Snow White: can I root for an OT3? (The brothers are not biologically related after all)

Episode 11 of Snow White is just wonderful.

I love the brotherly bonding stuff. This is a rare kdrama where family is awesome.

Also, I am not sure what I love more, Young-Hee and Sun-Woo all giddy and newly dating (when he shakes petals on her, eeeeee!) or Jin-Woo finally realizing he likes Young-Hee (and Young-Hee liked him) and how he spent the whole day trying to find a book Young-Hee wanted (spent the whole night outside the author's house!) and when he tells her he loves her, it's such an awesome confession. I am now deciding I want an OT3!

Also, I have fangirled over Lee Wan elsewhere (short version: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), so a brief comment about Yeon Jung Hoon, who plays Jin-Woo: he is HOT. I wanted to see if he was a lead in any drama (aka got the girl) but the only ones he was the lead in are those huge 100+ eps dramas and I won't sit through them even for such hotness.

I am totally fangirling (RPFing?) the fact that he is married to Ha Ga In (the adorable star of Witch Yoo Hee, which I need to finish). They played an OTP in 'Yellow Handkerchief,' which sounds awesome except for being a billion eps long.

Here is their wedding pic:

Snow White: can I root for an OT3? (The brothers are not biologically related after all)

Episode 11 of Snow White is just wonderful.

I love the brotherly bonding stuff. This is a rare kdrama where family is awesome.

Also, I am not sure what I love more, Young-Hee and Sun-Woo all giddy and newly dating (when he shakes petals on her, eeeeee!) or Jin-Woo finally realizing he likes Young-Hee (and Young-Hee liked him) and how he spent the whole day trying to find a book Young-Hee wanted (spent the whole night outside the author's house!) and when he tells her he loves her, it's such an awesome confession. I am now deciding I want an OT3!

Also, I have fangirled over Lee Wan elsewhere (short version: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), so a brief comment about Yeon Jung Hoon, who plays Jin-Woo: he is HOT. I wanted to see if he was a lead in any drama (aka got the girl) but the only ones he was the lead in are those huge 100+ eps dramas and I won't sit through them even for such hotness.

I am totally fangirling (RPFing?) the fact that he is married to Ha Ga In (the adorable star of Witch Yoo Hee, which I need to finish). They played an OTP in 'Yellow Handkerchief,' which sounds awesome except for being a billion eps long.

Here is their wedding pic:

Snow White: can I root for an OT3? (The brothers are not biologically related after all)

Episode 11 of Snow White is just wonderful.

I love the brotherly bonding stuff. This is a rare kdrama where family is awesome.

Also, I am not sure what I love more, Young-Hee and Sun-Woo all giddy and newly dating (when he shakes petals on her, eeeeee!) or Jin-Woo finally realizing he likes Young-Hee (and Young-Hee liked him) and how he spent the whole day trying to find a book Young-Hee wanted (spent the whole night outside the author's house!) and when he tells her he loves her, it's such an awesome confession. I am now deciding I want an OT3!

Also, I have fangirled over Lee Wan elsewhere (short version: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), so a brief comment about Yeon Jung Hoon, who plays Jin-Woo: he is HOT. I wanted to see if he was a lead in any drama (aka got the girl) but the only ones he was the lead in are those huge 100+ eps dramas and I won't sit through them even for such hotness.

I am totally fangirling (RPFing?) the fact that he is married to Ha Ga In (the adorable star of Witch Yoo Hee, which I need to finish). They played an OTP in 'Yellow Handkerchief,' which sounds awesome except for being a billion eps long.

Here is their wedding pic:

Korea goes SLASH!!!!!!!!!! With whole-hearted gusto. My God. The apocalypse is near.

OK, you know me. Usually I do not notice slash. Ever. If it's a canon same-sex relationship, I might like it or not (depending on portrayals, my overall interest in the story, etc etc, basically same as canon het ship) but slash? I almost never notice. I mean, it literally has to slap me in the face.

Well, guess what? Consider myself slapped.



I mean, I am sorry! Two unclothed guys. In the shower. Together. One of them deciding, in fact, to walk over to the other and start playing with soap, and then wash the other person. Loooong close-ups on said scenes. All of this right after Guy A offered to teach Guy B how to swim.

Ahem.

You can NOT tell me the writers did not know how this was going to come across.

Where is keepaofthecheez? They are quasi-brothers, too! :)

( MISA picspam of relevant scenes: now with 487 percent more slash, than all the other kdramas put together )

Oh man.

KOREA.

Korea goes SLASH!!!!!!!!!! With whole-hearted gusto. My God. The apocalypse is near.

