#kim jiyoung

[soyeonsbabygirl]

📁Moji but it’s just Momo being jealous

Clip 1 📹…

The girls were all live having a good time talking to fans. Momo was trying to stay focused but that was harder than she thought with Jia and Nayeon next to her practically flirting. Jia would whisper something in Nayeon’s ear making Nayeon giggle while Jia smirked, or when Nayeon would talk she would look down at her lips teasing the younger girl. Momo got tired of it and let out a loud sigh that making it obvious she was feeling annoyed, Jia looked over at Momo which made Momo want to melt on the spot. Jia teasingly leaned in close to Momo, taking notice to how Momo’s cheeks seemed to get pinker the closer Jia got. Jia laughed pulling away as she left her hand on Momo’s thigh leaving Momo a blushing mess as she attempted to get through the rest of live.

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Dahyun was talking to the camera as she filmed a vlog. She was sitting next to Momo who had a smile on her face listening to Dahyun talk as well as flirting with the girl at times. “have you guys seen my shirt?” Jia’s voice could be heard calling out to the living room. “Which one! I know all your shirts, describe it to me!” Momo called out in response, Jia walked into the living room both girls looking up at her off camera. Jia smirked as her eyes stayed on Dahyun making the girl shift in her spot on the couch which Momo also took notice of. “I found my shirt.” Momo followed Jia’s eyes to Dahyun’s body , then she understood what Jia meant. Dahyun was wearing a white shirt that had a design of spider webs outlined by rhinestones, a shirt that Jia had worn numerous times. Her gaze hardened as Dahyun giggled trying to change topics as Jia walked away.

Clip 3 📹…

All of TWICE walked in the airport coming back from international schedules, multiple fans were screaming, cameras flashing, bodyguards protecting them from any potential threats as they walked. Jihyo held Jia’s hand as they both waved at fans or in Jia’s case the occasional wink paired with a teasing smile or flirty smirk. Momo walked behind them at first trying to keep a smile but her eyes always made it back to Jihyo and Jia’s hands. at one point Momo can be seen running towards the 2, once she got to Jia she hugged the girl putting her face in her neck. Jia laughed as she held Momo’s hand smirking slightly letting go of Jihyo’s hand forgetting that she was even holding the girls hand as she held Momo’s hand throughout the whole airport. A tiny smirk could be seen on Momo’s face as she looked back at Jihyo no longer holding Jia’s hand.

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[rubypomegranates]

“What do you want from us? The dumb girls are too dumb, the smart girls are too smart, and the average girls are too unexceptional?"

Cho Nam-Joo "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982”

[fembrie]

i can't put into words how succinctly kim jiyoung, born 1982 pinpoints the experience of womanhood in the 21st century and tears a fucking hole right through it. it's people who point to laws and gender equality committees and mandatory hr sensitivity trainings who need to read this book the most - women already know that our suffering looks like realizing you've been trained to put other people first your whole life, knowing men live more freely because they do not. we know that our oppression is not just men's violent outbursts, but the slow and steady lifelong culmination of excessive responsibility, pressure and routine injustice. i used to wonder whether it's even possible to communicate experiences so familiar to one sex and alien to the other across these lines. pay gaps are easy to talk about because they're quantifiable, but how do you communicate the cruelty of making us choose between having children and our ambitions? how do you express the frustrations of toeing the line between fellow human and consumable sex object in the eyes of men? how do you explain the ways in which cycles of unassuming acceptance of our place in society, rebellion and defeat mould, contort, disfigure our beings? and is it even worth trying? fwiw, i think cho nam-joo has come as close to succeeding at this as you can

[mysticallilac]

do you ever finish a book and just know you'll never be the same person again. yeah.

[peach-tea-leaves]

Just One More Page Challenge Day 12: Book Stack

Joining the Just One More Page Challenge a little late this year….but god has 2025 already zoomed by!

