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anemoiawithatouchofobsession · 4 months

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Ancestors of K-beauty - 8090s edition

The 5 beauty trend queens :

- of the 80s :

Oh Hyun-kyung - the fact that shes the most prolific Miss Korea winner - 1989 - says it all. Plus that lip commercial? Iconic. The MiKos were the beauty trendsetters of the 80s and the industry literally set the "Jin" as the standard of make up the next few years.

Hwang Shin-hye - homegirl ain't called Computer Beauty for nothing! The only person who actually embodied both the 80s and 90s at the same time. She had naturally arched eyebrows and those heart shaped lips that later became a thing.

Lee Ji-yeon - the originator of the innocent concept and image in the pop music industry, which is the entire k-beauty aesthetic now. Give her the credit. See through bangs, no makeup makeup, thick straight eyebrows, skincare, thin lips.

Kim Wan-sun - when people talk about a 80s diva, they mean her.

Jang Yoon-jeong - Miss Universe contestant in 1988 and a big part of the 80s look - plump lips and cheeks, an obnoxious curl in the forehead, big hair, red lipstick, purple eyeshadow...

Honourable mentions : Lee Mi-yeon for being the absolute innocent cutiepieeee

1990s :

Lee Young-ae : Her 1992 Mamonde Lip commercial literally turned the beauty world upside down. She was the embodiment of the strong, city, career woman that was the image women wanted to be , in those few seconds. Dark red lipstick, short shoulder length hair, pant suit, iconic. Literally influenced the industry for the next 7 years or so.

Kim Hye-soo : She embodied the "career woman" image since the beginning and always had a more mature persona, and especially her dark and matte eye looks as well as her super arched eyebrows were to die for.

Kim Hee-sun : Trendy hairstyle queen - she got the strand highlights, the low ponytail, the hairband and so many other big trends out there. Plus her lips were always dark and we love it.

Ha Soo-bin : the k-manhwa aesthetic in one human, was super popular despite the strong career unnie image being prevalent. It was her shocking popularity that the above trend faded and more natural, innocent makeup following Soobin's appearance became the aesthetic.

Lee Seung-yeon : Miss Korea second runner up, had a pretty illustrious career plus super iconic Smokey eye look. Alao popularised perma curls and headbands after her role in "Cinderella"

#random reddit post i did #90s kbeauty #kbeauty #history lesson #80s aesthetic #makeup history

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frymalloy2 · 2 years

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heoldramaicons · 4 years

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i-unknowngirl · 4 years

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kdramasicons · 6 years

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Strongest Deliveryman, Jin Gyu icons!

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dorama-icons · 4 years

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os links só funcionam se vistos pelo navegador do celular ou computador, pelo app não aparece porque eu teria que colocar o link de cada post que eu já fiz.

doramas

** random icons

18 again

100 days my prince

2gether and still 2gether

2moons

2moons2

a poem a day (you who forgot poetry)

about time

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ftchloes · 4 years

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well ... 🤡 . leave me to be very ill - prepared and very late to post my intro , but here it is ! this is my very on love chloe moon , and i’m super excited to be here to plot with everyone ! oop , haven’t introduced myself , but i’m kris ! please feel free to call me momager ( i’m kidding lmao ) , i prefer either she / her or they / them pronouns , and i hail from the east coast ! i’m not gonna lie to ya’ll , i tend to write way too much for my own good , but i want to answer questions ya’ll might have without having to ask ! that being said , here’s everything to know about chloe !

* 𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐠𝐨𝐬 here and do i have the tea for you . 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐞 is back in bridgehampton for the summer , living off the 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧 family $𝟒𝟖𝐛 net worth . must be nice to come back home to the hamptons , i wonder what her fellow class of 2017 grads think of her return . you know , she was known around town as the 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 and for bhs senior superlatives she was crowned as 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐲 . i wonder if that still holds true today , a lot can change when you go off to 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 and study 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 . either way , i bet she is still very 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 , 𝐝𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 , 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 and 𝐭𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 - 𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 . hopefully this time next year the plans to 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 come true . in the meantime , i look forward to seeing her blast 𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 - 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 at every hamptons function . it’s going to be a wild summer home , welcome back .

trigger warning(s) : bullying .

