#jung sa ha

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: Born Again (2020)

Born again #kdrama #이수혁 #leehyuksoo #leesoohyuk #leesoohyukpp #bornagain #iqiyi

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XQrX_mPOYMo

[internationaldramaqueen]

My favorite friendgroup 🥰

they really are #Goals

[the-expired-tofu]

The Devil's Trumpets | Pt. 4

|| A 'The Glory' fanfic || MINORS DNI [18+]

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a/n: Hey there, this is my first time writing a fan fiction. I might change a few things in my fictions later on. Also, my English isn't my first language so my writing might lack some fluency. Hope you enjoy :) trigger warnings: lots of swearing, bullying, murder, gore, depression, abuse, mature content, violence, sexual themes. pairing: reader x multi

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Moon Dong-eun

I drove back to Semyeong after meeting with Y/N. I had to get some of the things done before I go back to Seoul to tutor her niece. I parked my car in the parking lot where Hyeon-nam, an assistant I hired, was supposed to meet me.

        Months ago, before I met Y/N, I was outside the Semyeong Foundation’s chairman’s house where I was busy rummaging through his garbage to find some disposed documents I needed to get into the Semyeong Elementary School, that’s when I met Hyeon-nam. She told me that she worked for the chairman and that, she threatened me she will report me to him if I didn’t give her those documents back, but soon that idea was dismissed. Instead, we made a deal. In exchange of her helping me with my plans, I am to kill her abusive husband.

        This is where I found the opportunity to make her my assistant. Ever since then, she’s been doing each and every task perfectly without getting caught. We both decided to meet at an empty parking lot at the end of the day, only to not be suspected. She would get inside my car and leave behind some documents and photographs I order her to gather. She is the reason I was able to apply for the homeroom teacher’s job.

        Few weeks after meeting her, I told her to drive to Seoul and get me some info on Y/N. I always had my mind made up to execute my plans alone. No, am not scared of them. But as more number of people I get by my side, the easier it would be for me.

        Since she couldn’t afford a car for herself, I had a black sedan bought under my name and let her borrow it. Before doing so, she took driving lessons for a month. After getting her license, she tracked down the chairman and got me all the information I needed. She is exceptionally good at her job, most probably loyal too.

        “But what about the toll booths? Won’t they charge me?”

        “Don’t worry, this car is under my name. And anyways I have a tag attached to the windscreen, so it will get paid easily and you have nothing to worry about,” I point at the top right corner of the screen.   

        “Alright ma'am.”

        “Make sure you get all the proper information and take necessary pictures. I need to know everything, I mean everything. The place where she lives, the job she works at, whether she lives alone, everything.”

        “Yes ma'am.”

        I had a picture of Y/N from when we both studied at the Sung-han High school. As far as I remember, both of us left the school mid-year. She had the advantage of using her step-father’s money to change schools mid-year, while I had to dropout. Before she encountered those leeches, she had quite many friends, and so did I, but I was closest to Gyeong-ran. We were inseparable, until I became a target to them. Ever since then, she didn’t even bother to take a stand for me, help me, nor even look at me. She behaved as if I didn’t even exist. It was the same for Y/N as well. In fact, no students nor teachers helped us out. Except, we had a school nurse who really looked out for us. She even took pictures of our injuries to use it against the person who was behind this (she didn’t know it was Yeon-jin back then). Unfortunately, she left the school after she found out it was her. On the bright side, I didn’t lose those pictures. I have plans to use these against them in the future.

        Hyeon-nam got back few days after I sent her to Seoul. I told her I would take care of her husband Seok-jae and her daughter Sun-a while she was away with the excuse that the chairman sent her to Seoul for a few days for some work in order to get paid more. They undoubtedly got easily convinced. At first, she was scared that he might abuse her daughter since she would be away for a few days. I managed that as well as I sent quite a lot of money to Seok-jae through Sun-A to get him more occupied with gambling. With that, he didn’t even bother to touch Sun-A. I am still waiting for the right time to get rid of him from their lives forever.

        “I got everything you asked for,” she said as she hands out a transparent file to me. Few of the contents fall onto my lap from the folder. I raise my hand to halt her from collecting them.

        “That’s the apartment she lives in,” she points out to the picture I was holding. “And this is a fast food restaurant where she works,” she hands me out another photo. “I also found that to afford her university funds, she also did a babysitting job few years ago.”

        “Which university did she go to?”

        “The Seoul Womens’ University. She was majoring in Data Science.”

        “Wait, she did a job before working at the fast food restaurant for her college funds? Didn’t her mother send her the money though?”

        “Yes, because her mom thought she was grown up enough to afford her own bills so that’s why, she stopped depositing money into her account.”

        “Also why couldn’t she afford a cell-phone for herself when she was still at school? I mean, her mother didn’t stop sending her the money back then?”

        “Her mother simply said not to buy herself any phones, because if she did, she would stop depositing her any necessary amount Y/N might have needed.”

        “They lived separately yet controlled her life, told her to do what she was told, classic parenting,” I said.

        “You’re saying that she majored in data science. We have quite many reputable companies in South Korea that hire students who major in this. Then how come she began working in a fast food restaurant?”

        “Well, the university she graduated from isn’t very well known. And that’s why, companies rarely recruit anyone from there.”

        “I see,” I nod my head in agreement.

        “Also there’s nothing really comfy about the apartment she lives in, nor the job she works at,” I said after I handed over the pictures to her. “Did you get to know anything about the school Min-hee attends?”

        “Nothing much, it’s just that it’s very cheap,” she hands out an advertisement pamphlet of that school. “It’s a nursery school after all, so I couldn’t find much about it.”

        “Okay,” I place the pamphlet on the dashboard.

        I released the seatbelt and it slid up behind me. I looked out at the mist outside as it made the whole parking lot partially visible. The streetlights lip up the mist like a halo as if some smoke passed through it. Far out beyond the highways, I could see the glowing blue Jaepyeong Construction logo at the top of the building.

        “Alright then, you’ve done enough as for now. Make a few copies and give them to me the next time we meet.”

        “Why can’t I mail these to you-“

        “No. Someone might find out about us. So just do as I say.”

        “Alright. Good night ma'am.”

        “Drive off before I leave.”

        I got out of her car to step outside and close the door behind me as I walk towards my car. As I get in, Hyeon-nam turns off the light inside and drives off. I turn the key in my ignition and the headlights turn on to make a bright glow on the wall opposite to my car.

        I steer my car towards the exit and enter the highway. Am not going home yet. I will visit Y/N after a few days. I have another job to do for now. I drive to the place where elders play a board game called Go. Quite an interesting game. One of my acquaintances taught me how to play it while I was still enrolled in Euicheon. It’s a game of who occupies the largest territory, wins the game.

        The place where the elders gather to play Go is where Ha Do-Yeong goes to after finishing his work. Go seems like a favorite game of his. That’s where am going to. My plan is to intrigue him through my Go skills and make him fall right into my trap. He’s the key who will lead me to Yeon-jin, his beloved wife, a monster.

