#白杨

[lowermedium]

[fei-ren-zai]

Trailer for Fei Ren Zai season 3! It releases on 7/22 on Bilibili and 1 new episode will be released each Tuesday.

Source: FRZ Weibo

Dialogue translation:

Jiu Yue (offscreen): It's time to clean up this drawer!

Ao Lie: Finally I've got time to eat out. What should I eat?

[Bobo Peach Tea promotion: New Bestseller]

Jiu Yue: I knew it was really for the furry animals...

Girl: We're so high!

Sun Wukong (offscreen): Go faster! This is way too fun!

Crowd: Dizang!

Dizang: Right, your instant noodles should also be done. Quick, go and try them while they're hot.

Yang Jian: Tile cats* can bring in wealth and fortune. Yang Jian: The more they eat, the more wealth they'll collect.

Xiaotian: This is for you!

Nezha: Problem solved.

[Text on screen next to Jiu Yue and Xingjun: *thump* *fall over*]

Xingjun: Thank you, Jiu Yue.

Xingjun: *sneeze* Excuse me. My powers aren't very stable right now.

Bai Ze: But we're gods, after all. If we didn't have any special privileges, who would still want to be a god?

Jiu Yue: Just go ahead, don't worry!

*Tile cats (瓦猫): unique roof decorations made of clay found in Yunnan Province (southwest China). Wa Taotao, who first appears in manhua chapter 541, is a tile cat.

[kukuandkookie]

Might copy and paste the text here later from my Twitter thread where I expressed why I enjoyed it, but I recently read My Little Poplar and ended up liking Bai Xinyu and Yu Fengcheng quite a bit!

Yu Fengcheng’s eventual regret was honestly written really well, and the relationship between the two leads has good chemistry. 👌

Even better is that it features Jian Suiying, who I also have gotten weirdly attached to???

Like objectively the book Jian Suiying comes from, In Love With an Idiot, has its flaws. Or rather, it employs tropes that really aren’t for everyone, which includes the main couple fighting constantly (so it’s basically fighting and then fucking and then fighting and then fucking and you get the idea), and it gets kind of overdramatic at times, as some very angsty-type stories can be—whether they’re from China (known as “dog blood” stories) or not.

I even found it a little silly that so many were so obsessed with Jian Suiying, and yet…

Here I am now, sliiiightly obsessed with him. 🤡😂

It’s just that! As I mentioned on my Twitter, he’s so unique for a shou/bottom/uke character!! Before he met Li Yu, he was always the top, and he’s sexually confident and pretty intelligent and ruthless and…well, temperamental. He does admittedly have a charm to him that works and I find it pretty amazing the author managed to predict that, since so many characters in her novels adore him BDMGIHSKD.

Even his red flags give him charm, because while he is problematic, the red flags make him an intriguing character. The author does a pretty good job at balancing the different aspects of him that make him technically infuriating and yet also compelling.

His charm is further boosted by the fact there’s actually a clip of one of his VAs just trying to cheer you up if you’re sad?? Like hello??? 🥺

It is no longer a surprise to me that Li Yu ended up so obsessed with Jian Suiying. 😆

Also I’ll note now the last image is actually by the My Little Poplar manhua artist while the others are from the manhua adaptation of Jian Suiying’s own novel! I like how the manhua artist draws him quite a bit since it feels so him. I’ve seen fan art and they sometimes feature him smaller and thus not domineering enough, even though they usually show him with the same hairstyle—which makes for a fun tangent on its own since danmei designs can be a bit “basic,” so when one specific design becomes a recognizable look for a character, I find it pretty cool.

In fact, one of my favourite details in My Little Poplar was watching Yu Fengcheng be very frustrated with how much Bai Xinyu looked up to Jian Suiying. 🤭

Also just seeing him show up always made me go “yay!” because it’s so fun getting to see him again, especially as part of his story aligns with My Little Poplar (as in the plots of both novels happen somewhat concurrently).

