#lee gyu ho

[dreamsandstars24]

REVENANT EPISODE 11

[manawari]

Solo Leveling men + Flowers

Choi Jong-in / Red Rose

meaning: love, passion, pride, beauty, & victory.

Baek Yoon-ho / Tiger Lily

meaning: courage, strength, confidence, wealth, & prosperity.

Yoo Jin-ho / Sunflower

meaning: loyalty, happiness, positivity, & admiration.

Min Byung-gyu / Dandelion

meaning: hope, healing, resilience, innocence, & transformation.

Sung Jin-woo / Daffodil

meaning: rebirth, new beginnings, hope, joy, and good luck.

Woo Jin-chul / Hydrangea

meaning: perseverance, determination, gratitude, grace, & beauty.

Eun-seok / Delphinium

meaning: big hearted, dignity, grace, cheerfulness, & goodwill

Liu Zhigang / Gladiolus

meaning: strength, faithfulness, moral integrity, remembrance, & endurance.

Go Gun-hee / Poppy

meaning: sacrifice, remembrance, endurance, & peace.

Sung Il-hwan / Protea

meaning: strength, courage, resilience, encouragement, & power.

Ma Dong-wook / Iris

meaning: hope, wisdom, trust, & valour

Lennart Niemann / Mayflower

meaning: hope, fertility, new beginnings, & boundaries/protection.

Thomas Andre / Alstroemeria

meaning: friendship, love, strength & devotion.

Goto Ryuji / Purple Clematis

meaning: royalty, power, & luxury.

[stormdragon23]

My Top Solo Leveling Ships

Wanted to talk a little about them, so I'll just list three main reasons why I like them otherwise this post will be endless. There are a lot of other ships I like, but these are the main ones

It's a little unhinged, but that shouldn't be new

1. ChoiBaek

This shouldn't be a surprise

They are aware of the other's intentions without needing to tell each other. They both read other people and each other very well. The only reason they don't get along is because when both of them want the same thing (recruiting Sung Jin-Woo, a gate in the area, etc), they are both very willing to fight for what they want and use their perceptiveness to their advantage. One of them doesn't mind having his thoughts being known while the other minds a lot

They both want their guild become stronger but not at the expense of their members. They have the same morals, but the actions they take because of their morals are different. Baek Yoon-Ho wants to make his guild stronger by focusing on what his members need as individuals (paying them more, training new recruits with stronger and more experienced members, etc). Choi Jong-In wants to make his guild stronger by focusing on improving how the teams work together (hunting in a orderly way to minimize injuries as much as possible, taking a leadership role to make sure none of the members are falling behind, making sure the teams are adequately prepared, etc). Both of them care a lot about other people, though they don’t make it obvious to others

Both know the other is strong (Choi Jong-In defends Baek Yoon-Ho when Sung Jin-Woo thinks Yoon-Ho is struggling during the Jeju sparring match while Baek Yoon-Ho is aware of Choi Jong-In's strength during the Jeju Raid) but tend to underestimate themselves (Baek Yoon-Ho believing he wouldn't have been able to win against the Japanese S-Ranks when he held out for a while on his own against two of them, and Choi Jong-In seeing his title as "a joke" after comparing himself to Sung Jin-Woo when he always has to limit how much of his powers he actually uses because of the people around him or the environment he is in)

This got long anyways... sorry. The others are shorter

2. SungPark

I wanted to see them more than the main couple

They are both selfless to the point where they make sure others are alright before taking care of themselves

They both want their family to be safe and happy and make taking care of their children their priority. Park Kyung-Hye tells her son it's okay for him to be a hunter, even though it's the reason why Sung Il-Hwan is gone, and she understands that it's something both her husband and son feel like they need to do

The way Kyung-Hye kept waiting for her husband to return home and knew the exact moment when he wouldn't be coming back Ripped my heart to SHREDS-

They were so in love laskdjfasdlf

3. MinLee

AKA younger!SungPark

Both of them have similar trauma, so they're able to help each other, especially since they're both retired

Even they have trauma, they have put their fears aside to help people more. Both participate in the last Jeju raid despite Min Byung-Gyu being traumatized from the last one and Lee Ju-Hee being traumatized from her previous raids

