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Mina's managers didn't tell her that her father died

 
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Troll_Bait



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:41 pm    Post subject: Mina's managers didn't tell her that her father died Reply with quote

http://popseoul.com/2007/10/21/minas-father-passed-away/

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Sexy singer Mina�s father passed away yesterday, but her management company kept this sad news from her, for they are worried that her performance in the states might be compromised.

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Mina will arrive in Korea today to attend her father�s funeral. RIP to Mina�s father and my condolences to the family.
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My family kept my grandmother's death from me - I was doing my finals at that time at uni and they didn't want me to fail..
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ethically I think it's wrong to withhold information like that, especially if it is a close family member. Am I the only one who would be pissed if this happened to them?
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Cohiba



Joined: 01 Feb 2005

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:58 am    Post subject: Mina Reply with quote

What is a Mina? Isn't thet the chick Dracula had the hots for?

"Mina, Mina"
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Troll_Bait



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Mina Reply with quote

Milwaukiedave wrote:
Ethically I think it's wrong to withhold information like that, especially if it is a close family member. Am I the only one who would be pissed if this happened to them?


I would have been furious.

tzechuk wrote:
My family kept my grandmother's death from me - I was doing my finals at that time at uni and they didn't want me to fail..


Though there is a difference between family members and managers. Managers have no right ... Some things are more important than a performance.

Cohiba wrote:
What is a Mina? < ... >


Does these ring any bells?





(I know you were joking. It was a convenient excuse ... )
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twg



Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Korean entertainers are cash cows to be milked dry by their handlers. It's like a hagwon time a million.
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GoldMember



Joined: 24 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If she need comforting, I'm available.
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seoulsucker



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GoldMember wrote:
If she need comforting, I'm available.


From what a friend told me, she finds the greatest comfort in reflective surfaces. Then again, she's profesionally hot for a living, so I guess it pays to take care of the goods.
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Smee



Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mina's in her mid-30s, so there's no reason to keep that information from her. It's quite cruel, and I'd be pretty pissed were that to happen to me.

It's a little different than tzechuk's situation, where parents were absolutely acting with her best interests in mind. (sucks to be kept in the dark, though, and it can feel insulting.) Anyway, my friend died a week before finals week, and I bombed several of my tests and assignments, and really screwed up my semester. I think my life would've turned out pretty differently had I not messed up so poorly those two weeks.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the entertainment idustry, your manager controls everything. Your manager's sole purpose in life is to make/keep you successful. A lot of times, managers do overstep their bounds in the best "interest of your career."

Thats just the way the entertainment idustry is.
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