#chulwoo

[manawari]

This—

But make it~

[winter-1023]

What go gunhee sees at the end of shift

“STOP CAUSING ME EXTRA WORK!!!!!!”

“STOP OVERWORKING THEN!!!!!”

“YOUR THE REASON IM OVERWORKED!!!”

[little-shadow-club]

Jinwoo likes his coffee like how he likes his men, full of sweetness, soft to the tongue, simple and easy to find.

Jinchul likes his coffee like how he likes his men, raw.

[artistic-fool]

Apparently it's 'bring your S Rank Hunter to work day' and Jinwoo decided it needed to be memorable💀

(10000% based off of the post by @manawari -post linked below)

[cj-marj]

I have run out of Sung Jinwoo/Woo Jinchul fics to consume. :(

[alen21]

Excerpt from a rant I wrote under a Woochul fanfic dissecting their relationship in Solo Lev Ragnarok

Spoilers from Solo Leveling Ragnarok Chapters 301 and 302

Chapter 301: SJW most concern about WJC back on Earth and WJC's struggle with PTSD from previous timeline and yearning a god out of reach

Some background spoiler relevant to our boys: in Ragnarok sjw has to leave Earth again to fight against the outer gods, and on Earth wjc locked in the moment gates start appearing (hes a veteran atp XD being one of the only ones who remember the past timeline and all) and created the Association and took the lead

WJC, still A rank, started doping (the steroids joke in this fic is real now!!) on rune stones to increase his strength to the point his body cant handle it, but sjw, extremely worried, before he left (or he made his son do it for wjc i forgot), did smth i forgot specifically to help only wjc to adjust to the influx of mana ;-; THEYRE BFS YOUR HONOR

Wjc in the new timeline is still alone :( the novel literally show how how trapped and haunted by the past life he still is and that has taken extreme measures to prep humanity for the inevitable war that will take place (he fears it daily), then he has no one and the only important person to him is literally a god, out of reach for him ;-; UGH THE ANGST

And about him remembering, in solo lev side stories even sjw was surprised that wjc managed to remember, meaning he remembered sjw on INSTINCT, bro forced himself to chase those memory fragments himself T^T and then chapter 301 in ragnarok had sjw literalky going the person im most concerned for on earth is wjc bc hes always overworking, to the point sjw had to erase his memories multiple bc of the immense ptsd wjc experiences, but wjc remembers on his own EVERY SINGLE TIME, even pleaded with sjw not to erase it.

"A comrade. The only colleague who shares the old memories with me."

[A human with memories of the previous era… If that's the case, he must be playing a big role in this chaotic time, so why are you so worried?]

"…Because he might overwork himself."

[Hmm?]

Sung Jinwoo couldn't help but smile bitterly at the Ruler's question.

"He's that kind of person."

"Yes. Actually, Sung Jinwoo tried to erase Woo Jinchul's memories several times for his sake. But it was no use. Having already formed a deep connection with Sung Jinwoo, The flashbacks of the previous era were no longer mere fragments of memories. Because the events involving the king who ruled death, the great Shadow Monarch Sung Jinwoo, were engraved deep within his soul, beyond his human body… Sung Jinwoo, feeling concerned as he thought of Woo Jinchul, turned his gaze back to the fierce battlefield and muttered,"

Bonus banter excerpt:

"- Actually, I'm just unpopular. Whenever I go on blind dates, they all say my eyes are too scary, chug their coffee, and quickly pack their things.

– …Chief, when's your birthday? I'll buy you some luxury sunglasses."

