#Kang Soo-youn

[roseillith]

경마장 가는 길// THE ROAD TO THE RACETRACK (1991) dir. JANG SUN-WOO

[i-got-the-feels]

Rom-Com/Dramaedy/Slice of Life/Quirky

When life gives you tangerines

My youth

Can this love be translated?

Melo movie

Our movie

Dearest nemesis

Potato research centre

Divorce Insurance

Good boy

Seocho-dong

Love scout

Mystery/Angsty/Thriller/Business/Cerebral

Mercy for none

Made in Korea

Knockoff

Cashero

Project Y

The good man

Show business

Dear X

Two women

Unmasked

The price of a confession

Hyperknife

The manipulated

The murky stream

Nine puzzle

The Tempest

Delusion

In the Net

If these dramas deliver - 2025 is gonna be an iconic year for kdramas

[gyjpilipinas]

Go Youn Jung

Best New Actress for TV series 'Moving'

Sports Chosun shoot for 2024 Blue Dragon Series Award winners

[lostinmac]

Lucky Chan-sil (2019)

Dir. Kim Cho-hee

[korelist]

ROOKIE COPS // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb: 7,5 Benim puanım: 7

Drama: Rookie Cops (English title) / You and My Police Class (literal title)

Hangul: 너와 나의 경찰수업

Director: Kim Byung-Soo

Writer: Lee Ha-Na

Date: 2022

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Kang Daniel, Chae Soo-Bin, Lee Sin-Youn, Park Yoo-Na,

Diziyi izlememin üzerinden uzun bir süre geçtiği için rahatlıkla söyleyebilirim ki akılda kalıcılığı yok. Yaşandı bitti tarzında tamamen gündelik akışta bir diziydi. Bir tık sıkıcı, bir tık durağan. Ve bir miktarda mantık hataları serpiştirilmiş.

Polis olmak için farklı nedenlere sahip bir grup çocuğun akademide bir araya gelmesi ve aralarındaki ilişkileri konu alıyor. Yaşadıkları olaylar, sorunlar, ilişkiler gibi gündemlerde geziniyor. Teknik olarak oyunculuk konuşturulması gereken bir senaryo olmadığı için yeni oyuncular için tam bir oyun alanı gibiydi. Kimse göz batmıyor, kimseden çok da bir şey beklenmiyordu.

Kafa yorma izle geç. Beklentiye girme, olsa da olur olmasa da. Lise de aşık olduğu kendinden büyük bir çocuk akademide diye polis olmaya karar vermiş bir kız var başrolde. Ne kadar ciddiye alınabilir bir konu olduğunu buradan anlayabilirsiniz.

Kötü müydü derseniz, hayır. Kötü denebilecek bir şey yoktu. İyi miydi? Ona da hayır. Çok ortalama, çok olağan bir diziydi. Hiç kafamı yormamayım. Bir şey düşünmeyeyim, açayım aksın arkada derseniz doğru yerdesiniz.

Wanna One müzik grubunun üyesi olan Kang Daniel bu dizi ile ilk oyunculuk çıkışını yaptığını söylersem zaten yukarda yazdıklarımı desteklemiş olurum. 2022 de çıkan bu diziden sonra da başka bir yapımda yer almadı. Wi Seung-Hyun karakteri ile başrolü Chae Soo-Bin ile paylaşıyordu. O da aşık olduğu adamın peşi sıra akademiye giren Ko Eun-Kang rolündeydi. İşte kime niyet kime kısmet olaylar gelişti buradan sonrasında.

Çok da uzun uzun anlatacak bir mevzu yok ne yazık ki. Bakın beğenirseniz devam, sarmazsa salın gitsin.

OST:

Kangdaniel, MIYAVI - Hush Hush

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

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Jung So-Min Supremacy

Alchemy of Souls (2022)

She wasn't in Season 2 but Go Youn-jung is just as adorable for the role.

Because This Is My First Life (2017)

One of my all-time favorites. Their characters (Jung So-min as Yoon Ji-ho and Lee Min Ki as Nam Se-hee) are sometimes toxic, but they served life facts with a reality slap here.

The side characters are quite adorable too.

My Father is Strange (2017)

It's too long since it's a day drama, but everyone's story here is just as strange (err., unique) as their father's.

This could well be the breakout role show for Ahn Hyo-seop (?) before Business Proposal.

Love Reset (2023)

My two favorites (of many, lol) here: Jung So-min and Kang Ha-neul.