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[jimmy-tulparco-pilot]

*throws the entire canon jimmy mouthwashing lore for you to read then leaves*

Here's what the actual jimbus nimbus the III did

IMPLIED ABUSE. (Can be interpreted as SA or Phisical Abuse)

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(Oh my god Jimenez Lore drop? 👀)

Hi! Im the OP once more, and here's a little secret about me, more than an artist, im a medical student with the focus of becoming a psychiatrist and a psychoanalist. anyway here is a little something: Mentions of Abuse, under the cut and a little personal rant if you dont want to read you dont have to.

A lot that the Psychoanalists of Freud and Jung talk about is the co-relation of the bad parenting to ones trauma in development, if you were Abused as a child theres a higher possibility of you growing to be an Abuser as an adult, if you have been thought that your values as a person is defined by a certain something as a child there's a higher possibility of you believing that to your adulthood and that's what im going here about.

For the ones who dont know, i have a comic strip that works for Canon Jimmy and the tulpar crew, where the topics of Mental Health will also be aborded. more info about it on @analgesic-comic

Now a bit of a Personal talk, i know some people are getting mad that jimmy on this au hast done anything big assholish to anyone yet and that he hadnt r**ed anya and that its "out of character". But i will be honest, i made this for me to draw some silly goofy stuff, while i take breaks from my comic, my comic has a lot of heavy writing envolved and doesn't give much space for jokes, there's funny stuff here and there but still all of it is pretty heavy because its based of a psychological horror. So i made this Ask blog that aint even in the future. It's in the present to be able to draw the characters and get my mind out of some stuff.

I love drawing jimmy because i love his design, and i love drawing all the characters, but if every drawing i made of them was strictly related to canon i would never bring myself to draw any stupid stuff because my autistic brain would ran me on the "Oh no they wouldn't do that because jimmy is there, jimmy and curly are the only ones you can draw together because curly is the only one who turns a blind eye to jimmys actions"

On the ask blog, Jimmy keeps his personality, but he is getting MENTAL TREATMENT that is making him a little less insuferable, of all the answers most of them there's scenes of him trying to gaslight curly or being mean to someone so i think i madd quite clear he is not healed, i just made him not be a criminal.

[sniffanimal]

Shallan and her stand 『PATTERN』 for my JJBA!SA au ;3; Tag for this on my blog here | tip jar/requests here Design notes below!

First, Pattern, a canon design so baller we spun it off Unchanged! Forreal though, his suit is designed after a wool runway suit I saw, I just made it look folded from paper instead. Also the model was in tights but I spared you from looking at Pattern's salad fingers-ass feet and legs. I don't really think the spinning pattern cryptic head is 100% fitting in JJBA's character design styles, but I think there's precedent for shapeshifting so why not!

Shallan, being Lighteyed, gets a far more modern/pop-y/cute design than Kaladin did (his being more utilitarian). I was thinking about how Jolyne, Foo Fighters, and some of the other jojo women look, notably things like exposed midriff, painted lips, and overalls. I know Early Canon shallan is a lot more modest and reserved, So maybe in TWOK-era she has her straps up and her sleeves pulled down over her fingertips on her safehand ok, but maybe during WOR and onwards she slips a bit lol. She's got big clunky boots on under the pant legs but the pant legs are big floor dragging bell bottoms. I LOVE the Y2K-ish lightweaver symbol I put on her shirt (it looks like a heart or a butterfly so. added heart and butterfly), and echoed it on the pants. The model I was looking at just had buttons on the shirt, but I switched it to frog clasps to look a little more Vorin fashion-y. For her body itself, I always draw shallan with twin buns and still a lot of hair left to go, thinking kinda along the lines of Disney's Merida or something with copious amounts of hair, though less curly. I also decided to give it some color depth to it and go more auburn to ginger versus scarlet or full ginger. Lastly I based her general appearance off the Korean model Jung Ho Yeon, who has also modeled with red hair sometimes! Very Shallan to me!

I'm thinking the setting is going to fall on a Roshar that's in a vaguely turn of the millennium (on earth) situation. Most of the tech is still fabrial based, but it's all kinda like what you'd see in the late 90s or something. Maybe closer to the 70s/80s actually since I don't think they quite have computers as commonplace. Navani gets one. Shallan does have a Mobile Spanreed, which is kind of like an ipad but with a magnadoodle-type board (or boogie board) for a screen and a ring with up to 10 paired other Mobile Spanreeds that you can communicate with. It's very modern and very convenient. No need for paper! And you can have them paired with many other boards! Shallan likes to draw on hers when she's not actively communicating with people, of course.

I'm getting ahead of myself. Shallan is struck by part of the Arrow by Kabsal, who was planning on recruiting her into his organization before he died. He tells them as much on his deathbed. She manifests Pattern as part of that, and identifying her as a Stand User, Jasnah and Ivory take her under their tutelage, not knowing that Shallan was actually able to use Pattern since she was a child.

[ctrlemis]

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

↳ ❝heeseung the flower boy❞

Y/N was not the first to the practice room, it seemed. It took half an hour even getting there, neither of the front desk attendees seeming to want to help her find the dance practice rooms. After 20 minutes attempting to read the Hybe Directory, she gave up, going to the front desk and asking for assistance. The ladies seemingly looked at her as if she was stupid. They wrote down instructions for her, snickering as she walked away.

There were three girls in the room already. One had brown hair to her lower neck, and a really cool flower on the back of her left hand. She sat on the floor in black sweats and a matching black long sleeved top, stretching out her legs and arms as she reach over to her left foot, holding onto it as she leaned her body in the same direction. The second girl has shorter black hair, with the cutest outfit on, a pink jacket bedazzled jacket with a matching pair of comfy looking pants, the butt having the word ‘BRATZ’ bedazzled on it. She leaned against the far wall of the practice room, looking down at her phone. The last girl was warming up it seemed, shaking off her nerves as her two braids bounced with her, the ribbons she had tied around the edges vibration almost. She had on a black sweater with tights, pushing her glasses off her face. Y/N set her bag in the corner with the rest of them, going to stretch not far from the long haired girl. She peeled off her jacket, beginning to stretch. For a good while, an awkward silence filled the room. Y/N and the girl with the flower tattoo had both finished stretching, and now all four girls were sitting in a semicircle, sitting quietly. Then, the door pushed open again. Two girls, one with brown hair, a nose ring and black and metal glasses frames, all tied together with a wide smile, accompanied by a girl with short black hair, cut in the same style as LE SSERAFIM’s Chaewon, and dark sunglasses entered the room. They paused, looking at the group of girls.

“Uh,” The girl with the nose ring said nervously, “Are we in the right place?”

“Are you guys trainees?” Asked the girl with pigtail braids. Both of the girls in the doorway shook their heads. “Then assuming you’re here as a backup dancer for ENHYPEN’s upcoming comeback, then yes.” Both of the looked relieved, dropping their bags with the rest and joining the other girls. “I’m Caelin by the way. We’re all under Voyance, no?”

