#kim joon wan

[prplocks]

Lockscreens de Hospital Playlists (dorama) pfvr?

<3

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama February 2024 🌈

5/2: Branding in Seongsu with Kim Ji Eun, Lomon. 24 episodes; supernatural, business, romance.

9/2: A Killer Paradox with Choi Woo Shik, Son Sok Ku, Lee Hee Joon. 8 episodes; supernatural, mystery, thriller.

26/2: Wedding Impossible with Jun Jong Seo, Moon Sang Min, Kim Do Wan. 12 episodes; rom-com.

28/2: the Impossible Heir with Lee Jae Wook, Lee Joon Young, Lee Ji Hoon. 12 episodes; Business, drama.

29/2: Pyramid Game with Bona, Jang Da A, Ryu Da In. 10 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Reblog for updates!! :)

[stuff-diary]

The Frog

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

The Frog (2024, South Korea)

Director: Mo Wan Il

Writer: Son Ho Young

Mini-review:

Wow, I didn't think I would enjoy The Frog so much. I guess I was in the mood for a dark, propulsive thriller. I've seen some people say it's 'slow', but like... where? This kept me glued to the screen from the very first episode, and it got more and more intense throughout the next ones. It even ventures into psychological horror territory from time to time, which made it even more fun to me. The writing isn't perfect (some of the characters aren't as well developed as they should), but the directing and the acting more than make up for it. Go Min Si turns in a particularly strong performance, and it's clear she gave it her all. I'm not gonna say this is the best thriller k-drama I've seen, but it was definitely enjoyable as hell.

[somanykdramas]

MOON IN THE DAY

GENRES: Romance, Supernatural

SUMMARY: A wandering Silla-era soul decides to get centuries-old revenge on the woman he loved more than anything in this world.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Boot-cut jeans, heroic rescues, orphan firefighters, amusement park trips, worried lawyers, bad parenting, good parenting, steely looks, supportive roommates, living room ponds, grief, monks, lotus seeds, and learning to love your enemy.

HOT TAKE: This wasn't a spectacular show overall, but the historical flashbacks were so so much better than the modern-day mystery they supported. There's just something about Kim Young Dae with his romantic steely looks and silk noble robes that sells it. Conversely, I think Pyo Ye Jin made a better Seoul citizen than someone from the past.

[seoul-bros]

Gyeongseong Creature (Spoiler Alert!!!!!)

Just seen episode one and two of Gyeongseong Creature and I have to say Han So Hee chooses her characters well. Love me a tough, independent woman with a splash of emotional darkness.

I haven't seen Taehyung's Hwarang co-star and Wooga Squad member Park Seo Joon act before but I like the way he is embodying his character.......

....and the dynamic with Han So Hee, especially in the initial fight scene, is excellent so far.

Pretty disturbing concept, with the Japanese equivalent of Josef Mengele subjecting hundreds of unsuspecting victims to certain and gruesome death in his quest to create a perfect monster.

Great supporting cast too.

Kim Hae-Sook also currently appearing in My Demon.

Park Ji Wan from Our Blues

Wi Ha Joon from Squid Game, Bad and Crazy and Little Women

Jo Han Chul from Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Vincenzo.

Post Date: 25/12/2023

[throughaglassdarkly1961]

Unlocked (2023), dir. Kim Tae-joon

[namjhyun]

MOVIE REVIEW | Dream (2023)

In this film about broken dreams and second chances, a professional football player finds himself in a difficult position due to a mix of bad decisions and bad luck. He also has no real support system in his mother (who is on the run for scamming people) and his agency wants him to quit the sport to become a celebrity.

Is in this moment of his life that to rehabilitate his image he is forced to become the coach of a football team conformed by homeless men that will compete on a charity tournament.

Reluctantly, he learns the reasons why these men found themselves living in the streets. Addiction, bad decisions, abandonment, grief, among other motives. What they all have in common is that through this tournament they are looking to become a better version of themselves.

To record every moment of their journey, a documentary director (deep in student debt and stress) needs to find the right angle to have this film be a success for her and them.

It’s through teamwork and sharing their problems, that this team of odd men out find -perhaps for the first time in their lives- a real support system and even a family.

Dream is a solid comedy with really touching moments that brought some tears to my eyes. The film tries to shed some light on current social issues in South Korea through the housing problem these men are going through.

