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j-unos · 26 days
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In the first official year of King Taejo’s reign, the fifth of his eight sons became a problem.
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kpop-bbg · 2 months
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impercre · 3 months
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stuffdrama · 11 months
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the perfect deal - icons 👥
— If you save/use like or reblog ✿
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weak-hero · 11 months
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The Deal / The Perfect Deal is a kdrama about what happens if you let your intrusive thoughts win. like. what if... we turn simple hangout to get drunk into the kidnapping case? it's been two days we have no proper plan or ransom money, cops tried to arrest us for one (1) night because of a noise complaint from a neighbor whose gf is a police academy graduate (but we don't know that yet), there is a very scary man on our tail, also local gangs and debt collectors, but we blissfully unaware of any of it 'cause like we said...it's been two days.... 1.5 of it we spent minding our hangover and dealing with our emotions...
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nubreed73 · 2 years
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Silver linings?
Having to reclip all my source from scratch because my harddrive died is kind of soul-destroying but my god this show is so ridiculously pretty it hurts
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theinfinitedivides · 9 months
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me looking at Kim Dong Hwi like 'isn't that the kid that kidnapped Dong Jae in s2 of Stranger' and then Googling it just to find out i was right. no wonder it didn't feel like it was his first rodeo sksksksk
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herbertlangethings · 1 year
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happy B-day 26th September to our handsome Hwi from NewKidd right now !!!!!!
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junkobato · 1 year
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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
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If only I had the time to watch all these shows... 😮‍💨
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dangermousie · 11 days
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As I was telling @aysekira this is not a drama I can rewatch a lot of at a go because it is so horrifyingly bleak, so unceasing as a theater of cruelty, in the most realistic way.
The scene, where Hwi is denied his registration for the exam, for the mere chance to compete and get an opportunity to be an officer, is so on point. The casual cruelty, the delight the petty official takes to hurt someone, to lord over them, to feel superior and to destroy a life because he can.
And Hwi - what kills me about Hwi in these earlier eps is he's had an awful life but he somehow still retains a youthful optimism that he can turn things around, that it will get better - but it's not a good thing for him because that means he gets hurt when the world throws this back in his face - his disbelief, the way something breaks in him at this - ooooof.
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I look at this, Yeon breaking apart, her illness a physical manifestation of the trauma she suffered watching her father's death - in the arms of her brother and her brother's only friend - and it's basically the three people who are the aftermath of terrible choices done by the past generation when they were children, when they had no control over anything.
In some ways, MCTNA is a perfect tragedy, the way something like IRIS or Goodbye My Princess is a perfect tragedy - where there is close to nothing the characters can do in-narrative to change their fates; anything to change the fate here would have had to have been done by the prior generation long before our protags hit adulthood.
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lost-inthedream · 8 months
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SF9 reaction to you asking for a boob massage
Pairing: sf9 x female reader
Warning: bad words, sweet-talking, tongue-kissing, neck-sucking, nipple play.
Genre: smut
Bonus song rec: Make up, by Sam Kim feat. Crush
Context: In all drabbles, the reader wears a blouse with no bra.
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Youngbin:
Rises an eyebrow and shows a malicious smile. You can see in his eyes how your request made some gears roll in his head. "Just a massage? That's all you need now?" He tilts his head to the side to suck on your neck and starts kneading your clothed breasts with both hands. The way he moves down to your collarbones, wets your skin with his tongue is noisy and lewd but he takes his time before pulling your blouse up and settling you on your bed.
Inseong:
To your surprise, he straight up asks you to take off your top and lie down on the bed, then he straddles your hips. Inseong takes one second just to contemplate your state, the way your boobs accommodate in such a position is a perfect view. "Why are your nipples already hard?" he provokes. You suddenly become shy so your eyes move away. He flicks your nipples before going all the way for an actual massage.
