#( dohyun / ep 4 )

[beyuwol]

what yuwol's team had come up with was rather bold, using the camera as a stand-in for the audience and including its perspective as a part of their performance. it might be taking a risk, but it makes sense, especially since this round will be all about concept evaluation. in that case, they need to make it immersive for the audience, suck them in and leave them wandering about the rest of the storyline afterwards. using the camera's pov should work, as long as everything flows nicely. nothing left unpolished.

right now though, he's focused on his own part. each member will have a turn with the camera, while the rest act as supporting characters ( keeping the modified choreography and the song in mind, of course ). however, it's a little awkward to practice his solo part with just a camera when he needs genuine feedback to make sure he's doing everything right, even more so because this will be heavy on the acting aspect.

@bedohyun, ever the eager and helpful mentor, is happy to help. leaning over a makeshift desk, pretending it's the kissing booth they've planned. dohyun sits on the other side. "i'm pretty sure kissing booths aren't exactly a definite part of carnivals, but it's been kind of trending... and it's a cute idea, isn't it?" honestly, yuwol's not sure, he has never been to carnivals.

"for my part, obviously no actual kiss on the lips." it's all pretend sake, and it's not like he's going to press his lips to a camera. he doubts the judges want that, but they want the feel of that type of mood. "but, maybe... i'll make use of a lip balm." as he says that, he lifts one up, uncapping it and swiping a bit of the product onto his pointed finger. "then i'll... pretend i'm putting it on myself." he does just that, but continues on. "afterwards, i'll look over at the camera, and..." with dohyun acting as the camera, he pretends to glide his fingers over dohyun's lips, as if he's putting the lip balm on it. in actuality though, his finger is hovering a significant distant away from dohyun.

with his lips pulled into a smile, he crafts a look of shyness as he steals glances at dohyun's eyes; again, as if he was the camera. acting out the vibes of a first date. after a few seconds, he retracts his hand. "and, like that. that's what i had in mind... what do you think?"

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - I Gave a 10/10 to a BL... me!

Organized, in each category, by ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Nov 2023 Wk 3

Ongoing Series - Thai

My Dear Gangster Oppa (Thurs iQIYI) ep 4 of 8 - I love this show. I adore Tew's the simple backstory. No frills. No fuss. He got dragged in the way many do and he can kill so they kept him. They aren’t trying to make it needlessly complicated (which is rare for Thailand). That said, the pacing is way tf off, the emotional arc is rushed and then sappy out of absolutely nowhere. Before you ask, the kiss is not at issue, we halfway through they should be kissing, but the romantic life changes - too soon. But I don’t care. Finally, they left us this ep reminded of 2 v important things,

this pair kisses beautifully

in BL all mafia be gay

Fun fun!

Last Twilight (Fri YT) ep 2 of 12 - It's official, I love this. It’s a classic caregiver/bodyguard trope where one of them is opening the other one up to the world, but sweetly. I’m enjoying the softness of JimmySea's take and I hope GMM TV takes its cues from the success of My School President and doesn’t push this particular show into rough or edgy territory. Stay on target GMMTV. Don't mess with my bias again!

Twins the series (Fri GaGa) ep 3 of 10 - Finally, our adorable side couple has emerged! This show remains engaging without losing pace (despite the main couple being slow burn), which is all I want from a Thai pulp, and more I could ask for currently from a sports BL. 

(Note: when I dictate the computer always puts "Thai pope" instead of Thai pulp - this is hilarious to me.)

Pit Babe (Fri iQIYI) ep 1 of 14 - I guess they didn’t strip the omegaverse out of this. Unfortunately, I’m not an omegaverse fan, so I find its presence extremely off putting. (But it’s kind of amazing that somebody finally put one on our screen.) Unsurprisingly, it’s a lot of alpha posturing and hyper masculinity, because that’s what this kind of worldbuilding is an excuse for (lazy writing and lazier characterization). This means I don’t like Babe AT ALL except that he’s smell orientated and a bit verse. Way is lovely tho, because Nut is a great soft screen presence amongst the testosterone haze. 

Middleman’s Love (Fri YT & iQIYI ep 2 of 8 - I’m not gonna lie (when have I ever bothered to lie to you all?) I’m struggling with this show. The sound effects are getting worse. That is not allowed. Still I found this installment slightly more bearable than the last last, probably because there was more of the cast in play and less of Jade being too cringe to live. 

Absolute Zero (Weds iQIYI) ep 8 of 12 - AKA temporal paradox of pain.

My Universe (Sun iQIYI) Friends Forever ep 13 of 24 - Ooo it’s a bit of a teacher/student (coach/player) thing. Linguistic negotiation and kinkification of phi. Also actually kinky. But not consensually. Gonna get dark. Bummer. 

Playboyy (Thurs Gaga) 1 of 14(!) eps - Whines. Must I? Gaga doesn’t have a skip ahead button. Sad sack main characters really do not work for me. But this was better than I expected. I wasn’t expecting much. 

Look: This is helmed by Cheewin (shudder) with screenplay by Den (Only Friends - shudder the second) under Copy A Bangkok (they deserve not my shuddders). It's gonna be a shizz show people. It's Thai dark War of Y style - my least favorites. Apparently, there is meant to be a "plot" but when has Cheewin ever bothered with plot?

On a completely different note does the blond look like that Korean actor/idol from At a Distance Spring is Green & Wanna One to anyone else? Or is it just me? (Park Ji Hoon)

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

A Breeze of Love (Korea iQIYI) eps 3-4 of 8 - I like it a lot. Dongwook is so obtuse and socially awkward and reserved and needy and Dohyun is so gay over and simultaneously wildly confused by this behavior. Fantastic. A bit stiff, even for Korea, btu I'm okay with it since everything else I'm watching right now is decidedly NOT stiff.

I finished it!

Let's Eat Together Aki and Haru AKA Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo - Japan BL movie 1.5 hr

Best friends life together during university - cheerful sunshine loves to cook, grumpy tsundere loves to eat. Aki is a bit manic pixie dream boy for me (not my favorite archetype) but they’re cute and it’s one of those Japanese slice of life pieces like Our Dining Table that isn’t really a romance in fact it’s barely a drama. This isn’t friends to lovers because they’re basically already in a relationship (which everyone around them knows) they just aren’t fucking. I did spend a lot of time worrying that they weren’t eating any green things whatsoever. In the end this isn’t my thing when there’s no kissing at all, and this was a bit too dull even for JBL. Sorry Japan, one cannot trade on cute and cheese alone. I know, you want to. But that's not a BL or a personality. 6/10 

I Cannot Reach You AKA I Can't Reach You AKA Kimi ni wa Todokanai (Japan, maybe coming to Netflix) 8 eps - This classic friends-to-lovers BL is everything Japan does best. Angsty. Emo. Aching. Driven by real thirst. Yamato is deeply in love with his childhood bestie, Kakeru, and has been for ages, unable to hide his ungainly damaging high school need. He wants Kakeru in every way possible and it oozes off of the screen. Kakeru is silly and a little simple, but not frenetic or overly camp about it. He is earnest, and genuinely wants to keep Yamato in his life which means giving a romance (and gayness) a fair chance. We watch him realize his affection and what form it can take in a truly authentic way. This show was impossibly kind to both of its lead characters and I felt honored that I got to watch something so lovely and rare play out on my screen.

I LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS. IT'S SO GOOD.

10/10

Let me be perfectly clear: I have watched 646 BLs and only handed out nine 10/10s.

I talk more about why this one made the cut, here.

It's Airing But...

One Room Angel (Japan Gaga) 6 eps - adaptation of Harada’s manga (which I did not like) about a clerk who's stabbed, nearly dies, and returns home to find an angel waiting for him. With only 5 eps and a good chance this won’t end happy, I'm gonna wait and let you tell me how it goes.

SHADOW (Thai Gaga) 14 eps - I'm not wild about Thai horror (or horror at all) even one featuring Singto and Fluke. I'm holding off on this one and if told it's good I'll binge later.

Beyond The Star (Weds iQIYI) 8 eps - House of Stars meets Boyband. I was NOT impressed. Waiting to be told if I should bother.

What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Gaga) 10 eps - I find this series more fun to binge, so I'm waiting until it completes its run.

Next Week Looks Like This

STARTING

11/20 Bake Me Please (Mon Gaga) ep 1 of 6 - trailer here, stars Ohm (of OhmFluke) opposite Guide (bestie from IFYLITA). This looks like an actually gay version of Antique Bakery (play it again, BL). I'm intrigued, it looks HELLA pretty.

11/22 7 Days Before Valentine (Weds ????) ep 1 of 10 - trailer here, horror-esk. Adapted from y-novel of the same name, directed by Tu (180 Degree) stars Jet (Why You… Y Me?). When you want your old love again, but fate sends you a reaper instead. All he can do for you is kill people. I'll likely give this a pass and wait to binge if safe.

11/24 VIP Only (Taiwan Fri Gaga) ep 1 of 10 - Screenplay by Lin Pei Yu (WBL) about a chef who courts a shy writer with spicy beef noodles.

11/25 The Sign (Sat ????) ep 1 of 10 - trailer here, horror-esk, but with a suspense and adult characters. Special investigators who loved each other in previous lives reunite in new bodies. Stars Billy Patchanon (BillySeng) & Babe Tanatat (new). Includes other SCOY favorites as a special investigation team. I may give this a try (depending on distribution) because I'm into the non-horror bits.

11/26 The Whisperer (Sun ????) 1 of 10 - trailer here. Thai horror BL that ALSO involves cheating (what joy is mine). He has dimples (My Ride) but I don't think even that gives me the will. You can tell me how this goes.

11/26 Cooking Crush (Sun YT) 1 of 12 - OffGun are back, trailer here. Adapted from the novel “Love Course! เสื้อกาวน์รุกเสื้อกุ๊กรับ” by iJune4S this is about Prem who runs a not-so-popular restaurant with 2 friends. About to go on a cooking competition with a huge reward, Prem gets involved with Ten, a stressed-out med student who wants Prem to teach him to cook.

Still Coming November BL

11/30 For Him (Thurs ????) ep 1 of 10 - high heat trailer, I suspect iQIYI will scoop this one up. From the people who brought us Unforgotten Night (please no) based on a y-novel, man nursing a heartbreak has a one-night stand, but the other boy didn't want it to end. It looks terribly trashy so I'm in! Maybe I'll do a trash watch?

