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Painter Of The Night/Legs That Won’t Walk: Illusion and reality 🥊

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During the first season of the manhwa Painter Of The Night, we have many scenes where illusion and reality are mixed or where reality differs from the appearances.

In the first case, I could mention the daydream in the chapter 2 (chapter 2) or the wet dream in the chapter 6 where the painter’s repressed natural desires resurface. The readers are a little confused because initially they have no idea how to judge these drawings. Are they reality or fiction? This is in particular visible in the following picture: On the surface, it looks so real, while in reality this image was a vision in Baek Na-Kyum’s dream which marked the start of his unleashed unconscious. In the wet dream, we had a similar question. The beholder wondered if these images were true memories or fantasies. (Chapter 2) These were a mixture of both, although the more pictures we got, the more it became an illusion, a phantasm. As you can observe, the boundaries between seem and real were sometimes not clearly defined. The beholder had to distinguish this.

In the second case, I could refer to the chapter 42 and 43. While the reader witnesses Seungho embracing wholeheartedly the painter and detects the longing for affection and warmth from the noble as much as he is expressing his love for the low-born, Jihwa imagines to see something else. Baek Na-Kyum is the one who seduces the powerful lord hence he believes to detect a cunning smile on the artist’s face. (Chapter 43) The red-haired man is too biased towards the young low-born because he has so many prejudices against commoners. He believes that each low-born has no principle and virtue and will do anything in exchange for power, money in order to improve his life. However, the reality is different from the illusion Jihwa experienced.

Baek Na-Kyum is so pure and innocent, he has strong principles. When he made the vow to never paint any erotic pictures, he was willing to suffer which underlines his determination and strength. He might have shed some tears but he never regretted any decision. What Jihwa failed to see is that he was projecting his own mentality into the painter’s mind. In fact, the one who is somehow corrupted and influenced by power and money is our red-haired man. Let’s not forget that Jihwa claims in the chapter 18 that he has been using his friend all this time.

Sure, he did it in order to maintain a certain dignity and out of pride, yet I suspect that there was some truth in his words. He might have loved Yoon Seungho but not to the point to have his reputation ruined as sodomite. His intimate interactions with Yoon Seungho occurred behind the curtain under the excuse that they were childhood friends.

Let’s not forget that Jihwa did cover his body so that the servant wouldn’t see the hickeys left by the seme. (chapter 3) Furthermore, it seems that each time Yoon Seungho had a sex session with Jihwa, he had no other sex partners. (chapter 13). Notice that Jihwa wasn’t present at the sex orgy in the chapter 33 hence he trusted Min’s words when the latter told him that the seme was hopping from one bedchamber to the other. From my point of view, Jihwa never participated in that kind of events that’s why he was able to have a clean reputation.

And in that instant you know why, for the other nobles like Min, it was visible that Jihwa was pinning for Yoon Seungho. My suspicion is that he only had our alpha seme as sex partner. Now, you can imagine why Jihwa must have resented the low-born so much after the chapter 18. The nature of his relationship with the protagonist was revealed, when he was dragged by the topknot in front of the servants. Here through their yelling, Jihwa tried to force his childhood friend to give up on the commoner. (Chapter 18) With these words, the red-haired noble implied that his friend had to choose between him or Baek Na-Kyum as Jihwa had no intention to share him with the artist.

This reinforces my impression that Jihwa had always perceived himself as Seungho’s lover who was willing to share him with other nobles. He had been expecting all along that at some point, the protagonist would realize that Jihwa loved him. Striking is that after that topknot incident, Jihwa could no longer keep this honorable image and started acting like a spoiled child and paid no attention to his reputation as a noble. His servants have to clean his mess here. He became himself a drunk. (chapter 36)

Imagine that in the picture above the depressed noble slept on the street and his servant had to wake him up so that we can assume that the servants must have gossiped about his drunkenness and lack of dignity. The aristocrat doesn’t pay attention to his own image as a honorable noble any longer. He is too affected by the riff between him and Yoon Seungho.

But the illusion in the chapter 43 is just the result of his misinterpretation of the scene in the chapter 12 and the sex session in the chapters 14 and 15. We know that he has no info about Baek Na-Kyum hence he is unaware of his past and the vow. Yet I have to object that the friend never tried to get any info about the painter. He just saw him as a commoner hence as someone below his social status. That’s the reason why he became the victim of an illusion so easily, although in reality he might have already perceived some truth behind the appearances.

Now, let’s examine the scene in the chapter 12 where the boundaries between seem and real were mixed, just like in the first case. (Chapter 12) Nevertheless, it contrasts to the first case as in this scene every action is real, it just depends on the interpretation of the participants. Here, the red-haired uke is observing from far away how Yoon Seungho is treating the low-born. We have to remember that his perception of the reality is limited because the lord is turning his back to him and is in front of the painter. Secondly he stands too far away to be able to hear their conversation. In other words, he can’t see Yoon Seungho’s facial expression nor the painter’s face as the master’s shoulder is covering his face. Based on these parameters, I selected all the pictures Jihwa could witness due to the movement of Seungho’s arm and hand:

All the lord’s gestures displays care and gentleness. It was as if the lord was caressing the artist’s face and the hair. We have to remember that while Jihwa observed these gestures, he had already caught that Yoon Seungho would show more respect towards the low-born than himself. (Chapter 12)

While the noble hadn’t left his room to receive his guest, he made the effort to come towards the artist the moment he appeared. Besides, we shouldn’t forget that he had been warned by his aristocratic friend that Seungho was somehow fascinated by the painter’s gaze. (Chapter 14) All this led the jealous man to the conclusion that there was something going on between the commoner and his childhood friend. However, we have to remind to the readers what Jihwa couldn’t see in the pictures above. The uke was avoiding the master’s gaze. Either he closed his eyes or looked down. If he had witnessed it, Jihwa would have realized that the fascination was coming more from his childhood friend than the reverse and as such, Baek Na-Kyum didn’t seduce the lord in this chapter. For him, the reality was that the low-born was using his position and influenced the lord in a bad way. He was already showing some favoritism. This perception of the reality was definitely influenced by his biased view about commoners.

What he couldn’t view or hear is the following:

– a smiling master making a ironical remark

– The content of the whispering (Chapter 12) Here, the master is actually threatening the commoner. So his words stands in opposition to his gentle demeanor.

– What looked like a caress from far away was actually a scratch. (Chapter 12)

For Baek Na-Kyum, there was nothing like a caress and a nice comment. Behind the appearances, he was hurt and threatened. For him, this was the reality. The gentle smile with the ironical remark was just a mockery and a simulacrum. He was hiding his true personality behind his caring manners. Now, you can understand why Baek Na-Kyum can not perceive the affection from the protagonist’s due to his past actions. From his perspective, the master was disguising his true nature. He had already witnessed his ruthlessness and violence therefore he took the menaces very seriously. In other words, Yoon Seungho appeared to be fake, his gentle manners were just an act. The gentleness was just an illusion. That’s why Seungho will suffer so much later, as he has to pay for the consequences of this behavior. Baek Na-Kyum could no longer distinguish reality and illusion. Even if the master asked for a doctor, in the low-born’s mind, it was possible that this care was linked to a new thread.

Now, if we look this scene from Yoon Seungho’s perspective, we have a different reality. His threads are real, just like his tenderness and smile are genuine as well, so this huge contradiction mirrors the noble’s personality. He hurts the boy by using his finger nails but not to injure him for real. In my opinion, the scratching has a different signification. He is already targeting the painter as his next prey. Deep down, he has already fallen for the artist but he is under the illusion that he has everything under control, he just needs to use his position as lord, his sexy body and charisma so that the uke will fall for him as well. The lord makes the mistake not to realize the true meaning behind his own actions what Jihwa could observe from a distance. He has already fallen under the spell from the painter. He behaves under the illusion that this is just a matter of time until he can taste the commoner. While he perceives himself as the one with the upper hand, he is not aware of Baek Na-Kyum’s strong will and strength. As you observe, being and appearances are much more difficult to discern. I believe that here, the lord’s unconscious was visible. Besides, we have to remember that these values are highly affected by the perception and interpretation of the participants or observers. In Seungho’s case, we could say that his unconscious was somehow triggered by the painter’s gaze which brought to light a new side of the lord and the latter was not aware of it… only Jihwa and his loyal valet could detect the true meaning behind his unusual behavior.

That’s the reason why it is important to pay attention to details and not judge too quickly. Like I wrote above, the boundary between seem and real is not clearly distinguished. Now, I will take an example from another manhwa in order to sensibilise the readers to question being and seem to be. The manhwa in question, called “Legs that won’t walk”, is written by Black apricot which has just been released on Lezhin.

Striking is that this manhwa is in black and white, as if there was only darkness in the protagonist’s life. The choice of colors underlines the depressing and violent atmosphere oozing from his manhwa reminding me of a Roman noir, “a subgenre of crime fiction where right and wrong are not clearly defined, while the protagonists are seriously and often tragically flawed” (Definition from wikipedia). In other words, there is no superhero here, only dangerous and flawed characters indicating that this story will be quite heavy.

The main character is Kwon Soo-Young, a former boxer who became handicapped after a match. On the surface, he looks pitiful and weak hence the passerby often excuse themselves, when they shove him by accident or see him walking.

This infuriates him but he doesn’t express his anger and fury in front of them. Yet his personality stands so much in contrast to his physical condition: he is resilient, brave and quite strong-willed. Even at the lowest point of his life, he has been beaten up by the boss from a gang,

the loan shark Park Tae-Seung, he fights back

and is able to punch the gang leader.

This resistance and perseverance catch the boss by surprise. He never expected this reaction from someone like him, with so many bruises and a handicap. He thought that the man would beg for leniency and ask for time to repay the debt. Kwon Soo-Young has to reimburse the debt from his abusive father. The former has already cut ties with him and the reason for his rage and fighting spirit is definitely linked to his tragic and terrible childhood. Therefore we learn through Soo-Young that reality and appearance can be really deceiving. The exterior doesn’t really reflect what we truly are. Impressions can mislead to false conclusions and interpretations. But this is not the only case where appearance and being can differ so much. The other character is the ex-boyfriend Song Si-Jung. Here, the exterior doesn’t contrast to the interior, rather it was as if he had two personalities, as if he was Mr. Hyde

and Doctor Jekyll.

He is very difficult to discern and only after rereading the chapters, I could discern the darkness in this character which Soo-Young has already sensed but not really understood. Behind his smiles and gentle demeanor, he is a very violent and manipulative person. In the following scene, you’ll observe again his double personality. When another boxer enters his father’s club, Ji Sung is smiling and polite.

However, the moment the friend reveals that someone with a crutch was standing in front of the club, his facial expression changes so abruptly.

He looks really scary and you can sense his possessiveness and obsession about Soo-Young. So first impressions can have tragic consequences, for Soo-Young it was the case. He saw a smiling and nice Si-Jung showing some concern and inviting to join his boxing club. However, his relationship with him was the reason why he lost his leg.

Just like in the manhwa Painter Of The Night, there is a scene where the boundary between illusion and reality is unclear, so confusing that the reader has some difficulty to judge the situation.

chapter 2: Here, he is calling Si-Jung hyung

Is it a rape or not? This is quite difficult to judge at first and this mirrors the reality. A verdict in a rape case is not easy to sentence, especially if the involved parties were or are in a relationship.

Despite the endearing name, he asks the man to stop which means he is not willing to have sex. In that moment, the boyfriend looks at Soo-Young with a scary expression. Here, the uke can perceive the violent side of his “boyfriend”, he won’t accept a refusal.

The frightening gaze deeply affects Soo-Young, he gets scared, thus he doesn’t really fight against Si-Jung.

From my perspective, Soo-Young is actually raped, but the latter doesn’t seem to realize the true nature of this sex session. Si-Jung is using his “charisma” and “Mr. Hyde”‘s personality to submit the uke. Fact is that after this sex session, Soo-Young never pressed charges against the boyfriend. Strangely, the uke appears defenseless and vulnerable, which is actually reflecting the real nature of his relationship with Si-Jung. The latter is physically and mentally abusing the uke, yet the man with the crutch has not realized it yet. The climax of this sex session is the following situation:

It looks like the top wants to help Soo-Young. He is willing to pay for the surgery bills so that Soo-Young can walk normally again. At first, the reader has some difficulty to understand the main character. Why would he refuse help? Is he emotionally unstable or does he do it out of pride? Fact is that Si-Jung wants to bind him forever so that Soo-Young can never escape from his claws.

Soo-Young has already sensed the terrible truth behind these words, besides the threatening tone in the voice made it clear that Si-Jung wouldn’t accept a rejection. Notice that Si-Jung used sex to coerce the protagonist. That’s why the latter only fights back soon after and pushes the boyfriend away.

The moment he is able to run away, the gentle side of Si-Jung resurfaces. It was, as if the protagonist would awake the beastly instincts living inside the boyfriend. However, this rape doesn’t change the fact that Soo-Young has some love and affection for Si-Jung. He confesses to himself that he would like the boyfriend to find him and support him.

That’s why he stood in front of the boxing club, but didn’t dare to enter. Unconsciously, he has already detected the double personality of his hyung and still loves him, because he is the only one who showed concern and affection so far in his life. Yet, he doesn’t want to live in another abusive household like in his childhood. Now, you can understand why this manhwa is quite interesting. The relationship between Soo-Young and Si-Jung is quite complex, just like the characters. Impressions are quite deceiving and the bad boy can be the next-door neighbor with a huge smile.

Soo-Young fell for the illusion, but has already detected a part of the reality. Furthermore, the uke is quite strong… at the end of the sex session, he was able to free himself from a manipulative and brutal man despite his handicap.

As a conclusion, appearance and reality are two important aspects, because they serve to question the true nature of actions and gestures. What we saw or felt can in reality totally different. Consequently, it becomes clear why we shouldn’t judge people too quickly. People need to question people’s actions and words.

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Table of Contents Painter Of The Night (version from September 8th 2024) – Essay 471 / Video „Edge of Darkness“ Analyses 367, 293, 450, 417 and 400 updated

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The following analyses were all written between April 2020 and September 2024. Now, you can see if you have read everything about Painter Of The Night. Pay attention that some essays are updated because of details I missed the first time and because we get new info in the new season. All these new discoveries always lead to new theories. But after composing so many essays, I have to admit that if they don’t contain huge misinterpretations (like it was the case with Kim), I can no longer review/update all of them, especially since I am still writing new essays with each new released chapter.

