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"i like admiring beautiful things which is always considered a useles thing to do. Like the moon, the stars, flowers..."

[aprildaisi]

trying to be grateful for everything i have in life currently while feeling left behind is a tough job. i know i shouldn't compare my life with others, but it sometimes creeps in and i can't ignore it.

[lisztcmania]

THE WAY WE HAVENT HEARD ROMANTIC SUNDAY IN A WHILE SO HEARING IT AGAIN IN THE LAST SCENE REALLY MADE ME BREAKDOWN INTO TEARS WHAT THE FUCKFJEN

[aprildaisi]

the name of this ost?!?!?!&*#@(())' 😭✋🏻

[perqedel]

hometown cha cha cha (2021)

written this on twitter but of course. writing again on this blog is like a ritual. let’s go. 

one of the things i love and will definitely miss from this drama is how it highlights the love between people. not just the romance kind of love. i get so used to romance that these kind of love feel somehow warmer. something i’ll hold dearly for a long time.

the silent love language of fathers. the way they would turn the earth upside down but still wont say it right to their daughters. “of course i wont let her get the braces! it involevs taking four of her healthy teeth. four!!!” throwing posters and merchandises away yet his tired back was ready to take his daughter see someone who made her smile so much. “he doesn’t even know the weather in our place but he knows how cloudy it’s gonna be in rural areas. in your place.” “we went through stores because he needed to find the best plant for your clinic.”

the awkward love from daughters to their fathers. how daughters could feel the same (or even bigger) love, pride, and gratitute to their fathers, spoken through a different language. “if he decides to date, of course i would support him! you know it’s sad. seeing him live his entire life missing someone who’s no longer here.” how we feel the love out of every scolding and action, yet this mouth is more often than not, too heavy to mutter i love yous and thank yous.

the love from one mother to another. “of course we know she’s annoying. of course we get sick of her talking all the time. but she’s herself after we don’t see her for an entire year. even if her words bite our ears off, we’re glad. she’s herself. she’s happy. she’s here.” acknowledging how the pain of losing a chilld is so tremendously agonizing that you’d rather hear your divorce causes be talked about during gathering rather than see someone gets stuck and live their life around that event, that memory and that pain only.

the slight adoration and pride to boost someone’s ego and confidence. “no that’s not fair. you cannot join in the competition. you’re The Singer of our village!!” each one of us climb different stairs to our dreams. the least we could do is help some of us to realize that it’s okay. it takes a lot of strength to give up on a dream. yes they’re not at the top. but we can still acknowledge their efforts and how far they’ve come. 

the flowing (oftentimes painful) love from mother to their children and their grandchildren. “my son works in the big city! he’s very succesful. even my granddaughter studies overseas.” how mothers don’t have the heart to say they miss their children because they’re scared their feeling (which is very innocent) could disturb whatever it is their children is doing. how mothers would scold their children and boast them in the same sentence. you could break their heart a thousand times and the love for you will never stop.

the love in admiration from one woman to another. “i envy you, doctor. you have a prestigious job. people respect you and how you work hard for that title.” and “i envy you for being a good mother. you’re raising your daughter well while working and now you’re even expecting.” being, existing as a woman sometimes feel tough. and they acknowledge this hy holding each other’s hand and lifting each other up. i’m here for you and i will help you the way you would do the same for me. 

[aprildaisi]

OKAY BUT THE MISEON WINNING LOTTERY SCENE girl i –

[aprildaisi]

i really love how balanced the rom and com are in this series. like i would be swooning over sikhye and cackling over them too in the same scene 10 seconds apart

[aprildaisi]

i didn't properly cry until the moment du sik started to read the letter from gamri halmeoni and it went,

"dusik, you should eat. no matter how hard life gets, one should still eat"

CRYING SOBBING THROWING UP

[dramaism]

I’ll be at the front of the boat making sure you have a clear path. The sea won’t always be this gentle though. We will be met with wind and waves. And even typhoons will come our way. So what if we get soaked in rain? Who cares if the wind blows a bite when we’re in the same boat?

