#park hyung seok

[sscarletvenus]

one thing about ptj's writing that always leaves a bad taste in my mouth is sometimes i feel he doesn't completely grasp the issues of abuse and sexual trauma, mostly and majorly for the female characters, but the male characters too.

take for example mira getting sexually assaulted by the cult leader and camp instructor, zoe's transaction with logan, club vivi, vin'mom being raped and killed by the shaman, sujin being abused and preyed upon and sexually assaulted before getting beaten to death by taejin... ALL of this feels so catatonic, almost unnecessary in its cruelty. this is a horrible world no doubt. but whatever he inflicts to his female characters seems to be done purely for the sake of shock value, almost like an indelible grief or hurt or helplessness a MALE character has to overcome in his path to nirvana. it is never shown what the woman feels about her own violation, no impact of it can be seen on her own life before she dies or simply forgets and moves on (kinda telling of the author's attitude towards how victims ought to react...).

then lets talk about the male victims. daniel gets stalked, goo and gun and eli were all minors who trained under a man who unironically touches people's genitals and brags about doing so, olly gets raped, eli gets groomed (i will not argue here about this one), sinu is shown naked often with the woman who brainwashed him. not mentioned in the comic but should be pondered upon is the fact that jake and jiho were in juvenile prison, a place with alarmingly high rates of sex crimes. dg is an idol who deals with invasive fans (sasaengs in real life are legitimately terrifying). seongji and vin were the ritual vessels for a cult. but this aspect of their trauma gets completely brushed under the rug, as if even alluding to it would take away from their strength and uhhh, masculine nature.

much to be thought about his treatment of his own characters...

[ventivente]

which one is your favourite?

[naiddif]

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[yessvlo]

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[i-like-giving-orders]

[ID: 2 dialogue bubbles. The first one on the left says "If you didn't have your body..." The second one picks it up where the last one left off. It says "...you would definitely be like me." /End ID.]

i know that daniel will probably be haunted by these words and wonder whether there's some truth to them but imo while jiho is right that daniel only got better as a consequence of having 2 bodies, jiho and daniel are very different people

jiho is right that they suffered similarly by being bullied for their looks and he is also right that daniel was able to escape that when he switched, but the things that sets them apart are 2 things imo: kindness and a fighting spirit.

you see, when given the opportunity, daniel chooses kindness. jiho has to be grudgingly coaxed into it. when daniel got his second body, he decided to use his privilege to stop jiho and duke from being bullied. he gave duke a nudge and duke ran with it. he tried to do the same with jiho and jiho got entitled. truthfully, if jiho had gotten a second body, i cannot imagine he would have done similarly. he simply would not have become the handsome and strong saviour of the weak. if anything, he probably would have cozied up to vin jin and become a bully himself.

i dont think daniel would have improved without the confidence his second body gave him and the opportunities it opened to him, but the thing with people is that most don't improve without some kind of support. while his mom tried his best, we see him hiding stuff from her since the beginning as to not worry her, so there's only so much she can do. once he got support tho, just a little, he thrived. jiho, well, is not the same way. he got it, but he focused on the wrong things, and, as the last chapter of his arc pointed out, his schizophrenia didn't help his situation and overall personality.

now, im not sure fighting spirit is the correct term, but english is not my first language so i hope i will be able to make clear what i mean.

so at the beginning of the story neither daniel nor jiho fight. they don't have the confidence, the strength, the technique, etc. they both learn to fight in different parts of their lives: daniel with his friends in an attempt to become better and jiho in prison in an attempt to survive. since they are in such different places for this, we cannot compare them. however, we can compare their spirit.

at every opportunity, daniel is trying to do good. when daniel has to make a tough choice, he doesn't shy away from it. he's making mistakes, and he doesn't let people stop him, but because he cannot conceive giving up now that he knows what he is capable of. on the other hand, jiho fought, sure, and we see he is taking decisive action, but all with the intention of getting a second body so he can escape. daniel even offers him a second chance, despite everything he did, which includes but it is not limited to trying to kill him, and he turns him away to try to kill him again. why? perhaps because it's difficult. it's easier to think you can't change. that way, you can't disappoint yourself. despite what he said, we know it's not because he actually thinks people dont change. his mind didn't conjure an image of his past self trailing after him like a spectre, like a whole ass different person, for nothing. in the end, when refused the chance to escape and fearing betrayal from jake, he committed suicide. jiho didn't sit on the edge the building by mistake. although he didn't know it yet, the moment he had stepped foot on the roof, he had given up.

tldr: despite their similarities, when given a little help, daniel chooses to be better, helps others, and offers second chances. jiho, on the other hand, doesn't.

