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Just binge watched True Beauty. Shbssbdbjd!! I’m obsessed. I’m in love with Seo Joon. I wanna punch him most of the time but also his pretty face. I fan girl every time I see him. Honestly I started watching bc I saw a clip with his face in it. And Su Ho is so adorable. 🥺🥺 He’s just so soft for our beautiful lady. I melt every time he melts does for her. I love it. Love it.
So, over this break I’m gonna be writing a little. I wanna get back out there and I hope y’all still enjoy my writing. Also, I might occasionally write some street women fighter stories but I’m not only writing that. I wanna branch out, I’m gonna start writing for more guys as well. And I don’t do celebrityxcelebrity, unless there is some form of reader involved so don’t request cuz I won’t do it. Sorry. I’ve been really into cha eunwoo, timonthee chalamet and Austin butler lately as well as a couple of other celebrities so my writing is gonna be centered around them.
I just started watching My ID is Gangnam Beauty and I love it so much. It’s such a good show. Also didn’t think it was possible for me to love Eunwoo more then I already do but apparently not. He is the living definition of a perfect man.
As an Aroha my condolences goes to his family members Astro his friends and all the fans.He was truly one of a kind his personality was just so comforting for me whenever i was down i always watched moonbin and han.Moonbin will always stay as my comfort person.I will always remember him no matter what happens. Hope he is happy. His dimples his eye everything about him was just...Please stay of socials if u feel overwhelmed by this news.Moonbin is in a better place now he is resting happily.I will never forget the number of times i smiled just because of his smile. MJ,Jinjin,Eunwoo,Sanha,Rocky hope they are dealing positively with this news same with Sua.
If u ever feel like u need to talk to someone about this my messages are open pls be free to express yourselves.
The moon met the star.
‘True Beauty’ Taught Me That You Have A Right To Be Seen & Cherished As You Are
Well, well. For starters, this was such a well-made show. Also, post gazillion discussions with my friend, we've concluded that K-dramas from 2019 have become more progressive, liberal and busters of their own stereotypes.
‘True Beauty’ was all of the above along with being funny, cute and addressing social issues head-on. Speaking of the last one, this show really puts into perspective the pressure of being conventionally 'pretty' and the nature of school bullying that leads to traumatic experiences in the life of young Korean adults. For this, I really applaud the show.
The story is about 'ugly' looking 18-year-old Lim Joo Gyung who is bullied by her high-school classmates for her looks and appearance. It is rather devastating to watch the first two episodes because man, they really open your eyes to the gruesome shit people do to other people.
Tired of being bullied and unloved, Joo Gyung decides to switch schools. In the process, she discovers make-up and its unruly power to help her transform her appearance from zero to hero(ine).
As she learns to master make-up skills, she is shocked by how she can manipulate and hide what she really looks like. Plot-twist: she's already met our hero Lee Su Hoo by now, who's seen her 'non-pretty' avatar and since her transfer happens to be in his school, he's already dubious about her made-up self.
This is where the fun begins. Joo Gyung slowly discovers that with the help of beauty products, she can finally be a ‘normal teenager’ who has friends. Lee So Hu confronts her with his suspicions and upon them being confirmed, helps her keep her secret.
What follows is how Joo Gyung battles her own insecurities about herself, how the story displays with beautiful delicacy what it means to be truly beautiful and how, the people who love you will always be there, because they can see who you are, bone-deep.
Rather than using make-up as a crutch to keep running away from her lack of self-worth, we see how our heroine comes to terms with this and how she strives to be beautiful in her own might.
I cannot proceed without proclaiming my indefinite love for Lim Hee Gyung, Joo Gyung's older sister and a powerhouse of a woman. What's not there to love about her? NOTHING.
I love how she's 'manly' enough to chase the person she's fallen for and I love her relationship with homeroom teacher Han Jun Woo, which is a complete power reversal than what is usually shown in K-dramas. She's the man here, she wears the damn pants and looks hot in them while she's at it. He, on the other hand, has no shame in being completely vulnerable and letting her take the lead.
Lim Hee Gyung is everything I want to see in female drama leads. She's funny, digs intense video-gaming, smart, independent and a boss of a career woman. On the other hand, Han Jun Woo is kind, makes for a thorough poet through and through, is calm, composed and very sure of himself.
There is no denying how much I love Hwang In Yeop in Han Seo Jun's avatar. Man, little did I know that the swordsman from 'Tale of Nokdu' was going to be a stellar second lead.
Seo Jun is everything Lee Su Ho is not: funny, understands and respects boundaries, isn't an asshole on purpose, loves Joo Gyung, respects her secret, respects her choice to love someone other than him rather than 'fight' for her by forcefully getting in her way, doesn't proclaim his feelings until he's sure she's not seeing anyone and is in general, SO MUCH MORE FUN than our boring, boring first lead. Sigh.
Women (heroines) of dramas, please wake-up. I'm kind of tired of looking at y'all throw away the most beautiful of men because you think being with a stuck-up-arrogant-cold male lead is 'true love'.
It isn't. Really.
Also, I want to highlight how the show has women running the entire storyline on the forefront.
Be it Lim Hee Gyung, her mother Hong Hyun Suk who's the primary bread earner of the family, or Soo-Ah or Kang Soo Jin.
I loved how adorable, funny and cute Hyun Suk’s husband --- insert *one of my favorite K-actors* --- Lim Jae Pil is. Damn, I love gender-role reversals and what a success this drama has been with them. *happy tears and cheers*
Lastly, let's get on to my favorite learnings from the show:
1. Your healing is your responsibility.
Something we see so beautifully through the characters of Joo Gyung and Su Ho. With their own respective healing journeys, we see them own their self-discovery versus piling it on each other in the name of love.
2. Stop hiding your light.
After losing his closest friend, we see Han Seo Jun shut his heart to music despite it being his first love. But with time, Lim Hee Gyung and Su Ho convince him that it is a loss to the world to keep his musical gifts to himself and we see Seo Jun share his light once again.
3. Your heart is what is the most beautiful thing about you.
Not your clothes, not your talents and not your face. Who you are, how you treat others and how you love is what determines how beautiful or ugly you are.
My last thoughts thoughts, “... the ultimate dumpling war.”
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