Un-f**king believable, Lily Malice. You are the up-and-coming Queen of Korean Trash Media. I'm sure that's your hope, at least. Keep churning out rancid garbage like this, and you'll no doubt take the throne one day.
It does have a tranquil pace, so it should fit the mood.I first watched as a part of Close To You anthology that…
I like this series, though it would have been better tightened from six episodes to four.
If I'm correct that you are referring to JaeYul as the "main lad," however, I'd argue that the actor underplays him nearly to the point of non-existence. I got bored with him and found his lack of affect to be passive-aggressive by the last two episodes. I felt he was toying with DoWan for shits and giggles, especially after he heard DW's confession on the floor at the apartment, but pretended he didn't know. Which means he subjected DW to the competition from Seong Hun past that point for no reason at all, which is a shitty thing to do.
I don't think that's what the script or director intended, but that's how it came off to me.
I totally agree with your larger point about inexperienced BL actors overplaying emotions being the more common problem, though. A mid-point between extremes would be nice. :D
Hear, hear!I swear, the only subset of a group worse than "those types" of vegans are those of the nondrinkers.…
This.
The point of trash articles such as Lily Phallus's slop above is to set up the celebrity for a future downfall, and unfortunately, this guy walked right into the trap.
First, this comes out of nowhere: "Kang Tae Oh is among those few actors who have never been embroiled in controversy." ummm...who said anything about "controversy?" I doubt that KTO brought it up, and Lily's Phallus doesn't say one way or the other. That's no accident. Then, dear Lily quotes KTO on staying home with a few friends and not drinking. She doesn't tell us what question his statements were in response to. We're to assume he boldly stated this, unprompted. I seriously doubt that.
Then comes the setting of the trap: "Asked if he feels a responsibility...," Lily blabs, without specifying what kind of responsibility or to whom, because if said clearly and out loud if would be obvious to all just how stupid and dangerous this "responsibiliity" angle is, and how pathetic it makes the Korean public sound . Lily then quotes the poor sap, as he lowers the noose around his own neck.
Lily and Korean trash media now have KTO on the record: "I don't drink." "I stay home alone or with a small circle." "I agree that I am obligated to live as a saint, to atone for the sin of being handsome, talented, and famous."
Thus, if at some point in the future KTO is spotted on a date or with friends anywhere outside of his apartment, Lily and trash media will pounce: "Wait, what?! He said he never goes out, and only stays at home alone. He. Is. A. Liar!"
If he ever decides he'd like a glass of wine at home with a couple of friends, one of them will surreptitiously snap a photo and send it to Lily, who will spread it far and wide across the Intertrons. "wtf" they will say. "He claimed he never drinks! What a fat fucking liar and hypocrite. He's probably a drunk. I bet he smokes pot and mainlines Propofol!"
Then, KTO will attempt damage control, but none of it will do any good. He will be dropped from ongoing projects. He will lose endorsements and be tarnished forever as a bad example to the delicate Korean public, ever in need of moral guidance from actors and singers. If things get bad enough, KTO will light up the charcoal or swing from his closet clothes rod. Lily will post a new article about how "Following a devastating controversy brought on by his abuse of alcohol, KTO has gone to be a star in the sky for us."
Lily will pretend not to know how this all came about. That's how it works.
On second watch: Sexy, a little kinky, sweet, and romantic. In its comical way, one of the most true-to-life representations of young gay male desire in BL.
My parents didn’t drink, and I don’t drink. I know other people who weren’t drinkers. People can just be…
Is this addressed to me? Because I never said people can't be happy with non-alcoholic beverages, and I never said KTO was self-righteous. I said certain people in this thread are self-righteous.
You're not telling me anything I haven't known all my life about booze, and your and your family's drinking habits are irrelevant to this discussion. I have not, in any of my comments, promoted or discouraged drinking, one way or the other. Please learn to read what's in front of you on the screen, not what you imagine to be there.
I'm going to quote myself from my comment above to which you seem to be responding: "This isn't mainly about drinking or not drinking. It's about people like this guy living in terror that any sign of imperfection will end his career and potentially his life. We have no idea what he does in the privacy of his home. Maybe he has a cocktail or two, maybe he gets shit-faced now and then, maybe he never drinks. Whatever, it's none of our business."
Do you really just accept as gospel anything a celeb or their agency says in public?
Meaning he's had the fear of god pounded into him by the Korean Press and Public Suicide Machine, and he's afraid…
If that's the life he truly "chooses," independent of the Korean Celebrity Suicide Machine, that's fine, that's great, that's wonderful. If he's afraid to leave his house or look at someone the wrong way because of Korea's pscyho celeb culture, that sucks. And from the sound of his answers in this stupid article, that is exactly what's going on.
Do you believe everything celebs and their management say? In Korea, of all places? A country that will throw you in jail for smoking a joint while you're IN ANOTHER COUNTRY?
Two things: 1. The fact that you feel a few paragraphs constitute an "essay," only reveals your intellectual laziness. Oh, and you could choose to, I don't know, not read my essays. 2. I am "so bothered" by this article because I am sick to death of Korean celebrities being hounded to their deaths by Korean purity culture and the media. That you aren't bothered by that says what it says about you. You're part of the problem.
Koh incessantly calls Jira long after he's been told not to.Koh stalks Jira and shows up at his apartment long…
Give me a break.
You directly compared one to the other: "...say what you will about koh but he's straightforward. pheem is obsessive and a liar." In other words, Koh is straightforward, while Pheem is the obsessive and lying one.
