#jung ji woon

[ancientfrozenglaciershark]

always a good day to be hella gay for Tiny Fighting Dudes™️

[shangyeoms]

begins ≠ youth ep. 1

[dreamsandstars24]

Night has come- Episode 5 and 6 (INCLUDES SPOILERS)(WARNING: LOOOOOONNNGGG RANT AHEAD)

AGAIN, this post includes spoilers (All my posts do) so if you haven't seen this episode, I recommend not to read this post.

However, if you want to know just how bad your mind will be mess up, you are welcome to stay.

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First of all

I had this very interesting post that I was about to post in which I explained how the girl with the ax in the intro was Lee Yoon Seo, and now I see that it was a good idea not to post it because it would have made me look stupid considering what happened at the end of episode six.

So, that saved me.

EPISODE 5:

A FREAKING ROLLERCOASTER.

It was kind of obvious that Park Woo Ram was Mafia but the way it was delivered? that was unexpected. But let's not jump ahead of the whole kidnapping/dividing thing, because WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I, for once, knew Go Kyung Jun was going to be a pain in the butt but I will not take away the credit for his intelligence.

Like, the way he was right about who was the mafia? That was detective work right there. The way he delivered the confession? I won't lie, torture is a good way to make someone confess to something you had no part of but Woo Ram was mafia.

THE TORTURE:

I am sure Kyung Jun is a citizen. I have no proof but I have zero doubts. But, I do think that he'll be able to kill somebody if it means protecting himself or someone he cares about.

As it was shown in episode 5, he tortured Woo Ram to get a confession out of him, and as an avid reader of mafia romances -and currently writing my own, if I may say- the way he managed the torture was exceptional.

Tumblr don't flag me, but a girl has to admit when torture is on point, and this one was. It wasn't the physical torture that surprised me but the psychological. The way he would smile in a clear way that showed he didn't care about making somebody suffer was the CHERRY IN TOP OF THE ICE.

(And if I may mention, he is very cute.)

However, every bad character has a soft side and as we saw when he locked himself in the canteen, he started crying because he caused someone to die, and he tortured someone and everybody hates him so that ought to hurt.

THE SECRET PATHWAY:

When I tell you my mouth went

I have a feeling

AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FEELING

That the ghost is trying to help Yoon Seo, as a matter of fact, I don't even think Woo Seok is dead but I'll dive into that theory later.

What I mean by the ghost trying to help Yoon Seo, I mean that the ghost seems to be leaving clues for her to find. Why is the ghost doing this? I don't know but I'm sure they are connected somehow.

When Yoon Seo found the secret room, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed in how she didn't stay longer to investigate.

Girl reads crime and mystery novels, and she just looked for a bit and left.

If that had been me? I would have looked through the freaking cameras in the room to try and find out who was the mafia (We know who is the mafia, we are expecting the results) but she just left, so that was a bit disappointing.

I feel the ghost is making every clue obvious for her to find because she is not looking properly. You would expect her to be more invested into the whole thing but as of right now the only thing she has found was how the second body didn't had defense marks and the black light used to look at the door.

The door was obvious, it was not as if someone could break a door open like that with the power of hate.

However, everything else has been the ghost doing. Finding the entry to the secret hall? The ghost pushed the boxes.

The picture? The ghost had to put a light on it so she would actually find it interesting.

The exit? Again, the ghost had to say "Girl, it's this way" and I find that hilarious.

The ghost is carrying the show.

THE GAME:

This game is cheating in the most awful way possible. Like, it is legal for someone to not vote! But the game changed the rules and now they either vote or die.

As I approach the ending, I am allowed to touch the rules of the game.

Everybody must vote. As we saw in episode 3, the consequences are catastrophic. Great way to get rid of most of the cast.

The game must take place inside the designated zone. I am not a tech wizard but there must be some kind of sensor that alerts whoever is controlling this game when someone steps out, right?

If two people have the same amount of votes, then the voting has to be repeated and if it happens again, then they all die.