Similarly, the manhua adaptation, My Beloved Fool, has a really nice art style and I really like that the artist always lets Jian Suiying shine by really dressing him up. He and Shi Qi from Trap a Vicious Dog (another series I want to ramble about on why I’m enjoying it so far) are two manhua protagonists I know of who are like…confident smart corporate bosses that get stylish fits almost every manhua chapter, which is a nice detail ahaha.

My Beloved Fool has recently hit the heavy angst section of the novel so it’ll be depressing to follow for a while since you’ll just watch Li Yu fall apart as Jian Suiying suffers absolute hell. 😔

Someone even uploaded the first season of the vomic version of the manhua on YouTube. 👀

Similarly, I’m really excited for the My Little Poplar manhua to get to all the good bits of the story there, since Bai Xinyu develops a lot as a character and I find Yu Fengcheng’s regret especially well done. But evidently it’ll take quite some time to get there; first we have to get past the military bullying alfndkfjjss.

Anyway the actual reason I started typing this out before I spiralled into another huge ramble asjakfl is that I found In Love With an Idiot and My Little Poplar audio dramas on YouTube!!

I’d heard some In Love With an Idiot audio clips from something that some fans had shared to YouTube before, but it sounds like those clips were from a completely different audio drama than the one I landed on. I’m especially excited about the My Little Poplar one. Even if it’s not extremely high quality (I think Bing Xing Xia Deng aka Inferior by Nature aka The Selfish Gene has admittedly spoiled me because it was so high quality 😆), it’s still fun hearing these characters come to life aurally.

Even more so since iirc I saw a Twitter post saying the My Little Poplar and In Love With an Idiot got taken down officially, so they may only be accessible via online reuploads right now. I can’t find the post to confirm, but if true, I’m glad someone preserved them. 🙏

Update: I did find the other version’s VAs of the In Love With an Idiot audio drama! Except it’s maybe a…sequel? Where a Li Yu of the past transmigrates 5 years into the future when Li Yu and Jian Suiying are a couple?? It’s on MaoEr FM…and it’s for free. 👁️

In fact, I could totally ramble about the Bing Xing Xia Deng audio drama—which I already have for a friend, so I can just copy and paste that long-ass (slightly more incoherent because it’s a lot of fangirling) wall of text here haha. I am currently very obsessed with that series too because it really is high quality and I like how it evolved the novel it’s adapting, but my friend is the expert on it so I feel a bit more shy about sharing my thoughts sometimes.

Welp that went on quite a number of tangents but yeah. I’ve enjoyed these novels and I’m very happy they got audio dramas and that they are still out there to be enjoyed after everything. 🥺💕

OH and final note but…the fun fact about the 188男团 aka 188 Group, which is the overall series Jian Suiying and Bai Xinyu belong to (so-called because it’s 10 novels that share a universe and all feature (scum) gongs of 188 cm) got sort of made into an “actual” 男团, aka a boy band/group! I found the couple (?) songs they released and some fan songs and it’s nice seeing them all “singing” together alfjskfjs.

An English translation can be found here!

An English translation can be found here!

Me when I spy Jian Suiying, Li Yu, Yu Fengcheng, and Bai Xinyu especially in the MVs: 🥺

[swdgf]

west lake, hangzhou

[xinguozhi]

卖身求荣

殷素素    …

[buffetlicious]

Alchemist Series Truffle Snowskin Mooncake with Cocktail from August Baking Studio (八悦烘培) is inspired by the mystic arts of the alchemists. Each mooncake is meticulously crafted, infusing the essence of premium cocktails into the velvety truffle filling. Assorted flavours include Dark Chocolate with Bailey Truffle (黑巧克力百利鸡尾酒冰皮月饼), Lychee with Champagne Truffle (荔枝香槟���尾酒冰皮月饼), Matcha with Pistachio Truffle (抹茶开心果冰皮月饼) and Yuzu with Pomelo Truffle (杨枝甘露冰皮月饼).

