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Han Geng
SJ’s backbone mainstay? Model example of debuting in Korea and hugely popular across Asia? Record holder for breaking the conventions of many variety programmes in numerous countries? Dancing king who has taken Asia by storm? Or idol deeply trapped within all kinds of trouble —
Why exactly did he fall out with the company that single-handedly created him and he has to carry the burden of being scolded with the name “thankless and ungrateful”? In the end are the intimate innermost feelings between him and his brothers real or false? Does he really have a multi-millionaire older female cousin advising him in the background? Spending seven whole years in the “cosmetic surgery country”, did he “do anything” to himself? Young and pursuing a goal with determination, in a twisting path, experiencing the joys and sorrows of life, big and small troubles and rumors, inspiring and sad… Han Geng seems to have already received the halos that one person alone receives in more than half a life time, the length of it can entirely be written in an autobiography, even if he is only nothing more than 26 years old too.
Compared to the big commotion five years ago when he was interviewed by our magazine and with his Korean manager, Chinese manager, promotions, assistants etc crowding around, Han Geng is now casually dressed in a Tee, shorts and sneakers to appear in our office building and he seems more like the boy-next-door. He and the staff go together to buy coffee, then through the glass he asks me, what do you want to drink? After everyone around has realized, there is some amazement to start and then there is whispering to each other and pointing, it is like it is nothing to him, he pushes into an elevator at the same time with numerous unacquainted people. “Do you really want to be a normal person?” “I am just a normal person.” “But no one treats you like a normal person.” Actually it is quite annoying when idols always say they are normal people, this has completely no meaning. “Artists are people as well, whatever people say is their matter.” He looks straight at you, smiling with a face of sincerity.
When he was 12 years old, he leaves his home, leaving to study in Beijing, at that time his family circumstances were not very good, all his tuition fees were accumulated from each and every pastry sold by his mother in a roadside stall in Shenzhen. At school for a whole six years, he wakes up at 5am, does morning exercises, morning duties are then started at 6am until 11am, cultural studies in the afternoon, rehearsals are at night until 10pm.
“When I was young I always felt that the world outside would certainly be especially wonderful, so that’s why I had no such fear, never felt suffering and did not feel tired either. Even up to now I cannot say clearly if that is good or bad either, but at least I am very happy that in my life I did strive hard and did not carry the “if at that time” day-dream.” After graduating, “talented student” Han Geng abandoned his original Shanghai fire-fighting performance troupe’s secure and well-paid job and amidst the misunderstanding of his teachers and friends, he started on his own adventure for his “most yearned world outside”.
The most painful time, it was often the night before spent thinking of where to look for work the next day and how the next meal would be resolved. He worked in such things as wine marketing, road shows, performing two or three dances only to earn 50 dollars. The room he rented was semi-finished, it only had a mat to sleep on and a television. “Afterwards I could really not continue on like that, I only had 500 dollars left in my pocket, so I contacted my classmates from the Shenzhen performance troupe because I wanted to perform over there. I bought a performance outfit for more than 400 dollars and I was left only with a couple dollars. That was in 2002, when performing in Shenzhen still required cross-border passes, I didn’t know, so as soon as I arrived in Shenzhen I was arrested. They wanted to send me back and sent me back to return, but I didn’t have any money to buy a train ticket so I was locked up. Afterwards my mother had to ask for help from numerous friends before I was released.”
Then the 3000:1 selection competition and going to distant Korea. For four hours every day, the tough training of three years and not being able to return home to see family, finally paid off.
After hearing such a story, you will feel that it is extremely difficult and excessively pursuing a goal with determination, for a person born in 1984, the majority of this new generation are held in the palm of the hands of their parents and this would seem to be so realistic it is unrealistic.
Han Geng lights a cigarette, inhaling lightly, then taking a long exhale, soon after he laughs and says that he actually does not smoke much normally, because he pays particular attention to his image, only occasionally when he is feeling nervous will he then want to smoke. “Actually for me Shenzhen is a very special place, a lot of my sweat flowed there and a lot of my tears flowed there also.” After a very long period of silence, Han Geng then continues to say: “at that time Shenzhen’s Window of the World was the most well-known, I once received an opportunity from the performance troupe and looked at it with admiration, still crouching on the roadside beneath to hurriedly eat a packed lunch. At that time I kept thinking, when will I be able to stand on top of it.” “Then afterwards when did you stand on top of it?” “After I became famous. As a torchbearer for the Olympics I stood there.”
