#Jung Hot-Seok

[kimeow7]

Eternal Shadows Ch.9

Eternal Shadows (m) Chapter 9. The God's Interlude

Pairing: Yoongi x Reader (f)

Rating: Mature (18+) Please do not read if you are underage.

Warnings: Slight alcohol consumption, dialogue, poor description of places. 

Enter Jung Hot-Seok.. haha get it? 'Cause he is hot... No? Bad joke? OK... ☜(˚▽˚)☞

Again this chapter hasn't been revised. The grammar might be off and certainly, I am not a medical professional so the descriptions of the procedures and the hospital itself are simply based on watching way too much Grey's Anatomy. ¯\(°_o)/¯

Enjoy 

Disclaimer: All members of BTS are used as inspiration for the characters in this story. However, this is a work of fiction and should not be seen as a projection, representation, or judgment of the real-life individuals. The scenarios and representations depicted in this story are entirely fictional and do not aim to convey any aspects of real life.

The solitude of his fortress embraced him, its walls echoing his weary footsteps as he made his way toward his studio. Fatigue weighed heavily upon him, even as a god, every fiber of his being felt drained, making him almost regret his decision to intervene, to alter the course of your life. But he didn't.

Saving you was a must.

Yoongi's hand reached for the bottle, seeking solace in the fermented elixir of alcohol to calm his nerves and quiet his racing thoughts. The liquid touched his tongue, bringing a sense of relief. He tilted his head from side to side, attempting to alleviate the tension in his muscles. However, his moment of respite was abruptly interrupted by the forceful bang of the doors swinging open and closed.

"Have you lost your mind?" Ah, he had anticipated this confrontation, yet he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Without turning to acknowledge his visitor, Yoongi lowered his cup and smirked. "Brother, welcome," he replied, his tone laced with nonchalance.

"Don't dismiss me this way, brother! Answer me. Have you truly lost your mind? Do you comprehend the magnitude of what you've done?"

Yoongi remained motionless, his gaze still fixed upon the cup before him. "It was necessary," he responded, his voice steady.

"Yoongi! You have meddled with the fate of a mere mortal. You have violated the laws. That soul was meant to be collected by Mingyu! It had already been determined," his brother's voice filled the room with a mix of anger and concern.

Yoongi slammed his hands onto the mahogany table, the sound reverberating through the walls. "It was an unfair decision! It wasn't right," he exclaimed, his voice filled with frustration. A hand grasped his shoulder, swiftly turning him around. Now, he was face to face with another formidable being, his brother Hoseok, the god of fate.

Hoseok sighed, his gaze softening as he tried to reason with his stubborn brother. "Yoongi, my brother, you are indeed the mighty judge of souls. But in this particular case, the decision was beyond your jurisdiction, and you know it. This was decided by the almighty father himself," Hoseok spoke with gentle firmness, his eyes locked on Yoongi's. "This banter between you and Mingyu must stop, now!"

Yoongi pushed Hoseok's arms away, his frustration evident. "It's not a mere dispute, or a banter, Hoseok. Mingyu wants to claim a soul that doesn't belong to him. She doesn't belong to him," Yoongi's voice dripped with irritation.

"And who does she belong to? To you?" Hoseok retorted, his voice tinged with exasperation. "Yoongi, she is a mortal. Her fate was woven, and she was meant to face it tonight. Yet, you intervened."

"I intervened because, as the judge of souls, I do not agree with her predetermined fate. It was unjust," Yoongi responded firmly.

"The judgment was taken out of your hands by the almighty father, Yoongi. You were not thinking clearly," Hoseok explained, attempting to calm his brother.

"I was more than rational! I carefully considered her possibilities, her actions. I did my duty As the judge of souls, I decided her final fate!" Yoongi's voice grew louder with each word. "The almighty father didn't weigh her actions. He merely favored Mingyu's foolishness."

Hoseok's expression softened, his gaze filled with concern. "Yoongi, please try to understand. The decision made by the almighty father was not arbitrary. There must be a reason behind it. We must trust in his wisdom and accept the consequences of our actions."

Yoongi's voice hardened as he replied, "I refuse to accept it. The almighty father may punish me as he sees fit, but I will not let Mingyu claim the mortal. We have a contract now, and she will face the consequences of her actions. She will serve me, and in doing so, she will carry the weight of her redemption."

Hoseok's eyes widened "A contract?" He asks

"Indeed my brother, she will serve me, the judge of souls, and reach redemption by doing so"

Hoseok's arms crossed tightly around his chest as he spoke, his concern evident in his voice. "I fear that this path will lead to nothing but trouble, my brother."

Frustration laced Yoongi's response. "If you cannot bear to witness this, then leave. But I cannot turn away from what needs to be done."

Hoseok sighed, his shoulders slumping. He knew he couldn't change Yoongi's mind, but he couldn't shake off his worries either. With a final glance, he reluctantly turned and left the room, leaving Yoongi to face the consequences of his choices alone.

[inpursuitofnunchi]

OH GOD WILL WE GET A CONFESSION TOMORROW? PLS PLS PLS

[somanykdramas]

THE PLAYER 2: MASTER OF SWINDLERS

GENRES: Action, Drama, Comedy

SUMMARY: The players are at it again, seeking both personal revenge and national justice.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Gourmet eats, sham gallery owners, despicable real estate dealers, sadist millionaires, car chases, chaotic punches, stabbings, bombs, idols, drugs, grey suits, and conflicted Presidents.

HOT TAKE: The first season of this show, just like this second season, was silly action fun with som decent cast chemistry thrown in as a nice bow. Nothing too adventurous to worry about--the lead is handsome, the tough guy is unbeatable, the hacker is the best in the world, and their driver can hold her own wherever she goes.

Did we need another season? Not really, but I'm not going to complain that we did. Are we getting another one after this? You betcha.

[live-laugh-love-aziraphale]

[dollfacerecs]

— jung ⋆ ho ⋆ seok

jhs fic recommendation list by clover. 🍀 ↓

♡ = smut ; ♤ = angst ; ♧ = fluff ; ♕ = favorite

main list

♢ the strip ; ♡ || one-shot — by @hamsterclaw

⇝ cop!reader, target!hoseok // reader protecting a member for once is such a breath of fresh air like. i love their interactions n the smut is hmmm.

♢ mindless ; ♡, ♤ || one-shot — by @jungk0oksthighs

⇝ therapist!reader, patient!hoseok // i’m gonna be honest, i read this yearsssss ago and haven’t read it since. i remember it being ethically questionable but i also remember hoseok being so hot and unhinged in this

♢ pending…

[seoul-bros]

Message from our Hobi, I mean Jung Hoseok

When you don’t know what was missing and it suddenly appears. Now grinning from ear to ear. Starting Saturday with a smile!

아미 !! 잘 지내죠??? 🫡❤️‍🔥

💜좋은 주말입니다💜

저는 36사단 백호신병교육대대에서 조교 연구 강의를 끝마치고 임명받아, 열심히 한 기수 부훈육 조교로 복무 중입니다.

역시나 너무 바쁘게 일과를 보내다 보니

소식을 들려드릴 시간이 없었네요 ..

짧게나마 글로써 안부를 전하고자 이렇게 찾아왔습니다

뜨거운 7월 군 임무 수행을 하면서 역시나 작년 이 시기쯤 제이홉으로서 뜨겁게 활동했던 그 날들도 기억이 새록새록 나더라구요.

전혀 다른 각각의 제 모습이지만

뜨겁게 미래를 그리는 마음은 똑같지 않을까 싶습니다 !!!!

언제 어디서나 어떤 상황이든  변하지않은 정호석과 제이홉으로 살아가고 있다는 소식을 전해드리고 싶어서 왔습니다 하하🫡

우리 아미 더위 조심하시고~~

비 조심 하시고~~~

모든 국군 장병 여러분들과

훈련병분들도 !!!!!!!

건강을 기원하겠습니다.

충성!!❤️‍🔥🫡

ARMY! How are you??? 🫡❤️‍🔥

💜 Good weekend💜

I am serving as an assistant assistant training assistant after completing an assistant research lecture at the 36th Division Baekho New Military Education Battalion.

