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Korean Drama Review My Demon

Hello everyone! It has been a long time since I wrote a review. I have finished “Let’s fight ghost, Goblin, Lawless Lawyer(Dropped), The Secret Life of My Secretary(scanned through), Mystic Pop-up Bar, Forest, Flower of Evil(scanned through), 18 again, More than friends (scanned through), True Beauty, Sell Your Haunted House, The Devil Judge(scanned through), The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim,…

[theinfinitedivides]

ykw i think would get Do Sik's head away from these murderous thoughts about ripping vampires' hearts out of their chest and drinking their blood to fix whatever's wrong with him while he simultaneously sort of pines after In Hae? d*ck. that would fix him. let him have a bisexual awakening for a sec and the villain arc in this case is stopped in its tracks

[k-star-holic]

"Bae Da Hae" Lee Jang-won's 5 Family Luxury Family (ft.Love Story)

[lurkingshan]

The Ride or Die Drama Couples List

So the other night I got a little sassy on main because some of the girlies were complaining that King the Land is focusing more on the couple moments (aka relationship development) between Gu Won and Sa Rang and doesn’t have enough plot. Which is a very typical fandom complaint about romcoms that I absolutely hate, because in a good romance the relationship is the plot, people! It’s bizarre attitudes like this that get us random murder plots spliced into every other romcom for the ratings, and I am begging y’all to stop the madness. 

Ahem. Anyway, that post seemed to resonate with some folks and get them discussing other dramas, and so inevitably @troubled-mind wandered into my notes and said gee Shan, it seems like maybe you should make a list of dramas that show us couples in a relationship and explore how they make it work and ultimately stay together. And I’ve warned y’all before, if you make a stray comment in my direction there will be a list coming your way. So here I am again, doing the absolute most.

Today I present to you a list of my favorite dramas that show you not only how the couple gets together, but also how they stay together. Criteria:

The couple doesn’t have to be together when the drama starts, but they do have to actually begin their romantic relationship no later than halfway through the drama’s run so that we have substantial time with them as a couple

The relationship development between the couple is a primary plot driver (so no dramas where there’s a great long term couple just hanging out in the background)

The relationship story may include some physical separation or even a temporary breakup, but not the betrayal kind–these are the sort that actually force an unaddressed issue to the surface and ultimately bring the couple even closer 

Happy endings only, these pairs are sticking together 

Ride or Die Drama Couples

Bad Buddy - Pat and Pran

(Thailand, YouTube)

This is tumblr so do I really need to tell y’all about Pat and Pran? There is a reason we all lost our minds over this show and it’s because we got to be in this relationship with them so intensely and see them fight to stay together despite it all. Their ending is bittersweet because of their families, but the show leaves us no doubt that they both think the other is worth it and they will always stick it out together. 

Dark Blue Kiss - Pete and Kao

(Thailand, YouTube)

Shout out to the OGs! Pete and Kao originally got together in the Kiss series (you can watch it, but you really don’t have to, fam) and Dark Blue Kiss brings them back three years into their long-term relationship to give us a peek into their struggles with the closet and the toll it takes on both of them individually as well as the strain it puts on their relationship. 

Flower of Evil - Hee Sung and Ji Won

(S Korea, Netflix or Viki)

Hee Sung and Ji Won are already married (with an adorable daughter) when this drama begins, and the backstory of their relationship is unspooled alongside the larger mystery at the heart of the show. One of the most fascinating and heart wrenching love stories I have ever seen, centered on a character who is so emotionally damaged that he genuinely believes he is incapable of love even as love pours out of him. Damn, I’m gonna make myself cry into my oatmeal.

It’s Okay, That’s Love - Jae Yeol and Hae Soo

(S Korea, Viki)

Speaking of crying, lord. Ahhhhhhh. Let me pull myself together. It’s Okay, That’s Love is a healing drama about two people who fall in love and support each other through serious mental health challenges. I don’t really want to say much more than that. Bring tissues, besties!

La Pluie - Patts and Saengtai

(Thailand, iQIYI)

My beloved! This Thai drama is about a pair of soulmates–or are they–who find each other and try to make their relationship work. That’s it, that’s the show. In this drama, the relationship truly is the plot, despite some of the fantasy elements being used to highlight its themes. La Pluie is about the importance of choice and a rebuke of romantic fantasies that fate and destiny will handle your love life for you. I and many others have written about it extensively, so if you decide to watch, you can go nuts on meta. 

Lighter & Princess - Li Xun and Zhu Yun

(China, Viki)

I really love this show. This is a long format drama so there will be longer stretches where the couple still has not officially gotten together, but the relationship between them is the heart of the entire show, and we get the distinct pleasure of watching them fall in love twice, and the second time figure out how to make it stick. Such a treat.

One Spring Night - Ji Ho and Jung In

(S Korea, Netflix)

Oh how I love this quiet little drama about two people who fall for each other while one is still in a relationship with someone else, and figure out how to untangle the mess they’re in. We get to see them not only fall in love, but figure out how to become a unit who can withstand the harsh judgment coming their way and become a family on their own terms. Bonus adorable child alert!

Tomorrow With You - So Joon and Ma Rin

(S Korea, Viki)

This time travel melodrama is one of those that I started with no expectations and then sat up part way through and said what gave you the right to be this good! This is another one where the relationship begins for dubious reasons, but the suspect motives are quickly taken over by genuine feeling. We really get to live with the relationship in this one and the message is all about treasuring the life and time we have together. 

The Rebel Princess - Awu (Wang Xuan) and Xiao Qi

(China, Viki)

I think the phrase Ride or Die was actually invented for them. Talk about a power couple. Once these two get to know each other (this is a historical so as per usual, their marriage wasn’t actually their choice but rather the result of some asshole’s machinations in a quest for power, joke’s on them though) they are in, baby, and their devotion and loyalty never wavers. This is a historical epic in war time, so the couple will be physically separated multiple times, but it only makes them stronger and each of their reunions sweeter. Their relationship is the heart of the show and the throughline in their chaotic lives.

