#chiang tien

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Learn from who? Learn from you?

Chen Bowen as CHEN YI & Chiang Tien as AI DI KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023)

[mondstalgia]

okay but, what about my sanity?

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Chiang Tien as Ai Di in Kiseki: Dear to Me

[khaotungsfirst]

they’re so unserious 😭

[bunni-bun]

louis_abcd: New icon @/jaychou

Louis posted on his insta! he's so cute 🥹

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credit: kiseki official instagram

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Drama Gossip: Kiseki: Dear to Me (奇蹟)

Source: Google Images

Bai Zong Yi, an exemplary student with dreams of becoming a doctor, is unexpectedly drawn into the world of an injured gangster named Fan Ze Rui. This unexpected encounter disrupts their tranquil routines and sends their lives into a whirlwind. Their initial awkwardness gradually gives way to familiarity and eventually blossoms into a heartfelt connection.

Just as their love story begins to unfold, Fan Ze Rui's criminal past catches up with him.

Source: MyDramaList (2023)

It's Been A While, Taiwan BLs

I haven't enjoyed a Taiwan BL drama as much as I did with Kiseki in so long. Seriously, this drama scratched the itch that has been around for a very long time. The last time I wholeheartedly loved a Taiwan BL drama was when I watched History3: Trapped, so you can imagine how long that metaphorical itch has been around. Hell, I've rewatched Trapped multiple times just because no Taiwan BL came close to how Trapped made me feel.

Anyhow, lets get on with Kiseki. I might have enjoyed it and maybe I love it, but it is not a perfectly well-done drama. If Kiseki had been given more episodes, or full-length episodes, the flow of the plot could have been much better and smoother. There were times when I thought the drama felt like it was rushing through key plotlines. For example, the whole Aidi going into jail to protect Zongyi from being attacked again and that event that happened right before Aidi went in, it could have had more light shone on it. Additionally, I had hoped for at least one more episode of angst and separation with both couples after the time jump. Of course, because Kiseki was only given 13 30-minutes episodes, I will applaud the writer(s) for how the story played out. It was not perfect but it was not unacceptably bad either.

Moving on to the characters themselves. I will honest here, I decided to follow the release of each episode weekly for Aidi and Chenyi. Going into this drama, I always knew the second lead couple was going to be my favourite. However, what surprised me was how invested I was with Zerui and Zongyi too. I liked the way their relationship developed before the time jump. It was after the time jump that the vibe fell off a little. That part felt rushed, even though it was beautiful, it was rushed. Likewise, I was enjoying the pining and undiscovered feelings between Aidi and Chenyi. Despite absolutely loving this couple, I thought the way the writer(s) wrote Chenyi's feelings for his adoptive father/boss and Aidi was weak. We should have been allowed to see Chenyi's struggle with his feelings. Also, I didn't like how Chenyi explained the difference in what he felt for his adoptive father/boss and Aidi, it was as if the writing became lazy near the end.

Like I said, if only Kiseki was given more time or at least more episodes. Many problems I had with this drama was tied to the lack of development due to the shortage of time. Regardless, the plot holes were not obvious or huge so the show still went on seamlessly.

2023 seem to be the year for Taiwan productions and I am living for it.

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)

P.S.: So many cameos and I couldn't get any History3: Trapped ones? This might be my roman empire.

More production(s) from Taiwan here: Marry My Dead Body (關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事) | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (不良執念清除師) |

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Me hoping for good things in life and a new NatLouis series. Not that these are mutually exclusive.

u call it being delusional i call it manifesting

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

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15 Day BL Challenge - DAY 10

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Most Emotionally Pleasing Love Scene

BL is a genre that does emotional sex really well, tbf, so there's a wide range of options here. Nevertheless...

Anyone got the Kiseki Counter ready?

ChenAi's 1st Time (Kiseki: Dear to Me) & MhokDay's 1st Time (Last Twilight)

ChenAi's 1st time had me in a chokehold for months. Every time I watch it I'm like: wow, cinema, absolutely fucking fantastic.

