TheNostalgicType

~ Reuters ~ 12.08.25 / 13.08.25 (Morning) ~

~ NEW CLIPS COMPLETING YESTERDAY'S BTS ~

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 captured mid performance & deep in character 🎭 (clip courtesy of Xiang83)

https://weibo.com/1845939362/PFvFK4Tew

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Wow! This 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ hand in hand power walk is undeniably SPECIAL 💗🔥💗🔥...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198901965753857

(Alternate Link)

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7qFnCj/

(Variation. Included in the below set)

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7qsHtG/

💙Neo💙 takes ❤️AiMi❤️ by the hand (x3 clips) 💕... The third clip is total power couple vibes 🔥...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198899449171015

💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ prepare for the authoritative walk scene 🎥...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198902322004859

💙Neo💙 takes direction from an animated GYJ (GYC) 🎬 ...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7xSpA6/

💙Neo💙 makes a grand entrance with sword in hand 🗡. He then raises his eyes 😁...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7xdd5B/

(A zoomed in variation)

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7xCDN8/

(Alternate Link)

https://weibo.com/detail/5198872445718849

💙Neo💙 dressed in a white robe with sword at his side 🗡...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198877305082474

💙Neo💙 back in white garb 💕...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7x8mmP/

(Alternate Link)

https://weibo.com/detail/5198876086636791

A little ❤️AiMi❤️ sighting while moving around backstage 📷

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSS7xq4Hy/

Season 2, NEVER! I guess it is what it is.

Thanks. It's okay. Sometimes, there is a cross-over between dates, and that's why I list two dates. You can't exactly be sure when it was filmed, but the approximate is fairly accurate. I essentially do two sweeps, one before bed (= first reuters coming out) and a second the next morning (= completing the reuters collection). I'll also peek at intervals throughout the day when I have time and add anything new or interesting 😁.

Appreciate this because it makes it faster and easier when they pop up in the MDL comments 😇. Do you want me to add them to the collection or are you fine with them here underneath?

Thanks for pointing that out. I will amend the broken links with the working ones you have provided 👍. I'll review the new clips and either add them here or in the new bts post I created.

Also, thanks for the other links and C-ent related content. I'll discuss this more in DM.

Yes, I think so, too. 

She plays shy, nervous, and a little awkward extremely well. When you do something well, don't be surprised when directors ask you to repeat it. I just hope she pushes back if they try and do it too much. 

AASOL (I consider this primarily a pure romance with some dramatic elements), for me, got it spot on because, as time went on, their comfort and confidence with each other grew. That's the trajectory I like in these love stories with slow and awkward beginnings. OG, imo, got caught between life drama and romance, and at some point, I felt that they needed to pick a lane and stay in it because they weren't succeeding at trying to do both. In the end, the deep emotions and heart-warming inspiration typically experienced in LDs just wasn't there. Neither was the euphoria and jubilation you feel when the on-screen couple in a romance overcomes the obstacles to be together. 

OG just wouldn't let them love 😭. Even in the final episodes, it deprived the audience of this satisfaction. I thought they were going to have a romantic dinner together. No, HK landlord guy is there giving a speech about how skyscrapers and rainbows aren't permanent, and love is the real stuff. A wedding scene. Surely this will be special. No, the younger versions of themselves crash it, and they talk about love rather than engaging in it. For some reason, the writers felt the need to overexplain the love between the characters. They really needed to back off and let the actors do the work. It's the performers who sell love in a visual medium. 

I'm glad some people really enjoyed it. But, it just wasn't compatible with me.

 I'm curious to see what Mai Mai delivers in SOM.

~ Reuters ~ 11.08.25 / 12.08.25 ~

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 being brought late night snacks 😋 by a bevy of beauties 😍...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSWj2SQ1/

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 visted by a couple of well dressed ladies 💋(courtesy of Xiang83)

https://weibo.com/detail/5198564779099356

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 stuffing his face and chatting with co-stars 🥡😁...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198619825145144

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ share an intense moment at dinner 🥢🎭 (clips courtesy of Xiang83) ...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSWY96jY/

(Slightly different section of the above scene)
https://weibo.com/detail/5198571989373933

💙Neo💙 captured departing his trailer in his dashing red robe 🔥(courtesy of Xiang83)...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198564298592378

💙Neo💙 candid in wedding attire 😍...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198488583015360

💙Neo💙 red outfit in focus ✨️ 👌...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198526009314130

💙Neo💙 candid in red fanning himself 😁...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198518407922852

