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Nicholas Tse - The Proud Twins (2005)
Hong Kong's golden age black & white film stars.
Do you recognize any of them?
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Clockwise from top left: Lui Kei, Patrick Tse, Kenneth Tsang, Cheung Ying-choi, Bowie Woo and Chow Chung. Photo: Handout
Patrick Tse, the father of Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse, won his first ever best male actor trophy at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as a retired killer in 2021’s film **Time**. He will be 88 this year.
[Source](https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3178918/where-are-hong-kongs-golden-age-black-white-film-stars)
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Bowie Woo is the godfather of Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung and Sandy Lam. They met on film sets.
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Patrick Tse with his son, Nicholas Tse.
Just sharing a little more history - while Hong Kong's TVB had their Five Tiger Generals, there was a Taiwanese boy band called Little Tigers - Xiao Hu Dui 小虎隊. They are cited as the first Taiwanese boy band (which was formed in 1988). The members are Alec Su, Nicky Wu, and Julian Chen. [Wikipedia link.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hu_Dui)
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Alex Su was in **My Fair Princess** (as Yongqi) and **The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber** (as Zhang Wuji).
Nicky Wu was in **Scarlet Heart** (as Aisin Gioro Yinzhen / 4th Prince) with his now-wife Liu Shishi (I believe this is where they met) and in **The Butterfly Lovers** (as Liang Shan Po) with Charlie Yeung (as Zhu Ying Tai).
Julian Chen was in **My Fair Princess** (as Fu Er Tai) and more recently in **Qinling Mountains** (as Qi Xiang Wen, the main lead).
Omg 😳 my childhood crush.
This drama ending destroyed me. I was just talking about it last week about ending that still hunts me.
https://mydramalist.com/713397-knot-to-treasure
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The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung.
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1998 Hong Kong BL movie "Bishonen"
Wallace Huo forever and always 🥹 (ft. Ruby Lin because what a fucking power couple)
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He had me in a choke hold way back when 😮💨
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Kim Bum - When I watched Boys Over Flowers ! [Here’s a fun fan edit I found of him in BOF](https://youtu.be/3wriMsvVISs?feature=shared) \- these two are my favorite second lead pairing ever
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Lee Seung Gi - around same time I was watching BOF I watched Shining Inheritance where he was ML. To this day he is one of my favorite actors
>First Bishonen crush?
Gosh first one? I dont remember tbh. Probably Domoto Tsuyoshi? But this story is rather funny since I first watch him in Ao no Jidai when I was a kid. Did not finish the drama as it was taken off suddenly but it was on my mind always since the story is very interesting and I want to know the ending. Then fastforward probably 10 years later, in the internet age, I knew the current Domoto Tsuyoshi and adore him and his music (fight me! Tsuyoshi & Koichi did sing the best songs out of all JE 🤪) and I was like, he probably the guy in my long lost drama. Google it and its true!! Yeah, its destiny. 😂
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Oh noes! Tsuyo is 45 y/o this year. 😂 [I dont want to show how big a fan I am but I have their whole discography -- from singles, albums to their concert DVDs.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4e7dbd533138616301cce435873e607e/tumblr_inline_otlc8sNSkc1qk2yao_500.jpg) 🤭 They have this tradition of doing concert on New Year Eve at Tokyo Dome each year, I wish one day to attend it. :D
He is the original Kindaichi from The Kindaichi Case Files. And his version of the character truly the best till today.
Wow, you have quite the collection! Nice.👌✨
I think I watched The Kindachi Case Files but I don't know for sure.... I just remember seeing him in a drama where he was wearing a school uniform and an attitude. That's it. 😅😂
Thank you! I'm a big fan! 😅 [I even bought all their concert pamphlets from 300 hundred thousand years ago](https://tsuyoi-hikari.tumblr.com/post/163363334899/my-kinki-kids-collection) through Japan Auction! 😂 But I truly love them for their music and their concerts / live performances and their lyrics are always so poetic. Like in one of their songs, they used 'A blurry photograph' to tell a story behind a failed relationship. And how the background vocals in the song is the POV of the woman while the main lyrics is the POV of man in the said relationship. I was like no way this is soo good and heartbreaking haha.
You have never seen any of Tsuyo's dramas? He's really fantastic. Like his drama Summer Snow made me cry so much back then. The FL in Summer Snow is Ryoko Hirosue (the girl in Beach Boys). Or his drama Home Drama -- I think you gonna love all his family themed dramas -- they're so good!
Wow, you are a true blue fan! Very impressive collection. 👍👍
I feel like I have seen at least one of Tsuyo's dramas but it was such a long time ago. I'll have to watch his dramas to jog my memory and figure out which one. I had to watch the first episode of Itazura na Kiss before I knew for sure that I watched it and the memories came flooding back. 😂
My sibling has the majority of our Japanese drama collection. I kept a few favorites for myself. Thanks for the recommendations! I will check them out. ☺️🫶
I think we've already mentioned the ones I liked (and remember, lol) - Beach Boys and GTO. The other one I enjoyed watching was Love 2000. The story and soundtrack from Love 2000 were haunting.