What Did You Eat Yesterday? - Shiro and Kenji

(Japan, the ether)

Saving the best for last because this right here is the GOAT in this category. It sits at the top of my all-time favorite dramas list and I love it passionately. Because y’all? This drama is explicitly about a middle-aged couple learning how to be together in a long-term relationship. That is the entire plot. And it’s fantastic. Stop reading this and go watch it!

Honorable Mentions

Yumi’s Cells - Yu Mi and Goo Wong 

(S Korea, Viki)

This one is not on the list proper because (gasp) the couple doesn’t end up together. I know, I’m still sad about it, too, even though I went into this drama fully aware of the concept (a season about each of Yu Mi’s major relationships). But man. Yu Mi and Goo Wong just have that something, you know? Even knowing they don’t stick it out, it’s a delight to watch them fall in love and settle into a relationship together. Technically there is a second season featuring Yu Mi’s next relationship (Babi? I don’t know her), but I don’t want to recommend it and you can’t make me.

I must also give a shout out to the bl season 2s that exist expressly for the purpose of showing how the characters settle into a relationship after the first season get together:

Gameboys 2 (Philippines, Gaga) - Cairo and Gavreel

Minato’s Laundromat 2 (Japan, Gaga)- Shin and Minato 

SOTUS S and Our Skyy (Thailand, YouTube) - Kongpob and Arthit

Still 2gether (Thailand, YouTube) - Tine and Sarawat

Utsukushii Kare 2 (Japan, Gaga) - Hira and Kiyoi

And because this is my post and I make the rules, I am also doing some honorable mentions of the friends to lovers slow burns where technically they are not together until the final arc of the story but let’s be serious they are together the whole time and just don’t realize it yet so you know exactly what their relationship is going to look like:

Fight for My Way (S Korea, Viki) - Dong Man and Ae Ra

Happiness (S Korea, Viki) - Sae Bom and Yi Hyun

Hospital Playlist 1 and 2 (S Korea, Viki) - Song Hwa and Ik Jun

My Only 12% (Thailand, iQIYI) - Seeiw and Cake

My Ride (Thailand, Gaga or YouTube) - Mork and Tawan 

Romance is a Bonus Book (S Korea, Netflix) - Dan Yi and Eun Ho

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo (S Korea, Viki) - Joon Hyeong and Bok Joo

Whoops you woke the beast @troubled-mind. @rocketturtle4 @neuroticbookworm @chickenstrangers here are more for your mile long rec lists. :)))

[mizldrizl]

How common is each character's family name in Korea? - Beyond Evil

#01: 김 (金, Kim) - Kim Young Hui (apprx. 21.50%)

#02: 이 (李, Lee) - Lee Dong Sik, Lee Yu Yeon, Lee Chang Jin (apprx. 14.70%)

#03: 박 (朴, Park) - Park Jung Je (apprx. 8.43%)

#06: 강 (姜, Kang) - Kang Jin Mook, Kang Min Jung (apprx. 2.37%)

#07: 조 (趙, Cho) - Cho Gil Gu (apprx. 2.12%)

#11: 한 (韓, Han) - Han Joo Won, Han Ki Hwan, Han Jung Im (apprx. 1.56%)

#12: 오 (吳, Oh) - Oh Ji Hwa, Oh Ji Hoon (apprx. 1.54%)

#15: 권 (權, Kwon) - Kwon Hyuk (apprx. 1.42%)

#16: 황 (黃, Hwang) - Hwang Gwang Young (apprx. 1.40%)

#21: 유 (柳, Yoo) - Yoo Jae Yi (apprx. 0.96%)

#31: 남 (南, Nam) - Nam Sang Bae (apprx. 0.55%)

#68: 도 (都, Do) - Do Hae Won (apprx. 0.11%)

Source: KOSIS statistics (2015)

[ikjun]

AL'S DRAMA RECS VOL.1: these recs will solely focus on the writing of the shows, which to me comes down to two things: how well does the plot accomplish what it set out to do in the beginning? and how compelling are the characters written, no matter if their character arc means they become better or worse through the story or even remain who they are? my favourite dramas usually succeed in giving us a satisfying answer to both questions and these are the ones you will see on this list!

★★★★★ dramas (aka the greatest hits):

SECRET FOREST / STRANGER (2017-2021): the pinnacle of all dramas. follows the duo of no-nonsense prosecutor hwang si-mok (the acting star turn of he century by cho seung-woo) and police detective han yeo-jin (the ever-exceptional bae doo-na) investigating a murder case that blows open several scandals in the prosecution. season 2 follows several cases leading to an internal investigation on police bribery. it just does not get better than this and i fear it won't ever will. this drama has the understated styling of nordic noir, the classic shenanigans of an unlikely leading kdrama duo, and one of the tightest scripts ever seen in any tv show ever. | genre: thriller, melodrama, crime procedural

MY LIBERATION NOTES (2022): following the yeom family's three siblings living in the small town of sanpo on the outskirts of seoul, and the stranger moving into the house next door to theirs, this story navigates questions of sibling-hood and family, the purpose of life, as well as the sacrifices we make for the relationships in our life as well as our own happiness. this show earned its hype from the central love story between mr. gu and yeom mi-jeong (son seok-ku and kim ji-won acting the house down) but every one of the three main storylines is well-paced, gives the main actors moments to shine and grow, and ties neatly into the overarching plot to render you either moved or comforted, or even both. | genre: slice of life, melodrama

VINCENZO (2020): at this point are there still followers on this blog who haven't at least seen me talk about vincenzo? the writing of this show is maybe the peak of genre-blending done in kdrama, a culmination of years refining this skill to sharp perfection in a biting black comedy. vincenzo cassano (song joong-ki), consiglieri of a mafia clan he got adopted into, goes back to south korea to recover a frankly unholy amount of gold and fights a gigantic conglomerate (babel) to get there. if you watch past episode four, you will finish this drama, because everything ensuing from then on is just one iconic story beat after another. | genre: black comedy / satire, crime, romance

