Kim Sun Ah said, “Maraming Salamat”

Finally I made Kim Sun-Ah say (or write) ‘thank you’ in Filipino!!!

She once asked me how to say thank you in Filipino, but the stupid me didn’t understand what she was trying to say – until a few days after! (It was in Taiwan, last year. She said “謝謝 필리핀?” “謝謝 필리핀?” (xie xie Philippines?) and I was completely clueless. After much thinking and rewinds of the video that captured our moment together, it dawned on me that she was trying to ask me how to say thank you in Filipino. I’m still not 100% sure, but that’s the best that I can come up with with ‘xie xie philippine?’. She could’ve asked it in Korean and I could’ve understood. But maybe my failure to come up with correct Korean sentences has stopped her from doing so. And, although she’s quite good in English, she may not be that comfortable to talk in English at that moment, or she might not have found the rights words (just like how I wasn’t able to find the right Korean words that night). I don’t know… anyway going back…

Last May 26th Kim Sun-Ah left another message (and photo) in Facebook. She started with:

이궁..어느 언어로 써야할지 몰라…참…난감하네요.”

And ended it with:

Suna Unnie didn’t know… but this is one of my motivations to pursue linguistics. I started finding languages interesting as I interact with her fans from different parts of the world.

Anyway, I left a comment:

I guess I wouldn’t have left a comment if Suna Unnie didn’t include Turkish and Indonesian on her message. It’s common for her to write greetings and salutations in 4 languages (Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English) but it’s the first time she uses more than 4 languages. 🙂 But I left this comment without any expectations. As I’ve said, it was just a joke. I’m not even sure if Suna Unnie will be able to read it.

And I was surprised that after a few minutes, Suna Unnie replied:

I wasn’t expecting such a reply from her. And yes, finally she’s talking to me in Korean!!!

I left a reply (2 replies) after about 10 minutes because I actually didn’t notice that she left a reply since I wasn’t expecting any. After that she didn’t reply anymore. I thought I replied too late and she didn’t get to read it anymore. Probably she logged out since I didn’t reply right away. I stayed up until around 4:00am chatting with friends and fellow fans. I thought I missed another chance to make Suna Unnie speak in Filipino. And I said that when the third time comes along, I’ll definitely make sure I can make her speak in Filipino. ㅎㅎㅎ

When I woke up, she surprised me once again! She edited her original message and added ‘Maraming Salamat’.

Suna Unnie, Maraming Salamat! ♥ ♥ ♥

킹콩 화이팅!

May 25, 2011 – it was officially announced that Kim Sun-Ah is now a contract artist of King Kong Entertainment.

Since her debut, she has been with Sidus HQ. After the Thursday’s-Child-lawsuit-brouhaha and all the other little controversies here and there, she transfered to Yedang Entertainment (2008?) where one of her showbiz bestfriends, Kim Jung-Eun, is also a contract artist. Kim Jung-Eun eventually left Yedang after her contract. And so did Kim Sun-Ah. And now she’s part of King Kong.

I’m happy with the move. She has been with Sidus HQ for a long time and they have given her big breaks and projects – including her biggest break My Name Is Kim Sam Soon of course. But, in my personal opinion, they weren’t to handle her well post-SamSoon. She became really popular but aside from tremendous CFs, there weren’t any follow-up projects. And when there was one, Kim Sun-Ah ended up being sued for breach of contract. I’m thankful to them for taking care of Suna Unnie for many years, but I feel bad because it seems they weren’t able to take care of her well during her last few years with them.

I’m grateful to Yedang for picking Kim Sun-Ah up from her hiatus. They came when she doesn’t have projects and rarely visible. And they have given her projects – City Hall included. Plus her overseas fan meetings! For that I’ll always be grateful. But somehow, again in my own opinion, they are slow and not very interactive.

King Kong Entertainment has started it with a kick, especially among Kim Sun-Ah’s fans – including overseas fans. They are the ones behind Kim Sun-Ah’s Facebook Page that is a really really REALLY awesome treat among Kim Sun-Ah’s fans – local and overseas. Even Kim Sun-Ah herself said they are very diligent. So I’m pinning my hopes in King Kong Entertainment. I truly hope that they will take care of Kim Sun-Ah really well. And I hope that Suna Unnie gets to stay with them for a long time.