OK, you know me. Usually I do not notice slash. Ever. If it's a canon same-sex relationship, I might like it or not (depending on portrayals, my overall interest in the story, etc etc, basically same as canon het ship) but slash? I almost never notice. I mean, it literally has to slap me in the face.

Well, guess what? Consider myself slapped.



I mean, I am sorry! Two unclothed guys. In the shower. Together. One of them deciding, in fact, to walk over to the other and start playing with soap, and then wash the other person. Loooong close-ups on said scenes. All of this right after Guy A offered to teach Guy B how to swim.

Ahem.

You can NOT tell me the writers did not know how this was going to come across.

Where is keepaofthecheez? They are quasi-brothers, too! :)

( MISA picspam of relevant scenes: now with 487 percent more slash, than all the other kdramas put together )

Oh man.

KOREA.

Korea goes SLASH!!!!!!!!!! With whole-hearted gusto. My God. The apocalypse is near.

OK, you know me. Usually I do not notice slash. Ever. If it's a canon same-sex relationship, I might like it or not (depending on portrayals, my overall interest in the story, etc etc, basically same as canon het ship) but slash? I almost never notice. I mean, it literally has to slap me in the face.

Well, guess what? Consider myself slapped.



I mean, I am sorry! Two unclothed guys. In the shower. Together. One of them deciding, in fact, to walk over to the other and start playing with soap, and then wash the other person. Loooong close-ups on said scenes. All of this right after Guy A offered to teach Guy B how to swim.

Ahem.

You can NOT tell me the writers did not know how this was going to come across.

Where is keepaofthecheez? They are quasi-brothers, too! :)

( MISA picspam of relevant scenes: now with 487 percent more slash, than all the other kdramas put together )

Oh man.

KOREA.

Ferrets? Sexy

I think by now everyone knows about the Cassie Edwards (trashy romance novelist who apparently stole every bit of written material not nailed down, including encyclopedia entries, acedemic articles, and oh yes, bits from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel) plagiarism scandal.

If not, go read meganbmoore's post here.

But I just have to add one thing. Apparently, the latest work she plagiarized is...

...

...

...

Haiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

You know, the classic of American literature. The one that used to be taught in school rotuinely at least through 1950s and is probably still taught in a lot of schools now. Ummmm. And it's from the very beginning of the poem!

My God.

ETA: An author of an academic article on ferrets that Edwards lifted as part of romantic dialogue (!!!!!) writes one of the funniest articles I have ever read, commenting on the issue. Here it is.

Ferrets? Sexy

I think by now everyone knows about the Cassie Edwards (trashy romance novelist who apparently stole every bit of written material not nailed down, including encyclopedia entries, acedemic articles, and oh yes, bits from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel) plagiarism scandal.

If not, go read meganbmoore's post here.

But I just have to add one thing. Apparently, the latest work she plagiarized is...

...

...

...

Haiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

You know, the classic of American literature. The one that used to be taught in school rotuinely at least through 1950s and is probably still taught in a lot of schools now. Ummmm. And it's from the very beginning of the poem!

My God.

ETA: An author of an academic article on ferrets that Edwards lifted as part of romantic dialogue (!!!!!) writes one of the funniest articles I have ever read, commenting on the issue. Here it is.

Ferrets? Sexy

I think by now everyone knows about the Cassie Edwards (trashy romance novelist who apparently stole every bit of written material not nailed down, including encyclopedia entries, acedemic articles, and oh yes, bits from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel) plagiarism scandal.

If not, go read meganbmoore's post here.

But I just have to add one thing. Apparently, the latest work she plagiarized is...

...

...

...

Haiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

You know, the classic of American literature. The one that used to be taught in school rotuinely at least through 1950s and is probably still taught in a lot of schools now. Ummmm. And it's from the very beginning of the poem!

My God.

ETA: An author of an academic article on ferrets that Edwards lifted as part of romantic dialogue (!!!!!) writes one of the funniest articles I have ever read, commenting on the issue. Here it is.

My highly unpopular opinions on various fiction genres and tropes

I thought it would be fun to list my not-so-hidden prejudices and thoughts on fiction (novels and movies and dramas etc).

1. With few rare exceptions (Dorothy Dunnett!), if you need more than three novels to tell your story, you don't have a story to tell.

2. Sequels suck. Trying to step around sequelitus by claiming it was always intended to be a trilogy does not help.

3. If your book (or drama, or movie, or anime, or manga) is female-centric, good for you. But if it doesn't have a strong male character in a very prominent role, I will not read/watch it. The end. In fact, I prefer a male protagonist any day. I am not picky over a heroine in a male-centric book/movie/drama/etc, too. All she has to be is not so completely stupid and annoying that I begin to wonder over hero's sanity in liking her.

