#liveasbutterflies

[aousboom]

What goes on in that mind of yours? I'm dying to know.

DOONA! (2023) Premieres October 20th

[kdramaspace]

MEMBER OF THE MONTH  

↳ Congrats Juhee @liveasbutterflies​​

💌 NOTES FROM THE ADMINS

Layla: JUHEE!! it's such a joy to have you as a motm as you're one of our oldest members... you have been a constant source for many dramas esp the sageuk dramas, and to witness before our eyes your growth as a content maker is such a treat!! moreover we can always count on you for more rowoon content, and all of those cute and fluffy dramas content, as i love those king the land cute sets 🥰🥰.. you have a beautiful coloring and style in giffing.. and your blending is always on point, such an inspiration tbh!! so thank you for being an active maker in the kdrama community and all the pretty gifs your provided us with through the years... and here's hoping for more dramas for you to enjoy in the future and to feed us with their content!! with love💛💛....

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Sam: wow, juhee!! you’re basically a founding member. you’ve been with us on this incredible journey over the years and both you and our network have grown so much in that span of time. it’s always such a joy to see your sets in the tag. and I know I can always count on you to be putting out content, one of the most consistent content makers we have for sure! I also know that whenever I see a stray rowoon set in the tag, it’s 9/10 from you! I also love when you do your typo sets, they’re always lovely ❤︎ as a side note, it's an accomplishment that you’ve kept the same url this entire time too!! 

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Alexa: juhee! you were one of our OG motm picks and it’s been amazing to go through your content and see how it’s developed over the past couple of years! your sharpening and color has all come so far but i love that it still feels like your and i can always tell when a set is yours before i even see the url! your king the land gifs have been giving me LIFE and i’m so glad you’ve been capturing all the otp realness in the show! i’ll be looking forward to all of your uncanny enounter 2 sets and i can’t wait to see what other shows you create for in the coming future~

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Lilly: Hello Juhee! I’ll admit I’m not as familiar with your work as the other admins, still being a relative newbie in this space myself, but it’s been a delight to see your sets in the tags and give them a closer look for this post! Your consistency is frankly inspiring (so quick to capture iconic moments O.o) and I adore your blended sets and graphics in particular. Also I really wanna watch Joseon Attorney now because of your sets. 😆

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Sya: Juhee!! First of all congratulations for being our motm! I'm always excited to see what you've created for the ongoing dramas and I can always count on you for sageuk dramas!! I LOVE your graphics and blending so much, it's very aesthetically pleasing to the eyes (saved as inspo!). I'll look forward to more of your sets for the upcoming dramas, especially sageuks ❤️

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[kikikoijo]

Queer media really just always be like ✨HANDS✨

She Makes My Heart Flutter (2022) | The Eighth Sense (2023) | The Eighth Sense (2023) | My School President (2022) | Fragrance of the First Flower (2021) | GAP The Series (2022) | A Time Called You (2023) | Moonlight Chicken (2023) | My School President (2022) | Dangerous Romance (2023)

Gif creds: @damnthosewords @tomystars @forcebook @firstkhao @gabrielokun @weiwuxian @liveasbutterflies @mantrisanu @bevioletskies @liyazaki

Part 2/? (Part 1)

[my-drama-heart2406]

Long way to go indeed...

Alchemy of Souls (2022) Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022-2023)

#Gif credits to @liveasbutterflies @jahe @dramaism

[kateknowsdramas]

KDrama Secret Santa 2023

Merry Christmas @liveasbutterflies! I hope this gift makes you smile. I had a wonderful time putting it together - although maybe we might disagree on the himbo levels on some of them! You are a such an amazingly wonderful person and I love being your KDrama friend. I wish you an amazing holiday season!

[filthy-mudeoki]

Let’s give props to the writers who teased us all episode 15 long for those beautiful 10 minutes at the end.