“I think so. I’m Keina Saed by the way.” The girl in pink piped up, playing with the zipper of her jacket.

“I’m Annalesa, and this is Mickey.” The girl with the nose ring said before gesturing to the girl in the sunglasses.

“I’m Mai Hoa, Mai is just fine. I think me and you are under the same company, Keina Saed.” The girl with the flower tattoo added in.

“I’m Y/N, by the way.” The awkwardness was melting away, slowly but surely. “Actually, Mickey, i think we’ve met before.” The girl pulled off her sunglasses to reveal soft eyes that squinted at her suspiciously, before widening and grinning.

“We’re mutuals on Twitter! I left that comment under your cover if Shooting Star. You’re absolutely stunning in real life, for your information.” Y/N grinned, thanking the girl.

“Wait, is this everyone? Aren’t there supposed to be more?” Mai asked, looking around.

“The email said there were gonna be six other dancers not including me, so i think there’s one more.” Annalesa chirped. Just as she said that, the door pushed open once more, a girl dark black hair entered the dance practice room. She seemed partially surprised to see she was the last there, a blush forming on her cheeks as she bowed slightly, and dropping her bag as they all reciprocated the gesture.

“Hi, I'm Jung Sora. This is where we’re all supposed to be?” She questioned, and all the girls nodded in unison. As she approached the group, Keina Saed stood up, stretching her arms out.

“We should probably get re-warmed.” She suggested, bouncing on the balls of her feet. Everyone mumbled out an agreement, standing and stretching. Just like that, the awkward air was back, and everything felt stiff. Y/N couldn’t tell if it was because of the late arrival of Sora, or just the general atmosphere of the situation. But it was painful, and they would have to find a way to get through it; It was no secret that Engenes were…very special when it came to “their boys” even just interacting with women. Especially K-Engenes. And the boys were either clueless to it or couldn’t and wouldn’t do anything about it, nor the company. They had nobody but each other, at least until the end of the promotion period. They would have to make the most of it, together.

SYNOPSIS. L/N Y/N knows that beyond all else, she must stay professional. She knew that her job and dreams of being a main choreographer for a company was more important then any silly little feelings that seemed to be rather persistent in her brain. She was almost relieved to find out Dark Blood promotions were finished, until she was emailed a contract, along with the notice that she, as well as the other dancers, would be appearing alongside ENHYPEN during their second world tour. Fantastic.

NOTES. lordy lord lord here we go guys

prev. m.list. next.

TAGLIST. @flwrshee @lockburn-castle @en-dazed

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[kdramaqween]

To finish off the year, here's my TOP 23 Ships from dramas I watched in 2023

1. Kim Doo Shik ♥ Lee Mi Hyun

Moving

2. Cha Jin Woo ♥ Jung Mo Eun

Tell Me That You Love Me

3. Seo Do Guk ♥ Han Yi Joo

Perfect Marriage Revenge

4. Xin Qi ♥ Min Hui

The Love You Give Me (C-Drama)

5. Choi Kang Ho ♥ Lee Mi Joo

The Good Bad Mother

6. Dongfang Qincang ♥ Xiao Lanhua

Love Between Fairy and Devil (C-Drama)

7. Jung Ki Ho ♥ Seo Mok Ha

Castaway Diva

8. Moon Jang Yeol ♥ Bong Ye Bun

Behind Your Touch

9. Gu Won ♥ Cheon Sa Rang

King the Land

10. Cho Yong Pil ♥ Cho Sam Dal

Welcome to Samdalri

11. Yoo So Joon ♥ Song Ma Rin

Tomorrow With You

12. Kang Hee Shik ♥ Kang Nam Soon

Strong Girl Namsoon

13. Dong Go Yun ♥ Jung Da Eun

Daily Dose of Sunshine

14. Gong Tae Gyeong ♥ Oh Yeon Doo

The Real Has Come

15. Jang Seon Gyeol ♥ Gil Oh Sol

Clean With Passion for Now

16. Cha Min ♥ Cho Se Yeon

Abyss

17. Heo Joon Jae ♥ Shim Cheong

Legend of the Blue Sea

18. Kim Tae Hee ♥ Baek Dong Joo

May I Help You

19. Jung Gu Won ♥ Do Do Hee

My Demon

20. Nam Si Heon ♥ Han Jun Hee

A Time Called You

21. Jang Tae Sang ♥ Yoon Chae Ok

Gyeongseong Creature

22. Lee Kang ♥ Moon Cha Young

Chocolate

23. Cha Eun Ho ♥ Kang Dan Hee

Romance is a Bonus Book

[chamomiletealeaf]

This is for @going-to-ikea-for-the-fries and anyone else who wants to read my theoretical framework of Johnny MacTavish's personality lol. I just copied and pasted the paper so sorry if the format is awkward.

Abstract

This paper discusses and analyzes the personality of Sergeant Johnny “Soap” Mactavish from the Call of Duty video game franchise. His personality is looked at through the lenses of Alfred Adler’s theory of Fictional Finalism and Carl Jung’s theory of Extraversion. For Alfred Adler’s theory of Fictional Finalism, themes such as the feeling of inferiority and the desire to be superior in childhood are discussed and applied to the analysis of Johnny MacTavish’s personality and his behavior in the military as an adult. For Carl Jung’s theory of Extraversion, themes relating to what makes an Extravert and how they function in society and with the people and atmosphere around them are also taken into account to analyze the personality of Johnny MacTavish.

Keywords: Johnny “Soap” MacTavish, personality, theory, analyze, Alfred Adler, Fictional Finalism, Carl Jung, Extraversion

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Johnny Mactavish is one of the most beloved and iconic characters from the video game Call of Duty. Specifically the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reboot, which was released in 2022. The charming Scotsman has stolen the hearts of many players across the world due to his light hearted banter with his team members on Task Force 141, his passion, and his provision of comic relief. He is more commonly known as “Soap”, his callsign, due to his impeccable speed and accuracy in room clearance, as they refer to it in the military, which is checking if a room is clear of threats (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki).

Johnny is very spirited. His personality is interesting because it contrasts the personality of the other soldiers on the Task Force. The other soldiers, although they are also very loveable characters, tend to be more stoic and tame than Johnny. He is quite literally their sun and they cannot help but get caught within his beams. Although not much about Johnny’s childhood, age, or backstory is mentioned throughout the game other than his origin from Scotland, it is mentioned, however, that he has taken an interest in the military ever since he was a child due to his older cousin bringing him around base to experience a day in the life as a soldier (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki). Ever since then, Johnny has made it his ultimate goal to serve and protect the world from threats, as being so in awe of the world his older cousin exposed him to. Johnny has so much life in him which contrasts the darkness of his job as a Sergeant where he witnesses atrocities daily. He makes friends with nearly everyone he is put on missions with and is extremely witty. Many could say that he has the personality a teenage boy might due to his impulsivity and harmless mischief to the point where his behavior and remarks may be viewed as immature or inappropriate for the time being. He is always searching for a thrill and possesses a confidence that does not go unnoticed. However, Johnny knows when to be serious. He is a trained sniper and demolitions expert and the youngest person to ever pass the SAS (Special Air Forces Selection), despite constantly lying about his age at 16 and getting caught every time. He is extremely intelligent and knows when to demonstrate and use it when it is needed, putting his playful nature aside, thus showing responsibility. He is a natural born leader. Because of Johnny’s competence and proficiency, he eventually gained the position and title as Captain MacTavish (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki).

