#baek chang gi

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Oooh, parallels I never noticed~

S1xS2 Parallels

Meet Cute Conspiracy

Rude awakening

Falling in and out of love:

Commander Bai S1 CH32 vs S2 CH1

Masterlist

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Title: 괴물(Goemul) - Monster/Beyond evil

"I killed someone."

"How?" A pause. "How did you kill her?"

2000, Manyang.

One morning, in front of the Lee's door, are found ten fingertips.

In the reed fields, a body.

Twenty years later, a new series of murders brings to light an old unsolved case.

Lee Dong-sik used to be a great detective. But now he's only a nutjob, a policeman of Manyang going berserk more than he should, seeking revenge and his sister's body.

Han Joo Won is the son of the man who will soon become the most powerful in Korea. He wants at all costs to catch the killer on the loose.

Astonishing truths, old secrets, deaths, the true demonstration that blood isn't thicker than water, and how the human mind can change so radically its opinion.

Probably the strong point of this series are the characters themselves. Because the story is something classic - two policemen, a murder, a killer to catch - that can work with other characters, but the characters won't be themselves in another story. It's the story, what they live, who made them like that.

And, all is narrated with a good cinematic - once you're in, it's hard to return to reality.

1. A bunch of posters of the series

2. Han Gi-hwan and Nam Sang-bae

3. Oh Jihwa and Park Jung-je

4. Kang Jin-mook and his daughter, Min-jung

5. Lee Chang-jin and Park Jung-je's mother, Do Hae-won

6. The Manyang's crew

7. Some shots of Han Joo Won and Lee Dong-sik staring at them, talking about trust and being partners

8. Han Joo Won's desperation

9. "The night" by Choi Baek Ho, my favourite part of the soundtrack

10. An edit from two different photoshoots

(It's not clear how much I love this series, right?)

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Episode 3 Queen of Tears BaekHong recap

Scene: Strawberry ice cream, Hyun Woo’s grandma cardigan and promises

Hyun Woo flexing his “supermarket prince” title to Hae In (the 3rd generation chaebol) is so funny and cringe that I’d hate to be in his shoes. So this is the day that probably sealed the deal for Hae In (from her conversation with Eun Sung in episode 8). Hyun Woo promised to be by her side even if she had a lot of debt, he was ready to stay by her side through thick and thin and struggle with her. She was touched by that sweet word. Hae In was brought up in a family that does not give her the warmth that Hyun Woo provides. He loves her unconditionally and ready to struggle just for her, and that’s why his promise to be by her side forever really echoes within her. She needs that. Because she believes that no other person in her life even her family would be able to stay by her side forever. She has been fighting alone all her life.

Scene: Hyun Woo’s sexy arm muscle and shoot!

The scene changes back to the boar attack and it was actually Hae In’s memory. She remembers that fond memory where Hyun Woo promised to be by her side in the situation where she really desperately needs him by her side. This is also the turning point for Hae In to realise that her illness could really cost her lives. However, in this scene I could barely understand Hyun Woo’s feeling about it, he was really acting based on his instinct to save Hae In. Whether he IS that competent and confident to kill the boar with only one chance or he just gambled and did it to save Hae In at any cost.

Before anything else, let’s just appreciate this super ultra max finest specimen named BAEK HYUN WOO. I mean just so much perfection (with a pinch of foolishness and pathetic-ness) for Baek Hyun Woo character; SNU law school top graduate, served in the marine in a special guard team, boxing championship winner, so many other credentials that was not mentioned throughout the series . Okay! Let us get back to point of this character and couple analysis. So, he saves Hae In from the wild boar attack without even batting an eye. As what he explains with Yang Gi, he did it out of instinct and that is to protect Hae In. Yang Gi does need some slap from me for distracting Hyun Woo from realising his feelings sooner. He has only distracting Hyun Woo by denying his feelings for her to seem that he makes the right decision to fool Hae In by staying in the marriage.

It was very satisfying to see how the Queens family starts to look Hyun Woo in different light. Hae In’s father especially starting to treat him with much more respect after that. I think he would even consider changing Soobin’s surname to Baek after that lol.

Scene: Hae In with young Di Caprio (Korean version)

Hyun Woo was definitely terrified to use the same room with Hae In for reasons; he actually scared that Hae In would jump on him, he don’t want to make “mistake” with her, he just generally terrified of her. The way he flinched each time Hae In moves or said something that does not even mean anything. While Hae In is very much affected with the situation, I mean I understand her. She was attacked with broad shoulder and muscular body that shot wild boar with one bullet to save her after two years of no action and activity. I stand with you Hae In. But, their talk on the bed really makes me pity Hae In. She misses her husband!! Her husband that used to have full of love for her before their relationship strained. There was a time where their frequency and temperature match each other, they used to be deep in love where nothing can separate them. While she remembers all their good and happy memories, Hyun Woo has already forgotten about it and numb of all their happy memories totally. I feel bad for her. For someone that doesn’t wear her emotion on her sleeve, she was trying to convey her feeling to Hyun Woo which Hyun Woo ignores (I fully believe that he knows but he chose to ignore it). We can see her feeling never changed for Hyun Woo. I’d say it was easier for her to stay in love with him considering that she does not need to change her environment, while Hyun Woo has to make a lot of changes of his lifestyle to match her family. In a way, he does suffer more than Hae In and the fact that she knew about it makes it hard to understand her sometimes.

