#imitation kdrama

[hiraeth-nostalgic]

[strorberrysquid]

i wrote something kinda silly

imitation shax chat fic

errr hope you enjoy :D

USERNAME KEY:

jaewoo: momwoo 

hyuk: demonchild

ryok: dummyryok

dojin: a shark :D

leehyun: theonlynormalone

*~SONS OF THE DEVIL~*

momwoo: fellow shax members, we have a situation

demonchild: what did ryok do this time

demonchild: hold on why is my name demonchild

momwoo: believe it or not it was actually not ryok this time

a shark :D: 0.0

dummyryok: i was the witness this time

dummyryok: WHY IS MY NAME THAT

momwoo: leehyun picked the names

demonchild: i can tell

a shark :D: i picked mine

demonchild: i can tell

a shark :D: aww you know me so well

theonlynormalone: i cant tell if thats a smiley face or a frown in your name dojin

demonchild: its schrödingers smiley

theonlynormalone: biblically accurate smiley

momwoo: guys we still have a situation

demonchild: IM INNOCENT

theonlynormalone: sure you are

a shark :D: lets hear the situation guys

momwoo: thank you dojin

the situation is

someone tried cooking

and left the kitchen in a mess

demonchild: couldnt be me im allergic to kitchens

theonlynormalone: thats the worst excuse youve made so far

demonchild: you wouldnt punish me mom ÓwÒ

momwoo: so you admit to being the perpetrator

demonchild: …

momwoo: im not gonna punish you. just make you take responsibility

demonchild: …meaning?

momwoo: clean the kitchen

demonchild: o0o

a shark :D: ill help you out hyukie

momwoo: no youre not

a shark :D: :c

theonlynormalone: how did you even make such a mess in the kitchen

you dont normally cook

demonchild: i was trying to make food for yall since you work so hard UwU

dummyryok: he was trying some recipe he found on tiktok to show off

momwoo: i thought i banned tiktok

demonchild: mom how will we engage with our fanbase if we cant use tiktok??

theonlynormalone: literally any other platform

tiktok is full of terrible music and brainrot. its not worth using

a shark :D: i think it has some good content

theonlynormalone: shut up

a shark :D: D:

dummyryok: i gotta agree with leehyun. that app isnt good for kids

demonchild: im not a kid

theonlynormalone: its not good for adults either

a shark :D: is anyone gonna talk about the fact that HYUK WAS COOKING USING A SPONGE???

theonlynormalone: WDYM???

a shark :D: i found a sponge covered in whipped cream and some other stuff id rather not describe

momwoo: i told you not to help him clean shark

demonchild: lmao. ur name is shark now

momwoo: please explain what you were doing with that sponge hyuk

demonchild: im using it to clean???

a shark :D: ur not even cleaning

you used it in cooking dont lie

demonchild: traitor

theonlynormalone: did tiktok seriously think a dish made with a literal sponge would taste good or is it a prank i gen cant tell

demonchild: …

momwoo: at this point i dont want to know. just clean it up please

a shark :D: on it jaewoo!

momwoo: not you dojin

demonchild: :(

theonlynormalone: you brought this upon yourself

[duckydae]

with boys planet airing and me getting back into k-drama's i think my age relative to k-pop has finally hit me. with hwanhee, xiao + jiwoong being some of the oldest contestants on the show, then when we dropped down to twenty-eight seunghwan being the third oldest really made me a bit ill.

jongwoo specifically being the fourth oldest was bleh because we're exactly a month apart and hao is two weeks younger than me (finally a 00-liner winning!)

tell me why i thought the male lead in imitation was like twenty-nine / thirty and then my brain was like "surely he's mid / late twenties" cut to me realising that, he is and that very soon i will be as he's only three years older than me.

this was also when my brain went, "what'd you mean there's someone in u-kiss born in '97?! what was he twelve or something at debut?! because i forgot that adding members in second gen groups was normal.

i just assumed the two leads would be closer in age relative to the rest of the main cast and not the youngest, like jiso is less than a year older than me and what have i done with my life...

[theladydalek]

This man has a literal box he puts all his feelings in. Ffs.

