#Whatever ''potential'' means in his own context hehe

[sysig]

A very normal scientist doing very normal gene splicing experiments (Patreon)

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Texts from the Lost Tomb, part 5.1

Good thing I didn’t do something like a story arc with this series, bc that would be…well.

Zhang Chat

Zhang Rishan: Could we speak, Patriarch? It is a family matter.

Zhang Qiling: read 12:18pm

Unnamed chat

Zhang Rishan: Good afternoon. I am writing with regard to a development pertaining to a Zhang family heirloom. Its recent activity has provided some potential insight into a long-standing mystery about our family’s longevity. I would deeply appreciate it if you could have Zhang Qiling contact me at his earliest convenience.

Wu Xie: !!!!!!!!!!!

Wu Xie: sorry, I mean yes, absolutely. Is it at the tea house? Can I come too? We won’t break things this time, I swear.

Zhang Rishan: That would be entirely dependent on whether Zhang Qiling contacts me.

Zhang Chat

Zhang Qiling: …Pangzi has several phrases he uses in addressing persistent telemarketers. I believe the more vivid wordings apply to you today.

Zhang Rishan: I apologize for the somewhat underhanded machinations, but the matter is urgent. How much do you remember about the 1800s?

Zhang Qiling: Nothing. Why?

Men in Black Chat

Zhang Qiling: Has he contacted you?

Hei Yangjing: oh shit whaddup it’s dat xiaoge

in some parts of the world, ya know—people lead into conversations with dumbass small talk and actual context for their demands

i know it’s crazy but like lord what fools these mortals be and shit amirite

How’s bae and the loudmouth

Zhang Qiling: Your descriptor for Pangzi is somewhat hypocritical, I would argue. Wu Xie is well; he had a bad cold last week but has mostly recovered.

The Shakespeare reference is noted and appreciated. Although I personally prefer The Tempest.

Has he contacted you?

Hei Yangjing: omg this is a xiaoge trivia plot twist thx

although tbqfh I figured you’d be more into Romeo and Juliet

lmao get it

…too soon?

Zhang Qiling: Has he contacted you?

Hei Yangjing: sadly, dear A-Xie and I just don’t talk daily the way we did when you were making snowmen for ten years or whatever. don’t be jealous, whats a Wu Xie to do but the other black-clad immortal in town who’s…teaching him stuff;)

The last time I heard from our mutual boo was on one of my birthdays (i tell people different days to maximize consistent presents, got the idea from something in the news)

Zhang Qiling: Your attempt at levity is not humorous in the least. Wu Xie is not interested in you and any attempts you make to express your own interest will be blocked with extreme prejudice.

I was referring to Zhang Rishan. At the start of this conversation, five years ago.

Hei Yangjing: yikes chill tf out jelly bro you know I was joking

Cool your Qilin

hehehe

Admit it tho, we would be hot

Also yikes on the Zhang Rishan front

Lead with that next time tf use ur words

No I never talk to the bitch unless he pays why

Ew what does he want now

Tell him i died, make it tragic

Bonnie and Clyde Chat

Hei Yangjing: psst hey sexy got some big news

Xie Yuchen: Change the chat name.

Hei Yangjing: uhh lemme think no anyway how would ur fine ass like to hear some spicy info for the low low price I just sent?

Xie Yuchen: …This had better be good.

Hei Yangjing: face it ur the rich and rational version of Wu Xie I knew u would be curious

So here’s the 411

Xie Yuchen: The what?

Hei Yangjing: ugh

Youth

W/e

So the sitch is, zhang bois got some special necklace from someone somewhere

That is supposed to make the wearer invulnerable or somesuch

Idek man at this point I’m just accepting it, like sure u have a magical necklace, makes sense

I wonder if the Zhangs are like lotr??

I would totes be gandalf. u can be galadriel in that one HBIC scene.

Except this weirdass family jewelry hasn’t done fuckall for years, shit was broke af

then said necklace started glowing last week like yikes it was lit kinda glowing

Hehe I guess this is its glowup

Get it

Xie Yuchen: So, a mysterious Zhang artifact has suddenly become active.

Hei Yangjing: duh that’s what i said

Xie Yuchen: Is Zhang Qiling involved?

Hei Yangjing: he didn’t wanna be but you know Wu Xie has the Zhang Qiling equivalent of beatlemania and got them involved lol

Qilinmania, i dub it

And so now they are headed to the haus of scalding hot tea

Interested?

