Tag archive: background acting
I finally had a line in a Korean Drama ~ 보고싶다!
I’ve been working as an extra for a long time here in Korea. I’ve done numerous dramas and projects, ranging from The King to Hearts to random cable shows that I still have no idea what they were. The typical experience involves a couple of hours on or around the set doing absolutely nothing and…
A Cold Night Filming Kings 2 Hearts in Jeju
In an earlier, perhaps simpler time, the oft-quoted, philosophically concerned pop star of our modern era, Cyndi Lauper declared “girls just wanna have fun”. In many ways, this quote still rings true today. It was with this spirit of excitement and adventure that I embarked on a trip to Korea’s Jeju Island on an ordinary…
Fun Filming the Music Video for F.T. Island’s “Hello Hello”
Now that the music video has officially been released, I think I’m allowed to post up my pics and whatnot from the filming ^^ The other month my friend got the opportunity to direct F.T. Island’s music video for their comeback hit “Hello Hello” and she asked me to help her out with finding some…
The Dao of Filming a Taiwanese McDonald’s Commercial
I groggily stumbled out of bed at 5am, threw some changes of clothes in my old North Face backpack, pawed at my door, and made my way to the 7-11 for a vanilla latte. It’s always a pity when you’ve gotta be somewhere before Starbucks even opens for business. Unfortunately, it became apparent that the…
Workin’ on Greek and my Foodie production! Also worrying a little about NK…
Today started out at the ungodly hour of 5am when I got a call from my lovely friend Margaret in Korea. “Isn’t it 6pm there,” she inquired. “Noooo…” I croaked. She wanted the name of the waiter I used to use at clubi, but unfortunately, he doesn’t seem to work there anymore. If anyone knows…
