Hahaha good on him! apparently his old agency wanted him to get some plastic surgery and he refused. He left them…
I feel like this makes all his dances + lives + “cute” pics with Esther even cuter LOL. Man won’t listen to anyone but is like a puppy to promote the show with Esther cuz he trusts her judgment
Not sure how many of you here know about Zhang Ling He’s “theme song”, but based on the TikTok videos I’ve seen, He Yu’s theme song might be Vitamina 😅
If this is in part directed to my comment down below, I didn't mean any harm by it. I was excited to see some…
Girl same, hopefully people weren't referring to my comment below since I've already commented a lot of praises for her but wanted to leave a note of constructive criticism as well.
Part of why I defended Esther so much in my other comments is that it feels like the 'hate' comes from a very misogynistic place. It's very frustrating to see people hate someone for being very cute and girly -- if you look into her interviews, her promotions, and her fan interactions, you can tell she works extremely hard. She also treats her fans extremely well, making sure her 'lives' are entertaining for her fans and cuts the topic off when she thinks fans are getting bored (since 'lives' only have so much time). I think there's a lot of other really cute things she did for her fans (like buying them food, etc. idr tbh). Despite all the hate she has received over the years, she has never played victim, to my knowledge. If that's not being a strong woman, I don't know what is
I agree with this a lot. On my rewatch, I thought YSX had a bit more emotion than I initially thought in the beginning…
Yeah tbh HY's voice threw me for a loop when I first started watching, but I got used to it LOL
Completely agree on the Nanjing arc -- I mentioned it before in my comments, but it probably got buried haha. I really really enjoyed her Nanjing scenes and her crying is so beautiful + mature
Something I noticed while rewatching -- Esther and He Yu complement each other's acting strengths and weaknesses:
As much as an Esther defender I am (since everyone keeps unreasonably hating on her), I think she still needs to work on her microexpressions. This is where He Yu excels in, so it's always a treat to see him in the frame.
That said, He Yu's voice acting falls a bit flat (sometimes literally, sometimes his tone is a bit off, his voice isn't that expressive with emotions and he primarily relies on his microexpressions). Voice acting is where Esther shines! Every word is articulated with clear emotion and nuance; you can hear her voice crack and waiver when she's sad; sometimes I can even hear her swallowing her tears. The first time she called Jin Zhao "Ge (brother)" in the car in Ep. 3, it actually sounded like glass separating them shattering as she broke through his emotional barriers, along with the first time she called him "Zhao Zhao"
So while her Thailand scenes aren't as interesting to "watch" as He Yu's, I switch my senses to focus on listening to her emotions instead. I think if she continued to work on her microexpressions and not be as self conscious about looking gorgeous in every frame (which is hard since her haters love screenshotting unflattering frames of her and C-netz often criticize her for not being pretty enough (shame on them)), she could really break into a whole new level of acting
Is this the glory? I've seen people saying that the leads couple don't have much screentime. One of my biggest…
LOL you smart for peacing. Poor Neo, he ended up in the hospital from getting a stomach ulcer in 2025, probably from overwork. At least LITC blew up for him!
Is this the glory? I've seen people saying that the leads couple don't have much screentime. One of my biggest…
Yep it is. I watched til ep 10 and they still barely have any screentime. I’m just gonna wait for it to finish then ff through all the irrelevant scenes
K-Drama 
And yeah! I saw that too
He responded with a scowl: “no, YOU get double eyelid surgery”
He’s so funny hahaha not taking sht from ppl
Part of why I defended Esther so much in my other comments is that it feels like the 'hate' comes from a very misogynistic place. It's very frustrating to see people hate someone for being very cute and girly -- if you look into her interviews, her promotions, and her fan interactions, you can tell she works extremely hard. She also treats her fans extremely well, making sure her 'lives' are entertaining for her fans and cuts the topic off when she thinks fans are getting bored (since 'lives' only have so much time). I think there's a lot of other really cute things she did for her fans (like buying them food, etc. idr tbh). Despite all the hate she has received over the years, she has never played victim, to my knowledge. If that's not being a strong woman, I don't know what is
Completely agree on the Nanjing arc -- I mentioned it before in my comments, but it probably got buried haha. I really really enjoyed her Nanjing scenes and her crying is so beautiful + mature
As much as an Esther defender I am (since everyone keeps unreasonably hating on her), I think she still needs to work on her microexpressions. This is where He Yu excels in, so it's always a treat to see him in the frame.
That said, He Yu's voice acting falls a bit flat (sometimes literally, sometimes his tone is a bit off, his voice isn't that expressive with emotions and he primarily relies on his microexpressions). Voice acting is where Esther shines! Every word is articulated with clear emotion and nuance; you can hear her voice crack and waiver when she's sad; sometimes I can even hear her swallowing her tears. The first time she called Jin Zhao "Ge (brother)" in the car in Ep. 3, it actually sounded like glass separating them shattering as she broke through his emotional barriers, along with the first time she called him "Zhao Zhao"
So while her Thailand scenes aren't as interesting to "watch" as He Yu's, I switch my senses to focus on listening to her emotions instead. I think if she continued to work on her microexpressions and not be as self conscious about looking gorgeous in every frame (which is hard since her haters love screenshotting unflattering frames of her and C-netz often criticize her for not being pretty enough (shame on them)), she could really break into a whole new level of acting
Really highlights that not every villain needs screen time / a backstory!
The show hasn’t even gotten to the ML’s arc yet, in which I’m sure there will be even more enemies LOL
(For newcomers - I would like to clarify this is not about SAL)