I must admit, I am humbled. Humbled by what transpired during the press conference of KBS new drama “My Golden Life”. Humbled by Park Sihoo-ssi’s humble attitude and what he sincerely conveyed during the conference. And most of all, I was humbled by his respectful bow to those who were there.
From what I could discern from the Korean news reports, Park Sihoo went up alone on stage. He shared that he was nervous, more nervous than he had ever been for any press conference. It had been six years since his last drama with KBS, with the Princess Man and he felt honored to be able to greet everyone once again.
He apologized for his long absence and he also thanked his “boss”, I believe it must be PD Kim, Writer So and KBS for their trust and in believing in him. He apologized for the inconvenience and the many worries and hardships they had to go through because of him. He would do his best not create more problems for them.
He concluded that “My Golden Life” would be a warm drama that makes one discover happiness and hoped that the audience will look at it with a warm feeling and love him.
Park Sihoo-ssi, I can imagine how difficult this moment must have been for you. Not an easy thing to do when you have had to go through years of self reflection, trying to find yourself and your footing once again and having to face once more the glare of the spotlight and public scrutiny.
I am so proud that you have faced this so bravely and happy that you take everything to heart, being concerned about everyone and everything and having the strong desire and determination to work harder and become even better.
You are a good person, an outstanding performer. You have everything it takes to become a better person and a better performer.
I believe in you! We believe in you! And we will continue to be your humble fans! Like idol, like fans! You will not walk alone! We will be there, right by your side!
Fighting!
施厚君感动了我
我必须承认,我被施厚君感动了。在KBS新电视剧“我黄金光辉的人生”的新闻发布会上,让施厚君的谦虚态度,以及他真诚传达的心里话给感动了。最重要的是,他在新闻发布会上的恭维鞠躬表达了他谦虚的态度。
从韩国新闻报道中, 我读到新闻发布会上的一些情况。施厚君是独自一人上舞台的。他表示,这次,他比以前任何新闻发布会更紧张。隔离他与KBS的最后一部电视剧“公主的男人”已经有六年的时间了,他感到荣幸能再次和大家见面。
他为他长期的缺席而道歉,并感谢他的“老板”,相信是金导演,苏编剧和KBS,因为他们的信任他才会有这一天。他给他们带来的不便和因为他,他们所经历的许多忧虑和困难,他感到万分的抱歉。他会尽力不为他们造成问题。
他认为“我黄金光辉的人生”是一部温暖的电视剧,让人发现幸福和快乐,希望观众以温暖的态度来看待,并也会爱护自己。
施厚君,我可以想象那一刻对你来说是多么的困难。经历了这么多年的自我反思,试图再次找回自己和自己可立足之地,再次在聚光灯的照耀下和公众监督的眩光,这不是一件容易的事情。
我非常为你而感到骄傲,你勇于面对公众,关心他人和大局,有着坚强的愿望和决心去努力,去做得更美好。
你是一个好人,杰出的表演者。你拥有一切可以成为更好的一个人和取得更好的成就。
我相信你!我们相信你!会继续当你谦虚的厚粉!粉丝就要像偶像,我们要以你为模范!你不会独行!我们会一直在你身边!
加油!
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No other words this moment except Proud Of You Sihoossi
#朴施厚# #我黃金光輝的人生# 施厚,我們真的為你感到好驕傲,你為了今天的成果是多麼努力去付出,我們都是有目共睹的.你是我們的光榮,我們相信你,你是韓國最傑出和優秀,用心而且勤奮的好演員.無限量支持你,我們會繼續愛護你,守候你,做你忠實的粉絲!我們愛你!
For me it’s unimaginable that a single person in the private can do that. And even less so that a star, a celebrity is also humble publicly. It’s incredible ! He apologizes for posing a problem when it was he who suffered the most in this story. Really psh bravo! And thank you for this beautiful heart that you have
So well said Claudie.
Thank you for translate i’m proud of Si Hoo and his courage. He was really very nervous, but he did it! Now it’s our turn to be his support
Yes, the important thing is He Did It. And from that moment onwards, it’s a brand new beginning.
I haven’t expected Park Si Hoo’s press conference will start with his apology to his audience. That’s why I’m sad, and I’ve sympathized with him on those most difficult moments in his life, at his press conference. I’m sad because he hasn’t done anything wrong , to be judged as guilty, and for him to ask apology. On the contrary he has fought for 5 years to prove his innocence, which his fans accepted it. On the contrary , we love him for what he could give us : his admiration, his love, his acceptance, his forgiveness, his art of excellent interpretation of his charaters. I haven’t expected apology from him, but I think he has asked his apology to make everyone happy, although deep in his soul he doesn’t know what he has done to apologize. . In his case apologizing doesn’t mean he is wrong, and others are right. It means that he values his relationships more than his ego. And for his dignity, courage, integrity, his pride and self-worth , I do accept his apology thinking that after that his life becomes easier. I wish him to keep on moving forward, to forget the past and forge toward the future. Park SI Hoo, we are proud of you! We are next to you,! Fighting!