Nov 2023 line up with screen caps here. Not kept updated.

Original 2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED).

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

To be fair this was last week but I did get the screen shot until now. (You are Mine)

I Cannot Reach You serving all Japan's favorite tropes plus some very un-Japan decent kisses.

(Last week)

[ivory-lamps]

A20: ep.4 Night of that school

Characters: Netaro Location: HAMA Summary: One night at an old school building, Netaro asks a youth about what it means to feel “lonely”. Proofreader: Shay

Boy: What!? You’re saying you can change your face to look like Ryo Yoshizawa?

Netaro: Watch.

Boy: Woah!! That’s his face!! He’s so good-looking!!

Netaro: Hehehe~

Boy: Oh, you turned back.

Netaro: I like my current face right now.

Boy: Wow. So this is your favourite face? Did you base it off someone?

Netaro: It’s got the mysteriousness of Timothee Chalamet, Lee Dohyun’s beauty, Anya Taylor-Joy’s loveliness and a little sprinkle of Hideo Nakaizumi.

Boy: That’s one amazing combination…! All of them have strong facial features and one of them is even a woman!

Netaro: I picked those features from movies and dramas. I’ve got great taste, don’t I?

Boy: Yeah. I think it’s pretty nice…

Netaro: You think?

Boy: You can change your face to look like Ryo Yoshizawa like earlier, right? You could even add Tori Matsuzaka into the mix.

Netaro: Hmm, I wouldn’t mind trying that out next time.

Boy: You know, it’s all about looks in the end – first impressions aren’t important. They even say that… personality doesn’t matter as long as you have good looks.

I guess you don’t have to worry about that, Netaro. You’ll always be popular!

Netaro: Popu…lar…

Boy: Yep! It must be nice to be popular… I was a bit popular back when I was in Troop 2.

Netaro: What is this “popular”?

Boy: Huh…? Oh, it means that a lot of people like you.

Netaro: To be liked by a lot of people… Is that what you want?

Boy: Everyone wants to be liked by a lot of people!!

Netaro: Everyone!? All of humanity wants this “popular” thing!!?

Boy: By the way, Netaro, you finished reading all of the books I took out from that one corner of the library, right?

You read them all so quickly. I probably can’t take them out fast enough for you.

Netaro: Yep!

Boy: You’re so smart but you don’t know what popular means? Hehe… that’s so weird.

Netaro: I just learnt that popular means to be well-liked.

But why do you want it?

Boy: …Well, that’s because… it feels lonely being by yourself.

Netaro: Lonely.

Boy: …Don’t tell me you don’t know what “lonely” means, either?

Netaro: No! I’ve seen that word a lot. It appeared in the novel I read the other day.

See? Here. Where it says “female student”.

“She stood still in the corner of that somewhat gloomy kitchen, feeling extremely lonely…”

Will humans die if they feel lonely? I couldn’t find an answer even when I looked up the word in the dictionary you gave me.

Boy: “I’m suffering, I’m worried, I’m lonely, I’m sad – Just what on earth do all those things mean?”

Dazai likes this book.

Netaro… you don’t feel lonely? Maybe that’s why you don’t understand.

Netaro: I don’t understand!! Ahaha! I was told I was a nuisance because I understood too much! That’s something very exciting!

What does “lonely” mean? Tell me how it poisons humans and leads them to death!

Boy: Huh… me?

Netaro: You’re not popular right now, aren’t you? And you feel super lonely.

Boy: ……

Netaro: Then you can teach me about it, right~?

Boy: Uhh… well…

Netaro: Why do you want this popular thing? What sorts of desires lie at the source? Why do you want it so badly!?

Tell me, tell meeee~~!

Boy: A–Ahh…

It means we want to be loved!

Netaro: Oh~ To be loved!? So you’re saying you’ll feel “lonely” unless you’re loved?

Boy: Yeah! We want to be loved by someone, want to reciprocate their feelings and tell them that we were born for each other!! We want to do that and have the same thing done for us in return!

Otherwise, we won’t feel happy being alive in this world…!

Ugh… that was embarrassing… Don’t make me say stuff like this, geez.

Netaro: Why are your cheeks growing red?

Boy: I’m just a teenager, okay…?

Netaro: Ding! Wait, I’ve got it! “Love”, “lonely”, “happy” – those keywords…

When humans are loved, they feel happy and content, which has a good impact on their well-being… I think I read that somewhere.

It should be this one…

“When humans feel happiness, the subthalamic nucleus secretes a chemical substance that starts with serotonin…”

“There are over 100 different types, such as adrenalin, endorphin and GABA, but oxytocin is in charge of love and connections”... This part here.

Boy: Ohh…

Netaro: Hmm. Humans interact with others and when they love and feel loved, oxytocin is secreted in the brain.

That’s how humans feel happiness, apparently.

Boy: I see… It was kind of hard to understand, though.

Netaro: However.

Love comes in many different forms; for example, romantic love, friendships and familial love. However, romantic love is a dopamine-based love.

This happy hormone called dopamine must always be stimulated, otherwise it cannot continue to be secreted. Alcohol and other addictions are caused by the lack of this pleasure chemical.

This is the same as love! The dopamine secreted from one love will last 2 to 3 months before it begins to diminish. It will all be gone in 3 years.

In simple terms, it’s the “third year affair”!

Boy: I–I don’t really understand, but are you saying that romantic feelings will disappear in 3 years…?

Netaro: Yep! In terms of brain science, it’s impossible to rely on romantic feelings to stay happy forever.

Boy: W–Whaa!!?

Netaro: …Therefore! Friendships and familial love can exist perpetually and their value will not deteriorate. You should form oxytocin-based love if you want your wish to come true.

Boy: …… Friendships, familial love…

Netaro: Then you won’t be lonely.

Boy: …You really are amazing, Netaro.

I was at a loss for words because I was so impressed. Ahaha.

Netaro: I knew it – I’m a genius~

Boy: Yep.

Netaro: But…

Humans don’t try to understand the science that’s happening inside them. They worry, feel depressed and get lonely.

Moreover, some of them end their own lives.

They’re such rare intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy, but they’re so strange! Ahaha!

Bro: Ahaha! I guess you’re right about that.

Netaro: Ding! I’ve got a genius idea!!

I’ll make oxytocin and I’ll transmit it in place of your subthalamic nucleus!

Boy: No way! That sounds scary! Ahaha!

Netaro: I’m a genius so it won’t take long!

Boy: Doooon’t! Ahahahaha!

…Sigh.

Say, Netaro.

Netaro: What is it, Ohno?

Ohno: …Maybe I’ll make it next week – the day I disappear, I mean.

Netaro: Hm~? Didn’t you say that before?

Ohno: ……

Netaro: That sounds good.

After all, it’ll be nice to do it on a day where you can see the stars!

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[be-events]

congrats on surviving episode three of next gen! updated rankings can be found here.

for participating in the auditions and appearing in the third episode of NEXT GEN, all wannabes who submitted their participation may collect points as outlined on this spreadsheet. points were awarded based on the writing requirements submitted and the optional extra threads. no verification is required; you may link back to this post on your spreadsheets.

for the next episode of NEXT GEN, all participants will be divided into three teams, this time with no additional splits into A or B. the three teams will be performing existing songs in the wannabe canon, one with a cute/bright concept, one with a elegant/sexy concept, and one with a teen crush concept. the winning team will receive immunity from elimination while the members of the two remaining teams will have to rely on the judges not to be sent home. the teams and their assigned songs can be found below. the teams will all be practicing in designated practice rooms at the AXIS training building. independent practice will be expected of them between lessons and participants are welcome to work together with their teams to rehearse.

note that these songs are not considered original in the wannabe universe and belong to unofficial npc senior artists.

once again, coaches are not to inform the creative process but to leave those decisions up to the contestants they’re advising. instead, they should act as mentors and answer questions and provide guidance in shaping the contestants’ visions. coaches will NOT be performing alongside the contestants this time around.

the teams and performances for episode four are as follows:

CUTE/BRIGHT: OH MY GIRL - NONSTOP

coach: lee seojun and park dohyun

han yuwol

hwang jingren

han jueun

choi hangyeol

hwang yejun

ELEGANT/SEXY: SF9 - PUZZLE

coach: lee nayoung and lee chaerin

asakura touma

kim ara

jang hyunki

ryu siwoo

ito seira

ryeo jihyun

TEEN CRUSH: CRAVITY - ADRENALINE

coach: zhou renyi and yeom sarang

song jaeyoung

ryu inho

song jiayi

stevie park

yamamoto kaito

NOTE: don’t worry too much about line distributions! you’re welcome to establish them with your team independently so long as everyone agrees with them but this is entirely optional. same with dance groups regarding center distributions.

TASK:

this event is for next gen participants and coaches only. part 4 will run until may 3 at 11:59pm. any solos posted after the deadline will not be considered. please send in your submission before this deadline.

please use the hashtag #BE:NGS2P4 for all posts relating to this part of the event.

please write at least one 4-post thread with another participant or coach in your team preparing for the mission. NOTE: this task may be completed multiple times.

please write a 300+ word solo about your muse’s performance in front of the three judges

OPTIONAL: please write a 200+ word solo about your muse reflecting on their preparation and their performance in front of the judges. this should be treated as a verbal interview. what was the greatest challenge during this mission? was there another participant who was especially helpful? do they feel confident in their performance? etc. 

NOTE THAT THE WRITING TASKS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOT OPTIONAL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. POINTS WILL BE AWARDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE.

please keep in mind that all threads and solos should be written with the assumption that cameras are on the participants at all times.

when you’ve completed these tasks, please send the following form to our events blog:

SUBMISSION TITLE: MUSE NAME - NEXT GEN S2 EP 4

preparation: link to thread *may be completed multiple times; please include multiple links if so

performance: link to solo 

reflection: link to solo *optional

[feuqueerfire]

Century of Love Live Blogging

For a couple weeks before this show's release, I had been getting some DaouOffroad videos on my Twitter timeline and man, I was really getting into them despite never having watched Love in Translation. I knew this was releasing 2 eps a week and the concept was interesting enough, so was eyeing this for live-watching since like July 2, a week before the show released. Now I'm finally watching it after my other on-air shows (My Stand-In, Wandee Goodday) are done and 6 episodes of this have released. People seem to be really liking this, even though some people were critical about the concept once the trailer was released. Hope I love it, I enjoyed To Sir, With Love which I think is the same team? Gotta love a lakorn BL.

