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~ Obsessed with this Korean Uniforms converted by @vmsims23 ❤

[historicalreusedcostumes]

This Costume is worn on Dong-geon Lee as King Yeonsangun in Seven Day Queen (2017) and worn again on Ji-Hoon Ju as Crown Prince Lee Chang in Kingdom 2019 and worn again on Yeong-cheol Kim as Yi Seong Gye in My Country: The New Age (2019) and worn again later on Park Eun-bin as Dam Yi, and worn on Lee Hwi as Yeon Seon in The King's Affection (2021) and seen on Jo Jung-Suk as Yi in Captivating the King (2024)

[salanaii]

Learn Korean with me - Week 30

Day 1 - 3: Let's Speak Korean Ch 9 - Taxi (36 - 71)

** Don't forget your journals and of course Netflix.

목적지가바뀌었어요.

Mog jeog ji ga ba ggwi eoss eo yo

The destination has been changed.

통역을부탁햅니다.

Tong yeog eur bu tag haeb ni da

I’d like a translator, please.

영수증을주세요.

Yeong su jeung eur ju se yo

Please give me the receipt.

신고할거예요.

Sin go har geo ye yo

I’m going to report you.

트렁크좀열어주세요.

Teu reong keu jom yeor eo ju se yo

Please open the trunk for me?

트렁크에짐좀넣을게요.

Teu reong keu e jim jom neoh eur ge yo

I’m going to put some baggage in the trunk.

요금이정해져있나요?

Yo geum I Jeong hae jyeo iss nay o

(Literal) Is the fare fixed/pre-determined? = Is it a flat rate?

미터기로갑니다.

Mi teo gi ro gab ni da

(Literal) It goes by the taxi meter. = It’s charged by the taxi meter.

열시까지도착할수있을까요?

Yeor sig ga ji do chag sui ss eur gga yo

Can we arrive by 10 o’clock?

고속도로를타주세요.

Go sog do ro reur ta ju se yo

Please ride (=take) the highway.

추가요금이있습니다.

Chu ga yo geum I iss seub ni da

There is an additional charge.

창문좀열어주세요.

Chang mun jom yeor eo ju se yo

Please open the window (for me).

창문좀닫아주세요.

Chang mun jom dad a ju se yo

Please close the window (for me).

잔돈은괜찮습니다.

Jan don eun goaen chanh seub ni da

Don’t worry about the change. = Keep the change.

여기왼쪽/오른쪽.

Yeo gi eon jjog / o reun jjog

(on the) left/right here.

내릴게요.

Nae rir ge yo

Let me get off.

택시좀불러주세요.

Taeg si jom bur reo ju se yo

Please call a taxi for me.

이주소로가주세요.

I ju so ro ga ju se yo

Please go to this address (for me).

트렁크에가방좀넣어주세요.

Teu reong keu e ga bang jum neoh eo ju se yo

Please put the bag in the trunk (for me).

이태원까지는얼마나올까요?

I tae won gga ji neun eor ma na or gga yo

How much would it cost (to get) to Itaewon?

좀바쁩니다.

Jom ba bbeub ni da

I am in a bit of a hurry.

택시는어디에서타나요?

Taeg si neu neo di e seo ta nay o

Where can I get a taxi?

택시번호를가지고계세요?

Taeg si beon ho reur ga ji go gye se yo

Do you have the taxi number?

다왔나요?

Da wass nay o

(Literal) Have we come fully? = Are we there?

이태원으로데리러올수있나요?

I tae won eu ro de ri reo or sui ss nay o

Can you come it Itaewon to pick me up?

가는중입니다.

Ga neun jung ib ni da

(Literal) I’m in the middle (of) going. = I’m on my way.

여기서기다려주실수있나요?

Yeo gi seo gi da ryeoju sir sui ss nay o

Can you wait for me (from) here, please.

미터기가작동하고있나요?

Mi teo gi ga jag dong ha go iss nay o

Is the taxi meter working?

미터기를켜주세요.

Mi  teo gi reur kyeo ju se yo

Please turn on the taxi meter.

천천히말해주세요.

Cheon cheon hi mar hae ju se yo

Please speak slowly.

백화점에서내려주세요.

Baeg hwa jeom e seo naeryeo ju se yo

Please drop me off at the department store.

천천히가주세요.

Cheon cheon hi ga ju se yo

Please go (=drive) slowly.

에어컨을켜주세요/꺼주세요.

E eo keon eur kyeo ju se yo/ggeo ju se yo

Please turn on/off the A/C.

방향을저쪽으로바꿔주세요.

Bang hyang eur jeo jjog eu ro ba ggwo ju se yo

Please change the direction to that way.

편의점에들렀다가갈게요.

Pyeon ui jeom e deur reoss da ga gar ge yo

(Literal) I’ll go after stopping by the convenient store.

가다가일행을태우고가야합니다.

Ga da ga ir haeng eur tae u go ga yah ab ni da

(Literal) I need to go after picking up a companion on the way.

[papaya2000s]

Amergency Act 19 (긴급조치 19호)

It is a satirical 2002 South Korean film about a government act that prohibits popular music and passed in response to a number of musicians being elected to government elsewhere in the world. It is notable for the numerous K-pop stars that make appearances in the film.

Directed by: Kim Tae-gyu

Written by: Kim Sung-dong and Lee Seung-guk

Produced by: Song Chang-yong

Starring: Kim Jang-hoon as himself, Hong Kyung-min as himself, Gong Hyo-jin as Min-ji, Noh Joo-hyun as the Chief Secretary and Min-ji's father and Ju Yeong-hun as himself

List of Cameos:

Besides the main cast, there are a number of actors and K-pop singers and groups who make cameos in the film as themselves.

