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Mr. Joo is 3rd dan (degree) black belt in Hapkido who studies at the same dojang as me.  He's also a popular radio announcer in Daegu.  He and I have quickly become friends.  I think it's because we both enjoy Hapkido and we are both performers.  He's invited me out for soju once before (see Soju Bomb) and invited me out again tonight.  Last time I was drunk for over 24 hours so I decided to take it easy tonight.

One good thing about meeting him is he understands a little English.  When he's showing me Hapkido moves, I can understand them better.  He also says that I learn quickly and have a good understanding of Hapkido, so that's cool.  Another awesome thing is, since he's a local celebrity, he has contacts that could possibly turn into some type of acting work for me.

I recently prepared a packet of info for him that included my headshot, 3 sample photos, and my current demo reel.  I figured it would show some of my range and it included quite a bit of comedy too.  I see lots of comedy shows on Korean TV, so maybe something could happen.  Even if nothing happens, it was still tons of fun preparing the packet and getting it to him.  Part of your job as an actor is preparing numerous packets like this and doing tons of auditions until one of them hits.  So it was fun for me.

I also prepared another packet that will be delivered (via Jin's sister's husband) to a famous Korean comedy duo called "Cul Too."  Or maybe it translates into "Cul Two?"  I'm not sure really.  In Korean, it's 컬투.  I met them at Jin's sister's wedding (see here).  They also have a talent management company in Seoul called Cult Entertainment.  I'm feverously missing acting in LA, so I would love to do some type of acting work in Korea before I leave.  I've done one picture shoot and a short video shoot so far, for the college I worked at (see Super Star!), but it would be super cool to do some actual acting.

Wish me luck (or "break a leg" in actor lingo).

What I learned today about Korea:  1)  I have 348 chins.