#Jeong Ha-dam

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Decision to Leave (2022)

Director - Park Chan-wook, Cinematography - Kim Ji-yong

"The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins."

[toastinthegrass]

Shamans are religious specialists who are perceived as having the capacity to deal directly with spirits on behalf of the community, either by sending their own soul on a journey to other realms or by calling them into the here and now and manifesting them in their own bodies.

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Decision To Leave

Movies watched in 2023

Decision To Leave (2022, South Korea)

Director: Park Chan Wook

Writers: Chung Seo Kyung & Park Chan Wook

Mini-review:

Park Chan Wook is probably my favorite director, so you can imagine how excited I was about Decision To Leave, with it being his first movie in 6 years. And, of course, he doesn't disappoint. Sure, it's definitely not at the level of his best movies, but it's still a great film in pretty much every way. It may take its time when setting up the story and the characters, but it's never boring because the acting, the directing and the writing are masterful. Tang Wei and Park Hae Il give spectacular performances, and it's obvious that Park Chan Wook had a lot of fun making this movie. I admit the storyline was much more simple and straightforward than I expected, but maybe that's what allowed the director to experiment and play around with the cinematography, the editing and the structure of the scenes. All this results in a visually fascinating movie.

I seriously hope it doesn't take 6 more years for Park Chan Wook to release another movie.

[beenbaanbuun]

brothers best friend pt 2 w/ jeong yunho

part 1

so i forgot to pause my queue and you’re getting this a day early… whoops

yunho looks so massive towering above you like that

there’s an unfamiliar look on his face, cheeks flushed, lips parted, nostrils flared, and you can’t help but feel a little nervous under his watchful gaze

maybe he’s angry, but you can’t think of anything you’d done to upset him

hell, you’d fallen asleep pretty much as soon as he told you to! its like you could’ve—

oh fuck… the dream

you sit up as quick as humanly possible, any semblance of sleepiness slipping away as you realise exactly why he’s looking at you like that

like you’ve just committed the greatest crime known to man

you can’t look at him, embarrassment and guilt flowing through you like blood

“yun, i—” he cuts you off with a shush

it confuses you for just a second or two; surely he’d give you the chance to explain your self right?

it’s hardly like you deserve to have that chance, perverted little slut

but still, yunho is a nice enough guy; he’ll let you try and wriggle your way out of it… won’t he?

“yunho, i can ex—” again, you’re cut off with a sharp shush

you whimper in response as the tears that begin to gather along your lash line turn his silhouette blurry

“i don’t need an explanation from you,” he speaks softly, “i don’t want one, either. i don’t think it would change anything, do you?”

his face is still set in stone, eyes steely as they stare you down

it only makes you feel even more pathetic, like a child being scolded for making a mess

you wouldn’t be surprised if that’s how he saw you; nothing more than his friends kid sister making a mess of things again

you’re always making a mess of things…

your eyes begin to burn with tears

“why are you getting upset, sweetheart?” yunho asks from above you, voice stern and commanding and nothing like the teasing tone he usually uses with you

“it’s embarrassing,” you sniffle, trying your hardest to stop your voice from wavering under the influence of your tears, “i’m sorry.”

he hums, nodding slightly as though he’s seriously mulling over your apology

as if he’s actually considering accepting it…

its cruel, making you wait for your judgement as if he’s not going to end up kicking you out at the end of it all

maybe you were wrong about him being a kind man…

“why is it embarrassing?” he hums, and your heart sinks just a little further

great; he’s going to humiliate you before kicking you out

your eyes meet his, begging for just a little mercy

he doesn’t seem to waver, eyes still icy and face still wearing that unreadable expression

“yunho,” you whisper, mentally preparing yourself to beg for forgiveness

he shakes his head, a hum of disapproval leaving his lips, “tell me, honey; why are you embarrassed?”

and just like that the dam breaks, your chin wobbling as a long keen leaves the back of your throat

the first tear rolls down your cheek, swiftly followed by a second

yunho catches them with his thumbs

“tell me…”

you suck in a shaky breath, forcing it out through your pursed lips

it doesn’t really help to soothe you like you thought it would…

“i had a wet dream about you,” your voice is so timid and small… you’re pathetic

“yes, you did,” yunho agrees, “but i hardly think that’s a good reason for all this fuss, hm?”

you can’t quite make out the tone of his voice

it almost sounds affectionate under that thick layer of condescension that only ever comes out when he’s talking to you

“after all, you didn’t see me crying when i was thinking all those dirty thoughts about you crawling into my bed…”

what?

your jaw hangs slack as you let his words soak in

he has to be teasing you, right?

“your pretty pussy was showing through your shorts, baby, but you didn’t even realise, hm?”

he takes your chin in his hand, forcefully snapping your mouth shut

“you were clenching around nothing,” his pink tongue swipes over his bottom lip, “practically begging for me to fill you up and you didn’t even realise.”

you squirm, everything he does working against you and your barely intact sanity

his words that he says so nonchalantly as if you’re not utterly filthy

his hand that remains firmly on your chin, his thumb dancing back and forth along your jawline

that damned tongue that he can’t seem to keep inside of his mouth for more than a second

you can’t help it when you whimper; after all, he’s the only one to blame

“yuyu,” you sound as pathetic as you feel, but you don’t have the brain power to feel humiliated, “please do something…”

he smiles down at you

“do something?” he asks, “like what, honey? you’re going to have to be more specific if you want yuyu to do what you want.”

the sound of him teasing you so effortlessly goes straight to your cunt, and you clench your thighs around nothing

it doesn’t help ease the ache between them at all

in fact all it does is smear your wetness over your thighs, leaving you with a sticky, uncomfortable mess

you desperately need something more; some friction to ease that ache in your clit and something inside of you to fill up your empty hole

and there’s yunho, your brothers best friend, standing above you looking like a fucking god

that’s all you need to push you over the edge

“yunho, please fuck me,” you whine, bringing a hand up to rest upon his wrist

your fingers wrap around it, tugging softly until his grip slips from your jaw

you drag it down, heading lower and lower until his hand catches on the duvet that still rests over your lower half

and then you stop, passing the proverbial ball to him; it’s in his court now and whatever happens next is up to him

whether he fucks you or not… it’s his choice

but you have no time to worry about what might not come to pass when he grabs the covers and tosses them to the side

his eyes hone in on those fucking shorts, and he swears he can feel his cock jump in his shorts

fucking hell, they’re practically see through with just how wet you are

he can see everything and what a delight that is

your pretty little pussy, wet and waiting for him to ruin it with his fingers, his cock, him cum

he needs so badly to see the real thing

“these damn shorts, baby,” he groans as he hooks his fingers over the waist band and tugs, “i might just have to keep them, if that’s okay with you?”

his words make your pussy clench, a sight that has him humming in appreciation

“i take that as a yes?” he tugs them down over your thighs, wasting no time in stripping your bottom half bare and tucking your shorts in the pocket of his pants.

with your glistening hole now exposed to him, he wastes no time in getting on his knees at the bottom of the bed

at first he just watches it, studying it as intensely as a college student studies their textbook the night before a final

you’re about to say something, to beg some more, when he reaches out a hand and slides a finger through your sopping folds

you gasp as he brushes it gently against you clit before pulling it away entirely, slipping it between his lips without so much as a second of hesitation

his eyes flutter closed and his cheeks hollow

the moan he lets out is nothing short of pornographic; you find yourself in awe of the show he’s putting on for you

“taste so good, honey,” he purrs as he tugs his finger free, “i’d eat you up forever, if you let me…”

he pauses, letting his eyes flicker up to meet yours

“will you let me?”

you nod, too dazed to say anything

“good girl…”

he wastes no time in laying down and throwing your legs over his shoulders

his giant hands find your thighs, gently caressing your smooth skin under the calloused tips of his fingers

they squeeze, kneading your flesh as he lowers his face to your aching core

“ready?” he hums, the word propelling a cool blast of air against your clit

you squirm and nod, but he shakes his head

“i really need your words this time, baby,” he says, “i’ve been lenient so far but i won’t do anything without your explicit permission; are you ready?”

