#hidden blade

[zhanglinghez]

WANG YIBO as MR. YE

Hidden Blade 无名, 2023.

[wannakryyy]

Shay patrick cormac, AC rogue might be the shortest game but i still think its underrated as hell, one of the best ones in my opinion

[yibo-wang]

WANG YIBO as SECRETARY YE HIDDEN BLADE (2023) | 无名, dir. Cheng Er

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[onionkrisp]

I know what you are

Assassin 🗣❗️

[accio-victuuri]

hiroyuki mori the actor who played watanabe in hidden blade talks about wang yibo:

──Mr. Mori, you had many scenes together with Wang Yibo.

In the early stages of filming, I didn't have any scenes with Wang Yibo, so we didn't have much interaction, but he was always on set.

──Does it have to be a scene where you're not appearing?

Yes. He was there all the time even though he didn't have a role. He was in the director's room, watching the monitor. He's a really quiet guy. But one day, he was practicing his lines in Japanese next to me, and he said, "Please teach me this part." There were a lot of scenes where we were practicing Japanese together that were filmed on camera.

──I saw it in the making-of footage.

The director suddenly told him to do it in Japanese. Probably about three days before the scene where he spoke lines in Japanese was shot. In fact, when we started shooting, I thought it would be tough in three days. But it seems he practiced a lot after that, and after a week, he had improved to the point where he could do it. I know how difficult it is to suddenly learn a language that is not your native language and then act, so I was really surprised that he could speak so well. So I told him, "I'm surprised!", and that was the scene that was used in the making of the video.

He was always practicing Japanese during breaks in filming, and I could tell he was making a lot of effort. So I thought, "I wonder if I can help you in some way?" and I leaned forward. Wang Yibo is a shy, silent, earnest person who just works hard. So it's the same as the relationship between Watanabe and Ye in the movie. I trust him more and more, I like him, and I feel like a parent. There's a scene where Watanabe says to Ye, "I'm going to take you (to Manchuria) too," and that's like asking a lover to come with you.

--What do you think is Wang Yibo's appeal?

He attracts people without question. After watching the movie, everyone around me just talks about him. No, what about me? (laughs). If he was a nasty guy on set, I wouldn't say that either. He's a really nice guy. In the last scene with Watanabe and Ye, he smokes a cigarette, but he smokes too much and then pukes it out. It's a cigarette from that era, so there's no filter and it's really strong. The nicotine gets to you, you lose your voice, and you feel sick. But he smoked it earnestly and heavily.

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[bookshop]

pardon me i'm just overwhelmed by wang yibo (as usual)

It's just, this kid, THIS KID, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND LET ME EXPLAIN

— he has to battle his way up through the ranks of YG to get to debut, in another country, away from his parents, while barely a teenager, all while learning a second language, and he not only does it, but according to legend he and Lisa are the only two foreign idols in YG history to graduate the program with all As

— and then his debut gets canceled and he has to go back to China and Yuehua and restart his entire career without much support at all from his agency, and he just does it, he starts the grind all over and just fucking does it

— he isn't even Yuehua's first choice for Day Day Up's new host competition, and they submit him only because he speaks Korean and that's good for the show, but then Wang Han sees him backstage one day and sees how hard he's working on his dance routine and immediately knows that Yibo is their next host, and not only is he an incredible addition to the show, but he stays on DDU longer than he reasonably should given how massively famous he gets, and he's so beloved that when he returns for Hunan's 2022 NYE concert, the network rolls out the red carpet and treats him like he's their hometown son and Wang Han is like, "Our Yibo has come home" (And Luoyang is the girlfriend in the distracted boyfriend meme lol but ykwim)

— he has to submit his comp shots twice just to even get an audition before anyone takes him seriously for The Untamed!! Except then the moment they see him, they immediately know he's their Lan Zhan

— he's the "pretty idol" throwaway captain for SDC3 and you can tell this when you watch the editing for the first episode because the comments for Yibo are all about how hot he is, and he comes in last place after the first captain's dance, and it's clear nobody really takes him seriously, but then the second he opens his street auditions, the tone of the entire show changes and from then on, for the next two seasons, he is completely unstoppable, his talent and intelligence and strategic thinking and competitive drive are so raw and exciting to watch that he basically takes over the entire show, the ratings more than double from s2 to s3, his fandom grows even more massive, and the dancers all fucking LOVE HIM. like dude he wins street dance of china so hard that within three seasons he's basically co-producing it and he's literally given a writing credit.

— The director of Being a Hero doesn't think he's old or mature enough to play Chen Yu and then Yibo sits down and talks to him about why he wants the role and the director realizes that Yibo basically is Chen Yu, he's the focused hard-working persevering single-minded actor of his dreams, and Yibo winds up giving a performance so moving it makes the director cry and declare, "That? That's acting."

— he jumps from no ranking at all to 9th place to #2!!!!!! within TWO YEARS on the Forbes China 100 Most Powerful people list between 2019 and 2021

— Duhua famously didn't take him seriously or treat him well for most of their long contractual relationship, oh shit, because now according to YH's latest investor report for Q3-4 2022, he singlehandedly brings in 90% of the profit for her entire company, a shareholder, the "top talent," and the one who has to pay whenever Uniq gets together because he's "the boss"

— Yibo goes from being the SDC underdog to being so respected that when Da Peng is looking for a dancer to star in his street dance movie, he asks all the best street dancers what actor is capable of doing the moves, and they all unanimously tell him: Wang Yibo. Da Peng winds up telling the press on Weibo Film night 2022 that he wrote the whole movie for Yibo, and that "if there's no Yibo, there's no movie"

— Cheng Er, director of Wuming, claims he has no idea who Yibo is, and just decided to cast him in a supporting role in his film because he looks the part of a Republic-era spy. And then he sees Yibo act, and he sees Yibo immerse himself in the part, and he sees how hard Yibo is willing to work and how committed he is, and he rewrites his entire movie until Wang Yibo is the main fucking character; Wang Yibo, in his first major film debut, acts his way into the lead and earns rave reviews from across the globe, including the goddamn new york times

Every time you think people will have finally figured out that you do not underestimate Wang Yibo, you learn of some new example where Yibo, once again, has had to prove himself in an industry that perpetually writes him off and doesn't take him seriously at first — only for the people around him to be absolutely blown away by his talent and dedication and mesmerizing star power.

And this happens over and over and over again. And he just does the work, always, every time, without complaint, and every time the result is something surprising and unexpected and fantastic and such a mark of his incredible passion and talent

— and every time I think my heart can't possibly grow any more sizes over Yibo, he proves me wrong

[thisautistic]

Wang Yibo and Wang Chuan Jun (absolutely, positively, 100 percent in character, promise) in Hidden Blade (2023 dir. Er Cheng)

[rainbowsky]

Congratulations to young actor Wang Yibo for being nominated for the "Best New Actor" at the 17th Asian Film Awards for his role as "Mr. Ye" in the movie "Hidden Blade".

Behind the namelessness are thousands of names, firm faith, and there will be light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for the recognition and support, young actor Wang Yibo will continue to work hard in the future to create more charming roles, and I hope we will always get together through light and shadow.

[starrie-amethyst]

K, one more for the night, and I swear I'm done with the Mr. Ye posts...for night 🤭😍

[dailyworldcinema]

HIDDEN BLADE (2023) dir. Er Cheng

[bobowizard]

hidden blade ねこの爪

[anotherdescentintomadness]

Wang YiBo in Hidden Blade 😍

[yibo-wang]

oh Ye Mi you’re so fine 

[zhansww]

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