Solo Lev Ragnarok chapter 33 of the manhwa, when wjc gets reintroduced, his work desk, no pic of family, wife, whatever, the singular pic on his desk was a pic of him WITH SJW!!! wjc is the chairman of the association rn, and ughh on Earth he literally vowed to protect sjws family no matter what to repay the insurmountable debt that he owes him bc he doesnt know how else or what he can even offer to a god. And tank you sm for giving wjc such a lovely family here bc wjc literally went "im an orphan, no fam, no kids no wife, but its better that im alone anyway bc i can focus on protecting himanity without liabilities"

Chapter 302: Kintsugi symbolism in relation to SJW dealing with WJC overdosing on rune stones

god x overworked mortal trope except the mortal is constantly yearning for the other and anguish over not being able to offer/help the other more who is practically a transcendental being beyond the limits of human, with said god constantly making sure said human is okay despite being worlds away and reminiscing and worrying about him... Bromance so peak its romance--

Also if you care to know, i just reread chapter 302 of Ragnarok too and omg, wjc doping for power buff literally make his body start cracking and disintegrating, but sjw's help goes beyond just "making it so his body can adapt to influx of mana", no its more beautiful than that (he passed the soulstone to beru then beru brought it back to earth and gave it to sjw son to use it on wjc)

The novel literally invoked/likens the process to Kintsugi

"– An art that doesn't restore something to its perfect, new state, but rather makes it more beautiful by filling the broken parts with gold. It's just like our lives. – And he (Suhos art teacher speaking btw) continued his explanation.

– A vessel is bound to break someday. We too, in the storms of life, are sometimes hurt, cracked, broken, and even collapse. But is there anything perfect in the world?

And in this moment, It was only natural for Suho to recall that day's memory.

– …To finally love even that imperfection. To accept the scars accumulated in our souls as their own beauty. And those accumulated scars of life are the true history of our struggles…

'Golden joinery' (cues wjc cracks glowing and bro start ascending JK JK, but he he gloing a blind goldenlight)

It wasn't just a simple repair, but a sublimation through scars…"

Oml sjw is literally saying "i love every scars you have because they craft the essence of your being. Your scars are beautiful and i love your imperfections because theyre you"

"Javier's Soulstone. The magic circle of Sung Jinwoo contained within, that mystical golden light, was running through the cracks that were spreading throughout Woo Jinchul's body.

Whoosh—!

It was like the roots of a tree, spreading its branches, Like an intricately crafted spider web, Like the hands of a craftsman repairing a broken ceramic. Sung Jinwoo's barrier began to meticulously stitch together Woo Jinchul's cracked vessel, the history of his struggles, with golden thread."

Rathen than just fixing him because hes broken, its "ceramic being reborn by the hands of a craftsman" which in kintsugi means clueing the pieces together with gold again to not only accentuates the beauty in imperfection but also giving rise to an entirely new kind of beauty ykwim.

These are all canon materials i cannot believe it!! Okay everyone, its chapter 301 and 302 in ragnarok for Woochul crumbs- not even crumbs, its in our face!!

Apologies for any awkward order or wording, these were taken straight from a comment section where i got too passionate spreading the words on Dauls (the author of Ragnarok) choice to give this much depth to Woochul.

[stormdragon23]

My Top Solo Leveling Ships

Wanted to talk a little about them, so I'll just list three main reasons why I like them otherwise this post will be endless. There are a lot of other ships I like, but these are the main ones

It's a little unhinged, but that shouldn't be new

1. ChoiBaek

This shouldn't be a surprise

They are aware of the other's intentions without needing to tell each other. They both read other people and each other very well. The only reason they don't get along is because when both of them want the same thing (recruiting Sung Jin-Woo, a gate in the area, etc), they are both very willing to fight for what they want and use their perceptiveness to their advantage. One of them doesn't mind having his thoughts being known while the other minds a lot

They both want their guild become stronger but not at the expense of their members. They have the same morals, but the actions they take because of their morals are different. Baek Yoon-Ho wants to make his guild stronger by focusing on what his members need as individuals (paying them more, training new recruits with stronger and more experienced members, etc). Choi Jong-In wants to make his guild stronger by focusing on improving how the teams work together (hunting in a orderly way to minimize injuries as much as possible, taking a leadership role to make sure none of the members are falling behind, making sure the teams are adequately prepared, etc). Both of them care a lot about other people, though they don’t make it obvious to others

