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CHEN YI CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT | EP 02 vs. 12

The same activity is either threatening or foreplay depending on how Chen Yi looks at it

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Are you more of a "I'm no good at goodbye" sign behind Chen Yi . . .

Or "Save my ass" graffiti?

Or perhaps a "fool" asking yourself "How deep?" are you in this?

Yeah . . . the first, right?

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Important Kiseki Question

Ai Di wearing a hoodie but taking it off

Ai Di leaving without his hoodie

Said hoodie still with Chen Yi

Where is that hoodie now Chen Yi? Have you got it stashed away somewhere for Ai Di to find?

EDIT: So it's not hidden. IT'S RIGHT THERE hanging up in episode 10. Subtle.

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Chiang Tien as Ai Di | Kiseki: Dear to Me (2023)

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Chen Yi is wearing the hoodie Eddie wore the first time they had sex

They are the worst

I hate them

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Director & Crew: *looking on expectantly at the SWEETEST Ai Di x Chen Yi scene in this whole damn show* SAY IT, SAY "WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE"

Nat Chen: *out of reflex* WE ARE BROTHERS!!!!

KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023) | EP 13 BEHIND THE SCENES

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Kiseki's Second Pair Colors

I'm still ignoring the colors in Kiseki: Dear to Me, but @befuddledcinnamonroll said they were waiting for me to dissect the second couple in @echos-of-ivy's ask, and because I'm obsessed with Ai Di/Eddie, I'm delivering the goods.

Zong Yi is a Blue Boy, and Ze Rui is devoid of color.

Yet when we see them in the future, it seems as if Zong Yi gave his color to Ze Rui and is colorless as a result of it.

And when we see Eddie and Chen Yi in the future, Eddie seems to have shared a similar fate for he is colorless.

Which is saddening considering Eddie is the most colorful of the bunch in the past.

Eddie's light hair paired with his bright and patterned sweaters seem to clash with Chen Yi's dark wardrobe often.

Which would come across as perhaps these two are a light versus dark color dynamic.

But here's the thing - Chen Yi matches Eddie.

In the above picture, Eddie's cardigan is red and blue, and Chen Yi is wearing a red button up over his hoodie and under his jacket, and below Chen Yi is wearing blue to match Eddie's cardigan.

Because Chen Yi may not be as colorful and bright as Eddie,

but he is connected to Eddie and matches his color.

And even if Chen Yi isn't matching the exact colors of Eddie, he gets close.

Because it has to be hard to keep up with Eddie's colorful personality at all times, but Chen Yi sure does try.

They are a team. (look at Eddie eating a chile pepper because he likes it spicy!)

So their colors show that.

And even when they are fighting

Chen Yi still wears Eddie's color of the moment.

However, there have been three times so far that their colors don't align.

When Chen Yi was on the phone discussing business with the boss, and Eddie rudely and childishly interrupted, it might have appeared like a Blue Boy and a Red Rascal were fighting. And the lighting help. But . . .

The fight really lit up when Eddie mentioned Chen Yi loving their boss, and this conflict played out again through the colors outside of the club.

Both times, Chen Yi has gotten upset when Eddie says this, and both times he has left Eddie alone with his colors. But there is the third time Chen Yi left Eddie regarding their boss - their birthday.

And the colors didn't align then either.

Because the real conflict between them is their boss.

I mean their dad.

And since these two were raised as brothers, of course they would be united, yet it's difficult to change that dynamic (let's take a moment to appreciate Eddie's skull and bones robe)

But I have hope for them because even though four years has passed when we see them in the future, and they are fighting outside of the prison in black

Eddie still has a little color left in him

And Chen Yi matched him.

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ChenAi (陈艾) Character Introductions from the Kiseki: Dear to Me Filming Diary

Chen Yi:

His parents were members of Yiyun Meng, but died protecting the leader Chen Dong Yang in a fight, out of gratitude Chen Dong Yang took him in as an adopted son, and at 17 years old he (Chen Yi) took over Bei Tang (T/n: this can be directly translated to "North Hall" but I'm leaving it in the original Chinese here). His outward appearance is gloomy and serious, sometimes impulsive and capricious, and he is secretly in love with his adoptive father, as he views him as the reason for his survival.

Ai Di:

His parents were junkies, he was born a poisonous baby (T/n: I don't really understand this but I think it means he was born with a poisonous personality), emotionally unstable, volatile and easily irritable. He grew up peacefully in Yiyun Meng under Chen Yi's protection (T/n: The word used here directly translates to "convoy escort", like an escort for large ships/cargo). When he's not in a fight, he appears to be a harmless, playful, happy and cheerful pretty boy (T/n: The literal translation of 陽光花美男 is "sunshine flower pretty boy" and it is SO FUNNY to me XD), but in a fight he is more aggressive than anyone else, and will only listen to Chen Yi.

