Comments on: Yoo Ji Tae’s directorial release

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:12:44 +0000

I love the song. Thank you.

By: javabeans

javabeans — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:43:27 +0000

Apparently only conditionally:

“South Korean athletes have only one way out. Olympic gold, silver or bronze medalists and gold medalists at the Asian Games are exempted.”

(from http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886408 — great article, in English. I’m a little surprised at how hardcore the draft-dodging can get. I mean, I get faking illness or exaggerating a health condition — but deliberately self-injuring to avoid the draft? Yikes.)

By: rockefuel

rockefuel — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:29:28 +0000

do Korean Olympians get exempt? if so…they should make bboying an event.

By: javabeans

javabeans — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:06:47 +0000

They can if they hook up with the right kind of corrupt doctors! Ooh did I just say that? Actually it’s probably much easier for the rich and/or the less-famous to get bogus exemptions because stars are under such high scrutiny. Which is why guys like Song Seung Heon and Jang Hyuk get caught for trying to cheat…

By: rockefuel

rockefuel — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:01:21 +0000

Too bad Korean bboys can’t get exemption for injuries….

By: javabeans

javabeans — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:35:14 +0000

Those leaves look to me like pumpkin plants… although that’s just my guess.

I hear Yoo Ji Tae received exemption from military duty due to injury.

By: marcel

marcel — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:37:41 +0000

lovely song~ love lucid fall.. this film looks interesting.. i couldn’t get all the way through hwang jini but yoo ji tae was kind of charismatic as gae dong he should have compelling material up his sleeve..