BACK AT IT AGAIN hello everyone, now that season 2 has kicked off I just wanted to repost the summary from last season to get everyone up to speed. Things are looking worse than I had initially thought though. Not only was Jaewon an abusive shit, but now it looks like Yeongwoon was unwittingly roped into this sibling feud that literally destroyed his life (ended his prospects as a pro/ opportunities that mightâve gotten him into higher education)- and at the end was given the revelation (false at that point or not) that Seo-in only hung out with him/ started whatever relationship they had as an act of spite to Jaewon, which is⌠YEOWCH
ANY WAY hereâs the previous summary for you:
I can confirm a few things that may have been easy to miss from my previous post and clarify some theories as well.
I will post below for further clarification- because I know a lot of people are confused after the first season but hereâs everything Iâve gleaned after tight reading the first season.
Characters of note:
Seo-In: sex addict and rich
Yeongwoon: trauma ridden, poor and doing his best
Hae-yool: actor that Yeongwoon was previously the manager of
Taegu- Hyung: leader/CEO of the company- that started from the gangsters he was working with before
Yoon-Seok: Yeongwoonâs friend from middle school (has red hair, owner of the Ducati bike)
Jaewon (DECEASED)- Older (step??) brother of Seo-In
Timeline:
-Last year in middle school is when Yeongwoon and Seo-In met
-they become friends
-Seo-In has a step brother from his Motherâs Marriage: Jaewon
-seo-in and Yeongwoon and Jaewon begin hanging out a lot
-Seo-in and Yeongwoonâs relationship begins to change
-Yeongwoon witnesses Kiss between Seo-in and what looks like/ alluded to is Jaewon
-Yeongwoon begins to pull back as a result of this, which begins to effect Seo-in
-Seo-In leaves for an overseas trip on the same day that the assault on Yeongwoon takes place- lead by Jaewon
-Seo-Inâs family pay off Yeongwoonâs father for his assault, charges are never pressed for his injuries or suffering
-Yeongwoon steals the hush money and runs
- Taegu most likely encounters him as a runaway pretty early on and takes him in
-Seo-In returns to find Yeongwoon is gone
10- yr skip
Picks up where the events start in the series
That is my current understanding of the past events as they were disjointedly portrayed, so a few things of note for the first season:
Previously I had thought that the catalyst behind Yeongwoon leaving and the resulting anxiety disorder were caused by not the kiss heâd witnessed but by the betrayal he felt from the assault he went through which broke his arm/hand and resulted in him being unable to pursue Judo anymore. This is still wholly correct- but I do have a few updates to this as well- Iâll start with the brother:
- Jaewonâs father is the wealthy one- this is evidenced by his conversations with his Mother in regards to managing his public reputation because his father is planning on going âbackâ into politics and wants to hand over the business operations to her (Chapter 27).
-Jaewon and Seo-In are not directly related this is indirectly referenced by the family at the death anniversary of Jaewon where an aunt states: that there he canât be blamed for not being able to form a deep connection to someone who isnât blood related to him- and also alludes to Seo-In probably feeling âguiltyâ with the way Jaewon died (possibly suicide, possibly due to illness since he did have a private doctor- the lady that gave Seo-IN the trip killer drugs in chapter 10)
-Jaewon has irrational attachment and hatred for Seo-in
-Jaewon- doesnât actually like Yeongwoon despite spending a lot of time with him and Seo-in because
-hates that heâs better at Judo
-makes Seo-in happy
- Heâs poor
- He knows that Yeongwoon likes Seo-In sexually or vice versa
- Or he himself is interested in Seo-In
- the change in Seo-Inâs behavior once Yeongwoon started to pull back after the latter saw the kiss was most likely the catalyst that lead to the assault on Yeongwoon perpetrated by Jaewon (we see him in chapter 31 in the flashback- one of the people that assaulted him having asked: âWhere were you?â To which he replies âI was at the airport to see my brother offâ and he presses his hand to Jeongwoonâs face stating âCold, isnât it Yeongwoon?â this is directly in reference to the same flashback from Seo-INâs in chapter 17 Where Seo-In is waiting in the snow with his Mother for Yeongwoon to show up to say goodbye and he doesnât, nor does he answer his calls)
SO Yeongwoon left not because of Seo-in (I donât think he had a choice) but because of the assault perpetrated by Jaewon, rendering one of his arms useless- there has been particular focus on his hands- all season, but with the reveal of his arm in the sling in Seo-inâs motherâs memory and the article in frame on the last page of the season finale. Iâm thinking his injuries may have been even more extensive than portrayed in that one shot.
