Our Park Sihoo thrives in the face of adversity!
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
― Walt Disney Company, Mulan
One of the best loved Chinese legend is the story of Hua Mulan, a woman of the ancient Southern and Northern Dynasties. She bravely adorned her father’s old armour and took his role during the war, fighting among the men of the Chinese Han against the Huns.
She was a flower amidst the adversity, standing up strong for her country against invasion. Disney made this legend into a most successful animated film in 1998. In the animated film, love bloomed between Mulan and her captain, Li Shang, who could not articulate his love. He was egged on by the wise Emperor who advised him that “the flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
Mulan a beautiful animated movie by Disney
What wisdom in that saying coined by the writer of the film. I absolutely agree with this thought. It is also true in the context of Park Sihoo-ssi. In his career in the Korean entertainment industry to date, he has to constantly face adversity, yet he thrived and bloomed because of his hard work and determination to make it in the industry. He is indeed a most beautiful, rare gem.
He started off with nothing but a backpack on his back when he made his way from small town Buyeo to big city Seoul. The “city of opportunities” as his friend told him was not to be. He had to live from hand to mouth working in a gym and sleeping on cardboard boxes in the gym’s basement narrow walkway.
Boldly facing every adversity that comes his way
His small breakthrough was finding work distributing leaflets for a theatre. This was followed by small roles in dramas and movies, which even then, he faced adversity and competition, many a times getting bypassed. To survive and continue to pursue his dream, he became an underwear model, which embarrassed him to no end, even up to this day.
And finally, his breakthrough came with a secondary role in the period drama Ijimae as “Little Stone” or Sihoo. He did well, resulting in him securing a lead role in Family Honor. The rest then became history…until he felt the heavy hand of adversity yet again at the peak of his career. His ambition to strike out on his own, set up his own small agency, brought strong resistance down heavily on him, almost ending his career.
Yet, he persevered, making a comeback after several years, better and stronger. And much more mature.
Park Sihoo-ssi coming back better and stronger!
The Park Sihoo flower bloomed under ruthless adversity, never yielding to the lashings of the strong and fierce rain and wind he experienced, one big storm after another. This made him a rare phenomenon, and his courage and strength make him much more beautiful in my eyes!
He is living proof of “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
Fighting, Park Sihoo-ssi!
Youtube Video – Reflection from Mulan
In Tudou
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/5HYH1wsQ2hU/
在逆境中绽放的花朵
“逆境中绽放的花朵是最稀有，最美丽的花朵。”
– 华特迪士尼公司，木兰
中国古代传说的四大巾帼英雄之一就是南北朝时期的花木兰。她勇敢地穿上父亲的老盔甲，在战争中与汉族的男子肩并肩的对抗匈奴人。
在逆境中的她是一朵花，坚强反抗入侵。迪斯尼在1998年将这个传奇制作成了卖座的动画电影。在动画电影中，花木兰和她的队长李尚之间的爱情绽放，但他没有勇气表达自己对她的爱意。聪明的皇帝给他指点，对他说：“在逆境中绽放的花朵是最稀有和最美丽的。”
The road to success has been an uphill battle
这部电影的作家写的这句话非常智慧。我绝对同意这个想法，特别是对施厚君来说。在韩国娱乐界的职业生涯中，他一直面临逆境，但由于他的努力和决心，他一直蓬勃的发展。他确实是一颗最美丽，罕见的宝石。
只背着背包，他走出小镇扶余到大城市首尔。他的朋友分享的“机会之城”其实不存在。为了生存，他在健身房工作，晚上睡在放在健身房的地下室狭窄的走道上的纸皮上。
他的小突破是在剧院发放传单，在戏剧，电影和电视剧当小配角。即使如此，他面对逆境和竞争，很多次被忽视。为了生存和持续他的梦想，他当上内衣模特儿，让他感到尴尬，甚至到如今。
Challenges has been aplenty in his career
他的真正的突破是在古装电视剧“一枝梅”中演“小石子”的男二。演得杰出的他，终于当上“家门的荣光”中的男主角。其余的就成为历史了，直到在他的职业生涯的高峰期，他再次感受到逆境的沉重之手。为了追求自己的梦想，他决定成立自己的小经纪公司，导致遭受到逆境毒辣的残杀，几乎终止了他的职业生涯。
然而，他一直坚持，不屈不挠，终于在去年更好更强的回归韩国娱乐圈。而且变得更成熟。
他是在逆境中绽放的花朵的见证，不屈服于他所经历的狂风暴雨。是个罕见的现象，他的勇气和力量在我眼中显得更美丽！他证明了“逆境中绽放的花朵是最稀有，最美丽的一切”。
施厚君，加油！
Coming out better and stronger in face of adversity
Credits – Many thanks! Youtube Video of Reflection by EmmaRND and Disney; Photos – Disney’s Mulan, OCN Local Hero, Park Sihoo Instagram, K-Wave, Confession of Murder, kbs.co.kr
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PSH deserves my respect and support because of his diligence and great perseverance to overcome adversity as well as standing firm against the evil people who hurt him.
