Why I never would want to be a main lead in a kdrama by Rebekah Walton

There are so many reasons why I would not want to be the main lead in a Kdrama. For one, I am obligated to have huge issues that greatly affect my life and livelyhood. Yes, I get two or more guys crushing on me, but, then I have to also deal with making one of the two really sad and depressed. Being a main lead in a kdrama is not all fun and romance.

 As we watch kdramas horrible things happen to the main lead, and I am almost certain to lose the wonderful parents I have. Most kdrama leads go through great tradegy, have to work several jobs, and lets not even get into how many of them have wonder what they are even doing in the next few years.

Several of them lose all that they have, including their romance and it is hard to sometimes keep up with who is evil around them. Little hint, almost everyone is, sometimes even your bestfriend. With these struggles why would anyone want to be the main lead in a kdrama. If they thought rationally no one in fact would. It is hard to deal with every day struggles in real life let alone the ones that occur to the main leads in kdramaland. (It's like wishing to be Clark Kent in Smallville, too much drama.)

 But, that does not mean I would not want to go into a kdrama. Being in kdramaland would be fun and enjoyable. But, I would rather be part of the side couple then the main lead. For one, they usually have less problems in life, their romance ends in marriage sooner than most main leads, and they usually have their family intact. I mean, look at these cute side couples from kdramaland, that in the end were more adorable than the main and made us want to watch the show just for them.

I mean honestly, with these kind of side couples who watches for the main leads anymore!

2PM 8 year anniversary by Rebekah Walton

As I have mentioned in a previous post, 2PM is my ultimate bias group. When I started to get into kpop back in 2013, they were the only group I listened to. Today, is their 8 year anniversary which means they are getting to be one of the old fogies of the kpop world still going. There are of course others, Shinwa, Super Junior and Big Bang. But, 2PM for me has always been at the heart and they were the reason I entered into to kpop in the first place. Here for their 8th anniversary they wanted to thank their fans because they would not be in Korea for the anniversary so they held these signs up at the airport.

"2PM <3 HOTTEST. Thank you for our 8th anniversary. Forever just like this. Promise!"

Here is also, there new song as they just recently had a come back. Rating: PG-15 or higher on mv.


youtube.com/watch?v=tbe3pe2BtwA

Asian Fan fiction by Rebekah Walton

I am currently writing my own Asian Fan Fiction. The thing about Asian kpop fan fiction and other fan fiction about boy groups is that we are writing about real people. Real People not fictional characters. But, in these stories like most  fan stories these real people become characters that have one factor or characteristic that overshadows the rest.

For example:

Exo members are sterotypically like this in fan fiction:

Xiumin- loves eating, food, and has abs, looks young but is the oldest, could be mature but does not have to be

Luhan-playboy, wants to be called manly but is not manly

Kris- Cold city man, Dork, Leader

Kai-Playboy, First love of many


Chen- Sings well, well defined cheekbones, jokester

Suho- respected older authority, incharge, emotional

Tao- scary at first appearance but adorable later on, easily frightened, clingy to Kris or protective of Kris

Lay-perfect angel, innocent, something to do with unicorns and or healing

Chanyeol-clingy, happy, emotional,

Baekhyun- loves eyeliner, narasstic

Sehun- Cold  city man, loves to tease others

D.O.- good cook, no one wants to deal with his wrath, short tempered when it comes to Baekhyun


Whether these people are like that in real life it really does not matter.
They have become that way in fiction. It is interesting to note because of this factor people who are not into kpop can write a story all about Exo, Super Junior, 2PM, etc and never listened to any of their songs or seen them on a show. If you read the right fictions, you will only have to read about two maybe one and half fictions before you can write your own on the group.

I decided to do some research and find out the most popular member of Exo based on the number of fictions written on them :

According to  Asian fan fiction:
1. Kai
2. Luhan
3. Sehun
4. Kris
5. Baekhyun
6. Chanyeol
7. Kyungsoo
8. Suho
9. Tao
10.Yixing
11. Xiumin
12. Chen

According to Wattpad:

1. Chanyeol
2. Sehun
3. Kai
4. Baekhyun
5. Luhan
6. Kris
7. Suho
8. Xiumin
9. Chen
10.Tao
11.Kyungsoo
12. Yixing

I used the names that had more tags for stories.


The weird thing comes when you compare these facts to the members popularity in Korea: (2014 and 2015):                                                 

1. Baekhyun                               1. Xiumin
2. D.O.                                         2. D.O.
3.Xiumin                                      3. Baekhyun
4. Kai                                           4. Kai
5. Sehun                                       5. Sehun
6. Chanyeol                                   6. Chanyeol
7. Chen                                         7. Chen
8. Luhan                                        8. Suho
9. Suho                                          9. Lay
10. Lay                                           10. Tao
11. Kris
12.Tao


According to popularity ranks in other countries the fan fiction are in order of popularity from the country of:
 No country has the popularity rank in this order I understand how it could be this way if you combine China's 2014 ranking (OT12) with the USA ranking (Ot12, OT10).

