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Actress Choi Jin-Sil Dies at the Age of 39

Oct 3, 2008 Author: Erotic Orange | Filed under: Blogged In (from Korean news)

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The wonderful actress beloved by many apparently committed suicide in her bathroom of her home yesterday. Despite her fame, she had experienced a divorce battle that damaged her image. When she made a comeback afterwards, many people were skeptical of her prospects for future success, but she once again proved herself one of the best Korean actresses to ever grace the screen. Many women could relate with her real-life situations and experiences, and praised her for being such a great mother to her beautiful two children. She recently made another huge hit by starring in what has become her last drama, called ‘The Last Scandal of My Love Life’ which prompted the “jummarella” syndrome: the combination of the middle-aged woman “ajumma” with “Cinderella.”

많은 사람들한테 사랑을 받았던 그녀는 자신의 집 화징실에서 자살을 한것으로 보인다. 비록 그녀의 화려한 명예에 불구하고 그녀는 한번 힘든 이혼을 겪은 경험이 있었다. 이혼뒤에 그녀의 컴백을 앞두고 있었을 즈음에 사람들의 반응은 그녀가 과연 예전처럼 톱스타 자리를 지킬수 있는지 확신을 하지 않았다. 그러나 그녀의 컴백은 성공적이었고 다시한번 그녀가 톱스타라는걸 증명했다. 그녀의 마지막 작품이 되버린 드라마 ‘내 마지막 스캔들’ 은 ‘줌마렐라’ 신드롬 까지 일으켰었다.

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The nation is in shock because of her sudden death, and I am no exception. Having met her and her family in person through a friend, I remember her as being very down to earth and having a witty sense of humor. Her two children, a boy and a girl, were the type that you would fall in love with instantly. They had so much light and energy in them. That made me think about how she did such a great job in raising them. After meeting her, I became an even bigger fan. Her legacy will go on and she will be remembered as one of the greatest Korean actresses. I send my deepest condolences to her family and friends.

전국민은 지금 그녀의 죽음 소식으로 인해서 충격에 빠져 있는 상태고 나도 그 중에 한명이다. 아는 분으로 통해서 그녀와 그녀의 아이들을 처음 만났을 당시에 그녀가 솔직하고 유머 감각이 뛰어났다는 걸 알게 됐다. 그녀의 두 아이들, 아들과 딸은 어느 누구도 첫눈의 반할 정도로 사랑스러운 아이들이었다. 그녀가 아이들을 위해서 올바르게 크도록 열심히 한다는 생각을 들게 했었다. 그리고 나는 그녀를 만난 이후 더 큰 팬이 돼버렸다. 비록 그녀는 더이상 이세상엔 없지만 그녀는 기억 될것이다. 그녀의 가족들과 친구들에게 삼가 조의를 표합니다.

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[©2008 May Kim]

Photos courtesy of May Kim
www.maystudio.com

Introducing Ms. Erotic Orange

Oct 1, 2008 Author: Erotic Orange | Filed under: Seoul Fashion Report, Site Stuff

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Born from a rockstar father (RIP) and a mother who was an interior designer, my fashion is inspired by anything from flowers to food to people. One doesn’t have to look at just clothes to be inspired, since fashion inspiration can come from any source. In particular, I like the styles of Sofia Coppola, Lou Dillon, and Kate Lanphear, but my mentor is my mother, who taught me everything about fashion, and is the original Carrie Bradshaw — she mixed and matched way before that character existed.

록스타였던 아버지 그리고 인테리어 디자인을 하시던 어머니 사이에서 태어났고 나는 패션에 대해서 영향을 언제 어디선지 받을수 있다. 나는 특히 사람들 중에서는 소피아 코폴라, 루 딜론, 케이트 란피어의 스타일들을 좋아하지만 나의 진정한 스승은 나의 엄마다. 엄마는 나한테 패션에 대해서 모든걸 가르쳐주셨고 원조 캐리 브래드쇼라고 해도 과언이 아닐 정도로 엄마는 믹스 앤 매치를 너무 완벽하게 소화할 수 있는 타고난 센스를 가지셨다.

My philosophy? That fashion is erotic. People can be easily aroused when new seasons or clothing collections come, or more simply, when something or someone manages to titillate the senses. One thing I’m confident about? Well, there’s definitely more than one, but I can probably outdo Paris Hilton when it comes to shopping.

나의 패션 철학은 에로틱하다고 생각한다. 사람들은 매 시즌 마다 나오는 컬렉션들을 접할때 굉장한 흥분을 느낀다. 그리고 내가 가장 자신있는 것은? 아마도 여러가지가 있겠지만 그중에 하나는 패리스 힐튼 보다 쇼핑을 광적으로 할수 있다고 생각한다.

