#han jiwoo x kang seojoon

[thisautistic]

15 Day BL Challenge (part 1) Day 14

Top 5 Saddest Boys

Vegas Theerapanyakul - KinnPorsche

no explanation necessary (saddest wettest most patheticist meow meow to ever live)

2. Han Ji Woo - To My Star 2

you could argue that kang seojoon is even more sadboy coded than han jiwoo but like. he was so sad it kickstarted the whole fkn plot of to my star 2 so

3. Fighter - Why R U? The Series

the fuckin devastationnnnnn. why r u was my first thai bl so its episode 11 was my first. and boy. did it take me out. i actually came in right at episode 11 so it was. not a good time lolol. but zee looks SO GOOD when he cries and he's such an Actor so. i was eating it up at the same time.

4. Joke - Jack & Joker U Steal My Heart

WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME I'M RIGHT!?

5. Chisoo - Long Time No See

"Father, I no longer want to coat my hands in blood," badass fkn line, sadass fkn protagonist

[blmpff]

To My Star 2 (2022) vs The Eighth Sense (2023) x ending shots

[i-got-the-feels]

shout out loud to my star

always reaching for you babe

- To My Star, Finales of Season 1 and Season 2, 2021 and 2022

[petrichoraline]

⭐️Getting to know your BL mutuals⭐️ (2022 Edition)

Simple, answer the questions. @ some people. Include the tag 'g2ky BL mutuals 2022' on your post so we can find everyone's answers!

some MDL links included

mostly spoiler free?

i watched bls from the past 8 years in the span of half a year, i have OPINIONS but i'll stick to the premise

wrote for hours then checked the tag and realised im gonna have to keep it simple so this is the dry version of a full on essay lol

What has been the BL that took you by surprise this year?

Secret Crush on You was so unique i just kept laughing at the insane sexual chemistry combined with the "what if he doesn't like me"; daisy, touch and som were everything to me; i watched it cause of positive reviews tho, wasn't there while it was airing

i got to experience Big Dragon Season 1 though - went into it intending to enjoy it after 3eps were out but i got really attached to mangkorn, yai and their relationship; wasn't interested in the nsfw scenes, just yai's big brown eyes

What has been the BL that you felt a bit disappointed with this year?

The Eclipse - truth is i initially loved it, definitely had fun with the later eps too but took issue with the pacing (some things time was spent on vs quick wrap up); plus the trailer vibe was quite different -not inherently bad, just smth that disappointed me a bit; i acknowledge the show was definitely not made for me though 📏

What has been your favorite BL this year?

KinnPorsche - i enjoyed it immensely while it was running - now im annoyed with it; the acting was great, the chemistry was undeniable, the plot was exciting, had me gripping my chair

special mention: fifa wwc tiktoks

What are your favorite BL couples (not just of 2022)?

actors (as couples, i like a lot of individual actors but not the couples theyre a part of):

BounPrem (two episodes of Between Us are all the introduction i need, they are extraordinary)

MaxTul (the comfort they bring me.. it's like they're meant to stand by each other)

characters (a lot of them get on my nerves but the heart wants what it wants):

Ou Wen and Mark - they're so!! aside from the chemistry, the characters are fun on their own and chaotic together, their story is unique too, skipping through the whole show for their scenes only with a compilation opened on the side was worth it

Seojoon and Jiwoo - TMS2 made me go from barely interested into insanely invested in their relationship

PatPran - a couple this powerful is rare

Shao Fei and Tang Yi - shao fei's openness and the way he cares, how tang yi stops and listens to him, i gotta rewatch for them only

Zhou Shu Yi and Gao Shi De - honestly they're a bit questionable to me but also the ride or die type which i respect, that one deleted scene from Fighting for Mr.Second keeps popping in my head

HiraKiyoi - they are so perfect in their twistedness

VeeMark - YES i said what i said, they can make it work, i believe in them

Kang Gook and Han Taejoo - the ONLY thing they lack is a proper kiss

both

Seoham and Jaechan (waiting for jaechannie to get his ring and brag on Jaechan's Dream lmao)

Jaeyoung and Sangwoo (unhinged upfront pursuer x adorable closed-off pursuee in an enemy-to-lovers romcom? pls)

If you had to suggest a BL for someone what would it be?

if you want:

to turn your brain off for a while:

8.2 Byo no Hosoku - smth to play in the bg, really, not everyone appreciates the humour (that i think is fully intentional), you learn a bit about the history of famous confections too, it's cute

something refreshing:

Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai - i don't have the words to describe it, maybe i didn't understand it too well? but that's a part of the charm, it's magical (read Metamorphose no Engawa cause of it too)

to save time:

Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru - about 3 hours total, made me actually lol, really soft emo x sunshine with a dark side

What's your non-BL favorite for this year?

oh, the way Love Between Fairy and Devil just pops by reflex...the fl who shows common sense where many fls before her have failed meets the ml who wants to off her from the getgo (but dammit this curse won't let him and now he's a plant dad) and the greatest love the three realms have ever seen blooms and burns 🥰 no but seriously, story, character arcs, acting (my gosh the acting, the body switches had me floored, was stunned to hear dylan isn't usually considered that good of an actor, he slayed this, no one else can ever be the supreme lord); also enjoyed not being bothered about the sml; i didn't mention THE WARDROBE and stylingg and hairr, i could go onnnn

thank you for the tag, @gillianthecat💓

i don't have many moots and even less i actually interact with often so i'd love to see your answers but please don't feel pressured to do this! (i tried checking if you've done it or been tagged before, could have missed smth) @howitrulyam @chicademartinica @bnprm @sugarbabywenkexing @voicesofreasons ; anyone who sees it and wants to do it should consider themselves tagged by me tho 🤗 would love to see it

[paisky]

intimacy [noun]: a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group. an act or expression serving as a token of familiarity, affection.

[tomystars]

[alleycvm]

My toxic trait for To My Star 2 is that I want Seo Joon to hurt Ji Woo's feelings. Terribly. I mean i want this man sobbing and begging for him back.

We don't know what demons Ji Woo is fighting, but the way we know Seo Joon would bend himself backwards to help and love Ji Woo lets me know Ji Woo is following bad habits.

I am simply tired of Seo Joon having to experience the Hot and Cold of Ji Woo for them to probably make up and have fluff time. I want Ji Woo to chase Sso Joon, understand how much pain he added to the relationship from S1 to S2, have to work towards earning Seo Joon's love, and then get some fluff.

But it's BL, so how much balance do we expect to get.

[mineonmain]

TO MY STAR 2: OUR UNTOLD STORIES - The Kiss

(Reposting from a comment I made on a yt post)

Jiwoo talking about Seojoon being honest (something he's always loved about seojoon, and hated that he couldn't be himself, whether it comes to his feelings or literally anything else, because when it came to accepting his feelings or telling Seojoon why he left, he's been lying this whole time)

Jiwoo kissing Seojoon even though his lip had blood on it (and yK that Jiwoo is such a clean freak he would never, but he's so gone for Seojoon that it overrides even his strongest OCD-esqe tendencies)

Jiwoo kissing Seojoon once without hesitation, but not moving away, staying right there, coaxing Seojoon into kissing him back, trying to convince that the kiss isn't a mistake or an accident on the spur of the moment, that he's really there and doing it because he wants to, because he's so caught up in his emotions

Jiwoo unabashedly showing his desire for Seojoon, trying to reciprocate the energy that Seojoon has been giving him throughout their relationship

Jiwoo holding on to Seojoon while Seojoon cups his face, they're sitting in the middle of the road like nothing else matters, because nothing else matters

Jiwoo taking everything Seojoon's trying to give and giving back just as much if not more, trying to show Seojoon in ways other than words that he's missed Seojoon as much as Seojoon's missed him

[iamnotbored]

To My Star 2: a love letter to all the jiwoos out there...

Its been years since a show have made me feel this way, but i will start by saying that i agree with the some of the critique of the show, there are pacing issues and so many topics that remain unexplored, these comments are absolutely valid...but the thing is, i can be aware and accept these issues and it would still not reduce my enjoyment of the show, i think we all have different tolerance levels for the media that we consume, and god knows i have enjoyed shows more issues than tms2 (Danyok anyone?)