HOSPITAL PLAYLIST (2020-2022): a medical drama beyond reproach. this show is on this list for the way it wrote its characters and achieved the most satisfying character arcs in any kdrama, maybe, ever. a group of five friends in their fourties all working at the same hospital and navigating their professional and private lives, this drama doesn't shy away from eclectic backstories (and the leads all playing music together in a band) as well as truly heart-tearing moments of friendship and romance. never have i seen character growth done as well as i have seen it in the characters of yang seok-hyeong and kim-jun-wan. | genre: medical, slice of life, rom-com

D.P. / DESERTER PURSUIT (2021-2023): d.p. to me is a no-notes kind of show. it depicts the work of the military police pursuing army deserters through freshly enlisted ahn jun-ho (jung hae-in playing years below his age and leagues above many his actual age) who ends up empathizing and working to help and save the deserters he and his team partner han ho-yeol (an exceptional koo kyo-hwan) are meant to bring back to the army instead of incriminating them further. d.p. is much better for its tone, its writing and the risks it takes in its no-nonsense approach than some of the drivel revered solely for being more flashy and showy in this genre. | genre: military drama, action

★★★★☆ dramas (aka near-perfection):

PRISON PLAYBOOK (2017): the perfect prototype of the bromance as romance formula and one of the best found family dramas that really focuses on that. star baseball player kim je-hyuk (park hae-soo in his career-defining role) loses his career and lands in prison after he assaults the ex-boyfriend of his younger sister to protect her. the show centers on je-hyuk's time in prison, where he reunites with his childhood best-friend-now-prison-guard lee jun-ho (a supreme jung kyung-ho) and assimilates himself with the people he meets in his cell. this show hits all the beats so well from a stellar supporting cast to a great comeback kid narrative for je-hyuk from his time in prison to being released. glaring flaw: the age-gap / childhood friends romance, the conclusion of hanyang's story arc, who gets the short end of the stick while being the one out gay character in the show. | genre: black comedy, found family, slice of life

GOBLIN: THE LONELY AND GREAT GOD (2017): the defining kdrama for many. it may be the one drama that really delivers in answering its plot's defining question twice over and then some. goblin kim shin (gong yoo), cursed to immortality, gets his life upended once a grim reaper (lee dong-wook as wang yeo, a performance never to be seen or repeated again since) and the young woman (kim go-eun as ji eun-tak) who turns out to be his fated bride enter his life. an immortal man resigned on life finds purpose while knowing he will fatally die once the woman he falls in love with cures him of his curse. glaring flaw: the age gap romance between eun-tak and kim shin. could she have not been in college at least? | genre: melodrama, romance, fantasy

CRASH LANDING ON YOU (2019): the romance drama that could, and did. based on a real life incident, ceo yoon se-ri (son ye-jin, an acting veteran near beyond reproach imo) accidentally crash lands in north korea after a paragliding flight gone wrong. there she meets active duty soldier captain ri jeong-hyeok (hyun bin, thank you for your service) and has to stay with him and his military company. the fated love story starts there, but neither of them know they have met before, and already changed the courses of each other's lives before doing so again. minor flaw: is this drama romanticising the military? or is depicting of that on screen just that and nothing more? that is up to you to decide. | genre: melodrama, romance

HOMETOWN CHA CHA CHA (2021): the series remake of a korean rom-com film of the early aughts, this remains my favourite romance drama over all. dentist yoon hye-jin (shin min-a blessing our screens) moves to rural gongjin, a seaside village where nothing happens at all, after her professional life in seoul goes up in flames. it's not all sunshine in gongjin either as ye-jin meets hong du-sik (kim seon-ho),a handyman who is called chief hong by everyone and fixes all the big and small fires in the village. the two start as enemies that eventually fall in love. the romance is well-handled and paced and the second lead (lee sang-yi) is the best i have ever seen in a show, especially because of the arc written for him. minor flaw: the plot is not as tight as the respective character arcs, so sometimes sacrifices are made for the sake of a more emotional scenes. | genre: rom-com, slice of life

THE GLORY (2022): when you put the revenge in revenge drama, this is what you can get. song hye-ko returns to small screen brilliance in an incomparable performance as moon dong-eun, a woman who decides to infiltrate the lives of her school bullies and take them down one by one. this show delivers on plot even more than on characters, following through on every step of moon dong-eun's revenge without shying away from how gruesome or painful that path of vengeance can be. dong-eun gets help from plastic surgeon joo yeo-jeong (a delightful lee do-hyun), and the main cast is rounded out by lim ji-yeon and jung sung-il as dong-eun's grown up tormentor and her reluctant husband respectively. minor flaw: the show does spend a big chunk of its time on the group of school bullies and their interpersonal relations, which sometimes takes time away from the main plot. | genre: psychological thriller, revenge drama

♡ more specific genre watches (beware: usually crime):

LIFE (2018): written by the writers of secret forest, life is another thriller with understated direction and a more sombre tone. i would have put it in the greatest hits category, but watching it with other people made me realise how niche it actually is in genre. a corporate hospital thriller, the show revolves around the newly-minted ceo of sangkook university hospital, gu seung-hyo (a once again flawless cho seung-woo) and a dedicated ER doctor (lee dong-wook, stellar as ever) who depict the two sides of the patient care vs. profit conflict in the hospital. i can't even say more about the show because every other plot point is basically a spoiler. sharply directed and written, this is one of the best genre pieces i have ever watched, and is mildly reminiscent of hbo prestige television of the decade before. | genre: medical drama, corporate thriller

THE WORST OF EVIL (2023): are you even surprised? this was the drama of 2023 for me, one of the most stellar scripts i have seen. the worst of evil is very firmly a noir show and you have to treat what you are watching as such. it is heavily entrenched into its genre tropes and arcs, even more than most crime shows i have seen, and that can be off-putting for people unfamiliar with the genre, but if you are up for it, you will not be disappointed. opportune violent crime detective park jun-mo (ji chang wook, korea's finest new gen action actor) infiltrates a drug ring lead by jung gi-cheol ( fantastic and emotional tour de force by wi ha joon) and the lines begin to blur when neither of them knows if what they bargained for is actually what they want. the show lets its main plot dictate the pace, focusing on park jun-mo's descent into crime, and it is all the more better for it. | genre: noir, crime thriller, action