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 : chloe moon .

𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 : chlo , coco , loey .

𝐚𝐠𝐞 + 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 : 21 + november 10th , 1999 .

𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 : scorpio , sagittarius moon and scorpio sun .

𝐦𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 : istp ; a virtuoso .

𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 : neutral evil .

𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 : the challenger .

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 + 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 : cis female + she / her .

𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 : sydney , new south wales , australia .

𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 : bridgehampton , new york .

𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : bisexual .

𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : biromantic .

𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : social media influencer , heiress , and student .

𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 : korean - australian .

𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 : australian .

𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 : english , korean , japanese , and mandarin .

i. prosopography .

chloe’s life story begins with the accidental meeting of her parents , moon dae - hyun and kim eun - ha . during that time , the two were living in seoul , south korea and their names were known throughout the social scene of seoul . eun -ha is the son of one of the wealthiest men in south korea , kim han - bin . kim han - bin is the son of the man who started moon industries , a real estate and construction conglomerate that was founded in the 1940s . the company was founded in seoul , and originally started out by purchasing and renovating the beautiful homes and condominiums within the city . after about thirty years in the business , han - bin’s father was one of the first in south korea to reach the status of billionaire .

eun - ha grew up in a life of privilege , whereas dae - hyun grew up in a world where he had to work for everything he wanted . that didn’t stop him from pursuing a degree at seoul national university . where he obtained a degree in architecture . so , when they bumped into one another on the prestigious school’s campus , it was love at first sight . they were so in love , in fact , that the couple married a year of knowing each other . dae - hyun accepted a job designing buildings and homes under kim han - bin , and the two welcomed their first daughters into the world . natalie and nicole were welcomed into the world , and the family lived comfortably in their not - so modest condo in seoul .

within three years , the young family was relocating to sydney , australia as the family business continued to expand . little did the couple know , they were pregnant with their next daughter . six months after moving to sydney , and completely unexpected as she wasn’t due for another three days , their baby girl chloe decided that she was ready to come into the world in the bath tub . they called for an ambulance , but chloe wasn’t one to wait , so she was soon being born into her father’s shaking hands only five minutes after her mother’s water broke . chloe was a beautiful bundle of joy and was a fun baby to be around .

chloe spent her formative years in australia , attending one of the best schools in sydney . during those years , chloe picked up on various talents , most notably playing the cello and developing her skills in ballet . after about six years in sydney , the family decided that they were going to leave the down under and head to the states , where the family was most interested in expanding the company . originally , they settled in atlanta , georgia and after two years ( along with the birth of chloe’s younger sister kai ) , but they moved to bridgehampton at the start of chloe’s seventh grade year .

she easily made friends due to her extroverted nature , but she also faced unexpected bullying . upon moving to the hamptons , her parents were already known because of their purchasing of many of the homes on the island . the family home was one of the largest and most expensive on the island , alongside an equestrian facility . the family was already different from those around them , and thus when chloe started school , she was treated poorly . while everyone around them had money , it was no secret that the moon family lived a life of luxury . chloe was dropped off by chauffeured cars and only wore the best of the best , and it didn’t help that she was whip smart .

chloe was a target of bullying because everyone assumed she thought she was better than them because of her family’s wealth and her grades , but every time she tried to defend herself , she was only mocked because of her australian accent . her spellings was different alongside her wording and phrases , and chloe didn’t know how to handle the constant ridicule . eventually , while still in middle school , she kept to herself and kept up her good grades as it was expected by her parents . she constantly studied hard and began fighting back against the teachers who marked down her assignments because she was allegedly spelling wrong to get the grades she deserved . chloe endured the bullying until the focus was set on someone else , and over the summer before the start of high school , chloe returned to school almost as a brand new person .

