#Lee Kikwang

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PREDATOR | Suit Dance

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top: Lee Gi Kwang (as AJ) performing Dancing Shoes, april 2009 (yes that is Yang Yoseop on his right)

bottom: Lee Gi Kwang performing Predator, april 2023

[venusdear]

so i LISTEN to a lot of kpop groups, but the only 2 ive been keeping up with these days are TO1 and Highlight. Highlight is the 4 membered group I was talking about. I will tell u about TO1 later.

you asked for highlight pics, here. this is yoon dujun (also spelled doojoon), born 1989. my god he looks like a model

so far, so normal right? BUT THEN WE HAVE YANG YOSEOB. BORN 1990. HE WAS 28 IN THIS PICTURE.

and now we have my bias, lee gikwang (or kikwang), born 1990. described in my last ask as "the most beautiful person ive ever laid my eyes on." "but what about TO1, your ult group!" you say. well, TO1 are handsome. theres a difference between handsome and beautiful.

and the youngest one, son dongwoon, born 1991. when i say he could fucking step on me I MEAN IT.

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so anyways. yoseob and gikwang were the ones i was referring to when i said "one of these two would make a rly good eli" especially gikwang tho lmao. like, idk.

also gordon kormans now been one of my favorite authors these days? like i borrowed 2 of his other books lol. my favorite masterminds character is eli of course lmao.

HIGHLIGHT AND TO1??? IVE HEARD OF TO1 BUT NOT HIGHLIGHT LOLOL THEY LOOK ALL SO GOOD AND ALSO 28???? he's a vampire frfr not aging at ALL.

"the most beautiful person ive ever laid my eyes on." omg

OHHHH I FEEL THE ELI ENERGY SOMEHOW 🤔

YES i love gordon korman his books are so good!!! :D

we love eli here 💗💗

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#Repost @kbsgayo with @let.repost

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💡Highlights in the middle of the day💡

< #Lee Kikwang's Gayo Square >

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Movie < #When our love remains as a fragrance >

Maternal Solo as Changsoo

I was with actor #Yoon Shi-yoon!💚

High kick best friend I met after a long time

Junhyeok and Seho students 🙌🏻

We met after 13 years

Can it be the same like this🥹

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#Gayo Square #Highlight #Kikwang Lee

#KBS Cool FM #Radio

#yoonsiyoon #yoonshiyoon #yunsiyun #yoondonggu

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Not that I didn't like Highlight as a 5 or 6-members group but they are so perfect as a 4-members group. Every single song is a bop that showcases their individual talents 🤌

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Lee Gikwang

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[crazyandromantic]

If yall aren't keeping up with Highlights comeback I don't know what yall are doing

[venusdear]

LITERALLY THO LMAO I FEEL SORRY FOR HER HUSBAND

yes it is! heres an issue of it:

when i looked it up to get this pic, i found out it stopped printing in winter 2016 :( I also used to read American Girl magazine and Discovery Girls magazine. All out of print now (the brand american girl is very much active, just the magazine stopped printing).

LMAO SRY I GO ON LOOOOONG ASS TANGENTS WHEN I GET NOSTALGIC

anyways, about wakeone. they are trash. the only difference between wakeone and a trash bin is the bin. i hate wakeone. the boys of highlight have their own company called around us entertainment and now im wondering can they take in to1? hmmm

literally tho lol. "junhyung is jake from enhypen now" NAWT JAKE FROM ENHYPEN LMAO. staff at belift, dragging junhyung in: okay meet ur 8th member guys! the enhypen boys: o_o /j

me, upon seeing literally any guy: hes cute lol.

the k in kpop does not stand for korean. it can stand for either kim jeyou, kim minsu, kyungho, kobayashi daigo, or kikwang. now everyone stand up for our national anthem u can pick from either sugar shock or predator lol.

i watched the suit dance for predator and my god i was not okay after that for several hours. it was beautiful. the dance was beautiful the song was beautiful the suit was beautiful he was beautiful my god if u look up "beautiful" a picture of gikwang should show up there.

how the hell does the staff work with someone so beautiful and are still able to go back home to their partner or spouse if i were them id be like sry we're breaking up i saw lee gikwang in person and realized i deserve someone better.

my god.

LIKE.

