#her private life

[jinkibum-smiles]

I'm hoping I don't eat my words, but both Lovely Runner (so far) and Her Private Life do a really good job with portraying a healthy relationship between a fan and their idol. They may be a little obsessed with their favorite idol 😂, but they maintain a clear line of like "this person brings me joy and just seeing them makes me happy" and that's it. There's no going beyond expecting any certain relationship with their idol when they meet them on a more intimate level.

As much as I can't wait to see Sol fall for Sun Jae, I really like how it doesn't even cross her mind that he could like her. She's only viewing him from the perspective of a fan and wanting him to be happy. That's really important to show before they connect as individuals so we can see a healthy development from a fan/idol relationship to lovers. If they didn't include this gradual change, I probably would've gotten a bit of an ick because it could blur the line of love for an idol with love on a personal level, which that should not be blurred.

#lyla watches #lovely runner #her private life

[agentmilayawithshield]

A gift that keeps on giving!!!

#kdrama #park min young #whats wrong with secretary kim #her private life #love in contract #marry my husband

[xiaolanhua]

Her Private Life 그녀의 사생활 (2019) Dir. Hong Jong Chan – Ep. 12

#her private life #kdrama #kdramaedit #park min young #kim jae wook #kdramanetwork #kdramadaily #userdramas #asiandramanet #asiandramasource #samblr #udeokmis #my gifs #* #ship inspo

[kdramaspace]

POTW: CONTRACT MARRIAGE vs. FAKE DATING (as voted by our members and followers)

A Business Proposal (2022), Doom at Your Service (2021), Her Private Life (2019), Crash Landing on You (2019), Love in Contract (2022), Something About 1% (2016), Hwayugi (2017)

#kdramaedit #userdramas #kdramadaily #kdramasource #dailyasiandramas #a business proposal #doom at your service #her private life #hwayugi #crash landing on you #love in contract #something about 1% #potw #potw: edit #potw: 231016 #gifs #various #maker: sam

[smittenskitten]

Office romance drama 🤝 Park Min Young

#what's wrong with secretary kim #her private life #forecasting love and weather #marry my husband #kdrama text #park min young

[dramashii]

Category: Forehead Kisses

W: Two Worlds | I am not a Robot | Link: Eat, Love, Kill | Strong Woman Do Bong Soon | Her Private Life | The Red Sleeve | Legend of the Blue Sea | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

#forehead kisses are superior #dailyasiandramas #asiandramasource #kdramasource #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #kdrama #*edits #I did this for me #w: two worlds #i am not a robot #link: eat love kill #strong woman do bong soon #her private life #the red sleeve #legend of the blue sea #guardian: the lonely and great god #asian drama

[andy-wm]

When Love Reveals Itself

The intersection of public and private in life and art.

A few years ago I watched Her Private Life, a k-drama starring Park Min-young and Kim Jae-wook, both of whom I love seeing on-screen, and ONE (Jung Jae-won) who is adorably cute in this series.

If you haven't seen it, here's a synopsis...

It's ostensibly about an art gallery curator - Doekmi - and her relationship with Ryan, the newly appointed director of the gallery (a position she deserved but of course didn't get). That part of narrative is a highly satisfying but predictable rom-com.

Doekmi is also a secret fangirl, and tries desperately (hilariously) to hide this side of her life, but that doesn't work out. I love the way this is dealt with and the understanding of the complexities of fan culture shown by the writers and cast. It's very relatable.

But maybe most importantly, this was one of the first k-dramas I watched that had an overtly queer narrative strand. I wont spoil anything but Ryan (Kim Jae-wook) is an absolute fucking legend in his efforts to be an LGBTQIA+ ally, even if he gets EVERYTHING wrong.

So how does this relate to our photo of Jimin, knee deep in water and smiling like this?

Episode 5 of Her Private Life has one of the most poignant scenes I've ever watched in a k-drama.

The scene isn't part of a major plot point but there are SPOILERS here.

