#Nam Ye-jun

[heartrai]

[angelique-of-the-volturi-guard]

Listen I am on my rewatch of The Glory and aside from being madly in love with both the romantic and unhinged nature of Joo Yeo Jeong, The absolute disparity between the good and bad parents in this show is killing me.

Dong-Eun’s mom? Absolute piece of trash with no class.

Yeon-Jin’s mom? Karen who thinks money and power can buy you anything.

Yeo-Jeong’s mom? Absolutely 100% supportive, but not stupid and committed to doing the right thing.

Kang Hyeon-Nam? The baddest bitch alive, willing to do anything to save her daughter even if it means endangering herself.

And then you have the disparity between Jae Jun and Do-Hyeong, who both cared about Ye-Sol. Jae Jun only cared about her when it was convenient for him and wanted her not because he truly loved her but because he wanted to possess her. Meanwhile, you have Do-Hyeong who is constantly looking out for Ye-Sol’s best interests even though he isn’t biologically related to her.

NOT ONLY THAT, but you also have Yeo-Jeong’s Dad, who was murdered by a patient while doing what he thought was right by saving him, unintentionally starting his son on the path to revenge.

And like yeah The Glory’s main focus is revenge but it’s also an exquisite commentary on how we pass down, inherit, come to terms with, and outright prevent generational trauma from our parents. It also shows how we can choose to do better or worse than they did based on the relationships we create or take for granted.

Idk man, as a generational trauma cycle breaker myself and mom of an (adopted adult) daughter that also experienced so much of that, this show gets to me on a parenting level in a way I can’t even begin to describe.

(Also Do-Yeong’s relationship with Ye-Sol makes me cry in the best way 🥹)

[estelle-sim]

It's done, sir.

[binging-asian-dramas]

Call It Love. 9

Story: 9

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: Just Between Lovers (kdrama) ; When the Weather is Fine (kdrama)

Flat out has to be one of the most depressing but romantic melancholy healing kdramas. Male lead’s character is written in the most whump’ness way. Don’t get me wrong female lead’s character is just as whumpy, but oofing ML is dialed up to 💯 No matter the storyline flows excellently despite some questionable editing choices. Gosh knows how many slow motion scenes this drama, if you took a shot every time there was one you’d be drunk by the end of the episode. Despite that everyone did an outstanding job, both leads chemistry was oozing on screen, I mean honestly I’m a bit bias always with Kim Young Kwang dramas. For me there’s never a drama I disliked of his. He always manages to pull off excellent dramas (still standing on that D-Day is top fav) If you love melodramas, this should definitely be a must watch!

[kimdami-isthebest]

JTBC Drama < A Hundred Memories > 12 episodes

Director: Kim Sang-ho (Thirty, Nine)

Screenplay: Yang Hee-seung (Ilta Scandal, I've Been There Once)

Starring: Kim Da-mi, Shin Ye-eun, Heo Nam-joon

A period drama about the friendship and love between bus conductors who guided passengers on buses in the 1980s. First filming is scheduled for January 2025.

[somanykdramas]

THE MATCHMAKERS

GENRES: Historical, Comedy, Romance

SUMMARY: A Prince with an unfortunate reputation and a noble lady moonlighting as a matchmaker find love for the entire village--and themselves.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Quick costume changes, wedding-night poison, secret attic erotica, sass-mouths, old bachelors, heart palpitations, minister scheming, temples, donkeys, god-tier matchmaking, and learning to love your fate.

HOT TAKE: Dammit, Rowoon has done it again. Despite the fact that the only kiss the main leads had was top-tier terrible, this show was clever, adorable, refreshing, and just overall an excellent watch. Everyone's chemistry was great and the plot fake-outs were funny. Would totally recommend for someone looking for a lighthearted drama that will make you smile.

[sunnymimis]

Lonely Street 🌆 Kwang-soo, Min-ji, and Seung-min belong to @miru-p! Ye-jun, Hye-jin, Do-won, and Deok-su belong to me! Based on one of Miru's precious fics!

[mirambles]

I have to update this space with my thoughts on this delightful romcom but I first need to declare that I have a woman crush on Jeon Do Yeon! I started this romcom for Jung Kyung Ho, but I’m staying for Jeon Do Yeon. It’s my first time watching her and she has gate crashed into my heart - what a natural performer she is! I love her and one big addition to my favourite actress list which is Nam Ji Hyun, Jeon Yeo Been, Kim TaeRi, Son Ye Jin, Jun Ji Hyun. Need to watch more of Jeon Do Yeon’s filmography!

