#jtbc insider

[ryn-s]

yohan x sunoh in the making of jtbc Insider

#making of #jtbc insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #mine #your dash is blessed #wouldn't have believed they shared a lolly if this one shot didn't exist #thank you bts pd-nim

[storge]

It was all an act. We wrote the script, and we rehearsed to make things go right.

Insider

#jtbc insider #insider #kdramaedit #asiandramanet #kdramadaily #dailyasiandramas #kdrama #kang ha neul #kang young seok #natahjikio #mymymy #ep 4 #his reaction I HOWLED #like srsly this is his wholeeeeeee predicament like thats it thats the story lol #somebody give him strength #when he asked him earlir why he helped him and said something like cant a man just hlep another man in need... #like NO. this is jail and your the crookediest oneLOLOL #ahhhh themmm #my fave type of duo #this dude did a whole life or death theatre play and for WHAT?!?! #cause he liked him LOLOLOL #i love themmmmm #and you konw... they handsomee mmhm i get it #sidenote: somehow i deleted all my files for this so now i gotta get them alllll over agian lolol

[hieheart]

“People don’t really change, right?” “Right. People don’t change.“

#insider #jtbc insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #kdramaedit #gifs #insider.gif #insider 1.10 #🍈 #i have not suffered such bad chronic heartache since the autumn of my country

[gifetc]

INSIDER (2022) - Episode 16

#jtbc insider #insider #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #kang ha neul #🤷‍♀️

[chinzillas]

WATCHED IN 2022: insider dir.  min yeon hong ↳ they say if you want to be reborn you have to die first

#insider #jtbc insider #kdrama #kdramaedit #watched22 #annagifs #baek1nho #tuserkinga #this is going to look like a mess on mobile but anyways #the BRAINROT this drama caused me #always thinking about the scene of the last gif

[achiara]

”I’m getting jealous, it seems like you found yourself a boyfriend.”

#jtbc insider #insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #gif #this show is impossible to color I almost gave up omg #anyway I love them #and they will be ok I just know #I don't care if chairman yang meant for those words to be taunting #I'm quoting him because he was actually onto something

[kdramastuff]

Finding one you can trust is a priority in the world of scams.

#jtbc insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #gif warning #kdrama #blood tw

[baek1nho]

ep 2 // ep 4 // ep 3

#insider #jtbc insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #kdramaedit #kdramanetwork #kdramadaily #asiandramanet #dailyasiandramas #cinematv #tuserkinga #lextag #userstorge #* #there's another one after prison but i hate the coloring so

[fgadfanpage]

Kim Yo Han & Oh Soo Yeon + Symbol of Trust & Gratitude.

-> Insider (2022), dir. Min Yeon-Hong.

#jtbc insider #insider #kdramaedit #kdramanetwork #asiandramanet #Kang Ha Neul #Lee Yoo Young #kdrama #dorama

[coldtilecavern]

#and this was just the First time he did that #insider #jtbc insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #kdrama #강영석 #강하늘 #인사이더 #kim yohan #jang sunoh

[bareums]

Insider (2022)

#insider #jtbc insider #kdramaedit #kdramagifs #kdramadaily #kang ha neul #eyes #my gifs #bareums

[astarlightmonbebe]

symbolism in insider: the matryoshka doll

jtbc’s insider is filled with symbolism, from the card games to the literal cards themselves, but one mysterious element that pops up too many times to be a coincidence is a matryoshka doll (featured in bad screenshots throughout). it’s never explicitly clear what the matryoshka doll’s purpose is, but it is clear that it is supposed to have some significance. in this post, i will attempt to analyze the matryoshka doll, and what connection it has to the plot, specifically yohan and sunoh.

the matryoshka doll makes it’s first appearance in episode three. in the scene, yohan is searching sunoh’s cell. the matryoshka doll is seen on the windowsill. when yohan goes to investigate it further, he is interrupted/caught. 

the second time the matryoshka doll is seen is in episode six, when yohan enters sunoh’s now empty cell and confirms that he has left without a word (as he said he would). however, the matryoshka doll is still there, indicating that sunoh has left it behind, despite it seemingly being a personal possession of his. 

the matryoshka doll makes it’s third appearance in episode eight/nine, right after yohan has seen the video on minho’s instagram and realized sunoh was his grandmother’s killer. after he’s done breaking down, he looks at the matryoshka doll with cold fury, remembering picking it up in sunoh’s cell. it’s clear that in this moment, the matryoshka doll is sunoh.

the last time the matryoshka doll is seen is in episode twelve, where yohan sets it on the table before beginning his interrogation of sunoh. it’s surely no coincidence that episode twelve, the last time we see sunoh, is the last time the matryoshka doll is featured as well.

now, in regards to the doll itself, there are several questions about it’s significance in canon, such as:

why did sunoh have the doll to begin with? (and what does the doll mean to him?)

did sunoh leave the doll purposefully for yohan to find?

why does yohan set the doll on the table for sunoh to clearly see?

for the first one, we don’t know the answer, and likely can only speculate about it. it’s unclear what value it holds to sunoh, and if he leaves it behind because it’s worthless, or not. however, it doesn’t seem to be something that he’s super attached to, or at least not something with a whole ton of sentimental value.

which leads me to the second question: did sunoh leave the matryoshka doll on purpose? if so, why? 

although this is never confirmed canonically, it is my personal belief that sunoh did leave the doll deliberately, and likely meant for yohan to keep it, as it is shown that yohan did. i think at that point, from episodes six to eight (ish), the matryoshka doll becomes a symbol for sunoh, both his presence and his absence. yohan initially keeps it as a token of remembrance, almost like a parting gift from sunoh, but after episode eight it becomes a symbol of revenge. when he looks at the doll in episode eight, remembering finding it in episode six, there is nothing but a burning hatred and intent in his eyes. in this scene, yohan is choosing to leave behind the relationship he had with sunoh in favor of taking his revenge. sunoh is now one of his enemies, and so the matryoshka doll can no longer symbolize their friendship.

