#korean billionaires

[koreanmillionaires]

korean millionaires, millionaireceoclub.com, https://www.MillionaireCEOclub.com

[killerrfinalgirl]

🍓🍓y’all fw chuu ??

[timothy-kang]

Road to Rich— 7 Keys of Story of Billionaire, Iman Gadzhi in Dubai

1. Palm Jumeirah like little frond in Dubai 2. Dubai Luxury 3. Colognes 4. Looking for a chef 5. Home gym with cardio stuff 6. Hiring boxing coach 7. Tons of stones accents

[goldenhickeysandramen]

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Best Male Artist winners at the MAMA

2024: Jungkook

2023: Jimin

MTV EMA ‘Best K-pop’ WINNER

2024: Jimin

2023: Jungkook

Gallup Korea poll "Best National Singer/Group & Soloist" of the 21st Century

1. BTS

5. Jungkook

9. Jimin

ONLY Korean/Kpop Acts to gain 2 Billion Streams on Spotify in 2024 so far:

1. BTS

2. JUNGKOOK

3. JIMIN

And...

No. 1 Billboard HOT 100

No. 1 on Billboard Global 200

No. 1 Billboard Global Excl. US Chart

Spotify USA Daily Chart #1 (Top Songs)

SPOTIFY BILLIONAIRES!

(There's more ...of course.. I one include the achievements they share)

All the toxic solos can tear each other apart. They’re together and don't fight about the details of who achieved what. And if they found out you were insulting one of them, they’d burn you alive 😪

[moonsdrs]

FLYING TO THE MOON...

updated: 01.20.25

— woah, moon is finally posting on shiftblr? to be honest i forgot how tumblr works anyway so bear with me while i probably post, delete, rinse and repeat trying to find my style.

i'm twenty-four (yikes), black and have been shifting since circa 2019/20. i can't remember to be honest. you may or may not know me as moonsdrs formerly kenobishifts back in my prime on shifttok. i like anything cowboys and military (unfortunately) and self-taught myself korean for the past nine years. and—

(moon, you're yapping and we're getting bored) okay, i'm sorry! i'll get onto the actual cool shit you're actually here for.

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INTO MOON'S MAIN MULTIVERSE...

✶ LAW & ORDER DR. (main) — dr. alexandria anderson is one of the newest detectives in baltimore's homicide unit. while alex manages to prove herself as a strong asset to the team she has the opposite success in her love and personal life as a newly divorced woman. (s/o. j. munch)

✶ ULTIMATE FAME DR. — sophie weber got her first taste of stardom in 2014 after being street cast into a TLC project group named FLO. the group shot onto billboard top 100 as they caught attention from the public for bringing back genuine y2k and 90s nostalgia in their style, music and performances. sophie also gained a lot of filmography creds and endorsement deals making her one of the first in her group to hit semi-billionaire status. (s/o. j. o'connor)

✶ CHALLENGERS DR. — london dunn is an american tennis player who has reached career-high rankings of world no. 1 in singles and number 2 in doubles. she has won 11 singles titles, including in the 2008 us open and 2012 wta finals and 11 doubles titles including the 2006 us open. her career is linked to that of former tennis player, tashi duncan, who served as her doubles partner in her 2006 us open win. (s/o. p. zweig, a. donaldson, t. duncan)

other drs i'll introduce later!

— cm x bones dr (s/o. l. sweets), marvel legacy dr (s/os. o. monroe and logan), 2000s fame dr (s/o. j. chasez), timebomb au! arcane dr (s/o. vander), nepo fame dr (s/o. j. quaid), the boys dr (s/o. h. campbell), 9-1-1 dr (s/o. r. panikkar), final fantasy xiv dr (s/o. i. scientia), etc

- pinterest

[bluwavez]

His father always said that he thought with his heart, never his brain. The night of December 31st, 2024 was no different.

"Yeah, I'm walking fast as fuck because I'm pissed as fuck! Damn!" Noah snaps at his phone, looking at the screen like the commenter is stupid. Noah adjusted his airpods, shaking his head with a huff.

"I'm frustrated. Like, I'm mad frustrated right now. So frustrated I can't even speak Korean, like, someone is going to have to translate this--Don't translate this because the last thing I need right now is K-Sirens on my ass, holy shit." He keeps walking, not sure where he's going, but Busan's streets seem empty at this hour. It's nearly two in the morning, of course, they're empty.

It's a Wednesday.

Noah reads twenty of the same comments, asking the same question of what happened, nodding at his phone with pursed lips.

"I'll tell you what happened-Let me tell you, my shit got stolen. Again. Again!" He shouts the last word before taking a breath to try to collect himself. Arguably, he doesn't try hard. He's always found comfort in rage, treating yelling or raising his voice like a warm blanket. He's talking fast, words spewing out of him quicker than he thinks them— If he even thinks them. He swears he's on autopilot right now, shouting at his phone for thousands to see.

"Somebody Else, yes the song on Finn's album, is my beat. I made that fucking beat and I wasn't credited for it just like I made The Rizz–Wrote that shit too! Produced, composed, and wrote it. That was my fucking song through and through and I was never credited for it. He just took it and he did again! I'm so fucking mad like-" His eyes widen as he looks at the camera again, bewildered at these circumstances. Noah can't help but scoff and shrug his broad shoulders. He's still walking. The street lamps whizz above him at the speed he's going.

Noah scoffs, shaking his head and making his hair fall in his eyes. He stops walking abruptly to put a flat palm up to the camera to silently tell the viewers to shut up.

"Finn literally is not stupid. He is not dumb. He can play a dumb bitch boy for the camera all he wants, but he's not stupid and knew those songs were my songs," Noah rants, pointing to himself. Puffs of cold air are seen as he rants.

"Because I'm tired," Noah barks back, tossing a threatening finger at the camera, "I'm tired of his bullshit. He's a snake, and everyone loves him because he's 'cute' and 'precious'. Yeah, precious at stealing my work!"

Noah stops suddenly, eyes wide as he bends over to catch his breath. The night air cuts through his thin jacket, chilling him to the bone. But he doesn't stop, can't stop, because rage is fueling him more than any caffeine could. He straightens up again, pointing an accusing finger at the camera.

He doesn’t say anything with that, just pointing a finger at the camera with a scowl before walking again. His boots crunched against the frozen sidewalk.

He halts abruptly once more, raking a hand through his hair as he struggles to stay in control of his emotions.

Noah's face contorts in anger at the mention of his father, but he quickly composes himself. "My dad," he says with a sharp edge to his voice, "is not just some billionaire CEO. He's my dad, and I love him. So shut the fuck up." His words ring out, cutting through the streets with raw emotion, making him look over his shoulder before his head snaps back towards the camera.

He glances back at the camera, eyes flashing dangerously under the lamplight. "And F-Y-I, @LOOP4CHLOE," he goes on, pointing a preemptive finger at the screen, "I've never done coke in my life unlike some of your faves so keep my name out of your fuckin’ mouth."

His pace quickens again, driven by pure adrenaline and anger. His breath comes in short puffs, fogging up the camera lens momentarily as it struggles to keep focus.

Noah snorts a laugh at that one, an incredulous smile tugging at his lips. "Focus on my music? That's all I fucking do! Every beat you hear, every lyric you sing along - that's me! That's all me!" He punches his chest for emphasis.

