#Kim Bo-young

[andreai04]

“Every life changes the universe. Whether or not that life is yours.”

[haveyoureadthisscifibook]

note: this short novel has not been published in standalone form in English, only as part of the collection I’m Waiting for You. it’s the first of three linked stories, the Stellar Odyssey trilogy — I included the French translation (an omnibus of the trilogy) because it shows the series title, as the Korean original does. there are also Chinese and Arabic translations linked to I’m Waiting for You on Goodreads; based on the page count I think they’re probably translations of the four stories in the English collection, but they might also be like the French. if anyone has read either translation, please let me know — I’m curious now! there may be other translations not listed.

if you have read the original Korean novel, the English translation published as the title story in I’m Waiting for You, the French translation published as the first section of L’Odyssée des étoiles, or — if they do contain the title story — the Arabic or Chinese translations, vote yes in this poll, even if you have not read the rest of the collections / omnibuses!

vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

(faq · submit a book)

[whosafraidofvirginiawoolf]

"Teacher," Aman said in a small animal voice, "if we don't believe life is real, what can we ever hope to learn from it?"

— The Prophet of Corruption by Kim Bo-Young translated by Sung Rhu; from I'm Waiting for You and Other Stories

[nunafilms]

You should've kicked his crotch and thrown him some compensation. That's what I wanted to do, but I got scared when I faced him.

No Gain, No Love 손해 보기 싫어서 (2024)

[reading-is-an-escape]

Doom at Your Service: he need to hold her hand every day before midnight to recharge her so she won't feel pain from her brain tumor.

My Demon: he need to hold her wrist to use his power since his tattoo (the source of his power) is now on her wrist. Ergo, if he doesn't hold her wrist, he cannot access his demon power.

So, these 2 dramas have similar vibes, but different mechanism on how this holding hand/wrist works. And believe me, I ache for BOTH.

[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

[koreandragon]

i'm unwell!!!!

[souldagger]

ough......

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: No Gain, No Love (2024)

This scene was hilarious 🤣🤣 #nogainnolove #shinminah #kimyoungdae #kdrama

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xW_mh30Ay6I

[ppeonppeonhan]

Korean GLs I'd Watch...

Let's try to manifest a world where some of the biggest Korean actresses were cast in major full-length GL kdramas.

COP + CRIMINAL

Esom (Because This Is My First Life) and Lee Da-hee (Search: WWW) play partners and besties, who both fall for their respective suspects for a crime spree against the patriarchy. (Think: Evening the pay gap at a major company; exposing scandals of sexist politicians; and chemically castrating sex offenders). Esom's love interest is Park Eun-bin (Extraordinary Attorney Woo), and Da-hee's love interest is Seo Yea-ji (It's Okay to Not Be Okay). It's a romantic crime thriller.

FRIENDS to LOVERS

Seol In-ah (Business Proposal) plays a new-money rich girl who hires a former old-money rich girl, played by Yoo In-na (Touch Your Heart), to be her personal assistant out of pity, but pretends she doesn't know her backstory. And Yoo helps Seol navigate rich society. Their conflict is that Seol's family bankrupted Yoo's family, and is getting the life Yoo was supposed to have, including the fiancee, the job, and the house. It's a sweet romantic comedy.

BOSS + EMPLOYEE

Kim Ji-won (Fight My Way) starts a job at a family law firm and works hard to get one of the partners, played by Son Ye-jin (Crash Landing on You), to be her mentor, but only because she wants her job. She starts off as a frenemie before Ye-Jin's hard edges rub off, and Ji-won develops a crush. Their obstacles are that Ye-Jin is married and in the closet, and Ji-won might be too ambitious to let go of her goals. It's a slow-burn romantic legal drama.

COOL GIRL + DORK

Park Shin-hye (Heirs & Pinocchio) plays a cold fashion house designer who hires an unlikely candidate to be her muse, played by Moon Ga-young (True Beauty). And what starts off as a toxic relationship blooms into a supportive one. Park Bo-young (Strong Girl Bong-soon) plays her head of design, who befriends Ga-young's bestie-turned-manager, played by Kim Seul-gi (Oh My Ghostess). They're the softer side couple. It's a romantic workplace dramedy.

