Another Idol Romantic Comedy from Korea: He's Beautiful

POSTED ON 25 Oktober 2010 AT Senin, Oktober 25, 2010 \\

HE'S BEAUTIFUL

also known as Minami Shineyo which literally means "You're a handsome man" or "You're Minam" is shown in other countries under the titles, "You're Handsome" or "You're So Handsome".

The story? Are you interested how the life of a Popular Korean Boy Group goes? Watch this cool TV series that will surely keep you addicted to it.

Just think what happens when the twin sister -- who is a nun in the making -- dressed up like a boy and disguises herself as her twin brother? The catch - He's not just some ordinary boy. He is part of Korea's Top Boy Band! Pretty weird but quite interesting, right? Let's see how she goes through...

Now, grab a popcorn and some drink and let's start the journey on this TV Series brought to us by SBS.

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What is "He's Beautiful" All About...?

BACKGROUND

He's Beautiful is a 16-episode romantic comedy TV series from South Korea. It was aired in SBS every Wednesday and Thursday nights from October 7, 2009 to November 26, 2009.

It was then aired in Hawaii with English Subtitles last December 2, 2009 under KBFD-TV.

Also known as: You're Handsome / You're Beautiful / A.N. Jell
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Director: Hong Sung Chang
Asst. Director: Park Yong Soon
Screenwriter: Hong Jung Eun & Hong Mi Ran
PLOT

Korea's most popular idol group A.N. Jell is taking in a new member. The company's CEO is taking in flower boy Go Mi Nam for his angelic voice. But because of some trouble, he has to go overseas for medical reasons so his manager has to go look for his twin Go Mi Nyu and beg her to take his place, at least until the real Go Mi Nam comes back.

A girl acting as a boy, she has to live with 3 good looking members of the band. She was found out at once by Shin Woo but he said nothing until he fell in love with her taking it his responsibility to protect her at all times. Jeremy also felt that he is falling for Go Mi Nam even though he doesn't know yet that he's a girl. And the leader Hwang Tae Kyung that everyone fears finally found in his heart that he's longing for this trouble maker at all times.

Even after the secret that Go Mi Nam is a girl was revealed, the boys only worked harder to protect her. Go Mi Nam being the sweet and innocent girl that she is, has no clue that all 3 boys are in love with her. She only has her eyes on one man though, the brightest star in her eyes, Hwang Tae Kyung.

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From the writers of My Girl comes the irresistible television hitYou're Beautiful, which takes viewers into the exciting and hectic world of K-pop showbiz!

Taekyung (Jang Keun-Suk) is A.N.JELL's arrogant and insufferable lead singer.

Guitarist Shinwoo (Jung Yong-Hwa of C.N.Blue) is too perceptive for his own good and

happy-go-lucky drummer Jeremy (Lee Hong-Ki of F.T. Island) is just plain slow on the uptake.

Into the boy band mix comes A.N.JELL's bumbling newbie, Minam (Park Shin-Hye). But what the fans don't know is that he's actually a she! Roped into posing as her twin brother, Minam has to hide her real identity. But secrets have a way of coming out, especially when her bandmates start falling for her!

He's Beautiful: The MAIN CHARACTERS

~ and Character Description

Hwang Tae Kyung

played by Jang Geun Suk

Hwang Tae Kyung -- a member and lead singer of the most famous Kpop group, A.N.JELL. He is skilled when it comes to composing music and playing the piano. He is also the most popular idol in Korea.

His father, Hwang Kyung Sae, is world class music conductor that makes him a member of noble royal family in music. However, there are a lot of curiosity about his real mother, but Hwang family consistently say no comments about that.

Hwang Tae Kyung looks perfect in appearance, but, he is full of defect to live in real life. He has stomach inflammation, excessive concerns of cleanliness, night blindness, sleeplessness, sleepwalking , and various disease.

He has has many allergies, which means he could be in big trouble because of ~ FOOD..

Tae Kyung is stubborn. He thinks of himself as a great person. Eventhough he looks like a perfect man in appearance, inside -- he has a poor wounded spirit.

