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[stuff-diary]

Hellbound (Season 2)

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Hellbound (Season 2, 2024, South Korea)

Director: Yeon Sang Ho

Writer: Yeon Sang Ho & Choi Gyu Seok (based on their own webtoon)

Mini-review:

I feel like I'm one of the few people who loved the first season of Hellbound. It used an original and terrifying concept to showcase a fascinating exploration of themes like religious fanaticism, sectarianism and media manipulation. And this second (and final?) season delivers the goods once again. Yeon Sang Ho continues to be a master director of action scenes, plus the performances he gets from this cast are simply superb. On top of that, the CGI is much better than it was in the first one; I'm glad they made an effort to improve on that. I'm sure many people will stay mad at the show for refusing to give clear answers until the very end, but I think that makes the viewer feel the same chaos as the characters. If this is really the end, I have to say I really enjoyed what this dark fantasy had to offer.

[theinfinitedivides]

'i'll drive you back later.' Oh Jae bby you mean in a body bag right. that's how you're driving him back bc if Do Young is doing what i think he's doing only one of them is coming out of alive and i doubt it's CEO Moon

[tinyevilgremlin]

dr. bae and woojin are so cute. he's like an older brother to woojin (i am going to write a post about them after the season ends)

[kpopscatterbrain]

Kdramas/Movies with strong female characters

Dramas

Eve (2022): Lee La-El (Seo Yea-Ji) When Lee La-El was little, her father died unexpectedly. Powerful people were responsible for his death. After her family was destroyed, Lee La-El prepared for the next 13 years to take revenge. Starting by targeting Kang Yoon-gyeom, one of the main culprits who orchestrated the death of her father. Along the way she becomes torn between her desire for revenge and her feelings for Yoon-gyeom.

It's Okay To Not Be Okay (2020): Ko Moon-Young (Seo Yea-Ji) Ko Moon-Young is a popular children's book author with antisocial personality disorder. She had a troubled childhood and a turbulent relationship with her parents. She develops romantic feelings for a psychiatric caregiver after a coincidental encounter and often goes to extreme lengths to get his attention.

Hotel Del Luna (2019): Jang Man-Wol (IU) Jang Man-Wol is the moody owner of Hotel del Luna. The hotel catering to the dead has been bound to her soul in order to atone for the sins she committed 1,300 years ago. Through the new manager Gu Chan-sung, the mysteries and the secrets behind the hotel and its owner are revealed

My Name (2021): Yoon Ji-Woo (Han So-Hee) Yoon Ji-Woo’s father gets murdered suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. She starts working for a drug crime ring that her father was a part of. Ji-Woo joins the police department as a mole for the drug ring.

Vagabond (2019): Go Hae-Ri (Bae Suzy) Go Hae-Ri is an NIS agent and is currently working undercover at the Korean embassy in Morocco. She is tasked to help the bereaved families of a fatal flight. She helps Cha Dal-Geon whose nephew was on the flight uncover a darker and more sinister conspiracy than they expected.

Sisyphus: The Myth (2021): Gang Seo-Hae (Park Shin-Hye) Gang Seo-Hae is an elite warrior. She can take down the biggest men with just her bare hands. She is a sharpshooter and a bombmaker. She learned these skills to survive in a world that is dominated by gangsters and military cliques. One day she time travels to save a genius engineer.

Mr. Sunshine (2018): Go Ae-Shin (Kim Tae-Ri) Go Ae-Shin is an orphaned noblewoman and a member of the Righteous Army. Her parents were independence fighters who died in Japan due to their colleague's betrayal. She trains as a sniper. An american soldier Eugene meets and falls in love with Go Ae-shin. 

The Glory (2022): Moon Dong-Eun (Song Hye-Kyo) Moon Dong-Eun was a victim of high school violence. She waited for the bully ring leader get married and have a child. Now she is the homeroom teacher of her tormentor's child. Her cruel revenge plot begins.

Tomorrow (2022): Koo Ryeon (Kim Hee-Seon) Grim reaper Koo Ryeon is the leader of a crisis management team. The teams objective is to save suicidal people. Choi Jun-Woong (Ro Woon) is a young job seeker who is unable to secure a job. One night, he accidentally becomes a new member of the crisis management team.

Remarriage & Desires (2022): Seo Hye-Seung (Kim Hee-Seon) Seo Hye-seung who lost everything in an instant after her husbands affair and su*cide. She signs up to a matchmaking company Rex for the upper class, and participates in the race of her desires for her revenge.

Under The Queen's Umbrella (2022): Queen Hwaryeong (Kim Hye-Soo) Queen Hwaryeong is supposed to act with grace and dignity, but she has troublemaker sons. The queen decides to abandon strict protocols to transform her sons into deserving princes through education and personal growth, all while navigating the complexities of motherhood and royal life.

Juvenile Justice (2022): Sim Eun-Seok (Kim Hye-Soo) Sim Eun-Seok is an elite judge with a personality that seems unfriendly to others. She hates juvenile criminals and gets assigned to a local juvenile court. There, she breaks custom and administers her own ways of punishing the offenders.

K-Movies

Kill Boksoon (2023): Gil Bok-Soon (Jeon Do-Yeon) Gil Bok-Soon is a single mother and a contract killer working for M. K. Ent. Highly regarded by her peers, she has a 100% success rate and is one of a few killers rated "A" by her company. Right before Gil Bok-Soon is set to renew her contract, she gets involved in a kill or be killed confrontation.

Ballerina (2023): Jang Ok-Ju (Jun Jong-Seo) Ok-Ju used to work as a bodyguard. Ok-Ju is friends with Min-Hee, who is a ballerina. Min-Hee asks Ok-Ju for a favor. She wants Ok-Ju to take revenge.

The Witch: Subversion (2018): Ja-Yoon (Kim Da-Mi) A young girl escapes from a mysterious laboratory where she was trained to become a murder weapon. 10 years later, the girl, named Ja-yoon, is living a normal life, apparently without any memory of her past, she becomes involved in a crime.

Special Delivery (2022): Eun-Ha (Park So-Dam) Eun-Ha is a special driver for deliveries. She delivers anything or anyone for the right price. Her success rate is 100%, but she gets involved in an unexpected delivery accident.

Brave Citizen (2023): So Shi-Min (Shin Hae-Sun) So Shi-Min used to be a boxer in her student days. She now works as a contract teacher at a high school. She confronts a school bully, who frequently torments other students.