“y-yes, yun…”

and just like that, he presses a soft kiss to your clit, the tip of his tongue just barely grazing it before he pulls away

it draws a whine through your gritted teeth

yunho chuckles before going back in to lick a stripe over your dripping hole

an obscene slurping sound echoing around the room as his tongue collects as much of your juices as he can before going back for more

he licks and prods are your hole, seeming to tease it until it leaks some more, all which his nose bumps gorgeously up against your clit

you hands fly to his hair, holding him against you in fear of him leaving you high and dry

he’s making you feel so good, the last thing you want is for this to stop

he just smiles against you as he feels the tug of your fingers in his locks, scraping his teeth against you in a way that has your body going limp

it’s even worse when he brushes them against your sensitive bud

you don’t quite register the sound your own mouth makes, too lost in the throws of pleasure to fully comprehend anything other than yunho

“so sweet, honey,” he grunts before he takes you clit between his lips

he suckles on it, hollowing his cheeks out as he pulses the pressure

he alternates between hard and soft sucks

it’s enough to make that knot in your stomach tighten

you’re getting close

“yuyu,” you cry as you let your hips buck into his mouth

it doesn’t phase him at all, so you carry on seeking your high

and when yunho sharpens his tongue to a point, letting you grind against the very top of it, that’s when you come undone

that’s when the knot snaps and your world turns white for just a second

fucking hell, yunho knows how to eat pussy…

he continues his ministrations for just a moment or two, letting you get it all out of your system before he pulls away and wipes his mouth on the back of his hand

“how was that, pretty girl?” he hums, “think you can take my cock next?”

[jwirecs]

RECOMMENDED NCT FICS OF NOVEMBER 2023💖

hello, hello! here are my nct recs of november! hopefully these beautiful stories get more recognition as well as the writers 💝

** anything in parentheses and bolded are my thoughts that can be disregarded if needed **

🔞smut || 💔angst || 💕fluff || ✅completed || 🔄ongoing || 💯favorite

Makeup, Make Out || @polarisjisung💕✅

↳ somewhere between testing eyeshadow palettes and mascara wands, renjun tests the prospect of loving you (i love me some soft renjun. soft renjun is prob in my top 5 fics to read about in nct. like how can you not enjoy reading soft renjun fics?????)

Ready For Love || @jnnul💕✅💯💯💯

↳ a boy who has never taken a relationship seriously. a girl who is seriously over relationships. when they end up finding each other, will they let their ideas of what a relationship should be like ruin their relationship before it even starts? (the concept of one person believing in one thing and the other person believing in another but they come to one accord to overcome the obstacle is amazing. literally as op has said in their warnings "match made in heaven", they truly are and i love that.)

Misses Suh? || @nctsplug02🔞💕✅💯

↳ (there was not exact summary, but if you remember the jeongs fics from this author then i present you the suhs. stop i freaking love these fics from them. i hope theres going to be more suhs.)

Silent Treatment || @polarisjisung💕💔✅

↳ your boyfriend broke some guy's nose for you, but what he doesn't realise is he also broke his promise to you (how does one give jeno the silent treatment???? easy, pretend to be oc cause thats what i did. LOL LIKE HOW CAN YOU GIVE THIS MAN THE SILENT TREATMENT. mans gonna be looking at you with them eyes and you are just gonna fold. gosh hes adorable and sht)

Trauma || @peanutpinet💕💔✅💯

↳ Being the son of the famous Nam Goongmin came with a heavy price to pay for Jaemin. Though Taeyong managed to get Jaemin out of his father’s mafia business and helped him to heal, there was still some trauma that Jaemin had yet to face. Until he came across a girl that he would soon learn that he can’t always run from his problems (the fact that the story lowkey connects with the other fics that they have is a gold mine. my ass is out here re-reading everything from the beginning aka the first one all the way to this one while i wait for the next one.)

Enough For You || @midmourn💔✅💯

↳ you wanted to be enough for mark, but no matter what you did, you weren't. (brb let me just sit in the corner real quick. stop, i need more angst nct fics to satisfy my angst side. like you can just feel the hurt that the oc is feeling, cause i know for a fact everyone has been through this once in their life time.)

I'm A Mouse, Duh! || @springseasonie🔞✅

↳ Nomin in police costumes and Y/N in a "mouse" costume (it's literally just lingerie). Will they fuck? Keep reading to find out! (1. i love the mean girls reference. that movie is a classic. 2. another roommate threesome, i may have a problem. BUT THATS FINE. this fic was hella good.)

I Wanna Make You Scream || @nctsplug02🔞✅💯💯💯

↳ (johnny in a scream mask?????????? sir???????? HELLOOOOOOOOO????? like god this fic is, oh child.)

Rent Is Due! || @starillusion13🔞✅💯

↳ (theres no summary, but do you know what else is due??? my insanity after reading this fic. like god dam. had to take a moment to breathe after finishing the fic.)

Strawberry Cough || @hazyhae🔞💕✅

↳ when your longtime bestie and plug moves out of town, he recommends one of his buddies to fill your weed needs. jaemin is glad to deliver that, and maybe even more. (the fact that jaemin automatically has a stock of the strawberry flavor for the oc is cute as sht. mans literally fell in love at first sight.)

The Day That I Met You I Started Dreaming || @nctstar💕✅💯

↳ You watched in satisfaction as the imprint of your lips stained a faded red colour, two semi-circles adorned by fine lines. The smell of strawberry wafted gently, so subtle you could have missed it. Yet, his voice rang in your ears. “You taste so sweet, baby. You always do.” (stop, i think this was one of the "long" jungwoo fics that i have read so far. i should start reading more jungwoo fics ngl. i honestly like how the story went. like it was at a good pace. not too rushed and not too slow, at the perfect pace. )

They're Roommate || @luvyeni🔞✅

↳ maybe those “jokes” your roommates play on you aren’t actually jokes (nomin threesome??? let me at it. lord have fcking mercy on me)

Young God || @jaeminvore🔞💕✅💯💯

↳ in which you were essentially scammed into cohabiting with a ridiculously clingy demon that lives off of sex. It could be worse. At least he staved off from sucking your soul out in exchange of you sucking something else—among other things (demon hyuck is a menace but hes a cute menace you know. hes gonna be like your bffl demon. i honestly fully enjoyed this one so much, like you dont understand. the mans a cute ass menace)

NCT 127 Texts || @phoxphenex💕✅💯

↳ Baby 127 Calling Dad on Tour (stop i cant wait for them to be parents. like these fans are gonna have to grow a pair of balls and suck it up that these mens are gonna be parents in the future. like can u imagine their kid just texting them. their kid will have them on their knees i swear.)

NCT Dream Texts || @jenosz💕✅💯

↳ Jeno boyfriend texts (the way that i fcking cackled at the first one. i cant, that was literal GOLD. ngl thats prob something i would say to my boo, if i had one LMAO)

NCT Dream Texts || @midmourn💕✅

↳ Your mom hasn't paid me this month (stop jisung would be the one to actually tell his mom. protect this lil sprout.)

8:57PM || @gyeomsweetgyeom💕✅

↳(faster/2 baddies era jaehyun has me on a fcking chokehold im not gonna lie.)

Do check out all of the other NCT Fics that i have reblogged as well!!

** if there is any fics that you guys would like to recommend, please do! i am slowly running out of fics to read **

[salanaii]

Learn Korean with me - Week 27

Day 1 - 3: Let's Speak Korean Ch 8 - Visa & Immigration (1 - 30)

** Don't forget your journals and of course Netflix.

어떤일로오셨나요?

Eo tteon il lo o syeoss nay o

(Literal) What kind of matter did you come (here) for? = How may I help you?

비자를갱신하려고요.

Bi ja reul gaeng sin ha ryeo go yo

I’d like to get (my) visa renewed.

비자가만기되었어요.

Bi ja ga man gi doe eoss eo yo

(My/Your) visa has expired.

어떤비자를갖고계시죠?

Eo tteon bi ja reul gaj go gye si jyo

What kind of visa do you have? = What’s your visa status?

관광/투자/학생비자입니다.

Gwan gwang/tu ja/ hag saeng bi ja ib ni da

It’s a tourist/investor/student visa.

영주줜자인가요?

Yeong ju jwon ja in ga yo

Are you a premanent resident?

어느나라국적이시죠?

Eo neu na rag ug jeog I si jyo

(Literal) What country nationality are you? = What’s your nationality?

신청서를작성해주세요.

Sin cheong seo reul jag seong hae ju se yo

Please fill out the application.

서류가부족합니다.

Seo ryu ga bu jug hab ni da

(Literal) Documents are insufficient. = You are missing some documents.

서류가빠진것같아요.

Seo ryu ga bba jin geos gad a yo

It seems like documents are missing.

신청서가통과되지못했습니다.

Sin cheong seo ga tong gwa doe ji mos haess seub ni da

(Your) application didn’t go through.

신청서가통과되었습니다.

Sin cheong seo ga tong gwa doe eoss seub ni da

(Your) application did go through.

다시작성해주세요.

Da si jag seong hae ju se yo

Please fill it out again.

담당자가자리에없습니다.

