Chun has a weird habit; likes to “En En” in other peoples’ rooms

source: chinatimes
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Fahrenheit are the new ambassadors for Taiwan in both Japan and Korea. The 4 together help to promote Taiwan, but offstage, they like to reveal gossip about each other. Calvin revealed that Chun has a very weird habit, “He doesn’t ‘En En’* in his own room, but goes to other people’s room to do it.” However, Chun retorted back saying, that Calvin is more dirty than him.

Calvin and Chun share a room, and Calvin says that Chun has a lot of rules: other peoples’ shoes and clothes cannot be left about, and he does not allow other people to come to his room to eat or go to the toilet. However, the night before yesterday, Chun unexpectedly went to Calvin’s room, and went into the toilet for a long time and still did not come out. It was then realised that Chun could not stand “En En” in his own room, so he went to Calvin’s room instead!

It is not only Chun that has a weird habit; Jiro likes to hang his underwear in his room and Aaron claims that even 2 people’s towels are not enough for him. Now due to all of their weird habits, whenever they have any overseas promotions or performances, they will all sleep in separate rooms!

*’En En’ is the sound you make when you are trying to poo!

Actress Death Stokes Fears of Copycat Suicides

Two women were found hanging from elastic bands less than 24 hours after the chilling death of South Korean top actress Choi Jin-sil, raising fears of possible copycat suicides, Yonhap News reported quoting police sources.

As the nation braced for a possible rash of copycat suicides, police reported that two women were found dead in circumstances similar to the actress’ death.

A 55-year-old woman, identified only by her family name Park, was found dead shortly after midnight hanging from an elastic band in the bathroom of her apartment in Haenam County, South Jeolla Province. Her family says the woman suffered from depression.

Park’s son told police that she “went into the bathroom to take a shower, but that after a while nothing was heard from inside.”

Another woman, identified by her family name Lee, was found dead after hanging herself with an elastic band in her multi-family house in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, at around 6 a.m. Friday morning.

A neighbor who lives downstairs reported to police after receiving a phone call from Lee, 30, giving her the password to her home an hour earlier.

No suicide notes have been found in both cases.

Choi Jin-sil, 40, a fixture of Korean prime-time television dramas spanning two decades, was found dead Thursday hanging from a shower stall with an elastic band tied around her neck in her home in southern Seoul.

Malicious rumors, depression and fallout from an ugly divorce in 2004 have been cited as factors that drove the actress to her death.

Experts fear the shock of Choi’s death will be particularly poignant, given the weight of her presence in Korea’s entertainment industry. With a cheerful demeanor and versatile talents, she charmed audiences with her roles in dramas, movies and commercials since her debut in 1988.

Choi’s life took a tumultuous turn when her marriage to pro baseball player Cho Sung-min in 2002 quickly unraveled two years later in 2004, ending in an ugly divorce. The actress had reportedly taken medication for depression since.

Min Seong-gil, a psychiatrist at Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital, said Choi’s death may trigger what is known as the so-called Werther effect, named after the protagonist in the German playwright Goethe’s work, “The Sorrows of Young Werther.”

source: seoulfull
credit: Korea Times

Choi Jin Sil committed suicide impulsively

Police Friday concluded that actress Choi Jin-sil hanged herself on impulse under the influence of alcohol.

The interim conclusion was made after an autopsy was conducted and her written memo and accounts of witnesses and friends were studied.

Police found a notebook in which the late iconic actress expressed her innermost feelings in a memo. In it she said, “I am a loner being bullied… I can’t breathe.”

Yang Jae-ho of Seocho Police Station said investigators have secured several pieces of evidence that her inner world had been shuffling between death and life. Sometimes she managed to get over extreme mental stress through dialogue with friends, he said.

Choi came home Wednesday night after she halted shooting for a pharmaceutical commercial. A day earlier, she reportedly received telephone calls from a woman whom she accused of spreading a false rumor that she (Choi) was a loan shark who lent 2 billion won to TV actor Ahn Jae-hwan, who was also found dead in his car last month. The accused begged for Choi’s mercy and Choi reportedly cried all day long, which made her uncomfortable at the shoot the following day.

Choi kept on saying she was not a loan shark and that she would never want her children to hear that. She was worrying about it Friday, when her son was to attend a sports meeting. She reportedly said “I cannot go there feeling like this.” She was drunk when she got home.

Choi then called up a magazine reporter just after midnight Thursday and repeatedly told her that she wanted to die. She reportedly said, “This is the last time I am calling you. Please take care of my kids.”

The two text messages her makeup manager received read like this. “My dear, I hope you take care of my children if something happens to me,” Choi seemed to have thought about killing herself before taking the fatal action, the police assumed.

The National Scientific, Criminal and Investigation Laboratory has yet to establish whether the suicide involved drug taking.

She will be cremated Saturday following a funeral.

Two copycat suicides were reported Friday, one day after Choi killed herself.

A 55-year-old Park was found dead around midnight hanging from an elastic bandage in the bathroom of her apartment in Haenam, South Jeolla Province. Another woman with the family name Lee, was found dead in the same way in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday morning. Park reportedly suffered from depression, the same disease Choi had.

Police are worried over more copycat suicides following Choi’s death.

