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mclarensangel · 2 years ago

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Chapter Five- Royal Residences Part One

warnings: mentions of weight, AFAB character, mentions of female body parts, references to the weight of M/C, loosely based on my own research of the ancient Korean royalty system, bullying, loneliness, anxiety, money problems, mentions of how other people view characters body

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You made your way to the front, the sound of your name, leaving nearly everyone shocked but your best friend, who had the biggest grin on her beautiful face. No one had expected you to get through, not even yourself. A blush blankets your face as you make your way to the line at the front. A moment passes as everyone waits for the ladies who did not get through to leave the smaller courtyard.

"Congratulations ladies" you hear Hoseok speak, breaking the silence, whilst looking over each and every one of you. You don't know if you were just imagining it, but the tall and handsome man had sent an almost imperceptible smile your way, making your eyes go wide. "Now, myself and Jungkook will tell you your residences, and we will also assign you 2 maids and a manservant for you to use at your convenience"

"Let's start with the furthest away from this little courtyard shall we?" Jungkook questioned, though the question was rhetorical.

"Bae Suzy, You are in the Sapphire Apartment. Along with the manservants, you brought along with you, you are also being assigned Shin Won-ho as your manservant and Kim Tae-Yeon and Chou Tzu-yu as your maids. Please proceed to your apartment"

"Next we have the Chariote Apartment, the person who will be staying there is Han Sun-Hwa. You are being assigned Lee Jong-Hyun, Jeon So-Yeon and Kwon Yu-Ri. Please proceed."

The process carried on.

"Ruby Apartment is for Hwang Yeji, You are assigned Kang Dong-Ho, Ahn Sol-Bin and An Yu-Jin. Please proceed.

"Opal Apartment. Kim Seol-Hyun. Woo Ji-Ho, Son Chae-Young, Cho Seung-Hee"

"Carnelian Apartment. Kwon Eun-Bi. Yoo Ki-Hyun, Lee Hae-in and Lee Young-Yoo"

"Amber Apartment. Choi Mi-Young. Doh Kyung-Soo, Bae Woo-He, Baek A-Yeon"

"Azurite Apartment. Kim Si-Jeong. Lee Byung-Hun, Go Woo-Ri and Park Hye-Won"

At this point, everyone had left apart from you. "Miss Seo, as you were an unexpected candidate, your apartment is still getting ready and the maids needed a few more moments, so we were trying to prolong this for as long as possible. You have been assigned Moon Jong-Up, Ahn Hye-Jin who goes by Maria or Hwa-Sa and Jun Hyo-Seong. I hope that they treat you well. To prolong this even longer as we have not received the signal that they are ready, we are going to give you a tour, are you okay with that?" The pair asked.

"Perfectly." You responded. "It would be my honour" You carried on with a smile. "Please, Lead the way". The two young men smiled at you, before moving down the stairs towards you. Suddenly, you felt incredibly nervous, these incredibly attractive young men were looking directly at you, with no signs of distate anywhere on their faces or bodies. The men took a space on either side on your, Hoseok moving his arms to point the way out of the courtyard. "Do you have a flower that you appreciate the most?" Jungkook asked "Good question Kookie" Hoseok said, the nickname making your eyes widen again, almost not expecting the men to be so close that they were using nicknames. "We might have your favourite here in one of the gardens"

"Cherry blossoms, Chief State Councillor and High Councillor. My most appreciated flower of all is Cherry Blossom." The two men share a look between each other. "That is our Gracious King's favourite, so much that he has a garden dedicated to it, coincidentally, the garden is right next to your apartment" A small gasp left your lips, the excitement evident not just on your face but on your whole body as you turned to both of them, your hands clasping together joyfully. "Really!?! Can we go there?" You asked hopefully. Both men smiled at your excited state before telling you that you could, and led the way, right to the entrance of the garden. There was a small bridge to cross before you would actually be in the park, and you ran quickly across it, accidentally forgetting about the two men behind you. You span round quickly, a giant smile on your face, trying to look everywhere at everything.

"I take it that you like the garden," a voice behind you, which you quickly identified as Hoseok, spoke. "Almost more than anything in the world," You said without thinking. Both men let out a laugh, which made you look at them with a questioning gaze. "You have almost the same reaction as the Good King". This very sentence made you stop in your spot, your face dropping, looking almost horrified to be compared to the King. "Omo, I am not worthy of being compared to our gracious King" You spoke, anxiously wringing your hands together. "My apologies Lady Seo, we didn't mean to make you anxious," Jungkook said. You noticed a young woman run up to the two men and yourself. She spoke quietly to the men, before bowing and turning away. The two men turned to you, smiling slightly "Your apartment is ready Lady Seo, let us lead you there" Hoseok said. Nodding, you spoke gently "Please do lead the way". You bow gently, allowing the men to turn around and lead the way out of the garden that you had fallen in love with, and almost didn't want to leave.