Life really is a fantastic journey. Now in hindsight, it seems that it is all not much, mixed together with that there may be a little pride. “I am actually very grateful for these experiences, it has let me face the ups and downs of show business and the highs and lows to be able to look at it all with a kind of very calm attitude, even if I am sent back to my original point and everything starts from zero, I am okay with that too, because this road is the original road that I have taken before as well.”
SJ used a period of four years to create their empire of fans, starting out in Korea and radiating out to the whole of Asia, to the extent that at its peak in 2009, as far as Europe, Australia, America, it was possible to inadvertently see the support for their group.
Han Geng said success, actually is so slow it is hard to imagine, besides needing to have sufficient “food ammunition”, there also needs to be courage and perseverance that a normal person would find hard to strive for. “Life’s road, it allows you to select a path yourself, even if it is not that much.”
When Han Geng said this it is very hard to work out what complicated mood he was in, hiding within the group in an inconspicuous place with his brothers who are passionate about dancing and at the same time matching their dance steps, because training with all your effort to the extent that it is discovered that your fracture has already healed on its own, due to those continuous external disturbances and turning off his cell phone and disappearing for six months and even his parents not knowing his whereabouts, those fans below the stage together holding signs with tears in their eyes every day and every night, what actually was the type of feeling in his heart?
At the end of 2009 until first half of 2010, the matter of “Han Geng’s contract termination” turned everything on its head and became the year’s biggest entertainment news and anything related to it would become the lead story for every entertainment news, it was also being inferred in a wide variety of ridiculous versions, as the only main character in this matter, Han Geng did not say a word from beginning to end and disappeared without a trace.
Han Geng says he is not afraid of death, not afraid of sickness, not afraid of ageing, the only thing he fears is parting, and this is exactly the parting that he is afraid of, from leaving his family when he was young to parting with his parents, to breaking his fate with his brothers, these partings forced him to go forward. There is no road of retreat, Han Geng used his own unique way to complete his transformation from a boy to a man.
Applying the catchphrase of Sarah from “City of Desire”—
“Welcome to the era of insincerity”. This is the best era, this is also the worst era, every person who works hard in this era, all are linked with indestructibility, Han Geng is no exception. After experiencing these hesitancies and struggles, the present Han Geng is already able to calmly face his own life, time is gradually grinding him to become a good quality man, not eye-widening upon first look but enough for a very long time.
TH: In those days due to Korea’s laws it was restrictive for foreign artists and there were visa problems, an empty period of time as long as eight months appeared, you even had to brave the danger of being deported and participated in many performances, now with SJ’s extreme popularity taking the world by storm and at a time when everything is no longer a problem, why did you suddenly announce your departure? Was your long-term suffering not for that one day when you would be able to stand at the summit?
Han Geng: The most fundamental reason for terminating the contract is the work concept was different and there was not enough tacit understanding. The mutual understanding with the staff was at its root not as happy as it is like working together with your own friends as it is now. When going to schedules and doing activities, a lot of the time I was not in a good state at all, because I was unhappy. Actually what you said about the media reports of the harshness of the contract, the hardship, the money, these types of things, I basically don’t care about them, the most important thing was respecting my ideas. The suggestions I proposed you can refute, but they cannot be ignored, I will feel that this is treating me with no respect.
TH: Before you made the unilateral decision to terminate the contract, did you struggle with it?
Han Geng: I was at a loss for a considerably long period of time. Even though this is a long-term problem, it was not an idea I suddenly came up with, but it really needed this kind of decision, nevertheless it was very sad. Those brothers who have struggled together, the experiences of striving together, we had been with each other all the time for seven years, it is not something you say is broken and then it is broken.
TH: Go back a step and explain, an entertainment flagship like SM, in Asia it is very hard to find another platform that can rival it, did you think about what these losses would mean for your developments?
Han Geng: To be honest, the company has lots of rule and systems, sometimes it not aimed at you personally, but looking at it from my point of view, these small conflicts slowly accumulated to a certain level, it made me unable to breathe more and more, from a public and personal point, these are all not good things. I am always very grateful to them, for giving me this kind of maturing experience, it also helped me attain my results today, I am grateful from the bottom of my heart, really. But luckily fame and fortune for me already do not matter, people do not use these things to live.