Both know the other is strong (Choi Jong-In defends Baek Yoon-Ho when Sung Jin-Woo thinks Yoon-Ho is struggling during the Jeju sparring match while Baek Yoon-Ho is aware of Choi Jong-In's strength during the Jeju Raid) but tend to underestimate themselves (Baek Yoon-Ho believing he wouldn't have been able to win against the Japanese S-Ranks when he held out for a while on his own against two of them, and Choi Jong-In seeing his title as "a joke" after comparing himself to Sung Jin-Woo when he always has to limit how much of his powers he actually uses because of the people around him or the environment he is in)

This got long anyways... sorry. The others are shorter

2. SungPark

I wanted to see them more than the main couple

They are both selfless to the point where they make sure others are alright before taking care of themselves

They both want their family to be safe and happy and make taking care of their children their priority. Park Kyung-Hye tells her son it's okay for him to be a hunter, even though it's the reason why Sung Il-Hwan is gone, and she understands that it's something both her husband and son feel like they need to do

The way Kyung-Hye kept waiting for her husband to return home and knew the exact moment when he wouldn't be coming back Ripped my heart to SHREDS-

They were so in love laskdjfasdlf

3. MinLee

AKA younger!SungPark

Both of them have similar trauma, so they're able to help each other, especially since they're both retired

Even they have trauma, they have put their fears aside to help people more. Both participate in the last Jeju raid despite Min Byung-Gyu being traumatized from the last one and Lee Ju-Hee being traumatized from her previous raids

The way Lee Ju-Hee hardly showed up after she told Sung Jin-Woo she was retiring and Min Byung-Gyu barely being mentioned besides his trip to Japan before the Jeju Raid? There's so much potential for them to actually meet-

I see them as the "bunny couple"

4. ChulWoo

This was actually one of the first ships I really got into

The way Woo Jin-Chul knew Sung Jin-Woo from the beginning and was watching Sung Jin-Woo get stronger without realizing it at first

The way Woo Jin-Chul looked at Sung Jin-Woo in the new timeline when he remembered the previous timeline-

Honestly, in my opinion, Sung Jin-Woo had more potential with Woo Jin-Chul than Cha Hae-in. Like, Sung Jin-Woo avenging Go Gun-Hee not just for his sake but for Woo Jin-Chul? Sung Jin-Woo actually trying to not give Jin-Chul a headache but failing? I love their dynamic

5. HeeSeok

This is probably the most cracked ship out of these, but it's cute

Both of them have a caring, almost parent-like nature (Park Hee-Jin looking after Han Song-Yi during the Red Gate and Eun-Seok looking after and warning Min Byung-Gyu during the third Jeju Raid)

It's actually possible for them to have known each other despite it not being stated in canon (Eun-Seok was a member of the Fiend Guild, and Park Hee-Jin could have been a member of the Fiend Guild as well before leaving for White Tiger. The game might change this part about Park Hee-Jin, but I'll stick with it for now)

The way Eun-Seok wears a scarf with his hunter's outfit, and then Park Hee-Jin gets stuck in a frost Red Gate? And Park Hee-Jin looks somewhat okay despite it being cold, so it seems like both are fine in cold environments

Actually, in my monarch/ruler AU, Frost Monarch!Eun-Seok could be the reason Park Hee-Jin gets stuck there in that Red Gate...hmm

Feel free to ask for more of my thoughts and talk about your own below

[lovesomehate]

Getting the desire to write abo for Solo Leveling where it’s just alpha Jinchul having to deal with his omega Jinwoo who is now suddenly a S rank hunter that keeps getting into situations, giving him so much paperwork to do and stressing the shit out of Jinchul specially cause all these rank S alphas want his omega dead and he’s just a rank A hunter and oh my god can these dungeons stop popping up everywhere?!

