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@userdramas event 03: beginnings  MEMORABLE FIRST EPISODES

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A very good evening to me! (And @gizkasparadise who I think is the only Arthdal fan among my mutuals.)

Not my favorite period hair on LJK but the rest is delish!!!!

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LEE JOON GI & SHIN SE KYUNG as EUNSEOM & TANYA

ARTHDAL CHRONICLES : THE SWORD OF ARAMUN 아라문의 검 (2023)

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idgaf im hyped as hell LETS GO SEPTEMBER

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Flower of Evil (2020)

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"There is is! The one and only!"

Lee Joon-Gi really is the one and only...

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Lee joon ki - avatar- 400*640

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Lee Joon Gi as Kim Hee Woo || Again My Life, Episode 4

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Arthdal Chronicles

The first season of this fantasy story hits close to home. It depicts the cruelty and greed of villages that have the resources, food and technology to take advantage of others. The story doesn't waist time, the first episode starts with the Arthdal leaders asking the Neanthals to become part of their power. The Arthdal are afraid of the peaceful but strong Neanthals and pretend to negotiate, knowing they are not interested. And what do they do? The Arthdal leaders trick their own people and kill the Neanthals in order to take their lands. Asa Hon learns this when she is in the middle of the attack, and in order to safe Neanthal children, she leaves with a child and Ragaz, with whom she later has children with.

Arthdal continues to annihilate weaker villages, taking them as slaves for hard labor. It is Tagon, an Itgu in hiding, that makes all this possible for Arthdal. And even though he is loved by the village as a hero, his father and other leaders are trying to find ways of killing him, including making Mihol's daughter, Teaelha, into a spy. Even though Tagon is cruel, there is an innocence to his longing to be loved and accepted by the people. His relationship with Teaelha is of a love stronger than their ties to their families and interests. And even though we don't like what he does, some times we do wish him success in his endeavors and fight against the Arthdal leaders for power.

But it is the story of the Wahan Tribe that reminds us that Tagon and all Arthdal are cruel and greedy people that have no respect for others. This is a peaceful tribe in a far away land. They are more like Neanthals in their believes but they are also prejudice against Itgus like Eunseom, whose mother leaves him there before she dies. Eunseom's only true friend is Tanya, the daughter of the priestess and scientist of the village.

It is almost impossible to reach the place but Tagon and the Arthdal leaders find the way to reach the land, it takes them 10 years to reach it and less time to destroy it and take its people as prisoners and slaves. Here we see the struggle of these people who get separated, sold into slavery and fight with each other and their enslavers in order to survive. But it also shows the Wahan people mesmerized by the innovations and way of life in this civilized village.

Tanya ties Eunseom to her by naming him her dream and he will do anything to save her, but destiny takes them into two different paths. These two characters are also very naive, their innocence and sense of justice is what makes others follow them. They both want to forge a world where everyone is equal, no prejudice against people that are different, everyone on equal standing.

Tanya's relationship with Saya is a sad one at best. She is using Saya while Saya genuinely likes her. And even though, at some point she sees him as a friend and cares about him, she still uses his affection towards her. But she is not the only one using Saya, so is Tagon who separated him from his mother when he was a child and Teaelha who became his caregiver for Tagon. Still, Saya is not stupid and he knows how to play the game.

This first half ends with the downfall of the rule of the Arthdal leaders: Daekan, White Mountain, and Hae tribes; giving way to Tagon's rule under the name of Aramun; which damages the relationship he had with Teaelha. Tanya is now the high priest while Eunseom becomes a god for the Ago tribe and starts unifying weak tribes to end fights among them and focus on fighting against their common oppressor.

The second season starts 8 years after the final events of the first one. And the fighting is no longer centered on colonialism, but on taking down a threatening force that is not letting them continue with their expansion of territories. I have heard of people wondering why the change of actors for critical characters. I wouldn't have minded seeing the same actors since they are excellent ones and we got used to them. But I didn't mind the changes, I think that these new actors, brought some darkness to the characters that had been innocent and naive in the first season. They have learned to play the game and they are using what they have learned for their gain.

Tagon and Teaelha are no longer the close couple they had been, but they still love each other and have a son that unites them. Theirs is a tragic and powerful love story, tainted by the struggle for power.

In this half, we see Tagon's fall, and the rise of the ideology that drove Tanya and Eunseom into battle. But we are left with an open ending that promises more blood and restlessness. Saya wants Arthdal for his own since he can't have Tanya's love; and Teaelha wants to take Arthdal back as she promised Tagon; while Eunseom struggles to make Arthdal the land he and Tanya had envisioned.