The third one was genius. Like, I can't find any crack in the rules and that is amazing and frustrating.

and finally,

what we were all expecting,

Woo Seok dying:

This was sad, and it probably hurt me more than it hurt Yoon Seo

BUT

I don't think he is dead

Like, sure. His head did the ringing of possession and his eyes went white but I don't think he died.

I think he is alive

I think he is not a mafia

I think he is controlling the game

GOSH, IT FEELS GOOD TO SAY IT.

Why do I think he is not dead?

All the other deaths have been very gruesome

(This is just an example, I won't put all of them)

Even the ones with the pillow and the curtain were gruesome and awful but Woo Seok?

Look at that

His head is not even underwater,

his body is not belly down

he is just there

floating,

like a water lili

He looks like a model.

So I don't think he is dead

Him dying defies the purpose of the whole show

He wants to protect Yoon Seo and dying won't grant him that

Now, if he is actually dead then that was a stupid move from the producers but I'm sure we'll get our plot twist.

KIM SO MI:

We all knew she was mafia.

We all know she wants to survive

But she is a psycho

Like, real psycho

Why all of them thought that leaving the ax out while there is a killer on the loose was a good idea, I don't know, but she has it and she has a victim in mind.

The end of episode six clearly shows her about to slice Yoon Seo open, but the the screen goes dark and she screams

And I don't think it was a scream of "Getting ready to kill you in the most awful way possible" but I think it was a scream of "Something is awful and I am about to die."

I think the ghost showed up, or the doctor/police stopped her

It may be hopeful thinking, but I think she is dead

like, really dead.

Yoon Seo can't die. She is the main character and even though kdrama writers and producers are fond of killing the main characters (we all know what I mean) killing Yoon Seo would be a stupid move.

Yoon Seo remains alive, So Mi? I'm not sure.

Now, this is not a point but just some questions and theories I have.

Why is Oh Jung Won so protective of Yoon Seo? I mean, I would also defend my best friend with my life but the way Jung Won is so protective makes me think there is something else happening here.

Jin Da Beom. He is one of the main characters. Why is he a main character acting like an extra? This is annoying me.

This may be random, and this is me being crazy but I am SO SURE that if Kyung Jun and Yoon Seo joined forces, they would find the mafia.

Besides, the way he only stops when she speaks? I may romanticizing stuff but you don't join kdrama land while being sane.

You are welcome to call me out in something I may have mistaken, and you are welcome to share your theories with me too!

Until next episode.

[i-got-the-feels]

Rom-Com/Dramaedy/Slice of Life/Quirky

When life gives you tangerines

My youth

Can this love be translated?

Melo movie

Our movie

Dearest nemesis

Potato research centre

Divorce Insurance

Good boy

Seocho-dong

Love scout

Mystery/Angsty/Thriller/Business/Cerebral

Mercy for none

Made in Korea

Knockoff

Cashero

Project Y

The good man

Show business

Dear X

Two women

The price of a confession

Hyperknife

The manipulated

The murky stream

Nine puzzle

Unmasked

The Tempest

Delusion

In the Net

If these dramas deliver - 2025 is gonna be an iconic year for kdramas

[stuff-diary]

Branding in Seongsu

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Branding in Seongsu (2024, South Korea)

Director: Jung Hun Soo

Writers: Choi Sun Mi & Jeon Seon Young

Mini-review:

Look, I'm not gonna say this was good, but it kept me engaged throughout. And it's all thanks to the two leads. They basically save the whole thing with their chemistry and their comedic chops. I was particularly impressed by Lomon, who went out of his comfort zone for this role and delivered in every single scene. The show worked better as comedy than anything else, since it was pretty funny at times. But yeah, whenever it tried to highlight serious issues, it ended up falling into the same old stereotypes. And some of the final twists made little to no sense. I don't regret watching Branding in Seongsu, though, cause the episodes were short and it never had time to get boring. But I do wish the writing and directing were as good as the acting, or less messy at the very least.

[genevieveetguy]

Cobweb (Geomijip), Jee-woon Kim (2023)

[baeaecha26]

Follow Me

The rain poured down in sheets, the sound of it drumming against the windows of Jung Hoon's small office. He sat at his desk, a cigarette dangling from his lips as he stared at the case file spread out before him. The disappearance of Ji Woong had been weighing heavily on his mind for weeks now.

