#do woo

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That fruit in Donghee mouth sparked something inside Hotae...

[mushiemadarame]

⇢ Do Woo as Kim Dong Hee and Won Tae Min as Go Ho Tae in every episode of Unintentional Love Story EP1-5

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WON TAE MIN and DO WOO for DAZED KOREA 04.07.24

[ellsieee]

Do Woo is so pretty.

That's all.

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The Time of Fever 

Korean Movie - 2024

[monsieurjulesart]

The time of fever… a dream. For my @jan-fm

[alejunsu]

The Time of Fever (EP 4)

[absolutebl]

This isn’t SUPER an ask more of a “have you seen this?”

https://youtu.be/vRwCZ3y0k78?si=T_mqnjDzEoXIhhxB

So are we getting a continuation of unintentional love story or is this their Highschool days??? Either way let’s go backkkkkkkkk

Hope you’re having a great weekend!

JP

Wow, it certainly looks like it might be! Thank you sm for sharing!

Lemme sleuth.... AH HA, OMG THIS IS AWESOME! It's listed as a spin off from ULS on MDL!

The Time of Fever (2024)

Ho Tae and Dong Hee have grown up like brothers since childhood. A few years ago, Ho Tae, who had moved to Seoul, returned to Gangneung after his father's funeral. Meanwhile, Dong Hee, who had come out and was kicked out of his home, began living alone in Ho Tae's empty house. Reuniting after a long time, the two start living together under one roof. Despite their close brotherly bond, Dong Hee can't help but feel excited seeing Ho Tae, his first love, again. Dong Hee tries to suppress his feelings, but it's not easy. Meeting Dong Hee after a long time, Ho Tae also starts experiencing emotions he has never felt before. In an effort to escape his confusing feelings, Ho Tae starts dating girls recklessly. Witnessing Ho Tae like this hurts Dong Hee, and after an unexpected incident, the delicate relationship between the two starts to gradually shift.

So this is the side couple from Unintentional Love Story, same actors, same character names.

Do Woo = Kim Dong Hee

Won Tae Min = Go Ho Tae (also the lead in You Make Me Dance)

We love them, they were great. (Side couples are rare in KBL.)

Oh I am so excited about this. Not only did I love them in ULS (as indeed I loved ULS) but we know from YMMD that Won Tae Min will actually kiss boys well on screen!

Also KBLs rarely/ever deals in family drama, outing, closet cases or homophobia (they like their bubble too much), so this is new ground for KBL as well.

Well well well. How fun.

[optimistwithdepressivetendencies]

HE BOUGHT HIM A FLOWER IM GONNA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[itsjulesharper]

3 Act Story Structure - Unintentional Love Story

So here’s my 3 Act Structure breakdown of Korean BL drama, Unintentional Love Story.  

Big Picture Question (aka Story Question)

Will recently-fired WonYoung manage to get his job back by getting pottery artist TaeJoon to sign a contract with his company?

ACT 1 (Ordinary World)

WonYoung has been fired from his job because his department boss was doing  shady stuff and implicated him.  So he goes to a small seaside town to wait until everything’s been cleared up (as told by his supervisor) and he can return.

Call to Adventure While at the town, he recognises local pottery owner TaeJoon as the famous artist his company owner has been looking for. If he can get TaeJoon to sign a contract, he can return to his job. But TaeJoon is aloof, private and totally unapproachable.

Refusal of the Call —> Acceptance With student debt repayments looming, this happens quickly, as WonYoung wants to return to his job.

Crossing the Threshold (aka Stepping Into The New World) He asks TaeJoon for a job but no luck. Instead, the local cafe needs a coffee runner.  WonYoung is now part of the small community.

ACT 2 (in The New World)

Acclimatising to the New World, Trials and Minor Victories WonYoung learns how to work with clay and sculpt. He gets to know the town through his part-time job as coffee runner.  He makes progress with TaeJoon when they start to talk.  TaeJoon gets all up in WonYoung’s face and there’s an undeniable spark of attraction for both of them.

Allies/Enemies/Mentors We get to know HoTae, who appears to be the local tough guy but is girlfriend-cursed. He’s been in love with his school bestie DongHee (owner of the cafe) and wants to date him.

