#kwon ji tae

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if this doesn't happen at the end of this arc im gonna flip--

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Today's disabled character of the day is Kwon Ji Tae (Jerry) from Lookism, who has gigantism and facial trauma

Requested by Anon

[Image Description: Drawing of a muscular and tall child with a bald head, black eyebrows, and black eyes. He has a long horizontal scar across his face with two smaller scars running over his eyes. He's wearing a white shirt and black trousers. He has a light skin tone.]

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I'm still laughing 😆🤣😂

[namjhyun]

DRAMA REVIEW | Light Shop (2024)

I don’t use the word “masterpiece” easily because it’s no easy to create a film or tv show that’s literally perfect but that’s the only way to describe Disney+ kdrama Light Shop.

Actor turned director Kim Hee Won makes a perfect directorial debut with this very human and heartfelt Korean gothic ghost love story.

Light Shop is a masterfully crafted production, every detail full of significance and important to understand the story as it progresses. No character is unimportant, all playing a key role in the lives of each other; and the performances of each actor nuance. Never giving away too much but managing to connect with the audience at the same time.

The technical aspects, such as cinematography, lighting and special effects, are simply some of the best you will ever find in a Korean drama.

This is the kind of kdrama you want to watch without knowing anything beforehand, but you should know the first four episodes are key for the world building and then, it twist and turns in order to take you on one of the most beautifully made rides.

Perfect.

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Jazz for Two | S01E07

Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

Episodes | Gaga | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Tencent | Youku | Catalogue

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Hierarchy

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Hierarchy (2024, South Korea)

Director: Bae Hyeon Jin

Writer: Chu Hye Mi

Mini-review:

Oof, what a disappointment. I feel like this wanted to be one of those transgressive teen shows we get in the West, but then it didn't have the guts to go all the way and ended up being like any other kdrama about the rich and the poor. And even then, it's just not good at that either. The writing leaves a lot to be desired, and it gets more boring with every episode. The acting is also all over the place; some of the actors do a solid job, but most of them are mediocre or downright terrible. Tbh, there are two things that save this drama from disaster: firstly, the director adds a lot of style and flair to the proceedings; secondly, sometimes it's fun to see a bunch of super pretty people all together in one place. But still, there are a lot of shows where you can find those things with much better quality. I wouldn't recommend Hierarchy, unless you really love someone in the cast...

[somanykdramas]

LIGHT SHOP

GENRES: Drama

SUMMARY: Never give up on those who are lost, because they might just find their way back to the light.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Miscommunications, maternal love, mortuary respect, basketball gifts, second chances, candy wrappers, keen detective work, listening, celebrating, hair in the drain, red high heels, schoolyard friends, eternal patience, choosing the wrong bus home, first loves, and jjajangmyeon.

HOT TAKE: I am honestly emotionally wrecked after these short but slow 8 episodes. There's just something that makes me sob buckets when a show dives deep into the rituals, stages, and possible triumphs of the afterlife (and those waiting/suffering for those struggling to return).

Although I would have liked to have seen a shorter edit of Ju Ji Hoon's crying seen in episode 7, I applaud his range since that's not a side of his acting ability we see too often. Speaking of acting ability, how does Park Bo Young convey so much with just a glance? Masterful.

[leedongwook]

“Thank you for surviving.”

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise  판도라: 조작된 낙원 // Episode 7

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Drama Gossip: Jazz for Two

Source: Google Images

Han Tae Yi lost his will to live after the death of his older brother, who was a genius jazz pianist. To Tae Yi, transfer student Yoon Se Heon is truly an uninvited guest. Se Heon has been playing jazz that reminds Tae Yi of his brother since the first day he transferred to school and gets on Tae Yi’s nerves.

Se Heon also suspects that Tae Yi has a suspicious relationship with his friend Seo Do Yoon. Se Heon, who longs to play jazz freely and escape the eyes of his strict classical music professor father and Tae Yi, who wants to give up everything, was assigned to the same group for joint performance evaluation.

As they practice together, they find themselves developing complex emotions for one another. However, just as their relationship begins to deepen, Song Joo Ha, a senior student who was suspended from school, returns to school, and his presence begins to stir up things between Tae Yi and Se Heon.

Source: MyDramaList (2024)

Takes the Throne for Glossing Over Everything

Tell me why this show couldn't have done an hour per episode or give Jazz for Two more episodes? Is it due to budgeting? Because boy did this drama fall short thanks to how rushed it feels.

I actually enjoyed this drama. I really did. Unfortunately, I needed more.

For example, we really glossed over Doyoon and Juha's relationship. Juha saved Doyoon from some bullies. Okay, but why? Especially if dude's a bully himself too? Juha started bullying Doyoon. Okay, but why? Was it internalised homophobia? Something he was not aware he had until Doyoon made his move? That whole part where Juha practically called Doyoon disgusting was self-explanatory. However, Juha started feeling lost because Doyoon ignored his existence and he just do a 180 flip? The locker scene touched parts of my heart but Juha rationalising his previous actions was hella weak. And for Doyoon to immediately fall back into Juha's arms? Don't get me wrong, I freaking love the both of them. I just couldn't take how half-assed their story felt.