Jung Hoon and Ji Woong had been partners in the police force for years, solving cases together with an almost uncanny intuition. But when Ji Woong vanished without a trace, leaving only a cryptic note behind that simply read "follow me," Jung Hoon knew this was no ordinary case.

As he pored over the evidence, Jung Hoon couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more to Ji Woong's disappearance than met the eye. He remembered their last conversation, how Ji Woong had seemed distracted and distant, as if he were hiding something.

With a determined set to his jaw, Jung Hoon stood up and grabbed his coat. It was time to follow the trail left by his missing partner, no matter where it led him.

The first clue led Jung Hoon to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town. The air inside was thick with dust and decay, but he pressed on, following a faint sound echoing through the empty corridors.

As he turned a corner, Jung Hoon came face to face with Ji Woong himself. But it wasn't the man he knew - there was something different about him, something dark and sinister lurking behind those familiar eyes.

"Ji Woong?" Jung Hoon called out tentatively.

But instead of a response, Ji Woong lunged at him with unexpected speed and ferocity. Caught off guard, Jung Hoon stumbled backwards as they grappled with each other in a desperate struggle for control.

In that moment of chaos and confusion, everything became clear to Jung Hoon. The real Ji Woong had been replaced by an imposter - someone who wore his partner's skin like a mask but harbored evil intentions beneath the surface.

With adrenaline coursing through his veins, Jung Hoon fought back with all his might. As they tumbled through the darkness of the warehouse, each blow struck by both men revealed more about their true identities than words ever could.

In the end, it was Jung Hoon who emerged victorious - bloodied but unbowed. Standing over the fallen imposter who had tried to take everything from him, he felt a mix of relief and sorrow wash over him.

As he looked down at what remained of Ji Woong's doppelganger, now nothing more than a lifeless shell lying at his feet, Jung Hoon realized that some mysteries were better left unsolved - and some secrets better kept buried in darkness forevermore.

[just-merce]

UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Spivac

The UFC returns to the Apex this Saturday as two Heavyweights will collide, as Derrick Lewis takes on fellow heavy hitter Serghei Spivac. In the Co-main event, American Devin Clark squares off against South Korea’s Da Woon Jung, While Machin Tybura Will meet Blagoy Ivanov in another Heavyweight showdown. UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Spivac Main Card Derrick Lewis vs Serghei Spivac Da Woon Jung vs…

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama October 2023 💖

6/10: the perfect deal with Yoo Seung Ho, Kim Dong Hwi. 8 episodes; thriller, crime. Trailer

7/10: strong girl nam soon with Lee Yu Mi, Ong Seung Wu, Byun Woo Seok. 16 episodes; supernatural, action, rom-com. Trailer

11/10: a good day to be a dog with Cha Eun Woo, Park Gyu Young, Lee Hyun Woo. 14 episodes; fantasy, rom-com. Trailer

13/10: my dearest part 2 with Nam Goong Min, Ahn Eun Jin, Lee Hak Joo. 10 episodes; historical, romance.

14/10: evilive with Shin Ha Kyun, Kim Young Kwang, Shin Jae Ha. 10 episodes; thriller, mystery. Trailer

20/10: doona! with Bae Suzy, Yang Se Jong, Park Se Wan, Lee Jin Wook. 9 episodes; rom-com. Trailer

23/10: high cookie with Nam Ji Hyun, Jung Da Bin, Choi Hyun Wook. 20 episodes; fantasy, mystery, thriller. Trailer

28/10: castaway diva with Park Eun Bin, Chae Jong Hyeop, Cha Hak Yeon, Kim Joo Heon. 12 episodes; music, rom-com. Trailer

30/10: the matchmakers with Ro Woon, Jo Yi Hyun. 16 episodes; historical, rom-com. Trailer

If only I had the time to watch all these shows... 😮‍💨

[pinkkop]

Day 50 - 15 Days BL Challenge (part 4)

Day 50 - Favourite female identifying character?

