#90s kdrama plot

[anemoiawithatouchofobsession]

Moraeshigye 2 - Act 1, script idea

(the story picks up after the last episode)

Tell me how it is!

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After the loss of Tae Soo, Hye Rin navigates the trauma of the loss of Tae Soo and Jae Hee (달동네의 비가 / Elegy of the Shantytowns). She suspects that she has a baby, and gets confirmation of such at the doctor's.

She contemplates having an abortion, afraid of not being able to raise her son, but Woo Seok and Sun Young promise to help her out to raise the kid. She gives birth to a boy, whom she names Eui Yong (의용 義龍). She is scared of all the implications the boy's birth can come with it - not only is she a widow, but she has a baby out of wedlock with a executed, infamous gangster (달빛의 그림자 - "Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield). She decides to keep the father's identity a secret only known to Woo Seok and Sun Young.

Meanwhile, the Park Sang Beom gangster group has renamed itself to "Park Tae Soo gang" after Tae Soo, and continue their gangster activities. They become more refined, and commit robberies and black market trading. Slowly, they become the most feared gang in Seoul. A new gang member suggests to the gang to rob Hye Rin's casino, but the new leader of the gang, Tae Soo's old friend, recognizes the name and its connection to Tae Soo and Tae Soo's former lover Hye Rin, and out of respect, tells the members to avoid it at all costs. He doesn't know that Eui Yong has been born (의리 지켜야 해 - we need to keep loyalty).

Hye Rin is determined to give Eui Yong a better life than his father's, and takes on the CEO position fully. She has to oversee the casino business and faces problems for being a woman in this field, but she braves it and slowly grows the empire. Earning more money, she sends him to a posh school, where she monitors him closely (학생가 - song of the students).

One day, a newspaper report runs a story about Hye Rin and her ties to her father's death. Photos of her at Tae Soo's court hearing are published, and the rumour spreads about their involvement with each other Hye Rin is conflicted as to whether she can afford to claim Tae Soo as her baby daddy, with the casino's reputation and her income and money at stake. (화재가 된 사연 - Wildfire) Before she can say anything else, the rumours spread in the papers, and the stakeholders suggest a press conference. At a stakeholder's question who the baby's father really is, Hye Rin answers in a fluke "Jae Hee". Satisfied at the answer, she realizes that she can now successfully hide Tae Soo's identity (날 뒤에 숨겨라 - hide behind me)

Sun Young doesn't approve, saying it would be betraying Tae Soo, but Woo Seok supports Hye Rin, seeing any association with the gangsters as a problem for all of them.She enters the press conference, and its filled to the brim with reporters. Many scandalous questions are asked, and Hye Rin starts to lose hope as she keeps on lying to the reporters on her ties to Tae Soo as they question her on her involvement in his case. (명예훼손 - Accusation of Slander)

Reporter Shin, who appears late, comes just in time to realize what is happening, and saves Hye Rin by asking her neutral questions about the business, and taking up so much time that Hye Rin declares the conference for done. Reporter Shin walks up to her and they exchange their condolences regarding Tae Soo, and Hye Rin confides in Shin that Tae Soo in the father of her baby. Shin promises to keep it a secret and to help her restore her image. (달동네의 비가 - 신기자 버전 / Elegy of the Shantytowns, Reporter Shin version)

Meanwhile she gets busier and stakeholders pitch to open the casino overseas. Hye Rin is worrying for Eui Yong, but Sun Young agrees to take care of the boy.

With the help of Reporter Shin, Hye Rin manages to craft a sophisticated and mysterious image, and using Shin's influence, gets all the photos removed from the newspapers, and earns the image of a succesful businesswoman.

The years go by without any major problem in life, and the Eui Yong becomes a high schooler. Woo Seok is like his father figure, and he thinks his father is named "Park Jae Hee", his mother's bodyguard. He also starts dreaming of being a detective like Woo Seok and catch the Park Tae Soo gang - he does not know that the infamous Park Tae Soo is his father.

Seeing that, Hye Rin is conflicted, since one day she will have to break the news to him. In the midst of all this, her and Woo Seok get to spend more time together talking about thr boys education, and she catches feelings for Woo Seok again, knowing that she shouldn't. It feels like he starts warming up to her as a person again, and her and Sun Young start sharing more secrets and more time together. She gets caught in a sort of love triangle because her and Sun Young share a very close relationship too, and she owes it to Sun Young for raising the boy when she wasn't there. Sun Young also starts feeling more affection towards Hye Rin after misunderstanding her for a long time (운명이란 - the thing called destiny)

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[captainjoongki]

not to sound like an annoying karen, but i honestly, truly feel that netflix has fucked up the kdrama genre for good.

just 10-ish years ago, there were kdramas that the big 3 korean channels (SBS, MBC, KBS) would broadcast and then there were kdramas that the main cable channels (jTBC and tvN) would broadcast. and between those groupings, you got everything. you got 16-20 episodes of dramas that had heartfelt writing, filmed with bright colors, filmed with concise plots, that most of the time, ended WELL. you got a GOOD ending that was complete. the works felt authentically south korean. yes, there were cheesy tropes and moments that made you cringe, but it felt so real. and you had SO many kdramas airing during the week! you couldn't keep track of just how many!

