#also just the way south park portrays their female characters in general >>>>>>

[flesheatingmoth]

heidi makes me so fucking sad

[toonlegion]

I don't always agree with Nerdrotic, he can tend to just hate things instantly but I have been monitoring how works in Hollywood are going lately and this pretty much tracks from following reports I've heard. This D.E.I mess is getting out of hand. It should be a choice to include diversity in your works, not an obligation, and you sure as heck shouldn't be hired just based solely on your skin color, gender and sexuality.

Yes it nice you wanna give others a fair shake, but extremely unwise to shun writers with plenty of experience with people who've yet to prove themselves. Theres a reason writers use a round-robin system for this. Plus like Tyrone said, this is feeling very smothering to boot. In fact, I told a friend of mine it reminded me of that old South Park ep with Nurse Gollum where the town tried to celebrate her, but got the point of being very uncomfortable with it since they keep focusing on the dead fetus on her head that she eventually told them off when she couldn't take it anymore. This feels very similar but on a larger scale. Wanting to be sympathetic but eventually going overboard. Goes without saying, but people want to be entertained, not lectured.

And these practices feel so...cartoony it 's hard to believe. I legit fell ill at the part of "not reading the source material to make something for modern audiences". Okay just ALL THE NO on that. I don't mind a different interpretation but you do your work a disservice by not at least getting a grasp on what the story or how a character should be portrayed, if nothing else to at least give you a general idea TO make it your own. Yes going blind can work sometime, but that's a very narrow 50/50 chance. Heck I want to do a version of Dracula down the line for a comic that'll be different from the source material. It'll make some changes, but it'll still respect what came before and use what was written to expand on certain things. The main reason being graphic novels have done the comic justice so that can afford a different interpretation. But otherwise the story will still be similar AND respectful to the source. And I will have the novel on hand to help that along the way.

From what I'm hearing these idiots act all proud became "Oh it was my version and not what came before". People would KILL for the chance to do a film or TV adaptation of certain works and these people are squandering it for fanfic versions of these stories without even knowing the full context when they could make timeless definitive versions. Hey fun fact, did you know the director of the second Star Trek movie didn't know a thing about the franchise going in? You know what he did, WATCHED THE SERIES OVER A WEEKEND TO GET AN IDEA FOR THE CHARACTERS! And what happened? One of the best Star Trek films in the franchise. So no that is nothing to be proud of, its just laziness.

And then there's this "Male and Pale is Stale" creed. I was taught to just make good characters in general regardless of gender. But this is what they're peddling to potential writers these days (at the time of this writing)? Why? No one was oppressing anyone up to this point concerning that, if anything it's healthy to have variety on both genders (hell even moreso with non-binaries) take the lead. But these social media nuts (particularly around Twitter) decided we need more of an influx of females and ethnicities all of a sudden? Also ignoring that many people are still white skin regardless of nationality making that ceed extra stupid. I don't get it, we had a good thing before that was balanced and focused with your own choice how the character should be, now it just this messy blob of forced templates that can't tell its left from its right and the stories and characters suffer because of it. It's just frustrating to view.

Again I'm not against diversity but I'm not foreign to it either, I grew up on plenty of shows that had it and did it in a much more tactful and graceful way that was by the creator design, not forced, and were still very entertaining. That era had plenty of fairness to it, so I don't know why that same curtesy can't be used for today. If it's to right some slight in the past, then sure but there's the saying "Two wrongs don't make a right". From where I'm seeing in this current age, the so called "oppressed" have become the the oppressors themselves and don't even realize it and media is suffering for it. And as a creative myself who would love to get his work to that mainstream someday, that's just disappointing to see.

[starfire-s]

here’s a list of the best, mediocre and worst kdramas i watched in 2020

no one asked for this but it’s happening because i have thoughts (also all opinions are my own if you disagree then get well soon i guess... no i’m kidding make your own posts about it don’t hate me please) ahsjsj anyways click to read a lengthy post and if you actually read the whole thing then thank you i hope you enjoy this wild ride! 

THE BEST KDRAMAS -

mystic pop up bar - this show had everything i ask from a kdrama literally i can name it all found family (to real family), well thought out characters, a mystery plot, special effects, soft romances that were well written, a happy ending! no show in 2020 even comes close to how good this one was! the writers literally guided you throughout the whole thing so you could come up with theories and didn’t do a ‘aha! gotcha’ thing where they want to prove the audience wrong but they wanted us to be right and satisfied! the worst part about the drama is that it’s still so underrated and people just brush it off as some random fantasy show but it’s so much more than that! 1000/10

flower of evil - who doesn’t want to see lee joon gi being the son of a serial killer, living with the name of a man who is in a coma, and hiding his real identity from his wife who is a detective? this show constantly had me at the edge of my seat on a weekly basis so the emotions i went through while watching this are unparalleled! the writers also did such a good job on writing a coherent story that made sense and tied up all the plot points in the end. just a really satisfying show to watch! 10/10

where your eyes linger - i literally bought a $8 viki pass to watch this show so it should tell you everything you need to know about how i feel ahsjsj the episodes were 10 minutes long but we got a good story with well written characters who got character development in a total of 80 minutes it’s insane! honestly it’s still hard to believe this show had rookie actors because they were just so emotive that you could feel all the happiness, sadness, yearning and pining! probably one of my fave kdramas this year because of the acting that i always constantly rewatch! would recommend 10/10

crash landing on you - okay so this drama was actually released on my birthday last year and it was a time in my life when i was going through a lot so maybe it’s the comfort this show provided me through that time this is why i have such a soft spot for it? like the romance was good, it was funny, there was found family, the nk soldiers were all softies, there were strong female leads, soft male leads!!! ahh!! no other show on this list made me think about the unification of south korea and north korea irl because i wanted se ri and jeong hyeok to be together 4ever! but the only issue i had with this show was the ending they gave seung jun if they didn’t do that i’d give this show a 10/10 but just for that they get a 9/10

psycho but it’s okay - this was one of those shows where you’re literally like ‘wow everyone here needs therapy’ but this show was amazing i loved the story telling and how each episode related to children’s book/fairytales! the writers also did a good job with how carefully they talked about mental health in depth without villainising their characters but actually tried to make the audience understand why they were this way which included all the side characters too who had a well thought out story in each episode! also the dynamic between moon young, kang tae and sang tae was everything to me the actors all did an amazing job portraying their characters, it truly was a healing drama. the only thing i didn’t like about this show was the whole plastic surgery plot with the mother like that was very far fetched but it provided drama so i’ll let it slide because the rest was amazing. this show is a solid 8.5/10

18 again - another underrated gem! who would’ve thought a remake of that zac efron movie could be this good!! lee do hyun stole this show for sure the way he portrayed his character and gave heart eyes to his kids (when he’s only 25 irl was the best thing i saw this year ahsjs) i loved the family dynamics in this show, i loved how it talked about what it’s like to be young parents and how society still think it’s taboo to be divorced! it’s a show that makes you laugh and cry at the same time and that’s why everyone should watch it! however, the biggest clown thing this show did to me though was that i got sls for the first time while watching a kdrama... hwang in yeop if u’re reading this i love u and u deserved better 🤡 that aside this show was a 8/10

itaewon class - i actually didn’t watch this drama as it was airing because i thought i wouldn’t enjoy the plot but when i watched it i binged the whole thing in 2 days and my biggest regret is i didn’t watch it sooner! everyone knows i have a soft spot for park seo joon since he’s my favourite actor i’ve literally watched all his dramas like he could star in the trashiest drama out there and i’d still watch it and be like wow (looking at she was pretty 👀) this show aside from the acting had one of the best revenge plots in a kdrama! just watching a character realistically hustle his way to reach the top while fighting the corrupt man whose son killed his father was so so satisfying to watch! however, the love triangle in this show was questionable idk what they were trying to do with that but it personally annoyed me! but still i’ll give this show a 7.5/10 because i enjoyed it a lot!