I wonder how it would turn out if were made into a series instead. 🤔

The Sound of Your Heart (2016)

This is cute. The series is too short but really fun to watch.

Lee Kwang-soo delivers as always.

Playful Kiss (2010)

I can't really remember this one much. Jung So-min is paired with Kim Hyun-joong (of the Boys Over Flowers, 2009) fame here.

Alice: Boy from Wonderland (2015)

Boy, oh boy, this one I can never forget! It was a roller coaster ride with a major WTF twist.

What else should I watch?

[webtoonfriends]

Lately, I’ve been totally hooked on Disney+’s drama “Lighting Shop”! 💡✨ But the real shocker was the post-credit scene connecting to the “Moving” universe—it was absolutely epic! 😍

Seeing Go Youn-jung (as Hee-soo) and Park Jung-min (as Young-tak) appear was such a surprise! I never expected them to join Kang Full’s universe like this.

The internet is going wild too, with comments like “This universe is Marvel-level crazy!”, “Time for a full rewatch!”, and “Can’t wait for more from Kang Full’s universe!” 🎬💥 I’m just as excited to see what comes next! 💖

[beritalkorea22]

Junho dan Rain kompak berinvestasi besar-besaran dengan membeli properti di wilayah Apgujeong Rodeo Street, Seoul. Junho kabarnya membeli gedung pada Maret, sedangkan Rain pada 1 Agustus.

 Saat ini, telah semakin banyak selebriti Korea yang memilih berinvestasi di bidang properti. Media Korea sering meliput berita tentang selebriti yang membeli gedung dengan harga selangit. Belum lama ini, pembelian properti dilakukan oleh Lee Junho 2PM dan Rain.

Menariknya, Junho dan Rain kompak berinvestasi besar-besaran dengan membeli properti di wilayah Apgujeong Rodeo Street, Seoul. Junho kabarnya membeli gedung pada Maret 2024, sedangkan Rain menyusulnya pada 1 Agustus 2024.

Menurut Sports Seoul dan sumber real estate, Junho membeli sebuah gedung komersial seharga 17,5 miliar won (sekitar Rp205 miliar). Gedung itu membentang 5 lantai termasuk satu lantai bawah tanah, mencakup total luas 830,8 meter persegi dan menampung kantor serta kafe brunch.

Gedung baru Junho itu dibeli atas nama perusahaan keluarganya yakni JF Company. Khususnya, gedung tersebut sebelumnya dimiliki oleh mendiang aktris Kang Soo Youn, yang membelinya seharga 8 miliar won pada tahun 2017.

Lokasi gedung baru Junho hanya 5 menit berjalan kaki dari Stasiun Apgujeong Rodeo. Hal ini menjadikannya tempat utama dengan lalu lintas pejalan kaki yang tinggi baik pada hari kerja maupun akhir pekan, yang berkontribusi pada nilai komersialnya yang kuat.

Sedangkan Rain membeli gedung di Apgujeong Rodeo Street atas nama perusahaan yang diwakili oleh ayahnya. Sports Seoul melaporkan bahwa gedung baru Rain terdiri dari 1 lantai bawah tanah dan 6 lantai atas tanah yang dibeli seharga 15,8 miliar KRW (sekitar Rp187 miliar).

Lokasi gedung baru Rain juga strategis di jalur dari Apartemen Hanyang di Apgujeong-dong ke area komersial Rodeo, dikelilingi oleh galeri, salon, dan restoran kelas atas. Sejauh ini, Rain dan sang istri, Kim Tae Hee memang hobi menambah investasi properti.

Pasangan itu sebelumnya menjadi berita utama karena membeli sebuah gedung di dekat Stasiun Gangnam seharga 92 miliar won (sekitar Rp1 triliun). Gedung itu memiliki dua lantai bawah tanah dan delapan lantai atas tanah.

Sementara itu, Junho kini disibukkan dengan proses syuting drama baru bertajuk "Cashero". Sedangkan, Rain belum lama ini rampung membintangi drama "Red Swan". Terus berikan dukungan untuk kedua aktor ini ya.

[idolskpop]

‘Moving’ Episode 20: Han Hyo Joo, Ryu Seung Ryong, Zo In Sung’s Characters Find Their Happy Ending

The Disney+ original series ‘Moving’ has come to an end with its 20th episode, delivering a satisfying conclusion for the characters and the viewers. The superhero action drama, based on the webtoon by Kang Full, starred Han Hyo Joo, Ryu Seung Ryong, Zo In Sung, Cha Tae Hyun, and other talented actors as people with hidden superpowers who fight against dark forces.

