Monday, December 31, 2007

Greetings!

The Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club wishes members and friends a beautiful New Year, filled with health, hope, peace, abundant joy, and prosperity.

HAPPY 2008!

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Best Wishes to all Members and Friends



Have a wonderful holiday season!
Colleen Chun
Ann Murray

Friday, December 21, 2007

A message to members.

One of the strongest and most loyal supporters of Oh Ji Ho, Linda A., a club member from New York, has had a death in her family.

If you wish to leave a word or two for Linda, please use the comment function below this post.

Members are encouraged to give first name and country you are writing from. I am sure Linda would appreciate hearing from you.

Please click on image to enlarge for text.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Fantasy Couple/Couple or Trouble/Couple in Trouble

NOTE: SEE PRICE CHANGE INFO BELOW.

Whatever you call it, the show is the same. Slippery title aside, this is a gem.

It is now available on E-Bay, where you're likely to get burned on the price due to auction fever and shipping cost, HK Flix, where you'll get the best deal, YesAsia, or Amazon.com.

This is a Region 0 (all region) version. Good for you MBC, now you're cookin' with gas. (This has been corrected. The post originally stated the set is region 1. My aploigies. To those in the know...Mercury is Retrograde.)


Prices:
E-Bay? Anybody's guess. (NOTE:Auction ended at $72.00 + $7.25 postage. A whopping savings of .70 below HK Flix, without the safty of a real live company guarantee (seller did promise to replace defective discs).
Hk Flix: $79.95 + Free Shipping in U.S. PRICE CHANGE: $80.95 + Free Shipping U.S.
YesAsia: $89.99 + Probably Free Shipping globally.
Amazon: $99.99 + Free Shipping PRICE CHANGE: $89.99 + Free Shipping U.S.
Easiest returns for defective merchandise: Amazon

Unless your brain is sleeping, you know I recommend HK Flix.

In addition to giving the best price this time around, they are wonderful to deal with. They stand behind their products, sell very good all-region DVD equipment, are friendly and helpful, and have an incredible DVD inventory covering everything imaginable. They're the apple of my eye.

Other perks available are the informative newsletter currently offering a 5 day long 10% discount on ALL DVD's by clicking a link in the letter, by the way. They also give a few Flix Bux for customer reviews they post. Flix Bux are handy to put toward future shipping, or a DVD you might want. And they do add up.

I want to point out here, my comments re E-Bay are not a slam against them or their sellers. BUT, I do feel a lot safer buying from people I've come to know and trust. like HK Flix. I have had fairly extensive communication with them, and you do get to know each other that way.

They keep the customer informed about the status of an order, they pack shipments like the professionals they are, and they ship quickly for the most part. I've never waited weeks for a package as I have at times through other sources.

I buy wherever I get the best deal. I'm not a blind follower. But common sense tends to be the deciding factor in most of my dealings online. Common sense dictates HK Flix is the best place for buying Fantasy Couple.

Check out their inventory, and their comments regarding some of the things they sell. At times these people are so brutally honest and funny, they completely crack me up. I love funny smart people.

Go shop. :)

Posted by Ann

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Casual or Formal?

Hi everyone!
Something new at the OJHIFC site.

I think it would be fun to hear from people about things they like regarding Oh Ji Ho, so there is a poll to your right asking about the way he dresses. The idea for the poll came to me when I saw one at member Jansen Lim's site.

(10/08/07 Mea Culpa Department. I misspelled Jansen's name yesterday. Whoops. Sorry Jansen...blame it on the late hour, and brain meltdown.)

Here are two photos. One is Casual, the other , Formal. Thanks to New York member Linda A. for the Formal photo. It was taken at the Pusan International Film Festival.

Anyone can vote. Membership is not required.

Okay...here they are. Click images to enlarge.

Casual


Formal


Posted by Ann

Friday, September 28, 2007

Hallyu Singers Concert

In keeping with the spirit of sharing information about Korean entertainment and events, this poster which came through an e-mail, is being featured here.

The original photo is very large, and had to be reduced for viewer convenience. It's still a pretty large size, but the lettering gets lost if reduced more than it is.

