Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bae Yong Joon in Motion

This 7-minutes clips posted by tomato99 on YT contains Bae Yong Joon travel to Korea and discovering the art of making ceramins, lacquer painting, silk making, kimchi making, the art of dyeing and many more. A very rare chance of seeing Yong Joon doing all of this.

Check it out!



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Before I end blogging about Yong Joon tonight, let me share this article from Korean Herald.

Bae Yong-joon writes on beauty of his native country

Bae Yong-joon writes on beauty of his native country

South Korean actor Bae Yong-joon, the celebrity identified with the Korean Wave, was embarrassed when he could not readily recommend a tourist attraction in his native country when asked by a foreign journalist at a news conference, according to news reports.

Yonhap News said the incident motivated the 36-year-old actor to better understand South Korea's culture and share his findings with his fans, so he went on a year-long journey to write a book.

The book, titled "Travel in Search of Korea's Beauty," is a collection of photos and essays he wrote during his one-year sojourn, spanning indigenous traditions in cuisine, handicrafts, temples and dress-making.

"This book is not a professional book about Korean culture. It is about a beginner's journey in learning Korean culture," Bae said in news conference Tuesday, a day ahead of his book's release in Korea.

A top celebrity throughout Asia who rose to stardom through his role in "Winter Sonata," the first-time author said writing was a challenge.

"The most difficult thing about writing was meeting the deadline, as you know," he said to the hundreds of journalists at the press conference.

2009.09.22

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