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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