do you like brahms? - kim min jae and park eun bin.. that’s all you need to know about why this is a good kdrama! i’m usually not a big fan of melodramas and everyone knows i prefer rom coms but this show was just so perfectly melo that i loved all the angst and pain we got!! also just watching two introverted people awkwardly fall in love was amazing! the characters story arcs were also handled pretty well with song ah finally learning to speak up for herself and joon young learning to express how he truly feels! but... the love square? was probably the most annoying thing the rest in my opinion was nicely done! i know people had mixed feelings about the ending but i loved that after all the pain joon young and song ah went through they got a happy ending together! 7/10

find me in your memory - okay this show started off very slow and it was confusing at the start but as it progressed everything in the plot started to fall into place! i mean this show really took opposites attract to a new level where the male lead could remember every single detail from his life but the female lead had to forget some of her traumatic memories to help her cope with her life! they were also tied together through a mutual character who was a big part of their lives in a different way! just an interesting melodrama with interesting characters i liked it! and moon ga young... i love you queen!!! 7/10

THE MEDIOCRE KDRAMAS -

more than friends - was the storytelling in this show groundbreaking? no. was the acting decent? yes. also probably the main reason i stuck with this show until the end! i think we can all agree lee soo had the best character development on this show he started off as a bad boy who wore one ear stud to actually becoming a well liked character... who else did it like him? no one. also the chemistry between the mains was 🔥 but the second male lead was so annoying is there a opposite word for second lead syndrome because i had that for sure! i think the best part about this show was the people i watched it with on here... shoutout to the five of us ahsjsj also this show introduced me to a talented actor/singer like ong seong wu (y’all know my kpop knowledge is nonexistent so no i didn’t know he was in a band called wanna one) all in all a predictable show but i had fun watching it so 6.5/10

tale of the nine tailed - i didn’t actually watch this show i watched it through gifs and instagram posts ahsjsjs so am i qualified to talk about my opinion definitely no... will I talk about it anyways yes lmao. lee rang deserved better that’s all goodbye and take care. 5.5/10

start up - probably one of the most awaited opinions. y’all thought this would be in the worst kdramas section but i decided to give this show some rights. the show started off strong, lost it’s way after episode 6 and then the last episode gave me what i wanted so i have mixed feelings. the writing was not the best i think we can all agree, love triangle as a plot device? wow so groundbreaking 🤡 the characters on the other hand... i loved every single one of them i mean ship wars? i don’t know her. the show had a lot of potential that was wasted but we also got some cute moments between the characters so there was really no winning or losing with this show? but in all honesty you can’t put a talented cast together like this and then just decide to give the audience a mediocre plot but the writers did exactly that! i think i can redirect y’all to my ‘crimes this show committed’ post for a in-depth analysis. lastly nam do san was a GOOD and REFRESHING male lead and ji pyeong was also a GOOD and FUN second male lead!!! this show gave me the ugliest ship war ever that i was transported back to my high school tvd days so thank you for that!! but the cast was loveable and all had a lot of chemistry together so here’s a 5/10 maybe that's too generous but... i think the reason why i didn't enjoy watching this show as much was definitely because of the tag on here lmao

THE WORST KDRAMAS -

the king eternal monarch - i miss clowning this show so much. the amount of braincells i lost while trying to understand this plot... i should be compensated by the writers. however, woo do hwan was a treat to look at on a weekly basis... however the writers kept decreasing his screen time even though he had a dual role... make it make sense? and i cannot comment on the plot of this show because i still don’t understand anything? also in my opinion tae eul and lee gon were the most bland couple of 2020, there was no chemistry between them and there was just a random kiss in episode 5 and they randomly said i love you... where was the development? also lee gon was soooo boring and such a one dimensional male lead! literally all the side characters were so much more interesting and the cast was good... but this plot. 2/10

do do sol sol la la sol - i wanna fight the writer who decided that the plot twist on the show would be that jun is a minor? i had no expectations from this show but it looked cute and nonsensical but that plot twist made me run the other way so fast that i never looked back! just because jun is a boy they really thought this would be excused like lmao we all have critical thinking skills???? the clown behaviour. a solid 1/10

record of youth - i hate this show so much. imagine not utilising park so dam who just starred in the biggest oscar winning movie to her full potential. imagine just making her a love interest to park bo gum’s character in the year 2020. i watched it up until episode 6 and i kept waiting for her character to get development... but it never happened so i dropped this show. also this show featured the MOST useless love triangle i have ever seen in my life like what was the point? also park bo gum’s characters family was straight up annoying (minus the grandpa) but they got so much screen time like that should’ve been given to park so dam... also villainising a gay side character for no reason at all in the year 2020? this show was a waste of my time i want the 6 hours i spent watching this back. -100/10 

backstreet rookie - i watched one episode of this and literally wanted to rip my eyeballs out of my head. idk what ji chang wook was thinking when he signed this drama i think he lost his ability to read because that's the only reasonable explanation for why he chose to star in such a dumpster fire show! this show had a racist character... had a high schooler kiss an adult... sexist jokes... just the worst things you can think of in a drama... this show had it. i still can’t believe so many people watched this show to the point where it had better ratings than pbio... really made me question everyone’s taste? but sorry can’t relate my taste is excellent so here’s the rating this show actually deserves -1000/10

if you made it this far... thank you for reading. let’s continue to love some kdramas together and get clowned by others in 2021! looking forward to it 😅

[offbeatcappuccino]

Search: WWW (Final Review)

Title: Search WWW

Cast : Im Soo-jung, Lee Da-hee, and Jeon Hye-jin, Jang Ki-Young, Lee Jae Wook, and Ji Seung-hyun

Year: 2019

Channel : tvN

Streaming Service: Rakuten Viki 

Rating : 9.5/10 

Synopsis:

Search:WWW is the tale of two fictional web engine search companies in Korea, Unicon and Barro, and the three women who lead these companies. Song Ga Gyeong works as a Director at Unicon, who at first glance appears as a woman who has turned cold and heartless over time, when in reality, she is a woman desperate to escape the clutches of her dominating mother-in-law, Chairwoman Jang, the CEO of a multinational electronics company. Bae Ta Mi is a 38 year old workaholic, who sold most of the fun of her 20s and 30s to Unicon in order to become its General Manager and make the web portal as successful as it is today. However, when Unicon fires her when she becomes the scapegoat of a public scandal, Bae Ta Mi  (Tami) is confronted with a new challenge when she’s hired by rival company Barro and is handed the responsibility of beating Unicon and becoming the #1 used portal website in South Korea. Cha Hyeon (Scarlett), is the social director for Barro and a once-talented judo martial artist, who is forced to navigate new waters when she is forced to team up with her rival Bae Ta Mi,  and reevaluate her relationship with her former classmate and sunbae, Song Ga Gyeong. 

Review:

If there was one song that could describe the entirety of the drama, it would probably be “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyonce. This drama is filled with strong, confident, and empowered young women with complex personalities and ambitions, who are determined to change the system that they exist in. These women are not bothered by egotistical company presidents or scary intimidating politicians. They are not afraid to kick butt ( intellectually and physically) or make the unpopular yet necessary decisions that no one else is willing to make. This show is a testament to how far k-dramas have come in producing progressive feminist content when over four years ago, we had to deal with female characters that were crying all the time and entirely dependent on a man for their wellbeing ( Heirs I’m looking at you). As a woman, this show literally gave me goosebumps and I literally felt like someone just did “girl power” CPR on me after every episode. Also, I have never seen any k-drama, where the female leads had more chemistry with each other than they did in their respective heterosexual relationships. Honestly, there was so much sexual tension between all three female leads that it felt like we were being queer-baited . Regardless, it was so heartwarming to see women engage in professional dialogue with each and uplift each other with friendships minus the ridiculous cat fights, pettiness, and jealousy that is unfortunately how many of these friendships have been portrayed in the past. 

