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edwardcatflap
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| Most males that come here and marry Koreans aren't that attractive and come off as "goobers" to the rest of us. |
Nice. So what race would you deem as acceptable for you, as a good looking guy, to marry?
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jvalmer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| The guy who played the Japanese/American guy (Steve Park) played another Japanese/American guy in Fargo and was attacked by the Asian community (according to IMDB) for the way he portrayed him as a geeky stalker kind of persona. |
Kind of tough for the guy. Asian-American actors don't exactly have their phone ringing off the hook for roles, so he's forced to take anything that comes his way. Gets attacked by the Asian community for taking a role that isn't agreeable to his race, but he still has got to pay the mortgage. Maybe he should have taken his chances in Korea like so many Korean-American wanna-be entertainers, 10x better chance, but still 1 in a million chance... |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:27 am Post subject: |
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I had a friend in Korea who did some acting gigs. He was an American and had experience acting. The script he was given was bad. He was not allowed to veer off the script.
When he tried to "act" he said the director would start yelling at him. After a few hours of that, he just went through the motions as rigidly and awkwardly as possible. That is when the director finally praised him and said it was perfect. |
Yes, it does suck badly. I've gotten scripts as the Director was yelling "quiet on the set...and...action!.." It really bites. Scripts need to be as natural sounding as possible. Also, actors need time to memorise scripts. Remember, it's what the Director wants. |
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weso1
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
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| Most males that come here and marry Koreans aren't that attractive and come off as "goobers" to the rest of us. |
Nice. So what race would you deem as acceptable for you, as a good looking guy, to marry? |
Why are bringing race into it? Let's be honest, most guys that marry here aren't the most attractive dudes. You can't blame them though, they have much better options here than back home. Just being a foreigner naturally bumps you up a few levels, at least for those Koreans that are into foreigners.
And yes, they're goobers. I have yet to meet one just "normal" guy that puts down roots here. I guess you have to be a little off tilt to come and stay in the first place though. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| Why are bringing race into it? Let's be honest, most guys that marry here aren't the most attractive dudes. You can't blame them though, they have much better options here than back home |
So, how come you're talking about 'them' and they? I'm assuming You came here and so by your logic you have better options here than back home. If not, how would you have an opinion about it? Some people might say you're an even bigger goober for not being attractive enough for anyone to want to marry you. Yes, yes I'm sure you're great and get K girls falling at your feet begging you to marry them but you're too much of a free spirit to have some chick tie you down etc...but you're not exactly in any position to come off as superior. |
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cert43
Joined: 17 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Yeah-there is no script..and Russians marrying Koreans..never heard of such a thing and 'some' people are one to talk about 'acting' 
So tired... |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| The guy who played the Japanese/American guy (Steve Park) played another Japanese/American guy in Fargo and was attacked by the Asian community (according to IMDB) for the way he portrayed him as a geeky stalker kind of persona. |
Kind of tough for the guy. Asian-American actors don't exactly have their phone ringing off the hook for roles, so he's forced to take anything that comes his way. Gets attacked by the Asian community for taking a role that isn't agreeable to his race, but he still has got to pay the mortgage. Maybe he should have taken his chances in Korea like so many Korean-American wanna-be entertainers, 10x better chance, but still 1 in a million chance... |
Yeah, I'll never begrudge a guy for collecting a paycheck...
If I was a white Russian and someone offered me an easy 2 grand for saying "YeeHaw, I'm a cowboy" I'd do it.
If someone back home offered me an easy 2 grand to say "Come to Master Tsai's House of Wok" while wearing a straw hat I'd do it.
Now, doing a minstrel show might be another thing, but reality is what it is. Grey here, not black and white. |
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nate1983
Joined: 30 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
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| Why are bringing race into it? Let's be honest, most guys that marry here aren't the most attractive dudes. You can't blame them though, they have much better options here than back home |
So, how come you're talking about 'them' and they? I'm assuming You came here and so by your logic you have better options here than back home. If not, how would you have an opinion about it? Some people might say you're an even bigger goober for not being attractive enough for anyone to want to marry you. Yes, yes I'm sure you're great and get K girls falling at your feet begging you to marry them but you're too much of a free spirit to have some chick tie you down etc...but you're not exactly in any position to come off as superior. |
I would guess by the tone of the post that weso1 is either an unattractive foreign chick or a dude who can't get a girl to like him, so it's all sour grapes. Either way, he/she obviously has no respect for Korea by implying that no sane person would want to live there, or foreigners who see their sojourn abroad as more than an extended spring break.
As the OP, I say let's get this thread back on track...what about GOOD foreign actors in K-dramas? |
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cert43
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah..it;s called "E" television..and robots, they're not gonna think it's funny when shes dead, so go ahead and have you're fun.. |
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PastorYoon
Joined: 25 Jun 2010
Location: Sea of Japan
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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This reminded me of the 1993 film Falling Down, which portrays a Korean shop keeper, played by a guy with Chinese origins judging by the actor's surname. |
Well, he sure fooled me - with that angry looking little face. |
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meangradin
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Anyone else catch that episode/segment on Surprise that featured the "Prince v. Michael Jackson" rivalry? The guy who played the part of Michael Jackson was a white Eastern European with shoe polish on his face - but on the plus side, he did his own dancing. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
I had a friend in Korea who did some acting gigs. He was an American and had experience acting. The script he was given was bad. He was not allowed to veer off the script.
When he tried to "act" he said the director would start yelling at him. After a few hours of that, he just went through the motions as rigidly and awkwardly as possible. That is when the director finally praised him and said it was perfect. |
I've done a few tv shows, movies, and commercials - and this is SPOT ON.
The bad acting you see on tv is only 50% the foreigner's fault, IMO. |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| Not K-Drama, exactly, but the guy who played the U.S. President in Good Morning, President (굿모닝 프레지던트) was truly awful, as if he got bombed before filming began for the day. |
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