#jang jaeyeol

[ventivente]

[meowlcdie]

he was just being silly your honor 🤷‍♀️

[sscarletvenus]

the mourning brave, edwin willard deming/ jay hong and daniel park, workers (1st affiliate)

selene, ferdinand von keller/ jake kim, the hunt for big deal

prometheus, briton rivère/ daniel park, the kidnapping of daniel park

the fall of the rebel angels, luca giordano/ park jonggun, the hunt for big deal

woman at a mirror, johann mongels culverhouse/ daniel park, lookism chapter two

dante and virgill in hell, eugène delacroix/ jay hong and kwak jihan, holidays

the unequal marriage, vasili pukirev/ vivi's wedding, holidays

the portrait of suzanne blonch, pablo picasso/ samuel seo, jake kim

ivan the terrible and his son ivan, ilya repin/ vivi and xiaolung, club vivi

lookism otd : characters + classical art

[mymxnfgh]

How I think Lookism Characters would draw themselves pt.3

I was feeling really motivated today so I decided to do pt.3 haha and ty to @4nge1dust for the Jay and Eli HCs!

Samuel Seo

I have no Idea what to say about him

focuses on his...tits(????)

Jay Hong

Fashion student

so probably good at sketching

has probably taken art classes before

Goo Kim

He watches Anime so I thought he'd be decent at drawing

I tried,,,I tried drawing in the jojo style,,,

Johan Seong

I'm sorry but this guy is...

Sometimes you can't tell whether he or his dogs drew it

(Maybe both of them worked on diffrent parts of the drawing)

Eli Jang

Draws with Yenna

He didn't just draw himself, but his whole family

The classic "sun in the corner" we all used to draw as kids

Lua Im

Lua definetly watches shoujo anime

she draws fanart and writes fanfics in her free time

Alright~ that's all I have for now! I had a lot of fun drawing and some of my HCs may differ from your HCs and that's completely alright and if you want you can let me know haha.

Thank you so much for reading, if you read everything until now and have a nice day!💖

[myuiis]

sally park: a missed opportunity

this is probably going to rot in drafts for a WHILE but i needed to scream into the void about this so let me rant to YOU (yes, you) about how ptj fucked up sally park's writing and purpose in the story so much that she is now just a bundle of missed opportunities. the same could also be said about other characters like crystal choi, luah lim, etc. but i just reread hunt for hostel and i have a lot of insane thoughts that need to be screamed about.

as a character who was the center of attention during her introduction arc, she has been reduced to simply an eli enabler and warren's love interest, who gets about 3 panels to really shine, and then is demoted back into window dressing.

warning: mild eli hate ahead but i do NOT hate eli, i just hate ptj for making everything hostel related eli-centric, when sally is arguably just as important.

so. lets start at the beginning.

from the very beginning, the eli jang arc was told from sally's perspective especially based off the narration, and her character during the majority of the eli jang arc BANGED. initially introduced as a classic demure, feminine savior figure for bad boy warren in the first chapter of the eli jang arc, it's then shown that she isn't as naive or one-dimensional as she may seem.

in fact, shes shown to be fiercely independent and self-sufficient, learning to live by herself and deal with her own problems without anyone helping her, while simultaneously grappling with her grandmother blaming her over her dad's death (side note this plotline, which could've added so much depth to her story was NEVER picked up again)

on my first read of the eli jang arc, this sequence actually punched me in the gut and sally became an instant fav

but i digress. continuing back to the main point, sally was a tremendously well written character (or as good as we're gonna' get when it comes to female characters by ptj) in the eli jang arc, whether it be her narration (scenes like "sometimes i think if i hadn't introduced them to eli back then, our story wouldn't have been such a tragedy"), or her actual actions in the story.

she was integral to the story. in fact, i would say that she was MORE central to the heart and soul of hostel than eli jang was (at first, before she got butchered by ptj and forgotten about) because it was HER that was providing for her family with HER own money, until eli stepped in months later. she was the one that everyone wanted to assist and protect because she was who was holding everyone together through her sacrifice and love.