In order to keep the text on the bottom of the poster large enough to read, it is below the main picture as a separate photo. Be sure to click on both images to see the full photos and text.

This looks like another great event. Hope you can get to it!
Best wishes,
Ann

Click on images to enlarge.


Bottom text:

Samwoo Marketing Concepts
1311 Kapiolani Blvd., #600
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Tel: (808) 597-7979
Fax: (808) 597-1569
kim@samwoomc.com
www.samwoomc.com

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Movies being screened at...

CENTER FOR KOREAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MÂNOA

KOREAN FILM SERIES
FALL 2007

Tuesdays at 7 PM

Sept 18 The King and the Clown
Sept 25 Over the Border
Oct 2 Time
Oct 9 Family Ties
Oct 16 Cruel Winter Blues
Oct 23 Woman on the Beach
Oct 30 Schoolgirl’s Diary
Nov 6 Milyang (Secret Sunshine)
Titles are subject to change.

All showings will be with English subtitles.

Notice from Benton Pang.

Sounds like fun. Go if you can, and enjoy!

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Oh Ji Ho Plays Baseball


Click image to enlarge.

Photo courtesy of club member Gerrie Nakamura.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Minutes and Photos of Meeting June 30, 2007

Click image to enlarge.


Oh Ji Ho 국제적인 팬 클럽
Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club
P.O. Box 894045
Mililani, Hawaii 96789

Agenda
Meeting: June 30, 2007
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church

1 Introductions: Sign the roll on the clipboard.
Let us introduce ourselves. State your name, what area you live in, and your favorite color.

2. Election of Secretary: Essential to keep minutes

3. Issues/Concerns
a) What is the purpose of the club
b) Should we have dues?
c) What sort of goals should we have?

4. Areas of needed Volunteers
a) Treasurer
b) Blog keeper

5. Fundraiser: What can we do?

6. Future meetings/Activities

7. Something fun: Quiz with prize

Meeting begins at 3:00 pm. Called By Colleen Chun.

Introdutions:
• Introduced each other by stating our name, where we live, and favorite color. At three pm the color PINK ruled. At 3:45-4;00 when the others joined us, the majority changed to BLACK.

Secretary
• There were no volunteers – Sheila Alapati volunteer to take the minutes for today meeting. There will be another meeting at another date and hopefully, there will be someone who will be either elected or volunteer for this position.

Post Office Mail Address
• We have our own Mailing address: Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club
P.O. Box 894045
Mililani, Hawaii 96789

Issues:
• We have 70 members
• We are not official. International Club, the agency needs to recognize us to be official.

Mission Statement
Through suggestions and ideas the club came up with the following and adopted to be our mission statement:

Fellowship establish to support Oh Ji Ho through fan letters, keep
up with his career, to write support letters to the agency, to have
fun focus on him when needed.

Goals:
1. Sponser a special trip to Korea
2. Luncheon
3. Conventions with Oh Ji Ho in Vegas

Dues:
• $20.00 agreeable for next years.
• Elaine Ikeda volunteered to be treasurer.
For those who made a donation received a free “small t-shirt” from Hallyu Friends donations from the Shoot out
Some items were also sold.

Blog Keeper:
• There was some discussion, and nobody volunteer, Colleen postpone till next meeting.

Fundraisers:

• We need to help Hallyu Friends by reimbursing the hotel accommendations Bill of $1,000.
Suggestions:
• T-Shirts with Oh Ji Ho Picture – Gerri is going to contact the agency for approval.
• Zippy’s chili – Colleen will consult with Zippy’s to find out the information and will share at next meeting

Next Meeting:

• Luncheon $25.00 in September,
• Elaine said she will check the master calendar for the UH football games and will submit to Colleen as so as possible. Colleen then will email all the members of the next meeting date.

Fun time:
• Oh Ji Ho fan quiz….statements about Oh Ji Ho biography.

• Gerri won, with 81/2 questions correct.

Adjournment
• Called by Colleen Chun at 5:15 pm.
Click image to enlarge.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Oh Ji Ho's Birthday Bash

Dear Friends,

Hope you are all well. Thank you for dropping in to this Fan Club site dedicated to Mr. Oh Ji Ho.

