Song Seung Heon Has His Nervous Moments Acting Across His Idol Lee Young Ae

Hi Huneybees,

Were you there on Saturday to meet Oppa Song Seung Heon at the Saimdang fan meet? Decked in a suave beige suit for the media press conference, he was happy to be back on screen after so many years and this time working next to popular actress - Lee Young Ae.

Many of you would have known Song through the romantic korean drama - Autumn in My Heart back in 2000 and Lee Young Ae as the lead actress of Jewel In The Palace in 2003. After more than 10 years, they are back on our screens for the highly-anticipated drama Saimdang (师任堂).

During the media conference, Song shared that in the presence of his idol - Lee Young Ae, he also couldn't control his little heart from a nervous breakdown, where he stumbled on his words and had to NG a few times during the first filming.  😆 Ain't he so adorable?! 😆

After meeting with the media, he went on to meet with his fans and Singtel TV subscribers hosted by Singtel and Oh!K. Around 1,500 excited fans turned out to support Song, which some of whom arrived as early as 12noon!

The lucky fans had the opportunity to take photos and interact with him, and they ended the night with a wefie shot with him. 😍

Saimdang follows the story of Shin Saimdang (Lee Young Ae) - the 16th-century painter and poet, who has her picture on the Korean 50,000 won bill. Travel between past and present as her love story with Lee Gyeom (Song Seung Heon) melts our hearts. More at: http://huneyzworld.blogspot.sg/2017/01/meet-and-greet-song-seung-heon-this.html .

Saimdang premieres on Oh!K (StarHub TV Channel 816, Singtel TV Channel 525) on Jan 26 at 9pm. The series is also available as part of the Hallyu pack on the Cast app. Be sure to get your channel subscriptions ready! :)

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Meet and Greet Song Seung Heon This Saturday!

Hi Huneybees,

Fans of South Korean Superstar  - Song Seung Heon, mark your calendars!

On 7 January, Song Seung Heon oppa will be in Singapore to promote his upcoming drama, Saimdang, which will premiere on Turner’s Oh!K (Singtel TV Channel 525 / 611) on 26 January 2017 at 9pm.

Best known for his roles in Korean dramas such as East of Eden, Autumn in My Heart and Summer Scent, Song co-stars with actress Lee Young Ae of Jewel in the Palace in Saimdang.

The epic K-drama depicts the life of Shin Saimdang, Korea’s most famous historical female figure known for her art, poetry and calligraphy, and her love story with Lee Gyeom, played by Song. Lee stars in dual roles as a present-day Korean art history lecturer Seo Ji Yun and as Shin Saimdang. The drama also marks Lee’s long-awaited comeback to the small screen after nearly 13 years!

So, be sure to catch Song Seung Heon as he shares more about his role in the much awaited serial, as well as interacting with fans through some fun and games!

Event Details

Date: 7 January 2017 (Saturday)

Venue: The Cathay, Level 1 Atrium

Time: 7pm

Saimdang will broadcast simultaneously with Korea, and air every Wednesday and Thursday. 

The drama will be dubbed in both Mandarin and Bahasa Malay.

See you there this Saturday! 😀

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A Preview Of What's Coming Up At Singapore Night Festival 2015

Hi Huneybees,

The eighth edition of the Singapore Night Festival is back this August and its theme for this year is "Glitz and Glamour" with a stellar gathering of 40 Singaporean and 13 foreigner artists and performers coming together to light up our city! It's an all new experience, lighting up Singapore late into the night, mixing arts with great food.

Fire and light performance by Starlight Alchemy

Among the World Class performances lined up for visitors in the Bras Basah Bugis Precint, three of them were specially commissioned for this year and they are - Fire and light performance by Starlight Alchemy at Singapore Art Museum, Dance and music theatrical performance by Theater Tol along Armenian Street, and Light art installation on the facade of National Museum of Singapore by French graphic designers David Passegand & Metu Batlle titled "Anooki Celebrate Singapore."

Anooki Celebrate Singapore

Similar to last year, Singapore Night Festival programmes and installations are staged across 5 Festival Zones - National Museum and Fort Canning (Zone 1), Armenian Street (Zone 2), House of Glamour (Zone 3), Festival Village at SMU (Zone 4), and beyond Bras Brsah Road Area such as Singapore Art Museum, Queen Street, National Design Centre, DECK, Waterloo Street & School of the Arts (Zone5).

Le Desir Et La Menace @ Banyan Tree, National Museum

Apart from certain performances at House of Glamour (Zone 3), which is situated on the Cathay Green (opposite The Cathay), all admission to Singapore Night Festival programmes and installations are free.

For reservation of tickets to any House of Glamour programmes, you may write to tickets@ag-one.com.

Also note that due to the performances at Zone 2, Armenian Street and its carpark lots will be closed from 7:30pm to 2am on 20 - 22 August and 27 - 29 August. There will also be road closure of Cheng Yan Place on 29 August, do note that there might be traffic delays i the whole Night Festival grounds.

Singapore Night Festival 2015 will be held on two following Fridays and Saturdays  - 21 and 22 August and 28 and 29 August - from 7pm to 2am. For  more information, visit www.nightfest.sg.

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[What's New] Cozy Luxe Shunji Matsuo By Poise Is Now Open At 20 Handy Road

Hi Huneybees,

Top local salon chain - Shunji Matsuo opened the 11th branch at 20 Handy Road and it promises of a more spacious salon with its sky high ceilings, white-washed decor and 8ft mirrors, with a [Cozy Luxe] concept.