Ep 1 (July 27)

1-1

1924

old-timey lakorns really do have the same vibes as the indian serials or historical bollywood movies, loveee

the graphics when San's being healed are killing me

San and Wad are cute from the 2 seconds we get to see of them lol

tragedy strikes

eat half of the stone now -> body frozen for a hundred years but endure pain every night -> Vad feeds second half to him when they reunit and San's body returns to normal

1944, 1974, 2004 - so it's like a new generation of the Savant/shring caretaker's family

2024 - 100 year anniversary

100smth-year-old young-looking San is so funny, especially the grandpa calling San great grandpa

so true, young Juu teaching old ass great grandpa San about victim blaming

Juu is soo cute omg

omg a century's worth of wounds and injuries reopen every night?!?! girl, love cannot be worth this much pain

1-2

2 more months left until March 15

pls this would've been romantic and beautiful if this was a different show and her name is even Wad

SanVee first meeting

ah, Vee just moved here, so that's why they just met

1-3

omg the make-shift red string of fate in front of the goddess

the ring going to Vee, how cute

Juu is seriously sooo attractive

Khun Wad reminds me of Namtan a bit

Vee is quite charming

incredible lack of dust underneath that cabinet

San being charmed by Vee despite not wanting to be

I wonder if Vee knows he likes men/knows he's starting to like San? He seems like he'd know

1-4

okay Vee knows

I know this scene is a dream that San's having, I wonder how it was watching it without knowing that omg they went from 0 to a 100 for seemingly no reason

120smth year old grandpa's wet dream smh

Vee reminds me of somebody but who... I thought it was Lee Dohyun for a second but I don't think so. Maybe OnePact Oh Seongmin??

Suchhh a good first episode. I was anticipating this show and really hoping I like it and so far, it's great. Can't wait to watch ep 2.

Ep 2 (July 27)

cryinggg at San going to tell Tao about his wet dream

Vee has a sick grandma. I think I read about this

Actually I think I also read a stray post or tweet about grandma and Vee living same man, so I’m gonna assume this guy who saved grandma as a little kid is San lol

not the kind pratfall kiss

loll Juu knows about the dream and being able to perform again

hmm this uncle who made a bad investment… is the police record real

a literal tiny child 120smth year old great grandpa!!!!! I was spoiled about this too but omg

not Vee being in trouble and chased the way San kind of was in ep 1 beginning

lmfao San finding a way to get Vee's birth time, location details

Juu: "If you can't accept that he's a man, then just have him complete the ritual and part ways." okay I was thinking this esp because some people are guessing a bit that maybeeee Vee actually isn't Vad reincarnated. So if that theory's true, maybe San will indeed meet the correct reincarnation and just have them feed him the stone but continue being in love with Vee?

Vee saying what comes to his mind but it clearly stings deeply for San. Vee saying that he wouldn't want the other person to wait if he were Wad because when would he come back, what if he looks different, what if he has a worse personality, like omg these are all San's current struggles

who took that video of San healing? was it Vee or somebody else?

Vee possibly linked to a shady businessman who searches for the 5-coloured stone

oh, the people are straight up robbing them for the stone

omg, San is so mean to Vee here yelling at him about the stone and calling him a thief and letting it slip that he'd done a background search on him

but if indeed Vee knew about San and is after the stone, then Vee is a great actor within the show

ah, the shady businessman

Ep 3 (July 28)

wtf the Youtube vids don't have English subs? agh

dang, unexpected time to turn into a child

pls San has never needed to think of a name for the kid version? I guess he can just use San because usually it's not like people know that he's related to San somehow

plsss not the naked San + Vee toppling over him + fall into the bathtub and turning the shower on + the family all coming home and seeing them

ah, marriage is brought up because of this

aw, Vee got framed for that criminal record bank account thing. the bank account fraud also reminded me of DFF

Vee's lack of money or status reminds San of how he originally was with Khun Wad

ever since I first saw the clips of the scene of San describing who he loves and their characteristics and Vee being like "o! that describes me!" it has reminded me of a very similar scene with a different Vee... Love Mechanics Mark telling Vee his ideal type's character traits and Vee being like oh! I fit all of them! even though he fits none loll

dang, he's plainly telling his grandmother about the fake wedding and getting paid for it and she doesn't seem to care. kinda interesting, i'd expect more scolding and disapproval

don't hide your face in the towel you were using to clean her feet!

but Vee doesn't deny liking San oof

the uncle guy doesn't approve of the wedding, who would have guessed?

San being so grouchy to vee during the wedding while Vee's trying his best and is so smiley >:(

ahh the serendipitous bride veil

I wonder if Vee will ever ask why they call San Great Great Grandfather lmao

not the attacks and gunshot wounds! how must San feel to see Vee take a bullet for him when Wad had died that way

Vee finally finds out about San's situation and the stone + that he's maybe/maybe not Wad's reincarnation

I think I saw something about Vee trying to steal the stone... will it be for his grandmother?

kinda bad acting when Vee's sad about his grandma but the situation is indeed devastating and he's going through so much

beautiful, gorgeous Juu

Ep 4 (July 28)

Vee's plan to steal the stone step #1: start living in the house lol

my poor fucking Vee fr

stoppp San being rude and clippy but still being like if you want anything tell Juu + puts some meat on Vee's plate

San's nightly pain and horrors being stopped by touching and being near Vee omg, this show is soooo good and handles the tropes so well

"It must hurt a lot... but it's better than being dead, right Phi?" Vee... it might be worth it for San who has a mission but it's senseless to have your grandmother go through that when she has lived a full life

the first night in a 100 years since he's had good sleep was when Vee was near him, running his hand through his hair, like bruh the tropes and the implications!!

this annoying ass uncle mans

I think it'd be nice if Vee really isn't the reincarnated Wad but just shares the same fate as people keep saying

ah, Vee going sneaking and getting caught by San, though he managed to not give his position away

Aw, San's kinda cute, putting on the music and smiling while watching Vee go through the photos and such

yaas bisexual king Vee who's dated and messed around with men and women lol

grandpa San having a breakdown hearing about homosexuality like whelp you're gonna have to come to terms with it sometime

not Juu telling Vee about San's horny dream about him to console him and tell him that San's actually into him lmfaooo

Vee's next plan is to seduce San lol but Vee looks so good with slightly messy hair standing at the doorway omg

San to Vee: "Where your clothes at?"

kitsune Vee! San's wet dreams are great lol and the water glass motif in all of them too lmfaoo

girl you're married! fuck meditation, go have sex with your husband

a fake stone in place of the real one?

oh man, cliffhanger with injured Vee who found the (fake I guess) 5-coloured stone but then was stabbed by one of the guys searching for it who then took it from him. + the grandpa got taken too.

also the robber guy has to be the annoying uncle mans right

Ep 5 (July 28/29)

as expected, the uncle is in kahoots with the stone stealers

damn, San meant that the doctor was a fraud who doesn't know about the stone's realities, right? not that the doctor was working with San or anything. because mans got shot in the head

hmmm Suchat and them escape, right?

San being so nice to injured Vee, cooking for him and feeding him

ah, especially because San believe Vee got injured in a fight to protect the stone from the thieves, not knowing that Vee was stealing it himself

the stone stealing has to come back some time later for angst purposes, right? can't be a secret forever...?

ah, the Prince Trai who killed Wad accidentally is back as Wee's friend and doctor Third

omg nightmare where Wee takes Wad's place in the dying scenario...

damn, San even being rude to Third who's like ...? but hmm why did San seem familiar to him, did he just happen to see him around or is he really reincarnated Trai and somehow remembers from his past life?

lol Vee really invited Third to San and the family's house to hang out pls

San seething with jealousy and stalking Vee lol

Vee being like wow this grumpy poser dinosaur sure reminds me of San

I was wondering if San and Juu were gonna be seen at the back when they were taking selfies! he just saw it later

ahhhh San doesn't quite want to reaaaally find Wad (as he's falling for Vee) but that obviously makes him feel confused and aimless

Love to see Vee being straightforward like don't be controlling and say what you mean, i don't like to guess

ahhh cute cute cute even though they didn't actually kiss

Ep 6 (July 29/30)

insecure San

ahh the perfume wrist sniffing scene i’ve seen around so much lately

not Vee going to get hotpot with Third

what a gracious back down from Third compared to the gun! that Trai had brought out lol

ahh I thought Vee was gonna come from behind and hear the confession and it’ll be a comedic moment but it just became angsty though i wonder if Vee hadn’t actually heard… and is trying to avoid San bc of it…

them looking at each other and smiling as Juu guides Vee up the stairs to get ready is sooooo good

ah date and dance

okayyyy Vee did indeed hear

confession and kiss ahh

okkk i was wondering if i can continue watching this on my phone at work (i’ve been watching this ep on phone) but uhhh they are shirtless and maybe sleep together so ig id rather not. will watch when i get home today huhu

now what does San even know about sex, man hasn’t had a boner for a century

ok vee started leading the sex thing after a bit

idk whether to believe Vee really is the reincarnation or not

oh, grandma and San became friends afterwards, I thought San and her only met like once when he apparently saved her

grandma and grandson in love with the same man reminds me of Blank where mother, father, daughter all loved one woman loll

Nuwa is crying and the weird dreams…

omg a kuhn wad lookalike/real reincarnation? is she for real or is she possibly sent by the enemies?

I sooo wish the YouTube episodes were subbed bc it’s a hassle to watch it on random sites lol and i can’t just easily download it for commute

omg antsy teaser for next ep, so glad I only have to wait one day and that we’re getting 2 eps within the next 48 hours. I'm excited to see what questions and conflict and angst is in store.

Ep 7 (July 31)

I'm getting to watch this finally 7 hours after its release. I hope it breaks my fucking heart.

the thing is i kinda want her to be rencarnation fr bc its angsty and means more if san still chooses vee but also i just don't think shes her fr

san didn't even do anything fr he caught a scared crying girl in his arms but ig it can seem that way when you don't know the background info...