As a writer for FMS, I plan to concentrate mostly on women’s fashion, and I want to produce content that’s edgy and frank. I liked how FMS thinks that “fashion is fetish” while I believe that “fashion is erotic.” Great minds think alike, no? See you around the site.

FMS의 컬럼니스트로서 내가 해야할 임무는 여성 패션을 중점으로 두고 에지 있고 솔직한 내용들을 전하고 싶다. FMS 는 패션이 페티시하다고 하는 반면에 나는 패션이 에로틱 하다고 생각한다. 위인끼리는 생각이 통한다고 하는 말도 있잖아?

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“한국의 패션 잡지 다시보기“ 섹션은 한국의 모든 패션 잡지를 (차례로소개하고 패션잡지의 특징과 주요하게 다루고 있는 내용을 기본적으로 제공한다또한 이달의 이슈  볼거리에 대해 생동감있게 전달한다매달 발행되고 있는 많은 패션잡지를 모두 읽을 시간이 없는 한국인에게 미용실에서 머리를 하는 시간, 기다리는 시간을 쪼개어 읽을 만한 뉴스를 선별하여 제공하고, 외국인에게는 한국의 패션 잡지들이 발행하는 주요 내용을 살짝 맛 볼 수 있도록 기획되었다.

The Korean Fashion Mag Reviews section covers Korean fashion magazines and provides basic information about their content and style, and reviews individual issues on a monthly basis. This offers the non-Korean audience a peek into the world of Korean fashion publishing, while letting the Korean viewer know what’s worth reading while waiting in the hairdresser’s chair every month. 

잡지/Magazine: An An

설명: 앙앙 본지는 일본이다. 일본판은 매주 출판 하지만 한국판은 매달 출판하고 있다. 그래도 앙앙 코리아도 이미 100호 넘게 발행했고 이번달 까지 포함해서 104호다. 잡지대상은 20대에서 30대 여성들이고 항상 패션이랑 뷰티에 관한 정보들로 꽉 찼다.

Description: An An is originally a Japan-based women’s fashion magazine. While the Japanese version runs on a weekly basis, the Korea one runs it every month. An An Korea has already published over a hundred issues and their most recent one is their one hundred fourth. The magazine targets women in their twenties to early thirties and it is always packed with information on fashion and beauty.

장점들: 상세한 패션 스타일링에 관한 기사들, 요즘 ‘핫’ 한 한국 연예인들에 화보 인터뷰, 시즌마다 다루는 유행 아이템 정보, 공짜로 주는 룩북, 동네에 있는 맛집들을 다루는 작은 부록, 인기 있는 꽃미남들의 인터뷰, 직장 조언, 그리고 믿을 수있는 뷰티 리뷰.

Strengths: Descriptive articles on fashion styling, photo shoot interviews of up and coming Korean celebrities in their twenties, coverage on ‘it’ fashion items for the season, a free fashion lookbook, a small review book covering trendy neighborhoods, interviews on ‘it’ boys, career advices, and trustworthy beauty reviews.

단점들: 할리웃 연예인들의 관한 스타일 정보들이 너무 많아 독창적이지 않고 차라리 한국 연예인들의 스타일들을 더 봤으면 하고, 광고들도 덜 있었으면 (하지만 이건 한국에 있는 모든 잡지들도 마찬가지다), 그리고 누구나 다 다를수 있는 패션 정보들 보다 창조력이 있는 기사들도 보고 싶다.

Weaknesses: Too much coverage of Hollywood celebrity styles, which leads to unoriginality and blind following on this side of the water. There should be more on Korean celebrities instead, and less advertisements (although this is a problem for every magazine), and offer more creative rather than mainstream fashion information.

보이다시피, 단점들은 별로 없는 편이다. 유용한 패션 정보들 때문에 쓸떼 없는 물건들을 사는 대신에 필요한 물건들은 살수 있게 도움을 준다. 그러나 흥미있는 스타일링이랑 사진들도 더 보고싶다. 잡지에 관한 정보를 더 얻고 싶으면 홈페이지를 방문하세요.

As you can see, there’s not too much to dislike about the magazine. It’s a fashion magazine that gives great advice where you can be inspired to buy fashion items that won’t let your money go to waste. However, it would be nice to see more interesting photos and styling tips. You can check out their website for more information, but unfortunately it’s only in Korean.

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멀티매거진이란?

