Character analysis are great within a fandom. It's when a fan tries to understand a character more in depth. Helping us understand a character's creation, motives, behavior and their relationships with other characters. I thought about this, as I thought about the typical Jinu haters. Someone who hates him but doesn't give off the vibe to understanding why other fans like this character.
Something I love in storytelling is learning about the character. What the inspiration for the character's development is. Like how the Saja Boys are pretty much corrupted Korean Grim Reapers and the artistic alternate robes Jinu and his boy's could of been wearing.
It really makes you wonder as well as how Gwima chooses the victim's he intends to enslave vs consume. Such as Jinu who was starving on the streets with his family. How the transformation went ect. I also wonder if Gwima would have turned Mira and Zoey into Saja Demons. Why waste their souls when he could use them.
Another thing I like learning in early drafts is us seeing that Jinu is pretty dangerous when he wants to be. In the original, we see this by him easily avoiding Rumi's attacks. She only get's one lucky hit when it didn't take him long to slice her sleeve open revealing her patterns. Which was the scene that needed to happen to move the story along. In Alex Chiu's early version it seems almost like Jinu is toying with Rumi before she gets her lucky hit. This isn't a dig at Rumi but makes me realize she isn't possibly the first hunter he has ran into who has tried to cut his head off, no questions asked.
9,704 likes, 49 comments - alexmchiu on June 25, 2025: "Jinu v Rumi in the bathhouse- I got to work on an early version of this in a tag tea
Something that drives me nuts is when Jinu's haters accuse him of gaslighting Rumi without understanding what gaslighting actually is.
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation. When the abuser makes the victim not trust their own memories, judgements or sanity.
The only character that does any gaslighting is Gwima and the victim is Jinu. (Other demons too but we see this abuse through Jinu)
This is what Gwima wants Jinu to believe about himself. It's also established that this is how Gwima controls his demons. With shame.
Their patterns also hurt when they flare up. So it's not just mental torture but he is being physically tortured.
Its also showed that if your "weak" or not useful to Gwima he kills you.
Jinu has mastered the art of survival under his abuser and dodging hunters who attack no questions asked. He is useful and competent which Jinu's haters hate, but shows why Gwima won't let him go. But was also willing to listen to his plan.
Jinu is a complex morally grey who is bad not because he wants to be but because of his life under Gwima. I think it's fair to say perhaps the character things he has to do more to redeem himself even if it wasn't his fault, being enslaved to a Demon King. Something he would feel he needs to do, while Rumi is keeping an eye on his mental health. 400 years under Gwima wouldn't just disappear.
So this is over a year late but I did a response to Ahn Hyp-Seopâs cover of free which can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLj4TpjNrAF/?igsh=MWxvODk1eXl0NXp6bA==
And then I just finished the song because it felt weird not to. I also switched to Rumiâs part toward the end. Sorry. Donât have recording stuff set up at hime currently. Maybe when I do I will try to do a better version.
So I am a singer and voice teacher. I also have generalized anxiety disorder. Lately my voice has been scratchy and getting tired easily. I am hoping it is related to the drought where I live, allergies, and other external things. Because I have anxiety, however, I canât help being like âWhat is I have nodes it something else involving damage ti my vocal folds?!?â
Singing is my life, I sing all the time. I sung for myself and for my daughter. Singing gets me through things. If I was unable to sing⌠I donât know how I would cope. If the stuff persists longer past summer I will look into getting scoped.
I am hoping it will resolve and will try ti rest my voice when I can. I just needed to get this out somewhere.
A casual cover of âWhat it Sounds Likeâ from K-Pop Demon Hunters. The karaoke track is by Phizzy on YouTube. Not my best, I may try to do a better one at a later date, but I am trying to be less of a perfectionist.
So I need some adult friends who like K Pop Demon Hunters as much as I do so I can have people to talk about it with. So if you see this and you want to give being friends a shot, just comment or dm me.
Oh big same. Also after the betrayal at the Idol awards when he has the outburst I think I would just suddenly embrace him without a word and hold him close.
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