I need her to say something from her memory that nobody else except her and San would know because he might've told somebody else/the nephew-uncle mans and he might've told the new Wad if she is indeed a ploy from him

damn, they're just showing every single step to get this stone

the stone not giving a clear answer but still San can die if the wrong Wad reincarnation feeds it to him oof

Ouchhhh Vee being like "at first I thought she's stealing you from me but in fact, I'm the one who came later" as he's leaving San's place back to his own. but San's gotta stop him cmonn

good Vee and San still sleeping in the same bed

she's too insistent on Vee giving up San + her being the real Wad, hmmm. like girl you don't actually even know San

...Wadfah said she remembered... but Third walked right beside her, did she not realize that he looks exactly like the guy who killed her?

oof, Vee really wants to save his grandma with this stone. girl it already bestows a lifetime of pain on San, your grandma's gonna get even more fucked up if you feed this to her without San's permission since the stone's tied to him

at least Vee's telling the grandma about it instead of secretly feeding the stone to her, whew

Vee's so naive and eager and sad and DESPERATE when it comes to his grandma owwww this convo so sad

Wadfah trying to sow discord... I mean she's correct that Vee did steal the stone to save his grandma but... she's too eager to declare she doesn't think Vee is trustworthy... then again, if we were following a story of a reincarnated Wad who comes to the house to find somebody else has been thought of have been her and is living the life that's supposed to be hers and has fooled everybody into trusting them, we'd be on Wadfah's side in this story

San in tears after confirmation that Vee stole the stone omgggg

THIS IS SO FUCKING SAD, THE WHOLE FAMILY FEELING BETRAYED and the story of Vee trying to originally steal it resurfacing even though they thought he'd tried to protect this whole time omggg

returning the ring !!! T.T

nooo San steal loving and believing in Vee and calling after him owowowowowowowwwwww T.T

aw man Vee living with Third for now

stoppp don't think about the cute good and hot times while looking at your bed you shared with Vee, San :( also they do a whole lot of flashbacks to scene we've seen (and repeatedly too like 5 times seeing flashbacks of the same scene), so I'm glad that they showed a completely new cute scene of them together.

this fucking perfume coming up multiple times T.T

ahhh San's intense confrontation with Third omg, this was so good and it felt in character with both of them and the amount of drama/the conclusions that people drew from the confrontation also made sens

okay I just feel like San should at least bring up Wadfah's lack of reaction to seeing Third what the hell

nooo my poor Juu crying nooooooooo

San kneeling in front of Wadfah gave me a heart attack like omg 120smth year old guy please get up

OH MY GOD WE'RE REALLY GETTING SAN CHOOSING VEE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HE IS WAD OR NOT AHHHH

now why did it start raining and thunder and lightning appears

girl, Wadfah outright asking for the 5 coloured stone... if the antagonists sent her, then they could've sent her to get the strong from San out of his own will

tears down Nuwa's face pls

whelp goodbye stone. i don't think San has another stone decoy to give to her

ah, he's again weak and in pain as the stone is far away

Wadgah's delighted smile while looking at the stone...

The angst is so good because it's something tangible and real and has been leading up to this for the whole show and there are so many people involved like San and Vee but also the family and Wadfah and the stakes are so high (100 years of waiting, true love, death if we have the wrong person, etc.). Becuase of it all, the angst doesn't feel over-dramatic or drawn-out, like this is big enough that people would be having these sorts of reactions. Similarly with San and Third's conflict, that was also violent and dramatic but it makes sense that San would get angry with Third because he's been jealous of him from the beginning and can't let go of Third's past life Trai's crimes while Trai is like mad but not over-the-top until he sees Wadfah and thinks San cheated and so everything came crashing down; the escalation to the punch and yelling made sense then. ahhh so good

I got San choosing Vee without knowing whether he's the real Wad or not, which was great and incredible (even though it hasn't led to their romance again yet) and even gave up his fucking stone for it. We also know Wadfah isn't really a good person and was after the stone. Ideally for me, I think the show would have Wadfah indeed be Wad's reincarnation but just be a different, worse person - not the same Wad as a century ago, the same way Third is a better person than Trai a century ago (unless he too is hiding something and is secretly a villain...). So have Vee and San end up together even though Vee's not Wad. However, I think maybe Vee really is Wad because somebody's gonna have to feed San that stone and if Wadfah's not a good person, we're gonna have to have Vee do it. so idk maybe neither of them are 1-1 Wad's reincarnation since we know both Vee and Wadfah share similar fates? and were born same time and place nad the stone glowed for them both... so maybe Vee and Wadfah could both have the power to feed San and Vee ends up doing it.

What a good episode omg

Although that's not to say everything was perfect and dandy; I think some more reasoning or conflict from Vee's end about stealing the stone would have been good. Like stealing it again without any thought to San? crazy. they should've at least had something like Vee believes very strongly that San would be fine without the whole stone, just a little bit. or like when Vee asks San for the stone, we don't see what San says except no but maybe they could've had San downplay the problems if the stone was gone and just been like no, not worth it to make your grandma be in pain, making Vee think there aren't too many consequences from San's end. or SOMETHING because it's wild how callously he just stole it and ran. or at least stronger sense of regret once he come out of the panic of thinking his grandma was dying and being like omg what have i done? i was in a zone when thinking about my grandma dying that i didn't stop to think omg like at least acknowledge it on text.

Also, Wandee’s necklace returning scene was a let-down fr, so I’m glad it hurt more and had more weight here

Okay somebody mentioned that in First Love, Again (I've watched this kbl but don't remember a single thing), the reincarnation started 1 cycle earlier and during that time the 2 men were together? or smth? and so maybe there was an earlier incarnation of Vee and San and then San and Wad came later. Also I'm nosy and forgot and so went to look through First Love Again, wasted 10 minutes of my time but couldn't find that part while skimming. whelp

Ep 8 (Aug 1)

ummmm why did I see some screenshots on Twitter with San clutching Vee's (??) body on the floor and crying... If this episode doesn't end happily/ends on a cliffhanger, I'm gonna lose my shit

ouchh San and Vee's scene

kiss w/ tear-striken faces aw

damn the ash baggie got lost so quick

Third is here too

not the "I don't wanna live if it's not with you" and resignation to die in a few weeks without the damn stone. San I'll smack you

okay they made up hehe hug

loll maybe Third really is a clueless nice dude like I've been hoping. confused af at these revelations

bro i'm so freaking sleepy but i also wanna finish watching this episode...

Juu my beloved finally realized Wadfah not recognizing Third is weird

lol not her being a seasoned criminal okayyyyy let’s go loll

fake stone trick again

man i can’t chill knowing that those screenshots exist like Vee probably gonna get shot this episode

did Chen and whoever keep the fake stone or give it back to wadfah bc it’s annoying if they kept it

not them all actingggg lmfao both Wad and San’s side putting up a play

ah oof, the stone not with Wadfah, I wonder if she will also come up with some fake stone to trick

oh nvm she got the stone from Chen unless They gave her a fake stone lmfaooo

they’re so fucking cute man

now why is San the bold one while Vee is shy, Vee’s the one who was talking about fucking people loll

cryingggg at Juu swearing on Dr. Tao’s life that the fake stone is the real stone lmfaoo

ohhh omg we’re the screenshots from San’s vision that Nuwa gave him?

girl i’m nervous the stone gonna suddenly stop glowing

lmfaoooo just in time

replicas so good neither of them can tell the difference?!

oh it’s flowing for Vee fr

are they gonna have to team up with Wadfah?

the shooting is very funny idk

the end?! girl what the hell

Pretty enjoyable show so far, I think the writing for this is quite strong, which is fairly rare. Hope the next 2 episodes hold up and that the show ends well.

[nexthitjcink]

a history of next hit.

Under the cut you will find a (semi) brief history of the site's setting and focus company, NEXT HIT Entertainment. Everyone in the RP will be working under NH, so it's important we discuss the company's history! This post will give an overview of the history of major players in NH's history and present. If there are any questions about any of the following, feel free to ask away.

BEFORE NEXT HIT

NEXT HIT ENTERTAINMENT is an entertainment agency founded in 2009, which manages multiple artists and subsidiary labels. First, a bit of history on how NH came to be. Waterfall Entertainment was an early company in the K-Pop entertainment world, where Nam Dohyun began his career as a road manager in the early 2000s. Nam would eventually worked his way up to become Creative Director of Waterfall. However, in 2008 Waterfall Ent. went bankrupt and was dissolved. This did not deter Nam, who used his knowledge from almost a decade in the industry to establish NEXT HIT Entertainment, with a team made up of mostly former Waterfall employees.

HWA

Like much of their creative and management teams, NH's first artist, HWA (based on IU) was also a Waterfall rescue. At only 18, she was the first (and currently only) solo aritst signed to Next Hit Entertainment, releasing her first album Growing Up only months after the establishment of the label. The album was originally supposed to be her next release under Waterfall, but with the dissolving of her company she was more than happy to put it in Nam hands, who she had worked closely with during her Waterfall days. While the album had moderate success, enough to keep the new company afloat, she would achieve national acclaim with the release of her third EP, REAL and her hit single Good Day. As years went on, her wholesome self-made image has propelled to her to be one of the most popular and respected artists in K-Pop history.

2CHAN

While nowadays not discussed as much as their other artists, 2CHAN (composed of members Woochan and Chanbin) debuted as NH's first original group in 2010 with the single "Bounce," now seen as a commercial flop. The duo disbanded after their third single, “Keep Your Head Down” was another commercial failure in 2013. Woochan is a successful soloist and actor (albeit under a different company), while Chanbin has become a renowned vocal coach. In 2020, the pair joined for the first time since their disbandment for a reunion concert.

SAGA

The success of HWA allowed for NH to comfortably build a small roster of trainees and plan for future projects and endeavors. Rumors of the company's next big hit spread around the K-Pop world. After years of waiting, fans of NH were finally given answers to the question with the surprise drop of a dance practice video featuring four, up until then unknown, trainees and the original song "4 Walls" in late 2015. The internet went insane over the video and NH officially announced the debut of their first girl group, SAGA, early the next year. The girl group finally debutted on Valentines Day, 2016 with dual title tracks Whistle and Automatic, and an additional member, Angel, not featured in 4 Walls' initial release. The first mini album SAGA: The Beginning, was met with wide commercial success and marked the start of the of the leading groups in the third generation of K-Pop.