They are: Kim Sung-oh as soldier 2 at Vinyl House, Baby V.O.X., Brown Eyes, CAN, Chakra, Click-B, Fin.K.L, Harisu, Kangta, Koyote, NRG, Shinhwa, UN, and Psy

Plot:

Troubled by the growing worldwide trend of pop singers being elected as politicians, the President of South Korea orders his Chief Secretary to invoke "Emergency Act 19". This new law criminalizes all pop singers, and the army is deployed on the streets of Seoul to round them up. One pop star, Hong Kyung-min, is arrested while performing a concert, but his angry fans mob the soldiers as they try to take him away. The Chief Secretary's teenage daughter, Min-ji, is amongst the fans, and leading her idol to safety gives him her phone number. Kyung-min finally makes a getaway with his friend and fellow pop star, Kim Jang-hoon.

Once Jang-hoon and Kyung-min become fully aware of the situation, they contact Min-ji, who is able to hide the two singers in a secret location. The Chief Secretary finds out that his daughter is working against him, and when she refuses to give them up, he has false news reports created, accusing the singers of sexually assaulting minors. Meanwhile, more pop stars are rounded up by the authorities who are now aided by another singer, Ju Yeong-hun, who decides to betray his friends in order to save himself.

Angered by their tarnished reputations, Jang-hoon and Kyung-min acquire a gun from a shady weapons dealer, and with Min-ji's help they are able to take the Chief Secretary and his staff hostage. They take their captives to the park, where Min-ji has organized a mass demonstration with her friends and other music fans. The army arrive on the scene and engage the demonstrators in conflict, finally capturing Jang-hoon and Kyung-min. The Chief Secretary is able to walk free in all the chaos, but he is appalled by the violence and orders the fighting to stop, convincing the President to repeal the emergency act and restoring peace.

I couldn't find this movie with subs anywhere I usually watch kdramas but found it on YouTube in 2 parts without eng subs.

If anyone knows where I could watch this movie fully with eng subs would be very helpful.

(Part 1 above and Part 2 below)

This movie is based on events that happened in South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s with censorship during the Park Chung Hee Presidency (1961-1979) and Chun Doo Hwan Presidency (1980-1988).

This blog explains a bit about how Seotaji combatted censorship after the 1980s.

More about the censorship during the 1980s in South Korea.

This blog is about the evolution of Korean music in the 70s to the 80s with censorship

The wiki about the Amergency Act 19 (긴급조치 19호) movie.

Should probably go into more detail about this topic, but it gets very long and can be very confusing, and I would rather explain this in my Korean music history on male and female groups.

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Categorizing Parent-related Trauma for male and female leads in Kdramas:

Orphans: Lee Hong-jo (Destined With You) Moon Gang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Moon Sang-tae (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Ha-ru (Extraordinary You) Naksu/Cho Yeong (Alchemy of Souls) Tak Dong-kyung (Doom at Your Service) Nam Ji-ah* (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Cheon Sa-Rang (King the Land) Jang Man-wol (Hotel del Luna) Yoon Yi-seo (100 Days My Price) Kang Young-hwa (Moon in the Day) Kim Do-ha (Moon in the Day) So Mun (The Uncanny Counter) Do Ha-na (The Uncanny Counter) Kang Tae-moo (Business Proposal) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, present version) Lee Heon (The Forbidden Marriage) Do Do-hee (My Demon) Ji Eun-tak (Guardian: The Great and Lonely God) Na Bong-seon (Oh My Ghost) Kang Cheol (W: Two Worlds) Do Da-hae (The Atypical Family) Yeom Hae-sang (Revenant) Jeong Ji-an (A Shop for Killers) Shin Jae-rim (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)

Half Orphans with loving remaining parent: Eun Dan-oh (Extraordinary You) Koo Chan-sung (Hotel del Luna) Ye So-ran (The Forbidden Marriage) Nam Ha-neul (Doctor Slump) Yu Ji-hyck (Marry My Husband) Kang Hee-soo (Captivating the King) Choi Yi-jae (Death's Game) Im Sol (Lovely Runner) Ryu Sun-jae (Lovely Runner) Lee Chang (Kingdom) Lee Geum, Prince Yeoning (Haechi) Gu San-yeong (Revenant)

Half Orphan + Remaining Parent is THE WORST: Jang Uk (Alchemy of Souls) Kim Do-ha (My Lovely Liar) Lee Yul (100 Days My Price) Ahn Min-hyuk (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Seo Mok-ha (Castaway Diva) Gong Tae-seong (Sh**ting Stars) Kang Tae-ha (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, past version) Yi In (Captivating the King) Kang Ji-won (Marry My Husband) Kang Sun-woo (Oh My Ghost)

Parents (at least one) are THE WORST but Both Are Still Alive: Jang Shin-yu (Destined With You) Han Yi-joo (Perfect Marriage Revenge) Ko Mun-young** (It's Okay to Not be Okay) Mok Sol-hee (My Lovely Liar) Gu Won (King the Land) Crown Prince Lee Hwi/Dam-yi/Yeon-seon (The King's Affection) Do Bong-soon (Strong Woman Bong-Soon) Woo Young-woo (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)*** Jung Ji-woon (The King's Affection) Kang Bo-geol/Lee Ki-ho (Castaway Diva) Yeo Jeong-woo (Doctor Slump) Hong Hae-in (Queen of Tears) On Eun-yoo (Twinkling Watermelon) Oh Yeon-joo (W: Two Worlds) Yoon Ji-ho (Because This Is My First Life) Nam Se-hee (Because This Is My First Life) Bok Gwi-ju (The Atypical Family) Moon Cha-min (Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale)

Immortal Being that Still Somehow has Parent Issues: Myul Mang/Doom (Doom at your Service) Lee Yeon & Lee Rang (Tale of the Nine Tailed) Jeong Gu-won (My Demon)

Added trauma flavour: Parent was murdered in front of them (**Still counts if they survived the murder Parent tried to murder them Dying from seemingly incurable disease which makes their parents/guardian sad (If your parents are alive, you must pay for it by dying yourself) Adoptive parent/stepparent is THE WORST