Unfortunately, the main couple's story felt glossed over at times too. Seheon's relationship with his father? The fact that his father was so strict with him yet when Seheon blew up and let it be known that he liked jazz over classical music, the father though strict, let Seheon do what he wanted. And then his father was never talked about again.

Also, Taeyi and his trauma? Or the final episode, that whole festival subplot.

Jazz for Two could have been a five-star watch if glossing over shit was not a strategy used constantly in the show...

Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)

More BL productions from South Korea here: Love for Love's Sake | Love Tractor

[binging-asian-dramas]

Zombie Detective. 9

Story: 10

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: The Ghost Doctor (kdrama) ; Vampire Detective (kdrama) ;

For some reason this drama got swept under my huge gigantic humongous unwatched list. Im so peeved at myself, I remember wanting to watch it badly then it just got swept under everything. Storyline is basically what you see but so much more, it’s a top tier hilarious kdrama that has a bit of a mystery (it’s sorta obvious) thrown into it. What really makes this special though is the humor and the campiness satire to it. I will put a advisory for those have yet to watch it it can get a bit gruesome sometimes, for example main character, Choi Jin Hyuk, still gorgeous as a zombie by the way, eats raw food especially chicken which can get disgusting. There were times I had to look away and this is someone who loves horror shows, for some reason it just got to me. Nonetheless this series is quirky, cute, and original, it does reminds me a bit of of the western tv series of iZombie which was one of my favorites so maybe that’s why I like it a lot too.

[jinnjigoku]

KPOP SOTD #1 | Yesterday - Block B

20/06/23

Hello! This is my first ever post here on Tumblr! I know some people here might have the same idea as me but I just really wanted to post something haha! So, here is how I will format my posts:

1 - Random facts about each members within the SOTD (in this case facts about Block B members!) Some of these facts may be obvious so yeah ^^'

2 - a QOTD! You the user can answer the questions which I can ask! It is completely optional to answer the questions!

3 - A lyric from today's SOTD! The lyrics will be translated to English!

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RANDOM BLOCK B FACTS! (These facts are taken from kprofiles!)

Zico thinks that girls with a lot of piercings are pretty.

Taeil has slept in the bathtub up until 4AM.

Kyung said that Minhyuk (B-Bomb) is very selfish.

Jaehyo doesn't like being on camera too much, especially on his own.

U-kwon's nickname is kwonraemong because he looks like Doraemon so it's a mix of their names.

While Kyung writes his songs, he likes to use his imagination and put himself in different situations.

P.O is shy around girls.

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QOTD

Which K-pop group did you first listen to?

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LOTD

"Stop pretending you’re innocent like a bear I know you’re sly like a fox But I’m letting it go What did you do yesterday" - P.O

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Started and finished watching during 2023 Christmas break

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I heard the controversy...at least their kiss "saved" the blurred/hide ones 😎

[korelist]

SUSPICIOUS PARTNER // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb: 7,8 Benim puanım: 7

Drama: Suspicious Partner (literal title)

Hangul: 수상한 파트너

Director: Park Sun-Ho

Writer: Kwon Ki-Young

Date: 2017

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Ji Chang-Wook, Nam Ji-Hyun, Choi Tae-Joon, Kwon Na-Ra, Lee Deok-Hwa

2017 SBS Drama Awards - December 31, 2017

Excellent Actress (Wednesday & Thursday drama) (Nam Ji-Hyun)

Ji Chang-Wook görünce diziye balıklama atladım ama Healer ve K2’den sonra 1 adım ileri gidememiş olduğunu görünce hayal kırıklığı yaşadım. Kadın karakterimiz Nam Ji-Hyun ondan da beterdi. Daha başlamadan tadını kaçırmış gibi oldum, üzgünüm.

No Ji-Wook(Ji Chang-Wook) babasını küçük yaşta kaybetmiş, babasının izinden savcı olmuş başarılı bir adamdır. Bir klişe olarak sabah metroda tartıştığı hukuk öğrencisi Eun Bong-Hee(Nam Ji-Hyun) onun ofisine staja gelir. Diziye giriş kısmında stajerine bol bol eziyet eden Ji-Wook, staj bittiğinde görüşmemek üzere diyerek onu gönderir. İşte o kadar birbirlerini çekemezler, siz düşünün.

Eun Bong-Hee (Nam Ji-Hyun)’da babasını küçük yaşta kaybetmiş annesine destek olabilmek için avukat olmak isteyen bir kızdır. Uzun süreli bir ilişkisi vardır ama bir akşam tesadüfen erkek arkadaşı tarafından aldatıldığını görür. Burada uzun bir süre hanım efendinin buhranını izliyoruz. Biraz süre geçtikten sonra evde ders çalıştığı bir gece polisler eski erkek arkadaşı Jang Hee-Joon(Chansung)’u Bong-Hee’nin evinde ölü buluyor. Konu atlaya atlaya anlatıyormuşum gibi gelebilir ama zaten böyle atlaya atlaya yaşanıyor.