Go Mi Nam / Go Mi Nyu

played by Park Shin Hye

Go Mi Nam(male) and Go Mi Nyu (female) are twins who grew up in an orphanage at a nunnery.

Go Mi Nam was chosen as the new member of the idol group (A.N.Jell) but due to some circumstances, Go Min Nyu has to take his brother's role being a member of idol group, still using her brother's name, Go Mi Nam.

Having stayed in the nunnery for quite sometime and away from the real world, Go Min Nyu is innocent and sensitive. She also tries her best to do her part being a member of the idol group. Having spent time with the group's leader... she started to have feelings for him.

If you're interested to watch selected cute and sweet videos of Jang Geun Suk and park Shin Hye, 

Kang Shin Woo

played by Jung Yong Hwa

Shin Woo has a solemn and handsome face. But it is only image because in reality, he seems to be not interested in anything and cannot be affected by anything...

In the group, he is the cool member in contrast with Tae Kyung who is overly sensitive. Although he is a part of a very popular band, he'd rather be anentrepreneur than an artist.

Jeremy

played by Lee Hong Ki

Jeremy is an English-Korean who came from a noble family. His father is a world class photographer while his mom is a famous model.

In the group, Jeremy can be considered as a member with a bright personality. He has a great smile thus when he says some stupid things, his smile covers everything. He is also very optimistic and balances out the more dramatic personalities in the group.

He believed that he can never be friends with a girl but after meeting Go Mi Nam, he is not sure how he feels.

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Celebrating Halloween in Indonesia

POSTED ON 24 Oktober 2010 AT Minggu, Oktober 24, 2010 \\

Like most expatriates far from home, parents in Indonesia make an extra effort during halloween in indonesia

special holidays to recreate traditions from home for their children. Halloween is no exception and is widely celebrated amongst the expatriate community in Indonesia, particularly amongst North Americans.

Explaining Halloween

If you have troubles explaining Halloween to Indonesians, it may be helpful to think of Halloween in terms of something that is similar in Indonesia. I have heard of no direct historical tie to Halloween in Indonesia. s colonial history. However, a Halloween-like religious/cultural event in Indonesia is Nyepi, which is celebrated by Hindus in Bali. The night before Nyepi, the Hindu New Year, Balinese leave their homes and make a lot of noise all through the neighborhood and community, to scare away the evil spirits. The next day, Nyepi, Balinese must stay inside their homes, not doing any work, cooking or making any noise that would invite the spirits into their home. So, if an Indonesian friend asks you to explain Halloween, you may find it easier to point out the similarities with Nyepi than to describe how the pagan origins of this holiday turned into the candy-seeking, costume-wearing party that it is nowadays.

Jack-o'-Lantern

If you're looking for bright orange pumpkins, they will be hard to find in Indonesia. A local Jack-o-Lantern

equivalent, labu parang, has a similar shape - though the color is tan. The meat and seeds are similar - so the carving experience is comparable.

You can purchase labu parang at larger pasar and neighborhood markets. Neighborhood vegetable salesmen rarely stock labu parang on their carts, but you may be able to place a special order a few days in advance. Other squash can also be found that are the same shape as a jack-o'-lantern, but the exterior would be green or green-orange. Even though these aren. t the traditional jack-o'-lantern colors, your children will have just as much fun carving them.

Costumes

Most parents will find it easy to create Halloween costumes in Indonesia. Seamstresses (tukang jahit) and tailors are used to making clothing based on a picture given to them. Halloween costumes wouldn't be any different - other than explaining what this strange outfit is going to be worn for! Clip a picture from a magazine, craft book, pattern book or web site and take it to your seamstress, along with the material. Presto, in a few days or weeks, your kids will be outfitted and ready to party! Chances are, the seamstresses listed in AWA's Jakarta Shopper's Guide will be very familiar with Halloween costumes.

Ready-to-wear costumes are sold in the weeks prior to Halloween at Kem Chicks supermarket. There may also be Indonesian or expat ladies who will design and sell costumes at the women's associations meetings in September and October. You can also special order from them.