Somehow has normal, alive parents: Lee Jun-ho (Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Has no backstory at all. We only meet his older sister and hear nothing about his childhood.) Shin Ha-ri (Business Proposal, her family is refreshingly normal, right down to her brother being sent out to find her when she's drunk) Oh Han-byeol (Sh**ting Stars, Again, we know almost nothing about her family, only that she has twin sisters. But she doesn't appear to have childhood trauma.) Park Yeon-woo (The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, her mom being annoyed at her for something that is a crime doesn't count as bad parenting) Lee Young-joon/Sung-hyun (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, his trauma comes from a kidnapper, his parents faced a pretty impossible situation and did their best. They clearly love their kids) Baek Hyun-woo (Queen of Tears, nothing wrong with them out of the ordinary and they are in the drama a significant amount.) Ha Eun-gyeol (Twinkling Watermelon, very loving parents and the deafness and their reliance on him is not anyone's fault)

*Counting her as an orphan even though she gets her parents back after 20 years, she spent her childhood orphaned. ***This character is tricky because I understand why her mother wanted nothing to do with her, but her trying to manipulate the dad and also saying he didn't raise her properly made me so angry. Uncatagorized due to lack of clarity on parents: Soundtrack #1, Hospital Playlist, Happiness

[goyurim]

why does everyone want mr. ji to be the killer. why can't he romance yeong-ju, the hopeless romantic, in peace. she fell in love with him at first sight she deserves at least that much :(((

[survivalistghost]

top 10 kdrama bromances to feed your empty heart

if you scroll through my page, you can already guess number 1.

#10 - our beloved summer : choi ung and kim ji ung

beautiful beautiful men choi woo shik and kim sung cheol played ung bros for life in this beautiful beautiful drama. one of the best handled love triangles ive seen. they were there for each other through thick and thin, and helped each other through sm. best. on the tenth spot because they could've expanded on it more :(

#9 - what's wrong with secretary kim? : lee young joon and park yoo sik

i could never make it through the series. i left it behind on ep9/10 i think, and primarily because i physically cannot digest how emotionless park min young is. BUT, kudos to the hilarious office best bromance by the great park seo joon and kang ki young. ps - why is kang ki young the pankaj tripathi of korean dramas?

#8 - strong girl do bong soon : ahn min hyuk and in gook du

can we ever forget the legendary wink? or the dream where min hyuk is dressed as a woman? i think not. this was more of a frenemy type bromance, united by their love for bong soon and ironically divided by it, too. i refuse to acknowledge this as a love triangle tho. bong soon was astronomical in not hurting gook du and i will not take any criticism. is it a bromance if one of them is pretending to be gay? (and no, we will not discuss any sort of iTs pRoBLeMaTiC debates here.)

#7 - tale of the nine tailed : lee yeon and koo shin ju

don't come at me with the lee rang comments. rang was his half brother, related by blood. their relationship was top tier, but the stay at home husband yeon and working husband shin ju was too cute to not be classified as a bromance. in the beginning, i saw their relationship as shin ju serving yeon, a dynamic that they both seemed to embody. but as the show progresses, yeon baby we know you love shin ju just as much :*

#6 - alchemy of souls : jang uk and seo yul

song joon ki seems to have an attachment to bromances. han seo had the best character arc of the ENTIRE kdrama universe fight me. that court scene where vincenzo pats han seo's cheek was max bro cuteness. still not over his death. he deserved better.

#5 - vincenzo : vincenzo cassano and jang han seo

even though i didn't very much like the show's first couple, bromance delivered well. hospital scene peaked, complete true beauty sameness. it was pretty hard to understand who was the superior officer in this tbh initially, since their comraderie was so cool, shi jin was kid to soldier in a split second. loved how they chose not to unnecessarily exaggerate the love triangle initially bec i was only rooting for the second couple.

#4 - descendants of the sun : yoo shi jin and seo dae young

business proposal was the first kdrama i saw. i finished it in a three day trip, and i remember thinking more about the bromance than the romance. i was NOT used to the clumsiness of kdramas in general, like wattpad fics incarnated. the bromance delivered well, made me root for the second couple, and was the only initial indicator of kang tae moo being human instead of archaeopteryx. that word was a nightmare to spell.

#3 - business proposal : kang tae moo and cha sung hoon

the most wolfstar bromance if I ever saw one. and NO, i do not ship wolfstar just like i do not ship these two. they are totally adorable, and specially since their personalities seemed to switch from when they were children. yeong turned all serious face and lee gon got fun. love their years of friendship sm, their wordless communication and yeong in general. the acting was amazing.

#2 - the king - eternal monarch : lee gon and jo yeong

#1 - guardian - the lonely and great god : kim shin aka goblin and wang yeo aka grim reaper

yes, i know I'm missing a lot of iconic ones. unfortunately, i haven't seen alot of kdramas and have left alot in bw (like true beauty bec i couldn't see second lead hurt).

spring onion slays ^

told ya, if u follow me u already knew what the first one was gonna be. being the simp i am for the goblin and grim reaper, these two achieved the max points for their bromance. that slow dynamic of goblin calling reaper's hat tacky to fighting with knives to that iconic 'saranghae' to 'HOW DARE YOU' to goblin boiling eggs with his powers while reaper chills the beer. they know each other so well. love love love them and you should too 🔪

in my heart, the trio of our boys beats nothing (except for the gookdu-minhyuk relationship of the crown prince and uk). but instead of choosing the frenemy thing, i decided to love yul and uk more. yul was such a quiet character, with incredible potential in him for me to hate him, but then...(the guy is literally too sweet and beautiful and nice i can ramble for days). and uk, man, our power baby who loves every version of our beautiful but slow girl, needed so much emotional support. uk and yul were not afraid to show their affection for each other, a trait i admired in all the three boys (jang uk, seo yul and park dang gu).

