MAY’S SONATA:
A Love Song
For Park Jihoon
GLOBAL MAYS’
FANTASY SONATA DRAMA SUPPORT FOR PARK JIHOON
“Wingkingie / WinkOp;
Akhee / Hyeon;You’ll always be the only one that MAYS love, our Park Jihoon”
As Park Jihoon is set to play two characters in the upcoming KBS Fantasy Romance Historical Drama entitled “Fantasy Sonata”, the theme of Global MAYS’ drama support became all about “duality”.This was evident in the designs of the banner, the stickers, the photos selected, the videos, the gifts and even the actual menu. Like Park Jihoon, who is the epitome of duality and who is not only an amazing actor but a marvelous soloist as well, the drama support showed all the different sides of him.
💚Jihoon's CertificationWe were told by the coffee truck company that Actor Park Jihoon took some certification photos during the support but further details such as whether the photos will be uploaded, when and where it will be posted is unknown.And since the drama is still currently in its filming period and in order to prevent spoilers, certification photos may be uploaded later on as with previous support certification.###Drama support certification photos have been uploaded in the fancafe on 8th March 2024: >1<Click to enlarge:
💛Coffee Truck's Same Day ReviewDuring the day of the drama support, the coffee truck company updated the team real-time regarding the conduction of the support and Park Jihoon’s reactions and actions upon seeing Global MAYS’ drama support.
💖Coffee Truck's Full ReviewThis was the full review of the coffee truck company after the support ended.Cafe Imoi also provided free fans to actors and staff as part of the Summer event that Global MAYS availed, with the stickers placed on the fans to act as a remembrance of Global MAYS support.Reviews posted by Café Imoi: 1 | 2Full Review: (Click to enlarge)
💚Coffee Truck: Sweet & SavoryThe coffee truck support consisted of different drinks, snacks and desserts – the perfect combination of sweet and savory, like our Park Jihoon.Starting with 3 different kinds of sandwiches – shrimp egg mayo, ham and cheese croissant and egg cheese croissant; to 3 different types of macaroons/sand cookies – red velvet, tiramisu and berry matcha; to more than 50 kinds of drinks including the bingsoo specials. A total of more than 350 cups of drinks/bingsoo and about 300 snacks were provided for the cast and crew of Fantasy Sonata.
Global MAYS have also prepared a special lunch box for Park Jihoon which consisted of abalone, chicken ganjeong, shrimp balls, dontteokgalbi, aged ssambap, bulgogi salad, fried shrimp, rice, seasonal fruits, rice puff, mussam roll and shrimp skewers. We were told by the coffee truck company that Jihoon has enjoyed the snacks and the lunch box so much.Along with the special lunch box is a card, which was made along with the bouquet. For details on the bouquet and the card, please see below.
💛Gifts: Big Bunny & Mini JaguarAs the drama title can also be translated as either <Fantasy Sonata> or <Love Song for Illusion> in English, Global MAYS thought to share LOVE SONG FOR JIHOON and thus the MAYS’ SONATA with the big message flower bouquet was made.The main gift of Global MAYS for Park Jihoon is this BIG BOUQUET which was composed of the messages and fanarts of all of our generous donors from different countries around the world for Park Jihoon. It was designed to look like a MINI MUSIC SHEET. In the middle of the bouquet is a card that contains the QR code to a Spotify Playlist which has all the different love songs and recommended songs by our donors for Park Jihoon who enjoys listening to music.Click to enlarge:
There’s also a part in each of the message cards where donors wrote in their native language and in their own handwriting this common message that we want to emphasize to Jihoon:“Park Jihoon! MAY will always be here!”This card contains a QR code that links to a website specially made for Park Jihoon. It contains the messages and fanarts of all the donors, as in the bouquet, as well as the different translations from the participating countries, of Global MAYS’ wish for Park Jihoon to have a safe, healthy and happy filming. It was made so that Jihoon can have a digital copy of the message bouquet.A preview of the site can be seen below:
All details for the support from conceptualizing message bouquet idea, coordinating, designing of banners, video editing, generating a website (@PJHsupporters), translating (@HoonieSG), designing the sticker and message cards (@pjh_may_jp) were all possible thanks to the teamwork of the various Park Jihoon fanbases.Park Jihoon, a self-professed jaguar, has always been a bunny in the eyes of many. Therefore, Global MAYS also sent both a bunny and a jaguar gift for Park Jihoon in this drama support.The BIG BUNNY pillow is shaped like a number 7 to symbolize Park Jihoon’s 7-0 win as Best New Actor in the recent Blue Dragon Series Awards. The bunny pillow is a big body pillow which we hope Jihoon can use when he wants to rest after a long day of filming.As for the MINI JAGUAR gift, 3 ice cooling neck rings in MAY colors and shaped like a Jaguar’s ears were given to Park Jihoon to help cool him down during the hot filming days. Bonus gift of 3 flower cushions in MAY colors were given as well!