He is, of course, just one of the most handsome men alive. But good looks aren’t all he brings. Courteous, outgoing, affectionate and genuinely nice, Oh Ji Ho has a wonderfully dynamic spirit.

His fan meeting banquet was an absolute blast! Everyone said it was so much fun and they really enjoyed meeting him.

From the moment he walked into the room, he wanted to interact with his fans. Thanking everyone for allowing him to be in Hawaii and for them to be present; he chose to have as much fun as possible. Although he was not scheduled to help with the door prizes, he wanted to pull the numbers and announce them. While he may not think so, his English comprehension and pronunciation is very good. On his own, he gave the prizes and happily posed for photos with the winners, all the while smiling and hugging them.

When it came to being photographed, he saw that there were a few elderly fans in wheelchairs. He literally got on his knees to face and greet them, holding their hands and whispering to them.

To him, it wasn't just an obligatory photograph; he truly gave extra attention to them with the greatest respect and kindness.

Of course, the birthday bash put on by the Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club was great fun and he rolled with the surprise "party" like a trooper.

As in any birthday party, we gave him a lei, a card, a birthday hat, a cake and a gift. When he saw the birthday hat coming, there was a momentary look of horror. I don't know if he was afraid of messing his hair or whether he had a hatred of birthday hats. Of course, while we all wore pointed cone hats like dunce caps...his was a shiny blue crown. In all graciousness, his expression of alarm quickly turned into acceptance. Then, those deep dimples framed his smile and radiated from his laughing eyes. When this man smiles with his entire face, he can light up a room with happiness. His joy is very contagious. He does look very good in a crown.

The gift we gave him was a pendant hand carved out of bone by an artist in Hawaii. It is spiral shaped and is called "piko" which is the Hawaiian word for "belly button." It symbolizes new life, new beginnings. It looked so good on him, white against his black shirt.

With great sincerity, he thanked us throughout the night for showering him with so much love and aloha.

As a gift back, he sang the song from, "A Second Proposal."

In the movie, he is soft and his voice cracks with sorrow, but at the banquet, he sounded wonderful. He has a strong voice that carries a melody very well. He had all of us mesmerized to the last note because he put his heart and soul into the song.

We are all aware of his troubles, but for this one enchanted evening, everyone present forgot all worries and grief and we were enveloped in a cocoon spun with star dust, moon beams and the stuff dreams are made of. As president and founder of this club, I was very happy that we were able to give him the best of our love and caring.

Some of you may know that most fan meetings are very structured with body guards keeping everyone away from the star. There were no body guards and not once did Oh Ji Ho act as if he felt he needed protection. He embraced his fans not only with his fabulous smile, but with real hugs as well. If a fan was short, he would bend down to them. If they were old and had difficulty getting up the three steps to the stage, he graciously went to them and helped them up.

Often, when he was sitting out of the limelight, he looked around at the people in the room and the expression on his face was full of grace and innocence. His eyes were soft and his smile as gentle as a boy's.

I don't think many people have been lucky enough to see this sweet youthful look on his face. But if they had, they would want to do everything in their power to protect him from all harm. That is how I felt...like a mother hen.

When he left Hawaii, a group of fans were once again treated to his attention and willingness to interact with us. Anyone who asked, got their picture taken with him...including the airport workers!

One of our members at the airport to see him off, said there was a feeling of separation anxiety over his leaving. Perhaps, he also felt the same way. He leaves the land of perpetual summer, a season he loves the most.

I hope he returns again.

Aloha,
Colleen

Friday, May 4, 2007

Leaving Hawaii...

Gone, but not to be forgotten...in color,

or in black and white.





Photos by OJHIFC member Clarice Ota, who generously offered them. Thank you very much for such a nice contribution Clarice. It is most appreciated.
Click images to enlarge.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Hawaiian Birthday Bash 2007

Oh Ji Ho patiently waiting in the wings

for Colleen to introduce him...

The party turns out perfectly!

President Colleen Chun, and members of the Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club.
Click on images to enlarge.