Like we all thought we’d get this right of the bat …

But first we got this

Then we got the glorious bed hair 😏

Then came the adorableness of Jang Shinyu waiting for his wifey with the biggest smile and flowers.

I mean this was literally one flower waiting to give another flower flowers ….

This math maths for me

We even got him humming happily too 🤌🏼🤌🏼

Then came all the glorious closet smut …

I mean this might be the scene of the series 👌🏼👌🏼

And if that weren’t enough we got sweet morning after cuddles

We were literally teased all episode for this right here

And. It. Did. Not. Disappoint.

But honestly it’s Eun wol that we should be thanking here

I mean … excuse me??? It’s a daughter.

A daughter. A conception dream.

And our man here did not even bat an eye. He straight up went, “okay, a daughter it is.”

And then …. Because the writers know how to mess with us what better way to end this episode then to have our girl being kidnapped 👌🏼👌🏼

Now who are the clowns? 🤡

Gifs by @liveasbutterflies and @mostlyfate 🥺🥺 thank you for your service to our fandom friends 👏🏼👏🏼🌻🌻

[i-got-the-feels]

25-21

@chaeyoojung 1

The transition from yellow to blue to show how his one quality he adored also became something that hurt him

My Demon

@dingyuxi 1

My salvation!!!! And his determination and selflessness to save her

Vigilante

@chaeyoojung 1

I already told you and will tell you again and again that I adore this set. His entire character arc. How he chooses to be vigilante is seen sooo well here.

Castaway Diva

@khaoray 1

This is beautiful!!! Their dreams are fulfilled. This is such a happy edit AAAH my heart

See You In My 19th Life

@dingyuxi 1

Something about her selflessness to die for him. Something about how he fiercely remembers and protects her memory. I love how that is shown so well in this set.

@liveasbutterflies 1

I cried in the scene. I cried after seeing this set. She was loved so loved by her mom.

Daily Dose Of Sunshine

@moonlightsdream 1

I adore how your chose their beach and bustop for this dialogue set.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

@kdramaladies 1

Everytime I hear this dialogue and see this set I cry. The color combination of b/w and golden is so beautiful.

@sjoongki 1

This is one of those edits that will forever affect me. Their shilloutes! Amazing job love ittt.

Alchemy of Souls

@kdramaladies 1

This was the set that made me watch the show. It's beauty, yes. Also it manged to make me feel curious about her.

@kalena-henden 1

The journey! The symbolism! Beautiful set.

@seawherethesunsets 1

The gif of him gently kissing her eyes! Beautiful!!

@liveasbutterflies 1

I love how this set has shown naksus journey.

Little Women

@deokmis 1

A show edit. A show based on a book. And the said books quotes are combined with tv show adaption characters. My nerdy heart is swinging. And beautiful quotes are choose with characters.

Flower of Evil

@deokmis 1

Will I reach a drama where this quote doesn't wreck me? No. The gif with "makes my demons go away" Insaneeeeeee

The Eighth Sense

@dramaism 1

The journey!!! I am a Sucker for these edits. And seeing them get together at the beach casually without any grand declarations was soooo them. And of course the consequences later. That's when the grand declarations come in. Something about how things are simple when it's just the without the involvement of the world.

The Glory

@deokmis 1 2 3

1) Take me to church + them?? The way he knew she intended to use him and he let her!!! Perfect choice for them and perfect selection of scenes!

2) The fact that Jae joon died not knowing who his killer is because he is color blind. But we know!! We know how he killed him so that ye seol will be safe. Uff. Isolating the red to bring out the detail? Amazing

3) Death is my hand + the tattoo gif!! No thoughts. Head empty.

@smittenskitten 1

Isolating the green color!! The talent. They way it celebrates an important arc of the show

Beyond Evil

@khaotunqs 1

The yellow with blank and white!! Beautiful. I didn't like to be touched because I craved it too much!!