BEYOND EVIL (2020): the story about dejected and grieving small-town detective lee dong-sik (baeksang-awarded veteran actor shin ha-kyun) being partnered with elite detective and spinster seoulite han joo-won (child actor prodigy turned actor to watch du jour) has made its waves online for its very apparent gay subtext, but to reduce beyond evil to this would be a crime in itself. following lee dong-sik and han joo-won as they are tasked to solve a reoccurring serial killer case, the framing plot then fans open the age-old wound of dong-sik losing his twin sister and being blamed for her disappearance with joo-won having taken an obsessive fascination with the case. the two crime cases are exceptionally interwoven and the stories of the people in the small town of manyang, and how they all somehow tie back to dong-sik, is the perfect example of turning the small centrepiece of a plot into the binding force of every thread. | genre: procedural, psychological thriller

OUR BELOVED SUMMER (2021): i put this into the genre-piece category because obl is majorly focused on its main trope. romantic dramas can easily be trite to me, as this obvious list of crime shows doesn't tell you, but our beloved summer is one of the few that did everything right. it plays out the best trope ever done - exes to lovers - and does not back down from embracing the whole shebang to the nth degree. high school / college sweethearts choi woong (known beloved actor on ye-xiu tumblr dot com, choi woo-shik) and kook yeun-soo (the ever great kim da-mi) have to unite to replicate, or rather continue, the viral high school documentary they filmed years ago. the show shimmies its way from one moment of reconnection to another, culminating in the best kdrama kiss to ever be put to screen, and concludes in one of the most satisfying and, yes, romantic endings ever. the things a show can do when it just sticks to its main narrative, huh. | genre: rom-com, coming of age

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Categorizing Parent-related Trauma for male and female leads in Kdramas:

Orphans: Lee Hong-jo (Destined With You) Moon Gang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Moon Sang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Ha-ru (Extraordinary You) Naksu/Cho Yeong (Alchemy of Souls) Tak Dong-kyung (Doom at Your Service) Nam Ji-ah* (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Cheon Sa-Rang (King the Land) Jang Man-wol (Hotel del Luna) Yoon Yi-seo (100 Days My Price) Kang Young-hwa (Moon in the Day) Kim Do-ha (Moon in the Day) So Mun (The Uncanny Counter) Do Ha-na (The Uncanny Counter) Kang Tae-moo (Business Proposal) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, present version) Lee Heon (The Forbidden Marriage) Do Do-hee (My Demon) Ji Eun-tak (Guardian: The Great and Lonely God) Na Bong-seon (Oh My Ghost) Kang Cheol (W: Two Worlds) Do Da-hae (The Atypical Family) Yeom Hae-sang (Revenant) Jeong Ji-an (A Shop for Killers) Shin Jae-rim (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale) Kim Ji-uk**** (No Gain No Love)

Half Orphans with loving remaining parent: Eun Dan-oh (Extraordinary You) Koo Chan-sung (Hotel del Luna) Ye So-ran (The Forbidden Marriage) Nam Ha-neul (Doctor Slump) Yu Ji-hyck (Marry My Husband) Kang Hee-soo (Captivating the King) Choi Yi-jae (Death's Game) Im Sol (Lovely Runner) Ryu Sun-jae (Lovely Runner) Lee Chang (Kingdom) Lee Geum, Prince Yeoning (Haechi) Gu San-yeong (Revenant) Son Hae-yeong (No Gain No Love)

Half Orphan + Remaining Parent is THE WORST: Jang Uk (Alchemy of Souls) Kim Do-ha (My Lovely Liar) Lee Yul (100 Days My Price) Ahn Min-hyuk (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Seo Mok-ha (Castaway Diva) Gong Tae-seong (Sh**ting Stars) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, past version) Yi In (Captivating the King) Kang Ji-won (Marry My Husband) Kang Sun-woo (Oh My Ghost)

Parents (at least one) are THE WORST but Both Are Still Alive: Jang Shin-yu (Destined With You) Han Yi-joo (Perfect Marriage Revenge) Ko Mun-young** (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Mok Sol-hee (My Lovely Liar) Gu Won (King the Land) Crown Prince Lee Hwi/Dam-yi/Yeon-seon (The King's Affection) Do Bong-soon (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Woo Young-woo (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)*** Jung Ji-woon (The King's Affection) Kang Bo-geol/Lee Ki-ho (Castaway Diva) Yeo Jeong-woo (Doctor Slump) Hong Hae-in (Queen of Tears) On Eun-yoo (Twinkling Watermelon) Oh Yeon-joo (W: Two Worlds) Yoon Ji-ho (Because This Is My First Life) Nam Se-hee (Because This Is My First Life) Bok Gwi-ju (The Atypical Family) Moon Cha-min (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)

Immortal Being that Still Somehow has Parent Issues: Myul Mang/Doom (Doom at your Service) Lee Yeon & Lee Rang (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Jeong Gu-won (My Demon)

Added trauma flavour: Parent was murdered in front of them (**Still counts if they survived the murder Parent tried to murder them Dying from seemingly incurable disease which makes their parents/guardian sad (If your parents are alive, you must pay for it by dying yourself) Adoptive parent/stepparent is THE WORST

Somehow has normal, alive parents: Lee Jun-ho (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Has no backstory at all. We only meet his older sister and hear nothing about his childhood.) Shin Ha-ri (Business Proposal, her family is refreshingly normal, right down to her brother being sent out to find her when she's drunk) Oh Han-byeol (Sh**ting Stars, Again, we know almost nothing about her family, only that she has twin sisters. But she doesn't appear to have childhood trauma.) Park Yeon-woo (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, her mom being annoyed at her for something that is a crime doesn't count as bad parenting) Lee Young-joon/Sung-hyun (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, his trauma comes from a kidnapper, his parents faced a pretty impossible situation and did their best. They clearly love their kids) Baek Hyun-woo (Queen of Tears, nothing wrong with them out of the ordinary and they are in the drama a significant amount.) Ha Eun-gyeol (Twinkling Watermelon, very loving parents and the deafness and their reliance on him is not anyone's fault)

*Counting her as an orphan even though she gets her parents back after 20 years, she spent her childhood orphaned. ***This character is tricky because I understand why her mother wanted nothing to do with her, but her trying to manipulate the dad and also saying he didn't raise her properly made me so angry. ****This character is tricky because he was explicitly raised as an orphan by his grandma, his father didn't sign his birth certificate (Korean equivalent of this), and he's registered as the child of his grandmother, not his actual mom. His grandma is dead by the beginning of the series and he is living alone without family, so I think he counts as an orphan.

