Note: this was inspired from Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Faker x reader
feat. T1 Coaches, Oner, Keria, Zeus, Gumayusi and the heads
You broke down in disappointment when your team lost to DRX, with Keria broke down in tears while Zeus wiping his tears as Faker doing his best to comfort his teammates, you also doing your best to make this team with full of synergy as a player development coach.
You walked over to the stage along with Bengi, Moment, Sky, CEO Joe and the rest of the team to helped them to pack things up before going back to stage. Zeus walked over to you for a tight hug "Wooje-ah it's okay, you will bounce back next year, okay", he nodded as he cried, we walked over to Guma and Oner and I asked "you guys alright?"
They nodded as I helped them to pack their things before goi g back to the team room, with them patting on my shoulders telling me to catch them up later before going back to hotel and flight back to Korea.
As we make it to the team room to cleared it up with all of them left but Faker was the last person to pack his bags before going back to hotel "hey Sang-oppa"
"Oh hey, are you okay?" Faker asked, with his sad smile on his face.
"yeah, let me help you up" you walked over to him and putting all of his stuff on his bag "you know it was thinking about this whole thing, can't help it but I feel sad"
As i zipped his backpack "I can't believe we lost", I stopped when he said those words, I remember him telling everyone to play without regrets. When I looked at him "every skill can't be a hit"
Sang-hyeok sighed and I continued "Remember you said you will play without a regret, it doesn't mean you have to stop playing"
He somewhat agreed that losing doesn't mean that giving up on playing won't be the best option but to play better.
I walked over to him "I'm really sorry I haven't catch up with you and the boys, things just going with the draft-" he cut off "hey the whole reason why we chose you is because you're the hope that me and teammates synergy brought up to be better and..."
He became silent about the other reason, which I added "getting to know me better"
"And I learned everything that I need to know" he admitted the way that he wanted to get to know me or way better to spend more time with me, with my response when I looked up to him for a second and pressing my lips against his, which he responded it back deeply and we pulled away.
Sanghyeok pressing his forehead against mine "thank you y/n-coachnim"
"you can call me that when we're working" I said with a chuckle.
"how about I can call you jagiya" he suggested, which lowkeying of him asking me to be his girlfriend.
"I thought you never asked" I responded as I kissed him again for seconds "but you can call me that outside of work"
The team returned with his teammates's jaws dropped a little "uhm did we interrupt a moment?" Bengi asked.
"uhm guys I-" Faker asked them with nervousness but Gumayusi cutting it off "don't worry hyung, we won't tell them"
We both slowly nodded as we carry our bags with us walked off with holding hands.
Well he was aiming to do better next year, but also already won my heart first.
I loved Twinkling Watermelon so so much. This drama made my Mondays and Tuesdays for eight weeks. The story might not be groundbreaking, but it's incredibly well-written and fun. I was afraid the plot would be too simple to make it through 16 one-hour episodes, but it never dragged at all. There was always something to look forward to, and many of the twists caught me by surprise. On top of that, the writer gave us two fantastic love stories. Seriously, both of them are among the best I've seen in a K-drama. But the real focus of the show is the friendship between all the main characters, and its portrayal of youth was really heartwarming and nostalgic. And the whole cast was incredible too, they absolutely delivered at every turn. The only flaw I can point out is that the representation wasn't perfect, and they should've hired at least some deaf actors. Besides that, I don't have any complaints. I might go as far as saying this is one of my favorite dramas of all time, and I'm gonna miss it so much.
Our Relationship Ended Before It Began (2023) (wlw) | YouTube (only Ep 1 and 2 are available for free right now, but I still wanted to share this series (Link))
Yoonah (Park Hayoung)
Kim Ahyoung (Park Sanha)
Note: For this list, I decided not to add a symbol for shows that center queerness, because in a way all of these shows do that and at the same time almost none actually do. Queer characters and their love stories are featured in every show in this list, but most of them do not address any other queer aspects of their lives and only some address the fact that they are queer at all. This is not a critique of South Korean shows, but just an observation of their current media landscape and added as context, in case you are interested in watching.
