April 4, 2019

Wildfires in the eastern Gangwon Province of South Korea killed one person and forced more than 4,000 people to flee their homes. The cause of the fires is believed to have been due to a transformer spark near a resort in the area on Thursday evening and spread to the cities of Sokcho and Gangneung.

According to authorities, 525 hectares of land were affected by the blaze, along with 198 homes and other buildings. As many as 3,251 firefighters, accompanied by 16,500 soldiers, military helicopters and military fire trucks, were deployed to get the flames under control.

As of Friday morning, the fire in the Sokcho region had been contained, while about 50 percent of the fire in the Gangneung region had been put out. President Moon Jae-in declared a state of emergency and asked officials to use all available resources.

 

Actor Jung Il-woo donated 20 million won to help victims of forest fire in Gangwon Province.

Daily Sports.  2019.04.06 오전 9:47

According to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association, Jung Il-woo donated 20 million won on the 5th, and this money is used in the damage area of ​​Kangwon Forest Fire.

An official said, “Jeong Il-woo has contributed steadily since then, and his donation of 20 million won will be useful for the wildfires.”

The contribution news of Jung Il-woo has been steadily transmitted. In 2012, we received the Minister of Health and Welfare Minister’s Award as “Happiness Sharing Person (Human)” in recognition of steady donation and various sharing activities. In addition, it is known that he practiced good intentions on the milestone of the New York Disability Mission in New York. In 2014, a donation of 30 million won was made for the purchase of relief goods in connection with the sinking of the lake. In 2016, 20 million won was sent to the social service center.

The Goseong-Sokcho wildfire in Gangwon Province, which occurred on the 4th of last month, is now 100% evolved, but it has suffered huge property damage. One male in his 50s died in Sokcho and one injured.

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It was so nerve racking to see the fires move so fast from tree to tree… so terrible… you basically have to run and leave all behind!  Fortunately it did not claim too many human lives.  I imagine it did kill a lot of wild life…

Il-woo … always so kind. They will need a lot of help to get back on their feet…

May god bless all involved.

Update August 21, 2019:

You can buy a downloadable ENGLISH version of Jung Il-woo’s Kribbit Magazine HERE!

April 3, 2019

Hello!  I received my Kribbit Magazine this past Monday!  If you haven’t seen it, I can tell you it is absolutely beautiful!  Its design is so classy!  From the table of contents through the different articles, this magazine reflects Il-woo’s eye for detail, his tastes, his love for life and his mind. Even the ads are so beautiful and coordinated with the magazine that they look like part of it!

I just checked (April 16, 2018) and it is available still…I think it will be until April 30th. HERE is the link.

Later on I will post the main articles with their translation. For now I will cover the best photos of Jung Il-woo in the magazine.

Update:  For translations go HERE!

KRIBBIT COVER STORY

The first article where we get to delight in our Oppa is called “Cover Story.” Some of the photos we have seen already posted in Instagram.  These are them:

And I discovered that throughout the magazine there are some amazing QR codes that lead to great videos with or about our dear Il-woo.  So this is the link for the first one of those:  Cover Story

 

 

 

 

This is where I found the wonderful video I posted in Instagram yesterday!  You can see all my screen captures for this video HERE.

KRIBBIT PEOPLE:  My Star Na Moon-hee,  Interview.

Here our Il-woo Oppa highlights one of the people that he cares deeply about, his grandmother co-star in High Kick:

This is not in the magazine, but was posted by IG @ ilwooxy.  It’s so cute I had to post it:

Now this of all the videos included in his QR Codes, is probably my favorite. This touched me so deeply… it shows the beautiful way Jung Il-woo loves…

 

Wasn’t that something special?  See some of my screen captures right HERE.