Coincidentally the name ‘King Kong’ has a special place among Kim Sun-Ah’s fans. Anyone who have seen City Hall would understand. Jo Guk (Cha Seung-Won) nicknamed Mi Rae (Kim Sun-Ah) as King Kong and have called her that way a number of times in the drama. So, borrowing Jo Guk’s line in the drama, I’d say, “King Kong, Fighting!”

 

For Kim Sun-Ah fans out there, here’s Kim Sun-Ah’s new mailing address (for fan letters and gifts):

Ms. Kim Sun Ah
c/o King Kong Entertainment
689-16 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, South Korea 135-080

[Korean]

135-080 서울특별시 강남구 역삼동
698-16번지 킹콩엔터테인먼트
배우 김선아 님

Send her your love  and support everyone!

I’ve sent packages to Sidus and Yedang before. Now I’m sending one soon to King Kong. 🙂

Kim Sun Ah’s Facebook Open “To share closer communication”

This is the first time I tried translating a news article. I was just really curious about this article, that’s why. And some Kim Sun-Ah fans are curious about it. It’s not very long too, so I tried.

I used the dictionary a lot though. However I’m happy that I encountered a bunch of words on this article on the TOPIK paper that I’m studying now.

There was one sentence that I really couldn’t translate, so my dear Suh Zin (바보 킹콩) helped me.

I’m still not very good in Korean, I just wanna try this out. I must have committed lots of errors. So I’d greatly appreciate if you can let me know my errors. 🙂

김선아, 페이스북 오픈 “가깝게 이야기 나눴으면”

Kim Sun Ah’s Facebook Open “To share closer communication”

Original Source: MK뉴스

배우 김선아가 페이스북(http://www.facebook.com/OfficialKimSunA)을 통해 팬들과 더욱 가깝게 소통한다.

Actress Kim Sun Ah, communicates more closely to her fans through her facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OfficialKimSunA).

김선아는 지난 5월 20일 자신의 페이스북을 오픈했다. 페이스북 속 김선아는 작품 활동 사진 및 동영상, 비하인드 스토리 등이 담겼다. 진지하게 작품에 임하는 모습과 생생한 촬영장 뒷이야기는 물론 웃음이 묻어나는 재미있는 사진까지 선보이고 있다.

Kim Sun Ah’s official facebook opened last May 20th. Her facebook is filled with photos of her work activities as well as videos and behind the scenes. The photos also show us the reality action, funny appearence and interesting backstage stories.

소속사는 “김선아가 한류스타로 각광을 받고 있는 만큼, 페이스북을 오픈 하자마자 국내 팬들은 물론 해외 팬들의 뜨거운 성원을 받고 있다.”며 “페이스북을 통해 배우 김선아에 대한 빠른 소식과 다양한 정보를 전해드리겠다. 또한 김선아 본인의 진솔한 이야기로 팬들과 더욱 가깝게 소통할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.”고 전했다.

Her agency (King Kong Entertainment) said in a phone interview, “Kim Sun Ah receives much fame as a Hallyu star, that’s why as soon as her facebook opened we received warm support from local (Korean) fans and of course overseas fans.”, “Through facebook, we can surely convey news and various information about Actress Kim Sun Ah in a timely manner. In addition, through Kim Sun Ah’s personal genuine/sincere stories/talk, fans can expect to be able to communicate more closely”

김선아는 “페이스북을 오픈한 지 얼마 안 됐는데, 많은 분 들이 찾아주시고, 응원해주시고, 너무 좋은 말씀 많이 해주셔서 정말 감사한 마음이다. 여러분들의 따뜻한 한마디는 그 어떤 영양제보다도 효력이 큰 같다.”며 “새로운 시작의 설레임은 항상 참 좋은 것 같다. 페이스북을 시작으로 많은 분들과 가깝게 이야기 나눌 수 있었으면 한다.”고 전했다.

Also in a phone interview, Kim Sun Ah said, “My heart is truly grateful because it hasn’t been long since (my) Facebook opened, but a lot of people have already came (found it), gave support/cheer and left very nice messages (good words). It seems like everyone’s warm words have greater effect (effectiveness) than any other tonic. By starting facebook, I can share close conversation with many people”.