I wanted to include three of my faves here

Tiffy from Lovely Writer

Love Tiffy so much! She's fierce and strong and calls her man baby girl and wears a leather jacket and drives a motor cycle and it also doesn't hurt that she's played by Zorzo. She's just so god damn cool!

Her pairing is also one of my favourite het pairings in BL because they flip the script so hard on gender roles and stereo types.

Mew from 3 Will Be Free

Another bad ass independent woman who doesn't need no man but gains two anyways.

She said female solidarity and I'm with her on that.

Yu Na from Semantic Error

Another character that defies the female stereotypes and is just such a perfect friend character. It's so rare that we see main characters in BL have really good female friends but Yu Na was on of them.

Honestly now that I've gotten started talking about Yu Na, I'm realizing that so many of my favourite Korean QLs have great female characters. Like Yoon Woon and Ae Ri from The Eighth Sense, Jung One from She Makes My Heart Flutter and Ji Yeon from The New Employee.

The original challenge is here, part two here, part three here, and four here.

[99snse]

BANNED FCS ⸻ updated, 11/20/23

disclaimer: this list should not be taken as a matter of my own opinion. each individual listed has a source attached for your own education and should be carefully considered in all of your fc choices. if you feel as if any individual has been mistakenly listed here, please feel free to reach out to me privately to discuss the circumstances surrounding their placement. ultimately, i did not create this list as a means of causing negatively, but it is much more important that we hold each other accountable and i hope to provide a running list of fcs that would be inappropriate or otherwise problematic for usage.

BANNED FOR: ABUSE

BANNED FOR: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

Kim Ji-soo (actor), bullying & alleged sexual misconduct (source)

Jung Joon-young, Burning Sun scandal (source)

Choi Jong-hoon, Burning Sun scandal (source)

Lee Seung-hyun (Seungri), Burning Sun scandal (source)

Lee Jong-hyun (CNBLUE), Burning Sun scandal (source)

Kim Hyung-jun, alleged sexual misconduct (source)

BANNED FOR: APPROPRIATION/RACISM

Wendy Son, perpetuating racial stereotypes (source)

Kwon Ji-yong, blackface to imitate Trayvon Martin (source)

Shin Dong-hee (Shindong), blackface to imitate Oprah (source)

Kim Kang-hoon (Yesung), blackface to imitate Nick Fury (source)

Lee Gi-kwang, blackface/perpetuating racial stereotypes (source)

Kim Jong-dae, blackface to imitate a racial caricature (source)

Yoon Bo-mi, blackface to imitate a racial caricature (source)

Jackson Wang, appropriation & ignorance of black protective hairstyles (source)

BANNED FOR: EXPRESSED DISCRIMINATION

Henry Lau, homophobia & transphobia (source)

Park Jeong-soo (Leeteuk), fatphobia (source)

Shin Dong-hee (Shindong), fatphobia (source)

Choi Si-won, homophobia & transphobia (source & source)

Kim Kang-hoon (Yesung), fatphobia (source)

Amber Liu, instances of expressed racial prejudice in response to police brutality (source)

Jessica Ho, allegations of assault (charges dropped), homophobia, usage of slurs (source & source)

BANNED FOR: GROSS/QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOR

Kim So-won, "misunderstood" the significance of Nazi symbolism (source)

Wong Kun Hang, weird comments about dreadlocks (source)

Yong Jun-hyung, Burning Sun involvement (never prosecuted)

Roy Kim, Burning Sun involement (never prosecuted)

Eddy Kim, Burning Sun involvement (never prosecuted)

Kim Young-woon (Kangin), present in voyeurism chatroom (source)

Jeong Jin-woon, present in voyeurism chatoom (source)

Lee Chul-woo, present in voyeurism chatroom (source)

Son Chae-young, "misunderstood" the significance of Nazi symbolism & right-wing conspiracy group QAnon (source & source)

BANNED FOR: SUPPORT OF OPPRESSION/GENOCIDE

Liu Yifei, support of police brutality during Hong Kong protests (source)

Donnie Yen, support of Chinese Communist Party (source)

Fan Bingbing, support of Chinese Communist Party (source)

Jackson Wang, support of Chinese Communist Party & its use of forced labor in Xinjiang (source)

BANNED FOR: EXPRESSED DISCOMFORT WITH USAGE

Christian Yu

Park Sun-young (Luna)

Lee Ji-eun (IU)

BANNED FOR: MISC.