Stefania Lupu I don’t know why you think like you do, but you are under the wrong impression. Park Sihoo-ssi DID NOT apologise for the incident. His apologies were that he was long in his return and that he caused undue difficulties for those who believed in him. He has nothing else to apologise for and he didn’t. So cheer up! His integrity is intact!
I’m happy that his apology was for his long absence in K. enterainment, and not for his personal incident , although his absence was always connected with this. So, it’s my turn to ask apology for wrong understanding. Welcome back Park Si HOO!
I apologize, but I am a little confused. When someone appears after a long period of time, he usually asks for forgiveness in a jovial way and with a smile on his lips.
The solemn attitude PSH had and the fact that he has bowed several times before the audience, I think (like Stefi) are related to the reason why he absented and caused much anxiety to the audience at that time. I would like to see from a Korean fan a correct translation and interpretation, not only of the words, but also of the attitude.
We thought that last year it was the moment that PSH has returned to the Korean drama. The press conference was more relaxed then, and PSH did not have to ask for forgiveness for absence or inconvenience. Why now? The stake is of course higher now, but can it be a compromise?
Daniela Maria Miricescu I am of course non-Korean, but having read so many articles and information on the country, I think I can articulate partly why there is a big difference. I welcome our Korean sisters to also share their own views. There is a big difference between last year and this year 1) KBS is national broadcasting, non- commercial. It has an obligation to its audience 2) KBS is a huge station reaching out across the country. OCN is cable TV, paid media with a much, much smaller base 3) There has been considerable public views expressing concerns over his return to a family drama and PD Kim, Writer So and KBS have been questioned for allowing his return 4) It is inevitable that questions will be raised directly by the media present on the subject. 5) Park Sihoo-ssi has worked with KBS before but not with OCN. One is a bureaucrat, the other is commercial. 6) It is also a Korean way to apologise formally when the occasion calls for it. In terms of articulated words, while I do have limited Korean, I was able to match back what was written in the press with the video broadcast of his segment. They matched and he did not refer to the the incident. In fact, if you read Hoo Factory’s latest Naver blog, you will see the words of what he articulated during the segment – no mention of the incident specifically in the apology. Just the delay in return and for the inconvenience caused to those who trusted him. The media themselves were the ones who interpreted what he said and expanded it by adding the incident in their news articles.The quotes and unquotes were quite specific on what he said and then there was the run on….ok that is my non-Korean, limited Korean speak interpretation. 🙂
Here’s what Hoo Factory posted ” “안녕하세요. 박시후 입니다. 다른 제작발표회 때보다 오늘이 더 긴장되고 떨리는 마음이 큽니다. 작품으로는 작년 ‘동네의 영웅’ 이후로 1년 만이고, KBS에서는 2011년 ‘공주의 남자’ 이후로 6년 만에 인사드리는 것 같습니다. 다시 한 번 KBS를 통해 좋은 작품으로 여러분들에 인사드리게 돼 정말 영광입니다. 지금 이 자리를 빌어 시간이 많이 지났지만 개인적으로 심려 끼친 점 진심으로 사과드립니다. 여러 우려와 걱정 속에서도 저를 믿어주신 감독님 작가님 KBS 다른 배우분들과 시청자 분들께 해가 되지 않도록 진심을 다해 열심히 작품에 임하겠습니다. 저희 드라마는 행복을 깨닫게 해주는 따뜻한 드라마다. 따뜻한 시선으로 응원해주시고 사랑해주시면 감사하겠다. 여러분 감사합니다. ” – 배우 박시후.” And google translated “”It is Park Si-hoo, I am more nervous and trembling today than any other production presentation, and it’s been a year since I was a local hero last year, I am really glad to say goodbye to you with a good work once again through KBS.I apologize for the inconvenience that I have spent a lot of time in this place but I personally feel sorry for it. I hope that you will cheer me up and love me with your warm gaze. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. “- actor Park Sihoo.”
Dana, I’ve seen many photos, on Facebook, with PSH bowing many times before his audience, and looking too serious, a bit nervous, a bit too shy, not in his element, and as you say” with a solemn atitude”. Maybe I’ve taken this kind of bowing , as we European understand, a bit humiliating, or humbled , under the pressure of media, who was expecting from him an apology, as he was asked many times before, but he refused to bow at the will of nietizens . Maybe I don’t understand this kind of behaviour in Korean tradition. I’m sorry for wrong understanding.
