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Ji Chang Wook ❤

Ji Chang-wook (born July 5, 1987) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame playing the leading role of Dong-hae in daily drama series Smile Again (2010-2011), and has since had roles in Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011) and Empress Ki (2013-2014). Ji has headlined the television series Healer (2014-2015), The K2 (2016) and Suspicious Partner (2017), as well as crime-action film Fabricated City (2017).

Ji began his career in musical theatre. He made his onscreen debut in the 2006 film Days... and had a minor role in the 2008 television drama You Stole My Heart. He only officially debuted in the 2008 film Sleeping Beauty.

In 2009, he appeared in My Too Perfect Sons, playing the timid, sissy youngest brother who ends up raising his best friend's daughter while just turning 20 years old. The weekend family drama received 40% ratings. He then had a supporting role in the action-comedy Hero.

In 2010, Ji was cast in his first starring role in the 159-episode daily drama Smile Again. Playing the role of a Korean-American short track speed skater, Ji trained four to five hours daily at the ice rink. Smile Again topped the ratings chart for 15 consecutive weeks, and he was awarded "Best Actor in a Daily Drama" at the KBS Drama Awards.

He then played the titular character in 2011 action historical drama Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011). Adapted from Lee Jae-heon's manhwa Honorable Baek Dong-soo, it is an origin story about Joseon-era swordsman Baek Dong-soo, showing his growing years until political intrigue creates a rivalry with his childhood best friend-turned-enemy. The series was number one in its timeslot for 13 weeks, and Ji received a "New Star Award" at the SBS Drama Awards. Later that year, he played the lead role in cable drama Bachelor's Vegetable Store, based on the true success story of Lee Young-seok, a young man who turned a tiny 350-square-feet vegetable store in 1998 into a nationwide franchise with 33 stores.

In his first villain role, Ji played a pianist who envies his older brother's natural gift for music in 2012 melodrama Five Fingers.

Ji returned to the musical theater in 2013 with The Days, playing a presidential bodyguard who went missing 20 years ago along with a mysterious female companion. The Days was a jukebox musical using the folk rock songs of Kim Kwang-seok.

Ji's breakthrough came when he played Toghon Temür (also known as Ta Hwan), the 16th emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, in the historical drama Empress Ki. The drama drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with an average rating of 35.12%. Ji's portrayal of the young king left a strong impression on both critics and the audience, earning him critical acclaim.

Ji then starred as the title character in Song Ji-na-penned action thriller Healer from December 2014 to February 2015. He took martial arts lessons for his role as a mysterious errand guy in the series.After the drama aired, Ji became popular in China and other parts of Asia. He then took on roles in Mandarin-language dramas like The Whirlwind Girl 2 and Mr. Right.

In 2016, Ji starred in tvN's action thriller The K2, as the title role, a bodyguard who gets betrayed by his fellow countrymen and falls in love with a girl with fear of people. The drama received favorable reviews, topping cable channel viewership ratings throughout its 8-week broadcast. In November 2016, he co-starred in the promotional web drama titled First Seven Kisses for Lotte Duty Free.

In 2017, Ji starred in the action film Fabricated City, playing the role of a jobless game addict who becomes a framed murderer. He was next cast in SBS' romantic comedy thriller Suspicious Partner, which premiered in May. Ji is also set to star as a reckless rookie constable alongside Sol Kyung-gu's apathetic veteran officer in the period-comedy film Two Constables, the fourth installment in the Two Cops franchise directed by Kang Woo-suk.

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bittersqxtch · 7 months

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WIP WEDNESDAY

so i hope that you beans remember me complaining about there not being enough Trumpet Creeper era fics for "Extraordinary You" because i may have something cooking in the drafts 👀

and in light of WIP Wednesday, here's a little sneak peak for those who are interested! (it's just a snippet from the beginning so don't get too excited yet haha)

Most days they were Second Prince and Loyal Guard, just as they were supposed to be. One was never seen without the other—wherever the brooding royal ventured, his esteemed attendant would follow without question. They were mutually trusting and loyal, content with silence most days. Words were unnecessary when it came to understanding one another, after all. They spent enough time together to recognise the meaning of looks or gestures with a single glance in the other's direction.