The dialogue before, the crying, the things that happen after... You know what Ai Di is doing is wrong, Ai Di knows what he's doing is wrong... Chen Yi finally realises what it actually means to love someone...

Oof. Such a good fucking scene. Chiang Tien ATE, okay? Ate. (Chen Bowen as well, ofc, but this was not his scene)

And MhokDay... As previously established, I do think that there are a lot of good things in Last Twilight, despite its last few episodes. This is one of them.

I loved that scene so much, it was so... Grounded? Ig, that's the word, really, yeah. I felt so at peace watching it, it made me really happy for the characters that they got to have that moment in such a calm and loving environment like that. It was really nice.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS: AlanJeff's Riding (Pitbabe) & WinTeam 1st Time (Between Us)

AlanJeff's absolute bliss got to me. They were just so... Engaged with each other and devoted to one another and in the moment like... There was such a strong sense of belonging...

And like... After the emotional rollercoaster that PitBabe S1 was, I damn think Alan and Jeff deserved to fuck in peace. Truly. skdjdksjksdjk

WinTeam...

It's the consent for me, okay? It's still so rare to see it so explicitly in BLs that the entire thing to me was an absolute victory. Plus it's a really important thing for me personally so it was very cathartic to watch Win be so adamant about answering the questions and getting clear answers.

Our consent king, slay 💅.

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Chen Bowen as CHEN YI & Chiang Tien as AI DI KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023) behind the scenes

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I MISSED THE WAY CHEN YI LITERALLY TONGUED AIDI DOWN?

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Bestie break down my number one loser boy lomfon from la pluie for me will ya ?. i want to see that boy degrade, besmirch, and Humiliate (with love.)

Oh excellent, I'm glad you sent this while @neuroticbookworm is sleeping, let's see what I can get away with.

How I feel about this character

THAT BOY IS RUDE!!

I recently rewatched La Pluie and I was struck by how needlessly rude he was, all the time. He was rude to his classmates. He was rude to Tien. He was rude to Bow. He was rude to Patts. He was rude to everybody at the camp in Chiang Mai. He was a rude little asshole blundering around being a jerk for no good reason!

On top of that, he is such a little hypocrite. He spent the entire show saying he doesn't believe that hearing loss has anything to do with soulmates, until it became convenient for him to do a 180 on that supposed core belief when he stood to benefit. He clearly has obsessive tendencies and he is thoughtless about other people's feelings and reckless in his pursuit of what he wants regardless of who he hurts. If I met him in real life I would kick him in the shins.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

That said, I did ship with him with Tien.

Tien is clearly a man who likes a challenge and enjoys having a partner he can do some verbal sparring with. He also knows how to stand up for himself and make Lomfon earn his forgiveness when he fucks up, and I think he'll make him act right pretty quick. And listen, I may find this boy rude as hell but I also have eyes. The physical chemistry is clearly on point. Good for you, Tien!

My non-romantic OTP for this character

He's too self-absorbed to be a good friend and too much of an ass for me to inflict on anyone but Tien.

My unpopular opinion about this character

Patts is way swoonier than him. I have never understood the fandom obsession with romanticizing asshole love interests. One of my fav things about this show is it knew this boy was a wreck who would make the most selfish and worst possible choice in a delicate situation and cause boatloads of pain for no damn reason.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon

I would have liked Tien to beat him up a little before making out with him if I'm being real honest.

Give me a character ask game

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MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED??!??

[bunni-bun]

crying so much but look at the photos Kai shared on his insta 😭 his caption is so sweet as well 🥺

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Day 22 of the 15 Day BL Challenge

Day 22: Day 2 revisited - Fave Rookie Actor Pairing? - Chen Bowen & Chiang Tien

It's pretty common knowledge that there's an opinion that these two stole the show in Kiseki: Dear To Me and while I do appreciate our main couple, I understand why. I knew certain things before going into the show but I was in no way prepared for just how much they would impress me.

Every single scene had both of them doing not only what was required but going beyond what was expected. It's not easy to be able to portray two characters at different points the way they did. It's quite exceptional when you can rewatch a show and notice each time something new about the acting. Their portrayals are beautifully intricate in a way that they should be proud of.