l's bravo viewtiful

viewtiful = viewfinder + beautiful a translation blog for l's bravo viewtiful 日本語 ⇨ english

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Enjoying the Autumn Camp of Nanjido

“How do you spend the end of your day? After I work out, my basic course is to eat dinner. Today I went with my manager and his 3 friends for a gathering of close friends! Looking at the intimacy between men (?) exchanging words without restraint I was incredibly jealous. ‘I wish I had friends like that too…’ After buying like a grill, plates, and other things you need for a camp, we rushed into the most important meat grilling! A feast of ogyeopsal and tteokkalbi made with beef… (ohoho) Washing away the fat of the meat with kimchi jjigae, The last palate cleanser was the ultimate marriage of potatoes and sweet potatoes! Food eaten at a campsite, though somewhat clumsy, seems like it somehow has a magic that remains in memory as the best taste”

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*sizzling*    Fire! The meat is very fresh, right～it’s alive～

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School

The athletic field, the front of the podium, the school building, the classrooms, and school uniforms. My school uniform is an enclosure that protected me from the rash actions I’ve done without thinking that at this point I only regret. This armor-like school uniform that protected only me.

Because this time I can’t wear this armor anymore even if I want to “From now on, I swear not to do any actions that I will regret.”

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Cold

In the end, I ended up in the care of the infirmary (I received IV drip with vitamins). Like a child that doesn’t listen and wanders around and is hit in the face with the flu, all day I was dizzy in cold sweat with tears streaming

Though there wasn’t even any heavy load placed on it my body was as heavy as lead…

Even though it’s just the “common cold” that we deal with every time the season changes, why is it so tough every time…

But this time it’s inteeense. Too inteeenseㅠㅠ

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*cough cough* *COUGH COUGH* *COUGH COUGH* *wheeze cough*

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Promenade

With Dongwoo and Sungjong, I came to the Han River in Mangwon.

In the completely autumn-like cool air, I look at the people in their 50s~60s enjoying leisure sports like jet skiing and yachting, and I think that I would also like to be always healthy.

“Ah, there’s a duck boat too!” (Dongwoo and Sungjong)

Pushed aside by more chic leisure sports, the poor duck boat was lying on its side.  Its faded pink color made it look even more lonely. I want to revive it even in just my photo, click.

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Above the Clouds

Seems like it can be caught, but can’t be caught Seems like it can be touched, but can’t be touched Cold-hearted cloud what a bad guy!

Even though I’m tired from the overnight shooting, the sky that was so blue it pierced my eyes The white cotton candy-like clouds…… are you making fun of me?

On the ground I don’t have thoughts like this but while riding in an airplane, even though it really seems like it could be reached… I can’t even touch it Do you want me to get mad?

Since I’m already sulky, I’ll just go to sleep. Hmph!

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Analog Polaroid

Taking photos during filming stand-by “click click”

Polaroid photos too “click”

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Black is good~ Monochrome is good~

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At Sinchon Station Rooftop Parking Lot

There are 2 stations in Sinchon.  A ground level station and a subway.

Even though I came to see a movie, I happened to look to the side and there was a sunset. I remembered the sunset that I saw at Eurwangni yesterday and ran up to the roof top of Sinchon’s ground level station.

There aren’t run-down buildings near the train line anymore but… there are a lot of people headed towards Sinchon Subway Station. The movement of people who passed by that I usually did not care about that came into my view like this from this tiny bit of leeway, I began to feel apologetic to the world that I had avoided up until now.

The sunset of this bustling city, just as beautiful as the sunset I saw at Eurwangni yesterday, is an ordinary part of life that has been reborn in to a special important thing that glimmers.

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Observing Eurwangni Beach

Designated as a national tourist attraction in the year 1986, Eurwangni Beach is about an hour away by car on the Seoul Olympic Expressway, located at 746 Eurwang-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City. Known for its beautiful sunset, I half-impulsively grabbed my camera and came to this seashore. I didn’t know, but it seems it was also introduced as a location of the variety show “1 Night 2 Days”. As wide as its reputation, the horizon that was drawn in one straight line was beautiful enough to cleanly purify from when it catches your eyes up to inside the stomach.

Since it’s Chuseok break, there are a lot families, lovers, and groups of friends, who came. Watching the figures of people who were enjoying leisure time, what would you call me who came together with the CEO…that…in other words, that’s that.

Rather than being alone, a day like this is twice as fun if there is someone with you. As a group you could do things like ride a jet boat, try Eurwangni Beach’s famous grilled shellfish that goes straight into an empty stomach.

In the meantime… I was able to see the sunset, the must-see dusk of Eurwangni. It was the first bright red sunset of my life. The wonderful taste of the grilled clams I just enjoyed was utterly defeated by the first sight of that red sunset at the beach!

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Hongdae Main Gate

It’s Chuseok. Given a brief moment of rest I thought of going to a painting exhibit so I headed towards Hongdae. Even though Chuseok is Korea’s biggest holiday there were a lot of people at Hongdae Main Gate Here, overflowing with young energy, is a city of art.