Behold the visually stunning Teochew Mooncakes (千层潮州月饼), a feast for the eyes and the palate. This masterpiece features a flaky and meticulously crafted pastry shell with multiple layers, each bite offers a symphony of textures, from the flakes and delicate layers to the rich and velvety fillings. Flavours include White Lotus with Single Yolk (白莲蓉单黄千层潮州月饼), Orh Nee Yam with Single Yolk (芋泥单黄千层潮州月饼) and Pandan with Single Yolk (翡翠斑斓单黄千层潮州月饼).

[sgdlr-asdfghjkl]

Link Click Musical Masterlist 🔍🌟

#音乐剧时光代理人# <- 'Time Agents Musical' main tag, pictures tab - shows majority of stage pictures in chronological order, updates from official Encore Musicals show up here too.

Tips: 1) Visit the OP's profiles! They usually post more than the one photo you can see in a thumbnail. And it's easier to browse & save pics through the profile.

2) Even though you can scroll the pics tab indefinitely, without a weibo account you won't be able to easily access older posts, as they'll get buried under the user's newer posts (there's a roundabout way mentioned in my guide). So I recommend to visit this tag frequently, if you wanna be sure nothing is hidden away 🔍 Daily or once in a 2-3 days will be enough imo, it's not very crowded tag ^^

3) Video tab under main musical tag is no longer accessible due to a weibo update. For videos you can check videos tab under the individual actors' tag. You can scroll these indefinitely.

接着奏乐接着舞Musicals (Encore Musicals) <- official profile of a theatre that runs LC stage, they post the cast schedules, photos/behind the scenes clips, whenever new actor debuts, there's a special guests or a cast member has a birthday. They also report when an actor goes on a health break. Tip: all LC actors can be found in the pinned post (you'd need OCR 'image-text' tool to copy their names from pics though)

Encore Musicals Bilibili account <- theatre's official profile on a major cn video-sharing platform (more bts clips)

校医来啦 <- profile of a chief producer of LC Musical, Chen Xiaoyi

兮兮兮辞_ <- profile of an executive producer of LC musical

Metablue赛博蓝 <- bilibili of a music producer, she did videos about working on LC musical songs

🌟Actors

✨cast visuals promotional photos here✨

their personal weibo profile & actor specific hashtag (supertopic aka 'diamond tag', you find the most stuff here)

actors who graduated from the cast and no longer perform in LC are crossed out

Lu Guang

Wang Minhui - @王敏辉Black 王敏辉

Wu Yihan - @音乐剧演员吴以瀚 音乐剧演员吴以瀚

Guo Hongxu - @郭虹旭_GHX 郭虹旭

Du Guangyi - @杜光禕 杜光祎

Zhu Hanbin - @Keb_朱涵彬 朱涵彬

Yin Haolun - @殷浩倫Monster 殷浩伦

Yang Haoran - @杨浩然hh 杨浩然hr

Li Yuyan - @是李玉言 李玉言

Qiu Junyang - @QQ-邱俊阳 邱俊阳

Wang Zhiwei - @王智威Aoki ​​​ 王智威Aoki

Cheng Xiaoshi

Cai Qi - @超级蔡淇 超级蔡淇

Shu Rongbo - @舒荣波-Bobi 舒荣波

Ji Xiaokun - @原来是纪晓坤啊 纪晓坤

Teng Chunpeng - @滕春鹏tcp 滕春鹏 (heel injury pic is the only post on his profile >< just visit the tag)