It took barely two minutes before you arrived in front of the apartment. "This is the Emerald apartment. Next to you, there is the Queen Dowager's Garden, you are not allowed to enter that space without her explicit permission" Jungkook stated sternly. "And on your other side is Lady Hwang" Hoseok finished. This made you smile, your apartments here, being closer to each other than the houses in your town were. "Lady Hwang Yeji is my best friend," You spoke gently, a small but warm smile on your face at the mention of your best friend. "We have known each other since we were born, my eomma likes to say that I have two sets of parents, both our parents raised both of us..." you paused, your smile turning into a frown "well my eomma and Yeji's parents, my appa..." you spoke again, your frown becoming bigger. "You don't need to tell us, Lady Seo" Hoseok said calmly, laying a gentle hand on your shoulder. You look up, and into the handsome man's eyes, your eyes slightly blurry with tears, making something flash in Hoseok's eyes. "I feel like I almost need to" you spoke "My appa, he used to be a good man, until he fell from grace, he lost a lot of his respect, and therefore money, and the money he did keep, he used to drink. He would blame me for his drinking, he would tell me it was my fault, that he wished it was I who died and not my sister. Before I left, he attacked me for the first time, he dragged me by my hair to the floor and yelled at me. My eomma, she's a wonderful woman, she grabbed him by the ear and dragged him out of the house once she realised he was in my room and harming me. Appa had a bruise on his ear still, when I left for the procession. My bruises still remain intact too, but when I remember what my eomma did, the fire in her eyes, I feel proud to be her descendant" You finally finished your story.

You could see anger clearly on both men's faces. "I know I need not worry about my eomma whilst I'm here, she is as fierce as the summer in the sky in the summer sky." The warm smile lay on your lips, remembering your eomma. "She sounds like a wonderful woman" Jungkook spoke, a smile that could be perceived as genuine if there were someone looking on from the outside in.

"Anyway's my Chief Councillor and High Councillor, I must leave your warm presence and settle myself into my apartments. I hope to see you soon Your Honours. May the sun warm your cheeks, and the food fills your bellies" You speak eloquently, bowing low before the two handsome men, before turning and leaving their presence to enter your apartments.

The apartment that you entered was spacious and homely. In the room stood your friends Chan and Changbin with large grins on their faces, along with your assigned manservant and maids.

"My Lady, Your room is this way, would you like me to help you redress" Hyo-Seong spoke, her hand pointing to an area separate from the room you all stood in. The room was separated from the room you were in by a wall of sliding doors. The entire apartment was decorated in green and brown, the sliding doors were made of oak, and the cloth was painted with the seal of the kingdom in the colours your apartment was named after. It was a beautiful sight to behold, and you knew that if you had any spare time, you would ask your maids to retrieve any painting items they could get a hold of so that you could show this image to your eomma when you got home again. You knew that she would take great delight in your painting, and knowing how an apartment within the royal castle looked and would love the painting even more so, knowing it came from her daughter.

"That would be lovely Miss Jun" you spoke to the woman. She nodded her head as a slight bow, walking to the room you now identified as your bedroom. In the room, there was a large box placed near the window, on top of it was a new hanbok ready for you to wear. "Would you like a bath Lady Seo?" Hyo-Seong asked. You shook your head, a feeling of exhaustion coming over you in a quick wave. "Do you think it would be possible to sleep for a short period Miss Jun?" You asked hopefully. "Unfortunately not, My Lady, there is much to do. As you have reached the second stage, you must prepare for a meeting with Queen Dowager. You will soon also be accepting gifts from the royal family, of which I am unsure, but you must prepare to receive them. We must also start preparing you for your interview, and the luncheon that is happening tomorrow. There is also a Royal Banquet that we must prepare you for. I assume you have attended a banquet before, but a royal banquet is much more different to the ones of the high class" The maid in front of you explained your schedule for the coming potential one to two weeks that you would be residing in a royal apartment.

"Very well, then we must begin," You say a small polite smile on your face. "What's first?" you ask. "First My Lady, we must dress you," she says, returning your attention back to the box that had caught your attention when you first walked into the room. You didn't recognise the hanbok, remembering all the ones that you owned. "I apologise, but this is not my hanbok," you tell your maid "No My Lady, the Queen Dowager sent this. It's the first gift from the royal family." Excitement fills your body, knowing that this was something that the Queen Dowager herself had someone make and be sent. "But only 6-7 were predicted, and I'm not the average size", you questioned slightly, the anxiety that you had felt earlier in the day returning in full force. "The Queen Dowager had this one sent specifically, it was a hanbok she had in her storage, she wore it when she was pregnant with the King. She sent a letter along with it" you were told before being handed the letter

Dear Lady Seo,

The Royal Family apologises for not having anything prepared for you. I did not have a gift prepared for you, however, your crest is a crest that has a long line, and the crest on your hanbok is a phoenix. This was my family crest before I married King Sejong, the King's late father. It was a hanbok I wore when I was pregnant with the King. I hope that it does you well, as it is now yours. Please meet me in my gardens at 3.

Sincerely,

Her Royal Highness, The Queen Dowager Kim Eun-Ji

"What time is it?" You ask loudly, waiting for anyone in the household to respond. "2:30" you hear someone yell, unsure of who it was due to the closed doors between you. You feel your face pale. Turning to your maid you speak again "We must hurry, please call Miss Ahn in, time is not on our side". The maid nods, before running the door and calling in the other woman.

Within 20 minutes, your hair had been brushed and moved into a restyled updo, behind held back with a purple dwikkoji, your under clothes being changed for cleaner ones, and then the gifted hanbok was placed onto your body. It fit almost like a glove like it was made for you. The jeogori was a gorgeous dark purple colour, decorated with golden detailing featuring a phoenix, the goreum was also in an off-gold colour. The chima was a black colour with the same golden detail. Your beoseons were black as well as your shoes which were decorated in the same gold detailing. With a few minutes to spare, your maids applied some basic makeup consisting of plant ash to apply a dark brown colour to your eyebrows, safflower was used to apply a light rouge to your lips and cheeks and cherry blossom petals took right from the very cherry blossom garden you had just been in (it was a perfume that was on the dressing table when you got here, you had just assumed it was a gift everyone received) mixed with water was used to make a delicious spelling perfume.

