Park Jun Hyung, ex-member of a disbanded group g.o.d is finally making a come-back, but not as a rapper but as an actor! I will be the first to admit that I didn’t see that coming at all, but it gets better. He plans to do it in the states. I guess that works since he’s a gyopo, but I really wonder what kind of roles he would be playing. US isn’t the best place for Asian actors to kick off their acting career and he doesn’t exactly excel in the looks department, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see if he’s got talent. Nothing is confirmed yet, but he has been visiting the states frequently to prepare for his acting debut. Can Park Jun Hyung make it in the states or is this just another hyped up PR?
whats a gyopo?
anyways i agree its very hard for asian’s to make it in the U.S. I wish the best for him though.
gyopo = foreign born/raised korean
his english isn’t all that great either… and as far as I’m aware, he only seems to speak in korean-rapper language anyway
isn’t he old? i think he’s like in his mid 30’s..haha well he should of got some acting experience in Korean before jumping arcoss the ocean to America..
I’ve never heard of him. O_O I’m pretty sure tons of Americans would say the same thing as me. However, I do want him to have success here in the states if he decides to act. Looks alone doesn’t make an actor good, especially if he/she can’t act!
aaaahahahahahahaha! *gasp* aaaahahahahahahahahaha! *gasp* aaaahahahahahahahaha! yeah. right. moron. he can’t even speak english right. have ya’ll ever heard him talk? his vocabulary consists of “yo man” “wassup” “yeah yeah”. idiot.
whos the guy in g.o.d thats really good at english?
he’s korean american, isn’t he?
he really doesn’t look asian to me..and he’s like, so gangsta & ghetto-ish… =P
i saw him act before…he sucked…but if he’s got a role in a hollywood movie, i guess his acting’s improved? O.O
i think he can only land the bad guy roles though…
lmao saw his acting in banjun drama and it was.. umm… wel it needs improvement
I heard McDonalds is hiring
He was the one in Magolpy’s video right?? At least he looks cute…well I think so anyway if thats the same guy.
se7enfan
CUTE??????
Good luck to him; he’ll need all that he can get.
actually…he has perfect english and can’t really speak korean that well although he’s improved over the years. he’s actually quite old now too. well, good luck to him!
@han….yeah I think so. LOL.
agree with David up there… and um. i love g.o.d and all, but i practically cringed when i read this… i don’t know. i can’t really see him being a leading man in any movie.. eh. we’ll see… i guess…
Um I think he can speak English normally, I’ve heard it. I guess that’s just how he talks on a regular basis but acting requires you to change your normal way of talking to what the script says. I can see him doing okay maybe…hope he finds some good roles.
good luck to him, but there’s a reason daniel henney’s starting out in asia toots:D
You know… I’m not too sure. I’ve never seen him act, but the movie business in America is rough. If you’re not an outstanding actor, you’ve got to atleast be good looking… and it’s not looking to me like he has either.
Maybe he’ll make it. But I have a feeling he’ll be playing seriously minor roles for a long time. And this is based on the assumption that he can speak English fluently and without too heavy of an accent.
Joon speaks English perfectly. He lived in the USA for 30+ years. Its his korean thats a bit lacking.
As for his rap english, isn’t that what’s expected in korean music?
As a non-asian, I think he looks like a manly asian guy. Much better than a lot of the pretty-boy asian celebrities.
Best wishes to Joon on this new career move. I’m sure he’ll find success.
I agree with rose….I think this dude has a better chance of acting in America than a lot of other people.
Anyway, Americans tend to favor the “unusual” or “VERY asian” look. Hence Rain with his bitty eyes ^_^ and just about every other Asian actor other there – even the girls. America doesn’t have the same standard of Asian beauty as Asians do….I think for Americans, the smaller the eyes, higher the cheekbones, and the more Asian aka Exotic you look the better. Esp for guys, DDKim in LOST his the smallest eyes I’ve seen in awhile. And Sandra Oh is doing quite well for herself here but I don’t know if there is a single Asian TV station that would’ve let her wi/in 100 yrds of them when she was just starting. park is pretty ‘different’ looking so maybe, so different maybe he won’t get stuck in those typical “token Asian” roles and really make it….
Plus – his English is good. It’s his Korean that sucks ^_^
so he is the guy that speaks english well, hope he does good in the states..
he could make it..but thats not a very high chance because u see very little asian actors n actresses n America..im pretty sure hell get a small role,but i doubt that hell be playin a major role..out of all the movies ive seen..i dont see that much asian actors or sctresses..its really hard especially if ur english is not so good, but his english is good..ive heard him spoke english before..that bad..
@SF:
Totally agree! I’ve got a lot of my friends to watch kdramas (and even any regular Asian dramas and movies) and all of them were SHOCKED by how hot the actors and actresses were.
It’s like they didn’t realize Asians could “look like that” because in their minds they’ve only seen very stereotypical images of Asians.
I have never seen him act before. & his talking voice used to bug me a lot (although it does work with the G.O.D. raps). However, I am rooting for him since I’m a G.O.D. junkie. He might have a chance. I mean, again I’ve never seen his acting before so maybe under all that is an Oscar worthy actor. Just as long as he doesn’t go to an audition rocking (or at least trying) the blonde. O.O
Maybe with all the crossovers happening now the Hollywood people will start to panic and just let them all in. Or just pass them over to John Woo who’ll make them his ninjas who take care of his doves. Ah, Hollywood. How discriminating can you be?
at least he can speak english fluently yeah?
What your prob wif god member ?
He will act wif bi normaly . he is in berlin right now.
Good Luck to him
pff
wow here in the states i donno it might take him longer then he thinks….hollywood dont just take anyone. you gots to be really talented to actually get in.
hmm… i dont know… i guess good luck… but i thought he was born in korea… i remember all ass time ago… on a talk show… he went to the states when he was young… and thus began us language… thing.. anyways… good luck… i guess…
If one’s gonna have a good chance in the US after Speed Racer, I think Joon Hyng is gonna win a WAY BETTER chance than Bi ..
First Bi’s really bad in english, but Joon Hyung is fluent .. & about the looks, I’m not asian, so I’ve seen how people often pull their eyes sideways saying “You like people who look like this?” when they know I love Korea .. I see they would think Joon Hyung looks way~ better than Bi .. Non asians don’t like how asian men have that soft skin, with their silky hair, and cute looks and acts .. Joon Hyung doesn’t look like this, PLUS, he has bigger muscles ^^;;
ANYWAYS~~~~~~~~
GOOD LUCK JOON HYUNG OPPA~~ *^^*
I think he has a good chance of making it. He has a very interesting look. He has the rugged asian thing going on. He could play warrior, gangster, business tycoon, comic character.
He has a much better chance in Hollywood than the current pretty boy soap stars types in Korea. Not only that but he actually speaks English! He is much more handsome to Americans than someone like Rain obviously.