So I've finally finished Bloodhounds (+ ahjussi collection)
...and I have no idea where to start and what to say and how to feel.
No, wait, please hear me out.
It was b l o o d y and at parts a very difficult watch, as it has lots of explicit fighting scenes, which look extremely realistic and cruel. So cruel that I had to close my eyes and not watch, I even skipped many & i'm not sorry. However, there are also parts so heartwarming that it makes you forget about all the crimes and gore for a moment. So, it's up to you to decide if it's worth the struggle. Since the violence could be a bit too much for many, let's just say I do and don't recommend this one at the same time. Personally, one of things I greatly enjoyed is the subtle comic tone of Gun-woo's and Woo-jin's interactions with each other and their characters which represent people doing sports professionally so well, the purity of their hearts and lack of malice in everything they do, since they truly do live for the sports. Then there are two absolutely powerful and skillful young women, Hyeong-ju and Da-min, playing such important roles in the entire series, each of them individually contributing so much to the entire plan of bringing the bad guys down and saving what could still be saved. And also, one of the most enjoyable parts were definitely the bonds that came out of these newly formed friendships. Younger acting crew did an amazing job. In comparison to the older and experienced ahjussi crew (I'll get to them in a bit), they've got some serious talent. It must have been a huge undertake for both Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi to live up to the expectations of the entire team behind this drama. And they did it. They absolutelly slayed.
If you still haven't watched this drama, trust me when I say these two cinnamon rolls will instantly win your heart right at the beginning of the first episode. They're like the most perfect two besties you'd want to be besties with too. And yeah, you'll suffer thru all the horrors just to see them win the biggest battle of their lives. Gosh, every time I tried typing something coherent about them it just ended up being lots of crying shaking throwing up. They're the best, ok? And this is best I can do. ╥﹏╥
And while our marine boys scratched so many itches around this platform, I have to mention the absolute gentlemen that starred in this series and swept me off my feet *deepest sigh ever*
So many great actors took part in Bloodhounds, it's hard to believe my own eyes at times. Whoever was in charge of the casting did a killer job. I couldn't even take the bad guys seriously because they're freakishly handsome. Well, at least not until Kim Myung-gil brutally ended my favourite ahjussi trio damn you ep 6
What started as an obsession over two young marine guys and their bromance ended up as a hole in my heart over downfall of three middle aged criminals men and a will to trade all the money and gold bars for their lives. And more importantly, a huge appreciation for Korean actors over the age of 40.
No, let's be real. They're handsome and talented and great at their job and deserve all the love and support. With that in mind... here's a tiny screenshot dump because it would be a shame not to post it:
And I want to be normal about them and move on in peace but *internal screams* I've already mentioned Lee Hae-young in one of my earlier posts, addressing my obsession with the character he portrays, the sushi restaurant owner Hwang Yang-jung. And I know many people are obsessed with him too. But no one is speaking up. Which is silly. And tbh I really thought there would be more gifs of him and other men but...there's close to none? Can we talk about how fine this man is? How fine this whole ahjussi crew is? Can we... can we just acknowledge they sliced us all in tiniest pieces possible and burned us all till we turned into charcoal? Can we make a mess of kdrama side of tumblr by excessively posting about them? Pretty please?
It's true, I came for the boys, but stayed for these men. I'm not even joking when I say kdrama has me in a chokehold again, but this time for a whole new reason. Dropping everything just to watch series and movies these guys took part in sounds like the best idea at the moment. I even forgot about the new releases I started watching, which makes me laugh at myself, but... it is what it is. At some point, a girl just has to obsess over her favourite ahjussi, and that's okay.
honestly? i’m rooting for all the “regular fit” people category. i love the athletes and bodybuilders, but all the people whose fitness comes from their jobs are so interesting. I was sad when Park Jung-ho (correctional officer) and Lee Min-U (chef) lost, and I would have wanted them to go far too. I’m counting Jo Jin-hyeong since they list his job as a car dealer instead of strongman contestant.
Right now I’m really rooting for Kim Min Cheol, the mountain rescue guy who won the pre-quest. He’s got such cool vibes.
