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So basically what you just did is put all of my thoughts, that I couldn’t fit into my ask, in its answer. Dong Hoon was my fav ever since the start, and I loved him even more after it was revealed he didn’t actually pick up women every night. (1) -S

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Yeah, exactly! I really loved him too (although I felt mildly conflicted about it because he – and especially Go Kyung Pyo – reminded me of my cousin, and it’s awkward thinking you’re attracted to your cousin). Out of all the boys, he’s the best pick, I think. Enrique is too much of a manic pixie dream boy and Jin Rok was too much of a Nice Guy™ (although I was happy to defend him because he wasn’t all that bad) and poor Watanabe just smiled and made delicious food (so he’s probably my second favorite because that’s a sure-fire way to win a girl’s heart).

But Dong Hoon felt so real. Even though he wasn’t the brightest or most charming, he was sincere and knew how to handle social situations better than Jin Rok, that’s for sure. I just really loved that moment when he had to confront Jin Rok and tell him that it’s just not realistic to expect to make a living off a webtoon. I get the feeling he’d been putting up with it because he liked it and enjoys drawing, but he knows that it isn’t going to pay the bills, and a man can only sleep in a nest of clothing for so long. I think I relate to that the most. Yes, art is great and wonderful and it’s so fulfilling to create something meaningful… but a girl has got to eat, y’know?

So that’s why I loved that he got paired up with the ever practical Webtoon Editor (who isn’t above enjoying a good story of romance herself, but knows that’s what sells and what matters is fighting for worker’s rights so she can get some sleep).

So these two practical and poor people who work in the arts find each other and realize that they’ll fight to the death for each other (seriously, don’t take Webtoon Editor’s spot next to Dong Hoon). And they get so excited to discover that they no longer owe money but actually have a few pennies – a debt they’ve paid off together through their combined hard work and patience. This is a couple whose lives are equally intertwined and you just know they’re gonna be a kick-ass awesome pair for the rest of their lives.

Which is why I use this scene as my in-dash roll-over header picture thingy, because to me it sums up true love:

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I know that rn you’re probably high on that Infinite but I wanted to talk to you about Flower Boy Next Door. Omg. I marathoned the last couple of episodes and kind of skipped through most of them too because imo the romance between Enrique and Dok Mi was dragged out and it became boring. But I honestly watched it to the end ONLY for the romance between Dong Hoon and the Editor. It got me more excited than the actual storyline, it was so cute and cheesy omg. I may write you more in the future! -S

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I looooooooooooove Dong Hoon and Webtoon Editor. Love, love, love them.

There aren’t many couplings in drama that make me go “ah yes this is exactly what I want out of life, this is true love” but these two did. I mean, they get the “favorite otp” tag for a reason. They’re also the couple I automatically think of when I see those “otp” tumblr memes.

Obviously I love Webtoon Editor more than words could say, but I think Dong Hoon is an underrated character. He’s a hard worker, even though he comes off as a play boy, and he’s loyal and talented and really cares about the people around him. But he’s also realistic and knows that sometimes talent and wishing won’t get you everywhere. He’s just a total sweetheart and I want to squish him and his goofy face.

He and Webtoon Editor are so good together because there’s no angst there. They may have been thrown together at first due to circumstances, and she may have grudgingly agreed to co-sign his debt (but lbr, there was a lil’ attraction there already, I mean when they’re sitting on the couch at the club I was like, “…and now, KISS!” Their attraction is mutual, which is something I really, really love. There’s no “oh no I like this person but they don’t like me/I shouldn’t like them for ridiculous reasons/I have cancer” etc. It’s two people being drawn to each other and realizing that they like each other and moving forward with that.

I love that Webtoon Editor is the one who kinda makes the most overt moves. She’s the one who meets him at the club. She buys him a bag, for crying out loud! She definitely wears the pants in that relationship, and I love it.

So yes, you can feel free to talk to be me about my favorite otp anytime. ^_^

How come you’re not watching kim seulgi’s drama special?

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How come my body insists I need more than four hours of sleep a night? How come my souvenir time-turner keychain doesn’t really work and I can’t add more hours to my day to devote to dramas? How come I’m answering this days later because I’ve barely had time to be on tumblr? How come all the icons have changed in this place and I missed the weekly “ZOMG the staff has ruined tumblr!” dashboard melt-down? How come I haven’t finished watching the last two episodes of Bubblegum even though it’s been a week already? HOW COME I’M STILL ONLY ON EP 10 OF SIX FLYING DRAGONS? *openly weeps in utter exhaustion*

hi, so, whats your opinion on mlfts/ywcfts? i see you didnt like it that much and well, i like it but i know there are some sexism (min joon telling her not to show skin or do kiss, hugs scenes), the ugly wrist grab and giving cheon song yi the ”the pretty but stupid famous girl” image, and maybe how much she depends on him,, but I also think there are some pretty scenes that blow you away idk i really want to know ur opinion

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Hi Anon! Thanks for the question.

