#hailouyin

[minchristy97]

Adorable Hailouyin

Are you addicted?

Novel, drama

[ineffable-opinions]

What Did You Eat Yesterday (season 2)

Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (2023)

Ongoing review: Love. Rating: 8/10 so far.

What I liked:

The post-de@th arrangement episode

Shiro san’s mother inviting KenjiShiro to share grave in the name of cost minimization.

Kenji’s reaction to this.

The way he changes the address from oka-san to oka-sama. How he asked Shiro to take his mother’s side in this imagined family feud. Kenji now is the man I wish to marry. Where can I find such a husband! I love Shiro’s confusion upon seeing Kenji’s reaction.

Side note: Why the f*ck is Shiro not inviting Kenji to join his household? What is he waiting for? I know real people don’t follow BL logic and that KenjiShiro don’t think of their relationship to be of a settled happily-ever-after type. But still! I don’t think Kenji’s family would object or ask for the other way around.

3. Shiro being thrown off guard by propriety and informality.

Shiro babe, you can offer financial assistance to your parents but don’t give it in one go, unless they ask. Don’t make it obvious, filial-piety coat it. Tell them this is what little you can do to show your gratitude for having raised you. You can also send them money in installments: the money you gave them already is going into making it possible for them to save and afford this for themselves. You can also win lotteries. Strike that, that’s too Gu Hai. For those who didn’t get that: HaiLouyin, in the danmei novel Addicted, indirectly fulfils filial piety by arranging random lucky draws that gets Bai Hanqi, who refuses to accept money, a lot of consumer durables.

4. Shiro apologizing for having let his parents mistreat Kenji. Kenji’s maturity despite his sadness on the matter.

5. Kenji is probably one of the most femme characters: he reflects so much of traditional femininity.

Barbershop drama

Barbershop owner and wife pretending to be civil for the sake of their child.

This is such a protective thing that parents do.

2. Owner’s wife’s decision to divorce once her daughter gets into uni and to leave the barbershop.

I am not a big fan of people springing well-thought-out decisions on others. I also believe that people can change, and that can be for good. That marriage ended with owner’s infidelity; the band-aid had to come off someday.

3. The ikemen hairdresser’s straight forward attitude and the customers who seem to appreciate it.

4. His girlfriend

I am not very happy with her choosing to leave him. This kind of self-sacrificial letting go really doesn’t suit a BL character, does it? Aren’t you supposed to fight for your love? Also, if the ikemen is able to let her go so easily, maybe it’s not worth it. But then he kept her stuff untouched. Also, she looks so good, such a scholarly beauty.

5. I love how the ikemen love drama.

Much water has flown through the drain

This is so anti-Great Indian Kitchen (2021).

GIK is a Malayalam drama movie that holds a mirror to sexism in praxis in Malayali household. Drain water appears prominently in GIK.

2. Shiro’s past - being weak/cheap uke! Aka simp. Kenji feeling jealous.

3. Kenji not being Shiro’s type.

Kenji’s care and attention winning Shiro’s heart. This is the greatest BL trope – that there is someone who treats so well you’ll love them regardless of everything else. Kindness wins!

4. Shiro having treated Kenji with sincerity from Day 1 as seen from the recollection of the first meal he prepared for Kenji.

KenjiShiro is the closest thing to an arranged marriage couple, not the western romance trope bullshit. The proper, south-Asian kind. Sometimes people marry people who are not their type but treat them with sincerity and affection befitting a spouse.

5. Shiro admitting that Kenji is his boyfriend.

6. More than that the simulation!

The cousin one got me crackling like nothing else. That’s the go-to lie that couples, including straight ones, tell their nosy ‘well-wishers’, especially landlords, where I live.

Shrine-visit

Main CP & secondary CP going to shrine together.

Cherry Magic! 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii (2020) did this before.

2. Shiro praying! The household happiness charm!

This happened contemporaneously with I Can’t Reach You (2023) with charm drama involving teenagers.