Scene: Drunk Hae In and jealous Hyun Woo with a mission

First of all, Hyun Woo is showing more of his jealous side that he didn’t even know except it was clear to us. He finally felt some sort of emotion (that he doesn’t want to admit) towards Hae In and Eun Sung. He only know and admit that he doesn’t like that guy, that’s it. We then saw Hae In vulnerable side when Hyun Woo hold her against the tree (again, she is being attack by the sexy dynamite Baek Hyun Woo). She wonders why she wasn’t confident when explaining about their love to Eun Sung. Personally at first, it didn’t felt like she wasn’t confident but it’s just Eun Sung manipulating her. Because for me she just reminiscing about their love story that transcends wealth and differences. But from another point, it could seem as such when we consider someone with her personality needed to explain the extent of their love to someone else. And sadly, she actually agrees with Eun Sung.

Summary:

I really wonder how bad was it for Hyun Woo to live with Hae In’s family until he forgotten all of their wonderful and happy memories together. To what extent was he badly treated in the family for him to totally lose their memories and promises? He was definitely happy with Hae In in her memories and their honeymoon. It’s a shame that the writer chose not to show Hyun Woo’s suffering with her family in a more serious manner instead of comedic release. It seems that Hyun Woo’ s decision to divorce was shallower due to the comedic release on his sufferings. Even after knowing what happened in episode 5, it still somehow lacking in a way although I know the event or words that really pushed Hyun Woo to make such decision.

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5 Amazing K-drama’s you might not have seen (kdrama recommendations)

These are all from the past few years and are all relatively recent.

#1: Flower Of Evil

Flower of Evil: 2020, 16 episodes

crime, romance

main leads: Lee Joon Gi & Moon Chae Won

summary: Although Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and doting father to his young daughter. But his perfect façade begins to crumble when his wife, Cha Ji Won, a homicide detective, begins investigating a string of serial murders from 15 years ago. Ji Won notices changes in Hee Sung’s behavior and begins to wonder if he could possibly be hiding something from her

Why i love it: I’ve been watching K-dramas for years and this drama is probably my favorite that I’ve ever seen. From the acting to the cinematography to the amazing plot twists. A female lead that isn’t annoying and dumb, a plot that isn’t unnecessarily dragged out and side characters as fleshed out and interesting as the main characters. Anyone with an interest in crime or action dramas has to have seen this masterpiece.

#2: Her Private Life

Her Private Life: 2019, 16 episodes

office romance, comedy

main leads: Park Min Young & Kim Jae Wook

summary:  A dedicated professional, Sung Deok Mi lives for her work as an art gallery curator. Devoting herself to her work, she is exceptional in every way, save one. Beneath that cool, professional facade, Deok Mi carries a dark secret. A secret she desperately wants to keep from the world. A secret that has driven lovers away. A secret that rules every moment of her personal life... 

Sung Deok Mi is the ultimate Cha Shi An fangirl. The devoted manager of a Shi An fansite, Deok Mi eats, breathes, and sleeps for Shi An. He is her sun, her moon. Her entire universe revolves around him. This is the secret Deok Mi must hide from the world. And hide it she does. At least until Ryan Gold, the art gallery’s new director, saunters into her life. A once famous painter, the former artist turned director considers himself an indifferent being, unconcerned with the lives of others. But when he uncovers Deok Mi’s secret, everything changes.

Why i love it: I HATE love triangles with a burning passion and haven’t seen popular dramas like ‘Love Alarm’ or ‘True Beauty’ purely because I feel like the love triangle is going to drive me insane. But ‘Her private life’ did the impossible and not only managed to make me still love the show despite the love triangle. But they also showed me how, if done right, a love triangle can be really fun! I genuinely like all the characters in this and I love how mature they go about the dynamics between the characters. And seeing a plot where the female lead is a fangirl and it’s not portrayed in a way that I feel like is offensive, makes the little fangirl inside of me really happy. All around this is a cute drama with just the right amount of angst. Every fangirl deserves a partner like Ryan Gold.

#3: Ghost doctor

Ghost doctor: 2022, 16 episodes

medical, fantasy, comedy

main leads: Jung Ji Hoon (Rain) & Kim Bum

summary: Cha Young Min is a genius doctor, with excelling skills at surgery, but he is arrogant and selfish. One day, he gets involved in an accident and due to this, his spirit possesses another doctor's body, Seung Tak. These two doctors are complete opposites, with opposite personalities and medical abilities. 

Young Min is arrogant and cold-blooded, only cares about his career and doesn't care about any of his patient's personal stories. Seung Tak is the luckiest and richest resident doctor whose grandfather is the founder of Myung-shin hospital and whose mother is the chairman of the hospital. Never wanting to be a good doctor, he becomes possessed by a ghost doctor.

Why I love it: I’ve always liked both Rain and Kim Bum as actors and I closely followed all their projects. So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered they were going to do a drama together. I mostly just love the concept of this drama. It pulls off the buddy comedy and fantasy elements perfectly. And even the emotional heartfelt moments and plot twists hit home the way they should. At the core of this story is the bromance between Rain and Kim Bum and I think the drama does a good job at making sure that the love-plotline doesn’t steal the attention away from it. All around, it’s a cute and funny drama that I have rewatched a few times and enjoyed every time.

#4: Under the Queen’s Umbrella

Under the Queen’s Umbrella: 2022, 16 episodes

historical, comedy, political

main lead: Im Hwa Ryung

summary: Within the palace exist troublemaking princes who cause nothing but headaches for the royal family and are about to be turned into proper crown princes. Their mother, Im Hwa Ryeong, is the wife of a great king. But instead of having an aura of elegance and grace, she is a prickly, sensitive, and hot-tempered queen. Once more serene, she changed since people kept pushing her buttons. She is a queen who sometimes abandons her pride and is even known to swear! Every day of her life is full of trials, but she withstands them all, for the sake of her children.

