#Im bareun

[mangoquotes]

This reminds me of the first sentence of “Anna Karenina”. “Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”  

That must be why the world never changes. It’s hard for those suffering to come together.  

In reality, they may all be suffering for the same reason but it might be that they just do not realise it.

[myfirstlife]

The villain who worked hard

Miss Hammurabi (episode 16 - finale)

All the inspiring quotes tell us that success is only achieved by working hard. Or that opportunities are hard work in disguise. Or that nothing worth having is achieved by luck. All the inspiring quotes tell us to work hard, but when is hard work too hard?

Miss Hammurabi tackled a different obstacle or issue almost every episode. But one of the starting plot points was when Judge Park (Go Ara) showed her strong, fighter image to protect her fellow associate judge against the bullying and abuse of Presiding Judge Sung (Cha Soon-bae). We thought this storyline ended in the general meeting where even though they didn’t have enough people to meet the quorum, there was still a visible change in the atmosphere. But Miss Hammurabi didn’t sideline the topic and instead, complemented it well with the other social issues looked at in the trials. Which brings me back to the question, is being a hard-worker always a good thing?

Unlike other presiding judges, Judge Sung didn’t graduate from an elite university and didn’t have the right connections. He worked hard to get good grades and worked even harder to get into his position. He is the classic example of the ‘powerless’ that Miss Hammurabi intended to protect - so why, are we presented with a ‘powerless’ man who worked hard as a villain and why did we rejoice when he was punished?

We know that Miss Hammurabi has taught us not to listen to just one side of the story. But underlying the express message is the fact that no character only has one side to their story. Righteous and brave Judge Park challenges authority and disrespects the rules. Intelligent and rational Judge Im (Kim Myung-soo) is indifferent and selfish. Wise and fair Judge Han (Sung Dong-il) is impatient and angry. Loyal Judge Jung (Ryu Deok-hwan) curry favours from those in higher positions. There are many more but another that deserves a call-out is Mr Min Yong-joon (Lee Tae-sung) who intended to protect his family by becoming another villain.

And this is seen once again when Judge Sung, characterised as hard-working, is presented to us as someone who used their associate judges as stepping stones to achieve their goal. But unlike the other dimensional characters we’ve seen (with the exception of Min Yong-joon), Judge Sung didn’t show growth. Instead, he gained more power and the higher he got in ranks, the more he forgot about those below him.

Inspiring quotes shouldn’t stop telling us to work hard, but they should also include an additional disclaimer that working hard for your dreams should not be without kindness. The person who worked hard for their dreams became the villain who forgot that other people have dreams too.

There are no heroes and villains in real life - everyone has different sides to their story. 

[luckycheesefoodie321]

I’ve only watched the first ep of Ms Hammurabi and I can already tell Park Cha Oreum is gonna be my QUEEN which is only right since she’s played by Go A Ra...

She went and used manspreading against some dude who didn’t understand the concept of common courtesy for fellow passengers

She stopped a perv from palming some poor lady by recording the video and calling attention to it by pretending the girl had been rubbing her but against his hand (as it turns out this trash old man was a professor of ethics?!?!?)

When the old man tried to take her phone from her and people around her (predominantly men) went to stop him (including our male protagonist), Oreum took care of business herself and knee’d him right in the balls, subsequently becoming an Internet sensation

When later confronted by her immediate superior about the videos that had circulated online of her taking down the pervert and were commenting on how a judge shouldn’t be that violent, her boss whose name I can’t remember yet told her she should have just called the police and left it alone. In addition he victim shamed the girl who had been harassed for her “provocative” clothing and she should dress more appropriately if she doesn’t want to be preyed on (you can bet I had some choice words to say about this whole scene)

In response, my home girl Oreum rocks up the next day in a “mini skirt” and heels, catching the gaze of many men both on the train and at the office (literally everyone was freaking out over what I thought was actually a pretty modest outfit??? The heels weren’t like stilettos and were pretty office-appropriate, and she was wearing tights with her skirt and the skirt wasn’t all that short??? Why everyone was going wild idk)...it even caused our male protagonist Im Ba Reun to cough awkwardly at the sight of her exposed but fully covered in black tights LEGS OH SHOOK...as well as try in vain to hide said legs from the ogling crowd while they waited for the elevator

When confronted by her boss about her attire, she politely and with allll the hidden sarcasm acknowledged his displeasure with her outfit, went to go change and came back in a full black burqa (pretty sure that’s the right one but correct me if I’m wrong) in retaliation

TO PARAPHRASE MY GURL AS SHE SPINS TO LET THEM WITNESS THE FULL OUTFIT: “Of course, this is much better. Women should never show skin, right? Men aren’t the ones at fault, are they?”