One reason why I believe Johnny MacTavish is so cheery and outgoing, is because he has to be. Meaning, he deals with so much pain, death, and evil in his everyday life that he refuses to let it get to him. He remembers the oath he made to himself as a child when he first stepped foot onto a military base to become an even better soldier than his older cousin and to create better lives for people, and he intends to keep it. And to him, being the light in the darkness to his teammates and every soul he meets, other than the Task Force’s enemies of course, is a contribution to making the world a better place. As aforementioned, very little is known about Johnny’s childhood and home life aside from his older cousin, so I assume that his personality has developed from his interactions with his team, as he joined the military very young when he was still a teenager (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki). So, Johnny maturing within a strict military setting, he didn’t get to experience the typical teenage life, so holding onto his boyish charm is a way to make up for a childhood that he may have missed out on. He became extremely close with the Task Force and he found a family other than his blood (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki).

To analyze Johnny MacTavish’s personality further, it can be viewed through both Alfred Adler’s theory of Fictional Finalism and Carl Jung’s theory of Extraversion. These two theories apply to the personality of Johnny MacTavish because Alfred Adler’s Fictional Finalism theory discusses one’s desire to meet a future goal, and Carl Jung’s theory of Extraversion suggests how extraversion influences how one interacts with others. Johnny’s goal is to help cleanse the world from evil and be the best soldier he can be, and his extraversion plays a part in his qualifications for leadership and how easy it is for him to connect with other people.

Starting with Adler’s theory of Fictional Finalism, an article from Libretexts discusses how Fictional Finalism is rooted in the belief that one feels inferior during childhood. They strive to be superior to their parents or other authorities in their lives. They fictionalize and imagine what they want their goal in life to be and are motivated to get themselves there (Kelland, 2022). The article goes on to discuss how feelings of superiority and inferiority affect one’s goals and how they go about their life and how it connects to Fictional Finalism. It also discusses other concepts such as Fictive Superiority, where one falsely believes that they are actually superior to everyone, and how it can get confused with Fictional Finalism due to the influence of the desire to be superior (Kelland, 2022). Johnny MacTavish demonstrates Fictional Finalism in his childhood when his older cousin introduced him to the military. Ever since then, Johnny strived to be a better soldier than his older cousin and to make the world a better place. Even in adulthood Johnny demonstrates Fictional Finalism with the same goal. He also gained other goals that seemed out of reach for him such as becoming Captain, which he eventually achieved (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki). Another way Johnny shows the characteristics of Fictional Finalism is when he is talking to his Lieutenant and best friend Simon “Ghost” Riley. Jokingly, Johnny tells Lieutenant Riley, “I want to be like you when I grow up L.T.” to which Lieutenant Riley responds “You want to be better than me Johnny.” Johnny then ends the conversation by saying “I will be” (Brian Bloom et al., 2022).

Another article by PressBooks discusses Adler’s belief that the power of one’s individual self influences their Fictional Finalism. He believed that each person is born with a sense of inferiority as an infant and as they grow older, they develop a goal that is unique to themselves based on their personal life experiences. This became known as Individual Psychology (The American Women's College Psychology Department & McGrath, n/a). The article goes on to explain Adler’s belief that people’s outlook on life and what they deem their self worth to be has all to do with the meaning of their life and their life goals. This goes for Johnny MacTavish as well because his goal of being a good soldier and doing all he can to make the world less malicious is individualized to how dear he holds his job and his military influence from his older cousin at such a young age.

Another personality theory that can be used to analyze Johnny MacTavish’s personality is Carl Jung’s theory of Extraversion. According to an article from the website Carl Jung Depth Psychology, Carl Jung’s personality theory of Extraversion described Extraversion as one’s energy being drawn to the outer world. An Extravert is normally talkative and social. They are the life of the party. An Extravert is driven by outside factors which influences how they perceive life (Purrington et al., 2020). The article also discusses how Carl Jung believed that everyone had Introverted and Extraverted tendencies, with one being more dominant over the other. It also discusses the dangers of Extraversion such as getting to caught up with being out in the world and giving too much of oneself away to where you end up losing yourself (Purrington et al., 2020). Johnny MacTavish can be characterized as an Extravert for the way he socializes with those around him, even if he doesn’t know them. He is loud, welcoming, jolly, and unapologetically himself. His assertiveness and shamelessness of who he is and how he interacts with his teammates on the Task Force and other soldiers such as making jokes and treating them like life long friends clearly labels him as an Extravert. Johnny is rarely alone and his energy is very drawn to the outside world, as his goal to make the world as peaceful as possible is an external goal in and of itself.

A separate article written by Kendra Cherry discusses Extraversion’s effect on human behavior. The article discusses how Extraverts thrive from social interaction and the difference between Extraversion and Introversion. Introversion is a lack of Extraversion, and is often misinterpreted as shyness (Kendra Cherry, 2023). Introverts tend to enjoy time alone more than being in social gatherings and keep to themselves more than Extraverts do by choice, as they do not need social interaction to enjoy themselves (Kendra Cherry, 2023). The article also lists Extraversion traits such as enjoying attention, talkativeness, friendliness, engaging in the atmosphere around them, etc. These traits all describe Johnny MacTavish. As previously mentioned, Johnny is the life of the party and the comedic relief when things get rough on the battlefield, and the other soldiers admire his positivity, wit, encouragement, and energy even during the toughest of times. Extraversion also tends to be associated with leadership (Kendra Cherry, 2023). Johnny’s ability to communicate with others well, confidence, inspiration, and heightened spirit allows him to be a strong leader as well as his precision with leading and planning missions. The Captain of Task Force 141, Captain John Price, noticed this in Johnny and took a special liking to him (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki). Lacking certain Extraverted traits may cause one to be a weaker leader than another, but that is not to say Introverts cannot be leaders themselves, as Introverts also have skills that allow them to be organized and intelligent (Kendra Cherry, 2023).

One more interesting way of viewing Extraversion is through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. This is another way of analyzing personality. Johnny MacTavish can be classified as an ESFP type personality, also known as the “Entertainer” or the “Performer” (Kendra Cherry, 2022) . The ESFP personality type is one that is very closely related to Extraversion, as they have pretty much the same traits such as enjoying socialization and going with the flow of things (Kendra Cherry, 2022). An ESFP personality also thrives off of spontaneity, which can also be their weakness, as they may not think about the consequences of their actions and how they can negatively affect the outcome (Kendra Cherry, 2022). This describes Johnny MacTavish to a tee as his impulsive actions can sometimes get him and others into trouble since he sometimes doesn’t think before acting. An example of this can be seen in one scene from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 when the Task Force captured their enemy Vladimir Makarov and they were transporting him in a helicopter. However, Makarov wanted to get caught to distract the team so he could blow up an airport without the Task Force catching him before, which would interrupt his plan. Johnny was furious and started beating Makarov and held him at gunpoint, threatening to kill him. The Task Force Captain, Captain John Price, had to hold Johnny back and convince him to put the gun down, because if he killed Makarov, they would be committing a war crime. Johnny eventually listened to Price and released Makarov. Unfortunately, at the end of the game’s campaign, Makarov killed Johnny MacTavish with a shot to the temple (Halon et al., 2023).