With exactly 10 minutes left before the Queen Dowager wanted to see you, you left your apartment, your manservant Moon Jong-Up directing you, almost acting as your guard as well as your guide. When you arrived outside the Queen Dowagers garden, which only took moments as you quickly found out was right next to your apartment, Mr Moon stepped aside to let you enter first, before following you slightly behind, allowing you to look like you had found the garden yourself.

It doesn't take long to notice the Queen Dowager, it shocked you slightly when you saw that she was wearing the same colours just the other way around. The lady in front of you turns towards you, hearing your footsteps. She waits at the top of the stairs of the Pavilion she was standing in. Once you reach the bottom of the stairs, you bow as low as possible to the elegant woman before you. "You're early Lady Seo" the woman speaks. "My apologies Your Majesty, I was excited to meet you once again." You speak, not allowing your nerves to take over your anxiety.

“Don’t be, it is a good thing for a woman to have, to have time management perfected, especially for a woman. Especially for a woman who may be the future mother of the kingdom, the future queen.” She says, her very words making you blush.

“You speak of me too highly My Queen,” you say. “I am eternally grateful for your gracious gift. The fabric is the softest thing I have ever had touch my skin. If there is anything I can do to show my thankfulness, please allow me to do it. Would you like some tea, Your Royal Highness?” you ask, noticing the teapot and teacups whilst you were looking around in nervousness.

“You need not worry Lady Seo, this is no longer a test, you do not need to pour my tea for me,” she says, her voice full of authority, before nodding slightly to a man that you almost hadn’t seen when you entered the pavilion. “You intrigue me, Lady Seo, you are so unlike the other candidates, both in looks and mentality. Most of your candidates, when I had asked them why they were doing this, responded with generic answers” she speaks “For his Royal Highness the King’s happiness, to get to know you Your Highness” she carries on, her voice changing to mimic the people she was speaking about, at the sound of her change in voice you let out a giggle, covering your mouth. “But your answer, it was different, you wanted to make your family proud. This was something I wanted when I was a candidate to marry the King's late father” she finishes, the words turning the mood serious once more. A lady, small and almost meek approached the table, taking the teapot and pouring tea into both the cups on the table, before retreating to her spot against the wall of the garden. “You have a beautiful garden My Queen,” you tell her trying to achieve the once jovial mood the pavilion had a matter of minutes ago. “I spent a few brief minutes in the cherry blossom garden, and I truly believe that it was the happiest moment of my life,” you tell her, allowing the smile to fill your face as your mind retrieves the memory you were talking of.

“The King’s favourite spot is also in the cherry blossom garden, he begged his father to plant the trees when he was still King, persuading him by telling him that he would propose to his future queen in that very garden,” the Queen Dowager tells you, allowing you a little into the past of the King, who you were yet to set eyes upon.

Before thinking, you blurt out “Were you scared when you made the application to become the late King Se-Jeong’s wife?” A few moments pass, and just as you go to open your mouth to apologise, the dowager stops you. “I was, in fact, I was terrified, to tell you the truth, I never wanted it, but I needed to do it for the pride of my family. I was lucky that I fell in love with the King eventually, and we had a good, long and happy life,” she answers with a small smile on her face, reminiscing on the memories of her past. “I actually have a few questions for you myself if you don't mind”

“It would be my honour to answer your questions My Queen” you respond, nervousness filling your body even more.

“The king is very… uh… close with his closest men. Would that be a problem with you?” she starts. “Of course not, if our Great King is happy, then I myself shall be happy,” you respond, hoping your answer satisfies her. She nods, with a small hum of approval.

“And concubines? What are your opinions on the concubines?” she continues her questioning.

You pause, this was something you had thought about. “Well My Queen, I have a feeling that if I was ever to become Queen, the other two candidates that would have gotten through, would be my school bullies-” the queen cuts you off after hearing of your bullies “Your bullies are in the palace?” She questions with an eyebrow raised.

“Yes Your Highness, Kim Seol-Hyun and Kwon Eun-Bi, their apartments are Carnelian and Opal if I remember correctly”, the Queen Dowager nods again. “So what would you do if you became Queen and them the concubines?” She asks, her interest even more peaked.

“Part of me would want to through them into the dungeons like they had threatened they would do with me earlier today. Another part of me would want all of the king's concubines gone but the biggest part of me wants the King to be happy, and if the concubines make My Great King happy, then I shall live with the concubines.” The Queen Dowager looks almost shocked. “The Kings happiness, at the end of the day, will always be my source of happiness, whether I get through to the final round, or I don’t. The King, from what I have heard in rumours spread across cities and towns, near and far, is that when the King is happy, the land thrives, and the people are well. My family are part of his people, and as well as making them proud, I desperately want them to be happy… even my father.” you tell her.

“Your father?"

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barbarasecretfiles · 3 years ago

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SQUID GAME

Squid Game

Lee Jung Jae as Seong Gi-hun Park Hae Soo as Cho Sang Woo HoYeon Jung as Kang Sae-byeok Wi Ha Joon as Hwang Jun Ho Heo Sung tae as Jang Deok Su Tripathi Anupam as Abdul Ali

This drama is so big to get such star studded cast!! From cameo of Gongyoo and Kim Young-ok to Lee Byung Hun! The drama is not that gore that I expected it to be. It mainly focuses on some aspects of life like any kdrama. My first thought it this drama was, money is root of everything! Because of money, they all got there. Songwoo's character made us realized that even tho you are academic achiever, it will not guarantee your success.

