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Jang Dong Gun is one smart cookie

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GhostWriter in TV / Movies | 10 Nov 2009 - 05:55 PM

 
Jang Dong Gun is one smart cookie

Jang Dong Gun, one of Korea's top actors is also one of the smartest. An upcoming episode of the popular documentary show Star: The Secret will feature Jang Dong Gun. On the show there will be a segment revealing that Jang Dong Gun was tested to have an IQ of 143. If you have an IQ of 130 or higher that would put you in an elite level of the top 2.2% of the world, and at 143 you're considered a genius.

However, despite his supposed genius, Jang Dong Gun failed college entrance exams to some of Korea's top universities a total of three times. The excuse given for the failure was that he couldn't concentrate on his studies because he was suffering from a lung disease at the time.

In a nation of high IQ's, Jang Dong Gun's high score isn't that surprising... but if his failure of the college exams lead him to turn to acting, it worked out for the best for him in the end. This episode is scheduled to air on MBC on November 12th.



  
 

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kpoplover85's avatar

Wow i love him!!!

OMG my god this just make him even more hotter!!

Can one be more hot^^

 
Morbi's avatar

omgLOL!!!
he’s so smart ahaha.

 
popcrunch's avatar

Rofl! I would have never guessed.. xD

 
aznfan's avatar

I know a lot of people who are smart, yet they don’t test well. But since he was sick…that would be a problem too. Glad he took up acting wink

 
aznfan's avatar

It happens. He could be a Mensa.

 
LOLRosana's avatar

LOL . smart cookie wink

 
pbnj1209's avatar

a smart cookie ehh wink

 
dorsett60's avatar

damn.. thats impressive..

 
sofiex's avatar

ohh this man was at all about eve…

 
CryMellow's avatar

A gorgeous looking man with an impressive IQ. How much hotter can get get.

 
mangatang2809's avatar

i second @12- he’s one smart hottie- :D

 
Ara's avatar

A very impressive IQ!

 
InFluX's avatar

Chunhee FO is 146 IQ.

 
iDoraemon's avatar

Fact #1: An IQ test does not determine how smart you are.


Fact #2: An IQ test determines how well you can take an IQ test.


Conclusion: An IQ test score means squat.


Not hating on Jang Dong Gun, who is one of my favorite actors.  I’m hating on the misconception of an IQ test’s value.

 
CryMellow's avatar

If I took one of those IQ tests, I don’t think I could handle those. I don’t take tests well.

 
Tsuki24's avatar

I would like to bite that cookie wink

 
WoAiNiHaru's avatar

Woww, impressive IQ. But i think Tablo’s prolly just as impressive
Stanford ? Yep~ Tablo’s pretty cool x]

 
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@16: I think IQ tests are stupid too, but since humans have no other way of actually measuring such abstract quantities I think it’s acceptable as a general measuring stick since it does test the person’s reasoning skills which vaguely translates into smarts depending on how the person uses them.

Anyway I think Go So Young and his babies are going to be very successful in the future. Looks, smarts, and a famous dad. That’s a giant foot in the door for any career.

 
iDoraemon's avatar

@20


I guess that it’s just a weird concept for me to accept that a single number can define a person’s abstract qualities such as intelligence.  It’s like defining a person’s characteristics based on their skin color, or a person’s musical ability based on how many albums they sell.

 
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@21: I agree. Obviously those who take the numbers as an absolute are retarded especially when IQ tests have such a questionable procedure and scale, but as long as people don’t use IQ as a way of defining someone, I think it’s fine for (very) general purposes.

 
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i think a lot of actors really do have to be smart. they have to memorize so many lines IN SO LITTLE TIME! & put all their emotion into it. i dont think i could do that.

 
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Wow, I can’t believe Canada is below America LOL

 
Kommentar's avatar

Jesus…Korea and it’s obsession with numbers, rankings, and IQ tests.  Koreans need to adapt a more Socratic method of education rather than mere fact memorization and recitation, which is encouraged by IQ tests.
I believe IQ tests are inherently biased.  Let’s not forget that the SATs were initially created as a military IQ test by a guy who was basically a racist.  We all know what a ridiculous joke it is today especially since the administrators of the test (Educational Testing Service) are driven by profit (it does pinch the wallet) rather than objective measurement.

@24
Actually, it shouldn’t be surprising that Canada is below the U.S. since the authors of the thesis are trying to argue that there is a correlation between wealth and intelligence, and we definitely know that the U.S. is the richest country in the world.  At the same time, there lies one of the problems with the thesis because then the U.S. should be first.  Also, their method of determining the average IQs seems extremely questionable.