For today’s challenge, I thought I’d showcase some of the translated fiction I have on hand. I haven’t read all of these yet, but I’m looking forward to doing so soon!

Have you read any of these books? What did you think?🌙

[asthewintersun]

day 05/100 | one hundred days of books

it has been... a long time since i last read any fiction... but my first book of 2025 was incredible!! kim jiyoung is an entirely ordinary woman, and so is the life she lives - which is exactly what makes the book so powerful. misogyny is so deeply entrenched in every aspect of human life that it has become entirely unremarkable. women are somehow supposed to just live like this, and not lose our minds because of it!! my life is certainly not the same as kim jiyoung's and i don't claim to know her world like that. but so much of this book rings true to the truly global experiences of women, the untold billions of stories. when this book jacket tells you kim jiyoung is every woman, they mean it! kim jiyoung, born 1982 has absolutely marked cho nam-joo as an author i intend to look out for and read more from.

[dramashutup]

Oh. Is that why she's kinda obsessed with people who are together? Like when the Leg Student said Room Lady had someone behind her

I'm sat here feeling melancholic over this dead woman ghost bag lady sewing her comatose boyfriend in the in between

[words-and-coffee]

Don’t stay out of trouble. Run wild! Run wild, you hear me?

Cho Nam-Joo,  Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (translated by Jamie Chang)

[ohhhmio]

chapter 56.

why is there always sexual tension between these two bitches? this is why they're shipped both inside and outside the story. they have no one to blame here but themselves.

[prplocks]

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[pikminenjoyer]

Battle royale is so bonkers in a good way

[soyeonsbabygirl]

Damn.

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Seulgi had decided to go with Yeri to the TWICE dorms. They went mainly cause she knew the maknae wanted to see Nayeon and Chaeyoung but also because Seulgi was curious about a specific member.

She remembers when they first met at the SM building. The girl was amazing in SM rookies for her Vocals as well as her rap skills. She was close with Joy as well. A few months later before Seulgi could find out more about her she disappeared.

Well not disappeared but she left SM, it wasn’t until Joy had got her into watching the survival show SIXTEEN did she see her again. It was like she did a full 180 of how she looked. She was barely recognizable.

Now here she was, sitting in the living room, as her youngest member seemed to be in a funny conversation with Chaeyoung. Seulgi was quiet as she listened.

“Hey Chae. Sooyoung wanted me to ask you something.” A voice said making Seulgi look up.

Damn.

It was her. The girl Joy was best friends with, the girl who used to be in SM, the girl whose voice was like honey and had a raspy voice when she rapped. The girl who had the power to make everyone look at her with just the way she walks, the girl who looked way different from SIXTEEN. Almost as if she went through another change.

Damn.

That was all Seulgi could think. Her hair was currently a ginger blonde, which was different from her usual black hair. It wasn’t long but it also wasn’t too short, stopping right at her chest highlighting her gorgeous features. The way her body looked made Seulgi see stars, she looked different than the girl who was in the TT music video.

Her voice deeper than Seulgi had thought, raspy almost. She noticed a small tattoo that was on her stomach. It looked to be a small spider? Seulgi couldn’t tell but she knew wanted to run her fingers down her waist pulling her closer to her.

She didn’t even notice that it was just her and the girl in the living room now. She snapped out of it when the girl spoke again. “Seulgi right? I remember you. Joy’s other member.” Seulgi ran her tongue over her teeth as she admired her from up close. She wore a red crop top that looked to have who she thinks was spider man on it? Paired with black sweatpants. Seulgi nodded as she remembered the question she had asked. “I liked how you looked in your last music video. You guys did good.” She seemed to be so relaxed around Seulgi as if they’ve known each other for years.

Damn.

Seulgi rested her hand on the girls thigh making the girl look down and then back up at Seulgi. “You look different from when I last saw you. Back when you were in SM rookies…you caught my attention more than everyone.” She leaned closer making the girl blush slightly as she looked at her. The girl brushed her fingers over Seulgi’s cheek almost making Seulgi’s confident persona falter. Almost.