Ok time to rave about this show, i have been rewatching ep 10 since last sunday and yesterday i rewatched the whole season and i was ugly sobbing from the moment seojoon said "i lost" to the end, this show gave me everything i wanted and everything i didn't know i needed

reading all the jiwoo apologist posts here and on twitter, i'm for sure not alone in seeing myself in him, not defending his actions at all but i get how he got to that point...

guys, being jiwoo is hard, he lost his parents when he was still a teenager, finding cooking to be his only comfort and then had a breakup where his ex wish him unhappiness for the rest of his life. that shit will stick with you and shape you, on top of that being orphan trying to make a living in seoul, i'm sure he experienced a lot of discrimination and unwanted pity. his walls are so high because he needed to protect himself in a world where he is alone, this is not a person who is used to receive love and kindness

despite that jiwoo became a kind person (not a great boyfriend though as both his ex & seojoon will learn the hard way), jiwoo cared and tried to protect seojoon after knowing him only for a few days, jiwoo tried to help hyuanggi out even after he tried to blackmail seojoon, jiwoo thought about his ex when he is with seojoon because he finally know how much he hurted her & felt sorry (how many of us have imagined that the people who hurted us would do this?) the way jiwoo care for yooha as if she is his daughter T_T, jiwoo remain respectful and kind to the village elders even when they talked shit about his dead parents!! and they literally came in to his flop restaurant to call him unlikeable to his face. jiwoo take all that with a straight face, he can handle the hostility and unkindness because this is what he is used to, a part of him thinks that he deserves it and another part of him finds comfort in the familiarity of pain and loneliness...

when the villagers finally showed some kindness towards him, something broke inside jiwoo and i felt that...that was cathartic, seojoon's love alone will never be enough to cure jiwoo of his loneliness, insecurities and fears. and it shouldn't be either, we can love someone but we can never be everything to that person. humans needs a whole support network, that burden should not be carried by one person, that is not fair or healthy

"even though someone is by my side, there are times i need someone else"

when jiwoo said that to his ex, i think both seojoon and many viewers thought he was refering to him wishing that he was back with his ex or thinking that seojoon is not enough. i interpret it as jiwoo understanding that people cannot be fulfilled with a romantic relationship alone, we needs to have some variation of other relationships, with family, friends, colleagues or we need to at least be ok with who we are when we are alone...so yes, seojoon is not enough

"I was alone, whiIe kang seojoon was surrounded by people. I hate feeling this way. Its like without kang seojoon, i dont exist either"

I don't think jiwoo had much of any relationship with anyone aside from seojoon, and he spent so much time in that apartment waiting for seojoon with only his destructive thoughts as company, and when those noises became so loud that it was unbearable, he ran away, just like he did in the first season, this is his MO!

jiwoo loves seojoon so much, but he could not understand why someone like seojoon would want to be with him, when seojoon who is loved and who have so many other happy relationships in his life, and so jiwoo is terrified of the day seojoon will realise this and jiwoo would loose everything again, he can't handle that, it's not that he doesn't trust seojoon, but he have zero trust that he would be enough for seojoon. at the same time jiwoo is desperate to love and be loved by seojoon, he was so happy that it made him vulnerable, that is when his defence mechanism kicked in. jiwoo put up those walls to protect himself not knowing that he is also trapping himself behind those walls

jiwoo spent a year without seojoon, and he was miserable, but it was not for nothing, he gained a support system in yoohaa and her mom, he can now allow himself to depend on people who loves him, and he has his own flop restaturang that he now can work hard to...uhm un-flop. the show ended with jiwoo finally coming to terms with his cowardness and starting to work on breaking down those walls and he was finally ready to let seojoon all the way in

so to all of us who recognise ourselves in jiwoo, its ok to receive and accept love for what it is, none of us are perfect and love is definitely not, hurt and disappointment are inevitable, its ok to take a break when it become too much and then pick yourself up again...learn to forgive ourselves and those who hurt us

credit of all of the wonderful pictures: twitter user @_ouruniverse09

[claremont-fox]

this is very important!

[i-got-the-feels]

Episode 7

To My Star, Season 1

[desire-for-madness]

All the cheerful Old Fashion Cupcake posts (with a side of that kinky preview) on my feed along with all the angst of To My Star making me go like:

[thedooristhebluecushion]

Finished To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories today after starting it... yesterday so hats off to all the fans who watched in real time and had to wait a week, you are fortified in steel I know not of.

[paisky]

I like guys like you a lot.

[tomystars]

TO MY STAR: OUR UNTOLD STORIES (2022) dir. Hwang Da Seul

[alleycvm]

It's not really just the kiss for me, but also how Jiwoo sees how much Seo Joon takes responsibility, blames himself only, and his abandonment issues that Jiwoo might not have realized the extent of.

Moments like these in series always pull on my heartstrings. The significant other seeing their partner isn't as strong as they put on or assume them to be.