Jaeyoon:
"Do you really think I will be able to massage them?" he doubts while cupping your tits, verifying their weight for the hundredth time. They have the ideal weight for his hands, he bites his lip while waiting for you to say anything. "Why wouldn't you?". Jaeyoon ignores your question for a moment, he has to slide his hands under your shirt before anything. Once his palm is directly touching your skin, he gasps and explains "I can't touch it for long, I need to suck on them."
Dawon:
"Only if you give my tiddies a massage too" he laughs. Honestly, he cracks you up. Anyways you eventually say yes since he looks to be waiting for a confirmation. Sanghyuk hugs you from behind and starts his ministrations, he is not the most delicate but it is far from hurting you. Just the way he firmly groups both your breasts together is a bit harsh. "I love the way you can't be apart from me, doll. You need me pulling moans from you all the time, right?"
Zuho:
warning: use of the word 'daddy'
That is his weak spot: your tits. They are soft, beautiful, they are his. He hates admitting but his mouth waters when he thinks about your boobs. He was working on something and he usually refuses to stop and fuck you when you ask for it. So this time you tried something unexplored. His eyes naturally drop to your breasts as soon as he hears that word. "Oh, shit" he hisses. You come closer toying with your cleavage and he just pulls you onto his lap, his hands immediately stimulating your hardening buds. "Daddy, I said 'massage'".
Rowoon:
He gives you tits massages without you asking for it but you can surprise him nonetheless. He is dressing up after his shower and you observe his broad chest and broad body as a whole. "Come here already, I need a massage... on my boobs". He turns to you automatically. "Uh? Did you say boobs?" You nod with a cute pout on your lips. In a second, he lies by your side and hugs your middle, reaching one breast with his soft hand. You give him a scalp massage as payment.
Yoo Taeyang:
You said tit massage, he heard tit massage but he caught you and now he is tongue-kissing you with his hands underneath your shirt. You knew that would happen, Taeyang is absolutely unable to touch a pair of boobs without having anything in return. You can't help smiling against his hungry lips and, eventually, making him question what is happening. "You're so precious, ma boy". Both you and him have drool all around your lips. He smiles shyly so you pull him closer again. His hands under your shirt, your fingers playing with the zipper of his pants.
Hwiyoung:
Gives you the said massage very diligently, maybe too diligently. He also straddles you so he can see all your facial expressions and the way your nipples respond. He is very collected, yet he is becoming breathless. "Fuck, Hwi, why do you have to do it so well?" He smiles like an idiot. "Am I doing it right?" His voice is a fragile whisper that pokes your nerves even more. He continues flicking your nipples with his thumbs from time to time and you moan louder in response.
Chani:
Girl, Chani has spoiled you too much, pushing his hands under your t-shirt way too often. Tonight, he was just exhausted and spooning you, sometimes leaving chaste smooches on your neck. "Babe?" you call him. He barely hums in response, and then you ask for the massage. He chuckles and starts sweet-talking you right away "Sure, my love. Let me free your beautiful jewels. You know how much I love them, right?"
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animeisforanimation · 5 months
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Dune x Trigun
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Is it just me or are there zero (0) crossover fanfics?
And like, probably that’s reasonable as the two desert worlds overlap too much while the narratives do too little. However! If we look beyond the first two novels and delve into the God Emperor with sprinkles of Children the opportunities are infinite:
First of all: plant are derived from sand worms, so the two concepts overlap and mix together.
Vash and Knives are Ghanima and Leto II but with a sprinkle of Alia and Paul and also a twist: Knives DO merge with Vash during one of their confrontations
The rest of their fights / talks are in their mindscape
in his godhood Knives/Vash is not omnipotent, but has immense plant powers, the memories of ancestors get replaced with minds of Zazie (aka plants/worms) and Vash
let me eleborate: KNIVES AS LETO II A GIANT WORM GOD RULER OF THE UNIVERSE but there’s is still Vash in him slowly regaining control like a reverse of baron Vladimir changing Alia.
In trigun turms it’s Noah ark: Knivse’s body has shifted and Vash is under his control (for a time being)
Nicholas is Duncan. Ghola Duncan? Probably (here I can’t but think of Lenipes’ two Wolfwood aka Padre and his clone). Not sure if he should suffer from being a murder, from not being human, being a man out of time or all of the above altogether. God. They fall into each other perfectly!