[jinnie-ret]

kdrama recs?

I rly wanna start watching more kdramas so if you have any suggestions pls tell me!

I've watched Extraordinary You, 18 Again, and i nearly finished Imitation! I think I definitely enjoy ones that revolve around the KPOP industry but I'm open to others too! :))

[kalena-henden]

Lee Je Hoon's Chief Detective 1958 starts today. Can't wait to watch! I enjoyed him in Taxi Driver and really want to watch through his filmography eventually.

Lovely Runner is knocking my socks off! Byeon Wook Seok and Kim Hye Yoon are killing both the comedy and the drama. Wook Seok is the cutest loser in love! The mystery and unexpected twists are fun and interesting. I hope this quality storytelling continues. I'm on the edge of my seat.

I only have 3 episodes left of Love Me Love My Voice which has been wonderful and heartwarming. I love the main romance but the friendships and secondary romances have been given ample time to shine as well. I'm always here a good found family. I really like how the dramatic readings and song perfomances have been carefully woven into the story to further the character development. Definitely recommend.

Now we come to our debrief on The Smile Has Left Your Eyes. Whoa, what a rollercoaster. The first half was interesting with many characters' selfish and dark intentions mixed with a little mystery were set up in contrast to our optimistic, self-sacrificing female lead. However, the second half drowned in major events happening and then being dismissed as if they never happened, multiple secret keepers refusing to tell the secret multiple times an episodes even when asked point blank when the answers could stop so many bad things from happening, and the existential dread I felt about what the big reveal was going to be only for it to completely dismissed. (FYI I found out what I thought was going to be the big reveal IS the actual reveal in the darker Japanese version it's based on.) After episode 14, I wasn't sure I could continue watching the show. But after a night of uneasy sleep, I decided to finish it the next morning on double speed to get through it. I did watch the last 10 minutes at regular speed. While there were some well done things about their relationship in the second half, it couldn't save the show for me even though I went in knowing this was not an HEA. Overall, I was just left feeling angry and exhausted. As a Seo In Guk fan, this was a show I had long wanted to see, just to find out what my opinion on it would be. I'm sad that the SIG fanmeet has been post-poned, hopefully I will be able to make the next date. But this means I feel okay to stop my SIG show binging so I will not be watching Hello Monster anytime soon. I'm actually impressed with how much of SIG's filmography I've already seen (7 shows as a ML, 4 shows as a cameo, and 1 movie). I'm pretty sure it's more than I've seen any other kdrama actor or actress.

After a bad experience at the new dentist yesterday, where the hygienist manhandled my teeth and they tried to upsell me on services, I was in need of a comfort rewatch. I've been thinking alot about Lee Jun Young lately and decided to break out the first thing I ever saw him in, Imitation. I was only going to watch a few favorite parts from an episode or two and ended up binging my favorite parts of most of the series. lol I really hope his upcoming Cinderella romcom with Pyo Ye Jin is going to be good.

I slowly picked Vigilante back up again this week and was excited to see Lee Joon Hyuk's character finally emerge to add a boost of energy and chaos to the story.

Now that I've got some time and the second half of the series has finally dropped, I will continue watching Chae Jong Hyeop's Eye Love You.

[astoldbyarastella]

HAPPY ATEEZ X APPRECIATION WEEK 💜

Jung Yunho: 🐶 (🐻)

"Hotteok" ❤️‍🔥

Yungi 🩶 (1/2)

99liners 🧡 (1/5)

Vocal-line 🎼 (2/6)

Idol Radio Host 🎧 (2/2)

Actor 🧏

Nicknames: Yunhogizer, Golden Retriever, Big Bear

AsToldBy𝓐𝓻𝓪'𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪

---𝓐𝓻𝓪'𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪✨️🫰🏾✨️

[baddestcreature]

[strayteezsimp]

I’ve been watching the kdrama ‘imitation’ that Yunho, San, Seonghwa and Jongho are in and it’s sooo good 😭😭 if you haven’t watched it I 100% recommend

[bkimrose]