한편, 김선아는 영화 `투혼`(가제, 감독 김상진)의 촬영을 마치고 올 가을 관객들을 찾아갈 계획이며, SBS 주말특별기획 ‘여인의 향기’(가제)를 통해 안방극장에 돌아올 예정이다.

Meanwhile, Kim Sun Ah’s movie “Fighting Spirit” (working title, Directed by Kim Sang-Jin) has completed filming and is planned to be released this coming fall, and she’s expected to return to TV through SBS Weekend Drama Special “Scent of a Woman” (working title).

Sunny’s Happy Home – Kim Sun Ah’s Official Facebook Page

We heard about this 빅뉴스 (big news) a few minutes before midnight last night. And even though it was said that it won’t open until noontime today, I/we simply can’t sleep due to excitement. I surfed the net, listened to some podcast, and even managed to watched a couple of episodes of a drama I’m watching (which is quite surprising because every night I am usually knocked out just after one episode) before I can finally doze off – at past 4:00 in the morning. I actually wanted to sleep early to make sure that I’ll be awake when it opens this morning (and because I have work). I woke up early nonetheless. And was not feeling sleepy at all.

It’s official! KIM SUN AH’S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE IS NOW OPEN!!!

And I’m just as happy as a child opening gifts on a fine Christmas Morning. ^_^

It’s not like this is the first time we/I’ll get to interact with her online. She (and her management team sometimes) is always visible in her fancafe anyway (well, not really always… call it regular instead). But somehow being in Facebook makes a lot of difference!

First, she can connect with more of her foreigner fans since not all are (and can be) members of her fancafe. I’m glad that more fans will get to see her photo uploads and messages. They can also easily disseminate information regarding updates about, and upcoming events of, Suna Unnie. And it will be easily accessible.

I’m also happy because I’m always on Facebook. So this time I hope I won’t miss anything. There are numerous times when I missed a lot in the fancafe simply because I feel lazy to log-in – or I didn’t log-in at the right time. In facebook, I’m always online.

It’s also a good way for her fans to interact more. I’m also glad that Korean member of her fancafe are starting to create their facebook accounts today. This way I can keep in touch with them more regularly since it’s easier to leave messages and updates in facebook than in the cafe.

It’s also another chance for me to make myself read in Korean and Japanese.

Plus it’s easier for Kim Sun-Ah and her management team to upload photos and videos. They already uploaded a bunch of photos – some of them were released for the first time. Visit her facebook if you want to see more. But here are some of my favorites (there are actually a lot of pretty-and-never-before-seen-ones but here are some of the most notable – for me at least)

credit: Kim Sun Ah's Official Facebook Page

This photo is from her graduation in Kyung Hee University. The tall pretty girl beside her is my first Korean friend Hyun Joo. I asked Hyun Joo to give my congratulatory gift to Suna Unnie that day. This event is very special to me for two reasons. 1.) this is the reason why I’m back to school now and 2.) this is when I found out that Suna Unnie knows me. ♥ 2009.02.19 – I will never forget that date.

credit: Kim Sun Ah's Official Facebook Page

This photo is taken in her suite in Sherwood Hotel, Taipei. 2010.06.13. I think right after we had our photo together. I’m glad to know that she received the ‘명폼백’ that the Taiwanese fans prepared.

Here’s me with the 명품백 before the fanmeeting started.

The 명품백 is actually inspired from a romantic scene from her drama City Hall. 

And these 2 photos surprised me so much…

credit: Kim Sun Ah's Official Facebook Page

credit: Kim Sun Ah's Official Facebook Page

These were taken from the fanmeeting in Taiwan June 12, 2010. I was the one holding the little banner with ‘사랑해요 김선아 We Love You from the Philippines’. I was so surprised when I saw these photos. I didn’t know that they took a photo of us. I’m glad they kept these photos. And I’m so touched they chose to upload these photos.

Today is simply a good day! Merry Christmas everyone! ㅋㅋㅋ How can a person makes me so crazy like this?

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NOTE: Kim Sun Ah’s official Facebook Page is maintained by her agency. Information, event details, videos and photos were mostly provided by the agency. However postings marked “sunny” were written and uploaded by Kim Sun Ah personally. There is also an album named “^^I’m Sunny^^” where she will be posting messages and photos.