3. Shiro having never done this with friends or at night.

4. Kenji wanting to party at Nichome and Daisaku X Gilbert CP turning him down.

Ten years since they last visited Nichome! This is some relationship flexing, saying we are an old-married couple without actually saying it.

5. Discussing parents and single kids.

Filial piety pain.

6. Building with a history. “I’ll eat in bedroom,” was the funniest.

Kenji thinking that Shiro was contributing more to the rent. Shiro, please stop being so-so. Add Kenji to your household already.

Wataru kun

He toes the line between the BL’s classic bishonen Gilbert and someone suffering histrionic personality disorder. This could be intentional; I don’t know for sure since I haven’t read the manga. If not, then screenwriter, director, actor or all can be held responsible for it.

This is a BL. Characters like him are supposed to feel at home here and find the right partner too. This has been achieved. So, this is less of a criticism and more of a praise. 

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Aside: Turns out post-death arrangements are cheaper in Japan even without purchasing power parity adjustments. If it was not for my desire to be buried under Mimusops elengi flowers…

[waitmore]

i miss watching addicted (shang yin) sm but I can't watch it for the eighth time omg i know the way they breathe in that series by now

[yuzhouphilippines62]

One day. We'll see both of you celebrating special events together. Our faith in both of you will never falter. Yuzhou for life.

Happy Birthday our Baobie. May you stay healthy and humble as always. All the yuzhou's wish you the best in life and may you succeed in your dreams. ❤

[breelouin]

I HAVE A SERIOUS BIAS TOWARDS JOHNNY HUANG. I love HaiLouYin but Gu Hai was my guy. I don't think a certain translator follows my acct. so I feel safe saying I FINALLY GOT TO FINISH READING Are You Addicted by ChaiJiDan in engtrans PDF. All in one go without stops and starts, no going back to read the last chapter to refresh because it's been so long. The other translator is much better so it was just like reading the final chapter to see what happens. I just want to sit across the table from Huang Jingyu and stare into his eyes all day. I wish someone else would take up where this series left off and finish because it became so good. I will finish this MANY TIMES for sure. NOTAPHOTOGRAPH shh don't tell my hubby but you are my other F. whispers love ya.

[frozen-emperor021]

Credits to  Peng Sudsang for this picture :)

++ How cute!!!~

[kabitniohsehun-blog]

I don’t need an afterlife; I only wish to be with you in this lifetime. #addictedheroin #hailouyin https://www.instagram.com/p/Bswd2nfANty/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11omml7lhn033

[yuzhouphilippines62]

That nose to nose is killing me! SEND HELP😂😍

BIG whale what ya doin? And our little cat is enjoying it ah. ❤

HEART ATTACK ❤❤🐳🐈💙💗💚💞💕💛

Cr: NaRa7777

[yuzhouphilippines62]

Uwu my heart 💔🐈❤🐳

[yuzhouphilippines62]

Hahaha. Don't you dare tell Big whale that your Zz's girl. He is Big whale's baby and his alone. 🐳❤🐈💞

[yuzhouphilippines62]

Gu Hai be like 😑😠

Hahaha don't hug meow. 😂

[yuzhouphilippines62]

I miss this Golden Days. Uwu. My heart ❤💘

Keep the faith for this two babies 🐈🐳💞

[yuzhouphilippines62]

Still remember this cute Doggo? 🐶❤😍😘

🐈❤🐳

[yuzhouphilippines62]

Huang Jingyu is so father material 😍

Throwback tuesday🐳❤🐈

[yuzhouphilippines62]

When the interviewer asked them what they felt doing the intimate scenes and ZZ be like

"I forgot myself, forgot that I was acting."

JY, interuppted: " I was the one who 'always' gets turned on with those scenes" 😂

ZZ replied : "Also me." 😏😂

LMAO. this two dorks is so honest about what they feel. 👏😂😆😅

[yuzhouphilippines62]

❤😍 Can't get enough of this two dorks. Bless My heart 😊😘😍