This is where I will post and reblog resources for fan works and role playing related to the film K-pop Demon Hunters such as plot ideas, potential headcanons, concept/official art, etc. I may also put fanart and links to fanfic should I ever complete any.
Mature and adult themes are likely, including depictions of violence, sex, and/or kink.
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This blog will have Mature and Adult themes, including depictions of violence, sex, and/or kink. Not exclusively by any means, but they will be present.
The purpose of this blog is for me to have a place where I will post and reblog resources related to the film K-pop Demon Hunters for myself, my RP partners, and for anyone that trips over this place.
This will include reblogs and posts of plot ideas, possible headcanons, concept/official art, fanart, and possibly fanart or fanfic of my own should I ever complete any.
This blog is run by TK (30+).
Companion blog: superstarflavor (WIP)
Uncertain: spicequeenmira (blank), zoeyhamburger (blank)
These are the images and posts related to Jeju Island from the Instagram of Simon Baek (baeksimon).
Instagram post for the above (link)
Info about the Dangsam tree and burial mounds (here)
Instagram post for the above (link)
Information on traditional Korean homes, particularly the choga jip of Jeju island (here)
Instagram post for the above (link)
Gukwha are chrysanthemums, also mentioned (here)
Instagram post for the above (link)
Instagram post for the above (link)
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I'm too close to the image limit, so I skipped some of the story images such as...
the one where Rumi asks "Celine... Why did you kill my mother?" (link, third image)
As well as (this story one with 14 images)
This story has adult Rumi walking through destroyed graveyards, graveyards covered with long grasses and wildflowers...then flashes back to child Rumi with Celine in the same graveyard, clean and preserved.
Child Rumi doesn't know who the grave belongs to. She's impatient and demands to go to the teddy bear museum because Celine had promised to take her.
Celine: "This place is very precious to me."
Rumi: "Am I not precious to you?"
Celine laughs. "Of course. You are the most precious person in my life."
Rumi: "Now, take me to the teddy bear museum."
Celine: "Okay, okay let's go now."
Simon Baek:
Story Context
This is the sequence after Rumi's encounter with Celine [where she] finds out about [her] mother's death. Rumi naturally heads to one of the graveyards Celine used to take her when she was a kid. Rumi finds out the graveyard is still well preserved with white flowers of decoration. Rumi can feel authenticity of Celine's guilt towards Rumi's mother. Rumi starts singing her song in front of her mother's grave to control her demon power and soothe her feelings toward Celine.
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Neither Celine being Miyeong's killer or the graveyard scenes ended up being animated. I suspect the teddy bear museum story may have a small part in the headcanons of some people that Rumi is (or was) a spoiled brat or that she might have a massive pile of teddy bears. Perfectly good hcs! I've rambled elsewhere about those not being personal headcanons of mine. (x)
With a Celine that doesn't have Rumi see her as a mother, I find it hard to believe Celine would not have told Rumi about her mother relatively early. Well, at least that Miyeong was Rumi's mother and knowledge of the grave that Celine takes care of regularly. Something I'm sure Rumi would have noticed, particularly with a single guardian who might not be willing to hire babysitters for a half-demon child that seemingly connected to the Honmoon very young.
As for Celine being the one to kill Miyeong... I'm sure this has made for admirable angst fanfic and such. I feel there is enough trauma without this, so I probably won't go down that path in any of my own potential works / writings / versions of characters. Probably.
I might write about the teddy bear museum, though. It might have a wildly different child Rumi. I'll figure it out if/when I actually write!
INFO DUMP POST!
Touches a little on the following:
hanok (traditional Korean house)
ondol (underfloor heating system)
choga / choga jip (traditional residences on Jeju)
jeongnang (gates at the entrance of traditional Jeju properties on that communicate with potential guests)
doldam (Jeju stone walls made out of basalt),
and more
This may be subject to future edits.
This includes a few random ramblings from me.
Hanok info. These differ from the traditional homes on Jeju Island, which appear to be called choga or choga jip (see below, most of this post is about the Jeju residences).
"The houses of wealthy upper-class families often consisted of multiple buildings arranged to reflect their social status, with the men’s living quarters separated from those of the female members of the family, and those for senior members separated from those of the junior members, by low walls."
