twinkle✨

introvert || online writer || mild social anxiety || kdrama obsessed || cdrama obsessed || c-translated novels ultra obsessed || random twts

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

im gonna have to start blocking related tags when celebrity couples break up, cause it pisses me off when I see so-called fans who know the bare min abt their relationship start playing the i-know-it-all blame game.

gosh, what's wrong with y'all?

what do you even know?

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

@joochocoo you said it all. it's so irritating when so-called fans start playing the blame game on a relationship they weren't even privy to

[Heinreyᵣₑᵢₙ𝒹ₑₑᵣ🦌 @joochocoo]

I don't want to comment on the situation because I'm just an outsider, not someone close to either of them. I respect whatever decisions they make in their lives, whether they stay together or break up, that's their choice.

What I do want to point out is how disappointing it is to see people trying to find someone to blame between the two of them. First, we're just outsiders. Second, I think it's not ethical to be overly involved in their private lives, even if their relationship was public. And third, as a fan, an artist's relationship is simply a bonus to me.

I will continue to support my favorite artist regardless of whether they're dating or not, together or not. My priority has always been supporting their projects and career, not interfering in their personal life.

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

cdrama has the worst bunch of parents you'll ever come across. like they just keep on getting worse and worse.

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

now that #thefirstjasmine and #lovehasfireworks is over, what am I supposed to watch?

what are y'all watching currently?

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

adding to my ever growing kdrama list:
#agentkimreactivated

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

cdrama cw list:
#zhanzhaoadventures
#ashestocrown
#thefirstjasmine
#archivesthenayangmystery

kdrama cw list:
#myroyalnemesis
#thelegendofkitchensoldier
#doctorontheedge

what are you watching?

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

and just like that, our family of three were torn apart.

better put that season 2 on the agenda quick. this can't possibly be how it ends.

I need shrimpie to come back from the dead, hailou to return to his happy-go-lucky self and our family to be whole once again.

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

even his name now makes me burst into tears.

there better be a season 2 for #archivesthenanyangmystery and zhang haixia, you better be alive.

my heart hurts so much thinking of everything you've through that I almost can't catch my breath.

you fcking deserved to be happy.

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

adding to my kdrama cw list:
#seeyouatworktomorrow

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

cdrama cw list:
#zhanzhaoadventures
#ashestocrown
#thefirstjasmine
#archivesthenayangmystery

kdrama cw list:
#myroyalnemesis
#thelegendofkitchensoldier
#doctorontheedge

what are you watching?

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

using such a striking character as princess lingyun as a convenient plot tool is truly infuriating

it'd hv been better to keep her novel personality which from hearsay isn't too likable rather than making us fall in love then killing her off a few scenes later

#thefirstjasmine

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

@koreanoli the wives are honestly so hawt

[𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒆 @senaalessa]

#TheFirstJasmine
★ Starring: #BaiLu #ChengLei

since more and more people have been talking about the differences between the novel and the drama, please take a moment to read this: 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬. 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝.

i do agree that ayao character hasn't been highlighted enough. so far, we've mostly watched yeli fight her battles alone (and yes, i know this is a female-centric drama). but having ayao constantly show up after yeli has already resolved every major conflict by herself feels like a missed opportunity. that's one of the main reasons many novel readers are disappointed.

at the very least, during the Princess Lingyan death arc, i wish we had gotten even a small glimpse of ayao's pov, his anxiety and his despair, knowing that his wife had been framed and imprisoned for days. honestly, you guys noticed it too, right? ayao suddenly appearing at court the morning after yeli's name had already been cleared felt incredibly rushed and missed plot. we never got to see what happened when he arrived in the capital or how worried he was about yeli. personally, i think this is an emotional arc the writer could've explored much more deeply. ((novel readers know that ayao would literally burn down an entire empire if the woman he loves was in danger!))

moving forward, we're about to enter their divorce arc. for this part, i also want to understand ayao's perspective. one major difference between the novel and the drama is that yeli and ayao don't share a past connection in the novel. they aren't tied together by debts of gratitude or revenge. so if you're frustrated with ayao because he seems shortsighted for divorcing yeli, i completely understand. from yeli's perspective, it's heartbreaking. yeli who spent months planning everything to heal her husband's legs and avenge his family.

but let's give ayao a little grace too. he doesn't know that everyone on Mount Li is already dead. as far as he knows, yeli has an imaginary maid named ‘Qingshuang’. that's literally all he knows. of course he's going to assume yeli is simply lonely and misses the maid who never came down the mountain with her.
from ayao's perspective, yeli still has a deep attachment to the people of Mount Li. she never seemed completely happy after leaving the mountain because she still misses the family she left behind. to him, it probably looks like yeli only came down the mountain to complete her mission and repay her mother's debts. that's the understanding ayao has right now.

the truth is, they both love each other. they just never had enough time to truly express it. the writer has been so focused on yeli's revenge plans that she rarely gets the opportunity to show her deeper vulnerabilities to ayao. at the same time, ayao is rarely given the chance to help yeli, or even fully understand what she's fighting for.

[AR - @jooniverse_j]

#HeoNamjun’s GoodBye message for #MyRoyalNemesis Last Episode ;

“Thank you for loving My Royal Nemesis all this time, MNR team thank you for your hard work !
I loved you. Shin Seo Ri ❤️”

- Cha Seg Ye / Heo Nam Jun -

#허남준

—

You worked hard, my actor 🙇‍♀️

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

so glad they gave us 14 ep instead of the usual 12 for #myroyalnemesis

the ending wouldn't have been this satisfactory otherwise

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

so no cha se gye or shin seo from next week on???

noooooo, kajima!

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

and it's a happy 'n great ending!

I officially crown #myroyalnemesis as the best romcom for this year so far.

congratulations to hnj for his breakout role, ljy for adding another feather to her cap and the entire cast and crew of this amazing drama

so reluctant to see them go

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

@untamedyouths when I first got into cdrama, I had a hard time differentiating xinhai and keyu. not yiran tho

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

and it's a happy ending!

done watching #ashestocrown, time to take it off my cw list

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

cdrama cw list:
#zhanzhaoadventures
#ashestocrown
#thefirstjasmine
#archivesthenayangmystery

kdrama cw list:
#myroyalnemesis
#thelegendofkitchensoldier
#doctorontheedge

what are you watching?

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

adding to my cw cdrama list:
#lovehasfireworks
#neverendingsummer

[twinkle✨ @bookcafedream]

cdrama cw list:
#zhanzhaoadventures
#ashestocrown
#thefirstjasmine
#archivesthenayangmystery

kdrama cw list:
#myroyalnemesis
#thelegendofkitchensoldier
#doctorontheedge

what are you watching?