#Lei Wong

[moviesandmania]

LURED aka THE EVIL WITHIN Found-footage horror: reviews and release news

Lured is a 2019 found footage horror film about a young man who travels to Asia to meet an attractive female stranger he met online. In 2024, the movie is being released as The Evil Within by BayView Entertainment on digital platforms worldwide on 30th April 2024 (excluding Amazon). A worldwide AVOD release will follow on 25th June 2024. Confusingly, the film has been retitled on IMDb as The Evil…

[randomrichards]

SPIRITUAL KUNG FU:

A cocky trainee

Learns Kung Fu from Pink haired ghosts

To protect temple

[binging-asian-dramas]

Stand or Fall. 9

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: My Bargain Queen (cdrama) ; Her World (cdrama)

A very underrated hidden gem from 2023. It’s geared for a more mature audience, most of the relationships in the drama are supposed to be in their late 30s or early 40s. It does have a bit of a slow start, I gave it a few episodes until it kicked in full force. The storyline is top notch. There’s three sort of storylines in this since there’s three couples. Every one of them is interesting and is woven together brilliantly throughout. Chemistry is 🔥 even if it’s a slow burn. Is definitely worth the wait.

[infinit8ion]

Emily and Tulip basically have the same nickname…

[don-dake]

「係，佢係好值得同情，」

“Yes, she's deserving of sympathy,”

「不過佢呢種行為唔值得鼓勵。」

“but her actions cannot be encouraged.”

鐵石心腸嘅檢控官？(Heartless prosecutor?)

「你會唔會覺得你自己心腸比較硬？」

“Do you feel yourself a little too hard-hearted?”

其實心底下好同情被告 (actually sympathizes with defendant)

「唔知你哋而家仲會唔會考慮承認誤殺呢？」

“Was wondering if you're still considering pleading down to manslaughter?”

「我唔係好明喔…」 “I don't quite understand…”

「我唔想嘥納稅人嘅錢囉。」

“I just don't want to waste taxpayers' money.”

「我會同我當事人講嘅！不過我會盡量說服佢嘅！」

“I'll tell my client! And you can rest assured I'll try my best to convince her!”

「大狀，我知道一上咗庭，你一樣會幫我嘅。」

“Barrister, I know you'll help me in court no matter what.”

「我唔會考慮。」 “I won't consider.”

「其實你都盡咗力㗎啦。」 “You did your best, really.”

「陪審團點決定你都唔需要介意呀。」

“You don't need to fret over how the jury decides.”

「希望佢唔會後悔唔接受我哋嘅建議呀。」

“Let's hope she (defendant) won't regret not accepting our advice.”

「謀殺罪名不成立。」 “Not guilty on charge of murder.”

*exchanging glances of relief*

*faint smile*

《壹號皇庭 II》 (1993) 第二集

好鍾意呢集。只係喺45分鐘以下，就已經可以好清楚感覺到檢控官 (王菲 飾)嘅角色其實係點樣嘅人品。呢個可以話係多得編劇家嘅本領啦！

我亦都好鍾意兩位大狀都畀作為好有專業，同埋好有原則感，但兩位並冇缺少人情味，仲可以喺相反嘅立場之下諗到辦法協助同鼓勵對方。

仲有可唔可以話呢…喺呢集之中，我發覺我有啲想配對 「毓文」 (王菲) 同 「承宙」 (劉美娟) 喺埋一齊喔…終於可以明白到 《逆轉裁判》 粉絲佢哋點解好鍾意喺 《逆轉裁判》 中，同入便嘅 「成步堂龍一」 同 「御劍憐侍」 配對埋一齊啦！(笑)

Really love this episode. In just under 45 minutes, and we can already get a good picture of how the Prosecutor (played by Faye Wong) is actually like. This can be attributed to the skill of the scriptwriter I guess!