The scene centres on an unpublished self-portrait taken by (deceased) renowned photographer-Yoon who was famous for his landscape photography. The portrait was his final photograph, taken just before he died.

The portrait was gifted to a reclusive writer who was lifelong friends with photographer-Yoon. He owns the rights to the photo, and he won't release it for publication.

The portrait in question

Deokmi and Ryan are trying to convince the writer to allow the portrait to be displayed in an upcoming exhibition of work by photographer Yoon. The writer adamantly refuses.

Why?

Yoon is looking at someone he loves.

As Deokmi observes, the portrait shows Yoon smiling not at the camera, but at someone in front of the camera.

He is looking at someone he loves.

For the writer, the portrait reveals too much. It exposes photographer-Yoon's feelings for the person in front of the camera, who is of course the writer himself. The writer knew of Yoon's feelings for him but could never acknowledge them while his friend was alive.

Lets go back to the photo of Jimin.

Something that really struck me about this photo of Jimin is the context of it. It was during the LGO MV shooting. He was splashing Jin and laughing, creating a small, happy moment for the music video (for us).

But covid was rife and the world was at a standstill. Jimin was personally and privately devastated during this time*. It was part of the MV brief, I'm sure, to show that you could still find joy in simple things but we know he himself was not happy.

So the happiness we see in those images is not his personal happiness. Even though he does genuinely look like hes having fun, that happiness is manufactured for us.

And then he looks up at the photographer and this we get this poignant, beautiful smile. Open, unguarded, and holding nothing back, his expression is so soft, so genuinely glad to see the person behind the camera.

He is looking at someone he loves and who he knows loves him in return.

"I see you, and everything is better. The sun comes out because you’re here with me," It says.

There's a stillness in this image, as though Jimin -singled out - stopped what he was doing to look back at the photographer, shutting out all the activity surrounding the two of them and stealing a quiet moment with that person.

And that stolen moment would have remained secret and private forever, had the photographer not shared this photo.

But they did.

The photographer gave it to us.

Was this just for aesthetic reasons?

I don't believe so.

Of course, it is a beautiful portrait of Jimin. Aesthetically and emotively it's a striking photograph, but there must me HUNDREDS of beautiful photos of Jimin. The photographer could have chosen ANY of them. But they chose this one.

Now we have this moment on record.

We get to see Jimin feeling this love. We see him the way the photographer sees him. And yes, we know who he is looking at.

We know who was behind the camera.... because the photograher shared this with us too.

Jungkook makes sure we know who took that photograph.

His Private Life becomes Art

In the drama series, the writer relents and takes Doekmi and Ryan upstairs to show them a locked room. It is full of photographs of himself, taken by photographer-Yoon over many years. In all of the pictures, he looks happy. Deokmi describes it as 'a love letter to the writer, from Photographer Yoon'.

The writer admits that he is ashamed that he never acknowledged Yoon's feelings. He didn't dislike them but he didn't have the courage to respond to them, which is why he can't release the portrait now. He can't reveal to the world how Yoon felt, when its too late to tell him that he knew, and that he didn't reject that love.

Ryan looks around at all the photos and says "Did you really ignore his heart? This smile does not look like it. You did not know your own heart, but photographer Yoon could have known it. As a photographer, how could he not notice it. He knew."

Their Private Life becomes public

That photo of Jimin is everywhere. Jungkook made sure of that.

The reticence of the two men in Her Private Life is nowhere to be found here.

Jungkook took this photo of the man he loves and one look at Jimin's face tells us that love is returned.

Just like photographer Yoon, Jungkook saw it and he knew we would all see it too.

But instead of hiding the picture in a locked room for decades, Jungkook published it in the most public forum imaginable. He put it into the music video for Life Goes On.

He consciously chose for us to see that photo.

Don't forget, he was the director of that music video too...

That private stolen moment, full of love and fondness, shows Jimin at his softest and his most vulnerable.

And maybe that's a side of Jimin only Jungkook sees. Maybe Jungkook wants us to know the Jimin HE knows. The open, unguarded Jimin who wears his heart on his sleeve the way Jungkook does. The most authentic, unafraid, beautiful Jimin.