Suddenly he stops again and looks straight into the camera, his gaze piercing the lens. "You know what?" he begins ominously, "Finn can have it all - fame, money, fans... whatever!"

He shrugs dramatically, kicking at a discarded soda can, sending it skittering across the icy pavement. "He can have all the awards too," he continues, a bitter laugh escaping his lips. "I mean, he already has my Grammy... right?"

Another ding from his phone makes him pause mid-rant. He glances down at the screen, brows furrowing as he reads aloud.

Noah's shoulders slump as he reads the comment, his anger dissipating just a fraction. "Yeah," he says softly, his voice sounding small compared to the loud rant from before. "Me too."

But the moment of vulnerability doesn't last long. He huffs out an irritated laugh, shaking his head as he looks back at the camera.

"You know what though?" He says, a smirk creeping onto his face. "Even with my beats and my lyrics, Finn's still shit. His voice isn't worth shit, and he knows it. That's why he keeps stealing my stuff, 'cause he knows he can't make it on his own."

He snorts again, that bitter laugh bursting from him as he walks down the deserted streets of Busan. "Yeah," he agrees, almost sarcastically. "I deserve better. But life isn't fair now is it?"

His phone rings then, pulling him out of his rant. He glances at the caller ID and swipes the screen to reject the call without a second thought.

"Fuck off Finn," he mutters under his breath, eyes narrowing at the screen before looking back up at the camera. "Anyway," he continues with a dramatic wave of his hand, "I'm done talking about that bitch."

He stops abruptly, turning to face the camera with an eerily calm expression on his face.

[thekitsandthekats]

names are very important to me so of course i paid extra attention to the lets know each other's names scene. and no not for inho giving the most goofily obvious fake name of the year but because of jungbae.

im not fluent in korean at all, but we are told by the character himself that jungbae means "righteous" and "twice", which then comes together to mean that he is twice as righteous. by having him be best friends with gihun we understand it that this means gihun walks with righteousness. that he's doing the right thing.

and so because of this, it might seem obvious to everyone, but i think its so incredibly interesting to kill him right at the end of ep seven, at the end of gihuns supposed hero journey. like to have inho kill him right there says so much.

if the sole point of it was to hurt gihun by seeing his friend dead then i think inho had many opportunities to kill him but he doesn't. if the sole point was to teach gihun the consequences of his choices then i think again, he could've killed him whenever after the six legs game. but. but, killing jungbae isn't just about killing a best friend but about killing righteousness.

inho, as the frontman, as the leader of an organisation exploiting poor people for the entertainment of the rich, at the climax of a revolution against that exploitation, kills righteousness. after gihun explicitly states that he has to make a small sacrifice for the greater good, after that sacrifice proves to be worthless as they're overwhelmed by the opposition, inho kills the concept of doing the right thing. almost as if to say, there is no right thing here. there is no moral dilemma or perceived moral superiority. there is no course of action you 'should' have taken. there is only what is and what isn't.

gihuns hero journey is not the right thing. the existence of the games is not the right thing. because, the concept of a 'right thing' is absurd, and the pursuit of righteousness is a futile effort.

inho pulls the trigger on jungbae almost to say that no gihun you don't walk with righteousness, you cannot exist in this world and be doing the right thing. you cannot play in a billionaire's game, gambling with the futures of the people around, trying to collapse a system that will always win and be doing the right thing. not here, not for inho and not from now on.

[sanriomilk]

BILLIONAIRE Yunho

💵|'𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔'©

A/n: It's finally here, guys!! Yunho won the poll, so he's here (at the end of the week 💀) enjoy!!

Greeting -

A school made strictly for billionaires. Any poorer than that would not be accepted. If you lost your billionaire rank, you'd be immediately expelled. There were auctions, lavish parties, balls, and so much high school drama. But that drama only heightened once Yunho joined. Nobody knew him or his family, yet he was so rich, richer than you and everyone there. He had a dangerous aura to him.. Nobody wanted to mess with him, and he didn't want to mess with anyone.

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It was the assembly for yr 12 after the winter vacation. It was really cold. The students sat in the assembly hall, in their posh velvet seats as the Principal, Mrs. Seo addressed them all.

"Settle down, students. As the new school year is beginning, it means new beginnings for all of you. So, two new students will be joining your grade. Please welcome Mister Jeong Yunho and Miss (or mister you can edit it) {{user}}."

Everyone cheered as the two newcomers were especially good-looking. Nobody knew Yunho, but everyone knew Yura as your parents owned a huge business tycoon, as well as your older brother who owned his own business.

The principal gave you new student badges, which were a tradition at Daehan Royal Academy

They sat down on the chairs together.

"So.. You're new too, huh? I'm not one to talk usually, but I just.. felt like it."

Description -

Jeong Yunho is South Korean and was born on March 23. He is 16 years old and is in year 12, aka Grade 11. He is a multi-billionaire and very rich. He is cold and doesn't like talking and prefers solitude.

[atiny-for-life]

Ateez's Full Storyline Explained - BONUS

Masterlist

WORK

Based on the GOLDEN HOUR Intro which was released prior to the first teasers and is all about Atiny and Ateez's journey thus far, plus the lack of storyline queues in the music video itself, I believe this is one of those instances where the MV simply falls outside the storyline, much like Turbulence and The Real

I believe this time, it's because they were invited to Coachella and simply didn't have as much time to prepare for the album and get access to the sets they'd need to tell the story visually the way they wanted to which is something I talked about more here

However, let's still dive in and dig up some easter eggs and other fun little moments strewn throughout the video so we can appreciate it better!

Kicking things off is "maknae on top" Jongho buried in the dirt, playing the flute (which sounds like a clarinet) while the others stand around him, four out of seven holding spades and shovels

And it's not just that they felt justified in burying him with extra holes for his hands so he could play the flute, they also felt the need to do it right outside a motel in the middle of the desert

Giving the meaning of this album, this starting from a dirt-hole in the dessert setting could be a reference to Pirate King and Treasure which were both shot in the dessert way back when

If that's the case, it'd also make the red car more meaningful since Yunho also had one during Wave

From here, we move on to a roadside diner/shack situation where our boys are working the counter, preparing counterfeit money burgers

Inside, we can see a bunch of Ateez's awards (bragging rights), including a MAMA award, the Billboard #1 plaque and more, with TYUdeongi and Mito (the two little plushs) front and center

Next up, we've got Seonghwa rolling into town on an ostrich, carrying the flags of some of the countries they visited during last year's world tour while Yunho, San, and Yeosang are counting their money and drinking around a table outside the motel

The next clips show us Yunho reading a burning newspaper with the headline proclaiming something along the lines of "Anonymous Philanthropists Change [...]", likely referencing all the money they've been handing out at their diner

The scene is accompanied by the lyrics "Breaking News popping up no matter where I go" which is very reminiscent of 'Matz'

Wooyoung's vibing outside with a Mariachi band and Flamenco dancers (don't ask me why... I guess they're having a Latin American phase right now - let's see if they end up fluent in Spanish or Portuguese some time soon)

Up in the mountains, we've got them mining for gold far away from any visible mining shafts, and singing about geese laying golden eggs in Spanish (giving Aesop's Fable), followed by a line about building towers 24/7 in Korean (giving Billionaires' Row in Manhattan) before San eats the gold nugget he'd been holding (the effects of eating gold are not well studied, please do not attempt at home)