Beyond the characterization of the leads in this drama,  I really found the topics that this drama chose to focus on to be very interesting. One of the core ideological conflicts in this drama is the role that web engine and social media companies have in censoring the content that people are searching for if it personally impact’s another person’s mental health/ social standing ( e.g. libel and character assassination). All three women have differing opinions on this issue with Bae Ta Mi suggesting that the internet should be a free open space that should not be regulated, while Cha Hyeon sees the personal damages and toxicity that comes with an unregulated online world, where false harmful information can be spread. For Ga Gyeong, it depends on whether regulation is politically convenient for her in-laws or not. Another huge issue that this show attempts to also intellectually confront is about privacy and personal data and whether such information should be in the hands of the government and what is the goverment’s role in how it regulates the online world. Underneath all these heavy topics, is also a very captivating portrayal of the intricacies with working for a portal company, whether it  be redeveloping the main web-page or obsessing over the keyword rankings ( what are the topics that people are searching for). 

One area that this drama majorly falters is in its portrayal of the romantic relationships of these women, particularly in Bae Ta Mi’s relationship with Morgan Park, a music composer. Bae Ta Mi’s and Morgan’s relationship is the main relationship of this drama and is given more screen time than any other relationship that’s featured on this show. For a show that already has too many tracks running in all different directions, Bae Ta Mi and Morgan’s love track is simply too overwhelming and convoluted. Not only is their relationship frustratingly generic, but its a relationship running in circles for no good reason. While the chemistry between Bae Ta Mi and Morgan is sometimes apparent and there are some really profound conversations that these two share, many times it feels forced and is basic at best when compared to everything else that is going on in this drama. However, I really enjoyed how the drama portrayed the other two relationships, particularly Cha Hyeon’s relationship with Seol Ji Hwan, a small time actor, who acts in the morning drama that she’s obsessed with. Hyeon and Ji Hwan’s relationship is simple yet cute and exciting. The two actors share really good chemistry with each other and its the type of relationship that makes the viewers warm and happy. But, its also one that fits very well with the pacing of this drama and this story track along with the sismance between Cha Hyeon and Bae Ta Mi should have been highlighted more than her relationship with Morgan.

 Despite its flaw, this drama is not only a breath of fresh air, but groundbreaking and phenomenal in so many ways. I’m so excited for these new wave of k-dramas that literally breathe life into female characters in an engaging and creative way. 

[commander-erwin-smith]

Hey! I’d like to hear your stance on political correctness in fiction.

Fiction doesn’t need to be politically correct in order to be good. People should care more about plot than gender, sexuality, ethnicity, possible disability of the character. People should stop shitting on content creators if their works aren’t “diverse.” Having big titty anime girls is okay. Sexualizing female characters is okay (including female characters that are minors. they’re not real gdi). Female characters don’t have to be badass or strong. LGBT+ characters don’t need to be badass or strong either. LGBT+ and women are allowed to be villains. They are allowed to die in fiction, too. They’re not automatically immune to death just because they’re a different gender or sexuality than a straight cis person. Same goes for ethnicity. People that aren’t a white ethnicity are allowed to die or be villains as well. It’s okay to not like characters that happen to be a woman, non-white, LGBT+, or disabled. Just keep your negativity out of the tags and don’t shame on people who like those characters and lastly don’t be lgbt+ phobic, sexist, ableist, or racist. (Basically, if your only reason to not like that character is because of the way they’re born is probably the only time it’s not okay to hate a character.) It’s not the content creator’s job to teach people how to behave when they see something in fiction or what to think. It relies on the person or their parents or guardian. Like I’m pro-Family Guy and pro-South Park even though I haven’t watched hardly anything to do with those shows. They have the age rating they do for a reason. They’re not meant for children.

You’ve probably seen hate about Fifty Shades of Grey, yes? How stupid feminshits were protesting it when it was coming out in theatres because it “glorified abuse of women” or some bullshit they pulled from their asses. It is not the author’s job (or movie director or anyone for that matter) to educate someone on safe B/D/S/M in real life. Fiction doesn’t need to and doesn’t have to follow those same safety measures. Anyone with an ounce of common sense should know not to attempt everything they see in fiction. Anyone with an ounce of common sense should know what’s portrayed in fiction may not be okay in real life. The movie was rated mature for a reason. If you want to try B/D/S/M do research on what is safe to do in real life. In fiction, things don’t need to be safe, sane, or consensual.

Haters have called one of my favorite anime/manga Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin nazi propaganda and anti-semitic along with their author Isayama Hajime because people don’t like the direction his story went. (what children thse people are). People have called Horikoshi Kohei, the author of My Hero Academia/Boku no Hero Academia, an other favorite series of mine, the same things because of naming a villain after an experiement that was done on people the Japanese performed during WWII. The kanji the author used also had multiple meanings, but the butthurt fans automatically went with that kanji. They destroyed BNHA merchandise, wished death and the coronavirus on Horikoshi, and harassed him non-stop until he apologized and his editor apologized. He bent over backward to lick these people’s boots and changed the character’s name all because of them using the “bad” kanji reading. Horikoshi has also been accused of being a pedophile and a woman hater because of sexualizing the female adult characters and the female minor characters. Yes. “Fans” are that dumb. Isayama the author of Attack on Titan also got accused of hating women because of certain things he’s done in his story, but I won’t mention because it’s spoilers for anime only. He’s also gotten accused of being lgbt+ phobic as well. For both series fans also get buzzwords and hate thrown at them for supporting the authors, certain characters, and supporting the series in general.

I don’t know if my pro-shipping stance also fits into being anti-political correctness or not, but I am a pro shipper. I’m pro minor x adult ships, I’m pro incest ships, I’m pro abusive ships, you name it. Fiction is your escape to do things that aren’t “morally right”/acceptable to do in real life. Shipping ships like that or making super dark fictional content (murder, r@pe, dub-con, abusive s/ex, etc.) is okay. Just don’t support those kinds of things in real life. People will throw all kinds of accusations at you for what you like in fiction and for what you ship. Ignore the haters and you do you. your fandom experience is what you make of it. If you don’t like a certain ship or character blacklist it. Ask the person to tag it a certain way so you can blacklist it. If they refuse to tag things accordingly then unfollowing them would be the best option.

Fictional content should be tagged appropriately so if people don’t like something they can properly avoid it. Unfortunately, non-fanfiction things like movies or books don’t often have those warnings that you can tag your fanfics with like on archiveofourown (ao3). If you really want to read a book or watch a movie that seems really dark ask someone you know if they’ve read/watched it or ask them to watch/read for you to let you know if it could bother you in anyway.

On that final note, feel free to go through my anti political correctness in fiction tag to get a look at what I reblog under that tag.

And finally don’t judge someone by what dark content they enjoy/write, what shps they ship, and what their fictional beliefs are when they don’t follow the same progressive leftist views as you. Don’t assume that they’re a pedophile, abuse apologist, racist, or a woman hater because of their fictional tastes. That’s not cool. If you have any more questions just ask away.

[celestialoceanblog]

“My Strange Hero” Review

8/10

Crossposted here.

