Jaeyoung x Sangwoo

Jaeyoung x Sangwoo is the slash ship between Jang Jae-young and Chu Sang-woo from the Semantic Error fandom.

Canon
Jaeyong and Sangwoo are students studying at the same college. They have been placed on a group project together, however, Sangwoo is the only student to partake in the project. For the final presentation, Sangwoo removes all of the freeloaders' names including Jaeyong. This prevents them from graduating. They first meet at an art exhibition, and Jaeyong wrongly assumes he wants a photo. After Jaeyong finds out he is unable to graduate, he calls Jaeyong, but there is no response. He tries to find him and even puts wanted posters up, but no luck.

Sangwoo is advertising a position to work on a mobile game, and Jaeyong agrees to the project. He is late for the meeting. He arrives and calls Sangwoo handsome. They talk, and Sangwoo admits he is a good designer. They decide to exchange phone numbers, and this is when Sangwoo learns that the man is one of the freeloaders. He decides to leave, but Jaeyong stops him and incites a rivalry between the two. He tells him to stay sorry, but Sangwoo refuses. Jaeyong asks what colour he hates and the place.

Jaeyong moves to a new apartment and is neighbours with Sangwoo. The next day, Sangwoo completes his morning routine but runs into several problems. First, outside of his door is a ton of boxes, placed by Jaeyong. Next, the vending machine is out of Black Holic, his favourite drink. Jaeyong bulk purchased all of the coffee, to prevent Sangwoo from buying it. Lastly, Sangwoo's seat has been taken in class. Jaeyong arrives dressed entirely in red since it is the colour Sangwoo hates. They have lunch together, and Jaeyong annoys Sangwoo. Jaeyong has Sangwoo's class schedule memorised and takes Sangwoo's seat in every class. They are paired together for a French exercise. They both return to their apartments, and Jaeyong accidentally frightens Sangwoo. They talk, and Sangwoo calls him 'Senior Psycho'.

The next day, in class, Sangwood has fallen asleep on his desk. Jaeyong decides to draw on his face using a marker pen. They argue outside.

Fanon
Semantic Error is a popular Korean BL drama, and so the Jaeyoung/Sangwoo ship is especially popular in BL fandom. It gained some popularity from the original manhwa, however, the ship exploded in popularity after the release of the drama adaptation in 2022. It became popular both internationally and in Korea. There is some fanfiction, with over 130+ fanfictions on AO3.

The lead actor, Park Jae-chan, is also a member of K-pop group DKZ (formely known as Dongkiz). After the release of Semantic Error, the group saw a huge boost in popularity. In response, the group rebranded to DKZ.

Fandom
FAN FICTION