cut to netflix coming in and making it big with kdramas with squid game and some romantic works and then suddenly they (and disney+) are making these short kdramas, less than 10 episodes, with generic filters, generic plots, and poorly written scripts that are just mere shadows of what kdramas used to be. they end shitty 90% of the time. and worst of all, they feel like american shows. and no, i don't mean sex scenes or action scenes because hey, i love change there, but i mean the entire VIBES are just off. they're not the kdramas i fell in love with, the ones that felt so human. and thanks to these big, foreign companies coming in, the main broadcast channels have basically shut down 1/2 their timeslots, and so many dramas aren't even getting aired these days.

yes times change progress is great robots will probably replace us all in a few years blah blah, but it's really depressing to me personally since i have such fond memories of the utter joy of kdramas, especially from the golden era of 2008-2017. and while there are some that escape the netflix!americanized! curse, it's unfortunately the majority that remain nothing but commercial puppets, rather than authentic entertainment.

[dangermousie]

When the Phone Rings has got me thinking about PMR, which in turn got me thinking about MMH due to the similar plots and release dates. And it just reminded me how MMH was the bigger hit (largely due to Park Minyoung's popularity and Na Inwoo's rising popularity. But honestly, MMH adaptation was such a disappointment as someone who read the webtoons of both PMR/MMH. What was great about PMR is it leaned into what it was. Similar to what we see so far in WTPR. But MMH honestly took itself too seriously. Also I felt PMY was miscast in the role.

I just need more dramas that fall into the PMR/WTPR category. Soapy, makjang that doesn't lean too much into makjang (like official makjangs) but doesn't take itself too seriously. Or tries to be above it. Like it could be very easy for the writer to increase focus on the politics in WTPR, thinking that they are above the mess that is our leads relationship - even though it's the selling point. Thankfully they didn't.

I haven't read either the PMR or MMH source novels/webtoons so no opinion on how they work as adaptations but I felt the same as you did - I enjoyed PMR a lot more. It was just so fun and committed so hard.

I always believe that a drama (or any other adaptation) should commit fully to the vibe - whether it's wattpad/90s romance novel vibe like PMR or When the Phone Rings or gonzo fighting fantasy (high or modern) like Burning Flames or I Am Nobody,

When you hold back to be cool or artsy or whatever it is you feel must constrain you, the audience can feel the disconnect/inauthenticity. In which case don't make something like this in the first place, make an arthouse piece about accountants or whatever you can commit fully.

WTPR reminds me of old school kdrama melos - I can honestly imagine Go Soo and Lee Da Hae in this 15 years ago - and I think that is why I love it so much. That and adult-oriented sageuks were always my two favorite kdrama genres.

[drivingsideways]

2024 Watch List : K drama edition

Like 2023, I dropped more dramas than I finished, and I refused to watch about 90% of what's out there. Some of the big projects were absolute duds (Blood Free, anyone? ) and some dramas that seemed to have a spark at the start fizzed out pretty quickly (Frankly Speaking). I've just dropped Love Your Enemy, a rom com that stars- wait for it- Ju Ji hoon AND Jung Yu-mi- the audacity of making two such talented comedians play a script written by and for pre-teens quite takes my breath away.

Still, there were a few bright spots this year! Of the 2024 crop, it was LTNS, Love in the Big City and Jeong Nyeon : The Star is Born for me. But I've also been watching older stuff- both in movies and dramas (Asian/Western)- maybe it's just nostalgia as I get older, but I do feel that the kind of cinema or tv that I'm both familiar with and enjoy isn't out there much anymore. C'est la vie.

I've written about LTNS and The Matchmakers earlier this year, so here go the rest

Coffee Prince (2007)

This turned out to be every bit as charming and sweet as I was promised: both Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye really embodied their characters in ways that I've very rarely see in this genre.

I went back and forth on how I felt about the queerness of this show- everybody is queer and nobody is- but the show itself is extremely loving and sensitive and I think it pushed the envelope on gender and sexuality- in 2007!- in ways that current shows in this genre are both unwilling and perhaps unable to do. There's a willingness to accept and celebrate that love, sexual attraction, gender and sexuality are messy and fluid ; an exploration that seems increasingly absent in our present media, where those lines are becoming increasingly rigid, much like everything else about our politics. Anyway! one of the joys of 2024 was watching a baby Gong Yoo playing a disaster bisexual and Yoon Eun-hye playing a CHAOTIC GENDER, both putting their entire hearts and souls into their characters, resulting in something that feels like a once-in-a-lifetime kind of screen magic. 

The only sour note for me was the workplace romance/ power dynamic between Han Gyeol and Eun-chan- it made the bits post the gender reveal extremely difficult for me to sit through. The writing and direction were both so sensitive on the whole, though, that I want to forgive them this.  The three most magical moments for me in this series: Eun-chan curling up to her mother on the night before she plans to tell Han-gyeol about her gender; the entire beach sequence, starting with him turning up at her gate and just- hanging there, PINING; and THE CHESTNUT TRAIL reunion after they break up over the deception/ reveal. The sub plots and the second love track weren't interesting to me at all- I ffwded through most of it. On the whole, I see why so many people hold this up as the gold standard in kdrama romance, and you know what? I think they might be right.

