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I found the tumbrl post, but nothing else. There was a link to a tw/tter thread, bit unfortunately it doesn't exist anymore. Anyways, Soojin's sentence is a quote from The handmaiden 👀.

Screenshot of a tumbrl post from user @unexpected-nightview. It shows a twitter screenshot from user @erisintrouble which says: "kim soojin describing han joowon in dongsik's pov 'my savior han jowoon, who actually came to destroy my life'". The tumbrl user comments: "Yes. Hi. Hello. No I'm not crying. I'm bawling my eyes out know the difference."

November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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Lee Dongsik love of my life. 🥹🥹🥹

It wasn't explicit, but everything was there on plain sight for ppl who had eyes to see. 😌

Close-up of Han Juwon from the kdrama Beyond Evil looking fruity

November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM

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Veiny arms like this remind me of a very specific vein in another body part. 🫣

Screenshot of actor Wayne Song exercising in a black tank top

November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM

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Now I'm sure the Audrey Hepburn references were purposeful 🥰

Pic of Xuyan in a cinema museum, looking at the iconic Vespa from the movie Roman Holiday. Jian Liang says (referring to the vespa) "The same as the one in Roman Holiday"

October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM

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He was so horny and frustrated he literally devoured her?! Baby get a grip! 🫣
"I got used to holding your hand", he's down bad and hasn't even realised it yet. He's so embarrassing (affectionate) 😭
#LovesAmbition
#cdrama

Haoming smiling at Xuyan and telling her "I got used to holding your hand"

October 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM

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Omg he's so pathetic I love it 🥰
#LovesAmbition
#cdrama

Haoming holding his cellphone with a murderous look. He's at a construction site and wears a helmet and a yellow vest.

October 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM

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I adore almost all of her outfits, but this must be my fav so far. 😍
I feel like with her style choices she also pays homage to some iconic women, like Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Maria Callas, Brigitte Bardot etc

October 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM

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I've started #LovesAmbition for #ZhaoLusi and it's such a joy to see her onscreen!❤️ Her stellar performace has enchanted me, but I have to say that the story has a depth I didn't expect, supported by a cinematography that is not only aesthetically beautiful, but also narratively meaningful. #cdrama

Pic of Xuyan and Haoming hugging in his plant shop. Their reflection on the window, occupies the right side of the frame. In the middle there's a small agave plant, with a long stem.

Picture of Xuyan standing in a bathroom, in front of a mirror, that reflects endlessly her image. She looks pensive.

Picture of an hospital room. On the right side, Xuyan and Haoming sit on a sofa near eachother, holding hands and talking by the light of a lamp. On the left side Haochen sleeps in a bed in the dark.

Picture of Xuyan and Haoming's house, taken from outside the building, through the big living room window. She is standing, with her hands resting on the table, while he climbs the stairs to the bedrooms. They're separated by a wall.

October 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM

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Meanwhile Italians...

October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM

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I love the message at the end of the series. Love is not easy, you're going to try and make mistakes, love too much or not enough, but at the end it's going to be worth it, even just for the memory of having loved. Manami is ready to take the risk and love him with all her heart.
#LearningToLove ❤️

Picture of Manami and Taiga writing the kanji for "love" on the sand with a stick. Her voiceover says "The kanji for love is difficult to write"

Picture of Manami looking at Taiga at the beach. He looks down, at the letters they wrote on the sand. Her voice-over says "The Heart in the middle can neither be..."

Picture of Taiga writing on the sand with a stick. Manami looks at him. (The size difference 😭) Her voice-over says "... too small or too big to write it beautifully".

Picture of Taiga and Manami at the beach. They stand near each other and look down, at the kanji they wrote on the sand (not in the pic). Her voice-over says "I just want to love him with all my heart"

October 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM

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Did he cry while writing the letter? 🥺😭

Picture of the hand-written letter Taiga wrote for Manami. "The reason I felt so comfortable in the host club world"

Picture of the hand-written letter Taiga wrote for Manami.
"...was because it was build on lies".