💖Banners, Stickers, Photos & Video: Winkingie & WinkOpPark Jihoon’s cute side aka Wingkingie and Park Jihoon’s mature side aka WinkOp were both showcased in the decorations for the drama support.:: Banners ::There are 3 types of banners that were prepared for the support. The horizontal banner with the message, “악희고영 박지훈 화윙팅 맛있게 드세현”; the X-banner with the message “The World Supports You, our 윙King & 환상연가 team” and which showed the usernames of the donors and the countries they were from; and lastly the cut-out banner where the text reads 안전하게 촬영하깅, 건강하고 행복하깅, Love From Global MAYS hoping for a safe, healthy happy filming for Park Jihoon.
During the donation drive, donors were asked to suggest banner text messages to be used for the drama support and one of our donors suggested the text “'악희'고영 박지훈 화이팅 맛있게 드세현~” which translates to:Akhee (incorporating it to his nickname “아희고영” meaning “Beautiful men are rare; classics are eternal”) Park Jihoon, enjoy your food, (King) Hyeon~.Akhee and Hyeon are the names of the characters that Park Jihoon will play as in the drama. That suggested banner text was eventually selected by the team, tweaked a little and became the final horizontal banner text.The horizontal banner was then designed by @PJHsupporters, in collaboration with the entire team, the dark background (starry sky and a full moon) was chosen simulating the webtoon’s dark concept and incorporated 2 different recent looks of Park Jihoon, which symbolizes the characters that he will be playing - King Hyeon and Akhee. The font used was the same font used in the webtoon title.And to further highlight his 3 different names, MAY colors were used as in Peach Pink for Akhee, Spring bouquet for Park Jihoon, and Lemon tonic for Hyeon.
As Park Jihoon is to play the role of a king, @PJHsupporters came up with the texts for the 2 vertical or X-banners and did a wordplay on KING and combined it with nicknames of Park Jihoon – 윙 (wink) and 토끼 (bunny), giving birth to 윙KING (wingKING) and 토KING (toKING).The cut-out figure was of a bunny wearing a small crown and with a text saying "오늘의 토KING" which translates to "Today's Bunny". We thought that it would be a cute interactive part of the coffee truck support, not just for Jihoon, but for the cast and crew as well while they line up to place their orders. There's also MAX and Winkky in the design and for rhyming effect, MAX was fondly called Baby MAX(맥깅) and Winkky was saying '화윙팅!' or 'fighting'.There was also a message which reads '안전하게 촬영하깅 건강하고 행복하깅♡' and means 'Hoping for a safe filming, good health and happiness’ (all rhyming with “King”)'. It was belatedly added upon learning that Park Jihoon suffered a minor injury during filming. And it is with hope that the rest of the filming go smoothly without any injuries for all the cast and crew.Also, as the theme is ‘duality’, although the photos and colors used were of the WinkOp side, the banner texts were of the Wingkingie side; except for the entirely Wingkingie cut-out banner which we were told Park Jihoon and the Fantasy Sonata staff took pictures with as well.
