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omonatheydidSuper Junior‘s Shindong, Ryeowook, and Eunhyuk left an encouraging video message for fellow member Kibum, who’s currently busy filming his drama, ‘I Love Italy‘.
The video (below) was uploaded onto CJ E&M Drama‘s official YouTube channel with the title, “[I Love Italy] Super Junior members’ supportive video message!”
The members gave words of encouragement to Kim Kibum as well as to the rest of the cast members saying:
First, we’d like to congratulate Kim Kibum for his lead role in a drama! Kibum, we miss you and love you so much. In addition to Kibum, actress Park Ye Jin and Sunny Hill‘s Jubi are also starring in the drama. We, Super Junior, will be tuning into ‘I Love Italy’, so we hope you all do the same. Kibum, fighting!
Check out the video message!
Sources: allkpop and CJENMDRAMA@YouTube
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Date: 2012-06-26 07:44 pm (UTC)Right in the KiWook feels.
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Date: 2012-06-26 07:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 07:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 08:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 08:16 pm (UTC)is this any good? i like park ye jin.
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Date: 2012-06-26 08:42 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-06-26 08:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 11:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-27 02:58 pm (UTC)Kibum just up and vanished from their promotional cycles in 2009 claiming he wanted to focus on his acting career, which seems to have only gotten going now after, what, 3 years? There is no way he's coming back and the ELF that think he's coming back and want him back are naive.
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Date: 2012-06-28 05:38 am (UTC)I don't understand it. Why won't neither say it?
Baffling.
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Date: 2012-06-28 02:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-28 02:50 pm (UTC)Most fans gave up already...or are mad that they don't know what's going on and he "disappeared"
At this point fan reaction is not relevant.
Fans survived Han Geng leaving and all it's dramatics...I doubt a statement that Kibum is not coming back and doing solo will have much affect at this point. So don't know why they don't come out with it.
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Date: 2012-06-26 09:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 09:41 pm (UTC)The fun part is that, as far as I gathered, Italy is in no way featured in the drama. The woman is just called LEE TAE RI. You gotta love romanization of asian languages.
Plot: Kid!Kibum's spirit is in someway misplaced in the body of 30something!Kibum and loves Taeri. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meru_Puri
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Date: 2012-06-27 03:02 am (UTC)oh hahaha so it's a romanizing thing? I thought it was going to be about the character's life in Italy or something, lol.
Ohhhh I see, that sounds like it could be awkward. Ahh, Meru Puri, that takes me back!
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-06-27 10:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-27 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 11:10 pm (UTC)I don't think they're doing this to make any fans think he's coming back, they're doing it to support Kibum. And of course, a few people will take it the wrong way, but that isn't their intention.
And unlike any of the other projects listed, Kibum's drama is being aired in S. Korea and is intended for that market. As far as I know, none of those three are particularly good at Mandarin, and I don't believe they speak Thai at all. While it would be nice, this kind of message wouldn't really reach the audience those projects are going for (outside of ELFs who would probably already know about it).
My main conspiracy theory about Kibum has always been that he had some kind of mental breakdown . . . so I'd say he needs all the support he can get.
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Date: 2012-06-27 02:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-27 02:48 am (UTC)And lbr, if he was totally fine and just wanted out of the group SME would have loaded him down with dramas while he was popular. Instead he disappeared for the most part, but didn't leave the company. It's one thing for them to put CSJH or Isak in the basement, but he was making them money. There's got to be a reason why.
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Date: 2012-06-28 05:41 am (UTC)And they can't or won't talk about it.
But to me....they can at least make it oficial and say he is not in the group anymore and doing his own thing instead of playing coy. That is what is upsetting.
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Date: 2012-06-27 10:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 09:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 11:56 pm (UTC)I wish SM can just release a final statement regarding Kibum. They should stop giving fans false hope that he will come back because he's had a 3-year-break and is not showing any signs of ever coming back.
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Date: 2012-06-28 05:44 am (UTC)It's all about promoting that family and brotherhood...we all love each other and we will never part foolishness. The ans eat it up and it's sells goods...so they do anything to protect that image.
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Date: 2012-06-27 12:11 am (UTC)Some of them still mention him as a member in their Thanks To sections, and occasionally they'll talk about him or tweet pictures eating with him on their days off, but everyone who isn't delusional knows he isn't going to start participating again, we just don't know why.
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Date: 2012-06-27 12:17 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-06-27 04:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-28 05:51 am (UTC)Shindong said in it that they were hurt because Han Geng had said in interviews that Suju members never helped him....
And no fan can recall Han Geng ever saying that. So people were HOT at Shindong for spreading lies and believing rumors. And causing bad feelings.
Also Leeteuk said that they can't contact him (which contradicted other statments made)...and they couldn't believe he would behave this way. So it was kind of seen as hit job on Han Geng and fans were PISSED. Caused all kinds of drama. So...eh...that was the last time they spoke about him at length.
When SJM was promoting in China/Taiwan...it was reported by the press there that SME would not allow any questions about Han Geng or related to Han Geng. And they avoid an award show that they were both scheduled to be at. SJM played basketball that night...
Drama.
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Date: 2012-07-23 07:45 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-07-23 07:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-27 02:07 am (UTC)If he figured he's happier doing what he does, then good for him tbh. JFC it's not like he abandoned them or smth. Not that I mean to be mean but one member out of Super Junior, was not that noticeable, particularly since...you know, Kibum didn't really contribute a lot in the first place( except maybe looks).
SME can't really release a statement 3 years on. It's weird and tbh people kinda know by now.
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Date: 2012-06-27 10:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-27 02:43 pm (UTC)Of all the times to not have sound on my laptop.