Gu Hye-sun’s Tango
by javabeans
Currently overworked Boys Before Flowers star Gu Hye-sun now has a title and publication date for her upcoming book: “Tango,” and March 31.
Gu Hye-sun: “One day, I was listening to the song ‘Tango’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto, and a lot of stories went through my mind. That’s why I titled the book ‘Tango’ and how I started writing. The book deals with the loves and breakups that one woman experiences, and her growth through them. The main character is a lot like me.”
(Gotta give it to her — it’s a great song to find inspiration in! I LOVE Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music.)
SONG OF THE DAY
Ryuichi Sakamoto – “Tango” (Version Castellano). There’s a Japanese-language version of this song, but I particularly like this one. [ Download ]
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This isn’t Gu Hye-sun’s first writing endeavor — she’d scripted the short film she directed, The Cheerful Caretaker — but Tango will be her first book.
Despite the entire cast of the drama series scraping by on minimal sleep or rest, Gu Hye-sun has actually been writing her novel AS she’s been shooting Boys Before Flowers. (Not only that, she actually started Tango after starting work on BBF; she has has been writing for the past four months in her spare moments. As though she has any.) After her car accident a few weeks ago, her first concern was for her laptop computer, fearing that her work had been destroyed (it hadn’t), and continued writing as she recovered in the hospital.
After the book comes out, Gu has announced her intention to put out a “new age album” of music she’s written. I’m all for exercising creative talent, but geez, I’m tired even reading about it.
Lady, get some rest, please! (Yer making the rest of us lazy bums look bad.)
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1 Peeps!
March 12, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Woah... She's reeally superewoman... like the costume she wore in... which episode was it again?
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2 Peeps!
March 12, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!! First!
(Okay, that was lame...)
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3 c_gunawan541
March 12, 2009 at 7:52 AM
that's a great song!!!! I'm looking forward to her album more than her book =p since i don't understand korean unless they have a chinese or english version. haha.
But she really needs more rest...
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4 etsy
March 12, 2009 at 7:55 AM
i agree. superwoman indeed...
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5 din
March 12, 2009 at 7:56 AM
waaah.. yes superwoman GHS does make us lazy bums look really baaaad :p
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6 docmitasha
March 12, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Seriously. On top of all of that, she seems like a really cool person, nice and friendly and warm and unpretentious, and from what i've read of her, she's generous and kind. So I love her, but every time I read more about what she's doing I feel like I'm sitting around wasting my life in comparison. Get some sleep Hye Sun ah!!
But kudos to her. She's an inspiration!
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7 Sere
March 12, 2009 at 8:04 AM
"I’m all for exercising creative talent, but geez, I’m tired even reading about it."
Ditto!!!
Love the songs, thanks!
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8 lisa
March 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM
She's. CRAZY!
But good for her, I only wish I had that much ambition.
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9 starcandy
March 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Singing, acting, directing, writing... GHS is one multi-talented lady.
Thanks for uploading the music!! I love all the songs you put up here.
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10 Tay
March 12, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Although I dun understand a single word of korean but i wanna get her book.
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11 Becca
March 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM
She is sheer awsomeness!!!!!!! :P
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12 roxyelias
March 12, 2009 at 9:30 AM
I love this song!!!!!!!!! Me encanta que esté en Español
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13 candy
March 12, 2009 at 9:42 AM
this girl is very talented!! i love her even more now!
and yeah, she's one hardworking girl. i guess she really is JanDi even in her real life. and she seems like a smart girl with an ambition. this quality is very rare among celebrities.
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14 candy
March 12, 2009 at 9:48 AM
@ no.9 (aha.. my nick is almost like urs)
"Singing, acting, directing, writing…"
u forgot to add drawing/sketching as her talent. she made an illustration for the gummy's 4th album.
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15 C_Janeth
March 12, 2009 at 9:53 AM
She trully has many talents.
Love the song by the way. Ryuichi Sakamoto is great, love his work on the piano. He has an unbelievable energy and sensuality that just reached out to you.
But anywho.
GHS, does make us all look bad. I mean how old is she and look at all that she accomplished. (^o^)
But we have o give it to her. Working so hard on BBF and still able to find time to do her book. That is true dedication.
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16 Debbie
March 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM
The more I read about her the more I like her. That's all I have to say.
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17 (o.O)''
March 12, 2009 at 10:12 AM
@1 Peeps!
i think your referring to the end of episode 2 in BBF! lol
what was it? ..wonderwoman?