4. Werewolves. Not hot.

5. Vampires. Get over your damn emo! Frat boys have liquid breakfasts quite often, yet manage to have fun in life. Also, if you are 200+ year-old, you probably have better things to do than to hang out in high school.

5a. Why would a being that is older than a senior citizen want to date a teenager? You'd think it's weird for a 50 year-old to go after jailbait, but it's even weirder for someone twice the age, even if they do look 16.

6. There is no such thing as a good romance novel. None. There are 'trashy but entertaining' romance novels, but not one is a work of literature. Not one.

7. I read them for the ahem bits anyway. Does anyone read them for plot?

8. If you are writing period movie/book, your hero and heroine are NOT going to be a sensitive modern man/woman in fancy dress. They will not love fluffy bunnies and support the rights of women. Unless you provide appropriate explanation and/or background for them. 'They were sweet and wonderful by nature' does not count.

9. Why does everyone have their teeth in period movies/dramas? Even when it's set 1000 BC and the person in question is 60?

10. Drama Hero, I know you look sexy running on pure emo, but learn to love public transport. Or take a taxi. You'll get there much faster and probably won't reek of sweat.

11. Every single hero and heroine of romantic literature, 1930s melodramas, or Korean dramas: dying for love is NOT SEXY. Fine, die to save your OTP from a burning house. Dying on their grave is ridiculously infantile even for not-yet-14 Juliet.

12. Bollywood film hero, it's impressive that after goons have beaten you up for 10 minutes, you rise up and vanquish them all. However, if you could do it after weakened by a beatdown, why didn't you do it earlier, in the first place?

13. What is the point of a mystery novel? As Trollope once pointed out, articifial plot suspence is useless because anyone can just peer at the back of the book. Unless it has more than the mechanics of 'whodunit' I am not interested.

14. Inspirational Books make me ill.

15. Fantasy epics which go into world-building ad nauseam. Don't. Just don't. Unless you are going to be original and clever, which you won't be, author. You are just going to modify the world of Ancient China or Medieval Italy or whatnot to fit some convenient plot contrivances. Why would I want to read about fake China when I can read about real one instead? I never can understand most high fantasy anyway. Unlike good science fiction which extrapolates the future and reflects on the present issues through that prism, or even 'gritty' fantasy which is largely real-world based, high fantasy seems an exercise in uselessness.

16. Dragons. Why?

17. 19th century (or earlier) is not better. Chances are you'd be a low-paid, mistreated individual, who would contract a horrid disease and die. Thus going-in-time books, unless they show the horridness of this, which they never do, are an irritant bar none for yours truly.

Yours?

My highly unpopular opinions on various fiction genres and tropes

I thought it would be fun to list my not-so-hidden prejudices and thoughts on fiction (novels and movies and dramas etc).

1. With few rare exceptions (Dorothy Dunnett!), if you need more than three novels to tell your story, you don't have a story to tell.

2. Sequels suck. Trying to step around sequelitus by claiming it was always intended to be a trilogy does not help.

3. If your book (or drama, or movie, or anime, or manga) is female-centric, good for you. But if it doesn't have a strong male character in a very prominent role, I will not read/watch it. The end. In fact, I prefer a male protagonist any day. I am not picky over a heroine in a male-centric book/movie/drama/etc, too. All she has to be is not so completely stupid and annoying that I begin to wonder over hero's sanity in liking her.

4. Werewolves. Not hot.

5. Vampires. Get over your damn emo! Frat boys have liquid breakfasts quite often, yet manage to have fun in life. Also, if you are 200+ year-old, you probably have better things to do than to hang out in high school.

5a. Why would a being that is older than a senior citizen want to date a teenager? You'd think it's weird for a 50 year-old to go after jailbait, but it's even weirder for someone twice the age, even if they do look 16.

6. There is no such thing as a good romance novel. None. There are 'trashy but entertaining' romance novels, but not one is a work of literature. Not one.

7. I read them for the ahem bits anyway. Does anyone read them for plot?

8. If you are writing period movie/book, your hero and heroine are NOT going to be a sensitive modern man/woman in fancy dress. They will not love fluffy bunnies and support the rights of women. Unless you provide appropriate explanation and/or background for them. 'They were sweet and wonderful by nature' does not count.

9. Why does everyone have their teeth in period movies/dramas? Even when it's set 1000 BC and the person in question is 60?

10. Drama Hero, I know you look sexy running on pure emo, but learn to love public transport. Or take a taxi. You'll get there much faster and probably won't reek of sweat.

11. Every single hero and heroine of romantic literature, 1930s melodramas, or Korean dramas: dying for love is NOT SEXY. Fine, die to save your OTP from a burning house. Dying on their grave is ridiculously infantile even for not-yet-14 Juliet.