The government and political circles moved swiftly to prevent such a syndrome. Health Minister Jeon Jae-hee Thursday urged people to think of suicide as a grave issue and not to follow it while Rep. Lim Doo-sung of the governing Grand National Party is seeking legislation to support those suffering from depression and to come up with a system to reduce suicide to the maximum extent.

“I hope the Werther effect does not affect anyone anymore. I hope the bill would bring hope to the desperate ones,” the lawmaker said.

source: seoulfull
credit: Korea Times

“Fated” becomes hot favorite at the Golden Bell Award. Chen Qiao En hopes her dream will come true

Sina news. The nomination list for the 43th Golden Bell Award is out. The traditional big winner PTS and DaAi has many nominations as usual. But this year idol dramas can’t be taken lightly, “Fated To Love You”, “They Kiss Again”, “Romantic Princess”, “Why Why Love” and “Bull Fighting” all had high ratings and are nominated in several categories.

Especially “Fated To Love You” which receives lot of attention because of its record breaking ratings. It has been nominated in six categories, including “Best TV Drama”, “Best Actresses”, “Best Supporting Actresses”, “Best Directory in TV Drama”, “Best Script”, “Best Marketing” and is the hot favorite at the upcoming awards. The lead actress Chen Qiao En is in Hong Kong hosting “Treasure Hunter”. When she learns of her nomination, she said happily: “Being nominated for the Golden Bell is my dream and the goal of my hard work. To be nominated, I am grateful to the judges for their affirmation and giving me this chance to fulfill my dream.”

Lin Mei Xiu is the winner of the best supporting actresses for the movie “Comes The Black Dog” in the 2003 Golden Horse Award and the best supporting actresses in the 2004 Asian Pacific Film Festival. When she learns of her nomination, she had a fright and said: “Really!” She said that as an actress, she has been working very hard in dramas and finally receives affirmation. “Fated” director Chen Ming Zhang is having a meeting in Beijing and expressed in a message: “Thank you, let’s rejoice when we get back.”

Lee Wei who is nominated for the second time in the Golden Bell Award for “Bull Fighting” also said that he is very happy. Being nomination is an affirmation and he hopes that he will have a chance for winning the Golden Bell. “My Lucky Star” is nominated in the 2008 Seoul drama festival “Best Drama Serial” and Lee Wei is invited to be a presenter. Lee Wei said: “I hope that Bull Fighting will also receive affirmation in Korea.”

Fahrenheit in Korea as ambassadors for Taiwan; Chun and Jiro very popular

source: UDN
translated by: x-WISHFULthinking@asianfanatics.net

On the 1st of October, Fahrenheit flew to Seoul, Korea as ambassadors for Taiwan. Yesterday, they also attended a press conference. When the 4 arrived at the airport in Korea, they were immediately surrounded by 200 awaiting fans. However, because Jiro injured his foot at the Fahrenheit concert, he was worried that he would be pushed by fans at the airport, thus, he came out in a wheelchair. Both Chun and Jiros' idol dramas have been aired in Korea before, hence at yesterday’s press conference, it was like a popularity contest, and the scene was very lively.

Same with last time’s ambassadors for Taiwan, F4’s Vanness Wu appeared in Japan with crutches. This time, Jiro is also injured while flying to Korea. However, even in a wheelchair, Jiro joked around about his posture, and this made everyone mock him for being “girly”. Calvin, who has had a Korean girlfriend before, said in Korean: “food is tasty”, “very great” and other simple words to interact with the media. However, he was not as popular as Chun and Jiro who’s idol dramas “Romantic Princess” and “It Started With A Kiss” has previously aired in Korea.

When recommending sites in Taiwan, Chun chose Kenting and Jiro chose Tansul, because both of them have been seaside strolling with their girlfriends before. Calvin and Aaron recommended Taroko and Mount Ali, respectively. When on the topic of Taiwanese cuisine, Chun highly praised Taiwan’s beef noodles and Jiro recommended mango ice. As for Aaron and Calvin they introduced salty crisp chicken and taro balls. When the host asked Chun who he most wants to work with, he revealed that it is popular Korean actress Song Hye-Kyo. Fahrenheit also got to taste lots of Korean cuisine during this trip, which include Korean barbecue, cha-chian noodles, spicy New Year cake, etc. They plan to fly back to Taiwan on the 5th.

Fahrenheit Admires DBSK

Taiwanese boy-band, Fahrenheit expressed their desire to work with DBSK in the future at the press conference held today at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul. They also complimented Super Junior M and stated that they have a lot to learn from the Super Seniors, since the groups have more experiences.

Fahrenheit visited Korea as ambassadors for Taiwan.

Top Five Mandarin Albums (Sept.19-25)

1. S.H.E with FM S.H.E — Retro Version (我的電台FM S.H.E — 復古電台版) with 35.81 percent of sales
2. Y2J and Live for You (為你而活) with 7.71%
3. Ronald Cheng (鄭中基) and The Best of Ronald (怪胎) with 4.93%
4. Fish Leong (梁靜茹) and Today Is Valentine’s Day (今天情人節) with 4.47%
5. Original Sound Track of Turn Right, Turn Left (向左走向右走) with 4.14%

Album chart compiled from G-Music (www.g-music.com.tw), based on retail sales