Park Seo Joon gives a good performance going from disheartened to finding a new dream and people to fight for. His chemistry with IU is hilarious to watch as they play entirely platonic teammates throwing jabs at each other, even long after they start to get along.

IU’s character as the documentary director who is forced to believe in herself into success is both fun and oh, so real.

The heart of the film, however, is Heo Joon Seok, whose character never lost hope and fought from beginning to end so the team could achieve their dream. The rest of the actors bring some emotions though the respective stories that makes the comedy more grounded.

Overall, I enjoyed this film.

[moviemosaics]

Unlocked

directed by Kim Tae-joon, 2023

[korelist]

ONE SPRING NIGHT // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 7,9 Benim puanım: 9

Drama: One Spring Night (English title) / Spring Night (literal title)

Hangul: 봄밤

Director: An Pan-Seok

Writer: Kim Eun

Date: 2019

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Han Ji-Min, Jung Hae-In, Kim Joon-Han, Joo Min-Kyung, Kim Jung-Young, Seo Jung-Yeon, Kim Chang-Wan

2019 MBC Drama Awards - December 30, 2019

Best Actor (Jung Hae-In)

Best Actress (Han Ji-Min)

Bu dizi ile ilgili çok fazla sosyal medyada linç varmış. Diziyi izlemeyi bırakanlar, böyle şey izlemem diyenler, izleyip yerenler… uçsuz bucaksız bir mevzuymuş meğerse. Şimdi dizimiz kütüphanede çalışan sessiz sakin kendi halinde yaşan ve uzun bir ilişkisi olan hanım kızımız Lee Jeong-In(Han Ji-Min)’in bir gün alışveriş yaptığı eczanede, eczacı çocuk Yu Ji-Ho(Jung Hae-In)’dan etkilenmesi ile başlıyor. Aslında Yu Ji-Ho kızımızdan daha çok etkileniyor. İki tarafta ilk başta bunu kabul etmese de ilk kendinden emin olan kişi Yu Ji-Ho oluyor. Ama kızımızın sevgilisi olmasından dolayı bir adım atmıyor. Adım atmamasının ikinci nedeni ise bekar bir baba olması. Lee Jeong-In ise dediğim gibi uzun bir ilişki içerisinde. Erkek arkadaşı Kwon Gi-Seok(Kim Joon-Han) ile aralarındaki ilişki monotonluk ile sıkıcılık arasında gidip geliyor. Her ne kadar böyle yorucu bir ilişki içinde olsa da kızımızda eczacıda uzak durmaya çalışıyor. Önünde sonunda içinde bulunduğu durumu analiz edip, erkek arkadaşından ayrılıp duygularını kabulleniyor.

Şimdi tam bu noktada herkesler ayaklanmış işte. Vay efendim bu aldatmakmış. Böyle bir ahlaksızlığı izleyemezlermiş. Allah aşkına neler izlediniz de bir şey olmadı buna mı tepki veriyorsunuz. “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” diyorum. 8.prens karısının üstüne bunu da ikinciye alayım yanıma diye kıza hallendi de hallendi. Kızda kuzeninin kocasına iş atıp durdu. O okeydi bu mu ahlaksızlık. “Don't Dare to Dream” dizisinde kız hangi adamı seçeceğine karar veremediği için hadi aynı evde üçümüz yaşayalım dediğinde waov ne kadar çağdaş diye düşündünüz de bura da kadının duyguları değişip başka birinden hoşlandı diye mideniz mi aldırmıyor. Vallahi anlam veremedim. Yine ben bu ortam dedikodularını bir diziyi yazmaya karar verince öğrendiğim için pırıl pırıl bir kafayla izledim. Açıkçası da oldukça beğendim.

