Yuna Kim

Olympia · Dec 8, 2010

I just hunted up the Galaxy Tab Samsung commercial. It's adorable. She's so telegenic and so comfortable in front of the camera. She could probably sell sand to desert dwellers at this point.

cosmos · Dec 8, 2010

Backstage of Samsung commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/user/yunakim#p/c/FD18815D0421CF91/0/0K-hCK6gqRw

cooper · Dec 11, 2010

Kim Yu-na makes Forbes` `best dressed athletes` list

Great list.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/best-dressed-athletes-lifestyle-style-fashion_slide_16.html

bigsisjiejie · Dec 11, 2010

Just flew Asiana Airlines a few days ago--Yuna can be seen in their on-board Duty Free Catalog, modelling makeup and jewelry by Korean companies. And indeed, she looks lovely in print media as well as broadcast.

let`s talk · Dec 12, 2010

cooper said:
Kim Yu-na makes Forbes` `best dressed athletes` list

Great list.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/best-dressed-athletes-lifestyle-style-fashion_slide_16.html

Eh? Oh, no... :eek:

SkatingAnalyst · Dec 12, 2010

let`s talk said:
Eh? Oh, no...

I know...Yuna doesn't look attractive in that photo.
Try this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNDz87NX7k

chloepoco · Dec 13, 2010

SkatingAnalyst said:
I know...Yuna doesn't look attractive in that photo.
Try this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNDz87NX7k

Wow, she really is gorgeous!

csunny7 · Dec 17, 2010

cooper said:
Kim Yu-na makes Forbes` `best dressed athletes` list

Great list.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/best-dressed-athletes-lifestyle-style-fashion_slide_16.html

Yes, indeed. Now Yuna is one of the greatest world renowned sport stars :biggrin:

She is so stylish and beautiful not only in dress but in casual wear.

Nice news clip in youtube: 'Yuna Kim - Forbes Best Dresser 20101210'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvmvgbIG0sM

Congratulations, Yuna! :love:

csunny7 · Dec 17, 2010

Yuna appears in "Hello to New Hero" section of Google's Zeitgeist (Spirit of Age) 2010

http:///"http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010/#review\" (around 2:00)

Yuna's Documentary , Hip Korea, won three awards from '15th Asian Television Awards 2010'

http://www.asiantvawards.com/ata-2010-winner-list.asp

* BEST EDITING : WINNER Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na
* BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME : HIGHLY COMMENDED Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na
* BEST CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT : HIGHLY COMMENDED Hip Korea: Kim Yu Na

Much More Congratulations, Queen Yuna! :party2:

arty:

sunny0760 · Dec 17, 2010

Yuna's preparation for Worlds seems to be going well according to this.
http://sports.media.daum.net/genera...id=1076&newsid=20101217091406316&p=xportsnews
ATS says that she is in good shape and doing two to three hour practices every day.

This vid is aired recently but has nothing new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6grcdE_M18&feature=player_embedded
The reporter talks about another Arirang program by Kim Hyunjung at 2009 4CC, saying that the program was well received back then.

Ya, you can feel how Korean audience react to this folk music from 2:20 and this tiny skater's movements based on folk dance, especially from 3:20.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4cOfM1YYw

OS · Dec 17, 2010

sunny0760 said:
Yuna's preparation for Worlds seems to be going well according to this.
http://sports.media.daum.net/genera...id=1076&newsid=20101217091406316&p=xportsnews
ATS says that she is in good shape and doing two to three hour practices every day.

This vid is aired recently but has nothing new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6grcdE_M18&feature=player_embedded
The reporter talks about another Arirang program by Kim Hyunjung at 2009 4CC, saying that the program was well received back then.

Ya, you can feel how Korean audience react to this folk music from 2:20 and this tiny skater's movements based on folk dance, especially from 3:20.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4cOfM1YYw

Thanks for the links. I always welcome something authentic to be expressed by the skater to be more truthful and meaningful to who they are, usually that will add so much more to a performance. Yuna skating to Arirang while acknowledge her own background, country and paying respect, already touches the audience on more profound level compare to just another Rachmaninov, Chopin, or Tchaikovsky. .

Hyeon-jung seems to be skating to the sound track of Tale of Two sisters (Korean film in 2003), not sure how real 'folk' it is, but it is very Korean, sound to me like a sad Korean waltz. I thought it was really brave of her to try something like this and it is nice to see the audience really appreciate something fresh and new. Actually, Hyon-Jung looks very familiar to me for some how, was she one of girls who appeared on Yuna's New Year special who threw a teddy bear with a letter at one of Yun'a competitions? I vaguely recall Yuna might have financially sponsored her skating career as well is that right?

SkatingAnalyst · Dec 18, 2010

os168 said:
Thanks for the links. I always welcome something authentic to be expressed by the skater to be more truthful and meaningful to who they are, usually that will add so much more to a performance. Yuna skating to Arirang while acknowledge her own background, country and paying respect, already touches the audience on more profound level compare to just another Rachmaninov, Chopin, or Tchaikovsky. .

Hyeon-jung seems to be skating to the sound track of Tale of Two sisters (Korean film in 2003), not sure how real 'folk' it is, but it is very Korean, sound to me like a sad Korean waltz. I thought it was really brave of her to try something like this and it is nice to see the audience really appreciate something fresh and new. Actually, Hyon-Jung looks very familiar to me for some how, was she one of girls who appeared on Yuna's New Year special who threw a teddy bear with a letter at one of Yun'a competitions? I vaguely recall Yuna might have financially sponsored her skating career as well is that right?

