#the merciless evil devil from hell

[notsocharmy]

These two actors will be playing the main characters in the hell is other people adaptation that is being produced in Japan right now! Release date is set for november 15 this year.

As far as I know, they will be adapting the webtoon and not remake the korean drama. I expect a lot of changes to be made, especially since the character on the right is reminding me more of the webtoon version of moonjo, aka yeongsam/영삼 (he even resembles Ki-Hyuk, who resembled Yeongsam a lot too)

the webtoon antagonist looks like this by the way:

As for the actors, here is what I could find:

- Jongwoo is renamed "Yuu" and is played by Hachimura Rintaro (funny enough, the guy is also part of a boy group/an Idol. Just like Yim Siwan). His only acting roles so far are this movie, another movie and a series.

- Moonjo/Yeongsam is renamed "Kirishima" and is played by Yanagi Shuntaro. He has played in quite a lot of movies, including horror and thriller works.

- Ji-eun (girlfriend of Jongwoo) is renamed "Megumi" and is played by Okada Yui (google translate gave me the name "Yumi" name which tells you it's not really accurate...). She has played in quite a lot of movies and series, including horror and thriller works.

- I'm pretty sure "Yamaguchi" who is described as yakuza-like man is Hee-Joong, the guy that "moves out" early.

- "Maru" and "Goru" are probably the twins.

- the only name left is "Yoshiko" which might be the owner of Eden or in this case, "Hakubone"

Here are all the co-star actors names I found:

Kento Miura

Sayaka Aoki

Takato Okura

Masato Hagiwara

Takeru Suzuki

Kousuke Hoshi

Takayuki Hamatsu

Mikoto Hibi

Yohei Matsukado

Eden seems to be renamed "Hakubone" which means boat or ark (Ark was also the name google translate gave me, it's probably referencing Noah's Ark).

As for the director, their name seems to be Kodama Kazuto, I looked through their works and they directed over 60 horror movies since 2005, I have yet to see any of their works but I will check them out, i'm really curious how the quality of them is.

here are the sources I used:

english: x

japanese: x (if you translate this, there is some extra comments made by the actors included at the end of the article)

also, an asianwiki page was made for the movie: x

[sonyason7]

I'm LITERALLY addicted to Bromance Kdramas that give off that bl vibe and I think I've finished most of them

I've searched for other Kdramas but couldn't find anything I feel like I'll cry I'll settle for crumbs as long as it's good one PLS (More dramas will be added to this list constantly based on what I watched)

[chaos0pikachu]

Korean cinema really had a whole ass era where a pretty young thing with kylie jenner lips would meet a hot older mildly to fully corrupt man who would end up manhandling the fuck outta that twink and I really think we should return to that era

[frances-and-the-moon]

I put together some ao3 tags that I found here and the last one omg

[braceletofteeth]

Watching Inspector Koo helped me understand why the council of the Merciless Evil Devil From Hell megafandom has been rejecting Psychopath Diary as a part of their own for the last couple of years.

What the plots of The Merciless, Beyond Evil, The Devil Judge and Strangers From Hell have in common is the dynamic between their main characters. It’s required one character that represents corruption (Jaeho, Dongsik, Yohan and Moonjo) and one character that has the potential to be corrupted or is already corrupted and ignorant to/in denial about it (Hyunsoo, Joowon, Gaon and Jongwoo).

All of them begin on opposite sides of their counterparts (even in the circumstance where they work on the same team, they have their own agendas, and distrust and/or disagreements are ever present). Eventually, however, the ones with potential to be corrupted will choose to be on the side of the characters that represent corruption, whether definitely or temporarily (in Hyunsoo’s tragic case). This transition to the side of their counterparts happens after they comprehend and sympathize with their motivations.

The forementioned transition never happens in Psychopath Diary. The main character (Dongsik) was forced to learn about and analyze his counterpart (Inwoo)’s inner thoughts and motivations in order to understand himself, during the time Dongsik mistakenly believed he was Inwoo and only had his diary to guide him. Despite being initially motivated by a misunderstanding, his dedication brought results: he understands Inwoo, profoundly. But—much like the protagonist of Inspector Koo with her counterpart—he doesn’t agree with him. When he tried to wear Inwoo’s skin, his instinct rejected it. He had to modify it to something that made sense to him, something he could consent to. The same energy, but opposite moral codes.

Dongsik, with his sense of identity intact, wouldn’t be swayed by Inwoo’s cause. He couldn’t be persuaded, because he wasn't tempted. A characteristic he lacked in comparison to the characters from the MEDFH who gave in to it. Who accepted it because their energies matched their counterparts’; not for being opposites, but for being similar. The same moral code, or at least one flexible enough to accept theirs and stand tall by their side.