Why I love it: This is one of those dramas that I find difficult to describe. I intially scrolled past this on Netflix every time because the summary just didn’t appeal to me even though I love historical dramas. But then I saw someone on twitter talk about how underrated the show was and I decided to check it out. OMG, I can’t tell you happy I am that this person tweeted about it. The relationship between the queen and all her son’s and the way she steps up for them is just so *chef’s kiss*. Acting, cinematography, plot, this drama isn’t missing anything in my book.

#5: Weak Hero class 1

Weak Hero Class 1: 2022, 8 episodes

Action, school

main lead: Park Ji Hoon & Choi Hyun Wook & Hong Kyung

summary: Yeon Shi Eun is a model student who ranks at the top of his high school. Physically, Yeon Shi Eun appears weak, but by using his wits and psychology, he fights against the violence that takes place inside and outside of his school.

Why I love it: I’m not a very emotional person and don’t cry easily at things. But when I tell you that this drama BROKE ME. Omg, my sister and I were in shock for like three days after watching it. This drama is based on a webtoon and the show was so memorable that for the first time in my life I started reading a webtoon. This show centers around the friendship of the three main leads and how they deal with bullies, gangs and abuse. It’s been months since I first saw it and it’s still often on my mind. Definitelly recommended but maybe not to the faint of heart lol.

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Happy new year everyone!

Here are the final 101 adoption candidates! Preliminary matches will be announced soon. Any with multiple submissions will skip preliminaries.

If there’s a number after their name that’s how many times they’ve been submitted, np stands for no propaganda

1: Gregg Lee (night in the woods)

2: Liir Thropp (Wicked (Novel))

3: Arven (Pokémon) 3

4: Kyusaku Yumeno “Q” (Bungo Stray Dogs) 2

5: Kristen Applebees (Dimension 20: Fantasy High) np

6: The girl (fear and hunger)

7: Shane (Stardew Valley) np

8: Waluigi (super Mario)

9: Nahida (Genshin Impact)

10: Sachi Shinozaki (Corpse Party: Blood Drive)

11: Qiqi (genshin impact)

12: Rob (the amazing world of Gumball)

13: fred jones (scooby doo mystery incorporated) (that version specifically)

14: Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia)

15: Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX)

16: Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) 3

17: Essek Thelyss (critical role) np

18: Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug) np

19: Hunter (The Owl House) np

20: Mafuyu Asahina (Project SEKAI)

21: Mashirao Ojiro (My Hero Academia)

22: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

23: Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (Bocchi the Rock!)

24: Freminet (Genshin Impact) 3

25: Shilo Bathroy (Just Roll With It)

26: Shijima Tsukishima (Shimeji Simulation)

27: Nona (The Locked Tomb) 2

28: Isaac Moriah (The Binding of Isaac)

29: Dimitri alexandre blaiddyd (Fire emblem) 2

30: Angela (Lobotomy Corporation/ Library Of Ruina)

31: Natural Harmonia Gropius “N” (Pokémon) 2

32: Charger (Voidpets)

33: Eunyung Baek (No Home)

34: Riven (Winx Club)

35: The Being (The Dragon Prince)

36: The Collector (the owl house)

37: victorian child (the “This would kill a Victorian child” meme)

38: Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

39: Hypnos (Hades)

40: Marianne von Edmund (Fire Emblem)

41: Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura) np

42: Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura) np

43: Luke (Obey Me) np

44: Ortho Shroud (twisted wonderland) np

45: Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece) np

46: Child Emperor (One Punch Man) np

47: Kenzie Martin (Parahumans)

48: Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)

49: Mizuki Okiura (AI: the Somnium Files)

50: Cody Hackins (Ace Attorney)

51: Chazz Princeton (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)

52: Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives)

53: Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)

54: Shin-Ah (Yona of the Dawn)

55: Kyoka Eden (Scarlet Nexus)

56: Kasane Randall (Scarlet Nexus)

57: Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb)

58: Emil Sinclair (Limbus Company)

59: Cove Holden (Our Life: Beginnings & Always)

60: Zuko (Avatar the Last Airbender)

61: Ashe Ubert (Fire Emblem 3 Houses) 2

62: Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) 2

63: Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)

64: Zhang Chengling (Word of Honor)

65: Falst (Aurora Webcomic)

66: Venus (solarballs)

67: Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)

68: Rui Ayaki (Demon Slayer)

69: Gyutaro (Demon Slayer)

70: Blackmore (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

71: Gin Ibushi (Your Turn To Die)

72: Sirin (Honkai Impact 3rd)

73: Kai Satou (Your Turn To Die) np

74: Rio Ranger (Your Turn To Die) np

75: Hod (Lobotomy Corporation/ Library Of Ruina)

76: molly blyndeff (Epithet erased)

77: Mami Tomoe (madoka magica)

78: “Tails” miles prower (Sonic)

79: Pearl Fey (Ace Attorney) 2

80: Lillie (Pokémon)

81: Jane Doe (Ride the cyclone) 2

82: Netzach (Lobotomy Corporation/Library Of Ruina) np

83: Chesed (Lobotomy Corporation/Library Of Ruina)

84: Gebura (Lobotomy Corporation/Library Of Ruina) np

85: Furina de Fontaine (Genshin Impact)

86: Natsuki Subaru (Re: Zero)

87: Sayo (I Need To Suck Blood Tonight)

88: Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler)

89: Kokichi Oma (Daganronpa V3)

90: hal 9000 (2001 a space odyssey)

91: Mai Chang (Fullmetal Alchemist)

92: Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)

93: Elphaba Thropp (Wicked)

Poll runner submitted

94: Wanderer (Genshin Impact)

95: Kenji (Ghost Hunt)

96: Oscar Pine (RWBY)

97: Shun Kazami (Bakugan)

98: Caspar von Bergliez (Fire Emblem)

99: Bernadetta von Varley (Fire Emblem)

100: Mika (Genshin Impact)

101: Suletta Mercury (Gundam)

I also submitted another for Ashe from fire emblem

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— taken wanted connection.