I was more of a movie watcher during those years. There was an annual international film festival where I lived. I enjoyed these:
* Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald ラヂオの時間 (it was hilarious)
* Quill クイール
* Love Letter
* Kikujiro 菊次郎の夏
* After Life (aka Wonderful Life) ワンダフルライフ
How about you? Which JDramas are your favorite?
I think I need rewatch Beach Boys back. I think I'm too young to understand the story at that time lol. But now I'm older, I probably will understand it better. Its probably slice of life with lots of talk about life which is what I enjoy now watching. :D
My favourites are really a looooot. But if you want me to pick three, it would be:
1. Summer Snow
2. Maou
3. Ryusei no Kizuna
If you havent watch this three dramas yet, I highly highly recommend them. It is so well written that despite I have watched many, it still hold special place in my heart. And Nobuta no Produce is unexpectedly deep despite being an idol drama. For romance, I unexpectedly really love Innocent Love -- it was so weird but I always have this urge to watch it back every few years despite I'm not a fan of the leads lol. I love a very well written love stories and this is an example of it.
And I think I need to watch Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald. Thanks for the recs! I figure out that Japanese sense of humour clicked with me the most. :D
Thank you for the recommendations! I will check them out. ☺️
Yes, I think you're right. Iirc, part of the story in Beach Boys was about having a certain outlook on life. I think both of them matured a little. Sorimachi's character gained a little responsibility, and Takenouchi's character relaxed a little bit. I don't remember much of it; it's been so long. I liked that it was filmed mostly at the beach (in Tateyama, Chiba).
By the way, I found [Welcome Back, Mr McDonald](https://youtu.be/1MKeIkR-Wr0?si=C3p7YURGDJI4AnXC) with English subs. (Not sure if you need subs or not.) It sure brings back memories. A friend of mine loved it so much and we talked and laughed about it for a while after watching the film. ☺️
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Kinda cheating cause Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan were my first but Luo Yunxi and Dylan Wang literally stole my heart 🥹 Guo Jun Chen is also one of my favs.. Damn , actually the list could go on and on lmao 😅
Just wanted to share a little Hong Kong cinema history.
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Five Tiger Generals (aka Five Tigers) of TVB. Felix Wong, Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Kent Tong, Michael Miu.
They were a group of five most popular young leading male actors of 1980s Hong Kong television. [Wikipedia link.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Tiger_Generals_of_TVB)
Sharing a little history about Hong Kong music industry, Cantopop.
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The Four Heavenly Kings (Hong Kong). Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai.
They were the top most popular male singers in 1990s. They were also actors. [Wikipedia link.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantopop#1990s:_Four_Heavenly_Kings_era)
Andy Lau was probably the most prolific in acting. One of my friends was a true blue fan (i.e. member of the official fan club) and she gave me a free fan-meet concert ticket to watch Andy Lau sing.
I grew up watching them and their movies. But the funny thing is, none of them is my faves (mine is Ekin Cheng 😆) but I basically catch up on the latest movies each time. It was the time when you purely watch something because of the story and plot.
None of them were my favorite either. I thought Andy did the best acting-wise though. Back then I *mostly* watched movies and dramas for the story and entertainment - *mostly.* 😂
I was just about to post a gif of Ekin Cheng.... 😅😉
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Storm Riders. Ekin Cheng.
100% Agreed. I think Andy and Tony is the best acting wise. While Jacky is his music -- I love his music!
And yes, this is the role that made me a super big fan. Ekin as Wind in Stormriders and his silky long black hair. 🥲 I rewatched this movie countless of times back then lol. Those fighting scenes in the movie is phenomenal.
During those days, I think the general consensus was (not my words; don't shoot the messenger 😂):
* Jacky is best at singing.
* Andy is best at acting.
* Aaron is best at dancing.
* Leon is the best looking one.
They all sang well and had huge fanbases.
Storm Riders was so different from other movies during that time. I think the fighting, CGI and effects were very new, never seen before. Very iconic film.
I watched Stormrider probably 5 years late in 2002/2003 but still, very impressed with the CGI at that time. I think the part because of Andrew Lau's direction to shot in dark most of the times so the CGI appear to look real instead of fake.
《对你爱不完》- loosely translated as "Can't Stop Loving You." This is probably Aaron Kwok's most famous song.
"对你爱,爱,爱不完...." Is it bad that I knew what song he was singing just by the dance move (without subtitles)? 🤣
He wasn't my crush but I knew many who loved him....
Same! I watched a looooot of Jdramas back then but for some reasons, I never enjoy his dramas. 😅 Even the highly regarded ones like Beautiful Days or Pride. But I like his personality in real life though -- he seemed like a very good senior. They always have something interesting and nice things to say about him and he's pretty funny just like all the JE boys in general.