이 거 뭐냐고요? 바로 한국 패션을 사랑하는 미국인사진작가의 만든 한국의 최초의 street fashion and style "멀티매거진"이예요. 반갑죠? ㅋㅋㅋ

우리 멀테매거진은 대부분의 한국 패션잡지하고 달라요. 여러 사람들을 모여서 '리얼 패션'을 직접 찍고 촬영하고 녹음도 하고. 그리고 UCC과 podcast하고 멋진 멀티미디어 컨텐츠와 솔직한 글로 색다른 online magazine을 제공해요. 멀티미디어 + 매거진 = "멀티매거진"이죠. 지금 발전중이라 이쁘게 봐주시고 우리 컴뮤니티에 가입을 좀 하시죠? 우리 FMS의 사이트와 함께 서울의 멋진 길거리와 맛집에서 만나보자!


What is FASHION?

"패션은 옷과 함께 하는 것만은 아니에요...하늘에도, 길에도 패션은 있고, 패션은 우리의 생각과 삶의 방식, 주변에서 일어나는 일들과도 함께해야만 해요."

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

--- Coco Chanel (1883–1971)



재밌는 대화 / comments

  • Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2009: Ye Ranji (예란지) (9)
    • Jade: wow! 인상 깊은 쇼!
  • Fabulous Fashionistas: One Cool Mama (2)
    • Jade: ummmmmmmm i think it’s cool !!!! why not?
  • Korean Street Fashion: Winter in Shinchon! (7)
    • Jade: I love winter too! winter fashion is more CHIC
    • Music Invest Tools: I love fashion in winter, this is why i love winter.
    • lovelyprincess: I like many of the coats here, but I know one thing. They sure don’t keep you warm. I bought one coat here once for 550,000 won and it is the only one that actually keeps me warm. Coats here are...
    • sophie: they have great style!
    • bekah: The Pea coats on the men look great. Especially the first one :)
    • jayun: I love how you gave out a shout-out to the ajummas: “It’s your birthday” Celebrate you!
    • Tiffny!: woah ! so stylish! <33 at the guys looking all dapper and ish! haha this coat: http://farm4.static.flickr.com /3203/3150127489_280000a5a3_b. jpg i lurv<333
  • We Hate Articles Like This (13)
    • Sarah: Indeed insane. And it does not just apply to women’s fashion… I know men who were getting into acting and they were up by their agents for hip/thigh reduction surgery to minimize their normally athletic...
    • 수경: i couldn’t find more solace in this post.. >.<
    • impolite one: There’s nothing wrong with that girls legs… but her outfit, dear lord…
    • Brian: Well, I dunno, maybe I’m in the minority but I *hate* boots/shoes like that. Regardless of the nationality, but as I said on the Korea Sparkle post about this they do kind of make Korean legs look more squat....
    • miny: REALLY!? i cant believe its that bad! when i see KRN celebrities, i don’t think their calves are exceptionally small, proportion-wise =O or haven’t i paid close enough attention? ㅜ_ㅜ
    • Flower73: Hello everyone, and Merry Christmas. Unfortunately I have to say that the picture is sold today is the beauty of super thin women. I´m always trying to stay thin, as Latino girl I have many curves and must stay...
    • Elise: I don’t even like that look… I find it kind of ironic how when winter rolls around girls are wearing leggings and other non-pants just so they can fit into the boots. for me, winter is about wearing as...
    • mins: just wow. what a complete idiot.
    • FMS: Yeah — “huge” calves are basically having calves. What I consider generally normal legs are considered Brontosaurus-sized here. ㅠㅠ
    • miny: omg what do they consider HUGE CALVES? i cant believe they think exercise makes ur legs ugly o_o thats f**ked up
    • Jae Young: Srsly, how lame. I actually think skinny jeans look better on legs with some meat, otherwise you look like you have matches for legs. The boots are tricky, but they could also advertise oh I dunno, boots that...
    • Godzilla: Stupid a$$hole$ that think like that. And poor girls who abide by these “rules”.
    • songy: ouch.. Hear hear. I did enjoy your ranting. That article is really crazy for sure - only found in Korea would you say? I remember back in uni about 50% of girls in my class had plastic surgery done on their faces.....
  • Korean Street Fashion: Animal Hats Still Going Strong (7)
    • Jade: kkkkkkkkkk 웃음!!! “왜냐하면 졸라 따뜻하기 때문이다” ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
    • 수경: OMG.. i have the urge to buy this on a korean online shopping mall the other time… but it is just too hot to wear it in singapore…
    • Kelsey Freeman: Actually, a friend of mine pointed out to me that there is at least a 400 year old tradition of putting animal hats on children near the new year, in Asia. Apparently it has something to do with fooling...
    • jayun: I’d have to be 7 to wear the hat and mittens and not feel so insecure hehe…
    • Bekah: I like these hats. They’re adorable. If I was in korea right now, I’d probably be wearing one.
    • lovelyprincess: I like the polar bear hat from last year. This year was disappointing though, because Paris Baguette is giving elf hats with a cake purchase this year, and they aren’t cute like the polar bear ones. I...
