Top 1019 Quotes & Sayings by South Korean Authors - Page 12

The music video director really wanted to incorporate the imagery of guns into 'Nega Dola' because the lyrics are very aggressive. It kind of portrayed a very strong image. So that's how we connected weapons and the imagery of a dangerous atmosphere.

Including myself, the majority of the Korean people believe in this staunch alliance between Korea and the United States and all of us hope that our traditional alliance will be further strengthened in the future.

Kim Tan is me! And I am Kim Tan.

I want to increase awareness for the importance of life.

Sometimes I think, 'I need to get married soon.' Other days I think, 'Why get married?'

Girls in Asia are very obedient, shy, timid, quiet, but I can tell that it's changing, and I want them to be stronger and tell them that it's OK to be different.

Early goals make us more confident and energetic for the rest of the game.

I have been working as an actor for 16-17 years now. The funny thing is I still feel awkward in communicating with the public as a star. It hasn't been long since my drama 'Goblin' ended, and I'm looking forward for some time to rest.

I will take the lead in turning risks into opportunities.

I've been lucky to come up when there's such a huge explosion of women, and especially Asian women, in music.

I don't think a lot of Korean people even make kimchi. My mom certainly didn't, so it's a very extra thing to do in the same way that I guess baking bread can be an even longer process that you're unsure about for a long time.

Instead of reading a paper, we now read the news online. Instead of buying books at a store, we buy them on-line. What's so revolutionary? The Internet has mainly affected our leisure life.

A lot of fighters want that freedom to have their own sponsorships. When you think about it, how do you make independent contractors wear a uniform? That just seems strange to me.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

Every movie goes through that U-shape where you start with 'Oh that's a great idea. I love it.' Everything's possible and then you face 'Oh, we can't do that, and that's impossible, and that's a bad choice.' You go the practicality of it. And then you come up to 'Great.' But that middle part is when you don't have results yet.

I am thankful that I can perform with Hui and E'dawn, who revived my listless feelings as a musician and helped me feel refreshed.

SK Group will work to be reborn as a group embraced by the public.

The more times I was turned down, the more I believed I was getting closer to making it. A lot of people in Korea say that failure is the mother of success, so I believed that more times I failed, the more likely I was to succeed.

As an artist who performs on the stage, I try to express my feelings and convey my inner thoughts through the looks I give the audience. So, I tend to focus on making sure that my makeup highlights my eyes properly.

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.

I am grateful to fans' warm support for my acting, but I thought it might be better if I sing again to meet their wishes for my album.

Expressing myself is one of my strengths.

I have quite a lot of character types that I want to play, so taking on various genres and roles is what I intend to do, if I can.

I just want the audience to see that the performances are a real representation of myself.

When I tell people I'm from South Korea, almost 10 out of 10 say something like, 'Koreans have great skin!' And it's true.

I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors.

Breathing in South Korea, even though the life here is not easy, makes me so happy. I feel that sitting in a coffee shop, having a cup of tea, and looking out of the window at the blue sky - this is happiness. Truly happiness.

I don't think I can be a bright and fresh-looking actress. I am not really confident in that kind of character.

I like sweet scents like coconut and vanilla.

I love sheet masks. I try to put them on whenever I feel my skin is dry and exposed too much to the sun. They help me make up for lost moisture and brighten my skin.

From time to time, there are moments when I feel that even the smallest experiences from the past can be applied to something greater in the future.

I do really like my co-stars when I'm acting. As a person, as a partner, and as something beyond that.

Time is an illusion anyway. You can create as much time as you want.

There is some sign that North Korea is changing recently. There is ongoing successful negotiation to have a military talk to Pyongyang, which has been stopped for seven years.

To Koreans on the other side, we care about your freedom.

I'm not a fan of gushing emotions. I think that probably shows in all of the characters I play. I try to reinterpret the characters in my style.

To the image of the characters, I do change my appearance. For example, I gain weight and I lose weight sometimes, and I grow my hair and cut it. Acting is all about physical expression, so I need to change my appearance for all the characters.

I don't think about the passing of time, but I think it would be great if I can have fun acting while thinking of what I can do in the future.

A true fad has little utility beyond its entertainment value. Think of the Mood Ring, the Pet Rock, the Slinky, Silly Putty.

I heard I am one of the most representative bachelor actors of Korea with Kang Dong Won, So Ji Sub, and Hyun Bin.

Carpe diem, you know.

I'm the type of person who commits to the fullest to whatever I'm doing.

'Watchmen' is a cornerstone of both DC Comics' publishing history and its future.

New media's not very old, hence the word new, so we don't know a lot of things about new media and by the time you've taught it it's probably out of date. I think it's much more beneficial to have an experiential lesson versus a classroom lesson in new media.

Have passion, yes, but acknowledge that side projects are still work. They shake things up, just like switching up your workout helps you stay one step ahead of your torpid metabolism. They scramble the synapses.

I always get nervous when I'm performing at international shows.

Drink lots of water and get enough sleep. Try not to stress. Positive thoughts only!

No one alive is more tormented nor weaker than myself.

I wish people would look at me and think, 'Well, someone like that exists!' Accept the difference.

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

Every time I get caught on the subway around 3 or 4 during the school year, it's definitely dicey. I get a lot of like - 'Yo, are you that girl?' Then I have to go eight stops with them.

I prefer someone who is not overly good-looking. If he's too good-looking, I would feel that he doesn't belong to me.

When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered.

The moment kids start to lie is the moment storytelling begins. They are talking about things they didn't see. It's amazing. It's a wonderful moment. Parents should celebrate. 'Hurray! My boy finally started to lie!' All right! It calls for celebration.

Both my mother and my grandmother aspired to be opera singers. And they studied it.

If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little girl.

Since we are not robots, we can't always perform well.

Many financial and industrial companies have been bailed out with the public's money, but very few of those who had run those companies have been punished for their failures. Yes, the top managers of those companies have lost their jobs - but with a fat pension and mostly with a handsome severance payment.

I wish I were tall, like my friend Lee Kwang Soo.

I got to know E'Dawn when he was a trainee, and since becoming friends after performing together, we began dating in May 2016. We began dating after working on our music together.