Uncatagorized due to lack of clarity on parents: Soundtrack #1, Hospital Playlist, Happiness

[rensaries]

!⠀♡⠀₊⠀⠀ׁPROFILE : RIM HAE WON

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┃BASIC INFO

★﹐STAGE NAME : Haewon ( 해원 ) ★﹐BIRTH NAME : Rim Hae Won ( 림해원 ) ★﹐NICKNAMES : wonie, visual queen ★﹐BIRTHDAY : August 31, 1995 ★﹐AGE : 29 ( int age ) , 30 ( kor age ) ★﹐ZODIAC SIGN : Virgo ★﹐CHINESE ZODIAC : Pig ★﹐REPRESENTATIVE EMOTICON : 🐱 ★﹐HEIGHT : 168 cm (5'6") ★﹐BLOOD TYPE : AB ★﹐BIRTHPLACE : Seoul, Gangdong-gu, South Korea ★﹐NATIONALITY : Korean ★﹐LANGUAGES : korean (100%), japanese (90%), english (80%), mandarin (36%) ★﹐GENDER : female ★﹐PRONOUNS : she/her ★﹐SEXUALITY : pansexual ★﹐RELATIONSHIP STATUS : single ★﹐FAMILY MEMBERS : Rim Eun-ji ( mother ) , Rim Dae-yong ( father )

★﹐PERSONALITY TYPE : ENTP ( the debater )          ★﹐DESCRIPTION : a debater ( entp ) is a person with the extraverted, intuitive, thinking, and prospecting personality traits. they tend to be bold and creative, deconstructing and rebuilding ideas with great mental agility. they pursue their goals vigorously despite any resistance they might encounter. ★﹐HABITS : singing at random moments, organizing things, biting her bottom lip ★﹐HOBBIES/SKILLS : soccer, acrobatics, hockey, reading, skiing ★﹐LIKES : watching horror movies, shopping, hia, dogs, comfy clothes ★﹐DISLIKES : dark rooms, clowns, hot weather, lip-syncing (on stage), short hair, stalker fans, practicing past midnight ★﹐FAVORITE FOODS : cheesecake, gimbap, potato chips, deviled eggs ★﹐CLOSE FRIENDS : johnny ( nct 127 ) , jisoo ( blackpink ) , kei ( ex-lovelyz ) , nayeon & dahyun ( twice ) , oneus , yujin ( ex-clc, kep1er ) , jeon somi ( ex-i.o.i, soloist )

┃CAREER

★﹐YG ENTERTAINMENT : 2015 - 2017 ★﹐MÉLOMANIE ENTERTAINMENT : 2018 - present ★﹐TOTAL TRAINEE PERIOD : 4 years ★﹐GROUP : UNIMe ★﹐POSITIONS : Main Dancer, Sub-Vocalist ★﹐DEBUT DATE : August 28, 2019 ★﹐DEBUT AGE : 23 ( int age ), 25 ( kor age ) ★﹐YEARS ACTIVE : 5 years ★﹐ASSOCIATED ACTS : Billlie ★﹐KNOWN FOR : her variety show moments, her charisma, her dancing abilities, her instagram lives, "i'm the trend".

┃TRIVIA

she was originally in the lineup for blackpink but never ended up debuting.

she wanted to become a rapper when she was a trainee but switched to a dancer because she was told that was her specialty.

she was casted by sm entertainment, jyp entertainment, and dsp media but declined all three.

out of the whole group she is the best at dancing to boy group choreographies.

as a trainee she often helped stray dogs and cats by giving them food and water.

┃ETC.

★﹐FACE CLAIM : Jueun ( ex-DIA ) ★﹐VOICE CLAIM : Jueun ( ex-DIA ) ★﹐RAP CLAIM : Jueun ( ex-DIA ) ★﹐DANCE CLAIM : Jueun ( ex-DIA )

©️rensaries

[kdramacrybaby]

My Demon (2023)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Synopsis: Do Do-hee was adopted into a rich family by the matriarch, Joo Cheon-sook. The rest of the family, however, despises Do-hee, as she stands to inherit a lot more than they would like. On a night where she nearly loses her life, Do-hee meets the demon Jeong Gu-won. He travels around and makes deals with people who are desperate - all they need to give in return is their soul. But instead of getting to make a deal, Gu-won's powers are transferred to Do-hee, and the two now have to stick together to figure out how to reverse it. They both have something the other want.

Episode info: 16 episodes / Runtime around 70 minutes

Lead cast: Kim Yoo-jung (Do Do-hee), Song Kang (Jeong Gu-won), Lee Sang-yi (Joo Seok-hoon), Kim Hae-sook (Joo Cheon-sook), Kim Tae-hoon (Noh Suk-min)

Link to watch: You can watch on Netflix or Dramacool

Drama rec masterlist | Drama rant thread (beware of spoilers)

I had so much fun watching this drama. It's one of those dramas where Tumblr just forms this little community around a drama as it airs, and I was lucky enough to be able to be a part of it almost from the very beginning.

This drama had so many twists and turns and cliffhangers, and I had such a good time freaking out over everything with people on here.

The drama was actually genuinely funny, and though I may not have laughed out loud, I definitely found myself doing the huff laugh a lot. They knew what they were doing, and the jokes just landed every single time.

It does get dark at times too though, and I do have to make a trigger warning for blood, murder, mental illness, self-harm, suicides and just a very uncomfortable and creepy villain.

Jeong Gu-won is not the brooding, gloomy type of male lead you might think when reading what the drama is about. Instead, he's a drama queen with a flair for fashion. He's childish and whiny, but also openly caring and loving - very golden retriever coded, actually. It sounds weird, but it really works so well for this drama.

