What I love most about WooSan channel teaser we got today is that it's such a good encapsulation of their relationship, which they describe as having "a level of closeness" that surpasses what each of them have with the other members.
“a video of them (woosan) arguing/fighting for 17 minutes”
Wooyoung knows San so well. He knows San enjoys making content for atiny, but he also knows that San is shy and reserved when he's on his own. He often clings to his "idol image" which Wooyoung encourages him to discard, forever leading by example.
San trusts Wooyoung to lead them, because he knows that, whatever they do, Wooyoung will ensure San never regrets it. Just like their tattoo.
It's remarkable to watch this process unfold in seventeen minutes. San starts off as stilted, a little awkward. Wooyoung watches, patiently, and then he strikes. He starts poking at San, teasing him, egging him on. He starts doing little bits, daring San to respond to his dramatics.
San takes the bait. You watch him slowly blossom under Wooyoung's attention. Soon, they start to bicker, San's voice rising in excitement and disbelief at Wooyoung's gall. You can see the fighting spirit rise within him, coupled with his desire to make Wooyoung laugh. Making Wooyoung laugh is his life's goal.
San's idol image makes a cameo as their joking continues. He gets flustered at Wooyoung teasing him about asking "the in-laws" for permission to get a new friendship tattoo, hastily clarifying we are not dating.
Wooyoung doesn't enable this. He waits, attention elsewhere, wearing a small smirk on his face.
Then they resume their banter, San affirming (not thirty seconds later) that "we've built up our chemistry with the name WooSan." He admits that SanWoo just doesn't make sense. "If it becomes SanWoo all of the sudden, it's not right." While I know that shipping nomenclature from an earlier fandom era doesn't necessarily apply here, I feel like there's a tacit acknowledgment by San that WOO- should come first, because WOO- leads --SAN.
Even though family and friends almost unanimously vote for San to be the main host their show ("Wouldn't you be better at it, San?"), San still complains that he's not really in charge: "But he's always like this! After he talks about what he wants to talk about, he just looks at me and tells me to do it!" Yet, he doesn't seem too upset by this, beaming the entire time.
By the end of the episode, San is flushed, happy, and confident. He's found his balance, thanks to Wooyoung. They're also physically closer than they were at the start: touching each other's knees, even swatting at each other.
Meanwhile, Wooyoung gets a bit quieter, responding with fond amusement as San teases him about his habits. If San needs Wooyoung's help to liberate him from his idol image, than Wooyoung perhaps also needs the trust and loyalty that San places in his hands, that precious responsibility of guarding someone's happiness.
Anyway, can't wait to watch more WooSan TV in the coming weeks!
LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE SO WE CAN HIT 500k VIEWS!!
