#rom-com drama

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

this was such a small moment; but so sweet and full of love that it transcended the screen.

in every timeline so far; sunjae's 'abeoji' has lost his son: has seen him depressed, guilt-ridden, and finally; irretrievably, dead. he must have felt so helpless — must have cried over sunjae's cold body: begged for a second chance for his son.

fate finally gave it to him: now sunjae's 'abeoji' gets to see him lit from within with happiness; together with the love of his life — embraced and welcomed by her family. touched by the tender hand of joy.

he doesn't know it, but seeing sunjae with sol has healed him of a hurt he didn't even know he had in the first place. all sunjae's 'abeoji' knows is that his son is smiling wider than he's ever seen him; lifted into the hands of bliss by pure, pure love. so he looks on fondly; his heart swelling with pride.

he accepts with easy grace: sunjae belongs to sol. and always will.

[kateknowsdramas]

It's not that I couldn't get over her. I just chose not to.

[hoe4seok]

So many people are mad about the illness plots in current kdramas but I just can't take those takes seriously. Some of us remember when the drama side plots were not illness but serial killers or kidnappers. In strong woman Do Bong Soon the main couple was almost killed by bomb. Secretary Kim had trauma responses resulting from kids being kidnapped. Hell even lovely runner, time traveling wasn't enough so we need a psycho trying to kill the female lead!! And you want me to be mad characters now have cancer or dementia??? And that they get better? Nah I'll take this any day

[goryhorroor]

I’m trying to watch more non horror movies so if anyone has any suggestions, send them my way

[bentnotbroken1fanfiction]

Not Fadel drinking the water in front of him 🤣🤣

[dearabsolutelynoone]

I watched these films when I was an impressionable teenager and now I have an unrealistic and borderline delusional view of love

About Last Night (1986) dir. Edward Zwick

Quote: “You don't know what love is. You've gotten everything you have always wanted and now you're feeling sorry for yourself because there's something you want and you can't have it. But you had it! I gave you love. But you asked me to leave and I left.”

Pretty Woman (1991) dir. Garry Marshall

Quote: “I'd really like you to stay. I don't want to be alone tonight.”

Ever After (1998) dir. Andy Tennant

Quote: “And we, Princess, are supposed to live happily ever after.”

Dance With Me (1998) dir. Randa Haines

Quote: “I don't wanna be in love.”

You’ve Got Mail (1998) dir. Nora Ephron

Quote: “Kevin, this woman is the most adorable creature I've ever been in contact with, and if she turns out even to be as good-looking as a mailbox, I'd be crazy not to turn my life upside down and marry her”

Someone Like You (2001) dir. Tony Goldwyn

Quote: “I know it hurts. I know. It's so hard to believe that something that wonderful can ever happen to us again, but it can.”

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) dir. Joel Zwick

Quote: “I came alive when I met you.”

Maid in Manhattan (2002) dir. Wayne Wang

Quote: “No, honey. It's more like a dream, you know? And for one night, you're living it for all of us. Don't think about tomorrow. Don't think about anything but tonight. Tonight, the maid is a lie. And this, this is who you really are.”

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) dir. Donald Petrie

Quote: “You can't lose something you never had.”

The Last Song (2010) dir. Julie Anne Robinson

Quote: “Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds.”

[soleil-in-retrograde]

Sooooo, I've been in a class most of the day for a work certification. I get out, decide to check tumblr, and see a bunch of reblogs and am confused. Then realize The Copollo Honeytrap Post is circulating again. "Rom Com Drama Bomb", as I'm calling it, is on the docket after I finish editing and start posting the final chapters of Flowers for Apollo again.