LOOK AT HER!!! just LOOK AT HER!!! she is so noble and tragic and she does everything for the sake of her family, including starving herself! she is so tremendously loving and sacrifices so much for her family, which is why everyone unites around her to help her!

in fact, the reason warren, eli, and others devolve into crime and stealing is to help her get more money for food, as they can't bear to see her starve herself. while this does come off a little bit white knight-ey (oh a big strong man has to save the sweet damsel), the point is that she has this kind of power over the people around her through her genuine leadership skills

not only that, but she was actually also the one who came up with the idea of using their old building to provide for more homeless kids, showing that she really should be credited with the creation and management of the runaway fams, far more than she is in the story.

even though, immediately after, its shown that she didn't think enough about the financials of the situation, and eli gets his time to shine by coming up with the point organization stuff, the way its framed portrays both sally's idea and eli's financial proposal of the financial system as equally important things. this scene makes me think that, at the very least, sally and eli's importance should be on equal footing: sally is the passion, the heart, the core, while eli is the figurehead, the brains, the fighter.

in summary, sally was the person who united the original hostel A through her leadership, kindness, and sacrifice, and had so much soft power over everyone that the entirety of her family would do anything to help her. she also came up with the idea of helping runaway families, demonstrating her kindness and generosity.

not only that, she was still actively managing the runaway families and making money while eli fucked off to j high to become a barber, allowing her to get closer to the runaway fams and inspire them with her leadership.

with all that said, it's clear that sally should be a three-dimensional girlboss who uses her charisma and good personality to gain soft power and lead the people around her as one of the figureheads and hearts of the hostel crew, right?

well. no.

after the eli jang arc, she becomes close to useless.

i dont remember much of 2A outside of the big deal stuff, but what i do remember is that sally does nothing, wins a singular rock-papers-scissors game, and then becomes a damsel in distress again that warren needs to save and gets to show off his cool fighting skills in the process. (this may not be accurate, feel free to correct me if im wrong)

but my BIGGEST gripe is the hunt for hostel arc. the hunt for hostel arc was very much centered around eli, warren, and even jerry, more than it was sally, despite how much of an integral role she played in the formation of hostel. during the entire arc, she does basically nothing but watch on the sidelines

... and then ptj pulls this on us. they all unite because they admire and love eli jang so much? only eli jang? not warren chae, gangdong's mighty? not max and derek, the two uncles? not sally park, THE big mama?

i cannot emphasize how ironic it is that sally, the big mama, quite literally gave birth to the idea of the runaway fams, and yet nobody mentions her again afterwards, and only ever eli jang. like... what did eli ever do for you? give you a shitty haircut?

and when warren and eli leave, i FINALLY thought that ptj was going to give sally a moment to shine and show her by herself again, like she was all that time ago, and how she figures out how to save her family despite being unable to fight...

but no. we get this sick ass panel and then she is completely irrelevant again

the next example of the sally erasure comes when eugene is talking to eli about him joining workers. he tries to convince eli that this is the ONLY thing that he can do to protect his family, and that, now that he's here and so is warren, hostel is weak and helpless because the MEN that get everything done aren't there anymore and "oh no, what can sally park and the girls do?"

like fym "what can they do"?! sally is a LEADER and she has POWER and INFLUENCE (or at least, she should). but no, the narrative doesn't prove him wrong, and sally does next to nothing in the narrative.

i cannot emphasize how much more of a leader figure she is than eli btw. she took all the runaway kids under her wing. it was her idea to build an organization for these kids in the first place. she was the one singlehandedly raising money for all 7 high schoolers in her family before eli stepped in. she STARVED HERSELF and CUT HER OWN FINGERS trying to make food for her family. she was THE big mama. EVERYONE wanted to protect her and respect and love her. and yet ELI is the main character of hostel that is oh so important and that everyone will unite under????

"oh no without you how will anything get done, eli jang?" stfu

and even when she does do things, later on, it's really more of an excuse for vasco to shine. while she was the one to get heather's mom to forgive eli, as well as the one that got vasco to save eli in the first place, 1) her major role in this part of the story is entirely sidelined and given no narrative weight outside of being the reason that eli's healing arc can happen and 2) the only agency we've ever seen her having since hostel arc is in relation to eli. she only ever acts on her own to save eli. she PROBABLY did stuff outside of that to help hostel, but that is entirely offscreen and not focused on at all, so her leadership and agency when it comes to things outside of a MAN are ignored.