NAM HAENG SEON & wardrobe Crash Course in Romance (2023)

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[doyou000me]

Love In The Big City series adaptation: Episodes 1 & 2

Many thanks, as always, to @lurkingshan and @bengiyo for keeping the book club and the discussions going!!!

Ok, so I love the adaptation, and if you’ve seen any of my other litbc posts this past week, this isn’t news to you. I have raved about Nam Yoon Su’s portrayal of Go Young, and plenty of you have agreed with me that he’s doing a fantastic job. Long story short: the first two episodes far exceeded my expectations and I am deeply impressed with what they’ve done in pretty much every aspect of the adaptation. 

Apart from all the gushing, the end of episode two also left me feeling a bit heavy. Several posts have already been made about how lonely Go Young is, and I can only agree. Part of the reason why it’s taken me a full week to write this is because my thoughts and feelings (and notes) have been all over the place, but an attempt shall be made at shaping this mess of impressions into a reflection on how the adaptation differs from the source material, with inspiration from Bengiyo’s discussion questions. Primarily, I’ll be focusing on how the portrayal of Go Young and Mi Ae’s relationship differs from that of Young and Jaehee in the book. 

When I first read the Part I of the book back in February, I wrote about Young and Jaehee’s QPR (queer platonic relationship). I wrote about how, in the eyes of society, a QPR is seldom acknowledged as a “valid” relationship and is, therefore, often pushed aside in favour of romantic and sexual relationships—and I wrote about how, in spite of (or perhaps because of it), Jaehee leaving Young read to me as a break up. 

Now, in the series, we have Go Young and Mi Ae, and I think the intimacy and mutual support of their relationship is beautiful on the screen. I love the scenes with the two of them in the apartment, doing skincare and chatting about boys and bickering. I love how comfortable they are with each other. I love how true and honest and open they are with each other. I love how they stand up for each other, how they are sisters in arms, loyal and fierce. 

They might be broke britches, but they are loyal bitches. 

It is precisely because their relationship is so beautifully portrayed that I love how devastating it is when Go Young glances at Mi Ae’s turned back, when he stands on the other end of the stage alone, and when he tries to hold back the tears through the lyrics of a love song. I love how clearly it shows that yes, they had a relationship and yes, Mi Ae left Go Young and yes, she chose a heteronormative relationship over the beautiful one that they already had. 

While a lot of scenes mirror the book very closely, some changes have been made (as many have already noted). To me, the effect of these changes is that the story of Go Young and Mi Ae feels far less isolated and more tied in with the rest of Go Young’s life. In Part I of the book, Young and Jaehee are the only two characters we truly get to know; K3 (Nam Gyu) and Jaehee’s Oppa (Jun Ho) are never named and mainly represented in sparse sentences, while the T-ara’s (Go Young’s friend group of club gays) don’t turn up until later in the book. While it is clear in the series that Mi Ae is the only one Go Young is truly close to, the vacuum that existed around him and Jaehee in the book has now been filled with side characters. 

Another noticeable difference is how events are presented in the book versus the series. In the series, all events are (so far) presented in a chronological order. In the book, we jump back and forth in time and the very first scene is a part of Jaehee’s wedding. We know, therefore, that Jaehee is going to get married before we know who Jaehee truly is to Young. In contrast, this is presented to the viewers of the series as a reveal when Mi Ae tells Go Young of the marriage over the phone. 

Conversely, I think the scene where Mi Ae outs Go Young to her husband-to-be loses some of its weight compared to the book. In the series, the reveal is dropped and never fully explained as a part of a short argument in the car (that ends in Mi Ae outing Young). In the source material, on the other hand, we have been introduced to the lies that Young and Jaehee tell the world around them well in advance of that argument. We’ve been told that society wouldn’t look kindly at an unmarried man and woman living together, and that the two have therefore created alter egos: Jaehee as Young’s fake male roommate “Jaeho”, and Young as Jaehee’s female roommate “Jieun”. We get shown how the two use the lie and benefit from it, so when Jaehee chooses to reveal the truth to her boyfriend in the book, it is all the more clear that she is tearing down something that she and Young have built together. 

One last difference between the book and the series that I can’t help but mention is the description of Young’s military service. While left out in the series, it is an important part in how Young and Jaehee’s relationship is forged. I understand how portraying that on the screen would likely have been cumbersome and that it was best left out for the sake of the story and pacing, but still wish we could have had a sprinkle of it. 

To finish off, I find some of the differences between Part I of the book and the first two episodes of the series to be interesting, especially in how they can change the viewer’s impression of certain events and the relationship between /youngGo Young and Jaehee/Mi Ae, but the differences are just that: different. So far, I wouldn’t say the series is either better or worse than the book; it is simply a different way to tell the same story, and I think they do so masterfully while keeping the soul of the story intact. 