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18 Jo
March 12, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Good for her, I say. If you can, why not?
Lord knows, I would if I could...LOL.
Also Ryuichi Sakamoto's music is awesome...my favourite piece by him will always be the theme he did for Wuthering Heights. Amazing.
^-^
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19 Lena
March 12, 2009 at 10:19 AM
she's releasing an album too 0_0 the girl really does need to take a break. oh and I love the song!
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20 Sophie
March 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Wow, this kinda makes her like a real life JanDi
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21 belleza
March 12, 2009 at 11:01 AM
"Gu has announced her intention to put out a “new age album” of music she’s written"
TRANSLATION: Painkillers make happy sexy music in my head!!
But seriously, Koo also writes her own music, and it's really good. She featured one such song on a recent music show (Peppermint?)
BTW, is Sakamoto-san popular in Korea? Mostly for the film work or his electronic work?
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22 Javabeans
March 12, 2009 at 11:05 AM
^ really? I have a lot of respect for the girl but I cringed all through that performance. Was not up to her usual standard vocally, and the lyrics were... not bad, but very meh.
I think Sakamoto has a pretty good following in Korea. Can't speak with authority, but that's my impression.
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23 Biscuit
March 12, 2009 at 11:06 AM
If the character in the novel is alot like her, she wen't through alot of love and break-ups? Or was it the fact of struggling and gaining experience >.<
I hope she does well!!
Go! Go! GHS!
- I just had to mention, I love the still photos of the drama~ Actually it makes it look like the drama is high-quality :O
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24 etsy
March 12, 2009 at 11:09 AM
do you know who is the vocalist for the version you put up?
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25 Javabeans
March 12, 2009 at 11:16 AM
^ Vocals are by Soraya, a Colombian American singer
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26 nhoki
March 12, 2009 at 11:39 AM
goo hye sun is awesome !
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27 hmmmm
March 12, 2009 at 11:47 AM
so if the main character in her stories are a lot like herself, then i suppose these love stories are mostly her eclectic love experiences with men?
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28 le
March 12, 2009 at 11:51 AM
i wish i knew Korean cause this book sounds interesting. GHS can do everything, she acts, writes, draws, sings, plays musical instruments, eats like a guy she said herself, & she has cheerful personality, she seems really cool. i feel bad for her cause she got criticized a lot for her Jandi character, while F4 boys got all the love.
do you have the Japanese version of the song too? please post it if you can.
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29 wackywinter
March 12, 2009 at 12:09 PM
thanks for the song. sometimes i go off on a tangent and discover new music 'cause of you.
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30 belleza
March 12, 2009 at 12:23 PM
"I have a lot of respect for the girl but I cringed all through that performance"
Oh, I was more about how the song itself was constructed. Nice melody and pretty solid song structure.
"Vocals are by Soraya, a Colombian American singer"
RIP Soraya. I still can't believe she's gone. :(
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31 IloveBOF
March 12, 2009 at 1:09 PM
I hear some creative people can be quite prolific. GHS must be one of them. I tip my hat off to her. I hope she did not read any negative comments about her performance in BOF but concentrated on her creativity. Kudos to her energy and talent. I do not care what other people say either. I love her acting in BOF.
I hope I can get her CD and book in USA.
Keep up the good work GHS!
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32 Mulan
March 12, 2009 at 1:14 PM
I'm impressed! great talent...yeah...you need to rest and i feel that i'm the laziest person.
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33 Seri
March 12, 2009 at 1:38 PM
omg I actually know Ryuichi Sakamoto well I know most artists you feature but I'm on a role XD
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34 kimchikay
March 12, 2009 at 2:02 PM
i love reading about her talents and next endaveours...always keeping fans on their feet......does anyone know where to watch "The Cheerful Caretaker"
i'm proud to be a fan of her....she's so talented & genuine....very down to earth
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35 Emma
March 12, 2009 at 2:13 PM
"Lady, get some rest, please! (Yer making the rest of us lazy bums look bad.)"
LOL
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36 seriously!
March 12, 2009 at 3:07 PM
to anyone who feels inferior to her talents may feel tired reading about how she is honing them...the girl is Gifted...why waste them...and since she is in the entertainment industry, she is utilizing the press/media well to promote her works -at least she really has the so called TALENT...while there are those who are using their body to promote their music even if their talent is mediocre...sometimes I ask...is that person promoting her music or herself by using her body?