Öncelikle bu durumun aldatma olduğuna katılmıyorum. Eğer çok ısrar ediliyorsa da kabul edilebilir olduğunu savunurum. Uzun süreli ilişkilerde bir noktadan sonra tarafların ikisi de kendisini o alışkanlığın pençesine bırakabiliyor. Böyle olunca da içinde bulunduğu dururumu görmesi çok daha zor oluyor. Bunu fark etmesi için tetikleyici bir şey yaşaması gerekiyor. O alışkanlığın aslında onu mutsuz eden şey olduğunu kabul etmek çok kolay bir durum değil. Ayrıca da dizide anlatılan ilişkide Kwon Gi-Seok daha öncesinde ayrılmak istemiş ama o kadar alışılmış bir durum varmış ki ayrılamamışlar. Kızımız farkındalığını kucağına alıp ayrılmak isteyince ise, kıymete biniyor. Gurur meselesi haline geliyor. Ondan sonra vay efendim aldatmalı dizi pis kaka.

Bu kadar doğal bir süreci bu kadar abartmaları bana biraz manasız geldiği için bir miktar yükseldim. Buradaki konuya gelene kadar “Marriage contract” dizisinde böbrek için evlenmeye çalışılıyordu. Romance is a bonus book, Do do sol sol la la sol ve Something in the rain gibi dizilerde kendinden çok küçük erkeklere aşık kadınlar vardı. Forecasting love & weather dizisinde ise mevzu eş değiştirme tesadüfüne kadar gidiyordu. Bütün bu dizilerin çılgın bir hayran kitlesi var. Tepkiyse bunlara da tepki olmalıydı. Saydığım diziler ile ilgili yorumlarımı zaten yazmıştım, tekrar etmeyeceğim. Something in the rain dizisi ile bu dizi arasında çok fazla benzerlik bulduğumu eklemeliyim. İkisinin de başrolünün aynı erkek olması bir etken tabi ama iki kadın oyuncunun da aynı enerjiyi vermesi ikisinin de çok başarılı kadınlar olması da bir diğer etken. Sanırım bu diziyi daha çok sevdim ama ikisi de güzeldi.

Bana kalırsa dizi tam olarak sonbahar tadındaydı. Something in the rain’den farklı olarak karakterler yaşıttılar. Büyük kadın krizi yoktu. Her ne kadar oyuncu olarak aralarındaki yaş farklı diğer dizideki gibi olsa da karakterler yaşıt denildi, bize bir şey söylemek düşmez. Han Ji-Min bence şahane bir oyuncu. Çok kötü dayanamadığım dizisini de izledim, orada bile şahaneydi. Olumsuz söylenecek hiçbir şey yok. Jung Hae-In ise arkadaşlarımla aramızda “güzel seven çocuk” olarak biliniyor. Çok güzel seviyor. Rolüne öyle güzel giriyor, partnerine öyle güzel bakıyor ki… insan izlerken onun sevdiğini sevesi geliyor. Aman hiç üzülmesin istiyor. Bu dizide de bir sahnede kızımız ona sevdiğini söylediğinde ağlamaya başlaması şahane bir detaydı. Bütün o sevgiye ne kadar aç olduğunu daha önce ne kadar özlemini çekmiş olduğunu bütün çıplaklığı ile izleyiciye geçirdi.

Son olarak eski sevgili krizine de parmak basıp kapatıyorum. Bir insan bu kadar açık ve net bir şekilde reddedilmesine rağmen nasıl bu kadar yüzsüz olabilir aklım almadı. Hele ikisinin de babaları… Biz ayrıldık dedikçe düğün planı yaptılar. Tam cinnet geçirmelikdi. Ben diziyi beğendim. Farklı duygularla, karakterleri anlayarak, sakince izledim. Tavsiye ederim.

OST:

Rachael Yamagata - No Direction

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

[passionforfiction]

Dream | Official Trailer | Netflix

Dream 

A soccer player that falls out of grace becomes the coach of a group of homeless men training for the Homeless World Cup that will be held in England. Is the over used plot of the underdog, we know what to expect and it doesn’t disappoint.

I liked the film even when it touches in a very superficial way how people see the homeless. Each men has a story of love and struggle and I like to see that the tournament helped them finds out and kept them together as a support system.

[k-star-holic]

'Immortal' Kim Chang-wan "94-year-old mother and performance chief Stradivarius .. The Passion of Anna Great"

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama September 2024 ☀️

11/9: Seoul busters with Kim Dong Wook, Park Se Wan. 20 episodes; mystery, comedy.

21/9: the judge from hell with Park Shin Hye, Kim Jae Young. 16 episodes; fantasy, romance, crime.

23/9: dear Hyeri with Shin Hye Sun, Lee Jin Wook, Kang Hoon. 12 episodes; psychological, melodrama.