EDIT: though intentions were valid, burqa move was hella innappropriate, just wanna say this now a couple years after watching the show, genuinely forgot I wrote this post but thought I should put this out there... women who wear head, face or full body coverings and women who don’t are both equally utilising their own bodily autonomy to exercise their personal sense of modesty and comfortable attire... the final message of this scene should still be taken seriously “women should be able to dress how they like and men should take responsibility for their behaviour that tries to put the blame on women” without using what another women would find comfortable as a tool and spectacle to prove this point...

[wahsabi]

goodbye miss hammurabi, you will be missed 

[colorfulplanets]

“ I have a feeling that working with you is not very good for my heart “

__ Im bareun

[chickensmugglermyungsoo]

©  myungsoo pics‏ @kmsarchive May 24

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[byshinmolnam]

[Part 2] 180622 JTBC Drama Update : "Miss Hammurabi" Making Film Myungsoo 💞

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[infinitemyungsoo]

200907 Myungsoo had a comment only Vlive “It’s 12:07pm”

fan: good afternoon!!!!

Myungsoo: it's lunch time 

 fan: hi oppa~~~ I miss you so muchㅠㅠㅠ

Myungsoo: hi hi 

 fan: have you had lunch yet?

Myungsoo: I think we should eat now ㅋㅋ

fan: what did you eat for breakfast?

Myungsoo: I had nuts and things like sweet potato 

fan: did you just wake up?

Myungsoo: I've been awake for an hour and a half 

fan: what's myongmyong oppa mbti's result? 

Myungsoo: I did it because I had to but I think the result changes every time I do it

fan: what song should I listen to on a rainy day?

Myungsoo: stand by meㅋㅋ (Woohyun’s song)

fan: what are you going to do today?

Myungsoo: ah since today is recycling day I'm going to clean up

fan: Thailand fans really miss you 

Myungsoo: I want to go there

fan: I met you during Macau fanmeeting this year but I want to see you againㅠㅠ 

Myungsoo: I want to go to Macau too..! 

fan: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ seems like you're always in the middle of cleaning and never get bored 

Myungsoo: I always do something. I’m always thinking what to do while lying down

fan: how about Korea..? Korean fans also miss you a lotㅠㅠ

Myungsoo: I had a plan to do a fanmeeting half a year ago..ㅋㅋ 

fan: Chinese fans also miss you a lot

Myungsoo: I want to go to there..!

fan: it's raining in my neighborhood. is it raining in Seoul too? 

Myungsoo: looks like it's going to rain all day 

fan: shall I stay at home all day today? what kind of meat that's good for today?

Myungsoo: if you're gonna to eat at home then I suggest you to have some rib eye

fan: I'm glad it's not hot anymore. 

Myungsoo: that's right 

fan: are there many mosquitoes in seoul?

Myungsoo: there's none at my home 

 fan: oppa what is Byul doing right now? 

Myungsoo: he's looking outside

fan: I want to lose weight but I'm hungry

Myungsoo: exercise while eating unrefined carbohydrates (brown rice, beans, oatmeal) 

fan: what time did you sleep last night??

Myungsoo: I slept around 3am after doing this and that

fan: why did you sleep so late?

Myungsoo: that's why my face looks quite swollen 

fan: I have to see how swollen your face is so pls upload a pictureㅋㅋ 

Myungsoo: I'm not good at taking selca.. 

fan: guess today is hard to get Myungsoo's reply hahah I'll try again next time

Myungsoo: see you again next time 

 fan: taking a selca doesn't need a skill for Myungsoo because your face is doing all the work 

Myungsoo: ㅋㅋㅋ I'm not good at taking selca

fan: my bedding is all black in my room and the dust is so obvious when I sit down

Myungsoo: that's why you have to use white color for bedding

fan: do you have any recommendations for gifts for my mother? 

Myungsoo: I'm sure she'll love all the gifts but you can have dinner together while talking to each other 

 fan:  I'm having a Miss Hammurabi marathon these days. I enjoyed it

Myungsoo: ah thank you ~

fan: which role resembles Kim Myungsoo the most among the dramas you've filmed so far?

Myungsoo: I think it's Im Bareun..? 

fan: Myungsoo oppa~ can you pls upload a selca?

