#han ae ri

[skzae-ri]

*AE-RI TMA 2023*

[yemme]

The Underrated Asian Show of 2023

QueenMaker (2023) ~ Actress Kim Hee-ae portrayal of being a Fixer (Hwang Do-hee) for one of Korea's prominent families is a thriller. It is 'Scandal' wrapped up in a stellar cast of proficient actors. When I say proficient I mean Proficient... Seasoned Actors... Marinated. This cast is your favorites Idol in the industry. This series is an acting class, pull up a seat. Who controls the narrative the world sees is Do-hee skill set. She's the only sleeping dog you should let lie before she takes your entire existence. The most underrated series of 2023. When you see actors in their 50's getting a check with a story line like this make some noise and praise them. Western World get to watching. I pray they will have a Season 2. The acting is everything. Netflix. (Korea) (x)

[premxnitionn]

i took this in @rescuefield 's apartment & fell over promptly afterwards .

[genevieveetguy]

Suddenly in the Dark (Gipeun bam gabjagi), Young Nam Ko (1981)

[k-star-holic]

"Siljoksa at Han River Park" Singer late Jung Ae-ri, 9th anniversary of his death today (10th)

[prbni]

"Had she initiated a peck, he would have turned it into an intense lip lock" pairings in KDramas

Ku San Young(Kim Tae Ri) and Lee Hong Sae(Hong Kyung) in Revenant

Cha Se Eum(Kim Young Ae) and Yoo Jeong Jae(Lee Moon Sang) in Maestra: Strings of Truth

Lee Gang Hyeon( Park Ji Hyun) and Jin Yi Soo(Ahn Bo Hyun) in Flex x Cop

Lim Jukyung(Moon Gayoung) and Han Seojun(Hwang Inyeop) in True Beauty

Oh In Joo (Kim Go Eun) and Choi Do il(Wi Ha Joon) in Little Women(2022)

Kang Nam Soon (Lee Yoomi) and Ryu Shi Oh (Byun Woo Seok) in Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon

Kang Sol A(Ryu Hye Young) and Han Joon Hwi(Kim Bum) in Law School

Bonus: Japanese Drama Couple

Didn't get a better GIF for them

Kokuryu Kirika(Mio Imada) and Tennoji Haru (Meguro Ren) in Trillion Game

[kpopscatterbrain]

Kdramas/Movies with strong female characters

Dramas

Eve (2022): Lee La-El (Seo Yea-Ji) When Lee La-El was little, her father died unexpectedly. Powerful people were responsible for his death. After her family was destroyed, Lee La-El prepared for the next 13 years to take revenge. Starting by targeting Kang Yoon-gyeom, one of the main culprits who orchestrated the death of her father. Along the way she becomes torn between her desire for revenge and her feelings for Yoon-gyeom.

It's Okay To Not Be Okay (2020): Ko Moon-Young (Seo Yea-Ji) Ko Moon-Young is a popular children's book author with antisocial personality disorder. She had a troubled childhood and a turbulent relationship with her parents. She develops romantic feelings for a psychiatric caregiver after a coincidental encounter and often goes to extreme lengths to get his attention.

Hotel Del Luna (2019): Jang Man-Wol (IU) Jang Man-Wol is the moody owner of Hotel del Luna. The hotel catering to the dead has been bound to her soul in order to atone for the sins she committed 1,300 years ago. Through the new manager Gu Chan-sung, the mysteries and the secrets behind the hotel and its owner are revealed

My Name (2021): Yoon Ji-Woo (Han So-Hee) Yoon Ji-Woo’s father gets murdered suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. She starts working for a drug crime ring that her father was a part of. Ji-Woo joins the police department as a mole for the drug ring.

Vagabond (2019): Go Hae-Ri (Bae Suzy) Go Hae-Ri is an NIS agent and is currently working undercover at the Korean embassy in Morocco. She is tasked to help the bereaved families of a fatal flight. She helps Cha Dal-Geon whose nephew was on the flight uncover a darker and more sinister conspiracy than they expected.

