#and then Korea for a week!

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I feel kinda bad for doing nothing but languishing for the last couple of days I'm in japan but I'm sooo burned out 😫

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TAEMIN - ELLE KOREA (2024) [X]

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REMA | PARIS FASHION WEEK 

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KIBUM ✦ Rainy Day in Paris | GQ Korea

[siwolism]

all this. over fried chicken. you are accusing comrades of color of being bad allies, and then proceed to use 'amerikkka' as a perjorative directly at black americans, over fried chicken. back up and re-evaluate, quickly.

i actually wrote several detailed responses to this but everytime i exited the app to get sources it deleted so idc anymore. if u think this is all over fried chicken u need to go back to school. get the fuck out of here with “comrades of colour” very few americans will ever be my comrades. u can try this song and dance again later when america aren’t militarily occupying my country, getting away with violent crime on massive scale and raping korean and seasian women and girls for funsies. the us military literally has had to issue a specific ban on us soldiers participating in the south korean human sex trafficking trade because it was just their favourite thing to do. almost every other month a us soldier decides to beat a 73 year old korean man up or threaten restaurant staff with knives or do any other variety of insane action and 9 out of 10 times they aren’t punished. and they only are when the story gets attention in the korean press and it would look to bad for the occupying force to not punish a couple of token soldiers here and there. u can try this song and dance again when i don’t know dozens of women and men who were girls and boys at the time who’s first experience with “sex” was being raped by us military personnel of all races and sexualities. and when the us doesn’t have dozens of colonies and hasn’t stretched the violent reach of its imperial empire across the entire world. i hate every american. there are very few, if not no, good americans. inshallah putin will fire when ready

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Hama Shogo and Hyodo Katsumi for SEEK Magazine

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For @aphcardverse-week

Day 4: Free Day!

Commoners taking a photo

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i think itzy should be allowed to shoot people

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Why didn't you tell me about your mom when we were in the meeting? Well… Well, what? You can just tell me.

MY STAND-IN (2024) | Episode 6

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Io Aiueo lensed by Park Jongha for Harper’s Bazaar Korea May 2024

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50mm w/ @victoriapjames FOR @eppersonn FALL 2024.

FASHION || Historian.

Louche-ism*

© 2024.

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Jennie at the Chanel SS24 show in Paris

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shark week 🦈

bbs it's my time of the month rahh

in honour of this here are some tips to remember during your period so that you aren't lying face down on your floor every time it hits ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

prioritise sleep and rest 💌 omg this is so important ~ it's proven that 7-9 hours of sleep every night along with frequent naps during the day is one of the best cures for period cramps and it works like magic ✨

hot drinks 🍵 aa hot drinks are my holy grail 🙏‼️ anything from warm water to hot chocolate is a miracle when you're on your period and it helps with cramps 🎀

movies / books 🎞️ mood swings are the worst so when you're feeling overwhelmed or not in control of your emotions you should always have a pocketful of your favourite books and movies with you ♡ personally i love little women and the shatter me series but anything that you love works ~ 🤍

self care 🧴 girllll take care of yourself !! have a warm bath, do your skincare, eat your favourite foods and listen to music 🎧🫧 this calms me down sm especially with mood swings and cravings 😋

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆟 𓆝

hope this helped bbs 🫶🏻 remember to love and take care of yourself even when it's not this time of the year <3<3

xo, mae 💌

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Harper's Bazaar Korea x Dolce & Gabbana

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - Korea drops my favorite cameo ever & gives KISSES

Entirely subjective yadda yadda. Organized sorta by favs in each category.

Sept 2023 Wk 1

Ongoing Series - Thai

I Feel You Linger in the Air (Fri grey) ep 4 of 12 - Well that’s one way to find out if he’s gay, see how he reacts to reading a het sex scene out loud. Yai is flirting so hard it’s like he knows everything. 

Dangerous Romance (Fri YT) ep 4 of 12 - Oh no! I love them. Also cohabitation trope! Also ALL the other ones: hair dry, meet in childhood... GMMTV going no frills with this one.

Hidden Agenda (Sun YT) ep 9 of 12 - Zo’s drama over Pat helping Joke flirt seems awfully manufactured. I’m losing faith in this show. Could GMMTV PLEASE hand JoongDunk a decent script? 

Only Friends (Sat YT) ep 5 of 10 - Sand & Ray are the only interesting couple, and I’m pretty much only watching for them. They gonna go south fast, tho, and they're already ruined by persistent singing. Ooo. When Sand said Top "stole his ex" did he mean Boston? How gay. 

Naughty Babe (Sat YT) ep 2 of 8 - The pronoun conversation had a bonkers translation but I enjoyed the actuality of it. The reasons for Yi's trickery are very convoluted soap opera. But I suppose that is the amnesia trope for you. 

Be Mine Super Star (Mon Viki) ep 10 of 12 - Boys. We discussed this already. No sex in onsens! I found this one dull, until the end when LLS showed up. Happy to just have him in everything. Thank you Thailand. Looks like it is a classic ep 11 DOOM next week. Who cares? 

Venus in the Sky (Tues iQIYI) 1-2 of 10 eps - The usual Thai pulp claptrap this time a reunion romances in and around a convenience store between a boy who recently quit his job and his former bestie who is now a doctor. Mostly not great acting, plot, or production but the sound is okay and no bad effects or singing (so far), so that’s something. The gay brothers have a fun relationship. It’s vampy and campy but fun. I like it but not sure anyone else would.

Love in Translation (Sat iQIYI) ep 4 of 10 - The date was cute but I still don’t like the lead or the premise (we moved into Cyrano de Bergerac territory). It’s moving slowly but it seems like we might be over the crush/stalker part of the narrative, so that’s a relief. 