‘Moving’ Episode 20: The Final Battle

(Photo : Disney+) The finale episode began with a tense showdown between Lee Mi Hyun (Han Hyo Joo) and Jung Joon Hwa (Yang Dong Geun), a North Korean soldier who also has the ability to fly. Mi Hyun was in danger of being killed by Joon Hwa, but her son Kim Bong Seok (Lee Jung Ha) came to her rescue and fought against him. However, Mi Hyun wanted Bong Seok to run away, knowing that the North Korean troop leader Kim Deok Yoon (Park Hee Soon) was aiming a gun at him. Fortunately, Bong Seok was saved by Jeon Gye Do (Cha Tae Hyun), who used his electromagnetic power to kill Joon Hwa. Deok Yoon then tried to escape with the files that contained the secrets of the superpowered people, but he was chased by Jang Joo Won (Ryu Seung Ryong) and Lee Jae Man (Kim Sung Kyun) to the rooftop.

(Photo : Disney+ Korea) Joo Won and Jae Man confronted Deok Yoon, who revealed that he had been working for Frank (Ryoo Seung Bum), a mysterious man who wanted to use the superpowers for his own agenda. Deok Yoon also confessed that he was the one who killed Jae Man’s father 50 years ago, when he was part of a secret mission to capture the superpowered people. Deok Yoon then tried to jump off the building with the files, but he was stopped by Joo Won, who grabbed his arm. Jae Man then shot Deok Yoon in the chest, causing him to fall. Joo Won managed to hold on to the files and pulled himself up.

The Aftermath

(Photo : Disney+ Korea) A year later, the superpowered people were living normal lives without being hunted by anyone. Jang Hee Soo (Go Youn Jung) and Lee Kang Hoon (Kim Do Hoon) graduated from high school with their parents’ attendance, except for Bong Seok and Mi Hyun, who had gone into hiding since the incident. Joo Won continued his chicken business with Kwon Young Deuk (Park Gwang Jae), a former North Korean soldier who became his assistant. Hee Soo entered the university’s physical education department and became friends with Shin Hye Won (Shim Dal Gi), a girl who had super speed. Kang Hoon visited Mr. Min (Moon Sung Geun), the head of the NIS, and expressed his desire to join the agency with one condition: to clear his father’s name from criminal records. Mr. Min agreed and revealed that Kang Hoon’s father was actually a hero who sacrificed himself to protect the superpowered people from Frank.

(Photo : Disney+ Korea) Kang Hoon also met the school guard and his classmate who disguised themselves as part of Jeonwon High School, but in reality they were high-ranking NIS officials who had been monitoring the superpowered people. Bong Seok and Mi Hyun left town and lived a peaceful life in a rural area. They occasionally received letters from Hee Soo and Kang Hoon, who updated them on their lives. Hee Soo also told them about a superhero wearing a yellow cape who appeared in Seoul and saved people from danger. In the last scene, it was revealed that the superhero was Kim Doo Shik (Zo In Sung), Bong Seok’s father and Mi Hyun’s husband, who had been held captive by Frank for 50 years. He managed to escape with the help of Park Il Chan (Jo Bok Rae), a North Korean soldier who sympathized with him. Doo Shik returned to South Korea and killed Frank, who had been hiding as an American businessman named Mark (Daniel C Kennedy). He then reunited with his family and hugged them tightly.

The Reviews

(Photo : Disney+ Korea) The final episode of ‘Moving’ received positive reviews from both critics and viewers, who praised the cast’s performances, the director’s skills, and the writer’s creativity. The series also achieved high ratings on Disney+, becoming one of the most-watched original shows on the platform. Some of the comments from netizens are: “I’m so happy that they all got their happy endings. Especially Doo Shik, he deserved it after suffering for so long.” “This was such a great series. The action scenes were amazing, the story was engaging, and the characters were lovable. I’m going to miss them so much.” “Han Hyo Joo, Ryu Seung Ryong, and Zo In Sung are such legends. They nailed their roles and made me feel all kinds of emotions. I hope they work together again in the future.” “Moving was one of the best adaptations I’ve ever seen. It stayed true to the webtoon but also added some twists and surprises. Kang Full is a genius and Park In Je is a master.” “I’m so glad that I watched this show. It was a roller coaster ride of action, drama, comedy, and romance. It had everything I wanted and more. Thank you to the cast and crew for this masterpiece.” What do you think of the final episode of ‘Moving’? Did you enjoy the series? Share your thoughts and leave a comment below. Subscribe to IDOLS KPOP for exclusive updates and captivating content. Read the full article

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We would like to thank everyone who participated in our 2023 Year End Poll last month! Thank you to those who voted, promoted the event, and also liked/reblogged our top 10 gifsets.

