A Fat Guy’s Korean Entertainment Career
胖子的韩娱
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- Completed
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- 4.7M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Showbiz Romance
- Updated
- 10y ago
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Holy crap, watching him talk to Crystal while searching for Ruan Ruan and lying to Crystal all sorts of people really disgusted me. And he still wanted to portray himself as responsible and dependable? I'm speechless, it just makes me feel disgusted 🤢
Actually, the best viewing experience is to watch it along with TTS's variety shows from that time. That feeling of being both real and dreamlike, the striking similarities between the written word and the screen portrayal of Taegu, and the increasing indistinguishability and immersion in Taegu's loneliness and sorrow in the later episodes. In one chapter, Taeyeon asks Han Guo to scold her.
[Comment] Actually, sometimes, Crystal alone might be enough! (Crystal's side post)
Women who sing well are the most charming, like Kim Tae-yeon; petite women are the most charming, like Kim Tae-yeon. A woman who smiles is the most charming, like Kim Tae-yeon; a woman with a youthful face is the most charming, like Kim Tae-yeon. I really like Taeyeon, I really like Kim Taeyeon, I really like the person with the name Tae-yeon, I like her so much!
I often flip through this book when I have free time. One is about Fat Han, and the other is about Seoul. My image of Krystal is now fixed. Even when I see news reports, I still think, "That's not Jung Soo-jung, that's my Krystal, my heartbreaking little Krystal."
[Comment] I hope the author takes good care of his health!
I was shocked to hear of the passing of Thief Dao Sanchi. I hope Fatty can take better care of his health and stop working so hard and staying up so late. You may not see the symptoms now that you're young, but they will appear when you reach middle age. You should exercise more often!
Regardless of what people say, you can't deny the book's status in the world of Korean entertainment novels. Whether it's praised or criticized is a matter of opinion; everyone has their own preferences. No matter what, you can't shake his position in the world of Korean entertainment novels; his achievements speak for themselves. This book is simply about two things that people are discussing.
This is more like a book review. I first opened this book around 2017. I think I read it after seeing the part where Fat Guo promised Krystal on the plane, and then I stopped reading because I felt sorry for that short guy who silently pushed his Pikachu out. I've picked up this book more than once in the past four years, but I've never finished it. This time, I've finally finished it.
[Comment] Xiaoxiao's Diary - A Dog's Self-Cultivation
On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year I'm not in a good mood today. The old master passed away. However, I wasn't very sad. Because I don't have many memories of my old owner. It seems that from the time I was born, he was frequently hospitalized. Hospitals don't allow pets, and he didn't have any relatives, so no one could take care of me.
When I saw Fatty and Crystal arguing about breaking up in America, I couldn't help but cry. It's true, the deeper the love, the deeper the hate. I really couldn't hold back my tears.
In the blink of an eye, Krystal is 25, Taeyeon is 30, and the maknae is 28...