#LeeSunKyun
's last note to his family has been leaked to the media and shared by a TV station in Korea even though his wife begged the police to keep this private. Please don't share any articles quoting the note, it's horribly cruel to violate the family's privacy.
Aight, I see a lot of folks confused about the timeline at the end of
#THEATYPICALFAMILYEP12
(I was too ๐ญ), so I made some more janky graphics. Hope this makes things a bit clearer. No, Gwiju never died nor was he in a wormhole for five years.
#TheAtypicalFamily
During the 5th trial of actor
#YooAhIn
for drug-related charges, two doctors testified that he complained of depression and thoughts of death.
โMr. Yoo Ah-in said he had thoughts of deathโ
The doctor mentioned prescribing anxiety control medication due to his symptoms of
MBC announcer openly criticizes the media for their role in
#LeeSunKyun
's death. "That report is just a 'knife' wielded not just at the late Lee Sun Gyun but it stabbed innocent people, his wife and children."
I like to rewatch because I always end up catching stuff like this: Hana (!!) is one of the people who declined being part of Talay's plot
#F4ThailandEP11
@EmmaB_Videos
The other aspect of kdramas that I love but is completely divorced from reality is how MLs are photographed and filmed to gratify the female gaze. See Junho's arms and butt for the latest example. You will not go to Seoul and see streets full of Kang Tae Oh's.
The marketing team for
#MySweetMobster
needs a raise. The heading reads Seo Ji Hwan's Expression Spectrum and the captions on the faces are different emotions like sadness & surprise except for the one under his happy face which reads Eun Ha ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Check out the difference between Bright in
#F4ThailandEP9
which was shot two years ago compared with
#F4ThailandEP14
which was shot in January. It's striking how much his face changed (body too but I couldn't get a good screenshot of it).
I'm rewatching
#MyMister
#MyAhjussi
and decided to create a thread of visual storytelling moments I missed the 1st time, like this gorgeous sequence from ep. 1. The tower represents Dong-hoon: seemingly solid but with visible cracks and immeasurable damage beneath the surface.
๐งตAs promised, hereโs my dive into the
#F4ThailandEp9
funeral sequence. Itโs the biggest departure so far from the manga & previous adaptations & doesnโt exist in any other version. Itโs also hugely important to
#F4Thailand
โs story & themes.
This is so important!! I don't see many people tweeting about the funeral even though it takes up about 20 minutes of the episode, isn't present in any other version, and is hugely important - so stay tuned, gonna dive into that scene when I have a minute
#F4ThailandEp9
Check out the callback to
#F4ThailandEp7
when Thyme raises his fist to Gorya the same way he does with Talay in
#F4ThailandEP11
. In both scenes he stops himself but it shows growth. First he stopped himself with someone he loves and then he stopped himself with a rival.
๐งตI've been seeing the gifts fan clubs organized for the
#F4Thailand
actors at the
#ShootingStarConcert
so I'm very happy to share this gift that a group of us commissioned for
@Adamfamilyman
to thank him for all of his hard work. Art by the wildly talented
@winnieboy_2102
. +
.
@Adamfamilyman
just posted this to IG and I want to express my deep gratitude to everyone on the production team for putting their heart into this story and pushing through to the end under incredibly difficult circumstances. Thank you all ๐๐๐ค
#F4Thailand
#F4ThailandFinalEP
Thai adaptation of popular Korean webtoon 'My ID Is Gangnam Beauty' from
#GMMTV
with a title of '
#BeautyNewbie
: My Heart Is Not Fake' starring
#WinMetawin
and
#BaifernPimchanok
released a newly anticipated trailer
The series will start airing on VIU at
The male lead in
#TheAtypicalFamily
is a depressed alcoholic yet I've seen women calling the female lead a whore, bitch and slut. I don't think this is a writing problem, it's a misogyny problem
So right now the only dramas I'm watching are
#EnigmaSeries
and the Chinese drama
#Destined
. I've dropped all of my Kdramas. I don't know if it's the quality of what's coming out right now or if I'm just in the mood for a different vibe than Kdramas deliver.