The quintet has gone on to become of the most notable, awarded, and successful group in K-Pop history, known together as "The Queens of Girl Crush" and members being some of the most sought after celebrities. Some of their top hits include: "Peek-A-Boo" (2018), "Black Dress" (2018), "Bad Boy" (2018), "Psycho" (2020), "Lovesick Girls" (2021), and most recently, "Feel My Rhythm" and "Birthday" released together in 2022. The members are also activity in sub-unit and solo endeavors, with their unit So Far having one of the most successful sub-unit debuts with the 2021 hit, "Monster" and has continued that success with their 2023 release "Air Force One".

NOON

With HWA being secure in her spot as the "Nation's Little Sister" and SAGA gradually taking the world by storm, NH found themselves with more capital than they knew what to do with. Over half a decade into NH's lifetime, Nam Dohyun wanted to something fresh and new to add to their roster. That was when he happened upon a small indie group, 눈높 (NunNop), looking to get their first record label. The group was well known in the indie scene for their songwriting abilities, lead by then guitarist Moon Ryuwon and the every flowing charisma of their lead singer, Jake Yang. After the departure of a member (Kitae, who had been critical of them "selling out" and now performs as a soloist under the name "Kit") the group signed as quartet and began work on their first album in 2017. Since joining NH, they have become one of the most well known K-Bands domestically and internationally, best known for their heart-wrenching break up songs. Some of their top hits include: "Congratulations" "Shoot Me" and "Love Cut." Main Vocalist and Guitarist Jake, has also become one of the biggest solo artists after his solo debut in 2022 (inspired by Baekhyun).

SUBSIDARIES

NH STUDIOS - Producing Path

Since the founding of NH Entertainment, its focus has largely been on expanding the capabilities and expectations of Korean popular music. As NH Ent. grew, it required more time, effort, and energy put into this aspect of its brand. Thus, the creation of NH Studios, home to producers and music creatives under the NH Ent. brand. NH Studios plans to increase it's output with new talent behind and in front of the screen.

NOHARM - Modeling Path

NoHarm was originally created to help handle SAGA's growing modeling careers and endeavors (specifically that of member Soul, who established her own brand RE:Born under the label). With creative director Kim Sookyung at the helm, NoHarm has been on the cutting edge of everything in the world of fashion and design. Always focusing on every aspect of the design process, its roster has become not only some of the most sought-after models, but also creatives in the industry.

CLASS ACT - Acting Path

Class Act was established to support the growth of NH's brand into the film industry. Class Act has been home to great talent in the film and theater industries. Partnerships with domestic and international distributors, writers, directors, and actors, has allowed Class Act to quickly rise as one of the top film production houses in South Korea. In the nature of NH Entertainment's company mission of creation, in the beginning of 2023, Class Act began forays into the creating its own films and television shows. Plans to expand these continue to be in development as Class Act grows its talent roster.

SCANDALS

One of the first major scandals that faced NH had to do with SAGA's Visual, Soul. Mid-promotions of their 2017 song, "I Like That," was injured on stage and had to go on a full hiatus, causing her to miss their first tour later that same year. This was after videos of the girls looking exhausted and weak backstage had gone viral. Fans called for a full group hiatus due to the issue, since the girls had been working practically nonstop since debut. NH never announced an official hiatus, but did attempt to spread out promotions in 2018 and onward.

In late 2022, rumors spread of SAGA's Leader Mia possibly being an relationship after photos were leaked of her out with a mysterious man. Dispatch, on New Years Day 2023, confirmed that the man in question was NOON's Drummer and Maknae Jaewon, and that the couple had been dating since 2022. NH quickly confirmed that the two were in a relationship. Both released letters to their fans, thanking them for support and asking for privacy in their personal lives. The two have gone on to appear together on various red carpets, and Mia has been seen attending Noon's Toronto concert (where she is from) during their most recent world tour with some of her hometown friends. The pair have been named "MiWon" by fans with most being supportive of the couple.

and that is all for this preview! i hope you enjoyed this little look into NH's history and lore. i can't wait for all of us to build upon this lore with our own characters and plots. as always, feel free to throw any lore questions my way--probably best done in our discord!

[sushis-wild-imagination]

Let's Get Married (Preview)

Lee Do Hyun X Reader

Words: 700

Summary : Fake marriage for reality tv to lovers.

Warning : Tooth rotting fluff, horribly slow burn, Lee Dohyun being a cutie over all.

Note: if you haven't seen the kshow "we got married" I would highly recommend watching a few eps before reading. It's fun I promise. The scarcity of kdrama actor fanfics is bothering. This is a full blown series. idk how many parts yet. I'm not delusional.

general masterlist pinned <3

We got married masterlist

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Preview

"So, what made you do the show?" the interviewing staff asks you. 

You are a solo artist in the Kpop industry and also a newly debuted actor. You moved to Korea when you were around 18 y/o and all you wanted to do was make music. You got picked up by a company as trained for 4 years before debut. You still remember what your dad said to you “If you don’t make it you can always come back” they were very supportive of your music. They’d be the first ones to know what music you worked on. 

You were currently at a pre-show interview with the production staff of "Let's get married" that is a sequel of the show "We got Married" a popular show in Korea that had good ratings because the show brought two celebrities and showed the audience what it would be like if they 'got married'. They would do different tasks to bring the couple closer and end the show in 6 months. 

The show got cancelled because it turned out the show was too scripted. The reboot of the show however, the one you are a part of now, is a little different. The progression of the show as you and your 'husband' would be a lot more natural and will be given time to really get to know one another each other. 

The show also wanted a sneak peak into the domestic lives of the celebs mimicking shows like 'I live alone' and 'BTS in the soop'. There would be a few dates in the beginning, then you also get married and move in with your 'husband'. It would all be naturally documented and turned into a fun reality show.

The only catch is, you don't know your 'husband'. 

You’ll see who the staff picked out for you and who agreed to be on the show while shooting for the first date episode so the reactions of both parties are as genuine as possible for good TV. 

You giggle at the question, knowing your answer was going to be too real. "As a Kpop idol and now an actor, I don't really get time to date because I'm very busy with my schedule, but if this show lets me meet new men in the form of work, I thought why not" you smile sheepishly. The production staff also laughs at your answer. 

"What is your ideal type?" the interviewer asks you the next question. 

Your face lights up at that question and you shift in your chair. "I think I've always been very vocal about my ideal type, the closest I think is Lee Do hyun" You answer smiling brightly. 

"Why do you say that?" 

"I've seen his work, I'm a huge fan. I've also watched a lot of his interviews and variety show clips, if that’s who he is off camera as well, I think his extroverted personality would gel with my introverted personality, his sense of humour is exactly my style. He also looks like such a cute puppy.” you say like a schoolgirl talking about your crush. "I hope I'm not coming off as a stalker, believe me everyone, I am not” you giggle nervously while making an ‘x’ with your hands.

"Not at all, What do you want from the show? What do you expect to have at the end of this show, considering you will be living and eating with this person everyday for the next 6 months?” She asks you and that question makes you take a deep breath. 

“A friend” you ask in an unsure tone.  “I think, if not love, a friend, a companion, that’s enough for me. I believe if you live with someone, the least there is, is a sense of consideration, then slowly moving towards a friend, a companion” you nod while answering. 

The staff smiles at your answer. “This is the end of the interview, Thank you for your good work, see you in a weeks time at the shoot” 

“Good work today” you say to everyone and bow before leaving the set. The shoot started next week. You were excited. 

You were very curious to meet your ‘husband’. 

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don't ask. tag list?

[violetsrph]

my gif packs (so far)

this is basically just a post for me to pin with all of my gif packs & links to it. this is also by order of when i posted them. so the first few gif packs aren’t as good as the newest ones.

working on:

elle fanning in mary shelley

jung yumi in kim jiyoung born 1982

kiell smith-bynoe in ghosts season 1

charlotte ritchie in ghosts season 1

if you would like to suggest any fc for me to gif, head over to my inbox!

request is also open, but only for poc fcs! head over to inbox to request.

- lee dohyun in sweet home ep 1-3 --> post | gif page

- park gyuyoung in sweet home ep 1-3 --> post | gif page

- omari hardwick in power season 6 ep 1-2 --> post | gif page

- mena massoud in run this town --> post | gif page

- youn yuhjung in minari --> post | gif page

- nicholas hoult in the great season 1 ep 1 --> post | gif page

- erin doherty in the crown season 3 --> post | gif page

- erin doherty in the crown season 4 --> post | gif page

- ella rubin in the chair --> post | gif page

- nana mensah in the chair --> post | gif page

- tom hughes in the game ep 1 --> post | gif page

- sian clifford in various media appearances --> post | gif page

[rotblut]

random ramblings but have u noticed every man in Vincenzo was obsessed with touching dongyeons face and patting his cheek like I want to be them so I can pat his cheek too

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i was not looking at any other men to notice that. and i did not care. every other men was and is repulsive and obnoxious. I was looking away or at him when he had a scene with a guy aside from that one old guy that was with him (he deserved rights) because aside from those 2 all the men in it are trash. and abusive. like i was so not giving a fuck i didn't even bother to switch on the subs for most of his scenes. so them touching the holy skin and face of the god that came down to bless them with his dumbness and beauty is something they did not deserve at all.

him in big m*uth will be v*nzenzo.2 and i will hate every fokn minute of it and i will probably drop that drama after ep 4 just like i did with v*ncenzo and once it's over i will pick it up and just look and gif dongyeon's scenes just like i did with this one. the way i was alone minding my business giffing my man in a state of me being horny. also I hope you all do me the favour and watch everything and please do give me the time stamps for his scenes once bigm*uth is over and done with. thank you. also there's a chance he's gonna die in this too.

why can't i have him as the lead in a romance drama he was soooooooooooooooooo perfect in never twice as the romantic lead why do they not want to give us him in love again i hate it here i really do he deserves to be in love and make out in front of a camera and THAT SOMEONE WHO LOVES HIM TOUCHES HIS FACE AND HAND AND BODY. i would like to see THAT very much. like damn i made myself and you all watch 70+ eps of never twice just for him and sewan. i want something like that back. also i don't want to talk about him in v*ncenzo at all. he was the best in it but the drama is just dumb for me so i really do not want to even talk about HIM in it because they just did him dirty from the first to the last minute so fuck this drama.

talk to me about how he'll be THE LEAD with dohyun in hounds or with kyohwan in monstrous.

how he's gonna have a cheek scar and a undercut in hounds and gonna deliver like crazy. gonna be his best work. move on from vi*ncenzo and that era and say hello to the pre era of monstrous and hounds.