in chapter 478, i thought that she was once again given a brief moment to shine when she looked sad and all wondering what they would do once they didn't have the income workers supplied them with, and i was hoping that she'd get a chance to creatively problem solve around it to show a good character moment for her and the rest of hostel... but who am i kidding this is ptj of course he wouldnt do that. nah, it was just a scene so that vasco could introduce jay again and be like "hey guys jay is actually relevant to the story and he's a nice person, just so you guys dont forget that he's still there! and also ignore this deus ex machina ass solution to a conflict that could've been a really interesting character study!!"

so yeah. that's basically it. in conclusion, i think sally park is a HUGE missed opportunity for ptj to finally write a good female character. kind, compassionate, charismatic, smart, sally's got it all. however, just because she is a soft character doesn't mean that she's a pushover and she held tremendous power and authority because of everything she did for her family. however, ptj decides to do nothing with her and turn her into an eli enabler and a warren love interest instead, ignoring her leadership skills and influence.

and once again, no hate to eli, warren, jerry, jay, or any of the other character i just shat on to make a point!! i like all of them, but i just think that sally's character assassination to allow them to shine was an infuriating decision on ptj's part

[alliumike]

I got bored, enjoy

[nanichi0]

Lookism babygirls

[lookismstuff]

Reaction to Ep 460

SPOILERS ALERT

Well it turns out that all the forgiveness from Heather (Hyeeun)'s mom was pried almost from her cold dead hands and Sally (Serim) had to beg and beg...

I wish Heather's mom was better written than this or something instead of being made to change her mind in the span of hours. The only thing that I'm happy about her characterization is her sympathy for Olly (Ochun) whose parents didn't even mourn him properly.

Anyway I wish Hudson (Hyunseong) knew that Eli (Jang Hyun) saved his life (and Jibeom's) from whatever monster this is. I bet when Hudson meets Eli again he'll just attack Eli blindly (unless maybe Vasco saves time by explaining stuff). And yeah if Eli makes it (idk really).

Anyway I think Park Taejoon heard the readers' complaint that Logan (Taesang) was let go too easily and Daniel (Hyungseok) behaved a bit ooc when he called Logan "pig".

So PTJ had them meet again (I can already sense the upcoming complaints from international fans regarding the repetition) but Daniel treats Logan level-headedly this time, with the added bonus of some copy of Kwak Jichang's techniques. Yes, THE Kwak Jichang whose death I'm still grieving for.

Also finally Vin (Hobin)'s and Jay (Jayeol)'s brawl time against Ji Changyong and Lee Dosoo. Finally! It's been 80,000 years.

I hope the next chapters will move as fast and as efficiently as readers hope for. At least now four characters will move together instead of duel separarately. It's sad to read the complaints (which I know readers have the perfect rights to make) when contrasted against PTJ's bizarrely busy life (which reminds me of my own burnout).

[lokislytherin]

who in lookism should (1) go blonde and (2) stop being blonde

you havr to answer or ptj will kill off uor faborite charaxters

eli jang / jang hyun. blond eli hits diff. he's still cute but blond eli simply superior sorry guys.

jay hong / hong jaeyeol. ik being blond is His Thing but i wanna see him with other hairstyles too! or goth jay with the bangs! goth jay... emo jay... what if eboy jay

honestly i think i'm more likely to kill of jay in a fic than ptj would kill jay in lookism canon so. i have no fears bc seong taehoon looks pretty far away from dying too

your threats cannot hurt me anon but thank you for the ask!

[ventivente]

My contribution to the Lookism fandom

[riya-song]

"lookism" fans, pls lmk if you'd like to read smth like that

i have this kinda weird (or maybe not) idea for an au/fanfiction (i basically call all my fanfictions aus because they already are different from original universe, so to me they seem like aus, even if im wrong in this, bear with me)

so.

originally it was an idea of a fanfiction of Eli/OFC/Jay (tho i do headcanon Jay as gay, but somehow in this idea he turned to be bi, so idk if I'll proceed with this pairing, it just seems weird to me)

so. even if it's not romantical with Jay, OFC and him will still become friends, because they both aren't heterosexual (and because it will just happen. somehow)

and she'll become close friends with Eli somewhere in the beginning (really sweet and really supportive towards him and Yenna, because our boy Eli needs that)

