#why only 12 episodes writer-nim???

[dizzysaturn]

Jealousy is one hell of a drug, just look at Kim Won-hyung and his pursuit for recognition and powe because he was jealous of the attention that Chief Gwi (as the prince) was getting from papa Chief Yeom back in the Chosun era

(Lowkey wish MPUB had 16 episodes so that Kim Won-hyung’s fall from grace was portrayed as well as Weol-ju’s Chosun arc... in fact more Chief Gwi and Kim Won-hyung in Chosun would have been great for even better character building)

[safestorms]

floating on a cloud - ryan gold/sung deok-mi - T Elevator kissing for real. ( Written after Episode 11 but before Episode 12 aired. So spoilers up to Episode 11 only.)

Ryan offers to give Deok-mi a ride home after they both accidentally fall asleep at his place while watching a movie. Its’ so late at night that the hallways are deathly quiet and deserted, devoid of their usual chatter. Outside, the sky is ink-dark, the kind of night that seems full of magic, that usually has Deok-mi wanting to stay up beyond her bedtime.

There’s hardly any sound but the muffled thuds of their footsteps on the carpet and the sliding of the elevator doors shut as they step into it. It makes her feel cocooned inside here with Ryan, cut off from the rest of the world. It’s like they’ve stepped into another realm like Sleeping Beauty’s fairy tale kingdom where everyone else has been put into a deep sleep and they’re the only ones who’ve managed to escape the spell.

Ryan’s hand tightens in hers as the elevator goes down. Deok-mi flushes suddenly as she thinks about the last time they’d been here, how Ryan had thrown himself across her, shielding her from view. How Shi An and his manager must have thought they’d been making out. Just thinking about it sends tingles up her spine. It isn’t so much that she’s embarrassed. It’s because, part of her had wanted it. Ached for it so much, she could practically taste it; the feel of Ryan’s mouth on hers, the heady excitement of it all. Afterwards at night, in bed, she’d tossed and turned for hours, unable to sleep because of the images flooding her mind. Imagining herself kissing him in the elevator, the delicious thrill of getting away with it in this public/private space without anyone else catching them.

Ryan’s eyes slide to hers amused. “You look like you're thinking deeply, Sung Deok-mi-ssi. What are you thinking?”

She smirks back. “Nothing you need to know, Gwajang-nim.”

He leans forward, nose brushing hers. “Are you perhaps thinking,Deok-mi-ssi, about what happened with Cha Shi An when we were last in here?”

“What are you thinking, Gwajang-nim?”

He smirks at her, face smug. He knows. “Are you by any chance, answering my question with a question? Is there a reason why you’re deflecting, Deok-mi-ssi?”

“I’ll tell you,” she concedes. “But only because you look so cute right now.”

“Oh?” She watches as his smile grows wider, inching up his face; delight spreading across it. He reacts like this every time he’s being paid attention to. Praised. Cared for. She likes when he looks like this. It makes him look softer, and also hers, this secret part of Lion that only she gets to see. And most of all, it thrills her that it’s her who’s making him react like this, that it’s she, Sung Deok-mi who has the power to please him. Like this part of him belongs to her and only her in some way.

She reaches out a hand to cup his cheek. She loves how comfortable she feels around him, the easy affection between them, how simple it is to express their care for one another through these little touches.

“How about this?” he continues. “If you tell me what you’re thinking, I can see if I can make that happen for you.”

There’s heat pooling in her belly now, at his words. “I was thinking,” she murmurs as he kisses her tenderly on her nose. “What if...we were really making out that time?”

“Oh?” he asks, his smile tilting into a wicked grin. “Tell me, Deok-mi-ssi. What did you imagine? Do my thighs improve your welfare? Are my clavicles sexy?” He’s looking at her like he genuinely wants to know, like he’s curious about all of her, right down to her bones, the innermost parts of her, her desires and her passions because everything about her delights him.

“No.” She smirks back. “Shi An’s thighs improve my welfare. But you...” She deliberately lets her voice trail off.