I suspect if Mira's family really is rich, they probably live in a modern style residence (or residences). Though if old(er) money, maybe there is a traditional style home in their possession. Or maybe they used to have one but it got destroyed in the Korean War.
Discover in this article all you need to know about Ondol, Korean traditional heating system. Get to know its history, how it works and ...
"Ondol, also known as Gudeul, is an incredible underfloor heating system that’s existed for centuries in Korea. The general idea of an Ondol system is that it harnesses the power and pressure of the flow of smoke from the fireplace (traditionally used to cook meals and rice) to heat up the house, rather than using heat directly from the fire itself."
"The heat of an ondol originally came from wood, but modern homes and apartments are built with hot-water pipes embedded in the floor." (Utilizing a boiler)
I got the concept of Rumi sleeping on the floor in my head at some point, partly because the rooms in Jeju would be very small and partly because warm floors seem so comfy? Like in a quilted/floor type bed?
"My late great-grandma used to live in a traditional house on Geojedo Island. I have fond memories of lying flat on the ondol floor, warming myself to the point of almost melting, then having a bite of roasted sweet potato with kimchi." -- Source: Why Do Koreans Sleep on the Floor?
"Koreans traditionally used ondol (a heated floor system), which makes the floor the warmest spot to sleep on. This is why Koreans don’t wear shoes indoors, keeping the floor clean."
"Most Koreans now use beds, except older Koreans like my parents who use stone beds."
"Some Koreans still sleep on the floor because it’s warmer in winter and cooler in summer."
"We’re used to sleeping as a group on the floor, especially when visiting relatives, Korean spas, or going on overnight retreats."
"Instead of bulky mattresses, Koreans use foldable bedding known as “yo” (Korean-style mattress used as a bed on the floor)."
Also in my head I have Zoey growing up with a twin bed or maybe even a bunk bed if she has siblings. And rich!Mira always had her own room unless she ended up running away/getting kicked out.
Celine surely owned an apartment in Seoul before the major upgrade to the tower penthouse (I'm assuming she now has her own space there as well?). Nice but nothing too crazy? Rumi got her own room which was between tiny Jeju and large penthouse?
If you’ve ever watched a Korea historical drama, you’ll have an idea of the types of houses Koreans used to live in. Hanok style buildings w
https://www.visitjeju.net/u/Hk6
"Jeju residences were influenced by the materials available, the culture of the island, and the need for protection from frequent strong winds. Four main characteristics include the choga jip buildings, doldam stone walls, olle paths, and jeongnang gates. Here is a little bit more about each of these features."
Choga Jip
"The residential buildings on each property are called choga jip houses. The most distinctive part of these buildings is the thatched roof that is made from straw and tied down with rope in a checkered pattern, and the stone walls that are constructed from Jeju stone and insulated with soil. These houses provided residents with protection from the island’s wind and rain. Each residence would typically have two buildings, a larger one called angeori where the head of the family lived, and a smaller one called a bakgeori where the eldest son’s family would live. When the parents got old, they would move into the bakgeori, letting the younger generation live in the larger building."
Doldam
"Doldam can be literally translated to “stone wall.” These were built from the rocks found in the areas surrounding the property. It is said that the natural holes formed when piling the stone into walls lets air blow through, stopping the walls from collapsing due to wind pressure. The walls were used to define boundaries of land, and they are also used on olle paths (see below) to keep the interior space of a property private. A common type of doldam found on Jeju is a batdam, which refers to the stone walls that surround fields."
Olle Path (Path from the Road to the Property)
"You may know of Olle Trails as the walking paths that circumnavigate the island. These tracks share a name with a specific type of path that ran from the main road to the interior of traditional Jeju residences. Olle had two main uses: they acted as a way to keep the interior of the property private and to protect choga jip houses from the strong Jeju winds."
Jeongnang (Gates that Communicate)
"Jeongnang is the name of the gates at the entrance of traditional properties. They are made from three long wooden logs that the homeowner can place between two frames on either side. People on Jeju didn’t use solid gates so they wouldn’t break in the wind. The arrangement of these logs communicated information about the homeowner’s location. If all three logs were unlatched from the frame, the owner was at home. If just one was placed across the gate with two left unlatched, the owner was out but nearby. If two logs were placed across the gate, the owner was further away, and the visitor should come back in the evening. All three logs being attached meant the owner had traveled further afield."