Xie Yuchen: Try and stop me.

Hei Yangjing: bitch I’m inviting u to crash the potentially dangerous Zhang drama WITH me

It’s basically a date;)

Xie Yuchen: No, it is not. Pick me up in an hour.

Hei Yangjing: feisty, I love to see it

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[dorky-self-shipper] 🎫 here’s a gush pass :3 feel free to gush about whichever f/o you want, however much you want, then send this ask to 3 other selfshippers

Oh, my friend!!! Ahhh thank you so much for sending this in!! I have been a bit iffy because some things in my life have been piling up, but!!! I am so excited to dig into this!!! I really need a good gushing session haha!

Today's target for gushing hours with your girl Ash is none other than Yaag Rosch!

This ended up being pretty long, and is a mix of lore, screaming, keyboard smashes, his gorgeous design, and more screaming.

Saying that this man lives in my head rent free is an understatement. He is all I think about it. Honestly, I think it's funny considering Yaag's role in FF13. He's only around in the first game, and shows up in like five cutscenes.

Also. We get crumbs of him in the novels. More on that later. Back to the game.

All he does is "hey yall suck" "your lives don't matter" "uhh i need to kill you guys" "oh wait no i'm not evil" "*dies*"

But!!! He's very cool!! His character is so interesting to me. He's so driven to do whatever it takes, but beneath his actions, there's always an edge of hesitation. He seems like he comes off as so sure of himself, but... I'm not sure about that. Now, I can't say anything for sure because the writers hate him, I really liked those few moments where we get to see his actual thoughts.

For example, "Do you think we want to Purge our own people?!" And things like that where you see him question his orders. I feel like there's a lot of underlying hatred, distrust, and overall fear of the system.

Also, his development from "They aren't people, they're targets." to "I'll trust in your humanity." Gets me every single time.

Also don't get me started on his "if this is my punishment... i accept it." when he's bleeding line.

I am here to gush, not analyze. But both are happening anyway.

I feel as though he puts a lot of thought into what he says and how he acts, and I really do admire that.

For context, Lieutenant Colonel Yaag Rosch is this military higher-up guy. I remember seeing him for the first time and my jaw simply dropping. I know that these games have a history with hot villains. After all, I am an FF7 fan. I have seen the SOLDIERS, I have seen the Turks, I've seen Rufus. They're all hot.

There. I said it.

This intro scene gave us some damn good food. Like??? The silver hair??? The ponytail??? The scar on his forehead??? The overly dramatic speech about how the protagonists need to be eliminated??AJKLFNAWKJFNAWKLJFNWILEN.

(Also, I'm beginning to see the resemblance he has to Felix. I am a very predictable woman, aren't I?)

I am actually going to scream. He’s so handsome!!! His jaw!! His eyes are such a pretty color too!!! I wanna give him a kiss ahhh!! Especially on his forehead scar!!! He's so... woah.

Also, he has a really, really nice voice. Like??? WOW. I want this man to like. narrate my life. Here, lemme find some clips of him talking.

Here. Enjoy.

This one is a fan favorite as well.

It's not a Rick roll. I promise.

..... Unless?

Anyways, as time went on, I realized that he's actually such a deep and interesting character?? He gets done dirty by the writers and the game, but the potential he has makes me so excited!! There's so much material to work off of!!! Truly one of the more interesting villains the trilogy has to offer. Honestly, it's kind of difficult going through the second game knowing that he isn't there.

However, it's also difficult going through the second game because I??? Can't beat?? The goddamn boss fight??? I'm also playing on easy mode. I didn't struggle this much during the first game either. What the hell, Ash.

Back to the actual topic.

I'm gonna start off with his design before we delve into s/i lore and fun tidbits.

(His coat is so cool... Do you think he'd let me wear it? I'd probably waddle around in it because he's pretty tall and I. I am not.

He's around 6'2 (around almost 188 cm..? I think?), but take into account his boots too. Which means that normally he's slightly taller. That means that he's about a foot taller than me. That means that I'm pretty much the perfect height to bury my face in his chest. *screams*)

Talk about a kickass design. He's really cool to look at. Not only, uhm, *blushes*, but because of how cool his outfit is too! It does a really good job of portraying that "heyyy i'm super importtanntttt" energy that he has. He carries himself like he's the shit. And you know what? He is.

