How? By being appointed as the “New Zealand Cultural Ambassador.”
In a country known for having more sheep than people, Ha Ji-won spent some time studying in New Zealand back in 2005 and was also a promoter for the New Zealand Film Festival. The actress was officially appointed on November 19th at the Grand Hyatt in Namsan.
Does this come with citizenship as well?
FIRST!
yay…. first
Why is the Ambassadorship being given to her by a drag queen?
i love her….i think she is sooo pretty….definately one of my favorite actresses…….i loved her in what happened in bali….i want to see the series but alot of sites dont have it….any suggestions where i can i watch that for free online?
I don’t remember hearing about her in New Zealand.
Shows how much she did here back then, huh?
And we love our sheep.
who in a wombat’s ass knows her in NZ?
new zealand, that’s a quiet place… does she have any fans there anyways?
i know her & i live in NZ…lol
pffft more sheep than people lol it’s true tho especially on the freakin STH ISL..those f#ckin farmers give us a bad name, no wonder the retarded ozzies think ALL NZers phuck sheep..
@Rin who the hell told you it’s quiet here?? & don’t give me any bullsh## like you’ve been here or live here..
the place is packed with noisy P.Is, Maori’s, Asian invasion & Honkies.. -__- the world thinks it’s so green, natural & quiet whatever bull..but honestly the chinese have taken over central, the koreans & Japanese have how many damn restaurants in the city & in the AUT campus & thai restaurants all over ellerslie, pfff like i said asian invasion.
really..that’s nice anyway! GO! GO! GO!
@ semantics:
yeah. i totally agree. they think NZ is a place of peace. haha. well, there are so many asians in NZ.
i just went there last summer and i think Auckland is getting busier though I don’t stay there. I stay in Taupo, though Taupo is a quieter place. LOL.
my cousin even works in a Japanese restaurant there. hekk..
and oh, the only thing i really hate in Taupo is the limit of internet. LOLOL.
dont care
can she speak english?
LOL @ the fat ass white b*tch with cankles.
Congratulations to Ha Ji Won. She is pretty and a darn good actress. I just did not like her in Rain’s Love Story MV.
pssshh oh come on! don’t act like as if you hate the asian invasion cos otherwise why are u even on this website! u probably eat there all the time hahaha~
i was there since there weren’t even direct flights to nz. although i’ll admit they had more fobs than twinkies there last time i was there >.< i wanna go back sooooo much! gah miss that mission bayy~
PYOAAAAAA
congrats ji won! she’s still looking as pretty as ever. good luck to her.
“NZ Cultural Ambassador”? It should be “Korean Cultural Ambassador”, instead, since she’s representing to promote Korean culture in NZ (more like the profitable Korean entertainments rather than traditional Korean culture). And, no, she won’t automatically get a NZ citizenship with the appointment, although it won’t be hard to get if she really wanted it. Why would she want to become a NZ citizen anyway? From my understanding NZ is still pretty racist towards Asians, especially with the growing xenophobia due to the recent influx of Asians. Of course, with a growing number of crimes and other social problems committed by the Chinese who make up the overwhelming majority of Asians, I can sort of understand why the Kiwis would be repulsed.
I notice one thing. She has the same dress like Han Ji Hye wear before.
how did that happen? Lol.
& Im going NZ next year xD
Uh, no it does not come with a citenzhip, Popseoul.
I would’ve thought you would know that but I’m not perfect.
Anyway, good for her!
ohh that’s good!!
New Zealand is a very peaceful country..
i want to travel there…
@crunchiee
who said I hate the asian invasion??
yeah asians that can’t speak english properly and can’t freaking understand what i’m ordering piss me off yeah but I’m no racist mate.
