It's been so long. I wonder today if I have ever written about our famous actor, singer (what else he would be doing now? publisher?) Yan Aung aka Ko Yan Lay. I remember those Ko Yan Lay leaves that we would stripped into sticky pieces with inter woven silky thread which we wear at times as ear rings for fun. The flowers are white --- very much like an intricate white umbrella. And that brought me back to Yan Aung who likes to wear white a lot. He looks nice whatever he wears anyways.I saw his picture in Movie Magazine long ago before he become famous. I do not want to write about not so glorifying old stories and rumors. I thought he had his first movie with Director Aung Myint Myat?? Well, it doesn't matter. He wasn't even singing --- technically not having albums of his own at that time. Kyaw Thu, Soe Thu, Yan Aung, Pyay Nyein --- came out at the same time. Free pictures were everywhere --- giving away in front of the school gate. We traded their pictures much like Yu-gi-oh game cards.
Yan Aung has a deep and very manly voice --- Burmese version of Mu-fa-sa?? He can sing the songs very beautifully almost there is no flaw. Having no flaw is his flaw I would say --- just to pick on him for his perfection. He can sing traditional old songs, as well as pop and rock songs. He can dance. He can model. What else he cannot do?? ehhhh --- he reminded me of my favorite ever Win Oo San except Win Oo can write and direct also. And Win Oo got 4 academy awards. Yan Aung got how many academy awards?? I have lost count --- I just wish that I had business in making those trophies. I might as well sell more than I have ever anticipated. No matter, compared to those of less talent, Yan Aung deserve all his trophies of academy if we are grading on the curve for the time being.
I met Yan Aung for the first time at Yangon international airport. He was there to go to Singapore to shoot that movie with Wah Wah Win Shwe. I was not even a big fan of Yan Aung. I don't know about Wah Wah Win Shwe, but I saw Yan Aung in that crowd shining brightly with an aura around him, taller than most men, with a blue jean shirt and jean pants? I forgot the color, white? dark blue jean? He was remarkable. Not a lot of celebrity has impressed me outside personally other than Yan Aung and Pearl. They both have exquisite skin tone.
I saw him singing at the wedding or being Bait-theit Sayar at a few wedding --- and I remember he sang mostly during New Year Festivals. He looks super nice with our traditional men wear. He was chosen to make the continuation of Hmone-shwe-yee, Khine-mar-lar-hnin-si movie. It is actually an honor and I think he fits the best to the role. And the OST becomes his signature song. I have nothing to oppose anything about Yan Aung, I like pretty much about everything, but I don't know why I didn't become his great fan. It's a wonder.
Even greater wonder is when I had a daughter in this far away land, my daughter loves Yan Aung. She falls in love with him at 2 years old. I got a VCD back then, as a present --- Yan Aung and his lovers (the first concert). I watched that VCD once and my daughter was hooked on it. She watched everyday that it made me sick. I had to make copies to play on the car during our vacations long road trips. It made me crazy for almost 3 years to hear that VCD everyday. Yesterday, my daughter asked me about what happened to that Burmese VCD and that made me worried. Is she going to repeat that Yan Aung nightmare? Sometimes, I wonder if I should ask Yan Aung an autograph for my daughter.
I haven't listen to any of Burmese songs for so long recently. My daughter is listening to One Direction these days while she occasionally remembering and still asking me that one Yan Aung's VCD, which by the way, I am hiding it at a very secure place where she cannot come across.
Listen Here:
Yan Aung ( Min Bae A Narr Hmar Nay) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOdXxlmUgS4
Khine-marlar-hnin-si: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJgAvOK62J8
