#kang insoo

[dryedmangoez]

Music Monday, October 30, 2023 - Kang Insoo, Moon Jongup, Jeong Inseong

Some wonderful new releases from three of my biases! Kang Insoo, Moon Jongup and Jeong Inseong! Continue reading Untitled

[theasiaverse]

250125 | INSOO'S INSTAGRAM STORY

[cookiesskpop]

[seosejun]

Soloist SEO SEJUN debuted at the beginning of last year with the critically acclaimed mini-album, NEW GAME, which achieved immediate success. The album sold nearly half a million copies, and his debut song, MELODY, took home seven music show wins. He followed this up a few months later with another EP, to much of the same success. His meteoric rise to fame and fortune is an obvious by-product of the little over a year he spent in 1V1, a fan-formed group from survival show Last Act. By the end of their fifteen-month temporary contract, 1V1 was on even ground with the show’s winners, ENCORE, having sold over a million copies with their first and last full-length album.

The ten months since his last music release have come as a surprise. While it was obvious he wouldn’t maintain the breakneck pace of 1V1’s releases, the quick turnaround between his first two albums seemed like a promising sign. Now, it looks like those signs were misplaced.

That isn’t to say Sejun has spent the last ten months in radio silence. He’s active as a model and an influencer, gracing the covers of Vogue and Elle Korea to name some examples. He also co-wrote the debut album of former group member KIM CHAN late last year. When it comes to his own music career, he seems to have become completely inept.

With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident he’s moved on to greener pastures: his streaming career. Sejun’s Twitch and personal YouTube channels 세유화 (SEYUHWA)—a portmanteau of his name and Kim Sowol’s poem “산유화”—made their debuts last summer. Since then, he’s streamed almost every day, sometimes for ten to twelve hours at a time. He spends most of that time playing video games—namely Overwatch 2—and occasionally engaging in the usual parasocial conversations with fans. Given that his appearance on Last Act and 1V1’s entire concept both revolved around video games, it was only a matter of time before his solo career did the same. Inheriting the group concept is not enough, Sejun needs to wholly embody it.

From an outside perspective, C Entertainment appears to support his new ventures. His streams sometimes features his manager, KWON INSOO, as a gaming partner rather than a supervisor. Sejun has yet to speak out or complain about his new management. Knowing his propensity for talking shit, his complaints would be known if he had complaints to make. Viewers were also quick to notice that he seems to be happier and more animated streaming than in either of his solo promotional periods, leading fans to wonder if he still wants to be an idol.

Not everyone is as enthusiastic as he is for his new career. He gained notoriety during Last Act after a recording of him flaming his League of Legends teammates in voice chat surfaced. Although tame by gaming standards, it was not the best look for an idol hopeful. Similar controversies would continue to plague him throughout his time in 1V1, though they did nothing to hinder the group’s success. With his freedom to apparently do whatever he chooses, Sejun has once again found himself the target of those who dislike his disregard for an idol image. Some of his streams also feature former 1V1 member ALEX KANG, who retired from the entertainment industry after the group’s disbandment. Though these collaborations were once celebrated by casual kpop fans and die-hard Supports—1V1’s fandom name—alike, Alex’s insistence on distancing himself from the kpop industry and his tendency to ban people in his Twitch chat who ask too many questions about his idol experience have furthered soured some netizens’ opinion of Sejun.

When asked about the state of his music career or if he’s preparing for a comeback, Sejun is uncharacteristically vague. In responses to comments on his Instagram posts of his latest brand deals, he's “working on it” and hopes fans will “wait a little longer.” He elaborated a bit further on streams, assuring fans it isn’t the fault of his management like many of them assume, but rather his own choices. He doesn’t say much more on the topic.

For now, there's nothing for fans to do but wait as he's asked.

[millennialshqs]

UNFOLLOW:

soe choi: @sssoe (decisión de usuarie)

salem roh: @sealoh (decisión de usuarie)

christa jung: @christas (decisión de usuarie)

florence margraff: @flovrence (nunca comenzó a rolear)

milan arnault: @minault (nunca comenzó a rolear)

PELIGRO DE UNFOLLOW POR INACTIVIDAD:

byeol insoo: @llnsoo

miray sandoval: @mlrvys

kevin rossi: @rosskvn

CUPOS LIBERADOS:

c2

d4

g5

j3

p1

FACECLAIMS LIBERADOS:

cho miyeon

lee felix

kim minju

maia mitchell

cha eunwoo

HIATUS AUTORIZADOS:

reze: sora kang e iker han hasta el miércoles 12 de abril.

api: lucky jung, sujin winfrey, jeongsuk moon y nari song hasta el domingo 16 de abril (semi-hiatus).

palo: carmela camacho, raewong kang y king jagers hasta el domingo 16 de abril (semi-hiatus).

total de personajes: 52

listados actualizados: habitantes, personajes, faceclaims.

[gunsatthaphan]

#how to get rid of the love rival

[setediconoscenza]

So, final thoughts on Alchemy of souls. I've waited a bit (I saw the episode yesterday) to let it all sink in and I can now say that I am satisfied with the ending, with the show in general. I genuinely think it's one of the best of the genre and one of the best kdramas I've seen in the latest years.

I loved the characters, especially Naksu and Jang Uk, and I absolutely love when they said that it wasn't fate who brought them together but it was them who chose to stay by each other's side and to love each other. Their bond is absolutely the best thing of the drama for me

I am happy that they got their happy ending and they are chasing monsters around Daeho, together

I am happy that CP became King, he really is the best

Cho Yeon and Danggu are adorable, so are Kim Doju and Park Jin (I wouldn't have minded him dying, if I have to be 100% honest)

Do I wish it had more action, more greatness in part 2? Yes, but I'm not dissatisfied with the evolution of things neither, I think they did a great job by portraying the heaviness of the responsibilities UK and others had, the sense of sacrifice, of justice

They could have shown this great big battle and I would have loved it but I'm fine that they didn't

(I do wish that Naksu killed Jin Mu with her sword, I can picture it in my mind and it would have been AMAZING)

[paisky]

Thank you for your help today. I will never forget it.

[longinglook]

WISH YOU THE MOVIE | NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX AND VIKI

[dirhwangdaseul-archived]

kang insoo

[theasiaverse]

250116 | INSOO’S INSTAGRAM STORY

[zhaozi]

[mostro-rotto]

너의 눈은 밤하늘에 별이야 매일마다 꾸고 싶은 꿈이야

[pranpat]

‘Kang In Soo, do you want to make music with me? I like your songs. Do you want to be friends? friends.’ 

[aquynh]

I'll help you. Let's finish quickly.