Myungsoo: seems like you all want me to upload a selca. I get it. I'll try to take it but fyi my face looks swollen  

fan: enjoy the autumn this year 

Myungsoo: I always enjoy the autumn. the air is nice. I breathe as much as I can

fan: Please make a video of your cooking. it will be interesting to watch

Myungsoo: I'll consider it 

fan: I did some research, one out of every 2 Koreans cleans up more than once a day and one out of 5 Koreans cleans up more than twice a day which is 4 times higher than the world average. Myungsoo must be in one of those categories right 

Myungsoo: I clean up more than once a day

fan: I want to change my bedding please recommend a blanket color. my room has a lot of blue colors 

Myungsoo: use white color. change to white color if you can take good care of it

fan: hi Myungsoo!! I'm from Chile. Please come to Chileㅠㅠㅠ I study Korean everydayㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Myungsoo: I had a good time in Chile..thank you for studying Korean~~^^

Myungsoo: A typhoon is coming. as the weather is getting colder, be careful not to catch a cold

translation by ifntvisual_ on twitter

[damn-it-sungyeol]

Lightweight Im Bareun

[mangoquotes]

I thought hard about whether it is possible to like someone when I don’t know much about that person, and I think it is possible. You want to know more about the person because you like the person. 

[myfirstlife]

[ifnt-saranghae]

180710 Myungsoo Instagram Update. "#KimMyungsoo #ImBareun #MissHammurabi Samcheong-dong's Im Bareun"

[leesungjongg]

i can’t believe Miss Hammurabi is over. I’m going to miss looking forward every week to a new episode, and I’m gonna miss anticipating what other, new cases my three faves, Im Bareun, Cha Oh Reum, and Judge Sae, will be taking on. 

[chickensmugglermyungsoo]

INFINITE Macau Fanmeeting: Sungyeol taking of shirt to show muscles - feeding inspirits on stage with egg tarts

Korean boygroup INFINITE is holding the “INFINITE FAN MEETING 2018″ in Macau. Due the leaders Sunggyu enlistment only Dongwoo, Woohyun, Sungyeol, L and Sungjong came to see INSPIRIT (INFINITE’s fans). 

INFINITE started the stage with “Be Mine”. [...] Sungjong learned Chinese for the Macau INSPIRITs and said: “Piaoliang (Pretty)!”. And didn’t stop to refer INSPIRITS as “very very piaoliang”. Sungyeol pointed out that because them haven’t seen the Macau INSPIRITs, that he felt very worried and so he called the CEO to let them going more often to Macau.  

On the fan meeting the INFINITE member told the recent circumstances to INSPIRIT. They expressed that they are busy with solo activities, but they are the busiest with missing INSPIRIT. This year L saw everyone with the role Im Bareun of the drama “Miss Hammurabi”. L said that after learning many things from the many sunbaes, he can improvise by acting out small part of the lines. Everyone than jeering to call Sungjong out for the challenge. Sungjong also granted the wish, which was asked for and tried, but he was a little bit embarrassed after trying it. 

Since August Sungjong has started to become the DJ of “Midnight Black”. He laughed about that it’s a late night show. Everyone could listen to it, if they can’t fall asleep. 

Sungjong and Sungyeol then became DJs and demonstrated it. But later Sungyeol, who was pretty serious at the beginning, gave up himself and turned the lines into a rap! Following up Dongwoo performed on stage the double role of the musical “Iron Mask”. While doing the improvised performance he was like possessed and didn’t want to stop. Sungyeol and Dongwoo using toy swords, which made L laughed falling on the ground.  

The INFINITE members were answering questions, while wearing the bunny hats, which are very popular in Korea recently. Sungyeol was very active/lively during the game. After him telling L to show his abs, he got called out by everyone out instead to show his muscles. Sungyeol, who’s body shape has been always very nice then got the help from all of the members to throw off his clothes of the upper body half.  Generously showing his own muscles to the fans on stage. Sungyeol took the egg tart, which he won from the game and went down stage to feed it a fan. While Dongwoo was feeding L on stage, 

Many INFINITE members went down the stage to give high fives and taking selfies at a close distance to get closer to the fans. They know very well what to do. Everyone has prepared prepared as support for Dongwoo’s Birthday the 22th November. Dongwoo’s birthday wish was that everyone can be healthy. INFINITE expressed that they will see everyone through different activities in the year of 2019. They hope that everyone will keep supporting them. Lastly during the super enthusiastic situation, they performed “Tell Me” for inspirits and ended the show perfectly.   

Translation by me, please take out with credits.