#Mo Taegu

[boosaot]

[somethingtolove0]

Kim said he took some reference from Christian Bale of "American Psycho" and the role was hard physically and emotionally. "Killing scenes were hard," he said. "When Mo made the victim walk around barefoot on broken glass before he hammered him like he was playing a game, my body showed a strong reaction. My hands shook and the heart beat faster, and even after the director said ‘cut,' my body continued to tremble."

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"Most of the commercial films have offered me roles that I performed in my 20s. As an actor, I don't live on consuming the image that I've built on," Kim said. "I don't insist on art movies, but when I have to choose, I tend to choose the ones that trigger my curiosity and that I feel that I can do well. Since I love acting, when I play such roles in such projects, I feel satisfied and am convinced that I'm going the way I truly love."

[laroseme]

something chronic, a bit demonic..

[saintminseok]

If you're wondering about my choice/taste in men, i just like them twisted and non-existant

[kimjaewookismylife]

Just a quick fanart I did today

IG @/redpandadoesart

[zaxxusu]

"alt!"

Meme: SEND ME “ALT!” AND I’LL INTRODUCE YOU TO A CHARECTER I’VE RPED IN THE PAST, WANT TO PLAY IN THE FUTURE OR ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE!

Character Name: Mo Taegu Fandom: Voice (TV Series) Age: 37 (1981-2018) Occupation: serial killer Businessman

The man in suit smiles at the woman in pink approaching him and offering a flower in very cheap price. He loves flowers and his favorite one is red rose… as the color sparks like blood. Yeah, the flowers would not given to any woman (as the vendor trying to market it). If he didn’t get enough the crimson liquid to be poured fully in his bathtub, he’d bath under the rose–fragrant/aromatic herbs. 

Well, modern science proves that bathing can relieve muscle tension, dilate blood vessels, and slow the heart rate. Herbs can contribute to these benefits. Bathing with infusions of fragrant herbs is used traditionally to treat many diseases, may eliminate physical and mental tiredness, and is beneficial for the skin and hair. But that’s how he recharged his stamina and physical condition; relaxing. And of course, to maintain his beauty too. It was not just because now he is a public figure, Mr. Mo is a man who cares about his appearance, high-class perfume, elegant suit, expensive leather shoes, famous branded watch–all represented his upper-class status, indeed, but he also embodied the beauty in his masculinity. No one would deny his charisma, gentleness, and attractiveness persona could lead any female counterpart to fall on him–that’s how people see him is.

“Just take the change,” The CEO said politely as always, giving the flower lady 100 gil for the charge of one tuck of lily. But that’s just how he plays, being generous… he was even a kind boss who ask if the employee were tired and he’d order the mealbox for their dinner. He wouldn’t grow his public transport and construction company bigger if he showed his psychopath tendency and control them all only with fear. 

“It’s even worth thousand gil for you kindly offering this pretty thing in this steel city,” he praised, never dropped his smile. But he’s honest with his line this time. It wasn’t like he walks everyday with a wicked mind. He can be just doing normal life like every single person in this planet as he sometimes enjoying his favorite music in a recital. And he’d dare to make a standing ovation when it’s truly a beautiful performance.

Eyes then stared intensely at the flower lady as she turned and walked away. He desired to put his fingers trailing off of the soft feature of her head already. She left a strong impression: the innocence, the purity–very different from all the women in his class, the upper class, who tried to seduce him and invited him to a hotel room. But before he couldn’t bear the sensation to crush their head in bed, he’d politely refuse it. The worse of them are those who asked to be paid. A whore, prostitute. He often meets this kind after business negotiations. And trash only would end up being trash, he just made it literate. And after killing those kinds one by one, he didn’t remember anymore when the exact time he started to collect their scalp and hair. 

He is a monster, indeed.  One from a noble class, comes out of his upscale house and turns up at the victim’s slum place where he doesn’t seem to fit at all only to kill as if… he just dropped into a convenience store or cafe! 

Sungwoon city is used to be his playground, it’d be fun if Midgar came to next, didn’t it?