[ben-crytalker]

homcha season 2 headcanons (i know it's not happening but this helps me cope)

i’m just saying, there is plenty to still be explored in a second season. and by “explored” i mean “definitely absolutely needs to be produced and available to stream internationally by 2025”. without anyone having asked for this, allow me to present a handful of plot lines i came up with, some more developed than others...

heads up, this is a VERY long post.

newlyweds hyejin and dusik babysit bo-ra & her sister as a parenting practice run while geum-cheol and yun-gyeong go on a second honeymoon. they are overly confident that they’d be even better than the kids’ actual parents, but they of course unexpectedly find themselves butting heads over child-rearing methods. after a big argument, chun jae talks dusik down and hwa jeong talks some sense into hyejin, before the second-time honeymooners can return and have their blissfully rejuvenated spirits ruined by the negative energy.

dusik overcomes his fear and agrees to take the job as the school soccer coach. but it turns out after all those years of pushing it away, he’s more than a little rusty, and his co-ed team brings a new meaning to the term underdog. parents are desperate to keep the extracurricular for the kids’ otherwise wide-open afternoon schedules, so hyejin plots with seong-hyun to slyly train prideful dusik without him catching on.

ju-ri falls in love for the first time and by all appearances her suitor is great but underneath he’s toxic. hyejin is one of the only people to get a bad impression, because his behavior reminds her of kang-wook. when ju-ri says she’s giving up on her design school dream, chun jae eventually starts to see through the facade and rightfully runs the kid out of town

eun-chul is injured in the line of duty and has to take disability leave but goes stir crazy. mi-seon sneakily tries to find ways to keep him occupied to keep him from pestering the builders as they finish the house. eun-chul decides instead he’s going to finish building it on his own and fires the crew on a whim.

hyejin hires a mysterious newcomer to fill in for mi-seon as her hygienist, since mi-seon's been tied up more and more with eun-cheol and the house. when chohui comes in for a routine cleaning, sparks fly between her and the new hygienist. unfortunately, when faced with the very real opportunity for love, chohui runs.

hwa jeong and yeong guk remarry. dusik is asked to officiate (since he has a license), but they bicker over which parent young teen i-jun will stand next to for the ceremony. dusik comes up with the brilliant solution to have i-jun be the officiant instead, but i-jun has stage fright. they agree that since they can’t decide who he’ll stand with, he won’t stand with either of them. on the big day, dusik fakes a mouth injury (which hyejin backs up on the fly) and i-jun musters the courage to fill the spot, of course making everyone cry with a touching, off-the-cuff speech. bo-ra gives him a proud kiss on the cheek.

seon-ah has to travel abroad for work for a month and leaves ha-rang with uncle seong-hyun, who agreed before realizing the amount of energy and attention it would take while simultaneously finishing a huge project. ji-won calls dusik out of desperation, since she knows her boyfriend would never ask for help on his own. though dusik declines, hyejin secretly picks ha-rang up from seoul to bring back to gongjin anyway. dusik immediately sets out to return ha-rang to the city, but the universe keeps getting in their way. he resigns himself to letting ha-rang stay just for one night, which turns into a weekend, which turns into the whole week, but no one has told seon-ah.

gam-ri’s son moves back to korea and into his mother’s home, though his wife is curiously absent. he insists she’ll be joining him soon, but it is revealed they have been separated for some time now. he had been keeping the split from his mother and daughter—we learn that a big part of the reason for his distance from gam-ri and penny pinching was to maintain the secret and afford the spousal support.

seong-hyun decides his next project will be a biography of gam-ri, which he wants to be done in time to mark the anniversary of her passing, but only with the blessing of the entire town. all are on board, including gam-ri’s son, except dusik.

following the success of the food show, more and more people are visiting and moving to gongjin. it’s a boon for the local economy, but long-time residents are frustrated. they vote to create a new liaison role in town to manage the petty conflicts that have been springing up. gam-ri’s son and yong-hun battle it out on the campaign trail, while an unwitting grassroots darling stirs up interest among both new and old citizens. it’s hyejin who wins the campaign as a write-in by a landslide, much to her pleasant surprise and dusik’s extreme pride.

hyejin’s role as liaison proves to be more stressful than she expected. both the new and old communities can never be satisfied, and call on hyejin at all times of day and night. after the last straw, she throws in the towel and tells dusik to never mention it again, despite his pleading. but when the co-liaison runners-up take her place and things devolve into all out neighbor wars, the community resolves to win her back as their intermediary. but this second time around, dusik enforces much stricter boundaries on his wife's behalf.

when nam-sook finds herself in yet another financial hole, hyejin asks gam-ri’s son to advise her. it wouldn’t pay anything, but it might jump start his career in his new home of gongjin. he struggles to understand how nam-sook appears to be so horrible with her money, until he is able follow her one day and watch all the selfless ways she gives it away. he explains a more long-term vision for her savings, which might lead to a non-profit of her own. she meanwhile teaches him the value in not being quite so miserly. others start to notice that the financial planning sessions seem to be happening more and more frequently, but the couple hits a bump in the road when gam-ri’s granddaughter lands in gongjin for the summer.

dusik and hyejin are struggling to conceive. and before mi-seon can tell her herself, gossip hits hyejin that mi-seon and eun-cheul are pregnant out of wedlock. eun-cheol proposes without hesitation, viewing the news as the sign he had been waiting so long for to propose, but mi-seon refuses, not wanting to get married for what she assumes is solely him acting out of duty. mi-seon struggles with judgment from the community, and hyejin tries to remain uninvolved with the excuse that she must be impartial as the community liaison. though dusik and mi-seon know the real reason, they don’t push the subject. things come to a head when news travels that mi-seon and eun-cheol have decided to abandon the house build and move away to start fresh in a neighborhood that won't care about the scandal.