CONTACT  INFO:  

gnsiwoo,   tumblr.    minsungs,    discord    (preference  for  the  latter).

TYPE  OF   REQUEST:  

a  childhood  friend   /   past—lover. (cw: death, manipulation/gaslighting)

SUGGESTED  FACE—CLAIMS:  

kim  hyung—seo   (   BIBI    /    soloist   ),    jeon  so—yeon   (    gi—dle   ).    seo  soo—jin    (   soloist   ).    alternatives  can  be  discussed.    average  height  of  172cm.     porcelain  visage  resembles  that  of  glass,   much  more  hardened  as  opposed  to  the  fragility  of  younger  years    —    figure  is  almost,    always,    draped  in  fine  leather   &   silk  of  dark  shades  that  rotate  occasionally  between  black,   red,   and  gold.    tresses  of  aureate  has  long  since  dimmed,    faded  into  a  black  that  once  belonged  only  to  the  night—skies.    /    overall,    her  style  would  don  a  more  cooler  aura  than  the  soft,   gentle  version  of  herself  that  died  seven  years  ago    —    a  change  that  makes  her  unrecognizable  to  those  who  used  to  be  affiliated  with  her.

PLOT  DISCUSSION:    

rose—petal  girl,    graveyard  girl.    kim  hae—rin.    23,    born  december  10th,    2000    —   gaenari.    (    former    )    darling  lover  to  baek  si—woo,    the  better  half  of  him.    /    kim  hae—rin  is  a  name  lost  to  time  just  as  much  as  the  devotion  and  love  once  held  for  sunflower  boy,    living  boy.    childhood  memories  are  filled  with  the  joy  and  mirth  belonging  to  parents  who  now  dwell  in  a  grief  that  is  incoherent,    a  hatred  for  si—woo  that  is  unidentifiable,    and  a  world  that  is  inconsolable.    fifteen  full  years  are  given  to  the  prince  of  her  dreams,    an  existence  that  materialized  as  none  other  than  baek  si—woo;    the  gentleness  of  one’s  hand  is  always  found  in  another’s    —   calloused  and  cold,    fleeting  touches  and  stolen  kisses  with  hearts  well—aware that  the  fire  of  their  love  could  burn  them  to  ashes.    IT  DOES.    2016,    december  3rd  marks  exactly  a  week  before  kim  hae—rin’s  sixteenth  birthday.    and  the  day  everything  falls  apart.    it  starts  with  an  agreement  to  spend  the  day  with  a  trio  of  three.    baek  ha—na  adores  kim  hae—rin    /    to  ha—na,    she  is  like  a  breath  of  fresh  air,    the  daughter  she  wishes  for,    the  girl  she  smothers  in  motherly love    —    the  same  way  hae—rin’s  mother  does  with  si—woo.    it  ends  with  a  car  falling  into  the  ocean  in  the  outskirts  of  gaenari  with  the  only  survivor  having  been  si—woo  as  baek  ha—na  and  kim  hae—rin  are  left  to  rot  along  with  decades  worth  of  bones  tethered  to  sea—ground.  

BELL—BOTTOMED  NIGHTMARE.    kim  hae—rin  wakes  up  screaming  in  the  dead  of  the  night,    wrists  chained  to  the  hospital  bed.    the  man  beside  her  jolts  awake  at  the  harsh  echo  of  silver  against  silver.    when  her  sight  has  begun  to  clear,    she  sees  the  man  resembles  baek  yu—jun,    father  to  baek  si—woo,    and  relief  washes  over  her.    but  not  for  long.   for  such  sentiments  are  replaced  with  the  sense  of  grief,    an  agony  that  proves  too  cruel  for  a  girl  freshly  turned  sixteen.    when  yu—jun  speaks,    he  speaks  as  if  he  has  been  detached  his  entire  life,    with  a  barrier  of  ice  that  burns  rather  than  freezes    —    he  speaks  as  if  the  death  of  his  wife  and  the  comatose  of  his  son  are  hae—rin’s  fault.    he  spills,    and  manipulates,    pulling  at  the  girl’s  heartstrings  like  a  puppet  before  leaving  her  with  the  offer  to  start fresh  with  no  ties  to  the  baek  family,    living  under  a  different  name:    FROM  NOW ON,    KIM  HAE—RIN  IS  DEAD.    a  body  filled  with  the  memories  of  a  dead  girl.    it  haunts  her,    guards  over  her  existence  like  three—headed  cerberus  does  with  the  gates  of   hell.    hae—rin  remembers  everything.    from  all  the  times spent  with  baek  si—woo,    to  how  long  they  have  been  together,    to  counting  how  many  days  pass  that  si—woo  lies  motionless  before  her  very  eyes,    hanging  onto  the  line  between  life  and  death.    the  dream—girl,    she  lives  in  the  clouds  because  her  reality  is  cruel. 

lovers  to  enemies  troupe  with  a  penchant  of  si—woo  and  hae—rin  destined  to  never  cross  paths  again  despite  being  bound  to  each  other  in  this  lifetime.    hae—rin  who  wants  to  forget,    being  the  opposite  to  si—woo  who  wants  to  remember.    hae—rin  accustoming  herself  to  baek  yu—jun’s  ways,    ultimately  becoming  a  pathological  liar    —    something  along  the  lines  of  never  letting  the  real  kim  hae—rin  return  from  where  she  should  have  died  at  the  bottom  of  the  sea  with  baek  ha—na.    should  she  and  si—woo  ever  encounter  each  other  after  seven  years,    hae—rin  would  be  distant  and  unaccepting  of  his  presence,   but  does  nothing  to  truly  run  his  memories  of  her,    or  jeopardize  him  in  a  physical  way.    an  instance  of  the  “i  once  saw  you  as  my  soulmate   /   i  still  am.”   concept  present.