(technically the story starts somewhere around the beginning of the lookism, maybe a bit earlier. either way, just a little bit earlier, than Daniel transferring to J-high)

the fun idea was that OFC would be either Jake's friend he was teaching how to fight after accidentally befriending her (before going to juvie that is), or he's her cousin

and that's where the other part comes in. somehow Gun gets himself involved because he finds out of OFC's close relationship with Jake and wants to control Jake by kind of showing him that he can do to his friend/cousin whatever he wants (idk abt this for now tho, maybe in process the idea will change, because i will need to reread "Lookism", it's so long i forget a lot of things right away (and i still don't understand most of Gun's motives so...))

anyways. the idea was that i just wanted to give Eli and Jay some love they deserve in a fictional story, somehow Jake came into the picture in my head, and Gun waltzed there as well...

pls, let me know if you'll want to read smth like that, cause im not really sure abt this idea and id like to know what others think abt it. thanks!!)

p.s. if you have any other ideas for the main pairing pls lmk, cause im still not crrtain abt it being endgame

[sscarletvenus]

made some lookism (boys) picrews!!!

here's the link, have fun.

[koiiiji]

post for everyone who’s confused with lookism names, just like i am

daniel park - park hyungseok

jay hong - hong jaeyeol

zack lee - lee jinsung

vasco - lee eun tae (vasco also works)

vin jin - jin hobin

jace park - park bumjae

mary kim - kim miru

zoe park - park haneul

mira kim - kim mijin

sally park - park serim

johan seong - seong yohan

eli jang - jang janghyung

warren chae - chae wonseok

jake kim - kim gimyung

brad lee - lee gunwoo

jerry kwon - kwon jitae

samuel seo - seo seongeun

goo kim - kim joongoo

gun park - park jonggun (yamazaki yuzuru)

olly wang - wang ochun

hudson ahn - ahn hyunseong

eugene - yoojin

diego kang - kang dageyon

james lee - lee jihoon

charles choi - choi dongsu

tom lee - lee dogyu

the list will be updated

[purpleguitar]

KDRAMAS OVER FLOWERS DAY 1: a love so beautiful 💖 favourite couples

seo junghoo and chae youngshin from healer • yoon sol and seo jiwan from nevertheless • do bong soon and an minhyuk from strong woman do bong soon • jang jaeyeol and ji haesoo from it’s okay that’s love • wol ju and mr qwi from mystic popup bar • baek heesung and cha jiwon from flower of evil • park changho and go miho from big mouth

[i-like-giving-orders]

do you think ptj will do jaeyeol/jay’s character any justice? 🥲 i’ve read so many comments on reddit saying that ptj will just throw jay away because he’s served his purpose (attracting a large enough fanbase through queer-baiting) because jay’s potential to be a great character is just going down the drain (he’s the son of steve hong, he should he able to step in and help right? also big daniel is kidnapped and jay used to have such a strong “daniel is in trouble i gotta go help him” sensor so where tf is he?)

okay, but excluding all that, i think jay should be developed further as a character because he has so much potential that’s being wasted so far. i really hope ptj hasn’t forgotten about him and pulls an eli jang arc for jay because he’s super interesting to me, like i wanna know why he doesn’t talk, why he isn’t acknowledged by his family (?), where tf is he when all this is going down, what does he do in his free time, what are his likes (besides daniel lol)??? i just want to know more about him as a person IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK PTJ???

ahem, sorry for the rant, i just caught up to the latest chapter and i am FUMING because the last time we saw jay was in chapter 300+ and he wasn’t even that prominent in the chapter? i just miss when all we had to care about was daniel having to hide his 2 bodies from people, crystal being a snoop, jay and joy fighting over the same man, zack and mira’s relationship, zoe’s inner conflict not knowing she likes the very same person, etc. like what’s with all these new characters i do not give a single shit about? i loved the hostel chapters though but once they got to the worker’s arc, man…. pls just bring the original cast back.. this story is getting too much man..