Queen Seondeok (2009)

I was super excited to finally be able to see this (thanks Viki and VPNs), and I binged sixty two (62) episodes in something like three weeks! Yes, it did drive me that crazy. Writer nims have really perfected the made-for-me sageuk formula, though Seondeok isn't as weighty, politcally, as Tree With Deep Roots or Six Flying Dragons. But it shares the same theatrical and political imagination and ambition, and it's so very engaging for most parts. Go hyun-jung is-not my fave, sorry- but Mi-Shil is probably one of my top ten characters of ALL time!!! What a woman!!! What a villain!!! What a hero!!! The drama tanks a bit with Mi-shil's exit- it's like without her, nothing seems important anymore- and all the other characters know it, especially Deokman. I didn't particularly care for the ending- a tad too bleak and trite-but that's not important, I think, in this story. It's just a damn good yarn.

Love in the Big City (2024)

My expectations from this drama were not very high- in fact, given the way the movie based on the same book was marketed- I was rather trepidatious about it! How lovely to be proved wrong: the drama is that rare thing in k-ent- unabashedly and explicitly queer without catering in any way to a straight audience- whether sympathetic or not. By the simple virtue of treating its queer characters seriously as whole, entire people and not unicorns, it normalizes queer life without brushing aside the joys and trials peculiar to it. This story about being young and gay in 2010s Seoul, is tender, funny, sexy, wry, poignant- cinematically shot and directed, with a career making turn from Nam Yoon su. Watch it (it's on Viki in many countries) and also read the book by Sang Young Park (Translated into English by Anton Hur)- your heart will be full.

Jeong Nyeon: The Star is Born (2024)

A miracle. That's what I keep thinking this show is- everything about its existence seems improbable. While Netflix/Disney-fication of K-drama and the general political climate has swung the pendulum far right in many ways, here is a show with a cast and main crew that is entirely female led and featuring multiple queer characters. The compromises made to get here seem obvious when you watch the show- the 12 episode speed run, for one, that left little time to sit with any emotions or character other than the lead; the less-than-fairy-tale endings to both the main lesbian love stories for another- but despite that, this show is just wonderful, start to finish. It's got a rollicking pace, beautiful cinematography and an extraordinarily talented cast. But even with a stacked cast, the true stars of the show are the art forms of pansori and gukguek. Every single performance and song moved me to tears with the sheer beauty of the poetry- delivered with real passion and skill by every actor who went above and beyond. Kim Tae ri reportedly trained in pansori for three years for this role, starting even before the show was officially off the ground- which gives you some idea of the passion that drove this improbable project to the screen. Fans of the original, beloved webtoon are probably rightfully miffed at some of the changes made, but while this show isn't perfect, it was clearly made with love and dedication, and with an eye on something other than a spreadsheet of numbers - a difference that in this day and age seems like a- sorry, but that's the only word for it- miracle.

I can't say I'm going into 2025 with any great expectations from k drama land (or indeed, most of tv) . Forgettability is feature not a bug in the 24/7 streaming "content" era- but it does not make for good art or enthuse me in the slightest. The best case scenario, I think, will be 2-3 dramas that I'll probably even consider watching - it feels like the end of a short era of my life. On the other hand, there are still a bunch of older dramas that I can get into- in fact, I'm ending this year with Secret Door (2014, 24 episodes), a sageuk on the lines of TwDR and SFD (though with far less verve and imagination so far) , featuring the irreplaceable Han Suk kyu, who's evidently been collecting Joseon kings in his filmography with the dedication and enthusiasm of an arachnologist let loose in Australia.

Anyway, here's wishing fellow k drama enthusiasts an exciting new year, and tell me in the notes/ replies what you enjoyed in 2024!

[thedeathdeelers]

netflix referring to 16 ep kdramas as a “limited series”

girl where. that’s the whole ass show. that’s everything you need. a full plot. and sometimes more. with better storytelling that 90% of the stuff you produce

like that’s it that’s the show

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - Characters Voice Our Frustrations

March 2023 Wk 2

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

Bed Friend (Sat YT, GaGa & iQIYI uncut) ep 4 of 8 - I love these two so much. King is so utterly in love with this boy. I like that this is one of the first BLs I’ve ever seen where sex is depicted as a coping mechanism. Is it healthy? No..ooo..? But it is different. It is phenomenal to see King depicted as sensitive enough to realize that something is wrong with Uea, despite his desire. (FYI all the triggers on this show forever, I’m gonna stop naming them now) 

A Boss and a Babe (Fri YouTube) ep 2 of 12 - The flirting is cute. The stalking is not. There’s a Kdrama tone to this pair’s dynamic. I don’t know why I feel that way, I just do. I mind it less this week than I did last week. Cher is a funny, kindly chatterbox and a FIERCE flirt. But not a tease, as it turns out. His poor boss does not stand a chance. Interesting pacing, this is awfully early for a kiss in a Thai BL. I like GMMTV doing these generational discussions around gayness and society, even if this version is more on the nose than Moonlight Chicken.  

