#Drama: Unknown

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Unknown | S01E09

Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

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This is another :MUST WATCH: drama.

#Drama: Unknown #LGBTQ+ #TWDrama #Romance #Found Family #Flashback Timelines #關於未知的我們 #Adapted from a Web Novel #Chris Chiu #Kurt Huang #Kim Jae Hoon #Danny Liang #Taiwanese BL #BL GIFS #Taiwanese Drama - 2024 #Drama: 2024

[heretherebedork]

Their first morning after and the tenderest of snuggles and comfort.

#unknown bl #qian x yuan #taiwanese series #yuan x qian #unknown series #zhiyuan x qian #unknown the series #taiwan bl #taiwanese bl #taiwanese drama #taiwanese bl drama #taiwanese bl series #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #unknown the series spoilers

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

The 21-Day-Effect

#Unknown #unknown the series #qianyuan #chris chiu #kurt huang #qian x yuan #bl drama #bl series #myedit #asianlgbtqdrama #taiwanese drama #taiwanese series #taiwanese bl #queer drama #lgbtq+ #they are insane!

[theside-b]

in the next week episode of UNKNOWN

#unknown the series #chris chiu #kurt huang #bldramaedit #asianlgbtqdramas #taiwanese drama #this is going to be F U N

[just-misheru]

EDITED Unknown nc scene (2.0). The flow of this scene has been bothering me, I think it was the flipping of positions every few seconds mixed with flashbacks so I've attempted to edit it again. It's not perfect but I can't stop watching.

#unknown the series spoilers #unknown spoilers #unknown #bl series #unknown bl #yuanqian #taiwanbl #unknown series #unknown the series #taiwanese bl #yuan x qian #bl drama

[itsallaboutbl]

I bit myself to make sure this wasn't a dream.

#unknown #unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #qian x yuan #qianyuan #wei qian #wei zhiyuan #chris chiu #kurt huang #lextag #rosytracks #userharu #taiwanese actors #taiwanese bl #taiwanese drama #taiwanese series #taiwan bl #unknown spoilers #mygifs* #mine** #THIS WAS SO SOFT AAAAHH

[zhaozi]

a summary of unknown (2024) episode 8

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[hantaebaram]

UNKNOWN 關於未知的我們 (2024) dir. Ray Jiang

#unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #tbl #taiwanese bl #taiwanese drama #ep3 #chiu yi chen #huang hong xuan #series #* #hbrgifs

[ah-bee-blogs]

Shout out to Unknown for demonstrating that serious injuries do have long-term affects on your body and your mind.

There isn’t an episode that goes by where we aren’t reminded of everything Qian has gone through to get to where he is. And it’s not just from flashbacks. It’s in the scars that remain on his body. The nightmares that haunt his sleep. In his interactions with women. His fierce protectiveness of his family. Qian’s triggers and responses to them make sense and don’t just appear out of the blue for dramatic effect.

So much of the emotional and physical trauma that Qian has experienced continues to impact his daily life in a way that makes him feel less like a character with a tragic backstory and more like an actual person with lived experience.

#usually characters in dramas get insta-healed from injuries that almost kill them #but not Qian #and we are also blessed with the magic healing bl sponge bath #best of both worlds one could say #qian you deserve to be loved and protected #and yuan is right there #the acting is superb #unknown the series #the like brothers to lovers trope is hard for me to enjoy #but so far I’m really liking this show! #qian x yuan #taiwanese bl #bl series #itsybitsybabbles

[kolaicendionysos]

Wei's Yuan

#unknown the series #qian x yuan #unknown #kurt huang #chris chiu #other #my creations #taiwanese drama #taiwan bl

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Unknown | S01E10

Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

Episodes| Viki | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Tencent | Youku | Catalogue

This is another : MUST WATCH: drama.

#Drama: Unknown #LGBTQ+ #TWDrama #Romance #Found Family #Flashback Timelines #關於未知的我們 #Adapted from a Web Novel #Chris Chiu #Kurt Huang #Kim Jae Hoon #Danny Liang #Taiwanese BL #BL GIFS #Taiwanese Drama - 2024 #Drama: 2024

[heretherebedork]

I love them so much. Every last one of them. Beloved and wonderful babies.

#unknown bl #taiwanese series #unknown series #unknown the series #taiwan bl #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #taiwanese bl #taiwanese drama #unknown spoilers #unknown the series spoilers

[romchat]

Unknown (2024) visual analysis (ep. 1-8): How to film heartache

This show.

The writing and acting continue to be fantastic, but I feel like I haven't seen enough appreciation for Unknown's cinematography, which captures the heartache of Qian and Yuan's changing relationship so beautifully.

Here are some of my favorite moments of visual storytelling so far...

Framing & Composition

Something that I immediately noticed about Unknown is how much dirty framing it uses. "Dirtying the frame" is when a cinematographer uses architecture, nature, objects, or even people in the foreground to add depth to a shot. In earlier episodes, we often see Qian and Yuan framed together by everyday household objects.

These shots emphasize the uniqueness of their relationship: they are brothers because of the domesticity surrounding them and yet at the same time the framing almost tucks them away into a private space of their own. Their relationship is born from yet separate from the familial space they share with Lilli.

So when Yuan drunkenly confesses his feelings and shatters any lies Qian might have been telling himself about their complex relationship, the camera language loses its earlier intimacy.

We suddenly see more medium and long (versus close-up) clean shots where the characters are surrounded by tons of negative space, isolated from each other.

