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Current passion project: https://akmu-archives.tumblr.com/

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I'm particularly proud of it.

What's more fun than doing translation + lost media digging for your favorite group?

The interface might need a tidbit of revamp haha ^^ But I'm happy with what's been done until now.

I wouldn't have thought my interest for them would last longer than a lot of other past interests... Maybe it's because they are real people?

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save my life. hero hero hero you're my hero

— 'hero' by akmu (2024)

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AKMU for Esquire Korea (October, 2023)

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I ended up getting more infuriated at 19 Days thanks to this manhwa 😭

The way that Kwon Yuri is almost a copy of He Tian - minus the mafia background - kills me inside every time. From the appearance to the personality (somewhat crazy, twisted mind + cold shell + foul-mouthed)..., but Nodeok managed to do such a good job unravelling and rationalizing Yuri's characteristics...

Just finished reading The Shape of Sympathy by Park Nodeok.

One of the best BLs I've ever read, no doubt 👏👏👏

Two broken people - at the lowest point of their lives - managed to find sympathy and healing in each other's presence.

They are by no means mentally stable people. All I see here are two overthinkers, one with anger and abandonment issues, and one who is overbearingly passive... But they fit each other's needs in the end.

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Just finished reading The Shape of Sympathy by Park Nodeok.

One of the best BLs I've ever read, no doubt 👏👏👏

Two broken people - at the lowest point of their lives - managed to find sympathy and healing in each other's presence.

They are by no means mentally stable people. All I see here are two overthinkers, one with anger and abandonment issues, and one who is overbearingly passive... But they fit each other's needs in the end.

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I'm glad AKMU has finally got on the same wavelength, despite the countless differences in their personalities, aspirations, worldview in general.

It must have been mentally exhausting for both of them in the past. Chanhyuk with his perfectionist and uncompromising work ethics: Suhyun with her carefree, 'live and let live' attitude. It seriously worsened when they eventually moved out around 2020-21, when Chanhyuk aspired too much and Suhyun became exhausted chasing after what he wants.

Post Chanhyuk's enlistment, they deliberately avoided each other so as to develop their own individual images. But for me, it ended up causing a mismatch in their harmony. I felt much disdain watching their performances around that time, when one was erratically moving around enjoying the stage, and the other stood motionless.

Chanhyuk... As a fan, even I felt somewhat uncomfortable watching his stage ethics around that time. All I could gather was that he was trying to find a style that suited him, while making the audience accept that "new side" of him. He made some progress, sure, but it's hard for the public to fully digest his kind of 'self'. It unfortunately came across as unnatural and "tried too hard" in many people's point of view.

And Suhyun... Well, she was just doing her job as always. She seemed to smile less though, understandably because of the "grown-up" / artistic image they were trying to impose for AKMU.

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So I'm glad - they have made efforts to tackle their differences, and found the much needed harmony with Love Lee.

Suhyun has grown her own ego as a performer - she drew the boundaries, not just lying there letting Chanhyuk order her around. And she too, became more respectful of his wishes for her to grow.

Chanhyuk too, seemed to have learned a lesson about being considerate of his own artist - his own sister.

Their performances have become a lot more enjoyable to watch ever since. The two made an effort to match each other's energy, bringing back the much needed harmony to the stage.

Chanhyuk tones down on his odd movements, which makes him blend a lot more naturally onto the crowd - while still stands out extremely well as a crowd hyper. Even with his individual gigs too, I think he has found a way to express his self image in a way that the public adores.

(It turns out he just really loves being praised? So blending between being handsome + having a unique individual image is his way now 🐸)

Suhyun is like a teddy bear with all kinds of colorful expressions, mainly cute hehe. She smiles and moves around the stage a lot more with her brother...

That's what I call teamwork (and being siblings). I have yearned for this for a long time.

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So Love Lee, my favorite siblings 🥺

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Currently working on the graduation thesis.

Life is the same as ever. I still have a hard time deciding on which career to follow in the future.

One small thing I enjoyed recently? I started a small AKMU fanpage on Facebook last month, it's so far garnered some attention.

Meta Business Suite is such a headache to get around though, they provide very guidance regarding posts organization.

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6/6 (AKMU)

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Six Characters challenge - tumblr edition.

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Peak Derangement: The Kubrick Stare

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By the way, I've finished reading all Ace Attorney games, minus the Layton crossover, but that's a different story.

The six mainline games make up an awesome series that unfortunately got a bit stale and messy by the time it got to 6. Still, I generally have a positive feelings for it.

The Miles Edgeworth Investigations duology is decent too. I ended up liking the side characters (Tyrell Badd and Raymond Shields) more than the popular ones. Miles also ended up becoming a must-protect pretty boy in my dictionary, very sorry about that TvT

I ended up enjoying TGAAC a slight bit more than the previous two. Being a sucker for charismatics translation, I had a blast with this duology.

Decided to pay this account a visit on the rare occasions where I have a sore throat. Not much has changed, huh.

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Looking at this account suddenly reminds me of 19D's new update today. I still follow it, but honestly, I have lost track of its cohesion.

Well, I'm just glad that it didn't turn out to be some dramatic, blood rain mafia plot (that would totally get the author bonked). Seriously, turn to manhwa for that stuff. Shutline's pretty damn good (i haven't read the 2nd season orz).

Even if it looks sweetly hollow, I wouldn't expect more from a storyline that's still stuck with 9th grade boys.

Decided to pay this account a visit on the rare occasions where I have a sore throat. Not much has changed, huh.

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Decided to pay this account a visit on the rare occasions where I have a sore throat. Not much has changed, huh.

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Damn ginger pancake boy, please keep taking care of your partner like you as you normally do many, many years after.

Why are you two so squishy and adorable together? 😭

AkiToya's dynamic really is the best 😭 A savvy person guiding and supporting his partner to take his first steps into life... That's absolute trust there.

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The current 19 Days' storyline... really questionable.

Thinking about the fact it's a bunch of 9th graders makes me feel dreadful. What have the boys turned into, yankees?

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I miss BunAl's kappa 👀