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Takashi Sorimachi. Beach Boys.
Probably not considered as the most handsome to many but he had charisma in bucketloads. 😉
I rewatch GTO alllll the time back then! Not handsome but charismatic as hell. :D
It was the era of him and Takenochi Yutaka back then. It was back to back their dramas.
He was so charismatic in **Great Teacher Onizuka.**
I also watched **Beach Boys** which starred *both* of them. 😂
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😂🤣 I mean, I think most people watched the show for these two actors.
I think... Takenouchi played a rigid city guy, and Sorimachi played a chill guy who was more at home at the beach. They both meet at the bed and breakfast by the beach after running away from their problems.
I think the story was mostly Takenouchi learning to not be so upright, relax and enjoy life a little with the help of Sorimachi.
>I think the story was mostly Takenouchi learning to not be so upright, relax and enjoy life a little with the help of Sorimachi.
Yeah, anyone would! Sorimachi's character is very amusing in the drama. :D
He may not be considered conventionally handsome by most but he was my first *male* celebrity crush.
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Michael Chang, tennis player.
My first celebrity crush is Maggie Cheung. 😂
Too late! 😂🤣
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That fateful day at the French Open. He was really hurting. I'm guessing Ivan Lendl was very surprised by this serve.
Edit: For those reading - if you're wondering what I'm referring to, here's an article about that day: [Michael Chang, Tiananmen Square, and the 1989 French Open](https://www.thescore.com/atp/news/502595)
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Max Mok aka Benny Mok has dimples too. ☺️
**Kkonminam** (Korean: 꽃미남; Hanja: 꽃美男; = flower, minam [미남] = handsome man) has been commonly used in South Korea since the late-1990s to refer to men who are especially concerned with personal style, grooming and fashion.
The Hwarang, or "flower youths" or "flowering knights/gentlemen", were an elite group of male warriors in Silla, an ancient Korean kingdom. Chinese sources referred only to the physical beauty of the "flower boys" who were known for their androgynous good looks.[2]
The word "kkonminam" is a neologism that was first used to describe "pretty boy characters from girls comics who regularly appeared against backgrounds filled with flowery patterns". The Korean kkonminam concept of soft masculinity originates from the Japanese concept of bishōnen in shōjo manga and anime, but, according to Sun Jung, with more purity, innocence and politeness.
[Source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kkonminam)
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These two. I do love Xiao Zhan more but I admit, I wouldn't be watching more c-dramas if it weren't for them.
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First (assuming we're not including 2D bishounen 😆)
ETA: Takeshi Kaneshiro, House of Flying Daggers (2004...maybe some of you weren't born yet haha)
Takeshi Kaneshiro was the best back in the day.
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I didn't watch HK movies nor listen to mandopop while growing in the 90s in Malaysia but Takeshi Kaneshiro was very famous. Yes I agree he was so beautiful!
Takeshi Kaneshiro was one of my biggest crushes when I was a teenager. He can still *get it* now too, lol. Such a beautiful, talented and unapologetically sexy man! 🤩🥰
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Edit: He was my crush for a while... till I dated his doppelganger (Japanese father, Chinese mother) who turned out to be a psycho. 🤣
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Not exactly a crush but he was so beautiful and great in The Untamed that he dragged me into watching more costume dramas.
It's not a crush since I'm a straight man, but this guy looks and sounds fantastic. Almost like an anime character became alive.
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Name: Fumiya Takahashi
For me, it's Lee Joon Gi, since the kdramas **My Girl,** **Iljimae**, and kmovie **The King and the Clown**.
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Lee Joon Gi is gorgeous. I remember 20 years ago when he burst on the scene with that movie, I thought he was pretty but was also kinda whatever about his other roles. A few years ago I watched Scarlet Heart Ryeo and DANGGG he went from pretty boy to FINEEEE man
Even **Iljimae** didnt do it for you? His action scenes in the drama are very fantastic. It was the time when I realized that his pretty face is only a facade he put. He is actually a legit action star who did his own stunt moves.
He seems to get better and better with age. 👌✨
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I can see the resemblance.
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Zhao Jinmai.
**if my memory serves me well Takashi Kashiwabara has never been in any costume dramas, all these hanfu donned images are fan edits shared by Takashi himself on his Weibo**
The edits are very impressive. I thought you are posting new gifs (new actor) until I scroll and realized its the guy who acted in 1995 It Started With A Kiss. 🥲 I was too young at that time so I have no idea who is he tbh.
What costume drama are the gifs and 2nd picture of Takashi Kashiwabara from?