hyejin’s father falls ill. the doctors say that years of heavy drinking, though in the past, took a toll on his kidneys. hyejin could be a match for a life-saving transplant, but her father stubbornly refuses to accept the option. he feels too guilty that his drinking already cost her her childhood, and doesn't want it to potentially cut her future short too. hyejin stops talking to him, angry and hurt that, in her eyes, he’d rather kill her only surviving parent than fight to keep living. she argues that since he’s decided to die, she’ll just treat him as dead now and get the grief out of the way. though initially it seems dusik could be a match too, it turns out to be another false hope. dusik has to find a way to get through to tae-hwa and reconnect father and daughter.

community outreach fair! in the hopes of mending fences between old and new neighbors, hyejin spearheads a weekend-long festival. the weekend will kick off with a community play written and performed by the kids. ju-ri is selected to direct, and in an effort to symbolically unite both new and longtime residents, hyejin asks gam-ri's visiting granddaughter, who has been taking writing electives in college, to assist in the production. a rivalry develops that nearly brings the production to a halt.

chun jae is set to be a judge on the singing competition show, but the production is cancelled before they can shoot the first episode. depressed, his coffee goes back to being terrible and hyejin selfishly tries to cheer him up so she can continue ordering from the convenient location, but he misinterprets her intended consoling and thinks hyejin is hinting that he should channel his pain into an album, which he immediately excitedly embraces. hyejin tries to gently dissuade him and ju-ri thinks it's a terrible idea. most of the town is split on his decision but are relieved to see him happy again. regardless, chun jae soon finds himself coming up short on song ideas. he tries writing about his disappointment after losing the tv opportunity and performs some working versions for patrons of the cafe, but the lyrics are shallow and the melodies are clunky. everyone has an opinion on how chun jae can fix his music, but only dusik has the insight chun jae needs to properly redirect his approach.

a stray cat has been causing trouble around dusik and hyejin's home, including getting into a fight with the neighbor's dog. the cat seems to want to come inside, but the couple worry it might not be healthy or safe for a future infant (should they be blessed with one). they try trapping the cat and giving it to various members of the community, but each has a reason they cannot take it in. chohui's allergic, yeong guk's feline-phobic, eun-cheol points out the construction setting would be dangerous, geum-cheol and yun-gyeong just laugh at them with how overwhelmed they are already with their wild kids, etc. dusik and hyejin think they've finally found a home for the cat with chun jae, but it escapes and runs back to their doorstep. they agree to ignore the cat in hopes that it will eventually catch on and find another place on its own, but both hyejin and dusik find themselves, independent of each other, secretly doting on the animal despite the promise they made. one night when ju-ri's ex returns to gongjin and drunkenly tries to burgle some of the homes out of revenge for how he feels he was treated by the town, dusik and hyejin wake up to a loud scream and find the cat injured after attacking the intruder. they rush the cat to the vet, where they find out she is female and pregnant. hyejin and dusik simultaneously blurt out their secret adoration for the kitty, each begging the other to keep her. after officially moving in with them, the cat eventually gives birth to 2 kittens, who are adopted by chun jae, and help ju-ri cope with her lingering heartbreak and trauma.

throughout chun jae's experience with the kitties (both mom and babies), he finds himself mindlessly humming some tunes here and there. ju-ri usually just begs her dad stop the annoying noise whenever he starts up, but after she's brought to tears one night listening to her father singing the kittens a lullaby, she points out they're are probably worth exploring for his album. it turns out the lullaby is one that ju-ri's mother created and would sing with chun jae to ju-ri as an infant, but he hadn't been able to sing it since her mother's death. chun jae doesn't record the lullaby for the album, but he makes a private copy just for ju-ri to have. ju-ri tries to convince her dad to include it in the track list, and nearly posts it online without his consent, but realizes the sanctity and importance of keeping it just for them after hearing a story hyejin tells about her mother.

[rosenlily-aka-choconut]

re your most recent post, i do really enjoy the bond between yeon and rang in 1938 but i do think yeon continues to be the most consistently poorly written character. in the first season, we see and acknowledge his shortcomings as the plot unfolds, but by the second season, we expect a little more from him considering what he went through. but he still hasn’t really learned his lessons and continues to inflict harm. he continues to not talk to the people he should (mooyeong in this season). he never really takes the lead in drawing the line for hongjoo (i need to rewatch it but i can’t remember any sincere conversation between them until like episode 11???) and helping her with her feelings. and of course he still lets rang feel neglected; yeohee need to be the one to pull him together. i know yeon is the glue that holds the show together but i consistently find every side character more compelling than him. and it’s not LDW’s fault; he acted really well in this season especially. i think the writers just didn’t know how to write an appropriately flawed hero that still did good by the people around him that he’s supposed to love and protect.

~kbcu anon (hi again!)

Hello again!

Yeah, season 1 Yeon was probably the worst written character in my opinion (Ji-ah comes a close second). And that was probably LDW’s worst acting. Coming into the show as a LDW stan, I was utterly disappointed to see his lacklustre performance. But then KB caught my attention, and the rest is history, as you can see in my blog.

And yeah, I wouldn’t blame LDW. They didn’t give him much to do except going on dates with Jiah and repeating multiple variants of “I’ll protect you” and “I won’t let you die.”

In season 2, he was so much better - both the acting and the character. I don’t actually blame him for the way he handled Hong-ju’s obsession with him. I mean, he repeatedly made it clear to her that he’s married, and that’s all he can do, right? IMO, every single time she tried to throw herself at him, he did draw a line and made sure he pushed her back to the friend zone.

Inspite of her unacceptable behaviour, he was kind to her. Despite her trying to take advantage of him when he was blind (I would call that sexual harassment), he continued to be nice to her. What more can he do if she refuses to accept his rejection and move on? Yeah, a heartfelt talk would’ve probably helped, but I still feel her inability to get over him is not really his responsibility.