“I know. Tell me…..how long have you thought about me?” The girl moves closer to Seulgi’s lips to where Seulgi could feel her breath on them. Seulgi bit her lip slightly as she glanced from her eyes to her lips. “A lot…mainly after you went on SIXTEEN and the Ooh Ah music video…you’re Korean is amazing despite you living in China for so long.” the girl smiled as she almost closed the distance between them, she got up before they even got a chance to kiss. “Ask Joy for my number…you’re interesting.”

Damn.

Before Seulgi could respond, the girl left the room leaving Seulgi there a bit dumbfounded. Yeri came back in this time with Nayeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung. Seulgi was quiet as she listen to the 3 girls conversation. She made sure to get the girls name from Jihyo before she left. “That’s just Jia! Or if you wanna use her real name Jiyoung.”

Jiyoung a pretty name for an even more gorgeous girl and the stage name Jia sounded innocent almost as if to mask the girls flirty nature.

When she got back to the dorm she got Jia’s number from Joy and texted her.

“Meet up with me after my photoshoot tomorrow?”

She stared at her phone desperate for a response as she saw the 3 bubbles indicating she was typing.

“Sure.”

Seulgi couldn’t help but smile to herself.

Damn.

Who knew that Jia the 10th member of TWICE would be this interesting.

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Merry Christmas! Hope you guys enjoy this as my gift to yall💋

[gliterarias]

Resenha Coletiva: Kim Jiyoung, Nascida em 1982

Kim Jiyoung, Nascida em 1982 é uma obra coreana publicada originalmente em 2016, é o terceiro livro de Cho Nam-joo, que se baseou em sua própria vivência como mulher sul-coreana. A obra retrata a história de Jiyoung, que de repente começa a agir de forma estranha, personificando outras mulheres — vivas e mortas — que conheceu. Aos poucos, vamos descobrindo um pouco mais dos motivos que a levaram aos sintomas, além de termos contato com o machismo cultural extremista existente na Coreia do Sul, indo além do que os K-Dramas e idols de K-Pop nos apresentam. 

O livro é divido em 6 partes, essas fases da vida de Jiyoung ( Outono de 2015; Infância, 1982-1994; Adolescência, 1995-2000; Início da vida adulta, 2001-2011; Casamento, 2012-2015; 2016). Em cada fase da vida vemos a criança, jovem e adulta Jiyoung passar por situações indignantes. 

Grande parte delas são provindas do machismo cultural achar que mulheres não são capazes, que servem apenas para casar, procriar e servir ao marido e cuidar da família na velhice dos pais e sogros e servir aos irmãos homens e aos filhos homens, isso tudo com acréscimos: elas devem sustentar esses filhos, e irmãos, caso ainda não sejam casadas e não tenham filhos durante todo o processo de formação profissional, e aí, só então, elas podem pensar na própria vida, de preferência envolvendo escolher um marido que vá sustentá-la e manter sua família depois do casamento. 

Mas doce é o engano da mulher de querer pensar em si mesma depois do casamento, antes ainda ele tem que dar um filho HOMEM ao marido. A questão da gravidez e querer se manter no mercado de trabalho, a cobrança familiar e da sociedade para o papel de mão só enfatizam mais a falta de liberdade da mulher.

Por coincidência, a leitura desse livro ocorreu ao mesmo tempo em que diversos relatos sobre abuso e assédio sexual com sul-coreanas estão sendo expostos nas redes sociais em um pedido de socorro aos outros países, pois o seu próprio país prefere fingir que nada está acontecendo para evitar consequências para os criminosos, enquanto as vítimas são tachadas de erradas, loucas e histéricas.

Nam-joo retrata esse apagamento com maestria em seu livro, expondo o lado obscuro da Coreia do Sul com dados e datas nas notas de rodapé, e finaliza magnificamente concluindo que o ciclo se repete sem fim.

