#solo leveling park heejin

[airabxn]

SL characters and their desks (1/?)

Mari Ishida

Ippei Izawa. Not a desk but just imagine.

Tatsumi Fujishima

Akari Shimizu. She just give off that type of vibess

Park Heejin

[ydotome]

They went after our weakest two members...which would've included me, two months ago. Mister... What were those? Ice elves. Thought due to their cruel nature, hunters call them something more befitting of demons: Ice Slayers. - Ore dake Level Up na Ken S2: Arise from the Shadow - Episode 1

[stormdragon23]

Solo Leveling characters singing "All I Want for Christmas is You"

Merry Christmas!

I'm not doing something this big again for a while-

Probably spent more time organizing the characters than making the video itself

Go Gunhee's watching the whole thing with his wife

[esquitor]

some sl doodles that i have accrued. not-so-quick-draws. mainly for chasing demons soulmate au.

baek yoonho but he gets to keep some monster spandex when he transforms so he can stop destroying his shirts only

choi jongin with some shady tinted glasses

m... monitoring division sung jinwoo? pre+post glow-up

melee fighter park heejin from the webnovel as the good lord (chugong) intended

[everth1ne]

Solo Leveling

[kurayamineko]

[ecargmura]

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise From The Shadows- Episode 1 Review - Red Gate

Before I start the review, I normally don’t do the“season X, Episode X” sort of thing because I like to start from where it left off. However, given that this season has a ‘Season 2’ in its title and a subtitle, so I’m going to have to use that format for this season. This is technically episode 13.

The first episode of season 2 probably starts off the day after the events of Episode 12. Jinwoo gets a haircut and goes to Jinah’s school for the parent-teacher conference. Since their mother is bedridden, Jinwoo is technically her legal guardian. Her teacher praises Jinah for being a diligent student all around and her grades are good enough to get into the medical school of her choice. However, the teacher is also concerned about her friend Han Song-yi who hasn’t been attending school as she has become an E-rank Hunter. He takes Song-yi on a mission as he’s trying to convince her to not live her life as a Hunter, so we’ll see how that goes.

The rest of the episode is the mission. However, the group gets a surprise encounter with a Red Gate—a special type of gate where dangerous creatures lurk and Hunters can only leave if they defeat the boss. The leader of the group, Kim Chul only takes a few of his guys and separates from Jinwoo, thinking the weaker members will be a liability. Sir, you are not the main character of this story.

Anyways, it was nice seeing the siblings get some screen time together. They only have each other, after all. I like how Jinwoo’s hair was messy when he woke up. It gives off the vibes that even if he looks and acts perfect, there’s still some cute quirks. Though, his new hair does look nice on him. I think Jinah still thinks of Jinwoo as the frumpy man from the beginning, so that’s why she had a hard time getting adjusting to the new and stylish brother.

The mission itself seems like a step up in difficulty from Jinwoo’s other missions up until now. The enemies are a lot more tougher. Ice elves are stealthy and ice bears look menacing. It’s definitely hard for Jinwoo to not show off his skills but in return, the others have to keep a secret. It was nice to see Jinwoo isolating himself from the group and then summoning his shadow army to get rid of the remaining bears. It’s nice to see that they’re mainly used to take down multiple enemies so that it’d be easier to leave the Red Gate faster. Though, for all the skills Kim Chul talked about regarding himself, he ran away from the Ice Elf army which makes sense because they’re tough—to be honest, running away is a solid strategy, but will it get him killed? I guess I have to find out next episode.

Then, there’s the appearance of Hwang Dongsoo. If you don’t remember, he’s the younger brother of Hwang Dongsuk, the man who tried killing Jinwoo and Jinho back around Episode 6. While he’s out to avenge his brother, the Red Gate hinders his progress. I wonder how he’ll be dealt with. Will he get his own arc?

The animation feels like an upgrade from the previous season. The way the characters move feel more fluid, especially during the shadow army scene. I also love the music and feels like it got an upgrade. The opening and ending songs are nice to listen to! You can’t go wrong with a combination of Lisa and TK from Ling Tosite Shigure for the opening and ending.