With everything said, Johnny MacTavish is a passionate, bubbly, and lively character who thrives so much from his interactions with the world around him thus inspiring him to fight to make it as safe and wonderful as he can so it can be seen by others the way he sees it. He is spontaneous and quite literally the Task Force’s ray of sunshine in their darkness due to the contrast of his personality compared to his teammates. Both Adler’s theory of Fictional Finalism and Carl Jung’s theory of Extraversion apply to Johnny’s personality because of his determination to be the good in the world and his extremely friendly social nature. He possesses traits that allow him to always find the good in things and to be a natural born leader even in the roughest and darkest of times, which his teammates admire (Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki). The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator of the ESFP personality type can also be applied to Johnny’s personality since he is very impulsive and thrives off of social interaction. Traits of the ESFP personality type can also be very closely related, and even included in the definition of Extraversion, and vice versa (Kendra Cherry, 2022). Because of all the personality traits he shows, his charm, and his unique way of acting despite the counter personalities of his teammates, Johnny MacTavish is a video game character that will be remembered as an icon for generations to come, despite no longer being alive in the Call of Duty world.

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The American Women’s College Psychology Department, & McGrath, M. (n.d.). Chapter 4, part 2: Adler’s individual psychology. PSY321 Course Text Theories of Personality. https://open.baypath.edu/psy321book/chapter/c4p2/

Contributors to Call of Duty Wiki. (n.d.). Johnny “soap” mactavish. Call of Duty Wiki. https://callofduty.fandom.com/wiki/Johnny_%22Soap%22_MacTavish

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Kelland, M. D. (2022, December 1). 4.3: Adler’s individual psychology. Social Sci LibreTexts. https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Pers onality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/04%3A_Alfred_Adler_and_Harry_ Stack_Sullivan/4.03%3A_Adler’s_Individual_Psychology

Kendra Cherry, Mse. (2022, September 27). Are you social and spontaneous? you might be an ESFP. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/esfp-extraverted-sensing-feeling-perceiving-2795984 #:~:text=Key%20ESFP%20Characteristics%201%20They%20are%20practical%20an d,very%20understanding.%20...%204%20They%20are%20fun-loving.%20

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Purrington, A. Mr. (2020, December 5). Carl Jung on extraversion lexicon. Carl Jung Depth Psychology. https://carljungdepthpsychologysite.blog/2020/05/01/carl-jung-on-extraversion-lexicon/  

[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

[jimxnslight]

Masterlist

Welcome to my masterlist! All of the following stories have been written by me, do not copy/steal my work.

Also please read the warnings on each story carefully before proceeding. If a story is marked [M], do not interact with it unless you are 18+ as it will contain mature content.

Kim Seokjin

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

Min Yoongi

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

Jung Hoseok

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

Kim Namjoon

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

Park Jimin

Finally Free

[Genre: Assassins au, enemies (?) to friends to lovers | Word Count: 22.9K]

Summary: Kidnapped at a young age, Y/N is forced to work for an organisation that specialises in killing. All is well until she begins to realise her partner, Park Jimin, may be keeping more secrets from her than she realised.

The Sex Contract [M]

[Genre: High School au, angst | Chapters: index]

Summary: "A manwhore and a junkie… it’s a match made in heaven.”

The Reaper's Daughter

[Genre: Hitman au, mystery | Word Count: 2.7k]

Summary: The Reaper’s Letter, a chilling call for blood, has been delivered, and who better to answer that call than the Reaper’s Daughter herself?

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

The Crab Cult

[Genre: university au, smau, crack | Chapters: index]

Summary: a new year of university has begun, but the crab cult remains the same as it's always been.

Kim Taehyung

Detective Perfect

[Genre: Detective au, friends to lovers | Word Count: 5.8K]

Summary: Detective work is one of the most challenging jobs in terms of intelligence- at least, that's what you've noticed as someone who has been on the sidelines for the past two years. But with Kim Taehyung by your side, how hard can it be?

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

Why Won’t You Let Me Help You?

[ Genre: lawyer au | Word Count: 3.1k ]

Prompt: reader is struggling after SA and finding it hard to tell taehyung about it.

Jeon Jungkook

Fool’s Gold

[Genre: mafia au, arranged marriage au | Parts: index]

Summary: Sweet Y/N, with her fluffy pastel dresses, soft makeup, and ditzy mannerisms. She’s seen as a fool in a world where there is no place for such things, but little do they know, the only fools are them.

Unless It's You

[Genre: Magic AU, Choose Your Own Member | Chapters: index]

Summary: Elitist Academy is exactly what it sounds like: an academy that focuses on teaching students from elite classes of the magic community. When Y/N is thrown into the academy to learn alongside 8 men, she realises she’ll have to learn to work with them, whether she likes it or not.

Don’t You Miss Me Anymore?

[ Genre: ex boyfriend au | Word Count: 3.1k ]

Prompt: a sad mopey jungkook who saw oc with her new man, trying desperately to convince her to leave him for him because he just doesn't get how she could have possibly moved on yet even if it's been like a year or two.

[kdram-chjh]

Kdrama: Born Again (2020)

Born again #leesoohyuk #leesoohyukpp #이수혁 #kdrama #leehyuksoo #bornagain

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L2mhC9-att0

[internationaldramaqueen]

DID YOU GUYS SEE THE NEW THE GLORY POSTERS?!

Guys.

Later I will make a couple predictions for what is going to happen! But rn, just look at how great these look!

[gcorvetti]

Stranezza.

Questa notte ho avuto ... non saprei come descriverlo, la mia compagna mi ha detto che sono come caduto dal letto, boh, forse ero solo stanco? Chissà cosa è successo, sto diventando sonnambulo? Comunque, ieri mi hanno dato il contratto, era tanto che non vedevo un papello cartaceo da firmare, gli ultimi 3 erano digitali e neanche li ho firmati. Arrivato a casa ho chiesto a lei se me lo traduceva, perché interamente in estone, di tutto l'ambaradam ho notato solo che scade il 31 Dicembre del 2025, non so perché chiederò, e il fatto che non vengono menzionate le ferie, allora penso che sia più importante di una possibile fine, infatti stamane chiedo all'headchef e mi dice che è a discrezione dello chef del team e che sono pagate, ma perché non metterlo in contratto visto che ci sono clausole assurde, va bè l'importante è avere il quadro chiaro. Parlando con Spock mi ha detto che anche il suo contratto scade lo stesso giorno, strano, cosa succederà l'ultimo dell'anno prossimo? Le coincidenze non esistono diceva Jung, quindi cosa ci aspetta per un futuro prossimo? Per non saper ne leggere e ne scrivere, si dice così dalle mie parti, io inizio a pensare a qualcosa da fare in quel futuro così non tanto lontano, ma non mi viene in mente niente che non abbia già in lista; sarà, nel frattempo la sauna è pronta e mi sa che vado così giusto per fare qualcosa di simpatico.