[libzarzar]

Family photo while they have a chance 🥰

[hanakihan]

some AB AU brainrot ideas for Chulwoo i had before, during and after I got my diploma (and survived):

- when jinchul ‘awakened’ (or more like was violently informed of what exactly he is) he really struggled with his own mana, because it started to mix and transform into that of AB’s original essence and it operates on a whole other level than mana, it doesn’t even work like mana. So it just started to bottle up in him and since human body isn’t created to hold the essence of a god in it, it started to backfire really badly because jinchul has no idea how to release or contain excessive essence without accidentally erasing half the world in process. Before things escalated to worst scenario Jinwoo stepped in and proposed a sparring match to exhaust most of essence because as of now he’s the closest to what a god is so it should be relatively fine. It worked but it also left a chunk of land completely destroyed in process of spar, which was fixed with remains of excessive essence which surprised both of them because one unconscious thought and land again became blooming and flourishing. That was pretty much the begging of their ‘little experiments to decide what can and can’t be done without accidentally destroying everything’. Jinchul unlike Jinwoo doesn’t have a guiding system so in a sense jinwoo with his experience becomes one.

- jinwoo was the one to initiate whole ‘regulation through physical contact’ thing. Jinchul wasn’t excited about this one because he’s not a touchy person really and he was kinda afraid pure in all senses energy can harm Jinwoo who’s on darker spectrum. Turned out there’s nothing harmful about whole process, and even better is that jinwoo can either nullify it or convert some of it into his own to stack later as a sort of emergency resource. Jinwoo even joked that interacting with Jinchul’s energy is like touching sea of stars, as weird as it sounds. Everything aside jinchul appreciates when jinwoo silently touches him and tunes worst of bottled up essence without being asked to.

- they both wondered why exactly jinchul’s essence is bottomless no matter how much of it Jinwoo turned and jinchul theorized that maybe it’s all coming from world they live in by itself. World was created using insane amounts of essence and now as world lives and exists it keeps being produced and returns to its initial source which created an endless loop. Jinchul joked that maybe after his death same thing as with supernovas and black holes will happen but honestly it stopped being funny after a minute of serious thought about it. World somehow lived and existed without proper God’s vessel, and it may as well continue so, but they’re worried of what will happen if all the bottled energy loses its vessel. Jinchul took jinwoo’s vow to do everything to stop it if it comes to worst scenario.

- jinchul really cares about gunhee and after some time he unconsciously healed him. he was really happy about it but also realized he needs to keep his thoughts and feelings even more in check because apparently everything can come true if his feelings or desire are strong enough. Situation with gunhee also made him realize he’s not really bound by hunter’s classification and can be a proficient healer as well (which he mostly practices on jinwoo after their especially long sparring sessions). Later on jinchul understood that he can create real miracles that can alter their plane of existence but he also realizes it comes at high price for him. Those are saved as a last resort.

- even if jinchul is a god, his appearance doesn’t alter itself to match his new status like jinwoo’s body did. Place them together side by side and it’s funny how jinwoo looks more like a god than actual god standing beside him. Jinwoo did said once that simplicity suits jinchul best. One day jinwoo showed jinchul his monarch’s armor with altered appearance (which jinwoo doesn’t really like but it gets job done) which made jinchul wonder if it’s based on previous incarnation’s appearance of purely an unconscious aesthetic choice. The disappointment he experienced later with his own altered godly form because apparently god didn’t wear that much armor at all instead giving preference to long flowy robes and lighter approach. Jinwoo did stare at it for longer that is considered appropriate because oh, starlight in flowing locks, universe is steady gaze and purity of snow and stars creating an image of god and you don’t see it every day (he won’t say out loud it’s beautiful)

- sometimes jinchul starts to know or remember things he shouldn’t by itself. Events of centuries ago, the knowledge unknown to humanity, reminiscing of something with distant disconnected stare into distance. People around are unnerved when it happens, because if he looks in their eyes like that they feel like they’re judged by powers above. It’s same as if staring into Jinwoo’s eyes for too long, because you’ll stare into void and it will stare at you back. As a bonus points sometimes jinwoo and jinchul can accidentally talk in whole other language never known to humanity and it’s such natural thing they don’t believe until someone plays a recording of one such conversation to them.

- with time jinchul’s appearance starts to alter like Jinwoo’s. In jinchul’s case he doesn’t change physically that much, hair getting more pure white streaks, eyes becoming brighter, richer molten gold with starlight in it. Sometimes his voice gets an outwordly echo to it, sometimes his blood turns into liquid gold. Jinwoo looks like he’s made from darkest of nights, a void given human shape, while jinchul is made of purest light and snow.

