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Monday, 30 January 2017

Happy Lunar New Year! Happy The Year of The Rooster!

January 28, 2017 is the first day of Lunar New Year for Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese. This is the first day of the Year of the Rooster. But why this year (2017) is the year of the Rooster?

One of my Chinese friends told me each year in the Lunar calendar is named after an animal from the Chinese zodiac. There are 12 different animals in the Chinese zodiac which rotate in a 12-year cycle. Each year a specific zodiac animal is assigned for a specific year. Last year (2016) was the year of the Monkey and next year (2018) will be the year of the Dog.

Yesterday, January 29, I received lucky money in red envelopes!! Yeah, on the second day of the Lunar New Year !

Lucky money, red envelope, Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year,

According to my friend, each specific zodiac animal represents special characteristics. Main male character of Love in the Moonlight (KBS, 2016) Park Bo Gum [박보검] was born in June 1993.

Love in the Moonlight,Park Bo Gum, 박보검, KBS,

Photo from Park Bo Gum's Twitter account

As a Rooster, he is honest, ambitious and realistic. He is also a good worker and a deep thinker. Do your Rooster friends have similar characters?

To my Cantonese Chinese friends

[恭喜發財] Gung Hay Fat Choy

To my Mandarin Chinese friends

[恭喜發財] Gong Xi Fa Cai

Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster, Google doodle,

To my Korean friends

[새해 복 많이 받으세요]

Saehae Bog Manhi Dadeu Seyo

Lunar New Year, Korean New Year, the year of the Rooster, Google doodle,

To my Vietnamese friends

Chuc Mung Nam Moi

Best wishes for the Year of the Rooster, everyone!!

Related website:

Park Bo Gum on Twitter

https://twitter.com/BOGUMMY

Love in the Moonlight's Hanbok fan meeting

In September, the cast of Love in the Moonlight made a pledge to hold a fan meeting dressing in Hanbok when viewer ratings exceed 20%. They kept their promise and held the event On October 19, 2016 (Wednesday) in Gyeongbok Palace.

According to K-WAVE NEWS, thousands of people were there but only 200 lucky fans were allowed to receive autographs from Kim You Jung, Park Bo Gum, Jin Young and Kwak Dong Yeon. Where's Chae Soo Bin?

Within all the YouTube videos about this event I watched up-to-now, I'd like to share the one I like the most with you. Why I like it the most? Because of this shot of Kim You Jung.

Love in the Moonlight, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Kim You Jung, Hong Ra On, Hong Sam Nom, fan meeting

Oh, Kim You Jung is sooooo cute!! Sorry I'm a big fan of her. So, even I don't understand a single word of what the reporter said, this is the best video for the fan meeting up-to-now.

"박보검 보러 가자" 5천여 명 북새통...경찰·경호원까지 출동 / YTN (Yes! Top News)
https://youtu.be/vMym5mgW890

By using Google Translate, this title's meaning is

"박보검 (Park Bo Gum) 보러 (see) 가자 (let's go)" 5천여 (5,000) 명 (people) 북새통 (crowded) ... 경찰·경호원까지 출동 (Police· bodyguard were dispatched)

5,000 people? Within these 5,000 people, what exactly did the 200 lucky contest winner get? I saw it from a Vstar video. Autograph on a printed card with photos of the main characters.

From the Vstar's YouTube video, I also notice a very cool female bodyguard. Well, I don't understand Korean and there isn't any subtitles for me to read, so, I focus on different things, I guess.

Love in the Moonlight, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Kim You Jung, Hong Ra On, Hong Sam Nom, fan meeting, female bodyguard

Is it because of Kim You Jung they need a female bodyguard? Or this is just a usual practice to have both male and female bodyguards for events in Korea?

Here is the Vstar video.

'구르미 그린 달빛' 팬사인회, 보기만 해도 미소 '심쿵' (박보검.김유정.진영.곽동연) @경복궁

https://youtu.be/t7nfj_8KRjI

The title's meaning from Google Translate

'구르미 그린 달빛' (Love in the Moonlight) 팬사인회 (Fan meet), 보기만 (Show Only) 해도 (sea waves, the sight) 미소 (smile) '심쿵' (Simkung??? Heart-pounding ← translation from one of my friends)
( 박보검 (Park Bo Gum). 김유정 (Kim You Jung). 진영 (Jin Young). 곽동연 (Kwak Dong Yeon) ) @경복궁 (Gyeongbokgung)

Through Instagram, Jin Young and Kwak Dong Yeon also posted photos about this fan meeting.

A photo posted by b1a4 jinyoung (@jinyoung0423) on Oct 19, 2016 at 3:45am PDT

A photo posted by 곽동연 (@kwakdongyeon0) on Oct 19, 2016 at 3:44am PDT

If you want to watch the video, in which Park Bo Gum made his pledge, here is the link.

Interview with Cast of Love in the Moonlight

[Entertainment Weekly 2016.08.29]

https://youtu.be/w5BfSd-zyZM

Love in the Moonlight, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Kim You Jung, Hong Ra On, Hong Sam Nom, fan meeting, Kim You Jung, Park Bo Gum, Lee Yeong, Kim Yun Seong, Jin Young, Kim Byeong Yeon, Kwak Dong Yeon

I'd love to watch the whole drama from the first episode again and again. Then, I'll complete my Love in the Moonlight memory with drama recaps and more. Love in the Moonlight is definitely my Korean drama of 2016.

Thank you for your excellent work, the cast and staff of Love in the Moonlight ♥ Have a safe and enjoyable trip in the Philippines!!

Reference:
K-WAVE NEWS
(LEAD) Actors of 'Love in the Moonlight' meet fans at palace

Related blog posts:

When viewer ratings of Love in the Moonlight exceed 20% or more

Love in the Moonlight's Hanbok fan meeting 2 - Entertainment Weekly 2016.10.24

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Monday, 30 January 2017

Happy Lunar New Year! Happy The Year of The Rooster!

Thursday, 20 October 2016

Love in the Moonlight's Hanbok fan meeting