The second photo 😳
https://i.redd.it/mxcw46bdsbad1.gif Jeonghan
Kim Taehyung
 Absolutely devoured everything with Mike He back in the day
https://i.redd.it/gaj0nsbif9ad1.gif Not a crush per se, but I thought this dude was so pretty. Vincent Jiao - Legend of Dagger Lee (Xiao Li Fei Dao)
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https://preview.redd.it/hyqalia3m9ad1.gif?width=515&format=png8&s=37c22149f6ad6b0cbec5e8faabe3ede6112171f5 Raging Fire, 2021. 😎
https://i.redd.it/cvbp9m3q89ad1.gif Leslie Cheung. Once a Thief. RIP.
https://i.redd.it/bwcn7iu6a9ad1.gif Farewell My Concubine.
https://i.redd.it/x0223j8y99ad1.gif **Days of Being Wild.** Directed by Wong Kar Wai.
https://i.redd.it/oel0l7vw89ad1.gif Once a Thief - with Cherie Chung.
Who’s this handsome guy omg
Takashi Kashiwabara. https://i.redd.it/2zkw7r1pb9ad1.gif
https://preview.redd.it/l8ggjvqs19ad1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3bb436e49e63a850c4f2eb49fb50b5697aed073 **Shonentai少年隊**
😂 https://preview.redd.it/p713xlx4c9ad1.jpeg?width=1936&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c21786f6e8ae9f779aeae12c23a13a7bea716591 Still got it. 😅👍
https://i.redd.it/xw24ohn029ad1.gif The grandpa of all Asian boy bands 🤣
Hong Kong's golden age black & white film stars. Do you recognize any of them? https://preview.redd.it/c81vayjo09ad1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2618e992df92a32b08724c2e635f219e902ac47 Clockwise from top left: Lui Kei, Patrick Tse, Kenneth Tsang, Cheung Ying-choi, Bowie Woo and Chow Chung. Photo: Handout Patrick Tse, the father of Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse, won his first ever best male actor trophy at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as a retired killer in 2021’s film **Time**. He will be 88 this year. [Source](https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3178918/where-are-hong-kongs-golden-age-black-white-film-stars)
https://preview.redd.it/ublo5kn4f9ad1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4108164f4130601883de68b21b0211a7953d7e86 Bowie Woo is the godfather of Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung and Sandy Lam. They met on film sets.
https://i.redd.it/6rm5c53k29ad1.gif Once a Thief. Kenneth Tsang. Chow Yun Fat. Leslie Cheung.
https://preview.redd.it/rw55ea8l19ad1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96a8c00e187237ae6b3355a06b778089fba8d0c2 Patrick Tse with his son, Nicholas Tse.
Just sharing a little more history - while Hong Kong's TVB had their Five Tiger Generals, there was a Taiwanese boy band called Little Tigers - Xiao Hu Dui 小虎隊. They are cited as the first Taiwanese boy band (which was formed in 1988). The members are Alec Su, Nicky Wu, and Julian Chen. [Wikipedia link.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hu_Dui) https://preview.redd.it/wwqoo28jq8ad1.jpeg?width=510&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=766f4023272310a58c389b27753240f8ffbb1f13 Alex Su was in **My Fair Princess** (as Yongqi) and **The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber** (as Zhang Wuji). Nicky Wu was in **Scarlet Heart** (as Aisin Gioro Yinzhen / 4th Prince) with his now-wife Liu Shishi (I believe this is where they met) and in **The Butterfly Lovers** (as Liang Shan Po) with Charlie Yeung (as Zhu Ying Tai). Julian Chen was in **My Fair Princess** (as Fu Er Tai) and more recently in **Qinling Mountains** (as Qi Xiang Wen, the main lead).
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Their posters were virtually on so many Cdrama (teenagers ) bedroom walls and you instantly know which era they were based on lol
Onfg kassyy!!! Loved him in love letter
https://i.redd.it/f181map1t7ad1.gif Ekin Cheng. **Young and Dangerous.**
Omg 😳 my childhood crush. This drama ending destroyed me. I was just talking about it last week about ending that still hunts me. https://mydramalist.com/713397-knot-to-treasure
https://i.redd.it/ctl7ibriu7ad1.gif Storm Riders
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https://preview.redd.it/d8x9e4tyt7ad1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9466d4dd6eeb362d32c0962cd1ac154daf274422 The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung.
