#KIM Kang-woo

[olvaheiner]

귀공자 // The Childe (2023)

[lecinemaestunart]

"The Childe", Park Hoon-jung (2023)

[lavoixhumaine]

these two films absolutely top my list of favorites that i have seen this year:

Recalled (2021)

(South Korea)

What’s it about:

A woman wakes up after suffering through an accident and starts to suspect her husband. She ends up struggling to find out what is real or an illusion, the truth and the lies as she suspects that he may not be all that he seems.

Lost in the Stars (2022)

(China)

What’s it about:

A man’s wife goes missing during their first anniversary vacation. When she reappears, he insists she isn’t his real wife and she has been replaced by a different person. When no one believes him and rejects his plea to find his missing wife, a top international lawyer gets involved in the bizarre case and works to find out the truth behind the mystery.

(a story based on real events)

Both films are a masterclass in storytelling, great acting talent and excellent cinematography. Yes, it is absolutely worth sitting through a whole film reading subtitles. The tension alone is enough to make you just sit and watch. Both films are so riveting with fascinating twists and turns that will leave you guessing.

These two will most likely stay in my list of favorite films of all time for a good long while.

note:

yes, i am aware of the controversy surrounding seo yae-ji and i do not support her at all. i’m not a fan and this is the first time i have seen her in any project.

[k-star-holic]

The birth of a unique character, why did not you know Kim Seon-ho'?

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[taekwondolifemagazine]

The Childe (2023) is a Chilling Good Time

The Childe (2023) is a Chilling Good Time #TheChilde @WellGoUSA

January 9, 2024 (NYC)–   The Childe (2023) is a Chilling Good Time.  A Look at The Childe, an action-packed film of South Korean origin-available on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD January 16th!   Here is a synopsis and review of this Well Go USA Entertainment release. SYNOPSIS: In a desperate attempt to secure funds for his mother’s surgery, an amateur boxer searches for the wealthy estranged father…

[khaopybara]

it's funny because it's the same director, hwang daseul.

KIM NURIM as LEE DOHOE and LEE SEON as SIN JUYEONG episode 2 of LET FREE THE CURSE OF TAEKWONDO

SON WOOHYUN as KANG SEOJOON and KIM KANGMIN as HAN JIWOO episode 4 of TO MY STAR SEASON 2

[dingyuxi]

TO MY STAR 2: OUR UNTOLD STORIES (2022) dir. Hwang Da Seul

[sunset-sprinkles]

The magic of face cupping 👐🏻

[cinematicjourney]

Invitation (2020) | dir. Kim In Shik

[prbni]

"Had she initiated a peck, he would have turned it into an intense lip lock" pairings in KDramas

Ku San Young(Kim Tae Ri) and Lee Hong Sae(Hong Kyung) in Revenant

Cha Se Eum(Kim Young Ae) and Yoo Jeong Jae(Lee Moon Sang) in Maestra: Strings of Truth

Lee Gang Hyeon( Park Ji Hyun) and Jin Yi Soo(Ahn Bo Hyun) in Flex x Cop

Lim Jukyung(Moon Gayoung) and Han Seojun(Hwang Inyeop) in True Beauty

Oh In Joo (Kim Go Eun) and Choi Do il(Wi Ha Joon) in Little Women(2022)

Kang Nam Soon (Lee Yoomi) and Ryu Shi Oh (Byun Woo Seok) in Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon

Kang Sol A(Ryu Hye Young) and Han Joon Hwi(Kim Bum) in Law School

Bonus: Japanese Drama Couple

Didn't get a better GIF for them

Kokuryu Kirika(Mio Imada) and Tennoji Haru (Meguro Ren) in Trillion Game

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama May 2024 💚

1/5: Frankly Speaking with Go Kyung Pyo, Kang Han Na. 12 episodes; rom-com.

4/5: the Atypical Family with Chun Woo Hee, Jang Ki Yong. 12 episodes, fantasy, romance, action.

11/5: the Midnight Romance with Jung Ryeo Won, Wi Ha Joon, So Joo Yun. 16 episodes; romance.

13/5: Crash with Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, Heo Sung Tae. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

13/5: Dare to Love Me with Kim Myung Soo, Lee Yoo Young. 16 episodes; rom-com.

15/5: Uncle Samsik with Song Kang Ho, Byun Yo Han, Lee Kyu Hyung. 16 episodes; business drama.

17/5: the 8 Show with Ryu Joon Yul, Chun Woo Hee, Park Jong Min. 8 episodes; thriller, psychological.

22/5: Not Very Strong, but Attractive Homicide Squad with Park Se Wan, Kim Dong Wook. 12 episodes; mystery, comedy.

24/5: Bitter Sweet Hell with Kim Hee Sun, Lee Hye Young, Kim Nam Hee. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

24/5: Connection with Ji Sung, Jeon Mi Do, Kwon Yul. 16 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Many new dramas! And so little time...