This drama as a whole seems to be a reflection of the titular character; a strong plot isn't its strongest suit, but it more than makes up for its shortcomings in heart and charm. To be fair – I'm not Korean, nor have I lived in or even visited South Korea. I don't have in-depth knowledge of the state of its education system nor am I entirely sure how its laws/legal procedure differ from that of my own country. It did seem to me that realism was often sacrificed to amp up the drama. I'm actually more or less okay with that as long as other aspects of the story are engaging enough, and they were for me. A large part of the plot hinges upon a ridiculous degree of miscommunication/misunderstanding between the main characters, so the first part of the show can be frustrating to get through. Once that aspect of the plot is resolved between the main two characters, it becomes quite a bit more fun. Character development is a strong point of this show. It is actually the least noticeable in Kang Bok Soo himself, as he had a strong sense of integrity and justice from the beginning, but he does eventually find passion and purpose in the process of completing his education. It is more apparent in the female lead, Son Soo Jung. At the beginning of the story, she does something unethical to advance her career and she stubbornly clings to her sense of self-righteousness regarding the conflict that lead to the falling out between her and Bok Soo. She is also afraid to make waves and speak up when she knows something isn't right because she doesn't want to risk her new position as a full-time teacher. She isn't the most likable character in the beginning. I watched this with comments on Viki; the hate directed at her is pretty vicious (and much of it misdirected). Rest assured, though - if you initially find her unlikable and you just can't see how she and Bok Soo could be a good couple, your opinion will most likely change if you keep watching. By the end, she does show a lot of courage and demonstrate her willingness to do what she has to in order to make amends and lead her students by example. Still, no character grows more than Oh Se Ho, the antagonist responsible for Bok Soo's expulsion when he was originally in high school and his subsequent breakup with Soo Jung. The show's treatment of this character is a large part of why I came to appreciate it as much as I did. He changes in a gradual, believable manner, and the other characters' reactions to his growth are also fairly realistic and satisfying. The acting in this drama is excellent – everyone brought their A game. I decided to watch this because I've enjoyed Yoo Seung Ho in other dramas and he is just as great in this. He is an exceptionally emotive actor. Although an actor having good looks is pretty much a given (and thus not something that particularly sets one apart from the next for me), he does have one of the brightest smiles I've seen, and he's quite good at crying; whatever the character feels, he's good at making you feel it. His comedic timing is also on point. I only recall seeing Kwak Dong Yeon in "Love in the Moonlight." He was quite likable in that, but I was really impressed with him in this drama. His acting is so convincing and really goes a long way towards either making you love or hate the character. The contrast between his deranged, arrogant persona in the present and his more insecure, vulnerable persona in the past changes his features in a way that makes him nearly seem like two different people. The character becomes sympathetic thanks in very large part to the actor’s skill in portraying his inner turmoil and desperation for love. (His scenes with Bok Soo’s mother and his former teacher, Park Dong Jun, were especially moving.) I'll definitely start keeping an eye out for his work in the future. I'd never seen Jo Bo Ah in anything previously, but her acting was also very solid. While she did sell me on the character's cute and funny side from the beginning, I found her even more charming as the series progressed – perhaps because the character's nurturing, loving, protective qualities really only have a chance to shine later on. It's not just the main actors/characters that are great in this drama, though. The supporting actors are wonderful. From Kim Mi Kyung (one of my favorites!) and Chun Ho Jin as everyone's favorite stand-in mom and dad, to Bok Soo's closest friends/coworkers, to his classmates – many of whom do have very distinct interests and personalities without needing to take up too much screen time – every character brings something different to the table and contributes to the funny, cute, and sentimental scenes that make up the heart of this drama. There are so many cute relationships to care about in addition to the main couple, both romantic and platonic. Basically, this show has a bit of everything that I think would please many drama fans. It isn't a show to take too seriously because it doesn't take itself all that seriously most of the time; it is frequently over-the-top dramatic for humorous effect. Most episodes are a good mix of comedy, romance, and drama – and in my opinion, it really delivers on all three. However, despite being mostly lighthearted in tone, it isn't a drama with nothing to say: it does serve as a critique of overbearing parenting and education styles that value performance above all else, including the mental well being, happiness, and integrity of the student. Some of the parents (and by parents, I mean moms, because dads apparently don't exist in this drama) actively push their children to cheat, seeming to believe that they really are doing what's best for their child by buying their way into a good university. The show advocates for fairness and balance. Its message to students is essentially, "yes, do study and try your best, but allow yourself to just relax and enjoy life, too." To parents and teachers, the message is: "it's fine to want your kids to do well, but let them be kids, too. The best thing you can do for them is to teach them how to live well by example." It is enjoyable to see students of both extremes internalize this message and become happier, more balanced, and more mature individuals as a result. One last thing worth mentioning – the music is gorgeous. A good soundtrack can make any story better, and I think that the music is a huge asset to this show. The plot is admittedly flimsy at times, but the drama makes up for it in basically every other way. If this type of drama is generally up your alley (romantic comedy with dramatic flair), I'd recommend giving it a shot as long as you can be patient with it for a few episodes.

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A Critical Film Review of “The Help”

         An entertaining and somewhat light-hearted take on the harsh realities of racism in 1960’s Mississippi, “The Help” is a deeply moving, poignant, and hopeful story about how courage and working together can create change. It serves as a reminder of how compassion, strength, empathy, and honesty have helped in making the world a less horrific place to live in.

         The film is based on Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling novel “The Help” which tells the story of African American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s.

Synopsis

Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan (played by Emma Stone) a young white woman who is an aspiring journalist starts by writing for a cleaning advice column “Miss Myrna” –– having no idea about how to clean, Skeeter enlists Aibileen (played by Viola Davis) to help her. Due to these series of events, they form a strong bond that later inspires Skeeter to write a book on the perspective of “The Help” –– that exposes the racism they are faced with as they work for white families.

Not only is this task illegal, it goes against all of her friends, her family, and her boyfriend as they all live quite happily with segregation in society. As time goes on, more maids get involved and have a great deal to say about their lives raising white children and serving their mothers.

Awards and Acclaim

Touchstone Pictures released The Help worldwide, with a general theatrical release in North America on August 10, 2011. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews and grossing $216 million in worldwide box office. The Help received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress for Davis, and Best Supporting Actress for both Chastain and Spencer, with the latter winning the award. The film also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

The Directing and Filming

The film is a historical period drama set in Mississippi. The setting looked realistic and it looks as if the movie was straight out from the 1960s. The costumes, the hair, even the television and other background props really encapsulated the time period. It was visually stunning. The transitions were on point. It was an immersive experience that really took you to the 60’s and I can’t see any flaws when it comes to the filming of the scenes.

Each frame meant something. Every scene was necessary in telling the story. An example would be the scene wherein Skeeter and Constantine, her family maid who happened to just disappear, were having a conversation about the school dance and how no boy has asked her yet. They were talking beneath a huge willow tree.

In this scene, Constantine and Skeeter feel safe under the shade. It shows how they are free to have a conversation there because they are hidden under the tree and no one else could judge them. This scene also shows how Constantine was more of like a mother to her than her actual mother which is a common theme in this movie.

The maids seem to know far more than the mothers of the white children they take care of. They motivated the kids and made them feel important.

The Characters

“You is Kind, You is Smart, You is Important” a significant line in the film said by Nanny Aibileen Clack. She says this to Moe Mobley, the child of Elizabeth, her boss. The character is seen to be taking care of the child even better than her actual mother.

The white women are seen as snarky and oppressive to their maids, but not all of them. Some have good stories and treat them well like in the case of Celia Foote –– who has never once hired a maid before. Minny becomes her maid and helps her in cleaning and cooking for Celia’s husband Johnny.

Celia is seen as an outcast because she comes from a trailer park community. People who come from that and suddenly get into the suburban lifestyle because they married a guy whose lifestyle is white, rich, elite often get shunned because they are seen as “white trash”.

This is seen when the ladies pretend to hide and turn off the music when Celia knocks at their door carrying a pie that Minny made.

I especially enjoyed the dynamic between Minny and Celia. It was sweet and serious at times. It showed that not all white people are bad, some were allies and good hearted people just like Skeeter and Celia.

The acting was believable and convincing. None of the characters seemed flat to me, everyone had character development, some stayed the same like Hilly Holbrook but as an antagonist, she did her job of being hated and despised.

Skeeter’s mom was another character I thoroughly enjoyed. Her journey throughout the film really made a good character story arc. At first we find out she has cancer and she wants Skeeter to get married and find a husband quick. Forcing her to go on dates and getting excited when Stuart came looking for Skeeter.

But she ignores Skeeter whenever she asks about what happened to their maid Constantine. She’s unsupportive of what Skeeter is writing about at first, turn off the television when the black servants and Skeeter were watching national news about the Civil Rights movement telling her to not inspire them or give them any ideas.

She has a change of heart in the end and reveals what happened to Constantine and ultimately becomes a supportive mother even defending Skeeter from Hilly who barges in their house threatening to ruin Skeeter’s life.

I enjoyed the strong female characters and the dynamic between all of them. The dialogue was also very well-written and humorous despite the fact that they are talking about racism, they still have some good comedy in there.