Also love how both barristers are written as professional and principled women, yet without lacking their sense of compassion, and even managing to find ways to help and encourage each other despite being on opposing sides.

Can I also say…found myself sort of shipping ‘Mandy’ (Faye Wong) and ‘Helen’ (Eugina Lau) in this episode…finally understanding why fans of 《Ace Attorney》 love to ship ‘Phoneix’ and ‘Edgeworth’ so much! (Heh!)

[inanearlierr]

Fallen Angels 1995

[accio-victuuri]

i’m clowning over the title of the song that gg is gonna sing, as you wish. because that’s the english title of a famous bjyx fanfic. lol. we know zz likes to sing tracks by female artists and faye wong is a popular one. and researching it, there is nothing to clown about because the meaning of the song is far from romantic love.

it’s a coincidence because the composer of this song is the same as wyb’s LTS & Bystander. 👀 granted, Qian Lei is a famous composer and have written for other artists — but just putting it out there.

[andrewmena]

Mientras tanto en un universo alterno:

Zuko fue un director pionero del cine en el Avatarverse, gracias a el, el cine de la nación de fuego destacó en el mundo, llegando a rivalizar con Varrick en ciudad república y con Sokka en la tribu agua del sur (aunque con el tiempo se volvieron buenos amigos, también porque Varrick fundó los estudios Varrickland, provocando que casi todos los cineastas se fueran trabajar ahí), dirigiendo grandes películas como:

"El nacimiento de una nación" una película acerca de como el Avatar Szeto logro la unificación de la nación del fuego.

"El rinoceronte de hierro" un drama épico histórico de la revolución industrial de la nación del fuego.

"Oma y Shu" la primera adaptación cinematográfica del mito de los enamorados y también su primera película sonora.

"Sin novedad en el frente" una película bélica ambientada en la guerra de los cien años durante el reinado de Azulon y como durante este periodo hubo casi nulos movimientos de ambos bandos.

"King Koi" una película sobre el elefante Koi de la isla Kyoshi y como este destruye un puerto, para al final ser derrotado por el Avatar.

"Lao de Si Wong" película acerca de como un guerrero de la tribu agua ayuda a maestros arena rebeldes a derrotar a la nación del fuego que invaden sus tierras.

"Viva Kyoshi" película biografíca acerca de el Avatar Kyoshi.

"El puente sobre el río Kui" película sobre unos prisioneros del reino tierra que son obligados a construir un puente para las tropas de la nación del fuego.

En este AU la mayoría de los personajes de Atla y Lok se dedican al cine (cómo directores, guionistas o actores)

Zuko conoció y se enamoró de la actriz Katara Hakodson cuando trabajaba en el rodaje de la película "La dama pintada" dirigida por Wei Lei.

Fanart hecho por un buen amigo mío

[romanceyourdemons]

List of 5 -10 Chinese films to watch, across all genres? Just curious what you would recommend.

golden age: the goddess (1934), the big road (1935)

third generation: two stage sisters (1964)

1970s wuxia: a touch of zen (1971), last hurrah for chivalry (1979)

heroic bloodshed: a better tomorrow (1986)

1990s mo lei tau: justice, my foot! (1992)

fifth generation: farewell my concubine (1993), the story of qiu ju (1992), hero (2002)

wong kar-wai: happy together (1997)

first taiwanese new wave: the puppetmaster (1993), yi yi (2000)

second taiwanese new wave: what time is it there? (2001)

hong kong handover film: spl: kill zone (2005)

sixth generation: a touch of sin (2013), long day’s journey into night (2018)

(ofc this is not a comprehensive list of the movements and genres within mainland chinese, hong kong, and taiwanese film, but they are some of my favorite styles)

[crazed-lamb-leg-enthusiast]

When Albert/Baozhi (server)says sth chinese you don‘t understand, its probably one of these!(ib @thegreatbuttoneer)

Ho/好-Good/Very

Gayau/加油-encouragement/pity

Ngo/o/我- me

Gwei/Gwui/鬼- If paired with Ho, it means very very

Mui/妹- If paired with Gwei, it means Caucasian woman. On its own it means younger sister.