What I didn’t get is his treatment of Mu-yeong. The dude tried to kill his brother and yet he tries to resurrect him?

I mean, if that fortune baby’s wish could bring someone back to life, why not go back to 2020 and resurrect Rang? There would be complications and repercussions but then it’s not as if everything in this show is logical.

[thepersona]

Mr. Ji over here treating Haeng-seon like she's Yoko Ono. I just hope he doesn't get in between her and Yeong-ju

[afza147]

Crash course in romance short ending rant

I feel dissastified on the ending especially on the main lead part.

This drama started great but turn haywire in ep15 and 16..( the important part of watching a drama ) the finale

Like the writer suddenly change person and turn a good drama into totally different drama.

I would like to point out several point of the scene that was unnecessary and could just add on a wedding scene or babies scene or dating scene with the main lead.

1.the appearance of hae Yi mother ( coz she end up leaving her again) might as well don't make the appearance at all

2.ji dong hui ending..( I wish it could be better than him killing himself) I was expecting him to receive therapy while in jail and teaching people in prison for math😅 I think that would be appropriate punishment or he received judgement for his killings

3.all the supporting couple got happy ending: jae woo and yeong ju is pregnant and married, haeyi and sunjae..( I was rooting for her and gon hui, but writernim decided to pair up with bang su a wtf😭)

I think su a should be with sun jae instead..

4. Main lead still not married n not pregnant after 2 years..I mean I'm fine with no marriage ..but no babies..come on..and we only got short lovey dovey scene at the end

Plus they not living together too..fuck..

5.the unnecessary scandal ( wasting time) but I get it it would lead to proposal..but still..writernim could do other thing

6.too much teaching..( I fine with 1 scene..we get it he successful) but this is crash course in romance..and not crash course in math.

7.also repeating scene ( of his opening his phone with his face) this is just ok error.

But truly the ending was wrapped up in a shabby way which make me think is this drama aiming for season2..or they change writer..

Again to kdrama writernim please please I begging ..please give the typical wedding and babies scene to the main lead

MAIN COUPLE

I REPEAT

MAIN COUPLE

Overall..I really love the pairing of chi yeol and haeng son..I wish there were more lovey dovey scene n kiss for them.but the wishes will never come true

Ratings: 4🧮/5🧮

Bcoz the ending for me suck and not to my liking..I'm sorry..plus I wish for more kiss

Only got 3 kiss from 16 ep..not enough

[yeonghwafm]

               hi  ya’ll  !  i’m  bloom  ,  and  i’m  super  excited  to  be  here  !  i’m  twenty  five  ,  reside  in  the  eastern  tz  ,  and  as  for  my  pronouns  i  use  both  she  /  her  and  they  /  them  ,  so  please  feel  free  to  use  either  or  both  interchangeably  .  yeonghwa  is  a  muse  that  i  have  on  my  indie  but  i  think  putting  him  into  a  group  setting  would  be  fun  (  because  he’s  honestly  a  mess  in  a  half  )  .  i’m  starting  this  intro  at  literally  midnight  fifty  so  i  might  not  get  to  khai’s  until  tomorrow  ,  but  i’m  looking  forward  to  plotting  with  everyone  ! 

             kim  mingyu  .  he  /  him  .  cis  man  .      spotted  at  the  met  steps  ,  yeonghwa  park  ,  most  likely  listening  to  somebody  by  keshi  with  their  airpods  pro  .  the  twenty  seven  year  old  gained  quite  a  reputation  ,  known  to  be  -bellicose  yet  +alluring  to  anyone  who  knows  them  .  you’ll  easily  spot  them  when  you  hear  about  a  blacked  out  motorcade  coming  to  pick  you  up   from  private  airport  tarmac  ,  never  staying  long  enough  for  you  to  learn  his  name  ,  a  perfectly  whitened  cheshire  grin  taking  over  your  features  as  you  get  what  you  want  ,  and  late  nights  and  early  mornings  in  the  city  searching  for  something  to  keep  you  going  followed  by  bitter  peach  by  tom  ford  .  latest  nepoupdates  article  talks  about  finally  moving  on  ?  yeonghwa  park  uses  alleged  love  affair  to  mourn  the  end  of  his  relationship  ,  but  i  guess  any  repiuation  is  good  reputation  .

            the  story  of  the  park  family  dates  back  generations  ,  but  there’s  not  enough  time  to  talk  about  everyone  .  the  park  family  is  the  kind  of  family  that  most  would  assume  don’t  exist  outside  of  the  fantasy  of  film  and  television  ,  but  they’re  very  real  .  led  by  his  grandfather  ,  chan - woo  is  the  founder  of  hyunsung  ,  one  of  the  largest  conglomerates  in  south  korea .  under  hyunsung  comes  a  number  of  subsidiaries  in  the  industries  of  food  ,  automotives  ,  real  estate  ,  construction  ,  and  more  .  chan  -  woo  and  his  wife  ,  bo -  eum  ,  had  four  children  together  .  by  luck  ,  one  of  those  children  was  yeonghwa’s  father  .

           yo - han  was  the  third  child  of  four  ,  with  one  sister  and  two  brothers  making  up  the  rest  of  the  park  children  .  with  a  father  like  chan - woo  ,  each  of  the  children  were  expected  to  be  nothing  but  the  best  .  they  had  to  attend  the  best  school  ,  bring  home  the  highest  grade—  they  had  to  be  on  top  ,  always  .  yo - han  learned  from  a  young  age  that  he  had  to  appease  their  father  in  the  best  way  he  knew  how  ,  so  while  his  siblings  constantly  butted  heads  with  their  father  ,  yo - han  kept  his  head  down  .  he  eventually  went  on  to  join  the  law  department  at  the  prestigious  seoul  national  university  ,  which  is  also  where  he  met  his  future  wife  ,  min - ju  .