As we were so busy

I didn't have time to update you..

I came here to say hello to you in a little by little

I remembered the days when I worked hard as J-Hope around this time last year while performing my military mission in July.

It's a completely different side of me

I think the heart that draws the future hot will be the same!!!!

I wanted to tell you that I'm living j-hopely with JUNG HO SEOK Haha 🫡

Be careful of the heat in ARMY

Be careful of the rain

With all the Korean soldiers

Trainees too!!!!!!!

I wish you good health.

Loyalty!! ❤️🔥🫡

Post Date: 08/07/2023

[solyeeeonnsoli]

BTS

¿quienes son? es un grupo sur coreano que se creo en 2010, el nombre de la banda es bangtan boys, tiene diferestes estilos musicales no solo clasicas, el hip hop eh canciones melancolicas han echo que sus canciones triunfaran a nivel mundial. estan compuesto por de 7 integrantes entre ellos son:

·kim Tae-hyung

·Jeon jung kook

·kim nam joon

·min yoongi

·park jimin

·kim seok jin

·jung ho seok

BTS debutó en 2013 bajo la compañía Big Hit Entertainment con el álbum sencillo 2 Cool 4 Skool. Un año después publicó sus primeros álbumes de estudio en coreano y en japonés, Dark & Wild y Wake Up respectivamente. Su segundo álbum de estudio, Wings (2016), fue el primero de sus discos del que se vendieron más de un millón de copias en Corea del Sur. Para 2017 entró al mercado musical global como el principal promotor de la ola coreana, especialmente en Estados Unidos. Fue el primer artista coreano en recibir una certificación de la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), con su sencillo (MIC Drop), y en encabezar la lista Billboard 200, con su disco Love Yourself: Tear (2018). En 2020 se convirtió en uno de los pocos grupos en tener cuatro álbumes número uno en EE. UU en menos de dos años hito que ninguna banda había alcanzado desde The Beatles (entre 1966 y 1968). En ese mismo año, su álbum recopilatorio Love Yourself: Answer (2018) fue el primer disco en coreano que obtuvo la certificación de platino por parte de la RIAA. Además, BTS llegó a ser el primer artista coreano en liderar simultáneamente la Billboard Global 200 y la Billboard Hot 100 con su sencillo —nominado a un premio Grammy— «Dynamite». Con sus siguientes temas Savage Love,Life Goes On, Butter y Permission to Dance fue el artista que acumuló más rápidamente cinco canciones número uno en EE. UU desde Justin Timberlake en 2006.

[mystarmyangel]

[HOT-THEQOO] TOP 5 best female acting idols selected by 31 industry experts

StarNews conducted a survey with 31 industry experts, including representatives of entertainment management companies and production companies (each expert to select 2 male and female), to select the acting idol with the most active performance this year and whose performance are most anticipated in the future.

5th place: Kim Sejeong (5 votes) (Latest works: The Uncanny Counter 2/Today’s Webtoon/Business Proposal) 4th place: Nana (7 votes) (Latest works: Mask Girl/Confession/Glitch) 3rd place: Suzy (9 votes) (Latest works: Anna/Start-Up/Ashfall) 2nd place: IU (11 votes) (Latest works: Dream/Broker/Hotel Del Luna) 1st place: YoonA (13 votes) (Latest works: King The Land/Big Mouth/Confidential Assignment 2)

■List of survey participants (in alphabetical order)

Kwon Jae Young, CEO of A9 Media ● Kim Nam Hyung, CEO of GF Entertainment ● Kim Yong Seop, Managing Director of FNC Entertainment ● Kim Jong Do, CEO of Namoo Actors ● Kim Jiwon, CRO of SM Entertainment ● Kim Hyeong Gon, Director of P Nation ● Noh Hyun Tae, CEO of iNKODE ● Park Hee Young, Vice President of MLD Entertainment ● Bang Jae Hyuk, Director of KQ Entertainment ● Bae Ki Hwan, Director of Tango Music ● Baek Chang Joo, CEO of C-JeS Studios ●  Seong Hyun Soo, CEO of Noon ● Yang Hyun Seung, CEO of UL Entertainment ● Yeon Han Jun, Director of THINK Entertainment ● Oh Jong Heon, Production Division 2 Head of IST Entertainment ● Yoo Hyeong Seok, CEO of Yooborn Company ● Lee Sang Cheol, CEO of In Next Trend ● Lee In Gyu, Head of Division of Antenna ● Lee Jin Sung, CEO of King Kong by. Starship ● Lee Hae Jong, Director of DSP Media ● Lee Hoon Hee, CEO of Starship Entertainment ● Lim Seung Chae, Vice President of WM Entertainment ● Jang Doo Bong, CEO of Story J Company ● Jeong Deok Gyun, CEO of J Wide Company ● Jeong Wook, CEO of JYP Entertainment ● Cho Dae Kwon, CEO of Alien Company ● Jin Jeong Kyun, Director of GLG ● Tak Young Jun, COO of SM Entertainment ● Han Jeong Soo, CEO of Mystic Story ● Heo Seong Moon, Director of Media Lab SISO ● Heo Jae Ok, Head of Division of Cube Entertainment.

At time of posting 14 Sep 6pm KST: 47K views, 271 comments (Will only translate comments relating to YoonA)

2. Look at YoonA’s latest projects line-up, everything is going well for her ㅋㅋㅋ 7. All are doing really wellㅋㅋ 8. I thought YoonA wasn’t good at acting when she was Saebyuk (in her first lead drama ‘You Are My Destiny’) but these days her acting is really good. Not just as an acting idol, but she's just good at it (acting). ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I thought IU was good since the drama ‘Pretty Man’ that starred Jang Geunsuk, and for Suzy, Anna, is the best... 9. I watched YoonA well in ‘King The Land’ ㅋㅋ ​​She was a perfect fit ㅋㅋ 11. What? These are all the people I like!!!!! Everyone is pretty and their acting is great. By the way, Yoona's recent works are crazy, they're all successful ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 12. YoonA was so cute in ‘King The Land’ and her acting is so good ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 13. I watched all three of YoonA's latest projects. They were all good. So good. ㅋㅋㅋㅋShe is soaring especially in ‘King The Land’. 15. YoonA is also good at acting and is building up her filmography well. 16. Wow, just look at YoonA’s recent works ㅋㅋ 17. YoonA is really good at comical acting

19. YoonA, you acted so well, so natural ㅋㅋㅋ I'm looking forward to your next work. 20. I’m convinced (I agree) ㅋㅋㅋㅋEveryone's acting is good, and YoonA's batting score (percentage of her success rate) is especially good lately. 22. Wow, it looks like there aren't any (i)dols to remove (meaning OP agrees with all on the list). But it is surprising that Jung Eunji and Sooyoung aren't here.. I guess it's because there are a lot of female idols who are good at acting. 26. YoonA acted so well in ‘King the Land’ㅋㅋㅋ 27. Wow, 1st place for both men and women are ‘King The Land’ male and female leads ㅋㅋㅋ 28. It's freaking that both YoonA’s dramas and movies did well. The line-up of her recent works is insane ㅋㅋㅋ 30. YoonA’s latest works line-up are insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 31. Yoona’s career is insaneㅋㅋ 32. It’s the same with male idol rankings, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places are the ones that always come up when acting idols are mentioned ㅇㅇ 33. YoonA's works line-up is insane 34. I really enjoyed watching Yoong’s ‘King The Land’, it’s my life drama ㅠ 35. Only the people who should have been chosen were chosen. 36. Nodding (in approval) ㅋㅋ 39. Oh, there are all these people who I thought they were good ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 40. They all act well... 41. Agreed 42. They are all good at acting and pretty 44. Her latest work ‘King The Land’, ‘Big Mouth’, ‘Confidential Assignment’ shivering (because of the awesome line-up) 45. YoonA's acting was really good in ‘King The Land’. She was just like Cheon Sarang herself👍 47. It feels like the differences in acting skills among the actresses aren't that big. The 5 people seem to be famous enough to be in the top 5 in terms of influence and reputation. 48. Do well, everyone 49. YoonA is really good 50. I acknowledged 51. They are all well-known faces. 52. I saw YoonA for the first time through ‘King The Land’ and she was really good. 57. YoonA was really good in ‘King The Land’. 63. I clicked in the article shouting ‘YoonA’ 65. Lim Yoona's latest work is insane...;; 68. These are all people I like 69. The votes are more evenly distributed here, so the difference in votes is not that big... The male idols were overwhelming. 71. I came in thinking YoonA would be here, but she ended up in first place ㅋㅋㅋ. 72. (Comment deleted at time of translation) 74. YoonA's acting in ‘The K2’, IU’s in ‘My Mister’, and Suzy's in ‘Anna’ were really, really good. I'm curious about the acting of this three people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. 76. But this was released yesterday morning and suddenly both articles (male and female) came out as ‘hot’ topics. 79. To be honest, I was sad because I thought YoonA's (drama) filmography was bad, but these days, everything is really good.. ㅜㅜ And the movie filmography is good too. 80. I acknowledge everyone in this article, but it's a shame that Jung Eunji, Han Sunhwa and Sooyoung weren’t included. I really enjoyed Sooyoung's ‘Not Others’. 85. YoonA seems to choose her works well. 88. (Comment deleted at time of translation)