Next, we've got Yeosang cutting out counterfeit money with a large pair of scissors (we're already struggling with inflation, put those scissors down) while singing about being an introvert

He's in the same office Yunho was in earlier when he was reading the burning newspaper (I'm glad the place didn't burn down)

Moving on, we've got Mingi in the parking lot dressed very Willy Wonka-esque (Gene Wilder version)

He's sporting two pins on his coat - one which looks like a painter's palette and the other looking like a cross, somewhat reminiscent of the Maltese Cross (shoutout to Malta, I feel like no one ever talks about you) or the Iron Cross (popular in early 20th century Prussia)

Everyone's partying, it's raining counterfeit money, we've got car hydraulics in the back (it's been 70 years, I didn't think these were still popular) and our Flamenco dancers are back before we cut to Jongho in his hole, and back to Seonghwa on his ostrich which is now joined by some very talented, head bobbing, CGI chickens

Moving on, we find Hongjoong dancing in another parking lot, surrounded by his members and some strangers on golden bikes, all wearing sunglasses

In the lyrics, he's referencing The Real which strongly matches the vibe they're going for in this sequence, both in terms of costumes and with the general setting

Within the same rap verse, we also see Hongjoong in first parking lot where Wonka-Mingi was kicking off the party earlier

Here, he's dancing with two kids in costume (a chicken and a wrestler), while looking super delighted, just all around happy to be here, much like the guy on the bike we can see in the back (it's very wholesome)

We briefly cut away to a shot of a lone massive golden egg stranded on a deserted hill surrounded by some dry shrubs. Keep it in mind. We'll come back to it later.

Back in the office, Yeosang's happy with his robot chicken (Brian) which seems to be capable of laying golden eggs, going by the tall stack of them presented on his desk

While Yeosang's hogging the office, Yunho's off in some basement, taking the term "money laundering" far too literally as he pulls a stack of bills from a washing machine

Seonghwa, once again on his ostrich, now enters a gas station where Wooyoung fills up the bird by inputting a fuel pump in its side. We can now definitively confirm that this alternate universe is weird as hell.

Moving on to a miniature city, we've got our two main rappers attacking a money-monster with some ray guns ( because, on this ship, we're anti-capitalism)

They're wearing fur coats to match the lyrics, which may also be a throwback to Say My Name

Returning to the diner, we've got Jongho building a money burger abomination with some added CDs because, clearly, that's his favorite breakfast

And over in the kitchen, we've got head chef Hongjoong cooking up some hellfire concoction which is literally on fire but he doesn't care - he's still just making a noot-noot face and giving us a straightforward reference to Bouncy by cutting in some more green chili peppers

Honorable mention to Mingi's GTA reference

From there, we get some shots of Ateez gathered around the camera (Don't Stop End Credits style), a short scene of Seonghwa in the hydraulic car, many people's favorite clip of half-topless San twisting a valve or something near some desert oil rigs, and more, before we finally move on to Jongho in front of a food truck

The truck seems to go hand-in-hand with Ateez's roadside dinner since it also offers their famed money burgers

Next, we've got Yunho and Yeosang carefully watching an extra large golden egg in their office

After a few more super quick scenes flash by, it begins to crack before we return to the lone massive golden egg in the desert we saw earlier which now busts open and out pops Seonghwa

There are some Korean folktales about men being born from eggs, all of them rulers which were used to keep the myth alive that kings were picked by a higher power, not born the conventional way - I assume that's what's being referenced here

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Rick McKee, Augusta Chronicle

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

November 11, 2024

Heather Cox Richardson

Nov 12, 2024

The day after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Afghanistan’s Taliban offered its congratulations to the American people for “not handing leadership of their great country to a woman.” 

Taliban leaders expressed optimism that Trump’s election would enable a new chapter in the history of U.S-Taliban relations. They noted that it was Trump who suggested a new international order when he inked the February 29, 2020, Doha Agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban. That deal cut out the Afghan government and committed the U.S. to leave Afghanistan by May 2021, closing five military bases and ending economic sanctions on the Taliban. This paved the way for the U.S. evacuation of the country in August 2021 and the return of the Taliban to power. 

The Taliban prohibits girls’ education past the sixth grade and recently banned the sound of women’s voices outside their homes.

In Russia, Russian thinker Alexander Dugin explained the dramatic global impact of Trump’s win. “We have won,” Dugin said. “The world will be never ever like before. Globalists have lost their final combat.” Dugin has made his reputation on his calls for an “anti-American revolution” and a new Russian empire built on “the rejection of [alliances of democratic nations surrounding the Atlantic], strategic control of the United States, and the rejection of the supremacy of economic, liberal market values,” as well as reestablishing traditional family structures with strict gender roles. 

Maxim Trudolyubov of the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan foreign affairs think tank, suggested Friday that Putin’s long-term goal of weakening the U.S. has made him more interested in dividing Americans than in any one candidate. 

Indeed, rather than backing Trump wholeheartedly, Russian president Vladimir Putin has been undercutting him. He did not comment on Trump’s election until Thursday, when he said that the power of liberal democracies over world affairs is “irrevocably disappearing.” Although Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson, and Josh Dawsey of the Washington Post reported that Trump and Putin had spoken on Thursday, Putin denied such a call as “pure fiction.”

Exacerbating America’s internal divisions and demonstrating dominance over both the U.S. and Trump might explain why after Trump became president-elect, laughing Russian media figures showed viewers nude pictures of Trump’s third wife, Melania, taken during her modeling career.

In an interview, Putin’s presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev said today: "To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. As a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them." Meanwhile, U.S. and Ukrainian officials report that Russia has massed 50,000 soldiers, including North Korean soldiers, to reclaim territory in the Kursk region of Russia taken this year by Ukrainian forces. 

Trump claims to have talked to about seventy world leaders since his reelection but has declined to go through the usual channels of the State Department. This illustrates his determination to reorganize the federal government around himself rather than its normal operations but leaves him—and the United States—vulnerable to misstatements and misunderstandings.

The domestic effects of Trump’s victory also reveal confusion, both within the Republican Party and within national politics. Voters elected Trump and his running mate, Ohio senator J.D. Vance, but it’s hard to miss that billionaire Elon Musk, who backed Trump’s 2024 campaign financially, seems to be “Trump’s shadow vice-president,” as Nick Robins-Early of The Guardian put it. Sources told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Musk has been a constant presence at Mar-a-Lago since the election, sitting in on phone calls with foreign leaders and weighing in on staffing decisions. Yesterday at Mar-a-Lago, Musk met with the chief executive officer of the right-wing media channel Newsmax.

Exactly who is in control of the party is unclear, and in the short term that question is playing out over the Senate’s choice of a successor to minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). In the new Congress, this Republican leader will become Senate majority leader, thereby gaining the power to control the Senate calendar and decide which bills get taken up and which do not. 

Trump controls the majority of Republicans in the House, but he did not control Senate Republicans when McConnell led them. Now he wants to put Florida senator Rick Scott into the leadership role, but Republicans aligned with McConnell and the pre-2016 party want John Thune (R-SD) or John Cornyn (R-TX). There are major struggles taking place over the choice. Today Musk posted on social media his support for Scott. Other MAGA leaders fell in line, with media figure Benny Johnson—recently revealed to be on Russia’s payroll—urging his followers to target senators backing Thune or Cornyn.