The Promise (Thai WeTV & YT) ep 2 of 10 - I’m still enjoying it but I want there to be a good reason for parting with no contact for 10 YEARS, but I do not trust Thai narratives to satisfy in this regard. A drunk kiss is NOT a good enough reason. Oh HI BOSS! (What’s Zabb Man) you so pretty, I like the earrings. 

Tin Tam Jai (Tues Gaga & iQIYI) ep 2 of 12 - Oo. There’s only one bed trope. Also queer over achiever expectations. I’ve only seen DBK address this one. Well done little pulp. The tsundere seme admitting that baby boi was his security blanket was so flipping cute. But this show is leaning into taboo stepbrother stuff. So if that wigs you out, avoid. I, however, am enjoying it. Queer fam and local neighborhood kid dynamic is cute. This is more slice of life than drama, not much is happening, but I’m okay with it. 

Pastsenger (Thai Weds Gaga) 1 of 12 eps- Stars Marc (My Gear & Your Gown) and Cooper (My Engineer) in a time travel paranormal that smacks of HIStory 5. Sunshine 90s kid travels to 2022, goes to university, encounters grumpy nerd. I cannot STAND the music. Pratfall... into intentional kiss? That’s new. Of course it’s a dream. I like the 90s mentality and language rep, but I’m not sold on the show. 

Chains of Heart (Sat iQIYI) ep 4 of 10 - I guess we got the backstory? Did it explain stuff? Sort of. This is still a pretty incomprehensible show. And then a random cute (+ ALL the BL tropes) date, and then “but actually I am still in love with my dead lover.” I’m so confused by characters, plot, pacing... everything. 

Our Winter (Thai & Korea YT & TikTok under ThaiMiniSeries) eps 10-11 of 14 - they remain as TutorYimmy in the snow as they are out of it. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Our Dating Sim (Korea Thurs Viki) eps 1-2 of 8 - THIS SHOW IS GOING TO RUIN MY LIFE IT’S SO GOOD. Reunion romance featuring popular smart boy + shy art queer. It’s ridiculously adorable. What do I do? It’s SO CUTE. 

All the Liquors (Korea Thurs Gaga & Viki) eps 3-4 of 8 - I like the shy chef with the crush, but I wish we knew why he doesn’t want to sell booze. 

Jack o’Frost (Japan Fri GaGa) ep 4 of 6 - Jealousy + manic pixie dream boy + pregnant pauses + great acting = Japan doing its thing. 

It’s Airing But ...

Love Syndrome (Thai Sat WeTV) ep 2 of 10 - I’m just not into any aspect of it (except fucking Lee Long Shi and I can watch him in Tin Tem Jai) saving to binge if the ending is okay. 

Blue Sky Complex (Japan ???) 5 eps for VR - Kei Ichikawa's manga is getting a JBL adaptation. Weird distribution though, it started Feb 27 sequentially on 360 Channel (SHOCHIKUch) a VR video distribution service. Will inter-fans ever get to see this, and if it’s filmed for VR will it adapt without being overly dark and fuzzy? I have questions. But as usual, you do you Japan and we will wait (im)patiently to see if you remember the rest of the world exists. This is my preferred kind of live action yaoi, so fingers crossed:

Boyband (Thai) ep 2 of 10 - Stopped airing on YouTube, and only available in Thailand & Japan. Not sure if they’re working a distribution deal or just fucking with us.

Cafe In Love (Thai ???) 10 eps on Ch3+ - Thai pulp, about trying to save a coffee shop. FairyGodBLer came through for me, but I’m collecting to binge just in case. It’s my new policy with the grey stuff.

Destiny Seeker (Tues WeTV Thailand) 10 eps - it’s not on any WeTV I can get ahold of. Bad Buddy the pulp rebirth meets Japanese handsome host club action. Same as above.

Heesu In Class 2 (Korea Thurs unknown, I check Viki Gaga iQIYI & WeTV nada) - A gay(er) version of Sex Education. I’m still not sure this one is actually happening.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Tomorrow: Future (Thai Sun YouTube & Gaga?) 5 eps - Based on a y-novel by Faddest (En of Love - yeah I didn’t know that was based on a novel, either). About, you guessed it, an engineering student and a dentist. Maybe this will be the FOTS we were all hoping for? Fuse (the engineering student) is played by Boom from the En of Love and is kinda the same character (Field). I think we can expect this one to be soft, it’s from the 21 Day Theory people. (maybe March 19 international)

3/14 A Shoulder to Cry On (Korea Tues Viki & Gaga) 7 eps (?) - Adaptation of Dongmul's manwha, high school set, features a teasing confident gay, and a rich/poor pairing, about homophobia/gossip putting a scholarship in jeopardy. Star idols Jaehan & Yechan BOTH from OMEGA X, a first for the industry.

3/17 Unintentional Love Story (Korea Fri iQIYI) 8 eps? - Ji Won Young is intent on winning over the heart of Yoon Tae Joon as he's the boss's favorite artist. Stars idol Gongchan (maknae of B1A4).

Full list of upcoming in March 2023 is here.

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

The Department of You Said It For Us:

You speak for ALL OF US honey. (Am I the only who keeps seeing KarnNut in these roles?) The Promise 

I’d put in the gif but the giffmaking children of tumblr are sadly lacking in the unfettered genius that is Grosse Pointe Blank. 