Dam dang ja ga ja ri e eobs seub ni da

(Literal) The person in charge isn’t in (his) seat. = The person in charge is away.

어디한번볼까요?

Eo di han beon bur gga yo

Shall we take a look.

빠진게없는지확인해보세요.

Bba jin ge eobs neun ji hwag in hae bu se yo

Please check of there isn’t anything missing.

이렇게작성하면되나요?

I reoh ge jag seong ha myeon doe nay o

(Literal)Is this okay if I fill out like this? = Can I fill it out like this?

어떻게작성해야하나요?

Eo tteoh ge jag seong hae ya ha nay o

How should I fill it out?

이부분이잘이잘이해가안됩니다.

I bu bun I jar I jar I hae ga an deob ni da

I don’t quite understand this part.

필요한서류는무엇인가요?

Pir yo han seo ryu neun mu eos in ga yo

What are the necessary/requited documents?

어느부서로가면될까요?

Eo neu bu seo ro ga myeon doer gga yo

Which department should I go to?

오늘종로처리될까요?

O neur jong ro cheo ri doer gga yo

Will it be processed within today?

택배로보내주세요.

Taeg bae ro bo nae ju se yo

Please send (it) by courier service.

자리에서대기해주세요.

Ja ri e seo dae gi hae ju se yo

Please wait from (=at) (your) seat.

번호표를뽑아주세요.

Beon ho pyo reur bbob a ju se yo

Please pick (=take) a number ticket.

아직차례가아닙니다.

A jig cha ryega a nib ni da

It’s not (your) turn yet.

온라인으로도신청가능합니다.

On ra in eu ro do sin cheong ga neung hab ni da

(Literal) It’s possible to submit it by online as well. =You can submit it online as well.

내일다시오세요.

Nae ir da si o se yo

Please come again tomorrow.

며칠정도걸릴까요?

Myeo chir Jeong do geor rir gga yo

About how many days (=long) would it take?

통역이있나요?

Tong yeog I iss nay o

Do you have an interpreter?

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Categorizing Parent-related Trauma for male and female leads in Kdramas:

Orphans: Lee Hong-jo (Destined With You) Moon Gang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Moon Sang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Ha-ru (Extraordinary You) Naksu/Cho Yeong (Alchemy of Souls) Tak Dong-kyung (Doom at Your Service) Nam Ji-ah* (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Cheon Sa-Rang (King the Land) Jang Man-wol (Hotel del Luna) Yoon Yi-seo (100 Days My Price) Kang Young-hwa (Moon in the Day) Kim Do-ha (Moon in the Day) So Mun (The Uncanny Counter) Do Ha-na (The Uncanny Counter) Kang Tae-moo (Business Proposal) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, present version) Lee Heon (The Forbidden Marriage) Do Do-hee (My Demon) Ji Eun-tak (Guardian: The Great and Lonely God) Na Bong-seon (Oh My Ghost) Kang Cheol (W: Two Worlds) Do Da-hae (The Atypical Family) Yeom Hae-sang (Revenant) Jeong Ji-an (A Shop for Killers) Shin Jae-rim (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale) Kim Ji-uk**** (No Gain No Love)

Half Orphans with loving remaining parent: Eun Dan-oh (Extraordinary You) Koo Chan-sung (Hotel del Luna) Ye So-ran (The Forbidden Marriage) Nam Ha-neul (Doctor Slump) Yu Ji-hyck (Marry My Husband) Kang Hee-soo (Captivating the King) Choi Yi-jae (Death's Game) Im Sol (Lovely Runner) Ryu Sun-jae (Lovely Runner) Lee Chang (Kingdom) Lee Geum, Prince Yeoning (Haechi) Gu San-yeong (Revenant) Son Hae-yeong (No Gain No Love)

Half Orphan + Remaining Parent is THE WORST: Jang Uk (Alchemy of Souls) Kim Do-ha (My Lovely Liar) Lee Yul (100 Days My Price) Ahn Min-hyuk (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Seo Mok-ha (Castaway Diva) Gong Tae-seong (Sh**ting Stars) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, past version) Yi In (Captivating the King) Kang Ji-won (Marry My Husband) Kang Sun-woo (Oh My Ghost)

Parents (at least one) are THE WORST but Both Are Still Alive: Jang Shin-yu (Destined With You) Han Yi-joo (Perfect Marriage Revenge) Ko Mun-young** (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Mok Sol-hee (My Lovely Liar) Gu Won (King the Land) Crown Prince Lee Hwi/Dam-yi/Yeon-seon (The King's Affection) Do Bong-soon (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Woo Young-woo (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)*** Jung Ji-woon (The King's Affection) Kang Bo-geol/Lee Ki-ho (Castaway Diva) Yeo Jeong-woo (Doctor Slump) Hong Hae-in (Queen of Tears) On Eun-yoo (Twinkling Watermelon) Oh Yeon-joo (W: Two Worlds) Yoon Ji-ho (Because This Is My First Life) Nam Se-hee (Because This Is My First Life) Bok Gwi-ju (The Atypical Family) Moon Cha-min (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)

Immortal Being that Still Somehow has Parent Issues: Myul Mang/Doom (Doom at your Service) Lee Yeon & Lee Rang (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Jeong Gu-won (My Demon)

Added trauma flavour: Parent was murdered in front of them (**Still counts if they survived the murder Parent tried to murder them Dying from seemingly incurable disease which makes their parents/guardian sad (If your parents are alive, you must pay for it by dying yourself) Adoptive parent/stepparent is THE WORST

Somehow has normal, alive parents: Lee Jun-ho (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Has no backstory at all. We only meet his older sister and hear nothing about his childhood.) Shin Ha-ri (Business Proposal, her family is refreshingly normal, right down to her brother being sent out to find her when she's drunk) Oh Han-byeol (Sh**ting Stars, Again, we know almost nothing about her family, only that she has twin sisters. But she doesn't appear to have childhood trauma.) Park Yeon-woo (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, her mom being annoyed at her for something that is a crime doesn't count as bad parenting) Lee Young-joon/Sung-hyun (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, his trauma comes from a kidnapper, his parents faced a pretty impossible situation and did their best. They clearly love their kids) Baek Hyun-woo (Queen of Tears, nothing wrong with them out of the ordinary and they are in the drama a significant amount.) Ha Eun-gyeol (Twinkling Watermelon, very loving parents and the deafness and their reliance on him is not anyone's fault)

*Counting her as an orphan even though she gets her parents back after 20 years, she spent her childhood orphaned. ***This character is tricky because I understand why her mother wanted nothing to do with her, but her trying to manipulate the dad and also saying he didn't raise her properly made me so angry. ****This character is tricky because he was explicitly raised as an orphan by his grandma, his father didn't sign his birth certificate (Korean equivalent of this), and he's registered as the child of his grandmother, not his actual mom. His grandma is dead by the beginning of the series and he is living alone without family, so I think he counts as an orphan.

Uncatagorized due to lack of clarity on parents: Soundtrack #1, Hospital Playlist, Happiness

[adamwatchesmovies]

Parasite (2019)

Parasite is the kind of wholly original film that’s impossible to predict. It also has a lot to say about our world, which means there’s no way you’ll be able to catch everything on a single viewing. With plenty of dark laughs, the kind of suspense that will have your stomach in knots, an ending that sticks with you and masterful direction by Bong Joon-ho, it’ll knock you right off your feet - even if you’ve seen it before.

Kim Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho), his wife Chung-sook (Jang Hye-jin), their son Ki-woo (Choi Woo-shik) and daughter Ki-jeong (Park So-dam) make ends meet by snatching up whatever prospect comes their way. One day, Ki-woo finds a job tutoring Da-hye (Jung Ji-so), the daughter of the wealthy Park family. Sensing an opportunity, the Kims scheme, lie and fake their way into the household.

Part of what makes Parasite such a wild ride is that you never know who you should be cheering for or what the movie wants you to feel. When we first meet the Kim family, they’re scrambling around their dump of a semi-basement apartment looking for a free wifi signal so they can get a shipment of pizza boxes sent to them. Folding the boxes is how they’ll pay for their next meal. When they submit their work, part of their earnings is deducted because 25% of the boxes are badly folded. There are four family members. A quarter of the boxes are no good. Hmmm… There’s something funny and pathetic about the way they manage to screw up such a simple, honest job but excel at conning their way into the Park household. The more elaborate and extravagant their scam becomes, the more they thrive. You know it’s wrong, but there’s something "admirable" about their resourcefulness and determination. You don’t feel too bad for the Park family. Aside from Ki-jeong, everyone is actually doing the job they’ve been hired to do and there’s no way she’d get away with spinning her bullshit into dollars if Mrs. Park wasn’t such a dummy.