Rachael Bade and Eugene Daniels of Politico Playbook suggested that this pressure would backfire, especially since many senators dislike Scott for his unsuccessful leadership of the National Republican Senatorial Committee that works to elect Republicans to the Senate. 

Trump has also tried to sideline senators by demanding they abandon one of their key constitutional roles: that of advice and consent to a president’s appointment of top administration figures. Although Republicans will command a majority in the Senate, Trump is evidently concerned he cannot get some of his appointees through, so has demanded that Republicans agree to let him make recess appointments without going through the usual process of constitutionally mandated advice and consent.

Trump has also demanded that Republicans stop Democrats from making any judicial appointments in the next months, although Republicans continued to approve his nominees after voters elected President Joe Biden in 2020. Indeed, Judge Aileen Cannon, who let Trump off the hook for his retention of classified documents, was approved after Trump had lost the election.

All this jockeying comes amid the fact that while Trump is claiming a mandate from his election, in fact the vote was anything but a landslide. While votes are still being counted, Trump seems to have won by fewer than two percentage points in a cycle where incumbents across the globe lost. This appears to be the smallest popular vote margin for a winning candidate since Richard Nixon won in 1968.

While voters elected Trump, they also backed Democratic policies. In seven states, voters enshrined abortion rights in their constitutions. Two Republican-dominated states raised their minimum wage to $15 an hour; three enshrined mandated paid leave. In exit polls last week, sixty-five percent of voters said they want abortion to remain legal, and fifty-six percent said they want undocumented immigrants to have a chance to apply for legal status.

The gap between what Trump has promised MAGA supporters and what voters want is creating confusion in national politics. How can Trump deliver the national abortion ban MAGAs want when sixty-five percent of voters want abortion rights? How can he deport all undocumented immigrants, including those who have been here for decades and integrated into their communities, while his own voters say they want undocumented immigrants to have a path to citizenship? 

Trump’s people have repeatedly expressed their opinion that Trump was stopped from putting the full MAGA agenda into place because he did not move quickly enough in his first term. They have vowed they will not make that mistake again. But the fast imposition of their extremist policies runs the risk of alienating the more moderate voters who just put them in power.

In September, as the Taliban enforced new rules on women in Afghanistan, they also began to target Afghan men. New laws mandated that men stop wearing western jeans, stop cutting their hair and beards in western ways, and stop looking at women other than their wives or female relatives. Religious morality officers are knocking on the doors of those who haven’t recently attended mosque to remind them they can be tried and sentenced for repeated nonattendance, and government employees are afraid they’ll be fired if they don’t grow their beards. According to Rick Noack of the Washington Post, such restrictions surprised men, who were accustomed to enjoying power in their society. Some have been wondering if they should have spoken up to defend the freedoms of their wives and daughters.

One man who had supported the Taliban said he now feels bullied. “We all are practicing Muslims and know what is mandatory or not. But it’s unacceptable to use force on us,” he said. Speaking on the condition of anonymity because he feared drawing the attention of the regime, another man from Kabul said: “If men had raised their voices, we might also be in a different situation now.”

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

[jmdbjk]

Billionaire

I am thinking about 6-13-2013 debut Jimin and if he only knew that almost 11 years into the future, on April 5, 2024, about one year after his song becomes the first Korean solo song to reach #1 on the BBHot100, his first true solo single would reach 1 billion streams on Spotify and that it would be the 613th (!!!) billion-streams song in Spotify history. AND the fastest Korean-language song to reach that milestone.

Jimin, you did well. The blood sweat and tears and mindset you had on this day back in 2013 have culminated into this tremendous accomplishment. SO FAR! I can't wait to see what you can accomplish in your career in the future!

[kitsunexgari]

Chapter One

Summary: Kitsune is a wealthy billionaire on the hunt for the Front Man of these legendary Squid Games she's heard so much about. However, in her attempt to find this man's true identity, the hunter will become the hunted.

Relationship: Front Man/Hwang In Ho x Original Female Character

Warnings: BDSM mentioned, implied Dub-Con mentioned, some levels of xenophobia mentioned Note: This is the first chapter to establish what's going on so not too much is age inappropriate but it will quickly become that way by chapter two. I have my doubts anyone is going to read this but thought I'd mention that anyway.

Over her time meeting with investors and other clients from various countries worldwide, it wasn’t until Korea that she possibly found what she had been looking for. Whispers of a man, a game, and the need of wealthy investors. Of course, any attempt to research how to get into this or even meet the man who organized this whole process was nearly impossible. Most people she spoke to believed it to just be an urban legend. The people who didn’t think that didn’t want to talk to her because she was Japanese, no matter how much money she was able to offer them. Being the CEO of a multibillion-dollar company in Japan came with plenty of perks but it couldn’t combat the bias against her race. It was only then that she decided that she was going to have to change up her tactics if she was going to find this Front Man that was only spoken of in whispers by an extremely small minority of people in the know. 

As she continued to work and travel she also began to learn Korean. Seeing as how she had a functional understanding of the language already and spoke several others to enable herself to handle international clients better it wasn’t that hard of a task. The real challenge was getting a dialect coach to help her modify her speech so it would seem as if she were a native to the city of Seoul and not a foreigner. The only problem after that was her look but she could take care of that with masks, and sunglasses, or only keeping her communications through phone calls, texts, or emails. 

Soon after she felt she was fluent and authentic sounding enough to fit in as a local did she get the right information. It hadn’t been easy or cheap but it had eventually led her to a man who was able to get her onto the guest list of a very interesting party for the right price, in cash, upfront. He was suspicious of her since she didn’t want to meet him in person lest she give away that she wasn’t one of them but when she offered to double the price for the invitation to be dropped at a secure and remote location he finally gave in and agreed with the deal She knew it was a huge risk as the man could take the money from the drop point and leave her a worthless piece of paper or nothing at all but it was her best chance of getting to where she needed to be. The only problem after that would be figuring out what man she was looking for. 

The party was to be at a privately owned BDSM club with a very hidden entrance where almost no one would think to go without knowing the exact location in advance. The invitation was supposed to get her in, nothing else would. Not even money. Contained within the envelope that held her ticket inside was a list of rules that would be enforced at all costs. The very first one was the mandatory dresscode of a mask. Not just any mask but that of an animal. It could be a choice between a prey animal or a predator. She had ended up going with a very expensive fox mask as that animal fit her intentions the best. An animal which could be both predator and prey. Plus, her alter identity while in Seoul was Yeou, which meant fox. It had been a very lazy choice of alias since it was just the Korean version of her alternate ego in Japan, Kitsune. Luckily for things like this her legal name was of no importance to anyone as the second rule was all about anonymity. No real names were to be used at the party. 

During the course of the night the attendees would have a chance to mingle with each other. At midnight, a partner would be named for them. If they were prey then they were to be ‘captured’ by a predator and have no choice in the matter. As a predator they would have a choice to do the capturing. She wasn’t exactly sure where her animal would put her in the foodchain but she didn’t see it as one of the animals that had been prohibited for whatever reason so she could only assume it wasn’t against the rules. The only other things that the rest of the invitation detailed was that this was an adult oriented event, specifcally for enthusiasts of BDSM, and entering the compound was also consenting to taking part in the prey and predator dynamic. There would be a non-disclosure agreement to sign upon entry and no drugs, alcohol, or other mind altering substance were permitted to enable that no one was too intoxicated to be able to consent to what was going to happen. At the very bottom was a safeword listed should she want to end the situation early but she wasn’t ever planning on using it. 