Ding Xingchen - @D丁星辰 丁星辰

Cao Muzhi - @曺牧之 曹牧之

Bai Zhuoming - @丿日亻卓钅名 白倬铭

Wang Yifei - @王逸飞_V 王逸飞

Jing Yanqiao - @井彦乔JING_ 井彦乔

Guo Hongxu - yes, he plays both

Chen Kai - @_陈楷 陈楷

Zhang Jiahao - @张嘉豪music 演员张嘉豪

Jiang Yizhe - @姜义哲想逃跑 音乐剧演员姜义哲  

Qiao Ling

Cai Lu - @蔡璐_Katherine 蔡璐

Deng Xianling - @邓贤凌邓阿凌 邓贤凌

Wu Hanglu - @吴杭律 吴杭律

Feng Xinyao - @冯鑫垚smile 冯鑫垚

Qiang Dongyue - @嘀嗒_强东玥 强东玥

Zuo Yiping - @左一平儿 左一平

Qian Anqi - @钱安琪麦麦 钱安琪

Yan Lehuang - @闫乐湟乐乐 闫乐湟

Lu Hongbin/Chen Xiao

Zhang Jiahao - he also has 2 roles

Li Zexi - @李泽熙Zenith 李泽熙

Xu Fangxing - @阿星-许放星 许放星

Zhi Bowen - @智小少总是不靠谱 智博闻

Zhou Bobo - @就叫我波波好了 周波波波波波

Zhang Zhiwei - @张智伟_

Song Yuanming - @教练 我zen勒想打球！ 宋元明

Gaoer Jinbaoyin - @高尔金宝音 高尔金宝音

Lin Zhen/Chen Xiao's mom

Hong Guo - @红果其实是洪果 音乐剧演员洪果

Liao Jingyuan - @廖婧媛LJY 廖婧媛

Guo Zhenyan - @郭珍艳Miki 郭珍艳

En Yu - @恩妤Ura

Shen Tian - @音乐剧演员沈恬 音乐剧演员沈恬

Yu Mengying - @于梦滢yummy 于梦滢

Zhu Jiayan - @朱佳艳Rio 朱佳艳

Zhang Ruishu - @_张睿姝_

Zou Ziyue - @-Zou醉是子月 邹子月

A few actors for supporting cast don't have a tag bc they seem to be newbie actors and/or have very small online presence

Tips: 1) Without a weibo account you can scroll through the actor's tag only up to abt 45 most recent posts. The actors perform in multiple plays (duh) so non-LC photos will show up too.

2) Imo the most optimal method, so the limits won't stop you is: go to the main 'LC musical' tag and see what's new. Check schedule for the cast lineup in a recent performance. Go to the actors' tags to see what's new.

3) Sometimes there are 2 performances on a same day, with different actors. So don't be surprised if you find mixed lineups under one date.

4) Mostly QL and Lin Zhen's actresses post behind the scenes photos on their personal profiles. Don't bother looking up the guys accounts, unless it's a holiday or their b-day >< From what I remember, only Wu Yihan posts abt his cat. Zhang Jiahao and Zhou Bobo post selfies sometimes. Ji Xiaokun posts his own photography (he's good!).

5) Google translate, however broken, is enough to translate the captions, so use it for context✨Ppl sometimes give their reviews titled 'repos' from the stage they've seen 🙏

6) You'll find more musical related clips under the actor's tag, than in 'LC musical' main tag. It's usually in an actor's fancam, but not always. Useful when you like an actor or there was a particular moment you want to see from a different angle🌟👌

7) The clips tab (one in the middle) under the actor's tag has no time limited access. You can browse and watch the videos without issues!

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I'll try to add missing tags when the actors debut 💪 And if you find any mistakes or a broken links, please let me know 🙏

OKAY that's all I have🎉

[ruanbaijie]

白洁可是杨柳细腰。

THE SPIREALM 致命游戏 (2024) 1.26 adapted from the danmei novel Kaleidoscope of Death 死亡万花筒 by Xi Zi Xu 西子绪

[lowermedium]

[fei-ren-zai]

3rd anniversary icons

Source: FRZ Official Fanpage

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Who Rules The World (2022)

#且试天下 #whorulestheworld #杨洋 #赵露思 白风黑息抱抱合集！

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nUIpIn0yvcs

[nhu-an]

“杨绛说："一个女人最重要的能力，不是你把自己打扮得多么漂亮，也不是你挣钱有多厉害，而是无论发生任何事情，你都有快乐起来的能力。"

总有一天你会明白，能治愈你的从来不是时间，而是你内心的格局和释怀。

爱自己胜过一切，不要试图在别人身上找安全感和归属感，因为最大的安全感只有自己能给”

Dương Giáng từng nói: “Khả năng quan trọng nhất của một người phụ nữ không phải là ăn mặc đẹp như thế nào, cũng không phải kiếm tiền giỏi ra sao, mà là khả năng giữ mình vui vẻ dù bất cứ chuyện gì xảy ra.”