@magicaldreamfox1 1

The scene he arrests him, always makes me cry. And the words being "how often will you repent" uffff

@l-tyrell 1

He did everything because of his love, his guilt, his regret. It's gorgeous set. Also gotta listen every hozier song now because I believe it goes perfectly with the tone of this show

@ladyverdance 1

Lee dongsik was a ghost after all the deaths he survived. He was only kept alive by his grief, guilt and love for people he lost. His purpose to avenge them. Beautiful set

Summer Strike

@chinzillas 1

The words+ scene you have chosen so well about how she felt trapped in the daily drudgery of life. And how he chooses to break free. Beautiful!!

The Devil Judge

@gusucloud 1

The motif of fallen angel. Something something devil was an angel before he fell. Love the coloring with golden hues

@natahjikio 1

Was she evil? Yes. Was she a surviour and a badass? Yes. Adore how you did justice to all sides of her in this set

@yilinglaozu 1 2 3

1) he knows gaon is righteous and idealistic. Having him in his life will only hurt them both. He knows Yohan is too hurt and disillusioned to believe in a fair world. He knows they will only hurt each other. Yet they simultaneously hurt and heal each other

2) shut up. Yohan was all alone until he had gaon. Good lord no words.

3) gaon getting to see the real Yohan. Beneath the confident indifferent Yohan. Him willing to change himself and his world views because what is world without Yohan? Beautifully bought out in this set

@spicyvampire 1

The he loves you too words with them saying goodbye!! Tan give me a break

Things to note

These include edits that I found in 2023.

These include edits that gave me the feels.

Thank you for your art. They make the experience of watching the show all the more fun. It helps in appreciating the characters. It helps me see them in new light.

Looking forward to see more of art from amazing artists on here.

To, people I didn't tag - tumblr tagging limit sucks. Your art is beautiful simply because it's made. You made it with a feeling and that in itself is beautiful.

Also, the tag is #becauseigtf in case yall wanna tag me in future :)

[psalm40speakstome]

Hi hi

@liveasbutterflies @dramaism I saw someone on instagram make a parallel of the fact that this quote “Was it my memory that I lost? or was it you?” Now applies to Sun Jae in the current timeline!

I got emotional and wondered if anyone would be willing to make a similar gif set to the ones of Sol but featuring SunJae this time?

And since you have both already done excellent gif work with the quote I tagged you. 💛

Please forgive me if I’m being annoying and completely understand if that’s not something you want to make.

But it seems like the last episodes and the new one on Monday(since it looks like he may remember) might have some quality content for this idea.

Again thanks for letting me bother and sorry for the tagging and I only added the links to specific gif sets to clarify what I was talking about.

[fujunfuren]

Before and After Colouring

Tagged by the amazing @koreandragon 💕

My no.1 mission : removing coloured filters, colouring it as natural as possible with a pop of vibrancy ✨

Would love to see more magic, tagging (if you want to!) @junghaesin @baijingting @yeommijeong @mostlyfate @storge @liveasbutterflies @hansomang @snimeat

[whenthegoldrays]

December K-drama Challenge

Day 29: Favorite Sageuk

THE MATCHMAKERS (2023)

This show had everything I want in a sageuk — romance, humor, forbidden love, delightful side characters. It got dark for a couple of episodes but for the most part it was just a great time, and super aesthetically pleasing.

GIF by @liveasbutterflies

[aousboom]

2023 will mark 10 full years since i created this blog (yes im chronically online when it comes to this site) and 7 since i really started diving into the korean drama fandom on here. over the years my interests have expanded throughout the asian drama realm and somehow 9,000 people found my blog interesting enough to follow (shoutout p*rn bots for probably being a large chunk of that) which is truly wild

this milestone coinciding with the start of 2023 felt like the perfect opportunity to shoutout some of the communities and people who have made this site worthwhile so here we go ♥

¤ networks & content creator communities  ¤

@kdramaspace @kdramanetwork @userdramas @creatorsofcolornet @asiandramanet @asianlgbtnetwork @kdramaladies

