#JTBC

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

i want to talk about how tenderly and tactfully the subject of trauma has been handled in family by choice. full credit to the original c-drama for the story — but the remake is my first introduction to the show and its premise.

families can be a person's first experience of a wound: that single unanswerable ache from which each of your hurts flow and fountain forward. it's rare for k-dramas to acknowledge this: to acknowledge that the individual to whom you are born may not belong to you. may not give you the grace you require to grow. may not take your small, hot hand; hungry for solace — and instead simply cast it aside. your family can be your first sharp disappointment — your first clear shock at the sheer ugliness of the world. to some, love is freely given — to others it is nothing more than a bone flung from a scant table. you hug the hunger like it's your own bed-pillow — it becomes your only home. the only house you ever live in.

through sanha & haejun's characters; one can see how the talons of trauma can mark you forever. both actors deserve accolades for the raw desperation and confusion in their eyes at the weight they're being asked to carry — especially inyoup. there's a muted, exhausted malaise in his eyes — the gaze of an adult caged within a teenager's body. by contrast, haejun appears younger than his years — a helpless, childlike hurt and betrayal borne by his eyes. both boys carry boulders unfit for such delicate shoulders — because there is a special kind of cruelty in asking a child to bear a burden that was never theirs to begin with. in lining their shoes with the gravel of grief since they were old enough to walk.

what does it to do to a child (in haejun's case) to be told that love is not intrinsic — and that it has to be earned? that it has to be paid back? what does it do to a child (in sanha's case) to be told that you are not enough as your own self — that you will never be forgiven for a flaw that was never yours to start with? what does it mean to taste a parent's neglect on your own tongue — to have it tint every part of your speech for the rest of time?

what does it mean to be a father to such children — as juwon's appa so fiercely upholds? to treat their scars as sacred. to harbor their hurts in his own hands. family by choice is as much about trauma as it is about healing — about the people knitted to you through their knowledge of your wounds; their patience with your past; their trust that your tears are temporary. about the neighbors, friends, and forged bonds that may not be of blood, yet sustain you nonetheless; surround your spirit with warmth. the people who choose you knowing the charred heartbreak in your chest — who love and accept you knowing the latticework of your loneliness: the people who press it all away with a single touch or smile – they are your true faith. they are your true family. they are the only ones who matter.

sanha, haejun, and juwon all have their crosses to bear — but they also have each other. there is always light to temper the dark. there is always sanha's eyes; and the way they soften when he looks at juwon: the jewel-toned reverence with which he reflects on every single thing she does for him. wherever there is trauma there is also and always a tryst with hope — a heart holding on to the idea that there will be more. there will be peace. there will be resolution. there will be sunlight at the end of the black silence.

family by choice reminds me of this quote by poet and novelist ocean vuong: "we were born from beauty. let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence—but that violence, having passed through the fruit, failed to spoil it."

[jugeullae]

JEON YEO BEEN and SON SUK KU in

BE MELODRAMATIC (2019)

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: Miss Night and Day (2024)

"三位主演也太可愛了吧😊

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・・・ 카리스마 넘치는 눈빛👀⚡ 센스 있는 포즈💃🕺 그리고 자꾸 기대하게 되는 이 조합 (๑’ᵕ’๑)⸝*

JTBC 새 토일드라마 <낮과 밤이 다른 그녀> 6월 15일 [토] 밤 10시 30분 첫 방송!"

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[embracethefeels]

King the Land has me in a chokehold.

Is it cliche? For sure. Do we know they’ll end up together? 100% yes. Will Gu Won be head over heels for Sa-Rang? He’s gonna be eating out of her hand. Enemies to lovers with an icy prince and fiery female? Bless, I’m here for it. Am I upset about how over used these tropes are? No, not one bit.

I am so excited to see Gu Won melt for Sa-Rang and Sa-Rang be loved like she deserves. I am here for this serotonin boost - I’m ride or die for this kdrama.

[afza147]

The family photo💜😍

[xxbeyondangelsxx]

Gu won & Sa rang● Ep 10 Behind.

Source: King The Land/JTBC/Netflix

[please-someone-give-me-love]

Now that things have been clearead, I want to say that this is a main example of how much media, not only korean, but in general media can qnd would twist things to their convenience just for money.

Yoongi wasn't above speed limit and in the opposite side, he was slower than the average walking person. They lied about him being above speed limit.

Yoongi was driving an electric kickboard.

He wasn't driving in the main road.

He wasn't at 0.22 of alcohol as they tried to desinform.

He didn't fell, passed out and was found in the ground by the police, he fell and inmediatly stood up and talk to the police.

He was wearing his helmet, he passed some covilians normally and didn't hit or harm anything.

He did fell in front of his house.

He didn't lie to the police or his apology.

The distance was 500 meters from his house.

And most important, JTBC lied about the video THEY RELEASED saying it was Yoongi, when he wasn't. An important and big media that released news, took the imagen of someone's else and plant it on Yoongi.

They lied about armys doing a challenge and then took off because it was a fake.

They inform fake information purposely and it disgust me so much.

Yoongi's level incident was a thing he solved properly, he took responsability, apologize and got his kickboard license removed, he already lived his consequences and there wasn't any need to keep talking about it.

[citruscloudsandmoon]

Not Gwi-ju getting flustered after mistakenly going into women's changing rooms and later taking a cold shower.

[tsukinomask]

THEYRE GOING ON A DATE!!! ITS THEIR 1ST DATE YALL!! THEY LOOK SOOOOO CUTE OMG!! EUNHWAN DATING ERA LETS GOOOOO!!! IM SO EXCITED I NEED TO WATCH THE NEW EPISODE RIGHT NOWWWW!!! GIVE IT TO ME RACHEL

[le-sserafims-blog]

Golden Wave in Tokyo

[myfavoriteskdramas]

Am I the only one who's watching Queen of Divorce?

[jugeullae]

How dare you curse at him? He's someone's beloved son! How dare you call his mother a bitch? She is a human being. A cherished human being. Who the fuck are you to bully him?

BE MELODRAMATIC (2019)

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: Miss Night and Day (2024)

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[magnus-liber]

[afza147]

If jtbc has released this first..I would not guess anything wrong.

They look so good together😍

[xxbeyondangelsxx]

Gu won & Sa rang● Ep 10 Pool Kiss Behind.

Source: King The Land/JTBC/Netflix

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