Highlight on the *introduced as*."I don't know whether I should be happy that my designs are introduced as the…
Agreed. But..."slowly?" Nah, MDL is already All-KPoopAlltheTime.
What really pisses me off, and maybe you haven't noticed it, but MDL NEVER features articles, headlines, or anything else related to gay-themed films, series, or BLs on the front page. Like...EVER.
I have written the mods three different times at three different addresses, asking why this is the case and to please correct me if I'm wrong. As MDL does with everything else they simply don't want to acknowledge, my messages, all very polite, have been entirely ignored.
There is a clear anti-gay bias among the management of MDL. Perhaps they are afraid an article about a gay movie or actor on the front page might cause a mass exodus of members. Who knows?
Show me where in the article it is shown/proven that the designs hanging in the background are those of this designer?…
Where are these pictures, Karla, that you say are the same?
Why are you so eager to believe what this woman says, Karla?
I'm not even saying she's lying, Karla. I'm saying this article is a slop-fest and provides no basis for what this woman is saying...Karla.
Did you hear that "Karen" is a thing of some kind here in the U.S. and are trying to apply the meme to seem "with it," even though you're failing by using it randomly and stupidly? Or are you an American who STILL doesn't understand the meaning of the meme "Karen," despite living here?
Actually, there is no "Karen" in this situation, unless maybe it's MDL, sloppily attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill...Karla.
Highlight on the *introduced as*."I don't know whether I should be happy that my designs are introduced as the…
BINGO! I'm not sure if MDL articles like this are poorly written on purpose so as to leave the alleged "controversy," which may not be a controversy at all, in question, or if they are poorly written accidentally by untalented writers. The designs shown next to the runway models are clearly the sources for those designs, but those are not the designs in that background shot.
Also, I have to love that she claims these rather mundane, unremarkable sketches "are the lines and colors that I've drawn hundreds of times, erased, cut, and perfected," Spare me. Any first-year, uni design student could have done as well or better. There is nothing remarkable about those drawings.
But never let details like accuracy and questions of whether a given situation even matters or not stop "netizens" and MDL from trying to make a giant something out of nothing. This is related to the general process by which Korean entertainers get their lives and character torn apart online over the tiniest of lame accusations and judgments made by people who contribute nothing of value to the world.
how disrespectful to not even bring up the minimum effort and ask to use the designs.
Show me where in the article it is proven or even mentioned, that the designs in the background are this woman's? The designs next to the runway models are clearly the source of those models' outfits, but they're not the ones in the still shot. If I were the director, I'd cut the one or two seconds from the show, or have someone whip out a few other fashion drawings to use. Who cares? This woman is getting free publicity.
A very polite form to say "We know we copy you, we didnt think the original designer would've noticed but now…
Show me where in the article it is shown/proven that the designs hanging in the background are those of this designer? The designs hanging and the ones shown next to the runway models are not the same. Standard, sloppy article-writing on MDL, leaving in question whether or not a "controversy" is based in reality or not.
They apologized because they get caught othewise they wouldn't care .Shame on them for stealing others hardwork.
What part of "1 or 2 seconds" don't you understand?
This sloppy article, like all sloppy articles on MDL, does not make clear if the designs hanging in the background are actually hers or not. The designs shown next to the runway models are obviously the sources for those pieces, but those aren't the designs shown in the background.
Sounds like another hysterical, whipped-up Netizen-style, faux controversy over nothing, of the type that Korea does so well.
Babe, just say you don't understand art....No one's judging you......😂😂😂
Yeah, well, the judging was pretty obvious. I'll live, though.
There's no validity to a blanket statement that someone does or does not "understand art." There are 500 billion different pieces of art of all kinds in this world. The statement that one "understands" them all is what's absurd.
It's also absurd to assume that because someone is "in university" as an arts major, they "understand art." But then, you're incredibly young, so it's expected that you spout hilariously naive/pompous blather like that. Except, I'm pretty sure I already knew such statements were pompous blather when I was your age.
As for what English literature might have to say regarding this piece of garbage, it's simpler and more accurate to say this is an example of absurdly bad writing, and leave it at that.
How is it "rude" to explain why I won't put a spoiler tag on my comment..."dude?" To me, it seems rude to demand a spoiler tag without explaining why you want one.
Babe, just say you don't understand art....No one's judging you......😂😂😂
"no one's judging you..." Except that you just did..."babe."
It's pretentious crap. People like you pretend to "understand art" (oh look! More pretentiousness, this time from you!) to feel better about themselves. That's how a lot of junk like this gets overrated.