LOOK AT HIM. hes never defeating the disney prince allegations and i love that.

aND HE CAN ACT TOO. HES GONNA BE IN A DRAMA. HES GONNA DO MARTIAL ARTS AND HES GONNA BE THE VILLAIN. IM OVER HERE GETTING THE WEIRDEST HOBBIES BC OF HIM, FIRST READING NOW KDRAMAS. unfortunately it probably wont release until 2024.

yes i promise i love all 4 members, its just when i have a bias i talk about them like 300 times more than the others.

my god i just wanted to see yoseob and now im neck deep in this damn fandom. highlight's fandom is called lights and lights who bias gikwang are called aces :D likewise, to1's fandom is called TOgethers or gethers for short and gethers who bias kyungho (ex. ME!) are called gaengdans.

also about junhyung. if u think about it "yong junhyung" is such a badass name. aND ON TOP OF THAT HES A RAPPER. AND HES TALENTED. AND PRETTY. AND HAS HIS OWN LABEL. AND HES MOST LIKELY SUPER RICH. AND HIS SURNAME MEANS "DRAGON." god truly does have favorites, my friend.

SO THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE :O super sparkly AWEEE why don't they print it anymore? i would have loved to read it :"D

LOLOLOL SOMETIMES I DO THAT TOO you are so relatable

SCREW WAKEONE ke1per deserves better to1 deserves a comeback IS IT BECAUSE THEY'RE OLDER THEREFORE NOT AS POPULAR????

the enhypen boys replacing jake with junhyung: 😈😈

a cute boy IS a cute boy (please tell me you get the reference)

omg there are so many ppl with the last name kim like kpop could become KIM POP kim everything WE ALL LIVE IN THE KIM LIFE

THE STAFF ARE STRONGER THAN ME BC OF I SAW THEM MY HANDS WOULD BE SHAKING. LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.

OMG SEND OVER THE DRAMA BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW 2024???? 😭😭 MAN

me too me too bc the bias is what YOUR BIAS YOU ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO TALK ABOUT THEM 100 MORE TIMES THAN THE OTHERS IT'S CALLED A BIAS FOR A REASON!!!!

AWEEE ACES THAT'S SO CUTE you guys are aces because he's such an ace

DRAGON???? OMG NAHHH THAT'S SO COOL LIKE IMAGINE JUST CASUALLY MENTIONING YOUR NAME MEANS DRAGON.

[veronica-nardi]

Circle Two Worlds Connected - Joon Hyuk and Ho Soo bromance

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Lee KiKwang  Un texte est de Hammynna ♥

[psychometric-kid]

met this person in cs and tried to ask them who is the kpop idol on their pfp, they left the game

i still can’t send fr requests, im sad

[fatgirlwritesscenarios]

Self Conscious - Lee Kikwang

You noticed that your boyfriend had been acting weird the last couple of days. Well…weirder than normal; by nature, he was a silly guy with a sense of humor that only those with an acquired taste would understand more than half of the time. He had actually grown quiet, almost solemn, and this wasn’t exactly usual behavior. Kikwang had stated once that he was more of a listener than a talker, contrary to popular belief, but this wasn’t even just him listening now.

This was him…sulking. This was him and his thoughts taking him somewhere that you didn’t think was good for him and that worried you. Not wanting to push him, you didn’t say anything, deciding that when the time came, all would be revealed.

That time just so happened to be Friday. It was the first day off he had since BEAST started promoting their latest album, about three months ago, and he wanted to spend that day with you. Of course, it goes without saying that you were overjoyed to spend some much needed time with him and promptly agreed to let him stay at your place. His mood seemed to have lifted a little, his usual eye-smile returning as the two of you goofed off all day and his jokes just rolling in one after another.

He showered you with attention all day, never straying far from your side and cuddling close with you as the two of you indulged in a day long movie marathon and you began to believe that he had finally dragged himself out of his funk. It wasn’t until later that evening, as you were passing the living room to get to the kitchen, that you noticed Kikwang standing in front of the mirror that was placed above the TV. You paused and peered in at him, watching curiously as he stared at his own reflection. His expression was somber, just bordering on dejected. He turned his face left and right slowly, running his fingers through his ‘frizzy’ hair and then down the contours of his face. He sucked his full lips in and bit down on them before letting them pop back out. Finally, after about a minute or two of doing this, he sighed, his shoulders drooped…and he looked almost ready to cry.

‘What on earth…’ you thought to yourself, a few ideas on why he was acting this way flitting through your mind as you slowly, quietly, approached your boyfriend.

Standing beside him, he apparently didn’t notice you, returning to studying his features all over again. You thinned your lips and turned to face the mirror yourself, deciding that two could play this game and struggling to keep from smiling like a fool. You pinched at your cheeks and then dragged your fingers down your face, turning your head left and right. Next, you ran your fingers into your hair to push the locks away from your face and then pushed your ears out, as if trying to decide whether or not they looked better away from your head. You puckered your lips, made a duck face, and then took a handful of hair in each hand, twirled the strands into a loose twist and then crossed them over each other just underneath your nose, cocking your head side to side.