Then, your feelings about the Kims start changing. It’s one thing for them to exploit the Parks, whose wealth is wasted on them but this quest to get all of them on the same payroll means taking away jobs from other people. As we eventually find out, the current housekeeper of the Park family, Gook Moon-gwang (Lee Jung-eun) REALLY needs this job they’re stealing from her. As the film progresses, Bong Joon-ho shows us how the lap of luxury has made the Parks into ugly, entitled snobs. The more we see of the parents (Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Yeo-jeong), the less we like them. The thing is, the Kims are not much better. They’re also recklessly gobbling up the jobs in their employer’s household at the expense of everyone else. The people currently employed? they’re obstacles to be toppled over, not people with similar plights to their own. They never have a goal to make enough money to move into a nicer home. Their goal becomes to have THIS home, a building they know is too much for two parents and two children. While all of these people are on opposite ends of the financial spectrum, they both disregard others equally.

It would be criminal to give away the big surprises that come at the end of the film - and you probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you what they were anyway. Revealing all the intricacies of the scam would be just as heinous. The proof is that even upon multiple viewings, it’s a horrifying delight to see it play out the way it does. I do want to discuss the very very last scene, however. In the film, it’s presented as hopeful, a long-term strategy Ki-woo will follow to get the family what they desire the most. It all seems good but when you take a step back, you realize how hopeless it is. That final moment is about how wide a gap is between the rich and the poor. It's not about leaving us with a smile on our faces. It’s not as clear as it would be in a documentary but it’s a thousand times more impactful - and entertaining.

Parasite is mesmerizing, the kind of film you want to watch over and over so you can fully appreciate everything. It’s full of surprises, masterfully directed and certainly as good as everyone is saying it is. (Original Korean with English Subtitles, July 25, 2022)

[dear-indies]

Hey there I hope you’re having a great day! I was wondering if you could help me with possible Korean fcs that are late 20s to late 30s and have resources with an evil or badass energy? Thank you! <3

Bae Doo Na (1979) Korean - Sense8, Stranger.

Kim So Yeon (1980) Korean - Tale of the Nine Tailed.

Lee Da Hee (1985) Korean - The Beauty Inside.

Song Joong Ki (1985) Korean - Vincenzo.

Lee Shin Ki (1988) Korean - The Worst of Evil.

Chang Ryul (1989) Korean - My Name.

Kim Woo Bin (1989) Korean - Black Knight.

Kim Hi Eo Ra (1989) Korean - Bad and Crazy, The Glory.

Jeon Yeo Been (1989) Korean - Night in Paradise, Vincenzo.

Kim Bum (1989) Korean - Tale of the Nine Tailed.

Choi Soo Young (1990) Korean - Run On.

Park So Dam (1991) Korean - Special Delivery.

Wi Ha Joon (1991) Korean - The Worst Of Evil.

Jennifer Cheon Garcia (1992) Korean / Mexican - Van Helsing.

Nicole Kang (1993) Korean - Batwoman.

Han So Hee (1994) Korean - My Name.

Jeon Jong Seo (1994) Korean - Money Heist: Korea.

Adeline Rudolph (1995) Korean / German - Resident Evil.

Kim Se Jeong (1995) Korean - The Uncanny Counter.

Tati Gabrielle (1996) African-American, 1/4 Korean - Chilling Adventure of Sabrina, Uncharted.

Here you go anon!

[boysplanetrecaps]

Boys Planet Episode 3-4 Recaps: Love Me Right

If you’re following the MNET show Boys Planet, you probably know by now that the editors are extremely irritating. For a song “mission” like this, they show 2-3 minute montages of some of the teams practicing, then fast forward to show time passing, then make it look like the performance will start any moment, and then have a lengthy flashback before we finally get to see the performance. 

So, I made a main recap that takes you through episodes 3 and 4 in a linear way, but then when it comes to focusing on each team, I’ll put all those thoughts in a separate post so you can keep the storylines straight. This post covers the Love Me Right teams’ rehearsal and performance. 

The Teams

K team:

Leader: Lee Hoe Taek (Hui),

Other members: Han Seo Bin, Kim Gyu Vin,  Lee Jeong Hyeon, Lee Ye Dam, Oh Sung Min, Sung Han Bin

Most of these members you’ll recognize from the show already, but here’s a reminder:

Lee Hoe Taek is Hui. If you’re wondering, he’s 29 and has been ranked #6 in both episodes 2 and 3. 

Han Seo Bin is 16, auditioned with Freak, fell from 4 stars to 3, and was ranked 70th and then 66th. 

Kim Gyu Vin is 18, auditioned with Kick It, fell from 4 stars to 3, and was ranked 5th and then 4th. 

Lee Jeong Hyeon is 20, auditioned with The Real, was 3 stars the whole time, and was ranked 35th and then 43rd. 

Lee Ye Dam is 20, auditioned with Gambler, was 4 stars the whole time, and was ranked 45th and then 47th, which is a fucking crime because boy is pure talent. 

Oh Sung Min is 21, auditioned with Bloom Bloom, rose from 2 stars to 3, was ranked 17th and then 24th. He’s a member of NINE.i and that might explain his high rank. 

Sung Han Bin, the nation’s sweetheart, is 21 and has been ranked #1 this whole time. 

G team:

Leader: Wumuti

Other members: 

Dang Hong Hai, Anthonny, Haru, Haruto, Jay, Winnie 

Wumuti is 23 and auditioned with UN Village. He was ranked 49 and then 51, and rose from 2 stars to 3. He’s Chinese 

Dang Hong Hai is 19 and auditioned with View. He was ranked 25 and then 29, and rose from 2 stars to 3. He’s Thai. 

Anthonny is 19 and auditioned (with Haruto) to Glitch Mode. He was ranked 8th and then 11th, and was 3 stars he whole time. He’s Japanese. 

Haruto is 18 and auditioned with (with Anthonny) to Glitch Mode. He was ranked 39th and then 20th, and was 4 stars the whole time. He’s Japanese. 

Haru is 17 and auditioned with Maniac. He was ranked 53rd and then 64th, and was 2 stars the whole time. He’s Japanese. 

Jay is 21 and auditioned with Rush Hour. He was ranked 30th and then 8th, and has been 4 stars the whole time. He’s from the USA. 

Winnie is 24 and auditioned with Kokobop. He was ranked 77th and then 73rd, and has been 1 star the whole time. He’s Thai, and is a member of NINE.i with other trainees on the show. 

Team Selection:

Both of these were the first teams selected. Hui selected for K team, and Dang Hong Hai picked for G team. 

I think Dang Hong Hai made a few weird choices -- why not grab Na Kamden, or anyone who Keita picked (especially Matthew, Keita himself, or Zhang Hao)? It feels like he picked people he liked as people or knew well, as opposed to the best trainees. 

Episode 3, 1:24:59

Part Selection 

As we begin, we learn that Haruto is considered the strongest rapper in G-section, and that apparently on the first day, Haruto and Lee Jeong Hyeon got into a rap battle over the #1 chair, and Jeong Hyeon won. From the clip we see, Haruto did really well actually, but they both did. 

Naturally, they all want to go for the Killing Part, except Sung Hanbin who says, “Honestly I want to do it, but I did the killing part for the Signal Song.” He interviews that others might do better, and also, they deserve the chance to shine. Either he really is just that sweet, or he knows the real battle is for the world’s hearts, which he’s winning. 

Mop-headed Kim Gyuvin, who I’m quite fond of, tries for the killing part first, and then the talented Lee Yedam tries -- and at 1:26:45 sings the song in its original key, suggesting that he has a very strong sense of pitch. (Seriously, go to about 45 seconds in to the video and listen to it back to back with Yedam -- he’s perfectly on key without any accompaniment.) Damn this boy can sing and dance, I can’t with him. He gets the killing part, and rightfully so. 

Meanwhile, we see that Jay has been chosen for the Killing Part over on team G, and Wumuti gets chosen for main vocal. 

Of course, K-team choose Hui to be their main vocal -- what kind of lunatics would NOT give it to one of the best vocalists in K-pop -- and that puts extra pressure on Wumuti. He talks about it with his team, and with Jay, and they agree that maybe Jay should be main vocal and Wumuti should take the Killing Part. 

“Is it really ok?” … “Yes, really.” 

Jay says the most important thing is that the team succeeds, and while he doesn’t say this, it’s obvious that Main Vocal will get him plenty of attention too. If he loses to Hui, it’s no big deal, but if he somehow beats Hui, or even comes in a close second, that would be a huge win. 