90. Lim Yoona’s form is crazy!!!!!!! 92. (replied to 69th comment) Oh, it looks like they got votes from all over. Female acting idols are also good at acting. 94. Oh, they are all good actors ㅋㅋㅋI also liked Jung Eunji, Sooyoung and Sojin ㅋㅋ 100. YoonA, IU and Suzy's singing and acting careers are all top notch 101. I acknowledged all of them 105. I thought about Bona, but the acting idols in the article are all very good 106. I also thought about YoonA's ‘EXIT’, but it is not her most recent work. 107. I enjoyed everything YoonA has released recently. 108. I came in the article thinking of YoonA. 109. YoonA❤️ I like her very much 112. King-jeong (t/l note: It is a slang to of 킹 (king)+ 인정 (agreed), to describe being full agreement of something) 113. I approved 115. YoonA’s recent career seems really good 117. Approved approved. 119. YoonA and IU, king-jeong. I want to watch Suzy’s drama, why isn’t it coming out yet? 120. We selected the acting idols who showed the greatest success this year and who we are looking forward to in the future. ----------------------- This is the survey topic. 121. I think YoonA’s career is so good 122. I heard about ‘King The Land’ being a huge hit on Netflix and ‘Big Mouth’ also did well, hence it is a back-to-back hit. 125. I acknowledged it 127. (replied to 120th comment) It is in the text ㅋㅋ 128. As expected, YoonA! 129. Ah, YoonA’s acting is good. 130. I acknowledge all of them 131. Approved 132. Ah, I approved of everyone listed here 133. YoonA is good 134. YoonA seems to be in good form these days. Personally, I think Suzy’s ‘Anna’ was the best ever, so I hope Suzy do another such genreㅠㅠ 135. Good 136. Approved 137. I acknowledged everyone listed here, there are people who I am disappointed that they are not on the list, but there is also no one in the list that I objected too. 138. YoonA’s filmography is good. All her works are very good, and she acts very well too. 140. Everyone's form is good, but the acting skills of the female idols are ambiguous. 141. I like YoonA so much 143. (Replied to 140th comment) What?;; As expected, all the malicious commenters are like sh*t. All the 5 females here have a besting acting of their life for at least once, so what are you talking about? 144. Yes 147. IU and Nana are good. No, all the 5 people listed here are goodㅋㅋㅋ 148. For the female acting idols, the votes are considered more evenly distributed. 149. (Replied to 140th comment) ? 152. I’m looking forward to YoonA’s movies and dramas doing well. I’m also curious about the ‘2 O’clock Date’! 153. I agreed with all listed in the article, Nana’s acting is really good. 156. I like Lim YoonA to the point of dying ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 157. King-jeong 158. YoonA is good. I thought her acting was good after watching her works recently 160. YoonA is so likeable these days. I've seen all of her recent works. Now, she is a ‘trust and treasure’ actress.

161. Wow, all of them are K-pop talent. 163.The 1st place for both male and female are Junho and YoonA, ‘King The Land’ couple is really good ㅠㅠ I hope they both do better. The chemistry was good, and their acting was good in ‘King The Land’ 167. King-jeong to all on the list

168. Wow, 1st place is YoonA, congrats congrats!! 169. The movies and dramas YoonA starred in, all received great success, so amazing 171. I clicked in the article shouting YoonA ㅋㅋㅋㅋI hope things go smoothly~ 175. YoonA deserves the 1st place. Her drama and movie careers are all good. 176. Regardless of her career, Yoona really showed off her acting chops with her ‘Confidential Assignment’ and ‘EXIT’, and she did well in King the Land as well. Nana and Kim Sejeong are rather unexpected, and I think Han Sunhwa or Jung Eunji are better. 178. All of them have improved a lot in their acting so it’s even better 180. I feel like all the idols mentioned in the original text and Sooyoung and Eunji are good at acting. 185. YoonA 189. YoonA has a good way of choosing projects ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 191. These are the actors who were active 'this year', but it seems like it includes only those who can be included... YoonA did well in ‘King The Land, and IU and Suzy are the queens of immense popularity who respond right away in surveys like this even if they didn't have any hit films or activities this year. (Just like stars who are ranked even if they are inactive that year when Gallup selects the best OO of the year...) Nana becomes popular because of ‘Mask Girl’ recently. 193. YoonA! 194. Even though Nana is really good, I recognize all 5 people there. 196. (Comment deleted at time of translation) 197. YoonA was such a perfect fit for ‘King The Land’ this time, so pretty 198. I'm waiting for YoonA's next work 200. YoonA! 201. Acknowledged acknowledged 204. I agreed with all the line-up here 205. Waiting for YoonA's next work 208. Line-up approved... 209. No, initially I thought how could Sejeong be in 5th place only, but as I scrolled lower (to reveal the top 4), the more I understood. 212. I only saw YoonA's works for a few seconds in passing, so I had the prejudice that I couldn't get into the character because I heard YoonA's voice that I used to hear.. I recently watched Exit belatedly and was so surprised that it turns out okay. I finally understand why her movies are so successful and how she gets casted so consistently. 214. YoonA is good! Han Sunhwa too!! 215. YoonA is really good 216. Even though I’m not a fan of all five of them, I acknowledged. 217. Oh.. everyone who are good are gathered here 218. Soshi is YoonA, but I was also surprised that Sooyoung was better at acting than I thoughtㅋㅋ 219. ‘King The Land’ influence is huge. Both sides (male and female) came in first place 220. YoonA is really good ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I watched ‘Big Mouth’ and ‘King The Land’ recently, and she did well in both dramas. YoonA would be a perfect match for a little bit of ‘Big Mouth’ – ‘King the Land’ – ‘EXIT’, a bright, cheerful, confident and u undaunted not in a villain way character 221. The experts voted but there are people here trying to start a fight so ridiculousㅋ What is it? ㅋㅋㅋ 224. They are all good 225. YoonA’s latest line-up projects are really awesome ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

226, Everyone are gathered here, they are all good 227. Oh, YoonA approved 229. Really, YoonA is really good. I think she has star quality, good screen control, and acting skills. 231. If its YoonA, its king-jeong. 232. YoonA is building up her filmography for movies and dramas well. Her acting in ‘Confidential Assignment’, ‘Big Mouth’, ‘King the Land’ were really good. I admit her acting in ‘Miracle’ was also really good. 233. (Replied to 232nd comment) All same as you and ‘EXIT’ too!! 235. Oh my, YoonA's acting was really good. 236. YoonA, approved 238. Agreed 239. YoonA, approved approved 240. YoonA, approved 241. YoonA, I really enjoyed ‘King The Land’. So lovely ㅠ 243. Hehehe YoonA>< 244. All are good 245. Acknowledged 246. YoonA, approved 248. YoonA, approved 249. Oh, they are all good. And popular too. 258. Even if there are people who should be added in, but there aren’t people that should be removed. I went ‘King-jeong King-jeong’ while scrolling down the list. 259. I watched every project of YoonA that comes out after ‘EXIT’. Really, she is good at acting in both movies and dramas. 260. Agreed 261. It's a shame that YoonA keeps getting underestimated because of the disgusting keyboard warriors. 263. I clicked in thinking of YoonA. 264. Didn’t YoonA filmed a drama in the early days of her debut, she did really well in that too. 265. Agreed, YoonA and Suzy are good at acting 266. YoonA and Suzy are both good at acting 267. Agreed 268. YoonA did really well 269. Agreed for all 270. When will YoonA's next work come out ㅠㅠ I want to see it soon 271. YoonA has become someone that can be trust and treasure (to watch). I am waiting for her next work.