The first meeting between Yoon Seungho and Baek Na-Kyum: the prelude of their special relationship https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/04/14/the-painter-of-the-night-from-byeonduck-the-first-meeting-between-between-seungho-and-baek-na-kyum-the-prelude-of-a-special-relation/
Yoon Seungho and Baek Na-Kyum, a comparison (second version) 24.12.20 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/05/31/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seungho-and-baek-na-kyum-a-comparison/
Yoon Seungho: a tragic figure or a hell-raiser? (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/04/18/yoon-seungho-a-hell-raiser/
Min: the introduction of a new villain? (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/painter-of-the-night-min-the-introduction-of-a-new-villain/
An analysis about Baek Na-Kyum’s paintings 🎨 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/painter-of-the-night-an-analysis-about-baek-na-kyums-paintings/
The chamber where everything changed https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/painter-of-the-night-the-chamber-where-everything-changed/
Jung In-Hun: a snake, a peacock 🦚 or a chameleon? (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/painter-of-the-night-jung-in-hun-a-snake-or-a-peacock/
Jihwa, chronicle of the foretold death of a childhood friend? (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/jihwa-death-foretold/
The pavilion, a place full of symbolism (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/painter-of-the-night-the-pavilion-a-place-full-of-symbolisms/
Responsibility, an analysis of the chapters 39 and 40 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/responsibility-an-analysis-of-the-chapters-39-and-40/
Yoon Seungho’s father: first impressions https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/04/yoon-seunghos-father-first-impressions/
Yoon Seungho’s gaze: the mirror of his soul (part 1) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/seunghos-gaze-the-mirror-of-his-soul/
Baek Na-Kyum’s dreams and their interpretation (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/06/baek-na-kyums-dreams-and-their-interpretation/
The role played by the hand (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/painter-of-the-night-the-role-played-by-the-hand/
Hypotheses for the second season https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/painter-of-the-night-hypotheses-for-the-second-season/
Yoon Seungho, Baek Na-Kyum and Nameless as animals – second version (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seungho-and-baek-na-kyum-as-animals/
Jung In-Hun’s secrets (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/painter-of-the-night-jung-in-huns-secrets/
Seungho’s kisses 💋 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/11/painter-of-the-night-seunghos-kisses/
“Room with a view” in Joseon (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/12/painter-of-the-night-room-with-a-view-in-joseon-part-1/
“Room with a view” in Joseon (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/painter-of-the-night-room-with-a-view-in-joseon-part-2/
Seungho’s weaknesses https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/painter-of-the-night-seunghos-weaknesses/
The mirror 🪞 and its functions (fourth version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/painter-of-the-night-the-mirror-and-its-functions/
The helping hand 🤝 (second version) 24. 04.2021 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/painter-of-the-night-the-helping-hand/
Traces of “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Justine: The Misfortunes of Virtue” in the manhwa https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/painter-of-the-night-traces-of-dangerous-liaisons-and-justine-the-misfortunes-of-virtue-in-the-manhwa/
“Persuasion” and “Pride and Prejudice” in the manhwa (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/painter-of-the-night-persuasion-and-pride-and-prejudice-in-the-manhwa/
“Master and Man” (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/painter-of-the-night-master-and-man/
The window 🪟, the door 🚪, the air and their signification (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/painter-of-the-night-the-window-the-door-the-air-and-their-signification/
Who is this Baek Na-Kyum? – part 1 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/21/painter-of-the-night-who-is-this-baek-na-kyum/
“Spring Awakening” part 1 (second version) (only accessible with password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/painter-of-the-night-spring-awakening-part-1/
Sex or love? ❤️ (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/23/painter-of-the-night-sex-or-love/ Sex or love? ❤️ Version with only 10 pictures https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/02/painter-of-the-night-sex-or-love-2/
“Spring Awakening” part 2 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/painter-of-the-night-spring-awakening-part-2/
Yoon Seungho: a psychopath? (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seungho-a-psychopath/
“Spring Awakening” part 3 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/27/painter-of-the-night-spring-awakening-part-3/
The difficult life of painters (comparison with A Painter behind the curtain) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/painter-of-the-night-a-painter-behind-the-curtain-the-difficult-life-of-painters/
Reputation and responsibility (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/painter-of-the-night-reputation-and-responsibility/
An accomplice, a pawn or an innocent?https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/06/30/painter-of-the-night-an-accomplice-a-pawn-or-an-innocent/
Yoon Seungho’s gaze: the mirror of his soul (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-gaze-the-mirror-of-his-soul-part-2/
The role played by the gaze https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/painter-of-the-night-the-role-played-by-the-gaze/
Baek Na-Kyum: a crybaby? (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyum-a-crybaby/
Yoon Seungho’s fears https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/04/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-fears/
Illusion and reality (another manhwa is included: Legs that won’t walk from Black apricot) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/painter-of-the-night-legs-that-wont-walk-illusion-and-reality/
The significance of the headband (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/painter-of-the-night-the-importance-of-the-headband/
The bed and its different meanings (second version:25.03.2021 ) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/painter-of-the-night-the-bed-and-its-meanings/
Jung In-Hun, a new version of “Bel-Ami”? https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/08/painter-of-the-night-jung-in-hun-a-new-version-of-bel-ami/
Yoon Seungho’s pangs of conscience https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/09/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-pangs-of-conscience/
The significance of clothes (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/10/painter-of-the-night-the-significance-of-clothes-part-1/
The significance of clothes (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/painter-of-the-night-the-significance-of-clothes-part-2/
Min: a snake, a wolf🐺, a magpie or a crow? https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/12/painter-of-the-night-min-a-snake-a-wolf-a-magpie-or-a-crow/
Seungho’s mouth 🫦 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-mouth/
The significance of clothes (part 3) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/painter-of-the-night-the-significance-of-clothes-part-3/
The Manual how to read and analyze the second season of Painter Of The Night https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/15/painter-of-the-night-the-manual-how-to-read-and-analyze-the-second-season-of-painter-of-the-night/
Breakups, chagrin and alcohol 🍾 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/16/painter-of-the-night-breakups-chagrin-and-alcohol/
Short analysis of the new trailer (second season) – second version (18.07.2020) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/17/painter-of-the-night-short-analysis-of-the-new-trailer-season-2/
The significance of clothes (part 4) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/painter-of-the-night-the-significance-of-clothes-part-4/
A new version of Fall of man https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/painter-of-the-night-a-new-adaptation-of-fall-of-man/
Baek Na Kyum’s lies (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-lies/
Jung In-Hun’s problems and worries https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/21/painter-of-the-night-jung-in-huns-problems-and-worries/
Yoon Seungho’s scar https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/painter-of-the-night-seunghos-scar/
Traces of Candide in the manhwa https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/23/painter-of-the-night-traces-of-candide-in-the-manhwa/
The animal representing Yoon Seung-Won (This was the last one before the second season started) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/painter-of-the-night-the-animal-representing-yoon-seung-won/
Baek Na-Kyum: a fiancée, a wife, a favored servant or a prostitute? – part 1 (second version) (only accessible with password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyum-a-fiancee-a-wife-a-favored-servant-or-a-prostitute-part-1/
Baek Na-Kyum: a fiancée, a wife, a favored servant or a prostitute? – part 2 (third version) (only accessible with password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/26/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyum-a-fiancee-a-wife-a-favored-servant-or-a-prostitute-part-2/
An easy conquest (only accessible with password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/painter-of-the-night-an-easy-conquest/
Rumors and the Yoons https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/painter-of-the-night-rumors-and-the-yoons/
Dreams https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/31/painter-of-the-night-dreams/
Baek Na-Kyum’s future (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/01/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-future-part-1/
Baek Na-Kyum’s future (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/02/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-future-part-2/
Baek Na-Kyum’s future (part 3) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-future-part-3/
Drawings and emotions (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/painter-of-the-night-drawings-and-emotions/
Drawings and emotions (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/painter-of-the-night-drawings-and-emotions-part-2/
Drawings and emotions (part 3) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/06/painter-of-the-night-drawings-and-emotions-part-3/
Needs and desires https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/painter-of-the-night-needs-and-desires/
“Why?” (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/painter-of-the-night-why-part-1/
“Why?” (part 2) (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/13/painter-of-the-night-why-part-2/
Dignity (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/17/painter-of-the-night-dignity/
Yoon Seungho’s long fight and struggle (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/19/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-long-fight-and-struggle-part-1/
Yoon Seungho’s long fight and struggle (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-long-fight-and-struggle-part-2/
Baek Na-Kyum’s confessions (part 1) (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/22/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-confessions-part-1/
Baek Na-Kyum’s confessions (part 2) (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-confessions-part-2/
Baek Na-Kyum’s confessions (part 3) (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-confessions-part-3/
Yoon Seungho’s traumatic past (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-traumatic-past/
🤓 Jung In-Hun’s poem, an analysis https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/painter-of-the-night-jung-in-huns-poem-an-analysis/
Realization (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/painter-of-the-night-realization-part-1/
Realization (part 2) – updated version https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/painter-of-the-night-realization-part-2/
Baek Na-Kyum’s confessions (part 4) (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-confessions-part-4/
Baek Na-Kyum’s confessions (part 5) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-confessions-part-5/
Hearsay (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/05/painter-of-the-night-hearsay-part-1/
Hearsay (part 2) – second version https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/painter-of-the-night-hearsay-part-2/
Punishment or not? – Wishful thinking (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/painter-of-the-night-punishment-or-not/
Jihwa’s torment (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/09/painter-of-the-night-jihwas-torments/
Baek Na-Kyum’s confessions (part 6) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-confessions-part-6/
🖤 Black Heart (part 1) 🖤 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/painter-of-the-night-black-heart-part-1/
🖤 Black Heart (part 2) 🖤 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/painter-of-the-night-black-heart-part-2/
Love and War (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/painter-of-the-night-love-and-war/
Portraits (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/15/painter-of-the-night-portraits/
Imagination and speculations (no analysis, just predictions for fun) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/painter-of-the-night-imagination-and-speculations/
The mirror of truth? https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/18/painter-of-the-night-the-mirror-of-truth/
The heart and the mind (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/painter-of-the-night-the-heart-and-the-mind/
The spirit 👻 and the shadow 👤 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/21/painter-of-the-night-the-spirit-and-the-shadow/
Spirituality and sensuality https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/painter-of-the-night-spirituality-and-sensuality/
Prejudices, secrets and images: Deok-Jae (fourth version) – was liked by the author herself, for me a proof that my theory is correct https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/painter-of-the-night-prejudices-secrets-and-images-deok-jae/
Prince Charming https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/25/painter-of-the-night-prince-charming/
White ⚪️ versus Black ⚫️ (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/27/painter-of-the-night-white-versus-black/
Paintings (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/09/28/painter-of-the-night-paintings/
The discovery of spiritual love, a theory https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/painter-of-the-night-the-discovery-of-spiritual-love-a-theory/
Conscious versus unconscious (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/painter-of-the-night-conscious-versus-unconscious-part-1/
Baek Na-Kyum’s mouth https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/04/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-mouth/
Conscious versus unconscious (part 2) (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/06/painter-of-the-night-conscious-versus-unconscious-part-2/
Yoon Seungho’s hands 👐 and feet in the first chapter https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/07/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-hands-and-feet-in-the-first-chapter/
Beauty and the Beast in the manhwas (with Serene Bird) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/09/painter-of-the-night-serene-bird-traces-of-beauty-and-the-beast-in-the-manhwas/
The sun 🌞, the Earth 🌎 and the moon 🌜 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/painter-of-the-night-the-sun-the-earth-and-the-moon/
Love triangles https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/painter-of-the-night-love-triangles/
Yoon Seungho’s secrets (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/13/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-secrets/
Injuries https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/painter-of-the-night-injuries/
Doomed Love? https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/painter-of-the-night-doomed-love/
Light, hope and desires (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/17/painter-of-the-night-light-hope-and-desires-written-by-user4792569-and-bebebisous33/
Light, hope and desires (part 2) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/painter-of-the-night-light-hope-and-desires-part-2-written-by-user4792569-and-bebebisous33/
Dream and reality (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/19/painter-of-the-night-dream-and-reality/
Lee Jihwa: Another puzzle?🧩🧩 (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/painter-of-the-night-lee-jihwa-another-puzzle/
Father Yoon (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/painter-of-the-night-father-yoon/
Corruption versus purification https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/25/painter-of-the-night-corruption-versus-purification/
Animals and predictions https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/26/painter-of-the-night-animals-and-predictions/
Jihwa’s confession – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/painter-of-the-night-jihwas-confession/
Jihwa’s confession – part 2 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/painter-of-the-night-jihwas-confession-part-2/
Yoon Seungho’s love confession: the hands (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-love-confession-the-hands/
Yoon Seungho’s love confession: dream and reality https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/01/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-love-confession-dream-and-reality/
The Best man (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/02/painter-of-the-night-the-best-man/
Yoon Seungho’s confession: Wreck. https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/06/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-love-confession-wreck/
Past, present, future – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/08/painter-of-the-night-past-present-and-future-part-1/
Past, present, future – part 2 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/painter-of-the-night-past-present-and-future-part-2/
Past, present, future – part 3 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/painter-of-the-night-past-present-and-future-part-3/
Starry Night versus Cloudy Night https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/13/painter-of-the-night-starry-night-versus-cloudy-night/
Fire and water – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/15/painter-of-the-night-fire-and-water-part-1/
Fire and water – part 2 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/painter-of-the-night-fire-and-water-part-2/
“It cannot be” https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/20/painter-of-the-night-it-cannot-be/
Past, present and future – part 4 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/20/painter-of-the-night-past-present-and-future-part-4/
Fate or liberty? 🗽 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/painter-of-the-night-fate-or-liberty/
“BADUM, BADUM and its implications” https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/22/painter-of-the-night-badumbadum-and-its-implications/
Past, present and future – part 5 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/23/painter-of-the-night-past-present-and-future-part-5/
The painter’s gaze https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/24/painter-of-the-night-the-painters-gaze/
“It all started with… ” https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/26/painter-of-the-night-it-all-started-with/
“Crime and Punishment” – part 1 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/28/painter-of-the-night-crime-and-punishment-part-1/
“Crime and Punishment”- part 2 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/painter-of-the-night-crime-and-punishment-part-2/
“Crime and Punishment” – part 3 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/painter-of-the-night-crime-and-punishment-part-3/
Fire and darkness: Yoon Seungho (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/06/painter-of-the-night-fire-and-darkness-part-1/
Fire and darkness: Baek Na-Kyum (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/painter-of-the-night-fire-and-darkness-part-2/
Fire and darkness: valet Kim – part 1 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/painter-of-the-night-fire-and-darkness-valet-kim-part-1/
Fire and darkness : valet Kim – part 2 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/13/painter-of-the-night-fire-and-darkness-valet-kim-part-2/
The night of revelations – part 1 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/19/painter-of-the-night-the-night-of-revelations-part-1/
Yoon Seungho’s obsession and its origins (second version) (Dine with a Vampire is mentioned and analyzed here) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/painter-of-the-night-dine-with-a-vampire-yoon-seunghos-obsession-and-its-origins/
The night of revelations – part 2 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/painter-of-the-night-the-night-of-revelations-part-2/
Brothers https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/painter-of-the-night-brothers/
The night of revelations – part 3 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/23/painter-of-the-night-the-night-of-revelations-part-3/
The phoenix, the crane and the butterfly (Another manhwa: Serene Bird) (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/29/painter-of-the-night-the-phoenix-the-crane-and-the-butterfly-serene-bird/
Valet Kim: a dog 🐶, a matchmaker or a father? (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/30/painter-of-the-night-valet-kim-a-dog-a-matchmaker-or-a-father/
Landscapes and its signification https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/painter-of-the-night-landscapes-and-its-signification/
What if…. https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/painter-of-the-night-what-if/
Silence 🤐 (fourth version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/painter-of-the-night-silence/
Loyalty https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/03/painter-of-the-night-loyalty/
Family (Third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/04/painter-of-the-night-family/
Yoon Seungho’s hanboks https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/06/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-hanboks/
Justice (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/painter-of-the-night-justice/
“HAA…” Flashbacks https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/09/painter-of-the-night-haa-flashbacks/
The power of … (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/painter-of-the-night-the-power-of/
The Joker – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/painter-of-the-night-the-joker-part-1/
The Joker – part 2 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/15/painter-of-the-night-the-joker-part-2/
The Joker – part 3 (second version): The manhwa The Beast Must Die is included as a comparison https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/painter-of-the-night-the-beast-must-die-the-joker-part-3/
Pandora’s box – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/painter-of-the-night-pandoras-box/
Painting and desires – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/20/painter-of-the-night-painting-and-desires-part-1/
Pandora’s box -part 2 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/22/painter-of-the-night-pandoras-box-part-2/
Absence https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/painter-of-the-night-absence/
Painting and desires – part 2 (fourth version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/25/painter-of-the-night-painting-and-desires-part-2/
The Joker’s plan https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/26/painter-of-the-night-the-jokers-plan/
Painting and desires – part 3 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/painter-of-the-night-painting-and-desires-part-3/
Heroes 🦸‍♂️ – part 1 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/painter-of-the-night-heroes/
Reflections https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/painter-of-the-night-reflections/
The fate of shadows and the phoenix https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/02/painter-of-the-night-the-fate-of-shadows-and-the-phoenix/
The slaps ✋🥊 in the kaleidoscope (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/painter-of-the-night-the-slaps-in-the-kaleidoscope/
Kim’s power – part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/07/painter-of-the-night-kims-power-part-1/
The life of women 👯‍♀️ in Joseon (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/10/painter-of-the-night-the-life-of-women-in-joseon/
Kim’s power – part 2 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/12/painter-of-the-night-kims-power-part-2/
Heroes 🦸‍♂️ – part 2 (second version) (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/14/painter-of-the-night-heroes-part-2/
Yoon Seungho’s love confession: I adore you (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-love-confession-i-adore-you/
A man consumed by lust https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/painter-of-the-night-a-man-consumed-by-lust/
Love and respect https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/20/painter-of-the-night-respect-and-love-part-1/
Desires and communication 📲 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/painter-of-the-night-desires-and-communication/
Baek Na-Kyum’s past https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/22/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-past/
Stockholm Syndrome (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/23/painter-of-the-night-stockholm-syndrome/
“How strange…”🤔🧐 (second version) (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/25/painter-of-the-night-how-strange/
Jealousy and trust (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/painter-of-the-night-jealousy-and-trust-part-1/
Decisions https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/painter-of-the-night-decisions/
Setting the trap https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/02/28/painter-of-the-night-setting-the-trap/
Love and trust https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/01/painter-of-the-night-love-and-trust/
A thousand thoughts swept through my mind till sunrise https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/painter-of-the-night-a-thousand-thoughts-swept-through-my-mind-till-sunrise/
Farewell https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/painter-of-the-night-farewell/
Pranks https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/painter-of-the-night-pranks/
Sex and sensuality (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/07/painter-of-the-night-sex-and-sensuality/
The Light 💡 in the Heart ❤ (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/painter-of-the-night-the-light-in-the-heart/
Love💘, embrace and caress 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/11/painter-of-the-night-love-embrace-and-caress/
Five candles 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/12/painter-of-the-night-five-candles/
The purge (theory) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/13/painter-of-the-night-the-purge-theory/
Peace and Love ☮️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/14/painter-of-the-night-peace-and-love/
The bride 👰 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/15/painter-of-the-night-the-bride/
Baek Na-Kyum’s orgasms (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-orgasms/
Investigation 🔍🧐 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/18/painter-of-the-night-investigation/
Yoon Seungho’s treasure 👅 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/20/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-treasure/
Lord Na-Kyum and Seungho-Ya https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/20/painter-of-the-night-lord-na-kyum-and-seungho-ah/
Yoon Seungho’s erections (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/21/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-erections/
Butterflies 🦋 🦋 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/22/painter-of-the-night-butterflies/
The Rebirth of the Phoenix https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/painter-of-the-night-the-rebirth-of-the-phoenix/
Adoration (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/26/painter-of-the-night-adoration/
Words https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/27/painter-of-the-night-words/
Liberation https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/painter-of-the-night-liberation/
The baby Yoon Seungho 👶 https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/painter-of-the-night-the-baby-yoon-seungho/
Cowardice versus courage: innate or learnable? https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2021/03/30/painter-of-the-night-cowardice-versus-courage-innate-or-learnable/
The topknot incident (fifth version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/01/painter-of-the-night-the-topknot-incident/
Yoon Seungho’s suffering path (fourth version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/02/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-suffering-path/
Animals of misfortune https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/03/painter-of-the-night-animals-of-misfortune/
Refraction 🌈 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/04/painter-of-the-night-refraction/
A Fool 🤡 in love😍❤️‍🔥 (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/05/painter-of-the-night-a-fool-in-love/
A perfect crime?😱 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/07/painter-of-the-night-a-perfect-crime-%f0%9f%98%b1/
The night is long https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/08/painter-of-the-night-the-night-is-long/
Nightmares and their message🖼️🖼️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/09/painter-of-the-night-nightmares-and-their-message/
Truth and memories 🧠 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/11/painter-of-the-night-truth-and-memories/
Interpretation of a nightmare (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/12/painter-of-the-night-interpretation-of-a-nightmare/
Sins 🛐 (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/13/painter-of-the-night-sins/
Secrecy and perpetrator (third version) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/14/painter-of-the-night-secrecy-and-perpetrator/
Changes https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/16/painter-of-the-night-changes/
The Ghost and the embrace 💞 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/17/painter-of-the-night-the-ghost-and-the-embrace/
The shadow and the light (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/18/painter-of-the-night-the-shadow-and-the-light/
Strolls and guidance (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/19/painter-of-the-night-strolls-and-guidance/
Inspirations (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/21/painter-of-the-night-inspirations/
The heart versus the mind: The manhwa Unintentional Love Story is included https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/23/painter-of-the-night-the-heart-versus-the-mind/
Home 🏰 (second version) The manhwa Dr Frost is mentioned https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/25/painter-of-the-night-home/
Hiatus (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/26/painter-of-the-night-hiatus/
Karma 💩🕉 (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/04/29/painter-of-the-night-karma/
The birth of the zombie (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/02/painter-of-the-night-the-birth-of-the-zombie/