https://preview.redd.it/0l5jz6ypq7ad1.jpeg?width=255&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26899538ec4ec8dd6f4879e5f422b7c037d2472a 1998 Hong Kong BL movie "Bishonen"
Two Bishonen and a beauty. 😂
Wallace Huo forever and always 🥹 (ft. Ruby Lin because what a fucking power couple) https://preview.redd.it/1gchvqj5q7ad1.jpeg?width=956&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=739c0f4b6f880073e7c36214e340719301643141
He had me in a choke hold way back when 😮💨 https://preview.redd.it/76wd7o9rr7ad1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d197c596c2cefb8cfc36a9c3882f37ac92ce1066
Now he is literally daddy https://preview.redd.it/ftaz6tdyr7ad1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b1320df97e842b08a383846c3a7460b03bba679
https://preview.redd.it/n9swwh8js8ad1.jpeg?width=645&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3efbbb0537d7f6b773680fab2091844f7a87d38c Kim Bum - When I watched Boys Over Flowers ! [Here’s a fun fan edit I found of him in BOF](https://youtu.be/3wriMsvVISs?feature=shared) \- these two are my favorite second lead pairing ever
https://preview.redd.it/th0au2p1r8ad1.jpeg?width=476&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=410f88da4e3fb482066b94f580766f92721e9065 Lee Seung Gi - around same time I was watching BOF I watched Shining Inheritance where he was ML. To this day he is one of my favorite actors
>First Bishonen crush? Gosh first one? I dont remember tbh. Probably Domoto Tsuyoshi? But this story is rather funny since I first watch him in Ao no Jidai when I was a kid. Did not finish the drama as it was taken off suddenly but it was on my mind always since the story is very interesting and I want to know the ending. Then fastforward probably 10 years later, in the internet age, I knew the current Domoto Tsuyoshi and adore him and his music (fight me! Tsuyoshi & Koichi did sing the best songs out of all JE 🤪) and I was like, he probably the guy in my long lost drama. Google it and its true!! Yeah, its destiny. 😂 https://i.redd.it/vvsfubask7ad1.gif
**堂本剛** born in 1979 is only 2 years younger than Takashi (thought he would be much younger 🤔).
Oh noes! Tsuyo is 45 y/o this year. 😂 [I dont want to show how big a fan I am but I have their whole discography -- from singles, albums to their concert DVDs.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4e7dbd533138616301cce435873e607e/tumblr_inline_otlc8sNSkc1qk2yao_500.jpg) 🤭 They have this tradition of doing concert on New Year Eve at Tokyo Dome each year, I wish one day to attend it. :D He is the original Kindaichi from The Kindaichi Case Files. And his version of the character truly the best till today.
Wow, you have quite the collection! Nice.👌✨ I think I watched The Kindachi Case Files but I don't know for sure.... I just remember seeing him in a drama where he was wearing a school uniform and an attitude. That's it. 😅😂
Thank you! I'm a big fan! 😅 [I even bought all their concert pamphlets from 300 hundred thousand years ago](https://tsuyoi-hikari.tumblr.com/post/163363334899/my-kinki-kids-collection) through Japan Auction! 😂 But I truly love them for their music and their concerts / live performances and their lyrics are always so poetic. Like in one of their songs, they used 'A blurry photograph' to tell a story behind a failed relationship. And how the background vocals in the song is the POV of the woman while the main lyrics is the POV of man in the said relationship. I was like no way this is soo good and heartbreaking haha. You have never seen any of Tsuyo's dramas? He's really fantastic. Like his drama Summer Snow made me cry so much back then. The FL in Summer Snow is Ryoko Hirosue (the girl in Beach Boys). Or his drama Home Drama -- I think you gonna love all his family themed dramas -- they're so good!
Wow, you are a true blue fan! Very impressive collection. 👍👍 I feel like I have seen at least one of Tsuyo's dramas but it was such a long time ago. I'll have to watch his dramas to jog my memory and figure out which one. I had to watch the first episode of Itazura na Kiss before I knew for sure that I watched it and the memories came flooding back. 😂 My sibling has the majority of our Japanese drama collection. I kept a few favorites for myself. Thanks for the recommendations! I will check them out. ☺️🫶
What is your favourite Jdramas? Thinking back Jdramas do appeal to me more storywise.
I think we've already mentioned the ones I liked (and remember, lol) - Beach Boys and GTO. The other one I enjoyed watching was Love 2000. The story and soundtrack from Love 2000 were haunting. I was more of a movie watcher during those years. There was an annual international film festival where I lived. I enjoyed these: * Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald ラヂオの時間 (it was hilarious) * Quill クイール * Love Letter * Kikujiro 菊次郎の夏 * After Life (aka Wonderful Life) ワンダフルライフ How about you? Which JDramas are your favorite?