Crazy Handsome Rich (Sun Gaga) ep 2 of 10 - I just can’t. The sound is too weird. With punch down humor and other issues incoming I may DNF this. You’ve been warned. This ep we got to see LLS with his shirt off. Did anything else happen? 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Jun & Jun (Korea Thur Viki) ep 8fin - No wonder he is everyone’s favorite hyung, boy can read the room like no one else. I love that we got to see exactly how clingy and demanding Choi Jun was always going to be. Only Lee Jun is easy-going enough to put up with him. Also I’ve never watched a KBL with more innuendo. For Korea this was… raunchy. I gotta say had Laws of Attraction not come along, Simon might have been my favorite character of 2023.

Final thoughts on Jun and Jun:

A delightful office romance about an ex-idol who joins cubical life only to find his new boss is his first love. Others boys are sniffing around too. Operative word being "sniffing" as much of this romance involves smell. With a snappy script, enjoyable sides, a pretty as peaches cast, and descent chemistry this show made up for in style what it lacked in substance. I like fluff. I loved this. I smiled every moment I was watching. With tons of rewatch potential (especially the last few eps), my only caution is this is for fans of the BL genre only, I don’t think it’ll work for anyone else. A solid 9/10 from me. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I like that Korea is trying high heat, but Taiwan and Thailand are leaps and bounds better at it.

Love Class Season 2 (Korea Fri Viki) eps 9-10fin -

Omg they so cute as flirty bf. Eeeeeeee! CAMEO!!!!! My fav guest couple ever! So exciting!!!! I love that they intersected with MY Strongberry couple (Private Lessons). I’m not used to this but Holy innuendo Korea, what with Jun & Jun and now this show? It’s a bit much for my gay little heart. The final episode was entirely unnecessary, but it was fun to see them being all domestic and stuff. Maru with his dumb lettuce leaves was hilarious. I feel like I need to rewatch this one to really understand it properly, so I will likely do that soon.

Summary of Love Class 2:

3 couples form within a semester of university: 1. a hyung romance reunion of exes, one of whom has a dangerous past, 2. a friends to lovers romance, and 3. a mature student and TA one night stand + complexities (many aspects of which had me laughing). I enjoyed the characters and dialogue of this show immensely. It was a little bit more breezy and friendly than I was expecting after the first installment, Love Class. I’m not entirely sure Korea can handle multiple couples like this because it definitely felt disjointed, especially the 3rd more mature couple (also my favorite) who probably should’ve had their own series. But it was definitely fun and something different from Korea. 8/10 RECOMMENDED

Also, Korea tried to give us higher heat... that was... interesting. I mean, you tried hon...?

Kisseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan Tues Viki & iQIYI) ep 4 of 13(?) - Everyone is a sad sack this ep. Ooooo. Teach/student my favorite. We never get this one. It’s messy. I’m not sure if there is a plot. I’m not sure they’re sure if there is a plot. But I am still enjoying it.

Why R U? (Korea Wed iQIYI) eps 5-6 of 8 - Why is the Fighter character always so frustrating regardless of name or country? Ji Oh stalking his crush via IG is so relatable. He’s very first crush awkward, unsure, and sweet. They also gave a nice kiss - I love the backpack drop (kiss version of a mic drop?) I still hold that if you haven’t seen the original this might not make much sense. But I am enjoying it. 

My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho (Japan Sat Gaga) ep 4 of 8 - Oh goody, another JBL where we have to pay attention solely to what they do and not what they say. 

Minato's Laundromat Season 2 AKA Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 (Japan Thu Gaga) ep 9 of 12 - Big fat sigh. 

It's Airing But...

My Universe (Sun iQIYI) ep 3 of 24 eps - I couldn't get hold of it and I'm not mad. I'm putting it on hold until distribution gets sorted, or icky get their shizz in order (like that'll happen).

Next Week Looks Like This:

Starting

9/15 You Are Mine (Taiwan Gaga) Secretary has to deal with grumpy boss.

9/15 Bump Up Business AKA Bump Up Project (Korea movie) suspected cinema release? I don't know much about what's going on. Last status update. Love story between a trainee who is about to debut and a celebrity from the same agency. Kpop boy group OnlyOneOf has signed up to star in this idol-based BL (based on a webtoon). They’ve been auditioning for this since Libido IMHO. You can watch me chronicle their BL MV series in this post. It’s from Idol Romance who will do sad but can do good kisses (Wish You, Nobleman Ryu, Once Again, Kissable Lips, Poongduck 304, Tasty Florida, Tinted With You).

Still To Come In September

9/26 I Cannot Reach You AKA I Can't Reach You AKA Kimi ni wa Todokanai (Japan ????) - Adapted from the manga, childhood best friends: The cool, smart one who’s good at everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles. Always by the other’s side, but not together in the way they truly want to be. No matter how hard they try, their hearts cannot reach each other.

9/27 Absolute Zero (Thai iQIYI) - from 2021, Studio Wabi Sabi and New Siwaj finally bring us this “time loop to prevent tragedy” romance. We don’t always get HEAs from them, so I'm on my guard.

9/27 Bon Appetit (Korea iQIYI) - from 2022, 8 eps from GoGo Studio, romance between an office worker who lives off junk food and the man next door who cooks well.

9/? Mr Cinderella 2 (Vietnam YouTube?)

2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED).

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

I love him. And I love his version of this character better than Jimmy's.

I also love it when a show gets meta. (Both Why R U? Korea) Why they didn't just go for YRU? the world may never know.)

(Last week) 

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Lee chaeyeon at seoul fashion week