TH: Even if this causes misunderstandings, so much that people say you are thankless and ungrateful?
Han Geng: In a person’s lifetime, anything can be said, including the people around you. But I really feel that it doesn’t matter, you cannot unreasonably demand that everyone understand what you are thinking, as long as the people I care about understand then that is good, time will prove everything.
TH: What do you think a man should do to choose his own path of life?
Han Geng: Actually all the things of the past, what I have touched, sensed, experienced, no matter how dull and tasteless, including the suffering, have all resulted in my life now. I have life experiences beyond my age and it is my most precious treasure, they let me realize how to look for the direction to go forward. Just like the music I am making now, after terminating my contract there were many companies that came for discussions, but I felt that it would be a restriction, I hope to be able to do it more simply, it is most important that a person lives a little more simply, it should be letting go a little more, then letting go some more.
Editor’s Note~
Han Geng said apart from being busy with his concert and solo album, he is already in discussions for a number of movies that are already entering the final stages, the core to his future work will be in the direction of dramas, the reason why he wants to act is because he is a very introverted person, actually it is very hard to show and express himself, so he wants to express himself through different characters in dramas, no matter if it is an idiot or it is revealing real emotions, he does not want anyone to say he is cold-blooded again.
Because of the interview this time, from beginning to end we met two to three times, the last time we chatted until 10 o’clock late into the night, Mama Han just happened to telephone, he kept responding very tenderly and considerately with “very good, don’t worry, nothing is the matter, I’m not tired, you need to be more careful”, while in fact he was feeding the mosquitoes together with me, afterwards, he still had to go to the training rooms, “need to practice for at least three hours, I don’t to disappoint my fans at the concert.”
Translated by: purple_princess@thirdchapter.org
Credit: http://www.ihangeng.com and “Fashion Health”
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To come in September for fan-signing;
Hangeng : I left Super Junior for my pride
Super Junior-M’s former leader Hangeng temporarily planned to visit Singapore in September to have his first fan-signing(in Singapore). Fans can purchase Hangeng’s first chinese album, Geng Xin in stores from July 30th. According to the local distributor, Hangeng’s price has risen to tens of thousand of USD for 1 hour.
In December last year, Hangeng had requested to terminate his contract with SM Entertainment, and therefore left Super Junior and went back his hometown China for 7 months. Hangeng expressed that the rumor that he was raising money for the contract termination fee is false, and he thanks SM Entertainment for their grooming, but he said that he left SM Ent. because of problems during collaborations and his pride.
Recently, Hangeng said in a press conference at the Great Wall, “From today onwards I will start afresh my entertainment career as a soloist.” ; but refutes the claims of the termination fees posed by SM Ent.
After beginning a career as a soloist, Hangeng’s popularity has been increasing. He had just held 2 concerts in Beijing, and will have a fan-meeting in Shanghai next month. Tickets of the fan-meeting has not been released yet, but scalpers’ tickets has already surfacing in the net, the price rising to 1680 yuan (from the original 980 yuan).
Album will be released in China, Singapore, Taiwan
On July 30th, Geng Xin will be released in China, Singapore and Taiwan.
Earlier before, preorders of Geng Xin has produced shocking results; 30,000 copies was sold within 3 hours in China, while in Taiwan, 10,000 copies were sold in the same amount of time.
Local distributor Global Music & Publishing has attained the rights to distribute Geng Xin in Singapore and Malaysia, and is now in the talks to bring in Hangeng for fan-signing events in Singapore and Malaysia.
The distributor expressed that the price of (inviting) Hangeng is not cheap, having tens of thousands of USD for every hour. Hangeng will be visiting Taiwan in August to promote his album. Tickets for his fan-signing in Taiwan were snapped up fast, nearing 1000 in a hour.
The local distributor will be releasing the first batch of Geng Xin (CD + DVD) in all CD Rama stores islandwide.
Source: Lianhe Zaobao , zbNOW 28 July 2010 / omy
Translated by smileloveeee@SJ-World.net
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Asia’s top and famous group, Super Junior’s Choi Siwon attended the ” MAC Viva Glam AIDS fund donation ceremony” which was by UNICEF.