           it’s  a  brand  new  world  to  be  married  into  the  park  family  ,  but  min - ju  is  able  to  hold  her  own  .  after  a  multi - million  dollar  wedding  and  luxurious  honeymoon  ,  the  couple  begin  to  work  for  hyunsung  .  yo - han’s  father  tasked  him  with  leading  the  real  estate  development  sector  of  the  company  ,  and  he  did  well  .  during  that  time  ,  the  couple  began  to  have  children  of  their  own  :  their  first  son  kwang - ho  ,  a  daughter  named  sol - ji  ,  their  second  son  named  jin - gyu  ,  their  second  daughter  named  yu - ri  ,  and  their  last  son  yeong - hwa  .  much  like  his  father  ,  yo - han  expected  for  his  children  to  well  and  to  be  the  best  .

            for  yeonghwa  ,  he  always  managed  to  butt  heads  with  his  father  .  being  the  youngest  ,  most  expected  for  him  to  be  spoiled  treated  differently  than  his  siblings  ,  but  that  was  never  the  case  .  yeonghwa  was  always  the  son  who  had  something  snarky  to  say  ,  who  rolled  his  eyes  when  his  father  came  up  with  some  new  rule  ,  but  surprisingly  he  had  a  close  relationship  with  his  grandfather  .  yeonghwa’s  family  moved  to  new  york  with  the  extension  of  the  real  estate  division  when  he  was  nine  ,  and  went  on  to  attend  the  best  schools  in  new  york  .  

           yeonghwa  went  on  to  attend  columbia  university  ,  where  he  double  majored  in  financial  economics  and  political  science  .  yeonghwa  ,  who  had  the  expectation  to  someday  work  for  the  family  company  ,  never  would  have  guessed  he’d  manage  to  go  viral  on  instagram  when  he  was  spotted  in  the  background  of  a  video  while  attending  a  party  in  a  classic  ‘  help  me  find  this  guy  ’  scenario  .  to  learn  that  he  was  a  part  of  such  a  wealthy  family  aided  in  the  sudden  rise  of  his  popularity  ,  which  also  pushed  him  into  the  world  of  paparazzi  ,  fame  ,  and  socialites  . 

headcanons.

yeonghwa  unfortunately  knows  that  he’s  attractive  and  idk  if  that’s  a  good  thing  MJCXHVBCX  .  he’s  not  an  asshole  about  it  but  he’s  just  a  handful  .

he  still  butts  heads  with  his  dad  ,  especially  since  his  father  wants  him  to  work  for  hyunsung  .  he  does  want  to  ,  but  he  also  wants  to  be  able  to  enjoy  his  twenties  unlike  his  father  .  somehow  ,  his  grandfather  is  supportive  of  yeonghwa’s  choices  ,  despite  putting  the  same  pressures  on  yeonghwa’s  father  .

he  doesn’t  live  with  the  family  anymore  ,  instead  he  moved  out  and  lives  comfortably  in  a  fancy  condo  in  manhattan  .  yeonghwa  can  drive  but  he  doesn’t  want  to  ,  so  he’s  often  driven  around  new  york  in  a  blacked  out  bentley  bentayga  .

i  have  more  but  my  brain  isn’t  working  right  now  MKVCNXC  .

wanted  connections.

i  will  burst  into  flames  for  the  relationship  that  relates  back  into  his  headline  !  he  was  in  a  committed  relationship  with  his  ex - boyfriend  ,  and  it  was  one  that  lasted  for  a  couple  of  years  .  they  could  have  attended  columbia  together  or  they  met  at  literally  any  point  ,  but  there’s  no  real  malice  between  them  after  their  break  up  (  except  that  yeonghwa  may  still  have  feelings  for  him  )  .

a  best  friend  !  and  they’re  quite  literally  the  best  of  friends  ,  where  they’re  super  close  and  have  a  lot  of  fun  together  .  

give  me  enemies  or  give  me  death  !  just  two  people  who  do  not  get  along  at  all  and  spend  most  of  their  time  around  each  other  arguing  .  there  could  literally  be  any  reason  for  them  to  dislike  each  other  i  just  want  HATE  .

hook  ups  hehe  .  after  the  end  of  his  relationship  (  which  he  took  very  hard  )  yeonghwa  kind  of  fills  the  void  by  hooking  up  with  anyone  .  he  never  stays  the  night  and  he  most  likely  won’t  even  give  you  his  name  ,  but  he’s  down  to  have  some  fun  .

a  publicity  partner  ?  not  so  much  a  pr  relationship  ,  but  just  someone  that  knows  this  chaotic  world  and  whenever  they’re  together  it  gets  the  press  talking  .  they  will  attend  events  together  ,  and  sometimes  they’ll  have  fun  with  it  by  faking  public  arguments  or  fueling  romance  rumors  .

i’m  down  to  have  yeonghwa  fill  any  plots  you’d  like  to  do  as  well  ,  but  tysm  for  reading  this  monstrosity  of  an  intro  and  i  look  forward  to  plotting  with  everyone  !

[lucygold95]

Third POTO Korea Production Cast(and informations)

- 4. Andre, Firmin, Carlotta(2), Meg, Madame Giry, Piangi, ensemble, ballet dancers and swings.

Monsieur Andre: 윤영석[Yoon Young-seok]

Mr. Yoon was the first Korean Phantom. He was the only principal Phantom at the 1st POTO Korea production(김장섭[Kim/Gim Jang-sub]was an alternate Phantom).

He did Phantom again in the 2nd POTO Korea production.(With another Phantom, 양준모[Yang Joon-mo]. + Later 홍광호[Hong Kwang-ho], who had played Raoul, became Phantom too.)

He also did 'Gérard Carrière(Phantom's father and the previous head of the Paris Opera)' at Kopit & Yeston's musical 'Phantom'.(3rd and 4th Korea productions.)

