#bae seokryu

[thiscoldheart]

seok-ryu outfit appreciation

love next door (1.06)

[fridayvelvet]

[renebae-bae]

i still cant believe that they really did an entire episode of seunghyo being nervous around seokryu bc he was HORNY

[luvermore]

I truly did not think a scene could be sadder than everyone finding out about Seok-Ryu's illness...then this scene happened.

[darlingimawitch]

bae seokryu is slowly making realize that maybe i, too, don't have a dream. maybe i, too, was chasing compliments and praises from people from doing things i'm good at only to be burnout that i don't know what to do with my life now.

crazy.

[minsigrl]

they're so ADORABLE 🩷🥺🫂

[moonxue]

Seokryu's rejection

"While I understand where Seunghyo is coming from with his proposal, which I had already wrote down last night. I would like to again, share about my understanding towards Seokryu's rejection but in a much more elaborated sense. This is my opinion and insight about her and her rejection.

Seokryu is a character that has been written to be the typical 'eldest daughter' in an asian family household. If you know, you know. She is the absolute epitome of selfless rather than selfish which some might see her with the way she handles certain situations. However, if you are seeing things in her perspective in a 'realistic eldest daughter of an asian family household' sense, I believe you will be able to have a deeper grasps of who she truly is as a character and resonate more with her life decisions. So, what does her rejection have to do with this? This is where I will tell you that her rejection is another selfless act and a reasonable one at that. 

Her reason was not something suddenly taken out of the blue just to mess with the plot. Since the writer has been consistently taking the storyline in a realistic way, of course, the characters' themselves have to match up by being realistic as well. Especially with the 'cancer survivor' trope they had went with since earlier episodes. From the point where Seokryu had been diagnosed with cancer, hiding it from her family and friends, to her remission or recovery, where she fell to depression and broke off her engagement with her ex. She has long been very firm about not wanting to become a 'burden' to each person who are dear to her. Including Seunghyo. 

It's easy to say that she should have already moved on from the whole cancer thing. Yeah, that is true, but that would then be an inconsistency in her character and the whole 'cancer survivor' trope they had pulled, plus all the struggles she had went through from the get-go. The writer is keeping the realism here. The reality of 'cancer survivors' and the struggles they still constantly face even after it, the constant fear of its reoccurrence, not just about death but how the cancer survivor themselves know how much toll and damage it could do to their love ones who would stick by their side as well. Seokryu has experienced it first-hand with her ex-fiancee. What more for Seunghyo, her childhood friend and boyfriend whom she values so dearly.

Thus, her rejection for me with regards to Seunghyo's proposal is not an inconsistency, a mess, unreasonable or selfish but rather the absolute opposite. Seokryu always sees the bigger picture in things even if they had not happened yet. She knows that marriage is a life-time commitment. She does constantly fear the reoccurrence of the cancer itself, but what she is more afraid of is becoming a burden and hurting Seunghyo when it happens. Her rejection doesn't mean she loves him less or doesn't love him at all, rather she loves him so deeply and values him so much to the point she would rather have him take a lesser blow with the rejection than him hurting more later, even if she wanted to accept his proposal deep inside. 

The last scene between both Seunghyo and Seokryu is a significant moment, most especially for Seokryu. Seunghyo who acknowledged and understood her worries and fears, gave her the perfect reassurance and answer which she needed. Hence, resolved her worries and fears as she now knows that Seunghyo is willing to go through it all with her. They both obviously love each other, no love outweighs the other. The writer showed us two deep acts of love with this episode. Seunghyo who is willing to go through a lifetime with her no matter how uncertain the future is and Seokryu who would rather carry it all, if it means it would make her other half suffer less. I believe this is what they call the 'self-less act of love'. Was it all necessary? I believe yes. It's a touching tale of their love story."

[zhangsvfx]

every bit of detail in this drama is just so beautiful. i’m always weeping, kicking, laughing and everything else in between.

