YiyanMeng

Yes, I'll accept any pairing, and I hope for a HE too! 😭🙏

I love how everyone is choosing Yuanyi~ Honestly Yuanyi for me now too!

Also are you talking about Yuanzhou the one spelling the sig? Was that in the beginning? Time for me to rewatch (soon) bc I'm forgetting that scene lol. But yes, I agree with everything! This name is really telling their story which makes it even more beautiful!

Do you see what I see? 👀 This is about the photos GJM posted about Chen Duling X Joseph Zeng, and Ju Jingyi X Tian Jiarui
https://x.com/dramaticath/status/1863716020218655219?t=eAvYwDy8KW5NeR59Gy8LSQ&s=19

Based on the photos / video, it looks like Tian Jiarui is not looking at Ju Jingyi but most probably Chen Duling (and vice versa)... And then Ju Jingyi must be looking at Joseph Zeng too (and vice versa).

Hmm... you never know tho~ For example, Fangs of Fortune finished filming only this year on February, and they had it released 8 months later... We'll see about this one tho xD

Tho I love this drama, I might be one of the few like you who also feel the romance is forced too... I mean, if we look at it from the outside, it's kinda true (no hate to those shippers tho) 😅 Judging from what we've watched and been shown, the true OTP seems to really be Yuanzhou and Yichen, and I can't see it as anything else imho

Awhhh yes I love Yuanyi when you think of it that way. It's so beautiful 🥹 And when I hear "yuanyi" and how it means "willing" it's like they're willing to do anything for each other despite anything now 🥺

Yesss ofc! Curious which one's your favorite!!

Oooh okay, so I went to look it up and this is what it means: keep an eye on, take care, watch out for, pay attention to (注意), forging / casting purpose (铸意), constructing / building meaning (筑意)

So in this way, Zhuyi could represent the forging of their bond through trials and sacrifices, where their shared struggles shape a deeper understanding and connection between them.

This one is also so beautiful too! 😭

The ship names: Yizhou, Yiyan, Yiyuan, Yuanyi

I personally like a lot of these because some of them are really meaningful:

Yiyan
- one word (一言) (Yichen is the only one immune to his one-word spell!)
- glance, glimpse (一眼)
Overall meaning: Yiyan shows how their bond defies control, rooted in something transcendent or unspoken.

Yiyuan
- aspiration, wish, desire (意願)
- beginning/unity (一元); start of something foundational or unification of two entities
- a county, literally means "the beginning of (the) Yi (River)"
Overall meaning: Yiyuan illustrates how Yichen is the foundation of Yuanzhou’s journey, both as a beginning and as a desire for meaning.

Yuanyi (願 意) (there's some deep connotation in its meanings)
- willing, to be willing
- original intention (initial desire / motive behind an action)
- resentment (feelings of grievance / grudge, which Yichen had for Yuanzhou early on)
Overall meaning: Yuanyi encompasses choice, reconciliation, and the deep emotional transformation that their relationship undergoes—from initial grudges to genuine willingness to support each other.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find much for Yizhou, but I know it's a commonly used one!

For me, I've been using mostly Yiyan / Yiyuan, but after learning more of all their meanings, having to choose one ain't easy haha they all work so well!

Hey y'all is there even an official ship name between Yuanzhou and Yichen? I feel like a lot of us use different ones lol! xD So I actually gathered the many different meanings of their different ship names that I've seen being used, and I found some incredible meanings behind them (if we take it by romanization)!~ I'll write it in the spoiler below bc it's quite long! Anyways, I'm curious what y'all call them and if there's a specific one, or which one you would choose! Bc for me, well... Idk anymore LOL

They make it look like Ju Jingyi and Joseph Zeng, and Chen Duling and Tian Jiarui, will be the couples... This has been my suspicion, could it really be right? It's also the pairs I've been hoping for, so I'm praying so! We'll see about it!! Anyways omg this cast! I can't believe we're getting so many from Fangs of Fortune woahhh and even Omid too? This is crazy!! Omg wait Esther Yu and Omid reunion too?? AAHHHHH LOVED THESE TWO IN MJTY!! Okay, but I am loving this MJTY and FoF crossover! So excited for tomorrow when filming finally starts aahhhh!!

I also hope to see bromance between Tian Jiarui and Yanan (if you watched FoF, you'd know what I mean hehe)! I also hope for Xu Zhenxuan and Lai Weiming! They seem close BTS, and these two being the same age makes me want it even more (esp after seeing them in FoF and getting little to no screentime together)!

