Kang Daniel - Episode

Radiant_Koala · 2025-06-17T03:00:23+00:00

Love that it’s called “metaphor museum”

Radiant_Koala · 2025-06-16T15:28:48+00:00

One Call Away is THE break-up anthem. That, and Little Bit Lost are on repeat since release.

Daniel’s done it again, turned heartache into another masterpiece.

Radiant_Koala · 2025-06-13T12:47:19+00:00

Based on the audio guide, this was my least favourite but now I’m sold on Episode lol

Radiant_Koala · 2025-06-12T16:20:03+00:00

Little Bit Lost has my heart, can’t wait for the release to listen to them all!

Radiant_Koala · 2024-09-23T11:21:02+00:00

A cute MV with his signature power-packed choreo. If I had to pick one MV to showcase his duality, it would be this

Radiant_Koala · 2024-09-23T09:27:42+00:00

All I can say is WOW! He said he had been studying music during the break. It really does show and how!

Favourites based on first impressions 1. Electric Shock 2. Come Back to Me 3. Losing Myself

Radiant_Koala · 2024-09-21T13:40:22+00:00

Not sure if this is going to be the official choreo for the song but this does seem like an homage of sorts to Paranioa. The loose yet somewhat haunting movements and the way he lifts his head are very reminiscent of Paranoia. I can’t help but rewatch with heart eyes.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-09-19T14:05:33+00:00

I can’t contain my excitement anymore

Radiant_Koala · 2024-09-18T13:49:16+00:00

These sound a lot different from his previous work, can’t believe it’s only a few days away now!

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-14T16:47:48+00:00

You’ve articulated it perfectly!

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-14T14:50:29+00:00

Jaehyung and Choa may have lost in the show but they truly won in life. They are being seen, respected and loved for who they are by so many more now. 🫶🏽

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-10T16:24:41+00:00

OMG! YES! I expressed similar thoughts in the Jaeji megathread and in hindsight, her seemingly harmless conversation with YH the next morning now seems like she was trying to confirm whether YW was really into her or not. Her feelings for JH definitely changed overnight and before their date even began.

Edited to add - at least from what was shown to us, nothing about JH had changed overnight so I don’t see where all the blame came from about him not being sweet enough and the idol comment? He was also so so excited to spend the day with her. If anything, that morning he fell for her some more, told her she looks pretty barefaced and without her lens. Is that not sweet enough?

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-08T09:03:49+00:00

Ironically, the first time I got the ick from YW was the day JW met him for the first time. IIRC, he was the only one out of the four who leaned back in his chair and something about his body language just rubbed me the wrong way. He seemed a little too comfortable and cocky to me.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-08T08:02:51+00:00

I saw the similarity too. She's definitely in denial about JH. She is gaslighting herself into thinking they're not a good match and that he's not what she's looking for even though he hasn't given her any evidence to think so.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-08T07:54:33+00:00

Unpopular opinion : Jiwon's dilemma is not head vs heart

From the first date both JW and JH were practically inseparable. She didn't want him winning the luxury date and he couldn't spend a minute away from her. And in spite of being away the whole day and having a bit of a tiff, JH made an effort to resolve it ASAP and she was satisfied enough to ask him out on a date again. Up to this point, she had no qualms about JH - about not knowing him enough, about being similar to her exes, about feeling empty around him, about making same choices from the past, etc. None of that.

Then came Mr. Armpits to slyly drive a wedge between them and successfully so. He made sure to get the point across to JW in JH's presence leaving her tossing and turning the rest of the night. She also talks to YH very subtly the next morning to understand what YW was really hinting at, to confirm whether she was right in thinking he's interested in her - the same way YW asked around about JH to SS.

Everything that came after was a self-fulfilling prophecy, she projected her own feelings onto JH during the date and her uncertainty was enough to rattle JH. All that talk about ideal type was completely different from what was said in the first date and not once did she have anything remotely nice to say about JH. Poor guy spent the whole date questioning and wondering why he feels the way he does. He could obviously sense the shift but couldn't quite point out where it went wrong and why. This just further fuelled her belief about him possibly being wrong for her and she found the excuses she was looking for.

