Beanie level: Jang Geu-rae

Yim Siwan for GQ Korea Magazine March 2021
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So excited for Jo In Sung\’s upcoming variety show with Cha Tae Hyun, and also House on Wheels Season 2! Since Siwan is in HOW, maybe, just maybe, Song Kang Ho or Lee Sung Min will guest LOL

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    or maybe Hyungsik! <3 There's news on twitter that there are two house on wheels, so maybe they'll have more guests per episode???

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resharing moonlit winter’s trailer because I think the original preview was deleted (?)

“P.S.: I too, dream of you.”

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She was the most relatable character to me among the three, as a person who tries to hide and endure the pain. It takes a lot of courage to admit that you’re sad. I cried a lot.
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    This show and this scene :'(

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    She was my favorite of the three, too. I’m going to check out Vincenzo for this actress.

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    This scene was so heartbreaking and healing at the same time.

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I’m so happy Moonlit Winter won best screenplay!

“Will I be able to tell her about you someday? I want to be courageous. I will be able to be courageous.”
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    And Best Director too!

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      yes!! I’m so happy <3 this smol movie deserves all the love :<

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        Indeed, a lovely introspective piece. I like its pared back storytelling – less is more.

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So I was finally able to continue Be Melodramatic after one year. It\’s one of those dramas that will hit you hard once you\’re in that same point of time (kinda like Misaeng and BTLIOF)

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    Last year I lost interest to continue it, but now I’m binge-watching it like there’s no tomorrow. Similar to my experience watching Misaeng haha. I watched Misaeng when I was still in college, and although it was an emotional ride, I wasn’t able to fully invest myself in the show.

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    Watching it now, I can totally understand the characters, as I have experienced what they have gone through. I don’t think dramas should always be relatable for a viewer to love it, but there’s an added extra charm when a show tells you that other people also experience your pain, and that you are not alone.

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      I do think dramas like Misaeng and Be Melodramatic make more sense when you’re in the situation /struggle but unlike I can’t watch them when in the situation. Even if they are realistic, I like them better seeing it from a third person perspective rather than” oh that is happening to me” because then it can get very draining (not Be Melo really, I thought it was fun all along but yes Misaeng). Rarely do I prefer indulging deep in the sorrow like I did with My Ajusshi.

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Navillera’s teaser is out!!!

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    It seems like Song Kang is really widening his acting range. Good for him.

    I will definitely watch this, not just for him, but for the theme about male ballet dancer

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curing my Run On withdrawal with behind the scenes videos

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I am so excited for House on Wheels season II, especially with ISW on board. It\’s cute that he replaced Yeo Jin Goo in the show (they played the younger versions of the characters in MoonSun).

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I started watching Go Ahead (c-drama) recently, and so far Dad Hai Chao is the real MVP of the show :< I just want him to be happy (and for the old mahjong ladies to shut up).

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another bts!

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Thank u wonderful hoomans <3

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hugs hugs to everyone!















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yes, that is correct
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this is the first time i cried because of a drama\’s ending. I\’m not usually a fan of \”happy endings\” but in the end, what is even a happy ending? Life goes on. I\’ll miss you run on 🙁

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    all the “flashback” were shown to see how far the characters are in their personal “marathons” and it was really touching to see how they matured throughout the show. But Yejun has my heart. i love you show!!!!

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There\’s a lot of inside gags/parodies of films (international and korean cinema) in Run On that you won\’t get if you haven\’t watched those films yet.

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    A recurring parody is from the film “The Merciless” (also starring ISW). I think it has been referenced thrice already (or maybe even more?). The “is that a real gun” scene, and a lot of scenes from Codename Candy sequences refer to that film. It’s also nice how they plug-in international indie films. I miss going to international film festivals, watching films in a cinema where there are only three people, or sometimes jampacked with people. Watching films with a film festival discount, and arguing with your friends what didn’t make sense, or what touched you the most. Corona, what have you done.

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      Oooh, this is very fascinating. Do you know all of the films they’ve referenced?

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        Because I don’t but am very curious and would love to know!

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          the popular ones are: ET, Winnie the Pooh, Jerry Maguire, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Psycho, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Batman (The Dark Knight), Godfather, Casablanca, A Trip To the Moon (the recurring projected film in Mae-yi’s office)

          Korean Films/personalities: Bong Joon Ho (Director), Merciless, A Moment to Remember, The Handmaiden, A Bittersweet Life, Temptation of Wolves

          International Indie films/short films: Falsified (short film) , Cold Comfort

          Other references: Slam Dunk (Seo Tae Woong, Kang Baek Ho reference)

          These are just a few of the film references! I think I may have missed some films, especially the korean ones because it’s hard to recall.

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            The Classic! The one with Dan-ah and Yeong-hwa under the umbrella

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            Awesome list!! Thank you!!
            There was a script that was being read and marked up by Mi-joo too – wondering if that is listed. I didn’t recognize any of the Korean films except for A Moment to Remember.

            I miss film festivals too! Except that my friends don’t care about them much. So I end up going on my own. And then I come home and rave or rant about whatever I’ve watched. 😂

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      I have a minimal contact with cinema for years ( living in the country side or a place without any mainstream cinema around), missing my student years but I tend to buy dvds of indie or classic movies although they tend to be expensive. I grew up on channel 2 of two national TV stations which were and still are having late movie nights twice per week with old classics or any world cinema movies from film festivals, profiting from subtitles made for the festival. The advantage of little country with many film festivals (full length movies, short or middle length films, documentary or animation movies, nature based movies,etc.) is that once the festivals are over the national television has the rights to screen them once.

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    @pickleddragon

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      ooh thanks for cc-ing me @smaltwalt! This is perfect. I’m yet to catch up ep 15, and will probably do so after ep16 is out. But they’ve done a nice job with the meta referencing. I’ve enjoyed it.

      One thing though – I’d have liked an ET reference in every episode – they should have had a finger touch between any two characters every time. 😀

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Continuing my marathon analogy to Run On, the characters are experiencing their second wind, that kick of runner\’s high, where their bodies are now able to find balance, and keep a good, steady pace

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I love how Run On has no definite \”climax\” it just goes on like a marathon where it just keeps a steady pace. I\’m anticipating that the ending would just be a \”life-goes-on\” kind of ending

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    Nothing grand, and it may not tie up all loose ends, because the race is not finished yet. In comparison to other dramas which end with a lot of loose ends, Run On maybe for me, one of those exceptions which I’ll be satisfied with an anti-climactic ending. (Anti-climactic in a sense that the ending is not forcing all of its characters to resolve all of their issues in an unnatural manner)

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