FRIENDS to ENEMIES to LOVERS

Seo Hyun-jin (Why Her?) and Gong Hyo-jin (When the Camellia Blooms) were friends in college, but they had a falling out after a misunderstanding about a guy. They have a tense reunion as adults when Hyo-jin is setting up her nuptials at the wedding hall Hyun-jin manages. It's a slowburn romantic drama.

ONE-SIDED OBSESSION

Shin Min-a (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) plays the wife of a very powerful and abusive man and Hwang Jung-eum (She Was Pretty) plays the maid who is secretly in love with her and helps her escape. They go to Jung-eum's hometown where everyone assumes she's bringing her girlfriend home for the first time, because she didn't have the heart to tell them she got dumped after running away to be with her. Min-a decides to pretend to be the woman to pay her back, and they fall in love. The conflict being when Jung-eum's ex, played by Park Min-young (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim), returns to get her back.

💜 Your move Kdrama world! 💜

[nunafilms]

A handwritten apology letter won't excuse you from trying to kill me with those hate comments. I didn't write them with such malice. So you meant for the comments to be hurtful, not fatal? Am I supposed to respect your intent and forgive you while licking my wounds? Don't send me apology letters. I have no intention of forgiving you, or settling.

[psalm40speakstome]

See You In My 19th Life: We thought I killed you but I was trying to protect you

Destined With You: I did kill you but it was to protect you

Moon In The Day: I killed you. But I was protecting you from a version of yourself you never wanted to be

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama March 2024 🌈

1/3: Wonderful World with Cha Eun Woo, Kim Nam Joo, Im Se Mi. 14 episodes; thriller, mystery.

9/3: Queen of Tears with Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Ji Won. 16 episodes; rom-com.

11/3: Midnight Photo Studio with Joo Won, Nara, Yoo In Soo. 16 episodes; romance, fantasy.

15/3: Chicken Nugget with Ryu Seung Ryeong, Ahn Jae Hong, Kim Yoo Jung. 12 episodes; fantasy, comedy.

18/3: Grabbed by the Collar with Kim Ha Neul, Jang Seung Jo, Yun Woo Jin. 16 episodes; thriller, mystery.

23/3: Hide with Lee Bo Young, Lee Moo Saeng, Lee Chung Ah. 12 episodes; mystery, thriller.

23/3: the Resurrection of the Seven with Uhm Ki Joon, Hwang Jung Eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yubi. 16 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Looking forward to Kim Soo Hyun x Kim Ji Won couple! ☺️

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

My Favourite Kdrama actresses (and what I've seen them in):

Park Bo-young

(Oh My Ghost, Strong Woman Bong-soon, Doom at Your Service, Daily Dose of Sunshine)

Park Eun-bin

(The King's Affection, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Castaway Diva)

Han Hyo-joo

(W: Two Worlds, Happiness, Moving)

Kim Hye-yoon

(Extraordinary You, Lovely Runner)

Park So-jin

(Sh**ting Stars, Alchemy of Souls, Cinderella at 2 am)

Honourable Mentions:

Park Ju-hyun from The Forbidden Marriage and Perfect Family & Seo Yea-ji from It's Okay to Not Be Okay and Hwarang)

[glindaupland]

오페라의 유령 / The Phantom of the Opera - South Korea (Third Season) | Pt 1

Program Books Ver 2-4 (Busan + Seoul)

Hannibal Rehearsal

1. 송은혜 Song Eun-hye 2. 윤영석 Yoon Young-seok + 한보라 Han Bo-ra 3. 이지영 Lee Ji-young + 박회림 Park Hoe-rim

1. 한보라 Han Bo-ra 2. 이지영 Lee Ji-young

1. 윤영석 Yoon Young-seok + 김아선 Kim Ah-seon + 이상준 Lee Sang-jun 2. 김아선 Kim Ah-seon 3. 박회림 Park Hoe-rim + 이지영 Lee Ji-young

Think of Me

1-2. 송은혜 Song Eun-hye 3. 손지수 Sohn Ji-soo

1. 손지수 Sohn Ji-soo 2. 송원근 Song Won-geun + 윤영석 Yoon Young-seok + 이상준 Lee Sang-jun + 길하윤 Gil Ha-yoon

[souldagger]

kim bo-young 🤝 ted chiang

speculative fiction that builds stories around brilliantly crafted upside-down, inside-out worlds of alternate scientific realities that make the familiar alien and the alien familiar. and maybe make you have an existential crisis also