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hopelessly-ever-after · 4 years

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BL Drama Ratings/Thoughts Pt.2

HIStory 2

HIStory 2 consisted of eight episodes, with two main story lines. Therefore, each story line has 4 episodes each.

Episodes 1- 4: Right and Wrong 8/10 This particular story took me some time to get into. I noticed I didn’t really care much for the first episode, I was barely paying attention to it, but by the end I was in love with it. If every single person can be like these characters, this world would be in such a better place!! There are a few noted points of this drama that I hold VERY dear to my heart, VERY DEAR. (Possible spoilers?? Stop reading if you don’t want a hint of anything, lol).

The fact that there was no gay panic. Zero. Zip. Nada.

The fact that Shi Yi Jie NEVER viewed his relationship with Xiao Fei as a weakness. Shi Yi Jie did not take any bullsh*t from anyone about his relationship. Especially from those who do not matter *cough cough Xin-Ru, you snake*

The side characters were phenomenal and soooooo encouraging. >> Xiao Fei’s momma threatening Shi Yi Jie with a fruit knife will forever be my favorite memory of this drama. >> Shao-an slapping some reality into his sister’s face about her ego. ICONIC. “Don’t think too highly of yourself” *yasssssssssssssssssss* >> Yo-Yo being so loving and adorable! Literally, the cutest.

Episode 5 - 8: Crossing the Line 10/10

Y’all do not know how much I love this drama. I literally love this drama soooooooooooo much, LITERALLY, words cannot describe how much I love it. I am a huge fan of sports dramas, therefore the plot line already had me like, “YES, LET’S GET INTO THIS! I AM EXCITED!” and then it evolved into everything I’ve ever wanted and more. There are two relationships in this drama, Yu Hao-Zi Xuan and Zhen Wen-Zhen Wu.

The Yu Hao x Zi Xuan relationship is everything; the character chemistry is undeniable. There were countless moments where I was like “this is pure emotion, they’re not acting this,” because YOU CANNOT FAKE IT. You cannot fake the way Yu Hao looked at Zi Xuan, you cannot fake how their body language adapts to each other so flawlessly, and you cannot fake the subtle movements in their faces and eyes when they’re with each other. And of course, the locker room dream sequence. It’s probably one of the most well-known kisses in BL drama history, LIKE HOW IT SHOULD BE. (I am still wondering to this day, what song they listened to, to help them get into that certain mood. Like, please share. Thank you.)

The second relationship is between Zhen Wen and Zhen Wu, who became step brothers through marriage. With them being supporting characters, we got just enough information to understand their relationship and tthey had enough growth to make us satisfied enough. The Volleyball Camp confession from Zhen Wen is literally so beautiful; he did such a great job conveying all those years of emotions that I felt like he was confessing to me, lol. (I’m a fool, it’s been known).

AGAIN, HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DRAMA. ONE OF MY FAVORITES THAT I REWATCH WEEKLY. ALSO THEIR OST IS BEAUTIFUL AF!! THIS DRAMA DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION!!!

HIStory 3: Trapped 7.5/10

The first of the HIStory series to get a FULL LENGTH drama in (20 episodes / 10 episodes if you’re watching it on VIKI). This makes viewers like moi super excited, because more drama time means more character and story development! YAY!

From the plot line; Trapped is about the relationship and connection between a police investigator, Meng Shao-fei and Tang Yi, the head of the Tianmeng gang. It gives off a very star-crossed lovers vibe due to both leads being on the opposite ends of the justice system.

The Tang Yi and Meng Shao Fei relationship....I don’t even know where to begin with this honestly, haha. From the get-go I was already like *insert squealing emoji*, and they met up to my expectations. Like how do you NOT fan girl over them as a couple? How? I love how persistent and consistent Shao Fei is in everything; whether it’s his job or his love life. I also adore how even though Tang Yi acts so tough and cold, he submits to Shao Fei so easily. (ie; the voicemails he left for Shao Fei….and then getting super shy and embarrassed about them). *I LOVE THAT SCENE!* Also, let’s not forget the fact that Shao Fei publicly pursued Tang Yi and gave zero f*cks about it. They seriously just made me so happy. One minor note, is that I am a little salty we didn’t see the full progression of Tang Yi and Shao Fei’s relationship. It seems like time flew by, but we weren’t really told “how much time”. Again, it’s just something I’d like to see, but many others may disagree with this.

