Korean crab conqueror Sin Gu in an upcoming film, The Ten Crabs?
Happy Birthday wishes to Korean actor Sin Gu (Shin Goo) whose birthday was yesterday. Why am I singling him out for special attention? Because he is awesome, fantastic, and absolutely jigindah. Formerly a star on a recent television drama, I never really took notice of him until he appeared in a widely popularized commercial for Korean fast food restaurant, Lotteria. Now he's my hero. The advertisement has run for about the last two months to announce the new Lotteria Crab Burger (which unfortunately is pronounced as "crap" in Korea but I'm sure you'd enjoy it if you tried it). The spot features Shin as a Hemingway or Melville-esque sea captain returning from days at sea where he has fought a pitched and heated battle with a monster crab. Tipping the hat to Captain Ahab, you'll notice that he has even lost one of his fingers during the melee. On his way back home, he meets an approaching boat filled with other, younger, cheering fishermen. All he can say is, "Do you know what crab tastes like?!" Sorry I can't type Korean on this computer right now but you can see it written in the top line of the poster above. Pronunciation sounds along the lines of, "Nee-de-ri Geh-maseul ahr-uh?" but you can hear that if you check out the clip below.
Click to watch the advertisement!
After you've seen that, you might even consider dropping by his fan club on Daum-- although like almost all other Korean web services/clubs/games/chat rooms/everything, you need a Korean citizen number to join, sorry. That excludes me too as Alien Registration numbers aren't good enough. Oh well. Happy Birthday, oh Captain, my captain.
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