The Jimin he loves the most.

💛💜

°~☆~°

*He told us in his Vlives, he told us in his album, he told us in his interviews. It was a hard, hard time for him.

#park jimin #jeon jungguk #jikook #kookmin #국민 #true love #life goes on #photography #her private life

[alihi]

Sunday (February 12th) a poem a day 🎁

your favourite love language or trope -> enemies to lovers

Her Private Life | Business Proposal | Crash Course In Romance | Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

#kdramasoverflowers2023 #kdramadaily #kdramaedit #her private life #business proposal #crash course in romance #strong woman do bong soon #not me featuring phs in almost every set #but enemies to lovers done well is so goooood #alihigifs

[factorygirlsstuff]

Currently watching: Queen of Tears, The Midnight Studio, Lovely Runner, Into The Ring, Flower of Evil, & Link: Eat, Love, Kill

I started watching kdramas in May 2023 (updated 4/17/24)

My personal top 10:

It’s Okay to not be Okay (top fav) ★ ★ ★ ★ ��

A road to emotional healing opens up for an antisocial children's book author and an employee in a psychiatric hospital. (amazing chemistry & found family)

Crash Landing on You ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea - and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide. (lots of crying but worth it)

Hometown Cha Cha Cha ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

At a crossroads, a dentist moves to a seaside village where she meets a handyman intent on helping his neighbours. (my most rewatched)

Her Private Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Dedicated art gallery curator Sung Deok Mi is a fanatic fan girl of White Ocean's Cha Shi-an, a dark secret she hides from everyone. (really supportive relationship, weird last couple of eps)

Business Proposal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up on a blind date to scare away her friend's prospective suitor. However, plans go awry when he turns out to be Ha-ri's CEO and he makes a proposal. (my first kdrama! Super cute & funny)

Touch Your Heart ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A famous actress, gets caught in a scandal with a son of a rich family; with her career declining quickly, she looks for one last hope to get back on the screen. She lands a role playing a secretary in a drama & then becomes a real secretary in order to play the part. (Healthy relationship, office romance)

Welcome to Samdalri ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

After suffering a fall from grace, a photographer returns to her hometown and bumps into her childhood friend, rekindling an unfinished romance. (childhood friends to lovers & slice of life/healing)

Happiness ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The residents of a high-rise apartment fight for their lives against a deadly infectious disease while Sae-bom and Yi-hyun try to find the person because of whom the virus spread. (I think I really love friends to lovers)

Something in the Rain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

When a single career woman reunites with her best friend's younger brother after he returns from three years of working abroad, their efforts to reconnect grow into romance. (they just felt so real to me, the romance was 🤌🏼, worst mom)

Cheer Up ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A working-class girl joins her college's down-and-out cheerleading team, where she finds friendship, love, and an old-school campus mystery. (idk they felt real too, worst SML though)

Other kdramas I finished:

Healer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (binged in 2 days)

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (love PMY)

Love to Hate You ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (Maybe I binged it too fast, but I don’t remember it lol)

Our Beloved Summer ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (too slow for me & I usually don’t mind slow)

True To Love ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (main leads romance was everything)

Forecasting Love & Weather ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (something was off/missing)

Vincenzo ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (🫰🏼)

When the Weather is Fine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (kinda slow but I binged it fast lol)

Squid Game ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

All of Us are Dead ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (I like zombie shows)

Alchemy of Souls ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Alchemy of Souls: Light & Shadow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (the romance 🫰🏼)

Suspicious Partner ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (dragged in the middle but loved this couple)

Save Me ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (so good, just hard subject matter)

Shooting Stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (loved the main couple so much & so many other cute couples!)