And oh my god, I love Do Do-hee so much. She's a boss ass bitch when she needs to be, but is actually just as much a whiny drama queen as Gu-won. She knows what she wants and will do whatever it takes to get it, but also knows when it's time to stop and take a step back.

And the two of them are such a good match! Petty and childish, all with their own huge baggage of trauma that they help each other unpack. And they usually communicate their feelings well with each other. The drama doesn't rely on miscommunication as a way to create drama - if something happens, they resolve it almost immediately, and I love that.

The overall murder-mystery and who-did-what managed to throw things at me that I sometimes didn't see coming, which was nice.

If I do have to say something more negative, the drama does at times feel a little superficial in a way I can't quite explain. I did see some people complain about the same - that it felt plastic sometimes. And they do make some decisions - especially towards the last half of the drama - that I might not really be 100% into. The first half of the drama is definitely the best part.

But overall, I still had such a good time watching, and it's definitely one I'll rewatch again someday.

[salanaii]

Learn Korean with me - Week 6/Day 1

Day 1: Let's Speak Korean Chapter 4 - Shopping (1 - 50)

어서오세요. Eo seo o se yo Welcome.

무엇을찾으시나요? Mu eos eur cha jeu sin a yo What are you looking for? 

혹시반바지있나요? Hog si ban ba ji iss na yo Do you have shorts by any chance?

모자를 / 신발을찾고있어요. Mu ja reur / sin bar eur chaj go iss eo yo I’m looking for hats/shoes.

찾으시는스타일이 / 브랜드가있나요? Chaj eu si neun seu ta ir I / beu raen deu ga iss na yo? Is there a style/brand you are looking for?

도와드릴까요? Do wa deu rir gga yo? May I help you?

사이즈가어떻게되시나요? Sa I jeu ga eo tteoh ge doe si a yo? What is (your) size?

입어봐도되나요? Ib eo bwa do doe na yo? Can I try (this) on?

이사이즈있나요? I sa I jeu iss nay o? Do you have this size?

제사이즈는30입니다. Je sa I jeu neun 30 ib ni da My size is 30. = I’m a 30.

조금큰 / 작은것같아요. Jo geum keun / jag eun geos gat a yo I think it’s a little small/big.

딱맞네요. Ttag maj ne yo It fits perfectly.

얼마예요? Eor ma ye yo How much is it?

세일하나요? Se ir ha na yo Is it on sale?

재고있나요? Jae go iss na yo Do you have (it) on stock?

확인해주시겠어요? Hwag in hae ju si gess eo yo Could you check, please?

반품가능한가요? Ban pum ga neung han ga yo Is it possible to return? = Is it returnable?

얼마동안에반품할수있나요? Eor ma dong an e ban pum har har sui ss nay o (Literal) Within how long can I return? = How late can I return it?

환불가능한가요? Hwan bur ga neung han ga yo (Literal) Is a refund possible? = Can I get a refund?

반품하고싶습니다. Ban pum ha go sip seub ni da I’d like to return.

게품에문제가있나요? Ge pum e mun je ga iss na yo Was there a problem with the product?

아니요,사이즈가맞지않아요. A ni yo, sa I jeu ga maj ji anh a yo (Literal) No, the size isn’t right. = No, it doesn’t fit.

아니요,스타일이맞지않아요. A ni yo, seu ta ir i maj ji anh a yo (Literal) No, the style isn’t right. = No, I don’t like the style.

다른색상이있나요? Da reun saeg sang I iss na yo Do you have different colors?

이게마음에들어요. I ge ma eum e deur eo yo (Literal) This is to (my) liking. = I like this.

그냥둘러볼게요. Geu Nyang dur reo bur ge yo I’ll just look around.

구경해도되나요? Gu Gyeong hae do doe na yo May I look around?

탈의실이어디죠? Tar ui sir I eo di jyo Where is the fitting room?

남성용 / 여성용인가요? Nam seong yong/ yeo seong yong in ga yo Is (this) fir men/for women? = Is this men’s or women’s?

여기흠이있어요. Yeo gi heum I iss eo yo There is a scratch/nick/defect here.

원래이런가요? Won rae I reon ga yo Is this usually like this? = Is this normal?

할인해주실수있나요? Har in hae ju sir sui ss na yo (Literal) Can you discount it for me? = Can you give me a discount?

신상품있나요? Sin sang pum iss na yo Do you have the latest products?

정품맞나요? Jeong pum maj na yo Is this an authentic product?

매니저를만나고싶습니다. Mae ni jeo reur man na sip seub ni da I’d like the meet the manager.

계산해주세요. Gye san hae ju se yo (Literal) Please calculate (it) for me. = Please ring it up for me.

쇼핑백을주세요. Syo ping baeg eur ju se yo Please give me a shopping bag.

포장해주네요. Po jang hae ju ne yo (Literal) Please wrap (it) for me. = I’d like to have it wrapped.

영수증을백안에넣어주세요. Yeong su jeung eur baeg an e neoh eo ju se yo Please put the receipt in the bag.

영수증은저에게주세요. Yeong su jeung eun ge ju se yo Please give the receipt to me.

카드되나요? Ka du doe na yo Is (credit) card okay? = Do you take credit cards?

현금도되나요? Hyeon geum do doe na yo Is cash okay, too? = Can I pay with cash?

현금으로사면할인받나요? Hyeon geum eu ro sa myeon har in bad na yo Do I receive a discount if I buy with cash?

택스리펀드되나요? Taeg seu ri peon deu doe na yo Is it eligible for tax refund?

택스리펀드는어디에서하나요? Taeg seu ri peon deu neu neo di e seo ha na yo (From) where do I do (=file) tax refund?

이렇게작성하면되나요? I reoh ge jag seong ha myeon doe na yo (Literal) Is it right if I fill out like this?

배달도되나요? Bae dar do doe na yo Can it be delivered as well?

홀드해주실수있나요? Hor deu hae ju sir sui ss na yo Can you hold (it) for me?