Once Jay starts singing, Hui listens with happy interest -- Jay’s “pop” vibe (not a K-pop vibe, a pop vibe) inspires Hui to find his own vibe. I feel like that is how Hui goes through life. Like a car will honk its horn or a cat will meow at him and he’ll be like, “yeah, I like that sound…. How can I make that into a song??”

And now, we skip ahead to 2:27:55. The teams are backstage, getting a last minute pep talk from their leaders. Hui says, “Are you ready to have fun?” and they all say “yeah!”  Wamuti lays the pressure on, saying, “All our weeks of practice come down to this moment.” Pretty heavy, dude. But he adds, “Let’s have fun regardless,” and I mean, yeah. 

We see them coming up through their respective stupid tunnels:

… like they’re gladiators or something. This is silly. 

And here they all are:

Looks like Seung Hanbin is the center now, because he’s wearing such a different outfit from the others…. Hmm.

Backstage, both G-team and K-team say that they think their team will win. 

They each get to introduce themselves with their made up team names and stuff.

When it’s G-group’s turn, they give greetings in six different languages -- Anthonny says “good evening” in Tagalog, which is interesting! 

Time to go to a flashback. 

They’re in vocal rehearsal, and they have a special Rap Master sitting in to help these trainees prepare for an EXO song. Look, you guys know that I love EXO. They’re my ults. I adore them. They’re not really rappers. Like, I’m not so far gone as to think that Chanyeol is a great rapper. Bring the special rap master to the BTS song, or even the Blackpink song, but not here…? 

Anyway. I admit I have no idea who Lil Boi is, and I don’t have the energy to find out. 

G-group sings first, and obviously Jay is fantastic, and Haruto’s rapping is good -- I’m so glad, because I do like Haruto and don’t want him to embarrass himself with bad singing. Overall, their vocals sound good. 

K-team goes second, and they also mostly sound good, but could just be cleaned up a bit. But the judges come down really hard on Lee Yedam and Hui. They say that K-team needs more teamwork, and think that Hui’s ad lib didn’t sound good, but I liked it. I really think this is some gaslighting shit. 

Then they let the rappers go, Lee Jung Hyun and Haruto, and again, the judges prefer Haruto. I mean, they both sounded fine to me, but I’m not a Rap Master so what do I know. 

Then they hear from the main vocals and give a useful note -- that Hui’s choice to do a different adlib from the original might throw people off. The Onestar tells Jay he might be a better vocalist than himself. All I know is that none of them is better than D.O. and that’s where my opinion ends. Jay has a lovely vocal color but isn’t nearly as well trained as Hui and I hear pitchiness that I don’t usually hear with Hui. It’s fine if people prefer Jay’s vocal color, which is great, and Jay is obviously trained too, and I think he’s also great. I just don’t know if I’d go so far as to paint him as like, the world’s best vocalist. 

Anyway it’s time for the performance. 

Overall, really good but not excellent. 

I think they were all overdancing a little and it looked a tiny bit weird. Jay sounded perfect -- well, I think I heard a weird ad lib toward the end but that might not have been him --  but Wumuti and Anthonny were a little shaky in their vocals, and I thought they were all being too CYOOT. The hearts on the hands -- which got all smudgy with sweat and kind of didn’t work for me --  the overdramatic community theater faces, I don’t know, it didn’t fit the song for me. 

See, Love Me Right is about confidence. It’s like, “You and me, baby, we’re going to fly up into the stars together, and we’re totally going to do it, and it’s going to be great, and you’re going to love it, and we’re going to like, orbit the moon with just the force of our love, so get over here and let’s go.” It’s not at all “I think you’re pretty, please tell me you like me as much as I like you!!” But that was the vibe they were giving. 

Am I just being harsh because I love this song, and if Kai isn’t in the front being Kai at me I can’t love it? Maybe? I don’t know. 

They were really good, you guys. But this wasn’t like with Keita’s team on Kill This Love where I watched it and thought, let me watch this again. This was like, “Oh, that was good -- good job, boys!” And then I was cool. 

The MNET editing is kind, and we see a reaction shot from Hui almost every time that Jay opens his mouth, reminding us that Jay is really good. Jay is really good. I hope he debuts. I love good vocalists! I will also admit that something about Jay rubs me the wrong way and I don’t know why. I cannot explain it at all. I get this vibe like he’s really fake -- like he knows the personality that the people at home want to see, and he’s doing that. But I might be wrong about that, and anyway, personality doesn’t matter as much to me as talent does when it comes to whose singing I want to listen to. I don’t think I’d want to hang out with Chen from EXO, tbh -- he seems kind of serious and dour? -- but godDAMN do I love listening to that man SING. FUCK. I’m so lucky to live in a world with EXO in it. Sigh. 

Of course, the reaction backstage from the trainees is over the top. Every G-group trainee was  proud to count Jay on their team. The judges say that they all did well, which is like, I don’t know, I think some of the vocals were a little weak, but I don’t know, it’s an EXO song and my ear is used to perfection. 

The show teases us that after that, the K-team will perform, but of course they won’t. We’ll have to wait until episode 4! 

At 1:40:45 of Episode 4, we finally get back to Love Me Right. 

We’re in vocal rehearsal, and the judges are coming down hard on Lee Yedam for not having quite enough “punch” to his vocals, or enough stage presence, or something.  

After the big group evaluation, the forms from the other trainees indicate that Lee Yedam needs improvement, which surprises the other team members. He didn’t really mess up at all, but there was just something kind of missing from the performance for no real reason. 

So Lee Yedam suggests that someone might do a better job with the killing part than he does, and they talk about it. Hui says he picked the members with this song in mind, and kind of pictured Seung Hanbin in the Killing Part. They decide to give the killing part to nation’s sweetheart Seung Hanbin, and I feel bad for Yedam but it probably is good for the team. There don’t seem to be any hard feelings for anyone. 

Seung Hanbin also leads dance practice and does a really good job, explaining clearly, even little things like whether to spread fingers or keep them together. He interviews that he also likes to check in with his teammates and talk to them about how they’re doing. It’s like, he’s the real leader.”

Here he is, creating an accidental renaissance painting with mop-headed charmer Kim Gyu Vin. 

Is anyone going to clean those windows, MNET? 

Gyuvin worries that he can’t quite get the choreo down, even though he’s trying his best. Gyuvin is so grateful for Hanbin’s kindness that he wants to live with him to repay him. 

Hanbin interviews, “Originally, my dream was to become a counselor and elementary school teacher. I think I’m able to live out that dream here.” And women across the world pass out in delight. 

At dress rehearsal, Hui does an extra high ad lib, and it doesn’t sound great. The vocal teachers advise him to pull back a bit. Will he?

The performance:

It’s fucking perfect. I have nothing to say. I love this song and their performance is great. All of the vocals, all of the rapping, all the dancing, it’s all perfect. Seung Hanbin is perfect, Lee Yedam sings sweetly, they’re all perfect, Hui does amazingly, he throws his microphone around, it’s all great. I’d strongly recommend that you just watch the Youtube version because the MNET edit is intolerable. 

The only thing of note is that Hui does not in fact do that one extra high ad lib but he ads another ridiculously high ad lib later on. My theory is that this other ad lib would have been new to the audience, so if he didn’t hit the notes he meant to hit, no one would know that it was a mistake.

This was the first time since Hui joined the show that I thought that going on it actually showed off his abilities. 

I know I already said this but the MNET editing is INTOLERABLE. I can’t bear it. Now is as good at time as any to mention that this was fucking hilarious -- someone edited the real EXO performance of Love Me Right as if it were on Boys Planet and it was delightful. 

The judges love the performance, and the other trainees basically can’t believe it. 

I feel like Wumuti's face says it all.

The Results

The votes are in.

Main Vocal

K: Hui 161

G: Jay 66

Sub Vocal 1

K: Lee Yedam 13

G: Anthonny 32

Sub Vocal 2

K: *Sung Han Bin* 138 

G: Dang Hong Hai 29

Subvocal 3

K: Oh Sung Min 82

G: Wumuti 32

Main Rapper

K: Han Seobin 17

G: Winnie 12

Sub Vocal 4

K: Kim Gyuvin 100

G: Haru 10

Sub Rapper K:  Lee Jeong Hyeon 46

G: Haruto 25

K team wins, 557 to 206.

I’m bummed at Lee Yedam’s low votes -- he’s unlikely to ever be many people’s “one pick” but boy do I want that guy to debut. I hope he will. 

On the G side, of course I feel bad for all of them. I’m too tender hearted to watch a show like this, I swear. Wumuti is obviously struggling to hold back tears, and others are full on crying. All these poor guys on the G-team who get ignored half the time.... I hope they all find a safe place to land. 