Zai/子- If paired with Gwei, it means Caucasian man. On its own it means man/son

Sai mun zai-small,disobedient child

Chee Seen-crazy,psycho

Char Siu(Bao)/叉燒(包)- Barbecue pork(bun), commonly used to say someone is stupid

Siu Keung/小強-cockroach

Un Un 下- bopping,moving around

Shui Jiao/睡覺/fen-Sleep

Dai Lo-exclamation

Ho lun-Very(profanity version)

Dllm-F ur mom(most common hk profanity)

Mut/什麼- what

Chun- Cantonese profanity, paired with mut to become “what the xxxx is that”

Mm hai ah mah-bruh/disbelief

Lei dei/你哋-you all

Go/那- That

Lap Cheong/臘腸-Chinese sweet sausage, used also to say someone is stupid

Sui Zai- Bad kid

Na/納- Here

Na x3- Be careful

Naaaaaa- I told you so (hai mai leh also)

Na x infinity- HOLD UP

Hai/係- yes

Mn hai/唔係-no

Edit:

Ah bak:-old man

Fun cheung- Rice sheet roll (not vietnamese) used in the same context as char siu

Nai wong bao/nai huang bao/ 奶皇包- custard bun, same context as char siu

Ah!! Nei- disapproval

Lei gor/nei gor- You (are)

Lo/佬-person(Lo pronounced 腦 in Cantonese)

哭：cry

Ok i might edit later but this is most of it

[stefaniaevort]

La tua foto profilo mi ricorda Ada Wong di Resident Evil

🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠 che Donna lei..

[chernobog13]

Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung in Drunken Master ll (1994), arguably the greatest Jackie Chan movie ever.

Produced 16 years after the original Drunken Master, this film has a much bigger budget and scope than the original.  Wong Wei-hung is still a youngster this time around, still mischievous and prone to getting into trouble, not yet the sage physician and legendary hero he would become in adulthood.   He lives with his father, the legendary Wong Lei-ying, one of the Ten Tigers of Canton, and his father’s new wife, Ling.

Jackie, although playing someone in his late teens/early 20s, was pushing 40 when he made this film.  Legendary Hong Kong actor Ti Lung, who plays Wong Lei-ying, was 48.  There were some playful remarks in the press about the two men being similar in age, but Jackie’s impishness and Ti Lung’s sternness sold the father and son relationship.

Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui, known as “the Madonna of the East” played Ling.  However, unlike the Madonna of the West, Anita Mui could act and  had quite the film career.  She starred in dramas, romances, fantasies, and action flicks before her life was tragically cut short by cancer.  This time around, she brings her comedy chops, which were formidable, and pretty much steals every scene she’s in.  It also helps that she’s gorgeous as well.

The film was originally directed by legendary Hong Kong actor and director Lau Kan-leung.  However, disagreements between him and Jackie, particularly over the style of fighting (Lau wanted more traditional kung fu style , and Jackie wanted to....well, Jackie’s style), lead to Lau leaving the project and Jackie taking over as director.  Most sources, however, do cite Lau as the sole director.

There are numerous fight scenes and action sequences that just get grander and grander as the film progresses.  The first fight is between Jackie’s Fei-hung and Lau’s Fu Wen-chi, fought partially underneath a train, that illustrates Old School kung fu film fighting meeting New School, and it is a joy to behold.

Then there is a fight in a two-storey restaurant, with Fei-hung and Wen-chi taking on dozens (it seems like hundreds!) of axe-wielding assailants!  And we’re only twenty minutes into the film!!!!!!