It is the bloody story of a civilization in this fantasy world that reflects the truth about the history of our world so full of tyranny, blood and inequality.

It is not a story with clear lines and we will switch sides as their goals become twisted, but so is the story of rulers in the past and the present. This is a fantasy story, but it also criticizes what makes a country a country - it's bloody history of greedy men.

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me, explaining why Joon-ki Welcome to Waikiki is my favourite character in the show

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E01 : ARTHDAL CHRONICLES : THE SWORD OF ARAMUN 아라문의 검 (2023)

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Now that the first 3 episodes of REBORN RICH are out, I have a few thoughts about the conceit.

First, I love how the story leaves you guessing about what actually happened.

Did he travel back in time to the body of the youngest son of the outcast youngest son of the chaebol founder? The original Hyun-woo didn’t just disappear in this timeline. Hyun-woo saw the younger version of himself run home to his parents. And Do-jun existed before adult Hyun-woo died and inhabited his pre-teen mind. So what's going on?

I have a theory that the show's teaser hinted at.

Hyun-woo asked in the teaser if this is a story of a dead man going back in time or of a chaebol grandson having foresight into the life of a salaryman thirty years into the future?

I love that it may be either.

GAH. JUST LOOK AT HOW THEY DID THE FIRST MEETING. HYUN-WOO ALONE FACING THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN 1980s SOUTH KOREA.

When the drama starts, we see that the oldest grandson falls out with his father over an "incident" and it sounds like the original Do-jun may have died with the family covering up the entire story. Thus erasing him.

So Hyun-woo dying and waking up in the mind of the youngest member of the chaebol family may have to ultimately save not just future adult Hyun-woo but also Do-jun once he becomes a clear threat to the succession plans of his uncle and cousin.

I'm also delighted that I get to see this trope play out TWICE in one year!

I don't know how many people watched it but half a year back, Lee Joonki came out with AGAIN MY LIFE.

It had a very similar premise except that it hinged far too much of its story on the genius of its protagonist and made the villain surprisingly bland.

Reborn Rich can't be accused of that with actor Lee Sung-min playing the legendary founder of Soonyang Conglomerate. (Is it based on Samsung or LG? Any guesses? 😄)

I'm thoroughly entertained.

Now, I wait to find out if THIS story can cross the inevitable hurdle of such a concept.

Making bets on the future based on encyclopaedic knowledge of the future will only be entertaining for so long. Will they be able to keep the story fresh once that trick becomes stale?

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Lee Jun Ki - W Magazine April Issue '22

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Hello everyone! Can't believe soon It will be 2023, time flies too fast. In this year I've watched some dramas and movies, I want to talk about my favorite ones of them.

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Favorite Drama: Flower of Evil

Actually Flower of Evil is the best drama I've ever watched, this is arguably of the most beautiful dramas. There is too many heartwarming, lovely, sad and creepy scenes 😵 Lee Joon Gi is such a talented and versatile actor!

Favorite Movie: Fly, Dady, Fly

I watched this movie cause of Lee Joon Gi. It made me tear up and laugh so much at the same time. This movie means a lot of me but It's too hard to explain.

Favorite Actor: Lee Joon Gi

He is a diligent actor! He has too many gorgeous movies and dramas.

Favorite Actress: Kim Go Eun

She is so talented! I watched her dramas before too, those are my favorites: Goblin, Cheese In the Trap, last one is Yumi's Cells. I want Yumi's Cells season 3 actually I need it.

In 2023 I've a lot of things to do, hope I can do the things successfully 💙

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🔥 Intense BRO-Dynamics with Actual Siblings (no BL, just brotherly angst) (2/2)

Possible Major Spoilers Below

9. THE DISGUISER (2015)

Hidden identity. Spies. Deception. Politics. Republican Era. Family.

10. MOON LOVERS: SCARLET HEART RYEO (2016)

Royalty. Love triangle. Rivalry. Power struggle. Time travel.

11. THE ETERNAL LOVE (2017)

Similar dynamics to “Moon Lovers” with a supernatural (2 souls in 1 body) twist. The sequel retells of the events of the original with a slightly different interpretation and supernatural scenario.

12. KURAGEHIME (2018)

Fashion. Love triangle. Modern. Cross-dressing. Half-siblings.

13. SCANDAL (2013)

Kidnapping. Adopted child. Birth secrets. Memory loss. Father-son relationship. Chaebols.