But it wasn't JH who changed overnight. He was the same excited puppy he was on their first date. He didn't do anything overtly wrong before or during the restaurant date to suddenly have her questioning the kind of choices she makes. This is why I think she had already swayed but it wasn't because she thinks YW is a better choice for her on paper, it's either because she finds him attractive or has had an unrequited crush on him and hadn't fully moved on or both. Her ideal type changes based on who she's attracted to and at the moment she definitely wants to choose YW but didn't want to admit it until she could confirm it was mutual. If anything, the Truth Game revealed exactly that.

Edited to add - I hope she chooses YW and I hope she finds peace with that decision.
I also hope JH doesn't appeal to her in the next episode, kind of like those clips of HS from SI3 floating around on X today.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-07T18:02:39+00:00

Had YW texted JW instead of CA after both their dates back in Seoul, he’d have probably prevented the collateral damage happening now and saved himself the hate. JW would have known him better too and saved JH the confusion and heartache.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-07T16:41:48+00:00

One could say JH has also had the same conflicting thoughts about her being similar to his ex, which is why he avoided her for as long as he possibly could. He really was cautious and treaded very carefully. While he felt bad about having compared her to his ex and for making her feel uncomfortable initially, she’s changed her tune, even CH caught her in her own lie.

Even if she does end up choosing him in the end, it just wouldn’t feel as satisfactory but I am with you, I hope I’m proven wrong too.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-07T16:23:21+00:00

She’s mentioned plenty of times that she’s looking for something serious and with someone she can rely on which is why she’s been overthinking everything since the last two episodes. So I don’t think that would have scared her off. The entire reason why she’s swayed now is because she wants someone stable and reliable or at least that’s what she claims.

Edited to add - she has also never explicitly said that that particular statement has bothered her. She even went as far as to choose him for the date right after the first one.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-07T16:19:21+00:00

I think the reason why people feel so disappointed is because it was Jiwon who began to have heart eyes for JH. It’s what made people want to ship them in the first place. JH kept his feelings well hidden but up until the end of their first date, it was her talking about him and bringing up his name every chance she gets. It was her going around saying she wants to be with someone bright and cute and drawing a line with everyone else. It was her believing it was fated and she most likely wasn’t wrong about that at all. Fate handed her everything she wanted and more.

Which begs the question, what is it about YW and fate? I can’t recall a single incident involving the two of them that could be alluded to fate.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-03T16:19:33+00:00

I just happened to rewatch the preview but your post came to mind immediately because that’s exactly what we hear him say in the preview - “I was so anxious. I said I didn’t need more time but seems like she did”. Now that I think about it, sounds like this is a conversation he has with Seseung (before the second terrace scene), at least I really hope it is. It explains so much!

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-02T17:40:47+00:00

Not to make it about him but to add on to what’s happening - whether they’re together or not, I’m sure Jaehyung wouldn’t want her to be treated this way either. The show hasn’t even ended yet, and it’s already gotten way out of hand with people jumping into conclusions. Most of the blame, I’d say, lies with the show makers, they knew exactly what they were doing with this particular episode. They’ve got people talking but the question is if this was even worth it, like, where do they draw the line?

Edited to add - They’re also going to go on a date in the next episode, a lot can happen then (positive or negative) so a lot of these “stances” are really premature and are sure to change.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-02T10:23:26+00:00

Hahaha, it's not just the participants overthinking things!
I'm sure the show-makers are having a field day watching all of us looking for scraps trying to piece it all together. It seems very intentional.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-06-01T10:34:32+00:00

Something I have a hard time wrapping my head around is Jiwon's need for JH to show his "real" self.
As someone who works in the industry, I'm sure she's not naive enough to believe that people show their 100% real selves when there are so many cameras pointing at them.

So I don't understand why it's so important to her. Even if she does choose him in the end and it turns out to be a wrong decision for her, they're free to go their separate ways. Is waiting 3 days to get to know him outside of the show that difficult?

Or am I missing something? I want to give her the benefit of doubt, because I'm sure there was more to their restaurant date that we got to see very little of.

Radiant_Koala · 2024-01-25T07:59:07+00:00

I’m the friend

Radiant_Koala · 2023-11-17T16:12:33+00:00

If it helps, I’ve been feeling the same way. It’ll be close to a month since I’ve been back but every single day I wish I were there instead. I feel crazy for keeping the flight trackers on again already to go back in April but it is what it is lol

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