Sisyphus: The Myth (2021): Gang Seo-Hae (Park Shin-Hye) Gang Seo-Hae is an elite warrior. She can take down the biggest men with just her bare hands. She is a sharpshooter and a bombmaker. She learned these skills to survive in a world that is dominated by gangsters and military cliques. One day she time travels to save a genius engineer.

Mr. Sunshine (2018): Go Ae-Shin (Kim Tae-Ri) Go Ae-Shin is an orphaned noblewoman and a member of the Righteous Army. Her parents were independence fighters who died in Japan due to their colleague's betrayal. She trains as a sniper. An american soldier Eugene meets and falls in love with Go Ae-shin. 

The Glory (2022): Moon Dong-Eun (Song Hye-Kyo) Moon Dong-Eun was a victim of high school violence. She waited for the bully ring leader get married and have a child. Now she is the homeroom teacher of her tormentor's child. Her cruel revenge plot begins.

Tomorrow (2022): Koo Ryeon (Kim Hee-Seon) Grim reaper Koo Ryeon is the leader of a crisis management team. The teams objective is to save suicidal people. Choi Jun-Woong (Ro Woon) is a young job seeker who is unable to secure a job. One night, he accidentally becomes a new member of the crisis management team.

Remarriage & Desires (2022): Seo Hye-Seung (Kim Hee-Seon) Seo Hye-seung who lost everything in an instant after her husbands affair and su*cide. She signs up to a matchmaking company Rex for the upper class, and participates in the race of her desires for her revenge.

Under The Queen's Umbrella (2022): Queen Hwaryeong (Kim Hye-Soo) Queen Hwaryeong is supposed to act with grace and dignity, but she has troublemaker sons. The queen decides to abandon strict protocols to transform her sons into deserving princes through education and personal growth, all while navigating the complexities of motherhood and royal life.

Juvenile Justice (2022): Sim Eun-Seok (Kim Hye-Soo) Sim Eun-Seok is an elite judge with a personality that seems unfriendly to others. She hates juvenile criminals and gets assigned to a local juvenile court. There, she breaks custom and administers her own ways of punishing the offenders.

K-Movies

Kill Boksoon (2023): Gil Bok-Soon (Jeon Do-Yeon) Gil Bok-Soon is a single mother and a contract killer working for M. K. Ent. Highly regarded by her peers, she has a 100% success rate and is one of a few killers rated "A" by her company. Right before Gil Bok-Soon is set to renew her contract, she gets involved in a kill or be killed confrontation.

Ballerina (2023): Jang Ok-Ju (Jun Jong-Seo) Ok-Ju used to work as a bodyguard. Ok-Ju is friends with Min-Hee, who is a ballerina. Min-Hee asks Ok-Ju for a favor. She wants Ok-Ju to take revenge.

The Witch: Subversion (2018): Ja-Yoon (Kim Da-Mi) A young girl escapes from a mysterious laboratory where she was trained to become a murder weapon. 10 years later, the girl, named Ja-yoon, is living a normal life, apparently without any memory of her past, she becomes involved in a crime.

Special Delivery (2022): Eun-Ha (Park So-Dam) Eun-Ha is a special driver for deliveries. She delivers anything or anyone for the right price. Her success rate is 100%, but she gets involved in an unexpected delivery accident.

Brave Citizen (2023): So Shi-Min (Shin Hae-Sun) So Shi-Min used to be a boxer in her student days. She now works as a contract teacher at a high school. She confronts a school bully, who frequently torments other students.

[softplots]

MASTERLIST — female korean names !!

hi sweeties !! there are #50 (FIFTY) female korean names under the cut, they were all taken from kdramas. hope you guys like it !! please like/reblog if you found this useful !!

