Jumong star Han Hye Jin and Brown Eyed Soul’s Naul are going to church to profess their love for each other, just like they’ve been doing for the past 4 years - every Sunday. The couple, who met through their shared religion of Christianity, are famous for taking their chastity very seriously and it’s been known that these two didn’t even kiss yet. Although they never been out in the public eye as a pair, close friends of the couple have said that they have a very loving relationship.
But God is giving this long standing couple a test. Naul will enlist at the end of this year to start his military duties. What do you think will happen to this couple when Naul reports for his national service starting on December 27th?
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Another celeb volunteering overseas makes netizens yap
“…two haven’t kissed yet”.. yeah… that’s total B.S
wow that’s awesome! it’s rare to see that in celebrities…kissing before marrriage is possible. i’m engaged and we’ve also made the committment not to kiss until our wedding day.
i think that’s great. if it’s true, kudos to both of them for their convictions.
Well the relationship will still be strong…they aren’t having sex so its not like either one will get lonely and want sex. So that out of the picture.
if these two haven’t even kissed yet then im sure they’ll be able to get through the whole enlisting in the army thing…but i doubt they haven’t kissed lol
that a bad pic of naul
i bet they will do fine even the time apart. she was so busy during the drama jumong and prob didn’t see him much then either.
i love this couple<3 i hope they last
I’m rooting for them! It’s so hard for people to believe in platonic love now. HHJ and Naul hwaiting!
Lucky guy…to have such a fine woman.
they have to have kissed.. come on.. haha…..
okay. so she kisses song il-guk in jumong? the logic seems screwy, you can kiss someone you don’t care about, but not the person that you do care about. hmmm?
Soju,
It’s her JOB to kiss Song Ilguk.
So it is possible that Miss Han is getting it up the arse to get her roles, and she is not considering that as sex, because she’s doing it for her JOB.
it’s called acting soju….aka FAKE.
then her values are what’s screwed up, not the logic. how can you justify kissing someone (because you’re getting paid for doing it?) basically for money, but “saving” yourself for the one you truly love? oh, wait. it’s just my JOB, chagiya! it’s my JOB! haaaah
wow! bravo to them.. i agree with star_bucks.. it is really rare to find a couple that hasnt kissed before marriage and that are real Christians. may God bless them! oh and if its Gods will then these 2 will def. survive his army service! aja aja fighting!!
Not kissing someone doesn’t necessarily prove that you’re a true Christian. I’m not saying they aren’t but… I do think that it’s kinda stupid to not kiss your BF/Love but kiss your costars just for the sake of making a movie or drama because it’s your job! I think you can choose to say “I’m not gonna kiss in this drama.”
Jet Li never kisses anyone in his movies after being married, because he keeps it to his wife.
I know this is an over-the-top example, but would you say it’s okay to be a prostitute and then not have sex with your BF/Love—would THAT make sense to you? I know prostitutes isn’t Christian-like, but do you catch my drift? I’m saying that’s weird!
Good for them, I hope they’ll make it. While I do agree that not kissing for four years is taking it too far, but I don’t think they’re doing that just to prove they’re both true Christians or taking chasity to the extreme. Kissing might lead to something more for some couples, and some couples can’t take handle that temptation. The same temptation may not be there when a person is acting because they don’t have strong feelings for their acting partner.
Soju,
Again, it’s called acting. It’s called fake. If her “chagiya” doesn’t understand the, he’d be one intolerant SOB who has no respect for what she does. In that case, she’d be better without him…but since they are still together, he’s not an intolerant SOB.
understand that*
this is to clarify for some people who misunderstand. they aren’t kissing because kissing is against their religion (LOL) they are abstaining from physical intimacy because they fear that a little will lead to more and that more will lead to having sex before marriage, which is against their religion. so, because they don’t want to tempt it, i guess they agreed to stay away from it altogether until they marry. if you think about it, it’s not stupid at all but very smart and also, it’s really strong for both of them (esp the guy). it takes so much more strength to NOT do something. think about it, it’s harder to NOT eat junk food, or stay away from alcohol or drugs or whatever. these two, if what they are saying is really true, are very rare. i commend them. i hope they last until they marry and that marriage lasts a long time. someone should show the world that marriage can last (unlike all the marriages that are failing in korea)
*ahem* in my earlier post i meant to say “NOT kissing before marriage is possible”…yeah..i stick with that!
… very well explained what?.. thank you for that…
and i agree.. some couples (celebrity couples) are very showy of their intimacy that only after a few years of marriage they end up in divorce..
saving yourself is also loving yourself… and respect is very essential in a relationship.. love may go but respect will always remain…
what kind of relationship is that?!
what does it matter “what kind of relationship is that?” It’s their relationship that only they understand.
“What do you think will happen to this couple when Naul reports for his national service starting on December 27th?”
let’s just hope his fellow service-men don’t surpass her in the odd foot rub, soap down, handjobs, etc etc…so many creative exercises for preserving your virginal pride y’know
well i wouldn’t wanna kiss him either. O__o
i’m not questioning what naul feels about his chagiya kissing a costar. i’m sure he understands it’s her job. my question is how she can justify (to herself) kissing someone she doesn’t have feelings for while abstaining from kissing someone she loves. of course, only she knows the answer to that. it just seems weird that she would condone something she considers sacred and committing that act with someone else, anyway. even if it IS in her job description.
when you start kissing, then the rest will follow…
so i guess that’s why they haven’t kissed yet coz they want to stand pure before God on their wedding day ^_^
to all those who regard HHJ kissing SIG:
Have you guys watched JUMONG? Have you seen any kissing scenes of Han Hye Jin and Song Il-Gook? You can judge if HHJ has kissed SIG if you’ve seen the drama fully.
