There was something different in the water on the set that day (July 8th)... Sooo many things happened! 😂 I compiled some here:
WYB "Why don't you sleep with me?" and the cringey vibe after
XZ whispering "Mama ai ni (Mama loves you)"
WYB's "Zhan-ge, didi ai ni (didi loves you)"
WYB tripping and being mocked
WYB telling XZ about his huge mosquito bites and their endless bickering
WYB saying he wants to take a picture with XZ
XZ silently signaling to WYB that he should tone down his flirting
WYB saying XZ is not fragile because he's from '91
XZ and WYB not controlling their laughter and acting like they are always sharing an inside joke that nobody else catches on
XZ and WYB in their own world, sharing an umbrella and leaving poor JL under the sun
Bo-di/Body & Zhan-ge ad infinitum
The wild livestream where WYB screams that he loves XZ ('pretending' he's a fan)
The notorious interview that has so many candies but I just selected a few:
- WYB reading "Yibo and Zhanzhan"
- WYB, the ice prince, and XZ, who never loses at staring contests with his X-9 bandmates, not able to control their laughter when they look into each other's eyes
- WYB and XZ gossiping in the middle of the interview
- XZ saving WYB from the giant bug
- WYB saying something shameless to XZ (that we'll never find out 😩)
- the infamous "WWX: What exactly is forbidden in your family?" "LWJ/WYB: Can’t hold back with you."
- XZ making cute poses and WYB cheering him on
- their endless bickering / the infamous yelling that could be heard by someone else's livestream far away
Disclaimer: Transcription and translation done with online tools. I’m not a Chinese speaker, so errors may exist.
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Since I've recently talked about UNIQ's official Weibo...
What about WYB's comment (three bunnies 🐰🐰🐰 -- a whole CPN in itself) that's still there on CQL's Weibo, under the official announcement that they had been cast? 🥹
I don't recall where I read this rumor, but iirc there was an MUA from CQL who said GG perspired so much during the filming that, in a lot of his scenes, he was basically barefaced because his makeup would've melted off.
I remember watching CQL for the first time, in the opening scene (the cliff), thinking, Why is his face SOOOO beautiful but kind of... flaky? 😂
Of course, there's post-editing, filters, and all of that, but even then, we can notice in several scenes that GG has basically no makeup on, is sweaty, somewhat disheveled, AND HE'S STILL SO STUNNING! Truly the perfect WWX. 😌
I'm not sure how much makeup XZ has in the stills above, but we can glimpse some of his natural skin texture/tone.
(It's no surprise his castmates elected him as the most naturally handsome. 😜)
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GG & DD's dynamic is so interesting and special; the way they bonded and got along so effortlessly always gets me contemplating.
DD debuted in 2014 at 17 in a K-pop group.
In 2018, at 20, he landed the leading role in a drama. It wasn't *so* long after his debut (four years), but being a K-pop trainee is very hard work. He'd been living away from home for many years at that point, practicing to exhaustion, going on TV shows and showcases and promotions -- and all that, having barely left his teenage years.
He had people taking care of -- and controlling -- his life for him since he was so young. He himself said many times that he lacked daily-life skills (and still does, as he stated in ETU 2).
He could be considered experienced in the industry. But on a personal level, he was inexperienced in the world.
GG, on the other hand, debuted in 2016 at 24 after he won a TV competition.
In 2018, at 26, he landed the leading role in a drama. It could've been considered a fairly typical timeline for an idol-turned-actor (two years after his debut), if not for the way CQL exploded in popularity and changed his still-short career a year later.
But before all of that, GG had gone to college, worked as a designer, founded his own company, and spent years living outside the entertainment world as a young adult.
He could be considered inexperienced in the industry. But on a personal level, he was experienced in the world.
And then these two clashed. The boy who was too mature for his age, but still a boy nonetheless, and the man who was too old for his novice status in the industry, but still a boy on the inside.
They found the middle ground; they helped each other, they were each other's point of reference, they kept each other awake and happy and fed and cared during the long and boring hours of filming, they went through hell (almost literally -- because that summer was f*n hot) and back together.
And DD, so young, had his life changed for the role he played so delicately and wholeheartedly. And GG, a novice, had his life changed for the role he played as if he had been crafted and brought to the world solely to play.
History goes on from there, and we gladly continue to cheer on their accomplishments to this day, be it together or individually.
We're now halfway through 2026 💛, and hopefully the rest of this year will be filled with much more happiness, love, and good things for all of us. 🫶
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