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37 dunlop
March 12, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Man she is one talented lady!
And I agree that it wasn't her best performance, but her live performances are usually not her best because she suffers from stage fright.
I think the peppermint recording was her best live performance, she didn't seem as nervous.
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38 metella
March 12, 2009 at 3:54 PM
This song reminds me of Suzanne Vega's Caramel.... same source of inspiration ?
Love the songs you're posting!
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39 belleza
March 12, 2009 at 4:08 PM
"is that person promoting her music or herself by using her body?"
Popseoul double standard though. If a girl uses sexuality, she's a no-talent whore. If a guy uses it, he's Rain.
"but her live performances are usually not her best because she suffers from stage fright. "
I think that's the #1 reason why her label recommended she concentrate on acting. She had almost all the formal training most YG singers have; she can dance, sing, rap, etc.
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40 Melissa
March 12, 2009 at 4:25 PM
is it just more or does that song sound like one of serge gainsbourg's melodies....
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41 robbo4
March 12, 2009 at 4:58 PM
That magic genie that never fails to put a smile of my face (or a tear in my eye, if that is her aim) has no end of special powers. Never stopping to rest even though she could have been quite successful just by showing up with her pretty little face. I guess we're all going to have to try harder or mom and dad will be beating us over the head with, "Why can't you be more like Goo Hye Sun?!!!..."
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42 ic3cream
March 12, 2009 at 6:11 PM
wow she's so talented if i can i would want to know a bit of everything like her ( writing, singing, acting, directing, writing music ) o0 wow GJP should marry Jandi !
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43 cosmopolite
March 12, 2009 at 6:57 PM
I cringed through her Peppermint performance too.... :/
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44 arivle
March 12, 2009 at 7:41 PM
I'm in LOVE with this song is amazing.....the lyrics are awsome.....good thing I understand spanish......
GHS GIRL YOU NEED TO REST AND GET SOME SLEEP!!!!!!!!!! don't overwork yourself you are too young for that.....
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45 aloneinthedark
March 12, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Reading all your comment give me an impression that GHS is really a hard working girl (even workholic may I say), but it make me think that she gives her best shot when she is behind the screen (directing, writting, compose music, drawing). So I think, why she doesn't after that profession instead of being an actress or singer, given that she has a stage fright & her acting skill is so so (I'm sure some of you will protest my statement & refuse this idea). Just a thought...
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46 KATE
March 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM
LOVE HER ^.^
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47 Sumaiya
March 12, 2009 at 9:25 PM
java...will you do a book re-cap (or whatever you call it) when her book comes out. I can't read Korean and i doubt it will be published in English. I'm really curious on what she's written.
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48 christine
March 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM
it is just me... whenever i she her(GHS), it reminds me of yoon eun hye... i don't know, maybe because i love them both...
and both ladies are really talented...
and i agree with sumaiya, please java do a book re-cap for he non-korean fans.
thanks alot in advance!
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49 belleza
March 12, 2009 at 11:54 PM
"why she doesn’t after that profession instead of being an actress or singer, given that she has a stage fright & her acting skill is so so (I’m sure some of you will protest my statement & refuse this idea)."
I don't really see Koo's future in acting (IMO a better vocalist than singer) either. I think eventually she'll become a PD (she's dabbled with directing pretty much since the beginning of her acting career) and act once in awhile.
But that's years away. The truth is, she's been branching out for the past year or so. Directed and wrote a short film. Sung on various music shows. Gained credibility as a serious actress after King&I. The truth is, since Pure 19, two years ago, she's been almost constantly working and this is just another part of what's been an incredible creative period.In its own way, BBF kind of revisits the beginning of her career, when she was a super, super popular ulljang with those cartoony facial expressions and a musical background. She's never been this young.
"it reminds me of yoon eun hye… i don’t know, maybe because i love them both… "
Yoon Eun Hye's charisma is kind of special, in that she almost seems to have a golden touch. She was the most popular person on X-man. Her unique comedic style was the star performance in Goong. She was the buzz character of 2007 with Coffee Prince. Even Vineyard Man was, again, the only successful show that ran against Jumong. Whether you like or don't like her, she has a following unlike any other actor or actress in her age range.
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50 Danielle
March 13, 2009 at 12:37 AM
i love the song. i actually wrote down the lyrics so i could sing all the words. ^^ and yes please do a book re-cap!
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