The way Lee Ju-Hee hardly showed up after she told Sung Jin-Woo she was retiring and Min Byung-Gyu barely being mentioned besides his trip to Japan before the Jeju Raid? There's so much potential for them to actually meet-

I see them as the "bunny couple"

4. ChulWoo

This was actually one of the first ships I really got into

The way Woo Jin-Chul knew Sung Jin-Woo from the beginning and was watching Sung Jin-Woo get stronger without realizing it at first

The way Woo Jin-Chul looked at Sung Jin-Woo in the new timeline when he remembered the previous timeline-

Honestly, in my opinion, Sung Jin-Woo had more potential with Woo Jin-Chul than Cha Hae-in. Like, Sung Jin-Woo avenging Go Gun-Hee not just for his sake but for Woo Jin-Chul? Sung Jin-Woo actually trying to not give Jin-Chul a headache but failing? I love their dynamic

5. HeeSeok

This is probably the most cracked ship out of these, but it's cute

Both of them have a caring, almost parent-like nature (Park Hee-Jin looking after Han Song-Yi during the Red Gate and Eun-Seok looking after and warning Min Byung-Gyu during the third Jeju Raid)

It's actually possible for them to have known each other despite it not being stated in canon (Eun-Seok was a member of the Fiend Guild, and Park Hee-Jin could have been a member of the Fiend Guild as well before leaving for White Tiger. The game might change this part about Park Hee-Jin, but I'll stick with it for now)

The way Eun-Seok wears a scarf with his hunter's outfit, and then Park Hee-Jin gets stuck in a frost Red Gate? And Park Hee-Jin looks somewhat okay despite it being cold, so it seems like both are fine in cold environments

Actually, in my monarch/ruler AU, Frost Monarch!Eun-Seok could be the reason Park Hee-Jin gets stuck there in that Red Gate...hmm

Feel free to ask for more of my thoughts and talk about your own below

[wild-icarus]

Wow I really like that one musical with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Loconte, Mikelangelo (Mozart L'opera Rock), Rei, Makoto (Mozart L'opera Rock 2019 Takarazuka), Park, Han Keun + Kou, Yo-Jin + Kim, Ho-young (Mozart L'opera Rock 2012 Kr)

Nakagawa, Akinori (Mozart L'opera Rock 2013 Jp), Sato, Ryuji (Nigero! Mozart no Daihon Sakusha 2023), Stanke, Patrick (Mozart! 2008 Tecklenburg)

Romdal, Yngve Gasoy (Mozart! 1999 Wien), Yamazaki, Ikusaburo + Furukawa, Yuta (Mozart! 2021 Jp), Lee Hae-jun (Mozart! 2023 Kr)

Slanina, Aleš (Mozart! Czech 2009), Kuipers, Odeo (Mozart! 2015-16 Wien), Dolhai, Attila (Mozart! Budepest 2003)

Doi, Yuuko (Madamoiselle Mozart 1991?), Niizuma, Seiko (21 C: Mademoiselle Mozart 2005), Rio, Asumi (Mademoiselle Mozart 2023)

Park, Yoo-duk (Salieri 2014), Hur Gyu? (Salieri 2016) Hirama, Soichi (Da Ponte: Mozart no Kage ni Kakureta mou Hitori no Tensei 2023)

Bonus Cast Info: While I'm still not super knowledgeable of Mademoiselle Mozart, I do know more about the Kr and Jp Mozart! and Mor Mozart casting.

Mozart l'Opera Rock Jp

Nakagawa Akinori and Yamamoto Koji

Mozart! Jp

2002+05+07: Nakagawa Akinori, Inoue Yoshio

2010-11+2014-15: Inoue Yoshio, Yamazaki Ikusaburo

2018+21: Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Furukawa Yuta

2024: Furukawa Yuta, Kyomoto Taiga

Mozart! Kr

2010: Im Taekyung, Park Gun-Hyung, Park Eun-Tae, Kim Junsu

2011: Im Taekyung, Jeon Dong-seok, Park Eun-Tae, Kim Junsu

2012: Im Taekyung, Jang Hyun-seung, Park Eun-Tae

2014: Im Taekyung, Park Hyo-shin, Park Eun-Tae

2016: Lee Jee Hoon, Jeon Dong-seok, Kyuhyun

2020: Park Kang Hyun, Park Eun-Tae, Kim Junsu

2023: Lee Hae-jun, Suho, Yoo Hwe-seung, Kim Hee Jae

[ydotome]