The world is ruled by the rich. The movie tells us that under capitalism, people don't have any choice. They need to participate the game of capitalism and enter the system of exploitation. Otherwise, they can't survive. The real choice for them is just play or die. The entire game functions on their level of being desparate. They become the rich's entertainment.

The colors used in this drama is bright and fun colors. Colors usually painted in children's park or toy store. Love how they used children's game in this deadly survival show. The rules are very simple although time pressured. Games that kinda lost because of progression of technology. Kids nowadays tend to play with their phones rather than play outside. Episode 6 might be my favorite episode of all. The sacrifice and betrayal is such a heartbreaker. There are still a lot of loopholes and unanswered questions in the show. Thankfully, the end hinted season 2. But I'm gonna miss this cast!!!

Actually, I want to say more. But I haven't digest the drama fully. 8/10

#NETLFIX #Netflix recommendations #recommendations #recommended #kdrama #kdrama recommendations #park hae soo #lee jung jae #squid game #hoyeon jung #wi ha joon #heo sung tae #tripathi anupam #gore #drama #south korea #killing game #money

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dear-indies · 3 years ago

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Best Korean face claims to use? any age and gender.

I'm going to preface this with a very important message to please be mindful of playing Korean characters because the roleplay community tends to fetishize and use racist stereotypes - a Google search will explain things to be careful of and writingwithcolor is also a great resource.

Here are some Korean faceclaims (mostly actors) with resources at the time of posting.

Non-binary:

Nicky Endres (1982) Korean - she/they - non-binary transfeminine, genderqueer, and genderfluid.

Women:

Youn Yuh Jung (1947) Korean.

Go Doo Shim (1951) Korean.

Sandra Oh (1971) Korean.

Kim Seo Hyung (1973) Korean.

Merle Dandridge (1975) African-American / Korean.

Moon Bloodgood (1975) Korean / Dutch, English, Welsh, Irish.

Kim Joo Ryoung (1976) Korean.

Bae Doo Na (1979) Korean.

Ha Jae Sook (1979) Korean.

Gong Hyo Jin (1980) Korean.

Cho Yeo Jung (1981) Korean.

Kim Min Hee (1982) Korean.

Lee Si Young (1982) Korean.

Son Ye Jin (1982) Korean.

Lee Ha Na (1982) Korean.

Jo Yoon Hee (1982) Korean.

Lee Ha Nee (1983) Korean.

Shin Min Ah (1984) Korean.

Mia Sable (1984) Korean, Choctaw and German.

Claudia Kim (1985) Korean.

Genevieve Kang (1986) Korean, Scottish Irish, Lebanese, Apache, Spanish.

Soo Joo Park (1986) Korean.

Jung Eun Chae (1986) Korean.

Park So Jin (1986) Korean.

Oh Yeon Seo (1987) Korean.

Shin Bo Ra (1987) Korean.

Hwang Seung Eon (1988) Korean.

Go Bo Gyeol (1988) Korean.

Shin Hye Sun (1989) Korean.

Lee Joo Bin (1989) Korean.

Andrea Bang (1989) Korean.

Jeon Yeo Been (1989) Korean.

Alice Lee (1989) Korean.

Kang Han Na (1989) Korean.

Song Ji Eun (1990) Korean.

Lee Sung Kyung (1990) Korean.

Kim Tae Ri (1990) Korean.

Park Shin Hye (1990) Korean.

Kwon Na Ra (1991) Korean.

Kim Go Eun (1991) Korean.

Kim Yong Ji (1991) Korean.

Im Jin Ah / Nana (1991) Korean.

Ashley Park (1991) Korean.

Lee Se Young (1992) Korean.

Kim Ji Won (1992) Korean.

Ha Yoon Kyung (1992) Korean.

Yoon So Hee (1993) Korean.

Park Gyu Young (1993) Korean.

Bae Suzy (1994) Korean.

Park Ji Hyun (1994) Korean.

Lee Yoo Mi (1994) Korean.

Kim Min Kyu (1994) Korean.

Lee Hye Ri (1994) Korean.

Seo Eun Soo (1994) Korean.

Chae Soo Bin (1994) Korean.

Jin Se Yeon (1994) Korean.

Jeon Jong Seo (1994) Korean.

Han So Hee (1994) Korean.

Jung Da Eun (1994) Korean.

Yeri (1994) Korean.

Adeline Rudolph (1995) Korean / German.

Go Min Si (1995) Korean.

Shin Do Hyun (1995) Korean.

Nam Ji Hyun (1995) Korean.

Park Soo Young / Joy (1996) Korean.

Oh Ha-young / Hayoung (1996) Korean.

Moon Ga Young (1996) Korean.

Lee Yeol Eum (1996) Korean.

Yang Hye Ji (1996) Korean.

Han Ji Hyun (1996) Korean.

Seol In Ah (1996) Korean.

Go Yoon Jung (1996) Korean.

Tati Gabrielle (1996) Korean / African-American.

Sydney Park (1997) Korean / African-American.

Choi Yu Ju (1997) Korean.

Lee Ho Jung (1997) Korean.

Shin Ye Eun (1998) Korean.

Lee Su Ji (1998) Korean.

Kang Mina (1999) Korean.

Jo Soo Min (1999) Korean.

Kim Do Yeon (1999) Korean.