[doctorkatmd]

See, I have finals and such but like, then the lookism adaptation came out.........and I had to choose between studying and binging the entire thing.......... I obviously made the sane and correct choice. Anyway I love the fashionable mute blonde boi. He is my favorite.

[only4rei]

so when i was on my way to my home i thought about this :

what about being dg's s/o but at the same time being yoojin (eugene) and yoosung older sister??? (btw you and dg are in the same highschool)

so let's think about it.

spoiler chapter 427-429 ‼️‼️

you're the one who ask dg to be on ilhae side.

so when dg's didn't do what he and yoojin promise yoojin literally told you to be careful with him or even break up with him.

but ofc because you known him from gen 1 you understand why he chose that.

so you just tell yoojin that he have to understand if dg's didn't want his old habits to show up. (like- bro look at the gen 1 king?!?!?).

but when you heard that dg tell his plan to daniel (hyungseok) you where shock when he say who he was searching for.

cause ofc you knew that “jinyoung” is with yoojin.

but you didn't want to break your relationship with yoojin or dg so you keep quiet about it.

(imagine if you're an idol too).

being in a secret relationship with an idol???

so yes. some people ship you with him because all of your social media are friends with him.

but some people also ship you and dg's with some other idol.

so imagine daniel (hyungseok) is a fan of you so when he saw you sitting right beside dg (chapter 99) he already decided that he was going to get you hand sign. so when he was already done he quickly ask if someone has a pen or paper. so when you go out from that room he can ask for your hand sign.

and ofc when you walk away with dg's on your back (well he didn't really see dg) he already comes to you and ask for your hand sign. ofc you give it to him. and guess what dg's text you that night?

male version of Peppa pig.

“SuRe, HeRe. ☺️”

(don't mind the name. it's just suit him.)

LOLOLOL HE ACTUALLY WANT TO STOP YOU BECAUSE HE'S JEALOUS BUT HE CAN'T BECAUSE IF HE DO THAT DANIEL (HYUNGSEOK) MIGHT SUSPECT YOU GUYS RELATIONSHIP.

(it's your choice to keep your dating a secret tbh, so he just agree to it.)

SO. IMAGINE WHEN YOOJIN SHOWS YOU BALD HYUNGSEOK AHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

ok. sorry ig.

btw, yoojin might keep you a secret from everyone.

i mean EVERYONE.

even you didn't tell dg that you're yoojin sister.

yoojin tell everyone that you're his best friend.

ofc you're.

you're the one who understands him better than himself.

ok. let's stopped here. actually I still have some ideas for this but I'm too lazy to write them. maybe later I will update this later to add other ideas.

[ryunumber]

Park Hyungseok/Daniel Park from Lookism?

Daniel Park/Park Hyung Seok has a Limited Ryu Number of 3.

[seizuki]

I keep thinking he's Yoojin even though he has a glasses like Jiho, lol

Cute position, sweet.

[dreemurr-skelememer]

daniel park....save me.....save me daniel park.........

[pudding-bitches]

the loserism is high with these mfs

[sscarletvenus]

phone gallery cleaning day

[naiddif]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[yessvlo]

SPOILERS!!

Lookism Recent Chapters (around 426)

HOWS DANIELS MOM GONNA RECOGNIZE HIM??

also in general, what happened to her🥹

IMAGINE HER REACTION ONCE SHE SEES HIM😭😭(if she does)

[gunwookstan]

our jeju tangerine seok matthew 🍊

[doctorkatmd]

Dude, I just finished the Lookism anime, and it was way better than I ever could have anticipated. If we don't get a second season I'm personally removing the hot water supply to the Netflix offices, replacing all of their sugar in the break rooms with salt, and painting hyper realistic hallway murals on the walls to hoodwink them Looney Tunes style. I'll also be really, really sad, but first that other stuff.