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama October 2023 💖

6/10: the perfect deal with Yoo Seung Ho, Kim Dong Hwi. 8 episodes; thriller, crime. Trailer

7/10: strong girl nam soon with Lee Yu Mi, Ong Seung Wu, Byun Woo Seok. 16 episodes; supernatural, action, rom-com. Trailer

11/10: a good day to be a dog with Cha Eun Woo, Park Gyu Young, Lee Hyun Woo. 14 episodes; fantasy, rom-com. Trailer

13/10: my dearest part 2 with Nam Goong Min, Ahn Eun Jin, Lee Hak Joo. 10 episodes; historical, romance.

14/10: evilive with Shin Ha Kyun, Kim Young Kwang, Shin Jae Ha. 10 episodes; thriller, mystery. Trailer

20/10: doona! with Bae Suzy, Yang Se Jong, Park Se Wan, Lee Jin Wook. 9 episodes; rom-com. Trailer

23/10: high cookie with Nam Ji Hyun, Jung Da Bin, Choi Hyun Wook. 20 episodes; fantasy, mystery, thriller. Trailer

28/10: castaway diva with Park Eun Bin, Chae Jong Hyeop, Cha Hak Yeon, Kim Joo Heon. 12 episodes; music, rom-com. Trailer

30/10: the matchmakers with Ro Woon, Jo Yi Hyun. 16 episodes; historical, rom-com. Trailer

If only I had the time to watch all these shows... 😮‍💨

[namjhyun]

DRAMA REVIEW | Lovely Runner (2024)

Lovely Runner it's undoubtedly one of the best dramas of 2024.

It has all the elements that make a drama a mega hit: comedy, romance, time travel, well written characters (both leads and supporting ones) and an engaging plot line that never bores you. Starring Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok, adapted from the web novel The Best of Tomorrow by screenwriter Lee Shi Eun and directed by Yoon Jong Ho and Kim Tae Yub, the Lovely Runner team achieved a perfect execution in front and behind the camera.

I think the true star of this drama it's the writing and on this I can't commend Lee Si Eun enough. I had already seen her potential in dramas like True Beauty but here she really manages to shine through a well crafted, smart and cohesive story with no loose ends. I'm incredibly impressed by her talent.

The writing was perfectly complemented by the directors's outstanding work in leading a film crew that was on every detail of each part of the story, in each timeline, never missing a beat. Always delivering their A+++ game. But there was also great work done from the directors part in helping the actors get the comedic timing exactly right, the more emotional scenes to deliver and the team work among cast and crew to be flawless.

Lovely Runner might be a big hit now, but it's actually a sleeper hit. The lack of promotion this drama had was embarrassing and if it wasn't for the devoted fans, studio executives would have never realized they had a gem in their hands. So, it's not only a great drama with a super fandom that really fought for this story, it's also becoming yet another prime example in the list of films and tv that achieved all of it by themselves because artists delivered nothing short of excellence.

On this point I can't ignore the incredible performances given by the entire cast. Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok are definitely the standouts, they stole the show, this is their story and the actors chemistry it's electrifying. But the way supportive actors would show up in a scene and push the story forward in a coherent way and even make it better, it's wild to me. The chemistry this cast had it's a rare feat for an ensamble cast and how they managed to transition seamlessly through different phases of their characters's lives and relationships when events, in each timeline, were changing because of the things our leads did they still remain truthful. So, not only the leads are well developed in this drama but also every single character that shows up, no matter how small the role is.

The best example of this it's actor Heo Hyeong-Gyu who has been working for sixteen years, playing very minor characters, finally having a breakthrough in the industry because of his role in this drama. And while his presence was prominent and important to the story, he barely had lines. So his entire performance is mainly based on micro-expressions or physical stunts.

I also fully expect the actors like Song Geon-Hee, Lee Seung-Hyub, Song Ji-Ho or Seo Hye-won to receive a lot of what korean entertainment industry calls "love calls" aka commercials, dramas and films, among other things.