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama November 2023 ❤️

1/11: moon in the day with Kim Young Dae, Pyo Ye Jin, On Joo Wan. 14 episodes; fantasy, romance. trailer

3/11: daily dose of sunshine with Park Bo Young, Yun Woo Jin, Jang Dong Yoon. 12 episodes; medical, drama. trailer

8/11: vigilante with Nam Joo Hyuk, Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Joon Hyuk. 8 episodes; thriller, psychological, action. trailer

18/11: secret playlist with Kim Hyang Gi, Shin Hyun Seung. 8 episodes; romance, youth.

20/11: a bloody lucky day with Yoo Yun Suk, Lee Sung Min, Lee Jung Eun. 10 episodes; thriller, psychological. trailer

24/11: my demon with Kim Yoo Jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang Yi. 16 episodes; fantasy, rom-com, action. trailer

24/11: boyhood with Im Siwan, Lee Sun Bin, Lee Shi Woo. 10 episodes; action, thriller, youth.

24/11: the story of Park's marriage contract with Lee Se Young, Bae In Hyuk, Yoo Sun Ho. 12 episodes; historical, fantasy, romance. trailer

27/11: tell me you love me with Jung Woo Sung, Shin Hyun Bin. 16 episodes; romance, melodrama.

What do you mean there is a new drama with Im Siwan coming soon?! 😍

*REBLOG FOR UPDATES*

[mizldrizl]

I've never read English fanfictions of K-Dramas before, but recently I watched Beyond Evil and it made me go digging AO3 right away. After reading several works, I wanted to write down a few thoughts and some information on names/titles as a native Korean speaker.

It sounds extremely weird when Joo Won calls Dong Sik "Dong Sik" or "Lee Dong Sik" in normal circumstances. In Korea, it is a taboo to call someone older than you by just their name. Whenever this happens in a fic, I can't help to think like, "Joo Won, are you trying to get punched by Dong Sik?! Why are you being so rude all of a sudden??" Of course, we saw that Joo Won calls Dong Sik "Lee Dong Sik" a couple of times in the show, but it was only when he was infuriated or really frustrated by Dong Sik.

Similarly, Yu Yeon would never call Dong Sik "Dong Sik." Maybe "Lee Dong Sik" if she is really mad, but I don't think she is someone who would ever act like that towards her older brother. She'll always call him "oppa (오빠)."

Whenever Dong Sik calls Joo Won "Joo Won" in a fic, my brain automatically translates it to "Joo Won-ah (주원아)" because that's just how you normally call someone younger than you by their name in Korean. In other words, Dong Sik wouldn't literally call Joo Won "Joo Won (주원)"; it'll always be "Joo Won-ah (주원아)." Basically, the rule is that you put "ah (아)" or "ya (야)" at the end of a name depending what it ends with; if a name ends with a consonant, you add "ah (아)," and if a vowel, "ya (야)." Therefore:

Joo Won (주원) -> Joo Won-ah (주원아)

Jae Yi (재이) -> Jae Yi-ya (재이야)

Ji Hoon (지훈) -> Ji Hoon-ah (지훈아)

Ji Hwa (지화) -> Ji Hwa-ya (지화야)

Yu Yeon (유연) -> Yu Yeon-ah (유연아)

You can't use a name + "ah (아)" or "ya (야)" as a subject or object in a sentence, as this convention only happens when you call someone. Because of this, the following sentence sounds awkward:

Dong Sik said, "My Joo Won-ah is such a handsome man."

Strictly speaking, "친구 (friends)" are people who have a bond and are the same age in Korea. That's why we can say Dong Sik, Jung Je and Ji Hwa are friends. Then what about others? At school or work, we can use "선배 (sunbae)" and "후배 (hoobae)." If you're familiar with Japanese terms "senpai" and "kouhai," they are exactly the same meaning. "Sunbae" is someone who is older than you and/or started school/career earlier than you. To your "sunbae," you're their "hoobae." In the show, Sang Yeop, Dong Sik's old partner, calls Dong Sik "sunbae."

However, if you become more intimate (not in a sexual way!) with someone, or if that someone is your family, other terms such as "형 (hyung)," "누나 (noona)," "오빠 (oppa)" and "언니 (unnie)" can be used as follows:

Younger male -> Older male = "형 (hyung)"

e.g. Ji Hoon -> Dong Sik

Younger male -> Older female = "누나 (noona)"

e.g. Ji Hoon -> Ji Hwa

Younger female -> Older male = "오빠 (oppa)"

e.g. Yu Yeon -> Dong Sik

Younger female -> older female = "언니 (unnie)"

e.g. Jae Yi -> Ji Hwa

Plus, you can add the person's name in front of each term. One thing to remember is that you should put "yi (이)" at the end of the name if it ends with a consonant. If it ends with a vowel, no extra syllable is necessary. For example:

Dong Sik (동식) -> Dong Sik-yi hyung (동식이 형)

Jae Yi (재이) -> Jae Yi noona (재이 누나)

Sometimes, you add "nim (님)" to "hyung (형)" and "noona (누나)" to be even more polite/show more respect. Therefore, "hyung (형)" becomes "hyung-nim (형님)," but for "noona (누나)," it becomes "noo-nim (누님)," not "noona-nim (누나님)." Once, Oh Sub refers to Nam Sang Bae "Sang Bae hyung-nim (상배 형님)" while talking to Jung Chul Moon after Nam Sang Bae was arrested. "Nim (님)" can be also added to a job title, so in the show we hear "소장님 (Substation Chief + nim)", "경사님 (Lieutenant + nim)," "경위님 (Inspector + nim)," etc. plenty times. Personally, it is funny to watch Dong Sik sometimes call Joo Won "한주원 경위 (Inspector Han Joo Won)" at the beginning and Joo Won sometimes call Dong Sik "이동식 경사 (Lieutenant Lee Dong Sik)" because technically you have to add "nim (님)" in those cases (you know, Joo Won being Dong Sik's superior officer at the time & Dong Sik being older than Joo Won and his "sunbae" in career), but they just want to show they don't like each other that much so bad!

Oh, and Dong Sik calls Joo Won "도련님 (young master)" from time to time, and it reminds me of Merlin calling Arthur "sire" sarcastically. Those young, elite, arrogant and (surprisingly) naive boys...

Anyway, now what I'm trying to figure out is--what would Dong Sik and Joo Won call each other once they start a romantic relationship? For Dong Sik, obviously it'd be either "주원아 (Joo Won/Joo Won-ah)" or "한주원 (Han Joo Won)." For Joo Won? As I've rambled long above, "동식아 (Dong Sik/Dong Sik-ah)" certainly is out of question. "동식 씨 (Dong Sik-ssi)" is slightly better, but it still sounds a little off to me. My personal picks are "이동식 씨 (Lee Dong Sik-ssi)" and "형 (hyung)." For the latter, I'd like to imagine that Joo Won asks Dong Sik if it's okay to call him that at some point. In bed, Joo Won might call Dong Sik "이동식 (Lee Dong Sik)" when he feels like to be a bit dominant or wants to tease/taunt Dong Sik, but not too often. (In one fic I've read, Joo Won says something like "Focus, Lee Dong Sik" while having sex with him and Dong Sik tries to be angry, saying "Yah--" but apparently he couldn't say much else after that. The fic is one of my favorites so far.)