Park Se-Hee

In Byuel

Go Yu-Na

Kim San-Ha

Na Joo-Hee

Han Song-Yi

Lee Mi-Yeon

Jung Jung-Won

Shin Ki-Won

Kwon Na-Ra

Ah Mi

Yoon Hee

Young-geun

Yoo-joo

Heo Soon-sim

Choi Sun-ah

Shin Ki-yoon

Mi-so

Baek Na-hee

Ma Ho-Young

Lee So-Yeon

So-Jin

Lee Hyun-ji

Ah-reum

Yoon So-rim

Eun Tae-hee

Seong Mi-do

Ahn Ja-yeong

Hong Chae-ri

Eun-seo

Oh Ha-rin

Baek Je-na

Kim Ga-yeon

Seon-hwa

Son Ae

Eun Ok

Eun-mi

Kang Hye-young

Lee Yoo-ri

Choi Dong-joo

Jung-soo

Kim Yeong-chae

Jo Hae-In

Bae Doo-rae

Jo Ki-bum

Joo Wol

Yoo Young-joo

Joo Wol

Lee Yoo-jeong

Mo Jae-in

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama April 2023 💚

10/4: Paper Moon with Kim Seo Hyung, Lee Chun Hee, Lee Shi Woo. 10 episodes; thriller, mystery, romance. Trailer

12/4: Bora! Deborah with Yoo In Na, Yoon Hyun Min, Joo Sang Wook, Hwang Chan Sung. 14 episodes; rom-com. Trailer

12/4: Stealer: the Treasure Keeper with Joo Won, Lee Joo Woo. 12 episodes; action, mystery, comedy. Trailer

14/4: Queenmaker with Kim Hee Ae, Moon So Ri, Ok Ja Yeon. 12 episodes; political, drama. Trailer

15/4: Doctor Cha with Uhm Jung Hwa, Kim Byung Chul, Min Woo Hyuk. 16 episodes; medical, comedy. Trailer

17/4: Family with Jang Na Ra, Jang Hyuk, Chae Jung An. 12 episodes; action, comedy, thriller. Trailer

26/4: the Good Bad Mother with Lee Do Hyun, Ra Mi Ran, Yoo In Soo, Ahn Eun Jin. 14 episodes; family, life. Trailer

28/4: Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 with Han Suk Kyu, Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Sung Kyung. 16 episodes; medical, drama. Trailer

So excited for JangJang couple reunion!!!

Which one are you going to watch? 😆

*REBLOG FOR UPDATES*

[anarchatranny-almanac]

Epicine & Neopronouns That Predate 1999

This list is very long, with many similar pronouns! Contrary to popular belief, neopronouns aren't that new, and were never that rare. A noticable potrion of this list contains neopronouns 100 or more years old, and even more that are 50+ years old!

The vast majority pronouns in this post are sourced from Aether Lumina. Some pronouns were left off this list, so if you want to dig deeper, check the page out!

And we're not kidding--the list under the cut is LONG!

Non-Alphabetical

[name]/[name]/[name]s/[name]s/[name]self [replace [name] with person’s name, ie Alex would be Alex/Alexs]

*e, h*, h*s, h*s, h*self (splat pronouns, c.1990s) [source] [source2]

þe/þim/þir/þirs/þimself (þ is pronouned th & þe rhymes with he, 1978) [source] [source2]

3e/3im/3er/3ers/3imself (3 is pronounced z &3e sounds like zee, 1995) [source]

ðe (conjugation unknown, 1995) [source]

A-G

a/a/as/as/aself (from Middle english, 1789) [source] [source2]

ae/aer/aer/aers/aerself (1920) [origin/source]

ala/alum/ales/ales/alumself (derived from Latin and Hawai'ian, 1989) [source] [source2]

che/chim/chis/chis/chimself (1951) [source]

co/co/cos/cos/coself (1970) [source]

e/em/eir/eirs/emself

E/Em/E's/E's/E'sself (c.1977) [source]

e/em/es/es/esself or emself (1878 and 1890) [source]

E/Ir/Ir/Irs/Irself (1982) [source]

e/rim/ris/ris/risself (1977) [source]

em/em/ems/ems/emsself (1977) [source]

en/ar/es/es/esself (1974) [source]

en/en/en/ens/enself (1868) [source]

er/er/ers/ers/erself (1863) [source]

et/et/ets/ets/etself (1979) [source]

ey/em/eir/eirs/eirself (Elverson pronouns) [source]

fm/fm/fms/fms/fmself (1972) [source]

ghach (Klingon, conjugation unknown, 1992) [source]

