#Jeong Dong Won

[may8chan]

The Man from Nowhere - ‪Jeong Beom Lee‬ 2010

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K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the 1st Week of September (Aug 28-Sep 3 2023)

Aug 28

NCT U - Baggy Jeans

NCT's ever-changing unit NCT U returns to its original members in this vibey performance!

Aug 29

Cignature - Smooth Sailing

C9's girl group Cignature is back with a refreshing track!

ShinEuiJin - Night, summer

Soloist ShinEuiJin sings of a simple love in this energetic anthem!

Aug 30

H1-KEY - SEOUL (Such A Beautiful City)

Rising girl group H1-KEY sings of the capital of South Korea!

X:IN - SYNCHRONIZE

Rookie multinational girl group X:IN is back in this powerful and experimental performance!

Aug 31

Clazziquai - Lost Highway ft. WILCOX and Jin Hyojeong

Legendary Korean acid jazz group Clazziquai is back with another amazing track.

Kim Woojin - On My Way

Former Stray Kids member Kim Woojin returns solo in a pop rock performance.

Yang Da Il - When we broke up

Famous Korean balladist Yang Da Il sings soulfully in this touching track!

Sep 1

Jeong Dong Won - Monologue

Trot child-genius Jeong Dong Won is back with another heartwrenching piece.

Sep 2

Sehyeon - Smitten heart

Indie artist Sehyeon is back with a light-hearted and cute song!

Sep 3

No releases.

What is your favourite track of this week?

[lyrics365]

나보다 더 잘 살아줘 (Live better than me)

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[marril96]

The Glory 1.06

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a shoulder to cry on | s01e07

Korean Drama - 2023, 7 episodes  

~ Episode List ~  

[bbqhooligan]

since it fits the "love interest randomly undresses for tension purposes" trope people miss that scenes full meaning, Dong Eun undressing before Yeo Jeong. Shes baring her soul, choosing to. pretty obvious visual metaphor of opening up fully to him. It went beyond just telling him the story, when the words fail to convey the pain she undresses fully. its not the weaponized show of arms for Do Yeong, that was meant to distress and shake him. neither is it for manipulating him! she wasnt even hoping to gain anything from it! she had already given up on relying on him (using him, in her mind) because he had his own share of pain in his life. shes ONLY looking to be understood by him. to be seen. SHES surprised he answers as intensely as he does.

that scene is her biggest surrender and open admission of being fond of him without expecting any benefit. her most vulnerable and human moment, only possible through her trust and affection for him.

[waitingforminjae]

jeong dongwon is doing smth fucking crazy rn but i can't quite figure out what it is omg

[roseofcards90]

OMGGG THE PART I GOT TO THE PART WHERE THEYRE STANDING IN THE RAIN AND JOO-WON SAYS HE’LL TAKE THE BRUNT HE’LL BECOME THE MONSTER TO CATCH THE MONSTER AHHHHH FROM DISTRUST TO DEVOTION FR LOSING MY MIND RN 😭

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Ooooohhhh. This looks interesting.

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[kimchislaphearts]

Dog Days Of Summer  (2023)

Genre: Youth, Drama

Plot: 

In the summer of 2002, South Korea hosts the World Cup and Yi Joon moves in with his aunt and uncle in Daegu. Yi Joon and his new classmates navigate friendship, family, and growing up over the hot summer. 

Cast & Crew:

Moon Woo Jin as Kim Yi Joon

Park Seo Kyung as Han Yeo Reum 

Supporting cast - Choi Hyun Jin, Kim Ji Sung, Jeong Hee Tae, Heo Dong Won, Kim Kwang Gyu, Kim Ji Won, Go Seong Bo, Lee Joo Won, Jung Yi Rang, Jeon Sok Chan

Director - Jang Min Sik

Screen Writer - Choi Yi Kyung

Music:  

The music felt pretty unobtrusive but on closer inspection the backing music was a mix of music of the time (2001-2002) mixed with some nice instrumentals. The featured music includes: 착각의 늪 -  박고테 프로 젝트, 떠나가라 - QOQ, Please Summer! - 인디고(Indigo),  비몽 - 코요태 (KOYOTE), and 백전무패 - 클릭비 (Click-B). 

Awards: Best Young Actor (Moon Woo Jin) - KBS Drama Awards 2023

Overall: 

This drama special tells the story of Kim Yi Joon, a 14 year old boy in the summer of 2002 who is moving from Anyang to Daegu to live with his aunt and uncle. At first he seems like your standard sullen teen but as the drama special goes on you peel back the layers and find out his story. 

As you watch the drama special you feel all of the hurt and pain piling up on this young boy and it’s quite heartbreaking. Watching him go through all the hardships wrung a surprising amount of tears from me. But he is resilient and it’s a wholesome and heartwarming coming of age story of finding your place in the world. 

Moon Woo Jin has been in a lot of productions since 2017, most recently Castaway Diva and The Atypical Family but this drama special is one of his first leading roles. He won the young actor award for his performance here and it's not surprising based on his performance. It was nice to see a cast of talented young people given a chance to shine. 

As well as Min Jun’s coming of age story, we get a glimpse of classmate Han Yeo Reum’s life. She also moved to Daegu in recent years and has adjusted to life there. At first she’s an adversary but when forced to work together and secrets are shared they form a bond. Like all her classmates she too is struggling through puberty and the hot hot Daegu summer.  

Korean dramas love the backdrop of their 2002 world cup to tell a story and I liked the way this drama special incorporated it into the story. Including footage from the various games and how it highlighted that Yi Joon was much more interested in basketball than soccer! 

Overall, I thought this was a well done drama special. I enjoyed the coming of age story set in the early 2000s. If you like youth dramas such as Racket Boys or coming of age stories in general this drama special is definitely worth a watch. 

Rating: 9/10

Watch it:  KOCOWA 

Trailer:  KBS World YouTube

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[marril96]

The Glory 1.12