๐งตWanna talk about this scene because it's short but very important. Thyme grows up in front of our eyes. He figures out exactly what his mother did and calls her out using her own business language. She acknowledges that he's smart and becoming a man +
#F4ThailandEp8
I know folks are coming up with a lot of
#F4ThailandFinalEP
theories but honestly the only thing I truly want is for Gorya to stop being so self sacrificing and learn it's okay to let Thyme and her friends help her.
#F4ThailandEP16
I started
#EnigmaSeriesEP1
and ho. lee. shit. It's gorgeous, gripping, scary and Prim is serving. It's so good and it's the First! Three! Minutes!
@Adamfamilyman
is doing the thing again and I am being fed.
Milk was so good in this scene, esp when she's describing the man she wants and we see Thyme in flashback doing all the good things. ๐๐๐ Great writing, great performance
#F4ThailandEP12
As we get ready for
#F4ThailandEp3
to drop, just wanted to shoutout the incredible job the writers/director have done to adapt the source material. The changes are subtle but change the entire feel of the story and make it legitimately good (which is a feat let me tell you). A๐งต
YES OMG YES in other versions they tell him he can't fight back or they will hurt the FL but in this one Thyme says he can't fight back because he will lose (his soul, his humanity). CHILLS writers omg
#F4ThailandEP11
Thank you drama gods for giving us
#WinPrim
in a horror show produced by Parbdee, we're not worthy.
@drama_analyst
this is the show that makes up for what we didn't get in F4 Thailand.
#EnigmaSeries
Kavin was so interesting in this episode. The smooth facade came off at the end when he pulls the car over and leans in to kiss Kaning. It was kind of scary and we see that in his own way he's as dangerous as Thyme can be.
#F4ThailandEp12
๐งตA big theme of
#F4ThailandEP12
was thwarted desire (sexual & a desire for love). Ex.
#1
is Gorya & Thyme's electric moment in the garden that begins when she cuts her finger & is interrupted when she remembers Lita. (Blood is a fairytale motif & can represent sexual awakening)
๐งตPeople are upset because we haven't gotten a kiss yet in
#F4Thailand
so I researched when we get the first kiss in other versions. First is
#MeteorGarden2018
: Episode 7 of 49, in Ah Siโs bedroom after he saves her from a false red card and bullies at school.
#HanaYoriDango
When Ren and Gorya have an almost kiss that she ultimately rejects, they are bathed in sunshine. When she accepts a bloodied and bruised Thyme as her partner, it's at night in the decrepit stadium. This is not a candy colored, sweet love affair. This story is dark.
#F4ThailandEP7
My initial reaction is that there's a cultural context for My Mister that I think you guys missed. In a lot of ways it's a very culturally Korean drama, more than a lot of other Kdramas. That context informs a lot of the aspects of the story you found frustrating. +
This was shared by
@Adamfamilyman
on IG and this is ๐ฏ the kind of thing I geek out on. I hope we get a live or some kind of Q&A from Patha and the writers so we can learn more about the writing process and choices they made on the production
#F4ThailandFinalEP
#F4Thailand
I got chills when Roselyn's minion says "Mr. Thyme has returned" esp because he's in the animal print he wears when he's closer to his mother & his monstrous side. But he's not wearing a chain around his neck. This is important. This is not the same Thyme.
#F4ThailandEP9
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I'm fascinated that
#TheAtypicalFamily
has spent three weeks in the Netflix global top 10 for non-English series yet the drama isn't getting anywhere near the social media buzz that Lovely Runner got. It's clearly finding an audience but they aren't posting about it.
๐งตRandom observations from my
#EnigmaSeriesEP2
rewatch: What all is this about and how will it come back??? Does Ajin want to train Fa to be a shaman?