Okay, that's all I guess. I've never written anything this long in English in my life, and honestly I'm a little nervous. Beyond Evil made me do this. I'm going to look for new fics now. (By the way, thank you for your amazing fics, Beyond Evil fic writers! Keep up the good work!)

[no-where-new-hero]

Blake Wrapped #1: K-Dramas 2024

'Tis once more Blake Wrapped season. I watched nearly all of these dramas in the first half of the year, so it was fun to revisit them all and my opinions for this wrap-up! Reviews and pictures under the cut.

Cheese in the Trap (2016)

Would be my favorite drama of all time if it weren’t for the plot/character nosedive around 2/3 of the way in, which destroyed the delicate psychological rendering of the main characters. TBH this drama gives me pain, but in a way that's also kind of enjoyable to tear apart. Aside its faults, it's beautifully filmed, perfectly cast, and did introduce me to Park Hae Jin (belovedest). 8.5/10 for the costuming, music, Kim Go-Eun's curly hair, and the first 10 eps.

Man to Man (2017)

Saw this one purely because it starred Park Hae Jin, Park Sung Woong, and Chae Jung An, and they were the only good things about it. The plot volleyballed among different genres (action, comedy, thriller, romance) in a way that felt almost like a pastiche, but which never committed to the bit enough to bring it all into a satisfying whole. A star-studded and talented cast let down by poor direction/writing. 6.5/10 for the fun of shipping the wrong people.

Who Are You: School 2015 (2015)

Yook Seung-jae gave me a SEVERE taste of second lead syndrome and carried the last few episodes. One of the best kdrama performances I’ve ever seen. The whole cast was exceptional and held together the many mini-plots, which nicely dealt with real and relevant themes. Some later scenes felt unnecessarily drawn out to fill 16 eps, but at least every story and character arc felt complete. 8.5/10 for Kim So-hyun’s eyeliner being a paid actor.

The Killing Vote (2023)

I had my eye on this one ever since I saw that Park Sung Woong won an award for his performance and then after getting to know PHJ, I put it to the top of my watch list. It absolutely delivered in terms of symbolism and suspense and had relatively few plot holes considering all its twists and reveals. The 12 ep structure worked well, though I hated the obvious season 2 setup in place of a proper finale. 8/10 for Seo Young-joon’s character stealing the heart of the show.

My Love from the Star (2013)

This felt like the K-dramaest kdrama I’ve seen so far in terms of tropes: philosophical dialogue about fate and humanity, (literal) time-stopping romance, murders, chaebol family tensions, a scene-stealing second lead, homoerotic hyung-dongsaeng friendships, non-existent female relationships, turtleneck sweaters, first snows, and hospital/police station scenes galore. Jun Ji Hyun is perfect and adorable and my wife. 8/10 for Kim Soo-hyun and Mr. Jang’s farewell.

Bad Guys (2014)

It’s clearly become a thing for me to watch a crime show because of my man of the moment and it ends up being underrated cinematic excellence. Gripping pace, sharp cinematography, and great characters are just the tip of the iceberg: everyone talks in poetic metaphor! Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” is a central haunting leitmotif! Jo Dong-hyuk (in the middle there) looks personally and lovingly sculpted by God Himself! PHJ plays a tormented emo babygirl! 9/10 for everyone being unhinged.

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)

Satisfyingly lived up to its reputation. Despite the emotional heartache, I did appreciate that the overarching theme was “love pushes you to make tons of bad decisions.” And the ending wasn’t horrible, as I had been led to believe! Biggest gripe was Kang Ha-neul’s lifeless stare, but otherwise the whole supporting cast was fabulous. 9/10 for this iconic scene and the Death Song.

Winter Sonata (2002)

This drama has been a classic in my family since I was young, though this was the first time I watched it through. Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo are lovable and brilliant in their leading roles with fantastic chemistry and an absolutely perfect ending scene. I find it hard to review it, because it's basically an emotion in and of itself. 9/10 for the OST to end all OSTs.

Again My Life (2022)

This one had all the right elements—atmospheric music, aesthetic direction, fascinating premise, good cast—but the delivery just…plodded a bit? I skipped five episodes in the middle and didn’t miss a substantial amount of plot, so this really should have been a 12-episoder. Also had the same downer “efforts toward good are ultimately useless because evil is regenerative and eternal” message from Killing Vote that I didn’t love. 7/10 for a strong start.

From Now On, Showtime! (2022)

A refreshingly fun and humorous take on magic, past lifetimes and ghosts. Started it for PHJ, finished it for the found family of ghosts and spirits, who captured the heart of the show and gave it necessary energy. Solid chemistry among all the actors, and I enjoyed the Easter eggs for other shows of this type, like TOTNT and Goblin. 8/10 for incredibly funny writing and a fabulous emotional ending.

Forest (2020)

There’s a great drama in here somewhere, but the writer never exactly finds it. Jo Bo Ah and PHJ are fantastic (and their chemistry is off the charts) with some great set-piece scenes to develop their connection. Unfortunately, no rhythm or satisfying through-line was able to hold it together from a plot (or even a character) perspective, especially with the short-episode structure. 6.5/10 for the hand-touching scene and the kiss-under-the-bridge (that no one has gifed whyyy).

DNF: Death’s Game (2023)

I like to think I’ve gotten pretty chill about violence in shows, but this one had what felt like an undercurrent of glee in its depictions of the series of deaths that was so at odds with the message it was purporting to convey, to the point where I no longer believed in the message at all. Good premise, decent performances, tone just wasn’t for me.

Movies: Snow Is on the Sea/Snow in the Sea Breeze (2015)

I watched this one for the plot, and the plot really was PHJ being sweet and cuddly and husband material and showing far more skin than I had seen in the 50 or so hours of his drama episodes combined. It makes cleaning a penguin enclosure the height of romance. Corny, tragic, melodramatic mush, 10/10.

The Beauty Inside (2015)

Unexpectedly poignant with a lovely hook and great performances, grounded by the adorable Han Hyo-joo. I love ensemble cast concepts like this (imagine Doctor Who except for a daily regeneration) and the gender play conferred a sweet queer touch. Love wins, 10/10.