Vi lascio una composizione un pò enigmatica 😁​

[map-projection-showdown]

DANSEIJI IV vs SPILHAUS-ADAMS

Danseiji IV Miscellaneous Compromise

Created by Justin Kunimune in 2019. Instead of simple equations, the Danseiji projections use a different construction method where a mesh is imagined on a sphere, and then optimised to some constraints by changing the elastic properties and letting it settle. For the Danseiji IV, the aim was to reduce distortion everywhere and introduce a bunch of interruptions in the ocean to handle it, this gives a layout similar to the Dymaxion or the Peirce Quincuncial and could be used in the same ways as them.

Spilhaus-Adams Polyhedral Conformal

Created by Athelstan F Spilhaus in 1979 as an oblique aspect of the Adams World in a Square II, while the Spilhaus-Adams projection looks weird at a first glance, it has a very specific aim: to show all the oceans without interruptions. This goal means that it doesn't care about area distortions on land (resulting in massive distortions in South America and East Asia).

NOTE: because of its unique goals it is usually presented with most of the land round the edge removed, and a couple of repetitions to preserve the gulf of Mexico fully, I would recommend checking below the cut for this before voting.

[link to all polls]

Spilhaus-Adams with excess land removed:

Political:

Tissot's Indicatrices:

Images created by Tobias Jung (CC BY-SA 4.0) from map-projections.net

[anemoiawithatouchofobsession]

I HAAAVE BEEN BLESSSSSED mbc just released a compilation of Friendship Stages (Army performances)!

My ultimate world crossover AAAHHHH! I had only seen clips here and there.

Look how pretty my girlies are looking in this thumbnail ^w^ Miss Ha Hee Ra!!! look at youuu!!!! You gorgeous woman!

Kang Susie had just debuted then - can you believe that 66 liner Susie was a fresh rookie, and 69 liner Hee Ra a teen star with 7 years experience at that time?

Ha Soo Bin was also a rookie, plus this was also around Uhm Jung Hwa's debut time, and before Jin Shil did "Jealousy" and "Nambugun". What a time machine video. I am in LOVE.

Also - Hee Ra and Choi Jin Shil BOTH covered a Lee Jiyeon song each - Hee Ra sang "It's Not Too Late" (one of her more underrated songs but I LOVE love Hee Ra's rendition of it, she did so well!) and Jin Shil went for "That Reason Was Pain To Me", our resident sad girl anthem. (may she RIP). Yeom Jung Ah, fresh off the Miss Korea pageant, sang Lee Jae Young's "Temptation".

Other singers that perfromend that are in this video are Noh Sa Yeon, Shin Hyo Beom, Kim Wan Sun, Na Mi, Lee Sun Hee, Shin Seung Hoon, Chuli and Mi Ae, and many more.

[theadusa]

Everything I watch in Jan 2024

I was going to post my annual everything I watched in 2023 post but I feel like I missed my opportunity, so here is my everything I watched in January 2024... (Be Warned there are some spoilers, I do try to mark them throughout the review)

My Lovely Boxer (2023, Kim Min-joo)

Main leads: Lee Sang-yeob, Kim So-hye, Park Ji-hwan, Kim Hyung-mook, Kim Jin-woo, Ha Seung-ri, Chae Won-bin

Country: S. Korea

Run: August 21 to Oct 2, 2023 (KBS2, Monday and Tuesday @21:45 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 70 min

Thoughts: Lee Kwon-sook (Kim So-hye) is a boxer who is forcibly thrown back into the world boxing that she has retired from by a sports agent Kim Tae-young (Lee Sang-yeob). I really liked how they balanced the characters. Lee Kwon-sook is a cheerful girl who is constantly haunted by her past. And she is allowed agency to do what she can do, despite the efforts of others. And the relationship between Lee Kwon-sook and Kim Tae-young, though slightly toxic, works in an odd way. I did have problems with how they reconnected her with her father.I personally wouldn’t have forgiven him. However, I loved the relationship with Han Ah-reum, and just how that story ends. I thought it was done very well. Overall I have really enjoyed this drama. Rating: 

Unlock My Boss (2022-2023, Kim Hyung-min)

Main leads: Chae Jong-hyeop, Seo Eun-soo, Park Sung-woong

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 7, 2022 to Jan 12, 2023 (ENA, Wednesday and Thursday @21:00 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 60 min

Thoughts: Oh wow, this is more enjoyable than I imagined. Chase Jong-hyeop as Park In-seong is so fun. He is adorable, down to earth but capable. Jun Se-yeon (Seo Eun-soo) was amazing and I loved her complexities as a character. And the trio of Kim Seon-joo (Park Sung-woong), Park In-seong, and Jun Se-yeon, was so fun and I loved the little family they formed. I literally cried so much during this show for no reason. Like the zoom into the phone literally made me sob each time for no reason. Rating: Who knew electronics can have that much range?

Night Has Come (2023, Kang Min-Ji)

Main leads: Lee Jae-In, Kim Woo-Seok, Choi Ye-Bin, Cha Woo-Min, Ahn Ji-Ho, Jung So-Ri

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 4,, 2023 ( U+mobiletv)

Episodes: 12, 35 to 40 min

Thoughts: This started off really good. A class gets thrust into a mafia game to the death. You along with the characters are wondering who is the mafia among the students and who is forcing this game. It is really interesting, but the episodes follow the same pattern. The end you find everything out, and it's kind of stupied. They had a classmate who committed sucide due to a badly edited image of herself on a skimply clad woman’s body. Which is yeah bad. Then her parents take revenge on the whole class. They are placed in this mafia simulator to repeat the game over and over again. It ends with Lee Yoon-seo able to remember everything, but still trapped in the simulator. Like where their parents are. People must be concerned right. Rating: Sisphyus boulder, I guess…

The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract (2023-2024, Go Nam-jeong)

Main leads: Lee Se-young, Bae In-hyuk, Joo Hyun-young, Yoo Seon-ho, Jo Bok-rae

Country: S. Korea

Run: Nov 24, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024 (MBC TV Friday and Saturday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 70 min