The only thing that she could hope to do was find who she was looking for and catch his eye enough that he would want her by the end of the night. How she was supposed to do that was not something she knew. In fact, there wasn’t even a guarantee that this “Front Man” would be at the party but she believed that her intel on this was solid enough that it was a good bet. The rest would be up to a little luck and a little fate. All she had to do was keep her eyes and ears open while appearing casual enough to fit in with the rest of the crowd. As nerve-wracking as it was, she believed she could do it just fine. However, there was only one way to find out and that would be by going to the party. 

Thankfully, the invitation did what it needed to do to get her inside. She was quick to sign the NDA and find her way into the back room. This area was muti leveled with music playing. Some random K-Pop stuff she didn’t like nor was she ever very interested in. It was loud enough that the people who wanted to dance were dancing but soft enough that if someone wanted to have a conversation over by the bar or in another corner away from the dance floor, that could be done easily as well. It was a good thing since there would have to be quite a bit of volume to her voice in order to get it to travel over the sound of the music and the muffling of her mask. Other than the fox face that she wore she was dressed in tight black leather. A mini dress which had the addition of knee-high stiletto boots The heels gave her a bit more of a vantage point since on flat ground she was only five feet tall. Now she was five foot seven and she hoped the relative darkness of the place would make people miss that. 

She ordered a sparkling water with a twist of lemon at the bar since there was no alcohol permitted and glanced around her. She saw various other animals, a lot of the same ones were common. Most of the females, or the people presenting as female were wearing kitten or bunny masks. Very few women were wearing predator disguises, though there were a handful. She saw snakes, bears, and wolves that were definitely females. It was the opposite for the men, most of them were predatory, though none of this surprised her. What did give her a surprise was that from where she was standing she couldn’t see a single person, male or female, that had decided to wear a fox mask. It hadn’t been against the rules she’d triple checked it and even had her assistant make sure she didn’t mistranslate anything. She guessed this wasn’t the most creative group of people which sank her heart as she started to consider that this Front Man wouldn’t appear in a group of morons, would he? 

The one thing all of them had in common was money to get in there. The entrance fee was ridiculous and in her case it was double. At least she knew that everyone was a high roller or being bankrolled by one. If she couldn’t find this Front Man here she may be able to find someone who knew him. She had to figure it would be one or the other and she had quite a bit of time to figure it out since it was three hours until midnight when the predators would get their choice of prey. 

“A fox?” The man sitting near her at the bar spoke up. She turned to look at him. 

“Yes, as far as I’m aware that’s not breaking any rules.” 

“It’s not, just haven’t seen a fox around for quite some time.” He chuckled and took a sip of his drink. She wasn’t able to tell from his tone if that was a good or bad thing and there was no way to tell from his expression. She decided to keep her tone neutral as well since she didn’t want to seem too eager or too bored. 

“The mask was a gift and expensive. Thought this was the best use for it.” 

“Name?” 

“Yeou.” 

“So just what you are. Fox. Clever.” 

“Like a fox.” She picked up her drink and pushed the straw just under the mask so she could take a few sips. “And you? Or will I get much the same answer?” 

“Something like that.” He nodded. 

“Do people not like the foxes, is that why it’s uncommon?” 

“Mmm I wouldn’t say that. There are some men here who are very particular and the rare times I have seen a fox they don’t get picked as no one knows what they are supposed to be. Predator or prey. People know what they want at parties like this and it’s not confusion.” 

“Makes sense.” She took another sip of her drink, “Pleasure meeting you.” 

“Same.” 

She nodded at him and stepped away from the bar to walk around a bit and see if anyone gave off the right vibe for the man she was looking for. It most definitely hadn’t been the guy at the bar who was wearing a wolf mask, though with the dominant way he spoke to her and his general physique she couldn’t say he wasn’t attractive. However, his information about foxes not being chosen was disheartening. The only way to find out was to wait and see. She glanced at the digital clock on the wall which was just above a countdown timer. If she was wrong then this would turn out to be a gigantic waste of time so she had to make the most of it. 

Over the course of the next few hours she made her way to every different area of the large club room that she could. She mingled with people, had small talk, danced with a few others and kept her eyes open. There was an odd feeling of being watched after the first hour. As if there were eyes on her and only her but she didn’t believe the idea was too far fetched as her choice of mask really did make her stick out like a sore thumb. As the countdown drew closer to the end the music was lowered and so were the lights. A man at the DJ booth came on at the five-minute mark to make an announcement. 

“May I have your attention ladies and gentlemen,” He started and she realized he was also wearing a mask though it was hard to tell what he was supposed to be from where she was standing on the floor in the back. “In five minutes time the lights will go off. Prey will stay still and predators will tag their catch for the night. If you do not receive a tag you are welcome to stay here and party until closing. Should you find a tag you will follow the instructions on it for the start of the hunt. Predators should note you only have two minutes to tag your prey so keep an eye out for them. Once tagged they cannot be claimed again, get there first, get there fast, and get your meat.” 

After that, the music started up again and people started to cheer. Though everyone had been nice to her, some people overly so, she still didn’t get the vibe that anyone was going to pick her in all of this. She felt as if she was being stared at as an outcast and it was more or less a very subtle way of just telling her to leave. Hopefully, it wasn’t because anyone had figured out she was Japanese. The mask was doing a good enough job of hiding that, right? It was hard to tell because she knew what she looked like, none of them did. Whatever, it was dark enough and she was keeping her head down as much as possible. She realized how annoyed she was that she hadn’t really gotten any further on her search for the Front Man. It would have helped if she had a name or even a description, but even so, she doubted people would outright tell her especially not on a night that was supposed to be all about anonymity. 

She took a seat in an empty booth in the back just as the countdown timer hit thirty seconds and finished her drink. What she really needed was a cigarette but there wasn’t any smoking allowed in there and it wasn’t as if she could leave right when the party would be getting started. If it would start at all for her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath just as the lights went out completely. She wondered how these predators were supposed to find their prey in the dark but she had to assume there were some night vision glasses or something available for those who had registered as a predator. She hadn’t so all she could do was sit and wait as she allowed the hands of fate to take care of the rest. 

It was announced that only sixty seconds were left and so far she hadn’t been tagged. Either it wasn’t going to happen at all or whoever had been staring her down all night was stuck in the crowd somewhere trying to get to her. She swirled the ice that was left in her glass with a straw as the timer ticked down to thirty seconds. Just as she felt like this was all pointless and was entertaining the thought of getting up and leaving she felt something press against her arm as a body moved past her quickly. Had she really been tagged? She brought a hand up to feel there was definitely something stuck to her arm. It had to be a tag, right? Whoever had put it there had moved away so fast it wasn’t as if she could ask, but no one else was talking either. The silence was eerie yet exhilarating and the adrenaline rush of possibly being chosen by someone in the very last moments of the process had very much heightened her arousal. 