T/n: I'm not a native chinese speaker, it is my second language but I did grow up learning to read both simple and traditional chinese. I tried to follow the text as closely as possible, but I am in no way a professional translator so there may be mistakes somewhere. These are just for my own fun~

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Kiseki's Second Pair Colors

I'm still ignoring the colors in Kiseki: Dear to Me, but @befuddledcinnamonroll said they were waiting for me to dissect the second couple in @echos-of-ivy's ask, and because I'm obsessed with Ai Di/Eddie, I'm delivering the goods.

Zong Yi is a Blue Boy, and Ze Rui is devoid of color.

Yet when we see them in the future, it seems as if Zong Yi gave his color to Ze Rui and is colorless as a result of it.

And when we see Eddie and Chen Yi in the future, Eddie seems to have shared a similar fate for he is colorless.

Which is saddening considering Eddie is the most colorful of the bunch in the past.

Eddie's light hair paired with his bright and patterned sweaters seem to clash with Chen Yi's dark wardrobe often.

Which would come across as perhaps these two are a light versus dark color dynamic.

But here's the thing - Chen Yi matches Eddie.

In the above picture, Eddie's cardigan is red and blue, and Chen Yi is wearing a red button up over his hoodie and under his jacket, and below Chen Yi is wearing blue to match Eddie's cardigan.

Because Chen Yi may not be as colorful and bright as Eddie,

but he is connected to Eddie and matches his color.

And even if Chen Yi isn't matching the exact colors of Eddie, he gets close.

Because it has to be hard to keep up with Eddie's colorful personality at all times, but Chen Yi sure does try.

They are a team. (look at Eddie eating a chile pepper because he likes it spicy!)

So their colors show that.

And even when they are fighting

Chen Yi still wears Eddie's color of the moment.

However, there have been three times so far that their colors don't align.

When Chen Yi was on the phone discussing business with the boss, and Eddie rudely and childishly interrupted, it might have appeared like a Blue Boy and a Red Rascal were fighting. And the lighting help. But . . .

The fight really lit up when Eddie mentioned Chen Yi loving their boss, and this conflict played out again through the colors outside of the club.

Both times, Chen Yi has gotten upset when Eddie says this, and both times he has left Eddie alone with his colors. But there is the third time Chen Yi left Eddie regarding their boss - their birthday.

And the colors didn't align then either.

Because the real conflict between them is their boss.

I mean their dad.

And since these two were raised as brothers, of course they would be united, yet it's difficult to change that dynamic (let's take a moment to appreciate Eddie's skull and bones robe)

But I have hope for them because even though four years has passed when we see them in the future, and they are fighting outside of the prison in black

Eddie still has a little color left in him

And Chen Yi matched him.

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Want to get Ai Di's Style?

Catcase sweater

Pink and white ripped sweater

Tiger sweater

Paint splatter sweater

Blue plaid stitch sweater (or here)

Best rainbow sweater (or here)

Acne Studios Klinac Fur Print Knit (OR here if you're broke)

Black and white splotches sweater

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I re-watched Kiseki like 4 times and you're telling me I MISSED THE WAY CHEN YI LITERALLY TONGUED AIDI DOWN?

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They are the gift that keeps on giving.

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ChenAi at work... (no audio available)

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Finally watching my boys in HD now that they're slowly releasing Kiseki on YouTube, and I love this little gem from episode 2:

Ai Di says "胆小鬼喝凉水 (dǎn xiǎo guǐ hē liáng shuǐ)", "cowards drink cold water", but Chen Yi corrects him by saying the correct phrase "小气鬼喝凉水 (xiǎo qì guǐ hē liáng shuǐ)", "petty people drink cold water". It's portrayed comedically because it's a saying/insult that is commonly used by children, there's no real meaning being the "cold water" bit as it's just there for rhyming purposes, but the assumption is that drinking cold water is bad for the stomach and that's why it's used as a metaphor to mean that petty people will eventually suffer. It's a pretty old saying (from the 80's I believe), with a variation of other rhyming lines that follow "小气鬼喝凉水".

It's even funnier because Ai Di was accusing Chen Yi of being a coward earlier (for not telling their boss about his plans with Zhe Rui) and that's why he says "cowards drink cold water", but when Chen Yi corrects him that it's "petty people" instead of "cowards", it turns the tables on him since Ai Di was definitely being petty when he brought up their boss in the conversation. Ai Di's petty "whatever!" and the kick was just the cherry on top 🤣