But the absolute icing on the cake, the fight scene that is rightfully held up as the greatest ever filmed, is the 20+ minute final battle in a steel foundry between Wong Wei-hung and the two main bad guys.  This battle took several MONTHS (some sources say as many as six) to film, and it is well worth it.  I have watched it over a dozen times, and it leaves me feeling physically exhausted every time.

If you’re a Jackie Chan fan, a martial arts enthusiast, or just love a fun, rousing, entertaining film, you need to seek this film out!  Warner Archive released a version two years ago, which is your absolute best bet for viewing.

Avoid the Dimension Films release The Legend of the Drunken Master (2000).  It has bad dubbing (although Jackie did dub himself), the music has been changed, and many of the sound effects - especially in the fights - have been changed.  It also cuts the final 30-40 seconds of the film, because the original version is considered politically incorrect (Wong Wei-hung is temporarily brain damaged from drinking industrial/wood alcohol, and Jackie clowns around playing it for laughs).

And whatever you do, don’t turn the film off while the end credits run.  That’s when many of the outtakes are featured, and you get a glimpse of just how brutal that final fight really was!

[unclefredandjohnnierutter]

#3: Message in a Haunted Mansion

Listen my child to this story of dreams And know that the beginning is more difficult than it seems

A Nancy Drew inspired playlist // listen here

Tracklist and more below ↓

Featuring:

San Fransisco - Foxygen

Stardust Tapestry - Missa Johnouchi & the Li-Hua Ensemble

I’m a Dirty Attic - Cate Le Bon

Some Velvet Morning - Slowdive

Not Alone - Sara Bareilles

The Staircase (Mystery) - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Seance - Ataraxia and Mort Garson

Crystal Ball - Grimes

末日 - Faye Wong

The Phantom - Alexandra Savior

The Flickering Of The Candle Flame - Lei Qiang

Other Voices - The Cure

Levitation - Beach House

Dos Gardenias - Buena Vista Social Club

Disappear - Mazzy Star

Genres include spooky early electronic, shoegaze adjacent slowcore, some cantopop and more

A very old version of a playlist for this game exists somewhere on my blog (though I couldn’t find it when I looked). It wasn’t very good imo and I deleted the playlist from my spotify (sorry to the one follower) But I did use 2 of the same songs

Anyway Rose and Abby are queer couple goals like owning and fixing a historic semi-haunted victorian mansion and pretending to be psychic for tourists at your b&b? Iconic honestly

[molinabiancavalentina]

MODERN HISTORY

1ST BLOG _The Irvine Company - James Irvine / RELEVANT FIGURE

The Irvine Company is known for its commitment to water conservation and sustainability in its real estate developments. For more than 150 years, The Irvine Company has sought and implemented innovative ways to conserve and protect Irvine's precious water resources at Irvine Ranch. Today, The Irvine Company is a privately held real estate investment company governed by an independent board of directors. The Irvine Company is recognized for its master planning and environmental stewardship of Irvine Ranch in Orange County, including diversified operations throughout coastal California. As you can understand, the James Irvine Organization had a great relevance in the area of water conservation by creating several dams and reservoirs in the various streams of the Irvine Ranch, because of this generous inversion that had a long with it many benefits for the earth and its environment, we must remember that water is an important resource for the environment, so whatever it has positive repercussions on it will be positive in general.

James Irvine was a pioneer of California agriculture, building his family's Southern California ranch into one of the state's earliest and most productive large-scale agricultural enterprises. During the "Great Drought" of the 1860s, James Irvine and three partners purchased the land that would become the Irvine Ranch. Droughts plagued Southern California and the ranch for the rest of the century. Between 1920 and 1940, the Irvine Company spent millions on water development and conservation. This included drilling hundreds of wells and constructing a series of dams and reservoirs on the ranch's various streams. Later, the Irvine Company began widespread use of water-saving fixtures - such as low-flow showerheads and toilets - in homes, hotels, and office buildings in Irvine and elsewhere on the Irvine Ranch. In the 2000s, the use of reclaimed water throughout Irvine was made even more effective by the company's commitment to state-of-the-art irrigation systems that include "smart" irrigation controllers, drip and low-flow water delivery devices, and satellite-based weather data controls, among other technologies.