Seo-inâs parents (mother at least) were not only aware of the fact that Jaewon was the perpetrator of the assault against Yeongwoon, but were also aware of who Yeongwoon was and did not make any effort to take any sort of responsibility for it or explain it to Seo- In - even being aware that he was Seo-inâs best friend (possibly more)
Seo-in has no fucking idea that any of this happened, because
A. His family hid it
B. Yeongwoon had no choice but to keep silent given either the shame from his father having accepted the money or his subsequent mental health developments, this is likely the event that is the cause of his anxiety disorder
C. Yeongwoon either assumes that Seo-In knew about what Jaewon had done to him- or even assumes that him not knowing would be better given that it seems heâs misunderstood the relationship between the two.
The money that was âstolenâ as referenced in chapter 25 from his father, was hush the money that Yeongwoon took as his own (totally valid) when he fled to finally cut ties with his father after pretty much being abandoned by everyone he could possibly trust.
It is referenced by Jaewonâs doctor- (The woman in chapter 10) that the three of them did hang out quite a bit (Jaewon, Yeongwoon, and Seo-In) which leads me to believe the only one who was aware at all of what was growing between Seo-In and Yeongwoon was Jaewon, and for some reason he destroyed it. I currently think his (step?) brother mustâve been obsessed with him- because in the flashbacks Yeongwoon has of Seo-In and the mystery person, we see the person always having the same hair and mole just below the left side of his lips, and this placement and hair color is the same in the family photo of the Han Family revisited in chapters: 6, 8,11, etc) - we even initially get the overlay of his face (the brotherâs) and Hae yool (the guy he was previously the manager of) in chapter 3. We also see him in Seo-Inâs flashbacks in chapter 21 stating âDonât tell me you think people are actually being genuine with you?â
My assumption is that this statement was made post Yeongwoonâs disappearance in effect to minimize any of the connection that may have existed between the two, the same can be said for his appearance in Yeongwoonâs nightmare in Chapter 3 when Jaewon appears behind him, holding his chin up when he tries to turn away from the image of Seo-In and Hae- yool together and telling him
âDonât look away.â
âThereâs no place for you there.â
âNot in the past, not nowâŚnot everâ
So the main antagonist rn is a freaky TWINK ghost.
Ty for all these explanation !
so how come the three of them begin to hang out with each other after what happened in this chapter, evil twink must have do smth
Atp I think it is more than likely a misunderstanding on the doctors part either because she was blind to the one sided abuse Seo-in was enduring or Jaewon became privy that Seo-in actually did really care about Woonie and tried to seduce him or some shit and when that didnât work he resorted to straight up violence
The direction the plot is going.
PLEASE go touch some grass. Just because you donât understand subtext, implicative narratives or refuse to think critically about character motivations and actions⌠does not mean others donât. If you like something awesome, if you ainât viewing it through a critical lense thatâs also fine (people enjoy what they want how they want) -donât be an insufferable moron in the comments though. People are allowed to enjoy and open discourse about topics- if you donât understand someoneâs point of view thatâs no reason for you to constantly harp about your own inability to comprehend it- if you donât get it then move on. Your arguments are all âif you donât like it why complain, just donât read itâ but lmao you realize you are doing the exact same thing right? The only difference is you donât even have a valid thing to criticize youâre just whining about how people have a different opinion⌠which, well- makes you look like a 13 yr old. If you cannot interact meaningfully with a dialogue and take others perspectives into account in good faith, then donât. Not everyone thinks the same as you, your inability to even defend your position beside the straw house of âdonât like donât readâ speaks for itself on the lack of interaction you are actually doing with the text/plot. -look just go outside and touch some grass please.
another pussy crybaby is here lmao, this is none of ur business and don't act like saint here.
What do you call an opinion huh? Show me pls
their opinions is just cursing the ML here
And they talk about literacy, pls
bro im so sorry you have these two brain dead neanderthals bothering you over the most MILD and logical outlook on media. your take was meaningful and had points they couldnât refute which is why they went right for shitty weird insults ?
theyâre actually sick in the head lmao, watching this unfold in real time has been the funniest and saddest thing ever
Pfff
Itâs fine lmao, let em chirp- theyâre just proving my point.
They might actually be prepubescent, I get Sephora kid vibes =))))
From what I've have seen no one said anything remotely offensive about their precious Jk but they just started throwing hands in the comms so...just ignore and report them people
LITERALLY NO ONE DID!!! theyâre just schizo and looking for some rage bait again
u cooked op
I do agree that the chasing arc is woefully short, but in a different sense I donât this encounter is a bad move chronologically speaking. Danny is in his darkest hour- heâs becoming increasingly withdrawn, dependent on alcohol and despondent- itâs reached a point as weâve seen that subconsciously heâs looking for ANY way out. Depending on how Jaekyung responds to the clear emotional and psychological trauma that is 100% mask off- itâll make this worthwhile or completely hollow. The author- god bless them for their art- is kinda bad at actually giving characters any sort of meaningful depth. I mean the entire first season was sexual Stockholm syndrome - Iâm hoping that she flexes a bit of growth here and Jaekyung is forced into the Caretaker role. Someone deeply numb and exhausted to the point of subconscious suicide will NOT respond well to yelling or threatening. Jaekyung canât drag Danny out of this using old methods- Danny doesnât even matter to himself right now he doesnât have the capacity to give a shit about Jaeâs toxic bitch ass.
