TITLE: The 7th Jungkook

AUTHOR: Mayo-chan

MAIN CHARACTERS: Jeon Jungkook, Kim Taehyung, Park Jimin, Kim Seokjin, Kim Namjoon, Jung Hoseok and Min Yoongi.

GENRE: Comedy, family, brothers, drama, fluff.

SYNOPSIS:  A 14-years old boy, Jeon Jungkook has lived peacefully with his mother, Lia ever since his dad passed away because of cancer. One day, he was shocked by the sudden appearance of a man in his house and the news of his mom's plan to remarry. As he was quite wishy-washy with the news, his new dad, Kim Myungsoo, requested for the two of them to move in with his family. That's the beginning of the end of Jeon Jungkook's peaceful life.

STATUS: Completed, chaptered fanfic.

REVIEWED BY: charmingusta

 

 

 

 

TITLE.

At first glance, The 7th Jungkook seems, in a way, almost bland; ironically, that seemingly blandness also silently but surely urges me to go on and explore whatever connection there is between the plot and that title. The questions I have in mind as I look at the title more and more are something along these lines: is Jungkook the center of the whole story? What does he exactly do that he becomes the 7th Jungkook? Even if he does become the 7th Jungkook, how will that ever be relevant to the plot line? Or is there something else I am missing here? Then, I like how even if people read the description and the short preview you have written in the foreword, I can safely state that they still cannot exactly grasp the meaning of The 7th Jungkook—basically, the readers have to click on the next button to see whatever it is happening behind that title. So, I think you have done a really good job of choosing the title for this story.

 

 

 

APPEARANCE (GRAPHICS/POSTER).

I am not a graphic designer, so I will not go in all the details and techniques of the designing of that poster; I will simply comment on what I clearly see and feel. The poster looks neat and simple, but it does its job. Personally, with the characters' expression along the color scheme of light blue and white mixed together, I do feel the light-hearted family drama and comedy vibes that the graphic gives. However, I wish that the quality of the pictures could have been better, and that Jungkook picture was one of his looking younger and more child-like since he is portrayed that way in the story.

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION AND FOREWORD.

I like the description; to put it simply, it is short and simple, but it does its job. The description gives the reader a little bit idea of who our main protagonist is, and then it goes on to introduce the potential issue in the story. In addition to that, I like how although it does gives us a sneak peek at the conflict, the conflict itself is not presented directly at all; rather, it is presented in a way that leaves room for so much expectation and imagination. Also, I like how you use the word safari to paint an image for the readers as I can already sense so much comedy and hilarity coming just from that word alone.

The same goes with the foreword. Instead of the usual author's note or sometimes, characters' profiles, there is another preview of the story or I suppose a short prologue instead. I like how that preview ends right at the cliff hanger; so without clicking the next button, the readers will never be able to find out what happens to Jungkook.

As a side note, I should point out that there are some grammar mistakes in the description; you use two tenses there, so please stick to one only.

 

 

 

CHARACTERIZATION.

The way Jungkook's character is characterized in The 7th Jungkook both surprises me and amazes me quite dramatically. I will be very honest, by reading the prologue in the front page up until the last sentence of the first chapter, it is hard for me to imagine or expect certain development of his character. All I am told is that he is this fourteen-year old boy living with a single parent, and that he is quite matured for his age—instead of doing the normal things teenage boys his age would do, he has learnt to manage all the, I suppose, adult chores. Then, there is that big, big turn in which he figuratively, in his own words, gets thrown into the jungle—which is also my favorite part of the whole story. I say it is my favorite part of the whole story because through that decision of Mr. Kim, we get to see more human and relatable sides of Jungkook since he is just a young teenage boy after all.

First of all, despite his tough and independent exterior, when put in a threatening situation (and by a threatening situation, I am talking about his first encounter with Taehyung and the rest of the boys), Jungkook's outer strong persona vanishes as his seemingly scared and lost and timid side comes out instead. I also remember his mentioning it himself that he is just a very inexperienced cub at the dinner scene, and that just makes me want to keep him in my pocket or protect him from all the chaos in the world aka the chaos in the Kim household. As the story progresses, I love how more and more layers of Jungkook's personality are revealed. Although there are times he just lashes out at the boys—because well, the things they do tend to get out of hands most of the times—through that, we get to know that overall, Jungkook is not just simply an adorable little bunny in the family; actually, he bottles up so many things inside, and he is quite sensitive and in a way, vulnerable too. In addition to that, I particularly enjoy that scene in which Jungkook thinks he has fallen in love at first sight for Jessica Jung when she rescues him from Taehyung's 'training session'; since the story mostly revolves around his living with the Kims, it is refreshing to witness that, what I would call, a normal side of a young boy having a crush on a girl in his school. Besides that, I like how you break the stereotype of Jungkook's being portrayed as this muscular, strong, maknae-on-top kind of character; because there is literally a scene of Jungkook's showing his physical weakness when he is asked to run with the boys before the rally competition. Overall, I really like how well-rounded Jungkook's character is in this story as he has his own bright and dark sides—just like how all humans do.

On to the rest of the boys, firstly, we have Taehyung who is initially portrayed as this loud, rough-on-the-edge delinquent type of teenager. Through many scenes, we get to see how he is not only strong with his words, but he is strong with his actions too. From the way I see it as the story progresses, I think that despite that exterior persona, Taehyung is just a boy who has this certain difficulty with expressing his inner soft side—which can make people have a false impression of him sometimes. The scenes of his buying 700 dollar worth of KFC chicken for Jungkook's birthday and helping the younger train for the rally competition goes on to emphasize that. The scene of Jessica's mentioning all the times he has helped his brothers—in his own way if I might add—goes on to emphasize that too. As for Jimin and Jin, I find them both quite similar as they seem to be the almost sane ones in the family. I say almost because despite the fact that Jimin and Jin tend to take that step forward to pull everyone o