Jo Yi Hyun (1999) Korean.

Yoon Seo Ah (2000) Korean.

Taylor T (?) Korean.

Jennifer Cheon Garcia (?) Korean / Mexican.

Men:

Song Kang Ho (1967) Korean.

Lee Byung Hun (1970) Korean.

Kenneth Choi (1971) Korean.

Rick Yune (1971) Korean.

Will Yun Lee (1971) Korean.

David Lee McInnis (1973) Korean / German and Irish.

Lee Jung Jae (1972) Korean.

Randall Park (1974) Korean.

Johnny Yong Bosch (1976) Korean / Irish German.

Heo Sung Tae (1977) Korean.

Ji Sung (1977) Korean.

Gong Yoo (1979) Korean.

Daniel Henney (1979) Korean / Irish, English.

Miyavi (1981) Korean / Japanese.

Lee Dong Wook (1981) Korean.

Park Hae Soo (1981) Korean.

Hyun Bin (1982) Korean.

Joo Ji Hoon (1982) Korean.

Sung Hoon (1983) Korean.

Uhm Tae Goo (1983) Korean.

Steven Yeun (1983) Korean.

Lee Je Hoon (1984) Korean.

Song Joong Ki (1985) Korean.

Lee Da Hee (1985) Korean.

Yoo Ah In (1986) Korean.

Choi Daniel (1986) Korean.

Noh Min Woo (1986) Korean.

Seo In Guk (1987) Korean.

Kim Ki Bum (1987) Korean.

Christopher Larkin (1987) Korean.

Jay Hayden (1987) Korean / Irish.

Yoon Park (1987) Korean.

Ahn Bo Hyun (1988) Korean.

Park Seo Joon (1988) Korean.

Jung Hae In (1988) Korean.

Kim Soo Hyun (1988) Korean.

Lee Hyun Jae (1988) Korean / Unspecified American.

Lee Soo Hyuk (1988) Korean.

Ok Taec Yeon (1988) Korean.

Im Shi Wan (1988) Korean.

Kim Woo Bin (1989) Korean.

Kim Kyung Nam (1989) Korean.

Lee Jong Suk (1989) Korean.

Kang Ha Neul (1990) Korean.

Justin H. Min (1990) Korean.

Lee Min Hyuk (1990) Korean.

Wi Ha Jun (1991) Korean.

Hwang In Yeop (1991) Korean.

Lee Seung Hyub (1992) Korean.

Jake Choi (1992) Korean - sexually fluid.

Woo Do Hwan (1992) Korean.

Jang Ki Yong (1992) Korean.

Chae Jong Hyeop (1993) Korean.

Yoo Seung Ho (1993) Korean.

Seo Kang Joon (1993) Korean.

Do Kyung Soo (1993) Korean.

Lee Hyun Woo (1993) Korean.

Kim Sung Joo (1994) Korean.

Nam Joo Hyuk (1994) Korean.

Kang Tae Oh (1994) Korean.

One / Jung Jae Won (1994) Korean.

Song Kang (1994) Korean.

Park Jin Young (1994) Korean.

Lee Do Hyun (1995) Korean.

Go Tae Seob / Holland (1996) Korean - gay.

Cha Eun Woo (1997) Korean.

Kwak Dong Yeon (1997) Korean.

Han Gi Chan (1998) Korean.

Kim Moo Joon (1998) Korean.

Hur Hyun Jun (2000) Korean.

Hyun Min Han (2001) Korean / Nigerian.

Peter Thurnwald (?) Korean.

Here ya go!

#fc help #rph #rpc #asiarph #korean fc

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aion-rsa · 3 years ago

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Squid Game: Best of the Cast’s Shows and Movies to Watch

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This Squid Game article contains some spoilers, though not the outcome of the game.

There are so many things to like about Squid Game, Netflix‘s Korean-language series about a group of desperate people competing in a deadly game, but one of the major ones is the stellar cast. Featuring some well-known Korean actors, as well as some relative newcomers to the acting scene, Squid Game‘s ensemble is more than ready to elevate the clever script and sharp direction. If you’re interested in checking out other projects from this cast after finishing Squid Game, here are our recommendations!

Lee Jung-jae (이정재) as Seong Gi-hun

Squid Game character: Leading the cast of characters is Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun, a man who has fallen on tough times after losing his job and his marriage. We are first introduced to Gi-hun in the context of his gambling addiction, as he desperately trues to get out of crippling debt in order to be a better father, son, and friend.

What to watch next: Lee Jung-jae is a 48-year-old actor who began his career as a model before transitioning into TV and later film. Notable projects include Il Mare, the 2000 film on which Hollywood’s The Lake House was based and 2013’s historical drama The Face Reader, in which Lee has second-billing as Grand Prince Suyang.

Jung Ho-yeon (정호연) as Kang Sae-byeok

Squid Game character: Jung Ho-yeon plays Kang Sae-byeok (aka the one who looks like ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki), a North Korean defector who decides to play Squid Game in order to get the money to get her mother out of North Korea and to create a stable life for her younger brother, who is currently living in an orphanage.

What to watch next: Jung Ho-yeon will no doubt be one of the breakout stars of Squid Game. The 27-year-old actress is a successful model, and has previously appeared on Korea’s Next Top Model. Squid Game is her first on-screen role, so we’ll have to wait to see what she does next. In the meantime, you can rewatch Squid Game or check out Season 4 of Korea’s Next Top Model.