The Great Battle (2018)

The battles were lifted almost verbatim from LOTR and some of the quieter plot beats were completely predictable but it still delivered a great visual spectacle. I have no idea why I watched this but it compelled me though. Gorgeous cinematography, 7/10.

[sadnightforus]

MASTERLIST OF SADNIGHTFORUS…

a - angst

c - crack/comedy

f - fluff 

smau - social media au

— ATEEZ

+ PARK SEONGHWA

coming soon…

+ KIM HONGJOONG

HARD TO LOVE (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION) [A]

+ JEONG YUNHO

coming soon…

+ KANG YEOSANG

coming soon…

+ CHOI SAN

coming soon…

+ SONG MINGI

NONE OF MY BUSINESS [A]

FAREWELL [A]

+ JUNG WOOYOUNG

coming soon…

+ CHOI JONGHO

coming soon…

— ENHYPEN

+ LEE HEESEUNG

3:12 PM [A]

+ PARK JONGSEONG

THE FATED STARS [SMAU]

+ SIM JAEYUN

10:34 PM [F]

MUSICIAN!JAKE WHO... [A]

+ PARK SUNGHOON

EX!SUNGHOON WHO... [A]

+ YANG JUNGWON

coming soon…

+ KIM SEONWOO

coming soon…

+ NISHIMURA RIKI

10:59 AM [F]

— NCT

NOTE: I WON’T BE WRITING FOR LUCAS ANYTIME SOON. PLEASE RESPECT MY DECISION. 

# 127 

+ JOHNNY SUH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHNNY (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION)

+ LEE TAEYONG

coming soon…

+ NAKAMOTO YUTA

coming soon…

+ KIM DONGYOUNG

coming soon…

+ JUNG JAEHYUN

NEXT LIFE [A]

+ KIM JUNGWOO

coming soon…

# WAYV 

+ QIAN KUN 

coming soon…

+ CHITTAPHON LEECHAIYAPORNKUL

coming soon…

+ DONG SICHENG 

coming soon…

+ XIAO DEJUN

coming soon…

+ WONG KUANHANG

coming soon…

+ LIU YANGYANG 

COWORKER AND ENEMY!YANGYANG WHO... [F]

# DREAM

+ LEE MINHYUNG 

coming soon…

+ HUANG RENJUN 

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+ LEE JENO

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+ LEE DONGHYUCK 

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+ NA JAEMIN

HEX [A] [F]

+ ZHONG CHENLE 

coming soon…

+ PARK JISUNG 

coming soon…

— P1HARMONY

+ YOON KEEHO

YOUR TYPE (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION)

+ CHOI TAEYANG

RINGING YOUR LINE [A] [F]

+ CHOI JIUNG

A TRAGIC TALE [A] [F]

+ HWANG INTAK

CRYBABY [A]

+ HAKU SHOTA

coming soon…

+ KIM JONGSEOB

coming soon…

— RIIZE

+ OSAKI SHOTARO

DON’T SAY GOODBYE (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION)

+ SONG EUNSEOK

SACRED PLACE [A]

+ JUNG SUNGCHAN

MISMATCH (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION) [A] [F]

+ PARK WONBIN

coming soon…

+ HONG SEUNGHAN

2:20 PM [F]

+ LEE SOHEE

MEAN GIRL DESERVES LOVE TOO! [A] [C] [F]

+ LEE CHANYOUNG

coming soon…

— SEVENTEEN

+ CHOI SEUNGCHEOL

2:04 AM [A]

+ YOON JEONGHAN

coming soon…

+ HONG JISOO

coming soon…

+ WEN JUNHUI

AND JULY [F] [C]

+ KWON SOONYOUNG

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+ JEON WONWOO

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+ LEE JIHOON

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+ LEE SEOKMIN

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+ KIM MINGYU

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+ XU MINGHAO

BYE BYE [A]

+ BOO SEUNGKWAN

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+ HANSOL VERSON CHWE

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+ LEE CHAN

11:41 AM [A]

— STRAY KIDS + BANG CHAN

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+ LEE MINHO

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+ SEO CHANBIN

coming soon…

+ HWANG HYUNJIN

SELFISH LOVE (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION) [A]

+ HAN JISUNG

coming soon…

+ LEE FELIX

coming soon…

+ YANG JEONGIN

coming soon…

— THE BOYZ

+ LEE SANGYEON

coming soon…

+ BAE JUNYUNG

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+ KIM YOUNGHOON

coming soon…

+ LEE JAEHYUN

coming soon…

+ LEE JUYEON

YOU MIGHT BE SLEEPING [F]

+ MOON HYUNSEO

coming soon…

+ CHOI CHANHEE

coming soon…

+ JI CHANGMIN

NICOTINE LOVE [F]

+ JU HAKNYEON

EVEN IF IT'S FAKE [A]

+ KIM SUNWOO

RICK BRAT! [A] [C] [F]

+ SOHN YOUNGJAE

coming soon…

— TXT

+ CHOI YEONJUN

I DON’T LIE (PART OF HEARTBREAK STATION) [A]

+ CHOI SOOBIN

coming soon…

+ CHOI BEOMGYU

LEGACY [A]

+ KANG TAEHYUN

[10:39 PM] [F]

+ KAI KAMAL HUENING

coming soon…

— SOLOISTS (REQUESTS)

coming soon…

— SERIES

HEARTBREAK STATION

COPYRIGHTED BY SADNIGHTFORUS, 2023

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See You in My 19th Life (2023)

I unabashedly love this show. The actors, the characters, the way it was shot, the convoluted dramatic plot that seems to bend back on itself, it all works for me. But you have to keep in mind that this is not a romcom: it's a weepy dramedy with big romantic feels.

What worked

This cast is so great. Beautiful people acting out big feelings while telling a good story. The cinematography was excellent, restrained when it needed to be and leaning hard into the fantasy to tell the story in other places. The plot didn't always make logic sense, but the writing was very good at getting across the feelings it wants you to feel.

What Didn't Work

Some of the musical cues bothered me, especially when it tried to play up this big mystery about Kang Min-gi. (Was he a bad guy? Yes. Did he deserve his own sinister background music when he came on screen? No.) Also, there were a few logic breaks that I feel like would have been ironed out if they'd had 16 episodes instead of 12. Finally, I'm not an expert, but people who have read the webtoon it was based on were disappointed with some of the departures from the original story. None of this bothered me, because it had so many high moments.