[softneomiro]

Merciless evil devil from hell characters as sculptures

Part 1

The merciless

1:35 : Perseus fighting Medusa (Denmark: 1875-1903)

Beyond evil

Ep 10: Entombment of Christ, Mary Magdalene (France: 1672)

Ep 4: Facepalm (France: 1896)

Ep 4: Classic marble statue (Greece: 17th century)

Ep 10: Seated Dionysos (Greece: 5th century)

Ep 5: Julius Caesar (France: 1754)

The devil judge

Ep 4: Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus (Rome: 1st-2nd century)

Ep 5: A member of the imperial family (Rome: 27 BCE–68 CE)

Ep 15: Marsyas (Germany: 1680–85)

Ep 6: The Wrestlers (Rome: 1st century)

Ep 6: Tomb of Sofia Afentaki (Greece)

Strangers from hell

Ep 10: close up head of a male (USA)

Ep 6: Burghers of Calais (France: 1884–1889)

Ep 8: Head of Antinous Farnese (Italy: 130 AD to 137 AD)

Fun fact: Antinous Farnese was the Greek male lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian 👨‍❤️‍👨 Wikipedia says 'Antinous's hair has been described as artificial looking, even wig-like, because of how similar the placement of his hair is across statues. His youthful appearance, large eyes, pouting lips, and layered locks of hair over his forehead are some of the features that can be used to identify him' AINT THAT MOONJO

I read a study about this dude and even that describes him like this, 'the beautiful head, with its plump and youthful face' 'full, pouting lips, when combined with the defined nose and heavy brow create an individualistic, yet idealized portrait' 'The exaggerated crop of thick, wavy hair that covers the ears and falls in long curls down the back of the neck'

Also an English art historian named R.A. Bromley in 1795 described this sculpture as “a softness wholly its own, neither male nor female: the attraction of the eyes…is that of a woman, yet it is that which wished to be noticed, but does not fully share that wish.” 🤧

Edit 06/04/2024: I made part 2 :)

[joanyio]

“diary of the merciless evil devil guest from hell”

is what im calling the big 5 from now on

[chhagiya]

As Siwan’s Mantis is about to be released, I’m excited. But his looks gave me an idea

There should a show like Real Housewives of Kdrama where the wives are all characters from thriller kdramas (men and women both)

Like couples will come from Strangers From Hell (obviously), Beyond Evil, Devil Judge, Merciless, Mouse, Penthouse, Bad and Crazy, Squid game, psychopath diary etc

All the wives will have their corresponding husbands, of course

I guess I’m just craving some drama. What do you guys think, who else we can add ? 😏😏😏😏

Also, what would be their intro ?

For Jung Woo, it would probably be

“My enemies …. Become my jewelries…”

[obnoxiousnesli]

I might delete or update this but I have some opinions on some "straight" shows and movies. happy pride xoxo

[bitacrytic]

The Worst Evil

It might be too early to tell since I've only seen clips on tiktok and the first half of episode one.

But one thing that the separate shows from the Merciless, Evil Devil from Hell mega fandom canon have in common is that the names are all negative.

The Merciless

Beyond Evil

The Devil Judge

Strangers from Hell

Do we see a theme in these titles?

Does "The Worst Evil" fit in? yes it does.

Does it have two guys in the forefront who are going to be sharing a lot of screen time and staring into each other's eyes for heterosexual reasons? yes it does.

Am I ready to fool myself into thinking I'm watching queer romance thriller? yes I am.

[notsocharmy]

🤔🏳️‍🌈?

Connection is coming out in less than four days (congrats on your coming out)

I think this is it guys. A possible new canidate for the "merciless evil devil from hell fandom & friends" fandom!

(Can I just say I love the picture above? What is this? Are they all connected by red strings of faith? Are those lasers? Are those supposed to show the connections between the characters?)

please don't be another Impossible Heir. PLEASE.

Just look at all the promo pictures we've got (i'm gonna babygirl this man, he looks pathethic)

[art-n-tings]

little doodle of mjjw

[saintgabrielqueers]

Having to fight back tears every week because I have to watch a stupid ass love triangle play out instead of the homoerotic storyline I wanted between junmo and gicheul.

This could have been in line with the other queer coded kdramas like the devil judge, the merciless, beyond evil, and strangers from hell but alas…

[frances-and-the-moon]

I hope there is another homoerotic antagonism show coming soon because The Worst Of Evil destroyed me, The Devil Judge broke me bc they parted ways, Beyond Evil made me sad bc they parted ways, The Merciless killed me, D.P. also made me sad, can I please for the love of God have a show where the two main characters stay together until the end or do I have to learn Korean move to South Korea and become a screenwriter myself

[forgive-and-take]

5 years ago The Merciless went so hard and we did not deserve it. How does them just reading the script look like this??

[softneomiro]

Merciless evil devil from hell characters as sculptures Part 2

The merciless

Inspired by this post 51:58 : Ophelia (France: 1880)

51:35 : Two men wrestling (Italy: 1619–1686)

34:26 : Hercules (Rome: Mid-II century)

Beyond evil

Ep 5: Hercules slaying the Lernaean Hydra (Austria: 1895)

The devil judge

Ep 11: Venus Victrix (Italy: 1804–1808)

Ep 5: Sleeping Hermaphrodite (Italy: 1620)

Ep 5: Dying Gaul (Rome: 323-31 BC)

Strangers from hell

Ep 8: Heroic Head of Pierre de Wissant (France: 1886)

Ep 9: Melancholy (Switzerland: 2018)

Ep 7: The boxer at rest (Rome: Late 4th-2nd Century BC)

Ep 9: Angel in Notre-Dame de la Garde (France: 1897)

Ep 9: La Douleur (France: 1851 - 1911)

Here's Part 1 :)