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incorrectsecretforest · 3 months

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Yeojin: I was scolded at my yearly review because I said I wanted to get promoted to being a paladin. Gun: Shimok: Yeojin, primping: It's a fine job protecting the citizens after all!

#secret forest 2 #stranger 2 #bae doo na #jo seung woo #choi jae woong #source: Pop Team Epic

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stuff-diary · 4 months

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Night Has Come

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Night Has Come (2023, South Korea)

Director: Im Dae Woong

Writer: Kang Min Ji

Mini-review:

I've been obssesed with the Mafia game for years, so I was really excited when this sort-of-adaptation was announced. But tbh, it's nothing extraordinary. While it's very fun and it keeps you glued to the screen, it's also very silly. What's more, pretty much all the characters are incredibly dumb and frustrating. Although I have to say that's part of what makes the show fun. You just can't help but stick around to see how these characters mess things up even more. Hell, they make so many stupid decisions that I actually found myself screaming at the TV more times than I'd like to admit. Some of the twists did catch me by surprise, but the ending was... not good. I had already guessed the writer would pull something like that, but it was actually worse than I expected. Anyway, Night Has Come isn't good, but I had a fun watching it and it kept me entertained, so that's something.

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watchingalotofmovies · 11 months

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The Advocate: A Missing Body

The Advocate: A Missing Body [trailer]

A lawyer and a prosecutor take on a murder case that has no evidence or a body.

While still a decent one, this easily could've turned into a much better, serious thriller. There were too many distracting elements for me. Like the introduction of the two dumb colleagues, or the sudden action chase sequence that felt out of place. They hindered the build-up of the tension.

I also would've very much preferred it, if the lead would've been a slightly less arrogant, sexist character.

#The Advocate A Missing Body #Seong-nan byeon-ho-sa #Jong ho Huh #Sun kyun Lee #Go eun Kim #Hyun Sung Jang #Won hee Im #Jae woong Choi #Yoon hye Kim #foreign #South Korea

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junkobato · 5 months

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Upcoming Kdrama December 2023 💚

1/12: My Man is Cupid with Jang Dong Yoon, Nana, Park Ki Woong. 16 episodes; rom-com, fantasy. Trailer

1/12: Sweet Home 2 with Song Kang, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Si Young. 8 episodes; horror, sci-fi. Trailer

2/12: Welcome to Samdalri with Ji Chang Wook, Shin Hye Sun. 16 episodes; rom-com. Trailer

4/12: Night Has Come with Kim Woo Suk, Choi Ye Bin, Lee Jae In. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, horror. Trailer

9/12: Maestra: Strings of Truth with Lee Young Ae, Park Ho San, Lee Moon Saeng. 12 episodes; music, thriller, mystery. Trailer

15/12: Death's Game with Seo In Guk, Park So Dam, Go Youn Jung, Kim Ji Hoon. 8 episodes; thriller, fantasy. Trailer

20/12: Like Flowers in Sand with Jang Dong Yoon, Lee Joo Myung, Kim Bora. 12 episodes; rom-com, youth. Trailer

22/12: Gyeongseong Creature with Park Seo Joon, Han So Hee, Wi Ha Joon. 7 episodes; Action, Thriller, Historical, Sci-Fi. Trailer

30/12: My Happy End with Jang Nara, Son Ho Jun, So Yi Hyun. 16 episodes; thiller, psychological. Trailer

What a great way to end the year!

*REBLOG FOR UPDATES*

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dead-end-street · 7 months

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USERDRAMAS: EVENT 10 - EMOTION ⇢ heartbreak USERDRAMAS: GET TO KNOW ME BINGO: TROPES ⇢ single tear

It's such a quiet death, the breaking of a heart. ― Excerpt from MODERN ROMANTICS - LHZ

↳ Shin Se-kyung as Oh Mi-joo in RUN ON (2021) / Ryu Jun-yeol as Lee Kang-jae in LOST (2021) / Choi Woo-shik & Kim Da-mi as Choi Woong & Kook Yeon-soo in OUR BELOVED SUMMER (2022) / Bae Doo-na as Han Yeo-jin in SECRET FOREST 2 (2021) / Nam Joo-Hyuk & Kim Tae-ri as Baek Yi-jin & Na Hee-do in TWENTY FIVE, TWENTY ONE (2022)

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alittlehurtwithyourcomfort · 2 years

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kdrama whump recs: found family/team as family edition

Found family/team as family is my favorite trope, and when it’s combined with whump it’s even better! So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite whumpy kdramas featuring these tropes! (This list is not a ranking!)

1. The Uncanny Counter (2021)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: So Mun is an orphaned high-school student who suddenly gains supernatural powers. Soon after, the local noodle-shop employees recruit him into their team of “Counters”, where he begins to learn of the evil spirits roaming around town.

Notes: This was actually my first-ever kdrama! It’s a great blend of action, drama, and comedy. It also has one of the most unique “magic” systems I’ve seen, with the “Counters” each connected to a spirit in the afterlife. It’s also extremely whumpy, with a lot of comfort and care given to the characters. Definitely recommend.

Here is a whumplist by @love-me-a-lotta-whump

Here is a whumplist for Season 2!

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2. Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021)

Age Rating: TV-MA

Synopsis: Dan Hwal has lived for the past 600 years as a Bulgasal—a mythical creature that feeds off human blood and is cursed with immortality. Eventually, he connects with his reincarnated family, along with a formerly immortal woman.

Notes: This show is pretty complex and can get confusing at times. It’s also heartbreaking, but the characters make up for it! There’s a TON of whump for both characters shown in the GIF above.

Here is a whumplist by @love-me-a-lotta-whump

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3. Mystic Pop-Up Bar (2020)

Age Rating: TV-MA

Synopsis: Han Kang-bae is a young man with the ability to make people confess their deepest troubles with a single touch, but this power isn’t always a gift to him. One night, he meets the mysterious owner of a pop-up bar, a woman who must settle the grudges of 100,000 souls in order to gain a peaceful place in the afterlife.