Milly as knives’s bride Hwi (a perfect understanding person, sunshine incarnate but probably minus her disturbing birth and upbringing? Or at least toned down). She’d kinda be the one to wake Vash (sorry, Meryl, my love! It should be your role, but…)
Meryl is Siona. The Answer to all the questions. The woman so strong willed that she’ll never ever stop chasing the God.
Eye of Michael is Bene Gesserit. (What does it imply? The order is no longer only women? Or Trans Wolfwood and Livio? Dunno)
Roberto is Hvi’s dad whose name I don’t remember but who jumped out of the tower in the most impressive way.
Elindira is Moneo (does this make her Meryl’s parent? I guess? Just for the lol factor)
Legato is just there, I guess. Representing those who believe in the God.
Have you been honest, I love this idea. Am I going to write that? Not really. Maybe just eleborate on the plot? Maybe not even that. But I needed to get that out of my system.
PS - oh. I just realized I got my Knives/Milly into twins/Milly which is weird. But also there is Wolfwood/Meryl and of course Vashwood but Knives is there too (in Dune Leto is OBSESSED with Duncan. Revives the man times and times again even though he tries to kill him all the time)??? God that’s messy xD
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lunarflux · 3 months
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ranking my current celebrity crushes
let's see how this changes now that i'm 30 and i'm hyper-aware of their ages because anyone under 24 barely exists to me (that being said, they will be included at the very bottom because i just need to scream it to the heavens)
ewan mitchell
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he's not up for debate and this needs no explanation
2. young k / brian kang / day6
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never ever forget when i did the day6 hitouch and started crying in the middle of manhattan bc i'd just met my dream man
3. tom felton / duh
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the og blonde boy in pain
4. thomas doherty
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or as my friend proclaimed "girl that's just draco malfoy with brown hair"
5. luke thompson
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perfection - lowkey in pain, soft, sad boy artist, just perfect that's it
6. hyunjin / stray kids
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just made the cut at 24, hyunjin
THE HONORABLE WAY-TOO-YOUNG MENTIONS
heeseung / enhypen
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ON THE CUSP, MY GUY, STILL TOO YOUNG
hwi / tnx
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makes me giddy but jesus fuck so young
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weak-hero · 11 months
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Jae Hyo my dude... it's a second time law enforcement shows up at your door! if you were a lil bit smarter or tried to improvise a little you could've had a working cover story for you and Joon Sung - like you could've just imply that Joon Sung is more than friend and THAT'S IT! people after hearing it, would've connect the dots themselves therefore create their own theory and make their own assumption that actually are not true! bc in their head the drunk fight is no longer a case of terrible neighbors but a love quarrel that went out of control, the suspicion behavior? oh no, it's bc they're embarrassed of police involvement (and also they're trying to be lowkey ya know? since they're a g-)
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letmereadinpeace4 · 6 months
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Why you should watch Law School?
Last year or about, I found myself searching for a new drama to watch. As I was scrolling on Netflix, I happened to look at a drama called Law School. Nothing in particular predisposed me to watch it: I am not particularly fond of the judiciary system as a setting, there was no mention of any romance, and the summary was rather vague. However, either because of the reference to an investigation in the summary, because of the preview pictures or, more likely, because I was bored, I decided to watch the first episode.
This turned out to be a great decision, and I watched the rest in about three or four days (a great feat for me, as I only do this kind of binging if the story captivates me).
Law School, as the name implies, takes place in a law school. We follow a group of law students and their criminal law professor, Yang Jong Hoon (aka Yangcrates as he is nicknamed by the students) as they face various legal cases, not the least among which is the murder of one of the most eminent professor of the university, a murder that Professor Yang is suspected of committing.
As the show progresses, the students will face the limits of the law and the way it can be used by powerful people to serve their own interests, but they will also discover their future role in the legal world and the responsibility they have in shaping the future.