[s4nnym00n]

go with it

should I make more of these 😼

[magicaldragons]

peak romance is saying "be on my side"

"All I wanted, was for you to be on my side. I would've done anything for that to happen." – kang yohan | the devil judge

"Hit me all you want, but be on my side; because even when you hit me, it's for my sake." – nam shin | are you human too?

"I thought you were on my side." – ryu shi oh | strong girl namsoon bonus: "no matter what, you must stay by my side." – ryu shi oh | strong girl nam soon

[jordanvildosola]

Hands Down, Worst Quest Ever - (Fanart) WIP #4

Phew! That's a lot of Skellies. Now, time to vary them up a bit! Check out Hand Jumper, the original Webtoon by SleepAcross!

This piece is based on CH03 of HandJester, a Fanfiction of Cell 4 in a D&D Alternate Universe by QueenXFirefly!

Like my art? Follow me on Twitter!

[leedongwook]

“Are you the legendary 5-8? You’re rude. You must wanna know who I am. I’m Sa Wol. Yoon Sa Wol. I don’t want to know, and never asked.” Episode 1

“Come on out, isn’t the brat important to you as well? Yes, he is.” Episode 6

Kim Woo Bin as 5-8 and Kang You Seok as Yoon Sa Wol in

Black Knight 택배기사 (2023)

[evil-women-step-on-me]

Sayeon Lee: A Tragedy of Her Own Making

"Am I a bad person? Or just a weak one?"

It would have been easy for Sayeon Lee to be drowned out by her more colorful supporting cast.

The main three, for example, have their own main character-level backstories. Ryujin's adoptive family was massacred by the Aberrant Corps, the organization she is then forced to join; she seeks to avenge them by killing the Level 9 officer behind her family (and maybe crush's) death. Iseul's father was an apparent beacon of goodness within the shady Aberrant Corps and died before Iseul came of age; Iseul strives to succeed him, even though the Corps is a darker organization than he could ever imagine. Min was stripped of his essence at a young age, the trauma forming his stoic, mute personality. He joins a gang of criminals led by a woman he probably loves- even though she will never love him back- at least not in the way she loves her real sister, Sayeon Lee.

And who is Sayeon Lee? She's a hard worker. She… goes to school. She had maids? Her day-to-day existence is pretty cushy. It's explicitly stated that Sayeon has never worried about money, and probably food. Samin provides her with everything should ever need. As Officer Cha drives her to the Corps, Sayeon worries about her salary.

And despite how sheltered Sayeon is, and how "normal" her goals are compared to everyone else's ("Make the world a better place"…. ok, gurl) Sayeon still manages to be a devastatingly tragic character. To me, the reason is simple: Her tragedy is largely of her own making.

After Samin killed her best friend's dad, Sayeon could have reacted in so many ways. She could've tried leaving the home, or she could've not. She could've accepted Samin (and her family's) criminal history by acknowledging many of their actions as necessary, or she could've not. She could've lived her life and tried embracing the things that bring her happiness- or she could've not.

She doesn't, she doesn't, she doesn't. Sayeon chooses, inexplicably, to become a prosecutor. She studies until her nose bleeds so that she can get into a top school and put people like her sister in jail. She rejects having friends, hobbies, comfort, or any leisure throughout her teens just so that she can fulfill this purpose. She, essentially, rejects happiness itself.

And she didn't NEED to. From the start, no one has forced Sayeon to do anything. In fact, she has something that no other member of Cell 4 has: the backing of an ultra-powerful, ultra-rich family member who would do literally anything for her, no strings attached. Sayeon is the single most privileged member of Cell 4.

Ryujin didn't choose to be captured by the Corps. She didn't choose to sit in jail for years. Iseul is happy to be at the Corps, but he didn't have a choice in that either- unlike Sayeon, he isn't conveniently related to a family of supercriminals that would bail him out if he wanted something different. Min has had so little choice in his life that his character is basically defined by it. Even now, he is watching Sayeon on another person's orders. Does he even know he has a choice?

By contrast, Sayeon is FREE. She's still bound by society in some ways, so no, she won't become a prosecutor. But she had a choice between the Corps and a luxurious underground life as the untouchable sister of a superpowered heiress, who built an entire criminal empire just to protect her, and loves Sayeon with her whole heart and more.

And Sayeon still chose the Corps.

Sayeon is so mad with guilt and grief, so stuck on the idea of becoming society's Perfect Angel, the embodiment of her country and culture's ideals in some twisted form of repentance for something that she didn't even do- the actions of her family, which she did not choose and could not control- that she rejects happiness every time.

THIS is her fatal flaw. THIS is Sayeon's tragedy.

Not that she doesn't have a choice. But that she's always had one.