He's pretty professional. Minus the times he gets kinda pissed. The novels say, and I quote,

"They said he was the most straitlaced man in PSICOM - if you put serious and stubborn in a military uniform, you'd get Colonel Rosch."

And yeah. That basically sums it up.

Also, there's this scene where he gets all pissed and pulls out his sword and I'm over here like *insert debby ryan hair thing here*. I'm telling you, it's always the sword boys that get me. I'm sure you've noticed that by now. I don't know what it is but. It's a thing.

Oh!!! Oh!!! Speaking of the *tucks hair behind ear*, there's this one scene where he's chasing the protagonists. And he goes, "Clever, aren't you?"

*SCREAMS*

That scene is truly a masterpiece. Thank you for the good food, Squeenix. I remember having to take a moment to just pause and regather myself. Actually, I had to do that the first time I saw him too-

I wasn't alone at the time when he was introduced so I was just silently like "ohmygodhellosir ajrfnaklwenjklwenjklrn" but oh my GOODNESS.

My s/i works with him! She's pretty much his right hand woman. She always has reports and intel on all their missions ready to go! I find it cute how well they work together, be it for mission-related matters, or just when they're relaxing together.

Just like pretty much all of my other s/is, she's a raging academic and total nerd. In the first game, they basically live on this human paradise called Cocoon. It ends up not being so great because the gods want to murder humanity but anyways! Education is pretty much free and you can study whatever you're passionate about. That's why she has studied just so many things.

She's not exactly the type who aspired to join the military, but alas! Things happened. I like to think of it as a "heyyyy y'all needed my help once and then once turned to twice and twice to thrice and then i never left" type thing.

Oh, and then she fell in love with Yaag while she was there.

Her cheery attitude is a direct opposite to his, but they're also able to have some very serious conversations with each other. I love their dynamic so much! Also, he can get a bit softer when he's opening up to her and,,, Soft Yaag??? Hoo boy.

Her motives and beliefs tend to align a bit more with the Cavalry branch, but i feel as though she fits in better with PSICOM. Also, the book describes the soldiers to be a bunch of dumbass dorks and just the thought of her smiling and cracking jokes with all of Yaag's men make me super happy.

Oh and she gets a cool uniform too! Because I said so.

Now, they've known each other for years by the time the end of the first game rolls around. They're happy together, maybe even engaged! It can go one of two ways here. He either dies or he doesn't.

I like adhering really closely to canon with my ships (*laughs in genesis angst*) but I also think it would be a blast if he were to survive.

In the novels after his death, some recordings of his are found. It's basically him talking about how the government sucks from the inside. A character finds these and reveals them to the public to get rid of the old government and an invite a newer one that actually cares about the people. However, it's never quite stated how he got those recordings. And that's where Ash steps in.

She brings them to his attention and helps him out, but then returns to live with the rest of the remaining soldiers in that camp they set up in the second novel. They all look up to her as a leader-type, which I find is really funny because she doesn't exactly have the qualifications? She worked with PSICOM, but was never exactly a soldier. But hey, it's right after the world (quite literally) fell apart, I don't think that anybody cares about that.

Also, there's another chapter where Snow ends up visiting, and she has a friendly chat with him!!! She helped out the protagonists a little bit near the end of the first game, so they have a slight idea of who each other are, but that doesn't exactly change the fact that she fell under the category of villain for a lot of it, despite not actually being a bad person. I also think that their dynamic would be fun. Snow also just makes me really happy LMAO.

I think that this version of Ash is really fun just because of how much the experience hardens her? She spends a lot of time grieving. Also!!! Whether or not she makes a cameo in 13-2 (maybe near the ruins early game?) is totallllyyyy up to you hehe! I think it would be neat for her to talk to the protagonists of that game, especially since Yaag was the one who orchestrated the Purge and at the ruins, there's a huge monument of the names of people who were killed there.

Also, whether or not she has a son here is up to you. I like to think of all my ideas all happening in alternate timelines so everything I want can happen without stepping on other events? I imagine their child to have Yaag's pretty silver hair with Ash's brown eyes.

Also, 13-2 is about time travel so like. The protagonists meeting their child in the future when he's all grown up? Good stuff.

But hey, in the main timeline she's alone after Yaag's death. She helps the other characters. I also think that in time, she does work for the Academy? I mentioned that she's pretty nerdy earlier, so that definitely helps out. She's super cool!!! Such a badass!!!