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The Roundup: Punishment Brings Action to the Philippines

Korea’s beloved action blockbuster franchise, The Roundup: Punishment, starring Don Lee, takes its high-octane action to the Philippines. In this latest installment, The Roundup: Punishment delves into the controversial world of online gambling, locally known as POGOs (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators). The story follows Ma Seok-Do (Don Lee) and his team as they track down Baek Chang-gi (Kim…

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5 popular Korean TV series stealing the hearts of Nigerians in 2024

Korean dramas capture Nigerians' hearts with their captivating stories, talented actors, and unique blend of genres.

K-dramas, the creative expression of Korean culture with a unique blend of drama, romance and humour, have captivated Nigerian viewers.

With their intriguing stories and distinctive mash-ups of genres, Korean TV shows have emerged as a prominent force.

It's not just the stories that captivate Nigerians. Korean shows boast a powerhouse of talented actors who bring these characters to life with remarkable authenticity.

Best Korean TV series in 2024

Here’s a list of Korean series that are particularly popular among Nigerians in 2024:

1. Queen of Tears (2024)

Synopsis: The series depicts the crisis and rekindling of love between Hong Hae-in, played by Kim Ji-won, a third-generation chaebol heiress of Queens Group, and Baek Hyun-woo, played by Kim Soo-hyun, the son of farmers from Yongdu-ri, and their three years of marriage.

Director: Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won

Cast: Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Joo-bin

Where to watch: Netflix

https://youtu.be/Gg2D8zrzlOA

2. Marry My Husband (2024)

Synopsis: The series begins in 2023 when Kang Ji-won played by Park Min-young, is terminally ill with gastric cancer. After catching her husband, Park Min-hwan played by Lee Yi-kyung, in bed with her best friend, Jeong Su-min, a scuffle ensues in which Ji-won is accidentally killed by Min-hwan.

Ji-won then awakens in the year 2013, having been sent back in time following the intervention of her late father's spirit. As she relives her life with the same knowledge and information as in the previous timeline, she discovers that to live a better life, she must transfer her misfortune to others. She then resolves to have Su-min marry Min-hwan to exact revenge and escape her miserable fate.

Cast: Na In-woo, Song Ha-yoon, and Lee Gi-kwang

Where to watch: Prime Video

https://youtu.be/lfJGSxXf9Xg

Director: Park Won-guk and Han Jin-seon

3. Doctor Slump (2024)

Synopsis: It is a romantic comedy series about the hate-turned-love relationship of Nam Ha-neul played by Park Shin-hye and Yeo Jeong-woo played by Park Hyung-sik, who had promising prospects in their careers, but fell into a slump due to different circumstances.

Ha-neul and Jeong-woo were high school rivals who despised each other and parted ways after high school. But when they are forced to quit their jobs as doctors, they end up living together at Ha-neul's house.

Cast: Yoon Park, Gong Seong-ha, and Oh Dong-min

Where to watch: Netflix

https://youtu.be/xCwAwwm4-sY

Director: Hyun Jong Oh

4. Love Song For Illusion (2024)

Synopsis: The story follows Yeon Wol played by Hong Ye-ji, who hides her identity and becomes an assassin to avenge her family. Her mission is to assassinate the king but she falls into a trap set by an unknown person. She wakes up the next day with no memory of her past and is appointed as the crown prince's concubine.

Director: Lee Jung-seob

Cast: Park Ji-hoon, Lee Joo-won, Hwang Hee, and Ji Woo

Where to watch: Viki

https://youtu.be/3vkGu5R1IKo

5. A Killer’s Paradox (2024)

Synopsis: The series follows the story of Lee Tang played by Choi Woo-shik, who was discharged from the army six months ago, struggles with his life and dreams of visiting Canada. He works at a convenience store and relies heavily on his parents for support.

One night, he is assaulted by a customer, leading to a violent confrontation and the subsequent murder of the customer. Tang is guilt-ridden and prepares to turn himself in, but discovers his victim was a serial killer.

Dutiful detective Jang Nan-gam, remains uncooperative and keeps investigating. It is unclear if Nan-gam is onto him, but Tang continues to kill, revealing his hidden talent for accidentally offending evildoers.

The story explores the question of whether Tang is serving justice or evading it.

Director: Lee Chang-hee

Cast: Son Suk-ku, Lee Hee-Joon, Kim Yo-han, and Jung Yi-seo

Where to watch: Netflix

https://youtu.be/X2rXQ0rEfPI

[dramaddict-and-proud-of-it]

Year : 2013 | Country : KR | Nb of episodes: 51

My rate: 10/10

Synopsis :

The young Seung Nyang saw her mother shot to death in front of her eyes. Young and helpless, she swears to take revenge on Dang Gi Se, the killer. Growing up disguised as a man, she then meet the exiled prince of Yuan and the heir of Goryeo. Finding herself in the middle of a plot to erase the existence of Yuan's heir, she helps the young man and gains his affection. Uncovered as a girl by the same man she swore revenge on, she's taken to Yuan as a concubine. There, she slowly sharpens her blades to avenge her family and go back to her lover, she ends up entengled in the Yuan royal family. Rising to become a powerful empress, she overcomes many enemies and obstacles in the heartless palace.