The Performances

Shin Hye-sun as (19th lifer) Ban Ji-eum. I would die for this character. I would love to see her play a short season of the Korean version of Doctor Who, because she would nail that role. It wasn't just the moments of a beautiful person looking sad about drama, she played the comic parts well, she played the angry parts well, she was downright weird at times in a way that was unsettling, and that totally worked for this character. I now have to go back and see everything this actor has been in before now.

Ahn Bo-hyun as (sad rich boi) Moon Seo-ha. This actor was also really good. He had to play it straight and stoic through much of the series, and that could come across as wooden in some scenes, but then they would let him loose in a scene and it was amazing to watch. His chemistry with Shin Hye-sun was so good, as well.

Ha Yoon-kyung as (spring sunshine) Yoon Cho-won. I loved her in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and this is even better. Her best role yet. The second lead couple in this was (somewhat) less emotional, and that made the slow burn more enjoyable in some ways. But I really loved the scenes with Cho-won and Ji-eum. Just as much fun to watch as the romantic scenes.

Ahn Dong-goo as (the driver) Ha Do-yoon. Somehow, this guy had to be more stoic than Ahn Bo-hyun's character, which made the moments when the emotions leaked out of him even more electric. I wish we'd had a few more episodes to get some happy romantic moments towards the end of the series, but he was still great to watch on screen and did an excellent job.

Cha Chung-hwa as (the niece) Kim Ae-kyung. She was good in Hometown Cha x 3, but I would riot if something bad happened to her character in this drama. Did I riot? Watch and find out!

Lee Si-woo as (the little brother) Ha Do-jin. A delightful character played really well by Lee Si-woo. It was always a fun scene when he showed up.

Lee Chae-min as (one weird guy) Kang Min-gi. I always felt unsettled when this guy was in a scene. In case you had doubts about the guy, he had creepy music following him around the entire series, but the actor didn't really need it.

Kang Myung-joo as (the sad mother) Jo Yoo-seon. I really loved her performances even though they were usually the saddest scenes. She had so few lines, and managed to do alot with them.

Bae Hae-sun as (evil stepmom) Jang Yeon-ok. I especially disliked her. The actor did a great job of playing a shameless, entitled backstabber. Nice to see her get a bigger role (liked her in It's okay to not be okay), even if it is as someone not very nice.

Baek Seung-cheol as (all time bad dad) Ban Hak-su. I hated this character so much, which shows the actor did a great job.

Moon Dong-hyuk as (bad brother) Ban Dong-woo. I loathed and pitied this character, overall another good performance.

Kim Si-a as (the 18th lifer) Yoon Joo-won. She did a very good job in some tough scenes. I'm always amazed at how good some of these young actors are.

Park So-yi as (the young 19th lifer) Ban Ji-eum. Very good in the episodes she showed up. Was fun seeing her onscreen opposite Ahn Bo-hyun.

Lee Han-na as (mystery girl) Han-na. They should have done more with this character or figured out how to do without her completely. They just didn't have the episode time to do her justice. Overall, an okay actor that was completely overshadowed by the other actors.

Seo-ha's Family. I'm usually indifferent to chaebol corporate nonsense, but the actors did an excellent job of making you feel like part of the family. A terrible family, that treated Seo-ha terribly. The uncle (played by Lee Hae-young) was a standout, but they were all good in their own way, including the step-brother.

The past lives. I really enjoyed the different past lives. They didn't always have alot of lines, but they still made you feel something as you got little snapshots of harrowing moments in their lives.

The bad rich boy society guys. Honorable mention. I didn't always know their names, but every scene where they mistreated Ha Do-yoon's character was still infuriating, and that was on the actors as much as the writing.

TL;DR

This show is something special. I highly recommend it if you have any kind of interest in the premise. I will definitely be rewatching it.

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Los 59th Baeksang Arts Awards anuncia a los nominados para las categorías de cine y televisión.

¡Los 59th Baeksang Arts Awards han anunciado sus nominados para las categorías de cine y televisión!

Los candidatos fueron elegidos entre dramas, programas y películas que se emitieron o se estrenaron entre el 1 de abril de 2022 y el 31 de marzo de 2023. Sin embargo, las obras que se estrenaron durante el período de proyección del año pasado también se incluyeron en el grupo de este año. Se encuestó a 60 expertos de la industria antes de las nominaciones finales. Además, las producciones que se excluyeron el año pasado porque se estrenaron durante el período de proyección también se incluyeron en el grupo de este año.

Echa un vistazo a los candidatos finales de la televisión y el cine del año pasado a continuación:

Mejor Drama

JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Netflix “The Glory” tvN “Our Blues” ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” tvN “Little Women”

Mejor Variety Show

tvN “Earth Arcade” Psick University “Psick Show” Netflix “Physical: 100” TVING “EXchange 2” Coupang Play “SNL Korea 3”

Mejor Show Educativo

wavve “National Office of Investigation” (literal title) Netflix “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” EBS “Your Literacy Skills+” (literal title) MBC Gyeongnam “Adult Kim Jang Ha” (literal title) KBS “Hidden Earth: 3 Billion Years on the Korean Peninsula”

Mejor Actor

Son Suk Ku – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Lee Byung Hun – tvN “Our Blues” Lee Sung Min – JTBC “Reborn Rich” Jung Kyung Ho – tvN “Crash Course in Romance” Choi Min Sik – Disney+ “Casino”

Mejor Actriz

Kim Ji Won – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Kim Hye Soo – tvN “Under the Queen’s Umbrella” Park Eun Bin – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Song Hye Kyo – Netflix “The Glory” Suzy – Coupang Play “Anna”

Mejor Actor de Reparto

Kang Ki Young – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Kim Do Hyun – JTBC “Reborn Rich” Kim Jun Han – Coupang Play “Anna” Park Sung Hoon – Netflix “The Glory” Jo Woo Jin – Netflix “Narco-Saints”

Mejor Actriz de Reparto

Kim Shin Rok – JTBC “Reborn Rich” Yeom Hye Ran – Netflix “The Glory” Lee El – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Lim Ji Yeon – Netflix “The Glory” Jung Eun Chae – Coupang Play “Anna”

Mejor Nuevo Actor

Kim Gun Woo – Netflix “The Glory” Kim Min Ho – ENA “New Recruit” Moon Sang Min – tvN “Under the Queen’s Umbrella” Joo Jong Hyuk – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Hong Kyung – wavve “Weak Hero Class 1”

Mejor Nueva Actriz

Kim Hieora – Netflix “The Glory” Noh Yoon Seo – tvN “Crash Course in Romance” Lee Kyung Sung – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Joo Hyun Young – ENA “Exaordinary Attorney Woo” Ha Yun Kyung – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”