“Yes?” he asks. She’d never thought that being in a relationship could be like this; how this man who’d professed himself as having ‘taste’ and being able to recognize value is hanging on her every word, just as she herself had done to Shi Ahn without expecting anything in return. It’s a heady kind of power.

She feels something like tenderness blooming inside of her and she reaches up to stroke his hair, brushing a few strands back, thinking mine. He leans in to her touch like he’s been starving for affection all his life. She cups her hands against her ear, just like when she’d sang Snapshot to him,even back then, an intimacy meant just for him. “Your hands,” she whispers into his ear. “Are sexy.”

“Tell me more,” he continues, his voice hushed, not quite a plea but almost, eyes fond as he tucks a bit of her hair back behind her ear, fingers rubbing the tip of it gently. She likes how he does it with such care like she’s something precious, someone deserving of being cherished and protected. Just that small touch makes her shiver. “Did I touch your hair like this?”

She’s having trouble forming words now. She’s lost in a sea of sensations, cast adrift by the smell of him, the woody masculine notes of his cologne, the gentle pressure of his fingers on the back of her neck, anchoring her, letting her know that she’s not alone, because he’s here. Like that time at the writer's house when he'd whispered, "Hello," to her just like the photographer in his portrait. Hello, I'm here. I'm always here looking at you like this. She’s never felt so connected to anyone before. The world narrows down to this, just this, the warmth of him; alive, heart beating right next to her. Vaguely as if from somewhere far away, she hears the elevator ding announcing that they’ve reached the Basement floor, the doors sliding open to an empty desolate car park. “Close it,” she murmurs.

He obeys, pressing the button.

He turns to look at her, attentive. “Up?” he asks, his finger hovering over the buttons, waiting for her response.

“The last one,” she says, gesturing to the button for the highest floor and the elevator climbs again.

“You said,” she continues. “ ‘Do you want me?’ Then you leaned in and kissed my cheek.”

“Like this?” he murmurs. He’s looking at her now like he can’t take his eyes off her. He leans in, lips brushing her cheek, just a graze, the gentlest of touches but it’s like he’s pressed warmth into her soul. It’s even better than in her imagination. She brings her hand up to touch the spot where he’d kissed her, just as she’d once pressed her thumb to her lips, feeling the phantom imprint of his when he’d made it look to Sindy like they were making out. He turns her hand over, pressing a kiss, reverent, to her palm, then her nose, her eyelids, her forehead like he’s worshipping every part of her. He makes her feel seen.

“Then, what next?” he breathes out.

“Then,” she whispers. “I kissed you. Like this.” She pulls him then into a lingering kiss, equal parts desire and need, every part of her screaming more, more, more. She wants to be closer to him. “Then…” she murmurs. “You lifted me up and pressed me against the wall. And we made out for hours.”

“Hmmm...for hours?” he asks, smirking. He laughs into her mouth as they kiss. “That long? It must have been the longest elevator ride ever.”

“Be quiet,” she says, trying and failing not to laugh herself. She smacks him on his shoulder. “Fantasies aren’t logical. They’re about what’s possible. Don’t you know...Ryan?” She proceeds to kiss him then to shut him up and to do exactly what she’d just described. Kissing Ryan here in the elevator as it travels up, and up, into the night sky, she’s never felt more expansive, like she’s floating free. Full of infinite possibilities.

ao3

[mystarmyangel]

[TRANS-NETIZENS’ COMMENTS] 170815 YoonA - The King In Love Ep 19 & 20 (3 Articles)

Note: I re-arrange the orders accordingly and update the upvotes/downvotes too as of 16 Aug 6.15pm KST

1. [+1453, -6] The Queen’s attitude towards YoonA has completely change (?)

2. [+1332, -70] San ah, it is not Rin that will come no matter when, it is Won who sent him over.....