Notes: This show isn’t the most whumpy on this list by any means, but it still has a good amount! What stood out to me were the relationships between the main trio of characters and how close they become with each other over the course of the show. No spoilers here, but this drama does involve reincarnation...

Here is a whumplist by @whumperfect

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4. While You Were Sleeping (2017)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: Three young adults discover that they all have the same ability: seeing the future in their dreams. As a trio, they work together to attempt to change these (sometimes terrible) visions and save each other from harm.

Notes: Though this show is more focused on the romance between Jae-chan and Hong-joo, there are some great moments of found family feels between the main trio, sometimes including Jae-chan’s little brother and a different character who somewhat acts as a father figure. Pretty whumpy show that I absolutely adored watching! (Plus, the cast is STELLAR! I mean, Suzy, Jong-suk, and Jae-in together in a drama? It’s so good.)

Here is a whumplist by @whumpalot

Here is a whumplist by @thewhumpyrabbit

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5. Tomorrow (2022)

Age Rating: TV-MA

Synopsis: Choi Jun-woong is a young man struggling to find a job, but when he falls into a coma after an unfortunate accident, he’s offered a place on the Risk Management Team as a temporary grim reaper. Together, they help save people from s*icide.

Notes: Possibly my most favorite kdrama ever! It has more emotional whump than physical for the most part, but it’s so amazingly done. The main trio (plus another character, later in the show) have such great platonic chemistry, and even though they have conflicts, you can tell they all truly care for each other even after a short amount of time. (Rowoon’s acting talents are really highlighted in this show, as well as the other main leads!)

Here is a whumplist I made!

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6. The Devil Judge (2021)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: This series is set in a dystopian version of South Korea, where the people live in chaos and corruption runs rampant. Trials are held through a courtroom live show aired on television, led by "The Devil Judge”.

Notes: This show is very dark, but has an interesting dynamic between the characters that evolves and grows over the course of the show. The characters are complex and imperfect, and though their conflicts are intense, it just makes the domestic moments so much better because of it. It has some good whump for the two main characters, and of course, Jin-young is an added bonus.

Here is a whumplist by @whumpslist

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7. He is Psychometric (2019)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: Lee Ahn is a young man with the ability to read the memories of any object or person he touches. He begins to train his powers in order to help solve crimes and get justice for the death of his parents.

Notes: One of my favorite kdramas ever and a must-watch for anyone in the kdrama whump community. Fair warning, this show will absolutely shatter your heart, but it has such a great storyline with many twists and turns. This is a complex found family, and though the show does have a romance, it’s a really good one. Also, there’s SO MUCH WHUMP! Like in every single episode. It’s truly amazing. Jin-young never fails to amaze me with his acting.

Here is a whumplist by @love-me-a-lotta-whump

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Alright, that’s the end of the list (at least for now)! If you have any recommendations for more whumpy found family/team as family kdramas, please comment them or send me them! <3

#kdramas #kdrama #kdrama whump #kdrama whump recs #whump #whumpy #whump community #whump recs #whumpy shows #whumplist #whumplists #the uncanny counter #bulgasal #mystic pop up bar #while you were sleeping #tomorrow kdrama #the devil judge #he is psychometric

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mizldrizl · 3 months

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Thrill Me 2010

Nathan Leopold: Kang Ha Neul (Misaeng, Forgotten)

Richard Loeb: Ji Chang Wook (The Worst of Evil)

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Thrill Me 2010

Nathan Leopold: Choi Jae Woong

Richard Loeb: Kim Moo Yul (Forgotten, Sweet Home)

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Thrill Me 2016

Nathan Leopold: Lee Sang Yi (Bloodhounds)

Richard Loeb: Kang Dong Ho

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Thrill Me 2021

Nathan Leopold: Kim Hyun Jin

Richard Loeb: Bae Na Ra (D.P., Evilive)

#Thrill Me #쓰릴 미 #musical #Kang Ha Neul #강하늘 #Ji Chang Wook #지창욱 #Kim Moo Yul #김무열 #Lee Sang Yi #이상이 #Bae Na Ra #배나라

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theadusa · 3 months

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Everything I watch in Jan 2024

I was going to post my annual everything I watched in 2023 post but I feel like I missed my opportunity, so here is my everything I watched in January 2024... (Be Warned there are some spoilers, I do try to mark them throughout the review)

My Lovely Boxer (2023, Kim Min-joo)

Main leads: Lee Sang-yeob, Kim So-hye, Park Ji-hwan, Kim Hyung-mook, Kim Jin-woo, Ha Seung-ri, Chae Won-bin

Country: S. Korea

Run: August 21 to Oct 2, 2023 (KBS2, Monday and Tuesday @21:45 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 70 min

Thoughts: Lee Kwon-sook (Kim So-hye) is a boxer who is forcibly thrown back into the world boxing that she has retired from by a sports agent Kim Tae-young (Lee Sang-yeob). I really liked how they balanced the characters. Lee Kwon-sook is a cheerful girl who is constantly haunted by her past. And she is allowed agency to do what she can do, despite the efforts of others. And the relationship between Lee Kwon-sook and Kim Tae-young, though slightly toxic, works in an odd way. I did have problems with how they reconnected her with her father.I personally wouldn’t have forgiven him. However, I loved the relationship with Han Ah-reum, and just how that story ends. I thought it was done very well. Overall I have really enjoyed this drama. Rating:

Unlock My Boss (2022-2023, Kim Hyung-min)

Main leads: Chae Jong-hyeop, Seo Eun-soo, Park Sung-woong

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 7, 2022 to Jan 12, 2023 (ENA, Wednesday and Thursday @21:00 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 60 min

Thoughts: Oh wow, this is more enjoyable than I imagined. Chase Jong-hyeop as Park In-seong is so fun. He is adorable, down to earth but capable. Jun Se-yeon (Seo Eun-soo) was amazing and I loved her complexities as a character. And the trio of Kim Seon-joo (Park Sung-woong), Park In-seong, and Jun Se-yeon, was so fun and I loved the little family they formed. I literally cried so much during this show for no reason. Like the zoom into the phone literally made me sob each time for no reason. Rating: Who knew electronics can have that much range?

