#hak-yeon

[he-is-lightning-in-a-bottle]

WHY IS MY DASH NOT SCREAMING ABOUT THIS??

Cha Hak Yeon is going to be in a BL!!

He's a big name kdrama star. You may have seen him in Castaway Diva, Tomorrow, Bad and Crazy, or Joseon Attorney. (He's also the third member of VIXX to star in a BL. Hyuk was in Color Rush 2 and Leo was in Happy Ending Romance.)

Look. Maybe this will be bromanced. Or maybe... this is a ripple effect of Love in the Big City pioneering the way, particularly on TVing! They've already proven they can take knocks and support their artists and get a queer show released against all odds.

I know what I'm hoping for.

Tagging @lurkingshan and @bengiyo and @absolutebl

[catronac7]

[mostlyfate]

CHA HAK YEON as KANG WOO HAK CASTAWAY DIVA 무인도의 디바 (2023)

[swiftletinthecloud]

Knight Flower 밤에 피는 꽃 (2024)

@asiandramanet january - february bingo:CHARACTER PROFILES

[somanykdramas]

THE POTATO LAB

GENRES: Romance, Comedy

SUMMARY: A corporate merger threatens to end the productivity of a rural potato research lab but manufactures a new romance in return.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Potatoes, puppies, vending machine sikhye, workplace bullying, romantic betrayal, missing baby cows, emergency preparedness, OCD, acceptance, found families, princesses, spying, men posing seductively, X-rated manhwas, failing coffee shops, and rural village comforts.

HOT TAKE: This one tried to do a lot and I'm not sure if it really landed anything of value. It was a easy to swallow rom-com with a stretch of a backdrop plot. At least they made potato farming interesting?

What it did do is provide a vehicle for Kang Tae Oh to suppress most of the acting ability he's known for and at the same time remind us in more than half the episodes that his post-military physique looks great in both wet and dry business suits.

It tried to combine the 'emotionally cold-but-physically hot boss' trope with the 'quirky-but-down to earth subordinate' trope and neither really stuck the landing.

Did Kang Tae Oh's character truly grow as a person enough for this romance to work? It was confusing at times to see his stiff, awkward demeanor often so juxtaposed with composed, sexually-charged body language when times between MLs got intimate. Was that a refreshing commentary on how we as humans contain multitudes (both mentally and motivationally), or just poor character development?

I do appreciate how everyone in this show had their own flaws to deal with (and dealt with them in due time), communication was timely, honest, and open, and Lee Sun Bin's character was steadfast in her confidence when interacting with her ex-boyfriend.

[psalm40speakstome]

I love a good gobsmacked because she’s in a dress moment but I equally adore that Bo Geol didn’t even act like she looked any different to him…

[littleforeignaffairs]

Bad and Crazy is one of those series that really had everything I enjoyed

Quality action

Storyline/Plot

Solid emotion

Peak comedy

Bromance

Strong, independent, badass females

A touch of romance, but doesn't influence the story too much

Family

It's a series I can definitely watch again and feel the same emotion. It's a series that had a solid ending, that I was content with. It's a series I would love to see more of, but would hate to see it ruined.

And I'm sad I finished it.

As sad as Goodbye K.

[daysandmoons]

What is the reason you are helping Officer Gu find the Madam knowing he is suspicious of you?

MY DEAREST 연인 (2023) EPISODE 12

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama August 2023 ❤️

4/8: My Dearest with Nam Goong Min, Ahn Eun Jin, Lee Hak Joo. 20 episodes; historical, romance. trailer

4/8: First Responders 2 with Kim Rae Won, Son Ho Joom, Gong Seung Yun. 12 episodes; action, drama. trailer

9/8: Moving with Han Hyo Joo, Jo In Sung, Go Yoon Jung. 20 episodes; action, supernatural. trailer

10/8: The Killing Vote with Lim Ji Yeon, Park Hae Jin, Park Sung Woong. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, horror. trailer

12/8: Behind Your Touch with Han Ji Min, Lee Min Ki, Suho. 16 episodes; rom-com, supernatural. trailer

18/8: Mask Girl with Go Hyun Jung, Nana, Ahn Jae Hong. 7 episodes; thriller, comedy. trailer

21/8: My Lovely Boxer with Lee Sang Yeop, Kim So Hye, Kim Jin Woo. 12 episodes; youth, sports. trailer

23/8: Destined With You with Jo Bo Ah, Ro Woon, Ha Joon. 16 episodes; law, romance, fantasy. trailer

Just in time for my summer holidays 😅😅

Planning to watch at least 5 from these... What about you? ☺️

[katswatching]

276. Castaway Diva

“My mom told me if you wish for something with all your heart, one way or another, it’ll come true one day. And it’ll happen in an unexpected way.”

★★★★☆

[blueowlreader]

The happy hungry bunch decide to makeup Kija and the results is rather good

Jae ha wasn’t prepared…

[catronac7]

[mostlyfate]

[yourthirdparent]

hong seok cheon: boys like him better. you know that feeling, right?

wi ha joon: yes, but i've always been more popular with men [...] yeah, i was curious about that. even when i'm physically abroad—

hong seok cheon: gay people love you, right?

wi ha joon: yeah, even when i did squid game, a lot of people—there were a lot of them.

babe are you okay you've been thinking about wi ha joon discussing his huge fanbase of gay men again

[anditendshowyoudexpect]

i take it there are two castaway divas in this drama, and one of them has just saved the other in more than one way, hopefully eonni is going to reciprocate and not just use her

the stuff with Ki Ho and his family is, i think, more or less clear. i just wonder if it's going to remain a "secret" until the penultimate episode

[outmealcookie]

stop trying to seduce me, you two