#go ah sung

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FILMS in 2024: 73 | Samjin Company English Class 삼진그룹 영어토익반 (2020) — dir. Lee Jong Pil, Lee Jung Beom     

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GO AH SUNG ♡ ↪ Allure Korea : behind-the-scenes (Oct. 2021)

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GO AH SUNG as HA YEON "Dream Sweet Member" in DOONA! (2023) dir. Lee Jeong Hyo

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Life On Mars 1x01

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Radiant Office (2017) | South Korean Drama

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Solo Leveling Characters and their Zodiac signs

*Heavily based on my headcanons for their ages and the Eastern/Chinese zodiac

Baek Yoon-Ho - Tiger

This should be obvious. However, I also headcanon him to be 34 (based on manhwa merch) rather than the game age of 37 he can't be that old

I will be using Baek Yoon-Ho's age to set everyone else's age

Choi Jong-In - Snake

This is based on how Baek Yoon-Ho calls Choi Jong-In a snake in the story. So if Choi Jong-In was born in the year of the snake, that would make him 31 (this is where I got his age from by the way)

This also fits into my previous headcanon that his age is somewhere between 28-32 (note that I'm ignoring the in-game age)

Min Byung-Gyu - Monkey

If Yoon-Ho is 34, and Min Byung-Gyu is 28 (stated in-game), then this would make Min Byung-Gyu be born in the year of the monkey.

Also based on this tweet (Long story short, Min Byung-Gyu is called a "gorilla-type healer" (based on a sketchy translator))

Lee Ju-Hee - Rabbit

The game says she's 22, but the novel says that she's 21, so I'll be going with 21

Scaling from Min Byung-Gyu's age, this would make Lee Ju-Hee a rabbit

Woo Jin-Chul - Rabbit

I headcanon Woo Jin-Chul to be 2 years older than Choi Jong-In, which would put him at 33 (he's rather young in the game when the novel states that he is older than that)

He's rather similar to a rabbit too. Just the vibe

Liu Zhigang - Rooster

Based on lobyu's headcanon that he is six years older than Woo Jin-Chul

Also, the rooster suits him. There's also a dragon, though that would make him rather young

Lim Tae-Gyu - Rat

So if Baek Yoon-Ho is 34, and Lim Tae-Gyu is 36 (from the game), then Lim Tae-Gyu would be born in the year of the rat

It's kind of fitting. Also just the vibes

Sung Jin-Woo - Rat

Based on how the other ages have been calculated, if Sung Jin-Woo is 24, then he would be a rat

Very accurate in my opinion-

Cha Hae-In - Ox

Cha Hae-In is 23, one year younger than Sung Jin-Woo, which would make her an ox

Strong woman has a strong animal

Park Hee-Jin - Dog

Park Hee-Jin is 26 according to the game, making her born in the year of the dog

Lost puppy energy. Very cute

Go Gun-Hee - Goat

Had to do some math to get there, but if he's 87, then he's a goat

Wise energy. And will kick your a-

Go Gun-Hee = GOAT (credits to manawari)

Sung Jin-Ah and Han Song-Yi - Snake

Assuming they are the same age and Han Song-Yi is 19 according to the game, they're both snakes

Accurate with how Jin-Ah teases Jin-Woo and based on Song-Yi's personality at first

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Smugglers

밀수 (2023)

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I think i won't be able to finish this :')

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|| When the Light and Shadows Meet||

I’m happy that my fic is flourishing little by little 😭 I’m so grateful to the people reading it and leaving kudos and some comments.

The conversation stalled as Mrs. Jang's cat, who kept hissing at them and threatening to scratch them with her sharp claws, diverted her attention. Sadly, neither of them had the guts to go to Mrs. Jang's beauty salon and complain about her spawn of Satan; they were both scared of the woman.

"Believe me when I tell you that she's a witch!"

"Isn't she a shaman?"

"Same thing!" the brunette exclaimed with a fearful voice.

"It's not the same thing."

"Don't they contact and exorcist demons and spirits?"

Sung Jin-Woo got silent and thought for a second for a good comeback.

The Norwegian Forest cat yowled at them and regained their attention. Balnim meowed in a warning tone from the tree branch where she was watching and hissing at them, preparing to attack them with her sharp claws.

"Ave María Purisima!"

The black-haired man turned to look at her with a confused look after not having understood what she had said. Was that English? However, in that small moment of distraction, Dalnim took the opportunity to throw herself at them, her claws ready to scratch their faces. Or more like aiming only at him.