Night Has Come (2023, Kang Min-Ji)

Main leads: Lee Jae-In, Kim Woo-Seok, Choi Ye-Bin, Cha Woo-Min, Ahn Ji-Ho, Jung So-Ri

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 4,, 2023 ( U+mobiletv)

Episodes: 12, 35 to 40 min

Thoughts: This started off really good. A class gets thrust into a mafia game to the death. You along with the characters are wondering who is the mafia among the students and who is forcing this game. It is really interesting, but the episodes follow the same pattern. The end you find everything out, and it's kind of stupied. They had a classmate who committed sucide due to a badly edited image of herself on a skimply clad woman’s body. Which is yeah bad. Then her parents take revenge on the whole class. They are placed in this mafia simulator to repeat the game over and over again. It ends with Lee Yoon-seo able to remember everything, but still trapped in the simulator. Like where their parents are. People must be concerned right. Rating: Sisphyus boulder, I guess…

The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract (2023-2024, Go Nam-jeong)

Main leads: Lee Se-young, Bae In-hyuk, Joo Hyun-young, Yoo Seon-ho, Jo Bok-rae

Country: S. Korea

Run: Nov 24, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024 (MBC TV Friday and Saturday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 12, 70 min

Thoughts: This was a cute drama. It starts off with a cute romance between a progressive woman in Joseon and a sick scholar. However, it quickly becomes a tragedy and she is sent to the year 2023 with her hand maid Sa-wol (Joo Hyun-young). It quickly becomes a fish out of water for Park Yeon-woo (Lee Se-young), but luckly she meets the recacrante of her late husband Kang Tae-ha (Bae In-hyuk) and they make a deal. It is a cute drama and I loved the cast of characters. Yeon-woo is easy to root for. Sa-wol is adorable, and adapts quickly. Kang Tae-ha is prickly but has a heart of gold. It's dramatic and fun. It's nothing special, but oh is it so good. My favorite part is Yeon-woo and Sa-wol’s relationship. Literally there is a scene with those two that reflects a romantic scene in Perfect Marriage Revenage (2023) which I can’t stop thinking about. Overall I just really enjoyed my time. Rating: butterflies everytime I think about you…

Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023,Choi Jin-young)

Main leads: Woo Do-hwan, Bona, Cha Hak-yeon

Country: S. Korea

Run: March 31 to May 5, 2023 (MBC TV Friday and Saturday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: This was a lot like Taxi Driver. In the way you have an episodic feel with a charismatic male lead seeking revenge and helping people. I had a lot of fun with this show, and I don’t use the comparison lightly either. I really had fun with it. The romance was okay, but I liked the different stories, and the main revenge plot was easy to follow along with. Woo Do-hwan is a great actor and meant to be a leading man. It's definitely not my favorite and there are a few things that needed changing but it was fun overall! Rating: Who do you call?... Joseon Attorney!!!

KBS Drama Special 14 (2023, Choi Ja-won, Yun Tae-woo, Cho Il-yeon, Choi Yi-kyung, Wi Jae-hwa, Kwon Oh-joo,Park Eun-seo, Jo Soo-yeong, Kim Ik-hyun)

Main leads: Lee Jae-won, Choi Seong-won, and Kim Kang-hyeon, Kim Won-hae, Min Ji-ah, Ahn Se-bin and Park Ji-ah, Lee Min-jae, Kim Hyun-soo, and Kang Na-eon, Moon Woo-jin, Park Seo-kyung, Park Ha-sun, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Do-hoon, Chae Won-bin, Kim Dong-hwi, Jo A-ram, Shim Yi-young, Joo Seok-tae, Ren, Park Sang-nam, Hong Seung-hee, Hahm Eun-jung, Kim Kang-min, Yoon San-ha, Baek Sung-hyun

Country: S. Korea

Run: OCT 14 to Dec 16, 2023 (KBS, Saturday 21:50 to 22:50 (KST))

Episodes: 10, 60 to 80 min

Thoughts: This is a yearly anthogolgy series that follows various characters in various time periods with various goals. I thought a lot of them were really cool and interesting. “Love Attack” was by far one of my favorites, but I also really liked “The True Love of Madam” which was shocking for me. It was also hard to find any subs for “Overlap, Knife, Knife” so I had to rely on visual cues and the small amount of Korean I know. But I thought this was a fun anthrologie series, and the stories are fun and fresh. Rating: I love getting short and quick stories like this, its the reason I love short films so much.

A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023-2024, Baek In-ah)

Main leads: Park Gyu-young, Cha Eun-woo, Lee Hyun-woo

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024 (MBC, Wednesday 21:00 (KST))

Episodes: 14, 70 min

Thoughts: Apparently it is very different from the webtoon ( which I have never read), but I found it entertaining. It is cute and lighthearted. I always like when its past lives, I think it adds a fun element to romances. Though I do think the schedule of the show hindered my enjoyment, because it would be so long between episodes. They also lost me at the end, I can not lie. Rating/Spoiler: Also I would be so angery if I found out my family curse passed down for generations was over a misunderstanding. I would want an apology, reparations, and revenge. On another note, I would also be so pissed if I killed myself to save my servant's baby; then my boyfriend finished off the dying father, then cursed the child and its offspring. I would be pissed, like my scarfice was for not. Go off mountain spirit I guess…

My 20th Twenty (2023, N/A)

Main leads: Choi Yu Ju , Jung Su Bin

Country: S. Korea

Run: April 21 to may 27, 2023 (Wavve, Friday and Saturday)

