Yu tu and jingjing8/6/2023 Them being open and comfortable with being promoted as a CP shows that they’re not afraid of being rumoured together. I’ve seen videos on bilibili that try to microanalyze every glance and gesture in the BTS). On top of that, because the CP promotion is so obnoxiously in your face, it gives them control over the narrative instead of letting fans speculate (of course, fans will speculate anyway. In a way, they’re kind of immune to rumours and don’t really have anything to lose if they’re rumoured together. They’ve also had more memorable projects and collaborations in the past, so they won’t be defined by this project. They’re past the breakthrough phase of their careers and have a stable fanbase who will pretty much support them in any drama they do. But Yang Yang and Dilireba are probably two of the most popular actors in their cohort. And so their management teams didn’t want their actors to be associated with anyone or any role because it would prevent fans from being able to project onto the actors. But this was because those actors were just starting to gain momentum in their careers and still building their fanbase. Usually, the leads all but become enemies after a successful collaboration (see Yang Zi and Deng Lun, Yuan Bingyan and Cheng Yi, Bai Lu and Xu Kai). The promotional team is really trying to sell this pairing. They were allowed (maybe even encouraged) to be flirty during their Happy Camp appearance, they’re flirty during their interviews (and there seems to be a new interview with them every few days), and then on Qi Xi, just two days before the last few episodes were released, they did a photoshoot shoot at Disneyland. At first I was surprised at how much the marketing team was trying to promote the Yang Yang/Dilireba pairing. It’s obvious that they get a kick out of revealing their relationship to their friends and colleagues whom have been clueless for years. They keep their relationship a secret, which also makes their relationship more fun. Both of them understand what it’s like to be called away for work, and so they don’t mind being apart or traveling long distances to see each other for just an hour. But at the same time, while their relationship is defined by their careers, their romance works because of it. They’ve basically been navigating a long distance relationship for the past 8-9 years, and they’re constantly working around the obstacles of their careers. Their relationship and their careers are so intertwined. It’s really inspiring (and elicits some career envy). Instead, this drama ends with Yu Tu and Jing Jing walking off into the night after he and his team just launched a rocket for their nation, a culmination of a decade’s worth of work, and a project he’s dedicated his youth to. I’m tired of dramas ending with the couple having a kid. I like that both Yu Tu and Jing Jing are career-driven and are in no-rush to start a family. But of course, we probably all won’t look as good as they do at 38, and plus Yang Yang and Dilireba are still only 29. Both Yu Tu and Jing Jing find breakthrough success in their careers at 38. On tiktok and twitter, a lot of young adults seem to think that 30 is old (we’re living in the 21st century for crying out loud, why is 30 still such a stigmatized age), but this drama romanticizes life after 30. Maybe I’m giving too much credit to an idol drama, but it’s nice to see that it’s trying to reduce some of the stigma around aging. Because of this depiction, the drama also feels like it’s targeting a more mature audience and not just teenage girls (although I could totally see myself still swooning over this drama if I watched this during high school or undergrad). You’re more mature, experienced, and you have a charm and aura that a 22-year old doesn’t have. You’re still young, but you’re not as young as someone who’s just graduated from college. The drama talks about what it’s like being in your late 20s and early 30s. In my previous review, I mentioned how I appreciated that Yang Yang and Dilireba are playing characters their age. But the fact that the drama has these innuendos in the script is an indication that it’s a mature drama.
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