Guys 😭 how did this happen?!?! I didn't know that Yunho, San, Seongwha and Jongho were in a drama until THIS PAST WEEK. I'm finally sitting down to watch it and I'm so upset about the lost time on this 😭😭😭

[strorberrysquid]

i think im gonna go read imitation fanfics bc to inspire me before i begin writing-

oh ao3 is down

[duckydae]

controversially, i don't think idols should be (stunt casted or otherwise) playing idols in dramas, especially about idol-life (as main cast, background characters are fine).

this isn't a dig at them personally but i do think it can sometimes hold a show back because as much as a lot of these projects are critical commentary on the system, there's always an air of lightness to them that i feel can contradict the work because these idols do have teams and do have images to uphold post-drama and they probably don't want their idols to come across too polarising, fictional or otherwise.

it's one of the reason i don't really consume anything exo has been in (other than the genre's not being my thing), to this day, other than kyungsoo the only media i've seen the majority of exo in, is exo: next door.

because i always feel like the script is aware that an idol is playing the role.

i get excited when i don't know the idols in these types of dramas because i go in with no pre-conceived notions (like the jihan issue in the coup, because i know hani is like a decade older than the kid playing him.)

don't get me wrong, i know why they do it. its cost effective when your cast can already sing and dance and to state the obvious, it gets an audience interested in the show.

i also would love these types of drama to have slightly higher budget, like the fabulous is a decent example.

[absentcaryatid]

Dojin and hyuk being the best duo in imitation for 13 minutes

A compilation of scenes from the K drama Imitation collected by YouTube user "by rissa". Blue haired Do Jin is played by Yuri Park and Choi Jongho of ATEEZ is red haired Hyuk. The clips are fully captioned in English.

[mindmeltonabun-blog]

My Demon: Inspiration or Plagiarism?

Guardian Goblin...Guardian Mountain God...Guardian Demon

In the latest drama, "My Demon," we're introduced to a guardian demon. However, as I delved into the series, a sense of déjà vu crept in. Was this guardian demon truly distinct, or did he bear striking similarities to others we've seen before?

Questions about plagiarism first emerged when Gu Won's death scene in "My Demon" closely resembled that of Kim Shin's death scene in "Goblin". Many dismissed the notion that the writer had plagiarized the scene, citing the cinematographer had worked on both "Goblin" and "My Demon".

However, I believe the issue of plagiarism extended beyond cinematography; from the characterization of the male lead to the overall concepts, "My Demon" seemed almost identical to well-known fantasy kdramas, echoing themes, lines, and scenes from its predecessors. The writer, Choi Ah Il, appeared to borrow extensively from existing works, crossing the line between inspiration and outright plagiarism.

Gu Won, the guardian demon, was a mishmash of characters from various supernatural dramas. His personality, appearance, and even punishment seemed like something taken right out of "Goblin", "Tale of the Nine-Tailed", and "Doom at Your Service." Beyond his Thanos-like finger snap and cross tattoo, there was very little that made him unique.

For a writer who criticized goblins, nail-tailed foxes, grim reapers, and vampires, Choi Ah Il failed to differentiate her demon. Gu Won could've been a distinctive supernatural character with his own unique backstory or even a different style, but instead, he felt like a Frankenstein creation of well-established supernatural creatures. Ultimately, I was left to wonder if the writer or even Gu Won himself knew who he really was.

In my field, we constantly aim to create innovative and original ideas. Therefore, I understand the fear that can come with breaking new ground. For Choi Ah Il's first fantasy drama, the fear of her original ideas not being good enough might have led her to heavily rely on existing works.

My advice to Choi Ah Il is to have more confidence in both herself and her ideas. When we put our entire heart and soul into our work, our sincerity and passion will shine through, making them more likely to be appreciated by others. We should embrace all of our "crazy" ideas instead of plagiarizing others' work. Even if our idea doesn't work out, at least we know we gave it our all. And this, to me, is infinitely more fulfilling than imitating others.