The Historical Context and Message Behind the Film

The stories that the Black maids told Skeeter for her novel revealed that the Jackson society at that time was very racist. The maids were unappreciated by their white employers as well as disrespected in the manner in which they were treated. The wages that they were paid were deplorable when compared to the work that was assigned to them. They were the ones that raised their white employers’ children without the input of the parents. This was despite the fact that the Blacks were considered dirty, lazy, disease–ridden and having less intelligence that the average white person.

Unfortunately, the film falls short of a credible presentation, as the reality of the situation is not tackled with any degree of seriousness. One of the most jarring elements is the absence of any reference to the mass struggles that shattered the Jim Crow structure –– which was the the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily. Jim Crow was more than a series of rigid anti-black laws. It was a way of life.

There were several area within the movie that describe how life was really like in Jackson was like.

There is a scene in the movie where Aibileen was in the bathroom, built specifically for her because Hilly says that black people are disease-ridden and should have separate bathrooms. In several scenes of the movie, the mothers tell their child to not go to those “dirty” bathrooms used by maids or else they will get sick.

The segregation of bathrooms was so real that in the first scenes of the movie we see Hilly putting pencil marks on the toilet paper in the bathroom to make sure that Minny wasn’t using her toilet.

The maids travel on buses that are for black people only or are at the back of a bus with the white people at the front.

This is similar to the situation back then where everything was separated. Similar to an apartheid in South Africa. Wherein, blacks could not attend the same schools and churches as the white people.

“They killed him” –– Aibileen tells the story of how her son died and explained that the white bosses loaded him up in the back of a pickup after being ran over. They dropped him off in front of the colored hospital, honked the horn, and drove away.

Also, a scene where Yule Mae gets arrested in a violent way and the white folks just watch and act as if nothing happened.

The movie shows some issues of discrimination and segregation but in my opinion it was a bit sugarcoated. Sure it can teach people about how life was like back then for African American but it does not show how bad it really was. It was violent, abusive, oppressive and frankly it was not funny. It could have done more but truth be told, the message was there and it did a great job of portraying it even if it was kind of stereotypical and whitewashed.

Whitewashing in a sense that Skeeter is seen as the hero and the brave one. Well she was brave but is it really appropriate that we are applauding this courageous, fictional white gIrl?

Truth be told it is fiction and it is meant to entertain but millions of people saw this film and might believe this to be real and an accurate representation of who were the real heroes of those times. It was a combination of black people who fought for their rights alongside white allies.

It’s not a perfect film, of course one movie cannot represent the vile actualities of the racism experienced by Black people during that time. In fact, this movie could have done more but chose to play it safe. Given the theme of the movie which is Racism during the 60’s, it’s a heavy topic that carries a lot of historical weight around it.

It could have been a more hard-hitting drama that would have made viewers bawl their eyes out after the film but like I said, it is a heavy topic to deal with. The writers and directors chose to make it light-hearted and easy to take in. It is told in an accessible and pleasurable way that almost anyone of all ages can watch and enjoy the film.

Do I recommend everyone to watch it? Yes. Do I think people should just stop at this film and use it as their basis for historical context on racism in the 60s? No.

Did I enjoy it? Yes, very much so.

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27 Rags To Riches Stories That Will Inspire You To Chase Your Dreams

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January Nelson Updated September 18, 2018

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Rags to riches stories are meant to motivate you. They show you that anybody can achieve their dreams, no matter how much money their parents had in the bank account when they were younger or how many dead-end jobs they had to work in order to pay the rent.

27 Celebrities Who Went From Rags To Riches

1. YouTuber Casey Neistat lived on his friend’s couch: Left home and had a kid at ~16, went to New York, lived on his friends couch, made movies with his brother, moved to YouTube, and now is a multi-millionaire who has owned a company.

2. Ed Sheeran had next to no money: Moved to the states trying to make it in music with next to no money and somehow Jamie Foxx saw one of his performances at a small bar. Jamie saw something in him and told him he wanted to help him. Ed slept on his couch for 6 weeks as Jamie did his best to help him in his pursuit of his dream. Jamie got him a gig at the Apollo Theater in NY and if you don’t know the Apollo is a mostly black theater so having white musicians and stand up comics is fairly uncommon. Ed goes on stage with a ukulele in front of a full crowd and performs. Got a standing ovation and a encore. The rest is history.

3. Snoop Dogg was arrested for selling drugs: Snoop Dogg is considered a West Coast king but it wasn’t always an easily won title. Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. was born in California’s Long Beach neighborhood. During a time when the hood was overrun with gang wars, young Snoop had to pick a side. Broadus joined Rollin’ 20 Crips as a teenager and was frequently arrested during his high school years for selling drugs. It wasn’t until he found the outlet of rapping with friends Warren G and Nate Dogg that Snoop took his mind off the streets.

4. The founder of Cirque du Soleil worked on the street: The Canadian-born Guy Laliberté began his circus career busking on the streets: playing accordion, walking on stilts and eating fire. He gambled by bringing a successful troupe from Quebec to the Los Angeles Arts Festival in 1987, with no return fare. The bet paid off, and the circus group was eventually brought to Las Vegas, where they became the world famous Cirque du Soleil we know today.

5. Arnold Schwarzenegger lived without plumbing or a phone: One of the richest action stars of all time, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a seven-time Mr. Olympia with a net worth of $400 million and a resume of movies that earned $4.73 billion at the worldwide box office. He also boasts the title of the 38th governor of California. When he was born in 1947, however, his homeland of Austria was devastated by World War II, and the future “Governator” lived in a home with no plumbing and no phone. Hunger-based riots plagued the streets outside his door.

6. Mark Wahlberg used to sell drugs: The actor dropped out of school at the age of 14 to become a street thug, who sold drugs and indulged in gang wars. Wahlberg also had to serve a 50-day sentence in prison for a violent assault on two men. His current estimated worth is around US$ 165 mn.

7. Eminem had a rough childhood: By ninth grade, he dropped out of high school and decided to pursue music full time. It took performing and local rap battles, working dead-end jobs and creating a crazy alter ego, the famous “Slim Shady,” to get noticed by the likes of Dr. Dre.

8. The creator of Forever 21 worked three jobs: Do Won Chang is the famous face behind Forever 21, who much earlier immigrated to the United States from South Korea, in 1981. Before he founded Forever 21, he worked three jobs simultaneously, as a gas station clerk, a janitor and a coffee shop employee. That period lasted for three years before he founded the company and opened its first clothing store, in 1984. This family business grew quickly by taking advantage of the benefits of “fast fashion.” Forever 21 is now multi-national and has 480 locations across the world. It has also managed to bring in $3 billion per year. And the next generation has been taken into the company, as Chang has brought his two daughters on board.

9. Celine Dion grew up in a poor family: Born the youngest in a family of 14 children, Celine Dion suffered tremendous poverty because her parents could not make ends meet to provide equally to all their children. Nonetheless, ‘her heart went on’ with her love of music. She started performing in small events, slowly acclaiming fame as a teen star with an angelic singing voice. With the support from her loving family, she endeavored to win multiple awards at a young age, and more as she grew up to be a hit singer. Her current net worth of $800 million speaks volumes of what she has achieved in her lifetime, because she had to mortgage her home just to release her first record. It also points out Dion’s never-ending dedication and passion for music.

10. Selena Gomez couldn’t afford gas: Her mother was just 16 years old when she gave birth to Selena and had to work several jobs just to keep a roof over their heads and put food on the table. She also revealed, “I remember my mom would run out of gas all of the time and we’d sit there and have to go through the car and get quarters and help her get gas.”

11. Walt Disney was unemployed for a while: He used to be the cartoonist for the school newspaper. Disney went through the jobless phase where no one hired him, and his brother had to help him out with his job search. He went from rags to riches by starting out with advertisements and going on to animating his own cartoons.