Anyway Iâm excited to see how this is spun- lol who knows maybe itâs all a dream and Jae-kyung ainât even there yet. Also we donât have a clear time line of how long Jae-kyung has actually been looking for him.
Hope we at least get a deliciously righteous suffering arc for Jae-kyung- because itâs what he deserves.
I am very much agree to this. And you're right,we don't have a clear time line of how long jk has been looking for Dan. And how months have passed after Dan's resignation.
I am also excited for the next chapter. Everyone's talking if the last panel was just a dream including me,but if we look closely we can see jk's arm sling and the water droplets on his face. And their shirts are the same shirts in the ss2 cover.
you absolutely cooked op I agree
with a lot of what you said. i mean weâll have to see, like you said, this could be spun in such a way where yeah jaekyung is forced to confront his own behaviors and will actually finally change them butâŚman, lol. i feel like theyâre both just going to exact the exact same? i just canât help but think it wouldâve been more satisfying for dan to have been allowed to hit rock bottom on his own and gain a strong support network and grow that way, outside of jaekyungâŚwhile, conversely, jaekyung continues to lose the tenuous connections he had with other people to begin with, now that one of the few things that made him tolerable/worth being around (his success as an athlete) has crumbledâŚ
anyway yeah in thinking about this story overall and with this recent development in particular iâve been sort of thinking of this author as a hedonist or like someone who writes and publishes fanfic on the fly. some people will plot out and write their whole fic beginning to end, or at least have most of it planned before publishing, but then there are a lot of people who plot, write, and publish as they go. both are valid ways of going about it with their own strengths and weaknesses, but what i see in people that publish in that very serial way is a) they hit a wall with whatever their initial little idea was and b) they end up chasing plot-bunnies that keep forming throughout (and then thereâs obviously plot holes because of both).
jinx feels often like the latter thing keeps happening, likeâŚthe author sometimes sacrifices a steadier/more meaningful plot and character development for the sake of something new and exciting happening. like we couldâve had a longer chasing arc (frankly it didnât need to all be chasing, eitherâagain there couldâve been time spared for each of these characters to develop on their own) but why wait when we can just shove the two together more immediately! <â hedonism LMDSJHDGD. which, like, more power to her but also i canât say it makes for a strong plot, you know?
Also where is the god damn 2nd male lead- where is the second contender
Iâm dropping this because I canât find it anywhere and the entirety of season 1 is complete. Save yourselves
The irritation. Another site has up to chapter 19 but half the chapter is missing so the story is disjointed and makes no sense.
u can read from raws and use a translator if u want https://toonkor460.com/%ED%95%B4%EC%99%80-%EB%8B%AC%EC%9D%98-%EA%B3%B5%EC%83%9D%EA%B4%80%EA%B3%84
Lmao my boy deescalated the situation sideways
90% sure his grandma passed away- from chapter 55. I hope Danny has found some place he feels safe and has rebuilt his own identity and agency before we get Jae-Kyungs messy ass stepping into the picture. I would assume heâs going to try to figure out where Danny is and heâll then come to the very belated realization that his grandma is gone and has likely died- probably also that he doesnât know shit about him- other than snippets of his absolutely abysmal situation pre Jae-kyung since he didnât even pretend to give a shit about his life/circumstances.
Losing your last surviving family member isnât something you go through unchanged. Iâm hoping Danny will have time to reorient his focus and his life to his own wants and aspirations instead of constantly being at the heel of another person whether that be through survival or sacrifice. I hope he gets to work with older people too so he can at least heal from the loss of his grandma a little more gently.
Iâm not too interested in them seeing eachother any time soon- if they make my boy deal with Jae-Kyungâs abusive ass in the middle of him grieving his grandma Iâm gonna crash tf out on main.
Nah at this point throw the dad out too- like alright you donât want to listen to what I have to say bet Iâm emancipating you dumb bitch. Howâs that for your fuxkin reputation. I will never understand the onus of these backwards ass thinking old fucks ruining their kids life for
Some bullshit reason- like just fuckin perish gramps
Fl is better than me, I wouldâve pulled the plug on him
Woonie has always been a precious boy no stop my heart