Chains of Heart reviewing itself. 

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

GMMTV continues its 2023 Apology Tour. (Boss & Babe) 

King (Bed Friend) might be stealing Consent King title from Win. 

(last week)

Current Kpop earworm? Hidden Side from HWANG MIN HYUN (aka Minhyun of Nu’est & Wanna One RIP) - with few exceptions I’m not usually into the visual, but this is a terribly catchy song. And the poor thing has been awfully unlucky with his groups, maybe his solo and acting career will take off? 

[kdramahunter]

lovely runner

it took me forever to actually sat down and do this review because no words could amount to how I felt when I was watching this show. I'm literally writing this with the OST playing in the background and on my second rewatch, it's serious business.

The plot is all up on my alley, perfect amount of fiction with real world. The acting is incredible, both leads are able to transmit every single emotion. At times I felt all giddy inside and I couldn't tell if it was due to the chemistry or just the incredible job they both did at acting.

But heavy emphasis on how good they are at acting, I've seen other dramas with both of them and they are always so good, Extraordinary You with Kim Hyeyoon is in my top 5 dramas of all time.

This plot can be messed up so easily because things can be forgotten, but my props to the writers because they did an excellent job of adding things without ruining the flow of events or the rules they had set at the beginning. The jumps they make are executed in key moments that help you get even more entranced with the story.

One issue I tend to have with kdramas is the balance between characters, there was no problem with this at all. The leads steal the show hands down and even though the side characters are set for support, you end up getting interested in them as well, but they don't take the focus away from the leads.

I got confused sometimes but my doubts were answered quickly. It's just so well done I know I will constantly rewatch it and it will stay in my top.

Plot: 90

Acting: 100

Ending: 95

TOTAL: 95/100

recommend? YES!!! absolutely

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[ragevanilla]

I'm starting a new review series cos I started watching K Dramas for the first time.

Reviews that Nobody Asked For

This week Ragevanilla watched🥁🥁🥁

Goblin (Guardian: The Great and Lonely God) - and boy is he lonely 😪

Storyline - 8.5/10❤️

Love the general message of: your actions have consequences (eve if you don't remember your actions) and that means you will have to work hard for forgiveness whether it be from God or from loved ones

Has romance, drama, comedy (like laugh out loud moments), action and fantasy

K dramas love the miscommunication trope - it will have you screaming at the screen, " TELL HER!"

Love that there's rarely any physical intimacy - it's all done through dialogue, music and eye contact (felt like I was watching 90s bollywood again!🥰)

the plot twists were so goood - you kinda get the idea of some but some hit you out of nowhere 🤯

Acting - 10/10🤩

the chemistry between the 3 leads is WOW

K dramas get their male actors to full on break down sob - regularly - which was so refreshing to see?

even every single side character you get invested in cos they're given some sort of importance or journey so the acting is amazing

Yes I cried my whole monthly tear supply out in that episode

Music - 9/10🫶🏽

okay so I've learnt that kdramas will play the same songs again and again so that you will associate some songs with characters and some songs with romantic moments or sad moments etc

you will start singing the songs as if you know Korean around 2 episodes in

You will also listen to the playlist on repeat

The music plays a big part of storytelling and stays with you well after finishing an episode.

But yes overall a very good watch and perfect entryway into Kdramas

I'll be making this show my whole personality for the next month

And that was my review that noone asked for 🫡

[roleplayfinder]

1x1 request: dead dove, dark romance, possibly erotic horror and an oc x oc plot that might be my biggest hear-me-out plot 🕊️

give me an idol f oc (not globally famous at all, more like nugu or a borderline failed idol) who becomes entangled with her antithesis via a classically successful m oc (think lawyer, ceo, finance, successful idol, older or same age, married or unmarried, etc), as they jointly spiral into a dark, erotic horror-coded entanglement. in this plot, i need twistedness lingering in how dark web chat room and red rooms are involved in how the ocs connect, because i love this horror micro-trope. possibly, m oc saw her performances and latched onto her in a parasocial way and turned stalker, discovering her darker interests, maybe lashing out into holding her captive, or perhaps, a kindred soul collaboration occurs between them as they connect and slip into their dark connection due to the shared interest in such twisted dead dove fantasies and dark morality...

early 2000s/late 90s setting & y2k aesthetic is envisioned but far from necessary, modern is cool too. east asian setting/fcs will ideally be used because the plot explores idols and parasocial fame. i've a couple other ideas, but i'll keep those for dms cuz this ad is already long.

plot is inspired by j-horror like junji ito, inio asono, and a lot of the movies/dramas such as perfect blue by satoshi kon and the kdrama somebody. it leans heavily into the eroguro side of the horror-romance fusion genre.

admin info:

i am a 21+f discord-based writer. i'd like my partners to also be 18+ (21+ is preferred, minors dni). i'm a literate to novella writer. at least a couple paras per reply, can also do more and break the discord limit if desired. (open to text/sns threads, shorter threads, and aus on the side). ooc chatter and plotting is also very encouraged, i LOVE headcanons, pinboards, and playlists.

for this plot, i want to write for the female role, not very interested in doubles atm. open to fc suggestions as my oc will be written from scratch. for your side, i'm fine with rl fcs, manhwa/animanga, descriptive (i have a wanted fc list for rl fcs).

i'm okay with dead dove, nsfw, and a variety of darker themes. limits will be discussed in dms.

like, and i'll reach out.