3. [+1108, -7] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ She was flustered by the Queen’s constant stares ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+1006, -108] Please ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Let WonSan be together ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

5. [+948, 61] That’s right.... you will be his lifelong friend as well as being the crown princess

6. [+935, -7] Seem like the Queen also care for San a lot

7. [+925, -5] (Not translated at point of Stormbar’s translation time)

8. [+736, -6] Even though RinSan is really nice and WonSan is really nice too, but I ship WonSanRin most. I hope the drama will not end with 1 out of 3 having an unfortunate ending.

9. [+691, -31] It’s RinSan.. Even though as a RinSan stan I am happy but I also really don’t want to see Won sad..

10. [+567, -12] Really want to stay beside Won ㅜㅜ Even though I like WonSan but RinSan is also good ㅜㅜ

11. [+530, -2] Looking at this, Jang Young-nam and YoonA have played as sisters before in Confidential Assignment ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

12. [+476, -7] I hope that the Queen will like San and support her...ㅠㅠ

13. [+333, -92] RinSan

14. [+321, -10] If we are only judging by the content today it’s RinSan but WonSan is also very nice.... Regardless of what, please let everyone be happy ㅠ

15. [+297, -2] YoonA unnie is so pretty. ❤YoonaUnnie❤Goddess❤

Source: TVNaver Cr: Chinese Trans by Stormbar Eng Trans: mystarmyangel

Note: I re-arrange the orders accordingly and update the upvotes/downvotes too as of 16 Aug 3.00pm KST

1. [+373, -14] Oh SongIn seem okay ㅋㅋㅋ Cider ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (T/l note: Cider probably is used to describe something as refreshing)

2. [+355, -20] ‘The King In Love’ is so interestingㅋㅋ

3. [+325, -12] As expected from God Eun San. Her big plan is interesting interesting

4. [+274, -19] This big plan is so exciting ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+257, -23] There aren’t any romance part today so it’s a pity ㅠㅠ

6. [+143, -8] YoonA plays the character San in ‘The King In Love’ just like it is her. I don’t think it is too much no matter how much YoonA’s beauty and acting are praised. She has outstanding outer appearance and acting and she is a hardworker.. YoonA is just like San, it makes me happy looking at her..

7. [+114, -4] It’s a relief that the Queen seem to like San.. Today’s plot is a real development..

8. [+109, 6] ㅠㅠㅠ So will it still be RinSan in the end? But today, thank you for providing preview

9. [+120, -11] It’s getting more and more fun

10. [+96, -3] As expected from the daughter of a big merchant, San is the wisest and broad-minded ~ㅋ

11. [+90, -3] Ha..I do not know who is the bad person.. Ah ‘The King In Love’ is so fun ㅠㅠ Looking forward to next weekㅠㅠ

12. [+78, -3] Even YoonA has outstanding beauty, but just like wearing her own clothes, her acting as San is so natural. Won, Rin, Song In, Eun Young Baek, Lee Seung-hyu, Wang Jeon, Wooseong, Biyeon no matter who she is paired up, there is explosion of synergy. She is able to capture every details with her expressional acting, her immersion level is also the best, and her crying scenes are also good. Really one of the biggest highlight of the drama.

13. [+80, -4] YoonA who completely digest Eun San this character!! I am also looking forward to the remaining 10 episodes (1 hour each). WonSan couple must come true!! There seem to be a lot people who think today is the last episode, ‘The King In Love’ is a drama of 40 episodes (half hour each)!

14. [+89, -8] Today is super interesting.. Ah Jeong Bo-seok is so annoying his inferiority is exploding, but it is also understandable..