MORE DETAILS...
...from different articles below. Plus occasional random commentary from me about the demon hunters.
https://www.visitjeju.net/u/Hk3
"The home is the starting point of life. From birth to death, a human being’s residence is a place of comfort and refuge from the harsh world. The bleak conditions that Jeju people had to endure - violent winds, a barren environment, stagnant cultural advancement - inevitably led to rough and burdensome lives. Thatched roofs woven with dried silver grass protected homes from rain and wind, and the stone walls built around houses provided the home with some level of coziness. Traditional houses in Jeju had no gates, so visitors could come and go as they pleased, and offered a sense of warm welcome."
"The word “olle” in the Jeju dialect refers to the alleyway that connects a village house to the public road. The alley is deliberately built slightly curved so that the house is hidden from view and not easily seen by passersby on the public road. You can see these olle roads even today in Jeju’s rural villages, lined with doldam stone fences moving in soft lines through the town."
I suspect the hunter's land and residence is even more secluded than this for practicality reasons.
"A traditional house in Jeju Island consists of two houses, the inner house, and the outer house, along with the mokeori, where livestock are kept and agricultural equipment is stored. Both houses are equipped with kitchens, so while the yard space is shared, the residents of the two houses can live independent lives. Traditionally, when the children of the family were married, they would move into the outer house to raise their family. In this way, two families were able to live together."
I wonder if traditionally this would have been split by previous generation(s) and next generation of hunters. I'm sure it's possible to imagine the hunters might have additional structures or places to promote training.
"Unlike houses on the mainland, traditional houses in Jeju did not have front gates. Instead, two stone pillars, each about a meter long, were erected at the entrance of the house about 2 meters apart. Three holes were carved out on the side of each pillar facing each other, and wooden rods were inserted between the stones. If three rods were inserted horizontally parallel to each other, it meant that the owner of the house was away on a long trip. If two were placed, the owner was out on a short trip, and if only one rod was placed at the entrance, it meant that the owner was home to receive visitors. In this way, the owner communicated with visitors using symbols."
"The typical Jeju house is composed of bedrooms, a large living room, a kitchen, and a shed. Similar to Western-style houses, the living room of Jeju houses was a common living space, while also functioning as a dining room. It faced the outer yard and served as the entrance of the house. On either side of the living room were bedrooms, one primary bedroom, and one smaller room. Next to the bedrooms were the kitchen and furnace, and storage space"
"Most of the traditional houses in Jeju had thatched roofs made from grass. On the mainland, leftover rice straw from the rice harvest was used to cover the roofs of houses. As Jeju’s farmland was not suitable to grow rice, the Jeju people instead made rope out of silver grass to cover their roofs. Since both rice straw and silver grass decay over time, they had to be replaced every year."
"The work of twisting silver grass into ropes was mainly done by women, while men climbed onto the roofs to place the ropes. The entire process was very laborious and impossible to do alone, so the village people worked together as a community to complete the job every year. As Jeju Island became more modernized, thatched houses have disappeared, but there are some well-maintained thatched houses available for viewing at Seongeup Village."
"Tongsi” in the Jeju dialect means “toilet”, and “dottongsi” is the type of toilet that is used with pigs. It is said that when a person entered the bathroom, pigs would rush over to feed. Traces of this tradition can be seen in Jeju’s thatched houses."
"They raised pigs in their homes and fed them human dung. Then, a solid fertilizer was made by mixing the pig’s dung with barley straw. This was the wisdom of the Jeju people who skillfully created something nutrient-rich and useful from pig dung, which could become toxic to the environment if left untreated."
I'm guessing this is a relic of the past, haha. And they now have modern or mostly modern plumbing. Now I imagine someone being like... what's this? And Rumi launching into a matter-of-fact explanation. And (Mira? Zoey?) facial reaction.
"Korea has a unique heating culture called ondol, a floor-heating system. When the furnace was used to cook and burn wood, the heat went into the floor of the house and warmed it up. It was a system that cooked and heated at the same time. However, the system for cooking and heating was separated in Jeju."