By this time, Kikwang realized you were standing right next to him. Coffee brown eyes, alight with curiosity, landed on you, but you ignored his attention for the time being as you continued to ‘analyze’ yourself in the mirror, still making somewhat silly faces. Kikwang giggled and you turned to look at him finally, your hands holding your hair above your head and your cheeks puffed out cutely.

“Jagiya, what are you doing?” he laughed, coaxing you to let your hair fall back into place and poking your cheeks so the air would rush out, “Why are you making silly faces?”

“Why are you making silly faces?” you shot back, quirking a knowing eyebrow at the man that froze, stunned, “I’m only doing what my boyfriend is doing.”

Kikwang tried to force a smile and you could almost see the denial about to fly past his lips, but then he seemed to remember that there wasn’t much he could keep from you, especially when you were looking at him like that, and sighed in resignation. Instead of answering, he returned his gaze to the mirror, staring forlornly at his reflection.

“Lee Ki,” you said softly, sliding your hand up his arm until it was resting comfortingly on his shoulder, “What’s wrong?”

His eyes met with yours and you could finally see the vulnerability there, a gloomy light casting its shadow over his face and making him appear small. “I don’t…really know how to explain it,” he started, sighing in frustration and staring back at the dark brown eyes he didn’t believe were particularly special, “I just don’t feel like I measure up.”

“Okay…measure up to what?” you coaxed, stroking his shoulder and tilting your head down to catch his attention again.

“To the others. To the other guys in BEAST. To any other male Kpop idol that every girl adores!” he all but exploded, “I’ve never been very confident in my looks…but lately, I feel like there’s just nothing to like about me at all. My hair is a nightmare, my face isn’t cute or handsome, my lips are too thick, I’m short! It’s no wonder that I’m the least popular in the group and those are probably just pity votes…”

“Pity votes? Lee Ki,” you called lightly, a giggle brushing over your words as you reached up to take his chin in your fingers, giving him no other choice than to look back at you. You studied his face, searching for any sign that this wasn’t as serious as you thought it was. When you saw nothing close to a smile even glimmering in his eyes, that gave you pause.

“Hate to break this to you, but your fans don’t believe in pity votes.” Your tone was light with amusement while you crossed your arms over your chest and gazed into his eyes. “I don’t know if you know this, but those B2UTYs that you and the others care for so much are merciless when it comes to picking, judging and loving an idol. Someone made a negative comment about Junhyung in a forum once and your fans tore this person to pieces, so you can trust that any vote you have is not a pity one.”

That seemed to cheer him up, if only a little, but that dejected expression remained on his face. You pursed your lips in thought and then gasped quietly at your next idea. “Come on. Follow me,” you said, taking his hand in yours, smiling when he tightened his hold instantly, and leading him back to your room.

There, you sat on the bed, Kikwang diving in after you and watching as you brought up your laptop and typed in his name in the search engine. Now, Kikwang was no oblivious oaf to the BEAST official website that their PR department put together for them and would check that, Twitter and Instagram frequently just to see what their fans were saying about the group. Never before had he actually looked himself up, though, so he was both curious and terrified to see what this would result in when you typed out his name. He held his breath…and then released it within a second.

There was an endless list of fan-made websites and pages all dedicated to him. You picked on the first one and up popped what appeared to be a website run by a fan that had been with them since they first debuted. The amount of traffic that went through that site was astronomical! The members that subscribed to it, the dozens of forums, the comments left- they were all dedicated to him and what each one loved about him. You exited out of that website and went down to the next one; it was the same thing there as well as in the next…and the next…and the next one after that. Kikwang was astounded by the love he was shown individually by the B2UTYs, how they admired him and followed him and would continue to follow him with or without BEAST. He asked you to slow down on a certain website that were filled with pictures of him; he had never thought himself to be very good looking, but these pictures showed a side of him that even made him a believer in his own attraction.

“This is what your fans see when they look at you,” you started, looking at your boyfriend, “This is how you make them feel. Look at this comment left by a BEAST…At least, I think that’s what you call your male fans.” Kikwang leaned closer, his eyes drifting over the comment left by someone named kikwangfollower43.

“Kikwang oppa is my inspiration. Like him, I grew up in a rural area of Korea, but I had the misfortune of being born with weak bones. Regardless, I love dancing and I love music. Because of Kikwang oppa and knowing that he had a poor beginning like I did, I am motivated to work through my disadvantage and become a great dancer just like him. My goal is to meet him one day and dance for him. Thank you, Kikwang oppa, for inspiring those like me and for the amazing music you sing. I will forever be your loyal fan. Fighting!”