‘MAC Viva Glam AIDS fund donation ceremony’ is a ceremony, MAC the make-up brand will donate all the money from the sale of Viva Glam lipsticks and lipgloss, to UNICEF.
On this day, ‘Culture, Media, Entertainment Christian youth meet [MunMiEn]”s members as well as people who shared their hopes. They were also very active when it came to public service/contribution, this includes Super Junior’s Siwon who attended because of him being a UNICEF ’envoy’.
Choi Siwon who attended said “We [me] with MunMiEn members,usually help and give at least a small amount of hope and love to people who have been neglected and felt left out, and that is also how we got interested in public service,” “Watching Senior Ahn Sung Gi work with UNICEF for a long time, made me also want to work for UNICEF. He participated in the MAC AIDS fund donation to UNICEF with that as a start, and he also said he will be more active in the future with things like charity and socialism.
The 3hundred million won UNICEF received this time, was produced and given by MAC through a sale of Viva Glam lipstick and lip gloss. This donation will not only be used in Korea but will also be used in South Africa and Cambodia for the patients with AIDS and their family. This is to help improve recognition for them. Until now, MAC has sold Viva Glam lipstick and lipgloss and helped the people with AIDS for 16 years. In estimate, they donated 1800hundred million won all over the world for patients with AIDS, their fees for treatment.
On the other hand, Choi Siwon got casted in the 2010′s “most looking forward” drama “IRIS” spinoff ‘Athena: Goddess of war’ as a newbie agent.
Article credits to : Nate News
Article found by: stalker93@sapphirepearls.com
Translated by : teukiebiased@sapphirepearls.com
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Ok this is nuts, we have the Korean media jumping on plagerizism actuations (they picked up on Korean netizens saying “Fire” is plagiarized) and the Chinese media seems to jumping to Han Geng’s defense.
See below:
Chinese Media:
Recent rumours of plagiarism has not affected the sales of the album, in contrast, the album was quickly sold out upon release. “Fire”, produced by Adizai, is a superb original piece of music in both the musical quality and the MV imagery, completely different from the song Korean Media calls “plagiarized”, the plagiarizing rumors falls apart effortlessly in front the truth of the quality of the music piece.
~ translated by Windchime@geng-bao.net See full article here: full article
Korean Media:
The song ‘Checkmate’ is said to be written and composed by UKnow YunHo and it has received positive reviews even though it was not performed on broadcast.
Netizens comment, “Does he have no conscious plagiarising and promoting the song in China?”, “I don’t know about others, but the interlude sounds the same”, “I think he needs to apologise officially about the plagiarism” etc.
~ translated by dkpopnews.net See full article here: full article
What do YOU think?
Listen to Both Songs:
More About Plagiarism:
Courts and juries have a difficult time determining when unlawful copying has occurred. One thing the plaintiff must show is that the alleged plagiarist had access to the copyrighted work. Such evidence might include a showing that the plaintiff sent the work to the defendant in an attempt to sell it or that the work was publicly available and widely disseminated.
Once access is proven, the plaintiff must show that the alleged plagiarism is based on a substantial similarity between the two works. In Abkco Music, Inc. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd., 722 F.2d 988 (2d Cir 1983), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals found “unconscious” infringement by the musician George Harrison, whose song “My Sweet Lord”was, by his own admission, strikingly similar to the plaintiff’s song, “He’s So Fine.” Establishing a substantial similarity can be quite difficult as it is essentially a subjective process.
Not every unauthorized taking of another’s work constitutes plagiarism. Exceptions are made under copyright law for so-called fair use, as in the case of quoting a limited portion of a published work or mimicking it closely for purposes of Parody and satire. Furthermore, similarity alone is not proof of plagiarism. Courts recognize that similar creative inspiration may occur simultaneously in two or more people.
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So tell us what do you think, blue eyed Donghae, is it a hit or miss?
What Donghae is Wearing:
Donghae is wearing Maxim Colors contacts in Big Blue. He is wearing contacts that are meant to make your eyes appear bigger and changes their color while you are wearing them.