Source: TheQoo Trans: mystarmyangel

[ellsey]

Definitive Hospital Playlist Song Rating (Season 2)

The Rain and You- Legit starting this season with the strongest entry yet. Like Cho Jung Seok is putting his entire soul into this song, and it perfectly represents the state of Iksong by this ep. A+++ literally listen on repeat, 10000/10

2. Autumn Outside the Post Office- KIM DAE-MYEUNG. That is all. 12/10

3. I Like You- Is this season all bangers? Literally I love the dueling/dueting guitars. Also I'm really into the way Cho Jung Seok says, "Guitar" idk I'm a simple woman. 15/10

4. Let's Forget It- This song is just vibes and I love it so much. 16/10

5. Already One Year- I BELIEVE IN YOU, I BELIEVE IN YOUR MINDDDDDD Nope will never be over this 20/10

6. Superstar- Why am I trying to rate these songs if I love every one of them? Idk. But this song is so fun and everyone gets a part. They're all superstars! 100/10

7. To You- This song is gorgeous and it's lovely to get Yoo Yeon Seok doing most of the lead vocals. 50/10

8. Still Beautiful- SPECIAL GUEST ROSA!! This song actually wasn't my fave at first, but it grew on me. 10/10

9. You Have a Crush on Me- Amazing, perfect, can never be repeated, my off-key queen will not be held down. Plus remember that stink-eye Ikjun was giving her in the first episode. Non! Heart eyes only. 500/10

10. It's My Life- Ok here's my one bummer. I hate the original version of this song. Like HATE. This cover is better, and they all look hot. 7/10

11. Running in the Sky- I cannot love this song any more. It's everything. Just amazing. Plus the way Ikjun looks at Songhwa any time he sings "My heart will follow you and run toward your heart forever" YES PLS. 100000/10

12. Butterfly- I CRY EVERY TIME. THE LINES. THE HARMONIES. THE LYRICS. THIS LOOK.

I AM DECEASED. 10000000000000000/10

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Boys Planet Episode 8 Recap and Guide, Part 2

Ok, welcome back to Boys Planet Recaps! In the previous post, I covered the reveals of trainees ranked 27 through 12. This post will cover 1-11, as well as chair 28. Let’s go!

So, let’s look over the full list of trainees whose names have not yet been called. 

Trainee Recap

For each trainee, I’ll list their rank at the first elimination in episode 5, as well as their rank mentioned at the end of ep 6, and the songs they did for the two previous missions.

Name                      rank-5/ rank-6             Previous Songs      

Sung Hanbin               1/1                        Love Me Right / Tomboy Han Yu Jin                   4 /2                            Back Door / Law Seok Matthew            2 / 3                           Kill This Love /Love Killa Zhang Hao                   5 /4                           Kill This Love / Tomboy Kim Ji Woong              3 / 5                          Backdoor /Love Killa Kim Gyu Vin               6 / 6                           Love Me Right /Love Killa Kim Tae Rae                 11 /7                           Backdoor   / Man in Love Keita                              8 / 8                           Kill This Love /Zoom Hui                                 7 /10                           Love Me Right / Tomboy Park Gunwook            10/11                           Kill This Love / Tomboy Kum Jun Hyeon     14/12                           Back Door / Ggang Cai Jin Xin                   50 /25                        Hot Sauce /Feel Special  Hiroto                           21 /27                          Very Nice / Rush Hour  Ma Jing Xiang            32/28                          Very Nice / Rush Hour Mun Jung Hyun         23 /30                         Very Nice / Ggang Anthonny                     19/31                           Love Me Right / Limousine Jung Min Gyu             27/32                          Very Nice / Man in Love Brian                            41/ 33                           Back Door / Butterfly Chen Jian Yu              45 / 35                         Back Door / Ggang Lim Jun Seo               30 / 36                         Danger / Butterfly Dang Hong Hai          33 / 37                          Love Me Right / Home Lee Ye Dam                 42 / 38                          Love Me Right / Law  Park Ji Hoo                  44/39                           Hot Sauce / Limousine Cong                             35 / 40                          Very Nice / Butterfly Ji Yun Seo                    47 / 41                           Back Door /Home  Wumuti                         43/42                           Love Me Right / Zoom  Bak Do Ha                    24/43                           Hot Sauce / Not Spring…  Oh Sung Min               34/44                           Love Me Right/ Rush Hour Krystian                        37/45                            Back Door  / Limousine Lee Da Eul                   13/46                             Danger  / Not Spring… Lee Dong Yeol             40/47                           Very Nice / Man in Love Park Hyunbeen           49/48                            Hot Sauce / Zoom Jung I Chan                 52/49                            Danger  / Not Spring Choi Woo Jin               51/50                             Hot Sauce / Man in Love Lee Dong Gun             48 / 51                           Hot Sauce /Feel Special

So, I’ll give you a moment to decide for yourself who you think the top 11 most reasonably are. 

Yeah, that’s what I think, too.

It’s pretty obvious that the top 11 are, in some order: Han Yu Jin, Hui, Keita, Kim Gyu Vin, Kim Ji Woong, Kim Tae Rae, Kum Jun Hyeon, Park Gunwook, Seok Matthew, Sung Hanbin, and Zhang Hao.

And I’d say any of the following are conceivable for chair 28: Anthonny, Brian, Cai Jin Xin, Hiroto, Jung Min Gyu, Ma Jing Xiang, or Mun Jung Hyun. 

So the only real suspense here is which person will survive in 28th position, because we already know that the top 11 all survive. MNET VASTLY overestimates how fascinating I will find the ranking within the top 11, and tends to drag it out. Am I alone on this? Does anyone else feel like, well, they survived, and the ranking can and will change, so who gives a rat's butt as to who came in first versus second or third?

Anyway, let's get to the ranking!

At 2:14:10 the trainees are settling in to this phase of the eliminations. My little cousin Kum Jun Hyeon tells little muffin Mun that he’s nervous, and Mun tells Kum that he [Kum] is a candidate for top 9. 

Just then, we’re told that the candidates for 9th place -- in other words, those in spots 9, 10, and 11 -- are General Gunwook, Hui, and yes, my little cousin Kum Jun Hyeon. 

Gunwook was expecting this in a good way; Hui was expecting this in a bad way; and Kum Jun Hyeon didn’t even know he could hope for this. 

Everyone is shocked that Hui could have dropped so far, but he just nods kind of resignedly. As he said earlier in this episode, even he wouldn’t vote for an idol in his 30s, after all. 

So who is 11th place? 

At 2:16:15, Huta announces that it’s Hui. 

For a moment, there’s just silence.

Low key saw this coming from the start. For one thing, because Hui is great at everything he does, there’s very little vulnerability there, so it’s hard to feel that affection for him that I feel for some of the other trainees, even the ones I wouldn’t vote for, like Takuto or Bak Doha. For another thing, Hui is already a debuted idol. A lot of people would say that he had his shot. 

There is also the Pentagon Paradox.

Consider: Everyone in the world is either a Pentagon fan, or not a Pentagon fan. I'm not talking about antis, I'm just talking about people who aren't specifically big fans of Pentagon. If you are a fan, like I am, then of course you’d want to support Hui in general in his endeavors. I wanted Hui to survive and do well on the show because I didn't want him humiliated or made miserable. But now that we're coming to the home stretch, my feelings are changing. As a Pentagon fan, I want Pentagon to be out there doing stuff -- as I imagine a lot of other Universe do. So I -- and I think other Universe -- actively want Hui to NOT be in Bepler. Meanwhile, think about those who are not Pentagon fans. They probably wouldn’t support Hui in the first place, unless they just happen to really like him on the show. So, neither Pentagon fans/Universe nor Pentagon non-fans are likely to want Hui in the top 9, so... who will be voting for him, exactly?