so what do you think? 🥲😌

omg ok so i dont think jay's gonna be thrown aside bc like you said he's got tons of potential and much more history unexplored. like dg, he was relevant and then seemingly disappeared to the background before reappearing so i really think he's just gonna take a while before popping back and probably at the spotlight with his own arc around him a la eli jang. the wait is killing me tho lol

about his daniel-sense (lol) i honestly think he does feel something, but due to whatever it's happening on his own private, secret, hopefully soon-to-be-revealed arc, he can't help him and is agonising about it. i also miss the good old days of the gang :') but i firmly believe they were the main at first bc that's, like, the ultimate team (+ johan + eli + jake + maybe vin jin and mary kim) and are going to appear come hell or high water for the big battle (just look at jiho: he was here since the beginning and is definitely going to be involved further just not how at first we imagined) and for them to be involved in that they have to stakes in this so yeah he better come back. also dw about ranting i love to talk and i love lookism and i love to hear ppl's opinions about it so that's literally a perfect match

[rye-views]

Lookism. 외모지상주의. Ep. 1-308. 7.6/10

I would not recommend this webtoon to my friends. I would not reread this webtoon.

Despite the drawing being so unattractive to me, I think it's brilliantly made. When mom is sad, the illustrations show it amazingly. Really captures the feels. I hate the eyes that look like lips. I don't like how superficial everything is. Determining your worth based on looks and wealth. I hate how everyone is so quick to fight. I don't know anyone like that in real life. PTJ Enter is a trash place, huh. Hyunseok's actions versus thoughts being like doing bad things to others and then hating himself for it, it's something I really don't vibe with despite knowing many people who are like that. It's difficult for me to comprehend the point of regretting something you actively chose to do again and again while knowing how horrible it is. And it's not something bad to yourself, but to others. Hyun Seok's gradual realizations of how much he lacks as a person or how badly he treats others is something to think about. I'm enjoying how he wants to improve himself when realizing that you can't just blame the world for your situation. The stalker episode disgusts me and freaks me out. Lee Tae Sung is so angry for no reason. Ji Ho is a real piece of trash. I'm so disgusted at the perverted other guys on the train during our trip to Jaeyeol's villa. I didn't love when the drawing style changed and everyone was kinda re-introduced, and the plotline really strayed from high school lookism to moreso this gang culture.

Basco's tears are my favorite thing. They happen so amusingly. I also love his backstory being a thing. His bullying was messed up. What a cool kid, he is. Jae Yeol my favorite character. Favorite episode is when it's all about Jae Yeol and there is literally no dialogue. Basco and Bum Jae's relationship is beautiful. Love the ET tat being for his name. I love how Inu is always like idc about what's going just get out ya'll! I love how Jinsung matures throughout and sees how to better himself. Basco's bday cake is soo cute. I love how much Jinsung loves Mi Jin. Jae Yeol's amusement park ride top selca is very nice. The episode of finding Hyun Seok's identity was so thrilling. I love that the lookism logo becomes floral during the blind date episode. I approve of the Miru and Jaebeom love line. I like that Jang Jin Hyuk draws.

Hyunseok needs to stop accidentally drinking alc. Get it together. This webtoon is so extreme all the time. Taesung losing all that weight is so random. In the amusement park episode, it's amazing to read Korean but with a dialect.

Lmaoo at Jae Yeol's extra episodes having no dialogue whatsoever. Lmaoo not Inu saving small Hyunseok from the Han River. Lmaoo at the Burn Knuckle's duck's function being 분위기. Lmaoo at BTS being in here. Lmaoo at Basco and Hyung Seok being able to communicate with Jae yeol. Lmaoo at Basco protecting his bear family.

Poor Hye Eun.

Omg Jae Yeol giving Hyun Seok all those nice clothes for his birthday is the sweetest thing. All nonchalant, how cool. Him lying with the birthday letter is all eeeek for me. Basco is also so cool for caring for the underdogs.

Uee getting beat up for cheating was crazy. Bruhhh, everything was so messed up as Heemin beat up Jinsung and Wonbin. Can you believe how messed up the situation is? Yeah, messed up of Jinsung to throw Basco's heroman gift into the water with a rock in it instead. Haneul's love for Hyungseok is so crazy and respectable. Dating Tae Sung and suffering like that? What kinda love?

Why do the police look like little animals? How are we in such extreme situations with such extreme people? How does Ji Ho always get into such messes?

The Kim Poong cooking show guy literally looks like Wes Chan to me.

Memorable Quotes: "순간이 쌓여 추억이된다," "나를 극복해보고 싶어요." "싸움을 시작했으면 죽일각오로 싸워야하고."