Yuna always wanted to have fellow skaters from Korea in competitons.
Maybe she felt lonely...alone in the competition...one of the reasons she helped skaters in Korea.
Hyeon-Jung was one of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4f_ESK0PpQ&feature=related

sunny0760 · Dec 18, 2010

os168 said:
Hyeon-jung seems to be skating to the sound track of Tale of Two sisters (Korean film in 2003), not sure how real 'folk' it is, but it is very Korean, sound to me like a sad Korean waltz. I thought it was really brave of her to try something like this and it is nice to see the audience really appreciate something fresh and new.

The former part is the sound track of TAle of Two Sisters and the latter is from Arirang Rhapsody.(composed by Lee Jisoo, with the motif of Milyang Arirang, a version of many kind of Arirangs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrT-am3rek4 : I guess Lee is the pianist with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Someone made this with the same music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc6pmCTqLxw&feature=fvw

os168 said:
Actually, Hyon-Jung looks very familiar to me for some how, was she one of girls who appeared on Yuna's New Year special who threw a teddy bear with a letter at one of Yun'a competitions? I vaguely recall Yuna might have financially sponsored her skating career as well is that right?

Really? I didn't know the teddy bear thing but Yuna gave Hyunjung(Hyeon-Jung), who is 3 years younger than Yuna, 10 million Won as grants in 2007.

Thank you for the link, SkatingAnalyst! This Lark was almost clean.

OS · Dec 18, 2010

sunny0760 said:
The former part is the sound track of TAle of Two Sisters and the latter is from Arirang Rhapsody.(composed by Lee Jisoo, with the motif of Milyang Arirang, a version of many kind of Arirangs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrT-am3rek4 : I guess Lee is the pianist with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Someone made this with the same music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc6pmCTqLxw&feature=fvw

Really? I didn't know the teddy bear thing but Yuna gave Hyunjung(Hyeon-Jung), who is 3 years younger than Yuna, 10 million Won as grants in 2007.

Thank you for the link, SkatingAnalyst! This Lark was almost clean.

Is this HyunJung?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtqP0fJ8cuA

Thanks for letting me know about the Arirang by Lee Jisoo, i like it! It not what i expect from a traditional arirang at all, it is rather avant garde.

cosmos · Dec 19, 2010

os168 said:
Thanks for the links. I always welcome something authentic to be expressed by the skater to be more truthful and meaningful to who they are, usually that will add so much more to a performance. Yuna skating to Arirang while acknowledge her own background, country and paying respect, already touches the audience on more profound level compare to just another Rachmaninov, Chopin, or Tchaikovsky. .

Hyeon-jung seems to be skating to the sound track of Tale of Two sisters (Korean film in 2003), not sure how real 'folk' it is, but it is very Korean, sound to me like a sad Korean waltz. I thought it was really brave of her to try something like this and it is nice to see the audience really appreciate something fresh and new. Actually, Hyon-Jung looks very familiar to me for some how, was she one of girls who appeared on Yuna's New Year special who threw a teddy bear with a letter at one of Yun'a competitions? I vaguely recall Yuna might have financially sponsored her skating career as well is that right?

Right.

cooper · Dec 20, 2010

2010 Christmas Greeting from Yuna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ6gHCBUWe0

She said something like she is training hard in LA for the upcoming World championship..and she wish her fans a merry Christmas/happy new year and the new year will bring good health and happy things to her fans. And lastly she said..'see you in March!' :laugh:

I guess she's ready to go for World Championship next year..... :laugh:

cosmos · Dec 21, 2010

Globe and Mail article
Kim ready to jump back into the fray

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...dy-to-jump-back-into-the-fray/article1845182/

YunaBliss · Dec 21, 2010

Sports Illustrated selects Yuna as one of the 10 most memorable athletes of the year!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/alex-ovechkin/alex-ovechkin-is-memorable-say.html

Olympia · Dec 21, 2010

cosmos said:
Globe and Mail article
Kim ready to jump back into the fray

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...dy-to-jump-back-into-the-fray/article1845182/

Very interesting article; thanks. The copyeditor in me would like to point out that David Wilson is not YuNa's muse. Rather, she is his muse, as Suzanne Farrell was Balanchine's. But despite a lapse or two, the reporter gives good information and makes some interesting points. Certainly the article makes YuNa's new rink sound like a supportive environment. I love that Danny Kwan greets the skaters each morning. Bless him; he seems like a man who loves being part of the skating world. And after those grueling years of multi-hour commutes to see his daughters at their training center and then get to his job, he deserves to have a stable nest now.

And isn't it nice that Naomi Nari Nam is there! She's someone I'll always wish well, and nature gave her a raw deal when it came to a lengthy skating career. Glad she's able to remain in the sport.

demarinis5 · Dec 21, 2010

Thanks to all for the articles and updates. Looking forward to seeing YuNa's programs at Worlds.

Yuna Kim

More options

Olympia

cosmos

cooper

bigsisjiejie

let`s talk

Match Penalty

SkatingAnalyst

chloepoco

csunny7

csunny7

sunny0760

OS

Sedated by Modonium

SkatingAnalyst

sunny0760

OS

Sedated by Modonium

cosmos

cooper

cosmos

YunaBliss

Olympia

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!

Similar threads

Connect with us