[heartrai]

[myechoecho]

They are really going to end pt 1 of the Glory like that? It’s going to a long wait until March.

I do like that they haven’t forgotten or brushed aside the trauma that Dong Eun lives with. Dong Eun has triggers. Llike the panic attack in the car shop or when she barely holds on after Jae Jun taunted her about what they did to her and the unconscious way she sometimes scratches her scars. Too often shows just sort of forget about showing the aftermath beyond a couple of episodes, even if it is a revenge drama like this. So I like that they show how much Dong Eun still suffers.

I also like how Yeon Jin remains the focus of Dong Eun’s plans. She wants the others to suffer but ultimately it’s really only Yeon Jin that she needs destroyed. Yeon Jin is the key, because without her the others would not have fallen in line. Also props to Shin Ye Eun as young Yeon Jin because she is pretty terrifying.

Dong Eun’s revenge is pretty meticulous, as she’s slowly pitting the group against one another though I don’t think they understand that yet.

Do Young doesn’t seem to be a terrible person, at least not like Yeon Jin and the others. I don’t think he realized how awful she is but I’m not sure he’s on Dong Eun’s side exactly. 

Right now we have:

So Hee’s body missing

Dong Eun and Hyeon Nam preparing to kill her husband

Yeon Jin finding Dong Eun’s apartment (though i suspect that Dong Eun knew this would happen and is not overly concerned)

Do Young leaning that Ye Sol is not his bio daughter, Yeon Jin has cheated on him their entire marriage, that Yeon Jin bullied in the past and that Dong Eun is coming for her

Jae Jun learning that Ye Sol is his bio daughter, that Yeon Jin kept it from him AND that she’s never loved him (even though she doesn’t actually say that)

Myeong O still missing (I don’t think he’s dead but I do think that Yeon Jin is holding him captive somewhere)

Plus Sa Ra and Hye Jeong whom Dong Eun has only barely played with.

Part 2 will be a ride and I am looking forward to it.

[blue-grama]

7 important reasons to watch No Gain, No Love in no particular order

the rom-com is rom-comming and everything is beautiful

Kim Ji-uk

Don't you hate it when you need a fake husband, so you pick a homely convenience store clerk but then he takes off his glasses all Clark Kent-style and BAM TURNS OUT HE'S HOT and then he starts working at your company and also he has a talent for looming over you and saying ambiguous things that indicate that if given the chance he might just reduce you to jelly in bed? Yeah, Son Hae-yeong hates that too.

2. Son Hae-yeong

SPEAKING OF Son Hae-yeong. She is cold. She is calculating. She is navigating the patriarchy. She is creating so many problems for herself. Shin Min-ah was made for this role, I have no further comments. No wait, I do: I love a Kdrama heroine who is allowed to have a sexual history and be horny. She shoulda been banging that boy from episode 1 on. 3. Cha Hui-seong

POLYAMORY? IN MY KDRAMA??? 🥹

4. Nam Ja-yeon

Writes porn. Has problems. Terrible at camouflage in a built environment. She also deserves polyamory, if you even care.

5. Ahn Woo-Jae

He fucking sucks so hard, I hate him. Perfection.

6. Yeo Ha-jun and Bok Gyu-hyun

These two are a package deal. The utter disrespect this secretary has for his boss, I tell you.

7. Sun Jung-a

Is she nice? No. Is she good to her son? No. Does she read smut in her spare time? Yes. So we have no choice but to stan.

[kdramaqween]

To finish off the year, here's my TOP 23 Ships from dramas I watched in 2023

1. Kim Doo Shik ♥ Lee Mi Hyun

Moving

2. Cha Jin Woo ♥ Jung Mo Eun

Tell Me That You Love Me

3. Seo Do Guk ♥ Han Yi Joo

Perfect Marriage Revenge

4. Xin Qi ♥ Min Hui

The Love You Give Me (C-Drama)

5. Choi Kang Ho ♥ Lee Mi Joo

The Good Bad Mother

6. Dongfang Qincang ♥ Xiao Lanhua

Love Between Fairy and Devil (C-Drama)