WTF there aren’t more fobs…1st it’s honkies, then asians, then indians THEN fobs get it right..
am happy for HJW she really a good actress unlike some actress who only look pretty but cant act
lol I thought that was Kathy Griffin
Damn, that other women has the ugliest legs I have ever seen. Is it a man?
she pretty ^^ resembles SunMi from WG in some way =]]
didn’t she have some nice chat with the australian president or some head honcho? NZ is close enough huh?
yay New Zealand!
there are so many koreans in new zealand… lol love it!~
Auckland has a Asian population of 19%! as of 2007!
i’m sure that beats many cities….
lol wish i’d seen her !
…she’s probably promoting for NZ that’s why the title and that lady beside her…
Korean Ajusshi, the social ‘problems’ and crime committed by Asian immigrants are ridiculously hyped by the media, as immigration (particularly Asian immigration) is a controversial subject.
In reality, people of Asian descent the least likely to commit crime in New Zealand.
I think social difficulties arise due to cultural misunderstandings on both sides; it’s certainly no one’s fault.
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In the top picture I couldn’t even tell it was her.
what the hell is she wearing?
I am glad for her. ^_^ Great pics.
Ha Ji-won is a great talent, the lady next to her is not ugly, she looks bad because she’s standing next to the very attractive Ji-won..some of you are so shallow.
semantics;
Think twice before you make a statement about grammar and spelling, you don’t capitalize your sentences, the nations or even your nickname. The tone of your messages certainly give off hateful vibes, so don’t get defensive.
leilani; you can watch it on Aznv.tv, it’s free but you need an invite to join, I can send you one if you want.
that post about her plastic mess was freaky.
seems like her eyes “improved”
@diana
I’ll say what I like
Type how I like
Spell how I like
& USE CAPITAL LETTERS HOW I LIKE
I’m not writing a freakin essay -__-
you know why because it’s the internet no one listens to D##ks like you who play “perfect” sitting behind a computer just like everybody else here.
hateful vibes? deal with it because in the real world if you said that to someone in the street you’d get your a## knocked out.
BTW when did I make a statement about grammar & spelling.
Stay in school or go back.
Really? it seems to me that if you went out in the streets with YOUR attitude you’d get your a$$ kicked much quicker and not to mention worse.. don’t forget that it was you who fired the first shot, if it wasn’t me, someone else would have stepped in to correct the trollish behavior. I can’t judge you as a person since I don’t know your background, I just hope you drop any anger or prejudice (IF you have any).
I’m out!
Heard how beautiful New Zealand is. Wish I could holiday there someday.
@semantics
no, we dont think u phuck sheep… we just have a problem with your sporting teams and their bloody hakkas.
@Diana lol really?
anyways peace since you seem like a decent person & I can’t judge you either.
@olivia18888
Are you living in a cave?
I have read several books by Australian comedians and every single one of them had at least 3 jokes about Kiwis & sheep..
So you got a problem with the All Blacks the Haka, deal with cause both of them aren’t going away anytime soon.
Hahahahahaha,name 3 of those oz comedian..
I don’t understand why on earth there’s no fair treatment being an asian in other countries??? Is it because we’re more productive and able to perform multiple task in a job? or in other words asian’s are really capable of something ????
I’m proud being a citizen of Australia,coz they can’t treat us like a bull….’coz I believed,this is the country of having a “fair go”to everyone…
New Zealand is our neighbor country but never been there but
it’s true there’s no place at peace and quite these days….
Get off Semantic’s back, that’s unless you’re a sheep.
Love her… but why is she the ambassador? Is she from New Zealand?
great! lucky her.
i’m a malaysian and i think new zealand is such a beautiful and peace place ^^
she’s d ambassador to promote NZ to the Koreans ^^
Sheesh! The comments here are so intense…calm down people!
C’mon, I lived in Auckland,NZ is a rather quiet place but there’s always something to do if you look hard enough. I admit though, the asian population is rather high in Auckland but I think its rather unfair when they call it an “Asian Invasion”. Some people see all the asian faces and think these folks are gonna take over the country - be realistic, most of them are students or there for work purposes only and not permanent residents/citizens.
Yesh - i miss mission bay too.