IMPORTANT PERSON: James Irvine - Bought the land where the Irvine Ranch is located and where the Irvine Company was founded.

The company was founded by James Irvine (Irvine family) and is currently 100% owned by Donald Bren. Because the company is privately held, its financial information is not available to the public. However, Bren is the richest real estate developer in the United States with a net worth of $15.3 billion as of April 2021. But if we must talk about numbers, I will mention some of the people involved in the company, referred to as the “Executive Group”:

Executive Committee: Charles Fedalen Jr, Frank Abeling, Mare Ley and Jonathan Brinsden.

Real Estate Division Executives: Roger DeWames, Ken Gillet, Todd Keller, Alan Parkin, Roger Ploum, Teresa Prestwood and Tom Sullivan.

Corporate Executives: Gino Bianchini, Rob Elliott, Mark Henigan, Paul Hernandez, Jason Maxwell, Bryan Stevens, Darren Thomas, Kevin Wagner and Abe Wong.

The Irvine Company converted the community's irrigation system to recycled water in March, saving an estimated 7.3 million gallons of potable water annually.

The result of this company's actions was that they helped to start recycling water in a high percentage by including it in their multi-family houses, since they are involved in this area, and the water saving forms they included were like an extra benefit.  The impact it had on the level of public service for what they sold was high because it was more convenient and environmentally friendly for the customer who was thinking of buying the commercial properties offered. Since the impact was great, the water conservation started to bring something serious in between people who actually think of acquiring one of their services the company offers.

The relevance that this company has today is that it is concerned that water is not wasted by unconscious people, although this company cannot simply force these people to conserve water, at least they try to give a message of awareness to these people. Currently, water conservation is almost zero, especially in countries like Chad or Angola, because in these countries there is not enough drinking water for all the people who live there, this is where the great benefit that this company gives to the responsible use of water comes in.

For resuming all this relationship between the Irvine Company and water conservation, it's very smart from their part to start this kind of good things since they not only gained more customers and clients but also get benefits from the environment we live since is like we are starting to solve this big problem we all know about water consumption by starting to conserve it. Although this company is not so well known by the young people of today, there is no doubt that the owner of this idea had a very good purpose in risking his money with something that could help save water and reduce the level of waste of this important resource. Really, this is something that the young people of today should admire.

[raraavisalterego]

i would watch anything wong karwai makes, and hu ge is hu ge

but lets be honest here

i will be watching blossoms shanghai because the three leading ladies are hot, like damn ma yili , tang yan and XIN ZHI LEI

👀

[accio-victuuri]

WYB’s 6th Single ( Analysis Post ) ☀️

a recap to start : first teaser clues, second teaser clowning, about the studio who made initial artworks and that letter z.

This will include multiple topics and it will be a mix of CPN ( heavily ) and about the track itself, lyrics, relation to yibo’s life and artwork. also my personal thoughts. If you are only here for the candies then feel free to skip to Part II and IV because I discuss it there. Thank you to Yibo for his end of year gift to all of us. 🤍

It’s a long post so get a snack or something. 🍟

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I. The Song Composition

LTS is Yibo’s 6th single and as per the notes on the track, they credited the lyrics to Tang Tian and composed and arranged by the famous Qian Lei. Tang Tian has a lot of song credits. Qian Lei is a known piano composer and you can clearly hear that in this song. An important link is that the theme song for "Yesterday's Blue Sky", which is dubbed by Wang Yibo (for Qi Jingxuan), was written, composed and arranged by the two of them.