And that is the Pentagon Paradox.

Huta asks Hui to say a few words, and he says: “As I joined Boys Planet, I could feel what it means to enjoy the stage after a long time. Since I was able to perform with very talented chingoos, I was so honored. It’ll be a performance that I’ll remember forever.” Then he makes a big heart with his arms, as his lips smile but the rest of his face doesn’t. 

(Chingoo means “someone the same age as you”/”friend” but can also be roughly translated to “guys” -- you’ll often hear the judges call the trainees “chingoo”.)

I mean, it was pretty classy of him to focus on how much he enjoyed performing with the guys, but why not thank the Star Creators who voted for him as well? That seems mandatory, to me anyway. 

Now it’s time to find out who came in 9th and who came in 10th between Jun Hyeon and Gunwook. We find out that apparently the two of them have been friends since the start -- I wonder how many other friendships we have no clue about? They’re both in the same Artist Battle song -- En Garde -- and are apparently currently roommates. 

They’re also sort of friendly rivals. 

We see that they’re both trying to cast a spell to be chosen ninth -- well, you gotta do something with your brain while you stand there endlessly waiting for the producers to let Huta announce 9th place. After like full on 5 minutes of dicking around, at 2:19:27 we find out that Gunwook is in 9th place. Kum jokes that he’s not going to say congratulations, but you can tell he doesn’t mean that too seriously. 

Gunwook says: “I couldn’t get rid of the 10th place tag. I felt the wall of Top 9 was too high for me. I was able to grow after meeting Team Tomboy. Thank you.” Also no thanks to the Star Creators? I don’t know, feels wrong to me. 

Then my little cousin says: “I thought that I should not regret whatever rank I got. I don’t have any regrets because my ranking has risen much more than I thought. I was able to improve from my Ggang performance, so I’m thankful to my team members.” Then he pauses, and says with a slightly thicker throat, “The last chingoo from my agency, Woo Jin, is here” -- and he gestures to Woojin, who was ranked 50th in the 6th episode and who was in Man in Love. We can see that, for one of the first times in Jun Hyeon’s whole life, his eyes have tears in them. 

Somehow, that gets to me more than it does to see someone who is always openly emotional.  “I… I hope I get good results and I can be a hyung who Woo Jin can be proud of,” he says. Then, gathering himself together, he shouts, “Woojin, I love you!”

Honestly, that’s why I watch this show. FRIENDSHIP! Fuck yeah!

I just noticed that we didn’t see Park Gunwook say anything to Park Hyunbeen, the last survivor from his Jellyfish team. Well, maybe it was edited out. 

The trainees take their spots, and the rest of team Tomboy is happy to see Gunwook take a seat on one of the comfy chairs. But Gunwook doesn’t look super happy. 

Next is 8th place, and Wumuti says to Keita, “I hope you don’t get called.” It’s so weird how for the first two hours, the trainees were both hoping to be called, and now they’re all hoping not to be called. 

Our clue is that whoever it is, he placed first in his team. Well, that means it’s Zhang Hao, Kim Gyuvin, Kim TaeRae, or Keita. It’s also someone who has had a killing part, which means it’s either Keita or TaeRae. 

At 2:23:12, we find out it’s Keita. TaeRae’s teammates from Man in Love are like, “wow, how far are you going to go?” 

Huta says, as Keita takes the stage, “Trainee Keita, the master of the stage, showed perfect rap that’s close to a perfect god through Zoom performance and secured his top 9 place.”

Keita says, “Thank you so much to Star Creators for letting me sit in the Rank 8 seat again. I’ll prove why I have to stay in the Top 9.” His former teammates are happy for him, as is Park Gunwook, who leans over to shake his hand with a look of real happiness on his face. (I couldn’t find a still of when they were both in focus, so enjoy my delightful non-photoshop job here.) Aww, Gunwook has the cutest puppy face smile sometimes, I swear. I think he could pull of cute concepts really well.

Next, is the trainee in 7th place. It’s someone in the K-group, so it’s not Hao or Matthew. We don’t wait too long to find out, at 2:24:40, that it’s Kim TaeRae 💖.  Naturally, he would have wanted to go even higher, but 7th place is already plenty good enough. 

Kim TaeRae appreciation photoset:

Then we get to listen to his nice speaking voice as he says, “I’m truly thankful to Star Creators for giving me a great ranking of 7th place. I’ll return the favor with better songs and more confident performances. Thank you.” But as he settles down in the squishy 7th place chair, it’s clear that he’s a bit anxious and uncomfortable.   

Just for fun, I’m going to measure the time between when they show the rank number on the jumbo tron and when they finally reveal who has that position. 

Now it’s time for 6th place. Will it be Han Yu Jin, Kim Gyu Vin, Kim Ji Woong, Seok Matthew, Sung Hanbin, or Zhang Hao? The stakes have never been lower!

We get the clue that the person in 6th got the benefit from the Dual Position Battle, which means it’s literally any of them, because they were all on either Law, Love Killa, or Tomboy. 

Then Huta says something that Viki translates as, “He has a unique face and is praised for his good looking.” So again, it’s all of them! 

At 2:26:47, after 80 seconds, we find out it’s Kim Gyuvin. He’s a little sad, because he wanted to go even higher, but he did get more than 5 million points. 

Huta, reading directly from a cue card, asks him if he only did Love Killa for several years. Sigh, ok, fine, I guess this is a runner. Then Huta says something that Viki translates as, “Please tell us any memorable remarks on survival,” which I think is hilarious. 

Gyuvin says, “Thank you for making me win first place in Love Killa. Seo Won, Matthew, and Ji Woong, thank you.” Then he adds in slow, but well-pronounced English, “And thank you for all the support and love. Whatever happens to me, I’m always able to stand strong because of you. Thank you, and I love you.” 

When Gyuvin switches to English, Kim JiWoong asks Matthew if Gyubin is doing a good job, and Matthew confirms that he is. “Why didn’t you smile when I speak English?” JiWoong asks, and Matthew says, “Gyuvin is speaking well.” They seem to have a cute report.

Side note: I watched some dumb Youtube video in which someone ranted about their Boys Planet opinions. I say it was dumb because while I don't mind someone disagreeing with me on who they like or dislike, I do mind someone saying something like “Gyuvin needs to get out of Top9 right now,” while refusing to even explain why. And a bunch of people in the comments agreed, but no one had any substantive reason why. What on earth did Gyuvin do to you, people? He’s been a great performer since the Star Level Test. He’s the only one on Love Killa who managed to fucking SMILE the entire performance. He seems like a sweet kid with a nice face and great performance skills whose confidence has really been shaken by these psychopath judges. You can like other trainees better, but it’s weird to just hate Gyuvin. It’s like, these people just hate him because he gets in the way of their ships, or something. Ick. 

Next will be the fifth place trainee. Will it be Han Yu Jin, Kim Ji Woong, Seok Matthew, Sung Hanbin, or Zhang Hao? And why does MNET think I care all that much of the specific order amongst these five? If I weren’t recapping this, I’d just skip ahead. 

Zhang Hao is getting nervous, so Hanbin takes his hand. That faint noise you just heard in the distance is a shipper squealing. Maybe it was a noise that you made. I don’t know your life. 

Huta says that the trainee in 5th place is unexpected. Hey, Huta, you said that about 20th place, and the person turned out the be the person who was in 21st place previously, so I don't trust that comment at all. Then we learn that it’s someone whose ranking has fallen since the first ranking announcement, so it’s it’s not Zhang Hao, who was 5th place before already. It’s also someone who didn’t do the Vocal and Rap position in the Dual Position Battle, so it’s not Hanbin. 

Which of these three is it? 

I am on the edge of my seat!

Wait, hang on, let me sit back -- I have plenty of room. That’s better.* 

At 2:29:35, after 80 seconds of waiting, we find out it’s Kim Ji Woong, who has dropped a bit in the ranking.