The characters remain the same from the previous season, so there aren’t that much of new additions. Han Song-yi is voiced by Miyu Tomita, who’s known for voicing characters like Riko from Made in Abyss and Momo’s friend Muko from Dandadan. Kim Chul is voiced by Chikahiro Kobayashi who you might have heard in the Fall season as the U-20 goalkeeper in Blue Lock. Park Heejin was actually shown briefly in the first season, but this is her major debut. She’s voiced by Ruriko Aoki. Aoki has a lot of roles in video games, which includes Tressa from Octopath Traveler and Marla from Bravely Default II. That’s about it for new voice actor information from me.

I think this is a good start of the continuation as a brief recap has been given out to keep viewers updated and it’s a good segue to the possibilities of Jinwoo’s quest to become the strongest. How will he get out? Let me know your thoughts on this episode!

[fallloverfic]

Solo Leveling Episode 13 Thoughts

And we're back! The first episode of season 2 was great! Spoilery thoughts for the anime, novel, and manhwa below (CW: blood):

Everyone looks really great in the new opening (though I'm not the biggest fan of some of the Cha Haein shots, but, well, sigh, Japan). I'm okay with the song, not the biggest fan (or of the ED, though I like the OP more than the ED), but time will tell! Maybe I'll come around to it. Particularly love the shots of Choi Jongin, though.

I can understand why they're skipping things (e.g., Sung Jinwoo's run for clothes and getting a haircut before the teacher conference), but I think at a point some of it doesn't make sense, especially with Han Songyi. Like it's very weird that a teacher, without parental/guardian consent, asked a random adult unaffiliated with the school to check in with an ostensibly stranger teenager he doesn't know, potentially alone (unless that's just Jinwoo being weird, which isn't unusual). But that it's not really explained in what context he was asked to do so in the anime only makes it weirder. Like you can guess, it's just... it's not a typical thing for teachers to do this (idk maybe it's more common in South Korea? I don't know why it would be, feels like a lawsuit waiting to happen) and honestly really dangerous.

I love all the extra stuff they're adding with Choi Jongin's investigation about Jeju. Him chatting with Go Gunhee is so fun.

Handsome man.

Hwang Dongsoo is still an ass and Woo Jinchul is so Done TM with it all. Dongsoo's VA (Junichi Suwabe) is still too good for him. (Yes, I love villains who get great actors, but it's really distracting that he has Sexy voice and is so otherwise entirely uninteresting alkdjlaj). This is another manhwa original thing: Dongsoo never goes back to South Korea in the novel. He doesn't show up again in the story until something that happens later (though I assume it's this season, given the contents of the OP; both the red gate and the thing I'm thinking of are in volume 2 of the Yen Press English release). I imagine the idea was to make better use of him as a character or something. Maybe give Woo Jinchul more spotlight, I don't know.

Happy to see Park Heejin again :3 I love that the anime involves her more in the story (she's friends with Gina and Lee Bora and shows up at the cafe meet-up in S1E6). Mad that they made Kim Chul hot but do love they keep him as a scumbag.

The Hyakki look great! Very weird lol I still don't know why Dubu was so obsessed with the creepy wide smiles.

And we get some worried but handsome Baek Yoonho :3 I'm not surprised it was kept, but I still find it fascinating that Dongsoo showing up was added for the manhwa (and obviously kept here). But the anime removed the scene where Jinchul (while chauffeuring Dongsoo) learns about the red gate, and Dongsoo has them go to it because Dongsoo wants to kill Jinwoo faster. So they just... show up. Because.

Woo Jinchul is so Done TM with all this S-rank nonsense, poor guy.

The song that plays when Jinwoo's soldiers fight the ice bears is really nice. And the fight sequence is really good. I just love how Jinwoo's soldiers are designed (glowy blue on black with some red is so good, visually), and the shadowy-dust effects just look so nice (and we have the return of the glowing butts lol). Igris, of course, is amazing.

And he brings Jinwoo his first trophy! And Jinwoo rewards him with a shoulder pat :3 Jinwoo/Igris fans, eat your heart out :3

A great episode! Looking forward to the next one!

Other episode thoughts:

Season 1: Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 12

Season 1: Episode 13 (you are here)

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// ( ♥ ) SSKT Commercials: Recording Information

On the new e-mail sent by KT to the lucky chosen to be part of the SuperStar KTWorld commercials (as seen on this post), the following pieces of information are given:

The filming of the commercials will be done in different locations and on different days, with some intercalating. Not everyone will be part of the same scene, and no one will film for more than a day. Each actor received a personalized e-mail with only the needed information for their own shooting which means they will not know about any of the other scenes to be recorded as a way to avoid as much leaking as possible. All actors and actress will be properly compensated for their work — except for the trainees and idols invited to be part of the shooting, whose money will go towards their company to help pay for their debt.

