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__Light On Me__

taekyung is a 18-year-old high school student. he is also a lifelong loner. but one day, he starts questioning his own judgment and tells a teacher that he no longer wishes to be alone. the teacher advises him to join the school’s student council. he meets the vice president of the council, shinwoo, who is cool and level-headed, but also somewhat cold toward him and reluctant to accept taekyung. however, he also meets the super-attractive president of the council: daon, who appears to take an instant shine to him. the beginnings of a romance appear to be in the cards for daon and taekyung, but shinwoo does not seem to approve. matters are further complicated by the fact that daon’s close female friend – who secretly loves daon – is jealous of their closeness.


Taekyung confronting other students who had been making fun of him, quite literally, behind his back.

Episode 1

Taekyung, our main character, likes to be alone and there is nothing wrong with that. His interactions with teachers and other students are blunt and brief. But, Taekyung starts to feel uncomfortable in his loneliness. We're shown these things that happen daily for him but they feel unfamiliar now. He wants to change it but he doesn't know how.


Shinwoo

Their first meeting is anything but ideal. Cringe-worthy and awkward at best. We see how stand off-ish and aggresive Shinwoo can be, though we don't know it's him yet. I can't help but notice how defensive he really gets. In my opinion, he already has feelings towards Taekyung. Whether they are good or bad ones, I don't know, but there's definitely something there that hasn't yet been addressed.

Taekyung tries to return a DILDO that Shinwoo dropped back to him but ends up... uhhh.. yeah it's probably better to watch it.


Daon being the angel that he is and making sure Taekyung's head is okay before scolding the boys playing soccer in the halls.

Daon

When Taekyung and Daon meet it is seconds after his encounter with Shinwoo. Things couldn't get worse, right? He gets hit in the head with a soccer ball INDOORS and then when Daon comes to check if he's okay Taekyung proceeds to head butt him. So much for first impressions. Besides that, they immediately highlight Daon's caring attitude towards people. As soon as Daon knows he's okay, he jumps right into checking in on Taekyung.


Friends

Taekyung finally reaches out in spite of vowing to remain friendless. I think having a new face around that was already pushing to help him really moved things along. He felt like there was less judgement because it was a face he hasn't seen every day. You can see that Taekyung genuinely wants to start making friends and wants to avoid these new feelings of loneliness.

Taekyung finally reaching out to new teacher, Haebit, about making friends and joining activites.


Daon walking down a hall and letting someone borrow his gym clothes because, I guess, he isn't going to use them?

Council President

This scene REALLY highlights Daon's generosity and niceness to those around him. Because it's expected of him while he's president of the student council. He's a people person so... he has to be a person to people. Whether it's copying notes, borrowing things, or just making sure everyone is okay before himself, Daon is on it 100%.


Vice President

Oh, Mr. Vice President, Noh Shinwoo. In order to join the student council, Taekyung has to go through 3 people. One of those people is Shinwoo. We already know he is rude and mean to Taekyung but why? The comparison to Shinwoo and Daon's first encounters with Taekyung are vastly different. Both were awkward and made you wince but Shinwoo had a bad mood towards Taekyung to begind with... Daon did not.

Shinwoo noticing the teacher-student duo standing in the door when Taekyung calls out to him in recognition.


Namgoong talking happily about food, most likely, I can't remember exactly from the screen cap.

Namgoong

My dear boy, Namgoong. I love his character already and he has said a total of two sentences. He's got a very bubbly personality and with all the tension that happens, he's definitely there to put a stop to it. It has consequences later on which is quite upsetting but he still deserves the world and the universe it sits in.


Disagreement

The first actual conflict comes at the end of episode 1 where everyone is deciding Taekyung's fate as a student council member. Everyone agrees except for one person, can you guess who it is? It's no surprise that Shinwoo is the one to disagree but his reasons why are nothing but technicalities. It is reasonable to want fairness among the students but I doubt the world would crumble because one(1) extra student joined.

Everyone sits while Namgoong goes on about how childish Shinwoo is being because it isn't that big of a deal.


Taekyung telling Shinwoo that he isn't going to put up with his shit just because other people do (basically).

Unexpected

A good twist at the end of this episode was the way Taekyung stood his ground. They never portray him to be one to keep his opinion to himself but I was still surprised just because of how overbearing Shinwoo can be. He's stubborn but so is Taekyung and I really like how they kept his character consistent through this.


Conclusion

So far, I think we're on the right track. There is already tension between two, assumed, main characters. Nothing has been too overwhelming, what I mean by that, is there isn't a lot going on. It's enough to hook you in like a first episode should, but it isn't so much that you're not confused. We know where the story is going and we know the goals and motivations of the main character. All we need now, is the rest of the story... which is exactly how a first episode should be set up!