Lord Song (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/05/painter-of-the-night-lord-song/
Love and Sex 👨‍❤️‍👨 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/10/painter-of-the-night-love-and-sex/
The kisaeng and the scholar 🎓👨‍🎓 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/13/painter-of-the-night-the-kisaeng-and-the-scholar/
Beautiful catastrophe (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/22/painter-of-the-night-beautiful-catastrophe/
The gifts 🎁 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/26/painter-of-the-night-the-gifts/
Who is this Baek Na-Kyum? – second part (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/05/29/painter-of-the-night-who-is-this-baek-na-kyum-part-2/
Perception (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/06/01/painter-of-the-night-perception/
Season 3: the breaking of the shackles (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/06/05/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-season-3-the-breaking-of-the-shackles/
Chaos (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/06/20/painter-of-the-night-chaos/
The scholars’ fight (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/06/26/painter-of-the-night-the-scholars-fight/
Happiness https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/06/29/painter-of-the-night-happiness/
Tears and characters 😥- part 1 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/03/painter-of-the-night-tears-and-characters-part-1/ (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/03/painter-of-the-night-tears-and-characters-part-1-version-with-only-10-pictures/
Tears and characters 😥- part 2 (second version) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/04/painter-of-the-night-tears-and-characters-part-2/ (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/05/painter-of-the-night-tears-and-characters-part-2-version-with-10-different-pictures/
Tears and predictions😉 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/05/painter-of-the-night-tears-and-predictions-%f0%9f%98%89/
Sex and passion 😍 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/08/painter-of-the-night-sex-and-passion/
The Wedding nights (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/11/painter-of-the-night-the-wedding-nights/
Kisses and reactions (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/12/painter-of-the-night-kisses-and-reactions/
“Huis clos” – part 1 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/14/painter-of-the-night-huis-clos/
“Huis clos” – part 2 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/17/painter-of-the-night-huis-clos-part-2/
Jihwa the criminal (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/19/painter-of-the-night-jihwa-the-criminal/
Treacherous colors 🟪 🟫 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/27/painter-of-the-night-treacherous-colors/
Soul on the skin (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/07/30/painter-of-the-night-soul-on-the-skin/
Power and salvation (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/04/painter-of-the-night-power-and-salvation/
Twitter and Yoon Seung-Won https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/08/painter-of-the-night-twitter-and-yoon-seung-won/
Sweet painful lessons (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/15/painter-of-the-night-sweet-painful-lessons/
Black Heart🖤 and Green Heart 💚 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/17/painter-of-the-night-black-heart-and-green-heart/
Silly or pitiful regrets? https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/19/painter-of-the-night-silly-or-pitiful-regrets/
Chapter 77 between fiction and reality (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/20/painter-of-the-night-chapter-77-between-fiction-and-reality/
Proposals (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/22/painter-of-the-night-proposals/
The witch and the lustful spell (part 1) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/23/painter-of-the-night-the-pawns-revenge-the-witch-and-the-lustful-spell-part-1/
The end of the vicious circle (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/25/painter-of-the-night-the-end-of-the-vicious-circle/
Guilt and sin (fourth version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/27/painter-of-the-night-guilt-and-sin/
Time ⏳ and crime (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/28/painter-of-the-night-time-and-crime/
The moon🌙 in the darkness (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/08/29/painter-of-the-night-the-moon-in-the-darkness/
Between confessions and silence (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/02/painter-of-the-night-between-confessions-and-silence/
We (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/04/painter-of-the-night-we/
Fake? (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/05/painter-of-the-night-fake/
The lady and the servant (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/07/painter-of-the-night-the-lady-and-the-servant/
The fooled or fooling puppet master(s)? (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/09/painter-of-the-night-the-fooled-or-fooling-puppet-masters/
Power struggle and favors (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/11/painter-of-the-night-power-struggle-and-favors/
The sun is down 🌇 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/12/painter-of-the-night-the-sun-is-down/
Between expectation and knowledge (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/14/painter-of-the-night-between-expectation-and-knowledge/
The sacred place(s)? (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/16/painter-of-the-night-the-sacred-places/
Yoon Seungho turns over a new leaf https://bebebisous33.tumblr.com/post/662584572815540224/painter-of-the-night-ysh-turns-over-a-new-leaf
Young master and Kyumah (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/18/painter-of-the-night-young-master-and-kyumah/
Shame and Love (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/19/painter-of-the-night-shame-and-love/
Young Master and the doors (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/21/painter-of-the-night-young-master-and-the-doors/
The mystery behind the closed door (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/23/painter-of-the-night-the-mystery-of-the-closed-door/
The bride’s abduction (theory) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/25/painter-of-the-night-the-brides-abduction-theory/
Yoon Seungho’s castration (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/28/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-castration/
White knights, victims and martyrs (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/09/30/painter-of-the-night-white-knights-victims-and-martyrs/
“F***ed-up!!” (third version) (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/02/painter-of-the-night-fed-up/
Hate crime 🤬🩸 (third version) (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/03/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-hate-crime/
Haunted (Second version) (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/04/painter-of-the-night-haunted/
Kyumah’s Third eye (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/07/painter-of-the-night-kyumahs-third-eye/
Revenge (second version) (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/09/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-revenge/
“It hurts… 😭” (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/11/painter-of-the-night-it-hurts-%f0%9f%98%ad/
The dragon and the shaman 👹 (fourth version) (Only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/13/painter-of-the-night-the-dragon-and-the-shaman/
Sex and drugs 💉 💊 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/15/painter-of-the-night-sex-and-drugs/
Yoon Seungho’s smile (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/17/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-smile/
“Who is dead?” (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/19/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-who-is-dead/
Wishes (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/23/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-wishes/
Neglected Thefts (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/24/painter-of-the-night-neglected-thefts/
Harmony among the chaos (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/27/painter-of-the-night-harmony-among-the-chaos/
The scarf, a small but significant detail😉 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/10/29/painter-of-the-night-the-scarf-a-small-but-significant-detail-%f0%9f%98%89/
Jihwa’s Third eye (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/03/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-jihwas-third-eye/
The peasant and the animals (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/06/painter-of-the-night-the-peasant-and-the-animals/
Stuck! (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/10/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-stuck/
The Power and Pleasure of Possessions (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/11/painter-of-the-night-the-power-and-pleasure-of-possessions/
From a proxy war to a proxy fight (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/13/painter-of-the-night-from-a-proxy-war-to-a-proxy-fight/
A stranger in the study! 👣👣 (Second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/15/painter-of-the-night-a-stranger-in-the-study/
The shadows of the ancestors (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/18/painter-of-the-night-the-shadows-of-the-ancestors/
Men in black 🐱‍👤 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/20/painter-of-the-night-men-in-black/
The puzzle and the missing pieces (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/21/painter-of-the-night-the-puzzle-and-the-missing-pieces/
Prayers (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/23/painter-of-the-night-prayers/
Bloody Marriage (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/11/27/painter-of-the-night-bloody-marriage/
The blessed twist of fate (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/01/painter-of-the-night-the-blessed-twist-of-fate/
Oracles of the calligrapher 😉 – part 1 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/02/painter-of-the-night-oracles-of-the-calligrapher-%f0%9f%98%89/
Oracles of the calligrapher 😉 – part 2 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/04/painter-of-the-night-oracles-of-the-calligrapher-%f0%9f%98%89-part-2/
Sexual education 📚 🏳️‍🌈 and love 🌹(second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/05/painter-of-the-night-sexual-education-and-love/
The devil is in the details 😲 – part 1 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/07/painter-of-the-night-the-devil-is-in-the-details-😲-part-1/
The devil is in the details 😲 – part 2 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/09/painter-of-the-night-the-devil-is-in-the-details-%f0%9f%98%b2-part-2/
Shocking discoveries ‼‼ (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/11/painter-of-the-night-shocking-discoveries/
Royal touch and the hand of benediction ( only accessible with a password) (https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/15/painter-of-the-night-royal-touch-and-the-hand-of-benediction/
Proposals and marriage vows (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/16/painter-of-the-night-proposals-and-marriage-vows/
The bed is moving (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/18/painter-of-the-night-the-bed-is-moving/
I can’t take anymore (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/19/painter-of-the-night-i-cant-take-anymore/
The painter’s smile 😊(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/22/painter-of-the-night-the-painters-smile-%f0%9f%98%8a/
No more s… 🤫 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/24/painter-of-the-night-no-more-s-%f0%9f%a4%ab/
Love songs💖💞 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/25/painter-of-the-night-love-songs%f0%9f%92%96%f0%9f%92%9e/
First season revisited 🤓😲 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/26/painter-of-the-night-first-season-revisited-🤓😲/
“Pervert or Perverts?”🤔 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/28/painter-of-the-night-pervert-or-perverts%f0%9f%a4%94/
“Crazy lunatic!!” 😤 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2021/12/30/painter-of-the-night-crazy-lunatic-%f0%9f%98%a4/
“Busted!!“🫥🪤 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/01/painter-of-the-night-busted/
Nostalgic and terrific spots -part 1 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/03/painter-of-the-night-nostalgic-and-terrific-spots-part-1/
Nostalgic and terrific spots -part 2 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/05/painter-of-the-night-nostalgic-and-terrific-spots-part-2/
The perfect servant (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/06/painter-of-the-night-the-perfect-servant/
Amusing Tattling or idle tale-telling? (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/07/painter-of-the-night-amusing-tattling-or-idle-tale-telling/
Truth and lies (soon: only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/13/painter-of-the-night-truth-and-lies/
The scholar‘s shadow (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/15/painter-of-the-night-the-scholars-shadow/
I’m sorry (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/19/painter-of-the-night-im-sorry/
In desperate need of fun and pleasure (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/20/painter-of-the-night-in-desperate-need-of-fun-and-pleasure/
Love and hatred in the winter forest ☃️🌳 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/22/painter-of-the-night-dr-frost-love-and-hatred-in-the-winter-forest/
Cluedo in the kisaeng house (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/24/painter-of-the-night-cluedo-in-the-kisaeng-house/
Every nobleman’s dream 🤩 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/27/painter-of-the-night-every-noblemans-dream/
I am in love with you (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/01/29/painter-of-the-night-i-am-in-love-with-you/
The mystery behind the corpse (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/01/painter-of-the-night-the-mystery-behind-the-corpse/
Baek Na-Kyum’s childhood 🖌️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/03/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-childhood%f0%9f%96%8c/
Me and Seungho-Ya 🌒⭐(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/05/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-me-and-seungho-ya-%f0%9f%8c%92%e2%ad%90/
“Because it hurts” 💔💘 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/09/painter-of-the-night-because-it-hurts%f0%9f%92%94%f0%9f%92%98/
The intriguing maids (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/10/painter-of-the-night-the-intriguing-maids/
🖤Black Heart’s moles🐀(second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/12/painter-of-the-night-%f0%9f%96%a4-black-hearts-moles-%f0%9f%90%80/
Between rejection and choice – predictions (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/16/painter-of-the-night-between-rejection-and-choice-predictions/
Yoon Seungho’s power (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/18/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seunghos-power/
The long awaited karma 😈 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/20/painter-of-the-night-the-long-awaited-karma-%f0%9f%98%88/
That day ❄️❄️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/23/painter-of-the-night-that-day-%e2%9d%84%e2%9d%84/
The hands on the cheeks 🖐🏻 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/24/painter-of-the-night-the-hands-on-the-cheek/
Who is wearing the pants?👖 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/27/painter-of-the-night-who-is-wearing-the-trousers-%f0%9f%91%96/
“Na-Kyum, Na-Kyum!!“😰 or “Na-Kyum, Na-Kyum!!” 😤(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/02/28/painter-of-the-night-na-kyum-na-kyum%f0%9f%98%b0-or-na-kyum-na-kyum-%f0%9f%98%a4/
From dream 🎇 to nightmare (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/02/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-from-dream-%f0%9f%8e%87-to-nightmare/
The mystery of the gibang ghost 👻 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/05/painter-of-the-night-the-mystery-of-the-gibang-ghost-%f0%9f%91%bb/
A man of exceptional greed 🤑 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/09/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-a-man-of-exceptional-greed-%f0%9f%a4%91/
Lee Jihwa’s special relationship with Yoon Seungho 🛏 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/11/painter-of-the-night-lee-jihwas-special-relationship-with-yoon-seungho-%f0%9f%9b%8f/
The true face of faith ⛪⛩️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/12/painter-of-the-night-the-true-face-of-faith/
Questions 🤔 and possible answers (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/16/painter-of-the-night-questions-🤔and-possible-answers/
Naïve (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/20/painter-of-the-night-naive/
Sound 🎵 and silence – part 1 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/23/painter-of-the-night-sound-%f0%9f%8e%b5-and-silence-part-1/
Sound 🎵 and silence: Memories (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/26/painter-of-the-night-sound-%f0%9f%8e%b5-and-silence-memories/
Silent light 🕯️ and noisy darkness (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/29/painter-of-the-night-silent-light-%f0%9f%95%af-and-noisy-darkness/
A guided tour of Yoon Seungho’s domain 🏡 (second version) (only accessible with a password) Use the second password https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/03/31/painter-of-the-night-a-guided-tour-of-yoon-seunghos-domain%f0%9f%8f%a1/
“No….It can’t be true”😭😱 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/02/painter-of-the-night-no-it-cant-be-true%f0%9f%98%ad%f0%9f%98%b1/
The liars🤥, the fools 🤡 and the heroes (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/03/painter-of-the-night-the-liars-%f0%9f%a4%a5-the-fools-%f0%9f%a4%a1-and-the-heroes/
The hidden shaman (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/07/painter-of-the-night-the-hidden-shaman/
Heena’s curtains? (Second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/08/painter-of-the-night-heenas-curtains/
Painter Of The Night, The 🔞 Muppet Show? 🎎 (Second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/09/painter-of-the-night-the-%f0%9f%94%9e-muppet-show/
The feast in Yoon Seungho’s honor 🎭 (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/11/painter-of-the-night-the-feast-in-yoon-seunghos-honor-%f0%9f%8e%ad/
A change of heart❣️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/14/painter-of-the-night-a-change-of-heart-%e2%9d%a3/
“He’s 🤬 going to kill them all…“(second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/15/painter-of-the-night-hes-going-to-kill-them-all/
A change of heart or the whims of these nobles (soon: only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/16/painter-of-the-night-a-change-of-heart-or-the-whims-of-these-nobles/
The bloodthirsty Captain Hook 🐊 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/18/painter-of-the-night-the-bloodthirsty-captain-hook-🐊/
Chicken 🐔 and dog 🐕 (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/20/painter-of-the-night-chicken%f0%9f%90%94-and-dogs-%f0%9f%90%95/
“To be or not to be” (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/25/painter-of-the-night-to-be-or-not-to-be/
The terrible fate of slaves (with Bongchon Bride) (soon: only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/04/28/painter-of-the-night-bongchon-bride-the-terrible-fate-of-slaves/
“Black eye 👁️‍🗨️” (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/07/painter-of-the-night-black-eye-%f0%9f%91%81/
The lotus 🌸 and the snake🐍 (with Steel Under Silk) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/11/steel-under-silk-painter-of-the-night-the-lotus-%f0%9f%8c%b8-and-the-snake%f0%9f%90%8d/
The troublesome target 🎯 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/13/painter-of-the-night-the-troublesome-target-%f0%9f%8e%af/
“I didn’t know that you could run so quickly.” 😧 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/14/painter-of-the-night-i-didnt-know-that-you-could-run-so-quickly-%f0%9f%98%a7/
Hide in Plain Sight (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/17/painter-of-the-night-hide-in-plain-sight/
Sleeping with the enemy (fourth version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/19/painter-of-the-night-sleeping-with-the-enemy/
Dogs🐕 don‘t wear pants 👖(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/22/painter-of-the-night-dogs-dont-wear-pants/
Sympathy for the devil 😈 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/25/painter-of-the-night-sympathy-for-the-devil-%f0%9f%98%88/
💋 Stolen kisses 💋 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/05/28/painter-of-the-night-%f0%9f%92%8b-stolen-kisses-%f0%9f%92%8b/
Manual 📖 how to avoid flashbacks (third version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/01/painter-of-the-night-manual-%f0%9f%93%96-how-to-avoid-flashbacks/
Fortune-telling 🔮 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/05/painter-of-the-night-fortune-telling-%f0%9f%94%ae/
The mysterious doctor 👨🏼‍⚕️ 💉(second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/06/painter-of-the-night-the-mysterious-doctor-👨⚕%EF%B8%8F💉/
The face of “Lord Song” 🤴 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/07/painter-of-the-night-the-face-of-lord-song-%f0%9f%a4%b4/
Spirits and the lustful shaman 🎑 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/11/painter-of-the-night-spirits-and-the-lustful-shaman-%f0%9f%8e%91/
Bittersweet memories 📸 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/14/painter-of-the-night-bittersweet-memories-%f0%9f%93%b8/
No matter what 🎲 Baek Na-Kyum must vanish (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/17/painter-of-the-night-no-matter-what-🎲-baek-na-kyum-must-vanish/
The Dark Knight 🦇 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/22/painter-of-the-night-the-dark-knight-%f0%9f%a6%87/
Seungho-Ya 👶 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/23/painter-of-the-night-seungho-ya-%f0%9f%91%b6/
Intimate philosophical Secrets 🔐 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/26/painter-of-the-night-intimate-philosophical-secrets-%F0%9F%94%92/
Baek Na-Kyum’s origins (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/06/30/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-origins/
Whatever took you so long…? 📅⏳ (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/03/painter-of-the-night-whatever-took-you-so-long/
Innocent or not guilty? ⚖️ (with Payback) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/06/painter-of-the-night-payback-innocent-or-not-guilty-%e2%9a%96/
Dark circles 🔘 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/13/painter-of-the-night-dark-circles-🔘/
Powerful fellatios 🍆 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/14/painter-of-the-night-powerful-fellatios-%f0%9f%8d%86/
The muse Baek Na-Kyum 💌 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/17/painter-of-the-night-the-muse-baek-na-kyum-💌/
PLOP 💣 and SLURP 🤤(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/21/painter-of-the-night-plop-💣-and-slurp-🤤/
Clouded judgement 🌒 🌬 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/07/29/painter-of-the-night-clouded-judgement-🌒-🌬/
🏮📯 Scandal(s) in Jemulpo 📯🏮 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/02/painter-of-the-night-🏮📯-scandals-in-jemulpo-📯-🏮/
The loyal deserter 🙇 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/08/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-the-loyal-deserter-🙇♂%EF%B8%8F/
The lovely slacker 👓 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/13/painter-of-the-night-the-lovely-slacker-%f0%9f%91%93/
Arrogant, filthy and lying nobles🏯 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/20/painter-of-the-night-arrogant-filthy-and-lying-nobles-%f0%9f%8f%af/
The scholars’ shoes👞 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/25/painter-of-the-night-the-scholars-shoes-%f0%9f%91%9e/
Mumyeong’s past㊙️㊙️, a theory (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/26/painter-of-the-night-mumyeongs-past-㊙㊙-a-theory/
The beauty in the summer🌞 clouds ☁️ ☁️ (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/27/painter-of-the-night-the-beauty-in-the-summer-%f0%9f%8c%9eclouds-%e2%98%81%e2%98%81/
🎆 Grandiose celebrations 😈😭 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/28/painter-of-the-night-%f0%9f%8e%86grandiose-celebrations-%f0%9f%98%88%f0%9f%98%ad/
Coming-Of-Age 👘🎩 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/08/31/painter-of-the-night-coming-of-age-%f0%9f%91%98%f0%9f%8e%a9/
Hunted or wanted? 🏹🩸 (second version) (soon only accessible with a password)
Goddess’ will👩‍⚖️⚖️ ❤️ (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/09/10/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-goddess-will-%f0%9f%91%a9%e2%9a%96%ef%b8%8f-%e2%9a%96%ef%b8%8f-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/
Chapter 69 ☯️ ♋ revisited (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/09/16/painter-of-the-night-chapter-69-%e2%98%af%ef%b8%8f%e2%99%8b-revisited/
My boy 👳‍♀️(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/09/18/painter-of-the-night-my-boy-👳♀%EF%B8%8F/
The vanishing of Baek Na-Kyum’s white headband🤕 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/09/23/painter-of-the-night-the-vanishing-of-baek-na-kyums-white-headband-%f0%9f%a4%95/
Suicide ⚰️🪦 (only accessible with a password). https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/09/25/painter-of-the-night-suicide-⚰%EF%B8%8F🪦/
Romantic scenes: The muse’s kisses 😍😘👄 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/01/painter-of-the-night-romantic-scenes-the-muses-kisses-%f0%9f%98%8d%f0%9f%98%98%f0%9f%91%84/
Perfect lovemaking💞👨‍❤️‍👨 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/06/painter-of-the-night-perfect-lovemaking-%f0%9f%92%9e%f0%9f%91%a8%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%91%a8/
“I should have left you to die back then” 🩸⚱️ (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/08/painter-of-the-night-i-should-have-left-you-to-die-back-then-%f0%9f%a9%b8%e2%9a%b1%ef%b8%8f/
The secret behind the library 📚📚 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/13/painter-of-the-night-the-secret-behind-the-library-%f0%9f%93%9a%f0%9f%93%9a/
Nightmare Inn 🏨🍚🍜 (second version) (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/14/painter-of-the-night-nightmare-inn-%f0%9f%8f%a8%f0%9f%8d%9a%f0%9f%8d%9c/
The Rise of the Dragon 🐲 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/20/painter-of-the-night-the-rise-of-the-dragon-%f0%9f%90%b2/
Happy laughter 😄 and fearful agony 😦(soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/23/painter-of-the-night-happy-laugher-%f0%9f%98%84-and-fearful-agony-%f0%9f%98%a7/
Painful departures 👋🩸⚰ (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/27/painter-of-the-night-painful-departures-%f0%9f%91%8b%f0%9f%a9%b8%e2%9a%b0%ef%b8%8f/
The secret behind curry🍛 , apple 🍏 and butter 🧈(second version) (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/10/30/painter-of-the-night-the-secret-behind-curry%f0%9f%8d%9b-apple-%f0%9f%8d%8fand-butter-%f0%9f%a7%88/
The puzzle with the paper 📜 📨 (second version) (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/02/painter-of-the-night-the-puzzle-with-the-paper-📜-📨/
The liars🤥 in front of the mirror of truth: Lee Jihwa and Yoon Chang-Hyeon 👺 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/03/painter-of-the-night-the-liars-%f0%9f%a4%a5-in-front-of-the-mirror-of-truth-%f0%9f%91%ba-lee-jihwa-and-yoon-chang-hyeon/
Heena’s secrets 🔐 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/08/painter-of-the-night-heenas-secrets-%f0%9f%94%90/
Baek Na-Kyum’s foot 👣👣(soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/13/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-foot-%f0%9f%91%a3%f0%9f%91%a3/
The riddle ❓❔ with the bed cover🛏 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/19/painter-of-the-night-the-riddle-%e2%9d%93%e2%9d%94-with-the-bed-cover-%f0%9f%9b%8f%ef%b8%8f/
A Question Of Perspective: The loss of the topknot (combined with A Sip Of Poison) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/24/painter-of-the-night-a-sip-of-poison-a-question-of-perspective-the-loss-of-the-topknot-%f0%9f%92%87%f0%9f%8f%bb%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f/
The ruined paintings 🖼 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/11/30/painter-of-the-night-the-ruined-paintings-%f0%9f%96%bc%ef%b8%8f/
Truthful flowers 🌸🌺🌹🥀 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/12/09/painter-of-the-night-truthful-flowers-🌸🌺🌹🥀/
The hidden painter of the night 🎨 🖌🖼 (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/12/23/painter-of-the-night-the-hidden-painter-of-the-night-%f0%9f%8e%a8%f0%9f%96%8c%ef%b8%8f-%f0%9f%96%bc%ef%b8%8f/
Yoon Seungho and his puzzled physician 🩺 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2022/12/29/painter-of-the-night-yoon-seungho-and-his-puzzled-physician-🩺/
The riddle of the enigmatic covers🔍🕵️‍♂️ (second version) (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/01/04/painter-of-the-night-the-riddle-of-the-enigmatic-covers%f0%9f%94%8d%f0%9f%95%b5%ef%b8%8f%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f/
Video: Summary of a love story 💖😍🌹 https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/01/08/painter-of-the-night-summary-of-a-love-story-%f0%9f%92%96%f0%9f%98%8d%f0%9f%8c%b9/
Juicy Deeds 🤝 and Dry Words 🗯 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/01/18/painter-of-the-night-juicy-deeds%f0%9f%a4%9d-and-dry-words-%f0%9f%97%af/
Promise me 👄 you’ll never forget me because … 🥺 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/02/02/painter-of-the-night-promise-me-%f0%9f%91%84-youll-never-forget-me-because-%f0%9f%a5%ba/
The shadowy plot(s) 👀 from the past 🙊 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/02/04/painter-of-the-night-the-shadowy-plots-%f0%9f%91%80-from-the-past-%f0%9f%99%8a/
The shadow👤 behind the shrine ⛩️ (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/02/09/painter-of-the-night-the-shadow-%f0%9f%91%a4-behind-the-shrine-%e2%9b%a9%ef%b8%8f/
📣Breaking News! 📣 The painter vanished again!😨 (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/02/17/painter-of-the-night-%f0%9f%93%a3breaking-news-%f0%9f%93%a3the-painter-vanished-again-%f0%9f%98%a8/
Right here beside you 👬(only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/02/19/painter-of-the-night-right-here-beside-you-%f0%9f%91%ac/
Baek Na-Kyum’s-? 👀🧐 (second version) (only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/03/01/painter-of-the-night-baek-na-kyums-👀🧐/
“Bad decisions!!❌⭕ (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/03/05/painter-of-the-night-doctor-frost-bad-decisions-%e2%9d%8c%e2%ad%95/
“Thank god 🙏 he didn’t see nor hear a thing about that awful matter.” (soon only accessible with a password) https://bebebisous33analyses.com/2023/03/09/painter-of-the-night-thank-god-%f0%9f%99%8f-he-didnt-see-nor-hear-a-thing-about-that-awful-matter/
“Uncatchable👻 ghosts👻👻 in town! 🌆 ” (soon only accessible with a password)
The enigmatic and dark face 👹 behind the purple hanbok 🟣 (soon only accessible with a password)
The dark ⬛ shed ⛺ and its symbolism ☯ (soon only accessible with a password)
A book📖 , a kiss 💋 , a confession (soon only accessible with a password)
Scary, treacherous body language 👄 👀 🤝 (only accessible with a password)
🎉The spectacular return of 👓 Jung In-Hun 🎉 (only accessible with a password) – reminder: new password
Sleeping Beauty and the dwarfs 🧝‍♂️ (only accessible with a password
Clueless ❓Jung In-Hun 👨‍🎓 (only accessible with a password)
The reality of nightmare (podcast/video)
Terrific power of love 🤍💖💢 (locked)
Lord Shin’s killer 👿🔪 🩸💀
The true Face of Family 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (locked soon)
The Heavenly Hearth ☄️🌈 (locked)
The mystery behind Baek Na-Kyum’s inspiration (locked)
Edge of Darknesss 🎗️( here is the link to the video)
Bloody🩸 Tide is turning🌊 (locked)
Dropped amusement😞
🟦⬛Back to square one? 🟥⬜
Lazy Hand ✌ Of Justice? ⚔