H

ha/hem/hez/hez/hezself (1927) [source]

han/han/hans/hans/hanself (1868) [source]

hann/hann/hanns/hanns/hannself (1984) [source]

he/him/his/his/himself (generic; not actually a neopronoun)

he'er/him'er/his'er/his'er's/his'er'self (1912) [source]

heesh/heesh/heeshs/heeshs/heeshself (c.1940) [source]

heesh/herm/hiser/hisers/hermself (1978) [source]

heesh/himer/hiser/hisers/hiserself (1934) [source]

hem/hem/hes/hes/hesself (1974) [source]

heor/himor/hisor/hisor/himorself (1912) [source]

her'n/her'n/her'ns/her'ns/her'nself (1935) [source]

herm/herm/herm/herms/hermself (1985) [source]

hes/hem/hir/hirs/hirself (1935) [source]

hes/hes/hes/hes/hesself (1984) [source]

hesh/himmer/hizzer/hizzers/hizzerself (1927) [source]

hesh/hiser/himer/himer/hermself (1974) [source]

heshe/hem/hes/hes/hemself (1981) [source]

hey/heir/heir/heirs/heirself (1979) [source]

hi/hem/hes/hes/hesself (1884) [source]

hir/hirem/hires/hires/hirself (1979) [source]

h'orsh'it (1975--joke pronoun but it rocks) [source]

ho/hom/hos/hos/homself (1976--not a joke pronoun but prone to jokes) [source]

hor/hor/hors/hors/horself (1890) [source]

hse/hse/hses/hses/hseself (1945) [source]

hu/hum/hus/hus/huself (1982) [source]

hymer/hymer/hyser/hysers/hyserself (1884) [source]

I-P

id/idre/ids/ids/idself (1989) [source]

ip/ip/ips/ips/ipsself (1884) [source]

ir/im/iro/iros/iroself (1888) [source]

kai/kaim/kais/kais/kaiself (1998) [source]

kin/kin/kins/kins/kinself (1969) [source]

le/lem/les/les/lesself (borrowed from French, 1884) [source]

le/lim/lis/lis/limself (1884) [source]

na/na/nan/nans/nanself (1973) [origin/source] [source2] [source3]

ne/nem/nir/nirs/nemself

ne/nim/nis/nis/nimself (c.1850) [source]

on/on/ons/ons/onsself (1927?) [source]

one/one/ones/ones/oneself (1770) [source]

per/per/pers/pers/perself or personself (1972) [origin-ish/source] [source]

phe/per/per/pers/perself (1998) [source]

po/xe/jhe/jhes/jheself (c.1997) [source]

S-T

s/he / him/er / his/her / his/ers / him/erself (1973) [source]

se/hir/hir/hirs/hirself (1977?) [source]

se/sem/ses/ses/sesself (1990) [source]

she/herim/heris/heris/herisself (1970) [source] [source2]

she/herm/herm/herms/hermself (1976) [source]

SHe/Hir/Hir/Hirs/Hirself (1997 or earlier) [source]

shem/hem/hes/hes/hesself (1974) [source]

shem/herm/herm/herms/hermself (1973) [source]

sheorhe/herorhim/herorhis/hersorhis/herorhimself (1974) [source]

shey/shem/sheir/sheirs/sheirself or shemself (1982 & 1979) [source] [source2]

sie/hir/hir/hirs/hirself (borrowed from German, pre-2001) [source]

soloc/sebita/seniri/siculis/sulago (1998) [source]

su/su/sus/sus/suself (borrowed from Spanish, 1921) [source]

ta/ta/tas/tas/tasself (borrowed from Mandarin Chinese, 1971) [source]

tey/tem/ter/ters/temself (1971) [source]

tey/tem/term/terms/termself (1972) [source]

thir/thim/thiro/thiros/thiroselves (plural form of ir/im, 1888) [source]

thon/thon/thon/thons/thonself (allegedly 1858, definitely existed since or before 1884) [source] [source2]

U-Z

uh/uh/uhs/uhs/uhself (1975) [source]

um/um/ums/ums/umself (1877, 1879) [source]

un/un/uns/uns/unself (1868) [source]

ve/ver/vis/vis/verself (1995) [source]

ve/vim/vis/vis/visself (1974) [source]

ve/vir/vis/vis/visself (1970) [source]

xe/xem/xyr/xyrs/xemself

z/z/z/z/zself (1972) [source]

ze/zim/zee/zees/zeeself (1972) [source]

ze/hir/hir/hirs/hirself (1996) [source]

ze/zir/zir/zirs/zirself

[xo-lesserafim]

FALLING FOR YOUR SMILE AND EYES

EPISODE 11. 😍

a/n: Hi guys, this is week 1 of the gang wining the modeling raffle! Please enjoy!