¤ mutuals & ppl i admire from afar (in no particular order)  ¤

@baijingting @moonlightsdream @deokmis @yesdramas @yeo-rims @mostlyfate @thanawins @ardentlytess @bareums @team-win @dusiks @gooseras @seawherethesunsets @baek1nho @kaonoppakao @alienwlw @jaehwany @curlykytta @cuddlybitch @dead-end-street @kittychicha @kiekiecarrera @orangesyellow @therukurals @rotblut @ahsung @liveasbutterflies @kateknowsdramas @hinakudos @dramaism @chaeunwoo @typlaylist @venuseda @eunsjisoo @machikeita @minhyowon @tantawans @haeyeongs @jeonyeobin @smittenskitten @stydixa @kimporchay @wahgifs @donqyeon @pharawee @kinnsporsche @iamacolor @ohmnanons @surii @tinngun @taeminie @pranpat​ 

i hope i didn’t forget anyone but please know i love you all dearly & i’m eternally grateful for all of the support, advices, resources and laughs you’ve given me over the years. wishing you all the best in 2023  ♥

[trendingdrama]

BEFORE AND AFTER COLORING TAG 

— tagged by the fabulous @tianyaos tysm for tagging me for this ♡

dramas : bloodhounds , gaus electronics , here we meet again , unknown and back from the brink

i think my coloring has changed since i came back from hiatus before it used to be more selective colors and hues now it's more curves and color balance

tagging @moonlightsdream @mostlyfate @yesdramas @gongjunn @baijingting @kateknowsdramas @kimgunwoo @dramaism @liveasbutterflies (feel free to ignore )

[iamacolor]

every month of 2023! tagged by @okaysign and @lenteur (thank you💜💜 )

rules: link your favorite and/or most popular post from each month this year <3 (it’s totally fine to skip months!) and tag some CCs you love!

tagging (feel free to ignore of course since this was supposed to be done in 2023 and i am very late or if you've done this before and i've missed it): @khaoray @songkangsbottomteethcirca2020 @whenfatecollides @strhwaberries @liveasbutterflies💗

ps: i kind of took a hiatus from watching dramas and making any sort of content for months in 2023 for various reasons so this goes directly from january to september, i still feel a little rusty when i'm giffing now lol

january: (i made 3 posts in one week and then stopped for months) - most popular post: compilation gifset of jang uk and naksu as light & shadow in alchemy of souls season 2 - favourite post: compilation of the different outfits in sanha and moonbin's madness mv (the lace gloves !!!) - this is my last kpop edit so far 💜

september: - most popular post: rowoon as jang shinu in destined with you glueing himself to his non-gf's side - favourite post: this lovely boxer ep11 set with all the touches!!

october: - most popular post: rowoon and jo bo ah in destined with you: the morning after...parents surprise visit edition - favourite post: hae na & yellow in a good day to be a dog

november: - most popular post: the haena/seowon first kisses as human in a good day to be a dog - not surprised lol - favourite post: compilation set of kiho/bogeol looking at mokha (and as a bonus this one too because i really like the colouring i did and it's kind of an addition to the previous set) in castaway diva

december: - most popular post: kiho and mokha's first kiss in castaway diva - favourite post: this "first reunion as kiho: dream vs real" set and this secret santa set of park joonggil in tomorrow (first time blending + it was fun to play around with text placements)

[asoeateeputroephon]

In my next life... I want to remember you. I'll come back to see you

-SEE YOU IN MY 19TH LIFE-

Cr: liveasbutterflies

[kateknowsdramas]

Poem by Allie Brothers

Dan Oh & Haru ~ Extraordinary You Young Woo & Jun Ho ~ Extraordinary Attorney Woo Jang Uk & Mu Deok ~ Alchemy of Souls Dam Yi / Yeon Seon & Ji Un - The King's Affection Ha Ri & Tae Moo ~ Business Proposal

I hope you enjoy your first Secret Santa 2023 gift, my beloved @liveasbutterflies! I was so excited to get you as my giftee because we have such similar drama tastes. I love getting to know you more and more with each new show we watch. Here's hoping 2024 gives us more wonderful dramas! Happy Holidays! ❤️

[coreancitizen]

I posted 383 times in 2022

That's 261 more posts than 2021!