He hadn’t even realized he had begun to cry until your finger brushed over his cheek to catch the falling tears. His larger, more calloused fingers wrapped around your hand, bringing it down to press a kiss to your fingertips.

“Thank you,” he smiled gratefully, nuzzling into your hand contently, his eyes closing and the last of his tears leaking from his eyes, “You’re the best girlfriend I’ve ever had.”

“Anything for my baby,” you answered, your thumbs drying his tears away, “Just remember, Lee Ki, to concentrate on those that love you and not on those that love everyone else. The others do have their fans, yes, but you have yours as well and they look up to you. Just like I do because I’m your biggest fan, hehehe.”

Kikwang chuckled, his eye-smile returning full force before he wrapped an arm around your waist and tugged you close until your lips were meeting together in perfect harmony. You savored the feel of his full, juicy lips playing along yours, his big hand running up and down your side sending a thrill through your body.

“Where would I be without you?” he murmured lowly, rolling kisses over your cheek and trailing down your neck.

“Stuck in front of that mirror,” you answered lightly, releasing a squeal of delight when he rolled you onto your back, shutting your laptop in the process and carefully placing it on the ground beside the bed, “Feeling better?”

He nodded his head and nuzzled into the side of your neck, his arms holding you tight as if afraid that you would disappear should he ever let go. “Much. Again, thank you, jagiya…I love you.”

“I love you, too,” you whispered into the air, your arms draping around his muscular build and falling into your sense of security, silently promising yourself that you would always be there to remind him of how beautiful he truly was.

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Circle Two Worlds Connected

I nostri ricordi ci rendono le persone che siamo.

Dopo aver visto questa serie posso dire una cosa: un drama con Yeo Jin-goo non può essere brutto.

È il quarto che vedo con questo attore (e non ho finito), e mi sono piaciuti tutti. Jin-goo illumina tutto con la sua bellezza quindi un suo drama deve piacere per forza. Battute a parte, penso che sia un ragazzo intelligente capace di scegliere ruoli in delle buone serie.

Circle me lo sono davvero goduta, uno dei suoi più grandi pregi penso che sia il ritmo: molto scorrevole, a tratti riflessivo, a volte commovente, ma che tiene sempre col fiato sospeso. In dodici episodi non mi sono mai annoiata, anzi!

Ho anche trovato molto particolare e geniale la scelta narrativa delle due storyline parallele, passato e futuro (che poi diventa presente) raccontati metà e metà in ogni episodio, costruendo quindi una narrazione veloce e ricca di tensione.

Ottimi anche gli svariati colpi di scena della serie: ogni episodio è stato capace di sorprendermi.

Insomma, l'attenzione durante la visione non è mai calata.

La seconda cosa che mi è piaciuta un sacco di Circle è il messaggio riguardante la tecnologia avanzata, e devo dire che su questo mi ha ricordato molto Memories of the Alhambra.

Ma mentre Memories denuncia come tutti noi viviamo ormai la nostra vita troppo a stretto contatto con la tecnologia e l'influenza negativa che questa può avere sulla nostra percezione della realtà, Circle punta all'uso potente e crudele che gli esseri umani possono fare della tecnologia.

Tutto quello che succede in questa serie è assurdo, ma i messaggi di fondo sono umani e realistici. Memories e Circle parlano di tecnologia avanzata, ci mostrano quanto sia effettivamente figa, ma questa va a colpire i personaggi in modo così ingiusto e cattivo, che alla fine ti ritrovi a odiare quella tecnologia così tanto avanti coi tempi.

Alla fine, con tutte e due le serie, ho pensato: "Spero davvero che questo non succeda mai".

Ma il problema non è la tecnologia in sé, quella può anche fare cose buone, sono le intenzioni con cui certa gente la usa ad essere sbagliate.

Ho trovato molto interessante la parte su Smart City, una città apparentemente idilliaca, un luogo libero da crimini grazie al controllo delle emozioni. Troppo bello per essere vero.

E non è finita lì: ho adorato la questione della memoria. Quanto è giusto cancellare i ricordi brutti/negativi/dolorosi di qualcuno così che possa vivere una vita felice? Se fosse davvero fattibile una cosa del genere, vorremmo che ci cancellassero la memoria? Di certo tutti noi ci portiamo dietro dei ricordi di cui vorremmo sbarazzarci, ma come viene giustamente detto a un certo punto nella storia, anche i brutti ricordi fanno parte di noi e ci rendono la persona che siamo.