high school aged chloe was no longer afraid to defend herself in fear that she was going to be mocked because of her accent . she pursued her passions , joining various clubs and organizations that interested her : tsa , national honor society , student government ( as president ) , and orchestra , where she played first chair cello for all four years . the shy and sweet chloe that people knew before was no longer , as she took refused to roll over since that was not how her parents raised her to be . upon her graduation from high school , chloe graduated as first in their class , and after being accepted into the schools she applied to ( cornell university , the university of pennsylvania , and brown university ) , chloe announced that she was going to cornell for mechanical engineering .

ii. temperament .

due to the bullying she faced as a pre - teen , chloe has become someone who doesn’t hold her tongue anymore . she’s very blunt and is openly against those who really are being bitchy for no given reason . she’s not mean outright , but definitely responds to that kind of energy whenever it’s dished out .

through the years , she began to notice how much her family was really worth , and that developed a true superiority complex . while she doesn’t verbally brag all the time , it’s not unheard of for her to drop subtle jabs here or there while mentioning what she has or laughing at what someone else may lack . she does not like those who are overly nice , and a better way to put it is that chloe’s the mean friend .

she’s not stone cold , though because she doesn’t pretend as though she doesn’t have emotions or is incapable of sympathy / compassion . she’s nice to those who don’t start mess , but if you’re that type then chances are she’ll return that same energy . she likes a challenge and she naturally tends to create chaos for the sake of doing it ( insert cheryl blossom’s iconic , ‘ i’m in the mood for chaos , ’ quote here . )

iii. headcanons .

being a part of cornell’s engineering program comes with a lot of being annoyed every day . it’s filled with a lot of m*n who looked down on her because she’s a woman ( gross ) and even made the jokes wondering if she was in the right class . it mostly stems from the fact that chloe went to class in looks and not looking like she rolled out of bed every day . she never snapped back at them , but she remains as the number one student and those same m*n fight for her to be on their teams .

although majoring in mechanical engineering because her family works in construction and real estate , she focuses in sports engineering because she wants to develop sports for the better . she wants to create state of the art sports facilities , design sports equipment , develop performance and safety standards , as well as coaching and training tools .

chloe will 100% stir the pot so don’t tell her your deepest secrets or she’ll find a way to make it known . whether that’s via being shady or toting the news to her friends , she’ll spill your tea and own the fact that she did .

while she loves her designer clothes and accessories , chloe is most comfortable when her contacts are replaced with her glasses and she’s wearing loungewear . i envision her as having jennie’s iconic long hair , so she’s definitely developed a habit of constantly brushing her hair out of her face or pulling it up into a bun only to continue messing with it .

she doesn’t drive her own car because she finds it to be dumb ! just kidding , she doesn’t really like driving but she was never given her own car because she simply didn’t want one . that being said , though , she can usually be seen riding around in her dad’s bentley bentayga .

#entitled:intro #this took me forever ;-;#i am ASHAMMMEDDD

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namchyoon · 3 years

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I see in your bio that you like k-dramas. What are some recommendations?? ❤️❤️

hello yes!!!! this is the first kdrama ask i’ve ever gotten in a while so don’t mind me if i get too excited ajsdkfl

okay so my top favourites are: school dramas - sassy go go, reply 1997, reply 1988, school 2013, school 2017, - these are the shows i can watch on repeat and they’re all so fun to watch and are very well written.

iconic dramas - descendants of the sun, goblin, coffee prince, weightlifting fairy kim bok joo, it’s okay to not be okay - they truly do live up to the hype and 10/10 will recommend, the first two and last one are on the slightly heavy side but they’re so good and it’s worth it!!

other than these which are my top favourites, some other recommendations which i enjoyed watching but i probably wouldn’t watch it 15 times ajskdf:

w: two worlds, pinocchio, while you were sleeping, romance is a bonus book, start up, hospital playlist, she was pretty, what’s wrong with secretary kim, cinderella and four knights, the heirs (major sls for me but i love woo bin asjdkd), tvn encounter, love in the moonlight, extraordinary you, my secret romance

#ask #pastelandbratty

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girlsdit · 2 years

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eve (2022)

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kpop-nopsd · 7 years

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infelizmente goblin chegou ao fim então fiz esses edits do otp mais difícil de goblin rsrs

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kuronekonerochan · 5 years

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Rambles/Rant about Kdrama OSTs and old Kdramas bc I digressed

I’ve got that one song from My Name is Kim Sam Soon stuck in my head.