Park Sihoo-ssi 박시후 씨 Thank you, Nance. I found out with a little delay the new Hoo Factory post on Naver. I read it now. I saw the other posts (in their time), I put little hearts and I left comments.
Thanks to you, I learned that I can read the translated text in Chrome. But I cannot rely too much on the Romanian translation, and the English version also has its mistakes. That is why adaptation, intuition and imagination are necessary. Skills I can not rely on in this case. For example, in Google translation: “I am really glad to say goodbye [goodbye?]… I apologize for the inconvenience that I have spent a lot of time in this place [he has spent time in what kind of place?]
Park Sihoo-ssi 박시후 씨 PSH only asks for forgiveness of the delay in his return. Yes, but the delay has a cause and can be indirectly understood. PSH is very delicate and polite, because he does not say what it caused his delay. And here I am not referring to his own fault.
OCN is a commecial, has a much smaller audience, but they are not Korean too? They are not interested in profit and in increase their audience? However, I apreciated that PSH received trust and he felt relaxed with OCN.
Park Sihoo-ssi has worked with KBS before and the result was memorable (TPM). This fact was enough for KBS to make a decision. But the public expressed concern and his return should be allowed by someone. Why? Because the PSH work will be less good? No, because, I think, some Koreans forgive harder.
Daniela Maria Miricescu That PSH can deliver as an actor is not in question. What weighed on the decision probably has to do with money and whether it was worth the wrath of the audience. So someone is both companies must have accessed those and decided to go ahead. I am sure how it is like in the West but here in my world, and I believe the same in Korea, what is said officially is very important. Words are always carefully crafted. How the listener takes it, that is up to them.
Park Sihoo-ssi 박시후 씨 Most accurately analysed. Everyone should read your this 6 points summary of yesterday.
Dear Daniela Maria Miricescu and Stefania Lupu, I have absorbed all your views and been thinking of my response. 1st of all, I think every fan who loves him our very 1st spontaneous response when we heard the brief words of official apology, our very 1st response was “”WHAT???”” “”What For?”” However, that response of mine was instantly taken out of context within couple of minutes when Nance said go read her article, the apology was for the inconveniences caused to those who supported him, against all odds in that most difficult industry. The apology was not for the so called mistake in 2013, no doubt it stems from there. So to me, there is no other way PSH could do it better than facing the issue that is hovering in everyone’s mind even if those who support him do not want to mention it, there is no better way than to show PSH’s earnesty in facing the subject, and that he did it so well by referring to his long absence and the more than necessary difficulties caused to KBS and the team who wanted to cast PSH. Daniela Maria Miricescu, just think about this : the critical Korean’s culture where not a sliver of tarnish is acceptable, can you imagine PSH came out with a smile just to joke about his long absence. That kind of attitude will be viewed as flippant, as not serious, though we do not believe PSH is at any fault to need to feel repent or remorse, nevertheless to the large majority, everyone especially his home country viewers is watching how he handled his comeback. Therefore, his facial, his attitude his words yesterday, to me, is no other better way to show his sincerity and integrity. His attitude yesterday made me instantly feel his dignified persona. Contrary to the many who cried and felt sorrowful why such a bright star with such solid talent had to bow in front of large media to gain his comeback. I had not such a thought at all. To me, the 2013 incident has happened, however and whichever way it goes down in history, it had happened. How other way could PSH step forward into the main stream without this final hurdle of giving it his words of humility? Lastly I want to say this, PSH’s determination to come back has a lot to do with his fans’ call to him to return to K drama for his fans’s sake. We must always remember that bow he took yesterday is the last straw for him to step forward to the line that divides the past from the future. And why did he do it? Because is only when he is into the other side of the line, he has a chance to fulfill his personal wishes as well as returning the love from his family and his fans who supported him through thick and thin. Therefore, what is that one bow? Absolutely nothing that will make him any smaller nor shorter so to speak. That courageous one bow says to me, the the world, THIS IS A REAL MAN. A GOOD MAN.
Thanks Chai Hua for your excellent intreospection of PSH’s bow in front of his audience , at his press conference. And the more I read yours and Nance’s responses to his gesture, the more I better understand the reason of his behaviour , in the context of K, culture. And I’m happy that his bowing in front of his audience is only a gesture of sincerity and integrity from a very honest person, who asked his apology to his viewers , who believed in his talent , for being so long absent from K. entertainment. As A.Einstein said:”If I were to remain silent, I’d be guilty of complicity” And PSH doesn’t want to allow anyone to hold him back to express his feelings because , he thinks that , if HE must be truely HE, HE must be HE, and nothing else. YES, A REAL MAN!
Dear Stefania Lupu i am very pleased we all worked through our hearts and our minds and concurred the bow is an act of integrity and sincerity. Only a man with a big heart with a strong confidence could do it.