"Cooking was done in a sotdeok, where a pot was placed on a stone, and heating was done with a furnace unique to Jeju called a gulmuk. Dried cow and horse dung were used as fuel for the fire in the gulmuk. Since cows and horses were abundant in Jeju, this made fuel very easy to access, and it was also helpful in protecting Jeju’s natural environment"
This month??s architecture tour is a little different.While previous structures i...
Materials used
"The materials found on Jeju give these houses their unique look and feel. The walls are made from black volcanic stone that has been layered together in a similar way to Jeju’s Batdam stone walls.
As well as this, Zelkova Serrata trees were used for the eaves and structure of the houses as this type of tree is stronger than the pine trees found on Jeju. The final main material used is the straw for the roof."
Wind
"One of the biggest influences on the way the houses were built is, of course, Jeju’s environment. When it comes to Jeju, nothing has a stronger impact on the island than the intense winds blowing in from the sea.
This changed the overall size of houses. When compared to the mainland, houses on Jeju are smaller, as it makes them less susceptible to wind damage. In addition, the eaves of the house are narrower to stop the wind catching and literally blowing the roof of the houses off.
Furthermore, in order to stop the straw on the roof blowing away, rope (made from a plant similar to the Eulalia plant), was used to tie the straw down. This didn’t come without its downsides though, as the rope stops water from draining properly which made the roofs susceptible to flooding.
The combination of wind and rain meant that roofs on Jeju houses had to be replaced every two or so years."
Jeongnang and Olle
"Gates known as jeongnang are placed at the entrance of each olle. A jeongnang consists of is three logs placed across the entrance of the olles and held at each side by jeongjumok, or stone pillars. Jeongnang are regarded to have been originally to keep horses and cows" .... "from coming into the house compound."
"Because of the strong winds on the island, logs were used instead of gates. Jeongnang are not affected by the wind so would not be broken even during typhoons. The three logs were also a means of exchanging information between the owner of the house and potential guests." ...
"The length of each house’s olle varied and they could be short or long. There were also many different type of olle and they could be straight or curved, and wider or narrower at the end." ...
"The houses were not easily seen from the street due to the olle and their role was to both prevent strong winds and curious eyes from reaching the house. Jeongnang and olle are found only in Jeju" ...
Choga (Thatched roof house)
"Jeju’s choga (thatched roof houses) are a unique type found only on the island. They are strong with piled stone walls made even stronger by covering them with soil. The roofs are covered with straw that is held down by thick ropes tied tightly in a checkerboard pattern."
"In the traditional thatched roof houses of Jeju, there is an angeori (main building) and a bakgeori (subordinate building). The angeori is the place where food is stored and memorial rituals are performed. The parents of a family lived in the angeori, and after their eldest son was married, he and his family would live in the bakgeori."
"After a certain period, they would change places with each other, indicating that the duty of performing the memorial rituals had moved from the parents’ generation to the son’s. All affairs regarding relatives, collaborative labor, common property, and participation in meetings were managed by the people living in the angeori. The angeori has a much more significant function. Each angeori and bakgeori had a separate kitchen, jangdokdae (jar stand), and tongsi (toilet) so that each generation could live independent lives."
Dottongsi (Pig-Latrine)
"The Dottongsi is Jeju’s traditional outhouse. It had low walls to repel the wind and prevent outside eyes from peeking in, but had no roof. It did not smell and users didn’t need to worry about getting spattered excrement on the bottom of their feet or falling into it. It was a clean toilet where users could do their business safely while looking around at the view. Dottongsi were not only toilets but pigsties as well. The bottom of the dottongsi was spread with barley straw and pigs were raised there eating human excrement and food scraps. The barley straw mixed with the pig excrement fermented naturally and the manure produced was important to Jeju’s agricultural industry. Dottongsi are a unique aspect of residential life found only in Jeju that not only kept the natural environment clean by recycling seemingly useless waste, but also produced natural manure which was used in farming."
Because I like the description
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Here's one with modern updates:
Discover Jocheonmasil, a beautiful Jeju traditional house stay. A fantastic opportunity to get closer to South Korea culture and traditions.