I haven’t watched the drama in like 5 years and haven’t heard it again until this month when it was sampled briefly in an easter egg on Be Melodramatic and then again on the last episode (200) of Knowing Brothers/ Ask Us Anything with SuperJunior, where they played the first seconds on a game to guess the soundtrack/drama/actors (btw I did surprisingly well on mid2000s to contemporary kdramas, guessing at home).

When I first started watching kdramas, the thing that was harder to adapt to wasn’t the language (oh the advantage of not being american or from any other country where they dub everything), I’ve been watching stuff in multiple different languages on tv since birth, in fact, everyone else in my country does. Nope, it was the fact that the background music WASN’T in the background... it was all in your face max volume, blaring over the dialogue and the characters. I swear I had to pause and rewind scenes because I was often too distracted by the music to remember to even read the subtitles. It took a while to adapt. Now I’ve embraced it (still find it funny and cringy when the ultra romantic ballad blows in), and there are some songs that become such a part of the viewing experience I can’t watch a pic of the drama without “hearing” the OST and likewise, hear the song without remembering the drama. Hence Kim Sam Soon sexy baby making 2000s jam.

Some dramas have very iconic OST singles that are super catchy. Some of them I don’t like but I’ve grown used to and enjoy screamsinging to (like Almost Paradise, Maria - the korean not Blondie vs., etc.), some are super cheesy, and even though I hate ballads, kind of became a guilty pleasure (like that ballad from Secret Garden).

Some have an iconic standout song that I immediately associate with the drama, like Kill me Heal me ( Auditory Hallucinations by Jang Jae In and NaShow is my favorite piece of OST ever, and one of my favorite songs in the world). Also, W: Two Worlds, Lookout, Hwarang with that V/Jin single,Mad Dog, Abyss, Search WWW, Miss Hammurabi and Beautiful Mind (Dirt is awesome).

Some have great singles in the mix, even though I don’t like the rest of the album:Romance is a Bonus Book, Jealousy Incarnate, It’s Ok That’s Love, Angel’s Last Mission, The Guest, Another Oh Hae Young (I didn’t even like the drama, but the cinematography and the OST was on point),

Some are just freaking great overall, like the OST from Chicago Typewriter (my absolute favorite), The Player, Cheese in the Trap, When the Devil Calls Your Name, Descendants of the Sun and Goblin. (I’m not including instrumental, only songs, bc then Mr. Sunshine and a lot more could be on my list)

The best thing about OSTs is that it allows me to get to know A LOT of korean singers whose careers seem to be very geared towards OSTs, some of my favorites I can’t even find anything else from them except covers and OST (they are probably on those shady label basements we hear so much about...the sad part is I’m only half joking). Others have indie albums that I got to know first through their work on soundtracks. People who have lovely voices, such as INKII (one of the basement ones and the one whose voice I love the most, seriously who is she? when is she getting an album?), Jang Jae In, Suran, Heize, SaltnPaper, Crush, Punch, U-mb5, Klang, The Black Skirts, Hyukoh, etc...plus the recurrent appearance of singles by idols from groups, with EXO idols doing it the most, either solo or in duets, or even the entire ensemble like Mamamoo. Cdramas brought me Shi Shi.

Anyways, it’s nice to have great OSTs... not so nice to get one you haven’t heard throughout in the last 5 years stuck in your head.