- because of who and what they are, jinchul and jinwoo’s interaction dynamic also changed accordingly in a way. there’s some moments people misunderstand, but for these two it’s a normal thing that they don’t even notice.

- it was by pure accident they realized that jinchul in fact can turn jinwoo’s summons into his own. Jinchul accidentally touched Igris and to their surprise knight’s appearance changed accordingly, a pure white armor with ornaments and red rose. Igris himself was utterly confused because he does remember serving jinwoo but he also now serves this person his liege hangs out with. it’s same moment both understand they can undo it by jinwoo touching his summons again, but now they’re curious on how others will change so everyone eventually comes through this experience.

- it also turns out jinchul can create his own personal summons from things and concepts. he once thought about moon rabbit while staring at full moon and thought itself was so silly he ended up with an actual moon rabbit on his lap that was created from moonlight. Jinwoo actually laughed when jinchul asked his guidance on how to handle summons, because seeing a serious man in a suit with moonlight made rabbit in hands is kinda cute.

- jinwoo is pleasantly cold, and one time Jinchul handles excessive essence too badly he woke up with jinwoo in same bed because apparently hand holding wasn’t enough to nullify all of it and jinchul started to have a really bad fever. Jinchul did had a thought it’s inappropriate for two adult men to sleep in same bed but he’s tired and sleepy so it’s a talk for another time. For jinwoo though jinchul is actually pleasantly warm because usually human touch isn’t even warm enough to be felt.

- everyone but those two notice that they’re ridiculously close to be just coworkers/beings of same plane of existence so people started to place actual bets on when they’ll actually start dating. Gunhee is the one to constantly ask jinchul about his relationship progression with jinwoo to jinchul’s confusion.

- just like jinwoo occasionally feels phantom pains on where he lost his leg or got any severe damage, jinchul equally feels phantom pains on being impaled multiple times. First time it actually happened it was so bad jinchul actually thought he was impaled multiple times and it took jinwoo a hour to drag jinchul’s panicking mind out of it. Jinwoo suffers same way but he’s long used to it and does know it’s not real, but it doesn’t make overall experience better.

- one day they both kinda exploded and told each other really mean things they didn’t really meant. Jinchul was first to stop and realize they went overboard, mostly because his outburst started to affect reality, and he’s also the one to apologize to jinwoo. Jinwoo also apologizes but notes that it’s worse for jinchul - he not only didn’t had guidance, but also fills the role of a god, which is much worse. It was also the time they had their first really awkward moment induced kiss. Which is even funnier because it happened during argument and they didn’t even realized it at first. Then realization hit and they were like ‘…oh’. But then again they already slept in same bed several times without any care so it’s not a big issue for them, just a start of proper feelings realization.

[ash-simps]

In my delulu arc where I pretend that the Jinchul standee and Jinwoo standee match in that complimentary yaoi way

[manawari]

Lookie!

Mr. Woo has a photo of him and Jin-Woo on his desk!

Also I don't know what that badge signifies but I love officer/detective Jin-Woo

I LOVE THAT PANEL AISGAKGDSJDHDK

Definitely shows Jin-chul and Jin-woo's friendship — it wasn't as raw in the original series since it was more in professionalism, but in Ragnarok, it was built genuinely:')

[winter-1023]

Jinwoo whenever jinchul is within arm reach

[little-shadow-club]

Jinwoo really said "I support his criminal activities but NOT his self destruction." And honestly, same.

[1004sface]

1996.04.04 TV Times Magazine - R.ef article

Scans credit: yours truly!

No such thing as secrets!

'Sung Daehyun death rumor' happening

Return to retro, the 2nd album's secret

On the evening of the 22nd, Lee Hyundo makes an international call in tears

"Is it true that Daehyun died?"

"Is it true that Daehyun oppa died in a car accident? People say it was on the news this morning."

Early in the morning of March 22, R.ef fans sent the TV Times office phone into flames. A week before, a rumor that Seong Daehyun had died had peeked its head through, but today the phone exploded with calls. PC communication must have been swept up by the rumor.

