#lee sang yoon

[bemybaebaebae]

Lee Sang Yoon

[simplykdramathings]

[katswatching]

118. Twenty Again

“People who choose to drown themselves ultimately plea for help at the end. That is being human. To live because you can't die, or to find something as you live. The choice is yours.”

★★★☆☆

[dramaddict-and-proud-of-it]

One the Woman

Year : 2021 | Country : KR | Nb of episodes: 16

My rate: 3/10

Synopsis :

Yeon Joo is an elite prosecutor who started from the bottom. Although known as the best in corruption investigations for the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, she suffers amnesia after a car crash when chasing a suspect. As she wakes, she finds herself being Kang Mi Na, the daughter-in-law of the conglomerate Hanju Group. Before her disappearance, Mi Na was a troublemaker born out of wedlock. Now sitting in her position, Yeon Joo is not able to hide her rough and outspoken nature. She then meets Seung Wook, a conglomerate who visits his first love Mi Na to reveal the truth of his father’s death. Will Yeon Joo and Mi Na be able to regain their lost memories in this mystery and succeed in true love?

Main cast :

Lee Ha Nee as Kang Mina/Cho Yeonjoo

Lee Sang Yoon as Han Seung Wook

Lee Won Keun as Ahn Yoo Jun

Jin Seo Yun as Han Seong Hye

My thoughts on this drama :

I'm still asking myself why I even bothered watching this…

A Favorite ?

NO

[teashh]

I am so glad the new kdramas are bringing back the specific brand of loser men. You know which brand I'm talking about. The Ahn "min min" Minhyuk brand of loser men and I'm loving it. The "I worship this goddess and I'm so in love with her and I can't believe I get to love her. Oh my gods I love her so much" brand of loser men. And we're being fed so well with lovely runner, love next door, no gain no love, my demon, Cinderella at 2am, Hierarchy, Midnight Romance in Hagwon, doctor slump, Queen of tears, welcome to samdal-ri and even good partner (yes it's one sided but the dedication and yuri's couple too).

We need more fictional loser men who worship women to satiate our eldest independent daughter desires.

[angelseraphines]

what k-drama should i watch next?? by association the one you guys choose is also the one i will be writing fanfictions for!!! i have started mr. sunshine and strangers from hell but i’m only at the beginning episodes, and i have had friends recommend my name and sweet home to me!! lmk!! 😇

honestly send requests for any characters from these shows because good chance i’ll watch them all!!

[hugzsz]

"To become better than I was yesterday"

-Study Group

Wanting to study, you join a high school that you heard can help you get into university. Little unbeknownst to you it's a school where your first matter more than your brain. Little unbeknownst to them, your fists are top rank compared to your bottom rank grades.

*a long rant about this show bellow and at the end some recommendations with specific reasons as to why :))

Being based off a webtoon it carried it over to visuals very well. It mixed the essence of the webtoon with visuals and gave a balanced mix of action, heartfelt scenes, and funny moments.

I read the beginning of this webtoon ages ago and I have always been a fan of the sort of underdog storyline, and idk if it goes exactly with this story but in a way. It's definitely an underdog meets overpowered sort of trope. I feel as though the drama did the webtoon justice (as much as i remember of the webtoon). I remember it having the graphic(ish) fight scenes, the sad scenes, but also the goofy silly characters and mixed with this sort of wacky elements. (yk like the superhuman strength). It really meets a good middle of these while still pacing it well and giving us time to understand and start to appreciate the characters for who they are. I also liked the overall message of you always have the chance to start being good. That it's not the finish line if you do a bad thing and you still can be good. Also loved the casting for this. Though if I am being fair before watching it I was skeptical about Min Hyun being cast for the lead. I just wondered if this is a role he suits and can pull off, but he really did a good job and capturing the essence of the character in a way that suited him. (also side note I lowkey got mad excited when I realized Ji Sub from the eights sense was in this show). And I can't talk about the characters being great without mentioning literally all the other characters as well. Han Ji Eun, who played the teacher, also really portrayed the character from the webtoon well. I remember also finding the character in the webtoon sort of hard to like at first because she couldn't fight well, she was naive, and she couldn't really stand up for herself. However, as i'm thinking it over while writing this I think that's exactly the sort of person I am as well. I want good and I really believe there is good in everyone. So, I think her character was realistic and a good reminder of that you can do good even if you're not strong and don't have influence. (under the same category goes Sang Jungs, Do Yus, and Jong Hyuns characters). Being the only character I haven't mentioned so far Shin Su Hyun also did an immaculate job with Ji Woos character. I don't think I've seen her before but she did an amazing job and she was such a nice strong badass woman character. Anyhow, one long ass passionate rant later, I loved the show way more than I expected and I think it was comedic as hell and still had a nice message to send out into the world. You can choose to be better today than you were yesterday. Damm I be sounding inspirational. XOXO.

recommendations:

-Weak Hero: I can't really go without recommending this but I expect most ppl who have watched this to already have seen this so I will keep it simple. Also webtoon. Small friend group. Action. Highschool setting. Main character good study. Creative Fight.