Kim Jong-hyun, passed away

Tany (Kim Jin-soo), passed away

Ahn So-jin, passed away

Go Eun-bi (EunB), passed away

Kwon Ri-se, passed away

Kim Dong-yoon, passed away

Seo Min-woo, passed away

Goo Ha-ra, passed away

Choi Jin-ri (Sulli), passed away

Moon Bin, passed away

Lee Ji-han, passed away

Im Na-hee, passed away

Park Soo-ryun, passed away

Jeong Joong-ji, passed away

Yoo Joo-eun, passed away

USE WITH CAUTION.

Jennie Kim, taking part in "The Idol"

Kim Min-gyu, general carelessness for perceived support of korean conservative party amid prior (unresolved) allegations of bullying, sexual misconduct, and misogyny (source & source)

Kim Tae-hyung, ignorance surrounding the cultural relationship between black hair & durags (source)

Lee Jeno, fatphobic comments (source)

Park Jisung, colorist & fatphobic comments (source)

Park Chanyeol, colorist comments (source)

[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

[shangyeoms]

begins ≠ youth ep. 1

[sunjaesol]

For those that had their hearts stolen by Kim Jae-won in King The Land - the actor that played Lee Ro-woon - he'll be playing one of the main characters in an upcoming high school drama: Hierarchy !

According to Soompi, Hierarchy is a high-teen drama that tells the story of the top 0.01 percent of students at Jooshin High School. Founded by Korea’s top conglomerate Jooshin Group, Jooshin High School is a prestigious institution attended only by children who were “selected” from birth.

Jae-won will be playing Kim Ri Ahn, the heir of Jooshin Group and the top ranking student of Jooshin High School! AN HEIR!!

He'll be playing opposite of Noh Jung Ui, Lee Chae Min, Ji Hye Won and Lee Won Jung.

It'll be directed by director Bae Hyun Jin, who previously worked on Alchemy of Souls, Big Mouth, and Start-Up !!!

[kalira]

Fandom Year in Review (2023)

It's the very last day of 2023, which means it's time for my annual look back and some number-crunching with my AO3 stats and writing over the year!

(Before I get to setting next year's goals and back to writing before midnight, of course! ;))

I posted 142 new stories to AO3 this year!

Fewer than last year but still quite a respectable number (especially given I dropped off posting every single day after October this year - I kept it up for 1,675 days straight, or 55 complete months!).

Those stories were in 33 fandoms, 14 of them new, and featured 43 ships (not counting gen relationships), 18 of them new!

I posted a total of 319,688 words to AO3 this year!

By way of events, I participated in:

the Three Sentence Ficathon

my own Valentine's Spectacular

@domaystic

Small Fandoms Fest

@kakashiweek

@whumptober (completionist again!)

NejiHina Week hosted by @nejihinata

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I started 3 new minific collections, those being:

Dog-sensei & Sparklepuppy (Naruto; Kakashi & Sakura)

Tales from the Fishbowl (Kingyou-hime)

Sailing in Stars and Shadow (Captain Harlock)

All three of which are mainly to corral my 3SFs for those various themes/ships.

I posted 190 minifics in total!

Minific breakdown:

Captain Harlock~ ❧14 minifics

Castlevania~ ❧5 minifics

Chronicles of Narnia~ ❧8 minifics

Greek mythology~ ❧8 minifics

Kamisama Kiss~ ❧9 minifics

Kingyou-hime~ ❧17 minifics

Labyrinth~ ❧gen - 8 minifics ❧Jareth/Sarah - 3 minifics

Naruto~ ❧Dog-sensei & Sparklepuppy - 26 minifics ❧HashiIzu - 1 minific ❧HashiMito - 3 minifics ❧KakaSaku - 4 minifics ❧KakaShisui - 10 minifics ❧MadaTobi - 35 minifics ❧SakuOro - 19 minifics ❧SakuOro (angst) - 6 minifics