27/9: Gyeongseong creature 2 with Park Seo Joon, Han So Hee. 7 episodes; thriller, sci-fi.

27/9: what comes after love with Lee Se Young, Sakaguchi Kentaro, Hong Jong Hyun. 6 episodes; romance, melodrama.

28/9: iron family with Kim Jung Hyun, Geum Sae Rok, Choi Tae Joon. 36 episodes; rom-com.

Summer is almost over... At least we have kdrama to make us smile!! :)

[stuff-diary]

Bloodhounds

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Bloodhounds (2023, South Korea)

Director & Writer: Kim Joo Hwan (based on the webtoon by Jeong Chan)

Mini-review:

I'm gonna be honest: I'm not usually a big fan of these type of movies/shows and I only started this one because of the wonderful Woo Do Hwan. However, color me surprised, cause I ended up loving Bloodhounds. Sure, this story has been told a million times before, but the bromance, the incredibly lovable characters (and incredibly hateful villains!) and the showstopping action scenes take this show to the next level. I'm telling you, it's a really enjoyable experience.

On top of that, the cast absolutely delivers. The show is filled with knockout (pun intended) performances, there's not a single weak link. You can tell just how hard these actors worked to prepare for all the fights and action sequences. Oh, and I can't leave out Kim Joo Hwan's propulsive directing, which left me breathless in several episodes. I do think the final scene cut off way too suddenly, and the sort-of-time-jump in episode 7 is also rather awkward, but I guess it's understandable, considering all the trouble the show went through during post-production. Anyway, Bloodhounds took me by surprise, and I think most people who like action movies/shows focused on hand-to-hand combat will love this.

[mokkung]

（短評）映画『モガディシュ 脱出までの14日間』

（引用元）

『モガディシュ 脱出までの14日間』（2021年、韓国、原題：모가디슈、英題：Escape from Mogadishu）

ソマリア内戦が激化し半ば戦地となった首都モガディシュから脱出するため、韓国と北朝鮮の大使館員が手を組む‼️

対立する人間が立場を超えて生き残るために手を取り合う姿を、暖かく切なく描いていて心に残る映画になりました🥲

カーチェイスも面白い🚗

北朝鮮と韓国、本来同じ文化圏の同じ民族でありながら思想や政治的な問題で分断された両国が、いがみ合ったり疑心暗鬼になりつつも、手を取り合い心を交わしていく姿はとても良かったです‼️

全員での食事場面、そして別れの場面は、本当に美しいシーンだと思いました🥺

決して甘く終わらないのも👌

韓国映画はカーチェイス、カーアクションの出来がとても良いことが多いですが、この映画も見事で面白い‼️

あとかなり大人数の外国人を集めた海外ロケを敢行しているようで、臨場感や迫力があり、見応えありました😯この規模で撮影してるのは結構すごい気がします💧

いやぁレベル高いなこれ💨

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たとえ思想的&政治的な隔たりがあったり、価値観が異なっていても、本当に困っている人は見捨てない。

自分を守るだけでも精一杯の世の中ですが、それでも、そのスタンスは忘れないようにしないといけないですね。

『モガディシュ 脱出までの14日間』を観て改めてそんなことを感じました。

[somanykdramas]

THE LIES WITHIN

GENRES: Drama, Police Procedural

SUMMARY: When an affluent chaebol is kidnapped and dismembered, his wife decides she will stop at nothing to bring him home.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Mysterious boxes full of biology, adoptions, grief, jealousy, friendship, lies, computer hacking, reassignments, political pressure, contamination, greed, and media control.

HOT TAKE: This show took me a WHILE to finish. It's not because it was predictable, boring, or too tense--there was just a LOT going on to keep track of and sometimes I just needed a drama to shut my brain off with.

Every episode of this show is packed with ins, outs, loyalties, lies, discoveries, logistical pitfalls, and all-to-realistic corporate greed and manipulation. Take your time to enjoy this drama because its worth it--just don't beat yourself up if you need a little plot refresher between episodes!

[equalv]

South Korean tv shows with lgbt* characters

Because so many people liked my post for german tv shows with queer characters, I thought I‘d compile lists for other countries as well.