People are surprised that his ranking fell, but I’m not really that surprised. Kim JiWoong was sort of subdued and depressed seeming through most of episodes 6-7. There seemed to be some sort of heavy dark cloud hanging over his whole team, and while I think that this cloud may have condensed from evaporating drops of Matthew's flop sweat, the net outcome was a sad sad sad JiWoong. It wasn't a cute look -- people like smiling idols. Also, it seems increasingly clear that JiWoong is sort of a weirdo. He makes weird jokes, he has weird takes on things, he is comfortable with things that make other people uncomfortable, he's just an oddball. Personally, that makes me like him a lot more, but I don't know if most people are like me on that.

*That was an old MST3K joke, but it really fit here. 

See, to my point about him being kind of a weirdo, when asked to say a few words, Kim Ji Woong says: “Besides rankings, I think the most important thing is an unbreakable heart. If Star Creators keep watering, I will bloom a huge flower. Thank you.”

You guys, JiWoong is a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a fitted suit wrapped in other people’s sweat. Does he know how sexual this sounds? Is this all an accident? There's no way to know, but I love it.

Then Huta says that he’ll announce that the top four, and even though it couldn’t possibly be more obvious that it’s Matthew, Hanbin, Hao, and Yujin, we still have to wait fully 45 seconds for them to actually tell us. 

The fourth place trainee actually came in first place in 70 countries, including the US, France, Italy, and Switzerland. At 2:32:47 we find out it’s Matthew, who has fallen two spots. And for the record, he still would have been in 4th place without all the benefits. 

In fact, the only differences in ranking caused by the benefit at all is that (a) the formerly blue haired Park Hanbin, currently 13th, and Ricky, currently 14th, would be in the opposite order without the benefit and (b) Na Kamden, currently 20th, and that peach Lee Seunghwan, currently 21st, would be in the opposite order without the benefit. So… not that important, really. 

Back to Matthew. Again, I’m really not surprised that his rank has fallen. As I hinted at earlier, his leadership of the Love Killa team was low key a disaster. He came across as officious and anxious, like a yippy chihauhua. I'm not trying to be mean, because I empathize. I'm a teacher -- as I've said before, I don't teach at a school and I work with all age groups, from little kids to adults who are my parents' age -- and I know how it feels to try to lead people from a place of anxiety. People smell it on you and don't like it. It makes them feel anxious, too. They push back more. And then it makes the leader even more anxious, which creates a feedback loop. The only way to get out of it is to take deep breaths and try to relax control a little. Give the conversational ball back to the students. Ask more questions, and accept more answers. But I'm not sure that Matthew ever figured out what had actually gone wrong with his leadership, and we get a sense in the beginning of this episode that he still has a lot to figure out about how teams and leadership work.

I guess I've digressed a bit, but the point I want to make is that Matthew showed a somewhat unlikable side to himself in episodes 6-7. And then his performance in Love Killa was nothing to write home about, since he was not a good fit for the song concept (as he himself seemed to realize later). I think it's not too late for him to right the ship, but I also think that the show's editors may have turned against him, and I'm not totally sure that he's a lock for Top9 anymore.

Anyway, for his speech, Matthew says, “I’m so thankful that I’m still in Top9. Star Creators, since you send me support and love, I’m becoming a stronger and happier Matthew.” Then he does that dumb little motto thing again and in the future, when he does that, these recaps will not mention it.

Now it’s time for third place. The trainee was number one in China, which makes everyone think it’s probably Hao, but apparently Yujin is also really popular in China, and without much ado, we find out that it is in fact Han Yujin.

I love Park JiHoo in the peanut gallery saying, “So Hao-hyung will be 2nd place?” because it’s so obvious who first place will be. 

Han Yujin’s voice is surprisingly deep, considering his young age. He says, “While watching survival programs since I was young” -- you are currently young, my friend -- I thought about how I’d feel if I sat in such a high place. I can’t believe this, and I’m so, so happy now. I’ll work harder to be a person who deserves this high place.”

Then Huta teases him into doing his "thigh grab" move from Law again and we see several instant replays.

Han Yujin is 15 ½ in international age. He’s only a few months older than Takuto. Ewwww.

Hey, psychopath child who told me to k!ll myse!f for “sexualizing” legal adult Park Gunwook, are you writing letters to MNET about this shit? Maybe you should be. Get your misdirected rage out that way, maybe.

So, Yujin takes his seat, and now we’ll spend almost seven minutes wasting time before we find out who came in first and who came in second, as if we don’t already know. But there was NO TIME to hear what Ricky, Chen Kuan Jui, or Zhang Shuai Bo had to say when they got their ranking, right? 

Huta begins by commenting on Hanbin and Hao’s chemistry, and then we’re reminded that they were the two centers for Na Bina.  We see Matthew with a slightly weird expression. 

He almost looks angry. But who knows, maybe he's just trying not to sneeze.

Then Huta asks them things like “How do you feel about being a candidate for number one?” and “Do you think you can be number one?” They say the exact same stuff you’d expect them to say. Seriously, take a moment, imagine what you'd think they'd say. You got it right. That's what they said.

The only thing that’s at least slightly interesting is when Huta asks Hao if he has anything to say to Hanbin, and Hao says, "Let's debut and drink zero cola every day." Also, we find out that Number 1 has 914,268 more points than number 2, which makes it even less likely that it’s not Hanbin.

So after all that, we find out the first place is, of course, Hanbin again. 

Hanbin pouts, which is a choice. I guess he feels a little uncomfortable with it--?  Hao doesn't even react because he already knew. 

The trainees all say “as expected” and that Hanbin is really named “Han Bina” (like Na Bina, I’m Shining). Hanbin and Hao embrace as the void itself closes in on them.

Somehow they escape the void, and then we get to hear from each of them. 

Hanbin says: “I gained strength from many people who supported me. Thanks to them, I'm spending a meaningful and memorable day every day. Team Love Me Right, including [Han] Seo Bin who I really miss, and team Tomboy that brought me luck. And not everyone is here but while watching the passion of 98 trainees in Boys Planet, I think I've grown up more. I'll continue to try hard, rather than just stay in the same place. I'll keep the number one place to the end." Then, he switches to Chinese, and while Hao rubs his back and various Chinese trainees smile, he says, " I think I'm getting better because of you. Thank you, Star Creators." 

(In case you forgot who Han Seo Bin is, he's Park JiHoo's friend, the rapper kid who Hui chose to be on Love Me Right. )

Zhang Hao says, “Hello, I'm trainee Zhang Hao. Today's Zhang Hao isn't perfect yet. But I will try my best and make a performance that exceeds your expectations. I'll prove that you are right to like Trainee Zhang Hao." Then Zhang Hao switches to Japanese and Zhang Hao says, “Thank you for supporting me. You're my strong supporter. I will do my best to be your pride." Thank you, Zhang Hao for giving that speech about Zhang Hao!

My theory is that Gyuvin, Hanbin, and Hao were talking in their Love Killa group about how to get more support from areas where they're less popular. Gyuvin targeted the international market in general, Hanbin targeted China, and Hao targeted Japan.

So, now that we've found out who is ranked 1-27, only one chair remains...

The final spot: 28th place

At 2:42:50 it's time to find out the last trainee who survived elimination in rank 28. Who are the candidates? 

Sung Hanbin, Kim Gyuvin, Keita, and Tumblr user Boys Planet Recaps are all hoping it's Lee Yedam. Thanks, MNET, for first screwing him over by not showing his audition in episode 2, and then turning the screws now, just letting us all know that the highest ranked trainees all respect the shit out of him but that we’re going to lose him from the show. 

Anyway, we find out our three “candidates”, ie those ranked 28, 29 and 30 in some order, are..

Mun Jung Hyeon, Hiroto, and Ma Jing Xiang.

And then we find out that 30th place is…

Ma Jing Xiang. Oh Sungmin is shocked. 

He bows politely, and trainees call out encouragement. Huta says that MJX has “shown passionate drive all this time”, and that is a nice way to put it. 