Episodes: 12, 15 min

Thoughts: This show was good for what it was. It has the vibe of a college student film with a mix of those youtube series made by middle schoolers back in 2009. And I mean that with the highest praise. The sound mixing was off, they had limited cast (background actors is what you are looking for), no interesting lighting (but very well light- i.e the student film vibes), and the actors new to the scene. I loved every motherfucking moment. It was so cheesy, the script was bad, and nothing made sense. But I knew that it was made with passion. Rating: It would be horrifying being 20 forever

Taxi Driver Season 2 (2023, Oh Sang-ho)

Main leads: Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Shin Jae-ha

Country: S. Korea

Run: Feb 17 to April 15, 2023 (SBS, TV Friday and Saturday @22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: Back in action the second season is so much fun and entertaining. I actually like it better than the first. And I said this once and I’ll say it again Lee Je-hoon is made to be an action star. He’s as great as Kim Do-gi. I also liked that Ahn Go-eun (Pyo Ye-jin) had a larger role this season. I also just love the friendship in the Rainbow Taxi service. Just so fun. Rating: imagine being taken down by a taxi service…

Taxi Driver Special (2023, SBS)

Main leads: Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram, Shin Jae-ha

Country: S. Korea

Run: Feb 16 to March 4, 2023 ( KBS)

Episodes: 2, 60 -120 min

Thoughts: This was fun seeing the cast reflect on the episodes and their characters. Its also cool just seeing a reply of everything that happened. You could tell how much Lee Je-hoon loves playing Kim Do-gi. Rating: I am excited for the 3rd season…

Brain Works (2023, Park Kyung-seon)

Main leads: Jung Yong-hwa, Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Sun-young, Ye Ji-won

Country: S. Korea

Run: Jan 2 to Fe 28, 2023 (KBS2 Monday and Tuesday @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 75 min

Thoughts:This show is weird. I think most cop shows are weird but this one especially. I did like the bromance in this, between Shin Ha-ru (Jung Yong-hwa) and Geum Myung-se (Ch Tae-hyun). I did think neuroscience was weird and defies logic. The only good thing about it was when they didn’t completely vilify Pyschopaths, because it tends to be more complicated than the mainstream likes to show. It still left a lot to be desired but it was there. Also when he lowkey kidnapped and torture that kid, oh my god, like he was a little punk and deserved to go to trail but my god. Rating: This is lowkey giving Minority Report tbh…

My Cuteness is about to expire!? (2022, Tanabe Shigenori)

Main leads: Yamada Ryosuke, Yoshine Kyoko

Country: Japan

Run: April 16 to June 11, 2022 (TV Asahi, Saturday 23:30)

Episodes: 9, 23 to 47 min

Thoughts: Maruya is your typical male narcissist who works in sales. He uses his cuteness to stake by in life, to make up for his average skills. One day he is visited by his future self, whom he deems ugly, tells him that his cuteness is going to expire. He decides, after relizing his crush, the only way to prevent this is to date Sanada, a robotic newbie to the sales team. It is cute and Maruya and Sanada are fun as a couple, plus if you have the time you could watch this in a day. Rating: I’m Ichinose calling every single person every 10 seconds sobbing…

My Dearest Pt 1 (2023, Hwang Jin-young)

Main leads: Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, Lee Chung-ah

Country: S. Korea

Run: August 4 to Sept 2, 2023 (MBC TV, Friday and Saturday 21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 10, 60 to 90 min

Thoughts: I was not expecting to like this more than I did. The angst in every episode is so insane. Episode 10 was actually unbearable. I also want to take a moment and appreciate Yoo Gil-chae (Ahn Eun-jin), she is such a complicated character. She would do anything for her friends, she is willing to do the things that no other women (noble) are willing to do even during times of war. She will stab the man assualting her friend and cover it up. She would cut the amicable cord, she would stab the mother’s hand. She isn’t pure of heart, she neveer claimed to be. I love her so much. And her relationship with Lee Jang-hyun. The ending of episode 10. I was sobbing. Rating: I am trying to hype myself up to watch the next 11 episodes, people had to wait inbetween…

The Escape of the Seven (2023, Kim Soon-ok)

Main leads: Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, Jo Jae-yoon

Country: S. Korea

Run: Sept 15 to Nov 17, 2023 (SBS TV Friday and Saturday 22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 17, 70 to 80 min

Thoughts: This was an insane ride. Literally no one in this likeable except for a few, like I didn’t think Min Do-hyuk (Lee Joon) was as bad as the others but oh lordy. It is so melodramatic, which took me off graud for some reason. Going into it I thought it was going to be a serious thriller, but oh boy was I wrong. It was Makjang. Which is fine, and also coming back in style apparently. I’m sat for season 2, but not with much hope. Rating: I actually don’t know the timeline of any of these events, does it expand years months, idk…

My Demon (2023-2024, Choi Ah-il)

Main leads: Kim Yoo-jung, Song Kang, Lee Sang-yi, Kim Hae-sook

Country: S. Korea

Run: Nov 24, 2023 to Jan 20, 2024 (SBS TV, Friday and Saturday @22:00 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: I was excited for this drama. I really liked Doom at Your Service which promised to have a similar vibe. Which it did to an extent. I actually hate Song Kang in romances and only really like him in nonromance shows. However I think he did really well as Jeong Gu-won. I liked the overall Romance in the show. But I did think the revenge plot got uninteresting and confusing after a while. I do like the ending, I was pretty satisfied with where everyone ended up, which has been a long time since I’ve been this satisfied.

Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023-2024, Kwon Hye-joo)

Main leads: Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hye-sun

Country: S. Korea

Run: Dec 2, 2023 ti Jan 21, 2024 (JTBC, Saturday and Sunday 22:30 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: This was cute and was far above my expectations. I am always uneasy with Ji Chang Wook, I can’t forgive him for the Melting My Heart drama a few years back, but I would do anything for Shin Hye-sun. So I gave this drama a go, and I liked it. I loved the vibes, and I didn’t mind that revenge wasn’t the main plot. It's like the one line “my enemies will take themselves out before you get a chance to swing.” It was heartwarming and I’m glad that Cho Sam-dal was able to find peace in her hometown. I loved the feel of community. I loved all the Friendships. It was very lovely. And I’m happy at the ending. I will also give my entire heart to Cho Hae-dal and Cha Ha-yul. I loved their mother-daughter relationship. I wanted more screen time for both. Rating: I’m glad there is a little piece of heaven…

Game of Witches ( 2022-2023, Lee Do-Hyun)

Main leads: Jang Seo-Hee, Kim Kyu-Seon, Lee Hyun-Seok, Oh Chang-Suk. Han Ji-Wan, Ban Hyo-Jung

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 11, 2022 to April 14, 2023 (MBC, Monday to Friday 19:15 (KST))

Episodes: 119, 25 to 28 min

Thoughts: *Major Spoilers+ Rant ahead.* This show makes me unneccsarly angery. It is a daily drama and a Makjang to boot, so literally put any and all expectations in the gutter. Everything is nonsensical, and drawn out to reach the 119 mark. Storylines get dropped or move way too fast. It has a strange family tree and for a moment every single person was supposbly related. They have so much evidence agsaint the scheming Kang Ji-ho (Oh Chang-suk) and Joo Se-young (Han Ji-wan) but it goes nowhere. Speaking of Kang Ji-ho, he was just straight up dispicable. I would say more than Se-ypung of Ma Hyun-Deok (Ban Hyo-Jung). He was a terrible partner and father from the start. He literally tossed his entire family out the door for Se-young and eventual power. He only paid attention to his daughter Kang Han-Byeol (Kwon Dan-A) when she was able to benefit him. He was at best neglectful and at worst abusive towards her. Han-byeol was the true victim. Hye-soo (Kim Kyu-Seon) actually had a motive in the beginning. She was just pathetic and weak but once she returned they weirdly sidelined her. Also I don’t know why Kang Ji-ho never got prosecuted for trying to kill Hye-soo. Like I find that to be one of his more egregious crimes. Like that is the mother of your child. You gave your child so much trauma, for what? Power? Like when they tried to redeem him at the end I was just fed up. You can’t make hime out to be the big bad guy for 118 episodes, and then have him do one good thing. He is a bad father, and when Han Byeol grows up she will resent him. Rating: Fuck this show, like actually.

My Dearest Part 2(2023, Hwang Jin-young)

Main leads: Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, Lee Chung-ah

Country: S. Korea

Run: Oct 13 to Nov 18, 2023 (MBC TV, Friday and Saturday 21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 11, 60 to 90 min

Thoughts: More devastating than the first part. Gil-chae is probably my favorite character I have watched. Her journey in this part is absolutely devastating but she survives. I enjoyed the refutement from blame, that people who experienced the worst horrors known are somehow blamed. Gil Chae pushes back on this sentiment herself. This entire time I just wanted Jang-hyun and Gil Chea together. Which took the entire part for them to finally be happy. I do think the ending was kind of wobbly, and they only really needed 10 episodes not the 11. But who am I to say? Anyways I enjoyed the show overall. Rating: My Dear Husband…

Kokdu: Season of Diety (2023, Kang Yi-heon, Heo Jun-woo)

Main leads: Kim Jung-hyun, Im Soo-hyang, Kim Da-som, Ahn Woo-yeon, Kim In-kwon, Cha Chung-hwa

Country: S. Korea

Run: Jan 27 to March 24, 2023 (MBC TV Fridays and Saturdays @21:50 (KST))

Episodes: 16, 70 min

Thoughts: You must be wondering why did you watch this? It only has bad reviews- which is a lie, it is actually a polarizing show. And I can understand. If you go into this show with the lowest expectations imaginable and it might be fun. The scenery is pretty and they make decent use of it. Main Romance is actually not good, I felt no chemistry between Kim Jung-Hyun and Im Soo-hyang. I did like the romance between Tae Jeong-won (Kim Da-som) and Han Cheol (Ahn Woo-yeon) other than that The show overall fell flat. I did like the scenery and the setting. I thought it was fun. Also episode 16 was the most enjoyable episode, which is good for an ending. Rating: I would skip…

I am currently watching:

Marry My Husband

Doctor Slump

Because of Love

Do You Like Brahms?

The Real Has Come!

If you have any kdrama recommendations, please let me know!

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elderflowergin · 1 year

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2022 kdrama/movie roundup!

It was a tough year for keeping up with anything because life, toddler, etc, but here are the things I watched, in part or whole, that I remembered. Hot Takes Incoming!

Sell Your Haunted House - Jang Nara in boots. Kang Mal-geum in dark lipstick. Touching, gay, many mother issues. The girls were fantastic. The boys weren't bad.

25 21 - I was dropped back into the 90s. Surprisingly, I didn't hate it. The girls were fantastic. Na Hee-do was correct to dump Baek Yi-jin. Moon Ji-woong, perfect boy. Ji Seung-wan for PRESIDENT!

Why Her? - Someone thought it'd be a great idea to throw Seo Hyun-jin's ex-client (shudder) current-student (TRIPLE SHUDDER) Hwang In-yeop into the romance mix when billionaire CHOI YOUNG-JOON and Crown Prince Bae In-hyuk were already there. And they thought it'd be funny if Hwang In-yeop won. NO.

Eve - The superior commentary this year on the horrors of capitalism. It ends with reparations (Park Byung-eun hands over his entire empire to Seo Yeji, who promptly divests it), rich people dying in horrible ways and Seo Yeji doing the tango. Were the makjang knobs dialled up so high they're broken? Yes. Was it fun? YES, because I got to see Park Byung-eun's range, which includes Pained Hottie, and Seo Yeji running men's feet over in cars wearing couture. We can ask for no more.