12. Shania Twain sang to put food on the table: Twain was so poor growing up in rural Canada, her parents would have her sing in bars on weeknights to bring in money for the family. She’s also talked about how she and her sister were almost always hungry. Today, Twain is one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 75 million albums worldwide. She is also the best selling female artist in the history of country music, with a net worth of around $350 million.

13. Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty: Winfrey was born into a poor family in Mississippi, but this didn’t stop her from winning a scholarship to Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American TV correspondent in the state at the age of 19. In 1983, Winfrey moved to Chicago to work for an AM talk show that would later be called The Oprah Winfrey Show.

14. Sarah Jessica Parker was on welfare: The 49-year old actress may be an old timer in the movie industry but long before she found stardom inthe TV series Sex and The City, Sarah Jessica Parker and her family lived on welfare for many years. Growing up in Nelsonville, Ohio, Parker said in an interview that her family seldom celebrated Christmas, birthdays, and other family occasions. She vividly remembers living with no electricity and their phone lines cut because they couldn’t pay the bill. Today, Parker’s net worth has risen to $90 million.

15. Daniel Craig used to sleep outside: The Bond actor Daniel has many critically acclaimed films in his kitty, but according to Hollyscoop, the actor used to sleep on park benches during his struggling days. He is worth an estimated US $65 million.

16. Leighton Meester’s mother gave birth in prison: Leighton Meester may portray the rich spoiled brat Blair Waldorf without any difficulty, but Waldorf’s fictional life is nothing compared to Meester’s actual upbringing. Meester’s mother gave birth to her while serving time in prison and was raised by her grandmother for most of her childhood in Mango Island, Florida. When Meester mother got out, the two went to live in New York, where Leighton started a career as a model. In 2007, they relocated again, this time to Los Angeles, where she eventually managed to get a break in the show business. She is slated to star in three films, set for release this year.

17. Chris Pratt lived in a van: After cutting his teeth playing sidekicks and funnymen, the character actor was immediately promoted to the A-list when he was named the MCU’s Star-Lord, going on to secure gigs fronting 2015’s Jurassic World (and the sequel) as well as sci-fi tentpole Passengers and a Magnificent Seven remake. Turn back the clock to the late ’90s, however, and there were no red carpets and caviar, only shag piles and fleas—he was living in the back of a van with a friend.

18. Tyler Perry was physically abused: He was a victim of physical abuse, courtesy of his father, to the point of him even attempting suicide. Inspired from ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’, he started immortalizing his life on paper, only to discover the joy of writing and eventually the desire to be a professional story-writer. He then began to create musicals and stage plays on sentimental themes, slowly building himself up to be one of the most successful playwright of modern times. His current net worth stands at $400 million, exemplifying how perseverance can always end up on top.

19. Leonardo DiCaprio lived in a dangerous town: The actor used to live in a seedy LA neighborhood where he saw drugs, poverty, prostitution, and violence at a very tender age. He told , “It goes back to that neighborhood. It came from the fact that I grew up very poor, and I got to see the other side of the spectrum.” Now DiCaprio’s net worth is estimated at $245 million.

20. Mila Kunis acted her way out of poverty: Kunis may be worth $55 million now, but she hasn’t forgotten her roots. She’s even publicly vowed that her and Ashton Kutcher won’t raise entitled children. And we guess the reason for that is pretty clear. It’s because she knows how it feels to be poor.

21. Halle Berry lived in a homeless shelter: The Oscar winning actress ran out of money when she moved to US to become an actress. She even stayed in a homeless shelter. During an interview to , Berry said, “It taught me how to take care of myself and that I could live through any situation, even if it meant going to a shelter for a small stint.”

22. Hilary Swank lived in a trailer park: Long before she became the Million Dollar Baby, Hilary Swank had to endure the hardships of poverty. Growing up, Swank lived in a trailer park back in Washington with only her mother to care for her and her two siblings. Swank’s father left the family when she was young. When her mother lost her job, the family decided to take a chance at life and moved to California. Living in their car, Swank and her family worked on several jobs before they could afford an apartment. Swank’s break came when she got a lead role in Boys Don’t Cry. The award-winning actress now lives well and beyond her former state, with $40 million stashed in the bank.

23. Steve Jobs could not afford college: Jobs was given away for adoption by his biological parents and he became interested in electronics after his foster dad showed him the joys of technical tinkering in their garage. He had to drop out of college, because his education was costing his foster parents a lot. He used to return Coke bottles for money and live on free meals at the Hare Krishna temple. A hippie who used to trip on LSD, Jobs went from a technician in Atari, Inc. to becoming the CEO of Apple Inc.

24. J.K. Rowling dealt with poverty: Born in a lowly English family, Rowling battled depression, suicidal tendencies and poverty to become one of the most loved British authors in the world for her hugely popular Harry Potter series. Highly imaginative as a kid who thrived on stories, she drew from her surroundings and the people in her life as inspirations for the books which have now become one of the biggest movie franchises. From her humble beginnings, she has gone on to become one of the most powerful women in the United Kingdom.

25. The manufacturer of Ray-Ban and Oakley lived in an orphanage: Del Vecchio was one of five children who could not be supported by his widowed mother. After growing up in an orphanage, he went to work in a factory making molds for auto parts and eyeglass frames, where he lost part of his finger. At 23, he opened his own molding shop. That eyeglass frame shop expanded to the world’s largest maker of sunglasses and prescription eyeware. Luxottica makes brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley, with 6,000 retail shops like Sunglass Hut and LensCrafters. His estimated net worth is nowabove $10 billion dollars.

26. Kevin Smith maxed out his credit cards to follow his dreams: Maxed out all his credit cards to make the movie Clerks. If it failed he would have been completely fucked.

27. Jim Carrey lived in a van: Comedian-turned-actor Jim Carrey boasts a net worth of $150 million and a resume of movies that have grossed nearly $4.9 billion worldwide. But before a role on “In Living Color” launched the Canadian comic’s career in 1990, things weren’t so smooth. At 12 years old, the actor was homeless and living in a van after his father lost his job

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Things to Come 笃定发生

시아오시 비비안 비비안 친

Xiaoshi Vivian Vivian Qin

2017. 11. 25 ~  12. 24

*별도의 오픈식은 없습니다.

그들이 온다. 주요 인물은 이들이다:

와이만-마이클은 갓 대학원을 졸업한 새내기 보험설계사이다.

복잡한 가족사가 있다. 인간이다.

제트는 유전학과 관련된 약품의 의인화로, 의미심장한 캐릭터이다.

제이크는 야동 웹사이트의 의인화이다. 굉장히 매력이 있는 캐릭터이다.

대두 동 (큰머리 동)은 사교성이 좋은 플로리스트이다. 40대. 인간이다.

네명은 철물의 중심지인 쉰젠에서 개최된 “지구멸망 대책 워크숍”에서 만났다. 하지만 “지구멸망 대책 워크숍”은 사기로 드러났고, 그들의 관계는 점점 더 복잡해지는데…

위켄드에서 열리는 전시는 “Boy's Love (BL)"라는 장르에 대한 일련의 예술적 탐구의 시작이다. 일본에서부터 애니 문화와 인터넷을 통해 전파되어 유행에 이르게 된 “Boy's Love (BL)” 장르는 여성 관람객을 위한 남성과 남성의 로맨틱한 관계를 일컫는다.

작가는 광저우의 SCNU 대학교와 연계된 고등학교의 애니/망가 동아리에서 “Boy's Love (BL)” 장르에 관심이 있고 재능있는 여학생들과 몇몇 남학생들과의 친분을 쌓게 되었다. 이 프로젝트는 작가와 예전 애니/망가 동아리의 구 멤버들과의 콜라보레이션이 될 것이다. 디지털 프린트 패널, 비디오, 그리고 사운드를 사용한 유머 있는 작품을 구상하며, 작가는 현재의 중국과 그 너머 다른 곳에도 존재하는 권력의 관계를 새롭게 상상하며 일상 속 느끼는 무기력함에서 탈피하고자 한다.

Here they come. These are the main characters:

Waiman-Michael(伟文-Michael) a young human entry-level actuary just out of grad-school; has serious family issues.