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[novella-writers]

1x1 request: dead dove, dark romance, possibly erotic horror and an oc x oc plot that might be my biggest hear-me-out plot 🕊️

give me an idol f oc (not globally famous at all, more like nugu or a borderline failed idol) who becomes entangled with her antithesis via a classically successful m oc (think lawyer, ceo, finance, successful idol, older or same age, married or unmarried, etc), as they jointly spiral into a dark, erotic horror-coded entanglement. in this plot, i need twistedness lingering in how dark web chat room and red rooms are involved in how the ocs connect, because i love this erotic horror micro-trope. possibly, m oc saw her performances and latched onto her in a parasocial way and turned stalker, discovering her darker interests, maybe lashing out into holding her captive, or perhaps, a kindred soul collaboration occurs between them as they connect and slip into their dark connection due to the shared interest in such twisted dead dove fantasies and dark morality...

early 2000s/late 90s setting & y2k aesthetic is envisioned but far from necessary, modern is cool too. east asian setting/fcs will ideally be used because the plot explores idols and parasocial fame. i've a couple other ideas, but i'll keep those for dms cuz this ad is already long.

plot is inspired by j-horror like junji ito, inio asono, and a lot of the movies/dramas such as perfect blue by satoshi kon and the kdrama somebody. it leans heavily into the eroguro side of the horror-romance fusion genre.

admin info:

i am a 21+f discord-based writer. i'd like my partners to also be 18+ (21+ is preferred, minors dni). i'm a literate to novella writer. at least a couple paras per reply, can also do more and break the discord limit if desired. (open to text/sns threads, shorter threads, and aus on the side). ooc chatter and plotting is also very encouraged, i LOVE headcanons, pinboards, and playlists.

for this plot, i want to write for the female role, not very interested in doubles atm. open to fc suggestions as my oc will be written from scratch. for your side, i'm fine with rl fcs, manhwa/animanga, descriptive (i have a wanted fc list for rl fcs).

i'm okay with most darker kinks, nsfw, and a variety of dead dove themes. limits will be discussed in dms.

like, and i'll reach out.

Like if interested!

[1x1krps]

1x1 request: dead dove, dark romance, possibly erotic horror and an oc x oc plot that might be my biggest hear-me-out plot 🕊️

give me an idol f oc (not globally famous at all, more like nugu or a borderline failed idol) who becomes entangled with her antithesis via a classically successful m oc (think lawyer, ceo, finance, successful idol, older or same age, married or unmarried, etc), as they jointly spiral into a dark, erotic horror-coded entanglement. in this plot, i need twistedness lingering in how dark web chat room and red rooms are involved in how the ocs connect, because i love this erotic horror micro-trope. possibly, m oc saw her performances and latched onto her in a parasocial way and turned stalker, discovering her darker interests, maybe lashing out into holding her captive, or perhaps, a kindred soul collaboration occurs between them as they connect and slip into their dark connection due to the shared interest in such twisted dead dove fantasies and dark morality...

early 2000s/late 90s setting & y2k aesthetic is envisioned but far from necessary, modern is cool too. east asian setting/fcs will ideally be used because the plot explores idols and parasocial fame. i've a couple other ideas, but i'll keep those for dms cuz this ad is already long.

plot is inspired by j-horror like junji ito, inio asono, and a lot of the movies/dramas such as perfect blue by satoshi kon and the kdrama somebody. it leans heavily into the eroguro side of the horror-romance fusion genre.

admin info:

i am a 21+f discord-based writer. i'd like my partners to also be 18+ (21+ is preferred, minors dni). i'm a literate to novella writer. at least a couple paras per reply, can also do more and break the discord limit if desired. (open to text/sns threads, shorter threads, and aus on the side). ooc chatter and plotting is also very encouraged, i LOVE headcanons, pinboards, and playlists.

for this plot, i want to write for the female role, not very interested in doubles atm. open to fc suggestions as my oc will be written from scratch. for your side, i'm fine with rl fcs, manhwa/animanga, descriptive (i have a wanted fc list for rl fcs).

i'm okay with most darker kinks, nsfw, and a variety of dead dove themes. limits will be discussed in dms.

like, and i'll reach out.