Bold: Korean

Italics: Over the phone

Both: Korean and over the phone

Back to masterlist

MIN HO’s POV

A day after winning the raffle for the modeling thing, the lady, Jenny Song told us that they would be a party or like ball the day we arrived, so we should have some fancy suits and dresses.

So while Q, Dae, and I went shopping for suits, the girls went shopping for their dresses.

I found a light blue suit I really liked and got it since my size was the last one.

(Photo of suit.)

Q got a black suit, and Dae’s suit was green.

Once we met with the girls, Yuri got a pink dress, and Kitty’s was red.

A few daya later, a limo came to pick us up and to take us to Jenny’s house.

Once we arrived, everyone but Yuri was shocked.

“ Yuri, how cant you be shocked? This place is huge.” Kitty said.

“I’ve seen bigger.”

Once we got out, and into the house, Jenny was there.

“Hello you guys! Welcome to my house. You guys will be staying on the third floor.” Jenny said.

Yuri’s phone had a notification.

“Excuse me, I have to help Ae-ri with something.” Yuri said.

“She’s on the third floor right?” Jenny asked.

“Yea.”

“Okay, well I guess the tour will start on the thrid floor.”

ANDREA’s (Y/N) POV

As I was trying on my light blue dress for the party, I forgot it had a corset.

I texted Yuri cause I need the help right now.

Thank God.

A few minutes later she came in, but with everyone else.

Kitty, Q, Dae, Jenny eonnie, and… Min ho.

“Why is the universe never on my side.” I thought.

“Sorry everyone else came, our rooms were here she Jenny eonnie thought it was a great idea for us to pick our rooms first.” Yuri said as I made eye contact with Min ho.”

“Oh, it completely fine! Can you please just tie the back?” I said.

“Yea.” Yuri said coming up to tie the corset.

“Thank you so much.” I said.

“Of course.” She said.

“Hi Kitty.” I said running up to her, giving her a hug.

“Andrea, hi!” Kitty replied.

“Hi Q and Dae.”

“Hey, I missed you so much.” Q said.

“Me too.”

“Hi Andrea.” Dae said.

“Um, Min ho… Hi.” I said.

“Hi..” Min ho said.

When we made eye contact, he was giving me a weird look with his eyes.

“I’ll show your guy’s rooms, follow me.” Jenny said.

“I’m going to stay behind, I need to talk to Andrea.” Min ho said.

“Alright.” Jenny said.

Once everyone left, Min ho looked at me.

“Can you please stop ignoring me, and actually talk to me.” He said.

“I’m not ignoring you.” I said.

“You used to ignore Kitty, now you’re talking with her.”

“ Me and her made up.”

“Well why can’t you make up with me?”

“Because I like you okay, and when I saw you kiss Madison, I wish jealous of her. And I had enough. So I left and went here to live with Jenny and be a model at her company.”

Min ho was speechless.

“Since I basically just confessed to you, you have to say something atleast.” I said.

“Meet me at the kitchen tomorrow night.” He said as he got his stuff and went to join the others.

TIME SKIP: THE PARTY

When the party started, Jenny went up on the stage and gave a speech.

“Hello to everyone who came here to this party, thank you. And thank you to the following students from KISS

Q Shazabin

Yuri Han

Dae Heon Kim

Min ho

Kitty Song Covey

And, Andrea Song Covey.” Jenny said.

Everyone was clapping.

“By the we have a bar with alcohol for the adults, but the minors get mocktails.”

Everyone laughed.

“Anyway, let’s start the party.” Jenny said.

Everyone started clapping.