Actors and actresses who are filming in the morning are expected to arrive at their location by 6am unless specified otherwise and those recording in the afternoon should arrive by 11am. They’ll have their makeup done by professionals either in impromptu dressing rooms for on-site sets or in professional makeup areas for appropriate sets. Multiple takes will be taken of the same scene and the director will ask for a variety of expressions and emotions to make sure the final outcome is the best that there can be. Even if a take is supposedly perfect, they’ll still have to film it from different angles and with different expressions.

Catering will be available for lunch and snacks, although the morning actors are expected to leave after their scenes are done and those from the afternoon are adviced not to eat after getting their makeup done. However, no one will stop them from eating.

One thing not mentioned at all on the e-mail is that, upon arrival, a few of the actors were escorted to a private room by an unenthusiastic male staff member. Once they walk inside, they’ll find nothing much except for a man dressed in a fancy suit. He introduces himself as a Samsung representative and offers you a contract to a specific company, as listed below.

SON NAEUN ( KT ) ( @rkxsnn )

LEE JAEHYUN ( KT ) ( @rkhyunjae )

KIM TAEHYUNG ( TRC ) ( @rkxtae )

LEE JUYEON ( ROYAL ) ( @rkxljy )

LEE MINHYUNG ( SPHERE ) ( @rkmxrk )

KIM DONGHYUN ( NOVA ) ( @rkdonghyun )

The man tells you there is no need to sign right away, and, if you’d like, you could pass by the company’s building during the following week. Please review the contract on the corresponding company pages and submit a signed copy to the company to begin your training. You can read up on how to get started as a trainee here. If you choose not to accept the contract, send a message to the corresponding company blog saying that as well. Please submit your decision by midnight EST at the end of March 8th. Any questions can be directed to this blog or Mod Bianca. Congratulations!

[ OOC: The muses above were essentially being accepted on what is known as a “three second audition”, meaning they’ve been chosen based on their looks and charm rather than talent ]

Muses whose actions are not described below will follow along as extras in the scene. Those who did not get center positions will not get solo screentime in the commercial as they are not the focus. If there are more people described in the scene than there are muses listed the spots will be filled by NPCs. Actors required to play the game will receive a phone from the staff with the demo version of it to practice and to be used on the scenes. The phones cannot make calls, send messages or access the internet, and the actors should always be in sight of a staff member as ways to avoid leaking. Once the shooting is over, they’ll have to return it.

In order to receive +3 CHARISMA POINTS and +1WK ACTING ACHIEVEMENT, write a four post thread with a fellow actor from your group or a 250+ words solo about your muse’s actions during the shoot. Please tag all your posts with #rksskt and have them up by midnight EST at the end of Wednesday, March 20th. You do not need to be a trainee to collect the achievement. You are free to tally up this achievement on your blog even if your muse didn’t sign a contract tonight - however, keep in mind that once your muse gets signed, you will have to add this to their base form as an achievement previously won through SuperStar KTWorld filming.

For trainees only, please submit your achievement to the rkpointsverification blog with the following format. There is no need to verify your charisma points.

SSKT RECORDING (for the MARCH 27 verification form)

[link to thread or solo about recording]

+1WK ACTING ACHIEVEMENT (number of times taken + current level)

[ More information regarding each of the scenes and who will take part in them can be found under the cut ]

GROUP A — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 17TH

KIM TAEHYUNG

LEE MINHYUNG

SOHN YOUNGJAE

NA JAEMIN

LEE DONGHYUCK

CHOI YENA

KIM CHAEWON

All actors and actresses will take the role of students and be properly dressed in uniforms provided by Samsung C&T. A real school will be used for the filming and the recording place for this group is a regular high school classroom during the morning. Most of the students will pile on each other to try and get a good sight of what KIM TAEHYUNG and LEE MINHYUNG are playing. It is, of course, SuperStar KTWorld. The director will instruct them to try different expressions and emotions such as cheering, gasping or sighing. While they are filmed from the front, Taehyung and Minhyung aren’t required to actually play on their phone, but shots from behind will force them to play the game. The actors will also record a few takes of getting surprised and rushing back to their seats as if their teacher had just walked in.