But then he smirked, among all women whom he never cared if he could keep them in one piece, he didn’t decide yet if he would take her life smoothly or brutally. Something tells him to give her another chance, maybe they’ll meet again.

He smells it. Yeah, it’s all thanks to the flower.  

Blog Name: @lacrimosa-suit​ Active Year: 2018-2019

[joondlxnx]

how did no one think of getting jaewook to be the male lead in a romcom before this? we've been missing out on all these goodness

[rockmywings]

OCN Series Roleplayers, anyone?

I’m calling any fans of OCN’s kdrama who would like to roleplay in tumblr. We can make a crossover interaction like OCN comic “Original Sin” and OCN game “FIGHTERS” or anything in this franchise universe. You can come from any series of OCN you like then create your new account, can be main or sideblog or even one of your multimuse blog. Please note, this isn’t an RP Group so everyone is free to interact with each other even outside OCN. Simple, right? 

Right now, there are six roleplay accounts existing so far, they are:

Voice: Kang Kwonjoo @agentlevoice (sideblog)

Voice: Mo Taegu @lacrimosa-suit (main blog)

Voice: Do Kangwoo @collapsecolours (main blog, one of multimuses)

The Guest: Choi Yoon / Matteo @choi-yoon (main blog)

The Guest: Yoon Hwapyung @hwa-pyung (sideblog)

Player: Cha Ahryung @nxrcisssit (main blog, one of multimuses)

Nah, who’s else? Let’s have fun together!

[saintminseok]

This be me with Mo Taegu.

Like people be telling me it's morally wrong, well Susan what do you want me to do about a character so greatly written and portrayed?

It was a masterpiece. Voice 1 outshines all other seasons.

[voicedaily]

Hey, thanks for this blog! I see you post about the japan remake recently. I don't watch it yet, is it worth watching? How about Mo Tae Gu? Kim Jae Wook set a high bar so I don't want to disappointed with his japan counterpart if I watched it..

Yo! Thanks for stopping by. Of course, I have to keep making this blog active with content [laughs]. And right after season 03 is over, we’re lucky that Japan airs the remake of season 01 just in two weeks. As for your question, I plan to write a review after the series is over. The last episode will be aired on Sep 21.

But for short, I can say it’s worth watching. Well, the remake version of Kang Kwonjoo isn’t satisfying but It has much better, better storytelling than the original has. Jdrama always has the strength of story-wise better while K-drama tends to focus on conflict and sometimes makes the story draggy, and it happened too with Voice. I still remember I did grumble of some aspects in the original haha. But before you decide to watch it, I hope you don’t have the same standard because both Jdrama and Kdrama is naturally different in values. J-drama values more in a down-to-earth/realistic approach to visualize while K-drama tends to make beautiful cinematography with a higher budget. For example, the death of Hwang Kyungil and Nam Sangtae in the remake is more realistic for forensic points to camouflage it as suicide (so I don’t feel the cops are very stupid), the murder of Madam Jang (replaced with Inspector Okihara, equivalent with Inspector Jang character) also more make sense there that you can’t imagine how the culprit in the original did it all in short time and even carried the body outside from 2nd floor to his car on park area without being noticed by anyone; but you feel more chill and horror in the original when you saw a body is burned down, a room full of blood with eyeball taken out, and a body hanging on the tree right when you open the curtain. Same with the villain’s basement; the remake makes it dark, dull and dusty as what basement is used to be while the original made it bright so we could see the red blood stained clearly everywhere. 

This “realistic” vs “beautiful” also applies to their drama characters. I can say Korean people shown on TV dramas are better-looking than Japanese ones. I believe it’s a major influence on how Mo Taegu becomes the most stunning villain in Kdrama history. The beauty shots accommodate the perfect combination of the villain’s elegance character and the actor’s handsomeness despite the brutal murders and the amazing acting ability to be a psychopath. Probably those are the 15-30 extra minutes of visualization that the remake does not have (despite the fact of J-drama always having shorter episodes). But it doesn’t mean the remake version of Mo Taegu, Hongo Shizuku, is more lacking in his character. They rewrite their own version while still keep some aspects from the original as follows:

Mo Family runs a public transport company, Hongo Family runs a construction/civil engineering holdings.

