The news of Park Sihoo winning the Hallyu Award at the 2015 Luxury Brand Model Award (LBMA) was certainly welcoming.
What was more exciting for all of his fans was that he would finally be making his first public appearance after a long time, way overdue in our view! Many devoted Park Sihoo fans around the world have been waiting for this moment – the return of their Hallyu Prince!
During those missing years when Park Sihoo-ssi disappeared from public view, most of his fans kept vigil. Whether in Korea, Japan, China or the world over, many did things they have never done before to make his presence felt and keep his name at the top-of-mind in the Hallyu world.
The thought of his imminent comeback to Korea fills us all with joy and immense emotions.
One Chinese fan wrote a letter to Park Sihoo and his fans posting it on Weibo on 14 May 2015 under her pen name 东说西想, eloquently expressing her view about those missing years:
(Nance – It is not easy to do a direct translation of a beautiful Chinese letter into English. I didn’t translate word-for-word as it would not do the writer justice. Instead, I wrote to make it flow well in English. I hope you catch the drift.)
“…Today is a special day for Park Sihoo and his fans. Sihoorang (Park Sihoo’s official Korean fan club) announced that Park Sihoo will attend and accept the Hallyu Star Award at the 2015 Luxury Brand Model Award on 27 May 2015. It will be his first official attendance at a public event in his homeland, South Korea. Gathered from celebrity popularity statistics around the world, this award will be presented to a Korean star who has achieved tremendous popularity globally.
Park Sihoo deserves this award – in the over two years that he has not worked in his native South Korea and refrained from attending any public event, he continued to enjoy immense popularity.
Other than Park Sihoo-ssi’s superb acting and his charismatic personality, the staunch support of his fans cannot be overlooked. Whether they are old or new fans, their love for Park Sihoo-ssi comes straight from their hearts – passionate, sincere and loyal. This is unlike other star chasers who are there today but gone tomorrow.
Park Sihoo’s fans had to endure long suffering and loneliness during those missing years, but they were patient and most important, they put into actions what they committed. They came in numbers to greet him at the airport, attended his fan meetings, went to Korea to celebrate his birthday and voted tirelessly to keep his popularity alive. They kept up with his generous spirit and contributed to the establishment of dozens of Sihoo Reading Rooms in schools, spreading love across China.
The world can be a strange but wonderful place. Sometimes good comes out of bad. Park Sihoo faced so much adversity and challenges and had to disappear from public view. His fans went out of their way to support him and showered him with their sincerest love. Maybe this is his luck. In good times, it is easy to be loved and supported but then it is difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is not. When the going gets tough, the love and support you get will infinitely be more precious, the real “gold”. I believe that with the deep love and unerring support of his fans, Park Sihoo will have a glorious future ahead!
I feel happy that Park Sihoo has been awarded the Hallyu Star award. For him and his fans, it is only natural, and deserving, nothing out of the ordinary landscape. Just like when there are mountains, the water will flow; where there is grass, flowers will bloom. Perhaps, the most beautiful scenery has yet to be seen. But for us, we will be there for him all the way, to support him, to grow old with him, to be sad in his sadness and to bask in his happiness. Being there for him will be all the joy we need.
Park Sihoo-ssi, for your fans, you are the most beautiful scenery there is!”
那些失踪的岁月
最近,施厚朗透露,施厚君获得了2015年豪华品牌模特儿奖(2015 Luxury Brand Model Award)的韩流巨星大奖。对他的粉丝,这是个特别兴奋的好消息。熬了漫长的一段时间,他终于会的在公开活动亮相。
施厚君遍布世界各地的忠实厚粉都一直在等待, 等待着他们回归的韩流王子!
在那些失踪的岁月,当施厚君从公众视野中消失时,他的大部分粉丝保持守候。无论是在韩国,日本,中国还是在世界各地,厚粉们做了好多她们从未做过的事情,以确保他的名誉和人气在世界韩流圈占居榜首。
闻声他即将复出韩国的消息,我们都非常兴奋,激动。
一位中国厚粉,昵称东说西想,在2015年5月14日在微博上发给施厚君和他的粉丝们一封信,表达她对施厚君失踪的那几年的感想:
(Nance: 要我翻译一封美丽的中文信成英文,真的难倒我了!所以我没有一个字一个字的翻译,只是表达了东说西想的含义。冒昧了!)
“…今天是一个特殊的日子,一个激动人心的日子,施厚朗正式公布了厚厚会参加韩流明星—-演员大奖的活动,5月27日厚厚将作为大奖获得者到场接受颁奖。这是朴施厚沉寂两年多后第一次正式在韩国本土出席公开活动。这个基于各种全球明星人气数据推选出来的的大奖是真正人气的象征,是真正的韩流明星的代表。
朴施厚获奖当之无愧,更难得的是一个在韩国本土两年多没有作品甚至没有参加过公开活动的演员能当选,其人气之高可见一斑。
除了朴施厚先生高超的演技和自身的人格魅力外, 厚粉的功劳不可小觑。 无论老粉新粉他们的爱厚之心都火热而真诚,持久而忠贞, 他们不会因为今天出颗”星星”而追逐喜爱,明天又出来个” 秘密”而好奇转移。 他们耐得住寂寞也受得了苦难,他们忍得了委屈更拼得了耐心,最重要的是他们真刀真枪的为偶像尽心尽力,接机送机每一次都让机场沸腾,演唱会见面会每一场都人气爆棚,各种探班活动热情而有序,生日会亲临韩国为他祝福,特别是各种投票厚粉都不辞劳苦, 昼夜拼杀,千万粉丝不敌百万,出现了以少胜多的壮举,硬是在各项评选中把厚厚送到名列前茅。他们为了把厚厚”布施仁厚”的精神发扬光大,在全国建立了几十家”施厚爱心阅览室” 把爱的种子洒向中国大地。
世界真的很奇妙,有时候坏事也有它好的一面,厚厚在沉寂中,在吉凶未卜中还能收获这么多粉丝的真爱,还能获得这样的鼎力相助,不能不说真的好幸运,人在顺境中得到的宠爱不算稀奇,甚至难辨真假,但是在逆境中获得的爱与支持更显得弥足珍贵,正所谓大浪淘沙留下的都是金子,相信有粉丝的爱和支持朴施厚的未来一定会灿烂辉煌!
高兴之余更觉得这个韩流明星演员大奖对厚厚和厚粉来说就是守厚路上该有的平常的风景,就如同有山有水有花有草,也许更多更美的风景还在后面, 但是对我们来说,一路陪伴着他,支持着他,与他一起慢慢变老,伤心着他的伤心,快乐着他的快乐,这就是最幸福的事。
演员朴施厚, 你就是厚粉最美的风景!
Credits – Many thanks!: 守厚星东说西想, http://JJ.JXCN.CN, http://www.cfp.cn, Weibo, Baidu Parksihoobar, Stars HK, Korean news articles, Nance