Sẽ có một ngày bạn hiểu rằng, thứ có thể chữa lành bạn chưa bao giờ là thời gian, mà là khuôn mẫu trong lòng bạn và sự buông bỏ.

Hãy yêu bản thân mình hơn bất cứ mọi điều, đừng cố gắng tìm kiếm cảm giác an toàn và cảm giác thuộc về từ người khác, bởi vì cảm giác an toàn nhất chỉ có thể tự mình trao cho mình mà thôi.

- Như An dịch

Ảnh: Pinterest

[ruiconteur]

so i was doing research for translation (while procrastinating, as you do), and well. here's a breakdown of 悲风白杨 / bitterwind poplar, the martial technique di feisheng created.

悲风, which i've translated as bitterwind, refers to the ear-piercing and mournful howl of the wind. when put together with 白杨, it likely references this couplet from the anonymous han dynasty poem 《去者日以疏》 / the dead become estranged with the passing of time: 白杨多悲风，萧萧愁杀人！ / how mournful is the wind that howls through the white poplars; the soughing sorrow weakens the heart! among other things, the poem describes an intellectual's forlorn confusion at not being able to find a way out/forward.

on the other hand, the 白杨 / white poplar is known for taking root easily even in harsh circumstances, and for growing straight and true with sturdy branches. therefore, in chinese tradition, it signifies an indomitable spirit that will not bend nor yield, and is strong enough to not be shaken. it also features in 《白杨礼赞》 / in praise of the white poplar, a 20th century essay written by the novelist 茅盾 mao dun, in which he commends the white poplar for unwaveringly reaching to the skies, then likens it to the tenacious and diligent northern farmer, whom he praises for being frank and striving for progress.

i literally do not have the capacity to think any further on this right now so. yeah. :))

[xinguozhi]

部长住豪宅 早报装憨呆

李莫愁    …

[yibo-best]

livestream

I adore and hug you all!

[hunxi-after-hours]

yeahhhhhh low key that was my listening cycle through 2023...

OKAY so the funniest part of this to me is--when the original 健将 came out 安少 actually reacted to it on a live: https://b23.tv/jjEbYag

...gold. also same. also the reactions to this were also gold. starts around minute 42: https://b23.tv/EpyKGMz

the guy you mentioned at the beginning of the video is 杨和苏 (yes his parents were great at names) who's from the same label as 法老 /小精灵, he and 早安 had the dark horse run of victory on the previous year's 新说唱 that incidentally catapulted 早安 to a lot of the mainstream success he's seeing nowadays. I kind of got the sense that he wanted to do the same to his labelmates/most specifically his partner 贰万 but alas it was not to be so, and you could just tell he was sad about it all of the 2023 新说唱 season. to me this song is a response to that.

BUT with all that said here's my favorite edit https://b23.tv/OeYz1RP

I don't really understand hip hop or Chinese hip hop either...I just listen to songs I like. but in the end isn't that enough? 😅

from 龙套 I like 小丑独白 (though the stage version from 听我的 is better imo) the best! interested to see your thoughts

okay all things considered, zao an's reaction to 《健将》 is very measured, I say as someone who emitted a strangled, high-pitched noise out loud the first time I experienced 《健将plus》. "我不知道刚刚三分钟是真实存在于这个世界上的东西" is such a mood though hhh

I hadn't thought about looking up reaction videos but actually the reaction video you sent me has fascinating commentary on interpretations of 《健将plus》 and the competition itself, which I found neat since I knew none of this drama going in. your explanation also helps recontextualize a lot of the commentary inherent to the lyrics. without knowing the context, 《健将plus》 is some wild absurdist rap, but knowing the context it's actually a scathing criticism of the whole show/structure.

also the reactions were incredible. truly this song puts you through the entire range of human emotion

and. what is this goddamn edit sldfkjsdlkfjsdl 刚以为我开始对《健将plus》有点儿免疫力 but I think this edit really made me experience that original insanity all over again