MJX seems to be ok -- he’s got to be at least slightly relieved to be able to get away from this stressful environment. He says, “Actually, I don’t have any regrets, because many Star Creators have voted for me and cheered me on. So it’s so heartwarming for me. I love you all.” Aww, that’s nice! I wish more trainees would focus on that -- yeah, you may have lost, but look at the hundreds of thousands of votes you got! 

Now it’s down to Mun Jung Hyeon, who I’ve liked ever since his performance in The Real for the Star Level Test, and Hiroto, who I don’t feel like I know very well, and who has never like, blown me away with his performance. So, obviously I’m hoping for Mun. But at the same time, we only have three Japanese trainees in the top 27 -- Keita, Haruto, and Takuto. (What is with all the Japanese trainees going just be their personal name? Did MNET make them do that?) So it would be good to have another Japanese trainee around, just to make this not so much of a K-fest. And I know a lot of people really like Hiroto, so it’d be nice to get to know him better.

We scan the audience, and oh, Mun’s label mate and hyung, TaeRae, is crying a little, while his other hyung, Park Hanbin, has his hands lifted in prayer. We know that Takuto is hoping desperately for Hiroto-kun. And Huta tells us that the difference between the two is only 60,510 points -- oh, ouch!! 

And at 2:47:35, we find out that….

Haruto has survived, and Mun is out.

The two of them hug. Kim Tae Rae covers his eyes with his hands. 

Haruto says, in Korean, “I am so fascinated by everything that’s happening. I can’t tell whether this is a dream or reality. But I’ll do my best going forward to return the favor. Thank you.” Aww, he probably prepared that speech. Then pretty much all the trainees come running over to hug him, including a sobbing Takuto. 

Then Huta says, “Trainee Mun Jung Hyun has to leave Boys Planet at Number 29 for the difference in one ranking.” Nice! What a great comment to make! So helpful.

TaeRae is really crying now, so Mun calls out “Uljima!!!” (Don’t cry!) But he’s low key saying it to himself. He goes on, “Up until Hiroto’s name was announced, I wished that I could leave after performing in the last stage.” (He means the Artist Mission.) “I’m very disappointed, but I’m sure Hiroto will perform very well in my place. … I didn’t want to make you cry!” he adds, as many trainees do, in fact, cry. “Thank you for everything, and especially, to the Star Creators who enabled me to perform twice already, I want to sincerely thank you. Thank you!”  

And that’s the end of the second elimination. We pan slowly over the remaining trainees…  

…and Brian is just a study in misery. Ji Yun Seo, who is actually two years younger than Brian, looks at his fellow Yuehua trainee with concern. YunSeo is such a papa bear type for someone so young, isn’t he? 

Huta says some stuff about how they did a good job and will be remembered forever, but a tear is rolling down Cai Jin Xin’s face. Awww, he’s not really that good at anything but I’m fond of him. He seems like a real nice guy. Not a Nice Guy, but a guy who is nice. You know what I mean. 

Then Huta congratulates the trainees who have made the cut, but warns them that they’re still not safe. To the Star Creators, he says, “For the boys who are desperately awaiting your love and cheer, we would be grateful if you would give them your precious one vote.” Park JiHoo looks dead to the camera and mimicks tapping on a phone. I love that kid. 

And Dang Hong Hai says that’ll be voting. Yeah, DHH! He’s staying classy. I love it. 

The voting opens! From now on, we can pick three boys only. Oh no, my heart is already broken.

But that’s about it for this episode, and this post!  

In my next post, I’ll list the order I found online for the rankings 29 to 51, and give you my thoughts/ideas on what might happen next for the trainees who were eliminated. Then in another post I’ll address the five Artist Mission songs/groups, and what happened for that first hour of Ep 8, along with some thoughts on those videos they released.

Thanks as always for reading! If you're enjoying the recaps, please consider sharing them in non-Tumblr spaces because it'd be cool to get the word out and help people who like this kind of recap find me!

See you next time. <3

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THE LIES WITHIN

GENRES: Drama, Police Procedural

SUMMARY: When an affluent chaebol is kidnapped and dismembered, his wife decides she will stop at nothing to bring him home.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Mysterious boxes full of biology, adoptions, grief, jealousy, friendship, lies, computer hacking, reassignments, political pressure, contamination, greed, and media control.

HOT TAKE: This show took me a WHILE to finish. It's not because it was predictable, boring, or too tense--there was just a LOT going on to keep track of and sometimes I just needed a drama to shut my brain off with.

Every episode of this show is packed with ins, outs, loyalties, lies, discoveries, logistical pitfalls, and all-to-realistic corporate greed and manipulation. Take your time to enjoy this drama because its worth it--just don't beat yourself up if you need a little plot refresher between episodes!

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Pentagon - Reacting to your debut! (Pre-debut friends)

조진호 - Jo Jin Ho

- is so so happy for u!

- brings your group flowers after your debut stage

- takes you out to dinner after asking you how you felt about “your first day of idol life”

이회택 - Lee Hoe Taek

- let’s be real he probably made your debut song

- so supportive!!

- talks on Weverse Live about making the song and the recording process - telling universe funny stories about you and your members

- is probably already composing your next song for u

양홍석 - Yang Hong Seok

- is a little worried about your health as your promotions go on

- makes sure you’re not overworking yourself

- probably does a cover of your song

고신원 - Go Shin Won

- plays your song on his radio show

- talks about you on livestream

- texts you funny screenshots of your face during your promotions

여창구 - Yeo Chang Gu

- does a tiktok dance challenge w you

- brings your group meals if you let him know you don’t have time to get food

- just a supportive angel

옌안 - Yan An

- supports you quietly

- texts you a lot after seeing your promotions

- hopes you’re staying healthy and you’re not losing confidence

유토 - Yuto

- does a dance challenge w you for TikTok

- talks about you and your group in an interview

- visits your MV set with meals and hot packs

- just a big sweetie pie

캉형구 - Kang Hyung Gu

- does a dance cover of ur song

- reposts your MV on his instagram story

- helped your group with the choreo

정우석 - Jung Woo Seok

- plays ur song on live

- tells stories about you from pre-debut

- makes universe fall in love w you and your group

- wrote the rap parts in your song, helped the rap members rehearse and learn it

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Jess Watches // Mon 15 July // Day 291 & Tues 16 July // Day 292 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

Dead Hot 1x05

Without Jess, Elliott calls on other friends to solve a murder.

Model hubby isn't The Brutalizer and just seems to really love his wife. Good for them tbh. And if Peter is Toddler-Jesus's dad, did Tina use the kid's DNA to match with Jess? Can Elliott please stop being selfish for long enough to help rescue her? I kinda hope Jess does it on her own and realizes she's better off without him.

The Expanse (rw with mum) 3x08 It Reaches Out

An old friend taunts Holden with the answers he seeks; Naomi struggles to fit in; a mysterious low-level tech aboard the Thomas Prince enacts a terrifying plan.

Holden methodically going through all the tests and possible reasoning as to why he's started hallucinating Miller. Amos not judging as long as he steers clear of the coffee maker.

Avoidance (with mum) 2x01

Jonathan's attempt to win back Claire backfires when he discovers her big secret. Dan and Courtney get a surprise at their baby scan - it's a boy.

Fun fact: My cousin went to first school with Matthew Lewis. Claire does not seem as committed as he is to their relationship. His intensity only matched by Courtney maybe lol. Also, Is it getting hot in herre?

Extraordinary Attorney Woo Ep 12 Yangtze River Dolphin

Young-woo encounters Hanbada's dark side while working on a wrongful termination lawsuit. Jung Myeong-seok fears he has a target on his back.

🐬 Lee Bongryun has been in half the kdrama's I've seen. It's always fun when she pops up because you know her character will be kind but take no shit. 🐬

WondLa 1x01 Doors

An intruder attacks Sanctuary 573, forcing Eva above ground. Alone, she relies on her survival skills and a cryptic note labeled "WondLa".

Raya Eva growing up on her own with a Multi-Utility Task Help Robot raising her while learning how to be human. The character design was unsurprisingly unoriginal but I enjoyed the set up and the colourful world for her to explore.