Trick or Treat

Informal neighborhood expat groups usually organize trick or treat activities in Jakarta. The most popular locations, where they occur most years, are in Permata au, Pondok Indah, Patra Kuningan and Kemang Club Trick or Treating

Villas, as well as in other housing estates where there is a high concentration of expatriate residents. You will need to find a friend in that neighborhood who knows about the trick or treat festivities so that you can find out which day/what time it will be held. It is not always celebrated on the 31st. Also, if you are not from that neighborhood, it's customary to contribute your share of candy to a friend's house on the route. The candy goes quickly!

In the bigger sub-divisions, since not all houses participate, most trick-or-treaters travel from house to house by car. There may be a map which is distributed detailing the houses on the route, or you can drive around at random through the sub-division searching for orange and black balloons or jack-o'-lanterns at the front gates of participating houses. This is one day in the year where you will actually find people's front gates open!

As you can imagine, the parade of children dressed in heretofore-unseen costumes quickly draws a small crowd of the neighbors. drivers and servants who watch and enjoy the parade of fun. It may be easier to find the small crowd watching the trick-or-treaters than the balloons or other decorations which signify the houses that are participating.

Fortunately for the kids, some participating parents really get into the spirit of the holiday and decorate their homes with lots of Halloween cheer, even creating mini-haunted houses for the kids to tour.

One of our favorite trick-or-treat experiences was the event put on by expats in Permata Hijau a few years ago where the kids traveled from house to house by delman (horse-drawn carriage). Halloween Trick or Treating - Indonesian style!

In areas where trick or treating is held year after year, you may find Japanese and/or Indonesian teens also joining in the fun. Unfortunately, they don't necessarily wear costumes, so you might want to think about how you might handle these kids - before they come.

Safety

In recent years there have been isolated incidents of crime on Halloween. In the stories we've heard, Indonesian teens pretended to be trick or treaters, only to force their way into someone's house to steal electronic goods. Be

sure that your jaga/driver, and other household help is out in front of the house to help you keep watch. A show of bodies is a fine deterrent. Another alternative is to have your household staff distribute candy from the gate, or man a partially open gate so that only expat children in costume are allowed to go up to the front door.

Despite the isolated incidences of crime associated in recent years with Halloween - you will undoubtedly find that the controlled, small nature of the celebration is safer than in the west. Thank goodness - no one here has heard of poisoning candy! The small amounts of candy the kids collect will be far less than in the average sub-division back home - so there will be smaller belly aches the next day too!

Community parties

If you are a member of a recreation or community association like AERA or ISCI, check with the Activities Director to see if they have any festivities planned for the kids. If you're not a member, perhaps you can participate as a guest of a member. Student or celebrating halloween in indonesia

Parent Associations in the international schools often organize Halloween events as well.

Public venues

Each year some of the international hotels, restaurants and night clubs such as Mowenpick Marche, Hard Rock Café, Planet Hollywood, will put on special promotional events for Halloween. The staff may be wearing costumes or they may be featuring a special menu or activities during the days before and after Halloween. Call your favorite restaurants and see if they have anything planned.

Private parties

Another great way to celebrate Halloween is to throw a party in your own home. Celebrating with expat friends Children at a Halloween Party

makes sense, as the Indonesian community at large doesn't celebrate. Children, teens and adults alike can all don their costumes and join in the fun. If you need party ideas - they're only a quick surf away on the Internet.

You may, however, encounter difficulties when inviting Indonesians to a Halloween party. There is a widespread teaching amongst the Indonesian Christian community that Halloween celebrations are related to devil worship. Given the pagan origins of the holiday, that is perhaps understandable. Given Indonesians usual reluctance to say they won't attend an event they've been invited to - you may have a big surprise if you invite a bunch of Indonesian kids and no one shows for the party.

So as mid-October rolls around, hunt down your labu parang, visit your seamstress and check out the many opportunities to join in the Halloween fun.