This summary can seem rather vague, and it is, but that is because the drama covers so many themes, focuses on so many characters and so many plot lines, that it is practically impossible to summarize it succinctly.
Regarding the plot, it is well structured and well paced. There is never a dull moment, the plot twists are effective, and it is fairly credible as a law drama; not being realistic to the point of boring the viewer, not being outlandish to the point that it feels more like a soap opera (strong side eye to HTGAWM), yet still being entertaining and “dramatic” enough to pull the viewer in. The plot lines flow naturally from one to another and they are given the right amount of time to develop and resolve.
Regarding the depiction of the law setting, I am nowhere near qualified enough to tell whether the characters’ actions or behavior in a court of law are realistic or not, although I strongly suspect that some things are exaggerated for dramatic effect and the sake of the plot. It did not pull me out of the story, but some people who are more familiar with the judicial system might find more to criticize. One thing I appreciated was that the students are actually shown studying and struggling with all-nighters, exams, grades and all the constraints of actually being in law school. Very few of the students are actually perfect or even great students, in fact most of them are quite average in terms of grades. Compared to all the dramas where the characters are supposed to be in university and are never shown studying except when the plot requires it, this was extremely refreshing and relatable to see.
However, while the plot itself is good and effective, the two strengths of the drama are its characters and its themes.
The characters are well-written and interesting. They feel distinct from one another, with each character having their own strengths, weaknesses, desires, struggles and viewpoints on the law system. They also have incredible chemistry with one another, with the stand outs being the relationship between Kang Sol A and Han Joon Hwi’s, the relationship between Kang Sol A and Kang Sol B, the relationship between Kang Sol A and Jeon Ye Seul and the relationship between Han Joon Hwi and Seo Ji Ho.
To properly demonstrate how good these characters are, I will here introduce three of them, who can be considered to be the most important in terms of screen time. Note that they are far from being the only major characters, and that some characters (especially Jeon Ye Seul) cannot be introduced without spoiling the story.
Kang Sol A (another character is also named Kang Sol, so they receive the “A” and “B” to distinguish them from one another) is as close to a protagonist as you can get in this drama, at least when it comes to the student side, and she fulfills that role effectively. A former delinquent, due to a complicated familial environment, she is determined to pursue justice and is struggling with the limitations of the law, especially as powerful people and criminal exploits its loopholes to their own advantage. This strong sense is justice is completed by a strong loyalty to her friends and a determination to help them, which makes her the moral center among her group of friends. Despite these qualities, she is an average to bad student, often struggling with studying and grades. While this is often used as a way to provide comedy in more serious moments, it also serves to contrast her with other characters who are better students, but whose relationship with the law is more complex.
Han Joon Hwi is the most prominent male character in the student side. While Kang Sol A counts amount the “worst” students in her class, Han Joon Hwi is probably the best. He is charismatic, intelligent, funny with something of a troll side, and shares Kang Sol A’s determination for justice. However, Han Joon Hwi is in a different position, as his sense of justice has been challenged by the illegal actions of a member of his family, causing him to struggle between his affection for them and his belief that criminals should be punished. This moral dilemma causes him to be somewhat distant from other people despite his jovial attitude, rarely opening up about his true feelings and often hiding important clues and facts during investigations. He is a good counterpart to Kang Sol A, with whom he has the closest relationship with. While they are strongly implied to have romantic feelings for one another, nothing is ever resolved and the drama does not dwell too much into it, something that I am personally grateful for, as I think it would have taken a space that is better utilized elsewhere
Kang Sol B is Kang Sol A’s roommate and like Han Joon Hwi, she is one of the best students. However, while Han Joon Hwi and Kang Sol A share a strong sense of justice, Kang Sol B’s vision of justice is more complex. She is willing to be deceptive and commit illegal actions if it can suit her purposes. Furthermore, she is a far colder and distant character, whose ambition is clear to see. However, she is portrayed in a very sympathetic manner and never becomes a villain or even an antagonist. We are introduced to her familial environment and we get to understand how her family, especially her mother, has shaped the way she is. Throughout the drama, she grows into a friendlier, more balanced person, and slowly breaks free from toxic influences and patterns of thinking, to the point that she has one of the biggest character growth in the drama.