112 posts created (29%)

271 posts reblogged (71%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@cuddlybitch

@netflixdramas

@seawherethesunsets

@kateknowsdramas

@liveasbutterflies

I tagged 382 of my posts in 2022

#kim go eun - 161 posts

#tvn little women - 82 posts

#the king eternal monarch - 79 posts

#lee min ho - 57 posts

#the king: eternal monarch - 49 posts

#korean dramas - 37 posts

#wi ha joon - 30 posts

#yumi's cells 2 - 28 posts

#under the queen's umbrella - 25 posts

#kdramas - 20 posts

Longest Tag: 71 characters

#he can wake up and reclaim the throne his brothers protected at the end

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

"Under the Queen's Umbrella" Episode 12: The crown prince and the queen dowager

One of the things I'd been looking forward to in this drama was another confrontation between Grand Prince Seongnam and his grandmother. We saw from the very beginning how little regard the queen dowager had for the four grand princes. The first time we saw Seongnam and his grandmother face off was in Episode 1 when the queen dowager punished the four princes for "ganging up" on their half-brother Uiseong. Grandma ordered them to kneel and Seongnam, defiance written all over his face, took his sweet time obeying her, even after Grams shouted "Now!"

I got my wish in Episode 12 and Grand Prince Seongnam — I'm sorry, the crown prince — did not disappoint. On his first day in his new role, this ballsy boy greeted his grandmother and immediately reminded her that he's no longer the scared and powerless young boy spending his first nights at the palace.

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#4

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#3

3 times Lee Gon shoots down Koo Seo Ryeong's royal ambitions

Koo Seo Ryeong is not a stupid woman. And yet she can't seem to get the hint that the king of Corea has no interest in her whatsoever beyond how she serves the kingdom's interests as its prime minister. Sure, we saw the king play along with her photo op game, but that was BJTE era -- Before Jeong Tae Eul. After finding, meeting and falling in love with Jeong Tae Eul, Gon has no qualms whatsoever in setting the record straight with the prime minister in the bluntest royal speech possible.

Here are the three times Lee Gon firmly shoots down Koo Seo Ryeong's royal ambitions.

WHEN SHE SHOWS UP UNEXPECTEDLY IN FRONT OF THE KU BUILDING

In episode 6, the prime minister's aide delivers urgent information: The royal helicopter was granted permission to land atop the KU Building. Koo is surprised; the king is in Seoul at this late hour? The aide informs her this is something men usually do when their girlfriends miss the last train or bus back to Busan, they pick them up. But since the king has no girlfriend, that couldn't possibly be the reason for his late-night visit. And so Koo hightails it to the KU Building, where she of course finds Lee Gon with a stranger -- a woman, a young and very pretty woman.

Koo Seo Ryeong: "I'm seeing you at an unexpected hour in an unexpected place with an unexpected person, Your Majesty."

Lee Gon: "You're right. And you've put me in an awkward situation. This is a very personal occasion."

I love Gon's response here. He draws a clear line with him and Tae Eul on one side and the prime minister on the other. This is a "very personal occasion," not state business. The message here is Koo has no part in it.

Even the way part of this scene is shot illustrates this divide. These shots actually show up at the end of episode 5, where we get a shorter version of the beginning of this meeting. Right after Gon says "And you've put me in an awkward situation," we get these two quick shots. See how Gon and Tae Eul are grouped together in one and the prime minister on the other?

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#2

78 notes - Posted February 7, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

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