BTW...it’s this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCgyW_8Goo

PS: Kim Sam Soon was weird. She herself was one foot in an independent self assertive woman and another foot in a poor pathetic doormat for the ML. Hyun Bin was the cliche rich jerk lead of the old kdramas and by contemporary standards an asshole but at the same time, kind of not that bad or overbearing (like a transition period lead between the old chaebol bastard and the contemporary supportive ML, still worse than Gong Yoo in Coffee Prince tho). But I guess my perspective is very much influenced by the “era” of the drama. It came out amidst way worse kdrama bastard leads and the peak of classic Taiwanese (WTF?! in today’s view) dramas. Remember the era of male leads backslapping female leads left and right? Forced kisses more likely than regular consensual ones? Abortions, push-down-the-stairs-”accidents” and amnesia? Ooof... looking back, dramas have really come a long way and also, how TF were those tropes valid not too long ago? What I meant with perspective is that when I saw Kim Sam Soon all those years ago, I also watched a taiwanese drama where the male lead straight up hires people to murder the female lead (even before they meet) over an inheritance - btw this was a melodrama/comedy (if you’ve ever seen a taiwanese drama you know what I mean) and it had a happy ending. Seriously, they got married, bla ,bla ...again...wtf?!

(Not even going to get into the whole more than likely abusive relationship, but seriously, female leads back then were a-ok with falling for people who had no problem with murder...not even getting into the fact that it was her own murder, bu even any other person? Did I mention that the murder attempt resulted in a forest fire? And I can’t remember for sure but I think someone died bc of the fire. So moral culprit of murder and environmental catastrophe? Talk about low standards. The best part was that the actor was the least intimidating thing on earth, total flower boy type, you couldn’t even believe he had the guts to do anything...)

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August Wrap Up

Hello fellow K-POP enthusiasts!

August has been an intense month for all the admins! Onyx left for Korea late August to start teaching, and I started school mid-month! A lot has been happening but we’re still moving forward trying to do our best to get all the posts done as well as other projects that we are working on. We hope that you all are doing well and that if you’ve started school that things are going smoothly!

P.S. JR will be at PENTAGON’s Prism concert this coming month so shout to all the Universes following us! ✨

NEWS:

August 15, 1945: Liberation Day (광복절/光復節/Gwangbokjeol) - is a public holiday which celebrates Korea’s liberation from Japan.

August 1, 2009: Gwanghwamun Plaza/광화문광장 was opened.

August 4, 2009: Cho Oh Ryun, a famous swimmer, affectionately dubbed Asia’s Seal, passes from a heart attack. August 8, 2009: Former President, Kim Dae Jung, passes away. President from 1998 to 2003, and the winner of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.

August 10, 2010: The Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan, apologises for colonising the Korean peninsula in the early 20th century, with the promise to return cultural relics in the near future. August 11, 2010: Typhoon Dianmu stikes in the Korean Peninsula.

August 12, 2010: André Kim, an iconic fashion designer since 1962, passes away from cancer.

August 2013: A sabotage plot against Korea is uncovered. August 29, 2013: The Busan International Comedy Festival is founded.

August 18-25, 2014: South Korea suffers from flash floods, killing at least five people.

DRAMAS:

August 2009: Take Care of the Young Lady (Yoon Eun Hye, a former Baby Vox member is the main female lead. The drama averaged around 15% ratings, and eventually got a remake in the Philippines. Davichi participated in the drama’s soundtrack.) August 2009: Style (This drama boasted many cameos including members of FT Island, 2NE1, 2PM, and more.)

August 2010: Sungkyunkwan Scandal ( The show stars former JYJ member Yoochun and actress Park Mi Young. It averaged around 10% ratings, won multiple awards in various categories, and eventually received a Chinese remake.) August 2010: My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (This drama stars Lee Seung Gi and Shin Min Ah. It averaged 15% ratings and won acting and OST awards.)

August 2011: Ojakgyo Brothers (This family drama went on into February of the next year. It stars former After School member Uee. The ratings averaged in the high 20%.) August 2012: To The Beautiful You (The show stars former f(x) member Sulli, SHINee member Minho, and actor Lee Hyun Woo. EXO - K and LEDapple make cameos. It averaged around 5% in ratings.) August 2012: Panda and Hedgehog (The show stars Lee Donghae of Super Junior, Yoon Seung Ah, and former After School member Yoon So Young. A few members of the cast participated in the OST.)

August 2013: Good Doctor (The drama stars Joo Won, Moon Chae Won, Joo Sang Wook, and former Mint member Kim Min Seo. It averaged around 18% ratings. The show won many awards at various award shows, and eventually an American remake aired on ABC in 2017.) August 2013: Master’s Sun (The show stars Gong Hyo Jin and So Ji Seob. It was written by the famous Hong Sisters, averaged around 18% ratings, and won many awards.)