This cast of student is guided by Professor Yang Jong Hoon, who teaches criminal law, and by Professor Kim Eun Sook, who teaches civil law.
Yang Jong Hoon is one of the best teachers I have seen in media and probably one of the best characters in the drama, at the very least one of my favorites. While he is a strict and demanding teacher, he is also incredibly devoted to his work and to his students. His goal, as a teacher, is to push them to mature and to give their absolute best. However, when his students are “attacked”, he is quick to defend them against anything, no matter how powerful the threat may seem. Yang Jong Hoon takes his responsibility as a teacher very seriously, especially as it pertains to his students’ understanding of how the law works and what goals it should aspire to. Like Kang Sol A, he has a strong sense of justice, but his, due to his older age and his experiences of the judicial system, is far more mature. He is aware of how the law can be exploited, where the judicial system fails and how it can be exploited by greedy and powerful people, but is determined to teach his students that they should constantly strive for justice. The speeches he makes while in court, both as a lawyer and as a defendant, are some of my favorite moments of his, where his aspiration for justice shines wonderfully. He can also be quite eccentric, especially when he teaches. One of his best moments is when he brings the court case he is involved with as a murder suspect in class, and asks them to study it. Truly a wonderful moment.
Yang Jong Hoon shares his role as mentor with Professor Kim Eun Sook, who is probably my favorite character and a wonderfully written one. Kim Eun Sook shares Yang Jong Hoon’s sense of justice, but she can be far more cunning than him. She knows how to trick powerful people into doing things that benefit her while not compromising her morals. This aspect of her makes for delightful scenes where she is playing antagonists like fiddles all to benefit her and her students. Kim Eun Sook also displays a deep knowledge of the limitations of the law, especially when it comes to the protection of vulnerable people such as women in abusive relationships for example. She handles situations like this with grace and empathy, determined to protect her “clients” but also well aware that she sometimes needs to think outside the box to get the best results.
While this is a much less important aspect of her character, I strongly appreciate that there is absolutely no romance between her and Professor Yang and that she is played by a middle aged actress with a middle age body, and not by a younger more conventionally beautiful actress.
When it comes to the antagonists, it is difficult to talk about them without spoilers. I will however say that they are well-written and painfully realistic, which adds to the feelings of frustration we and the characters sometimes have when we see them scheme to not face the consequences of their actions. They are meant to show how the law can be exploited by powerful people and how these same people can gain sympathy from the public. The drama does not shy away from showing the damage they can do and how despicable and self-serving these people are. The fact that there are people in this world who are in similar positions and use similar tactics makes them all the more easier to hate.
As I have said before, the second great strength of the show is its themes. Unlike some dramas, TV shows and movies who portray the judicial system in either a cynical or an idealistic way, I would say that Law School depicts the judicial system in an inspirational way. As I have said throughout this review, the drama is not afraid to show the limits of the law, how it can be used to oppress people such as victims and protesters, how it is imperfect and flawed, and how the judicial system can be corrupted by powerful people like politicians for their own self-serving reasons. We see the police fail to investigate a crime properly, being pressured to solve the crime quickly and to put the blame on an innocent man, we see victims being re-traumatized in court, we see people who are fighting to protect innocents being put on trial because of their methods, we see how attorneys can be bought and how they can deceive the jury with rhetorical skills, we even see witnesses and defendants failing to use their rights because no one explained it to them, and thus damaging their cases. We see how the law can be unjust and corrupted and how it can hurt people.
And yet, the drama does not stop there. The drama shows how good and moral people can work to protect people, how they can fight to pass legislation to protect people, how the law can be changed and improved, how it is a work constantly in progress and how it must constantly adapt to new situations and cases. Instead of falling into a cynical pit, the drama uses the fact that the characters are students and teachers to show how future generations can improve a broken system and protect the marginalized and the victims. In today’s world where we are constantly confronted with the failures of our judicial system, this drama reminds us that there is still hope, and I respect it for this message.