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TRACER 트레이서 (2022) ➥ Hye Young ▫ episode one

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Life On Mars 1x01

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Love For Love's Sake

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Love For Love's Sake (2024, South Korea)

Director: Kim Kyun Ah

Writer: Kwon Cho Rong (based on the webnovel by Hwacha)

Mini-review:

Full disclosure: I'm not a huge fan of BL dramas. They rarely work for me tbh, for a wide variety of reasons that I won't go into right now. From time to time I fall for people's raves about one of these shows, only to end up disappointed. And, while this one is better than average, it didn't impress me that much anyway. There's clearly a strong emotional core at the center of the story, but the episodes are too short and everything feels rushed. The thing that saves it is Lee Tae Vin's performance and his fantastic chemistry with Cha Joo Wan; it's thanks to them that the last two episodes hit a lot better than what comes before. But yeah, it's clear that BLs in general just aren't my thing.

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Arthdal Chronicles

The first season of this fantasy story hits close to home. It depicts the cruelty and greed of villages that have the resources, food and technology to take advantage of others. The story doesn't waist time, the first episode starts with the Arthdal leaders asking the Neanthals to become part of their power. The Arthdal are afraid of the peaceful but strong Neanthals and pretend to negotiate, knowing they are not interested. And what do they do? The Arthdal leaders trick their own people and kill the Neanthals in order to take their lands. Asa Hon learns this when she is in the middle of the attack, and in order to safe Neanthal children, she leaves with a child and Ragaz, with whom she later has children with.

Arthdal continues to annihilate weaker villages, taking them as slaves for hard labor. It is Tagon, an Itgu in hiding, that makes all this possible for Arthdal. And even though he is loved by the village as a hero, his father and other leaders are trying to find ways of killing him, including making Mihol's daughter, Teaelha, into a spy. Even though Tagon is cruel, there is an innocence to his longing to be loved and accepted by the people. His relationship with Teaelha is of a love stronger than their ties to their families and interests. And even though we don't like what he does, some times we do wish him success in his endeavors and fight against the Arthdal leaders for power.

But it is the story of the Wahan Tribe that reminds us that Tagon and all Arthdal are cruel and greedy people that have no respect for others. This is a peaceful tribe in a far away land. They are more like Neanthals in their believes but they are also prejudice against Itgus like Eunseom, whose mother leaves him there before she dies. Eunseom's only true friend is Tanya, the daughter of the priestess and scientist of the village.

It is almost impossible to reach the place but Tagon and the Arthdal leaders find the way to reach the land, it takes them 10 years to reach it and less time to destroy it and take its people as prisoners and slaves. Here we see the struggle of these people who get separated, sold into slavery and fight with each other and their enslavers in order to survive. But it also shows the Wahan people mesmerized by the innovations and way of life in this civilized village.

Tanya ties Eunseom to her by naming him her dream and he will do anything to save her, but destiny takes them into two different paths. These two characters are also very naive, their innocence and sense of justice is what makes others follow them. They both want to forge a world where everyone is equal, no prejudice against people that are different, everyone on equal standing.

Tanya's relationship with Saya is a sad one at best. She is using Saya while Saya genuinely likes her. And even though, at some point she sees him as a friend and cares about him, she still uses his affection towards her. But she is not the only one using Saya, so is Tagon who separated him from his mother when he was a child and Teaelha who became his caregiver for Tagon. Still, Saya is not stupid and he knows how to play the game.

This first half ends with the downfall of the rule of the Arthdal leaders: Daekan, White Mountain, and Hae tribes; giving way to Tagon's rule under the name of Aramun; which damages the relationship he had with Teaelha. Tanya is now the high priest while Eunseom becomes a god for the Ago tribe and starts unifying weak tribes to end fights among them and focus on fighting against their common oppressor.

The second season starts 8 years after the final events of the first one. And the fighting is no longer centered on colonialism, but on taking down a threatening force that is not letting them continue with their expansion of territories. I have heard of people wondering why the change of actors for critical characters. I wouldn't have minded seeing the same actors since they are excellent ones and we got used to them. But I didn't mind the changes, I think that these new actors, brought some darkness to the characters that had been innocent and naive in the first season. They have learned to play the game and they are using what they have learned for their gain.

Tagon and Teaelha are no longer the close couple they had been, but they still love each other and have a son that unites them. Theirs is a tragic and powerful love story, tainted by the struggle for power.

In this half, we see Tagon's fall, and the rise of the ideology that drove Tanya and Eunseom into battle. But we are left with an open ending that promises more blood and restlessness. Saya wants Arthdal for his own since he can't have Tanya's love; and Teaelha wants to take Arthdal back as she promised Tagon; while Eunseom struggles to make Arthdal the land he and Tanya had envisioned.

It is the bloody story of a civilization in this fantasy world that reflects the truth about the history of our world so full of tyranny, blood and inequality.

It is not a story with clear lines and we will switch sides as their goals become twisted, but so is the story of rulers in the past and the present. This is a fantasy story, but it also criticizes what makes a country a country - it's bloody history of greedy men.