__Light On Me__


Teacher Haebit convincing Taekyung to keep pursuing his goals. This is also when Taekyung consciously recognizes that the reason he wanted to change is because someone was willing to help him.

Episode 2

After episode 1, we definitely get a feel for the characters and their motivations. But, after having been shut down so quickly, he's eager to give up. Which is understandable, he doesn't want to deal with change, no one really does, and all of this is so new to him. I don't blame him for wanting to give up so quickly. But he knows that there is someone on his side and supporting him. So, he decides to continue on and keep trying.


Hate

Shinwoo shows no difference in his opinion. He still continues to hate Taekyung and thinks the council is better off without him. When asked why he hates Taekyung, Shinwoo says that there isn't a reason. But clearly, there is a lot going on inside that brain of his. Even without their first encounter, Shinwoo obviously has another reason for disliking Taekyung.

Shinwoo continuing to tell Daon and Namgoong that Taekyung is no fit for the student council.


Daon showing up early to catch Taekyung cleaning so he can help him out. He knows it's a rough job to do by oneself.

Help

Anytime Taekyung seems to run into trouble, Daon is right there to help him out. I mean, it's what he does. Daon's entire personality so far is be nice and help. Though, it looks like he's showing special treatment to Taekyung, we're shown later on that he would do it for anybody. Daon is truly a really nice guy and wouldn't want to see anyone struggling. He goes out of his way to help Taekyung a bunch through out this episode, let alone the others.


The Same

It's honestly quite amusing to see Shinwoo and Taekyung interact. They're both stubborn people who stand their ground. Shinwoo makes a reference to the snail queen in an attempt to make Taekyung go away, but he really could not care less about what Shinwoo has to say. Taekyung tasked himself with cleaning the student council room and plans to stick to that. They're really quite similar if you think about it.

Shinwoo, trying to drive Taekyung away, grabs the broom out of his hand, but Taekyung, not willing to give up so easily, takes it back.


Shinwoo being scared after Taekyung jokingly found a "spider" in his hair. Upon finding out that it was just dust, Shinwoo's ears get red and he storms out of the room.

Jokes

Though, Taekyung and Shinwoo both have a mutual disliking of each other, Taekyung isn't afraid to goof off. It seems out of character at first but with the way that he is trying to change and branch out, it makes sense that he would try to joke around, even if it was with the wrong person. Of course, Shinwoo doesn't take kindly to this and storms off. I'm really enjoying the way these characters develop AND still manage to stay consistent.


Not That Bad

Through out this episode, Taekyung is constantly being told that Shinwoo is really "not that bad". But with no evidence, he can't really take anyone's word for it. He needs to see it himself and that's understandable!! I know I wouldn't want to take kindly to someone who was being absolutely vile towards me. Honestly, no one should. Though, we can assume the Shinwoo is not as bad as he leads on, it's still not a good look to be a dick.

Namgoong telling Taekyung he needs to put the monster he awoke inside Shinwoo, back to sleep. Taekyung understood none of it.


Daon mentioning the fact that he remembers Taekyung from before they had offically met which strikes a cord with Taekyung, who mentions that no one has ever remembered him before.

Advice

Daon continuously shows Taekyung that he isn't alone. He constantly reassures him that things are going to be okay. He helps him when he's down and talks him up when he needs it. For the first time, we see Taekyung touched by Daon's words when he mentions that he remembers Taekyung from volunteer work. This realization point towards Daon being a love interest. There was even a little bell that pointed towards the fact that Taekyung has taken a liking to him already.


Weird

There is no doubt in my mind that Taekyung finds Namgoong weird. I mean, he was hiding behind a couch, sleeping, but still hiding. He startles Taekyung who is a mix of concerned and confused. Namgoong explains his routine of sneaking away from classes only to hide in different places to sleep. He's a silly character and while Taekhyung does find him odd, I'm sure Namgoong feels the same about him.

Namgoong proceeds to give Taekyung useles advice and boast about he knows everyone and everything about everybody.


Shinwoo being a baby because GOD FORBID Taekyung make any friends at all.

Mean

This is where I think Shinwoo goes a little too far with his act and he realizes it too. He's trying to be mean, he's trying to drive Taekyung away, but the way he sneered at him during this scene was personal. We get it, you don't like him, but to basically spit in his face for wanting to join the student council? Tone it down a bit. Also, the way he was trying to drag Namgoong out of there and the way Namgoong was trying to incllude Taekyung, broke my heart.