journoexpat wrote: Sis@journoexpat, it's good to be back. All that stress... need a dose of Mr. Sunshine once in awhile.

journoexpat wrote:
He was ranked No. 17 in this article. I agree though about this kind of articles being biased. He did have one of the best abs but I don't know if he still maintain it. He's been so busy I don't think he goes to the gym as often. In TMAD, his arms don't look as toned as the above picture. Either way, he still looks great.

yummiejeu wrote:

You got that right sis And the Mr. Sunshine moniker is really appropriate although Ok Bingu is a name which will always be endeared by the fans

I also noticed that Sis@yummiejeu that Taec's arms are not that toned anymore but I think this is because after he broke his arm and underwent surgery, he was told not to let his arm muscles to be as bulging as before and it has to to do something with the bones ( I am not very sure about this but he talked about it in one of the shows).

But to be honest, I like his body now than before when he was built like a truck and his arms were really muscular

I know this is way off topic but this occurred to me.
I always wondered why Shin Hye said Taecyeon is humane in her TMAD interview in her first appearance. She said he was funny, humane, optimistic, a great man. Humane is a odd word to use since this is the definition:
1. Characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
2. acting in a manner that causes the least harm to people or animals:
humane trapping of stray pets.
3. of or relating to humanistic studies.

You gotta remember that this was in her first meeting with him. Usually you say the person is nice or kind. We only found out about his humane side recently when he went to do charity work in Bolivia around November. So I don't know if it was translated wrong/different or they talked about it off camera. Just a thought.

yummiejeu wrote:

Hi Sis@yummiejeu, I think she already formed her opinions of Taec even before she guested. Remember when she first entered the farm and talked to LSJ, she said that she was a serious viewer of TMAD, meaning she watched the entire first season. And she knew so much about the show like asking about the old car and that it was true that it was impossible to see the bottom of the cauldron because of the steam (which made Taec turnaround and talked to PD Na to say that she knew more about the program than any of them and then he was abruptly told by PD Na to go back to his chores) Shin hye also knew the names of Pearl, Dia and Jackson, and of course Mingki. Remember she was also worried going to the heart shaped field because she wasn't Go Ara

So I think when she described Taec she was already too aware of his love for Mingki and how he treats people by watching TMAD. If i remember it correctly she was too quick to describe him as "humane, funny and optimistic" but became shy to sum up her description of him as a "great man".

Plus ( this is a long shot), perhaps she was aware of the fact that Taec did volunteer work in Tanzania for KOICA, because I know Shin Hye is also involved in lots of charity and volunteer activities just like what she did in Ghana.

But perhaps the other ladies have their own take on why Shin Hye described Taec as "humane"

journoexpat wrote:
Hi sis@journoexpat, you got a point but still don't fit in. Taec cared for Minki but Minki was not a stray or abused according to definition of humane. He treated Lee Seon Ji with respect and none of the guests nor animals were experiencing suffering or distress.

I think the word "humane" was used to mean that he is kind-hearted or considerate

But to be sure about how the word was used to describe Taec, I think the korean word used by Shin Hye during the interview should be determined to see if it is open to different translations

Sis @fgnuva, sidy, jurnoexpat
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