I’ll do my best to answer, but my thoughts on My Love From the Stars aka You Who Came From The Stars are… eh.

Yeah. I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it. It was just… there.

The cinematography was quite lovely, as was expected from that crew. The sexism stuff didn’t really bother me – I don’t think I even noticed it much, actually, but then I wasn’t watching it with that in mind.

Everything I really loved that drama really came down to Jeon Ji Hyun. I am 100% convinced that if she (and her amazing lipstick and glasses and capes and shoes and etc.) weren’t in this show, it would not be the powerhouse that it became. She is amazing. A goddess who deigned to grace the small screen, thank the drama gods. She’s gorgeous and talented and has amazing comedic timing. I lub her.

However, I did think the writing was a little weak. There’s this amazing supernatural aspect to play with, and yet the story was often pretty boring, even with the charismatic psychopathic murderer. I attribute a lot of what I consider the boring bits in the to not just the writing but also to…

(…wait for it…)

…Kim Soo Hyun.

Yeah, surprise, surprise. I know.

That’s probably the crux of the matter, though. I’m not really a Kim Soo Hyun fan (as anyone who knows me or has been following this blog for awhile can attest). He’s pretty; he can act; he’s the most beautiful crier I’ve ever seen. But…

…there’s just a “spark” I don’t feel from him.

The only things I’ve really liked him in were Dream High (but then again, who wouldn’t like the one true trained actor in the middle of a bunch of idols with mediocre acting skills) and The Thieves – but I liked him because of his role within the ensemble, which makes me think I like him best when he’s not the lead. It’s also, of course, why I started out the show with such high hopes because his chemistry with Jeon Ji Hyun in the film was excellent. 

But for whatever reason, I didn’t feel the attraction between them in YWCFTS. That could be because of the writing (which felt sloppy and overwrought at times, especially when it came to the whole psychopath murderer plot) or because of my neutral ambivalence regarding Kim Soo Hyun, but it could also be because I actually rarely watch a show for the main romance. I really need side characters to keep me rooted in a show, and while I love her little brother as portrayed by Ahn Jae Hyun and I really enjoyed the sweet-but-oblivious Park Hae Jin, there weren’t enough interesting minor characters to flesh out that world and keep me focused.

I don’t really have more thoughts than that about the show, because I honestly have forgotten most of it. The few things I really remember center around Jeon Ji Hyun or the scenery (those amazing sets! Especially the secret library!).

Again, I know my deal with the show is just my deal. I can appreciate that it was a huge hit, and respect that so many other people loved the show. My tastes are my tastes, and other people’s tastes are their tastes. Which sounds like an obvious statement, but sometimes I think drama fans can clump together and assume that if you’re not with us, you’re against us. Especially with those wildly popular shows that become icons of pop-culture.

If you were looking for an analytic take-down of the drama, I’m sorry – I didn’t pay close enough attention or care enough about the show to remember more than just a handful of scenes. If you were looking to start a discussion on the sexism in the show – again, I only have vague recollections, and I probably had some fan-wankery that Song Yi would kick any ass (literal and figurative) she needed to make sure she’s treated like the goddess she is. I don’t have strong enough emotions about this show to do more than sum up what I’ve been rambling about the past few paragraphs:

tl;dr – the show was okay, I guess, and Jeon Ji Hyun/Cheon Song Yi is the only thing that matters.

surprisingly enough, what i detested most about trot lovers (and ji hyun-woo’s character was high up there) was the second female lead (forgetting her name). i mean, she was just evil. i can’t stand the evil character trope in kdramas, and i honestly got fed up with all the lies and tricks. i don’t know why the writers thought people would like to watch such evilness. and not supervillain evil. just regular old boring normal people evil.

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Yeah, that plot line was pretty terrible. I think I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt (because I don’t mind evil characters to a point, since for brainless rom-coms you have to have some sort of villain) until she nearly murdered Eunji and then AMNESIA and the show went off the rails.

I kept holding out hope for the show because I do really love trot music and was hoping it’d spark this new wave of trot pop songs for the younger generation (and I love Eunji!), but that show was one of the worst I’ve ever stuck with and I continue demand those hours spent on it to be returned to my life.