Possibly the first kdramas i've ever watched, it was either this one or The Miracle. I enjoyed it at first but i found it was an adaptation of Itazura na Kiss and went to watch the other adaptations and hated the story as a whole. Also when I found the Thai version it was game over cus that version is so much better than the source material.
Weighlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo
It was cute!! And very funny, I don't have much to say about it tho.
Goblin
Ignoring the fact he is idk how many years old and she was 18-19 when they properly meet... it's kinda cute. And heartbreaking. The Goblin and Reaper duo is also just iconically hilarious.
Doom At Your Service
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE EVER!! The writing is so good and the story is so beautiful and I mean, Park Bo-Young is one of my favorite actresses for a reason. I just cannot properly put into words how much i adore this show, honestly.
While You Were Sleeping
How I meet both Suzy and Lee Jong-Suk and i loved them and their characters both so much. The story was very engaging too.
Strong Woman Bong-Soon
Park Bo-Young and Park Hyung-sik <3 Do Bong-Soon and Ahn Min-Hyuk <3 They were too good in this man, I'd love to see them in another drama together. One thing that felt uncessary to me was the gangsters and their whole screentime, it just wasnt entertaining or important to the story afjsahfkdagj
True Beauty
Very funny, very entertaining. Also how I feel in love with Cha Eun-woo. Also yes I loved Seo-jun but it made a lot more sense for Joo-kyung to be with Su-ho, me thinks.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Entertaining but the depiction of mental disabilities is really just... atrocious. It's a little hard to rewatch tbh.
Business Proposal
Kim Se-jeong is a treasure. And this show was very funny and cute.
Alchemy Of Souls
Amazing, showstopping, spectacular, no wonder it was so popular.
My Only Love Song
Also one of the first ones i've watched, hilarious too. But i dont remember thinking much about the romance tbh. At least it's on the shorter end so if you dont feel like committing to 16+ 1-hour long episodes, this is a good one
W: Two Worlds
I. LOVE. THE. CONCEPT. OF. COMIC CHARACTERS. BEING SELF AWARE!!!! It's so interesting and I think W explored it so well, I'd love more kdramas like it.
The Miracle
I remember very little about this one lol but i do remember the over fatphobia, like yes its what the show criticizes but i remember feeling so uncomfortable watching it. it's been like 7 years tho so i cant properly talk about it
Extraordinary You
comic book characters being self aware <3 also think this was did a fantastic job with that concept. it also made me cry so badly, my heart still aches for Haru and Dan-Oh
Pinocchio
This is the one last one I finished, and I binged it. Was not expecting to be so enthralled by a drama that's essencially about news reporting but I was.
Why Her
Reccommend to me by a close friend who adores pain... I was also not expecting to be so engaged with this one but I was and it was so painful, omg but so so good!
Wendy's Young Street (20221205) - Jesus Christ Superstar (2022 - 50th Anniversary) - "Simon Zealotes" - Shin Eun-chong (Simon), Baek Hyeong-hun (Judas), J-Min (Mary), Michael K. Lee (Jesus)
I think the reason that most of the romance in Hospital Playlist fell flat for me is that it was SO MUCH pining after rejection and then almost everyone was justified in their useless pining. Makes me crazy.
Like Chu Min-Ha especially, Yang Seok-Hyeong rejected her, multiple times, and she just kept trying. At least it wasn't icky because she asked permission, but girl, get some self respect! You are lovely and he isn't that great. Find yourself someone better. Jang Gyeo-Wool too (Long Winter), what do you like so much about Ahn Jeong-Won anyway? But at least that one didn't drag on as long.
And freaking Kim Jun-Wan and Lee Ik-Soon, he gets dumped and spends FOREVER wanting her back, even though his character was set up as a serial dater. And then he gets her back too. Why do you even want someone who is 40 years old and can't communicate?
The only romance I liked was Lee Ik-Joon & Chae Song-Hwa because they had feelings once but he got married and they were just good friends and the pining only lasted a little while. Or they are just cute enough that I didn't mind, who knows.