Monday, April 6, 2009

Nicholas Cage speaking Korean.

This has been atop Nate.com all day, of Nicholas Cage introducing himself and his movie "Knowing" to Korean audiences. Cage has a special connection to Korea, having married a Korean woman a couple years ago. A Yonhap piece from 2004 had this to say:
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage expressed a strong attachment to Korea on Monday, calling the homeland of his wife a "part of my home" that has food he likes and values he admires. "I wasn't really able to enjoy vegetables until I discovered Korean vegetables. Kimchi is in my spirit and in my mind, it balances my soul," Cage, 40, said, referring to Korea's spicy pickled vegetables during a press conference in Seoul.

Super Action had a block of Nicholas Cage movies on last September, advertised as under the tagline "한국인이 사랑하는 액션 스타." I'm checking to see if GFN's Michael Simning, a "한국인이 사랑하는 비큰 어브 라이트," has been the recipient of such accolades. I'm also checking to see if he said that about kimchi.

2 comments:

Simning said...

Kimchi is in my fridge in my home. It balances on my block of cheese and a six pack of root beer.

Anonymous said...

I know waiters at Korean clubs in LA who had Nick as a customer and they said he sometimes talked like a ghettoized Korean American.

Typical dialouge with Nick:

"Yeah, I went to a kalbi-jip with my hyung the other day. The naengmyeon there was pretty good."

He always got a small table all by himself and always left a two grand tip.