Park Hae-soo (박해수) as Cho Sang-woo

Squid Game character: Cho Sang-woo grew up with protagonist Gi-hun, and is the success story of his neighborhood after going to a prestigious university and making it big as a businessman. Unbeknownst to Gi-hun and Sang-woo’s mother, Sang-woo has stolen money from his clients and is wanted by the police. He enters Squid Game in an attempt to make back the money so that he can save his mother’s business and house, both of which he risked to back his illegal activities.

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What to watch next: Park Hae-soo is a 39-year-old actor who is perhaps previously best known, especially to international audiences, for his starring role in 2017’s Prison Playbook (one of our Best Korean Dramas to Watch on Netflix). In the drama, Park plays a baseball player who unexpectedly lands himself in jail days before his major league baseball debut. The show follows his life within prison, along with the lives of other inmates and guards, including his former best friend, who is now a corrections officer. Prison Playbook is one of the most popular K-dramas ever.

Wi Ha-joon (위하준) as Hwang Jun-ho

Squid Game character: Wi Ha-joon plays Hwang Jun-ho, who is a bit of an outlier character in a series that mostly features characters in the game as protagonists. Unlike Gi-hun or Sang-woo, Jun-ho is a cop who is investigating Squid Game after finding one of the game’s calling cards in his missing brother’s apartment. He does a pretty good job too, infiltrating the operation in diverse ways.

What to watch next: Wi is a 30-year-old actor with a solid filmography. If you’re a horror fan, check out Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, a 2018 found footage horror film that takes place in the former Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital, considered to be one of Korea’s most-haunted places. You could also check out Midnight, a 2021 thriller in which Wi plays a serial killer. If you’re looking for something a bit softer, Wi has a supporting role in 2018 romantic drama Something in the Rain, in which he stars as one protagonist’s younger brother and the other protagonist’s best friend.

Oh Young-soo (오영수) as Oh Il-nam

Squid Game character: Oh Young-soo plays Oh Il-nam, the oldest contestant in Squid Game, and someone Gi-hun feels some responsibility for as the game progresses.

What to watch next: Oh Young-soo is a 76-year-old actor with a filmography that mostly includes monk roles. His previous work has mostly included playing supporting roles, but if you want to see him in something else, check out 2003 feature film A Little Monk, about a generation of three monks living in one temple, or Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring, a 2003 film about the life of a Buddhist monk.

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Heo Sung-tae as Jang Deok-su

Squid Game character: Heo Sung-tae plays Jang Deok-su, a gangster who enters Squid Game to settle his gambling debts, and who refuses to trust anyone in the process.

What to watch next: Heo Sung-tae is a 43-year-old actor with an extensive filmography. If you’d like to see him in a very different project, check out Racket Boys, a recent Netflix K-drama in which he appears as the coach of a boys badminton team in Episodes 10-12. If you’d like to see him in another dastardly role, check out 2021’s Beyond Evil, in which he plays a cold-blooded businessman.

Kim Joo-ryung (김주령) as Han Mi-nyeo

Squid Game character: Kim Joo-ryung stars as Han Mi-nyeo, a woman who will say or do whatever she has to in order to find her best chance at winning. Originally introduced claiming to be a new mother, we never actually learn that much about Mi-nyeo’s life outside of the game.

What to watch next: Kim Joo-ryung is a 45-year-old actress with an extensive filmography, though mostly in supporting roles. (Hopefully, her impressive turn in Squid Game will lead to more opportunities for the actress.) If you’d like to see her in a minor role in a successful drama, Kim appears in Episodes 16 and 17 of 2018 historical drama Mr. Sunshine. If you’d like to see Kim in a central role, check out 2012 feature Sleepless Night, in which she plays one half of a married couple working to get through daily life.

Tripathi Anupam as Abdul Ali

Squid Game character: Tripathi Anupam plays Ali, a 33-year-old Pakistani man who joins the game in order to get the money to support his family, including his parents and brother back in Pakistan and his wife and baby son, who traveled with him to Korea.

What to watch next: Tripathi Anupam is a 32-year-old Indian-born actor, who is another standout in Squid Game and a rare actor of non-Korean descent in the Korean TV and film industry. Anupam had a small appearance in Netflix’s Korean sci-fi feature Space Sweepers, in which he appeared as James Sullivan’s secretary. Most of Anupam’s previous roles have been minor, with Squid Game being a breakout role for the actor.

Lee Yoo-mi (이유미) as Ji-yeong

Squid Game character: Lee Yoo-mi plays Ji-yeong, a young woman who we find out entered the game immediately after having been released from prison for the crime of killing her abusive father. She becomes close with Sae-byeok, who recruits her to join her team for tug-of-war.

What to watch next: Lee Yoo-mi is a 27-year-old actress who has appeared in many TV shows and films, mostly in supporting roles. If you’d like to see her in another drama, check out 365: Repeat the Year, a time travel drama that sees 10 people given the chance to travel back a year to “reset” their lives, only to find themselves in danger.

Gong Yoo (공유) as The Salesman

Squid Game character: Gong Yoo appears in a minor role as The Salesman, aka the man who recruits Gi-hun into Squid Game by playing a game of ddakji with him on the subway

What to watch next: Gong Yoo is a very successful actor in Korea who is also known internationally. The 42-year-old actor’s most well-known movie role is Train To Busan, in which he stars as the divorced father and businessman protagonist trying to escape the zombie apocalypse on a high-speed bullet train. His most well-known TV role is in the uber successful Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean TV history. In it, he stars as a 939-year-old immortal goblin and protector of souls. Longtime K-drama stans, however, probably know Gong from his starring role in Coffee Prince, a romance about a woman pretending to be a girl in order to get work and a young food empire mogul, played by Gong.