7. Jung Ki Ho ♥ Seo Mok Ha

Castaway Diva

8. Moon Jang Yeol ♥ Bong Ye Bun

Behind Your Touch

9. Gu Won ♥ Cheon Sa Rang

King the Land

10. Cho Yong Pil ♥ Cho Sam Dal

Welcome to Samdalri

11. Yoo So Joon ♥ Song Ma Rin

Tomorrow With You

12. Kang Hee Shik ♥ Kang Nam Soon

Strong Girl Namsoon

13. Dong Go Yun ♥ Jung Da Eun

Daily Dose of Sunshine

14. Gong Tae Gyeong ♥ Oh Yeon Doo

The Real Has Come

15. Jang Seon Gyeol ♥ Gil Oh Sol

Clean With Passion for Now

16. Cha Min ♥ Cho Se Yeon

Abyss

17. Heo Joon Jae ♥ Shim Cheong

Legend of the Blue Sea

18. Kim Tae Hee ♥ Baek Dong Joo

May I Help You

19. Jung Gu Won ♥ Do Do Hee

My Demon

20. Nam Si Heon ♥ Han Jun Hee

A Time Called You

21. Jang Tae Sang ♥ Yoon Chae Ok

Gyeongseong Creature

22. Lee Kang ♥ Moon Cha Young

Chocolate

23. Cha Eun Ho ♥ Kang Dan Hee

Romance is a Bonus Book

[maeumverse]

ZENITH ENTERTAINMENT is a fictional South Korean entertainment company. It was founded in 2016 by former SM Entertainment executive LEE TAEIN, shortly after his supposedly amicable departure from the company. 

They are best known for their first and flagship group FABLE, who continues to be the only artist formed solely by the company. Zenith is also notable for the way CEO Taein notoriously inserts himself into the smallest of business decisions, and their refusal to take trainees since Fable’s debut.

BASICS

NAME: Zenith Entertainment

TYPE: Private

INDUSTRY: Music, entertainment

FOUNDED: 2016

FOUNDER: Lee Taein

HEADQUARTERS: Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

AREA SERVED: Worldwide

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 20+

ARTISTS

FABLE (2018 — present): eight seven member boy group

NEON NIGHTS (2021 — present): five member girl band

JAESUN (2023 — present): idol soloist

NOTABLE PEOPLE

LEE TAEIN (1969) … Founder, CEO, and Fable's creative director. Former SM Entertainment talent acquisition director. Played by Lee Byung-hun.

PARK SANGHYUN (1972) … COO and CFO. Has been trying to get a private office for the past seven years. Played by Lee Seo-jin.

CHEN YUXUAN (2002) … Taein and Sanghyun's executive assistant. Underpaid and overworked intern. Played by Liu Yu.

WOO HYEKYUNG (1997) … Social media & marketing manager. Has held the position since 2017. Rules the open office with an iron fist. Played by Park Soobin.

SHIN JUBIN (1985) … Neon Nights and Jaesun's creative director. Classics fan. Can conjugate ancient Greek. Played by Hwang Jung-eum.

KIM GAEUN (1981) … Fable's lead stylist. Co-founder of modern hanbok brand Shinbok. Played by Son Ye-jin.

HONG SHINUI (1975) … Historical consultant for Fable. Korea University adjunct professor. Historian specializing in the middle period of the Joseon dynasty. Played by Lee Tae-ran.

JEON DAEWOONG (1995) … Fable's manager. Former SM Entertainment trainee, 2014-2017. Always thinking about who he could have been. Played by Ahn Hyo-seop.

LEE AERIN (1990) … Neon Nights' manager. Not their first fan, but still their biggest one. Played by Tiffany Young.

NAM CHOHYUN (1998) … Jaesun's manager. Also his cousin. Otherwise unqualified for his job. Played by Han Gichan.

SHAREHOLDERS

LEE TAEIN (1969) … 60%. Founder and CEO.

AHN JINGUK (1978) … 15%. Danyoung Group CAO and fourth son of the current chairman. Played by Gong Yoo.

JUNG SEOBUM (1990) … 10%. Venture capitalist, representing Daehan Ventures. Played by Lee Junho.

KANG GYEONGWON (1981) … 7%. Lawyer, the eponymous Kang of law firm Kang & Cho. Played by Ock Joo-hyun.

HAN CHEOLHWAN (1969) … 6%. Senior Superintendent in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Played by Yoo Jun-sang.

LEE JAESEOP (1995) … 2%. Idol, member of Fable. Played by Kim Doyoung.