Painter Of The Night: Yoon Seungho’s fears (improved version)

July 4, 2020July 23, 2020 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 3 Comments

This is where you can read the manhwa. https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/painter But be aware that this manhwa is a mature Yaoi, which means, it is about homosexuality with explicit scenes.

Right from the start, the main lead is introduced as a strong, confident and powerful person when he is cleaning his sword.

In this scene, the lord oozes charisma and doesn’t reveal any weakness. Even his position reinforces this impression, since he is sitting on a pedestal, higher than the servant and far away from him. Besides, the way the domestic is bowing illustrates the high respect the lord requests from him: strict obedience and deference. The master is quite frightening, especially when you hear him announcing that blood might be spilled, while he wipes his weapon. The beholder senses the dangerousity and the lack of mercy exuding from the noble. Yet as time passes on, we discover that this is just a facade and in different situations, the readers can detect his insecurities and fears.

One of his biggest fears is naturally the discovery of his family’s secret related to his past as a victim and scapegoat. He doesn’t want anyone to know what happened to him in the past because he doesn’t want to be reminded how powerless and weak he was back then. During his brother’s visit, Yoon Seungho was reminded of his trauma, when the latter was asked by Seung-Won to show concern for his father’s health and even pay him a visit. First, his fist is clenched indicating that there is resent, frustration and even hatred. However, his hand and wrist are shaking revealing a certain fear. Seungho doesn’t want anyone to witness his vulnerability and weakness. Notice in the last drawing that the leg is hiding the main lead’s hand and wrist from Seung-Won’s view. So his words contrast so much to his actual disposition. He is not calm at all, nonetheless he is willing to let the painter to see his shaking fist. Here he is definitely acting in front of his brother. The image of the shaking fist actually represents Baek Na-Kyum’s perspective. The beholder is discovering through the uke’s eyes that Yoon Seungho is not superhuman like in the beginning. Yet, the brother never got to see this sensitive side.

And this explains why our main character was so attracted to the artist very quickly. He, the master of deception and acting, meets someone who embodies honesty and naturality. He was defenseless in front of this kind of behavior because this implies spontaneity and unceremoniousness. Seungho was always caught off-guard, he could never really predict the painter’s actions. Sure, one time he anticipated that the painter would try to escape hence he took the poem, nevertheless he never imagined that Baek Na-Kyum would even try to take it back. His “talented hand” became his weapon.

That’s why his cool and fearless attitude started to crumble down the moment he met Baek Na-Kyum because the painter’s attitude provoked so many emotions. Due to his lies, daring comments and actions, the lord was never able to remain passive and indifferent or even to act properly. The usual distance between him and the servants in the first scene disappears right after due to Baek Na-Kyum. The latter was touched the moment they first met. Like I mentioned it in another analysis, their first encounter marks a change in the lord’s life. He is actually inviting the low-born to enter his personal space. From that moment, Yoon Seungho kept touching him. Either he wiped the tears on the artist’s face (chapter 1) or he caressed the hand with his cheek (chapter 2) or pushed the low-born

or slapped him(chapter 11). Baek Na-Kyum intruded his personal space physically or emotionally . I also believe that the hypnotic gaze helped the commoner to come closer to the lord, just like it served to unleash the commoner’s unconscious.

All this outlines that Yoon Seungho made sure that no one would ever enter his personal space before and Baek Na-Kyum represents the exception. This explicates why Jihwa was doomed to fail as he acted like his childhood friend. All of them were fake, creating a certain illusion which none of the participants recognized as unreal. Jihwa knew the painful past, however he never thought that Yoon Seungho’s deception would hide his biggest wish: to feel loved and accepted. Though the main character is well aware of the nobles’ “disguise”, he never saw the true feelings of Jihwa for him, even if his love for Yoon Seungho is rather shallow and selfish. Jihwa was not willing to admit their sexual relationship so openly.

One might wonder how this is possible to stipulate that no one has ever entered his personal space, when he had so often sex and with so many different sex partners. They had to come closer to him physically. However, if you look at the paintings, you’ll sense the distance between the main lead and his sex partners.

First, there is always a gap between Jihwa and the noble’s head. They are never shown kissing. In the second picture, although the bodies between the seme and the uke seems to be physically closer due to the penetration, the presence of the other uke creates a barrier. The protagonist is almost kissing the second uke, while he is penetrating the other. Both sex partners are not able to taste the lips and the phallus at the same time. As you can note, there was no real intimacy in these sex sessions. His body and his phallus were his armor and weapon. Like I had written before, we should see these sex sessions as a fight and war among nobles. The bed was the podium where a fight was simulated. This explains why Jihwa and Min decided to have the painter killed. As a conclusion, the lord created a fake image of himself as a powerful and self-assured noble with a strong stamina which no one ever questioned. All this underlines how big his fear is to reveal his vulnerability and sensitivity. His strong stamina was the result of drinking a lot of replenishing medicine (aphrodisiacs), no one has been really suspecting that he was no homosexual right from the start, even the readers were fooled by Byeonduck. The lord is a master of deception hence he could only fall for someone who symbolizes the opposite: naturalness and unrestraint. You all know the saying: opposite attracts.

Since the lord falls for the painter’s honesty and naturality, it becomes clear why he is so desperate to get the pure love from the low-born. He used all the means at his disposal in order to feel loved: the special treatmentand favoritism, then his sexual charisma ,

his strength ,

his power through threads and finally his sexual experiences. None of this worked. Only by giving up his position as a noble and lord, he is able to be accepted by the painter. With the fellatio, Yoon Seungho is willing to appear weaker in front of the low-born. This position reflects his change of mind. He had already noticed that Baek Na-Kyum was moved, when the latter saw him at his lowest point. This explicates why the lord has no problem to reveal his vulnerability in front of the uke, when Seung-Won appears. Later the protagonist even requests to the commoner to share his bed with him. By hugging him so closely he showed his true personality.

He was the one who relied on the painter and not the other way around. Moreover, the power has been shifted: Baek Na-Kyum is the one in command as he has the cover and not the lord. The commoner has turned into the master, while the noble is the servant. Moreover when he “begged” the low-born to stay with him, the latter was sitting, whereas the former was standing. Each time, Byeonduck made sure to have the spectator recognized the switch of position. The lord knew that he would get nightmares during that night. There is no disguise and deception from his part. He is literally naked in front of the artist. He had dawned to him that naturalness and sensitivity could be the only tool… That’s the reason why Seungho chose to reveal his weaknesses. However, we shouldn’t forget that Seungho is not manipulating here the low-born, his deep feelings were the cause for all of this. The kiss at the end of the sex marathon marked another pivotal moment in the noble’s life. His love was so strong that he was willing to lower himself to hydrate the exhausted painter.

But there is one problem if the low-born becomes his sex partner and the noble reveals his vulnerability. It could expose the noble’s weakness to others and turn him into a target. That’s why in the chapter 30, he wants to know what really happened after the low-born escaped. How could Baek Na-Kyum be willing to return to the mansion with Jung In-Hun, when he knew about the bad temper of Yoon Seungho? What made him return, when it was clear that he had definitely run away? Pay attention to the seme’s questioning. Here, he wants to know if the low-born came back because of the low noble’s request, if he has been asked to sleep with the powerful lord in order to get some info. That’s why he keeps questioning the teacher’s words.

Then he adds this comment after hearing that the teacher only mentioned the erotic paintings.

The protagonist is reminding the artist of the still valid thread. Jung In-Hun could lose his life, just like the low-born if he doesn’t comply to his wishes. Yet, this exchange reveals an important element. The angry noble doesn’t want to sleep with the commoner because the latter has been asked. In other words, he is not looking for someone selling his body, a prostitute. Sure, in this scene he still uses his prideful attitude linked to his social status to get his wish fulfilled, nonetheless it truly illustrates the noble’s longing for a genuine relationship and the fear that the nature of their relationship might become corrupted.

He has already anticipated this request from Jung In-Hun

This fear becomes more palpable in the next chapter 31. He ensures that this was the truth without the interference of the teacher. He might still act here as a powerful noble, however he is already emotionally weakened. He can no longer hide his emotions for the uke, however Jung In-Hun is too arrogant and too stupid himself to realize Yoon Seungho’s deep love for the low-born. How could such a powerful person fall for a commoner? This defies any common sense for this order society. His worry that Baek Na-Kyum might become a prostitute is deeply graved hence the noble is not sleeping with the uke after renouncing his position as master in their relationship. The main lead just pleasures the painter and waits for his change of mind and heart. This constant fear resurfaces in the chapter 41. The sudden request accompanied with tears and a certain resignation leads the noble to think that Jung In-Hun has now asked him to have sex with him. Like I mentioned it before, Baek Na-Kyum had internalized the teacher’s words and come to believe that he was indeed a prostitute. All his actions contrast to the spontaneity and the naturalness Baek Na-Kyum exuded before. He was no longer fighting and his gestures were stripped of warmth and genuine sensuality. Yoon Seungho saw the behavior of a prostitute in front of him, resigned to his fate… selling his body which is not what the noble is looking for. At the end, he was convinced that despite the tears, Baek Na-Kyum was doing it on his own accord because the commoner has never been able to lie and hide any ulterior motives. There is a reason why Yoon Seungho fears so much this idea that the painter might sell his body and it is related to his own father. The latter sold his own son in order to save his own skin and as such treated his son as a prostitute, while he was himself the pimp. Now, you understand why he wasn’t willing to sleep with the artist.

As a conclusion, the biggest fear of the powerful master are that Baek Na-Kyum only sleeps with him out of obligation, like a prostitute, which is connected to his own trauma. Then he dreads that people might come to know his past and vulnerability. The majestic lord’s walls around him were destroyed by the painter through his honesty and naturality contrasting to the seme’s way of life where there are only deception and artificiality. On the other hand, this also reveals the biggest wish of our main character: he wants to be loved genuinely by Baek Na-Kyum and he knows that nothing in the world except tenderness and care can buy the painter’s affection. Neither power nor money could impress the painter. In order to get his heart, Yoon Seungho needs to unveil more himself, to be totally naked in front of the uke. He is intelligent and educated which the painter never got to see. He only saw his obsession for sex and erotic paintings so far. However, Byeonduck has already insinuated that his education will play a bigger role later because of this picture.

For the first time, Baek Na-Kyum visits the lord’s chamber where there is no sex session. For the first time, he sees the lord writing. So far, he was either smoking or having sex or hunting. Yet, this aspect doesn’t catch the painter’s attention because he has to control his erection and secondly he has been requested to paint an erotic picture. So sex is not totally absent in the room.

Little by little, the noble is introducing him to literature and education. Here, he doesn’t include the artist in his letter or poem, but in the chapter 40, he is willing to read for him. And let’s not forget that the returned poem in the chapter 7 could be a different poem but Baek Na-Kyum failed to notice it. Hence just like Baek Na-Kyum, the readers will discover a new side of our protagonist in the future, like f. ex. his refined sense of poetry which was just implied in the chapter 4.

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Painter Of The Night: The role played by the gaze

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 1 Comment

This is where you can read the manhwa. https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/painter

But be aware that this manhwa is a mature Yaoi, which means, it is about homosexuality with explicit scenes.

Now, you might be wondering if this analysis isn’t a repetition of my other analyses because I have already pointed out the importance of the gaze in this manhwa. Yet, I should have actually analyzed these two chapters much earlier because here the significance of the gaze is literally revealed and the reader is able to understand the role played by the eyes. Now, you are questioning which chapters I am referring to.

Before revealing it, I would like to reexplain the function of the gaze based on the theory from Jean Paul Sartres, a famous French philosopher and writer from the 20th Century because it is indispensable in order to understand the analysis. This repetition is necessary since people might have already forgotten it or didn’t read the analysis where I explicated it.

In Sartres’ theater play “No Exit” (“Huis Clos” in French), the three protagonists Joseph Garcin, Inez Serrano, and Estelle Rigault, are dead and their damned souls are brought to the same room in Hell where there is no mirror. As they are locked inside by a mysterious valet, they are confronted with their own reflection through the gaze from the others. Here, in this deformed reflection, the three sinners are unable to accept what they see that’s why at some point Garcin concludes that “”hell is other people” (“l’enfer c’est les autres”) because the judgement perceived through the gaze of people makes it unbearable for the “sinners”. They avoid the gaze because they can’t face their own wrongdoings and flaws. In other words, the gaze serves as a mirror, however there is a lot of subjectivity in it and doesn’t truly reflect the reality. Now, you understand why Yoon Seungho felt so excited and attracted by his own gaze in the first painting as he saw himself in a different reflection. There was no negative judgement and it oozed attraction and beauty. He no longer saw himself as a “sinner” in the painting, however this is how he felt before when people looked at him. Therefore he didn’t enjoy company very much, only went out for sex parties as it was necessary to maintain his reputation as a hell-raiser.

And now, we come to the chapters where the gaze becomes essential and marks a turning point in Yoon Seungho’s life. From my perspective, the sex session in the chapters 14 and 15 reflects the decision of the powerful noble to seduce the painter. The painting becomes as such more or less obsolete, it gives him just an excuse to get close to the low-born. This explains why Yoon Seungho starts with Baek Na-Kyum’s masturbation in the chapter 16 representing the first real success in his seduction.

Now let’s take a closer look to the sex session between Jihwa and his childhood friend. Striking is that Jihwa refuses to kiss the seme because he is upset. Earlier, he was reminded that he only visited his childhood friend because of sex which is not correct. Jihwa loves him hence he was willing to have sex with him. Though the red-haired noble had been humiliated and his feelings somehow denied, Jihwa couldn’t help himself to give in and came as asked that night. However, this time it is different because for the first time, Jihwa is looking at Seungho’s gaze. He wants to know about his friend’s emotions. So his eyes are not close unlike in the drawing above.

However, if you look carefully, you’ll note an important detail. Jihwa places his hand in front of his mouth meaning that he is not dropping his mask. Furthermore, from Seungho’s place, it makes it much harder to notice Jihwa’s gaze. Simply put, Seungho can not see Jihwa’s gaze very well, whereas it is the opposite for the sex partner. Here, we can detect why Jihwa failed to seduce Seungho in the end. He never showed his true feelings in front of him, either he closed his eyes or faked his facial expression or put his hand in front of his face. Yoon Seungho could never see the positive reflection in his childhood friend’s eyes. This is what Jihwa witnesses, an amused lord.

He is not bothered that Jihwa refused to kiss him, he decided to concentrate his lips on something else. He is teasing his sex partner, well aware of the affect of his kisses on Jihwa. Yet he doesn’t pay attention to Jihwa’s blushing as he keeps teasing him.

And note that all this time, the red-haired man has his hand up as if he was afraid of revealing his feelings. I do think that Jihwa feared that his affection for Seungho could be exploited by the latter and considered it as a weakness, especially if the childhood friend had no feelings for him. What he failed to realize is that his friend was longing for love all along. So his mask was the reason why the protagonist could never see the love Jihwa had for him. However, their little interlude is interrupted by the painter’s arrival which dampens Jihwa’s mood, unlike the seme. While he is fingering Jihwa’s butt, the former is looking over his shoulder in the painter’s direction.

Striking is that the red-haired noble notices it quite right away

but because of the strong fingering, he is no longer able to focus on the seme’s gaze. As you can witness, the red-haired noble has a different attitude compared to before. He is paying attention to the protagonist’s facial expression and his gaze because he has been warned by his “friend”. This reinforces my impression that before the appearance of Baek Na-Kyum, Jihwa must have always closed his eyes. Because the anal massage was stronger, Jihwa was not able to understand the true meaning behind this action. He must have felt that he had been mistaken and Seungho was not concentrated on the painter’s presence any longer. However, I see it differently. The protagonist reacted like that in order to provoke an reaction on the painter’s face.

As always, the chronology of the pictures is important. Notice that right after this drawing, Byeonduck added the following picture.

He is turning his head and eyes in the direction of the painter as if he was telling him: “Imagine, I would treat you like that, if your places were exchanged”. At the same time, he is definitely curious to witness the uke’s facial expression.

And this is what Seungho views: Baek Na-Kyum is like hypnotized, he is not moving his brush and his gaze is directed at the seme’s eyes. Notice here again that this is the perspective from the main lead, it was as if the beholder had become one with the protagonist. We can conclude that they are looking at each other trying to perceive the soul behind the eyes but simultaneously their own reflection. How does the other judge me? Am I also a sinner?

All this time, Jihwa was too excited to notice the subtle exchange of gazes, hence after the first ejaculation, he is asked to do a fellatio. During this occasion, Jihwa can look again at Seungho’s gaze and what he observes annoys him the most. He sees that Seungho is starring (again) at the painter which means that the noble is neglecting his sex partner. Each time, the powerful lord wants to examine the painter’s reaction and look at his gaze, as if he was drawn to the uke’s eyes. We could even say that both gazes seem to have a hypnotic effect, they help them to unveil their deeply repressed unconscious. Besides their hypnotic gaze serves as a mirror, they see each other as attractive and alluring. There is no contempt and disdain, they perceive themselves as normal and natural, unaware of the effect caused by the gaze. This could be judged as an contradiction to Sartres’ theory, sometimes the gaze from the other can liberate oneself.