Ikrrr like they literally grew up together I can't! I need a frickin' prequel for these two, I swear! It can literally be made into a drama!! It just would be sooo amazing to see their relationship as they grow up ughhh why can't we have it! Obviously we know it's gonna be a sad ending, but omggg.... just imagine a whole drama of these two! DANG!! I WANT IT!! I have a feeling it'd blow up if it ever happened hahahasfjdsfkjs but yeah... we can only imagine it atp 😭

I swear me too! I didn't like him for even almost up until the end until he finally redeemed himself! I was hoping towards the end of the drama to genuinely see his redemption arc and now I love him. When I rewatch tho, I'll prob still hate him seeing all the terrible things he does lol but watching the whole drama just makes me understand his relationship with Yuanzhou more and it really goes so deep.

For those who love the Yuanzhou and Yichen ship (like me), I just came across this person's analysis on the two on Tumblr which reveals that Yuanzhou and Yichen are the true OTP. So stumbling upon this, reading and reading through their posts made me smile wide. :)
(WARNING: Many major spoilers if you haven't finished watching!)

https://www.tumblr.com/dreamingsnowflake2013/767525315060858880/he-chooses-the-last-thing-he-wants-to-see-the-last?source=share

I'm also someone who has been looking forward to this drama ever since the trailer dropped but never actually even had a thought about these two having such a strong, deep, emotional, and unbreakable bond like this, so in a way, it made me fall in love with the drama more and exceeded my expectations.

Anyways, I can't wait to rewatch the drama and catch on things I've missed, including the things the OP mentions in their multiple Tumblr posts! I will probably continue reading them too when I rewatch the drama and read each episode they analyzed as I watch. Plan will be on Tian Jiarui's birthday (not just bc it's his birthday but also mine). I can see myself appreciating the drama even more as I also continue to find and learn new things as I watch.

Wdym (no spoilers please)? But woah I'd love to see some BL / strong bromance elements!

Ikr, that would've been quite nice. Luckily for me I don't even remember who dies at all even tho I only watched it earlier this year (not even for Dashing Youth when I watched it while it was airing except for one), prob bc of how many characters there are? But also maybe bc I tend to forget about what happens in dramas pretty quickly in some months.

There's an assassination group in The Blood of Youth called Dark River. They also appear in Dashing Youth, which is the prequel of both dramas.

They never released this OST, right? Might as well just use this video for it then lol. But wow, it's so beautiful. I'm surprised it never got released officially. I wonder if the song is really maybe this short and should've gotten released in the instrumental OSTs.

https://x.com/dramaticath/status/1862701699669827991?t=6WhipRHMuYuoiEXSCJSGKw&s=19

And then there's also our Xiao Jiu's version of Broken-tailed Bird by Tian Jiarui. I love how they have a theme song together. It's unfortunate we didn't get our little Lin Ziye's version released though. It would have been amazing. For a 13-year-old, he really impresses me. His voice is so beautiful, I was in awe the moment his version played the first time! So my sister decided to try making a full version of it! I've been listening to it for the past few days, and switching from his and Tian Jiarui's, really... ㅠㅠ Anyways, it'll be released on YouTube eventually which I'll help with sharing it here too!! (Link below (with qrts) has every one of his versions that played in the drama)

(WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS IN LINK)
https://x.com/dramaticath/status/1860118499865297122?t=4hRbz6MkCxgaGY0sgNTplQ&s=19

EDIT: I found out that they do indeed have the first song released as an instrumental OST woohoo!! It includes the slow version of Little Verses too <3
https://youtu.be/Z1NfzxUUB2o?si=Z9uZr1VVd6_G502r

There is The Blood of Youth at a high rating of 8.9. It's definitely one of my favorites as well and I think it truly deserves it. The ending is perfect too, and there's yet to be a second season. I have hope it'll do well bc of the director, but I hope maybe it does even better!!

So everyone is shippable! And I gotta be honest, the bromance between the two leads is really strong! Personally for me it's even stronger than TU and WoH! I really enjoyed it more here for some reason. The two have such a painful yet unbreakable bond. In fact, it honestly overshadows the FL by a lot and so to me the romance feels so forced and I find it hard to truly believe in it but that's just me! (Don't wanna argue with anyone here btw and hope everyone can respect my opinion!)

P.S. The first scene of both male leads... If this doesn't give BL vibes, then what 🫣 You'll know what I mean after you finally see the two appear on screen 😉