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[passionforfiction]

Queen of Tears

This series is not perfect, but it is still good. It has a solid storyline, and great characters. Hong Hae In and Baek Hyun Woo have been married for 3 years and the love that had united them at the beginning seems to have disappeared in their distance and silence after a miscarriage that broke their hearts. When Baek Hyun Woo finally has the courage to present the divorce papers to Hong Hae In, she tells him she has a tumor and doesn't have much time left. His decision to stay with her gives them an unexpected chance at finding that love that had united them once. Family interactions between their very different families questions dynamics and help characters grow.

I like the fact that they didn't take the easy way out with our main antagonist. The story in itself is really good and I loved it, however, production was a bit careless with details that were too big to miss: Hae In's operation - how can a person with a brain tumor have a surgery with her hair intact. Or Hyun Woo's neck injury suddenly disappearing in a second, ext. These kind of details show some careless oversight. But we can forgive them - we laugh it off and keep watching to see what happens next.

I liked it and recommend it.

[iris-sistibly]

Park Sung-hoon is nailing his character as Yoon Eun-seong in Queen of Tears, but when I say that he makes my blood boil I really mean it. Also that Mo Seul-hee is shady af, I wonder if she and Eun-seong are working together in secret?

Oh, and I stan Hong Beom-ja the chaotic queen 👑👑

[k-star-holic]

Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938' Kim Jung-nan eyes black on first Shan Xin "seal failure"

[mangodelorean]

Out-of-context screenshots | Queen of Tears, Episodes 05-06

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✨Hong Beom Ja✨

Kim Jung Nan as Hong Beom Ja

[fewwordsmanyriddles]

The couple we never knew we needed. 😂

[lgbtally4ever]

Boys Be Brave (Viki)

Just finished watching and I loved it.

Just enough angst and drama, mixed with cuteness, sweetness, & light.

The two leads were very good, but I absolutely LOVED the odd quirkiness, depicted by Nan Shi An, as Giseop—he was exquisite!

One is a perfectionist, looking for his father’s attention and love; the other is a pushover, who just can’t say no—so, if he is willing to go out with you, because you asked, it’s meaningless.

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I’m, presently, watching it over again! (After having just finished it).

(And the actor, who portrays Balgeum, [one of the second couple] is really good looking!)

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PREVIEW (short clip) FROM EPISODE 1

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Drama Review: Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938

Source: Google Images

An unexpected case leads Lee Yeon back in time to 1938, where he reencounters Ryu Hong Joo. Once a guardian spirit of the mountain in the west, she's now the owner of a high-end restaurant in the capital city of Gyeongseong. He also meets his younger brother Lee Rang. Meanwhile, another former guardian spirit and ex-friend Cheon Moo Young has become hostile. Lee Yeon struggles to return to the present, to his loved one.

Source: MyDramaList (2023)

One of the Most Unserious Dramas Out There

Before we start: I did not watch the first one and am not planning to watch it at all. Going into Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 I admit I had to do a Q&A with my sister to understand what happened between the Lee brothers in this drama's modern world. However, one does not actually need to watch the previous drama to watch this and honestly speaking, from what I saw and knew about it, Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 is a whole lot more interesting and fun.

That being said, lets get on with how I felt about this drama. I am not kidding when I say, this is the most unserious drama for a drama anyone would think to be serious. Practically half of this drama was comedy and that is a praise. The comedy bit plays a part in making Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 so darn interesting and fun. Yet, this show also pulls on your heartstrings be it the brothers, the best friends or the best friends' righthand people.

I understand romance was a huge part of the first instalment but in this, it was just a tiny bit and I believe that is why I freaking loved watching this drama. In terms of what romance there was, I have no complains too. I mean, I adore the mermaid and the only complain I have is that I wished we could have gotten more scenes with her powers. When Rang said he liked someone who's stronger than him, he was not lying. The way Yeohee was written was right up my alley, she may not be as powerful as Rang but she saved him more times than he saved her and even when she was in danger, she still did not back down on a losing fight. For that reason, Yeohee is I really thought I would dislike the mermaid but nope, I love her.