Experiencing watching Lovely Runner alongside the fandom, waiting every week for a new episode, it's a big part of what made this drama so good. Healthy and good loving fun people, clowning, poking fun at our faves and crying at heartbreak. It's been a long time since I have been able to engage in this way with other fans and I am thankful for them, the cast and crew for all these amazing weeks of fun.

Rating: 10/10

[stuff-diary]

Hellbound (Season 2)

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Hellbound (Season 2, 2024, South Korea)

Director: Yeon Sang Ho

Writer: Yeon Sang Ho & Choi Gyu Seok (based on their own webtoon)

Mini-review:

I feel like I'm one of the few people who loved the first season of Hellbound. It used an original and terrifying concept to showcase a fascinating exploration of themes like religious fanaticism, sectarianism and media manipulation. And this second (and final?) season delivers the goods once again. Yeon Sang Ho continues to be a master director of action scenes, plus the performances he gets from this cast are simply superb. On top of that, the CGI is much better than it was in the first one; I'm glad they made an effort to improve on that. I'm sure many people will stay mad at the show for refusing to give clear answers until the very end, but I think that makes the viewer feel the same chaos as the characters. If this is really the end, I have to say I really enjoyed what this dark fantasy had to offer.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Sweet Home Season 1 (2020)

[yourann]

get them together already!

Marry My Husband (2024) | 내 남편과 결혼해줘 Episode 11

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My Top Male Characters of 2023

[gyuyoungarchives]

🕰📰 Throwback Thursday: [27122017] Sibling-like Chemistry"… Park Gyuyoung X Lee Junho, Heart-Stealing Eye-Smiles

Behind-the-scenes photos of actress Park Gyuyoung, currently starring in "Just Between Lovers", have been released.

Park Gyuyoung is emitting vibrant charms in JTBC's Monday-Tuesday drama "Just Between Lovers", where she plays 'Somi', a web designer at Seowon Architect's Office. She often bickers and inadvertently puts Won Jinah (played by Ha Moonsu) in jeopardy at work. However, she turns out to be a tender-hearted and warm character. While she often plays hard to get, she subtly takes care of Won Jinah, showcasing the charm of a female tsundere, brightening the atmosphere of the drama. In terms of love, she has a unique intuition, surprising others by perceiving the feelings of Lee Junho's character (Lee Kangdu) and delivering subtle humour.

In photos taken with Lee Junho, who is from the same agency, their laughing faces strangely resemble each other, giving off a sibling-like vibe. Both actors charm with their endearing eye-smiles and kind impressions, warming the hearts of the viewers. Meanwhile, Park Gyuyoung has completed filming for the movies "Monsters" and "Wrestler" and is awaiting their release. She also made a notable appearance showcasing her goddess-like beauty in the music video for DAY6's "I Like You", which was released on the 6th.

Full Article: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002987900

as Somi in Just Between Lovers, 2017

[manawari]

Based on the call I had with Storm, I thought I should do this meme — S-Rank hunters edition!

I debated with Tae-gyu quite a bit since he's not necessarily intimidating at all and certainly doesn't look like he can kill someone, so that concludes to me putting him in the cinnamon roll.

[stormdragon23]

Solo Leveling Ships where it's:

Afraid of love > Dedicated to love

[binging-asian-dramas]

Dinner Mate. 6

Story: 7

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 8

Comparable to: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (kdrama) ; Drinking Solo (kdrama); Dating in the Kitchen (cdrama); Chocolate (kdrama)

The drama started off with a real bang. It was really really good at first, especially in the first handful of of episodes, unfortunately it began a roller coaster effect where it was good then drag, then it was good again then back to dragging. It never really found it’s momentum to me. The only way I enjoyed the series somewhat was pressing through with the fast forward button.

[somanykdramas]

THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT

GENRES: Action, Drama

SUMMARY: There’s a new drug from Japan taking hold of Seoul and its distributor is closer than you think.

THIS MOVIE HAS EVERYTHING: Track suits, GPS, suitcases full of drugs, yakuza, sword fights, office supply fights, broken ribs, new faces, interpreters, and a yacht club named ‘Marine Boy.’

HOT TAKE: IMHO, this was my least favorite out of the three I've seen so far. I wasn't left wanting for action or great stunts, but the plot was a little weak and the core cast detective team dynamic was missing its 'underfunded and under-supported' charm.