Now, on the flipside of things, what if he survived? Then what happens? shameless self promo

Yaag still has those recordings, and they do still reach Captain Rygdea. They both live in the small village that the remnants of PSICOM created. It's a sweet life. Are fankids a thing in their future? Yeah, probably.

I feel like Yaag would be a really good dad. I headcanon that he has a very strong relationship with his own father as well. He's caring and stern, but also knows when to turn down the serious scale. The novels also say that he likes kids!?!?!? I know I've screamed about this point like 24892 times on my blog. But.

It's so cute??? Who would expect this super serious and mean man who quite literally says that the protagonists aren't people, they're targets to like children of all things???? It really is my favorite thing ever just because of how cute it is. I also have a few tiny cousins in my family, so him playing with them makes me very soft too.

("Would you please stop tugging on my hair- Ash, this is not a laughing matter!" "Oh, but it so is.")

I think that detail really helps hint at him having a more gentle side? And I adore that.

Also, I mentioned how Snow pays a visit to the PSICOM camp after the events of the first game? I think that would be very interesting with Yaag there because before Yaag dies in canon, Snow says, "Stay alive. We'll see you when it's over."

And now he finally gets to see him. The conversation would get surprisingly deep and definitely dive into Yaag's motives and real thoughts about his actions in the game. I really enjoy the few interactions those two have in the game.

Anyways, now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's dig into the meat and potatoes of this ship.

In 13-2, they get a separate dlc side story just to themselves. Because I said so. I'm not sure how the plot of this works, but it's basically them exploring Gran Pulse together. Maybe to map things out? Maybe to get better acquainted with the world they thought was a hell their whole lives? Maybe there's some sort of big mission they have to do? We'll figure it out.

Basically, it's a whole side story of them exploring and kicking monster ass together. The combat is regular 13 combat.

Yaag has his sword along with some explosives (we see him carry some grenades at the end when he blew himself up). And Ash also has a sword because I like swords.

In the game, usually only l'Cie, or magic god slaves, can use magic. However, after the fal'Cie (magic gods) go poof at the end of the end of the first game, some normal humans can use magic? It makes no sense and exists only for plot convenience, but I'm not complaining because it makes my plot easier too.

My point is, Ash can use magic! Because A) she's quirky mage material B) we need a balanced team C) Every single version of Ash so far has been a mage. D) I like magic a lot. Would be my go-to as well.

Also, if you're interested in how they work in battle, roles divide up very nicely between them.

Yaag has: -Commando (physical attacks) -Sentinel (beefy tanks) -Sabuteur (debuffing enemies)

Ash has: -Ravager (magic goes brrr) -Medic (i think you know) -Synergist (buffing allies) -Commando (physical attacks)

Maybe Yaag could get medic too to balance off the load in battle? They're a blast in combat because they really do compliment each other.

Anyways, back to the adventure.

It's the two of them traveling around. The main focus of it is their conversations as they travel. There's a lot of fun banter. Ya know how like when you're walking around in Naughty Dog games and your characters are just chatting? Yeah. That.

Their conversations are super random and they cover pretty much every single topic ever. They go from really serious to them just being stupid. I love their friendly banter.

Also, when they set up camp and are about to sleep, we get to see sleepy Yaag in action. And do you know what that means?

It means we get to see Yaag with his hair done a bit looser, maybe even down!!! Yaag with his hair down is all I want to see. It's what we deserve. It's what we need. The day that I see Yaag with his hair down is the day i achieve true happiness LMAO.

It's what we need.

Ash playing with his hair??? Yes, I most definitely think so.

Oh and there is totally a "Yaag, I'm cold." "Allow me to help remedy that. *pulls her closer*" type moment because they're cute like that.

All in all, their travels are really fun. Maybe somewhere around there they run into the protagonists? Either from the first game or the second game. I think that would be a fun mess.

I feel like Yaag can show a softer side of him around her and that makes me really happy. He deserves to be happy and I love him very much.

I think about him all the time, and just the thought of him holding me makes me so happy. He really is just adorable.

Before I wrap this up, I have a few more things I want to speak about! Firstly, allow me to share one of my favorite pictures of him because oh. my. god.

*screams*

The urge to backhug him!!! Ahh!!! He's so cute!!!! I just wanna hold him aelajflanef.