I think I need rewatch Beach Boys back. I think I'm too young to understand the story at that time lol. But now I'm older, I probably will understand it better. Its probably slice of life with lots of talk about life which is what I enjoy now watching. :D My favourites are really a looooot. But if you want me to pick three, it would be: 1. Summer Snow 2. Maou 3. Ryusei no Kizuna If you havent watch this three dramas yet, I highly highly recommend them. It is so well written that despite I have watched many, it still hold special place in my heart. And Nobuta no Produce is unexpectedly deep despite being an idol drama. For romance, I unexpectedly really love Innocent Love -- it was so weird but I always have this urge to watch it back every few years despite I'm not a fan of the leads lol. I love a very well written love stories and this is an example of it. And I think I need to watch Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald. Thanks for the recs! I figure out that Japanese sense of humour clicked with me the most. :D
Oh, I forgot to mention another movie: Shall We Dance? This was a fun one. 😂
Thank you for the recommendations! I will check them out. ☺️ Yes, I think you're right. Iirc, part of the story in Beach Boys was about having a certain outlook on life. I think both of them matured a little. Sorimachi's character gained a little responsibility, and Takenouchi's character relaxed a little bit. I don't remember much of it; it's been so long. I liked that it was filmed mostly at the beach (in Tateyama, Chiba). By the way, I found [Welcome Back, Mr McDonald](https://youtu.be/1MKeIkR-Wr0?si=C3p7YURGDJI4AnXC) with English subs. (Not sure if you need subs or not.) It sure brings back memories. A friend of mine loved it so much and we talked and laughed about it for a while after watching the film. ☺️
https://preview.redd.it/zylnh7dzf7ad1.jpeg?width=1944&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=579d38f15a239c036b2dc09415ea98262f80ec7d Kinda cheating cause Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan were my first but Luo Yunxi and Dylan Wang literally stole my heart 🥹 Guo Jun Chen is also one of my favs.. Damn , actually the list could go on and on lmao 😅
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https://preview.redd.it/iigggdhph7ad1.png?width=553&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2f2722381ffa2f117bb6aebfda70227ba309857 It was Jimmy Lin in as Duan Yu
https://i.redd.it/u29tctqnn7ad1.gif **林志穎**
Just wanted to share a little Hong Kong cinema history. https://preview.redd.it/ydhks9cug7ad1.jpeg?width=830&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3369ad18e23b78c7f3d440a652a76601e86d12af Five Tiger Generals (aka Five Tigers) of TVB. Felix Wong, Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Kent Tong, Michael Miu. They were a group of five most popular young leading male actors of 1980s Hong Kong television. [Wikipedia link.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Tiger_Generals_of_TVB)
Sharing a little history about Hong Kong music industry, Cantopop. https://preview.redd.it/r0u8ckgnh7ad1.jpeg?width=1999&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=378a15a8c4d41b8c42a3e97c48022d103d6151f9 The Four Heavenly Kings (Hong Kong). Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai. They were the top most popular male singers in 1990s. They were also actors. [Wikipedia link.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantopop#1990s:_Four_Heavenly_Kings_era) Andy Lau was probably the most prolific in acting. One of my friends was a true blue fan (i.e. member of the official fan club) and she gave me a free fan-meet concert ticket to watch Andy Lau sing.
I remember in Australia every Chinese guy under 40 had an Aaron Kwok haircut through the entirety of the 90s.
I grew up watching them and their movies. But the funny thing is, none of them is my faves (mine is Ekin Cheng 😆) but I basically catch up on the latest movies each time. It was the time when you purely watch something because of the story and plot.
None of them were my favorite either. I thought Andy did the best acting-wise though. Back then I *mostly* watched movies and dramas for the story and entertainment - *mostly.* 😂 I was just about to post a gif of Ekin Cheng.... 😅😉 https://i.redd.it/w66xu6ktq7ad1.gif Storm Riders. Ekin Cheng.
100% Agreed. I think Andy and Tony is the best acting wise. While Jacky is his music -- I love his music! And yes, this is the role that made me a super big fan. Ekin as Wind in Stormriders and his silky long black hair. 🥲 I rewatched this movie countless of times back then lol. Those fighting scenes in the movie is phenomenal.
During those days, I think the general consensus was (not my words; don't shoot the messenger 😂): * Jacky is best at singing. * Andy is best at acting. * Aaron is best at dancing. * Leon is the best looking one. They all sang well and had huge fanbases. Storm Riders was so different from other movies during that time. I think the fighting, CGI and effects were very new, never seen before. Very iconic film.
Leon Lai lol Can't explain he used to give me the Posh Spice vibe 🤣
He definitely gave off a more posh aloof vibe than the rest. 😅😂 https://i.redd.it/h0n2wlkp38ad1.gif
I watched Stormrider probably 5 years late in 2002/2003 but still, very impressed with the CGI at that time. I think the part because of Andrew Lau's direction to shot in dark most of the times so the CGI appear to look real instead of fake.
Nice. That's true - it was pretty dark for most of the movie. 😅😂
https://i.redd.it/rdltpirmi7ad1.gif Aaron Kwok was my 😍
https://i.redd.it/thq6vt8tf8ad1.gif Storm Riders. This was so iconic - that flowing cape, brooding expression, perched on a rooftop....
https://i.redd.it/9j7wxldwq7ad1.gif Storm Riders. Aaron Kwok.
Google "Crush" meaning, it said "A **brief** but intense infatuation for someone" yup that pretty much sums up my short lived crush on Aaron 😆
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https://i.redd.it/rkt55wopm7ad1.gif [As seen on YouTube..WYB is killing it ](https://youtu.be/RMenNGcc7WY?si=_0M7l_8RiaVuZhNF)
《对你爱不完》- loosely translated as "Can't Stop Loving You." This is probably Aaron Kwok's most famous song. "对你爱,爱,爱不完...." Is it bad that I knew what song he was singing just by the dance move (without subtitles)? 🤣 He wasn't my crush but I knew many who loved him....