My mysterious Jack and my naive but always hungry Zhao Zi, why y’all got to be so cute? These side characters are absolutely adorable, and again, on the opposite ends of the spectrum once more. I do have a certain bone to pick with them though, cause in my opinion HONESTY is a huge thing, but I guess love makes you overlook many things. But still, I pray that in an after-story line they eventually talk it out and know where each person comes from. Secrets are never good in a relationship, no matter how cute y’all are together.

Overall, this drama was good. The expectation was a lot higher for me when compared to HIStory 1 and HIStory 2 due to this series being longer, and honestly they were almost met. This drama made me laugh, cry, mad….along with many other emotions and I enjoyed every single second of it but there were a few things that just seemed so disconnected with me. Maybe it’s just me, idk. I wish I loved it more, but maybe I love the idea of it more? It’s confusing. While there are some subtle things that bothered me for the oddest reasons (ie. the guns in episode 1; I am so sorry but I laughed when they cocked the gun. It sounded so hilariously fake, I couldn’t hold in my laughter), I was able to overlook most of it. It’s still a good drama to watch though, and recommended :)

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chrisjake-cp · 3 years

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History 3 Trapped Filming Diary (full English translation) - Days 61-66 (final part)

Masterpost here.

I don’t own the book so I can’t post my scans of the pictures that came with it. So I posted some other pictures of the scenes that were being filmed. These pics belong to LINE TV or Choco Media, or I’ve taken screenshots.

Read days 61-66 (final day) under the cut.

Day 61

In the final days before the end of shooting, we were finally scheduled to film in Zhaozi’s house.

Zhaozi’s house basically only exists to let him and Jack be able to court each other. Every scene is just sweet and unbearably cute. In the drama, Zhaozi’s house is one that his late grandmother had left him. Mounted on the wall was a small framed picture of an older lady, and the protagonist of this picture was really Tingxuan’s [Kenny’s] living (maternal) grandma. His grandmother is already over 90 years old but she keeps in very strong health and can walk around in the park without having to use crutches. Kenny has a good relationship with his grandmother. When he took this photo out and introduced her to us, his eyes were full of happiness that we didn’t see at other times.⁕

An apron-wearing Jack is like the embodiment of a handsome chef coming to your house. Even if what he prepares are only super simple instant noodles, he could flirt with Zhaozi (and the hearts of many girls).

I don’t know if Zhaozi’s grandma, looking on from the picture frame, would be satisfied with this young idol wearing her apron though.

⁕ Kenny, why so cute? 😭

Day 62

That’s right. Today was also a whole day of kissing, hugging and rolling on the bed (I’m flustered) in Zhaozi’s house. The Sanzhi Little White House B&B has featured as the location for many famous commercials and idol dramas. The inside of the house feels warm and sweet, which is why it was selected as this drama’s setting for Zhaozi’s house.

Zhaozi’s room is located on the second floor. Young people have good physical strength, because they had to kiss from the first floor all the way up to the second floor (if I’m not careful almost all of today’s pictures will be kissing pictures, hahahahaha), then in the room on the second floor they were rolling around in the bed and then back to the first floor to roll on the table.

When you look at the pictures of the table scene, maybe it was cut to a short moment in the show, but the positions and the movements for this scene were rather complicated. The two needed to first practice the chemistry between their positions and the camera, and many different camera angles as well as bloopers happened during filming. The two of them lingered at the table half the night, their rolling around started from dinner and went on until they had a midnight snack. We really can’t but admire the two’s good core strength.

Day 63

Actually, the fighting scenes in the car and after they get out of the car after Tang Yi and Shaofei are being seized were filmed on different days. Therefore, what was filmed today was after Shaofei pulled the handbrake (right, I use this as the dividing point [between the scenes]) and the two of them rushed up the mountain. The weather that day was really cold, so it was also a test for the crew to go shooting in the mountains.

That same day we also shot the plotline of how Shaofei fantasizes about how to get off the mountain. The crew used branches to make a scarecrow for Tang Yi and Shaofei to hang their clothes on. But during the filming process the art team made a total of three scarecrows. When asked about it, it was not because they wanted to have a back-up prop, but because one of them was snatched away by a dog from the mountains to use as a toy.

The art crew went: “Doggie, you bastard, come back here” (in Shaofei’s elevator voice)⁕

⁕ When Shaofei was cuffed to the handrail and Tang Yi stepped out of the elevator, Shaofei said almost the same thing to Tang Yi. (”Tang Yi, you bastard, get back here.”)

Day 64

It’s two days before the end of shooting, and I already can’t think anymore about how many times these two have kissed. And today was another whole day of kissing. I’m not exaggerating. Early in the morning we filmed that Shaofei grabbed Tang Yi’s hands when they got to the courthouse. When Director Qingrong arranged the scene, she figured that the plot allowed for them to kiss again, so a kissing scene was added on the spot.