One of my favorite pre-relationship moments from them is this one time where Yaag is pretty down in the dumps, and Ash is talking to him about it and offering her advice. And as she talks, she gently places a hand over his (they're seated side by side btw). He looks up at her in shock, and she takes back her hand is like, "O-oh! I'm so sorry, I should've asked first, I just thought tha-"

And then he just snatches her hand back and gently holds it. You can see the tips of his ears burning red haha! I think that they're pretty cute ajfwnjklef

She always tries her best to take care of him, too! He needs a hug, and she is more than happy to provide. She always tries to remind him to eat his meals on time and such, even if she can be questionable at following her own advice at times. She can also be a bit of a tease sometimes, so he can get pretty annoyed (not really, he thinks it's cute) sometimes.

However, he also does his best to take care of her. Would he pull the "that's an order." card after she refuses to rest, pulling several late-nighters for work? Yeah. Probably. He's very caring, even if he can come off as very serious and scary sometimes.

To wrap things up, I love Yaag Rosch.

Thank you for your time.

[cloudchaserandflitterexplain]

Cloudchaser and Flitter Explain: Harmony

Why Cici! I never…

thought you'd ever catch on. Well done, hehe.

But no! Today's different! Today you're going to do it!

Wah?

We're talking about Harmony abilities today, incidentally.

But I'm no good at this kind of thing...

Give it your best shot! I know you can do it, Cici!

Uhh… hi everypony. Today we're, uh, harmoniously going to…

talk about Harmony abilities?

Aww c'mon, Cici! You can do better than that!

Today we're going to talk about Harmony abilities… harmoniously?

...We'll workshop this later.

I told you I'm no good at this kind of thing, Flitter!

So Friends Forever may have been out for awhile, and we may be a bit late to the party…

We’ve both been a bit busy lately, yeah…

But that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about Friends Forever’s mechanics, right? Starting with… Harmony!

But wait a minute, what I just said doesn’t make any sense! Harmony’s not a mechanic at all! It doesn't actually mean anything!

Yeah, it's kind of like a helper word to let you know at a glance what cards with these kinds of abilities mean. We’ve actually seen it before with Chaos, which also doesn’t actually mean anything. It’s just a reminder that “hey, this card does something in the Flip Zone.”

In this case, Harmony is just telling us “this card cares about other cards with such and such trait.” But it doesn't have any rules text of its own.

If you want, you could completely ignore it.

Well you could, but it's handy to refer to the cards that have it as cards with Harmony abilities. It makes talking about the cards easier, despite not actually meaning anything!

Just think about all the times you’ve talked about Chaos abilities in your games! Probably loads! It’s a nice short hand.

Though I guess in this case that could get a bit confusing considering we have a format named Harmony too…

You can usually understand which is being talked about through context, though, so it's not a terribly big deal.

Like when I say I'm playing my Harmony Griffon deck, you'll definitely know I'm playing a deck that has a couple griffons in it in the Harmony format and not a deck that has a bunch of Harmony Griffon cards!

...You did that on purpose.

Sure did!

Anyway, the point is that Harmony isn’t actually a mechanic. And there’s no one way that Harmony works; the cards that have it are all pretty different from each other and use it in different ways.

Which means that despite the fact that there are a lot of cards with this helpful word, there's not that much to talk about.

But there's still a bit! So let's keep talking!

To start with, we've got seven different traits with this not-keyword: Pegasus, Earth Pony, Unicorn, Griffon, Dragon, Changeling, and last but not least…

Alicorn!

Alicorn barely even counts...

There's a card with Harmony Alicorn, so it definitely counts!

Yeah, a card.

Still counts!

So each of these traits got a bit of help in making tribal decks a bit more fun.

“Tribal” meaning a deck that focuses around a specific trait and uses a lot of bonuses for using as many Characters with that trait as possible.

I think it's called that because of the three pony tribes before the first Hearth’s Warming? I'm not sure.

Something to look into later for sure!

Now if you're like me, your first thought on seeing Harmony was a keyword from Crystal Games…

Teamwork!

Ungh, I'm getting Carbo-Loader flashbacks…

Teamwork and Harmony go hoof in hoof because they're both tribal mechanics, and teamwork before was already on Pegasi, Earth Ponies, and Unicorns so it's basically like doubling your fun!

Or it would be if there were more than like 2 good teamwork cards or 3 good harmony cards…

Oh shush.