[cerulean-clandestine]

My honest thoughts on the Top 20 (that noone asked for)

I keep ranting about this show, but still continue to watch it (I'm a hypocrite I know lol)

Tbh i just needed a place to put my thoughts out there.

Also I'm kinda less invested in the trainees overall than I was in s2 for example, so if it gets repetitive, my apologies.

#1 Kim Yohan

Mnet's star boy

I'm sure everyone is aware that mnet wants him to be the center

99,9% gonna make it

Not complaining tho, he's got the talents and the looks

Even if I'm not a big fan of his rapping

#2 Kim Wooseok

Center-material

Solid vocals

The top is kinda lacking main vocals, so I'm hoping he makes it

Mnet tried so hard to make him seem cold and arrogant

But if you've actually paid attention you know that's not the case

#3 Lee Jinhyuk

Dad™

A good rapper and leader

When he blew out all the candles with the baseball bat, that was kinda hot?

Solid talents throughout the entire show

#4 Han Seungwoo

Vocals, man, his vocals

Nice tattoos

Tbh idk if I want him to make it or stay with victon

If he does make it, the vocals for the final lineup are saved

#5 Kim Mingyu

Honestly, not a fan

I guess he's handsome and has a really good attitude

But that's not enough for me to want him in the final lineup

He just looks so awkward on stage

Sorry to all the mingyu fans out there

#6 Cho Seungyoun

KING

Literal god

Can do everything

Main rapper? Yes

Main vocal? Yes

Solid dancer? Yes

Leadership? He's got it

Great stage presence and charisma? Cho Seungyoun

Good looks and a sense of humor? That's him

Can you tell that he's my top pick lol

#7 Nam Dohyun

Good rapper

The scReaM

Younger than I expected? Especially with that voice

Not someone I'm actively supporting, but I wouldn't mind if he makes it

#8 Song Hyeongjun

Stood out to me back in Class X

Not so much since then

I'm just not into cute guys at all

#9 Lee Eunsang

Reminds me of Park Woojin when he dances

Also not someone I'm actively supporting, but wouldn't mind if he makes it

#10 Keum Donghyun

I only remembered that he was in Super Special Girl cuz they showed that in ep 11

But i did enjoy his rap there

Felt bad that he only got like 10 words for the final performance

(that was him right? If not, I'm sorry dude)

#11 Cha Junho

I know he's more than an L-lookalike

But that's all I think when I see him

His U Got It performance was surprisingly good

Not someone I actively follow tho

#12 Son Dongpyo

I'm sure he's talented, but i haven't really paid attention

Again not someone I actively follow

Again, I'm realllllly not into cutesy guys

#13 Hwang Yunseong

Great dancer

Woollim got a gem with him

I'm sure he'll be a great asset to whichever group he debuts with

#14 Kang Minhee

Actually a good vocalist?

Didn't know that tbh

#15 Koo Jungmo

Don't remember much of him, except that he was ranked 9th for a while

And that that somehow correlates with his name?

#16 Lee Hangyul

Stood out to me since The Unit

I love his husky voice

Hot

#17 Song Yuvin

I think the final lineup needs someone like him

Even if I was kinda annoyed that suhwan was in his shadow the entire time

I just hope that the final group has solid vocals and not just a bunch of rappers

#18 Ham Wonjin

Was I the only one that thought mnet tried to evil edit him?

Like when they were recording, and they kept zooming in on his sour expressions whenever someone did well? Eventhough he was in a bad mood bc of his throat and not bc of his members?

#19 Tony

Guys

I SCREAMED when he made it

I didn't think he would

But he did so well as the center for Monday to Sunday

Got a pretty voice

A tall bby

#20 Lee Sejin

Not much comes to mind tbh

Sorry

As you might have noticed, I don't have much to say about many with a "cute" image. I have nothing against them, as I'm aware that they are indeed talented. But they just don't appeal to me, so I'm not actively going out of my way to cheer them on/find out more about them. I'm sure you all have people that you just don't click with.

Edit: it's been a couple of days since the 3rd elimination and I've settled my feelings. I realized that, looking at these finalists, I won't be mad, no matter what combination of trainees ends up debuting. Yes, I might not be as interested, but definetly not mad.

[elixirsoflife]

my final pdx101 picks (ep.11)

so today is the last time i’m writing one of these posts since pdx101 ends next week. honestly can’t believe it’s almost over and i feel a bit emosh about it. it’s a bit of a rollercoaster of emotions - kinda like ep.11 as a whole tbh. probably one of my favourite episodes of the season, if not the favourite despite a lot of my picks being eliminated :((((

before i announce my picks, i’d just like to give a special shoutout for the picks who didn’t make it this round. they would’ve honestly given SO MUCH to the final group and i’m sad they didn’t go through to the finals, but i’m also hopeful that they have bright futures ahead of them.

-          suhwan: my first fixed pick <3

-          sihun: the all-rounder who had an unfortunate edit that did him wrong

-          kookheon: most underrated all-rounder lbr

-          hyeop: honestly main vocal worthy (that 5 step high note of his was Iconic)

-          hyunbin: my passionate boy, you were optimistic until the end and i can’t wait until he debuts <3333

-          and byungchannie: i know he left for health reasons so i understand why he’s gone, but i loved his bright, sweet personality and he never failed to make me smile. i’m definitely going to check out victon for him for more than the crumbs mnet gave us. i’m rlly sad about this tbh especially bc he was said to be 6th place before eliminations. 6TH FUCKING PLACE.

okay so now that we have respected The Fallen, let’s round up my current picks (in order and with my tentative position suggestions for them)

fixed picks

1.       cho seungyoun: if he doesn’t debut, what is the fucking point tbh. nothing more needs to be said | main rapper

2.       lee jinhyuk: boy stole my heart entirely during turtle ship.| lead rapper

3.       kim yohan: i actually really want him to be the centre. he's just a charmer tbh and improves so quickly. he's pretty much a lock tbh | face of the group, vocalist, sub rapper

4.       han seungwoo: the main vocalist this line up needs tbh | main vocal

5.       lee hangyul: a beautiful dancer with a beautiful vocal colour and a beautiful face | lead dancer, lead vocalist

6.       nam dohyun: giant baby rapper <3 | main rapper

7.       kim wooseok: i honestly dk where his personality has been hiding for most of pdx101 but he honestly seems so funny?? in such a snarky way?? and he’s pretty talented as well so why not? (also if he somehow manages to fall out of the top 10 next week, he’s definitely the x boy, no question, so.) | lead vocal

8.       song yuvin: aside from the little slip-up with suhwan, i’ve liked him thus far. he has a sense of humour that i click with and he’s obviously very talented | main vocal

would like them in but wouldn’t be devastated if they weren’t (unlike the above)

9.       son dongpyo: i think his core fanbase is actually stronger than we think once benefits are taken out of the equation and tbh i can see why. not the best singer, but he seems to be a good dancer and i feel like he’d be good on variety shows | lead dancer, sub/lead vocal

10.   hwang yunseong: he’s more of an introvert so we haven’t seen much of his personality, but he seems sweet, he’s a brilliant dancer and he has a good relationship with…. | main dancer

11.   keum donghyun: another good dancer. i liked his determination in the last episode to be centre and he really did catch my eye, especially in the believer performance. hello stage presence | lead dancer, sub rapper?

and i guess that’s my top 11? i prefer a more mature concept as you can see from the line up loll but tbh the final 20 boys are all pretty okay, i just prefer these ones more. if i stuck another tier on this (would be okay with them in), it’d probably include cha junho, lee eunsang, kang minhee and probably hyeongjun as well.

either way i’ll be checking out the pdx101 group regardless – and if my top fixed picks don’t make it in somehow, i’m just hoping there’s some sort of JBJ group instead. i’ll see you all next week

[haostrology]

my top 11 as of ep 6

1. mbk lee hangyul (no surprise here dsfkdhs he seriously killed it as centre tho) 2. yuehua cho seungyeon 3. mbk nam dohyun 4. starship song hyeongjun 5. starship moon hyunbin 6. hongyi tony 7. independent trainee lee hyeop 8. independent trainee kang seokhwa 9. top media lee jinhyuk 10. music works song yuvin 11. oui kim yohan 

[be-events]

congrats on surviving episode four of next gen! updated rankings can be found here.

for appearing in the fourth episode of NEXT GEN, all wannabes who submitted their participation may collect points as outlined on this spreadsheet. points were awarded based on the writing requirements submitted and the optional extra threads. no verification is required; you may link back to this post on your spreadsheets.

for the final episode of NEXT GEN, participants were once gain split into three teams to perform original songs in wannabe canon. just like last year, members were voted into each team by the audience in-character. the finale will be a live event broadcasted on television in real time while a live audience enjoys the performances at a small to medium-sized concert hall.

the live audience will vote on their favorite performances once the final group has finished. a combination of the judges’ evaluation and the audience votes will determine the final winners of the competition. the top three finalists will be offered a ‘universal’ contract and the option to sign to any of the three companies that they desire. runner-ups will be offered contracts from one company, depending on the judges’ discretion and if there are contestants that they feel will suit their company’s training program and future plans well.

once again, coaches are not to inform the creative process but to leave those decisions up to the contestants they’re advising. instead, they should act as mentors and answer questions and provide guidance in shaping the contestants’ visions. coaches will NOT be performing alongside the contestants.

the teams and performances for episode five are as follows:

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han jueun

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choi hangyeol

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han yuwol

kim ara

song jiayi

hwang yejun

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ito seira

song jaeyoung

ryu inho

ryu siwoo

ryeo jihyun

NOTE: line distributions have been added!

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[feuqueerfire]

I Hear Your Voice Live Blogging

When I added this show to my watchlist, I didn't know anything except it's an age-gap noona romance and has a mystery plot. Also it's over a decade old, came out in 2013 lol, so we'll see how it goes. I've only watched Ai no Kotodama (j-BL movie, 2008) and Just Friends? (k-BL movie, 2009) released before 2014.

I just read the synopsis and seems like the younger guy can even read minds?! Unfortunately there's a love triangle with an older guy but he's played by the 40-year-old Hong Dayoung (?idk the name rip) actor from 18 Again. Just watched Lee Dohyun in Good Bad Mother and ig now I'll watch this; 18 Again is truly just The Show to me.