I also don't think it's an accident that we start seeing more dirty frames again once Yuan leaves for America and Qian realizes how much he misses him.

The New Years scene is a perfect example of this. As Qian miserably cheers an absent Yuan, we see the camera subtly pans to the side of the table where he'd usually sit. No one has been able to occupy that private space at home or in Qian's heart.

Visual Parallelism

In a previous post, I've talked about how visual parallelism (when we link characters, events, storylines, etc. through a shared image) can signal major changes in the relationship between two characters, and the show uses this technique in multiple ways. (Yuan’s cheeky and completely satisfying “is there something you want me to do?” in Episode 8’s seatbelt scene, for one.)

But I think the most striking moment is when Yuan asks Qian to confront his own feelings at the end of Episode 8.

When we look at the composition, camera angles, and actor blocking (how the actors are positioned in relation to one another) we can see that the scene directly mirrors the moment that Yuan gifts Qian with cufflinks in Episode 6. In that episode, Yuan is shot from a high angle, making him look even younger and more vulnerable, while Qian cups his face from above, anchoring him as he tries to give misguided advice:

Qian: I actually feel sorry for you. Isn't it tiring to love him? Yuan: It is. It's so tiring to like someone you shouldn't like. Qian: Then what are you doing? Why are you limiting yourself?

It's notable then that during the last scene of Episode 8, the roles are reversed and the blocking and camera language changes accordingly. Throughout Episodes 7-8, we can see the ways Yuan adopts a more mature approach to his interactions with Qian. He has made it clear that he still cares about him but he will only make another move if Qian clearly expresses his desires. Now it's Qian who is the most unsure and vulnerable, with Yuan anchoring him:

Yuan: Wei Qian, don't you like Wei Zhiyuan? If you do, is it only because we're brothers? This thing about us, is it that you don't want it or that you don't dare?

Like Qian had advised him years ago, Yuan now asks why Qian insists on limiting himself by denying what he wants.

Bonus Parallelism:

Both Yuan and Qian's kiss fantasies mirror each other as well.

#unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #meta #cinematography #taiwanese bl #bl dramas #chris chiu #kurt huang

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Yuan, aren't we moving to fast? I've been waiting all my life. This isn't fast at all.

#unknown #unknown the series #unknown ep 11 #qianyuan #chris chiu #kurt huang #chris x kurt #qian x yuan #bl drama #bl series #myedit #asianlgbtqdrama #taiwanese bl #taiwanese drama #taiwanese series #queer drama #lgbtq+

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UNKNOWN (2024) "I've been waiting all my life. This is not fast at all. You don't even know of what I dream at night..."

#unknown the series #bldramaedit #asianlgbtqdramas #boyslovesource #taiwanese drama #chris chiu #kurt huang #kisses ♥ #Taiwan needs to start repeating it's pairings

[shijiujun]

Premiering tonight Feb. 24, 2024 at 8PM (GMT+8)!

关于未知的我们 Unknown is adapted from Priest's danmei novel 大哥 Big Brother, of which drama adaptation rights was acquired by Result Entertainment in Taiwan. This means that this will be filmed uncensored as BL, and will be promoted as a Taiwan BL usually is (pre-premiere press con, likely fanmeets etc.)

✨ Channel: Youku International, every Saturday 8PM (GMT+8)

✨ Summary: Wei Qian has led a tough life since he was young, with a absent father and a mother who resents him. His parents pass away when he's 13, leaving behind a sister with him. One day, he picks up a stray from the streets, a homeless kid who has nowhere to go and begins to follow him, leaving him no choice to bring him home. Wei Qian, Wei Zhiyuan and the sister Song Xiaobao grow up with each other, with Wei Qian sheltering and protecting them, being father, mother, sibling to Wei Zhiyuan and Song Xiaobao. To survive, Wei Qian does everything possible, including underground brawling, and when he gets older, he finally enters a company and becomes a successful professional. As they grow older, however, Wei Zhiyuan realizes that he has feelings for Wei Qian — throughout his entire life since being picked up by Wei Qian, his life has revolved around his big brother and big brother only. While they're not related by blood, they have grown up as siblings all this while, so he understands how doomed his affections for Wei Qian is. Inevitably, the truth comes to light and angered, Wei Qian sends Wei Zhiyuan overseas, where he stays for four years, which gives Wei Qian some time to think of his own feelings for Wei Zhiyuan. When they reunite four years later, Wei Qian comes back a more matured, level-headed person who finally knows how to deal with his feelings and what to do with Wei Qian. However, their past catches up with them.

(It's a HE! And somehow according to the novel there's a bit of murder involved at the end... might be a tad out of place but it's 100% HE!)

✨ Actors: The guys playing Wei Qian and Wei Zhiyuan (Qiu Yuchen | Chris Chiu [33] and Huang Hongxuan | Kurt Huang [26]) have been in the industry for years, and are also close friends IRL even though this is their first time ever working on a project together. Before this, they've only ever met up for basketball and other stuff XD and I quote Qiu Yuchen as he says, "Yeah technically, we've known each other for so long that I did indeed... watch him grow up." And through the filming of this show, Qiu Yuchen and Huang Hongxuan mentioned that it feels like they went from good friends to actual family, and they have 100% absolute trust for each other which made some of the more difficult scenes easier to grasp.

#unknown #关于未知的我们 #關於未知的我們 #unknown the series #danmei #dage #大哥 #gywzdwm #priest #asianlgbtqdramas #bl drama #taiwan bl #tw bl #qiu yuchen #huang hongxuan #kurt huang #chris chiu