Thoughts: This was a cute drama. It starts off with a cute romance between a progressive woman in Joseon and a sick scholar. However, it quickly becomes a tragedy and she is sent to the year 2023 with her hand maid Sa-wol (Joo Hyun-young). It quickly becomes a fish out of water for Park Yeon-woo (Lee Se-young), but luckly she meets the recacrante of her late husband Kang Tae-ha (Bae In-hyuk) and they make a deal. It is a cute drama and I loved the cast of characters. Yeon-woo is easy to root for. Sa-wol is adorable, and adapts quickly. Kang Tae-ha is prickly but has a heart of gold. It's dramatic and fun. It's nothing special, but oh is it so good. My favorite part is Yeon-woo and Sa-wol’s relationship. Literally there is a scene with those two that reflects a romantic scene in Perfect Marriage Revenage (2023) which I can’t stop thinking about. Overall I just really enjoyed my time. Rating: butterflies everytime I think about you…

Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023,Choi Jin-young)

Main leads: Woo Do-hwan, Bona, Cha Hak-yeon

Country: S. Korea

Run: March 31 to May 5, 2023 (MBC TV Friday and Saturday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts:  This was a lot like Taxi Driver. In the way you have an episodic feel with a charismatic male lead seeking revenge and helping people. I had a lot of fun with this show, and I don’t use the comparison lightly either. I really had fun with it. The romance was okay, but I liked the different stories, and the main revenge plot was easy to follow along with. Woo Do-hwan is a great actor and meant to be a leading man. It's definitely  not my favorite and there are a few things that needed changing but it was fun overall! Rating: Who do you call?... Joseon Attorney!!!

KBS Drama Special 14 (2023, Choi Ja-won, Yun Tae-woo, Cho Il-yeon, Choi Yi-kyung, Wi Jae-hwa, Kwon Oh-joo,Park Eun-seo, Jo Soo-yeong, Kim Ik-hyun)

Main leads: Lee Jae-won, Choi Seong-won, and Kim Kang-hyeon,  Kim Won-hae, Min Ji-ah, Ahn Se-bin and Park Ji-ah, Lee Min-jae, Kim Hyun-soo, and Kang Na-eon,  Moon Woo-jin, Park Seo-kyung, Park Ha-sun, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Do-hoon, Chae Won-bin, Kim Dong-hwi, Jo A-ram, Shim Yi-young, Joo Seok-tae,  Ren, Park Sang-nam, Hong Seung-hee, Hahm Eun-jung,  Kim Kang-min, Yoon San-ha, Baek Sung-hyun

Country: S. Korea

Run: OCT 14 to Dec 16, 2023 (KBS, Saturday 21:50 to 22:50 (KST))

Episodes: 10, 60 to 80 min

Thoughts: This is a yearly anthogolgy series that follows various characters in various time periods with various goals. I thought a lot of them were really cool and interesting. “Love Attack” was by far one of my favorites, but I also really liked “The True Love of Madam” which was shocking for me.  It was also hard to find any subs for “Overlap, Knife, Knife” so I had to rely on visual cues and the small amount of Korean I know. But I thought this was a fun anthrologie series, and the stories are fun and fresh. Rating: I love getting short and quick stories like this, its the reason I love short films so much.

A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023-2024, Baek In-ah)

Main leads: Park Gyu-young, Cha Eun-woo, Lee Hyun-woo

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024 (MBC, Wednesday 21:00 (KST))

Episodes: 14, 70 min

Thoughts: Apparently it is very different from the webtoon ( which I have never read), but I found it entertaining. It is cute and lighthearted. I always like when its past lives, I think it adds a fun element to romances. Though I do think the schedule of the show hindered my enjoyment, because it would be so long between episodes. They also lost me at the end, I can not lie. Rating/Spoiler: Also I would be so angery if I found out my family curse passed down for generations was over a misunderstanding. I would want an apology, reparations, and revenge. On another note, I would also be so pissed if I killed myself to save my servant's baby; then my boyfriend finished off the dying father, then cursed the child and its offspring. I would be pissed, like my scarfice was for not. Go off mountain spirit I guess…

My 20th Twenty (2023, N/A)

Main leads: Choi Yu Ju , Jung Su Bin

Country: S. Korea

Run: April 21 to may 27, 2023 (Wavve, Friday and Saturday)

Episodes: 12, 15 min

Thoughts: This show was good for what it was. It has the vibe of a college student film with a mix of those youtube series made by middle schoolers back in 2009. And I mean that with the highest praise. The sound mixing was off, they had limited cast (background actors is what you are looking for), no interesting lighting (but very well light- i.e the student film vibes), and the actors new to the scene. I loved every motherfucking moment. It was so cheesy, the script was bad, and nothing made sense. But I knew that it was made with passion. Rating: It would be horrifying being 20 forever

Taxi Driver Season 2 (2023, Oh Sang-ho)

Main leads: Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Shin Jae-ha

Country: S. Korea

Run: Feb 17 to April 15, 2023 (SBS, TV Friday and Saturday @22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: Back in action the second season is so much fun and entertaining. I actually like it better than the first. And I said this once and I’ll say it again Lee Je-hoon is made to be an action star. He’s as great as Kim Do-gi. I also liked that Ahn Go-eun (Pyo Ye-jin)  had a larger role this season. I also just love the friendship in the Rainbow Taxi service. Just so fun. Rating: imagine being taken down by a taxi service…

Taxi Driver Special (2023, SBS)

Main leads:  Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Shin Jae-ha

Country: S. Korea

Run: Feb 16 to March 4, 2023 ( KBS)

Episodes: 2, 60 -120 min

Thoughts: This was fun seeing the cast reflect on the episodes and their characters. Its also cool just seeing a reply of everything that happened. You could tell how much Lee Je-hoon loves playing Kim Do-gi. Rating: I am excited for the 3rd season…

Brain Works (2023, Park Kyung-seon)

Main leads: Jung Yong-hwa, Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Sun-young, Ye Ji-won

Country: S. Korea

Run: Jan 2 to Fe 28, 2023 (KBS2 Monday and Tuesday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 75 min

Thoughts:This show is weird. I think most cop shows are weird but this one especially. I did like the bromance in this, between Shin Ha-ru (Jung Yong-hwa) and Geum Myung-se (Ch Tae-hyun). I did think neuroscience was weird and defies logic. The only good thing about it was when they didn’t completely vilify Pyschopaths, because it tends to be more complicated than the mainstream likes to show. It still left a lot to be desired but it was there. Also when he lowkey kidnapped and torture that kid, oh my god, like he was a little punk and deserved to go to trail but my god. Rating: This is lowkey giving Minority Report tbh…

My Cuteness is about to expire!? (2022,  Tanabe Shigenori)

Main leads: Yamada Ryosuke, Yoshine Kyoko 

Country: Japan 

Run: April 16 to June 11, 2022 (TV Asahi, Saturday 23:30)

Episodes: 9, 23 to 47 min

Thoughts: Maruya is your typical male narcissist who works in sales. He uses his cuteness to stake by in life, to make up for his average skills. One day he is visited by his future self, whom he deems ugly, tells him that his cuteness is going to expire. He decides, after relizing his crush, the only way to prevent this is to date Sanada, a robotic newbie to the sales team. It is cute and Maruya and Sanada are fun as a couple, plus if you have the time you could watch this in a day. Rating: I’m Ichinose calling every single person every 10 seconds sobbing…