Z, a mysterious personification of some sort of Genetic medicine still in development.

Jake, a personification of a pornography website, extremely attractive.

Datou Dong (Big Head Dong/大头董), a very outgoing florist. human. in his forties.

The four met at a doomsday prep workshop in Shenzhen, the new world capital of hardware and since became friends. The workshop turned out to be a scam and their friendship developed into something complicated…

The show at Weekend marks the beginning of a series of artistic investigation in the tradition of Boy’s Love(BL) fiction. Originally from Japan and popularized through manga/anime subculture and the internet, Boy’s Love portrays romantic relationships between male characters for a female audience.

The artist attended the Affiliated High School of SCNU in Guangzhou where she joined the manga club and befriended many talented young women and some men who shared interests in BL. This project will be a collaboration between the artist and former members of the manga club(details to be published later). Using sense of humor, digitally printed panels, videos, and sound, the artist reimagines the power relationships in contemporary China and beyond as an attempt to escape the increasingly-felt helplessness in everyday life.

A Matter of Awareness

기획: 박혜린, 이나정

Curated by: Hae Lin Park, NaJeong Lee

참여 작가: 고경호, 김겨울, 왕선정, 우한나x조응철, 최이다

Artists: Kyungho Ko, Winter Gyeoul Kim, Seonjeong Wang,

Hannah WooxEungchul Cho, iida Choi

2017. 10. 14 ~  12. 24

“마땅히 있어야 할 것이 빠져서 없거나 모자람”

결여는 근본적으로 욕망��� 연결되어 있고, 이는 곧 반대로 모든 욕망은 결여로부터 생겨난다. 우리의 일상적인 대화에서 마땅히 있어야 할 것들의 부재에 따른 아쉬움과 그것을 갈망하는 목소리는 어디를 향해 있을까?

이번 전시에서는 동시대를 살아갈 때 마땅히 있어야 함에도 부재한 두 가지 요소를 인지하고, 이에 대해 고찰해본다. 첫째로는 사회 안에서 각 주체가 맺어가는 관계를, 둘째로는 내면의 흐름을 직관적으로 짚어가는 여정을 통해 관객들이 작품에 빗대어 자신의 삶을 성찰해 볼 수 있는 다양한 트리거(trigger)를 제시한다.

<Reveal>에는 고경호, 왕선정, 우한나x조응철 작가의 회화, 설치, 사운드 작품을 선보인다. <Trace>에는 김겨울, 최이다 작가의 회화, 비디오 작품이 전시된다. 그리고 전시와 관객을 이어주는 매개체로 <Share> 프로젝트를 진행한다. “Lack or absence of something needed”

Absence is fundamentally connected to desire as desire arouses from absence. In our daily life, in what ways do we notice, and fulfill the absence of essential elements?

This exhibition cognizes two elements that should be fundamentally satisfied, but have been missing in our life. Audience is triggered to introspect their life through relationships between entities in society, and the journey of tracing the inner flow.

<Reveal> presents Kyungho Koh, Seonjeong Wang, and Hannah WooxEungchul Cho’s painting, installation, and sound works. <Trace> features Winter Gyeoul Kim, and iida Choi’s painting and video works. A Project space <Share> is presented as a mediator between audience and the exhibition.

2017 Weekend Program

12/17 ~ 1/22     이환희 Fanhee Lee (b. 1990)

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이환희는 현재 서울에서 거주하며 작업하고 있다.

Fanhee Lee lives and works in Seoul, Korea.

All of the works on his first solo exhibition at Weekend got their titles after completion. The works themselves couldn't thank him enough for their perfect marriage to the titles. curated by Jeongyoon Choi

 2/4 ~ 3/5     조나 킹 Jonah King (b. 1985)

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조나 킹의 비디오 설치 작품은 디지털 기술이 자연과 인간의 심리관계에 어떤 영향을 끼치는지를 탐구한다. 그는 허구와 사실적 이야기들을 지역 사회공동체나 배우들과 스튜디오에서 촬영한 영상들로 엮어낸다. 유토피아나 종말론적 꿈과 같은 사변적인 내러티브를 환기함으로써 작가는 최근 크게 디지털화 되고 있는 인간 생태계의 의미에 대해 질문을 던진다. 조나 킹은 2012년에 더블린의 National College of Art & Design��� 수석으로 졸업하였고, 2016년에는 Columbia University에서 석사학위를 취득했다.

Jonah King’s video installations explore how digital technology is changing our psychological relationship to land. King weaves fictional and true accounts through constellations of moving images generated in the studio, with actors, or in collaboration with community groups. By invoking speculative narratives of envisioned utopias and apocalyptic dreams, he questions what it means to be human in an ecology increasingly infused with the digital. Jonah King received his BFA from the National College of Art & Design, Dublin in 2012 (valedictorian) and his MFA from Columbia University in 2016.

organized by Jenny Cho and NaJeong Lee

3/18 ~ 4/16     이희준 Heejoon Lee (b. 1988)

이희준은 서울을 기반으로 활동하며 도시 건축의 이미지와 인테리어 환경 속에서 조형적 요소들을 수집하고 재구성하여 평면적 환경을 만드는 작업을 한다. 2013년부터 그가 거주했던 홍대 일대의 건축물을 그리기 시작했고, 2014년 스코틀랜드의 글라스고 예술대학에서 석사과정을 마치고 귀국 후 공릉동 작은 공간에서 노토일렛을 운영하며 4번의 전시를 열었다. 2015년에는 중랑구 망우동 작업실에서 <Interior Nor Exterior> 회화 연작을 시작하여 현재에 이르게 되었다. 아이슬란드 아큐레이리, 영국 글라스고, 런던, 에딘버러 및 독일 베를린 등지에서 다수의 기획전시에 참여했으며 2014년 런던 사치 갤러리가 주관한 New Sensation 2014 수상 후보로 선정된 바 있다. 2016년 서울에 위치한 기고자에서 첫 개인전을 가졌다.

Heejoon Lee is a visual artist based in Seoul, South Korea. The conceptual range of his painting includes architectural structure and trendy interior objects of our time. Heejoon received his BFA in Painting and Sculpture at Hong-Ik University in 2012 and his MFA at Glassgow School of Art in 2014. His recent group exhibitions include; I DROGUM at the Art Museum of Akurey, Akurey, Iceland, Dear Green at ZK/U, Berlin, Germany, 2014 and Tipping the Line at My Occupy Time Gallery, London, UK, 2014. He was nominated in 'Jury Picks' in 100 Painters of Tomorrow(Thames & Hudson 2014) and the New Sensation 2014 by Sattchi Gallery. His first solo exhibition was held at Kigoja in Seoul, 2016.

curated by Jeongyoon Choi

이희준 작가는 11/17 ~ 12/9동안 이목 화랑에서 세번째 개인전 <에메랄드 스킨>을 선보입니다.

5/6 ~ 5/28     이사라 Yi Sa Ra (b. 1988)

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이사라는 주로 비디오 설치 미술과 디지털 사진 작업을 하는 미술가이다. 그는 개인적인 경험이 동시대의 사회, 문화적 곤경과 어떻게 연결되는지 탐구한다. 현재 서울에서 거주하며 작업하고 있고, 2018년에 뉴욕 컬럼비아대학교 대학원에 진학할 예정이다. 2011년 로드아일랜드 스쿨 오브 디자인을 졸업하였고, 2010년에 예일대학교로부터 엘렌 배텔 스토켈 펠로우쉽을 받아 예일 노퍽 섬머 스쿨 오브 아트 앤드 뮤직을 이수하였다. 챕터투, 한국 (2016), 에치고 츠마리 아트 트리엔날레, 일본 (2015), 예술의 전당 한가람 미술관, 한국 (2013), 로저 윌리엄스 국립공원, 미국 (2011)에서 전시했다.