Juvenile Justice - No one asked "What happens if we take three of the most charismatic working actors in Korean entertainment today and squeezed the life out of them?" But someone answered anyway.

My Liberation Notes - Lee El, a revelation. Mr Gu, a revelation when he started talking, and not the good kind.

Grid - Kim Mu-yeol. Kim Ah-joong and Jang So-yeon had a great year. I didn't understand the time thing at all. This is a me problem, but probably the only time I'll face it this year. Right? RIGHT?

Bloody Heart - Jang Hyuk has done nothing wrong, ever. The girls were fantastic. Lee Joon, I heard your script was meant for Lee Joon-hyuk. Sorry.

Pachinko - The girls were fantastic. Kim Min-ha, baby, you're gorgeous. JUNG EUN-CHAE was everything. Sorry to Lee Min-ho, who had the tough double role of acting as Ko Hansu and also like he belonged to this cast of greats.

Our Blues - Great acting, but my own blues were sufficient for me. The girls were fantastic. Unwanted to wanted pregnancy storyline: no thanks. This is a me problem, but probably the only time I'll face it this year. Right? RIGHT?

Extraordinary Attorney Woo - 75% love; 25% NOT THIS AGAIN.

Little Women - The girls were fantastic. I ran out of air by this point in the year. I'll come back for you, gothic interior design, poison orchids, and Song Joong-ki in the best role he's played all year!

Through the Darkness - Almost too many twirling moustache psychos and dead girls. I did it for Kim Nam-gil because he's so pretty in this and in case it wasn't abundantly clear by now, I don't think with my brain. The lone living girl - Kim So-jin - was fantastic. Jin Seon-kyu, well-adjusted stealth hottie!

Reborn Rich - Samsung owes Lee Sung-min its entire semiconductor business as @rain-hat said. Lee Sung-min owes me reparations for making me watch this show for him primarily (secondarily Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Shin-rok, Park Ji-hyun and Kim Nam-hee for their acting; Kim Young-jae because he is THE DILF). I'm manifesting NO TIMESLIPS in 2023 dramas.

Under the Queen's Umbrella - Kim Hye-soo pushing up her hanbok sleeves to carry babies and do embroidery should be projected onto my tombstone unto eternity. The girls were fantastic. And I know this is unusual, so bear with me, but: the boys? FANTASTIC ALSO.

Movies:

Vikram - Fahaadh Faasil, my thoughts are nasty and you don't want to hear them. The girls might have been fantastic had they been permitted to live and not be dumdums. That was never going to happen, of course. There was torture and a baby in significant peril, but it was also the most fun I'd had in a while. I should get my head checked.

Ponniyin Selvan - The sheer scale of work and sweat that has gone into the enterprise of making Vikram seem taller than Trisha Krishnan for the last twenty years! Iconic. The girls were fantastic.

The Naked Kitchen - This is sold as a story of a woman choosing between two men. That is a lie. It's about a man coming to terms with his marriage drifting into polyamory, and enjoying it. Shin Min-ah and Ju Ji-hoon fuck in a museum, which was also weirdly sweet.

Asura City of Madness - AHJUSSHIS WHY. Hwang Jung-min's shirttails worked very hard in 2012. Jung Woo-sung ate glass and has pathological issues about being as handsome as he is. We love him for it. We did not love this.

Hunt - Love is your bestie learning how to write and direct just to write and direct you in the role of a lifetime for you, personally. I don't know if that's what happened here, but that's what love is. And chemistry is whatever these two guys have in this completely ordinary movie that did not give any feelings. Hwang Jung-min, pussy OUT.

Decision to Leave - A well-deserved love letter to Tang Wei, just beautifully shot, gorgeous.

Il Mare - Absolutely lovely little film, reliant almost entirely on the star power of two actors who are so charismatic they don't need to meet in the movie to convince you of their romance.

Laal Singh Chaddha - There was a very beautiful wedding at the end. Aamir Khan's face must hurt.

Darlings - A movie that appreciated and respected noted hottie Shefali Shah.

#2022 gin roundup

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incorrectsecretforest · 2 years

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Things to Never Say to People Who Just Came Out

Bit: I'm gayer. (It’s not a competition.)

Wonchul: You still owe me $45. (They do, but give them a minute.)

Dongjae: I knew you were gay the second you told me you were gay. (Although not wrong, there's no need to repeat what they just said to you, as everyone gets the point now.)

Yeonjae: In that outfit? (Not everyone comes out as stunningly as you.)

Sahyun: Hi gay, I'm dad. (Actually, this one is fine. Everyone loves a classic.)

Taeha: Would you like to go on record stating that for our organization's diversity initiative? (Come on. At least wait a week before swooping in with corporate requests.)

Gun: I was planning to come out this very moment, and you just stole my thunder 🙁 (Just wait a few days and come out some other time.)

Sewon: This has been so obvious ever since I started stalking you.