Picture of the hand-written letter Taiga wrote for Manami.
"Because if I were able to suite kanji, we wouldn't have ended up together, right?"

October 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM

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Red ribbon. Even if they're apart, he is always with her. 🥹

Picture of Manami looking at the sea on a foggy day. She her hair styled in a braid, where a red ribbon is visible.

October 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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New look at work! Manami's girlboss era has just started! 🤩

Picture of Manami teaching at her new class. She stands by the blackboard and illustrates a poem that's written on it. She wears black trousers and a grey blazer.

October 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM

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Neither hippo-Manami nor real Manami wants to drink a beer with Taiga 😭
#LearningToLove

Taiga in his red suit, sitting on the terrace on top of his building at night. The city lights illuminate the scene. He talks to a hippo toy (?) that wears Manami's hat and offers it a beer: "Come on, have a drink!"

Manami and Taiga standing in front of each other in his flat. He offers her a beer "here", she holds her hands behind her back in refusal.

October 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM

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Nothing to say, just Raul looking painfully beautiful

Taiga looking sad and beautiful, while his former boss pats him on the head.

October 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM

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I love how Manami fights for their love, even when Taiga is at his lowest. The use of light/shadow shows us beautifully the characters different stance. She's always in the light, but Taiga cannot reach her. He's drowning in self-pity and mistakes her worried look for commiseration. #LearningToLove

Taiga looking ugly, asking Manami "What is your problem?"

Manami standing in Taiga's flat, illuminated by a soft light coming from the window behind her. She looks worried and sad.

Manami stands in the corridor and holds the door to Taiga's flat open, while he's inside and tries to close it. He says "Stop it!" and she calls his name. The light coming from the large window illuminates her.

Manami stands in front of Taiga's closed door. She rests her forehead on the door
She's surrounded by warm, soft light.

October 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM

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Manami's optimistic attitude and encouraging words bring the light inside Taiga's home, but cannot reach his heart, plagued by low self- esteem and self-worth. He shuns the light and hides in the shadows.
#LearningToLove

Manami sits in front of Taiga in his flat. She tells him "But it wasn't due to a lack of effort, you just haven't learned enough yet". The window light illuminates her softly.

Taiga sits on his bed and tells Manami "I don't care about others, but you..."

Taiga sits on his bed, he tells Manami with a sad expression: "I don't want to disappoint you"

Manami sits near the bed, close to Taiga, who looks away in shame. She tells him "If I'd never met you, I would've been a coward all my life". I love her 🥹

October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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A moment of appreciation for mother breaking free. You go girl! 🤩🥳💃

Manami's mother telling her husband (not in the pic) that she wants a divorce.

Manami's mother destroying the aromatic plants on the kitchen counter.

October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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Foreshadowing of Taiga's self-doubts vs Manami's positive attitude towards their relationship. My babygirl has grown a lot indeed. 🥹
#LearningToLove

Taiga and Manami watching the fireworks on the top of Taiga's building. He says "They've probably thrown it away! It was a cheap umbrella!"

Picture of Taiga and Manami watching the fireworks from the top of Taiga's building. She says "I bet they're keeping it safe for us".

October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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The girls forming a ❤️ around Manami. Their nonverbal language contradicts their harsh words (this also reminds me of Taiga telling Manami "I hate you" at the school gate). In this place of hypocrisy and false righteousness, they can only express their feelings with their opposite.

Picture of the girls surrounding Manami at the gym. She says "I'm sorry..."

Picture of a student telling Manami "You're the worst!" through tears

Manami looking touched and thanking the girls.

October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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Of course Taiga wanted to be a train driver. 🥹

Picture of Taiga on the roof of his building, wearing a white button down shirt. He says "I used to dream of being a train conductor"

October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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⚠️⚠️⚠️
Spoiler #LearningToLove ep.11

It wouldn't be a real #jdrama without a (kind of) rushed ending and a (short) forced separation 😅, but we have our happy ending and that's all that matters. ❤️

Thoughts in 🧵