Main cast :

Ha Ji Won as Ki Seung Nyang, later Empress Ki

Hyun Seung Min as young Seung Nyang

Joo Jin Mo as Wang Yoo, later King Wang Yoo of Goryeo

Ahn Do Gyu as young Wang Yoo

Ji Chang Wook as Ta Hwan, later Emperor Huizong of Yuan

Baek Jin Hee as Danashri

Jin Yi Han as Tal Tal

Kim Jung Hyun as Dang Ki Se

Jun Gook Hwan as Yeon Chul

Kim Young Ho as Baek Ahn

Kim Seo Hyung as Empress Dowager

My thoughts on this drama :

Oh Damn… This one… This one… Arghhhh It was so good!! So incredible! So amazing! I mean….Ji Chang Wook + Ha Ji Won!!!!!!!! And 51 episodes of pure epicness!!!! The scenery, editing, costumes, characters, development, music, story, rythm… everything was PERFECT!

This drama is in my TOP 3 forever !

 A Favorite ?

YES!!!!!!!

[afza147]

Ep3 flower of evil

Oo..how can this change so fast to sweetness

She fall for him first

[staydandy]

Flower of Evil (2020) - 악의 꽃 - Whump List

List by StayDandy Synopsis : Although Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and doting father to his young daughter. But his perfect façade begins to crumble when his wife, Cha Ji Won, a homicide detective, begins investigating a string of serial murders from 15 years ago. Ji Won notices changes in Hee Sung’s behavior and begins to wonder if he could possibly be hiding something from her. (MDL)

Whumpee : Baek Hee Sung / Do Hyun Soo played by Lee Joon Gi

Country : 🇰🇷 South Korea Genres : Thriller, Romance, Crime, Melodrama

Notes : This is a Full Whump List • There is a Filipino adaption, with the same name, that just finished airing (aired 6/23/22-10/7/22) • My favorite episodes are pink : 00

Episodes on List : 15 Total Episodes : 16

*Spoilers below*

01 : [flash-forward] Baek Hee Sung is trapped underwater & drowning

02 : [flashback] In a fight, stabbed

03 : Has to hang outside a window to avoid getting caught ... in a fight ... [flashback] stabbed, fighting, hallucinating, hit by a car ... slapped

04 : [flashback] Hallucinating ... [flashback] forced into a ceremony because the town thinks he's possessed … in a fight ... in pain, bleeding

05 : In a fight, chloroformed/knocked out ... wakes tied up ... stabbed ... tied to the bottom of a pool being filled with water ... drowning ... CPR

06 : [flashback] Hit by a car … [present] hospitalized; intubated, shocked ... gasps awake, falls to the ground, unsteady, hallucinating ... [flashback] hypothermic treatment ... [flashback] waking up confused

07 : [flashback] Waking heavily wounded, in pain, after car accident ... falls out of bed … uncomfortable & panicking … has a panic attack, difficulty breathing, collapses

08 : (near end) Starts to have a panic attack

09 : In a fight

10 : Has an anxiety attack

11 : Beat up ... tied up ... in a fight … [flashback] hit by a car

12 : [flashback] Being buried (alive) after being hit by the car

15 : In a fight ... shot

16 : Hospitalized ... wakes with amnesia

More Whump Lists for this show: love-me-a-lotta-whump whumpetywhump

[rinharu-purple]

Getting Lost in Each Other's Eyes

🎐 " He has hemmed me into a world where he’s the only one in my eyes."

Even before everything started, they were seeing eye to eye, as equals, as yin and yang, as Venus and Mars, as a man and a woman, just like lovers do (*♡▽♡*)

Why can't we load more than 10 pics... Whhhhyyyyy?! 😭 (I didn't wanna collage them because each is too beautiful to cut🥺)

Also also, these two always make me feel like a third wheel intruder 'cuz they're waaay too lost in each other's eyes lol😂

Masterlist

From this series: A Gavin Trademark: Hugging from Behind

[allaboutjoongi]

Lee Joon-gi’s Japanese magazine HARU*HANA 2021 AUTUMN issue interview - English translation 

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It’s hard to tell just by the looks of him, but Lee Joon-gi is already well into the veteran phase of his career as this year marks the 20th anniversary of his debut. Two years after his last project “Lawless Lawyer,” Lee has reached new heights with “Flower of Evil.” He’s here to talk about recent changes in his mindset and a new version of himself. He began the interview with cute greetings: “(In Japanese) Hi, my Japanese fans. This is your actor Lee Joon-gi. It’s been a long time! I’m so happy to see you again.”

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Q. What kind of character do you play in Flower of Evil?

JG – I play Do Hyun-soo, who has lived as Baek Hee-seong, his new identity, for 14 years, hiding his past, making a family of his own, and even deceiving his own beloved wife.   

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Q. What made you decide to take on this drama?

JG – It was not an easy decision to make. I thought that at this point in my life or my acting career, I was probably still too young to play a character of such depth, and I thought long and hard about it. I just had a lot of people trying to convince me. Moon Chae-won also encouraged me to take it. I thought maybe this was the kind of role that only Lee Joon-gi could do; that it could be a great opportunity for me to broaden my range as an actor. It is a very unique project in the first place, and I thought that it would become a turning point in my acting career. That’s how I made the decision but I considered it more a challenge than a choice.

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Q. Are there any lines in the drama that particularly touched or moved your heart?