 
Kommentar's avatar

Oh, and as a continuation of my previous thought, let’s not forget those other 24 million Koreans on the peninsula (we sure do enjoy neglecting them don’t we?).  All I know is that once the peninsula is reunited, which I believe will happen someday (but who knows when), with all those poor, starving, and oppressed folks rejoining their brothers and sisters in the south, that will p-r-o-b-ably (and that’s a highly emphasized probably) make Korea “stupider,” and they won’t be so willing to talk about their “high” IQ levels.

 
H8erade's avatar

An IQ # is a good basis for your general intelligence. There’s a correlation between education, IQ, and income. Generally speaking just having conversations with higher IQ people you will feel that they’re more knowledgeable.

Kommentar, a socratic method of education is good if you do a lot of debating and want to go into a vocation such as a lawyer. I think countries are better off concentrating on math & science (you want good engineers and scientists). A lot of Koreans concentrate on high test scores evidenced by having the most number of foreign students in Ivy League schools but that’s a minority. The majority of Koreans cannot attend the top universities and there’s schools and majors with those specialties in mind. For example, recently a lot of Koreans in the design field (architecture, car design). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121311527578861039.html

 
purplestar23's avatar

WOAHHH. He’s really smart. I’m only like 123—very far from his :|

 
Kommentar's avatar

@28
You do raise a good point in that mathematics and science are more objective fields of study.  Despite this fact, the SM is just as applicable and important to math and science.  It doesn’t merely encourage one to be a better speaker or arguer.  It also promotes independent thought, discussion, and cooperation.  When a scientist is developing a theory, in order for it to be a sound one, he must play Devil’s advocate and explore every possible avenue when developing his theory.  Scientists and mathematicians are constantly making new discoveries and theories and they didn’t do that simply via fact memorization.  A key aspect of the SM is questioning and examining: scientists and mathematicians question the dynamics of the physical world; lawyers question the dynamics of society.  In addition, the development of the scientific method was dependent on the SM.

As for Koreans being a large minority in the Ivy League, you should read this fairly recent article from Choson Ilbo: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/10/12/2009101200929.html.  It talks about how between 1985 and 2007 a large number of Koreans studying at top American universities failed to graduate (44%!  Can you believe that?).  It highlights how many of these Koreans lack sufficient English skills DESPITE high scores on standardized English tests (probably the ETS administered TOEFL).  It also mentions the inability to cope with the independent nature of American universities (Ivies LOVE the SM; trust me, I know).
So, based upon this article in a major Korean newspaper about a study done by a Korean guy on Koreans studying at American universities, I’m still sticking to my belief that IQ tests and other standardized tests are bull.

 
Kommentar's avatar

@28
You do raise a good point in that mathematics and science are more objective fields of study.  Despite this fact, the SM is just as applicable and important to math and science.  It doesn’t merely encourage one to be a better speaker or arguer.  It also promotes independent thought, discussion, and cooperation.  When a scientist is developing a theory, in order for it to be a sound one, he must play Devil’s advocate and explore every possible avenue when developing his theory.  Scientists and mathematicians are constantly making new discoveries and theories and they didn’t do that simply via fact memorization.  A key aspect of the SM is questioning and examining: scientists and mathematicians question the dynamics of the physical world; lawyers question the dynamics of society.  In addition, the development of the scientific method was dependent on the SM.

As for Koreans being a large minority in the Ivy League, you should read this fairly recent article from Choson Ilbo: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/10/12/2009101200929.html.  It talks about how between 1985 and 2007 a large number of Koreans studying at top American universities failed to graduate (44%!  Can you believe that?).  It highlights how many of these Koreans lack sufficient English skills DESPITE high scores on standardized English tests (probably the ETS administered TOEFL).  It also mentions the inability to cope with the independent nature of American universities (Ivies LOVE the SM; trust me, I know).
So, based upon this article in a major Korean newspaper about a study done by a Korean guy on Koreans studying at American universities, I’m still sticking to my belief that IQ tests and other standardized tests are bull.

 
InnocentSorrow's avatar

Reminds me of Lee Chunhee and his Mensa ness lol

 
MaVivienne's avatar

thats high!i wonder what mine is

 
kpopcrazinessgal's avatar

@15 its 148 smile))
hahaha wow that makes him even hotter

 
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I think Korea should really focus on their EQ for a change…

 
Jennie's avatar

Hahah i agree with #35. XD
But wow..that is pretty awesome still.

 
minnie_micky's avatar

It’s not that Korea is especially smart.
It’s all the other countries that drag the average IQ down.
xDDDDD
Not that it’s a bad thing of course.
It makes the rest of us seem more intelligent smile

 
ahhlyanna's avatar

LOL ahahhha

 
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so true.. worked out for the best!^^

 
mili's avatar

A Genius don’t have good results in exam or in school!!
So if he is one its quite normal that he fail his entrance exams!!

 
beloved89's avatar

sweeet. im in the top 2.2%?!? bet none of my friends saw that one coming ;P

 


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