#KBL

[hantaebaram]

Here's what's going on. One, Jeong Gi Seop came to my place. Two, he's garbage. Three, I... like him.

BOYS BE BRAVE! (2024) dir. Lim Hyun Hee

#boys be brave! #boys be brave the series #고백을 못하고 #kdrama #kbl #korean bl #*edits #1.01

[felinefractious]

Moreman Evva

🐱 Kurilian Bobtail

📸 Kotostudio [IzBelovod'ya]

🎨 Black Classic Tortoiseshell Tabby with White

#photo #kurilian bobtail #KBL #black tortoiseshell #other white #torbie #classic tabby #f 09 22 #bobtail #asian bobtail #p: kotostudio #b: izbelovod'ya #cat shows

[heretherebedork]

Honestly, this is why these two are kind of doomed. If one person constantly makes everything simple while the other thinks everything is more complex... that can seriously hinder communication.

The way they're both so hurt and so aching and so broken and practically screaming inside because one wants a home and the other simply doesn't know how to be a home, how to have a home and they both came from fucked up people who hurt them and broke them and one has no future and the other only thinks of the future and they shatter on each other, they hurt each other, and they cannot come together in the end because neither of them knows how to do this no matter how they love.

(This show needed one more episode as an epilogue to give them a better ending but that's me and my need for happy endings speaking.

#gray shelter #korean bl #kbl #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas

[ellsieee]

Oh they were hungry all right.

Source: @BlackWhiskey on TW

I didn't even notice the eating ramen *wink wink* reference on my first watch. Volume on. The sounds... 😳

I might not be willing to pay $10 for the VIP membership, but if I had bought it, I wouldn't be disappointed this was what I got.

@wanderlust-in-my-soul & @respectthepetty the series is good without the extra scenes, but I have to admit, this does add to my enjoyment. 🤭

#they ate #so grateful for fandom coming through for us #blue boys #kbl #is there anyone that can screen record the whole thing and post it? #i'm greedy 😅 #blue boys the series

[dropthedemiurge]

Some language comments for Gray Shelter [Episode 5], just like I promised!

"Do whatever/however you want to. (literally: 'Do it the way your heart desires') You do things how you want to anyway."

"I'm sorry" - the translation is correct, it's just it's funny how Yoondae's level of apology to his friend he just lashed out at last time + he wants to ask him for HELP, and all he says is: 미안 (mian). The most informal and short way of apologizing possible. He's so teenager-minded still.

Even when he asks "Can I leave my stuff in your dad's warehouse?" it comes out grammatically more of a demand, like 'Let me do that'. Yoondae is talking like someone who has a lot of walls and doesn't reach out to people, he doesn't talk kindly but he's honest and straightforward and he cries easily but he's very angry about it.

I especially love his facial expression, even when he's at his most miserable, he'll make it everyone else's problem, as if being pitiful is the worst thing that could happen to him. "I have no one else I could ask for help but you >:(("

Fun fact about Korean's sentence structure, when you quote someone or express your thoughts, you put your sentence this way: "quoted phrase" and then + "that's what they said/what i thought/etc". So oftentimes, I see Kdramas use that trick when characters say a phrase... and then take it back with "that's someone else's thoughts" or "that's what you thought I'd say, right? LMAO". It's funny how the translators' way of transferring this was using the word "Sike!" xD

"It wasn't a mistake to me." "If it wasn't a mistake, then [what]? Since you started talking [about it], let me ask you. So what if it wasn't a mistake? What do you want to achieve with me?" "Can I do anything about it? In the past or now, you're the one who runs away and avoids me. I asked you, can I make a decision (do I have any choices)?" "You made the move but you want me to decide? Fine, then. Let sleep together once and end it once and for all. Go wash up first. I don't have time, I only left office for a short time."

The way they both care about each other but their dialogues and words are very sharp and bitter almost all the time, especially here, aaaah. That's the contrast that hooked me for all these 5 episodes. Soohyuk doesn't swear but he's talking to Yoondae very harshly and emotionless here, and for Yoondae harsh talk is the default, it's like Soohyuk is lowering his manners to talk on his level, to provoke him (or maybe that's also how he distances himself from the discovery that Yoondae has feelings for him).

And Yoondae is holding back his frustration and tears, but he understands the way such words were aimed to hurt him, so instead of lashing out back at Soohyuk, as he probably wants him to, he swallows and unusually calmly, almost softly says: "Let's talk when you can be honest. Because I will shut up and wait for you."

And it makes Soohyuk stand there in shock and contemplate.

I'll add next scenes in READ MORE since this post is getting long!