-High school Return of a Gangster: Based off a webtoon, bullys getting whats coming to them, gang relation, high school, bad people turn good, cute friendship.

-Officer Black Belt (movie): not high school, someone unlikely/seemingly incapable accomplishes smth cool ( hard to explain without spoiling), same mix of underdog but strong, more crime/police

-Uncanny Counter: I will recommend this any chance I get so bare with me, high school student, weak -> strong, supernatural, comedic and action.

-and I was gonna recommend this other webtoon but apperantely it did some heinous racist shit and got pulled so will no longer be reading or recommending that. ANYHOW.

-Extracurricular: someone unexpected gets tied up in some stuff (can i literally be anymore cryptic). MC is more morally grey and it has a way darker vibe. Not really comedic but if you're looking for a good dark action messed up vibe this hits.

-Flying Colors (movie): if you're looking for smth motivational, as in the MC is more of a delinquent and doesn't care about studying to trying to get into university.

[liveasbutterflies]

Go back to Seoul already.

Lovely Runner (선재 업고 튀어) 2024

[juliettejwnewinesa]

Hello, please can you do more about Yoon Dong-ju and Kim Jong-hyun?

Title: "What You Fight For" Pairing: Yoon Dong-ju & Kim Jong-hyun (platonic/brotherhood) Word Count: ~900 Genre: Drama, Sports, Found Family, Angst with Hope Tone: Gritty realism, slow-burn trust, emotional intimacy Rating: T (language, mentions of past violence)

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What You Fight For

The gym lights never slept. They burned into the walls like scars — bright, sterile, blinding. Yoon Dong-ju had memorized the flicker pattern in the top left bulb. When the silence between punches stretched too long, he’d watch it. One flash. Pause. Then three rapid-fire pulses. Like a heartbeat out of sync.

He was used to things being out of sync. That was what prison did to you — took your rhythm and gave you rules.

Dong-ju punched the bag again, sweat dripping into his eyes. Gloves taped too tight, shoulders stiff. He welcomed the discomfort. It made him real.

Behind him, the heavy door creaked open.

“You’re still here?” Kim Jong-hyun’s voice cut across the gym. He always sounded like he’d just finished laughing — hoarse and too loud, like his life had made him yell just to be heard.

Dong-ju didn’t look over. “You’re still annoying.”

Jong-hyun snorted. “Cute. Real original. You do open mics with that material?”

He dropped his duffel bag by the wall and pulled on his gloves. Dong-ju could feel him watching, even without turning.

“You gonna keep hitting that like it owes you money,” Jong-hyun asked, “or are you gonna spar?”

Dong-ju finally glanced over. Jong-hyun had that smirk on again — the one that said I see you, even when no one else did.

Dong-ju didn’t smirk back. “You talk too much.”

“And you don’t talk enough.”

But he stepped into the ring anyway.

They didn’t speak once the gloves were up. They didn’t have to.

Fighting Jong-hyun was like facing a storm. He came at you full force — fists like thunder, footwork erratic and loud. Dong-ju moved like silence. Fast. Precise. He let Jong-hyun throw the first three punches, dodged them all, and only countered when it felt necessary.

They weren’t fighting to win.

They were fighting to remember who they were now.

And who they didn’t want to be again.

Afterward, they collapsed against the ropes, gasping for air. The sweat on their skin made them shimmer like ghosts under the harsh fluorescent light.

“You always fight like that?” Jong-hyun asked, head tipped back, breath uneven. “Like you’re punishing yourself?”

Dong-ju rolled his eyes but didn’t answer. Jong-hyun was one of the few people who didn’t take his silence personally.

“Must be exhausting,” Jong-hyun added.

Dong-ju grabbed a towel and chucked it at his face. “You talk like you’ve got it all figured out.”

“I don’t,” Jong-hyun said through the towel. “But I’m not trying to disappear anymore.”

Dong-ju flinched before he could stop himself.

That was the thing with Jong-hyun. He said shit that stuck.

The scandal hit a week later.

Someone had leaked footage of a street fight — grainy, midnight-dark, shaky cam. A young man in a black hoodie smashing someone’s face against concrete. It made the news within hours. “National boxing team member returns to violence,” the headline read.

Dong-ju didn’t panic. He didn’t need to. He knew it wasn’t him.

But that didn’t stop the eyes. The suspicion. The silence when he entered the gym. The look Coach gave him — not anger, just… tiredness.

That was worse.

Jong-hyun cornered him by the lockers.

“You know people think it’s you, right?”

Dong-ju said nothing.

“You gonna say something?”

“Would it matter?”

“It would to me.”

Dong-ju looked at him then, really looked. Jong-hyun didn’t flinch under it. Didn’t smile either. He just waited.

Dong-ju finally said, “It’s not me.”