Ep 1 (Apr 3)

oh, it starts off in high school?

had to mute why were they showing pissing stream + with audio ew

ah, those thoughts were what he's hearing. okay, Edward. though he has to touch people or no? seems like he can hear it without touching

the car crash murder is the reason he can hear thoughts seems like

so the thoughts are like literal noise and he can tune it out by putting on headphones?

ah, FL is shameless and bitchy <3 a bit irritating but fun

oof, Hye Seong getting teamed up by these kids

Aw, my poor girl who is like I'm cold and my personality sticks but not to the extent that I'd target a girl like this

don't be too prideful to not accept money lol they're kicking you out and wrongfully severing her job, they should at least pay smh but i guess pride is a thing

Also, I thought like 3 different times that the girl's father is gonna end up seeing that his daughter is lying or believing Hye Seong but ig not ? and he's a judge too

ah, burning money lol gotta make a statement ig

ah, Hye Seong and the other girl both saw the car crash murder happen

Also, I thought the age gap was like 20 years for some reason but it's just like 10

oh naurrr the kid saying he can read other people's minds but it's gonna only convince people more that he's not doing well and his version of events can't be trusted

oof, not Hye Seong being threatened like this in front of the whole court... is the man gonna come out of jail around now?

Soo Ha has been searching for her, ah

A female lead who is kinda bitchy, kinda shameless but has a sense of justice and is stubborn along with a younger male lead who's obsessed with (the idea of) her and is searching for her, ahh

Ep 2 (Apr 4)

Seong Bin? Who is that?

ohh it's the girl who likes Soo Ha

I just realized maybe he's 19 Korean age, so he's underage and in high school yaas off-putting illegal age gap noona romance <3

augh murderer Joon Kook is getting released next week

this Gwan Woo guy... no. He was fine last time but right now as he keeps calling her beautiful and such out loud in front of people as she's not responding... no

oh, the Seong Bin case insisting she didn't do it while others point at her parallels Hye Seong's own case

She admitted it... hm

Gwan Woo dumb as rocks wtf does he mean his defendants won't lie and he just knows if people are lying by looking at them, how can you be so naive

Hah, he's in love with such an idealized version of her

her having Real Thoughts and Conflicts while mans is just cheesing at finally having her

he's following her home though lmfao chill

Ah, him fixing the lamp that was broken lol reminds me of hmmm I think Love Class S2 BL? Main couple maybe?

ah, he saved Seong Bin

Soo ha getting a reality check about Hye Seong and refusing to believe

ofc he's a rich kid lolol

lol they were hinting his defendant was gonna lie

annoying segment insinuating that female cops can’t sexually harass a woman but maybe the alternative would’ve been making it about scary lesbians which is agh

Bo yeon or whoever bitch from childhood is the prosecutor now

majorly icked out by him picking her up on his shoulder to get her to come w him

woah the mind reading part came so fast, even before his name

ah he’s using banmal w her?

oh he threw the book that hye seong dropped that he’s been keeping for 10 years in the trash but couldn’t let it go

Ep 3 (Apr 4)

would the witness lie and say Seong Bin did it? paralleling Hye Seong's situation even more?

dying at the misunderstanding of you have something on your cheek vs her giving him a finger kiss on his cheek

augh, Sooha's dad's murderer is back

bruh as expected she lied but seems like not necessarily out of maliciousness but rather bc she can't say the truth about why she fell...?

oh also I don't get the way his powers work, sometimes he can hear anybody and everybody (that's how he heard the murderer) vs sometimes he has to look into people's eyes to hear their thoughts?

getting yelled at by her mother because of how callously she's taking all this, including being more worried about how she appears instead of Beo Yeon or whoever instead of her defendant. i mean deserved but having the yelling happen in front of everybody on the team + Sooha is humiliating

who is this man in jail? Ga Yeon's father who has died and would have been around Hye Seong's age?

no girl, that's not Sooha's phone number, that's a murderer hunting you down lmfao

not these grown lawyers sneaking into high school T.T lmfao

agh it doesn't say what the internet search history is

ah, cigarette stuff

interesting confrontation between the two girls tbh

why are the Viki subs like... bad? they don't sub the writing on screen and also instead of saying the witness under 16 won't face perjury, says that the testimony "is invalid"

fuckass Do yeon is so irritating, and seems like she's billed as a main character in MDL

i should not be losing my shit already at every interaction between Soo Ha and Hye Seong lmfao but him finding a seat on the bus for her but then when she starts boasting about the trial he makes a face and moves to a different seat like it's just so good man

and her giving him a little lecture like i don't have time to deal with feelings from a high school junior, so get over me vs him being like i don't like you though (meanwhile... hah.)

and him teasing her with the "total and utter humiliation" hehe

oh true she doesn't even know his name

not Joon Kook's phone literally ringing in the next room, bye. reminds me of Beyond Evil with the shower curtain bathroom killing situation though this isn't as dire since we're legit on ep 4 lol

Ep 4 (Apr 4/5)

why doesn't Soo Ha tell Hye Seong about Joon Kook :< ik it'll make things complicated for him but she's gotta know there's a murderer texting and breaking and entering and stalking her c'mon

damn, not Soo Ha's uncle guardian mans leaving him at some park (what other show does this remind me of... To My Star?? idk or actually maybe it's BTS J-Hope lore lol)

so who does he live with now, seems like he has a big/spacious place

Doyeon isn't their biological daughter or what?

idk why I find it soooo cute that Hye Seong wakes up a mess, makes some weird/bad-tasting concoction for breakfast, and her house is a fucking mess (enough that Sooha literally thought the guy wreaked havoc in there) and Sooha's just getting reality check after reality check after having idolized her for a decade lmfaooo

and him getting mad at this loll but it's not like it's gonna make him stop liking her

ah, Sooha volunteering at same place as Joonkook

ig we’re gonna have a new case every 1-2 eps and fuckass doyeon is gonna be there for them all

o no joonkook knows sooha’s identity but sooha doesn’t know he’s been found out

asdf nahh he told her her only talent is her eyes that see whether the defendant is saying the truth or not lmfao

need Gwanwoo to fuck off ngl i am sooo not into their potential and am not looking forward to the love triangle

Ep 5 (Apr 5)

pls not them pretending to be close and as if she sees him as her real younger brother

ahh noona ik in this case it’s supposed to be to show like familial relations but i want him to call her noona all the time

lol her clocking that she was his first love and him being like no

wound tending 2.0 and his smile is so like indulgent idek

I guess they'd make Hye Seong's client who seems to be caring and innocent to actually be the perpetrator while the older twin who seems more callous and with a previous record to be the one who is telling the truth?

hate to see her think of Lawyer Cha as attractive or be into him like stoppppp

damn not Seong Bin taking one for the team

ah parallels of Seongbin -> Sooha -> Hye Seong -> fuckass Cha Gwanwoo

bruh, didn't Hyeseong's mother see Gwanwoo when she went to the office though? or ig she knows it's him lol

he's throwing a fit ahh as expected of a 17 year old hehe

useless cops as expected

Ep 6 (Apr 5)

Ah, not that her person was the murderer but that they both co-conspirited

she thinks that he's a chain holding her back and he has flashbacks to his uncle thinking the same thing, ouch

Sooha staring at fish in their little aquarium reminds me that Good Bad Mother also had that

ah Dayeon and Hyeseong teaming up and maybe playing mind games with Hyeseong's guy

Prisoner's Dilemma

her getting caught every which way, first Sooha saying that she shouldn't be a public defender lawyer when she was fine with not making the twins confess but now it's the boss after she has indeed made them confess

is the fuckass murderer touched by Hyeseong's mother giving him food for his bday?

that 1 cop seemed to be suspicious of Hyeseong and Sooha being close and apparently living together and now he's like it does kind of sound like a threat so... will he come in clutch in the end

resisting the urge to not just skip through fuckass Gwanwoo's scenes

yaas the date didn't happen ! i mean terrible bc Sooha is being thought of as having stolen the cop's gun but yay

nvm Joonkook is flushing everything down the toilet rip

so has Sooha is gonna find and knife Joonkook?

Ep 7 (Apr 5)

me and Sooha both sending hateful and awful vibes to Gwanwoo's moments with Hyeseong

equal opportunity opening lids for the other!

i love you table with spinny section on top

hug and now a hand kiss? Cha Gwanwoo count your days aghhh

plsplspls don't be dating maybe Sooha just walked away too soon

awooga sad Sooha

naurrrr not Hyeseong's mom, fuckass Joonkook

Ep 8 (Apr 6)

ahhh she's dead dead

it would actually be insane if Dayeon who kept requesting hard sentences for everybody suddenly was like nah

it'd be especially funny because Joonkook is saying he also didn't kill the father back then meanwhile Dayeon literally witness him killing that man (though she didn't testify against him)

okay at least it seems like she's not gonna believe him whew

trying not to be hateful towards Gwanwoo even though him saying he's her boyfriend now is actually terrible

bruh what is Joonkook playing at, he fakes attempting suicide? so is Cha Gwanwoo gonna start believing that he didn't mean to do it?

ohh committing perjury (ig that means falsifying testimony? since they're making the cellmate give a false witness testimony)

awooga they're gonna get caught lying. is Joonkook really gonna walk away free after all this? ig we're only on ep 8... aughhh

Gwanwoo is just doing his job but like fuck him. and most of all, fuckkkkkkkk Joonkook the most. also is the prosecutor gonna get fucked over fr fr for the perjury

awooga not Sooha being like yeah Hyeseong really likes you Gwanwoo, which is why this is hard for her. so give her time, wait for her and protect her

like okay mature response despite loving her but akldfas i need Gwanwoo and Hyeseong to fucking break up bc I'm already biased against him but he's also defended the murderer of her mother, so like... no

okayyyy lmfaooo i was like this is a weirdly mature response but indeed he's like heheh Gwanwoo fucked up and isn't coming back, so I get a chance

oh yeah the aquarium talk when he and his father were in the car

this dumbass is gonna kill Joonkook or what? i just realized he wasn't saying thanks for the chance with Hyeseong because he's prlly gonna be in fucking jail, thanks for the chance to kill Joonkook with his own hands ig?