The song played is: SHINHWA - Wild Eyes

GROUP B — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 17TH

SON NAEUN

LEE JUYEON

YOON DOWOON

LEE DONGMIN

JANG DONGYOON

KIM YUGYEOM

MIYAWAKI SAKURA

JEON HEEJIN

All actors and actresses will take the role of students and be properly dressed with uniforms provided by Samsung C&T. A real school will be used for the filming and the recording place for this group is the seats by the soccer field during the afternoon. From the camera viewpoint, the five girls will be seated on the left and five boys on the right. Each group will watch SON NAEUN and LEE JUYEON play the game, respectively. They’ll all cheer at the same time after both players finish the song. The groups will then stare at each other for a moment before they move to sit together. While they are filmed from the front, Naeun and Juyeon aren’t required to actually play on their phone, but shots from behind will force them to play the game.

The song played is: ChiChi - Gee

GROUP C — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 18TH

KIM JUNMYEON

KIM JISOO

KIM JINHEE

WONG YUKHEI

JUNG HOSEOK

All actors and actress will take the role of regular citizens and be properly dressed in casual clothes. A set styled as the inside of a bus will be used for the filming during the morning. KIM JUNMYEON will be playing SuperStar KTWorld on his seat on the left of the camera’s viewpoint. KIM JISOO will be sitting on the middle of the furthermost seats, trying to check out what he’s playing. When he turns around, she’ll act surprised. The following scene is him sitting on the left and her on the right, but only the center of the bus will be seen when they both lean towards each other with their phones showing the game. While he is filmed from the front, Junmyeon isn’t required to actually play on his phone, but shots from behind will force him to play the game.

The song played is: ChiChi - Genie

GROUP D — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 18TH

JUNG JINSOUL

KIM DONGHYUN

KIM NAHEE

MOON TAEIL

KANG YOUNGHYUN

KIM DONGYOUNG

All actors and actress will take the role of regular citizens and be properly dressed with casual clothes. A set styled as the inside of a bus will be used for the filming during the afternoon. JUNG JINSOUL will be playing SuperStar KTWorld while standing and having one of her arms wrapped around a pole for support. The girl will cheer out loud once the song is completed then get shy once she notices everybody is looking at her. KIM DONGHYUN will poke her on the shoulder and show that he’s also playing the game on his phone. A few shots will be recorded of the two chatting and playing together. While they are filmed from the front, Jinsoul and Donghyun aren’t required to actually play on their phone, but shots from behind will force them to play the game.

The song played is: Katie Lee - U-Go-Girl

GROUP E — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 19TH

JOHNNY

LEE JAEHYUN

ADDAE

JIMIN

TAEMIN

JINO

LOGAN

ARON

SUNWOO

All actors will take the role of friends having fun and be properly dressed with casual outfits. An arcade will be used for the filming and this group will have arrive at a beauty salon nearby at 5am instead of 6 so that they may have more time for recording before the arcade opens for business. JOHNNY and LEE JAEHYUN will play the basketball game; ADDAE and JIMIN will play the snowboard simulator; TAEMIN and JINO will play on a dance machine while LOGAN cheers for them and ARON and SUNWOO will be playing SuperStar KTWorld. They’ll open card packs and cheer at what they receive, as well as play a few rounds. A few takes will be shot of all the boys coming together around the ones playing and looking joyful. While they are filmed from the front, Aron and Sunwoo aren’t required to actually play on their phone, but shots from behind will force them to play the game.

The song played is: LC9 - Married To The Music

GROUP F — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 19TH

MOMO

LUDA

IM JINAH

KIM JIYEON

BAE JOOHYUN

PARK SHINHYE

All actresses will take the role of aspiring idols and be properly dressed in pretty dancing outfits. A dance academy will be used for the filming and the recording place for this group is one of their practice rooms during the afternoon. MOMO will be shown dancing to Love Whisper’s choreography along with some of the other girls while LUDA plays the same song on SuperStar KTWorld. The other girls will get to learn a bit of the choreography before the shoot starts, but the goal of the scene isn’t to make a perfect cover. While she is filmed from the front, Luda isn’t required to actually play on her phone, but shots from behind will force her to play the game.

