Viva La Corean Popularish Chulture.

So PD Lee gets green lighted by the comic writer Soonkki to make the drama under the strict condition she not follow the comic *too* closely, lest the talented writers ruin the ending of her comic and discredit any originality Soonkki claims to have. So, my guess is the writers and director have this bad ass script and have everything prepared to adapt to the changes of the comic and it’s all fine and dandy but wait, what happens? Douchebags with internet access and a keyboard start to moan about how the series is starting to veer off from the original, which SURPRISE, was SUPPOSED to happen? But then it gets better because Soonkki, rather than maybe not being so intimidated with the improvements the drama made of her comic, decides to make weak stabs at PD Lee and destroy everything because I guess she wanted to be part of the writing crew after all? 

It’s hard to read between the lines of the highly diplomatic interview Park Hae Jin but from what I gather I feel like it supports my theory. From the sounds of it (and all the hella shade and sub-mentioning) he wasn’t too happy with not being allowed to follow the comic more closely (which if you know anything at all in the universe, wasn’t in the hands of PD Lee but guess who: Soonkki) and he makes a regretful plight about how the fans kind of ruined it for him and his character, because had it not been for all the shit storm, I’m guessing all the scenes that were edited out to accommodate the ratings, would have in fact made the drama a project living up to his standards. 

Honestly bless PD Lee and her sanity to cope with so much got damn nonsense. Shame on all the mindless haters and most of all tvN for not allowing them the budget to record BEFORE releasing the drama in order to avoid all of this bullshit. Who honestly knows every waking detail of what really happened bts but I think given Korean drama history, it’s safe to suspect the worst. 

I actually enjoyed the entire series and liked the ending because it retained some originality and openness to interpretation. But I guess people will always project some fantasy of theirs onto television, which is part of what TV is all about but damn, why do some y’alls have to hate and spew so much vitriol at innocent actors and directors? 

rant over--except I really wanted to go on about the creepy ass bullying, psychological abuse and misogyny in the drama, but that’s for a later date never. 

Chances are if you’ve even taken a peek at the k-pop world, particularly if you’re female rapper and or crusty YG trash (like closeted me), you’ve come across the lengthy caps lock literary meh-sterpiece instagram comment seemingly dragging my gal pal CL. I don’t care about linking you to it bcus honestly the fact I’m even on tumblr is taking up enough of my energy. So to avoid any more beating around the intelectual bush; Instagram user, I feel you but you’re so so so not entirely right. 

Holy shit homie, comparing someone like the gauntlet caliber of a former internationally acclaimed super boy group with a net worth in the HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS signed to an international label to your Korean based label artist is like comparing bananas to a paper cup. They’re vaguely doing a somewhat similar thing but not at all? @ me when you show me receipts of 2NE1 being worth even half of what One Direction was worth (r.i.p) and notoriety and maybe I’ll find the comparison still completely unfair. Zaynpapi had the bolstering confidence of being worth an easy 20 mill alone, being a native English speaker, so taking off to make sweet sweet music #BuyMindOfMine was/is nowhere near the same risk for CL who is reported to be worth 8 mill on a good hair day. 

[Insert rant about gender discrimination and misogyny in the American (probably world tbh) music industry right now. Highly focused on how a woman’s career is so hugely based on image and sexuality rather than her actual musical talent. Use reference of (funny enough) Zayn’s label mate Tinashe’s new album being pushed back bcus lol, she’s a woman of color; omg guess who else is a woc within the american music world???! CL. Holy shit, maybe that explains CL’s trepidation and focus of developing an image and getting the media to know who the fuck she is before she releases music she’s worked her entire professional life on?! ]