"last goodbyes" girl

woahhh one startled kiss before leaving (forever, apparently is his plan dumbass)

I barel watched today, so got through 1 ep the whole day and that was like 20 mins over 12 hours and then 40 mins over 1h lol

Ep 9 (Apr 7/8)

is this another dream?

ah, future scene first

omg wait... Hwang Dal Joong's daughter went missing 25 years ago when he got put in jail... the person who put him in jail is Doyeon's father fuckass judge man... there are rumours that Doyeon was "found under the bridge" ummmm

bruh, Gwanwoo's just now getting to know about everything that happened at the court room when Hyeseong testified 10 years ago? Also, how come she was never a witness for this because I feel like their phone call which was about her mother telling her to not take revenge etc would've been helpful a bit at least ??

bruh why'd I barely watch it today also

Ah, Sooha doing the smoke bomb thing

19 year old's bravado and confidence

aough, Hyeseong running in front of blade

damn, why Sooha take the blade out bruh

Sooha disappeared Again?!

hmmm would Min Joonkook be killed offscreen like this? we have a severed hand but no body means not dead

and Sooha told her he wouldn't kill Joonkook

A whole year later?!

well that means Sooha is an adult now btw

omgggg now it's her turn to see Sooha at every turn and run after him, the way Sooha did at the beginning

awooga, is this real or fake amnesia? goddammit

can't download this aghhh i wanted to watch some on the train smhh

Ep 10 (Apr 8)

omg real amnesia?

oh interesting Hwang Dal Joong presumably also didn't kill his wife? but where does Doyeon's father fit into this because like he was the judge for that case but he wasn't normal about it. is Doyeon indeed Dal Joong's daughter? Would the judge guy be the murdered wife's other man? No, right?

lkajd Sooha's nemesis/frenemy having to read his diary to him

If I have to watch any romantic moments between Gwanwoo and Hyeseong while my boy Sooha is now an adult who is in prison without his memories, I might lose my shit

why aren't they talking to the man who housed Sooha, what do you mean he just told Sooha that he's his nephew's son and that's that

oh he's crazy, first "am I special to you?" and then "Are you special to me?" meanwhile he literally kissed her before he left for a year and became known as a murder suspect lol

awooga and her saying that he disliked her

oh? memories are coming back? they won't all come back during the trial would it lol

Also, how are we fully assuming Joonkook is dead when we haven't even found the body except for a hand? In Beyond Evil, wasn't it like it's not a murder case/charge if the body hasn't been found or was that smth diff?

They're straight up naming a different suspect, the fishman? Scary what if things go wrong... fisherman: Ji Cheol Su, housed Sooha: Kim Gi Ho

yaas finally it has come into their heads that maybe... the guy who is a murderer 2x at least... and whose body we haven't found... might not actually be dead lol

Ep 11 (Apr 9)

ohhh the witness who reported Sooha never saw him

Well, did the guy tell them that the woman never actually saw Sooha or no?

bruh why is Doyeon soooo wrong at every turn like get a gripp

leave and give her some fucking privacy bro why is fuckass gwanwoo standing in front of the bathroom listening to her cry

awooga

ohhh Sooha tried to run away and got in a car crash hmm

yaas she rejected Gwanwoo again and... did she say she likes Sooha... anything like that? maybe?

Is that Joonkook in a disguise and threatening the woman or what?

ahhh she's so cold and cutting Sooha off just like this, she must be going crazy inside

awooga my ship !!

Ep 12 (Apr 9)

pls Sooha seeing Hyeseong eating food straight from the fridge late at night in the dark

Gwanwoo is... not incorrect in his assessment of Sooha and how he's a "burden" to Hyeseong but he's also immature to say it that way to throw it in Sooha's face because Hyeseong likes Sooha but not him. like okay talking about being an adult, sure

ohhh wait firstly, Hyeseong didn't actually have a photo in the phone but just said that it shows Min Joonkook with the steel pipe :0 but ig Joonkook gave himself away with his reaction to Hyeseong

and secondly, I hadn't realized that the judge was actually Doyeon's father and he'd known that she lied, which was expected cuz it really seemed like he knew. he just took it as a lawyer in court though lol

omg so indeed Hwang Dal Joong's supposedly murdered wife is still alive and doesn't have her left hand either

lolol Hyseong and Doyeon both regretting spilling their guts the night before. kinda should make out when Doyeon becomes more tolerable

Oof, witness womans really dug her own grave with the "go till the end" talk. hope same thing doesn't happen to the guy who hit Sooha with the truck and was told to not say anything by Joonkook

ah, memory returns

Sooha's dad killed Joonkook's wife?

back hug !

Ep 13 (Apr 9)

oh did Sooha's mind-reading abilities come back with the memories?

who did Hwang Dal Joong stab? his ex wife?

why be a fucking cop bro Sooha pls do something else

i so incredibly do not give a fuck about Gwanwoo

the wife said the daughter is living in a rich house, it's literally Doyeon bruh

ahhh cheek kiss,can't believe i'm having to live on this same shit from like ep 3 (other way around this time tho)

anyway sooha should just tell her the truth cuz she'll get more mad the longer it goes on, esp since he can read her mind

Ep 14 (Apr 10)

awooga what are we gonna do when she finds out about dad killing first

my ship T.T avoiding eye contact and walking side by side T.T

alk;sdjf Sooha falling into Hyeseong's lap on the bus

oh my godddddd laksdfjlk;asdjf lk;sdfj lk;j Hyeseong confession

parallel between Hyeseong being like maybe it's fine/better that Doyeon doesn't know the truth about her adoptive and biological parents while Gwanwoo is like it's better that Hyeseong doesn't know about Joonkook and Sooha's father's ordeal

but Lawyer Shin talking about how telling the truth is the right thing to o

Wait actually... this is a good line of thought that I could use maybe? at ~48mins they start talking about if there are 2 decisions where you have regrets choosing either, better to choose the one that will make you regret 1% less ig

Hyeseong throwing the words that Doyeon's fuckass dad told her that day at the hospital like 12 years ago back in his face

Ep 15 (Apr 10)

Is this article about Joonkook's wife being killed by Sooha's father or smth?

and Sooha & Doyeon parallels about betrayals in trust of their fathers

omg accomplice

aksdfjklajdsf was hyeseong just having horny thoughts or what

hm the Park Joonhyuk guy is Sooha's father? And he wrote about people in car accidents or what?

omg Doyeon...

Ep 16 (Apr 10)

girl the way I'd barely been watching 1 ep a day the last few days but today I keep watching it?

awooga Doyeon

how the tables turn because in ep 1, I thought maybe the father would take Hyseong's side since clearly Doyeon was lying and her mother believed her without question

not this fucking father-daughter strained yet touching relationship with Dal Joong and Doyeon omg

not Joonkook having kidnapped Hyeseong

Ep 17 (Apr 11)

Awooga, not the trick working

hyeseong stupidity making me annoyed

and it's frustrating for it to be contrasted with Sooha who is also doing a dumb thing (going to Joonkook alone without confirming he's actually there and with a taser but not realizing that Joonkook is right behind her and also in like a mid skirt and heels too like tf) but 1) he confirmed that she was actually there 2) he called Gwanwoo and explained the situation. frustrating for the FL to fall into a trap this stupidly in the penultimate episode at least have Joonkook outsmart her rather than just her being stupid

sooo annoying that Hyeseong is just tied up and duct taped like this fr and also why is the SWAT team useless why are they in different rooftops aiming at Sooha possibly like ?? dumbasses

bro these cops are so useless why are they just standing there with their armoud and weapons, just grab him?!

This is so silly like okay fine Gwanwoo comes and frees Hyeseong from her bind but then... she gets up to the roof and immediately faints as Min Joonkook drags Sooha over the edge

I'll be honest, the fact that they made Hyeseong make stupid decisions here and then kinda made her presence inconsequential (beyond the don't kill Joonkook thing but that's been going on for A While already) really soured me because there was no reason for that. maybe she'll do something cool in the last ep and bring it back up

Ep 18 (Apr 11)

actually I don't fully get the problem with Sooha stabbing Hyeseong thing either because like ig it's a case that Joonkook was Sooha's target? And Hyeseong ran into it but otherwise Sooha would've stabbed/possibly killed Joonkook?

and if Gwanwoo is Joonkook's lawyer again I'd be so fucking irritated bro

but why is this literally attempted murder bruh, she ran into the knife and he didn't successfully even knick Joonkook with the knife so some legal questioning maybe but attempted murder? be serious

Sooha and Hyseong are sooooo cute

no way Sooha's talking about Gwanwoo being his role model who made him into a man agh

oh he's mentioning other ppl but Gwanwoo first? be fr

ah Doyeon

Fine final episode

Overall:

Noona romance + mystery + courtroom + sliiight supernatural with mind-reading, it has a bunch of things I liked. It's from over a decade ago but enjoyable nonetheless. I liked it, though Hyeseong and Sooha were quite cute but I wish 1) the episodes were a bit more condensed to be 14-16 episodes and 2) the fucking love triangle wasn't so prominent (though I get that they probably did it because Sooha was underage at first).

Not life-changing and kind of overstayed its welcome for me, esp because I was barely watching 1 ep a day in the middle there.

Rating: 6.5/10 [May 12, 2024 Update: Decreased by 0.5 stars when rerating shows I've watched in 2024: 7 -> 6.5]

[sesamesaysme]

After Pdx101 Ep. 11

Everybody’s doing their revised lists. Throwing in my two cents.

Yohan Seungwoo Seungyeon Jinhyuk Yuvin Dohyun Hangyul Wooseok Hyeongjun Jungmo _______(and one spot conveniently set aside for your must-have person that I’ve left out 🤗)

I don’t know about everybody else but I am happy with how the teams were split up for the final songs because the Top 4 were distributed equally into the two sides (#1 and #4 on one team, #2 and #3 on the other). Right? Unless I’m remembering wrong from the livestream. I like that it’s a fairly even playing field. I didn’t want to see another Avengers situation—not in the final! Plus I feel like we previously haven’t seen enough of Wooseok Jinhyuk working together (both TOP Media) nor Dohyun Hangyul working together (both MBK Entertainment). And the powerhouse Seungs in the same team together. Meanwhile Hyeongjun  isolated from Pretty Girl teammates which is good because I’ve wanted to see how he fares as the maknae in a team of hyungs. Unexpectedly a lotta Yohan Hyeongjun friendship all through the episode.

[meowgi-7]

Produce x 101

Post ep. 10 personal top 10

1. Jinhyuk

2. HANGYUL

3. Wooseok

4. Yohan

5. Seongyeon

6. Dongpyo

7. Hyeongjun

8. Jinwoo

9. Dohyun

10 Yeunsang

11 Mingyu