This information was actually already “leaked” a few days before the actual song was released. Now the next and common question will be if that’s the case, does it make the song less personal? Well, songs written by an artist themselves really are as personal as you can get. It’s their own words, but sometimes they can write about someone else’s life and experience. Yibo is not the first artist in the world who have people write and compose songs for them but that doesn’t mean he did not connect to it. Yibo only releases one single to his name everyday so it’s logical to think that he will choose one that speaks to him the most. It represents his feelings for the year and what he wants to communicate to his fans/audience. Think about this year, how he was relatively quiet and working, he only became active with BAH and SDC. He almost never posts something personal. This song, so to speak, is his chance to deliver a message to his fans.

The description of the song in streaming platforms is more general and geared towards the theme of uplifting others. This will likely be the same explanation that will be given by Yibo and his team — and they are not wrong. A song can have different meanings and intention. Yibo cannot easily say that this is a love song, that it’s from his experience with a specific person in his life. I don’t doubt that Yibo meant it for people to interpret as a hopeful song to give them warmth. That has always been a part of his character, wanting to uplift other people. A message of individuals coming together and how wonderful that could be.

"Like the Sunshine" is a song about encounter and hope. About hope that ignites the light of the world. Though the winter nights are long and lonely. Let's embrace each other when we meet, we will become a fire that warms each other's hope. The sun will always come inadvertently as usual, then we will discover- It is not the sun that lights up the world, but the light that everyone gathers. the sun is not far beyond the sky, every day we light up for each other. A cluster of flames is the light that illuminates the world

The same is echoed in the weibo post of the studio, Warriors Music.

The cold winter is gone, the warm spring is coming again, and the fallen leaves are new on the branches. We must embrace life like the sun, and we must bloom life like the sun.

The studio has a really cool logo cause it has the word BRAVE that describes Yibo if i do say so myself. Also their tagline is : every author who dares to take risks, integrate, and innovate in music is a warrior! Yes. Sounds like a group of people that someone like Yibo would love to work with. This year 2022, their most notable products were songs for Eason Chan ( which Yibo is a fan of ) as well as Zhou Shen and Faye Wong. So you know that Yibo chose well.

Going back to the actual song, this single is definitely a clear departure from his previous tracks. From upbeat sounds and introspective lyrics to this. I see him trying dipping his toes in with Nian, which was a mix but in this he fully committed. You can say that he has matured and that artists really do evolve in terms of their sound and what they sing about. or if we’re talking political, he is trying to appeal to not having a problematic message to his song so censorship will not criticize him. He’s been lending his voice to a couple of “positive energy” songs this year and he can’t slip up. Now since i’m a turtle, my opinion will be the same as before, love makes you gentle. I could see at some point in 2019/2020 the frustrations Yibo had in his life as a celebrity. Although it’s still there, I wanna believe that he has a better hold of how his life should work now. He has a good support system and someone like GG to get him through. I can only imagine how isolating one’s life would be if you’re a celebrity like XZ/WYB, this is why I’m so thankful they found each other when they did. They saved each other from heartbreak by being there at the right time.

II. The Artwork

*DRUM ROLL* 🥁🥁🥁

The star of so much anticipation and speculation has finally been released. We talked about how a studio claimed ownership of the first two teasers, visualizer and stage design. However for this particular piece, they reposted YBO and their caption was more on the NYE stage which they already claimed ownership initially. If you look at their page, that seems to be their strength, integrating visual design to live performances. I am not trying to discredit this company because I honestly loved the work they do, I’m just pointing out how different this was presented. The previous 2 had their own posts, emphasizing it was creatively designed by them and this did not. I could be wrong about this but i’m adding it here.

Now let’s look at some clues:

1. The strongest one that made me weep is the accidental z. We know that this is ZZ’s recent signature for his artworks and he can’t exactly put it anywhere if he wants to stay as the mystery artist. So being placed in the visualizer in that clever way is amazing. They thought we wouldn’t notice? Lol. This is not the first time a hidden Z was spotted in something related to Yibo ( p2 and p3 ). Add the WYB and XZ reference in the writing itself. We know ZZ is a master of hiding things in calligraphy.