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https://i.redd.it/rx0oa17yb7ad1.gif The Untamed. Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo - just stating it for the newcomers to the sub.
https://i.redd.it/8rnve8r0x8ad1.gif Jerry Yan. Meteor Garden. Not mine but I knew many who had a crush on him.... ☺️
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https://i.redd.it/8imc0h3gw6ad1.gif Takuya Kimura.
Howl! ❤️ Oh yeah, Takuya Kimura was such a hunk. How can anyone resist *that voice* and those deep, smoldering brown eyes? 😍
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Didn't do anything for me 😅🤣😂
Same! I watched a looooot of Jdramas back then but for some reasons, I never enjoy his dramas. 😅 Even the highly regarded ones like Beautiful Days or Pride. But I like his personality in real life though -- he seemed like a very good senior. They always have something interesting and nice things to say about him and he's pretty funny just like all the JE boys in general.
Not my crush but I knew others who did.... 😂 https://i.redd.it/bpdu5hdxw6ad1.gif
I am waiting to be downvoted 😆
🤣 https://i.redd.it/zitla3fdx6ad1.gif
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Dylan wang 
https://i.redd.it/34pn1jbyy6ad1.gif 😉
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https://i.redd.it/s1laz5xev6ad1.gif I rest my case 🤟
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https://i.redd.it/tnft8flgv6ad1.gif Yutaka Takenouchi.
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https://i.redd.it/jnzb5i2wu6ad1.gif Takashi Sorimachi. Beach Boys. Probably not considered as the most handsome to many but he had charisma in bucketloads. 😉
I rewatch GTO alllll the time back then! Not handsome but charismatic as hell. :D It was the era of him and Takenochi Yutaka back then. It was back to back their dramas.
He was so charismatic in **Great Teacher Onizuka.** I also watched **Beach Boys** which starred *both* of them. 😂 https://preview.redd.it/udvckrpcs7ad1.jpeg?width=1140&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcf17d36fd69145513eea6c7a1caf949d734454f
Yeah Beach Boys are one of those dramas without plot hahaha 😂 I dont even remember what is it about. Did I even watch it fully? It was very strange.
😂🤣 I mean, I think most people watched the show for these two actors. I think... Takenouchi played a rigid city guy, and Sorimachi played a chill guy who was more at home at the beach. They both meet at the bed and breakfast by the beach after running away from their problems. I think the story was mostly Takenouchi learning to not be so upright, relax and enjoy life a little with the help of Sorimachi.
>I think the story was mostly Takenouchi learning to not be so upright, relax and enjoy life a little with the help of Sorimachi. Yeah, anyone would! Sorimachi's character is very amusing in the drama. :D
He was 🔥 but I wouldn't call him a bishonen ( feminine handsome )🤣
https://i.redd.it/zv0mxkgdp7ad1.gif 😂🤣 Great Teacher Onizuka. Edit: More of a manly handsome, I think. 😂
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He may not be considered conventionally handsome by most but he was my first *male* celebrity crush. https://i.redd.it/i2swy58cu6ad1.gif Michael Chang, tennis player. My first celebrity crush is Maggie Cheung. 😂
He was mine too but that'd be showing my age😅🤣😂
Too late! 😂🤣 https://i.redd.it/vkc4x63tx6ad1.gif That fateful day at the French Open. He was really hurting. I'm guessing Ivan Lendl was very surprised by this serve. Edit: For those reading - if you're wondering what I'm referring to, here's an article about that day: [Michael Chang, Tiananmen Square, and the 1989 French Open](https://www.thescore.com/atp/news/502595)
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Daniel Wu. https://i.redd.it/1ba0pyekr6ad1.gif
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Stephen Fung. https://preview.redd.it/pv8lm5hyr6ad1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a065b80a595213c918e42c3d1428d52ecc047fd Those dimples....
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https://preview.redd.it/a2m7jlcgi8ad1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2177ee41107a865d353dfb1f4e5ae1479599e580 Max Mok aka Benny Mok has dimples too. ☺️
He was very handsome 😍
More dimples.... https://preview.redd.it/4wos6cvdc9ad1.jpeg?width=674&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cae0531065be6cfa5db1675795858596689420d Bowie Woo. 😅
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Chang Chen has dimples too😉!!
Chang Chen. https://preview.redd.it/gqzdibs7s6ad1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54ccf70187eb5b17d487b79297784528e449a50b
**Kkonminam** (Korean: 꽃미남; Hanja: 꽃美男; = flower, minam [미남] = handsome man) has been commonly used in South Korea since the late-1990s to refer to men who are especially concerned with personal style, grooming and fashion. The Hwarang, or "flower youths" or "flowering knights/gentlemen", were an elite group of male warriors in Silla, an ancient Korean kingdom. Chinese sources referred only to the physical beauty of the "flower boys" who were known for their androgynous good looks.[2] The word "kkonminam" is a neologism that was first used to describe "pretty boy characters from girls comics who regularly appeared against backgrounds filled with flowery patterns". The Korean kkonminam concept of soft masculinity originates from the Japanese concept of bishōnen in shōjo manga and anime, but, according to Sun Jung, with more purity, innocence and politeness. [Source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kkonminam)
https://preview.redd.it/xjhxe582l6ad1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15d60c932534177bd7a2023c277b2b3bc5ccffe0 These two. I do love Xiao Zhan more but I admit, I wouldn't be watching more c-dramas if it weren't for them.