Another funny happening! The same evening, Lee Hyundo, who was in LA, called sounding close to tears, "Is it true that Jeongsik (Daehyun) died?". It was Chae Rina, who was staying close to Hyundo, who ran crying and delivered the news.

To get to the point, R.ef finished their last recording at 6 P.M., March 22nd, and soon after went to Kimpo Airport, where at 8:30 A.M. they rode a plane to Singapore and arrived safely at their destination. As soon as they took out their travel gear, they notified their company that they had landed safely - they plan to return to Korea on March 27.

Recording lasted until 6 P.M. before leaving to Singapore

Park Chulwoo wore a mask due to his swollen throat

2 A.M., March 22, at the Paju King Records recording studio just hours before leaving to Singapore. Opening the studio door, Sung Daehyun, the man of the hour, was alive, but a little haggard on account of staying up late.

"Staying up all this week has made me out of my head."

The other members are the same. It felt bad to even talk to Park Chulwoo, who wore a mask because his throat was swollen, or Lee Sungwook, whose nerves were frayed having to finish recording on the day of departure.

Nearing the final stretch, they pulled a week-long all-nighter, and even worked intensively on the day they were set to leave for Singapore. Due to this, production on the album is almost finished; the rest—mixing, mastering, and jazz session playing for one song—are technical processes that will be handled in America, with R.ef not directly participating.

The final touches will be finished in America by Kim Gukhyeon, an engineer who participated in the production of Seo Taiji and Boys' 4th album, and their producer Choi Minhyeok. It will take place in Ocean Tower Studio, a spot Kim Gukhyeon found, located in the vicinity of LA.

11 songs themed on love, with rave as the main genre

Gathered an orchestra and the world's top artists

As the D-day of R.ef's second album, to release around the middle of April, approaches, its secrets are being unraveled one by one, drawing curiosity. As its title, Back to the Black, implies, the album's songs seek a "return to retro". To bring a new feel to the retro sound new generations are unfamiliar with, a sound designer—a position new to general audiences—was appointed into their team for the first time in Korea. Additionally, to differentiate the album from the digital music of other dance groups, producers scoured American instrument stores for analog instruments that they would work with.

As expected of the group that first introduced the genre to Korea, R.ef's second album is composed of various types of rave music. About five rave tracks are included on the 11-track album.

"In order to strengthen the color of R.ef's unique rave music, we made unique attempts, like adding orchestral instrumentation or metal guitars. It'll probably sound new."

One of this album's other features is the diverse range of genres, such as US house, hip hop, jazz, techno, and pop ballads, aside from the 5 rave songs. For the jazz song in particular, itself a hard feat for a dance group, more work will be put into it than the title track. While in America, the country's top notch jazz artists will be hired to participate in session recordings; Michael Miller, a famous jazz guitarist famous for his work with Chuck Korea, has already been scouted. They plan to invest generously in scouting A-class musicians.

One song composed by Lee Sungwook, 2-3 written by Sung Daehyun

Choreo and outfits will be prepared at their return to Korea, on March 27

A song composed by Lee Sungwook will be included in this album, which will show how much the group have grown musically. Lyrics will be written by Hong Jaesun, Lee Yongmin, and Sung Daehyun, who all wrote for R.ef's debut, as well as the rising star lyricist Kang Eunkyung. Sung Daehyun wrote lyrics for 4 songs, two to three of which are being considered for the album.

This album's main theme is "love". It includes stories about lovers, self-love, love for a departed partner, and things one would want to say while parting with a lover.

Aside from "Brilliant Love", which serves as a part two to "Heartbreak" off their debut, the rest of the tracklist has not been decided on—only the title of the song "Forbidden U-Turn", composed by Lee Sungwook. Kang Eunkyung wrote the lyrics off of Lee's idea, and it reportedly contains autobiographical lyrics about how he chose to become a singer.

On another note, R.ef will be busy finishing up their dances and outfits, when they come back from Singapore, appearing on various TV and radio programs and shooting a music video with their travel companion Kim Sehoon.

[leedongsik]

THAT'S TRUE LOVE BITCH