15. [+85, -7] Why is the rating for such drama only to this extent? I really cannot understand

Source: Naver Cr: Chinese Trans by Stormbar Eng Trans: mystarmyangel

Note: I re-arrange the orders accordingly and update the upvotes/downvotes too as of 16 Aug 12.00pm KST

1. [+255, -9] The amount of betrayal Won must have felt all this while ㅠㅠ WonSanRin please be happy

2. [+207, -13] Won ah do not give up on San ㅜ

3. [+187, -10] Eun San is so beautiful, and it is even sadder because of this

4. [+144, -7] ㅠㅠㅠㅠ WonSanRin lets only walk the flowery path

5. [+62, -2] Ah Eun San is sorrowful, beautiful and sad ah

6. [+45, -1] Honestly yesterday was like sweet potatoes, and today I want to drink some cider writer-nim...ㅠㅠㅠㅠ But it was fun really fun. Even though it was a little frustrating with the non-stop twists but it is really fun, that’s why I have been pondering over ‘The King In Love’ up till now

(T/l note: Not 100% sure what does sweet potatoes and cider part means but I read up on http://knetizone.blogspot.sg/p/some-korean-terms.html and it wrote that sweet potato is used to describe something as frustrating and cider is used to describe something as refreshing)

7. [+47, -2] There are only less than 10 eps (1 hour each) left, but I still do not have a slight idea what will happen in the end, please let WonSanRin be happy ㅜ

8. [+37, -0] WonSanRin please be happy

9. [+40, -2] No, no do not take away (my San) ㅠㅠ

Source: Naver Cr: Chinese Trans by Stormbar Eng Trans: mystarmyangel

[thatdoublenine]

1930s flashbacks put in chronological order

Jeon Seol’s first mission was on 19th April, right after that she went on stage as Anastasia, a Saturday-Singer at Carpe Diem. But I’ve checked, only in 1930, did 19th April that fell on a Saturday. However, the hangeul typewriter was invented in 1933.. So the timing did not match with facts.

Well that’s not really important, is it? Story-wise.

Let’s look at the order of events in the series of 1930s flashbacks. The drama flashed back as and when the timing fits. As a result, they are not in chronological order and confusing. 

*Beware, long post ahead.* This post took me so long to write. I included pictures [Episode no. and timings below the pics] so that it is easier to recall the scenes. Then the stills made the post even longer. Please excuse my pathetic GIF-ing skills. 

So the first ever scene should be the scene in which the masked Shin Yul and Hwi Young saved Ryu Soo Hyun when her father, Ryu Sang Jin, died.

[E08; @ 36:00] 

After that, Ryu Soo Hyun became an adult alongside these two. She had to live undercover like a boy.

On one fateful day, Hwi Young and Shin Yul were admiring the new Hangeul typewriter. Even though Hwi Young said he only needed a pen, Shin Yul ended up buying one anyway.

[E06; @ 52:00]

Hwi Young is seen typing on the new typewriter, with Shin Yul in the background. He was joined shortly after by Soo Hyun.

[E06; @ 53:00]

Soo Hyun wondered why Shin Yul Hyung would buy a typewriter that was so expensive for Hwi Young Hyung to type his third rate novels on. She stole the manuscript and read it. Later in the evening, the two waited for Soo Hyun to turn up at the Carpe Diem after she disappeared with the manuscript. Hwi Young cannot sit still, he was worried that Soo Hyun would say bad things about his writing again.

[E06; @ 55:00]

Soo Hyun arrived and she announced to everyone at Carpe Diem that day that she just witnessed the birth of a great writer. She was thrilled and to celebrate this joyous moment, the boss of Carpe Diem would treat everyone tonight.

Then one day when Shin Yul was tallying Carpe Diem’s account with an abacus, he was informed that the Saturday singer at Carpe Diem escaped. So Soo Hyun was approached by the Madame to be the new singer. The Madame told Soo Hyun that this is a good chance for her to repay the boss for taking care of her all these years. She added that this position would also serve as a good disguise for the undercover work in the future. I think Soo Hyun got the clue from here that there is a Undercover organisation at Carpe Diem, in addition she also noticed that Carpe Diem’s revenue is frequently in the red. The Madame dressed her up and she appeared as a lady for the first time in front of Shin Yul. Shin Yul fell in love with her.