A video that goes through a traditional house (in Korean)
Twisting straw into rope:
Source: http://www.naturalhomes.org/timeline/seongeup.htm
Seasonal repairs:
On January 3rd, people gathered in the warm weather at Seongeup Folk Village in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, to prepare for a busy day of repair
and the fact that her mothers picture is right next to her mirror... Do you think Rumi ever looks between the two and tries to see what traits she got from her?
The final room design is a little different, but I believe there's still a photo or photos hidden behind that side of the bed.
...... Well, thanks to this, I realized I never posted my compilation of images of and around Rumi's room. And the draft is on the wrong blog, so I'll have to reconstruct. ANYWAY, here's a closeup of what I think those photos from the concept art turned into. (?)
And hey, I found my way to this post via the notifications from your comments about Jeju island and Celine's traditional residence with the thatched roofs, and I have relevant posts in my drafts for those, too. XD I'll get around to posting them eventually.....
Edit: peering at the concept art again, it appears there are also tiny photos to the right of the bed. So the framed images might still be there as well. But I don't think that corner of the room ever properly gets seen in the film. I'll think about this for my personal HCs (and may or may not ignore XD ... like the additional guitars in the closet).
Sorry, nice person. She's living in my head, I swear; I'm just a perpetually unreliable creator.
Context: This is an incomplete fragment set in some kind of a/b/o or d/s world au where Mira is an alpha or a dom and society sees people like that wearing something like a choker as odd.
Rumi first noticed Mira's taste for chokers not long after they first met. At the time, she idly thought something about how it framed the woman's neck well. And then she moved on.
It was simply a part of who Mira was, her taste in clothing, so Rumi didn't think much beyond that until Bobby brought it up in passing. It was his job to consider PR, of course. Little inane details that the public could lose their minds over. Like whether Zoey should use makeup to hide her freckles. NO.
"I think it suits the brand we're going for," Rumi said. "Raw, hardcore, unapologetically ourselves."
She didn't mention that the thought of Mira never wearing a choker again was almost physically painful.
The first time Mira happened to wear a choker during sex, Rumi couldn't help but curl her fingers underneath the edges. She pulled lightly and slowly because she wanted a kiss. Mira let out a gasp at the pressure, and her lips parted just as Rumi claimed her mouth. Rumi took advantage of the opening to sweep her tongue inside. The more of Mira she could touch and taste, the better.
It was much later that Rumi decided to test a much bigger step.
Mira had lifted one of her favorite chokers to her neck and was in the process of fastening it. Whenever Rumi caught this act, it was difficult for her to not stare.
"If I gave you one, would you wear it?"
Mira's hands paused, and her eyes widened.
Rumi plowed on. "Would you like to belong to me?"
Mira finished the task and let her arms fall to her side. Her fingers clenched into fists. "Don't just say things like that." The quality of her voice was raw and gravelly.
"I don't say things I don't mean. Not about something like this."
Mira used the phrase "well actually" and Rumi made fun of her for an hour straight and repeatedly brought it up randomly for the rest of the day, made her contact name "achually☝️🤓"
In response, Mira stole Rumi's phone and tweeted shit like "Mira is smarter than me" "Mira is so cool" "Mira is hot" "Mira is soooo much better than me"
In response to that Rumi told her, "Wow, do you need a minute alone with yourself? These seem intimate."
Rumi will randomly get Mira with deez nuts jokes.
Rumi will act impossibly stupid, just to piss off Mira,
"i dont get it, sad face" "THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE FUCKING SCREEN?" "...did you just say sad face out loud"
Rumi and Mira are neck & neck when it comes to spice tolerance, it just fits Mira's branding better. The doesn't stop Rumi from insisting hers is higher
Just gets into a bunch of "i can do it better than you" contests.
Runi will argue something balantly false like I dont know "water and soda are the same thing" just to fuck with mira.
Rumi will consume diabolical food and drink combos just for the horror on Mira's face
Made tea with room temperature water as Mira called her insane and stupid
Rumi targets Mira in everything. Mario kart, Uno, Monopoly, ect ect
(Referring to the fashionista Mira HC) Once Rumi realized dressing like a 'disaster' bothered Mira, not only did she add this to the list of reasons to do so, she did it more often. Coat over hoodie over turtleneck might not have *just* been about the disguise.