#secret forest 2 #stranger 2 #jeon hye jin #park sung geun #lee joon hyuk #yoon se ah #kim young jae #choi moo sung #choi jae woong #lee kyu hyung #source: the onion

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mystarmyangel · 5 months

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[POLL] 231121 Daily Sports Korea 10th Anniversary Poll - Favorite Celebrity Ranking

[231121 Daily Sports Korea 10th Anniversary Poll - Favorite Celebrity Ranking]

Full list: 1) Yoo Jae Suk (8.8%) 2) IU (2.9%) 3) BTS (1.9%) 4) Nam Goong Min (1.6%) 5) Lim Young Woong, YoonA (1.3%)

Followed by: -Choi Boolam (1.2%) -Lee Hyori (1.2%) -Jo In Sung, Lee Byung Hyun (0.9%) -Kim Hye Ja, Lee Young Ae, Hyun Bin (0.8%) -Ahn Sung Ki, Han Hye Joo, Ma Dong Seok (0.7%) -Kang Hodong, Song Hye Kyo, Gong Yoo, Han Sun Kyu, Jang Dong Gun (0.6%) -Karina, Kim Hye Soo, Cha Taehyun, Lee Seojin, Song Kang Ho (0.5%) - Park Bo Young, Suzy, Han Gain, SHINee, Kim Sung Kyu, Cha In Pyo, New Jeans, Jang Yoon Jung, Choi Min Sik (0.4%) -AKMU, Shin Ha Kyun, Taeyeon, PSY, Cha Eun Woo, Ahn Yujin, Shin Dong Yup, Lee Soon Jae, Jun Jihyun, Sol Kyung Gu, Han Jimin, Han Yeseul, Kim Ho Joong, Park Eun Bin, Ji Sung, Jennie, Kim Woo Bin, TVXQ, Shin Min Ah, Super Junior, Kim Tae Hee, Kang Dong Won, Lee Seung Chul, Go Doo Shim, Cho Yong Pil, Tak Jae Hun, Shin Hye Sun (0.3%)

*Survey conducted from 3 to 8 Nov on 1,003 people above 18 years old living across the country. The survey method is a mobile web survey, and the sampling error is ±3.1% points with a 95% confidence level.

Source: Link

#YoonA #Poll

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bl-bam-beyond · 1 year

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BL Beginnings:

Recently I was trying to remember a film I watched a long time ago before I even knew what BL was. As a gay person I did gravitate to series or movie with a gay theme. I wasn't into Yaoi or anything much. Many probably would not consider this film BL and I always thought Lovesick & Addicted were my first BL's as in Asian series. But I did remember the film it was called Night Flight (2014) and it was South Korean.

The story was about 3 middle school friends that grew apart. Most especially Han Ki Woong (played by LEE JAE-JOON) who became a gang leader and was quite violent. However his middle school friend Shin Yong-joo (played to perfection by KWAK SI-YANG) was completely in love with him. When he reveals this later he is met with fists. But even though Han Ki-Woong reacted with violence there was definitely more to it. But there were moments when the two were close.

That moment came when the third friend Ko Ki-taek (played by CHOI JOON-HA) who was mercilessly bullied told the gang of Yong-joo's years long love for Han Ki-Woong so they would turn there bullying to the gay kid. One such time they assaulted Yong-joo I'm what I can only call a rape and they used a stun gun on him which he brought to defend himself unsuccessfully.

When Han Ki-Woong found out he raced to find him and he did on a rooftop. Not suicidal exactly but the bullies took a camera memory card that had photos.

Han Ki-Woong went berserk and he went the school and assaulted students and teachers alike looking for the memory card and to exact some revenge for what Yong-joo suffered (imo) I guess there could be different interpretations.

He got the memory card and was hit in the head from behind with a chair. Yong-joo who had arrived a few minutes before begged for them to call ambulance. They didn't so Yong-joo carried him on his back.

Despite all the violence Yong-joo never really stopped loving Han Ki-Woong.

Yong-joo dropped out if school and opted to go to a mountain school. Then Han Ki-Woong showed true feelings (which I made some gifs of) as he asked Yong-joo not to go.

#FIRST BL #NIGHT FLIGHT (2014)#SPECIAL POST #REMEMBERING A FILM #My GIFS #THEN CAME ADDICTED #THEN CAME LOVESICK #AND SO MANY MORE SINCE THEN #BL/GAY #LGBTQ #REWATCHED RECENTLY #COME TO THINK OF THE LOVE OF SIAM (might be my first)

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newbornrpg · 1 year

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★ Neon Quarterly Awards → Abril

★ Best Male Character — Choi Soo Bin ★ Best Female Character — Son Chae Young ★ Best Youthful Character — Yang Jung Won ★ Best Mature Character — Kim Nam Joon ★ Best New Character — Song Min Gi ★ Best Perverse Character — Jung Yoon Oh ★ Best Friendship — Park Roseanne & Kim Jennie ★ Best Rivality — Choi Yeon Jun & Kim Ji Woong ★ Best Couple — Jang Se Bin & Kim Jae Han ★ Best Topic — A part of me that will never be mine (KWB & LJS) ★ Best Poster — Lee Tae Yeop ★ Best ID — Kim Tae Yeon

#rpg #new born rpg #new born #rol #nqa

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suhxin · 1 year

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WHO I WRITE FOR

romantic 💝 - platonic 👥 - fluff 💌 - angst 💫

Groups

Boygroups

TXT

Soobin 💝👥💌 Huening Kai 💝👥💌💫 Yeonjun 💝👥💌💫

NCT

Chenle 💝👥💌💫 Jisung 💝👥💌💫 Mark 💝👥💌 Haechan 💝👥💌 Jaemin 💝👥💌 Renjun 💝👥💌 Jeno 💝👥💌 Yangyang 💝👥💌 Ten 💝👥💌

Blitzers

Sya 💝👥💌💫 Wooju 💝👥💌 Chris 💝👥💌

Enhypen

Sunoo 💝👥💌 Niki 💝👥💌

Drippin

Alex 💝👥💌 Minseo 💝👥💌

Cravity

Seongmin 💝👥💌

&Team

Fuma 💝👥💌 Maki 💝👥💌 Taki 💝👥💌 Nicholas 💝👥💌 Yuma 💝👥💌 K 💝👥💌 Jo 💝👥💌 EJ 💝👥💌 Harua 💝👥💌

ZB1

Jiwoong 💝💌 Zhanghao 💝💌

Fantasy Boys

Junwon 💝👥💌 Kamden 💝👥💌

&Audition

Gaku 💝👥💌 Minhyung 💝👥💌 Hayate 💝👥💌 Hikaru 💝👥💌

Boys Planet

Woonggi 💝👥💌 Yuki 💝👥💌💫 Takuto 💝👥💌💫 Seyun 💝👥💌💫 Haruto 💝👥💌 Kamden 💝👥💌

Girlgroups

Itzy

Yeji 💝👥💌

Rolling Quartz

Arem 💝👥💌

Soloists

Dawn 💝👥💌 Park Jihoon 💝👥💌

(me not writing for all members of a group doesn't mean I don't like them, I just don't know how to write for them, and I don't want them to be too OOC)

