i am in a state of serious shock.. but..

tonight (as in roughly around an hour ago), i was just randomly searching for videos in youtube when i stumbled upon jihun (yes ju ji hun oppa)'s recent vids. and one of the videos made me in complete shock. i won't post the vid here, rather, i would post an article posted at AF:

by ★Shira at asianfanatics.net, original article from http://kpculture.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/ju-ji-hun-admits-drug-use/

Actor Ju Ji Hun (commonly spelled Joo Ji Hoon) has been booked without physical detention on charges of taking drugs, and admitted to the crime. He is one of a few acting or modelling celebrities who were caught importing drugs from Japan or taking the illegal drugs.

On April 26,the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency filed arrest warrants for movie actress Yoon Seol Hee, 28, and actor-model Ye Hak Young, 26 on the basis of smuggling narcotics into Korea. (Yoon’s and Ye’s full names were not originally released; however, recent articles have identified them.) The police also booked Ju Ji Hun along with two non-celebrity civilians for taking the illegally imported drugs. The police are reportedly charging Ju for two instances in March of 2008 when he took drugs while with the others. All five individuals will be sent to the public prosecutor’s office in the beginning of May.

According to the police, Yoon purchased drugs from an acquaintance in Japan and hid them in her underwear to take them illegally through customs. For a year from August 2007, Yoon received one million won from selling the drugs to buyers such as Ye. Yoon is suspected of importing 280 tablets of ecstasy and 280 grams of ketamine through 14 trips back and forth from Japan. Ju acquired an amount from Yoon, and proceeded to take some two or three times at Ye’s home in March of 2008.

A representative of the police agency stated that this is the first time a celebrity has been caught directly importing, selling, and taking narcotics. They suspect that there are others who were involved (financially or through intake), and will continue to investigate the situation.

Yoon has appeared in minor roles in various films such as Tazza and A Good Day for an Affair. Ye most recently participated in the music video for Seo Taiji’s “Juliet”. It is yet to be known how this will impact Ju’s pending Japanese fan meetings and Tokyo Tower drama project.

my reaction:

when i first saw the video, i thought it was some kind of prank.. and then i further searched more vids and saw a news report about it... but i was still not convinced, and i went to ju ji hun's thread @soompi (which, btw, it has been ages since i last visited that thread) and news over @AF.. and from there i saw articles about this shocking news about ji hun oppa.

for the past months (maybe almost a year or so), i have not updated myself with oppa's whereabouts.. all i know is that he filmed antique, shot another movie (kitchen) with shin min ah (also his former leading lady in mawang), and basically that's it. as all of you may know, i was caught up with the ISWAK-slash-TKA-slash-LoB-slash-ArJoe madness that's why i haven't been updating myself with him lately. and now, this is a way to drive me back to the hunnies' thread.. a shocking news.

up to now, i'm still in the state of shock (i almost can't even type or think properly).. i was also in the verge of tears. up to now i still couldn't believe it. ju ji hun, basically the only korean actor that i have truly admired in so many ways not just as an actor but as a person, is undergoing a huge ordeal right now. a lot of people have posted WAYYYY negative comments about him (the ANTIs) and some have even got worse saying he'll commit suicide. WHAT THE HELL?!?!?! what are these people thinking about?!?!?! after seeing them post and react like this, i seriously believe they are a bunch of people who just can't stomach the fact that ju ji hun is great, not just as an actor, but also as a person. and they think news such as this could bring the man down. true, yes, i admit that jihun admitting about the drugs can bring a HUGE HUGE damage in his career, now that he's really steering away from his prince image in Goong.. but people should think. i don't know if i'll sound bias--seriously, i think illegal drugs is, well, illegal and should not be done in any way possible but i hope people should open their minds... maybe jihun has a reason. i don't know what his reasons are, be it stress/pressure, or anything, but let us think that... it is not only jihun oppa who committed this kind of deed. seriously, him coming out and admitting about this is already overwhelming (or admirable.. whatever word to use.. i'm just saying it entails a lot of courage to admit to this)... and it was better that he admitted to this as early as now, which means he still has a lot of time to change (for lack of a better word) or contemplate on what he has done.

people make mistakes. celebrities, make mistakes. and JI HUN IS NOT AN EXCEPTION. but, let us ponder.. ALL PEOPLE DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE. all of us commit mistakes but let us remember that God can forgive us for whatever mistake that he may commit.

my message to oppa... PRAY. and HUNNIES ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. i may not be as active as before, but you, JU JI HUN, THE HWANGTAEJA, THE DEVIL, THE SAJANGNIM AND THE COOK to many people, you would forever be in my heart. AND ALWAYS WILL.

JI HUN OPPA FIGHTING!!!