Yes, I have not been well after realizing that Kang Inhye from Trash belongs in the trash can and Kang Mirae from My ID is Gangnam beauty have similar backstories ๐๐
โ ๐๐๐๐๐: character x character, character x reader, character x oc (if i like your oc that is), romantic, platonic, polyamorous (if all the characters are on the list), fluff, angst, no incest, NSFW is allowed but nothing too explicit. Also don't forget to mention if you want x or y gender, or else I may fuck up!!
โ ๐/๐: they're gonna be one shots and like 200/300 words each. I'm trying to get back on writing, so hopefully, this will help me. Send in your request with a number from one or two of these if you'd like to participate!!
when the character is some guy who used to fight all the time..till a girl came along..yeah thats it I love them
two characters who trained REAALL hard to become skilled..
missing the romance of lookism and windbreaker (mainly lookism haha) bring back the Zack and Mira shit I BEGGGG BRING BACK FEMALE LOOKISM CHARACTERS OVERALL โน๏ธโน๏ธ
ahn mirae's life has been going down in a slow spiral since her accident - or had it started going down before that? at what point? when she was 18 and her life was signed away onto an idol contract with her twin? or when she was 20 and the glow of the limelight dimmed just enough for her to see the grime past it? it doesn't matter really, it's in the past and, now, she's here: 25 and aimless, carelessly drifting along for the last two years since burning her idol career into ashes.
after an incident with a long-time stalker, mirae's father's takes matters into his own hand. he moves mirae and her twin sister, narae, into a new apartment, and he hires a bodyguard to protect mirae until her stalker in caught.
at 31, kang hyeonsu is just looking for a stable job that pays well enough to get him back on his feet. he's never been one to give much attention to celebrities or idols, so as far as he knows, ahn mirae is just another rich businessman's daughter.
hyeonsu treats her like a person and mirae is ... different than he expects.
with each passing day, attachment becomes unavoidable.
Todayโs disabled character of the day is Mirae Kang from My ID is Gangnam Beauty, who has depression and an unspecified trauma disorder
Requested by Anon
[Image Description: Drawing of a young woman with orange wavy hair down to her shoulders and red eyes. She's wearing a soft red lipstick and a burgundy turtleneck. She has a slight blush.]
K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the 1st Week of October 2022 (Sep 26 - Oct 2 2022)
Sep 26
KANG MIN KYUNG X CHOI JUNG HOON - Because we loved
DAVICHI's Kang Min Kyung collaborates with Jannabi's Choi Jung Hoon in this chart-topping duet!
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Xiumin - BRAND NEW
EXO's XIUMIN is mature and smooth in this solo comeback!
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Sep 27
BIBI - Animal Farm
Talented soloist BIBI continues her meaningful releases with this song!
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CRAVITY - PARTY ROCK
The boys of CRAVITY return in this fun and slightly retro banger!
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LIMELIGHT - StarLight
Pre-debut girl group LIMELIGHT drops this fresh and energetic pop bop! They also showed their more sentimental side this week in a further release called "Eye to Eye"!
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Sep 28
MIRAE - Drip N' Drop
Young boy band MIRAE returns with their futuristic sound!
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Sep 29
BE'O - Complex ft. ZICO
Korean rapper and singer-songwriter BE'O joins hands with ZICO in this fun collab!
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EXID - FIRE
Talented veteran girl group EXID returns in Korea for the first time as a group since 2019 in this lit celebration of their 10th year together!
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Sep 30
PARK JI HOON - Moon&Back
Former WANNA ONE member Park Ji Hoon shows a more mature and darker side in this laid-back alternative RnB piece!
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Oct 1
No releases.
Oct 2
Kang Tae Kwan - Broken stars
Trot singer Kang Tae Kwan brings historical melodrama energy to this emotional ballad.
แฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐๐รณ๐. . . Sus cejas se alzan, intentando mostrarse sorprendido por respuesta, en realidad le causaba gracia la desfachatez que mostraba; le gustaba cuando se mostraban engreidos, la caรญda era mรกs grande. Inclina su rostro hacia un costado mientras sigue escuchรกndola โ ยฟMe marche y ya? โ cuestiona, frunciendo el ceรฑo en una aparente confusiรณn, una casi inocente โ Al parecer no has comprendido en nada el viaje โ agacha la mirada, llevando sus manos a la espalda mientras camina alrededor de la cama, mostrando aire pensativo, como si realmente estuviera buscando la mejor manera de pronunciar las intenciones finales โ ยฟTรบ crees que yo soy un fantasma? โ pregunta, su ceja alzรกndose mientras la mira de reojo โ Piensa un poco. . . Viste tu pasado, te paseaste en espรญritu por el presente ยฟNo te suena a algo? โ hace una pausa, una de un par de minutos, permitiรฉndole reflexionar. Apoya su hombro sobre la pared y alza un poco sus cejas, sonriรฉndole como si dicho gesto pudiera ser suficiente para aclarar la respuesta a aquella pregunta โ ยฟQuรฉ les espera a todos en el futuro? โ la mira, creyendo que dicha cuestiรณn es suficiente para aclarar quiรฉn era โ Vayamos al grano โ y una vez termina aquella oraciรณn, en un solo parpadeo entre luz y bruma, y el estruendo de un relรกmpago que es acompaรฑado por lluvia y viento; la escena es totalmente diferente y lo que en un segundo fue una cama se ha transformado en la sucia y maltratada loza de una tumba cubierta casi en su totalidad por maleza, abandonada en un rincรณn en el cementerio โ ยฟEn dรณnde estamos? โ cuestiona, su brazo alargรกndose, invitรกndola a que leyera la inscripciรณn en aquella loza. / @crisalizmo
After much consideration, Iโve decided that Iโm Mooโs mother now.