August 2014: What Happens to My Family? (The stars ZE:A member, Park Hyung Sik, as one of the main leads. This Saturday-Sunday family drama that went into February. It averaged around 30% ratings, and won various awards at multiple award shows.) August 2014: Plus Nine Boys (The show stars Kim Young Kwang, BTOB’s Yook Sung Jae, Oh Jung Se, and Choi Ro Woon. Apink’s Cho Rong also has a smaller role-- and there are a variety cameos.) August 2014: The Three Musketeers (This period drama stars CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Jin Wook, Yang Dong Geun, and Jung Hae In.)

August 2015: The Virtual Bride (The show stars former Sistar member Kim Dasom and Kwak Hee Sung of EDEN. It averaged just under 5% ratings.) August 2015: Yong Pal (Dubbed drama of the year, this show stars Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee. Because of it’s great ratings (hitting over 20%), it got a two episode extension. It also won multiple awards at various award shows.) August 2015: Twenty Again (This show stars Choi Ji Woo, Lee Sang Yoon, Choi Won Young, Kim Min Jae, and Apink’s Son Na Eun. The final episode received over 7% ratings.)

FILMS RELEASED

August 27, 2009: Treeless Mountain (This critically acclaimed film won four awards at four different international film festivals.)

August 4, 2010: The Man From Nowhere (This classic movie stars Won Bin. This was the highest grossing film of 2010 with over six million admissions - it had the no, 1 spot at the box office for five consecutive weeks. It received an Indian remake called Rocky Handsome. At one point it had a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and won multiple awards at various award shows.) August 12, 2010: I Saw the Devil (This movie stars Lee Byung Hun. It did really well at the box office. It gad to go through multiple cuts because it kept getting mature ratings due to its violent content. On Rolling Stones’s “20 Scariest Movies You’ve Never Seen” article it sits at no. 8. It also won multiple awards.)

August 10, 2011: War of the Arrows (This was the highest grossing film of 2011 with over 7 million admissions. It won multiple awards at various award shows.)

August 8, 2012: I am the King (This movie stars Joo Ji Hoon, and made over $4 million dollars at the box office.) August 15, 2012: R2B: Return to the Base (This was Rain’s last work before going to the military. This movie was a remake of the 1964 movie The Red Scarf. It ended up being sold to over 30 countries.)

August 1, 2013: Snowpiercer (This movie by Bong Joon Ho, was a joint US and South Korea production. It stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Sang Kang Ho, and Go Ah Sung. It made over $80 million worldwide. It won multiple awards at various awards shows and festivals. The story is currently being adapted into a TV show that will air in 2020.) August 8, 2013: Supershow 4 3D (This documentary follows Super Junior at their first live world concert tour in Seoul. The tour itself garnered over $50 million dollars from 24 shows.)

August 13, 2014: Haemoo/ Sea Fog (The movie passed 1 million admissions in just a week. It was former JYJ member, Park Yoochun’s movie debut. It was sold to five countries at the Cannes Film Market. It won multiple awards at various shows and festivals.)

August 5, 2015: Veteran (The film stars Yoo Ah In and Hwang Jung Min. It gained over 13 million admissions (5th all time grossing film in Korean film history). Won multiple awards at various shows.) August 20, 2015: The Beauty Inside (This movie us based off of the American movie of the same name. It tells the story of a man that wakes up every day in a new body-- because of that there are multiple famous Korean actors portraying the main male lead. Han Hyo Joo stars as the main female lead. A 2018 drama, based off of this movie, was made starring Seo Hyun Jin.)

SAD STUFF:

August 2014: Hayeon (하연) departs from GI. August 24, 2015: EXO-M’s Tao (타오) leaves EXO and files a lawsuit against SM.

August 7, 2015: Sulli leaves f(x) to focus on her acting career. August 20, 2015: Kibum leaves Super Junior and SM Entertainment. August 31, 2015: 2AM's Changmin leaves JYP Entertainment and signs on with BigHit Entertainment.