Mejor Entertainer Masculino

Kian84 Kim Kyung Wook Kim Jong Kook Jun Hyun Moo Hwang Jae Sung

Mejor Entertainer Femenina

Kim Min Kyung Park Se Mi Lee Soo Ji Lee Eun Ji Joo Hyun Young

Mejor Película

“Next Sohee” “The Night Owl” “Hansan: Rising Dragon” “Hunt” “Decision to Leave”

Mejor Actor

Ma Dong Seok – “The Roundup” Ryu Jun Yeol – “The Night Owl” Park Hae Il – “Decision to Leave” Song Kang Ho – “Broker” Jung Woo Sung – “Hunt”

Mejor Actriz

Bae Doo Na – “Next Sohee” Yang Mal Bok – “The Apartment With Two Women” Yum Jung Ah – “Life Is Beautiful” Jeon Do Yeon – “Kill Boksoon” Tang Wei – “Decision to Leave”

Mejor Actor de Reparto

Kang Ki Young – “The Point Men” Kim Sung Cheol – “The Night Owl” Park Ji Hwan – “The Roundup” Byun Yo Han – “Hansan: Rising Dragon” Im Siwan – “Emergency Declaration”

Mejor Actriz de Reparto

Park Se Wan – “6/45” Bae Doo Na – “Broker” Ahn Eun Jin – “The Night Owl” Yum Jung Ah – “Alienoid” Lee Yeon – “Kill Boksoon”

Mejor Nuevo Actor

Noh Jae Won –”Missing Yoon” Jinyoung – “Christmas Carol” Byun Woo Seok – “20th Century Girl” Seo In Guk – “Project Wolf Hunting” Ong Seong Wu – “Life Is Beautiful”

Mejor Nueva Actriz

Go Yoon Jung – “Hunt” Kim Si Eun – “Next Sohee” Kim Hye Yoon – “The Girl On a Bulldozer” IU – “Broker” Ha Yun Kyung – “Gyeong Ah’s Daughter”

La ceremonia está programada para el 28 de abril en Paradise City en Incheon a partir de las 5:30 p.m. KST. El programa se transmitirá en vivo por televisión a través de JTBC, JTBC2 y JTBC4, y también se transmitirá en vivo a través de TikTok.

Fuente: soompi.com

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Under the queen's umbrella

Cast

Kim Hye-soo as Queen Hwa Ryeong

Kim Hae-sook as Queen Dowager

Choi Won-young as King Yi Ho

Bae In-hyuk as Crown Prince

Moon Sang-min as Grand Prince Seongnam / Crown Prince

Yoo Seon-ho as Grand Prince Gyeseong

Yoon Sang-hyun as Grand Prince Muan

Park Ha-jun as Grand Prince Ilyeong

Kang Chan-hee as Prince Uiseong

Also:

Kim Min-gi as Prince Bogeom

Moon Sung-hyun as Prince Simso

Ok Ja-yeon as Royal Consort Gwi-in Hwang

Kim Ga-eun as Royal Consort So-yong Tae

Woo Jung-won as Royal Consort Gwi-in Go

Seo Yi-sook as Deposed Queen Yoon

Kim Eui-sung as Hwang Won-hyeong

Jang Hyun-sung as Yoon Soo-kwang

Han Dong-hee as Crown Princess Min

Park Jun-myun as Court Lady Shin

Kim Jae-bum as Physician Kwon / Yi Ik-hyeon

Kwon Hae-hyo as Master Toji / Yoo Sang-uk

Oh Ye-ju as Lady Yoon Cheong-ha / Crown Princess

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Synopsis

This KDrama was aired on October 15 of 2022, going for 16 episodes.This drama is set on a fictional Joseon dynasty, with a strong queen who would give up all protocols as she struggles to make her trouble making sons into princes.

Opinion

This is a very good series, I binge watched it in a few days. I loved the queen! How strong, resourceful, and independent she was. I loved all the characters, especially the queen and prince Seongnam. I also loved how the king was very supportive of her. The series had a lot of different topics, from motherhood to sexuality. It's a drama series. There are no gore or sex scenes. I recommend this series to anyone who likes history dramas.

You can watch on Netflix

[whatisonthemoon]

What the KCIA and the Moonies did to the Editor of the Korea Journal, Song Sun Keun

▲ Pictured: Song Sun-Keun pictured in the December 10, 1976 issue of the San Francisco Examiner

Mr. SONG: I would like to begin with a KCIA attempt to disrupt the speech engagement of Mr. Kim Dae Jung in San Francisco in May 1973 that was foiled; a KCIA-Moon Sun Myung connection through the Korean-American Political Association as early as 1970; and an assassination plot against me.

On May 18, 1973, Mr. Kim Dae Jung, sponsored by a group of Korean-American political science scholars, was to speak at the International Student Center in San Francisco. I understand you are going to question me about this, so I won't go into detail.

Mr. FRASER: Were you going to skip part of your statement?

Mr. SONG: Do you want me to read it?

Mr. FRASER: You might go through your whole statement. It might save some questions.

Mr. Young Shik Bae, a KCIA agent who also acted as vice consul at the Korean consulate general in Los Angeles, showed up with an entourage of more than 10 hoodlums from Los Angeles. Joining Vice Consul Bae were Mr. Dong Jim Kim, consul of the Korean consulate general in San Francisco and a certain Mr. Min Hi Rhee, a well-known karate instructor in the San Francisco area, and several of his karate students. Their tactic to disrupt Mr. Kim's speech was at once all too obvious to the entire audience.

As Mr. Kim began his speech, these hoodlums started to interrupt and harass the speaker. There was a commotion, shouting, and making ugly gestures and all. And they brought with them several bottles of tomato ketchup, dozens of raw eggs, and a movie camera.

The timely arrival of the San Francisco police, which resulted in removing Mr. Min Hi Rhee, saved the meeting from pandemonium. I was an eyewitness to the scene and duly reported the incident in my Korean language biweekly called the Korea Journal. Here I would like to submit the article with photos and its English translation.

Mr. FRASER: Thank you. We will make that a part of your testimony.

Mr. SONG: What surprised me was the fact that Vice Consul Bae Young Shik led this outrage openly. Furthermore, although I didn't realize at the time but later came to learn, Mr. Yang Doo Won, alias Sang Ho Lee, Minister at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., who was also KCIA station chief in the United States, came to San Francisco and stayed at the Hilton Hotel, where Mr. Kim Dae Jung was staying and was the prime mover who directed that fiasco behind the scenes.