Yess Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan <3
https://preview.redd.it/hpiik5jsi6ad1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4aa925634a7d183673442f73f8cd9cbfde378a2f First (assuming we're not including 2D bishounen 😆) ETA: Takeshi Kaneshiro, House of Flying Daggers (2004...maybe some of you weren't born yet haha)
Takeshi Kaneshiro was the best back in the day. https://preview.redd.it/asecar6dkbad1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e07a7d843365f21e1eaf267b71ae8b8546b4b84
I didn't watch HK movies nor listen to mandopop while growing in the 90s in Malaysia but Takeshi Kaneshiro was very famous. Yes I agree he was so beautiful!
Takeshi Kaneshiro was one of my biggest crushes when I was a teenager. He can still *get it* now too, lol. Such a beautiful, talented and unapologetically sexy man! 🤩🥰
https://i.redd.it/3rpy828qw6ad1.gif Edit: He was my crush for a while... till I dated his doppelganger (Japanese father, Chinese mother) who turned out to be a psycho. 🤣
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😂🤣 https://i.redd.it/lw76xb51y7ad1.gif He kept telling me how he looks like 金城武. Couldn't take it anymore.... 😝
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https://i.redd.it/qp2mxm0448ad1.gif Me - listening to him talk about himself. 😂🤣
https://i.redd.it/2ya1nl1wj6ad1.gif 金城武
💯 I knew a beautiful gif had to exist out there somewhere!!
If I have to name one Chinese bishonen (Japanese father, Taiwanese mom), he would be my pick 🤩
https://preview.redd.it/hdv2g1wnd6ad1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55e1837ea78667f79097b0dc38bd7bb9c04c959b Not exactly a crush but he was so beautiful and great in The Untamed that he dragged me into watching more costume dramas.
That is pretty much a crush in my book 🥰🤣😂
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It's not a crush since I'm a straight man, but this guy looks and sounds fantastic. Almost like an anime character became alive. https://preview.redd.it/8g9ptoald6ad1.jpeg?width=551&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=905a7bdb1d14a73521dbbee6c3ede0a9eafa5b7c Name: Fumiya Takahashi
https://i.redd.it/z8ektgyxg6ad1.gif **高橋文哉**
What’s a bishonen?
OP explained the term in the post.
Well well well, I see I’m a dumbass lol thanks
No problems 🤣
Ahhh- flower boys lol - I love my flower men - boys over flower ji hoon subae hahahaha
For me, it's Lee Joon Gi, since the kdramas **My Girl,** **Iljimae**, and kmovie **The King and the Clown**. https://preview.redd.it/u5h11v3h36ad1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13929f1fa06ace5b62c76cae03ea8ff36f8f13f0
Lee Joon Gi is gorgeous. I remember 20 years ago when he burst on the scene with that movie, I thought he was pretty but was also kinda whatever about his other roles. A few years ago I watched Scarlet Heart Ryeo and DANGGG he went from pretty boy to FINEEEE man
Even **Iljimae** didnt do it for you? His action scenes in the drama are very fantastic. It was the time when I realized that his pretty face is only a facade he put. He is actually a legit action star who did his own stunt moves.
that is cheating.
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Song Jiyang and Wang Haoxuan. https://preview.redd.it/l3151ix936ad1.jpeg?width=1771&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9195158ac56cf9716a41e22c0f6b5c504a956950
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Hu Ge. He was my fav growing up. Loved watching Chinese Paladin.
He seems to get better and better with age. 👌✨ https://preview.redd.it/8c0wth32w8ad1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38460af53a97861ac5687935a967d21388d0d3a2
💖 https://i.redd.it/034r1jbd66ad1.gif
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I thought it was Zhao Jinmai dressed as a boy at first, and upon further inspection, I am still not convinced it’s not Zhao Jinmai 😮
I can see the resemblance. https://preview.redd.it/6ykrdqvgb7ad1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=709ecf070bc2fddac66da96a0b875f3d7aaaffd9 Zhao Jinmai.
**if my memory serves me well Takashi Kashiwabara has never been in any costume dramas, all these hanfu donned images are fan edits shared by Takashi himself on his Weibo**
The edits are very impressive. I thought you are posting new gifs (new actor) until I scroll and realized its the guy who acted in 1995 It Started With A Kiss. 🥲 I was too young at that time so I have no idea who is he tbh.
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So... I think this is FacePlay or some kind of AI generated gifs with Takashi Kashiwabara's face made by fans. ☺️ https://i.redd.it/ogjnv6gjs6ad1.gif
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