The song played is: ECLIPSE - Love Whisper

GROUP G — RECORDING DATE: MARCH 20TH

SUJI

ANNA

JENNIE

MINJI

HASEUL

BLUE

All members will be properly dressed with pretty dancing outfits. The KT building will be used for the filming and the recording place for this group is one of the practice rooms during the morning. SUJI, ANNA, and JENNIE will be shown dancing to Love Whisper’s choreography while MINJI plays the same song on SuperStar KTWorld with HASEUL and BLUE beside her. This will come after the previous group’s scene as a way to inspire people to keep dreaming. While she is filmed from the front, Minji isn’t required to actually play on her phone, but shots from behind will force her to play the game.

The song played is: ECLIPSE - Love Whisper

[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

[stormdragon23]

Monarch/Ruler Successors AU

This is just my personal headcanons on this AU since I have my own take

Kind of a mashup of others' ideas honestly, plus a couple of my own though I think they came from one person in particular

Very subject to change as I read Ragnarok. And when I'm finally able to play the game

Monarchs:

Choi Jong-In as The Monarch of Destruction, the King of Dragons

Baek Yoon-Ho as The Monarch of Fangs, the King of Beasts

Hwang Dong-Soo as The Monarch of the Iron Body, the King of Monstrous Humanoids

Kang Tae-Shik as The Monarch of Transfiguration, the King of Demonic Spectres

Eun-Seok as The Monarch of Frost, the King of the Snow Folk

Lim Tae-Gyu as The Monarch of the Beginning, the King of Giants

Goto Ryuji as The Monarch of White Flames, the King of Demons

Park Hee-Jin as The Monarch of Plagues, the Queen of Insects

Ruler Vessels:

Cha Hae-In

Min Byung-Gyu

Thomas Andre

Liu Zhigang

Christopher Reed > Lennart Niermann

Sung Il-Hwan

Go Gunhee > Woo Jin-Chul

Siddharth Bachchan (Don't have a pic for him, but that's not my fault)

Open to questions. Because I don't know what else to say

[stormdragon23]

My Top 10 Solo Leveling Characters

Inspired by this post

I'll keep the explanations short, but if you want a more in-depth explanation, feel free to ask for more (or look through my blog. It isn't that hard to find with how much I post about certain characters)

Choi Jong-In

Gee, what a surprise-

What I like the most about Choi Jong-In is how complex his character is when you actually analyze him. He comes off as a confident, sly person who does what he wants to get something for himself, but when you read between the lines, there is a lot about him that shows nearly the opposite

One example is how he exudes confidence, nearly borderline arrogance, yet when you observe his physical actions, he almost always doing something with his hands, as if he is nervous and holds back from fidgeting. He also cares a lot about other hunters yet does so very subtly, like during the double dungeon when he was giving orders to the other hunters to try to keep them safe. He reacted like how Baek Yoon-Ho did during the Red Gate incident when he learned about what happened with the high orcs A-Rank gate, showing that he does care about his hunters' safety

Okay, I need to stop

2. Baek Yoon-Ho

This should have been expected from just looking at my blog

Baek Yoon-Ho was actually my favorite character early in the story. I love how despite his intimidating appearance, he is actually very kind and a rather sensitive person. He is one of more fleshed-out side characters in terms of his relationships with other side characters and how his backstory before the gates appeared is talked about a lot in various forms of Solo Leveling

He also has a rather complex personality with how serious he appears in public and how it is clear he cares a great deal about the hunters in his guild, yet with people he is close to, such as his friends, he is very expressive and reacts quite a bit to being teased and such

3. Go Gun-Hee

He needs to show up in the game soon

I love how caring he is with the other hunters, specifically Woo Jin-Chul and the other S-Ranks. He makes teasing remarks towards them and is quite soft with them despite his powerful aura. He definitely has the energy of a grandfather, so I like to think he gets along with all the S-Ranks very well

He also seems very protective of them as he was furious about the Japanese Hunters Association's Chairman's plan to eliminate Korea's S-Ranks. He is like that one quote

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

4. Sung Il-Hwan

Why couldn't he have seen Kyung-Hye one last time-

I also love Sung Il-Hwan's caring nature even though it was only shown after he fought Hwang Dong-Soo and was helping people get out of destroyed buildings and fire. It was nice foreshadowing to him being a firefighter in the past

He's fairly similar to Go Gun-Hee in terms of his protectiveness of the people he cares about and his optimistic/teasing nature even though Sung Il-hwan's personality wasn't shown that much. I admire how he wanted to give up his memories of the previous timeline to properly take care of his son the way he wanted to though. It was very sweet

I want him to be the main character, not his son-

5. Park Kyung-Hye

She should have appeared more. She's so pretty

Not much of her was shown in the manhwa, but the moments of her that stood out to me the most were how she looked out for her family before her own well-being and how she was still waiting for her husband to return

Even when she had just awakened and found out how long she had been asleep for, the first thing she did after getting a grasp on her surroundings is comfort her son. All she knew was that her son had worked hard to take care of him and could see from his hands that he got hurt while doing so. She doesn't know what exactly Sung Jin-Woo did in the years she was asleep yet still thanked him

6. Woo Jin-Chul

Of course he's on the list. Why wouldn't he be on the list

There are many admirable traits that Woo Jin-Chul has, but I think the one that stands out to me the most is his sense of justice and desire to do everything he can to make the world a better place. It doesn't get to the point where it is all he thinks about or does, but it is enough to show that he is passionate about what he believes

His demeanor is also something I like. The way he is stoic and reacts accordingly based on the situation he is in. It makes me wonder about what his personality is actually like behind the mask and when he is not working. Some of it was shown in the side stories, which was very nice to see, though I wish the manhwa had included more moments of him from the novel

He would be higher on the list, but I'm a sucker for parental figures

7. Min Byung-Gyu

The reason I have a strong grudge against Sung Jin-Woo

Min Byung-Gyu is a much stronger person the more you analyze him (I'm working on an analysis of him, so I'll be going into more detail there). The way he is clearly traumatized by the third Jeju raid and had already told Baek Yoon-Ho that he would not be going on the next Jeju raid, yet he still showed up in the end

He likely couldn't bear the thought of the S-Ranks dying without him there more than the possibility of him not being able to save them. Compared to the other side characters, he was actually fleshed out quite a bit, and he was a very unique character compared to the S-Ranks in terms of his personality

He did NOT need to die

8. Son Ki-Hoon

Most underrated character right here

I don't think much about Son Ki-Hoon as he didn't have that much of a presence in the manhwa, but I really like how he was portrayed as a good leader. After all the other raids Sung Jin-Woo had been on prior to this raid, I was really worried that Son Ki-Hoon was going to be selfish like the others. But thankfully, he chose to go the route that would be the safest for the rest of the team (I think he, unfortunately, has bad luck though)

He was also very adamant about protecting his guild members despite it seeming certain that they would die. Not in a self-sacrificial way (which is a trait I personally dislike), but in a way that would the others the best chance of survival while still doing his best to stay alive

9. Park Hee-Jin

She's so pretty alsdkfjafda

Not much of Park Hee-Jin was seen other than the Red Gate, but the game went in depth about her backstory, which I enjoyed watching. To summarize, Park Hee-Jin had "hunches" whenever something is about to go wrong, and although she doesn't know if something will actually happen or not, her instincts are usually right

However, when she tells other people, they usually don't believe her, and when something does happen, they blame her for it. Yet despite the accusations against her, she doesn't let it bother her and just ignores them, focusing on keeping herself and those who do believe her safe. Similar to Park Kyung-Hye, she also has a caring nature with other hunters, especially those younger than her.

10. Eun-Seok

I know he was only in the anime for like. 3 minutes, but hear me out

Despite Eun-Seok not being on screen for long and barely being mentioned anywhere else, the effect he had on the surviving hunters was very impactful. It clearly affected his close friends, Baek Yoon-Ho and Min Byung-Gyu, the latter of whom retired after the raid. It's not clearly stated, but in the game, he also seems to be the reason why Lim Tae-Gyu seems rather jaded at times, so I assume the two must have been close

As for his personality, he seems like someone who looks out for his friends often yet has a playful side to him as well. I hope we get to see more of him later, whether it's in the game or in a flashback in the anime, but already in the anime, they gave him a lot of features, including a whole character design along with very unique powers

I'm very weak towards selfless people who are humble in case you couldn't tell

If you made it this far, congratulations. Have a cookie 🍪 I don't know what other foods to give. Maybe a fruit next time

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Song: Fancy by Twice Made after Byung-gyu's single Next song is either Choibaek or Yoonho and Byung-gyu's duet

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[stormdragon23]

Song: 0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) feat. Seori ARISE Collab featuring Park Hee-Jin from CHARM Next is either another Choibaek song or Yoonho's single Now please get out of my head it's been weeks