P.S. If you get some time, could you please explain this show so I too can "understand" it? I always welcome a good laugh.
lol :) Well, I figure anything so bad (to me) that I drop watching it, is as bad as it gets, which is a 1/10. If there was something worthwhile (to me) in it, I'd keep going. As in this case, even the good looks of the cast isn't enough, ergo 1/10.
It's not as though my one little, measly rating is going to crash the series.
Even though he was the trigger of everything that came after Choel’s murder
Seriously? "Enraged?" lol
Jong Suk was 12 and mentally ill when what happened, happened. Subsequently, he entered a psychotic, long-term state in which he blocked all memory of what had transpired. It was only as the murders began to take place that he was finally forced to remember what happened. During those years, he was an outstanding police officer and did a lot of good for the community. Exactly what would have been accomplished by exposing him after his tragic death?
A great deal of this series' power derives from the fact that the universe is made of infinite shades of gray, not black and white. Did you even watch the show?
I'm still mad that the female police officer didn't reveal the fact that Jong Suk killed Cheolie and allowed people…
Jong Suk was 12 and mentally ill when what happened, happened. Subsequently, he entered a psychotic, long-term state in which he blocked all memory of what had transpired. It was only as the murders began to take place that he was finally forced to remember what happened. During those years, he was an outstanding police officer and did a lot of good for the community. Exactly what would have been accomplished by exposing him after his tragic death?
I have a few gripes with this show1. The female detective was useless. She didn't tell anyone about anything.…
I agree the female character was annoying af. The character was there as a mechanism through which much of the backstory/exposition was gradually revealed. However, that shouldn't mean such a character is as badly written (performed?) as this one.
lol...comically, painfully bad. So bad I couldn't look away.
Approximately 1%, at most, of a given population is transgender. So why, in Pinoy gay films and series, is that percentage more like 50%? OK, I exaggerate, but not by much. And nine times our of ten, trans women in Pinoy gay shows have the stereotypically know-it-all, snotty, bitchy sort of personalities we see on display with this show's trans ladies? ugh.
Just watched this dude in The King of Pigs. He is an incredibly gifted actor who pours heart and soul into the roles he plays. So why the hell is his bio so brief?
Hope to see a lot more of him going forward. He's excellent.
Gosh, so much that was great about this series, but it is flawed by so many small plot holes and character behavior-contrivances, as well as by just stupid details like why would a person waiting to assault someone do so by sitting in a car in front of their home at night with the car's parking lights blazing? Why do cops over and over, use lights and siren as though hoping to warn their prey of their approach, even when it's the middle of the night and there is ZERO traffic on the streets? Why did the annoying policewoman keep pulling her gun and then letting the person she was aiming at just walk away? Why does she do whatever she wants, whenever she wants, the entire series long, apparently accountable to no one, even though being yelled at once in a while to stop? Can two mentally ill people really see the same hallucination?
Just a lot of dumb things like that added up to annoy the hell out of me. On the other hand, for most of the show I was pretty enthralled, and couldn't wait to go from ep to ep. It could have benefited from being tightened up into perhaps 8 episodes instead of 12.
What saves The King of Pigs is the excellent acting from the two leads, especially Kim Sung Gyu, who was called upon to go from tightly strung to bat-shit crazy, and HOLD those stages convincingly for extended periods of time. Bravo! The young actors were all great as well. The only exception to this acting excellence is, unfortunately, the lone female primary character, who was simply awful.
OK. Despite its flaws, I'm giving TKOP an 8.5/10 and I recommend it fairly strongly. It would probably make an even better movie than a series, and if I compared this only to other Korean dramas, it would be rated 9.5/10.
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What really pisses me off, and maybe you haven't noticed it, but MDL NEVER features articles, headlines, or anything else related to gay-themed films, series, or BLs on the front page. Like...EVER.
I have written the mods three different times at three different addresses, asking why this is the case and to please correct me if I'm wrong. As MDL does with everything else they simply don't want to acknowledge, my messages, all very polite, have been entirely ignored.
There is a clear anti-gay bias among the management of MDL. Perhaps they are afraid an article about a gay movie or actor on the front page might cause a mass exodus of members. Who knows?
Why are you so eager to believe what this woman says, Karla?
I'm not even saying she's lying, Karla. I'm saying this article is a slop-fest and provides no basis for what this woman is saying...Karla.