While an image of Taegu having the ability to play grand piano as he loves classical music is only mentioned in Kim Jae Wook’s interview, the remake realizes it.

Shizuku is more independent than Taegu when playing a “game”, there’s no his dad’s secretary helping him to flee after he killed Hikari’s (Kwonjoo) dad and to abduct Toru (Daeshik), it hints he takes or abducted them all by himself before killing them in his basement. He also ordered Toru, all by himself and save his contact.

Taegu collects a suitcase of the victim’s hairs still on the bloody scalp (but then, I imagine his random victims on street are women because the hairs he collects are long), Shizuku collects a glass shelf of blood-stained kettlebells. In both of their collection, the name of our hero and heroine are written as he plans to murder them later.

The remake doesn’t include the demon aesthetic that Taegu sometimes underlined his murder as the words of God by citing a bible chapter written on the victim’s blood. Taegu also used other weapons to kill Sangtae (rope and knife). And there’s also a narration that he loves mutilating a body, too (implicit said by Sangtae that Taegu killed his dad that way, explicit when it was shown Taegu keeps the old lady‘s tongue and when Kwonjoo found Madam Jang’s crime scene). However, Shizuku is more consistent in his actions, he left the body in one piece and only collects the kettlebells he just used, whoever his victim is. 

Point 4 and 5 make me conclude that the original built Taegu like the star in a slasher/cult horror movie, it was so random (I’m sure even the genius Spencer Reid from FBI Behavourial Analysis Unit in CBS Criminal Minds series would hardly find the connection LOL) while the remake designs Shizuku more like a common serial killer with specific behavior as a crime/procedural series always use to be.

Now, as Kim Jaewook set a high bar, there’s no other counterpart to play the same character who represents the coexist of beauty and madness better than Iseya Yusuke. Both of them starts their career as a fashion model in catwalk and magazine when they were studying. Their physical appearance, their lean body structure and height, and their sexiness/attractiveness are very alike. You even almost can’t differentiate Hongo Shizuku with Mo Taegu when you see them in suit from their back. Well, Iseya Yusuke is as old as Jang Hyuk (born in 1976), so he might be not as handsome as Kim Jaewook in fangirls’ taste. But for acting ability, he’s still the perfect cast balancing Kim Jaewook for these reasons:

Both of them are graduated from the University of Arts. Kim Jaewook is from Seoul Institute of Arts, major in music. Iseya Yusuke is from Tokyo Institute of Arts, major in design. Tho’, Iseya Yusuke achieves his Master’s Degree and exchange program at New York University (major in film).

With that background, both of them aren’t just an actor, but more an artist. Kim Jaewook has a rock band and also plays in theatre as a foreign musician biopic, Iseya Yusuke directed a few movies that were invited to the international film festivals. 

Both of them are hardly known popular as TV drama star despite their talents. Kim Jaewook loves indie projects and took supporting role/second lead role in some TV dramas, it took 17 years after his debut that he finally pick a lead male role in popular TV drama genre, rom-com (Her Private Life, 2019). Iseya Yusuke is known better as a movie star, he also took various roles in historical dramas in public channel, it took 19 years after his debut that he finally plays for a commercial broadcast in a TV drama (Prison Princesses, 2017) more in comedic role.

Both ever performed in Korea-Japan collaboration movie. Kim Jaewook in Butterfly Sleep (2017) with Miho Nakayama, directed by Jeong Jaeun. Iseya Yusuke in The Tenor Lirico Spinto (2012) with Yoo Jitae, directed by Kim Sangman.

Both of them ever acted to make a passionate gay kiss scene in the movie. Kim Jaewook in Antique (2008) with Andy Gillet. Iseya Yusuke in Tonde Saitama (2019) with Gackt.