There’s a cast of lovely town people, mainly aunties. TaeJoon also has a friend GeonHee, who owns a kiln and fires his pottery creations.

Jung, WonYoung’s boss, appears to be helpful but as the story develops, turns out to be a backstabbing asshole.

We learn about TaeJoon’s ex - also an asshole - who took money from TaeJoon’s father on the condition he dump TaeJoon.

Escalation of Emotional Stakes WonYoung and TaeJoon become closer, and the way in which TaeJoon treats WonYoung differently to everyone else is noticed by his friends and commented on.  When WonYoung gets sick, TaeJoon takes care of him at his house, much to the shock of TaeJoon’s friends.

When TaeJoon makes a move on WonYoung it’s rejected, but the attraction is obvious so a slow burn romance plays out, with both men hesitant (TaeJoon because of his past experiences, WonYoung because he’s thinking TaeJoon likes a girl).

Point of no Return WonYoung says he should move out into another place. They both look at houses but TaeJoon is clearly unhappy WonYoung is moving out. They admit their feelings for each other and things start to get emotionally complicated.  WonYoung feels guilt about keeping secrets, quits his job.

——————> STORY MIDPOINT <——————

Removing the Armour (aka Becoming Emotionally Vulnerable) WonYoung attempts to come clean with TaeJoon but he’s drunk and it never really happens.

They are both honest with each other about other misunderstandings, and emotional drama is cut short by admissions and an apology.

Things Start to Fall Apart WonYoung’s boss turns up and basically ruins everything. TaeJoon is heartbroken, feeling betrayed and lied to by the one person he had trusted.  He doesn’t know what is truth anymore.

OH SHIT Moment (aka The Black Moment) It appears WonYoung will not get TaeJoon to sign that contract after all. Until… he does. A condition of the contract is that WonYoung gets his job back, giving WonYoung everything he’s ever wanted. It’s a bittersweet pill and WonYoung refuses to accept the job.  They break up.

ACT THREE (The New, Improved World)

The Journey Back (aka Do Not Want, Let Me Just Return To My Old Life) GeonHee, TaeJoon’s friend, convinces WonYoung to take the job that TaeJoon had secured for him, despite WonYoung not wanting it (because it would only prove TaeJoon right, that WonYoung had pursued him for a job). WonYoung tries multiple times to explain things to TaeJoon but he’s having none of it.  The man’s heart has been broken.

Reflection/Realisation They have to work together to meet a deadline, and TaeJoon sees multiple times - through actions and the words of others - how good a person WonYoung is. Begins to Feel Things again.

One Last Challenge WonYoung sees TaeJoon with his asshole ex, is gutted he could apparently forgive him, but not WonYoung.  WonYoung now rejects TaeJoon’s attempts to reconcile. Lots of real emotions and thoughts, until they eventually talk it out, clear up the misunderstanding and make up.

Resolution TaeJoon finds out WonYoung’s boss wrongly implicated him in the illegal stuff, cancels his contract, WonYoung gets an apology from his boss.  TaeJoon’s asshole ex corners WonYoung and attempts to ruin their relationship, but TaeJoon charges in and punches asshole ex, and there’s an obvious visual representation of how strong a good relationship is (vs a horrible manipulative one TaeJoon had with asshole ex) One of my YASSSSS feel-good moments.

Final Ahhhhh Moment WonYoung and TaeJoon meet on the beach to watch the sunset, holding hands and with their ring fingers sporting matching bands.

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Merci beaucoup for reading!  Please share the love! And if you want to see more 3 Act Structure analysis of BL dramas, let me know xx

If you want to read my emotional and chaotic livetweeting of ULS, here’s a link to my thread.

[conscbgb]

The HEAVY BREATHING 🧘‍♀️

[mushiemadarame]

⇢ Won Tae Min as Go Ho Tae and Do Woo as Kim Dong Hee in every episode of Unintentional Love Story EP6-10

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THE TIME OF FEVER official poster

03.05.24

[ellsieee]

The Time of Fever poster dropped it's gorgeous.

I can't wait! The angst is going to be so good. I'm also hoping for a complete (and happy) ending for them. They deserve it.

[chordassinationtechnique]

Guys, guys…..GUYSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

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