying from time to time, impressed.

HJW is not only a best actress but also best woman!

FM has started at 3:30 PM and ended at 8:00 PM ! She gave us beautiful dream four and a half hours. And, she left the venue at 8:20 PM. 
some fans was waiting for her. at that time, she has greeting slowly waved to fans who opened the car window ~ 

To protect the manners, there is no send-off photo^^
JW appeared after 15 minutes of this photo.