Plus, speaking of publicity photos, it is really fake. It was an act of about to kiss each other but their lips are a little far away. Check their “kissing” pics.
daewanghumamaroxy is right.. havent seen any kissing scenes of HHJ and SIG in Jumong…
think about how special their first kiss will be on their wedding day…anyway they’re following the right principle, chastity starts from the inside out. the point is not to toe the line as close as you can, but to run AWAY from “the line”. I’ve heard sin described as “fulfilling legitimate desires in illegitimate ways” and they’re def. doing the right thing by not kissing if they want to remain pure.
not kissing forces a couple to show affection in other ways. sometimes in a relationship, a peck on the cheek is the “easy way out” to show your gf/bf you care instead of vocalizing something. NOT kissing etc. forces you to find other ways to show you care. it helps build a basis for emotional honesty which will help in marriage. when you love someone you want to be as close as you can to them, and intimacy is the closest you can get to someone. however, if that intimacy is not guided by the committment of marriage then it is just not the same. it’s important to build emotional intimacy BEFORE marriage and the physical intimacy that comes out of that will be much more meaningful.
also, if it DOESN’T work out for the two of them, imagine how much less they’ll have to regret. no memories of makeout sessions to cringe at.
..i hope that made sense =D
I don’t believe how anyone deeply in love can hold out on skinship. They don’t need to have sex but to date for 4yrs without a kiss, that’s impossible. They probably just keeping it a secret. They might even have a hidden child somewhere =P
Then again, the meaning of “chasity” means very little for some, or just unheard of for others.
Yeah right. They haven’t kissed? Bull. They ain’t got to lie.
Starbucks,
Are you a chick? And if so, what do you look like?
I agree with ‘what’ & ’star_bucks’
I think it’s nice they’ve lasted so long. In any case, greater and more wonderful things have been done in the name of Love and not kissing before marriage, while commendable, isn’t as impossible as it sounds when one factors in how busy both of them are. That combined with mutual respect for each other’s decisions, I could very easily see that promise lasting 4 years.
Also, to most kissing may sound so much “less important” than actual sex - but to many kissing is JUST as important and can be seen as foreplay, it’s all perception. But I think that is missing the point. I don’t think HHJ (and Naul) are against KISSING, or even kissing before marriage necessarily (which is why HHJ kisses on screen), what they don’t want is to mistake lust for love in a relationship they both value - a mistake that is made a lot more often than we care to admit. They are not saying b/c of Christianity, kissing is WRONG - they are saying their religion gives them the strength to stay together for love alone, not just sex - furthermore, they are willing to do this in Action, not just words, a truly “Christian” notion I daresay. Another word on kissing: Does your mother not love you if she doesn’t buy you everything you want? Sometimes, restraint is the greatest act of love and devotion. It’s not the kissing that matters as much as showing the pains you are willing to go through for the other person. I imagine it must be very hard for them sometimes but that suffering is worth the fulfillment of their ideal. Plus, as S_bucks said, it forces them to show love in far more meaningful ways than rolling in the sack.
A lot of people are making the argument it’s impossible to have a relationship w/o sex - well, it says a great deal about the relationships you may have experienced. Sex is only supposed to augement the love you already have - having sex otherwise just makes you somebody’s fuck buddy. And if that love is already there - that entails respect of the other’s values — one of which may be no physical intimacy.
I think their lack of physical intimacy is quite refreshing - a genuine try at a relationship that goes beyond the skin.
I agree with ‘what’ & ’star_bucks’
The military should be a breeze for them.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? 4 years without a single kiss? NO, IT CAN’T BE…I can’t believe that
http://popseoul.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/0319-han-hye-jin-kissing.jpg
very well said, starbucks!
Gaek,
yup i’m a chick…oh wait wait wait…an ENGAGED chick
*thoroughly enjoying this dialogue*
lawl it could probably be fake, but STILL, it’s sooo cute!
four years IS kinda long for that… but it’s STILL KAWAII!!! >.<
military? HA. if that pulls em apart, then they shouldn’t be together in the first place, aish.
Star_bucks,
You are engaged AND a foreigner. How could the then dialogue continue?
Not even peck-kisses? I mean, those are innocent.
I can understand french-kissing could lead to other things but… THAT’S A LONG TIME!
But it WOULD be easy especially if you didn’t really like the guy much in the first place! LOL. “Yeah, sure I like you. Yeah, we’re boyfriend and girlfriend!” LOL.
Maybe she doesn’t like him that much for the first 4 years anyway!
haha, i’m sure there’s a nice non-foreign, non-engaged girl for you out there…somewhere…maybe…or an arranged marriage…
I so wish Song IIk Guk and Han Hae Jin kisses happen in Jumong. But oh darm it never happen in the drama darm posters!!!!!
What a man don’t want to touch and kiss Han Hae Jin???
I can sort of understand where you all come from?
As a Y generation I don’t believe in long lasting marriage, no sex before marriage, that’s like never heard among my peer group, let along not kiss before marriage!!!
Deep down I hope I have/ had that kind of relationship like them. This pair might proved me wrong forever is not overrated!
It may or may not whose had been almost 4 years as a couple. But i don’t want to offense them coz i’m also christian. Both of them may be a typical christian. If that is true, I must be admire them.
who is the Main male actor of Jumong. Any picture of him
@ kevin
it’s Song Il Gook as the leading actor of Jumong
I just finished watching the Korean series Jumong which I recently bought in the Philippines when I was there last year, October 2007. It was long( 3 discs,81 episodes) but I really enjoyed it especially Miss Han’s performance as well as the lead actor Song Il Gook. Any info about Miss Han? email me ripkirby3@gmail.com, it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks