#usually kdrama rich parents annoy me

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

i think what no gain no love is doing the best is that our local chaebol's parents are crazy the father is/was a cheating scum but he's also funnily scared of his wife she meanwhile reads smut on breakfast table and very casually blackmails her husband and saves her son from getting disowned

[ashuuuuuuu]

I recently read seizing dreams/ doumeng and since it's so underrated i wanted to do a review of it so more people read this masterpiece so here's 10 reasons why you should read Seizing dreams :

1) Money is a recurring theme in it

Rarely do I see romance novels or any novels that talk so much deeply and sincerely about money. Both of our protagonists are from the opposite spectrum of economical status. Yu Hao , our MC is an orphan from the start of the novel and he has no one else but himself to depend on for money whereas Zhou Sheng, or ML is only son and future heir of his millionaire father's company. I know it sounds like a very kdrama cliche type of story with this setting but the way they handle and portray the struggles of both people from the opposite spectrum is beautiful. We see Yu Hao struggling with part time work when he's in college, we see him struggling with finding a job, we see him struggling working with minimum wage after college to follow his passion. Whereas we see Zhou Sheng struggling to understand what he wants to do in the future. Struggling to understand whether he wants to be the heir or not. Struggling to live like a middle class person with Yu Hao cuz he's never lived like that. There's an arc where both the main characters are struggling with internship and it's shown so realistically that yes internship makes you work the most with the minimum wage in exchange of "teaching" you. There's also a character struggling with a start up. The novel also depicts Pyramid schemes and you name it. Ofc the novel has ideologies about money too and the characters constantly discuss their ideal way of using money. Most of the time i see in romance novels characters just fall in love and live together and how they are making money is never mentioned that much. So i very much appreciated when this novel shows how big of a struggle it is to earn money in a third world country with a psychology degree for someone who doesn't have rich parents. I just love this aspect of the novel the most.

2) The main couple knows how to communicate well

Like I said above, they come from different worlds so they have different views on a lot of topics. Usually, if it was a kdrama maybe the girl would've went " we can't be together because we are from different worlds" but not our Yu Hao . He wants to do his best to be together with him especially because they come from different upbringings. Because of their differences , they clash sometimes and fight especially with money matters but those fights are always peaceful and there are no misunderstandings and both of them communicate well and it's just so beautiful to see a couple who KNOWS what communication is haha

3) Both leads are super complex

Like it's rare to see such complexity even in danmei for me. Both of the characters are so well written and just …they act like actual human beings. So they might annoy you a bit but their growth is super amazing. Both of them fight their inner demons throughout the story and their journey of becoming better humans both individually and as a couple is such an immaculate experience. At first, Yu Hao may come across is this goody-shoes kind of boy who doesn't know how to step up for himself but later we see him become more mature, witty and having more self confidence. Zhou Sheng also comes across as this clown kind of person who's very annoying and possessive but this behaviour of him manifests from his insecurities. He just has a different way of hiding his insecurities. When You Hao shuts himself from the world so he won't get hurt by people, Zhou Sheng makes their clown persona so people won't hurt the real him. Both of them are struggling in their own way and when we slowly get to see them peel off their masks and be proud of their own skin. It's just ahhh so beautiful.

4) The side characters are well written too

The side characters are just as complex as the main characters and i think that's such a feat. I don't wanna reveal too much since it'll be spoilers but the side characters are of all kinds of sexuality, gender and stories. They feel like real humans and just arghh it's all so beautiful

5) The genres are mixed very well

so the main genres of this would be slice of life and adventure cuz like they go to other people's dreams and it's pretty adventurous but the slice of life aspect of it is also very much present and both of these genres are mixed so well. Like I'm a slice of life gal so i don't like adventure stuff that much but here I loved the dreamscapes so yeah it's blended very well.

6) The CP

The yearning the main characters have for each other in the beginning, the pinning, the fluff when they do get together.

7) Friendship

The story gives very big importance to the friendships the characters have and i feel like friendships are rarely celebrated this well so it's always a treat when a story does this.

8) Psychology

The main character studies psychology in his college so there's a lot of discussions around that and even outside of it, the novel is filled with the psychology of self and so much more . If you love psychology like me, it's a must. If you are a psychology student like me and Yu Hao, it's more of a must!

9) The smut

Tiref of reading censored and faded out sex scenes danmei ? Worry not! Cuz this novel has explicit sex scenes and they are written super well and with full detail. I know a lot of people get turned of by this so this is also a warning ? But you can always skip those chapters of you're uncomfortable. Anyways, i love some good smut in novels so if you're like me, you're gonna love this!

10) Because i said so

what more reason do you need ? Go read it now!

Carrd link : https://seizingdreams-info.carrd.co/

[saintobio]

I've like casted the intro thingy almosy 3 times onto my TV atp so thank god finally my finger hit the ask box- Okay, SO SAINT, IK IM TIPSY RN BUT I MY ALCO FUZZIEX BRAIN CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING BUT SY AND SY GOJO RN. IK IBEEN SOBBINF OVER HIM FOR THE PAST HOUR BUT SAINT, I WANNA CRY AND TELL U THAT U ARE AMAZING AND ILY, I HOPE YOI KNOW UOI DESERVE THE WORLD PLS 😭😭 IM SORRY IF THIS ASK COMES ACROSS AS SLOPPY AND PLAIN ANNOYING BUT HOLY SHIT IM JUSY CRYING AT HOW TALENTRD YOU ARE FOR GIVINF US QORLDS TO ESCAPE TO LIKE SN/SY, OLAL, WASTELANDS ESCPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BORINGASS LIVES LIKE MINE. ITS SO SEDENTARY AND STALE THAT I HAD TO DRINJ TO NOT BE THE SOBER ME. AND THEN YOURE SO NICE AND WITTY WITH ALL YOUR FOLLOWES TOO!!! YOURW HELLA COOL I HOPE U KNOW THAT!!! I HOPE U KNOW I ADOREE YOU MORE THAN ANY AUTHOR ATP. ILYYY. TAKE CARE OR GOJO NO UNBOX! BYE-BYE!!

ty so much!!! that’s so nice of u and it’s not annoying at all :D rly glad you enjoy some of my works <33

@otivez said

saint i've been DYING to tell you this omg my law professor told us this crazy story last week and istg it's sincerely not

it's very long and wild but in a nutshell this son of a high status family in the 60s needs to marry someone and his parents don't like his girlfriend so they find him a woman. he goes to his gf and tells her that he should marry the other woman and then they should see. fast forward a couple years he gets cancer and dies. after he dies, they see that he has 14 kids with his wife AND 15 with his girlfriend 😭 they ask the wife "why" and she says "well she gave birth so i had to give birth too" 😭 they were RACING 🤧 my mind just instantly went "what if reader was like sera too" shit gets even crazier that they even made a tv show about it

WHATJDJD THATS SO MESSY 😭

Anonymous said

Hello new reader here👀 An auntie lurking around.

I’m not an anime watcher (but a kdrama one) btw so I don’t know who this characters are irl? Is that even the term?🤣 I just happen to open tumblr after 5 years, this is my 12 year old account whom I spent my teenage years (you can guess my age already 😂)and that one person I’m following reblogged your Sincerely yours series. AND GURL WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN MY HECTIC BORING CORPORATE LIFE?!!! It’s been too loooong since I got invested like this for real😭 I am so intrigue, this is nothing like The Princess Diaries I used to read😒😂 and now I discover this gem called smut brrrr Guess what chapter I happen to read first, it’s the bora bora damn I was like, this series is fucking interesting I’m hooked and started reading from the very beginning. To that person who reblogged that chapter, thank you! And Saint, I love you! Muah💋

P.S I’m not following you yet, I don’t want to see the juicy spoilers 😁but I will, I PROMISE once I’m done teehee. And I just google this fucker Gojo Satoru (I’m in a chapter where I really despise him and Sera right now hahaha) he’s my wallpaper now btw and now I’m introducing him to my niece as my cheating rich handsome fiance so they’d stop calling me an old maiden😩

P.P.S can I share how I imagine yn’s style and appearance? It’s Kang Sa-Ra in kdrama A beauty Inside❤️ this is before I saw your curated aesthetic images for sn and yn hehe

it’s sooo interesting when people who don’t watch jjk actually read sn/sy 😭 i hope u know that they are very ooc in this series, and gojo isn’t like this at all HAHAJAJ also i haven’t watch that drama but the inspos for her fashion usually come from typical kdrama chaebols 😹

Anonymous said

I really wanted yn and Gojo to end up together because I’m a Gojo simp lmao. But if SN and SY with OG characters? honestly I don’t want the FL to end up with the ML I want them to go on their separate ways but have a healthy or civil coparenting their child. They’re both too broken to be together again but if they happen to have the strength to patch things up, I wish they’re already both healed to be together again.

If Gojo and YN is the endgame… Saint, I wonder how… And if they’re not… waaah

Anonymous said

This is a terrible thing to say but I'm toji x yn because i think it's the less worse option of gojo x yn. Both relationships have major issues but toji by comparison has less issues and can be salvage. Despite the titanic reference gojo made in sn19 their ship sunk and is staying at the bottom.

gojoyn or tojiyn, i think we can all agree that yn x therapy should come first 😫

@bellehalla said

this is not new but i will defend those Utahime haters because...i am one of them. first of all, why would you go after your friend's ex boyfriend. that itself is already questionable. then you go after an ex that your friend has a bad and complicated history with. apparently, that's not enough to set her head straight. then, you as a friend, know that this friend of yours is losing her shit, losing her mind over this dude and you're out here uwu catching feelings. BUT GREAT CHAPTER SAINT! <33

ahahaha i just know utahime wouldn’t give this much damn abt gojo in canon 😭 but sy!hime is a cassie

Anonymous said

Oh boy, your writing is so captivating! sn6 is the first chapter I've read as it's been released and what a chapter it has been... Thank you for doing this!

A question, I've seen in your profile that your type is INFP and as an mbti nerd have been wondering if you take the personality types of the characters when writing the story?

Sorry if the question has been asked before but I've just been very curious :)

tysm <33 i’m not very knowledgeable about mbti but i remember one of my readers who did a long post abt the characters mbti and why they make sense!! sorry i couldn’t find it anymore but it was during sn era, which is several months ago T^T

[ningningsdream]

t w e n t y  n i n e | kdrama

summary: “why do yall act like you’re in a kdrama?”

pairing: y/n x jeno

warning(s): none

main masterlist |   kdrama masterlist

y/n and Jinhee put their tray on the table, sitting down with their group of friends for lunch. The boys seemed to be in the middle of a conversation that none of them enjoyed.

"The Gala is this Saturday? I thought we still had a week.", Chenle whined.

"What are you talking about?", Jinhee asked, starting to eat her lunch.

"Jeno's parents' Charity Gala this Saturday.", Jisung answered.

"A what now? I didn't think yall could be even more cliché but I guess I was wrong.", y/n said, completely dumbfounded by the kdrama-like lives of her friends.

"Yeah, it's really formal too. Suits, dresses, fancy appetizers...", Renjun said with an annoyed undertone.

"Aren't you guys used to it?", Jinhee commented.

"Yeah but it doesn't mean we enjoy it.", Jaemin replied.

"Everything is just so...fake. So formal.", Donghyuck added.

"Then don't go.", y/n simply said as if the answer was obvious.

"You don't get it, y/n. We have to go.", Jeno said, making y/n put her hands in the air in surrender, "It's more than just a gala, it's like a way for our parents to meet new people, new investors and we have to be there because we'll take over our parents' company one day."

"Perks of being a rich kid.", Renjun sarcastically said.

"I have something to ask you after school.", Jeno whispered to y/n which made her nod in return.

Cue for a time jump.

After school, y/n was as usual on Jeno's room's couch, "So what do you want ?"

"I have a little favor to ask you.", he said, showing her the little space he made between his thumb and index.

"I'm listening.", she squinted her eyes in suspicion of his answer.

"Well you see, when I used to date Somin, she was my date for every event and my mom always scheduled these dress fittings the day before the gala.", y/n nodded, a sign for him to keep going, "Me and Somin broke up BUT my mom still scheduled the dress fitting, hoping that I'd still ask Somin to be my date this year.", the girl gave him a look of incomprehension, "Ineedyoutobemydateandgotothedressfittingthisfriday."

"What now? You want be to go to your rich people only party? And I have to wear a dress on top of it all? No way.", y/n refused.

"Pleeeeaaasseeee!!", Jeno begged, "You're the only one that can help me or I'll have to go with Somin and I really don't want to."

y/n was not the type to give in easily - just ask poor Mark- but this time the look of Jeno made it surprisingly harder for her to resist, "Fine. Fine. Fine. I'll come."

"Really?", he looked at her with wide eyes and smiled when she nodded, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!", he said, wrapping his arms around her.

"Yeah, okay, okay, you get off of me, now.", she said, trying to push him away jokingly.

"Nah I like it.", he said, making her cheeks heat up a little.

y/n panicked and started to tickle him. He started laughing, his arms loosening around her as he tried to cease the ticklish attack.

a/n: we getting deep and deeper into the cliché, how are yall holding up?

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[k-odyssey]

Dramas I’ve Been Watching in April

It’s that time again when I tell you what I’ve been watching and if I liked it (without spoilers). As always it’s a long post so everything’s under the cut.

I was struggling to find the other ones so now they’re all tagged monthly posts. (I don’t know that anyone else needs to find them, but I do. It’s like the index page on my blog.)

When the Weather Is Fine (finished)

Seoul music teacher leaves the city and her unfulfilling job for the countryside, reconnects with adorable highschool classmate. They heal from the past together.

Mentioned in the last post and all other my blog. I said it was feel-good and having finished it, I stand by that. The great thing is, even when what’s happening with the leads isn’t great, there’s always another storyline to balance things out.

It looks so good. I love the fashion, which is almost exclusively thick jumpers and warm coats and gloves.

There’s two readings of the ending, one more positive than the other. But either way the finale is worth watching for Jang Woo’s little speech about happiness and mundane things.

Meow, the Secret Boy (ep18 of 24)

Cat adopted by unwilling new owner discovers he can turn into a human around her.

Started this one last month with hopes of cute romcom but it’s too weird to ship at this point. For me anyway.

It is, however, ridiculously funny. But I can’t watch more than one ep at a time due to the aforementioned weirdness. So I haven’t caught up yet.

Cute second couple, though.

Skate into Love (finished)

Star hockey player is reunited with the girl he hated in primary school at age 18, decides to take revenge.

It becomes more about how to navigate a relationship when you have an entire childhood of history and Olympic dreams. Also meddling parents and manipulative admirers.

Did I fast forward a bit? Yes. It’s 40 episodes after all, and the drama is edited to be a bit slow I think. You can easily watch it at the 1.25x speed. There’s plenty of supporting characters with their own stories, some more interesting than others. But I still found it worth watching.

I love the leads! And they actually grow, individually and as a couple. They both make mistakes and apologize and move on together.

While I’m here, let me mention that there are decent kisses!

Here’s what I wrote about the drama in the beginning.

If you don’t mind spoilers, here’s more thoughts.

Joy of Life (finished)

21st century character is sort of reborn in what looks like ancient china, with memories from his past life intact.

It’s been a long time coming, but I finished it!

By a long time coming I mean I started this drama in... December? Which might as well be a century ago at this point. I mentioned it here in January if you missed that.

46 episodes is a lot for me, especially if the drama is no longer airing. If I don’t watch it as it comes out, I 100% will end up taking up to 6 months to finish it. That’s just my brain.

The drama itself is a delight! Both funny and heartbreaking. Lots of intrigues and politics, but not in a boring way. It definitely keeps you on your toes.

Wan’er being one my faves (I don’t care if some find her plain), I was sad to see her character fade in the background as the drama progressed. The lack of romance from ep35 or so might be why it took so long for me to finish it. I love my romance ok?

Also this is season 1 of at least 2, so the ending is... an interesting and shocking one.

A Piece of Your Mind (finished)

Two people dealing with the loss of loved ones help each other through the darkness. Also there’s artificial intelligence involved.

I thought the fact that there was AI would mean the plot would inevitably end up where it usually does for this genre of kdrama: some evil person or entity trying to acquire the technology through legal or illegal means. Thankfully, that never happens. It’s not that kind of drama but a sweet melo.

Did you know I love Jung Hae In? I have that one post about him where I say exactly that but in more words and I’m always happy when it gets notes. The thing is, I don’t mind that he’s been playing similar characters lately. On an emotional level, his portrayals always work. I can’t look away from his eyes. Especially if he’s about to cry. He plays “overwhelmed with emotion” so well whether it’s anger or sadness or love. Plus, I’m all for kinder and softer male leads.

I know Chae Soo Bin from 3 other dramas and they were all comedy I think. I didn’t know she had the range! It was a good surprise to find that she could play a more poised character. I love her in this.

Is it because I’ve been re-watching One Spring Night but this drama looks so bright! In a good way. I love the light and colours. Especially at sunset. Plus all of the snow in the beginning, and Soon Ho’s plants!!! Also I love how they film through windows and play with reflections.

I’m sad they had to cut 4 episodes but they managed to wrap things up pretty well.

So many great characters. And I love that there’s several very strong non-romantic relationships. Soon Ho and Ha Won for example. As someone who wants to scream anytime I hear “men and women can’t be friends”, I love that these two are best friends. Also the boarding house scenes were great. Especially once Min Jung and the medical student moved in.

More thoughts about the AI.

Hyena (finished)

How do I describe Hyena?

It’s an unusual love-to-hate-to-love. Two resourceful, rich-people’s lawyers cross paths and well, sparks fly.

It’s not cute and fluffy. They defend the worst people and with questionable means. They have ethics but they’re different from mine.

As I have mentioned here, it was Hee Jae that grabbed my attention. Joo Ji Hoon is a brilliant actor.

The drama is fast-paced and I watched it in like a week.

Read this post I wrote at the end if you want to know more and don’t mind mild spoilers.

The King: Eternal Monarch (ep2 of 16)

King with a tragic family history finds the door to a parallel universe.

Technically I’ve watched 2 eps and like 15 min of the 3rd ep.

I’ve decided to give it at least 4 episodes. I still haven’t caught up.

Main appeal for me: Woo Do Hwan. He’s not the lead though so there’s that.

I don’t usually pay much attention to that but since I edit them for this... the posters aren’t great? And none of the ones I’ve found have the standard format so I had to choose between cutting the title and cutting off half of Lee Min Ho’s face.

Love is All (ep4 of 26)

Historical romcom. I kinda didn’t pay attention to ep1 so I’m not super clear on why the male lead is hiding his identity but he is. He’s left the capital to become a county magistrate in a small (?) town. There he meets a romance writer who becomes his adviser.

They fight all the time.

Also she keeps unknowingly declaring her love for him because she knows him by name and has a crush on him, but he’s living under a false identity. So she’s annoying him a lot but also complimenting him all the time and he’s not indifferent.

Fun supporting characters.

Is it kinda cheesy? Yes, but that’s what I typically watch cdramas for.

[wannawrite]

Steal My Girl

who?: Wanna One’s Kang Daniel, Ong Seongwoo genre: 🌺 type: bullet point blog navigator. • enemies to lovers AU • but you never get to love Daniel because ‘Seongwoo is one slick bih’ - Raelynn dedicated to my baby, Rae @lalisalsa , thank you for requesting this! this was an...interesting request to work on.💖 also, this is kind of crack just saying...and my Directioner ass set a 1D inspired title I’m sobbing. Also dedicated to Dain, @pinksausageduo , I binge read all of her enemies to lovers! to get inspired and understand this concept better, so thank you for fuelling me with your quality content. ILY💕

- Admin L

disclaimer: pictures do not belong to me and all credit goes to their original owners

• ‘MY NEW OTP!’ imessedupsorry

• ‘2 months and they’ll be together.’ • ‘I’ll say 5 months.’ • in reality, you had to drag a begrudging Daniel into the library while the hallways filled themselves with whispers • ‘uhh Daniel...where’s all your books and notes?’ • why did you even ask......of course, he’s never going to arrive to class with materials to work • his cheeky grin falls when you fish out your own history notebook and textbook, laying out all your writing materials including your art markers • ‘I just don’t understand,’ he huffs, crossing his arms. ‘I’m doing fine on my own. I don’t need to be tutored, I can do this.’ • you got a tip-off: if you offer Daniel jellies, he will oblige • ‘Do you want to attend today’s class?’ • ‘...no?’ • you smiled brightly, packing up your things. ‘Okay! See you tomorrow then, take care!’ • confused, he reached out and grabbed the sleeve of your uniform. ‘Seriously?’ • you nodded, not sarcastically before bidding him goodbye again and making your way off, scribbling down to bring jellies the next day • it shocked you when Daniel was the one to text you first about his tutoring classes, maybe it warmed your heart a little • so this continued on. You would meet him after school every Wednesday, Thursday and Monday. Occasionally, he would call you to meet at his place on weekends • sometimes he even texted you out of the blue and the conversations that carried on after that were certainly not about history • he was actually a sweet guy • you two greeted each other in school and sat together at times • on the day of finals, Daniel kissed your check and hugged you tight before entering the exam hall. ‘I’ll make sure you get that $15 a-and...I’ll make you proud.’ • BLUSH BLUSH BLUSHING •  your face was burning throughout the entire paper, it didn’t help that your seat was exactly opposite Daniel’s and you could view him so clearly • it was the smallest, most unnoticeable things that made your heart flutter. Like how he scrunched his nose when he came across a difficult question or when his lips pursed when he was concentrating hard • a whole man • you were pretty much on cloud nine when results were released because he ran out of the hall and right into your arms, thanking you repeatedly • unfortunately, all good things must come to an end • it was around Junior year? maybe, you can’t remember the details but you vividly recall the entire situation • there was some sort of dance coming up and you still had that stupid crush on Kang Daniel. Everyone hopes their crush would ask them to be their date • even wishing for that when it was time to cut your cake • I suppose...your wish came true? • two days before the dance and you prepared to show up alone when you found bouquet of red roses left on your desk • you had been banded into a different class for 2nd period science, explains why • on the small tag attached with gold yarn, ‘PROM?’ was scribbled in someone’s handwriting you would never forget • D a n i e l • INTERNALLY: MISSION ABORT MISSION ABORT HEART EXPLOSION IN 3...2.. • curious eyes peered at your gift as a hot blush filled your face, a dumb grin was pulled on your face the entire class • you stashed the bouquet under your desk and occasionally stroked the velvety petals • just after the bell had gone, Kang Daniel waltzed into the classroom accompanied by his best friend, Ong Seongwoo • his lips had been curled into a satisfied, almost cocky smirk, but when his gaze found yours and saw that the flowers were hidden under your table, a frown etched it’s way onto his face • meanwhile, you were there blushing, your hopes soaring high as he approached you. ‘Yes!’ you squeaked, standing up as soon as he reached your desk. ‘I’ll be your date to prom.’ • silence fell over the class before utter disbelief overcame Daniel. He ripped the flowers from your desk, horror overwhelming him. • he glared you in the eye, his heart turning into cold stone. ‘No, no, you won’t be.’ • turns out, the roses were for that popular girl in class who sat behind you and spent her science class jotting down how to break up with two people at the same time • you wouldn’t blame her, she was a bombshell in every aspect • ‘sarah, will you be my date to prom?’ Daniel asked suavely, now offering your bouquet to her and even getting down on one knee • your jaw fell to the floor and so did the rest of class’ as they finally comprehended the situation before them • sarah slowly stood up, examined Daniel’s gift and question before smiling sweetly and knocking the roses out of his grip. ‘Sorry, I don’t accept...used things. And..I already have a date.’ • her annoyingly sugary voice still rang through your head nowadays • Daniel was completely crestfallen, he tossed the roses into the corner of the classroom then stormed out • but not before exchanging a few words with you. • ��T-this is all your fault,’ he spat, narrowing eyes unforgiving. • you knew right then and there that he was never worth your time, yet you couldn’t help but feel upset that you had lost a good friend • from then on, you ignored Daniel and never dared to go anywhere near him or his little bunch of clique members • at least Seongwoo wasn’t the world’s worst person • when Daniel tormented you, Seongwoo was there to comfort you • it wasn’t like y’all talked or texted but he was there to made sure you were all good before catching up with his clan • he even discouraged Daniel from poking fun at you • it wasn’t like you were too affected by Daniel’s annoying • but Seongwoo,,,gosh he made your heart beat faster and faster each time • now’s the time for the juicy stuff • for your final history project, your class was required to pair up with another class for group work • wow it must be Cupid or something because you ended up working in the same group as Seongwoo • however, when there’s an Ong Seongwoo, there’s a Kang Daniel • Wonderful • during class discussion, you paid no mind to Daniel, focusing your attention solely on the project • it was only during weekend discussion that Seongwoo and your classmate could not attend • and yours and Daniel’s share of the workload had suddenly been intertwined • ‘god no,’ Daniel had muttered under his breathe when your classmate suggested that the two of you meet up to discuss further about your half of the project • at that, you drop your pen, it lands with a silence piercing clatter on the table top • Everyone watches as you purse your lips and turn away from Daniel, maybe even shifting your chair a couple of inches further away • Daniel snickers and rolls his eyes but remains silent and gestures for your classmate to continue talking • after class, Seongwoo grabs your arm before you can make a mad dash for it • ‘don’t be like this,’ he says when it’s just the two of you left in the class. ‘It’s hurting you, I can tell but please don’t be hostile towards Niel, things will only get worse if you two fight.’ • You let out a frustrated sigh, glancing away • ‘hey,’ Seongwoo says softly, his right hand clasping your chin and turning your head to face him again. Your eyes meet and your breath jams in your throat. • that sounds violent oh no • ‘Look at me, okay? I’m doing this because I want to help. It isn’t healthy for both of you to be like this all the time. Calm down and...text me when you want to talk about it.’ • why can’t I just text you when I want to talk to YOU? • you manage a shaky breath, nodding. Deciding that just maybe, Seongwoo was right. He was a good friend after all, he wouldn’t do anything to harm either you or Daniel • you went home that day with a lot on your mind • and the next afternoon, you found yourself in the library, seated next to Kang Daniel, books and research papers lining the white table in front of you • originally, everyone had been present but your classmate, Semmi made an excuse to ‘buy lunch’ for everyone and Seongwoo had accompanied her to the mall • so far, all was civil. You even inquired about Daniel’s wellbeing and how his studies were fairing • laughing, he says, ‘Not the best. I suppose I could use a tutor again.’ • a tutor like me? • he stares at you long and hard for a couple of prolonged seconds. ‘Hey, maybe we can have study sessions again, like the old times. I’m...sorry for everything I put you through and we should try to get along for the sake of our studies.’ • heart: thUD THUD THUD ??? • boi what game you playing • ‘and of course, we need to take Semmi and Ong into consideration, our grade shouldn’t affect theirs.’ • was kang daniel actually apologising and offering to make up with you? How strange. Seongwoo must have really knocked some sense into him • jokingly, you agreed. There was no way he could be serious and this was just to make a joke out of you, you knew his tactics all to well by now • one thing you didn’t know was that Daniel was a huge fan of hugging you in the hallways or whenever he saw you • ....which led to everyone thinking that you two were dating • no • he was a lot sweeter to you and showed up to school with speckless decorum • Daniel also assisted you in your studies, offering his afternoons as study time with you • why was your heart racing so madly when you were with him? • then again, there was Seongwoo • Ong Seongwoo had appeared to have taken your heart with him too • he was always nice to you, and his affections never faded once. Though he never made his intentions clear • but uh I don’t think you can exactly classify someone as a friend after they walk you home, by you drinks all the time, kiss you on the cheek/forehead and offer to carry your school supplies • you laughed a lot more when you were with Seongwoo than when you hung out with Daniel • clearly, you had decisions to make • That time came sooner rather than later when Seongwoo popped the question, ‘Why aren’t we going out yet?’ • you were so STUNNED YOU DROPPED YOUR FORK - JIHOON’S EYES NEARLY POPPED OUT OF HIS SOCKETS • AND IT SLID RIGHT ACROSS TWO TABLES TO WHERE DANIEL AND MINHYUN WERE WALKING, CARRYING THEIR TRAYS TO YOUR TABLE • he paused • ‘I loaf you a lot y/n,’ he pointed to the baguette on your tray, ‘but you’re always with Daniel...and I don’t want to interfere and all...but I need to give this a try before I pasta way.’ • puns yes puns • like I said, Seongwoo made you laugh more, so maybe that was something to take into consideration • luckily, Daniel was still out of earshot when Seongwoo had boldly confessed his love • lunch carried on as if nothing had happened • you tried your best to brush off that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach • ‘give us a minute,’ Daniel instructed his friends, ushering them to go ahead. ‘It’ll only be a second.’ • he wanted to talk to you...alone • worry crossed Seongwoo’s face but regardless of his personal interests, he slipped away • Daniel took your hands in his, shocking you and your heart for the second time in a span of 20 minutes • ‘y/n, be my date to prom.’ • prom.... • dance with Daniel • or sip ciders with Seongwoo • you had to choose NOW • yet in your heart, you already knew the answer • one boy walked home with a broken yet delighted heart, glad that at least the person he adored was waltzing in the arms of his best friend • happy that at least, he still maintained a meaningful friendship you. He knew the truth and that was the most important part • the other suitor took an Uber home with you, heart racing and fighting down a red blush every time his gaze locked with yours • he was overjoyed, knowing that his efforts in pursuing you had paid off and finally, the two of you would make better memories as a couple • he was glad you accepted his admiration • Daniel chuckled when he saw Seongwoo’s new IG story, rejection never felt better when he had the knowledge that his best friend was over the moon, that his other friend was happy with the decision they made • - I’ll have a date this prom - • wow what is this whole thing even

[kdramaxoxo]

My Love From The Star / You Who Came From The Stars - A K-Drama Review

About this Drama: Sassy and spoiled celebrity falls in love with emotionally closed-off but powerful 400 year old alien. Murders, rich people problems and hidden identity stuff ensues.

Spoilers ahead (though this show is old so like, yeah.)

The Good Stuff:

Sci Fi and historical elements: Do Min Joon is a 400 year old alien so it’s fun to see him live over a 400 year old timeline, and his alien powers are super cool. I’m a sucker for sci-fi and fancy costumes.

Cheon Song-Yi! I loooovveee Gianna Jun. She literally carries this whole show. Her charisma and unique character traits make her a super fun person to watch and it adds a lot of humor to the show. She’s IT.

Pretty people being pretty. Every main character is hot. Honestly I super love Park Hae-Jin so just looking at his face gives me joy. Do I like his character? Ummm... see below ;-)

Chon Song Yi’s little brother: I love humorous elements in my kdramas and the low-key snark of Yoon-Jae (played by Ahn Jae-Hyeon) was perfect. He’s not the most dynamic actor but this role was a great fit for him.

The ending: I’m not going to say what happens even though this show is old, but I was concerned the ending would be lame but it totally wasn’t.  I thought the “solution” to dating a 400 year old alien who has to return home within 3 months was a good one and pretty creative!

Kissing trope - Good kisses and cuddling! 

This show is entertaining. It’s really fun to watch and has a classic very trope-y feel to it so if you like those classic romance elements, you’ll enjoy this show.

The Bad Stuff

My trouble with two main male leads personalities were probably the hardest part for me. I didn’t want to feel this way because I could literally stare at Park Hae-Jin all freakin’ day long but I did and here’s why:

DO MIN JOON FIRST (sorry it’s long!)

Do Min Joon doesn’t trust Song-Yi. Murder attempts, secret alien stuff, things that put HER life in danger, feelings etc are all kept from her. Both guys work together or separately to keep her safe but NEVER trust her with the truth. For instance, they both know that the older rich brother is dangerous. Do they tell her? Nope. Not for a super long time. The lead even says that she’s “bipolar and can’t be trusted with the truth.” WHAT. 

Another example of this is the fact that Min-Joon is going to “die” but never trusts her enough to explain his situation with her. He could tell her and they could work together on a plan but that’d be too easy right? She basically only finds out crucial information by having to force it out of people or finding it out in secret. She deserves to know what’s going on and what her choices are. 

Do Min Joon is mean to his girlfriend. He just plain is. I understand the cold/mean rich guy & nice girl trope but this took it beyond what I usually can deal with. Anytime she says anything nice to him (which she does often) he tells her things like “go wash your face - you look ugly.” He tells her what to wear ok? At first is was not that bad, but after a while it was super annoying that he could not be kind for a single moment. True that at the end he says a few nice things but overall he’s just really mean (and of course the writers make it so that the lead female is totally oblivious).

The Other Bad Stuff:

The Second Lead Male Lee Whi-Kyung doesn’t know what NO means. Whi-Kyung is a gorgeous and kind heir so I naturally was into him at first. I love a nice supportive SL. BUT I slowly started to realize (aside from the keeping of secrets I mentioned above), he doesn’t know that “no means no.” He proposes to the lead OVER AND OVER AGAIN. She is very clear with her rejections and he just doesn’t listen. He even has a huge poster of her face in his bedroom even at the end of the show! 

All of the parents are the worst. They’re the typical rich people trying to be richer, abusive parents, etc. None of them evolve or become kind - they just stay the worst and their scenes are all super annoying.

The father of the murderer is a monster. He’s the worst. The very worst. He abandons his son saying he’s a monster and well, HE’S the monster!! (I mean I guess the murderer is too but, it’s obvious where he got it from.)

Female jealousy. If I’m honest, the lead female isn’t exactly a good person if you look at how she acts to her crew and on scene. But her “best friend” permanently hates her and then they both hate each other. Great. 

In conclusion: This was a mixed bag for me. I know lots of my mutuals loved this one and I can see why - the end does have a decent amount of lovely romance scenes and happiness, plus the sci fi fun. I just have a really bad reaction to a mean male lead, female jealousy and yucky parents, so all of them combined put this one over the top for me. Though Gianna Jun RULES!

Rating: 7/10 (if do min joon was nicer, it would have gotten a higher score)

[myjooland]

My Favourite K-Dramas

This being my very first blog makes me nervous but excited at the same time. I decided to write down the list of Korean dramas I loved watching. The below are few of my favourite ones which I wouldn't mind watching again. 

1. BOYS OVER FLOWERS:

Well for me the craze for Korean dramas started after watching Boys over flowers, thanks to a sweet friend of mine for introducing it to me. BOF was my very first K-Drama and boy it was full-speed from then on. These sweet, quirky teenage love stories are so additive, no matter how old you are you would enjoy watching such dramas. This Cinderella kindof story will definitely make you want to have more. But apart from all that what got me hooked was perhaps Lee Min Ho and his convincing acting as Gyu Jun Pyo. If it wasn't for his spot on acting as the main lead I wouldn't have liked it so much. The female character (Geum jan Di) played by Gu Hye Sun as the cute and bubbly girl was perfect but what was more perfect was their chemistry together. Apart from the main leads I cant say much about the acting skills of the other F4 members, but I did enjoy Geum jan Di's little brother and parents. If you are a beginner to K-Drama and want a suggestion I would definitely recommend Boys Over Flowers.

2. COFFEE PRINCE

Aaah Coffee Prince, I'm soo in love with this drama. Honestly I never expected it to be this good. The main leads have so much chemistry. I started developing this huge crush on Gong Yoo mostly because of his manly image in this drama. At first I was a little hesitant to watch the drama maybe because I wasn't over Boys over Flowers (LOL). The story is little unique, girl dressed up as a boy so that she could have a job, but the girls strange but cute character makes the boss fall in love with her without him knowing that she is actually a girl, which make him question his preference. Let me tell you it might sound a little odd but you've got to watch it. The part where Gong Yoo finds out that she is indeed a girl...aah...heartbreaking, I cried with him. The acting superb by both the main leads. But in this drama I wasn't only drawn to the main leads but the supporting characters as well. Each of their stories are unique and interesting. Yoon Eun Hye was excellent playing the role of a boy but what I liked was how her acting as a boy was cute rather than too boyish.

3. SECRET GARDEN

How can you not love this drama, I mean seriously. I think this is the only drama I watched thrice. Hyun Bin I love you Kim Joo-won and Ha Ji Won as Gil Ra-im. Even though it has the same element of usual Kdramas with rich, boy poor girl, cruel rich parents and so on but apart from the cliché I guarantee you will not be disappointed. And a bit of fantasy for those you like that stuff. Apart from the main characters I wasnt drawn to any of the other supporting characters but I really enjoyed Choi Woo-young / Oska and Secretary Kim, they were hilarious. Check it out!

4. FLOWER BOY RAMYUN SHOP

Ok, this one I wasn't that keen on watching but boy oh boy I am so glad I did. This drama is so cute and funny. The story goes something like this, the girl played by Lee Chung Ah  (Yang Eun-bi) aims to be a school teacher and finally lands a job in a school owned by Cha Chi-soo's father. Cha Chi-soo played by Jung Il Woo is an arrogant heir, goes to the same school as a student. At first Eun-bi thinks of him as a well-off, working in a big company, charming guy and also ends up calling him "oppa"..he he..that scene was funny, however she realises her mistake. They end up fighting and slowly Chi-soo starts falling in love with her, well you know the routine, ok, so it might seem like the same old story but let me assure you it is good. Its funny, goofy and cute. Both the leads pull off a good chemistry. Watch it if you are not looking for a serious drama and just want to have a good time.

6. THE GREATEST LOVE

This drama is special to me because I wasn't drawn towards it in the beginning but without me knowing it grew on me. The reason Cha Seung-won as Dokko Jin. How can you not love that character. Hilarious just hilarious. Cha Seung-won pulled it off beautifully. Dokko Jin is so funny, annoying, cute all at the same time. And who can you best pair with such a character and still stand out, who else Gong Hyo-jin (Gu Ae-jung) ofcourse. There are two chemistries I loved in this drama one is ofcourse the leads Cha Seung-won and Gong Hyo-jin's chemistry, second one is the little kid Gu Hyung-kyu (Ae-jung's nephew) and Dokko Jin's so cute cute!!Loved it, enjoyed it. Check it out.

7. REPLY 1997

Love love just love this drama. If you haven't watched it yet run and begin NOW! Amazing! So different from the usual Kdramas. Aaah...what can I say about Reply 1997, I am still not over it honestly. Even though it begins as a high school drama don't run away if you think you are too old for that stuff. Sung Shi-won and Yoon Yoon-jae played by Jung Eun-ji (A-Pink) and Seo In-guk are soo perfect, loved them! The story is about these two childhood friends who are very close, the girl, who is silly, sometimes over-the-top, is a HUGE H.O.T fan (a former boyband) and the boy, smart, studious, popular guy in school , begins a huge crush on his childhood friend. The storyline is from the 90's, so the writers add all those technological elements from that time. What's interesting is the detail, very refreshing and very enjoyable. Apart from the main characters all the other supporting characters are so fun to watch (the parents are just crazy..lol) Watch it, highly recommend it :) Do check out the ost sung by the main leads Jung Eun-ji (A-Pink) and Seo In-guk. Both have an amazing voice. If you enjoy watching Reply 1997 do watch Reply 1994. Both are from the same writers; however the plot is different and really good. 

  8. THE INNOCENT MAN

[cococassey]

Jdrama: Kahogo no Kahoko

Review (ep 2-5): Surprise—a jdrama(!) takes me out of my pesky 2017 drama slump. It’s been five years when I completed jdrama romcom gem Rich Man Poor Woman (I’m still so not over Oguri Shun), and watched mostly kdramas since then because I’m a romance kind of girl.

Here are all the ways why watching Kahoko = pure happiness (so far): - I may or may not be now stalking Takahata Mitsuki’s past works. Mitsuki is simply sublime as Kahoko. Her take is likened to Ueno Juri’s iconic Nodame, and I can see why, but it’s to Mitsuki’s credit that whenever I watch Kahoko, Nodame never crosses my mind. Woman-child Kahoko by a lesser actor can come off as an irritating, pretentious caricature but instead I find her endearing, and boy do I get her. Adult-ing is hard, doesn’t a part of you wish to stay carefree from the crazy world out there?

- Mitsuki (and the production) has immersed in a complete persona for Kahoko, may it be her own kiddie skip-walk, or running over-exuberantly headlong to her destination, or through her hilarious quirky facial expressions (that Kahoko pout “when she wants to say something but cannot” is everything!).

- With a spotlight on Kahoko, Hajime can come off as the boring straight guy, but Takeuchi Ryoma’s good acting makes Hajime both swoony and flawed. Yes he’s harsh, but beneath that he’s such a softie for Kahoko, esp. her pout when she’s problematic. I fawn over the romance of it all, but what I love the most about this two is they rely on each other as friends who will always be truthful to each other. You can never go wrong with a relationship grounded on trust.

- I appreciate the slice of life feel of Kahoko’s family’s interactions. Papa, he’s definitely my second fave char, as he’s someone who freaks out internally as much as me! He may be a passive pushover at times, but he strives for what is right for his daughter and for his family, even if it might be painful or hard.

- Mama and Ito can easily come off as villains of the drama, but they’re never presented that way here. Yes Mama’s close-mindedness can be annoying, but her fears of letting go of her precious daughter are all understandable. Despite their fights, Mama still takes care of Kahoko as a parent would. Mama being the strict homemaker, but suddenly transforming into the soft-spoken daughter-in-law feel all too relatable lol. The humor and drama are founded in heartwarmingly genuine life truths, so underneath all the laughs and tears—you can relate, “oh yea that happens in my family too”.

- There’s no weak link in the cast at all, the writer makes you sympathize even where Ito’s rebellion is coming from, though she’s lashing out wrongly through all her pain. And I was so relieved that the drama only teased her as a third party to Kahoko and Hajime. I should have trusted this drama more, that it sets itself apart and will not delve on the usual lazy romcom cliches.

The downside of having a current drama crack is the antagonizing wait as it’s only halfway done. I’ll distract myself with a certain Joseon dr for the meantime. Btw, jdrama fans, any recommendations on subbed good dramas/movies of Mitsuki or Ryoma? The addiction is way too real.