What Jihwa detects triggers an old memory then we get a flashback from the sex partner who got dragged to the courtyard by the powerful seme as he kept starring at the painter.

Now, you recognize that Seungho’s stare gives the impression to the beholder that he is under hypnosis hence he can’t stop himself looking at the painter. I believe that the trance is triggered by the eyes. The gaze reveals the reflection of themselves and the alluring gaze from the other helping them to unleash their sexual repressed desires. That’s why Jihwa thinks that he needs to do something unusual in order to break their locked gaze.

In his arrogance, the red-haired man thinks that he has achieved it

because of the seme’s strong thrusting but he is totally wrong because right from the start, the sex session was actually destined to the painter. The protagonist wanted to provoke a sexual reaction in Baek Na-Kyum unconsciously therefore the lord’s gaze is returning immediately to the artist’s direction. Jihwa doesn’t get aware that he is truly a toy and a tool.

His concentration on the painter remains so high.

For the first time, Baek Na-Kyum is not left unaffected.

He is sweating, blushing but simultaneously he is not avoiding the master’s stare. He keeps looking at him. I think that the strong stimuli with the masturbation, anal massage and the thrusting have been triggered by the uke’s passiveness. My explanation is the following. Due to the coercive persuasion, Yoon Seungho needed to give a stronger excitement in order to arouse some sexual desires in the low-born as the painter’s unconscious had been deeply repressed which he truly achieves in the end.

While the chapter 14 was focused on the Seungho’s gaze and his perception, we get the sex session from the painter’s view in the chapter 15. Here, we witness the inner struggle the painter has because he needs to hide his sexual arousal. What caught my attention in this chapter is not just the painter’s inner thoughts but also the position of the characters.

Let’s start with the position of the characters. We saw in the chapter 14, how the rejected sex partner saw the exchange of gazes while they were about to have sex. Now, compare it with the image from the chapter 15. By contrasting both images, the beholder detect the difference in the distance. It was as if Seungho had got closer to Baek Na-Kyum. However, we have to imagine that this is just an impression due to the perspective. Nonetheless it reflects their increasing closeness. Little by little, the noble is definitely getting closer with his seduction but just virtually. We have to remember that each sexual gesture is addressed to the young painter. The climax of their developing intimacy represents the following picture.

And this is the reason why during the chapter 15, Seungho’s body comes closer to the painter, although it is not for real. The cause for this change is the effect of the trance, the hypnotic gaze is much stronger than the last time. They have not been interrupted and unlike in the past, Seungho has also changed his attitude towards the painter too. He had already marked him as his future prey in the chapter 12, when he scratched him on the nape of the neck.

That’s the reason why the commoner remembers this gesture in the chapter 15 but for the uke, this scratching had a different signification: it was a thread, a blackmail. People would leave a hickey in order to mark their “possession” but this action underlines Yoon Seungho’s rough side. Besides, he is not close enough to leave a hickey yet.

Now, let’s go back to the position of the characters. If we compare the drawing in purple to the second one, not only the distance between the painter and the noble has been reduced but also the color is different. The purple on the left represents the artist’s mind, his unconscious has resurfaced but the low-born is fighting against his repressed sexual desires. The darker the color, the stronger the desires. That’s why the commoner is talking to himself with closed eyes. If his eyes are closed, his soul and unconscious can not be unveiled. This underlines the importance of the eyes one more time. The eye serves as a boundary between the unconscious and the conscious.

Then if we study the chronology of the drawings in the chapter 15, the readers catch the signification of the closed eyes on the painter’s side. First, we hear his inner thoughts because he has problem to paint that’s why he keeps looking down and avoids the seme’s gaze.

He is sexually aroused so that he can’t focus on the painting. Yet, he is forced to look up as he has to paint something. On the other hand, his facial expression reveals his inner struggle and his arousal.

This doesn’t escape the sharp eyes of our protagonist hence there is this light in his eyes reflecting interest and excitement.

In that moment, the hypnotic gaze starts again which explains why the painter can’t move for a while and keeps staring at the lord.

Then the uke tries to break the locked gaze and looks down again. So his only mean to fight this hypnotic gaze is to avoid to look up and keep talking to himself. But this is not enough because Jihwa is moaning the lord’s name. Therefore he closes his eyes, yet the attraction to succumb to his repressed sexual desires has increased one more time. His mind has already started fantasying which requires an immense strength of will, to resist, particularly when the uke has the impression that Seungho is having sex right in front of his face.

The sexual arousal is visible and the painter is trying to convince himself that the seme is not interested in him, yet his intuition is telling him the opposite. As you can discern, the readers get a glimpse of the artist’s inner thoughts, while they view the lack of effectiveness in his methods to resist his repressed sexual desires. At the same time, I have the feeling that the picture above could represent the perspective of the master which would contradict the words Baek Na-Kyum is saying to himself.

Then the temptation reaches its peak, when the painter is even imagining that Seungho has come so close to him and this time he is alone, reflecting that he is about to succumb to the desire. The hypnotic gaze did work in reality and Baek Na-KYum’s unconscious has almost been unleashed. Since nothing is working (looking down, then closing the eyes and talking to himself in order to persuade himself that all this is a delusion), he starts thinking of his teacher Jung In-Hun.

This image represents the memory of Jung In-Hun’s arrival. What caught my attention here is that the spectator doesn’t see the teacher’s eyes. It was as if they were closed. Sure, one might think that it is just due to the smile. However, this image gives an opportunity to outline different aspects:

– Jung In-Hun is avoiding Baek Na-Kyum’s gaze because he doesn’t want to show his soul… Remember that the eyes are the mirror of the soul.

– The disappearance of the eyes could mirror the true value of the painter in the teacher’s opinion. Since the eyes are closed, there is no reflection which means that there is no person in front of him. It was as if the low noble was denying the artist’s existence.

– Finally this contradicts the reality. The teacher’s smile was fake and what the artist thinks as a reality is actually the real delusion. This was Jung In-Hun’s true face. He looked down on the painter. Imagine the irony of the situation. He is truly fighting his natural sexual desires with a delusion, whereas his unconscious has already understood the signals sent by the seme. The latter is truly interested and attracted by the low-born.

– The absence of the gaze marks the end of the hypnotic effect. The coercive persuasion has been done so well that Baek NA-Kyum is totally immersed in this image and his own delusional world. Furthermore, this explicates why the low-born couldn’t remember the teacher’s gaze in the chapter 2. The low noble had never looked him in the eye because he would have revealed his true thoughts, his soul. Besides, the artist would have recognized the disdain for him and his social status. That’s why the voice and words played a huge role in the commoner’s brainwashing.

All his thoughts are evolving around Jung In-Hun that’s the reason why he doesn’t detect the approach of the noble. He

Now, the protagonist stands right in front of him. He is no longer virtually close but for real. Consequently, he touches the artist’s head. He is now directly seducing him. He believes that all the foreplay with Jihwa has been effective. This is the reason why the noble invites him directly to the sex session.

He had monitored all the reactions on the uke’s face, even noticed his erection hence he thought, he had won. That’s why Byeonduck gives us an illustration of the actual situation:

Jihwa is now alone. The closeness between Seungho and Na-Kyum has become a reality.

Now, Jihwa has been abandoned as he has served his purpose. Now, Seungho is physically close to the commoner and even touching him. Unlike in the former illustrations, this is real and not just an illusion or a wet dream.

The problem with this seduction through the actions and the hypnotic gaze is Seungho’s mindset. He actually made two mistakes: He never paid attention to Jihwa and never thought that the noble would strongly oppose to this offer. Secondly, Seungho has just been looking for sex, whereas his unconscious was telling him something else. The gaze in the painter revealed that it wasn’t just sex, there was a deep attraction and an acceptance of his homosexuality. Baek Na-Kyum would have never accepted the offer as he is someone looking for deep feelings. Deep down, Seungho was fascinated by the warmth and the affection oozing from the low-born’s stare. His attraction is natural and not influenced by his social status or his wealth which can not be said for his aristocratic friends.

From my point of view, he is not aware of his own feelings, just like he doesn’t realize that the uke couldn’t paint because he was fighting his repressed sexual desires. But Seungho doesn’t give up, he just waits for the end of the sex session and remains by the uke’s side with the excuse that he needs to be present until the painting is finished. However, if you monitor his words and actions, you can clearly perceive the main lead’s true intentions: he attempts to seduce him again but this time, with a small step as he could discern the resistance in the artist.

As a conclusion, we could discern the real role of the gaze in these two chapters, one was focused on the seme’s perspective and gaze, whereas the other was concentrating on Baek Na-Kyum’s inner struggles due to the hypnotic gaze and the sex session. Besides, the reader could observe the change of Jihwa’s behavior as he is no longer closing his eyes and pays attention his childhood friend’s mind and gaze. Finally, the signification of the closed eyes linked to the teacher was unveiled here. And this explicates why Seungho had to use the mirror and his own gaze in the sex marathon so that he would free the painter’s unconscious and body which revealed how deeply the commoner had been manipulated by the low noble. Let’s not forget that after that day, Baek Na-Kyum was no longer able to control his body. His blushing, his heart bumping and his erection were more visible and palpable for the uke. The latter could only admit his own sexual orientation and his attraction for the master.

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Painter Of The Night: Yoon Seungho’s gaze: the mirror of his soul (part 2)

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 3 Comments

This is where you can read the manhwa. https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/painter

But be aware that this manhwa is a mature Yaoi, which means, it is about homosexuality with explicit scenes.

In the first part, I explained the importance of Seungho’s gaze. Through his gaze, we could perceive his inner thoughts and emotions. However, what caught my attention is that the first part contained mostly scenes where Seungho is either furious or jealous. This time, I wanted to focus on scenes where either other emotions are visible and palpable for the readers or Byeonduck used certain effects so that the beholder even becomes one with the main lead Yoon Seungho.

I chose this drawing from the chapter 22. Here, we can see a genuinely happy protagonist.

He is not just smiling, his gaze exudes a certain gentleness and care. Furthermore, his words reinforce this impression as he is giving an advice. He had just kept the young artist from falling. For the first time, the reader can witness a change in the lord’s behavior. If we compare it to the smile from the first chapter, we observe a difference as he is no longer acting like an obsessed or crazy fan full of excitement because he is able to meet his idol. In the chapter 22, the seme is oozing sincerity, warmth and more importantly calmness. That’s why he has been patient with the low-born. All this has been triggered by the night spent with Baek Na-Kyum. All this outlines the importance of their “wedding night” and that he has experienced something new. He felt loved although it was just an illusion and deep down, Seungho was hoping that this wasn’t a dream. Baek Na-Kyum’s words during that night expressed what the seme felt too.

For both of them, it was as if a dream had come true: they are finally loved and accepted as they are. It is no surprise that Seungho said nothing during that night as he is not someone who expresses himself so openly about his feelings. The change of attitude was already announced by this gesture as he personally took care of the uke. This revealed that the protagonist had been keeping an eye on the low-born which we didn’t see. Striking is that after helping him and showing him such a nice and gentle smile, the painter thanks him and the reader is unable to see Yoon Seungho’s face.

Now, it is left to the reader’s imagination what kind of reaction the lord has on his face, when he hears the grateful words coming from the uke. I doubt that the genuine smile and the warm gaze vanished, he must have kept oozing happiness which must have caught the teacher’s attention. Pay attention that the low noble is turning his head to the side’s and his eyes are looking behind, in the artist’s direction. However, I am quite sure that by doing so, he must have seen the smiling face of his sponsor. This explains why Jung In-Hun had such a gloomy face after this incident. Not only Yoon Seungho had personally prevented the painter from falling but the former had even talked to him in a gentle tone, while the noble had ignored his guest for the hunt all this time. He must have felt totally humiliated as he is a noble, whereas Baek Na-Kyum is a low-born. As you can see, the gaze the powerful noble had gives a lot away about his inner feelings: it announces his transformation which was triggered by this memorable night. That’s why the lord wants the painter to remember their night together.

Then I chose the scene in the chapter 28, where Baek Na-Kyum is coerced to give the angry seme a blow-job.

Notice that this drawing is made as if there is an invisible spectator, as if there was a camera filming the scene and the beholder is a peeping Tom. However, this suddenly changes because now, the perspective is different. We see the blow-job from the master’s perspective. There is no invisible narrator or spectator.

Byeonduck uses a certain technique to let the readers enter the master’s eyes. We are now seeing from the lord’s view, until the perspective abruptly changes one more time.

Now, the “camera” zooms on the lord’s face so that we are seeing the affect the view had on Yoon Seungho. Through this alternation of perspectives, the readers are able to perceive what Seungho is actually feeling. Moreover, this outlines the affect Baek Na-Kyum has on the lord.

Now, you can observe that the zoom is now focusing on Baek Na-Kyum’s head and the lord’s hand. We are here again witnessing it from the master’s perspective. The beholder has entered deep in the lord’s mind and it was as if he would caress himself the painter’s hair. We are ones with the protagonist, we see and stroke the uke too.

However, Seungho can’t help himself looking at the uke’s face and what catches him by surprise is the painter’s gaze. In this gaze, he can view himself but also perceive the painter’s unconscious. Notice that the uke is not looking angry or scared or upset like at the beginning of the scene, so Yoon Seungho feels that Baek Na-Kyum is no longer rejecting him, he shows no disgust as well. The master witnesses with his own eyes that Baek Na-Kyum has been affected by the blow job as well. Our seme is deeply affected by the gaze given by the uke hence he is cumming right after. This explains why the lord told him after that they would use the mirror so that the painter would see his own facial expressions. He should stop pushing him away as his gaze revealed a different reaction. As you can see, the painter’s gaze was also the mirror of the low-born’s soul. Both unveil attraction, desire and love. No wonder why the lord showed his own gaze in the mirror, when they were having that sex marathon.

He wanted the uke to notice his soul too so that the painter would perceive the lord’s true longing and personality.

And he was not wrong with this move because this triggered the painter’s memory. He remembered the gaze he saw in his wet dream, where his unconscious expressed his desire to have sex with the master.

The lord’s gaze had an hypnotic effect, he definitely freed him from the brainwashing he suffered from Jung In-Hun which he hasn’t realized yet. On the other hand, the gaze given by the blow-job reinforced the impression that Baek Na-Kyum was not really rejecting him despite his claims and gestures. The gaze betrayed him, revealed his true desires.

The next scene where the lord’s gaze marked another turning point in the love story is the next blow-job. In the chapter 36, when Baek Na-Kyum enters his chamber, we see an exhausted noble.

He had almost given up on the painter before until he saw his blushing which gave him some small hope hence he had ordered him to paint in his chamber that night. Striking is the contrast of the emotions between the two main characters. Whereas the lord looks emotionless and indifferent due to his exhaustion, the painter is feeling excited. His heart is bumping loudly and he has an erection which underlines the affect the noble’s presence has. Here, the master is definitely not seducing him with his gaze or body, he is immobile and indifferent. However, the moment Yoon Seungho notices the uke’s erection, the nature of his gaze switches:

It was as if a fire had been ignited, life came back. There is a light reflecting in his eyes which wasn’t there before. The dormant volcano is now erupting again, however this is not like the explosive Mount Vesuvius’ eruption that destroyed the town Pompei, rather like an effusive eruption of the Mount de la Fournaise (On the Island La Réunion) which is less dangerous as lava steadily flows out of a volcano onto the ground. That’s why he doesn’t force himself like at the pavilion but prefers pleasuring the painter. He is controlling his emotions that way he can nurture his relationship with the low-born. As you know, lava is a good fertilizer hence Seungho ensures that Baek Na-Kyum is slowly accepting him as his partner.

As you can recognize, the author Byeonduck paid a lot of the attention to the chronology of her drawings and each picture has a purpose. The focus on Seungho’s gaze is no coincidence because they reveal each time something important, or the switch of perspective is to let the reader perceive what the characters are thinking , observing or even feeling. We had another example of this in the chapter 39. Here, the tailor’s hand on Baek Na-Kyum’s body represents the perspective of the noble and through the switch of perspective, the reader is able to enter the noble’s mind and read his thoughts: he is jealous and dislikes what he is seeing. This explicates why the sensitive readers have come to love the seme because we were seeing the events from his perspective and feel his own emotions and turmoil.

So now, if you read the story again, pay attention to the perspective and the chronology of the pictures. That way, you’ll notice how detail-oriented the author of this manhwa was. Through her pictures, you could feel the emotions of the characters.

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Painter Of The Night: An accomplice, a pawn or an innocent?

June 30, 2020December 22, 2020 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 2 Comments

This is where you can read the manhwa. https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/painter

But be aware that this manhwa is a mature Yaoi, which means, it is about homosexuality with explicit scenes.

As you can guess, this analysis will focus on Yoon Seung-Won, the protagonist’s younger brother. We don’t know much about him as he only appears in two chapters (37 and 44) hence it is quite difficult to discern this character. Since Yoon Seungho’s father is responsible for our seme’s tragic and painful past, we have to question the role played by the brother. Does he know that his father used Yoon Seungho as a scapegoat in order to escape the purge? Does he know what the father really wants? Or is he using his father’s name for his own interest? That’s why I will try to define his personality and judge his actions. Is he an accomplice of the father or is he just used by the latter? He could also be innocent.

Just like Jung In-Hun, Seung-Won’s existence is introduced indirectly with a letter.

In the chapter 36, the valet Kim has been entrusted a letter written by father Yoon, but the younger master requested a quick reply. We shouldn’t forget that the introduction of the poem in the chapter 4 served to reveal the duplicity of the teacher as we had two different opinions about the value of the poem. Here, the purpose is different as we have no idea about the content. However, this little scene illustrates the relationship between Yoon Seungho and his younger brother. First, it is clear that the latter has always attempted to get close to Yoon Seungho through letters, as the assistant Kim mentions “this one”. This means that the brother must have sent other messages before, which is confirmed later in chapter 37. However, in this scene, the butler says that this letter comes from father Yoon indicating that Seung-Won used his father’s name. Furthermore, this time there is a huge difference, because the domestic Kim has been requested to deliver the letter personally and to ask for an answer. This gesture outlines that Seung-Won knows the importance of the loyal valet Kim in Seungho’s life. He hopes that through the valet’s words and influence, his request can be fulfilled.

Then the reader senses a certain urgency behind Seung-Won’s action. It was, as though the noble was desperate to get something from his notorious brother. Besides, the beholder can also feel that the brother is trying to ignore Seungho’s past, to do, as if nothing bad had happened before, because the letter as such symbolizes a request and not an apology or a heartfelt message. We can conclude that the brother shows a lack of sensitivity and a certain egoism in his attitude. He is definitely selfish, because he has been “pestering” Yoon Seungho without showing empathy to his past. There are no comforting words coming from the valet’s mouth. One might argue that the brother has no idea about the father’s betrayal. However, we can refute this objection with the following point: the incident with the top-knot and the abandonment from the father. Since it has become a famous topic as rumor, it is impossible that Seung-Won has been left in the dark. He knows that his father rejected Seungho and no longer considered him as his son. Furthermore, the fact that he and his father had to leave the family mansion, the younger master could only realize the father’s gesture: he was a coward running away from his responsibility. Who would leave the main mansion behind because of the eldest son? Actually, the most natural thing would have been the other way: the father should have sent the son away due to his sodomy, yet it was the eldest master with his family who moved to the countryside. In other words, Seung-Won is well aware of the meaning of his father’s actions, even if he doesn’t know the whole truth. Therefore Seung-Won can’t be described as innocent because he never sided with his brother but remained by his father’s side.

After receiving the message from Kim, Seungho burns the letter without even opening it. Notice that he didn’t even destroy it in his room by attempting to maintain a certain dignity and respectability. No, he burnt it in the open, right in front of the servants, among the leaves. This attitude sends many signals. First, it is demonstrating that he has an idea about the content of the letter. The “request” didn’t go unnoticed, Seungho could discern the younger brother’s selfishness. Then it displays that the noble feels no emotional attachment to his “family member”. His gesture outlines too that he has no ties with Seung-Won. For him, they don’t exist or strictly speaking, they don’t belong to the same family. I would go far as to say that he considers his brother and father as garbage. That’s why he lets the message burn among the fallen leaves. As you can see, in just two pictures, I was able to describe the dynamic between Seungho and his brother and even display a little Seung-Won’s personality.