Another thing I seriously love about Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 was the friendships. Any friendship in this drama was a pleasure to watch. Obviously, the friendship among our three mountain gods was my favourite. Don't get me wrong, Yeon is extremely lovable but in this trio, I need to worship my lady, Hongjoo and lovingly protect the cinnamon roll, Mooyoung. These three portrayed my kind of friendship where they were tight as children, still tight as adults and even with unfortunate circumstances, they might hate but they love each other more. Of course, the friendship among the roommates was a delight too. I only highlighted my top two favourites but I am not lying when I claim that this show did friendships so well.

Now, now. We have a problem though. At the beginning of this drama, Taluipa told Yeon even if he changes something in 1938, it does not affect 2023. I think its safe for me to say that we do not want that to be true, right? I am just willing to believe that what Taluipa said meant that Rang would still be dead in 2023, nothing Yeon did in 1938 changed Rang's decision in the future. I would even go as far to say that, everything Yeon did in 1938 further encouraged Rang to make that choice in the future. That is all I am willing to believe because I hear there's a third season and I need my best friends and roommates reunited to fight (without a doubt) the original mountain god. Yes, I know I said all I am willing to believe is that Rang is still dead but that's because I am sure there will be no Nine-Tailed dramas without both Lee brothers alive.

When the next instalment comes out, I will watch it as long as Hongjoo and Mooyoung are still around (if Jaeyoo, Miyeon and Yeohee are too, even better). I don't even care if there will be more romance although I wish there wouldn't be.

Rating: ★★★★★

P.S.: Anyone else felt that the big bad villains were so pathetic as compared to the smaller villains?

[hyunpic]

list of songs hyunjin has played on his lives/recommended:

note: im probably missing some & i couldn’t put links to all of them cause apparently tumblr has a link limit 🤨

lauv: julia, lonely eyes, invisible things, paris in the rain, never not, im so tired, the story never ends, i like me better

offonff: photograph, cigarette (ft. miso & tablo), dance, bath

beyoncé: crazy in love (remix)

billie eilish: i love you, &burn, idontwannabeyouanymore, ocean eyes, before i go, tv

honne: day1, la la la that’s how it goes

christina perri: a thousand years

shawn mendes: mercy, treat you better, in my blood

dvwn: phobia

dpr live: jam & butterfly

jehwi: dear moon

leehi: rose

bts: dna, waste it on me, make it right

colde: where love begins, string (ft. sunwoojunga), the museum, wa-r-r, your dog loves you (ft. crush), control me, a song nobody knows, im in love

got7: miracle, hard carry

justin bieber: lonely

josef salvat: call on me

taemin: criminal

night off: sleep

sam kim: make up (ft. crush), like a fool, sunny days summer nights

niki: lowkey

iu: the visitor, lullaby, knees, love poem, give you my heart, my sea

cha ni: starlight

sia: snowman

akmu: happening

sunwoojunga: run with me

the black skirts: everything

korea cracker: ocean (ft. hoyeon kim)

cosmic boy: can i love?

penomeco: no.5 (ft. crush)

yerin baek: blooming memories, limit

10cm: so…., however

day6: i’ll try, love me or leave me, when you love someone, you were beautiful, congratulations, zombie, days gone by, afraid

dean: d (half moon), instagram, what 2 do, bonnie & clyde

exo: first snow, the eve, love shot

sam fischer: this city

jukjae: do you want to walk with me?, lullaby

ph-1: nerdy love (ft. yerin baek), as i told you

baekhyun: love again, un village

amine: blackjack

young k: come as you are, guard you

flume: say it (ft. tove lo)

twice: dance the night away, fancy

ariana grande: thank u, next

hajin: we all lie

about: it has to be you

caroline says: winter is cold

h.e.r: u, wait for it

bol4: to my youth

monday kiz: winter is as i wished

paul kim: the road, additional

sweden laundry: the winter

jung seung hwan: in that winter

chungha: gotta go

zion.t: no make up, snow

airman: gloomy star, i’ll be your spring (ft. j_ust)