Jong-hyun nodded like he already knew.

“Good,” he said, slapping Dong-ju’s chest. “Now let’s figure out who it is. ’Cause I’m not letting anyone tear this place down. Not after how hard we fought to get here.”

It was a former teammate. Someone who got kicked out three months ago for skipping training, picking fights. He’d slipped through the cracks — again — and the media had mistaken him for Dong-ju.

Jong-hyun was the one who found the proof. Old footage. Comparison shots. Date-stamped gym logs showing Dong-ju training during the incident.

He handed it all to Coach without fanfare.

The storm passed, barely. Public apology from the association. No official retraction, but enough to quiet the news cycle.

Dong-ju didn’t say thank you.

Jong-hyun didn’t expect one.

That night, they sat on the rooftop of the dorm building, staring at the flickering city.

Jong-hyun lit a cigarette. Didn’t smoke it. Just watched the tip burn red in the dark.

“I used to hate guys like you,” he said. “All cold and shut off, like nothing could touch you.”

Dong-ju tilted his head. “And now?”

“I still hate you,” Jong-hyun said, but his smile was small and genuine. “But I get it.”

Dong-ju looked at the skyline. “What changed?”

Jong-hyun exhaled. “I stopped assuming silence meant weakness. Sometimes it just means survival.”

Dong-ju let the words settle between them.

“I’m not good at this,” Dong-ju said quietly.

“At what?”

“Letting people close.”

Jong-hyun shrugged. “We’ve all got our stuff. Mine’s... I talk too much because I’m scared I’ll vanish if I stop. Yours is… you disappear to protect yourself.”

“Do you really believe we can change?”

Jong-hyun took a long breath. “I believe we can choose what we fight for.”

Dong-ju closed his eyes for a moment.

“I want to stay,” he said, barely above a whisper.

Jong-hyun flicked the cigarette off the edge. “Then stay. With us. With me.”

A month later, they stood side by side in the tunnel before the national match. The crowd roared somewhere above them. The ring waited, bright and unforgiving.

Jong-hyun bumped his shoulder. “You nervous?”

Dong-ju shook his head. “Focused.”

“Same thing, but with prettier words.”

They stepped into the light together.

Two boys. Two records. Two chances.

Brothers not by blood, but by fire.

[cutterpillow92]

Gyeongseong Creature, S1E2: Mother (2023) Between longing and anguish.

@giftober 2024 | day 27: Blue

[one-scene-one-drama]

Angel Eyes (kdrama, 2014)

"Angel Eyes" tells the story of a tragic romance between Park Dong Joo and Yoon Soo Wan.

The two met as teenagers and instantly fell in love. Soo Wan is blind, so Dong Joo was her way of seeing the world. A terrible accident happens and Dong Joo's mother dies, but she wanted to help Soo Wan until the end, so they performed a cornea transplant, allowing Soo Wan to see again.

The two end up growing apart and meeting again years later. Dong Joo recognizes Soo Wan immediately, but ends up keeping his distance from her because Soo Wan already has a boyfriend, Ji Woon. Dong Joo tries to hide his feelings and his identity, but Soo Wan begins to see similarities in him with the boy from her past.

This romance is one of the best I've ever seen in a kdrama. The chemistry between Dong Joo and Soo Wan is simply tangible. The intensity of their love, their connection is wonderful. I feel sorry for Ji Woon, but there was no way I could root for him, not with Soo Wan's past with Dong Joo, they deserved to be together, to be happy together, after everything they had to overcome.

We have moments of happiness between the two, but of course the tragic truth had to come out. When Soo Wan discovers that her eyes are those of Dong Joo's mother and when she thinks that her father killed her on purpose to get those eyes, the guilt leaves Soo Wan desolate, to the point of losing her sight because she didn't want her that way. She only finally decides to move on and forget the past when she almost loses Dong Joo in an accident. Soo Wan realizes that she can't change what happened, but she can be happy and be grateful for the gift Dong Joo's mother gave her.

This drama is so beautiful, in every sense. The couple, the story, the soundtrack… I don't even have words to describe the incredible experience of watching this drama. It's unmissable.

[bemybaebaebae]

Lee Sang Yoon

[stuff-diary]

Recently started The Haunted Palace and so far, so good. As weird as it may sound, it's the perfect mixture of period drama, romcom and horror-fantasy. I love the two leads, too.

[katswatching]

43. About Time

“When I saw you smile just now, I wanted to stop time in this moment.”

★★★☆☆

[hermionejacobs]

We do love a creepy psycho                                     ☆𝓴-𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖒𝖆 𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓☆

[image description: a set of gifs that shows six characters from various korean dramas. there's lee rang in his iconic red suit in tale of the nine-tailed. then there’s gangster sang-wook from sweet home, young gang-jae from the drama my name and yun-oh, the serial killer from somebody. I’ve also added seo moon-jo of strangers from hell and my beloved psycho gwi-nam from all of us are dead. end of description.]