Okay so I am two years too late. But I've watched Hometown Cha Cha Cha a million times and I rightfully have some thoughts.
Dusik is very masculine. But he's the soft kind of masculine. He subverts every trope of being a man without letting go of traditional masculinity, the kind we associate with those podcast men. And that's what is so beautiful about him. He's kind and understanding and doesn't shame or put down Hye Jin for Anything. Instead he sits and has a conversation with her and understands her viewpoint. And this especially comes through when Hye Jin is running and the grandmas are painting it as blasphemy. He talks to her like an adult capable of making her own choices instead of belittling her for wearing, what the grandmas thought of as "less clothes". Dusik shows that you can be traditionally masculine without being an asshole or embracing the more toxic parts of traditional masculinity. Like when he scolds the hardware store owner for not being there for HIS HEAVILY PREGNANT WIFE. And the fact that he is taking help for his mental health and IT IS SHOWN.
Now coming to Hye Jin. I absolutely loved her because she reminds me of myself. She's shy, a bit grumpy, introverted and is friendly... To her friends. She has trouble being with people and that shows in her actions and therefore she comes off as rude BUT THAT'S OKAY. She doesn't show her love through her words but through her actions and you can see that. And she's ambitious. She does what she needs to. She says only what she NEEDS to say and I need more female characters like that. She's not sunshine on a rainy day. And no one expects her to be and I doubt she will change and GOOD FOR HER. Her love and respect is earned. And you see that throughout the show. She slowly warms up to the people there. And she takes care of them in her own way. And even better? She does have an open mind. She's open to changes, she's open to listening and understanding. She's wise and she's kind (in her own way) and I love her for it.
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Home Town Cha Cha Cha Whump List
Hong Du-Sik played by Kim Seon-Ho
TW: Mentions of suicide, survivors guilt
Ep 3: Nightmare, wakes up sweating, taking meds,
Ep 6: Mentions of him handling everyone's baggage and not his own, mentions of his lack of parents, crying, missing his parents,
Ep 7: Flashback: drunk, crying, "Don't leave me"
Ep 8: Soaked from rain, sick, running fever, looked after
Ep 9: Overhears mean things being said about him being an orphan, sad, flashbacks, crying,
Ep 10: Self defence, protecting someone, shoulder pierced with knife, patched up at hospital, concern for him, talking about losing his grandad,
Ep 11: Slapped (comical), kicked (comical), headbutted, arm twisted behind back,
Ep 12: Nightmare, sobbing, met someone from his past, spaced out,
Ep 13: Worried for someone, crying,
Ep 14: Traumatic flashbacks, blamed for someone's death, crying, sad, punched, upset
Ep 15: punched, upset, having trouble breathing, refusing to eat, shutting himself at home, concern for him, talking about his past trauma, panicked, having trouble breathing, trembling, upset, comforted, blaming himself, crying, flashback:: car accident, bleeding, out of it, sobbing, reaching out for friend, wailing:: being comforted, sobbing quietly, crying, mentions he was going to unalive, sobbing
Ep 16: grieving, sad, crying, sobbing
NOTE: I've added a majority of the whump from the show, but there are some minor whumpy moments I've missed out. Initially, I was watching the show in my own time with no intention of making a list, but after noticing the amount of whump and having not seen anything on it prior I started making notes which leads us to this list.
The acting for this show was a solid 10/10, the story and characters were super fleshed out and Kim Seon-Ho is a pretty crier and an incredible actor, his sad/crying scenes had me in shambles
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