:: Photos ::Four photos were selected among Park Jihoon’s many wonderful photos and the photos chosen showed the two sides of Park Jihoon – Winkgingie and WinkOp - as well as Park Jihoon as a child, wearing a crown prince’s costume, and as an adult, wearing a Hanbok.There’s also a text written which reads, “신인상🏆축하해♡'' and this is both to belatedly congratulate Park Jihoon for winning the Best New Actor Award in Blue Dragon Series Awards and interestingly also to congratulate him for his nomination as Best Newcomer Actor in Asia Content Awards and Global OTT Awards.
:: Stickers ::The sticker used for the support also embraced the 'duality' theme. First, the combination of Park Jihoon’s photo and an illustration of the character that he is playing, in reference to the webtoon, gave rise to the Global MAYS’ drama support sticker. This was created by @pjh_may_jp.Second, the illustration was made with a touch of ink/water color painting to signify the drama being a period/historical drama. And this was contrasted by a picture of Park Jihoon in a modern photoshoot. There is also a 2-torn paper design in the sticker which represents Park Jihoon playing 2 characters as well.Third, dark colors and light colors were combined to represent Park Jihoon as himself and Park Jihoon as an actor. It can also represent the 2 different characters he will be playing in the upcoming drama - Akhee and Hyeon.Lastly, MAY colors were also used in the sticker decoration along with the character names that Park Jihoon will be playing as. The peach pink for Hyeon, the spring bouquet for Akhee while the lemon tonic symbolizes the rest of the characters.The English (as in the webtoon) and Korean titles of the upcoming work were also included in the sticker design, along with the identification that the support was from Global MAYS.Park Jihoon who looks like he came out of a comic was perfectly encapsulated in the drama support sticker. Sticker download link is provided >> HERE <<.
:: Videos ::The video played during the support which was created by @PJHSupporters perfectly summarizes Park Jihoon’s duality and also showcased all his different works as an allrounder that he is. Please enjoy the clip and marvel at how amazing our Park Jihoon is!
💚AcknowledgementIt wasn’t an easy journey to hold another Drama Support for Park Jihoon by Global MAYS, with distance being the biggest challenge of them all.Starting from the application (we got a rather high queueing number even if we applied the moment the support request was opened last April); to fundraising; to brainstorming for ideas and actual making/editing of decors; to selection of coffee truck company; to waiting for months for the schedule; to having the gifts made/delivered; to getting the schedule and getting rescheduled; to finding back-up coffee trucks and re-editing the materials to fit their requirements; to suddenly getting a new schedule on a shorter notice; to changing coffee truck company because of scheduling conflicts; and eventually, to sending support even if it was a bit rainy.But because we want Park Jihoon to feel the love and support of all MAYS from around the world, we conquered time, distance and weather, just to be able to do that.
And so on September 13, 2023, we were able to successfully send drama support for Park Jihoon, all thanks to the generous donations of Global MAYS from 13 different countries and the amazing team behind the support:-@PJHsupporters, @pjh_may_jp, @HoonieSG, @wink_support and @winksupport_MY.We would also like to thank the following for making the support a success:1. Cafe Imoi (Coffee Truck)
for being able to deliver despite the rush booking; for always answering queries and accommodating requests; for being easy to converse with; and for documenting the support.2. Sororong (Flower shop)
for showing Global MAYS’ huge love for Park Jihoon by making the big message bouquet aka MAYS’ SONATA.3. Maroo & Fantasy Sonata Production Representatives
for coordinating and giving Global MAYS the chance to push through with this drama support.4. Hoonee_home
for helping in coordinating with the respective companies.5. S2
for being very helpful from start to end, despite the fact that we eventually had to change caterer due to scheduling conflicts.And lastly and most importantly, we would again like to express our gratitude to the Global MAY donors who have generously provided the monetary support for this project to be a success:Pjhxksj
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Equivalen-Park Jihoon & MAYs, The World Supports You. 영메맹!💚💛💖
---------------2023 <Love Song for Illusion> Drama Support by Global MAYS-Argentina | Australia | Brazil | Estonia | France | Indonesia | Japan | Malaysia | Philippines | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Thailand | USA♡♡♡
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