Here's the moment when the boss asks their youngest employee to write something more 'trendy' for their marketing text xD It's very true that trends in Korea come and go very quickly, they also love to invent new terms and phrases all the time. Like "MZ slang", there are many phrases, and the one trendy phrase the boss uses as the example is 킹받네 (king-pad-nae) which literally written as 'receive the king' but means "I got angry" - but with a teasing/playful subtext, like friends could say each other 'ah you're so cute, it makes me angry'.

If I'm not wrong, this phrase was widely used like 1-2 years ago and not really in its trendy peak as well right now but kudos to boss to even learning it xD And it's funny how translator chose to (I assume) use "[living in my head] rent-free" phrase as a substitute. Another fun fact, they ended up using some trendy lingo in their ad that translator gave us as "no cap!" but that part of phone msg was so blurry, I couldn't see which exact Korean phrase they ended up using x)

"Hyung, if you have any ask for help, say so. For you, 2 million... No, I'll try to give you until 3 million won in any way."

Can I just say that we had this character for one moment and I'm so not ready to let him go, I want Jeongwan to have his own storyline and everything and he's too sweet and also caring for strangers/his colleagues, and so he stole the spotlight for me xD

Yoondae said there's no food at home. But also, as you can see, there is: beer, water, rice that you can cook in the microwave, kimchi for a side dish and some other microwaved food. According to my Korean friends, typical Korean person (poor like student) can survive if they have rice, kimchi and also ramyeon. That's their the most basic food. Just a fun fact. xD

Also he was on his third can of beer, and he already made a drunken longing call on the verge of tears to Soohyuk, lying about being hurt and bringing trouble just so he'd return home. "Is that okay with you?" - just shoot me, please. :')

"I called [the cleaning service/you] to tell you to stop it [sleeping outside of home]" "Let's have that dinner [that I promised you] today. Wait for me."

After days, Yoondae was ready to give up, he "tricked" Soohyuk to return home just so he could tell him he'll move out and stop pushing any talk. And then, Soohyuk brought up the dinner (the feelings) that he kept avoiding. No wonder Yoondae looked so struck and confused. It just gave him his hopes back (and viewers too, but we probably should've known better with this kind of series haha)

Interesting cultural context: they are getting samgyeopsal - grilled meat, chosen by Soohyuk because Yoongdae said there wasn't anything he wanted to eat. And usually, the youngest one has to set the cutlery and grill meat, out of respect for the seniors. And here we see that Soohyuk is the one choosing the place, menu and even grilling the meat and pouring soju for Yoondae.

Once again, it shows that despite Yoondae's emotions and pleads, he is not mature enough, he is not ready to focus on other people. We know he can't plan his own future, he doesn't know what to do, and we see where their relationship stands now - Yoondae is still more of a burden than an equal partner to Soohyuk, and Soohyuk is more of a parent.

Even when they drink soju (in Korean drinking etiquette usually you don't drink alone, you toast together and drink together), notice how they don't even clink their glasses together, then Soohyuk is the only one drinking and Yoondae wants to follow him but puts the glass back. He's taking a shot later, when Soohyuk grills the meat again. They are totally unsynchronized at this point of their lives, and it's painful to watch.

"I said he [my father] was dead because that's the truth/reality for me. There was no other [hidden] meaning. I didn't plan to lie to you."

"I moved out completely. If I don't organize my life starting from doing this, then I don't think I'll be able to live like all the other [normal] people."

The fact that Yoondae started thinking about improving his life (the word 'organizing'), immediately made Soohyuk stop in surprise. So he started asking what does the normal life like others mean to him, hopeful to find that equal adult footing from Yoondae... but Yoondae's thoughts stopped there. And Soohyuk offered his own goal and life meaning: "to have a place to go back to, that's enough for me".

Here's when Yoondae thoughtfully agreed with him: "It's important to have a home", and took the meat tongs from Soohyuk, saying how high-maintenance he is. Yoondae embraced that realization, he took the responsibility (even a small cultural gesture) and even though Yoondae nagged him, Soohyuk smirked. Because it wasn't a completely hopeless situation. And Yoondae proved it, by saying how eating like this and going home together is his normal life as well. (and yet they were still unsynchronized until the very end! we can't have happy ending yet)

AND HERE IS WHERE I HAVE TO MAKE A SECOND POST! Because tumblr only allows 30 images in one, and I can't stop screenshotting the last conversation so I'm going to make another post that you can find in 'gray shelter comments' or 'dropthemeta' tags (upd. or here's the link to the post!)^^

#gray shelter comments #gray shelter #gray current #dropthemeta #kbl #korean bl #kactors #grey shelter #bl series #soohyuk x yoondae #language details #language #korean language #korea #korean culture #things you didn't notice

[chicademartinica]

Soohyuk said « let’s sleep together once and be done with it » and « It’s all I can give you. » and « I can’t. » and I can’t do it » and « I can’t handle it. » but he never said I don’t love you back AND IT STINGS. (Also he wanted to kiss him so bad here fam ??!!!)