motte: dont run away

seventeen: a-teen, super

khalid: location

lukas graham: 7 years

imagine dragons: believer

bo kyung kim: dont think you are alone

jung ilhoon: spoiler (ft. babylon)

davichi: falling in love, 이 사랑

coldplay: everglow, viva la vida

lyn: my destiny

jus2: focus on me, long black, senses (jpn version)

crush: beautiful, you and i

ed sheeran: lego house, perfect, photograph, beautiful people

croosh: why

20 years of age: x

tori kelly: paper hearts

seulgi: always

luna: do you love me? (ft. george)

wisue: someone’s shining

epik high: eternal sunshine

jp saxe: if the world was ending

seori: fairy tale

bruno mars: marry you

the weeknd: earned it, die for you

jung seunghwan: its raining, an ordinary day, dear

sam tinnesz: play with fire

post malone: motley crew

jihyo: stardust love song

kim feel: your voice

sung sikyung: solar system, heejae

younha: stardust

wonpil: a journey

taeyeon: invu, some nights, toddler, drawing our moments

nct dream: boom

ha hyunsang: 3108

huhgak: memory of your scent

se so neon: nan chun, a long dream, midnight train, stranger

umi: remember me

tvxq!: mirotic

johnny balik: honey

red velvet: psycho

new jeans: hype boy

christian kuria: losing you

cigarettes after sex: k. , each time you fall in love, sunsetz, apocalypse

dpr ian: nerves, no blueberries, 1 shot

samm henshaw: broke

woodz: drowning

kelly clarkson: underneath the tree

kimmuseum: to you who cant sleep

taylor swift: betty

lana del rey: young and beautiful

harry styles: watermelon sugar, she

pink sweat$: honesty

masego: tadow

olivia rodrigo: vampire

troye sivan: youth, for him

kai: mmmh

2pm: my house

oasis: wonderwall, hey now

mac miller: that’s on me, everybody

nothing but thieves: amsterdam

bren joy: sweet

back number: i love you

mac ayres: next to you, roses

daniel caesar: blessed, ocho rios, get you (ft. kali uchis), take me away (ft. syd), do you like me?, disillusioned

green day: dilemma

puma blue: already falling

bruno major: nothing, easily, places we won’t walk, the most beautiful thing, old soul

[no-where-new-hero]

After the idea of putting Kim So-hyun with Park Hae-jin in my F&H fancast invaded my brain, I decided that actually the far better vehicle for them to appear together is actually a k-drama Rebecca. Please see my vision:

KSH is built for ingenue roles, her big eyes able to convey debilitating doe-like shyness but also flashing glimmers of fierceness and determination when necessary (her dual role in School 2015 astonished me for an actress of 16) to keep her from being totally limp. Of course, she’s totally beautiful, but more schoolgirlish and down to earth in her beauty than, say, Kim Yoo-jung (who’s the same age).

And PHJ is thee prototype for “cold abruptness” and does very compelling “suicidal misery” which a review in the Guardian praised as required qualities for an actor playing Maxim de Winter. He’s got that arrogant, aristocratic nose. Let's also not forget that Yoo Jeong is very Gothic anti-hero coded. Besides, the 17-year age gap from KSH also seems accurate for the characters.

Also thinking about Kim Jung-nan as Mrs Danvers…I’ve only ever seen her in rich-lady roles but she’s got the right hardness and charisma.

[yeonboy]

so i started watching queen of tears on a whim and i'm more into it then i'd thought i'd be??? the characters are all so messed up and their dynamics make me internally screech but...i'm kinda enjoying it? the casting choices tho 🤌🫶✨✨✨ like soohyun as a tormented chaebol som in law and jiwon as a haughty chaebol queen? so so different from their usual roster of roles but also so refreshingly good!

not to forget supporting cast bec kwak dong-yeon has my entire heart and kim jung nan is literally playing my fav character in the entire story so far 💀 props to kim kap-soo for never missing the mark when playing arrogant old geysers with a sprinkle of sleaze 🤌

hate that i gotta wait till the weekend for the next 2 eps but i have high hopes from the way the story's unfolding! 🫶

[passionforfiction]

Reborn Rich

This Korean drama is based on the webtoon. I haven't read the webtoon, yet but I definitely will. I liked the series because it kept me wanting to see what would happen next. Yoo Hyeon Woo had been a faithful employee to the Soonyang owners who were fighting for the management rights over the empire. He doesn't like the people he works for, he doesn't respect them but he does what needs to be done in order to hold on to his job; until he goes on a business trip where he is to meet his death.