The K group celebrates, and the G group consoles. They all loved their teams and are proud of each other. 

And that’s the end of this review! 

Click here to go back to the main recap. 

Click here to go to Burn It Up.

[naneundede]

✧ BOYS PLANET ✧

타임어택 1분 자기소개 ✧ Time Attack, 1 Min. PR

✧  K Group

Bak Do Ha : https://youtu.be/Bdm8bVWnYQg

Cha Woong Ki : https://youtu.be/I0oF3feyb4c

Choi Ji Ho : https://youtu.be/34W9BZ3ICcU

Choi Seung Hun : https://youtu.be/_eS1B-tSz-U

Choi Woo Jin : https://youtu.be/gNsA8SG7KCY

Han Seo Bin : https://youtu.be/-XFaIaj7Gxg

Han Yu Jin : https://youtu.be/yD-1-04n5yE

Han Yu Seop : https://youtu.be/xyY19-48mTo

Hong Keon Hee : https://youtu.be/RwQujHVRQO0

Jang Ji Ho : https://youtu.be/5tWf_9wEm2I

Jang Min Seo : https://youtu.be/LjVqpdL6-f4

Jang Yeo Jun : https://youtu.be/BcC3LL3HuTo

Jeon Ho Young : https://youtu.be/Pl5tIoHjj74

Jeon Woo Seok : https://youtu.be/T8GY0h0IOfU

Jeong I Chan : https://youtu.be/zoV37PdCaPk

Ji Yun Seo : https://youtu.be/iFVxRna3LKs

Jung Ho Jin : https://youtu.be/kSb6vgDqGPw

Jung Hwan Rok : https://youtu.be/ej6kiundfJc

Jung Min Gyu : https://youtu.be/-bwwMJ8vV9o

Jung Seyun : https://youtu.be/DB0MuZkkVVk

Kim Gyu Vin : https://youtu.be/xnw0sbiiyjg

Kim Ji Woong : https://youtu.be/pOP5k5JTD1c

Kim Min Hyuk : https://youtu.be/FRMfQi3Qvaw

Kim Min Seoung : https://youtu.be/xBRWY7UJzo4

Kim Tae Rae : https://youtu.be/D2sTOzPZ7gk

Kum Jun Hyeon : https://youtu.be/MVU5SDvjUkw

Lee Da Eul : https://youtu.be/ua2OeaQ14CE

Lee Dong Gun : https://youtu.be/LH_cvLtfuys

Lee Dong Yeol : https://youtu.be/zQy270g60LI

Lee Hoe Taek : https://youtu.be/BwxcboDCGxg

Lee Hwan Hee : https://youtu.be/nvk60sSGZiY

Lee Jeong Hyeon : https://youtu.be/bRlBhjGaZto

Lee Seung Hwan : https://youtu.be/ptsz-M1v1S0

Lee Ye Dam : https://youtu.be/hJSX8ZYUa14

Lim Jun Seo : https://youtu.be/0Iy-T0e2QIc

Mun Jung Hyun : https://youtu.be/lujLHn0dqiQ

Oh Sung Min : https://youtu.be/7YqqvKoyDoA

Park Gun Wook : https://youtu.be/tElDOgg1K-Y

Park Gwan Young : https://youtu.be/2IjpvV28vzM

Park Han Bin : https://youtu.be/qaCCMuM_JcI

Park Hyun Been : https://youtu.be/vA_9Fc9XX4A

Park Ji Hoo : https://youtu.be/vA_9Fc9XX4A

Park Min Seok : https://youtu.be/YBabjIH3iIE

Seo Won : https://youtu.be/l9qG5qp6Pi0

Sung Han Bin : https://youtu.be/suD2NfKRq3U

Yoo Seung Eon : https://youtu.be/tjO6v6XOYag

Yoon Jong Woo : https://youtu.be/pEAfs0m_ujE

✧  G Group

Anthonny : https://youtu.be/EcgeMI68oT0

Brian : https://youtu.be/sE3pw4scU0Q

Cai Jin Xin : https://youtu.be/sjHuJT6rZ-c

Chen Jian Yu : https://youtu.be/LAJHqARlasw

Chen Kuan Jui : https://youtu.be/EtCp9rUEqho

Chen Liang : https://youtu.be/vXwYCApgqcU

Chen Ren You : https://youtu.be/-PeKmKiZgFI

Chen Yu Geng : https://youtu.be/8F8Wg45RdiI

Cong : https://youtu.be/0ljIEXXa-NY

Dang Hong Hai : https://youtu.be/qgbIozwsp6s

Dong Dong : https://youtu.be/XSTsYc935-A

Feng Jun Lan : https://youtu.be/u7RjAM94N_w

Haru : https://youtu.be/uUAuI4m09-Y

Haruto : https://youtu.be/u_lc8HBM7lE

Hiroto : https://youtu.be/Wb0Q17Qq2MI

Hyo : https://youtu.be/lI_CF7RXhU0

Ichika : https://youtu.be/k5EkcmFEY7Q

Itsuki : https://youtu.be/kyEWK_t36No

Jay : https://youtu.be/iLibl6cbHbg

Kei : https://youtu.be/RVu6zlu5vjw

Keita : https://youtu.be/kSHT009TsFc

Krystian : https://youtu.be/03vCmVhf_E8

Lin Shi Yuan : https://youtu.be/fPtzEFb1gek

Ma Jing Xiang : https://youtu.be/wKwL12Oigks

Min : https://youtu.be/kqa0S2qfMiY

Na Kamden : https://youtu.be/InYMLYuN34g

Nice : https://youtu.be/TckeqHI5vKA

Ollie : https://youtu.be/lcXxF-U5Nqo

Osuke : https://youtu.be/2I-w1yoYnzs

Ouju : https://youtu.be/QsSfSZ8A18U

Qiu Sheng Yang : https://youtu.be/Y0PdpGbQivU

Ricky : https://youtu.be/a9fMfGigkPE

Riku : https://youtu.be/tpEuVhf-jLo

Seok Matthew : https://youtu.be/kF1NKaN3Z4s

Takuto : https://youtu.be/KdI9wZ_teW0

Toui : https://youtu.be/-4Cw-WDU-bI

Wang Yan Hong : https://youtu.be/o9RYNdHyqGU

Wang Zi Hao : https://youtu.be/KDQgcMZESXE

Wen Ye Chen : https://youtu.be/B6ec66Xa9bA

Winnie : https://youtu.be/PqNcGa0l5qU

Wumuti : https://youtu.be/q3vf-q7tP2w

Xuan Hao : https://youtu.be/_8Kjw-M5V8Y

Yang Jun : https://youtu.be/Vqiv8N0cens

Yuki : https://youtu.be/HFy1sbCtlUQ

Yutaka : https://youtu.be/dIJi6cNlbTI

Yuto : https://youtu.be/XGE7wqXTzr8

Zhang Hao : https://youtu.be/e4Y22OQbMU4

Zhang Shuai Bo : https://youtu.be/6XzEnGZB9n8

Let’s Shine! ✧

[blfanfest]

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner

Details

Title: 밥만 잘 사주는 이상한 이사님

Also known as: A Strange Director Who Only Buys Me Rice, Bapman Jal Sajuneun Isanghan Isanim, The Weird Director Who Always Treats Me To Dinner

# of episodes: 10

Air dates: Dec. 15, 2022 - Jan 12, 2023

Genres: Fantasy, Romance

Director: -

Adapted from: the webtoon "The Director Who Buys Me Dinner" (밥만 잘 사주는 이상한 이사님) written by Toesa (퇴사) and illustrated by Yang Eun Ji (양은지).

Country: South Korea

Watch via: iQIYI

Summary

Hundreds of years ago, a child was named after god and was cursed. After 4 reincarnations he finds his love in the form of an employee of his company, a man! If they don't date, they die!

"We have to date. If we don't, we die."

Dong Baek is one of the newest employees at Min Entertainment. His director, Yu Dam, is absolutely perfect in every way. Yet, Dong Baek thinks his director has lost his mind... What do you mean the director has lived three lives and because of that he wants to date? What's going on?