When the lights came on again she looked at her arm to see that there was a tag on there. One that kind of reminded her of the toe tag left on bodies in morgues. At least in shape, size, and design. It was stuck there with a light adhesive so it was easy to pull off of her skin and read. 

Your scent has been caught by the black panther. You have a fifteen-minute head start to make it out of the city and hide. Once he catches you there is no turning back. 

Black Panther? Had she even seen someone dressed like that? It was possible. A lot of people around there were some variation of cat, jungle cat, or otherwise. There was also no way she had seen every single person who had attended as she was sure some people came in after she’d gotten there or had left at certain points. Still, fifteen minutes wasn’t a lot of time and even if she didn’t know if this man was the one she had been looking for she figured that she was going to at least have some fun while she was there. Worse came to worst she could always try again some other time. It wasn’t as if she didn’t have the money and resources to keep looking for the Front Man until she was granted an audience with him. She tucked the tag into her handbag and headed out of the club with a myriad of other people who had been tagged as prey while they were following their directions. She wasn’t sure what those were, if all of them were similar or what but it didn’t matter. The game was afoot and she was plenty excited for it. It would be interesting to see how long she could out smart him and stay one step ahead even if he did have much more of an advantage than she did. It was, after all, one of the laws of nature and nature could be very cruel. How cruel would it be to her tonight? 

[obsesssedblerd]

yaasss, part 2 was so good! esp Geto and Toji's omg I hope Toji enjoys knowing Megumi's drawing a stick figure with a cigarette and labelling it dad on picture while Tsumiki is learning Korean. And I hope Geto's pockets be hurtin real good when he's paying child support even though his daughters and baby mama are living in a billionaire's penthouse and he's spoiling his girls with everything they want.

YOU GUYS ARE EVILLLLLLLL 😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂 lmao both toji and geto would go crazy 😭

[dannymysonsin]

cough-

Danny couldn't even finish his lunch because of the sudden pours of vomit. Danny could spit the contents out of the trash can while the school students mocked him. Danny could only spit out black and grey petals. Sam and Tucker follow Danny around and rub him on the back anxiously.

"Why don't you just confess?"

Nonsense. Danny shook his head, hastily hiding the spouted petals in another piece of trash. Vlad Masters, the cause of this painful illness. I blamed myself time and time again for loving my dad friend. If there's a reason for love, it's not love. However, Vlad is just as old as his dad and a tremendous billionaire. A person who has no reason to fall in love with himself at all. Danny suppressed his tears and asked his friends to stay away. Sam and Tucker made way with a sigh.

Danny rushed into the bathroom. He grabbed the toilet and spat out the contents again because of the rush of vomiting. Hell, the more I thought about Vlad, the more painful it was. But, I keep thinking about it, but I don't know what to do.

DANIEL- Danny loved the way Vlad called danny, the nickname he sometimes calls him when he's in a good mood, the smile on his face, the unthinkable expression on his face. The unattainable love only brought tears to Danny's eyes. All Danny could do was grab the toilet and spit out the petals.

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Yes, I posted this on a fanfiction site in Korea and transferred it to Tumblr. It was translated through a translator, so don't worry about grammar errors or incorrect word choices

If you are good at Korean :: https://posty.pe/i6dy7j

[narcissarina]

𝔊𝔬𝔩𝔡𝔢𝔫 ℭ𝔞𝔤𝔢, 𝔅𝔩𝔲𝔢 𝔅𝔬𝔫𝔡𝔰

જ⁀➴Previous chapter

Pairings: bodyguard!Leon × college billionaire!reader

Word count: 2,054

Tw: blood, trauma to reader (slayed), Leon being the bad ass agent as he is.

Summary: You found him, he found you.

𝙸𝚇.

You can’t believe it.

You just shot someone, someone’s son or husband.

Panic sets in when you heard footsteps approaching, you want to ask for help but they start to act aggressive and howls like a god damn wolf, started twitching and shaking uncontrollably as the person act aggressively and you shot him right between his brows.

He perfectly got down and died on the floor and right between your legs. Tears escapes from your eyes, you starts to hyperventilating again as you take a couple of deep breaths before standing up with wobbly legs. Taking the bag with you and the gun that happens to be under the bed, it’s in a box so you took it and claim it yours.

Finders keepers, right?

Outside was ruin, forest haunting and creepy.

You couldn’t believe that someone took you away from your home, you comfort and done unspeakable things to your body. You are ruined.

Fighting the tears that blurred your vision, you reload your gun. Leon’s taught you how to handle a gun and loading and unloading it became handy. You steady your focus and analyze your surroundings, good thing your purse is still with you and your smartwatch.

Time check: 5:05 PM

Almost dark, you need to find somewhere safe and if Leon is here, may you pray that he finds you nor you find him.

You’d cry in his arms and sniffle a disgusting snot from your nostrils. How you just crave Korean foods and it results you getting kidnapped. You want to feel his touch, his lips kissing the crown of your head, his fingers caressing your hair and back as he rocks you like a baby you are.

He would sing assurance to your ear, mumbling that it’s not your fault and that you’re brave for making it this far to finding him rather than staying in the cottage that you were held experimented on.

You wanted to cry at that thought, but held back those tears. If Leon was here, he would tell you to fight and take what felt like you have lost.

You were taken away from your home. Your butler must be worried, your best friend crying and your parents constant worry and reporting to every possible authorities.

You need to fight for them and stay alive, you still have a future to fulfill. Do it for them, for yourself and Leon’s.

You held your power-bank light in your free hand, careful not to step to any branches that could potentially make a sound and alert more things than it should be. (Funny that you have your power-bank with you but not your phone, must it be for your smart watch?)

Steps were slow and steady, flashing your light to every corner of your surroundings, which is filled with more god damn trees. The hair from your neck stood up as you snap your head back.

There, stood a human figure, you squint your eyes to get a better look at their face.

“what the fuck..?” you mutter, your eyes widen as you made sure, “that’s not human…” you added, stepping back as you step on a branch. The figure that stood before you in the distance has a menacing smile, bloodshot eyes and tears were black as the void.

Your body was frozen, your breathing became heavy again—your head dizzy and your palm sweating from holding the light and gun too tight.

The figure tilts its head until it rotated to 360° which is humanly impossible for a normal person, it let out a quiet screech. Got down to the ground, and starts chasing after you in speed.

As if in instinct, you ran. You ran away with much speed as possible, it’s laugh were scary and it’ll give you nightmares when you sleep. It’d haunt your dreams and kill you while you sleep.

Tears accidentally slipped down as you mindlessly ran away, not knowing which directions you’d go.

“Help!” you screamed from the top of your lungs as you sniffle, a laugh broke out from the entity that’s still chasing you. It called your name but you didn’t respond. What you needed right now is to find someone to help you.

You don’t have much choice… for now.

Leon was out of the mansion, the sun is setting. His objective for now is to find you as soon as possible—a voice broke out to his earpiece, “Hunnigan,” Leon spoke, “find anything?” he asked.

“I did, but it seems like she’s not in the cottage anymore.” A disappointed sigh was heard from Hunnigan from the other side of Leon’s earpiece, he frowns and take a deep sigh, “all right, thank y—”

“Help!”

Leon’s attention was snatched away, he snap his head to his left. Focusing his hearing to his surroundings, “Leon? Hello, are you still there?” Hunnigan asked.