Saturday, April 14, 2007


HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZIO
From your worldwide friends and supporters!

Comments for Zio on his birthday:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





Happy Birthday Zio!!!!!!!!
love from Zio Babe 0044

**************************
Just like to wish Oh Ji Ho Happy Birthday. 14 April is also my birthday, so I remember. Hope he'll leave the bad things behind him and start anew. He's great in Fantasy Couple. I hope we see more of him in future.

Christine
from Hong Kong

**********************
"Your smile lights up the world and makes people forget their troubles for a while. In case you don't feel like smiling right now, I'll share one of mine with you and I hope that you will forget your troubles if only for a moment. Looking forward to seeing you here in Hawaii later this month, but for now, here's wishing you the best of everything on this special day! Sarangheyo ... Aloha ... Love You!" >^..^<

Tyger

**********************
Happy Birthday... Zio!

Thinking about you... I hope you are in good health. I wish you much love and happiness today and everyday throughout the year.
This greeting comes to you from Hawaii. Looking forward to meeting you... Keep smiling... it brings much happiness to our hearts :)

Jan

*********************

Thursday, April 5, 2007

GREAT NEWS! OH JI HO IS...

COMING TO HAWAII!

The details of his visit will follow within a day or so. You can imagine the amount of preparation going on these days. The sponsoring club will be the beautiful, newly revamped, renamed club, originated by Gerrie Nakamura.

The club, Hallyu Friends, will be host to Oh Ji Ho, and Ko Duk Ok. This is very exciting time for us. We will be a part of this wonderful event. We are ready and waiting to welcome our man back to America, and we are filled with enthusiasm, excitement, and joy.

If you are in Hawaii, you might want to contact Gerrie Nakamura about attending
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OH JI HO IS COMNG TO OUR
HALLYU FRIENDS MEETING!
~Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club will also attend~

April 25, 2007 Wednesday
Japanese Cultural Center
Manoa Ballroom
Dinner Meeting 5:30 PM - 10 PM

Cost:
HALLYU MEMBERS(paid 2007 dues) ---- $50.
Student members ----- $25.
Non-members/Guest ----- $100.

Make checks out to: HALLYU FRIENDS
Send RSVP by APRIL 20, 2007
TO:
Gerrie Nakamura by contacting her here: cagee808AThotmail.com
To send:
1. Copy e-mail address into your letter address bar.
2. REMOVE the letters AT, and substitute @
Complete request and mail.

OR:
Go to Beauty Touch Kaheka
You may make payment for your seat
and or join HALLYU FRIENDS for the $50 seat to event.


HALLYU FRIENDS 2007 dues $20.
renewal thereafter is $10 a year.
Membership cards for those who have already paid dues for 2007
will be ready for pick-up at April 25th meeting/registration table.
Please make membership checks out to: HALLYU FRIENDS

Send to Gerrie Nakamura by contacting her here: cagee808AThotmail.com
To send:
1. Copy e-mail address into your letter address bar.
2. REMOVE the letters AT, and substitute @
Complete request and mail.
Thank You!

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Hello!


My name is Colleen and while I’m not Irish, was born near St. Patrick’s Day.

I am currently the president and founder of the Oh Ji Ho International Fan Club.

Born and raised in Hawaii, I am a third generation Korean American. Both my grandmothers were picture brides who came to Hawaii in the early 1900’s.

I graduated from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and from Drew Theological School in Madison, New Jersey. I also attended George Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and am currently enrolled as a part-time Dmin student at San Francisco Theological Seminary. I still work fulltime. So, you see, I have done a great number of things and lived all over the United States of America. But, home and family remains rooted in Hawaii.

Through Korean dramas and movies, I have reclaimed the pride of my ethnic heritage and now appreciate all aspects of the culture.

I invite you to become a member of this club as a real support to Oh Ji Ho, who is a fine actor and a very good man. Whether you are young or mature, I look forward to having us band together in our common interest.

Aloha,
Colleen

Oh Ji Ho Hawaii 2006


After the basketball game. Everyone was so tired. They won! This is an exclusive, never before published photograph, by Gerrie Nakamura
Click image to enlarge.