If you missed the Top 10 sets we posted during the last 10 days of 2023, or would just like to support them again, please check out our event tag #KDLYEAREND23. We will also be listing the results for the Top 20 under the cut.

Please also check out our new desktop header featuring our top 3 winners by @orangesyellow, mobile header by @natahjikio and icon by @haeyeongs featuring our #1 voted character of 2023.

We hope your 2024 is off to a good start, and looking forward to another year of our favourite kdramas and ladies!!!

1) The Glory: Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo) 46 2) Moving: Lee Mi-hyun (Han Kyo-joo) 45 3) Twinkling Watermelon: Yoon Cheong-ah (Shin Eun-soo) 44 4) Crash Course in Romance: Nam Haeng-seon (Jeon Do-yeon) 42 5) Alchemy of Souls 2: Jin Bu-yeon (Go Youn-jung) 38 6) Revenant: Gu San-young (Kim Tae-ri) 36 7) Moving: Jang Hui-soo (Go Youn-jung) 35 8) King the Land: Cheon Sa-rang (Im Yoon-ah) 34 9) My Dearest: Yoo Gil-chae (Ahn Eun-jin) 33 10) Twinkling Watermelon: Choi Se-kyung/On Eun-yu (Seol In-ah) 29

11) Daily Dose of Sunshine: Jung Da-eun (Park Bo-young) 27 12) Call It Love: Shim Woo-joo (Lee Sung-kyung) 25 12) See You in my 19th Life: Ban Ji-eum (Shin Hye-sun/Park So-yi) 25 13) The Glory: Park Yeon-jin (Im Ji-yeon) 20 14) Crash Course in Romance: Nam Hae-yi (Roh Yoon-seo) 19 15) Crash Course in Romance: Kim Young-joo (Lee Bong-ryun) 17 16) The Uncanny Counter 2: Do Ha-na (Kim Se-jeong) 15 16) Love to Hate You: Yeo Mi-ran (Kim Ok-vin) 15 17) A Time Called You: Han Jun-hee/Kwon Min-ji (Jeon Yeo-been) 13 17) Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938: Ryu Hong-joo (Kim So-yeon) 13 17) Doctor Cha: Cha Jeong-sook (Uhm Jung-hwa) 13 18) Mask Girl: Kim Mo-mi (Lee Han-byeol, Go Hyun-jung, Nana) 12 18) The Glory: Kang Hyun-nam (Yeom Hye-ran) 12 18) The Good Bad Mother: Jin Young-soon (Ra Mi-ran) 12 19) Doona!: Lee Doo-na (Bae Suzy) 11 19) The Good Bad Mother: Lee Mi-joo (Ahn Eun-jin) 11 20) Alchemy of Souls 2: Kim Do-joo (Oh Na-ra) 10 20) Heartbeat: Joo In-hae (Won Ji-an) 10 20) See You in my 19th Life: Yoon Cho-won (Ha Yoon-kyung) 10 20) Not Others: Kim Jin-hee (Choi Soo-young) 10 20) Call It Love: Shim Hye-seong (Kim Ye-won) 10 20) My Lovely Liar: Mok Sol-hee (Kim So-hyun) 10

KDRAMALADIES YEAR END POLL: Favourite Female Drama Characters of 2023

Welcome to our (hopefully!) annual year end poll! Vote for your favourite female characters from dramas in 2023, and at the end of the year we will announce and celebrate the top 10 most beloved characters with some gifs, and feature the top 3 in our blog’s desktop and mobile themes.

vote here

polls are open until December 10, 2023 at 11:59PM PST

results will be announced in the last week of December

the options are sorted alphabetically by title

only dramas set to complete by the start of the voting period has been included (dramas ending in December or January will be included in the following year's voting period)

if there are series or characters we missed, there is a write-in option at the bottom of the poll

if writing-in, please make sure to include the show title and the character or actress name

Happy voting! Please feel free to reblog this post to promote the poll to your friends and followers!

