#zhu huan

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Kim Sae-ron Woo Do-hwan After a drinking accident Thousands of hours of effort, I hoped it would not go away ⁇

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Someone needs to take my image editing softwares this is getting out of hand

I had a very vivid image of Amon calling a penis a hot girthy staff of carnal desire and you have to suffwr too

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Huan Zhu Ge Ge (还珠格格), explained

Vox, don’t sue me for using this title.

Background: the other night, I suddenly had the OST stuck in my head. And I amaze my self by able to somehow sing the entire soundtrack?

Anyways, for those who either grew up in mainland China in the 90s or part the Chinese diaspora, Huan Zhu Ge Ge, princess returning pearl, was probably the OG idol historical. It’s adapted from a Qiong Yao novel. Huge hit across Asia. Influenced a whole generation.

Background plot — Xiao Yan Zi is a street orphan who met a girl named Zi Wei. Zi Wei turned out to be the daughter of Qian Long. Xiao Yan Zi accidentally gets mistaken as Zi Wei, takes on the title of princess, and hijinks ensues.

Tagging @huanzhuyulu for additions.

Anyways, this is Xiao Yan Zi

Perky, spunky, not super smart academically, and with a heart of gold. You know that female lead in idol cdramas these days? Xiao Yan Zi was the prototype. But also, she’s hilarious about Chinese proverbs.

This is Zi Wei

The prototype Ruby Lin character. I found Zi Wei rather corny when I was 7, TBH. Angsty back story involving being the unknown illegitimate daughter of the emperor, and then later getting whumped/tortured repeatedly by the empress.

This is the 5th Prince, Yong Qi

The emperor’s favorite son. The guy you thought would be the next emperor until you read anything about history. Smart and earnest. Xiao Yan Zi’s love interest.

(My first ever OTP!)

This is Fu Er Kang

Qian Long’s bodyguard. Zi Wei’s love interest. Done with Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi’s nonsense since episode 3 of season 1. He and Zi Wei had a lot of angsty moments that 7 years old me definitely was not into.

This is Jin Suo (on the right)

Zi Wei’s maid and BFF. Doubter of Xiao Yan Zi’s antics. Honestly not sure what personality she has other than “Fan Bing Bing is really pretty!”

This is Qian Long

Huang Ah Ma! The drama is Qian Long’s best publicist. Somehow manage to perv on women and threaten to off his kids, and is jovial enough that you spend your childhood going “what a loving father!”

This is Ling Fei

Yes, the same Ling Fei as Wei Yingluo from Yanxi. Super nice and motherly. The reason why my brain could not compute Ruyi for the longest time.

IN SUMMARY:

(Sorry, Er Tai — I don’t have enough GIF space to introduce you. Ditto, Qing Er. )

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It is nevertheless hilarious to think that New Huan Zhu Ge Ge, Bu Bu Jing Xin and Legend of Zhen Huan all filmed at the same time at the same place (you can see repeat locations across at least 2 of these dramas - the stairs that Ruoxi falls down is also in NHZGG).

Anyway, as a result of this:

The actress who played the Empress Dowager in Zhen Huan also played (a different) Empress Dowager in NHZGG and basically just moved between sets. There was one point where I'm sure they reused a costume piece for the 2 characters.

The actor who played Zhen Yuan Dao (Zhen Huan's father) apparently also had minor roles in both NZHGG and BBJX, which was probably just as well since he already had his head shaved.

It's amazing that Nicky Wu and Chen Jianbin are the same age playing the same emperor in Zhen Huan and BBJX and look...completely different.

The Zhen Huan set was full of women so apparently Chen Jianbin used to go over to the BBJX set to play basketball with the guys there.

Jiang Xin (Hua Fei in Zhen Huan) and Ye Zu Xin (Tenth Prince in BBJX) apparently fell in love on set?!

[huanzhuyulu]

I don’t know if I will ever do anything with this…or if I do, when it would ever be finished, but here, have a random conversation between Hailan and Ruyi if Xiao Yan Zi landed in Ruyi!verse instead. Also, I guess this is meant to be read as a sequel to The Space Between the Finish and the Start. @renewedmotionforjudgment this might be in your areas of interest 😆

“Jiejie, do you think Fu Er Tai might be a good match for Xiao Yan Zi? Now that Ming Zhu Ge Ge is to marry Fu Er Kang, and they being as close as sisters, surely Xiao Yan Zi would welcome such a match.”

“Is there a reason you suddenly are concerned with Xiao Yan Zi’s prospects? Do you truly want to match Xiao Yan Zi with Fu Er Tai for her happiness, or do you simply want to remove what you see as a threat elsewhere?”

“Jiejie knows me too well. I do not wish to hide my feelings from you in this matter. Yong Qi would never do anything to wrong Fu Er Tai. If Xiao Yan Zi is married to him, Yong Qi will have to close the door on any possibilities as well.”