JG – There were lots of lines and lots of scenes [that moved me]. There is this particular scene in the first episode, though, where Do Hyun-soo, who has lived a life of lies, feels Ji-won’s feelings for the first time when Ji-won kisses him saying, “I will love you more. I will be really good to you.” It is when this sense of intimidation Hyun-soo has lived with starts to fade gradually. Infinite (endless) love. I think those lines prompted him to feel this infinite love for the first time.

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Q. What do you think Ji-won means to Baek Hee-seong (Do Hyun-soo)?

JG – To Hyunsoo, she is light. The family he’s built with Ji-won is his first “home” in life [*in a permanent sense of the term]. He suffered so much in childhood, and Ji-won is a person he holds dear who has built this place for Hyun-soo, filling him with the affection he’s been deprived of. Ji-won literally means life to Hyun-soo.

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Q. You have said that during the shoot of this drama, you avoided checking the monitors on set. What made you decide to change your approach?

JG – When I first read the script, I worried a lot, and I was even scared. Not only did I think that my vessel [*] was still not big enough for me to portray this character, but I was also under a lot of pressure because there had been so many psychopath characters. If people thought, “It’s just another psychopath character,” then we would have failed to get viewers’ attention from the outset. On top of that, this drama is a “suspense romance,” so that was another thing I had to think about. At the beginning of the shoot, I thought, “I shouldn’t be doing this. If I let overthinking or excessive eagerness in here, it would disrupt the balance [of the drama],” so I made a bold decision to let go of all that. Up until then, I had tried to check the monitors thoroughly and check back my work every time I heard ‘Cut’. However, this time, I trusted my director on set and then kept pace with the other actors on set.

[*The ‘vessel’ is Joon-gi’s favorite metaphor that he’s often used to refer to his capacity or competence.]

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Q. Was there anything you paid particular attention to while trying out this new approach?

JG – What was important to me were rehearsals. When I forgot my lines or got my lines wrong, I would say, “I am sorry. Let’s do it one more time.” But other than that, I left it all up to the director. Instead, during the rehearsals, I talked everything through with the director before I gave my performance. As a result, we were able to get the scenes just the way the director intended them to be, and some even surpassed our expectations. So I personally think it wasn’t such a bad choice [to try the new approach]. 

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Q. How did you feel when you watched your own performance while the drama aired?

JG – Actually, after getting back from filming, I would watch it on TV from viewers’ point of view just as my fans did. It was so great. I was like, “Wow, the director did such an awesome job,” and ended up waiting for the drama to start, just as all the drama fans did. To be honest, I don’t remember what the filming was like all that clearly. 

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Q. You don’t remember it clearly?

JG – What happened at that time, just stays there. We never let the filming drag on so… I cried watching the final episode. Watching myself in it, I thought, “Huh? I am acting differently than before.” I even felt I had never seen myself acting like that before.

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Q. I guess you will continue to use this new approach in your next project.

JG – I think I will stick to this approach for the time being. Because, in the past, I had this obsession: a lead actor should not be just acting. I almost approached it from a producer’s perspective. (Laughs) Of course, to many people, I’d come across as very responsible. But a seonbae-nim (senior actor), who dotes on me, once said, “Joon-gi, you need to close up a bit.” That seonbae would tell another actor, “Open up more.” When I tried to retort, “Do I look so stressed out on set? I am having fun, though,” the seonbae said, “No, this is not the time you open up. You need to close up.” So I thought, ‘I guess I probably look so awkward to this seonbae.’ This time, however, I took my chances and ‘closed up,’ and then only focused on my own acting. When I did, I became convinced that this approach worked. I guess the right way to put this is: ‘I need to let go a bit and put aside my eagerness.’

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Q. There is this line spoken by Hyun-soo, “I don’t know what my life is like.” Joon-gi, how do you want to live your life from now on?

JG – For me, living the lives of other people is my job. To ‘actor Lee Joon-gi,’ it’s a happy thing. But I sometimes wonder, ‘What if I have to live hiding myself?’ ‘What if I have to run away from my problems and go live in another country or another place? Just as Hyun-soo does. Would I be able to adapt to that new life, just as Hyun-soo has reset his life? I think that kind of life would be extremely hard. Of course, humans are the most adaptive species, so I guess I could acclimate myself to the new environment. However, it is not easy to leave your home, where your roots essentially are, and live a new life, and I don’t think it would be a happy life, either. Eventually, I would end up coming back to find my roots. Just as Do Hyun-soo does, I think it would be the journey of looking back on my life and then returning home. That kind of life would not be easy, and I hope I won’t live that kind of life. I want to treat my life with honesty as ‘Lee Joon-gi’ just the way I am. 

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Despite Covid-19, Lee Joon-gi showed he cared about his Japanese fans and expressed hopes about this drama and his gratitude to the director, the writer, and all the staff. Lastly, he said in Japanese, “Thank you. I hope to see you again,” wrapping up with a bright smile. 

End.

[whimsoriginalcharacterscentral]

When The Sun Was Stolen Chapter 1 notes

An extensive notes detailing of WTSWS’s chapter 1 by @aquarius-saint and me

Note 1 - Similarities and differences with the wip

This chapter is vastly different from the first chapter in my original wip and it's better for it. To differentiate the two, the original's title was Missing - Who Was It? (MWWI) which is vastly different compared to the final name of the fic When The Sun Was Stolen (WTSWS).

