How did XiaoHai and his sister end up together?What happened to Mr. Gu's father?
Mr Gu - yes he hopes his father is alive - but I doubt it. Er Jin's daughter? perhaps yes. I thought it was a flashback but was surely mistaken (I was wondering why XH looked so grown -and I missed the mention that "Qin Yi is dead", as to when was it happening, your reply clears it up for me). You were more attentive than I was :)
How did XiaoHai and his sister end up together?What happened to Mr. Gu's father?
Gu's father was abducted and presumably killed by the southern drug gang and the "asthma" suffering gangster, while his son was away on exchange study tour, coming back to empty home with food left on the table.
Xiaohai met his "sister" in the street when she was being bullied as a still not grown girl. He scared off the young pricks and presumably got close to her and "adopted" : he said he went through several deaths after being left in the dump as 12 yr old Lele, and that Qin saved him and became his godfather, so I assume there is a deep covered link between Mrs Jiang, who looks like a full fledged mafia queen, and the gangs - remember she was being assaulted because her dad was in prison and "no one would protect her", except Xiaohai did just that...
For those who liked the music, I hunted down the 4 OST songs, and have put lyrics and links to listen to them on YouTube (one is the theme song, two are in a short clip, one is missing, perhaps targeted by a claim that it was too similar to an already published one). The theme song and the two ones from the clip are often repeated throughout the series. https://kisskh.at/discussions/embrace-in-the-dark-night/130109-embrace-in-the-dark-night-ost
Let's be honest, the only reasons to watch this drama are the ML and the main couple chemistry.
But such a sizzling chemistry ! Not so often do we watch and overlook flaws just because of the incredibly perfect and fun chemistry. Even thinking of it in retrospect, I have a wide grin on my face and my stomach is full of hiccuping loony laughs !
lol this drama makes no sense but the ML, fast pace, and chemisty made this a 10/10 for me.
Yes, agree, I initially rated it 8 because of the plot holes and nonsenses and somewhat expected storyline, but these were bridged over by that hot chemistry, so I'm hiking my own rating up to 9.5 as well ! 😂😂 (I seldom do so, but this small cult item has been on my re-watch on Youtube and I can't help raving about it around the forums!)
Other members of the reality show were : Zhang Baiqiao (张百乔)、 Ao Ziyi (敖子逸)、 Xiang Zuo (向佐, aka Jacky Heung, married to Taiwanese actress Hayden Kuo since 2019)、 Huang Yi (黄奕, actress and singer)、 Huang Yubo (黄誉博, singer signed with LTao since 2023)、 Na Ying (那英, singer and musical judge, who has been married since 2012 to Meng Tong, the owner of VICS, a well-known nightclub in Beijing. )、 Medina (麦迪娜, also known as Madina Memet, wife of Jiang Chao with whom she has two children)
Not that all their songs were not totally original, but did you know that song was an adaptation by the Cantonese group of the French song by Patricia Kaas "Vénus des Abribus" using the same melody, different lyrics (1988) Nice homage and cross-cultural influence. Here is the original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5spWnbFQG4 ❤
as a native speaker their accents are killing me tho lol
Yes, these three too, of course... Beyond goes far back. :)
I remember one song of 1991 that Xiao Zhan reprised last year, from Sally Yeh, that was a super hit then : "Walk gracefully once" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ8Hxm2W5Ts I was doing my first 6 weeks grand tour of China from north to south and west to east then (including cruising on the Changjiang with small family+ a group that got filmed for CCTV!), and that song was on every radio, in buses, stations, TV, karaoke, like crazy hymn! Such an uplifting tune, energy giving. Never forgotten: to me that's the essence of 1990s China!
Chinese music is a world to (re)discover for you now, perhaps?
Since Sally Yeh, just a tad later in the 2000s we also got S.H.E. who were singing both in mandarin and in hokkien. Surely you heard some of their songs too? Now, it's mostly Hebe who goes on singing, while Selina Jen retired due to injury ; Ella Chen went on as singer, actress, television host in Taiwan. According to Wikipedia, Hebe's "music videos have accumulated more than 658 million views on YouTube, and she is the Chinese-language female singer with the most views on the platform. Her music video A Little Happiness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTZSSJyy7A) became the first Chinese-language music video to exceed 100 million views on YouTube. She was the second female singer in Asia to reach 100 million views on YouTube." Hebe Tien after S.H.E. and before going solo, performed with other groups, such as Fahrenheit, and I loved that Wu Xuanyi covered one of their hits together with singer-rappers Xiaogui (LG) and Wang Ziyi, in October 2020. Here for your enjoyment just as an aside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGlmjPsX41U Relaxed fun music.