💙Neo💙 filming more wedding related scenes 🎬...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198518876643500

Photos (x4) of some device props from the KTTPH set 🤔 ...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198448511159743

Two scenes from the last filming session 📽. The first is ❤️AiMi❤️ running in a peach 🍑 gown 💗. The second is a detached clip of ❤️AiMi's❤️ scene with 🖤Riley🖤 while wearing green 🎭...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198368468895490

(Alternate link for the running clip)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7537131756967087417

❤️AiMi❤️ & 🖤Riley🖤 joke and discuss the script 🎬...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSnSy16v/

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~ Extras ~

Collection of ❤️AiMi❤️ bts meeting fans in between filming 🎥. How's the mood? How's the vibe? 🤔😁...

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536748643483946267

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536612954315410697

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536962324809452827

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536914707442617610

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~ Clips from an earlier date ~

A collection of clips from the filming of an intense exchange between 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ 🎭 (courtesy of Xiang83)...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197288483850070

💙Neo💙 has a tense moment with s senior figure 😤 (courtesy of Xiang83)...

https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5198236546433224

Going to watch the newly released episodes tomorrow. Really hoping he doesn't end up poisoned again. Lol.

Completed AASOL and OG. Overall, I loved AASOL except for that ridiculously cringe love confession scene at the tournament. That scene was like nails on a chalkboard. It killed the immersion. Unrealistic and unnecessary. Then, it got back on track, and it was a great ride home. I really enjoyed their slow-burning relationship growth from nervous first encounters to something more mature and beautiful. As for OG, I'm sorry, but I hated it. I couldn't believe it was the same couple from TPR. I really hope next time we see her in a romance we get to see her feisty side. I'd love to see her smoulder like she does at events and award shows rather than be pigeonholed as a nervous and shy type.

Xu Ruohan's newly released collaboration with GLASS Magazine China...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198463746967749

~ Landy Li (Ink Making) - 7.28 (Released)

~ Ai Mi (Paper Making) - 8.04 (Released)

~ Xu Ruohan (Carved Inkstones) - 8.11 (Released)

~ Zhang Yifan (Pen Making) - 8.18

Cici's part below...

(Xu Ruohan's GLASS micro film)

https://weibo.com/detail/5198410892182841

(Photo sets)

1)...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198403337978689

2)...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198411345168148

Zhang Waner sighting. She's literally in everything 😆. Kudos to her management team 👏.

😁I'm often impressed by the performances of older actors in smaller supporting roles. I loved Physician Mo in TIA, too.

A wedding scene, too. This drama is going to spoil us 💕💕...

PS... Impressed by Ruohan's riding skills 🐎...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197380041312269

~ Reuters ~ 10.08.25 / 11.08.25 ~

~ NEW CLIPS ~

Peeking on 🖤Riley🖤 💕...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198222843971537

💙Neo💙 has brought the smugness back 😆 as he turns and walks away from ❤️AiMi❤️. Acting 🎭 is 🔥 ...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198150601542160#&video

(Alternate Link)

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSGULYP1/

(Alternate Link)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n87_hge1k44

(Reverse angle)

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSGUgHSe/

💙Neo💙, ❤️AiMi❤️, 🖤Riley🖤, and crew celebrate director Gao Yijun's (GYC) birthday 🎂 🥳 ...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198164246135501

(Alternate links with variation)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jht6Fo8Q88A

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSGUnAc2/

💙Neo💙 keeping cool in between scenes 😎 ...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198213816523798

🖤Riley🖤 joking with crew while getting his hair touched up 💞. ❤️AiMi❤️ can be seen in the shot, too 😀...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSGDa1hc/

(Variation of the above) With a different video sequence attached to the end where ❤️AiMi❤️ is filming a scene with 🖤Riley🖤 🎥...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3ROcmDESRWA

❤️AiMi❤️ is armed and ready for action 🗡...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198105590895008

(Alternate Link)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TH0_v7KH13E

💙Neo💙 receives a decree 🫴...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSsGL8CC/

💙Neo💙 candid decree scene 😁...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198214162814071

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~ OLDER CLIPS (not posted before

❤️AiMi❤️ candid in wedding red 🥰 ...

https://weibo.com/detail/5198063066942703

White wedding ❤️AiMi❤️ 🤗...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSspccNa/

(Alternate Link)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zn2lyG-rNrU

She's in the MDL top 100 🥳 🎉

Finally caught back up. Masterclass of acting by Xingyue & the old bug in 21 👏👏👏 (insert Orson Welles gif 😉 )

