Lee Hong Ki is Getting Married?!

FT Island's Lee Hong Ki and Japanese Actress Fujii Mina

That's the latest news folks! Don't worry, the nuptials aren't real. FT Island's lead vocalist will be getting hitched on the popular Korean show, "We Got Married". He will be part of the International version of the show as the husband to Japanese actress Fujii Mina (25 years old).

Hong Ki has once said that he doesn't care about how old a woman is, as long as she is innocent looking and "voluptuous". Oh really? Geez, he doesn't sound like a boy anymore, sounds like he's a grown man now.

The first episode kicks off the first week of April, but they will have a live press conference promoting the event on YouTube on March 28th, so be on the lookout for that.

Let's see who is better at a relationship. After watching Choi Jong Hun on the second season of the Romantic and the Idol, one could tell his dating style was earnest. (Yeah, I think that's a good word for it, so I'll leave it at that.) Even though I have watched both Lee Hong Ki and Choi Jong Hun on Mnet Scandal (a dating show where the stars were paired up with pretty "normal" women for one week), this will be the first time that one of them will be in a "relationship" for more than a few days.

If you've ever seen Hong Ki on Mnet Scandal, you would have seen that he loves to eat hot pot and to feed his women (probably cause he was always hungry, lol). He was romantic on his dates, but when he was with friends, he tended to relax and forget that he had someone by his side. (Pool games are a total distraction for him.)

Rumours have circulated, well, more said by the band members themselves, that Hong Ki is ace at dating girls. Their company is always trying to keep things hush hush about his personal life. Let's see if his sweet demeanor extends to another culture. And let's hope that she teaches him some forms of honorifics (Japanese polite speak) because fans know that Hong Ki is very casual when he speaks. (And I don't mean he's rude, just that he's Hong Ki and he happens to speak that way.) It will be very interesting!

Fans in South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, India and Australia will be able to catch the international version on TV. The rest of the world will have to find alternate means of viewing. If I find one, I will let you all know.

NOTE: Check out my reviews on the episodes! I'll be updating this blog throughout the series!
Source: Korea.com

Actress Kim Haneul Bullied as a Child

I've been writing a bunch about FT Island recently so I decided to take a break. Tonight I read an article on AllKPop about Kim Haneul.

Kim Haneul is one of Korea's top actresses, but that's not what caught my eye. What caught my eye was that she was opening up about some bad experiences as a child.

She revealed in an interview that she had been bullied a couple of times in elementary and junior high school.

She had tried to get closer to kids, but when she tried to, kids would ask why she was staring at them. I'm thinking there was more that they said thant that, but it didn't come over in translation. She became so withdrawn, ate alone at lunch, and didn't want to talk to anyone after those incidents.

Eventually, she transferred schools and was able to make new friends.

Why am I writing about this? Cause I was a victim of bullying and I know a couple of others who were bullied when they were younger.

Kids are so innocent. Sometimes they forget their actions hurt other people. Some may do it intentionally, like pull hair or take personal things away.

It's not cool. It wasn't cool then, and it certainly isn't cool now.

Bullying is a problem in schools all over the world. We need to realize when someone needs help, realize our actions may have scarring effects. And always remember the Golden Rule about doing to others as they would to you.

If you or another person you know love to bully someone, let Kim Haneul serve as a reminder that the person you may be bullying could very well be the next star, country president, or even your doctor, one day. And wouldn't you be crap out of luck if you ever met them again layer in life?