(He did 'Brava, brava, bravissima' improv at here.)

P.S. Mr. Yoon played 'Franz Joseph' in the musical 'Elisabeth'.

Monsieur Firmin: 이상준[Lee Sang-jun]

Mr. Lee played 'Joseph Buquet' in the 2nd POTO Korea production.

He also played 'Monsieur Cholet(the new head of the Paris Opera and Carlotta's husband)' at Kopit & Yeston's musical 'Phantom'(1st, 2nd and 3rd Korea productions).

He did ALW's musical 'Cats' too.

Carlotta Giudicelli: 이지영[Lee Ji-yeong], 한보라[Han Bo-ra]

Both Carlotta actresses are classic Opera singers. According to the NEWS, Ms. Lee performed Operas in USA. And Ms. Han performed Operas in Italy and Korea.

Meg Giry: 박지나[Park/Bak Jina/Gina]

Ms. Park(Bak) majored in both Ballet and Opera.

Madame Giry: 김아선[Kim/Gim A-seon]

Ms. Kim(Gim) was a Madame Giry understudy(and an ensemble member) in the 1st POTO Korea production.

She did many musical heroine roles(Emma, 선녀, Maria(The Sound of Music), Kim, Maria(West Side Story), 천명, 요석공주, Lotte...) in Korea. Especially, Ms. Kim was the first 'Kim' at the 1st 'Miss Saigon' Korea Production.

Ubaldo Piangi: 박회림[Park/Bak Hoe-rim]

Mr. Park(Bak) is a classic Opera singer who performed Operas in Italy(especially at Firenze(Florence)).

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* Phantoms and informations:

* Christines and informations:

* Raouls :

* Both 김주택(Kim/Gim Ju-taek. Julian Kim), who plays Phantom, and 황건하(Hwang Gun-ha), who plays Raoul, participated in the Korean (Opera singer) audition program series, '팬텀 싱어(Phantom Singer)' series.

You can check ensemble, ballet dancers and swings at the link below.

[salanaii]

Learn Korean with me - Week 27

Day 1 - 3: Let's Speak Korean Ch 8 - Visa & Immigration (1 - 30)

** Don't forget your journals and of course Netflix.

어떤일로오셨나요?

Eo tteon il lo o syeoss nay o

(Literal) What kind of matter did you come (here) for? = How may I help you?

비자를갱신하려고요.

Bi ja reul gaeng sin ha ryeo go yo

I’d like to get (my) visa renewed.

비자가만기되었어요.

Bi ja ga man gi doe eoss eo yo

(My/Your) visa has expired.

어떤비자를갖고계시죠?

Eo tteon bi ja reul gaj go gye si jyo

What kind of visa do you have? = What’s your visa status?

관광/투자/학생비자입니다.

Gwan gwang/tu ja/ hag saeng bi ja ib ni da

It’s a tourist/investor/student visa.

영주줜자인가요?

Yeong ju jwon ja in ga yo

Are you a premanent resident?

어느나라국적이시죠?

Eo neu na rag ug jeog I si jyo

(Literal) What country nationality are you? = What’s your nationality?

신청서를작성해주세요.

Sin cheong seo reul jag seong hae ju se yo

Please fill out the application.

서류가부족합니다.

Seo ryu ga bu jug hab ni da

(Literal) Documents are insufficient. = You are missing some documents.

서류가빠진것같아요.

Seo ryu ga bba jin geos gad a yo

It seems like documents are missing.

신청서가통과되지못했습니다.

Sin cheong seo ga tong gwa doe ji mos haess seub ni da

(Your) application didn’t go through.

신청서가통과되었습니다.

Sin cheong seo ga tong gwa doe eoss seub ni da

(Your) application did go through.

다시작성해주세요.

Da si jag seong hae ju se yo

Please fill it out again.

담당자가자리에없습니다.

Dam dang ja ga ja ri e eobs seub ni da

(Literal) The person in charge isn’t in (his) seat. = The person in charge is away.

어디한번볼까요?

Eo di han beon bur gga yo

Shall we take a look.

빠진게없는지확인해보세요.

Bba jin ge eobs neun ji hwag in hae bu se yo

Please check of there isn’t anything missing.

이렇게작성하면되나요?

I reoh ge jag seong ha myeon doe nay o

(Literal)Is this okay if I fill out like this? = Can I fill it out like this?

어떻게작성해야하나요?

Eo tteoh ge jag seong hae ya ha nay o

How should I fill it out?

이부분이잘이잘이해가안됩니다.

I bu bun I jar I jar I hae ga an deob ni da

I don’t quite understand this part.

필요한서류는무엇인가요?

Pir yo han seo ryu neun mu eos in ga yo

What are the necessary/requited documents?

어느부서로가면될까요?

Eo neu bu seo ro ga myeon doer gga yo

Which department should I go to?

오늘종로처리될까요?

O neur jong ro cheo ri doer gga yo

Will it be processed within today?

택배로보내주세요.

Taeg bae ro bo nae ju se yo

Please send (it) by courier service.

자리에서대기해주세요.

Ja ri e seo dae gi hae ju se yo

Please wait from (=at) (your) seat.

번호표를뽑아주세요.

Beon ho pyo reur bbob a ju se yo

Please pick (=take) a number ticket.

아직차례가아닙니다.

A jig cha ryega a nib ni da

It’s not (your) turn yet.

온라인으로도신청가능합니다.

On ra in eu ro do sin cheong ga neung hab ni da

(Literal) It’s possible to submit it by online as well. =You can submit it online as well.

내일다시오세요.

Nae ir da si o se yo

Please come again tomorrow.

며칠정도걸릴까요?

Myeo chir Jeong do geor rir gga yo

About how many days (=long) would it take?

통역이있나요?

Tong yeog I iss nay o

Do you have an interpreter?