2. Also the similarity between GG’s previous works to this and Nian. We’ve all said this, it gives us that feeling of someone making the same thing. It’s his style. No matter how professional ZZ is and his experience in adapting to what a client wants, you will still see it. If you’ve been exposed to enough of his personal works. It’s like the soul of the artwork screams Xiao Zhan. Take a look. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Zoom in on the colors of the branch too.

3. The leaves falling remind us of one of ZZ’s photos.

4. A lot of BXGs are using previous Bazaar photos from their Thailand fanmeet and comparing it to the artwork. Black and White to Colored. It’s like when we are apart, we are B&W, but together, they become full of color. 😌

5. I am still in the headspace that GG made this, if he didn’t he gave lots of input or a draft of what it should look like. He may be the one going for the chalk-drawing design and they found a studio with the same style and had more experience in it. Some people might say, ZZ doesn’t have the time. Lol. No. Have you seen him complete artworks in between works while in his trailer? Yep. He can do it. All the more if it’s for someone important like Yibo. I don’t think Yibo necessarily demands it but more of an unspoken agreement. It’s their way of collaborating.

III. Relation to Yibo’s life

Parts of the lyrics that relate to him. I have already discussed in Part I yibo’s reason in choosing this. He had always been known as someone who is quiet and a slow starter but we have slowly seen him opening up to people. I am so happy with his message about the importance of having people around you to get through life. As much as he knows the pain of being separated from his family and friends most of the time, how it’s basically the norm in his life— he still believes that he can’t be alone. He is not Mister Lonely anymore.

How do I call you-the one in the shadows of the trees, the one who waits for the dawn, the one as silent as I am?

This is him acknowledging his trait of being silent and trying to reach out to someone like him. It doesn’t matter if he has hard time doing so, Yibo always had his own way of reaching out to people. Some may be surprised with how well he gets along with people he works with like Huang Xuan ( Luoyang ) , BAH cast and SDC when he is so aloof. However his aloofness doesn’t mean he won’t reach out, he opens himself up and when he does, he really captivates the people around him.

I have once journeyed a very long way, you dreamt a very long dream.

A line that resonated with lots of fans especially about his long journey. He started his career at a very young age, leaving his family, moving overseas and back just for his dream.

The many lonesome nights drift pass like fallen leaves, yet they will find a way to grow anew on the trees.

A very hopeful message about loneliness ending and that those nights will not last forever. I like how this is written because it does not say what’s the cause. It’s not heartbreak or anything — you are just lonely. It is something that a lot of people experience and usually feel guilty about. I think this speaks to Yibo and he wants to pass along the message that this feeling is okay and it will pass.

Dance-at every crossroad, in journeys, in the dawn, in the wind.

Dance. Very Yibo. You can probably use other words here to describe movement but they used dance because it’s very him. Dance has accompanied him in many aspects of his life, good and bad. Yibo will continue to dance through it all.

If we are together, the winter shall pass

Like birds flying through the darkest of clouds

Wherever you go, I wish you happiness

The same theme of coming together, the dark and lonely winter shall end ; It’s about holding on to the hope of better days. This year has been filled with ups and downs for Yibo and I have always loved his disposition of things getting better and having no regrets. There are incidents in year that i’m sure he felt like it’s “winter” but he hold on to the fact that better days are coming. I wish you happiness, his message to the people listening. It’s like wherever you find yourself going after all this, I hope you are happy.

When the winter is past-

Let us exchange our stories.

Finally, another message or coming together as a group. A message of Unity. I like the part of exchanging stories. Those times of “winter” and loneliness is not something to keep and be ashamed of. You can learn from it too and tell other people.