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Categorizing Parent-related Trauma for male and female leads in Kdramas:

Orphans: Lee Hong-jo (Destined With You) Moon Gang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Moon Sang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Ha-ru (Extraordinary You) Naksu/Cho Yeong (Alchemy of Souls) Tak Dong-kyung (Doom at Your Service) Nam Ji-ah* (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Cheon Sa-Rang (King the Land) Jang Man-wol (Hotel del Luna) Yoon Yi-seo (100 Days My Price) Kang Young-hwa (Moon in the Day) Kim Do-ha (Moon in the Day) So Mun (The Uncanny Counter) Do Ha-na (The Uncanny Counter) Kang Tae-moo (Business Proposal) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, present version) Lee Heon (The Forbidden Marriage) Do Do-hee (My Demon) Ji Eun-tak (Guardian: The Great and Lonely God) Na Bong-seon (Oh My Ghost) Kang Cheol (W: Two Worlds) Do Da-hae (The Atypical Family) Yeom Hae-sang (Revenant) Jeong Ji-an (A Shop for Killers) Shin Jae-rim (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale) Kim Ji-uk**** (No Gain No Love)

Half Orphans with loving remaining parent: Eun Dan-oh (Extraordinary You) Koo Chan-sung (Hotel del Luna) Ye So-ran (The Forbidden Marriage) Nam Ha-neul (Doctor Slump) Yu Ji-hyck (Marry My Husband) Kang Hee-soo (Captivating the King) Choi Yi-jae (Death's Game) Im Sol (Lovely Runner) Ryu Sun-jae (Lovely Runner) Lee Chang (Kingdom) Lee Geum, Prince Yeoning (Haechi) Gu San-yeong (Revenant) Son Hae-yeong (No Gain No Love)

Half Orphan + Remaining Parent is THE WORST: Jang Uk (Alchemy of Souls) Kim Do-ha (My Lovely Liar) Lee Yul (100 Days My Price) Ahn Min-hyuk (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Seo Mok-ha (Castaway Diva) Gong Tae-seong (Sh**ting Stars) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, past version) Yi In (Captivating the King) Kang Ji-won (Marry My Husband) Kang Sun-woo (Oh My Ghost)

Parents (at least one) are THE WORST but Both Are Still Alive: Jang Shin-yu (Destined With You) Han Yi-joo (Perfect Marriage Revenge) Ko Mun-young** (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Mok Sol-hee (My Lovely Liar) Gu Won (King the Land) Crown Prince Lee Hwi/Dam-yi/Yeon-seon (The King's Affection) Do Bong-soon (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Woo Young-woo (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)*** Jung Ji-woon (The King's Affection) Kang Bo-geol/Lee Ki-ho (Castaway Diva) Yeo Jeong-woo (Doctor Slump) Hong Hae-in (Queen of Tears) On Eun-yoo (Twinkling Watermelon) Oh Yeon-joo (W: Two Worlds) Yoon Ji-ho (Because This Is My First Life) Nam Se-hee (Because This Is My First Life) Bok Gwi-ju (The Atypical Family) Moon Cha-min (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)

Immortal Being that Still Somehow has Parent Issues: Myul Mang/Doom (Doom at your Service) Lee Yeon & Lee Rang (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Jeong Gu-won (My Demon)

Added trauma flavour: Parent was murdered in front of them (**Still counts if they survived the murder Parent tried to murder them Dying from seemingly incurable disease which makes their parents/guardian sad (If your parents are alive, you must pay for it by dying yourself) Adoptive parent/stepparent is THE WORST

Somehow has normal, alive parents: Lee Jun-ho (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Has no backstory at all. We only meet his older sister and hear nothing about his childhood.) Shin Ha-ri (Business Proposal, her family is refreshingly normal, right down to her brother being sent out to find her when she's drunk) Oh Han-byeol (Sh**ting Stars, Again, we know almost nothing about her family, only that she has twin sisters. But she doesn't appear to have childhood trauma.) Park Yeon-woo (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, her mom being annoyed at her for something that is a crime doesn't count as bad parenting) Lee Young-joon/Sung-hyun (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, his trauma comes from a kidnapper, his parents faced a pretty impossible situation and did their best. They clearly love their kids) Baek Hyun-woo (Queen of Tears, nothing wrong with them out of the ordinary and they are in the drama a significant amount.) Ha Eun-gyeol (Twinkling Watermelon, very loving parents and the deafness and their reliance on him is not anyone's fault)

*Counting her as an orphan even though she gets her parents back after 20 years, she spent her childhood orphaned. ***This character is tricky because I understand why her mother wanted nothing to do with her, but her trying to manipulate the dad and also saying he didn't raise her properly made me so angry. ****This character is tricky because he was explicitly raised as an orphan by his grandma, his father didn't sign his birth certificate (Korean equivalent of this), and he's registered as the child of his grandmother, not his actual mom. His grandma is dead by the beginning of the series and he is living alone without family, so I think he counts as an orphan.

Uncatagorized due to lack of clarity on parents: Soundtrack #1, Hospital Playlist, Happiness