This new outlet even have a private treatment room for customers who prefers privacy for some relaxation as well as a nail bar extension called Home Nails. You can simply get your hair and nails done here at one place, so time saving!

At the launch party, local artiste - Tay Kewei made a special appearance (hehehe, see her lovely curls?! It's done at the hair salon too!) and we also got to see a hair demo done by their international director stylists. They worked fast to get these styles done, which is your favourite?

Other than that, we also got our hair makeovers done in the salon, just in time for us to attend AFF 2014. It's the first time I got my hair poof-ed and fishtail braided. I'm kinda digging the style, the gradients of my green hair is finally shown off again!

See how my frizzy hair is all solved in one braid?!

Thank you Janice for the invite! 

I was totally loving her hairstyle, so spunky and stylish!

Thanks to Catherine for getting out hair styled so lovely, even hubby also got to "refresh" his hair...

Congratulations Shunji Matsuo on the opening of a new store. Shunji Matsuo By Poise is located at 20 Handy Road, Nomu #01-01, Singapore 229236

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2 Oishii New Local Delights At Ramen Kagetsu Arashi

Hi Huneybees,

If you are J-crazy like me and have an exquisite palette for Japanese food, you would be delighted to find the 2 new additions to Ramen Kagetsu Arashi an Oishii delight.

The Ginjiro Ramen ($13.90) was the star of the show. Being introduced to me as rich in collagen, I was literally diving into the bouncy noodles with the sweet broth. What makes the bowl of ramen that special has got to be the broth. You could taste the sweetness of pork and with the very unique dried bonito and kelp flavour, I couldn't stop drinking it.

I do like the softness of the Cha Siew pork slice, but I was a little disappointed to find hard boiled eggs instead of the Ajitsuke Tamago (soft boiled egg) which I always prefer. But as the soft boiled egg changes the ramen broth, the hard boiled egg was chosen instead.

Of course, if you insist to have the soft boiled egg, you could always order it on the side.

The black pepper is specially flown in from Japan and try the soy sauce made from Kagetsu Ramen's secret recipe. which has been passed down from generation to generation.

And along with the Ginjiro Ramen, you can have a few add-ons to go with it. One that I would recommend would be the freshly crushed garlic. It enhances the taste of the ramen, making it not as sweet, yet bringing out the strong flavour of the pork bone taste in the broth.

Another would be to have the special in-house seasoned chives prepared daily. It may be a little spicy, but it gives every bite a special kick and oomph, a total twist for your taste buds!

Next, we had the Itameshi Dry Curry Rice ($12.90). Though the sausage was not a big favourite of mine, I must say the thin butter slice and the unique curry sauce when blended together with the slightly scorched rice and egg, it was heaven in my mouth.

I'm always a fan of the crunchy slightly burnt rice and to my surprise, the curry sauce was a little peppery instead of the usual sweet curry. It's very much closer to the fried rice style we have at Zi Char stores, definitely a must-go-to dish.

We also got to try their Gyoza ($6.00). The best way to enjoy the Gyoza-s would be to dip them in a mixture of shoyu, white vinegar and chili oil (layu) together. Totally a highly rated sauce, but consistency in their Gyoza-s is a must.

The first batch of Gyoza-s we had were a little soft, not "burnt" enough on the skin and the filling was definitely more bland compared to the second serving.  I was not a big fan of it though...

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Out of curiosity, I also tried the number 1 favorite seller in Japan’s Ramen Kagetsu Arashi -  the Arashi Genkotsu Ramen. 

The Genkotsu Ramen soup had a strong garlic aftertaste, and was overly sweetened with onion. The broth is not as thick as the Ginjiro Ramen. so if  you prefer something light, you could give the Genkotsu Ramen a try...

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Ramen Kagetsu Arashi 

• The Star Vista: 1 Vista Exchange Green, #01-41, Singapore 138617 | Tel: 6339 0335 
• Tampines 1: 10 Tampines Central 1, #02-09/10, Tampines 1, Singapore 539536 | Tel: 6854 0335
• The Cathay: 2 Handy Road, #B1-01/02/03, The Cathay, Singapore 229233 | Tel: 6736 3055

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/KagetsuRamen

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Meet and Greet with Kai Ko 柯震东 & Guo Shu Yao 郭書瑤

Hi Huneybees,

Kai Ko 柯震东 & Guo Shu Yao 郭書瑤 was in Singapore last month to promote their latest movie "WHEN WOLF FALLS IN LOVE WITH SHEEP (南方小羊牧场)". Here's the movie trailer:

I'm here today to share the photos I took that day! Heart throb Kai Ko 柯震东 (newly dating Taiwanese pop diva - Elva Hsiao 萧亚轩) was glowing in love and he was super shy and more of a soft spoken and many a times one word kind of guy.

Guo Shu Yao 郭書瑤 aka 瑤 瑤 did not over do in her dressing like the times in her MV and went to soft cute grey/white apparels and flowery headband. Her face definitely melted lots of guys hearts and I must say both Kai Ko and Guo Shu Yao gave the girls and guys (respectively) sufficient eye candy.

After the fan meet, it was time for the movie premiere!

Before the movie started the 2 actor and actress stepped in front of the big screen to discuss more about the movie, and stepped off to let the fans enjoy the movie.

More photos can be viewed at my album.

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