Yes, she doesn't appear to be listed in the cast on MDL. I wonder if the battle sequences will be filmed last. I like the ML to exude power and be believable as a leader of men in scenes of warfare, so I'm very keen to see this. It's a tough ask, and many MLs are just not suited to these roles. I've also been following the LIRD bts. WXY filmed his battle / warfare scenes not that long ago. Wow! Talk about looking the part. He oozes a fierce intensity and an authentic authoritative feel. His horsemanship stands out as well. He's very comfortable on horseback. Looking forward to seeing what Neo brings. Yes, what you describe about the sets sounds fascinating. Reuters hasn't picked up these details yet. Thanks, I'll add the compilation.

I've added some Douyin alternatives, and some new Douyin stuff, too. Also a few YT clips. I'll add more as they pop up. Hopefully, from that vibes collection.

It's IQIYI, so I feel pretty confident it will. If it was a Youku production, then I'd be resigned to a 2-3 year wait 😆. No hate. I love Youku dramas, I just don't like the wait. Yes, it will be amazing. She's so photogenic 📷.

I'm going to miss this energy, too 🤧. It's been a pleasure checking in on these two 💕.

~ BTS Content ~ 09.08.25 ~

(NEW) Compilation of 💙Neo💙 adorned in white 💕 (Ty, Xiang83)...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197786359531026

(NEW) Another candid clip of ❤️AiMi❤️ in her strawberries & cream 🍓 costume 👌...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSWYAFE7/

(NEW) Closeup of 💙Neo💙 taking ❤️AiMi❤️ by the hand 🫴. Pre dash to safety 🥰 ...

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536593125659675919

(NEW) DON'T RUN! ❤️AiMi's❤️ not listening, she's making a run for it ⚡️...

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536580296990477587

(NEW) ❤️AiMi❤️ in a jolly mood backstage 😜 ...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpdBL4T/

(Alternate Link)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536574130562534695

(NEW) Collection of 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ sharing good vibes on-set 📽 💗🎬...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpJwSAk/

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpeVjCx/

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpeXw5T/

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpeSc2a/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iG213Dzm--8

(NEW),An extended & alternate angle of 💙Neo💙 running with ❤️AiMi❤️ in hand ✋️...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpJSDQf/

(A Douyin variation of the above)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536593125659675919

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ filming down by the pond 💕. A collection of videos (x4 ~ 1 - New / 2 - Repeat of below / 3 - ❤️AiMi❤️ solo by pond / 4 - An earlier clip of 💙Neo💙 running after taking ❤️AiMi❤️ by the hand ✋️)...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197837577228342

(NEW) ❤️AiMi❤️ solo by pond (Alternate link) 👍...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSpJc4N4/

(NEW) ❤️AiMi❤️ gives fans a wave as she strolls to her trailer 👋...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197800493290157

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ filming & fooling about at the pond's edge 😁...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197815412428569

(A Douyin variation)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536560718029589814

(NEW) ❤️AiMi❤️ in white walking to her trailer 🥰...

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536532028989705531

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 caught candidly in conversation 😁...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197810706418812

(NEW) 💙Neo💙 & ❤️AiMi❤️ filming a scene outside 🎥...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197808879009986

(Alternate Link)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536536308082085170

Ethereal 💙Neo💙 dazzles in white 💞 (x3 clips within the link) ...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197664243420705

Beautiful white robe 💙Neo💙 💕💕...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSgSsqsv/

❤️AiMi's❤️ spectacular strawberries & cream costume🍓. Great detail & candid facial expressions 👌🤪...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197767896469872

(A Douyin variation)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536560175026916662

Four ❤️AiMi❤️ clips 🎬. The first three are older videos, the fourth is a NEW one in the strawberries & cream outfit 💗....

https://weibo.com/detail/5197785005559085

(Alternate link of the fourth clip)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536477245458042131

❤️AiMi❤️ showcasing a stunning new look 😍. Filming outdoors today 🎥...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197713571578623

(Alternate Link)

https://so.douyin.com/video/detail?aweme_id=7536539375275052307

❤️AiMi❤️ harnesses the power of the wind 🌬 😉 🤭...

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSSgSAgRY/

(Alternate link. Same as above)

https://weibo.com/detail/5197759202199411

(A YT variation)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1TX_OUBtTKg

🖤Riley's🖤 majestic profile & bright smile ❣️...

https://weibo.com/detail/5197639169606905