Doona! ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (omg her visual, binged so fast)

Itaewon Class ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (binged so fast)

Descendants of the Sun ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (binged in 2 days)

Castaway Diva ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (first kdrama to watch while airing)

The Matchmakers ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (first sageuk, thought they were adorable)

Crazy Love ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (it was good, but didn’t do it for me 🤷🏻‍♀️)

Moving ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (I didn’t like all the flashbacks, but it was good overall)

Backstreet Rookie ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (for some reason I loved this couple so much, problematic SML & annoying SFL)

School 2017 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (just perfect)

Dalie and the Cocky Prince ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (the pet names 🥰)

Soundtrack #1 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (another friends to lovers)

Behind Your Touch ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (idk why but I loved it, it was so funny to me lol)

Thirty But Seventeen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (great romance & cutest found family)

Kiss Sixth Sense ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (really liked it, last 20 minutes idk 🤷🏻‍♀️)

I Am Not A Robot ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (loved this, dragged a little in the middle)

My Man is Cupid ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (SML annoyed me, the cutest ending 🥰)

Gyensong Creature ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (I liked it, but it didn’t end I guess. So I’m waiting for season 2)

Cafe Minamdang ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (loved it so much! It made me laugh & loved the FL!)

My Man is Cupid ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (it was cute)

Marry My Husband ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (it was a lot of fun & loved watching it weekly with everyone)

My Holo Love ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (it was fine, only 12 eps so it was quick & slow burn romance.)

Queen of Divorce ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (it started off really interesting, but some things were never explained & I wanted more romance between the leads)

Doom at Your Service ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (I really liked it, the romance was SO good, but I was a little confused about how the contract worked.)

Doctor Slump ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (loved it SO much! Everything was so cute & loved the romance)

Flex x Cop ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (really loved it, gave me Castle vibes. #1 drama I was looking forward to every week. No romance, although we are getting a 2nd season so fingers crossed.)

Chicken Nugget ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (it was definitely weird, but I laughed a lot)

Wedding Impossible ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (really liked it, cute romcom)

Fight For My Way ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (loved it so much, binged it in a day! I could not stop watching, friends to lovers really is the best.)

Rookie Cops ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (really liked it at first, put on hold for a month, then the last few episodes were good again.)

Parasyte: The Grey ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (it was really good)

Mad for Each Other ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (so good! Loved everything about it, especially the couple)

Dropped: (I might try again 🤷🏻‍♀️)

Run On

Goblin

Hotel De Luna

Weight Lifting Fairy, Kim Bok-joo

King the Land

My Demon

True Beauty

The K2

Destined With You

The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract

Perfect Marriage Revenge

Moon in the Day

A Good Day to be a Dog

Open to recommendations!

#kdrama #kdrama recommendations #welcome to samdalri #it’s okay to not be okay #hometown cha cha cha #crash landing on you #kdrama newbie #something in the rain #business proposal #her private life #touch your heart #happiness #cheer up #park min young #Bianca watches kdramas #kdrama review #currently watching

[dramasauce]

Happy Belated Bday to my friend @shipperholic-me! This is a list of her favorite kdrama couples!

#kdrama #kdramaedit #kdramaspace #asiandramanet #crash landing on you #happiness #it's okay not to be okay #2125 #her private life #into the ring #welcome to samdalri #queen of tears #Moving 2023 #dramas

[agentmilayawithshield]

My favorite kdrama genre:

Rich, successful men absolutely whipped for Park Min-Young:

#kdrama #park min young #whats wrong with secretary kim #her private life #love in contract #korean drama #park seo joon #kim jae wook #go kyung pyo

[xiaolanhua]

Her Private Life 그녀의 사생활 (2019) Dir. Hong Jong Chan – Ep. 12

#her private life #kim jae wook #kim jaeuck #my gifs #* #kdrama #kdramaedit #kdramanetwork #kdramadaily #userdramas #asiandramanet #udeokmis #samblr

[outlook-hater]

Gu-won went to the Ryan Gold school of kissing

#my demon #my demon kdrama #her private life #the way i watched that scene literally a week ago #deja vu

[smittenskitten]