China                                    USA                                       Combine
1. Luhan                            1. Kris                                          1. Kai (became 1st by default)
2. Kris                                 2. Luhan                                      2. Luhan(China top)
3. Sehun                             3. Kai                                           3. Sehun(China 3rd)
4. Chanyeol                        4. Chanyeol                                 4. Kris
5. Lay                                  5. Sehun                                     5.Baekhyun (China OT10)
6. Baekhyun                       6. D.O.                                         6. Chanyeol (Korea OT10)
7. Tao                                 7. Lay                                           7. D.O.
8. D.O.                                 8. Baekhyun                                8. Suho (Korea OT10)
9. Kai                                  9. Tao                                           9. Tao (USA)
10. Chen                          10. Chen                                         10. Lay 
11. Suho                           11. Xiumin                                      11. Xiumin (USA)
12. Xiumin                         12. Suho                                        12. Chen 

Here are some I reccommend: (All of these except the ones with urls can be found on http://www.asianfanfics.com/)

On Ebb

The Untitled 2Young Project:http://www.yynation.org/fanfic_author_scuttler_ch_1.html

We Are Dating

Chances Are

The Paranormals

A Real Pain In The Neck

How I Met Byun Baekhyun

When Jong Dae becomes Chen

Epilogue: Reunion

8 Years Later

After He Left

We Are One

Neverland

The Definition of Home

Perfect Kiss

Story of Us, What is Virtual Anyway?!  :http://www.yynation.org/fanfic_story_of_us_ch_1_missing_you.html

Here are the ones I have written:

Reunited with the Galaxy

Onew's Chicken Girl

Guardian Gang

Warning for all those reading Asian fan fictions: I had to search to find good ones, there are a lot of stories out there that are not really my cup of tea. I avoid reading certain types fictions and therefore, there are a lot of fictions that I exclude. 

I do not recommend you going on to Asian fan fictions and reading all the stuff there, I recommend you know first what you want to read and search for that, it is easier and you can exclude a lot you prefer not to read.

But, for you guys who want to watch fan fiction live action, check out Exo Next Door, it's a web drama that definitely feels like fan fiction I have read. I found it really funny and entertaining.

What Time is it? by Rebekah Walton

This post is set aside for my bias (favorite) group.

This may come as a surprise to you but it is not Exo. Exo is awesome and I love them but, they were definitely not my first group and they are not my ulitmate bias group. Yes, two members of Exo are on my bias list, but my ulimate bias is from 2PM. Jang Wooyoung from 2PM is my ultimate bias. 2PM is my favorite group ever.

2PM is one of the oldest boy groups owned by JYP, JYP seems to have a thing for numbers: GOT7, 2AM, DAY6, 15, and TWICE are all groups by JYP. (But, he also has Wondergirls and MissA) 

Their bromance is so wonderful and refreshing. I am glad to know Exo and like Exo though because it helped me to understand the part of 2PM's era that I missed. When I entered the Kpop fandom, Jay Park had already left 2PM, I did not understand the situation, but, because of Exo I have been able to understand the thought process and mindset of other Hottests and Cassies.

 Anyway, back to 2PM, I love them as a group, they are very supportive as members and they remind me of Super Junior with their support. Jang Wooyoung played    in Dream High, which is when I first was introduced to him and 2PM. I loved his dancing and he was my first bias. The interesting thing is that he is my only bias up to date that I did not pick just for his good looks. I picked him for his talent and awesomeness in Dream High.

But, with all my other biases I have picked them purely based on whether in my opinion they were the best looking in the group. For all other biases, I looked through their group pictures and found the member who looked the best in all of those and chose him or her.

 In order to correctly introduce 2PM I think I will list my favorite songs and a number of shows and possible even movies and CFs you need to see them in:

Favorite songs:

1. Come Back When You Hear This Song
2. Please Call My Name
3. Heartbeat
4.Again &Again
5. I'm Your Man
6. My House
7. Suddenly
8. Hands Up
9. Without U
10. One Day (both 2PM and 2AM)

Shows:
1. 2PM Wild Bunny (this has Jay Park)
2. Real 2PM
3. 2PM SHOW
4. Dream High (mostly showcases Taec and Wooyoung, cameo appearance of other members)
5. WGM(Nichkhun Season 2) and (Wooyoung Season 4)
6. The Idol and the Romantic (Jun K)
7. If You Love (Chansung mostly Nichkhun appears)
8. 7th Grade Civil Servant (Chansung)
9. Who are you (Taec)
10. Cinderella's Sister (Taec)
11. One and Half Summer (Nichkhun)
12. Assembly (Taec)
13. Dream Knight (mostly cameo appearances of Chansung)
14. Drama Special: (essentially tv movie): Your Noir (Chansung)

Movies:
1.A Dynamite Family (Chansung)
2. Wasureyuki (Chansung)
3.Ouran Highschool Host Club (Nichkhun cameo)

Playlists of CFs:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHYNMEUjFl8&list=PLMtPvolGzV8DJy_Wjzsr5bHgbZywLvVWZ
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4EUmvRLY_k&list=PLD6D4A6B0CAE083FD


The sixth member of 2PM Junho as you can see is not in a lot of these movies and shows by himself but, he does have two solo albums at least so far. He is one of 2PM's best singers. But, I believe Jun K is 2PM's most talented member. 
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce my bias group 2PM. What Time is it? 2PM.