Since Seungho ignored his brother like in the past and Seung-Won was quite desperate to get an answer, his unannounced visit is no surprise. In fact, this reinforces the impression that Seung-Won is quite under pressure himself and needs his brother’s help no matter what, which signifies that Seungho has the upper hand. Observe that it is already late, but the younger master doesn’t care at all, reinforcing the bad impression we had before: quite rude and self-centered.

The visit means that Seung-Won needed to call his elder brother personally in order to pressure the latter so that the powerful noble would rekindle his relationship with him and the father. What caught my attention is that Seung-Won only paid his brother a visit the moment he had no other option left. It looks like he never visited him before, he thought that letters would be enough to amend their broken relationship. This indicates that Seung-Won has no idea about the real impact on the father’s abandonment in Seungho’s past. He is clueless when it comes to his brother’s suffering. Maybe he thinks that since Seungho has been left at the main mansion, his elder brother has been enjoying a comfortable position so he has been compensated for the humiliation suffered and the abandonment. He may consider it as a compensation for Seungho’s pain. This would explain why he doesn’t feel the need to comfort his brother. But this is just a speculation from my part.

However, this raises the question: does the younger brother really know what happened back then? He knows that Seungho became the scapegoat and was sacrificed in order to save the family as it is revealed during their conversation. Here, Seungho was reminding his brother that his father was the one who condemned him for sodomy, hence he was left behind. If you pay attention the brother’s reaction, you’ll notice his embarrassment and awkwardness. The man is sweating because he doesn’t want to be reminded of the past.

Moreover, he is avoiding his brother’s sharp gaze displaying his guilty conscience. That’s why I come to the conclusion that the brother knew about the intention behind his father’s action and didn’t stop him. From my perspective, the father must have explained his son what he was about to do. He would create a scandal with the eldest son and cut his topknot because of his supposed “homosexuality” in order to divert the king’s attention and save their family. But my belief is that Seungho had to suffer more than the humiliation and rejection. He was raped which the brother doesn’t know. In reality, the father sold his eldest son in order to save his own skin and explained his cowardice to Seung-Won as a normal sacrifice. I have the impression that Seung-Won has been left in the dark in certain aspects which is somehow confirmed in the last episode. Here, Seung-Won has no idea what the elder brother sent to his father. He was happy, when he received a letter handed over by Kim

This smile brings to light naivety and innocence. He has no idea about the content of the paper which is in reality the ruined painting of Seungho having a threesome. More striking is that the father never let the younger brother see the content of the paper. However, he blames the brother, when the father doesn’t leave his room in order to bid farewell.

Seungho is the cause for the father’s neglect which shows that he is really clueless why the brother would resent so much the father. The younger son acts as if Seungho is to blame for the father’s fury. There is definitely a lack of sensitivity and a certain naivety exuding from the younger master. But he is not so innocent either compared to Baek Na-Kyum. He is a liar , because the illness is just an excuse. He is quite daring to ask his brother to pay a visit to their father. He knows the true signification of this request, which is the reason why Seungho laughs it off and refuses. The brother is willing to act as a messenger for the father, since in reality, Seungho’s support would help him as well. He expects from the powerful noble so much and has never done anything for him in return.

This selfishness and rudeness is visible when he tried to enter Seungho’s bedchamber. He used his position as lord to mistreat Kim by threatening him and accusing him to lie, to ignore his words,

only Baek Na-Kyum’s voice was able to stop him which caught him by surprise.

That’s why at the end, I judge Seung-Won as an accomplice and pawn at the same time. He is no innocent in Seungho’s suffering, as he never expressed any comforting words during their meeting, he only wants the past to be swayed under the carpet and ensures that his father can be able to return to the main domain. He was an accomplice in the father’s request, because he knew that he would get some benefit himself. However, he is also a pawn as he has no real idea how far his father is willing to use him for his own interest. The father didn’t tell everything to Seung-Won. All the actions Seung-Won did (the letters, the visit) manifest a certain simplicity. He can’t really deceive people, especially his brother with his lies. His smile at the end of the chapter 36 reveals a naivety and innocence therefore I judge Seung-Won as someone who can be easily manipulated, especially by double-faced ones like Jung In-Hun. Their ways will cross and I can imagine that he will become the teacher’s next target and victim. The young man is not intelligent and cunning enough to perceive people’s lies and manipulation, maybe due to his selfishness. He feels entitled due to his social status and can use his position to get what he wants.

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Painter Of The Night: “Master and Man” (second version)

June 19, 2020July 4, 2022 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 2 Comments

This is where you can read the manhwa. https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/painter But be aware that this manhwa is a mature Yaoi, which means, it is about homosexuality with explicit scenes. If you want to read more essays, here is the link to the table of contents: https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/04/table-of-contents-painter-of-the-night/

Yes, I chose this title because of the Russian short novel written by Leo Tolstoy. In this story, the rich land owner Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov died by saving the servant’s life Nikita, because he realized that the low-born’s life was as worthy as any other man. Furthermore, he also got aware of his own selfishness, for he was responsible for their predicament. They were caught in a snow storm and the noble initially abandoned the peasant. However, at the end, the lord changed his mind and revealed another side from himself. This outlines that status is very superficial and the readers witness the master’s conversion leading a huge change in his behavior and thoughts towards commoners and low-born.

In the following analysis, we will examine the lord- low-born relationship between the nobles Yoon Seungho and Jung In-Hun and the commoner Baek Na-Kyum, when the latter becomes sick. All this was triggered because one of my followers asked me this: Why didn’t Seungho return home for days? From my point of view, the conversation between the nobles and Yoon Seungho, triggered by Min (chapter 33), forced the lord to realize that the artist was indeed a precious treasure, and he was not willing to share him. (chapter 33) At the same time, due to Black Heart’s words, the noble was reminded of the painter’s health conditions. Although the lord was talking about the artist, as though the latter was just an object, the reminder forced him to recall that Baek Na-Kyum was a human who could die. That’s why he returned in the end. His abandonment reflected his cowardice, he didn’t desire to be confronted with the consequences of his bad behavior. Consequently, just like in the Russian novel, the main lead was reminded that the low-born was just a human. As you can see, both characters had a similar disposition and also a change of heart.

Striking is that the butler tried to cover up his master’s cowardice and abandonment. He diverted Baek Na-Kyum’s attention by showing his concern for his master.

But before this, the servant Kim mentioned that the lord’s room was the best, as it was the warmest. (chapter 34) Kim’s remark was in fact insinuating that the lord had been very generous and caring for him. He gave the impression to the low-born that the noble was treating him like a noble, as the latter had sacrificed his bed for his recovery. However, this was not true, as the lord had brought the artist to the study before the doctor’s arrival. (chapter 33) At the same time, the butler was not entirely lying either. The lord had indeed shown generosity and care, since he had called for the physician. Yet, once he had heard about the doctor’s precription, the aristocrat had ran away from his responsibilities (chapter 33) and left everything in Kim’s hands. Remember my statement: Kim is always telling half-truths. Kim was in reality the one who brought him to the noble’s bed. (chapter 33) He needed to portray his master in a much more positive light in order to obtain the painter’s cooperation. The valet hoped that the artist would follow his order (chapter 34) and become the lord’s sex toy:

So in my opinion, while Yoon Seungho had indeed showed worries and benevolence towards the painter, he was relying on his right-hand, therefore he never came to verify if Baek Na-Kyum was recovering properly. The irony is that although the valet treated the painter as a honorable guest (bringing him to the lord’s chamber and taking care of him as if he was his master), in truth he was just viewing the low-born as an object and tool. was truly making sure that Baek Na-Kyum would get the best treatment, but the domestic used the opportunity to praise his master indirectly.

And now you understand why Yoon Seungho didn’t return to the mansion. First, he felt guilty, as he knew why the young man got so sick. His remorse were definitely bigger, as the artist could lose his life. He even heard the critic from the doctor.

His guilty conscience is actually visualized in the chapter 33. He has no erected phallus and looks exhausted. (chapter 33) While he was at the sex orgy, he remembered the exhausted young face of the painter, while they were talking about him.

The black coloring about the head is a sign for flashback and memory. We saw in another chapter that Byeonduck uses the color black to announce that this is a flashback. However, I feel that Yoon Seungho avoided his mansion because he was confused too. He wanted to find out if his “obsession” for the painter was related to sex. We shouldn’t forget that in the past, the lord used to go to such parties very often which is revealed during the chapter 33.

It becomes clear that the moment he slept with Baek Na-Kyum, he dropped off his visits there. Yet after the sex marathon, he started visiting the sex parties again. the relapse was a sign of his torment. But there are other explanations as well. He thought that going back to the sex parties could help him to lower his strong libido for the uke. He wasn’t sure if his urge for Baek Na-Kyum was caused by the lack of sex, as he had stopped going to these sex orgies or if it was related to something else, to the person itself. Furthermore, I believe that by going back to the sex orgies, he experienced that he was no longer interested in sex, but he was looking for something else. He wanted to be with the artist. And now, you comprehend the second relapse in chapter 51: The lord was suffering, but unlike in the past he couldn’t keep his distance from his lover. He needed to sense his presence. He was no longer his sex partner, but he wasn’t treated like an object or a servant. During these two separations, Yoon Seungho was full of worries for Baek Na-Kyum which he was trying to forget, yet he couldn’t. At the same time, he was reflecting on his past actions:

– Why did he force the man to sleep with him for so long and overlook his current state? What drove him to drop off his visits to the sex parties, when he used to go there very often?

I perceive the lord as someone who does think deeply, hence he wouldn’t be spending so much time in front of his window in general. From my point of view, Yoon Seungho had to introspect himself and was making sure despite his sense of guilt that his “obsession” or love for the painter was not related to his strong stamina but to his desire to share his thoughts with him. He wanted to have a true companion. Let us not forget that Yoon Seungho has never experienced love before and has never received love from his father. So he had no role model, hence he was confused and couldn’t recognize the true cause for his behavior. He didn’t know how to show love. So far, the world he grew up was full of treacherous and vain hypocrites where there is no love. Let us not forget that even Jihwa doesn’t reveal his love for him. Furthermore, his past made him experience sex without pleasure and even without love. However, the moment he met the painter, he could finally connect his sexual orientation with ecstasy. In the first season, without the painter he was experiencing if his “obsession” with the painter was related to sex or to something else. Like I had truly recognized, the noble had not realized the existence of his feelings for the commoner. I believe that he couldn’t name his affection as love due to his lack of knowledge. He was confusing his mind with his heart. There is no denial that he was already in love with Baek Na-Kyum, as the man affected him so much right from the start. The moment they met, he acted differently. Besides, love is never a constant feeling. It changes all the time. Moreover, there are different kind of love. He was attracted by the painter due to his paintings, then due to his face and gaze… little by little he fell for him. However, the lord never realized it, unlike his servant Kim. However, in my opinion, the butler only judged it as an obsession and not as love. He imagined that his master had fallen too deeply into sodomy (chapter 18) In my eyes, the butler’s cowardice is connected to the social norms. He had deeply internalized the social values from Joseon, hence he represents a reinforcement of authorities. As you can see, there are many explanations for his behavior: guilty conscience, out of concern, self-introspection… On the other hand, he is only partially running away from his responsibility, as he had asked the servant Kim to take care of the artist. This is why this “abandonment” stands in opposition to the scholar’s. The latter betrayed during the rape, as he didn’t intervene and acted as if nothing was happening. And the next day, he brought him back to the mansion and abandoned him by letting Yoon Seungho drag him to the bedchamber. At no moment, he tried to stop his sponsor. That’s why he remains invisible in chapter 32.

But if we look back at the first picture at the beginning, you’ll notice that Kim’s words are reflecting something else. (chapter 33) He was acting as a mediator between the master and the low-born which looks like a good thing. In reality, he was meddling in their relationship. Who was he to intervene? That’s why he acted like a father. With his words, the butler was implying that his lord had been affected by his illness, hence he remained away. However, I believe that in the valet’s mind, there existed a different explanation. For Kim, his master was just a coward. That’s why he said this comment in front of the physician: (chapter 33) He anticipated that his master was avoiding to face the consequences of his selfish behavior. For me, Kim doesn’t truly love his master. He views the Yoons as terrible, but he will never confront them. But for his own safety, he needed to deceive the painter. Let’s not forget that Kim had played a role in his escape and the low-born could reveal it to his master. That’s why he needed to fake his care and concern for the painter so that the artist wouldn’t mention the past. Thus he begged the young man not to wander around as a sign of care and gentleness.

Simultaneously, Kim needed to manipulate the painter so that the latter would realized that he had won Yoon Seungho’s trust. He desired to obtain his obedience. What appears as mediation was in reality manipulation, which would create misunderstandings. He hoped that Baek Na-Kyum wouldn’t go to the teacher’s side. He was well aware of his master’s jealousy. In other words, this scene revealed many important points:

– The lord might have been away but he thought about him and made sure that he would get the best treatment

– Yoon Seungho’s behavior has drastically changed, he hasn’t returned home hence there is something upsetting the lord

The loyal assistant is acting like the lord’s lawyer. And here, in the chapter 34, we can see the contrast with Jung In-Hun’s attitude. Baek Na-Kyum asked Kim about the teacher. Was he worried about him? Has he asked after him? Kim denied all of his questions which upset the young man.

That’s the reason why he cried in the bed, covering his face. His gesture revealed his pain, but it also indicated that he didn’t want to be confronted by reality. Kim showed him that his admired sir had abandoned him, but the artist was in denial. He only explained it as a lack of concern. He was veiling his face in front of the truth. On the other hand, this scene was important for another reason. It truly exposed the learned sir’s stupidity and blindness. Without the artist by his side, Jung In-Hun meant nothing to the protagonist. Note the contrast between the butler and the scholar’s attitude. The former had understood the artist’s importance, though he didn’t like it, while the learned sir seemed to be in denial. The low noble didn’t even imagine that Baek Na-Kyum could lose his life. Then if you compare both aristocrats, you’ll detect the huge difference. Although both nobles were away from him, one kept his distance out of concern and guilt, the other felt nothing. The words Kim said did affect the painter, he could sense that the powerful noble had been caring and kind. Kim’s words made sure that the low-born wouldn’t push away his master like in the past, and wouldn’t blame him for his sickness. At the same time, the butler was trying to “tame” Baek Na-Kyum.

And Yoon Seungho’s humbleness and selflessness was revealed with the kiss. (chapter 32) However, the valet Kim was not present, hence when he lied to Baek Na-Kyum, he had no idea that in reality his words were containing more truth than lies in reality. That’s why I chose the kiss as illustration for the analysis. The roles were switched. The master acted as a servant, and the low-born was now the lord. The male lead was acting like Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov from the Russian novel. Yoon Seungho was even willing to give water to the exhausted man. This situation was repeated in chapter 76: (chapter 76). The lord made sure that the painter would feel better with the water. But let’s return our attention to chapter 33. In the bedchamber, the main lead was to blame for Baek Na-Kyum sickness, as he hadn’t paid attention to the artist’s condition. He had acted selfishly, exactly like the protagonist from Master and man. Both realized their huge mistakes, came to regret and took some responsibility, although the chronology in the Russian story diverges. But this shows that both aristocrats came to realize that commoners were humans and no possessions.

This is not surprising that In-Hun’s indifference and even selfishness hurt the young man more at the end. It was really visible in the next chapter. The young man had to hear that what Yoon Seungho did was not normal (chapter 35) and his preparations for the exam were more important than the painter’s life. (chapter 35) For the first time, Baek Na-Kyum could sense that Jung In-Hun was selfish and not kind. Moreover, he even reminded him that as a low-born the noble shouldn’t spend so much money for him. Indirectly, Jung In-Hun was telling him that if he had been Yoon Seungho, he would have done the opposite: not giving him the best room, not sending for the physician and not spending so much money for the medicine. In that chapter, Baek Na-Kyum could finally see glimpses of Jung In-Hun’s true personality. Therefore I think that the servant’s words did influence the young man, he didn’t blame and resent the noble for his condition. He saw the caring gestures, although he was absent… whereas Jung In-Hun was absent due to his own interest. (chapter 35) Here, the low-born’s head is down which indicates a certain resignation and pain. While the one did change his behavior and showed a new side to the young painter, the other remained indifferent. The caress on the cheek could no longer mask the learned sir’s lack of concern and selfishness. (chapter 35) No wonder that after his departure, the artist was disappointed and heartbroken.

To sum up, one aristocrat felt remorse and guilt, hence he tried to redeem himself by taking care of the artist to his own detriment, he even left the mansion for days, the other acted like usually. Here, we can see some similarities between Yoon Seungho and Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov. Both are able to feel empathy. Baek Na-Kyum started seeing the powerful master’s caring side. Due to Kim’s words, he thought that the lord even sacrificed his own comfort and health for the young man… just like the Russian land owner sacrificed his life for Nikita, the peasant. The chapters 34 and 35 are important, because they marked a turning point in Baek Na-Kyum’s life. The perfect image that Jung In-Hun had been able to create was starting showing cracks. Little by little, the painter could sense that his relationship with the teacher was defined by his status, while Yoon Seungho’s behavior made him realize that he was not treating him like a low-born, but like a human. This explains why later Baek Na-Kyum lied to the teacher for the first time. The lord had showed him his vulnerable side and had even let him stay by his side, when the brother visited him. The artist felt the learned sir’s lack of empathy and concern for him and his selfishness. In his eyes, he was just a low-born, and Baek Na-Kyum could already sense it. Therefore he lied.

But let us not forget that he still hoped that the servant Kim had not told the truth, hence he went to the teacher in order to get confirmation. Yoon Seungho’s conversion was also visible, because after his return, he spent the whole night thinking how he could improve his relationship with the artist. And notice that from the chapter 36 on, he started lowering himself in front of the painter literally and figuratively. The blow-job in this chapter

contrasted so much to the blow-job in the chapter 28.

Their places had been switched: the low-born had become the master. First, the noble acted like a master with the soft punishment (chapter 36), until he saw the painter’s erection. He was willing to give up his position as master. That’s why he prioritizes the painter’s pleasure all the time. (chapter 36) So their relationship master-servant stopped at this moment, hence he lets him stay by his side, when the brother Seung-Won is in his chamber.(chapter 37) Notice that his position had changed. He was sitting by the lord’s side. He even asked the artist to sleep by his side and let him stay in his bed without waking him up the next morning. As you can observe, the characters’ position illustrated their actual position in their relationship. When Baek Na-Kyum woke up the next morning, he was alone in the bedchamber. The lord preferred to leave his bed and eat elsewhere. In other words, Kim’s words from chapter 33 became a reality. He let him rest in his bed. Yoon Seungho showed so much consideration that in the chapter 39, he even went to the kitchen in order to fetch the low-born. (chapter 38) He didn’t even send his loyal assistant. He had become the “servant” himself. In other words, we witnessed the lord’s slow conversion during the chapter 36 and the small changes from that moment. The nature of their relationship had changed, hence he claimed Baek Na-Kyum as his bride unconsciously. (chapter 40) So both characters, Yoon Seungho and Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov transformed into a different person, more selfless and caring. They were willing to sacrifice things for them: status and pride. On the other hand, the nature of Baek Na-Kyum’s relationship with the teacher changed for the worse: from a teacher to a student, it became a lord-servant relationship, and the painter sensed the change of their relationship. But let us not forget: Jung In-Hun never considered the young man as a student, for him he had always been a low-born. It is just that he was so good to deceive the commoner.