Lee Byung-hun as The Front Man, aka In-ho

Squid Game character: Lee Byung-hun plays the Front Man, aka the masked man who runs the day-to-day operations of Squid Game. He lives in a fancy apartment within the game’s facility, and maintains contact with the game’s supervisors via a landline.

What to watch next: If you’re looking to see more of Lee Byung-hun’s face than Squid Game offers, then you have a lot of options. The 51-year-old actor and singer has been a part of the Korean entertainment industry for decades, and has been one of the most successful Korean actors in that time, with five films on the 50 highest-grossing domestic films in South Korea list: Joint Security Area; The Good, the Bad, the Weird; Masquerade; Inside Men; and Master.

Lee is the only Squid Game actor to have some substantial Hollywood credits on his filmography as well. American audiences may recognize him from his role as Storm Shadow in the G.I. Joe franchise; he has also appeared in Red 2, Terminator Genisys, and The Magnificent Seven. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he was the first South Korean to present an Oscar at the Academy Awards.

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In this masterlist you’ll find First & Last names from the Netflix series Squidgame.

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First names(Actors)

A-In

Anupam

Byung-Hun

Byung-Joo

Byung-Taek

Choon-Gyu

Choong-Goo

Christian

Daniel

Don-Sun

Dong-Hyun

Dong-Jun

Dong-Won

Doo-Seok

Han-Sol

Hee-Seo

Ho-Yeon

Hye-Jin

Hyun-Jin

Hyun-Sook

Hyung-Soo

Ja-Hyoung

Jae-Kwon

Jae-Sup

Jeong-Heon

Ji-Ha

Ji-Hoon

Ji-Yeon

Ji-cheol

John

Joo-Ryung

Jung-Dae

Jung-Eon

Jung-Jun

Kye-Sun

Kyung-Min

Mal-Bok

Mal-Geum

Min-Che

Min-Sik

Pub-Lae

Sang-Hee

Seo-Ha

Seo-Hwan

Seo-Hyun

Seong-Ju

Seung-Hoon

Si-Wan

Si-Won

Sung-Gon

Sung-Tae

Tae-Jul

Woo-Hyuk

Yeon-Ung

Yeong-Geol

Yeong-Taek

Yoo

Yoo-Mi

Youn-Hee

Young-Kyun

Young-Ok

Young-Soo

Young-Soon

Young-Sun

Yun-Tae

First Names(Characters)

Ali

Byeong-Ki

Cheol

Ga-Yeong

Gi-Hun

Il-Nam

Ji-Yeong

Jin-Woo

Ju-Un

Jun-Ho

Mi-Ok

Min-Tae

Sang-Hun

Sang-Hyuk

Sang-Woo

Sun-Young

Yeong-Uk

Yun-Ho

Last Names(Actors& Characters)

Abdul

Cho

Choi

Gong

Han

Heo

Hwang

Jang

Jun

Jung

Kang

Kennedy

Kim

Kwak

Lagahit

Lee

Michaels

Min

Moon

Park

Pyo

Seong

Son

Song

Tripathi

Wie

Won

Woo

Yang

Yoon

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Squid Game (2021)

Genre: Survival, Thriller, Mystery

Synopsis: After losing his job, Seong Gi-hun does everything he can to make money to provide for himself, his old mother, and his young daughter, who lives with her mother. He is desperate, so when a mysterious man shows up with a briefcase full of money and an offer too good to be true, Gi-hun takes the chance. What is presented as a chance to win some easy money turns into a fight for his life.

Episode info: 9 episodes / Runtime around 50 minutes

Lead cast: Lee Jung-jae (Seong Gi-hun), Park Hae-soo (Cho Sang-woo), Wi Ha-joon (Hwang Jun-ho) Jung Ho-yeon (Kang Sae-byeok), O Yeong-su (Oh Il-nam) Heo Sung-tae (Jang Deok-su), Anupam Tripathi (Abdul Ali), Kim Joon-ryoung (Han Mi-nyeo)

Link to watch: You can watch on Netflix or Dramacool

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I don't actually have that many notes for this drama, and I don't think I'll have that much to say either.

Let's start off with the warnings because it is important that you know what you get into before watching this. This drama shows a lot of graphic violence and is especially fond of close-ups of people getting shot in the head. A lot of blood, a lot of both physical and psychological violence, and yeah, it's not for the squeamish.

It reminds me a lot of the Hunger Games series, in that it poses a lot of questions about what could happen to our society with just the slightest bit of shift in power. The rich taking advantage of the poor and desperate with no consequences. People a lot smarter than me have made amazing points about all of this, and all it takes is a little search around tumblr. I, personally, don't really think that hard about parallels to our real world while watching a drama, but I definitely found it interesting to go down this rabbit hole.

What I did really enjoy about this drama, was how they contrasted the dark and harsh nature of the story with the bright colors and the often cheerful music of the world it takes place in. It makes it all seem surreal and somewhat like a fever dream, adding to the confusion you feel while watching.

The characters are all painfully real, flawed people, who despite making terrible decisions, you can't help but root for. I cried for them and with them, felt their pain and frustration about the flawed systems that failed them when they were at their lowest.

I have seen some people complain about plot holes and unanswered questions, which I can understand, as there were some points in the story that felt sort of off to me. Overall though, I am very much impressed with how they managed to fool me several times, and it's rare I've finished a drama feeling so angry and betrayed.