Porque seรฑora, why does your child feel SO FUCKING ALONE?? Didnโt you not want him to become an idol because you know how brutal the industry is and you were worried about him?! ENTONCES DรGAME POR QUร SU HIJO SE SIENTE TAN SOLO!
Have you not seen him regularly enough to see how miserable he is?! Estรก llorando en su cocina sobre la comida que le dio su novio! Por el amor de dios, la ha tenido congelada por un aรฑo!
AND SHONE!
Mira, cabrรณn. That is your BABY BROTHERโS BOYFRIEND AND HE KEEPS TURNING YOU DOWN!
I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt when you took the L after being turned down the first time but now youโre just pissing me off. Si no lo puedes ver sรณlo como un amigo y si no puedes ser sรณlo un apoyo para el dรฉjalo en paz!
AND AS IF THAT WASNโT FUCKING ENOUGH, MOTHERFUCKER YOU KNEW HOW MUCH MOO LOVED KANG AND YOU KNEW WHERE HE WAS THE WHOLE TIME AND DIDNโT SAY ONE WORD?!
*screams into a pillow*
Me siento tan enojada con estos adultos que solamente puedo expresarlo en espaรฑol. Voy a pelearme con todos y @respectthepetty me va a ayudar. Estoy que no me calienta ni el sol.
Whumpee: ์ ๊ตฌ์ (Jung Gu Won) played by ์ก๊ฐ (Song Kang)
Synopsis: Do Do Hee is the successor of the Mirae Group. She gets involved with a demon named Jung Gu Won and makes a contract with him. He can live for eternity by making dangerous, but sweet deals with humans who endure hellish lives. But after looking down upon humans for 200 years, he gets involved with Do Do Hee and somehow loses his power. To prevent his own extinction, he must protect Do Do Hee who has taken all of his power. (MDL)
Genre/Tags: Romance, Office, Supernatural, Fantasy, Religious Imagery/Themes, Superpower, (sorta) Period, Enemies to Lovers, Protective BF/Husband, Trauma, Stabbed, Constant/Near-Constant Whump
Watch On: Netflix (Original), DramaCool, KissAsian
โ ๏ธ CAUTION: Mentions of s**cide and a s**cide is shown a couple times, pls pass this one or proceed with caution if this is a difficult topic for you โ ๏ธ
WARNING: THERE ARE SPOILERS BELOW
1.01 : face cut, bleeding ::: attacked (semi comical) ::: saving someone, concerned for someone, drowning
1.02 : upset ::: manhandled, ambushed, hit ::: trying to drown ::: using himself as a shield, back covered in acid
1.03 : wound reveal (acid burns), concern for him ::: fingers burning (semi comical) ::: fingers burning (comical)
1.04 : ambushed, hit across the head, bleeding, fell to his knees, concern for him, saved, healed
1.06 : concerned for someone, saving someone, sweating (pushing himself), neck nearly slashed with a knife, falling
1.07 : stabbed, teary eyed, fell to his knees, coughing up blood
1.08 : stabbed, teary eyed, fell to his knees, coughing up blood ::: heavy breathing, kicked into his back, knife stepped on (pushing it further into his body), groaning, wincing, struggling, heavy breathing, concerned for someone, knife ripped of his chest, crying out in pain ::: heavy breathing, nearly stabbed again, saved, loved one tries helping him, heavily bleeding, passed out ::: concern for him ::: (in an ambulance: semi treated, unconscious, bloody) ::: concern for him ::: pulled out of an ambulance, rolled through the hospital, oxygen mask, concern for him ::: concern for him ::: concern for him, loved ones told he may not survive ::: concern for him, asleep in his hospital room, oxygen mask, wife tries to save him, weak, heavily lidded eyes ::: asleep, looked after ::: asleep, looked after ::: (nightmare: on fire, screaming in pain), woke up breathing heavily, concerned for someone ::: momentary pain, stumbled, concern for him (comedic) ::: concern for him, looked after ::: in pain, looked after ::: traumatic flashback to his nightmare, anxious, froze up ::: concern for him, told loved one about his nightmare ::: in pain, hiding his pain, concern for him ::: in a lot of pain, lowered to his knees
1.09 : fell to his knees, panicked