“And you would break Yong Qi’s heart, for what purpose - ?”

“Surely you see the dangers of such a loose end, Jiejie!” 

“I see that no matter how things have seemed to improve between Yong Qi and his consorts, he is still nevertheless lonely. And this loss…at least imposed on him thus instead of, for example, due to Xiao Yan Zi’s own wishes, would hurt him profoundly.”

“He will get over it. Men always do.”

“I do not think this is such a simple affair to Yong Qi this time, Hai Lan.”

“And what of it? It would be folly if we do not learn from the past, Jiejie! I do not understand why Huang Shang seems to like this Xiao Yan Zi so, without any trace of any other motives to make her his own - at this point, I might even welcome the fact. I only know that we do not know anything of her, even now. We do not know where she comes from, who she truly is, what her past consists of. Do you really not see how there is danger of history repeating itself?”

“Of course I see the similarities, Hai Lan. I understand your wariness, but having been burnt in the past does not mean we douse water on every spark, especially if that spark may grow into something that may provide warmth.”

“Jiejie…after all this time, you still put such weight to these feelings.”

“After all this time, having known these feelings to be rare, I feel they are ever more precious and worthy of preserving where we can.”

“And you think it is really such, between Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi?” Hai Lan asked in a tone that made it clear she certainly saw nothing of the kind. 

“Do you truly doubt that Yong Qi could feel so deeply? When there is evidence in the past that he has felt it before?”

“I doubt that men could feel so deeply, with what privilege always at their disposal to move from old to new. Even…before, Yong Qi got over it soon enough.”

“Do you think it was soon enough, or did he just have us think so?”

“Either way, he got over it. And he will get over it again.”

“You are either selling Yong Qi short, or project onto him what he does not possess, Hai Lan. He is your son. Do you not feel, given what he has already gone through, given what is still in his future, that he deserves a little source of comfort?” 

“You desired to be that source of comfort once to Huang Shang, Jiejie. How has that turned out, in the end?”

“Again, I think you are projecting.”

“Perhaps. But I cannot help it.”

They had never spoken of it, but it would be impossible for Ru Yi to not understand. Yong Qi had always looked so much like his father, and this has always been a source of pain to Hai Lan. Ru Yi did not doubt that Hai Lan did love Yong Qi, in her own way, but that love could never be free from the fact that Yong Qi only ever existed because Hai Lan had had to force herself to accept the touch of a man who had once destroyed her so viscerally in order to save Ru Yi. That every time Hai Lan looked at him, she could not prevent herself from also seeing someone else instead.

Ru Yi had stopped making excuses for him with Hai Lan a long time ago. When it had happened, Qing Ying had been desperate to excuse him by blaming the alcohol, and soothing her own guilt by doing what she could for Hai Lan. But she understood now that he had never changed…the man he was today had always been there, she just refused all evidence pointing in that direction until she could no longer avoid them. 

But Yong Qi was not his father. This Ru Yi knew. After all, she could not have had so little impact on Yong Qi after having him by her side for so much of his childhood. But she also knew why Hai Lan found it hard to look beyond the exterior, but perhaps because Ru Yi had always felt she owed Yong Qi her freedom, she had always seen him as hers first and foremost. Because the truth was, Yong Qi had been born for her. 

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Xiao Yanzi with the boys

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@userdramas event 05: women

@pscentral event 13: tropes

Huan Zhu Ge Ge (1998-1999): Xiao Yan Zi & Zi Wei

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Wulin Heroes!

The Handsome and Ethereal LI HONG YI!!!!

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To be fair theres a huge difference between "knows what ptsd is" and "is aware that they have ptsd" Like I think most of these characters know what ptsd is because they work with militias/police forces. But it could never happen to them. Right?

Also. Dont make me the grid meme/chart guy. Dot do that to me 😞 please

Stop equipping every character with therapy speak and instead consider placing them somewhere on this chart

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Woo Do-hwan ⁇ Kim Sae-ron Gets Drunk and Drunk?

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

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I have a leftover chart and meme. Along with some Beifong bunch shenanigans

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I read something today that apparently Zhao Liying had a hard time filming New Huan Zhu Ge Ge because Qing Er was actually the third role she auditioned for – she auditioned first for both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei and Qiong Yao rejected her both times because Qiong Yao didn’t think she was pretty enough?!! And was unhappy with her eventual casting as Qing Er to the point that (as the tea goes) filming the drama was a miserable experience for Zhao Liying.

And I’m just like…looks-wise, Qing Er was literally the only person on that entire main cast that I thought looked appropriate to the role.

If there was anything wrong with her looks, it would be the horrendous late 2000s modern make up style with overuse of gaudy eyeshadow and pink shiny candy lipgloss. And this went for all the girls not just Qing Er.

[huanzhuyulu]

Me sometimes: I kind of do want to see a proper remake of HZGG

Also me: BUT NOT LIKE THAT

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