But we shall see if more period music of the 1990s pops up in the drama. I don't expect a lot, since it's not a musical. Going back to finish ep.17 which I paused for outside reasons ;-)
Truth is that these body measurements can be elastic from one data site to another. I am only certain about Z.Tao's because he was measured in a military camp reality show once in 2021 in front of cameras. Despite it's clear he towered over many of his former Exo colleagues, he's "only" 180.5cm Weight: 70 to 75kg. Officially credited as 183 cm 68kg 🤣 But quite muscular, and tattooed to the gills !! Hailangs still love him, even though he's now firmly taken by patient "Penelope" Xu Yiyang.
Poor DGZ indeed, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I knew this was going to make you react. Imagine DGZ (182cm, 66kg) trying to carry WZQ 🤣🤣🤣 Or Vin Zhang 183cm (6'0") Weight: 70kg (154 lbs) for that matter...
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Er Jin's daughter? perhaps yes. I thought it was a flashback but was surely mistaken (I was wondering why XH looked so grown -and I missed the mention that "Qin Yi is dead", as to when was it happening, your reply clears it up for me). You were more attentive than I was :)
Xiaohai met his "sister" in the street when she was being bullied as a still not grown girl. He scared off the young pricks and presumably got close to her and "adopted" : he said he went through several deaths after being left in the dump as 12 yr old Lele, and that Qin saved him and became his godfather, so I assume there is a deep covered link between Mrs Jiang, who looks like a full fledged mafia queen, and the gangs - remember she was being assaulted because her dad was in prison and "no one would protect her", except Xiaohai did just that...
https://kisskh.at/discussions/embrace-in-the-dark-night/130109-embrace-in-the-dark-night-ost
I'd probably be watching.
Zhang Baiqiao (张百乔)、
Ao Ziyi (敖子逸)、
Xiang Zuo (向佐, aka Jacky Heung, married to Taiwanese actress Hayden Kuo since 2019)、
Huang Yi (黄奕, actress and singer)、
Huang Yubo (黄誉博, singer signed with LTao since 2023)、
Na Ying (那英, singer and musical judge, who has been married since 2012 to Meng Tong, the owner of VICS, a well-known nightclub in Beijing. )、
Medina (麦迪娜, also known as Madina Memet, wife of Jiang Chao with whom she has two children)
I could write at length but this is unrelated to drama....
A song of Grasshopper featured in The Forbidden Flower fabulous OST, btw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQz4JdTb3ls
With a visual of the singers from the 1990 first recording : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSJqMSpgTsc
Not that all their songs were not totally original, but did you know that song was an adaptation by the Cantonese group of the French song by Patricia Kaas "Vénus des Abribus" using the same melody, different lyrics (1988) Nice homage and cross-cultural influence. Here is the original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5spWnbFQG4 ❤
I remember one song of 1991 that Xiao Zhan reprised last year, from Sally Yeh, that was a super hit then : "Walk gracefully once" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ8Hxm2W5Ts I was doing my first 6 weeks grand tour of China from north to south and west to east then (including cruising on the Changjiang with small family+ a group that got filmed for CCTV!), and that song was on every radio, in buses, stations, TV, karaoke, like crazy hymn! Such an uplifting tune, energy giving. Never forgotten: to me that's the essence of 1990s China!
Chinese music is a world to (re)discover for you now, perhaps?
Since Sally Yeh, just a tad later in the 2000s we also got S.H.E. who were singing both in mandarin and in hokkien. Surely you heard some of their songs too? Now, it's mostly Hebe who goes on singing, while Selina Jen retired due to injury ; Ella Chen went on as singer, actress, television host in Taiwan. According to Wikipedia, Hebe's "music videos have accumulated more than 658 million views on YouTube, and she is the Chinese-language female singer with the most views on the platform. Her music video A Little Happiness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTZSSJyy7A) became the first Chinese-language music video to exceed 100 million views on YouTube. She was the second female singer in Asia to reach 100 million views on YouTube."
Hebe Tien after S.H.E. and before going solo, performed with other groups, such as Fahrenheit, and I loved that Wu Xuanyi covered one of their hits together with singer-rappers Xiaogui (LG) and Wang Ziyi, in October 2020. Here for your enjoyment just as an aside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGlmjPsX41U Relaxed fun music.
But we shall see if more period music of the 1990s pops up in the drama. I don't expect a lot, since it's not a musical.
Going back to finish ep.17 which I paused for outside reasons ;-)
I am only certain about Z.Tao's because he was measured in a military camp reality show once in 2021 in front of cameras.
Despite it's clear he towered over many of his former Exo colleagues, he's "only" 180.5cm Weight: 70 to 75kg. Officially credited as 183 cm 68kg 🤣 But quite muscular, and tattooed to the gills !! Hailangs still love him, even though he's now firmly taken by patient "Penelope" Xu Yiyang.
(You saw the minesweeper ? He was not credited in Escape.)
Or Vin Zhang 183cm (6'0") Weight: 70kg (154 lbs) for that matter...