“I found something, thank you.” Leon whispered and slowly walked towards the trees and move his head to the side. He could hear branches snapping and a cry for help and an inhumane screams and screeching that would make his ear bleed.

He took his gun, pointed between the two trees and waited for someone or something to come out.

“Don’t shoot!” a familiar voice yelled, it was yours but his attention was at something that was following you, you quickly threw yourself at Leon with your aching and bleeding leg. As the entity emerges from the forest and started crawling faster than he could imagine.

He held you in his arm, while he shoots at the monster a couple of times until it was shrieking from each bullets and its pace was slowed down. It lie dead on the ground, twitching and black blood spilling.

Leon turned his attention to you, “princess?” he mutters, you nodded and sniffle at his arm. “It’s okay, I’m here…” he mumbles and pulled you into a tight hug, “I’ll get us out of here, yeah?” he kissed your forehead, his palm cupping your cheeks as he brush those tears away from your eye.

“I’m here, I’m here and you’re safe.” He continuously assured, craving it at the back of your mind that you are safe, he’s with you and he’s not going to let anyone or anything hurt you.

“It’s getting dark, I’m sure you need some energy and sleep.” Leon mutters as you nodded, “you’re bleeding…” Leon frown at the sight of your leg bleeding, he also noticed that you have a bag pack with you.

“Let’s get you ins—” what Leon hates most that he gets cut off every time he fucking talks, “shit!” he curses and turns around to see the entity he couldn’t kill, its body was distorted as its face and laugh. You whine at the sight, he uses his body to shield you from the entity that he failed to kill.

“God fucking damn it,” he carried you bridal style as he knew that you’re too injured to even run. It chases the two of you, you could only close your eyes and muffle your cries and cling closely to Leon.

Leon found the basement was open and made the creature away as far away from that safe zone, he’d shoot any enemies if there are any inside.

“Hold on tight, princess.” Leon mutters right to your ear, his lips brushing against your skin as he made a run for it. You clung to him like a koala, his two hands finally set free as you made sure to hug as tight as you can.

He ran, with you clinging to him. He almost missed to grab the two handles and shut the door of the basement. It was dark, and it reeks of rotten fish. “You can let go now, you’re safe.” Leon mutters and gave your neck a kiss to calm you down.

You slowly let down your feet as it finds the ground and you let down the other. Leon find the light switch and turned it one, there was a few zombies inside and he quickly got them removed from the frame.

“Stay here.” You nod and decides to listen for now. You watch Leon swiftly move one bodies to another and stack them up right in the corner. He found a clean mop and two buckets of clean water, one with powered soap and one clear water.

You watch him clean the floor for you, to get rid of the rotten smell. You smiled at him, lifting the muscle from your face was kind of hard since your tears were practically dried and hard on your face.

“what’s so funny, princess?” Leon asked as he wipe his sweat with his wrist. His attention was now in his earpiece, “have you found her, Leon?”

“Yeah, she’s safe. She’s bleeding though.” Leon turn his head and his eyes scans your injured leg, you were standing idly and tilt your head to Leon.

“Good, after retrieving the item. Make sure to get her home safely.” Leon nodded at Hunnigans words, “you can count on me.” Before the call gets disconnected.

Leon finishes mopping the floor wet and got some clean dry mop again to dry the floor.

He also found a sleeping bag and other useful things inside this basement, he thought to himself that they used this as a storage room.

“Come here, princess.” Leon gestures as he sat down on the sleeping bag, the softness of it makes him relax. You made your way to him, legs still wobbly as you sat down with him. He turn to you and caress your bleeding leg, “may I?”

You nodded and lift your leg to him, you hiss at the pain and choke a sob. “I got some aid kit…” your voice dry and hoarse, he nodded and gestures for you to give him the bag. He takes the aid kit out and began to change your bandage.

“I’m sorry…” an apology got out from your lips, Leon turns his head and cock an eyebrow, “sorry for what, princess?” his voice low and his tone calm, “that I added another burden to your shoulder.” You sniffle and began to have a breakdown.

“Hey, hey…” Leon coos, finishing wrapping another bandage roll when he cleaned your wound. He pulls you into his strong arms as the cologne you’d grew to love hits your nostrils, “It’s not your fault, and you are not a burden.”

“No one wants to be in a situation like this, sweetheart.” His hand caress the back of your hair. “But, you were one brave woman.” He praises, lift your chin with his finger to have your eyes look at his cold yet loving gaze.

“I am here whenever you need me, I’m still on duty as your bodyguard. Am I right?” he chuckles and gently pushed you away to get another sleeping bag, you whined and held his hand, you don’t want him to be away from you more than one second.

He look down at your vulnerable form, you were cute—Leon thought to his mind, he would be damned if he got hard to situations like this.

“I’m just gonna get another sleeping bag.” You shake your head to his words, a voice barely going out to your lips but he manage to catch it, “sleep with me.”

He sigh and nodded, “all right,” he tuck you and himself in and pulled you to cuddle. You clung and acted the little spoon, his hand to the curve of your waist as he sprayed kisses to your forehead and cheeks. You smiled and felt relax to the sensation and scoot yourself closer to him.

“You need some rest, sweetheart.” You nod to his words, sleep finally hitting you when your mind and body felt assured that Leon is here to protect you and that he’ll get the two of you safe.

You were sound asleep, so adorable and little before him. Leon’s mind wonders how he could get the few pieces of the relic he needed to retrieve when it’s inside you. There might be a lab somewhere in this mansion that he could bring you.

But for now, he should get some sleep with you.

A smile forms on his lips, “sleep tight, baby.”

He mutter in a loving tone before getting an eye shut.

Next Chapter>>>

[agendabymooner]

gotta be you ! lance s. x ofc (socialite! kpop idol!ofc)

“내 사랑은 너로 시작해 너로 끝나”

(my love starts with you and ends with you.)

summary: they all said not to fall in love with the kid that you married back when you were five, and clearly neither of them got the memo. OR everyone thought that bora mckinnon and lance stroll acted as though the tracks were a rich people’s playground for skirting around their breakup too much, but gossip columns got a hold of their situation regardless of how tightlipped they are about it.

content warning: exes to lovers trope, brief backstory included, lalisa manoban plays the role of ofc polly berkshire, social media + news articles included, fans think that they should steal photocards from lance, mentions of nicholas latifi (best friend), logan sargeant + alex albon content, brief mention of ofc x logan sargeant, use of explicit language, reference to 2ne1's song gotta be you

note: i wanted to use sandara park as a face claim but she and lance honestly don't have the same vibes :( so jisoo it is!

masterlist

THE FAST LANE DAILY

BORA MCKINNON MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT FORMULA ONE FRENCH GP, SPARKS SPECULATION OF REKINDLED ROMANCE WITH LANCE STROLL

in a surprising turn of events, bora mckinnon, the talented member of the globally renowned k-pop group blackpink and future executive of mckinnon enterprises, made a highly anticipated appearance at the formula one french grand prix. the 23-year-old, who had been absent from social media for over a year, attended the prestigious event as a guest of williams racing, raising eyebrows and fueling speculation about her personal life.

