I'm Zuko

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This is a Korean celebrities crossover with Avatar characters. Not a culturally/ethnically accurate portrayal.
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This is what happens when an Avatar fan is also a kpop/kdrama fan. ^___^
It's been nearly half a year since my KpopKdrama crossover as Legend of Korra characters and I've been dying to do the AtLA series.

For this series, the characters will be released in order of their appearance in the show (except for zuko, he's my bias and will be reserved for the end).


EVERYONE! WELCOME TO THE END OF THE DRAWING SERIES! Please give a big round of applause to our man of honor, ZUKO! As played by BigBang's G-Dragon. 

The best combo of my biases. Zuko played by GD is hands down my one true choice. I chose GD as Zuko back when i started the AtLA set after finishing Korra's set. For those of you who are new to my artwork or have forgotten, Zuko and G-Dragon are my ultimate true biases. I've always been loyal to Zuko in AtLA. I've always been loyal to GD in kpop. I'll always crawl back to both no matter how far i stray (actually i don't stray much, my personality is ISTJ after all). They both have that badboy edge with that soft heart underneath the rough edges.

If you stuck with me since 2008, you may have noticed i made a manipulation of JYJ's Jaejoong as Zuko (zutaraxmylove.deviantart.com/a….  Jaejoong was a tough contender for Zuko's spot, especially after his performance in "Dr. Jin Timeslip". His character was pretty much Zuko. But! i couldn't see him as Zuko anymore. There was something about his facial structure I couldn't picture the result. Then there was Zutara Week 2013, I drew Dante Basco (Zuko's voice actor) as Zuko (zutaraxmylove.deviantart.com/a…. Came out strange but was something interesting. 

ANYWAYS! Besides my biased choice, there's actually some thinking behind why i chose GD as Zuko. They're both natural leaders. They both had a struggle: zuko with his good/bad and GD with public controversies. They're both more on the quiet side but when needed, will voice their opinions. Facial structure is quite similar. As per GD's acting in his drama parodies with BigBang, he always played the dorky character with a sad past. Now if that doesn't sound like zuko, then i don't know what. OH!!! and!!! they both had TONS AND TONS of hairstyle changes. Can't forget that. 

Bonus: OH! and because CL is Azula and both pairs have awesome dynamics. XD

Some challenges faced with this portrait:
- scar had to appear more realistic yet retain zuko's signature scar shape.
- not sure what Older!Zuko's collar looks like. Is it metal?  

- those hair things that poke out in front of the ear in Older!Zuko's design...i think i made it work
- overall choosing the best GD reference picture to show off zuko's scar. (i used two GD pix and a whole lot of other references)