But he is not dead, he is now living in the body of the Jin Do Joon who had died 20 years before. The youngest grandson of the legendary Jin Yang Cheol who had created the Soonyang empire. It is through the relationship between grandfather and grandson that Yoo Hyeon Woo tries to mend the situation in his previous life by making sure Jin Yang Cheol's children and grandchildren don't get the management rights over the company.

The twist and turns in this story kept my interest. The relationship between Jin Do Joon with his grandfather and his investing partner were fun to watch. It is sad to watch how children and grandchildren watch the patriarch like vultures waiting for him to die so they can get their hands on the company. It really felt like Jin Do Joon was the only one who truly loved his grandfather.

It is interesting to see how all those experiences Yoo Hyeon Woo lived in this paralleled reality was connected to what he had lived in his first life - as Yoo Hyeon Woo would call it. I don't want to say more because this story is best to watch without knowing much. But I will say that I liked the fact that these are very gray characters and that I liked the main characters with all their imperfections.

This is a really good series. I recommend it. Can't wait to read the webtoon!

Photo from Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reborn_Rich

[papaya2000s]

Photo collection of kisaeng's - Part 1

All photos below have been AI enhanced for a more clear viewing (there may be some errors in the pictures), i will be listing there names in both English and Korean below the photos.

There names go from top left to bottom right.

English - Gisaeng List - Kim Bok-hee, Kim Hwa-jung-seon, Kim Chae-wol, Kim So-hong, Kim Unjo, Kim Wol-pa, Kim Hong-ryeon, Kim Myeong-hwa Korean - 기생명부 - 김복희, 김화중선, 김채월, 김소홍, 김운조, 김월파, 김홍련, 김명화

English - Gisaeng List - Kim Nan-ok, Kim Ho-shin, Kim Ho-jo, Kim Byeok-jo, Kim Geum-bong, Kim Jeong-ok, Kim Wol-hong, Kim In-ok Korean - 기생명부 - 김난옥, 김호신, 김호조, 김벽조, 김금봉, 김정옥, 김월홍, 김인옥

English - Gisaeng List - Kim Chae-un, Kim Chun-taek, Kim Myeong-ja, Kim Geum-hee, Kim Ran, Kim Yeon-hyang, Kim Ok-jin, Kim Ok-hye Korean - 기생명부 - 김채운, 김춘택, 김명자, 김금희, 김란, 김연향, 김옥진, 김옥혜

English - Gisaeng List - Kim Gan-seon, Kim Wol-seon, Kim Seon-nyeo, Kim Eun-deok, Kim Mun-sook, Kim Young-wol, Kim Ok-seon, Kim Yeon-wol Korean - 기생명부 - 김간선, 김월선, 김선녀, 김은덕, 김문숙, 김영월, 김옥선, 김연월

[youngfcs]

hii cib!! hru hru?? would it be okay to ask for a father, mother, and younger sister faceclaim for Shin Se Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk?? thank youuu

Hello there! I'm fine and you? hope you're well :) Of course <3

Father:

Daniel Dae Kim (47-55)

Kim Sang Joong (50-58)

Park Hee Soon (46-54)

Will Yun Lee (45-53)

Mother:

Kim Jung-nan (45-53)

Sandra Oh (44-52)

Hwang Seok-jeong (46-53)

Yoon Da Kyung (45-52)

Sister:

Ahn Solbin (18-26)

Hwang Ye-ji (16-23)

Jang Wonyoung (14-19)

Kim Doyeon (17-24)

(cib)

[mangodelorean]

Favourite shots: Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 [2023]

[roseeycreates-blog]

✨ Beom Ja & Min Sook✨ I know I have to create this edit. I love both characters so much 🤭😘💕