bora, the only child of english-korean billionaires kyung-won and yun-seo mckinnon, arrived at the circuit paul ricard in le castellet, france, stunning fans and media alike. her sudden reappearance comes after a prolonged absence from the public eye, leaving many curious about her whereabouts and activities during her social media hiatus.

the reason behind bora's choice to attend the french gp as williams racing's guest, rather than aston martin's, has piqued the interest of fans and formula one enthusiasts. it has been revealed that her former flame, lance stroll, who drives for aston martin, ended their relationship midway through the 2022 season. this breakup, alongside her parents' investment on the junior driving team, seemingly influenced bora's decision to align herself with williams racing, where she immediately struck up a friendship with their new driver, logan sargeant.

the unexpected bond between bora and logan sargeant has caught the attention of fans and media, particularly due to the fact that he replaced bora's best friend, nicholas latifi, on the williams racing team. the duo was seen engaging in friendly conversations and mingling with the same group of people in the paddock, leading to speculation about a potential romantic reconciliation between bora and lance stroll.

as rumors swirl around the former couple, fans are eagerly awaiting any signs of a rekindled romance. observers have noted that bora and lance stroll appeared comfortable in each other's presence, sparking hopes that they may be on the path to reconciliation. however, both parties have remained tight-lipped about their current relationship status, leaving fans to speculate and draw their own conclusions.

bora mckinnon's surprise appearance at the formula one french gp has undoubtedly added an extra layer of excitement to the event. as the blackpink star continues to enjoy her time as williams racing's guest, fans and media will be closely watching for any further developments in her personal life, particularly regarding her relationship with lance stroll.

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user1 LMAO FAVOURITE MURRICAN 😭

nicholaslatifi come back to london first 🙄🤚 liked by boamckinnon

boamckinnon no u :(

nicholaslatifi i've already seen you last canada day when you dragged me to a parade i hadn't even wanted to watch 🤬

boamckinnon don't be a loser you loved getting those free comics

user2 i love that she already made friends with logan even if latifi isn't there anymore

boamckinnon he's my replacement latifi ❤️‍🩹 jk i've known him since he was in f2- a mere child he was.

user2 she's really out here feeding off my delulu 😩

oscarpiastri oh so you hung out with the murrican but not with your favourite australian? smh liked by boamckinnon

boamckinnon don't be silly oscar. of course i went to the alpha tauri to see danielricciardo 🥰

user3 LMFAOJSPODHIP I LOVE HER SO MUCH

user4 oscarpiastri rn: heart❤️ been broke💔🤕 so many times⏰ i don’t know❌🤷‍♀️ what to believe 🍃🙏 yeah👍 mama🤰say it’s my👧😣fault🥺😢 my fault😭😞 i wear my heart💝 on my sleeve👕

pollytaraberk shoot me last photo's @ pls 🤩

alex_albon oh hey 🙂😊

pollytaraberk oh hey :))

alex_albon wyd??? 😁

williamsracing too many rizz of arizzander albono 😍

boamckinnon throwing up rn 🤢

alex_albon "favourite murican and alex" ???? 😭 i took your photos liked by boamckinnon

boamckinnon i can't say favourite thai, polly might kill me 😥

pollytaraberk let that be a warning boamckinnon

alex_albon hi pollytaraberk 👋

pollytaraberk hello alex_albon 💋👋

user5 ALBONO PLS NOT IN BOA'S COMMENT SECTION

logansargeant i'm your only american friend liked by boamckinnon

boamckinnon and there's a reason why sarge 🤩

user6 that's her saying you're from florida

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boamckinnon i got you some cd in exchange 💔 liked by alex_albon

alex_albon and you didn't need to bc have you seen how expensive that was? 🥲

boamckinnon meh it's a compensation for not being there for A YEAR 💗

logansargeant when she's wearing blue 💙

boamckinnon thx bestie! next time i'll wear the whole flag for you 🤩

logansargeant you have to stop with the usa jokes 😒

williamsracing bora in our area 💙 liked by alex_albon

user1 you probably would've gotten paid more anyway 😭 liked by alex_albon

user2 LMFAO ALEX 😩

nicholaslatifi how's it like replacing me for the job 😇 liked by alex_albon

alex_albon you can have it back. i had to take one too many photos of her

nicholaslatifi she doesn't tell you what your job entails until you're doing it soooo 🙂

user3 what is lance strulovitch doing in this post??? 🤨

user4 lancestroll don't be shy make a comment too

user5 what's he doing 😭

user6 he's somewhere in the paddock rn reminding himself how bad he fumbled as he looks through her photos 😁

user7 lesson learned: don't break up with your girlfriend of six years if you don't wanna see her glow like that w/o you

user8 idk why he'd choose that influencer over her, his literal friend for YEARS like bestie 😭

user9 no fr tho 😥 he and that influencer didn't even last four months

user10 lance and bora were literally magazine cover-level of couple 😭😭 i just want them back together

user11 the way i felt this ^^

THE FAST LANE DAILY

(MCKINNON'S BIRTHDAY THREE DAY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: BALI, INDONESIA, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. PHOTOS FROM INSTAGRAM: LANDO.JPG, POLLYTARABERK AND PIERREGASLY)

BORA MCKINNON'S STAR-STUDDED 24TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS: LANCE STROLL STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT

bora mckinnon, the charismatic blackpink member and social media sensation, recently celebrated her 24th birthday in true style. the week-long extravaganza saw the k-pop star hosting three extravagant parties, each one more glamorous than the last. however, it was the unexpected presence of formula one driver lance stroll that set tongues wagging and stole the spotlight at the star-studded events.

the first party, held at a luxurious beachfront villa in bali, indonesia, set the tone for bora's birthday celebrations. surrounded by her blackpink bandmates and close friends, the star enjoyed a night of laughter, music, and delectable cuisine. however, it was the arrival of lance stroll, the aston martin driver and bora's former flame, that sent fans and media into a frenzy. the unexpected reunion between the two sparked speculation about a potential rekindling of their romance.

as the birthday festivities continued, bora's second party in seoul, south korea, showcased her love for fashion and glamour. the event attracted a star-studded guest list, including fellow formula one drivers who were eager to join in the celebrations. lance stroll, looking dapper in a tailored suit, mingled effortlessly with the crowd, drawing attention from fans and media alike. the chemistry between bora and lance was palpable, leaving many wondering if their relationship was back on track.

the grand finale of bora's birthday week took place at an exclusive rooftop venue in los angeles, california. the party was a sight to behold, with a-list celebrities, renowned musicians, and, of course, the formula one fraternity in attendance. lance stroll's presence at the event caused a stir among fans and media, who closely observed their interactions throughout the night. the duo was seen engaged in deep conversations, sharing laughter, and even stealing a few intimate moments, fueling rumors of a romantic reconciliation.

while bora and lance have remained tight-lipped about the status of their relationship, their appearances together at all three parties have left fans buzzing with excitement. the attention garnered by lance's attendance has only added to the intrigue surrounding their connection. as fans eagerly await further updates, one thing is certain: bora mckinnon's 24th birthday celebrations will be remembered as a star-studded affair, with lance stroll's presence adding an unexpected twist to the festivities.

as the gossip columns continue to speculate about the nature of their relationship, fans and media will be keeping a close eye on bora and lance, eagerly awaiting any hints or confirmations about their romantic reunion. only time will tell if their love story will once again take center stage, captivating the hearts of fans worldwide.

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