In general, Harmony cards all go great with other Harmony cards for the same trait, but there's nothing saying you have to use them.

Yeah. Take Fume, for example. He has a pretty strong Harmony ability, allowing him to exhaust a lot of opposing characters and then keep them exhausted via his other ability. He’s honestly a card with a lot of potential.

Buuuuut... there really aren’t any other Harmony Dragon cards that go super well with that particular ability. So you could get away with just running whatever dragons happen to be best for the deck rather than trying to cram in a bunch of Harmony that doesn’t really help out much.

But on the flipside, you absolutely could just include them all and have fun with all their synergistic effects! I know I have.

Yeah, but that’s what you do every set. Take your favourite cards and play with them.

Well, so do you!

I do not!

Wait, do I? I play with the cards that help me win but…

Those are my favourites! Woah.

Well, blowing Cici’s mind is usually the sign that we’re about done for the day!

Huh? What does that mean?

Don’t worry about it.

Also feels like we just got started.

Well, we did say there wasn’t that much to talk about...

Can you think of anything else to say?

Hrm…

Well, I think it’s worth pointing out that some cards with Harmony are good even if you don’t get to use them with their Harmony effect.

Take Unsatisfactory Work. It’s clearly much better if you have a Pegasus, but if you don’t have one? It’s still pretty good. Kind of like a Yellow Napcakes, though not quite as good.

Though considering how strong Napcakes is, being almost as good is still very good.

And if you do have a Pegasus, it’s super charged and ready to return any opposing Friend to the opponent’s hand, whenever you want!

And the reverse is also true. Just because you have a lot of cards of a particular trait doesn’t mean you have to cram in Harmony cards to go along with them.

I’ve got a decent Pink deck with lots of Earth Ponies but I’m not about to put Sorry Stamp in it over a card like Belly Flop or Foodfight!. It may work best with Earth ponies, but as expensive as it is makes me not really interested.

Awww, but Sorry Stamp is so fun…

Especially if you bring your own stamp to use on your opponent’s forehead!

You keep that away from me!

Don’t worry, Cici.it’s just a prop. I wouldn’t stamp you without your permission.

Good.

No, I have way better ways to tease you.

Uhhhh...

And with that, I think we’re done for the day! For reals this time.

Later Everypony!

Later.

[monikaleeminho-blog]

[ENGLISH TRANSLATION] Lee Min Ho for 'COSMOPOLITAN' Korea Magazine Vol. 200 - April 2017 Issue "Dreamy Man, Lee Min Ho" Interview - 15.03.2017