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Jung_E (정이) - Movie Review

TL;DR – It sets up an interesting conundrum about a world of combat AIs and then revels the story.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit sceneDisclosure – I paid for the Netflix service that viewed this film. Jung_E Review – We are thankfully back at the point where there are multiple new films every week. While this is great, it leads to the problem of…

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Robotics, Existentialism and Jung_E. So What's The Glitch?

Now playing on #Netflix is a South Korean film about a warrior who could pave way for the #future, but what else can she gain or lose? We offer a #moviereview and added thoughts in what this movie needs to get a part two. #analysis #sciencefiction

Available on Netflix In the future, the planet Earth is no longer habitable, and humanity’s life in orbital colonies has become harder. A civil war broke out after some of them formed their own government. In the conflict Jung_yi (Kim Hyun-joo) the soldier, not Jung_E the android, become a legend. The movie explores a bit of her life and sadly, she’s no Joan of Arc. I would have appreciated that…

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JUNG_E Trailer

Set in the post-apocalyptic future of 2194, humanity has taken to space for shelter due to the now inhospitable conditions on Earth. However, those shelters are now the scene of a civil war. A researcher at an AI lab tries to end the war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier to create an advanced combat warrior.

JUNG_E is directed by Yeon Sang-ho. The film stars Kang Soo-youn, Ryu Kyung-soo, and Kim Hyun-joo. 

JUNG_E hits Netflix on January 20, 2023.

[ozu-teapot]

Hahaha | Hong Sang-soo | 2010

[apokalypsiaa]

THE STUDENTS & THE TEACHERS of LAW SCHOOL ⚖️

[scripturiends]

law school episode 9 musings

warning: very very long post ahead. i have a lot of thoughts.

hey folks — how we feeling about episode 9?

given that there are so many plotlines in the show, i’m afraid i won’t be able to extend my analysis of the episode as far as i would like, but there are three characters who stood out to me the most last night that i’d like to talk about for now:

kang dan

there’s a lot that we got to uncover about her thanks to professor yang’s trial. if i’m piecing it all together right, the basic summary of what led to her disappearance goes like this:

she was a volunteer for assemblyman ko’s campaign, but upon discovering that he was spreading fake news about his opposition, dan reported him to the authorities (i’m guessing not just the police but also the media) and became a whistleblower. assemblyman ko tried to buy her off with money, but she refused, so he attacked her where she’s most vulnerable instead — by using her family.

i’m not completely sure about this (please feel free to correct me!) but it’s either byeol is (1) the twins’ half-sister, or (2) their stepsister? it’s so hard to tell, especially since korean terms can get lost in translation in the process (i watch on netflix, if that helps). but anyway, sol and dan’s mom married someone who was abusing her, and in exchange for dan’s silence (and her fleeing), the husband signs a contract that he would stop hurting his wife.

so that’s the backbone of dan’s story. however, this still doesn’t answer a lot of things, like where seo byungju or lee manho fits into the equation, the whereabouts of their mom’s ex-husband, or why dan was sent into boston in the first place.

i usually don’t like theorizing, but i do have one: there is an ivy league school located just outside of boston — harvard. (it’s technically in cambridge but you know, i’m taking liberties here.) professor yang said in passing one episode that he thought he saw dan when he went to the school for a seminar or a talk or something. could it be that assemblyman ko offered her an education at a top school in exchange for her silence? it could explain why she gave it up all so easily. what if she took that topnotch education as a chance to prepare, so that when she came back, she had much stronger leverage to take assemblyman ko down, given the knowledge and network of connections she’ll have earned in that school?

the theory’s plausible but i might be overestimating assemblyman ko’s kindness — unless he’s insanely desperate, he might not give a damn about dan’s education. it actually benefits him more if she stayed uninformed, but still. let me know what you think about it.

yoo seungjae

in this episode, we learned a little bit more about how yoo seungjae was able to hack into the professors’ laptops, and they also confirmed some of our previous speculations about him: that his wife yujeong was an ob gyn, and so was he, and that they were trying for a baby. unfortunately, i find it all to be a bit lacking in substance. i was hoping we could get down to the nitty-gritty of why he did what he did.

i say this for one important reason: i don’t know about you guys, but i would never make such a stupid mistake in undergrad, let alone in law school. seungjae has gone to med school, so we know that he knows the repercussions of his actions. why would he go to such lengths? sure, he found an opening, he was tempted, and he took it. but he didn’t just do it once, he did it multiple times, and those offenses add up (hacking, stealing exam papers, and cheating). surely he must know that something like this can ruin careers even before they even start, and not only would he get kicked out of the school, he would also get blacklisted from the industry once he implicates himself. so we understand why he’s so hesitant to testify (especially now that his wife is pregnant).