Mary: Incrível. Li por indicação indireta de Kim Namjoon (BTS). E saber que não importa o país, a língua, a idade, a cultura, ainda assim vamos ser tratadas como seres inferiores é extremamente frustrante. Mesmo os homens que deveriam amá-la, respeitá-la e protegê-la, mesmo aqueles que diziam entender o que elas passavam, faziam a mesma coisa. A forma como ela prefere manter as escolhas patriarcas só para evitar desconforto me deixou muito irritada, acredito que por ter visto ou ter passado por algumas situações semelhantes. Nenhuma mulher deveria passar por nada próximo do que Jiyoung, Eunsil, Eunsik, Misook, Hyejin, Eunyoung, as funcionárias da empresa onde ela trabalhava e a moça da sorveteria passaram. #SomosTodasJiyoung

Nick: Eu amei a leitura. Tá, ela me deixou desconfortável, mas é um desconforto necessário, o livro nos mostra como é viver como mulher num país patriarcal, independente de ser Coreia ou Brasil, nós, mulheres, sempre passamos por momentos difíceis e é nossa escolha enfrentar ou aquietar — como a Kim Jiyoung fez, ISSO foi irritante pra caramba. Eu gostaria que ela tivesse se imposto mais, mas também consigo entender ela, com toda a pressão patriarcal, com todos os homens que deveriam proteger e tentar entender ela — ter empatia — e até mesmo algumas mulheres, como a avó dela, nunca estarem do lado dela, o que fez a Jiyoung sentir que nem valeria a pena tentar alguma coisa, e eu acredito que muitas mulheres ainda se sentem assim, por isso que é uma leitura tão necessária, porque se uma mulher não lutar contra o patriarcado, quem vai? #SomosTodasJiyoung

Tainá: Kim cresce ouvindo que deve ser cuidadosa, se vestir de modo conservador, agir como uma “mocinha”. Que era responsabilidade dela evitar lugares, horários e pessoas perigosas. Que era culpa dela por não perceber isso e não evitar. E, bem, que menina não cresceu ouvindo esses "alertas" da família? Porque, se bem me lembro, eu vivi ouvindo isso. Foi fácil me pôr na pele da personagem.

    Quando ela escuta de seus professores de ensino “fundamental” sobre os uniformes, quando ela e outras colegas de trabalho sofrem a violência e a pornografia no ambiente de trabalho e ainda é culpada pela própria família por isso. Me lembrei de debates que tive e ouvi no ensino médio com amigos e colegas de sala sobre como os garotos sempre achavam "normal" e "necessários" uma das regras da escola que as meninas desde o 6° ano se cobrissem em pleno verão (brasileiro), calor de 40 graus, ar condicionado estourando nas salas de aula, mas as meninas deviam ir de calças jeans (sem rasgos) e camisetas de manga curta para evitar o assédio de colegas e "professores" dentro e fora de sala. E como nós tentávamos burlar o sistema e o calor usando as bermudas permitidas do uniforme "masculino".

     O livro me trouxe uma sensação de inacabado, o final do livro é fechado, mas não respondeu às minhas perguntas sobre a condição atual de Jiyoung depois dos acontecimentos do início do livro. Me deixou um pouco incomodada. Descobri que tem um filme sobre o livro e estou tentada a assistir futuramente (risos). Vamos ver se o final do filme é o mesmo que o do livro.  #SomosTodasJiyoung

[thatgoddamngingerundercut]

Taehyung goddamn???

[samireads]

Just some Korean literature 🇰🇷✌🏻

[peach-tea-leaves]

Just One More Page Challenge Day 13: Hardcover or Paperback?

I’m a huge paperback fan! They are so much easier and more convenient to read and (personally) I like the visual of a paperback more as well!

I know I’ve posted this book twice but I think this will be my next read. I’m reading an incredible book on Korean beauty standards at the moment and have a feeling this will be a good follow-up.

That other book is called Flawless by Elise Hu fyi!