u/icedlattecoffee

The example is from a manga, but I seriously cant get this ML out of my head.

He's 22 years old, and I love that his body actually looks like a healthy, average young adult instead of an exaggerated bodybuilder.

i like big guys but...i feel like romance manhwas have gotten completely out of hand with male body proportions. Half the time the ML looks like a literal monster standing next to the FL.

im looking for recommendations where the ML has a more average, realistic build. He doesnt need six-pack abs or ridiculously broad shoulders, just a healthy, normal-looking body.

Smut is preferred (the smuttier, the better 😌), but im also happy to read non-smut if it fits what im looking for.

Manga name: Kono Mama ja Watashitachi, Shinyuurashiku Irarenai (At This Rate, We Can't Be Best Friends / We Can't Continue to Play Best Friends)

Another good example is Diabel and Erez Russell from The Devil Raises a Lady, godayum those guys are HOT.

So, im a baby stay and a Lino utt, and I started stanning skz 2 months ago, but only this month did I finally have time to binge-watch all their interviews. Imagine my surprise when I realized Lee Know is the quietest one in almost all the interviews (which makes no sense because he’s not quiet at all). Then I realized it was because of the language. In all the interviews conducted in English, he was quiet most of the time and only reacted when someone commented in Korean.

So im kind of sad because how can these channels be so insensitive about this kind of thing? They’re interviewing a Korean group, so they could at least adapt the interview to Korean so all the members could interact and feel included.

I found one that is the perfect example: the “Spot the Liar” interview by Spotify Korea. They could’ve just not added English subtitles and left international fans out of it, right? Yeah, they could’ve! But they didn’t. They made such a great game where all the members felt included, and international fans could still understand everything that was being said.

Is it laziness from these other channels? Because for real, im pissed off. Even if a member doesn’t feel included, we as fans also lose the chance to connect with them on a deeper level. I mean, I loved seeing Lee Know laughing and accusing everyone during Spot the Liar — watching that video genuinely warmed my heart.

We don’t get to know them personally; interviews are probably the closest we can get to seeing more of their personalities and learning more about who they are. So when they don’t feel comfortable enough to communicate, we end up getting almost nothing...

And this is not criticism toward Lino for not knowing English (I really hope you guys understand that). I don’t think he has any responsibility to learn English, and I know he’s already learning and trying really hard. This is a full-on criticism toward these international channels that seem to care more about getting views than about the people they’re actually interviewing.

This is my first time stanning a K-pop group, and I feel like this has probably happened to other K-pop groups too... Like, this is honestly so sad.

Also, im leaving the video link down here cause I hope you guys enjoy watching it as much as I did <3

https://youtu.be/coyrGbZxLwo?si=qzCdIR1SHeWhkmZW