with my OTP

Fan: I read the fanfic Thorn Year (Korean Yunjae fanfic), have Jaejoong and Yunho read it? I am crying already, its too tragic

Jaejoong: Doesn’t that contain mature content? How old are you, you read it already?

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This story 가시연 (Gashiyeon), is famously known internationally as Thorn Year. However 가시연 actually loosely translates to Thorn Lily. Gashiyeon actually means ‘Lily with a thorn’ or ‘You’re the one who should love my thorn’. The title is believed to be chosen based on the premise that despite the problems Jaejoong causes, Yunho is the only one who puts up with and forgives him. Jaejoong is seen as the Lily with thorns. Beautiful but dangerous.

This story consist of three parts:

천애둔략 (Reduced Horizon) - Prequel

 가시연 (Thorn Lily) - Main Story

여우의 요람 (Fox’s Cradle) - Sequel

CONTINUE READING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STORY, THE LITERARY ELEMENTS, FAN QUOTES, AND THE TRUE GENIUS BEHIND MAIO’S “가시연”.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION LINKS, FULL ENGLISH TRANSLATION PDF (compiled by yoonje), CHINESE, ORIGINAL KOREAN, OST, AND  LINKS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS POST.

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Oh! did you all hear about Gashiyeon being mentioned on TV… the famous line: “It’s you, the beauty from class 8.”