Here, I'll help: "Koh and Pheem are both obsessive liars, but at least Koh is straightforward about it."
See? That wasn't so hard.
No, I'm not "upset." That's you attempting to minimize my objections by attributing them to over-emotion. YOU seem upset, and I do know why.
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You are the up-and-coming Queen of Korean Trash Media. I'm sure that's your hope, at least.
Keep churning out rancid garbage like this, and you'll no doubt take the throne one day.
What a cutie.
If I'm correct that you are referring to JaeYul as the "main lad," however, I'd argue that the actor underplays him nearly to the point of non-existence. I got bored with him and found his lack of affect to be passive-aggressive by the last two episodes. I felt he was toying with DoWan for shits and giggles, especially after he heard DW's confession on the floor at the apartment, but pretended he didn't know. Which means he subjected DW to the competition from Seong Hun past that point for no reason at all, which is a shitty thing to do.
I don't think that's what the script or director intended, but that's how it came off to me.
I totally agree with your larger point about inexperienced BL actors overplaying emotions being the more common problem, though. A mid-point between extremes would be nice. :D
Highly recommended.
The point of trash articles such as Lily Phallus's slop above is to set up the celebrity for a future downfall, and unfortunately, this guy walked right into the trap.
First, this comes out of nowhere:
"Kang Tae Oh is among those few actors who have never been embroiled in controversy."
ummm...who said anything about "controversy?" I doubt that KTO brought it up, and Lily's Phallus doesn't say one way or the other. That's no accident.
Then, dear Lily quotes KTO on staying home with a few friends and not drinking. She doesn't tell us what question his statements were in response to. We're to assume he boldly stated this, unprompted.
I seriously doubt that.
Then comes the setting of the trap:
"Asked if he feels a responsibility...," Lily blabs, without specifying what kind of responsibility or to whom, because if said clearly and out loud if would be obvious to all just how stupid and dangerous this "responsibiliity" angle is, and how pathetic it makes the Korean public sound . Lily then quotes the poor sap, as he lowers the noose around his own neck.
Lily and Korean trash media now have KTO on the record: "I don't drink." "I stay home alone or with a small circle." "I agree that I am obligated to live as a saint, to atone for the sin of being handsome, talented, and famous."
Thus, if at some point in the future KTO is spotted on a date or with friends anywhere outside of his apartment, Lily and trash media will pounce: "Wait, what?! He said he never goes out, and only stays at home alone. He. Is. A. Liar!"
If he ever decides he'd like a glass of wine at home with a couple of friends, one of them will surreptitiously snap a photo and send it to Lily, who will spread it far and wide across the Intertrons. "wtf" they will say. "He claimed he never drinks! What a fat fucking liar and hypocrite. He's probably a drunk. I bet he smokes pot and mainlines Propofol!"
Then, KTO will attempt damage control, but none of it will do any good. He will be dropped from ongoing projects. He will lose endorsements and be tarnished forever as a bad example to the delicate Korean public, ever in need of moral guidance from actors and singers. If things get bad enough, KTO will light up the charcoal or swing from his closet clothes rod. Lily will post a new article about how "Following a devastating controversy brought on by his abuse of alcohol, KTO has gone to be a star in the sky for us."
Lily will pretend not to know how this all came about.
That's how it works.
Who are you quoting and why?
If you think it's the Bible, your quote is inaccurate.
Regardless, please point out where I indicated that bad company is a good idea in any case.
Also, whose morals?
Sexy, a little kinky, sweet, and romantic.
In its comical way, one of the most true-to-life representations of young gay male desire in BL.
Bravo!
Because I never said people can't be happy with non-alcoholic beverages, and I never said KTO was self-righteous.
I said certain people in this thread are self-righteous.
You're not telling me anything I haven't known all my life about booze, and your and your family's drinking habits are irrelevant to this discussion.
I have not, in any of my comments, promoted or discouraged drinking, one way or the other. Please learn to read what's in front of you on the screen, not what you imagine to be there.
I'm going to quote myself from my comment above to which you seem to be responding:
"This isn't mainly about drinking or not drinking. It's about people like this guy living in terror that any sign of imperfection will end his career and potentially his life.
We have no idea what he does in the privacy of his home. Maybe he has a cocktail or two, maybe he gets shit-faced now and then, maybe he never drinks. Whatever, it's none of our business."
Do you really just accept as gospel anything a celeb or their agency says in public?
I lol'd during the scene where they showed him going wild with his pastels as if he were Picasso.
Do you believe everything celebs and their management say? In Korea, of all places? A country that will throw you in jail for smoking a joint while you're IN ANOTHER COUNTRY?
Two things:
1. The fact that you feel a few paragraphs constitute an "essay," only reveals your intellectual laziness. Oh, and you could choose to, I don't know, not read my essays.
2. I am "so bothered" by this article because I am sick to death of Korean celebrities being hounded to their deaths by Korean purity culture and the media. That you aren't bothered by that says what it says about you. You're part of the problem.
Was this too long for you?
You directly compared one to the other: "...say what you will about koh but he's straightforward. pheem is obsessive and a liar." In other words, Koh is straightforward, while Pheem is the obsessive and lying one.
Here, I'll help: "Koh and Pheem are both obsessive liars, but at least Koh is straightforward about it."
See? That wasn't so hard.
No, I'm not "upset." That's you attempting to minimize my objections by attributing them to over-emotion.
YOU seem upset, and I do know why.