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Super Junior’s Fee Exposed The Path to Wealth Is Dismal; Choi Siwon and Donghae Energetic Dancing Scrambling for Fans in Thailand
The day before yesterday, members from the popular Korean group Super Junior (SJ) held activities separately in two different locations in Thailand and Korea. Recently SJ has been frequently going to China to perform, however, it has been revealed that their performance fee falls short of their juniors from the same company, SNSD.
On the eve of the launch of SJ’s third Asian tour, they are hugely popular in China and are frequently invited to China to perform. Recently an agency publicly announced the performance fee for every group that is currently popular, it was revealed that SJ’s asking price is 400,000 RMB. Within the numerous Korean idols, SNSD’s asking price of 550,000 RMB is the highest, Wonder Girls with their extremely popular song “Nobody” and their juniors 2PM both receive the same payment of 300,000 RMB. As for SS501, FT Island and f(x) their asking price is 200,000 RMB, while Big Bang who rarely hold activities in other regions only receive 20,000 RMB. The list also included Hong Kong and Taiwan idols, the performance remuneration for Twins and Fahrenheit is 700,000 RMB and 400,000 RMB respectively.
Donghae Energetic Dancing Scrambling For Fans
In addition, the day before yesterday, SJ’s members conducted activities separately in Thailand and Korea. Choi Siwon and Donghae both went to Bangkok for promotions for 12PLUS skincare. Siwon shouted “I love you” loudly in Thai, while Donghae did not hold back and danced “Miina” to please fans. As for members Sungmin, Ryeowook and Kyuhun, they remained in Korea and held a fan meeting in Jeonju for the promotion of SJ’s album. In addition, some members of SJ have already been confirmed as performing guests at Kangta’s Beijing concert.
Translated by: purple_princess@thirdchapter.org
Credits: ent.qq.com
Translator’s note:
So by my calculations…
~ 400,000 RMB = 60,000 USD (SJ – approx. 6,000 USD each member, Fahrenheit – approx. 15,000 USD each member)
~ 550,000 RMB = 82,000 USD (SNSD – approx. 9,1000 USD each member)
~ 300,000 RMB = 44,000 USD (Wonder Girls – approx 8,800 USD each member, 2PM – approx. 7,300 USD each member)
~ 200,000 RMB = 30,000 USD (SS501 – approx. 6,000 USD each member, FT Island – approx. 6,000 USD each member, f(x) – approx. 6,000 USD each member, Big Bang – approx. 6,000 USD each member)
~ 700,000 RMB = 103,000 USD (Twins – approx 51,500 USD each member)
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With an unsurprising 1st and 2nd place, bean sprout Ryeowook takes the third spot! He is followed by fellow members Kyuhyun (6) and Donghae (13). In non-SJM SJ news Sungmin and Yesung make the list as well at 18th and 9th respectively. Did your favorite singer make the cut? Check out the full list below.
1.Junsu(TVXQ)
2.Jaejoong(TVXQ)
3.Ryewook(SJ)
4.Kim Hyunjoong(SS501)
5.Yoochun(TVXQ)
6.Kyuhyun(SJ)
7.Lee Hongki (F.TIsland)
8.Changmin(TVXQ)
9.Yesung(SJ)
10.Daesung(Big Bang)
11.Jong hun(SHINee)
12.Taeyang(Big Bang)
13.Donghae(SJ)
14.Onew(SHINee)
15.G-Dragon(Big Bang)
16.Jay Kim(The Trax)
17.Yunho(TVXQ)
18.Sungmin(SJ)
19.Jokwon(2AM)
20.Key(SHINee)
Credit: baidu
Translated and shared by: mook_yeye @ ryeosomnia-town.com
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Only a couple but still better than nothing right?
TO: SUPER JUNIOR (Y ○ E.L.F)
Today is my birthday. Kind-hearted oppas. Reply please! ! ^^
FROM: Kyuhyun
[Kyuhyun] sheng ri quai le
Happy birthday
TO: SUPER JUNIOR (Yiyi)
Bought a new touch screen cell phone, it’s a little strange to use… what cell phones are oppas using? Make a recommendation okay!
FROM:
[Kyuhyun] Smart shou ji!!henhao^^
Smart cell phone!! It’s really good^^
[ translator’s note: pinyin for happy birthday = sheng ri kuai le ]
Translated by: purple_princess@thirdchapter.org
