#actor dd

[rainbowsky]

Hey! Just curious, with all the movie and drama roles that DD and GG have played over the years, has your favourite roles of them changed or has it remained the same?

Hi happylittlehyperfixation! Hope you're doing well! 😊

This is a great question. My favorite GG and DD roles have definitely shifted over time, in part because I've seen more of their work.

I answered a similar question a few years ago, and here's what I said back then:

DD

The Untamed

SDOC

Being a Hero

GG

The Untamed

Our Song

The Wolf

Now I would say:

DD

Hidden Blade

SDOC Season 3 & 4 (My reviews - Season 4)

Being a Hero

Luoyang (My review)

GG

WM

Sunshine By My Side

The Youth Memories

Our Song

The Wolf (I just love Ji Chong so much 🥲) (My review)

I'm sure this will change as I watch more of their projects, but that's pretty accurate to where things stand for me right now.

For those who haven't seen a lot of GG and DD's non-Untamed work, here's a list of some of their projects and how to access them.

Edit: I had to add WM in there even though it's a musical project. It just feels wrong not to because it's my absolute favorite.

[bzhitstruth]

It turns out that the actor who played Wei Wuxian's uncle in "The Untamed" is also starring in the "Storm Chaser" series! The funny thing is that in "Storm Chaser" both have the last names of their life partners in "The Untamed" — Wei (魏) and Yu (虞). 😂

source: one, two

[gwarp]

Wang Yibo - SDC5 Micro Movie

Travelling through time and space, facing the darkness, loneliness and the passage of time. When the phone rings, would you like to dance with Captain Yibo?

© YBO Weibo

[rainbowsky]

Congrats Yibo for One and Only 37th Golden Rooster awards nominations:

Best Actor - Wang Yibo

Best Director - Da Peng

Best Feature Film - One and Only

Best Editor - Tu Yiran and Zhang Yibo

Best Cinematography - Qian Tiantian

Edit: Qian Tiantian won for Best Cinematography, the rest went to others.

[rainbowsky]

Yibo projects - 2025 Huabiao Award nominations

Outstanding Actor nomination

Wang Yibo - One and Only

Outstanding Film nomination

Hidden Blade

Born to Fly

One and Only

Outstanding Cinematography nomination

Hidden Blade

Born to Fly

[rainbowsky]

#The Mermaid Movie has wrapped##Wang Yibo Mermaid has wrapped# On the 12th, Wu Na*, the producer of the film Mermaid, posted a message revealing that the film had wrapped: "The film Mermaid, directed by Cheng Er and starring Wang Yibo, has wrapped. I am grateful for the dedication and hard work of all the creators and staff. I would like to thank all the participants and friends who have been following us for their love. Mermaid is about to embark on a new journey. Please wait for good news and pray for good times." ​​​

Source: Sina Entertainment.

*Wu Na is Cheng Er's wife, and was also a producer for Hidden Blade.

[rainbowsky]

Hi RainbowSky,

I am a very new turtle and your masterlist and YiZhan community has been a blessing. Thank you for your continuous hardwork.

I several of your articles, you have mentioned or hinted that DD was very overworked in 2020? Why was that? With GG going thru a tough time, it must have been a difficult time for him too. So was he overworked too on top of the stress?

Hi new turtle! 💛🐢💛

Thanks so much, I'm glad you're enjoying my blog! 😊

This was a very long time ago, I'm not sure it really matters anymore. As you can see now, both of them have built a strong work-life balance into their lives and are focused on projects and activities that suit their interests and needs. I talked about that quite a bit in this post.

No one can say for sure why DD was so overworked in 2020 (and to be fair, even the idea that he was overworked is a matter of opinion - although it would have been hard to miss). Plenty of people claim their theories are correct, though, and there are many theories ranging from exploitation by management (a bit of a 'victim' mentality and unlikely, IMHO) to DD trying to compensate for GG's lost revenue/work (too clownish for my tastes, and a bit disrespectful of GG, like he needed DD to pick up his slack or something).

I personally think it was likely a combination of a few factors. For one thing, he was in high demand at the time. Smart people in that industry will want to 'strike while the iron is hot' because one can never know when things will shift. He simply took the opportunities he had (and which appealed to him/fit his schedule). These were good opportunities, and he was still building his career at that point. Success/big popularity was still relatively new to him back then, and by no means a 'sure thing'.

Another factor is that he was trying to add new work to an already pretty busy schedule. Remember that he was hosting DDU every week, and often doing other related projects with that team (special events, etc.). This had a huge impact on his availability and meant that no matter what he was doing (after quarantine ended) he'd have to take a couple of days out each week to fly to Changsha from wherever he was, and then fly back.

In 2020 he was filming Legend of Fei, SDOC3 and Being a Hero, and had piles of endorsements. Throw in 7 magazine covers and miscellaneous appearances like Summer Surf Shop and before you know it, the guy is flying all over the place working his ass off all year long. He was busier than I ever remember seeing him.

I want to be clear when I talk about his 'being overworked' back then, that it's not an attempt to paint him as a tragic figure. He was anything but. 2020 was a huge year for him on many levels, and there were many happy, bubbly moments with him. He was by no means miserable. The opportunities he had back then were good ones that moved his career forward.

And he would have had input in most - if not all - of those choices. Let's not try to paint him as a sweatshop idol or something like that. It's just that at that stage in his career it didn't seem like he had developed strong boundaries and work/life balance, and he hadn't risen to the level of success yet where he could afford to pick and choose in quite the way he likely can now.

And let's not forget to factor in DD's INTENSE work ethic. He is very serious about everything he does, and he works hard to make sure he is putting out his best effort. That would have also been a major driving factor in why he was working so hard that year.

The downside of all that work was that he was spread very thin, often sick and tired, and went through long stretches of time without a single day off.

And I want to remind everyone again that this is my opinion based on what I saw. No one knows for sure what the lay of the land really was for him back then.

But like I said - this is all ancient history, and nothing to worry about. Water under the bridge.

[rainbowsky]

Congratulations to young actor Wang Yibo for being nominated for the "Best New Actor" at the 17th Asian Film Awards for his role as "Mr. Ye" in the movie "Hidden Blade".

Behind the namelessness are thousands of names, firm faith, and there will be light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for the recognition and support, young actor Wang Yibo will continue to work hard in the future to create more charming roles, and I hope we will always get together through light and shadow.