Cast

Park Young Woon as Min Yu Dam

Park Jeong Woo as Seol Dong Baek

Jan You Sung as Dennis Lee

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BP Misson 2

alright, starting with... .............................................................................................................................. LOVE KILLA SEOK MATTHEW (22 5'7")/P/P/P/P - i dont really like this performance for him KIM JI WOONG (25, 5'10)/P/P/P/P - have I mentioned that he's pretty yet? ... he does have good stage presence KIM GYU VIN (20, 6'0")/F/P/F/F SEO WON (23 5'7")/F/F/F/P - he has a cute smile tho. i dont enjoy his vocal color, but he was stable

EWWWWWWWWWWW, why did that kid win? Ppl think he's pretty must be. He's not. and he's not good either. .............................................................................................................................. FEEL SPECIAL CHA WOONG KI (22, 5'8")/F/F/F/F ZHANG SHUAI BO (22, 6'0")/P/F/F/F - he looks like a baby Hyukie from Vixx LEE DONG GUN (19, 5'10")/F/F/F/F CAI JIN XIN (20, 6'2")/F/F/F/F why can't they just bring the effing key down if none of them can hit it? liiiiiiike ?

They did Queen Jihyo dirty. .............................................................................................................................. HOME JAY CHANG (23, 5'9")/P/P/P/P - I'm just sayin, brown haired Jay >>> omfg, Jay's look straight to camera killed me. (omfg, he is SO fucking cute comforting knock off hansol!!) YOO SEUNG EON (20, 5'10")/F/P/F/F DANG HONG HAI (20, 5'11")/F/F/F/F - knock off Hansol NEEDS to go bro. YOON JONG WOO (24, 5'9")/F/P/P/P JI YUN SEO (19, 6'0")/F/P/P/F of COURSE no one can replicate DK's falsetto. I've been raving about that shit for years.

This was horrible. They left all the boring choreography and no one was even interesting. .............................................................................................................................. BUTTERFLY CHEN KUAN JUI (23, 5'9")/F/F/F/F LIM JUN SEO (19, 5'10")/F/F/F/F - what the fuck are you even talking about? you picked this song so you could improve??? NAUR. CONG (23, 5'8")/P/P/F/F BRIAN (22, 6'1")/F/F/F/F

.............................................................................................................................. GANG KUM JUN HYEON (22, 5'11")/F/P/P/F - this kid do too much LEE SEUNG HWAN (24, 5'10")/P/P/P/P - silver pants was fine MUN JUNG HYUN (19, 6'0")/F/P/F/P - silver jacket is a nice little dancer, but his vocal is meh. passable. LEE JEONG HYEON (22, 6'1")/F/P/F/F - black puffy vest? NAUR. CHEN JIAN YU (26, 5'10")/P/?/F/F .............................................................................................................................. ZOOM KEITA (23, 5'5")/F/F/P/P HARUTO (19, 5'7")/F/P/P/P OLLIE (18, 6'0")/F/F/F/F - yellow head band makes my face go ehhhheck. WUMUTI (25, 5'9")/P/F/F/F - oh i forgot this bitch was in this again! not gonna lie. Love his little Wumu-ti-ti-ti PARK HYUN BEEN (19, 5'10")/F/P/F/P - like, the red letter jacket was fine. not good. just fine. .............................................................................................................................. LAW HAN YU JIN (17, 5'10")/F/P/P/P PARK HAN BIN (22, 5'9")/F/P/P/P - nose scar might do too much, but im not really mad WANG ZI HAO (23, 5'10)/F/P/F/P NA KAMDEN (23, 6'0")/F/P/F/P LEE YE DAM (21, 5'5")/F/P/P/P - eye scar has stage presence man!

Love that it shows them all fucking sweaty with no context for why they're like that.

I mean, that wasn't anything I enjoyed. But they all did fine. whatever i guess.

.............................................................................................................................. RUSH HOUR RICKY (20, 6'0")/F/F/F/F TAKUTO (16, 5'5")/F/F/F/F - the squeaking sound effects got me. - facts though, this little glitter ass bitch cries way too fucking much. HIROTO (22, 5'9")/F/F/F/F MA JING XIANG (20, 6'2")/F/F/F/F - MNet edit? Or asshole? ... Oh. He's bad. OH SUNG MIN (23, 5'11")/P/F/P/F - awwwwwww, him comforting the baby

(omfgggggg, how many are there?)

Naurrrrrrrrrr. Naurrrrrrrr. All fail.

.............................................................................................................................. MAN IN LOVE KIM TAE RAE (22, 5'8")/F/P/P/F - not really a fan of his voice. like it's not 100% clear? JUNG MIN GYU (24, 6'1")/F/F/F/F - he just LOOKS like he'd be a loud ass kid. ... oh honey. this path isn't for you. LEE DONG YEOL (25, 5'9")/F/F/F/P - he's the only one getting a P CHOI WOO JIN (19, 5'7")/P/P/F/F

.............................................................................................................................. LIMOUSINE ANTHONNY (20, 5'8")/F/P/F/F KRYSTIAN (24, 5'10")/P/?/F/F PARK JI HOO (18, 5'9")/F/F/F/F

i. am. bored. .............................................................................................................................. NOT SPRING LOVE LEE DA EUL (20 5'7")/F/F/F/F BAK DO HA (21, 5'11")/F/F/F/F JEONG I CHAN (23, 5'10")/P/F/F/F (please, no moreee.... I begg....)

I liked High4. Sunggu was a unique vocal. .............................................................................................................................. TOMBOY SUNG HAN BIN (23, 5'10")/P/P/F/P ZHANG HAO (24, 5'11")/F/P/P/P HUI (31, 5'7")/P/P/P/P - okay, now I dont know this song, but what high notes are there for Hui? He's gonna adlib and it's gonna sound gross. PARK GUN WOOK (19, 6'0")/P/P/P/P --like. is he cute or not? I really can't tell. WAIT, why's Bobby there? And why does he have a teddy bear on his arm? And where's his kid??

Fuck MNet for making them change the gender. In practice Hui said BOY but on stage he gotta sing GIRL. Fuck that, All Pass. Good job kids.

.............................................................................................................................. Only 28 will survive! 23 get chopped.

[gloris-stuffs]

El casting ha revelado palabras claves de sus personajes y actuaciones hoy en el preestreno de Deaths Game del que aún no se han publicado imágenes .

Puntos por cada personaje seleccionado por los propios actores.

La serie original de TVING 'Lee Jae, I'm Dying Soon' (dirigida/guion Ha Byeong-hoon), que está programada para estrenarse la Parte 1 a las 12 del mediodía del día 15, cuenta la historia de Choi Lee-jae (Seo In-guk ), que está a punto de caer al infierno, y termina muriendo (Park So-dam). Es un drama que transforma la vida en el que una persona pasa por 12 muertes y vive debido al juicio dictado.

Las expectativas aumentan a medida que se revelan los papeles del elenco secreto que serán los árbitros de Choi Lee-jae, incluidos Kim Ji-hoon, Choi Si-won, Seong-hoon, Kim Kang-hoon, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Jae-wook, Lee. Do-hyun, Go Yoon-jung, Kim Jae-wook y Oh Jeong-se se van revelando poco a poco.

Kim Ji-hoon dijo: "Planeo mostrar hombros anchos con músculos como los de un atleta profesional y un traje que me queda genial" y describió el papel de Park Tae-woo con las palabras "traje" y "tercera persona en una familia chaebol". .' Él dijo: “Es un paquete de deseo escondido en la suavidad” y “Como es un personaje recién creado, tiene un encanto retorcido, así que espérenlo con ansias”.

Choi Si-won respondió que él era un "objetivo" para el papel del hermano menor de Park Tae-woo y cuchara de diamantes, Park Jin-tae. Esto se debe a que es objeto de afecto y amor por parte de su padre y objeto de competencia por parte de su hermano mayor.

Sung Hoon estableció la palabra clave 'valor de la vida' para el personaje de Song Jae-seop, un atleta apasionante que vive una vida arriesgada, diciendo: "Te hace pensar: '¿Cómo se puede medir el valor material de la vida? '"

Kim Kang-hoon, quien interpreta el papel de Kwon Hyuk-soo, un estudiante de secundaria de 17 años que es víctima de violencia escolar, eligió 'sidra' y predijo una refrescante resolución a las situaciones que ocurren cuando Choi Yi- jae entra en el cuerpo de Kwon Hyuk-soo.

Jang Seung-jo, quien interpreta el papel de Lee Joo-hoon, un solucionador de organizaciones secretas, planteó el signo de interrogación con la expresión "dulce vida" y la significativa declaración: "Sueño con una vida dulce, pero la realidad es amarga. "

Go Yoon-jeong, quien interpreta a la novia y novelista de Choi Lee-jae, Lee Ji-su, entabla un emocionante romance con Seo In-guk y Lee Do-hyun. Describió el papel de Lee Ji-su con la palabra "relación". Esto se debe a que creo que todo, desde el primer encuentro entre Choi Lee-jae y Lee Ji-su hasta el momento en que se reencuentran después de la muerte, es suerte y destino.