I cannot in good faith end this review without talking about one of the most powerful plot line in the drama. I will try to keep spoilers to a minimum, but for those who have not watched the drama or do not want to be spoiled, you can stop now.
CONTENT WARNING : The following will contain references to abusive relationships, sexual assault, recording of sexual intercourse without the parties’ consent, blackmail with a recording of sexual intercourse, and references to the judicial system’s awful treatment of victims of rape and of abusive relationships. Please proceed with caution.
One running plot line from the very beginning of the drama is Jeon Ye Seul’s abusive relationship with her boyfriend, a young man named Ko Young Chang who is the only son of a powerful family. This plot line culminates with him blackmailing her with a recording of him sexually assaulting her, and her seriously injuring him while trying to prevent him from uploading it online.
This is not the first time that law dramas and TV shows have dealt with sexual assault and abusive relationships. In fact, we have a whole spin off of Law&Order specially dedicated to that. However this is by far the most sensitive depiction of this topic I have ever watched.
By spending a respectful amount of time on the portrayal of the abusive relationship itself, the drama shows us how Jeon Ye Seul is pressured into staying in the relationship even as she is harmed both physically and psychologically. It also shows the mentality of the abuser, how he manipulates his victim and finds justification for his actions. When Ko Young Chang ends up injured, Jeon Ye Seul is so broken mentally that she cannot even bring herself to defend herself against his lawsuit, let alone press charges herself. In this moment, the support of her professors is wonderfully depicted, as they refute every justification she brings up in his defense.
“Jeon Ye Seul: It wasn’t an assault. We were in love.
Kim Eun Sook: It’s sexual assault to film you secretly.
Jeon Ye Seul: Please don’t put it like that. How is spending time with someone I love….
Kim Eun Sook: […] The moment you were forced to have intercourse and began to hide signs of assault behind your sunglasses, you couldn’t call it love.”
“Jeon Ye Seul: I know he hurt me, but he’s paying for it already.
Yang Jong Hoon: Let’s get the facts straight. He’s not paying for what he did to you. While committing the crime, an accident happened. It’s his own fault, not yours.”
We are confronted, painfully, with how the judicial system hurts Jeon Ye Seul. How the invasive questions, hypothesis and suspicions re-traumatize her. How Ko Young Chang and his father (a politician) do all they can to hurt her. Yet, her classmates and her professors rally around her and this support eventually gives her the strength to acknowledge the abuse and the rape. The climax of this plot line is a wonderfully written defense of Jeon Ye Seul during her trial, first by herself (the moment she finally expresses her anger gives me chills every time) and then by Professor Yang. The harm he caused her, the pain she endures and the anger she feels are perfectly portrayed and the resolution of the case is a victory for her, but also for future victims who may face the same situation. While it takes her the rest of the drama to fully recover, she ends the drama counseling a woman in an abusive marriage, which is the most perfect resolution I could think of.
I would like to end this review with a quote by Professor Yang, which in my opinion perfectly captures both his perception of this duty as a teacher and the message the drama is trying to convey.
“As a professor who teaches criminal law, I never tell my students that the law is just. What makes the law just are the judges’ decisions based on the presumption of innocence and the law of evidence. That is what I tell my students!”