[E09; @ Beginning]

[E09; @ 49:00]

Soo Hyun barged in to the secret meeting held at the basement of Carpe Diem. She threatened Shin Yul to let her join the cause. If not, she would go to Jongno Police station to report them. Shin Yul said that he would ask permission from the leader of the organisation, which turned out to be Hwi Young.

[E09; @ 55:00]

After Hwi Young accepted Soo Hyun into the group and decided to groom her into a sniper, Soo Hyun began lessons with Shin Yul to learn about fixing and firing a pistol. In one scene, Soo Hyun was practicing the fixing of a gun while Shin Yul was timing her and Hwi Young was typing. Shin Yul commented that Soo Hyun is a quick learner and she does things fast.

[E01; @ 51:00]

[E05; @ 12:00]

Hwi Young was reading the newspaper one day. Suddenly a random guy came up and asked him when he will hand the article to the press. He said, “I guess, tomorrow.” I thought no one knew he was the leader/or part of the organisation at all? That guy thanked him and they parted.

[E09; @ 57:48]

Soo Hyun typed the article (the one with coded message about Soo Hyun’s first mission) on behalf of Hwi Young because he apparently injured his hand with a broken beer glass the night before. He kept rushing Soo Hyun to be faster because the press will run in 30 minutes. Hwi Young asked, “I thought you are a quick learner? I thought you are fast?”. Later he crashed into a pile of hay while cycling to the press, Soo Hyun laughed at him and didn’t help him deliver the article to the press. But somehow, Hwi Young made it anyway.

[E02; @ 20:35]

The next event in the timeline should be the one where Soo Hyun was carrying out her first mission. The first mission was also a test to assess her abilities and see if she was fit to join the organisation. In a scene, we see Soo Hyun running along the street and bumping into Hwi Young, who was expecting her to appear since he knew that was the escape route. They ran, dropped the watch, picked up the watch,ran and in the corner of the street, performed an act in the name of their country, the passionate kiss. After that Hwi Young realised that Soo Hyun was injured. Soo Hyun then tell Hwi Young to ignore it if he had been ignoring her all this while.

[E09; @ 59:00]

They parted after the police cleared and she made her way to Carpe Diem. There, she met Shin Yul. Shin Yul also found out that she got injured. Then we see her bandaging herself in a room.  

[E05; @ 16:00]

The police came to Carpe Diem to search for her. We then see that she was already putting on make-up in the ladies changing room when the police barged in. 

Later she went on stage as Anastasia. While she was singing on stage, Hwi Young arrived. He met with Shin Yul and found out through him that the mission was a success. Hwi Young asked about Sapssari. They settled at their usual spot. Hwi Young was writing his third rate novel for the newspaper. Shin Yul asked if he’s going to watch the performance. He said he can’t, he needed to write, the deadline was approaching.

Shin Yul: Aren’t you going watch the performance?  Hwi Young: I can’t. The deadline is in an hour. Shin Yul: You were once known to be a genius, until when are you going to write these third rate novels? Hwi Young: Are you teasing me? I’m on the blacklist and I’m being watched. What else could I write? Shin Yul: So that’s the reason you are writing these third rate novels? Why don’t you just give up altogether?

Hwi Young:  Even though they took our country, no one can take my writings from me. If I can’t write,  I will be no different from a ghost.

Shin Yul: Ohh~ Hwi Young: When Joseon is liberated, I’ll write whatever I want with passion.  Shin Yul: So there won’t be blacklists once we’re liberated? Hwi Young: Of course! That’s what being liberated means. What about you? Are you not going to write again? Shin Yul: Nope. I’ll start dating for now. Hwi Young: And who are you going to date?

[E05; @ 23:12]

Later Soo Hyun thought about the kiss when she was removing her makeup. Hwi Young also recalled the kiss but with a cinnamon stick. Hwi Young and Shin Yul met up. Hwi Young told him to tell Soo Hyun that he was the masked man who saved her. Shin Yul asked why wouldn’t he just be honest. He said its different if you lied that did not know about something or if you said that you did not know about something when you truly did not know. 