My Dearest Pt 1 (2023, Hwang Jin-young)

Main leads: Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, Lee Chung-ah

Country: S. Korea

Run: August 4 to Sept 2, 2023 (MBC TV, Friday and Saturday 21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 10, 60 to 90 min

Thoughts:  I was not expecting to like this more than I did. The angst in every episode is so insane. Episode 10 was actually unbearable. I also want to take a moment and appreciate Yoo Gil-chae (Ahn Eun-jin), she is such a complicated  character. She would do anything for her friends, she is willing to do the things that no other women (noble) are willing to do even during times of war. She will stab the man assualting her friend and cover it up. She would cut the amicable cord, she would stab the mother’s hand. She isn’t pure of heart, she neveer claimed to be. I love her so much. And her relationship with Lee Jang-hyun. The ending of episode 10. I was sobbing. Rating: I am trying to hype myself up to watch the next 11 episodes, people had to wait inbetween…

The Escape of the Seven (2023, Kim Soon-ok)

Main leads: Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, Jo Jae-yoon

Country: S. Korea

Run: Sept 15 to Nov 17, 2023 (SBS TV Friday and Saturday 22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 17, 70 to 80 min

Thoughts: This was an insane ride. Literally no one in this likeable except for a few, like I didn’t think Min Do-hyuk (Lee Joon) was as bad as the others but oh lordy. It is so melodramatic, which took me off graud for some reason. Going into it I thought it was going to be a serious thriller, but oh boy was I wrong. It was Makjang. Which is fine, and also coming back in style apparently. I’m sat for season 2, but not with much hope. Rating: I actually don’t know the timeline of any of these events, does it expand years months, idk…

My Demon (2023-2024, Choi Ah-il)

Main leads: Kim Yoo-jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang-yi, Kim Hae-sook

Country: S. Korea

Run: Nov 24, 2023 to Jan 20, 2024 (SBS TV,  Friday and Saturday @22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: I was excited for this drama. I really liked Doom at Your Service which promised to have a similar vibe. Which it did to an extent. I actually hate Song Kang in romances and only really like him in nonromance shows. However I think he did really well as Jeong Gu-won. I liked the overall Romance in the show. But I did think the revenge plot got uninteresting and confusing after a while. I do like the ending, I was pretty satisfied with where everyone ended up, which has been a long time since I’ve been this satisfied. 

Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023-2024, Kwon Hye-joo)

Main leads: Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-sun

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 2, 2023 ti Jan 21, 2024 (JTBC, Saturday and Sunday 22:30 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: This was cute and was far above my expectations. I am always uneasy with Ji Chang Wook, I can’t forgive him for the Melting My Heart drama a few years back, but I would do anything for Shin Hye-sun. So I gave this drama a go, and I liked it. I loved the vibes, and I didn’t mind that revenge wasn’t the main plot. It's like the one line “my enemies will take themselves out before you get a chance to swing.” It was heartwarming and I’m glad that Cho Sam-dal was able to find peace in her hometown. I loved the feel of community. I loved all the Friendships. It was very lovely. And I’m happy at the ending. I will also give my entire heart to Cho Hae-dal and Cha Ha-yul. I loved their mother-daughter relationship. I wanted more screen time for both. Rating: I’m glad there is a little piece of heaven…

 Game of Witches ( 2022-2023, Lee Do-Hyun)

Main leads: Jang Seo-Hee, Kim Kyu-Seon, Lee Hyun-Seok, Oh Chang-Suk. Han Ji-Wan, Ban Hyo-Jung

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 11, 2022 to April 14, 2023 (MBC, Monday to Friday 19:15 (KST))

Episodes: 119, 25 to 28 min

Thoughts: *Major Spoilers+ Rant ahead.* This show makes me unneccsarly angery. It is a daily drama and a Makjang to boot, so literally put any and all expectations in the gutter. Everything is nonsensical, and drawn out to reach the 119 mark. Storylines get dropped or move way too fast. It has a strange family tree and for a moment every single person was supposbly related. They have so much evidence agsaint the scheming Kang Ji-ho (Oh Chang-suk) and Joo Se-young (Han Ji-wan) but it goes nowhere. Speaking of Kang Ji-ho, he was just straight up dispicable. I would say more than Se-ypung of Ma Hyun-Deok (Ban Hyo-Jung). He was a terrible partner and father from the start. He literally tossed his entire family out the door for Se-young and eventual power. He only paid attention to his daughter Kang Han-Byeol (Kwon Dan-A) when she was able to benefit him. He was at best neglectful and at worst abusive towards her. Han-byeol was the true victim. Hye-soo (Kim Kyu-Seon) actually had a motive in the beginning. She was just pathetic and weak but once she returned they weirdly sidelined her. Also I don’t know why Kang Ji-ho never got prosecuted for trying to kill Hye-soo. Like I find that to be one of his more egregious crimes. Like that is the mother of your child. You gave your child so much trauma, for what? Power? Like when they tried to redeem him at the end I was just fed up. You can’t make hime out to be the big bad guy for 118 episodes, and then have him do one good thing. He is a bad father, and when Han Byeol grows up she will resent him. Rating: Fuck this show, like actually.

 My Dearest Part 2(2023, Hwang Jin-young)

Main leads: Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, Lee Chung-ah

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 13 to Nov 18, 2023 (MBC TV, Friday and Saturday 21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 11, 60 to 90 min

Thoughts: More devastating than the first part. Gil-chae is probably my favorite character I have watched. Her journey in this part is absolutely devastating but she survives. I enjoyed the refutement from blame, that people who experienced the worst horrors known are somehow blamed. Gil Chae pushes back on this sentiment herself. This entire time I just wanted Jang-hyun and Gil Chea together. Which took the entire part for them to finally be happy. I do think the ending was kind of wobbly, and they only really needed 10  episodes not the 11. But who am I to say? Anyways I enjoyed the show overall. Rating: My Dear Husband… 

Kokdu: Season of Diety (2023, Kang Yi-heon, Heo Jun-woo)

Main leads: Kim Jung-hyun, Im Soo-hyang, Kim Da-som, Ahn Woo-yeon, Kim In-kwon, Cha Chung-hwa

Country: S. Korea

Run: Jan 27 to March 24, 2023 (MBC TV Fridays and Saturdays @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: You must be wondering why did you watch this? It only has bad reviews- which is a lie, it is actually a polarizing show. And I can understand. If you go into this show with the lowest expectations imaginable and it might be fun. The scenery is pretty and they make decent use of it. Main Romance is actually not good, I felt no chemistry between Kim Jung-Hyun and Im Soo-hyang. I did like the romance between Tae Jeong-won (Kim Da-som) and Han Cheol (Ahn Woo-yeon) other than that The show overall fell flat. I did like the scenery and the setting. I thought it was fun. Also episode 16 was the most enjoyable episode, which is good for an ending. Rating: I would skip…

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Marry My Husband

Doctor Slump

Because of Love

Do You Like Brahms?

The Real Has Come!

If you have any kdrama recommendations, please let me know!