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Categorizing Parent-related Trauma for male and female leads in Kdramas:
Orphans: Lee Hong-jo (Destined With You) Moon Gang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Moon Sang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Ha-ru (Extraordinary You) Naksu/Cho Yeong (Alchemy of Souls) Tak Dong-kyung (Doom at Your Service) Nam Ji-ah* (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Cheon Sa-Rang (King the Land) Jang Man-wol (Hotel del Luna) Yoon Yi-seo (100 Days My Price) Kang Young-hwa (Moon in the Day) Kim Do-ha (Moon in the Day) So Mun (The Uncanny Counter) Do Ha-na (The Uncanny Counter) Kang Tae-moo (Business Proposal) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, present version) Lee Heon (The Forbidden Marriage) Do Do-hee (My Demon) Ji Eun-tak (Guardian: The Great and Lonely God) Na Bong-seon (Oh My Ghost) Kang Cheol (W: Two Worlds) Do Da-hae (The Atypical Family) Yeom Hae-sang (Revenant) Jeong Ji-an (A Shop for Killers) Shin Jae-rim (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)
Half Orphans with loving remaining parent: Eun Dan-oh (Extraordinary You) Koo Chan-sung (Hotel del Luna) Ye So-ran (The Forbidden Marriage) Nam Ha-neul (Doctor Slump) Yu Ji-hyck (Marry My Husband) Kang Hee-soo (Captivating the King) Choi Yi-jae (Death's Game) Im Sol (Lovely Runner) Ryu Sun-jae (Lovely Runner) Lee Chang (Kingdom) Lee Geum, Prince Yeoning (Haechi) Gu San-yeong (Revenant)
Half Orphan + Remaining Parent is THE WORST: Jang Uk (Alchemy of Souls) Kim Do-ha (My Lovely Liar) Lee Yul (100 Days My Price) Ahn Min-hyuk (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Seo Mok-ha (Castaway Diva) Gong Tae-seong (Sh**ting Stars) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, past version) Yi In (Captivating the King) Kang Ji-won (Marry My Husband) Kang Sun-woo (Oh My Ghost)
Parents (at least one) are THE WORST but Both Are Still Alive: Jang Shin-yu (Destined With You) Han Yi-joo (Perfect Marriage Revenge) Ko Mun-young** (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Mok Sol-hee (My Lovely Liar) Gu Won (King the Land) Crown Prince Lee Hwi/Dam-yi/Yeon-seon (The King's Affection) Do Bong-soon (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Woo Young-woo (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)*** Jung Ji-woon (The King's Affection) Kang Bo-geol/Lee Ki-ho (Castaway Diva) Yeo Jeong-woo (Doctor Slump) Hong Hae-in (Queen of Tears) On Eun-yoo (Twinkling Watermelon) Oh Yeon-joo (W: Two Worlds) Yoon Ji-ho (Because This Is My First Life) Nam Se-hee (Because This Is My First Life) Bok Gwi-ju (The Atypical Family) Moon Cha-min (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)
Immortal Being that Still Somehow has Parent Issues: Myul Mang/Doom (Doom at your Service) Lee Yeon & Lee Rang (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Jeong Gu-won (My Demon)
Added trauma flavour: Parent was murdered in front of them (**Still counts if they survived the murder Parent tried to murder them Dying from seemingly incurable disease which makes their parents/guardian sad (If your parents are alive, you must pay for it by dying yourself) Adoptive parent/stepparent is THE WORST
Somehow has normal, alive parents: Lee Jun-ho (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Has no backstory at all. We only meet his older sister and hear nothing about his childhood.) Shin Ha-ri (Business Proposal, her family is refreshingly normal, right down to her brother being sent out to find her when she's drunk) Oh Han-byeol (Sh**ting Stars, Again, we know almost nothing about her family, only that she has twin sisters. But she doesn't appear to have childhood trauma.) Park Yeon-woo (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, her mom being annoyed at her for something that is a crime doesn't count as bad parenting) Lee Young-joon/Sung-hyun (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, his trauma comes from a kidnapper, his parents faced a pretty impossible situation and did their best. They clearly love their kids) Baek Hyun-woo (Queen of Tears, nothing wrong with them out of the ordinary and they are in the drama a significant amount.) Ha Eun-gyeol (Twinkling Watermelon, very loving parents and the deafness and their reliance on him is not anyone's fault)
*Counting her as an orphan even though she gets her parents back after 20 years, she spent her childhood orphaned. ***This character is tricky because I understand why her mother wanted nothing to do with her, but her trying to manipulate the dad and also saying he didn't raise her properly made me so angry. Uncatagorized due to lack of clarity on parents: Soundtrack #1, Hospital Playlist, Happiness
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