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BTS

¿quienes son? es un grupo sur coreano que se creo en 2010, el nombre de la banda es bangtan boys, tiene diferestes estilos musicales no solo clasicas, el hip hop eh canciones melancolicas han echo que sus canciones triunfaran a nivel mundial. estan compuesto por de 7 integrantes entre ellos son:

KIM TAE HYUNG

KIM SEOK JIN

JEON JUNG KOOK

KIM NAM JOON

PARK JIMIN

JUNG HO SEOK

MIN YOONGI

BTS debutó en 2013 bajo la compañía Big Hit Entertainment con el álbum sencillo 2 Cool 4 Skool. Un año después publicó sus primeros álbumes de estudio en coreano y en japonés, Dark & Wild y Wake Up respectivamente. Su segundo álbum de estudio, Wings (2016), fue el primero de sus discos del que se vendieron más de un millón de copias en Corea del Sur. Para 2017 entró al mercado musical global como el principal promotor de la ola coreana, especialmente en Estados Unidos. Fue el primer artista coreano en recibir una certificación de la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), con su sencillo «MIC Drop», y en encabezar la lista Billboard 200, con su disco Love Yourself: Tear (2018). En 2020 se convirtió en uno de los pocos grupos en tener cuatro álbumes número uno en EE. UU en menos de dos años —hito que ninguna banda había alcanzado desde The Beatles (entre 1966 y 1968)—. En ese mismo año, su álbum recopilatorio Love Yourself: Answer (2018) fue el primer disco en coreano que obtuvo la certificación de platino por parte de la RIAA. Además, BTS llegó a ser el primer artista coreano en liderar simultáneamente la Billboard Global 200 y la Billboard Hot 100 con su sencillo —nominado a un premio Grammy— «Dynamite». Con sus siguientes temas —«Savage Love», «Life Goes On», «Butter» y «Permission to Dance»— fue el artista que acumuló más rápidamente cinco canciones número uno en EE. UU desde Justin Timberlake en 2006.

Hasta 2022, BTS es el artista con mayores ventas en la historia de Corea del Sur según Circle Chart, con más de treinta millones. Su álbum Map of the Soul: 7 es el disco más vendido en ese país, así como el primero del que se comercializaron cuatro y cinco millones de copias. También es el primer artista de habla no inglesa en dar un concierto —con todas las entradas agotadas— en el Estadio de Wembley (Love Yourself World Tour, 2019). Ha recibido numerosos reconocimientos, incluyendo múltiples American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards y cinco nominaciones en los premios Grammy. Además, la Federación Internacional de la Industria Fonográfica (IFPI) lo nombró artista global del año de 2020 y 2021.

Sus integrantes han participado en tres sesiones de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas y crearon una campaña antiviolencia, llamada Love Myself, en colaboración con UNICEF en 2017. La revista Time los incluyó en la portada de su edición internacional como «Líderes de la nueva generación» y los apodó «Príncipes del Pop»; estuvieron entre las 25 personas más influyentes en Internet (2017-2019) y entre las 100 personas más influyentes en el mundo (2019). Además, en 2018 se convirtieron en los receptores más jóvenes de la Orden al Mérito Cultural, otorgada por el presidente de Corea del Sur por ayudar a expandir la cultura y el idioma coreano en el mundo.

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Who Will Be Jung Hae In’s Female Lead in His First Rom-Com K-drama?

Jung Hae In is one of the most sought-after actors in the Korean entertainment industry. He has starred in various hit dramas, such as Something in the Rain, One Spring Night, and DP. He is known for his charming smile, warm personality, and excellent acting skills. Now, he is set to take on a new challenge: his first rom-com K-drama.

(Photo : News 1 Korea) Jung Hae In Set to Make a Triumphant Comeback with Exciting New Projects According to reports, Jung Hae In has received an offer to play the male lead in the upcoming drama Some and Shopping. The drama is about a cosmetics company CEO and a home shopping host who have a love-hate relationship. They bicker all day long, but they also find comfort in each other at night. https://twitter.com/akatsusoo/status/1708684412471349620?s=20

Jung Hae In Offered to Play CEO Role in New Rom-Com K-drama

Jung Hae In is in talks to portray Lee Hae Seok, the CEO of a cosmetics company. He is a genius who graduated from a prestigious university at a young age. He is also handsome, charismatic, and confident. However, he has a secret that he does not want anyone to know. FNC Entertainment, Jung Hae In’s agency, confirmed that he is positively reviewing the offer. If he accepts, this will be his first time to star in a romantic comedy genre. Fans are curious to see how he will show his comedic side and chemistry with his co-star. But who will be his female lead? Netizens have suggested four actresses who they think would be perfect for the role of the home shopping host. They are:

Jeon Yeo Bin

She rose to fame for her role as Hong Cha Young in the popular drama Vincenzo. She showed her versatility and charisma by playing a feisty lawyer who teamed up with a mafia consigliere. She has also appeared in other genres, such as crime, sci-fi, and thriller. She can surely pull off a rom-com role with her expressive acting and witty charm.

(Photo : Netflix Korea | Hancinema) Jeon Yeo Bin

Bae Suzy

She is one of the most popular and successful actresses in Korea. She has starred in many hit dramas, such as Dream High, While You Were Sleeping, and Start-Up. She has worked with many top actors, such as Lee Seung Gi, Kim Woo Bin, and Nam Joo Hyuk. She has proven her skills and chemistry in various genres, including romance, action, and fantasy. She can easily match Jung Hae In’s charm and charisma with her beauty and talent.

(Photo : Suzy's Instagram)

Shin Hye Sun

She is one of the most acclaimed and award-winning actresses in Korea. She has starred in many critically acclaimed dramas, such as My Golden Life, Angel’s Last Mission: Love, and Mr. Queen. She has shown her range and depth by playing different characters, such as a blind ballerina, a body-swapped queen, and a reincarnated actress. She has also impressed viewers with her comedic timing and chemistry with her co-stars. She can definitely make Jung Hae In laugh and fall in love with her acting prowess and personality.

(Photo : 1st Look's Instagram) Shin Hye Sun Shines in 1st Look Magazine Pictorial and Shares Her Future Role Aspirations

Park Eun Bin

She is one of the most versatile and talented actresses in Korea. She has starred in many diverse dramas, such as Age of Youth, Hot Stove League, and Do You Like Brahms?. She has portrayed different roles, such as a college student, a baseball manager, and a violinist. She has also demonstrated her ability to transform into any character and create realistic emotions and relationships with her co-stars. She can surely captivate Jung Hae In with her natural and sincere acting and charm.

(Photo : Namoo Actors Official Instagram Account) These are the four actresses that netizens have chosen as Jung Hae In’s possible new onscreen partners. They all have their own strengths and charms that can complement Jung Hae In’s style and personality. They are all talented and experienced actresses who can deliver a memorable performance in a rom-com drama. Who do you think would suit Jung Hae In best? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Subscribe to IDOLS KPOP for exclusive updates and captivating content. Read the full article

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BTS j-hope updates fans from the military

BTS member j-hope updated fans from the military.

On July 8th, j-hope surprised fans with his post on Weverse. He has been serving as an assistant instructor for new recruits at his training center, located in Wonju, Gangwon Province, home to the 36th Homeland Defense Infantry Division of the ROK army.

He wrote:

"ARMY!! How have you been??? It's a good weekend. I have been serving as an assistant instructor for new recruits after completing a course for assistant instructors at the 36th Infantry Division Recruit Training Center. I didn't have the time to update you all because I have been so busy daily, as expected. I wanted to keep you posted even if it's short so here I am. I couldn't help thinking about j-hope around this time last year as I serve in this hot July weather. These two are completely different sides of me but I feel my passionate heart for the future stays the same!!!! I wanted to let you all know that I am living as Jung Ho Seok and j-hope whenever and wherever I am haha. ARMYs please stay cool And stay dry~ I wish everyone including the new recruits good health!!!! Salute!!"

Meanwhile, j-hope enlisted as an active-duty soldier for the 36th Infantry Division in April and completed his basic training in May. He will be discharged on October 17th, 2024.

Soure: Allkpop