SK8 ❧MatchaBlossom - 6 minifics

Tiger & Bunny~ ❧Keith/Agnes - 8 minifics

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Fandom & Ship Breakdown

(look for the ✧ denoting the new ones)

Alexander (2004) ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Alexander/Hephaistion ✧ ~ 1 story

Aristocats ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Thomas/Duchess ✧ ~ 1 story

Avatar: the Last Airbender ~ 1 story ❧Zuko/Sokka ~ 1 story

Avatar ~ 1 story ❧Jake/Tsu'tey ~ 1 story

Boys Over Flowers ~ 3 stories ❧Ji Hoo/Jun Pyo ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Yi Jung/Woo Bin/Ga Eul ✧ ~ 2 stories

Bread, Love, and Dreams ✧ ~ 2 stories ❧Majun/Takgu ✧ ~ 2 stories

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Spike/Drusilla ✧ ~ 1 story

Captain Harlock ~ 6 stories ❧Harlock/Yama ~ 6 stories ❧Kei/Yattaran ~ 1 story

Carmilla ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Laura/Carmilla ✧ ~ 1 story

Castlevania ~ 2 stories ❧Alucard/Trevor ~ 2 stories

CATS ~ 1 story ❧Tugger/Misto ~ 1 story

Choco Milk Shake ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Jung Woo/Choco/Milk ✧ ~ 1 story

Epic ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Tara/Ronin ✧ ~ 1 story

Hellboy II ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Nuada/Nuala ✧ ~ 1 story

Kagen no Tsuki ~ 7 stories ❧Adam/Mizuki ~ 7 stories ❧Masaki/Hotaru ✧ ~ 1 story

Kamisama Kiss ~ 1 story ❧Tomoe/Akura Ou ~ 1 story

Kingyou Hime ✧ ~ 2 stories ❧Keisuke/Kingyou-kun ✧ ~ 2 stories

Marginal Prince ~ 2 stories ❧Red/Henri ~ 2 stories

Mary Stayed Out All Night ~ 1 story ❧Jung In/Mu Gyul/Mary ~ 1 story

Moon Child ~ 68 stories ❧gen ~ 47 stories ---specifically Kei & Sho ~ 42 stories ❧Kei/Sho ~ 18 stories ❧Sho/Yi-Che ~ 3 stories

Naruto ~ 14 stories ❧gen ~ 7 stories ❧KakaSaku ~ 3 stories ❧KakaTenzou ~ 1 story ❧NejiHina ~ 1 story ❧SakuOro ~ 2 stories

Sea Shanties/Drunken Sailor ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Drunken Sailor/Captain's Daughter ✧ ~ 1 story

Sex Pistols ~ 3 stories ❧Yonekuni/Shiro ~ 3 stories

SK8 ~ 8 stories ❧MatchaLoveBlossom (Adam/Joe/Cherry) ~ 1 story ❧Eden (Adam/Langa) ~ 1 story ❧Adam/Tadashi ✧ ~ 2 stories ❧MatchaBlossom ~ 4 stories

Suzume no Tojimari ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Souta/Suzume ✧ ~ 1 story

The Moon Embracing the Sun ~ 1 story ❧Lee Hwon/Woon ~ 1 story

Tiger & Bunny ~ 3 stories ❧Keith/Agnes ~ 3 stories

Tight-Rope ~ 1 story ❧Ryuu/Nao ~ 1 story

Underworld ~ 1 story ❧Lucian/Sonja ~ 1 story

Valdemar ~ 1 story ❧Lavan/Kalira ~ 1 story

Van Helsing ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Dracula/Velkan ✧ ~ 1 story

Xena ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Xena/Gabrielle ✧ ~ 1 story

Yuri on Ice ✧ ~ 1 story ❧Otabek/Yuri ✧ ~ 1 story

~

. . .and there's my look back on 2023! I explored new things and fell (unexpectedly deeply, perhaps) into some beloved old ones, tried to curtail my impulses on driving too hard on events while still participating and having fun. . .