Second, I have heard that in 1970, Mr. Sang Ik Choi, a representative of Moon Sung Myung's Unification Church in the San Francisco area, received $25,000 from the Unification Church and set out to organize a Korean-American political group. Thus, the Korean-American Political Association (KAPA) was chartered in the State of California as a nonprofit corporation, and Choi set himself up as its president. Mr. Doo Whan Kim, while consul at the Korean consulate general in San Francisco, became the de facto vice president of KAPA.

The express purpose of this organization was to exert its influence on American politics, local as well as national. To date, KAPA is known to have contributed $5,000 to Gov. Jerry Brown during his 1974 gubernatorial campaign and $1,000 to Mayor Mosconi of San Francisco during his mayoral campaign in 1976. 

However, I would like to point out to you that this nonprofit U.S. corporation had an official of a foreign government as a key officer, and in addition was receiving financial support from Moon's Unification Church as early as 1970. When Mr. Sang Ik Choi was promoted to the position of fundraising manager of the Unification Church of New York, Consul Doo Whan Kim succeeded him as KAPA's president after resigning his post at the Korean consulate general.

I gained my knowledge of KAPA while serving as a consultant to the San Francisco chapter of KAPA. I have supplied the subcommittee staff with copies of several KAPA documents, concerning the relationship between KAPA and the KCIA.

Third, in May of 1973, I began publishing a local Korean language biweekly, the Korea Journal, and also was its editor-reporter. As the paper started to criticize various overt activities of the KCIA in the United States and the Park Chung Hee regime, a businessman who is a former KCIA agent approached me and indicated that he would help the Korea Journal to expand if its coverage were confined to local matters—in his words, if it became a "pleasant community bulletin board." I declined the offer.

Then I received a substantial offer to purchase the Korea Journal. This offer came to me indirectly through close acquaintances of my family. I told them the paper was not for sale. At the time, I was having considerable financial difficulty. I was approached for the third time again through some close friends with an offer to engage in profitable trade with Korea. It was all too obvious to me that such offers were made to divert my attention and activities away from my critical stand on Korean politics. I refused.

On separate occasions, two old friends of my father, Mr. Il Kwon Chung, the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, and Mr. Han Lim Lee, the Minister of Construction, sought out my father and tried to persuade him to change his views on the Park regime. My father is a Methodist minister, whose views on the Park regime could not be changed by these visitors.

After all these "friendly" attempts and offers were turned down, I began to receive telephone calls threatening my life. I reported these telephone calls to the local police and wrote about them in the Korea Journal. I would like to submit a 1974 San Francisco Examiner article for your reference.

The threatening calls backfired because I became more vocal than ever. Then Mr. Man Sung Limb, a KCIA agent at the Korean consulate general in San Francisco, came up with a plot to assassinate me. In order to save time, I would like to submit for your files copies of articles which appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Berkeley Barb, and the San Mateo Times that covered this plot. I am also submitting a tape recording and its transcript in translation of a personal interview with one of the witnesses who was present at the time Consul Limb discussed this plot.

Needless to say, such KCIA harassment and threats would be illegal acts in this country even if I were not a U.S. citizen, and these acts should be duly condemned.

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Robert Parry’s investigations into Sun Myung Moon

On Young Oon Kim’s Relationship to Butterwick

Young Oon Kim and Bo Hi Pak were both employed by the Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG)

Who was “Papasan Choi” (Or Sang Ik Choi, or Bong-choon Choi)?

More details on Papasan (Sang Ik Choi)

Paul Perry, or Paulo-Juarez Pereira, a CIA-Connected Moonie

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#hardcore pure#🎬

ich habe schon viele koreanische Filme gesehen, der bricht die Gnadenlosigkeit

Cast

Seo In-guk as Park Jong-doo Jang Dong-yoon as Lee Do-il Choi Gwi-hwa as Alpha Park Ho-san as Lee Seok-woo Jung So-min as Lee Da-yeon Ko Chang-seok as Go Kun-bae Jang Young-nam as Choi Myeong-ju Sung Dong-il as Oh Dae-woong Son Jong-hak as Soo-cheol Lee Sung-wook as Kyung-ho Hong Ji-yoon as Song Ji-eun Jung Moon-sung as Kyu-tae Lim Ju-hwan as Representative director Kwon Soo-hyun as Jin Kang-woo Jung Sung-il as Detective Jung Pil-sung Kim Kang-hoon as Lee Do-il's son Lee Hong-nae as Piercing Shin Seung-hwan as Mantis

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DR. ROMANTİC // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 8,3 Benim puanım: 8

Drama: Dr. Romantic / Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim

Hangul: 낭만닥터 김사부

Director: Yu In-Sik, Park Soo-Jin

Writer: Kang Eun-Kyung

Episodes: 20 + 1 special episode

Date: 2016 – 2017 - 2020

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

1.Cast: Han Suk-Kyu, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Seo Hyun-Jin, Jin Kyung, Kim Min-Jae, Yang Se-Jong, Choi Jin-Ho

2.Cast:  Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Sung-Kyung, Kim Joo-Hun, So Ju-Yeon, Byeon Woo-Min

2016 SBS Drama Awards - December 31, 2016

Grand Prize (Han Suk-Kyu)

Excellent Actor (genre) (Yoo Yeon-Seok)

Excellent Actress (genre) (Seo Hyun-Jin)

Ten Star Award (Han Suk-Kyu/Seo Hyun-Jin)

New Star Award (Kim Min-Jae)

Best Couple Award (Yoo Yeon-Seok/Seo Hyun-Jin)

2017 (53rd) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 3, 2017

Best Director (Yu In-Sik)

2020 SBS Drama Awards - December 31, 2020

Excellent Actor (Ahn Hyo-Seop)

Excellent Actress (Lee Sung-Kyung)

Best Supporting Actor (Kim Joo-Hun)

Best Supporting Actress (Jin Kyung)

Best New Actress (So Ju-Yeon)

2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020

Best New Actor (Ahn Hyo-Seop)

Bu dizi ile ilgili uzun uzun yorum yazabilecek kadar söyleyecek bir şeyim ne yazık ki yok. Hastane dizilerini seviyorsanız her türlü seveceğiniz bir dizi. Ben çok keyif alarak izledim. Bütün hastane ekibi oyuncuları çok güzeldi. Büyük bir hastanede baş hekimlik yapan bir adamın, yaşadığı bir olay sonrasında kayıplara karışarak küçük bir kasabada küçük bir hastanede ismini değiştirerek çalışmasını anlatıyor. İlk sezonda yanında çalışan iki yeni doktorun gelişimlerine şahit oluyoruz. İkilinin arasındaki romantik hikaye çok ön plana çıkmasa da dizi içerisinde güzel yer edinmiş.