F4 & their families and Gorya seeing them all clearly for the first time. Notice Thyme is alone with Lita's family - he's a man now, he's standing in for his mother and sister in a high stakes business situation. But what kind of man will he ultimately be?
#F4ThailandEp9
The director & writers didn't have to do any of this.
#F4Thailand
was always going to do well bc of the popularity of the franchise. But instead they respected the audience of young women and put meticulous care and thought into every aspect of the production. It's remarkable.
I love this too. It's a thrill when you get a whole new perspective on a scene. Seeing Kaning through Kavin's eyes just got to me because she's so tiny and strong and brave ๐ญ It's similar to the reaction I had to Thyme's birthday countdown scene
#F4ThailandEP13
Iโm now a firm believer that flashback POV shots are the most underutilized romantic storytelling device ever
Every time it happens I lose my MIND
#F4ThailandEP13
P.S. I actually feel a little weepy thinking about what an incredible job the writers have done overall but especially in this episode. The complexity, the layers, the symbolism. I would put this episode up against any other drama, including "prestige" dramas.
The fact that this scene is the first time we see Gorya give Thyme a loving embrace is just woooooooo. The darkness and the sweetness of the relationship intertwined is wild. (also look at that shot composition and the lighting, so well done)
#F4ThailandEp11
But what I loved is that in the end it was Gorya who said yes without Thyme having to ask her again. And she wanted him to put the necklace on her ๐ญ๐ฅบ
#F4ThailandEP12
A year after recording our
#BoysOverFlowers
podcast, we are SO EXCITED to bring you our deep dive on
#F4Thailand
eps 1-9. Our entire crew agrees this drama is something special (even the ones who hated previous versions) w/
@roh_tweets
#F4ThailandEP10
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Random costuming observation: The entire family wore red and black in the opening scene and Gorya wore the t-shirt she had on in episode 6 when she's holding the honey badger. Thyme is there even when he's not there.
#F4ThailandEP15
#F4Thailand
๐งต
#TheAtypicalFamily
Eps 1 & 2 treated Dong Hee as a fat caricature. But then the show took us on a nuanced exploration of the pressures on women to maintain a certain appearance and how that is what keeps us grounded. Absolutely loved this scene 1/2
#TheAtypicalFamilyEp11
Ren is 150 million percent the best version of the SML in any
#HanaYoriDango
. He's so much more complex and interesting in
#F4Thailand
that it's almost a completely different character.
love really how f4 thailand made ren's character someone who just truly cares not just for gorya but also for thyme
(other ren versions weirded me out)
I have never seen an apology like this from a Korean producer. Did they hire some kind of consultant to write this for them? Anyway this is good and hopefully they'll be more sensitive in the future.
#KingTheLand
Happy anniversary
#F4Thailand
! Not only are you one of my favorite dramas of all time, you gave me a fandom experience like no other. Thank you to
@Adamfamilyman
for having the audacity to transform this tired teen franchise into something brilliant.
I realized that every single time Gorya and Thyme have a conversation where they draw closer, it's at night and they are in the dark. In many ways this is not a sweet romance. But I suspect that as the story evolves they will start to come into the light.
#F4ThailandEp7
Oh god, this was so poignant. A callback to Mira's party when someone mistook her for a waiter only now there's no one to save her. All of her guardian angels are flying above her almost out of sight.
#F4ThailandEP9
Next Kavin teaches Kaning and Gorya a lesson about business. It doesnโt stop because itโs a funeral. This is a huge opportunity/risk for them as well and they had better understand that if they are going to enter this world even as flower sellers
#F4ThailandEP9
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Of course the moment when Thyme says they aren't in love...is when Lita falls in love with him ๐๐ญ And the reason why is because Thyme has learned compassion and responsibility through his love for Gorya. A love that's slipping away god my heart
#F4ThailandEP9
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