And these observations in the first season were confirmed in the second season. The only difference is that this switch of social position from chapter 33 on was more momentary. The lord still viewed himself as a noble, he never realized his transformation. Yet in chapter 71, the noble chose to confirm the change of status: (chapter 71) Baek NA-Kyum was no longer a low-born, but a noble, while the main lead was his “servant”. This explicates why the noble was no longer asking for him in the evening (chapter 74) and visited him secretly during the night. But this switch of position didn’t remain a secret, the moment the lord embraced his panicked lover. (chapter 76) At the end of the second season, the lord’s true personality is more and more unveiled: he has a kind and generous heart, and he is able to reflect on his wrongdoings, which contrasts to Jung In-Hun. And now, you can comprehend why right from the start, I was fascinated by the infamous sodomite. The first season let us see glimpses of his warmth and selflessness. This means, the noble’s courage and strength will shine more and more.

As a conclusion, Yoon Seungho is a figure that resembles the noble Valmont from the “Dangerous Liaisons” and the land owner Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov from “Master and man”, a man full of redemption despite his sins. As you can see, from a simple question “Why didn’t he return to the mansion?”, it became an analysis about master and servant and the transformation of Yoon Seungho.

And here again, I could use a classic story for an inspiration and comparison which shows how well written this manhwa is.

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Painter Of The Night: Seungho’s weaknesses

June 14, 2020July 4, 2022 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 6 Comments

This is where you can read the manhwa. https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/painter But be aware that this manhwa is a mature Yaoi, which means, it is about homosexuality with explicit scenes. If you want to read more essays, here is the link to the table of contents: https://bebebisous33analyses.wordpress.com/2020/07/04/table-of-contents-painter-of-the-night/

After reading the title, you are probably thinking that this analysis will be about his tragic past. But no… not really, as my focus will be what makes the lord happy and unhappy. As you know, weakness can be negative or positive, like for example chocolate is my weakness and as such many weaknesses are connected to the low-born. Thus I chose different scenes as illustration for my affirmations concerning this topic.

Right from the start, we can observe how Baek Na-Kyum’s face become Seungho’s first and important weakness. He is literally glued to the painter’s face, in particular his hair and his eyes. That’s why in chapter 1, the noble is willing to lower himself and touch his face the moment he sees the painter crying.

Look how gentle and caring he is in this situation, although they have just met. He acts in a similar manner in chapter 26 after the forced sex. He doesn’t like it, when the painter is crying so much.

Here he does show some concern again with the same tenderness. Moreover, the image of the painter’s face full of tears (from the chapter 1) left a deep impression on the main lead so that while having sex with Jihwa at the pavilion, he remembers the artist’s visage. (chapter 3). Fact is that he is so drawn to his face that he can’t help himself to caress the lips or cheek (e. g. chapter 12)

or the hair (chapter 16)

(chapter 35). As you can observe, the master is so attracted by the painter’s beautiful head and face that he always looks at him and even feels the need to touch him. Furthermore, the seme made sure that the commoner would keep his pretty visage without a scar that’s why the former asked Kim to put the ointment directly on his lips after the straw mat beating. This signifies that he even ordered medicine for a simple commoner outlining that Seungho was willing to do anything as he was attracted to his face. And let us not forget that this happened before the seme and the uke made love. The obsession for his face is also confirmed directly by the noble, when in the chapter 31, the protagonist declares that he knows that Baek Na-Kyum has been attracted to him.

This is a proof that his eyes were literally fixed on the artist all the time, even when he was having sex with others. I sense that the eyes are the biggest attraction for the main lead which I will explain further later.

I believe that beauty is not just the only explanation for his fascination. Baek Na-Kyum is so transparent which the noble feels refreshing. Despite the lies and the insolence, Yoon Seungho is capable to perceive the young man’s innocence. Everything in him is exuding sincerity. However, even if the low-born is so easy to read, as time passed on, he becomes the biggest puzzle to solve. Even at some point, Seungho has reached the point that he has to admit that he can’t win this guy over. Imagine, the powerful and fearless lord was almost defeated by such a pure commoner. Why does he find his transparency so interesting? It is related to the world and society he grew up with. All the nobles we saw are or were scheming and manipulative. His so called friends like Min made the “suggestion” to Jihwa to kill the “lover” and the red-haired noble Jihwa played a trick on Baek Na-Kyum by damaging a painting. Then the teacher Jung In-Hun is so fake that he copied more or less a poem from a famous poet and finally his own father betrayed him too. He experienced treachery from his closest relative hence he mistrusts nobility generally. That’s why he doesn’t care about standard morals and etiquette as they are fake. Yoon Seungho is very cautious with people from the same social status, since he has got used to their fakings and schemes. The lord had already felt the naturality and genuineness in those paintings, then he experienced it again with the painter. The latter stands in opposition to the nobles Seungho mingles.

But the lord is not just weak in front of the artist’s face, eyes and his purity, he has a softness for his reddening and tears. Unlike Jihwa who hides his feelings and thoughts behind his closed eyes, his smiles and his rude remarks, Seungho is able to see honest and natural emotions on someone’s face for the first time. As you can observe, the facial expressions are another reason why Seungho fell for the genuine artist. He is able to see that Baek Na-Kyum can’t control his emotions and thoughts. For the first time, our seme is confronted with real emotions through the facial expressions and the gaze. And it definitely helps him to reconnect to his own feelings which had been repressed for so long. Therefore as the story evolves, the more expressions the lord is able to make: he smiles more (chapter 12)/ (chapter 35), his eyes are shining or if he is so angry, his gaze gets so dark.

It was as if his eyes became weapons so that he would kill someone with them. (chapter 30). The beholder is witnessing more and more expressions coming from the lord, while he was so detached in the beginning, when he was sitting in his room looking out of the window. Through Baek Na-Kyum, our seme learns to discover his inner emotions, that’s why we can say that the uke serves as a mirror unconsciously. The eyes were definitely working as a mirror. Baek Na-Kyum showed his sadness, true desires, anger, happiness and thankfulness… a full range of different emotions. But our seme needed to learn how to control them as he had not been used to feel anything for a long time.

But let’s return to the observation mentioned above. Seungho falls for Baek Na-Kyum’s blushing. Each time, he sees the man reddening because of him, he is happy or feels better, just like in the chapter 35.

Although he was terribly fatigued, he couldn’t restrain himself from smiling, when he saw (chapter 35) the painter’s reaction. I could use the scene in chapter 39 as another example. In that scene below, he hears from the low-born that he is blushing because of him.

That’s why he starts teasing him. So this blushing is first connected to his face and secondly to his honesty, which reinforces the idea that the face as such plays a huge part in his falling in love.

The other weakness is that simple words coming from Baek Na-Kyum have a great impact on the protagonist. He is so affected by his comments that he behaves differently. First, he is truly bothered by Baek Na-Kyum’s critic, when the latter reminded him that he was just a man consumed by lust. (chapter 5) Hence he can’t even have sex with Jihwa the same day. Let us not forget that these words were told the day before and the noble had not taken these too seriously. However, this time the critic is not said because the uke is upset but because he is serious. During their exchange, the low-born is trying to say the opposite: he is not a man consumed by lust. So he is lying, yet as I mentioned before, the lies are so transparent that they are no real lies. In other words, the uke didn’t realize that he was in reality reproaching the man to be obsessed with sex. The innocent reminder did the trick. Seungho has now something to think deeply.

Then we have this terrible scene in the bathroom (chapter 26), where Baek Na-Kyum is brutally honest with the lord. While the latter tried to put the blame on the artist that everything happened, because he had accepted the proposal and mistaken him for the teacher, then the low-born replies with such a honesty that Seungho can no longer hide from the truth:

He dares to tell the tyrannical master that he is the one responsible and deep down, the lord knows that he is right. Remember that he didn’t respond to the kiss immediately in chapter 20. Look now how shocked the noble is. His honesty makes it impossible to reply. He is left speechless. No one has ever dared to be so frank and he knows that deep down he can not deny it. Then Baek Na-Kyum yells at him how much he hates him.

This triggers the lord to grab his sword and announce him that he is about to kill someone.

He doesn’t even need to give the identity of the future victim. As you can observe, Baek Na-Kyum’s words have such a power over the lord. He can’t help but react to these reproaches or critics. If we compare this confrontation to the one with Jihwa, we can perceive a huge difference. Seungho is always able to reply and even have the final words, whereas it is not the case with Baek Na-Kyum. And in each time, the painter’s gaze played a huge part in it. Here, he could see the hatred reflecting in these eyes and he couldn’t bear looking at them any longer. He had no response to this harsh reply. Then the most important scene where the beholder can witness the power of Baek Na-Kyum’ s words is in chapter 41. While crying, he begs the lord to leave him alone. He uses the imperative twice so he acts as if he has the upper hand. He gets so upset that he ends up yelling at him.

Furthermore, with his words he is rejecting the lord’s presence. However, Seungho kept holding his hand and forced the young man to show his face because he wanted to see his eyes and facial expressions. Pay attention to the first facial expression when he observes the painter crying.

He is honestly worried and must feel the urge to console him. That’s why he wants to look at the painter’s face because he knows that his facial expressions will reveal the cause of his distress that’s why he refused to listen to him. Here, he acts like a lover full of concern for the painter. However, the way he is rejected upsets the master. I believe the slap was triggered for two reasons. Until chapter 41, we always saw the protagonist being very lenient towards the uke’s boldness. By reminding him of his status, Baek Na-Kyum can’t push the man away. As you see, he used the slap as a way to stay by the painter’s side. Furthermore the reproach Baek Na-Kyum expressed that he did everything he wanted. He was following his order: he painted as requested. However, Seungho was no longer interested in the paintings. He is longing for the commoner’s love. So here again, the noble is reminded of their actual situation. The painter is just an employee hired by him. The words Baek Na-Kyum screamed provoked a certain reaction: he used his status in order to be able not to follow the painter’s wish, besides the uke’s words did reflect the truth. They had a master-servant relationship. On the other hand, the lord wanted to comfort him in the beginning, until he saw the picture of In-Hun and comes to a different conclusion. He believes initially that it is related to the departure of the teacher, then that the painter has been asked to sleep with the lord on In-Hun’s request.

The other weakness is Baek Na-Kyum’s erection. The rich man is desperate to be the cause of his erection. Hence he tries to stimulate him in chapter 31.

The expression “for me” at the end of the sentence emphasizes the expectation of the noble. He wants to be the cause of his sexual desires. Now, you can understand why the lord was so happy to see that the commoner had an erection because of him in the chapter 36. We all know that the real trigger for his erection is the aphrodisiac but if he hadn’t been sexually aroused by the lord before, I doubt that this would have ever happened.

That’s why he is smiling with this erection. He is still careful in this chapter because he knows about the weak constitution of painter but he is very insecure about Baek Na-Kyum. He has no idea how he could improve their relationship. So the erection helps him to provoke pleasure in his sex partner. He knows that it is important for the uke to feel ecstasy so that he will be accepted as his partner.

In other words, Baek Na-Kyum seems to be his weakness: his face, his eyes, his facial expressions, his words and his genuineness are the causes why he fell hard for the painter. But this is not the end. The protagonist has other weaknesses which were revealed in the first season: the shaking hand, the nightmare and the insomnia. They are all mostly related to his family and past. Striking is that only Baek Na-Kyum is able to witness all these reactions. He saw the exhausted face in the chapter 35, (chapter 35) indicating a certain lack of sleep, then the shaking hand with the fist,

while the lord was talking in a confident manner in front of his brother Seung-Won. He is definitely hurt by the request from his brother because he is reminded of his own past. Yet he can’t reveal anything: his own suffering and what really happened back then. He has to suppress everything and the shaking hand with the fist outlines the resent and frustration. Finally, he asks the young man to sleep with him. He hugs him in his sleep, however he seems to suffer from a nightmare.

Yet he has to hide all of this in front of his servants and other nobles because this could be used against him. He is not allowed to reveal his vulnerability. I come to the conclusion that his hidden vulnerability represents another weakness.

Yet, though the painter has become the biggest weakness for Yoon Seungho who fell in love with him, I believe that he will become his biggest strength. Yoon Seungho will be forced to leave his lethargy behind and even to meddle with politics and officials, since Baek Na-Kyum has been able to evoke true protective instincts. Therefore the weaknesses I listed above are actually positive aspects. All of this proves the deepness of the master’s affection. This is not just a physical relationship.

On the other hand, it seems that the lord’s vulnerability will be one of the reasons for Baek Ny-Kyum to fall in love with the lord. First, he was already attracted to him right from the start. Secondly, he noticed the straightforwardness of the lord. He never deceived him (even with the warnings and the blackmail) so that at some point he even started listening to his words. Because of him, he starts questioning the teacher’s true intentions. He has finally accepted to be by Yoon Seungho’s side. I also think that in the second season, Baek Na-Kyum will discover new sides from the lord: his intelligence and education. I am even expecting that Yoon Seungho teachs the uke himself how to read and write so that he can be called “learned sir” and replaces the teacher totally.

Painter of The Night: Min, the introduction of a new villain? (Third version)

May 5, 2020June 23, 2022 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 5 Comments

What caught my attention in the chapter 43 is the man with the green robe. His name is Min and just like Seungho, he is a noble. (chapter 43) Here he is described by his friend with a black heart. However, in the first season, he was shown in different chapters (8, 9, 19, 33, 36, 41 and 43), but he was among others and as such, he was never properly introduced. His presence increased until the chapter 43 marking a pivotal moment. In the first version of this essay, I desired to prove that Min would play a bigger part in the second season. And this was proven correct. Nevertheless, I still need to introduce him. But who is this man, what do we know about him in the first season?

But first let’s go back to the chapter 41, where he was shown hunting with Seungho.

Chapter 41: Seungho on the left and Min on the right

This means that he is quite close to Seungho, as the latter spends time with him outside the sex orgies. Striking is that in this chapter, the man with the green robe was tasting the water, when he asked Seungho to confirm the rumor about the incident at the tailor shop. Seungho warned him not to cross the line, as he could share the same fate than Jihwa. During that scene, the author draw two pictures focused on the hands. The man with the green robe grabbed the wrist of our main lead (chapter 41) and even put his other hand on his waist.

And these pictures are not random as usually. Remember how Seungho reacted, when Jung In-Hun touched his shoulder, he was about to kill the teacher. (Chapter 30) He was so upset, hence imagine how he felt, when he sensed Min’s hand on his wrist and then waist. With such a gesture, Yoon Seungho could only get more irritated. And here, our main lead only pushed his hand and insulted him by comparing the man with a mouse . His gestures towards our seme revealed something in my opinion. The waist is a very intimate place. It gave the impression that Min was interested in Yoon Seungho sexually. It was, as if this man wanted to become Yoon Seungho’s lover as well. The gesture is quite deceiving, which explains why Yoon Seungho thought that lord Min was wooing him. However, the protagonist was misinterpreting the gesture and interest. In truth the noble was lusting after the painter. This explains why Yoon Seungho was not sensing the danger coming from the “friend“. But then why doesn’t Jihwa feel threatened by him? Then remember that he grabbed Seunho’s wrist. A man in Asia will usually grab his girlfriend’s wrist. In other words, the man with the green robe was treating him like a woman (the waist, the wrist). Everything was pointing out that he wanted Seungho to be his uke. Yet, the reality is that he wanted to “screw“ the main lead. He wanted to ruin him out of jealousy. He desired to have the painter. “Screwing“ someone can have two different meanings. But there‘s more to it which I will explain more below

However, like I had really sensed right from the start, Min was in truth a seme, just like the protagonist, hence Jihwa never felt threatened by him. If I look back at chapter 33, his sexual role was implied, as he was smoking and still had his topknot on, just like Seungho, while the ukes in this scene had all their hair down. (Chapter 33) As conclusion, anyone observing the scene in chapter 41 would come to the conclusion, that this man wanted to have Seungho as lover, just like Jihwa, but in a different role. He would like to be the top. As conclusion, the lord Min was a seme who seemed to be interested in Seungho. Thus he considered Baek Na-Kyum and the red-haired master as rivals, whom he needed to eliminate. And that‘s how Yoon Seungho perceived his gesture and words in the woods. This explicates why he compared him to Lee Jihwa. In the main lead’s mind, Black Heart was paying attention to his every moves and was always updated about his interactions with the painter out of jealousy. The reality is that Min was terribly envious of the main lead. His real center of interest was in truth Baek Na-Kyum. Thus he kept looking at him during their first meeting. (Chapter 8) (chapter 9)

However, the chapter 43 revealed more information about the master Min and his personality.

Here Min is manipulating Jihwa with his words.

The readers could realize his dangerosity here. Why? First, it was revealed that this seme knew all along about Jihwa’s feelings for Seungho, and he played with them. He enjoyed toying the red-haired aristocrat. Black Heart misled the childhood friend so that the latter would run to Seungho’s mansion, especially if you recall that during the same night, Yoon Seung-Won visited his brother. This explains why he lied in the inn. The noble with the mole knew about the deception, as he had a drop of sweat on his face. (Chapter 36) Naturally, here Kim had played a huge role in this deception too, as he allowed to leak information to the red-haired master’s servant. (Chapter 41) Yet, Min knew that Jihwa wouldn’t be able to resist and run to the lord’s mansion. He had already calculated that the childhood friend would discover the truth. He would be hurt and realize his mistake. He even ridiculed Jihwa by comparing him to a dog. (chapter 43) Here, he reminded me of Seungho with his sarcasm and his ironical comments from chapter 6. (chapter 6) He enjoys making fun of Jihwa and is as cunning as Seungho, though in reality the main lead‘s true personality is totally different. (Chapter 43)

Consequently, I couldn’t help myself associating Min to a snake… he was like the devil, inciting the stupid Jihwa to commit a murder. I would even say that he was employing the red-haired noble as his hunting dog. In my first version, I had suspected the man before to be jealous, as he was the one who had even asked Seungho to bring the painter to one of their sex parties. (Chapter 33) It was, as if he wanted to ensure that the artist meant nothing to the protagonist. As you can see, the vicious man gave the impression that he was jealous of the painter. His reproach towards the main lead sounded similar to the childhood friend’s. (Chapter 18) (chapter 41) It was, as if he wanted to play with Jihwa and get rid of Baek Na-Kyum at the same time. The latter is viewed as a source of danger, for Min keeps thinking about him. The noble considered the artist as a witch who put a spell on him, Here, he was projecting his own thoughts. (Chapter 43) It looked like both ukes represented a threat. He was definitely using Jihwa so that if anything would go wrong, only the red-haired aristocrat would be blamed. The man with the black heart tried to diminish the consequences of the murder. He said that the murder should look like an accident, hence this attempted murder can never happen at the mansion. Back then, I had envisioned that they would wait, until Baek Na-Kyum left the mansion, and this expectation was proven correct.

Now it becomes clear why the man with the black heart is doing such a thing. Although Min claims that he wants to be entertained, when he lied to Jihwa in the past, he had already prepared to set the trap for Jihwa. He knew where to hire the killer. (Chapter 43) He had already anticipated Jihwa’s reaction. While Min declared that it was funny, when Jihwa came crying, he added that he was disappointed that he only saw just tears. He wanted him to “come with his tail between his legs”. (chapter 43) And this outlines his cruelty. It was, as if he was “castrated”, had lost his masculinity and virility. As you can see, the guy was making fun of Jihwa and even insulting him. But the latter didn’t pay attention to these words, too wounded by the scene he had witnessed in the study of his friend. By acting like that, he gave the impression that he didn’t care. In truth, it exposed the antagonist’s naivety. He even didn’t see any danger coming from the man with the black heart.

But striking is that after Jihwa’s arrival, he proposed right away to the noble to have Baek Na-Kyum killed. He was indeed acting like a jealous man. (Chapter 43) Now, Yoon Seungho was neglecting him. But in order to convince the upset red-haired noble, Min added more fuel to the fire with his comments:
– His childhood friend had been bewitched
– At some point Baek Na-Kyum would become Seungho’s mistress
He was implying that the red-haired aristocrat was on the verge of losing his love. All this pointed out that the guy was manipulating Jihwa to ensure that the latter would decide to kill the lowborn. That’s the reason why we saw Jihwa’s imagination of that night. The Joker‘s words distorted the memory from the red-haired master. (Chapter 43) The words the man with the green robe said had a huge influence on him. Not only his mind is black, but also his heart which outshines this man’s evilness and dangerousness. Let us not forget that he is a seme… but since he has been forced to be the bottom because of Yoon Seungho, all his actions can be judged in a different light. People could see him as someone who has been longing to become the main lead‘s lover. Thus he said this in season 2: (chapter 52) and in season 3 (chapter 92) But this was just a deception, his real target was the painter. However, after season 3, I realized that in truth, Black Heart had only been a puppet himself, though Min seemed to be like a personification of the devil… his lies, his words in order to incite Jihwa to commit a crime, his words ridiculising Jihwa and even Seungho.

