#chiang tien

[casualavocados]

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

[mondstalgia]

okay but, what about my sanity?

[guzhufuren]

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

[alienwlw]

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

[casualavocados]

Learn from who? Learn from you?

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

[mondstalgia]

I MISSED THE WAY CHEN YI LITERALLY TONGUED AIDI DOWN?

[tbhimnoteasyonmyself]

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 💅.

[khaotungsfirst]

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 🥺

[lurkingshan]

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

[notasfilosoficas]

"El mejor de los guerreros nada tiene que ver con la guerra, ni de pelear contra otros; su lucha debe ser interna, porque su peor enemigo es su propia mente”

Sun Tzu

El arte de la guerra es un libro sobre tácticas y estrategias militares, escrito por Sun Tzu, un famoso estratega militar chino.

La obra consta de trece capítulos, cada uno dedicado a un aspecto de la guerra y como se aplica a la estrategia y tácticas militares.

Durante casi mil quinientos años, fue el texto principal de una antología que se formalizaría como los siete clásicos militares del emperador Song Shenzong, sexto emperador de la dinastía china Shenzong en el año 1080.

EL libro contiene una explicación detallada y un análisis del ejército chino, desde las armas y la estrategia hasta el rango y la disciplina. Sun Tzu también subrayó la importancia de los agentes de inteligencia y el espionaje para el esfuerzo bélico.

El libro fue traducido al francés y publicado en 1772 por el jesuita francés Joseph-Marie Amiot con el titulo de Art Militaire des Chinois, y en 1905 el oficial británico Everard Caltrhrop intentó realizar una traducción parcial al inglés bajo el titulo The Book of War.

Sun Tzu es en realidad un titulo honorífico que significa “Maestro Sun” y su nombre de nacimiento era Sun Wu y aunque los historiadores se cuestionan si Sun Tzu fue en realidad una figura histórica auténtica, tradicionalmente se le considera como general militar al servicio del rey Helú de Wu, que vivió en los años 544 al 496 a.C.

Las fuentes más antiguas disponibles, discrepan sobre su lugar de nacimiento, algunas afirman que nació en Qi mientras que las Memorias históricas de Sima Qian, dicen que era nativo de Wu, sin embargo ambas fuentes afirman que estuvo como general activo a partir del año 512 a.C. y que sus victorias le inspiraron a escribir El arte de la guerra.

Existen muchas teorías sobre si el texto fue completado y sobre la identidad del autor o de si se trata de un compendio, pero los hallazgos arqueológicos han demostrado que el Arte de la Guerra había alcanzado su forma más o menos actual a inicios de la dinastía Han del 206 al 220 a.C., y algunos estudiosos recientes piensan que el tratado no solo contiene las escrituras del autor original, sino también comentarios y clarificaciones de filósofos militares posteriores como Li Quin y Du Mu.

El libro no solo es popular entre los teóricos militares, sino también ha ganado gran aceptación entre los lideres políticos y los de gestión empresarial.

El arte de la guerra fue introducido a Japón hacia el año 760 a.C. y pronto se hizo muy popular entre los militares nipones y la maestría de sus enseñanzas fue honrada entre los samurais. 

Mas recientemente El Arte de la Guerra influyó en figuras como Mao Zedong quien atribuyó su victoria sobre Chiang Kai-Shek y el kuomitang en 1949, y el revolucionario y político vietnamita Ho Chi Minh tradujo al vietnamita el tratado militar para que fuera leído por sus oficiales.

Fuente: WIkipedia