The King: On Lee Gon the First

As you probably know, there’s a situation right now in Washington DC where I work and in many cities across USA. I condemn the violence of these protests, and my colleagues and I are working to make sure that these people involved in looting, arson, destruction and lawlessness are brought to justice. Do you get […]

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The King: The Azaleas poem #3

This is the condensed version. This was intended to go with a larger blog post but I ran out of time to get the screenshots. So this will have to do for now. pm3 ****************** @kuroshio kindly shared with us David McCann’s translation of Kim Sowol’s poetry. Thanks, @kuroshio The Stream For what reason do […]

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The King: Ep 12 Lee Gon Appreciation Post

Because you’ve all been good about adhering to the Banned Word guidelines, here are gifs for the Cynical…oops, excuse me…the Shallow Islanders. illustration by @phoenix, resident artist and co-chieftain of the Shallow Island, and president of the Xiao Nai’s “Best Boyfriend Club.” . These gifs aren’t mine. Please give credit to the gif creators when […]

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The King: Character Summaries by Welmaris and the Royal Court, part 2

Part 1 is here: Character Summaries, part 2 Credit belongs to Welmaris, our Court Historian. She’s assisted by Growing_Beautifully and agdr03. Please try to remember all the facts. We’re having an exam at the end of this kdrama. Seriously. -pm3 ******************** Jeong Tae Eul, Lieutenant Jeong • Born 27 May 1990 • Her KOC doppelgänger […]

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