Some questioned this perception in the beginning, for when Min appeared in chapter 8, he was an uke, he couldn’t be a top.

But the readers were overlooking that the main lead got raped and he even used to be a bottom. So roles can be switched. It becomes obvious, when you read this scene. (Chapter 16) Here, the main lead desired to discover the painter’s sexual preferences. So when Min stroke the main lead’s waist, he never realized the true signification of his action. (Chapter 41) The main lead could only assume that Min was interested in him, he wished to become his only partner. Deep down, he desired to become the top, but since Yoon Seungho was not willing to change his position, Black Heart was willing to remain a uke. Note that Min invited the main lead in chapter 19 to the kisaeng house, and offered him wine, right after the main lead had cut ties with his childhood friend. (Chapter 19) It was, as if he was wooing him, hoping to take over Lee Jihwa’s place. Then in chapter 33, Min is the one asking for Baek Na-Kyum.

chapter 33: look, he is dressed and acting like Seungho, which gives me the impression that he is a top.

Striking are his words: “We would have all welcome him”… In the first version of this essay, I had demonstrated, that these words were the proof that Min was in fact a seme, but he was only a uke because of Yoon Seungho. The second season proved me right. He wanted Seungho to bring over Baek Na-Kyum so that they could taste him… I doubt that they would have allowed the painter to be a top. especially when sex sessions are viewed as battles. However, every action from Min were in fact ambiguous. He gave the impression that he was happy to be favored by Yoon Seungho (chapter 33), he would seek his company (chapter 51) (chapter 52) and he was jealous of the painter, for the protagonist was only paying attention to him.
As you can see, due to his words and actions, Min created the illusion that he wished to taste Yoon Seungho, especially when he acts like a hunter. Imagine how his reputation would change if Min was able to tame Seungho and have him become an uke. Min is a player and hunter because of his behavior and words (hunting scene, his offer, his manipulation with lies etc)… Thus, you comprehend why in my first version, I had the impression that his real target was not the painter, but Seungho. It was caused by the ambiguity of his actions. Striking is that in the shaman’s house, he never tried to taste the painter at all. He even allowed the other nobles to taste the painter first. (Chapter 101) Note that he even pushed Lee Jihwa to become a top. (Chapter 100) It was, as if Min was not interested in the painter at all. His true goal was to get rid of Lee Jihwa and Baek Na-Kyum, his rivals. But we know the truth… Black Heart wished to be noticed by Baek Na-Kyum, thus he said this to him in the shaman’s house: (chapter 99) But if he wanted to become his lover as uke, he would be not different from Jihwa. However, this man is definitely not seeking for Seungho’s love. His actions and words don’t fit the profile of an uke, of a person longing for Seungho’s love, rather he fits the profile of a hunter and player.

After season 3, I came to realize the cause for this contradicting attitude. In my eyes, Black Heart was already acting on the king’s behalf. The mysterious lord Song wished to keep the famous sodomite as his lover/wife, and the painter represented a hindrance. Using Lee Jihwa was the perfect tool to achieve his goal. He would get rid of two rivals at the same time. Yoon Seungho would blame his childhood friend for the painter‘s death, once alone again, the king could approach Yoon Seungho. Thus the latter was treated as a prey by Min in each season. But while he used the artist as an excuse to hunt his prey, the hell-raiser, he couldn‘t admit that he wanted to have the painter for himself. Baek Na-Kyum was a commoner. What appeared as a tool, became slowly a goal. (Chapter 56) But Min was still in denial, hence he justified his requests as an urge, while he was also longing for the painter’s affection.

Due to his words and the color of his robe, master Min reminded me of the snake in the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the one who brought misery to Adam and Eva, here in this case this seme is leading Jihwa to his own demise. Hence I came to develop this theory that Min would become the villain of the second season. My interpretation was just based on my own knowledge and European background. Striking is that this man persuaded Jihwa that nothing would happen to him, Baek Na-Kyum was a commoner and if this looked like an accident, then he wouldn’t get caught. (Chapter 43) And remember that Jihwa is a noble… and in the bible, God got aware of Adam’s original sin, hence the latter was banished from paradise. Thus I had been expecting that Lee Jihwa would lose his title as noble, as his crime would be discovered. And this prediction became true which the author revealed in the creator‘s note.

Finally, I would like to point out that Seungho compared Min to a mouse indicating that Seungho didn’t consider him as a threat, he even saw Min as harmless. (chapter 41) A mouse is small and has no real claws. This shows that Yoon Seungho was underestimating him, but also was misinterpreting Black Heart’s action. He was acting like a jealous concubine, thus he compared him to Lee Jihwa. Here, we had the impression that the protagonist was well prepared. He thought, he knew why Min asked him to bring the painter for their sex party and why the lord Min asked about the veracity of the rumor about the incident at the tailor shop. But no… he didn‘t detect the longing and envy from Black Heart towards the painter. I compared him to a snake due to his cunning behavior and his cynical and seductive words… But the reality was that he was a fool himself, for he had no idea about Yoon Seungho‘s past. The abduction did occur and this twice, but note that Min had to become involved himself in order to achieve his goal. The irony is that when Min said this to Yoon Seungho (chapter 102), he was again giving the impression that he had acted like a jealous man who was longing for Yoon Seungho‘s attention. He had acted like a vicious concubine, but in Joseon, „jealous concubine or queen“ would get sentenced to death, like the Queen Yun and the concubine Jang Ok-Jun. (chapter 101) No one in his right mind would torment a loved one like that. Yoon Seungho was not recognizing what jealousy and envy are and what these emotions could trigger people to do! Black Heart would torment Baek Na-Kyum, for the latter was rejecting him. So imagine the king‘s reaction, when he discovers that Min got killed. (Chapter 102) First, he lost his loyal helping hand, secondly he got misled and even betrayed by Lee Jihwa. In other words, the opposite had happened. Instead of obtaining Yoon Seungho, the king lost his “wife“ who decided to kill himself. To conclude, the villain from season 2 and 3 was in reality a pawn, the shadow of the true villain, lord Song. This explicates why Min‘s behavior was particularly ambiguous in season 1… All his actions and words could be perceived as a jealous man who desired to become Yoon Seungho‘s top!! The king would have never approved such a thing! And this could be the other reason why he will vent his anger on the Lees.

Painter of The Night: Yoon Seungho: A tragic figure or a hell-raiser ? (second version)

April 18, 2020June 12, 2022 ~ Bébébisous33 ~ 8 Comments

The seme, Yoon Seungho, in this story is introduced with this expression “a hell-raiser” by the uke Baek Na-Kyum. The latter has heard about Seungho’s bad reputation. Strangely, the more chapters we read, the more we realize that our main lead is different from what he appears to be.
What caught my attention while reading this manhwa was the way Seungho stands, when he interacts with people. First of all, as a wealthy and influential noble, he sits far away from the others, not just from the servants. There is always some distance or a table between him and the others. Let me show you a few examples.

In the chapter 12, Jihwa visits the main lead without any appointment. In this scene, notice that Jihwa doesn’t sit next to the seme but in front of him. This underlines the gap between Seungho’s status and Jihwa. Furthermore, there is no physical contact between them at all. Even Seungho is looking outside the window, while talking to Jihwa, that’s how he sees Baek Na-Kyum and decides to go to him. In other words, although Jihwa is physically closer to Seungho, the reader can sense the existence of an invisible wall between him and Jihwa.

Chapter 12, Seungho drinking tea with Jihwa on the right

But this doesn’t happen just once. Even after the long night spent with BNK who got so sick, we see Seungho sitting in the center of the room after a sex orgy and it was as if his sex partners would be below him, as if they were all standing at his feet. In this chapter (33), they are all asking for BNK’s presence… their request underlines the special status Seungho has over them. At the end, Seungho decides to leave the room which shows that Seungho is no pushover and makes sure to maintain the distance between him and his sex partners.

This contrasts so much to the interaction between Seungho and BNK. Right from the start, there is no gap and distance. Remember the first chapter where Seungho took BNK’s hands and even let him touch his own loin. Later, you see him always touching the painter’s face. However, there is one scene that caught my eye, it is in the chapter 16. Jihwa and Seungho had just a sex session and Seungho decides to go to BNK’s side.

Notice the contrast between Seungho’s behavior in the chapter 12 and here. Seungho is not even closing his robe, he even lays down next to the painter. And he keeps asking questions. He is very relaxed in opposition to the scene where he is drinking some tea. The way he is dressed contrasts so much: his robe is loose and open, while he is well-dressed with Jihwa. While he maintains an air of nobility and oozes mind control in the chapter 12, here he gives the impression of cheerfulness. It was as if he was playing as he has BNK’s hairband in his hand and keeps looking at it. Notice the huge opposition: Seungho is lying on the ground next to the painter, while with Jihwa he was sitting in front of him. This gives an explanation why Jihwa is furious and jealous. Seungho has never really rushed to go to his side, he even ignores Jihwa who is about to leave.
This behavior outlines Seungho’s curiosity for the painter and his wish to be close to his idol. He definitely shows an interest towards BNk, while he remains quite indifferent to Jihwa and the others. In this scene, there is intimacy and closeness and this is no coincidence that the noble calls the painter Na-Kyum while whispering. He is quite intimate and reveals his need to close the gap between him and the painter. In other words, Seungho has a different attitude towards the painter. While he maintains a gap between him and his sex partners, he is doing the opposite with BNK. He is not indifferent but curios and quite cheerful. He even smiles.

This closeness and intimacy is even underlined one more time, when Seungwon, Seungho’s younger brother, pays him a visit. The latter announced him that their father was ill and our seme should pay him a visit. Although the painter is a low-born, he is actually sitting next to Seungho’s side, while the brother is facing him. This shows that Baek Na-Kyum is even closer to him than his own family. He let the painter hide his face, yet he didn’t even ask him to be dressed. (chapter 37:

The painter is even turning his back to the brother which shows a certain disrespect, nonetheless this was certainly ordered by our lord.

Then after this scene, Seungho shared his bed with Baek Na-Kyum for the first time. The lord was even hugging the painter and let us not forget that he always sent his sex partners right away after their love session. Striking is that both chapters 16 and 37 have something in common: the lord is the one pleasuring the low-born and not the other way around. So, here the lord shows rather an “inferior” position, although from his social status he is above Baek Na-Kyum. This indicates that the social norms have disappeared.

Then I observed another phenomenon. I noticed that Seungho was often shown in front of a window (chapter 12, chapter 44) or under a roof (chapter 19 :

chapter 30 :

while he keeps watching BNK who is standing outside. It appears to me that the author has an intention with Seungho’s position. I get the feeling that Seungho had stopped living after the incident with the topknot and the purgery. In the chapters mentioned above, the noble witnesses:
-the disappointment of BNK, when In Hun hears that he was invited due to the deal with the paintings.
– the departure of In Hun from his room, just like he looks at BNK returning from the gate.
– how BNK leaves his bedroom after the punishment.

Striking is that Seungho shows two different kind of behaviors:
– he remains passive and indifferent on the surface but can’t help thinking about the painter

– he rushes to BNK’s side (chapter 12, 30)

and touches him right away. He grabs his wrist, or touches his head… there is always this physical contact which Yoon Seungho never has even outside their sex sessions. Usually, he acts like that, when he is upset and very emotional. In other words, BNK is able to change Seungho, as the former ignites reactions from Seungho. My interpretation is the following: The noble only watches life from his window, meddles more and more in people’s life due to BNK. Remember that after meeting Seungwon, it looks like Seungho sent a painting of himself with his sex partners to his father. So far, he had ignored his father and his brother.
The lord is less and less indifferent. I have the feeling that for the first time, he is no longer feeling empty. Even after the rape, he can’t help looking for BNK in the bathroom. He is angry, feels guilty and jealous. The violence of his emotions can only be explained by the fact that Seungho felt nothing for so long. He is not able to control his emotions, and this illustrates that Seungho is no longer an indifferent, passive and emotionless person, quite the opposite. Seungho needs to learn to control his emotions, something he forgot. And you can observe that as time passes on, Seungho is able to show more and more affection. The so-called loyal servant Kim told BNK that Seungho had mood swings, which I explain so. Seungho could be either violent and ruthless or indifferent/broody. When he killed the servant, he showed no fear, no remorse… he just did it without feeling anything, though his face lets transpire sadness. While killing the domestic, the lord tried not to take it to heart. But his violence has nothing to do with emotions first, only when Seungho started interacting with the painter. In the first chapter, the noble had even announced that he would kill someone, which outlines his lack of emotions and empathy. And this shows that his brutality is not inherent to Yoon Seungho. His violent outbursts are also linked to his suppressed anger and rage due to his past trauma, as he was forced to accept his fate. Hence he started cutting himself from emotions… but in reality, he was like a dormant volcano, and his eruptions were caused by BNK’s reactions.

From my point of view, Seungho is starting to live for real, and the sex he had before was a way for him to pass time. This would also explain why Seungho had problems with erections before (he needed to be prepared, to have replenishing medicine and even the erotic books in order to get a reaction). This also explains why Seungho refuses to join In Hun in reality. He has been detached from the world for so long, he has no interest in politics and whatsoever. However, I sense that Seungho will be forced to act outside his courtyard in the long run. Being indifferent and detached from the outside world, is not right, as we can see that Jihwa is about to have BNK killed and In Hun might try to hurt BNK in order to weaken Seungho. In Hun has not forgotten the humiliation and I am quite sure, he wants a payback for that. Seungho will be forced to handle.
At the end of this season, Seungho remains passive and indifferent on the surface, yet his gaze never leaves BNK and even with In Hun, he thinks about him. He is no longer a robot, but a human being seeking for love and recognition. He knows that BNK has given up on his crush hence he feels much more confident than before that’s why he mentions BNK to In Hun before the latter leaves for the capital.

But now, you are wondering why Yoon Seungho became such an distant, passive and rather indifferent man, who was feeling rather empty. I mentioned before that Yoon Seungho was suffering from a past trauma. His loyal servant once told our uke that the lord had a tragic and painful past. However, we don’t know anything specific. The reader is just aware that the son is estranged from the father. While reading the manhwa for a third time, I came to the following theory. Naturally, there is no guarantee that this theory is the story imagined by Byeonduck.

From the start, Seungho was not a sodomite but due to the discovered conspiracy, the father decided to have his son to take the blame in order to escape the purge and divert attention. He created the rumor that Seungho was a sodomite and put on a show. This would explain why the father dishonored his son in such a ostentative way: cutting off the topknot which is not just a humiliation but also symbolizes a castration. Another possibility is that the father somehow “sold” his eldest son in order to escape the purge so that Yoon Seungho got raped by a higher-up official. Both theories have in common that the father betrayed his eldest son for his own survival and in order to ensure that his son would never reveal their connection to the conspiracy, he ruined his son’s reputation by declaring him a sodomite and cutting him the topknot. Why not a sodomite from the start? (sorry for the repetition)

We shouldn’t forget that we heard the lord drinks a lot replenishing medicine, which is an aphrodisiac. Now, Baek Na-Kyum is drinking the same thing and notice his reaction: he was hard… The servant was helping his master this way. Notice how happy Seungho was, when he noticed Na-Kyum’s reaction. Seungho was just writing and Na-Kyum was already reacting. Secondly, we read from Jihwa that the latter always had to prepare Seungho (blowjob) in order to get aroused. (chapter 3)

Finally, right in the first chapter, Seungho confessed that only with Baek Na-Kyum’s book, he could get aroused right away. (chapter 1)
This would explain why Seungho resents his father and said to Seungwon that he was living by the father’s principle… which is living as a sodomite because his father ruined his reputation and life. The father betrayed the son, when he declared him a sodomite. With this move, the father made it impossible for the son to become an official with a high position.

But now, I would like to add new aspects. Actually, Seungho was not sent away because he was a sodomite. It was actually the opposite. The family left the domain and went to the countryside, leaving Seungho behind. And this new detail is quite important… it was as if the father wanted Seungho to become the head of the family Yoon and if the authorities decided to punish Yoon’s family, then Seungho would have become the target. Since the father had left the property to his son, if the police had come to arrest Yoon, then the family could have said that Seungho was the one responsible as he was living in the courtyard, but the family had cut ties with him as he was a sodomite. In other words, not only the father humiliated his son but he also tried to turn him into a real scapegoat. The father thought that Seungho would be the one to take the fall. Furthermore, while the family left, it is said that all the servants were replaced which is a clue that all of them were killed. And I have the impression that Seungho was forced to get rid of them if he wanted to survive. With no witness, Seungho could survive the purge, however he couldn’t kill the loyal servant who had been by his side all this time.

As conclusion, since the family left the family domain, it means, the father not only pushed all responsibilities on his eldest son Seungho but wanted to sacrifice him. The latter was the one who had to dirty his hand in a way to survive. That’s why he is suffering from insomnia and has often nightmares. This is much more terrible than what I wrote a few days ago. This explains why Seungho really hates his father and had his hand shaking, when the younger brother mentioned the father’s illness. With Seungwon’s visit, it becomes clear that the father has decided that it is time to return to the family domain hence if Seungho visits his father, this represents a reconciliation and marks the return of the Yoon. Since the brother smiled, while receiving the letter, it looks like it was a good sign for the father. At least, Seungho wrote a letter to the father… I can imagine that during all this time, Seungho ignored his family that’s why he never replied to the brother’s letter. I can imagine that the father is asking for a visit and will ask that Seungho helps his brother to become an official. I even suspect that since the father has been so cruel and selfish, that he wants from Seungho another sacrifice. Since Seungho has a bad reputation as a sodomite, he can not become an official, the father ruined his life. However, I have the impression that Seungho might have been close to the deceased grandfather who had a high position in the government. Jihwa mentioned like some others that the Yoon family was declining. The reason is that no one after the grandfather took up a government post, like Seungho mentioned it to In Hun in the chapter 6.

And here is another speculation from my side. Since according to Yoon Seungho, the father never had a position, it looks like the young man has either repressed that his prostitution helped his father to get a high position, or he has no idea that his father sold him as courtesan for his own career. We know for sure that father Yoon had a high position and was forced to resign. (chapter 37)

I was wondering if the grandfather considered his own son as not suited for a high government post, and wanted his grandson to follow his footsteps. Besides, I had the impression that there’s some secret behind Yoon Seungho’s birth, which would explain why his official father truly loathed him. When Yoon Seungho lost his position as courtesan, because he was framed for an incident, the father used this opportunity to save his skin and get rid of his own son: create the rumor, he was a sodomite, cut off his topknot and leave the domain to Seungho so that he would take the fall. Though the protagonist is smart and cunning, he has never perceived father Yoon’s actions and motivations, for he was always longing for recognition and love. Besides, the long exposure to physical and sexual abuse could only ruin the main lead’s sanity.

But now time has passed on, and the father wants his younger son Seungwon to become an official which would underline one more time the disdain and even hatred between the father and Seungho. (chapter 37) However, I doubt that Seungho will accept all of this, especially after having been put through all of this. Besides, he will want to protect Baek Na-Kyum. Remember that Seungho decided to take his responsibilities towards the painter. He took Na-Kyum’s virginity which the painter had reserved for the loved one and latter he put the red point on his forehead symbolizing that he was his bride. (chapter 40)

And this would explain why at the end of the season 1, it is revealed that the father received an erotic painting of Seungho having sex with 2 men. (Chapter 44) The eldest son is showing the father the consequences of his past actions. He is a notorious sodomite with no boundary and the father is responsible for this. This gesture illustrates that the young master doesn’t want to reconcile with his own father. Yoon Seungho definitely wants to hurt and infuriate his father. It was as if Seungho was saying: “See… this is what I have become due to you!!” On the other hand, the delivery of the ruined painting was orchestrated by the butler without the main lead‘s knowledge. (Chapter 37)

As conclusion, Yoon Seungho seems to be more a tragic figure, especially if my theory is true. The way he had been living was a way to cope his own traumas and suffering.

And this interpretation was confirmed in the second season: he got raped, then drugged and gangraped to finally become the king’s courtesan.

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