Into the party, there was a lot of guys around my age, stating at me.

I felt like a person on display.

“Hey, pretty.” A dude said.

“The names is Joon.”

“Um, hi?” I said.

He just blabbed on the shit.

“He is so annoying.” I thought.

I looked at Min ho ( who was looking at me already, weird.)

He started to come over which means he got my signal.

“Hey dude, so sorry but your hitting on someone’s who’s taken.” He said.

“So?I don’t see her boyfriend,” Joon said.

“You don’t have too. As one of her best friends. I need you to respectfully go away. Or I can have the public go shit on you.” Min ho said.

“Whatever.” Joon said walking away.

“Thank you.” I whispered to Min ho.

“Welcome puppy.” He said.

Gosh, i miss the hearing that from him so much.

A few minutes after Joon hit on me, I saw another dude hitting on Kitty and Yuri.

“Come on, give me a try Yuri. I can change you to being straight.” The dude said.

“Um, no sir.” Kitty said.

“She told you many times that she is gay. Please respect that.”

“Woah, don’t get all feisty on me. But are you straight?”

“I don’t know but-Kitty said before being cut off.

“Hey cutie, what’s your name?” I said.

“Oh, uh. The names Adam.” He said.

“Cool! Do you wanna get some mocktails with me?”

“Sure, let’s go.”

When we made it to the bar, I got the 3 of darkest mocktail I could get.

Thank God he was wearing a white suit.

“Oh wow, that’s a lot of mocktails.” Adam said.

“Yea, it is. Do you want some?.”

“Yea-.” He said before I poured all the mocktails on his suit.

“Bro, what the fuck?” He said before I slapped his face too.

“Before you hit on a girl who tells you that she is gay, don’t say “I can change you.” THATS BULLSHIT. And why would you ask the other girl next to her to see if she’s straight. That’s weird. PLUS THE GIRL THATS GAY MIGHT BE HER DAMN FRIEND.” I said.

“Well you don’t know that.” He said.

“Okay, I totally don’t. It’s not like the girl that’s gay might be my one of my best friends and the other girl my FRATERNAL TWIN!”

“Gosh, don’t get all emotional on me. Are you on your period?”

I’ve had it.

“Stand up really quick.” I said.

“Okay.” He said standing up.

As soon we was standing up, I went for it.

I kicked him in the balls.

But kicking him, I slipped but someone caught me.

“Min ho, thank God you caught me.” I said.

“Welcome. But I think we need to leave.” He said.

“BYE WHORE!” Adam yelled.

“Never mind, continue your business.” Min ho said as he let me go.

As soon as I got my two feet on the ground, I was attacking that dickhead.

“ Andrea!” Kitty said before restraining me.

“What?”

“Stop hitting him.”

“No!”

“Let me take her.” Min ho said, taking me and carrying me bridal style.

We went to garden, and found a bench to sit on.

“Can I hug you?” I asked.

“Um, why?”

“Because, I’m genuinely sorry, plus I miss you.”

“Fine.” He said opening his arms.

I hugged him really tight for about ten minutes.

“We should probably get back.” He said.

“Yea.” I said as we got up and headed back.

TIME SKIP: THE NEXT NIGHT

I went to the kitchen to get some water in your favorite pink pj at 9:45 pm.

(Pink pj for visual.)

“Andrea.” Min ho said.

“OH MY.. That scared me.”

“Do you remember the thing I told you yesterday?”

“Nope, not at all. But it’s good I’m here now!”

“Okay. Do you wanna hear my answer?” He asked.

“No, totally not. WHAT DO YOU THINK??” I said.

“Oh wow, okay. So… yea. I like you Andrea..”

“You do? Oh gosh I’m gonna faint.” I said.

“Please don’t.”

“Fine, but, let me do something.” I said before jumping into his arms with my arms around his neck.

He brings to the counter and places me there.

“Can I kiss you?” He asked.

“Only if you consider me your girlfriend, then yes.” I said.

“Okay, girlfriend.” He said before kissing me.

After kissing for a bit I askes him this, “Do you wanna sleep in my room? I have face masks.” I said.

“Why not.”