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[ocrpsearch]

1x1 request: dead dove, dark romance, possibly erotic horror and an oc x oc plot that might be my biggest hear-me-out plot 🕊️

give me an idol f oc (not globally famous at all, more like nugu or a borderline failed idol) who becomes entangled with her antithesis via a classically successful m oc (think lawyer, ceo, finance, successful idol, older or same age, married or unmarried, etc), as they jointly spiral into a dark, erotic horror-coded entanglement. in this plot, i need twistedness lingering in how dark web chat room and red rooms are involved in how the ocs connect, because i love this erotic horror micro-trope. possibly, m oc saw her performances and latched onto her in a parasocial way and turned stalker, discovering her darker interests, maybe lashing out into holding her captive, or perhaps, a kindred soul collaboration occurs between them as they connect and slip into their dark connection due to the shared interest in such twisted dead dove fantasies and dark morality...

early 2000s/late 90s setting & y2k aesthetic is envisioned but far from necessary, modern is cool too. east asian setting/fcs will ideally be used because the plot explores idols and parasocial fame. i've a couple other ideas, but i'll keep those for dms cuz this ad is already long.

plot is inspired by j-horror like junji ito, inio asono, and a lot of the movies/dramas such as perfect blue by satoshi kon and the kdrama somebody. it leans heavily into the eroguro side of the horror-romance fusion genre.

admin info:

i am a 21+f discord-based writer. i'd like my partners to also be 21+ (minors dni). i'm a literate to novella writer. at least a couple paras per reply, can also do more and break the discord limit if desired. (open to text/sns threads, shorter threads, and aus on the side). ooc chatter and plotting is also very encouraged, i LOVE headcanons, pinboards, and playlists.

for this plot, i want to write for the female role, not very interested in doubles atm. open to fc suggestions as my oc will be written from scratch. for your side, i'm fine with rl fcs, manhwa/animanga, descriptive (i have a wanted fc list for rl fcs).

i'm okay with most darker kinks, nsfw, and a variety of dead dove themes. limits will be discussed in dms.

like, and i'll reach out.

interact and anon will reach out!

[find-krp]

1x1 request: dead dove, dark romance, possibly erotic horror and an oc x oc plot that might be my biggest hear-me-out plot 🕊️

give me an idol f oc (not globally famous at all, more like nugu or a borderline failed idol) who becomes entangled with her antithesis via a classically successful m oc (think lawyer, ceo, finance, successful idol, older or same age, married or unmarried, etc), as they jointly spiral into a dark, erotic horror-coded entanglement. in this plot, i need twistedness lingering in how dark web chat room and red rooms are involved in how the ocs connect, because i love this erotic horror micro-trope. possibly, m oc saw her performances and latched onto her in a parasocial way and turned stalker, discovering her darker interests, maybe lashing out into holding her captive, or perhaps, a kindred soul collaboration occurs between them as they connect and slip into their dark connection due to the shared interest in such twisted dead dove fantasies and dark morality...

early 2000s/late 90s setting & y2k aesthetic is envisioned but far from necessary, modern is cool too. east asian setting/fcs will ideally be used because the plot explores idols and parasocial fame. i've a couple other ideas, but i'll keep those for dms cuz this ad is already long.

plot is inspired by j-horror like junji ito, inio asono, and a lot of the movies/dramas such as perfect blue by satoshi kon and the kdrama somebody. it leans heavily into the eroguro side of the horror-romance fusion genre.

admin info:

i am a 21+f discord-based writer. i'd like my partners to also be 18+ (21+ is preferred, minors dni). i'm a literate to novella writer. at least a couple paras per reply, can also do more and break the discord limit if desired. (open to text/sns threads, shorter threads, and aus on the side). ooc chatter and plotting is also very encouraged, i LOVE headcanons, pinboards, and playlists.

for this plot, i want to write for the female role, not very interested in doubles atm. open to fc suggestions as my oc will be written from scratch. for your side, i'm fine with rl fcs, manhwa/animanga, descriptive (i have a wanted fc list for rl fcs).

i'm okay with most darker kinks, nsfw, and a variety of dead dove themes. limits will be discussed in dms.

like, and i'll reach out.

please interact if interested. *dd warning.

[efferusend]

rp request: 1x1: dead dove, dark romance, possibly erotic horror: an oc x oc plot that might be my biggest hear-me-out plot 🙏

give me an idol f oc (not globally famous at all, more like nugu or a borderline failed idol) who becomes entangled with her antithesis of a classically successful m oc (think lawyer, ceo, finance, successful idol, older or same age, married or unmarried, etc), as they jointly spiral into a dark, erotic horror-coded entanglement. in this plot, i need twistedness lingering in how dark web chat room and red rooms are involved in how the ocs connect, because i love this erotic horror micro-trope. possibly, m oc saw her performances and latched onto her in a parasocial way and turned stalker, discovering her darker interests, maybe lashing out into holding her captive, or perhaps, a kindred soul collaboration occurs between them as they connect and slip into their dark connection due to the shared interest in such twisted dead dove fantasies and dark morality...

early 2000s/late 90s setting & y2k aesthetic is envisioned but far from necessary, modern is cool too. east asian setting/fcs will ideally be used because the plot explores idols and parasocial fame. i've a couple other ideas, but i'll keep those for dms cuz this ad is already long.

plot is inspired by j-horror like junji ito, inio asono, and a lot of the movies/dramas such as perfect blue by satoshi kon and the kdrama somebody. it leans heavily into the eroguro side of the horror-romance fusion genre.

admin info:

i am a 21+f discord-based writer. i'd like my partners to also be 18+ (21+ is preferred, minors dni). i'm a literate to novella writer. at least a couple paras per reply, can also do more and break the discord limit if desired. (open to text/sns threads, shorter threads, and aus on the side). ooc chatter and plotting is also very encouraged, i LOVE headcanons, pinboards, and playlists.

for this plot, i want to write for the female role, not very interested in doubles atm. open to fc suggestions as my oc will be written from scratch. for your side, i'm fine with rl fcs, manhwa/animanga, descriptive (i have a wanted fc list for rl fcs).

i'm okay with most darker kinks, nsfw, and a variety of dead dove themes. limits will be discussed in dms.

like or dm, and i'll reach out.