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Lee Jung-Jae

He assumes the part of Seong Gi-hun. As indicated by the content, he is a driver and a betting junkie. Living with his mom, he would be in a predicament in bringing up his girl.

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7 NEW KOREAN FILMS AND SERIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO ON NETFLIX

There’s so much amazing content to look forward to!

It’s an exciting time for K-content fans! In addition to currently airing popular shows Start-Up, Private Lives, and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, new must-watch titles will be coming soon to Netflix. The impressive lineup includes movies like The Call, Space Sweepers, and dramas like Run On and Lovestruck in the City. Check out more details below.

UPCOMING K-FILMS

Netflix is continuing to introduce best-in-class films made by Korean creators to the world. Minyoung Kim, Vice President of Content (Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand) at Netflix said, “This year marked an incredible milestone for Korean filmmakers with the triumphant of Director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite winning the Oscars, positive reviews around Netflix film Time to Hunt, and the global popularity of #Alive via Netflix across the world. Netflix is at the forefront of changing the way entertainment is enjoyed throughout the world. We believe that great stories can come from anywhere and travel everywhere. We’re bringing Korean storytelling with the goal to entertain our members around the world.”

The Call

Popular actress Park Shin-hye and rising actress Jun Jong-seo team up in a mystery thriller that will have you guessing until the very end. When 28-year-old Seo-yeon (Park Shin-hye) loses her cell phone on her way to visit her sick, estranged mother in a rural area, she digs up a decade-old cordless phone from the junk closet of her childhood home. She suddenly gets a call from a woman named Young-sook (Jun Jong-seo) asking for her friend. Seo-yeon hangs up thinking the woman has the wrong number, but later learns that the call was coming from the same house 20 years ago.

Premiere Date: November 27, 2020

Cast & Creators: Director Lee Chung-hyun, Park Shin hye, Jun Jong-seo

Genre: Mystery thriller, Crime

Space Sweepers

Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri star in this fun, space blockbuster set in 2092. Earth has become a bleak planet and 95% of the human race struggle to survive. The main crew work on the Spaceship Victory and live off salvaging space debris. It’s extremely risky, but with a genius space pilot Tae-ho (Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang (Kim Tae-ri), an ex-con spaceship engineer Tiger Park (Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs (Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After successfully snatching a crashed space shuttle in their latest debris chase, Victory’s crew find a 7-year-old girl inside. They realize that she’s a wanted humanlike robot, and decide to demand ransom in exchange.

Premiere Date: Q1 2021

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Cast & Creators: Director Kim Dong-kyu, Cha In-pyo, Cho Dal-hwan

Genre: Comedy

UPCOMING K-DRAMA

The Uncanny Counter

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Jo Byeong-gyu plays the uncanny So Mun, a Counter unlike any other in history. So Mun is a hero-in-training who musters the courage to combat evil spirits after seeing a friend suffer injustice. Ga Mo-tak, a Counter with unrivaled brawn, is brought to life by Yu Jun-sang’s characteristic wit and acting skills. Kim Se-jeong plays the role of Do Ha-na, the human radar among the Counters with an infallible record of evil spirit detection. Her character exudes a detached vibe and shows serious action chops.

Premiere Date: November 28, 2020

Cast & Creators: Director You Sun-dong, Writer Yeoh Gee-na, Cho Byeong-gyu, Yu Jun-sang, Kim Se-jeong

Run On

Run On brings the highly awaited comebacks of young stars Yim Si-wan, Shin Sae-kyung, Choi Soo-young, and Kang Tae-oh. The series is a romantic drama about the intermingling of people who have trouble communicating, even while speaking the same language. It features people from different backgrounds who nurture relationships using their own languages.

Yim Si-wan plays the lead role of Ki Seon-gyeom, a former popular sprinter on the national team who is forced to retire due to a fateful event. Shin Sae-kyeong portrays Oh Mi-joo, who constantly has to retrace her steps being like a bridge between different languages as a movie translator. Choi Soo-young takes on the role of a sports agency CEO Seo Dan-ah, who is the only true heir of the Seomyeong Group by birthright, but on the account of being female, is forced out of the line of succession. Kang Tae-oh transforms into the role of Lee Yeong-hwa, a popular art student who likes movies and croquis drawings.

Premiere Date: December 16, 2020

Cast & Creators: Director Lee Jae-hun, Writer Park Si-hyeon, Yim Si-wan, Shin Sae-kyung, Choi Soo-young, Kang Tae-oh

Lovestruck in the City

Lovestruck in the City comes from Director Park Shin-woo of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay and writer Jung Hyun-jung who penned the In Need of Romance series and Romance is a Bonus Book, while starring popular actors Ji Chang-wook and Kim Ji-won. The romance drama is a realistic portrayal of young people who pursue love and happiness while struggling to get by in a busy, competitive urban environment.

Ji Chang-wook plays Park Jae-won who is an honest man, a passionate architect, and a lover of city alleyways. A romantic at heart, he cannot forget a certain woman. This thief of his heart and his camera had disappeared like a fleeting midsummer night’s dream. Kim Ji-won plays the freelance marketer Lee Eun-o, an ordinary woman who temporarily reinvents herself as the spontaneous and free-spirited Yun Seon-a. She takes off to a remote place on an impulse and falls in love with Jae-won under this new identity.

Premiere Date: December 2020

Cast & Creators: Director Park Shin-woo, Writer Jung Hyun-jung, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Ji-won

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