施厚，加油，你是逆境中最美麗和茁壮的花朵。即使曾受到風吹雨打，也一樣能堅毅地忍受過來。這個強悍的想念和生命力實在令人敬佩！希望你的人生和事業從此更順利成功，你是一位好漢子，真英雄！支持你！！
Every person who walks in the world will find that he must go by himself, he must suffer himself, and he must lick himself! Storm or sweet or bitter, the fickleness of the world, with a clear conscience, is the most important! Ups and downs, blow, criticism, return to their own is optimistic and strong, bright sun, in order to smile forgive! Shi Houjun, adversity, the most rare, the most beautiful bloom at the same time, with the family, and friends, and fans, connected to the life, the most beautiful, the most deeply touched! Time, will precipitate the most true feelings! Wind and rain, will test the warmest company!
Thank YOU Nance for today’s article that sums up so well the one and important reason why fans like ourselves are supporting him, when we ourselves never ever thought we could become a fan of an actor who is a total stranger to our private world. All because this beautiful star’s journey is thus far filled with many adversities and unfair treatments. If he is a star whose luck is as good as those actors whose names I don’t need to mention (coz I actually don’t bother to know these others’ names anyway), I suspect many of us our sisterhood here might not be the same because I know I won’t be here giving my time, energy and attention (albeit nothing compared to the amount you have injected) to this one and only most deserving talented actor, who just didn’t have much luck. It is our deepest and most sincere wish our Park Sihoossi will reap the rewards that are rightfully his, sooner than we wish. My 2017 new year wish is This is the year for deserving people to have the cake as well as eat the cake. Sihoossi is one very deserving person to have the cake and eat the cake, seriously.
“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity,”{Seneca] And it was PSH’s fate to struggle against adversity, to encounter many defeats, to meet the impossible and make it possible, to fight against those blaming him, or doubting his perseverance to become an actor. And not a common one, but a great actor,a Halyu Star . He could not be defeated, and ironically, he had encountered adversity to show himself who he was, to rise from it, to come out of it, and become like ” a flower that bloomed in adversity”. And this happened because he could keep his head up, he could trust himself, he could persevere, he could wait and not get tired of waiting, he could dream and never give up of his dreams. He knew that if he would yield the adversity, the chances were that , the adversity would master him, but if he could recognize in himself the power of mastery over hardships, adversity would yield to him.. And he could realize how much he could stand, how stronger he could be, turning adversity into victory! PSH is indeed”one of the rarest flowers blooming in adversity” , who has never lost his hopes, who has become stronger and more successful in the K. entertainment. And now as his Birthday is approaching ,I want to wish him : ” PSH, if you fell down yesterday, stand up today . Stay always a great actor!”
PSH is one of those rare persons being able to turn every disadvantage to his advantage. When his enemies think they have knocked him down, he rises up again. Better, stronger and more shining than before. By standing tall against all odds PSH has gained the respect from both his admirers and opposers. PSH’s flower has strong roots and will blossoming up again and again. I love and admire this man because of his beautiful soul which inspired and inspires me in many ways! ❤