A-Z

A First Love Story (2021) (mlm) | YouTube

Jaesung (Kim Hyeongwon)

Mingyu (Jung Jaewoon)

Blueming (2022) (mlm, wlw) | IQIYI

Hyeong Daun (Jo Hyukjoon)

Cha Siwon (Kang Eunbin)

Cha Siyeong (Moon Hyein)

Choco Milk Shake (2022) (mlm) | YouTube

Jungwoo (Ko Hojung)

Choco (Lee Jaebin)

Milk (Kim Seonghyuk)

Uncle (Park Seungbin)

Girlfriend Project Day 1 (2022) (wlw) | YouTube

Ahn Gain (Park Hyunwoo)

Song Heeram (Bing Hyejin)

His Man (2022-) (mlm) | IQIYI, Gagaoolala | reality tv

Season 1

Kim Changyu

Kim Seonyul

Jeon Eunchan

Lee Jeonghyun

Kim Changmin

Leon Hyukjun

Lee Hyeon

Hokeep

Season 2

Shin Sungho

Oh Minsung

Kim Yoonghee

DABIT

DAENYOL

Lee Junseong

Yang Hyunjin

Joon Seonwoo

Jazz for Two (2024) (mlm) | IQIYI, Gagaoolala

Han Taeyi (Ji Hogeun)

Yoon Seheon (Kim Jinkwon)

Seo Doyoon (Song Hangyeom)

Lily Fever (2015) (wlw) | YouTube

Kim Kyungju (Kim Hyejoon)

Jang Serang (Jung Yeonjoo)

Love Class (2022-) (mlm) | Viki, Gagaoolala

Season 1

Cha Jiwoo (Han Hyunjun)

Lee Roa (Kim Taehwan)

Kim Namjun (Yoo Hyukjae)

Season 2

Lee Hyun (J-min)

Shin Maru (Lee Kwanghee)

Oh Minwoo (Woo Hyowon)

Kim An (Kim Yongseok)

Yoo Joohyuk (An Jeonggyun)

Kim Sungmin (Jung Woojae)

Love for Love's Sake (2024) (mlm) | IQIYI, Gagaoolala

Tae Myungha (Lee Taevin)

Cha Yeowoon (Cha Joowan)

Chun Sangwon (Oh Minsu)

Ahn Kyunghoon (Cha Woongki)

Love Tractor (2023) (mlm) | IQIYI

Seon Yul (Do Won)

Suh Yechan (Yoon Dojin)

Kwon Inseo (Yang Seungbin)

Merry Queer (2022) (mlm, wlw, trans) | Gagaoolala | documentary

Kim Minjun

Park Bosung

Yoo Taeyoon

Lee Minju

Im Garam

Lee Seungeun

Our Dating Sim (2023) (mlm) | VIKI, Gagaoolala

Shin Kitae (Lee Seunggyu)

Lee Wan (Lee Jonghyuk)

Semantic Error (2022) (mlm, wlw) | VIKI, Gagaoolala

Jang Jaeyoung (Park Seoham)

Chu Sangwoo (Park Jaechan)

Choi Yuna (Song Jioh)

She Makes My Heart Flutter (2022) (wlw) | YouTube

Gangseol (Byun Jihyun)

Jung One (Park Somi)

Yubin (Choi Jiwon)

Sarang (Kang Nayoung)

Leera (Ahn Yeonsun)

The Eighth Sense (2023) (mlm) | VIKI

Seo Jaewon (Lim Jisub)

Kim Jihyun (Oh Juntaek)

To My Star (2021-2022) (mlm) | VIKI, IQIYI

Season 1 & 2:

Kang Seojoon (Son Woohyun)

Han Jiwoo (Kim Kangmin)

Our Relationship Ended Before It Began (2023) (wlw) | YouTube (only Ep 1 and 2 are available for free right now, but I still wanted to share this series (Link))

Yoonah (Park Hayoung)

Kim Ahyoung (Park Sanha)

Note: For this list, I decided not to add a symbol for shows that center queerness, because in a way all of these shows do that and at the same time almost none actually do. Queer characters and their love stories are featured in every show in this list, but most of them do not address any other queer aspects of their lives and only some address the fact that they are queer at all. This is not a critique of South Korean shows, but just an observation of their current media landscape and added as context, in case you are interested in watching.