We spent the whole night laughling, cuddling, doing face maks, and binging watching shows.

This was one of the best night I’ve ever had.

A/N: FINALLY NO ANDREA KARMA!! WOOHOO. We have gotten to the good part of Falling for your smile and eyes.

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[skzae-ri]

*SCARS*

outfit

hair

[dribs-and-drabbles]

Thinking about:

The two moments in ep 1 (6:08) and ep 2 (32:37) when Jihyun is seen in the background between Jaewon and Tae Hyung/Eun Ji respectively.

The way Jaewon's taller shadow engulfs Jihyun's smaller shadow as Jaewon walks towards Jihyun on the beach in ep 2.

Yoon Won singing on the beach.

Just how fantastic Yoon Won, Ae Ri, and Jihyun's boss are.

How it looks like Jaewon drew himself and his younger brother and maybe a young Jihyun in the landscape of the Han river in ep 4.

The way Jaewon tugs Jihyun into him after putting the rucksack on Jihyun in ep 4 (7:03).

The tale of the country mouse who ran back home (ep 4)...and me wondering if it's foreshadowing a separation and/or time skip in future eps.

Jihyun keeping Jaewon's art in case he becomes famous...and me wondering if that will come back if there's a time skip/separation at the end.

The fact that the therapist is always in the same top, which might indicate that the therapy scenes are all from the same session...maybe meaning everything else that's happening are flashbacks from the time of the session...which ends in ep 5. There are no scenes of the therapy session in ep 6.

The bust on the shelf in the therapists room, with hands over its eyes...

Jihyun's dream of going to the Hanson Tower with a lover and putting a lock up there...and me hoping he'll do that with Jaewon.

The "traffic won't stop for you" sign behind Jaewon as he gets drunk in ep 5 and talks about siblings. If it turns out his brother died because he ran into the road I will throw fists.

The way Jaewon's little brother is dressed in a light blue t-shirt with something cream over the top in the flashback and then Jihyun is also wearing light blue/grey under a cream jacket in the next scene.

Jaewon's "We are always living in other's frameworks in this world". And "Don't try to get out of the box".

The silence as the credits roll at the end of ep 6.

[salanaii]

Learn Korean with me - Week 15

Day 1: Let's Speak Korean Ch 7 on the plane (31 - 70)

식사를드리겠습니다. Sig sa reur deu rig ess seub ni da We will give (=serve) you the meals.

어느것으로하시겠습니까? Eo neu geos eu ro ha sig ess seub nig ga Which one would you like to go (with)?

식사를바꿔도되나요? Sig sa reur ba ggwo do doe nay o Can I change (my) meal?

기내식이나올때깨워주세요. Gi nae sig I na or ttae ggae wo ju se yo Please wake me up when the (in-flight) meals come out (=are served).

머리가아파요. Meo ri ga a pa yo (My) head aches.

두통이심합니다. Du tong I sim hab ni da (Literal) Headache us severe. = I have a severe headache.

토할것같아요. To har geos gat a yo I think I’m going to throw up.

멀미가심하네요. Meor mi ga sim ha ne yo (Literal) (My) airsickness is severe. =I’m getting very airsick.

속이좋지않아요. Sog I joh ji anh a yo (Literal) (My) inside is not good. = My stomach is upset.

진통제있나요? Jin tong je iss nay o Do you have a pain killer?

비행기안에으사가있나요? Bi haeng gi an e eu sa ga iss nay o Is there a doctor inside (=on) the plane?

충전이가능한가요? Chung jeon I ga neung han ga yo Is it possible to charge (the phone)?

팔걸이가고장났어요. Par geor I ga go jang nass eo yo The armrest is broken.

리모콘이작동을안해요. Ri mo kon I jag dong eur an hae yo The remote isn’t working.

엔진에서연기가나요. En jin e seo yeon go ga nay o A smoke is coming out of the engine.

비상사태입니다. Bi sang sat ae ib ni da It’s an emergency situation.

의자가고장났어요. Ui ja ga go jang nass eo yo The chair (=seat) is broken.

불이안켜져요. Bur I an kyeo jyeo yo The light doesn’t turn on.