[lostinmac]

My Sassy Girl (2001)

Dir. Kwak Jae-yong

[dollypopup]

genuinely wild that early 2000s rom coms have somehow managed to be better written and more giggle kick feet twirl hair in an hour and a half than bton has managed in 8 one hour long episodes

[lgbtpopcult]

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

there's a translated scrap of plato that eventually found its way into a letter sent by emily dickinson: "i wish you a kinder sea."

seascape scenes in k-dramas can often be so trite — but love next door's characterization was beautiful. seunghyo pitching seokryu into the water might seem like an act of anger — but it's actually liberation. it's a rebirth; a re-emergence — a place of salt that can settle her tears. water is renewal: a washing place for wounds. a tincture to clear away the bitter and broken; and allow the touch of tenderness.

though seokryu is scared of water; in the sea she is safe: the waves hold the weight of her hurt and desperation as she screams at seungyo. he knows what she needs — he has always known what she needs. he stands still — takes the tips of her fingers striking him as what it is — finally, a surrender to all the emotions she refused to succumb to. a clearing of the air. an opening into a freer intimacy.

there were so many beautiful moments during this episode: the power of a simple "we'll hit rock bottom together." seokryu's ex was heartbreakingly right — what she needed wasn't someone to lift her up, but someone to fall down with her. when someone is in pain you sit with them in the dark; and look up at the impossibility of light together.

this is what seungyo has always understood so effortlessly about seokryu — that this is love: to climb down into the ravine of regret and raw hurt where the person you love has fallen — not to pull them out; but give them company. when people are in agony you must give them the dignity of their deep hurt — you must nurture the narrow, serrated edges of their sorrow. seunghyo taking seokryu to see off her ex — folding his coat around her to create a private hollow to express her heartache: it speaks of a man who understands that grief is not meant to be overcome; but gathered in the hands and given respect. attention. understanding.

this is love: to say "when you cry, it is my eyes that fill with salt. when you scream, it is my throat that burns. when you fall down, it is my knees that bruise in the color of your eyes."

this is love: to wish someone a kinder sea. a clearer day. a warmer hug.

this is seunghyo.

[kateknowsdramas]

I'm going to find Cho Sam Dal instead of Cho Eun Hye.

[fanatic-freakshow]

Hey everyone! I'm on the hunt for a BL drama that hits just the right notes.

I'm in the mood for a romantic comedy with substance—something witty, and meaningful. Fluff and laughs are encouraged but not void.

Smut or no smut. From any country. Old gem or a recent hit.

I'd love your recommendations! Drop them in the comments.

[blue-grama]

7 important reasons to watch No Gain, No Love in no particular order

the rom-com is rom-comming and everything is beautiful

Kim Ji-uk

Don't you hate it when you need a fake husband, so you pick a homely convenience store clerk but then he takes off his glasses all Clark Kent-style and BAM TURNS OUT HE'S HOT and then he starts working at your company and also he has a talent for looming over you and saying ambiguous things that indicate that if given the chance he might just reduce you to jelly in bed? Yeah, Son Hae-yeong hates that too.

2. Son Hae-yeong

SPEAKING OF Son Hae-yeong. She is cold. She is calculating. She is navigating the patriarchy. She is creating so many problems for herself. Shin Min-ah was made for this role, I have no further comments. No wait, I do: I love a Kdrama heroine who is allowed to have a sexual history and be horny. She shoulda been banging that boy from episode 1 on. 3. Cha Hui-seong

POLYAMORY? IN MY KDRAMA??? 🥹

4. Nam Ja-yeon

Writes porn. Has problems. Terrible at camouflage in a built environment. She also deserves polyamory, if you even care.

5. Ahn Woo-Jae

He fucking sucks so hard, I hate him. Perfection.

6. Yeo Ha-jun and Bok Gyu-hyun

These two are a package deal. The utter disrespect this secretary has for his boss, I tell you.

7. Sun Jung-a

Is she nice? No. Is she good to her son? No. Does she read smut in her spare time? Yes. So we have no choice but to stan.

[sab-teraa]

One thing about Wi Ha Joon?? He will play a character that never gets the girl !!!!! 😩

[miss0atae]

I'm glad they gave the Sunday slot to Only Boo. When Cooking Crush was airing, my Sunday was only meant to watch fluffy and sweet series and now with Only Boo, it's just the same feeling.

I feel like Only Boo is the perfect substitute for Cooking Crush. Gmmtv should keep only light and cute series on Sunday. So, you finish the week on a positive note and you can be ready for the next one. 😊