DREAMY MAN, LEE MIN HO

In what seems to look like a field with lonely aura, with an empty building, a vacant and deserted lot, we COSMOPOLITAN Korea met Lee Min Ho who had the dreamy expression on his face. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: You were going to release a new single mini-album. You admit to yourself that even though you are not a singer, this mini-album is like a reply of love and service to your fans, right? You are an actor, and also a Hallyu Star. Is this somehow an ambition, or a commitment from Lee Min Ho himself? Lee Min Ho: No, it is not an album filled or even contain such commitment or ambition (laugh). In fact, there is actually a reason why i keep making albums. When i made albums, i realize that there were always more people that i do not know, compared to the people i know. In my opinion, releasing an album is one way, and the only way for me to communicate with my fans. That's the main reason why my album has been released steadily. And as the album has the theme "Always", it means "Always, Forever and Ever let's be together", COSMOPOLITAN Korea: You have been doing a lot of donations and charity activities, even established a donation platform called "PROMIZ". Do you perhaps have a specific moment when, perhaps the main reason when you decided "I will establish PROMIZ"!? Lee Min Ho: I don't think so, i have my fans behind me, the main reason behind the establishment of "PROMIZ". I knew that a lot of my fan clubs around the world have been doing a lot of donations and charities from the very beginning under my name. I watch it with my own eyes for so many years when they did it, when i made donations i also think of those who were in difficult position, or socially in a hard situation. Those kind of feelings and thoughts went through my mind, deeper each time. Especially when then i attend such big events, or social meetings. It's during that time that i think i would really like it if i can continue sharing beyond just simple donations or just giving things and therefore, "PROMIZ" was born. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: During "Legend of the Blue Sea", Lee Min Ho's acting became a hot topic. Especially, since it's new and attractive. You were in charge of different characters and you show your emotions, your gentleness, even your pain. Can you think of one image that you think was the closest to the usual day-to-day image of Lee Min Ho? Lee Min Ho: I think, in my opinion, my own personal image/character itself is a compilation and collection of characters. Even sometimes i think about it, of myself. Sometimes i do get moody, sometimes i feel that i'm more mature than who i'm supposed to know. Sometimes, i hold grudges and sometimes i am playful, there are those kind of sides inside of me. I think that's the reason why i can take out the characters, act and brought out the characters to the scene naturally. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: How do you usually try to immerse yourself to your character, to the script for example during the script reading and especially, when you speak? Probably for actors and actresses, it's their job and it might be too easy since there are script writer as well. But for the reader, we of course would like to think "We are wondering how Lee Min Ho deal with acting, especially he's a famous 'Line Maker'!". We would like you to comment on this compliment. Lee Min Ho: Huhu. Right, of course. In my case, you have to take deep breath first. You then laugh, and relax yourself naturally. But then, if you laugh too much it'll be hard to act. Right now, perhaps yes i have already getting used to it, but of course to some readers and for some other actors and actresses it's still weird despite was given the script by the script writer. At that time, i concentrated to my and the character's emotion compared to the lines. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: We had to tell you, that your performance and acting's scope/spectrum is not narrow at at all. However, sometimes each time you finish on each role, your after-image is very hard to be forgotten is it. Lee Min Ho: I personally think that, that is the part which i had to overcome. If you were an actor who already showed a lot of characters in your 20s, i think then you should be able to give out, explore and show your potential in other areas in your 30s. So therefore, i am actually also exploring and finding out what Lee Min Ho can do. To be honest, i have been living in a controlled, scheduled and regulated life for so long so therefore, i am now trying to find the image of Lee Min Ho just the way he is. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: So, therefore, can you give a word that can describe the ordinary, day-to-day, daily Lee Min Ho without any schedule? Lee Min Ho: Hanryang? (Jobless, Immoral, Free Playboy? a free-spirited but actually talented debauchee)? I think that would be the correct word? Hehe. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: Thank You for your honest answer (laugh). As you know, COSMOPOLITAN Korea is a media platform that think that LOVE is one of human's important value. So, questions on love won't be forgotten in each interview. We wanted to know, In Lee Min Ho's opinion, according to Lee Min Ho, what kind of LOVE life is ideal? Lee Min Ho: I think, my ideal image of love is a relationship where 2 parties can have positive effect and improvement on each other. Love should be a feeling that can create positive energy in every part of our life, and should be in each other when we're in a relationship. I think, that could also be felt with a sense of security, underneath the feeling of love. However, on the other hand, i also think that i should change through love and relationships, or feeling that i should accomplish something. It is also important to keep whatever that is, to be as it is between the 2 parties in a relationship. In my case, i wanted to see my significant other just the way it is without adding or hiding anything, and i also wanted to show myself as it is. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: What if, you enter a situation where you have to sacrifice yourself for the person you love. For example, "The Little Mermaid", which generally became the concept for "Legend of the Blue Sea". What kind of choices would you think you'll make? Would you be able to lose yourself to protect your significant other? Or, trying to get your love no matter what? Lee Min Ho: In my opinion, Love Story in dramas and real life has similar context and values. It's all about purity, passion, and sacrifice made for love. In order to keep those value, it will not be easy of course to be done in reality. But i think, if i was put in the same situation as in "Legend of the Blue Sea", the best choice i would made is of course trying whatever i can do to keep my love and significant other. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: In general, what do you actually want to be? The word "Star" or "A Good Actor" seems to be vague and hard to explain nowadays. Lee Min Ho: I think, i'd like to be a "Person with Charm" in many aspects of my life, as an actor an as a human being, a man. I want to be simply happy, happy with myself and with those people around me. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: Then, are you happy now? Which moment that you think was your moment? Lee Min Ho: Well, i think this is the moment when i feel great and happy in my life. The happiness actually made me feel that i have to share. I am indeed happy now, but then i also will try to find better, various value of happiness that will make me feel richer in the future. COSMOPOLITAN Korea: If only you were give a super power, or just simply to change one thing in the world right now, what kind of thing would you like to change? Lee Min Ho: If i could, i would like to change and unify the language of the world into one. Probably, it'll be a world where much more interesting things might happen.

source: COSMOPOLITAN KOREA Korean - English Translation: Monika Setiono (Please take out with full credit when re-posting)