KRIBBIT TRENDS: Man in Shadow

In this section Fashion Trend Korean creators dressed our man under different concepts. These are the results:

And yes!  There is a video link through another QR code! Here it is:

 

 

This was so interesting and I loved all the styles… Il-woo is like a chameleon, everything looks so good on him… and that’s because he’s beautiful from the inside out!  Here are my screen captures for this video so far…

My heart nearly stopped with that last photo… no words can even begin to describe how good he looks there!  Love the outfit too, with peaks of white in all the right places…  ready for the rest? Here they are…

I will say goodbye to Kribbit Magazine for now, but I will post more in time…

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Il-woo Ssi!  You did it!  You made my life so special with your first Kribbit!  My gratitude for delighting me like no one else does!

 

 

 

 

Hello!  This episode of Haechi aired on March 25th.  Spoiler Alert.

This episode and sadly the one with my favorite number is really sad!  It shows us the “back fire” Mil Pung-kun was talking about. He hires someone to write up a petition, that requests that Crown Prince Lee Geum should be allowed to rule the country in place of the king.

This creates a terrible reaction from the King and all his advisors. Lee Geum starts to notice it from the very beginning of the episode when no one shows up for his lesson.  Then the king’s icy words when the Crown Prince Lee Geum suggests to ‘take a step back’ with the treatment of the officials of the Saheonbu, Saganwon (Censor’s Office), and Hongmungwan (Special Adviser’s Office) as it would be a lot to process and replace them but maybe give them a chance to straighten up. The King that already has read the petition reads this ‘step back’ very differently and snaps at the end saying that all reports should go to Lee Geum for approval. Lee Geum senses the King’s anger and goes riding to see Dal Moon to see if he knows what is going on.  Dal Moon lies, as he is trying to protect, Mil Pung-kun’s partner in crime and queen wanna be Yoon-young.

He tries talking to Lord Minister Min Jin to see if he plotted the whole thing, but he denies it, but finally the King calls him back and has him read the petition and even brings another throne and places it right in front of his.  Lee Geum realizes his worst fears and he has no other recourse but to perform a “Seokgodaejwoe.” This means as explained by the episode he will prostrate himself on a straw mat and wait for the King’s forgiveness.

Lee Geum writes a letter apologizing to the king and takes off his Crown Prince Regalia and kneels for a very long time.  It must be so painful to be in that position, and of course I wondered about bathroom breaks… anyways he stands it the rain and in the sun.  The episode ends with Mil Pung-kun sneering and asking him not to die before the next and final part of his demise.  And it begins as the King approaches in the final minute and says to him something along the lines of: “I wanted to believe you were my brother but you have plotted and raised your sword against me.”  Lee Geum just stares back in absolute angst.

 

Behind the Scenes and Website Photos. Cr. SBS.

Website Photo: Cr. SBS.

Behind the Scenes and Website Photos: Cr. SBS.

Just joking around here are some of the things he might be saying:

Sorry!  I had to find some joy y so much misery!

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Watching Jung Il-woo suffering through that ordeal was simply horrible.  I just kept wondering how can that even happen when nothing has been proven?  And he had to endure part of that ordeal as an actor, I can’t imagine that water was warm water!  But I guess feeling cold must help him act better…still I couldn’t help feeling sorry for actor, the person Jung Il-woo…

And I also felt the absence of Yeo-ji as Go Ara as she is recovering from her ankle injury.  Now the interesting thing is that they did not make something up as to why she is rarely seen, but tried to weave it into the current story.  I’m glad they did this and it works, but I still miss her!  Luckily I found this video, a compilation of the best scenes with both of them!  It is a great Lee Geum – Yeo Ji fix!

I read that she is due back on Episode 33, let’s hope it’s before that and that she is perfectly OK.

Last but not least, I wanted to place this beautiful photo somewhere in this post.  Our Crown Prince Frog and his First Kribbit Magazine!  Oh happy day!  Just look at the cute face full of satisfaction!  His magazine is currently SOLD OUT in the English side of Global Interpark! So WOOell done!!!

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