#lee junseong

I started watching HisMan2 as a pastime, not to take it seriously. At the time, I honestly believed it would be a scripted show, nothing to care much for...

Ended up highly invested in the love life of one Junseong and his love interest Seongho. More than anything – I guess for most people – it was Junseong that kept me watching and also wanting him to succeed or, at the very least, wanting him to leave without regrets, knowing he tried his best. Even if I did understand Seongho’s doubts (at the end of the day, it’s an 8 day show and what we see is edited), there were times he did annoy me and I couldn’t quite see why he was so focused on someone else.

I was thrilled they ended up together and for me that was good enough. Like others I was curious about what happened after the show and wanted to see them happy, but I wasn’t particularly keen on them becoming a social media couple. I feel it puts a strain on the relationship and it ends up being fake, because they will produce content for fans. It won’t be as in the show, where they more or less show themselves without a script (they can’t act to save their lives, just see the new episode of their brand deal). These were my thoughts then.

Now, I still love them, love seeing their posts on IG but I still struggle to watch their vlogs or seeing them (with their friends) try the social media route. I don’t think it works in the long run… Also, fans are getting demanding and what they want to see isn’t what I think JSH are ready or want to show (skinship, kisses, intimate moments).

Honestly, I wish them well and want them to really make it for years to come, but I don’t know how they’ll handle this attempt at being social media stars. They barely have time to date and when they do have time off they seem to be always making content to satisfy the fans… it's a big pressure on a relatively new relationship. Most of it was away from the eyes of others, so they were safe and protected. Now its very public and everyone's eyes are on them (not all watching kindly).

I guess I'd prefer to see their own posts of them hanging out, when they want, no cams, no vlogs... (interestingly enough JS posts the 2 while SH keeps his feed focused on himself and the couple posts he does have were almost all done by JS... But that's a different can of worms 🤣 they're truly very different but it works and that's all that matters).

Let’s not talk about all those “chance meetings” by local fans.. .They camp at MLT or at 2F and later call it chance meeting, it’s really not. It’s stalking and obsessive… under the guise of support, they invade their space constantly.

Just wanted to let it all out. Perhaps a bit hypocritical of me considering I also follow their activities on social media, but I genuinely care for this couple and want them to get married and living their lives peacefully. I don't know them personally but I am still invested and wish them well. 😩

Also I'll always have a soft spot for Junseong, more than anyone else... He's truly one of a kind. Hope he always sleep well and warmly.

A sketch of the trio from The Deal! Still working on figuring out calligraphy pens. If you can't tell, Jun-seong in the foreground was drawn entirely with a thicker pen, while the other two were drawn with my two thinner pens. I thought it would make for some fun contrast.