Of course as always I have many things in the works (a moon-cycle-related project for all of 2024, my upcoming 7th year of doing my Valentine's Spectacular, a dark and twisty longfic. . .) and I'll be back soon! Maybe even with a new story tomorrow? We'll see!

Regardless, I'll always be around on AO3 and I'm sure not going anywhere!

Happy New Year!

~Kalira

[korelist]

HAPPINESS // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb: 7,9 Benim Puanım: 8

Drama: Happiness

Hangul: 해피니스

Director: Ahn Gil-Ho

Writer: Han Sang-Woon

Date: 2021

Genre: Thriller

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Han Hyo-Joo, Park Hyung-Sik, Jo Woo-Jin, Song Ji-Woo, Lee Joon-Hyuk

In the Soop: Friendcation izledikten sonra Park Hyung-Sik’i ne kadar özlediğimi fark ettim. O kadar dizi ve aktör arasında benim için” Strong girl Do Bong Soon” dizisinin Bong Bong & Min Min çiftti hala en birinci çifttir. Her seferinde ikisini de görmekten mutlu oluyorum. ( Park Hyung Shik ve Park Bo Young ). Bu dizide Park Hyung-Sik’e eşlik eden kadın oyuncumuz Han Hyo-Joo oluyor. Kendisini W : Two part apart dizisinden tanıyoruz. Zaten oyuncu, W’den sonra Kore sinemasına dönüşünü Happiness ile yapıyor. W’deki oyunculuğunu hiç beğenmemiştim ama burada role de diziye de cuk oturmuş. Tek eksik Park Hyung-Sik ile aralarında hiç romantizm hissedilmemesiydi. Çift olarak diziye yakışmışlardı ama aralarında hiç romantik çekim yok gibiydi. Abi kardeş rolünde olsalardı aynı havayı bize verebilirlerdi. Hatta belki daha bile farklı şekilde ikna edici olabilirdi. Yoon Sae-Bom (Han Hyo-Joo) dizide terörle mücadele birimindeki bir dedektiftir. Jung Yi-Hyun  (Park Hyung-Sik) ise cinayet masası dedektifidir. Liseden beri tanışan çiftimiz, ev alabilmek için anlaşmalı bir evlilik yapmaya karar verirler. Korede ev sahibi olmak, saygın bir muhitte oturmak için evlilik önemli bir rol oynamaktadır.

Bu sıra da korona sonrası Kore’de yeni bir salgın hastalığın ortaya çıktığını tespit ediliyor. Hastalık insanlarda susuzluk ile belirti göstermeye başlıyor. Arkasından ise beyne giden sinyaller bir süreliğine engellenip, kana susamışlığa dönüşüyor. Kuduz mutasyonu olarak betimledikleri bu yeni salgına yakalananlar zaman zaman normale dönüp, susadıklarında ya da kan kokusu aldıklarında tekrar canavarlaşıyorlar. Başka birini ısırmaları veya tırmalamaları hastalığın bulaşmasına neden oluyor.

Ordu hastalığın ilk ortaya çıktığı apartmanın olduğu siteyi karantinaya alıyor. Dizide, 15 katlı binalardan oluşan bu sitedeki 101 nolu binada ikamet eden karakterlerimizin hastalık ile olan mücadelesini izliyoruz. Dedektif çiftimizin de aldığı ev bu binada olduğundan olaya birinci elden dahil oluyorlar. Burada kana susamışlık ön planda olduğu için zombiden çok vampiri andıran bir mutasyon söz konusu. Tabi yine, her zaman olduğu gibi Koreliler oyunculuk ve makyajda şov yapmışlar.