In the afternoon we switched sets and went to the balcony at the hospital. On the balcony Shaofei confessed his feelings and also stealthily kissed [Tang Yi]. How could someone confess like that and kiss straight after? Our boss Tang hadn’t even responded [to the confession] yet! Counting on my fingers, one camera angle takes 8 takes on average, and for one scene we would approximately change angles four or five times. So for all the scenes from morning until in the afternoon, they at least kissed 70 times, and that’s only today. ⁕

⁕ Listen, I need to see aaaaaaaallllll the taaaaaaaaakes.

Day 65

Tang Yi and Shaofei have finished filming!

They spent 68 days of wind, sun and rain together, they went through being chased by men in black and hit by bullets, together they spent [a night] in an abandoned cabin on fire, the two went from being strangers at the acting and martial arts classes to gradually developing a deep connection with each other and hand in hand, they overcame all kinds of difficulties.

Different from the other “HIStory” series we have made before, <Trapped> was the first story to break free of having a school campus as its setting. The plot was much more complicated and the actors were faced with more and bigger challenges. Regardless of whether it were psychological challenges concerning their acting, or psychical challenges of being involved in numerous fights and constantly sustaining injuries, it was all very tough on them. The last day of filming, with good weather, was also spent in a fight. They fought 8 hours straight, from 9am in the morning until the sun set in the mountains, which was a major test of physical strength. The sun shone brightly, there were high temperatures and the rays of the sun dazzled the eyes. Tang Yi fought bravely in a suit and leather shoes, and Shaofei’s left eye was hit during the fighting process. He immediately returned to a state of readiness for war after a quick break to apply some ice to it. Thank you, all actors, for your dedication and the beauty of each frame that you presented, and thank you to the crew members behind the scenes for their hard work. You can leave the rest up to us now.

Boss Tang was finished with shooting a little earlier than Shaofei, because in the evening, Unit 3 continued their scenes in the restaurant. Unexpectedly a group of people arrived earlier at the restaurant and waited for our arrival. It turned out to be our senior colleagues from <Crossing The Line>, Yanze (Zach Lu) and Menglin (Nick Yang) who were visiting the set. When they saw their younger ‘brothers’ working hard to film this show, and them being riddled with scars from filming, the original mood of being there to supervise softened. Senior Zach patted junior Jake on the shoulder, saying, “Seeing you taking this so seriously, I can pass the baton to you guys with an assured mind.”

Day 66

On the last day of shooting, the crew was divided into two groups to carry out the work. One group was responsible for returning to the international conference office and for going up the mountains to shoot some more final material to fill up some gaps; the other group in turn stayed behind at Zhaozi’s house to shoot scenes for the final episode, namely the fight and bed scenes after Jack took Zhaozi home on his motorbike (or should I say ‘transported’ home?). The evening’s bed scene called for Jack to do a lot of push-ups. Each time after “Action” was yelled, Jack huffed out sounds like “Ah” and “Huh” while doing his push-ups, which rendered the crew at the scene unable to stop laughing. After shooting the ‘official’ scenes, to increase the sound effects from under the covers, the two actors were asked specifically to use the blanket to create some more needed sounds for the show. After confirming that the sounds were okay, Director Qingrong yelled “We can pack up! <Trapped> has finally finished shooting.” Because there were other houses in the neighbourhood of Jack’s house and it was night time, everyone cheered a little bit but immediately said “shhhhhh”, reminding each other to be quiet.

To be frank, practicing how to say goodbye is definitely not a simple thing. When you continue doing the same thing for 21 days, it would slowly become a habit. But with <Trapped>, from when shooting started until we finished filming, we went through 66 work days together. We were used to getting along with everyone, we were used to getting up early and eating breakfast together, or eating a snack in the middle of the night. Meeting with this whole team every day had become a kind of habit. In these 66 days, we experienced Yilan in 10 degrees and 30 degrees, we climbed mountains together and jumped into swimming pools together, we may have accidentally slipped on the mountain and gotten injured, we were shot at by airsoft guns (BB guns), and the thick smoke in the abandoned cabin made our nostrils turn black. All of that will become memories now. Finishing shooting [a show] is like the feeling of attending a graduation ceremony when you are a kid: you look forward to it, but the closer to the day it gets, the more you feel like you don’t want it to end. We hope that everyone who reads this diary will feel the warmth brough by the crew of <Trapped> and we also hope that these memories that left a deep impression, will forever remain in everyone’s hearts.

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