[havemercedes]

alright theory time I don't think seokryu is sick (no more dying please I beg) but I think she's sober. She probably had a substance abuse/alcoholism problem that she got help for (that 1 year she took off for personal reasons) and she was struggling because of the revelations at work and needed her fiancé (hate that guy btw he's so weird and creepy) who wasn't around

[nayoungs-archive]

i recently started watching love next door, and seokryu's storyline really touched my heart. first of all, her character is so well written and it's rare to see female leads that have so much depth. her terminal illness arc is what brought tears to my eyes because as an eldest daughter myself, i know exactly what it feels like to go through difficult times and not being able to tell your family because you feel ashamed of yourself. throughout her life, she had this "perfect all rounder golden child" image that she had to maintain and her parents never acknowledged the amount of hard work she put in. being the second choice for your parents and watching them prioritize your younger sibling is a horrible feeling and it makes you feel like complete garbage. her not being able to tell her family about her illness was a direct result of their neglect and mistreatment. overall, i think jung somin had portrayed her character so well and i couldn't imagine anyone else as bae seokryu <3 being an eldest daughter is honestly no less than a full time job and her character also brought a sense of comfort to me as i realized it was a universal experience.

[ameltouati1]

This drama raises the standard more than it should

The way this drama has many healthy things

healthy friendships (moeum and seokruy, seunghyo and moeum, seunghyo and danho)

healthy exes (seokryu's ex and seunghyo's ex were green flags), it showed that relationships sometimes just doesn't work, not because the other party was bad

healthy crush : I liked the scene between seunghyo and nayun in today's episode, she provided advice and when she realized she wasn't the one for him, she just pulled away

healthy workplace mainly seunghyo's company

[ibreathhere]

Im a big sister and I've seen my litle brother struggle with chronic depression for years, and ive seen him give up on many things because of this. Seing SeokRyu donig the the same, accepting that depression and the consequances of her illness is going to last for the rest of her life, and thats why she gives up on love, because she is afraid that people wont be able to hadle it and will end up leaving, it hits way too close.

[renebae-bae]

seokryu was rejecting seunghyo so many times bc she already saw how her sickness affected her relationship with hyunjoon and doesn't want to go through that again so stop shitting on my girl!!!!!!!

[luvermore]

I know a lot of people will villainize Mi-Suk and Hye-Suk but I just can't. These two women show us what different stages of motherhood can look like. We have Mi-Suk who is a family woman but not by choice. Her life would look much different if she had the ability to live as she wanted. Still, in the show we see she actually has more in her life than Hye-Suk does. She has two kids and a husband that adore her, they sit at the table and, even angry, eat. They apologize and make-up even when they still don't agree. She may have self esteem issues but it never stopped her from being able to love and support her family. To bring happiness to her kids and bonus son when they needed it. But that doesn't mean Mi-Suk is without fault. Her pride and embarrassment shoved a bridge between her and her daughter. So much so that said daughter had cancer and didn't tell anyone. Then much like many families, she let her son laze around and do basically nothing while chastising her daughter for it. She is exhausted and works everyday so she can't comprehend why Seok-Ryu needs a break. She has never gotten one. In fact, in her life, she has taken on more than taking on less.

Hye-Suk is a character that I can't bring my heart to dislike because I see so much of women in my own family in her. While it is no one else's fault that she and her husband got pregnant but their own, it doesn't make parenting easier. She deserved a career just as much as her husband and it wasn't fair that she was expected to stop while he kept going up the medical ladder. Then, when she ultimately chose herself, she was ostracized for it. Her marriage fell apart and her son turned away from her; both secretly praying one day she would choose them. But instead of seeing that, due to her own guilt, she saw it as their dislike of her because the truth was; she could have took some time off. She didn't have to take every job. But she did, and yes how she treated Choi Seung was wrong. But I just think if society was kinder to women, she wouldn't have had to choose.

Logically, if she did choose to stay, would that have been better? We know she was restless just sitting at home, she couldn't be, "Just Choi Seung's Mom", and that statement is so important. Mother's should be able to be people outside of being mom's. But so often they jump head first into parenting that they forget they are more than that.

Society tells us men can have it all in family and career but we as women have historically been told otherwise. When a child cries we call their mothers, when kids misbehave we call their mothers, when kids are born and someone needs to stay home, we look to mothers. All in all, these two women aren't just toxic mothers. They didn't wake up one day and decide to drive their kids crazy. They are people with issues and that is okay and it's okay for their kids to forgive them. It doesn't always have to be so black and white. You can love someone and support them, while also admitting they are flawed and need to do better.

[minsigrl]

the most beautiful couple of the year THEY'RE MY BABIES 🥺🫂