다시찾으러올게요. Da sic haj eu reo or ge yo I’ll come again to pick it up.

수선가능한가요? Su seon ga neung han ga yo Is alteration possible?

[dreamingkdrama]

Masterlist:

Reviews - all dramas

Appreciation posts - all the handsome and beloved characters

All gifs and edits - all my gifs at one place

Random thoughts - ideas, articles, polls and other stuff

Currently watching and preparing gifs:

The king - Eternal monarch

Drama list:

🇰🇷 Alchemy of souls [Review]

Appreciation posts: Jang Uk, Go Won, Seo Yul, Park Jin

🇰🇷 Black knight [Review][GIFS]

Appreciation post: 5-8

🇰🇷 Bloodhounds [Review] [GIFS] [Episode highlights]

Apreciation posts: Kim Gun-Woo, Hong Woo-Jin

🇰🇷 Business proposal [Review]

Appreciation posts: Kang Tae-Moo, Cha Sung-Hoon

🇰🇷 Crush landing on you [Review]

Appreciation posts: Ri Jeong-Hyeok, Gu Seung-Jung

🇰🇷 Extraordinary Attorney Woo [Review]

Appreciation post: Lee Jun-Ho

🇰🇷 Hometown Cha Cha Cha [Review]

Appreciation post: Hong Du-Sik

🇰🇷 The Kings affection [Review]

Appreciation posts: Jung Ji-Un, Lee Hyun, Kim Ga-On

🇰🇷 The king: Eternal monarch [Review]

Appreciation post: Lee Gon

🇰🇷 My country: The new age [Review] [GIFS] [Episode highlihgts]

Appreciation posts: Seo Hwi, Nam Seon-Ho, Yi Bang-Won

🇰🇷 Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung [Review]

Appreciation post: Lee Rim, Lee Jin

🇰🇷 Sound of magic [Review] [GIFS] [Episode highlights]

Appreciation post: Lee-Eul

🇰🇷 Space sweepers [Review] [GIFS]

Appreciation post: Kim Tae-Ho

🇰🇷 Twenty five Twenty one [Review]

Appreciation post: Back Yi-Jin

🇰🇷 Under the queen's umbrella [Review]

Appreciation posts: Seongnam, Gyeseong

🇰🇷 Vagabond [Rewiev]

Appreciation post: Cha Dal-Geon

🇰🇷Vincenzo [Review] [GIFS] [Episode highlights]

Appreciation post: Vincenzo Cassano

[thestorytellersapprentice]

KDramas - 2023 List

A.k.a. the dramas on my radar:

[Watched ✔️] "Unlock the Boss" — Watched this for Chae Jong-hyeop. And the drama is not without flaws, but I still like the technological theme and the characterization of Park In-sung as actor-turned-CEO.

[Watched ✔️] "The Forbidden Marriage" — Started this without any expectation, but surprisingly was highly entertained by the female lead's antics. After all, it's Park Ju-hyun and she can surely do comedy. Also, Kim Woo-seok as Lee Shin-won is such a great second lead.

[Watched ✔️] "Crash Course in Romance (One-shot Scandal)" — Classic romcom, and I like it, despite the sprinkle of murder mystery. Jung Kyung-ho as the Math star teacher and involvement of food is just my cup of tea. Also, Chi-yeol’s interaction with the family: Hae-yi & the Uncle is 🤩

[Watched ✔️] "Our Blooming Youth" — A bit hesitant at first to start this despite of Park Hyung-sik, plus the 1st episode is a bit clunky. But I quickly warmed up to the sleuthing theme of the drama and the main couple's dynamic: he respects her skills right off the bat. Too bad that it kinda lost its charm — being a bit too muddled — as the drama progressed. What could’ve been!

[Watched ✔️] “Sacred Divorce” — Cho Seung-woo — Persevered just because of Snu. I like the friendship, attorney Choi, and the ramen lady, but things just…lack something that keeps me engaged.

[Watched ✔️] "King the Land" — Lee Jun-ho — Nothing ground-breaking, but such a good watch when you just want to shut off your brain and stare at Junho in all of his three-piece suits glory. The couple have such healthy relationship & stellar communication too.

[Watched ✔️] “See You in My 19th Life” — I dig the unique concept, but too many repeated gloomy flashbacks! Shin Hye-sun is great as always, and I love the sisters interaction, though. Also, the hints about their previous roles in historical drama (Junho as Yi San & Hye-sun as Queen Cheorin) make me want to pair them up. They’ll be such a powerhouse!

? in 2023 — "Joseon Lawyer" — Woo Do-hwan

? in 2023 — "Bloodhounds (Hunting Dogs)" — Woo Do-hwan

? in 2023 — "My Fireworks on Earth" — Yang Yang

? in 2023 — "Is It Fate?" — Chae Jong-hyeop

? in 2023 — "No Secret" — Kang Han-na & Go Kyung-pyo

? in 2023 — "Doctor Slump” — Park Hyung-sik & Park Shin-hye

? in 2023 — "Diva of the Deserted Island” — Chae Jong-hyeop & Park Eun-bin

? in 2024 — “Murder Dieary” — Choi Woo-shik, Son Seok-gu

[lollo-sw-br]

Legendary Form: the most powerful transformation

The Legendary Form is the most powerful transformation a Guardian can achieve. In addition to this form so acclaimed and coveted by several guardians, it gives them immortality (until their Super Wing dies), but their spirit will remain in WingsView, through their frames that works as a portal to the city of WingsView even though they are dead and and focused on the Hall of Fame located at the World Palace.

Unfortunately the current Empress does not know until studying The Guardians Book more deeply and discovering that as Empress she could resurrect the dead guardians in the 1st WingWar by Letally Kim-il.

To reach this form, first your Super Wing needs to be legendary, so it will give more space for your Guardian to reach this very high level. Another point is its own ascension: the guardian will have to save her Super Wing from a mortal danger, sacrificing herself for it and voluntarily (Help your Super Wing as it is your duty without thinking about getting anything in return), so the legendary form would be a reward for the heroic act.

