Yu-Na Kim

[Olympia]

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]

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

[cooper]

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

Great list.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/bes..._slide_16.html

[bigsisjiejie]

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]

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

Great list.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/bes..._slide_16.html

Eh? Oh, no...

[SkatingAnalyst]

Eh? Oh, no...

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

[chloepoco]

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]

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

Great list.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/bes..._slide_16.html

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

[csunny7]

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

http:///"http://www.google.com/intl/...#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!

[sunny0760]

Yuna's preparation for Worlds seems to be going well according to this.
http://sports.media.daum.net/general...6&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=f6grc...layer_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

[os168]

Yuna's preparation for Worlds seems to be going well according to this.
http://sports.media.daum.net/general...6&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=f6grc...layer_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]

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_E...eature=related

[sunny0760]

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

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.

[os168]

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]

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.