#kissing beloved's wrist is a love language

#her private life #kim jae wook #park min young #kdramaedit #asiandramaedit #kdrama #love language set #hpledit #prangon gifs #always thought i would come back to make this set #so i did

[dramashii]

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” ― John Lennon

Category: Birthdays

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Legend of the Blue Sea | Age of Youth | Crash Landing on You | Reply 1988 | Her Private Life | Revenge of Others | King the Land

#dailyasiandramas #asiandramasource #kdramadaily #kdramasource #kdramaedit #kdramagif #kdrama #goblin #legend of the blue sea #age of youth #crash landing on you #reply 1988 #her private life #revenge of others #king the land #*edits #kdrama:throwback #birthday

[wherethewhumpthingsare]

Her Private Life (그녀의 사생활) Whumplist

Image Source

Whumpee: Ryan Gold (라이언 골드)/Heo Yoon Jae (허윤재) Portrayed by: Kim Jae Wook (김재욱)

Synopsis: A dedicated professional, Sung Deok Mi lives for her work as an art gallery curator. Devoting herself to her work, she is exceptional in every way, save one. Beneath that cool, professional facade, Deok Mi carries a dark secret. A secret she desperately wants to keep from the world. A secret that has driven lovers away. A secret that rules every moment of her personal life... (mydramalist)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Where to Watch: Viki.com

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Episode 1: in counseling, unable to paint due to psychological reasons (14:10); mobbed by group of fangirls, shoulder grabbed, fallen to ground, head pushed (51:10)

Episode 2: terrified of crowds (17:50); angry, arguing (28:30); severe allergic reaction to coffee, passing out, found unconscious, carried to the hospital, nightmare, sweating, cared for (55:50); nearly fallen off bed, massaging hurt hand, flashback to waking in the middle of the night in the hospital, tired, hand pain (1:04:23)

Episode 3: stressed, worried for someone (55:40); talking about his past (1:02:00); angry, shouting (1:07:00)

Episode 4: angry, shouting, embarrassed (00:50); agitated (35:00)

Episode 5: flipped over, grunting, held down, panting, shocked (11:55); distressed, gripping his hair (comedic) (19:45); out in the cold, shivering, warmed by blanket (42:10); sleeping, waking surprised (55:17)

Episode 6: drunk, stumbling, helped to walk, asleep leaning on Deok-mi’s shoulder (24:20); still drunk, sleeping, flashback to stumbling, sliding down wall (29:15); sad, flashback to seeing his mom’s painting for the first time, teary eyed (39:12); attempting to paint but unable to, hugged against his will, annoyed (44:20); angry (53:35); chasing Deok-mi, panting (1:03:00)

Episode 7: blindfolded (57:15)

Episode 8: still blindfolded (00:30); irritated (50:25); flashback to seeing mom’s painting, teary eyed (55:20); rejected (1:03:30)

Episode 9: upset (00:30); argument with Deok-mi, angry (14:05); sad, annoyed, hurt (43:50); almost argued with Deok-mi, angry (55:00)

Episode 10: None

Episode 11: startled, angry (1:00); zoning out looking at mom’s painting (44:00); nightmare, sweating, waking upset, crying (1:01:00); teary eyed, trying to keep it together but Deok-mi notices, hugged & consoled, crying (1:05:20)

Episode 12: talking about his nightmare/memory (00:30); slapped on the arm repeatedly (comedic) (5:20); asleep (8:45); sad, struggling to draw (32:15); revealing his past, teary eyed, consoled by Deok-mi (58:00)

Episode 13: memory resurfacing, confused (28:30); realizing who his mother is, shocked, teary eyed, sad, distressed (32:00); revealing to his mom he's her son, crying (58:50)

Episode 14: crying alone (00:30); sad, startled, scolded, hit (comedic), feeling abandoned, consoled (4:10); meeting with his mother, upset, crying (20:20); understanding his memories, teary eyed (39:40)

Episode 15: remembers the person who abandoned him, shocked (22:00)

Episode 16: None

#whumplist #asian whump #kdrama whump #kim jae wook #her private life #whump