As a middle school student, I was interested in painting and art Seriously considering attending art school I filled my textbooks with drawings of manga-like pictures. Whether I was addicted to something, or just innocently wanted to draw something, I would try sketching and frequented the art supply store. Those days when I didn’t know anything other than dreaming, at that time, I just recklessly wanted to anything. Hehe, I suddenly became sentimental.

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秋(Autumn)

In between shooting, I suddenly tried to look up at the sky. Yesterday when the autumn rain gradually soaked up the ground, the bright and clear sky seemed like a dream. Thanks to the clear and cool air energy overflows, giving rise to motivation and sensibility.

Of the four seasons, I like autumn best.

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黒(Black)

I like black best. While it draws in all it seems to have the magical power to see through me. At the same time, it has the frightening ability to gently envelop my heart that, precisely, exerts the power to appease my turbulent mind.

Black reminds me of the endless limit of the night ocean. It refreshes me with its distorted face, showing me the way forward.

Therefore I like black.

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01_The 1st 29 Days

As the refreshing wind begins to feel colder, without knowing it I was standing on the start line. A thing called “start” is always heart-pounding and exhilarating. It’s like a baby just before coming out of its mother’s womb into this world, nervously letting out its first cry from dubious feeling of being touched by the outside air.

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Essay Book Keyword

Samcheong-dong, Jukjeon, Seorae Village, Hongdae, Sangsu, Sinchon, Seoul suburbs, camp, Nanjido, Daebudo, Garuso-gil, Gangbyeon Expressway

Imjingak, 63 Building, Fukuoka, ocean, sunset, park, waiting room, snow, stuffed animal, cold, lemon tea, grapefruit tea, INFINITE, INSPIRIT, cat  sky, wind, manga, drawing, arena tour, essay, guitar, concert, Tokyo Tower, camera, ganjang gejang, kalguksu, lens, cue sheet, headphone 

puppy, passport, Osaka, one-way street, cafe, sushi, bird, Hangang, handmade burger, polaroid, child, launch, chicken, Vietnam, senpai, banquet, ad

luck, recording room, radio, broadcast, detox, toy soldier, healing, departure, support, cake, Sunggyu, Dongwoo, Woohyun, Hoya, Sungyeol, L, Sungjong, INFINITE H

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Profile

My name is L. (A person writing a diary with photos, Kim Myungsoo) My birthday is 1992.03.13 My bloodtype is O! My height is 180cm. My debut is 2010

First, get the camera ready! Charge up the battery. In winter a hat and gloves, and also a mask are needed but, when you wear a mask, the camera’s viewfinder gets fogged up. It’s inconvenient, but this is the reality.

But if you don’t wear a mask the chance of a cold and multiple respiratory diseases accordingly goes up by 70% so wear the mask, the key is to start shooting and at the same time hold your breath. In order to prevent the viewfinder from fogging up, this is the most analog way.

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Prologue

Once while preparing for outdoor photography, I felt the wind that was stroking my cheeks and looked back, exchanging eye contact with the sky. Ignoring the “ring ri~ng” of my smartphone, I opened my mouth widely and took a deep breath, it was like the poison named “digital” that had been ingrained in every corner of my body had disappeared. Though the time when I ran pressed on until now cannot be easily forgotten, hung on a theme of "memories and nostalgia", I pry open the tightly closed doors of my heart and directly face the long-ago seen natural "me". Rather than as a celebrity or as member of INFINITE “L”, I want to show the “typical everyday of an average person in their 20s.” Driven by the urge to connect with the world through the analog media of photography, I was given the chance to put out this book. I want to share the joy of sharing modest happiness through the good feeling of taking 1 photo.

I earnestly held a DSLR camera in my hands immediately after signing my contract with the company, which I bought spending my entire signing bonus without listening to my parents holding me back. This was during my trainee days. Back then I liked taking photos and being photographed to the point that, even though the camera that I wanted and yearned for was clutched in my hands, I didn’t have the slightest idea of how I should start with it, so for the first day I ended up using it to organize my feelings. From then on began using the camera as a memo in place of a “diary”, if I had even a little bit of time I would go out here and there, and made a habit of taking photos. During that lonely yet fun time, I would take photos and put messages of emotions to those photos in order to organize my disoriented pace. I think it’s time I show the world the “L” that no one knows through a glimpse inside (my) simple everyday life.

In the direction of sensibility, with this book I want to show the “me” just as I am. Digital culture that makes life convenient makes liable people feel feelings of exhaustion and melancholy, giving a sense of emptiness and fragility, spurring a spirit of competitiveness that also hurts the body and the mind. I hope that this book will call back even a little bit of everyone's analog-like sense, heal you from your fingertips, and awaken you to caring for your own body. Now at this point, this moment we share together is you and me. Because it's our precious time.

The task of re-recording my surroundings was like putting a breath of excitement to my little dream that could not bloom. Even the one-way signs of small alleys that I just pass by everyday felt like signposts to a road that goes straight towards success. For some reason, my mind was even drawn to the meaningless footprints remaining on the sand of the beach we came to for shooting. I did the best I could to put this brief time into this book. During times when there are things that are difficult for you, if you are comforted by looking at this book and a smile naturally escapes from your lips, then one drop of tears of happiness can shine from my eyes.

– L(Photo Diary Author Kim Myungsoo) –

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