Kim Jae-wook definió al misterioso pintor Jeong Kyu-cheol como “una persona que muestra hasta dónde llegará para destruir su propio sentido de la ética para obtener inspiración”, lo que despertó la curiosidad sobre el trabajo de Jeong Kyu-cheol, quien ha un 'alma artística distorsionada'.

El papel de Secret Cast Oh Jeong-se también fue revelado por primera vez. Ahn Ji-hyung, interpretado por Oh Jeong-se, es un detective que quería convertirse en un gran policía como su padre, pero debido a las preocupaciones de su familia, tuvo que cuidar de sí mismo antes de cumplir sus sueños.

Por lo tanto, Oh Jeong-se eligió la palabra clave 'la familia y yo' junto con las palabras: "Ahn Ji-hyung, que vivía acurrucado por su familia, conoce a Choi Lee-jae y comienza a vivir como su verdadero yo".

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RECORD OF YOUTH //  KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı : 7,2 Benim puanım: 7

Drama: Record of Youth (English title) / The Moment (early English title) / Youth Record (literal title)

Hangul: 청춘기록

Director: Ahn Gil-Ho

Writer: Ha Myung-Hee

Episodes: 16

Date: 2020

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, Byeon Woo-Seok, Kwon Soo-Hyun, Jo Yoo-Jung, Shin Dong-Mi, Seo Hyun-Jin, Park Seo-Joon, Lee Sung-Kyung

Park Bo-Gum’un askere gitmeden önce çektiği son dizi Record of Youth tam anlamı ile kaybedenlerin hikayesi olmuş. Dizi son derece sıradan, yer yer sıkıcı ve oldukça sakin bir yapıya sahip olmasına rağmen kaybedenlerin kazanma ihtimalini görmek için izletmeye devam ediyor.

Sa Hye-Jun (Park Bo-Gum) fakir bir aileden gelmektedir. Kariyerine modellik yaparak başlayıp uzun zamandır aktör olmak istediği için sektörde tutunmaya çalışmaktadır. Ajansından istediği desteği göremeyen Hye-Jun’un babası ve abisi de onun artık bu durumu kabul edip, askere gitmesi gerektiği yönünde baskı yapmaktadır. Ona inanan tek kişi dedesidir. Onun gibi oyuncu olmak isteyen yakın arkadşı Won Hae-Hyo (Byeon Woo-Seok) ise Hye-Jun aksine zengin ve prestijli bir aileye sahiptir. Çocukluk arkadaşı olan bu ikilinin şanslı olanı Hae-Hyo’dur. Annesi hem menajerliğini yapar hem de maddi ve manevi desteğini hiç esirgemez. Aile faktörü nedeni ile her zaman bir adım öndedir. Kim Jin-U (Kwon Soo-Hyun) ise fotoğrafçılık yapmaktadır. Üç arkadaş çocukluklarından beri beraber büyümüştür.

Hae-Hyo ailesinin verdiği yetkiye dayanarak başarı merdivenlerini hızla tırmanmaktadır. Bir modellik işi için Hye-Jun’u da önerir ve birlikte bir defileye çıkarlar. Defile sırasında Hye-Jun’a makyöz olarak An Jeong-Ha (Park So-Dam) denk gelir. Jeong-Ha, Hye-Jun’un büyük bir hayranıdır. Yaşadığı şok ve heyecan ile Hae-Hyo’nun hayranı olduğunu söyleyerek utancını engellemeye çalışır. Söylediği bu pembe yalan nedeni ile Hye-Jun ile yakınlaşıp arkadaş olurlar.

Toparlayacak olursak, yolları bir şekilde kesişen bu insanların hayatlarını anlatırken diğer yandan sektör içindeki sıkıntılara dikkat çekerler. Diziyi izlerken ünlülerin dünyasına gizli bir kamera ile bakıyormuş gibi hissettim. Kore de eğlence sektörünün ne kadar sıkıntılı olduğunu daha önce okumuştum ama dizide bunu açık açık gözler önüne seriyor olmaları diziyi çekici kılan şey olmuş. Birçok zorluğu aşmaları gerektiğini, çok fazla çalıştıklarını, en ufak bir dedikodunun bile hayatlarını tamamen değiştirebileceğini, aile desteğinin ne kadar önemli olduğunu detaylı olarak anlatıyor. Bunların yanı sıra jenerasyonlar arası çatışmalar, sosyal baskılar, ünlüler arası kıskançlıklar ve tabi ki yolsuzluklarda vurgulanıyor. Aslında bütün bunların altında eğlence sektörünün çalışanlarını nasıl sömürdüğü yatıyor.

Yazarın önceki dizilerini izlemedim ama fakirlik ve zenginlik, kaybedenlerin yükselişi gibi konulara takmış olduğunu okudum. Dediğim gibi, bu diziyi de izleten oydu. Dizi kaybeden taraftan anlattığı için Fight for My Way dizisine benzetilmiş ama bence uzaktan yakından alakası olmamasının yanı sıra kalite olarak da yanından geçmiyordu.

Park Bo-Gum’u “Love in the Moonlight” dizisi ile tanıyorum. Çok ilginç bir aurası olduğunu düşünüyorum. Onu izlerken hep ‘senin için her şey hep güzel olsun’ diye içimden geçirdiğimi fark ettim. Acımak gibi değil ama sanki yeterince acı çekmiş de artık mutlu olması gerekiyormuş gibi hissediyorum. Birkaç röportajına denk geldim, o anladım ki aslında çok doğru tespit yapmışım. Çok genç yaşta annesini kaybetmiş olmasının verdiği hüzün gülümsemesinde bile saklı. En ufak bir duygu değişiminde anında doluveren gözleri bir miktar yüreğimi sızlatıyor. Buna rağmen her duyguyu verebilen bir oyunculuk yeteneği var. Dizinin içinde dizi çekimlerinden sahneler gösterildi. Seri katil, kötü adam, dönem dizisi, doktor, mafya gibi rol içinde rol yaptığı kısa kısa kesitler izledik. Ben oyunculuğuna ikna oldum. Bu sayede durağan diziye de biraz hareket gelmiş.

Park So-Dam ise “Cinderella and the four knights” dizisinin Cinderellası olarak hayatıma girmişti. Çok beğendiğim bir oyuncu değildi, bu dizide de bayıldığımı söyleyemeyeceğim. Ona yazılan karakterde bir o kadar tutuk durağan bir karakterdi. Duygu anlamında hem oyunculuk hem de karakter çok yetersizdi. Ayrıca en başta hayranı olduğu ünlü ile birebir çalışma, arkadaş olma gibi durumlarda bulunmasına rağmen dizinin sonlarına doğru bu detay silindi gitti. En baştaki o yükseltilen duyguları dizi geneline yansıtamadılar. Oldukça tutarsızdı.

İkinci erkek oyuncu Byeon Woo-Seok ise dizide her açıdan Park Bo-Gum’un karakterinin önünde yazılmıştı. Ama sakin kafayla baktığınızda oyuncu kesinlikle kendi dizisinin başrolü olabilecek kadar parlamıyordu. Kısacası başrol ışığı zaten yoktu. Lee Min-Jae (Shin Dong-Mi), Hye-Jun’un menajeri rolü ile karşımıza çıkan bir isimdi. Dizide sevdiğim karakterlerden biri oldu. Dedesinden sonra ona inanan ikinci insandı. Aralarındaki arkadaşlık ve abla kardeş ilişkisi arka planda olmasına rağmen karakterini parlatmayı başarıyordu.

Son olarak dizi belli bir sektör üzerine olduğu için Park Seo-Joon, Seo Hyun-Jin, Lee Sung-Kyung ve Hyeri gibi isimleri konuk olarak görme fırsatımız oldu. Kendileri olarak dizide yer alan isimler arsında Park Seo-Joon en keyif aldığım isim oldu. Menajer Lee Min-Jae, onu gördüğünde hayranı olarak sergilediği davranışlar oldukça komikti. Hayranlık kısmını da bu şekilde güzel yansıtmışlardı.

Sonu ise, en az Something in the rain dizisi kadar saçmaydı. Son 3-4 bölümde tutarsız bir duygu patlaması, anlaşılmayan kararlar ve gelişmeler yaşandı. Gerçekten gerek var mıydı, sonunu yazamamışlar mıydı emin değilim. Genel olarak bu kadar durağan sonuç olmayan bir hikaye anlatılmasına rağmen, uzunca bir süre hafızamda kaldı. Tabi ki en çok hafızamda kalan Park Bo-Gum’un duygusallığı oldu.

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