Nah, Idk whether this is the script one that wrote Hongo Shizuku like this below or that’s Iseya Yusuke himself who interprets his character differently from Kim Jaewook:

Remember the scene in the basement that Taegu could hear the sound of the people he murdered? Taegu felt haunted while Shizuku enjoyed it that he even made a gesture of an orchestra conductor conducting their haunting voice. And when his mother’s voice is echoing, yelling at him to not witness that his dad killed someone in the basement; Taegu felt like the trauma strikes him while Shizuku is bothered at first, but then he smiles and waves at her.

So… I think the original shows that Taegu still has a human side and weak point (although his murder methods are the most brutal among three VOICE’s villains) while the remake is like telling us that Shizuku’s madness level is at Kaneki’s level.

[lacrimosasuit-a]

“You know what makes human complete? Through the pain.” (Mo Taegu’s quote, eps 16)

[ofdamnation]

@lacrimosa-suit!

              michin enters the room where the other is told to sit, her eyes catching a glimpse of him in person sends shivers through her spine, her memory replaying the images of his file through her mind as she remembers everything he’s done and all he’s capable of.  ‘  pleasure to meet you,  mister mo.  ’    she starts formal,  sitting across the table from the other as she sets her folder of him to the side.  a sweet hum leaves her lips,  hands moving to sit atop the table as they clasp in front of her.   ‘  can we have a few moments alone please?  ’   the female questions,  turning to the guard by the door who hesitates but he eventually leaves the two alone.   ‘  you’re quite an impressive man,  aren’t you taegu? — can i call you that,  taegu-ssi?  ’

[lacrimosa-suit]

QUIZ: Which Character Trope Are You?

Tagged by: @agentlevoice​ Tagging: @collapsecolours and @choi-yoon

The Villain

The bad guys. The mad scientists, the cruel executives, the evil witches and wizards, the corrupt politicians, the mortal aspects of pure evil, and, more often than not, the people (or otherwise) that instigate the conflict and the story. You are a very determined individual with a very strict set of rules. Your mind is mostly thinking about how you can reach your goals and conquer your ambitions. You are often described as cunning and intelligent by the few who stick by your side. You like sticking to the shadows and observing, rather than interacting and taking action.

[rockmymuses]

I’M MOVING

Yo! I decide to close this blog. Well, I don’t delete it (I dislike deleting blog), just moving my two primary muses here, Do Kangwoo and Mo Taegu to main account. It includes all threads that I’ll reblog ‘em all in the new account and it’s still on process ‘cause I’m being so busy at the end of the year as an accountant. But actually, I’m gonna be active as Mo Taegu more, probably until April 2019 ‘cause VOICE season 3 will be aired and I’ll mostly have Do Kangwoo muse at that time. 

A) To those who had followed me and roleplayed with me here, I’ll follow you again there.

@choi-yoon @agentlevoice @hxavxnlycollxctivx @mvxnn @rrtval @rcvus @hwa-pyung @pinkxhnl @fxrgottcn @vitiatvs @lvelyglxy

B) To my friends who don’t RP with me in these muses but keep following me to keep in touch ‘cause I usually chat via IM, not in discord or any other place, I’ll follow you too there

@namibean @missvvave @magicalxgirlsxrp @luffyasksandanswers @koukogakusha-nico-robin @divine-identite

[rockmywings]

Taegu: "Do you get my gift? The thing I sent to you? I thought you'd like it, was I wrong? ” Kwonju: “No. You’re mental. You’re sick!” Taegu: “Both you and I are different from the common herd. Why aren't you getting it?!"

---(보이스) VOICE season 1, final episode

Mo Taegu x Kang Kwonju fanmix from TV Series VOICE (보이스): A lady cop with a super hearing ability is spending 3 years to hunt and catch the serial killer who also killed her dad; never meet that kind of woman who’s very “interested” at him before, he’s attracted sexually to give her a special attention.... well, of course, in a creepy way. LISTEN: (spotify / youtube / AWA)

PS: Track “Monster” by Mr. Children isn’t available on Spotify. Track “Horror of Our Love” by Ludo is only available on Youtube. Also, I made another Mo Taegu mix: [x]