1.10 : thrown by an explosion, concerned for someone, manhandled, struggling, self sacrifice, concern for him, walking into a burning building ::: walked into a burning building, (traumatic flashbacks: on fire), desperate, scared, debris falling on him ::: weak ::: walking out of the building (after being magically healed)
1.11 : (in a past life: grieving, in a blind rage, fought, covered in blood, slashed his throat with a sword), woke up stressed, anxious, crying ::: angry ::: angry, emotional outburst ::: emotional
1.12 : (traumatic memories triggered: grieving, in a blind rage, fought, covered in blood, slashed his throat with a sword), crying, concern for him, traumatic past reveal, refusing to let her touch him, comforted
1.13 : trauma reveal
1.14 : emotional ::: glowing red eyes
1.15 : angry, glowing red eyes, protecting someone, concern for him, calmed down, held, comforted, concerned for someone, glowing eyes, sacrificing himself, burned/disintegrated, mourned
Hello!, Today I wrote one about Liu Kang, I might do another one about Thor tomorrow ๐, I hope you like it! (La versiรณn en espaรฑol estรก en esta misma publicaciรณn!)
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Liu Kang Headcanon!
โ One day when they went to sleep and turned off the light, Liu Kang's eyes lit up like spotlights in the darkness. You started to laugh at the scene of the two lights that were Liu Kang's eyes. Liu Kang said, "What's up, honey?" "Is there something wrong with my eyes?" You responded between laughs "your.... your eyes shine!"
โ He literally knows you thanks to Johnny Cage, if the loose-tongued Johnny Cage hadn't mentioned you about 266273373 times while training or around Liu kang he would never have met you, the first time you guys saw each other face to face Liu kang greeted him with a shake of hands and the rest of the time you were there he observed you as you were, every feature
โ When he wanted to confess his love for you he made an EXAGGERATELY LONG SPEECH, in the middle of the speech you had to tell him "look... I... I like you too and I would also like to spend all my time with you, it is not necessary many words, I love you." With that Liu Kang could know that you really loved him too and he thought that the speech was maybe too much, but he would do it again
โHe would not understand some jokes that are plays on words or similar, he would simply put on a smile and after a few days he would ask you to explain the joke to him.
โHe has memorized every important date for you, be it a birthday, the day he met you, etc., he already has almost everything planned so that that day is the best for you.
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ยกHola!, Hoy escribรญ uno sobre Liu Kang, quizรกs maรฑana haga otro sobre Thor ๐, ยกespero que les guste!
Liu Kang Headcanon!
โ Un dรญa, cuando se fueron a dormir y apagaron la luz, los ojos de Liu Kang se iluminaron como focos en la oscuridad. Empezaste a reรญrte de la escena de las dos luces que eran los ojos de Liu Kang. Liu Kang dijo: "ยฟQuรฉ pasa, cariรฑo?" "ยฟLe pasa algo a mis ojos?" Respondiste entre risas "tus.... ยกtus ojos brillan!"
โ Literalmente te conoce gracias a Johnny Cage, si el hablador Johnny Cage no te hubiera mencionado unas 266273373 veces mientras entrenaba o cerca de Liu kang, nunca te habrรญa conocido, la primera vez que se vieron cara a cara Liu kang lo saludรณ con un apretรณn de manos y el resto del tiempo que estuviste ahรญ te observรณ tal como eras, cada rasgo
โ Cuando quiso confesarte su amor hizo un DISCURSO EXAGERADAMENTE LARGO, en medio del discurso tuviste que decirle "mira... yo... tรบ tambiรฉn me gustas y tambiรฉn me gustarรญa gastar todo mi tiempo contigo, no son necesarias muchas palabras, te amo." Con eso Liu Kang pudo saber que tรบ tambiรฉn lo amabas de verdad y pensรณ que el discurso quizรกs era demasiado, pero lo volverรญa a hacer.
โNo entenderรญa algunos chistes que son juegos de palabras o similares, simplemente pondrรญa una sonrisa y al cabo de unos dรญas te pedirรญa que le explicaras el chiste.
โHa memorizado cada fecha importante para ti, ya sea un cumpleaรฑos, el dรญa que te conociรณ, etc., ya tiene casi todo planeado para que ese dรญa sea el mejor para ti.