[jin-iusjoon]

I don't think it was sudden for heejin to ask dusik about his past, like she wants to talk about their future, and she is well within her rights despite the time they've been a couple cos they're not young...they're mid 30s it makes sense that the guy youre with will be your partner for life right?? esp such a good guy like dusik.

but everytime she brings up their future or just, to her, a simple question as to what happened in Seoul he avoids it. and as someone who overthinks alot and it quite self conscious about how her significant other views her due to her ex....it's expected she'll be upset over him not answering.

they agreed and promised no secrets, and he is keeping secrets and that's hurtful to heejin...he's seen her past, why can't she see his?

also let's not forget dusik never allowed her to see the side where he was hurting when they were friends, she's always seen him happy besides that time he got drunk and cried. however, his behaviour changed significantly after meeting that dude in Seoul but she's not realised that yet...with her own overthinking she believed it to be the necklace...like to a normal person with no insight you wouldn't think seeing an old senior from uni affect a person that much

we as an audience know how much dusik is suffering from whatever happened because we've been allowed to see it to an extent and understand his inability to speak about it....heejin doesn't know about his reoccurring nightmares and how he has to go to a therapist etc....she's in the dark.

so with all that thrown together...no I don't think it's fair to criticise heejin, who has her own traumas and self esteem issues, asking dusik for answers about himself and to say he's changing.

[jin-iusjoon]

what criticism I do have of episode 13 is how the fuck did heejin deliver a baby without a speck of blood on her...her hair and make up in tact...her clothes still fresh and pretty...also her bedsheets still being clean??? like that's the one thing that takes away the realism....also like who tf goes to sleep after delivering a baby all dressed up in a damn pencil skirt/dress???

[aprildaisi]

THISSSS. They should have at least brought a doctor in the scene. It was clear and sunny the next morning no excuse ☝🏻

[juliemolinaz]

So, it seems like some of the criticism of Hye Jin this episode is that she’s expecting too much of Du Shik when it’s still very early in their relationship. And like, I just don’t get that idea. Sure, Hye Jin is talking about things like imagining that she could be family with Du Shik, but it’s not like Du Shik also isn’t saying some pretty deep things in regards to their relationship. He was the one who said I love you first. He was the one who called her the love of his life. Hye Jin also set clear boundaries pretty early on that she didn’t want their to be any secrets or lies between them and Du Shik agreed to that. So, like, why is Hye Jin being the unrealistic one right now in this relationship? I get the fact that Du Shik has trauma that he hasn’t completely worked through, but Hye Jin has trauma too that I’m sure she hasn’t completely worked through either. So, why is Hye Jin getting criticism over wanting Du Shik to be honest with her? 

[aprildaisi]

conflicted between fleeing the country to run away from the family and staying at my parents house to take care of them

[ohcessilia]

OHCESSILIA ART SHOP ON REDBUBBLE! ♡

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[baek1nho]

seeing your almost girlfriend cry

run on ep 8 // hometown cha cha cha ep 10

[baijingting]

dushik + gaining hyejin’s approval/attention

[illuminatedquill]

Hometown Cha Cha Cha Ep10, An Analysis

Hye-jin’s Realization in the Rain 

Well, well, well - I’m back with another analysis post, but this time for everyone’s ‘therapy’ show (mine included), Hometown Cha Cha Cha. 

I’ve been wanting to write an analysis for this show for quite a while now but I’ve just been enjoying it too much to really post much of anything - also, everyone else was doing their own analyzing and doing it better probably than I ever could. Anything I wanted to say seemed redundant. 

But no more. I really, really want to talk about this scene because it solidifies why Hometown Cha Cha Cha is setting a whole new bar for romantic kdramas. This episode was sheer perfection - which is saying something because every episode before was also utterly perfect - and I don’t blame anyone for not being able to choose which scene was their favorite. But, for me, it’s this one; Hye-jin coming to the realization of her feelings for Hong Du-sik. 

For me, it’s the best scene in any romantic kdrama I’ve seen since Do-hyeok’s confession in Nevertheless. And it’s not even a confession. 

I think everyone’s watched this episode by now (I’ve watched and re-watched it myself maybe a dozen times since it came out) but I’m going to go ahead and warn of SPOILERS incoming. Read at your own risk, if you haven’t watched it yet. 

Keep reading

[yearnind]

ON SOULMATES AND A WISH GRANTED

"when dusik ends up alone, please send him someone so that he won't be lonely. "

j. sterling, in dreams // emery allen // taylor swift, invisible string // hayley williams, taken