the third question is the hardest one to answer. we are obviously shown yohan setting the matryoshka doll down for a reason, and yohan obviously does it for a reason, but that reason is unclear, and us viewers can do nothing but hypothesize about it, which is what i will now do.

some viewers have postulated that yohan sets the doll down as a signal to sunoh of some sort, which infers that they were working together in some aspect. while i don’t think the latter is true, the former - that yohan sets the doll down as a signal - could possibly work out, as it lends to other details of the scene that don’t quite add up, such as yohan deliberately showing sunoh his web on the wall, showing him the video, etc. despite yohan having seemingly no problem setting sunoh up and letting him get captured and tortured by the yang brothers, his interrogation is surprisingly gentle; he promises medical care, and even though sunoh doesn’t confess to anything, yohan still reacts instinctively to save his life. although this could be lended to just yohan’s more kind hearted personality, i think insider is clear about yohan’s transformation from someone who is more soft hearted to a cutthroat man, and like i said earlier, he doesn’t seem to have a problem backstabbing sunoh in episode eleven.

i believe that it’s more likely that yohan sets the matryoshka doll down for sunoh to see as a sign of their former shared relationship. if we take the possibility that sunoh leaves the doll as a parting gift to yohan as true, then yohan setting it down is almost his returning it in a way, kind of like him saying ‘we’re over.’ it would remind sunoh of his promises to yohan, and the closeness they shared, and could also possibly make sunoh feel guilty towards yohan.

now, outside of it’s appearances in canon, i want to discuss a little about what the matryoshka doll might symbolize re: sunoh himself, outside of his and yohan’s relationship.

matryoshka dolls are nesting dolls, meaning they’re hollow on the inside, fitting smaller dolls inside of them. although sunoh’s doll is certainly small, it likely still has several other dolls on the inside, although we never see this confirmed (i think it would have been cool if they did confirm it was a nesting doll, but it might have gotten a bit heavy handed then, as insider is all about hidden meaning and coded symbolism, letting the viewer draw their own conclusions without shoving it in their faces).

this concept of a nesting doll perfectly matches sunoh’s traction throughout the show. like the matryoshka doll, sunoh shows one side to the world, but inside there are miniature versions of himself that are revealed as the show goes on. we first meet him as the dean of the prison, but then we learn about his real personality underneath his sadistic, cheerful front, shown through how he mentors yohan. and underneath that is a more calculating version of himself, someone that hides his hands to hide his lies, which we see as his past with yang joon is revealed. we are once again blindsided by the reveal that he is the person that killed yohan’s grandmother, and then we’re shown the more desperate sides of sunoh, someone who wants to live and is morally unscrupulous. however, our final view of sunoh is in episode twelve, where he is fully unraveled during his talk with chairman do, where he reveals the final nesting doll of his heart (and yes, i could say a lot more about sunoh in episode twelve, but by then i would be completely off topic lol).

again, it’s no coincidence that the matryoshka doll is last seen the last time yohan and sunoh interact. it vanishes with sunoh’s ‘death,’ and sunoh vanishes from the screen.

#star stumbles #insider #jtbc insider #jang sunoh #kdrama #my thoughts #let me know if you have more thoughts #this has been in my drafts so i finally wrote it up and probably left out like five things but oh well #hope you guys get what i'm saying #i know there's like no one in the tags but for those that remain this one goes out to you #i just wanted to kind of summarize what this doll has been up to! #and i think the symbolism between it and sunoh and it as sunoh might have been overlooked by some viewers #who focused more on what it means to yohan #i think the way that yohan ends up with so much of what is initially attached to sunoh says something though... #both the matryoshka doll and the king of clubs/spades i forget which one but you konw #*know #next up is my post about sooyeon/sunoh/yohan but if you never see it that's because i forgot to write it rip

[storge]

Lessons will start today. Lessons?

Insider 1.04

#jtbc insider #인사이더 #insider #kdramaedit #asiandramanet #kdramadaily #dailyasiandramas #kang ha neul #kang young seok #natahjikio #mymymy #ep 4 #YOUR HONOR I LOVE THEMMMMMMMMMM #THEIR DYNAMICCCCCC #THEY SHARED A LOLLIIIIII #they are like THEEE WORST for each other especially for Yo han #like somebody give this boiii a break PLSSSSSSSS #my beloved yo hannn you are falling but i hope you reach the pit and get revenge #ang jang sun oh my genius richy gambling little cray prison boiii #you deserve everything and your always right lololol #like srsly thoooo kang haneul is playing the MESSSS out oft his role #he is so good

[hieheart]

KANG HA NEUL as Kim Yohan KANG YOUNG SEOK as Jang Sunoh INSIDER (2022), dir. Min Yeon-Hong

#insider #jtbc insider #kang ha neul #kang young seok #kdramaedit #gifs #insider.gif #🍈 #i'm sorry @ baek1nho for posting this immediately after your own beautiful wink set #i had this in my drafts already and am releasing it bc i've given up waiting for a netflix rip #will just have to do a quality upgrade for everything later :(((

[ladyxenax]

When asked as a joke he was seriously implying that Yohan/Seonoh romance is a valid reading and it’s up to viewers to decide. Kang Youngseok the icon!

#jtbc insider #yoseon

[kdramasilove]

What are everyone's favorite current watches?

#alchemy of souls #coupang play anna #jinxed at first #cafe minamdang #yumi's cells 2 #why her? #jtbc insider #money heist: korea #link: eat love kill #doctor lawyer #tvn eve