Kang Dong-Joo (Yoo Yeon-Seok ) ve Yoon Seo-Jung (Seo Hyun-Jin) ilk sezonun yıldızlarıydı. Yoo Yeon-Seok ile ilk tanıştığımız diziydi. İlk karşılaşmamızda fazlaca pembe dizi tadında bulsam da şöyle söylemeliyim ki  Mr. Sunshine dizisinde yıkıp geçiyor. Efsaneye dönüşüyor. Seo Hyun-Jin ise Korede başarılı oyuncular arasında ismini yazdırmış, yetenekli kadınlardan birisi. Kendisine en net The Beauty Inside dizisinden aşinayım.  İkisinin de ayrı ayrı trajik hikayeleri arka planda ilerlerken küçük hastanenin hastaları, hastane içinde olan olaylar diziyi götürüyordu. Doktor dizilerinde her bölüm tanıştığımız hastalar asıl hikayeyi şekillendiriyor. Bu dizide hasta hikayeleri yine vardı ama o kadarda ön plana çıkmıyorlardı. Dizi çok ayarında yazılmıştı. Doktorların aralarındaki rekabetler, ameliyatlara girmek için yapılan çekişmeler, özel hayatları ve baş rol Profesör Kim (Han Suk-Kyu)’in hikayesiydi.  

Bu hikayelerin yanı sıra, ilk başta geçen büyük hastanenin müdürü ile Profesör Kim arasındaki husumet anlatılıyordu. Dizinin kötü adamı gerçekten hepimize yaka silktirdi. Bu kötü adamın oğlu da aynı hastanede doktordu, o da ilerleyen bölümlerde profesörün ekibine katılıyordu.

Birinci sezon sonunda hikaye normal seyrinde bittikten sonra genç doktor kadrosunu ikinci sezon için değiştirmişler. İkinci sezon başında çok kısa laf arasında birinin yurtdışında eğitime diğerinin ise sınır tanımaz doktorlara katıldığını söylediler. Müdürün oğlu ise büyük hastaneye geri dönüş yapmış. Birinci sezondan yalnızca müdürün oğlu ikinci sezon konuk oyuncu olarak geliyordu. Başta oyuncuların değişmesi hoşuma gitmese de ikinci sezonu bitirdiğimde damağımda hoş bir tat bıraktı. Bu şekilde yenilikçi bir tavır hoşuma gitti. Belki aynı çift ile devam edilseydi, aynı tadı vermeyebilirdi.

İkinci sezonda Profesör Kim, küçük hastanenin doktor eksiği nedeni ile talepte bulunuyor. Ve bir grup genç doktor hastanede zorunlu çalışmak için gönderiliyor.  Seo Woo-Jin (Ahn Hyo-Seop), Cha Eun-Jae(Lee Sung-Kyung), Bae Moon-Jung (Shin Dong-Wook), Yoon A-Reum(So Ju-Yeon) ikinci sezon gelen genç doktor kadrosu diyebiliriz. Bu sezonun çifti ise, Seo Woo-Jin (Ahn Hyo-Seop), Cha Eun-Jae(Lee Sung-Kyung) oluyor. İlk çifte nazaran bu çiftin romantizm dozu daha da düşüktü. Abbys dizisinden tanıdığımız Ahn Hyo-Seop bu dizide asi söz dinlemez bir genci canlandırıyordu. Weightlifting fairy kim book joo dizisinden tanıdığımız Lee Sung-Kyung ise önceki dizisine nazaran çok daha kadınsı, nazlı ve narin bir karakteri canlandırıyordu. İkilinin uyumu aslında birinci sezon çiftinden daha güzeldi ama yine de birinci sezon çiftinin hikaye derinliğini yakalayamadılar. Çok daha yüzeysel bir ilişkileri var gibiydi.

Jin Kyung’u baş hemşire olarak izlemek çok keyifliydi. Kim Min-Jae ise hemşire rolünde çok arka planda olsa da göze batmayı başarıyordu. Genel olarak karakterler üzerinden yazdığım bir yazı oldu ama dediğim gibi hastane dizileri bölümlük konuları ile biliniyor. Ben bu tarz dizileri sevdiğim için çok keyif aldım. İki sezon olmasından sıkılmadım. Hatta 3.sezon anlaşması yapıldığı için memnunum.

Raven Melus

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Funny moments from the Evilive BTSs 5/6

Shin Ha Kyun - Han Dong Soo

Kim Young Kwang - Seo Do Young

Song Young Chang - Moon Sang Guk

Kwon Hyuk - Ma Cheol Jin

Shin Jae Ha - Han Beom Jae

Bae Na Ra - Kwon Oh Jae

Shin Ha Kyun: "Why didn't you tell me?"

Kim Young Kwang: How did he find out?? 😲

Kim Young Kwang: "Why do I have to tell you that?"

Kim Young Kwang: Are we having an argument now? 😠

Caption: Do Young panics and yells at Dong Soo?

Kim Young Kwang: I have my own plan.

Caption: The actors are monitoring the scene where Moon Sang Guk mocks Dong Soo in the container.

Song Young Chang: Sang Guk provokes Dong Soo like that, but he's the one who is dead in the end!

Caption: That's life, sir...

Kwon Hyuk: "About Lawyer Han... How did he get involved with Seo Do Young?"

Caption: Cheol Jin visits Beom Jae and asks him about his brother.

Shin Jae Ha: "Leave. I have nothing more to say."

Kwon Hyuk: "TELL ME!"

Kwon Hyuk: "I CAN HELP!"

Caption: Cheol Jin is such a hard-working detective 👮‍♂️

Shin Jae Ha: "Why on earth are you doing this?!"

Caption: Beom Jae's shout echoes, and...

Caption: Dogs around the area start to bark.

Shin Jae Ha: What a mess 😐

Shin Jae Ha: Barking dogs and echoes...

Caption: Oh Jae is not going into the restaurant with Do Young and Dong Soo.

Kim Young Kwang: Stand by outside.

Bae Na Ra: (Roger that.)

Kim Young Kwang: You can go somewhere else and have hangover soup or something.

Bae Na Ra: (I'd like some roasted duck myself, you know... 🥲)

Caption: Dong Soo blatantly lies to Do Young.

Caption: (Anyone can tell Jong Ha is acting strange.)

Kim Young Kwang: He's really suspicious!

Shin Ha Kyun: He is.

Caption: Jong Ha may be a thug, but he is not a good liar 😂

Caption: Then Do Young says something meaningful.

Kim Young Kwang: I think I can do well on my own now.

Kim Young Kwang: Do Young is giving Dong Soo a big hint!

Caption: That he will betray Dong Soo soon. (How considerate of him...)