  • A Note from FMS (2)
    • Tiffny!: ditto! it’s such an awesome site, and honestly, it’s the best Korean street fashion site ever! (prolly cuz it’s the first and ONLY that i know of lol) I love how you guys not only show street...
    • Deanne: i love how this site is becoming more korean fashion/street fashion oriented. there’s not enough exposure to it here in the US, so i go here for my fix. keep up the great work!
  • Actress Choi Jin-Sil Dies at the Age of 39 (6)
    • thuyhoang: Choi Jin Sil , we love you and miss you and always
  • 하이힐 - 고민고민하지마♬ (4)
    • Godzilla: “Most women tend to wear them to look “pretty” for men, in the end” Not sure: more to show off to other women than really for other men. Also, to wear high heels you need to know how to walk with...
    • margaretha: High heels are sexy, but they’re painful too. I can’t stand two hours standing on them.
    • Jae Young: Heels totally fubar my feet and my legs but I love being tall and they do make my legs look hotter. I also started wearing heels for work. I wish they made a wider variety of flats, but they all tend to be...
    • Bekah: I’ve only worn high heels for a few special occasions. They are soo uncomfortable. I can’t imagine someone wearing them everyday, no matter how good they look.
  • Sungwon’s a TV Star! (8)
    • sungwon: Thanks, Chotpy! I was introduced to a modeling agency through a friend of a friend. The agency set up a meeting for me with the producers of the show. I don’t think the show will be picked up, but I’ll...
    • Chotpy: congrats on being on the show! it seemed very funny and interesting (i dont know much korean at all…i want to learn but learning 2 languages at once would be confusing ^-^; ) how’d you get picked up for...
  • Street Runway: Gettin’ Cold, Gettin’ Colder! (11)
    • Maley: On the last picture with the girl with the leopard bag an old guy was staring at her but…did anyone notice?
    • Bones: Also in a couple of the pictures, Ajima got it going on.
    • Bones: Also how about the lady who’s stylin and profilin in the background. The long skirt looks pretty good her.
  • Coming Soon: 2008 University Fashion Week (대학패션위크)  (6)
    • Jade: i love first photo !!! how did you took those wonderful moment? hehe ;) and …. i wanna know model’s number!!! kkkk
    • 수경: lovely! i loved how u captured the expression of the model in the first pic^^
  • 구함: ‘기술 인턴’ (4)
    • Laura: I wish this opportunity had come up earlier (since I’m leaving Seoul on Monday, so sad), but this sounds awesome! It’s like exactly what I want to do in life. Even though I know this internship is...
    • FMS: We’d love to have you guys, too! ㅠㅠ
    • acey: recently found your site and have finally caught up on all the archives. would love to do this but unfortch am not in korea! good luck~
    • songy: It’s tragic that I’m not in Seoul. My Korean is a bit rusty but I’m sure I’d enjoy working for ya all! :) Good luck with your intern hunting.
  • The Fashion Diaries: Miss Seonja’s New Look! (6)
    • lovelyprincess: Oh my…Too many people are doing that Seo In Young hairstyle. Enough already….pleeeeeeeeeeeas e.
  • The “‘Tell Me’ Wave” Is Stupid (25)
    • Keith: Oh god, I just youtubed and just realized how funny he was hehehe Time to check out S.E.S. :)
    • Keith: Just wanna say Yoo Seung Jun was the best back in the day. hehehe
  • Korean Hairstyle + Western Guy = Fabulous! (5)
    • robin: Its a basic Caucasoid hair texture from India to Ireland, I have the same thing its pretty awesome, what cha gotta do is crop the hair down with a scissors to remove the laddish waves, get in the shower use head and...

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What is STYLE?

"패션은 희미해지지만 스타일은 영원하다."

"Fashions fade, style is eternal.”

--- Yves Saint Laurent (b. 1936)






What is SEXY?

"있잖아..다리가 아름다운건 아니야...단지 그걸 어떻게 해야 하는지를 아는거야."

"Darling, the legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them."

--- Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992)











What is TALENT?

"내가 연기할 수 없을 때, 난 연기를 해야 했고, 노래할 수 없을 때, 난 '익살스런 얼굴'을 노래해야 했다. 또, 난 Fred Astaire와 함께 춤을 춰야 했었는데, 그때는 춤을 출 수 있는 상황이 아니었다. 그러니까 내가 준비되지 않았을 때 난 이 모든것을 해야 했던 것이다. 그때 난 정말 미친듯이 이 난국을 타개하기 위해 노력했다."

"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.”

---Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)





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