Cheritz's changes in staff over the lifetime of The Ssum
I wanted to write a post about this because it was the nail in the coffin convincing me that The Ssum won't get better. I really want to be optimistic, I was for the first year of the game's release. But with how hard they're fumbling June's route, and having some context by seeing the dramatic changes that happen behind the scenes, I don't have any hope for the game's future in its original concept.
So here's a big fat list of credits, comparison of them, and my own stupid commentary.
A comparison of the beta OPs credits (2018) vs the new OP credits (April 2022)
Project Directed by-
Sujin Ri (this stays constant)
Project Managed by-
Heinrich Dortmann (this stays constant during the time periods I'm comparing- we'll come back to this later)
Character Model by-
Yuseung An (this credit never appears again so uhhhh)
Game Designed by-
Yoonji Shin, Haeyoung Go (this credit also never appears again)
Project Assisted by-
2018:
Youngtak Lee, Heetae Lee, Yeonwoo Jung, Kyungha Kim, Kyungho Kim, Jihyun Jang, Hyejin Hong, Daniel Hong, Seungiim(?) Hwang, Dakyoung Lee
April 2022:
Heetae Lee, Junghee Choi
Art illustrated by-
2018:
Ilbo Sim, Jinhee Lee, Jihyeon Choi, Hyunju Na, Juhul Kim, Jaehee Hwang, Mirae Kang
April 2022:
Ilbo Sim, Jihyeon Choi, Minji Kim, Mirae Kang, Youngjoo You, Yura Lee
Jinseo Park, Minjeong Kim, E Hyun Kim, Eunchong Jang
April 2022:
Jinseo Park, Lilly Hwang, Minjung Kim, Saerom Shin, Summer Yoon, Youngran Moon
Language Localized by-
2018:
Sunhee Moon, Minkyung Chi, Sungjae Choi, Junhee Kim
April 2022:
Minkyung Chi, Pilhwa Hong, Saenanseul Kim, Sorim Byeon
Sound Resourced by-
2018:
(N/A)
April 2022:
Songhee Kim
Customer Service/Communication with Users by-
2018:
Sunkyeong Yun, Hyeseon Yang
April 2022:
Donghee Yoon, Joyce Hong, Sanghee An, Subin Kim
Credits from 2019
These are in the lyric booklet included in the Teo Love Bundle. Strangely enough, I'm already seeing differences between the 2018 credits and 2019. Uh oh?
As of release + a few months
These screenshots don't feature all the credits, unfortunately. I'm relying on screenshots someone else took because I'm not proactive but hindsight is 20/20.
Changes: Project is no longer managed by Heinrich Dortmann, instead by Juho Woo. Scenario team cut down to 2 people, one of which is a new name (Jooyoung Lim). Art team also cut down to 2 people. Sound is no longer resourced by Songhee Kim, but Jaeryeon Park and ROGIA. All new team of directing assistants as well, it expanded to 4 people but they're all new names. 2 fewer programmers, only one of the listed names was already working.
October 2023 (June's release)
Here's where it somehow gets worse lol.
Changes: A lot. Directing assisted by 1 person. They were not a part of the team credited in the OP. Down to 3 programmers, only 1 being in the OP. Entirely new art team! It's up to 4 people, but all of them are new, even compared to only a few months prior. Down to 1 scenario writer pobrecita (but we're coming back to that). Since I don't have screenshots of the project assistant credits from launch, can't say anything for that, except that Gui Zhenghao is new compared to the OP but the number of staff there remained the same. Flaming Heart is gone for the BGM! He's been working with Cheritz for forever but is gone now. One person from the communication team left, so they're down to 2. That would explain why emails have been slower since October. Only 1 translator, though Cheritz is now looking to recruit new ones.
Important note:
According to Cheritz's post acknowledging their use of gAI, Sujin Ri was not involved in writing season 1 of the game, but IS the main writer for season 2. I won't make a rant about how much I hate what she's writing cuz this isn't the post for that, but it explains why season 2 is so vastly different.
The fact that only a few people (like, in the lower single digits) remain even from 2019/early 2022, let alone who's still around from 2018, is really frustrating for the game. The game started with one vision, but now it's being turned into something completely different. Even the app's functions are inconsistant between season 1 and 2 (and a little so between Harry and Teo). According to an email I got from Cheritz, season 2 takes place a few years before season 1. Just sit with that knowledge for a bit :P. It's like the current people in charge of The Ssum (*cough Sujiin Ri*) couldn't be bothered to keep the original concept in mind, let alone how the timeline would work.
This post was a long time coming, I was caught up in just how bizarre this all is and finding tons of stuff that I haven't even included in the post. Writing this has taken about 3 hours (including the time I spent on a post ONLY FOR TUMBLR TO NOT WANNA WORK PROPERLY WHEN I TRIED TO POST IT SO IT GOT DELETED) and uhhh yeah. Now I gotta wait a few years to ask former staff if their NDAs are expired yet LOL