Oh whatta news~
ay_link September 11th, 2008

When MBC released this picture yesterday, I was like, Wow, lovely! And they both look gorgeous, of course, but also, I thought they really look like Ken and Barbie ^_^ aren’t they? (Of course they’re prettier than them ㅋㅋㅋ)
Hmmm… love the simple, elegant wardrobes.
Alex in semi-formal tux, next to his beautiful wife in white gown…
And the way Shinae claps her hand… so princess-like~
But, okay, won’t hold you up here for too long because, yes, OMO, oh whatta news indeed.
Alex “I need a rest”
Today, all the news about him taking a rest from his busy activities have finally spreaded all over the media. (I was beginning to wonder last night why haven’t I seen the news about him taking some time off from Blue Night, M.net Countdown, We Got Married and other activities? But today, yes, finally. It’s about time. The guy is officially “off-air” now. hehe)
As we know, last Tuesday the 9th, Alex went to the hospital to pay his condolences for Ahn Jae Hwan, but on that day, what I didn’t know was that despite of his severe lower back pain, he still went anyway to St. Mary’s Hospital at dawn (preassuming that he had finished his last Blue Night session before he took his leave of absence)
Alex definitely needs a rest, and now is the perfect time. With Chuseok holiday in Korea, he can take some time off away from his fans, his work and of course, from “We Got Married”, to prepare for his upcoming concert in Busan the end of this month (the 27th and 28th). So with this, during Chuseok holiday period, he’s emptying all his schedules and finally can have his leave of absence “finalized”.
His management said that during the past six days before the solo concert, he has been practicing a whole lot and also working on the clock (MC-ing for Mnet Countdown, DJ-ing for Blue Night…), and so now, some adjustments to his schedule are made. (Finally!) And also, beside MBC “We Got Married”, Alex won’t be appearing in any other variety show, during his ‘break-time’ (Good to know. Phew.)
His daily radio program, “Blue Night” is also being taken care of by another DJ, Kim Tae Hun starting Sept 10th (He sounds okay, but of course, Blue Night won’t be the same without DJ Algoon. Though I’m happy with this arrangement, so that means Alex can take a sufficient amount of time to rest.)
During the first night of Kim Tae Hun’s Blue Night session, PD Kim (Blue Night’s PD) announced it that “Alex’s health condition is not good, and so he needs to take a break.” (If my memory serves me right, I think Kim Tae Hun started off with a question like, “How do you do? I’m fine. How are you? I’m fine, thank you.” or something like that lol, and then he continued, “However, DJ Algoon is not fine… he’s sick and needs some rest.” And after he said that, I was all sad and gloomy. It finally hit me that Alex’s condition is more serious than I thought.)
Now here comes the good news… well, sorta.
Well, I’m not so sure now, but I try to look at it in a positive way.
From the MBC “We Got Married” production team, they said that Alex’s absence isn’t really a big deal for them because, according to PD Jeon Seong Ho, “Alex’s leave of absence probably takes approx. two to three weeks of rest, and after that he’ll be able to return. Fortunately, for this week and next week, the Chuseok Thanksgiving special episodes are already taken care of, and so even though Alex needs to nurture back his health during this time, it won’t affect the original “We Got Married” plan.” (Good, they’re accomodating and adjusting to Alex’s schedule also hehehe. Well, not intentionally, but as long as it works out for the best, I’m a happy camper.)
Last but not least, the PD Jeon said that they (We Got Married) are expected to show scenes of Alex getting his health checkup. (Hm? maybe this is something similiar to what happened to Crown J and Seo In Young before? So hopefully we’ll see something sweet with Shinae, rather than, well, I don’t want to jinx it, so I won’t say it now.)
PD Jeon stated that “Alex got a checkup because he was exhausted during the concert” (I’m not sure if this statement is true or not, but he does look exhausted during the concert. Why wouldn’t he when he sang like what.. 26 songs per concert, so… er… more than 50 songs in like 3 hour-period? Oh gosh… just thinking of that makes me freak out.)
