#visual equivalent

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Excuse me, good sir. Those pink macarons, are they kdrama flavor? Yes? Lovely! I'll take the whole box!

This makes no sense but I'm okay with that.

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Woo Do-Hwan’s unusual angles have always made me think of Akhenaten, Egypt’s heretic pharaoh and father of King Tut. I can’t not see the resemblance. As Akhenaten got older he got more freaky looking (royal inbreeding has it’s price), but there’s no denying the resemblance. Yeah, I used to be hella obsessed with researching Ancient Egypt.

Damn, but Woo do-Hwan can act. He just amazes me constantly. Hope he’s surviving his military service okay. Poor bastard got assigned to an area that is really cold. Hopefully filming all those historical dramas during the cold-ass months and getting up at 5am for early shoots will make it easier for him. 

I like to imagine Lee Min-Ho sends him care packages each month with warm socks, an assortment of mini macarons, dried squid (yum!), some sort of egg-themed snack, and the occasional bit of old school porn that makes Do-Hwan giggle and blush. Such a thoughtful sunbae.

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The look on Yoo Ji-Tae’s face in this Mad Dog scene is exactly what I’d look like if I was waiting for the barista to make my latte and I looked over and saw Woo Do-Hwan standing right next to me. My internal monologue: Derp de derp derp coffee yum yum.....whaaa...WOO DO HWAAAAhhh...WHUT??? 

I would then stare at him just like the owl is doing, standing creepily still, with no understanding of what was kdrama dream magic or reality. This would be followed by an intense internal discussion where the itty bitty sane part of me says, NO! We are not reaching out to touch his pretty face because not only is that rude, inappropriate, and detrimental to his elaborate skincare regimen, but you know very well that mere mortals do NOT touch the gods! Now put your hand down this instant!!!

Woo Do-Hwan sees all of this out of the corner of his eye, but shows nothing because he’s a goddamn pro. He silently curses the pitfalls of celebrity, wonders how many restraining orders they’ve filed now, and wishes the next fan would just be some chill oddball who wants to ask about something unexpectedly interesting, like traditional Korean archery or something.*

>> This horribly mundane fanfic moment has been brought to you by dal.komm Coffee. Please enjoy your beverage responsibly and never attempt to pet the idols. <<

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* The stupid irony is that I would actually just want to ask him about the process of learning traditional archery, swordsmanship, and general fighting skills for My Country: The New Age. Who he trained with, how long it took, and how difficult it was to do all that in the hanbok or full armor. I don’t give a shit about autographs or photos. So yeah, I’m a total nerd who can’t even fangirl properly.

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Lee Joon-Gi has those gorgeous smoky vamp eyes, just like Rudolph Valentino did back in the silver screen days of the 1920s. A friend of mine calls Valentino the OG Oppa because in the hella early days of the US silent film industry, he was the first film star to truly build a huge devoted fan base with his bad boy roles and sexy looks. Can’t speak to his acting skills, cuz that choppy old school silent film shit all looks ridiculously comical to me. 

Valentino was an Italian-American actor who generally played the sexy villain who seduces all the lovely ladies, and his body was always on display, lol. (Kinda like the shower scenes kdrama actors have before they’ve gained enough clout to exclude them in their contracts.) He was built pretty nice, with a swimmer’s body that looked especially good in tails and white tie. When I was looking up pics of him, I kept finding awesome stuff that reminded me of various kdrama stars, like Lee Soo-Hyuk’s swimmer’s shoulders. So you’ll see a few more Valentino same-sames here in a sec...

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I love ALL the pretty, pretty birbs.

Ain’t gonna lie, I think Lee Joon-Gi is about 12 different shades of beautiful, (many of them angular). His jaw line alone is exquisite geometry. And just look at the curve of that upper lip, for feck’s sake! Though if he couldn’t act, it wouldn’t matter how fine he is, cuz pretty alone isn’t enough for me. But he knocks it out of the park with his acting skills, and with an unusual subtlety that is rare.

My attention is wandering cuz I am easily distracted by beautiful math. And birbs. Anyway, this lovely Gyrfalcon is a perfect match-up to Lee Joon-Gi’s looks and serene expression, imho. Can’t stop staring at the falcon’s iridescent eye. So cool.

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Sometimes Fashion = Flowers in my weird-ass brain. 

And some kdramas absolutely overflow with seriously high fashion. In the realm of women’s fashion, Seo Ye-Ji’s wardrobe in It’s Okay to Not Be Okay was truly stellar and constantly surprising me. Big points to that stylist! (Close second was IU in Hotel Del Luna, but more on that to come.) Just these two kdramas alone gave me unlimited options to play with. Finding the exquisite blooms that matched up well was soothing for my tired brain. But once I started making these I couldn’t stop, so I hope you like them. There’s lots more to come. 

But please don’t ask me the names of these lovely, unusual flowers, because my lazy ass forgot to take note of that info when I was doing my late-night image searches. (Apologies to my plant loving homies.) Will happily add that info if received/found. 

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Shin Won-Ho = Goblin Stuffie. So much pouty, round-headed, buckwheat goodness!

Shin Won-Ho holds a special place in my heart ever since I watched Legend of the Blue Sea. His character had lots of scenes but almost no lines. Yet he still managed to steal the scene from Lee Min-Ho every damn time. Didn’t even need to talk because his cranky pants facial expressions were so insanely good. Love me some big-eyed angsty boys, lol.

He did a great job in Big too, though that cluster fuck of a non-ending makes it hard to recommend the show to people. But even so, Gong Yoo struck comedy gold when he portrayed Shin Won-Ho possessing his body, trying to pass as Gong Yoo. Sounds lame, but it’s some seriously funny shit.

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This visual equivalent of "I got you, darling" pleases me. That scene in Moon Lovers was some of the most visually stunning bit of filming I’ve ever seen. So damn beautiful.