[E10; @ Beginning]

So Shin Yul found Soo Hyun crying and told her that he was the masked man. Soo Hyun had once asked him if he was the masked man too. Then they went on a bicycle ride. Hwi Young saw them passed by.

Most likely the next day or in the next few days, Soo Hyun, Hwi Young and Shin Yul gathered again at Carpe Diem when Carpe Diem was closed for business. Shin Yul asked Hwi Young to look at Soo Hyun’s injury. Hwi Young pretended he didn’t know about it and asked, what injury. Shin Yul said it was a gunshot and that Soo Hyun was not treated. Hwi Young was surprised that she still had not receive treatment.

[E07; @ beginning]

Hwi Young later cleaned her wound and bandaged for her. Soo Hyun found out that Hwi Young cut ties with his family. She also complimented Hwi Young on his non-third-rate novel.

“I will hold the gun, hyung-nim can hold the pen.” -Soo Hyun.

After taking the drowsy painkillers, Soo Hyun was crying and talking in her sleep, and calling “Father..” Hwi Young was by her side.

[E07; @ 16:17]

On another Saturday night, Soo Hyun was performing at Carpe Diem. Then a drunkard started harassing her.

[E11; @ 12:45]

Then Heo Young Min “came to the rescue”. When Hwi Young and Shin Yul arrived, a fight broke out among them and the table of drunkards. Later, they chilled out together with some beer, did self introductions and shook hands.

After Heo Young Min left, Soo Hyun arrived and gave the Oppa(s) eggs for their bruises. So hilarious. They laughed so hard at the fact that Soo Hyun addressed them as Oppa(s) instead of Hyung-nim.

After Heo Young Min exited Carpe Diem, he was greeted by two other sidekicks. Heo Young Min commented that he found Carpe Diem’s business fishy. According to his observations, the business was doing to well, but the total revenue reported to the authorities was too low, and he wondered where did all the money went.

[E09; @ 17:36]

Lady Soo Hyun, Hwi Young and Shin Yul set out one day to take photos. I think it’s a thing back then. On the way, Soo Hyun admired at the sweets. The hawk-eyed Heo Young Min noticed.

[E12; @ 45:41]

He approached her on the day she’s out to collect the photos (don’t think the studio could process it on the same day), with the sweets that she had admired at, the other day. Soo Hyun felt uncomfortable around this guy, which is a good sign. She really should to keep her guards high up around this guy. I wish Jeon Seol would do the same. The key point here, though, was not the sweets, but the newspaper that was wrapping the sweets. Soo Hyun noticed the article was the third rate novel she had helped Hwi Young type a few days ago. Not long later, she also noticed the hidden message between the lines of the third rate novel.

[E12; @ 46:47]

The newspaper 동아신보 (Dong A Shin Bo, known as DongA Ilbo today) dated 昭和八年四月十二日, literally, Showa Eighth Year April 12th. Since Korea was under the Japanese Imperialism during that time, they had to use the Japanese Calendar. The eighth year in the Showa Period is 1933 in the Gregorian Calendar. The months and days are common in both calendars, only the naming of the year differs. So, the newspaper published on 12th April, informed the agents that the mission was going to commence on 19th April at 10pm.

After discovering the hidden message in the article, Soo Hyun stomped to Shin Yul and demand he spill the beans. Which he did. He told Soo Hyun that Hwi Young was the leader of the organisation even though Hwi Young warned him that he should never let her know.

[E12; @ 48:59]

Furious, Soo Hyun pointed a gun at Hwi Young and asked if it was because he did not trust her, that he couldn’t reveal the facts that he was the leader of the organisation and the masked man that saved her. Hwi Young said he was afraid that he (and not Soo Hyun) would waver during operation if he let her know. Hwi Young removed her rights as a sniper.

[E12; @ 50:32]

The last scene in the chronological order should be the tragic scene where Shin Yul collapsed onto the typewriter after he was shot.

[E12; @ Ending]

The end. For now. 

Tomorrow is Friday and its Chicago Typewriter Day!