#gray shelter #lee jaebin #jang wonyoung #I love you show but you are not forgiven #kbl

[tayvengeance]

Anyone else’s wolves look like this?

#kbl #thai bl #batman #batfam #dc comics

[sidecouplesupremacy-blbambeyond]

BOYS BE BRAVE! (2024, SOUTH KOREA)

Episode 2

Directed By: Lim Hyun Hee

Original Title: I CAN'T CONFESS (Adapted From webtoon CAN'T CONFESS)

Episode 1 focus was mainly the main couple but at the end of Episode 2 my interest soared...

Ji In Ho (the magnificent AHN SE MIN) arrives in a dark alley facing Choi Sunny (JUNG YEO JOON) which seemingly hints of a history between these two.

Ji In Ho announces that tomorrow he'll sleep with Choi.

Silence. Street Light Burns out. End credits.

I'm not connecting with the main couple just yet. But the side couple starts quite interesting.

This comes from second time director (listed above) her first work...OUR DATING SIM.

@pose4photoml @absolutebl @lutawolf @kingofthereblog-boysloveed

#SIDE COUPLE SUPREMACY BLOG #BOYS BE BRAVE #FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OUR DATING SIM #THEY GOT MY ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY #ONE SHORT SCENE AT THE END OF EPISODE 2 #I EFFING LOVE AHN SE MIN #SOUTH KOREAN BL SERIES #KBL #My GIFS #MYGIFSET #MY-GIF-EDIT #BL-BAM-BEYOND FAMILY OF BLOGS

[conscbgb]

Soohyuk never really owned his life, he had always to be/do something for someone else...for the first time he decided to choose himself, to focus on himself and however difficult it is, it is the right thing to do

#gray shelter #soohyuk x yoondae #lee jaebin #jang wooyoung #kseries #kactors #kbl

[jimmysea]

I'm not going anywhere.

LOVE FOR LOVE'S SAKE (2024)

#love for love's sake #kdramaedit #kdrama #kbl #myungha x yeowoon #marigif #this show was so so good #the chemistry of these two!!!!!!!!! #i really enjoyed it #sad it's already over <//3

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Holding hands

#them holding hands is my new roman empire #love for love's sake #love for love's sake the series #myungha x yeowoon #cha yeowoon #tae myungha #korean bl #korean drama #korean series #kbl #bl drama #bl series #myedit #queer drama #queer series #lgbtqia+

[25shadesoffebruary]

#love for love's sake #love for love's sake ep 4 #korean bl #bl series #Tae vin lee #Min su oh #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #25shadesedit #kbl #korean drama #Joo-wan cha #userspicy #userjap #esmetracks #i don't think yall understand how bad i want this to become poly

[kexing]

Song Han Gyeom as Seo Do Yoon in Jazz For Two (2024)

aka

#jazz for two #jazz for two the series #song hangyeom #seo do yoon #omega x #korean bl #kbl #mjblr #vlada’s post summed me up

[heretherebedork]

Are you really sick? I didn't realize the window really didn't close. Do you have a fever? I don't know.

#boys be brave #boys be brave! #jin woo x ki sub #jin woo x gi seop #korean bl #kbl #korean bl drama #korean bl series #korean drama #kdrama #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas

[ellsieee]

Source: @BlackWhiskey on TW

So this is what happened when they were drunk. Damn that was sexy. My stance against paying $10 for a few minutes of making out is wavering...

#someone please cast these two in a series with a budget #and a decent number of episodes and runtime #their chemistry is too good for it to end with this short series #blue boys #kbl #blue boys the series

[dropthedemiurge]

Gray Shelter just broke my heart and not in a bad way (woah). The series kept the melancholic suffocating feeling until the end, and once again I am very surprised by such unusual dialogues and characters.

"It's the hardest situation for me in my entire life. The fact that I'm your home."

The final episode took us through the rollercoaster, heartbreak and gave us hope at the same time. AND AFTER ALL THE STRESS they showed the bloopers of the guys breaking characters and laughing. I want to strangle someone (affectionately)

"Let's have a dinner."

"I'll wait for you."

But they need that goddamn second season. I'm not ready to let Soohyuk and Yoondae go :') (even tho I still have a strong feeling they should've switched characters, like it's so hard to keep remembering Yoondae is actually a younger brother when he's played by such a huge himbo xD)

Might scream about final episode (and a tiny bit about translation) in another post if anyone cares

#gray shelter #gray current #korean bl #kbl #bl series #yoongdae x soohyuk #grey shelter