The appearance and transformation I was inspired by the Enchantix transformation (Best transformation of Winx Club). So much so that when I dare the music (Enchantix, magical powder...) I think of the Guardians transforming.

Lina Hae-Won (Tino's current legendary Guardian)

Lina was the first to reach Legendary Form, as Tino (her Super Wing) had already won this title a long time ago and Lilian Hae-Won (her mother) was a highly respected legendary guardian.

Lina reached this form when he was in the arctic helping Tino to stop Golden Boy and his freeze ray, the golden plane would launch its ray at Tino, causing him to be frozen once more,however Lina positioned herself in front of Tino with that being hit and frozen.

Tino tried to get Lina out of the ice block but when he was hopeless, her Wingenergy broke the ice seeing Lina again with the Legendary Form.

Lollo Ji-Hye (Grand Albert's current legendary Guardian)

Lollo, she was the second to achieve legendary form. Like Lina, Lollo had also inherited the energy and carried on the duty of a mother Lailla Ji-Hye that before dying, achieving this form, in addition to his sacrifice, Grand Albert had been named a legendary Super Wing, giving Lollo the opportunity to also reach the legendary form.

Grand Albert was in danger, Golden Boy alongside Leanorie ambushed him, and were going to poison him to death until Lollo arrived to save your Super Wing. Leanorie aimed a bow with an arrow dipped in deadly poison and when she shot, Lollo she put herself in front, being hit in the heart and passed out in the arms of her Super Wing.

Grand Albert I feared losing another guardian, since I had lost Lailla in the 1st WingWar. Not 1 minute passed and Lollo woke up, awakening the legendary form

Lydia Mi-rae (Poppa Wheels current legendary Guardian)

Lydia, along with Lina and Lollo, is also the secondary legendary guardian of Poppa Wheels, as the former was her mother (Luddie Mi-rae) so Lydia would be able to conquer that form.

Poppa Wheels was carrying some World Aircraft objects for her children, however Golden Boy altered the course of the old truck and hijacked it In terms of clothes and materials. With the help of Lolla's tracking, Lydia Mi-rae arrived at the scene.

Poppa Wheels was tied up and Golden Boy intended to release him into the sea, which was poisoned and if he fell, he would not survive. Before Golden Boy cut the rope, Lydia stopped him, untied her Super Wing putting it on dry land, unfortunately the young Guardian fell into the water. Poppa Wheels thought who had lost her Guardian, when in fact, Lydia came out of the water already in her legendary form.

Liah Eui-gi (Jett's Legendary Guardian)

Liah Eui-gi, Jett's Guardian , is Newest Legendary Guardian, firstly Jett received the title of Legendary Super Wing after saving Tino from his downtime, trapped on a glacier in Greenland, giving his Guardian the opportunity to reach that coveted form.

Jett and his Guardia, was on a delivery mission in Africa, Golden Boy as always was prepared for one more of his shenanigans and this time it would be the most dangerous one. the golden plane built a bubble that would release several extremely dangerous gases in order to defeat Jett once and for all. Before Golden Boy hit Jett, Liah was hit, being enveloped by the golden bubble, which to make things worse, it would suck her Wingenergy, Leanorie provoked Jett, saying that it was useless to save Liah, as she would probably be dead, upon learning of this, Jett tried to destroy the bubble using his Super Charge, but it did not work. Jett wouldn't give up, and to her surprise, Liah destroyed the bubble by herself. Reaching Legendary Form.

[minangelouniverse]

KIM TAE HYUNG

♡ General Information:

Birth Name: Kim Tae Hyung

Nickname(s): Taehyung, V, Vante, Tae, Taetae, Bear, Sir

Birth Date: December 30, 1995

Birth Place: Bisan-dong, Seo-gu, Daegu, South Korea

Gender: Male

Sign(s): ☀︎ Capricorn ☽ Aries ↑ Sagittarius

MTBI: INFP

♡ Physical Description:

Height: 178 cm

Body Art: 1

❥ ‘7’ on the outer side of his left leg, above his knee

Piercing(s): 5

❥ 2 on the right ear (2 Lobe) ❥ 3 on the left ear (3 Lobe)

♡ Biography:

Family: Dad, mom, younger sister and younger brother.

Partner: Kang Hae Won

Occupation: Singer, song-writer, record producer

♡ Other:

Likes: Japchae, Meat, Classical & Jazz music, Arts, Photography, Comic books, Clothes, Accessories, Anything unique, Dogs, Bright weather, Fall, Amusement parks

Dislikes: Spicy-food, Cooking, Coffee, Squash, Soybeans, Red beans, Shoes, Heights

Hobbies: Listening to music, Taking photos, Painting, Visiting museum, Walking in the parks, Playing video games, Playing the Saxophone, Piano, Guitar, Violin & Trumpets

♡ Misc

❥ Taehyung's Trivia ❥ V's Profile ❥ BTS' Profile

[mizldrizl]

How old is each character in Beyond Evil?

According to the official Beyond Evil web page:

Lee Dong Sik: 40

Han Joo Won: 27

Park Jung Je: 40

Yoo Jae Yi: 28

Oh Ji Hwa: 40

Nam Sang Bae: 59

Hwang Gwang Young: 34

Cho Gil Gu: 52

Oh Ji Hoon: 26

Do Hae Won: 65

Kang Jin Mook: 45

Kang Min Jung: 21

Lee Chang Jin: 49

Han Ki Hwan: 58

Kwon Hyuk: 34

I read the character information on the web page for the first time just now, and there was some interesting stuff there, such as:

Jung Je became a police officer after seeing Dong Sik and Ji Hwa trying to be one.

Ji Hwa was a Korean national Taekwondo athlete in middle school and high school. She became a police officer because she wanted to beat up bad guys "legally."

Nam Sang Bae was never married. His first love was Han Jeong Im, Jae Yi's mother. His original plan was to ask her out after successfully becoming a police officer, but it was too late; she was marrying Jae Yi's father.

The Oh siblings' father died when Ji Hoon was 12, and their mother remarried and left them. Since then, he and Ji Hwa have lived together.

Han Ki Hwan's father and grandfather were also police officers.