Did you hear that "Karen" is a thing of some kind here in the U.S. and are trying to apply the meme to seem "with it," even though you're failing by using it randomly and stupidly? Or are you an American who STILL doesn't understand the meaning of the meme "Karen," despite living here?
Actually, there is no "Karen" in this situation, unless maybe it's MDL, sloppily attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill...Karla.
Also, I have to love that she claims these rather mundane, unremarkable sketches "are the lines and colors that I've drawn hundreds of times, erased, cut, and perfected," Spare me. Any first-year, uni design student could have done as well or better. There is nothing remarkable about those drawings.
But never let details like accuracy and questions of whether a given situation even matters or not stop "netizens" and MDL from trying to make a giant something out of nothing. This is related to the general process by which Korean entertainers get their lives and character torn apart online over the tiniest of lame accusations and judgments made by people who contribute nothing of value to the world.
This sloppy article, like all sloppy articles on MDL, does not make clear if the designs hanging in the background are actually hers or not. The designs shown next to the runway models are obviously the sources for those pieces, but those aren't the designs shown in the background.
Sounds like another hysterical, whipped-up Netizen-style, faux controversy over nothing, of the type that Korea does so well.
There's no validity to a blanket statement that someone does or does not "understand art." There are 500 billion different pieces of art of all kinds in this world. The statement that one "understands" them all is what's absurd.
It's also absurd to assume that because someone is "in university" as an arts major, they "understand art." But then, you're incredibly young, so it's expected that you spout hilariously naive/pompous blather like that. Except, I'm pretty sure I already knew such statements were pompous blather when I was your age.
As for what English literature might have to say regarding this piece of garbage, it's simpler and more accurate to say this is an example of absurdly bad writing, and leave it at that.
1/10
It's pretentious crap. People like you pretend to "understand art" (oh look! More pretentiousness, this time from you!) to feel better about themselves. That's how a lot of junk like this gets overrated.
P.S. If you get some time, could you please explain this show so I too can "understand" it? I always welcome a good laugh.
Well, I figure anything so bad (to me) that I drop watching it, is as bad as it gets, which is a 1/10. If there was something worthwhile (to me) in it, I'd keep going. As in this case, even the good looks of the cast isn't enough, ergo 1/10.
It's not as though my one little, measly rating is going to crash the series.
Jong Suk was 12 and mentally ill when what happened, happened. Subsequently, he entered a psychotic, long-term state in which he blocked all memory of what had transpired. It was only as the murders began to take place that he was finally forced to remember what happened. During those years, he was an outstanding police officer and did a lot of good for the community. Exactly what would have been accomplished by exposing him after his tragic death?
A great deal of this series' power derives from the fact that the universe is made of infinite shades of gray, not black and white. Did you even watch the show?
Did you even watch the show?
Approximately 1%, at most, of a given population is transgender. So why, in Pinoy gay films and series, is that percentage more like 50%? OK, I exaggerate, but not by much. And nine times our of ten, trans women in Pinoy gay shows have the stereotypically know-it-all, snotty, bitchy sort of personalities we see on display with this show's trans ladies? ugh.
Hope to see a lot more of him going forward. He's excellent.
Gosh, so much that was great about this series, but it is flawed by so many small plot holes and character behavior-contrivances, as well as by just stupid details like why would a person waiting to assault someone do so by sitting in a car in front of their home at night with the car's parking lights blazing? Why do cops over and over, use lights and siren as though hoping to warn their prey of their approach, even when it's the middle of the night and there is ZERO traffic on the streets? Why did the annoying policewoman keep pulling her gun and then letting the person she was aiming at just walk away? Why does she do whatever she wants, whenever she wants, the entire series long, apparently accountable to no one, even though being yelled at once in a while to stop? Can two mentally ill people really see the same hallucination?
Just a lot of dumb things like that added up to annoy the hell out of me. On the other hand, for most of the show I was pretty enthralled, and couldn't wait to go from ep to ep. It could have benefited from being tightened up into perhaps 8 episodes instead of 12.
What saves The King of Pigs is the excellent acting from the two leads, especially Kim Sung Gyu, who was called upon to go from tightly strung to bat-shit crazy, and HOLD those stages convincingly for extended periods of time. Bravo! The young actors were all great as well. The only exception to this acting excellence is, unfortunately, the lone female primary character, who was simply awful.
OK. Despite its flaws, I'm giving TKOP an 8.5/10 and I recommend it fairly strongly. It would probably make an even better movie than a series, and if I compared this only to other Korean dramas, it would be rated 9.5/10.