Yi Sa Ra (Sarah Lee) is an artist who primarily works in video installation and digital photography. Her work and research explore how her personal experiences inform social and cultural predicaments specific to our time. She currently lives and works in Seoul, and will be in New York City to attend the MFA program of Columbia University in 2018. She received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2011 and the Ellen Battell Stoeckel fellowship from Yale University to attend the Yale Summer School of Art and Music in Norfolk in 2010. Her work has been exhibited at CHAPTER II, Korea (2016), Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, Japan (2015), Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Korea (2013) and Roger Williams National Memorial, USA (2011).

curated by Jeongyoon Choi

6/10 ~ 7/9     함혜경 Hyekyung Ham (b. 1983)

함혜경은 한국에서 활동하고 있는 비디오 작가다. 그녀는 다양한 장소에서 수집된 이미지를 재구성하여 ‘누군가’의 독자적인 이야기로 만들어 내는 작업을 하고 있다. 그녀는 이미 존재하는 내러티브와 이미지를 도구로 새로운 이야기를 만드는 방식에 주목하며, 현실의 어떤 불편함, 불완전함, 언제 끝날지 모르는데 끝나버릴(린) 상황등을 나름의 방식으로 은유 한다.

Hyekyung Ham is a video artist currently working in South Korea. She collects and edits images from various places into a unique narrative of ‘someone’. By focusing on weaving new stories from already existing narratives and images as the main tool, her works represent a metaphor of discomfort and imperfection of truth, and situation which to end (or has ended) in indefinite time.

curated by Jeongyoon Choi

8/26 ~ 9/24     전현선 Hyunsun Jeon (b. 1989)

전현선은 현재 서울에 거주하며 작업하고 있다. 이화여자대학교에서 서양화를 전공하였으며 현재 동대학원을 수료했다. 이화익갤러리 (2016)와 플레이스막 (2015)에서 개인전을 열었고, 인사미술공간 (2016), 하이트컬렉션 (2015), 두산갤러리 (2015), 스페이스 K (2015) 등 다수의 그룹전에 참여하였다. 그림과 글이 담긴 <그림이 된 생각들(열림원)> 책을 출판했다.

Hyunsun Jeon lives and works in Seoul. She received her BFA in Painting and completed her master's course in Painting from Ewha Womans University. She had solo exhibitions at LEEHWAIK Gallery (2016) and Place MAK (2015). She participated in group exhibitions at Insa Art Space (2016), HITE Collection (2015), DOOSAN Gallery (2015) and Space K (2015). She also published the book Thoughts that Became Paintings (Yolimwon Publishing Group) with her paintings and writings.

curated by Jeongyoon Choi

10/14 ~ 11/12     박아람 Rahm Parc (b. 1986)

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박아람은 서울을 기반으로 작업하며, 2014년에 첫 개인전인 <자석 올가미 측량> (케이크 갤러리), 2016년에는 두 번째 개인전 <질, 량, 형> (갤러리 엠)을 열었다. 참여한 그룹전으로는 <우주생활> (일민미술관, 2015), <오늘의 살롱> (커먼센터, 2015), <분석적 목차> (케이크 갤러리, 2015), <평면 탐구> (일민미술관, 2015) 등이 있다.

Rahm Parc works in Seoul, Korea. She received a BA in Visual Communication Design from Gacheon University and a MFA in painting from Hongik University. She has had solo shows at Cake Gallery, Seoul (2014) and Gallery EM, Seoul (2016). She has also participated in group exhibitions at Il Min Museum, Seoul (2015), Common Center, Seoul (2015) and Cake Gallery, Seoul (2015). curated by Jeongyoon Choi 11/25 ~ 12/24    시아오시 비비안 비비안 친 Xiaoshi Vivian Vivian Qin (b. 1989) xiaoshiqin.co

시아오시 비비안 비비안 친은 중국 광저우와 뉴욕을 오가며 작업한다. Denison University에서 Communication Theories and Art를 학사 졸업하였고 Columbia University에서 석사 졸업하였다. 그는 Queens Museum, 뉴욕 (2016), Jewish Museum, 뉴욕 (2014), HB Station at Times Museum, 광저우 (2014), SPRING/BREAK ART Show (2016), Barnard College (2016), I: project space, 베이징 (2015), 221A Gallery, 벤쿠버 (2015), Flux Factory, 퀸즈 (2015), Ying Space, 베이징 (2016), Biljana Circs' curatorial project You Won't be Young Forever (2016)의 전시에 참여하였다. 비비안은 the Lotos Foundation Prize를 2015년에 수상하였고 Modern Weekly Magazine

(周末画报)과 Leap Magazine에서 예술과 기술에 대한 글을 기고한다.

Xiaoshi Vivian Vivian Qin lives and works between Guangzhou, China, and New York City. She received her MFA from Columbia University (2015) and BA in Communication & Studio Art from Denison University (2012). Her work has been screened or exhibited in Queens Museum, New York (2016), Jewish Museum, New York (2014), HB Station at Times Museum, Guangzhou (2014), SPRING/BREAK Art Show (2016), Barnard College (2016), I: project space, Beijing (2015), 221A Gallery, Vancouver (2015), Flux Factory, Queens (2015), Ying Space, Beijing (2016) and at Biljana Circs’ curatorial project You Won’t be Young Forever (2016). She received the Lotos Foundation Prize in 2015. She writes about art and technology for Modern Weekly Magazine(周末画报) and Leap Magazine.

organized by Jenny Cho  

2018 Weekend + 2/W 소개  2018년 위켄드와 2/W 는 하나의 고정된 디렉터쉽이 아닌 다양한 참여작가와 기획자가 공동으로 운영합니다.

앞으로 위켄드와 2/W 가 위치한 물리적 공간은 필요에 의해 유기적으로 합쳐지거나 나뉘어질 예정입니다. 더 많은 이름이 생기고 또 사라질 수도 있습니다. 공간에 관여하게 될 사람들 또한 특정한 역할이나 정체성에 얽매이지 않고 자유롭게 공간을 공유합니다.

이러한 새로운 구조를 통해 실험적이고 도전적인 작품과 기획을 마주하게 되기를, 또한 첫 전시를 하는 젊은 작가나 기획자에게는 새롭게 성장할 수 있는 틀을 스스로 구축할 수 있는 계기가 되기를 기대합니다.

In 2018, Weekend and 2/W will be operated by multiple curators and artists instead of a single artistic directorship.  

The physical space of Weekend and 2/W will be organically structured as they could be put together or separated as needed. More identities can be added or removed, and the participating curators and artists are not bound to a particular role or identity.

With this new structure, we hope to provide an open platform where challenging young art and exhibitions of emerging artists and curators form their own frames of growth and development.  

2018년 위켄드에서는 신진기획자 박혜린, 김연우가 역량있는 8명의 동세대 작가를 소개합니다. 기획자 소개를 포함한 2018년 위켄드 프로그램은 크리스마스 이브에 공개할 예정이오니 많은 관심 부탁드립니다. (공간문의: weekend.823.2@gmail.com)

2/W는 위켄드 2층과 4층에 위치한 프로젝트 스페이스입니다. 찾아 주시는 관객, 참여 작가 그리고 기획자들이 함께 공유하고 운영합니다. (공간 및 참여 문의: 2overw@gmail.com)

Weekend is very pleased to introduce two emerging curators, Hae Lin Park and Yeon Woo Kim, and eight contemporary artists for 2018. Weekend program for the next year will be announced on Christmas Eve. (Inquiries: weekend.823.2@gmail.com)

2/W is a project space located on 2nd and 4th floor of Weekend. 2/W introduces challenging young art and exhibitions through an open platform shared by participating artists, curators, and audience. (Inquiries: 2overw@gmail.com)

2017년 Weekend는 서울에서 독립 큐레이터로 활동하는 최정윤과 서울과 뉴욕을 오가며 활동하고 있는 제니조 작가가 공동설립한 공간으로 국내외 신진 작가들을 소개합니다.

Co-founded by Jeongyoon Choi, an independent curator based in Seoul and Jenny Cho, an artist based in New York and Seoul, Weekend introduces young and emerging local and international artists in Seoul.