So in conclusion, "My Demon" had the potential to be a great fantasy drama, but it seemed to copy too much from others' works. Whether it's an issue of inspiration or outright plagiarism, the drama left me wondering what ideas truly belonged to Choi Ah Il. As viewers, we deserve to experience a writer's unique voice, not a patchwork of borrowed elements hastily stitched together. Going forward, I'll probably give this writer one more chance to improve her scriptwriting. I must add that if it weren't for the great cast and their impeccable acting and adlibs, this drama would've been doomed due to its messy plot and lack of true originality.

Below are some scenes and concepts from other shows and movies that are nearly identical to the ones in "My Demon". I'll let you decide for yourself if you think the writer of "My Demon" was inspired by other's works or simply plagiarized them.

(Note: I might add more later, but it's a lot of work to go through each show and screenshot everything and then compile them in a collage)

p.s. I'll post my review, thoughts, and analysis for Eps 15-16 in a few days!

Goblin The Great and Lonely God

Hooded supernatural

2. Objects that represent the end of a human's journey...clocks instead of tea cups

3. The mother has complications with her daughter's birth and is saved by a supernatural being

4. In the past, the FL dies, ML kills a bunch of people, and ML ends his life. ML has memories of his past sins erased. As punishment, ML is turned into a grim reaper character.

Others:

The quote Madam Ju said in Ep 3 about plants and seeds was similar to the one said by Ji Tak in "Goblin": Humans have four lives. A life of planting seeds, a life of watering seeds, a life of harvesting, and a life of using the harvests.

The ML's had blamed God for all the obstacles in their lives and when they finally got a chance to talk to God, God told them they didn't have all the anwers to their questions and that they didn't know everything similar to God in MD.

The FL dies at the peak of her happiness similar to how in MD, the FL's parents died at the peak of her happiness.

The FL in "Goblin" was the key to ending the ML's life as an immortal just like how in MD, the FL was the key to making the ML human.

Tale of the Nine Tailed

Supernatural ML has an obsession with desserts

2. FL died in the past to save the ML

3. FL's parents is involved in a car accident on FL's birthday (9th birthday in TOTNT and 10th birthday in MD)

4. Wishes Granted By The Devils

5. Wishes and Exploiting Other's Misfortunes to Survive

6. FL wears object and remembers tragic past life

7. Personal Hell is being in a world without the FL

8. Working for the Divine as Their Best Performer

9. Mother-like Figure is a Goddess

10. Wearing Two Wedding Rings

Others:

In "Tale of the Nine Tailed," The Almighty granted Nine-Tailed Foxes or Gumihos various powers, but they were bound by one rule: they must fulfill their end of the deal/contract with humans or face death. This rule aimed to prevent Gumihos from murdering humankind. Similarly, in "My Demon," Gu Won faced a similar fate. If he didn't make deals with humans, he would die. Additionally, if Gu Won murdered humans, he would also face death. In both cases, rules and contracts were established to prevent supernatural beings endowed with god-like powers from killing humans.

The concept of wanting to live or die together in TOTNT was also present in MD

In TOTNT, the FL tried to protect the ML, but ended up dying. In the present, the ML made it a mission to protect the FL to prevent the same tragic fate from happening. ML ended up saving the FL in present but died in the process...and then ML came back to life just like in MD.

ML in TOTNT came back to life/was reincarnated as a mortal human with Gumiho powers similar to how after Gu Won came back to life, he was a human with demon powers.

Twilight

Supernatural leaves human because they hates their monstrous nature

2. Supernatural watches their human sleep

3. Human is kidnapped to draw out supernatural ML

4. Human gets a leg injury during kidnapping

Others:

Gu Won played "Clair de lune" just like Edward did in Twilight

Doom At Your Service

Listening to others' wishes and meeting a wisher that would change their fate

2. Beginning of a new journey filled with hand-holding, bubbles, and water

3. Necessaity of holding hands/wrist to recharge

4. Creating a dream of the FL's deepest desire

5. Celebrating a supernatural's birthday

Others:

One of the major themes in DAYS was choices just like in MD

Hotel Del Luna

Fireflies by the lake

Others:

FL's name was Man Wol (means "Full Moon") in HDL and FL's name in MD was Wol Sim (means "Moon Heart")