[hils79]

Hils Watches Goblin - Ep 1

It's time for another k-drama and this is another one that got recommended to me a few years back when I first started watching Asian dramas. Apparently 2023 is the year I finally watch the stuff that was recommended to me in 2020 😅

I don't think this will follow my usual 2 episodes per evening usual schedule. These episodes are LONG. The first one is an hour and a half. That's the length of a movie.

So, probably one episode per day for now but I'm off work all of next week so I'll have time for more then.

This one, at least, I'm sort of vaguely aware of the plot but like everything else I don't know any spoilers or anything.

And I'll need to figure out how to tag this because this drama has about 10 different titles.

But for now, let's go!

Hmm...this does not sound like it's going to have a happy ending

Okay, that is clearly a young woman wearing quite bad old person makeup and prosthetics

Oh, I know him! From Train to Busan apparently

I love that we've switched to widescreen for the dramatic flashback

After joking that this episode is as long as a movie it kind of feels like it too. Everything is Very Dramatic

I don't know what it says about me that this dude has just asked his second in command to kill him and I instantly started to ship them

Ahhhh I forgot Lee Dong Wook was in this. Look at his little face.

Oh no I love them

I really hope he is dramatic like this through the whole drama.

Look, I know this is a supernatural drama, but good lord how is she still alive after losing that much blood

Oh I forgot this was a flashback to the 90s. So the unborn baby of the woman he saved on a whim is going to grow up to save him. Aww, that's nice.

Ooh she can see things that other people can't

Oh shit! Did not see that coming

His hat is so stupid and I love him

Aww I know him from Mystic Pop Up Bar

Yep see that's who was under the old woman makeup

Slow motion walking in the rain. An important part of any kdrama

Look at all those candles. I see he's decided to embrace the full brooding gothic stereotype by living in a candlelit mansion even though it clearly has electricity

Wow I hope she gets rescued from her terrible abusive family soon

Okay, this is cute

Rude

Yeah...these two need to bang

Oh my god do they live together now?

Well, this just got awkward

Just what every girl wants to hear from their guardian god

Well, that was way more fun than I was expecting. I just wish the episodes weren't so damn long. I'll watch another one tomorrow

[japanese-korean-lit-lover]

East Asian literature/movies/shows I've been currently enjoying:

The housekeeper and the professor (or my preferred title: Professor's beloved equation) by Yöko Ogawa – Japanese slice of life (find my short review here)

My neighbor Totoro by Studio Ghibli

Revenge: Eleven dark tales by Yöko Ogawa – slice of life-ish horror, truly grew on me

First Love: Hatsukoi – slice of life Japanese romance (find my analysis here), best thing I’ve ever watched

Little Forest – Korean slice of life movie, lots of food shots

Something in the rain – Korean slice of life romance

If cats disappeared from the world by Genki Kawamura – Japanese slice of life meets Goethe's Faust (but executes the trope better)

The guest cat by Takashi Hiraide – the most slice of life book I've read, very meditative

When the weather is fine – korean slice of life romance (find my posts about it here and here)

The Memory Police by Yöko Ogawa – dystopian fiction (if you enjoyed Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury you'll love that too)

I will be your bloom – Japanese... I don't even know how to describe the genre, it was wild, weird and wonderful, but won’t be everyone’s cup of tea

Sweet bean paste by Durian Sukegawa – Japanese slice of life, excellent in every detail

Your eyes tell – Japanese drama/romance – it wrecked me thank you very much, can't recommend it enough

Please look after my mom by Kyung-sook Shin – Korean drama, very emotional

Norwegian wood by Haruki Murakami – Japanese romance, psychological drama, but I wouldn’t call it a favorite

Crash course in romance – Korean rom com, quite enjoyable and fun to watch, really adorable and funny

Nowhere to be found by Bae Suah – a parabolic slice of life short story

Walking Practice by Dolki Min – a horror existential story about being human, not for everyone (tbh not really for me, but I was the editor of the translated version in my country)

Summer strike – aesthetic, calming and full of kdrama (fits the canon 100%), if it wasn’t for the murder case it would be perfect

Turn to me, Mukai-kun – honestly it felt like 90% of the characters on that show were either aro, ace or both and I’m so here for it

The setting sun by Osamu Dazai – a classic when it comes to today’s Japanese literature, I see the value of the story, but didn’t love it as I thought I would

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi – weird, creepy at times, both comforting and confusing, gave me the same kind of chills as Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata – an amazing short story about intolerance, surface level relationships and the incredible mechanism where men feel entitled to use women both when they conform to social expectations and when they decide to live against them

Doctor slump – heartwarming and emotional, I laughed, I cried, despite being a romance it had a great plot line about mental illnesses

Welcome to Samdal-ri – for everyone who feels overwhelmed by the world and needs a place to return to, very emotional, I cried like a baby more than once, would watch three more seasons of it