but why did he do that in the first place? we could say he’s insecure about his skills, but he’s survived med school. how much harder could law school be for him? i just don’t think that the payoff is worth the risk. what must be so important for yoo seungjae to do all of this for? what does he get in return if he successfully pulls it off and gets straight As during his entire time in law school? who is he doing for?

i hope it runs deeper than just wanting a ‘good future’ for him and his wife and their baby or something — because he could just as easily do that as a doctor. there must be another reason he went into law.

still, though, and this is just a personal opinion, even if i did find out his entire backstory, there’s no way i could ever defend him. we see in the show how his guilt builds up (from observing how kang sol A studies so well, to his conversation with jeon yeseul in the hospital), but at this point there is no more excusing what he did. not that i ever condoned it in the first place.

we’re still in the dark about a lot of things regarding yoo seungjae. hopefully by the next episode, we get something. but until then, he is still a shady, shady man to me.

kang sol B

her screen time in this episode was short, but i still wanted to highlight her because she is pretty much a ticking time bomb.

she’s in a tight spot right now because even if she testifies about having seen the sugar packet, the prosecutor will just twist the argument by saying she colluded with a murderer just to cover up her plagiarism.

and now, seo jiho needs her help, probably for something related to his case with prosecutor jin. in exchange, she puts pressure on him to ‘confirm’ that she didn’t plagiarize in middle school, since they were schoolmates and rivals.

there may be more to this plagiarism issue than meets the eye. who knows, we might find out later on that she actually didn’t plagiarize? but given what i know now, i have no reason to believe that she didn’t. i don’t blame her specifically for that, seeing as she has to pay for the consequences for something that her awful mom forced her to do. but now that the mess has been made, i want to see how she cleans it up.

kang sol B is a very elusive character to me. the scary thing about her is that she’s on no one’s side but her own. and that’s why i think she’s a ticking time bomb.

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bonus: han joonhwi

so that’s all i have for the serious stuff. as a bonus, i’d like to talk about han joonhwi and his four (4) children jeon yeseul, seo jiho, kang byeol, and min bokgi.

one of my friends brought up how it’s so funny how he’s somehow just at the right place at the right time all the time. this happened when he ran into kang sol A when she was looking for yeseul (i still think they were on the phone with each other beforehand but this is just my shipper self talking — truthfully, if the focus was shifted towards that phone call without divulging who it was, i have a feeling it might be more important later on), and when seo jiho confronted prosecutor jin. adding his elevator conversation with kang sol B, i think it just solidified what we already know: han joonhwi is a very compassionate person. but he doesn’t sacrifice his own personality just to appease them — he recognizes that these individuals have agency, and he’s just giving them the little push they need to make them realize what they need to do.

i also felt the need to bring up kang byeol. the show does such a good job of ensuring that all the solhwi scenes that we get, no matter how indulgent and “fanservice-y” they might seem, actually have a deeper purpose. again, i could go on and on about what each solhwi scene has actually contributed to the development of the plot, which is exactly why i love them so much! because all of their scenes are so meaningful. but anyway, it’s nice to see han joonhwi care so much for his, ehem, future sister-in-law.

and for min bokgi — this scene was so short, but i absolutely loved it so much (i tend to pay attention to the throwaway scenes): min bokgi is going off about how yoo seungjae is acting weird, and he says to joonhwi, “hyung, you should call him.” and joonhwi responds with, “sure. eat your food.” it’s such a fatherly thing to do and it’s such a great contrast to bokgi’s dynamic with sol A, with whom he’s so loud and vibrant, moods that both match their personalities, but with joonhwi, who is more subdued, he’s like a little kid in need of rescue from an older brother, or even a dad. ah, i love it so much. min bokgi is such an underrated character. i wish he had more screen time. (if he doesn’t get a central ep, well, you guys know where i’m going with this, right? it means i’ll give it to him myself.)

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so that’s it for now! i’m sorry i went on rambling again, but if there’s anything noteworthy in this post that you think is worth discussing, please do tell! if there’s anything that you found thought-provoking in the episode that i didn’t get to touch up on, let me know as well!

i personally don’t make any theories about the overarching plot myself, seeing as by the time the new episode comes out, we get fed information that renders the theory useless. still, that doesn’t mean we should stop coming up with our own ideas. sometimes, the theories are more interesting than the canon itself.