Dramas

Korea

Blind (2022)

Jung In Sung 💝💌💫 Ryu Sung Jun 💝💌💫

Choco Milk Shake

Milk 💝💌 Choco 💝💌

Extraordinary you

Eun Dan Oh 👥💌 Haru 💝👥💌💫 Baek Kyung 💝👥💌 Jin Mi Chae 💝💌

Hwarang

Suk Han Sung 💝👥💌

Mimicus

Ji Soo Bin 💝👥💌

Rooftop Prince

Sang Man Bo 💝💌

Roommates of Poongduck 304

Ji Ho Joon 💝💌 Seo Jae Yoon 💝💌

Semantic Error

Chu Sang Woo 💝💌 Lee Dong Gun 💝💌

Sweet Home

Cha Hyun Soo 💝💌💫

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

Lee Yeon 💝💌💫 Lee Rang 💝💌💫

The Uncanny Counter

So Moon 💝💌💫

Tomorrow

Choi Joon Woong 💝👥💌

Kang Chul 💝💌💫

True Beauty

Lee Su Ho 💝💌 Han Seo Jun 💝💌

Weak Hero Class 1

Yeon Shi Eun 💝💌💫 Ahn Soo Ho 💝💌💫

Inspector Koo

Santa 💝💌💫

A shoulder to cry on

Lee Da Yeol 💝👥💌 Jo Tae Hyun 💝💌💫

Our Dating Sim

Shin Ki Tae 💝💌💫

The Eighth Sense

Seo Jae Won 💝💌💫 Oh Jun Taek 💝💌💫

Phantom School

Han Su Yeong 💝💌

Taiwan

DNA Says Love You

Amber 💝👥💌

Secrets in the Hot Spring

Xiao Gin 💝👥💌

China

Meteor Garden

Dao Ming Si 💝👥💌 Hua Ze Lei 💝💌

Take My Brother Away

Shi Fen 💝👥💌

Japan

Good Morning Call

Uehara Hisashi 💝💌

Alice in Borderland

Ryohei Arisu 💝👥💌💫 Chishiya Shuntaro 💝💌💫

Takara-kun to Amagi-kun

Takara Shun 💝👥💌 Amagi Taichi 💝👥💌

Candy Color Paradox

Onoe Satoshi 💝💌 Kaburagi Motoharu 💝💌💫

Actors

Lee Tae Ri 💝👥💌 Park Ji Bin 💝👥💌 Kim Ji Woong 💝💌 Cha Jae Hoon 💝👥💌 Ahn Ji Ho

Football/Soccer player

Cho Gue Sung ��💌

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shinyempirerpg · 1 year

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A-B-C

An Yu Jin (IVE) — Sugar Rush Cha Eun Woo — sunflower Christopher Bang — bluehour Choi Beom Gyu — LittleJoanna Choi San — sonogong Choi Soo Bin — Bonvoyage Choi Ye Rim — Cherry Choi Yeon Jun — Nahida

D-E-F

Fukutomi Tsuki — Eunoia

G-H-I

Hanni Pham — Kamek Han Yu Jin (ZB1) — Dumpling Hirai Momo — Kamek Hwang Hyun Jin — Némesis Hwang Ye Ji — Dalí

J-K-L

Jake Sim — Darimda Jang Won Young — jellypop Jeon Jung Kook — genos Jeon So Yeon — Bluey Jeon Won Woo — Zag Jeong Yun Oh — Blue Joshua Hong —sonogong Jung Woo Young — wang Kang Seul Gi — bluehour Kang Tae Hyun — shinyland Kim Chae Won — Kamek Kim Jennie — Promqueen Kim Ji Woong — Gaku Kim Ji Soo — Lynx Kim Min Ji— Hype Girl Kim Min Gyu — Than Kim Min Jeong (Winter) — Leixah Kim Seon Woo (Sunoo) — shinyland Kim Tae Hyung (V) — Bonvoyage Kim Yoo Jung — Pebbles Lalisa Manoban — Peach Lee Chae Min — Rotten Lee Chan (Dino) — Gatitos Lee Felix — shinyland Lee Min Ho (Lee Know) — Bonvoyage Lee Hee Seung — badlands Lee Ju Yeon — Nahida

M-N-O

Min Yoon Gi — Gatitos Minatozaki Sana — ReiRei Miyawaki Sakura — soul Myung Jae Hyun — Hype Girl Na Jae Min — poppy Nakamura Kazuha — ReiRei Naoi Rei — Darimda Ning Yi Zhuo — jellypop

P-Q-R

Park Ji Won (ESteem Model) — Gaku Park Jong Seong (JAY) — butch Park Sung Ho — Hype Girl Park Sung Hoon — Dumpling

S-T-U Seol Yoon Ah — kitty Shen Quan Rui (Ricky) — Disaster Shim Ja Yoon — Nahida Shin Yu Na — Peach Sung Han Bin — Sugar Rush Song Yuqi — ReiRei Stephen Yoon (Keeho) — soul

V-W-X

Wang Yi Xiang (Nicholas) — Gaku Won Ji Min — whiskerssmile

Y-Z

Yang Jung Won — caracolcito Yoo Ji Min (Karina) — whiskerssmile Yoon Jeong Han — Darimda Zhang Hao — whiskerssmile Zhou Tzu Yu — darum

#shiny empire rpg #reserva de pbs #reserva de fcs #rpg asiático #rpg los ángeles #rpg español

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