So yeah, there you go. Whatta news right? lol. Well, to be honest, I’m torn actually. At one point, I really want to see him in concert and see Shinae’s reactions and all the lovey dovey stuffs *grins* but also I’m dreadful to see how painful he was when he got his health checkup. Aish.
Let’s just hope they’ll surprise us with a good, happy, sweet surprise next week! Otherwise, I wouldn’t blame it if those AlShinners fans in Korea write hate-letters to MBC, lol.
{Edited:}
Omo! I didn’t see it coming for Andy & Solbi. What a news! This sucks!
Though I’m not an AnBiholics, but I had fun watching Solbi and her bluntness, towards Andy. And how Andy has changed so much since the first time I saw him on WGM. Both have impacted WGM so much in a way that I’m 100% WGM won’t be the same without them =(
Whatever happened to the plan of “the 4 original couples have commited until the end of the year” part? Did they just have a change of plan? O_O Geez.
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Finally… a REST for Alex…
Phewww….so relieved right now… ^^
I’m always questioning about this, ” did he ever sleep?? ”
hehe..seriously…he works like crazy, even I feel tired looking his super hectic schedule. But at least now I can relax, he’ll be resting for sure, but not disappear from WGM. hehe. I mean…In one side, I’m sooo worried about his health and on the other side, I also still crave to see him in WGM with Shin Ae.
Same with u, I’m looking for scenes where shin ae treat unwell alex lovingly..kekekek
Algoon get well soon!!
Thanks for sharing the news. The guy deserves a break. There’s no point in compromising his own health. Like you I’m torn. I’d like to think this as good news. We may not be able to see/hear anything from Alex in the next 3 weeks but I’m sure he won’t disappoint his fans either. I’m praying for his and Shin Ae’s health.
At first when I was reading this, I became very very worried….because coolsmurf’s blog said that the AndyXSOlbi couple will be no more after September….so I was so scared it would happen to AlexXSinae couple too…but poor Alex, he really needs to rest
Yep, it’s official, AnBi couple will be leaving WGM permanently. Juz checked coolsmurf’s blog & there it is. I was right abt them leaving 1st tho not fr the same reason. It’s really too bad but at the same time I’m glad AlShin & the rest are still there. Personally, I prefer Alex to Andy, no matter what the polls. Alex is everything a man should be & some more. He deserves Princess ShinAe too. I’m willing to bet they’ll both end up together for real ^^ That’ll be the most beautiful thing. Now, there’s a match made in heaven.
Wow. so handsome & beautiful *_*
Ay_link, on one hand, i’m happy Alex finally gets the rest that he needs and deserves. On the other hand, i’m filled with trepidation that we won’t get to see AlShin on WGM anymore after the Chuseok special. Then again, since he has taken a break from filming for WGM, maybe we will get to see snippets of his concert in the episode after the Chuseok special since MBC has already filmed it. Honestly, i don’t know what else to say here. Have a good weekend.
I still don’t get what happened to Andy in the past time!
He changed so drastically his attitude and everything. He seems unhappy, not interested and cold and indifferent, it looks so bad.
I doubted if something is wrong with his parents or he’s just tired because of his busy schedule as well, but I’m not sure. Both of them sucked in the past time :S
Thanks for sharing the good news. Happy to know that he is taking care of his health. To all the Korean, “HAPPY CHUSEOK” and have a lovely weekend everyone.
thanks for the info!! i love ur blog.
Shenny..
yupp I’m happy our Alex can rest a bit. Hopefully he’ll take his time to nurture his health back to tip top shape.
Somehow the point where WGM pd said no problem with Alex taking time off REALLY bothers me. Especially with the news of AnBi leaving….could AlShin be the next to go…hence no need for him to rush back since WGM already got a replacement couple for them? Gosh this latest AnBi news really make me worry about our AlShin.
Back to happy thoughts..happy thoughts… AlShin looks really handsome and beautiful in that pic…they do look better than Ken and Barbie..plus hopefully better future than Ken and Barbie..since well you know how Ken and Barbie split up..hehehehe.
On a side note both Alex and Shin Ae have been looking better and better each day…happiness (and love? hehehe)sure does wonder to both of them
Even Alshin looks tired, but they are glowing. You know, GLOWING.