For as long as Kyung could remember, Haru had been his guard, advisor, shield, and sword. He was always a few paces behind, following closely like a shadow and never hesitating to put himself in the way of imminent danger in the prince's stead. The two had grown up together and their inseparable childhood bond had effortlessly bled into their adult lives, growing stronger with every passing year.

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, there were times when their titles disappeared into the backdrop. These occasions were rare, but each thought them to be the most treasured of memories. On nights like these, when the moon was shrouded in clouds and the liquor was particularly bitter, they were simply two friends sitting together beneath the stars.

“His condition has worsened,” Kyung was the first to break the silence one particularly dark evening. While absentmindedly playing with his almost-empty jade cup, he added, “The royal physician said he may not make it.”

Haru’s gaze trailed along the embroidery on the tablecloth, invested in the beautiful needlework. He took his time looking for the right words to say as his eyes traced the outline of a flower, not wanting to accidentally offend the Second Prince or come across as insensitive by saying the wrong thing.

“I had thought that I would be saddened by the news of his life slipping away,” Kyung continued when the silence stretched on for too long, “But I feel oddly empty. Not even that—I feel...” he paused, poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue, then quietly admitted, “Nothing. I feel nothing.”

“Nothing, Sire?”

A small nod. “Nothing at all.”

There was another pause as Haru thought this revelation over. Then, he reached for the teapot standing on the table between them and re-filled their cups while carefully saying, “His Majesty is the nation’s King first and foremost, and then your father second to that.”

Kyung tipped his head back, downing the alcohol in one swift movement and then scowling at the burning sensation in his throat. It was nothing compared to the suffering he had endured in his lifetime—what with him being the estranged illegitimate prince and all—but still. It stung.

He almost laughed at the realisation that alcohol was able to invoke more emotion in him now than the news of his father wasting away had earlier.

While watching Haru fill his cup again, he grumbled, “That man is King first, the Crown Prince’s father second, the Dowager’s husband third, and the leader of the Council next. Only after all of that is he my father. And he does not care as much for the fifth responsibility as he does for the four that come before it.”

“Though it may not have been his intention, he has made the gaps between his responsibilities large enough for them to become impossible not to notice,” the guard chipped in solemnly. “His Majesty may be your father, but...”

“No need to hesitate. Speak your mind, Haru—I do not care for the man much. He was a lousy father and a terrible mentor—you know it just as well as I do.”

Haru neither agreed nor denied the prince’s words. He downed the liquor in his cup and then studied the man sitting across from him for a moment, tracing the frown lines that had become imprinted in tan skin after years of excessive scowling. They made the young prince seem older—weary.

“You should not blame yourself for the way that you feel now.” Lowering his voice in case someone was eavesdropping from the bushes surrounding the pavilion, Haru added, “With all that you have had to endure, your resentment for the man is justified.”

“I do not resent him. What gave you that idea?”

“I—no—Sire, please forgi—”

Raising a hand to silence Haru’s horrified apologies, Kyung twirled his jade cup between his thumb and forefinger. “I did before,” he said, brows furrowing in thought. His reflection scowled back at him from the surface of his drink, tiny and distorted. He looked away. “Resent him, I mean. With quite an alarming intensity and for a rather long time, too. But then I realised that there was no point—it didn’t change anything. My hatred neither made him any worse nor pushed him toward being better. It simply ate away at me, and I grew tired of carrying that heavy feeling with me everywhere. Now, I do not resent him. I simply feel nothing.”

After some thought, the guard quietly reassured his master, “That is not a crime, Sire.”

“No,” Kyung agreed, “But it is an inconvenience. In the coming days, I will be expected to visit him and care for him. It is tiresome for me to even think about the ordeal—I cannot imagine how foul the actual experience will be.”

“You will get through it,” Haru reassured him. “Think of all that you have overcome—this cannot compare to any of your past battles.”

Forcing out a deep exhale, the prince downed his last shot and set the cup down. “You are right,” he said. Something akin to a smile ghosted over his features, but it was too light and too brief to be spotted under the cover of night. “You are always right, Haru.”

The guard bowed his head in silent gratitude, and the two spoke no more.

#wip wednesday #writerblr #fanfiction #baek kyung #extraordinary you #its missing baek kyung hours again #this grouchy prince owns my heart #i need more trumpet creeper content so imma have to write it myself it seems

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