Just pure smug amusement any time Mira was unable to take care of a bug or deal with some kind of mundane / menial /gross situation she may have not had to deal with if she grew up a rich girl with servants. Particularly during their time training together. (Referring to bug HC here, really this is just an excuse to put your link here.)
Figured out certain types of fidgeting sometimes drove Mira insane, such as pen tapping while in thought. Proceeded to do it on purpose at very calculated moments.
Loves to point out the ways in which Mira is soft. Because it can fluster/annoy Mira. But also because she just literally loves when Mira is soft.
Someone on TikTok pointed out that Mira and Zoey were probably still wearing the earpieces that let them hear each other's voices over the music when they chased after the Bobby doppelganger at the Idol Awards. So when Takedown started playing and they went running back, they could still hear Rumi on stage.
Meaning they definitely heard Rumi scream, "Please, stop!" directly in their ears with zero context while they were desperately trying to get to her.
Anyway, angst writers who like giving the girls nightmares about the Idol Awards, please feel free to hurt us more by including this in Mira and Zoey's nightmares :)
Damn, I was noting the in-ear monitors earlier this week, but this never occurred to me. Thanks, I hate it love it.
I'll add it to my Takedown trauma pile, which also includes these takes by people (one -- your earlier post apparently!), (two -- a reddit post).
EDIT -- I'm rewatching and... somehow real!Mira and real!Zoey lose their in-ears, and the demon versions have them.
I will say that one of the more unbelievable parts of the film is that Mira and Zoey would leave the stage during a section of Golden (it's not that long of a song!). XD And they have enough time to lose the in-ears, get a makeup touch up, and chase fake!Bobby.
So presumably they take off the in-ears for the makeup, then they leave down the hall, and then the demon duo pops in to take real!Zoemira's place, in-ears and all.
But since this doesn't necessarily make sense in the first place... I'm all for changing things up.
EDIT2 -- My friend suggests the demon in-ears are fake, and Mira and Zoey just took them off temporarily and/or for the chase. But I can still ignore this if I want.
god gives her hardest battles to her cuntiest soldiers
(ID in alt text)
by the time canon rolls around mira's lovergirl goggles protect her from the worst of it. but zoey wearing crocs w socks still forces her to cycle thru every deep breathing exercise known to man
@fangirl39 @scythfi-writer i hope y'all don't mind me replying to these comments in a reblog bc i do want to explain why i figured mira as a fashionista over the other two, even and especially w the sleeping bag met gala fit.
it honestly all boils down to this: she dresses with Intentionality.
when buying the tonics, mira's outfit is not only considerably more snappy and stylish than the other girls' (coat over hoodie over turtleneck? garish hawaiian bomber over plain t-shirt and shorts?), but i's also topped w jewellery that she matched to the buttons of her shirt.
(like who wears a torque to the quack doctor's office??? <- says girl who wears gold hoops to the 7/11)
her sleepwear features colour-coordinated hair ties and fuzzy slippers.
(you can't see it here but go check in the post-bath house scene. zoey n rumi's slippers are matching pink, mira' is the same shade as her sweater.)
while zoey and rumi go on to wear big shapeless shirts/hoodies and pants, mira keeps rocking leggings that show off her legs to offset and balance her oversized sweaters.
even when they're lounging around writing takedown, she's wearing jewellery beyond her piercings.
she also has two pairs of glasses, thin gold and chunky black, that she alternates between depending on how dressy her casual fit is, and the former in particular she always coordinates w gold jewellery.
the sleeping bag to the met gala is simply not an indication of a lack of style, considering the context of it: an outrageously low-effort out-of-place not-even-actual-clothing fit for an event that yearly boasts transforming dresses and armour and wall-to-wall couture is a Statement, one made by somebody who has actual thoughts abt how she likes to dress and present herself, as evidenced by every other fit she wears in the movie. (and we don't even know what that year's theme was--and whether mira was being "maliciously" compliant, like a person showing up w a tent to a year themed camp.) if mira didn't care abt fashion, she'd just wear a dress and call it a day.