MWWI only had 2 chapters originally and the original draft of chapter 2 was not used for WTSWS at all. The second chapter of MWWI had a timeskip to focus on the two pov characters - Baek and Jin, Tai’s brothers. Baek is the prototype for Aiolia while Jin is the prototype for Aiolos. The chapter started 2 months after the initial disappearance with Baek and Jin’s solo investigation and talking with Tai’s best friend, Jun, and Jun’s boyfriend, Yuma. Jun is the prototype for Shun while Yuma’s role is now Hyoga’s

In comparison, WTSWS starts us off in the same day with the pov of recurring pov character June. We see through her eyes how Seiya has changed in WTSWS and we get to see how it was a very normal day when Seiya and Marin are both kidnapped. And, more importantly, she and Freya are the ones who get the immediate horror discovery. Fun stuff! Let’s get into it more.

Note 2 - June and Freya

They’re so cute cute cute. We don’t care that they never met, June and Freya are canon now. 

June and Freya day (June 10) was the day that we first created the ship thanks to a currently in process Yu-Gi-Oh/Duel Monsters AU and we have had June and Freya together ever since. 

If you want more Juneya content, please go into my cowriter’s tumblr and their super fun tiktok @gaycalculator. In fact, a lot of Juneya’s interactions were written by gaycalculator! They write them so well and so nicely. 

June and Freya are such a cute pairing, please, you were so sweet. Unfortunately, you’re stuck in a psychological thriller and not the slice of life high school romance you deserve. Better luck next time, girls.

Note 3 - June getting too close to solving it all

Oh poor poor June. . . you were so close to preventing this tragedy. I’m sure this won’t cause any longlasting guilt. . . of course. . .

Spoiler alert: GUILT COMPLEX

June has two near encounters with Seiya = before the confrontation between Seiya and the stalker and after the confrontation.

Before the confrontation - 5:25 pm, June almost sees Seiya waiting for the stalker in the soccer field. Again, that confrontation is written but, alas, not to be seen yet. 

After the confrontation - between 5:52 - 6:03, June sees people (plural) between the West Hall and the club building. This is, indeed, the stalker. This is when he is moving the unconscious Seiya out of the school. 

So, yes, June crossed paths with this danger twice

. . .

I sincerely hope you enjoyed! Chapter 2 will hopefully come on this Friday.

[pennysperfectpolls]

Here are all of the preliminary brackets, I will post 2 a day each lasting 24 hours. 2 characters will move on from each. Vote for the most adoptable!

All matchups were determined randomly

1

Rui Ayaki (Demon Slayer)

Mizuki Okiura (AI: the Somnium Files)

Hod (Lobotomy Corporation/ Library Of Ruina)

2

Kenzie Martin (Parahumans)

Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives)

Shane (Stardew Valley)

3

Cove Holden (Our Life: Beginnings & Always)

fred jones (scooby doo mystery incorporated)

Kristen Applebees (Dimension 20: Fantasy High)

4:

Sirin (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)

Elphaba Thropp (Wicked)

Suletta Mercury (Gundam)

5:

Nahida (genshin inpact)

Shijima Tsukishima (Shimeji Simulation)

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)

6:

Zhang Chengling (Word of Honor)

Waluigi (super Mario)

Gregg Lee (night in the woods)

7:

Charger (Voidpets)

Chesed (Lobotomy Corporation/Library Of Ruina)

The girl (fear and hunger)

Mika (Genshin Impact)

8:

victorian child (the “This would kill a Victorian child” meme)

Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Shilo Bathroy (Just Roll With It)

9:

Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Riven (Winx Club)

Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb)

Oscar Pine (RWBY)

10:

Lillie (Pokémon)

Furina de Fontaine (Genshin Impact)

Mafuyu Asahina (Project SEKAI)

11:

Chazz Princeton (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)

Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler)

Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)

12:

Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)

Qiqi (genshin impact)

Venus (solarballs)

Bernadetta von Varley (Fire Emblem)

13:

Gin Ibushi (Your Turn To Die)

Isaac Moriah (The Binding of Isaac)

Luke (Obey Me)

14:

Eunyung Baek (No Home)

Blackmore (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Angela (Lobotomy Corporation/ Library Of Ruina)

Wanderer (Genshin Impact)

15:

Child Emperor (One Punch Man)

Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug)

Zuko (Avatar the Last Airbender)

16:

Emil Sinclair (Limbus Company)

Mami Tomoe (madoka magica)

Rio Ranger (Your Turn To Die)

Shun Kazami (Bakugan)

17:

Kokichi Oma (Daganronpa V3)

Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (Bocchi the Rock!)

Cody Hackins (Ace Attorney)

18:

Liir Thropp (Wicked (Novel))

Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)

Sayo (I Need To Suck Blood Tonight)

19:

Hunter (The Owl House)

Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX)

molly blyndeff (Epithet erased)

20:

Essek Thelyss (critical role)

Kyoka Eden (Scarlet Nexus)

Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

21:

Sachi Shinozaki (Corpse Party: Blood Drive)

Kai Satou (Your Turn To Die)

Ortho Shroud (twisted wonderland)

Kenji (Ghost Hunt)

22:

Gyutaro (Demon Slayer)

Natsuki Subaru (Re: Zero)

Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)

23:

Mashirao Ojiro (My Hero Academia)

Gebura (Lobotomy Corporation/Library Of Ruina)

Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Caspar von Bergliez (Fire Emblem)

24:

Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia)

Kasane Randall (Scarlet Nexus)

Shin-Ah (Yona of the Dawn)

25:

The Being (The Dragon Prince)

hal 9000 (2001 a space odyssey)

“Tails” miles prower (Sonic)

26:

Marianne von Edmund (Fire Emblem)

Rob (the amazing world of Gumball)

The Collector (the owl house)

27:

Falst (Aurora Webcomic)

Mai Chang (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Hypnos (Hades)

Netzach (Lobotomy Corporation/Library Of Ruina)