Apartmandaki tuhaf karakterleri göstermeye başladığı dakikada aklıma ilk gelen Stephen King’in The Mist filmi ve aynı isimli dizisi oldu. Akabinde yine apartmanda geçmesinden ötürü Sweet Home dizisini çağrıştırdı. Tam beni ufaktan afakanlar basıyordu ki, King’in o insan psikolojisi ile döven tavrı olmadığını fark ettim. The Mist’in dizisini sonuna kadar izleyememiştim. Ruhum daralmıştı. Bu dizide öyle olacak diye çok korktum. Dediğim gibi neyse ki King kadar sert bir giriş yapmadılar. Tabi bu demek değil ki her şey şeker şerbet ilerliyor. Salgın hastalık konusunun hemen arkasından gelen psikolojik gerilim, üzerine eklenen sosyal sınıf ayrımcılıkları derken karanlık bir hava hakim oluyor. İkili ilişkiler ve iç hesaplaşmalar da eklenince fokur fokur bir şey çıkıyor ortaya. Bu kadar mevzunun ortasına da Park Hyung-Sik’i yerleştirmesinler mi! Üff..

Dizi genel olarak benzerlerinden sıyrılmayı başarıyordu. Özellikle zombi gibi başlamasına rağmen aslında temelinde vampire daha yakın bir şekilde salgın bir hastalık olması ve bunun covid gündeminin üzerine gelmesi zekiceydi. İşlenen sınıf ayrımcılığı daha önce görmediğim bir konu değildi ama benim düşündüğüm kadar sert bir dille anlatmamalarını sevdim. Yalnızca yarattıkları o salgın hastalık dünyasını çok daha etkili ve gösterişli ele alabilirlerdi. Kullanılabilir unsurlar daha keskin olmaya müsait görünüyordu. Hastalığın yayılma noktası için güzel çıkış yapıp altını dolduramadıklarını düşünüyorum. Bunlara rağmen dizi seyirciyi bağlamayı başarıyor.

Eksik ve eksi olarak ikiliye çok daha fazla sahne yazılabilirdi. Aralarındaki anlatılmaya çalışılan o bağı göstermeyi çok başaramamışlardı. Ortada bir şey vardı ama aşktan ziyade akraba ilişkisi gibiydi. Salgın üzerinde durulması ve gösterilen neden diziyi fantastik yapıdan çıkarıp daha gerçekçi bir hale sokmuştu. Aparmanda kapalı kaldıkları karantina sürecinde en çok vurgulanan alt metin ise dışardaki canavarlar ile kıyaslandığında kapana kısılmış insanların daha korkutucu olduğu şeklindeydi.

Bir diğer bahsetmek istediğim karakter, Han Tae-Seok (Jo Woo-Jin). Ordudaki konu ile ilgili yetkilendirilen rütbeli abimiz. Jo Woo-Jin ismini;  Goblin ve Mr. Sunshine gibi iki inanılmaz diziden tanıyoruz. İkisinde de biraz komik biraz eğlenceli çok da ciddi olmayan rollerdeydi. Bu dizide ise izlediğim diğer rollerine göre çok ciddi ve karizmatik bir karakteri canlandırıyordu. Çok beğendim. Az çok tanıyanlarında benimle aynı fikirde olacağına eminim.

Ve kötü karakterler… İzlerken hepsini bir odaya kapatıp ateşe veresim gelmedi değil. Hepsinin nedenleri, sonuçları güzel güzel anlatıldı. Boşta kalan bazı detaylar olduğu için izleyici olarak hıncımı alamadım. Yan karakterlerin hikayelerinde sonunu söylemedikleri mevzuları kaldı. İlk üç bölüm tempolu ilerlerken bir noktada merak düşmese de çok durağanlaştı. Bölüm sayısı bence yeterliydi ama boşlukları biraz daha doldurabilirlerdi.

Sonuç olarak bence dizinin artıları eksilerinden daha çoktu. Diziyi beğendim, Park Hyung-Sik’i özlemişim, oynadığı karakter Jung Yi-Hyun ise bence inanılmaz karizmatikti. Verdiği kararlardan emin, aldığı aksiyonlarda gözünü bile kırpmayan waow bir karakter izletti bize. Aldığı kilolarda ayrıca yakışmıştı. Sevdiğimiz canımız Min-Min’imiz bu dizide olmuş Mon-Mon. Ayrıca ufak bir not ile bitireyim; dizide belli periyodlar ile genelde gergin bir sahne sonrasında çıkan “Happiness” yazısının ironisi beni çok eğlendirdi.

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