I love how open and vulnerable Yibo allows himself to be by singing these lyrics. He is not going for the “i don’t care” message anymore. He cares. He has such a big heart and wears it on his sleeve. Passer by might see him as an Ice Prince but those of use who watched him for some time know that this is not the case. He easily cries when things move him, fiercely loyal to his friends, attentive to other people and reaches out to those who need his help. That is the true Yibo and he is letting himself be seen now. 🤍

IV. Interpreting the lyrics to BJYXSZD and other clownery

Soaking in the wind of the late spring, waiting for the rains, that usher in the new grains,gazing at the stars together with the wild beasts

gazing at the stars together. Need i say more. This is not just figurative in their case, they did gaze at the stars before. Add the countless star reference between the two. Well. It screams xz and wyb. ✨

As we talk the bonfire is lit, time stealthily passes like the scattering of petals.

This is giving me the imagery of them camping, you know, the bonfire. Which the both of them have talked about enjoying recently. It can also be a figurative description of how a fire was lit when they started talking back then. Once they started, it didn’t stop. It can also be that when they talk to each other by phone or video call — the time of them being apart seem to vanish. There are lots of LRLG submissions of them communicating constantly and I think this points to that.

I have once journeyed a very long way, you dreamt a very long dream.

BITCH! This line made a lot of BXGs cry. I talked about Yibo’s journey in Part III of this post and in this case “dreamed a very long dream” is XZ. It’s not a secret that XZ had a normal life as an office worker but he couldn’t let go of his dream of being a singer so he joined an idol survival show and the rest is history. Personally, I can dismiss all the other lines because this is the most important. It’s the two of them. This tells their story in one line.

If we are true to each other, the winter shall pass

The many lonesome nights drift pass like fallen leaves,

yet they will find a way to grow anew on the trees

You and I will meet just as surely as the world spins

Meeting after the winter sounds like their long distance relationship. It’s an assurance that no matter what happens, despite the lonely night, they will might again. As surely as the world spins. It’s the most natural thing in the world for them to find their way into each other’s arms again. 😭😭😭

Flickering light cupped in my palms for you-

bits and pieces of the happinesses I've picked up along the way

How do I call you-how gentle is your name?

I pray you speak it when the dawn breaks

The most romantic thing right here everyone. Here you go. This is a love song. Come and fight me. Such sweet imagery, bottling up all the happiness and saving it for you. Calling each other’s name. I feel so soft.

Wake just like the sunlight. Dance-at every crossroad, in journeys, in the dawn, in the wind.Wake just like the sunlight.

This is them going through things together, much like dancing in the rain — this has that same meaning. They both go through lots of shit with their lives as celebrities, but they remain unbothered ( mostly ).

If we are together, the winter shall pass

These two lines also speaks of their relationship. As long as they have each other they can get through anything. We see silent ways of them supporting each other. It’s like Yibo hiding ZZ’s rehearsal under his name. Their lawyers being related in practice. Suing the same companies.

Let us exchange our stories

Their usual never ending talking to each other about anything and everything under the sun. Whether in what we’ve seen with their interactions in BTS or Untamed promos— to the LRLG submissions. They always keep in touch. They are genuinely interested in what each other is doing.

In general, it’s the story of the love being present and remaining warm despite the distance. It does not deny that their is loneliness but it shall pass because their love is stronger. This has to be the most romantic song in Yibo’s roster of singles.

V. Final thoughts

My initial exposure to Yibo’s singing was Wuji and Bu Wang so you can only guess what kind of sound I fell in love it when it comes to his voice. I have always wished for a mellow song — a love song, and I am happy that gave it now. This seems like such a perfect time for a track like this. It’s so Yibo. It’s another aspect of him — not the cool/motorcycling/skateboarding/blank faced Yibo. It’s the Yibo that is warm and wants others to feel safe and heard.

This song will be so wonderful on stage. It will definitely be a unique performance, as expected of Yibo. It’s such a good way to end the year! Truly feels like a reward. 🙏🏼

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