티비를어떻게사용하죠? Ti bi reur eo tteoh ge sa yong ha jyu How do I use the TV?

티비가안나와요. Ti bi ga an na way o (Literal) TV doesn’t come on. =TV doesn’t work.

저승객이이상해요. Jeo seung gaeg I I sang hae yo That passenger is weird/strange.

많이취한것같아요. Manh I chwi han geos gat a yo (He/She) seems very drunk.

���른자리로옮겨도될까요? Da reun ja ri ro orm gyeo do doer gga yo Can I switch to a different seat?

빨리내려야해요. Bbar ri nae yeo yah ae yo I have to get off quickly.

어디까지가세요? Eo di gga ji ga se yo (Literal) How far are you going? = Where’s your final destination?

저도거기에갑니다. Jeo do geo go e jab ni da I am going (to) there too.

여행가시나요? Yeo haeng ga si nay o Are you going (on a) trip?

코를골아서죄송합니다. Ko reur gor a seo joe song hab ni da (Literal) Sorry for snoring (my nose).

안대있나요? An dae iss nay o Do you have a sleep shade?

담요를주세요. Dam yo reur ju se yo Please give me a blanket.

물좀주세요. Mur jum ju se yo Give me some water, please.

심하게흔들리네요. Sim ha ge heun deur ri ne yo It’s shaking excessively.

면세품은어디서찾나요? Myeon se pum eun eo di seo chaj nay o (From) where so I pick up duty-free items?

면세한도가어떻게되나요? Myeon se han do ga tteoh ge doe nay o What’s the duty=free limit?

이것을사고싶어요. I geos eur sa go sip eo yo I’d like to buy this.

여기있습니다. Yeo gi iss seub ni da Here you are.

필요한게있으면알려주세요. Pir yo hang e iss eu myeon arryeo ju se yo Please let me know if there is anything you need.

현지시각은몇시죠? Hyeon ji si gag eun myeoch si jyo What time is the local time (now)?

입국신고서를작성해주세요. Ib gug sun go se reur jag seong hae ju se yo Please fill out the arrival card.

세관신고서를작성해주세요. Se gwan sin go seo reur jag seong hae ju se yo Please fill out the customs declarations forms.

[namjhyun]

DRAMA REVIEW | The Stranger (2022 KBS Drama Special)

Set in the early months of pandemic, two strangers find themselves as neighbours at a recovery center after testing positive for COVID-19. Without ever seeing each other's faces and talking through a paper cup phone they become confidantes in quarantine and share secrets and worries.

This was a really well done rom-com. The isolation from the outside, made it possible for these two people to get to know each other with out anyone's interference and they manage to create their own world which resulted in a very cute bubble. Every scene the leads "shared" was really fun, butterfly-inducing, blood-warming and heart-skipping. The characters are nuance on their own, not just as a couple, Hee Joo struggles with work life and whatever she will be able to find her way in life. On the other hand, Ki-joon has found success as a pastry chef but hasn't spoken to his sister in four years after a disagreement they had. Both characters have their own problems and with the help of one another they get the courage to do better. I love it when a drama portrays a green flag couple that manages to become the best version of themselves with each other's support.

The drama also tries to portray some of the struggles of this time period in human history, but only a surface level. It's more like the background to justify how the leads met. Props to Go Ae Ri who had to perform in a full body suit as the doctor attending the leads and somehow managed to show every emotion. Her eyes said it all.

Speaking about performances, I am shook at Kim Gun Woo's performance. For half the drama special I knew he looked familiar and then it dawn on me he was one of the nasty lead characters in The Glory. MY GAWD THE MAN HAS RANGE. In here he plays a charming, open-minded and sweet young man that made me fall for him.

Han Ji Eun gave a very solid performance (no surprise). I thought her character to be deeply relatable and that is one of the strongest points of this drama special, because one can see themselves in her and so you could be living that situation, share her concerns over the future and the world.

Overall, I thought this was a very cute drama that left me with a big smile and that's a big win for me. I absolutely recommend it!

[k-star-holic]

Singer Jung Ae-ri, a broken foot company during the Han River Park Walk...nine cycles today (10th)