Se abbiamo subito un torto, possiamo rialzarci e diventare più forti. Se un torto lo abbiamo commesso, dobbiamo prenderci le nostre responsabilità.

Un'altra cosa che mi è piaciuta della serie sono stati i personaggi e i cattivi.

Strano ma vero, Jin Goo non è stato il mio preferito, sebbene mi sia dispiaciuto davvero tanto per lui, e Yeo Jin-goo sempre sul pezzo. Non penso che questo sia stato il suo ruolo migliore, ma le sue abilità recitative sono palesi. Non delude mai.

Nota: mi ha intrippato molto il pezzo in cui c'è stata la possibilità che Jin Goo potesse essere il presidente dell'Human B, e qui lo dico: avrei amato questa svolta.

Non saprei dire quale dei due fratelli ho preferito, perché alla fine li ho amati e mi sono affezionata a entrambi per motivi diversi.

Mi è piaciuto anche un sacco il fatto che si sono trovati a combattere non perché sono gli eroi che vogliono salvare il mondo (anzi al resto del mondo non pensano proprio), ma semplicemente perché devono sopravvivere, e per ritrovare la loro umanità che altri hanno cercato di distruggere in ogni modo.

Ho amato la bromance tra i due fratelli (ormai sono sommersa di bromance, aiutatemi!), un rapporto umano e tormentato, che rischia di ghiacciarsi sul finale ma che ritrova tutto il suo calore nel dispiaciuto abbraccio di Beom Gyun a Jin Goo.

Non è riuscita invece a conquistarmi completamente Jung Yeon, e non saprei dire bene perché. Non so se è per colpa della recitazione (buona, ma non eccellente), o se è proprio la scrittura del personaggio ad avere problemi. Perché secondo me poteva essere scritto meglio. Inoltre ci sono domande su questo personaggio che fino alla fine rimangono senza risposta.

Carini i personaggi secondari come il capo poliziotto e la squadra dei buoni che alla fine viene fuori.

Non mi sono dispiaciuti affatto i cattivi della serie, tutti mossi da motivazioni.

Ho trovato molto interessante la posizione dei tre scienziati in scena: il padre dei gemelli, il padre della lead, e il ministro Park. Alla fine è solo quest'ultimo il vero villain da sconfiggere, perché il padre dei gemelli fa marcia indietro intuendo la pericolosità della cosa, e il padre della lead ne esce pazzo.

Quello che mi è piaciuto è stato il motivo a muovere questi uomini: creare un mondo felice cancellando i brutti ricordi. Certo, le cose degenerano, il ministro Park esagera, e va bene essere ambiziosi ma qui sembra quasi di voler essere Dio, ma mi è piaciuto il fatto che l'Human B non sia stato creato per governare il mondo (beh, un po' anche quello), bensì per provare a rendere più felici le persone e costruire un mondo migliore.

Mi è anche piaciuto come il ministro Park non sia stato mostrato come il villain della serie fin dall'inizio, ma che sia stato intelligente e abbia giocato bene le sue carte, ingannando gli spettatori per metà serie e gli altri personaggi fino alla fine.

Ma il personaggio che ho amato più di tutti è stato senza ombra di dubbio Ho Soo, VERO EROE DI QUESTA SERIE. Perché mentre i gemelli lottano per mettersi in salvo dall'Human B, Ho Soo vuole svelare tutta la verità perché è la cosa giusta da fare, anche se questo significa far soffrire le persone nel momento in cui i ricordi torneranno a galla.

Ho amato la bella evoluzione di Ho Soo: da una fiducia cieca verso il sistema, alla negazione della propria memoria perché troppo dolorosa, alla presa di coscienza e infine il coraggio di mettersi in gioco per combattere l'Human B. Mi ha resa molto orgogliosa di lui.

Molto bella la bromance che nasce nel tempo tra lui e Beom Gyun. Il loro rapporto mi è piaciuto un sacco.

Ultima cosa: non mi ha fatta innamorare la "storia d'amore" tra il lead e la lead, e la metto tra le virgolette perché è una storia a cui non è mai stato dato molto spazio e che non ho mai visto fiorire. Per me poteva anche non esserci.

Circle è una serie estremamente godibile, con una trama interessante, che vola via, intrattiene molto bene, ricca di tensione e colpi di scena. Una serie scientifica e thriller i cui due generi sono mischiati molto bene. La recitazione è molto buona. Le ost non sono nulla di particolare e nemmeno le scenografie e i costumi.

Finale aperto e a libera interpretazione: ma perché concludono così le storie se poi non hanno intenzione di fare una seconda stagione?

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Lee Ki Kwang