Ve sonuç olarak savcı Ji-Wook, bu kez Bong-Hee ile suçlu koltuğunda karşılaşıyor. Bong-Hee’nin ise tek umudu Ji-Wook’tur. Çünkü bütün deliller onu göstermektedir. İşte dizi böyle başlar gibi oluyor. 16 bölümlük olabilecek bir dizi 20 bölüme yayılmışta yayılmış. Bir süre sonra buhranlar basmaya başlıyor.

Yanlış anlama ve davacı/davalı mevzusu bütün sezon devam etmiyor. Bir süre sonra vıcık aşk moduna geçiliyor. Ama bu mod sürekli bir küs bir barışık şekilde sakız kıvamında sunuluyor. Gerçekten sonralara doğru sinir bozmaya başlıyor. Kadın başrolü hiç beğenmedim. Oyunculuğu abartılıydı, set makyajı ekstra onu çirkinleştirmişti. Oyunculuğunu da beğenmedim, senaristin yazdığı karakteri de beğenmedim. Beğenemedim yani. Haliyle çift olarak asla bir uyum içinde değillerdi. Ji Chang-Wook ise karakterine yeni hiçbir şey katmıyordu. Aynı mimikler, aynı bakışlar ile bundan önceki rollerin devamı gibiydi. Bence bu durum kendi ajansının rol seçmesindeki başarısızlığından da kaynaklanıyor. Dizideki rolüne de değinecek olursam, çok başarılı sert bir savcı gibi anlatılırken karakter sakar, şapşal biri olarak resmedilmişti. O “allah allah” savcı hiç hissedilmedi. İnsan ister istemez böyle bir konuda bir tık ciddiyet arıyor.

Ne anlatacaklarını bir türlü bilemediler. Bir gönül işlerine daldılar. Hop çıktı savcılık olaylarına girdiler. Hop tekar aşk meşke değindiler. Bir baktık yine davalar suçlular konular karıştı. Hele ikilinin sonlara doğru ayrıl-barış küs-sev git gelleri inanılmaz sıkıcıydı. Dizi güzel bir dizi değildi. Ortalama altına ramak kalmış bir diziydi. Dizinin sürükleyiciliği de eksikti. Bölümler gereksiz bir anda bitiyordu. Bunun nedenini platform için bölüm sürelerini tekrar düzenlemelerine yoruyorum. Yayınlanırken 30dklık 40 bölüm olarak yayınlanırken platformda 1 saatlik 20 bölümden oluşuyordu. Ama tabi bunun kendimi kandırmak için bir bahane olduğunu hepimiz biliyoruz.

Yani sonuç olarak Nam Ji-Hyun’un oyunculuğu nedeni ile bundan sonraki dizilerine bir ön yargı sahibi oldum. Ji Chang-Wook’un ise acilen ajansını değiştirmesi ve farklı rollerde yer alması gerektiğini düşünüyorum. Ve söylemeden edemeyeceğim bol bol cringe oldum. Yan rollere hiç değinmedim. Yan roller çok daha başarılıydı onu belirteyim. Savcının babalığı Byeon Young-Hee rolünde kötü adam rollerinde görmeye alıştığımız Lee Deok-Hwa vardı. Savcımızın eski sevgilisi Cha Yoo-Jung rolünde keşke esas kız olsaymış dediğim Kwon Na-Ra vardı. Ofiste savcımızın yardımcısı rolünde Jang Hyuk-Jin oynuyordu. Kendisini pek severim. Ve isminin söylenmesi gereken bir diğer oyuncu da; Bong-Hee’nin hem yakın arkadaşı hem ezeli düşmanı Kim Ye-Won rolünde Na Ji-Hae vardı.

İzleyecek hiçbir şey bulamazsanız yoklukta gideri var ama kaliteli bir dizi değil. Beklentiyi düşürün izleyin.

OST:

Ji Chang Wook - 101 Reasons Why I Like You

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

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Jazz for Two | S01E06

Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

Episodes | Gaga | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Tencent | Youku | Catalogue

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Vigilante

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Vigilante (2023, South Korea)

Director: Choi Jeong Yeol

Writer: Lee Min Seob (based on the webtoon by CRG & Kim Kyu Sam)

Mini-review:

I love shows and movies that focus on the moral conflicts of vigilantism. It's always a fascinating topic, and Vigilante delves deep into it. I feel like some people won't be happy with this drama's take, though, cause there are points were it pretty much justifies the main character's actions. However, that's what makes him even more interesting, and Nam Joo Hyuk gives a pretty solid performance in the darkest role of his career (special mention to his speech in episode 6). That being said, the show is so short that it barely has time to develop the characters and their connections. I don't know who decided to make only 8 x 40-45 minute episodes, but it wasn't a good idea. The whole thing feels rather rushed, and it doesn't take the necessary time to properly set all its stakes. It's definitely enjoyable, but it would have been even better as full-length drama.