12. Bollywood film hero, it's impressive that after goons have beaten you up for 10 minutes, you rise up and vanquish them all. However, if you could do it after weakened by a beatdown, why didn't you do it earlier, in the first place?

13. What is the point of a mystery novel? As Trollope once pointed out, articifial plot suspence is useless because anyone can just peer at the back of the book. Unless it has more than the mechanics of 'whodunit' I am not interested.

14. Inspirational Books make me ill.

15. Fantasy epics which go into world-building ad nauseam. Don't. Just don't. Unless you are going to be original and clever, which you won't be, author. You are just going to modify the world of Ancient China or Medieval Italy or whatnot to fit some convenient plot contrivances. Why would I want to read about fake China when I can read about real one instead? I never can understand most high fantasy anyway. Unlike good science fiction which extrapolates the future and reflects on the present issues through that prism, or even 'gritty' fantasy which is largely real-world based, high fantasy seems an exercise in uselessness.

16. Dragons. Why?

17. 19th century (or earlier) is not better. Chances are you'd be a low-paid, mistreated individual, who would contract a horrid disease and die. Thus going-in-time books, unless they show the horridness of this, which they never do, are an irritant bar none for yours truly.

Yours?

My highly unpopular opinions on various fiction genres and tropes

I thought it would be fun to list my not-so-hidden prejudices and thoughts on fiction (novels and movies and dramas etc).

1. With few rare exceptions (Dorothy Dunnett!), if you need more than three novels to tell your story, you don't have a story to tell.

2. Sequels suck. Trying to step around sequelitus by claiming it was always intended to be a trilogy does not help.

3. If your book (or drama, or movie, or anime, or manga) is female-centric, good for you. But if it doesn't have a strong male character in a very prominent role, I will not read/watch it. The end. In fact, I prefer a male protagonist any day. I am not picky over a heroine in a male-centric book/movie/drama/etc, too. All she has to be is not so completely stupid and annoying that I begin to wonder over hero's sanity in liking her.

4. Werewolves. Not hot.

5. Vampires. Get over your damn emo! Frat boys have liquid breakfasts quite often, yet manage to have fun in life. Also, if you are 200+ year-old, you probably have better things to do than to hang out in high school.

5a. Why would a being that is older than a senior citizen want to date a teenager? You'd think it's weird for a 50 year-old to go after jailbait, but it's even weirder for someone twice the age, even if they do look 16.

6. There is no such thing as a good romance novel. None. There are 'trashy but entertaining' romance novels, but not one is a work of literature. Not one.

7. I read them for the ahem bits anyway. Does anyone read them for plot?

8. If you are writing period movie/book, your hero and heroine are NOT going to be a sensitive modern man/woman in fancy dress. They will not love fluffy bunnies and support the rights of women. Unless you provide appropriate explanation and/or background for them. 'They were sweet and wonderful by nature' does not count.

9. Why does everyone have their teeth in period movies/dramas? Even when it's set 1000 BC and the person in question is 60?

10. Drama Hero, I know you look sexy running on pure emo, but learn to love public transport. Or take a taxi. You'll get there much faster and probably won't reek of sweat.

11. Every single hero and heroine of romantic literature, 1930s melodramas, or Korean dramas: dying for love is NOT SEXY. Fine, die to save your OTP from a burning house. Dying on their grave is ridiculously infantile even for not-yet-14 Juliet.

12. Bollywood film hero, it's impressive that after goons have beaten you up for 10 minutes, you rise up and vanquish them all. However, if you could do it after weakened by a beatdown, why didn't you do it earlier, in the first place?

13. What is the point of a mystery novel? As Trollope once pointed out, articifial plot suspence is useless because anyone can just peer at the back of the book. Unless it has more than the mechanics of 'whodunit' I am not interested.

14. Inspirational Books make me ill.

15. Fantasy epics which go into world-building ad nauseam. Don't. Just don't. Unless you are going to be original and clever, which you won't be, author. You are just going to modify the world of Ancient China or Medieval Italy or whatnot to fit some convenient plot contrivances. Why would I want to read about fake China when I can read about real one instead? I never can understand most high fantasy anyway. Unlike good science fiction which extrapolates the future and reflects on the present issues through that prism, or even 'gritty' fantasy which is largely real-world based, high fantasy seems an exercise in uselessness.

16. Dragons. Why?

17. 19th century (or earlier) is not better. Chances are you'd be a low-paid, mistreated individual, who would contract a horrid disease and die. Thus going-in-time books, unless they show the horridness of this, which they never do, are an irritant bar none for yours truly.

Yours?